RAJESH RASAD DElHI’S NEW VAT COMMISSIONER
lt-Governor Najeeb Jung appointed senior IAS officer H Rajesh Prasad as the city’s new VAT Commissioner. Prasad, the Member-Secretary in the Dialogue and Development Commission (DDC), has been given the additional charge of VAT Commissioner. He is a 1995 batch IAS officer. The transfers and appointments were made in view of senior IAS officer SS Yadav, 1995 batch officer who was the VAT Commissioner and Secretary-cum-Commissioner, going abroad on study leave soon. Besides, Jung has also given the additional charge of Director-cum-Secretary to another IAS officer, Jayadev Sarangi, who is currently the Secretary in Delhi Minorities Commission. IAS officer Sandeep Kumar has been given the additional charge of Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC). He has also been appointed as theSecretary-cum-Commissioner in the Transport Department. According to an order issued by the Services Department, CMD (DSFDC) Naresh Kumar has been given the additional charge of MD (DKVIB).
AAP TO CElEBRATE ‘JASHN-E-SARSO’ ON OCTOBER 2
The Delhi Government will celebrate ‘Jashn-e-Sarso’ on October 2, escalating its opposition to GM mustard, which awaits clearence from Centre’s Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC). The ruling AAP’s position on GM mustard assumes significance in light of the party’s aggressive bid to capture political space in Punjab which goes to polls next year. Delhi Minister Kapil Mishra, who has been given the interim charge of Food and Civil Supplies Department in the absence of Imran Hussain, announced the Government’s plan. “Views of the Delhi Government, people, farmers and scientists will be collated during the event and sent to the Centre. We will also write letter to organisations that have opposed GM crop in the past like Swadesi Jagran Manch,” he said. GEAC had constituted a sub-committee of experts to examine the biosafety data on GM mustard. After the committee examined it, the report was placed on the Environment Ministry’s website inviting comments from stakeholders till October 5.
RATION STORES TO PUT WORKING HRS ON INFO BOARD
Delhi Tourism Minister Kapil Mishra who is holding the charge of Food and Supplies department on Thursday directed that , all ration shops should put a large information board outside their stores which will clearly define the working hours of the store as well as the weekly off within next seven days. All MlAs have been asked to conduct the monthly meeting of the ration committees. “The ration shops will display prominently the license number, inventory stock of all commodities and their prices in clear words outside the store. The porcess and location for grievance notification and redressal should be communicated clearly. A complaints register is to be maintained in each and every store. Any ration card holder has the right to look at the stock register, sale register, ration card register and cash memos in their ration store. Every FSO (Food and Supply Officer) will have to conduct a public townhall on the first and third Saturday of every month. This report will be submitted to the minister via the Commissioner,” the directions said. The Vidhan Sabha Ration Committee has been asked to submit their report via the Commissioner to the Food and Civil Supplies Minister.
GOVT TO HOlD “SHAHEED UTSAV” ON SEPTEMBER 27
Delhi GAD and labour Minister Gopal Rai on Thursday announced that the Delhi Government will organise “Shaheed Utsav” on September 27, 2016 at Talkatora Stadium, to honour the freedom fighters, to remember and pay tributes to martyrs of the freedom movement, who had sacrificed their lives during the India’s freedom struggle and also to commemorate the 110th Birth Anniversary of Shaheed Bhagat Singh. According to Rai, the freedom fighters and the family members of the martyrs of India’s freedom struggle have been invited to honour them and recognize the invaluable contribution made by them for the freedom of the country on the occasion. “Thousands of freedom fighters, including women sacrificed their lives to see their motherland free from the foreign rules. Many of them have got recognition but there are several others who had disappeared in the pages of history,” he said. He said that the government will also launch a website dedicated to the martyrs and freedom fighters of the freedom struggle in which a gallery with photographs and biography of the freedom fighters and martyrs will be displayed.
DElHI BJP PREZ MEETS KIN OF STABBED GIRl
Delhi BJP President Satish Upadhyay on Thursday met the family members of Karuna who was murdered two days ago in Burari and expressed his condolences to the family. He also talked to the Police Commissioner and assured Karuna’s father Naresh Kumar and assured full protection and impartial investigation in the case. Upadhyay said that he has asked the Delhi Police to publicise the Women Helpline Number to the maximum and he also appeals to the women that they should not conceal their harassment by stalkers & persons staring at women. They should immediately inform their family members or the Head of Office or Delhi Police Helpline.