PIB Press Releases


		21st August, 2003


		Ministry of Labour ITIs in Assam The administrative & financial responsibility for setting up of Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) is with the respective State/Union Territory Government............................. Ministry of Labour Bonded girl labourers in AP As per the directions of the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India in Writ Petition No. 465/86 dated 10.12.1996............................ Ministry of Labour Condition of bonded labourers The Bonded Labour System has been abolished by law through the country w.e.f 24.10.1975 under the Bonded Labour system (abolition) Act, 1976............................ Ministry of Labour Cell for upliftment of working women A separate cell for women labour is functioning in the Ministry to pay special attention to the problems of women labour............................ Ministry of External Affairs Shift in foreign policy towards 'Rainbow Cooperation' There would be no major shift in India's foreign policy............................ Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas Import of oil and gas from Iraq During 2002-03, 4.166 million metric tonne (MMT) of crude oil was imported in the country from Iraq............................ Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas Oil struck at Kutch by GAIL Shri Ram Naik, Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas, informed the Lok Sabha while replying to a question that good indications of hydrocarbon were found............................ Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas Determination of prices of LPG Shri Ram Naik, Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas, informed the Lok Sabha while replying to a question that oil refining, being a continuous process industry with multi-product output from crude oil............................ Ministry of Rural Development Kashiram Rana leaves for Indonesia to attend meeting of CIRDP Shri Kashiram Rana Union Minister for Rural Development leads a high level delegation to Jakarta, Indonesia............................ Ministry of Rural Development Additional allocation of foodgrains to Rajasthan Ministry of Rural Development has released Rs. 94,800 MTs of foodgrains (Wheat) to the State Government of Rajasthan under the Special Component of the Sampoorna Gramin Rojgar Yojana............................ Ministry of Small Scale Industries Products manufactured by SSIs The Small Scale Industry (SSI) Sector is manufacturing over 7500 products in the country............................ Ministry of Steel KIOCL Q-1 production shows growth Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Limited (KIOCL) a public sector unit of the Steel Ministry produced 13.35 lakh tonnes concentrate and 9.53 lakh tonnes of pellets during the first quarter of this fiscal crossing targets by 3 and 4 per cent respectively............................ Ministry of Information & Broadcasting Government to ensure strict compliance of Cable Act The Information and Broadcasting Minister, Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad has said that programmes telecast on TV channels transmitted/retransmitted through the cable television network............................ Ministry of Information & Broadcasting 51,960 Newspapers registered with RNI As on 31st December, 2001, there were 51,960 newspapers of all periodicities registered with the Registrar of Newspapers for India (RNI), out of which 18,582 were weeklies............................ Ministry of Information & Broadcasting Rs. 1043 crores provided for modernising DD Stations An amount of Rs. 1043 crores has been provided for in the 10th Five Year Plan for modernization of DD stations and replacement of old equipment............................ Ministry of Information & Broadcasting Government proposes to engage 278 part-time correspondents Government has proposed to engage 278 more part-time correspondents, raising their strength to 524............................ Ministry of Science & Technology Satellite based air navigation of Indian Airspace Satellite Based Air Traffic Management Services for the Indian Airspace in the offing ............................ Ministry of Home Affairs Parliamentary Consulttive Committee of MHA discusses Multi-purpose National Identity Card Project The Parliamentary Consultative Committee attached to the Home Ministry met this morning under the Chairmanship of Deputy Prime Minister, Shri L.K. Advani ............................ Ministry of Agro & Rural Industries Govt. to generate more employment opportunities under REGP scheme The Government through Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) is implementing the Rural Employment Generation Programme (REGP) for the promotion and development of agro and rural industries............................ Ministry of Agriculture Changes in Agricultural Insurance Scheme under consideration The Government is considering some changes in the National Agricultural Insurance Scheme (NAIS) to make it more effective, realistic and farmer-friendly ............................ Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation Cost escalation of infrastructure projects In respect of major projects costing Rs. 100 crore and above in Roads, Railways and Power Sectors, the percentage of cost escalation with respect to the original approved cost are three, 54.5 and 35 respectively ............................ Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment Over seven lakh persons with disabilities provided AIDS and assistive devices under the ADIP scheme Over seven lakh persons were provided aids and assistive devices under the Scheme for Assistance to Disabled Persons (ADIP) during the Asia-Pacific Decade of Disabled Persons (1993-2002)............................ Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment No specific information about children running away from the juvenile homes Centre has not received from any state specific report or information regarding children running away from the juvenile reform homes............................ Ministry of Railways Golden Hour Scheme in Railways The first hour after an accident is termed as the 'Golden Hour', as it is believed that chances of survival of a victim increase manifold if medical/surgical intervention is arranged within this hour ............................ Ministry of Railways Medical certificate to handicapped persons For Orthopaedically handicapped/paraplegic persons, the concession certificate is valid for (i) five years for persons upto 25 years of age ............................ Ministry of Railways Amount spent on briege works The percentage of allocation of funds out of the total plan during 2001-2002 and 2002-2003 under Bridge Works was 1 per cent and 2 per cent respectively ............................ Ministry of Railways Supply of quality foodstuffs in trains Railways have taken adequate measures to ensure supply of good quality food to passengers............................ Ministry of Railways Farakka Barrage Project The Ministry of Railways in its comments have expressed the following views ............................ Ministry of Railways Compensation to accident victims Accident compensation claims are adjudicated by Railway Claims Tribunal under Sections 124 and 124-A of the Railways Act ............................ Ministry of Railways Track condition between Nagpur-Itarasi The condition of track between Nagpur-Itarasi is satisfactory ............................ Ministry of Railways Strenghtening of rail network Indian Railways is exploring possibilities of forging partnerships with State Governments, multilateral agencies and lending institutions in funding of rail infrastructure projects ............................ Ministry of Human Resource Development Advertisements relating to infant food banned From November 1, 2003, advertising for infant milk substitutes and other infant foods will be prohibited on all forms of mass media ............................