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Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Manufacturing of Mobile Handsets
One hundred twenty-seven units are manufacturing mobile handsets in the country and all of them are operating from the Domestic Tariff Area . As per information received from the Department of Commerce, M/s Flextronics Technologies  Pvt. Ltd. and M/s Pertech Exports Pvt. Ltd. have been granted letter of approval for manufacture of mobile handsets in SEZs.
As per information received from the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, the mobile handset manufacturing operations in DTA are governed by the applicable duty structure. The benefits available to manufacturers of mobile handsets include rationalized tariff structure and a Phased Manufacturing Programme  and their sub-assemblies, parts, availing Capex benefits under the Modified Special Incentive Package Scheme , 100% FDI permitted for manufacture of mobile handsets and their sub-assemblies, parts, export incentive of 4% of FoB value of export under the Merchandise Export from India Scheme  and specified capital goods for manufacture of mobile handsets are permitted for import at ‘Nil’ Basic Customs Duty .
Benefits available to the units under SEZ Act, 2005 & SEZ Rules, 2006 include duty free import and domestic procurement of goods for development, operation and maintenance of SEZ units, 100% Income Tax exemption on export income for SEZ units under Section 10AA of the Income Tax Act for first 5 years, 50% for next 5 years thereafter and 50% of the ploughed back export profit for next 5 years, exemption from GST and supplies to SEZs are zero rated under IGST Act, 2017 and exemption from other levies as imposed by the respective State Governments.
MeitY has received representations from industry, industry associations, including M/s Samsung India Electronics Pvt Ltd in respect of Phased Manufacturing Programme  for 2019-20. MeitY has informed that its proposal to defer PMP for cellular mobile handsets, its sub-assemblies and parts, sub-parts, inputs of the sub-assemblies thereof has been accepted by the Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance.
Import of LCD, LED TVs from Free Trade Agreement  countries including China is 3.68 lakh units in 2017-18 and it is 7.58 lakh units during April to October, 2018. Although Samsung has stopped production of TVs in India and import from Vietnam has risen during 2017-18, Government has undertaken several initiatives to promote domestic electronics manufacturers. Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology has implemented incentives schemes, increased FDI up to 100% and introduced ‘Nil’ Basic Customs Duty for notified capital goods. Proactive steps are taken in R&D with grant-in-aid to premier technology institutes to support “Make in India”. National Centre for Excellence have been set up in areas of Flexible Electronics , Technology for Internal Security , Next Generation AMOLED Displays, OLED Lighting and OPV Products and Internet of Things .
This information was given by the Minister of State of Commerce and Industry, C. R. Chaudhary, in written replies in the Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Railways
SER RUNS THIRD OXYGEN EXPRESS TRAIN FROM BOKARO STEEL CITY TO LUCKNOW
Kolkata, April 27, 2021
The third Oxygen Express Train of South Eastern Railway  carrying 77.16 tonnes of Liquid Medical Oxygen in five tankers left Bokaro Steel City on Monday  morning on its way to Lucknow. The Oxygen Express train with the five empty tankers arrived at Bokaro Steel City Station on Monday and the tankers were then taken to Bokaro Steel Plant for filling up of Liquid Medical Oxygen.
The first and second Oxygen Express Trains of SER were also run between Bokaro Steel City and Lucknow carrying 46.34 tonnes and 46.48 tonnes of Liquid Medical Oxygen respectively. The two trains which left Bokaro Steel City on April 23 and 25 April, 2021 have already arrived in Lucknow. As a result, total three Oxygen Express Trains with 12 Tankers carrying 170 tonnes  of Liquid Medical Oxygen have been run from Bokaro Steel City towards Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh till date informed the SER authority.
SER is working on a mission mode for transportation of the life saving gas and the employees at Bokaro Steel City station and Diesel Loco Shed are engaged round the clock to facilitate the movement of the Oxygen Express Trains. The transportation of Liquid Medical Oxygen is being done through Roll On Roll Off  service with Road Tankers placed on Flat Wagons of Railways.
The different aspects of Oxygen Train movement like maximum speed, route mapping etc. is being planned and monitored at the apex level. This has ensured timely transportation of Oxygen for the Covid affected patients in Uttar Pradesh.
Ministry of Education
Last Date for submission of application form of NEET  – 2020 extended to 6th January 2020
The last date for submission of Application Form of NEET  - 2020 i.e.31.12.2019  is hereby extended to 06.01.2020 , in order to enable the aspiring candidates who have not been able to apply in the Online Application Form due to heavy rush in the website. This is being done in view of a number of requests being received in this regard.
The revised schedule shall be as under:
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REVISED DATES
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On-line submission of
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02.12.2019 to 31.12.2019

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02.12.2019 to 06.01.2020

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Successful final
transaction of fee
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02.12.2019 to 07.01.2020

The date of correction in particulars in Online Application Form remains the same i.e.15.01.2020 to 31.01.2020 .
In addition to the above, the Candidatein the Kashmir Valley, Leh and Kargil can also submit the Application Form offline at the Nodel Centres fixed by NTA. For the procedure of submission of offline Application Form and the Nodal Centres, candidates may refer to the Public Notice dated 15 December/17 December 2019, available on NTA website: https://ntaneet.nic.in.
In case of any query with respect to online application and fee payment, the applicantsmay contact the helpline at NTA Helpdesk .For latest news, aspiring candidates may please keep visiting the website: https://ntaneet.nic.in.
Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
16 States/UTs lift 100% foodgrains for May, 2021under PMGKAY
Food Corporation of India supplies 31.80 LMT free food grains to a States/ UTs under PMGKAY
All 36 States/ UTs under PMGKAY lift grains
In view of pro-poor initiative announced by the Government of India to ameliorate the hardship faced by the poor due to economic disruption caused by Corona virus, Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana  has been announced by the Government of India.
Till 17th May, 2021, all 36 States/UTs have lifted 31.80 LMT of food grains from FCI depots. Lakshadweep has lifted full allocation for May & June 2021. 15 States/UTs i.e. Andhra Pradesh, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Ladakh, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, Telangana and Tripura, have lifted 100% May 2021 allocation.
All the States/ UTs have been sensitized to lift and distribute free food grains under PMGKAY in time bound manner.
Under this scheme, additional food grains, free of cost, @ 5 kg per person per month to approx.79.39 crore beneficiaries covered under NFSA is being provided for a period of two months i.e., May-June 2021. This allocation is in addition to regular NFSA allocation and 79.39 LMT food grains have to be issued under the said scheme.
Government of India will bear full expenditure of over Rs 26,000 Crore on account of cost of food grains, intrastate transportation etc. as part of Central assistance to States/UTs.
Earlier, Government of India had provided free foodgrains to NFSA beneficiaries under PMGKAY-I  and PMGKAY-II  under which 104 LMT wheat and 201 LMT rice, total 305 LMT foodgrains were successfully supplied by FCI to the respective States/UTs government.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Opening of Yoga Centres
As Public Health is a State subject, opening of Yoga Centres at block level in the country comes under the purview of respective State/UT Government. However, Central Government is implementing Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National AYUSH Mission  in the country under which financial assistance of Rs. 6.00 lakhs per unit  is provided to States/UTs for setting up of Yoga Wellness Centre. State/UT Governments may avail eligible financial assistance by projecting the same through State Annual Action Plan  as per NAM guidelines.
The Minister of State , Sh Ashwini Kumar Choubey stated this in a written reply in the Lok Sabha here today.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
India’s Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage crosses 50.68 Cr
Nearly 56 Lakh vaccine doses administered in last 24 hours
Recovery Rate currently stands at 97.39%
39,070 Daily New Cases reported in last 24 hours
dia's Active Caseload  presently constitutes 1.27% of total cas
Daily Positivity Rate  less than 3% for last 13 days
India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 50.68 Cr. Cumulatively, 50,68,10,492 vaccine doses have been administered through 58,51,292 sessions, as per the provisional report till 7 am today. 55,91,657 vaccine doses were administered in the last 24 hours.
These include:
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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1,03,32,085
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2nd Dose
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79,74,385
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FLWs
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1st Dose
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1,82,15,157
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2nd Dose
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1,17,33,363
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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17,58,22,657
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2nd Dose
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1,18,44,743
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Age Group 45-59 years
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1st Dose
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11,16,30,145
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2nd Dose
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4,24,75,061
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Over 60 years
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1st Dose
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7,83,78,107
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2nd Dose
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3,84,04,789
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50,68,10,492
The new phase of universalization of COVID-19 vaccination has commenced from 21st June, 2021. The Union Government is committed to accelerating the pace and expanding the scope of COVID-19 vaccination throughout the country.
Out of the people infected since the beginning of the pandemic, 3,10,99,771 people have already recovered from COVID-19 and 43,910 patients have recovered in the last 24 hours. This constitutes an overall recovery rate of 97.39%.
India has reported 39,070 daily new cases in the last 24 hours.
Less than 50,000 Daily New Cases have been reported since forty-two consecutive days. This is a result of sustained and collaborative efforts by the Centre and the States/UTs.
India’s Active Caseload today stands at 4,06,822 and active cases now constitute 1.27% of the country's total Positive Cases.
With substantially ramped up testing capacity across the country, a total of 17,22,221 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours in the country. Cumulatively, India has conducted over 48 crore  tests so far.
While on one side testing capacity has been enhanced across the country, Weekly Positivity Rate currently stands at 2.38% and the Daily Positivity rate stands at 2.27% today. Daily Positivity rate remains below 3% for last 13 days and below 5% for 62 consecutive days now.
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
Regional Media Conference of PIB Cochin at Payyannur on March 10, 2022
Press Information Bureau, Cochin is organizing a Regional Media Conference for journalists on March 10, 2022  from 9.30 am at K K Residency Hotel, Payyanur. Kannur District Collector Shri S Chandrasekhar will inaugurate the Conference. Payyanur Press Club President Shri Rahgavan Kadannapalli will preside over the function. PIB Additional Director General Shri. V. Palanichamy will deliver the key note address. PIB Cochin Director Smt. Rashmi Roja Thushara Nair will elaborate on the role and functions of PIB.
Senior leader writer of Mathrubhumi Shri K Balakrishnan will lead the first session on 'Scope of Development Journalism and the Ethics of Journalism'. Noted writer and Associate Professor of Government Medical College, Kozhikode Dr Jayakrishnan Thayyil will present the session on 'Positive Reporting with Special Focus on Health Issues in Kerala'. Shri N. P. C. Renjith, Chief Reporter, Malayala Manorama will talk on the 'Challenges and Expectations Relating to Digital Journalism.'
PIB as part of its outreach activities, periodically organizes such workshops in various districts to build a direct interface with regional media persons.
NB: Schedule attached
Ministry of Agriculture &
Farmers Welfare
India willing to share its expertise and technological knowhow and would like to work closely for the benefit of the people of Suriname: Radha Mohan Singh
Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Shri Radha Mohan Singh met Mr. Lekhram Soerdjan, Minister of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries of the Republic of Suriname in Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi today and called for deepening bilateral cooperation in agriculture and allied sectors for the benefit of the people of Suriname.
The Minister observed that the visit adds to the historical and cultural ties going back to 145 years and said relations between the two countries must be enhanced further through people to people and government to government contacts. He assured his counterpart from Suriname of full cooperation in agriculture and allied sectors and said that the Work Plan of Joint Working Group  on Agriculture for 2017-21 would facilitate Training/Study visit of Indian Scientists/scholars to Suriname to build capacity of the farmers/agricultural scientists in various areas relating to agriculture and allied sectors such as food processing, animal husbandry and fisheries under the purview of JWG.
On the request of the Ambassador of Suriname to further rice research in the country in collaboration with ICAR, the Minister directed ICAR to initiate talks with its counterpart in Suriname.
The Minister appreciated the efforts of the Government of Suriname for organising the celebration of 145th anniversary of the arrival of Indians in Suriname during May & June, 2018 and preserving and propagating the Hindi language by the Hindustani community in the country. He also thanked the Government of the Republic of Suriname for sending a high level delegation to participate in the International Solar Alliance Conference, an initiative of Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi.
Ministry of Jal Shakti
PROTECTING DRINKING WATER SOURCES FROM CONTAMINATION AT PUBLIC PLACES
Drinking water supply is a State subject. For improving the coverage of safe drinking water to rural population, the Government of India supplements the efforts of the States by providing them with technical and financial assistance through the centrally sponsored scheme Jal Jeevan Mission.
Under Jal Jeevan Mission, all States/ UTs have been advised to take water quality training of departmental stakeholders, Gram Panchayat and/ or its sub-committee, i.e. VWSC/ Pani Samiti/ User Group, etc.; awareness generation on water quality issues, water-borne diseases and health impacts; behavioral change communication on - ‘strictly avoiding water from quality-affected source’; inter-personal communication on importance of good quality drinking water in nutrition; audio-visual publicity on ill effects of consuming contaminated water, importance of sanitary inspection, process of getting private water quality sources tested, etc.
Further, up to 2% of allocated funds can be used by states for Water Quality Monitoring and Surveillance  activities which inter-alia includes setting up of and upgrading existing Water Quality Laboratories at various levels, providing chemicals and consumables to laboratories etc.
Every State/ UT has been requested to identify and train 5 persons preferably women in each village viz. ASHA workers, health workers, VWSC members, teachers, etc. to conduct water quality testing using FTKs/ bacteriological vials at village level. States/ UTs have also been advised to take requisite measures for making available adequate number of FTKs/ bacteriological vials at village level. As reported by States/ UTs, as on 21.07.2023, more than 22.42 lakh women have been trained for water quality testing using FTKs. So far, more than 167.20 lakh samples have been tested through FTKs.
The Water  Act was enacted in 1974 to provide for the prevention and control of water pollution, and for the maintaining or restoring of wholesomeness of water in the country. Further, Central Pollution Control Board  has stipulated General discharge standards and industry specific effluent discharge standards under Environment Protection Rules, 1986 so as to prevent pollution of the water bodies.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Jal Shakti, Shri Prahlad Singh Patel in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Sickle Cell Disease
9,93,114 persons screened for Sickle Cell Disease
Integrated Centre for Hemophilia and Heoglobinopathies launched in 22 Tribal Districts in Madhya Pradesh
Sickle cell disease  is a chronic single gene disorder causing a debilitating systemic syndrome characterized by chronic anemia, acute painful episodes, organ infarction and chronic organ damage and by a significant reduction in life expectancy. Under National Health Mission, Government of India supports the states for prevention and management of sickle cell disease as per their annual PIP proposals. The Ministry has also released technical operational guidelines for prevention and control of hemoglobinopathies in 2016 including sickle cell anemia. Further in terms of treatment, support is given under NHM for capsule hydroxyurea, free blood transfusion for all Sickle cell patients  as per State’s proposal.
In the union budget of FY 2023-24, it is announced to launch a mission to eliminate sickle cell anemia by 2047. The mission entails focus on awareness creation, universal screening of approximately seven crore people in the 0-40 years age group in affected tribal areas and counselling through collaborative efforts of central ministries and state governments.
State Haemoglobinopathy Mission has been established in Madhya Pradesh to tackle the challenges in screening and management of sickle cell disease. A pilot project launched by Honourable Prime Minister on 15th November 2021 for screening in Jhabua and Alirajpur district of M.P and 89 tribal blocks included in Second Phase of Project. As reported by state, total 993114 persons have been screened. Out of whom 18866 have been detected HbAS  and 1506 . Further, state government has established Integrated Centre for Hemophilia and Heoglobinopathies in 22 Tribal District for treatment and diagnose of patients.
The Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Dr. Bharati Pravin Pawar stated this in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
Cabinet
Cabinet approves MoU between India and Norway on India-Norway Ocean Dialogue
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the Memorandum of Understanding  between India and Norway on India-Norway Ocean Dialogue.
Benefits:
The MoU will promote cooperation in the areas of mutual interest pertaining to the development of blue economy. Norway is a global leader in the area of Blue Economy and has cutting-edge technologies and expertise in areas such as fisheries, hydrocarbons, renewable energy, sustainable harnessing of ocean resources and maritime transport. The proposed MoU will contribute to create opportunities for collaboration in areas such as exploitation of hydrocarbons and other marine resources, as well as management of ports and tourism development for the mutual benefit of all stakeholders within the framework of the Joint Task Force . It will contribute to the objective of Food Security through infusion of new technologies in fisheries and aquaculture. It will further offer a platform for businesses in both countries to execute profitable ventures. Scientists and researchers may collaborate on studying ocean ecosystem also in the context of the Arctic region.
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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Update on COVID-19 Vaccine Availability in States/UTs
More than 201.93 Crore vaccine doses provided to States/UTs
More than 5.15 Crore balance and unutilized vaccine doses still available with States/UTs
The Union Government is committed to accelerating the pace and expanding the scope of COVID-19 vaccination throughout the country. The nationwide COVID 19 vaccination started on 16th January 2021. The new phase of universalization of COVID-19 vaccination commenced from 21st June 2021. The vaccination drive has been ramped up through availability of more vaccines, advance visibility of vaccine availability to States and UTs for enabling better planning by them, and streamlining the vaccine supply chain.
As part of the nationwide vaccination drive, Government of India has been supporting the States and UTs by providing them COVID Vaccines free of cost. In the new phase of the universalization of the COVID19 vaccination drive, the Union Government will procure and supply  75% of the vaccines being produced by the vaccine manufacturers in the country to States and UTs.
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VACCINE DOSES
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2,01,93,09,325
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5,15,20,170
More than 201.93 crore  vaccine doses have been provided to States/UTs so far through Govt. of India  and through direct state procurement category.
More than 5.15 Cr  balance and unutilized COVID Vaccine doses are still available with the States/UTs to be administered.
Ministry of Heavy Industries
In Phase-II to Fame India Scheme 2636 EV Charging Stations sanctioned
Will Encourage OEMs to Launch New Electric Vehicles – Prakash Javadekar
To give a further push to clean mobility in Road Transport Sector, the Department of Heavy Industries has sanctioned 2636 charging stations in 62 cities across 24 States/UTs under FAME India  scheme phase II.
As many as 317 EV charging stations have been allotted in Maharashtra, 266 in Andhra Pradesh, 256 in Tamil Nadu, 228 in Gujarat, 205 in Rajasthan, 207 in Uttar Pradesh, 172 in Karnataka, 159 in Madhya Pradesh, 141 in West Bengal, 138 in Telangana, 131 in Kerala, 72 in Delhi, 70 in Chandigarh, 50 in Haryana, 40 in Meghalaya, 37 in Bihar, 29 in Sikkim, 25 each in Jammu & Kashmir and Chhattisgarh, 20 in Assam, 18 in Odisha and 10 each in Uttarakhand, Puducherry and Himachal Pradesh.
The sanction letters to the selected entities will be issued in phases after ensuring the availability of land for charging stations, signing of necessary agreements/MoU with concerned partner organizations like city municipal corporation, Discoms and oil companies. Subsequently, each selected public entities are required to initiate the procurement process in a time bound manner for deployment of sanctioned charging stations.
Minister of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises, Prakash Javadekar said that in future at least one charging station will be available in most of the selected cities in a grid of 4 Km X 4 km. He said it will boost the confidence of users of Electric Vehicles and also encourage the OEMs  to launch the new electric vehicle models due to the lack of charging infrastructure.
Department of Heavy Industry had invited the Expression of Interest  from million-plus cities, smart cities, State/UT capitals and cities from special category states for submission of proposal for availing incentives under FAME India Scheme Phase II for deployment of EV charging infrastructure within Cities.
About 106 proposals from Public/Private Entities for the deployment of about 7000 EV charging stations were received. After evaluation of these proposals as per EoI, on the advice of Project Implementation and Sanctioning Committee  the Government sanctioned 2636 charging stations to 62 cities submitted by 19 public entities for 24 states. Out of these 2636 charging stations, 1633 Charging Stations will be Fast Charging Stations and 1003 will be slow charging stations. With this, about 14000 Charging Stations will be installed across the selected cities.