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Smart cities mission: an evaluation - Standing Committee on Housing and Urban Affairs (2023 24)
Some projects under the Smart Cities Mission would not be able to meet the June 30 deadline and the respective state governments would be responsible for completing them thereafter, Union Housing and Urban Affairs Secretary told the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Housing and Urban Affairs. In its report on the …Seventy-first report on 'Central assistance for Disaster Management and Relief': Standing Committee on Finance (2018-19)
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance, present this Seventy-first Report on the subject 'Central Assistance for Disaster Management and Relief' pertaining to the Ministry of Home Affairs & Ministry of Finance (Department of Expenditure). The Committee heard the views of the representatives of the State government of Kerala on 18 …Three hundred and twenty-fourth report on status of forests in India
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests has urged the environment ministry to take stringent steps to curb the illegal felling of trees. No action plans was prepared by the ministry to control illegal cutting of trees. A parliamentary panel expressed concern over forest degradation in …Forty-third Report on Rules/ Regulations governing the implementation of Swachh Bharat Mission Programme in Urban and Rural Areas
The Committee on Subordinate Legislationpresent this Forty-third Report on Rules/ Regulations governing the implementation of Swachh Bharat Mission Programme in Urban and Rural Areas. Swachh Bharat Abhiyan or Clean India Campaign is one of the most ambitious projects undertaken by the Government of India. It is a massive mass movement …Two Hundred Sixteenth Report on action taken by Government on the recommendations/observations contained in the Two Hundred Eleventh Report on The Cyclone Ockhi - Its …
The Action Taken Report of the Committee deals with the action taken by the Ministry of Home Affairs on the recommendations contained in the Two Hundred Eleventh Report of the Committee on „The Cyclone Ockhi - Its Impact on Fishermen and Damage Caused by it‟. The Two Hundred Eleventh Report …European Parliament Passes EU-Morocco Agriculture Agreement
Rabat – The European Parliament has voted on the agriculture agreement between Morocco and the European Union, passing it by a large majority. The agreement was voted on in a plenary session in Strasbourg today. The agreement received 444 votes in favor of the agriculture deal. The deal aims to …Forty-third report on hydro-power: Standing Committee on Energy (2018-19)
The Standing Committee on Energy present this Forty-Third Report on ‘Hydro-power’ relating to the Ministry of Power. The Committee, considering the greater importance of hydro power and the slow pace of its development in the country, took this subject for detailed examination. It is a matter of great concern that …Forty second report on 'Stressed/Non-Performing Assets in Gas based Power Plants': Standing Committee on Energy (2018-19)
The 42nd standing committee on energy in this report on stressed gas-based power plants tabled in Parliament pulled up the government for diverting coal cess to compensate States for revenue loss post-GST, and recommended financial support to the stressed gas-based power projects in the country from National Clean Energy Fund …Agriculture marketing and role of weekly gramin haats: Standing Committee on Agriculture (2018-2019)
The Standing Committee on Agriculture (2018-2019) present this Sixty Second Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) on the subject "Agriculture Marketing and Role of Weekly Gramin Haats" pertaining to the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare).CSR activities in steel PSUs: Standing Committee on Coal and Steel (2018-19)
The Standing Committee on Coal and Steel (2018-19) present this Forty-Eighth Report of the Standing Committee on Coal and Steel (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) on "CSR Activities in Steel PSUs" relating to the Ministry of Steel.Scheme on development of inland fisheries and aquaculture- an analysis: Action Taken by the Government on the Observations/ Recommendations contained in the Fifty-Third Report (Sixteenth …
This Report of the Standing Committee on Agriculture deals with the action taken by the Government on the Observations/Recommendations contained in the Fifty-third Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) of the Standing Committee on Agriculture (2017-2018) on the Subject "Scheme on Development of Inland Fisheries and Aquaculture- An Analysis" of the Ministry …Three Hundred and Twentyfirst Report on Action Taken by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change on the recommendations/observations contained in the Three Hundred …
Noting that forest cover in the northeastern states of the country decreased in 2017 compared to what it was in 2015, a parliamentary panel has recommended the environment ministry to take necessary steps to arrest the declining trend. The ministry, in its action taken report to the panel, has said …The Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2018
The Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2018 was introduced in Lok Sabha on January 2, 2019. The Bill amends the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016, the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885, and the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002. The Aadhaar Act …Action taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in the Fifty-first Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) on "Swachh Bharat Mission - Gramin in States/UTs" of …
This Report of the Standing Committee on Rural Development (2018-19) deals with the action taken by the Government on the Observations/Recommendations contained in their Fifty-first Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) on "Swachh Bharat Mission-Gramin (SBM-G) in States/UTs" of the Ministry of Drinking Water & Sanitation.Action taken report on the Oberservations/Recommendations contained in Fiftieth Report on 'Improvement in the functioning of Panchayats)' pertaining to Ministry of Panchayati Raj: Standing Committee …
This Report of the Standing Committee on Rural Development (2018-19) deals with the action taken by the Government on the Observations/Recommendations contained in their Fiftieth Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) on 'Improvement in the functioning of Panchayats'.Implementation of District Mineral Foundation (DMF) and Pradhan Mantri Khanij Kshetra Kalyan Yojana(PMKKKY): Standing Committee on Coal and Steel (2018-19)
Out of 81624 projects sanctioned under District Mineral Foundation only 22026 projects worth Rs. 4888 crore have been completed according to the Standing Committee report on coal and steel submitted in the Parliament on Dec 27, 2018. Goa, Bihar, Kerala, Meghalaya have not yet approved the schemes said the report. …The Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2018
The Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2018 was introduced in Lok Sabha on December 20, 2018. It replaces an Ordinance promulgated on November 2, 2018. The Bill amends several provisions in the Companies Act, 2013 relating to penalties, among others.Performance of the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC): Committee on Estimates (2018-19)
Taking note of adverse consequences of retreating of Himalayan glaciers, a Parliamentary panel has recommended the Centre to make adequate financial allocation and infrastructure available for an extensive study of the ecosystem to measure the extent of glacial retreat and the ways to mitigate its effects. Noting that glaciers in …South African finance minister tables carbon tax bill
Finance Minister Tito Mboweni recently tabled the carbon tax bill in Parliament, giving effect to the announcements made in the 2017 and 2018 Budget statements. The carbon tax will become effective from 1 June 2019. The Government News Agency quoted Mboweni as stating that: “Climate change poses the greatest threat …Variance in cost and quality of agricultural tools and implements being provided to the farmers under Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) and problems being faced …
A parliamentary panel has pulled up the government for not taking steps to lower the prices of power tillers and check cartels in the agri-machinery sector. Most farmers in the country are small and marginal, who could hardly afford costly agri-equipment and machineries. In this scenario, power tillers with flexibility, …Twenty Third Report on Socio-economic impact of commercial exploitation of water by Industries: Standing Committee on Water Resources (2017-18)
The Standing Committee on Water Resources (2017-18) present the Twenty Third Report on “Socio-economic impact of commercial exploitation of water by Industries.” The Committee (2016 -17) had taken up the subject “Ground Water Scenario, need for a comprehensive policy and measures to address problems in the Country with particular reference …