PIB Press Releases


		19th February, 2003


		Ministry of Railways Performance of Railway Production Units ending December 2002 All the six Railway Production Units performed well during the first nine months of the current financial year ending December, 2002...................... Ministry of Railways Railways earnings from freight during April-January 2002-03 The Railways earned Rs.22117.57 crores from freight traffic during the first ten months of the current financial year ending January 2003 as compared to Rs.20459.98 crores during the corresponding period of the previous year...................... Ministry of Rural Development Rs. 287 lakh released to Jammu & Kashmir for Watershed Development The Ministry of Rural Development has released Rs.287 lakh to Kargil district of Jammu & Kashmir as Central share of assistance for planning & development of watershed projects for implementation of Desert Development Programme (DDP) during 2002-2003....................... Ministry of Environment & Forests Industrial activities in Matheran area of Maharashtra restricted The Environment and Forests Ministry has notified the Matheran and its surrounding areas in Maharashtra as Eco-sensitive zone so as to restrict industrial and other developmental activities in the region for protecting the environment....................... Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation Irregularities in MPLAD funds To check the irregularities in the release of Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) the Government is strictly adhering to the provisions of the Guidelines of the scheme....................... Ministry of Science & Technology Additional 68 million doses for Polio Immunisation An additional 68 million doses of Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV) is to be made available by the end of next month for the National Mission on Immunisation...................... Ministry of Shipping Expansion of coastal shipping The Government has no proposal for the expansion of coastal shipping operations at present...................... Ministry of Shipping Jawaharlal Nehru Port to be declared as a hub port The Ministry of Shipping has decided to develop Jawaharlal Nehru Port as a hub port in India’s West Coast, capable of receiving large size vessels to ...................... Ministry of Shipping Sale of Indian Ship by Bangladesh - The facts of the matter Shri Dilip Kumar Mansukhlal Gandhi, Union Minister of State for Shipping in a written reply to Shri Subodh Ray in Lok Sabha today has stated that attention of the Government ...................... Ministry of Defence Mine blast casualties The Indian troops on the International Border (IB) have since been re-deployed. Mines laid on the IB during OP Parakaram are being removed and the requisite number of troops have been deployed for the mine clearance operations...................... Ministry of Defence Steps to boost the morale of Army troops It is not true to say that the Indian Army is suffering from acute fatigue on account of counter insurgency operations in Jammu & Kashmir and Operation Parakaram...................... Ministry of Defence Transparency in defence deals In order to bring greater transparency to the whole procurement process and realising that the presence of an Authorised Representatives/Agent would improve ...................... Ministry of Defence Central Vigilance Commission report on defence deals Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) has submitted its final report to the government on defence deals. Based on CVC’s recommendations, the Government has set up the Defence Procurement Board, ...................... Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers Prices of 13 formulation packs revised/fixed The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority has revised/fixed the prices of 13 formulation packs on 17^th February, 2003....................... Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation Consumer Price Index for Urban Non-Manual Employees for January, 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 January, 2003 has been released by the Central Statistical Organisation (CSO), Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation...................... Ministry of Home Affairs Infiltration of militants Pakistan has not taken any concrete step to dismantle the infrastructure supporting terrorism on its territory, nor has infiltration of terrorist come to a halt...................... Ministry of Home Affairs Communal clashes in the country A variety of measures are being taken in a sustained manner by the Central Government to assist the States in the maintenance of peace and communal harmony...................... Ministry of Home Affairs Special drive to detect and deport foreigners The Centre has asked the States to launch a special drive for detecting and deporting Pakistani nationals overstaying in India after expiry of their travel documents...................... UPSC No change in the schedule of the Combined Medical Services Examination The Combined Medical Services Examination 2003 will be held by the Union Public Service Commission on February 23, 2003 as scheduled. ...................... UPSC Special Class Railway Apprentices' Examination-2003 The Union Public Service Commission will hold the Special Class Railway Apprentices’ Examination, 2003 on July 27, 2003 for recruitment to the Special Class Apprentices in the Mechanical Department of Indian Railways...................... Ministry of Finance & Company Affairs India and World Bank sign agreements for the Uttar Pradesh State Roads Proejct The Centre has asked the States to launch a special drive for detecting and deporting Pakistani nationals overstaying in India after expiry of their travel documents..................... Ministry of Human Resource Development Holistic vision for education needed - Dr. Joshi A holistic vision is needed for education and compartmentalisation must be discouraged. Education must be imparted with a clear-cut vision and must not be reduced to merely being instruction...................... Ministry of Human Resource Development Australia keen on improving educational ties with India Australia has keen interest on improving educational ties with India. This was emerged at a meeting of a six member Australian delegation headed by its Minister of Trade, ...................... Ministry of Commerce & Industry India, Australia to work together in WTO on Development Agenda India and Australia have agreed to work together in the World Trade Organisation (WTO) for implementation of the Doha Development Agenda without dilution ...................... Ministry of Commerce & Industry Malaysian AMINISTER calls on Arun Jaitley The visiting Malaysian Minister for Primary Industries, Dr. Lim Keng Yaik, called on Shri Arun Jaitley, Minister of Commerce & Industry and Law & Justice, here today and discussed matters of bilateral trade interest...................... President's Secretariat Mughal Gardens open to public from tomorrow The Mughal Gardens of Rashtrapati Bhavan, is thrown open to the public every year during February-March, at the onset of spring ......................