Day: December 27, 2012

The Special Judge for CBI cases, Jabalpur has convicted Yuvraj B. Bramhane, the then Income Tax Inspector, Balaghat(Madhya Pradesh) and sentenced him to undergo three years Rigorous Imprisonment with a fine of Rs.8,50,000/- U/s 13 (2) r/w 13(1)(e) of PC Act, 1988. The Judge has also ordered that if the accused fails to deposit the fine amount of Rs.8,50,000/-, an amount of Rs.8,09,360/- would be recovered by confiscation of bank balance. Further, the remaining fine amount i.e. Rs.40,640/- would be recovered after the attachment & sale of property of accused, situated at Raipur (Chhatisgarh).
After conducting an investigation, CBI filed charge sheet before the Court of Special Judge, CBI Cases, Jabalpur on 31/08/2009 U/s 13(2) r/w (1)(e) P.C. Act. 1988, alleging that during the period 01.01.2001 to 12.11.2008, Yuvraj B. Bramhane, working as Senior Tax Assistant & Income Tax Inspector at Raipur & Balaghat was found in the possession of assets to the tune of Rs.9.69 Lakh(approx.) which was disproportionate to his known sources of Income.
In another case, the Special Judge for CBI Cases, Chennai convicted Dilip Singh Bhonsle, an official of Archaeological Survey of India in a disproportionate assets case and sentenced him to undergo two years Rigorous Imprisonment with total fine of Rs.30,000/-
A case was registered on 30.05.2007 against V Dilip Singh Bhonsle, Conversion Assistant Grade-II, Archaeological survey of India, Mamalapuram Sub Circle, Kancheepuram District on the allegation that during the period 2000–2007, he had acquired assets disproportionate to his known source of income. It was established in the investigation that during the check period

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MNS:- Following is the text of Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission, Sh. Montek Singh Ahluwalia’s speech at the National Development Council meeting to-day
. “In preparing the document that is before you, we were guided by the directions given by the N.D.C when it considered the Approach Paper over a year ago. We have also engaged in wide ranging consultations with the State Governments, both individually through the process of annual plan discussions, and also in groups through regional meetings. I thank all Chief Ministers and State delegations for the time they spent in these consultations and input they gave us.
. We have also consulted with many other stakeholders, including a very large number of civil society organizations.
. Plan discussions often tend to focus on Plan programmes, their funding arrangements and their performance in terms of expenditure. These are indeed important issues, but the end result we want must be seen in terms of the impact of these programmes on the ground. Both the Centre and the States must therefore subject programmes to a vigorous performance audit.
. More broadly, the outcome we want in terms of improving the living standards of the aam aadmi depends not on plan programmes alone, but on the performance of the economy as a whole, in terms of the pace of economic growth, its sectoral composition, the pace of employment generation, and the spread of income earning opportunities across different categories of the population and regions.
. These outcomes depend on what happens to investment and also the productivity of investment. Public sector investment is about 25 percent of total investment in the economy. The other 75 percent consists of private investment which covers the household sector, including small firms and farms, and also investment by the private corporate sector. It follows that both the Centre and the States need to focus on policies that will promote these different components of investment, and also increase their efficiency.
. In analysing policy options we have distinguished areas of policy intervention that are largely in the hands of the Centre and those that are largely in the hands of the States. We find that much of what needs to be done has to be done at the State level. We also find that many States are taking innovative steps in several areas, which is why growth over the past ten years has been high and also regionally well dispersed. We need to spread knowledge of best practice wherever we find it.
. The Twelfth Plan does not present a single growth projection. Instead, it recognises that growth outcomes will depend upon the extent to which we are able to take the difficult decisions needed to generate inclusive growth. In this context, the Plan identifies an aspirational Scenario 1 of “strong inclusive growth”, in which the economy is projected to grow at about 8.2 percent per year based on successful policy interventions at multiple leverage points which will generate virtuous circles
.. Scenario 2 is one where policies move in the right direction, but are not fully implemented: in this case, growth will be limited to between 6 and 6.5 percent with correspondingly lower progress on inclusiveness. The Plan also refers to a third Scenario which is described as “Policy Logjam”. This is the Scenario where there is very little progress on the different decisions identified. In this case, growth will be stuck between 5 and 5.5 percent. The Plan document emphasises that Scenario 1 is the only scenario that will meet the aspirations of the people.
. There is need to modify Scenario 1 in the light of two recent developments. First, the estimates of growth in 2012-13 presented by the Finance Ministry to Parliament a few days ago have been revised downwards to between 5.7 and 5.9 percent. Second, the latest assessment about global economic prospects released by the UN a few days ago suggests that the global economy will be significantly weaker in 2012 and also in 2013 than was projected earlier. In view of these developments, the growth rate associated with Scenario 1 could be scaled down to 8 percent.

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MNS:- Following are the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh’s closing remarks at the 57TH meeting of National Development Council in New Delhi today:
“We have had a very full and long day of deliberations. I thank all Chief Ministers for complying with the electronically imposed time limit. Had they not complied with the limit, we would not have been able to accommodate 40 speaker seven in this long session.
I assure all Chief Ministers that we have taken note of the points raised by them, including those in the written speeches. All these points will be carefully considered by the Planning Commission.
Many of the points are broadly in conformity with what has been said in the Plan document. There are also some points which suggest a different emphasis.
A Plan is not a rigid blue print. It is a broad “directional” and “aspirational” document, which must allow for modification on the basis of experience. We will keep this in mind as we implement the Plan, and make improvements and modifications in consultation with the States as we go along.
The lowering of the growth target to 8 percent has been commented on by some CMs. Several CMs have recognized that this is only a realistic refection of the external constraints on growth.
Some CMs have asserted that they will aim for a higher growth rate. I welcome this determination to do better. Some states will indeed do better than the average, and I commend their effort.
Several Chief Ministers emphasized the importance of sectors such as Agriculture, Power, Other Infrastructure, Health, Education and Skill development. The Twelfth Five Year Plan document reflects these priorities.
Several CMs also focused on the need for special consideration for backward States, and also for backward areas within States. I fully share this concern. States with low-income levels already get more resources under the formula used by the Finance Commission, and also the Gadgil-Mukherjee formula, which is used by the Planning Commission to distribute Normal Central Assistance.
In addition, we have the modality of the Backward Regions Grant Fund (BRGF). Under the BRGF, a large number of Districts received special assistance in the Eleventh Plan. There are also State Specific Packages for Bihar, KBK Districts of Orissa, Bundelkhand Districts of MP& UP, and most recently West Bengal.
The Planning Commission is currently working on a restructured design of BRGF, which will come into effect from next year. We will try to reflect the concern of CMs by recognizing the special needs of the extremely backward areas. The restructured BRGF will provide substantial additional funds to make an impact.
Several Chief Ministers have drawn attention to the problem of fuel availability affecting power plants. This is indeed an urgent problem, which needs to be tackled. I am requesting the Planning Commission to make a quick review of the situation and submit a report to me within three weeks. I would request all CMs to write to the Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission giving details of Plants, which they feel are adversely affected.
I was happy to hear of initiatives in solar energy in some States. I have asked the Planning Commission to review the innovative steps under consideration in various States to see how we can give greater momentum to this area.

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