Ministry of Steel

Coke oven battery in VSP
Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (VSP) of the Ministry of Steel has decided to commission another coke oven battery which will help the plant run throughout the year. .................

Ministry of Steel

Steel prices
After decontrol of steel items in 1991-92 as part of the process of economic liberalization, Government does not fix prices for steel products. .................

President's Secretariat

President to visit Gujarat : First visit outside Delhi after assumption of the highest office
Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, President of India is making his first visit outside Delhi after assumption of the highest office in the country by visiting the Sabarmati Ashram at Ahmedabad for drawing inspiration from the Father of the Nation. .................

Ministry of Coal & Mines

Ensure welfare of mine workers on priority to increase production and productivity - Shri Advani
It is our duty to ensure welfare of six lakh coal mine workers. During the Consultative Committee meeting discussions on "welfare activities in coal India and its subsidiaries", .................

Ministry of Labour & Empowerment

Government considering to amend the Minimum Wages Act and bring in umbrella legislation for workers in the unorganised sector
The Government is considering amending the Minimum Wages Act, 1948 to improve its compliance. .................

Ministry of Rural Development

Rural Development Funds released to Bihar, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand
The Ministry of Rural Development has released Rs. 3703 lakh for rural drinking water as first installment under Accelerated Rural Water Supply Programme (ARWSP) of Rajiv Gandhi National Drinking Water Mission (RGNDWM) during 2002-03. .................

Ministry of Road Transport & Highways

Consultative Committee attached to Ministry of Road Transport and Highways meets
The Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Road Transport and Highways, Major General (Retd.), B. C. Khanduri today called for speedy utilisation of road development funds provided by the Central Government to the States. .................

Ministry of Information Technology

Simputer Project recipient of the first Dewang Mehta Award for Innovation in Information Technology
Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Communications & IT, Shri Pramod Mahajan will confer the First Dewang Mehta Award for Innovation in Information Technology tomorrow. .................

Ministry of Power

CEA approves Panipat TPS expansion
Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has accorded Techno Economic Clearance for the addition of two units of 250 MW each to the existing coal based thermal power station at Panipat in Haryana belonging to the erstwhile Haryana State Electricity Board and now with the Haryana Power Generation Corporation Ltd. (HPGCL). .................

Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment

Dr. Jatiya outlines welfare programmes for care of older persons
Dr. Satyanarayan Jatiya, Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment informed the Parliamentary Consultative Committee attached to the Ministry last evening that rapid industrialization and resultant migration is breaking down the family and community structure. .................

Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment

Atrocities on SC/STs
The representations received from various forums in regard to alleged offences under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 are referred to the concerned State Governments/Union Territory Administrations for appropriate action, as the provisions of the Act are implemented by them. .................

Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment

Unemployment allowance to disabled
The Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995 provides for framing of a scheme by the appropriate Governments within the limits of their economic capacity and development for payment of an unemployment allowance to persons with disabilities registered with the Special Employment Exchange for more than two years and who could not be placed in any gainful occupation. .................

Ministry of Shipping

Platinum Jubilee of Light Houses Directorate
The Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships (DGLL) is completing 75 years this year and it has been decided to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee of the Lighthouse Day on 21st September 2002 at Okha Light House in Jamnagar District, Gujarat. .................

Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment

Silk Weavers interest shall be protected : Basanagouda Patil
The Minister of State for Textiles, Shri Basanagouda R. Patil (Yatnal) met a 31 member delegation of Karnataka State Weavers Central Committee, here today. .................

Ministry of Civil Aviation

Shri Veeranna Aivalli pases away
Commissioner, Bureau of Civil Aviation Security, under the Ministry of Civil Aviation, Shri Veeranna Aivalli died in New Delhi today after a brief illness. .................

Ministry of Environment & Forests

States asked to prepare environment reports
To further mainstream the environmental concerns, the Ministry of Environment and Forests today launched a Rs.6 crore project for preparation of State of the Environment Reports by all the States and Union Territories. .................