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Time of India
14 hours ago
- Business
- Time of India
Govt forms committee to submit proposals for e-buses
State govt has formed a state level steering committee (SLSC) for the submission of proposals to the ministry of housing and urban affairs (MoHUA) for the procurement of electric buses under the 'PM e-Bus Sewa' scheme. The Centre sanctioned 750 electric buses to Andhra Pradesh under the PM e-Bus Sewa scheme . Chief secretary K Vijaynand issued a govt order RT No 310 to this effect, forming the SLBC on Thursday. According to the GO, the SLBC will be headed by the chief secretary as the chairman, with the special chief secretary (energy), principal secretaries of transport, roads and buildings, finance, municipal administration and urban development, and industries & commerce departments, along with the commissioner of the public transport department as the committee members. The ministry of housing & urban affairs (MoHUA) sanctioned 750 e-buses to AP to be operated in 12 locations across 11 cities. Pinnacle Mobility Solutions Pvt Ltd, Pune, along with the discovered GCC prices, is finalised as the agency for the induction of 750 e-buses in the state. The requisition for the procurement of the e-buses should be submitted to MoHUA under the PM e-Bus Sewa Scheme through the SLSC under the chairmanship of the chief secretary, the GO read.
Time of India
a day ago
- Business
- Time of India
Govt forms committee to submit proposals for e-buses
Vijayawada: State govt has formed a state level steering committee (SLSC) for the submission of proposals to the ministry of housing and urban affairs (MoHUA) for the procurement of electric buses under the 'PM e-Bus Sewa' scheme. The Centre sanctioned 750 electric buses to Andhra Pradesh under the PM e-Bus Sewa scheme. Chief secretary K Vijaynand issued a govt order RT No 310 to this effect, forming the SLBC on Thursday. According to the GO, the SLBC will be headed by the chief secretary as the chairman, with the special chief secretary (energy), principal secretaries of transport, roads and buildings, finance, municipal administration and urban development, and industries & commerce departments, along with the commissioner of the public transport department as the committee members. The ministry of housing & urban affairs (MoHUA) sanctioned 750 e-buses to AP to be operated in 12 locations across 11 cities. Pinnacle Mobility Solutions Pvt Ltd, Pune, along with the discovered GCC prices, is finalised as the agency for the induction of 750 e-buses in the state. The requisition for the procurement of the e-buses should be submitted to MoHUA under the PM e-Bus Sewa Scheme through the SLSC under the chairmanship of the chief secretary, the GO read.
Time of India
07-06-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
As charges swirl, KLIS duel boils over
Hyderabad: Irrigation minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy slammed former minister T Harish Rao , alleging that Telangana's irrigation sector suffered irreversible damage due to the faulty decisions made by the BRS govt. He demanded Harish Rao tender an unconditional apology for misleading the people of the state on the Kaleshwaram project. In a statement on Saturday, Uttam refuted the allegations levelled by Harish Rao and claimed that after the BRS govt inaugurated the project in 2019, only 162 TMC of water was lifted, of which 63 TMC was released into the sea. He demanded an answer from Harish on how the BRS govt managed to irrigate 22 lakh acres with just 99 TMC. "The BRS govt took out rallies after their delegation returned from Maharashtra and announced that a barrage would be constructed at Thummidihatti. A gravity canal was also constructed from Thummidihatti to Yellampally, covering a distance of 100 km. While that was a gravity-based project, Kaleshwaram relies on reverse pumping — only to release a huge quantity of water into sea," the minister claimed. He also dismissed allegations that the previous Congress govt had spent very little on the Pranahitha-Chevella project. He said before the formation of state, 6,156 crore was spent on the project and by 2016, it rose to 11,679 crore. The minister further said the Central Water Commission had never claimed there was no water availability at Thummidithatti. He said that had the BRS govt completed the project at the site with about 38,000 crore, it could have irrigated 17 lakh acres of new ayacut up to Chevella — eliminating the need for 1 lakh crore for the Kaleshwaram project. Of the remaining amount of 62,000 crore (if Pranahitha-Chevella was taken up with 38,000 cr), the govt could have completed many projects such as Palamuru, Nettampadu, Bheema, SLBC, Dindi, Sitharama, and other projects, Uttam claimed. He further said the govt was paying 16,000 crore in interest on the loans taken by the BRS govt for the Kaleshwaram project.
The Hindu
26-05-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Federation calls for immediate reconstitution of State-Level Backward Classes Commission in Puducherry
The Federation for People's Rights has urged the Puducherry government to immediately reconstitute the State-Level Commission for Backward Classes (SLBC), which has been non-functional for the past seven years. In a statement, G. Sugumaran, secretary of FPR, said the SLBC, a permanent body constituted in conformity with the Constitution of India and established in Puducherry in 1998, has played a critical role in the implementation of reservation policies by the government. The SLBC is normally reconstituted once in three years. The Commission has been reconstituted six times and the life of the sixth reconstituted Commission ended in May, 2018. However, the SLBC has become non-functional in the last seven years, the federation said. As a consequence of the dysfunctional state of the SLBC, complaints and representations submitted by the public to the Commission remain unattended in the absence of a regular Chairman and a body. Though the files relating to the reconstitution of the body had been forwarded by the authorities concerned to the Chief Minister's office, they have been gathering dust, Mr. Sugumaran said. Though repeated representations have been made by political parties and various other organisations to reconstitute the Commission, no action has been taken so far, he said. Mr. Sugumaran said the caste census cannot be conducted till the SLBC is reconstituted. Under these circumstances, the government should immediately reconstitute the SLBC.
New Indian Express
24-05-2025
- Business
- New Indian Express
Banks asked to achieve credit target of Rs 2.52 lakh crore in FY 2025-26
BHUBANESWAR: Development commissioner Anu Garg on Friday stressed the need to achieve 100 per cent annual credit plan (ACP) target to the tune of Rs 2.52 lakh crore for the financial year 2025-26. Addressing the 179th state level bankers' committee meeting along with the special SLBC on financial inclusion and financial literacy of Odisha here, she said the role of adequate credit is critical as Odisha marches towards 2036 with an aspiration to become a developed state. She urged the bankers to support the recently launched 'financial assistance to cold storage ' scheme, aimed at strengthening the storage ecosystem of the state to minimise the post-harvest loss and prevent distress sale by farmers, initially covering all the 58 subdivisions in the state. Executive director of UCO Bank VN Kamble appreciated the bankers for achieving a 100 per cent target in the agriculture sector, but expressed his concern for not achieving ACP in the MSME sector. He urged them to prioritise lending to MSMEs which are the major contributors to the economy. Principal secretary of Agriculture and Farmers Empowerment department Arabinda Kumar Padhee called upon banks to support entrepreneurship under agriculture and allied sector. Principal secretary of Finance department Saswat Mishra emphasised on improving performance by private sector banks in government sponsored schemes like Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP), PM Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PMFME) scheme and PM Street Vendor's AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PMSVANidhi). Regional director of RBI Bhubaneswar Sarada Prasan Mohanty stressed the efforts of the lead district managers for conducting town hall meetings to resolve the issues of MSME entrepreneurs and promote government schemes at the district level. Principal secretaries Usha Padhee and Suresh Kumar Vashishth, convener of SLBC and senior bank officials were present among others.
