(PTI) Under the MGNREGA scheme, 52.02 days of employment was generated as against 100 days guaranteed in the rural employment Act, according to a CAG report. The performance audit of the activities carried out under the scheme during the period 2012-13 fiscal to 2016-17 fiscal in selected districts also revealed that the annual development plan and labour budget were not approved timely and quorum for approval by the Gram Sabha was not fulfilled. The report was tabled in the state Legislative Assembly Wednesday. “Average employment provided in the state was only 52.02 days per household. Overall 15.82 per cent muster rolls remained…
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(FE) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday attributed the fall in rupee to global factors and stressed that the domestic unit was better off as compared to other currencies. The rupee’s unabated fall continued for the sixth straight session Wednesday as it hit yet another closing low of 71.75 against the US dollar, tumbling 17 paise. The battered rupee has lost 165 paise in the last six trading sessions. “If you look at the domestic economic situation and the global situation, there are virtually no domestic reasons which are attributable to this. The reasons are global,” he told reporters on the falling value of…
(AU) सरकार ने बुधवार को प्रधानमंत्री जनधन योजना (पीएमजेडीवाई) को असीमित अवधि तक जारी रखने का फैसला किया। कैबिनेट के फैसले की जानकारी देते हुए वित्त मंत्री अरुण जेटली ने कहा कि योजना को और आकर्षक बनाने के लिए सरकार ने ओवरड्राफ्ट सुविधा 5 हजार रुपये से बढ़ाकर 10 हजार रुपये तक करने का फैसला किया है। उन्होंने कहा कि इस योजना को जबरदस्त सफलता मिली है और लोगों को बैंक खाता खुलवाने के लिए कई और कदमों से प्रोत्साहित किया जाएगा। योजना के तहत अब तक 32.41 करोड़ खाते खोले गए हैं और इनमें 81 हजार 200 करोड़ रुपये…
(AU) अनुसूचित जाति-जनजाति (एससी-एसटी) संशोधन अधिनियम के खिलाफ सवर्ण संगठनों ने बृहस्पतिवार को भारत बंद का एलान किया है। बंद का आह्वान सवर्ण समाज, करणी सेना, सपाक्स एवं कई अन्य संगठनों ने किया है। सुरक्षा एजेंसियों का मानना है कि भारत बंद की अपील सोशल मीडिया की देन है और किसी एक संगठन ने इसकी जिम्मेदारी नहीं ली है। इसके बावजूद देश के सभी जिलों में पुलिस और प्रशासन को सतर्क रहने को कहा गया है। बंद के मद्देनजर देशभर में सुरक्षा के कड़े बंदोबस्त किए गए हैं। कई जगह धारा 144 लगा दी गई है। किसी भी हिंसा-उपद्रव से…
(LiveMint) The Union government is reviewing the possibility of reverting to the no-fail policy for the skills sector, even as it is withdrawing a similar provision in schools by amending the Right To Education (RTE) Act. Skills development and entrepreneurship minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Wednesday that he is not in favour of detaining any students at the 14,000 Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs). The ITI system caters to around 2 million students, who form a significant portion of the trained manpower employed by Indian industries. “We were reviewing the system on Tuesday. My suggestion was that nobody should fail. Yes, somebody…
(FE) President Ram Nath Kovind apprised the Indian community in Bulgaria of India’s growth story, saying that the economy of the country is making steady progress. Addressing the Indian diaspora in the Bulgarian capital Sofia on Tuesday, President Kovind said, “We have undertaken a range of transformative policy measures to give a new purpose and clarity of visions for inclusive development and good governance in the country. We have imparted a new energy to our economy. India is the fastest growing major economy in the world with the current growth rate of 8.2 percent. We are making steady progress towards…
(AU) केंद्र सरकार ने अडानी समूह के साथ साझेदारी में एके सीरीज असॉल्ट राइफल्स के लिए भारत में विनिर्माण सुविधा स्थापित करने के रूस द्वारा दिए प्रस्ताव को खारिज कर दिया है। सरकार ने यह फैसला तब लिया है जब हाल ही में सरकार द्वारा 20 अरब डॉलर (1.4 लाख करोड़ रुपये) के 114 नये लड़ाकू विमान खरीदने की बात सामने आई थी। सूत्रों के मुताबिक, सरकार का कहना है कि अगर रूस ‘सरकार से सरकार’ की डील करना चाहता है तो इसमें निजी क्षेत्र की कंपनियों को शामिल नहीं किया जा सकता है। सूत्रों की मानें तो रूस ने एके-103…
(FE) Public sector oil companies — HPCL, BPCL and IOC — are planning to share the investments for upcoming product and gas pipelines across the country that will help them reduce the capital expenditure on pipelines and enter newer markets at less than 50% of the original project cost. The companies have already identified around 5-6 major pipeline projects where they plan to share the infrastructure, senior company officials said. The three oil companies have prepared a white paper after an industry-wide consultation which allows them to go ahead with sharing of infrastructure wherever it makes a commercial sense. “The companies…
A Conference on “E-Mobility in Indian Railways” organized by Ministry of Railways through Institution of Railways Electrical Engineers (IREE) in association with NITI Aayog concluded here today. The one-day conference inaugurated by the Minister of State of Communication (I/C) and Minister of State of Railways, Shri Manoj Sinha was a pre-cursor to the “Move: Global Mobility Summit” organized by NITI Aayog on 7th and 8th Sept.’18. CEO, NITI Aayog, Shri Amitabh Kant; Chairman, Railway Board, Shri Ashwani Lohani; Member Traction, Railway Board, & Patron, IREE, Shri Ghanshyam Singh, other Members of Railway Board, Additional Member Electrical, Railway Board & President, IREE, Ms.…
Union Minister of Commerce & Industry and Civil Aviation, Suresh Prabhu said that demand for energy will increase due to rapid development taking place in India and fossil fuel is not going to last forever and therefore there is need for renewable energy. He was speaking at afunction of International Solar Alliance (ISA) Innovation and Investment Forum in New Delhi today. Suresh Prabhu said that fossil fuel is not going to last for ever even if its resources are managed in the best possible manner. He said that the use of shale gas and oil is limited and it adversely…