Massive update on the new I phone 12 series, as it got further delayed I.e. It wont be getting launched on September as planned. There are also trending rumor that I Phone 12 series may not add any phone charger with their phones. Apple confirmed that It may be get launched in the middle of October. Apple plans to release the I phone 12 series with much cheaper rates as compared to the other series due to the rival brands. Well, I phone does have any rivals but , in many down factors other brands wins the rivalry.
What new do we expect ?
As per the sources, the striking new design feature, is the introduction of new Navy Blue color replacing the forest green of I phone 11. The I phone 12 series has 4 models namely I Phone 12 , I Phone 12 max,I Phone 12 pro, I phone 12 max pro whichincludes the new 5G connectivity feature. Even the size of the models intends to be narrow. The lowest variant of the I phone 12 series, has of 5.4 inch of screen which is kind of bigger than the I phone SE 2016 but smaller than the I Phone SE 2020. The whole new series will have boxy shape, same as older versions of I Phone. I phone 12 max and I phone 12 pro comes with a 6.1 inch long screen which is ls smaller than I Phone 11 pro max. and the upper variant, I Phone 12 max pro, have 6.4 inch of screen, which is bigger than the I Phone 11 pro. The size of the camera lenses to increased in the whole I Phone 12 series.
The lower 2 variants has 4GB RAM with super Retina OLED display. Whereas, the upper 2 variants of the I Phone 12 has 6 GB RAM with the latest super Retina XDR displays. The upper variants may be get released in LTE as well. The lower two variants has 3 rear view cameras, where as upper variants to have 3 rear view cameras, with the all new feature of LiDAR scanner.
Bold Features
As stated above, the new I Phone 12 has new LiDAR scanner feature along with 5G connectivity. Apart from all these, the new I Phone 12 series has A 14 Bionic chip, which smaller, but tougher. It is a 5 nano meter processor, but it is power efficient than ever before. It can give comparable performance to the new Mac Book pro and most importantly It has new customized and optimized iOS 14.
Sales is the most important process of any business organisation the survival of a business organisation depends on the shoulders of salesman. It is the main revenue generation of any business.
Below I am sharing seven powerful tips which will definitely boost your sales.
.DON’T SELL, TRY TO HELP – The first thing to do to sell is don’t sell try to help. Be a consultant to your customer and not a salesman identify the need and concern of your customer before presenting your product.
.DON’T BE DESPERATE- Your desperation can kill the lead and interest of the customer. Don’t be desperate while presenting your product desperation can create wrong image of your and your product in the customer’s mind.
.EITHER SOLVE OR ACHIEVE- Your product should either solve the problem of the customer or it should be able to help the customer to achieve his desired goal your product or service should be able to do either one of these or both.
.FOCUS ON KDM- Always focus on key decision maker. A Byjus salesman always focus on the parents and not on the child because he knows the parents are going to make the decision and not the child though the consumer of product is child but the decision maker is parent.
IDENTIFY YOUR AUDIENCE – “Every customer is not your customer” this is my golden statement. You cannot sell comb to a bald man you cannot sell trimmer to a women similarly every customer is not perfect customer or every customer is not customer to your product you should be clear about your target audience better prepare a perfect customer profile.
.BUDGET BRACKET OF YOUR CCUSTOMER- You should be clear about the budget bracket of your customer. Let me explain this with an example if you are selling mobile phones and your customer is having budget of 15k then don’t show mobiles less than 12k and and more than 16k.
.BELIEVE IN YOUR PRODUCT- You should have a firm believe in your product and you should believe that your product or your service is able to help your customer you should have firm believe in your product and you should believe that it is worth buying either it should be able to solve a problem of the customer or should be able to help the customer to achieve his desired goal and if you don’t believe in a product don’t sell it.
Gross Domestic Product, abbreviated as GDP, is the total value of goods and services produced in a country. GDP is measured over specific time frames, such as a quarter or a year. GDP as an economic indicator is used worldwide to show the economic health of a country. The Gross Domestic Product measures the value of economic activity within a country. Strictly defined, GDP is the sum of the market values, or prices, of all final goods and services produced in an economy during a period of time. … GDP is a number that expresses the worth of the output of a country in local currency.For example, if the prices rise by 2% (meaning, everything costs 2% more) and the nominalGDP grows by 5%, the real GDP growth is only increased by 3%. … GDP per capita is the total income of a country, divided by the number of inhabitants. It shows how rich people, on average
The U.S. government collects and compiles economic data through the Bureau of Labor Statistics, or BLS. Once the data is organized, it is used by the Bureau of Economic Analysis, or BEA, which is part of the Department of Commerce, to estimate the GDP and the national income. GDP can be calculated by adding up all of the money spent by consumers, businesses, and government in a given period. It may also becalculated by adding up all of the money received by all the participants in the economy. In either case, the number is an estimate of “nominal GDP.”
Now let’s talk about Low GDP of India 23.9 percent- Because of the lockdown, there was no labour due to lack of demand which in turn broke the supply chain causing the logistics to fall through.
Unfortunately, the road to recovery looks tough. Yields on India’s treasury bills are also at their lowest, while there is a rise in fiscal deficit and a fall in tax collection.
If all goes well, then we can hope to see the GDP reach 0 by the fourth quarter.
The only sector which made a positive GDP contribution in this quarter was Agriculture, but unfortunately, it isn’t taxed, so it couldn’t benefit the treasury in any way.
GDP at Constant (2011-12) Prices in Q1 of 2020-21 is estimated at Rs 26.90 lakh crore, as against Rs 35.35 lakh crore in Q1 of 2019-20, showing a contraction of 23.9 percent as compared to 5.2 percent growth in Q1 2019-20,” as per the data released by the National Statistical Office (NSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation.
The data showed manufacturing, construction and trade sectors reported massive slump of 39.3 per cent, 50.3 per cent, 47 per cent, respectively. The government expenditure, as represented by the public administration services, contracted by 10.3 per cent, while mining and electricity sector contracted by 23.3 per cent and 7 per cent, respectively.
Real GDP growth at minus 23.9 per cent in Q1 FY21 was much lower than what markets were expecting. The print indicates that the trough in the economy was much lower than expected and the pickup will likely be more elongated. Production side was pulled down by deep contraction in manufacturing, construction, and trade, hotel, transport sectors while the expenditure side was clearly pushed lower by heavy contraction both in consumption and investment,” said Suvodeep Rakshit, Vice President & Senior Economist at Kotak Institutional Equities.
Real GDP growth at minus 23.9 per cent in Q1 FY21 was much lower than what markets were expecting. The print indicates that the trough in the economy was much lower than expected and the pickup will likely be more elongated. Production side was pulled down by deep contraction in manufacturing, construction, and trade, hotel, transport sectors while the expenditure side was clearly pushed lower by heavy contraction both in consumption and investment,” said Suvodeep Rakshit, Vice President & Senior Economist at Kotak Institutional Equities.
During the January-March quarter of the last fiscal, India’s GDP grew at 3.1 per cent, lowest in 44 quarters, on account of the economic slowdown in pre-COVID-19 period. Overall growth for full financial year 2019-20 (FY20) slumped to 4.2 per cent – lowest since FY09 when GDP was 3.09 per cent – compared to 6.1 per cent in FY19.
Expert says– this low rate of GDP can be recovered on the upcoming quarter. May be it can be go on 20 percent . Because 23.9 percent low rate of GDP covered all the year. And the rule of GDP – C + l + G + NX . In this pattern C contributes 56% and I contributes 32% along with J contribute 11% and NX is based on net export . GDP slow down just because the C and I sector worked on a specific condition due to lockdown . As we know they contribute the most. Although it was bound to happen.
What had human beings become? Did war make us evil or just activate an evil already lurking within us? Today am going to talk about something really common thing which is been happening around since we created all sort of barriers. RAPE . The whole thing becomes like this evil enchantment from a fairy tale, but you’re made to believe the spell can never be broken. Rape case is just common thing in your country. According to the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) 2018 annual report, 33,356 rape cases were reported across India in 2018. Out of these, 93.9 % of cases were committed by someone known to the victim. India has been characterised as one of the “countries with the lowest per capita rates of rape. Every fourth rape victim across the country in 2018 was a minor, while more than 50 per cent of them fell in the age category of 18 to 30 years, according to the latest National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data. In practice the standard for what constitutes rape is set not at the level of women’s experience of violation but just above the level of coercion acceptable to men. It already is bigger than everything else. It lives in front of me, behind me, next to me, inside me every single day. My schedule is dictated by it, my habits by it, my music by it. After the Nirbhaya gangrape and murder case in 2012, the national capital was shamed again with similar torture being meted out to a 12-year-old girl after she resisted her rapist. The ghastly incident took place in Peera Garhi area of Paschim Vihar on Thursday. The girl was stabbed multiple times with a air of scissors by the alleged rapist.The minor girl is now battling for life at the (AIIMS) in New Delhi. Th crime took place when the girl was alone at her home. Police have arrested one person in the case on Thursday evening. According to police, the accused is a drug addict. The man also spent jail time in other criminal cases and was recently released on bail. Citing sources in the victim’s family, the report said that the girl has suffered serious injuries in her private parts and intestines. The girl also suffered fractures in the head and hips. Investigators claim that the girl fought the attacker until she fell unconscious. The chief minister of delhi personally visited the victim but no news channel is the covering report. After all news channel is only worried about the TRP. AND THE HEADLINES ARE “ ACTOR AMITAB BACHAN WALKED HIMSELF AND HE HAD HEALTHY BREAKFAST” “ACTOR KAREENA KAPOOR KHAN SON TAIMUR WAVED TO OUR REPORTED” According to several search engines the 1st rape case was The Mathura rape case, an incident of custodial rape in India on 26 March 1972, wherein Mathura, a young tribal girl, was allegedly raped by two policemen on the compound of Desaiganj Police Station in Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra. The question is who is responsible for these crimes? Who created these barriers which stop women to raise their voice against these crimes? It already is bigger than everything else. It Women were scared to fight for themselves. Combat and rape, the public and private forms of organized social violence, are primarily experiences of adolescent and early adult life. And the only solution to stop these crimes is to come together and be a backbone of women and break all the barriers to empower women.
Priya Yadav, Self-Improvement is the improvement of knowledge, status, or character through one’s own efforts. It is the quest to improve oneself in every aspect of life. By self-improvement, we make our life better in a way that makes it easier for us to reach our goals. It brings self-confidence, our attitude towards life changes and we lead a successful life. Self-improvement is a regular process, obviously, it takes time to see results and we cannot be made better in a day, so it can be possible by following self-improvement tips daily.
Stay away from Negative People We all must have often heard that positive living and thoughts are very important in life to make us a better person, but negative people obstruct this and that is why it is said that one should always be with positive people. The main reason for this is that when you live with negative people then you’re thinking also becomes like them. Face your fear To improve yourself it is the most improvement that you face your fears, as long as your fears are not overcome till then you cannot become a better, so it is very important to deal with your fear. Because fear stops a person from moving forward. Learn to believe in yourself To do any the task in life is very important to have faith in yourself first. If you didn’t believe that you can do that, then you will not able to do that, so learn to believe in yourself. Admit your Mistake It is important to accept your own mistakes because you cannot make yourself a better person until you accept your mistakes. Everyone makes some mistakes in their life, but if you want that you did not make it again, so for this you will first have to rectify your mistake, which will help you to become a good person. Every day learn something new When in your daily life, you stick to something that gives you comfort in life, then it becomes a barrier for you to develop yourself. That is why it is very important that every day you learn something new to improve yourself.
Are indians stupid ?? In India the police were beating up the people roaming outside on the street!! You must’ve heard it and seen it on whatsapp as well . What do you think was right or wrong ? but the bigger question is WHY ?? Why do the police have to do this ? It has been more than 3 months since the county was in lockdown . I myself had not gone out of my house in the time span of 3 months and I was losing my mind ! Being jailed at home was difficult but that did not mean one can go down and play or go for a walk every evening in the colony . How does it matter ? Nobody was infected in my society after all , How does it matter? I have a strong immune system ,How does it matter ? I am washing my hands every time! This thinking is DANGEROUS and this small mindset is a big side effect. Before we find a cure to the virus , we need to cure our mindset first !!
When the lockdown was announced the situation in delhi was very bad ,where thousands of workers started going back to their villages . Somebody had spread this rumor that buses are coming from UP to take them home whereas till that time there was no official announcement .Because of this rumor there was chaos during lockdown . Who was responsible for this chaos – The virUS or US ? At Least 22 migrants lost their lives not because of the virus but because of the thought process and the shut down . THE LOCKDOWN WAS NECESSARY BECAUSE WE LIVE IN A COUNTRY where people prefer meeting their friends ,roaming on bikes even during a lockdown . Lockdown was for those people who lack common sense !
Were we that stupid that when we were asked to sit at home for a day and come just to the balcony, Then at 5pm people came out from their houses and started playing garba on street. Are we that stupid that people thought a religion can save us from a panedemic ? People started spreading rumors like this while being at home. I can’t imagine what they would do if they were out of their houses .Stupid people spread fake news during a crisis !! and because of rumores like this so many states suffered. Because of these people it was impossible to make a policy that protects us from the virus and protect the people and their jobs as well. There’s only one cure for this mindset – a big heart . On the other hand people understood the importance of lockdown ,many people kept politics aside and did what they could do at their level .People took care of their family ,Many people had helped a lot so the people had no savings .
But after all these pros and cons of the lockdown , the last important thing is that yes lockdown was a success as india was named in one of the country who were dealing with this crisis in a very good manner and was recognised by WHO as well for controlling the pandemic very well in lockdown , so yes the lockdown was a success .
“Hold on! Hang in there. Don’t move. I’ll help you”.Ronnie shouted. Ronnie and michael came for an adventure trip in amazon jungle along with their friends. But before they could begin the hike, their helicopter crashed. None of their friends could survive, but Ronnie and Michael jumped with parachutes at the right moment so they survived. But Michael couldn’t make it to the ground, his parachute got stuck in the trees and now he was hanging up there. Ronnie threw a rope to Michael and somehow he managed to bring him down. Both were very tired, with bruises on their body, totally devasted by what happened with their friends. Michael’s leg was cut at places while coming down. Michael and Ronnie were college friends with newly grown mustache, average physique who came here just to have fun with their friends, but destiny had some other plans. They were active trekkers and hikers but with all the required equipments but here they had nothing. They were stuck in a dangerous forest without anything to help. They sat still without uttering a word for few hours. Then finally Ronnie spoke up,”Look Michael, I know we are at heavy loss but it’s only two of us right now and we need to survive, so let’s forget everything happened”. Michael agreed with him but both of them didn’t know how to survive. They only saw such situation in TV programme but now it was in reality. It was getting dark, so they decided to light up fire. They tried wood friction technique but it didn’t work.But they kept on trying it for a hour. Finally they built a fire. They had nothing to eat, no bed to sleep on but a strong hope to survive. They climbed up a tree and slept on the branches. The night was filled with voices of wild animals. When they woke up in the morning, Michael was bit gloomy but Ronnie was full of energy. He had only one thing in mind, that’s to survive and get back home safe. Ronnie removed his shirt and made a fishing net out of it. Ronnie went to catch some fishes to eat while Michael was trying to figure out the way to get out of the jungle. Ronnie knew that there are crocodiles in the water but they had no choice. Ronnie brought some fishes to eat and they finished it within no time as they were very hungry. After having some food, they began their journey in north direction. Michael made a weapon using a stick and stone in case of emergency. They kept on walking but couldn’t find any human traces. They walked for a day but couldn’t find any human. As it was getting dark, they decided to halt. They built a temporary tent out of leaves and bushes on a branch of the tree. They lit up fire and went in their tent. When they were about to sleep, a snake came in front of Michael, it was a black mamba ready for attack. Michael got so scared that he couldn’t utter a word. He was shivering and his legs were shaking. Mamba made a move to bite, but before he could do that, Ronnie grabbed it and killed it with weapon. Michael gave a sigh of relief, but still he was shivering. Ronnie comforted him and then they went to sleep. When they woke up in the morning, their bodies were full of mosquito bites and turned red. It was burning, they were unable to handle it. So they went to nearby pond to bath. After bath they drank water from the same pond. As they drank water from the pond, both of them started vommiting. The water was polluted. They were vommiting continuously and their bodies were getting dehydrated but they kept on walking. After a while, they found a waterfall. As the water was flowing, they knew it’s safe. So they drank water from the waterfall and continued walking, their bodies were about to give up but their courage did not. Now they could see houses of tribes at a distance. They were happy and relaxed thinking they’ll survive now. But then they noticed some movement in the bushes. There was something big there for sure. Michael spotted it and asked Ronnie to run. It was a tiger. As they started running, tiger started chasing them. While running, Ronnie fell down in a puddle and his leg got stuck there. He tried to come out but failed.Michael tried pulling him out but it wasn’t enough. Ronnie said, “Michael, Don’t think of me. You just go. Run away. Nothing will happen to me”. Michael wasn’t at all ready to leave him dying. But Ronnie forced him to leave. Michael ran away and the tiger came and killed Ronnie. Michael succeeded to escape and reached the tribal area. When he reached there, he sat down and started crying. He was blaming himself for Ronnie’s death. But now, he was the only one who survived the battle. He then came home and on the next day he was everywhere in the news telling the story of his survival.
“Hey Michael, wake up! It’s time to go. The amazon trip is on”, said Ronnie. Michael woke up with disgust, then he realized it was a just a dream but the real thriller is yet to happen!…
The Indian Railways has decided to run 20 pairs of special trains from September 2 to 15 for the convenience of the candidates appearing for JEE, NEET and NDA exams in Bihar, A day after the Railways permitted NEET and JEE candidates to avail special suburban services in Mumbai on exam days.
Announcing the move, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said the facility will also be extended to students appearing for the National Defence Academy (NDA) exam.
“Indian Railways has decided to run 20 pairs of MEMU / DEMU special trains from September 2 to 15 for the convenience of candidates joining JEE Mains, NEET and NDA in Bihar,” Goyal said in a tweet.
The East Central Railway said in a press release that, the station enroute will have unreserved ticket counters and tickets can also be bought on the UTS ( unreserved ticketing system ) mobile ticketing app.
On Monday, Goyal had said the students and one guardian each will be allowed to travel on the exam days and the admit card will act as their letter of authority.
Around 8.58 lakh candidates have registered for the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE)-Main and 15.97 lakh students for NEET. These exams were earlier postponed twice in this pandemic.
While the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) is scheduled to be held on September 13, engineering entrance exam JEE-Main has been planned from September 1-6. The common NDA 2020 exam is scheduled to be held on September 6.
The Railways has suspended the passenger, mail and express train services from March 25 amid the nationwide lockdown to combat the spread of Covid-19 pandemic.
The national transporter has started to run Shramik Special trains from May 1 to transport the stranded migrant workers, pilgrims, tourists and students.
The railways also started to operate 15 pairs of special air conditioned trains from May 12 and 100 pairs of Special time tabled trains from June 1.
Following is the text of the Joint Ministerial Statement adopted during the Trilateral Ministerial Meeting on supply chain resilience held on 1.9.2020
“1. Australia’s Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment, Senator the Honourable Simon Birmingham, India’s Minister of Commerce and Industry, His Excellency Piyush Goyal, and Japan’s Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, His Excellency Kajiyama Hiroshi held a ministerial videoconference on September 1, 2020.
2. The Ministers reaffirmed their determination to take a lead in delivering a free, fair, inclusive, non-discriminatory, transparent, predictable and stable trade and investment environment and in keeping their markets open.
3. In light of the COVID-19 crisis and the recent global-scale changes in the economic and technological landscape, the Ministers underscored the necessity and potential to enhance the resiliency of supply chains in the Indo-Pacific region.
4. Recognizing the pressing need for regional cooperation on supply chain resilience in the Indo- Pacific, the Ministers shared their intention to work toward the launch of a new initiative to achieve the objective through cooperation. They instructed their officials to promptly work out the details of the new initiative for its launch later this year. The Ministers noted the important role of business and academia in realizing the objective.
5. The Ministers called for other countries in the region, which share the afore-mentioned views, to participate in the initiative.”
As a landmark achievement in Space missions, Indian Astronomers have discovered one of the farthest Star galaxies in the universe.
Sharing this information here today, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh said, it is a matter of pride that India’s first Multi-Wavelength Space Observatory “AstroSat” has detected extreme-UV light from a galaxy located 9.3 billion light-years away from Earth. The galaxy called AUDFs01 was discovered by a team of Astronomers led by Dr Kanak Saha from the Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics(IUCAA) Pune.
The importance and uniqueness of this original discovery can be made out from the fact that it has been reported in the leading international journal “Nature Astronomy” published from Britain. India’s AstroSat/UVIT was able to achieve this unique feat because the background noise in the UVIT detector is much less than one on the Hubble Space Telescope of US based NASA.
Dr Jitendra Singh has congratulated India’s Space Scientists for once again proving to the world that India’s capability in Space technology has risen to a distinguished level from where our scientists are now offering cues and giving leads to the Space scientists in other parts of the world. According to Professor ShyamTandon, the excellent spatial resolution and high sensitivity is a tribute to the hard work of the UVIT core team of scientists for over a decade.
According to Director of Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA) Dr Somak Ray Chaudhury, this discovery is a very important clue to how the dark ages of the Universe ended and there was light in the Universe. We need to know when this started, but it has been very hard to find the earliest sources of light, he said.
Pertinent to mention that India’s first Space Observatory AstroSat, which has made this discovery, was launched by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) on September 28, 2015 during the first term of the Modi Government. It was developed by a team led by ShyamTandon, Ex Emeritus Professor, IUCAA with the full support of ISRO.
The gross GST revenue collected in the month of August, 2020 is Rs. 86,449 crore of which CGST is Rs. 15,906 crore, SGST is Rs. 21,064 crore, IGST is Rs. 42,264 crore (including Rs. 19,179 crore collected on import of goods) and Cess is Rs.7,215 crore (including Rs. 673 crore collected on import of goods).
The government has settled Rs. 18,216 crore to CGST and Rs. 14,650 crore to SGST from IGST as regular settlement. The total revenue earned by Central Government and the State Governments after regular settlement in the month of August, 2020 is Rs. 34,122 crore for CGST and Rs. 35,714 crore for the SGST.
The revenues for the month are 88% of the GST revenues in the same month last year. During the month, the revenues from import of goods were 77% and the revenues from domestic transaction (including import of services) were 92% of the revenues from these sources during the same month last year. It may also be noted that the taxpayers with turnover less than Rs. 5 crore continue to enjoy relaxation in filing of returns till September.
The chart shows trends in monthly gross GST revenues during the current year. The table shows the state-wise figures of GST collected in each State during the month of August 2020 as compared to August 2019 and for the full year
Shri Piyush Goyal, Minister of Railways and Commerce & Industry held meeting with the too officials of all the states through which the dedicated freight corridor would pass. The meeting was was attended by all the top officials of Railways Board , DFCCIL including CRB and MD/DFCCIL,
Shri Goyal directed the DFFCIL management team and the States to take all possible steps to speed up the pace of works on all the sections of the Western DFC (1504 Route km) and Eastern DFC (1856 route km) . In the review meeting , progress of each individual state was discussed in detail and instructions were given to ensure smooth progress by resolving all hindrances.
During the review meeting, progress made about acquisition of land and construction of road over bridges ( ROBs )in the states were discussed and resolved. State officials were asked to expedite the process of arbitration and enforce law if there were issues like obstruction of work in any patch of work.
In order to fast track the project, it was decided to hold regular meetings with all State officials on a daily basis if need be.
During the meeting, it was decided that strict monitoring of work in all sections to be done.
Dedicated Freight Corridors (DFC) is one of the largest rail infrastructure projects a (total length of 3360 route km) undertaken by the Government of India. The overall cost is pegged at Rs 81,459 crores. DFCCIL has been set up as a special purpose vehicle to undertake planning, development, mobilization of financial resources, construction, maintenance and operation of Dedicated Freight Corridors.
In wake of the situation created by the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Government of India in May, 2020 had announced a set of economic measures under the Atma Nirbhar Bharat Package (ANBP) to help mitigate the problems of the migrant workers across the country.
Pursuant to this, with an intent to help maximum number of migrants / stranded migrant persons, and all those who were neither covered under NFSA nor under any other State PDS scheme, all over the country to meet their food-security requirements amidst the crisis situation, hereafter referred as ‘target group’, the Department of Food & Public Distribution on 15th May 2020 had liberally allocated a total quantity of about 8 LMT of food grains to all States/UTs which was communicated to all States/UTs under the “Atma Nirbhar Bharat Scheme (ANBS)” for free-of-cost distribution to all migrants / stranded migrant persons at a scale of 5 Kg per person per month for a period of 2 months i.e. 4 LMT each for the months of May and June 2020. This was subject to numbers of such ‘target group’ on the ground and this assessment was immediately made by the States and UTs by the end of May while going through the process of distribution.
The scheme had full in built flexibility to ensure that no deserving person was left out and accordingly, the on-ground responsibilities of identification of eligible migrants / stranded migrants and other needy persons and subsequently distribution of food-grains to them under this scheme was given to State/UT governments and all States/UTs were given complete freedom to issue their own guidelines and SOPs to districts/field level functionaries to identify any person who didn’t possess any central/state scheme ration card or was not able to access food-grains due to crisis.
Accordingly, rigorous efforts were made by the Food Departments of all States/UTs and many of them also collaborated with their counterpart Labour Departments, District Administrations, Civil Societies, Industrial Associations, NGOs and other welfare organizations to identify maximum of such migrants / stranded migrant persons anywhere in their State/UT in labour camps, construction sites, persons in transit, quarantine centers, shelter homes, etc. While the process of identification and distribution of food grains was steadily progressing, many States/UTs had informed that a majority of migrant persons have already left their States/UTs and may be having access to NFSA and PMGKAY food-grains in their respective State/UT where they may be having their ration cards. Thus, States/UTs collectively indicated a total population of about 2.8 Cr. such persons who could potentially benefit from the distribution of free-of-cost food-grains under the Atma Nirbhar Bharat Scheme (ANBS).
By the time assessment was made by States/UT of the magnitude of the ‘target group’, as a matter of abundant precaution, they had as per the reports available from FCI, by the end of June 2020, lifted a total quantity of about 6.38 LMT food grains. However, after assessment, the requirement was found to be about 2.8 LMT to serve approximately 2.8 Crore beneficiaries per month. As a result, no state government faced a situation where Central Govt was found under-catering to their requirement.
Again, taking a liberal and humane view, upon request of some State/UT governments, this Department extended validity of the ANBS i.e. the distribution period of the already lifted food-grains in balance with States/UTs up to the 31st of August 2020.
As per the reports available from States/UTs, a total quantity of about 2.65 LMT food grains has been successfully distributed under the scheme up to 31.08.2020 by all States/UTs combined, covering 2.35 Cr. persons in May 2020, over 2.48 Cr. persons in June 2020, about 31.43 Lakh persons in July 2020 and nearly 16 Lakh migrant persons in August 2020(About 2.65 Crore persons on an average per month for the months of May and June respectively). Therefore, having served all identified and deserving ‘target group’ the scheme has been very successful in serving about 95% of the total 2.8 Cr. migrants/stranded migrants’ population estimated by the States/UTs.
About 17 States/UTs were able to utilize 80% or more food-grains in relation to their assessment. The States/UTs are Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Bihar, Chandigarh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu And Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Puducherry, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and West Bengal.
Union Home Minister, Shri Amit Shah has said, “It is a matter of sadness and shock that Bharat Ratna Shri Pranab Mukherjee ji is not amidst us today.”
In his condolence message, Shri Amit Shah said, “For decades, Pranab da had been working true to his name in the horizon of Indian polity. He worked relentlessly to strengthen the nation. His immense contributions will never be forgotten”.
The Union Home Minister said, “As a Parliamentarian his speeches have given the nation an enriching debate, a new direction and a different point of view. Pranab da had mastered the art of keeping everyone together. When in government, he always worked with the opposition and while in opposition, he never shied away from playing the role of a constructive opposition. Whether he would frame the policy or strongly criticize its formulation, every occasion is testimony to Pranab Da’s acumen.”
“During his long and distinguished career, Pranab da left an indelible mark on many ministries including Finance, External Affairs, Defense and Commerce. Having made such a long unblemished contribution to public life, without committing even a single mistake, is itself perhaps a great achievement of Pranab Da,” said Shri Amit Shah.
Shri Amit Shah said, “By choosing Congress party as his medium of service, he made contributed invaluably to make Indian polity strong and take it in the right direction. I believe his contributions will be inspiring to all the youth aspiring for a political career.”
The Union Home Minister also said, that “When Pranab Da became the President of India, he left no stone unturned to uphold the dignity of the highest office of the land. Letting open the gates of Rashtrapati Bhawan to the common public is no mean feat. He brought prestige and great respect to the country with his practical nature, scholarly insight, knowledge of history, diplomacy and international affairs.
“Today Pranab Da is not amongst us; this will be an irreparable loss to all the citizens of the country and those are who working in public life. I believe, all aspiring politicians should minutely study Pranab Da’s life to learn how one can contribute to nation building by remaining non-controversial. May God give peace to his soul and his family the strength to bear this loss. Om Shanti Shanti Shanti”
The Commerce and Industry Minister Shri Piyush Goyal has invited the US business and industry to work with their Indian counterparts to take the bilateral trade to greater heights. Addressing the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) through a virtual conference today, ShriGoyal said that the two democracies share deep commitment with each other, at the Government, Business and people to people levels. Both countries believe in free and fair trade, and the US is India’s largest trading partner. He said that going beyond the trade, in this interconnected world, the two nations can be the resilient trusted partners in global value chain.
ShriGoyaloutlined to the members of USISPF about the steps being undertaken in the country, to facilitate industry and investments. He said that GIS-enabled land bank has been launched on pilot basis, with six states on board, which will help the investors in identifying the land and location. The Minister also mentioned about the single-window system for clearances, which is being developed in cooperation with various approving authorities and agencies at the Central, State and Municipal levels. On the issue of trade agreement between the US and India, ShriGoyal said India is ready to sign initial limited trade package, and it is upto the US to move ahead.
ShriGoyal said that the road ahead has challenges but also a number of opportunities. He said that economic activity in the country had suffered due to pandemic but there have been indications of sharp revivals. Talking about the amount of freight carried by the Indian railways, he said thatit is 4% more in August 2020 than the corresponding period of 2019. Similarly, the exports which had reached 88% in July’20 compared to July’19, the momentum has gained further speed, and the August figures, which are being finalized, seem to be looking even better. If the data from the Oil and Gems/Jewelry sectors is excluded from the total exports, the upsurge will be even more.
The Minister said that the early and strong steps taken by India to check the spread of Covid has stood the country in good stead, as the fatality rate is less that 2% and the recovery rate is above 75%. The Minister said that despite large population, people of India showed great ability to adjust with the time. He said that the lockdown period was used by the country to strengthen the health infrastructure, and the stimulus/relief package has helped the people fight the pandemic. Lauding the role and leadership of the Prime Minister, the Minister said thatShriNarendraModi is always 2 steps ahead in his planning. He expressed the confidence that India will emerge victorious, make up for the lost time, and will be back on track to achieve $5Tn economy in next 5 years, and bring prosperity to 1.3 billion people of India.
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