Education department sanctions Rs 48 lakh
Bhopal: Higher Education Department has sanctioned Rs 48 lakh for construction of six additional classrooms in Government College Sanawad in Khargone district. While releasing remaining Rs 23 lakh of the sanctioned amount, Commissioner Higher Education has directed to complete the construction at the earliest. The first installment of Rs 25 lakh has been released earlier.
SC Welfare dept to spend Rs 30 crore
Bhopal: Scheduled Castes Welfare Department is running 1388 hostels and ashrams for educational improvement of the castes. A sum of Rs 30 crore will be spent on strengthening these hostels. The department had carried out 1705 works costing Rs 25 crore during 2012-13 on these works. During last year, 171 additional rooms, 52 superintendent residences, 58 watchman residences and 37 works of boundary wall were also sanctioned. Directives were also given to complete these works before commencement of new academic session. It was also directed to apprise departmental officers of completion report of these works.
Gupta lays foundation for Govt school
Bhopal: Home Minister Uma Shankar Gupta laid foundation stones for paving block at Government School, Naya Basera and construction of a drain in Bisankheri here on Wednesday. A sum of Rs 5 lakh has been sanctioned for paving blocks and Rs 10.4 lakh for drain construction. Gupta directed to ensure construction of both works within time-limit. He said the State Government was ever ready to provide basic amenities to school children and added that welfare schemes have been implemented for all sections of society right from children to senior citizens. He further informed about Janani Suraksha, Mukhyamantri Kanyadan, Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel Free Medicine Distribution, ladli laxmi and Mukhyamantri Tirth-Darshan Yojana. Gupta said that now the poor persons are getting wheat and iodised salt at Rs 1 per kg and rice at Rs 2 per kg. local public representatives were also present on the occasion.
Ranjana to attend meeting in Delhi today
Bhopal: Women and Child Development Minister Ranjana Baghel will attend a meeting of standing committee of Union Women and Child Development Ministry in New Delhi on July 4. The standing committee comprises 10 members from all over the country. These include five Women and Child Development Ministers and equal number of Chief Secretaries. Apart from Ranjana Baghel, Ministers from Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh and West Bengal have also been invited. The committee comprises ministers of only those states where Women and Child Development Departments have carried out excellent works.
GAD adds new clause on appointment
Bhopal: The General Administration Department has added a new clause in the circular issued earlier regarding provisions for providing appointment on compassionate ground to dependent of a government servant having died during service period. As per new provision, if government servant’s spouse or both of government servant couple get killed in one accident and have one or more dependents of below 21 years of age, then the children will be given their salary for 5 years without being effected by government servant’s retirement at supernnuation age. The salary will be given by deducting pension amount from last drawn salary. If one of the spouses of a government servant had died earlier then benefit will also be given from the date of his or her death. In such cases, eligibility of appointment on compassionate ground will remain intact as per earlier rules. Appointment will be given when dependent moves application. On appointment or getting any other job, the dependent will cease to get facility of this salary. The new clause for appointment on compassionate ground will apply to officers and employees of the State Government and Madhya Pradesh cadre officers of All-India Services. General Administration Department has issued this order to all heads of departments, divisional commissioners, collectors and CEOs of district Panchayat.
Inviting tenders through e-tendering begins
Bhopal: Under Madhya Pradesh Government’s e-Procurement Policy, process of inviting tenders through e-Tendering has commenced in Madhya Pradesh Power Generating Company limited. Receipt and submission of tenders in the company will now be done only on internet through e-Tendering. Managing Director Vijendra Nanawati hosted first tender of the company on e-Procurement portal of Madhya Pradesh government (mpeproc.gov.in) to launch e-Tendering. Nanawati informed that wide publicity of e-Tendering will be made. The facility will take less time in inviting tenders and cost less. Tenders will also be disposed of promptly. Besides, opportunities of easy and open competition will also be available to tenderers. Through e-Tendering, Madhya Pradesh Power Generating Company limited’s purchase process and system will become more transparent and impartial. Company Directors SP Soni and AP Bhairve also informed about company’s development through e-Tendering.