FP The publishers permit sharing of the e-paper's pdf on WhatsApp and other social media platforms FREE PRESS Vol. 15 No. 124 | BHOPAL | FRIDAY | OCTOBER 17, 2025 | Pages 14 ` 3 | Regd. No. Indore MP/ICD 216/2024-2026 | RNI No. mpeng/2010/35815 www.freepressjournal.in Sports England’s Lionesses decent on Indore, greeted by fan frenzy P.12 ESTD-1983 iii QUALITY @ VALUE EDITIONS: BHOPAL MONEY MP not getting single penny for several central schemes Nitendra Sharma In the double-engine government, the smaller engine is not getting enough importance from the bigger one. Because the BJP is ruling the state and the Centre, it is called the double-engine government. But the state is not receiving enough funds for running the Centre-sponsored schemes. There are many schemes for which the departments have not received a single penny the past six months. A little amount of funds has been given for a few schemes, most of which are run under the Centre-state sponsorship. There are a few schemes for which funds were not provided in this financial year. The Centre was supposed fp Briefs NEW DELHI Tejas Mk1A maiden flight Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is all set to mark a significant event with the maiden flight of the Tejas Mk1A fighter jet from its Nashik facility on October 17; however, the Indian Air Force (IAF) will not be getting the delivery of the Tejas Mk1A. NEW DELHI Lankan PM in India Sri Lankan Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya arrived in India on Thursday for a two-day official visit, marking her first trip to the country since assuming office. Amarasuriya, who will be in India till October 18, is scheduled to meet senior political leaders to discuss key bilateral issues and avenues for strengthening cooperation in multiple sectors. Scheme Jal Jeevan Mission Pradhan Mantri Janman Awas Yojna Deendayal Upadhyay Grameen Kaushal Yojna National Rural Livelihood Mission Stars Project Non-institutional Care Sponsorship Yojna National Family Assistance Scheme Housing for All Smart cities in Jabalpur and Ujjain Scholarship scheme National Ayush Mission to give Rs 8,531 crore for the Jal Jeevan Mission, Rs 660 crore for the Pradhan Mantri Janman Awas Yojna, Rs 90 crore for the Deendayal Upadhyay Grameen Kaushal Yojna, Rs 480 crore for the National Rural Livelihood Mission, Rs 100 crore for the Stars Project, Rs 86 crore for the Non-institutional Care Expected Funds Rs 8,531 Cr Rs 660 cr Rs 90 cr Rs 480 cr Rs 100 cr Rs 86 cr Rs 59 cr Rs 250 cr Rs 54 cr Rs 477 cr Rs 93 cr Sponsorship Yojna, Rs 59 crore for the National Family Assistance Scheme, Rs 250 crore for Housing for All, Rs 54 crore for the smart cities in Jabalpur and Ujjain, Rs 477 crore for the scholarship scheme, and Rs 93 crore for the National Ayush Mission to the state in 2025-26. But the state did not get a Our Staff Reporter BHOPAL The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Thursday rejected the state government’s plea seeking permission to form a Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC) to initiate promotion process. The state informed the court that new promotion policy would not apply to cases before 2016. A double bench of Chief Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva and Justice Vinay Saraf heard the matter. The government clarified that promotions made before 2016 would continue under the old policy, while the new rules would govern those made thereafter. However, the court turned down the government’s request to proceed with DPC formation. Advocate General Prashant Singh and senior Supreme Court advocate C.S. Vaidyanathan argued that the new promotion policy complies with Supreme Court directives, including provisions for creamy layer and quantifiable data. SAPAKS representative Anmol Shrivastava objected to introducing a new policy All Guj mins resign ahead of cabinet rejig PTI GANDHINAGAR A day ahead of the planned cabinet expansion in Gujarat, all 16 ministers except Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel resigned on Thursday, BJP sources said. Patel will expand his cabinet on Friday, the state government had announced earlier in the morning. "Resignations of all the 16 ministers have been taken by the party. Except for chief minister Patel, all the min- isters have resigned," said a BJP source. As per the official release, the cabinet expansion will take place at 11.30 am on Friday. The present council of minister has 17 members including CM Patel. Eight of them are cabinet-rank ministers while the others are Ministers of State (MoS). Gujarat, which has a 182member assembly, can have a maximum of 27 ministers (15 per cent of the strength of the House). IANS India has been elected to the prestigious position of CoChair of the Regional Committee of the United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management for Asia and the Pacific (UN-GGIM-AP), the Ministry of Science and Technology said on Thursday. 4Continued on | P8 The elections were conducted during the 14th Plenary Meeting of UN-GGIM-AP held in September in Goyang-si, Republic of Korea, hosted by the National Geographic Information Institute (NGII), Republic of Korea. “India’s election as CoChair highlights growing leadership of India in the while the earlier one is still pending before the Supreme Court. He also questioned absence of quantifiable data supporting government’s stance. The court directed the state to submit quantifiable data in a sealed envelope, if required. The matter stems from the 2002 promotion rules that were struck down in the RB Rai case, but remain under challenge in the apex court. With the promotion process stalled since 2016, over one lakh government employees have been affected. The next hearing is scheduled for October 28 and 29, and until then, the new policy will remain in abeyance. 258 Naxals surrendered in two days Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar NEW DELHI global geospatial arena and acknowledges its contribution in advancing innovation, capacity building, and regional collaboration,” the Ministry said.India will hold the position for a productive three-year term aligned with the UN-GGIM Strategic Framework. Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said with 258 “battle hardened Left Wing Extremists (LWEs)” laying down their arms in Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra, it was clear that Naxalism was now on its last leg in the country and has been restricted to just the South Bastar region of Chhattisgarh. Stating that the Centre was committed to uprooting Naxalism before March 31, 2026, Shah announced that “Abujhmarh and North Bastar that were once terror bases, have today been declared as free from Naxal terror.” He added that “now a trace of Naxalism exists in South Bastar, which will be wiped out soon by our security forces.” The Home Minister said since January 2024, after the formation of a BJP government in Chhattisgarh, 2100 Naxalites have surrendered, 1785 have been arrested, and 477 have been eliminated. “These numbers mirror our fierce resolve to decimate Naxalism,” he asserted. 4Continued on | P8 4Continued on | P8 India elected as co-chair of UN Global Geospatial Regional Committee NEW DELHI single penny under these schemes. There are many other schemes for which the state has received a little amount of funds, although over half of the current year has passed. Out of Rs 142 crore meant for Gram Swaraj Abhiyan, the state got only Rs 25 crore. Similarly, the Centre has so far given Rs 170 crore for the Prime Minister Rural Road Project out of Rs 810 crore. Likewise, the state has received Rs 30 crore out of Rs 356 crore under Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan. For Ayushman Bharat, the Centre gave Rs 114 crore out of Rs 765 crore, and for the Indira Gandhi National Widow Pension scheme, the state got only Rs 197 crore out of Rs 1,152 crore. HC rejects govt plea for DPC formation to start promotions Govt tells court new policy effective only after 2016 PUNE INDORE NASHIK MUMBAI E-paper Edit A surrender, not a solution P.6 India makes 85% of digital payment via UPI: RBI Guv SHORTCHANGED | Only a little amount has been received for a few schemes in the current financial year BHOPAL UJJAIN Cinema Raghav almost rejected Aryan’s show! P.14 India, Brazil agree to bolster trade ties Trump claims Modi assured India won’t buy Russian oil PTI NO MODI-TRUMP CALL: INDIA WASHINGTON IANS NEW DELHI India and Brazil on Thursday agreed to deepen bilateral trade and investment ties across diverse sectors including energy, agriculture and technology at a meeting here between Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal and Geraldo Alckmin, Brazil's Vice President and Minister of Development, Industry, Trade and Services. "Reviewed the full spectrum of bilateral trade ties while reaffirming our shared commitment to deepen cooperation and investment ties across diverse sectors, including energy, healthcare, agriculture, and technology," Goyal said after the meeting. 4Continued on | P8 US President Donald Trump has claimed that his "friend" Prime Minister Narendra Modi has assured him that India would stop purchasing oil from Russia, a move he described as a "big step" toward increasing pressure on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine. India's continuing purchase of petroleum products from Russia, notwithstanding Western sanctions, has become a major issue that resulted in a severe downturn in ties between New Delhi and Washington. Speaking to reporters at his Oval Office on Wednesday, he said the US was "not happy" that India was buying Russian crude, arguing such purchases helped finance President Vladimir Putin's war. "He (Modi) is a friend of mine, we have a great relation- India on Thursday said it is "broad-basing and diversifying" its sourcing of energy to meet market conditions, hours after US President Donald Trump claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi assured him that New Delhi will stop procuring Russian crude oil. External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal, responding to questions on Trump's remarks that Modi made the assurance to him on Wednesday, said he was not aware of any such phone conversation, adding India's oil purchases are guided to safeguard the interests of the Indian consumers in a "volatile" energy scenario. ship... we were not happy with him buying oil from Russia because that let Russia continue on with this ridiculous war where they've lost a million and a half people," Trump said in response to a question. "I was not happy that India was buying oil, and (Modi) assured me today that they will not be buying oil from Russia. That's a big step. Now we've got to get China to do the same thing," he said. 4Continued on | P8 ‘PM outsourced key decisions to US’ The Congress on Thursday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is "frightened" of US President Donald Trump and appears to have outsourced key decisions to America. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi claimed that the prime minister allowed Trump to decide and announce that India will not buy Russian oil and "keeps sending congratulatory messages despite repeated snubs".