Even as the opposition members in the Uttar Pradesh assembly expressed concern over hacking of government websites, UP zoo minister Shiv Pratap Yadav claimed that there were no reports of hacking of any government websites.
Raising the issue during question hour Congress member Mukesh Kumar Srivastava said that three government websites including one concerning Taj Mahal were hacked by Pakistani hackers just after the visit of Pakistan PM Nawaj Shariff recently.
BJP member Radha Mohan Das Agarwal too claimed that several websites of the UP government that too of the NIC were hacked in the past. He said that website of UP Technical University and several private universities were also hacked in the past. But the minister informed that no government websites were ever hacked.
Daily wages: The government announced increase in daily wages of the Prantiya Rakshak Dal and said it would be made at par with the Homeguards in the state. The announcement was made by State Minister for Youth Welfare Ram Karan Arya in the state assembly.
The Minister also announced that a proposal of Rs 5 lakhs insurance is under consideration for payment of any PRD worker due to death and Rs 2.5 lakh for permanent disability.
At present 36,000 PRD workers who assist the police in a law and order work like the Home guards, get Rs 160 per day as wage, while the Homeguard gets between Rs 200 to Rs 245.