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Bengal to introduce right to services Bill-Shiv Sahay Singh

-The Hindu The West Bengal Government will introduce a Bill in the upcoming Budget Session of the State Assembly to ensure that Public Services are delivered to people on time, said Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee here on Wednesday. Fines will be imposed on government servants if it is found that services are not delivered on time, she told journalists after a Cabinet meeting. The legislation, Paschim Banga Lok Parisheba Adhikar Bill, 2013 (West...

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RBI swings into action after CAG picks holes in farm debt relief scheme

-The Business Standard Asks banks to take immediate action against officials responsible for lapses A day after a Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) report pointed out irregularities in the Rs 71,680-crore agricultural debt waiver and debt relief scheme of 2008, the Reserve Bank of India today swung into action. It asked lenders to verify all the accounts granted benefits under the scheme. RBI said administrative and accounting lapses on the part...

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It’s advantage English in civils exam-R Ravikanth Reddy

-The Hindu Giving a distinct advantage to the urban English medium-educated students, the changed pattern of the Civil Services examination was notified by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on Tuesday. Though the motto of the UPSC was to establish a level playing field with increased weightage for the General Studies component, introduction of an additional English language paper and restrictions on choosing languages as optional papers have put many aspirants in...

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CAG finds lapses in Rs 52,000 cr farm debt waiver scheme

-PTI The BJP alleged there was a "big scam" worth Rs 10,000 crore in the implementation of the scheme and demanded strict action against those responsible Expressing serious concern over the implementation of the Rs 52,000-crore farm debt waiver scheme, government auditor Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) on Tuesday said in several cases ineligible farmers were given benefit while deserving ones were left out. The CAG has also found instances of tampering of...

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Eligible farmers left out of loan waiver plan: CAG

-The Hindustan Times The CAG has found several shortcomings in the implementation of the first UPA government’s Rs. 52,500-crore farm loan waiver scheme — while thousands of ineligible farmers got the benefit, many eligible applicants were left out. The CAG report, tabled in Parliament on Tuesday, disclosed that it had audited 80,299 beneficiaries across 25 states, which was less than 1% of the total 34.5 million recipients. The scheme had two components —...

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