-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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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 »Lunch thali for Rs 10: BJP civic bodies seek way to voters' hearts -Paras Singh
-The Times of India NEW delhi: A whole meal for 10 bucks may sound unrealistic in today's world but subsidised food has been a popular poll promise of almost all political parties. Taking a cue from the popularity of "Amma canteens" in Tamil Nadu, civic bodies in the capital, too, rolled out half a dozen "Atal Aahaar Kendra" centres on Monday, former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's birthday, which will dole...
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 »Agrarian Haryana tops diversion of forest land; Telangana, MP next -Vishwa Mohan
-The Times of India NEW delhi: Haryana does not have much area under forest cover — most of its land (80%) is under cultivation — but it still diverts more forest land than any other state for non-forestry purposes, such as construction, infrastructure and industrial projects. Along with Telangana, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha and Maharashtra, Haryana accounted for more than 50% of the total diversion of forest area (56,069 hectares or 560.69 sq...
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