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TN CM Stalin encourages media to indulge in constructive criticism

TN CM Stalin encourages media to indulge in constructive criticism

Chennai:11.10.2021

Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin on Sunday encouraged the media to indulge in constructive criticism of his government.

"I welcome constructive criticism by the media. At the same time, while it has the tendency to blow up small issues, it forgets to appreciate the positive measures undertaken by this government. Only those who tend to appreciate the good things reserve the right to criticise," Stalin said after unveiling the inaugural issue of 'Merchants of Madras', a weekly special page of The Times of India, at ITC Grand Chola.

“Government and politics have changed for the better in Tamil Nadu. The state has excellent human resources and offers a conducive atmosphere for establishing industries across sectors. This has to be propagated to the rest of India and the globe by media organisations like The Times of India,” Stalin said. The strengths of Tamil Nadu and the local businesses need to be highlighted, he added.

Highlighting the importance of the recently constituted CM’s economic advisory council, Stalin said the government is working towards achieving “inclusive growth for all people and communities”, which former Union finance secretary and member of the council S Narayanan termed as the ‘Dravidian model’.

He pointed out that Tamil Nadu is reeling from a debt of Rs 5 lakh crore and the state public sector undertakings (PSUs) have an additional burden of Rs 2 lakh crore. Only a handful of avenues offer scope for revenue generation as the Centre has, through GST, taken away the rights of the states to collect taxes. “Instead of depending on tax collections, we have to tap our own resources to strengthen ourselves and grow better,” he said, listing out several steps taken by his government on the industrial front, including an exclusive export strategy for the state and an export handbook for MSMEs. TNN

CBSE: Phase 1 of Board exams 2022 to begin soon

CBSE: Phase 1 of Board exams 2022 to begin soon

11.10.2021

Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) class X and XII board exams 2022 are scheduled to be conducted in two phases. As the first phase will be held in November-December 2021, the datesheet of the same is expected to be released soon on the official website, cbse.gov.in and cbse.nic.in. As per an official from CBSE, candidates appearing for the multiple choice question (MCQ)-type first phase exams will be allowed to use only pens to mark the answers. At the same time, the OMR sheet will have an additional blank space for candidates to use if they want to change their answers, said the official. The first term practical exams will also be held by the respective schools, further said the official. All questions will be of equal marks, and candidates will get options to choose questions they wish to answer, the official said. CBSE schools have already submitted the list of candidates (LOC) for the board exam. The question papers in the term 1 board exam will be in the MCQ format, including case-based MCQs and assertion-reasoning MCQs. The duration of the exam will be 90 minutes. Each term will include 50% of the rationalised syllabus. Students can download the revised syllabus from the board's website. Term 2 exams are scheduled to be held between March and April 2022.