The Minister of State for Culture & Tourism (Independent Charge),Shri Prahlad Singh Patel launched an integrated NOC online Application Processing System for National Monuments Authority (NMA) for 517 local bodies of six states in New Delhi today.

This will help in online processing of applications requesting NOC for construction related work in prohibited and regulated area of ASI protected monuments.

======Six New States will be part of this Integrated Online Application Portal with Urban Local Bodies Count. He expressed his gratitude Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food towards six participating States and hoped that & PD, Shri holds wide other states will also be part of this soon. ranging discussions on formulation of rules & regulations under Consumer Protection Earlier this system was available only for five Act, 2019 with several MPs, senior ministry urban local bodies of Delhi and one urban local officials and media personnel body of Mumbai.

The Portal has integration with the Smart The discussions covered multiple important ‘Smarac’ Mobile App of Indian Space Research aspects of the new Consumer Protection Act, Organization (ISRO), through which the 2019 such as the Central Consumer Protection applicant traverses his plot and the geo Authority (CCPA), District, State and National coordinates of his plot along with the images Commissions, mediation rules, e-commerce get uploaded into the NIC portal along with the rules, misleading advertisements etc. proximity and the approval status. It will be the endeavour for the Ministry to National Monuments Authority (NMA) under ensure that all suggestions are suitably the Ministry of Culture, Govt. of has been considered within the legal framework and the setup as per provisions of “The Ancient best possible outcome is achieved in terms of Monuments and Archaeological Sites and drafting comprehensive rules and regulations Remains AMASR (Amendment and under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019. Validation) Act, 2010”. In order to automate while it usually takes a year or two to form the the process of grant of NO Objection rules and regulations under any Act, the same Certificate(NOC) for construction related work under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 will in the prohibited and regulated area, NMA had be formed within the next 3 months and decided to Design, Develop and Implement a notified before 31 st December, 2019 itself. web enabled Software (S/w) application named Talking about exclusion of Health Sector from NOC online Application Processing System the purview of the Bill, Shri Paswan said that (NOAPS) and launched it in the public domain rules for the health sector will continue to over the URL: http://nmanoc.nic.in/ . With remain as they are currently. the objective of introducing transparency, “NOAPS Non Single window system” was Shri Prahlad Singh Patel launches integrated launched on 29th September 2015. Further, NOAPS single window clearing system of “NOAPS Single window system” was National Monuments Authority for 517 local officially launched on Ist May 2016. bodies in six States ***** The Convention entered into force in December 1996. It is one of the three Rio India pledges to restore 50 lakh Conventions along with United Nations hectares of degraded land by 2030 Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and Convention on Biological India will take the lead to combat Diversity (CBD). India became a signatory to UNCCD on 14th October 1994 and ratified it desertification and move the world in a on 17th December 1996 . positive direction: Union Environment Minister The Convention’s 197 parties work together to improve the living conditions for people in th India will be hosting the 14 Conference of drylands, to maintain and restore land and soil Parties (COP14) to the UN Convention to productivity, and to mitigate the effects of Combat Desertification (UNCCD) from 2-13 drought. The UNCCD is particularly committed September 2019 at India Expo Centre & Mart, to a bottom-up approach, encouraging the Greater Noida. Delivering the keynote address participation of local people in combating at a Curtain Raiser Press Conference in New desertification and land degradation. Delhi, Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri , highlighted India’s resolve to combat desertification.

“Desertification is a worldwide problem directly affecting 250 million people and a third of the earth’s land surface. To fight this menace, India will convert degraded land of nearly 50 lakh hectares to fertile land in next 10 years; it will implement provisions of New Delhi Declaration which is to be adopted at the end of conference and a Centre for Excellence will be established at Dehradun”, said Shri Javadekar. .

Elaborating further on India’s key role as the President of UNCCD COP for the next 2 years, Shri Javadekar said “It is the common resolve of the World to combat desertification and India will lead from the front and move the world in a positive direction, taking into cognizance the support of other countries”.

Delegates from 196 countries comprising of scientists and representatives of national and local governments, global business leaders, NGOs, gender-based organisations, youth groups, journalists, and faith and community groups will present and share their expertise and give an overview to achieve their goals at the 12-day Conference .