'Workshop on Pradhana Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana: Impact and challenges'
Manipal: Department of Commerce, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal organized a workshop to deliberate on the compilation, organization and analyses of data “Pradhan Mantri Bharatiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana.
An Evaluation of Physicians, Patients, Jan Aushadhi Owners Experiences and Supply Chain Management in Select Districts of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu”, a research project carried out under the aegis of Indian Council of Social Sciences Research, New Delhi on 27/02/2024 at Thekkatte, Udupi, Karnataka.
It was organized with support of BharatiyaJanaushadhiPariyojanakendra, Thekkatte, Giants Group of Brahmavar, and Gram Panchayat, Thekkatte Shoba, President, Gram Panchayat, Thekkatte inaugurated the workshop and Dr. Sandeep Shenoy, Director, Compliance and Head of the Department of Commerce, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, presided over the function.
Sundar Poojary, President, of Giants Groups of Companies, the research team of the project, Dr. Akhila, Community Medicine, KMC, Manipal, Sunil, PDO, and Srinath Kota were present. Dr. Savitha Basri, the Principal Investigator of the research project explained the importance of the Janaushadhi scheme and shared the findings of the study.
Around 140 self-help group members, Asha workers, Anganwadi workers, Panchayat members, doctors and paramedical personnel, a few Kendra owners, and others who are beneficiaries of the scheme participated in the programme. Feedback from the society about the viability of carrying out specific research and the programme was obtained.
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CBI Director Praveen Sood gets one year's extension
New Delhi, May 7 (PTI): The Centre on Wednesday extended the tenure of CBI Director Praveen Sood by one year.
Sood took over as the CBI director on May 25, 2023 for a two-year term.
The decision to extend his tenure was taken in a meeting of the selection committee headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and comprising Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Monday, officials said.
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC), based on the recommendations of the selection committee, approved Sood's extension for a period of one year beyond May 24.
Sood is a 1986-batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of the Karnataka cadre. He was working as Karnataka's director general of police (DGP) when he was named as the director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
Born in Himachal Pradesh's Kangra district in 1964, Sood joined the IPS at the age of 22 years after completing his civil engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi.
He also holds a post-graduation degree from the Indian Institute of Management, Bengaluru and the Maxwell School of Governance, Syracuse University in New York.
Sood, known for his hands-on approach, had supervised investigation of high profile cases involving high net-worth individuals and matters having inter-state and international ramifications.
The tech-savvy officer had worked for the strengthening of the CCTNS (Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems) and the ICJS (Interoperable Criminal Justice System) in Karnataka along with the judiciary.
