President's Secretariat
President's address
to the Nation on the eve of Independence Day
Following
is the text of the President, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam's address
to the nation on the occasion of Independence Day, 2003 here today:.............................
Ministry of Commerce &
Industry
EU-US farm trade
plans not acceptable, says Jaitley
Shri
Arun Jaitley, Minister of Commerce & Industry and Law & Justice,
has said that the latest farm trade proposals presented by the
European Union (EU) and United States (US) are not acceptable
to India. .............................
Ministry of Commerce &
Industry
BJP welcomes
process of consultations on WTO
The
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has welcomed the process of wide-ranging
consultations with political parties initiated by the Minister
of Commerce and Industry and Law & Justice, Shri Arun Jaitley,
.............................
Ministry of Commerce &
Industry
Jaitley consults
left parties on WTO issues
Continuing
the process of consultations with all stakeholders including political
parties in the run-up to the Cancun Ministerial Conference of
the World Trade Organisation (WTO) scheduled to be held next month,
.............................
Ministry of Human Resource
Development
Dr. Joshi gives
away "Sanskrit Mitra" awards
The
`Sanskrit Mitra' Awards were given away here today, by the Minister
of Human Resource Development Dr. Murli Manohar Joshi, .............................
Ministry of Defence
Independence
Day celebrations at Red Fort
The
Prime Minister Shri Atal Behari Vajpayee will unfurl the National
Flag on the ramparts of the Red Fort on August 15, on the occasion
of the 57th Independence Day and will address the nation. .............................
Ministry of Defence
Allotment of
arms
There
is no specific provision to issue arms on out of turn basis on
the recommendations of MPs. .............................
Ministry of Defence
Construction
of road along Mc Mohan Line by China
The
Chinese have well developed road network in Tibet. Further, they
have been developing and constructing additional roads/feeder
roads, .............................
Ministry of Defence
Joint exercises
While
the Armies of India and USA have so far carried out four exercises
during 2002 and 2003, the Navies of two countries have participated
in six major exercises from 1992 to 2003. .............................
Ministry of Defence
Procurement of
aircraft for Indian Air Force
Secondhand
/ decommissioned MiG-21 fighter aircraft have not been purchased
by the Government. .............................
Ministry of Defence
No irregularities
in procurement of bulletproof jackets
A
report in the press has alleged irregularities in the planned
purchase of bullet proof jackets which is factually untrue and
incorrect. .............................
Ministry of Small Scale
Industries & Department of Development of North Eastern Region
Dr. Thakur calls
for integrated development of cane and bamboo industry
The
Minister of Small Scale Industries & Department of Development
of North Eastern Region, Dr. C.P. Thakur has suggested that bamboo
producing areas in the North Eastern Region should be mapped according
to the type of species.............................
Ministry of Road
Transport & Highways
Accidents on
National Highways
The
total length of National Highways in the country during the last
five years is given below.............................
Ministry of Road
Transport & Highways
Problems impeding
NHDP
The
National Highways Development Project (NHDP) is generally progressing
as per schedule.............................
Ministry of Road Transport
& Highways
Amount allocated under CRF
The
State-wise details of the CRF accruals during the year 2003-04
for development of State Highways and Major District Roads in
the States.............................
Ministry of Consumer Affairs,
Food & Public Distribution
Finalisation of accounts by FCI
While
the Food Corporatin of India (FCI) prepares its accounts on an
annual basis it could not submit its Audit Reports upto date.............................
Ministry of Consumer
Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
Beneficiaries
of Annapurna Scheme in Orissa
The
State Government of Orissa has identified 64,800 beneficiaries
under the scheme.............................
Ministry of Water Resources
Community participation
in water management in India dates back to 3rd Century B.C. :
Sethi
India's
Water Vision - 2025 addresses the need of empowerment and participation
of communities for the development and management of its scarce
water.............................
Ministry of Petroleum &
Natural Gas
Government decides broad principles for dealer selection by oil
PSUs
Shri
Ram Naik, Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas informed Members
of Parliamentary Consultative Committee attached to his Ministry
that the Government has communicated to the Oil Industry broad
principles.............................
Ministry of Labour
Prime Minister's Shram Awards for 2003 announced
The
Government of India announced the Prime Minister's Shram Awards
for the year 2003.............................
Ministry of Environment
& Forests
MoEF to focus on environmental health issues
In
a bid to give a boost to action plans initiated by Shri T.R. Baalu,
Union Minister for Environment and Forests, for protection human
health from environmental pollution and to synergise the efforts
of various agencies.............................
Ministry of Information
& Broadcasting
I&B Ministry monitors CAS preparedness
The
Minister of Information & Broadcasting, Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad
said that officers of the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
visited the metros Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai to assess
the preparedness for CAS.............................
Ministry of Information
& Broadcasting
Computerisation of AIR Kendras
The
Government has proposed to computerise the Akashwani Kendras to
enable them to perform better.............................
Ministry of Information
& Broadcasting
Government examining
complaints regarding Star-owned company
The
Government is examining complaints regarding M/s Music Broadcast
Pvt. Ltd. being indirectly promoted by the Star TV Group, owned
by Mr. Rupert Murdoch.............................
Ministry of Information
& Broadcasting
Private FM Channels
not permitted to broadcast news: Prasad
The
Minister of Information and Broadcasting Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad
has said that private FM broadcasters are not permitted to broadcast
news and current affairs.............................
Ministry of Statistics
& Programme Implementation
Delay in implementation
of projects
The
264 projects costing Rs. 100 crore and above belonging to 13 Ministries,
on the monitor of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation,
had registered an overall cost overrun of Rs. 15,050.15 crore.............................
Ministry of Social Justice
& Empowerment
Over thirty seven
thousand street children benefit under the scheme of Social Justice
Ministry to prevent destitution
More
than thirty seven thousand street children benefited under the
scheme " An integrated Programme for Street Children" during the
last financial year.............................
Ministry of Social Justice
& Empowerment
82
proposals for inclusion of certain castes in Scheduled Castes
list
82
proposals regarding inclusion of certain castes in the list of
Scheduled Castes have been received from State Governments and
Union Territory Administrations during last three years and till
date.............................
Ministry of Social Justice
& Empowerment
Rs.
1544 crore allocated for Post Matric Scholarship for Scheduled
Castes during 10th plan
The
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has allocated Rs. 1544.40
crore for implementing the centrally sponsored scheme of Post
Matric Scholarship for students belonging to Scheduled Castes.............................
Ministry of Non-Conventional
Energy Sources
National Renewable
Energy Policy
The
Ministry of Non-Conventional Energy Sources had prepared a Draft
Renewable Energy Policy Statement for accelerated development
of renewable energy sources in the country.............................
Ministry of Rural Development
Additional allocation of foodgrains
to Karnataka under SGRY
Ministry
of Rural Development has released 1,00,000 MTs. Of foodgrains
(Rice) to the State Government of Karnataka under the Special
Component of the Sampoorna Gramin Rozgar Yojana.............................
Ministry of Rural
Development
Kashiram Rana urged States to complete
rural water quality survey by September 2003
Shri
Kashiram Rana, Union Minister for Rural Development has urged
the State Governments to complete Rural Water Quality Survey by
September 2003.............................
Ministry of Railways
Multi Modal Transport System
The
works of Multi Modal Transport System (MMTS) linking Secunderabad-Kachiguda-Falaknuma
are going on as per schedule.............................
Ministry of Railways
Gauge conversion of defence siding
As
per the policy, the gauge conversion of Jodhpur-Jaisalmer metre
gauge section was to be done on assisted siding terms.............................
Ministry of Railways
Diesel locos in South Eastern Railway
The
Railways have installed diesel loco shed in South Eastern Railway.............................
Ministry of Railways
Safety departments in Railways
Recently,
it has been decided to make the department broad based by inducting
manpower from five major operational departments, instead of confining
it to traffic department.............................
Ministry of Railways
Action against guilty officials for negligence of cleanliness
The
complaints regarding cleanliness and sanitation at stations and
in passenger trains are investigated and corrective action taken
against the defaulter staff found negligent.............................
Ministry of Railways
Efficiency of Railways after creation of new Zones
With
the creation of new Zones, efficiency and safety in operations
of railways have improved.............................
Ministry of Railways
Revision in fare structure
The
passenger fares and freight rates are adjusted from time to time
to generate internal resources to meet the rising costs of inputs
and the developmental needs of the Railways.............................
Ministry of Agriculture
Production and
procurement of potatoes
The potato production in the country has increased from 16.38
million tones during 1991-92 to 24.08 million tonnes in 2001-02.............................
Ministry of Agriculture
Livestock Census
The report of the Livestock Census, 1997 is likely to be made
available by November this year.............................
