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Ministry of Education
Registration date to participate in the 5th edition of Pariksha pe Charcha 2022 extended till 3rd February, 2022
The last date to participate in the 5th edition of Pariksha pe Charcha has been extended till 3rd February, 2022. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi conceptualized a unique interactive program - Pariksha Pe Charcha wherein students, parents, teachers across the nation and also from overseas interact with him to discuss and overcome the stress emerging out of examinations in order to celebrate life as an Utsav.
The format of this programme is proposed to be in online mode like in 2021. School students of classes 9 to 12, teachers and parents shall be selected through an online competition. Registrations on https://innovateindia.mygov.in/ppc-2022/ are live from 28th December 2021 till 3rd February, 2022.
Ministry of Railways
CANCELLATION OF TRAINS
Kolkata, October 21, 2021
As recommended by East Central Railway, the following trains will remain cancelled on the date mentioned as under:
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Sl No
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Train
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Journey commencing on
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1
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09413 Ahmedabad-Kolkata special
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27.10.2021
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2
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09414 Kolkata-Ahmedabad special
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23.10.2021 & 30.10.2021
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3
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09608 Madar Jn.-Kolkata special
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25.10.2021
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4
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09607 Kolkata-Madar Jn. special
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21.10.2021
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5
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03025 Howrah-Bhopal special
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25.10.2021
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6
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03026 Bhopal-Howrah special
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27.10.2021
The railway authority has deeply regretted the inconvenience to be caused to the passengers for this.
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
Shri Nitin Gadkari inaugurates 7 National Highway projects worth Rs 2,444 crore and Madhya Pradesh's first Rs 1600 crore 6-lane twin tunnel of 2.28 km length in Rewa
Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari today inaugurated 7 National Highway projects worth Rs 2,444 crore with total length of 204 km in Rewa, Madhya Pradesh. Chief Minister Mr. Shivraj Singh Chouhan, senior minister of the state Mr. Gopal Bhargava, MP from Rewa Mr. Janardan Mishra, MP from Sidhi Mrs. Reeti Pathak, MP Ganesh Singh, other ministers of Madhya Pradesh and all MPs-MLAs, officers were present on the occasion.
Addressing the gathering Shri Gadkari said with the construction of Churhat tunnel and bypass, the length between Rewa to Sidhi has decreased by 7 km. Now instead of two and a half hours, we will be able to cover this distance in 45 minutes. Also, it will take only 4 minutes to cross Mohania Ghat instead of 45 minutes, he said.
The Minister said movement of vehicles in the Rewa-Sidhi section will be facilitated by the construction of the tunnel and white tigers, other wild animals and the entire forest ecosystem will be protected. With the construction of Devtalab-Naigarhi road, the connectivity of Rewa district with Prayagraj and Varanasi will be easy.
Shri Gadkari said with the construction of the Satna-Bela four-lane road, connectivity will become easier for the coal, cement and diamond industries in the region. He said with the construction of this route, the journey from Satna to Rewa can be completed in 40 minutes. Access to famous tourist places like Jhansi, Orchha, Khajuraho, Panna, Satna will be easy. Farmers and other small entrepreneurs will have easy access to the market saving time and fuel, he added.
On this occasion Shri Gadkari announced the widening of the Rewa-Sidhi road, approving the demand to make it four-lane. He also announced 19 km long 2-lane bypass of Rewa to 4-lane. With the widening of this bypass, the connectivity of Prayagraj-Varanasi via Chorhat from Satna will be good , he said.
Shri Nitin Gadkari also inaugurated Madhya Pradesh's first Rs 1600 crore 6-lane twin tunnel of 2.28 km length and 13 km 4-lane bypass in Rewa, Madhya Pradesh today.
This twin tunnel made of NATM method meets each other in 300 meters, due to which there will be no hindrance in traffic. Due to the curved turn in the Mohania valley, there was a possibility of accident with long time taken by vehicles, which has ended with the construction of this tunnel. State-of-the-art facilities like exhaust fan, Optical Fiber Linear IT Detection System, fire system, control room, cameras, phone facility at 200 meters have been provided in the tunnel.
This is India's first Aqueduct, which has tunnel below and Bansagar Canal above and the earlier road above it is also built. A big and a small bridge, a ROB, an overpass, an underpass, 4 canal crossings, 11 box culverts and 20 culverts have been constructed in this tunnel.
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
SETTING UP OF NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DESIGN
The National Design Policy, 2007 envisaged that four new National Institutes of Design shall be set up in addition to the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad. Accordingly, Government of India has recently established four new National Institutes of Design, one each in Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Haryana and Madhya Pradesh to cater to the requirements of different regions of the country. These four new NIDs have started functioning and are offering courses in Bachelor of Design to students from all across the country. As such, there is no proposal for a satellite centre under consideration.
This information was given by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Shri Som Parkash, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Rural Development
Union Minister of Rural Development & Panchayati Raj Shri Giriraj Singh to felicitate 75 trained candidates of Project UNNATI under Mahatma Gandhi NREGA
Union Minister of Rural Development & Panchayati Raj, Shri Giriraj Singh will be Felicitating 75 trained candidates of Project UNNATI under Mahatma Gandhi NREGA on 24th March 2022 at Dr. Ambedkar International Centre, New Delhi as part of the celebration of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav. Minister of State for Rural Development Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti and Shri Faggan Singh Kulaste and Minister of State for Panchayati Raj Shri Kapil Moreshwar Patil will also be present during the event, along with Secretary  Shri Nagendra Nath Sinha and Joint Secretary  Shri Rohit Kumar.
The trained candidates will share about how Project UNNATI training brought positive changes in their lives and gave them a new sustainable livelihood opportunity to lead their lives.
Along with 75 Trained Candidates of Project UNNATI, the Minister will also felicitate Bankers associated with RSETI of States/UTs, who have contributed towards the successful completion of training of Project UNNATI candidates and shown them a new skilled way of earning.
Project 'UNNATI', as a skilling project intends to upgrade the skill base of the Mahatma Gandhi NREGA beneficiaries, and thereby improving their livelihoods, so that they can move from the current partial employment to full-time employment and hence reduce their dependence on Mahatma Gandhi NREGS.
This project is improving the livelihoods of the neediest Mahatma Gandhi NREGA beneficiaries by providing a skill, either for self-employment or wage employment. As of now, a total number of 18,166 candidates have been trained under Project UNNATI.
This project is meant for providing training for one adult member  of a household who has completed 100 days of work under Mahatma Gandhi NREGA in the previous financial year from the year of commencement of the project. The household from which, candidates are selected for the training, are continuing to enjoy 100 days of work under Mahatma Gandhi NREGA.
The candidate undergoing training are paid a stipend for a maximum period of 100 days and for one program per household as per the wage rate prevailing in the concerned State/UT as per the provisions of the project. Full expenditures towards a stipend, against wage loss compensation, are entirely borne by Central Government.
As of now, a total of 2,00,000 beneficiaries shall be imparted training under this project in a span of three years in 26 States and 2 UTs. A total number of 18,166 candidates have been trained under Project UNNATI.
Prime Minister's Office
Prime Minister Modi, Chancellor Merkel co-chair 4th India Germany Inter-Govermental Consultations in Berlin
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel today co-chaired the 4th India Germany Inter-Govermental Consultations in Berlin.
Addressing the media after the meeting, Prime Minister Modi appreciated Chancellor Merkel's vision for Europe and for the world.
He said outcome oriented momentum is perceptible in relations between the two countries.
The Prime Minister said foreign investment from Germany to India is rising, especially for the Make in India initiative. The Prime Minister said German partnership is important for the Skill India Mission, with German parameters being "global benchmarks" which are crucial for India. The Prime Minister said cooperation is also envisaged in the sports arena, particularly in football.
The Prime Minister spoke of themes such as climate protection and smart cities, which came up for discussion. He said German innovation and Indian youth could together add great dynamism in the start-up space.
The Prime Minister said a global order based on democracy is the need of the hour, in an interconnected and interdependent world.
Responding to a question, he said Germany and India are "made for each other." He explained the huge synergy that exists between German capabilities and Indian requirements. He spoke of India's pursuit of excellence in areas such as engineering, infrastructure and skill development. Describing the values of innovation and democracy, as a blessing for mankind, he said India and Germany share these values.
In response to a question on climate change, the Prime Minister reiterated India's timeless values of nurturing and protecting nature. He recalled India's commitment to generate 175 GigaWatts of energy from renewable sources by 2022. Emphasizing the importance of protecting nature, the Prime Minister said "playing with the well-being of future generations would be an immoral and criminal act."
Earlier, during the IGC, Prime Minister Modi emphasized the big role that the European Union has to play in nurturing a rule-based global order. Both leaders shared deep concern over the global menace of terrorism, and decided to strengthen mutual counter-terrorism initiatives.
The Prime Minister thanked Germany for support of Indian membership of export control regimes. Themes such as clean coal, electric mobility, science and technology cooperation, cyber-security and aviation security came up for discussion. The consultations also touched upon Afghanistan and other global matters.
Both countries signed 12 agreements. A comprehensive joint statement was also issued, covering various aspects of the negotiations.
Ministry of Power
Reforms in Power sector
Government of India have launched the Reforms-based and Results-linked Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme on 20th July 2021 with the objective of improving the quality and reliability of power supply to consumers through a financially sustainable and operationally efficient distribution Sector. The scheme has an outlay of Rs.3,03,758 crore and estimated Gross Budgetary Support from Central Government of Rs.97,631 crore.
Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme  was formulated in consultation with various Ministries and DISCOMs. None of the State Governments have opposed to this.
Government of India announced privatization of Power Departments & Utilities in Union Territories under Aatma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyaan with the objective of providing better services to consumers with improvement in operational and financial efficiencies. Union Territories have undertaken necessary steps for privatization of their electricity distribution.
Employees Union of Chandigarh and Puducherry have initially opposed privatization. They have filed writ petitions in High Court of Punjab & Haryana and High Court of Madras respectively. Union Territories, as per requirement, initiated dialogue with the Unions & Associations.
This information was given by Shri R.K Singh, Union Minister of Power and New & Renewable Energy in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Women and Child Development
Assessment of Integrated Child Development Schemes
Anganwadi Services Scheme has an in-built monitoring system to track progress under the scheme through a standardized Management Information System .
In order to improve nutritional status in the country, sustained engagements have taken place with State Governments over the last one year. Steps have been taken to improve nutritional quality and testing in accredited labs, strengthen delivery and leverage technology under the Poshan Tracker to improve governance. Government has advised States/UTs to ensure that the quality of supplementary nutrition conforms to prescribed standards laid down under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 and regulations made thereunder. A programme to support development of Poshan Vatikas at Anganwadi centers to meet dietary diversity gap leveraging traditional wisdom in nutritional practices has also been taken up.
This information was given by the Minister of Women and Child Development, Shri Smriti Zubin Irani, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Home Affairs
High Level Committee, chaired by Union Home Minister, approved Central assistance to Tamil Nadu
The High Level Committee  chaired by the Union Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh approved the additional assistance from National Disaster Response Fund  of Rs. 1,146.12 crore to Tamil Nadu, which was affected by cyclone ‘Gaja’. Earlier on 3rd December, the Central Government had released an assistance of Rs. 353.70 crore from SDRF as an interim relief, in order to support the affected people of the State.
The Union Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley, Union Minister for Agriculture, Shri Radha Mohan Singh and Vice Chairman, Niti Ayog, Dr. Rajiv Kumar are the members of HLC.
Ministry of Defence
“Sanjeevani - Lifestyle Clinic”
Inaugurated at Armed Forces Clinic, New Delhi
An integrated facility, aptly named the “Sanjeevani - Lifestyle Clinic” to provide advice on diet, exercise and behavioural counselling thereby rendering comprehensive preventive and curative care on lifestyle diseases to all serving & retired personnel and their dependents has been inaugurated at the Armed Forces Clinic, New Delhi by Mrs Archana Pande, President, Army Wives Welfare Association  on 11 October 2022.
With increasing lifestyle changes, diseases such as obesity, hypertension, dyslipedemia and diabetes are on a rising trend among Indian population. Members of the Armed Forces are no exception, and show similar trends. These non-communicable diseases are preventable and can be managed by utilising multi-disciplinary & non-pharmacological approaches.
The aim of “Sanjeevani - Lifestyle Clinic” is to sensitise Armed Forces personnel and dependents identified to be at risk, regarding lifestyle disorders, prevent and manage chronic disorders like diabetes, hypertension and obesity etc, without pharmacologic interventions by promoting a healthy lifestyle through dietary education, exercise and positive motivation. The lifestyle disease clinic team will consist of a Dietician, Physical Trainer and a Counsellor, having expertise in their respective fields. An automated device named “Health Kiosk” has also been installed in the clinic for recording anthropometric parameters at baseline and follow-up, to keep track of progress made over time.
This novel initiative by the Indian Army, will promote healthy lifestyle as a method of preventive healthcare, and ensure safe and drug free therapy, for reversing various metabolic disorders. This initiative will bring a positive change to quality of life and self-confidence of affected serving soldiers, veterans and their families.
Ministry of Defence
Webinar between India & Malaysia on ‘Indian Defence Industry Global Outreach for Collaborative Partnership’
Key Highlights:
- Part of series of webinars organised with friendly countries
- Aims to boost defence exports & achieve US $5 billion defence export target by 2025
- More than 150 delegates attend the webinar
- Over 100 virtual exhibition stalls set up
- Webinar organised by MoD through SIDM
A webinar and expo between India & Malaysia on the theme ‘Indian Defence Industry Global Outreach for Collaborative Partnership’ was held on August 17, 2021. It was organised under the aegis of Department of Defence Production, Ministry of Defence through Society of Indian Defence Manufacturers . The webinar was part of the series of webinars being organised with friendly foreign countries to boost defence exports and achieve the defence export target of US $5 billion by 2025.
Joint Secretary, Defence Industries Production , Ministry of Defence Shri Anurag Bajpai and other senior officials from both countries participated in the webinar. In his address, the Joint Secretary  highlighted that Indian defence products are of global standards and extremely cost effective. He said India has a robust shipbuilding industry with an ecosystem of world class public and private shipbuilding companies. He emphasised that India is positioning itself as a hub for aircraft maintenance, repair & overhaul activities and both the countries may collaborate in this sector. A knowledge paper prepared by SIDM-KPMG was also released during webinar.
Nine Indian companies, including Bharat Electronics Limited, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers, L&T Defence and Bharat Forge Limited, gave presentations on major defence platforms and products. From the Malaysian side, Aerospace Technology Systems Corporation, AMP Corporation, DEFTECH Unmanned Systems and Innopeak SDN BHD made company presentations.
The webinar was attended by more than 150 delegates. More than 100 virtual exhibition stalls were set up.
ABB/Nampi/DK/Savvy
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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Update on COVID-19 Vaccine Availability in States/UTs
More than 193.53 Crore vaccine doses provided to States/UTs
More than 16.46 Crore balance and unutilized vaccine doses still available with States/UTs
The Union Government is committed to accelerating the pace and expanding the scope of COVID-19 vaccination throughout the country. The nationwide COVID 19 vaccination started on 16th January 2021. The new phase of universalization of COVID-19 vaccination commenced from 21st June 2021. The vaccination drive has been ramped up through availability of more vaccines, advance visibility of vaccine availability to States and UTs for enabling better planning by them, and streamlining the vaccine supply chain.
As part of the nationwide vaccination drive, Government of India has been supporting the States and UTs by providing them COVID Vaccines free of cost. In the new phase of the universalization of the COVID19 vaccination drive, the Union Government will procure and supply  75% of the vaccines being produced by the vaccine manufacturers in the country to States and UTs.
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VACCINE DOSES
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SUPPLIED
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1,93,53,58,865
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BALANCE AVAILABLE
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16,46,70,800
More than 193.53 crore  vaccine doses have been provided to States/UTs so far through Govt. of India  and through direct state procurement category.
More than 16.46 Cr  balance and unutilized COVID Vaccine doses are still available with the States/UTs to be administered.
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Ministry of Minority Affairs
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Scholarships to Minority Students
After 2014-15, 5.20 crore scholarships have been disbursed throughout the country compared to 3.03crore scholarships before 2014-15. The religion-wise details of Scholarships sanctioned to minority students under the Post-Matric and Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship Schemes during the financial years 2014-2015 to 2021-2022 along with the total amount sanctioned and disbursed under these Schemes directly to the beneficiary accounts under DBT  mode during the said period is given in the table below:
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Religion-wise details under Post Matric and Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship Schemes from FY 2014-15 to 2021-22|
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Scheme
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Buddhist
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Christian
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Jain
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Muslim
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Sikh
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Parsi
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Amount sanctioned 
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Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme
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12,98,637
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53,13,905
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4,58,665
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3,36,11,677
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35,90,880
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6,015
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9057.08
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Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme
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33,450
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6,82,623
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1,21,926
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43,10,991
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5,38,345
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1,051
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3426.81
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Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship Scheme
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3,376
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1,63,188
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31,206
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7,51,778
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49,963
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97
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2670.81
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Total
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13,35,463
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61,59,716
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6,11,797
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3,86,74,446
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41,79,188
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7,163
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15,154.70
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|Disbursement of Scholarships continues in 2021-22.
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This information was given by the Union Minister for Minority Affairs Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Railways
Indian Railways records best ever August Monthly freight loading of 119.32 MT in August’22
The incremental loading in the month of August has been 8.69 MT i.e. a growth of 7.86 % over the previous best August figures achieved in 2021
With this, Indian Railways has had 24 straight months of best ever monthly freight loading
Indian Railways  has recorded best ever August Monthly freight loading of 119.32 MT in August’22. The incremental loading in the month of August has been 8.69 MT i.e. a growth of 7.86 % over the previous best August figures achieved in 2021. With this, Indian Railways has had 24 straight months of best ever monthly freight loading.
IR has achieved an incremental loading of 9.2 MT in Coal, followed by 0.71 MT in Fertilizer, 0.68 MT in Balance other goods and 0.62 MT Containers. Increase in automobile loading has been another highlight of Freight Business in FY 2022-23 and 2206 rakes have been loaded in FY 2022-23 till August as compared to 1314 rakes during the same period of last year i.e. a growth of 68%.
The cumulative freight loading from 1st April’2022 to 31st August ’2022 has been 620.87 MT as against 562.75 MT achieved in 2021-22 i.e. an incremental loading of 58.11 MT, with a growth of 10.32 % over same period last year.
The freight NTKMs  have increased from 63 Billion in August ’21 to 73 Billion in August’22 registering a growth of 16 %. The cumulative NTKMs in the first five months have also grown by 18.29 %.
The sustained efforts of Indian Railways to increase supply of Coal to Power houses, in close coordination with Ministry of Power and Coal, have been one of the key features of the freight performance in the month of August. The loading of Coal  to Power Houses has increased by 10.46 MT in August with 44.64 MT Coal being moved to Power houses as against 34.18 MT last year, i.e. a growth of 31%. Cumulatively, in the first five months of the year, IR has loaded more than 58.41 MT extra coal to Power Houses as compared to same period of last year, with a growth of more than 32%.
The commodity wise growth number show that IR has achieved impressive growth in almost all commodity segments with the following growth rates :
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Commodity
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Variation 
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% variation
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Coal
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9.20
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19.26
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Fertilizer
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0.71
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17.10
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Balance Other Goods
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0.68
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7.69
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Containers
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0.62
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9.39
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POL
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0.28
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7.80