-The Times of India NEW DELHI: During the last two years, the government collected more than Rs 16,400 crore as Swachh Bharat cess, meant to fund sanitation schemes, but the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has pointed out nearly a quarter of the collection has stayed outside the dedicated fund. While collections through the 0.5% cess on all services was meant to be transferred to a non-lapsable Rashtriya Swachhta Kosh, over Rs...
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Consumer plaint disposal drops as case flow surges -Dipak K Dash
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: The disposal of cases filed in the National Consumer Disputes Redressal ComMISsion (NCDRC), the country's apex consumer comMISsion, is at its lowest in four years while the number of cases has hit an all-time high. According to details available on the central online database of consumer forums (CONFONET), the number of cases disposed of by the NCDRC was 5,812 till Tuesday, against 10,678 cases filed and...
More »Give asset details or lose foreign posting: Govt to babus
-PTI NEW DELHI: All IAS officers have been asked to submit details of their assets by next month and warned that the failure to do so would lead to a denial of vigilance clearances needed for promotions and foreign postings. The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has written to all Central government departments, states and union territories asking them to ensure subMISsion of Immovable Property Returns (IPRs) by IAS officers working...
More »Centre to dole out Rs 10,000 crore incentive for municipal reforms -Dipak K Dash
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: The Centre will dole out the biggest ever incentive of Rs 10,000 crore to municipalities and states in the next two years to push urban reforms. The housing ministry has put up the proposal before the Cabinet for approval. The ministry had introduced parameters for competition among states and municipalities last year and Rs 900 crore in incentives was disbursed based on their performance for two...
More »Bid to 'disrobe' women: Odisha tops national list -Sampad Patnaik
-The Indian Express Police say that in many cases, including in Baripada, Bargarh and Bhubaneswar, the women targeted were in the company of men not related to them. “I CANNOT talk about it because I want to forget it. I have been humiliated enough,” says the girl, gesturing to her family members to not talk about the incident. Her molesters had even uploaded a video of her being forcibly stripped in...
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