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India Gazette
7 days ago
- Business
- India Gazette
Delhi govt plans to increase pension for senior citizens, PWDs by Rs 500
By Tanya Chugh New Delhi [India], May 28 (ANI): The Delhi Government is planning to increase the monthly pension for senior citizens and persons with disabilities by Rs 500 to provide additional financial support to these sections. According to a source, the Department of Social Welfare has drafted the proposal and submitted it to the Cabinet, which has now referred it to the Finance Department for further evaluation. Once cleared by the Finance Department, the proposal will return to the Cabinet for final approval. The Delhi government plans to increase pensions by Rs 500, benefiting at least 5.3 lakh senior citizens and 1.2 lakh people with disabilities. After revising the scheme, senior citizens aged 60-69 will receive a pension of Rs 2500 per month, which used to be Rs 2000 per month under the Delhi New Old Age pension scheme 2025. Citizens above 70 will receive a pension of Rs 3000 per month, which used to be Rs 2500 monthly. An Additional Rs 500 per month was being given to beneficiaries from Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), and minority communities, which is now expected to be Rs 1000 if the scheme is revised. Under the pension scheme previously, individuals with 40 per cent to 60 per cent disability used to receive Rs 2,500 per month, which will now be Rs 3,000 under the revised scheme. Persons with over 60 per cent disability are currently receiving Rs 5,000 per month, which is now expected to be Rs 5,500 per month under the revised scheme. To qualify for the pension schemes for senior citizens and persons with disabilities, applicants must be residents of Delhi for at least five years and possess an Aadhaar card with a Delhi address. The annual family income of the applicant must be below Rs 1 lakh. Also, the applicant must not be receiving any other pension or financial assistance from the central or state governments. The pension schemes for senior citizens and persons with disabilities were last revised in Delhi in November 2024. (ANI)
India Gazette
23-05-2025
- Business
- India Gazette
DTC issues new SOP, faulty buses to be removed within 15 minutes
By Tanya Chugh New Delhi [India], May 23 (ANI): The Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) has issued a new SOP to remove broken-down buses in the national capital and has deployed cranes and Quick Response Teams (QRTs) at 30 key locations across the city that will monitor and function to remove the faulty buses. Under the new SOP, the faulty buses will be removed within 15 minutes. The buses purchased in 2010 have reached the end of their service life, and their Annual Maintenance Contracts (AMCs) have also expired, so the government plans to remove them from the roads, said a senior official. At least 100-123 buses break down daily, especially in areas like ISBT Kashmere Gate, Minto Bridge, Sarai Kale Khan, ITO, AIIMS Flyover, and Dhaula Kuan. Keeping this in mind, the new SOP has been issued, he added. As per the new SOP Issued, the QRTs formed will have to respond within 5 minutes of receiving a breakdown alert. After this, the buses will be towed to the nearest depot within 15 minutes. An around-the-clock control room has been established for the same. The waterlogging problem will also be monitored through it. To make it function smoothly, 100 field operation teams have been deployed, and 70 mobile bike teams will fix on-site issues like brake failure. This decision comes in a bid to improve the transport infrastructure and facilities in the state. The main focus is to remove the buses that have reached their end of service life and are not in condition to be used. The government has also planned to make the bus depots in Delhi commercial hubs, which will generate revenue of Rs 2600 crore. On May 2, the Delhi government also launched mini electric buses, DEVI, in the national capital to boost last-mile connectivity. The government further plans to launch more electric buses on the roads of the national capital. (ANI)
India Gazette
22-05-2025
- Politics
- India Gazette
Delhi government to set up 32 real-time water monitoring stations for Yamuna clean-up
By Tanya Chugh New Delhi [India], May 22 (ANI): In line with its commitment to clean the Yamuna river, the BJP-led Delhi government will install 32 real-time water quality monitoring stations to monitor the river water and the drains flowing into it. A senior official said ten stations will be set up on the Yamuna River and 22 on major drains. Some of the Yamuna river sites where Monitoring Stations will be set up include Palla, ISBT Bridge, ITO Bridge, Nizamuddin Bridge, Okhla Barrage, etc. The major drains that will be included are Najafgarh, Metcalfe House, Khyber Pass, Sweeper Colony, along with some border drains that include Singhu Border (DD6, Sonepat), Bahadurgarh, Shahdara, Sahibabad and Banthia. These Monitoring Stations will monitor the river along with drains flowing into it and record the date of the cleaning procedure. All the monitoring stations are expected to be operational by the end of this year. The tender process has already been initiated. These stations will monitor water quality in real time and transmit the data directly to the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) server. These stations will monitor key pollutants, for instance, BOD (Biological Oxygen Demand), COD (Chemical Oxygen Demand), TSS (Total Suspended Solids), along with Levels of Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Ammonia. The Yamuna cleaning project is already underway, where the treatement of sewage has begun. Delhi LG VK Saxena, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, and Minister Parvesh Verma are monitoring the procedure. The trio has regularly inspected major drains that also fall into the river. Yamuna cleaning has been a significant issue in the state, where the previous government promised to clean it but failed to do so. The BJP government, led by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, has also promised and plans to clean it within its first tenure. In the Delhi budget 2025- 26, Delhi CM Gupta allocated 500 crore specifically for Yamuna cleaning, where funding will be designated for the construction of 40 decentralised sewage treatment plants (STPs). The aim is to treat the water before it enters the river, thereby addressing pollution at its source. A 1500 cr budget has also been allocated to rejuvenate Yamuna and improve the state's sewage infrastructure. (ANI)
India Gazette
16-05-2025
- Health
- India Gazette
"Proposal to dissolve Delhi Medical Council awaits acceptance from LG," says Health Minister Pankaj Singh
By Tanya Chugh New Delhi [India], May 16 (ANI): Delhi Health Minister Pankaj Singh has passed the proposal to dissolve the Delhi Medical Council, however, the proposal awaits acceptance from the LG's office. The said proposal has been passed by the minister, keeping in mind the financial irregularities in the council along with discrepancies in registrations, and mismanagement in functioning. 'We have passed the decision to dissolve the Delhi Medical Council and sent it to the Hon'ble Lieutenant Governor for approval. We are currently awaiting his acceptance. There are several serious shortcomings in the Council, ranging from financial liabilities to issues with registrations. We will initiate an investigation into this matter,' Health Minister Singh told ANI. He further added, 'We have decided to dissolve the Council, and the Director of Health Services (DHS) will take over its responsibilities as the registrar. New registrations for our young doctors will continue under DHS. Once things are streamlined, we will hold elections in consultation with DHS. DHS will look after the Council's responsibilities until further orders.' 'Additionally, the tenure of president is also about to end,' he added. The Delhi Medical Council, a statutory body, was established in September 1998 following the enactment of the Delhi Medical Council Act, 1997 by the Government of the NCT of Delhi. The body is entrusted with the powers, responsibilities, and functions of regulating the practice of modern scientific medicine within the National Capital Territory of Delhi. If the file gets approval from the Lieutenant Governor's office, then it will be the first time that so council will be dissolved since its inception in the year 1997. (ANI)
India Gazette
15-05-2025
- Business
- India Gazette
Delhi government's new project: DTC depots to become commercial hubs, aim for Rs 2,600 crore revenue
By Tanya Chugh New Delhi [India], May 15 (ANI): The Delhi Transport Corporation aims to generate Rs 2600 crores in revenue after its depots become commercial hubs. The decision comes in a bid to rescue the continuously loss-making Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC), and the Delhi government has accelerated work on a commercial development plan. Approvals have been granted for the redevelopment of Banda Bahadur Marg and Sukhdev Vihar depots, a top source told ANI. The Banda Bahadur Marg depot is expected to generate revenue of Rs 1,858 crore and whereas the Sukhdev Vihar depot will generate revenue of Rs 758 crore. These multi-level depots and projects will generate revenue through parking, advertising, installation of mobile towers and office space rentals, aiming to enhance infrastructure and DTC's financial health. The project will follow a self-sustaining model without any DTC or government investment. The aim is to redevelop these bus depots, enhance facilities and infrastructure to generate revenue, and improve DTC's finances, as it has been in loss for quite some time now. The project is expected to be completed in 21 to 28 months. The CAG reports tabled in Delhi's Vidhan Sabha revealed that DTC's losses have increased substantially, with accumulated losses surging from Rs 25,299.87 crore in 2015-16 to Rs 60,741.03 crore in 2021-22. The report raised serious concerns about DTC's financial health and operational performance, as the fleet size has also reduced in previous years. It recommended reforms to improve the condition. With the aim of improving the bus facilities, the Delhi government launched mini electric buses DEVI on 2nd May in the national capital to boost last-mile connectivity. The government further plans to discard the old buses, the fleet which has finished its time and replace them with new electric buses. (ANI)
