Feb12017
In the wake of IOA episode, the Minister of State (I/C) for Youth Affairs and Sports Shri Vijay Goel has decided to constitute a Committee headed by Secretary (Sports) to suggest improvements in the National Sports Development Code and functioning of Sports Federations etc.
Feb12017
National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) will introduce trash skimmers for surface cleaning of Ganga in six more cities in the first week of this month. The cities are Rishikesh, Haridwar, Garh Mukhteshwar, Sahibganj, Kolkata and Navdweep. Urban Local Bodies will be the nodal agency to monitor this work.
Feb12017
HMCTS provides advice to debtors who may receive a letter for unpaid historic fines.
In September 2016 HMCTS set up the Historic Debt Project to tackle outstanding debt which has accumulated over the years from unpaid criminal fines and financial orders where debtors could not previously be traced.
With the benefit of new intelligence and tracing tools, outstanding debts up to 10 years old are being pursued by a dedicated team in the HMCTS National Compliance and Enforcement Service.
Since the project commenced in September debtors across England and Wales have received letters and text messages from the Historic Debt Team about payment of fines and impositions for past offences. To date significant sums have been collected, including compensation owed to victims of crime.
The team will continue over the coming months to identify and enforce unpaid historic fines. If you have received a letter you should make immediate payment. If you have any concerns about a letter you have received please contact the Historic Debt Team who will be able to assist further. Information on how you can pay your fine will be included with the fines notice.
Feb12017
Many new projects under Namami Gange programme in Haridwar and Varanasi have been approved by National Mission for Clean Ganga.
Feb12017
1 Feb 2017
A cash injection aimed at cutting the country’s attainment gap should not miss out children in smaller schools who need it, the Scottish Conservatives have said.
Shadow education secretary Liz Smith welcomed news that £120 million was to be released to schools across Scotland as part of Pupil Equity Funding.
However, she emphasised that some schools weren’t getting any money, and sought reassurances as to why.
It was announced today that 114 schools in Scotland won’t receive any cash, out of 2500.
But under a similar scheme in England, 133 schools out of 21,500 miss out, proportionately a far lower number.
Instead, she added, the Pupil Premium approach used by the UK Government might be more effective.
Scottish Conservative shadow education secretary Liz Smith said:
“This is a welcome move and will hopefully go some way to closing Scotland’s stubborn attainment gap.
“However, it’s essential no pupils who need it miss out on this cash.
“There does appear to be a higher number of schools in Scotland being left out than in England.
“Now the Scottish Government needs to provide assurances that this is because the money there is not needed, rather than a fault in methodology.”
For more on the announcement, visit:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-38816114
In England there are 133 schools who do not receive any pupil premium at all, that’s out of around 21,500. Here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pupil-premium-conditions-of-grant-2016-to-2017
In Scotland, there are 114 schools who don’t receive any Pupil Equity Funding and that’s out of around 2,500. Here: http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Education/Schools/Raisingeducationalattainment/pupilequityfund/Schoolallocations