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The Hindu
2 days ago
- Politics
- The Hindu
Need to align schemes with NITI Aayog's SDGs, says Lanka Dinakar
In view of the proposal to reform and rename the 20-Point Programme Implementation, its Andhra Pradesh chairperson Lanka Dinakar conducted a review meeting with the officials of the State Planning Department at the Secretariat on Friday. Mr. Dinakar emphasised the need to align the schemes and project information with the NITI Aayog's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of Viksit Bharat and Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu's Swarna Andhra mission. He asked the officials to ensure seamless integration of data across websites and dashboards, and work in tune with the Chief Minister's development priorities. Joint Secretary Anant Shankar said preparation of the district and mandal-level Swarna Andhra vision documents had been completed. He said the Assembly constituency-level plans were in progress. the vision plans for key sectors — agriculture and allied, industries and infrastructure, and services — were underway, he added. APSDPS Executive Director A. Venkateswara Rao said 30 lakh poor households had been identified through survey, including 58,000 Bangaru Kutumbalu. Similarly, 53,000 Margadarsulu were also identified, he said.
The Hindu
2 days ago
- Business
- The Hindu
Chairperson of Seventh State Finance Commission calls on Chief Minister Stalin
Retired IAS officer K. Allaudin, Chairperson of the recently constituted Seventh State Finance Commission, called on Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Friday at the Secretariat in Chennai. The State government had constituted the Seventh State Finance Commission to review the financial position of various urban and rural local bodies and make appropriate recommendations on the distribution of funds to be provided by the State government. Prominent textile industrialist Nalli Kuppuswami, who recently received the Padma Bhushan, also called on the Chief Minister at the Secretariat.
News18
2 days ago
- Politics
- News18
Four new govt arts and science colleges to be started in TN
Last Updated: Chennai, May 30 (PTI) The Tamil Nadu government would start four more arts and science colleges across the state to enable the rural students access higher education, Chief Minister M K Stalin informed on Friday. These government colleges would be established during the 2025-26 academic year at K V Kuppam in Vellore district, Thuraiyur in Tiruchirappalli district, Ulundurpet in Kallakurichi district and Chengam in Tiruvannamalai district. The gesture would help 1,120 students in these districts to receive higher education, an official release here quoted the Chief Minister as saying. 'The enrolment of students in higher education in Tamil Nadu has been increasing continuously due to pilot schemes like Pudumaipen and Tamil Puthlavan," the release said. In order to fulfill the need for higher education, the Chief Minister inaugurated 11 new Government Arts and Science Colleges through video conferencing at the Secretariat on behalf of the Higher Education Department, on May 26. These institutions would be operational from the academic year 2025-26. PTI JSP ROH
The Hindu
3 days ago
- General
- The Hindu
Village Outreach Campaign begins in 12 blocks in Coimbatore district, 13 in Tiruppur district
The Village Outreach Campaign (Uzhavarai Thedi Velanmai), organised by the Agriculture and allied departments, which was inaugurated statewide by Chief Minister M.K. Stalin through video-conferencing from the Secretariat on Thursday, commenced in 12 blocks in Coimbatore district and 13 blocks in Tiruppur district. The significance of the scheme will be made known to the target beneficiaries through pamphlets, radio, newspapers, social media, visual media, officials said. Prior to conduct of the special camps, farmers will be asked to submit their grievances. The farmers will be facilitated to avail themselves of the utility of the various schemes. The camps will also feature stalls exhibiting inputs and agricultural equipment, and testing of soil, water and seeds will also be undertaken. Farmers will be sensitised to best practices in agriculture, water management techniques, value additions and marketing of produce, besides nature farming. Field inspections will be undertaken and there will also be agricultural productivity competition, according to officials. The farmers will be able to secure certifications pertaining to Agriculture and allied departments at the camps, Krishnaveni, Joint Director of Agriculture, Coimbatore district, who took part in the camp at Anamalai village in Anamalai Block said. Officials of all departments under Agriculture – Farmers Welfare Department and allied departments like Animal Husbandry, Fisheries, Cooperation, along with scientists from Krishi Vigyan Kendras reached out to the farmers to provide technical advisories and explain the schemes related to Agriculture and allied departments. The initiative aimed at taking farming to the next level will be conducted on the second and fourth Fridays of every month so that farmers in all villages will gain awareness on agricultural technologies and government schemes within a year, officials said. Services related to agriculture will be provided in the camps. Special problems arising in crop cultivation, animal husbandry and fish farming will be solved immediately by scientists of the Universities of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries. In Tiruppur, District Collector T. Krishnan took part in the outreach program at Keeranur village in Kangayam block. Joint Director of Agriculture Sundaravadivelu, and senior officials of Cooperatives, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry departments also took part. A total of 353 camps have been planned village-wise by the Agriculture and Horticulture departments across 12 panchayat unions.
Hans India
4 days ago
- Business
- Hans India
Slow pace of admin irks ministers
Hyderabad: It seems like the higher echelons in the state administration are still not mustering the required pace and momentum that is expected of those representing a state government that has been in office for the past 18 months. Sources told Hans India that many ministers in the state cabinet are unhappy at the slow pace of administration in the state Secretariat. Many Secretaries heading various departments have failed to accomplish the tasks before the deadline. Added to that many of them are slow in clearing files. The Education and MA&UD wings, the portfolios which are with the Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, have also not been spared from the lethargic approach. There have been delays in completing the assigned works. The finance, agriculture, R&B, civil supplies, endowments, panchayat raj and welfare departments are consuming a lot of time to clear files pertaining to implementation of policies, employees' grievances and release of funds, among others. After the state government announced taking up road development under HAM (Hybrid Annuity Model), the execution agency R&B Department has been moving at a snail's pace to ground works in many districts due to delay in finalisation of private stakeholders. Under the HAM model, the state government has agreed to bear 40 per cent of the funding with the remaining 60 per cent set to be borne by private agencies. Many files requiring clearance are pending at different stages with the Secretary and Engineer-in-Chief in the Secretariat. Although R&B Minister Komatireddy Venkat Reddy has been coaxing top officials to expedite the works, they remain on paper. Civil Supplies Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy drew an action plan for the issue of new white ration cards from May. Ironically, the department officials have not yet made arrangements to clear the applications, Officials said that the minister is eager to issue the ration cards in a time bound manner, but the Secretariat level authorities remain oblivious of the urgency. Agriculture Minister Thummala Nageswara Rao has been asking the top officials to ensure a speedy release of funds under the Rythu Bharosa scheme. Farmers, who own over five acres of land, are still waiting for the scheme benefits. Vexed with the official apathy of finance and agriculture wings, the Minister seems to have given up all hope of early implementation. Officials from the endowments wing are consuming more time to execute Minister Konda Surkeha's orders as regards the release of funds for refurbishing prominent temples in the state. A similar tragic tale haunts the Panchayat Raj department, especially in the districts. The Chief Minister has been asking MA&UD officials to expedite the process for urban development vis-à-vis 17 urban development authorities in the districts. The files for clearance were still pending at different stages due to various reasons. The ministers are fuming at Secretaries for not implementing policy decisions and their failure to clear files pertaining to promotions, transfers and disbursement of other benefits to government employees. Meanwhile, some Secretaries are blaming the GAD officials for the delay in file approvals despite repeated pleas by the ministers.
