From: Press Information Bureau Ministry of I&B <pib.kolkata@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, Jul 9, 2010 at 1:41 PM
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Press Information Bureau
Government of India
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Ministry of Finance
Agreements signed for World Bank Loan of Us$ 407 Million for Scaling up Sustainable and Responsible Microfinance Project & India Statistical Strengthening Project
New Delhi: July 9, 2010.
The Legal Agreements for two World Bank assisted projects namely, (i) Scaling up Sustainable and Responsible Microfinance Project for a total loan of US$ 300 million and (ii) India Statistical Strengthening Project for a loan of US$ 107 million, were signed between Government of India and the World Bank , here today.
The Agreements were signed by Dr. Anup K. Pujari, Joint Secretary (MI), Ministry of Finance on behalf of the Government of India, Mr. N. Roberto Zagha, Country Director (India) on behalf of the World Bank and Shri Rakesh Rewari, Deputy Managing Director on behalf of Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI). Dr. T. C. A. Anant, Secretary, Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation was also present.
The details of these projects are as under:
(i) Scaling up Sustainable and Responsible Microfinance Project: The objective of the project is to scale up access to sustainable microfinance services to the financially excluded, particularly in under-served areas of India through, among other things, introduction of innovative financial products and fostering transparency and responsible finance. The Project will be implemented by SIDBI over a period of five years.
(ii) India Statistical Strengthening Project: The Project has been formulated by Government of India to support statistical reforms in the country. The four main policy areas of the reform are: (a) Strengthening the institutions of leadership and coordination of the National Statistical system; (b) Improving and increasing the support provided by the Central Government and the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation to the statistical systems of States / Union Territories ; (c) Strengthening the capacity and performance of the statistical systems in a majority of States / UTs in India; and (d) Improving the coverage, quality, timeliness and credibility of statistics generated by States and UTs. The project is being implemented as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme and the Implementing Agency for the Project is Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. It is a single tranche policy based operation and the closing date will be twelve months after the loan has become effective.
dsm/by/kp/gn-217/10/dk/kol/13:35 hrs.
Press Information Bureau
Government of India
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Ministry of Railways
Railway Revenue Earnings up by 7.04 Per Cent During April- June 2010
New Delhi: July 9, 2010.
The total approximate earnings of Indian Railways on originating basis during 1st April – 30th June 2010 were Rs. 22061.13 crore compared to Rs. 20610.63 crore during the same period last year, registering an increase of 7.04 per cent.
The total goods earnings have gone up from Rs. 13927.05 crore during 1st April – 30th June 2009 to Rs. 14930.11 crore during 1st April – 30th June 2010, an increase of 7.20 per cent.
The total passenger revenue earnings during first three months of the financial year 2010-11 were Rs. 6190.70 crore compared to Rs. 5802.66 crore during the same period last year, registering an increase of 6.69 per cent.
The revenue earnings from other coaching amounted to Rs. 626.01 crore during April-June 2010 compared to Rs. 577.78 crore during the same period last year, an increase of 8.35 per cent.
The total approximate number of passengers booked during April-June 2010 were 1937.22 million compared to 1836.51 million during the same period last year, showing an increase of 5.48 per cent. In the suburban and non-suburban sectors, the number of passengers booked during April-June 2010 were 965.05 million and 972.17 million compared to 922.94 million and 913.57 million during the same period last year, showing an increase of 4.56 per cent and 6.41 per cent respectively.
aks/hk/lk/tr/dk/kol/13:36 hrs.
Press Information Bureau
Government of India
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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
3000 Children to Run for Population Stabilisation
New Delhi: July 9, 2010.
The Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare, Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad will flag off a run for population stabilization involving 3000 children from Delhi schools on World Population Day i.e. 11th July 2010. The children will congregate at Vijay Chowk in front of Rashtrapati Bhawan on the morning of 11th July 2010 at 6.45 a.m. Their run will be till the India Gate. Chief Minister of Delhi, Smt. Shiela Dikshit will be the Chief Guest for the occasion. Ministers of State for Health & Family Welfare, Shri Dinesh Trivedi, Shri S. Gandhiselvan, Smt. Kiran Walia, Minister of Health & family Welfare, Government of Delhi along with Shri Arvinder Singh, Education Minister of Delhi will be the Guests of Honour.
The run is being organized by Jansankhya Sthirtha Kosh in partnership with the Delhi Government. The theme of the World Population Day this year is 'Everyone Counts' which underscores the importance of data for development. The Government is viewing this as an excellent opportunity for spreading awareness and advocacy on the issue of population stabilization.
ds/gk/dk/kol/13:36 hrs.
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Government of India
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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Pharmacists Play a Key Role in Patient well being – President Azad Announces Pharmacists' Day and Award
New Delhi: July 9, 2010.
The President, Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil has said that Pharmacy education in the country should be constantly revised and updated to meet tomorrow's challenges. She emphasized that there is a need to create awareness about the role of pharmacists in the health care delivery. For this educators will need to develop an environment to create well rounded pharmacists who are knowledgeable and aligned with the health care needs of people. The common goal of the health sector, pharmaceuticals industries and the pharmaceutical profession should be to protect the well being of patients in all parts of the world, she said. The President was speaking after inaugurating the National Seminar on the Recent Trends in Pharmacy Education and Practice, here today.
Speaking on the occasion the Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare announced that in order to give recognition to the role played by the pharmacists in the health care delivery, the National Pharmacists Day will be declared soon. The Minister also announced that there will be national award instituted for the pharmacists on the lines of B.C. Roy Award for Doctors and Florence Nightingale Award for Nurses. The President appreciated the Minister's quickness to grasp the good ideas and said that the award will encourage the pharmacists to achieve greater heights.
Shri Azad said that pharmacists cannot only act as dispensers of good quality and cheap drugs but also act as watchdogs to counter the menace of spurious drugs in the country. The Minister told the audience about the whistle blower scheme that has been instituted to help the Government in tracking down manufacturers of spurious drugs. He also encouraged the pharmacists to join the teams working in the rural areas.
The Pharmacy Council is celebrating its 60th anniversary.
ds/gk/dk/kol/13:37 hrs.
Press Information Bureau
Government of India
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Ministry of Coal
Exercise to Review Status of Coal Mining Areas
New Delhi: July 9, 2010.
Ministry of Coal and Ministry of Environment & Forests have initiated an exercise to identify prima facie 'A' and 'B' areas for coal mining. Present 'A' areas would be those areas with rich forest cover and bio-diversity where applications would not be entertained for forest land diversion. Present 'B' areas would be those areas where prima facie the statutory Forests Advisory Committee in the MoE&F would consider proposals for diversion of forest land for coal mining purposes. This was decided in a meeting yesterday held to discuss the issue relating to the 'Go' and No-Go' areas of coal fields and to find ways and means to improve coal production and thereby give an impetus to the economic growth of the country. The meeting was attended by the Minister of State for Coal, Shri Sriprakash Jaiswal and the Minister of State for Environment & Forests, Shri Jairam Ramesh.
A preliminary exercise has already taken place. This has indicated 'A' and 'B' areas in nine major coalfields of the country. This exercise has been done jointly by the MoE&F and MoC. This is an ongoing exercise which has to be based both on mapping of forest and coal reserves as well as field-level studies. The results of the 'A' and 'B' analysis are indicative. Further action will be taken by the Government after a detailed analysis.
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