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Railways releases Report on Assessment of Cleanliness Standards at Major Railway Stations

By | March 17, 2016

Minister of Railways releases Preliminary Report on Assessment of Cleanliness Standards at Major Railway Stations In the august presence of Union Minister of Railways, Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh and Union Minister… Read More »

Amarnathji Yatra :Dos and Don’ts for the Yatris

By | March 17, 2016

Shri Amarnathji Yatra 2016  Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board has also issued following Dos and Don’ts for the Yatris:  Do’s for the Yatris Do  carry   sufficient   woolen   clothing   as   the   temperature   may sometimes abruptly fallto below 5 degree Celsius. Do carry umbrella, wind cheater, raincoat, and waterproof shoes as the weather in the Yatraarea is unpredictable.… Read More »

Depot Online System Launched by Govt

By | March 17, 2016

Depot Online System to bring FCI foodgrain management and distribution online launched PDS will be totally transparent and leak proof within two years- Shri Ram Vilas Paswan   Online System to automate all the operations of FCI depots launched here today by Shri Ram Vilas Paswan, Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution.Capturing data… Read More »

Wi-Fi Hotspot at Vaishno Devi dedicated

By | March 17, 2016

Ravi Shankar Prasad dedicates Wi-Fi Hotspot at Vaishno Devi Union Minister for Telecom and Information Technology, Mr Ravi Shankar Prasad today dedicated 1000th WI-FI hot spot to the nation with the operationaliation of WI-FI facility at Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine. Speaking on the occasion, he said that as part of Government’s initiative to modernize BSNL… Read More »

Implementation of RTI Act, 2005 to be strengthened

By | March 17, 2016

Implementation of RTI Act, 2005 to be strengthened DoPT invites views/suggestions by 31st March, 2016 A Committee of Experts consisting of Shri A.N. Tiwari, former Chief Information Commissioner and Dr. M.M. Ansari, former Information Commissioner of Central Information Commission was constituted to recommend, inter-alia, measures to further strengthen implementation of Section 4 of the RTI… Read More »

ESIC Hospitals in India

By | March 17, 2016

ESIC Hospitals The State-wise total number of Employees’ State Insurance (ESI) hospitals already set-up and 24 more are proposed to be setup in the country as per enlisted details. Total number of Insured Persons as on 31.03.2015 is 20344530.  Data compilation as on 29.02.2016 has not been finalized. Medical needs of ESI beneficiaries are adequately… Read More »

Special Facilities For The Disabled in Indian Railways

By | March 16, 2016

Special Facilities For The Disabled in Indian Railways Improvement/augmentation of amenities at stations, including those for differently abled passengers is a continuous process. In order to provide better accessibility to passengers with disabilities, short term facilities as detailed below have been planned at all stations, beginning with ‘A-1’, ‘A’ & ‘B’ category stations: • Standard… Read More »

Allowing Private Sector in Mineral Exploration

By | March 16, 2016

Allowing Private Sector in Mineral Exploration TheMines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Act, 2015 (MMDR Amendment Act, 2015) has,besides Mining Lease (ML), two specific provisions for mineral exploration viz. Non-exclusive Reconnaissance Permit [NERP] and Prospecting License-cum-Mining Lease [PL-cum-ML] through which private sector can participate in mineral exploration. The allocation of mineral blocks through auction… Read More »