LS clocks most productive day on Dec 2

LS Speaker Om Birla on Friday congratulated Lok Sabha MPs for making December 2 the most productive day in the history of the lower house. The LS clicked a productivity of 204% on December 2, with 96 MPs sitting beyond midnight to take part in Rule 193 discussion on Covid for over 11 hours. TNS

Bills for 5-yr tenure for CBI, ED chiefs in LS

Two Bills were introduced in the Lok Sabha on Friday to extend the tenures of Directors of the Central Bureau of Investigation and the Enforcement Directorate up to a maximum of five years from the present two years amid strong protests from opposition members. The two Bills seek to replace Ordinances issued during the intersession period. PTI

93.5% fair price shops have ePoS devices

Union Minister of State for Consumer Affairs Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti in a reply in the RS on Friday said so far, more than 4.98 lakh (93.5%) of 5.33 lakh fair prices shops have electronic point of sale (ePoS) devices with biometric scanners. TNS

112 cadets boarded out on medical grounds

The Defence Ministry on Friday told the LS on the number of under training cadets getting injured, saying the number rose in the past five years. In a written answer in the House, the MoD said, “In 2020, 33 cadets had to leave called ‘boarded out’. In 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019, the number of cadets boarded out was 26, 13, 19 and 21, respectively.” TNS