Mumbai Airport land - construction of 15 floor buildings

civil aviation minister Ashok Gajapati Raju Pusapati  has  approved the new proposal  to relocate  the slum dwellers  to about 150 of the 309 acres to be freed from slums estimated to be in habited by 90,000 families.

“The plan is to build 15 floor buildings in about 150 acres of the freed land and shift all these dwellers into these flats. This buildings will be constructed as per air port safety norms. The plan estimates that the area of each flat would be around 500 sq feet,

 The plan will be discussed with the state government and the airport operator. If need be, the Airports Authority of India would also be asked to provide land for rehabilitation,” the official added.

On22nd  July 2014 the central 22 The ministry Ashok Gajapati Raju Pusapati has written to Maharashtra CM Prithviraj Chavan requesting him to come up with an airport specific slum rehabilitation scheme for the Mumbai airport.

“Slum rehabilitation is a state subject and the state government needs to come up with an innovative scheme to ensure the removal of slums around the airport,”

Source - Sep 11 ,2014 : The Economic Times (Mumbai)

C S R as per new Company Act

Mandatory spending on C S R  as per new  Company Act

A-Companies with a

1-net worth more than 500 crore

                      or

2 Turnover of more than 1000 crore

                        Or

3-   Net  profit   of  more than  5 crore

 B-   Companies  have  to spend  at least 2% of its average net profit during   three preceding years on corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities .

C-   Amount has to be preferably spend near or around  the areas the company  operates.

Source –eco-times  9^th Aug 2013

Food Security Bill 2013

The new food security law, which will be implemented with the help of an ordinance, aims to provide affordable food grains to two-thirds of the population. What will the Food Security Law Provide?  The government will supply rice at 3/kg, wheat at 2 and coarse grain for Re 1 per kg for up to 75% of the rural population and up to 50% of the urban population. People will be entitled to 5 kg of subsidised grain every month. The poorest households will continue to receive 35 kg foodgrains per household per month under the Antyodaya Anna Yajna.  What are the Other Elements of this Scheme?  It seeks to empower women. In a household, the eldest woman (at least 18 years old) will be regarded the head of the household for issue of ration card. If there is no female in the household, the eldest male would be eligible. Also, pregnant women and lactating mothers, besides being entitled to nutritious meals as per the prescribed nutritional norms will also receive maternity benefit at least of 6000/-. Children in the age group of 6 months to 14 years will be entitled to take home ration or hot cooked food as per prescribed nutritional norms.  How Much Grain is Required and How Much will it Cost?  The total estimated foodgrains requirement is 612.3 lakh tonnes a year. This requires a subsidy of 1,24,747 crore but with many welfare schemes already in place, the additional subsidy would be about 23,800 crore.   How will the Beneficiaries be Chosen?      States and union territories  can frame their own criteria     or use social, economic and caste census data  Is there Any Opposition to the Scheme?  It is widely regarded as a political strategy to win votes for the next general elections due in 2014 and state assembly elections before that.      What are the  Conerns?  It may squeeze out private traders from |the grain market, giving state agencies such as the FCI total dominance in the trade. Small farmers who go grow grains for personal consumption may shift to other crops to make more money and buy subsidised grain. This can affect foodgrain output. There may be many leakages and malpractices.     It may put a huge subsidy burden on the government, which can derail the fiscal situation. i Source economic Times Mumbai

health Insurence for the unorganised sector

Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana ( RSBY)

Rs 30,000 family floater for a maximum of 5 members

Cost
Premium – Rs 500 a year , centre and states pay in 75: 25 ratio
Registration – Rs 30 paid by user
Smart card – Rs 60 each , borne by the centre
Benefits
Cashless insurance for Rs 30 thousand
Transport expense of 100 per visit with cap of Rs 1000
Pre-existing diseases covered

Coverage

Originally for BPL families
Extended to unorganized sector workers such as domestic workers , beedi –makers ,miners , street vendors ,Rly porters and hawkers

So far 23.2 million active smart carts

co-operatve movement

Now lot of discussions are going on Micro credit , Yes there are lot of problems in Micro credit and there is a need for such a services . We must think of role of co-operatives and S H G s in this situation

poverty

poverty is not created by the poor . The system force them in that level. they are struggling and the powerful moneyed and educated classes put structure and prevent them to reach to the next level
one day will come flood will take away the rich and poor will live happily

micro imcome activity affected in Bandra

Our people most of Muslims had stopped taking all the job works , They feared the High court judgment on Ayodhya will create tension , Now every thing is over the nation is saved the poor had a feeling of relief . Let the life of poor get back to normalcy
hope every thing will be O K