-The Economic Times CHANDIGARH: haryana government's claims of creating more space for storage of food stock are being questioned as over 65% wheat and rice stock of central pool is kept in the open in the state. With the Centre yet to lift 39.36 lakh tonne grains procured between 2009 and 2011, there is no space for paddy arriving and wheat expected to arrive after three months. "The food secretary has already assured...
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Poverty amid prosperity -Atul Sood
-The Hindu While Gujarat’s GDP growth in the last two decades has been notable, it is not reflected in employment, wages, health or education There is a widespread belief that Gujarat is a shining star on the Indian growth horizon and that all other States would do a great service to Indian masses by emulating the model of development that Gujarat embarked upon under the stewardship of Narendra Modi. A recent study,...
More »UPA's flagship scheme in CAG net
-The Times of India Houses built for the poor allotted to ineligible beneficiaries, diversion of over Rs 100 crore to unapproved ventures, and a huge lapse in completion of projects mark UPA's flagship programme for urban areas — the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM). The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India has found serious lacunae and irregularities in the implementation of JNNURM in a nationwide audit that was tabled...
More »Visitors to haryana may soon face fingerprint checks-Varinder Bhatia
-The Indian Express The haryana Police are installing fingerprint scanners at border checkposts in a bid to check crime in the state. Visitors entering through 30 checkposts on haryana’s borders with Delhi, Chandigarh, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh will be randomly stopped and asked to undergo the test, which will then be checked against a database of known criminals in the state and neighbouring districts. The scanners have already been procured...
More »Plan panel, ministry differ over silo project-Sandip Das
-The Financial Express Differences have cropped up between the Planning Commission and food ministry on the issue of creation of two million tonne capacity silos through the public- private partnership (PPP) mode. Sources say while Food Corporation of India (FCI), the nodal agency to implement the project, has been insisting on making 'railway siding' mandatory for silos, the Planning Commission believes that the construction of railways siding would increase the cost of...
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