Quotations

The most importanat thing in our life is to be happy :beacause we have no other choice .

Success is continuation of success.

Do whatever you want but keep the designs of God in your mind.

Make as much friend as you can,through this you can understand the human psyche and you will cultivate the habit of appreciation.


Make new friends but never forget old ones.

Life is all about making choices at ach moment of our life.


Health is wealth ,when we lost health then we reliase the true value of  health but then it was too late to take corrective actions.

Repsect elders,knowledgeable persons and love the tender children.

 Take care of parents as parents take care of us in our childhood.






 

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National Action Plan on Climate Change Issues

The National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA), is one of the eight Missions under the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC). It seeks to address issues regarding ‘Sustainable Agriculture’ in the context of risks associated with climate change by devising appropriate adaptation and mitigation strategies for ensuring food security, enhancing livelihood opportunities and contributing to economical stability at the national level. The Programme of Action (POA) proposed under the Mission Document would be operationalized by mainstreaming adaptation and mitigation strategies in ongoing research and development programmes and in flagship schemes including; RashtriyaKrishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY), National Horticulture Mission (NHM), National Food security Mission (NFSM) etc. through a process of selective up scaling and course correction measures. The mission document on NMSA has been approved for implementation of various interventions to address the issues of climate change in agriculture sector. PPP Mode should find cost Effective Solutions to Healthcare: Ghulam Nabi Azad The Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare Sh. Ghulam Nabi Azad today said that we need to look at Public Private Partnership as a synergetic arrangement which ensures that the private sector also contributes to public health goals. Sh. Azad said that a fine balance has to be worked out between profitability and corporate responsibility. Sh. Azad acknowledged that the Public Private Partnership in the context of health sector can be a vital instrument for improving the health of the population but partnership is not meant to be substitution for lesser provisioning of Govt. resources nor abdication of Govt. responsibility but as a tool for augmenting the public health system. The Minister was inaugurating the 7th India Health Summit 2010 at New Delhi today. Sh. Ghulam Nabi Azad informed that over the last five years Govt. of India has invested nearly Rs. 45,000 crore to meet the healthcare infrastructure right from sub-centre to district hospitals. He said a larger effort will be required in the 12th Plan period to achieve the goal of taking the total allocation for the health sector to 2-3% of our GDP. “For the Govt. in the context of the health sector, profit would mean efficient, affordable and accountable services to the people”. Sh. Azad also stressed upon the fact that healthcare, to be sustainable, has to be affordable. Sh. Azad also informed that the Ministry of H&FW has tied up with the Ministry of Railways for providing land owned by them. He said that private sector participation and investment in establishing diagnostic facilities, hospitals, specialized and super specialty care centres is being invited. He said the strategy under the proposed National Urban Health Mission is to arrange for the secondary and tertiary care medical needs of urban people through a system of health insurance. “The common theme in all the projects has to be quality and affordability” he emphasized. The Minister mentioned that the Govt. is reviewing the existing regulatory system for clinical establishment and medical education. He also said that a Bill for setting up a National Council for Human Resources in Health is ready to be introduced soon in Parliament so that the issue of quality, quantity and equitable distribution of medical education resources can be addressed. Sh. Azad said that the adversarial positioning between public and private sector has to be removed so that both these sectors can contribute hugely and in synergy to the task of healthcare for all Indians. India’s Commitment to Kyoto Protocol India is fully committed to the Kyoto Protocol. The talks for further emission reduction commitments of Annex-I Parties in the Second Commitment Period (Post 2012) are undergoing since 2005. India, along with South Africa and 35 other like minded countries had earlier submitted a proposal calling for Annex-I Parties to agree to at least 40% emission reduction commitment by 2020 as compared to their 1990 levels. India has been one of the major beneficiaries of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), a flexible mechanism under the Kyoto Protocol and would like that this mechanism to continue and be further strengthened. There has been no agreement till date and the negotiations on the targets of Annex-I Parties for the second commitment period and other relevant issues are ongoing for a possible decision at the sixteenth Conference of Parties (COP-16) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and sixth Meeting of Parties (MOP-6) to the Kyoto Protocol presently being held at Cancun, Mexico. This information was given by the Minister of State for Environment and Forests (independent charge) Shri Jairam Ramesh in a written reply to a question by Shri K.R.G. Reddy in Lok Sabha today. Review and Strengthening of PRIs Union Minister of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Dr. C.P. Joshi today informed the Rajya Sabha that Ministry of Panchayati Raj (MoPR) implements the schemes of Backward Regions Grant Fund (BRGF) – Capacity Building (CB) component and Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Yojana (RGSY) for supporting and strengthening the Panchayati Raj Institutions. BRGF (CB) component is under implementation in all States except Goa whereas the RGSY scheme is under implementation in all States that are covered under Part IX of the Constitution. All eligible States have availed grants under the BRGF (CB) component. RGSY is demand driven scheme and grants under the scheme have been availed by all eligible States. State Governments have evolved different mechanisms to review the working of the Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs). MoPR carries out a review of the working of PRIs on annual basis and publishes the findings as State of Panchayat Report. The Minister was replying to a written question on the programmes and schemes to support and strengthen Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs); the States which have implemented these programmes and whether Government has developed any mechanism to periodically review the working of Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs).

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Government has taken following steps to create awareness about the Right to Information Act; (i) launch of awareness generation campaigns through radio, television and print media; (ii) display of posters in Hindi and six regional languages in rural areas; (iii) publication of five Guides on the Act; (iv) providing funds to the State Information Commissions and the State Administrative Training Institutes for awareness generation; (v) launch of logo on RTI; (vi) launch of a portal on RTI etc. 

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PIB Press Release

PIB Press Release: "Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), it is estimated that 1.47 lakh MT of e-waste was generated in the country in the year 2005, which is expected to increase to about 8.00 lakh MT by 2012."

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Chanakya famously taught young Chandragupta Maurya that it was not enough to cut off an offending plant — you must destroy its roots. The roots of Maoism lie in the deficit of democracy and development in large parts of rural, particularly tribal, India

It is a reflection of India’s swift implementation of a sophisticated Performance Monitoring and Evaluation System for Government departments and the interest shown by the member countries from the region towards an effective, efficient and transparent governance.


Government Performance Management Network to share experiences and emerging regional best practices on an ongoing basis. 


Chanakya, the great thinker and administrator, had stated in the Arthashastra that prevention was better than cure and if regular checks and balances were conducted from time to time, economic crises would not occur. It was therefore the duty of the ruler to ensure that accounting was done and auditing took place from time to time. This philosophy was adopted in different measures in subsequent societies and has finally culminated in the institution of the CAG in modern, independent India. 


Executive accountability to the legislature is a cornerstone of our democracy. It is also an essential component of good governance. The Comptroller and Auditor General of India, is the instrument of fiscal accountability provided for in the Constitution. His primary role is to report to the Legislature whether the activities of the Government in all financial matters are carried out in accordance with the Constitution and the laws and rules framed thereunder – both in letter and in spirit. He also provides assurance that the sums authorized by the legislature in the budget have been spent for the intended purposes and within the sanctioned limits. The members of the Indian Audit & Accounts Department have the task of assisting the Comptroller and Auditor General to effectively carry out his Constitutional mandate. 


The range of Government activities has increase manifold and many players, other than the Central and State Governments, such as local bodies, societies, NGOs and private sector, through public private partnerships, have become partners in the process of development. This has introduced complexities in fund flows, expenditure, accounting and evaluation. 


To remain relevant in this rapidly changing world every institution has to consciously review and modernize its procedures and practices.


We should recognise that the objective of the executive and audit are the same, viz. that the aam aadmi gets the greatest benefit. This overarching reality often gets lost in practice. It is a natural tendency to become defensive on audit reports which comment on performance. This phenomenon can be tackled through greater interaction and frequent engagement at different levels as it facilitates an understanding of each other’s view point. I have learnt with great satisfaction that Audit has taken steps in the right direction by highlighting the innovations, good practices and positive aspects noticed in the implementation of programme. 


 am happy to learn that you have collaborated with the Government in developing a control based risk management framework which is going to be applied in implementing various schemes. This will provide an in-house oversight mechanism which will empower the field level officers to prevent, detect and set the right inefficiencies and leakages by suitable interventions. Consequently, the deliveries should improve. Some of the performance audits done by your department in the recent past also underline the positive interactions and the collaborative approach which has led to effective mid-course corrections that will contribute substantially to the achievement of the overall objectives. Such initiatives will encourage free exchange of information and ideas, leading to better governance.