INDIAN DElEGATION ATTENDS INT’l lABOUR CONFERENCE
Bhopal: labour Minister Antar Singh Arya along with Union Minister of State for labour and Employment (Independent Charge) Bandaru Dattatrey represented India in 104th International labour Conference at Geneva on Wednesday. Other members of the Indian delegation included Gujrarat’s labour and Employment Minister Ramnik lal Vijay Kumar Rupani and Telangana’s labour Minister Narasimha Reddy. Minister Arya participated in the meetings on making available better employment opportunities to labourers, enforcement of labour norms to boost labourers’ interests, employment generation in small and medium industries, labourers’ social security etc. International labour Conference is underway at Geneva in Switzerland from June 1 to 13, 2015, which is being participated by political leaders, labour organisations and employers of various countries. Union Minister of State Dattatrey participated in meetings of developing countries BRICKS and Asia Pacific Group of Ministers. Dattatrey will give information at the conference about various Central government initiatives including Skill India, Digital India, Smart City Project, efforts to create employment opportunities, special attention of government to unorganized labour sector, amendments in child labour law, expanding security cover and Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana. Madhya Pradesh’s Additional Commissioner labour Prabhat Dube is also participating in the conference.
RETIRED GOVT SERVANTS ACCORDED FAREWEll
Bhopal: Farewell was accorded at a simple function at Mantralaya to 12 Government servants who retired in May 2015. Principal Secretary Arun Tiwari gave away coconuts, gifts, mementoes and sanction letters of dues to the retirees. lauding retirees’ services, the PS wished for their bright future. Farewell was given to Deputy Secretary RK Chaukse, Staff Officer KK Tiwari, Under Secretary Shankar lal Janiyani, Nanak Ram lalwani, Section Officers Paremeshwari Asnani, Sulabha Guashalewale, JP Billaure, Personal Secretary Prakash Chandra Tiwari, assistant grade-1 RS Thakur, Shashikant Pradhan, Suwarna Paradkar and assistant grade-2 Ganesh Singh. Deputy Secretary Rajesh Kaul and Mantralaya Employees Union’s President Sudhir Nayak were also present. Mementoes were also given to Government servants who retired in March and April.
GAUR INSPECTS HAMIDIA ROAD
Bhopal: Home and Jail Minister Babulal Gaur inspected crossings, trisections and areas of extreme traffic pressure on Hamidia Road here on Wednesday. He was accompanied by EE of PWD KPS Rana, SP Maheshwari and ASP Traffic Shalini. Minister Gaur directed to construct a systematic bus stop near Bharat Talkies and install traffic signals at station trisection beyond Bharat Talkies. He also directed to systemize traffic at Bhopal Talkies crossing and Peer Gate. Necessary traffic signs, dividers etc. should be installed as per traffic rules, he said. Gaur directed to develop parking place on vacant land near road at Sindhi Market area. Gaur said that it is necessary for ensuring smooth traffic that road markings, dividers, traffic signals etc are also systemized.
MINORITY COllEGES EXEMPTED FROM ONlINE ADMISSION
Bhopal: Four more minority colleges have been exempted from online admission in colleges during session 2015-16. These include Saifia Arts and Commerce College, Bhopal, Jayantilal Hirachand Sanghvi Innovative College of Commerce and Science, Indore, Arihant College of Professional Education, Ratlam and SDPS Women’s College, Indore. Earlier, orders were issued to exempt some other minority colleges from online admission process.
SHUKlA ASSURES DEVElOPMENT OF REWA CITY
Bhopal: Energy and Public Relations Minister Rajendra Shukla has said that joint efforts will be made for all-round development of Rewa city. All basic amenities will be provided to citizens. He urged citizens to become partners in beautifying the city. Shukla was inaugurating a well equipped hotel and multiplex at Rewa on Wednesday. Rewa MP Janardan Mishra was also present. Minister Shukla said that built-up pucca houses are being given to people displaced during beautification of Rani Talab in the city. Shukla said that 400 houses will be dedicated soon. The Minister informed that 5 acre land has been reserved for Atal Aawas Yojana on Rewa-Bankuiya road. Permission to construct 200 houses on this land has been received from the State Government. Housing Board will be nodal agency for this. Rewa Mayor Mamta Gupta informed about development works started in the city.
Rs1 CRORE ElECTRICITY BIll DUES RECOVERED
Bhopal: With the cooperation of SAF, Madhya Pradesh Central Region Power Distribution Company has recovered Rs1 crore outstanding electricity bill dues in Bhind and Morena. During recovery campaign, connections of 1600 defaulters were also severed. Similarly, 52 transformers against which 100 percent dues were outstanding have been removed in Bhind and Morena districts. During the campaign revenue of Rs11 lakh was received by giving 300 legal connections. Bills worth Rs51 lakh were served to consumers identified during the drive.