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Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting and Youth Affairs & Sports, Shri. Anurag Singh Thakur, Launches “Chal Mann Vrindavan” Coffee Table Book
Mumbai | 15th September 2023
Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting and Youth Affairs & Sports, Shri. Anurag Singh Thakur, unveiled the "Chal Mann Vrindavan" Coffee Table Book in a event held in Mumbai today. This publication, supported by the Indian Oil Corporation Limited, was introduced in the presence of Smt. Hema Malini, Member of Parliament  from Mathura constituency, Shrikant Madhav Vaidya, Chairman, IndianOil, Dr. Ashok Bansal, Author & Editor of “Chal Mann Vrindavan,” and Dr. Harivansh Chaturvedi, Director, BIMTECH and Publisher of “Chal Mann Vrindavan.”
"Chal Mann Vrindavan" offers a glimpse into the rich heritage of the globally renowned temple-town of Vrindavan. The book celebrates the pivotal figures and historical events that have shaped the region's identity today.
Commending the team behind the creation of the coffee table book, led by MP Smt. Hema Malini, Shri. Anurag Singh Thakur remarked, "The cultural landscape of Braj is incredibly diverse and vast. The book's organization into sections ensures a clear and comprehensible message. It has garnered immense popularity among scholars, tourists, and travelers seeking firsthand knowledge of Braj.” He also congratulated the team for organizing a fashion show during the event.
Speaking on India's presidency of the G20, Union Minister Anurag Thakur highlighted how the nation had successfully showcased its rich cultural and traditional heritage to visiting delegates, culminating with the visits of the heads of state from G20 nations. India took advantage of this platform to showcase its technological prowess, including achievements in Digital India, Immersive Tech and much more, he noted. He emphasized the importance of using such opportunities to showcase a nation's strengths effectively.
The Minister also recalled the Panch Pran or five vows enunciated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his Independence Day speech, which are instrumental in India's journey to becoming a developed country within the next 25 years, a period referred to as Amrit Kaal. He exhorted all present to fulfill these 5 vows and make the idea of developed India a reality.
In her address, Smt. Hema Malini congratulated the team responsible for bringing "Chal Mann Vrindavan" to life. She expressed her gratitude for the opportunity to serve as the Member of Parliament for the Mathura constituency, recounting the transformative changes she has been able to initiate during her tenure.
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
MoRTH signs MoU with Austria on Technology Cooperation in Road Infrastructure Sector
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways signed a Memorandum of Understanding  with the Federal Ministry of Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology of the Republic of Austria on Technology Cooperation in the Road Infrastructure Sectorhere today.The MoU aims to create an effective framework for bilateral cooperation in the field of Road Transportation, Road/Highways infrastructure development, management and administration, Road safety and Intelligent Transport Systems between both countries.It will further strengthen ties, promote long standing bilateral relations and enhance trade and regional integration between the two countries.
India has had good diplomatic relations with Austria since the establishment of bilateral ties between the two countries in 1949. Both countries share a history of friendly economic and diplomatic relations. Austria has state of the art technologies for roads and highways, such as electronic toll systems, intelligent transportation systems, traffic management systems, tunnel monitoring system, geo-mapping and landslide protection measures.
The Indo-Austria bilateral cooperation in the road transport sector would be beneficial both from the perspective of enhanced road safety as well as attractive financing possibilities for the sector, thus fostering and intensifying the already good relations between the two countries, through thisMoU in the Transport sector.
The MOU was signed by the Additional Secretary, MoRTH Shri K.C. Gupta and the Ambassador of Austria Brigitte Öppinger-Walchshofer.
Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs 
Cabinet approves a Corpus to National Export Insurance Account Trust
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved contribution of Grant-in-Aid  of Rs.1,040 crore to National Export Insurance Account Trust .
The Corpus is to be utilised during three years from 2017-18 to 2019-20. An amount of Rs.440 crore has already been received for the year 2017-18. Rs.300 crore each will be given to NEIA for the years 2018-19 and 2019-20.
The Corpus would strengthen NEIA to support project exports from the country that are of strategic and national importance.
Ministry of Defence
MISSION SAGAR INS AIRAVAT ARRIVES AT THAILAND WITH COVID RELIEF SUPPLIES
As part of the ongoing Mission SAGAR, INS Airavat arrived at Sattahip, Thailand with COVID Relief Material on 03 Sep 2021. The ship is delivering 300 oxygen concentrators based on the requirement projected by the Government of Thailand in its fight against the ongoing COVID19 pandemic.
INS Airavat has been deployed to deliver COVID relief to friendly foreign nations in South East Asia who are battling the COVID19 pandemic under the aegis of Mission SAGAR  initiated by the Govt. of India. In the current deployment, the ship has delivered COVID relief material to Indonesia, Vietnam prior to arriving in Thailand.
A Landing Ship Tank  class of ship, INS Airavat, is a part of the Eastern Fleet at Visakhapatnam under Eastern Naval Command. The ship is indigenously designed and built to induct military vehicles and cargo onto the adversary shores. Her secondary role includes HADR. Thus, she has been a platform of choice for this mission. The ship has taken an active part in the nation’s effort to battle COVID19 since Apr 2021.
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Special Service and Features
Vigilance Awareness Week 2022 in CVRDE
Vigilance Awareness Week is being observed in CVRDE during the last week of October every year, to create awareness among employees to fight against corruption and to ensure integrity in public administration. The theme for this year has been set as “Corruption free India for a Developed Nation”. This year, Vigilance Awareness Week 2022 was observed in CVRDE from 31st October to 6th November 2022, keeping the above theme in view.
As part of this, a Special Lecture was delivered by Shri Sandeep Rai Rathore, IPS, Commissioner of Police, Avadi Commissionerate on the topic “Vigilance, Corruption & Integrity” at CVRDE on 04th Nov 2022 for CVRDE employees. In his lecture, he spoke on relevance of transparency & integrity in administrative system and emphasized the importance of building mechanisms in system to make the system ruggedized and corruption-free. He motivated the audience to don the roll of a parent or teacher to every young Indian and inculcate the habit of honesty in the young minds, right from their formative years. To further sensitize the employees of CVRDE on vigilance awareness, pamphlets and posters were distributed to all the employees in the organization. Shri.V. Balamurugan, Director CVRDE, delivered the opening address and Dr.V.Balaguru, Associate Director & other senior scientists / officers / staffsp were present in the function.
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Ministry of Defence
INS KADMATT PARTICIPATES IN INTERNATIONAL FLEET REVIEW
Kolkata: 28 March 2019
INS Kadmatt, a frontline ASW Corvette was one of the 15 naval ships that represented 12 friendly navies from across the world including India, Australia, Bangladesh, Brunei, China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam and USA participating with other ships of Royal Malaysian Navy in the International Fleet Review  on 27 March 2019. IFR is one of the numerous activities planned among the seven-day long 15th edition of Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition  being hosted by “The Isle of Legends”.
IFR was reviewed by the Prime Minister of Malaysia, Mahathir Mohamad with Vice Admiral Karambir Singh, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief ENC accompanying the Malaysian PM when the review ship KD Perantau sailed abreast of INS Kadmatt. The ship’s company of Kadmatt gave a traditional “Teen Jai” to the Indian Navy as the Malaysian PM’s ship sailed past. The ship’s Chetak helicopter also participated in the Flypast as part of the IFR alongside eight RMA helicopters. This apart, Vice Admiral Karambir Singh held bilateral discussions with Heads of Delegation of friendly foreign navies at Langkawi in the sidelines of LIMA-19.
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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
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India’s Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage exceeds 203.94 Cr
Over 3.89 Cr 1st dose vaccines administered for age group 12-14 years
India's Active caseload currently stands at 1,43,384
20,408 new cases reported in the last 24 hours
Recovery Rate currently stands at 98.48%
Weekly Positivity Rate is presently at 4.92%
India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 203.94 Cr  as per provisional reports till 7 am today. This has been achieved through 2,69,93,794 sessions.
COVID-19 vaccination for the age group 12-14 years was started on 16 March, 2022. So far, more than 3.89 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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1,04,11,639
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2nd Dose
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1,00,89,866
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Precaution Dose
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62,98,690
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FLWs
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1st Dose
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1,84,30,481
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2nd Dose
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1,76,70,630
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Precaution Dose
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1,21,62,493
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Age Group 12-14 years
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1st Dose
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3,89,53,795
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2nd Dose
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2,78,17,060
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Age Group 15-18 years
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1st Dose
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6,11,66,990
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2nd Dose
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5,10,10,209
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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55,94,97,234
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2nd Dose
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50,86,57,147
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Precaution Dose
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2,18,22,193
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Age Group 45-59 years
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1st Dose
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20,36,82,402
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2nd Dose
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19,52,47,426
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Precaution Dose
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1,48,07,569
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Over 60 years
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1st Dose
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12,74,37,886
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2nd Dose
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12,20,14,993
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Precaution Dose
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3,22,54,777
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Precaution Dose
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8,73,45,722
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Total
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2,03,94,33,480
India’s Active Caseload currently stands at 1,43,384. Active cases now constitute 0.33% of the country's total Positive Cases.
Consequently, India’s recovery rate stands at 98.48%. 20,958 patients have recovered in the last 24 hours and the cumulative tally of recovered patients  is now at 4,33,30,442.
20,408 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours.
The last 24 hours saw a total of 4,04,399 COVID-19 tests being conducted. India has so far conducted over 87.48 Cr  cumulative tests.
Weekly Positivity Rate in the country currently stands at 4.92% and the Daily Positivity rate is reported to be 5.05%.
Special Service and Features
Bharat Scouts and Guides Foundation Day and Flag Day observed in KV IIT Chennai
The Bharat Scouts and Guides Foundation Day and Flag Day was observed in KV IIT Chennai recently. Dr. M. Manickasamy, Principal, KV IIT Chennai and District Chief Commissioner  KVS, B S&G presided over the function and highlighted on the Sustainable Development Goals and insisted students to follow safety measures while using the internet. Sir also bought the first Flag Day sticker and motivated the students and staff members to contribute for the same and give a wider publicity for the growth of the movement.
Various programmes were conducted in the Special Assembly to create awareness among the scouts/guides.
Guiders Hiran Maya and Thoshni Tanya of 9C spoke on the importance of the day for the organization. Scouter G Keerthivasan of Class 6 A spoke about the Sustainable Development Goals for the Scouts and Guides to work on for creating a better world. Scouters Akash Krishna and Shreyas Santhosh of II A threw light on the importance of internet safety by explaining in detail about "Surf Smart".
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Ministry of Defence
EXERCISE ZAIR-AL-BAHR CONDUCTED BETWEEN INDIAN NAVY AND QATAR NAVY
The second edition of exercise Zair-Al-Bahr between the Indian Navy and Qatar Emiri Naval Force  was conducted from 09-14 Aug 21 in the Persian Gulf. The present edition of the exercise included a three day harbour phase followed by a two day sea phase. The sea phase comprised of tactical maritime exercises involving Surface Action, Anti-Piracy exercises, Air Defence, Maritime surveillance, Boarding operations and SAR exercises.
In the sea phase of the exercise, Indian Navy Stealth Frigate INS Trikand, QENF Missile Boats of Barzan and Damsah class, Fast-Attack Crafts of MRTP 34 class and Rafale Fighter Aircraft participated.
Indian Navy remains committed towards ensuring peace, stability and security in the region and is ever-ready to cooperate and collaborate with partner Navies on issues of Maritime safety and security. The 2nd edition of exercise Zair-Al-Bahr will contribute towards the Indian Navy’s efforts to consolidate Inter-operability and forge strong bonds of friendship with the Qatari Navy. The bilateral maritime exercise between two navies would further strengthen the maritime exchanges between the two countries and enhance maritime security in the region.
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Ministry of Defence
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh launches SeHAT OPD portal to provide tele-medicine services to Armed Forces personnel and veterans
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh launched ‘Services e-Health Assistance & Tele-consultation  OPD portal through video conferencing on May 27, 2021. The portal provides tele-medicine services to the serving Armed Forces personnel, veterans and their families. The services can be availed by registering on the website https://sehatopd.in/. This is the final version of the SeHAT OPD portal with advanced safety features. The trial version was made functional in August 2020. More than 6,500 medical consultations have already been carried on the beta version by service doctors.
Speaking on the occasion, Shri Rajnath Singh lauded Department of Military Affairs , Armed Forces Medical Services , Integrated Defence Staff , Centre for Development of Artificial Computing  Mohali and other organisations involved in the development of the portal, saying that it reflects the Government’s commitment to 'Digital India' and 'e-governance'. “It has always been our endeavor to provide better, faster and transparent facilities to our countrymen,” he underlined. The Raksha Mantri described SeHAT OPD portal as a great example of innovation, especially at a time when the nation is fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. He said, the portal will help reduce the load on hospitals and patients will be able to get contactless consultations in an easy and effective manner.
The Raksha Mantri urged the AFMS to consider adding specialist doctors to this portal and incorporating the service of delivery of medicines to the homes of the Service personnel. This will provide additional services and ensure greater convenience to the Armed Forces personnel, he said. Shri Rajnath Singh suggested that regular feedback of beneficiaries should be obtained for improved delivery of services.
Shri Rajnath Singh commended the role being played by the Defence Research and Development Organisation  and the Armed Forces in the fight against the second COVID-19 wave. He made special mention of the COVID hospitals and Oxygen Generation plants being set up by DRDO at many places across the country including Delhi, Lucknow, Gandhinagar & Varanasi as well as the development of 2-DG drug to fight the virus. He also appreciated AFMS for deploying additional medical professionals in COVID hospitals and effectively dealing with the surge in cases. Shri Rajnath Singh lauded Indian Air Force and Indian Navy for working tirelessly to transport oxygen and other critical medical equipment on time from within the country and abroad. He urged them not to let their guard down and continue their efforts with dedication until the war against COVID-19 is won.
Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Karambir Singh, Chief of Army Staff General M M Naravane, Defence Secretary Dr Ajay Kumar, DG AFMS Surgeon Vice Admiral Rajat Datta, Deputy Chief IDS  Lieutenant General Madhuri Kanitkar and other senior civil & military officials of Ministry of Defence attended the event virtually.
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Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
Paddy Procurement to start from Oct 3, 2021 in Punjab & Haryana
Keeping view of the interest of farmers, the Centre has decided that procurement of paddy in states of Punjab and Haryana for KMS 2021-22 will begin from Sunday, October 3, 2021.
Department of Food and Public Distribution under Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution believes that the decision to start the procurement of Paddy under MSP from 3rd October 2021 in Punjab and Haryana is in the overall interest of farmers and consumers as well so as to accept paddy stock as per FAQ specifications to ensure quality procurement for millions of consumers under PDS of National Food Security Programme.
Ministry of Finance
ECONOMIC SURVEY 2022-23 ILLUSTRATES SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT IN QUALITY OF RURAL LIVES; HEALTH INDICATORS REGISTER UPTICK
REMARKABLE PROGRESS IN TOTAL FERTILITY RATE, IMR, INSTITUTIONAL BIRTHS, VACCINATION
REDUCTION IN STUNTING, WASTING AND UNDER WEIGHT CHILDREN
The Economic Survey 2022-23 tabled today by Smt Nirmala Sitharaman, Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs has illustrated a significant improvement vis-à-vis 2015-16 in an array of indicators concerning the quality of rural lives, of which most health indicators have registered an impressive uptick. These outcome-oriented statistics establish tangible medium-run progress in rural living standards, aided by the policy focus on basic amenities and efficient programme implementation. This indicates the outcome of some of the important schemes/programmes of the Government in various areas to improve the quality of life in rural areas.
Quality of rural lives – findings from the National Family Health Survey 2019-21
As per the National Family Health Survey  2019-21, various parameters related to maternal and child health have reported encouraging numbers .
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For Rural Areas
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NFHS 4

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NFHS 5

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Population
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Sex ratio at birth for children born in the last five years

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927
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931
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Total fertility rate 
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2.4
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2.1
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Health
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Households with any usual member covered under a health insurance/financing scheme 
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28.9
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42.4
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Infant mortality rate
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46.0
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38.4
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Mothers who had an antenatal check-up in the first trimester 
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54.2
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67.9
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Mothers who consumed iron folic acid for 100 days or more when they were pregnant 
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25.9
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40.2
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Institutional births 
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75.1
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86.7
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Children aged 12-23 months fully vaccinated based on information from vaccination card only 
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61.3
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84.0
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Children aged 12-23 months who received most of their vaccinations in a public health facility 
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94.2
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97.0
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Prevalence of diarrhoea in the 2 weeks preceding the survey 
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9.6
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7.7
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Children under 5 years who are stunted  
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41.2
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37.3
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Children under 5 years who are wasted  
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21.5
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19.5
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Children under 5 years who are underweight  
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38.3
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33.8
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For Rural Areas
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NFHS 4

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NFHS 5

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Children age 6-23 months receiving an adequate diet
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8.8
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11.0
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Women whose Body Mass Index  is below normal
 
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26.7
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21.2
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Children aged 6-59 months who are anaemic 
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59.5
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68.3
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All women aged 15-49 years who are anaemic 
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54.3
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58.5
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Men aged 15-49 years who are anaemic 
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25.3
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27.4
Source: National Family Health Surveys  2015-16 and 2019-21, MoHFW
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Welfare of Asha Workers
Rs. 6309.91 crore have been released to States/UTs under Management and containment of Covid19 under the India Covid19 Health System Preparedness and Emergency Response Package during financial year 2020-21 .
Further Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package Insurance scheme was introduced for all healthcare workers including ASHAs engaged for Covid19 response. The insurance scheme provides a life insurance cover of Rs. 50 lakhs in case of death due to Covid19. An incentive of Rs. 1000/-per month is provisioned for ASHAs engaged in Covid19 response, under the India Covid19 package. As per reports received from States/UTs till November, 2020, 9,53,445 ASHAs and 36,716 ASHA Facilitators have received supplementary Covid19 payment. No such delay has been reported.
ASHAs are envisaged to be community health volunteers and are entitled to task/activity based incentives including for coverage under:
- Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Beema Yojana 
- Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Beema Yojana 
- Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan Dhan 
The Minister of State , Sh. Ashwini Kumar Choubey stated this in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha here today.
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
Elite para athletes are being supported for their customized training under TOPS: Shri Anurag Thakur
The Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports supports the para athletes at par with able-bodied sportspersons. Paralympic Committee of India , the recognized National Sports Federation  for para sports, is provided financial assistance under the Scheme of Assistance to National Sports Federations  towards conduct of coaching camps, competitive exposures, conduct of national championships, purchase of equipment etc. Para-sports has been placed in ‘Priority’ category so as to provide maximum admissible support to para athletes. Further, elite para athletes are being supported for their customized training under the Target Olympic Podium Scheme.
Para athletes are also provided financial assistance at par with the able-bodied athletes under the scheme “Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay National Welfare Fund”.
Under the Scheme of Pension to Meritorious Sportspersons, medal winners of Paralympics and Para Asian Games are also provided life-long pension on monthly basis, after retirement from active sports or attaining the age of 30 years, whichever is later.
Guidelines on the Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme  provide for assistance for welfare of differently-abled persons , and such assistance is given only for the purchase of tricycles , motorized/battery operated wheelchair and artificial limbs for deserving differently-abled persons.
This information was given by Minister of Youth Affairs & Sports Shri Anurag Thakur in reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.