Bengaluru, Aug 9,2021: BJP Karnataka’s Economic Cell State Convener Dr Samir Kagalkar said the formation of a new cooperation ministry will help achieve the $5 trillion mark by 2025 as it will give a major boost to the growth of the agriculture sector.
“The step of moving to the 5 trillion USD-mark by 2025 and to the 10 tTrillion USD economy status by 2030, will be impossible without the growth in the agricultural sector,” Kagalkar said in the state party unit’s blog.
Sadly, the agriculture sector was still put in chains by the Congress government when the entire country was a beneficiary of the reforms since 1991, he lamented.
Just about 17 percent of India’s GDP is contributed by agriculture, on which over 57 per cent of people depend, Kagalkar said.
“The inference is very clear, that unless there is a massive improvement in efficiency & productivity in the farm sector, the country as a whole cannot move to the prosperity level,” he said.
Only through economic prosperity can India root out poverty, bring in lots of social welfare measures for the needy, strengthen national security for a peaceful progress, Kagalkar said.
“In this regard, PM Narendra Modi has adopted the twin strategies of ease of doing business and ease of living,” he added.
To massively improve efficiency, the farm sector had to be liberalized, Kagalkar said.
In this regard, the Modi government came out with the truly historic agricultural reforms in 2019, liberalizing the sector and therefore enabling them to reap the benefits of reforms, Kagalkar said.
One of the key enablers to help the farm sector open up and benefit is the need for strong cooperation-based competition, he said.
To achieve this, the Modi government has announced massive subsidies, financial and other help to kick-start ten thousand FPOs that will act as the common platform based on cooperation to achieve their individual interests, he said.
The agricultural sector requires strong support from the government, to bring them at par with the other two sectors. And, it can be done by bringing in a new cooperation ministry, Kagalkar said.
New Delhi, Jul 22,2021: The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved the establishment of an Integrated Multi-purpose Infrastructure Development Corporation for the Union Territory of Ladakh.
‘The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the establishment of an Integrated Multi-purpose Infrastructure Development Corporation for the Union Territory of Ladakh,’ an official statement said.
The Cabinet also approved the creation of one post of Managing Director, for the corporation in the pay scale of Rs 1,44,200- Rs 2,18,200 level.
The authorised share capital of the Corporation will be Rs 25 crore and recurring expenditure will be around Rs 2.42 crore per year. It is a new establishment. Presently, there is no such similar organisation within the newly formed UT of Ladakh, the statement said.
The approval has an inherent potential for employment generation as the corporation will be undertaking various kinds of developmental activities.
The Corporation will work for industry, tourism, transport and marketing of local products and handicraft. The Corporation will also work as main construction agency for infrastructure development in Ladakh.
The establishment of corporation will result in inclusive and integrated development of the Union Territory of Ladakh. This will, in turn, ensure socio-economic development of the entire region and population of the Union Territory.
The impact of development will be multi-dimensional. It will help in further development of human resources and better utilisation thereof. It increases domestic production of goods and services and will facilitate their smooth supply. Thus, the approval will help in realising the goal of Atmanirbhar Bharat.
New Delhi, Feb 28,2021: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday called for making India the next global hub for manufacturing and sourcing of toys by attracting investments in the sector and promoting exports.
Mr Modi made the statement while virtually inaugurating the four-day India Toy Fair 2021 here.
Addressing more than 1,000 exhibitors, the Prime Minister called for bringing out the hidden potential of the toy industry in India and to create an identity for it as a big part of the campaign for AtmaNirbhar Bharat.
‘This first toy fair is not just a business or economic event. This program is a link to strengthen the country’s age-old culture of sports and cheer,’ he said, adding that the event is a platform where one can discuss all the aspects of the industry and exchange ideas.
Research on toys has been going since the era of Indus Valley civilization, Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa, he said.
Mr Modi appealed to the country’s toy manufacturers to make toys that are better for both ecology and psychology! He asked them to make toys using things that can be recycled and less plastic.
Realising the importance of toys in the overall development of children, he said the Government has taken effective steps and brought changes through the New National Education Policy.
‘We can take the world back towards eco-friendly toys, through our software engineers computer games can bring the stories of India to the world’, he said. But despite all this, today India’s share in the $ 100 billion global toy market is very small. 85 per cent of the toys in the country are sourced from abroad, ‘ he stated. He stressed the need to change this situation.
Efforts are being made to strengthen the possibilities of toy tourism, the PM said. Toyathon-2021 was also organised to promote Indian sports based toys and more than 7000 ideas were brainstormed.
Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Nitin Gadkari and Union Minister of Textiles Smriti Irani also participated in the event.
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) , January 29,2021: The Kerala State Planning Board (KSPB) is organizing an extensive international conference on the virtual mode with the theme ‘Kerala Looks Ahead’ from February 1 to 3 to propose programs to be implemented in nine key areas.
“World-renowned experts will speak at the event. Due to the COVID pandemic, the conference is to be organized entirely online,” KSPB said in a release.
In addition to key economic sectors such as higher education, modern industrial potential, skills development, agriculture, fisheries, animal husbandry, tourism, information technology, and e-governance, which will ensure international participation, specific issues such as local government, federalism, and development financing will be discussed, it added.
The state government said that it hopes that this conference will help in understanding the latest developments and interventions at the international level and within India and thereby formulate development strategies tailored to the specifics of Kerala.
“If jobs lost due to COVID are to be regained, jobs in the field of modern science and technology, the promotion of innovative employment opportunities and the development of infrastructure must go hand in hand,” KSPB said.
Renowned economist and Nobel laureate, Professor Amartya Sen; Nobel laureate in Economics, Joseph Stiglitz; industry leaders Ratan Tata, Anand Mahindra, MA Yusuf Ali, Kiran Mazumdar Shah, Dr Ravi Pillai, Chris Gopalakrishnan, Dr Azad Mooppen, Chief Scientist of the World Health Organization (WHO) Soumya Swaminathan and others will address the conference.
No special registration is required to participate. All sessions can be viewed live on the conference website www.keralalooksahead.com.
New Delhi, Dec 26,2020: Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla on Friday released the progress report of Electronic-Human Resource Management System (e-HRMS) which was launched by the Union Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances Dr Jitendra Singh on December 25, 2017.
Mr Bhalla is having additional charge of Secretary of Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT).
Dr Singh had launched 25 applications of five modules of the system in 2017.
Speaking at the occasion, Mr Bhalla said that it will become a good and effective tool for all the Ministries in times to come and this tools based on Artificial Intelligence will greatly help in policy making and in handling of matters related to personnel.
The DoPT Additional Secretary, Rashmi Chowdhary said that through e-HRMS, Government employees are accessing their service related information and it has digitized HR processes in the Government of India, leading to several benefits for the employees and increasing efficiency.
The advanced version of e-HRMS, employees will be able to not only see all their details of service book, leave, GPF, Salary but also apply for different kind of claims and reimbursements, loan/advances, leave, leave encashment, LTC advances, Tour etc. on a single platform.
This system has various advantages such as providing Dash board for employee and management, Updated service records, E-governance in office procedures, Reduced file movement, Faster service delivery, Assist in decision making, Common document repository of employees, Standardization of Master Data, Minimize manual entry of data, Ease of sharing information among stake holders, e-Sign for accountability,authenticity, PFMS and e-HRMS integration for faster payments of GPF, advances, Loans, reimbursements.