Governor condoles death of Mohan Singh
Bhopal: Governor Ram Naresh Yadav has condoled death of Samajwadi Party leader and MP Mohan Singh. In his condolence message, the Governor said that Samajwadi Party had suffered an irreparable loss due to death of Mohan Singh. Yadav said that late Singh had given important contribution as a minister when he was Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. The Governor has prayed to Almighty to grant peace to the departed soul and strength to the bereaved family to bear this loss.
UA dept to form more SHGs
Bhopal: Urban Administration department is planning to form self-help groups in urban areas to provide employment to the needy. Preference is being given to women in formation of these groups. The department has selected 11 urban bodies including Indore, Bhopal, Gwalior, Jabalpur, Ujjain, Dewas, Ratlam, Burhanpur, Satna, Khandwa and Katni for formation of self-help groups. So far, over 12,500 self-help groups have been formed in these urban bodies. The groups are being assigned to manufacture of some special products and business activities. Some groups have carved out their distinct identity through their unique style of performance. In another scheme Swarn Jayanti Swarozgar Yojana, the department has imparted training to over 75,000 beneficiaries under various trades last year. The department has also provide economic assistance to trained beneficiaries to start their own employment.
Rs100 cr sanctioned for tribal hostels
Bhopal: For qualitative improvement in education in tribal areas, Tribal Welfare department has allocated about Rs100 crore for construction of 210 hostels during last 10 years. This year, Rs20 crore has been provisioned for construction of 30 hostel buildings. About Rs117 crore has also been provided for construction of 233 Ashram Shala buildings in remote tribal areas of the State during last 10 years. This year, sanction has been accorded to construct 20 new Ashram Shala buildings at a cost of Rs25 crore. The department has got completed 51 hostel buildings by releasing a sum of Rs 16.38 crore. Similarly, Rs20 crore was provided to complete 25 under-construction hostels last year. Tribals form 20.27 per cent of the total population in all 51 districts of the state. As many as 2510 residential educational institutions are being run in the State to provide education facility to tribal students. About 1.75 lakh students are imbibing education in these institutions.
Bank employees to stage dharna
Gwalior: Putting various demands to the Government, hundreds of bank employees and officers would staged a dharna on Wednesday. Vinod Kumar Bahal of Bank Union said that the bank employees have been putting their demands before the Government for a long time which included checking of anti people bank, the merger and unification of bank. He said other associate banks should be continued and banking license should not be given to corporate and trading houses. On September 25, the employees would lockup the bank. But the State Bank of India would not participate in the daylong strike. The City Centre branch manager Ambikesh Dixit said except SBI, other banks would go on strike.
Cong to raise power issue during polls
Gwalior: The Congress would raise the issue of power, roads and water against the BJP Government in coming Assembly elections. The Congress would go from village to village and get a consent paper filled up by the rural voters. It was stated that after the handing over the work of election to Union Minister of State Jyotiraditya Scindia the Congress would use the issue of electricity against the BJP. Scindia has full report of electricity in MP. Apart from this, the party also formed rural unit for which a 20 member each team would be formed in every block.