The Hindu : Briefly

Online edition of India's National Newspaper
Thursday, Feb 05, 2004

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Tender fee system changed

NEW DELHI FEB. 4 . The Delhi Cabinet has dispensed with the two-slab system of fee for tender documents /bids/ quotations/ business contracts (Rs.500 per application) and fee for other information (Rs.25 per application), and approved a common fee structure of Rs.25 uniformly for all information under the Delhi Right to Information Act.

According to the Delhi Chief Minister, Sheila Dikshit, this far-reaching decision of the Cabinet would make information more accessible to general public.

In case of an applicant desiring to inspect a document, the Cabinet decided to implement the provision for inspection of documents at a fee of Rs.15 per 15 minutes in addition to the application fee. In another decision, the Cabinet also cleared the creation of one post of Delhi Judicial Academy Chairman established for training of officials of the judicial services.

Mini-stadia planned

NEW DELHI FEB. 4. The Delhi Government will soon construct mini-stadia in different parts of the Capital to promote sports activities among children and youth and prepare them for competing and showing excellence in different games at different levels, said the Delhi Sports Minister, Arvinder Singh Lovely, while inaugurating the All India Civil Service Badminton Tournament in the Capital today. The event is being organised by the Delhi Government's GAD department on behalf of the Central Civil Services Cultural Board. The tournament will conclude on February 7.

Roundtable on WTO

NEW DELHI FEB. 4. The Amity Centre on World Trade Organisation organised a roundtable on "The World Trade Organisation: General Agreement on Trade in Services and Indian Higher Education" here this past weekend. The programme was held under the auspices of the Amity Institute of Global Legal Education and Research.

Speaking on occasion, Senior Fellow of Higher Education, NIEPA, Sudanshu Bhusan, said, "there are many conflicts that we have to face as a result of GATS, the first being the government stand that education is a service not meant for profit. However, GATS says education is a commodity with commercial value."

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