3 Things The Catch Up: Rahul Gandhi in Lok Sabha, and more (13 Feb)
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Feb 13, 2026 Discussion of PMO rules on parliamentary questions about a national relief fund. Reporting on the scale and sources of donations to that fund. New administrative scorecards to evaluate secretaries and benchmark departments. Progress in talks to grant autonomy to hill districts in Manipur. A sharp parliamentary critique of recent international deals and political fallout in Bangladesh.
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Parliamentary Access To PM-Linked Funds Curtailed
- The PMO told the Lok Sabha Secretariat that questions on PM Cares and similar funds are not admissible under Parliament rules.
- This limits parliamentary scrutiny because the PMO views those bodies as not directly accountable to the government of India.
Secretaries To Get Performance Scorecards
- The cabinet secretary will give secretaries administrative scorecards grading departments and individuals on multiple metrics.
- The move benchmarks performance across file disposal, spending, outputs and includes negative indicators to push accountability.
Manipur Deal Modeled On Naga Framework
- Negotiations with Kukizo groups aim to model a settlement on the Frontier Naga Land Territorial Authority framework.
- The agreement would grant hill districts greater autonomy under Article 371C while avoiding a separate union territory.