PIB Press Releases


		6th August, 2002


		Ministry of Steel Steel Companies show improvement Steel Companies which had witnessed slow growth throughout the last financial year, are showing visible signs of improvement since the beginning of the current fiscal. ................. Ministry of Law & Justice Workshop on Arbitration and Conciliation Act The former Chief Justice of India Shri Justice A.S. Anand has expressed his concern over the confidentiality and the secrecy maintained over the reports of the Law Commission of India. ................. Ministry of Law & Justice Increase in Judge strength A seven-member committee comprising Registrar Generals of High Courts and Law Secretaries of States and Union Territories has been constituted to examine and recommend norm for creation and increasing of judge strength ................. Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation Prime Minister inaugurates Photo Exhibition on MPLADS The Prime Minister Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee inaugurated a photo exhibition on Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) here today. ................. Ministry of Law & Justice Rs. 30.65 crore released for rural drinking water to Uttar Pradesh and Uttaranchal The Ministry of Rural Development has released Rs. 3065 lakh for rural drinking water to Uttar Pradesh and Uttaranchal under centrally sponsored Accelerated Rural Water Supply Programme (ARWSP) of Rajiv Gandhi National Drinking Water Mission (RGNDWM) for the year 2002-03. ................. Ministry of Labour 2588 establishments with over Rs. 37 thousand crore granted exemption by EPFO 2588 Establishments have been granted exemption by the Employees' Provident Fund Organization to maintain provident fund of their employees. ................. Ministry of Labour ILO implementing Integrated Area Specific Projects in five disricts in the country to eliminate child labour The International Labour Organisation is implementing Integrated Area Specific Projects in five districts in the country through the governments' National Child Labour Project Societies to eliminate child labour. ................. Ministry of Power CEA clears transmission system of SIPAT Super Thermal Power Project Stage - I Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has accorded techno-economic clearance to the transmission system associated with 3X660 MW Sipat Super Thermal Power Project Stage-I to be implemented at an estimated completed cost of Rs. 1811 crore including interest during construction to the tune of Rs. 166 crore. ................. Ministry of Labour Centre declares services in five India Government Mints as public utility service The Central Government has declared services in the India Government Mints at Kolkata, Mumbai, Noida, Cherlapally (Ranga Reddy) and Hyderabad as public utility service under the Industrial Dispute Act, 1947 for six months with immediate effect. Ministry of Agriculture District Level Monitoring Committee for drought relief suggested Union Agriculture Minster Shri Ajit Singh today said that the States have been asked to form District Level Monitoring Committees for relief operations in the drought-affected areas. He said that elected representatives such as MPs and MLAs would be associated with these committees so that people in the affected areas become aware of the kind of assistance that is available to them by the Government, besides making the whole operation transparent. ................. Ministry of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises Development Fund for Paper Industry being considered Shri Balasaheb Vikhe Patil, Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises has said he would recommend to the Government the setting up of a Fund for the development of Paper Industry. ................. Ministry of Water Resources Harvesting of rain water The National Water Policy lays down that water resources available in the country should be brought within the category of utilisable resources to the maximum possible extent. ................. Ministry of Commer & Industry Maran clears FDI proposals worth Rs. 610 crore Shri Murasoli Maran, Union Minister of Commerce & Industry, has cleared 18 Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) proposals involving FDI worth Rs.610 crore. ................. Ministry of Road Transport & Highways Removal of check-posts on National Highways Some State Governments have erected check-posts within the 'right of way' of National Highways to collect taxes. Details are as below :- ................. Ministry of Road Transport & Highways Collection of tall tax on National Highways User fee on bridges on National Highways is being collected since April 1 1976. The National Highways Act was amended in 1992 to levy user fee for the use of sections of National Highways. ................. Ministry of Information & Broadcasting Newspapers Annual Statement on financial year basis The newspapers will now submit their annual statements to the Registrar of Newspapers for India on the basis of financial year instead of calendar year. ................. Ministry of Tribal Affairs Setting up of Food Banks for tribals to curb starvation death A Central Sector Scheme for the setting up of Village Grain Banks in tribal villages was launched in 1996-97. ................. Ministry of Tribal Affairs Educational facilities for Buksa and Raji tribal girls in Uttranchal A Scheme of setting up Educational Complexes in low literacy pockets to provide educational facilities to tribal girls including Buksas and Rajis (Primitive Tribal Groups) in Uttranchal, has been in operation since 1993-94. ................. Ministry of Science & Technology Dr. Joshi to inaugurate first Map Asia-2002 Dr. Murli Manohar Joshi, Union minister for Human Resource Development and Science & Technology will be inaugurating the first Asian international Conference and Exhibition called Map Asia, 2002 tomorrow in Bangkok. ................. Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation Workshop-Cum-Photo Exhibition on MPLADS Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation organised a Photo Exhibition-cum-Workshop on Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS). ................. Prime Minister's Office PM announces Rs. 10 Lakhs special Cash Award for Women Hockey Team members Prime Minister Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee today announced a cash award of Rs. 10 lakhs to each member of the Indian women hockey team that has won gold medal in the recently concluded Commonwealth Games at Manchester. .................