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Parliamentary response reveals severe infra crunch affecting rural healthcare
As per the Rural Health Statistics 2022, the country lacks 48060 Sub-Centres and 9742 Primary Health Centres
Democratic Deficit: Unlawful Bills tabled in Parliament: Monsoon Session 2023
The patterns of both tabling and passing Bills without democratic deliberations with the Opposition, considering diverse views especially amidst Criticism raise serious questions on their implications for India's Democracy
Controversial Forest Conservation (Amendment) Bill, 2023 passed by Lok Sabha without any change, all concerns ignored
Bill passed within 30 minutes amid cries of "Shame” and “We want justice” raised by opposition demanding statement on Manipur, “development” to supersede forest rights, landmark Godavarman decision of the Supreme Court on deforestation
More than 5,000 teaching & 15,000 non-teaching posts kept vacant: Education Ministry
In the ongoing Monsoon session of the Parliament, the Lok Sabha was informed that more than 20,000 posts are lying vacant across 45 central universities as on April 1, 2023
26 thousand cases disposed of by the SC, 5.23 lakh by the HC in this year: Ministry of Law and Justice
The data showed an increasing trend in the number of cases being disposed of by the Supreme Court and the High Court in the last three years.
Nearly 272 crores spent by the govt. on litigation over the last five financial years: Lok Sabha
As provided by the Ministry of Law and Justice, 6,36,605 cases involving the government remain pending across various courts
Over 87,000 Indians renounced their citizenship till June this year: Lok Sabha
Data provided during the ongoing monsoon season of the Parliament by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar showed Indians renouncing their citizenship, states “our approach is to tap diaspora networks and utilise its reputation for national gain”
Lok Sabha Restores Lakshadweep MP Mohammed Faizal’s Membership just ahead of Supreme Court hearing
Though his conviction had been suspended by the court two months and four days ago, this action comes now only when the parliamentarian’s challenge to the Lok Sabha Secretariat is to be heard by the Supreme Court
Illegal mining: Only 6% cases ended up as FIRs in 2022
The data provided for 16 states in the Rajya Sabha indicated that while incidents of illegal mining were substantial, the rate of registration of FIRs was abysmally low
To what extent can an MP’s remarks be removed from Parliament records?
The person presiding over the House is authorized to expunge remarks
Sonia points out ‘misogynistic’ passage in CBSE paper in Lok Sabha; board drops question
CBSE by Monday evening expressed “regret” and announced that it had set up an “expert committee to avoid such occurrences in future”