Parliament: The number of children with anemia has increased from 58 to 67 percent in five years. Health Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya told in the Lok Sabha on Friday that the number of children in the age group of six months to five years with anemia has increased by more than nine percent in the National Family Health Survey.
In the survey conducted in the year 2015-16, the cases of anemia were 58.60 percent, which has now increased to 67.1 percent. The Health Minister said that the highest anemia among children is in Ladakh (90 percent). This is followed by Gujarat (80 percent), Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (76 percent), Madhya Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir (73), and Punjab and Rajasthan with 71 percent of children deficient in hemoglobin.
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Jharkhand's 1800 schools are on Friday, NIA should investigate: Nishikant Dubey
BJP MP Nishikant Dubey raised the issue of keeping a weekly holiday in Urdu medium schools in Jharkhand on Friday and demanded the government to get it investigated by the National Investigation Agency (NIA). In the Lok Sabha, he said that suddenly at least 1800 schools in the state have adopted Urdu in their names and there is a holiday on Friday instead of Sunday.
This information has come out in the report of the Jharkhand government itself, which is proof of the country's move towards 'Islamization'. Raising this issue during the Zero Hour, Dubey also demanded the government stop the funds released to such schools under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan.
CPEC expansion plan completely illegal and unacceptable: India
India has once again termed any plan to expand the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) as illegal and unacceptable. The project is passing through Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. Last month, Pakistan and China welcomed the involvement of third countries in the project. Replying to a question in the Lok Sabha in this regard, Minister of State for External Affairs M Muraleedharan said, "Such a move by either side will affect India's autonomy and territorial integrity." Such activity is illegal and unacceptable. India will take appropriate steps on this.
Compulsory voting is not practical in India
The government said that the proposal of compulsory voting is not practical in a vast country like India. During the discussion on the private bill introduced by Janardan Singh Sigriwal (BJP) in 2019, Union Minister of State for Law and Justice SP Singh Baghel said, we are aware of the sentiment of the member that everyone should vote but there is a punishment for not voting. The offer is not practical.
105 guidelines issued for social media
Under the new IT rules, the government has so far issued 105 guidelines for social media. On Friday, the Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajiv Chandrashekhar told in the Rajya Sabha that the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has issued these instructions under the new rules.
The minister said that 94 instructions were issued to YouTube to block content between December 2021 and April 2022, five to Twitter, and three each to Facebook and Instagram. Chandrashekhar said the government's policies are aimed at ensuring an open, secure, and accountable internet. He informed that the government implemented IT rules on February 25, 2021, to make social media platforms accountable and enhance the security of users.
The committee expressed unhappiness over the violation of the Disability Act
The Standing Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment has expressed displeasure over the violation of the provisions of the Disability Act 2016. The committee presented its report in the Lok Sabha on Friday on the government's action to the law. Redressal of grievances is an important right under the Act, the committee said. If this is not followed then it will be an injustice to the persons concerned.
Approval for procurement of military equipment worth Rs 1.83 lakh crore
The government on Friday said it has given necessary approvals (AONs) for the procurement of military equipment worth Rs 1,83,778 crore from 2020-21 to date. Minister of State for Defense Ajay Bhatt told in Lok Sabha, that AON is the first step towards procurement of any military equipment and hardware under the Defense Procurement Norms. After the AON, the respective service and defense ministries proceed with the process of tendering and contracting.
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