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Rajnath calls for consensus in Inter-State Council meet (Lead)
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said the Inter-State Council and its Standing Committee have been rejuvenated and that it was important for everyone to promote the spirit of cooperation with greater zest and zeal to arrive at a consensus on issues.
Addressing the 12th meeting of the Standing Committee of Inter-State Council (ISC) chaired by him, he said a number of steps have been taken in recent years by the Central government to promote cooperative federalism.
He said that the meeting of the Inter-State Council, which was held in July 2016, happened after a gap of 10 years.
“Subsequently to that, meetings of the Standing Committee of the Inter-State Council are being periodically convened to lend speed and purpose to the process of harmonizing centre-state relations,” Rajnath Singh said.
Expressing satisfaction over regular and periodical meetings of zonal councils, he said the government’s effort is to see at least one meeting of all these is held annually.
He stressed on the need to raise important issues linked to state-to-state and centre-state in the meetings to find resolution. “In 2016 and 2015, such 140 and 82 issues were respectively resolved,” he said.
Rajnath Singh also expressed satisfaction over the deliberations held on Saturday in harmonious and congenial atmosphere for arriving at consensus on some complex issues that have been covered in the agenda notes.
The Standing Committee, at its meeting, considered 118 recommendations contained in Volumes III, IV and V of the Punchchi Commission and finalised its recommendations, a Home Ministry statement said.
The meeting discussed matters related to financial transfers from the centre to the states, Goods and Services Tax (GST), maintenance of communal harmony, deployment of central forces, migration issues, police reforms, structure and devolution of functions to local bodies, district planning, special provisions for Fifth and Sixth Schedule areas, criminal justice system and other internal security issues.
Rajanth Singh said that Volumes I and II were discussed during the 11th meeting held on April 9 this year, and Volumes VI and VII will be discussed during the next meeting.
“The recommendations of the Standing Committee on Punchhi Commission’s report will then be placed before the ISC headed by the Prime Minister,” he said.
The central government in 2005 set up the Punchhi Commission, under the chairmanship of former Chief Justice of India Madan Mohan Punchhi, and it submitted its seven volume report in 2010 containing 273 recommendations.
The 11th meeting of the ISC’s Standing Committee had discussed 69 recommendations of the Punchhi Commission relating to the constitutional provisions on subjects such as the role of Governors, the ISC and assent to bills passed by legislative assemblies.
The meeting was also attended by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Thaawar Chand Gehlot and Chief Ministers Raman Singh (Chhattisgarh), Naveen Patnaik (Odisha), Vasundhara Raje (Rajasthan) and Manik Sarkar (Tripura) as members of the committee.
Union Law and Justice Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad and Union Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development Hardeep S. Puri were present as special invitees. Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Andhra Pradesh were represented by their ministers.
Representatives of 30 Union Ministries and seven state governments were also present to assist the committee in its deliberations.
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Lucknow: Vishal Singh, a renowned social worker from Lucknow, also known as Foodman, has once again made India proud. He was honored by the Happy Hands Gloves Cooperative Limited Company in Korathai, Thailand, for his work with the Hunger Free World Mission.
The Hunger Free World Mission’s meeting was held in Korathai, Thailand, under Vishal Singh’s leadership. Representatives from several countries, including Mr. Raja Dwivedi (Managing Director of Happy Hands Gloves Limited), Thailand Coordinator Mr. Raja Mishra, and member Mr. Varun Singh, attended the event.
Under Vishal Singh’s leadership, the attendees took a pledge to work together toward creating a hunger-free world.
Speaking on the occasion, Vishal Singh explained that the main goal of the Hunger Free World Mission is social participation. He said the mission is not just about feeding people but also about meeting other basic needs of those who are struggling. The mission focuses on helping families of terminally ill patients in hospitals by providing food and shelter. It also works to fulfill essential needs like education, jobs, and care for the elderly.
For the last 16 years, the Vijay Sri Foundation has been providing free services, benefiting thousands of people. Vishal Singh highlighted that the mission aims to gain global recognition like other organizations such as WHO, WWF, and Red Cross, which work for social causes.
During this meeting, Vishal Singh was appointed as the Chairman of the Hunger Free World Mission by representatives from various countries. They also discussed holding regular meetings in different countries to push the mission forward.
Business tycoon Dr. Abhishek Verma has also supported this humanitarian mission, vowing to promote the idea of “Seva Parmo Dharma” (Service is the highest duty) worldwide. Vishal Singh praised him, stating that people like Dr .Abhishek Verma inspire others to work for the betterment of society.
Recently, Romania’s Ambassador, Mr . Daniela Sezonov Ţane, invited Vishal Singh to the Romanian Embassy in Delhi, where they discussed the mission in detail. Impressed by his humanitarian work, she honored Vishal Singh and invited him to Romania to take the mission forward .
Food man Vishal Singh has been serving the people of India for the past 16 years. Through the Vijay Sri Foundation, he provides free meals to cancer patients & their families ,shelter, and education for women & children along with running free old-age homes in Lucknow.
In addition to his humanitarian work, Vishal Singh also addresses issues like crime and corruption through his role as Chairman of Seva Path Media and Managing Director of Vijay Sri Foundation.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Vishal Singh and his team worked tirelessly to provide food and help to the needy, including starving children, elderly citizens, and pregnant women. Despite contracting the virus himself, he continued to assist others after his recovery. He even created a life-saving oxygen regulator using household items, which was praised by doctors both in India and abroad.
In his address at the meeting, Vishal Singh spoke about his mission to create a hunger-free world. He pointed out that India’s large population, along with issues like unemployment and poverty, has caused the country to fall on the Hunger Index. He urged people to contribute just one handful of grains daily to help create a hunger-free world.
He concluded by saying that through social participation, we can empower the people around us, meet their basic needs, and work together to build a stronger, more prosperous, and developed society.
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