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Rights To Disabled: Final draft submitted to the Central Government Final draft of The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill, 2011 to Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment by a Committee appointed by the Ministry Expert Committees Chairperson: of Dr (Mrs) Sudha Kaul, Vice Chairperson, Indian Institute for Cerebral Palsy, Kolkata Objective: 1. Proposed new legislation ensures wide-ranging rights to disabled persons as per International Standards 2. The new legislation to replace the existing: Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act,1995 3. The suggested Law attempts to revoke the 1995 Act to substitute it with a comprehensive rights based law as per the provisions of the UNCRPD (United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities) Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment: Mukul Wasnik Peter Burleigh: Interim USA Ambassador in India Peter Burleigh took the charge of the USA Mission in India as an Interim US Ambassador Assumed duties as the Charg dAffaires of the U.S. Mission in India till a permanent Ambassador is appointed To succeed Mr. Timothy J Roemer, who completed his term Mr. Peter Burleigh is fluent in Bengali, Hindi, Nepali, and Sinhalese Adopt a Tree Campaign of World Wide Fund (WWF) to start July 4, 2011 WWF (World Wide Fund) to start its yearly Adopt a Tree Campaign July 4, 2011 Vigorous involvement of diverse institutions, corporate houses, resident welfare associations and Students In 2005 the Campaign was initiated Objective: Promoting plantation of native species in Delhi as they are more favorable to local environment WWF to extend the reach of the campaign reach to other states from this year WWF provides tree saplings free of cost, with only one commitment to nurture the sapling into a tree About 3,000 saplings adopted in the year 2010 Database of the saplings distributed maintained and periodical followups done in order to keep the track of the Trees and ensure that the sapling is well nurtured New Chairman of the Railway Board: Vinay Mittal Vinay Mittal took over as the new Chairman of the Railway Board

1975 batch Officer of Indian Railway Traffic Service Mr. Mittal succeeded Mr. Vivek Sahai Mission Mode Programme for reduction of pendency of arrears in courts launched Launch of Mission Mode Programme for reduction of pendency of arrears in courts in the country by Mr. M. Veerappa Moily Launched on the occasion of 150th year of establishment of the Calcutta High Court, the oldest court in India Rs 13,000 Crore to be spent this year for the project out of total allocation of Rs 21,000 Crore rupees for 3 years Objective: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Fast disposal of pending Cases To dispose off 40% of cases in subordinate courts To refurbish the infrastructure in the Courts Introduction of modern facilities in courts Extending insurance cover, provident fund, health policy and other benefits to improve quality of life for Lawyers and others involved in the Legal Profession 6. Target to reduce pending cases in all the High Courts in the country from 15 years to 3 years besides sub-ordinate courts Union Law Minister: Mr. M. Veerappa Moily e-Payment of Tax introduced in Puducherry Puducherry Chief Minister: N Rangasamy Mr. N Rangaswamy inaugurated e-payment of tax in Puducherry BM Sharma: New RPSC Chairman Mr. B M Sharma appointed the Chairman of the Rajasthan Public Service Commission(RPSC) Mr. B.M.Sharma: Noted scholar in Political Science To succeed: Mr. Mahendra Kumawat Mr Sharma was working as Vice Chancellor of the Kota University Holiday Courts for employees by Himanchal Pradesh Himachal Pradesh High Court proclaimed establishment of Holiday Courts the year-end Special holiday courts to be set up in Shimla, Baddi, Paonta Sahib and Amb towns Holiday Courts to work on weekly off days (Sundays and second Saturday every month) and on gazetted holidays both State and Central Objective: 1. To assist litigants employed either in Government or semi-Government offices to attend to their legal matters on their off days Holiday Courts part of the High Courts Mission Mode Programme Mobile Traffic Magistrate Courts in Himanchal Pradesh

Mobile Traffic Magistrate Courts in Himanchal Pradesh The High Court of Himanchal Pradesh directed the subordinate courts to establish mobile traffic magistrate courts in Shimla, Mandi and Dharamsala towns Objective: 1. To dispose of cases pertaining to petty offences and those under the Motor Vehicles Act 2. No pre-2005 case to remain pending in the high court by the end of this year Mobile Traffic Magistrate Courts part of the High Courts Mission Mode Programme Cricket Board of Sri Lanka dissolved Sri Lankan Govt dissolved the countrys Cricket Board Reason: In the midst of claims of corruption and mismanagement The Board run by political appointees on a temporary basis Boards debts rose over $15 million after co-hosting this years world cup with India and Bangladesh New Commandant of OTA: Maj Gen Rajavelu Major General U M Rajavelu, Sena Medal took the command of the OTA (Officers Training Academy) OTA: Indias premier Defence Training establishement Succeeded Commandant Lt Gen Gautam Banerjee Gita instructions in Schools of MP Gita instructions to be taught in Madhya Pradesh Schools Earlier Surya Namaskaar (Sun Salutation) and singing of the National Song: Vande Mataram was initiated Implemented in Classes I to X in the current academic session Both Surya Namaskaar and Vande Mataram voluntary and the minorities exempted from it in MP National Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed Award for Krishi Vigyan Kendra Bastar divisions Krishi Vigyan Kendra selected for the National Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed Award, 2010-11 Reason for Awarding: For promotion and transfer of agricultural technology in tribal areas Composition of Award: Rs 2,00,000 and a Citation, presented by theICAR (Indian Council of Agricultural Research)

New Union Home Secretary: Raj Singh Mr. Raj Kumar Singh took over as the new Union Home Secretary Mr. Singh to succeed G. K. Pillai Mr. Raj Kumar Singh: Bihar cadre IAS officer of the 1975 batch Public Library opened in Kashmir in the memory of 17th Century Poet Gani Kashmiri

The Department of Libraries and Research (DL&R) opened a Public Library and reading room in Kashmir Library devoted to the memory of the legendary Persian poet of the 17th century Kashmir, Gani Kashmiri Inaugurated at Rajouri Kadal in the old Srinagar city Minister for Tourism & Culture, Nawang Rigzin Jora Aquaculture Mission to be launched by the Meghalaya Government An Aquaculture Mission to be launched by the Meghalaya Government NFDB (National Fisheries Development Board) to provide all essential support and aid to the Meghalaya Government in terms of grants, infrastructure, human resource development to both officials and Fish Farmers Objective: 1. Integrated Basin Development and Livelihood Programme 2. To make livelihood in the rural areas attractive by creating and ensuring opportunities thereby minimizing the migration of the rural population to the urban areas Chief Minister of Meghalya: Mukul Sangma Passport Seva Kendras and Mini Passport Seva Kendras for speedy issuance of passports Passport Seva Kendras (PSK)/Mini Passport Seva Kendras introduced by the Union Ministry of External Affairs Objective: 1. To facilitate speedy disbursement of passports 2. Huge increase in the number of applications in the recent times throughout the country in view of a number of people travelling abroad Anil K Sobti: Project Director, Passport Seva Project, Ministry of External Affairs To open 77 PSKs across the country under public-private partnership mode by the Union Ministry of External Affairs 15 Mini Passport Seva Kendras also to be opened, one of which would be located in Puducherry All the PSKs to be functional by January 2012 Ministry signed MOU with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), which would offer front end operations like collection of applications, recording of bio-metric details and photographs of the applicants in the PSKs Womens panel renamed by Pakistan Pakistans National Commission on the Status of Women to be known as the National Commission for Women An autonomous body following the devolution of the ministry of womens development Kerala Chief Ministers Office to go LIVE on Internet

Chief Minister of Kerala: Oommen Chandy Chief Ministers Office to go LIVE on Internet One can Log onto www.keralacm.gov.in any time of the day and see the live footage of the Kerala Chief Ministers chamber and Office Objective: 1. To ensure Transparency 2. All meetings and press conferences and cabinet briefing to be available live on the site 3. A person wishing to send any information can log on and upload what they want and the advice would be further be looked 4. An IDEA-BANK named Vision 2030 there on the website to invite Ideas from people 4 cameras have been placed inside office and chamber. Facility to be extended to other Ministers office also In 2004 also when Mr. Chandy was CM, he went for the facility but it was operational only when he was in his chamber Nakul Patil, CIDCO Chairman passes away CIDCO: City and Industrial Development Corporation CIDCO Chairman and former MLA Nakul Patil passed way Iken School Eco System in Orissa by Mexus Education The Iken School EcoSystem launched by Mexus Education Under the The Educate India 2011 programme by Mexus Education Objective: 1. To present a platform to capitalize on the participation of students in academics and learning in and beyond the school 2. To deal with the most vital classroom challenge, running different Intelligence activity of their class at ease in the brief 40 minutes of their session 3. To build up products that would assist teachers deal with disparity in aptitude of students while students remain occupied in subject topics through entertaining media like videos The Govt also encouraged the initiatives and supported for growing the corporate Mexus established across Orissa in less than 3 months Mexus united across the schooling domain from the oldest missionary school to upcoming international institutions