-The Hindu Rights groups demand reopening of about 7.5 lakh pension accounts closed in Rajasthan Jaipur: After the Rajasthan Government’s acceptance of wrong classification of living persons as “dead” and restoration of their social security pensions, civil rights groups here have demanded reopening of about 7.5 lakh pension accounts closed earlier and re-verification of about 10 lakh pensioners in the State. The physical verification by activists of the Right to Information Campaign and...
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Gujarat ranks 20th among 21 states in girl child education -Himanshu Kaushik
-The Times of India AHMEDABAD: The Gujarat government may be making tall claims about its "Kanya Kelavani" and school enrolment drive, but a report shows the state has performed much poorly than other states in championing girls' education. The Sample Registration System-Baseline Survey 2014 reveals that Gujarat (with 73.4 per cent of girls in school) is at the 20th position among 21 major states, just a notch above Rajasthan (72.1 per cent)....
More »Vacancies in high courts touch 470 as govt.-judiciary logjam continues -B Muralidhar Reddy
-The Hindu Differences over appointments process has meant 45% of sanctioned judges’ posts are empty Amid the continuing tussle between the government and the judiciary over the contentious clause in the Memorandum of Procedure (MoP) on appointment of judges, the number of vacancies of High Court judges has grown to 470 out of the sanctioned strength of 1079. In other words over 45 per cent of the positions of High Court judges are...
More »No Pension For Months, Rajasthan Villagers Declared 'Dead' In Records -Ketki Angre
-NDTV Jaipur: 75-year-old Hanja Bai's pension stopped unexpectedly. A resident of a village in Rajasthan's Rajsamand district has trouble walking, has a hearing impairment and the Rs. 750 a month is her only means to survive. So she decided to pay the regional pension office a visit. Without a pension for six months, Hanja took the expensive trip to the office, but only to be shocked. "I went to the office in the...
More »Rajasthan pensioners declared dead, come to Delhi with appeal -Naveed Iqbal
-The Indian Express Given their advanced age, navigating different government offices is a struggle for most. Having sat on protest outside Shahid Smarak in Jaipur for 22 days in June along with hundreds of others and trying to prove to the Rajasthan Government that they are alive, Hanja Devi, 83, arrived in the national capital on Friday. Her demand remains the same — that the state government listen to them and revive...
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