directives for testing consumer goods issued
Bhopal: The District collectors have been directed by Food and Civil Supplies Department to ensure testing of samples of the general consumer goods seized for ascertaining purity within six months. The directives have been issued on the initiative of Food and Civil Supplies Minister Kunwar Vijay Shah. During reply to debate on departmental budget grants in the Assembly, the Food Minister had assured for necessary action towards improvement in system. It was observed earlier that samples became unworthy of testing since they degenerated due to long wait for testing in custody and this affected the report about them. It has also been directed that if testing a seized good takes more than six months, its written information should be given to Commissioner Food. It has been directed that samples of petrol-diesel seized from one company’s petrol pump should be sent for testing to other petroleum company’s lab. The department has also directed collectors that drinking water facility must be provided for the benefit of consumers at petrol-diesel pumps. For this, the department has asked the collectors to invoke provisions of licence process.
Rs17.71 crore to be spent for coaching of SC
Bhopal: A sum of Rs17.71 crore will be spent on coaching in scheduled caste students’ Centres for Excellence in Education during remaining years of 12th Five-Year Plan years from 2014-15 to 2016-17. The amount will be spent on coaching of 290 students studying in these centres. The department provides Rs10,000 per annum for every student studying in these centres. The department also sanctioned to pay Rs300 per period to teachers visiting the centres. The teachers will undertake coaching in maths, English, science, general knowledge and computer.
personality development lecture on aug 19
Bhopal: The first personality development lecture for college students will be delivered through Personality Development Cell constituted to ensure students’ all-round development on August 19. The lecture “Nature Will Change With Change of View” will be delivered from 11.30 am to 1.30 pm. The Government has constituted Personality Development Cell keeping in view youths’ creative abilities and raising committed and active youths. The cell will hold lectures by experts of various subjects. The series will begin on August 19.
fresh PSC exam for woman candidate
Indore: Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the MP Public Service Commission to re-conduct the ‘mains’ examination of a woman candidate within two months. The order was passed on Thursday, petitioner's lawyer Raghvendra Singh Raghuwanshi said. Pallavi Shukla, the petitioner, had failed the mains examination only by two marks. She sought a copy of her answer-sheet under the right to information, and found that one of the answers, which carried two marks, had been assessed wrongly. The question was ‘which of the following is a valid (Internet) domain name extension’, with options being ‘.net, .com .gov and all of the above’. Shukla had ticked ‘all of the above', which was assessed as wrong. A committee of experts, appointed by the court earlier in another, similar case, held that her answer was correct. The court therefore directed the MPPSC to conduct a re-examination especially for the petitioner.
STATE GOVT RElEASES PAYMENT FOR MNREGA WORKERS
Bhopal: The State Government has released Rs369 crore for payment of pending wages of job card holder MNREGA labourers. The funds have been allocated to 50 districts by Madhya Pradesh State Employment Guarantee Council. Funds will be released separately for purchase of materials under MNREGA. In view of ensuing festivals, Commissioner MNREGA Ravindra Pastor has directed district collectors and district programme coordinators to deposit labourers’ wages in their bank accounts at the earliest.
FARMERS WITH 1 ACRE lAND also TO BENeFIT
Bhopal: Now, farmers with upto one acre land will also get the benefit of Nanadan Phalodyan Yojana under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act. This has been done on the initiative of Panchayats and Rural Development Minister Gopal Bhargava. Earlier, benefit of the scheme was given to farmers having upto one hectare land.
GUV PAYS TRIBUTE TO FREEDOM-FIGHTERS
Bhopal: On the 72nd anniversary of Quit India Movement on August 9, Governor Ram Naresh Yadav has paid tributes to freedom fighters who laid down their lives during freedom struggle. The Governor will garland statue of Mahatma Gandhi on the premises of old Vidhan Sabha on August 9 marking anniversary of Quit India Movement. Governor Yadav said that it was a mass movement in which lakhs of common people participated. The movement had attracted large number of youths. Students abandoned studies and were sent to jail for taking part in the movement. Yadav said that Mahatma Gandhi had chosen date of August 9, 1942 under a well-conceived strategy.