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DECEMBER 29, 2014 TO JANUARY 04, 2015

Vol-03. Issue-14. Bhopal. Monday Page-12 Price-5/-

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Neonatal mortality down in MP

P has achieved major suc-

cess in reducing in neona-

tal(newborn) mortality

(death of newborns) rate by 3

points due to aboutone lakh field

workers of Health Department

including multi-purposehealth

workers, ANMs and ASHA work-

ers. Besides, anganwadi workers

ofWomen and Child Development

Department also cooperate in run-

ninghealth programmes at village

level. ASHA workers have been

madeimportant link of health

schemes in villages. They get

monthlyincentive money on the

basis of their performance. A num-

ber of ASHAworkers have earned

uptoRs 35,000 monthly incentive

this year. At the national level,

reduction in infant mortality rate

by one pointand neonatal mortality

by 3 points has been registered.

This reductionis by 3 and 4 points

respectively in MP which is better

than thenational average. Among

20 states of the country, MP and

Tamil Naduhave registered

remarkable achievements in this

sector. In thecountry, neonatal

mortality rate came down by one

point from 29 in2012 to 8 in 2013.

In the state, this reduction was

by 3 points from 39 to 36 in

oneyear. Infant mortality rate in

the state has declined by 4 points

from73 in 2012 to 69 in 2013. This

is the best performance in 20

states.Bihar, Gujarat, Haryana,

Jammu-Kashmir, Punjab and West

Bengal havestood second by reduc-

ing infant mortality rate by 3

points. Reductionin neonatal mor-

tality rate by 3 points and infant

mortality rate by 4points in MP is

remarkable. According to SRS

Bulletin 2013 released byRegistrar

General of India, success has been

achieved in saving livesof seriously

ill, premature and extremely

under-weight children withimpor-

tant and active contribution of

health workers.

This success has been achieved

in the state with launch of

MamtaAbhiyan, distribution of

CUG SIMs to health workers, con-

stant trainingto workers and mon-

itoring of schemes. Further success

will be achievedin reduction of

infant and maternal mortality rate

in the state infuture. In the state,

special attention is being paid to

norms set bythe Central govern-

ments regarding this.

Arrangements of supportivesuper-

vision of seriously ill and weak

children have also been made inthe

state. Public Health and Family

Welfare Department is making-

maximum use of information tech-

nology. As many as 14 softwares

arebeing developed for monitoring.

Bhopal

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Indore: The MP Lokayukta police caught red-handed 102

state governmentemployees, from top rank officers to peon, for

allegedly acceptingbribe in Indore division last year. "A total 130

criminal cases were registered after 102 state governmentstafferswere caught red-handed accepting bribe in 83 traps laid bythe

anti-corruption watchdog last year in the division,"

IndoreLokayukta Superintendent of Police Arun Mishra said.

He said that ill-gotten swanky houses, besides properties

fetching Rs7 to 8 crore according to present market value, of three

officersincluding assistant engineer, have been attached under MP

SpecialCourt Law, 2011 during last year in the division. The

attached immovable properties are being used to run 'aangan-

wadis'and schools, he said. The

Lokayukta police registered 37

cases againstpeople for misusing

official position, he said.

Besides, chargesheets were

filed in special courts in connec-tion with45 cases of corruption,

Mishra said. The courts pro-

nounced punishmentsin 22

cases, while in two cases the

accused were acquitted, he

saidadding that the rest of the

cases were being heard in

courts.

NEWS MAX

Bribery: 102 govt employeesin Lokayukta net

How we look it !

Bhopal hashighest numberof challengedpeople

MP has debt of

Rs 95,000

crore

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C’garh willbecome Naxalfree: Raman

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C’garh will become Naxal free: Raman

Raipur: Having registered more than 20 lakh

unemployed youths with the State Employment

Exchange office here, only about 18000 candidates

are receiving the benefit of Unemployment

Allowance. The allowance, which was earlier Rs 500

month, was increased to Rs 1000 per month from

January 1, 2014. In Raipur, 10,625 unemployed

youth registered themselves with the District

Employment Exchange office while only 10 candi-dates could be provided jobs, during this period. As

per the rules, the candidate between the age group of

18 and 35 years, who has passed higher secondary

and belong to below poverty line (BPL) family, can

apply for the allowance. The applicants should have

live-registration with the employment registration

office of more than two years. Besides, they should

be dependent on parents/family members for liveli-

hood and should not have any source of income to get

the allowance. Presently, less than 1 per cent (about

17693) beneficiaries are getting the benefit of unem-

ployment allowance. If one goes by this, there is a

need of making changes in order to maintain accu-

rate and acceptable records of the unemployed youths

instead of keeping a vague data. “The government is

in process of bringing a bill, which will make it com-

pulsory for all the departments to mandatorily

inform the Employment Exchange on recruiting any

of the registered youths to make necessary changes

in our data” said a senior officer.

Only 18,000 receive unemployment allowance in C’garh, just 10 in Raipur

Chhattisgarh government has

directed its officials to check ille-

gal sale of intoxicants and set up

rehabilitation centres to curb the

menace of drug addiction in the

state. Additional Chief Secretary

(ACS), Home Department N K

Aswal has instructed officials to

take stern action against smug-

gling and illicit sale of intoxicants

while chairing a meeting of state-

level Coordination Committee last

evening at Mantralaya, an official

statement said. The coordination

committee comprising officials of

various departments has been

constituted to check unauthorizedtrade of intoxicants in

Chhattisgarh. "In the meeting,

ACS asked police and food and

medicine control officials to check

purchase and storage of narcotics

drugs in medical stores on regular

basis and take strict action if any

irregularities are found. Aswal

also gave directions to set up max-

imum number of drug de-addic-

tion and rehabilitation centres

where proper arrangements of

counselling and treatment should

be made available for drug

addicts. Besides, orders were also

issued to keep a check on young-

sters consuming drugs. Asking

officials to adopt effective meas-

ures for controlling illegal trade of

intoxicants, Aswal suggested that

departments of industry, com-

merce, environment and pollution

can be joined hands with to fight

with the problem. Field officers

were directed to strictly imple-

ment the legal provisions of ban of

illegal trade of intoxicants.

2 DECEMBER 29, 2014 TO JANUARY 04, 2015 (MP & CG)Chhattisgarh Explore

The day is not far when Chhattisgarh

will become "Naxal-free", thanks to the joint

efforts of state government and Centre inwiping out the Maoist menace, Chief

Minister Raman Singh said. He conveyed

this to a delegation of National Security

Advisory Board (NSAB) which called on him

here recently.

The delegation headed by NSAB chair-

man and ex-Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran

met Singh at his official residence and dis-

cussed different aspects of Naxalism. They

also discussed the security arrangements

and measures being taken for the socio-eco-

nomic betterment of people in the insur-

gency-hit region, at the meeting. "The chief

minister informed the board about various

welfare schemes of the state government inLWE (Left Wing Extremism) areas, besides

the joint efforts of Central armed forces and

state police in counter-insurgency operation,"

an official statement said. The board advises

Centre on national security after analysing

various issues and visits various states in

this regard. Singh told the delegation the

Naxal problem has been eradicated from

Surguja region (north Chhattisgarh) and

remains confined only to certain areas of

Bastar and Rajnandgaon. "The day is not far

when the state and Centre will together wipe

out the Maoist menace and succeed in mak-

ing a Naxal-free Chhattisgarh," Singh said.

"Central security forces, state police jawansand officers are fighting the menace of

Naxalism with better coordination at every

front. During past few months we have

achieved some major success in this direc-

tion," the chief minister said referring to a

significant number of Naxals laying down

their arms and arrest of many cadres. Singh

also said thrust should be given to execution

of effective strategies to ensure security for

people along with efforts to bring a positive

change in their life style.

RAIPUR

RAIPUR

RAIPUR

Raipur: Residents of coal-rich

Gare village in Chhattisgarh’s

Raigarh district have found a unique

way to assert their rights over the

natural resources found on their

land—they have floated a company

to mine coal and generate power.Inspired by Mahatma Gandhi’s prin-

ciples of self-sufficiency and non-vio-

lence, the residents started Gare

Urja Private Limited in June 2013.

Registered in Gwalior, MP, the

company today has more than 250

farmers from 10 villages as share-

holders. The farmers own 450

hectares that fall in the coal block,

Gare IV/6, which holds high-quality

coal. The idea of floating a coopera-

tive mining company was born in

2006, when the Centre allocated the

block to Jindal Steel Works (JSW)

despite opposition from the resi-

dents. And this was not a one-off

instance in the coal-rich Tamnartaluka. “In the past few years, the

Centre has allocated land in Gare

and its adjoining villages to coal min-

ing, power and steel companies, such

as Jindal, Jaiswal Neco and Monnet-

Ispat, against people’s consent,”

alleges Harihar Patel, former

sarpanch of Gare. Interestingly, Gare

IV/6 is one of the 218 coal blocks

whose mining leases were cancelled

by the Supreme Court in August this

year because of their arbitrary allo-

cation. Residents say the Centre’s

decision to allocate the coal block to a

private firm without their consent is

also illegal as per the Supreme Court

judgement on July 23, 2013, whichstates that the owner of land has

absolute rights over the minerals

under or over it.

Coal SatyagrahaThough the Gare residents are

yet to earn from the natural resource

underneath their land, they have

begun asserting their rights over it.

Since 2013, they have been celebrat-

ing birth anniversary of Gandhi by

staging coal satyagraha. This year,

over 700 residents, including 500

women, met at the village temple in

the morning and marched to the

bank of the Keloriver, a tributary of

the Mahanadi. After a community

feast, the group collected coal from

an exposed seam and marched on to

submit the pieces at the agricultural

market cooperative office in Gare in

the presence of government officials.

“It was a protest against companies

that forcefully wanted to acquire peo-

ple’s land to mine coal,” says Patel,

also a member of Jan Chetna Manch,

a non-profit working for the rights of

people affected by mining.

People in C’garhassert rights overnatural resources

Check sale of illegal intoxicants, C'garh govt directs depts



3 DECEMBER 29, 2014 TO JANUARY 04, 2015 (MP & CG)MADHYA PRADESH

Indore: Eight species of birds like francol-

ins and quails are on theverge of extinction in

the Malwa region, a recent study has revealed.

The study carried out by the MP Forest

Department, has found nkinghabitat of these

birds due to human intervention, as the major

reasonfor the massive decline in their numbers.

The number of francolins and quails have fallen

drastically afterthickets in which they reside

were destroyed in the Malwa region.

The human population has expanded into

the birds' environs accordingto the study, Ujjain

District Chief Conservator of Forests (CCF) P

CDubey said. He said that his department's pri-

ority now, is to keep thebirds' habitat intact forwhich their environs are being identified.

Dubey said that forest ground duty officials

would be deputed to thesehabitats to shoo away

cats and other animals which damage eggs and-

chicks of these birds. He said that village folk

would be roped in tohelp conserve these birds.

Ornithologist Ajay Gadikar, who was associated

with the study, saidthat the numbers of grey

francolins, painted francolins, rain quails,jungle

bush quails, rock bush quails, barred button

quails and smallquails have dipped in the

Malwa region, adding that poaching too is afac-

tors for their decline.

Thickets of Ujjain's Agar and Tarana

regions are home to francolinsand quails hesaid, adding that forest department officials are

takingsteps to preserve these birds.

8 species of birds on the verge of extinction

in Malwa, says study

The milk availability per

person in MP is 345 gram,

which is more than the world

and national average, MP

Animal Husbandry Minister

KusumMehdale said recently.

"Despite rising population,

the availability of milk per per-

son in MP is 345 gram, which is

more than the national (300

gram) and world (281 gram)

average," the minister told

reporters here.

Chief Minister Shivraj

Singh Chauhan has directed toraise the availability to 500

gram per person in next five

years, she said. The average

milk production in MP contin-

ues to remain more than the

national average since the last

three years.

In 2013-14, the milk pro-

duction at national level regis-

tered an increase of 3.97 per

cent, while in MP it was 8.61

per cent, Mehdale said. The

state has set a target to take

this figure to 9.40 per cent in

2014-15, she said. The minister

also informed that the state

has already surpassed

Maharashtra in total milk pro-

duction and stood at sixth posi-

tion in the country. "The state

is likely to get fourth position

in the country for milk produc-

tion in 2014-15 by surpassing

Andhra Pradesh and Punjab,"

Mehdale said.On the occasion, the minis-

ter also informed about the

achievements of her other

departments, including public

health engineering, horticul-

ture and food processing, fish-

eries development, cottage and

rural industries and law and

legislative affairs.

Bhopal

MP has a debt of Rs 95,000

crore and it is likely to touch

Rs 1 lakh crore by the end of

the current financial year,

State Finance Minister Jayant

Mallaiya said here recently.

He, however, added that

state's financial situation isgood. "In 2003-04, MP had a

debt burden of Rs 35,000 crore

and now it has reached Rs

95,000 crore. By the end of this

financial year it is expected to

be Rs 1 lakh crore," he told

reporters. During 2003-2014,

though the state borrowed Rs

60,000 crore, it spent Rs 1.20

lakh crore on construction of

roads, canals, dams, power

generation, drinking water

and hospital buildings, among

other things, he said. About

increase in VAT on petrol and

diesel despite the Centre

reducing the fuel prices, theminister said situation in

every state was not same, and

even Rajasthan had increased

the VAT while Gujarat was

contemplating a hike too.

On Goods and Services Tax

(GST), the minister said the

Union Finance Minister Arun

Jaitley had assured that after

its implementation, if there

was a shortfall in the state's

revenue the Centre would

compensate it. He termed the

financial situation of MP as

quite good, and added that not

a single bill was pending for

payment. During the 11th plan

(2007-12), the state's economic

growth rate was 9.94 per cent

while in 2013-14 it had already

crossed 11.08 per cent, he said.

Master plan for 50,982 vil-

lages had already been pre-

pared by taking into account

local populations' priorities, he

said. Mallaiya said since BJP

came to power, construction of

1,600 small, 13 medium andfive mega irrigation schemes

was completed.

MP has debt of

Rs 95,000 crore

Milk availability in MP more than national average: minister

Bhopal



4 DECEMBER 29, 2014 TO JANUARY 04, 2015 (MP & CG)

C’garh govt supportsdecision to phase

out polythene

Raipur: The state government has extended

support to Urban Administration Department’s

plan to phase out plastic bags from January 2015

for pollution control in the State. Environment

Conservation Board will organise seminars and

other public awareness programmes, in associa-

tion with Urban Administration and

Development Department, in this connection.

This decision was taken in the 32nd State

board meeting of Chhattisgarh Environment

Conservation Board. Additional Chief Secretary

(ACS) Housing and Environment Department, N

Baijendra Kumar, presided over the meeting. The

government has also decided to relocate over 100

polluting industrial units situated in the vicinity

of Raipur. An action plan for re-locating indus-

tries of Siltara and Urla will be finalised and

implemented after proper discussion with the

concerned industrialists. Devendra Singh,

Member Secretary, Environment Conservation

Board, will be holding discussions with industri-

alists following which a proposal will be prepared

and sent to the State Government.

Many industries located in Siltara and Urla

— two major industrial areas situated adjacent

to capital city Raipur — will be displaced else-

where, an official statement informed. At the

meeting, Continuous Air Monitoring Station for

air pollution control was also reviewed. ACS

Kumar said that the station should be estab-

lished at a suitable location in AIIMS Hospital

premise or National Institute of Technology

(NIT). Big LED screens will be installed atRaipur collectorate and all other stations for

proper display. In the meeting, Bilaspur

Municipal Corporation Commissioner told that

NTPC will start Continuous Ambient Air

Monitoring Station from January 15.

Chhattisgarh Environment Conservation Board

has decided to issue solo certificates under Water

(Pollution Prevention and Control) Act 1974 and

Air Pollution Prevention and Control) Act 1981.

Challenging Chhattisgarh govern-

ment's claim that death of 13women in

a sterilization camp was due to con-

taminated antibiotics, aresearch and

advocacy group has claimed that "post-

operationinfection" was the reason

behind the deaths. A detailed investi-

gation done by Down to Earth (DTE)

magazine ofCentre for Science and

Environment (CSE) found that there

was a"botch-up" during the "assembly

line sterilisation procedure" whichwas

done in "poor and unhygienic" condi-

tions. "Our research has revealed that

the claim of state health officialsthat

the deaths occurred due to contaminat-

ed antibiotics is notcorrect. "Our col-

league who travelled extensively in the

district and met withboth government

officials and participants in the sterili-

sation camphas found that deaths were

because of post-operation

infection,"director general of CSE

Sunita Narain has said. "Botched"

sterilisation surgeries at government

organized health campshad claimed

the lives of 13 women in Bilaspur in

November and had leftover a 100 criti-

cal. The state government has consti-

tuted a judicial probe team toinvesti-

gate into the matter.

Narain claimed that the post-

mortem reports seen by the colleague

whoinvestigated the incident on behalf

of the magazine says that thewomen

had developed "septicaemia" (life-

threatening infection). Narain said the

research pointed out to "gross viola-

tions of the 2006national guidelines of

sterilisation" and it was important

that thistragedy makes us raise criti-

cal issues in the direction of

India'sfamily planning programme.

"India's family planning approach has

become target driven, campbased, ster-

ilisation focused where incentives are

given to familiesand doctors to under-

take these procedures. This happens in

spite thefact that the National

Population Policy actually discourages-

targets," she said. The CSE suggested

a revamp for the family planning pro-

gramme and saidthat there is a need to

move away from "target incentive

basedapproach" to make family plan-

ning part of the health care services.

C'garh sterilisation: CSE says post-operation infection caused deaths

RAIPUR TRAIL

Helipads in Chhattsigarh to

have night landing facility

Raipur

Learning lessons from the latest

Maoist attack on CRPF in

Chhattisgarh, government has decided

to provide night-landing facilities at all

the helipads in the naxal-affected dis-

tricts of the state, removing a handicap

in the security operations.

There are 12 districts in

Chhattisgarh which are worst hit by

naxalism and provision of night-landing

facility will help in swift induction of

troops and evacuation of the injured

personnel which is currently not possi-

ble. The decision has been taken follow-

ing recommendation of a high-level

committee, headed by former CRPF

Director General K Vijay Kumar, which

faced the naxal attack in the state on

December 1, 2014 in which 14 CRPF

personnel were killed.

The Home Ministry has conveyed to

the Chhattisgarh government to initi-

ate the process of developing the heli-

pads to facilitate night-landing facility

through respective district magistrates

and the expenses will be reimbursed

under Centre's security related expen-

diture scheme, official sources said

here. Bastar, Bijapur, Dantewada,

Sukma, Narayanpur and Kanker are

among the districts worst hit by naxal-

ism.Lack of night-landing facility often

hampers movement of security forces

engaged in anti-naxal operations. There

have been several occasions in the past

when injured jawans could not be air-

lifted on time leading to fatality. The

Home Ministry will also request the

Airports Authority of India (AAI) to

install necessary gadgets to facilitate

night-landing of helicopters and air-

craft at Jagdalpur air field. The small

airfield is operated by the AAI, under

the Civil Aviation Ministry. In case of

Jagdalpur too, the Home Ministry will

bear the cost of upgradation. The

Indian Air Force, which operates at

least four helicopters in Chhattisgarh

for movement of troops and evacuation

of injured, did not land its choppers

many times despite emergency as the

night-landing facility was not available

in any of the helipads so far.

Raipur

Raipur




Bhopal has highest number

of challenged people

CM Shivraj Singh Chauhan

has said that fertilisers should

bestored in advance in the state

so that their supply does not fall-

short in times of need. He direct-

ed for advance storage of fertilis-

ersfor Kharif. Chauhan

reviewed activities of Agriculture

Departmenthere today.

Cooperatives Minister Gopal

Bhargava and Chief

SecretaryAnthony de Sa were

also present on the occasion. The

CM said that farmers should be

educated to brave seasonal

changes.Agriculture Extension

Officers and KisanMitras should

undertakeintensive tours of areas

under their jurisdiction and give

timelyadvice to farmers. SMSes

containing information about

crop safetyshould also be sent to

them by officers. Information

should bedisseminated in village

through beating of drums and

other means.Farmers should be

informed about use of crop medi-

cines and pesticidesin accordance

with wheaten. Their availability

should also be managedeffective-

ly. Chauhan said that farmers

should be educated about agro cli-

maticzones and select crops as

per market demand and supply.

They should beinformed about

adoption of crops system, use of

fertilisers, medicinesand insecti-

cides accordingly. For this, a spe-

cial awareness campaignshould

be conducted in April-May.

Farmers should also be motivated

foradvance storage of fertilisers-

during this period. He soughtin-

formation about procurement of

paddy. He directed to ensure that-

paddy is procured with correctrates. The department should

monitorthis process, he added.

The meeting was informed that

154 teams have been constituted

foreffective monitoring of fertilis-

er distribution who have conduct-

ed1398 inspections. As many as

313 cases of different nature have

beenregistered. Database of

about one lakh organic farmers

has beenprepared in the state.

Farm-power has also increased in

the state from0.8 kilowatts to

1.36 kilowatts. Information was

also given aboutimpact of rain

and efforts for prevention of frost.So far, Rabi crops have been

sown in 102.42 lakh hectares

including58.74 lakh hectares

wheat, 34.82 lakh hectares gram

and 8.14 lakhhectares mustard

crops. Urea has been distributed

5.81 lakh MT ingovernment sec-

tor and 3.62 lakh MT in private

sector.

Fertilisers should be stored in advance in state: CM

The state capital is home to highest

number of disabled citizens, 84,502 to be

precise. Indore stood at second place with a

population of 78,761 disabled people.

Releasing data at a workshop here at

Academy of Administration recently, cen-

sus MP director Sachin Sinha said there

are 15,51,931 people with different disabil-

ities in MP, which is 2.14% of disabled pop-

ulation of 2,68,10,557 in India. Comparing

to 2001 census, there is a decline of 0.19%

in disabled population in the state. This

data is based on 2011 census and is

released for the first time.

Sinha said Jabalpur and Rewa with

population of 59,074 and 57,889 people

with disabilities, respectively are placed at

third and fourth positions. Sagar is at fifth

position with a population 52,576.

Interestingly, Alirajpur, one of most back-

ward districts of the state tribal district

has minimum number of disabled people -

10,869. He said this statistics is based on

eight categories, including visually chal-

lenged, people who are hard of hearing or

deaf, those lacking power of speech or

dumb, physically disabled people and peo-

ple with learning difficulties. Surprisingly,

Bhopal stood first in all parameters. In

visually challenged category, Bhopal has

21,346 citizens followed by Indore with

16,839 people under this category. Datia is

at lowest level in the state with population

of 1,843 people who visually challenged In

all there are as many as 2,70,751 people in

the state with this problem.

In category, with people lacking hear-

ing power, Bhopal again topped the list

with a population of 21,843, while Indore

is at second position with population of

18,915. Sheopur is at lowest level with

population of only 1,748 people with this

problem. There are 2,67,361 people in MP

with problems of hearing power or com-

pletely deaf. In speech-related problems,

Bhopal again has highest population of

4,553 people under this category followed

by Indore, 3,764 people. Alirajpur is at bot-

tom with 339 people having speech-related

problems.

Bhopal also has highest number of peo-

ple with learning disability with the popu-

lation of 3,917 people. Indore is again at

second level with population of 3, 823 peo-

ple. Alirajpur is at the bottom with only

403 persons with the learning disability. In

all, there are 77, 803 people in the state

with problem of learning disability.

As far as mentally retarded people are

concerned, Indore is at the top position

with 1,701 such people. Jabalpur is the

second position having 1,622 persons fol-

lowed by Alirajpur with only 224 mentally

tretarded people. In all, MP has 39,513

people with learning disabilities.

Bhopal

Bhopal



nstructions from

Department of Revenue

and Quality Control Orderof Steel Ministry notwithstand-

ing, the import of defective sec-

onds CRGO steel is continuing

leaving Transformer manufac-

turers fuming.

“The image of Indian

Transformer industry has taken

a beating both at home and

abroad because of use of sub-

standard quality of CRGO steel

and Indian manufacturers are

blacklisted in several countries

in Africa and Middle East”

according to Anil Agarwal,

President of Indian Transformer

Manufacturer Association(ITMA). According to him, cor-

ruption and unfair trade prac-

tices like these are biggest hand-

icap in realizing Prime Minister

Modi’s ‘Make in India’ dreams.

CRGO steel, a critical raw mate-

rial used for lamination in

Transformers, is not manufac-

tured in India and is almost

entirely imported. The quality

of the special grade steel having

a direct bearing on the quality of

transformers, Ministry of Steel

had issued a quality control

order in 2012 mandating the

imported CRGO steel to meet a

specified BIS quality standard.

As Customs officials largely

ignored the order, Transformer

manufacturers approached

Department to Revenue which

issued instructions in 2014 ban-

ning imports without prescribed

BIS certificate. “When we

pressed for compliance of order,

the imports of defective steel

was stopped at major parts, but

it started getting cleared at

smaller ports and later at the

dry ports presumably in con-

nivance of customs and

unscrupulous dealers”, Agarwal

added. According to industry

sources, lately the Dadri dry

port (Noida, Uttar Pradesh) has

become major entry point for

import of substandard CRGO

steel. Now, to circumvent the

quality control order, the dealers

declare CRGO steel as ‘trans-

former parts’ in the invoice and

the bill of lading which is

patently fraudulent. ITMA has

demanded that government

should take steps to effectively

implement its own orders.

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Vastu tips for stairs

Circular stairs should

also be avoided.

Stairs arising from

South, West or

South-west are

auspicious and

beneficial in terms of

financial gain.

The starting stair

should not be round.

Unruly and bad

conditioned stairscreate mental

instability and stress

among inmates.

Thus stairs should

be kept in good

condition through

repair.

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6 DECEMBER 29, 2014 TO JANUARY 04, 2015 (MP & CG)MUST READ

anks were also asked

to complete issuance

of passbook to all

account holders, the

statement said, adding the

issue of settling life insurance

claim was discussed at length

and the focus was on speedy

disposal. Banks and LIC were

asked to make claim forms

readily available on their web-

site. LIC was asked to settle the

claim within 15 days from the

date of receipt of claim, if other-

wise in order. The settlement

process should not exceed 30

days in any case.

Banks expressed confidence

to meet the deadlines barring

certain difficult areas in NorthEast, Himachal Pradesh, J&K

and areas affected by migra-

tion. In order to achieve univer-

sal access of banking, banks

have deployed bank Mitras in

1.23 lakh Sub Service Areas

(SSAs) leaving a gap of 6,031

uncovered SSAs, it said. Banks

were asked to complete deploy-

ment of Bank Mitras latest by

January 15 and display details

of the same on their own web-

site as well as on State Level

Bankers' Committee.

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Banks achieve target to open

accounts under PMJDY

Imports of defective CRGO will ruinIndian Transformer industry: ITMA

New Delhi: Banks have achieved the target set by the government to open 10 crore

accounts under the Pradhan Mantri Jan DhanYojana (PMJDY) a month before the

January 26 deadline. As of December 26, the number of accounts opened under the

scheme stood at 10.08 crore. Banks have issued 7.28 crore RuPay Cards as on December 22.

During a meeting chaired by Anurag Jain, Joint Secretary (FI) and Mission Director of

PMJDY, banks committed to cover the gap in issuance of RuPay cards and accounts

opened, including of Regional Rural Banks by January 15, 2015.‘

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I




CM Shivraj Singh Chauhan has said that the con-

stitution ofNational Institute for Transforming India

(NITI) has laid thefoundation of a true federal struc-

ture in the development process oftransforming India.

In his blog and twitter the CM said the newdispensa-

tion would go a long way in meeting the developmen-talchallenges of India. The CM said that India woke up

to a new dawn of development based oncooperation and

democratic values in the new year on January

1,2015.This epoch-changing development has taken

place in the form of theNational Institute for

Transforming India (NITI) replacing thePlanning

Commission of India.

Chauhan said that in 1952, the then Prime

Minister Pandit JawaharlalNehru set up the Planning

Commission of India was the right decisionin the right

direction in view of the circumstances and require-

mentsof that time for all round development of the

nation.Post-independence the Commission played a

very crucial role indevelopment of the nation through

the Five Years Plans. The Commissiongave a very good

account of itself in planning, formulating andimple-

menting schemes to a great extent. However, over the

decades,especially after economic liberalization in 1991

the existence of thePlanning Commission started out-

living its existence. In democracydifferent states are ruled by

different political parties. It wasincreasingly being felt that

the Planning Commission had become a toolof the powers

that be at the centre to serve their interest by showingpreju-

dices, slants and aversions against states. Discrimination

infunds allocations was also experienced by states for these

reasons. The CM said that the Planning Commission had

started showing lack ofdemocratic ethos in its functioning.

The discussions held by theCommission with CMs had been

reduced to a mere ritual. Schemes wereformulated at the

Centre and sent to the states for implementation.While for-

mulating the schemes the specific geographical, social,eco-

nomic, historical and cultural requirements of the states

were nottaken into account. It is a major factor respon-

sible for not reachingdesired fruits of development to the

masses. I have been maintainingat different fora that

just as one single medicine cannot cure alldiseases, there

cannot be a fit-for-all scheme or programme for allstates.

This is particularly true about centrally sponsored

schemes. Chauhan said that the most important thing

about the NITI set up byour innovative Prime Minister

Narendra Modi to replace the PlanningCommission is

that it preceded comprehensive consultations with allthe

CMs. Its Governing Council includes all CMs of States

and Lt.Governors of Union Territories. This would give

new direction andmomentum to the development of

states.

The CM said that another special feature of the new

dispensation isthat it provides for constitution of

Regional Councils to resolvecontentious inter-state

issues. This would remove the bottlenecks indevelop-

ment and the states while pushing up their own devel-

opmentwould contribute more actively and promptly to

development of thenation. Chauhan said that the NITI

would facilitate planning at villagelevel, which is very

important. In MP we have already done it. We

haveMaster Plans of all the villages in place. These

plans have beenchalked out in consultation with the vil-

lagers. The Action Plansaccommodate their suggestions and

advices. The process of execution ofthese Action Plans has

already started. I am happy that this processis being intro-

duced across the country. This would help harness theavail-

able resources for development of villages in a more efficient-

manner.

NITI would go a long way in meeting developmental challenges: CM

CM reviews preparations for Simhastha;

global symposia, seminars from AprilThe CM Shivraj Singh Chauhan began

the New Year withintensive review of

Simhastha 2016 at Mantralaya here.

Chauhan askedthe officers concerned to

make Simhastha 2016 a global religious

forumfor spreading spiritual messages

among the global community onenviron-

ment, value based life style, women empow-

erment and religiousteachings of unity and

harmony. He instructed the chief secretarytodraw out a calendar of global events of dis-

cussions and symposia andseek cooperation

of committed non-official organizations, sub-

jectexperts in organizing the Simhastha

2016.

Addressing the review meeting,

Chauhan gave instructions formaintaining

quality of infrastructure building works say-

ing thatquality should never be compro-

mised. He gave instructions to start aseries

of global level symposia and seminars from

April this year. Hesaid that an intensive

cleanliness campaign could be launched

forRudra Sagar and Kshir Sagar ensuring

participation of people at largescale.

He said he would participate in the

cleanliness campaign. It was informed that

the civic infrastructure to be built

forSimhastha 2016 will remain permanent-

ly. He asked the concerningofficers to deal

with encroachment issues with utter sensi-

tivitysaying that participation of all commu-

nity and religious heads is amust. He said

that there should be dialogues with them at

regularintervals to achieve consensus on dif-

ferent issues. The meeting was informed

that all infrastructure building works arego-

ing on at pace satisfactorily. The CM gave

instructions for ensuringefficient utilization

of budget and fill key posts in concerningde-

partments and agencies. He said that coop-

eration of NGOs andcommunities in organ-

izing Simhastha 2016 should also be

ensured.

Bhopal

Bhopal



8 DECEMBER 29, 2014 TO JANUARY 04, 2015 (MP & CG)TURNING INDIA

Gandhinagar: NDA Government will

showcase its new initiatives like Make in

India, Clean Ganga and economic

reforms at the Pravasi Bhartia Divas

(PBD), India's annual event to connect

with diaspora to be held next month in

Gandhinagar, to woo investors and

strengthen the two-way engagement.

The 13th edition of the three-day

annual event beginning January 7 has

a special significance this year as it will

also commemorate the centenary of

Mahatma Gandhi's return from South

Africa. Prime Minister Narendra Modi

will address the conclave on January 8

while President Pranab Mukherjee will

confer Pravasi Bharatiya Samman

Awards to distinguished overseas

Indians on January 9. External Affairs

Minister Sushma Swaraj said around

3,000 delegates from the diaspora com-

munity from across the world are likely

to participate in the event being organ-

ised by the Ministry of Overseas Indian

Affairs along with Gujarat Government.

Swaraj said President of the Republic

of Guyana Donald Ramotar will be Chief

Guest of the event to which Foreign

Minister of South Africa has also been

invited because of commemoration of

Gandhi's return from that country.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley,

Commerce Minister Nirmala

Sitharaman and a number of Union

Ministers will participate in plenary ses-

sions which will have themes such as

'Opportunities in India', Smart Cities

and Urban Planning, Skill Development

and Tourism etc. Chief Ministers of non-

NDA ruled states of Uttar Pradesh,

Kerala and Nagaland have confirmed

their participation along with those ruled

by BJP or its allies include MP,

Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Goa, Gujarat,

Haryana and Maharastra.

Addressing a press conference along

with Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben

Patel, Swaraj said she personally invited

all the Chief Ministers including West

Bengal's Mamata Banerjee and hoped

that more CMs will participate in the

event.

Make in India, Clean Gangainitiatives to be showcased at PBD

Maha to boost eco-tourism inbuffer areas of national parksThe Maharashtra

state government has

decided to boost eco-

tourism in the buffer

areas of national

parks and woodlands

to improve the deterio-

rating condition of

forests as well as gen-

erate a source of income for the state

exchequer, according

to a CMO official. The

state government hopes to gener-

ate an annual income of Rs 10,000

crore by enhancing inflow of inter-

national tourists near Tadoba and

Pench in the Vidarbha region.

"We will develop the entire

region around Tadoba and Pench

into an eco-tourim zone so that we

can attract international tourists

there. It has been calculated that

around eight million people visit

India every year,"said Principal

Secretary in the Chief Minister's

Office Praveen Pardeshi.

"If we could attract only ten

percent of tourists to the forests of

Vidarbha, we would have about

eight lakh people visiting us year-

ly. Say if they spend about 200 dol-

lars a day for only around four

days, the state would earn an

annual income of Rs 10,000 crore,"

he said. Pardeshi said that until

now, the government's focus was

on core forest areas, but focus

would now be shifted towards

buffer zones.

"By focusing on buffer zones

that is areas around the forests,

and developing them into eco-

tourism zones, the entire liveli-

hood of people living in jungles

and around sanctuaries can be

transformed. Then, instead of peo-

ple thinking of cutting wood to

earn a livelihood, they will look at

tourists as a source of livelihood.

That way they will themselves

ensure that trees are protected,"

he said. Ruling out industrialisa-

tion at the cost of forests, Pardeshi

said that conserving forests is of

utmost importance in new govern-

ment's the vision

Digital text booksto revolutionize

education sector

Thiruvananthapuram: In a major

initiative that may revolutionise the gen-

eral education sector, Kerala is all set to

introduce multi-media "Digital

Collaborative Textbooks" (DCT), the first

of its kind in the country, in government

schools. This digital textbook will com-

prise information contributed by persons

around the globe in audio or video for-

mats, besides the scanned soft-copy of nor-

mal textbooks. The state government has

decided to launch the DCTs in government

schools on an experimental basis from

next academic year starting in June, said

A Shahjahan, Secretary, Department of

General Education. Students and teachers

can access the DCTs with the support of

tablets and e-learning centres set up at

schools. IT@School, under the state

General Education Department, is plan-

ning to formally launch the "digital collab-

orative textbooks" early next month.

"The digital collaborative textbooks are

definitely a significant step in the educa-

tion sector of the country. We are planning

to formally launch the DCTs next month,"

Shahjahan said. A senior official of

IT@School said Kerala is the first state to

introduce this kind of multi-media text-

books. "At the normal level, the DCTs are

e-books in which ordinary textbooks are

scanned and uploaded. But, a plethora of

information, contributed by different peo-

ple including experts in different subjects

make them unique," said IT@School

Executive Director K P Noufal. He said

over 3.7 million students and about more

than two lakh teachers in the state-run

schools are expected to benefit from the

the ambitious project. The department

was also ready to share digital textbook

model with private schools also which fol-

low state syllabus. But, they should pro-

vide hardware and other supporting facil-

ities to get the access, he said.

New Delhi

Mumbai

India's economic growthlikely to increase to 6.3%

in 2016: UN Report

The country's economic growth is likely to

increase to 6.3per cent in 2016 from 5.9 per cent in

2015, according to a recent UNReport. The UnitedNations ‘World Economic Situation and Prospects

2015’(WESP) report which was released recently

said that on a global scale,economy will improve

marginally, although mounting uncertainties

andrisks could undermine economic growth.

The global economy is expected to grow 3.1 per

cent in 2015 and 3.3per cent in 2016, compared with

an estimated growth of 2.6 per centfor 2014. The

global economy expanded during 2014 at a moder-

ate anduneven pace. A number of economies in

developing countries have encountered various-

country-specific challenges. “In contrast, East Asia,

including China,managed to register relatively

robust growth, while India led SouthAsia to a mod-

erate strengthening,” the UN report said. Economic

growth in South Asia is set to gradually pick upfrom anestimated 4.9 per cent in 2014 to 5.4 per

cent in 2015 and 5.7 percent in 2016. “While the

recovery will be led by India, which accounts for

about 70per cent of regional output, other

economies such as Bangladesh andthe Islamic

Republic of Iran are also projected to see stronger

growthin the forecast period,” the report said. In

addition, India is likelyto make progress in imple-

menting economic policy reforms, thusproviding

support to business and consumer confidence.

New Delhi



ever the one to shy away

from an on-field showdown,

feisty Indian batsman Virat Kohli

said being called a “spoilt brat” by

the Australians brought the best

out of him as he smashed a

career-best 169-run knock to keep

the touring side afloat in the

ongoing third Test. “It was going on throughout the day. They were

calling me a spoilt brat and I said

‘maybe that’s the way I am. You

guys hate me and I like that’. I

don’t mind having a chat on the

field and it worked in my favour I

guess,” a combative Kohli said at

the end of third day’s play which

India finished at 462/8, still trail-

ing by 68 runs.

“I like playing against

Australia because it is very hard

for them to stay calm and I don’t

mind an argument on the field

and it really excites me and

brings the best out of me. So they

don’t seem to be learning the les-

son,” said Kohli.

The most dramatic moments

of the day involved Kohli in a ver-

bal spat with Mitchell Johnson

after the pacer ended up hitting

the Indian while attempting to

run him out. Talking about Johnson, Kohli

said, “In Brisbane he was batting without

pressure because that’s not his job. His job

is to take wickets and he was going at 4.7

an over today, and he didn’t get a wicket

throughout the day and I backed myself to

take him on even if I keep talking to him. I

decided whenever he comes on to bowl I

will back myself and take him on. I don’t

mind having a word back, neither does he,

so we kept going at it.” Kohli and Ajinkya

Rahane put on 262 runs for the fourth

wicket in reply to Australia’s first innings

total of 530 runs. There have been a lot of

heated moments in this series and

Sunday’s incidents were just another chap-

ter to that saga. “They have the right to

talk I guess. They are 2-0 up right now. It

would have been interesting if it had been

1-1 and the same sort of sentences or words

had come through from them. When you

are on top you can sort of say anything you

want. “It’s when chips are down that you

have got to stand up. When we played in

India (in 2012-13) there weren’t so many

words coming back from them. We are 2-0

down, we still took them on today, and

showed what we can do with the bat, which

is the character of this Indian team,” said a

defiant Kohli. When asked if he respected

the Australian team, Kohli replied, “I have

got a nice friendship with a few of them. I

respect quite a few of them, but someone

who doesn’t respect me I have no reason to

respect him.” “There were words in

Adelaide as well where they said no unnec-

essary respect for him.

10 DECEMBER 29, 2014 TO JANUARY 04, 2015 (MP & CG)SPORTS

Australia need to learn

that sledging brings out the best in me, says KohliN

ndian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni

broke the world record for most number of

stumpings in international cricket after he

effected his 134th dismissal on day two of the

third cricket Test against Australia today. The33-year-old Dhoni set the record at the

Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). He sur-

passed Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara when

he stumped Mitchell Johnson off the bowling

of off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin for his

world record dismissal. He reached the land-

mark in his 460th innings while Sangakkara

has 133 stumpings from 485 innings. Sri

Lanka's other keeper Romesh Kaluwitharana

is third on the list with 101 stumpings from

270 innings, while another Indian, NayanMongia, is 10th on the list with 52 stumpings.

Dhoni has 38 stumpings to his name in Tests,

85 in ODIs and 11 in T20s. The second-placed

Sangakkara of Sri Lanka has 20 stumpings in

Tests, 93 in One-day Internationals and 20

Twenty20s.

Dhoni breaks record for most number

of stumpings in international cricketI

ontinuing her steady

progress in the WTA cir-

cuit, India's Ankita Rainaoverwhelmed British teenag-

er Katy Dunne in straight

sets in a one-sided final to lift

her maiden USD 25,000 ITF

singles title at the Deccan

Gymkhana today.

The 21-year-old Ahmedabad-

born player, who trains in

this city, hardly broke a

sweat while romping to a 6-2

6-2 victory over her 19-year-

old British rival in the

NECC-ITF women's tourna-

ment. This was the India no.1

woman singles player's maid-

en USD 25,000 title and the

294-ranked Ankita expressedher delight over becoming the

first from the host nation to

clinch a title in the tourna-

ment after 14 years.

"I am happy to win in Pune

and become the first Indian

to win after 14 years here. It

just proves that Indian play-

ers can do it," said fourth

seed Ankita who had won

three USD 10,000 singles

titles last year, but none this

year prior to today's win in a

higher-category event.

Radhika Tulpule, the then

national women's champion,

had won it in the inauguralyear of the tournament by

beating compatriot Archana

Venkatraman in the final.

Ankita, who earned 50 WTA

points besides pocketing the

winner's prize money of USD

3,919 (around Rs 2.45 lakh),

broke her rival's serve five

times in two sets while drop-

ping her own only once in the

title clash. Though the

British teenager, the sixth

seed, served two aces, she

also committed five double

faults while striving harder.

"I'm happy to end the year on

a happy note. Finally it's the

end of the year," Ankita said.

"This year my aim was to

reach 200 and hopefully I will

break into 260 (following the

title triumph). I want to

improve my rankings and

play more WTA events next

year," she added. Dunne

received USD 2,091 and 30points for finishing runner-

up in singles. "Sice I was

playing this final in Pune and

with the kind of support I got

from fans, I wanted to give

my best," said Ankita, who

now heads to Kerala for the

National Games. The match

began on equal terms as the

two players held their serves

till 3-2 when Ankita broke

Katy to go 4-2 up. She then

took the seventh game at love

before breaking the Briton

again to wrap up the first set

6-2. "When the second set

began, I decided to hurry up

the things. Even though I

was broken in the opening

game, I calmed myself down

and waited for Katy to com-

mit mistakes," she explained.

After Ankita dropped serve

for the first and only time to

trail 1-2, she hit back imme-

diately to bring the set oneven keel when Katy double

faulted. The turn of things

frustrated Dunne and when

she threw her racket she was

given a warning by the chair

umpire. Katy again double-

faulted in the sixth game

when she was down 30-40 to

hand a commanding 4-2 lead

to Ankita.

Ankita Raina beats Katy Dunneto win first ITF singles title

C

Sachin denies seeking land from IIT Delhi for academyricket legend Sachin Tendulkar

Sunday denied planning a crick-

et academy and seeking land from

IIT Delhi to build it, adding he was

"appalled" by reports suggesting so.

"I am appalled to read the stories

that suggest some land has been

asked from IIT-D for academy in my

name," Tendulkar said in a tweet.

"I have not even planned any acade-

my neither do I want any piece of

land for any purpose," he added. The

batting maestro's comments come

after media reported Indian Institute

of Technology (IIT) Delhi director

Raghunath K. Shevgaonkar quit fol-

lowing pressure from the ministry of

human resource development to pro-

vide the IIT ground for a cricket

academy that Tendulkar was keen on

opening in the city. "Wish that basic

facts are checked from me before

publishing such fiction using my

name," Tendulkar further slammed

the report. According to a media

report, Shevgaonkar was also under

pressure to pay nearly Rs.70 lakh to

former faculty and BJP leader

Subramanian Swamy as his "salary

dues" between 1972 and 1991.

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11 DECEMBER 29, 2014 TO JANUARY 04, 2015 (MP & CG)GLAMOUR

I'm too lenient as producer: Arbaaz

ctor Arbaaz Khan has tasted

success as a film producer,

but he now feels he's too

easy-going on his team when he's

on the job. "I go along with my

team, but I am too lenient and not

strict at all as a producer. In fact,

professionalism in my team should

increase," Arbaaz Khan told IANS

while talking about how he handles

this crucial aspect of filmmaking.

"At times, I give lot of liberty

and facilities, but today filmmaking

is also a business. It's important to

make your film on a budget and on

time. As a producer, we have to be

strict about that," he added. Arbaaz

is currently busy promoting his film

"Dolly Ki Doli". Directed by

Abhishek Dogra, the film features

Sonam Kapoor and Rajkumar Rao

in key roles. Arbaaz's wife

Malaika Arora has co-produced

their past films -- "Dabangg" and

"Dabangg 2".

Talking about the importance of

her presence, Arbaaz said:

"Malaika is like a sounding board,

and I take her opinion. Her opinion

is unbiased...I feel she is very hon-

est. When I finalise anything, I

take her opinion."

espite suffering from a kidney problem, an

ailing fan of superstar Rajinikanth was

determined to see his favourite star’s latest

release ‘Lingaa’ and reportedly escaped from hospi-tal to watch it. However, after the show he was

found dead in his seat with the intravenous drip-

tube intact, police said.

56-year-old Rajendran, hailing from

Chettipalayam in the city, was reportedly undergo-

ing treatment for a kidney problem at the

Government Hospital and was on an intravenous

drip for the last few days, police said.

Being an ardent Rajinikanth fan, he wanted to

watch the movie ‘Lingaa’, but strict vigil at the hos-

pital prevented his movement. However, he made

up his mind to watch the late night show and

reportedly managed to give the slip to the hospital

staff and got a ticket at a theatre near the Railway

Station, about a kilometre from the hospital and

occupied the seat, despite having an intravenous

drip. The Times of India reported that he had been

suffering from kidney cancer. The report also quot-

ed the manager of the theatre as saying that he had

seen the ailing Rajendran having popcorn and a soft

drink and the Rajinikanth fan seemed to be "enjoy-

ing himself".

After the movie, the theatre staff found him

dead lying on the seat. Police recovered the body

and sent it to the hospital. Further investigations

are on, they said. When contacted, an hospital staff

said authorities were verifying the records to con-

firm whether the deceased was a patient there.

A

D

Priyanka Chopra

on Miss WorldPageant

Awkward to walk in bikini on stage Big B honoured with Yash Chopra

Memorial Award

ctress and Miss World 2000 Priyanka

Chopra says she was lucky not to have

a swimsuit round during the competition as

she finds it strange to walk in bikini on

stage. The organisers of The Miss World

contest, which has been an annual feature

since 1951, have removed swimsuit round

from their competition starting next year. To

this, Priyanka said: "Obviously it's strange

to walk in heels and swim suit on stage.

Take us to a pool or a beach and do that

shoot, that's fine because that's a natural

environment. It's weird and not natural." "I

have found it awkward myself but I am

happy that it didn't happen with me in my

years during Miss World. We didn't have

this swimsuit round," she added. Rolene

Strauss of South Africa was crowned the

64th Miss World winner in London Dec 14

and it marked the final event featur-

ing contestants wearing bikinis.

egastar Amitabh Bachchan

was conferred with the

Yash Chopra

Memorial Award here, and

said that he is still striv-

ing to deliver his best in

the Indian film industry.

Maharashtra Governor

C. Vidyasagar Rao hon-

oured him with the

award, which was

given to Lata

Mangeshkar last year.

The event was held

Thursday. "I feel very

grateful to have

received the honour and

I would like to thank

(politician) T. Subbarami

Reddy and all the jury

members to consider me for

this honour," the 72-year-old

said here after the ceremony. "I

don't think I deserve this much apprecia-

tion, but I am still trying to give my best and will continue

to do so in the coming years with all your love and support,"

he added. The second edition of the award ceremony was

organised by the TSR Foundation, headed by Reddy. Other

celebrities like Simi Garewal, Jaya Prada and late filmmak-

er Yash Chopra's wife Pamela Chopra were present at the

event. Later, Big B, who has dedicated over four decades of

his life to filmdom, took to his blog srbachchan.tumblr.com

and posted:

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Govt launches scheme to monitor toilet useIndia is checking whether

thousands of newly built toilets

are being used. Half a million

latrines have been built in

homes under a cleanliness drive

begun by Prime Minister

Narendra Modi in October. But

many people still prefer to defe-

cate outside. Sanitation inspec-

tors will go door-to-door to sur-

vey household lavatory use, not-

ing the results on mobile phones

and tablets, a government

statement said. Earlier surveys

merely monitored the construc-

tion of toilets. In its news

release, the ministry of drinking

water and sanitation said it will

launch a nationwide real time

monitoring of use of toilets.

Earlier, the monitoring wasdone only about the construc-

tion of toilets, but now the actu-

al use of toilets will be ascer-

tained on a sustained basis.

Launching the Clean India

Campaign (Swachh Bharat

Abhiyan) on 2 October, Modi

promised to build half a million

toilets within 100 days. The gov-

ernment says it has built

503,142 household latrines

since then.

However, studies in the past

have suggested that many peo-

ple in rural India, despite hav-

ing working toilets at home,

continue to go out into the open

believing it is more sanitary to

defecate far from home.

Hundreds of millions of people

defecating outside lead to large

numbers of hygiene-related dis-

eases and premature deaths.

Reports say some of the new toi-

lets are being used as store-

rooms by people who consider

toilets at home unhygienic.

Campaigners say that building toilets is not enough and that

motivating people to use them is

equally important. The govern-

ment has pledged to make India

"100% free" of open defecation

by 2019.

ongress has slammed government

over the Ordinance to amend Land

Acquisition Act within a week after end of

Parliament session and said every word

changed in the law brought by the UPA will

have to stand scrutiny of Parliament dur-

ing the Budget session.

Congress spokesperson Abhishek

Singhvi also alleged that the government

was effecting privatisation in railways

through “stealth” and attacked it for “com-

plete zig zag and lack of coherence” on noti-

fying rules allowing 100 percent FDI in

railways. “If you want to correct something,

there is a method to it...they (government)

are scared and afraid of public accountabil-

ity. I condemn it,” he told reporters, adding

“Ordinance Raj cannot last beyond the

budget session.” Asked whether Congress

supports amendments being brought to the

Act through the Ordinance, he said, “There

is no blanket answer (to it). Individual

clauses can be examined by any govern-

ment. The issue is of legislation of vital

matters like Land Acquisition by stealth

and ordinance. How can we support that?”

The Union Cabinet approved the

Ordinance to amend the Land Acquisition

Act recently. Singhvi asserted that “every

word” changed in the bill brought by the

previous Congress-led government will

have to stand Parliament’s scrutiny in the

next session. Alleging a “hiatus” between

the words and deeds of Modi government

on the issue of privatisation of railways, he

drew attention to different remarks made

by the Prime Minister on the issue during

last one year. Accusing him of “trying to

pull wool over the eyes of people” and mak-

ing “casual and irresponsible” statements

on the issues of privatisation in railways,

the spokesperson said the time has come

that Congress releases another booklet on

“U-turns” of the government.

Releasing a paper, which cited remarks

made by Modi in March 2013 and

November 2014 in favour of privatisation

in railways, Singhvi said while Modi made

a strong pitch for privatisation of railways

then, he “ruled out” the same while speak-

ing in his constituency in Varanasi on

December 25 this year.

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Cong slams govt over law to

amend Land Acquisition Act

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