Follow us on: @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/dailypioneer VIJAYAWADA, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 05, 2021; PAGES 10+16 `5 RNI No.APENG/2018/764698 Established 1864 Published From VIJAYAWADA DELHI LUCKNOW BHOPAL RAIPUR CHANDIGARH BHUBANESWAR RANCHI DEHRADUN HYDERABAD *LATE CITY VOL. 3 ISSUE 292 *Air Surcharge Extra if Applicable www.dailypioneer.com Equities may rise P 8 held for coversion, P 5 reasons P amid volatile valuations 6 ‘waging war’ on India 5 video games... 10 In brief CJI ‘concerned’ over low Centre asks dept to Centre convenes meet with AP promote 5-minute representation of women yoga break PNS n NEW DELHI he Centre has asked all its to discuss bifurcation issues departments to promote Expressing concern over the low PNS n Pendency of T five-minute yoga break or VIJAYAWADA in the Act. Conducting a public hear- presence of women in the judici- 'Y-break' among employees ing in neighbouring Odisha and ary, Chief Justice of India NV Ra- working under them, with a view The Union government has convened Chhattisgarh related to the Polavaram mana on Saturday said that "with cases in courts to refresh, distress and refocuses a meeting on September 6 with the multi-purpose project, rescinding great difficulty", the Supreme them with enhanced efficiency at Andhra Pradesh government to the stop-work order on the Court has achieved a mere 11 per- workplaces, according to a review various long-pending Centre- Polavaram project, setting up of a cent representation of women on has become a personnel ministry order. The State coordination issues, particular- Petroleum University (in its bench. The apex court present- Ministry of Ayush had designed ly those listed in the AP Visakhapatnam), developing the ly has four women judges among and developed five minutes Reorganisation Act, 2014. Vizag-Chennai Industrial Corridor, the 33 sitting judges. challenge: Rijiju duration yoga protocol, named Y- Issues related to departments like expanding the airports in Highlighting that majority of break, for work place by an expert Steel, Water Resources, Petroleum Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada and women advocates struggle within committee in 2019 and the and Natural Gas, Civil Aviation, Tirupati to international standards the profession, the CJI said after 75 module was launched in January Environment and Forests, Industry are some of the other issues that will years of independence, one would 2 2020 on pilot project basis in six and Internal Trade and Defence come up for review, according to the expect at least 50 percent represen- major metro cities (Delhi, Research and Development will be File photograph of Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Cabinet Secretariat's letter. tation for women at all levels. Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru, reviewed through a videoconfer- The issue related to acquisition of "Very few women find represen- the Supreme Court," the CJI said Hyderabad and Kolkata) with the ence at 3.30 pm on Monday, the Kadapa district and a Greenfield ments. "This is the first time the land by the Naval Science and tation at the top. Even when they at a function organised by the Bar help of various stakeholders. Union Cabinet Secretariat informed crude oil refinery and petrochemical Centre is convening such a high-level Technological Laboratory, do, they still continue to face sig- Council of India to felicitate him. Feedback of the same was very the State government. complex (in Kakinada). official meeting to discuss the long- Visakhapatnam, for house plots, ille- nificant challenges. He said some states, because of encouraging, it said. Though more than seven years These two are among 13 issues that pending issues. Hopefully, some- gal constructions in Madhavadhara "After 75 years of independence, reservation policy, may reveal have elapsed since the bifurcation of will be taken up for review in thing comes out of it at least now," a village near Visakhapatnam, con- one would expect at least 50 per- higher representation but the real- Andhra Pradesh, many major prom- Monday's meeting. There are many top government official here said. struction of road through NSTL cent representation for women at ity remains that the legal profes- Woman cop made ises incorporated in the Act have not other issues that have not made any Interestingly, the issue of setting up connecting NH-16 and all levels, but I must admit, with sion still has to "welcome women Rs 26L selling items been fulfilled yet. headway in the last seven years, a new port in the State has not been Gopalapatnam and handing over great difficulty we have now ach- into its fold". Prime among them are the setting despite repeated representations to listed in the Monday meeting's agen- equivalent land to NSTL are also list- ieved a mere 11 percent represen- seized from thieves up of an integrated steel plant in the Centre by successive govern- da, though it is also a promise made ed in the agenda. tation of women on the bench of 2 woman police constable has been arrested for alleged A misappropriation of items recovered in cases of theft in Vasai of Maharashtra's Palghar Govt did not allow Covid to derail Social justice priority in district, an official said on Saturday. Constable Mangal Gaikwad, who was in-charge of its welfare agenda, says Buggana naming 481 directors to stolen items recovered in cases of theft at Vasai police station, had n indulged in fraud to the tune of PNS VIJAYAWADA corruption,” the Finance Minister said. He said that all the borrow- 47 Corporations: Sajjala Rs 26 lakh with the help of a scrap dealer, senior inspector FFinance Minister Buggana ings have been done as per the n Kalyan Karpe said. Rajendranath Reddy on Saturday FRBM limits, where the Union PNS VIJAYAWADA said that despite a fall in revenue Government permitted additional due to Covid-19, the YSRCP gov- borrowings of Rs 20,000 crore Adhering to its policy of social jus- Centre will protect ernment did not take a step back under Atma Nirbhar Bharat mis- tice, the State government has BJP MLA Soumen in implementing its welfare sion. appointed 481 directors to 47 rights of VSP workers, Roy joins TMC, schemes. The Minister stated that the Corporations prioritising women The Minister said that during the government has been prioritising and weaker sections. assures Purandeswari fourth to quit party previous government, the public welfare schemes, and spend- Releasing the details during a PNS n VISAKHAPATNAM JP MLA Soumen Roy Compound Annual Growth Rate ing accordingly while even paying press conference here on Saturday, Saturday joined the (CAGR) in 2014-19 was 10.03 interests to the borrowings of pre- Government Advisor (Public B ruling Trinamool percent, whereas with the Covid vious governments and clearing the Affairs) Sajjala Ramakrishna BJP national secretary D Pura- Congress (TMC) and said he was effect, in 2019-21, only 1.30 percent pending arrears left by them. Reddy said that Chief Minister YS ndeswari on Saturday assured sorry for having quit the state CAGR was registered. “This result- mal borrowings and left a huge pile Drawing comparison between Jaganmohan Reddy has once again that the Union government would party two years ago. He is the ed in a loss of Rs 7,947.07 crore. of debts. “At the time of State bifur- two governments, he said that shown his commitment towards protect the rights of the Visakh- fourth BJP MLA to have quit the During the first lockdown between cation, the total debt was only Rs Naidu had promised to waive all social justice and women empow- Ramakrishna Reddy said that apatnam Steel Plant workers. party and joined TMC since the April-May 2020, nearly Rs 4,709.24 1,18,544.34 crore, but between farm loans amounting to Rs 87,612 erment, by appointing 52 percent TDP supremo N Chandrababu “The Centre will take all neces- April-May assembly poll. With his crore in revenue loss was registered 2014 and 2019, it increased to Rs crore, but only waived loans worth women and 58 percent posts to SC, Naidu had used BC, SC, ST and sary steps and ensure good pack- resignation BJP's strength in the and the expected revenue fell dur- 2,57,509.85 crore. “Besides these, Rs 15,279.42 crore in five phases. ST, BC and Minorities in filling up Minorities only as a vote bank. ages also to the VSP workers,” the 294-member House has reduced ing 2021-22,” the Finance Minister through various corporations, the “In the last two years, the YSRCP the 481 posts. Unlike Naidu, Jagan always strived former Union Minister said. to 71. Mr Roy, who was elected said. TDP government had left a debt of government has spent Rs 83,102.18 Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan to uplift of weaker sections and Addressing the media here on from Kaliaganj on a BJP ticket in The State government has spent Rs 1,00,000 crore,” Buggana said. crore on welfare of the farmers. Reddy had personally made these wanted to bring them to the fore- Saturday, Purandeswari assured the April-May assembly poll in Rs 7,130.19 crore for providing He said that the YSRCP govern- Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan appointments by considering all front, where they can be part of the VSP workers that no employ- the presence of party secretary treatment, developing medical ment is accountable for every sin- Reddy has spent Rs 17,029 crore on the aspects in a most transparent decision making, he said. ee would be affected in the strate- general Partha Chatterjee said he infra, testing, vaccination etc. to gle borrowing. “As on date, loans Rythu Bharosa, Rs 1,105.89 crore way that fulfils the distant dream Minister for BC Welfare, Ch gic sale of the plant.