1. Mallikarjun Kharge to be leader of Congress in Lok Sabha
i. Despite a strong demand for Rahul Gandhi to head the Congress in the Parliament, the party on Monday declared that former railways minister Mallikarjun Kharge would be its leader in the Lok Sabha.
ii. Confirming the reports, senior Congress leader Janardan Dwivedi said, "Mallikarjun Kharge will be the leader of Congress in Lok Sabha."
iiii. The Congress won 44 seats in the Lok Sabha in the polls. The main Opposition party is required to have at least 55 MPs in the Lok Sabha or 10 percent of it total strength of 545. However, the speaker of Lok Sabha can confer the status on his or her discretion.
2. Former Union minister Tapan Sikdar passes away
i. Former Union Minister and BJP leader Tapan Sikdar has passed away. He was 69. He died in the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi due to respiratory problems. Sikdar was a Minister of State in the NDA government headed by Atal Behari Vajpayee.
ii. He was elected to Lok Sabha twice from Dum Dum constituency. He also unsuccessfully contested the last Lok Sabha polls from the same constituency.
ii. He was elected to Lok Sabha twice from Dum Dum constituency. He also unsuccessfully contested the last Lok Sabha polls from the same constituency.
3. Government abolished all GoMs & EGoMs for greater accountability and empowerment
i. Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister of India on 31 may 2014 abolished existing nine Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoMs) and 21 Groups of Ministers (GoMs).
ii. With the abolition of all GoMs and EGoMs now all the decisions related to critical policy matters will be taken up by the Ministries and Departments. This will help in infusing greater accountability and transparency.
iii. In case of Ministries facing any difficulty they will be assisted by the Cabinet Secretariat and the Prime Minister’s office in decision making process.
ii. With the abolition of all GoMs and EGoMs now all the decisions related to critical policy matters will be taken up by the Ministries and Departments. This will help in infusing greater accountability and transparency.
iii. In case of Ministries facing any difficulty they will be assisted by the Cabinet Secretariat and the Prime Minister’s office in decision making process.
iv. Earlier during the UPA government led by Manmohan Singh, the GoMs and EGoMs were a preferred route to decide on critical policies which led to delays in decision-making due to inter-ministerial tug-of-war
v. During the UPA-II tenure, there were 78 GoMs and 16 EGoMs, which was higher than of UPA-I period.
v. During the UPA-II tenure, there were 78 GoMs and 16 EGoMs, which was higher than of UPA-I period.
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