443 sub-engineers appointed
Bhopal: As many as 443 sub-engineers have been appointed to give technical boost to ensure quality and excellence in works under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act in the State. Of these, 234 unreserved, 39 SC, 62 ST and 128 OBC applicants have been selected. Their lists have been sent to districts for posting. Besides, intimation letters have also been sent to selected candidates. At present, 583 contractual sub-engineers selected through joint sub-engineer (contract) exam by Professional Exam Board are working in districts under MNREGA. From the waiting list of that exam, 443 more sub-engineers have been selected. In the intimation letters, selected candidates have been directed to report to office of collector and MNREGA district programme coordinator as mentioned in it by August 12, 2013 along with related documents. Applicants will be given contractual appointment if their documents are found in order.
CM releases book written by IAS officer
Bhopal: Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday released a book — 21 Bihari Aur Ek Madrasi, written senior IAS officer K Suresh. K Suresh’s book contains interesting accounts of his diverse experiences. Commerce and Industries Minister Kailash Vijayvargiya and Chief Secretary R Parasuram were also present on the occasion. Principal Secretary to CM Manoj Shrivastava was also present.
bank account for UA dept pensioners
Bhopal: Special arrangements have been made for pension to officers and employees by Urban Administration department. A separate bank account has been opened at directorate level in the name of “Controller of Pension for local Bodies” for conducting the pension scheme in which pension funds is being deposited. For running the scheme, urban bodies are depositing maximum 12 per cent contribution from salaries of officers and employees. Besides, 20 per cent additional amount is also being deducted from octroi payable to local bodies and deposited in pension fund. Pension is being provided like State Government employees to officers and employees since November 1, 2010. At present, 13,082 pensioners of urban bodies are getting this benefit. This system is costing about `9 crore per month. last year, 1025 pension-related cases were disposed of and payment of `20.63 crore was made. The pension scheme is being implemented in Indore, Gwalior, Jabalpur, Ujjain and Ratlam Municipal Corporations. Family Welfare Scheme has also been implemented for financial security of officers and employees working in urban bodies. Category-wise monthly deductions from employees’ salaries have been fixed. Under the scheme, families of officers and employees will be paid a prescribed amount in case an employee dies during service. last year, `2.45 crore was paid to families of retired/dead employees.
Higher Education dept sanctions `67 lakh
Bhopal: Higher Education department has sanctioned `67.31 lakh for repairs and maintenance of nine Government college buildings. `12.32 lakh has been sanctioned to Government Model Science College, Gwalior, `10.05 lakh to Junnardeo in Chhindwara district, `8.90 lakh to Government Girls College, Betul, `8.58 lakh to Barnagar in Ujjain district, `8.30 lakh to Jaora in Ratlam district, `5.35 lakh to Bhua Bichhiya in Mandla district, `4.99 lakh to Government College Sitamau in Mandsaur district, `4.98 lakh to Dindori and `3.84 lakh has been sanctioned to Subhadra Sharma Government Girls College, Ganj Basoda.
Panel formed to look into pay anomalies
Bhopal: The State Government has constituted a committee to look into demands and pay anomolies of the Madhya Pradesh lipikvargiya Shaskiya Karmachari Sangh. The committee to be headed by the president of Madhya Pradesh Rajya Karmachari Kalyan Sangh Basant Purohit will include Additional Secretary Finance Milind Vaikar, president Madhya Pradesh lipikvargiya Shaskiya Karmachari Sangh Ml Mishra and general secretary of the Sangh MP Dwivedi as members. Deputy Secretary General Administration BR Vishwakarma will be the member-secretary. The committee shall submit its report within a month.
BJP leader exhorts for development
Gwalior: We all should work together for the development of the city and take the schemes of the party to the people. Shitla Sahai has been ahead in the matter of development and contributed to strengthen the party. This was stated by the BJP district president Ved Prakash Sharma while paying homage to Shitla Sahai. A seminar was organised on his death anniversary in cancer hospital on Tuesday morning and the guest started pitravan. Addressing the seminar the vice president of 20 point programme committee Jaibhan Singh Pawiya said the Shitla Sahai organised field workers to strengthen the party. The construction of cancer hospital was made through the inspiration of Shitla Sahai. During the programme freedom fighter RD Paprikar, SADA chairman Jai Singh Kushawah, GDA chairman Ravindra Rajput, Dhayenendra Singh Mama, Mayor Sameeksha Gupta, president Vijendra Singh Jadon, collector P Narhari, municipal corporation commissioner Vinod Sharma was addressed the programme. The programme was conducted by Dr. BR Shrivastava. The BJP workers garlanded the statue of Shitla Sahai on theme road. Cancer hill would be made Pitra Parvat in which a target of implanting 12000 plants in a year has been kept.