Ministry of Urban Development
& Poverty Alleviation
Drinking water
supply and sewerage projects in Maharashtra
Housing Urban Development Corporation Ltd. (HUDCO) has sanctioned
18 water supply schemes in the State of Maharashtra............................
President's Secretariat
President's greetings on the occasion of Janmashtami
The
President of India, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam in his message on the
occasion of Janmashtami which is being celebrated tomorrow has
said............................
Ministry of Labour
All India Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural and Rural
Labourers for August,2003 increases by one and two points respectively
All
India Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural Labourers
and Rural Labourers on base 1986-87=100 for July, 2003 when compared
to June, 2003 increased by 1 and 2 points............................
Ministry of Petroleum &
Natural Gas
Pipeline gas connections
Mahanagar Gas Limited (MGL) and Indraprastha Gas Limited (IGL),
Joint Venture companies of GAIL (India) Limited are supplying
Piped Natural Gas (PNG) to 1.70 lakh............................
Ministry of Road Transport
and Highways
Shripad Naik
meets MPs from Maharashtra
The Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways, Shri Shripad
Yesso Naik held a Meeting with Members of Parliament from Maharashtra
on August 18, 2003............................
Prime Minister's Office
PM greets Nation
on Janmashtami
The Prime Minister, Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee has greeted the
nation on the auspicious occasion of Janmashtami............................
Ministry of Social Justice
& Empowerment
Greater use of
Hindi in Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry
There has been considerable improvement in the use of Hindi in
the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment and several of
its subordinate offices............................
Ministry of Petroleum &
Natural Gas
BPCL pays Rs.
297 crore dividend to government for 2002-03 at 150%
Shri Ram Naik, Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas received here
today a cheque of Rs. 258.18 crore as part of the final instalment
of the dividend paid by Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL)
for the year 2002-03............................
Ministry of Petroleum &
Natural Gas
Import of crude oil and petroleum products
Shri Ram Naik, Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas, informed the
Rajya Sabha today while replying to a question that imports of
petroleum products have considerably gone down during last three
years as the domestic crude oil refining capacity increased substantially............................
Ministry of Agriculture
Diversification of crops
The Centre is advising State Governments to undertake diversification
programmes for substituting traditional crops with suitable crops............................
Ministry of Science &
Technology
INSAT-3E launch put off by a month
The launch of the INSAT-3E has been put off by about a month.
This is because of the need to re-test a few components in the
communication payload............................
Ministry of Rural Development
Sawan Saras organised
by Rural Development Ministry towards promotion of marketing of
rural products
Shri Kashiram Rana, Union Minister for Rural Development called
upon the media to sensitize and create awareness among the urban
consumers to the richness of products from rural poor and to create
demand of such products............................
Ministry of Textiles
Two lakh artisans to be provided artisan credit card this year
About two lakh artisans are to be provided Artisans Credit Card
(ACC) this year............................
Ministry of Urban Development
& Poverty Alleviation
Strict action against hospitals violating lease conditions of
land allotment
Strict action would be taken as per rules against hospitals for
violating lease conditions agreed to while getting DDA land............................
Ministry of Urban Development
& Poverty Alleviation
Bihar and Rajasthan occupying almost double the general pool accommodation
Central Government allots residential accommodation for the use
of state government servants in Delhi............................
Ministry of Agro &
Rural Industries
Village industries
register growth in production and employment
Agro and rural industries have registered growth in production
and employment. The value of production in this sector has increased
from Rs. 7140.52 crores during 2001-02 to Rs. 7932.39 crores during
2002-03............................
Ministry of Railways
Indian Railways
announces ten year Corporate Safety Plan (2003-2013)
The Railway Minister, Shri Nitish Kumar, today presented in Parliament
the Corporate Safety Plan for 2003-2013............................
Ministry of Rural Development
Funds released
to North Eastern States for rural water supply
Ministry of Rural Development has released funds to North Eastern
States for installation of handpumps in water scarce rural areas............................
Ministry of Rural Development
Funds released
to North Eastern States for rural water supply
Ministry of Rural Development has released funds to North Eastern
States for installation of handpumps in water scarce rural areas............................
Ministry of Civil Aviation
No plan to acquire
flight simulators : Rajiv Pratap Rudy
Steps are taken on continuous basis by the Directorate General
of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to cut down air accidents............................
Ministry of Statistics
& Programme Implementation
Consumer Price
Index for Urban Non-Manual Employees for July 2003 (base 1984-85=100)
The All India Consumer Price Index for Urban Non-Manual Employees
(CPI(UNME)), on base 1984-85=100, for the month of July, 2003............................
Ministry of Railways
Procurement of
quality rail spares
The Ministry of Railways has directed Zonal Railways to procure
safety related materials only from Research Designs and Standards
Organization............................
Ministry of Railways
Improving serving
conditions of running staff for a better rail safety
The Ministry of Railways has directed Zonal Railways to upgrade
all running rooms over their systems in a phased manner............................
