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Ministry of Railways
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1309 Railway Stations have been identified under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme for their development
Model Station Scheme was in vogue from 1999 to 2008. Under this scheme 594 stations were selected for upgradation on Indian Railways. Out of these 34 stations in Madhya Pradesh were selected for upgradation and all the identified stations have been developed under this scheme. A list of zone-wise stations developed under the Model Station scheme is appended.
Recently, the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme has been launched for development of Railway stations on Indian Railways. This scheme envisages development of stations on a continuous basis with a long-term approach. It involves preparation of Master Plans and their implementation in phases to improve the amenities at the stations like improvement of station access, circulating areas, waiting halls, toilets, lift/escalators as necessary, cleanliness, free Wi-Fi, kiosks for local products through schemes like ‘One Station One Product’, better passenger information systems, executive lounges, nominated spaces for business meetings, landscaping etc. keeping in view the necessity at each such station.
The scheme also envisages improvement of building, integrating the station with both sides of the city, multimodal integration, amenities for Divyangjans, sustainable and environment friendly solutions, provision of ballast less tracks, ‘Roof Plazas’ as per necessity, phasing and feasibility and creation of city centres at the station in the long term.
So far 1309 Railway Stations have been identified under this scheme including 80 no. of stations in the state of Madhya Pradesh.
Vice President's Secretariat
Vice President lauds Railways for rising to the occasion with novel efforts during COVID-19
‘Railways have not only helped tackle the pandemic but proved to be an essential lifeline in times of need’
Vice President flags off Visakhapatnam-Kirandul Passenger Train with upgraded LHB rake and additional Vistadome coaches
The Vice President, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu, today lauded Indian Railways for rising to the occasion during the pandemic and coming up with novel efforts to ‘keep the wheels running and customers protected’ from the unprecedented challenges posed by COVID-19.
Giving the instance of COVID care isolation coaches, Shramik special trains, and ‘Oxygen Expresses’, Shri Naidu said the Indian Railways geared up its entire machinery and helped the country to effectively tackle the pandemic.
The Vice President also complimented the Railways for the in-house development and production of PPEs, Coveralls, Hand Sanitizers and Masks, and ensuring the transport of medical equipment and general goods to cities and villages. ‘Due to this proactive stance, shortages of goods and food stocks have been largely minimized. Thus, the Railways have not only helped the nation to effectively tackle the pandemic but proved to be an essential lifeline in times of need’, he observed.
Shri Naidu was speaking at Visakhapatnam Railway Station after he flagged off the Visakhapatnam-Kirandul Passenger Train with upgraded LHB  rake and additional Vistadome coaches.
Recalling his close association with the city, the Vice President thanked the government and complimented the decision of Railways Minister, Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw for heeding his suggestion to the Ministry to expedite the use of Vistadome coaches in the route of Visakhapatnam-Araku.
Referring to the tourism potential of the route which passes through a scenic, mountainous terrain of Eastern Ghats through many curves, tunnels and bridges, Shri Naidu said the 360-degree viewing system of the Vistadome coaches will make the journey an unforgettable experience for the passengers. He also commended the Railways for the introduction of a LHB coach to the train, which enhances comfort and safety of the passengers.
Praising the city of Visakhapatnam for its cleanliness, Shri Naidu called upon people to continue the momentum of Swachh Bharat as a people’s movement. In particular, he urged people to take responsibility and keep trains and railways stations clean.
Shri Muttamsetti Srinivasa Rao, Minister, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Shri M.V.V. Satyanarayana, Member, Lok Sabha, Ms. Archana Joshi, General Manager, East Coast Railway, Shri Anup Kumar Satpathy, DRM Waltair and other dignitaries participated in the event.
Election Commission
Printing of Photograph of Candidates on Ballot Paper
Kolkata, March 20, 2019
The Election Commission has instructed that the photograph of the candidate should be printed on the ballot paper which is inserted in the ballot unit of the Electronic Voting Machine as well as on the postal ballot papers. The candidates will have to submit recent stamp size photograph for printing on the ballot paper.
It is to be noted that the format of nomination form normally provides a box in the nomination form itself for candidates to affix their recent photograph. Further, photograph is also required to be affixed on the affidavit in Form 26. In view of the amendments in the nomination form, the Commission has directed that the candidates will be asked to submit two identical photographs, one for the nomination form and another for the affidavit.
Ministry of Defence
BEML & OFB launches Force Multiplier 155mm 52 Cal Mounted Gun system
Ordnance Factory Board  and Bharat Earth Movers Ltd.  have unveiled its latest product viz 155mm 52 Cal Mounted Gun system at a function held at the ongoing DefExpo 2018 in Chennai. It was launched jointly by CMD, BEML Shri Deepak Kumar Hota and DGOF & Chairman OFB Shri S K Chourasia.
The uniqueness of this project is that it has been completely and independently designed and manufactured by OFB in association with BEML & BEL and is therefore a shining example of ‘Make in India’. The gun is equipped with the state-of-the-art laying and sighting system such as GPS aided INS, muzzle velocity feeder data management, day and night firing, ballasting computer system capability.
The base vehicle used for the gun system is the BEML-TATRA 8X8 truck with all differential lockable and a powerful 300 KW  engine, which provides it a power to weight ratio of more than 10KW/ton. This is a high mobility vehicle with independent wheel suspension and swinging half axles to provide enhanced cross-country mobility. The vehicle has a cruising speed of 80 km/hr on road and more than 30 km/hr in cross-country and has a cruising range of 1000 km without refuelling.
The armament used in the 155 mm 52 Cal has a target destruction capability of approximately 42 kms. The Gun System combines with the advantage of high mobility performance of a truck with accurate long range fire power of a 155 mm 52 Cal gun and with its onboard ammunition storage capability of 18 rounds of HE shells as well as 18 BMCS and 2-6 chargers. It can be automatically deployed in any terrain and can perform a mission independently.
With its high strategic manoeuvrability in all types of terrain it will serve as an all weather reinforcement for the infantry and will be a present force multiplier for the Indian artillery.
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Prime Minister's Office
Prime Minister’s meeting with Mr. Siyabulela Xuza, noted rocket scientist and Founder of Galactic Energy Ventures
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi met Mr. Siyabulela Xuza, noted rocket scientist and Founder and Managing Director of Galactic Energy Ventures, in Johannesburg on 24 August 2023.
Mr. Xuza congratulated Prime Minister on the success of Chandrayaan-3 Mission. He credited Digital India for his success and highlighted his ongoing projects in India.
The discussions also covered matters related to the future of energy and finding sustainable solutions.
Ministry of Home Affairs
Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah congratulated Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, Union Minister for Communications, Electronics and Information Technology and Law and Justice Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad and Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Shri Prakash Javadekar for announcement of Information Technology  Rules 2021
All social media platforms have to abide by Indian laws
New rules, announced today, will further empower social media users by institutionalising redressal mechanism and ensuring resolution of their grievances
Modi government is committed to provide a level playing field for all digital media and OTT platforms. The Code of Ethics and 3 tier self regulation for digital media is welcome
Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah congratulated Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, the Union Minister for Communications, Electronics and Information Technology and Law and Justice Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad and Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Shri Prakash Javadekar for the announcement of the Information Technology  Rules 2021
In his tweet message Shri Amit Shah said “All social media platforms have to abide by Indian laws. The new rules, announced today, will further empower social media users by institutionalisingredressal mechanism and ensuring resolution of their grievances. I applaud Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi Jiand Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad Ji.”
He also said “Modi government is committed to provide a level playing field for all digital media and OTT platforms. The Code of Ethics and 3 tier self regulation for digital media is welcome. I congratulate Shri Narendra Modi ji and Shri Prakash Javadekar Ji for these much needed rules.
Amidst growing concerns around lack of transparency, accountability and rights of users related to digital media and after elaborate consultation with public and stakeholders, the Information Technology  Rules 2021 were framed in exercise of powers under section 87  of the Information Technology Act, 2000 and in supersession of the earlier Information Technology  Rules 2011.
While finalizing these Rules, both the Ministries of Electronics and Information Technology and Ministry of Information and Broadcasting undertook elaborate consultations among themselves in order to have a harmonious, soft-touch oversight mechanism in relation to social media platforms as well as digital media and OTT platforms etc.
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
National Commission for Backward Classes
Shri.Hansraj Gangaram Ahir assumed charge as Chairperson, National Commission for Backward Classes here today. He belongs to District Chandrapur, State of Maharashtra. He is an Agriculturist by profession.
Shri.Hansraj Gangaram Ahir had been elected four times Member of Parliament from Parliamentary Constituency Chandrapur, Maharashtra and also he was Member of Maharashtra Legislative Council. He had been Member of various Standing Committees of Parliament and also served as the Chairperson of Parliamentary Standing Committee on Coal and Steel. He had been Union Minister of State for Home Affairs and Union Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers, Government of India the 16th Lok Sabha.
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
A national delegation of Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh  meets Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh to discuss service matters related to different departments.
A national delegation of BharatiyaMazdoorSangh  today met Union Minister of State  Development of North Eastern Region , MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr.Jitendra Singh and discussed with him service matters related to different departments.
The delegation consisted of members from different wings of the BMS including BharatiyaPratirakshaMazdoorSangh , SarkariKarmachariRashtriyaParisangh,Association of Civilian Class-1 Group Officers, Group B Officers' Association of Survey of India etc.
At the outset, the members of the delegation profusely thanked Dr.Jitendra Singh for his prompt and positive response each time when they had sought an appointment with him. They said, the employees are highly appreciative of the path-breaking reforms introduced by the DoPT for the benefit of employees and for the ease of working.
In a half-an-hour meeting, Dr.Jitendra Singh gave a patient hearing to each member of the delegation. He said, under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, every effort is being made to encourage the honest and performing officers. Honesty and performance are given precedence over everything else, he said.
Dr.Jitendra Singh said, while several landmark initiatives have been taken to provide a work-friendly environment to officials so that they can perform to the best of their potential, at the same time, technology enabled mechanisms are being evolved for continuous capacity-building of the officials assigned with different responsibilities at different points of time. In this regard, he made a special mention of “Mission Karmayogi” reform recently passed by the Union Cabinet at a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Modi.
As far as the promotion and empanelment of officials at different levels are concerned, Dr.Jitendra Singh said, the DoPT is continuously endeavouring to streamline the processes for timely promotion but one of the major hurdles comes from multiple litigations being filed from time to time. He said, he has been personally trying to reach out to various employee groups and appeal them to cooperate in overcoming all these contradictions.
The Minister was presented with separate memorandums highlighting some of the current issues. These included promotion of officers in Survey of India on the vacant posts of Superintendent Surveyors and Cadre restructuring of Group-A and Group-B officers as per the DoPT guidelines. The delegation also requested to consider grant of one increment on notional basis regarding calculation of pensionary benefits and filling of the posts in the Department of Science and Technology on ad-hoc basis.
Dr.Jitendra Singh assured the members of the delegation that he would look into each of the issues separately and also hold a follow up meeting with them.
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President's Secretariat
Press Communique
The President of India is pleased to appoint Shri R.N. Ravi, Governor of Nagaland to discharge the functions of the Governor of Meghalaya, in addition to his own duties, during the absence on leave of Shri Tathagata Roy, Governor of Meghalaya.
Ministry of Defence
MoU Between Indian Navy and CIAL
A Memorandum of Understanding between Naval Air Enclave , Kochi and Cochin International Airport Limited was signed on 08 Aug 19 in a formal function held at CIAL. Captain Satish Kumar S, Officer-in- Charge, NAE and Shri ACK Nair, Airport Director CIAL, signed the document on behalf of both organisations.
The memorandum was signed in connection with commencement of naval air operations from the NAE, a naval aviation facility comprising an independent dispersal, aircraft hangar, administrative building and taxy track, located on the northwest side of CIAL. Military aircraft would use the CIAL runway for take off and landing and the NAE taxy track for proceeding to and from the dispersal / hangar.
The Memorandum of Understanding lays down Standard Operating Procedures and their adherence by CIAL and the Indian Navy, for ensuring safe, secure and uninterrupted military air operations. Senior management functionaries of CIAL including Shri AM Shabeer, Executive Director, Shri Sunil Chacko, Chief Financial Officer and Shri Dinesh Kumar C, Head of Operations were present for the function.
Naval Air Enclave is capable of supporting operations of the highly capable P8I Long Range Maritime Reconnaissance aircraft, which was extensively used to coordinate Search and Rescue Operations off the coast of Kerala and the Lakshadweep Islands in Dec 2017, following Cyclone Ockhi. The optimal exploitation of the NAE would significantly enhance the maritime reconnaissance capability of Southern Naval Command, as also the Indian Navy.
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PIB’S BULLETIN ON COVID-19
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- 210.31 cr Total Vaccine doses  have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive
- 29,25,342 doses administered in last 24 hours
- India's Active caseload currently stands at 96,506
- Active cases stand at 0.22%
- Recovery Rate currently at 98.59%
- 9,680 recoveries in the last 24 hours increases Total Recoveries to 4,37,33,624
- 8,586 new cases recorded in the last 24 hours
- Daily positivity rate 
- Weekly Positivity Rate 
- 88.31 cr Total Tests conducted so far; 3,91,281 tests conducted in the last 24 hours
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Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
Government of India
Ministry of Tribal Affairs
NCST to Visit A&N Islands from 4th to 6th December, 2018 to Investigate and Monitor the issue of US National Feared Killed by Protected Tribes
The issue of US national feared killed by protected tribes in Andaman and Nicobar Islands was discussed today in 108th meeting of the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes  under the chairmanship of Dr. Nand Kumar Sai, Chairperson of the Commission. The Commission reviewed the reports submitted by Ministry of Home Affairs and Andaman & Nicobar Administration on the incident. The Additional Secretary, Ministry of Tribal Affairs, apprised the Commission regarding the background of a decision of the Ministry to relax Restricted Area Permit for 30 islands in Andaman and Nicobar Islands. He also informed that a five Member Committee under the Chairmanship of Secretary  of the A&N Administration has been constituted by Lt. Governor of the Andaman & Nicobar Islands -
- to review the institutional mechanism to prevent the landing of the foreign national in the North Sentinel Island; and
- to suggest measures to prevent such incidents in future.
The Committee will submit its report within 30 days.
The Chairperson, NCST expressed that following the unfortunate incident, the vulnerability of Sentinelese tribes in North Sentinel Island has increased many fold, and any aggressive steps to recover the body will adversely disturb the peace and tranquility in the island. He mentioned that the Commission will be visiting the A&N Islands from 4th to 6th December, 2018 for investigation and monitoring of the matter under Article 338A of the Constitution of India. He reiterated that all necessary steps must be taken by the Government to maintain “Inviolability of North Sentinel Island”.
Ministry of Defence
Boosting defence exports: India – UAE agree to further defence co-operation through joint production and mutual trade
In order to boost defence exports a webinar between India and UAE was held on the theme of “Indian Defence Industry Global Outreach for Collaborative Partnership: Webinar and Expo India – UAE Defence Cooperation”. It was organized on Tuesday, 27 October 2020 under the aegis of Department of Defence Production, Ministry of Defence, MoD, through the Society of Indian Defence Manufacturers, SIDM.
Ambassadors and senior MoD officials from both sides participated in the webinar and spoke about deep- rooted relations between the two countries. Both sides agreed to take up cooperation in defence further through joint production and mutual trade which could be a win – win proposition for both the countries. Shri Sanjay Jaju, JS  said that as part of the Atma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyaan, we are not advocating protectionism. “On the contrary we are emphasizing on openness and inter-linkages so that our companies could become a part of the global supply chains and foreign companies could have a role in Indian defence manufacturing ecosystem.”
This webinar was part of the series of webinars which are being organized with friendly foreign countries in order to boost defence exports and to achieve defence export target of $5 Billion in the next five years.
Various Indian companies such as L&T Defence, GRSE, OFB, MKU, Bharat Forge and Ashok Leyland made company and product presentations on major platforms / equipment like Artillery Systems, Radars, Protected Vehicles, Costal Surveillance System, Akash Missile system and Ammunition etc. in the webinar. From the UAE side STREIT Group, Rockford Xellerie, EDGE, TAWAZUN and Marakeb Technologies made presentations.
The webinar was attended by more than 180 participants and more than 100 virtual exhibition stalls were set up in the Expo.
Prime Minister's Office
Prime Minister’s meeting with Sanjay Mehrotra, CEO, Micron
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi met Mr. Sanjay Mehrotra, CEO of Micron on 21 June 2023 in Washington DC.
Prime Minister invited Micron Technology to boost semiconductor manufacturing in India. He noted that India can provide competitive advantages in various parts of the semiconductor supply chain.
Ministry of Agriculture &
Farmers Welfare
Various schemes and programs initiated by the Government to achieve the target of Doubling of Farmers’ Income: Shri Radha Mohan Singh
Prime Minister has set a target before us to double the farmers’ income by 2022: Union Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Minister
Shri Radha Mohan Singh chairs the Inter-Session meeting of the Consultative Committee meeting of the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
Union Agriculture Minister, Shri Radha Mohan Singh today said that the Prime Minister has set a target before us to double the farmers’ income by 2022. The Ministry is working towards achieving the goal. And to achieve this target, the Prime Minister has advocated a seven-point strategy:
i. Special focus on irrigation with sufficient budget, with the aim of “Per Drop More Crop”.
ii. Provision of quality seeds and nutrients based on soil health of each field.
iii. Large investments in Warehousing and Cold Chains to prevent post-harvest crop losses.
iv. Promotion of value addition through food processing.
v. Creation of a National Farm Market, removing distortions and e-platform across 585 Stations.
vi. Introduction of a New Crop Insurance Scheme to mitigate risks at an affordable cost.
vii. Promotion of ancillary activities like poultry, beekeeping, and fisheries.
Shri Radha Mohan Singh stated above mentioned seven-point strategy while chairing the Inter-Session meeting of the Consultative Committee meeting of the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare said that the Government has launched a number of schemes and programs to Double Farmers’ Income. Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana, Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana, Soil Health Card, Neem-Coated Urea and e-NAM Schemes are few of our flagship programs that aim to improve the productivity and earnings of our farmers.
Shri Singh said that the Department of Agriculture, Cooperation, and Farmers Welfare has also constituted a Committee under the Chairmanship of CEO, NRAA with members from all related departments and NITI Aayog to examine issues relating to doubling of farmers’ income by the year 2022. As of now, six meetings of the Committee have been held.
Agriculture Minister said that RKVY guidelines are being changed to include entrepreneur development. DAC&FW has prepared a roadmap for production of pulses to the tune of 24 million tonnes by 2017-18. A dedicated micro-irrigation fund with an initial corpus of Rs.5000 crore has been set up by NABARD to achieve “Per Dop More Crop”.
The Members of Parliament, Shri Chintaman Navsha Wanaga, Shri Rodmal Nagar ), Shri Manshankar Ninama , Shri M.B. Rajesh , Shri Sanjay Shamrao Dhotre , Shri Sanjay Haribhau Jadhav, Shri Kunwar Pushpendra Singh Chandel  and Shri K. R. Arjunan  & Shri Kiranmay Nanda  were present in the meeting.