Ministry of Law &
Justice
Memo submitted to Government by lawyers
Lawyers
are reported to have gone on hunger strike, fast, dharna to press
for recall of the Legal Services Authorities (Amendment) Act,
2002.....................
Ministry of Law &
Justice
Slackness of Chief
Justices of High Courts
The
Government has consulted the Supreme Court of India. The Court
has informed regarding suggestions to root out corruption in judiciary
as below:.....................
Ministry of Law &
Justice
Illegal gates
in streets and at thouroughfares in colonies
It
has been brought to the notice of the Government that some of
the Resident Welfare Associations have put up gates in lanes/bye
lanes.....................
Ministry of Law &
Justice
Amendment in People's
Representation Act
Section
4 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 contains qualifications
for membership of the House of the People.....................
Ministry of Law &
Justice
Legislation on
sexual harassment
No
proposal has yet been received by the Government in respect of
the manual by women for women from the Human Rights Network or
its partner organization, Adhikar. However.....................
Ministry of Labour &
Empowerment
Government to
permit Private Employment Exchanges
The
Government would permit setting up of private Employment Exchanges
to promote job opportunities in the country.....................
Ministry of Statistics
& Programme Implementation
Monitoring of Projects
As
on 1.10.2002, twenty one Central Sector Projects in the State
of Madhya Pradesh and 5 in the State of Chhattisgarh, each costing
Rs. 20 crore and above, were on the monitor of the Ministry of
Statisltics & Programme Implementation.....................
Ministry of Statistics
& Programme Implementation
Delhi Metro Rapid Transit System Project
Union
Cabinet accorded its approval for taking up phase-1 of Delhi MRTS
Project in September 1996 at a cost of Rs. 4860 crore (April,1996
prices).....................
Ministry of Science
& Technology
Radiation technology to be encouraged in Private Food/Healthcare
Sectors
The
Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) is to give a fillip to use of
radiation technology in the private processed foods and health-care
sectors.....................
Ministry of Labour &
Empowerment
Consultations on implementation of Labour Commission's recommendations
Trade
Unions have generally opposed recommendations on the National
Commission on Labour especially relating retrenchment, lay-off
and closure....................
Ministry of Urban Development
and Poverty Alleviation
Architectural
designs must be viable, sustainable, and replicable & implementable-Ananthkumar
Union
Minister for Urban Development and Poverty Alleviation, Shri.
Ananth Kumar today said that the architects should make a meaningful
mix of their imagination/vision with that ground realities so
that the designs/models they develop are viable, sustainable,
replicable and implementable....................
Ministry of Small Scale
Industries
SSI Sector contributes
39% of industrial production
The
Small Scale Industries have been playing a significant role in
the Indian economy in terms of industrial production, employment
generation and exports....................
Ministry of Rural Development
Advani emphasises
upon solution to rural drinking water problem lies in ensuring
effective synergy between Government and community
Shri
L.K. Advani, Deputy Prime Minister said that community participation
and active involvement of Panchayati Raj Institutions in ensuring
rural drinking water supply is the need of the hour. In this context,
initiatives taken by the Ministry of Rural Development under "Swajaldhara"
programme is a powerful step....................
Ministry of Small
Scale Industries
Growth
rate in SSI Sector increased
The
growth rate registered during first quarter of the current financial
year in Small Scale Industries (SSI) sector has been estimated
at 7.13 per cent....................
Ministry of Information
& Broadcasting
Rs
5130 crore 10th plan outlay for I & B
The
10th Plan Outlay of the Ministry of Information and
Broadcasting has a quantative jump of Rs 2287 crores as compared
to the 9th Plan....................
Ministry of Information
& Broadcasting
Twelve DD Studios
being set up
Twelve
studio projects of Doordarshan are presently under implementation
in the country. These studio projects are expected to be completed/commissioned,
in phases, during the next three years....................
Ministry of Information
& Broadcasting
Defaulting
producers not given fresh DD programmes
Doordarshan
is not allotting any fresh programmes to any defaulting agencies/producers.
Agencies and producers who have outstandings, have been asked
to follow a payment plan to wipe off the arrears....................
Ministry of Personnel,
Public Grievances and Pensions
Government committed to greater transparency
During
the last three years, several steps have been taken by the Government
to ensure greater transparency....................
Ministry of Food,
Consumer Affairs & Public Distribution
Storage of foodgrains by private contractors
Private
godowns are hired by FCI on a small scale, depending upon the
storage capacity available with the FCI and the trends of procurement
and off-take in the procuring/consuming States....................
Ministry of Food,
Consumer Affairs & Public Distribution
Problems of sugar
industries
Due
to fall in the prices of free sale sugar, some sugar mills are
finding it difficult to liquidate the cane price dues of the sugarcane
purchased during the season 2001-2002....................
Ministry of Railways
Temporary speed
restrictions on Bihar bound trains
Railways
have no plan to revise the time table and impose speed limit on
all trains passing through Bihar....................
Ministry of Railways
Loan from Asian
Development Bank
The
Ministry of Railways is negotiating a loan of US$ 313.6 million
from the Asian Development Bank (ADB)...................
Ministry of Railways
Field trials
of Railways' anti collision device in progress
The
durability and reliability of Anti-Collision Device (ACD) to prevent
collision of trains and collisions at level crossing gates are
being assessed by extended field trials, which are in progress
on Jalandhar-Amritsar section of Northern Railway since August
this year...................
Ministry of Railways
Novel Scheme
for cleanliness at Stations
In
order to bring about perceptible improvement in the standard of
sanitation at stations and in trains, Railways have planned multi-pronged
action by synergising technology, education of users, upgradation
of skills of staff and provision of better equipment...................
Ministry of Road
Transport & Highways
Investment by
Private Sector for development of roads
Indian
and foreign private sector companies have shown interest for investment
in development of National Highways..................
Ministry of Road
Transport & Highways
Job opportunities
in Road Sector
Road
construction has strong backward linkages to the industry relating
to cement, steel, petroleum and oil, equipment, crushing and mixing
etc..................
Ministry of Environment
and Forests
Tribal needs
get priority in forest clearances, says Minister
The
Environment and Forests Minister, Shri T. R. Baalu today stated
in the Lok Sabha that the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1990 do not
infringe on the rights, concessions and privileges of the tribal
people..................
Ministry of Water
Resources
B.N.
Navalawala takes over as Member, UPSC
Shri
B.N. Navalawala former Secretary, Ministry of Water Resources,
Government of India today took the oath of office and secrecy
as Member, Union Public Service Commission.................
Ministry of Defence
NCC delegation leaves for Singapore
A
team comprising eight NCC cadets will participate in Camp Pinnacle
2002 to be held at Singapore from the 8th of this month.................
Ministry of Power
Second unit of Simhadri Power Plant
The Second unit
of Simhadri has been commissioned in August, 2002 against the
schedule of December, 2002..................
Ministry of Power
Generation of electricity by sugar waste
Under the programmes
for surplus power generation through bagasse cogeneration in sugar
mills and energy recovery from urban and industrial waste, a capacity
of about 325 MW has already been installed in the country.................
Ministry of Power
Funds for improved Chulhas
The National Programme
on Improved Chulhas (NPIC) is one of many Centrally Sponsored
Schemes identified for transfer to the State Plan Sector during
the Tenth Five Year Plan.................
Ministry of Power
Private Organisations in NCES Schemes
A
total power generation capacity of about 3700 MW has so far been
installed in the country from non-conventional energy sources
such as Wind, Biomass, Small Hydro and Solar Energy.................
Ministry of Heavy
Industries and Public Enterprises
Sale of multi utility vehicles
As
per the information received from the Society of Indian Automobile
Manufacturers (SIAM), the sale of Multi-Utility Vehicles (MUVs)
is higher as compared to conventional vehicles in rural and semi-urban
regions of the country.................
Ministry of Heavy
Industries and Public Enterprises
Review of status of Navratna PSUs
In
order to appraise the performance of PSEs from time to time an
institutional mechanism has been created for review of performance
of Navratna CPSUs and grant of Navratna status to more CPSUs.................
Ministry of Heavy
Industries and Public Enterprises
Purchase preference policy
The
Government have extended the purchase preference policy for products
made and services rendered by Central Public Sector Undertakings
for another two years i.e. from 1.4.2002 to 31.3.2004 and the
guidelines in this regard have been issued on 14.6.2002.................
Ministry of Defence
Light Combat Aircraft
The
Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) programme is in advanced stage of
flight testing on two technology demonstrator aircraft.................
Ministry of Defence
Purchase of Digital Cameras
Prior
to the publication of a news item on Sep 06, 2002, a pseudonymous
complaint alleging irregularities in the procurement of information
technology stores and 500 digital cameras by the Army Headquarters
was received in the Ministry in July 2002.................
Ministry of Defence
Procurement of frigates from Russia
The
Government has approved import of three Frigates from Russia to
strengthen the existing fleet of Indian Navy. The delivery of
the first such Frigate has been delayed on account of unsatisfactory
performance of one of the weapon systems.................
Ministry of Defence
Advanced light helicopters
The
Advance Light Helicopters (ALH) "Saat Dhruv" are working
satisfactorily in the three Defence services.................
Ministry of Defence
Conversion of Vikrant into Museum
No
final decision regarding the conversion of INS Vikrant into permanent
Museum has so far been taken. INS Vikrant which was commissioned
on Feb 16, 1961 was de-commissioned on Jan 31, 1997.................
Ministry of Defence
India Indonesia agreement on Defence cooperation
India
and Indonesia signed an Agreement for Defence Cooperation in Jan
2001. The agreement, inter-alia provides for promoting cooperation
between the defence industries of the two countries in areas of
mutual interest, including product support.................
Ministry of Human
Resources Development
Policy to be formulated for involving voluntary sector in development
The
Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, Shri Vikaram Verma today
informed that a policy would be formulated for involvement of
the voluntary sector in the country’s development.................
President's Secretariat
President's greetings on Idul Fitr
The
President of India, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam has greeted people
on the occasion of Idul Fitr which falls tomorrow or Day After
(depending on sighting of Moon).................
Prime Minister's Office
PM greets Nation
on Id-Ul-Fitr
The
Prime Minister, Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee has greeted the nation
on the auspicious and joyous occasion of Id-ul-Fitr, here today..............
Ministry of Law &
Justice
Press Communique
In
exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of article 217
of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint
Shri Justice Fateh Chand Bansal.....................