Ministry
of Home Affairs
United Peoples' Democratic Solidarity and security forces operating
in Assam agree to extend the suspension of hostilities for one
more year
The United Peoples' Democratic Solidarity (UPDS) and the security
forces operating in Assam have agreed to extend the suspension
of hostile operations between the militant outfit and the forces
for a further period of one year up to 31st July, 2004. ...............................
Ministry
of Shipping
Survey for development of inland waterways
Techno-Economic Feasibility studies including surveys have been
carried out on several inland waterways including Sunderbans,
Barak river, Kakinada-Mercaunam canals integrated with Godavari
and Krishna rivers, and DVC canal ...............................
Ministry
of Shipping
Container terminals at Mumbai
There are, at present, two container terminals at Jawaharlal Nehru
Port, Navi Mumbai ...............................
Ministry
of Shipping
Utilisation of funds in the Port Sector
The Annual Plan outlay for the Port Sector during 2002-03 was
Rs.1162.00 crores. Against this actual expenditure was Rs.528.04
crores (provisional) which amounts to 45.44% utilization ...............................
Ministry
of Chemicals & Fertilizers
Revision of prices
of bulk drugs Betamethasone & its derivatives & Ibuprofen
National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has revised the
prices of bulk drugs Betamethasone & its derivatives and Ibuprofen
...............................
Ministry
of Social Justice & Empowerment
Inclusion of
more castes in STs list
The Government has finalized a proposal to set up a Commission
to study and recommend reservation for economically backward classes
that are not covered by the present policy ...............................
Ministry
of Tribal Affairs
Government proposes to set up a Commission for reservation for
economically backwrd classes
Union Minister of Tribal Affairs, Shri Jual Oram in a written
reply to a question from Shri Dr. Arun Kumar Sarma and Shri Drupad
Borgohain informed the Rajya Sabha today ...............................
Ministry
of Agriculture
Investment in agriculture
Year-wise investment in agriculture is as ...............................
Ministry
of Urban Development & Poverty Alleviation
Water supply projects in Orissa
The approximate number of slum dwellers in the National Capital
Region (NCR), excluding National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi,
is around 23 lakhs ...............................
Ministry
of Urban Development
& Poverty Alleviation
Slum population in NCR
The approximate number of slum dwellers in the National Capital
Region (NCR), excluding National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi,
is around 23 lak ...............................
Ministry
of Information & Broadcasting
Upgradation of
AIR, DD Network in North East
Provisions of Rs 170.55 crores and Rs 380.55 crores have been
kept for AIR and Doordarshan respectively in the 10th Plan for
the schemes to be implemented under Phase-II of the Special North
East Package, which is yet to be approved by the Expenditure Finance
Committee (EFC) ...............................
Ministry
of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises
Status of Cement
Corporation of India
Cement Corporation of India (CCI) has been declared sick by the
Board for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction (BIFR) ...............................
Ministry
of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises
Losses in PSUs
As per information available till 31.3.2002, 61 public sector
undertakings were continuously running in losses for the last
5 years ...............................
Ministry
of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises
Statutory dues
of Public Sector employees
The Government have constituted a Group of Ministers (GOM) under
the chairmanship of Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission to suggest
ways and means to liquidate outstanding dues of the employees
of CPSUs and the GOM is yet to make their final recommendations
...............................
Ministry
of Social Justice & Empowerment
Over one hundred
Districts identified for setting up Rehabilitation Centres for
Disabled
The Government has taken initiatives to ensure wider coverage
and holistic rehabilitation of persons with disabilities ...............................
Prime
Minister's Office
PM's inaugural
speech at XXIInd Conference of Accountants General
The Prime Minister, Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee has reiterated his
Government's commitment to unleash the potential for private enterprise
and encourage the constructive participation of the institutions
of civil society ...............................
Prime
Minister's Office
PM condoles death
of Mr. Henning Holk-Larsen
The Prime Minister, Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee has condoled the
death of Mr. Henning Holk-Larsen, one of the founders of Larsen
& Toubro ...............................
Ministry
of Chemicals & Fertilizers
Coal production in June
The position in regard to coal production, despatch of coal to
the consumers and closing stock during the month of June, 2003
...............................
Ministry
of Rural Development
Funds and foodgrains released to Andhra Pradesh under SGRY
Ministry of Rural Development has released Rs. 65.67 crore to
22 districts of Andhra Pradesh as first installment under Sampoorna
Grameen Rojgar Yojana (SGRY-1) ...............................
Ministry
of Rural Development
Funds and foodgrains released to Jharkhand under SGRY
Ministry of Rural Development has released Rs. 64.17 crore to
seventeen districts of Jharkhand as first installment under Sampoorna
Gramin Rojgar Yojana (SGRY-1) ...............................
Ministry
of Steel
Steel exports up 41 per cent
The total production of finished steel in the period April to
June 2003 has been provisionally estimated at 84 lakh tonnes as
against the production of 77.79 lakh tonnes during the same period
last year showing an increase of 8 per cent ...............................
Ministry
of Mines
Q-I aluminium
production
The
total aluminium production in the country during April to June
2003 has been 202990 tonnes against a target of 202089 tonnes
and against 163528 tonnes during the same period last year. ...............................
Ministry
of Railways
Railways earnings from freight during first quarter
The
Railways earned Rs. 6512.04 crores from a total of 133.17 Million
Tonnes of revenue freight during the first quarter of the current
financial year ending June 2003 ...............................
Ministry
of Railways
Railway production
units perform well during April-May-2003
All the six railway production units performed well during April-May
2003 with Rail Wheel Factory (RWF), Bangalore exceeding the target.
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