Admittedly, telecom is a great opportunity but the reality is that India is still 160th out of 208 countries in terms of mobile phone penetration, according to the International Telecommunication Union (2021) with even Vietnam and Bangladesh boasting more SIM cards than people. Globally too, there are more SIM cards than people.
Highlighting the critical role of grassroots participation in achieving the vision of a 'Viksit Bharat', he said, “We must recognize that citizens are the principal stakeholders in the development process."
The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) detected flagrant violation of environmental laws in Sundargarh district, which is one of the most industrialised regions in Odisha.
The CAG's compliance audit report, 2022, which was presented in the assembly on Wednesday, highlighted several irregularities in six departments, including the Revenue & Disaster Management, Rural Development, Scheduled Tribe & Scheduled Caste Development, Minorities & Backward Classes Welfare, Co-operation, etc.
The CAG also asked the ministry to verify from other sources, including third parties, their declared value of sales to check tax evasion.
The physical infrastructure for the PwDs available in the university as a whole was not adequate.
As per the directive issued by the Department (June 2010), order of deployment of tractors was to be issued with date by the Programme Officer concerned with a certificate that use of machines in work is not leading to wage displacement.
This led to an overstatement of revenue receipts and understatement of fiscal deficit for the year.
'Will the government say if that obligation was fulfilled?' he asked
As per the offset policy, a certain percentage of the deal value with foreign firms should flow into India as foreign direct investment.
