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GOVT’S FESTIVE BONANZA! `10,000 INTEREST-FREE
ADVANCE FOR EMPLOYEES TO BOOST MARKET
Cash-for-LTC, festival advance to boost consumer demand; Govt to give Rs 12,000 cr interest-free 50-year loan to states for capital projects New Delhi: The government on Monday announced a one-time Rs 10,000 interest-free festival advance to all its officers and employees as part of plans to increase consumer spending to spur demand in the economy. At a press conference, Finance Minister Nir-
mala Sitharaman said festival advance was discontinued from 6th Pay Commission for central government employees. But as a one-time measure, an interestfree advance will be given to all officers and employees of the central government, she said. This Rs 10,000 advance
The proposals presented are designed to stimulate demand by front-loading or advancing some of the expenditure with some offsetting changes, while others are directly linked to an increase in the GDP. Nirmala Sitharaman, FM
will come as a pre-paid rupay card, which can be availed and spent by March 31, 2021. The repayment will be in 10 installments,
she said adding that Rs 4,000 crore is likely to be spent on this. She also announced additional capital spending and Rs 12,000
She said government will give its employees income-tax-exempt cash vouchers in lieu of their entitled travel allowances this year. Turn to P6
crore, 50-year interestfree loan to states to boost the economy that has been battered by the pandemic and the resulting lockdown.
BREATHER FOR CORONA-CHOKED ECONOMY z Rs10,000 advance
will come as a pre-paid rupay card, which can be availed and spent by March 31, 2021. Only digital transactions will be allowed.
z The repayment will
be in 10 installments, said FM adding that Rs 4,000 crore is likely to be spent on this.
z Additional capital
spending and Rs 12,000 crore, 50-year interest-free loan to
Rajmata Scindia’s life was all about Jan Seva: PM Modi
Rajnath: Pak, China creating border dispute under a mission
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that by making a law against triple talaq, the country has taken forward Rajmata Vijaya Raje Scindia’s vision of women empowerment. Recalling the legacy of Rajmata Vijaya Raje Scindia on her birth centenary, while releasing a commemorative coin of Rs100 in her honour, the Prime Minister said, “About women power, Rajmata Scindia used to say specifically that those hands which can rock a cradle, they can also rule the world. Today, India’s women power is advancing in every field, advancing the country. By making a law against triple talaq, the country has taken forward Rajmata Scindia’s vision of women empowerment.” Rajamat was a decisive leader and also a skilled administrator, Modi said. “Rajmata had dedicated her present for the future of the nation. For the future generations of the country, she
New Delhi: After Pakistan, China is also creating a dispute at the border with India as if it was part of a “mission”, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Monday, as Indian and Chinese troops remain locked in a standoff in eastern Ladakh for over five months. The defence minister, speaking at an online event after inaugurating 44 bridges, said India is not only facing the situations along the frontiers resolutely, but it is also bringing in major development including in border areas.
PM Narendra Modi addresses after releasing a commemorative coin of Rs 100 in honour of Rajmata Vijaya Raje Scindia, through a virtual ceremony in New Delhi on Monday. The special coin minted by the Ministry of Finance is being released in celebration of her birth centenary. —PHOTO BY ANI
About women power, Rajmata Scindia used to say specifically that those hands which can rock a cradle, they can also rule the world. Today, India’s women power is advancing in every field, advancing the country. —Narendra Modi, PM had given up all her happiness. She did not live for position and prestige. With the blessings of Rajmata, the country is moving forward on the path of development today. Village, poor, Dalits, marginalised and women are first priority of the
country today,” PM Modi said. The Prime Minister further said that it is also a wonderful coincidence that “Rajmata had fought for the construction of Ram Janmabhoomi Temple, her dream has also been fulfilled in the year of
her birth centenary. The country has fulfilled her big dream by scrapping Article 370.” PM Modi also released a commemorative coin of Rs 100 in honour of Rajmata Vijaya Raje Scindia, through a virtual ceremony. Turn to P6, More on P7
—PHOTO BY ANI
He inaugurated 43 bridges built by BRO in 7 border Special coin minted by Finance Ministry in celebration of her birth centenary states and UTs; flagged off work on tunnel in Arunachal
states to boost the economy that has been battered by pandemic and the resulting lockdown. z The first part is Rs
2,500 crore for North East (Rs 1,600 crore), and Rs 9,000 crore for Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh. The second part involves Rs 7,500 crore for other states in proportion to share in Finance Commission devolution.
Probe into antijudiciary remarks by YRS leaders Andhra HC on Monday ordered a probe by CBI into abusive posts on social media and alleged derogatory statements made by some YSR Cong leaders against state judiciary. The bench directed CBI to initiate proceedings against accused & submit report within 8 weeks.
B’wood moves HC over name calling by 2 channels Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurates 44 bridges made by BRO on Monday. CDS Gen Bipin Rawat was also present.
“You are well aware of the conditions created along our northern and eastern borders. First it was Pakistan, and now also by China, as if a border dispute is
being created under a mission. We have a border of about 7,000 km with these countries where the tension continues,” Singh said. Turn to P6
Bollywood producers Monday approached the Delhi High Court, seeking to restrain Republic TV and Times Now from making or publishing “irresponsible, derogatory and defamatory remarks” against the film industry and conducting media trials against its members.
NOBEL PRIZE IN ECONOMICS GOES TO PAUL R MILGROM, ROBERT B WILSON Stockholm: Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences on Monday was awarded to Paul R Milgrom and Robert B Wilson “for improvements to auction theory and inventions of new auction formats.” The prize, called the Sveriges Riksbank
Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, is the last of the Nobel awards to be announced this year. Paul and Robert have studied how auctions work. They have also used their insights to design new auction formats Turn to P6
NATIONAL WEBINAR ON RIGHT TO INFORMATION DAY
We are committed to accountability & transparency in governance: CM Chief Minister announced to appoint Chief Information Commissioner and other Information Commissioners in State Information Commission in the next one month’s time Naresh Sharma Jaipur: “The state government is committed to sensitive, accountable and transparent governance, working in accordance with the sentiments of the common
people and the intention of public rights activists. The ‘Jan Soochna Portal’ set up in the cradle of the Right to Information (RTI) Act is a step taken in this direction. In the coming days, such a system will be
GEHLOT WRITES TO SHAH ON WOMEN SAFETY Releasing a video on the Congress party’s ‘Speak Up For Women Safety’ campaign, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Monday informed that he has written a letter to Home Minister Amit Shah demanding that police stations across the nation should be upgraded on the lines of upgradation done in Rajasthan. “The system of compulsory registration of FIR should be followed across the nation. The manner in which Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi were stopped from going to Hathras victim’s house could only happen under BJP rule. Central leaders of BJP are more than welcome in Rajasthan and they can come to see for themselves actions taken by Rajasthan government,” Gehlot said in his video message. P7
CM Ashok Gehlot
implemented through it, that people would not need to apply to receive information from any department,”Chief Min-
ister Ashok Gehlot said this in a national webinar organized on the occasion of the 15th anniversary of the Right to
Information (RTI) Act, 2005 in the country. During the session, Gehlot said that the implementation of this
law is not a minor matter. “Under this revolutionary law, with the commitment and direction of UPA Chairperson Smt. Sonia Gandhi, all citizens of the country have been empowered to receive information and get to know the facts. Mrs Gandhi was the Chairperson of the National Advisory Council of the then Central Government, which included Mrs Aruna Roy as a member,” Gehlot said. Turn to P6