Government nod for setting up two committees in RGNIYD
Accepting a vital
recommendation of a Parliamentary panel, the government approved composition of
two committees in the Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development
(RGNIYD).
A meeting of the
Union Cabinet chaired by the Honorable Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh
himself, approved composition of the much-awaited academic council, consisting
of 18 members, and the finance committee, comprising 8 members.
Scrutinizing the
Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development Bill 2011, the Standing
Committee on Human Resource Development had recommended the composition of the
council and the committee too.
Andaman cops are to get Ration allowance
The government
recently approved grant of ration money allowance to all non-gazetted personnel
of the Andaman and Nicobar Police, which have so far been provided only to
those posted at forward lookout posts.
The Union Cabinet
approved allowance at the rate of Rs 1697 per month per head to the
non-gazetted personnel of the Andaman and Nicobar Police and to the personnel
of India Reserve Battalions (IRB) in Andaman and Nicobar Islands with immediate
effect.
The grant of
allowance will fulfill a long-pending demand of the non-gazetted police
personnel and personnel of IRBs posted in the Union Territory and bring them on
par with the personnel of Delhi Police.
Cabinet cleared Agriculture Bio-diversity Bill
The Union Cabinet
approved a Bill that aims to set up National Agriculture Bio-diversity
Authority that will mainly aim to keep a firm check on the inflow of external
pests while importing agricultural and animal products.
The National
Agriculture Bio-diversity Bill will eventually replace the Destructive Insects
and Pest Act of 1914. The Cabinet cleared the bill, which will have provisions
to protect the country’s bio-diversity through stricter norms for import of
agricultural, animal and fish products mainly. The Authority will be set in the
grounds of similar legislation in the US, New Zealand and Australia.
India imports
edible oils, pulses, fruits and many other food products. Besides, plant and
seed materials are also imported for the all important domestic purpose.
White Paper on Black money tabled in Parliament
The Government
recently tabled a White Paper on Black Money in Parliament. It was tabled by
the Ex Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee himself in the Lok Sabha, the White
Paper, made a very strong case for setting up of much-awaited Lokpal and
Lokayuktas to deal with the corruption, which is the most important issue of
recent times. Many Social activists including Anna Hazare and Baba Ramdeb
raised their voice of protest repeatedly on these issues.
The Ex Minister
categorically informed the House that there is no exact estimation of the black
money generated in the country but refuted reports that Indians held the
largest deposits in Swiss Banks by providing all the necessary data.
The government in
White Paper also stressed the importance for more and more research to arrive
at reliable estimates of the extent of the black money and sought the
cooperation of the state governments too, as it is very important, in
addressing the problem properly.
The document
consisted of 97 pages; however, it was pitched for fast-track courts to
expeditiously deal with the financial offenses and deterrent strong necessary
punishment for the offenders.
It has also
mentioned tax incentives for encouraging use of debit and credit cards as these
leave audit trails. The paper suggested a four-pronged strategy to reduce and
control the generation of black money. On the possibility of any tax immunity
scheme, especially a gold deposit scheme, to deal with black money, it said,
the issue of complete tax immunity needs to be examined in the proper light of
all the other policy objectives.
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