8 JULY2023INFOCUSINFOCUSThe state government's ordinance requiring reservations for Women in government jobs was questioned in a petition by the high court, which ordered the government to present a response within six weeks.For all government jobs, the government has established a 30 per cent horizontal reservation for women in Uttarakhand. The result of the PCS exam, according to the high court, will be taken into consideration while making the final verdict.The ordinance which ensures 30 per cent horizontal reservation for women from Uttarakhand in the state government jobs was questioned by a resident named Aliya in the high court. She stated that, despite securing a good percentage, she claimed that because she does not carry residential proof, she was not allowed to appear for the PCS 2021 Mains exam.The 2006 Government order was stayed by the court last year in August mandating 30 per cent horizontal reservation for female candidates in the state. However, this year in January, the Government issued an ordinance to maintain the terms of the reservation. HC SEEKS GOVERNMENT'S REPLY ABOUT 3030 PERCENT QUOTA FOR WOMEN IN GOVERNMENT JOBSUP TO BECOME FIRST STATE TO HAVE 18 'SAFE CITIES' STATES CM YOGI ADITYANATHOn Tuesday, Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath stated that Uttar Pradesh will become the first state in the nation to have 18 'Safe Cities', creating an environment that will ensure safety and security for each resident. He further stated that, in the coming three months, the first phase of developing all 17 Municipal Corporations and Gautam Budh as Safe Cities should be completed. The management of funding for this development will be done through interdepartmental coordination.Next, he included that, 57 district headquarters municipalities should be connected to the Safe City project in the second phase, and the third phase, 143 municipalities should be connected. All of these cities need to be provided a special branding by having a signboard that mentions Safe Cities at the entrance. The Chief Minister hereby claimed that by doing this, Uttar Pradesh will have the most numbers of cities in the nation.This project aims at improving the security of children, elderly people, divyangjan, and most important women of the state. CM Yogi instructed about the development of all cities while discussing the action plan for the expansion of the Safe City project.According to him, every woman and every businessperson in the state is safe today but there is a need to ensure high alert constantly. The Safe City projects will also prove to be a solution for women's safety, self-reliance, and dignity.Modern control rooms, CCTV cameras, Asha Jyoti Kendras, Help Desks, Pink Police Booths, panic buttons in buses, and several other security measures will be implemented in the cities under the Lucknow Police Commissionerate.The Safe City Project is currently focused on the security of women. It will ensure to create a safe, protected, and empowered environment for women, children, divyangjan and elderly people.
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