Blueprint to build 24 cities: Will 's biggest infra project, DMICDC, worth $100 bn deliver?

About the project

• DMICDC (- Industrial Corridor Development Corporation) — in its first phase will set up six cities each of 40-50 sq km and one of 153 sq km — has to be "expedited" so that it spurs manufacturing growth in the country and helps the country ride out the bad times. Once completed, the mega project is expected to generate 2.15 lakh direct jobs and 6.18 lakh indirect jobs in the country. • In its first phase, DMICDC, which falls under the industry ministry and envisages creating 24 new cities in the country by 2040, will build cities around the high-speed 1,483-km- long dedicated freight corridor (DFC), a fast-progressing railway network funded by the Japanese government. Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor Map Challenges • Acquisition of land

• Infrastructure: Water, power connections, drainage system, broadband network, roads Planning

• Make sure that white spaces don't occur between various projects • These new cities won't just be new, they will also be SMART.

INDIAN PREMIER LEAGUE INTRODUCTION

• The is a Twenty 20 cricket competition initiated by the Board of Control for (BCCI) under . • The first season of the Indian Premier League commenced on 18 April 2008. • The league is headquartered in Mumbai . • IPL current Chairman and Commisioner - Rajeev Shukla OVERVIEW OF CURRENT SYSTEM

INDIAN PROBLEM LEAGUE THE BCCI OFFICIAL

• Lalit Modi - IPL Commissioner • The former architect of the Indian Premier League 2008 and 2010. • Involved in the commercial side of the Board of Control for Cricket in India.

HOW HE PLAYED • Tax evasion and laundering • Betting • Ownership of IPL teams • Broadcast deals

POLITICIANS INVOLVED

1. family . over 16% equity in one of the bidders for an IPL cricket team. .Pawars own 33.6 lakh shares (out of 2.07 crore shares) in City Corporation .NCP supremo and Union agriculture minister, his wife Pratibha and daughter Supriya Sule.

2. got equity of the value of Rs 70 crore

3. . Praful Patel was accused of meddling in the auctioning of the franchisees.

MONEY LAUNDERING

• NRI’s • Tickets • SMS SPOT FIXING

• Online Bets • Anonymous Tippers • SMS THE TRIO AND THE TAINT Cheerleader Outfits

Liquor in stadiums Liquor in stadiums •

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Food Security Means

 Availability Accessibility Affordability of food to all people at all times. Need for Food Security  For the poor sections of the society.  Natural disaster or calamity. Widespread crop failure due to drought A to Z of Food Security Bill, 2013  Lok Sabha has passed Food Security Bill, 2013(FSB) on August, 2013. FSB aims to provide highly subsidized food grains to nearly 67% of population of India under Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS).  In case of non-supply of food grains now people will get Food Security Allowance. The bill provides for wide scaleredressal mechanism and penalty for non compliance by public servant or authority.

Salient features  Coverage of two thirds population to get highly subsidized food grains.  Poorest of the poor continue to get 35 kg per household.  Eligible households to be identified by the States.  Special focus on nutritional support to women and children.  Food Security Allowance in case of non supply of food grains. Contd…  States to get assistance for intra-State transportation and handling of food grains.  Reforms for doorstep delivery of food grains.  Women Empowerment-- Eldest women will be Head of the household.  Grievance redressed mechanism at district level.  Social audits and vigilance committees to ensure transparency and accountability. Penalty for non compliance.  Expenditure. Myths about the Food Security Bill  The Food Security Bill (FSB) costs 1 percent or 3 percent of India’s GDP, so it is expensive or inexpensive.  The FSB will not affect the larger economy – or us – that much.  The FSB will cover 67 percent of the population.  All we have to do is plug the leakages.  Warehousing reforms can fix the rot.  We could easily afford the FSB if we just paid more taxes.

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2013 G-20 Russia summit

Host country Russia Date 5–6 September Venue(s) Constantine Palace Cities Saint Petersburg Participants G-20 members Follows Mexico summit, 2012 Precedes Australia summit, 2014 Website Russia G20 Topics for Discussion • Syrian Issue (Syrian Civil War) • Potential International Reaction to Ghouta Chemical Attacks • Finance Policy Meeting • India’s Commitment to Infrastructure Reforms Agenda By The Indian PM

• Effective Taxation of Mobile Income • Vow to tackle Tax Avoidance (Cross Border Tax Evasion) • Globalization of Governance • Emerging economies need to put their house in order- Need of the HOUR • Concern about the fragile state of the world economy

Benefit for India from G20

• Swapline offerings from Japan for $50 bn for Uttrakhand • BRICS finalized a corpus of $100 bn for emergency funding • Call for Indian Youth Delegation

2014 G-20 Australia summit

Host country Australia

Date 15-16 November 2014

Brisbane Convention & Venue(s) Exhibition Centre

Cities Brisbane

Participants G-20 members

Follows Russia summit, 2013

Precedes Turkey summit, 2015 THANK YOU