MONTH THAT WAS
Wages on spot for rural jobs
Concerned over delayed payments under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), the Rural development Ministry may ask the banks to appoint agents who deliver the wages on the spot.
It is exploring the possibility of using for the purpose for ‘correspondents’ who are appointed by the banks for door-to-door collection of deposits and disbursal of loans in the rural area. The idea will be tried first in Orissa. To cut down the corruption, the Ministry has forced opening of the bank accounts of NREGA beneficiaries and the wages are deposited directly to these accounts. Tamil Nadu is the only state that is still doing out the wages in cash, it has now dawned on the ministry that the rural job seekers are shunning the NREGA works as they are not getting money after every days work which is essential for their survival needs. Banks do not have branches in each and every village where the NREGA works are started and as such the disbursal of wages get delayed.
It is exploring the possibility of using for the purpose for ‘correspondents’ who are appointed by the banks for door-to-door collection of deposits and disbursal of loans in the rural area. The idea will be tried first in Orissa. To cut down the corruption, the Ministry has forced opening of the bank accounts of NREGA beneficiaries and the wages are deposited directly to these accounts. Tamil Nadu is the only state that is still doing out the wages in cash, it has now dawned on the ministry that the rural job seekers are shunning the NREGA works as they are not getting money after every days work which is essential for their survival needs. Banks do not have branches in each and every village where the NREGA works are started and as such the disbursal of wages get delayed.
Prachanda Secretly meets Chinese Official?
KATHMANDU: Nepal’s Maoist chief Prachanda made a sudden visit to Hong Kong and secretly met key Chinese officials "to lobby for dismantling the present dispensation" in the country, a Nepalese daily has claimed. The daily ‘Sri Commander’ claimed that Prachanda had gone to Hong Kong, a Special Administrative Region of China, on a four-day visit to meet high-level Chinese officials. Prachanda had air-dashed to Hong Kong, close on the heels of the visit of Foreign Minister Sujata Koirala to China, the paper said, where she had blamed "the Maoists’ irresponsible activities" for the stalled peace process and the constitution drafting in Nepal. The Maoist leader secretly met important officials from China "to lobby for dismantling the present dispensation," the paper said.
KATHMANDU: Nepal’s Maoist chief Prachanda made a sudden visit to Hong Kong and secretly met key Chinese officials "to lobby for dismantling the present dispensation" in the country, a Nepalese daily has claimed. The daily ‘Sri Commander’ claimed that Prachanda had gone to Hong Kong, a Special Administrative Region of China, on a four-day visit to meet high-level Chinese officials. Prachanda had air-dashed to Hong Kong, close on the heels of the visit of Foreign Minister Sujata Koirala to China, the paper said, where she had blamed "the Maoists’ irresponsible activities" for the stalled peace process and the constitution drafting in Nepal. The Maoist leader secretly met important officials from China "to lobby for dismantling the present dispensation," the paper said.
Issues & Concerns (R) & SDM College of Business Management Organise
ELOCUTION COMPETITION
On 3rd Oct. 2009. SDM College of Bu
ssiness Management Mangalore, jointly with ISSUES & CONCERNS organised an inter collegiate elocution competition at the College conference hall. The degree students of Mangalore city colleges participated in the competition. The subject was "Small Scale Industries as a catalyst of Socio-Economic Growth."
Young students were effective in communicating with powerful language skill. They had studied the subject in depth and presented their views convincingly. Interestingly one of the student was from Jammu & Kashmir, who threw light on some of the areas of local industry unknown and uncovered by national media. Over two hours, elocution competition was a learning experience to the moderate audience of a Saturday afternoon.
The competition began with an inaugural address by Dr. Devaraj, Director/Principal of SDM College of Business Management. In his address Dr. Devraj highlightened the role of Small Scale Industries in the overall development of the country. So also how it helped empowerment of ordinary people with enterprises. "In th
e context of globalisation where big industries promote zero employment only small and medium scale industries are the ones generating employment. Therefore government must have a policy to encourage small scale sector." He opined.
Mr. J. Shriyan welcomed the students and guests so also briefed the participants about the objectives of the programme and that of Issues & Concerns.
Lions Vice Governor Ln. MJF JK Rao, Mr. Addor Krisha Rao, and Ms. Shetty were judges for the elocution competition. Ms. Megha Kamath, of S
DM College of Business Management won the first prize, Nisha D,Cunha of St. Aloysius College won the 2nd prize. The 3rd prize was won by Swathi Harikumar of Besant College. Prizes were sponsored by Issues & Concerns ( R).
The valedictory function, where winners were declared and prizes distributed, was presided over by Dr. Devraj, with Mr. P.P.Shetty, Area G.M. of BASF being the Chief Guest and Ganesh Karnik, MLC, bgeing the Guest of Honour. Function was combined with the release of 115th edition of Issues & Concerns. In his address Mr. Shetty and Capt. Karnik lauded the activities and the commitment of Issues & Concerns, an awareness perio
dical, published from Surathkal, Mangalore, in furthering the awareness on social issues among reading public. Both congratulated SDM College of Business Management for joining hands with Issues & Concerns, in organising , the elocution competition. Capt. Karnik, an ex-army captain, exhorted young students to think beyond their career only. "In to-day’s world where the money is the only consideration, values like honesty, integrity, commitment to society and country are all taking back seat. Students, the younger generation of today, must have the vision of an ethical national environment", Capt. Karnik said. Addoor Krishna Rao, the associate editor of Issues & Concerns who is also a faculty at Corporation Bank Staff training College, felt that there is enough scope for all of us to be concerned about the issues around us. RTI, he 
informed, is a powerful tool in addressing the malaise afflicting our system. The function got over with Mr. Arun Sequeira proposing the vote of thanks.
ELOCUTION COMPETITION
On 3rd Oct. 2009. SDM College of Bu
ssiness Management Mangalore, jointly with ISSUES & CONCERNS organised an inter collegiate elocution competition at the College conference hall. The degree students of Mangalore city colleges participated in the competition. The subject was "Small Scale Industries as a catalyst of Socio-Economic Growth."Young students were effective in communicating with powerful language skill. They had studied the subject in depth and presented their views convincingly. Interestingly one of the student was from Jammu & Kashmir, who threw light on some of the areas of local industry unknown and uncovered by national media. Over two hours, elocution competition was a learning experience to the moderate audience of a Saturday afternoon.
The competition began with an inaugural address by Dr. Devaraj, Director/Principal of SDM College of Business Management. In his address Dr. Devraj highlightened the role of Small Scale Industries in the overall development of the country. So also how it helped empowerment of ordinary people with enterprises. "In th
e context of globalisation where big industries promote zero employment only small and medium scale industries are the ones generating employment. Therefore government must have a policy to encourage small scale sector." He opined.Mr. J. Shriyan welcomed the students and guests so also briefed the participants about the objectives of the programme and that of Issues & Concerns.
Lions Vice Governor Ln. MJF JK Rao, Mr. Addor Krisha Rao, and Ms. Shetty were judges for the elocution competition. Ms. Megha Kamath, of S
DM College of Business Management won the first prize, Nisha D,Cunha of St. Aloysius College won the 2nd prize. The 3rd prize was won by Swathi Harikumar of Besant College. Prizes were sponsored by Issues & Concerns ( R).The valedictory function, where winners were declared and prizes distributed, was presided over by Dr. Devraj, with Mr. P.P.Shetty, Area G.M. of BASF being the Chief Guest and Ganesh Karnik, MLC, bgeing the Guest of Honour. Function was combined with the release of 115th edition of Issues & Concerns. In his address Mr. Shetty and Capt. Karnik lauded the activities and the commitment of Issues & Concerns, an awareness perio
dical, published from Surathkal, Mangalore, in furthering the awareness on social issues among reading public. Both congratulated SDM College of Business Management for joining hands with Issues & Concerns, in organising , the elocution competition. Capt. Karnik, an ex-army captain, exhorted young students to think beyond their career only. "In to-day’s world where the money is the only consideration, values like honesty, integrity, commitment to society and country are all taking back seat. Students, the younger generation of today, must have the vision of an ethical national environment", Capt. Karnik said. Addoor Krishna Rao, the associate editor of Issues & Concerns who is also a faculty at Corporation Bank Staff training College, felt that there is enough scope for all of us to be concerned about the issues around us. RTI, he 
informed, is a powerful tool in addressing the malaise afflicting our system. The function got over with Mr. Arun Sequeira proposing the vote of thanks. 
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