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1. Conference
of State Ministers/ Secretaries at Shimla
Ministry of
Urban Employment & Poverty Alleviation, in collaboration with the State
Government of Himachal Pradesh, organized a one-day Conference of State
Ministers/ Secretaries of the 16 States/ UTs, which are not performing up to the
expectations under the urban poverty alleviation scheme of Swarna Jayanti
Shahari Rozgar Yojana (SJSRY), at Shimla on 31st May, 2006. The
States / UTs invited to the conference were: Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat,
Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Orissa, Punjab, Rajasthan,
Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Chandigarh, Daman & Diu, Dadara & Nagar
Haveli, Delhi, and Pondicherry. The Union Minister of State (Independent Charge)
for Urban Employment & Poverty Alleviation inaugurated the conference and
Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh was the Chief Guest. Ministers/ Senior
Officers from a total 9 State/UTs viz. Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Jharkhand,
Himachal Pradesh, Orissa, Punjab, Rajasthan and UT of Chandigarh participated in
the conference. A comprehensive review of the implementation of the urban
poverty Alleviation programme of Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojana in these
States/ UTS was carried out in this conference and the bottlenecks/ difficulties
being faced by these States/ UTs in the effective implementation of the Scheme
were addressed.
2. National
Seminar on Urban Street Vendors
One day National Seminar on Urban Street Vendors is scheduled to be held on 12th July, 2006 at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi to discuss Report & Recommendations along with draft National Policy on Urban Street Vendors submitted by the National Commission for Enterprises in the Unorganized Sector (NCEUS) and also to decide extent of amendment in the existing National Policy. The Seminar will be inaugurated by the Hon’ble Minister of State (Independent Charge), for Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation and will be attended by Secretaries from various States/Union Territories, Senior officers of the Government of India, NGOs and representatives of various associations of street vendors from all over India.