Cabinet decisions will bring positive changes in lives of farmers, labourers, workers: PM
New Delhi: The decisions taken by the Union Cabinet on Monday will bring about positive changes in the lives of farmers, laborers, and workers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said as his government enters the second year in office.
These decisions will bring tremendous benefits to the farmers, street vendors, and micro, small and medium enterprises, he said.
"To give impetus to the campaign for a self-reliant India, we have not only changed the definition of MSMEs but have also approved several proposals to revive it. This will benefit the small and medium scale industries, as well as create huge employment opportunities," Modi said in a series of tweets in Hindi and English.
PM Street Vendor's Atma Nirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi) is a very special scheme, he said.
"For the first time, our street vendors are a part of a livelihood program. This scheme will ensure support for street vendors. It harnesses technology and emphasizes capacity building," he said.
India will prosper, the prime minister said, when its farmers prosper.
"Our government has fulfilled its promise to our hardworking farmers of fixing the MSP at a level of at least 1.5 times of the cost of production," he said.
Care has also been taken towards improving the financial situation of our farmers, the prime minister noted.
Monday's meeting was the first meeting of the Union Cabinet after the Modi 2.0 government entered its second year in office.
The government completed one year in office on May 30. Union minister Prakash Javadekar said the meet was held on a Monday as it was the first working day after May 30. Cabinet usually meets on Wednesdays.
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Nashik court sends ‘godman’ Kharat to 3-day police custody in 7th sexual exploitation case
Nashik (PTI): A court in Maharashtra's Nashik has remanded self-styled astrologer-cum-godman Ashok Kharat to police custody till April 29 in the seventh case of sexual exploitation registered against him.
Kharat, a former Merchant Navy officer arrested on March 18, is accused of sexually exploiting several women and indulging in large-scale financial fraud by claiming to have divine powers and knowledge of black magic.
In the seventh case, Kharat sexually exploited a married woman who had approached him in search of solutions to her family problems.
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The accused allegedly gave the woman something to drink, sexually assaulted her while her husband sat outside his office and threatened to kill her if she told anyone about it.
The Special Investigation Team (SIT), which is probing into 12 cases of sexual exploitation and financial fraud registered against Kharat in Nashik and Ahilyanagar districts, on Sunday filed a request application in the court demanding his custody in the seventh case.
Kharat was produced in court for a virtual hearing in the seventh case on Monday.
The prosecution demanded six-day police custody for Kharat, citing the discovery of a locker in Kharat's house during the investigation, from which the police recovered two blank cheques and other documents, all of which have to be probed.
The court agreed to the prosecution's demand and remanded Kharat to three-day police custody till April 29 in the case.
Kharat has been at the centre of a political firestorm, as he was well-connected, and photographs of him with political leaders and other important members of society have been surfacing in mainstream and social media since his arrest.
