Finally Cabinet expansion gets nod: Who’s in, who’s out?
New Delhi/Bengaluru, Dec 21: Finally, AICC president Rahul Gandhi has given green signal to expand the Cabinet of the Congress-JDS coalition government in the state and reshuffle some portfolios.
As per the decision, it is said that the Congress has decided to drop Ministers Ramesh Jarkiholi and R Shankar from the Cabinet.
On Friday, former chief minister SIddaramaiah, DCM Dr G Parameshwar, KPCC president Dinesh Gundu Rao and working president Eshwar Khandre held talks with Karnataka incharge KC Venugopal in New Delhi and it is said that Venugopal has accepted the list of aspirants.
Meanwhile, the Congress leaders also held talks with AICC president Rahul Gandhi and decided to drop Ramesh Jarkiholi and R Shankar and induct Satish Jarakiholi and MTB Nagaraj in their places respectively. They have also decided to take Raheem Khan from Muslim community and CS Shivalli from North Karnataka region.
The Cabinet would be expanded on December 22. In view of the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections, the party leadership has decided to consider the district and caste-wise representation, sources said.
The state leaders would also hold discussion with the party high command on appointing ten parliamentary secretaries and chairpersons to 30 boards and corporations. But it is not yet finalized that who would get the chance.
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13 lakh litres of 'Rail Neer' supplied to train passengers daily: Government
New Delhi (PTI): Approximately 13 lakh litres of packaged drinking water -- 'Rail Neer' -- are being supplied to train passengers across the railway network daily, the government informed the Lok Sabha in a written reply on Wednesday.
Apprising the Lower House about the Indian Railways' endeavour to provide safe and potable drinking water facilities at all stations, the government also provided zone-wise details of the water vending machines (WVMs) installed there.
"To ensure the quality of drinking water being made available at the railway stations, instructions exist for periodical checking and required corrective action to be taken.
"Regular inspection and maintenance of drinking water facilities is carried out and complaints are attended to promptly," Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said while responding to a question raised by BJP MP Anup Sanjay Dhotre seeking to know the supply of drinking water at railway stations across the country
"Complaints regarding deficiency in services, including water supply, are received through various channels such as public complaints, web portals, social media, etc. These complaints are received at various levels, including the Railway Board, zonal railways, division office, etc.," Vaishnaw said.
"The complaints so received are forwarded to the concerned wings of Railways and necessary action is taken to check and address them. As receipt of such complaints and action taken thereon is a continuous and dynamic process, a centralised compendium of these is not maintained," he added.
Providing zone-wise details of water vending machines, the minister said 954 such machines have been installed across railway stations.
"The Indian Railways also provides safe and affordable packaged drinking water bottles -- Rail Neer -- approved by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) in trains and at stations," Vaishnaw said.
"Approximately, 13 lakh litres of Rail Neer are being supplied per day to the travelling passengers in trains and at stations across the Indian Railways network," he added.
