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Lok Sabha passes Bill to Commissioner Umesh Sinha, will patriotism on their sleeves” and it
hike salaries of judges submit its report within three months. could not be assumed that if a
person did not stand up for the
The Lok Sabha, on 4 January 2018,
passed a Bill to hike the salaries of In a first, collegium selects national anthem, he or she was “less
judges of the Supreme Court and woman advocate for SC patriotic.”
High Courts. The Bill proposes to judge
hike the salary of the Chief Justice The Supreme Court collegium, headed Centre approves Rs.
of India to Rs. 2.80 lakh a month, by CJI Dipak Misra, created history on 5,369 cr for waterway
and that of judges of the Supreme 11 January 2018, by picking Indu project
Court and Chief Justices of High Malhotra as the first woman advocate The Cabinet Committee on
Courts to Rs. 2.5 lakh a month. to be recommended for appointment as Economic Affairs, on 3 January
Judges of High Courts will draw a a judge of the SC, which has had just six 2018, approved the more than Rs.
salary of Rs. 2.25 lakh a month once woman judges in 68 years. All six were 5,369 crore Jal Marg Vikas Project
this Bill becomes law. elevated from high courts. The collegium for development of fairway on
The salary hike, in line with the also recommended the appointment of National Waterway-1 with the
recommendations of the 7th Pay Uttarakhand HC Chief Justice Kuttiyil technical and investment support of
Commission for officers of all-India Mathew Joseph as an SC judge. the World Bank. The project will
services, will come into force with The earlier six women SC judges extend over Uttar Pradesh, Bihar,
effect from January 1, 2016. include Fathima Beevi (from 1989 to Jharkhand and West Bengal. It will
1992), Sujata V Manohar (1994- cover major districts, including
EC constitutes Umesh 1999), Ruma Pal (2000-2006), Gyan Varanasi, Ghazipur, Vaishali, Patna,
Sinha Committee Sudha Misra (2010-2014), Ranjana P Begusarai, Musrhidabad, Pakur,
to suggest changes to Desai (2011-2014) and sitting SC Hoogly and Kolkata.
judge R Banumathi. The project, which is expected
RP Act, 1951
to be completed by March 2023,
The Election Commission (EC) has 12-member panel to will provide alternative mode of
set up a 14-member committee to transport that will be environment
suggest changes to Section 126 of take a call on playing friendly and cost effective and would
the Representation of the People of the national anthem
contribute in bringing down the
(RP) Act, which prohibits poll in cinema halls logistics cost in the country while
campaign in the last 48 hours The Union Home Ministry, on 9 providing a boost to infrastructure
leading to voting, in the wake of January 2018, appointed a 12- development.
media expansion. Apart from member inter-ministerial committee,
suggesting modifications to the which would take a final call on the Online portal ‘NARI’ for
election law, the committee, playing of the national anthem in cinema
constituted through an order dated halls and public places. The women empowerment
8 January 2018, will also study the committee, led by Additional Secretary inaugurated
impact of new media and social BR Sharma, will recommend changes, In a path breaking initiative to
media during the “silence period” if needed, in the existing laws. The empower women, the Minister of
and its implication in view of committee was set up on December 5 Women & Child Development, Smt
Section 126 and suggest changes and it will have officers of the rank of Maneka Sanjay Gandhi inaugurated
to the model code of conduct Joint Secretary from 11 Ministries and an online portal NARI in New Delhi
(MCC) accordingly. departments of the Union government. on January 2, 2018. Developed by
It has also been tasked to Its first meeting will be held on January the Ministry of Women & Child
examine the difficulties faced in 19. It will submit its report within six Development, the portal will
regulating media platforms during months. provide women citizens with easy
the prohibitory 48 hours in a multi- The decision came after the access to information on
phase election. The committee, Supreme Court in October last said government schemes and initiatives
chaired by Deputy Election the people “cannot be forced to carry for women. Further to provide a

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