The revised notified price shall become effective within 15 days from the date of the Notification in the Official Gazette. All the manufacturers of the formulations utilising these drugs in their scheduled formulations are advised to follow the provisions of DPCO, 1995 with regard to pricing of the derivative formulations.
 
 

    The existing criteria on the subject were in operation for more than three decades and in view of liberalization of economy the Government felt that the criteria for categorization and upgradation of PSUs may be reviewed so as to suit the changed environment. Shri Kipgen held wide-ranging consultations with public sector undertakings, Government departments and experts before formulating his recommendations.

    It has been recommended that the overall performance of the company, the image of the company and corporate planning of the company should be the three broad items for evaluation for the purpose of upgradation from one schedule to another schedule. Various other quantitative and qualitative factors have also been recommended in the report.

    Dr.Narayan, Secretary, Department of Public Enterprises stated that the Government will process the report for final decision so that an objective, reasonable and focussed set of criteria would be available for categorization and upgradation of PSUs.
 
 

    The passenger reservation system(PRS) in the Railways handles about six and a half lakh reservation transactions every day. It has a major impact on the smooth running of the entire passenger system. The system uses main frame computers at five centres i.e. Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Calcutta and Secunderabad. Railways have already taken steps to make the passenger reservations system Y2K compliant. Y2K compliant version of operating system and application software has been tested successfully at Secunderabad. Contingency plans have also been drawn up to use the railway communication lines in case of failure of DOT leased lines. By October 1, 1999, the full PRS network comprising of more than 500 reservation centres shall also become fully Y2K compliant. The first reservation for the new millennium will be done 60 days before the dawn of the new millennium i.e. on November 2, 1999.

    Equipment used for maintenance including ultrasonic flaw detector machines for track maintenance are already Y2K compliant. Most of the critical machinery and plant in the manufacturing units and repair workshops are Y2K compliant. This will ensure that there are absolutely no problems on this account.

    42 Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition(SCADA) systems are being used in the Railways for managing traction power distribution. Most of them (36) have been found to be non-Y2K compliant. However, all out efforts are being made to ensure that these systems shall continue to function smoothly at the dawn of new millennium. As a contingency measure, it has also been decided that all major installations will be manned from December 3, 1999 to ensure disruption free service.

    To ensure foolproof transition to the new millennium, special plans have been drawn to have an integrated Y2K Audit of Railways, Telecommunications and Power sector for the Mumbai and Calcutta suburban section. Similar External Audits have also been planned for all critical areas.

    The High Level Action Force on Monitoring the impact of Y2K Problem in India has been regularly monitoring the status of preparedness of the various critical sectors of the economy including States and private sector.
 
 

    Delivering the keynote address on the occasion, the noted Jurist and MP, Shri L.M. Singhvi underlined the necessity of the learning Sanskrit. He stated that there was a need of some appropriate thinking which would revive Sanskrit – Sanskrit must be made the language of science. Shri Singhvi said that to popularise Sanskrit, it was important that the country imbibes the culture of Sanskrit. He added that Sanskrit was central to the country’s culture and identity and it cannot be allowed to fade away from the mainstream. He also emphasised the need of another Sanskrit Commission.

    Dr. Sarojini Maheshi, the Chief Guest of the function highlighted the depth and width of Sanskrit and its literature. Dr. Mandan Mishra, founder Vice Chancellor of the Lal Bahadur Shastri Sanskrit Vidyapeeth said that Sanskrit could not be called only a classical language, it had been scientifically proved. He stated that Sanskrit needs to be included as an integral, systematic part of syllabi for it to grow.