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Railway proposes Wi-Fi facility at ‘A1’ & ‘A’ category stations and in 50 rakes of important trains in Rajdhani/Shatabdi/Duranto category. This is in addition to Wi-Fi facility provided in 3 rakes of Howrah-New Delhi-Howrah Rajdhani Express as a pilot project.



For the pilot project on Howrah-New Delhi Rajdhani Ex;press, an amount of Rs 6.67 crore has been spent by Eastern Railway. Further, provision of Wi-Fi in 50 rakes of important trains in Rajdhan/Shatabdi/Duranto category at an estimated cost of Rs. 55 crore is planned. In the current financial year, an amount of Rs. 1.00 crore has been allocated to Northern Railway which is executing this work. At stations, Wi-Fi facility will be provided by RailTel Corporation of Indian Limited (CIL) a public sector undertaking under the Ministry of Railways through Internet Service Providers with no investment by Railways.



For Wi-Fi in trains and at stations, Railway will be using a cost effective technology and the same is being deliberated. Once the technology is selected, further action will be taken to make it operational.



This information was given by the Minister of State for Railways Shri Manoj Sinha in written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.



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• All Union Ministries and State Governments asked to make provision for self-certification and abolition of affidavits, not required by law



• PM steps in to reform the public service delivery system, bridge governance deficit

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, has sought minimum use of affidavits and shift to self-certification, so as to benefit the common man.



In a citizen-friendly initiative, all Ministries and Departments of the Union Government, and all State Governments, have been asked to make provision for self-certification of documents in place of affidavits.



The requirement of attestation by Gazetted Officer is also sought to be replaced by self-certification by the citizen.



Under the self-certification method, the original documents are required to be produced at the final stage.



The Prime Minister, during his meeting with all Union Secretaries on June 4th, 2014, had spoken of reforming the public service delivery system, and bridging the governance deficit. This measure is a start in that direction. It is expected to benefit the people immensely, as all affidavits not required by law shall eventually be done away with.



In communications addressed to all Secretaries of the Union Government as well as the Chief Secretaries of States/Administrators of Union Territories, the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances has noted that “obtaining either an attested copy or affidavit not only costs money to the poor citizen but also involves wastage of time of the citizens as well as of the Government officials.” The Department has called for a review of the existing requirement of affidavits and attestation by Gazetted Officers, and replacement by self-certification.



In case of false self-certification, relevant provisions under the Indian Penal Code would apply.



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Former MPs, whose pensions were last revised in 2009, may now see a hefty hike in their retirement benefits. Government sources told HT that the monthly pension for ex-MPs is likely to go up to Rs. 35,000 a month from Rs. 20,000 a month — a 75% hike.



A major breakthrough in pensions for ex-MPs came under the first NDA government, led by Atal Bihari Vajpayee when they introduced pension for all MPs irrespective of their tenure.



Earlier, only MPs who had completed a 5-year term were entitled to post-retirement benefits.



The Modi government is also set to increase the rate of additional pension for each completed year in excess of five years. The centre is considering additional pension of Rs. 2,000 per month instead of the current rate of Rs. 1,500.



In other words, if a parliamentarian has served for seven years, he or she will get monthly four thousand additional pension on the top of his basic pension of Rs. 35,000.



Sitting MPs, who have received routine hikes to keep up with inflation, currently get a salary of `50,000 per month. The additional perks and allowances include Rs. 45,000 per month as constituency allowance, Rs. 2,000 daily if he attends parliament and Rs. 30,000 for secretarial assistance, among other things.http://ift.tt/1n3jhsl



Parliament’s nod is required to enhance the former MPs’ pension. Government sources added that the legal amendments will be brought in the winter session after inter-ministerial consultations.



In sync with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s thrust on welfare of women, the definition of “dependents” for family pension will also include divorced or widowed daughters of former MPs.



The government is also mulling the option of providing family pension for a much longer period of time after the MPs demise.



The pension for former MPs was introduced during the tenure of Indira Gandhi — Rs. 3,000 per month — but only for those who completed a term in Parliament.



In 2009, UPA government enhanced it to Rs. 20,000 per month.



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