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सेकेंड IAS टॉपर कश्मीर के अतहर के ये हैं सफलता के मंत्र

सेकेंड IAS टॉपर कश्मीर के अतहर के ये हैं सफलता के मंत्र
जम्मू-कश्मीर के अनंतनाग जिले से ताल्लुक रखने वाले 23 वर्षीय अतहर ने लोकसेवा परीक्षा में दूसरा स्थान हासिल किया है। यह उनका दूसरा प्रयास है। साल 2014 के अपने पहले प्रयास में उन्होंने भारतीय रेल यातायात सेवा (आईआरटीएस) हासिल किया था और वे फिलहाल लखनऊ में भारतीय रेल परिवहन प्रबंधन संस्थान में प्रशिक्षण ले रहे हैं।
अतहर ने कहा, मैंने जम्मू-कश्मीर कैडर का चुनाव भी किया है। मुझे वहां काम करने का मौका मिला तो खुशी होगी। मुझे लगता है कि मेरे राज्य के लोगों की आकांक्षाओं को पूरा करने की बहुत गुंजाइश है।
अतहर ने पहले 2014 में यूपीएससी की परीक्षा दी थी तब उनकी 570 रैंक आई लेकिन अतहर इससे खुश नहीं थे। अतहर ने आईआईटी मंडी हिमाचल प्रदेश से ग्रेजुएशन की है। इसके बाद 22 साल में पहला सिविल सर्विस एग्जाम क्रैक करने के साथ ही अतहर ने बीटेक पूरी की। हालांकि अतहर के पास कई एमएनसी कंपनी के ऑफर आए लेकिन अतहर ने आईएएस को चुना।
कुछ समय पहले हिन्दुस्तान टाइम्स से हुई बातचीत में उन्होंने अपने सफलता के मंत्र दिए थे।
मेरी प्रेरणा मेरे दादा
मेरी सबसे बड़ी प्रेरणा मेरे दादा हैं। उनकी कठिन मेहनत, किसी काम को करने का उनका नजरिया और पैशन से मुझे काफी कुछ सीखने को मिला।
कठिन परिश्रम और परिवार का साथ
उन्होंने मेरा कठिन परिश्रम और मेरे परिवार साथ ही मुझे यहां तक लाया है। मेरी मां एक गृहणी और पिता एक लोक्चरार हैं। मैं अपने दोस्तों अध्यापकों का आभारी रहूंगा, जिन्होंने मुझे मार्गदर्शन दिया।
Athar Aamir-ul-Shafi Khan, a 23 year years old youth from South Kashmir’s Anantnag district stood second in Civil Services Examinations, the results of which were declared today while seven other youths from the State passed the exams.
Besides Athar, seven others, who qualified the Civil Services Examinations, included Sheema Qasba Wani, Baseer-ul-Haq, Ruveda Salam, Afaq Giri, Deeba Farhat, Choudhary Yaseen and Ankit Koul.
Sheema is the daughter of former Commissioner of Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) while Choudhary Yaseen is nephew of CAPD Minister and PDP leader Choudhary Zulfikar.
Interestingly, all these Civil Services exam crackers excepting Sheema Qasba, had passed the prestigious exam last year also. This year, they had given the exam for upgradation.
Meanwhile, in a proud achievement, Athar Aamir-ul-Shafi Khan, 23, from South Kashmir’s Anantnag district, emerged as second topper in 2015 Indian Administrative Services (IAS) examinations, results of which were declared today. Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti has congratulated Aamir for his brilliant achievement.
Athar Khan, who was among seven qualifiers of IAS 2014 examination from Kashmir, secured the second place in the prestigious examinations. A total of 1,078 candidates cleared the UPSC exam — 499 from the general category, 314 from the other backward classes, 176 from the Scheduled Castes and 89 from the Scheduled Tribes. Delhi-based Tina Dabi topped the test, followed by Athar and and Delhi’s Jasmeet Singh Sandhu.
Hailing from a modest family of Siknar, a remote village, in Devipora hamlet of Mattan area of Anantnag district, Athar completed his earlier schooling from his native village and later was admitted in Iqbal Memorial Institute (IMI) Anantnag from where he qualified 10th examinations. He then joined prestigious Biscoe Memorial School Srinagar and passed his secondary examinations.
Son of a senior lecturer, Mohammad Shafi Khan, Athar cracked almost all major professional entrance examinations in 2009-10 and finally joined IIT Roorkee and completed his Engineering from IIT Himachal Pradesh in July 2014. Athar had up to 2010 passed CET, AIEEE and BITSAT but IITJEE eluded him. He even joined Government Medical College (GMC) Jammu but continued to pursue his IIT dream. As Athar was studying BTech, at the same time, he prepared for civil services and qualified IAS for the first time in 2015. After completing his degree in July 2014, he joined a coaching academy in National Capital.
Athar, who is putting up in Delhi as he after cracking IAS exams for the first time was offered Indian Railway Traffic Services (IRTS), said that he wasn’t expecting second rank but good results compared to last year. The second topper was inspired by 2009 IAS topper, Dr Shah Faesal, who now is Director School Education Kashmir.
In his Anantnag home, his family’s joy has no limits and they want him to serve people of the Kashmir. “I am extremely happy. I want him to serve my own people and work for their welfare. I, from the day one, urged him to work hard and today all this is because of Athar’s hard work. He has made us and entire Valley proud by this achievement,” said his father Amir-ul-Shafi Khan.
Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti congratulated Athar for having secured the second position in the prestigious IAS 2015 exams. She also lauded the performance of all those who cracked the country’s premier civil services examination from the State.
Admiring Khan for his amazing success, the Chief Minister said she is sure that his feat will inspire many other youngsters to follow suit. “There is no dearth of talent in our State which Athar has proved today. Many congratulations for having successfully cleared the exams with flying colours and my best wishes as you start your journey to serve the people,” she said in her congratulatory message.
Athar’s grandfather, Ghulam Qadir Khan, wants him to be posted as Deputy Commissioner Anantnag “so that he serves his people first”. “Today Athar has made us, our village and our State proud by securing second position in prestigious IAS,” he said. Khan remembers a taunt of one of the village elder’s decade ago for being illiterate but today he is feeling proud as his grandson has achieved major feet. “First time, I answered that taunt when my son became lecturer,” he says proudly.
The 120-year old grandmother of Athar is eager to see her grandson. “There is no trust on life. I want him to come back as soon as possible,” she says as Athar’s house is abuzz with guests and congratulatory phone calls from relatives, friends, politicians and others.
Meanwhile, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh has congratulated the three toppers of the IAS/ Civil Services Exam 2015,the result of which was declared here today.
In a message to Tina Dabi, Athar Aamir Ul Shafi Khan and Jasmeet Singh Sandhu who stood first, second and third respectively, Dr Jitendra Singh said, in his capacity as a Minister dealing with the Department of Personnel & Training as well as the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA), Mussoorie, it gives him a special sense of pride to note that all the three toppers represent the hitherto lesser represented sections of society in Civil services, which is an indication that the IAS and Civil Services have finally moved away from being “elite services” as they were generally described earlier.
With Tina hailng from weaker section of society, Aamir hailing from Jammu & Kashmir and Jasmeet Singh belonging to minority community, he said, the top brass of future civil services servants will truly represent the aspirations of the average common man of this country. This will also go a long way in achieving Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s commitment to provide citizen centric governance through civil servants who actually represent the common citizen of India, he added.
Working president National Conference and former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has also felicitated the candidates from Jammu and Kashmir for their phenomenal success in Civil Services Examination.
“I am particularly delighted over the phenomenal success of Athar Aamir Ul Shafi Khan, who has got second rank in the results declared today”, Omar said while conveying his good wishes to Athar and others.
He hoped that success of candidates from Jammu and Kashmir will inspire others to participate in such coveted exams in a big way and make their mark.

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Compensatory Afforestation Fund bill passed to create special funds

Compensatory Afforestation Fund bill passed to create special funds
The bill paves the way for unlocking of nearly Rs.41,000 crore earmarked for forest land which is lying unspent, Javadekar said.
Lok Sabha has passed the much talked about Compensatory Afforestation Fund bill, 2015 that seeks to establish setting up of a National Compensatory Afforestation Fund and also a State Compensatory Afforestation Fund.

Thanking the members for their cooperation in passing the bill, Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Tuesday evening said it will be a historical legislation and will go a long way in ensuring countrywide afforestation programme.
Members cutting across party lines supported the bill.
The bill paves the way for unlocking of nearly Rs.41,000 crore earmarked for forest land which is lying unspent, Javadekar said.
The salient features of the afforestation programme will be people’s participation, social audit and there will not be any displacement, the minister said while replying to specific queries from Asaduddin Owaisi of All India Majlis—e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM).
“Besides the exotic plants, emphasis will be on native species,” Javadekar said.
The bill also ensures that the funds encourage compensatory afforestation. The national fund will receive 10 percent of it, and the states will receive the remaining 90 percent of the fund.
“These funds will be primarily spent on afforestation to compensate for loss of forest cover, regeneration of forest ecosystem, wildlife protection and infrastructure development,” he said.
However, Javadekar said the funds under the new law under the provisions of the Compensatory Afforestation Fund bill should not be the only forest budget for the states.
“The states must give their regular budget to forest (department). But this will be only an additional funding,” he said.
Stressing the importance of people’s participation in the afforestation programme, he said: “Wherever people’s participation is there, and wherever people’s livelihood is connected to the forest, they just don’t allow illegal destruction of forest.”
Among others, Pinaki Mishra of Biju Janata Dal also lauded the bill.
“Odisha is already doing very good in afforestation programme under the personal supervision of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. This bill only gives the efforts further boost,” Mishra said.
The bill was passed by voice vote and at the end of the process even the Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan appreciated the draft legislation passed unanimously with members from different parties making their positive contribution by way of suggestions to improve the system.

About the MPC:

About the MPC:
Last year, the government and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had agreed to adopt a monetary policy framework, which will make taming inflation the primary priority of the central bank’s policy decisions.
What it does?

The MPC will set interest rates to keep retail inflation within targets. Inflation targets will be set once every five years.
Composition:
The committee will have six members. Of the six members, the government will nominate three. The RBI Governor will chair the committee. The governor, however, will not enjoy a veto power to overrule the other panel members, but will have a casting vote in case of a tie. No government official will be nominated to the MPC.
The other three members would be from the RBI with the governor being the ex-officio chairperson. Deputy governor of RBI in charge of the monetary policy will be a member, as also an executive director of the central bank. Decisions will be taken by majority vote with each member having a vote.
The government nominees to the MPC will be selected by a Search-cum-Selection Committee under Cabinet Secretary with RBI Governor and Economic Affairs Secretary and three experts in the field of economics or banking or finance or monetary policy as its members.
Members of the MPC will be appointed for a period of four years and shall not be eligible for reappointment
Present scenario:
At present, the RBI’s Monetary Policy Department (MPD) assists the governor in formulating the monetary policy. Views of all key stakeholders in the economy, advice of the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) contribute to the process for arriving at the key decision on policy repo rate — the rate at which the central bank lends to banks. The governor, however, has overriding powers to decide on interest rates.

India ranks 9th in crony-capitalism index: The Economist

India ranks 9th in crony-capitalism index: The Economist
India is ranked at ninth position in crony-capitalism with crony sector wealth accounting for 3.4 per cent of the gross domestic product (GDP), according to a new study by The Economist.
In India, the non-crony sector wealth amounts to 8.3 per cent of the GDP, as per the latest crony-capitalism index.
In 2014 ranking also, India stood at the ninth place.
Using data from a list of the world’s billionaires and their worth published by Forbes, each individual is labelled as crony or not based on the source of their wealth.Germany is cleanest, where just a sliver of the country’s billionaires derives their wealth from crony sectors.
Russia fares worst in the index, wealth from the country’s crony sectors amounts to 18 per cent of its GDP, it said.
Russia tops the list followed by Malaysia, the Philippines and Singapore.
“Thanks to tumbling energy and commodity prices politically connected tycoons have been feeling the squeeze in recent years,” the study said.
Among the 22 economies in the index, crony wealth has fallen by USD 116 billion since 2014.
“But as things stand, if commodity prices rebound, crony capitalists wealth is sure to rise again,” it added.
The past 20 years have been a golden age for crony capitalists/tycoons active in industries where chumminess with government is part of the game.
Their combined fortunes have dropped 16 per cent since 2014, according to The Economist updated crony-capitalism index.
“One reason is the commodity crash. Another is a backlash from the middle class,” it said.
Worldwide, the worth of billionaires in crony industries soared by 385 per cent between 2004 and 2014 to USD 2 trillion, it added.
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‪#‎Cronycapitalism‬ is a term describing an economy in which success in business depends on close relationships between business people and government officials. It may be exhibited by favoritism in the distribution of legal permits, government grants, special tax breaks, or other forms of state interventionism.
What is 'Crony Capitalism'
Crony capitalism is a description of capitalist society as being based on the close relationships between businessmen and the state. Instead of success being determined by a free market and the rule of law, the success of a business is dependent on the favoritism that is shown to it by the ruling government in the form of tax breaks, government grants and other incentives.
BREAKING DOWN 'Crony Capitalism'
Both socialists and capitalists have been at odds with each other over assigning blame to the opposite group for the rise of crony capitalism. Socialists believe that crony capitalism is the inevitable result of pure capitalism. This belief is supported by their claims that people in power, whether business or government, look to stay in power and the only way to do this is to create networks between government and business that support each other.
On the other hand, capitalists believe that crony capitalism arises from the need of socialist governments to control the state. This requires businesses to operate closely with the government to achieve the greatest success.

Inequality in India is far worse than believed

Inequality in India is far worse than believed
It’s of Latin American rather than East Asian proportions. That is a problem
In his landmark budget speech in 1992, Manmohan Singh had said that the eventual aim of economic reforms was to encourage the growth of industries that use labour intensively, create jobs in the productive sectors of the economy and reduce income inequalities. He was clearly inspired by the success that many Asian countries had in the previous decades in pushing up average incomes without making inequality worse.
New data released in recent weeks shows that inequality in India is of Latin American rather than East Asian proportions. In its Asian regional economic outlook released last week, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has put out new data that shows how the two most successful Asian economies after 1990—China and India—have seen inequality rise in tandem with economic growth. This is in sharp contrast to what happened in countries such as South Korea or Taiwan in earlier decades. The multilateral lender has based its analysis on the Gini coefficient, a standard measure used by economists to measure inequality.
The IMF estimates that the Gini coefficient for India has gone up from 45 in 1990 to 51 in 2013. China has done even worse. Its Gini coefficient has climbed from 33 to 53 in the same period. The IMF inequality estimates are very similar to the results from a new global study by the LIS Data Centre in Luxembourg, which has recently said that India has a Gini coefficient of 50. These numbers are far higher than the official estimates of inequality that are mistakenly based on consumption rather than income.
The inequality problem has to be understood properly if it has to be dealt with successfully. Too much of the Indian debate is dominated by either angry ideological battles or vacuous moralizing. There are several possible explanations for growing income inequality—from the nature of technological progress to the lack of opportunities due to the caste system, to ineffective government spending programmes and lack of infrastructure that connects people in the interiors to markets.
One important ingredient in this debate goes back to a link Singh made in his 1992 budget speech—the need for greater job creation in the modern sectors of the economy. This has been one of the few distinct failures amid the overall success of the economic reforms. The failure to create enough factory and office jobs has stymied the overdue shift of people from low productivity to high productivity work.
Inequality in India has two extra facets that deserve attention. First, there is difference in productivity growth between the urban and rural areas. Second, there is the income gap within the cities between those who have been able to connect to the global economy and those who have not. One practical illustration of this is the millions of farmers who remain trapped in a stagnant agricultural sector. Those who have managed to escape tend to eke out a living in tiny enterprises that have no access to formal credit, growing markets, technology or modern management, as the new Economic Census released by the government last month so starkly highlighted.
The countries of East Asia managed to evade this trap through labour-intensive industrialization that moved millions of poor people from farms to modern factories. The troublesome question is whether India can replicate this Lewisian transition at a time when robotics is changing the nature of industrial work.
The global picture is more pleasing to the eye. Global inequality has actually decreased since millions of Indians and Chinese began joining the global middle class from 1990 onwards. Lower global inequality is paradoxically a result of higher inequality in India and China.
Very high levels of inequality are bad in themselves. Harvard University economist Dani Rodrik has also argued that widening inequality can weaken public support for economic reforms, and thus encourage governments to choose populist policies. That is precisely what we saw with Manmohan Singh Ver 2.0—the prime minister of the two United Progressive Alliance governments rather than the finance minister of the P.V. Narasimha Rao government.
This is a lesson that the economic strategists around Narendra Modi should be sensitive to.
What policies should the government focus on to reduce inequality?

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