Ajit Seth gets six months extension
New Delhi: Cabinet Secretary Ajit Seth, who was due for retirement this month, was on Monday given an extension of six months with effect from June 14 or till further orders, whichever is earlier, an official notification said. The extension of 62-year-old Seth, a 1974 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre, was cleared by appointments committee of the Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
N-E PANEl TO SUBMIT REPORTS NEXT MONTH
New Delhi: A committee, which was constituted to look into the concerns of persons hailing from the North-Eastern States, will submit its report next month suggesting remedies and if necessary recommend change of laws for their protection. The committee under the chairmanship of former Union Tourism Secretary MP Bezbaruah, called on the Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju, who reviewed the progress made by it after its constitution on February 6.
India global launched to air bilateral ties
New Delhi: India Global, a joint initiative of Ministry of External Affairs and All India Radio (AIR), has been launched to highlight India’s bilateral relations and bring radio listeners closer to the world of international affairs. Each week the Indian ambassadors will speak on important aspects of India’s relations with a specific country presenting interesting facts and anecdotes on bilateral trade ties, people-to-people contacts, and the Indian diaspora connections. Each episode will be of 8-10 minutes duration and would be broadcast in English every Friday at 4:30 PM on AIR FM Gold Channel.
Venkaiah favours fund through csr
New Delhi: Noting that Rs 35,000 crore was too less, Union Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu on Monday favoured fund through Public Private Partnership and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) to provide affordable housing to the needy and for slum development in the country next five years. Moreover, environmental clearances appear to be a bottleneck for housing projects which he will take up separately with the Ministry of Environment and Forests, said the Minister after holding a high level consultation meeting with the Ministry officials and stakeholders in the sector.