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Ministry of Finance
DIN system of CBDT launched ; About 17500 Communications with DIN Generated on First day
The Documentation Identification Number  system of Central Board of Direct Taxes  has come into existence from todaywiththe generation of about 17,500 communications with DIN on the very first day. This path breaking DIN system has been created as per the direction of Finance Minister Ms. Nirmala Sitharaman and from now onwards every CBDT communication will have to have a documentation identification number.
Revenue Secretary Dr. Ajay Bhushan Pandey said, “From today, any communication from Income Tax Department without a computer generated DIN, be it a notice, letter, order and summon or any other correspondence,would be treated as invalid and shall be non est in law or deemed to be as if it has never been issued. The DIN system would ensure greater accountability and transparency in tax administration.”
“Now from today onwards, all such communications with DIN would be verifiable on the e-filing portal and no communication would be issued manually without DIN except only if it is in the specified exceptional circumstances”, said Dr. Pandey.
It would be pertinent to mention here that while specifying such exceptional circumstances the CBDT Circular related to DIN dated 14.08.2019 says thatwhenever any such manual communication would be issued, it would be necessarily required to specify reason of issuing such a communication without DIN along with the date of obtaining written approval of the Chief Commissioner/Director General of Income Tax in a particular format. Any communication which is not in conformity of with the prescribed guidelines shall be treated as invalid and non est in law.
CBDT has specified that any communication issued manually under exceptional circumstances would have to be uploaded and regularised on the system portal within 15 days of its issuance.
CBDT has also stated that all pending assessment proceedings, where notices were earlier issued manually, prior to the DIN related Circular dated 14.08.2019 coming into existence, all such cases would be identified and notices so sent would be uploaded on ITBA by the end of this month, i.e., by 31st Oct 2019.
This is in pursuance of the directions by the Hon’ble Prime Minister in which he has asked the Department of Revenue to come up with specific measures to ensure that the honest taxpayers are not harassed and served better. It may be noted that earlier there have been some instances where it was not possible to maintain the audit trail of the manually issued communication which in some cases caused inconvenience to taxpayers sometime. However, with the present system of attaching a DIN to every notice or communication of CBDT would result in better services to taxpayers without any possible harassment.
Special Service and Features
CMFRI wins national recognition; bags two ICAR Awards
 has won national recognition with the institute bagging two national-level awards instituted by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research .
The CMFRI won the Best Annual Report award  in the category of ICAR large institutes while Dr Anusree M, a Ph D scholar at CMFRI bagged the Jawaharlal Nehru Award for PG Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Research in Agricultural and Allied Sciences for 2021. The CMFRI annual report contains key information on the institute’s research activities and outputs in a year. This is the second time within seven years the CMFRI’s yearly report is selected for the honour.
Dr Anusree was designated for the award for her doctoral thesis on the topic ‘Characterization and Evaluation of Small Molecular Bioactives and Polysaccharides from the Phaeophytic Marine Macroalga Sargassum wightii  as Defense Metabolites against Oxidative Stress-Induced Diseases’. Her research works involved developing potential pharmacophores and nutraceuticals with anti-dyslipidemic, anti-diabetic, and anti-hypertensive activities from seaweeds, under the guidance of Dr. Kajal Chakraborty, Principal Scientist of CMFRI. The award includes a cash prize of Rs. 50,000, a citation, certificate, and a silver medal.
The CMFRI was selected for the awards from among 114 institutes in India under the ICAR. The institute won the Sardar Patel Outstanding ICAR institutions award, the highest award of the ICAR, in 2020.
Ministry of Home Affairs
Nominations for National Communal Harmony Awards open till June 30, 2019
Nominations for the National Communal Harmony Awards-2019 are being invited from eligible individuals and organizations for their outstanding contribution for promotion of communal harmony and national integration. The last date for submitting the nominations is June 30, 2019. The National Communal Harmony Awards have been instituted by the National Foundation for Communal Harmony , an autonomous body under the Union Ministry of Home Affairs.
The National Communal Harmony Awards, 2019 consist of a citation each and a cash prize of Rs. 5 lakh in the individual category and Rs. 10 lakh in the Organization category. Individuals who have worked in the area of national integration and communal harmony for a minimum period of ten years is eligible for consideration of the Award while Organizations will be adjudged over a five years’ work in the field of promotion of national integration and communal harmony.
Nominations may be sent to National Foundation for Communal Harmony , 9th Floor, ‘C’ Wing, Lok Nayak Bhavan, Khan Market, New Delhi-110003 by June 30, 2019. Details may be seen on the Foundation’s website www.nfch.nic.in or obtained from the office of the Foundation.
Ministry of Finance
Drug Destruction Day to be held tomorrow by CBIC as part of Azadi Ka Amrit Iconic Week
Around 42000 kg narcotics would be destroyed at 14 locations across the country
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs  would be conducting a Drug Destruction Day tomorrow  as apart of Iconic Week of “Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav”  celebrations of Ministry of Finance to mark the 75th year of Indian independence. A total of around 42000 kg narcotics would be destroyed at 14 locations across the country.
The Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman would be virtually witnessing the destruction process to be held at Guwahati, Lucknow, Mumbai, Mundra/Kandla, Patna and Siliguri and would be addressing the officers.
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Finance Commission
The Fifteenth Finance Commission hold discussions with its Economic Advisory Council
The Fifteenth Finance Commission  had an online meeting with its Advisory Council and other special invitees on 04th September 2020 and discussed various issues the Commission will have to deal with. The meeting, chaired by Shri N. K. Singh, Chairman XVFC was attended by all members of the Finance Commission and senior officials of the Commission. From the Advisory Council and the special invitees, Dr. Arvind Virmani, Dr. Indira Rajaraman, Dr.DK Srivastava, Dr. M Govinda Rao, Dr. Sudipto Mundle, Dr. Omkar Goswami, Dr. Krishnamurthy Subramanian, Dr. Pranob Sen and Dr. Shankar Acharya were present in the meeting and gave their views. The Commission will have a meeting with another set of distinguished scholars tomorrow to get their views.
The meeting discussed a wide gamut of issues around GDP growth, tax buoyancy of the Centre and the States, GST compensation and fiscal consolidation. Specific issues relating to public expenditure on health, investment revival, recapitalization of the financial system and its impact on public finances, focus on strengthening of defence capabilities, emerging trends in GST collections and its connection with improvements in its technology platform were also discussed.
The Advisory Council felt that Finance Commission is faced with an unprecedented situation of uncertainties and will have to take a nuanced approach towards tax devolution to the States, other transfers, financing of expenditures in the midst of revenue strains including through borrowings and the path of fiscal consolidation. The Members of the Council also felt that the Commission will have to think unconventionally, especially in treating the 5 years at hand from 2021-22 to 2025-26. They advised that the base year 2020-21 and the first year of 2021-22 may need to be viewed differently from the remaining four years when the revenue situation is likely to improve gradually.
Different views were expressed on the GDP growth in the current year in terms of the quarterly built-up, and the growth revival that is likely in the subsequent years. The Advisory Council felt that the General government debt relative to GDP is likely to increase steeply in the initial years, however, the purpose should be to endeavour to bring it down in the subsequent years. In the initial years, this ratio will be affected by the increased revenue-expenditure imbalance on the numerator and the downward pressure on GDP on the numerator.
The Chairman mentioned that the deliberations were valuable and that the Commission took note of the suggestions made. Fifteenth Finance Commission along with its Advisory Council is keenly watching the evolving situation globally as well as domestically.
Ministry of Coal
Coal Secretary Shri Amrit Lal Meena Reviews CCL Functioning in Ranchi; Inaugurates New Amenities
Shri Amrit Lal Meena, Secretary, Shri M.Nagaraju, Additional Secretary , Ministry of Coal and Shri Pramod Agrawal, Coal India Limited  Chairman visited Project Bhavan and interacted with the Chief Secretary of Jharkhand, Shri Sukhdev Singh in Ranch today. They discussed various issues related to coal mining companies in the State. CMD, CCL Shri P. M. Prasad along with CMD, BCCL, CMPDI, ECL and senior officials also attended the crucial meeting.
Earlier in the morning, the Coal Secretary visited Jharkhand Sports Academy and interacted with the cadets. Jharkhand Sports Academy is a CSR venture of CCL which operates jointly with the Jharkhand Government. The cadets of the academy have won medals at international and national level competitions. Shri Meena reviewed the infrastructure facilities and motivated the cadets to perform to the best of their abilities.
Coal Secretary also inaugurated the renovated auditorium and the online hospital management system at CCL, Gandhinagar hospital. The online hospital management system is an effort by CCL towards automation to enhance transparency. He also launched CCL’S first E Vehicle. CCL has hired 16 E vehicles as part of its effort to step up environ-friendly intitatives. Speaking on the occasion, Shri Meena said that every effort should be made to provide the best medical facilities for the stakeholders.
Shri Pramod Agrawal, Chairman, CIL stated that CIL’s hospitals played an outstanding role during the Covid pandemic and he expressed confidence that the doctors and paramedical staff will work with the same dedication in future.
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
The Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities  , Government of India , is going to organise "DIVYAKALSHAKTI" -2022 at Guwahati on 17.12.2022 .
In fact almost 25 items will be presented by 102 numbers of Divyangjan artists
The Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities  , Government of India, is going to organize "DIVYAKALSHAKTI" -2022 at GMCH Auditorium, Guwahati on 17.12.2022. .
In this regional "Divya Kala Shakti" event Divyangjan across North Eastern region are going to perform and show case their talents in the field of dance, song, fine arts etc. In fact almost 25 items will be presented by 102 numbers of divyangjan artists.
Governor Prof. JAGDISH MUKHI will grace the event. This event will be hosted by DEPwD's National Institute Swami Vivekananda National institute of Rehabilitation Training and Research  Olatpur, Cuttack, Odisha.
Prime Minister's Office
PM greets people on Basant Panchami, Saraswati Puja
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has greeted people on the occasion of Basant Panchami and Saraswati Puja.
In a tweet, the Prime Minister said, "बसंत पंचमी और सरस्वती पूजा के पावन अवसर पर आप सभी को हार्दिक शुभकामनाएं।"
Ministry of Defence
VISIT OF AIR CHIEF MARSHAL VR CHAUDHARI CHIEF OF THE AIR STAFF
Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari, PVSM AVSM VM ADC, Chief of the Air Staff visited Air Force Station Tughlakabad, a premier Base Repair Depot  and its lodger units, on 19 May 2023. He was received by Air Cmde Rishi Seth VSM, Air Officer Commanding , Air Force Station Tughlakabad.
The Air Chief Marshal met key personnel of the Depot and its lodger units. He visited various production wings, sites and the newly created Station Historical Cell depicting the evolution of 7 BRD and its contributions. During the visit, he appreciated the role played by the Depot in providing repair and overhaul facilities to a plethora of Guided Weapon systems and allied radar systems pan Indian Air Force.
He inspected various indigenisation efforts of the unit in the field of Guided Weapons namely Surface to Air Missile with Assured Retaliation  and Missile Supply Vehicle , Poly Urethane Foam  Panel based Combat Cabins,
Pilot Rescue Cradle and Foreign Object Damage  Barrier. He lauded the involvement and enthusiasm of all the personnel in ensuring support to operational units and efforts on indigenisation towards achieving ‘Atmanirbharta’ or ‘self-reliance’.
Prime Minister's Office
PM greets people on Holi
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has greeted the people on the occasion of Holi.
In a tweet, the Prime Minister said, "आप सभी को होली की ढेर सारी शुभकामनाएं। आनंद, उमंग, हर्ष और उल्लास का यह त्योहार हर किसी के जीवन में नए जोश और नई ऊर्जा का संचार करे।"
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
India’s Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage exceeds 203.21 Cr
Over 3.87 Cr 1st dose vaccines administered for age group 12-14 years
India's Active caseload currently stands at 1,46,323
20,557 new cases reported in the last 24 hours
Recovery Rate currently stands at 98.47%
Weekly Positivity Rate is presently at 4.71%
India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 203.21 Cr  as per provisional reports till 7 am today. This has been achieved through 2,68,70,726 sessions.
COVID-19 vaccination for the age group 12-14 years was started on 16 March, 2022. So far, more than 3.87 Cr  adolescents have been administered with the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine. Similarly, the COVID-19 precaution dose administration for age group 18-59 years also started from 10th April, 2022 onwards.
The break-up of the cumulative figure as per the provisional report till 7 am today include:
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Cumulative Vaccine Dose Coverage
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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10411450
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2nd Dose
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10088505
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Precaution Dose
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6243115
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FLWs
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1st Dose
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18430074
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2nd Dose
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17668032
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Precaution Dose
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12017373
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Age Group 12-14 years
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1st Dose
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38753472
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2nd Dose
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27469645
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Age Group 15-18 years
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1st Dose
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61094113
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2nd Dose
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50800166
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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559393332
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2nd Dose
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508221773
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Precaution Dose
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18800141
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Age Group 45-59 years
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1st Dose
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203664056
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2nd Dose
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195151372
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Precaution Dose
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13052649
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Over 60 years
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1st Dose
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127425951
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2nd Dose
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121948896
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Precaution Dose
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31548232
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Precaution Dose
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8,16,61,510
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Total
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2,03,21,82,347
India’s Active Caseload currently stands at 1,46,323. Active cases now constitute 0.33% of the country's total Positive Cases.
Consequently, India’s recovery rate stands at 98.47%. 19,216 patients have recovered in the last 24 hours and the cumulative tally of recovered patients  is now at 4,32,86,787.
20,557 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours.
The last 24 hours saw a total of 3,96,783 COVID-19 tests being conducted. India has so far conducted over 87.40 Cr  cumulative tests.
Weekly Positivity Rate in the country currently stands at 4.71% and the Daily Positivity rate is reported to be 5.18%.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Update on COVID-19 Vaccine Availability in States/UTs
More than 92.57 Crore vaccine doses provided to States/UTs
More than 6.93 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 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 vaccinemanufacturers in the country to States and UTs.
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VACCINE DOSES
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SUPPLIED
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92,57,51,325
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BALANCE AVAILABLE
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6,93,46,080
More than 92.57crore vaccine doses have been provided to States/UTs so far through Govt of India  and through direct state procurement category.
More than 6.93Cr balance and unutilized COVID Vaccine doses are still available with the States/UTs to be administered.
Ministry of Defence
New Sainik Schools in partnership with NGOs/ Private Schools/States
Government is proposing to bring a new scheme for setting up Sainik Schools in the country in partnership with NGOs/Private Schools/States etc. The endeavor is to provide schooling opportunities in “CBSE Plus” type of educational environment by involving desirous Government/Private Schools/NGOs to partner in establishing/aligning their system with Sainik Schools ethos, value system and national pride. It envisages enrolling existing/upcoming schools to be run on the lines of Sainik Schools curriculum. The schools are proposed to be affiliated to Sainik Schools Society. Detailed guidelines and requisite approvals are at an advance stage.
Following are the details of Sainik Schools set up during last three days:-
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S. No.
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Name of School
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State
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Year
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1.
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Sainik School, Jhunjhunu
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Rajasthan
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2018
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2.
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Sainik School, East Siang
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Arunachal Pradesh
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2018
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3.
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Sainik School, Jhansi
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Uttar Pradesh
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2019
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4.
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Sainik School, Mainpuri
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Uttar Pradesh
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2019
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5.
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Sainik School, Chandrapur
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Maharashtra
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2019
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6.
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Sainik School, Amethi
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Uttar Pradesh
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2020
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7.
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Sainik School, Sambalpur
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Odisha
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2020
The details of the number of schools functioning at present in the country, state-wise, are as under:-
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Sr. No.
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Name of Sainik School
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Location
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-
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Korukonda
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Andhra Pradesh
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-
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Kalikiri-Chittoor
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Andhra Pradesh
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-
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East Siang
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Arunachal Pradesh
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-
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Goalpara
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Assam
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-
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Nalanda
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Bihar
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-
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Gopalganj
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Bihar
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-
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Ambikapur
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Chhattisgarh
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-
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Balachadi
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Gujarat
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-
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Kunjpura
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Haryana
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-
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Rewari
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Haryana
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-
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Sujanpur Tira
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Himachal Pradesh
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-
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Nagrota
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Jammu
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-
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Tilaiya
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Jharkhand
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-
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Bijapur
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Karnataka
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-
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Kodagu
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Karnataka
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-
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Kazhakootam
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Kerala
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-
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Rewa
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Madhya Pradesh
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-
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Satara
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Maharashtra
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-
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Chandrapur
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Maharashtra
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-
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Imphal
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Manipur
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-
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Chhingchhip
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Mizoram
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-
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Punglwa
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Nagaland
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-
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Sambalpur
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Odisha
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-
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Bhubaneswar
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Orissa
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-
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Kapurthala
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Punjab
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-
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Chittorgarh
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Rajasthan
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-
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Jhunjhunu
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Rajasthan
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-
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Amaravathinagar
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Tamil Nadu
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-
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Mainpuri
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Uttar Pradesh
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-
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Jhansi
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Uttar Pradesh
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-
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Amethi
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Uttar Pradesh
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32.
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Ghorakhal
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Uttarakhand
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33.
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Purulia
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West Bengal
This information was tabled in a written reply by Raksha Rajya Mantri Shri Shripad Naik to a question asked by Dr Banda Prakash in Rajya Sabha today.
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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID19 Vaccination-Day 52
More than 2.26 Cr COVID19 vaccine doses administered
Nearly 17 lakh vaccine doses given till 9 pm today; Highest in a single day till now
The cumulative number of COVID19 vaccine doses administered in the country has crossed 2.26 Crore today.
The countrywide vaccination drive was rolled out on 16th Jan 2021 and vaccination of the Frontline Workers  started from 2nd Feb 2021.The next phase of COVID-19 vaccination has commenced from 1st March 2021 for those who are over 60 years of age and for people aged 45 and above with specified co-morbid conditions.
A total of 2,26,85,598 vaccine doses have been given, as per the provisional report till 9 pm today.
These include 70,41,584 HCWs who have taken the 1st dose and 37,12,906 HCWs who have taken the 2nd dose, 67,73,081 FLWs , 3,13,835 FLWs , 41,85,274 beneficiaries more than 60 years old and 6,58,918 beneficiaries aged 45 and above with specific co-morbidities.
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HCWs
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FLWs
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45 to <60 years with Co-morbidities
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Over 60 years
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1st Dose
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2nd Dose
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1st Dose
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2nd Dose
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1st Dose
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1st Dose
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70,41,584
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37,12,906
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67,73,081
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3,13,835
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6,58,918
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41,85,274
Total 16,96,588 vaccine doses were given till 9 pm today, the fifty second day of nationwide COVID19 vaccination. Out of which 14,30,954 beneficiaries were vaccinated for 1st dose and 2,65,634 HCWs and FLWs received 2nd dose of vaccine as per the provisional report. Final reports would be completed for the day by late tonight.
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Date:8thMarch,2021
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HCWs
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FLWs
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45to<60yearswithCo-morbidities
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Over60years
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Total Achievement
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1stDose
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2ndDose
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1stDose
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2nd Dose
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1stDose
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1stDose
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1stDose
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2ndDose
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55673
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165358
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163544
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100276
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178257
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1033480
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1430954
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265634
Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
E- Commerce Guidelines for Consumers
The Government has drafted new rules to regulate e-commerce. The draft rules have been uploaded on the Department’s website for stakeholders’ consultation. The salient features of the draft e-commerce rules are focussed towards protecting the interests of the consumers before, during and after purchase from e-commerce companies.
This information was given in a written reply by the Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Shri. Danve Raosaheb Dadarao in Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
National Sports Awardees pay tribute to fallen heroes at Delhi’s National War Memorial
Key Highlights:
- Boxer Nikhat Zareen, Badminton players Lakshya Sen, HS Prannoy, Steeplechaser Avinash Sable, and chess player R Praggnanandhaa and others visited War Memorial
- For the year 2022, over 40 sports awards are being given including one Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award, 25 Arjuna Awards, and seven Dronacharya Awards
A Day ahead of the National Sports Awards ceremony for the year 2022, many awardee athletes and coaches visited Delhi’s National War Memorial and paid homage to the fallen Indian soldiers.
Some of the prominent athletes that visited the war memorial were, Boxer Nikhat Zareen, Badminton players Lakshya Sen, HS Prannoy, Steeplechaser Avinash Sable, and chess player R Praggnanandhaa among others.
During their visit, the awardees took a tour of the Veerta Chakra  where they saw the 6 Bronze Murals depicting various historical wars that the country has faced post-independence.
For the year 2022, over 40 sports awards are being given including one Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award, 25 Arjuna Awards, and seven Dronacharya Awards.