PIB Press Releases


		28th November, 2002


		Election Commission Electorate profile from 1962 to 1998 Election Commission No. of candidates in fray - from 1962 to 1998 Ministry of Law & Justice National Judicial Commissions The attention of the Government has been drawn to a report in a section of the Press that the Chief Justice of India does not reportedly see any need for a National Judicial Commission, as, in his view, the present system of Collegium has worked well. ................... Ministry of Law & Justice Revamping procedures for expeditious justice The Code of Civil Procedure (Amendment) Acts, 1999 and 2002 came into force with effect from July 1, 2002. ................... Ministry of Law & Justice Corrupt Public Servants (Forfeiture of Property) Bills The Law Commission vide its 166th Report recommended enactment of "The Corrupt Public Servants (Forfeiture of Property) Bill, which was examined in a consultation with legal experts who have expressed their opinion that instead of enacting separate legislation, it would be appropriate if the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 is amended in such a way so as to make it more deterrent. ................... Ministry of Law & Justice Reports of child marriages The Government does not maintain data on child marriages as the Child Marriage Restraint Act, 1929 is being administered and implemented by the State Governments/Union Territory Administrations. ................... Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment National workshop on NIDDCP, RCH, AIDS Awareness Social Justice & Empowerment inaugurated Development of the country is not just the GDP but overall growth in other sectors, especially health, social justice and empowerment. ................... Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation Projects running behind the schedule There are 275 on-going Central Sector projects each costing Rs. 100 crore or more, on the monitor of the Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation. ................... Ministry of Labour Labour Minister welcomes suggestion to discuss report of the National Commission on Labour in Rajya Sabha The Labour Minister Dr. Sahib Singh told Rajya Sabha during Question Hour today that the House can discuss in detail the Report of the National Commission on Labour whenever it wants. ................... Ministry of Labour No proposal to impose cess on employers in unorganised sector There is no proposal to impose cess on employers in the unorganised sector. However, the Government has set up Welfare funds for certain categories of workers in the unorganised sector, ................... Ministry of Labour Safety and protection of EPF money Only 1.35% of the holdings in the Employees Provident Fund (EPF), the Pension Scheme and Employees Deposit Linked Insurance Scheme (EDLI) put together was invested in Government guaranteed Securities as on 31-3-2002. ................... Ministry of Road Transport & Highways Legislation on drunken driving Provisions exist in the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 to deter and punish the act of drunken driving. ................... Ministry of Road Transport & Highways Training of drivers The total number of road accidents has been increasing over the years, keeping in view the increasing number of motor vehicles coming on the roads. ................... Ministry of Road Transport & Highways Releases from Central Road Fund The details of funds released to various States from Central Road Fund is as stated below :- ................... Ministry of Commerce India to emerge as major player in organic production & exports - Rudy India could emerge as a major player in organic production and exports in the world market. ................... Ministry of Railways Construction of new Railway Terminal in Delhi Keeping in view the increasing demands of passengers and goods traffic, the Railways is considering proposals for provision of directional terminals to be located at periphery of Delhi. ................... Ministry of Railways Fourteen Jan Shatabdi trains introduced Of the 16 pairs of the Jan Shatabdi Expresses announced in Railway Budget 2002-03, the following 14 pairs of Jan Shatabdi Expresses have been introduced till date. ................... Ministry of Railways Freight market share of Railways The revenue earned by the Railways through Freight and Passenger Traffic during last three years is as under:- ................... Ministry of Railways Unreserved Ticketing System On an average 80,000 tickets are issued every day through the recently introduced Unreserved Ticketing System(UTS) and approximately two lakh passengers are booked. ................... Ministry of Science & Technology Belarus for long-term scientific partnership with India Belarus wants to forge a long-term partnership with India in various fields of science and technology including some strategic areas as well as material science. It also wants to concretise the programmes already identified for collaboration. ................... Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution BPL families The total number of BPL families in the ocuntry is 652.03 lakh as on 1.3.2000 as per the population projections of the Registrar General of India. ................... Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Revamping of the existing PDS Several steps have been initiated by the Government to strengthen the Public Distribution System. These steps inter-alia include promulgation of PDS(Control) Order, constitution of Task Force, implementation of Antyodaya Anna Yojana, enhancing the scale of issue for the BPL families from 25 kg to 35 kg per family per month. ................... Ministry of Health & Family Welfare Amendments to Drugs and Cosmetics Rules, 1945 Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has published draft rules for the purpose of amending certain provisions of Part IV of the Drugs & Cosmetics Rules, 1945 pertaining to the Import and Registration. ................... Ministry of Defence Release of open land The State Government of Andhra Pradesh had identified some isolated pockets of defence land in Secunderabad Cantonment for locating essential services like Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation, Andhra Pradesh State Electricity Board, ................... Ministry of Defence Project by HAL The projects taken up by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited are : design, development and manufacture of Intermediate Jet Trainer aircraft: ................... Ministry of Defence Operation Leech A combined service operation (Operation Leech) was undertaken in February 1998 to intercept arms deliveries meant for Indian insurgent groups in the northeast. In this operation, ................... Ministry of Defence Defence Academy In 1999, Government had agreed to establish a Junior Leaders Academy (JLA) at Anandpur Sahib, Punjab to impart developmental training for Junior Commissioned Officers and Non-Commissioned Officers of the army. ................... Ministry of Defence Armed Forces Tribunal A proposal to establish an Armed Forces Tribunal for speedy disposal of cases relating to service matters and appeals arising out of the verdicts of the court martial concerning the three services is under consideration of the Government. ................... Ministry of Defence Setting up of hospitals Two new hospitals of Navy are proposed to be set up in the next 2-4 years at Karwar in Karnataka with 100 beds and Ezhimala in Kerala with 60 beds. ................... Ministry of Defence Induction of Sukhoi-30 MK I The induction of Su-30 MK I is being done in a phased manner. The total cost for supply of 40 Su-30 MK I aircraft and associated equipment, contracted in November, 1996, with the manufacture in Russia, in USD 1462 million. ................... Ministry of Defence Manufacturing battle field Surveillance Radar Battle Field Surveillance Radar (Short Range) for the Army is under development and is undergoing trials. ................... Ministry of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises Revival of Instrumentation Limited BIFR approved scheme for revival of Instrumentation Limited (IL) is under implementation since 1.4.1999. The BIFR, in its review meeting held on 26.09.2002 have observed that there is a need to modify the existing scheme. ................... Ministry of Power Rural electrification in Maharashtra There are 40,412 inhabited villages in Maharashtra (1991 census). Of these, 40,351 villages have been declared as electrified. ................... Ministry of Defence Setting up of grid sub-station in Gaya Bihar State Electricity Board (BSEB) has expressed the need of construction of a grid sub-station at Sherghati (Sirghati) as a part of Comprehensive Sub-Transmission Strengthening Scheme of Bihar (proposed to be executed by Powergrid). ...................