ai4bharat/Pralekha huggingface dataset:
Ministry of Railways
Indian Railways announces timings of Fifteen pair of special trains 
Passenger services on Indian Railways shall be partially restored w.e.f. from 12th May 2020 in a graded manner
Ministry of Railways  in consultation with Ministry of Health & Family welfare  and Ministry of Home Affairs has decided that train services on Indian Railways shall be partially restored w.e.f. from 12th May 2020 in a graded manner.
Fifteen pair of special trains  shall be operated w.e.f. 12-05-2020 as per the details  given under:
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S.No.
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Train No
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From
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Dep.Time
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To
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Arr.Time
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Frequency
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1
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02301
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Howrah
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1705
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New Delhi
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1000
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Daily
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2
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02302
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New Delhi
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1655
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Howrah
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0955
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Daily
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3
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02951
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Mumbai Central
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1730
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New Delhi
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0905
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Daily
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4
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02952
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New Delhi
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1655
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Mumbai Central
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0845
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Daily
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5
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02957
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Ahmedabad
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1820
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New Delhi
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0800
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Daily
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6
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02958
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New Delhi
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2025
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Ahmedabad
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1005
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Daily
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7
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02309
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Rajendranagar 
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1920
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New Delhi
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0740
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Daily
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8
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02310
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New Delhi
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1715
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Rajendranagar 
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0530
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Daily
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9
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02691
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Bengaluru
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2030
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New Delhi
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0555
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Daily
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10
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02692
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New Delhi
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2115
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Bengaluru
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0640
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Daily
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11
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02424
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New Delhi
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1645
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Dibrugarh
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0700
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Daily
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12
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02423
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Dibrugarh
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2110
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New Delhi
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1015
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Daily
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13
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02442
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New Delhi
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1600
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Bilaspur
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1200
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Biweekly
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14
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02441
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Bilaspur
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1440
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New Delhi
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1055
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Biweekly
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15
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02823
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Bhubaneswar
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1000
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New Delhi
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1045
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Daily
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16
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02824
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New Delhi
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1705
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Bhubaneswar
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1725
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Daily
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17
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02425
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New Delhi
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2110
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Jammu Tawi
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0545
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Daily
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18
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02426
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Jammu Tawi
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2010
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New Delhi
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0500
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Daily
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19
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02434
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New Delhi
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1600
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Chennai
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2040
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Biweekly
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20
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02433
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Chennai
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0635
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New Delhi
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1030
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Biweekly
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21
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02454
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New Delhi
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1530
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Ranchi
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1000
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Biweekly
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22
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02453
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Ranchi
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1740
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New Delhi
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1055
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Biweekly
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23
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02414
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New Delhi
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1125
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Madgaon
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1250
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Biweekly
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24
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02413
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Madgaon
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1030
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New Delhi
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1240
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Biweekly
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25
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02438
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New Delhi
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1600
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Secunderabad
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1400
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Weekly
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26
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02437
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Secunderabad
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1315
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New Delhi
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1040
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Weekly
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27
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02432
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New Delhi
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1125
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Thiruvananthapuram
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0525
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Triweekly
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28
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02431
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Thiruvananthapuram
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1945
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New Delhi
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1240
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Triweekly
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29
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02501
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Agartala
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1900
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New Delhi
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1120
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Weekly
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30
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02502
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New Delhi
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1950
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Agartala
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1330
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Weekly
Ministry of Heavy Industries
Take Over of the Instrumentation Limited
The Union Cabinet had on 30.11.2016 approved the closure of the Kota Unit of Instrumentation Limited and had accorded in principle approval for the transfer of Palakkad Unit of Instrumentation Limited to the Government of Kerala . The GoK had constituted a High Level Committee headed by the Chief Secretary to work out the modalities of the transfer, Department of Heavy Industry was represented on the Committee. Based on its deliberations, a tripartite Memorandum of Understanding  was signed by the Government of India, Department of Heavy Industry , Government of Kerala, Department of Industry and the Instrumentation Limited on 16.11.2018 defining the modalities of transfer of Palakkad Unit to the Government of Kerala as a going concern, with the approval of the competent authority.
After the signing of the MoU, while the required assessment of Net Asset Value  of the Palakkad Unit was underway, it was learnt that the High Level Committee had not taken into consideration the value of land owned by the Palakkad Unit, measuring 566.30 acres which was assigned on registry to Instrumentation Limited, Kota for the establishment of Precision Instrumentation Project at Pudussery, Kerala under the Rules of Assignment of Government Land for Industrial Purposes dated 30.03.1964, which has material bearing on the transfer modalities. The value of this land owned by Instrumentation Limited has not yet been assessed.
This information was given by the Minister of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises, Prakash Javadekar, in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Finance
Government proposes to launch mega pension yojana 'Pradhan Mantri Shram-Yogi Maandhan' for unorganised sector workers with monthly income upto rs. 15,000; 10 Crore Labourers and workers in the sector to be benefitted
The Government proposes to launch a mega pension yojana namely 'Pradhan Mantri Shram-Yogi Maandhan' for the unorganised sector workers with monthly income upto Rs. 15,000. While presenting the Interim Budget 2019-20 in Parliament today, the Union Minister for Finance, Corporate Affairs, Railways and Coal, Shri Piyush Goyal said that half of India’s GDP comes from the sweat and toil of 42 crore workers in the unorganised sector working as street vendors, rickshaw pullers, construction workers, rag pickers, agricultural workers, beedi workers, handloom, leather and in numerous other similar occupations. The Government must provide them comprehensive social security coverage for their old age. Therefore, in addition to the health coverage provided under ‘Ayushman Bharat’ and life & disability coverage provided under ‘Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana’ and ‘Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana’, our Government proposes to launch a mega pension yojana namely 'Pradhan Mantri Shram-Yogi Maandhan' for the unorganised sector workers with monthly income upto Rs. 15,000.
Shri Goyal said that this pension yojana shall provide them an assured monthly pension of Rs. 3,000 from the age of 60 years on a monthly contribution of a small affordable amount during their working age. An unorganised sector worker joining pension yojana at the age of 29 years will have to contribute only Rs. 100 per month till the age of 60 years. A worker joining the pension yojana at 18 years, will have to contribute as little as Rs. 55 per month only. The Government will deposit equal matching share in the pension account of the worker every month. It is expected that at least 10 crore labourers and workers in the unorganised sector will avail the benefit of 'Pradhan Mantri Shram-Yogi Maandhan' within next five years making it one of the largest pension schemes of the world. A sum of Rs. 500 crore has been allocated for the Scheme. Additional funds will be provided as needed. The scheme will also be implemented from the current year.
Ministry of Power
NTPC Stations at Chhattisgarh & in Madhya Pradesh chip in to spearhead Fight against COVID-19 Pandemic
Power Major NTPC Ltd a central Public Sector Undertaking under Ministry of Power, is rendering its support in the fight against the second wave of COVID-19 Pandemic. All the stations and projects of WR II are actively collaborating with their respective District Administration to render support in the fight against COVID-19
After the outbreak of Coronavirus pandemic in March 2020 and the resultant lockdown power sector personnel in generation had put their best foot forward in ensuring that the power generation continues to flow in the national grid and homes remain lit up and that all emergency services continue un-interrupted.
From providing financial assistance to District Administration for procuring PPE kits and Ventilators NTPC Sipat will be providing Financial Assistance to district administration for setting up Covid Care Centre at Masturi.
Korba station has come forward and will be providing CT scan machine for District COVID Hospital at Korba to help the fight against COVID-19. They have also been regularly carrying out sanitization in nearby villages.
NTPC Lara has also come forward and has provided financial assistance to Collector, Raigarh for purchase of ventilator in view of SARS COV-2. RED  Shri Sanjay Madan said “These are hard times and we are all in this together. NTPC is deeply committed to the welfare of its community and in such times we are doing what we can to help the fight against COVID-19.”
WR II stations at MP Gadarwara and Khargone are also playing an active role in the fight against COVID-19. Khargone will be providing assistance for Oxygen Central Line work for 20 beds in Govt Civil Hospital Sanawad. Apart from this , Masks, PPE Kit, hand gloves, Head covers, Sanitizers, Thermometers are being distributed by all stations of NTPC WR II.
Prime Minister's Office
PM greets people of the USA on their 245th Independence Day
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has greeted the President of USA, His Excellency Joe Biden and the people of the USA on their 245th Independence Day.
In a tweet, the Prime Minister said, "Warm felicitations and greetings to @POTUS @JoeBiden and the people of the USA on their 245th Independence Day. As vibrant democracies, India and USA share values of freedom and liberty. Our strategic partnership has a truly global significance."
Cabinet
Cabinet approves Bangalore Metro Rail Project Phase 2A and Phase 2B
The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved Bangalore Metro Rail Project Phase 2A  and Phase 2B  of total length 58.19 km. The total completion cost of the project is Rs. 14,788.101 Crore.
Implementation of the project will provide the much needed additional public transport infrastructure to Bangalore.
Objectives:
The project will streamline the urban transportation system in Bengaluru, which is stressed due to intensive developments, increase in the number of private vehicles and heavy construction in the city putting stress on travel infrastructure and industrial activities and to provide the people a safe, secure, reliable and comfortable public transport.
The Metro Project in itself is an innovation over the conventional system of urban transport. The project involves integration with other urban transport system in an efficient and effective manner which is possible only by adopting innovative methods of designing, technology and institutional management.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
71% of the daily fatalities contributed by eight States/UT - Delhi, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Haryana, Punjab, Kerala, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan
22 States/UTs have Case Fatality Rate less than the National Average
70.97% of the 496 case fatalities reported in the past 24 hours are contributed by eight States/UTs ie Delhi, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Haryana, Punjab, Kerala, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan.
Delhi with 89 deaths reported the maximum new fatalities. Maharashtra follows closely with 88 deaths. West Bengal reported 52 deaths.
The following figure shows the moving average of the daily fatalities in the month of November.
22 States/UTs have Case Fatality Rate less than the National average.
The Active Caseload of India is 4,53,956 today. Present contribution of Active Caseload to India’s total positive cases stand at 4.83%.
The change in active cases for the States/UTs in the last 24 hours is in the figure given below.
Maharashtra recorded the maximum positive change with addition of 1,940 cases whereas Delhi recorded maximum negative change with a decrease of 1,603 active cases.
41,810 new confirmed COVID cases have been registered in the last 24 hours in the country.
70.43% of the daily new cases are contributed by eight States/UT i.e. Kerala, Maharashtra, Delhi, West Bengal, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, and Chhattisgarh.
Kerala leads the tally with 6,250 new COVID cases. Maharashtra has recorded 5,965 cases, while Delhi follows with 4,998 new cases.
Total recovered cases in India have crossed 88 lakhs .The national recovery rate stands at 93.71% today.
42,298 recoveries have been registered in the last 24 hours in the country.
68.73% of the new recovered cases are observed to be concentrated in 8 States/UTs.
Delhi has reported the maximum number of single day recoveries with 6,512 newly discharged cases. 5,275 people recovered in Kerala followed by 3,937 in Maharashtra.
Ministry of Coal
Substantial Reduction in Import of Non Coking Coal during this Fiscal
Coal Import during April – August, 2021 Reduced to 94.15 Million Ton against 107.01 MT in 2019-20
India has been importing coal to bridge the gap between the requirement of coal and the domestic production in the country. The dependence on imports for Coking Coal mainly used in the steel sector has been predominantly due to very limited domestic availability. Thus, import under this category has been largely non substitutable. Even though the import of Coking Coal is non-substitutable, consequent to the sustained effort of the government, in line with mission ‘AtmaNirbhar, the imports of various grades of Non Coking Coal have reduced substantially during the current financial year. The latter includes high GCV thermal coal used for industrial purpose and low GCV that goes for power generation.
In the first five months of the Financial Year 2021-22 i.e. up to August 2021, the import of all varieties of Non Coking Coal has reduced to 70.85 MT from 84.44 MT during the corresponding months of the financial year 2019-20 representing a decline of about 16.09%. The financial year 2020- 21 is not being taken for comparison purpose due to industrial production getting severely affected during this year because of Covid-19 related restrictions where the decline observed is 21%.
The reduction of imports of low calorific value  of Non Coking Coal which is mainly used in power sector is even more significant. During FY 2021-22 upto Aug 21, the imports of such grades of coal have decreased by about 47% to 15.24 MT from 28.69 MT during the same period of FY 2019-20. Due to substantial reduction of import of Non Coking Coal in the current year, the total import of coal has also reduced to 94.15 MT in the period from April to August 2021 compared to 107.01 MT during the corresponding period of FY 2019-20, a decrease of about 12%. This has resulted in considerable financial savings in the current year as coal prices are going up sharply in the international market.
The total domestic dispatch of coal has gone up by 9.44% to 317.69 MT in the current FY upto August, 21 as compared to 290.28 MT in the same period of FY 2019-20. This increase could be achieved despite serious challenges arising out of unprecedented rain in several mine areas this year. The government is continuing all efforts to further enhance the coal production and dispatch. Coal India Limited and other Coal producing Units are all set to ramp up the domestic production.
Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
To combat Covid -19 , RCF comes out with a new product : Hand Cleansing Iso Propyl Alcohol  Based Gel
To assist Government in its Effort to combat Covid -19 , Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers Limited  a PSU under the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers has introduced a Hand Cleansing IPA Gel ‘’ RCF SAFEROLA”
According to RCF This Hand Cleansing Gel is a skin friendly moisturizer based hand-sanitizer which contains Iso Propyl Alcohol  and Aloe Vera extract. It is enriched with Vitamin-E and has a fresh lime fragrance.
RCF has made available this hand cleansing gel in easy to carry non spillable 50 ml and 100 ml bottles at a reasonable price of of Rs. 25/- and Rs. 50/- per bottle respectively. This is the maximum retail price fixed by the company for this product. RCF proposes to market this product through its country wide distribution network.
In wake of the current outbreak of COVID19 and ensuing market demand for hand sanitizers, RCF has provided safe and reasonably priced option as a small contribution towards containing the current pandemic spread.
Shri S C Mudgerikar , CMD , RCF, said that his company is happy to announce introduction of a new product RCF Hand Cleansing IPA Gel -‘’ RCF SAFEROLA” This product is RCF’s small contribution towards controlling spread of the current pandemic.
RCF a "Mini Ratna" , is a leading producer of fertilizers and chemicals in the country. It manufactures Urea, Complex Fertilizers, Bio-fertilizers, Micro-nutrients, water soluble fertilizers, soil conditioners and a wide range of Industrial Chemicals. The company is a household name in rural India with brands “Ujjwala”  and “Suphala”  which carry high brand equity. Besides fertilizer products, RCF also produces a large number of industrial chemicals that are important for the manufacture of dyes, solvents, leather, pharmaceuticals and a host of other industrial products.
Special Service and Features
Special Campaign on “PF Near You” on Sep-12th
The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation , Regional Office, Chennai North is conducting “Nidhi Aapke Nikat”  in the premises of Regional Office, Chennai North on 12th SEPTEMBER 2022 for speedy redressal of grievances.
The Subscribers / Pensioners / Employers having their PF A/c. Number maintained at Regional Office, Chennai North shall utilize this opportunity to get their grievances redressed, according to a press release issued by C.Amudha, Regional Provident Fund Commissioner-I, Regional Office, Chennai North.
PIB Headquarters
PIB’S BULLETIN ON COVID-19
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- 178.29 cr vaccine doses have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive
- India's Active caseload currently stands at 69,897
- Active cases stand at 0.16%
- Recovery Rate currently at 98.64%
- 13,450 recoveries in the last 24 hours increases Total Recoveries to
- 4,23,67,070
- 6,396 new cases recorded in the last 24 hours
- Daily positivity rate 
- Weekly Positivity Rate 
- 77.09 cr Total Tests conducted so far; 9,23,351 tests conducted in the last 24 hours
#Unite2FightCorona #IndiaFightsCorona
PRESS INFORMATION BUREAU
MINISTRY OF INFORMATION & BROADCASTING
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
Ministry of Finance
Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme 2021-22  – Issue Price
In terms of Government of India Notification No.4-B/2021 dated May 12, 2021, Sovereign Gold Bonds 2021-22  will be opened for the period May 17-21, 2021 with Settlement date May 25, 2021. The issue price of the Bond during the subscription period shall be Rs 4,777  – per gram, as also published by RBI in their Press Release dated May 14, 2021.
TheGovernment of India in consultation with the Reserve Bank of India has decided to allow discount of Rs 50  per gram from the issue price to those investors who apply online and the payment is made through digital mode. For such investors the issue price of Gold Bond will be Rs 4,727  per gram of gold.
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Black Carbon
The study of Himalayan glaciers is a complex and evolving subject studied through investigations, data collection and analysis of various research studies by scientists in India and all over the world. The glaciers and their characteristics exhibit complex changes in specific locations across different sub-regions of the Himalayas. There are stable, retreating, or even advancing glaciers in the Himalayas, thereby emphasizing the complex geographical and cyclical nature of the glacial dynamics. The Indian Space Research Organization  is operating a network of aerosol observatories under ISRO Geosphere Biosphere Programme. One of the parameters being measured from this network is the black carbon mass concentration. The long-term measurements of black carbon over the Indian region from the aforesaid regional network of aerosol observatories clearly shows a decreasing trend  in the past decade.
The Government has taken several measures to control black carbon emissions which inter-alia include the following:
- Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana promoting use of cleaner household cooking fuels.
- Leapfrogging from BS-IV to BS-VI norms for fuel and vehicles from 1st April, 2020.
- Network of metro rails for public transport has been enhanced and more cities are covered.
- Introduction of cleaner / alternate fuels like gaseous fuel , ethanol blending.
- A new initiative, “Sustainable Alternative Towards Affordable Transportation , has been launched to set up 5000 Compressed Bio-Gas  production plants and make CBG available in the market for use.
- Under Central Sector Scheme on ‘Promotion of Agricultural Mechanization for in-situ management of Crop Residue in the States of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and NCT of Delhi’, agricultural machines and equipment for in-situ crop residue management are promoted with 50% subsidy to the individual farmers and 80% subsidy for the establishment of Custom Hiring Centres.
- The Central Government is implementing the National Clean Air Programme as a long-term, time-bound, national-level strategy to tackle the air pollution problem across the country in a comprehensive manner with targets to achieve 40% reduction in particulate matter concentrations by 2025-26.
- Central Pollution Control Board  has identified 131 cities based on ambient air quality levels exceeding national ambient air quality standards, and cities with million plus population. City specific Clean Air Action Plans have been prepared and rolled out for implementation in these cities. These plans define time bound targets to control city specific air polluting sources .Annual plans with micro detailing are also prepared for effective implementation of the city plans.
- Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles  phase-2 scheme has been rolled out.
- Shifting of brick kilns to zig-zag technology for reduction of pollution. Industrial units shifting to piped natural gas.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Shri Ashwini Kumar Choubey in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID-19 UPDATE
190.83 cr vaccine doses have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive
India's Active caseload currently stands at 19,067
Active cases stand at 0.04%
Recovery Rate currently at 98.74%
3,230 recoveries in the last 24 hours increases Total Recoveries to
4,25,70,165
2,827 new cases recorded in the last 24 hours
Daily positivity rate 
Weekly Positivity Rate 
84.24 cr Total Tests conducted so far; 4,71,276 tests conducted in the last 24 hours