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Ministry of Power
Power Minister adminiters oath of office to Member of Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission for Manipur and Mizoram
Union Minister for Power and NRE has administered Oath of Office and Secrecy to Shri Rengthanvela Thanga today as Member of JERC for Manipur and Mizoram.
Central Government constituted Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission  for Manipur and Mizoram in pursuance of provisions of the Electricity Act, 2003 and the Memorandum of Agreement signed by the State Governments of Manipur and Mizoram, authorizing Government of India to constitute a JERC on their behalf. It is a two-Member Commission, each Member representing the respective participating State. The Central Government appoints Members of the Commission from Manipur and Mizoram under the provisions of the Act and in pursuance of MoA.
The major functions of the Commission under the Act, inter-alia, are to regulate the tariff for generation, supply, transmission and wheeling of electricity, whole sale, bulk or retail as the case may be within the State; to regulate the electricity purchase of distribution licensees, facilitate intra-state transmission and wheeling of electricity; issue licenses to transmission licensees, distribution licensees and electricity traders; promote cogeneration and generation of electricity from renewable sources of energy and adjudicate upon the disputes between the licensees and generating companies, etc.
In accordance with the provisions in the MoA and the relevant provisions of Electricity Act,2003, Shri Rengthanvela Thanga has been appointed as Member from Manipur side for a period of five years or till the age of 65 years whichever is earlier.
Shri Rengthanvela Thanga was born on 10.06.1960. Shri Rengthanvela Thanga holds B.Com and LLB degree. He held the post of District and Session Judge from April 2014 to June 2020 and superannuated from the said post on 30.6.2020. Prior to this, he was on the post of Registrar in High Court of Guwahati from 1999 to 2014.
Prime Minister's Office
PM to interact with beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana in Uttar Pradesh on 5th August
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will interact with the beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana in Uttar Pradesh on 5th August 2021 at 1 PM, via video conferencing.
Uttar Pradesh will celebrate 5th August, 2021 as Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana Day. A massive awareness programme will be launched throughout the state to ensure that no beneficiary is left out from availing the benefits of the scheme.
Almost 15 crore beneficiaries of the state have been getting ration free of cost through Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana. Nearly 80,000 Fair price shops in the state have been distributing food grains to the beneficiaries of the scheme.
Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Shri Yogi Adityanath will also be present on the occasion.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
India’s Active Caseload remains below 5% of Total Cases
Recovery Rate sustained above 93%
Less than 50,000 Daily New Cases since the last 16 days
India’s present active caseload  is 4.85% of the total Positive Cases, and has been sustained below the 5% mark.
The Recovery Rate continues to be above 93% as 93.68% of all cases have recovered as of date. In the last 24 hours, the country registered 41,024 new recoveries in the last 24 hours taking the total recovered cases to 85,62,641.
The gap between Recovered cases and Active cases is steadily increasing and presently stands at 81,19,155.
In the last 24 hours, 44,059 persons were found infected with COVID. India has been registering less than 50,000 cases for the last 16 days, since 8th November. This assumes significance as several countries of the Western Hemisphere are witnessing a huge surge of new cases at the onset of winter.
77.44% of the new recoveries are contributed by ten States/UTs.
Kerala saw 6,227 persons recovering from COVID. Delhi reported 6,154 recoveries. Maharashtra reported another 4,060 new recoveries in the last 24 hours.
Ten States/UTs have contributed 78.74%of the new cases. Delhi reported 6,746 cases in the last 24 hours. Maharashtra recorded 5,753 new cases while Kerala reported 5,254 daily cases yesterday.
15 States and UTs are reporting less than the national average of cases per million population.
74.95% of the 511 case fatalities reported in the past 24 hours are concentrated in Ten States/UTs.
Delhi with 121 reported deaths occupy 23.68% of new fatalities. Maharashtra saw a fatality count of 50 while West Bengal followed closely with 49 new fatalities.
21 States and UTs are reporting lower than the national average of deaths per million .
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
Pratik Singh From S B R MAHESHWAR, Gujarat tops Preliminary Round of 2nd Fit India Quiz
The results of the Preliminary Round of the 2nd Fit India Quiz were announced on Thursday. This is India’s biggest online sports and fitness quiz conducted in mobile platforms, taking place across 36 States and Union territories of India.
Pratik Singh From S B R MAHESHWAR, Surat, Gujarat stood first in the Preliminary round. The State topper can be contacted through the school head in the phone number below:
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Pratik Singh
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S B R MAHESHWAR, Surat, Gujarat
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SARIKA SINGH
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9727430043
Pratik Singh from Gujarat, Swapnil Deshpande from Telangana, Shashwat Mishra from Uttar Pradesh remained the National toppers among the male students while Jashanpreet Kaur from Punjab, Estuti Awasthi from Uttar Pradesh and Aakriti Kaushal from Punjab stood National toppers among the female students.
The 2nd edition of the Fit India National Fitness and Sports Quiz for Schools was launched on 29th August last year by Hon’ble Union Minister, Youth Affairs & Sports and Information & Broadcasting Shri Anurag Singh Thakur and Hon’ble Minister of State, Youth Affairs & Sports and Ministry of Home Affairs, Shri NisithPramanik, in the presence of Hon’ble Union Minister of Education and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan.
The 2nd edition of the quiz has seen a massive participation of 61,981 students from 16,702 schools across 702 districts of India. In comparison, the first edition of the Fit India Quiz saw a total participation of 36,299 students from 13,502 schools. The highest representation in the preliminary rounds of the Fit India Quiz 2022 was from the State of Uttar Pradesh – a total of 20,470 students from 5368 schools. UP was followed by Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh.
The preliminary rounds were held on 8th & 9th December 2022 by the National Testing Agency . The National Testing Agency is the same institution that conducts the IIT and JEE entrance exams. The rounds constituted a mobile-based multiple choice online round taken by students from their home or school.
The quiz provides an opportunity for students and schools to win total cash prizes worth more than Rs 3.25 crores. Into its second edition, the Fit India Quiz gives a unique platform to students from each and every nook and corner of the country to showcase their knowledge in sports and fitness and providing opportunity to feature on National Television.
Following the declaration of results of the preliminary rounds, the State rounds for Fit India Quiz 2022 are to be held in April 2023. A total of 348 teams from 36 states/UTs will be competing to become the State/UT champion for their respective States/UTs. The 36 State/UT champions will further compete in the National Finals scheduled in June 2023.
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Ministry of Defence
Government approves creation of Weapon Systems branch in Indian Air Force
Operators of ground-based & specialist airborne weapon systems to be unified under one umbrella
In a historic step for the Indian Air Force , Government has approved the creation of a new branch, called the Weapon Systems  branch. The creation of WS branch would entail unification of all weapon system operators under one entity dedicated to the operational employment of all ground-based and specialist airborne weapon systems.
(The branch would encompass operators in four specialised streams of Surface-to-Surface missiles, Surface-to-Air missiles, Remotely Piloted Aircraft and Weapon System Operators in twin/multi-crew aircraft. The branch will contribute immensely by enhancing the war fighting capability of the Indian Air Force.
ABB/SR/Savvy
Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces in the Fight against COVID-19
Its Quarantine centres shelter 1095 evacuees
Since the outbreak of Novel Coronavirus in Wuhan, China Air Force, Army and Navy Ministry of Defence have proactively worked to evacuate Indian people from the Covid-19 affected countries China, Iran, Italy and Japan and quarantined them at their facilities to release after mandatory isolation. From 1st February, 2020 till date the Air Force has evacuated 1059 people  and quarantined them at their facilities/bases in Manesar, Hindan , Ghatkopar, Mumbai and Jaisalmer . Details as follows:
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Location
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Number
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Date of Release
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Manesar
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248
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01 Feb 2020
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18 Feb 2020
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- Evacuees from Wuhan, China
- Quarantine over, all released
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Manesar
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124 
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27 Feb 2020
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12 Mar 2020
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- Evacuees from Japan Cruise Ship
- Quarantine over. All released
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Hindan
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18
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27 Feb 2020
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12 Mar 2020
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- Medical team and Air Crew who flew to Wuhan
- Quarantine over. All released.
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Hindan
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58
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10 Mar 2020
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23 Mar 2020
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- Evacuees from Iran
- 01 pt  refd to Safdarjung Hosp. Tested negative
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Manesar
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83
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11 Mar 2020
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24 Mar 2020
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- Evacuees from Italy
- One personrefd to Safdarjung Hosp. Tested positive
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Ghatkopar
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44
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13 Mar 2020
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26 Mar 2020
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- Evacuees from Iran
- 06 pts symptomatic refd to Kasturba Hosp. Mumbai, all tested negative and brought back to quarantine camp
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Jaisalmer
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236
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15 Mar 2020
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28 Mar 2020
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- Evacuees from Iran
- 03 pts at isolation wd in 15 AFH
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Jaisalmer
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53
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16 Mar 2020
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29 Mar 2020
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Jaisalmer
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195
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18 Mar 2020
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31 Mar 2020
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Besides the Indian Navy has set up a quarantine camp at INS Vishwakarma at Vishakhapatnam which is fully equipped to accommodate nearly 200 personnel. Navy has also set up isolation facilities at its premier hospital INHS Asvini at Mumbai. The Naval base, Kochi under Southern Naval Command , is gearing up to provide quarantine facilities for Indian nationals. The SNC is also actively coordinating with the Kerala state health officials and Ernakulam district administration to explore the feasibility of provisioning civil hotels/resorts for quarantining.
Besides all Army Hospitals have been kept on alert to meet any eventuality.
In an event of releasing the Draft Defence Procurement Procedure 2020 here today, Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh said the current Covid-19 situation will not have much impact on their long gestation project.
Election Commission
CEO, WB Inaugurates Tram in City Decorated with Pictures and Messages to Encourage Voters to Cast Their Votes
Kolkata, May 14, 2019
Nine Lok Sabha constituencies of West Bengal including Dum Dum, Barasat, Basirhat, Jaynagar , Mathurapur, Diamond Harbour, Jadavpur, Kolkata Dakshin and Kolkata Uttar will go to poll in the seventh and the last phase of Lok Sabha poll in West Bengal on May 19, 2019 .
To encourage voters to exercise their franchise for building up a strong democracy, the Chief Electoral Officer, Dr Aariz Aftab inaugurated a tram decorated with tricolour balloon, pictures and messages all writen in Bengali today at Ballugunge Tram Depot of the city. ‘Chalo Desh Gori’ or let us build the country and Voter Help Line number 1950 are mentioned too in the outer body of the tram.
Inside the tram, EVM machines with VVPATs were displayed, to make people aware of the technique of casting vote.
In the seventh phase of poll 59 constituencies across seven States and one Union Territory, including Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and Chandigarh will go to poll.
Ministry of Labour & Employment
Payroll Data: EPFO adds 16.30 lakh net members during the month of May, 2023
8.83 lakh new members enrolled during May, 2023 are highest during last six months
EPFO’s provisional payroll data released on 20th July, 2023 highlights that EPFO has added 16.30 lakh net members in the month of May, 2023. The data reveals that 3,673 establishments have extended social security cover of EPFO to their employees by remitting their first ECR during the month.
The data indicates that around 8.83 lakh new members enrolled during May, 2023 are highest during last six months. Among the newly joined members, the age-group of 18-25 years constitutes 56.42% of total new members added during the month. This indicates an increasing trend in youth employment, who are mostly first-time job seekers joining organized sector workforce of the country.
Around 11.41 lakh members exited but rejoined EPFO who may have switched their jobs and re-joined the establishments covered under EPFO and opted to transfer their accumulations instead of applying for final settlement thus, extending their social security protection.
Gender-wise analysis of payroll data shows that out of total 8.83 lakh new members added during the month, around 2.21 lakh are new female members, joining EPFO for the first time. Also, the net female member addition stood at around 3.15 lakh.
State-wise analysis of payroll data highlights that in terms of net member addition, the top 5 states are Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Haryana and Gujarat. These constitute around 57.85% of net member addition, adding a total of 9.43 lakh members during the month. Of all the states, Maharashtra is leading by adding 19.32% of net members during the month.
Month-on-month comparison of industry-wise data reveals significant growth has been witnessed in the establishments engaged in Building & Construction Industry, Garments Making and Electronic Media Companies in the private sector. This was followed by Textiles, Financing Establishment, Rubber Products etc. Of the total net membership, around 42.04% additions are from expert services .
The above payroll data is provisional since the data generation is a continuous exercise, as updating employee record is a continuous process. The previous data hence gets updated every month. From the month of April-2018, EPFO has been releasing payroll data covering the period September, 2017 onwards. In monthly payroll data, the count of members joining EPFO for the first time through Aadhaar validated Universal Account Number , existing members exiting from coverage of EPFO and those who exited but re-joining as members, is taken to arrive at net monthly payroll.
Prime Minister's Office
PM pays tributes to Sant Ravidas on his Jayanti
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has paid tributes to Sant Ravidas on his Jayanti.
In a tweet, the Prime Minister said, "संत रविदास जी ने सदियों पहले समानता, सद्भावना और करुणा पर जो संदेश दिए, वे देशवासियों को युगों-युगों तक प्रेरित करने वाले हैं। उनकी जयंती पर उन्हें मेरा सादर नमन।"
Ministry of Micro,Small & Medium Enterprises
KVIC Distributed Rs. 30 crore to Khadi Artisans in J&K During Covid- 19 to Sustain Their Lives
Khadi and Village Industries Commission  lent special focus on Khadi artisans in Jammu & Kashmir during the Covid-19 period. While KVIC worked tirelessly for creating sustainable employment across the country, it disbursed Rs 29.65 crore to Khadi Institutions in the hilly terrains of J&K alone, which has been the focus area of the Central Government.
This amount has been disbursed from May 2020 to September 2020 to 84 Khadi institutions in J&K benefitting 10,800 Khadi artisans associated with these institutions. The financial assistance has been given under Modified Marketing Development Assistance  scheme of KVIC which is directly linked with the production activities. Under this scheme, money is directly transferred into the bank accounts of artisans through DBT.
During the Covid-19 lockdown period, a special drive was also launched by KVIC to settle 951 old MMDA claims of J&K Khadi institutions that were related to 2016-17 to 2018-19, pending due to various technical reasons.
KVIC Chairman Shri Vinai Kumar Saxena said through this special drive, the payment of Rs 29.65 crore released to 84 Khadi institutions has directly benefited 10,800 artisan families in J&K which goes on to strengthen the Prime Minister’s dream of making every weaker section “Aatmanirbhar”.
“Apart from ensuring financial assistance through MMDA Scheme to Khadi Institutions and artisans, KVIC also roped in thousands of women artisans working in self-help groups in Jammu, Udhampur, Pulwama, Kupwara and Anantnag in stitching of Khadi face masks. Almost 7 lakh Khadi face masks were stitched by these women artisans and supplied to the J&K Government,” Saxena said.
At present, 103 Khadi Institutions are working in J&K. Of these, 12 are primarily dealing in production of Kashmir’s globally acclaimed Pashmina Shawls. Over 60% of these shawls are produced in South Kashmir region, i.e. Anantnag, Bandipora, Pulwama and Kulgam. The products made in J&K have found a large number of consumers in states like Delhi, Rajasthan, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Uttarakhand. These products are being sold through various Khadi India Sale outlets and through KVIC e-portal.
Finance Commission
Third Meeting of the Advisory Council of the Fifteenth Finance Commission held today
Council to meet three more times prior to submission of XVFC Report
The third meeting of the Advisory Council of the Fifteenth Finance Commission was held in New Delhi today. It was chaired by Shri N.K. Singh, Chairman, XVFC and attended by Members of the Advisory Council, Members of the Commission Dr. Anoop Singh, Shri Ajay Narayan Jha, Shri Amitabh Kant, CEO, Niti Aayog , Shri Subhash Chandra Garg, Finance Secretary , Shri Girish Chandra Murmu, Expenditure Secretary  and senior officials of the Commission.
In the meeting the Council Members were updated by the Commission on the progress made in terms of State Visits by the Commission, consultations with the RBI, with Bankers and financial institutions, with stakeholders and domain experts. Discussions were also held on the structure of the Commission’s Report and the ToR-wise mapping of the Report. Issues of Public Sector Borrowing Requirement, issues concerning GST and its implementation, transparency in publishing accounting data related to debt and deficit, possible trajectories of debt consolidation of the General Government, impact of UDAY on state liability, dynamic interaction between fiscal deficit, inflation, interest rates and private investments were also discussed in detail.
Views of the Members were sought on possible scenario for macro variables like GDP projections and economic outlook during the award period of the Commission i.e.2020-21 to 2024-25. The meeting also analysed a presentation made by Dr. Sajjid Z. Chinoy on Public Sector Borrowing Requirement, in today’s meeting..
Chairman, Shri N. K. Singh announced that there would be three more meetings of the Council, one after the formation of the new government, one after the formal submission of the Memorandum of the Government to the Finance Commission and the last before the final report of the Commission is submitted to the Government.
The Members of the Council who attended the meeting included- Dr. Surjit Bhall, Dr. Arvind Virmani, Dr. M. Govinda Rao, Dr. Indira Rajaraman, Dr. Pinaki Chakraborty, Dr. Prachi Mishra, Dr. Sajjid Z. Chinoy and Dr. Krishnamurthy Subramaniam .
Ministry of Agriculture &
Farmers Welfare
Shri Radha Mohan Singh holds bilateral meeting with Shri Nicos Kouyialis, Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment, Cyprus
India & Cyprus sign Work Plan for 2017–18 in the Agriculture Sector
India and Cyprus here today signed Work Plan for 2017–18 to implement an already singed MOU for cooperation in the agriculture sector. It covers areas such as joint research projects, training/exchange programme for scientists/experts working in the specific fields in various institutes of the two countries, exchange of germplasms and technology, promotion of private sector participation and joint workshops and conferences etc.
Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare welcomed Shri Nicos Kouyialis and said that India’s relations with Cyprus have always been warm and friendly with the two countries supporting each others’ views on various international matters.
Shri Singh said that India has achieved tremendous progress in the Agriculture and Allied Sectors, which remains a principal source of income in the country. The government is working not only to accelerate agricultural production to meet the rising demand for food, but also to increase the income of those dependent on agriculture. Union Agriculture Minister said further said the government has set a target of doubling farmers’ income by 2022 and briefly highlighted the initiatives taken in this regard.
Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare said that the government has laid great focus on furthering relationships with like-minded countries, not only to improve trade and investment prospects but also to share the knowledge earned over the years. Shri Singh thanked the Cyprus minister for his visit to India and said that it has provided an opportunity to further enhance the bilateral relationship between the two countries.