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15,000 flats ready for allotment to urban poor
Selja opens fair on aids
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Congress study to puncture BJP’s better governance claims
Activists call for steps to check Hepatitis C
CBSC seeks online applications for scholarships
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15,000 flats ready for allotment to urban poor
New Delhi, July 25 It was also decided that the city government and the beneficiaries would share the cost equally. Apart from this, the Cabinet gave its approval in principle for the launch of Food Security Scheme in the Capital city on August 20. The decisions were taken at a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit. Dikshit said that in pursuance of the policy, around 15,000 flats have been constructed and are ready for allotment. Applications for them were invited from the urban poor under RRAY by the Urban Development Department. More than 1.80 lakh applications were received. The eligibility criteria were modified twice after which the Union government had given its permission for the construction of about 68,000 dwelling units in Delhi for the Economically Weaker Section. The Cabinet decided that initially 10,000 flats would be allotted to the urban poor and the allottees would be given a time period of six months to take possession. “Another 50,000 flats are getting ready. It was also decided to conduct a draw of lot for allotment. The first 10,000 would be given allotment letters by the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board which will determine a specific flat for each eligible beneficiary based on the result of a draw of lot,” said Dikshit.
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Selja opens fair on aids
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New Delhi, July 25 She pointed out that the four-day fair assumes great significance for the differently abled who always strive to get upgraded devices and technology in order to take an active part in the country’s development process. |
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Congress study to puncture BJP’s better governance claims
New Delhi, July 25 The study will be part of the party’s attempt to flatten the oppositions’ claim that they can rule the Capital with a better model of development putting an end to crises such as power and water. Assessment will be on the growth registered under different sectors of governance. “It will be an answer to all unnecessary attack of BJP,” said one of the party sources. A comparison will be drawn between states like Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Chattisgarh and Delhi to prove as to which state has seen a better development rate in terms of social welfare projects in the past one decade, the source said. “The BJP has been saying that it will slash the power tariff by 30 per cent. Then why didn’t they implement the formula in their own states first. Delhi still has the lowest tariff,” said the party insider. The matter was also discussed in the meeting held by the Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee with leaders like AICC in-charge of Delhi, Shakeel Ahmed, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit and other prominent party leaders who discussed preparations for the manifesto and campaigning in the upcoming assembly polls. This was the first meeting of the DPCC manifesto and publicity committee which was presided over by the committee’s chairman and DPCC president, Jai Prakash Agarwal, MP. The meeting also discussed some other important issues, including the negative campaign being raised by the opposition. The campaign launched by the Aam Admi Party showing Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit being challenged by Arvind Kejriwal on the posters seen at the back of the many autorickshaws was also discussed in the meeting. The party leaders have decided to refrain from abrupt reactions to the negative publicity by the opposition, said the source. “We have preferred to stay silent for the moment. Instead of reacting instantly, we will rather wait for a more logical and sensible argument,” he said. The opposition BJP has been attacking the Congress-ruled state government on the issues like women security, electricity rates, water supply, price rise, etc.
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Activists call for steps to check Hepatitis C
New Delhi, July 25 “Cost-effective measures for preventing Hepatitis C, especially among injectable drug users, should be scaled up in India. This will ensure prevention of not only Hep C but HIV as well,” said Dr Ravindra Rao, Assistant Professor–NDDTC, AIIMS. Activists also urged the government to work towards training healthcare providers, establishing national treatment guidelines, introducing hepatitis medication in its essential medicine list and using flexibilities contained in the Patent Act, 2005 in order to promote access to specific pharmaceutical drugs. According to them, for Hepatitis C which is curable, newer drugs in the pipeline would simplify the treatment regimen and improve cure rates. Inadequate facilities in healthcare still need to be overcome so that the treatment access is equitable and does not overlook those who use drugs, activists stressed. Further, the coordinator of Indian Drug Users Forum, R.K. Raju, suggested that the government should create a department solely dedicated to hepatitis in general, but Hepatitis C in particular. |
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CBSC seeks online applications for scholarships
New Delhi, July 25 Prospective applicants could log on to www.cbse.nic.in for more details, eligibility conditions and the application form. The last late for submission of online applications is September 15 and for those who wish to apply in the hard copy mode, the last date is September 30.
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Inaugurating the first edition of the National Fair on Aids and Assistive Devices ‘Swavalamban’, Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment Kumari Selja today stressed the need to focus on the exact requirements of assistive devices for differently abled persons in the country.
