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Giving details of the plan, he said Rs 76,000 crore program has been approved for the development of semiconductors and display manufacturing ecosystem. The scheme is expected to usher in a new era in electronics manufacturing by providing globally competitive incentive packages to companies in semiconductor and display manufacturing as well as design. It will strengthen India’s technical prowess in these areas of strategic importance and economic self-reliance.
“Today’s cabinet decision on semiconductors will give a boost to research and innovation in this area. It will also boost manufacturing and thereby strengthen the dream of an Atmanirbhar Bharat,” Modi tweeted.
The cabinet also passed a resolution to raise the legal age of marriage for women from 18 to 21 years – the same as for men. The Indian Express learned from sources that after the cabinet approval, the government would introduce an amendment to the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 and consequently bring in amendments to personal laws such as the Special Marriage Act and the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955.
The approval was based on the recommendations of the Centre’s task force, headed by Jaya Jaitley, to examine “matters related to the age of motherhood, the imperative to reduce MMR (maternal mortality), improving nutritional levels and related issues”. was done for. The Indian Express quoted Jaitley as saying that the rationale behind the recommendation was not population control, but women’s empowerment.
The Congress on Wednesday issued a whip to its Rajya Sabha members to be present in the House on Thursday. Party’s chief whip Jairam Ramesh said, “Very important issues will be taken up for discussion in Rajya Sabha tomorrow.” “All the members of Congress party in Rajya Sabha are requested to kindly be present in the House from 11 am till the House is adjourned,” he said. The Congress and several other opposition parties have been unitedly demanding revocation of the suspension of 12 MPs, but the government is insisting that they should first apologize in the House.
A BJP MP on Wednesday dubbed opposition members in the Rajya Sabha as “omicrons”, alleging they are a threat to democracy, and asked them to get a “Modi vaccine” to protect them from the new coronavirus variant. asked for Participating in a short duration discussion on the situation arising out of the Omicron version of coronavirus in the Upper House of Parliament, BJP MP Shiv Pratap Shukla alleged that opposition members were running away from the debate as they did not want to recognize it. The government’s efforts to control the virus and only wanted to disturb the House.
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