Let us tell you that the Delhi government had banned taxi aggregators earlier this year.

The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the Delhi High Court order allowing Uber, Rapido and other two-wheeler bike taxis to operate in New Delhi. The top court was hearing two petitions filed by the Delhi government against the High Court order to bike-taxi aggregators, Rapido and Uber.

The Aam Aadmi Party had banned running of bike taxis in Delhi in February 2023. Bike taxi aggregators Uber and Rapido had filed a petition in the Delhi High Court against the Delhi government ban. After the hearing, in the month of May, the Delhi High Court canceled the government’s ban and said that the ban should not be imposed until the government comes up with a new policy. The Delhi High Court had said that no coercive action should be taken against the bike-taxi aggregator till the last moment.

Against this order of the Delhi High Court, the Aam Aadmi Party approached the Supreme Court. After which the Supreme Court has put a stay on the order of the Delhi High Court and has continued the ban on bike taxi aggregators.

Rs 10,000 fine if found driving a bike taxi

The Delhi government in February 2023 ordered a ban on bike-taxi services in Delhi and punitive action was taken against drivers for violations. The authorities invoked the provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act 1988 to impose a fine of Rs 5,000 for the first offense and Rs 10,000 for the subsequent offense and imprisonment of up to one year.

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From the new year (New Year 2023) in the state, teachers, teachers and employees of colleges and universities will be given the benefit of the 7th Pay Commission of the UGC.

Know who will get benefit

The Aam Aadmi Party Government (AAP Government) in Punjab announced that teachers of colleges and universities will be given salaries under the 7th Pay Commission from the new year. The guest and contract teachers, guest faculty and part-time teachers working in colleges of Chandigarh, Punjab will be benefited by this decision of the government. CM Bhagwant Mann had announced to give 7th pay scale to college and university professors on Teachers’ Day on September 5, 2022. He has promised to give the same arrears in 2 instalments.

Economic benefit of 280 crores

Higher Education Minister Gurmeet Singh Meet Hair said that the AAP government has fulfilled the pending demand of teachers of colleges and universities for the last 6 years. With this, teachers will get financial benefit of Rs 280 crore from the government exchequer. The disbursement of funds or revised pay will be released from the state treasury.

Punjabi language will be available on all boards

At a state-level function in Amritsar, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann announced to give priority to Punjabi language on all boards across the state by February 21, 2023. Fines will be imposed for non-compliance of these orders after February 21, International Mother Language Day.

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Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodio gave this information on Wednesday. Manish Sisodia said, the increase in minimum wage will give relief to the employees during inflation. The decision to revise the monthly salary has come before Diwali and will be applicable from October 1. The government had earlier increased the minimum wage in May.

What did Deputy CM Manish Sisodia say?

The increase in minimum wages will provide relief to the working class suffering from the adverse effects of inflation. Manish Sisodia said and claimed that the Delhi government pays the highest minimum wages to laborers in the country.

The Deputy CM further said, this step will benefit unskilled, semi-skilled, skilled and other workers in all scheduled employment categories of the Delhi government. He said that this would also benefit clerical and supervisory jobs.

The minimum wage for clerical and supervisory jobs has also been increased. The Deputy Chief Minister said that people working on minimum wages in the unorganized sector should also get the benefit of dearness allowance, which is usually given to state and central government employees.

Manish Sisodia said, Delhi government is revising dearness allowance every six months to give relief from dearness to all the employees. Food inflation rose to 8.60% in September 2022 as compared to 7.62% in August. 

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