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Vocational Trainers : हि.प्र. वोकेशनल ट्रेनर्स वेलफेयर एसोसिएशन के प्रतिनिधियों ने की मुख्यमंत्री से भेंट

Representatives of Himachal Pradesh Vocational Trainers Welfare Association called on Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur in the Vidhan Sabha premises today. The representatives of the association apprised the Chief Minister about their various demands.

Shimla : प्रदेश सरकार ने सुनिश्चित किया महिलाओं का सशक्तिकरण: जय राम ठाकुर

The state government is committed to women empowerment and many schemes have been started for their socio-economic upliftment. Addressing a large number of women present in the program organized by the BJP Mahila Morcha on the eve of Raksha Bandhan festival, the Chief Minister said that the direct benefits of these schemes of the State Government are reaching lakhs of women of Himachal.

Jai Ram Thakur said that women constitute about 50 percent of our total population and development cannot be imagined without their active participation. The Chief Minister informed that it was during his tenure as Minister of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj that 50 percent reservation was provided to women in Panchayati Raj Institutions and Urban Bodies. This important decision was taken by the then BJP government to ensure the active participation of women in the development of the state.

Jai Ram Thakur said that the State Government has started several schemes like Mukhyamantri Shagun Yojna, Beti Hai Anmol and Mukhyamantri Grihini Suvidha to ensure women empowerment. He said that the objective of all these schemes is to ensure socio-economic upliftment of women. He said that the State Government has also provided 50 percent discount on the fare in the buses of Himachal Road Transport Corporation.

On this occasion, State President of BJP Mahila Morcha, Rashmidhar Sood, while expressing her gratitude to the Chief Minister for being ready for women empowerment, assured her of all possible cooperation and support from women in the upcoming assembly elections. During the program, Saksham Gudiya Board President Roopa Sharma, BJP Mahila Morcha office-bearer Vandana Guleria, BJP IT convener Riddhima, other officials of Mahila Morcha and other women were also present.

During this, apart from the Mahila Morcha officials, members of the religious organization Prajapita Brahmakumari, women from the Tibetan community, nurses, women advocates, women police officers and other women also tied rakhi to the Chief Minister.

Hamirpur : मुख्यमंत्री स्वावलंबन योजना से युवाओं के सपने हो रहे साकार-नवीन शर्मा

Himachal Pradesh Skill Development Corporation organized an awareness camp for representatives of Panchayati Raj Institutions and Mandals at Bassi Palace near Badu on Monday.
Presiding over the camp, State Coordinator, Himachal Pradesh Skill Development Corporation, Naveen Sharma said that the main objective of organizing this workshop is to spread information about the welfare schemes of the government to the people. He said that after studies, career counselors would be deployed to guide the youth to choose their right career so that the counselors could guide the youth to choose their career as per their interest. He said that an employment office has been constructed in Hamirpur at a cost of Rs 4 crore. Career counselor will be posted in the employment office itself.
He said that free short term courses of 6 months and 3 months are being conducted by the Skill Development Corporation for the youth to choose their self-employment and to provide employment. He said that the Corporation has started short duration courses of 9 subjects for 1440 trainees in ITI Rail in which Rs 3 crore is being spent. He urged the youth to take advantage of self-employment related schemes being run by the government.
In the block level awareness workshop, more than 130 people including Pradhan, Up-Pradhan, Ward Panch and Mahila Mandal members of Panchayats like Lamblu, Bafdi, Dabreda, Chamned, Pandheed, Kale Amb, Swahal, Galot, Gasota, Baloh, Dharog etc. participated. . In the workshop, District Coordinator Meenakshi, Program Coordinator Ashwani, Agriculture Department, District Rural Development Agency, RSET, Hotel Management Institute Salasi, Industry and Employment Department and representatives of District Lead Bank Punjab National were organized by the State and Central Government at the village level. Provided information about the schemes being run.

Chief Secretary Shimla : मुख्य सचिव ने की एनपीएस कर्मचारियों की मांगों पर गठित समिति की बैठक की अध्यक्षता

The meeting of the committee constituted by the government on the demands of NPS employees was held here today by Chief Secretary R.D. Dhiman presided. Various issues related to NPS were discussed in detail in the meeting.
It was apprised in the meeting that after the attainment of full statehood status to Himachal Pradesh in the year 1971, the service rules of the Central Government have been implemented by the State Government for its employees. Himachal and other states have implemented the National Pension System on their employees on the lines of the Central Government. He said that the present state government has provided many benefits to about one lakh 15 thousand NPS employees after the year 2018.
Government contribution has been increased from 10 percent to 14 percent with effect from April 1, 2019, due to which NPS employees are getting additional benefit of Rs 175 crore annually. This will give more pension to these workers. For NPS employees, the government will contribute Rs 911 crore per annum, which was Rs 260 crore in the year 2017-18. On the lines of other employees, the facility of family pension / invalid pension has also been given to NPS employees by the state government since the year 2003.
It was informed in the meeting that the NPS employees who were left out between 2003 and 2017 were given the benefit of gratuity from the year 2003 onwards by the present government and Rs 110 crore was spent on it. The benefit of increased gratuity in the state was given to NPS personnel on the lines of other employees. The Central Government has provided various income tax exemptions to the NPS employees and the final withdrawal has been made completely tax free. 40 percent of annuity purchases have also been made completely tax free.
It was decided in the meeting that the government would take necessary action with sensitivity on the problems and demands of the NPS employees so that proper solution could be found to all the problems. It was also informed in the meeting that NPS is based on the scheme implemented by the Central Government and whenever there is any change in it from the Central Government in future, the State Government will also implement it with immediate effect.
It was said on behalf of the members that there is a lack of information among the employees about investment, share market, possible returns in the future of current trends etc. Huh. The committee decided that an internal advisory group would be constituted under the chairmanship of Deputy Commissioner Mandi Arindam Choudhary and other officers and employees would be included in it. The group will share information about past returns, various investment instruments and potential investment opportunities by issuing internal advisory from time to time at least every quarter.
In the meeting, Secretary Finance Prabodh Saxena, Vice President of Himachal Pradesh Employees / Workers Welfare Board Ghanshyam, President of Non-Gazetted Employees Federation Ashwani Thakur and General Secretary Rajesh Sharma, President of New Pension Scheme Employees Federation Pradeep Thakur and General Secretary Bharat Sharma and officers of Finance Department were also present in the meeting. Were.

Congress : शिमला शहर भाजपा के  56 सक्रिय कार्यकर्ताओं ने आज प्रदेश कांग्रेस अध्यक्ष प्रतिभा सिंह के समक्ष कांग्रेस का दामन थाम लिया।

Rajendra Kumar, Murthy, Raman, Chandra Prakash, Prem Chand, Lekhraj Kashyap, Joginder Kumar, Manoj Kumar, Vinod, Bhaskar, Bhuteshwar, Dewan, among these BJP workers under the leadership of Urmila Kashyap, daughter-in-law of former BJP MP and former MLA Balak Ram Kashyap. ,Shravan,Kulwant Singh,Joginder Singh,Goli Bhardwaj,Kamla Kashyap,Kanta Gupta,Hema,Suresh,Bimla,Ekta,Vidya,Prabha,Kavita,Seema,Gita,Sneh Kashyap,Indu,Rana Seema Kashyap,Zoya Kashyap,Meera, Surendra, Suman, Santosh, Sahil, Vikas,
Harish Kashyap, Kanta Devi, Narayan, Nekram, Medaram, Asha Devi, Visakha, Sunita, Leela Devi, Sanju, Rajendra Sharma, Ashish Sharma, Richa Harnot, Anjana, Manorama and Pooja joined the Congress.
Congress President Pratibha Singh welcomed all these people into the party by wearing the party flag.
During this, MLA Asha Kumari, former MLA Adarsh ​​Sood and Congress spokesperson Devendra Bushehari were specially present.

Solan : भाजपा महिला मोर्चा प्रदेश आईटी एवं सोशल मीडिया पर महिलाओं के लिए एक जागरूकता कार्यशाला का आयोजन

BJP Mahila Morcha organizes an awareness workshop for women on state IT and social media