Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
Centre considering Draft National Action Plan for Total Eradication
of Manual Scavenging by 2007
The
Planning Commission in consultation with the concerned Ministries/Departments
of the Central Government has proposed a Draft National Action
Plan for Total Eradication of Manual Scavenging by 2007......................
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
India committed to the welfare of people with disabilities- Dr.
Satyanarayan Jatiya
The
Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Dr. Satyanarayan Jatiya
has said that India is committed in fulfilling its obligations
at the national and international level for the welfare of persons
with disabilities and their integration into the mainstream of
society......................
Ministry of
Social
Justice & Empowerment
Government
considering to revise rates of Post Matric Scholarship for SC
students
The
Government is considering to revise the rates of maintenance allowance
and other norms of Post Matric Scholarship Scheme for students
belonging to Scheduled Castes in view of the rising cost of books,
school fees, food etcetra.......................
Ministry of Environment
& Forests
Experts say experiments
on animals cannot be stopped
Union
government will set up an inter-disciplinary Task Force to draw
up an action plan for progressive reduction in the use of animals
for medical and other experiments and refinement of experimental
methods to reduce pain to such animals.......................
Ministry of Chemicals
& Fertilizers
Prices of medicines
The
Drugs (Prices Control) Order, 1995 does not make and distinction
between life saving drugs and other drugs. In accordance with
the provisions of the said Order, the National Pharmaceutical
Pricing Authority (NPPA) fixes prices of the drugs listed in its
first schedule and formulations based thereon.......................
Ministry of Chemicals
& Fertilizers
Fertilizer subsidy
A
provision of Rs.39801 crore for subsidies given by the Central
Government was made in the Budget Estimates for 2002-03.......................
Ministry of Chemicals
& Fertilizers
Impact of new policy on fertilizers units
The
new pricing policy for urea units, scheduled to come into effect
from 1.4.2003, has been formulated with the objective of encouraging
efficiency based fertilizer pricing.......................
Ministry of Commerce
& Industry
Rs. 500 crore is the corpus of Price Stabilisation Fund for commodities
- Over 3 lakh growers in different states to benefit
Rs.
500 crore is the total corpus of the Price Stabilisation Fund
(PSF) for plantation crops – tea, coffee and rubber -- and the
agricultural crop – tobacco which has been set up by Government
of India in order to safeguard the interests of growers of these
commodities.......................
Ministry of Steel
Thailand imposes anti dumping duty on Indian steel exports
Thailand
has announced in December 2002, anti dumping duty of 60.88 per
cent on exports of Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) and
66.16 per cent on Tata Iron and Steel Company (TISCO).......................
Ministry of Commerce
& Industry
Inclusion
of services in FTA with Sri Lanka likely
A
Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between India and Sri Lanka was signed
on 28th December, 1998 in New Delhi. The FTA has been
made operative by the issuance of Customs Notification on 1st
March, 2000.......................
Ministry of Commerce
& Industry
Central legislation
on SEZs on the anvil: Jaitley
In
order to give legal stability to the policies relating to Special
Economic Zones (SEZs), government have initiated steps for a central
legislation, Shri Arun Jaitley, Minister of Commerce & Industry,
said in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.......................
Ministry of Agriculture
Cost of milk production is Rs.7.28 per litre
The
cost of milk production in the country is estimated to be Rs.7.28
per litre.......................
Ministry of Law
& Justice
National Judicial
Commission
The
Government is committed to setting up of a National Judicial Commission
which would inter-alia draw up a Code of Ethics for Judges of
the Supreme Court and High Courts.......................
Ministry of Law
& Justice
Steps for speedy
disposal of cases
Various
steps have been taken by the Government for the speedy disposal
of court cases.......................
Ministry of Law
& Justice
Free legal aid
to poor and weaker section
Free
and competent legal services to the weaker section is provided
under Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987, which came into force
on 9.11.95......................
Ministry of
Statistics & Programme Implementation
S B Mookherjee
announces Institution of International Award in Statistics
The
ministry of Statistics and programme Implementation has instituted
a biennial international award to recognise the lifetime contribution
of an eminent statistician from a developing country.......................
Ministry of Tribal
Affairs
Welfare
measures for tribals living in forests
Considering
the fact that tribals have a symbiotic relationship with forests,
the Ministry of Tribal Affairs has been implementing a Central
Sector Scheme of Grant-in-aid to State Tribal Development Cooperative
Corporations, basically for Minor Forest Produce (MFP) operations
since 1992-93.......................
Ministry of Tribal
Affairs
Deletion from
ST list
The
Marati Community of Kerala has been deleted from the Scheduled
Tribes List of Kerala vide the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled
Tribes Orders (Amendment) Act, 2002 because the Government of
Kerala, the Registrar General of India and the National Commission
for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes had recommended its
exclusion.......................
Ministry of Tribal
Affairs
Project for Saharia
Primitive Tribe
The
Government of Rajasthan has submitted 4 (four) proposals amounting
to Rs. 598.29 lakhs for the Integrated tribal development of the
Saharia Community, a Primitive Tribe.......................
Ministry of
Science & Technology
'Peace non-violence
tolerance Indian contribution to mankind'
The
Minister for Human Resource Development and Science & Technology
Dr. Murli Manohar Joshi has said that India’s significant contribution
to mankind is the message of peace, non-violence and tolerance.......................
Ministry of Consumer
Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
Supply of foodgrains
for Mid-Day Meal Scheme
As
per the information furnished by FCI, an amount of Rs. 493.04
crores is to be released from the Ministry of Human Resource Development
as on January 31, 2003 for the supply of foodgrains for the mid-day
meal scheme.......................
Ministry of Steel
Steel Minister
asks BRL to concentrate on revival package
The
production and sales of the Bharat Refractories Limited (BRL)
Bokaro, a public sector unit of the Steel Ministry, during the
first nine months of this fiscal have shown substantial growth.......................
Ministry of Food
Processing Industries
Investment in
FPIs
The
Ministry of Food Processing Industries got a study conducted by
the National Council for Applied Economic Research (NCAER) regarding
the performance and prospects of food processing industries in
India.......................
Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
Ocean freight
subsidy
The
Central Government has decided that neutralization of ocean freight
disadvantage would be reimbursed to sugar factories at the rate
of Rs. 350 per tonne with effect from February 14, 2003.......................
Ministry of Food
Processing Industries
Wastage of fruits
and vegetables
Government
of India constituted a Working Group on Post Harvest Management,
Marketing and Exports in 1995.......................
Ministry of Rural
Development
Funds released
to Rajasthan and Gujarat for drinking water
The
Ministry of Rural Development has released Rs.16.53 crore to the
State Governments of Rajasthan and Gujarat towards additional
central assistance to meet the rural drinking water supply requirement
arising due to drought situation in the states during 2002-2003.......................
Ministry of Rural
Development
Funds released
to Manipur for drinking water
The
Ministry of Rural Development has released Rs.34 lakh to Manipur
towards additional central assistance to restore rural drinking
water supply system and sources in the flood affected 125 rural
habitations in the State during 2002-2003.......................
Ministry of Environment
& Forests
Corn Soya Imports
Diallowed
The
Genetic Engineering Approval Committee(GEAC) under the Ministry
of Environment & Forests has not permitted the import of Corn
Soya Blend from the United States of America as it was likely
to contain genetically modified material.......................
Ministry of Human
Resource Development
National
Assessment and Accreditation Council
The
National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) assesses
and accredits universities/university level institutions recognised
by UGC and colleges affiliated to recognised universities, with
an objective of helping them to work continuously to improve upon
the quality of teaching and research.......................
Ministry of Power
Third Unit of NTPC, Talcher Unit commissioned ahead of schedule
The
3rd –500 MW Unit of the Talcher Super Thermal Power
Project of the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) has been
commissioned by Shri Anant G. Geete, Minister of Power, at Kaniha
today.......................
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
WTO panel established on India's dispute with EU on GSP tariff
concessions
The
scheme of Generalised System of Preference (GSP) of the European
Union (EU) for the period 1st January 2002to 31st
December 2004 inter-alia provides for suspension by the EU of
customs duties for all products which have not graduated under
special tariff arrangements to combat drug production and trafficking.......................
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
India accords
high priority to addressing issue of non-tariff barriers: Arun
Jaitley
India
attaches great importance to addressing the issue of non-tariff
barriers particularly on products of export interest to us, Shri
Arun Jaitley, Minister of Commerce Industry, has said in a written
reply in the Lok Sabha today.......................
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Agri Export Zones
in Kerala, Maharashtra: Jaitley
An
Agri Export Zone (AEZ) has been approved for being set up in Kerala
entailing likely investment of RS. 29.87 crore which includes
support of Rs. 9.98 crore from central government agencies.......................
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Rudy asks IT
Industry to diversify into global markets
Shri
Rajiv Pratap Rudy, Minister of State for Commerce and Industry,
has asked Indian IT industry to move up the value chain from being
software solution providers to manufacturing packaged products
with strategic international links to emerging global markets.......................
Ministry of Environment
& Forests
National Forest
Commission set up
Former
Chief Justice of India, Justice B.N. Kirpal has been appointed
as the Chairman of the first ever National Forest Commission........................
Ministry of Railways
Funds for Railway
safety
With
a view to wiping out the arrears of replacements and renewals
of overaged assets on the railways, the Government has set up
a non-lapsable Special Railway Safety Fund of Rs.17,000 crores
with effect from October 1, 2002.........................
Ministry of Railways
Movie Theatre
Coaches
A
proposal for manufacturing a mini Air-conditioned Cinema Theatre
Car is under consideration and the techno-commercial feasibility
of providing such services is being worked out........................
Ministry of Railways
Management of
Railways to reduce accidents
The
number of accidents has come down from 473 in 2000-01 to 414 in
2001-02 and has further declined to 304 in 2002-03 (April 2002
to January 2003).........................
Ministry of Railways
Rail Neer in
offing
Two
plants are being set up in the first phase – one at Nagloi, Delhi
and the other at Danapur, Bihar to launch Rail Neer (bottled water)
on Railways........................
Ministry of Railways
Railway power
generation plants
The
Railways are considering to install power generation plant(s)
jointly with National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC)
for its own use........................
