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NRLM Will be implemented in a Mission Mode Manner

The Government has reiterated that it is implementing National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM) in a mission mode in a phased manner for targeted and time bound delivery of results. In a reply to a question in the Lok Sabha recently, the Minister of State for Rural Development Shri Pradeep Jain said that it is the… Read More

Indian Telecom Services Performance Indicator Report for the Quarter ending December 2012

TRAI has released the Indian Telecom Services Performance Indicator Report for the Quarter ending December 2012. This Report provides a broad perspective of the Telecom Services and presents the key parameters and growth trends for the Telecom Services as well as Cable TV, DTH & Radio Broadcasting services in India for the period covering October to December 2012,… Read More

Government to Promote Development of Aviation Hubs in India

The Minister for Civil Aviation, Shri Ajit Singh informed that the Government has approved the proposal of Ministry of Civil Aviation to constitute an Inter-Ministerial Committee under the Chairmanship of Secretary, Civil Aviation for suggesting various measures to overcome the bottlenecks in the development of aviation hubs at various airports In India. The six metros… Read More

Ministry Statement on CCEA approval regarding revival of five closed units of FCIL

The Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Chemicals & Fertilizers and Statistics & Programme Implementation, Shri Srikant Kumar Jena said that the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs yesterday cleared the recommendations of Empowered Committee of Secretaries for revival of five units of Fertilizer Corporation of India Ltd. (FCIL) at Sindri, Talcher, Ramagundam, Gorakhpur &… Read More

Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) Scheme – Implementation

RBI/2012-13/498 RPCD.CO. LBS.BC.No. 75/02.01.001/2012-13 May 10, 2013 To CMDs of all SLBC Convenor banks and Lead banks Dear Sir, Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) Scheme - Implementation Please refer to the paragraph 67 of the Monetary Policy Statement for 2013-14 announced on May 3, 2013. DBT is being rolled out in a phased manner with 43… Read More

Government to Launch Rs. 600 Crore Scheme of Mainstreaming Civil Defence in Disaster Risk Reduction

Union Home Minister Shri Sushilkumar Shinde inaugurated the Golden Jubilee celebrations of Civil Defence and Home Guards in New Delhi today. On this Occasion, Shri Shinde appreciated the achievements of the volunteers of these organizations during any kind of disaster whether natural or man made. He said these organizations exhibit spirit of volunteerism of common… Read More

Mainstreaming of AYUSH under National Rural Health Mission

The Department of AYUSH has takenseveral steps for mainstreaming of AYUSH under the National Rural Health Mission. The achievements during the last four years (2009-10 to 2012-13) are as follows: A. Mainstreaming of AYUSH under NRHM: (a) During 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12 and 2012-13 for mainstreaming of AYUSH under National Rural Health Mission, grants-in-aid amounting to Rs 553.00 crore was given… Read More

Approval for funding Phase IV of the UIDAI

The Cabinet Committee on Unique Identification Authority of India (CC-UIDAI) today approved cost estimates of Phase IV of the UID Scheme at an estimated cost of Rs.3436.16 crore which includes various project components such as cost of enrolment for additional 40 crore residents through multiple registrars, cost of updation services, cost of printing and delivery… Read More

Revival of closed units of Fertilizer Corporation of India Limited

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved the proposal regarding revival of five closed units of Fertilizer Corporation of India Limited (FCIL) at Sindri, Talcher, Ramagundam, Gorakhpur and Korba. The CCEA approved the waiver of Government of India loan and interest thereon amounting to Rs.10,644 crore. The CCEA approved proposal for intercorporate loan of… Read More

Setting up of the National Skill Development Agency

The Union Cabinet today gave its approval for constituting an autonomous body called the National Skill Development Agency (NSDA) by subsuming the Prime Minister™s National Council on Skill Development (PMNCSD), the National Skill Development Coordination Board (NSDCB) and the Office of the Adviser to the PM on Skill Development. The NSDA will be located in… Read More

Union Cabinet declares Year as Water Conservation Year-2013

The Union Cabinet today gave its approval for declaring the year 2013 as Water Conservation Year 2013. A number of mass awareness activities will be undertaken during Water Conservation Year 2013 with emphasis on sensitizing the masses on water related issues, encourage them to conserve and use it judiciously. The policies and programmes of the… Read More

Official Amendment to the Multi-State CoÂ¬operative Societies (Amendment) Bill, 2010 pending in Lok Sabha

The Union Cabinet has given its approval for moving official amendments to the Multi-State Co-operative Societies (Amendment) Bill, 2010 pending in the Lok Sabha. The objective of the official amendments is to ensure that the provisions of the Bill are in conformity with the provisions of the Constitution (Ninety-Seventh Amendment) Act, 2011. The Official Amendments… Read More

Amendments in the Parliament (Prevention of Disqualification) Act, 1959

The Union Cabinet today gave its approval for amendments in the Parliament (Prevention of Disqualification) Act, 1959 by introducing of a Bill in Parliament, namely, the Parliament (Prevention of Disqualification) Amendment Bill, 2013. Section 3 of the Parliament (Prevention of Disqualification) Act, 1959, as amended from time to time, lists certain offices of profit under… Read More