-The Hindu The representatives of the recognised national and State-level political parties on Friday expressed satisfaction over the functioning of the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) with Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT), developed by the Election Commission (EC) and made some suggestions for further improvement. The Commission said "the suggestions will be considered by the Expert Committee and the EC." Informed sources said the improved VVPAT could possibly be used for field...
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Rural Mission to be executed in phased manner-Girija Shivakumar
-The Hindu The government has reiterated that it will implement the National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM) in a phased manner to ensure targeted and time-bound delivery of results. Recently, in a reply to a question posed in the Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Rural Development Pradeep Jain had said that it was the NRLM's mandate to guarantee that at least one member from each identified rural poor household, preferably a woman,...
More »Cabinet approves amendments to Multi-State Co-operatives Bill-Gargi Parsai
-The Hindu Changes provide for the revival of sick societies The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved moving official amendments to the Multi-State Co-operative Societies (Amendment) Bill, 2010 which is pending in the Lok Sabha. Among other provisions, the amendments provide for revival of sick societies. The moving of official amendments ensures that the provisions of the Bill were in conformity with the provisions of the Constitution (97th Amendment) Act, 2011, the government said. An...
More »93 hours lost in most disrupted budget session of 15th LS -Bharti Jain
-The Times of India The Budget session - saddled by a washed-out second half - ended on Wednesday, earning the dubious distinction of being the most disrupted budget session of the 15th Lok Sabha and second only to the 2010 winter session in terms of hours lost. A good 92 hours and 40 minutes were lost to disruptions and forced adjournments - on account of sustained protests over Coalgate, Railgate and...
More »UPA committed to passage of Food Security Bill: PM
-ANI The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, today said the UPA Government is committed to the passage of Food Security Bill. "The Food Security Bill is a very important legislation for the government. The UPA is committed to make this law after considering all opinions," he said. Meanwhile, Food Minister K.V. Thomas said he has to look into various angles before taking a call. "I am neither ruling in or ruling out. I have...
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