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17-05-2020 Current affairs & Daily News Analysis

Govt launches online dashboard to monitor info on movement of migrants: MHA National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has developed ‘National Migrant Information System (NMIS)’, a central online repository on Migrant Workers to facilitate their seamless movement across States.

About: The online portal would maintain a central repository on migrant workers and help in speedy inter-State communication/co-ordination to facilitate their smooth movement to native places. It has additional advantages like contact tracing, which may be useful in overall COVID-19 response work. The key data pertaining to the persons migrating has been standardized for uploading such as name, age, mobile no., originating and destination district, date of travel etc., which States are already collecting. States will be able to visualize how many people are going out from where and how many are reaching destination States. Source : Times of India ( Social Issues ) Read UPSC Current affairs and Daily News Analysis from Best IAS Academy in Bangalore Vignan IAS Academy WORLD TELECOMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION SOCIETY DAY (WTISD) World Telecommunication and Information Society Day 2020 is being observed on 17 May with the theme “Connect 2030: ICTs for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).”

About: Objective of WTISD: To help raise awareness of the possibilities that the use of the Internet and other information and communication technologies (ICT) can bring to societies and economies. Date of observance: It has been celebrated annually on 17 May since 1969, marking the founding of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the signing of the first International Telegraph Convention in 1865. Important Info : International Telecommunications Union (ITU)? Relationship with UN: ITU is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN). It is a member of the United Nations Development Group (UNDP).Mandate: It is responsible for issues that concern information and communication technologies.Established in: 1865. Based in: Geneva, Switzerland.Membership: It has membership of 193 countries and nearly 800 private sector entities and academic institutions.India and ITU: India has been an active member of the ITU since 1869 and has been a regular member of the ITU Council since 1952. In November 2018, India was elected as a Member of the ITU Council for another 4-year term (2019-2022). Source : United Nations ( Science & Technology ) Read UPSC Current affairs and Daily News Analysis from Best IAS Academy in Bangalore Vignan IAS Academy Biodegradable metal implants Scientists at the International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials (ARCI), under the Department of Science & Technology (DST) has developed new generation Iron-Manganese based alloys for biodegradable metal implants for use in humans.

About: Iron-Manganese based alloy Fe-Mn (having Mn composition of more than 29% by weight) is a promising biodegradable metallic implant which exhibits single austenitic phase (non-magnetic form of iron) with MRI compatibility. The alloy also showed a degradation rate in the range of 0.14-0.026 mm per year in the simulated body fluid, which means that the Fe-Mn alloy exhibits mechanical integrity for 3-6 months and completely disappears from the body in 12-24 months. The newly developed Fe-Mn based alloys are suitable for biodegradable stent and orthopedic implant applications. Important Info : Significance: These Biodegradable materials (Fe, Mg, Zn, and polymer) can participate in the healing process and then degrade gradually by maintaining the mechanical integrity without leaving any implant residues in the human body.These are better alternatives to currently used metallic implants which remain permanently in the human body and can cause long-term side effects like systemic toxicity, chronic inflammation, and thrombosis. Source : All India Radio ( Science & Technology ) Read UPSC Current affairs and Daily News Analysis from Best IAS Academy in Bangalore Vignan IAS Academy Third tranche of ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan’: Agriculture sector gets ₹1.5-lakh-cr booster

Measures to strengthen Infrastructure Logistics and Capacity Building for Agriculture & Allied Sectors: Financing facility of Rs. One Lakh crore will be provided for funding Agriculture Infrastructure Projects at farm-gate & aggregation points. It will be financed and managed by the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD). A Rs. 10,000 crore scheme will be launched for Formalisation of Micro Food Enterprises (MFE). It will help 2 lakh MFEs who need technical upgradation to attain FSSAI food standards, build brands and marketing. The Government will launch the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) with an outlay of Rs 20,000 crore for marine and inland fisheries. An Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund of Rs. 15,000 crore will be set up to support private investment in Dairy Processing, value addition and cattle feed infrastructure. The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB) will cover 10,00,000 hectare under Herbal cultivation in next two years with outlay of Rs. 4,000 crore. Beekeeping initiatives (worth Rs 500 crore): Government will implement a scheme for Infrastructure development related to Integrated Beekeeping Development Centres, Collection, Marketing and Storage Centres, Post-Harvest & value Addition facilities etc; and Implementation of standards & Developing traceability system. “Operation Greens” run by Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MOFPI) will be extended from Tomatoes, onion and potatoes (TOP) crops to ALL fruit and vegetables. Important Info : Measures for Governance and Administrative Reforms for Agriculture Sector: Government will amend Essential Commodities Act, 1955 to deregulate Agriculture food stuffs including cereals, edible oils, oilseeds, pulses, onions and potato. Stock limit will be imposed under very exceptional circumstances.A Central law will be formulated for Agriculture Marketing Reforms to provide adequate choices to the farmer to sell their produce at remunerative price; barrier free Inter-State Trade; and a framework for e-trading of agriculture produce.The Government will finalise a facilitative legal framework to enable farmers to engage with processors, aggregators, large retailers, exporters etc. in a transparent manner. Source : PIB ( Economy ) Read UPSC Current affairs and Daily News Analysis from Best IAS Academy in Bangalore Vignan IAS Academy HQDA G-3-5-7 Mobilization Division Tour Of Duty The Indian Army is considering a proposal that entails allowing common citizens to voluntarily join the force for three years as part of a model called “Tour of Duty”.

About: The proposed model of Tour of Duty (ToD) has been proposed to be implemented on a trial basis for officers and other ranks in the army for a limited number of vacancies which would be increased later if the model is successful. The proposal is a shift from the concept of permanent service in the armed forces towards an “internship” for 3 years. The army is also examining giving a ‘token’ lump sum amount to officers and jawans exiting from the ToD scheme, to make it more attractive. Important Info : Expected benefits: Army will benefit by getting younger manpower and the society will benefit by getting people who are disciplined and have imbibed the ethos of the army.The cost, including training, pay and allowances, incurred on people joining under the new model would be Rs 80-85 lakhs, as compared to over Rs 6 crore for an officer under the Short Service Commission, who serve up to 14 years.With the ToD concept implementation, there is likely to be an exponential reduction in salary and pension budgets. These savings can be used for Army’s modernisation.Corporates can also benefit from individuals who would serve in the army for three years due to their training and exposure. As per an initial survey, corporates favour individuals aged 26 or 27 who have been trained by the military. Source : Economic Times ( Defence & Security ) Read UPSC Current affairs and Daily News Analysis from Best IAS Academy in Bangalore Vignan IAS Academy 61st CAVALRY The Indian Army is planning to convert its famous 61st Cavalry, the only active serving horse cavalry regiment in the world, into a regular armoured regiment with tanks. About: The 61st Cavalry was raised in 1953 after amalgamating the horse-mounted cavalry units of the erstwhile princely states of British India. The Teen Murti Memorial in New Delhi was constructed during the British Raj to commemorate the heroic role played by the Hyderabad, Jodhpur and Mysore Lancers during the legendary Battle of Haifa (now in modern-day Israel) in 1918 during World War I. The Indian Army celebrates “Haifa Day” on September 23 every year as part of its overall tradition to honour the valour of its regiments. At present, the ceremonial President’s Bodyguard (PBG) based at Rashtrapati Bhavan and the 61st Cavalry are the only horse-mounted units in the Army. Important Info : Proposed Plan: The aim is to transform the Jaipur-based 61st Cavalry into “a combat force” from its present role of being “largely a ceremonial unit” that also engages in sporting activities like polo.The commanding officer (CO) of 61st Calvary, which is likely to be rechristened the 61st Armoured Regiment at Jaipur, will have three “independent squadrons” of tanks under him.It has sparked outrage among purists in military circles, who assert the “short-sighted step will destroy a glorious historical tradition”. Source : Times of India ( Defecne & Security ) Read UPSC Current affairs and Daily News Analysis from Best IAS Academy in Bangalore Vignan IAS Academy Short Service Commission to be made more attractive Chief of the Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat said that efforts are on to make the Short Service Commission (SSC) more attractive so as to reduce the mounting pension burden of the Army.

About: Short Service commission (SSC) in Indian Army is the tenure of officers. Currently, the SSC is for 10 years, which can be extended by up to four years. At the end of 14 years, there is an option for permanent commission (PC). The training academy for SSC Short Service commission officers is Officers Training Academy (OTA), Chennai. Proposed steps to make SSC more attractive: A one-year training course will be given to SSC officers while exiting after 14 years. The courses can be professional or technical courses such as MBA or M.Tech. to give the skills for a second employment as a civilian. About 25%-30% of the SSC officers would be granted Permanent Commission (PC) so that they are kept motivated and they compete to get PC. The rest can leave. Other incentives include a lumpsum amount and medical facilities under the Ex-servicemen Contributory Health Scheme. Important Info : Pension burden of army? The Army’s pay and pension bill has been increasing over the years, accounting for 60% of its budgetary allocation.During the last five years, though the growth in the defence budget has been 68% and the growth in salaries 75%, the pensions have increased by a staggering 146%. Source : The Hindu ( Defence & Security ) Read UPSC Current affairs and Daily News Analysis from Best IAS Academy in Bangalore Vignan IAS Academy SUPER-EARTH Scientists from the University of Canterbury (UC) have discovered a rare new Super-Earth planet that lies towards the centre of the galaxy, also called the Galactic Bulge.

About: The planet is one of ‘only a handful of extra-solar planets that have been discovered with both size and orbit comparable to that of Earth. The host star is 10 percent the mass of our Sun and that the planet has a year of approximately 617 days. The planet has a mass somewhere between that of Earth and Neptune. It orbits at a location between Venus and Earth from the parent star. The planet was discovered using a technique called ‘Gravitational Microlensing’ where the combined gravity of the planet and its host star causes light from a more distant background star to be magnified in a particular manner. Important Info : Super Earth? What is it? It is an extrasolar planet with a mass higher than Earth's, but substantially below the masses of the Solar System's ice giants, Uranus and Neptune.What is it not? This term refers only to the mass of the planet, and does not imply anything about the habitability or surface conditions. Source : Hindustan Times ( Science & Technology ) Read UPSC Current affairs and Daily News Analysis from Best IAS Academy in Bangalore Vignan IAS Academy CORONAVIRUS IN CATS Researchers have published a paper with evidence that cats can transmit the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 to one another, and without showing symptoms.

Previous cases: The previous most famous case of coronavirus infection among cats, big or domestic, has been that of four-year-old Nadia, a Malayan tiger at New York’s Bronx Zoo. She tested positive in April 2020. Within weeks, a few more tigers and lions at the zoo tested positive. Among domestic cats, the first known infection happened in Belgium. Recent research: The key finding in recent research is that cats can be asymptomatic while carrying the virus. Also, all the cats went on to clear the virus. The latest findings suggest that cats may be capable of becoming infected when exposed to people or other cats positive for SARS-CoV-2. Other researchers have previously suggested reasons why cats may be vulnerable to infection from humans: feline and human cells have similar ACE2 receptors, which are enzymes that facilitate the coronavirus’s entry in the body. The general view remains that a cat is more likely to get Covid-19 from a human, than a human getting it from a cat. Source : Indian Express ( Health ) Read UPSC Current affairs and Daily News Analysis from Best IAS Academy in Bangalore Vignan IAS Academy NATIONAL DENGUE DAY On the occasion of National Dengue Day (May 16), Health Ministry has listed a series of simple measures through which Dengue can be prevented.

About: Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral infection. The dengue virus (DEN) comprises four distinct serotypes (DEN-1, DEN-2, DEN-3 and DEN-4) which belong to the genus Flavivirus, family Flaviviridae. The Aedes aegypti mosquito is the main vector that transmits the viruses that cause dengue. It is found in tropical and sub-tropical climates worldwide, mostly in urban and semi-urban areas. It is very common after rainy season. Once infected, humans become the main carriers and multipliers of the virus, serving as a source of the virus for uninfected mosquitoes. The infection causes flu-like illness, and occasionally develops into lethal complication called severe dengue. Dengue can affect everybody, irrespective of their age and gender. Source : All India Radio ( Health ) Read UPSC Current affairs and Daily News Analysis from Best IAS Academy in Bangalore Vignan IAS Academy Daily Current affairs and News Analysis Best IAS Coaching institutes in Bangalore Vignan IAS Academy Contact Vignan IAS Academy Enroll For IAS Foundation Course from Best IFS Academy in Bangalore Read the full article

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dpr-lahore-division · 3 years ago

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CM CHAIRS MEETING TO REVIEW ADP FUNDED PROJECTS

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Government of the Punjab, Lahore Ph: 99201390.

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LAHORE, October 28:

Punjab has set a new record of 96 per cent utilization of development funds in a period of ten years.

This was stated by Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar while presiding over a meeting to review progress on ADP schemes. Finance Minister Hashim Jawan Bakht, chairman P&D, secretaries of C&W and finance departments, SMU head and others attended the meeting.

The CM asked the departments to early submit PC-I of their schemes according to relevant rules to speed up the development work. He appreciated the fact that the PTI-led government presented the largest development budget in provincial history as the collective volume of PSDP and annual development program has reached Rs.740 billion. As compared with the previous year, a 66 per cent increase has been made in the current year’s development budget, he accentuated. The government has started numerous schemes under the ADP valuing Rs.560 billion, he said.

The CM made it clear that delay will not be tolerated as 98 per cent of ADP schemes have already been approved. Progress on such schemes should be monitored through a foolproof mechanism, he directed. Punjab will collect Rs.400 billion revenue in the current financial year from its own resources and it is noteworthy that Rs.51 billion has already been collected in a period of three months which is 41 per cent more than the estimated target, the CM continued.

He notified the participants that Rs. 354 billion revenue was collected in the previous year which was 18 per cent more than the fixed target. As compared with the previous year, a 28 per cent increase has been made in the current year’s provincial revenue target, he added. Meanwhile, Punjab was providing various tax exemptions of more than Rs.50 billion to different sectors. Similarly, the government was introducing holistic reforms in the pension system, human resource management and property tax to further streamline the system, the CM concluded.

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CM CHAIRS MEETING TO REVIEW LAW AND ORDER SITUATION

LAHORE October 28:

Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar chaired a meeting on Thursday to review the provincial law & order situation and the steps taken for the protection of life and property of the people.

Law Minister Raja Basharat, SACM Hasaan Khawar, chief secretary, IG police, ACS (Home), additional IG (Special Branch) and Principal Secretary to CM attended the meeting.

The CM directed to take every step to maintain law & order in the province. "I apologize to the people for the difficulties faced by them due to the closure of roads," the CM maintained and asserted that permission cannot be granted to disrupt the routine life. The State will fulfill the responsibility of protecting the life and property of the people, the CM concluded.

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MEHDI BHATTI AND SHAUKAT BHATTI CALLS ON CM PUNJAB

LAHORE, October 28:

PTI leader Mehdi Bhatti and Shaukat Bhatti MNA called on Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar on Thursday to discuss Hafizabad development package and constituency related problems.

The CM emphasized that the government was committed to developing every area as it believes in inclusive development. Resources have not been kept limited to some specific cities like the past; he held adding that backward areas were being developed to ensure inclusive development. Most of the areas, including Hafizabad, were badly ignored in the past; the CM regretted and asserted that the PTI encouraged the policy of balanced development so that no area is left behind. The remote and backward areas have equal rights over the development process and Hafizabad's development schemes will be timely completed, the CM assured. The government has advocated the politics of principles while honestly serving the masses and it is better the PDM shun the negative politics, advised the CM.

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CM CONGRATULATES TURKISH LEADERSHIP ON REPUBLIC DAY

LAHORE, October 28:

Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar has congratulated the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the Turkish people on the republic day and said Pakistanis equally share the joys of their Turkish brethren.

In his message of felicitations to Turkish ambassador Ihsan Mustafa Yurdakul for extending an invitation to attend the republic day celebration, the CM Usman Buzdar said Pakistan and Turkey are interlinked in strong bonds of friendship and brotherhood. Turkey has always extended full support to Pakistan in an hour of trial and Pakistan-Turkey relations have been further expanded in the tenure of incumbent PM Imran Khan, he added. Pakistan is also thankful to Turkey for its principled stance over the core issue of Kashmir, concluded the CM.

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Adventures in Rajasthan

My trip to Alwar, the oldest city in Rajasthan.....

The train journey was pleasant as I’d booked an ‘executive seat’ in the first class carriage which included a meal.

Alwar is not on the tourist map, being a very poor city. Apart from the museum and fort there’s really not much else to see. On arrival at Alwar station about 8pm, it was dark, and the tuk tuk driver who was supposed to take me to my Hotel, as well as overcharging me, dropped me off at the wrong place so that the hotel manager ended up having to come and collect me on his motor bike! The hotel, although very modern looking was up dirt track quite a way from the city centre and my room was very small and smelt awful, although at least they did upgrade me to a much better (but still freezing cold) room.

The following day I caught a tuk tuk to the museum then the fort which from which there were incredible views over the city. The tuk tuk driver waited faithfully for me at each of the venues including Dominoes Pizza, so I shared my pizza with him and tipped him generously!

I should have just stayed one night at the hotel as the following day, I had 7 hours to kill just wandering between the main park (where a sari clad woman tried to weedle money out of me and two teenage boys asked me and for a ‘selfie’) and Dominoes Pizza. It made me feel very uncomfortable being stared at the whole time - a relief to get back to Delhi.

Alwar Museum

19th Century artwork, Bundi School. Krishna making an offering to an elephant, Gouache on paper.

Alwar fort. Good to be up above the smog.

Mud huts just the other side of the wall from the Hotel - view from my window.

Alwar station

Golden Triangle Tour

Pros:

You get taken everywhere and don’t have to worry about finding your way from A to B. We had a great driver who was very friendly and drove carefully so we felt safe with him the whole time.

You get a tour guide to show you around each of the sites. We had a different one for each of the cities we were in and all were extremely good. They knew their history and brought it to life through their great story telling skills.

The hotels were warm, clean and comfortable and I was lucky enough to share with someone who didn’t snore! Breakfast was included in all the hotels and dinner was also included in the third hotel in Jaipur.

There were just four of us on the tour so it was a nice sized group. We all got on really well together, two were from Ethiopia and one was from the US although originally from India.

It was good to travel by road to realise that it’s only the cities that are really crowded. Going in winter is the best time to see these sites as the heat is bearable enabling one to spend much longer out in the open looking around.

Cons:

The drivers recieve commission for taking tourists to certain restaurants for lunch. As these cater solely for toursists they are naturally more expensive.

The tour guides also receive commission for taking toursists to certain shops and cafes. For example, we were taken to a carpet shop in Delhi where they import beautiful hand-made carpets from Kashmir. We were shown how they were made and offered tea, but then came the hard-sell which left us feeling awkward. Because of this visit which wasn’t in the tour brochure, we missed seeing Humayan’s tomb.

Everyone needs tipping which gets quite expensive: The driver, tour guides, hotel porters, waiters etc. The venues where there is no entrance fee levy certain charges (e.g. the Jasma Masjid Mosque charges 300 ruppees to take your mobile phone inside, a fee for the robe you borrow and you’re expected to pay a tip to the man who looks after your shoes and another tip to the man who shows you Mohammed’s beard hair, and so it goes on...).

It wasn’t made clear in the tour guide brochure that the entrance fees to the sites were not included in the overall price, so there was a lot of extra expense for which we’d not budgeted.

All the sites have many, many people trying to sell you souvenirs. It can get quite exhausting constanlty having to say ‘nahin’; the sellers are extremely persistent!

It’s hard to process the fact that places like the Taj Mahal are making huge amounts profits whilst there is such abject and widespread poverty within a stone’s throw of these sites. Why aren’t the profits going towards developing the cities’ infrastuctures?

So here’s a brief run down:

Day 1 New Delhi:

The present New Delhi was designed by Edwin Lutyens, and its main architect was Herbert Baker. In 1911 the capital of the British Raj was shifted from Kolkata to Delhi. Today it is the seat of power of the country and a major Gateway to the country for the tourists.

Ghandi’s memorial

Raj Ghat is located on the banks of the river Yamuna. Mahatma Gandhi’s Memorial is situated here, where he was cremated following his assassination in January 1948. The memorial lies in the midst of landscaped gardens and made of a simple square platform of black marble inscribed with his last words “Hey Ram”

Jama Masjid (Friday Mosque)

Made of red sandstone and white marble, completed in 1656. It is India’s largest mosque where more than 20,000 people can kneel in prayer at one time.

Mohammed’s footprint (supposedly).

The Qutab Minar

The landmark of Delhi, a huge tower of victory started in 1199 and completed in 1368. The Minar is 72.5m high with a diameter at the base 14.4m and 2.7m at the top.

The India Gate (42m)

Commemorates the 70,000 Indian soldiers who died in the 1st world war. 13,516 names of British and Indian soldiers killed in the Afghan War of 1919 are engraved on the arch and foundations. Under the arch, glows the Amar Jawan Jyoti flame commemorating Indian armed forces’ losses in the Indo-Pakistan war of 1971.

Day 2 Agra A medieval city on the banks of the Yamuna River. It was founded by Sultan Sikandar Lodi in the year 1506. Agra achieved fame as the capital of the Mughal emperors from 1526 to 1658 and remains a major tourist destination because of its many splendid Mughal-era buildings. Most notably the Taj Mahal, Agra Fort and Fatehpur Sikri, all three of which are UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

World famous monument The Taj Mahal overlooking the River Yamuna, is a classic example of Mughul architecture, with the Taj itself built as a mausoleum at the northern end of an extensive formal walled garden designed in the charbagh style and structured on the Islamic theme of ‘paradise’. The whole site was built by Shah Jahan between ad 1632 and 1653 as the final resting place of his favourite wife Arjumand Bano Begum (also known as Mumtaz Mahal) who died in ad 1631 shortly after giving birth to their fourteenth child. Upon his death in ad 1666, Shah Jahan was buried alongside his wife in the Taj.

The Taj Mahal... true love or megolamania?

Agra Fort was originally a brick fort and the Chauhan Rajputs held it. It was mentioned for the first time in 1080 AD when a Ghaznavide force captured it. Sikandar Lodi (1487-1517) was the first Sultan of Delhi who shifted to Agra and lived in the fort. During the time Shah Jahan and his wife Mumtaz lived there, he he had beautiful marble rooms built for his wife and two daughters. His second eldest son, who wanted to be king, killed his brothers and put his father under house arrest, so Shah Jahan lived out his remaining years in a section of Agra fort from which he had a view of the Taj.

Beautiful marble rooms commissioned by Shah Jahan

The room overlooking the Taj, where Shah Jahan lived out his remaining years under house arrest.

Day 3 Fatehpur Sikri

A beautiful and deserted medieval city, built by Mughal Emperor Akbar the Great in the 16th century to serve as the capital of his vast empire. It was mysteriously abandoned after 15 years due to scarcity of water. Today, it is perfectly preserved as a ghost city built at the height of the empire’s splendour.

Day 4 Jaipur Founded in 1727 by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh - II, the ruler of Amber, Jaipur was the first planned city in India.This town is also referred as Pink city for the colour of buildings in its wonderful old city. The city was painted pink to honour the visit of Prince Albert of England in 1882.

Amber City Fort is situated 130m high with the Aravalli hills around 11 km north of Jaipur. It was the ancient capital of the Kachhawaha Rajputs till 1037. Massive gateways, courts, stairways, pillared pavilions and palaces recall the glory and wealth of Amber’s association with the Mughals.

The City Palace still houses the erstwhile Royal familyJantar Mantar.

Hawa Mahal (Palace of Winds, with 1043 windows) built for the royal ladies to watch the activities on the market street below without being observed themselves.

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brandsmagazinepakistan-blog · 8 years ago

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Here's everything you need to know about Budget 2017-18

With the fifth annual budget announced by the Government of Nawaz Sharif, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar presented the budget for the upcoming fiscal year 2017-18. The total outlay was of Rs. 4.778 trillion.

Budget at a glance:

The total outlay of the budget 2017-18 is Rs 5,301 trillion.

The resource availability during 2017-18 has been estimated at Rs 4,681.2 billion.

The net revenue receipts for 2017-18 have been estimated at Rs. 2,926 billion.

The provincial share in federal taxes is estimated at Rs. 2,348.2 billion.

The net capital receipts for 2017-18 have been estimated at Rs. 552.5 billion.

The external receipts in 2017-18 are estimated at Rs. 837.8 billion, showing an increase of 2.2 percent.

The overall expenditures during 2017-18 have been estimated at Rs 5,103.8 billion.

The share of current and development expenditures respectively in total budgetary outlay for 2017-18, is 73.7 percent and 26.3 percent.

The expenditure on general public service is estimated at Rs. 2,553.6 billion.

The expenditure on general public service is estimated at 2,553.6 billion.

The development expenditure outside PSDP has been estimated Rs 152.2 billion.

RECEIPTS:

TAX REVENUE Rs. 4,330.5 billion

FBR Taxes Rs. 4,013.0 billion

Other taxes Rs. 317.5 billion

NON-TAX REVENUE 979.9 billion

Gross Revenue Receipts 5,310.3

Less provincial share 2,384.2 i) Net revenue receipts (a-b) 2,926.1 ii) Capital receipts (non-bank) 528.0 iii) External receipts (net) 511.4 iv) Estimated provincial surplus 347.3 v) Bank borrowing 390.1 vi) Privatization proceeds 50.0

TOTAL RESOURCES (i to vi) Rs. 4,752.9 billion

EXPENDITURE:

CURRENT Rs. 3,477.1 billion

Interest payments Rs. 1,363.0 billion

Pension Rs. 248.0 billion

Defence affairs & services Rs. 920.2 billion

Grants and transfers Rs. 430.2 billion

Subsidies Rs. 138.8 billion

Running of civil government Rs. 376.8 billion

DEVELOPMENT Rs. 1,275.8 billion

Federal PSDP Rs. 1,001.0 billion

Net lending Rs. 122.6 billion

Other development expenditure Rs.152.2 billion

TOTAL EXPENDITURE (A+B) Rs. 4,752.9 billion

Key features:

The total outlay of the budget is Rs. 4.75 trillion

Total tax revenues target has been set at Rs. 4.33 trillion, of which the Federal Board of Revenue will collect Rs. 4.01tr.

The development expenditure for next year will be Rs. 1.001 trillion.

The defence budget has been set at Rs. 920.2 billion.

The minimum wage will be set at Rs. 15,000.

Agriculture, SMEs and IT will be given tax breaks.

By 2018 summers, nearly 10,000MW of electricity will be added to the national grid, eliminating load-shedding completing.

BISP will be allocated Rs. 121 billion for 5.5 million beneficiaries.

Agriculture:

Nearly Rs. 1.001 trillion will be given out in agricultural loans next year.

Agricultural credit will be extended at 9.9pc on Rs50,000 amount to farmers who hold 1.2m acres of land.

Imported fertiliser will be subsidised.

Urea will be sold at Rs. 1,400 per bag.

Other fertilisers’ prices will also be kept constant through subsidies.

The State Bank will also help link the banking system to the land record management system to facilitate farmers in securing loans.

Tubewells will be provided subsidised electricity. Industrials:

Zero-rated schemes for textiles, leather and other sectors will be continued.

To promote textiles, cotton hedge trading will be introduced. A brand development fund will also be created.

An online b2b and b2c portal for textile trading will be introduced.

Custom duty on raw hides will be eliminated.

Housing:

The government will provide guarantees for housing loans for up to Rs. 01 million.

Infrastructure:

Pakistan Development Fund will be established.

Pakistan Infrastructure Bank will be established to provide loans to private infrastructure projects.

Financial sector:

Microfinance institutions will provide loans to low-income individuals worth Rs. 8 billion in total.

Withholding tax on branchless banking will be eliminated.

SMEs will be provided easy-to-access loans through a risk mitigation facility secured with Rs. 3.5 billion from the State Bank.

Information Technology:

An IT park is being established with the help of South Korea

New IT companies will be exempted from income tax for the first three years.

IT exports from Gilgit, Fata and will be exempted from sales tax.

Withholding tax on mobile phones to be reduced from 14pc and custom duty on smartphone sets will be cut to Rs. 650 per set.

Development expenditures:

Federal development expenditures have been increased 37pc.

Energy and infrastructure will get 67pc of the PSDP budget.

Rs411bn will be allocated for this.

Energy:

Loadshedding will be history by next year.

401bn rupees will be allocated to energy projects.

Energy for All program will receive Rs. 12.5bn

Dasu project Rs. 54bn.

LNG projects to receive Rs. 70bn.

Diamer Bhasha will receive Rs. 21bn.

Neelum Jhelum will receive Rs. 19bn.

Tarbela-IV will receive Rs. 16.4bn.

Jamshoro plant will receive Rs. 16.2bn.

Transmission and distribution lines from Matiari to Lahore will be builty.

Water:

Government is focusing on building dams and improvement the water distribution infrastructure.

38bn will be allocated under this head.

Roads and highways:

320bn will be allocated to national highways.

Railways:

45.9bn to be allocated to Railways, including for 75 new engines, 830 bogies and 250 coaches and the Peshawar to Karachi railway line.

Human development:

35.7bn for Higher Education.

Health programs will receive Rs49bn.

Hospitals will receive Rs10bn.

12.5bn will be allocated for Clean Drinking Water for All.

Sustainable development goals will get Rs30bn.

Gwadar:

31 new projects, including a new airport, 200-bed hospital and desalination plants. CPEC:

180bn have been allocated for CPEC projects. Special projects:

45.6bn for projects Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Gilgit Baltistan and Fata.

Security:

All Army officers and jawans will receive a 10pc special allowance other than the salary increment in lieu of their sacrifices in Pakistan’s war against militancy.

Major heads:

2,384bn to be given to provinces.

Defence budget will be Rs920bn.

PSDP will be Rs1,001bn

Budget deficit will be limited to 4.02pc of GDP, contingent on spending on the ‘war against terrorism’,

Taxes:

Target to raise them to 15pc of GDP.

Corporate sector will get relief in the form of a 30pc effective corporate tax rate.

Islamic banking will face the same taxing regime as commercial banks.

Withholding taxes on new car registrations have been cut for lowest three categories.

Cement FED will be increased from Rs1 per kilogramme to Rs1.25/kg,

Commercial import of clothing will be taxed at 6pc.

Steel sector will be taxed at 10pc compared to the current 9pc.

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Narmada declared Live Entity in Madhya Pradesh

Mandla. Implementing Central Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh’s suggestion with immediate effect, Chief Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan has declared Narmada river a “Live Entity” . Shri Chouhan said that with the Narmada river now to be considered a live entity, anyone damaging it will be liable to punishment as is done in the case on a live entity. A bill in this connection will be passed in the Vidhan Sabha. Central Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh today gave this suggestion to Chief Minister Shri Chouhan during a Jan Samvad programme of the Narmada Seva Yatra at Mandla. Union Minister of State for Health Shri Faggan Singh Kulaste and Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Micro, Small and Medium Industry Shri Sanjay Pathak, Mahamandleshwar Swami Akhileshwaranand Giri, Sant Shri Atul Krishna Bharadwaj, Sadhvi Pragya Bharti and Sadhvi Yogmaya was also present.

Home Ministe Shri Rajnath Singh said that any amount of praise of Chief Minister for the Narmada Seva Yatra is not enough. He said that this will turn to be a milestone among the campaigns run in the country-world. Such a public campaign has never been run in the country earlier. The campaign has taken Narmada conservation-promotion along with social concerns. Constitution makers have also termed environment conservation a must for every person.

Shri Singh said that the Prime Minister has made arrangement of Rs 20,000 crores in the budget to clean the rivers of the country by 2019-20. If needed this amount will be hiked to Rs one lakh crore. He suggested considering the Narmada a live entity on the basis of the Supreme Court. Shri Singh said that the world has set its eyes on the Narmada Yatra which gives a positive message.

Shri Singh did not allow to be welcomed

Shri Rajnath Singh refused to be accorded a welcome at the programme owing to the incident in which jawans died in Naxalite attack today.

Chief Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan warned that if the flow of Narmada dries up, life in Madhya Pradesh will come to a standstill. Shri Singh said that the Narmada Yatra was started to rejuvenate the Narmada. He said that the Narmada Satpuda-Vindhyachal jungle monsoons were responsible for incessant flow in the Narmada and to keep it flowing eternally saplings would be planted on both sides of the river Narmada on July 2 up to 1100 km and one km width area. Moreover, to check flow of sewage water into the Narmada sewage treatment plants will be constructed in 18 cities the water of which will help in irrigation. Toilets will be constructed in every house besides visarjan kund, muktidham, changing room etc. Now no dead body will be immersed in the Narmada. In the deaddiction drive, all liquor shops upto five km from the Narmada have been closed down from April one.

Achar, seed collection rate now Rs 100 per kg

Shri Chouhan said that the government will from now on purchase Mahua flower, Gulli @Rs 30 and Achar seed @Rs 100 per kg. Shri Singh said that it is through the Narmada river that drinking water is supplied to big cities in the state and 30 per cent irrigation water is supplied. Shri Chouhan said that in Madhya Pradesh, the government is concerned about a girl right from her birth to her marriage. Women have 33 per cent reservation in police jobs and 50 per cent reservation in teaching jobs.

At the outset, Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh and Chief Minister Shri Chouhan offered flowers and garland to the statue of Maa Narmada and honoured kanyas, seers and different religious leaders of various communities. Lastly, Mandla minister in charge Shri Sanjay Pathak proposed the vote of thanks.

After the programme Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh took the Narmada dhwaj and the Chief Minister’s wife Sadhna Singh took the Narmada Kalash and proceeded towards the Mandla Raptaghat for the Mahaarti.

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With the compliments of, The Directorate General Public Relations,

Government of the Punjab, Lahore Ph: 99201390

No.1573/Amber/Umer

HANDOUT (A)

LAHORE, June 15:

Improvement in economic indicators helped the Punjab government in growth-oriented budget for fiscal year 2021-22 in line with the PTI manifesto.

This is the first budget of the present government which is aligning to the PTI manifesto in three years as the government was clearing the baggage and financial indiscipline created by the previous PML-N government in the province.

This was expressed by the Punjab Finance Minister Hashim Jawan Bakhat addressing the post-budget conference here Chief Minister's House, 90 Shahraia Quaid-e-Azam on Tuesday. The minister was flanked with Chief Secretary Punjab, Secretary Finance Iftikhar Ali Sahoo, Chairman Planning and Development Abdullah Sanbal, Chairman Punjab Revenue Authority (PRA) Zain-ul-Abidn Sahi and other official concern.

The minister said that economic growth was 3.94 percent in ongoing fiscal year and hoped that the government policy will increase the above 4 percent in the next fiscal year. Furthermore, the government had given Rs 2.5 trillion relief package during the covidi-19 pandemic and provided financial assistance to the 45 percent of population under Ehsas Program.

Similarly, Rs 80 billion subsidy was given on wheat to offset the inflationary pressure from flour (staple food ) as the support price of wheat was increased to Rs 1800 per maund from Rs 1400/maund. The government is closely monitoring the rise in global food prices and allocated resource to keep minimal impact of it to domestic consumer, he added.

Hashim highlighting the salient features of the budget pointed out that the government increased the Annual Development Program (ADP) size by 66 percent in this fiscal year targeting to Rs 560 billion from ongoing fiscal year. The government has not increased the ADP budget but also planned how to ensure maximum utilization of it. For this, it has planned to released Rs 100 billion in the month of July while all development schemes announced in the development budget will be completed in maximum two years. In the next fiscal year focus will be on completing ongoing projects rather than starting the new projects. new ones.

Appreciating the performance of the PRA, the minister said that PRA is only provincial revenue collecting agency in Pakistan which registered a tremendous annual growth of 29 percent till May. Further, the target of PRA for the next financial year has been increased without increasing tax rate. On the contrary, the expansion of tax net and innovation in the tax collection system are on the rise.

Hashim pointed out that education, health and agriculture are flagship projects for the next financial year while no exhibitory project of self-projections or political mileage is developed. The government has allocated Rs 80 billion for Universal Health Insurance scheme in the budget to provide blanket cover to the population of the Punjab. Further, more than 8,500 primary schools will be upgraded to elementary schools under the Insaf Afternoon School Program. This a paradigm shifting project and no such projects were made in the past, he claimed.

He said that Rs 360 billion district development program will improve the public works schemes alongside employment creation in the construction sector,

The government has earmarked Rs 100 billion for communication and works which is other than Rs 105 billion PSDP schemes. Thus, in total it will spent Rs 205 billion on public sector construction projects.

The minister said that the agriculture budget was increased by 4 times as investment in agriculture was essential to control inflation and ford security alongside exports of the country. There is need to create balance between demand and supply in the agricultural produce to keep the inflation in check, he remarked.

The government will encourage the representation of the private sector in agriculture and adoption of modern technology and techniques in the agriculture in order to increase productivity. Further, the Model Bazaar Authority was created for permanent establishment of 332 model bazaars across the province. This will help controlling the food inflation, he added.

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