tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20934183258456792152024-02-18T18:44:49.904-08:00Khabri Lal Khabar LayaKhabri Lal is a place to get the latest news and happenings for those who wanted to serve the community. Not only this this will serve as a platform to bring the NEWS which is of USE. This blog will also contain the information about the various events organized by NGOs and also contains the information to contact the NGOs and Volunteering Opportunities for good cause.BrassCityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15069690256829190853noreply@blogger.comBlogger186125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2093418325845679215.post-29422187039886445622011-09-13T03:34:00.000-07:002011-09-13T05:24:06.077-07:00Your tryst with IT Capital Bengaluru | Why Janlokpal is required<div class="WordSection1"> <p class="MsoNormal">Bangalore or rather bengaluru…Mecca for all IT people. It stands for Information Technology and not Income Tax. I may sound naïve here but it is better to clarify rather than lives in ambiguity. If you are anyhow related to IT or if ever any drop of word IT fell on you then you might be aware of the IT capital of India and its contribution to the Indian Service Industry as a whole. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Bengaluru offers plenty of opportunities to the people who wanted to make their career in IT and I am not making an overstatement here that if you are willing to work in IT and has very little eligibility even then also, there is no reason to be unemployed in Bengaluru. I liked it…Period.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">The real story begins when you arrived at Bengaluru Airport. Swanky, isn't it? Not after Delhi but after Kolkata, yes it is Jannat(Heaven). You step out of the airport and wanted to hire prepaid taxi but for middle class(please note I didn't use cattle class), the rates mentioned by taxi operators works as anesthesia. if the fare is not reimbursable by the company, one looks for the option to go by bus. But between you and bus is another set of creatures known as touts or private taxi drivers. They will take you for the ride if you are not knowledgeable enough to bargain with them. And if you are aware of the mechanism of their operations, then yes it could turned into a smooth ride also. Anyways hopping on the bus without asking fare is also fun. You will get to know the flavor of living expenses in non-metro(as classified by Government data, Bengaluru is not a metro city). I know similar bus ticket charges in other cities but they are generally for the city tour by bus and for whole day/half day and not from point A to point B. But I should not be so critic as Bus is really good and comfortable from inside. Anyways I came to a conclusion to one theory that "It is basic notion in India that air travelers are meant to buy everything above the normal market rates." Be it a water bottle or a simple samosa or ticket to the bus. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Ok now you are on the bus/taxi, and you don't know Kannada…ahhhaaaaa.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">What..why are you getting angry.. I am not saying that communication in Hindi/English is a problem. You will still be able to manage it there as names of the places can be pronounced in any language as same. So Koramangala will be Koramangala in any of the language Hindi, English or Kanadda. Your ride won't start from here. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">You arrived at your friend's place if company is mean enough not to provide you any accommodation for your initial stay or landed up at the company appointed hotel/guest house feeling like lord of the company. You spent the day/night in the hotel enjoying the hospitality and get ready for the work next day. I am taking liberty and assume that your bad luck is not bad enough that you did not get the hotel accommodation. Next day in the morning, you get up early to be at best you and wear the new clothes which you bought for the first impression. You come out from the hotel and looks for auto. Gotcha…one auto stopped by you. The driver looks at his prey and you asked him "Koramangala". he refused..next auto comes.. he asked for 100 bucks and you are not sure of the distance so you asked him to ply by meter which is vehemently rejected by driver by citing age old reason that meter is out of order. You waited for another auto and after bargaining things got settled at 80 bucks. Now you are ready for next adventure. Auto ride in the potholes and narrow lanes…oops in Bengaluru collection of potholes and narrow lanes are known as roads.(Believe you me Karnataka Govt is so proud of this that even the road tax in this part of India is at premium…not believing try on-road prices of any vehicle in Bengaluru and any other city in India). Bad roads(where you find 10 potholes every 100 meters) or no roads(I don't classify the path with >20 potholes in 100 meters as a road), standstill traffic(You can spend entire 1 hour with your date on one traffic light and saves lots of money this way because by the time you reach to the restaurant, your GF wanted to go back..after all she needs to go home in time also) and poorly design traffic flow(I am sure administration must have burnt mid night oil in putting every trick in place to keep traffic crawl). Anyways when you already arrived in wonderland, there are no much options left except to growl about it and cursing the pity situation you are in. Ok dot dot… </p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">So now you are in the office. You are delighted that at least office is nice and swanky. Loving the place you enter in the office and find out that this is the place where you can find some solace from the chaos you faced since you arrived in IT Capital of India. Breather… During lunch someone told you that auto fare is normally 30 bucks from your place to office and you are cursing your colleague why he told you before lunch and not after finishing your lunch. At least you could have your lunch in peace. He also does some KT(knowledge transfer) of few kannada words and lines which can come handy when dealing with the most gruesome lot of species in Bengaluru. But at the same time another warning that you don't look like South Indian so better be prepared to shell out money at every possible place. You did not understand what he said, but nod in acceptance. In the evening same story with auto, so you took help of your colleague and he got the settlement on meter rate+10 Rs Jashti(More). You felt like you won a battle. But WAR abhi baki hai mere dost!</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">The whole week pass by eating at office canteen, trying different delicacies of south and craving for authentic north Indian food. Weekend is busy in finding the rented home for your family. And the rents for a livable house are good enough to let you feel the way peasants are feeling in Mr Pawar's state(Maharashtra). Whatever you earn you give to your landlord and loanlord(banks). And at the end of the day you buy the things again on emi and it's a never ending loop.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">But what option do you have. You are an educated and sophisticated middle class(they bifurcated this class too-upper and lower) person who will die but won't leave the sophistication. So finally you zeroed on one house and then come *T&C applied. Advance 10 months' rent, 2 months notice and on vacating the house expenses for paint need to be paid. I didn't understand the concept of 10 months advance. Is it the security so that no one will steal the brick and mortar structure in the night? But anyways when you are in Rome, you have to live like a Roman only. Now there is an added condition: you can't park your car inside, for that you need to shell out 1000 bucks extra per month. Ohh gosh!!! I wonder why the agreement doesn't state that you can breathe only in the area for which you are paying rent. But extortion continues…</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Finally, you surrender and finalize the house. Now you want to convert your house to home. You bought furniture at the cost double to what generally available at Delhi or other cities. Now you are in IT capital and you wanted to have internet connection. Gotcha… Maadi/dost you are in Bengaluru, where to get an internet connection is a challenge again. Most of the service providers denied the connection based on No feasibility and the one which is available in these areas are as good as working:not working ratio of 1:3. You checked for state owned company BSNL as they are providing the connection in the same building where you live. But still they will do feasibility check(1 month) and then no feasibility to feasibility conversion(1 week to eternity depending upon how much and how fast you pay convenience fee to linemen) and finally if you pay convenience fee(You are avoiding to use word bribe as you are supporting Anna) then you can expect in next 15 days that you will get it. You zeroed upon data card and local player.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Now since you are blessed with a wife and small kid too, so you need to setup the kitchen and for the first thing is Gas Cylinder. There was a time(Control Era) when for everything you wanted to buy, you need to obtain license and then wait for years. Bengaluru is one place which let you feel nostalgic about that era if you apply for gas cylinder. So you finally purchased cylinder from private players at double the cost. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">In the morning you went for the walk as well as to buy milk and you pay 1 Rs extra on MRP because I don't know why except the fact that I am in Bengaluru where everyone is looking to extort every single penny from you.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">You heard that weather is very good in Bengaluru, but nobody told that this is also very conducive for all sorts of viral infections and diseases. You realize the same when after 3 months you noticed that not a single day has passed in last 3 months when none of your 3 member family was sick or coughing/sneezing. But it is also possible that you are having weak immunity which nowhere else comes into picture but here it is showing you the reality.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">So welcome to Bangalore..oops Bengaluru where:</p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>Internet is not easily available- since it is IT capital</p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>Rents are high – because it is non-metro</p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">3.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>Basic amenities like gas/water not available – since you are supporter of Anna(Paying bribe might get you but not tried)</p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">4.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>Autos are fleecing you – pretty much same everywhere</p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">5.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>Roads – ha ha ha</p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">6.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>Cost of living – will beat burj dubai as it is higher than that as well etc. etc.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">P.S.: This is not to offence anyone or to hurt anyone's feelings. But if it does then try to visualize and work towards solving the issues. That is why, we need to have JanLokpal.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> </div> BrassCityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15069690256829190853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2093418325845679215.post-76116510796439143662011-08-23T00:38:00.000-07:002011-08-23T00:40:41.390-07:00Anti-corruption Anna movement<div class="WordSection1"> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Some valid questions raised against the Anti-corruption Anna movement and their responses by me:</span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> </span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Q:When you mobilize people telling them that only street protests and blackmail do, then I am not sure whether I call that democratic?</span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> </span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">A:When our elected MP says "if you are fed up with me don't come now, come after 5 years" and do not vote for me, but I will do whatever I like for 5 years as you elected me for 5 years. So if I was being looted everywhere I go and did not get respite then raising my concern in peaceful protest becomes undemocratic/castiest/maoist/religious. Why can't we have an annual appraisal system like in every job we have</span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> </span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">2. What is Team Anna trying to prove here? </span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> </span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">ANS:From my perspective they are as fed up with the system(SCAMS) as me or any common man of India. They wanted to have at least a check on the conduct of Govt Officials through an official channel itself. A simple question: Let's assume hypothetically that you lives below poverty line and need a ration card and more importantly ration every month at subsidized rate. But you need to pay BRIBES to have that. Since you don't have the money to pay for bribe, you won't get all these benefits. As we are from that privileged class where we can get our work done by paying bribes which we can afford, but where would a man with no or very very low income go? Who will listen to them? And believe me this happens.</span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> </span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">3. Don't you think that "My Way or Highway" mantra is unconstitutional to say the least? </span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> </span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">ANS: Yes. I agree. But what they are demanding is the discussion on the bill and transparency in the institution. Govt. has already labeled this movement as Religious/casteist/foreign hand/maoist as same to Team Anna. If any of this is true then by this time there would have been violent protests like we are seeing in Lybia/Syria or Egypt.</span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> </span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">4. And what precedent is this going to set for the future for the democracy? </span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> </span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">ANS:It is setting an example that in future every Politician is answerable to the public which elects him/her.</span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> </span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">5. Will a Lokpal is going to end the corruption that has become institutionalized? </span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> </span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">ANS:No not completely and I don't think anybody is saying that. But should NOT we start somewhere to eradicate it? This is the first baby step towards that direction.</span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> </span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">6. It is entirely possible to oppose the UPA government's politics and policies, while recognizing that it is the legitimately constituted government of the country. </span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> </span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">ANS: No it is not. Since we still do not have support of everyone, we cannot fully oppose the govt's dictatorial policies. We have road tax but no roads or bad roads, service tax but no services.. Just think about it for a moment, our PM hasn't won any election till date, is NOT a Lok Sabha member, he is a Rajya Sabha member which is called a back door entry into the parliament. Can't UPA find a single member from Lok Sabha (the famed elected representatives) , that they have to take a person from RS to lead the govt. </span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> </span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Eveybody think.......</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> </div> BrassCityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15069690256829190853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2093418325845679215.post-64422225703481409762011-04-07T13:14:00.001-07:002011-04-07T13:14:53.138-07:0010 things to know about Anna Hazare and Jan Lok Pal Bill<div class=WordSection1><p>1. Who is Anna Hazare?<o:p></o:p></p><p>An ex-army man. Fought 1965 Indo-Pak War<o:p></o:p></p><p> <o:p></o:p></p><p>2. What's so special about him?<o:p></o:p></p><p>He built a village Ralegaon Siddhi in Ahamad Nagar district, Maharashtra<o:p></o:p></p><p> <o:p></o:p></p><p>3. So what?<o:p></o:p></p><p>This village is a self-sustained model village. Energy is produced in the village itself from solar power, biofuel and wind mills.<o:p></o:p></p><p>In 1975, it used to be a poverty clad village. Now it is one of the richest village in India. It has become a model for self-sustained, eco-friendly & harmonic village. <o:p></o:p></p><p> <o:p></o:p></p><p>4. Ok,...?<o:p></o:p></p><p>This guy, Anna Hazare was awarded Padma Bhushan and is a known figure for his social activities.<o:p></o:p></p><p> <o:p></o:p></p><p>5. Really, what is he fighting for?<o:p></o:p></p><p>He is supporting a cause, the amendment of a law to curb corruption in India.<o:p></o:p></p><p> <o:p></o:p></p><p>6. How that can be possible?<o:p></o:p></p><p>He is advocating for a Bil, The Jan Lokpal Bill (The Citizen Ombudsman Bill), that will form an autonomous authority who will make politicians (ministers), beurocrats (IAS/IPS) accountable for their deeds.<o:p></o:p></p><p> <o:p></o:p></p><p>8. It's an entirely new thing right..?<o:p></o:p></p><p>In 1972, the bill was proposed by then Law minister Mr. Shanti Bhushan. Since then it has been neglected by the politicians and some are trying to change the bill to suit thier theft (corruption).<o:p></o:p></p><p> <o:p></o:p></p><p>7. Oh.. He is going on a hunger strike for that whole thing of passing a Bill ! How can that be possible in such a short span of time?<o:p></o:p></p><p>The first thing he is asking for is: the government should come forward and announce that the bill is going to be passed.<o:p></o:p></p><p>Next, they make a joint committee to DRAFT the JAN LOKPAL BILL. 50% goverment participation and 50% public participation. Because you cant trust the government entirely for making such a bill which does not suit them.<o:p></o:p></p><p> <o:p></o:p></p><p>8. Fine, What will happen when this bill is passed?<o:p></o:p></p><p>A LokPal will be appointed at the centre. He will have an autonomous charge, say like the Election Commission of India. In each and every state, Lokayukta will be appointed. The job is to bring all alleged party to trial in case of corruptions within 1 year. Within 2 years, the guilty will be punished. Not like, Bofors scam or Bhopal Gas Tragedy case, that has been going for last 25 years without any result.<o:p></o:p></p><p> <o:p></o:p></p><p>9. Is he alone? Who else is there in the fight with Anna Hazare?<o:p></o:p></p><p>Baba Ramdev, Ex. IPS Kiran Bedi, Social Activist Swami Agnivesh, RTI activist Arvind Kejriwal and many more.<o:p></o:p></p><p>Prominent personalities like Aamir Khan is supporting his cause.<o:p></o:p></p><p> <o:p></o:p></p><p>10. Ok, got it. What can I do?<o:p></o:p></p><p>At least we can spread the message. How?<o:p></o:p></p><p>Putting status message, links, video, changing profile pics.<o:p></o:p></p><p> <o:p></o:p></p><p>At least we can support Anna Hazare and the cause for uprooting corruption from India. <o:p></o:p></p><p>At least we can hope that his Hunger Strike does not go in vain.<o:p></o:p></p><p>At least we can pray for his good health.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div>BrassCityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15069690256829190853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2093418325845679215.post-7859809382343301652011-04-06T02:04:00.000-07:002011-04-06T02:06:42.324-07:00The Lokpal Bill Debate Rages : From Kiran Bedi and Arvind Kejriwal<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:trackmoves/> <w:trackformatting/> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> 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</td> <td style="width: 216pt; border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: black black black -moz-use-text-color; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="288"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;" align="center"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US">Government’s proposal<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> <td style="width: 225.9pt; border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: black black black -moz-use-text-color; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="301"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;" align="center"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US">Civil Society proposal<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="width: 36.9pt; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; border-style: none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="49"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">1.</span></p> </td> <td style="width: 216pt; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="288"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">Lokpal will not have any power to either initiate action suo motu in any case or even receive complaints of corruption from general public. The general public will make complaints to the speaker of Lok Sabha or chairperson of Rajya Sabha. Only those complaints forwarded by Speaker of Lok Sabha/ Chairperson of Rajya Sabha to Lokpal would be investigated by Lokpal. This not only severely restricts the functioning of Lokpal, it also provides a tool in the hands of the ruling party to have only those cases referred to Lokpal which pertain to political opponents (since speaker is always from the ruling party). It will also provide a tool in the hands of the ruling party to protect its own politicians.</span></p> </td> <td style="width: 225.9pt; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="301"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">Lokpal will have powers to initiate investigations suo moto in any case and also to directly entertain complaints from the public. It will not need reference or permission from anyone to initiate investigation into any case.</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="width: 36.9pt; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; border-style: none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="49"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">2</span></p> </td> <td style="width: 216pt; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="288"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">Lokpal has been proposed to be an advisory body. Lokpal, after enquiry in any case, will forward its report to the competent authority. The competent authority will have final powers to decide whether to take action on Lokpal’s report or not. In the case of cabinet ministers, the competent authority is Prime Minister. In the case of PM and MPs the competent authority is Lok Sabha or Rajya Sabha, as the case may be. In the coalition era when the government of the day depends upon the support of its political partners, it will be impossible for the PM to act against any of his cabinet ministers on the basis of Lokpal’s report. For instance, if there were such a Lokpal today and if Lokpal made a recommendation to the PM to prosecute A. Raja, obviously the PM will not have the political courage to initiate prosecution against A. Raja. Likewise, if Lokpal made a report against the PM or any MP of the ruling party, will the house ever pass a resolution to prosecute the PM or the ruling party MP? Obviously, they will never do that. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="width: 225.9pt; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="301"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">Lokpal is not an advisory body. It will have the powers to initiate prosecution against any one after completion of investigations in any case. It will also have powers to order disciplinary proceedings against any government servant.</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="width: 36.9pt; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; border-style: none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="49"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">3</span></p> </td> <td style="width: 216pt; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="288"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">The bill is legally unsound. Lokpal has not been given police powers. Therefore Lokpal cannot register an FIR. Therefore all the enquiries conducted by Lokpal will tantamount to “preliminary enquiries”. Even if the report of Lokpal is accepted, who will file the chargesheet in the court? Who will initiate prosecution? Who will appoint the prosecution lawyer? The entire bill is silent on that.</span></p> </td> <td style="width: 225.9pt; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="301"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">Lokpal would have police powers. It will be able to register FIR, proceed with criminal investigations and launch prosecution.</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="width: 36.9pt; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; border-style: none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="49"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">4</span></p> </td> <td style="width: 216pt; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="288"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">The bill does not say what will be the role of CBI after this bill. Can CBI and Lokpal investigate the same case or CBI will lose its powers to investigate politicians? If the latter is true, then this bill is meant to completely insulate politicians from any investigations whatsoever which are possible today through CBI.</span></p> </td> <td style="width: 225.9pt; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="301"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">That part of CBI, which deals with cases of corruption, will be merged into Lokpal so that there is just one effective and independent body to take action against corruption.</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="width: 36.9pt; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; border-style: none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="49"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">5</span></p> </td> <td style="width: 216pt; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="288"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">There is a strong punishment for “frivolous” complaints. If any complaint is found to be false and frivolous, Lokpal will have the power to send the complainant to jail through summary trial but if the complaint were found to be true, the Lokpal will not have the power to send the corrupt politicians to jail! So the bill appears to be meant to browbeat, threaten and discourage those fighting against corruption.</span></p> </td> <td style="width: 225.9pt; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="301"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">Deterrence has been provided against frivolous complaints in the form of financial penalties against the complainant, however, Lokayukta is empowered to prosecute the corrupt and take disciplinary action against them.</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="width: 36.9pt; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; border-style: none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="49"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">6</span></p> </td> <td style="width: 216pt; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="288"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">Lokpal will have jurisdiction only on MPs, ministers and PM. It will not have jurisdiction over officers. The officers and politicians do not indulge in corruption separately. In any case of corruption, there is always an involvement of both of them. So according to government’s proposal, every case would need to be investigated by both CVC and Lokpal. So now, in each case, CVC will look into the role of bureaucrats while Lokpal will look into the role of politicians. Obviously the case records will be with one agency and the way government functions it will not share its records with the other agency. It is also possible that in the same case the two agencies arrive at completely opposite conclusions. Therefore it appears to be a sure way of killing any case.</span></p> </td> <td style="width: 225.9pt; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="301"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">Lokpal will have jurisdiction over politicians, officials and judges. CVC and the entire vigilance machinery of government will be merged into Lokpal.</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="width: 36.9pt; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; border-style: none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="49"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">7</span></p> </td> <td style="width: 216pt; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="288"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">Lokpal will consist of three members, all of them being retired judges. There is no reason why the choice should be restricted to judiciary. By creating so many post retirement posts for judges, the government will make the retiring judges vulnerable to government influences just before retirement as is already happening in the case of retiring bureaucrats. The retiring judges, in the hope of getting post retirement employment would do the bidding of the government in their last few years.</span></p> </td> <td style="width: 225.9pt; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="301"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">Lokpal would have ten members and one Chairperson. Out of them four need to have legal background (they need not be judges). Others could be from any background.</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="width: 36.9pt; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; border-style: none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="49"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">8</span></p> </td> <td style="width: 216pt; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="288"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">The selection committee consists of Vice President, PM, Leaders of both houses, Leaders of opposition in both houses, Law Minister and Home minister. Barring Vice President, all of them are politicians whose corruption Lokpal is supposed to investigate. So there is a direct conflict of interest. Also selection committee is heavily loaded in favor of the ruling party. Effectively ruling party will make the final selections. And obviously ruling party will never appoint strong and effective Lokpal.</span></p> </td> <td style="width: 225.9pt; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="301"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">Selection committee consists of members from judicial background, Chief Election Commissioner, Comptroller and Auditor General of India and international awardees (like Nobel prize winners and Magsaysay awardees of Indian origin). A detailed transparent and participatory selection process has been prescribed.</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="width: 36.9pt; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; border-style: none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="49"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">9</span></p> </td> <td style="width: 216pt; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="288"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">Lokpal will not have powers to investigate any case against PM, which deals with foreign affairs, security and defence. This means that corruption in defence deals will be out of any scrutiny whatsoever. It will become impossible to investigate into any Bofors in future.</span></p> </td> <td style="width: 225.9pt; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="301"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">There is no such bar on Lokpal’s powers.</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="width: 36.9pt; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; border-style: none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="49"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">10</span></p> </td> <td style="width: 216pt; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="288"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">Whereas a time limit of six months to one year has been prescribed for Lokpal to enquire, however, subsequently, there is no time limit prescribed for completion of trial.</span></p> </td> <td style="width: 225.9pt; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="301"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">Investigations should be completed within one year. Trial should get over within the next one year.</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="width: 36.9pt; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; border-style: none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="49"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">11</span></p> </td> <td style="width: 216pt; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="288"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">It does not deal with corruption of Bureaucrats. Corrupt bureaucrats continue in their job without any actions against them.</span></p> </td> <td style="width: 225.9pt; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="301"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">Lokpal will have power to direct disciplinary action, including dismissal of a corrupt officer from job. </span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="width: 36.9pt; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; border-style: none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="49"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">12</span></p> </td> <td style="width: 216pt; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="288"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">It does not talk of investigation of complaints against judges</span></p> </td> <td style="width: 225.9pt; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="301"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">Lokpal will have powers to initiate investigations on complaints of corruption against judges.</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="width: 36.9pt; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; border-style: none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="49"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">13</span></p> </td> <td style="width: 216pt; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="288"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">Speaker would decide which complaints shall be enquired into by Lokpal.</span></p> </td> <td style="width: 225.9pt; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="301"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">Lokpal will not be able to dismiss any complaint from public without hearing the complainant.</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="width: 36.9pt; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; border-style: none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="49"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">14</span></p> </td> <td style="width: 216pt; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="288"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">Our entire governance system suffers from inadequate public grievance redressal systems, which force people to pay bribes. Lokpal bill does not address this issue.</span></p> </td> <td style="width: 225.9pt; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="301"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">Lokpal will have the powers to orders redressal in a time bound manner. It will have powers to impose financial penalties on guilty officers, which would be paid to complainant as compensation.</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="width: 36.9pt; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; border-style: none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="49"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">15</span></p> </td> <td style="width: 216pt; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="288"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">Large number of people raising their voice against political corruption are being murdered. Lokpal does not have any powers to provide protection to them.</span></p> </td> <td style="width: 225.9pt; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="301"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">Lokpal will have powers to provide protection against physical and professional victimization of whistleblowers.</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="width: 36.9pt; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; border-style: none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="49"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">16</span></p> </td> <td style="width: 216pt; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="288"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 2pt 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1.25pt; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">Nothing has been provided in law to recover ill gotten wealth. A corrupt person can come out of jail and enjoy that money.</span></p> </td> <td style="width: 225.9pt; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="301"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 2pt 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1.25pt; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">Loss caused to the government due to corruption will be recovered from all accused.</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="width: 36.9pt; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; border-style: none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="49"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">17</span></p> </td> <td style="width: 216pt; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="288"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 2pt 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1.25pt; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">Under the present law, there is Small punishment for corruption- Punishment for corruption is minimum 6 months and maximum 7 years.</span></p> </td> <td style="width: 225.9pt; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" valign="top" width="301"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 2pt 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1.25pt; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">Enhanced punishment - The punishment would be minimum 5 years and maximum of life imprisonment.</span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p><br /></o:p></span></p> <br /><br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/SoYiYes01MU" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>BrassCityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15069690256829190853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2093418325845679215.post-74008365031300127752011-03-02T21:27:00.001-08:002011-03-02T21:27:01.957-08:00Most Immediate>Invite>Discussion on Marginalisation of Parliamentary Institutions: Nominated MPs of the Rajya Sabha, Saturday, 5 March 2011, 6.00 pm, India International Centre, 40 Max Mueller Marg, New Delhi - 110 003<div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt'>I</span></b><span style='font-size:13.5pt'>ndia International Centre </span><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>&</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt'>Working Group on Alternative Strategies</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt'>Cordially invite you to a Discussion on<b> </b></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:red'>Marginalisation of Parliamentary Institutions: </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:red'>Nominated MPs of the Rajya Sabha</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><u><span style='font-size:13.5pt'>Speakers:</span></u><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Dr. Kapila Vatsyayan,<b> </b>MP<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Dr. B. L. Mungekar, MP,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Shri H. K. Dua, MP,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Ms Neerja Chaudhury, Columnist and Political Commentator<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Shri Vijay Naik, Consulting Editor, Sakal Group<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span></b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Moderator: Suhas Borker<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>on Saturday, 5 March 2011 at 6.00 pm<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>at India International Centre, (Conference Room II)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>40, Max Mueller Marg,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>New Delhi - 110 003<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>For any further information please contact:</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>24619431(IIC) or 9868182845(WGOAS)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://info%2Ewgras%2Ein%20@gmail.com/" target="_blank"><span style='color:#0000CC'>info.wgras.in @gmail.com</span></a> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Bus Numbers:</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> 047,052,440,521,522,526,580;</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Bus Stops: Get off at 'Lodhi Road Xing' or 'Max Mueller Marg'.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Bus Numbers:</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> 326, 344, 970, 994;</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Bus Stops: Get off at 'Mausam Bhawan' or 'Lodhi Garden'.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Bus Numbers:</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> 026, 048, 056, 408, 719, 734;</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Bus Stop: Get off at ' Lodhi Colony 18 Block'.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Nearest Metro Stations:</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>‘Jorbagh’ on Yellow Line</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>‘Khan Market’ on Violet Line</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><b><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Wheelchair access is available.</span></i></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Conference Room II is located on the 2nd Floor of the Main IIC Building.</span></i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>If required please take the lift located in the Reception Area.</span></i><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>-----------------<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>In solidarity<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Suhas Borker<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Convener<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Working Group on Alternative Strategies<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>[Vaikalpik Rananiti Karya Samuh]<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Towards a secular, democratic, plural, inclusive,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>participatory and equitable development paradigm<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>1992-2011: 19 Years<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://suhasborker.wgras.in/" target="_blank"><span style='color:#0000CC'>suhasborker.wgras.in</span></a>@<a href="http://gmail.com/" target="_blank"><span style='color:#0000CC'>gmail.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Post Box 3822 Andrews Gunj P.O. New Delhi 110 049<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div>BrassCityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15069690256829190853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2093418325845679215.post-17238710226333044492011-03-02T21:25:00.001-08:002011-03-02T21:25:33.918-08:00Invitation activist meeting on the Internet and freedom of expression, Delhi<div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Dear all, <br><br>The Centre for Internet and Society (India) and the Central American Institute for Studies of Social Democracy - DEMOS (Guatemala) have the pleasure to invite you to a day-long workshop on<b> the role of the Internet in fostering freedom of expression and strengthening activism in India</b>. The workshop will take place in the Deputy Chairman's Hall, Constitution Club, Rafi Marg, Delhi 110001, on 4 March 2011.<br><br>With the signficant role reported for new technologies in recent revolutions in Tunesia, Egypt, and elsewhere, activists in India, too, have taken a renewed interest in the potential of the Internet to support their struggles for social change and social justice. But what are some of the potential stumbleblocks activists in India might run into in their exploration of the Internet's potential? What are the legal restrictions and frameworks activists should be aware of when they use new technologies in their work? And what can we do to create an environment in which the online world unequivocally supports efforts for greater democratisation and social justice offline, rather than thwart them?<br><br>It is questions such as these that this workshop seeks to answer, through an exciting mix of <b>panel discussions, unconference sessions, a film screening, and technical and legal clinics</b> in its day-long program. Our hope is that the workshop will help participants as well as organisers to get a stronger sense of the potential and challenges of online activism in the particular context of India, as well as to start building stronger networks among the activists interested in these issues in the country. <br><br>The workshop will take place <b>in the presence of Mr. Frank La Rue</b>, President of our partner organisation, the Central American Institute for Studies of Social Democracy, as well as UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression. Participation in the workshop is free; however, we would be grateful if you could confirm your attendance by emailing Anja Kovacs at <a href="mailto:anja@cis-india.org" target="_blank">anja@cis-india.org</a>, ideally by 2 March. <br><br>A <b>draft agenda</b> of the workshop is available here: <a href="http://www.cis-india.org/events/fostering-freedom-of-expression" target="_blank">http://www.cis-india.org/events/fostering-freedom-of-expression</a> <br><br>Hope we will be able to welcome you there! <br><br>Best wishes,<br><br>Anja Kovacs<br>Centre for Internet and Society<br><br><br><b><u>INFORMATION ABOUT THE ORGANISERS</u></b><br><br><b>The Centre for Internet and Society</b><br>The Centre for Internet and Society is located in Bangalore, India. It critically engages with concerns of digital pluralism and public accountability in the field of Internet and Society, with particular emphasis on South-South dialogues and exchange. Through multidisciplinary research, intervention, and collaboration, it seeks to explore, understand, and affect the shape and form of the internet, and its relationship with the political, cultural, and social milieu of our times.<br><br><b>DEMOS Institute <br></b>The Demos Institute, based in Guatemala, is a research centre that promotes democratic alternatives for Guatemala, under the human rights framework. Within DEMOS, there is a research team which supports the mandate of Frank La Rue, United Nations Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Opinion and Expression, in the making of his annual reports before the United Nations Human Rights Council.<o:p></o:p></p></div>BrassCityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15069690256829190853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2093418325845679215.post-91136958836035868212011-02-23T02:55:00.001-08:002011-02-23T02:55:21.145-08:00KINDLY ENDORSE People's Statement against the Clearance Granted to the POSCO Project<div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b>[Send your endorsements to <a href="mailto:vijayan@delhiforum.net" target="_blank">vijayan@delhiforum.net</a> ONLY. DON'T REPLY ALL.]</b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='color:black'>People’s Statement against the Clearance Granted to the POSCO Project</span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='color:black'> </span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>We the undersigned condemn the brazenly illegal and unjust clearance granted by the Environment Ministry to the POSCO project in Orissa. The actions of this Ministry and the government of India with respect to this project show total disregard for the basic norms of law, democracy and environmental protection. This project will destroy the livelihoods of more than 20,000 people and threaten the homes and lives of tens of thousands more. In particular:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:47.25pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>This project is repeatedly described as one of </span><span lang=HI style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>“</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>strategic importance.</span><span lang=HI style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>”</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> Strategic importance for whom? Studies have shown that the project will destroy at least twice as many livelihoods as the jobs it will create. They have also shown that the tax revenues projected are the stuff of fantasy. Both the employment and tax projections come from studies paid for by POSCO. This project will benefit no one except the company in question and enable huge amounts of smuggling through the proposed private port. Is this what our government calls </span><span lang=HI style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>“</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>development</span><span lang=HI style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>”</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:47.25pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>The plant and port site is the home of more than 4,000 families, who cultivate betel vines and other cash crops on the land in question and also depend on the forests of the area for forest produce and other livelihood activities. This is a thriving agricultural economy in which even a tenth of an acre is enough to sustain entire families. There is a sizable community that is dependent on pisciculture and the proposed port will destroy the lives and livelihoods of the fisherfolks. All of this is to be destroyed permanently to make way for a company's super profits.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:47.25pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>As established conclusively from government records by the Ministry's own POSCO Enquiry Committee, these people have rights to this land under the Forest Rights Act of 2006. As such the forest land in question cannot be taken for the project except if their rights are finally recognised and their consent taken. Three separate official bodies - two enquiry committees and the Ministry's own statutory Forest Advisory Committee </span><span lang=HI style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>–</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> agreed that the Orissa government has not implemented the Act and lied about the eligibility of the people of the area. All three also agreed that the forest clearance given to the project must be withdrawn. Yet now the Ministry says the project can go ahead if the Orissa government gives it a </span><span lang=HI style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>“</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>categorical assurance</span><span lang=HI style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>”</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> that the people of the area are not eligible under the Act. Is this the manner in which the UPA government intends to implement its </span><span lang=HI style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>“</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>landmark legislation</span><span lang=HI style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>”</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>? By telling officials caught lying that all they need to do is </span><span lang=HI style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>“</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>categorically</span><span lang=HI style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>”</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> repeat their lies?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:47.25pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>In the words of the POSCO Enquiry Committee, the project risks </span><span lang=HI style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>“</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>potentially disastrous impacts</span><span lang=HI style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>”</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> not only on the immediate area but on the entire surrounding district, which have </span><span lang=HI style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>“</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>not even been assessed, leave alone planned for.</span><span lang=HI style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>”</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> This includes the potential catastrophe in case of a cyclone as well as the enormous water usage of the plant, which will harm agriculture in the entire surrounding area. In the clearance we find these impacts dealt with in a completely farcical manner. On water, the covering letter says the company should </span><span lang=HI style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>“</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>voluntarily sacrifice</span><span lang=HI style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>”</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> water in case of a shortage </span><span lang=HI style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>–</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> but even this ludicrous </span><span lang=HI style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>“</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>condition</span><span lang=HI style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>”</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> is not mentioned in the clearance itself. On most other aspects, the clearance requires the company to simply </span><span lang=HI style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>“</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>ensure</span><span lang=HI style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>”</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> that the possible impact will not happen. Without assessing what that impact is, without deciding on whether it can in fact be dealt with or not, the Ministry has transferred its entire regulatory responsibility to the company. If this is the kind of </span><span lang=HI style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>“</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>conditions</span><span lang=HI style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>”</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> that are going to be imposed, why do we have an environment clearance process at all? Is this how the Ministry intends to fulfil its responsibilities?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:47.25pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>The POSCO project is not confined to the plant and the port now cleared; the government has committed to providing POSCO with mammoth captive iron ore mines, the lease to which has been struck down by the Orissa High Court. This robbery of natural resources is guaranteed to generate massive profits for POSCO while destroying huge areas and displacing even more people including one of the most traditional tribal communities, the <i>Paudi Bhunyan </i>who have been inhabiting the Khandadhar mountains since time unknown. If the plant and the port are allowed to come up without the mine, POSCO will resort to blackmail, threatening that its activities will not be</span><span lang=HI style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>“</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>viable” if it is not granted a mining lease and the requisite environmental and forest clearances instantly as per its desire. Since the viability of corporate super profits is clearly more important to this government than either law or people's rights, we can imagine the consequences.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Therefore we condemn this decision and, in accordance with the findings of multiple enquiry committees, call for the immediate withdrawal of this clearance and a criminal investigation into the actions of officials involved and their brazen violations of law. We join the people of the area in opposing this project and support their democratic struggle to ensure that it does not go ahead.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>Ashok Agrawal, Lawyer, Supreme Court, Delhi</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>Ashok Choudhary, National Forum of Forest people and Forest Workers, India</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>Manoranjan Mohanty, Council for Social Development, New Delhi </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>Madhuresh Kumar, National Alliance of Peoples’ Movements, India</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>Surya Shankar Dash, Independent Filmmaker, Bhubaneswar</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>Madhumita Dutta, Corporate Accountability Desk, The Other Media, Chennai</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>Nityanand Jayaraman, Independent Journalist, Chennai</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>Anil Tharayath Varghese, Programme for Social Action, New Delhi</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>Manju Gardia, Nawa Chhattisgarh Mahila Sangathan, Pithora, Chhattisgarh</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>Mamta Kujur, Adivasi Mahila Mahasangh, Jashpur, Chhattisgarh</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>Bipin Chandr Chaturvedi, Update Collective, New Delhi</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>Joe Athialy, Delhi Solidarity Group</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>Prafulla Samntara, President, Lok Shakti Abhijan & Convenor, NAPM India</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>Ranjana Padhi, Pune</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>Sanjiv Pandita, Director, Asia Monitor Resource Centre (AMRC) , Hong Kong</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>Leo Saldanha, Environment Support Group, Bangalore</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>Vijayan MJ, Delhi Forum</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Kanchi Kohli of Kalpavriksh, New Delhi<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Shankar Gopalakrishnan, Campaign for Survival and Dignity, New Delhi<o:p></o:p></span></p><pre>-- <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>==================<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>National Alliance of Peoples' Movements (NAPM)<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>C/O 6/6 (Basement), Jangpura B, New Delhi 110 014 <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Mobile +91 9818 905316 | 011 2437 4535<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>email : <a href="mailto:madhuresh@napm-india.org" target="_blank">madhuresh@napm-india.org</a> | <a href="mailto:napmindia@napm-india.org" target="_blank">napmindia@napm-india.org</a> <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Web : <a href="http://www.napm-india.org" target="_blank">www.napm-india.org</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>Read NAPM's News magazine, Movement of India @ <a href="http://issuu.com/MovementOfIndia" target="_blank">http://issuu.com/MovementOfIndia</a><o:p></o:p></pre><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div>BrassCityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15069690256829190853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2093418325845679215.post-90745064584041626802011-02-23T02:52:00.000-08:002011-02-23T02:53:04.713-08:00Yoga Shibir at Kanyakumari from 5-19 May 2011<div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:36.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Yoga Shibir</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>at Vivekananda Kendra, Vivekanandapuram, Kanyakumari </span><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>from 5-19 May 2011</span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Learn Yogasanas, Pranayam, Mediatation, Relaxation techniques, Suryanamaskar.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Practice Tratak, Jal Neti, Vaman Dhaouti </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Lecutres on Patanjali Yoga Sutra, Raja Yoga, Karma Yoga, Bhakti Yoga, Jnan Yoga, Indian Culture, Bhagavad Gita, Swami Vivekananda's life & Message</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Visit to Vivekananda Rock Memorial in India Ocean.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Sunrise from Bay of Bengal and Sunset in Arabian Sea</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Visit to Kanyakumari temple and exhibitions</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Trekking on Marutmalai mountain to see the "V" of India.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>at Vivekanandapuram - amongst trees, peacocks, surrounded by three oceans : Bay of Bengal, India Ocean and Arabian Sea.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Camp duration : 5-19 May 2011</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Medium: English and Hindi</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Eligibility : Ladies and Gents above 18 years</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Reporting before 6.00 pm on 4th May 2011</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Concluding: 2.00 pm on 19th May 2011</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Camp Donation: Rs.2000/- (including training, food and accommodation)</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>visit for details & enrolment: <a href="http://www.vkendra.org/camps" target="_blank"><span style='color:#2A5DB0'>http://www.vkendra.org/camps</span></a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-left:0cm;text-align:center;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:14.25pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#666666'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#666666'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><u><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>contact</span></u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Camp Incharge</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Vivekananda Kendra</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Vivekanandapuram, Kanyakumari-629 702 INDIA</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Ph: 04652-247012, Fax: 04652-247177 </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>email: <a href="mailto:camps@vkendra.org" target="_blank">camps@vkendra.org</a> <a href="http://www.vkendra.org/" target="_blank">www.vkendra.org</a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:36.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Rejuvenate Yourself!</span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div>BrassCityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15069690256829190853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2093418325845679215.post-60610079126129276692011-02-22T05:29:00.000-08:002011-02-22T06:57:02.540-08:00Business ProposalAttn: <br /> <br /> I am Barrister Santiago,Camacho,Ramos, a solicitor at law. I am the personal Attorney to late Enger: J .E. MORGAN, a national of United States of America, who is a Contractor and have spent most of his life in this country (SPAIN) Here in after, shall be referred to as my client. On the 11th Of March 2004, my client, his wife and their only son were involved in a Train bombing accident in Atocha Train Station here in Madrid Spain. <br /> <br /> All occupants of the Train unfortunately lost their lives. Since then I have made several enquiries to the embassy to locate any of my clients extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful.<br /> <br /> After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his relatives over the Internet, to locate any member of his family but all to no avail. <br /> <br /> Hence, I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the assets and Capital valued at ($5. 5M) million dollars left behind by my late client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the Banco La Caixa Madrid Spain where these huge deposits were lodged. The Banco La Caixa has issued me a notice last week to provide the Next of Kin or have the account confiscated within the next twenty Official working days. <br /> <br /> Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 4 years now, I seek the consent to present you as the Next of kin to the deceased, so that the proceeds of this account can be paid to you. <br /> <br /> Therefore, on receipt of your positive response, we shall then discuss the sharing ration and modalities for the transfer. I have all necessary information and legal documents needed to back you up for claim. <br /> <br /> All I require from you is your honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. <br /> As soon as you indicate an interest, send me an e-mail with the bellow details.<br /> <br /> 1. Your full name and address<br /> 2. Your telephone and fax <br /> <br /> Waiting to hear from you. <br /> <br /> Best regards,<br /> Barr. Santiago,Camacho, Ramos, Esq.<br /> Reply to barristersantiagocamachoramoss@yahoo.es <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br>BrassCityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15069690256829190853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2093418325845679215.post-50010535534784013292011-01-28T12:36:00.001-08:002011-01-28T12:36:54.073-08:00RELEASE BINAYAK SEN NOW!!! Join the March from Red Fort to Shaheed Bhagat Singh Park. 11:30 am, 30th JANUARY 2011<div class=WordSection1><p align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:20.0pt;color:black'>RELEASE BINAYAK SEN NOW!!!</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;color:red'>Join the March from Red Fort to Shaheed Bhagat Singh Park</span><o:p></o:p></p><p align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;color:navy'>11:30 am, 30th JANUARY 2011</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;color:black'>CONDEMNING THE JUDGEMENT</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;color:black'>&</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:center;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;color:black'>DEMANDING THE RELEASE OF DR. SEN</span></b><o:p></o:p></li></ul><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:center;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;color:black'>SCRAPPING THE LAW ON SEDITION</span></b><o:p></o:p></li></ul><p><o:p> </o:p></p><p><span style='color:black'>Dear friends, </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='color:black'>Marking 30th January, 2011 Martyrs Day as a day when we demand the release of Dr. Sen and the repeal of the IPC sec 124 (A) "sedition" along with other security sections and the anti-democratic laws like the UAPA, CSPSA, AFSPA, Free Binayak Sen Campaign Committee Delhi calls for a march from Red Fort to Shaheedd Bhagat Singh Park starting. <b>We will assemble in front of Red Fort and opposite the Jain Temple at 1130 am and march to the Shaheed Bhagat Singh Park.</b> After the march a public meeting will be held along with reading of poetry, literature, songs etc. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='color:black'>Do join in massive numbers with banners, flags, leflets, songs, dances and slogans. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><b><i><span style='color:black'>Hum Sab Binayak Sen, Hum Sab Jail Jayenge, </span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p><b><i><span style='color:black'>Agar Sach Bolna Rajdroh hai, toh hum Sab Rajdrohi hai"</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p><b><i><span style='color:black'>We all are Binayak Sen, We all will go to Jail</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p><b><i><span style='color:black'>If speaking the truth is seditious then we all have committed the crime of sedition</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><i><span style='color:black'>It is more than a month since Dr. Sen has been in Jail. The bail hearing is moving slowly in the Bilaspur High Court.</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p><b><span style='color:#009900'>FREE BINAYAK SEN CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE, DELHI </span></b><span style='color:#009900'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='color:black'>Contact : 9868888127, 9818905316, 9868165471</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><br clear=all><br>-- <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"'>The causes lie deep and simply—the causes are a hunger in a stomach, multiplied a million times; a hunger in a single soul, hunger for joy and some security, multiplied a million times; muscles and mind aching to grow, to work, to create, multiplied a million times… The danger is here, for two men are not as lonely and perplexed as one. And from this first “we” there grows a still more dangerous thing: “I have a little food” plus “I have none.” If from this problem the sum is “we have little food,” the thing is on its way, the movement has direction. Only a little multiplication now, and this land, this tractor are ours.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"'>- John Steinbeck in <i>The Grapes of Wrath</i></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>==================<br>National Alliance of Peoples' Movements (NAPM)<br>C/O 6/6 (Basement), Jangpura B, New Delhi 110 014 <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Mobile +91 9818 905316 | 011 2437 4535<br>email : <a href="mailto:napm.madhuresh@gmail.com" target="_blank">napm.madhuresh@gmail.com</a> | <a href="mailto:napmindia@gmail.com" target="_blank">napmindia@gmail.com</a> <br>Web : <a href="http://www.napm-india.org/" target="_blank">www.napm-india.org</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Read NAPM's News magazine, Movement of India @ <b><u><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#222222'><a href="http://issuu.com/MovementOfIndia" target="_blank">http://issuu.com/MovementOfIndia</a></span></u></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div>BrassCityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15069690256829190853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2093418325845679215.post-32200610036145064562011-01-28T12:35:00.001-08:002011-01-28T12:35:10.603-08:00Biraj Patnaik on Right to Food Bill: The current model of growth will tear this country apart<div class=WordSection1><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 8.0pt 0cm'><h1 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-left:0cm;border:none;padding:0cm'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black;font-weight:normal'>The current model of growth will tear this country apart: Biraj Patnaik<o:p></o:p></span></h1></div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>There is strong dissonance between the vision of India that successive governments have been pursuing since the start of the liberalisation era and the India that is the reality of the common man, says Biraj Patnaik, principal adviser to the Commissioners of Supreme Court on the right to food. If this highly unequal, unfair pattern of jobless growth is not checked soon, India is surely headed towards a humanitarian crisis, he warns.</span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";font-weight:normal'>OWSA:</span></strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'> <strong><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";font-weight:normal'>Could you please share with us the mandate with which the office of the Commissioners of Supreme Court (CSC) was established? </span></strong><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:9.0pt;margin-left:0cm;line-height:18.0pt'><strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Biraj Patnaik:</span></strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'> The office was set up as an independent monitoring system to ensure that the central and state governments were following and complying with the SC’s orders as part of the landmark Right to Food case. As you may be aware this case is the longest running case on right to food anywhere in the world and the SC has passed a series of landmark orders, over 80 by now, that have led to several watershed schemes. These include the universalisation of Mid-day Meal scheme and the Integrated Child Development Scheme. The ICDS is the only institutional mechanism that deals with the malnourishment of children under the age of 6 in India. There are now efforts being made to expand the case to include provisions for homeless individuals in urban areas; to provide for food, shelter and medical support so that they don’t die on the streets.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:9.0pt;margin-left:0cm;line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>One responsibility of the CSCs is to monitor whether the schemes are actually delivering their promise to the target groups. What are the bottle necks, what are the corruption issues, what are the policy issues etc? It is our job to examine whether the government is allocating enough funds to the programme and whether these funds are actually reaching the grassroots. Upon identification, we raise these issues with the central and state government. If they remain unresolved we can take the governments to court.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:9.0pt;margin-left:0cm;line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Two, the CSCs are also mandated to proactively engage the government in improving the implementation of these schemes. Over the last seven years the mandate has considerably increased in response to the overwhelming support of our work from citizens, nonprofit organisations and other independent entities. So now, the commissioners have a presence in 15 states. And while the Ministry of Rural Development supports the functioning of this office, the commissioners’ positions at the state and central level are honorary in nature.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:9.0pt;margin-left:0cm;line-height:18.0pt'><strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>OWSA: You mention bottlenecks in policy and implementation, could you elaborate? </span></strong><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>BP:</span></strong></span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'> On one level we battle with grave issues of corruption, non-implementation and a complete lack of intent. On another, we help identify structural flaws that may be interfering in the smooth functioning of right to food schemes. For example, we know that the maximum damage by malnourishment occurs by the age of 2. Yet the ICDS scheme targets children between the ages of 3 to 6. Or, there are very vulnerable sections of the society that are not targeted appropriately by any government schemes; I identified the urban homeless as one such group. We need to provide them with a decent living wage and a roof on their head. Over the last year and a half the court has taken a very strong stand to ensure that such basic necessities are provided for by the government.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:9.0pt;margin-left:0cm;line-height:18.0pt'><strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>OWSA: The growing trend of the urban homeless and migratory workers is also one that can be traced back to a large extent to farm distress. With rising prices, falling productivity, an unsustainable agricultural system and an unsympathetic government, we seem to be in the midst of a perfect storm. What is your analysis of the situation? </span></strong><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>BP:</span></strong></span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'> There is a grave agrarian crisis. At least, after years of denial, there is finally some acknowledgment that there is a problem. However, this acknowledgement is not leading to better policies, to anything concrete. The only tangible effort I can think of is the farm loan waiver, which was a one time waiver for farmers in distress. While it did help a lot of people, it was at best a Band-Aid solution. The only solution ultimately is to increase investment in agriculture, especially dry-lands agriculture and increase support for farmers who grow subsistence crops like millets as opposed to cash crops. The government does not offer a minimum support price for millets despite knowing that from a nutrition perspective, from a climate change perspective, from a resources perspective, they are far superior to our staple crops of wheat and rice. When it comes to a resource as dear as water, we have no plans or policy in place for a sustainable irrigation system.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:9.0pt;margin-left:0cm;line-height:18.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:red'>Read full text at:</span></b><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'> <a href="http://southasia.oneworld.net/weekend/the-current-model-of-growth-will-tear-the-country-apart-biraj-patnaik" target="_blank">OneWorld South Asia</a></span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div>BrassCityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15069690256829190853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2093418325845679215.post-13587253755042962832011-01-27T11:59:00.000-08:002011-01-27T12:09:24.005-08:00Corporatisation of Higher Education - Sign Online Petition to Prime Minister<div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Please read the petition and sign it if you agree with it.<span style='background:yellow'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='background:yellow'><a href="http://www.petitiononline.com/AIFRTE/" target="_blank"><span style='background:white'>http://www.petitiononline.com/AIFRTE/</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Dear All,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>We are approaching you on behalf of the All India Forum for Right to Education (AIF-RTE). An Online Petition to the Prime Minister regarding higher education is attached for your endorsement. Simultaneously, a signature campaign on university and college campuses is being launched across the country. The petition is planned to be presented to the Prime Minister in the third week of February 2011. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>The petition is concerned with the crisis that the Indian higher (including professional) education is undergoing as a result of the rapid pace of the neo-liberal assaults. Public funding is steadily being withdrawn. Public-private partnership (PPP), foreign direct investment (FDI) and Foreign Universities are all part of the deeper malaise. Unregulated fee hikes are raising the cost of education beyond the economic capacity of even the middle class and increasingly forcing the parents to sell their property in order to afford higher education for their children. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>In its latest move, the central government placed four Bills in the Parliament in May 2010, including one on facilitating the establishment of Foreign Educational Institutions in India. At least two more Bills in the same vein are ready to be placed. These Bills seem to be pre-requisites for bringing higher education under the WTO-GATS regime. Indeed, these policy shifts call for a nation-wide public protest and reconstruction of the higher education policy to ensure equal opportunity for quality education to the widest possible sections of society as per the Constitution.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>AIF-RTE staged a <i>dharna</i> on 26<sup>th</sup> July 2010 outside the gate of the Ministry of HRD in New Delhi and presented a Memorandum on these issues to the Prime Minister but to no avail. On the same day, we also presented a Memorandum to the Chairperson, Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on HRD with request that an AIF-RTE delegation be allowed to explain our stand to the Committee but we have not received any response so far.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black;background:yellow'>Hence this online petition. Please read the petition and sign it if you agree with it.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black;background:yellow'><a href="http://www.petitiononline.com/AIFRTE/" target="_blank"><span style='background:white'>http://www.petitiononline.com/AIFRTE/</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='color:black'>Also, we need student and teacher volunteers to organize signature campaigns on university and college campuses all over the country. If interested, please email to us at <a href="mailto:aifrte.secretariat@gmail.com" target="_blank">aifrte.secretariat@gmail.com</a> or contact at Tel.: (040) 2330-5266/ M: 09440980396 (Sh. Ramesh Patnaik)/ 09431102680 (Dr. V.N. Sharma).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:144.0pt;text-align:justify'><span style='color:black'>Yours sincerely, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:144.0pt;text-align:justify'><span style='color:black'>Members of the Presidium, All India Forum for Right to Education (AIF-RTE)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='color:black'> </span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='color:black'>Sh. Prabhakar Arade, </span></b><span style='color:black'>All India Federation of Elementary Teachers’ Organizations <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt;text-align:justify'><span style='color:black'>Kolhapur, Maharashtra.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt;text-align:justify'><b><span style='color:black'>Dr. Meher Engineer, </span></b><span style='color:black'>Former Director, Bose Institute, Kolkata.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt;text-align:justify'><b><span style='color:black'>Prof. G. Haragopal, </span></b><span style='color:black'>Centre for Human Rights, University of Hyderabad.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt;text-align:justify'><b><span style='color:black'>Sh. Kedar Nath Pandey, </span></b><span style='color:black'>General Secretary, Bihar Madhyamik Shikshak Sangh.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt;text-align:justify'><b><span style='color:black'>Prof. Madhu Prasad, </span></b><span style='color:black'>Zakir Husain College, University of Delhi.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt;text-align:justify'><b><span style='color:black'>Prof. Anil Sadgopal, </span></b><span style='color:black'>Former Dean, Faculty of Education, Delhi University (Bhopal, M.P.).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='color:black'>Sh. Sunil, </span></b><span style='color:black'>Samajwadi Jan Parishad, Distt. Hoshangabad, M.P.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><br><br clear=all><br>-- <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Dr.V.N.Sharma<br><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Cell No.9431102680,</span><br><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Member, Secretariat, All India Forum for Right to Education (AIF-RTE) </span> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>& </span> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Working Committee Member, Jan Sansad </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div>BrassCityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15069690256829190853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2093418325845679215.post-47949341056622583802011-01-21T22:38:00.001-08:002011-01-21T22:38:33.427-08:00Invite for Pak-India Forum Seminar and Convention on the 29th Jan, 2pm @ Indian Social Inst, Delhi<div class=WordSection1><p align=center style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>Pakistan- India People's Forum for Peace and Democracy (PIPFPD)</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p align=center style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:11.5pt;color:black'>(Delhi Chapter)</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'>Dear friend,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'>Greetings to all the members and friends of the PIPFPD in this New Year 2011. On behalf of the state executive, we wish you a meaningful year ahead. It is important that organizationally too, we start the year on a positive and affirmative note.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'>As you know, among the limited number of groups working with the specific objective of building peace between both countries and pushing the governments to allow people-to-people interaction and relationship building, Forum holds the key as the most participatory, democratic organisation - consisting of individuals, organisations, trade unions, people’s movements, etc from both countries. Hence, it is important and imperative that despite all our organisational difficulties and problems of the past few years, we must carry on with our collective goal and mission. The recently held National Convention of the India Chapter of PIPFPD (held at Jammu in the first week of December 2010) also affirmed this position and has encouraged and requested all its members to reactivate ourselves towards our common mission. It has elected a new Committee and new organisational leadership with this in mind.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'>As the NCR state executive, we are taking this opportunity to organize the next State Convention of PIPFPD Delhi Chapter. The <b>Delhi State convention of the Forum is planned for the <u>29<sup>th</sup> of January at Indian Social Institute</u>, (Behind Saibaba Mandir), Lodi Road, New Delhi from <u>2.00pm</u></b>. The state committee has also decided to hold a seminar on <b>‘Pakistan & India: the different colours of terror and intolerance’</b> along with the state convention. The Seminar will end at 4.30 pm and we expect to hold organisational business including elections in the next hour and half.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'>The next Joint Convention of the Forum is scheduled to be held in the month of April 2011 in Uttar Pradesh, India. While many chapters, including the UP chapter are gearing up for the same, Delhi cannot be left behind and we need to organizationally play an important role. We request all members and friends of Forum to take the activities forward. Towards this, it is important that all of us come together to discuss and plan. Kindly also make sure that your membership is updated and that you take initiative in enrolling new members, especially young friends to the Forum’s fold.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'>Visit Forum’s improved website: <a href="http://www.pipfpd.org/" target="_blank"><span style='color:#005488'>www.pipfpd.org</span></a>. The membership form and other details are available there. Kindly contact the Delhi chapter representatives for any clarification or if you have any suggestions regarding the convention and seminar.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>Expecting your participation and future co-operation. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>With regards,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:15.5pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>T.K John</span></b><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'> (Chairperson), <b>Balraj Kumar</b> (Secretary), <b>Haris Kidwai</b> (Treasurer)</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>National Committee Members from Delhi: </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>Manoranjan Mohanty, Tapan K Bose, Vasanthi Raman, Ravi Hemadri & Vijayan MJ</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto'><o:p> </o:p></p><p align=center style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt'>PIPFPD Delhi State Secretariat: c/o Fr. TK John, Vidyajyothi, 23, Raj Niwas Marg, New Delhi – 110054</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p align=center style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt'>Contacts: 9871415186 / 9582862682 Email: <a href="mailto:delhipipfpd@gmail.com" target="_blank">delhipipfpd@gmail.com</a></span><o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div>BrassCityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15069690256829190853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2093418325845679215.post-66289158761012540232011-01-21T22:34:00.001-08:002011-01-21T22:34:58.010-08:00The wage rates under MGNREGA<div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>For the information sharing.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#003399'><a href="http://pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=68920" target="_blank">http://pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=68920</a></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>The wage rates under MGNREGA have been increased by the Ministry of Rural Development with effect from 1st January 2011. This will result in 17-30% enhancement of wages under the premier flagship program of the UPA Government across the country. This was announced by the Union Minister for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Dr. C.P.Joshi at a Press Conference in Krishi Bhawan here today. The decision to hike wages under MGNREGA comes in the wake of recommendations of National Advisory Council and consultations with the different Ministries. The move is likely to benefit more than 5 crore beneficiaries under MGNREGA across the country. The wage rates have been enhanced on the basis of Consumer Price Index for the agricultural labour calculated on the basis of Rs. 100 or the actual wage rate, whichever is higher as on April 1<sup>st</sup>, 2009.</span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> The Minister said that linking the wages to CPI- Agricultural labour will result in annual revision of the wage rates. He reiterated that the Government will not lag behind in providing adequate livelihood security to the poor, down trodden, and members of SC and ST communities. Dr. Joshi also informed that the Government is waiting for the report of the Pranob Sen Committee constituted to deliberate upon a separate index for MGNREGA. The recommendations once submitted by this Committee will also be considered by the Government. </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> The new wages under Mahatma Gandhi NREGA which are higher than the prevailing wage rates under MGNREGA at present in many states are as follows:</span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width=627 style='width:470.25pt;border-collapse:collapse;margin-left:6.75pt;margin-right:6.75pt'><tr><td width=48 valign=top style='width:36.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>S.N.</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=155 valign=top style='width:116.55pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;min-height: 48.1pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Name of State</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=241 valign=top style='width:181.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;min-height: 48.1pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Present wage rate in Rs. Per day</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=182 valign=top style='width:136.7pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;min-height: 48.1pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Revised wage rate in</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Rs. Per day</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr style='min-height: 18.85pt'><td width=48 valign=top style='width:36.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>1</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=155 valign=top style='width:116.55pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Assam</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=241 valign=top style='width:181.0pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>100.00</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=182 valign=top style='width:136.7pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Rs. 130.00</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr style='min-height: 18.85pt'><td width=48 valign=top style='width:36.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>2</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=155 valign=top style='width:116.55pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Andhra Pradesh</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=241 valign=top style='width:181.0pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>100.00</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=182 valign=top style='width:136.7pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Rs. 121.00</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr style='min-height: 18.85pt'><td width=48 valign=top style='width:36.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>3</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=155 valign=top style='width:116.55pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>ArunachalPradesh </span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=241 valign=top style='width:181.0pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>80.00 80.00</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=182 valign=top style='width:136.7pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Area-1 (Rs. 118.00)</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Area-1I (Rs. 118.00)</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr style='min-height: 18.85pt'><td width=48 valign=top style='width:36.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>4</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=155 valign=top style='width:116.55pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Bihar</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=241 valign=top style='width:181.0pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>100.00</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=182 valign=top style='width:136.7pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Rs. 120.00</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr style='min-height: 18.85pt'><td width=48 valign=top style='width:36.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>5</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=155 valign=top style='width:116.55pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Gujarat</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=241 valign=top style='width:181.0pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>100.00</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=182 valign=top style='width:136.7pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Rs. 124.00</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr style='min-height: 18.85pt'><td width=48 valign=top style='width:36.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>6</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=155 valign=top style='width:116.55pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Haryana</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=241 valign=top style='width:181.0pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>141.02</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=182 valign=top style='width:136.7pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Rs. 179.00</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr style='min-height: 18.85pt'><td width=48 valign=top style='width:36.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>7</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=155 valign=top style='width:116.55pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Himachal Pradesh</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=241 valign=top style='width:181.0pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Non-scheduled Areas-100.00</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Scheduled Areas- 125.00</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=182 valign=top style='width:136.7pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Non-scheduled Areas- Rs. 120.00</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Scheduled Areas- Rs. 150.00</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr style='min-height: 18.85pt'><td width=48 valign=top style='width:36.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>8</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=155 valign=top style='width:116.55pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Jammu & Kashmir</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=241 valign=top style='width:181.0pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>100.00</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=182 valign=top style='width:136.7pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Rs. 121.00</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr style='min-height: 18.85pt'><td width=48 valign=top style='width:36.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>9</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=155 valign=top style='width:116.55pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Karnataka</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=241 valign=top style='width:181.0pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>100.00</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=182 valign=top style='width:136.7pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Rs. 125.00</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr style='min-height: 18.85pt'><td width=48 valign=top style='width:36.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>10</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=155 valign=top style='width:116.55pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Kerala</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=241 valign=top style='width:181.0pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>125.00</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=182 valign=top style='width:136.7pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Rs. 150.00</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr style='min-height: 18.85pt'><td width=48 valign=top style='width:36.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>11</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=155 valign=top style='width:116.55pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Madhya Pradesh</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=241 valign=top style='width:181.0pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>100.00</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=182 valign=top style='width:136.7pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Rs. 122.00</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr style='min-height: 18.85pt'><td width=48 valign=top style='width:36.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>12</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=155 valign=top style='width:116.55pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Maharashtra</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=241 valign=top style='width:181.0pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>100</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=182 valign=top style='width:136.7pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Rs. 127.00</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr style='min-height: 18.85pt'><td width=48 valign=top style='width:36.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>13</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=155 valign=top style='width:116.55pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Manipur</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=241 valign=top style='width:181.0pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>81.40</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=182 valign=top style='width:136.7pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Rs. 126.00</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr style='min-height: 18.85pt'><td width=48 valign=top style='width:36.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>14</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=155 valign=top style='width:116.55pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Meghalaya</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=241 valign=top style='width:181.0pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>100.00</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=182 valign=top style='width:136.7pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Rs. 117.00</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr style='min-height: 18.85pt'><td width=48 valign=top style='width:36.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>15</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=155 valign=top style='width:116.55pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Mizoram</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=241 valign=top style='width:181.0pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>110.00</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=182 valign=top style='width:136.7pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Rs. 129.00</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr style='min-height: 18.85pt'><td width=48 valign=top style='width:36.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>16</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=155 valign=top style='width:116.55pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Nagaland</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=241 valign=top style='width:181.0pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>100.00</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=182 valign=top style='width:136.7pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Rs. 118.00</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr style='min-height: 18.85pt'><td width=48 valign=top style='width:36.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>17</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=155 valign=top style='width:116.55pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Orissa</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=241 valign=top style='width:181.0pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>90.00</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=182 valign=top style='width:136.7pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Rs. 125.00</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr style='min-height: 18.85pt'><td width=48 valign=top style='width:36.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>18</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=155 valign=top style='width:116.55pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Punjab</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=241 valign=top style='width:181.0pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=182 valign=top style='width:136.7pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr style='min-height: 18.85pt'><td width=48 valign=top style='width:36.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>18 (a)</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=155 valign=top style='width:116.55pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Hoshiarpur</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=241 valign=top style='width:181.0pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>100.00</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=182 valign=top style='width:136.7pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Rs. 124.00</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr style='min-height: 18.85pt'><td width=48 valign=top style='width:36.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>18 (b)</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=155 valign=top style='width:116.55pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Jalandhar</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=241 valign=top style='width:181.0pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>100.00</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=182 valign=top style='width:136.7pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Rs. 124.00</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr style='min-height: 18.85pt'><td width=48 valign=top style='width:36.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>18 (c)</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=155 valign=top style='width:116.55pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Nawanshar</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=241 valign=top style='width:181.0pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>100.00</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=182 valign=top style='width:136.7pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Rs. 124.00</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr style='min-height: 18.85pt'><td width=48 valign=top style='width:36.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>18 (d)</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=155 valign=top style='width:116.55pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Amirtsar</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=241 valign=top style='width:181.0pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>105.00</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=182 valign=top style='width:136.7pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Rs. 130.00</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr style='min-height: 18.85pt'><td width=48 valign=top style='width:36.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>19</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=155 valign=top style='width:116.55pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Rajasthan</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=241 valign=top style='width:181.0pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>100.00</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=182 valign=top style='width:136.7pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Rs. 119.00</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr style='min-height: 18.85pt'><td width=48 valign=top style='width:36.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>20</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=155 valign=top style='width:116.55pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Sikkim</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=241 valign=top style='width:181.0pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>100.00</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=182 valign=top style='width:136.7pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Rs. 118.00</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr style='min-height: 18.85pt'><td width=48 valign=top style='width:36.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>21</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=155 valign=top style='width:116.55pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Tamil Nadu</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=241 valign=top style='width:181.0pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>100.00</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=182 valign=top style='width:136.7pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Rs. 119.00</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr style='min-height: 18.85pt'><td width=48 valign=top style='width:36.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>22</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=155 valign=top style='width:116.55pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Tripura</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=241 valign=top style='width:181.0pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>100.00</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=182 valign=top style='width:136.7pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Rs. 118.00</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr style='min-height: 18.85pt'><td width=48 valign=top style='width:36.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>23</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=155 valign=top style='width:116.55pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Uttar Pradesh</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=241 valign=top style='width:181.0pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>100.00</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=182 valign=top style='width:136.7pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Rs. 120.00</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr style='min-height: 18.85pt'><td width=48 valign=top style='width:36.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>24</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=155 valign=top style='width:116.55pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>West Bengal</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=241 valign=top style='width:181.0pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>100.00</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=182 valign=top style='width:136.7pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Rs. 130.00</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr style='min-height: 18.85pt'><td width=48 valign=top style='width:36.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>25</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=155 valign=top style='width:116.55pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Chhatisgarh</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=241 valign=top style='width:181.0pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>100.00</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=182 valign=top style='width:136.7pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Rs. 122.00</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr style='min-height: 18.85pt'><td width=48 valign=top style='width:36.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>26</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=155 valign=top style='width:116.55pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Jharkhand</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=241 valign=top style='width:181.0pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>99.00</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=182 valign=top style='width:136.7pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Rs. 120.00</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr style='min-height: 18.85pt'><td width=48 valign=top style='width:36.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>27</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=155 valign=top style='width:116.55pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Uttarkhand</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=241 valign=top style='width:181.0pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>100.00</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=182 valign=top style='width:136.7pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Rs. 120.00</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr style='min-height: 18.85pt'><td width=48 valign=top style='width:36.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>28</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=155 valign=top style='width:116.55pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Goa</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=241 valign=top style='width:181.0pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>110.00</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=182 valign=top style='width:136.7pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Rs. 138.00</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr style='min-height: 18.85pt'><td width=48 valign=top style='width:36.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>29</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=155 valign=top style='width:116.55pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><b><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Andaman & Nicobar</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Andaman District</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Nicobar District</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=241 valign=top style='width:181.0pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>130.00</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>139.00</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=182 valign=top style='width:136.7pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Rs. 170.00</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Rs. 181.00</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr style='min-height: 18.85pt'><td width=48 valign=top style='width:36.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>30</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=155 valign=top style='width:116.55pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Dadra & Nagar Haveli</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=241 valign=top style='width:181.0pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>108.20</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=182 valign=top style='width:136.7pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Rs. 138.00</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr style='min-height: 18.85pt'><td width=48 valign=top style='width:36.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>31</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=155 valign=top style='width:116.55pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Daman & Diu</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=241 valign=top style='width:181.0pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>102.00</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=182 valign=top style='width:136.7pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Rs. 126.00</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr style='min-height: 18.85pt'><td width=48 valign=top style='width:36.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>32</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=155 valign=top style='width:116.55pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Lakshadweep</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=241 valign=top style='width:181.0pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>115.00</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=182 valign=top style='width:136.7pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Rs. 138.00</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr style='min-height: 18.85pt'><td width=48 valign=top style='width:36.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>33</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=155 valign=top style='width:116.55pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Puducherry</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=241 valign=top style='width:181.0pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>100.00</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=182 valign=top style='width:136.7pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Rs. 119.00</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr style='min-height: 18.85pt'><td width=48 valign=top style='width:36.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>34</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=155 valign=top style='width:116.55pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Chandigarh</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=241 valign=top style='width:181.0pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>140.00</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=182 valign=top style='width:136.7pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color;min-height: 18.85pt'><p style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:2.3pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Rs. 174.00</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Dr. Joshi expressed the hope that the decision will go a long way towards the meeting the requirements of the poor in the rural areas across the country .</span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div>BrassCityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15069690256829190853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2093418325845679215.post-17959093532329838882011-01-19T02:53:00.001-08:002011-01-19T02:53:06.335-08:00Black money is 'mind-boggling crime': Supreme Court<div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'>New Delhi: </span></b></span><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'> </span></span><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'>The Supreme Court has criticized the government for its handling of black money planted by industrialists and others in foreign bank accounts.</span></span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'><br><br><span class=apple-style-span>"It is a pure and simple theft of the national money. We are talking about mind-boggling crime...it's not about treaties," said the court.</span><br><br><span class=apple-style-span>The case is based on a petition filed by former Law Minister Ram Jethmalani and others to retrieve black money being held in foreign banks.</span><br><br><span class=apple-style-span>The government has submitted to the Supreme Court a list of 26 Indians who have accounts in tax haven Liechtenstein's LGT Bank but has said these names should not be made public because it would violate an agreement between India and Germany.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'><br><span class=apple-style-span>The case will next be heard on the 27th of this month when the government will have to explain to the court why the names of the account-holders should not be made public. (With PTI Inputs)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'><br><br></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div>BrassCityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15069690256829190853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2093418325845679215.post-15898701899741006572011-01-16T12:23:00.001-08:002011-01-16T12:23:25.159-08:00PUBLIC MEETING on 17th January 2011 on conviction of Dr Binayak Sen<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;" align="center"><b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Andalus; color: black;">COMMITTEE FOR THE RELEASE OF DR BINAYAK SEN, MUMBAI</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Andalus; color: black;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Andalus; color: black;">Invites you all to PUBLIC MEETING on 17th January 2011 on conviction of Dr Binayak Sen</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;" align="center"><b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Andalus; color: black;"> </span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Andalus; color: black;">“</span></b><b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Andalus; color: red;">HUM SAB BINAYAK HAI, WE ALL ARE BINAYAK “</span></b><b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Andalus; color: black;"></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;" align="center"><b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Andalus; color: black;"> </span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Andalus; color: black;">TIME- 6PM-9PM</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Andalus; color: black;"> </span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Andalus; color: black;">Venue-</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;" align="center"><b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Andalus; color: black;">Vanmali Hall,Near chabbildas school</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Andalus; color: black;">Dadar ( west )</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Andalus; color: black;">Mumbai, India</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Andalus; color: black;">( 2mts from dadar rly station )</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Andalus; color: black;"> </span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Andalus; color: black;">SPEAKERS </span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;" align="center"><b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Andalus; color: black;"> </span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Andalus; color: black;">Himanshu Kumar- </span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Andalus; color: black;">Gandhian , who worked with the tribals in Dantewada, Chhattisgarh, for 18 years till his ashram was bulldozed and demolished </span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;" align="center"><b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Andalus; color: black;"> </span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Andalus; color: black;">Adv Niloufer Bhagwat- </span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Andalus; color: black;">Vice President of the Indian Association of Lawyers. </span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;" align="center"><b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Andalus; color: black;"> </span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;" align="center"><b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Andalus; color: black;"> </span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Andalus; color: black;">Dr Sanjay Nagral- </span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Andalus; color: black;">Forum for Medical Ethics and Jan Swasthya Abhiyan,</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;" align="center"><b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Andalus; color: black;"> </span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;" align="center"><b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Andalus; color: black;"> </span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Andalus; color: black;">Darshana Dhawale, </span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Andalus; color: black;">wife of Dalit activist Sudheer Dhawale, who was arrested last week on charges of sedition, will also share her experience on the police raid on her house.</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;" align="center"><b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Andalus; color: black;"> </span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Andalus; color: black;">Dalit poet J V Pawar </span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;" align="center"><b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Andalus; color: black;"> </span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Andalus; color: black;">There will be poetry recitals, songs for Dr Binayak Sen by various activists</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;" align="center"><b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Andalus; color: black;"> </span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Andalus; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Pl share with all your contacts in Mumbai</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Andalus; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">For more information contact</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; 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These are only a few scams that have come in limelight but still there are a lot to name. India an economically growing country is being shattered by these day-today scams. </span></span></span></p> <p style="text-indent: 0.5in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span > </span></p> <p style="text-indent: 0.5in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span ><i>Yuva Satta and Vidyarthi Satta</i>,<span ><i> the</i></span> <span ><i>Youth energy of</i></span> <b>Lok Satta Aandolan</b>, Mumbai jointly is trying to encourage young people, college students and enlightened citizens to fight against corruption and ask for cancellation of 2G Spectrum allocations by sending a <b>post card</b> addressed to the Prime Minister. Yuva Satta and Vidyarthi Satta had organized a pilot campaign in two colleges of Parel, Mumbai- First in M. D. College on 13<sup>th</sup> Jan2011 from 9.00 am to 2.30 pm and the very next day in R. M. Bhatt College from 6.00 pm to 9.30 pm.</span></p> <p style="text-indent: 0.5in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span > </span></p> <p style="text-indent: 0.5in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span ><span ><span>The main purpose of the campaign was to awaken the Indian youth against corruption, making them realize their responsibility towards the nation and helping them in raising their voice against corruption</span><span>.</span> As part of this effort, we encouraged the youth to join the ‘National Campaign against Corruption.’ And join our movement to conduct anti-corruption drive in Mumbai college campuses. </span></span></p> <p style="text-indent: 0.5in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span > </span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span ><span ><span> </span>Students were encouraged to write a petition to the Prime Minister on a post card. The petition appeals to the Prime Minister to take concrete steps to punish the guilty parties’ in the 2G Spectrum allocation scam and to effect institutional changes to prevent such instances of corruption in future.</span></span></p> <p style="text-indent: 0.5in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span > </span></p> <p style="text-indent: 0.5in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span >During the campaign Yuva Satta and Vidyarthi Satta experienced great enthusiasm among the youth. Most of them wrote post cards and many of them became volunteers for the movement. There was good response from students. They were really inspired and wished to fight against corruption.</span></p> <p style="text-indent: 0.5in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span > </span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt;"><span > </span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt;"><span >Thanking you,</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt;"><span > </span></span></span></p><span><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt;"><span > <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><b>Pallavi Nile</b></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span >Media Co-ordinator<br />Lok Satta Andolan</span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span >Maharashtra </span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span >Direct Line: 0 22 2377 2279</span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span >Cell: 0 989 2705 501<br />Email: <a href="mailto:info.maharashtra@loksatta.org" target="_blank">info.maharashtra@loksatta.org</a></span></p></span></span></span>BrassCityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15069690256829190853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2093418325845679215.post-24991702206619859662011-01-15T11:00:00.001-08:002011-01-15T11:00:55.183-08:00Secone Convention Bhadravati Chandrapur Report (English)<div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:24.0pt'>Second Convention of Jan Sansad<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:16.0pt'>Bhadravati, Chandrapur, 27, 28, 29 November 2010<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:16.0pt'>Report<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:16.0pt'> </span><span lang=EN-US>After the first session of Jan Sansad at Almora, the second session was held at Bhadravati on November 27, 28, 29 2010. This place was chosen for its background of a movement going on here against coal mining and thermal power plants. The session was inaugurated on November 27 at 11AM in the hall situated in the specious campus of Jain Temple. Shri Amaranth Bhai, former president of Sarva Sewa Sangh presided over the inaugural function and Vivekanand Mathne, Co-coordinator of Jan Sansad and the main organizer of the Convention conducted the meeting and observed in his introductory remarks: This programme is important because, while fighting to solve the problems of Vidarbha, we have realized that the struggle connot be fought alone, it can be won together. That is why, all organizations have been invited in the context of Vidarbha.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span lang=EN-US> President of local organizing committee Pradhyapak Suresh Chopne welcomed all delegates and said, “Bhadravati is an ancient religious place. 50 per cent forest area is found in Chandrapur. This district is known by its history. There is very old Jain temple. 800 industrial units exist in Chandrapur. 40 thermal power projects and 25 other projects have been sanctioned for this area. It is the fourth polluted district in the country. Majority of the industries are in public sector. They bypass rules and regulations and this has brought bad name for us. There was no movement before 5 years. We started a movement against pollution. Then came Adani Company to acquire 4000 acres land and forest to establish its mining and thermal power project. We formed Chandrapur Bachao Sangharsh Samiti to fight against Adani, we fought together and won. The campaign to save Tadva forest was also successful. We invited Dr. Sharma in the movement against Adani, he helped us lot, our movement got inspiration from him. Azadi Bachao Andolan gave sufficient support to our movement. The campaign is continuing with the joint effort of all organizations to save land, water, forest and mines. Jan Sansad is a great achievement of our campaign. By this convention, our movement will achieve new heights. We welcome you all heartily.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span lang=EN-US> North India Co-coordinator of Jan Sansad Dr. Shamsher Singh Bisht presented a report of the process of Jan Sansad started at Allahabad and its activities. He said that in spite of the climatic differences in the country, there is similarity in many respects. Corruption is same throughout the country, the plunder of rivers, mountains, water, forest, land and natural resources is the same. Our exploitation is same, our miseries are same. Under such circumstances, Jan Sansad has a meaning.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span lang=EN-US> There is one parliament but who have entered in it? We know the people of different parties. We also know how they are elected. People sitting in Delhi, Mumbai decide who will become MP, who will become MLA. We are misled to consider them our representatives. They are the representatives of multinational corporations, of capitalists. Hence we feel there should be a people’s parliament- Jan Sansad.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span lang=EN-US> In march 2010, in the Allahabad meeting of people’s movements/organizations/campaigns, the idea of Jan Sansad emerged. Almost all important organizations were present there and in their presence it was decided that if we all do not unite and move together, the country will not be saved. What is violence, why is it increasing? If we do not resist injustice, it will be the greatest violence. It people come down to protect their resources, then they are termed as violent people. Those who call them violent are those who are working in favour of Vedanta Company, multinational companies. This can not be tolerated. The idea of uniting people of the country emerged from this discussion. When the movements in Uttarkhand came in contact with Azadi Bachao Andolan, good actions followed. This is all the sequence towards Jan Sansad. When MNCs are organized, then those, who are being plundered, will have to be organized.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span lang=EN-US> The outcome of the Allahabad process has been encouraging. Almora is an intellectual’s city of Uttarkhand, this process proceeded further there. We met in Almora on August 7, 8, 9, 2010 Uttarkhand is affected most by dams. Protest voices against dams were raised at Tehri, Lohari Nagpala and other places. Lohari Nagpala project was cancelled before we sat in Almora. Problem of land is important in Uttarakhand. Capitalists are capturing agricultural land. This is the scenario in the whole country. After detailed discussions in Almora it was decided to sit again. We met in Delhi in October.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span lang=EN-US> Jan Sansad means a parliament of the people; not a parliament of capitalists, not a parliament of multinational companies. Some points were cleared in the Almora Jan Sansad: those people/organizations can not become member of Jan Sansad who <o:p></o:p></span></p><ol style='margin-top:0cm' start=1 type=1><li class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span lang=EN-US>are associated with political parties engaged in power politics.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span lang=EN-US>are associated with communalism<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span lang=EN-US>believe in violence<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span lang=EN-US>are associated with NGOs.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-align:justify'><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-indent:18.0pt'><span lang=EN-US>A new path is shown by Jan Sansad. We will sharpen it in the next three days.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-indent:18.0pt'><span lang=EN-US>A document on Alternative model of Development was presented by Rajeev lochan shah. It is given in Appendix 1 of this report.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-indent:18.0pt'><span lang=EN-US>The chief speaker of the inaugural session was Father Thomas Kocherry, former president of NFF (National Fishworkers Forum) and adviser of International Fishworkers Forum. He said: I am fortunate to stand before you after 4 heart attacks and salute all leader present on the dias who are struggling for all inclusive development, for building a new democracy in which there is direct participation of people and for building consensus and taking all together. I salute them all. First of all, I want to say that above all capitals is the human capital and the capital of struggle is greater than all weaths. The human capital is slowly increasing and becoming important. And this is due to various movements. Like our movement, thousands of movements are going on the whole world and our democracy and our struggle are the biggest capital. This is the reason that there is a difference between China, USA and India.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-indent:18.0pt'><span lang=EN-US>This is the contribution of Mahatma Gandhi. The greatest movement in the history was ‘Dandi March.” It was a movement, not of the Congress Party but of the people. Today we have to again organize a Dandi March. But there are many problems. We are caught in the web of globalization. Unless we understand properly globalization, we will not be able to build a people’s movement. Globalisation is the free flow of capital to earn profit at the cost of people, at the cost of people’s education, health, water, food and lodging. This profitism is based on the market. It is the market which decides which product will fetch more profit. The profiteers have no worry for environment. They somehow want to earn profits by frauds. For them there is no question of justice. They are raising prices of all commodities and behind the price rise is the price of petrol. The only principle is the plunder of the rich people. Hundreds of banks in the USA have collapsed after looting people’s money.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-indent:18.0pt'><span lang=EN-US>Multinationals are plundering our mines. We are surrounded by hundreds of thermal power plants and living in pollution. This pollution is destroying ozone layer. Problems of sunami, floods, droughts have become common in the world. Agriculture is no more food producer, not food supplier but a machine of manufacturing poison. That is why, dalits, adivasi and fisherfolks are slowly driven to death. This is open murder and homicide. We declare that capitalism and globalization are the biggest terrorism. When people react, then that is called terrorism. As a reaction violence is erupting, naxlism is spreading and to suppress it the state violence takes place. People in the world are organizing themselves to stop this terrorism. For this all people’s movements/organizations want an integrated development. All political parties are propagating globalization. People want a different type of democracy. Jan Sansad is the beginning of this. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-indent:18.0pt'><span lang=EN-US>A peace march was organized in Chhattisgarh. Participants in this march were those people who wanted to do some thing for the country. Now we lneed such eaders. We should have full confidence in people’s capabilities. A leader can misuse funds, he/she may be hungry of popularity, having desire to be seen in the media. People’s movements will have to see all these weaknesses. We have to build consensus, and our aim is nonviolent, democratic struggle. Crores of people in the country are waiting for such a leadership.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-indent:18.0pt'><span lang=EN-US>We will have to maintain equality of men and women. In the committees formed under Jan Sansad, women members should be there. Leadership of women is more important.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-indent:18.0pt'><span lang=EN-US>Through struggle we want to educate ourselves, we should see inwardly and do self-criticism. We are students till death. We will have to fight against all MNCs, SEZs, corruption, like 2G-spectrum. Therefore I propose that Jan Sansad organize a Coastal march. Fisher folks, advasis, farmers all will go in it. It will go from one coast to the other coast. Through this march we will declare that human capital is the greatest capital. There is an urgent need for all of us to fight unitedly. We have to fight with all our might. It is great blessing that we are living, it is also great blessing that we are struggling.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-indent:18.0pt'><span lang=EN-US>After Kocherry’s address, Dr. Banwari Lal Sharma, National Coordinator of Jan Sansad said; there is nothing left to speak after Kocherry. Historic moments are rare but such a moment is there in the country. 31 big mines occurred in our history out of which 17 occurred during the British rule, the last one was in West Bangal in 1942-43 in which about 40 lakhs people lost their life. But during these famines not a single farmer committed suicide. But today the Annadata (foodgiver) is committing suicides in lakhs. The moment has come when farmers are forced to commit suicide.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-indent:18.0pt'><span lang=EN-US>What is the scenario of inequality in the country? The number of billionaires in our country is greater than the total number of billionaires in China and Japan. But at the same time 84 crores Indians somehow survive on Rs. 20 or less per day. To blur the cries of the poor, drums of GDP, stock market, Common Wealth Games are beaten. Our parliamentarians fight on all issues but never on hunger. Environment is being destroyed. Large scale displacement of people is taking place About 6 crores of displaced people are roaming, no one cares for them. But how long can the people’s voice be suppressed? Corruption is all-round, even judiciary is not spared. In a single week, a chief minister, a central minister and a High Court judge are caught for corruption. The sensibility of people is being destroyed. Youth’s attention is being directed towards packages.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-indent:18.0pt'><span lang=EN-US>What is the choice before us? Either we dig our horns in the sand like a dear or we jump into the struggle. Thousands of youth in the country are in the struggle. Everywhere the slogan bachao- save is heard But this will not do. We have to catch the bull by its horns. Multinational system is like a bull who is trampling the soil. Governments and political parties have surrendered. At such a time a band of people are moving ahead.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-indent:18.0pt'><span lang=EN-US>In this struggle how can people participate directly? The experiment is going on. But one thing is clear, this fight is bound to win. The USA, which used to say, its institutions are ‘too big to fail’, have fallen flat. The system based on falsehood and corruption cannot last long. Sisters of Nandigram and Singur have ousted MNCs with all their might. Adani have been thrown out from here, Reliance from Raigarh and many companies from Uttarakhand.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-indent:18.0pt'><span lang=EN-US>Jan Sansad is a process in which organizations working separately should work unitedly. We should see what common programmes we can frame. Governments want to fizzle out our movements by fear and lust. But we have to demonstrate that we have woken up and won’t allow this to happen. Thanks. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-indent:18.0pt'><b><u><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:14.0pt'>Second Session<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-indent:18.0pt'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:14.0pt'>Agriculture, GM Seeds, Natural Farming<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-indent:18.0pt'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-indent:18.0pt'><span lang=EN-US>This important session was conducted by Manoj Tyagi. The session was addressed by two main speakers, Dr. Sunilam, President of Kisan Sangharsha Samiti and Subhash Palekar, propagator of natural farming. Analysing the present condition of agriculture and farming Dr. Sunilam said : the chain of farmers suicides has not slackened. Only in Madhya Pradesh, 4 farmers on an average are committing suicides every day. The cost of fertilizers, diesel and electricity has doubled consequently the cost of input in the farming is constantly increasing. Proper support price of agricultural products is not fixed, no basis of farmer’s labour is decided. What should be the minimum in come of a farmer, it should be decided. At least Rs. 5000 per month should be the income of a farmer. Farmers are rushing to cash crops for getting more money. That is why, M.P. farmers have adopted Soya farming. The paradox is that most of the suicides are occurring in the areas of cash crops. Poison is being disolved in agriculture. Farmer is frightened. A great issue before Jan Sansad is to make farmers free from fear. Agricultural land is being taken for industries. In M.P. 10 percent agricultural land has already gone to industry.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-indent:18.0pt'><span lang=EN-US>Subhash Palekar said: we should find the root cause of agricultural crisis. 50 years ago, Indian farmers were self-sufficient, they did not buy anything, every thing was available in villages. Manure of cow dung, neem insecticide, wooden plough and village industries all were there in the village. If farmers do not buy, how can then this industry based system move? That is why green revolution was imposed on us. In the green revolution based agriculture, money for buying inputs goes directly to MNCs. Five times of the Indian economy goes to foreign countries through MNCs. (Rs. 54 lakh crores). Governments will not stop this plunder. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-indent:18.0pt'><span lang=EN-US>In the name of organic farming, this plunder is continuing since in the name of swadeshi, foreign technology is coming in organic farming. The only alternative is zero budget natural farming. We can get more produce, farmers will fix the price of their produce.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-indent:18.0pt'><span lang=EN-US>Participating in the discussion, Sandhya Adalavachak from Balharshah said: the whole system is plundering agriculture. Though the production has increased, yet the condition of farmers has worsened. The raw material of village is passing into drains, but it could be used for preparing manure. Every one wants cheap products. But the inputs of agriculture and farming are becoming costlier. Farmers have become indebted, hence farmers suicides will not stop.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-indent:18.0pt'><span lang=EN-US>Pramod Tanhekar from Amaravati continued the discussion and said: the question is that of ownership of land. Banks and markets both are looting farmers. A large amount of farmer’s earning goes for the payment of bank’s interest. Initiative to change this should be taken at the level of gramsabha. S.K. Rai from Chhatisgarh added that MNCs are buying farmer’s land on a large scale. Umakant from Odisha said: Farmers should get minimum Rs. 5000 per month and for this a movement should be launched. Kunj Behari from Chhindwada (MP) reported that a movement against the installation of thermal power plant by Adani group is going on in Chhindwada. He solicited the support of Jan Sansad in this movement. Advocate Aradhana Bhargava (Chhindawada), Varsha Thakre (Wardha), Vinod Kumar Yadav (Sivani, MP) also participated in the discussion.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-indent:18.0pt'><span lang=EN-US>Summerising the discussion, Dr. Banwari Lal Sharma observed: From the talks of Dr. Sunilam and Palekar a clear conclusion is that the fundamental problem in agriculture is due to making agriculture an industry. At the root of all problems is the model of development at the centre of which is situated industry. Attempt is being made to transform agriculture into agribusiness Indo-US knowledge Initiative in Agriculture Research, Education and Training and Agreement on Agriculture of WTO are working in this direction. If villages become self-dependent in electricity, their face will change. We have to struggle hard to change this model of development and try to place agriculture in the centre of alternative development. We have to launch two fold struggles: 1. Movement against Monsanto and WTO, 2. wide public education to encourage chemical free agriculture.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-indent:18.0pt'><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-indent:18.0pt'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:14.0pt'>Third Session<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-indent:18.0pt'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:16.0pt'>SEZ, Nuclear Plants, Modification in CRZ Act and Mines</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:16.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-indent:18.0pt'><span lang=EN-US>Conducting this session Banwari Lal Sharma said: Farmer’s land is taken away through different projects, some of them are SEZs, nuclear plants, modification in the CRZ Act, coastal corridor, industrial corridor, Ganga Expressway, Yamuna Expressway and Cities’ Development Authorities. The main attack of these projects is in the coastal area. We have to think over this and there is a need of a nationwide movement to save land and environment.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-indent:18.0pt'><span lang=EN-US>Ravindra Kumar from Kakinada area of Andhra Pradesh gave a report of a movement against SEZ. The movement is going on in 9 coastal districts and through their struggle people have stopped the establishment of SEZs in that area.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-indent:18.0pt'><span lang=EN-US>Speaking on the issue of modification in the CRZ Act, Thomas Kocherry said: A law was passed in 1986 to protect fisherfolks. Under this act, the government issued notification of CRZ (Coast Regulatory Zone) in 1991, according to which 500 metres land from the seashore has been divided into four zones: in the first zone of 100 metres, no developmental projects are permissible. In the next 100 metres, fisherfolks are allowed to build their homes. In the next two zones no construction work is allowed. Under this Act, no polluting industry and grand buildings can be constructed. In 2001, NFF conducted a study which revealed that this act was violated 4000 times. The same year, on the order of the Supreme Court a National Coastal Management Authority was constituted. This authority did nothing Many industrial houses have formed a lobby which is planning to do business in the coastal areas. The Supreme Court requested Dr. M.S. Swaminathan to study the problem. But he justified all violations as legal. He recommended to pass a new act. The draft of which is in the parliament. Fisherfolks of the country are strongly against it. They organized a countrywide strike on October 29, 2010. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-indent:18.0pt'><span lang=EN-US>Report of the antinuclear movement against the Jaitapur 10,000 MW nuclear plant to be constructed by the French company- Areva was present by Roosal of Lokayat Pune and Dr. Sharma. Roosal said: the governments tell a lie when they say that atomic power is safe and inexpensive. Now it is well known that atomic energy produces cancer, zenes are disturbed, handicap children are born. US and Europe want to sell their old machinery to India.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-indent:18.0pt'><span lang=EN-US>Dr. Rajendra Sharma from Hissar (Haryana) gave the report of the movement against the nuclear plant at Fatehabad. He told: 1503 acres of fertile land is taken from farmers for this plant. For this huge amount of water will be taken form a river and canal. From the site of the plant within a radius of 5 km, a population of 5 lakhs people lives. Farmers have been staging dharana day and night in front of the office of Dy. Commissioner. Seminars on the hazardous effects of atomic energy are being held at Chandigarh and many other cities.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-indent:18.0pt'><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-indent:18.0pt'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:14.0pt'>Fourth Session<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-indent:18.0pt'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:16.0pt'>Land Acquistion Act, Question of ownership of Natural Resources<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-indent:18.0pt'><span lang=EN-US>Fourth session started on Nov. 28 at 9 am with a song of Varsha Thakre. It was conducted by Advocate Aradhana Bhargava. Speaking as the main speaker, Mudhuresh Kumar of NAPM said: Land Acquision Act was passed in 1894. All the wealth which the Britishers needed, was vested in the government under eminent domain. Any land can be acquired for public interest. All powers were given to the collector and the same tradition is continuing. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-indent:18.0pt'><span lang=EN-US>After the independence 4 to 5 crores of people have been displaced under land Acquisition Act. Only 1 to 2 crores people have been rehabilitated. The government has used the slogan of development to use Land Acquisition Act. Nehru sidelined the ideas of Gandhiji and adopted the western model of development and took the right to acquire land for big projects. Bhakhra Nangal Dam was called the modern temple but the struggle of displaced persons is still continuing. Thousands of acres of land have been acquired. Some one has to pay the price of development. Who will pay? Rich people or poor? In the decade of 1980, people realized that they had been deceived.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-indent:18.0pt'><span lang=EN-US>Who will decide what type of development is needed? This should be the right of gramsabha to decide. The interest of corporations cannot be included in the public interest. Under the urgency clause, the govt. can acquire land in 15 days. Now this urgency clause is applied everywhere. The ratio of 30:70 is most dangerous. Also the rehabilitation policy is being changed. The govt. will rehabilitate if 400 families are being displaced, NAPM is fighting this battle. On November 22 to 26, 4000 staged a dharana at Jantar Mantar to get the Act cancelled. The government has given the assurance and said: give us your proposal, we will consider”.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-indent:18.0pt'><span lang=EN-US>Anti SEZ activist from Surat Natoo Bhai said: there has been a big scandal in the matter of water. Saurashtra did not receive water from Narmada as was promised. There is no water for drinking but water is given to industries. Now seven rivers are being linked. No land is left in Gujarat. A huge amount of land is taken away for Delhi- Mumbai Industrial corridor. Madhav Rao Jeevtode of Bhadravati Said: there should be ownership of people on land, water and forest. All other acts like Land Acquisition Act and forest acts should be cancelled. For this people in villages have to be mobilized. People are not organized while companies are, the example of Karnataka EMTA is before us. It has duped people in Bhadravati It has graved illegally people’s land. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-indent:18.0pt'><span lang=EN-US>Senior Sarvodya Leader from Mumbai- Shri Kishan Goradia said: the question of ownership of natural resources is important. Land belongs to village, not to govt. or to company. Supreme Court has also said that the government is only trusty. The role of government should be made clear through a PIL. Public interest should be redefined. NOC of gramsabha must be obligatory. Ravikant Bararkar, a journalist from Bhadravati said: the decision of the people should be final in the matter of land, forest, water and minerals and governments should accept it. Ravindra Kumar from Kakinada, AP said: if people are organized, the movement is bound to succeed. He told that movement against mining has also started in AP.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-indent:18.0pt'><span lang=EN-US>Advocate Aradhna Bhargava said: Now people should take law in their hands. Gramsabha can play an important role. Gramsabhasare being duped. If land, water, forests are not protected, then no means for livelihood will be left.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-indent:18.0pt'><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-indent:18.0pt'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:14.0pt'>Fifth Session:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-indent:18.0pt'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:16.0pt'>Open Session: Problems of Vidarbha<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-indent:18.0pt'><span lang=EN-US>In this session, 160 representatives of various people’s movements/organizations from 11 states along with 300 farmers and local representatives from several districts of Vidarbha participated. This was an experiment of direct participation of people in democracy. It was an occasion when farmers and common people presented their problems and suggested their solutions. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-indent:18.0pt'><span lang=EN-US>This session was conducted by local farmer and activist Basudev Vidhate, Vijay Jamvandhia, President of Shetkari Sangathana presided. Addressing the general assembly, Thomas Kocherry said: the present system is working against farmers, advasis, fisherfolks and dalits to controls national resources. But it is matter of happiness that at different places people have stood up against this system. He praised the movement in Vidarbha against coal mining and thermal power plants. He observed that a new leadership is emerging in the country and in this women are taking lead. Medha Patekar, Ulka Mahajan, Aruna Roy are leading big movements. We should make special efforts to associate women in the movements.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-indent:18.0pt'><span lang=EN-US>Shbhash Palekar was the next speaker. He said: Yearly 54 lakh crores rupees are siphoned out of India through MNCs. When we launch a movement, we should have an alternative in mind. As an alternative we can have zero budget farming. By one native cow one can do farming on a land of 30 acres and the produce will be more than the chemical farming. In the zero budget farming, the farmers decides the price. Green revolution is not our path. Organic farming is also not, since it has come from outside. In the zero budget farming only 10% of electricity, 10% water are needed. Environment is destroyed by the chemical farming. I will request Jan Sansad to unite all small movements in the country, we should boycott MNCs goods. A movement against the government is necessary but it should be accompanied by a constructive movement. Jan Sansad should prepare such a plan.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-indent:18.0pt'><span lang=EN-US>Discussions were continued with the interventions of Janak Lal Thakur, President, Chhattisgarh Mukti Morcha Pramod Tankekar, Madhukar Satpute from Bhadravati, Yogeshwar Doodhpachare from Chandrapur and Sudhir Satpute. They highlighted many problems of Vidarbha.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-indent:18.0pt'><span lang=EN-US>As main speaker Medha Patkar said: It is very important that we are talking of Jan Sansad. In place of the present Sansad characterised by immorality, corruption and loot by power, people here have assembled with a wider vision. We have been trying to unite for several years. Today the crisis has deepened. The crisis is not only in agriculture. 60 lakh hectares agricultural land has been taken for projects. We do not accept the policy of destroying agriculture. We do not accept displacement and homicide in the name of development. Land Acquision Act must be written off. But the government does not want to do it, it talks of making changes. By changing law, companies interests are being included in the public interests. We do not accept it. We want an industrial policy in which less electricity, less resources, less land, and less water are needed. We do not accept sale of water. Water business should be stopped. What will be the place of gramsabhas, town sabhas, this has to be decided. We will be our representatives, we will take our decisions. Not of the Sansad in Delhi, we will take decision in our Jan Sansad. Gramsabha will be above the loksabha.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-indent:18.0pt'><span lang=EN-US>We will challenge the development which sets the goal of 8 lakh 32 thousand MW electricity by 2023. How is this energy utilized, we will keep account. India is becoming a super power while Bharat is becoming Ethiopia. Proper payment is not given to those who do labour. In the sixth pay commission the minimum pay is fixed at Rs. 12,000. Farmers should also get this emolument. How can farmers get this minimum pay, changes will have to be made in the agricultural policies. This can happen only when farmers of the country and other people’s organization jointly launch a countrywide movement.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-indent:18.0pt'><span lang=EN-US>After lunch, Vivekanand Mathne conducted the open session. He said: on the natural resources of Vidarbha, there is fast attack of corporates. Coal and water are being taken away by big projects. 20 big power projects will generate 55000MW electricity, for these projects. 50,000 hectares of land and 25 lakhs cubicmetres of water will be needed we have to fight a battle to protect land and water. Our fight is not only against thermal power plants but against the whole system.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-indent:18.0pt'><span lang=EN-US>Dr. Mithilesh Dangi said: The ownership has passed from community to the state and from state to corporates. Coal is found in West Bangal, Jharkhand, Odisha, Chhattisgarh and Vidarbha areas. At present there are 291 coal blocks in the country out of which 176 belong to private companies and 115 to public sector companies. The value of coal given to the private companies is Rs. 154 lakh crores. In return of Rs. 154 lakh crores the government will get as royalty Rs. 6 lakh crores only. The value of coal deposit per acre is Rs. 12 crores in areas where the deposit is least while in the maximum deposit areas, this value is Rs. 70 crores. Therefore the fight is not for compensation which is very meager a few lakhs per acre. The fight is for the ownership. What right has got the Delhi government to sell our wealth for petty royalty? In Chandrapur 13000 lakh tons coal deposit is distributed among companies, in addition to the old coal deposit Coal is ours, electricity is ours. People will do coal mining, they will produce electricity. They will use it and sell if they produce more than their needs.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-indent:18.0pt'><span lang=EN-US>Suresh Chopne said: there are two issues: 1. development, its new analysis 2. struggle. We have to find new fronts of struggle. We will have to solve the problem of livelihood of farmers then only they will not sell their land. He suggested that such Jan Sansads should be held at different places. Carrying forward the discussion Roopesh Kumar said: People are aware of problems. The need is to prepare a strategy for them to fight against the government. Awareness is important, contact programme should be constantly continued.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-indent:18.0pt'><span lang=EN-US>Basudev Vidhate said, the struggle against private coal projects is continuing for the last 7-8 years. There were farmers who did not want to part away with their land. But when the increased compensation was announced, the movement weakened we have to stop those who are witting to sell their land. But we should concentrate on those farmers whose land will not be acquired but who will be affected by the project. If we could mobilize them, the movement will be saved from disintegration.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-indent:18.0pt'><span lang=EN-US>In the end Dr. Sharma announced that the movement at Chandrapur is now onwards national movement. All the resources are ours, we will take such a collective resolve. For this all the participants of Jan Sansad will take out a rally upto Ambedkar chauk and there each one will take a piece of coal and resolve that coal is ours.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-indent:18.0pt'><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-indent:18.0pt'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:14.0pt'>Sixth Session<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-indent:18.0pt'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:16.0pt'>Violence and Social problems<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-indent:18.0pt'><span lang=EN-US> Shri Janak Lal Thakur of Chhattisgarh Mukti Morcha conducted this session. Introducing the subject, Dr. Banwari Lal Sharma said: the present anti human and antinature economi order is the mother of Violence. As a reaction to this system, some people stand in resistence nonviolently and some violently. The government considers it a problem of law and order and to suppress this resistance uses state violence. This is what is happening in Chhattisgarh and in other states. The fundamental problem is of the ownership of resources by people’s communities/adivasis. This problem can neither be solved by the Maoists violence nor by the government’s violence. To spread this message a peace and justice march was organized by Jan Sansad in Chhattisgarh from Raipur to Dantewada from May 5 to 8, 2010. In this march 60 top educationists, scientists, Gandhians, social activists, journalists youth and women participated.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-indent:18.0pt'><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-indent:18.0pt'><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-indent:18.0pt'><span lang=EN-US>Continuing this discussion, Janak Lal Thakur added : there has been a plunder of water, forest, land and minerals. As a reaction to this, violence has erupted. Comrade Niyogi tried to give an alternative but he was murdered. Our Jan Sansad will decide: what a common man has received and has not received: Now we have to carry forward the work of struggle and construction (Sangharsha and Nirman). <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-indent:18.0pt'><span lang=EN-US>Gautam Bandhyapadhyaya, co-coordinator of Jan Sansad from East India reiterated the statement that violence is embedded in the model of development. If we do not accept hunger, unemployment, disease as violence then violence is incomplete. In the Forest Right Act, it is written that not giving right to adivasis on forest has been injustice with them. State Violence is being encouraged by all government acts. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-indent:18.0pt'><span lang=EN-US>The ambit of violence has been enlarged. In it violence against women and children will have to be incorporated.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-indent:18.0pt'><span lang=EN-US>In the discussion, Sister Reshmi, J.P. Singh, Madhav Jeevtode, Umakant, Manoj Tyagi, Dr. Kirkire and Jayant Varma also participated. After discussions, it was decided that similar to Jan Sansad’s peace and justice march in Chhattisgarh, peace marches will be organised in Garhchirole (Vidarbha), A.P., Odisha, Jharkhand and West Bengal.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-indent:18.0pt'><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-indent:18.0pt'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:14.0pt'>Seventh Session<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-indent:18.0pt'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:16.0pt'>Education & Youth Movement<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-indent:18.0pt'><span lang=EN-US>The organization secretary of the All India Education Rights Forum Dr. Ramesh Patnaik made the key note address of this session. He emphasized the basic point that when right on resources is snatched, the right of education automatically ends. Internationally a very dangerous step has been taken as to establish the GTS of WTO that gives a trade status to education. The Supreme Court of India gave its verdict in 1993 that education conldn’t be trade. When Doha round is accomplished successfully, our commitment to make education the part of GTS would be confirmed. We will have to make our laws according to foreign educational institutions. Education will be all open for private institutions. These institutions will charge high fees without any restriction and manipulate subsidies from the government. This is the prefect preparation to throw the country into slavery. Our whole education system would be run by the global capital.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-indent:18.0pt'><span lang=EN-US>Participating in the discussion Sri Jayant Verma said that education of slaves was started by Macanlay in 1932 and our education is still being run under the same system. In order to change this system we will have to change the mindset of our people. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-indent:18.0pt'><span lang=EN-US>The discussion also witnessed some youth participation. These highly educated young men did step up in social work after working in multinational companies and being disillusioned. Ashutosh Srivastava of Jabalpur said the temptation of gaining big degrees is the same kind of fraud that was done with the farmers in Green Revolution. Youth should be made realize it well. Ashutosh declared that he was ready to mobilize the youth of the country for social work. Tirumannalai from Chennai said we must provide a platform to the youth. Many young chaps from IT companies are willing to come to this stream. They came out on streets to oppose the plan for making, Kacharaghar on the shore of a lake in Chennai. Therefore youth need to be involved in important social issues. He also offered his services for mobilization of youth. Madhuresh from Delhi said values and consciousness need to be developed. Youth should raise questions and should not expect any help or guidance from the leadership. They should provide leadership instead. A representative of Lokayat from Pune, Rusal said youth are detatched from the current problems of the country. This education system has sidetracked them. They are ignorant of the important issues before the nation. Modern development the only model of development in their mind. We would have to hammer on this youth consciousness of the middle class. Lokayat does this the job by showing documentary films to the youth community. They do understand that capitalism is root cause behind all this. They run film clubs in schools and colleges and stage street plays on crossings. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-indent:18.0pt'><span lang=EN-US>Finally, concluding the discussion Dr. Banwari Lal Sharma proposed that these young comrades should contact youth in different sections and organize a youth convention. This proposal was accepted. The responsibility to organize this convention was allotted to Ashutosh Srivastava, Rusal, Tirumannalai, Madhuresh and Aanchal. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-indent:18.0pt'><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-indent:18.0pt'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:14.0pt'>Eight Session<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-indent:18.0pt'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:16.0pt'>The last Session<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-indent:18.0pt'><span lang=EN-US>An overall review of the serious discussions during the three days was made in the last session of the Bhadravati Convention and five resolutions on the basis of the conclusions drawn and decisions taken were prepared and passed unanimously. These resolutions are given in the annexure 2 of this report.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-indent:18.0pt'><b><span lang=EN-US>Working committee meeting-</span></b><span lang=EN-US> Working committee meeting of Jan Sansad was held in the morning on 29 November. It was decided to hold next meeting of the working committee on 8<sup>th</sup> January in order to prepare detailed programs on the decisions taken in this convention and to chalk out the program for the next convention. Madhuresh will inform after deciding the venue of the meeting. Members of the working committee will participate in the ongoing movement against the Fatehabad Nuclear Power Plant in Hariyana On January 9.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div>BrassCityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15069690256829190853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2093418325845679215.post-30761437978781268922011-01-15T10:55:00.001-08:002011-01-15T10:55:46.898-08:00Can't deny job to HIV-positive: HC Justice K ChandruCHENNAI: Can a public authority deny employment to a candidate who is<br>HIV-positive? 'No' is the emphatic answer of the Madras high court. <p>Justice K Chandru, flaying two state transport corporation (STC) managements<br>for their "pedestrian understanding of AIDS and HIV" leading to denial of<br>employment to two driver-aspirants who tested positive during the medical<br>test, said: "The action of the state-owned transport corporations in driving<br>the candidates to test for HIV itself was totally repugnant to the national<br>policy. Their further attempt to deny employment to them is again not only<br>unwarranted but also contrary to the dictum laid down by various courts and<br>the policy of the Union of India." <p>The matter relates to two candidates - identified merely as 'Mr X' and 'Mr<br>Y' - who were sponsored by the employment exchange for driver posts. <p>While Mr Y had passed plus two, Mr X had served in the Army for eight<br>years.In October 2009 and November 2009, they were considered for<br>appointment and sent to panel doctors for the medical fitness certificate.<br>After their blood samples tested HIV positive, the doctors said they were<br>'unfit' for appointment as drivers. <p>Interestingly, the blood test was not conducted in any specialised<br>laboratory; neither was it done with the consent of the candidates. Also, no<br>prior information or pre-test and post-test counselling was provided by the<br>laboratory. Without heeding to requests, the doctors forwarded the 'report'<br>to the transport corporations with findings that they were unfit for<br>employment. <p>Responding to the writ petition, the managements contended that the<br>candidates were HIV-positive and hence not of sound health. There was no<br>fundamental right guaranteed in the Constitution for being selected as<br>driver, it was further submitted. <p>Justice Chandru, expressing shock at the "layman apprehension" of the<br>authorities, dubbed the incident unfortunate. He said the issue had already<br>been answered by court decisions all over the world, including the Supreme<br>Court of India. Quoting extensively from judgments in the US and South<br>Africa and other courts in India, Justice Chandru pointed out that the<br>guiding principles of India's national policy on HIV/AIDS was<br>non-discrimination. <p>Noting that a test for CD4 count dropping below 350 cells per microlitre of<br>blood alone could be the scientific basis for turning down candidates, he<br>said, "This is the standard test adopted by the Indian Army." Every<br>HIV-positive case could not be denied employment, he said. <p>The judge then directed the managements to employ both the driver-aspirants<br>within a period of eight weeks as there was no other disqualification<br>against them.BrassCityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15069690256829190853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2093418325845679215.post-36721344676534170592011-01-11T02:46:00.001-08:002011-01-11T02:46:44.424-08:00Mobile Number Portability in India| How to change your number | Mobile number Portability procedure<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuqzWnh6phBr1PYuVNzXWRhlo2t6cju3vVPXorqVUg3EZfdj7Qhqe_A2_IGFrZCTz0gaLqqw2bqtdQ17SWig-rZy-1rCk0OBVccvbzj7LKgr0q2FIR-WmK-_-U9HpJZEArq73vgs-DsGM/s1600/1-704424.png"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuqzWnh6phBr1PYuVNzXWRhlo2t6cju3vVPXorqVUg3EZfdj7Qhqe_A2_IGFrZCTz0gaLqqw2bqtdQ17SWig-rZy-1rCk0OBVccvbzj7LKgr0q2FIR-WmK-_-U9HpJZEArq73vgs-DsGM/s320/1-704424.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560878005086510402" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP2P3zoXcORFOiDfR82iYmKP7Ld5QAfSP8KxxKMaLSOQYXR7HEPrQ8ikQXj9U4No6rsH9Nd2zcNe5qKg73wy6SK1Dyo0PtPe8BKNMrNB_C9Li0hx54cgjaeMbjZcp80rO8vxy-IgNlylk/s1600/2-706807.png"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP2P3zoXcORFOiDfR82iYmKP7Ld5QAfSP8KxxKMaLSOQYXR7HEPrQ8ikQXj9U4No6rsH9Nd2zcNe5qKg73wy6SK1Dyo0PtPe8BKNMrNB_C9Li0hx54cgjaeMbjZcp80rO8vxy-IgNlylk/s320/2-706807.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560878016085385794" /></a></p><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div>BrassCityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15069690256829190853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2093418325845679215.post-18444150293207223442011-01-09T09:14:00.000-08:002011-01-09T09:15:01.901-08:00Campaign against Par-Tapi-Narmada Riverlinking Project<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipcnTmOMPqyZMhhbL4ZIfTeptFd4TYY0Jw45nkLxjWr8iLVJX3g-mc8F2OZKg3woAzXG3htCJmT7Sdd0pGP3wN3fylDXz1AtpRfNOD5AozfXAdpS9hfXm_5Ap9HtOaCt_1I_aM0fOqjVU/s1600/8235596365IndexMap-701902.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipcnTmOMPqyZMhhbL4ZIfTeptFd4TYY0Jw45nkLxjWr8iLVJX3g-mc8F2OZKg3woAzXG3htCJmT7Sdd0pGP3wN3fylDXz1AtpRfNOD5AozfXAdpS9hfXm_5Ap9HtOaCt_1I_aM0fOqjVU/s320/8235596365IndexMap-701902.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560235897026881986" /></a></p><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Dear All,<br><br>Par-Tapi-Narmada Interlinking of Rivers project is part of the peninsular interlinking of rivers. It intends to connect seven west flowing rivers in north Maharashtra and south Gujarat and take the collected water (what the project proponents call surplus waters) 400 km north to central Gujarat in Bharuch and Vadodara districts. This is actually the Narmada dam command area.<br><br>Three dams are proposed in Dharampur Taluka of Valsad district (Paikhed, Mohanakavchali and Chasmandva dams), Three dams are proposed in Ahwa taluka of Dangs district (Chikkar, Dabdar and Kelwan dams), both these districts are in South Gujarat. Jheri dam is proposed in Surgana block of Nasik district of Maharashtra state. A map is attached here. More information is available at <a href="http://nwda.gov.in/index4.asp?ssslid=119&subsubsublinkid=44&langid=1" target="_blank">http://nwda.gov.in/index4.asp?ssslid=119&subsubsublinkid=44&langid=1</a> and the feasibility report for this project is at <a href="http://nwda.gov.in/index4.asp?ssslid=131&subsubsublinkid=30&langid=1" target="_blank">http://nwda.gov.in/index4.asp?ssslid=131&subsubsublinkid=30&langid=1</a>. These dams will affect 75 villages and may displace a population of about 25000. <br><br>It is an irony that when when the government wants to build dams in an area where people have the right to self-determination by law, they are not even informed in advance, let alone plan or decide.<br><br>An awareness building programme was started on 4th January 2011 by groups involved in informing people about the projects as well as gathering information and organising people. Here are two updates about this programme-march.<br><br>Michael<br><br><br>This is the first update about a series of awareness meetings in villages affected by the seven dams proposed as a part of the Par-Tapi-Narmada interlinking of rivers project. The update below was written yesterday. Today the day started good, we've had two very good meetings. People decided to walk the first leg of the yatra, so we walked that together. Lets hope we are able to send more updates after this one too. I will try to send a better update with specific information about certain terms and so on.<o:p></o:p></p><p align=center style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Update on the campaign against Par-Tapi-Narmada Riverlinking Project</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p align=center style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>A couple of days ago co-ordinator of Par-Nar Adivasi Sangathan, Shri Dhakalbhai went to meet the PSI and Mamlatdar to seek permission for the yatra. He got the same answer from both officers, since this was a yatra opposing govt, permission could not be given. Dhakalbhai's response to it was simple, since govt was planning something to destroy their lives and livelihoods, they have no choice but to try to stop this devastation. Finally, permission was not given. But this apparently galvanised the NWDA and the police dept into action. They started calling important persons, sarpanches and other local representatives, village leaders and started a series of misinformation and lies. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>They tried to tell people that if they start this yatra then: </span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>-- anything can happen. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>-- since the dams are planned by the govt, and govt plans everything for the development of people and benefit of people, there was no reason for opposing these projects. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>-- veiled threats are being made against the people </span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>-- instigating the local people against us activists with help of lies. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>It is also obvious by planting disinformation they are trying divide and rule. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Then on 2nd Jan 2011 the police organised a traffic education camp in a school and invited Sujata to the camp in Dharampur. Sujata Shah,Jayprakash and Ramesh(representing Sarvodaya Parivar trust working in Dharmpur for last 43 years) and Anand Mazgaonkar went to this meeting. There was a presentation by K.P.Gupta (Suptd. Engineer, NWDA) about the Par-Tapi-Narmada link. (Ramesh's comment about it was that the whole presentation made a big thing about benefits and played down the destruction it was going to cause). When Ramesh pointed out that some villages which were going to be submerged (and hence will be) displaced were actually shown as beneficiary villages in the presentation, they were caught off-guard. After the presentation the D.S.P (Dist. Superintendent of Police) tried to say to Sujata, Anand and others that since the project was beneficial to the people there was no reason to oppose it. Mr Gupta pointed out that in Mohanakavchali (Satipathy village people who have declared themselves autonomous from Govt. & all its institutions, currency etc.) and Paikhed village, villagers were not allowing surveys which was holding up their work. And this needs to be stopped. They have to be allowed to do surveys. Perhaps Gupta has also made formal complaint to the D.S.P. (based on which they organised this meeting). It was very obvious that DSP or Gupta were not prepared to answer any of the questions raised by Ramesh, Jayprakash, Anand or Sujata. In fact, they tried to make veiled threats if the yatra was started. In fact, in response to questions being raised, they abruptly ended the meeting and held a closed door meeting to decide what action they should take. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>So, after this meeting with DSP and Gupta, Sujata, Anand and others held a meeting in Gundiya village talking about the risks of carrying out the yatra etc. But after a detailed discussion, people resolved to carry on the yatra. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>PSI visit: They came to see where Sujata lives, where the yatra is going to start and to inform that law and order situation should not worsen. They came to know about the people and yatra. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>They asked the life history of Anand, from birthdate, birthplace to whether born in hospital or home! They also asked whether he has any association with Medha Patkar and what are the activities he is involved in and also where his parents are, what they do, what does his other siblings do and their address and so on! They have asked for his photograph. The Govt. & its agencies have started spreading misinformation, lies & the bogey of 'outsiders' inciting 'poor. innocent' adivasis. Their efforts in the last few days have been focussed on dissuading the villagers participating in the yatra, making veiled threats & planting the seed of 'outsiders' working against 'Gujarat's interests'. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><p align=center style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Update on the campaign against Par-Tapi-Narmada Riverlinking Project</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p align=center style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>6<sup>th</sup> January 2011</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Day 1: 4<sup>th</sup> January 2011</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The march started from Khadki village in the morning and traversed through the village and went across the Nar river (on which the Paikhed dam is proposed). Khadki village will be affected if Paikhed dam is built. The marchers then passed through Choura village and then went on to Khapatiya village. A two hour long meeting was held here which was attended by over 200 people. Local leaders as well as guests addressed the meetings. Close to 80 marched from village to village.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The march then went on to Tutarkhed village where another evening meeting was also organised. People resolved to march on despite police presence as well as threats mentioned earlier.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Day 2: 5<sup>th</sup> January 2011</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>As the march passes through more villages, numbers are swelling. Close to 400 people marched early morning from Chikhalpada village to Gundiya village in Dharampur block of Valsad district. A meeting was organised in Gundiya village and was attended by close to 750 people. Men and Women continue to march in spite of police pressure. At every place people expressed their resolve not to be fooled again by authorities and promises.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Simple food like rice & dal is served by the village hosting all the marchers and feeding all those who attend meetings. All the food grains are collected from household contributions in each host village.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Evening meeting in Rakshasbhuvan village in Surgana block of Nasik district of Maharashtra state. People from both the states linked by the common thread are joining together in the struggle for right to life and are resolvign to fight nonviolently.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Next day the march will reach the Dangs district, a majority adivasi district where this interlinking of rivers project is proposing 3 dams in Chikkar, Dabdar and Kelwan villages.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div>BrassCityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15069690256829190853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2093418325845679215.post-84193202541021096512011-01-08T08:39:00.000-08:002011-01-08T08:35:25.585-08:00India Against Corruption<div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Dear Friends: </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Given below is a great message for all of us - from all walks of life and of all age groups. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>It reminds us of our sacred duty towards our motherland. This is not an ordinary message. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>You have to appreciate that Mr Arvind Kejriwal, a young man in his thirties or so and an IITian who quit his otherwise top-of-the-shelf job as Assistant Commissioner Income Tax with Government of India to take up his fight against corruption and Right to Information, is one of the forces behind the current crusade against corruption. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>His appeal below is self explanatory. He and other stalwarts mentioned in his appeal are giving us the WAKE UP CALL. Please go through the text below and join the crusade against corruption. Give the contents a wide publicity so that like minded people join the march on 30 January 2011. God bless the stalwarts - Baba Ram Dev ji to Kiran Bedi to Arvind Kejriwal - and God bless you so that you too make a decision now as to how you and me can support the Cause that needs attention sooner than one can perceive. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>JAI HIND. </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>---------- Forwarded message ----------<br><br>Date: 31 December 2010 15:25<br>Subject: India Against Corruption</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>India Marches Against Corruption</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Thousands of people will take to streets to demand effective anti-corruption law</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>J M Lyngdoh, Swami Agnivesh, Kiran Bedi, Anna Hazare, Prashant Bhushan, Most Reverend Vincent M Concessao Archbishop of Delhi and others will march from Ramlila Grounds to Jantar Mantar on 30<sup>th</sup> January, the day Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated, at 1 pm to demand enactment of a law to set up an effective anti-corruption body called Lokpal at the Centre and Lokayukta in each state (the existing Lokayukta Acts are weak and ineffective).</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Kiran Bedi, Justice Santosh Hegde, Prashant Bhushan, J M Lyngdoh and others have drafted this Bill. Please visit our site for full text of this Bill. A nation wide movement called “India Against Corruption” has been started by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Swami Ramdev, Swami Agnivesh, Most Reverend Vincent M Concessao Archbishop of Delhi, Kiran Bedi, Arvind Kejriwal, Anna Hazare, Devinder Sharma, Sunita Godara, Mallika Sarabhai and many others to persuade government to enact this Bill.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Mrs Sonia Gandhi recently announced that Lokpal would be set up. However, the Lokpal suggested by the government is only a showpiece. It will have jurisdiction over politicians but not bureaucrats, as if politicians and bureaucrats indulge in corruption separately. And the most interesting part is that like other anti-corruption bodies in our country, the government is making Lokpal also an advisory body. So, Lokpal will recommend to the government to prosecute its ministers. Will any prime minister have the political courage to do that?</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Please participate in large numbers in this march to persuade the government to enact the Bill drafted by the people. Please turn overleaf to read how this Bill will help in effectively checking corruption. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Can India turn around?</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>There was much worse corruption in Hong Kong in 1970s than we have in India today. Collusion between police and mafia increased and crime rate went up. Lakhs of people came on the streets. As a result, the government had to set up an Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC), which was given complete powers. In the first instance, ICAC sacked 119 out of 180 police officers. This sent a strong message to the bureaucracy that corruption would not be tolerated. Today, Hong Kong has one of the most honest governance machinery. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>India can also turn around if we also had similar anti-corruption body. Hong Kong government enacted ICAC Bill because lakhs of people came on streets. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Join the march on 30th January (Assembly at 1 pm at Ramlila Ground)</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>If you plan to join or volunteer with us, do call us 9717460029 </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>How will the Lokpal Bill drafted by citizens help curb corruption?</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width=521 style='width:390.7pt;border-collapse:collapse;margin-left:6.75pt;margin-right:6.75pt'><tr style='height:29.1pt'><td width=259 valign=top style='width:194.0pt;border:solid black 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:29.1pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:10.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:24.1pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><b><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Existing System</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=262 valign=top style='width:196.7pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:29.1pt;border-color:-moz-use-text-color'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:10.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:24.1pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><b><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Proposed System</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:174.5pt'><td width=259 valign=top style='width:194.0pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:174.5pt;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:10.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:24.1pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><b><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>No politician or senior officer ever goes to jail despite huge evidence</span></b><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'> because Anti Corruption Branch (ACB) and CBI directly come under the government. Before starting investigation or initiating prosecution in any case, they have to take permission from the same bosses, against whom the case has to be investigated. </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=262 valign=top style='width:196.7pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:174.5pt;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:10.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:24.1pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Lokpal at centre and Lokayukta at state level will be independent bodies. ACB and CBI will be merged into these bodies. They will have power to initiate investigations and prosecution against any officer or politician without needing anyone’s permission. Investigation should be completed within 1 year and trial to get over in next 1 year. <b>Within two years, the corrupt should go to jail.</b> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:120.3pt'><td width=259 valign=top style='width:194.0pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:120.3pt;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:10.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:24.1pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><b><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>No corrupt officer is dismissed from the job </span></b><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>because Central Vigilance Commission, which is supposed to dismiss corrupt officers, is only an advisory body. Whenever it advises government to dismiss any senior corrupt officer, its advice is never implemented. </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=262 valign=top style='width:196.7pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:120.3pt;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:10.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:24.1pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Lokpal and Lokayukta will have <b>complete powers to order dismissal of a corrupt officer.</b> CVC and all departmental vigilance will be merged into Lokpal and state vigilance will be merged into Lokayukta.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:83.35pt'><td width=259 valign=top style='width:194.0pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:83.35pt;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:10.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:24.1pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><b><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>No action is taken against corrupt judges</span></b><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'> because permission is required from the Chief Justice of India to even register an FIR against corrupt judges.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=262 valign=top style='width:196.7pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:83.35pt;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:10.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:24.1pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Lokpal & Lokayukta shall have <b>powers to investigate and prosecute any judge</b> without needing anyone’s permission. </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:47.95pt'><td width=259 valign=top style='width:194.0pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:47.95pt;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:10.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:24.1pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><b><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Nowhere to go</span></b><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'> - People expose corruption but no action is taken on their complaints. </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=262 valign=top style='width:196.7pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:47.95pt;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:10.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:24.1pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Lokpal & Lokayukta will have to <b>enquire into and hear every complaint.</b> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:120.3pt'><td width=259 valign=top style='width:194.0pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:120.3pt;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:10.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:24.1pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><b><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>There is so much corruption within CBI and vigilance departments</span></b><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>. Their functioning is so secret that it encourages corruption within these agencies. </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=262 valign=top style='width:196.7pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:120.3pt;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:10.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:24.1pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><b><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>All investigations in Lokpal & Lokayukta shall be transparent.</span></b><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'> After completion of investigation, all case records shall be open to public. Complaint against any staff of Lokpal & Lokayukta shall be enquired and punishment announced within two months. </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:79.4pt'><td width=259 valign=top style='width:194.0pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:79.4pt;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:10.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:24.1pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><b><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Weak and corrupt people are appointed as heads</span></b><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'> of anti-corruption agencies. </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=262 valign=top style='width:196.7pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:79.4pt;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:10.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:24.1pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><b><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Politicians will have absolutely no say in selections </span></b><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS","serif"'>of Chairperson and members of Lokpal & Lokayukta. Selections will take place through a transparent and public participatory process. </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:120.3pt'><td width=259 valign=top style='width:194.0pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:120.3pt;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:10.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:24.1pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><b><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Citizens face harassment</span></b><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'> in government offices. Sometimes they are forced to pay bribes. One can only complaint to senior officers. No action is taken on complaints because senior officers also get their cut. </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=262 valign=top style='width:196.7pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:120.3pt;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:10.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:24.1pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Lokpal & Lokayukta will get <b>public grievances resolved in time bound manner</b>, impose a penalty of Rs 250 per day of delay to be deducted from the salary of guilty officer and award that amount as compensation to the aggrieved citizen.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:65.25pt'><td width=259 valign=top style='width:194.0pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:65.25pt;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:10.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:24.1pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><b><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Nothing in law to recover ill gotten wealth. </span></b><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>A corrupt person can come out of jail and enjoy that money.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=262 valign=top style='width:196.7pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:65.25pt;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:10.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:24.1pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><b><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Loss</span></b><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'> caused to the government due to corruption <b>will be recovered</b> from all accused.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:65.25pt'><td width=259 valign=top style='width:194.0pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:65.25pt;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:10.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:24.1pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><b><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Small punishment for corruption-</span></b><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'> Punishment for corruption is minimum 6 months and maximum 7 years.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=262 valign=top style='width:196.7pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:65.25pt;border-color:-moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:10.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:24.1pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><b><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Enhanced punishment -</span></b><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'> The punishment would be minimum 5 years and maximum of life imprisonment.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify'><span 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Since the university is being, right now, re-established under a joint Asian initiative, the fact that Nalanda was a very ancient university is becoming better known. But how does it compare with other old universities in the world?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:3.75pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0cm'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Well, what is the oldest university in the world? In answering this question, one's mind turns to Bologna, initiated in 1088, to Paris in 1091, and to other old citadels of learning, including of course Oxford University which was established in 1167, and Cambridge in 1209. Where does Nalanda fit into this picture? “Nowhere” is the short answer if we are looking for a university in continuous existence.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:3.75pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0cm'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Nalanda was violently destroyed in an Afghan attack, led by the ruthless conqueror, Bakhtiyar Khilji, in 1193, shortly after the beginning of Oxford University and shortly before the initiation of Cambridge. Nalanda university, an internationally renowned centre of higher education in India, which was established in the early fifth century, was ending its continuous existence of more than seven hundred years as Oxford and Cambridge were being founded, and even compared with the oldest European university, Bologna, Nalanda was more than six hundred years old, when Bologna was born. Had it not been destroyed and had it managed to survive to our time, Nalanda would be, by a long margin, the oldest university in the world. Another distinguished university, which did not stay in existence continuously either, viz. Al-Azhar University in Cairo, with which Nalanda is often compared, was established at a time, 970 AD, when Nalanda was already more than five hundred years old.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:3.75pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0cm'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>That is enough vaunting of age (as you know, in India we take age quite seriously), and I hope you have got the point: we are talking about the oldest university in the world by a long margin, that is, if we do not insist on continuous existence. The university is being re-started right now, and since I happen to have the difficult task of chairing its interim governing body, I am finding out how hard it is to re-establish a university after an 800 year hiatus. But we are getting there. This meeting here gives me an opportunity to recollect the pursuit of science in old Nalanda which will inspire and guide our long-run efforts in new Nalanda. I say long run, because mainly for cost reasons — indeed entirely for cost reasons — we cannot start the science faculties immediately (physical and biological sciences cost much more money than the humanities and the social sciences do). The recollection — and more challengingly, assessment — of the scientific tradition in old Nalanda are important right now, partly because we have to start thinking about the long run (even as we try to raise money for initiation and expansion), but also because a scientific attitude and disciplined thought are important for the entire conception of new Nalanda, including the teaching of — and research in — humanities (such as history, languages and linguistics, and comparative religion), as well as the social sciences and the world of practice (such as international relations, management and development, and information technology).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:3.75pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0cm'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Let me identify a few questions about the pursuit of science in Nalanda. First, was the old Nalanda sufficiently large to be a factor in whatever pursuit it might have been championing? Was it not merely a drop in an ocean of superstition and ignorance that some people see as the characteristic feature of the Indian old world: you only have to read James Mill's “History of India,” which was obligatory reading for all British civil servants sent off to run the Raj, to see how firm and politically important this conception of the past was in keeping modern India in check.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:3.75pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0cm'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Well, Nalanda was an old centre of learning that attracted students from many countries in the world, particularly China and Tibet, Korea and Japan, and the rest of Asia, but a few also from as far in the west as Turkey. Nalanda, a residential university, had at its peak 10,000 students, studying various subjects. Chinese students in particular, such as Xuanzang and Yi Jing in the seventh century, wrote extensively on what they saw and what they particularly admired about the educational standards in Nalanda. Incidentally, Nalanda is the only non-Chinese institution in which any Chinese scholar was educated in the history of ancient China.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:3.75pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0cm'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>It is also important to recognise that while Nalanda was very special, it was still a part of a larger tradition of organised higher education that developed in that period in India — in Bihar in particular. In addition to Nalanda, there were in the vicinity other such institutions, such as Vikramshila and Odantapuri. Indeed, Xuangzang wrote about them too, even though he himself studied in Nalanda. There was a larger social culture to which Nalanda belonged, and this is important to recollect in thinking about the tradition of Nalanda.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:3.75pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0cm'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>The second question to ask is the difficult one about the room for science in what was after all a religious institution. Nalanda was a Buddhist foundation, as were Vikramshila and Odantapuri, and surely the central focus of these institutions were studies of Buddhist philosophy and practice. The point to remember here is that by the nature of the philosophy of Buddha, whose focus of preaching was on enlightenment (the name given to Gautama, viz Buddha, itself means “enlightened”), there was a basic epistemic and ethical curiosity in the tradition of intellectual Buddhism that sought knowledge in many different fields. Some of the fields were directly related to Buddhist commitments, such as medicine and healthcare; others went with the development and dissemination of Buddhist culture, such as architecture and sculpture; and still others linked Buddhist intellectual queries with interest in analytical discipline.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:3.75pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0cm'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Let me comment briefly on the last — not specifically with reference to Nalanda, but as a way of understanding better the Buddhist intellectual impact. One of the connections on which evidence of intellectual connections between China and India is plentiful is the impact of Buddhists in general, and of adherents of Tantric Buddhism in particular, on Chinese mathematics and astronomy in the seventh and eighth centuries, in the Tang period. Yi Jing, who was a student of Nalanda, and to whom I referred earlier, was one of many translators of Tantric texts from Sanskrit into Chinese. Tantrism became a major force in China in the seventh and eighth centuries, and had followers among Chinese intellectuals of the highest standing. Since many Tantric scholars had a deep interest in mathematics (perhaps connected, at least initially, with Tantric fascination with numbers), Tantric mathematicians had a significant influence on Chinese mathematics as well.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:3.75pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0cm'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Indeed, as Joseph Needham notes, “the most important Tantrist was I-Hsing (+672 to +717), the greatest Chinese astronomer and mathematician of his time.” Needham goes on to remark that “this fact alone should give us pause, since it offers a clue to the possible significance of this form of Buddhism for all kinds of observational and experimental sciences.” Yi Xing (or I-Hsing, to use Needham's spelling), who was in fact never a student of Nalanda, but belonged to a tradition of which Nalanda was one of the results, was fluent in Sanskrit. (I request the audience to be careful of the distinction between Yi Xing, the mathematician, and Yi Jing, the intellectual trained in Nalanda, who was, among other things, interested in medicine.) As a Buddhist monk, Yi Xing was familiar with the Indian religious literature, but he had acquired a great expertise also on Indian writings on mathematics and astronomy. Despite his own religious connection, it would be a mistake to assume that Yi Xing's mathematical or scientific work was somehow motivated by religious concerns. As a general mathematician who happened to be also a Tantrist, Yi Xing dealt with a variety of analytical and computational problems, many of which had no particular connection with Tantrism or Buddhism at all. The combinatorial problems tackled by Yi Xing included such classic ones as “calculating the total number of possible situations in chess.” Yi Xing was particularly concerned with calendrical calculations, and even constructed, on imperial order, a new calendar for China.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:3.75pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0cm'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Calendrical studies in which Indian astronomers located in China in the eighth century, along with Yi Xing, were particularly involved, made good use of the progress of trigonometry that had already occurred in India by then (going much beyond the original Greek roots of Indian trigonometry). The movement east of Indian trigonometry to China was a part of a global exchange of ideas that also went West around that time. Indeed, this was also about the time when Indian trigonometry was having a major impact on the Arab world (with widely used Arabic translations of the works of Aryabhata, Varahamihira, Brahmagupta and others), which would later influence European mathematics as well, through the Arabs (Gherardo of Cremona would make the first Latin translation of Arab mathematical texts that reported on Indian work in 1150, just before the time when Nalanda would come to its sudden end).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:3.75pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0cm'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>It is this general intellectual animation, including animation in analytical and scientific questions, that we have to appreciate in interpreting what was going on in old Nalanda. I take the liberty of mentioning here that it is not, of course, unique to Nalanda that as a religious foundation, it nevertheless pursued general intellectual and scientific studies the products of which were of great interest also to people who were not religious, or did not share the religion of the foundations involved. Isaac Newton was religious — indeed very mystically oriented — and while he revolutionised the nature of physics, mathematics and optics, he had no problem with his (and, as it happens, mine and Venky Ramakrishnan's) college's (that is Trinity's) the-then religiosity, and did not raise the kind of questions about compatibility that some later Trinity-men, like Henry Sidgwick, would with powerful arguments. The mixture of religion and science was by no means unique to Nalanda, and to illustrate with another example, it was the Christian university of Padua — one of the earliest of the extant universities in the world — that produced Galileo Galilei. (I was, incidentally amused when, while receiving an honorary doctorate at Padua, I heard Paul Ricoeur, another recipient, chastising the University of Padua for not standing up sufficiently for Galileo. Ricoeur's arguments were impeccable, though it seemed a little unfair to blame the current Rector of Padua for Padua's lack of support for Galileo.) To what extent such conflict arose in Nalanda, I do not know, but as more documents come to light, we may well find out whether there were tensions in the relation between science and religion in Nalanda. What is, however, absolutely clear is that this Buddhist foundation made much room for the pursuit of analytical and scientific subjects within the campus of Nalanda university.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:3.75pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0cm'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>A third question concerns the subjects that were actually taught in Nalanda. Here we do have a problem, since the documents in Nalanda were indiscriminatingly burnt by Bakhtiyar and his conquering army. We have to rely therefore of the accounts of students of Nalanda who wrote about what they had seen, and given the reticence of Indians to write about history (a subject of interest in itself), we have to rely mostly on the accounts of outsiders who did not share that reticence, such as Xuangzang and Yi Jing. We do know that among the subjects taught, and on which there was on-going research, were medicine, public health, architecture, sculpture, and astronomy, in addition to religion, history, law and linguistics.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:3.75pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0cm'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>What about mathematics? As it happens the Chinese chroniclers from Nalanda, such as Yi Jing and Xuangzang, were not involved in mathematical studies. Those in China who were deeply involved in Indian mathematics, such as Yi Xing, did not train in Nalanda. There may have been others, in India or China or elsewhere, from Nalanda who were involved in mathematics (a subject that was flourishing in India in this period) and whose documents have been lost. However, we do know, from Indian accounts, that logic was a subject that was taught in Nalanda, and my guess is that eventually evidence would emerge on this part of the curriculum in Nalanda as well.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:3.75pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0cm'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Further indirect evidence in the direction of the presence of mathematics in Nalanda curriculum was the inclusion of astronomy in Nalanda. Xuangzang comments on that, and refers elegantly to the observational tower that seemed to rest among the cloudy fog high up, and provided an eye-catching sight in the Nalanda campus. In that period the progresses in Indian and Chinese astronomy were closely linked with developments with mathematics, particularly trigonometry. Indeed, all the Indian experts that the Chinese brought to China for astronomical work were mathematicians (one of these Indian mathematicians became the Director of the official Board of Astronomy of China in the 8th century). We do not know enough about the ancestry of the Indian mathematicians who went to China to decide whether any of them had Nalanda connections, but we do know that from early fifth century Kusumpur, in nearby Pataliputra (Patna), was the place were the mathematicians doing front-line innovative work on the subject were congregating.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:3.75pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0cm'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>I end with two final remarks. The first one concerns an aspect of the intellectual life of Nalanda that emerges powerfully from the accounts we do actually have about Nalanda from Chinese as well as Indian scholars. The faculty and the students in Nalanda loved to argue, and very often held argumentative encounters. I have discussed elsewhere how deep this argumentativeness is in Indian intellectual history, but I want to add here that it is a part of the scientific tradition as well, to seek arguments and defences, refusing to accept positions and claims on grounds of faith. There were plenty of organised argumentative matches going on in Nalanda, and this too fits, in a very general way, into the scientific connections of Nalanda.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:3.75pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0cm'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>The final remark concerns the passion for propagating knowledge and understanding that Nalanda stood for. This was one reason for its keenness to accept students from abroad. Xuangzang as well as Yi Jing mentions the warm welcome they received as they arrived in Nalanda from China. Indeed, Xuangzang used this commitment in an argument with the faculty in Nalanda when he was asked — and pressed — to stay on as a faculty member in Nalanda, after he had completed his studies. He mentioned his commitment, and here he invoked Buddha himself, to spread enlightenment “to all lands.” He asked the rhetorical question: “Who would wish to enjoy it alone, and to forget those who are not yet enlightened?” If the seeking of evidence and vindication by critical arguments is part of the tradition of science, so is the commitment to move knowledge and understanding beyond locality. Science has to fight parochialism, and Nalanda was firmly committed to just that.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:3.75pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0cm'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>( <i>Dr. Amartya Sen, who won the Nobel Prize in Economics in 1998 and was awarded the Bharat Ratna in 1999, is Professor of Economics and Philosophy at Harvard University in the U.S. and chairman of the Interim Governing Board of Nalanda University</i>.)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:3.75pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0cm'><b><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>‘Nalanda stood for the passion of propagating knowledge, understanding.' Amartya Sen's keynote address at the 98th Indian Science Congress in Chennai on January 4.</span></i></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><br>-- <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Gauthama Prabhu Nagappan<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Foundation of His Sacred Majesty (FHSM),<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>33, 3rd Cross Street, Raghavendra Nagar,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Madambakkam Road, Rajakilpakam,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Selaiyur, Chennai - 600 073<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Ph: +91-44-22282199<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Mobil: +91-979 123 9333<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> +91-783 810 6233<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Email: <a href="mailto:fhsmindia@gmail.com" target="_blank">fhsmindia@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><br>------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br><br>"We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think.<br>When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves." – Lord Buddha<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div>BrassCityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15069690256829190853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2093418325845679215.post-50912036566652802112011-01-07T08:58:00.000-08:002011-01-07T08:54:40.165-08:00The Law of Life<div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:center'><b><i><span style='font-size:18.0pt;color:#990033'>Wish you and your family Once again A very Happy and Healthy New Year 2011 ahead.</span></i></b><span style='font-size:18.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Welcome for the Following Free Seminar, Discussion, Lecture Programs at Trivandrum </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>1.</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Date: 08 Jan 2011, 2.30pm </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Discussion on Malayalam Language and its Classical Status by Dr C. Narayana Pillai, Principal, Trg College at State Resource Centre Conference Hall, Nandavanam, </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>2.</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Date: 09 Jan 2011, 11.30 am </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Visit, Laughing Prg and Lunch at Old age home at Katakkada by Sivananda Kendra </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>3.</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Date: 11-13 Jan 2011, 6.00pm – 7.30pm </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'> Lecture on THATHWAMASI at Vivekananda Cultural Institute, Palayam </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>4.</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Yoga for Health Program, at Vivekananda Cultural Institute, Palayam </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'> And at Theosophical Society, Chenthitta. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>5.</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Sunday and Holiday Yoga for Health Program. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>2 hrs per day Morning / Evening </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>6.</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Study and Discussion on Theosophy and Yoga, On Every Sunday at 10am and Tuesday at 6pm at Theosophical Society, Chenthitta.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>7. SEMINAR on 15-16 Jan 2011, details attached</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>These are organised by Various Societies </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>For Details Contact: 9895010883 </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Sub: </span><span style='font-size:24.0pt'>The Law of Life </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt'>Whatever you give away today or think or say or do <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt'>Will multiply and then return to you. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt'>Whatever you feel about another, be it love or hate or passion, <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt'>Will surely back to you in some clear or secret fashion. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt'>If you speak about some person, a word of praise or two, <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt'>soon people will speak kind words of you. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt'>Our thoughts are broadcasts of the soul, not secrets of the brain. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt'>Kind ones bring us happiness, petty ones bring untold pain. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt'>Giving works as surely as reflections in a mirror, if hate you send, <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt'>hate you get back, but loving brings love nearer. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt'>YOUR SMILE IS YOUR BEST FRIEND. MAKE IT SOME ONE ELSE'S TOO ! <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt'>BE HAPPY, IT'S ONE WAY OF BEING WISE. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:36.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Question or answer: </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:36.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Do you know what are the minimum 4 minutes exercises required for a computer operator / office worker? </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:36.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>If you want to know and practice it, email back your address and mobile No. </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt'> <span style='font-size:20.0pt'>Lovingly , </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:20.0pt'>SIVANANDA KENDRA, </span></b><span style='font-size:20.0pt'>A Holistic Health Promotion and HRD Society Email: <a href="mailto:sivanandakendra@gmail.com" target="_blank">sivanandakendra@gmail.com</a>, </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div>BrassCityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15069690256829190853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2093418325845679215.post-67384243755741241672011-01-04T23:41:00.000-08:002011-01-04T23:42:43.457-08:00LAUNCH OF PHYSICIANS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS- INDIA ON BINAYAK SEN’S BIRTHDAYLAUNCH OF<br /><br />PHYSICIANS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS- INDIA<br /><br /> ON BINAYAK SEN’S BIRTHDAY<br /><br />Today on the 61st birthday of Dr Binayak Sen group of physicians, health activists and human right defenders have come together to form Physician for Human Rights- India. This independent and non political organisation will work on the principles of human rights, medical ethics and social justice. Physicians for Human Rights is a worldwide organisation established in 1981 with a solid foundation of over two decades of investigation, advocacy and accomplishment. It has campaigned vigorously for the human rights of health care workers in various countries and has been in the forefront of the International campaign for justice for Binayak. In fact its founder Jonathan Fine has been in India closely following the case and was present at Binayak’s trial.<br /><br /><br />We choose to offer the position of Honorary Chairman of Physicians for Human Rights / India to Dr.Binayak Sen who has given his life to these principles and to serve the poorest among us. Without neglecting others equally worthy, we will work tirelessly for his release from prison and complete exoneration of unjust accusations. His prompt return to the fight for human rights, civil liberties and service of India's masses is essential for the sake of our nation. We strongly communicate our dismay and call for the dropping of charges , recognition of his exceptional contribution to Health & Human rights , his sacrifices & his deep commitment , & rare integrity , his proclaimed consistent support of Non Violence .It was for the above human values reflected in his life & work he was awarded for being a role model for Medical students , by CMC Vellore his Alma Mater .R.R Keithan award for demonstrating the values of the " father of the Nation" and Johnathan Mann award for his work with the Tribals .<br /><br /><br />Physicians for Human Rights - India will mobilize health professionals to advance health, dignity and justice, and to promote the right to health for all. Harnessing the specialized skills, rigor, and passion of doctors, nurses, public health specialists and scientists, PHR India will investigate human rights abuses and will work towards stopping them . We believe that human rights are essential preconditions for the health and well-being of all people. PHR India will educate health professionals and medical, public health, and nursing students and organize them to become active in supporting a movement for human rights and creating a culture of human rights in the medical and scientific professions.<br /><br />Physicians for Human Rights - India will join with physicians and health professionals similarly organized in other countries to add our voices in support of persecuted fellow health professionals in all countries. We will speak out against torture, physical and psychological abuse, and all forms of repression harmful to the public health. We will work tirelessly to bring our medical skills to the struggle for the attainment of human rights for all people. We pledge to uphold the finest traditions of the medical and allied health professions to investigate and report objectively on all findings of abuses in contravention to the constitution of India, the United Nations Covenants on Social, Political and Economic Rights and the Geneva Conventions and Protocols.<br /><br /> <br /><br />ENDORSEMENTS<br /><br />1. Dr Amte Bharati , Maharogi Seva Samiti, Anandwan, Warora, Maharashtra<br /><br />2. Dr. Amte Sheetal , Maharogi Seva Samiti, Anandwan, Warora, Maharashtra<br /><br />3. Dr. Amte Vikas , Maharogi Seva Samiti, Anandwan, Warora, Maharashtra<br /><br />4. Dr Anand R K, Paediatrician, Mumbai<br /><br />5. Dr Bal Arun, Surgeon, Mumbai <br /><br />6. Bali- Mahabal Kamayani, , Health and Human Rights Activist, Mumbai<br /><br />7. Dr Bhojraj Shekhar , Orthodepic Surgeon, Mumbai<br /><br />8. Dr Chatterjee Garga , Researcher and Physician Kolkata<br /><br />9. Datta, Saurav , Law Teacher and Human Rights Activist, Mumbai<br /><br />10. Duggal Ravi, Health Activist, Mumbai<br /><br />11. Dr.Gangolli Leena V Public Health Physician, Mumbai <br /><br />12. Dr Gupte Manisha , Feminist and Health rights activist, Pune<br /><br />13. E Pinto, Premdas Health Activist, Bangalore<br /><br />14. Dr Gaitonde, Rakhal Community Health Researcher, Bangalore<br /><br />15. Jesani Amar , Health Activist, Mumbai<br /><br />16. Dr Kalantri, S P Physician, Wardha<br /><br />17. Dr Karmarkar Santosh ,Paediatric surgeon Mumbai<br /><br />18. Dr Korde Vivek Family Physician, Mumbai<br /><br />19. Dr Lokhandwala, Yash Cardiologist, Mumbai<br /><br />20. Dr Morparia Hemant Radiologist, Mumbai<br /><br />21. Dr Nagral Sanjay GI surgeon ,Mumbai<br /><br />22. Dr Naik Deven, Family Physician, Mumbai<br /><br />23. Nohira Sathyashree , Health Activist, Bangalore<br /><br />24. Dr Pai Sanjay , Pathologist, Bangalore<br /><br />25. Dr Pandya Sunil, Neurosurgeon, Mumbai<br /><br />26. Dr Roy Nobojit , Surgeon, Mumbai<br /><br />27. Dr Shiva Mira , Public Health Physician ,Delhi<br /><br />28. Dr Singh S P , Gastroenterologist, Cuttack<br /><br />29. Dr Thomas George , Orthopaedic surgeon, Chennai<br /><br /> <br /><br /> <br />For more information contact- phrindia2011@gmail.com/kamayni@gmail<br /><br />-- <br />Adv Kamayani Bali Mahabal<br />+919820749204<br />skype-lawyercumactivistBrassCityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15069690256829190853noreply@blogger.com0