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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Update on medical colleges on PPP model
The regulations of National Medical Commission allow establishment of a medical college under Public Private Partnership  model
Since 2014, there is 71% increase in medical colleges, 97% in MBBS seats and 110% in PG seats
The regulations of National Medical Commission  allow establishment of a medical college under Public Private Partnership  model. Clause 2 of Establishment of Medical College Regulations, 1999, prescribes that the appropriate Government may allow the utilization of the facilities of a hospital owned and managed by it for establishing a Medical College by a person/agency /trust/society /company by entering into a Memorandum of Understanding for this purpose. Such hospitals should have minimum 300 beds with necessary infrastructural facilities capable of developing into teaching institution for the proposed medical college.
The Government has increased number of medical colleges and subsequently increased MBBS seats. There is an increase of 71% in Medical Colleges from 387 before 2014 to 660 as of now. Further, there is an increase of 97% in MBBS seats from 51,348 before 2014 to 101,043 as of now, there is also an increase of 110% in PG seats from 31,185 before 2014 to 65,335 as of now, which includes, 13,246 Diplomate of National Board  / Fellowship of National Board  PG seats and 1621 PG seats in College of Physicians and Surgeons .
The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has approved establishment of 27 Medical Colleges in the State of Uttar Pradesh under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme  for ‘Establishment of new Medical Colleges attached with existing district/referral hospitals’, including a Medical College at Siddharth Nagar. The Medical College started with permission for 100 MBBS seats by the National Medical Commission  from the Academic year 2021-22. As per NMC Regulations, a Medical College/Medical Institution shall be entitled to make an application to increase the admission capacity for MBBS/PG Diploma/PG Degree/Higher Specialty Courses, once the concerned qualification against the sanctioned intake has been granted recognition.
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.
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
Changes in Post Matric Scholarship Scheme for SC Students
The Government has approved the continuation and revision of the Post Matric Scholarship Scheme from 2020-21 to 2025-26. The funding pattern has been changed from the existing concept of committed liability to a fixed sharing pattern of 60:40 between the Centre and the States. In case of North Eastern States this ratio is 90:10. Starting from 2021-22, the Central share under the scheme would be released on DBT mode directly into the bank accounts of the students. The scheme shall be run on an online platform with robust cyber security measures eliminating any chance of misuse of the scholarships.
A separate Centrally Sponsored Scheme, namely Dr. Ambedkar Post Matric Scholarship for EBC students, is already being implemented through the State Governments and Union Territories w.e.f. 2014-15 for providing financial assistance to the EBC students studying at Post-matriculation or post-secondary stage.
This information was given by Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Shri Rattan Lal Kataria in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Agriculture &
Farmers Welfare
Union Ministers of State Shri Kailash Choudhary & Sushri Shobha Karandlaje to inaugurate the Regional Conference of Cluster Based Business Organizations  in Panchkula
The conference will be helpful for small and marginal farmers to make them economically empowered and for creating awareness on new production technology
Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Shri Kailash Choudhary & Sushri Shobha Karandlaje will inaugurate Regional Conference of Cluster Based Business Organizations  on 17th of May 2022, in Panchkula.
The conference is being organized by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmer Welfare at PWD Guest house, Panchkula under the Scheme of 'Formation & Promotion of 10,000 FPOs'. The objective of the scheme is to provide a holistic and broad-based supportive ecosystem to form and promote 10,000 new FPOs. The scheme envisages adequate hand holding and financial support to the FPOs for five years. Through the Scheme, farmers will be able to access quality inputs, technology, credit, and marketing through economies of scale.
The conference is farmer centric in nature and helpful for small and marginal farmers to make them economically empowered and for creating awareness on new production technology, services and marketing including value addition and better income generation for farmers.
Various issues will be discussed in the conference including discussion on expectations from CBBOs, Knowledge sharing by CBBOs on best practices, discussion on Training and Capacity Building of Stakeholders, Open discussion on various issues/ suggestions related to successful implementation of the scheme etc.
Different categories of specialists from the domain of Crop Husbandry, Agri Marketing, Value addition and Processing, Social mobilization, etc. will be participating in the conference.
Agriculture Minister, Government of Haryana Shri Jai Prakash Dalal, will be the Guest of Honor and other dignitaries will also attend the conference.
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
Population of Senior Citizens
As per Census 2011, population of Senior Citizens  is 10.38 Crore in the country. The projected population of Senior Citizens aged 60+ years of the country for 2026  is expected to be 17.32 crore, as per the report of Technical Group on Population Projections constituted by the National Commission on Population.
As per Census 2011, the number of senior citizens suffering from any disability in their old age is 53,76,619 which is approximately 5.18 percent of total population of senior citizens .
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment is successfully implementing the ‘Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana ’ since 01.04.2017 with the objective to provide with such physical aids and assisted living devices which can restore near normalcy in the bodily functions to the senior citizens belonging to BPL category or senior citizens with monthly income not more than Rs. 15000/- who are suffering from age related disabilities/ infirmities. The Scheme is being implemented through Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation  which has conducted 251 distribution camps and benefiting 2,52,229 senior citizens. The State/UT-wise number of beneficiaries is at Annexure.
The objective of RVY is to provide physical aids and assisted living devices to all the economically weaker senior citizens who are suffering from age related disability.
Annexure
State-wise total number of beneficiaries benefited under Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana  as on 26.07.2022
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S.NO.
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State/UTs
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No. of Beneficiaries
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1
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Andaman and Nicobar Islands
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342
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2
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Andhra Pradesh
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7404
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3
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Arunachal Pradesh
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2195
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4
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Assam
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6165
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5
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Bihar
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7205
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6
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Chandigarh
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0
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7
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|
Chhattisgarh
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|
4644
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|
8
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|
Dadar and Nagar Haveli
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|
0
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9
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|
Daman and Diu
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|
341
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|
10
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|
Delhi
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|
3451
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|
11
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|
Goa
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|
2407
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|
12
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|
Gujarat
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|
5582
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|
13
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|
Haryana
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|
4848
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|
14
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|
Himachal Pradesh
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|
430
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|
15
|
|
Jammu and Kashmir
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|
369
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|
16
|
|
Jharkhand
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|
3197
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|
17
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|
Karnataka
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|
5977
|
|
18
|
|
Kerala
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|
4182
|
|
19
|
|
Lakshadweep
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|
528
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|
20
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|
Madhya Pradesh
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|
19435
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|
21
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|
Maharashtra
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|
68851
|
|
22
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|
Manipur
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|
4557
|
|
23
|
|
Meghalaya
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|
9801
|
|
24
|
|
Mizoram
|
|
364
|
|
25
|
|
Nagaland
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|
2990
|
|
26
|
|
Odisha
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|
3561
|
|
27
|
|
Puducherry
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|
1529
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|
28
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|
Punjab
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|
3160
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|
29
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|
Rajasthan
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|
14236
|
|
30
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|
Sikkim
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|
2618
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|
31
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|
Tamil Nadu
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|
2195
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|
32
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|
Telangana
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|
4083
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|
33
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Tripura
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|
6412
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|
34
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Uttarakhand
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|
5395
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|
35
|
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
|
43674
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|
36
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West Bengal
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|
101
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Total
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2,52,229
This information was given by The Minister of State Social Justice and Empowerment Sushri Pratima Bhoumik in the Lok Sabha in a written reply today.
Ministry of Defence
Eastern Army Commander Calls on The Chief Minister
Lieutenant General MM Naravane, General Officer Commanding in Chief, Eastern Command, met the Hon’ble Chief Minister of West Bengal,SmtMamata Banerjee on 15 July 2019.
The Army Commander discussed security related issues with the Chief Minister and apprised her of the outstanding work being done by the Army in the region. He assured her of all possible assistance from the Army whenever required. The Chief Minister lauded the contribution of Indian Army in nation building. The Hon’ble Chief Minister also emphasised on working jointly in various endeavours aimed at the welfare of the nation and assured him of all possible cooperation from the State Government.
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Ministry of Finance
Auction for Sale  of ‘6.17% GS 2021’, Auction for Sale  of ‘7.27% GS 2026’, Auction for Sale  of ‘6.45% GS 2029’, Auction for Sale  of ‘7.62% GS 2039’, and Auction for Sale  of ‘7.63% GS 2059’.
The Government of India has announced the Sale  of  ‘6.17 per cent Government Stock, 2021’ for a notified amount of Rs 2,000 crore  through price based auction,  ‘7.27 per cent Government Stock, 2026’ for a notified amount of Rs 2,000 crore  through price based auction,  ‘6.45 per cent Government Stock, 2029’ for a notified amount of Rs 7,000 crore  through price based auction, ‘7.62 per cent Government Stock, 2039’ for a notified amount of Rs 1,000 crore  through price based auction, and  ‘7.63 per cent Government Stock, 2059’ for a notified amount of Rs 4,000 crore  through price based auction. Subject to the limit of Rs 16,000 crore, being total notified amount, GoI will have the option to retain additional subscription up to Rs 1,000 crore each against anyone or more of the above securities. The auctions will be conducted using multiple price method. The auctions will be conducted by the Reserve Bank of India, Mumbai Office, Fort, Mumbai on January 03, 2020 .
Up to 5% of the notified amount of the sale of the stocks will be allotted to eligible individuals and Institutions as per the Scheme for Non-Competitive Bidding Facility in the Auction of Government Securities.
Both competitive and non-competitive bids for the auction should be submitted in electronic format on the Reserve Bank of India Core Banking Solution  system on January 03, 2020. The non-competitive bids should be submitted between 11.30 a.m. and 12.00 noon and the competitive bids should be submitted between 11.30 a.m. and
12.30 p.m.
The result of the auctions will be announced on January 03, 2020  and payment by successful bidders will be on January 06, 2020 .
The Stocks will be eligible for “When Issued” trading in accordance with the guidelines on ‘When Issued transactions in Central Government Securities’ issued by the Reserve Bank of India vide circular No. RBI/2018-19/25 dated July 24, 2018 as amended from time to time.
Ministry of Defence
Joint IAF - RAF EX Indradhanush - V 2020
The Indian Air Force  and Royal Air Force  jointly commenced the fifth edition of Ex Indradhanush at Air Force Station Hindan on 24 Feb 2020. The focus of this edition of the exercise is 'Base Defence and Force Protection'. This theme is of significance considering the recent threats to military establishments from terror elements. Ex Indradhanush provides a platform for the IAF and RAF to share and jointly validate strategies and tactics to counter terror threats to their installations.
The RAF team comprises of 36 specialised combatants of the RAF Regiment while the IAF will comprise of 42 combatants of the GARUD Force. Both teams will execute missions based on jointly worked out plans and scenarios. Both sides would also exercise specialised weapons, equipment and vehicles and validate joint employability. Special missions would encompass Airfield Seizure, Base Defence and anti-terror operations in Urban built up zones. These exercises would include para drops from C-130J aircraft, tactical insertions by Mi-17 V5 helicopters and use of various airborne sensors.
The IAF as well as the RAF would gain significantly from each other's operational experience, training philosophies, contemporary technologies and best practices followed. A few social, sports and cultural events have been interspersed during the exercise to enhance bonhomie and mutual understanding. The exercise would formaly conclude on 29 Feb 2020.
President's Secretariat
PRESIDENT OF INDIA HOSTS CROWN PRINCE AND PRIME MINISTER OF THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA
THERE ARE AMPLE OPPORTUNITIES FOR INCREASING SAUDI INVESTMENTS IN INDIA ACROSS SEVERAL DIFFERENT SECTORS: PRESIDENT MURMU
The President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu received His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia at Rashtrapati Bhavan today . She also hosted a banquet in his honour.
Welcoming the Crown Prince at Rashtrapati Bhavan, the President said that Saudi Arabia is one of India’s most important strategic partners. She was happy to note that bilateral ties between India and Saudi Arabia have strengthened considerably over the past few years.
President Murmu said that in the modern world, India-Saudi Arabia’s shared cultural experiences, economic synergies and shared commitment towards a peaceful and sustainable world make us natural partners.
The President said that the economic component of India-Saudi Arabia partnership has also grown in recent years. She added that there are ample opportunities for increasing Saudi investments in India across several different sectors.
The President said that Saudi Arabia has embraced a large number of Indian expatriates, and given them space to flourish and grow. Through their hard work and professionalism, they have made significant contribution to the Saudi Arabia’s growth and prosperity. She thanked Saudi Arabia for looking after them.
The President appreciated the role of Saudi Arabia as a positive force for peace and stability. She expressed confidence that this visit of Crown Prince and his participation in the G20 Summit would further strengthen the multifaceted partnership between India and Saudi Arabia.
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Ministry of Home Affairs
The Ministry of Home Affairs approves the advance release of Rs 17.20 crore to Nagaland under State Disaster Response Fund 
The Ministry of Home Affairs has approved an amount of Rs. 17.20 crore as the 2nd installment of the Central share of the State Disaster Response Fund  to be released in advance to Nagaland, for 2022-23, for undertaking relief measures in the wake of floods and landslides during the Monsoon season of 2022.
It is always the effort of the Government led by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi to provide help to States and Union Territories affected by natural calamities in an expeditious manner.
During the current Financial Year, the Central Government has already released an amount of Rs. 8,764.00 crore as the 1st installment of the Central share of SDRF to 24 States including Nagaland. Further, in view of the severe floods and landslides in various States, an amount of Rs. 827.60 crore, as the 2nd Installment of the Central share has also been released, in advance, to three other States.
Ministry of Home Affairs
Union Home Minister visits UT Chandigarh
The Union Minister Shri Rajnath Singh visited the Union Territory Chandigarh today. During his day long visit, the Home Minister launched new projects and also interacted with the officers of the Chandigarh Administration.
Shri Rajnath Singh inaugurated the multi-storeyed 300 bedded Infosys Foundation Red Cross ‘SARAI’ at Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh. The Sarai aims to help the ailing patients & their caregivers who are from economically weaker sections. The land was made available by the PGIMER to Red Cross Society, Chandigarh who signed an MoU with Infosys Foundation to construct the Sarai. The Union Home Minister had laid the foundation stone for the construction of the Sarai on 9th September, 2016. Fitted with modern energy saving and energy efficient equipments, this facility is likely to ease the hardships of visiting patients and their families at PGI. The Sarai consists of 300 Beds, 36 Dormitories and 13 Private rooms. There are lifts and ramps available making it easily accessible for the differently-abled. There’s a separate wing on the 3rd floor exclusively for women. The charges for Dormitory are Rs.100 per person per day and for a Private Room is Rs. 500 per day.
Later on, the Union Home Minister launched the Administrative Block & Auditorium in GMCH, Sector-16, Chandigarh. Built at a cost of Rs 12 crores, the Administrative Block covers an area of 54,537 sq.ft that has five floors and a basement. The Auditorium has been built on an area of 10,510 sq.ft at a cost of Rs 4.50 crores. The double storey Auditorium consists of an Administration office library, foyer and green rooms.
During the visit, Shri Rajnath Singh held a meeting with the senior officials of Chandigarh Administration. The Home Minister was apprised about the major achievements made by Chandigarh in the past and the future needs of the city through a presentation. The Home Minister lauded the efforts of the Chandigarh Administration for consistent development and achievements made by the city beautiful. He further assured on exploring the possibilities of fulfilling the demands of the city for the prosperity of its citizens.
The Governor of Punjab & Administrator U.T Chandigarh, Shri V.P. Singh Bandore and Member of Parliament, U.T, Chandigarh, Smt. Kirron Kher, were also present.
Vice President's Secretariat
India was never an aggressor, always propagated peace
Right time for India to recapture its past glory and assert its role on the world stage: Vice President
Releases book titled 'India’s Ocean Neighborhood: PM Narendra Modi’s Strategy, Initiatives'
The Vice President of India, Shri M Venkaiah Naidu has said that India never was an aggressor and attacked any country despite being known as Vishwaguru once upon a time and always believed in the philosophy of "Sarve Janah Sukhino Bhavantu".
Addressing the gathering after releasing a book titled 'India’s Ocean Neighborhood: Narendra Modi’s Strategy Initiatives' written by academician and Chancellor of Central University of Kerala, Prof. S.V. Seshagiri Rao in Hyderabad today, he said that the book was a timely treatise on the multi-dimensional importance of the Indian Ocean region for India, particularly in terms of national security and economic growth.
He said the book brought out several initiatives taken by the Indian Government with a long-term vision to protect India’s maritime interests and strengthen the security in the wake of a hegemonic threat to the region.
The Vice President lauded the efforts of government under the leadership of Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi for promoting India’s interest at the global stage and for leveraging diplomacy effectively.
Saying that history tells us that India once had a dominant presence in the Indian Ocean region, Shri Naidu opined that time has come for India to recapture its past glory and assert its role on the world stage.
India was now being recognized and respected by the world for its reforms, economic growth and development, he said and referred to the support India was receiving in its bid to become a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council.
The Vice President said that an initiative such as the International Solar Alliance initiated by India brought 121 countries together to work for and efficient exploitation of solar energy to reduce dependence on fossil fuels and also to promote sustainable development. He said that the United Nations General Assembly  declaring 21 June, as International Yoga day was a great recognition given to India and its ancient art form Yoga.
Shri Naidu urged the younger generation to read the book written by Prof. Seshagiri Rao to understand the importance of ocean security. Even to pursue the philosophy of ‘Sarve Jana Sukhino Bhavanthu’, ocean security was vital, he added.
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
Introduction of Congestion Pricing
Urban Transport is inter-twined with Urban Development, which is a State subject. As such, initiatives for planning and development including introduction of congestion charges, addressing the issues of traffic congestion and excessive pollution, etc. in the area of urban transport, are taken by the respective cities/States/UTs. Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs , being the central line Ministry for urban transport matters, has notified its policy  and other various guiding frameworks to help cities/ULBs/States/UTs to identify principles and strategies for better planning, design and implementation of concepts in the area of urban transport by making the best use of various guidance documents issued by the Ministry.
Government has launched National Clean Air Programme  as a national level strategy to reduce air pollution levels across the country. City Specific Clean Air Action Plans have been prepared and rolled out for implementation in 132 non-attainment and million plus cities. These action plans focus on city- specific short/ medium/ long term actions to control air pollution by reduction of vehicular emission, traffic de-congestion, Intelligent Traffic Management System, reduction of road dust, reduction of burning of biomass/ crop/ garbage/ Municipal Solid Waste, landfills, construction activities, industrial emission, etc. The details of City Specific Clean Air Action Plans action plan are available at https://cpcb.nic.in/approved-city-action-plans.
As part of the Bharatmala Pariyojana, 191 congestion points have been identified at various interventions like Ring Roads, Bypasses, lane separators, greenfield alignment etc.
This information was given by Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Shri Nitin Gadkari in a written reply in the Lok Sabha.
AYUSH
Cabinet approves Proposal for Official Amendments in the National Commission for Indian System of Medicine Bill, 2019
The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has given its approval for proposal of Official Amendments in the National Commission for Indian System of Medicine Bill, 2019  which is pending in the Rajya Sabha.
The proposed legislation will ensure necessary regulatory reforms in the field of Indian System of Medicine education. The proposed regulatory structure will enable transparency and accountability for protecting the interest of the general public. The Commission will promote availability of affordable healthcare services in all parts of the country.
The Commission has been structured to streamline the functions related to academic standards, evaluation, assessment and accreditation of educational institutions pertaining to Indian System of Medicine. The main objective of establishing NCIM is to promote equity by ensuring adequate supply of quality medical professionals and enforce high ethical standards in all aspects of medical services in Indian System of Medicine.