Month: January 2019

Special focus on infrastructure at BGBS 2019

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The State Government has decided to give special importance to the highly successful infrastructure sector at the fifth edition of the Bengal Global Business Summit (BGBS) from February 7 to 8, 2019.

In the current financial year, that is, April 2018 to March 2019, the government has already spent Rs 33,000 crore for developing infrastructure. The amount has been spent across the State – in gram panchayat areas, towns and cities – for constructing roads, bridges, dams, irrigation canals and various other facilities and structures.

With so much being spent, it is but natural to focus on this sector at the BGBS, where representatives from top companies across the globe participate.

To make it easier for companies in all sectors, the Trinamool Congress Government has instituted the single-window scheme, wherein all permissions like fire, water, etc. can be obtained from a single place, and most of the processes have been made online too.

In the last six years, the revenue collection and the GDP of the State has doubled. Expenditure for infrastructure creation has also increased four-fold. There has been a stellar rise in electricity consumption and production. The State economy has moved from the seventh to the second among states. 8.23 per cent of the entire country’s manufacturing is from Bangla. The GVA growth rate of Bangla is 15.5 per cent.

Source: Sangbad Pratidin

 

Winter Session of Parliament – Week 4 | Trinamool dominates proceedings

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The fourth week of the Winter Session of Parliament saw a flurry of activity in both Houses, despite adjournments. Trinamool dominated the proceedings in both the Houses, specially the Upper House. From a discussion on the Rafale Deal in Lok Sabha to raising important matters in Rajya Sabha during Zero Hour, party MPs played the part of a responsible Opposition.

LOK SABHA

December 31

Zero Hour

Mumtaz Sanghamita protested against the shutdown of Durgapur Thermal Power Station. Click here for details.

Sandhya Ray spoke on the need for modern facilities at post offices. Click here for details

Legislative discussion

Saugata Roy spoke on The Supplementary Demands for Grants for 2018-19. Click here for details

Mumtaz Sanghamita spoke on The Indian Medical Council (Amendment) Bill, 2018. Click here for details.

January 2

Question Hour

Kalyan Banerjee asked a Question on vacancies in lower judiciary. Click here for details.

Legislative discussion

Saugata Roy opposed the introduction of The Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill as the Bill is in contravention of Supreme Court judgement dated September 26, 2018 in Justice AS Puttuswamy v/s Union of India in WT-Civil no. 494. Click here for details

Saugata Roy took part in a discussion on Rafale Deal under Rule 193. He cornered the government and posed four questions, to which he sought answers. Click here for details

January 3

Sudip Bandyopadhyay laid reports and statements of the Standing Committee on Railways. Click
here for details.

January 4

Question Hour

Kalyan Banerjee asked a Question on banking sector and PSUs. Click here to know more.

RAJYA SABHA

December 31

Legislative discussion

Derek O’Brien demands Triple Talaq Bill to be sent to Select Committee. Click here for details.

January 2

Zero Hour

Md Nadimul Haque speaks on the repercussions of privatising airports. Click here for details

Dr Santanu Sen speaks on the need for amendments in the Consumer Protection Bill. Click here for details.

January 3

Zero Hour

Manish Gupta spoke on the issue of merger of public sector banks. Click here for details.

Sukhendu Sekhar Ray spoke on the issue of the Home Ministry circular violating privacy of citizens. Click here for details.

Nadimul Haque spoke on the issue of the liability of compensation against defective drugs. Click here for details.

Question Hour

Derek O’Brien asked a Question on the Right to Education Act. Click here for details.

Subhasish Chakraborty asked a Question on physical education. Click here for details.

Shanta Chhetri asked a Question on DDA flats. Click here for details.

Sukhendu Sekhar Ray asked a Question on the Rafale Deal. Click here for details.

Manas Bhunia asked a Question on the number of children in the Mid-Day Meal database. Click
here for details

Nadimul Haque asked a Question on schemes for sewer and septic tank cleaners. Click here
for details

Legislative discussion

Nadimul Haque speaks on The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (Amendment) Bill, 2018. Click here for details.

Abir Ranjan Biswas speaks on The National Council for Teacher Education (Amendment) Bill, 2018. Click here for details.

Derek O’Brien speaks during a discussion on proclamation of President’s Rule in Jammu & Kashmir. Click here for details.

January 4

Laying of Standing Committee report

Manish Gupta laid the statements of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Energy. Click here to know more.

Zero Hour

Shanta Chhetri spoke on the Women’s Reservation Bill. Click here to know more.

Shanta Chhetri spoke on the delay in setting up Circuit Bench of Calcutta High Court in Jalpaiguri. Click here to know more.

Question Hour

Manas Bhuniya asked a Question on Production and sale of coal by Singareni Collieries. Click here for details.

Nadimul Haque asked a Question about compensation due to call drops. Click here for details.

Manish Gupta asked a Question on the remedial measures to extend help to loss making farmers. Click here to know more.

 

Bangla Govt to help popularise rooftop urban farming

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The State Government agency, Newtown Kolkata Development Authority (NKDA) will be forming an empanelled group to assist people, particularly senior citizens, in setting up rooftop urban farming. The group will charge for providing assistance at rates fixed by the NKDA.

These activities, KMDA officials feel, will keep the senior citizens socially engaged. In fact, they say that many people have shown interest in starting rooftop farming but could not move ahead because of a lack of expertise. Now the organisation is going to solve that problem.

It may be mentioned that at Swapno Bhor, the State’s first senior citizens’ park, organic farming of vegetables has recently been started in collaboration with an NGO, and senior citizens, who are members of the same, are overseeing it.

Source: Millennium Post

Manish Gupta asks a Question on the remedial measures to extend help to loss making farmers

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FULL TRANSCRIPT

Sir, through you, I would like to request the minister to clarify on one issue. The main issue, Sir, is the cost of production. Bringing down the cost of production will stop the loss of farmers. As we have seen in West Bengal, the income of farmers has been tripled.

I would like to ask the minister, whether there is any plan to reduce the cost of production by reducing the GST on pesticides and fertilisers.

Shanta Chhetri speaks on the delay in setting up Circuit Bench of Calcutta High Court in Jalpaiguri

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FULL TRANSCRIPT

Hon Sir, thank you for allowing me to speak. I would like to draw the kind attention of the August House that the much awaited Circuit Bench of Calcutta High Court at Jalpaiguri seems to be stopped due to the lack of Central Government’s interest.

Sir, the State Government has already completed the basic amenities and work required to be done by the State Government. The unnecessary delay has been a bone of contention for both the legal professionals and litigants. Sir, it is apparent that the Central Government is deliberately interfering the administrative work.

People of North Bengal have enough questions and are slowly being pushed to be edged. I humbly draw the attention of this August House to the anguish of the people of North Bengal. I humbly urge the GOI, through you Sir, to seek detailed explanation on the delay and a definite time frame within which the Circuit Bench of Calcutta High Court at Jalpaiguri will see the light of the day.

Thank You.

 

Nadimul Haque asks a Question about compensation due to call drops

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FULL TRANSCRIPT

Will the Hon Minister be pleased to state:

a) the call drop rates of all cellular companies, and the details thereof;

b) whether the Government has mandated cellular companies to provide compensation to consumers on incidence of call drops;

c) if so, the reasons thereof, and if not, the reasons thereto?

 

Kalyan Banerjee asks a Question on banking sector and PSUs

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Thank you Madam, for giving me the chance (to speak). Despite all the criticism, people of this country still hold confidence in the nationalised banks. The private organisations are much more interested in profits; that’s alright. The general sentiment of the common people, who need secured money, is that they still have confidence in nationalised banks. Some aversions are there… NPAs are there.

I have a question which is really troubling me for few months. I read a news in the newspapers that State Bank of India has suffered a loss of more than Rs 3,000 crore. If that is so, it is a great shocking news.

My question is whether it is because of the merger of State Bank of India with State Bank of Punjab and State Bank of Travancore, State Bank of Bikaner and other banks. Whether because of this, these banks have been suffering losses? The main State Bank of India didn’t suffer any loss… whether this is fallout of this merger or not. That is my question.

 

Manas Bhuniya asks a Question on Production and sale of coal by Singareni Collieries

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FULL TRANSCRIPT

Will the Hon Minister be pleased to state:

(a)whether it is a fact that the country does not have sufficient reserves of coal and needs to rely on imports to fulfil domestic needs of the power sector;

(b ) the steps taken by the Government to enhance production and quality of coal and improve the supply of coal to the power sector?

Thank you, Sir.

 

Shanta Chhetri speaks on the Women’s Reservation Bill

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FULL TRANSCRIPT

Hon Sir, I would like to draw the kind attention of this August House regarding the Women’s Reservation Bill.

Sir, I am happy to inform you that 35 per cent (12 out of 34) of Trinamool MPs of Lok Sabha are women. In the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, Trinamool gave 35 per cent of Lok Sabha tickets to ladies. Sir, I would like to say that in this August House, the BJP shouldn’t talk about women empowerment since they have been given only nine per cent seats to women.

Sir I am also happy to inform you that 50 per cent of local body seats in Bengal are also reserved for women. Bengal and Trinamool have already taken care of women’s reservations. So Sir, I would say that what Bengal thinks today, India thinks tomorrow.

Sir my party Trinamool Congress is the only party in India, which in all practical terms, has already implemented women’s reservation, even before the Bill has been passed. It has been possible due to the only elected woman Chief Minister in India, that is Mamata Banerjee.

Thank you, Sir.

 

Manish Gupta lays statements of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Energy

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Sir, I rise to lay on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Statements of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Energy (2018-19):—

(i) Action taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in Chapter-I of the Twenty-ninth Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) of the Committee on Energy on action taken by the Government on the Recommendations contained in the Twenty sixth Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) of the Committee on Demands for the Grants of the Ministry of Power for the year 2017-18; and

(ii) Action taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in Chapter-I of the Forty-first Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) of the Committee on Energy on action taken by the Government on the Recommendations contained in the Thirty eighth Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) of the Committee on Demands for the Grants of the Ministry of Power for the year 2018-19.