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Shimla MC Polls 2017: Reservation details among 34 wards released, May 1 last date to submit objections

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State Election Commission and Deputy Commissioner, Shimla would remain open on April 30, 2017 and May 1, 2017 in order to receive claims and objections.

SHIMLA– For Shimla Municipal Corporation elections 2017, the Governor of Himachal Pradesh has notified the reservation among the thirty four (34) wards in the municipal areas of the Shimla. The date and schedule for elections is still to be notified.  The number of wards has been delimited to 34 from 25 in 2012.  SMC is one of the oldest Municipal Corporation of India. This year, the SMC polls will be held in indirect manner where councilors will elect the Mayor and Deputy Mayor. In 2012, the direct elections were held for SMC in which public had given chance to CPI(M) by electing Sanjay Chauhan as the Mayor and Tikendar Panwar as Deputy Mayor of SMC. However, government has again switched the mode to indirect from direct.  This year, the candidates will be fighting without party symbols.  

Reservation Details for all 35 wards

Ward General Un-reserved Schedule Caste
1. Bharari Female    
2. Ruldu Bhatta   Un-reserved  
3. Kaithu   Un-reserved  
4. Annadale     Female
5. Summer Hill Female    
6. Totu   Un-reserved  
7. Majiath   Un-reserved  
8. Boileauganj Female    
9. Kachi Ghatti   Un-reserved  
10. Tuti Kandi-Badai   Un-reserved  
11. Nabha     Female
12. Phagli     Male
13. Krishna Nagar     Male
14. Ram Bazar   Un-reserved  
15. Lower Bazar   Un-reserved  
16. Jakhoo Woman Female    
17. Benmore Female    
18. Engine Ghar Female    
19. Sanjauli Chowk   Un-reserved  
20. Upper Dhalli Female    
21. Lower Dhalli   Un-reserved  
22. Shanti Vihar Female    
23. Bhattakufar Female    
24. Sangti Female    
25. Malyana   Un-reserved  
26. Pantha Ghati   Un-reserved  
27. Kasumpati   Un-reserved  
28. Chhotta Shimla Female    
29. Vikas Nagar     Female
30. Kangna Dhar Female    
31. Pateog Female    
32. New Shimla   Un-reserved  
33. Khalini     Male
34. Kanlog Woman Female    

Earlier, the voters list released for SMC polls faced widespread criticism for its discrepancies. The voters were either missing or were shifted to other wards. After the criticism, the Deputy Commissioner of Shimla, who is also the Returning Officer for polls, had released revised list. As per the revised list, the number of voters in Malyana ward was increased from 171 to 481, while Bhattakuffar (855) and upper Dhalli (880) are the only wards with less than 1,000 voters.

In Krishnanagar ward, the number of voters was reduced to 3,803 from the previous 4,105, while the wards with more than 3,000 voters include Khalini (3,520), Rulduibhatta (3,393), Vikasnagar (3,143) and Annandale (3,137). As per the revised list, the number of voters is now 75,843 in the SMC polls.

However, even the revised poll lists didn’t appear justified to parties. The parties claim that names of thousands of voters are still missing.

On the other other hand, the High Court of Himachal Pradesh while disposing of the matter regarding preparation of electoral rolls has directed that the State Election Commission and Deputy Commissioner, Shimla would remain open on April 30, 2017 and May 1, 2017 in order to receive claims and objections. A spokesperson of the State Election Commission said that any eligible person could submit his claim/objection on the above said dates in these offices, so that they can exercise their right to franchise in the ensuing elections to SMC.

The final voters’ lists will be published on May 4.

As per 2011 census, the population of the SMC area has rose from 1, 42,553 in 2001 to 1,69,578. Considering the increase in the population in the various wards, the number of wards was increased this year.

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HP Govt Employees to Get Higher Pay Scale on Completion of Two Years of Service: CM Jairam

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Shimla-Himachal Pradesh Government employees working in different departments before January 3, 2022, would be given a higher scale at par with other employees on completion of two years tenure of regular service. A higher pay scale was also announced for the Junior Office Assistants (IT) on completion of two years of regular service.

Chief Minister Jairam Thakur made these announcements during the Karamchari Maha Sammelan of the Himachal Pradesh Non-Gazetted Employees Federation at the hotel Peterhof on Sunday.

He appreciated the role played by the employee especially frontline workers in the battle against the pandemic.

He said most of the government employees in the state have been given revised pay scales and on average, every employee has got the benefit of a 12 to 15 percent salary hike. There has also been an increase in the pension of about 1.50 lakh pensioners of the state. The financial benefits of Rs. 7801 crore have been given to state government employees and pensioners from the year 2018 to 2022. The pensioners who retired before 2016 are getting the benefit of a 15 to 20 percent increase in the pension while around 40 thousand pensioners who retired after 2016 would be benefitted soon, he said.

He said the daily wages were Rs. 210 in the year 2017 which has been increased by the present state government to Rs. 350. Similarly, 12 per cent interim relief annually has been provided to government employees and pensioners during the present government’s tenure. He said the Himachal government has provided Dearness Allowance to its employees and pensioners on the lines of Punjab and Central governments from the due date. The Punjab government has given only 5 percent interim relief to the employees while the Himachal government has provided 21 percent interim relief to its employees.

“Out of the total interim relief amount given to the employees and pensioners amounting to about Rs. 6500 crore, Rs. 3500 crore has been paid during the tenure of our government” added the Chief Minister.

He said that the state government has increased the government contribution for NPS employees from 10 percent to 14 percent benefitting more than one lakh employees. The NPS employees are being given the benefits of retirement and death gratuity at par with employees falling under the old pension scheme. The government has also increased the upper limit of death gratuity from Rs. 10 lakh to Rs. 20 lakh.

The Chief Minister said the state government has also increased the honorarium of para-workers working in various departments. The salary of outsource workers has been hiked by Rs 1,500 per month.

Non-Gazetted Employees Federation President Ashwani Thakur thanked the Chief Minister for providing various financial and other benefits to different categories of government employees.

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Most Covid Restrictions to be Lifted From March 31, Mask and Hand Hygiene to Continue

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New Delhi-The Centre has issued a notification to the States informing that the provisions of the Disaster Management (DM) Act, 2005 will not be invoked in the country after March 31. The Union Health Ministry said that the use of face masks and following hand hygiene will continue.

It implies that most of the Covid-related rules and restrictions would end.

Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla issued the notification which said that the decision was taken following the overall improvement in the situation and the preparedness of the government in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic.

However, local authorities and State police can still invoke fines and criminal cases against persons violating COVID-19 norms under the Indian Penal Code (IPC), a senior government official said.

The DM Act was invoked on March 24, 2020, due to the pandemic

“Over the last seven weeks or so there has been a steep decline in the number of cases. The total caseload in the country stands at 23,913 only and the daily positivity rate has declined to 0.28%. It is also worth mentioning that with the combined efforts, a total of 181.56 Cr vaccine doses have been administered,” the notification said.

“I would like to mention that in view of the nature of the disease, we still need to remain watchful of the situation. Wherever any surge in the number of cases is observed, the States/UTs may consider taking prompt and proactive action at a local level, as advised by MoHFW (Health Ministry) from time to time,” the notification said.

The Indian government had issued various guidelines and measures for the first time on March 24, 2020, under the Disaster Management Act to curb the COVID-19 situation in the country, which have been modified several times thereafter.

India currently has 23,087 active COVID-19 cases and recorded 1,778 new cases and 62 deaths in the last 24 hours. The daily positivity rate has also declined to 0.28%.

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HP Cabinet Decisions: Country Liquor Made Cheaper in New Excise Policy, Read All Decisions

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hp cABINET DECISIONS MARCH 20,2022

Shimla-A meeting of the Himachal Pradesh Cabinet was held on March 20, 2022, under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur.

The excise policy for the financial year 2022-23 was approved. Approval was also given for the renewal of retail excise vends in the state for the financial year 2022-23 at the renewal fees of 4% of the value of unit/vend.

The State Government said that wants to enhance the government revenue and curb the smuggling of country liquor from the neighbouring states by a reduction in its price.

The brands of Country Liquor will be cheaper as license fees have been reduced. This will help in providing good quality liquor at a cheaper rate to the consumers.

In the new excise policy, the 15% fixed quota of country liquor for manufacturers and bottlers to be supplied to the retail licensees has been abolished. According to the government, this step will give the retail licensees to lift their quota from the suppliers of their choice and further assure the supply of good quality country liquor at competitive prices. The MRP of country liquor will be cheaper by 16% of the existing price.

In this year’s policy, the Gaudhan Vikas Nidhi Fund has been enhanced by Re.1/- from the existing Rs.1.50 to Rs.2.50.

The fixed annual license fee of Bars has been rationalized by abolishing the area-specific slabs of license fee. Now throughout the State, there will be uniform license slabs based upon the room capacity in hotels.

Rates of the annual fixed license fee of Bars in the tribal areas has been reduced considerably.

Further, all the above stakeholders will have to install CCTV cameras at their establishments as it was made mandatory for them.

Wholesale vends and retail vends, the penalty provisions under the H.P. Excise Act, 2011 have been made more stringent.

An end to end online Excise Administration System would be established in Himachal Pradesh, the government said.

HP Government estimates a collection of Rs 2131 crore revenue during the year, which will be Rs. 264 crores higher than the financial year 2021-22 – growth of 14% in state excise revenues.

The Cabinet also gave its nod to amend Himachal Pradesh Disaster Relief Manual-2012 to include deaths due to biting of honey bees, hornet and wasps, accidental drowning and deaths due to accidents of vehicles (including land, water and air) under this Manual.

The Cabinet gave its approval for filling up 11 posts of ‘A’ Class Tehsildar in Revenue Department through direct recruitment on regular basis through Himachal Pradesh Public Service Commission.

HP State Toll Policy 2022-23

The HP Cabinet also gave its nod to HP State Toll Policy for the year 2022-23 which envisages auction cum tender for all the toll barriers in the State. During the year 2021-22, toll revenue has registered a growth of 20 percent of the previous year’s revenue.

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