New Delhi Apr 18 PTI To promote entrepreneurship among women the Delhi government on Monday entered into an agreement with the Delhi Skill and Entrepreneurship University to provide them state of the art training An memorandum of understanding was signed by the director of the Women and Child Development Department WCD and the Delhi Skill and Entrepreneurship University DSEU Registrar in the presence of WCD Minister Kailash Gahlot This MoU is helping to launch an era of women entrepreneurs through skilling and giving them a platform to innovate their own livelihood ideas Gahlot said He said that this journey is not just to empower women through providing them opportunities but also to educate them to empower themselves and generations to come I am hopeful for impressive outcomes that will result from this partnership The Delhi government is highly focused on creating employment which was heavily reflected in our Rozgar Budget this year too Gahlot said According to the WCD department 120 anganwadi hub centres will act as training-cum-business incubation centres for women entrepreneurs and for women micro-entrepreneurship programmes One hundred women micro-entrepreneurial ventures will be supported under the programme and the capacity building of more than 2500 women at anganwadis will be trained to move up the economic ladder Anchored in the departments Samriddhi Project the MoU aims to undertake the Women Entrepreneurship Development Program to train existing and new women entrepreneurs in Delhi for establishing their own enterprise using the platform of DWCDs Saheli Samanvay Kendra SSK Anganwadi Hubs The SSK is an intervention developed during the period of the COVID-19 pandemic for facilitating collective action to address socio-economic needs of women girls and children through more effective utilization of anganwadis Principal Secretary WCD Pro Vice Chancellor DSEU and other senior officials from WCD and DSEU were present during the signing of the MoU PTI ABU ABU ANB ANB

New Delhi [India], April 7 (ANI): Delhi Government is set to become the first in the country to provide subsidies on e-cycles with a view to improve last-mile connectivity and delivery, Delhi's Transport and Revenue Minister Kailash Gahlot said on Thursday.

New Delhi [India], April 1 (ANI): The Delhi Government has started an intensive enforcement drive for bus drivers and those of goods carriage vehicles to ensure their adherence to the lane discipline from Friday.

New Delhi [India], March 29 (ANI): Delhi Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot, on Tuesday, announced the implementation of strict lane rules for private buses, goods carriers from April 01, 2022, in the Delhi Assembly.

New Delhi [India], March 7 (ANI): Delhi Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot flagged off as many as 100 new CNG buses and one electric bus from the DTC Indraprastha depot on Monday.

New Delhi Feb 28 PTI Delhi Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot on Monday released the Residential EV Charging Handbook which will help Delhiites to get step-by-step guidelines to install charging points for electric vehicles on their premises according to an official statementThe initiative will increase affordability and access of EV chargers to common citizens and make the installation process hassle-freeThe statement said with the release of the handbook Delhi becomes the first state in India to make residential societies and resident welfare associations RWAs an integral part of its EV missionGahlot along with Dialogue and Development Commission of Delhi DDC Vice-Chairperson Jasmine Shah also inaugurated an EV-charging station under the single-window facility at RWA Vasant KunjThe minister said the guidebook will ensure that the citizens are well informed about the charging infrastructure installation and the benefits being provided by the governmentThrough our comprehensive EV policy we are not only providing demand incentives such as purchase subsidies and interest subventions but we have also ensured incentives for EV infrastructure development Gahlot was quoted as saying in the statementThe guidebook addresses the common concerns of the RWAs like space planning not limiting to the present EVs choosing the right mix of EV chargers power load management etcUnder the Switch Delhi campaign the government has developed a single-window facility for the citizens to apply for the installation of EV-charging points and avail the subsidy from the comfort of their homes without any hassle the statement saidWith the subsidy one can buy a 33-KW LEVAC charger for less than Rs 2500 compared to the existing market price of the charger of over Rs 8500 it addedAs part of the initiative the three DISCOMs -- BRPL BYPL and TPDDL -- have already empanelled more than 10 EV charger vendors which will be providing trusted and certified chargers to the citizens in accordance with the standards stipulated by the governmentOne can submit a request for EV charging point installation in less than five minutes along with an EV charging connection if required through the respective DISCOMs Switch Delhi web pageThe government has mandated an electricity rate of Rs 45 per unit for all such EV connections which is among the lowest in the country the statement saidUnder the initiative more than 100 requests have already been received by the three DISCOMs and installation of 19 EV charging points have already been completed comprising both private and semi-public usages it addedThe Delhi government had launched a comprehensive EV policy on August 7 2020 with a vision to promote faster adoption of electric vehicles in the city and to make Delhi the EV capital of IndiaShah said the release of the guidebook is an important step to facilitate this activity and Delhi has become the first state in the country to make residential societies and RWAs an integral part of its EV mission PTI AKM RC

New Delhi Feb 23 PTI Delhi Government websites will be redeveloped as a one-stop solution for all government information and services and will be linked with social media and communication channels to increase transparency an official statement said on Wednesday The websites will be integrated with all major Delhi government social media profiles and live updates on policies it said The decision was taken during the review meeting by Delhis Information Technology Minister Kailash Gahlot Gahlot said that user-friendly interface for all websites will be developed and it will be more dynamic interactive with help of Chatbot integrations and enhanced security features Government websites will have advanced search options and visitors grievances and suggestions portals he said in the statement Gahlot said that government websites have a stereotypical notion of being outdated and difficult to manoeuvre linked to them and it is about to be changed Linking websites to our social media and communication channels will not just make it more interactive for the user but also increase transparency and accountability in the way the government functions I am confident that once the revamped websites go live the users will have a great experience navigating our websites Gahlot said in the statement He also said that the government is also working on creating feedback mechanism for all its services which will help in receiving alerts in case any service is not working as expected The current interface occasionally shows errors and the server crashes when there is a heavy influx especially in the event where a new scheme is being launched The new website will also see more interactive features like IoT Internet of Things Chatbot Integration enhanced security features for in-house and external links better and advanced search options and visitors grievances and suggestions portals the statement saidWe are aware of some Delhi government sites reporting issues and the department is working on a war footing to get the websites up and running it added PTI AKM RCJ RCJ

New Delhi Jan 31 PTI Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday handed over compensation to farmers whose crops were damaged due to unseasonal rains in October last yearHe also announced that a survey to assess loss to mustard and other crops in January will be started soon to fix compensationStating that no country or state can prosper if it doesnt honour and help farmers Kejriwal noted that Punjab is yet to compensate farmers for crop lossThe pink bollworm infested cotton crops of Punjab where the state government announced a mere Rs 12000 per acre compensation and hasnt paid even that amount he saidHe said his government adopted a simple formula for fixing compensation to avoid any problems in its payment In case of less than 70 percent losses 70 percent compensation and 100 percent compensation in case of over 70 percent loss has been fixed at the rate of Rs 20000 per acre he saidThe chief minister said he was like a son and brother of farmers in Delhi and the doors of his government were always open for themAn amount of Rs 5535 crore will be distributed for an approximate area of 30000 acres crops which were damaged due to unseasonal rain in October said a government statementKejriwal said farmers figured nowhere in the governance in Delhi before AAP came to power citing how a chief minister in 2013 expressed surprise that farming was practised in the national capitalA CM who ruled for 15 years did not know that farming takes place in Delhi It showed how the farmers were absent from the whole governance system of Delhi You couldnt expect the government to help the farmers when the CM did not know they existed The AAP after coming to power in Delhi ensured payment of compensation to farmers of Rs 20000 per acre The amount was transferred within 2-3 months to their accounts he saidThe chief minister handed over bank cheques of compensation amounts to the farmers in a ceremony held at Delhi Secretariat Kejriwal went down the stage to hand over cheque to an elderly farmer who found it difficult to manage the stairsThe chief minister noted that some states even paid as low as Rs 10-20 to the farmers suffering crop losses saying it was an insult rather than helpHe said the Delhi government has paid respectable amounts that ranged from over two lakh to three and half lakh in case of some affected farmersRevenue Minister Kailash Gahlot and Chief Secretary Vijay Dev hoped that the officers concerned will ensure earliest payment of compensation amounts to the affected farmersArvind Kejriwal is the only Chief Minister in the country who understands the plight of farmers and supports them when they are in trouble No government in the country has ever paid a compensation of Rs 20000 per acre Gahlot saidThe eligibility conditions for compensation laid down that the claimant must be a recorded owner of the land that must not be vested with Gram Sabha Farm Houses which are in the nature of plots with pukka boundary walls will not be entitled for it said the statement PTI VIT TDS TDS

राजस्थान : कांग्रेस की पूर्व सांसद जमुना देवी बारूपाल का दिल का दौरा पड़ने से निधन हो गया है। उनका जन्म 15 अगस्त, 1934 में श्रीगंगानगर में हुआ था। उन्होंने देर रात अस्पताल में अंतिम सांस ली। जमुना देवी के पुत्र महेंद्र बारूपाल ने बताया कि हाल ही में उनका पैर फ्रैक्चर हुआ था, जिसका […]

New Delhi Jan 20 PTI In view of providing all necessary information on electric vehicles EVs in the national capital on a single platform the Delhi government launched a dedicated portal on Thursday The governments httpsevdelhigovin contains information on EV models available in the market savings and charging facility among others Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot said at the launch event adding that the Delhi government wanted to give a user-friendly interactive and resourceful platform to the public This new website will be able to provide all required information to potential EV consumers and keep up to date with sales and daily growing charging infrastructure data too Gahlot said The website also provides information on location of charging stations and specification of the chargers Currently Delhi has 377 charging points at 170 locations and the number is increasing The website will also provide real-time updated numbers to the users according to a statement issued by the transport department The portal also features EV calculator that gives an estimate of the savings on fuel by a specific EV in comparison to its equivalent conventional vehicle It enables the consumers to make a rational choice and identify the cost reduction that an EV can provid Gahlot said Besides the price brand and range provided by a given EV the portals dashboard also carries updates on Delhis EV ecosystem including sales and uptake of vehicle in Delhi in real-time The website also has a feedback and grievance section where stakeholders can give their suggestions Especially for grievances and requests an auto-generated e-mail will be sent to the consumer as well the transport department the statement mentioned PTI VIT CJ CJ