The Union government will set up an independent financial institution to give funds for effective functioning of the self-help groups (SHGs) and better empowerment of the rural poor. UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi announced this while launching the National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM), which will be funded through financial institutions. As of now, banks will be mobilised to extend loans to the tune of Rs. 6,800 crore this year at subsidised rates...
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SC/ST officials can't write ACRs of juniors: HC
-The Times of India State government officers belonging to scheduled castes (SC) and scheduled tribes (ST) —likely to be reverted in light of a Supreme Court order that disapproved of their promotions on basis of quota — have been temporarily debarred by the Rajasthan high court from writing the annual confidential reports of their subordinates. The order came on a bunch of petitions filed by one Rajeev Garg of the state...
More »Govt may stop acquisition of land beyond project requirement by Subodh Ghildiyal
The Centre could bring in a mechanism to stop entities from acquiring land beyond the project requirement, a practice which is at the heart of corruption and anger among landowners as seen in western UP. An amendment to the Land Acquisition Act could cap the maximum land to be acquired for different categories of projects or could install a process to check the feasibility of the demand for land. Acquisitions...
More »Govt, civil society members split over Lokpal Bill provisions by Anuja
Simmering differences between civil society members and government representatives spilled over on Monday after an attempt was made to bring the prime minister and the higher judiciary under the purview of the Lokpal Bill. In its fifth meeting on Monday, while government representatives—including senior Union ministers Pranab Mukherjee, Kapil Sibal, M.Veerappa Moily, P. Chidambaram and Salman Khursheed—expressed their Reservations, civil society members said their demand was “non-negotiable” and threatened another agitation. While...
More »Orissa likely to renew MoU with Posco India before June
-The Economic Times With the land acquisition work for Posco project near Paradip picking up gradually, Orissa government had decided to renew the lapsed MoU with the South Korean steel major before June, official sources today said. The state government would renew MoU with Posco before end of June, Orissa Steel and Mines minister Raghunath Mohanty. "We have decided to hold a meeting soon to take final decision on the...
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