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ஓ.பி.சி., சான்றிதழை தாமதமின்றி வழங்க மாவட்ட கலெக்டர்களுக்கு அறிவுறுத்தல்

Added : ஜூலை 21, 2021 22:22

சென்னை:இதர பிற்படுத்தப்பட்ட வகுப்பினருக்கான ஜாதி சான்றிதழை காலதாமதமின்றி வழங்க, அதிகாரிகளுக்கு அறிவுரை வழங்கும்படி மாவட்ட கலெக்டர்களுக்கு அறிவுறுத்தப்பட்டுள்ளது.

தமிழ்நாடு பிற்படுத்தப்பட்டோர், மிக பிற்படுத்தப்பட்டோர் மற்றும் சிறுபான்மையினர் நலத்துறை முதன்மை செயலர் கார்த்திக், வருவாய் துறை கூடுதல் தலைமைச் செயலர் மற்றும் மாவட்ட கலெக்டர்களுக்கு அனுப்பி உள்ள கடிதம்:மத்திய அரசு பணி நியமனம்; மத்திய அரசு கல்வி நிறுவன மாணவர்கள் சேர்க்கையில், இதர பிற்படுத்தப்பட்டோருக்கு, 27 சதவீத இட ஒதுக்கீடு வழங்கப்படுகிறது.

இதன்படி, தமிழகத்திற்கான இதர பிற்படுத்தப்பட்ட வகுப்பினர் பட்டியல், மத்திய அரசால் வெளியிடப்பட்டுள்ளது.கடந்த, 1993ல் நிர்ணயிக்கப்பட்ட பெற்றோரின் ஆண்டு வருமான வரம்பு, 1 லட்சம் ரூபாயில் இருந்து, படிப்படியாக அதிகரிக்கப்பட்டு, 2017ல் 8 லட்சம் ரூபாயாக நிர்ணயிக்கப்பட்டு நடைமுறையில் உள்ளது.

இவர்களுக்கான வருமான வரம்பை கணக்கிடும்போது, ஊதியம் மற்றும் வேளாண் வருமானத்தை சேர்க்கக் கூடாது என்ற வழிகாட்டு நெறிமுறைகளை பின்பற்றி, இதர பிற்படுத்தப்பட்ட வகுப்பினருக்கு, ஜாதி சான்றிதழ் வழங்க வேண்டும். இருப்பினும், இதர பிற்படுத்தப்பட்ட வகுப்பு ஜாதி சான்றிதழ் பெறுவதில் சிரமம் இருப்பதாக, அரசின் கவனத்திற்கு எடுத்து வரப்பட்டுள்ளது.

இதனால், மத்திய அரசின் 27 சதவீதம் இட ஒதுக்கீட்டின் கீழ் பயன்பெற இயலாத சூழ்நிலை ஏற்படுகிறது.எனவே, மத்திய அரசின் வழிமுறைகளை பின்பற்றி, இதர பிற்படுத்தப்பட்ட வகுப்பினர் ஜாதி சான்றுகளை, காலதாமதமின்றி வழங்கும்படி, ஜாதி சான்று வழங்கும் அலுவலர்களுக்கு, மாவட்ட கலெக்டர்கள் தகுந்த அறிவுரைகள் வழங்க வேண்டும்.இவ்வாறு அதில் தெரிவிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது.

Madurai: Biriyani offer misfires, crowd gets out of hand

Madurai: Biriyani offer misfires, crowd gets out of hand

What was planned to encourage numismatics ended up in chaos as scores of biriyani lovers thronged a restaurant at Sellur, violating Covid protocols on Wednesday.

Published: 22nd July 2021 04:38 AM |

By Lalitha Ranjani

Express News Service

MADURAI: What was planned to encourage numismatics ended up in chaos as scores of biriyani lovers thronged a restaurant at Sellur, violating Covid protocols on Wednesday. As an inaugural offer, Akshaya Prabhu (25), the owner of Suganya’s Biryani, had announced to give biriyani packs to everyone in exchange for 5 paise coin.

Prabhu, a numismatic and a antique collector, herself and an antique collector, said that she zeroed in on the '5 paise biriyani offer’ for the launch of the restaurant’s second branch at Sellur to cheer up coin collectors, especially at the time when artifacts are being unearthed from Keezhadi and the like.

She told TNIE that she thought not too many would possess the old 5 paisa coin and that not many would be willing to part with their collection even if they had. “We expected only about 50 persons to turn up with the coins. But, much to our surprise, due to overwhelming response, 120 parcels of biryani were sold in just 10 minutes. And the crowd grew bigger during the peak lunch hours. We had to turn many away, despite they coming with the old coins,” she added.

Sources said that flouting Covid protocols and physical distancing norms, scores of the people thronged the shop. “As the crowd began to swell, police had to be deployed to disperse the crowd and the shop was shut soon after,” they said.

A police official from Sellur station said that the hotel management had informed them about the inauguration one day prior and a policeman was deployed on the spot. “The rest of the team was diverted to mosque premises on account of Bakrid. The shop owners had drawn circles for social distancing but the unexpected crowd went out of control,” he added.

Honorary fellowship for Hyd doctor

Honorary fellowship for Hyd doctor

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

Hyderabad:22.07.2021

Dr P Raghu Ram, Padma Shri awardee and founding director, KIMSUshalashmi Centre for Breast Diseases was conferred with an honorary fellowship of the Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland (ASGBI) this week. The ASGBI is an organisation that represents the surgical fraternity in United Kingdom and Ireland.

Mr Neil Welch, president of ASGBI bestowed the honour upon Dr Raghu Ram during the 100th centenary annual general body meeting of the association.

“Raghu Ram is the first surgeon of Indian origin to have this honour conferred on him and we are delighted to welcome him as honorary fellow of ASGBI,” he said announcing the honorary fellowship.

AICTE directs colleges not to insist on payment of full fees

AICTE directs colleges not to insist on payment of full fees

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

Hyderabad:22.07.2021

After receiving several complaints from students concerning the collection of full payment of fees in one go, the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has directed colleges to not insist on payment of full fees amid pandemic, and instead collect in three or four instalments.

The council also directed the colleges to display the fee payment schedule on the notice board and also communicate the same through email. “AICTE is in continuous receipt of grievances from students regarding insistence by institutes for paying the full year in one go. Upon considering the current state of the country during an ongoing national emergency due to the second wave of Covid-19 outbreak, guidelines are being reissued by the AICTE for strict compliance by all colleges/institutions,” read a release from AICTE.

The council also directed the colleges not to terminate any faculty without enough disciplinary ground and due process of redressal. “Salary and other dues to the faculty/staff members should be released monthly on time. The terminations made during the lockdown, if any, should be withdrawn,” the circular added.

The faculty working in technical colleges, meanwhile, said AICTE should ensure that guidelines are strictly followed by the colleges. “The council has been issuing circulars, but the same is not strictly implemented. During the pandemic, scores of them have been terminated and colleges are not paying salaries. Not many colleges are providing an option to pay fees in multiple instalments,” said A Santosh Kumar, president, Telangana School’s Technical Colleges’ Employees Association.

Chennai has vaccinated most people with both doses among top 5 metros

Chennai has vaccinated most people with both doses among top 5 metros

Siddharth.Prabhakar@timesgroup.com

Chennai:  22.07.2021 

This southern metro has vaccinated the highest percentage of eligible population with two doses of Covid-19 vaccine, compared to other top metropolitan cities like Mumbai, Bengaluru, Delhi, and Hyderabad, an analysis done by the GCC based on data collected from Co-Win portal showed. As on July 20, 9.11 lakh people have received both doses of Covid vaccine in Chennai. This forms 15% of the eligible population

(59.45 lakh) and 12% of the total population (78.53 lakh).

In comparison, in Mumbai, the corresponding figures of eligible population and total population vaccinated with both doses are 11% and 8%, respectively.

Bengaluru is second best after Chennai, with 15% of eligible population and 10% of the total population vaccinated with both doses. The corresponding figures for Delhi are 10% and 7%, while Hyderabad vaccinated 8% and 6%, respectively.

A senior official from Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) said this was because of dedicated measures taken by the civic body. “Through our tele-counselling centres, we called up those who were due for their second dose. Fever survey workers also visited vulnerable citizens to inform them about their second dose. Special camps were held for those whose second dose was due,” the official said.

However, in Bengaluru, 60% of the eligible population has been vaccinated with a single dose, while in Chennai this figure stands at 45%.

Dr Subramanian Swaminathan, infectious disease expert, said this shows the level of awareness about vaccination in an urban centre like Chennai. He said the TN government must work harder to have similar success in rural parts of the state.

Dr Swaminathan said we are nowhere near where we need to be. “We must go faster. Moreover, there is a sharp drop in the number of people coming to vaccination centres in Chennai. Authorities must change their approach to vaccination awareness now,” he said.

Bengaluru comes second with 15% of eligible population and 10% of the total population vaccinated with both doses

New cashless med cover for govt staff

New cashless med cover for govt staff

BV.Shivashankar@timesgroup.com

Bengaluru:22.07.2021 

After the 11 per cent hike in dearness allowance (DA), the state government plans to provide a new cashless insurance scheme with broader coverage to its employees. The Karnataka State Government Employees’ Association said that the proposal for the new scheme, Arogya Siri, was in the advanced stage and might be approved during a cabinet meeting on Thursday.

The health cover will benefit 24 lakh people, including the dependents of staffers. “The government has told us that the departments of law and finance have cleared the proposal. We expect that the scheme will be implemented shortly after the cabinet clears it on Thursday,” said the association’s secretary, JG Patil.

There are about 6 lakh government employees, 4.5 lakh pensioners and 3 lakh workers of boards and corporations. Arogya Siri will cover all severe and minor diseases, unlike the current Jyothi Sanjeevini scheme that includes only tertiary treatment and emergency care for broad specialities such as cardiovascular diseases, cancer, renal diseases, neurological conditions, burns, polytrauma cases and neonatal cases.

“Currently, if employees or their family members have any condition apart from these, they have to pay from their pocket and claim reimbursement later under Jyothi Sanjeevini. At most, they get back 50 per cent of what they spend. There is no such burden in the new scheme, which makes the treatment of all diseases cashless without any financial cap. We welcome it,” said the association’s president, CS Shadakshari.

The present scheme allows employees and their dependents to seek treatment at around 500 empanelled hospitals.

The new one permits them to get treatment in any hospital, be it government or private.

According to a senior official in the finance department, the burden on the exchequer is estimated to increase by at least four times, and the government is getting quotations from various hospitals to work out the costs.

Employees, meanwhile, have urged the government to switch back to the old pension model from the National Pension Scheme (NSP). Association members say that NPS is not beneficial as it also requires employees to contribute a portion of the basic salary towards the pension fund. In the old scheme, only the employer was required to contribute.

“The government invests the pension fund in the share market and the amount a retired employee gets is marketlinked. There is a risk in this. There have been instances in which an employee entitled to get Rs 30,000 received only Rs 3,000. Also, the NPS does not have the provision for inclusion of the revised dearness allowance,” Patil said.

24 lakh  People scheme will benefit

Medicos protest over unpaid allowance

Medicos protest over unpaid allowance

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

Bengaluru:22.07.2021 

Members of the Karnataka Resident Doctors’ Association (KRDA) sported black armbands at workplaces to protest non-payment of Covid-19 risk allowances. The protest has been going on since Monday.

During the second wave, the government had passed an order providing a sum of Rs 10,000 per month as Covid risk allowance. The order kicked in from April.

Dr Namratha C, president, KRDA, said when they ask medical colleges authorities, they pass the buck to the government saying they have no funds to pay. “It’s more than three months since the order was passed,” Dr Namratha said. “While the government says colleges have to pay the allowance from their stipend fund, colleges say it is the government’s responsibility.”

According to the state government’s order dated May 5, a total 5,427 medicos working in government medical colleges are eligible for the allowance. This includes 327 junior residents, 910 senior residents, 2307 post-graduates and 1730 interns.

Deans of government medical colleges TOI spoke to, said the government has not yet released funds, despite assurances. “This issue has been discussed with the finance department too. If we don’t pay these incentives for the medicos, we may not have their support in managing the third wave,” said a dean.

When contacted, TK Anil Kumar, principal secretary, medical education, said the matter will be looked into. “Medicos will get their Covid allowance from April onwards,” he said.