In Action Taken Report (ATR) tabled in Parliament, the panel did not accept the rural development ministry’s explanation regarding the quality check mechanism put in place.
Panel was assessing progress of Pradhan Mantri Adi Adarsh Gram Yojana. It found that development plans have been approved in only 52% of over 16,500 villages selected in 1st 2 years.
Apart from making it mandatory for employers to provide health insurance to each employee, Parliamentary panel also suggests increasing Centre's share of funds for PMJAY.
The committee, in a statement, reiterated that the Ministry of Culture and ASI must 'conduct the survey to identify monuments on a priority basis in a time-bound manner.'
The three bills that seek to replace IPC, CrPC and Indian Evidence Act were referred to 28-member parliamentary panel on Home Affairs on last day of monsoon session for scrutiny.
Public Accounts Committee pulls up railway ministry for failing to implement its own 2013 directions on digging work near cables, says staff shortage not a valid reason.
The panel also asks civil aviation ministry to devise a formula to regulate 'excessive surge' in air fares & says it's crucial to scrutinise audited financial data of airlines regularly.
Committee on Empowerment of Women asks tribal and health ministries how policies on maternal health for tribal areas have been developed without a separate database.
In 24th report on ‘India’s policy planning and role of think-tanks’, the committee on external affairs has also recommended strengthening ministry's policy, planning & research division.
SC & HC collegiums should recommend adequate number of SC/ST/OBC, minority & women candidates, says parliamentary committee. It also calls for raising retirement age of HC judges.
Piyush was about celebration—of life, of people, of stories. He believed that what we create can shape popular culture, can make people feel proud of who they are.
Rosneft, the Russian state-owned oil behemoth, has large interests in India. Reliance has a contract to purchase 500,000 barrels of crude per day from the firm.
Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.
Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.
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