Ministry
of Home Affairs
Floods affect
States
The
Lok Sabha was informed that the current South-West monsoon has
badly affected the States of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar,
Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Rajasthan and
West Bengal................................
Ministry
of Home Affairs
Satellite based
Tele-Link, POLNET
The
Ministry of Home Affairs through the Directorate of Coordination,
Police Wireless is in the process of implementing a Satellite
based Telecommunication network, POLNET................................
Ministry
of Home Affairs
Five Year Plan
for modernisation of Central Para Military Forces
The
Lok Sabha was informed that a Five Year Modernisation Plan for
the six Central Para Military Forces................................
Ministry
of Home Affairs
ACC approves
senior level transfers and postings
The
Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the repatriation
of Shri Jai Singh Gill, IAS (PB:68) to Government of Punjab for
appointment as Chief Secretary of the State after July 31, 2003................................
Ministry
of Petroleum & Natural Gas
Scrutinisation
Scheme for Petroleum Sector
The
Government is in the process of finalising securitisation scheme
for the petroleum sector................................
Ministry
of Petroleum & Natural
Gas
Demand and supply of LPG in Assam
Shri
Ram Naik, Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas informed the Rajya
Sabha today that the average monthly sale of LPG in the State
of Asam during the year 2002-03 was approximately 11.5 Thousand
Metric Tonne (TMT)................................
Ministry
of Tribal Affairs
Land to landless adivasis of Kerala
Allotment
of land to the landless tribals is a 'State' subject................................
Ministry
of Water Resources
Dams on rivers flowing from Nepal
Prime
Minister of Nepal visited India in March, 2002 wherein issues
relating to cooperation in Water Resources Sector were also discussed...............................
Ministry
of Water Resources
Shortage of water
The
Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA) has identified areas showing
decline in ground water levels...............................
Ministry
of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises
Representation of minorities in Public Sector Enterprises
Appointment
of Chief Executives and Full-time Directors in Public Sector Enterprises
are made on the recommendations of the Public Enterprises Selection
Board (PESB)................................
Ministry
of Heavy Industries
and Public Enterprises
Production of salt from Sambhar Lake
Sambhar
Salts Limited (SSL), produces salt from Sambhar Lake water and
sub-soil brine from Lake bed................................
Ministry
of Agro & Rural Industries
KVIC targets to create 4 lakh jobs during 2003-04
The
total employment generation by Khadi and Village Industries Commission
(KVIC) under the Ministry of Agro and Rural Industries, was about
66 lakhs upto 31.03.2003 in KVI sector................................
Ministry
of Urban Development & Poverty Alleviation
Encroachment
on DDA land
The
Delhi Development Authority has acquired 4271.83 acres of land
during the last three years in various places around Delhi................................
Ministry
of Railways
Konkan Railway
signs contract with Jammu & Kashmir Consultancy Companies
Sixteen
Consultancy Companies formed by 400 local engineering graduates
of Jammu & Kashmir have entered into a contract with the Konkan
Railway Corporation Ltd................................
Ministry
of Urban Development & Poverty Alleviation
459 schemes sanctioned
under Accelerated Urban Water Supply Programme
Government
has approved 444 schemes under the Accelerated Urban Water Supply
Programme (AUWSP) in various States during the last three years
(2000-01 to 2002-03)...............................
Ministry
of Agriculture
Production of
Apple
State-wise
production of apple...............................
Ministry
of Agriculture
Production of Litchis
State-wise
production of Litchis in India...............................
Ministry
of Science & Technology
Study to measure vertical distributions of ozone and humidity
A
study has been initiated to measure vertical distributions of
ozone and humidity...............................
Ministry
of Chemicals & Fertiliers
Exemption of drugs from price control
The
Government have issued Guideline for the purpose of grant of exemption
under paragraph 25 of the Drugs (Price Control) Order, 1995...............................
Ministry
of Chemicals & Fertiliers
Accident in Sigareni Collieries
Seventeen
workmen were drowned due to inundation in 7 LEP Mine of Godawari
Khani of Singareni Collieries Co. Ltd. on 16.6.2003...............................
Ministry
of Railways
Railway Minister's
statement in Parliament on recent train accidents
The
Railway Minister, Shri Nitish Kumar made the following Suo Motto
statement on major train accidents occurred recently on Northern,
South Central, East Central and Konkan Railways...............................
Ministry
of Rural Development
"Nirmal Gram Puruskar"
- For full sanitation coverage
The
Ministry for Rural Development has announced an incentive scheme
- "Nirmal Gram Puruskar" to encourage the sanitation coverage
in rural areas...............................
Ministry
of Law & Justice
Priority for cases
of senior citizens and women in Fast Track Courts
The
Department of Justice has adopted the strategy of earmarking separate
courts to deal with cases involving senior citizens, who are above
60 years of age, and with those concerning abuse of women...............................
Ministry
of Mines
NALCO rehabilitates
all affected people
Twelve
villages in Damanjodi, Koraput (Orissa) involving 523 families
were displaced for the Alumina Plant and Mines of National Aluminium
Company Limited (NALCO)...............................
Ministry
of Mines
International
cooperation in mineral exploration
The
Government has signed Agreements/Memorandum of Understandings
(MOU) with the Governments of France, South Africa, Vietnam, Mongolia,
Morocco and Canada to facilitate bilateral cooperation in the
fields of geology and mineral resources...............................
Ministry
of Mines
Employees in the Ministry of Mines
The
total number of employees working in various grades in Ministry
of Mines, its subordinate offices and its public sector undertakings
as on December 31, 2002 was 29,805...............................
Ministry
of Railways
Mobile train communication
The
Railways have provided 5 watt Walkie Talkie sets to drivers and
guards of all trains to ensure effective and timely communication
between Driver, Guard and Station Master in order to improve safety
of rail services to the nation...............................
Ministry
of Railways
Disaster management
communication on railways
The
Ministry of Railways has issued directives to Zonal Railways asking
them to put in place an efficient disaster management communication
system. .............................
