(BS) Only 51 days of work was provided per household across the country in 2018-19 as against 100 days mandated in the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA), the Centre said on Tuesday. While the Centre said the number of beneficiaries and budgetary allocation towards the rural employment scheme have increased over the years, the rural development ministry is struggling to meet the targets of the prime minister’s housing for all scheme for rural areas. According to Rural Development Minister Narendra Tomar’s reply in the Lok Sabha, under the PM Awaas Yojana (Grameen) — restructured from the erstwhile Indira Awaas Yojana from April…
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(MC) The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) has written to the government of India, seeking changes in the PFRDA Act to make it the sole regulator for all pension products sold in the country.In an interaction with Moneycontrol, Supratim Bandyopadhyay, Member (Finance), Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA), said that they had proposed some changes in the PFRDA Act and discussed it with the government. “We have told them (government of India) very clearly that let there be a single regulator for the pension sector. We are seeking an amendment to the PFRDA Act making the body…
(LiveMint) World’s largest oil company Aramco is yet to make up its mind to participate in disinvestment of Indian fuel refiner and retailer Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) where government intends to sell its entire 53.29 per cent stake to a strategic investor. Sources privy to the development said that Aramco, which kicked off the final phase of its $25 billion IPO on Sunday, is focused on Indian investment primarily to conclude the purchase of 20 per cent stake in Reliance Industries’ oil to chemical division and expansion of its upstream business in high growth markets including India. Entering India with a…
(FE) In a relief to the state-run NMDC, the Chhattisgarh government has assured the iron ore miner of renewal of its four leases post their expiry in March next year. NMDC operates five iron ore mines in the state that have a total of 29 million tonne (MT) installed capacity. NMDC has already received an extension for the fifth one. In the Bailadila sector of Chhattisgarh, NMDC runs two complexes — Bacheli and Kirandul. These two complexes had contributed 24 MT to NMDC’s overall 29 MT production in the last fiscal. The other complex, Donimalai, located in Karnataka has 14…
(BS) Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan attended ‘Days of Moscow’ event in Delhi on November 20. While addressing the event, he said, “Russia is an important partner in our economic progress. Our bilateral relationship has matured into special and privileged strategic partnership. Lot has changed on global scene but our friendship remains steadfast.” Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Deputy CM Manish Sisodia were also present in the event.
(LiveMint) As winds begin to slow down and the National Capital Region (NCR) braces for another round of “severe” air quality days, the government on Monday rushed to put in place a 15-day action plan to fight the toxic smog. The Parliament is set to debate the menace of air pollution on the second day of the winter session on Tuesday.“Unfortunately, we have had a spate of bad meteorology in Delhi. But we are trying to prevent the situation from worsening. We are ready to experiment or pilot any new technology that can help us fight this problem,” said C.K. Mishra, secretary at…
(PTI) State-owned Indian Oil Corp and GAIL India will pay Adani Group 5 per cent more in hiring charges for using the private firm’s upcoming LNG import facility at Dhamra in Odisha than their own similar terminal, Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Monday. India’s largest oil firm IOC, which recently commissioned a 5 million tonne liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal at Ennore in Tamil Nadu, as well as gas utility GAIL have “both technical and financial capability capability to develop their own LNG terminal,” he told the Lok Sabha. The two firms have, however, hired capacity in Adani’s under-construction…
NITI Aayog today released the report on ‘Health Systems for a New India: Building Blocks—Potential Pathways to Reforms’. The report was released by NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Dr Rajiv Kumar in the presence of Bill Gates. Officials from NITI Aayog, policymakers, and representatives from national and international academia and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation were also present for the event. Over the last few years, India has embarked on a journey towards providing improved access to high-quality, affordable healthcare for the most unreached and vulnerable population of the country. Many indicators, however, continue to show significant scope for improvement. By…
There are 15697 Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) functioning in the country, affiliated with National Council of Vocational Training. The State/UT wise details are as under. Number of ITIs State/UT wise as on October 31st 2019 Sl. No. Name of State/UT Number of ITIs 1 ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS 4 2 ANDHRA PRADESH 513 3 ARUNACHAL PRADESH 6 4 ASSAM 37 5 BIHAR 1264 6 CHANDIGARH 2 7 CHHATTISGARH 235 8 DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI 1 9 DAMAN AND DIU 2 10 DELHI 60 11 GOA 15 12 GUJARAT 530 13 HARYANA 405 14 HIMACHAL PRADESH 292 15 JAMMU AND KASHMIR 41 16…
Vocational Training is a concurrent subject. The development of training schemes at National level, the evolution of policy, laying of training standard, norms, conducting of examinations, certification, etc. are the responsibilities of the Central government, whereas, day to day administration including an admission in ITIs rests with the respective State Governments/UTs. Presently, training courses under the Craftsmen Training Scheme are being offered through a network of ITIs located all over the country with total trainees enrolled 22.82 lakhs (in the trades of 1 year and 2 year durations) on NCVTMIS portal with an objective to provide skilled workforce to the…