Mann ki Baat generates Rs 10 crore
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's monthly radio address 'Mann Ki Baat' has generated a revenue of about Rs 10 crore for the All India Radio (AIR) in the last two fiscals, the lok Sabha was informed today. In 2016-17, the revenue was to the tune of Rs 5.19 crore, while it was Rs 4.78 crore in 2015-16, Minister of Information and Broadcasting Rajyavardhan Rathore said in a written reply.
RS wants Maya to withdraw resignation
New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha wants Mayawati to withdraw her resignation, Deputy Chairman P J Kurien said on Wednesday, a day after the BSP chief quit as a member of the House, saying she was not allowed to speak on Dalit issue. "None of us are happy about her resigning. I have utmost respect for her. It was just a misunderstanding. We all have a lot of respect for her and regard her as a senior leader. The House will ask her to reconsider her decision," Kurien said adding " It is the decision of the House that she (Mayawati) should take back her resignation".
statutory status to IIITs in PPP mode bill passed in lS
New Delhi : lok Sabha on Wednesday passed a bill to grant statutory status to the Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs) in PPP mode. Replying to a debate on the bill, HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar stressed that the fees for poor will not increase because of the new measure. The IIIT (Public-Private Partnership) Bill, 2017 seeks to grant statutory status to 15 IIITs and declare them as ‘Institutions of National Importance'. It also seeks to enable these institutions to grant degrees to their students in the academic courses conducted by them.