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Steps Taken to Boost Manufacturing Growth

Government is aware of the status of the manufacturing growth in India vis a vis other developing countries. As per estimates by the United Nation Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO), average annual real growth rate of manufacturing value added during 2005-10 in India has been 9.11 % compared to 5.05 % in Asia and 7.06 %… Read More

Annual Plan 2013-14 for Arunachal Pradesh finalised

Arunachal Pradesh The Annual Plan for the year 2013-14 for the state of Arunachal Pradesh was finalised here today at a meeting between Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission, Mr.Montek Singh Ahluwalia and Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh, Sh. NabamTuki. The plan size has been agreed at Rs.3,700crore. In his comments on the plan performance of the… Read More

Implementation of New National Water Policy

Mr. John Briscoe of the World Bank had prepared a Report titled India™s Water Economy: Bracing for a Turbulent Future in 2005. The report is based on a study conducted by the World Bank on its own. The report in general discusses various aspects of water resources development and management in India. Most of the… Read More

CLR Snippets | Central Transport Policy

The Union Ministry of Urban Development had announced National Urban Transport Policy (NUTP) in April, 2006 with the objective of ensuring easily accessible, safe, affordable, quick, comfortable, reliable and sustainable mobility for all. The Government has been encouraging use of public transport by providing affordable and efficient public transport to reduce air pollution. The measures… Read More

CLR Snippets | Screening Committee set up for Evaluation of Exploration Applications

In the year 2010, the Controller General, Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM) as Administering Authority for Offshore Area Mineral (Development & Regulation) Act, 2002 had constituted a screening committee for the purpose of scrutinizing and evaluating applications received for grant of mineral bearing offshore blocks located in the Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal for… Read More

CLR Snippets | Dividend by the Cental Public Sector Enterprises

The dividend by the Cental Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) is declared after the finalization, audit and adoption of their annual accounts by the Boards and subsequent approval of Shareholders in Annual General Meetings. Giving this information in written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha, Shri Praful Patel, Minister of Heavy Industries & Public… Read More

Clinical Establishments (Registration and Regulation) Act, 2010

Streamlining Healthcare Services Since Public Health is a State subject; it is responsibility of the State Government to make available necessary health care facilities for the people. As far as the AIIMS, New Delhi, JIPMER, Puducherry, PGIMER, Chandigarh and three Central Government Hospitals in Delhi viz. Safdarjung Hospital, Dr. RML Hospital and LHMC & Associated… Read More

FDI Proposals Approved by the Government

Further to para 8 of the Press Release dated March 25, 2013, wherein it was stated that decision of the 6 (Six) proposals will be communicated separately, the Central Government has approved two (2)Proposals of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) amounting to Rs. 89.33 crore approximately. In addition, one proposal viz., M/s Yes Bank Limited, Mumbai amounting to Rs. 2650.00 crore, has been… Read More

MoU with Natural Environment Research Council and ESSO

A MoU was signed on 1st March 2013 to establish an appropriate research cooperation umbrella between the UK and Indian earth system science, climate and environmental research communities. The endeavour of the MoU will be to promote collaboration in the area of Meteorology, Oceanography, Climate variability and change, hydrology, cryosphere, natural hazards and biodiversity… Read More

Amendments in the Defence Procurement Procedure

Amendments made in the Defence Procurement Procedures The review of the Defence Procurement Procedure (DPP) which deals with capital acquisition cases is a continuous and an ongoing process. Para-76 of DPP-2011 stipulates review of the procurement procedure to be undertaken by the Defence Procurement Board (DPB) after every two years. The amendment proposals based on… Read More

Sugar Decontrol to Facilitate Timely Payment of the Cane Prices to Farmers

The Central Government has considered the recommendations of Dr. C. Rangarajan Committee and has inter-alia, decided to do away with levy obligation on sugar mills for sugar produced after September, 2012 and dispense with the regulated release mechanism on open market sale of sugar. This information was given by the Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food… Read More

CLR Snippets | TRAI Extends date for comments on draft tariff orders

Extension of date for receipt of comments on TRAI™s draft tariff orders prescribing standard tariff package (STP) for Set Top Boxes (STBs) for Digital Addressable Cable TV Systems (DAS) and Consumer Premises Equipments (CPEs) for Direct to Home (DTH) services TRAI had invited written comments from the stakeholders on draft tariff orders prescribing standard tariff… Read More

Ministry Clarification on Transport Subsidy Scheme

Inland Water Transport (IWT) is already included under the Transport Subsidy Scheme (TSS), 1971. Further, a clarification has been issued by this Department in September, 2012 clarifying that an industrial unit, located in North Eastern Region (NER) will be eligible for subsidy equivalent to 90% of the transport cost for transportation by IWT from Dhubri… Read More