Parliament Winter Session 2022 HIGHLIGHTS: Rs 3,723.38 Crore Spent On Advertisement Over 5 Years, Says Govt
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Both Houses adjourned till 11 am tomorrow.
The government has spent a total of Rs 3,723.38 crore on the advertisement for its policies and programmes over the past five years through the Central Bureau of Communication, Rajya Sabha was informed on Thursday.
In a written reply, Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur said the expenditure on advertisements and publicity has not increased over the past five years.
According to the data shared by the government, Rs 1,220.89 crore was spent on advertisements in 2017-18 while an expenditure of Rs 1,106.88 crore was incurred in 2018-19, which was ahead of the general elections of 2019.
The government spent Rs 627.67 crore in 2019-20; Rs 349.09 crore in 2020-21 and Rs 264.78 crore in 2021-22, Thakur said. (PTI)
The committee formed in 2014 said in its report that there are many such tribes in the country who have been historically omitted. The original tribes which should be included in this list: Lok Sabha MPs during the discussion on the Constitution (ST) Order (Second Amendment) Bill 2022.
The dropout rate of girls from schools saw a decline since 2014 while PG seats have almost doubled, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Thursday.
"The number of MBBS seats has recorded an increase of 87 per cent. Eight years ago, there were 53,000 seats, which have now grown to 96,000," Mandaviya said.
In the same period, postgraduate medical seats have increased from 31,000 to 63,000, recording a 105 per cent increase, he said, adding that medical colleges have also increased from 387 in 2014 to 648 in 2022. (PTI)
The number of MBBS seats has increased by 87 per cent and that of PG by 105 per cent in the last eight years, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Thursday.
While interacting with reporters outside Parliament, Mandaviya emphasised that since 2014, several steps have been taken to ease access to quality education in the country for the younger generation. (PTI)
Congress-led Opposition staged a walkout from Lok Sabha after they were not satisfied with the response by Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on the petrol price hike.
The Rajya Sabha was adjourned for 15 minutes after an uproar on Bihar hooch deaths by treasury benches and some other issues raised by the Opposition.
As the Winter Session of Parliament in underway, three bills are scheduled for consideration and passing in Lok Sabha.
The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Second Amendment) Bill, 2022 -The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Third Amendment) Bill, 2022 -The Anti-Maritime Piracy Bill, 2019 are slated to be tabled in the House for discussion.
Meanwhile, a short discussion on global warming is on cards for today in Rajya Sabha, reported PTI.
Congress MP Pramod Tiwari gave Suspension of Business Notice in Rajya Sabha under Rule 267 to discuss "misuse of CBI, ED and other govt agencies against political rivals and others."
Communist Party of India MP P Santhosh Kumar has given Zero Hour Notice in Rajya Sabha to discuss the need to reinstate concession to senior citizens in Railways.
Bharatiya Janata Party MP, Biplab Deb Kumar has given Zero Hour notice in Rajya Sabha to discuss the need to open border-haat onn Tripura-Bangladesh border.
Congress MP Manish Tewari has given an adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha to discuss border situation with China, reported ANI.
Aam Aadmi Party MP, Raghav Chadha has given a suspension of business notice in Rajya Sabha under Rule 267 to discuss "Central Government’s attempts to interfere in appointments to higher judiciary and delays/obstructions in judicial appointments," reported ANI.
The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday passed the New Delhi International Arbitration Centre (Amendment) Bill, 2022, which was tabled by Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju in the House. Under the new bill, the New Delhi International Arbitration Centre will now be renamed as India International Arbitration Centre, reported PTI.
Background
Parliament Winter Session LIVE: Hello and welcome to ABP Live Parliament Winter Session LIVE blog. Follow this space for latest updates on Parliament winter session. On Wednesday, the Parliament passed a bill to rename the New Delhi Arbitration Centre as the India International Arbitration Centre, reported news agency PTI.
Tabled by Union Law Minister in Rajya Sabha, the New Delhi International Arbitration Centre (Amendment) Bill, 2022 was passed in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. The bill was already passed in Lok Sabha in August 2022 which expands this to include the conduct of other forms of alternative dispute resolution besides arbitration.
Uproar was caused by Opposition on Wednesday also as it demanded discussion on the fresh clash between Indian and Chinese troops at the Tawang sector in Arunchal Pradesh along the Line of Actual Control. 17 Opposition parties staged a walkout from the Rajya Sabha accusing the government of not holding discussion on the clash.
Congress, Rashtriya Janata Dal, Aam Aadmi Party, MDMK, Communist Party of India (Marxist), CPI, Janata Dal-United, DMK, Trinamool Congress, and Telugu Desam Party were among the 17 parties that walked out from the House during 'Zero Hour', reported news agency ANI.
Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge among other Opposition leaders raised the issue to hold a detailed discussion on the clash when the House assembled for the day and Deputy Chairman Harivansh allowed 'Zero Hour' so that parliamentarians could raise their issues.
Responding to the question of not conducting census yet, the Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai replied that the intent of the government for conducting Census 2021 was notified in the Gazette of India on March 28, 2019. Due to outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic, the Census 2021 and the related field activities have been postponed until further orders. The date of freezing the boundaries of administrative units has been extended upto December 31, 2022, as per a report by ANI.
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