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Time of India
24-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
UPSC Prelims 2025 exams today: Mobiles, electronic devices banned at centres
Prayagraj: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) Civil Services Preliminary Examination-2025 is scheduled to take place on Sunday in two shifts. In preparation for this coveted examination, a comprehensive training session was conducted under the chairmanship of district magistrate Ravindra Kumar Mandar. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now The training session was held at the AMA auditorium of the city and attended by sector magistrates, static magistrates, and centre supervisors. The attendees were briefed on examination protocols and security measures. The officials were specifically instructed to maintain strict vigilance and follow all guidelines laid out by the commission. One of the key directives emphasised during the training was that candidates will not be allowed entry into centres 30 minutes prior to the commencement of the examination. Additionally, mobile phones and other electronic devices are strictly prohibited inside the centres. Centre supervisors were tasked with informing invigilators thoroughly about the rules and ensuring their implementation on the ground. A team from the Union Public Service Commission was also present during the session, underscoring the importance of coordination and adherence to protocol. The DM instructed all sector magistrates to remain mobile and regularly monitor their assigned centres during to promptly address any issues. This year, the examination will be conducted at 104 centres across the city, with a total of 41,364 candidates expected to appear. To oversee the arrangements, 41 sector magistrates and 104 static magistrates have been appointed. Additional district magistrate (city) Satyam Mishra and other senior officials also participated in the training session. The administration has assured that all necessary arrangements are in place to conduct the exam in a peaceful and orderly manner, reaffirming their commitment to a fair and transparent examination process.
Hindustan Times
04-05-2025
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
28,000 BPL families missing out on govt aid in Prayagraj
A total of 28,365 families, who are below the poverty line (BPL), in the district are not guarded by the benefits of government-run health, welfare, food security or pension schemes, according to official data. This information came to light after the district administration undertook a survey in the wake of the state government implementing its 'zero poverty' scheme, said district officials, adding they aimed at including the maximum number of people as beneficiaries of such programmes. They said in Prayagraj district, the number of households with ration cards and Antyodaya ration cards, at present, stood at 9.34 lakh (benefiting 40 lakh people) and 86,590 (benefiting 2.61 lakh people), respectively. The Zero Poverty Uttar Pradesh Campaign, also known as the Zero Poverty Program, is an initiative by the state government to eliminate extreme poverty in the state within a year. The programme, launched on October 2 last year, aims to identify and support extremely poor families through direct benefit transfers (DBTs) and livelihood support, with the goal being to increase the annual income of such families to a minimum of ₹1.25 lakh. 'The district panchayat Raj officer (DPRO) and district development officer (DDO) have conducted a survey at their level to identify eligible beneficiaries... All found eligible will get the benefits,' said district magistrate Ravindra Kumar Mandar. 12k eligible for housing, 3.8k for pension The district officials said they had 25,015 new applications for a government housing scheme alone and, out of them, 12,308 people were found to be eligible. Similarly, 3,870 people were found to be eligible for a government pension scheme and more than 2,000 for ration cards under Kisan Samman Nidhi initiative, they added. They said for the survey teams of block development officers (BDOs) and lekhpals were deployed in development blocks. Overall, the exercise, which went on for about a month, saw the participation of about 400 officials. 'The survey work under the Zero Poverty scheme has been completed. The final list is being prepared. Every eligible person is being made to apply for welfare schemes,' said Harshika Singh, the chief development officer (CDO).
