Ministry of Law & Justice

About 66 per cent voters issued Photo Identity Cards
The Election Commission has issued 421,539,200 Electors' Photo Identity Cards(EPICs) out of a total electors of 638,960,936 in the country as on date. This comes to 65.97 per cent of the total voters. .....................

Ministry of Steel

Vizag Steel April-November net Rs.147 crore
Vizag Steel Plant (VSP) of the Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL), a public sector undertaking of the Steel Ministry has achieved excellent performance in major areas like production, marketing, techno-economics and financials during April - November, 2002. .....................

Ministry of Power

Industry saves 122 MW of power through energyconservation
The industrial units which participated in the National Energy Conservation Awards Scheme 2002 of Ministry of Power have collectively saved 122 MW of power besides an annual savings of 1.7 lakh Kilolitres of furnace oil, 7.4 lakh metric tones of coal and 35,588 lakh cubic meters of gas. .....................

Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers

Need for specialised industrial estate for chemical industry stressed
Shri S.S. Dhindsa Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers have underlined the need for specialized industrial estates dedicated to Chemical industries where all facilities required for the growth of chemical industries are available. .....................

Ministry of Tourism & Civil Aviation

Advani calls for better Private - Government partnership for growth of Tourism and Aviation Sector
Shri L.K. Advani, Deputy Prime Minister said tourism sector in India has tremendous opportunity both in terms of employment generation and infrastructure development. .....................

Prime Minister's Office

Suo Moto Statement by Prime Minister on the State visit to India of the President of the Russian Federation
Following is the text of the English rendering of the Suo Moto Statement in Parliament by Prime Minister Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee on the State visit to India of President Vladimir Putin of the Russian Federation : .....................

Ministry of Labour & Empowerment

Outstanding arrears worth over Rs.265 crore recovered in exempted sector
The Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has recovered Rs.265.23 crore out of the outstanding arrear demand Rs.648.43 crore in the exempted sector during 2001-2002. .....................

Ministry of Road Transport & Highways

Allocation under CRF
The pace of utilisation of Central Road Fund (CRF) was slow initially and has shown improvement now. .....................

Ministry of Defence

Preparation for Olympic Games by Army
The Government has conceptualised a sports vision for the Indian Army to take part in Olympics, 2004. .....................

Ministry of Defence

Export of defence equipments
India and Russia have signed a protocol that export of defence equipment manufactured in India under licence from Russia, to third countries will be considered on a case-by-case basis. .....................

Ministry of Defence

Indian PoWs in Pakistani jails
In response to the matter raised by the Prime Minster at Agra Summit, the Government of Pakistan, in September, 2001, .....................

Ministry of Defence

Advanced surveillance equipments along LoC
The Army Headquarters have recommended procurement of surveillance equipments along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu & Kashmir. .....................

Ministry of Rural Development

My Ministry will not do anything that adversely affect common man in Delhi - Ananth Kumar
Union Minister for Urban Development, Shri Ananth Kumar today inaugurated Shri Guru Teg Bahadur Park in Saraswati Garden of Kirti Nagar in the capital. .....................

Ministry of Shipping

Funds for Inland Water Transport Sector
The Government have decided to give 90 per cent grant instead of 50 per cent reimbursable loan to States for development of the Inland Water Transport Sector and the Government have sought assistance from the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank for Inland Water Transport Development. .....................

Ministry of Shipping

Acquisition of ships by SCI
Shipping Corporation of India Ltd. (SCI) has submitted a proposal to the Government, for acquisition of 2 nos. Very Large Crude Carriers. .....................

Ministry of Shipping

Revamping of Inland Water Transport Corporation
The Government of India has already approved a Re-organization plan for Central Inland Water Transport Corporation (CIWTC) Limited, Kolkatta in June, 2001 with a total outlay of Rs. 139.55 crores. .....................

Ministry of Shipping

Long-term plan for Inland Water Transport
The Government intends to develop Inland Water Transport mode through plan assistance and private sector participation. .....................

Ministry of Home Affairs

Deployment of National Security Guard (NSG)
The Rajya Sabha was informed that prolonged deployment of the elite National Security Guard was not desirable as this is a specialized force trained and equipped for high risk counter hijacking and operations at the time of terrorist attacks. .....................

Ministry of Rural Development

Final result of Combined Defence Services Examination (I) 2002 announced
The Union Public Service Commission has announced the Final results of the Combined Defence Services Examination (I)-2002, for admission to the 114th Course of Indian Military Academy, Dehradun; .....................

Ministry of Commerce & Industry

India's exports to East Europe up by 18%
India's exports to Eastern Europe has registered an impressive growth of 18.31% in the current financial year (April-August 2002-03) whereas India's imports from East Europe also increased by over 39% during the same period. .....................

Ministry of Commerce & Industry

Rudy inaugurates AROGYA 2002
Shri Rajiv Pratap Rudy, Minister of State for Commerce & Industry, has said that traditional Indian therapies were very effective in the modern context and projecting India's capabilities in healthcare sector would go a long way in achieving the goal of "Health for All". .....................

Ministry of Urban Development

Statewise/Yearwise Housing Loan sanctioned by HUDCO from 1.4.1997 - 31.3.2002
Fact Sheet .....................

Ministry of Rural Development

Development of range of ravines
According to the information contained in the "Wastelands Atlas of India, 2000" brought out by the Department of Land Resources, Ministry of Rural Development in collaboration with National Remote Sensing Agency Hyderabad, the area of gullied and ravined land in the country is 2.06 million hectares. .....................

Ministry of Rural Development

Works allotted to Sulabh International under MPLAD Scheme
In accordance with the provisions in Para 2.1 of the Guidelines of Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme implementing agencies can be either Government or Panchayati Raj Institutions or any other reputed non-Governmental organizations that may be considered by the District Heads as capable of implementing the works satisfactorily. .....................

Ministry of Labour & Empowerment

Food Corporation of India to continue as public utility service for another six months
The Food Corporation of India, FCI, has been declared a public utility service under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 for another six months with effect from December 10, 2002. .....................

Ministry of Power

Renovation of Indraprastha Power Plant in Delhi
Indraprastha Power Generation Company Ltd. (IPGCL) has planned to carry out the Renovation & Modernization (R&M) work in all the four units of Indraprastha Power Plant (3x62.5 MW + 1x60 MW). .....................

Ministry of Power

Wind atlast to map wind energy potential
Under the Wind Resource Assessment Programme, 201 potential sites in 13 States/UTs have already been identified for wind power projects. .....................

Ministry of Power

Popularising the Solar Photovolatic (SPV) System in Karnataka
A soft loan scheme for solar water heaters through IREDA and banks has been introduced in 1996. The banks currently implementing the scheme in Karnataka include Canara Bank, Union Bank of India, Syndicate Bank, Andhra Bank, Punjab National Bank, Punjab & Sind Bank and Bank of Maharashtra. .....................

Ministry of Defence

Northern Command Hospital bags Raksha Mantri's Trophy for Best Command Hospital
The Defence Minister Shri George Fernandes gave away the Raksha Mantri's Running Trophy for the Best Command Hospital to Command Hospital, Northern Command here today. .....................

Ministry of Health & Family Welfare

AROGYA - 2002 inaugurated
Shri Rajiv Pratap Rudy, Minister of State for Commerce & Industry today inaugurated a five-day exhibition of Ayurveda, Yoga, Naturopathy, Siddha, Unani & Homeopathy, Arogya - 2002. .....................

Ministry of Shipping

Parliament nod on Maritime Safety and Merchant Shipping Bills
Both the Houses of Parliament passed the two crucial and long awaited Bills relating to safety of maritime navigation and the merchant shipping. .....................

Ministry of Commerce & Industry and Disinvestment

Arun Shourie begins Pre-Exim Policy consultations with Trade and Industry
Shri Arun Shourie, Minister for Commerce & Industry and Disinvestment, has begun the process of pre-Exim Policy consultations with two interactive meetings held here today .....................

Ministry of Home Affairs

National Police Memorial
The Deputy Prime Minister, Shri L.K. Advani will lay the Foundation Stone of the National Police Memorial in New Delhi on December 13, 2002. .....................

Ministry of Communications and Information Technology

Shri Pramod Mahajan condoles the death of Nani Palkiwala
Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Communications and Information Technology, Shri Pramod Mahajan has condoled the death of eminent lawyer Shri Nani Palkiwala.......................

Ministry of Home Affairs

PM condoles demise of Shri Nani Palkhivala
The Prime Minister, Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee has condoled the death of Shri Nani Ardeshir Palkhivala today. In a condolence message, Shri Vajpayee said that Shri Palkhivala was one of the leading voices in the field of Constitutional jurisprudence.....................