Jasmine Shah has challenged the recommendations of Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to remove him from the post of Vice Chairperson of the Dialogue and Development Commission and restrict him from discharging functions.

The Delhi High court on Tuesday adjourned the hearing on the plea of Vice Chairman of the Dialogue and Development Commission (DDC) Jasmine Shah challenging the recommendation of Lieutenant Governor Vinay Kumar Saxena.

Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena has asked Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to remove Jasmine Shah from the post of Vice Chairman of the Dialogue and Development Commission (DDC) for allegedly misusing his office for political purposes. New Delhi:  Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena has asked Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to... The post appeared first on .

In the order dated November 17, the Lt Governor also directed the Chief Minister to restrict Jasmine Shah from "discharging his duties" as the vice chairman of DDC and from using any "privilege and facilities" associated with the office of Vice Chairman, DDC with immediate effect till a "decision is taken by CM" in this regard.

New Delhi [India], September 2 (ANI): Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena on Thursday hit out at Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, saying he had flagged issues including "anomalies in excise policy" and "files not being signed by CM" as part of his duties towards people of the national capital but the "response has been nothing but subterfuge amounting to the defence of the indefensible and abusive personal attack on me".

New Delhi [India], August 31 (ANI): Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena has decided to take legal action against Aam Aadmi Party leaders Saurabh Bhardwaj, Atishi, Durgesh Pathak and Jasmine Shah among others "for highly defamatory and false allegations of corruption by them, attributed to his tenure as Chairman of Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC)," LG House officials said.

New Delhi Apr 24 PTI The Delhi government will hold a stakeholder consultation on Tuesday on the formulation of a cloud kitchen policy announced in its annual budget for 2022-23Several cloud kitchen operators and food delivery aggregators have been invited to the session to be chaired by Dialogue and Development Commission DDC vice-chairman Jasmine Shah said an official statementCloud kitchens have a huge potential to attract investments increase the market size of the food and beverages sector and generate large-scale direct and indirect jobs Shah saidThe consultation organised by the DDC in collaboration with the industries department aims at understanding the various challenges faced by Delhis cloud kitchen operators and exploring the potential and viability of setting up cloud kitchen clusters across the cityThe government is deliberating upon the provision of land and other incentives to cloud kitchens easing of licence regulations for such units and setting up of cloud kitchen clusters with plug and play features across different land parcels in Delhi the statement saidThe number of cloud kitchens in Delhi is growing at a rate of over 20 per cent every year There are more than 20000 cloud kitchens currently active in the city which provide direct employment to around 200000 people and indirect employment to at least 50000 it saidCloud kitchens are set to be a USD 2 billion industry in India by 2024 up from USD 400 million in 2019As cloud kitchens prepare and deliver food at the customers doorstep after taking orders via online food ordering platforms they can operate at a fraction of a traditional restaurant space it added PTI VIT IJT

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 27 PTI The Dialogue and Development Commission of Delhi in collaboration with World Resources Institute India will on Monday launch the Residential Electric Vehicle EV Charging Guidebook to simplify and enable the adoption of EV charging in all types of residential areas in the city an official statement said The document guides residential societies in understanding the importance of EV charging details the processes involved in planning installing and managing EV charging stations in the parking space of the societies the statement on Sunday said The document also addresses some of the common concerns such as lack of space capital investment power load management etc and shares the best practices for RWAs it added On the occasion Delhi Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot will also inaugurate two EV chargers at Pockets B C Vasant Kunj installed under the Delhi governments single-window facility The statement said that through the guidebook the Delhi government seeks to encourage all residential societies planned colonies DDA flats Cooperative Group Housing Societies government housing societies and employer housing to join hands with it in promoting electric vehicles by adopting EV charging in their residential societies By launching this step-by-step guidebook the Delhi government will become the first state government in India to make RWAs and residential areas an integral part of the EV movement RWAs across Delhi have expressed their interest to Delhi government of joining the EV revolution This guidebook will facilitate that journey and enable the people of Delhi to access EV charging points in colonies all over Delhi DDC vice chairperson Jasmine Shah said in the statement It also quoted executive director integrated transport WRI India Amit Bhatt as saying According to the US Department of Energy over 80 percent of EV charging happens at home Therefore having home charging is a must for scaling up EV and with the launch of this guidebook the Delhi government has closed the loop for developing the EV charging infrastructure for Delhi The Delhi government had announced the Delhi Electric Vehicle Policy in August 2020 with a vision to promote the adoption of electric vehicles in the city and to make Delhi the EV capital of India The policy aims to improve Delhis air quality by driving the transition to electric vehicles so that they can reach 25 of all new vehicle registrations by 2024 In line with this vision the government has taken several steps including directing all residential institutions with a parking capacity of 100 or more vehicles to reserve 5 of their parking space for EVs with suitable EV chargers with a minimum output of 33KW the statement said The Delhi Government also provides a grant of 100 per cent for the purchase of charging equipment up to INR 6000 per charging point for the first 30000 charging points as well as a special EV tariff for EV charging the statement said Owing to these progressive decisions Delhi is witnessing a rapid transition to electric vehicles Between September and November 2021 EVs accounted for 9 per cent of the vehicle sales in Delhi while the national average was 16 per cent the statement said PTI AKM CJ CJ

New Delhi Jan 27PTI Gearing up to present its annual financial statement for 2022-23 as Swaraj Budget the Delhi government has received over 1000 suggestions on different aspects of boosting the economy of the city that has been hit by disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic officials said on Wednesday The Delhi government is also going to engage interns to work on framing the budget which is likely to be presented in the assembly in March an officials said For its Swaraj Budget the government has sought feedback from the people on how to boost the economy expand trade and business attract buyers to Delhis markets and increasing income of Delhiites among other issues We have so far received over 1000 suggestions and more are expected by February when the window closes said Jasmine Shah vice chairman of the Delhi governments think tank Dialogue and Development CommissionDDC The people have also been requested to give their feedback on how to create jobs reduce pollution make Delhi a neat and clean city how to improve womens safety and ensure healthcare and education access to all she said Shah said the DDC is also going to engage 15 interns for two months who will work on framing of the budget Those interested may send their applications by February 1 We will have a meeting after February 15 with the Finance Department of the government to discuss the feedback received so that it can be reflected in the upcoming budget she said Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia who is also the finance minister had said earlier this week said that the Kejriwal government was conducting surveys to find ways to boost the capitals economy and increase job opportunities during the times of COVID-19 Delhi Budget 2022-23 will bring back the derailed economy of the city on track and foster economic growth he had said The upcoming budget would be very important for industrial development and will focus on developing Delhi as a hub for business and services Different schemes of public welfare including education health electricity clean drinking water would also be focussed on in the budget he had said PTI VIT AAR