Invite for Pak-India Forum Seminar and Convention on the 29th Jan, 2pm @ Indian Social Inst, Delhi

Pakistan- India People's Forum for Peace and Democracy (PIPFPD)

(Delhi Chapter)

 

Dear friend,

 

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.

 

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.

 

As the NCR state executive, we are taking this opportunity to organize the next State Convention of PIPFPD Delhi Chapter. The Delhi State convention of the Forum is planned for the 29^th of January at Indian Social Institute, (Behind Saibaba Mandir), Lodi Road, New Delhi from 2.00pm. The state committee has also decided to hold a seminar on ‘Pakistan & India: the different colours of terror and intolerance’ 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.

 

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.

 

Visit Forum’s improved website: www.pipfpd.org. 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.

 

Expecting your participation and future co-operation.

With regards,

 

T.K John (Chairperson),                             Balraj Kumar (Secretary),             Haris Kidwai (Treasurer)

 

National Committee Members from Delhi:

Manoranjan Mohanty, Tapan K Bose, Vasanthi Raman, Ravi Hemadri & Vijayan MJ

 

 

PIPFPD Delhi State Secretariat: c/o Fr. TK John, Vidyajyothi, 23, Raj Niwas Marg, New Delhi – 110054

Contacts:  9871415186 / 9582862682 Email: delhipipfpd@gmail.com

 

The wage rates under MGNREGA

For the information sharing.

 

http://pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=68920

 

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^st, 2009.

 

        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.    

 

       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:

S.N.	Name of State	Present wage rate in Rs. Per day	Revised wage rate in Rs. Per day
1	Assam	100.00	Rs. 130.00
2	Andhra Pradesh	100.00	Rs. 121.00
3	ArunachalPradesh	80.00                                          80.00	Area-1 (Rs. 118.00) Area-1I (Rs. 118.00)
4	Bihar	100.00	Rs. 120.00
5	Gujarat	100.00	Rs. 124.00
6	Haryana	141.02	Rs. 179.00
7	Himachal Pradesh	Non-scheduled Areas-100.00 Scheduled Areas- 125.00	Non-scheduled Areas-                    Rs. 120.00 Scheduled Areas-  Rs. 150.00
8	Jammu & Kashmir	100.00	Rs. 121.00
9	Karnataka	100.00	Rs. 125.00
10	Kerala	125.00	Rs. 150.00
11	Madhya Pradesh	100.00	Rs. 122.00
12	Maharashtra	100	Rs. 127.00
13	Manipur	81.40	Rs. 126.00
14	Meghalaya	100.00	Rs. 117.00
15	Mizoram	110.00	Rs. 129.00
16	Nagaland	100.00	Rs. 118.00
17	Orissa	90.00	Rs. 125.00
18	Punjab
18 (a)	Hoshiarpur	100.00	Rs. 124.00
18 (b)	Jalandhar	100.00	Rs. 124.00
18 (c)	Nawanshar	100.00	Rs. 124.00
18 (d)	Amirtsar	105.00	Rs. 130.00
19	Rajasthan	100.00	Rs. 119.00
20	Sikkim	100.00	Rs. 118.00
21	Tamil Nadu	100.00	Rs. 119.00
22	Tripura	100.00	Rs. 118.00
23	Uttar Pradesh	100.00	Rs. 120.00
24	West Bengal	100.00	Rs. 130.00
25	Chhatisgarh	100.00	Rs. 122.00
26	Jharkhand	99.00	Rs. 120.00
27	Uttarkhand	100.00	Rs. 120.00
28	Goa	110.00	Rs. 138.00
29	Andaman & Nicobar Andaman District Nicobar District	130.00 139.00	Rs. 170.00 Rs. 181.00
30	Dadra & Nagar Haveli	108.20	Rs. 138.00
31	Daman & Diu	102.00	Rs. 126.00
32	Lakshadweep	115.00	Rs. 138.00
33	Puducherry	100.00	Rs. 119.00
34	Chandigarh	140.00	Rs. 174.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 .

 

 

Black money is 'mind-boggling crime': Supreme Court

New Delhi:  The Supreme Court has criticized the government for its handling of black money planted by industrialists and others in foreign bank accounts.

"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.

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.

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.

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)