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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
President Smt Droupadi Murmu Presides over Annual General Meeting of the Indian Red Cross Society
Indian Red Cross has to reach the next level by engaging in relief programs beyond Indian boundaries: Dr Mansukh Mandaviya
Hon'ble President of India and President of Indian Red Cross Society, Smt. Draupadi Murmu today presided over the ceremonial session of the Annual General Meeting of the Indian Red Cross Society  at Rashtrapati Bhawan Cultural Centre, here today. Governors and Lt. Governors from 9 states and UT’s participated in the AGM physically while some others joined virtually. Hon'ble Chairman of IRCS, Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya was also present.
This AGM took place physically after six years due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Over 300 delegates from all over the country participated in the meeting.
Addressing the gathering, Dr Mandaviya stated that the Red Cross is born to serve the needy and vulnerable. He added that the “Indian Red Cross has to reach the next level by engaging in relief programs beyond Indian boundaries.”
The Union Health Minister informed that in order to bring more efficiency and transparency, state IRCS branches will be required to give a monthly report in the form of PPT to their Hon’ble Governors so that Red Cross work is disseminated and more and more people get attached to the organization. He also said that Red Cross should work transparently so that it becomes the first choice to get funding under CSR from the corporate world.
During the function, Hon'ble President conferred Red Cross Gold Medals upon Dr. LN Ambati Natraj from Telangana and Dr. Goparaju Samaram from Andhra Pradesh. IRCS, Odisha State branch was awarded for raising maximum funds and IRCS Jammu & Kashmir was awarded for raising maximum funds in relation to its population for the year 2021-22 amongst the UT Branches. Gujarat State branch and Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu, UT branch received Blood Donation Shields for highest voluntary blood collection. Gujarat State branch won the Gold Medal for collecting over 2 lakhs 77 thousand units of blood during the year.
Prime Minister's Office
PM shares glimpses of celebration of Dev Diwali in Kashi
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has shared beautiful glimpses of celebration of Dev Diwali in Kashi.
The Prime Minister tweeted;
"काशी की अद्भुत और अलौकिक देव दीपावली अभिभूत करने वाली है! इस प्राचीन और पवित्र नगरी में उत्सव की कुछ झलकियां…"
"Dev Diwali is special and Dev Diwali in Kashi is even more memorable. Have a look at these magnificent pictures from the eternal city of Kashi…"
Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
Department of Chemicals and petrochemicals successfully concludes the Special Swachhta Campaign 2.0.
Department of Chemicals and petrochemicals under the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers along with its autonomous organizations and CPSEs successfully conducted the Special Swachhta Campaign 2.0.
Launching the campaign on 2nd October 2022 with the trashing of papers by Shri Arun Baroka, Secretary, Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals , the Department took up the campaign all over the country through the active and enthusiastic participation of various centers of organisations such as Central Institute of Plastic Engineering and Technology , Institute of Pesticide Formulation Technology , Hindustan Organic Chemical Limited , HIL  Limited , and Hindustan Fluorocarbons Limited .
The campaign was taken up in historically important sites such as Samadhi Sthal of Jhansi ki Rani-Laxmi Bai, in Gwalior; public places such as Inter State Bus Terminal in Bhopal, Railway Station in Lucknow and Jorbag Metro Station in New Delhi; market places such as Bodhjungnagar market in Agartala and Banikya Market in Agartala; parks such as Corporation Children Park in Chennai, and Public Park in Jaipur; religious places such as Paleswar Temple in Hajipur, Shirkanchandi Temple in Bhubaneswar and outside Shree Jagannath Temple, Bhubaneswar; educational institutions such as FACT Eastern UP school in Eloor Kochi, Sinduvighopa LP School and Dhopatari Silbharal High School in Guwahati, Govt Upper Primary School in Ernakulam Women Polytechnic College in Gwalior, Oriental college in Imphal.
The 164 cleanliness campaigns conducted by the Department and organisations under it, was practically spread all over the country from Imphal, Manipur in the east to Jammu, J&K in the North to Kochi, Kerala in the South. The campaign covers diverse and strategic public places as well. These activities further spread the message of swachhta to the public at large in addition to office building and campuses.
Prime Minister's Office
PM congratulates Government and People of Assam for successful conclusion of Khelo India Games
'Khelo India University Games' to be held every year on the pattern of 'Khelo India Youth Games
First edition of 'Khelo India University Games' to be held in Cuttack and Bhubaneswar, Odisha from 22nd February to 1st March
In his Mann Ki Baat today Prime Minister congratulated the Government, the people of Assam and participants for successful conclusion of the 'Khelo India Games'.
Prime Minister said, Khelo India games had around 6 thousand players from different states participating. 80 records were broken, and of these 80 records, 56 were broken by our daughters. He noted that in 2018, when 'Khelo India Games' were instituted, thirty-five hundred players took part, but in just three years the number of players has increased to more than 6 thousand, which translates to the fact that it has almost doubled.
Prime Minister in Mann Ki Baat today shared inspiring stories of the participant children and their parents. One among those was the story of Yogananthan of Tamil Nadu. Prime Minister said, “Yogananthan makes beedis in Tamil Nadu, but his daughter Purnashree won everyone's heart by bagging the Gold Medal in Weight Lifting”.
He also mentioned about David who won a gold medal at the 200 meter Sprint event in cycling in Youth Games in Guwahati. David from Car-Nicobar had lost his parents while he was an infant. His uncle wanted him to become a footballer, and hence had named him after the famous footballer David Beckham. But young David was obsessed with cycling. He was selected under the 'Khelo India' scheme and today he has created a new record in cycling.
He also shared the inspiring story of Kareena Shankta of Mumbai. Kareena competed in the 100 metre breast-stroke event in swimming, won the gold medal in the Under-17 category and also set a new national record. However there was a time for Kareena, a 10th standard student when she had to forego her training due to a knee injury. But Kareena and her mother did not lose courage and the result of that fortitude is evident in front of all of us today.
Prime Minister said, “We all know that National Games is an arena, where players get a chance to display their passion besides becoming acquainted with the culture of other states. Therefore, we have decided to organize 'Khelo India University Games' every year on the pattern of 'Khelo India Youth Games'” .
Next month the first edition of 'Khelo India University Games' is being organized in Cuttack and Bhubaneswar, Odisha from 22nd February to 1st March. And more than 3000 players have qualified for participating in these games.
Fit India
Prime Minister lauded the 'Fit India School' campaign for bringing positive results. He noted that more than 65,000 schools have obtained the 'Fit India School' certificates through online registration. He urged the rest of the schools in the country to integrate physical activity and sports with education and ensure that they become a 'fit school'.
Ministry of Micro,Small & Medium Enterprises
KVIC Chairman interacts with people undergoing training in spinning and weaving who have left the path of militancy
Assures them economic self-reliance through KVIC schemes and programs
Mumbai, 15 January 2023
Chairman, Khadi and Village Industries Commission, Shri Manoj Kumar who is on a weeklong visit to Assam and Tripura to accelerate and promote the implementation of developmental program like Khadi and Village Industries activities in the North Eastern States, visited the Khadi Gramodyog Vidyalaya of Tamulpur Anchalik Gramdan Sangh, Kumarikata , Assam on January 12, 2023. He interacted with 26 weaving and spinning trainees of Khadi and Village Industries Commission, who were the once underground ceasefire militant of Dimasa National Liberation Army , United People's Liberation Army  and People's Democratic Council of Karbi Longri  militant groups and underground militants from Dima Hasao, Karbi Anglong and Vishwanath Charali. The announcement for these initiative in the Bodo Territorial area has been initiated by Union Minister for Home and Co-operation, Govt of India during their visit in May, 2022.
During his visit, Chairman, KVIC also graced the valedictory function of training certificate distribution program. The trainees also received an individual sum of Rs. 4,00,000.00  each for the self-employment under this scheme from the Govt. of Assam.
On 13th January, 2023, Chairman, KVIC also visited Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme  units in Barpeta district and assured all help to the entrepreneurs convert their units into clusters with modern amenities. Further, Chairman, KVIC Shri Manoj Kumar also assured all possible co-operation from the Khadi and Village Industries Commission in setting up micro and small enterprises which will increase employment and fulfil Prime Minister's vision of self-reliant India in North East region which is priority for the Khadi and Village Industries Commission family. He also visited the Departmental Training Centre  of Khadi and Village Industries Commission, Rupnagar, Guwahati.
KVIC is implementing KVI schemes and programme throughout the country and has created employment for 167.60 Lakh people Pan India. Through Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme , which is a flagship Programme of the Ministry of MSME, Government of India for which KVIC is the National Nodal Agency, during the year 2022-23, KVIC has so far generated employment for 3,76,720 people Pan India, out of which 25,824 are in the North Eastern Region and 10,328 in Assam establishing 47090 Units in India, 3228 in NER and 1291 in the state of Assam. The Government of India provided Margin Money to the tune of Rs. 82.47 Cr. in NER and Rs. 29.71 Cr. in Assam.
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LIFELINE UDAN FLIGHTS CARRYING LIFE AND HOPE
518 UDAN FLIGHTS TRANSPORT 875 TONNES OF ESSENTIAL MEDICAL ITEMS
Union Civil Aviation Ministry has said that more than 518 lifeline Udan flights transported 875 tonnes of life saving medical supplies across almost 4,92,000 Km since the lockdown period from March 26. Union Civil Aviation Minister Shri. Hardeep Singh Puri had conveyed his appreciation for the corona warriors operating and facilitating Lifeline Udan flights for transporting essential medical cargo.
Covid-19 induced lockdown in our country had affected transportation of goods especially medicines to different regions. Road transport and even rail transport had its own limitations. In such an emergency, lifeline udan flight services did its best to quickly transport medicines and save lives. The cargo flights are not just transporting medicines but easily perishable vegetables to even foreign nations. This had really helped exporters as well. The air cargo items included medicines Personal protective equipment -PPEs, face masks, gloves and other essential items which had to be reached immediately . A private airline too operated freight aircrafts to transport medical kits along with other commercial cargo between Chennai and Surat. Safety masks and other Covid-19 related materials were transported quickly by air.
Shri A Muruganantham Director of Pharmaceutical distribution company stressed the importance of uninterrupted medical supplies in the lockdown period. Lifeline Udan is a great help as transporting by road is very difficult with restrictions.
Apart from medical supplies perishable items were transported by cargo flights during the lockdown period. From Tiruchirapalli airport, 11 tonnes of vegetables including brinjal, ladies finger, plantains worth almost Rs 8 lakhs was exported to Singapore in a private cargo flight. Air India express exported 3.3 MT of assorted vegetables from Tiruchirapalli airport to Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur. This was the first time national carrier uplifted fresh farm products from Trichy. During the lockdown period 33 tonnes of cargo including vegetables and flowers were exported from Tamil Nadu airports like Coimbatore to Sharjah. Medical supplies were also sent to Mumbai, Lucknow by Indian Air Force, Alliance Air and other private airlines from Tamil Nadu.
Indian air Force, Air India, Spice Jet, Alliance Air, Indigo, Blue Dart air cargo flights and Pawan Hans helicopters were used to transport essential items especially to north eastern states. Lifeline Udan, a remarkable initiative of Union government , indeed brings a ray of hope for those who are in need of emergency medical supplies and other items.
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Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
Secretary, Food and Public Distribution, meets with State officials to ensure consumers benefit from cooling down of prices of Wheat
Wholesalers/Traders, Retailers, Big Chain Retailers and Processors to now disclose the stock of Wheat under the Stock Limit Order for transparency and better monitoring
All relevant stakeholders to declare and update the stock position of Wheat regularly on the portal
In a move to moderate the price of Wheat and ensure easy availability in the market, Secretary Food and Public Distribution, Shri Sanjeev Chopra today met with Food Secretaries of States through VC. In course of the meeting, Wheat Stock Limit Order Notified on 12.06.2023 and its compliance, was discussed in detail. The meeting comes a day after Centre imposed stock limits on wheat applicable to Wholesalers/Traders, Retailers, Big Chain Retailers and Processors. It also decided to offload wheat and rice under Open Market Sale Scheme  - OMSS . The measures were aimed at cooling down the prices and prevent hoarding and speculation.
The Centre has asked States to obtain disclosures of stock of Wheat with the Wholesalers/Traders, Retailers, Big Chain Retailers and Processors to check the unfair practices of any kind and to bring transparency in the availability of Wheat. A User Manual regarding the submitting the stock has also been shared with State Government for ease of filling up of the data on the portal  of Department of Food and Public Distribution. In case the stocks held by them are higher than the prescribed limit then they have to bring the same to the prescribed stock limits within 30 days of issue of this notification.
States/UTs have been given directions to ensure that all relevant entities subject to the stock limits declare and update the stock position of Wheat regularly every Friday on the said portal and to immediately issue instructions for strict compliance of the stock limit as per Central order date 12.06.2023. Access to the above portal shall be given to the above entities to make disclosure of stocks and State Government Authorities will have access to monitoring of stocks disclosed on the portal.
During the meeting, Centre also informed about the Government decision of offloading the Wheat  and Rice under OMSS  which are further expected to cool down the rising price of wheat and rice along with the products derived from them. These steps are taken to ensure consumers get the food grains like Wheat and Rice at affordable price.
Ministry of Labour & Employment
Children and Adolescents are Prohibited to Work and Help in Mines
The Government has enacted the Child Labour  Amendment Act, 2016 which came into force w.e.f. 01.09.2016. The Act provides for complete prohibition of work or employment of children below 14 years in any occupation and process and adolescents in the age group of 14 to 18 years in hazardous occupations and processes. The Act also provides for stricter punishment of employers for violation of the Act and made the offence as cognizable. Also, Mines and Collieries have been included in the Schedule - Part A, of the Child and Adolescent Labour  Act, 1986, wherein adolescents are prohibited to work and children are prohibited to help in mines including mica mines in all states.
The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education  Act, 2009, mandates the appropriate Government to provide free and compulsory elementary education to every child of the age 6 to 14 years in a neighbourhood school. Under Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan Scheme, financial assistance is provided to the States and UTs for various activities to reduce the number of drop-outs, which include opening/strengthening of new schools upto senior secondary level, construction of school buildings and additional classrooms, setting-up/upgradation and running of Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas, setting up of residential schools/hostels, free uniforms, free text books, transport allowance, residential as well as non-residential trainings, seasonal hostels/residential camps etc. Also, mid-day meal is provided under Pradhan Mantri Poshan Shakti Nirman  to students at the elementary level of education.
The Government is implementing Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme  to enhance the livelihood security of people in rural areas by guaranteeing 100 days of wage employment in financial year to a rural household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Labour & Employment, Shri Rameswar Teli in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Defence
Press Statement of Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh after ‘2+2’ Ministerial Dialogue between India & Australia
Key Highlights:
- In-depth discussion on bilateral & regional issues
- Afghanistan, maritime security in Indo-Pacific, cooperation in multilateral formats & other related topics discussed
- Emphasis on ensuring free flow of trade, adherence to international rules & sustainable economic growth in entire region
- Invitation to Australia to engage in India’s growing defence industry
Full text of Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh’s press statement:
“Excellency Ms Marise Payne and Excellency Mr Peter Dutton, Dr Jaishankar, Ladies and gentlemen, it is a great honor and pleasure to receive both the ministers from Australia for the inaugural 2+2 India – Australia Ministerial Dialogue. The 2+2 dialogue signifies the importance of the India – Australia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. India and Australia share an important partnership which is based on a shared vision of free, open, inclusive and prosperous Indo-Pacific region. As two democracies we have a common interest in peace and prosperity of the entire region.
Today we have had in-depth and wide ranging discussion with Minister Payne and Minister Dutton on bilateral and regional issues. We have discussed various institutional frameworks for wide ranging collaboration including defence cooperation and fight against global pandemic. We exchanged views on Afghanistan, Maritime Security in the Indo-Pacific, cooperation in multilateral formats and other related topics.
During the discussions both sides emphasised the need to ensure free flow of trade, adherence to international rules and norms and sustainable economic growth in the entire region.
On the bilateral defence cooperation we decided to expand military engagements across services, facilitate greater defence information sharing and to work closely for mutual logistic support.
In the context of Defence Cooperation, both sides were glad to note continued participation of Australia in the Malabar Exercises. We invited Australia to engage India’s growing defence industry and to collaborate in co-production and co-development of defence equipment.
Dr Jaishankar and I thank both the Australian ministers for their visit to India despite the challenges of the pandemic. Both the sides agreed to continue the high level engagements to build a strong and robust partnership.
Thank you very much.”
Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
PM Gati Shakti will be a game changer for multi-modal connectivity: Chairperson, Mumbai Port Trust
Mumbai will be the cruise capital of India: Chairperson, Mumbai Port Trust
“Floating Storage Re-gasification Unit will help bridge gap between demand and supply of LNG”
Mumbai, 3 March 2022
“PM Gati Shakti will be a game changer for multi-modal connectivity,” Chairperson, Mumbai Port Trust, Shri Rajeev Jalota said this during a media interaction in Mumbai today, 03rd March 2022. MPT presented the progress and outcome of several projects undertaken to promote multimodal connectivity, in line with the goals of PM Gati Shakti programme.
During the interaction, the two major upcoming projects of Mumbai Port Trust viz. Mumbai International Cruise Terminal  and Floating Storage Re-gasification Unit  were highlighted.
Speaking about MICT, Shri Jalota said that the Terminal can handle 5000 to 6000 cruise passengers at a time. “The terminal is a big project and it is the need of the hour,” he added. He elaborated the benefits from MICT for Mumbai. “India will get 40 lakh cruise passengers by 2041-42 of which Mumbai will get 30 lakh cruise passengers. Mumbai will be the cruise capital of India,” he added.
Shri Jalota also spoke about the benefits of Floating Storage Re-gasification Unit. “Around Five Million Metric Ton/annum of LNG will be available for Mumbai and western parts of the country from this project; demand in this region is around 25 to 30 Million Ton whereas only eight Million Metric Ton is available as of now,” he said. He assured that this project will help to bridge the gap between the demand and supply to a great extent.
Shri Jalota also spoke about the multiple benefits of Gati Shakti portal https://gatishakti.ncog.gov.in/port/login, a digital platform that brings 16 Ministries including Railways and Roadways together for coordinated implementation of infrastructure connectivity projects. The portal incorporates the infrastructure schemes of various Ministries and State Governments like Bharatmala, Sagarmala, UDAN etc. It leverages technology developed by BiSAG-N .
“Any department including departments of state government can benefit from this portal,” he said mentioning that the portal has reduced the time taken in taking sanctions from different departments. He also pointed out that drafting infrastructure plans for any region is made easy with this platform. The Chairperson also invited suggestions from stakeholders regarding the portal.
Secretary, Mumbai Port Trust, U.R Mohanraju, said that the MICT can handle 10 lakh passengers and 500 ships per annum. He also mentioned that Mumbai Port Authority is striving hard to ensure that the projects are executed with a common vision and not separately in silos.
A presentation on PM Gati Shakti was made during the interaction.
Chief Engineer, N.G. Mirajkar; Traffic Manager Gautam Dey were also present during the event.
The PPT Presented during the media interaction can be accessed HERE.PIB MUMBAI | DJM/Dhanalakshmi/DR
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