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Dubai, Apr 6: An Indian man critically injured in a 2019 bus crash in Dubai which killed 17 people, including 12 Indians, has been awarded Dh 5 million (over Rs 11 crore) in compensation, a media report has said.

Muhammad Baig Mirza was a 20-year-old engineering student when the bus he was travelling in from Oman to the UAE met with an accident in Dubai, killing 17 of the 31 passengers, 12 of whom were Indians, the Khaleej Times newspaper reported on Wednesday.

The accident occurred when the bus driver hit an overhead height barrier at the entry point of a metro station parking here, leaving the upper-left portion of the bus destroyed, the report said. The driver, a native of Oman, was sentenced to 7 years in prison and ordered to pay the blood money of Dh 3.4 million to the victims' families.

According to Mirza's lawyers, the UAE Insurance Authority, a primary compromise court, initially awarded him Dh 1 million as compensation. The petitioners then approached the Dubai Court of First Instance and obtained a judgment that revised the compensation figure to Dh 5 million, the report said.

Mirza was on his way from Muscat after spending the holidays with his relatives when the accident occurred, critically injuring him.

According to the report, Mirza was admitted to a hospital in Dubai for over two months and remained unconscious for 14 days, spending even more months after that in treatment in a rehabilitation centre.

According to the report, he was preparing for his final semester examination as part of his Diploma in Mechanical Engineering and could not complete his studies.

Mirza suffered severe brain damage in the accident, because of which doctors said his chances of returning to normal life were slim.

Additionally, the injuries to his skull, ears, mouth, lungs, arms and legs were also assessed by forensic medical experts.

Based on the report, which said that Mirza had suffered 50 per cent permanent damage to his brain, the UAE Supreme Court directed the insurance company to pay the compensation, the report said.

"We are very happy with the judgement," Senior Consultant Easa Anees was quoted as saying.

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New Delhi (PTI): All central government employees have been mandated to complete competency-linked courses relevant to their role or level on a dedicated online platform annually, which will reflect in their annual performance appraisal reports, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Thursday.

The government has adopted a competency-based capacity building approach, focusing on role-based learning, continuous skill development, and alignment of training with role requirements, Union Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh said in a written reply.

"The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has mandated all central government employees and officers of the all-India services to complete competency-linked courses mapped to their role/level and comprehensive assessments prescribed by their ministries/ departments/organisations (MDOs) or cadre controlling authorities (CCAs) on iGOT (integrated government online training) portal annually, which is to be also reflected in their annual performance appraisal reports (APARs)," he said.

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The minister was responding to a query about the government's plans to incorporate competency-based scores for promotion and appraisal processes of its employees.

A framework of roles, activities and competencies (FRAC) aims to align all positions in government with clearly defined roles, activities, and required competencies (behavioural, functional, and domain), Singh added.

In a separate reply, the minister said that details of the engagement of consultants are maintained by respective ministries and departments.

The General Financial Rules (GFR), 2017, administered by the Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance, provides for the fundamental principles applicable to all ministries or departments concerning the engagement of consultants and external professionals or consultancy firms for specific jobs, he said.

"As informed by the Department of Expenditure, data regarding engagement of consultants is maintained by respective ministries and departments," Singh said.

The minister was asked the year-wise number of consultants engaged by all the central ministries and departments during the last five years.

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