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AAP Party Raises Eye Brows Over Demand of Extra Privileges for Members Of Parliament

AAP Party’s Raises Eye Brows Over Demand of Extra Privileges for Members Of Indian Parliament
Parliamentary group leader Dr Dharamvir Gandhi Along with three colleague MPs from Punjab [1] Shri Harjinder Singh Khalsa (Fatehgarh Sahib),[2] Shri Sadhu Singh (Faridkot) [3]Shri Bhagwant Mann (Sangrur),i, condemned the recent claims and demands made by some Members of Parliament to get more special rights and privileges to themselves like free parking, usage of private lounges at airports, protocol officers, escort service at airports and other special courtesies.
Dr Dharamvir Gandhi says that MPs are also Aam Aadmis [General People]and Any extra cost to the government exchequer at the cost of taxpayers to provide special facilities should be opposed.
· Demand for VIP parking+ exclusive use of airport lounges + other special courtesies is unjustified.
Aap Party Says that The Indian Parliament represents the interests+ hopes+ ambitions +dreams of the people .Citizens vest their moral and political authority in the Parliamentarians of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha[Upper House]
. The Aam Aadmi Party believes that, while this present allocation, is necessary for fast and efficient discharge of the duties of the MPs, we do not believe in affording exorbitantly expensive and unnecessary luxuries to the M Ps
An MP is also an Aam Aadmi and should face his private life like any other common man does. Any costs to the exchequer, private enterprises or to the taxpayer’s money should be completely justified by commensurately larger benefits to society at large.

Local Bodies Of 19 Stated,Are Yet To Empowered ,So Are Financially Constrained

Local Bodies Of 19 stated ,Even After 22 Years Constitution Amendment,Are Yet To Empowered So These Are Financially Constrained. Under Article 243ZE of the Constitution 8 states Still To constitute Metropolitan Planning Committees.
Shri M.Venkaiah Naidu Says That Municipal bodies Are not empowered as required,Only ten states transferred functions to urban local bodies Whereas 19 stated still to do so Even 22 years after Constitution Amendment ‘
Most of the states have not met the requirements of the Constitution (74th Amendment) Act, 1992 in respect of devolution of powers and responsibilities to municipal bodies. This was stated by Minister of Urban Development, Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation M. Venkaiah Naidu in a written reply to Rajya Sabha today.
He further said that most municipal bodies in the country are financially constrained and lack capacity to discharge functions as per the 74th Amendment to the Constitution.
Responding to a question raised by Shri Rajiv Chandrasekhar, the Minister gave details of the status of implementation of the 74th Amendment to the Constitution under which municipal bodies were to be empowered with transfer of funds, functions and functionaries for effective local governance.
Shri Naidu informed that only ten of the twenty nine states have transferred functions under 12th Schedule to the urban local bodies. These states being: [1]Chattisgarh[2]Gujarat[3]Himachal Pradesh[4] Jammu & Kashmir[5] Jharkhand[6] Kerala[7] Madhya Pradesh, [8]Maharashtra[9] Odisha [10] Punjab.
The Minister further said, under Article 243ZE of the Constitution, 14 states were required to constitute Metropolitan Planning Committees for all metropolitan areas but only six states have done so. These include – [1]Karnataka[2] Maharashtra[3] Punjab, Rajasthan[4]Tamil Nadu [5] West Bengal.
The states still to constitute such committees being – [1]Andhra Pradesh[2] Bihar[3] Gujarat[4] Haryana[5]Jharkhand[6] MP[7] Uttar Pradesh and the newly formed state of[8] Telangana.

एयर इंडिया+इंडियन एयर लाइन्स के विलय में अभी भी २२ मुद्दों का निबटारा लंबित:कोर्ट में ५ इश्यूज

लगातर घाटा दर्शा रही एयर इंडिया|air indiaऔर इंडियन एयर लाइन्सIndian Airlines के साथ विलय होने में अभी भी २२ मुद्दों का निबटारा लंबित हैं |इनमे से ५ मुद्दे न्यायिक प्रक्रिया court cases.में फंसे हुए हैं | सेंट्रल सिविल एविएशन के राज्य मंत्री जी एम सिद्देश्वरा ने राज्य सभा में एक लिखित प्रश्न के उत्तर में यह जानकारी दी|मंत्री ने बताया कि एयर इंडिया का इंडियन एयरलाइन्स में विलय प्रक्रिया लगभग पूर्ण हो चुकी है |एकीकरणके लिए प्रारम्भिक २२६ इश्यूज में से २०४ इश्यूज को निबटा लिया गया है और दोनों एयर लाइन्स के एकीकरण की प्रक्रिया प्रगति पर है| इसके साथ ही सिविल एविएशन मंत्री ने यह भी बताया कि जिन २२ इश्यूज को पूर्ण किया जाना है उनमे से ५ मुद्दे कोर्ट केसों में लंबित हैंइनमे से विभिन्न स्तर के अधिकारी/कर्मचारी के वेतन+भत्तों से संबंधित इशू भी है

Indian Government Funds Rs 5 Lakh For Overseas Indians

Indian Government Funds Rs 5 Lakh For Overseas Indians
The Government has set up the Indian Community Welfare Fund (ICWF) at the Mission level for welfare of Overseas Indian. The fund is raised by the Indian Missions by levying additional charge on consular services.
In addition, Ministry of Overseas Indian Affair provides budgetary support for setting up ICWF to the tune of Rs. 5 lakh per year. This contribution is initially for a period of three years or till the period fund become self sustaining.
Minister of State Overseas Indian Affairs General (Retd.) V.K. Singh ,On17 july, has informed the Rajya Sabha [Upper house ]that
The Indian Community Welfare Fund (lCWF) is aimed at providing the following services on a “means tested basis” in the most deserving cases:
[A]Boarding and lodging for distressed Overseas Indian workers in household/ domestic sectors and unskilled labourers;
[B]Extending emergency medical care to the Overseas Indians in need;
[C]Providing air passage to stranded Overseas Indians in need;
[D]Providing initial legal assistance to the Overseas Indians in deserving cases;
[E]Expenditure on incidentals and for airlifting the mortal remains to India or local cremation/burial of the deceased Overseas Indians in such cases where the sponsor is unable or unwilling to do so as per the contract and the family is unable to meet the cost;
[F]Providing the payment of penalties in respect of Indian nationals for illegal stay in the host country where prima facie the worker is not at fault;
[G]Providing the payment of small fines/ penalties for the release of Indian nationals in jail/detention centre.
The funds available under ICWF are being used to meet expenses of bringing back Overseas Indians in distress such as those now stranded in Iraq or those in other countries including Gulf countries.

Special Category Status For Bihar Is Under Consideration With Planning Commission

Special Category Status For Bihar State Is Under Consideration With The Planning Commission.Minister Rao Inderjit Singh ,Today,Informed The Rajya Sabha.
In a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha today the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Planning, Statistics and Programme Implementation and Minister of State for Defence, Shri Rao Inderjit Singh said that another request has been received from the Government of Bihar recently for grant of Special Category Status to Bihar.
He said earlier, an Inter-Ministerial Group (IMG) came to a finding that the case of Special Category Status for Bihar is not made out based on the existing NDC criteria. He said Special Category Status for plan assistance has been granted in the past by the National Development Council (NDC) to some States that are characterized by a number of features necessitating special consideration. These features include:
(i) hilly and difficult terrain,
(ii) low population density and / or sizeable share of tribal population,
(iii) strategic location along borders with neighbouring countries,
(iv) economic and infrastructural backwardness and
(v) non-viable nature of state finances.

Govt Of India Is Not In A Mood To Privatize National Carrier Air India

[New Delhi] Govt Of India Is Not In A Mood To Privatize National Carrier Air India ,Ministry of Civil Aviation Informed This Intention In Rajya Sabha Today.
The Minister of State for Civil Aviation, G.M. Siddeswara informed the Rajya Sabha today that no proposal to privatise Air India is under consideration with the Government at present. While giving the details of the losses and the equity for Air India infused by the Government in the last three years, the Minister described the main reasons of the losses suffered by the national carrier as
[1] high operating cost environment,
[2] increase in the prices of aircraft fuel
,[3] depreciation of Indian Rupee vis a vis US dollar,
[4]increase in interest cost due to high working capital
[5]aircraft loans
,[6] global recession leading to pressure on yields
,[7] entry of low cost carriers in domestic market
[8] competition from foreign carriers in the international market, thus resulting in decline in yields and high airport charges
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Indian Armed Forces Facing Shortage Of10659 Officers:MOD Confesses In R S

Indian Armed Forces Are Facing Shortage Of 10659 Officers Since First January .This Confession Has Been Made By Defence Minister Shri Arun Jaitley in a written reply to Shri DP Tripathi in Rajya Sabha
Details of the shortage of the officers in the Armed Forces are as under:
Army================================Navy===========================Air Force
(as on 1.1.2014)======================(as on 1.6.2014)==================(as on 1.7.2014)
8455===============================1672===============================532
Defence Minister Arun Jaitley in a written reply to DP Tripathi in Rajya Sabha ,stated that Government has taken a number of measures to encourage the youth to join Armed Forces to meet the shortages, including participation in career fairs and exhibitions, media campaign, etc. Further, Government has taken various steps to make armed forces jobs attractive for youngsters. These include implementation of the recommendations of the VI Central Pay Commission with improved pay structure, additional family accommodation through Married Accommodation Project (MAP) and improvement in promotion prospects in the Armed Forces.
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तेलंगाना प्रोटेस्टर्स सांसदों के हंगामे के चलते आज सुबह ११ बजे संसद के दोनों सदन एक घंटे के लिए स्थगित

तेलंगाना प्रोटेस्टर्स सांसदों के हंगामे के चलते आज सुबह ११ बजे संसद के दोनों सदनों को एक घंटे के लिए स्थगित कर दिया गया|राज्य सभा और लोक सभा को बारह बजे तक के लिए स्थगित कर दिया गया है सूत्रों से प्राप्त जानकारी के अनुसार इस समस्या को सुलझाने के लिए राष्ट्रपति प्रणब मुखर्जी सवयम अपरान्ह एवं संध्या में प्रयासकर सकते हैं शीत कालीन इस सत्र का पहला दिन भी हंगामे की भेंट चढ़ गया था और आज सुबह भी शुरूआती घंटा बर्बाद हो गया | गौरतलब है कि कांग्रेस के ही मुख्य मंत्री किरण कुमार रेड्डी ने पृथक तेलंगाना के गठन के विरोध की कमान संभाल रखी हैजबकि विपक्षी दलों ने विभाजन का स्वागत किया है

दि‍ल्‍ली में राष्‍ट्रीय युद्ध स्‍मारक की स्‍थापना के लिए मंत्री समूह का गठन:रक्षा राज्‍य मंत्री श्री जि‍तेंद्र सिंह

दि‍ल्‍ली में राष्‍ट्रीय युद्ध स्‍मारक की स्‍थापना के लिए मंत्री समूह का गठन किया गया है
केंद्र सरकार ने अपने रक्षा मंत्री ए. के. एंटनी की अध्‍यक्षता में राष्‍ट्रीय युद्ध स्‍मारक के उचि‍त स्‍थान के वि‍षय में नि‍र्णय के लि‍ए एक मंत्री समूह गठि‍त कि‍या है।
मंत्री समूह ने युद्ध स्‍मारक के नि‍र्माण के लि‍ए वि‍स्‍तृत रूप रेखा के साथ अपनी सि‍फारि‍शें दे दी हैं।
इंडि‍या गेट के ‘सी’ हेग्‍सागन पर युद्ध स्‍मारक बनाए जाने की सि‍फारि‍श की गई है।
शहरी वि‍कास मंत्रालय ने सक्षम अधि‍कारी द्वारा इन सि‍फारि‍शों के अनुमोदन की प्रक्रि‍या आरंभ कर दी है।
यह जानकारी आज राज्‍य सभा में रक्षा राज्‍य मंत्री जि‍तेंद्र सिंह ने राजीव चंद्रशेखर द्वारा पूछे गए एक प्रश्‍न के लि‍खि‍त उत्‍तर में दी।
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प्राचीन स्मारकों पर हुए अवैध कब्जे हटा लिए गए हैं:केंद्रीय संस्कृति मंत्री

प्राचीन स्मारकों और पुरातत्व स्थलों पर हुए अवैध कब्जे हटा लिए गए हैं यह दावा आज राज्य सभा में केंद्रीय संस्कृति मंत्री ने किया
संस्कृति मंत्री श्रीमती चंद्रेश कुमारी कटोच ने बताया कि प्राचीन स्मारक एवं पुरातत्व स्थल तथा अवशेष 1958 अधिनियम 2010 (संशोधन एवं मान्य) के प्रावधानों के अनुसार संरक्षित स्मारकों के परिसर और उनके आस-पास किए गए अति‍क्रमण को हटा दिया गया है।
राज्य सभा में एक प्रश्न के लिखित उत्तर में श्रीमती कटोच ने बताया कि सार्वजनिक परिसर अधिनियम 1971 (अवैध नियंत्रणकर्ताओं का नि‍ष्‍कासन) के तहत सर्कि‍ल के प्रभारी पुरातत्वविद् अधीक्षक को बेदखली नोटिस/आदेश जारी करने के लिए एक एस्टेट अधिकारी की शक्तियां प्रदान की गई हैं।
प्राचीन स्मारक एवं पुरातत्व स्थल तथा अवशेष 1958 अधिनियम 2010 (संशोधन तथा मान्य) तथा नियम 1959 के तहत उन्‍हें कारण बताओ नोटिस जारी करने का अधिकार भी दिया गया है। केंद्र सरकार द्वारा इस अधिनियम के भाग 19(2) तथा भाग 38(2) के तहत ऐसे अवैध निर्माण को हटाने के लिए जिलाधिकारी को भी निर्देश देने का अधिकार होगा। ऐसे अवैध अति‍क्रमण को रोकने और निर्माण की पहचान और उन्‍हें हटाने के लिए संबंधित राज्य सरकार/पुलिस बल की सहायता मांगी गई है। इसमें सफलता न मिलने पर अति‍क्रमण करने वाली के विरुद्ध अदालत में मामला दर्ज कि‍या जाएगा। इसके अतिरिक्त संरक्षित स्मारकों की सुरक्षा के लिए निजी सुरक्षा कर्मचारी, राज्य पुलिस बल तथा सीआईएसएफ की सहायता ली जाएगी ताकि इन स्मारकों पर नियमित रूप से निगरानी रखी जा सके।