Policy Initiatives for Enhancing Indigenous Production of Oil and Gas The Minister of State (I/C) for Petroleum & Natural Gas Shri Dharmendra Pradhan informed the Rajya Sabha in a written reply today that in order to accelerate the pace of exploration and enhance production of oil and gas in the country, the Government… Read More »
Monitoring of Grievances The total number of grievances received on the online Centralized PublicGrievance Redress and Monitoring System(CPGRAMS) in respect of Central GovernmentMinistries/ Departments during the last four years are as under:- _ Year No. of Grievances received 2012 176126 2013 209637 2014 270255 2015 881132 The increase is due to a number of… Read More »
Reservation in Promotion The instructions issued by Department of Personnel & Training provide for reservation in promotion to persons belonging to Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) in posts in the Central Government upto the lowest rung of Group ‘A’. These instructions are also being implemented by Central Public Sector Undertakings, wherever reservation in… Read More »
Time Taken to Dispose Appeal As per the Right to Information Act, 2005 it is mandatory on the part of Public Information Officer either to provide the information or reject the request for any of the reasons specified by the RTI Act within 30 days of receipt of the request. However, information concerning life or… Read More »
Laser Walls along riverine stretches of India-Pakistan Border Border Security Force (BSF) has taken various measures to check the infiltration of the terrorists along Indo-Pakistan border. Installing laser walls is one of the integrated measures taken by BSF. The laser technology developed by BSF has been designed to cover all the shortcomings experienced in the… Read More »
Passports to Children The Government has already put in place a liberal policy for issue of passports to children of single parents whereby they can obtain passports for their minor children by furnishing an affidavit in the form of Annexure ‘C’ in case of children disowned by other parent or children born out of wedlock;… Read More »
Migration of Indians Data about global migration of Indian nationals is not maintained / available in this Ministry. Data about the number of Indian workers who emigrated through Emigration Clearance to 18 notified Emigration Clearance Required (ECR) countries is available with this Ministry. Data for emigration clearances granted during the last three years is as… Read More »
Indo-Iran Ties India welcomed the announcement of lifting of nuclear-related sanctions against Iran in January 2016. External Affairs Minister, in a letter to her Iranian counterpart, stated that the milestone represented triumph of diplomacy and signalled a new chapter of peace, progress and prosperity for Iran and our region opening up vast opportunities for our… Read More »
Adoption of Monuments by Corporate Houses The Government of India encourages Public Private Partnership (PPP) for conservation, restoration and environmental development of protected monuments and sites under the aegis of National Culture Fund (NCF), a Trust under the Ministry of Culture. A few Corporate Houses and public sector units have come forward for the maintenance… Read More »
Conversion of Heritage Sites into Tourist Spots in Maharashtra The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) is responsible for protection, conservation and maintenance of monuments/sites in the country which have been declared as of National importance. Besides this, providing basic facilities/amenities (e.g. drinking water, toilet blocks, facilities for physically challenged, pathways, cultural notice boards/signage, vehicle parking,… Read More »