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  • Minority affairs ministry’s budgetary allocation cut by 38% for 2023-24: Govt

    Minority affairs ministry’s budgetary allocation cut by 38% for 2023-24: Govt

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    New Delhi: The government informed Parliament on Thursday that there has been a reduction of 38 percent in the budgetary allocation of the minority affairs ministry for 2023-24 compared to the current fiscal. This was owing to the adoption of a new mechanism for release of central funds and changes made in the pre-matric scholarship programme.

    Minister for minority affairs Smriti Irani in response to a question in the Lok Sabha, seeking to know the reasons behind the huge cut in budgetary allocation for the ministry, said that the budget was reduced from Rs 5,020.50 crore for 2022-23 to Rs 3,097.60 crore for 2023-24.

    The Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram (PMJVK) and pre-matric scholarship schemes consist of around 80 percent of the ministry’s budget.

    Several opposition MPs had raised the issue of pre-matric scholarships having been stopped by the government, during the Winter session of Parliament last year.

    Replying to the question, which was posed by BSP MP Danish Ali, Irani said that the reduction in the ministry’s budget was effected due to the adoption of a new mechanism for release of the Central share of funds under the Centrally sponsored schemes and Central sector schemes, for which the state nodal agencies (SNA) and the Central nodal agencies (CNA) were required to be appointed.

    As per the revised procedure of the finance ministry’s expenditure department, the release of funds under PMJVK is not tied to the individual projects and the amount available in the account of the SNA forms a common pool.

    As on March 1, 2023, the unspent amount with the states in their SNA account was Rs 2,466.48 crore, and the states are required to first incur expenditure from the SNA account, to complete the ongoing projects, the minister informed.

    Secondly, she said that the scholarship schemes of the minority affairs ministry were to be aligned with the pattern followed by the education ministry as well as the tribal affairs and social justice ministries.

    However, since the verification of the institutions is being carried out, funds under the scholarship schemes are not being released.

    Further, the minister informed that the Centre has taken the decision to limit the coverage under the pre-matric scholarship scheme for minorities to only classes ninth and 10th, as it was observed that the participation of students from the minority communities is at par with the national average at the primary and elementary level.

    Also, the students at these levels are already covered under the Right to Education (RTE) Act, Irani said. A need was felt to harmonise the coverage under the pre-matric scheme for minorities with similar schemes implemented for other target groups like SCs, STs and OBCs, she said in her reply.

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    ( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

  • JKSSB Class IV Selection List 2023 released, Cadre Allocation – Download PDF – TheNewsCaravan

    JKSSB Class IV Selection List 2023 released, Cadre Allocation – Download PDF – TheNewsCaravan

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    JKSSB Has released the pending list of 127 Candidates along with allotted departments, the selected candidates will get their appointment letters from their respective department websites within next 15 Days. 

    And with this JKSSB has completed the Class-IV Recruitment, for which the Advertisement was released in 2020.

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    Final Selection List-cum-Allocation of Cadres & for Departments remaining Class-IV Posts under the provisions of the J&K Appointment to Class-IV (Special Recruitment) Rules, 2020, advertised vide Notification No. 01 of 2020 dated 26.06.2020- Release of withheld cases thereof.

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    ( With inputs from : www.TheNewsCaravan.com )

  • Twitter war between Telangana Guv & Harish Rao on medical college allocation

    Twitter war between Telangana Guv & Harish Rao on medical college allocation

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    Hyderabad: Telangana health minister T Harish Rao on Sunday slammed Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan for her remarks on the allocation of medical colleges by centre to the state.

    The Governor reacting to a Twitter user’s question on the number of medical colleges given to Telangana, said that the state government failed to apply in time as stated by union minister Mansukh Mandaviya. ‘You sleep and wake up late and ask. TN got 11 medical colleges in a single Year,” she remarked.

    Responding to her tweet, Harish Rao said that the centre released only Rs 156 crores out of Rs 1365 crores estimated for the completion of All India Institute Of Medical Science (AIIMS) Bibinagar.

    He questioned the union government as to why the Gujarat AIIMS received 52 per cent of the funds allocated for it while Telangana received only 11.4 percent.

    He remarked, “It would be a great help to people of Telangana, if Raj Bhavan reorients its focus and pushes Government of India for a Tribal University and Rail Coach factory, as promised in the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act of 2014”.

    “Why no one voices about injustice meted to TS? Why not find fault with Centre in the interest of Telangana? It would be a great help to people of TS, if Raj Bhavan reorients its focus & pushes GoI for Tribal University and Rail Coach factory, as promised in APRA2014,” he tweeted.

    He further tweeted, “Fact is gross injustice meted out to Telangana in sanctioning of Medical Colleges, despite repeated pleas from state government to Centre”.

    He said that out of 157 medical colleges approved by Centre, none were allocated to Telangana. “Union government discriminated and deceived Telangana in all three phases of allotment of colleges,” he added.

    Referring to Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s remarks that medical colleges were not allotted to Telangana state as the state government proposed districts that already have the medical colleges, Rao said, “Who is misleading people?”

    “What’s worse is Union ministers’ contrasting statements on medical colleges. One said Telangana didn’t make any request, other said government wanted colleges in Khammam and Karimnagar. By stating Centre didn’t give a nod bcos private colleges are already set up, Who is misleading people?” he further remarked.

    He said that chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao set up 12 medical colleges in Telangana with the state’s own funds. He said that the medical colleges were allotted in tune with the vision of setting up one medical college per each district.

    “Telangana tops in the country with 19 MBBS seats per one lakh population. Instead of hurling abuses, the Centre and the Governor should appreciate the state government for opening 8 medical colleges in one day,” he said.

    He questioned the Central government saying “Why does Gujarat AIIMS get 52% of estimated funds while Telangana gets only 11.4 percent when both the projects were sanctioned in 2018?”

    “Instead of giving funds to Bibinagar AIIMS, which is supposed to be on par with Delhi AIIMS, Union minister makes false claims blaming Telangana government,” he said in another tweet.



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    ( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

  • Fund allocation for MGNREGA has not gone down: Sitharaman

    Fund allocation for MGNREGA has not gone down: Sitharaman

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    Bhubaneswar: The fund allocation for Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme(MGNREGA) has not gone down, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman here on Friday, adding it is a demand driven scheme and as and when the demand increases, the Centre provides money.

    Addressing a post-budget press conference here, Sitharaman said: “Budget time allocation is one thing… and the scheme itself is a demand-driven scheme, as and when demand increases, we provide funds for it. This has been done in the past years since 2014.”

    “If you look into the past years, we have added some money in the supplementary budget for MGNREGA. Even during Covid pandemic, the allocation for the scheme had crossed Rs 1 lakh crore,” she said.

    Notably, against Rs 73,000 crore allocation in the budget estimate (BE) of 2022-2023, the current allocation was reduced to Rs 60,000 crore.

    Commenting on funding for procurement of wheat and rice, she said that the government has not brought it down at all.

    Sitharaman said the total amount given to the farmers is very high as the minimum selling price has gone up.

    “The total amount spent on procurement is at an all-time high now. You can be sure there is no coming down in these figures,” she said. The Minister also said there is no shortfall of funds for Ayushman Bharat Yojana.

    Clarifying the allocation of Rs 35,000 crore made in the budget for energy security and transition, the Finance Minister said the money allotted to energy security and transition is not a subsidy.

    It is for the transition from fossil fuels to green energy.

    The fund is made to enable public sector oil company refineries to be upgraded to reduce their emissions and to make sure that our strategic reserves are all filled up adequately, she said.

    When asked about the exposure of public sector banks to Adani Group companies, Sitharaman said: “SBI has already given a statement on its exposure. You have heard it from the horse’s mouth.”

    She also said that the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) does not report each and every matter to the Centre.

    “The matter is being heard in court today, so maybe it’s not right for me to comment,” she said.

    Meanwhile, Finance Secretary T.V. Somanathan said a token amount of money has been provisioned in this budget for the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana because the scheme has reached its saturation. Target set by the ministry has been achieved, he added.

    Tuhin Kanta Pandey, Secretary of the Department of Investment and Public Asset Management, said that Central PSU Nalco has not been listed for disinvestment.

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    ( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

  • FM rejects ‘green Budget for Adani’ charge; says allocation not biased

    FM rejects ‘green Budget for Adani’ charge; says allocation not biased

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    New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday rejected Opposition charges of the Budget allocations for green and clean energy being made keeping the Adani Group in mind, saying it might be Congress culture to give benefits to ‘jijas’ and ‘bhatijas’ but not of the Modi government.

    Sitharaman had in Budget 2023-24 provided Rs 35,000 crore for clean energy transition — a space where the Adani Group has announced massive projects ranging from renewable energy capacity to green hydrogen production. Such allocation has been tagged ‘green growth’ budget and the Opposition punned it to imply it was meant for Adani Group firms such as Adani Green Energy Ltd.

    ” … kyun ki mera naam le kar ek vipaksh ke neta bole, kya Nirmala Sitharaman ne green mei itna amount allot kiya, kya itna amount kisiko mann mei rakhte hue allot kiya? (Because one Opposition leader took my name and said, did Nirmala Sitharaman allocate so much amount to green sector keeping in mind a particular individual?)

    “Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi government, any allocation is not made keeping anyone specific in mind, rather by keeping everyone in mind. The government keeps country in mind. Such kind of remarks is absolutely wrong…,” the minister said without naming any company or individual.

    She was replying to the general discussion on the Union Budget in the Lok Sabha.

    Proceedings of Parliament have been disrupted by Opposition parties demanding a probe by a Joint Parliamentary Committee or a Supreme Court monitored enquiry into allegations of financial fraud made by US-based Hindenburg Research against the Adani Group.

    While participating in the debate, Congress’ Leader of the House Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury sought an explanation from the Finance Minister on how can investors have confidence when the market capitalisation of one of the richest persons in the world eroded by 47 per cent following allegations of accounting fraud and stock price manipulation.

    Without naming the Congress, Sitharaman said there were times when phone calls were made to banks for giving loans to benefit certain people.

    “…if phone calls were made, if relations were given benefit, if jijajis and bhatijas (brothers-in law and nephews) were given benefit, it might be their culture,” she said in an apparent dig at the Gandhi family.

    “Under Prime Minister Modi, none of us do any of that. And therefore, any such allegation will be given back in the same language. I’m sorry…I can’t afford to have this kind of language,” Sitharaman said.

    There were allegations that systems were bypassed to provide bank loans to people associated with the Congress party leadership during the UPA regime (2004-2014). The Congress party has rejected such allegations.

    Sitharaman also said during earlier Congress regimes, there were massacres and cited examples of Nellie in Assam and the anti-Sikh riots in Delhi. She also accused the then Congress party government for brutally suppressing Sadhus protesting cow slaughter in Delhi in 1966.

    “Who will answer for these,” she said, adding the Modi government was not against any community and does not believe in vote bank politics.

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    ( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

  • Telangana budget: Shaadi Mubarak Scheme allocation increased to 450 crores

    Telangana budget: Shaadi Mubarak Scheme allocation increased to 450 crores

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    Hyderabad: The Telangana government has allocated Rs 450 crore for Shaadi Mubarak Scheme in the annual budget for 2023-24, increasing the amount by Rs 150 crore over the previous year, which is a commendable move, however there are several complaints of delay in release of funds.

    A large number of complaints received from married couple who are awaiting Shaadi Mubarak funds even after childbirth, that needs to be addressed. Poor parents who have taken loans for the marriages of their loved ones are filing applications on a large scale to avail the Shaadi Mubarak Scheme benefits. Most of the parents have taken a loan on huge interest rates for the marriages purpose and due to the delay the interest on loan is been adding up with each passing day. The government, Minority Welfare Department and the concerned authorities need to address these issues immediately.

    Apart from Hyderabad city, thousands of applications are pending in the districts, there is a need to set up a special mechanism for their speedy resolution, so that the problems of poor parents can be resolved immediately.

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    ( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

  • Rs 7,000 cr proposed budgetary allocation for eCourts project phase 3 to enhance judicial efficiency: CJI

    Rs 7,000 cr proposed budgetary allocation for eCourts project phase 3 to enhance judicial efficiency: CJI

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    New Delhi: The proposed allocation of Rs 7,000 crore in the 2023-24 budget for phase three of the eCourts Project will enhance judicial institutions and efficiency while ensuring courts reach every citizen, Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud said Saturday.

    Addressing the 73rd anniversary of the establishment of the Supreme Court, he said that during the COVID-19 pandemic period, the top court adopted video conferencing of court proceedings to reach out to the people.

    “In the recent budget, the Government of India has introduced a provision of Rs 7,000 crore for phase-3 of the e-courts project. This will help enhance the accessibility of judicial institutions and the efficiency of judicial systems in India. Such endeavor will ensure the court reaches every citizen of India,” Justice Chandrachud said.

    Between March 23, 2020, and October 30, 2022, the apex court heard 3.37 lakh cases through video conferencing, he said.

    “We updated our video conferencing infrastructure at meta scale. We are continuing to use technological infrastructure for a hybrid mode of hearing that allows parties from any part of the country to join the court proceedings,” CJI Chandrachud said.

    The 73rd anniversary event was graced by Chief Justice of Singapore Justice Sundaresh Menon, who spoke on the topic ‘Role of judiciary in a changing world’.

    The Supreme Court came into existence on 28 January 1950, two days after India became a republic on 26 January.

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    ( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

  • Revanth Reddy writes to KCR on budget allocation

    Revanth Reddy writes to KCR on budget allocation

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    Hyderabad: TPCC president and Malkajgiri MP A. Revanth Reddy on Friday wrote an open letter to Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on the allocation of funds in the State budget.

    In his open letter to the Chief Minister, Revanth Reddy said the Chief Minister made many promises to the people like farmers, unemployed youth, BCs, Dalit and minority communities, but not fulfilled even a single promise. He said funds are not allocated in the budget for some promises. Farmers are unable to pay interest for loans taken by them, he said.

    The TPCC chief said,” the CM KCR has done great injustice to the Dalit community. The promise of three acres of land for each family, not even one promise was fulfilled. Recently, you started to deceive those communities once again in the name of Dalit Bandhu. It has been shown in the budget that Rs.17,700 crore is being allocated for the Dalit Bandhu scheme in the financial year 2022-23. However, spending is zero. There is no clarity on the guidelines of this scheme. By placing the scheme in the hands of the MLAs, lobbying was encouraged. It turned into a commission scheme for BRS leaders.

    He also alleged that the CM KCR betrayed people of Palamuru – Rangareddy. “It seems that you have deliberately watered down the Palamuru-Ranga Reddy project which could have been beneficial to the farmers of South Telangana. Thousands of crores of loans were raised in the name of that project. Things fell apart. The estimated cost of this project, which was initially Rs.35,200 crores to irrigate 12.30 lakh acres and provide drinking water to the city of Hyderabad, has now reached Rs.60 thousand crores. You spent only Rs.7,241 crores on this project in seven and a half years. The allocation made in the current budget is only Rs.1,225 crores. If these allocations are made, this project will not be completed even for another 60-70 years.

    “For the past nine years, you have been fooling people by saying that you will build double bedroom houses. Millions of homeless poor people in the state are eagerly waiting for the dream of owning a double bedroom house. Whereas… in nine years you sanctioned only 2,97,057 houses. Of this, the construction of 2,28,520 has been started, but only 21 thousand have been handed over to the beneficiaries, according to the calculations.He also asked what happened to Rs. 3 lakh financial assistance for construction of houses. In order to appease the people who are angry about the double bedroom houses, it was announced during the last budget that Rs. 3 lakh financial assistance will be given for those who have own land to build houses. It was said that 4 lakh beneficiaries will be given financial assistance this year. Another budget is goig to be presented but there are no guidelines for this scheme so far… The scheme has not yet started.

    Revanth Reddy also questioned about unemployment allowance of Rs.3016. During BRS’s nine-year rule, suicides of unemployed youth increased in Telangana. Young people are committing suicide because they cannot get jobs after completing higher studies and cannot pass the burden on their parents. Before the last election to appease them, you promised to give an unemployment allowance of Rs.3016 per month. TSPSC has a registered list of about 26 lakh unemployed people in the state. No one was given a single rupee.

    The TPCC chief said he Congress has brought the fee reimbursement scheme for the higher education of the children of the poor and underprivileged. After you came to power, you gradually watered down the scheme. Scholarship and fee reimbursement arrears are piling up year after year. There are already two-year arrears of Rs.2,900 crore. Not even a paisa has been given so far in this financial year. The arrears of three years have reached to Rs.5000 crores. Due to this 18 lakh students are suffering.

    “You cheated farmers in the name of 24 hours electricity. Due to non-payment of dues, power companies were forced into bankruptcy. Now 10-hour power cuts are being imposed in the villages. Farmers are protesting due to power cuts at the time of harvest. Scenes of sit-ins in front of sub-stations are again seen in Telangana. Rs. 10,500 crores have been allocated in the 2022-23 budget for free electricity. But, as the amount was not released, the discoms suffered more losses. In the name of compensating those losses, the household consumers are being burdened with additional charges in the name of ACD”.

    He also alleged that Healthcare promises were not implemented. “You promised that a multi-specialty hospital in each district, a 30-bed hospital in each Mandal, a 100-bed hospital in the assembly constituency, and a primary health center in each village will be constructed. God knows about the new ones… there is no fund for the maintenance of the existing hospitals. It has been over a year since you performed Bhumi Puja for the construction of super specialty hospitals in Sanat Nagar, LB Nagar, and Alwal in Hyderabad. There has been no movement since then. As the government owes Rs.800 crores to private hospitals, people are not receiving treatment even though they have Arogyasri cards.

    He stated the last budget sessions of your government are about to begin. This is your last chance to keep your word to the people. I demand that all these promises be fulfilled within the next ten months by allocating adequate funds to the budget. Otherwise, you have no right to ask for votes in the next election”, he added.

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    ( With inputs from www.siasat.com )