No face-lift for stall where Modi sold tea
There is no plan to develop the tea stall where Prime Minister Narendra Modi sold tea in his childhood as a tourist spot, the government told Parliament on Monday. The government has no plans to give a face-lift to the tea stall in Vadnagar in Gujarat and no funds have been earmarked for this purpose, Tourism Minister Mahesh Sharma said in the Lok Sabha. The Minister had earlier this month said his ministry, along with the ministry of railways, would develop the railway station as a tourist destination. PTI
1,000 temples now protected monuments
Over thousand temples have been declared as protected monuments under the Archaeological Survey of India, the government informed Parliament. In a written reply in Lok Sabha, Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma said 1,076 temples had been declared as protected. A total of 3,686 historical monuments and archaeological sites have been declared protected by the ASI. PTI
43% employees in unorganised sector
As many as 43 per cent of the country’s employees are in the unorganised sector and efforts are on to provide them EPF, ESIC and other benefits, the Lok Sabha was informed on Monday. Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatreya said steps had been taken to enhance the minimum wages of labourers. He said an MoU had been signed between ESIC and Directorate General Factory Advice Service and Labour Institutes on July 11 to collaborate in the field of occupational health and reduce the occurrence of work-related injuries and diseases. PTI
