Offer of Award of Right to Information Fellowship

No.1/28/2010-IR
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training


North Block, New Delhi-110001
Dated March 1, 2011

 

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Ms.Shibani Ghosh, Noida
Ms.Shobha Viswanathan Iyer, Thane
Ms.Sowmya Sivakumar, Jaipur
Shri Nishikanta Mohapatra
Shri Anil Kumar Dubey

 

Subject: Offer of Award of Right to Information Fellowship


Madam,
   This has reference to advertisement regarding award of short-term fellowships for conducting research on issues relating to Right to Information, published in various newspapers on 24' December, 2010 and your application in regard to the same.

   2. I am pleased to inform you that on the basis of your application you have been selected for award of RTI fellowship for the year 2010-11. The terms and conditions of the fellowship and the bond that is to be signed about RTI fellowships is enclosed alongwith this offer letter. The final award letter will be issued subject to your acceptance of the terms and conditions, signing of the bond, fulfillment of other formalities such as obtaining NOC from your present employer and participating in the Orientation Workshop detailed subsequently.

   3.An Orientation Workshop for the selected fellows will be held in New Delhi in the 2nd or 3rd week of March, 2011. Date and venue of the workshop' will be intimated to you later. You are requested to attend the Workshop alongwith details of specific deliverables which you will submit at the end of each month during the fellowship period, which would be suitably incorporated in the fellowship letter. Participants who are residing outside NCR region would be reimbursed 2nd class AC train fare on production of tickets and reimbursement of food bills not exceeding Rs.200 for one day for participation in the Workshop.

   4. You are requested to confirm the acceptance of the award to the undersigned by fax at telephone number 011-23093022 or by e-mail- saritanair66@gmail.com at the earliest.


Yours faithfully,
s/d
(Sarita Nair)
Under Secretaly to the Govt. of India

Maharashtra govt to provide 50 per cent reservation to women in local bodies

 

The Maharashtra cabinet has approved a proposal for 50 per cent reservation for women in local self-government bodies in the state. Speaking to reporters after the cabinet meeting held in Mumbai on Wednesday, Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan said that a bill in this regard will be introduced in the ensuing budget session of the state legislature.

NCP, a coalition partner in the Congress-led State Government, had already proposed an increase in the quota for women in local bodies from 33 to 50 per cent.

NCP chief and Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar had recently asked his party activists to pursue the demand vigorously.

source http://www.newsonair.com/news.asp?cat=state&id=ST5366

Free local train travel for school, college going girls


In a Women's Day gift, Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee announced free monthly seasonal tickets -- for local travel -- to girls till their college level education.

"All girl up to college level will get free monthly seasonal tickets," she said in the Rajya Sabha, winding up a discussion on the Rail Budget 2011-12.

Besides, the minister announced setting up vocational training centres for girls.

With the Upper House returning it, the Rail budget received Parliament's nod. The Lok Sabha has already passed the budget which did not impose any hike in fare or freight charges.

source-indian exp