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Ministry of Labour & Employment
117 EPFO District Offices/Centres Upgraded
The EPFO has upgraded 117 District Offices/Service Centres at various places in the country. The details are annexed.
ANNEXURE
EPFO District Offices/Service Centres.
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SI. NO.
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STATE
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NO. OF DISTRICT OFFICES
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1
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ANDHRA PRADESH
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11
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2
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ARUNACHAL PRADESH
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1
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3
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ASSAM
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4
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4
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BIHAR
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5
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5
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CHATTISGARH
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1
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6
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GUJARAT
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8
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7
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HARYANA
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5
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8
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HIMACHAL PRADESH
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4
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9
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JHARKHAND
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7
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10
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KARNATAKA
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8
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11
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KERALA
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5
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12
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MADHYA PRADESH
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6
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13
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MAHARASHTRA
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4
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14
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MANIPUR
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1
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15
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MIZORAM
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1
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16
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NAGALAND
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1
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17
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ODISHA
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5
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18
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PUNJAB
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7
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19
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RAJASTHAN
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8
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20
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SIKKIM
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1
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21
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TAMILNADU
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13
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22
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TELANGANA
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2
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23
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TRIPURA
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1
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24
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UTTAR PRADESH
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4
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25
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WEST BENGAL
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4
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TOTAL
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117
This information was given by Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar Union Minister of State  for Labour and Employment in written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Electronics & IT
India AI program will be one of the largest publicly assembled datasets in the world: MoS Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar at the Moneycontrol India FinTech Conclave
India AI program along with Fintech ecosystem will catalyse the next generation of the Fintech: MoS Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar
Fintech ecosystem is a shining example of India’s entrepreneurship and confidence: MoS Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar
Union Minister of State for Skill Development & Entrepreneurship and Electronics & IT Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar said today in Mumbai that IndiaAI program to be launched later this month will be one of the largest publicly assembled datasets in the world.
He said the IndiaAI program along with Fintech ecosystem will catalyse the next generation of the Fintech and Internet.
Addressing the Moneycontrol India FinTech Conclave in Mumbai, Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar spoke about the growth of the Fintech ecosystem in India and its role in India’s Techade.
He said that the emergence of India’s fintech ecosystem has helped resolve the decades’ long problem of ensuring government subsidies reach beneficiaries without leakages and intermediation.
Terming the Unified Payments Interface as crucial component of the Fintech ecosystem, he said, “India today has amongst the highest fintech adoption rates in the world at 87 per cent as opposed to the world average of 67 per cent.”
Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar said, “A single dimensional, digital economy that we inherited in 2014 has become a broad-based, high growth, independent, asynchronous components of the digital economy that are all growing rapidly and creating innovation in their wake.”
He also said that the fintech ecosystem was a shining example of India’s entrepreneurship, India’s confidence and Young Indians’ messaging to the world that we are here to compete and win.
Stressing about the government’s initiatives in providing an enabling framework, the Minister said “All legislations are based on the idea of not creating road bumps for the innovation ecosystem.”
Speaking about the launch of the IndiaAI program, he said, “The program will be one of the largest publicly assembled and available data sets in the world. Working with the fintech ecosystem, it will certainly catapult and catalyse the next generation of fintech and other parts of the Internet.”
The Minister address was followed by an interactive session with members of the editorial staff of Money Control.
Special Service and Features
CHENNAL CUSTOMS UNDERTAKES VIGILANCE DRIVE IN OBSERVANCE OF VIGILANCE AWARENESS WEEK
On 07.10.2022  the internal vigilance check with in Chennai Customs has happened. The areas covered are Chennai Port harbour area. The Truck drivers were checked who were handling Cameras & mobiles within the prohibited Zone and sensitized against bribe related activities. The offices and officers were checked as pat of Anti-bribe activities. This is stated in a Press Release issued by Thiru. C RAMA PRASADA REDDY ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS 
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Ministry of Home Affairs
Rohingya Illegal foreigners
With respect to news reports in certain sections of the media regarding Rohingya illegal foreigners, it is clarified that Ministry of Home Affairs  has not given any directions to provide EWS flats to Rohingya illegal migrants at Bakkarwala in New Delhi. Government of Delhi proposed to shift the Rohingyas to a new location. MHA has directed the Government of Delhi to ensure that the Rohingya illegal foreigners will continue at the present location at Kanchan Kunj, Madanpur Khadar as MHA has already taken up the matter of deportation of illegal foreigners with the concerned country through the Ministry of External Affairs.
Illegal foreigners are to be kept in the Detention Centre till their deportation as per law. The Government of Delhi has not declared the present location as a Detention Centre. They have been directed to do the same immediately.
Special Service and Features
GeM – ‘Seller Samvad’ in Kochi
Kochi: Sept 16, 2022
Background
Government e Marketplace , the National Public Procurement Portal of the country is an end-to-end online marketplace for the procurement of goods and services. It was launched on August 9, 2016, as part of the vision of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi.
GeM has redefined public procurement. It enhances speed in public procurement and provides the tools for e-bidding, reverse e-auction and demand aggregation to facilitate government users achieve the best value for their money.
GeM is contactless, paperless and cashless and rests on the three pillars of efficiency, transparency and inclusivity. It is an easy to use, fully automated platform which aims at creating a sustainable ecosystem covering all stakeholders and driving inclusive development in the country.
The buyer base of GeM comprises of central and state government ministries/ departments, autonomous institutions, cooperative societies, central & state public sector undertakings and local bodies.
Starting from big companies and conglomerates, the seller base of GeM includes women entrepreneurs, SHGs and MSME sellers from all over the country.
61,000 registered Government buyers and 48.6 lakh sellers and service providers speak for the size and scale of GeM operations.
GeM has surpassed the milestone of Rs 1 lakh crore of procurement value, in a single fiscal year in FY 2021-2022. Cumulatively, GeM has facilitated over 1 crore transactions valued at over Rs 2.82 lakh crore.
Since its inception, GeM has been steadily growing with new product and service categories being added constantly. Currently, there are about 300 service categories and over 10,000 product categories available on GeM.
Seller Samvad in Kochi
GeM is organizing ‘Seller Samvad’ across the country at 29 locations from 14th to 23rd September 2022.
The Portal has been able to impact a large set of sellers as stakeholders in India’s public procurement ecosystem. The ‘Samvad’ provides a platform for these sellers to share their experiences and draw inspiration from each other.
The ‘Seller Samvad’ for the state of Kerala will be organised on Sept 19, 2022  at Ernakulam Guest House, Kochi at 11.30 am. The ‘Samvad’ will generate awareness about the new features and functionalities of GeM among the sellers making it more conducive for them to operate on the portal. It also aims at generating public awareness about the GeM platform, its nature and the extent of its reach.
Incidentally, Kerala has procured products and services worth Rs 962 crs since inception till Sept 11, 2022 from GeM.
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Ministry of Defence
Corruption Cases Involving Officers of Mes and Bro
The details of corruption cases registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation  under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 against officials of Military Engineering Services  and Border Roads Organisation  for last three years and 2018 till date are as under:-
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Year
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No. of cases in MES
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No. of cases in BRO
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2015
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01
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01
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2016
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09
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01
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2017
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09
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Nil
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2018
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02
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Nil
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Total:
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21
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02
A case has been registered by CBI against the accused officers in all 23 cases. The decision of Ministry of Defence for prosecution of the accused Government Servants in competent Criminal Courts has been conveyed to CBI in 16 cases.
In order to ensure transparency, accountability, probity and level playing field,a panel of Independent External Monitors  has been established for MES and BRO for monitoring high value defence contract procurements
Besides, MES and BRO have established preventive vigilance mechanism under which periodic surprise vigilance checks are carried out as per Standard Operating Procedures. Both the organizations have also implemented e-tendering and e-payment process to root out any complaints of corruption in manual tendering and payments.
The Central Vigilance Commission  also examines the contracts and works carried out by MES and BRO through its Chief Technical Examiner. Any short comings are brought to the notice of the Ministry of Defence, which are taken to its logical conclusion by effecting changes in the system and procedure to root out any scope for corruption.
This information was given by Raksha Rajya Mantri Dr. Subhash Bhamre in a written reply to Shri Raj Babbar in Rajya Sabha today.
NAo/Nampi/Rajib/HS
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Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying
Cold Water Fisheries
The Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying is implementing a flagship scheme namely Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana  with a highest ever investment of Rs. 20,050 crore for a period of 5 years with effect from 2020-21 to 2024-25 in all the States/Union Territories. PMMSY inter-alia provides support for promotion of cold water fisheries with a special focus on establishment of Trout Fish hatcheries, construction of raceways, inputs for Trout rearing units, construction of new ponds,, establishment of Recirculatory Aquaculture system, establishment of cages for culture of fish and also post-harvest infrastructure facilities. During 2020-21 and current financial year, project proposals at a total outlay of Rs.19586.27 lakh have been approved for development of cold water fisheries including post- harvest development, transportation, promotion and branding facilities of Rainbow Trout. UT/State-wise details of proposals approved/funds released is furnished at Annexure-I.
UT/State-wise details of project proposals approved during 2020-21 and 2021-22 for development of Cold water fisheries under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana.

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Sl. No.
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State/UT
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Cumulative total
Project Cost
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Total Fund
Released
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1.
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Arunachal Pradesh
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1864.20
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503.33
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2.
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Himachal Pradesh
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4434.57
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1135.44
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3.
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Jammu & Kashmir
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5397.99
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2028.05
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4.
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Ladakh
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744.60
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139.05
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5.
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Sikkim
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2825.31
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555.21
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6.
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Uttarakhand
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4319.60
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1830.01
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Total
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19586.27
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6191.09
This information was given by Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying, Shri Parshottam Rupala in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Defence
Induction of Chinook Helicopters in Indian Air Force
On 25 March 2019, the IAF formally inducted the CH 47 F- Chinook heavy lift helicopters into its inventory at Air Force Station Chandigarh. Air Chief Marshal
BS Dhanoa PVSM AVSM YSM VM ADC, Chief of the Air Staff was the Chief guest and the event was attended by various dignitaries.
IAF had signed a contract with M/s Boeing Ltd in September 2015 for 15 Chinook helicopters. The first batch of four helicopters has been delivered on schedule and the last batch is to be delivered by March next year. These helicopters will be deployed in the Northern and Eastern regions of India.
The addition of heavy-lift CH 47 F helicopter is a significant step towards modernisation of Indian Air Force’s helicopter fleet. The helicopter has been customized to suit IAF’s future requirements and capability roadmap. The helicopter has a fully integrated digital cockpit management system, advanced cargo handling capabilities and electronic warfare suite that complement the aircraft’s performance. The helicopter is capable of airlifting diverse military and non military loads into remote locations.
Prime Minister's Office
PM greets BSF personnel on BSF's Raising Day
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has greeted the BSF personnel and their families on the occasion of BSF's Raising Day.
In a tweet, the Prime Minister said, "Best wishes to all @BSF_India personnel and their families on the special occasion of their Raising Day. BSF has distinguished itself as a valorous force, unwavering in their commitment to protect the nation and assist citizens during natural calamities. India is proud of BSF!"
Ministry of Defence
Indian Coast Guard Region  organises 4th Table top exercise in Kolkata under Colombo Security Conclave to discuss maritime challenges in Indian Ocean Region
Indian Coast Guard Region  is conducting the fourth edition of Table top exercise under the aegis of Colombo Security Conclave in Kolkata from March 14 to 16, 2023. Apart from the Indian Coast Guard, representatives of member nations of Colombo Security Conclave - Sri Lanka, the Maldives and Mauritius – along with observer countries - Bangladesh and Seychelles - are participating in the exercise. Discussions are being held on topics pertaining to challenges in maritime domain such as tackling threats from anti-national elements, marine pollution response, search & rescue and damage control at sea.
The Colombo Security Conclave was formed in 2011 as a trilateral maritime security grouping of India, Sri Lanka and the Maldives. The roadmap of activities was later expanded, with Mauritius joining as the fourth member and Bangladesh & Seychelles participating as observer countries. The Conclave underlines regional cooperation and shared security objectives concerning all littoral nations in the Indian Ocean Region . It aims to make maritime security, marine pollution response and maritime search & rescue priorities for the region.
Coordination amongst maritime neighbours holds the key for maritime safety and security in the IOR. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s vision of Security and Growth for All in the Region  and neighbourhood first policy are the prime initiatives for IOR and bears testimony to India’s policy priorities. A cooperative environment and collaborative mechanism in the maritime neighbourhood of IOR is essential to address the oceanic challenges, thereby ensuring maritime safety, security and protection of marine environment.
UPSC
Central Industrial Security Force Assistant Commandants  Limited Departmental Competitive Examination, 2022
Based on the result of the written part of the Central Industrial Security Force Assistant Commandants  Limited Departmental Competitive Examination, 2022 held by the Union Public Service Commission on 13.03.2022 and the interviews for Personality Test held from 31.10.2022 to 03.11.2022 and on 27.03.2023, following is the list, in order of merit, of candidates who have been recommended for appointment to the posts of Assistant Commandants  in the Central Industrial Security Force.
The number of candidates recommended for appointment under different categories are as under:
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General
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SC
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ST
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Total
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14|
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03
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02
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19incl. 01 ST candidate at General Standard.
Appointments shall be made strictly in accordance with the extant rules of the examination and the number of vacancies available. The number of vacancies reported by the Government, are as under:
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General
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SC
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ST
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Total
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14
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03
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02
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19
The selection/appointment of the recommended candidates shall be subject to the outcome of Writ Petition  5877/2022 pending before Hon’ble High Court of Delhi.
Union Public Service Commission has a “Facilitation Counter” near Examination Hall in its campus. Candidates can obtain any information/clarification regarding their examination/recruitment on the working days between 1000 hrs. to 1700 hrs. in person or over Telephone Numbers 011-23385271/23381125. The result will also be available on the Commission’s website www.upsc.gov.in.
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Ministry of Defence
Project Under Make in India
The projects of Capital procurement of defence equipment are undertaken based on threat perception, operational challenges & technological changes and to keep the Armed Forces in a state of readiness to meet the entire spectrum of security challenges. The existing Defence Production Policy aims at achieving substantive self-reliance in the design, development and production of equipment, weapon systems, platforms required for defence in as early a time frame as possible, creating conditions conducive for private industry to play an active role in this endeavour; enhancing potential of SMEs in indigenisation and broadening the defence R&D base of the country. A number of measures have been taken to promote ‘Make in India’ in defence manufacturing by harnessing the capabilities of the public & private sector such as introduction of new category of procurement ‘Buy {Indian-IDDM } and ‘Strategic Partnership Model’ in Defence Procurement Procedure ; according preference to ‘Buy ’, ‘Buy ’, ‘Buy and Make ’ & ‘Make’ categories of capital acquisition over ‘Buy ’ & ‘Buy & Make ’ categories; simplification of Make-II procedure, etc. As a result of the aforesaid initiatives undertaken, the Government in the last three years i.e. from 2016-17 to 2018-19 and current year till September, 2019, has accorded Acceptance of Necessity  to 130 proposals, worth Rs. 2,63,704 Crore approximately, under those categories of Capital Procurement which promote domestic manufacturing as per DPP-2016.
This information was given by Raksha Rajya Mantri Shri Shripad Naik in a written reply to Ms. Ramya Haridas in Lok Sabha today.
ABB/Nampi/DK/Savvy/MTJ/ADA
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Special Service and Features
Essay writing for youth as part of National Youth Festival 2022
Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan  under the Union Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports will organize essay writing competition at district level for youth in the age group of 15-29 years as part of 25th National Youth Festival to be held at Puducherry from 12 to 16 January 2022. The theme of the essay would be either ‘India of My Dreams-2047’ or ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav- Unsung Heroes of Freedom Struggle’. The essay would be in Hindi or English with approximate 300 words. From each district, best 10 essays will be selected and awarded. The best selected essays would be made into a presentation that will be shown at the National Youth Festival.
(The interested youth should prepare the essay and submit to the respective District Youth Officer of Nehru Yuva Kendra along with their name, date of birth, age, block, complete postal address, mobile number & email ID on or before 23rd December 2021. The details can be had from NYK District Youth Officers.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Union Health Ministry urges States/UTs to ensure that no restriction is imposed on movement of Medical Oxygen between States
States/UTs made responsible to ensure that every hospitalized COVID patient receives oxygen
It has come to the knowledge of the Union Health Ministry that few States are trying to curb the free inter-State movement of oxygen supplies by exercising provisions under various Acts and also mandating the manufacturers/suppliers located in the State to restrict their oxygen supplies to only the hospitals of the State.
In view of this, the Health Ministry has reiterated the critical importance of Oxygen in hospitals for management of critical COVID patients. In a letter written to the States/UTs, Union Health Secretary has emphasised that availability of adequate and uninterrupted supply of medical oxygen is an important pre-requisite for managing moderate and severe cases of COVID-19.
The Health Secretary has urged the States/UTs to ensure that no restriction is imposed on the movement of medical oxygen between them. It has been strongly reinforced that it is every State's responsibility to ensure that every hospitalized COVID patient receives oxygen.
It has been again brought to their notice that medical oxygen constitutes an Essential Public Health Commodity and any impediment in the supplies of medical oxygen in the country may critically impact the management of patients suffering from COVID-19 disease in other parts of the country. Moreover, some of the major oxygen manufacturers/supplies already have existing supply agreements with hospitals in various states with a legal obligation to fulfil such agreements.
The Centre-led COVID management strategy is based on Standard of Care Treatment Guidelines. These Guidelines have ensured a uniform and standardised quality of medical care in all the COVID facilities, including hospitals. For moderate and severe cases, adequate oxygen support, appropriate and timely administration of anti-coagulants and widely available and inexpensive corticosteroids, in accordance with the protocol, can be considered to be the mainstay of COVID-19 therapy.
Adequate supply of oxygen throughout the country has enabled effective clinical care of the hospitalised moderate and severe cases, in conjunction with other measures. The adopted host of strategies have actively resulted in rising Recovery Rate and steadily declining Case Fatality Rate . As on date, less than 3.7% of active patients are on oxygen support.
President's Secretariat
President of India inaugurates conference on 'Aspiring for supermind in the city of evolving consciousness' at Auroville
The President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu inaugurated a conference on ‘Aspiring for Supermind in the City of Evolving Consciousness’ at Auroville today . Earlier, she also visited the Matrimandir and a city exhibition at Auroville.
Speaking on the occasion, the President said that Sri Aurobindo believed that Supermind can enable human beings to transform into divine beings. He gave the philosophy that supra-mental consciousness has the power to make this material world divine. She said that divinity has a different meaning and definition for each one of us. But one thing is common. The one that is divine has to be above the material and beyond the tangible. Divine mind is a pure mind. It is above the self. It thinks about the progress, unity and development of all.
The President said that the spiritual awakening of a mind can transform a common being into a conscious being. It is this awakening that can transform the individuals, organizations, countries and the world. When awakened minds come together and work towards common goals, unimaginable results can be achieved.
The President said that the idea of a Cosmic Being as propounded by Maharishi Aurobindo has a great relevance to the issues the world is facing. It is by understanding and adopting the concept of cosmic consciousness that many issues being faced by the world today can be resolved with harmony. The concepts of Supreme Being and the cosmic mind lead to the realization of the ultimate purpose of life. These ideals can help in making the world a harmonious and peaceful place to live in.
The President said that Auroville is a place where human minds explore, evolve and work together to achieve the larger goal of attaining Supreme Consciousness. It promotes the development of all human beings. She said that India is poised to lead the world in providing lasting solutions to global challenges. The Auroville community can make a great contribution in this endeavour.
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