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Competitive exam coaching centre at NIEPMD opens a new innings

Twenty-eight-year-old I Haran Nataraj is gearing up for his first day at work, which should be in the third week of August. Diagonised with Specific Learning Disability while he was a toddler, Haran cleared two rounds of written examinations conducted by the Food Corporation of India and has been selected for the post of Assistant grade III (General). “I do not have much information about what my work will be but I am told that I would be reporting to the regional head office in Chetpet,” says Haran, who graduated in BA (English) from Kumararani Meena Muthiah College of Arts and Science. Haran is the first candidate from the Competitive Exam Coaching Centre run by National Institute for Empowerment of Persons with Multiple Disability (NIEPMD) to get a government job. Started in 2022, th...
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TDP, JSP and supporters filed 18 cases in High Court opposing housing for the poor in Amaravati: Jagan Mohan Reddy

Grounding work under way R-5 zone of Amaravati on Friday, where housing plots are being developed for distribution among the poor. | Photo Credit: K.V.S. Giri / The Hindu The Telugu Desam Party, the Jana Sena and some of their supporting organisations and associations had filed 18 cases in the High Court opposing the construction of houses in Amaravati’s R-5 Zone, alleged the Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Monday, July 24. In Venkatapalem village to launch the construction of 50,000 houses, Mr. Reddy said Amaravati had become the people’s capital, home to diverse sections of people including the poor.Stating that the government had put in a lot of effort to get permission from the courts to give the house sites to poor beneficiaries at Amaravati, Mr. Reddy termed it a struggl...
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Data | The risk of small States’ heavy reliance on the Union government

Small States must prioritise raising their own revenue to reduce their dependency on the Union government The fiscal situation of India’s States has garnered significant attention in recent times. Despite ample data on State finances, most of the analysis is centred around larger States. There needs to be more discussion on the fiscal position of small States (i.e. States with a population of less than 1 crore). Most of these small States have distinctive characteristics that limit revenue mobilisation. Recognising these disabilities, the Constitution has provided mechanisms to address them. But these States continue to rely heavily on the Union government for revenue. This dependence creates vulnerabilities for the States as well as the Union.The total revenue receipts for a State con...
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“Not asking Punjab for anything, in fact they do not have anything to give,” says Himachal Pradesh CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu 

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhivinder Singh Sukhu says there has been a big investment drain in the State’s major hydel sector, and that its royalty share in power projects needs to be raised. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Over six months into power in Himachal Pradesh, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu asserts that the State has been deprived of its legitimate rights from the very beginning, and the Congress government intends to resolve, on priority, the long-standing issues surrounding its rights with the neighbouring States which have been in abeyance for several years.In an exclusive interview with The Hindu, Mr. Sukhu says his government had inherited a debt of over ₹75,000 crore from the previous Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) regime. To revive the economy the gover...
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Data | Why Centre’s denial of rice through OMSS hits Karnataka the most

Picture used for representational purpose | Photo Credit: Nagara Gopal Ever since the Congress-led Karnataka government came to power, it has been struggling to meet one of its major pre-poll promises — the provision of five kg of rice to Below Poverty Line (BPL) and Antyodaya card holders. This would have been in addition to the five kg of rice that is provided under the National Food Security Act. To fulfill its promise, the State government required more rice than usual, which led to a slugfest with the BJP-led Centre.Until now, a major source of rice for Karnataka was the Centre’s Open Market Sale Scheme (OMSS). Through OMSS, the Food Corporation of India (FCI) had been selling surplus grains. On June 13, the Centre discontinued the sale of grains through OMSS to States to “control...
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Data | Malappuram, Palakkad and Wayanad lag behind other Kerala districts 

Members of a boat club practising ahead of Champakulam Moolam boat race on Vembanad Lake in Alappuzha | Photo Credit: SURESH ALLEPPEY It is a well-documented fact that Kerala ranks first on many socio-economic indicators compared to other States. For instance, it has a low share of teenage marriages, a low infant mortality ratio, a low share of stunted children, and a high share of people using sanitation facilities compared to other States. In fact, it stands out on many indicators even among the relatively advanced southern States.However, significant inter-district disparities exist across many indicators. The differences between relatively rich districts such as Ernakulam, Alappuzha, Thrissur and Thiruvananthapuram and relatively poor districts such as Kasaragod, Palakkad, Wayanad ...
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Palaniswami, Panneerselvam criticise DMK Government on Cauvery issue

Former Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami said that the Tamil Nadu Government was only using the water reaching Billigundlu as per the Supreme Court judgment for the implementation of Phase II of the Hogenakkal Integrated Drinking Water Project. File | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Sunday strongly opposed the Congress Government in Karnataka attempting to construct a dam across the Cauvery at Mekedatu. He also criticised the DMK Government for not having allegedly expressed opposition to the Karnataka Government on the issue. In a statement, he warned that the AIADMK would stage protests to ensure that Tamil Nadu did not turn into a desert, referring to a letter from Karnataka’s Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar to Union M...
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