Govt to set specialised 5-6 bedded clinics
New Delhi: The Union Health Ministry will set up, in a phased manner, a chain of 600 specialised 5-6 bedded clinics, offering comprehensive reproductive health solutions across the country under the brand name ‘Amrit Clinic.' These would act as the ultimate destination for availing information, products and services of the entire range of globally-adopted family planning methods. The first such one-stop clinic has been set up in lucknow by Hindustan latex Family Planning Promotion Trust (HlFPPT), said M Ayyappan, CMD, Hindustan latex ltd.
toilet in village: Diplomats to raise funds
New Delhi: Diplomats of several countries based in the national Capital will raise funds to make at least one village open defecation-free by participating in a two-day tennis tournament starting Saturday. The unique initiative ‘Tennis4Toilets' has been conceived by the ambassadors of Guatemala, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Chile in cooperation with Sulabh International. The initiative has been endorsed by 18 other embassies and high commissions including those of the US, Norway, New Zealand, Malaysia, Austria, Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, Czech Republic, Jordan, Morocco, among others.
Prez secretariat: won’t disclose communication
New Delhi: The President's Secretariat has refused to disclose the communication President Pranab Mukherjee had with Narendra Modi when he was called to form the Government after the 2014 lok Sabha polls.The President's Secretariat's refusal to part with the information was based on the ground that it is a fiduciary communication. Accepting the contention of the President's Secretariat, the Central
Information Commission dismissed the plea of Jaipur-based Parkash Shukla, who had claimed that there was no provision in the Constitution for staking claim to form a government. He wanted to know under which provisions Mukherjee had invited Modi to form the government.
Govt asks employees to file assets details
New Delhi: All Central Government employees were on Tuesday told to file details of their assets and liabilities, along with that of their spouses and dependent children, as part of mandatory obligations under lokpal Act by July. The DoPT has asked secretaries of all Central government ministries and chief secretaries of state governments to ensure that employees working under their control file the declarations in time.
states told to utilise 10% mnrega funds
New Delhi: Days after Supreme Court rapped the Government for less MNREGA funds for drought hit-areas, Union Minister Birendra Singh on Monday asked the parched States to utilise 10 per cent of the Central funds lying with them for mitigating the problems like natural calamity. The States have been asked to utilise about Rs 170 crore, which is 10 per cent of the Rs 1,700 crore, which are lying unutilised with them, for fighting the natural calamity like this, the Union Minister of Rural Development told reporters here.