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Time of India
4 hours ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Teachers to be posted in Eng medium schools ‘within a wk'
1 2 J aipur: In a meeting with govt school teachers held Sunday, officials said allotment of English-medium schools in every district for teachers will be completed within one week. After recruitment in Aug last year, selected candidates have been waiting for postings in English-medium schools. Teachers, under the banner of Rajasthan Shikshak Sangh (Rashtriya), held talks with the education secretary and the director of secondary education regarding 25 points. In the meeting, consensus was reached on many demands, including giving posting to teachers in Mahatma Gandhi English Medium Govt schools within a week and Vivekananda Model Schools this month. Along with this, officials agreed to work on removing salary discrepancies, reducing the burden of non-educational work of teachers, and holding district-level educational conferences in Sept and state-level educational conferences in Nov. Ramesh Chandra Pushkarna, president of the organisation, said, "In the meeting, many demands were put forward, including starting Balvatika in 19,500 schools and keeping a minimum of 5 posts of Grade-II category teachers intact, including Hindi, English, and Social Science, in the new staffing pattern for secondary education. Along with this, discussions were held on filling 15,000 out of 38,000 new posts as per the staffing pattern in this session itself. " On the transfer of teachers, education secretary Krishna Kunal said it will be started as soon as the chief minister gives permission. In the meeting teachers also raised the issue of difficulty in mandatory Aadhaar and Jan Adhaar verification for generating APAAR IDs of students along with other schemes in rural areas. An agreement was reached on organizing time-bound camps at the district level to resolve such problems.
Hindustan Times
20-05-2025
- Business
- Hindustan Times
Ensure easy loans for farmers at affordable rates: U.P. CM to cooperative dept officials
Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath has directed officials to boost the income and ensure economic empowerment of small and marginal farmers in the state through Mukhyamantri Krishak Samriddhi Yojana. Chairing a review meeting of the cooperative department here on Monday, the CM said, 'Increasing the income of small and marginal farmers as well as ensuring transparency and efficiency in the implementation of the cooperative schemes should be top priorities of the department.' The detailed framework of the ambitious Mukhyamantri Krishak Samriddhi Yojana was presented during the review meeting. Lauding the scheme as visionary and farmer-centric, Yogi called for active involvement of NABARD and cooperative banks in its effective implementation. 'The state government is continuously working to relieve farmers of debt, enhance agricultural productivity and promote self-reliance. Providing farmers with easy access to loans at affordable interest rates must be a key priority. The proposed scheme is expected to be a significant step toward achieving these goals,' he said. The CM stressed the importance of timely and efficient execution of the schemes. He instructed officials to focus on expanding the loan distribution capacity of cooperative banks, modernising bank branches through financial support, and streamlining access to credit for farmers. A comprehensive proposal for the scheme should be prepared soon, Yogi said. During the meeting, the CM also made a detailed review of the cooperative sector and told the officials to strengthen the role of cooperative institutions. According to the data presented in the meeting, loan disbursement by the Uttar Pradesh Cooperative Bank Limited has grown from ₹9,190 crore in 2017 to ₹23,061 crore in 2025, with the bank recording a net profit of ₹100.24 crore. During the same period, the total business of District Cooperative Banks rose from ₹28,349 crore to ₹41,234 crore, with a net profit of ₹162 crore. Over the past eight years, crop loans amounting to ₹11,516 crore and long-term loans worth ₹393 crore have been distributed across the state. Additionally, 34.45 lakh metric tons of fertilisers were distributed, 25.53 lakh metric tons of paddy were procured, and 1.94 lakh metric tons of pulses and oilseeds were purchased. Under the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF) scheme, 375 warehouses with a combined capacity of 37,500 metric tonnes have been constructed to enhance the state's storage capacity. Additionally, since 2017, 1,060 warehouses with a total capacity of 1,17,350 metric tonnes have been developed under the Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY). The construction of 100 new warehouses is planned for 2025–26. Furthermore, under the nation's largest grain storage scheme, warehouses with capacities ranging from 500 to 1,000 metric tonnes are proposed to be established at 24 B-PACS centres across 16 districts. Highlighting the need for further expansion in storage infrastructure, the CM directed the officials to prepare a suitable policy to encourage private sector participation. He also instructed them to bring about comprehensive reforms in the functioning of Pradeshik Cooperative Federation (PCF) and ensure timely payments to rice millers. To improve operational efficiency in the cooperative sector, the Yogi emphasised expediting the recruitment process for vacant banking and non-banking positions through IBPS and to ensure that cooperative institutions deliver services more efficiently and effectively. A discussion on the involvement of M-PACS committees in commercial activities was also held in the meeting. The officers informed the CM that the committees had been integrated with services such as PDS, Jan Aushadhi Kendras, CSCs, PM Kisan Samman Kendras and procurement under MSP. Under digital transformation scheme, computerization efforts are progressing in phases; 1,539 Multipurpose Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (M-PACS) committees are digitised in phase I, 1,523 in phase II and 2,624 in phase III. Regarding cybersecurity, the officers said the Uttar Pradesh Cooperative Bank Limited and 50 district cooperative banks are being integrated with NABARD's CBS cloud platform, ensuring secure and streamlined banking operations. The CM reiterated to make cooperative institutions self-reliant and farmers' access to technology and credit. Marketing of the products should be top priority of the state government. He asserted that policy reforms must continue with the ultimate goal of empowering and enriching Uttar Pradesh's farmers through cooperation.
The Hindu
12-05-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Spoiler alert: New political parties spring up in poll-bound Bihar
The surge in the number of political roles in Bihar may well impact the election as these new players could play the role of spoiler. After the formation of Jan Suraaj led by poll strategist Prashant Kishor, three more political parties have been formed. No parties have yet announced that they want to be part of a bigger alliance. The three parties are Aap Sabki Awaz (Rashtriya) formed by former IAS officer RCP Singh, Inquilab Party (IIP) by former Congress leader I.P. Gupta, and Hind Sena Party by former IPS officer Shivdeep Wamanrao Lande who recently resigned from the civil services. While Mr. Gupta and Mr. Singh are seeking to rely on caste votes, namely the Tanti-Tatva (EBC) and the Kurmi (OBC), respectively, Mr. Lande and Mr. Kishor are seeking a platform of 'clean' politics, going beyond caste and religion. Asked about the number of seats in which his party would field candidates, Mr. Singh told The Hindu, 'We have made the organisation at every level, be it block, panchayat, district and Assembly seat level. We are holding programmes in every district and we are monitoring in which Assembly constituencies our leaders are eager to contest elections as per the equations in the constituency.' He further said, 'We will surely field candidates in those seats where we are confident of winning. However, the number has not yet been decided. I have closely watched the politics of Bihar for almost four decades. Our party is new but the people associated with the party are seasoned politicians. I know it takes time for a new political party to leave a mark but every political party enters politics as a new party and then makes a difference. Our party is just one of them.' Mr. Singh did not mind contesting elections in alliance with established political parties. 'I have very good relations with all the political parties and options are open for us. If we make an alliance with any political party, our success rate would be excellent,' Mr. Singh said. A challenge to established parties The emergence of the new political parties can be seen as a challenge to the established political parties. For the last five decades, the politics in Bihar has revolved around the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) Chief Lalu Prasad, Janata Dal-(United) president Nitish Kumar and late Ram Vilas Paswan of the united Lok Janshakti Party (LJP). In the past, smaller parties such as the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and The Plurals Party (TPP) of Pushpam Priya Choudhary have played the role of Vote Katwa (vote cropper). Mr. Gupta, however, lost his cool when asked that if his party would play the role of vote cropper saying that such words should not be used for his party. Apart from the two major alliances in Bihar, the JD-(U)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and the RJD-led Mahagathbandhan, Asaduddin Owaisi's All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) is also preparing to contest the elections besides Chandrashekhar Azad's Azad Samaj Party (ASP). Mr. Kishor's party Jan Suraaj had registered its presence in the recent by-elections by winning 10% of the total vote and spoiling the chances of the grand alliance. While speaking to The Hindu, Jan Suraaj State president Manoj Bharti said, 'We are going to contest elections in all 243 Assembly seats. We are here to give an option to the people of Bihar. We are only informing the people that corruption is deep-rooted and the government which has been ruling is not concerned about the real issues and did not fulfil the promises they made. We are also informing the people that they must be concerned about the future of their children.' He added that the politics of Jan Suraaj is not based on caste rather giving representation on the basis of its respective population. 'More than contesting elections, we are focused on educating the people of Bihar. We are telling them to understand the reason behind their pathetic condition and the present established parties cannot bring any change. So, they must give a chance to a new thought and new party,' Mr. Bharti said. More parties could spring up seeking to leverage caste votes. 'The new political parties just want to make their presence known. The political parties based on caste want established players to give them some attention so that they can get one or two seats. The other reason for forming the political party before the election is donation in the name of allotting tickets. By and large, the people always see such parties as vote-katwa,' said Patna-based political expert Dr. Sanjay Kumar.
Time of India
06-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Teachers demand probe into removal of religious symbols
Jaipur: Govt school teachers under the banner of Rajasthan Shikshak Sangh (Rashtriya) have written to chief minister Bhajan Lal Sharma, demanding an inquiry into the removal of religious and cultural symbols from the Shiksha Sankul premises. A delegation of teachers met the director of state open school, Ashish Modi, Tuesday, who assured that an investigation will be conducted into this teachers alleged that posters and images of Hindu deities, displayed at the Rajasthan State Open School building to mark the Hindu New Year—also observed as Rajasthan Foundation Day—were taken down and discarded, hurting the religious sentiments of staff and teachers."Inspired by the chief minister's historic announcement to celebrate the Hindu New Year as Rajasthan Foundation Day on Chaitra Shukla Pratipada, the staff decorated the building with stickers and posters featuring Lord Brahma, Lord Shri Ram, the 'Om' symbol, Varunavatar, Saint Jhulelal, Swami Dayanand Saraswati, Maharishi Gautam, Sikh Guru Angad Dev Ji, and Sangh founder Dr Hedgewar," said Mahendra Lakhara, general secretary of the Pushkarna, state president of the association, said that images of Hindu gods are being removed, while there is a 'namaz room' in Rajasthan Madarsa Board Bhawan, which is in the Shiksha Sankul on Monday, Satish Gupta, OSD to education minister Madan Dilawar, said the matter would be investigated.
