PIB Press Releases


		29th May, 2003


		Ministry of Defence More viable welfare schemes for ex-servicemen stressed The Minister of State for Defence Professor Chamanlal Gupta has stressed on the increased need to workout more viable welfare schemes for ex-servicemen and their dependents............................ Prime Minister's Office Remarks by PM at the meeting with German Parliamentarians Following is the English translation of the remarks made by the Prime Minister Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee at the meeting with the German Parliamentarians, at Berlin on Wednesday, May 28, 2003 ............................ Ministry of Finance New Chiefs for CBEC and CEIB Shri A.K. Singh will take over as Chairman of the Central Board of Excise and Customs following the superannuation of Shri M. K. Zutshi on May 31,2003 ............................ Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers Prices of 87 formulation packs revised/fixed The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority has revised/fixed the prices of 87 formulation packs on 27th May, 2003 ............................ Ministry of Rural Development Chief Minsiter's Conference to review Rural Development Schemes In order to provide the necessary impetus and focus for ensuring effective monitoring of various rural development programmes at the grassroot level, the Ministry of Rural Development will hold a Conference of Chief Minister's on 7th July 2003 ............................ Ministry of Human Resource Development Dr. Sanjay Paswan condoles Smt. Ambedkar's death Dr. Sanjay Paswan, Minister of State for Human Resource Development has expressed his sadness at the death of Smt. Savita Ambedkar ............................ Ministry of Information & Broadcasting Shri Prasad condoles the death of Smt. Ambedkar The Minister of Information and Broadcasting Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad has condoled the death of Smt. Savita Ambedkar wife of Dr. B.R.Ambedkar, who passed away in Mumbai this morning ............................ Ministry of Defence More Viable Welfare Schemes for ex-servicemen stressed The Minister of State for Defence Professor Chamanlal Gupta has stressed on the increased need to workout more viable welfare schemes for ex-servicemen and their dependents ............................ Ministry of Environment & Forests First Amrita Devi Bishnoi National Award for Wild Life Conservation presented The First Amrita Devi Bishnoi National Award for Wild Life Conservation was conferred posthumously on Ganga Ram Bishnoi of Chirai Village in Jodhpur District of Rajasthan by the Union Minister for Environment & Forests, Shri T.R. Baalu at a function here today ............................ Ministry of Finance Customs duty on Set-Top Boxes reduced The Finance Ministry has reduced the customs duty on Integrated Receiver Decoder, also known as Set-Top Box, from 25% to 5% ............................ Ministry of Shipping Major Ports exceed targets in cargo handling The Major Ports in the country have registered an increase of 13.5% in cargo handling over the target fixed for March 2003 according to the monthly summary of the Ministry of Shipping ............................ Ministry of Urban Development & Poverty Alleviation City Challenge Fund for better civic services Government is planning to set up a City Challenge Fund (CCF) as an incentive based grant facility that will support cities to fund transitional costs of moving towards sustainable and creditworthy institutional systems of municipal management and service delivery ............................ Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment Two-thirds of Xth Plan allocation of Social Justice Ministry for Scheduled Caste development Empowerment of the disadvantage and marginalised sections of the society continues to be a priority on the Development Agenda of the Nation ............................ Prime Minister's Office PM condoles death of Smt. Savita Ambedkar The Prime Minister Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee has expressed deep grief over the demise of Smt. Savita Ambedkar, wife of Bharat Ratna Dr. B.R. Ambedkar ............................ Ministry of Steel SAIL doubles export earning in 2002-03 During 2002-03, the Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL), a public sector undertaking of the Steel Ministry achieved a record turnover of Rs. 19207 crore ............................ Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment Dr. Satyanarayan Jatiya condoles the death of Mai Ambedkar The Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Dr. Satyanarayan Jatiya has expressed deep shock at the passing away of Dr. Savita Ambedkar, ............................ Ministry of Human Resource Development PAB approves Rs. 258 crore for Himachal and Haryana The Project Approval Board(PAB) for the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan has approved the annual plans of Haryana and Himachal Pradesh. ............................ Ministry of Commerce & Industry Negotiations on India-Singapore Economic Cooperation Agreement Pursuant to the Joint Study Group Report on a Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement between India and Singapore, the first round of negotiations was held here on May 27-28, 2003. ............................ Ministry of Law & Justice Legislation to regulate collection of welfare funds The Law Commission of India has prepared a Consultation paper for recommending an appropriate legislation to regulate and monitor the collection of funds from public by persons and organizations............................. Ministry of Rural Development Foodgrains released under Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yozana (SGRY) Ministry of Rural Development has released first instalment of foodgrains under Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yozana (SGRY) (1st Stream) to the State Governments ............................ Ministry of Commerce & Industry Import of sensitive items - edible oil import major contributor to growth The total import of 300 sensitive tariff lines for the period April-March 2002-03 has been Rs. 13236 crore against Rs. 10956 crore ............................