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Ministry of Home Affairs
Infiltration and Terrorist Attacks In J&K
The incidents of infiltration and terrorist attacks have decreased significantly since 2018 in Jammu and Kashmir. The details of Estimated Net Infiltrations and Terrorist incidents during last three years and current year are as under:-
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Description
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2018
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2019
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2020
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2021
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Estimated Net Infiltration
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143
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141
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51
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28 
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Terrorist Incidents
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417
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255
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244
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200 
The month wise details of number of terrorist incidents during October 2020 - October 2021 are as under:-
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Month/Year
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Terrorist Incidents
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Month/Year
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Terrorist Incidents
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October, 2020
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22
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May, 2021
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13
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November,2020
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15
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June, 2021
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22
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December,2020
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28
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July, 2021
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26
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January,2021
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08
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August, 2021
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36
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February,2021
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07
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September, 2021
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14
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March, 2021
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11
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October, 2021
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37
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April, 2021
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12
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The number of casualties suffered by Security forces and J&K Police during October 2020 - October 2021 is as under:-
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Security Forces martyred
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J&K Police martyred
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32
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19
During the last 12 months from December 2020 to November 2021 , 14 terrorists have been apprehended and 165 terrorists have been killed.
This was stated by the Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri Nityanand Rai in a written reply to question in the Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
15.30 LMT free food grains lifted by 31 States/UTs for distribution under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana -IV
78.26 LMT free food grains lifted by all 36 States/ UTs under PMGKAY-III
To ensure smooth supply of grains, FCI is transporting food grains to all States/UTs across the country
4005 food grain rakes have been loaded by FCI since 1st April 2021
The Government of India is running the longest ever exercise of distributing free food grains to the people during COVID-19 pandemic time to ensure food security. Central Government has extended Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana for 5 months i.e.July-November 2021and further allocation of 198.79 LMT food grains have been made under PMGKAY-IV .
Under PMGKAY-IV , lifting has been started by 31 States i.e. Andhra Pradesh, A&N, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, D&N Haveli/Daman & Diu, Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Ladakh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and West Bengal and 15.30 LMT food grains have been lifted upto 12th July, 2021.
Food Corporation of India has already positioned adequate stocks in all States/ UTs for successful implementation of PMGKAY-IV. At present, 583 LMT wheat and 298 LMT rice  are available under Central Pool.
Under PMGKAY-III  Food Corporation of India has supplied 78.26 LMT free food grains to all 36 States/ UTs.
FCI is transporting food grains all across the country to ensure smooth supply to all States/ UT Governments. Since 1stApril 2021, 4005 food grain rakes have been loaded by FCI.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID-19 UPDATE
165.70 cr vaccine doses have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive
India's Active caseload currently stands at 18,84,937
Active cases stand at 4.59%
Recovery Rate currently at 94.21%
3,52,784 recoveries in the last 24 hours increases Total Recoveries to 3,87,13,494
2,34,281 new cases recorded in the last 24 hours
Daily positivity rate 
Weekly Positivity Rate 
72.73 cr Total Tests conducted so far; 16,15,993 tests conducted in the last 24 hours
Special Service and Features
Institution of Engineers  Trichy local centre celebrated the 56th National Engineer's day
The Institution of Engineers , Tiruchirappalli Local Centre Celebrated the 56th National Engineer's day on Friday, in Commomeration of 163rd birth anniversary of one of the greatest Indian Engineers, Bharat Ratna Sir. Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya  and who is called as the father of Indian Engineers.
Er. N. Gopalaswamy, Former Director of Dalmia Cements limited, participated as the Chief guest and presented the IEI TLC BEST ENGINEER AWARD - 2023 to Dr. S. Karuppasamy, Former Chairman IEI TLC and Former Additional General Manager BHEL Trichy for appreciating his untiring seamless services to IEI fraternity and to BHEL. In his address, he emphasized the Engineers to innovate and invent newer material with high resilient and safer to use in construction and young Engineer should have the positive and creative thinking to navigate the world.
Dr.S. Karuppasamy, in his acceptance speech, as the God's creation of man, woman, birds, animals and nature are so perfect and unique, so we the budding Engineers with our high potential and Engineering Education should create marvelous things with very high utility and beneficial to the society.
Er. R. Selvaraj, Past chairman presided over the function and welcomed the gathering and Dr. S. Ravi Maran, Professor, Saranathan Engineering college offered the felicitation. Dr. Kevin Ark Kumar who organised the event, proposed vote of thanks. Many eminent personalities from NITT, BHEL and members of IEI, and their family members and students large in numbers were participated the event.
Competition Commission of India
CCI approves increase in proportion of voting rights held by CPPIB in ReNew Energy Global
The Competition Commission of India  approves increase in proportion of voting rights held by CPPIB in ReNew Energy Global.
The proposed combination envisages increase in proportion of voting rights held by Canada Pension Plan Investment Board  in ReNew Energy Global plc.  as a result of repurchase program to buyback Class A Ordinary Shares  announced by ReNew . As a result of the Buyback, the aggregate number of voting shares of ReNew is expected to decrease, which may lead to a corresponding increase in the proportion of voting rights held by CPPIB.
CPPIB is an investment management organisation. It invests the funds transferred to it by the Canada Pension Plan Fund  that are not needed by the CPP Fund to pay current benefits on behalf of 21 million contributors and beneficiaries.
ReNew, along with its subsidiaries and joint ventures, is engaged in the business of generating electricity through non-conventional and renewable energy sources.
Detailed order of the CCI will follow.
Ministry of Food Processing Industries
Testing Labs for Food Products
There are 726 Testing Laboratories for food products in the country as per study conducted by Ministry of Food Processing Industries in 2020-21 and these Laboratories are operational at different levels of operation and testing of food products. Out of these, 585 food testing laboratories have obtained Accreditation as per the international standards i.e. ISO/IEC 17025/NABL.
There are three central sector schemes implemented by Government of India, wherein financial assistance is provided to establish/upgrade Food Testing Laboratories to meet with international standards i.e. ISO/IEC 17025/NABL. The three central sector schemes are  Food Safety and Quality Assurance Infrastructure implemented by Ministry of Food Processing Industries,  Strengthening of Food Testing System in the Country including provision of Mobile Food testing Lab implemented by Food Safety and Standards Authority of India under Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and  Financial Assistance for Quality Development Scheme implemented by Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority under Ministry and Commerce and Industries.
Government of India does not establish any Food Testing Laboratory on its own. The proposals for Food testing Laboratories received are demand driven and there is no specific state wise target. The details of Food Testing Laboratories supported in the State of Haryana are at Annexure.
ANNEXURE
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART  OF RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1216 FOR ANSWER ON 11TH FEBRUARY, 2022 REGARDING TESTING LABS FOR FOOD PRODUCTS
Details of Food Testing Laboratories supported in the State of Haryana
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1. Food Testing Laboratories supported by Ministry of Food Processing Industries.
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S. No.
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Name of the Project
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1.
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Alcatec Research Laboratories India Pvt. Ltd. Bahadurgarh, Jhajjar.
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2.
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Dove Research & Analytics, Panchkula.
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3.
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FARE Labs Pvt. Ltd., MG Road, Gurgaon
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4.
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Guru Jambheshwar University, Hisar
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5.
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Haryana Test House & Consultancy Services, Panipat.
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6.
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IDMA Laboratories Limited, Panchkula.
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7.
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International Intersteller Testing Centre, Panchkula
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8.
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Intertek India  Ltd., UdyogVihar, Gurgaon
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9.
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NIFTEM, Kundli, Sonepat.
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10.
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Ozone Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Gurgaon.
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11.
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Pharmaffiliates Analytics & Synthetics  Ltd., Panchkula.
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12.
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Sultan Fish Seed Farm, Nilokheri, Karnal
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2. Food Testing Laboratories supported by Food Safety and Standards Authority of India under Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
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1
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District Food Laboratory, Near Civil Hospital, Karnal.
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2
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State Food, Water and Excise Laboratory Govt of Haryana, Chandigarh.
This information was given by Minister of State for M/o Food Processing Industries, Shri Prahlad Singh Patel in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today
Ministry of Finance
Income Tax Department conducts searches in Madhya Pradesh
The Income Tax Department carried out a search operation on 14.07.2022 on a group engaged in the business of mining, sugar manufacturing and liquor. The key person of the group is also occupying a political position. The search operation covered several premises located in Madhya Pradesh and Mumbai.
During the course of the search operation, a large number of incriminating documentary and digital evidences have been found and seized.
The analysis of seized evidences of sand mining business reveals that the group has been indulging in tax evasion by not recording sales in the regular books of account. The comparison of actual sales as per digital evidence vis a vis accounted sales of contemporary months clearly exhibits regular large-scale suppression of sales exceeding Rs. 70 crore. Evidence of non-payment of royalty on such unaccounted sales has also been found. Further, a sum of more than Rs.10 crore has been found to be paid in cash by the group to other business associates, which is outside the regular books of account.
In the case of the sugar manufacturing business, issues pertaining to stock difference have also been detected.
Evidence gathered during the search further reveals that some benamidars have been made partners in a firm doing the sand mining business and were also found to be declaring profits in their income tax returns. However, the money was actually being transferred by them to the beneficial owner of the group. During the search, one such benamidar, in his statement, admitted to being merely a salaried employee, having neither any knowledge of the affairs of the business nor having received any profits from such business.
So far, the search action has led to seizure of undeclared assets exceeding Rs. 9 crore.
Further investigations are in progress.
Ministry of Coal
Revival of Coal MDO Contracts
As per section 11 of the Coal Mines Special Provisions Act, 2015, an allottee may elect to adopt and continue such contracts which may be existing with any of the prior allottees in relation to coal mining operations. Further, there is no transfer of rights in the mines allotted in favour of a MDO. Hence, there is no violation of the Supreme Court judgment and the CMSP Act, 2015.
Central Govt. has no role in appointment of MDOs. It is responsibility of State/Central Govt. PSUs to appoint MDOs transparently and as per provisions of Coal Mine Development & Production Agreement.
Provisions related to appointment of MDOs before the allotment of coal block are mentioned in Section 11 of the CMSP Act. To ensure appointment of MDOs after allocation of coal blocks to governments companies in future, NITI Aayog had recommended that instead of amending the CMSP Act, Ministry of Coal may insert a clause in the Coal Mine Development & Production Agreement signed between the Government and the Government companies’ allottees barring "appointment of MDOs before the allotment of coal block". Said recommendation received from NITI Aayog has been accepted by the Ministry.
As there is no provision to transfer rights in the mines allotted in favour of a MDO, there is no loss caused to public exchequer.
This information was given by the Minister of Coal, Mines and Parliamentary Affairs Shri Pralhad Joshi in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID-19 Vaccination Update - Day 341
India’s cumulative vaccination coverage reaches nearly 140 crore
More than 62 lakh Vaccine doses administered today till 7 pm
India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has reached to nearly 140 Crore  today. More than 62 lakh  Vaccine Doses have been administered till 7 pm today. The daily vaccination tally is expected to increase with the compilation of the final reports for the day by late tonight.
The cumulative coverage of vaccine doses, segregated based on population priority groups, is as follows:
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Cumulative Vaccine Dose Coverage
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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10386636
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2nd Dose
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9662851
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FLWs
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1st Dose
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18384472
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2nd Dose
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16801585
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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490025816
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2nd Dose
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304374547
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Age Group 45-59 years
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1st Dose
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192315968
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2nd Dose
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142958340
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Over 60 years
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1st Dose
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120137935
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2nd Dose
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91062791
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Cumulative 1st dose administered
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831250827
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Cumulative 2nd dose administered
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564860114
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Total
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1396110941
Today’s achievement in the vaccination exercise, segregated by population priority groups, is as follows:
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Date: 22nd December, 2021 
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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110
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2nd Dose
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5205
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FLWs
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1st Dose
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110
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2nd Dose
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9606
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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883444
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2nd Dose
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3565761
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Age Group 45-59 years
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1st Dose
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201954
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2nd Dose
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954443
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Over 60 years
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1st Dose
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122483
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2nd Dose
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527264
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1st Dose Administered in Total
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1208101
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2nd Dose Administered in Total
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5062279
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Total
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6270380
The vaccination exercise as a tool to protect the most vulnerable population groups in the country from COVID-19 continues to be regularly reviewed and monitored at the highest level.
Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Shri Ram Vilas Paswan administers ‘’Rashtriya Ekta Pledge’’ to Ministry officials and staff on the occasion of “Rashtriya Ekta Diwas” at Krishi Bhawan in New Delhi
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi led government has given Sardar Patel the rightful stature that he deserves: Shri Ram Vilas Paswan
The Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Shri Ram Vilas Paswan today administered ‘’Rashtriya Ekta Pledge’’ to all the officials and staff members of the Ministry on the occasion of “Rashtriya Ekta Diwas” at Krishi Bhawan in New Delhi. Addressing the gathering, Shri Ram Vilas Paswan lauded the role of Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel in preserving Unity and Integrity of the nation and exhorted everyone to remember the great leader in all his glory.
Speaking to media after administering the ‘’Rashtriya Ekta Pledge’’, Shri Paswan asserted that Sardar Patel was a leader who played a major role in India’s freedom struggle and was known as the architect of independent India who integrated more than 550 princely states to build a united India. Today, a grateful nation pays tribute to the great man befitting his tall stature.
Shri Paswan stated that Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi led government has given Sardar Patel his rightful place in Indian history by installing the statue of Unity in Gujrat to honour him for his role in uniting India. Praising the role of the government in honouring Sardar Patel, Shri Paswan said that Sardar Patel can be truly regarded as a maker of modern India.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Update on AB-PMJAY
Ayushman Bharat - Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana  is implemented in 33 States/UTs in convergence with over 20 State specific schemes
More than 23 cr Ayushman cards have been created against the verified beneficiaries and 4.44 crore hospital admissions worth Rs. 53,350.20 crore have been authorized through a network of 25,969 empaneled healthcare providers including 11,700 private hospitals
Ayushman Bharat - Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana  is implemented in 33 States/UTs. The scheme is implemented in convergence with over 20 State specific schemes. Co-branded Ayushman Card is issued to the eligible beneficiaries supported by Centre and State in all the 33 States/UTs. As of 09th March 2023, a total of 23.19 crore Ayushman cards have been created against the verified beneficiaries and over 4.44 crore hospital admissions worth Rs. 53,350.20 crore have been authorized through a network of 25,969 empaneled healthcare providers including 11,700 private hospitals.
AB-PMJAY is the world’s largest health protection scheme which provides health coverage of Rs. 5 lakh per beneficiary family per annum to over 60 crore beneficiaries identified on the basis of select deprivation, and occupational criteria, in rural and urban areas respectively, as per SECC database of 2011. The scheme is designed to provide financial risk protection against catastrophic health expenditure and is implemented in insurance or trust or mixed mode as decided by State/UT.
Under Ayushman Bharat –Health and Wellness Centres , comprehensive need-based healthcare services covering maternal and child health services and non-communicable diseases, including free essential drugs and diagnostic services are provided free of cost to all citizens of the country. AB-PMJAY offers a unique feature of portability to its beneficiaries which allows eligible beneficiaries to avail healthcare services  in any empaneled hospital across the country.
In such States/UTs where AB-PMJAY is not implemented, National Health Authority has directly empaneled hospitals so that the beneficiaries under the scheme can avail healthcare facilities even in those States. Further, beneficiaries of State schemes which have been converged with AB-PMJAY, are also eligible to avail healthcare services in any empaneled hospital across the country under the portability feature of the scheme. As of 13th March 2023, approximately 5.99 lakh hospital admissions worth Rs. 1393 crore have been authorized under the portability feature.
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.
Prime Minister's Office
PM to launch High Throughput COVID-19 testing facilities on 27 July
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will launch high throughput COVID-19 testing facilities on 27th July via video conferencing. These facilities will ramp up testing capacity in the country and help in strengthening early detection and treatment, thus assisting in controlling the spread of the pandemic.
These three high-throughput testing facilities have been set up strategically at ICMR-National Institute of Cancer Prevention and Research, Noida; ICMR-National Institute for Research in Reproductive Health, Mumbai; and ICMR-National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases, Kolkata, and will be able to test over 10,000 samples in a day. These labs will also reduce turn-around-time and exposure of lab personnel to infectious clinical materials. The labs are enabled to test diseases other than COVID as well, and post the pandemic, will be able to test for Hepatitis B and C, HIV, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Cytomegalovirus, Chlamydia, Neisseria, Dengue, etc.
Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare and Science & Technology, along with Chief Ministers of Maharashtra, West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh will be participating in the event.
Ministry of Finance
2nd highest Gross GST collection in January 2023, breaching earlier 2nd highest record in the Month of October 2022
Rs 1,55,922 crore gross GST revenue collected in the month of January 2023
Second highest collection ever, next only to the Rs 1.68 lakh crore gross collection in April 2022
GST collection crosses Rs 1.50 lakh crore mark for the third time in FY2022-23
Revenues in the current financial year upto January 2023 24% higher than the GST revenues during the same period last year
The gross GST revenue collected in the month of January 2023 till 5:00 PM on 31.01.2023 is Rs 1,55,922 crore of which CGST is Rs 28,963 crore, SGST is
Rs 36,730 crore, IGST is Rs 79,599 crore  and cess is Rs 10,630 crore .
The Government has settled Rs 38,507 crore to CGST and Rs 32,624 crore to SGST from IGST as regular settlement. The total revenue of Centre and the States in the month of January 2023 after regular settlement is Rs 67,470 crore for CGST and Rs 69,354 crore for the SGST.
The revenues in the current financial year upto the month of January 2023 are 24% higher than the GST revenues during the same period last year. The revenues for this period from import of goods are 29% higher and from domestic transaction  are 22% higher than the revenues from these sources for the same period last year.
This is for the third time, in the current financial year, GST collection has crossed Rs 1.50 lakh crore mark. The GST collection in January 2023 is the second highest next only to the collection reported in April 2022. During the month of December 2022, 8.3 crore e-way bills were generated, which is the highest so far and it was significantly higher than 7.9 crore e-way bills generated in November 2022.
Over the last year, various efforts have been made to increase the tax base and improve compliance. The percentage of filing of GST returns  and of the statement of invoices , till the end of the month, has improved significantly over years. The trend in return filing in the Oct-Dec quarter over last few years is as shown in the graph below. In the quarter Oct-Dec 2022, total 2.42 crore GST returns were filed till end of next month as compared to 2.19 crore in the same quarter in the last year.
This is due to various policy changes introduced during the course of the year to improve compliance.
The chart below shows trends in monthly gross GST revenues during the current year.