PIB Press Releases


		10th April, 2003


		Ministry of Information & Broadcasting No proposal to re-impose licence fee on TV and Radio sets There is no proposal to re-impose licence fee on television and radio sets.......................... Ministry of Information & Broadcasting Steps to improve quality of DD programmes Doordarshan has taken a number of steps for improving the production of in-house programmes.......................... Ministry of Railways Balurghat-Eklakhi Railway line The project was taken up in 1983-84 and has been progressed as per availability of resources.......................... Ministry of Railways Complex at Chitpur The new terminal at Chitpur, proposed near Tala Bridge, has been included in the Budget 2003-2004 at an anticipated cost of Rs. 78 crore to remove terminal constraints at Howrah.......................... Ministry of Railways Concession in rail fares to doctors In order to ensure that only genuine Doctors get concession, they are required to submit photo copy of MBBS degree and registration certificate for availing concession.......................... Ministry of Railways Loan from Asian Development Bank ADB has approved a Railway Sector loan of US $ 313.6 million. The loan agreement has not yet been signed.......................... Ministry of Railways Revision of Railway Safety Rules Review of Safety rules, governing maintenance of fixed and mobile assets viz. rolling stock, track, bridges, signalling, traction, and general operation is a continuous process.......................... Ministry of Railways Committee to monitor projects under Rail Vikas Yojana The Ministry of Railways has set up a Committee to monitor the progress of works under the National Rail Vikas Yojana (NRVY).......................... Vice President's House Vice President greets people on Ram Navami Vice President of India Shri Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, has conveyed his greetings to the people on the occasion of Ram Navami.......................... Ministry of Labour & Empowerment Government is committed to workers' participation in the management but this would take shape on the basis of consensus among Industrialists, Workers' Organisations and the Government - Dr. Sahib Singh Dr. Sahib Singh, Union Labour Minister said that Government is committed to workers' participation in the management but this would take shape on the basis of consensus among industrialists, workers' organisations and the government........................... Ministry of Information & Broadcasting Government to consider FICCI-KPMG Report on Film Industry The Government will consider the suggestions made in the FICCI-KPMG report titled "The Indian entertainment sector - in the spotlight" while formulating policies.......................... Ministry of Urban Development & Poverty Alleviation Vigilance and Monitoring Committees proposed for Urban Development Schemes Minister for Urban Development & Poverty Alleviation Shri Ananth Kumar has proposed setting up of vigilance and monitoring committees for all urban development schemes.......................... Ministry of Rural Development Guidelines revised under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana - Ananth Kumar Ministry of Rural Development has revised guidelines and established several new standards in its endeavour to construct roads of the highest possible quality under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY). .......................... Ministry of Agro & Rural Industries KVIC generates employment for 66 lakh persons The Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) under the Ministry of Agro and Rural Industries, generated employment for 66.08 lakh persons during the year, 2001-02. .......................... Ministry of Commerce & Industry India scores major gain in Bed Linen case India has scored a major gain at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in the dispute with the European Communities (EC) on Bed Linen. .......................... Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation Quick Estimates of Index of Industrial Production and Use-based Index (Base 1993-94=100) for February, 2003 The Quick Estimates of Index of Industrial Production (IIP) with base 1993-94 for the month of February 2003 have been released by the Central Statistical Organisation .......................... Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports Government committed to check doping: Vikram Verma The Minister for Youth Affairs & Sports, Shri Vikram Verma said that Government is fully alive to the issue of Doping in Sports and is committed to check it .......................... Ministry of Railways 128 Railway Board officials honoured on 150th Anniversary of Railways The Chairman Railway Board Shri Iqbal Inder Mohan Singh Rana honoured 128 officials of the Ministry of Railways marking the finale of year long celebrations of 150 glorious years of Indian Railways and commencement of the 48th Railway Week at a function here today .......................... Ministry of Human Resource Development Dr. Joshi expresses concern over poor research quality in Hindi The Human Resource Development Minister, Dr. Murli Manohar Joshi has expressed concern over the quality of research in Hindi and emphasized the need for increasing communication among different Indian languages for their enrichment .......................... Election Commission Bye-elections to fill the Lok Sabha and the State Assembly vacancies The Election Commission has decided to hold bye-elections to fill the following casual vacancies in the Lok Sabha and the State Legislative Assemblies .......................... President's Secretariat President, PM greet nation on Ram Navmi The President of India, Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam and the Prime Minister, Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee have greeted the people on the pious and auspicious occasion of Ram Navmi, here today .......................... Ministry of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises Closure of Hindustan Photo Films Limited BIFR has issued winding up order of Hindustan Photo Films on 30.01.2003 .......................... Ministry of Communications & Information Technology Outsourcing of business services The operations of call centres in India would not be greatly affected due to passage of legislation by some States of USA against the outsourcing of business services .......................... Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation Centrally assisted project in Uttar Pradesh As on 1,49,24 Central sector projects costing Rs. 20 crore and above were under implementation in Uttar Pradesh .......................... UPSC Date for receipt of application forms for CDS Exam (II) 2003 extended In view of 14th April 2003 having being declared a Gazetted Holiday by the Government, the Receipt Counter/Facilitation Counter of Union Public Service Commission will remain closed on 14th April, 2003 .......................... Ministry of Road Transport and Highways Linking of major ports It has been decided to improve road connectivity to 10 major ports in the country. The details are given below .......................... Ministry of Road Transport and Highways Four-laning of Delhi-Meerut-Haridwar-Gangotri highway Delhi-Meerut-Haridwar is National Highway No.58. The road portion from Delhi-Meerut is an existing 4-lane facility .......................... Ministry of Road Transport and Highways Problems affecting implementation of Golden Quadrilateral Project The target for completion of Golden Quadrilateral (GQ) is December, 2004. More than 85% contracts are likely to be completed before this date .......................... Ministry of Road Transport and Highways Four-laning of Jallandhar-Wagha Border (via Amritsar) Road The Government proposes to start and complete the work of four-laning of Jallandhar-Wagha Border (via Amritsar) road on priority basis .......................... Ministry of Road Transport and Highways Restrictions on trucks carrying loose iron rods Vehicular movement on roads is governed by Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 and the Central Motor Vehicles Rules 1989 .......................... Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas Consumer sale price of petroleum products Shri Ram Naik, Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas informed the Lok Sabha today while replying to a question that the prices of Indian basket of crude oil in the international market came down to $24.14 yesterday as against $32.56 which were witnessed before the outbreak of Iraq War .......................... Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas Improvement in quality of petrol and diesel Shri Ram Naik, Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas informed the Lok Sabha while replying a question that several measures have been taken by the public sector oil companies to improve the quality of petrol and diesel in the country during the past few years .......................... Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas National Commission for SC/ST One of the duties of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes is to inquire into specific complaints made by the SC/ST government officials about the harassment and oppression in service-related matters .......................... Ministry of Urban Development Prime Ministers' National Award for Excellence in Urban Planning and Design 1998-99 announced Prime Minister's National Award for Excellence in Urban Planning and Design 1998-99 has been announced as follows: .......................... Ministry of Tribal Affairs A website of NSTFDC under Tribal Affairs Ministry launched The National Scheduled Tribes Finance and Development Corporation (NSTFDC) here today launched a website inter-alia containing details of the procedure to avail financial assistance from this organisation .......................... Ministry of Human Resource Development 100 per cent funding for teachers' education in SSA The Union Government has decided to provide 100 per cent funding for teacher education including setting up and maintaining district level Teachers' Training Institutions .......................... Ministry of Mines N A L C O National Aluminium Company Ltd. (NALCO) was incorporated in 1981, in the public sector following major investment decision of Govt. of India to exploit a part of the large deposits of bauxite, discovered in the east coast .......................... Ministry of Finance & Company Affairs Twelfth Finance Commission meets State Finance Ministers and Chairmen & Members of previous Finance Commissions The Golden Jubilee function marking the completion of fifty years of Finance Commission was inaugurated in the forenoon of 9th April, 2003 by the Hon'ble President of India, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam.......................... Pririme Minister's Office Prime Minister's speech at CSIR Society Meeting Prime Minister Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee chaired the meeting of CSIR Society here today..........................