Imphal Times Supplementary issue Page 3 ‘Fuel price hike will not hurt middle - class,’ says Is the British Raj back? asks Nitin Gadkari 82-yr-old, ‘stopped’ from the automobile industry for the Centre, especially wasn’t happy and that also in terms of job creation. You turned out to be very have said that you aim to boarding Shatabdi successful. That is how it increase the sector’s is done, to teach someone contribution to GDP from Agency Ram Awadh Das, a seer who a staunch follower of Ram how to swim you have to 29% at present to 50%. How New Delhi July 6, hails from Barabanki and was Awadh Das. She said Das throw them in the water. do you plan to do that? going from Etawah to originally belonged to The pace at which we are About 110 million jobs have An 82-year- old train passenger Ghaziabad. Barabanki district. pushing for electric been created in the sector draped in ‘unstitched cloth’ and Das said he kept on insisting In the written complaint, the vehicles transition is 100% so far. In the coming five ‘dhoti’ was denied entry into that he had a confirmed ticket seer blamed the GRP personnel normal and the automobile years, we aim to create 50 Delhi-bound Kanpur-New but to no avail.. “They said and an attendant for not letting industry has all the million more jobs. Delhi Shatabdi Express on ‘Baba tum galat train mein him board the train. potential and capability to For this, first we need Thursday morning, despite chadh gaye ho (you have “By the time I reached another do it. It is a gradual process technology, research and having a confirmed ticket. stepped into a wrong train). coach, the train left,” states the and I am sure we will skill development and we The passenger Ram Awadh Das Your train is in Kanpur and will seer’s complaint filed at Etawah succeed. We want to create aim to open about 100 accused the Government reach Etawah in next couple of station. electric highways with centres for the same. We Railways Police (GRP) of not hours’,” he added. Chief public relation officer Agency international prices and this electric buses and trucks will also allow private letting him board the train as he The incident was reported at (CPRO) NCR Ajit Kumar Singh New Delhi July 6, money will contribute in a plying on the road. industry and give was dressed ‘differently’. Etawah station from where Ram said as per the inquiry the big way towards As the transport minister, I incentives for setting up However, he did not mention it Awadh Das, whose PNR no. elderly passenger had wrongly Nitin Gadkari, Union infrastructure development have been saying we need skill training, research and (that he was denied entry was 2164371556 and who had a boarded power car and was told Minister for Road Transport and aid state governments to develop a cost effective, technology centres. because of his dress) in the confirmed seat (No 71) in C2 to board another coach. Since & Highways and Ministry in their budget. pollution free and I will give an example of written complaint to North coach, was supposed to board. the train had just two-minute of Micro, Small & Medium There will be a lot of indigenous transport medical devices, where we Central Railways (NCR). Das had a reservation from stoppage at Etawah station, it Enterprises, spoke to revenue gain for the system. And I am happy are about to open 10 “I am shocked. It seems as if we Etawah to Ghaziabad, where he left by the time he managed to Anisha Dutta on the country and rupee will be at that to reduce our import bill centres for manufacturing are still living in the British era. was going to see his followers. reach another coach. centre’s proposal to hike an advantage, so it will not and pollution, GST has medical devices, Though I had the ticket, still the “Baba visits our residence in However, Singh said there was fuel prices and provide have any negative effect . been reduced to 5% for instruments ranging from GRP personnel and the coach Etawah every rainy season to need to counsel the staff at the huge tax rebates on electric Infrastructure has been electric vehicles whether stents to MRI machines . attendant denied me entry into carry out a religious ceremony station and to sensitise them vehicles in the union given the highest priority in they are three wheelers, four The cost of an MRI the train as I was dressed and then he was supposed to towards elderly train budget 2019-20. Edited the budget by the finance wheelers or two wheelers. machine is Rs 4.5 core we differently. I am aghast and board Shatabdi to leave for passengers. They should have excerpts: minister. Our department’s It is a huge thing and will will make it for about Rs 10 pained at their behaviour,” said Ghaziabad,” said Sujata Dubey, guided him to the right coach. Don’t you think the move budget was about Rs 78,000 help us become leaders in lakh. We import them from to increase Special core in the previous budget EV manu facturing. I have other countries like Additional Excise duty and and now has gone above Rs been saying that our Germany. If we create UP government to file appeal in Road and Infrastructure 83,000 crore. automobile industry which medical devices here about Cess each by one rupee a There has been an today is valued at Rs 2.5 Rs 50,000 crore of our litre on petrol and diesel will aggressive effort to push lakh core is one of the import bill will reduce. HC against acquittals We have made a list of all pinch the middle class? electric vehicles by the world leaders in Agency others when they were returning transferred from UP to Delhi,” goods we are importing and No it won’t. Actually the centre in the union budget manufacturing; all big Lucknow July 6, from Siyari village to Kanuwan said special judge Arun prices in the international by reducing GST and brands come to to we have drafted a policy on after inaugurating a cricket Bhardwaj while delivering the import substitutes in which markets for oil have providing a tax rebate. Do manufacture. I am The state government will file an match. The CBI had later charged order. “Unfortunately, the case we aim to reduce our import reduced and this additional you think the it is feasible confident our industry will appeal in the high court against , sitting BSP of the prosecution has suffered dependence and increase Rs 2 will get accommodated given than the automobile become a manufacturing the special CBI court order MLA from Mau assembly seat, as all the eyewitnesses and exports. Even for khadi we in that. The excise duty and industry had criticized the hub even in the EV acquitting gangster turned in the murde r. Ansari is lodged material witnesses turned are opening 100 clusters the increase in the road proposal by Niti Aayog to segment and we give tough politician Mukhtar Ansari, his in jail since 2005. hostile,” said Bhardwaj. through which we will export cess will keep current rates convert all two wheelers competition to the world MP brother and five Rai’s brother Ram Narain Rai in The CBI court also held that the the same; only the price and three wheelers to EVs market in terms of quality khadi clothes all across the other accused in the murder of the FIR lodged in the case had investigators had failed to prove world. We also plan to open which was supposed to by 2023? and cost. BJP MLA Krishnanand Rai in told the police that the victims the charges by not producing an online marketplace like reduce won’t. It will be When I had imposed BS VI MSMEs have suddenly in 2005. had been attacked by a group sufficient evidence against Alibaba and Amazon, my compensated by (lower) emission norms even then become a key focus areas Principal Secretary, Home, of gunmen who fired Ansari and others. ministry is working on that. Avnish Awasthi said the chief indiscriminately at them when According to CBI Rai and National Highway minister had taken cognizance of they were returning from Siyari Ansari brothers had been rivals development has also been the judgement of the Delhi court village. Rai, along with the six since the former defeated Afzal A R conducts medical camp at khaikual a key priority for the and the state government would others, died on the spot. Ansari from the IGAR (South) the location, the medical camp of 285 patients (94 males, 89 government. The union examine the judgement and file The investigation into the case Mohammadabad assembly in Imphal July 6, was organised to cater for females and 102 children) were budget also mentions the an appeal in the high court. was transferred from UP police 2002. The latter had remained basic medical needs of the provided treatment. A creation of a national Rai was murdered along with six to CBI. The trial too was undefeated since 1982. Sajik Battalion of 28 Sector locals. The absence of a complete checkup of every highway grid; what is the Assam Rifles under the aegis Primary Health Centre (PHC) individual was carried out target of road construction of HQ IGAR (South) organised in the near vicinity and poor during the two day medical this year? a medical camp at Khaikual condition of roads amplified camp. Apart from providing We have identified 22 A R observes van mahotsav with and adjoining villages of the requirement of conducting necessary medical attention, greenfield express highways Churachandpur district on the medical camp. basic knowledge on health for linking as a national grid 03rd July and 04th July 2019 Specialist Medical Officer education, hygiene and network of highways. The students of Sugnu cum Organised under Assam Rifles Civic (SMO), Sajik Battalion with sanitation was also imparted. pace of road construction Action Programme 2019-2020. four medical staff provided free The medical team not only has come up to 38km per day Keeping in mind the problems medical treatment and utilized the camp to attend to from 12km per day in the Medical camp faced by the villagers due to distributed free medicine to the medical needs of locals but previous government’s IGAR (S) the prevalent socio-economic the people of Khaikual and also reinforced the faith of the regime. We will take it to Imphal July 6, conditions and remoteness of adjoining villages and a total people in Assam Rifles. about 40km per day this year. Kakching Battalion of 28 Sector Assam Rifles under the aegis of HQ IGAR (S) Union Budget Proposes Strengthening celebrated Van Mahotsav with students of various school of Sugnu. MSMEs to Boost Make in India Yesterday,Inter School PIB platform for MSMEs to enable Centres (CFCs) to facilitate encouraged by crea ting drawing competition was Imphal July, 6, filing of bills and payment on cluster based development to infrastr ucture for cattle feed organised by Kakching the platform itself to eliminate m ake traditional industries more manufacturing, mild Battalion in which 98 students “Make in India”, with delays in government prod uctive, profitable and procurement, processing and of M Ganga Academy, United particular emphasis on Micro, payments. capable for generating marketing. Public School, Grace English Small and Medium Enterprises, The Finance Minister further sustained employment The Union Budget has also High School, Trinity English is one of the major focus areas informed that the Government opportunities. Focused made proposals under indirect School, St Joseph Higher Sec of the Union Budget this year. has decided to extend pension sectors are Bamboo, Honey taxes to promote Make in India , School and Ching Tam English importance of forest and ill Kamjong district where Delivering her budget speech benefit to about three crore and Khadi clusters. that may also benefit the School participated. The effects of deforestation which medical facilities are not in Parliament today, Union retail traders and small The Minister further MSME sector. For example, to theme of the competition was is destroying flora and fauna available due to its remote Minister of Finance and shopkeepers whose annual announced that the Scheme provide domestic industry a ‘Save Environment’. The of Manipur. location and proximity to the Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala turnover is less than Rs.1.5 for Promotion of Innovation, level playing field, basic students from class 1st to 10th Chassad Battalion of 10 Sector Indo-Myanmar border. Apart Sitharaman announced various crore under a new scheme Rural Industry and Customs Duty is being made sketches and paintings Assam Rifles under aegis of from providing medical proposals aimed at named Pradhan MantriKaram Entrepreneurship’ increased on items such as which not only were beautiful HQ IGAR (South) conducted assistance and medicines, the strengthening the sector. Yogi Maandhan (ASPIRE) w o u l d cashew kernels, PVC, Vinyl but conveyed an important a medical camp at Khangpat information on hygiene, For ease of access to credit for Scheme. Enrolment into the be consolidated for setting flooring, tiles, metal fitting, message of afforestation. Centre, Kamjong district on 05 sanitation and awareness in MSMEs, Government has Scheme will be kept simple up of 80 Livelihood Business mountings for furniture, auto A lecture was also delivered July 2019. The camp was life style diseases such as high introduced scheme for requiring only Aadhaar and a Incubators (LBIs) and 20 parts, certain kind of synthetic by Company Commander of organized under “Assam blood pressure, diabetes etc providing of loans uptoRs. 1 bank account and rest will be Technology Business rubbers, marble slabs, optical Sugnu post highlighting the Rifles Civic Action Programme was given to the villagers. crore within 59 minutes on self-declaration. Incubators (TBIs)in 2019-20 fibre cable, CCTV camera, IP importance of trees and 2019-2020”. A total of 73 The medical camp included through a dedicated online The Finance Minister also to develop 75,000 skilled camera, digital and network motivated the young minds to patients were examined by a lecture and demonstration on portal. Under the Interest announced that under entrepreneurs in agro-rural video recorders etc. contribute significantly team of doctor and trained measures to ward off any Subvention Scheme , Rs. 350 the Scheme of Fund for industry sectors. Exemptions from Custom Duty towards nature preservation Para-medical staff for various likely-hood of seasonal crore has been allocated for FY Upgradation and The Budget says that the on certain electronic items and harmful effect of ailments and free medicines diseases due to mosquitoes in 2019-20 for 2% interest Regeneration of Traditional Government will support which are now being deforestation. were provided to all during the the monsoon season. subvention for all GST Industries’ (SFURTI) 100 new private entrepreneurships in manufactured in India are being Subsequently a tree plantation camp. The villagers appreciated the registered MSMEs, on fresh or clusters will be set up during driving value-addition to withdrawn. End use based drive was also undertaken by The aim of the camp was to efforts made by Assam Rifles incremental loans. 2019-20 enabling 50,000 farmers’ produce from the exemptions on palm stearin, the students and Assam provide free medical treatment and expressed their heartfelt The Finance Minister also artisans to join the economic field and for those from allied fatty oils, are being withdrawn. Rifles personnel. The aim of and consultation to the gratitude for bringing much announced the Government’s value chain. SFURTI aims to activities. Dairying through Exemptions to various kind of conducting the completion villagers of Khangpat Centre needed medical succour in intent to create a payment set up Common Facility cooperatives will be papers are being withdrawn. was to highlight the and nearby villages of remote areas.