New Delhi, July 27: As a special consideration, Manipur Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) Centre candidates have been given the choice to choose another centre in view of the situaetion prevailing there. This announcement was made by Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh in reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday.
The minister said that UPSC has granted option to the candidates, who had opted Imphal as a centre, to change and appear in any of the centres, viz. Aizawl in neighbouring Mizoram, Delhi, Dispur, Jorhat, Kohima, Kolkata and Shillong.
Later, speaking to media on the sidelines of a programme, Dr Singh elaborated on his parliament reply saying, “Prime Minister Narendra Modi is extremely sensitive to the concerns of the youth and therefore, this government is committed to do everything possible to ensure that no youth anywhere in the country is allowed to suffer disadvantage or injustice on account oof incompatible circumstances there.”
He informed that this option was provided in the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2023, held on 28 May 2023, and in the Recruitment Tests for Accounts Officer/ Enforcement Officer and Assistant Provident Fund Commissioner (APFC) in the Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), held on 02 July, 2023.
The union minister also said that Staff Selection Commission has three centres viz. lmphal, Churachandpur and Ukhrul for conducting various exams in Manipur. However, for Multi-Tasking (Non-Tech.) Staff and Havaldar (CBIC & CBN) Examination, 2022, the candidates of Manipur were provided with alternative options of centres, such as Aizawl, Kohima, etc in the North-East. Further, candidates were also given options for change of centre of their preference anywhere in India.
In reply to another question in the same House, the minister revealed the government is exploring the potential of Bus Roof Mounted Air Purification Systems (BRMAPS) to capture Particulate Matter in the highly polluted cities.
The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), a Statutory Body under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has installed Pariyayantra Filtration units on top of 30 buses to filter dust in Delhi-NCR.
New Delhi, July 27: As a special consideration, Manipur Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) Centre candidates have been given the choice to choose another centre in view of the situation prevailing there. This announcement was made by Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh in reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday.
The minister said that UPSC has granted an option to the candidates, who had opted for Imphal as a centre, to change and appear in any of the centres, viz. Aizawl in neighbouring Mizoram, Delhi, Dispur, Jorhat, Kohima, Kolkata and Shillong.
Later, speaking to the media on the sidelines of a programme, Dr Singh elaborated on his parliament reply saying, “Prime Minister Narendra Modi is extremely sensitive to the concerns of the youth and therefore, this government is committed to doing everything possible to ensure that no youth anywhere in the country is allowed to suffer disadvantage or injustice on account of incompatible circumstances there.”
He informed that this option was provided in the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2023, held on 28 May 2023, and in the Recruitment Tests for Accounts Officer/ Enforcement Officer and Assistant Provident Fund Commissioner (APFC) in the Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), held on 02 July 2023.
The union minister also said that Staff Selection Commission has three centres viz. Lmphal, Churachandpur and Ukhrul for conducting various exams in Manipur. However, for Multi-Tasking (Non-Tech.) Staff and Havaldar (CBIC & CBN) Examination, 2022, the candidates of Manipur were provided with alternative options of centres, such as Aizawl, Kohima, etc in the North-East. Further, candidates were also given options for change of centre of their preference anywhere in India.
In reply to another question in the same House, the minister revealed the government is exploring the potential of Bus Roof Mounted Air Purification Systems (BRMAPS) to capture Particulate Matter in highly polluted cities.
The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), a Statutory Body under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has installed Pariyayantra Filtration units on top of 30 buses to filter dust in Delhi-NCR.
“A pilot study was conducted on the control of dust emissions using dust suppressants. Under this, the application of dust suppressant (salts of calcium/magnesium and bio-additives) was done at 03 sites: Sarai kale khan road, the DDA construction site at Narela and Dilshad Garden flyover to Shaheed Nagar metro station to check the control of dust emissions, installed a negative ion generator at IIT Delhi, Sonipat campus for assessing the impact of generated negative air ions (NAIs) on ambient air quality,” he said. “Further, two experimental pilot projects of smog towers, one at Anand vihar by Central Government and another at Connaught place by Delhi Government have been commissioned to reduce particulate air pollution.”
