Following is based on recommendation of the 6th pay commission; see http://india.gov.in/govt/paycommission.php. Its effective 1st Sept 2008. As per a report in Dharitri the Orissa government is also planning to implementing it for its state employees.
The above numbers can serve as a benchmark for the state and the country to aim to provide for similar amount for every child’s K-12 education. They can start with kids with BPL parents, making it part of R & R, requiring every organization with more than 20(?) employees to provide to all their employees’ children, etc.
November 3rd, 2008
Thanks to initiatives by activist, poet and story-writer Sruti Mohapatra and the VC of Ravenshaw University, Ravenshw University’s proposal to make it universally accessible has been accepted and the university has received initial funds for it. Ravenshaw may thus become Orissa’s first universally accessible college/university/campus; and may be even the country’s first universally accessible university.
The budget that was submitted was as follows. I think all of it has been accepted. (Not 100% sure.)
CONSTRUCTION & MODIFICATION
GENERAL
SIGNAGE Rs. 25,000
AUDIO SYSTEM Rs. 2,55,000
SERVICE & INFORMATION COUNTERS Rs. 3,33,000
TOILET Rs. 2,25,000
CLASSROOMS Rs. 10,00,00
SEMINAR ROOM Rs. 1,00,000
LIBRARY Rs. 8,00,000
TALKING LIBRARY Rs. 2,00,000
LABORATORIES Rs. 3,00,000
DRINKING WATER FACILITY Rs. 1,00,000
HOSTEL Rs. 15,00,000
PLAYGROUND Rs. 25,00,000
GROUND FLOOR
PATHWAYS Rs. 4,00,000
RAMP Rs. 2,00,000
FIRST FLOOR
HANDRAILS Rs. 3,20,000
RAMP FOR THE FIRST FLOOR Rs. 4,00,000
STEPS AND STAIRS Rs. 2,00,000
ELEVATORS Rs. 10,00,000
EMERGENCY EVACUATION Rs. 2,00,000
SETTING UP SPECIALISED LABORATORIES, LIBRARY
AND RESOURCE ROOM
TENTATIVE Rs. 25,00,000
SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS
12 WORKSHOPS Rs. 12,00,000
ARCHITECT’S FEES
CONCESSIONAL Rs. 20,00,000
April 19th, 2008