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Hans India
04-07-2025
- Politics
- Hans India
‘Daughter of Bihar': PM Modi Honors Trinidad and Tobago PM's Roots with Bhojpuri Chautaal Welcome
India news today: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday (Thursday in T&T) arrived in Trinidad and Tobago on a two-day official PM Modi Trinidad visit, as the second leg of his five nation tour. In Trinidad and Tobago, he addressed his counterpart PM Kamla Persad-Bissessar as 'Bihar ki Beti' (daughter of Bihar) and talked about her Bihar roots Trinidad and Tobago. 'The family of Kamla ji originally lived in Buxar, Bihar." She herself has also been there. The people here proudly call her Bihar ki Beti,' PM Modi said while speaking to the Indian diaspora in the capital Port of Spain. 'So many of you have roots in Bihar,' he further added, congratulating the people of Trinidad and Tobago on their cultural connect with India. PM Modi on Friday (Thursday in T&T) on arrival was received at the airport by the PM of T&T Kamla, who was donning an Indian outfit along with her entire Cabinet. Cabinet members also participated by donning Indian traditional wear. In Port of Spain, PM Modi was received with a Bhojpuri Chautaal performance. The Prime Minister posted a video on X with the following caption: 'Bhojpuri Chautaal performance in Trinidad & Tobago! Speaking to the Indian community in Trinidad, Prime Minister Modi praised their role in the country's development and the deep ancestral connection that the community in Trinidad shares with India. He also gifted the government and people of Trinidad and Tobago a replica of the Ram Mandir replica and holy water from the Sangam at the Maha Kumbh and the Sarayu River in Ayodhya. PM Modi also spoke about Buxar, Bihar and the international significance of the Bihar's culture in his speech. He said: 'Bihar's legacy is not just a matter of pride for India, but for the entire world. In democracy and education, in diplomacy, Bihar has led the way. I am sure the soil will continue to inspire the 21st century.'
Hindustan Times
21-06-2025
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
Ahead of polls, Nitish hikes social security pension in Bihar to ₹1,100; Jeevika workers honorarium doubled
In a move to further strengthen the NDA's women vote bank ahead of assembly polls due in October-November, the NDA government in Bihar led by chief minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday announced an increase in the monthly pension for elderly, disabled persons, and widowed women from ₹ 400 to ₹ 1,100. The decision, which will take effect from July, would impact 1,09,69,255 beneficiaries under the state's Social Security Pension Scheme. Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar with Deputy CMs Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha and others poses for pictures after the 'Mahila Samvad' program in Patna on Saturday. (PTI) In another major decision, Kumar also announced to double the honorarium of all the workers associated with Jeevika. The state government announced to bear the additional amount of honorarium increase of these employees. There are nearly 1.40 lakh workers working for various types of administrative, training and other works related to self-help groups and are doing good work towards making women empowered and self-reliant. The CM also announced to lower the interest rate on loans taken by self-help groups under the Jeevika project. 'Self-help groups will now have to pay only 7 percent interest on bank loans of more than ₹ 3 lakh. Earlier, self-help groups had to pay 10 percent interest on bank loans of more than ₹ 3 lakh. Now after the reduction in interest rate, the additional amount to be given to the banks as interest will be given by the government. This will increase the income of Jeevika sisters and their standard of living will improve further,' said Kumar through at post on X. 'I am happy to inform you that under the Social Security Pension Scheme, all the elderly, disabled and widowed women will now get a pension of ₹ 1100 instead of ₹ 400 every month. All the beneficiaries will get pension at the increased rate from the month of July. It will be ensured that this amount is sent to the account of all the beneficiaries on the 10th of the month. This will help 1 crore 9 lakh 69 thousand 255 beneficiaries a lot,' Kumar announced on X. The announcements were made after a review meeting on Saturday of 'Mahila Samvad Programme' after holding similar programmes at different districts, a programme through which NDA government is trying to reach out nearly 37,257,477 women voters which form 47.75% of Bihar's total voting population of 78,022,933 as per revised voter list published in January this year. 'The core of the programme was around 12.7 million Jeevika didis,' said an official. The announcement comes in the backdrop of RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav announcing that ₹ 2,500 will be deposited in the accounts of women under Mai-Bahin Samman Yojna, if his party forms the government in the state, and Beti (Benefit Education Training Income) Samman Yojana for girls' education. The Congress has also announced a Mai Behan Man Yojana. The Janata Dal (United) and its allies in the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) are seeking to consolidate their position against an opposition front led by the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and the Congress. The Bihar Assembly elections are expected to be held in October and November this year, and the NDA, which consists of the BJP, JD(U), and LJP, will be once again looking forward to returning to power while the INDIA Bloc will be giving a competition to the incumbent Nitish Kumar government. Women form the core voters for Nitish Kumar in particular and the NDA in general. Kumar's three main initiatives, the improved law and order, especially related to women security; the 'Jeevika' poverty alleviation programme started by Nitish; and the 50 per cent quota for women in panchayat and municipal bodies, have helped in a long way in retaining their faith over the years. Earlier on June 12, chief minister Kumar had increased the limit of giving administrative approval of schemes in MNREGA for the head of the Gram Panchayats from the existing ₹ 5 lakh to ₹ 10 lakh. The government also announced increasing the monthly allowance of representatives of all levels of Panchayati Raj institutions by one and a half times. Mukhiyas and Sarpanchs in Bihar would now be getting ₹ 7,500 per month as against ₹ 5,000 earlier, whereas Ward members and Panchs would be getting ₹ 1,200 per month as against ₹ 800 per month earlier. The remuneration was earlier hiked last year (2024) from ₹ 2,500 per month to ₹ 5,000 per month for mukhiyas and sarpanchs. Similarly, the salaries of Ward members and panch were raised from ₹ 500 to ₹ 800. The proposal would now go to cabinet for clearance. There are 8,062 panchayats in Bihar.
Hindustan Times
21-06-2025
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
Ahead of polls, Nitish Kumar hikes social security pension in Bihar to ₹1100
PATNA: The Bihar government led by chief minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday announced an increase in the monthly pension for elderly, disabled persons, and widowed women from ₹ 400 to ₹ 1,100. The decision, which will take effect from July, would impact 1,09,69,255 beneficiaries under the state's Social Security Pension Scheme. The decision has been seen as a move to further strengthen the NDA's women vote bank ahead of assembly polls due in October-November. Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar addressing a public meeting at Siwan, Bihar, on Friday. (Santosh Kumar/ Hindustan Times) 'I am happy to inform you that under the Social Security Pension Scheme, all the elderly, disabled and widowed women will now get a pension of Rs. 1100 instead of Rs. 400 every month. All the beneficiaries will get pension at the increased rate from the month of July. It will be ensured that this amount is sent to the account of all the beneficiaries on the 10th of the month. This will help 1 crore 9 lakh 69 thousand 255 beneficiaries a lot,' Kumar announced on X. 'The elderly are a precious part of society and ensuring their dignified living is our top priority. The state government will continue to make efforts in this direction,' he added. The announcement comes in the backdrop of RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav announcing that ₹ 2,500 will be deposited in the accounts of women under Mai-Bahin Samman Yojna, if his party forms the government in the state, and Beti (Benefit Education Training Income) Samman Yojana for girls' education. The Congress has also announced a MAi Behan Man Yojana. The Janata Dal (United) and its allies in the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) are seeking to consolidate their position against an opposition front led by the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and the Congress. The Bihar Assembly elections are expected to be held in October and November this year, and the NDA, which consists of the BJP, JD(U), and LJP, will be once again looking forward to returning to power while the INDIA Bloc will be giving a competition to the incumbent Nitish Kumar government. Women form the core voters for Nitish Kumar in particular and the NDA in general. Kumar's three main initiatives, the improved law and order, especially related to women security; the 'Jeevika' poverty alleviation programme started by Nitish; and the 50 per cent quota for women in panchayat and municipal bodies, have helped in a long way in retaining their faith over the years. Earlier on June 12, chief minister Kumar had increased the limit of giving administrative approval of schemes in MNREGA for the head of the Gram Panchayats from the existing ₹ 5 lakh to ₹ 10 lakh. The government also announced increasing the monthly allowance of representatives of all levels of Panchayati Raj institutions by one and a half times. Mukhiyas and Sarpanchs in Bihar would now be getting ₹ 7,500 per month as against ₹ 5,000 earlier, whereas Ward members and Panchs would be getting ₹ 1,200 per month as against ₹ 800 per month earlier. The remuneration was earlier hiked last year (2024) from ₹ 2,500 per month to ₹ 5,000 per month for mukhiyas and sarpanchs. Similarly, the salaries of Ward members and panch were raised from ₹ 500 to ₹ 800. The proposal would now go to cabinet for clearance. There are 8,062 panchayats in Bihar. Kumar had earlier said that the Panchayat representatives were given an ex-gratia grant of Rs. 5 lakh in case of accidental death. Now an order is being given to give an ex-gratia grant of Rs. 5 lakh even in case of normal death of Panchayat representatives during their tenure. Also, if Panchayat representatives are suffering from illness, then an order is being given to provide them health facilities from the Chief Minister's Medical Assistance Fund. Kumar said that the government has set the target that Panchayat government buildings should be completed in all the Gram Panchayats of the state before the elections to be held this year. For this, the state government has also approved the remaining 1,069 new Panchayat government buildings. In another important announcement, the CM said that the District Officer will take action to execute the application for arms license of Panchayat representatives as per rules within the prescribed time limit and to speed up the use of the amount of 15th Finance Commission and State Finance Commission received by the three-tier Panchayati Raj institutions, schemes up to Rs. 15 lakh can be implemented departmentally.
Telegraph
09-06-2025
- Business
- Telegraph
This company is hurting its own revenues on a bet for future growth
Questor is The Telegraph's stock-picking column, helping you decode the markets and offering insights on where to invest. Companies that use their success to channel more resources into improving the experience of customers often create significant value for shareholders in the long run. In the short term, though, these extra costs can seem counterintuitive. US human resources software company Paycom Software is a case in point. Since 2015 it has increased the amount spent on research and development (R&D) as a proportion of sales from below 4pc to 13pc. That represents a considerable increase in costs, yet it has received outsized rewards from the extra spending. Sales have increased more than 12-fold over the period while the extra cost has not reduced operating margin but seen it soar from 11.4pc to 32.5pc. What's more, the rapid growth means the pickup in R&D as a percentage of sales has had a much more dramatic effect in terms of money spent, which has risen from $8.9m (£6.6m) to $243m. Significantly, Paycom has also not been afraid to launch new products that have gone directly against its own short-term interests in order to improve the life of customers. A slowdown in revenue growth that knocked the share price over recent years can in part be attributed to the introduction of a payroll automation feature called Beti. This has reduced payroll workload for some clients by as much as 90pc, with the knock-on effect of eliminating some of the error-correction work Paycom used to get paid to do.
Time of India
14-05-2025
- Health
- Time of India
Task forces to combat female foeticide in Gurgaon now
Gurgaon: With a view to tightening enforcement of laws against sex-selective practices and promoting gender equity at the grassroots level, Haryana govt on Wednesday mandated formation of dedicated standing committees in all districts. For effective implementation of Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act, an incentive of Rs 10,000 to informers and Rs 25,000 to decoys for successful raids will be provided from Beti Bachao Beti Padhao funds. At 834, Haryana's sex ratio at birth (SRB) was the lowest among all states when the data was studied in the 2011 Census. The state improved its count to 923 by 2019 but started seeing a downward trend decisions were made by additional chief secretary (health) Sudhir Rajpal at a meeting of district civil surgeons and deputy commissioners in Chandigarh, which he chaired. Headed by deputy commissioners, with civil surgeons serving as member secretaries, the committees have been tasked with ensuring timely legal enforcement, formulating district-specific strategies to curb sex determination and conducting regular surveillance and surprise inspections of ultrasound, MTP and IVF centres. They will meet monthly to assess ongoing measures and plan further action. Each district is required to submit minutes of the meetings and action-taken reports to ACS Rajpal by the 10th of every month. The initiative focuses on the strict implementation of key legislation, including the pre-conception and Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (PCPNDT) Act, the MTP Act and the Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) Act, Rajpal said. Director of National Health Mission (Haryana) Dr Virender Yadav said, "We have also shared the list of the villages with all districts which reported below 700 SRB in the last three years consecutively. These will be the focus areas and all districts have been directed to ensure that they develop specific action plans to improve SRB in these areas." Last year, thirteen of Haryana's 22 districts saw a fall in the sex ratio at birth, taking the state's overall SRB for the year to 910, which was its lowest since 2016. ACS Rajpal has directed that the standing committees would monitor sex ratio trends using data from the health management information system (HMIS), civil registration system (CRS) and auxiliary nurse midwife (ANM) registers. Routine audits of F-forms and verification of reports from reproductive health facilities will also be part of their districts have been directed to display village-wise sex ratio data at the deputy commissioner's office. All PHCs should be divided between medical officers, dental surgeons and ayush doctors for the purpose of improvement in the sex ratio and these doctors will be responsible for the activities regarding improvement in the sex ratio. Reproductive child health (RCH) ID is to be kept mandatory for antenatal ultrasound and MTP. ASHAs, ANMs and AWWs are to ensure early ANC registration. If registration is not done in three months, the ANC registration will not be done without the permission of the concerned civil surgeon, except in emergency cases. A status report regarding pregnancy should be taken from all ASHA Sahelis and MTP of all pregnant women with one or more live female children should be tracked by RCH ID. Register pregnancies before 10 weeksAll districts were told to register all pregnancies before 10 weeks without fail. All abortions beyond 12 weeks must be thoroughly investigated, particularly in cases where the couple already has one or more daughters. Civil surgeons have been instructed to lead these investigations and maintain a close watch. Any doctor found engaging in sex-selective practices will face stringent disciplinary action, including the cancellation of their licence by the Haryana Medical Council.
