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Press Information Bureau
Government of India
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Ministry of Home Affairs
National Integration Council Reconstitued
New Delhi: April 12, 2010
National Integration Council (NIC) has been reconstituted. To be
chaired by the Prime Minister of India, it has 147 members including
Union Ministers, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha,
Chief Ministers of all States & Union Territories with Legislatures,
leaders of national political parties & regional political parties,
Chairperson of National Commissions, eminent media persons, public
figures, representatives of business and women's representatives.
The list of members is as under:
PRIME MINISTER CHAIRMAN
I UNION MINISTERS
1. Shri Pranab Mukherjee, Union Finance Minister Member
2. Shri Sharad Pawar,
Union Minister of Agriculture and Minister of Consumer Affairs,
Food & Public Distribution -do-
3. Shri A.K. Antony,
Union Defence Minister -do-
4. Shri P. Chidambaram,
Union Home Minister -do-
5. Kumari Mamata Banerjee,
Union Minister of Railways -do-
6. Shri M. Veerappa Moily,
Union Minister of Law & Justice -do-
7. Shri Kapil Sibal,
Union Minister of Human Resource Development -do-
8. Smt. Ambika Soni,
Union Minister of Information & Broadcasting -do-
9. Shri Dayanidhi Maran,
Union Minister of Textiles -do-
10. Dr. Farooq Abdullah,
Union Minister of New and Renewable Energy -do-
11. Shri Mukul Wasnik,
Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment -do-
12. Shri Kantilal Bhuria,
Union Minister of Tribal Affairs -do-
13. Shri Salman Khursheed,
Minister of State for Corporate Affairs and Ministry of
Minority Affairs -do-
14. Smt. Krishna Tirath,
Minister of State for Women and Child Development -do-
II LEADERS OF OPPOSITION IN LOK SABHA & RAJYA SABHA
15. Smt. Sushma Swaraj
Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha -do-
16. Shri Arun Jaitley,
Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha -do-
III CHIEF MINISTERS OF ALL STATES AND UNION TERRITORIES WITH LEGISLATURES
17. Chief Ministers of all the States and Union Territories
which have Legislatures (30 includes Chief Ministers of NCT of
Delhi and UT of Puducherry -do
IV LEADERS OF NATIONAL POLITICAL PARTIES
1. Smt, Sonia Gandhi, President, Indian National Congress Member
2. Shri Nitin Gadkari, President, Bhartiya Janata Party -do-
3. Shri Prakash Karat, General Secretary, Communist Party of India
(Marxist) -do-
4. Shri A.B. Bardhan, General Secretary, Communist Party of India -do-
5. Kumari Mayawati, President,
Bahujan Samaj Party -do-
6. Shri Sharad Pawar, President, Nationalist Congress Party -do-
V LEADERS OF REGIONAL POLITICAL PARTIES
1. Shri M. Karunanidhi, President, Dravida Munnetra Kzhagam Member
2. Dr. Farooq Abdullah, President, Jammu and Kashmir National Conference -do
3. Shri Ajit Singh, President, Rashtriya Lok Dal -do-
4. Shri Sukbir Singh Badal, President, Shiromani Akali Dal -do-
5. Shri N. Chandrababu Naidu, President, Telugu Desam Party -do-
6. Shri E. Ahamed, President, Indian Union Muslim League -do-
7. Shri Mulayam Singh Yadav, President, Samajwadi Party -do-
8. Shri Lalu Prasad Yadav, President, Rashtriya Janata Dal -do-
9. Shri H.D. Deve Gowda, President, Janata Dal (S) -do-
10. Shri Sharad Yadav, President, Janata Dal (U) -do-
11. Shri Navin Patnaik, President, Biju Janata Dal -do-
12. Shri Chandra Mohan Patowary, President, Asom Gana Parishad -do-
13. Ms. Mehbooba Mufti, President, People's Democratic Party -do-
14. Shri Shibu Soren, President, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha -do-
VI NATIONAL COMMISSIONS
1. Chairperson, National Commission for Minorities Member
2. Chairperson, National Commission for Scheduled Castes -do-
3. Chairperson, National Commission for Scheduled Tribes -do-
4. Chairperson, National Commission for Women -do-
5. Chairperson, National Human Rights Commission, -do
6. Chairperson, National Commission for Protection of Child Rights -do
VII MEDIA PERSONS
1. Shri N. Ravi, Editor, The Hindu Member
2. Shri Shashi Shekhar, Editor-in-Chief, Hindustan -do-
3. Shri Mammen Mathew, Editor, Malayala Manorama -do-
4. Shri Shekhar Gupta, Editor-in-Chief, The Indian Express -do-
5. Shri M.K. Razdan, Editor-in-Chief and CEO, Press Trust of India Ltd -do-
6. Ms. Shobhana Bhartia, Chairperson, Hindustan Times -do-
7. Shri Arun Kumar Bhandari, General Manager & Chief Editor,
United News of India -do-
8. Shri Shravan Garg, Group Editor, Dainik Bhaskar -do-
9. Shri T.N. Ninan, Editor, Business Standard Ltd -do-
10. Shri V. Raja, Chief Editor, Sun TV Network Ltd. -do-
11. Shri Kumar Ketkar, Editor, Lok Satta -do-
12. Shri Rajdeep Sardesai, Editor-in-Chief, CNN-IBN -do-
13. Ms. Barkha Dutt, Group Editor, NDTV -do-
14. Shri Palagummi Sainath, Rural Affairs Editor and Bureau Chief,
The Hindu -do-
15. Shri Dileep Padgaonkar, Consulting Editor, Times of India -do-
16. Shri K.N. Tilak Kumar, Editor, Deccan Herald -do-
17. Shri Zahid Ali Khan, Editor, The Siasat Daily -do-
18. Shri Shahid Latif, Editor, Inquilab -do-
19. Shri Alok Mehta, Editor-in-Chief, Nai Duniya -do-
20. Shri Pankaj Pachauri, Managing Editor, NDTV -do-
VIII REPRESENTATIVES OF BUSINESS
1. Shri Harsh Pati Singhania, President, FICCI
Member
2. Shri Venu Srinivasan, President, Confederation of Indian
Industries (CII) -do-
3. Dr. Ms. Swati Piramal, President, ASSOCHAM -do-
4. Shri Som Mittal, President, NASSCOM -do-
5. Shri Ratan N. Tata, Chairman, Tata Sons Limited -do-
6. Shri Venu Srinivasan, Chairman, TVS Motor Company Limited -do-
7. Shri Azim Premji, Chairman, Wipro Ltd -do-
8. Shri Ajay Chowdhry, Chairman, HCL -do-
9. Shri Y.C. Deveshwar, Chairman, ITC Limited -do-
10. Dr. Ramdas M. Pai, President & Chancellor, Manipal University -do-
11. Mrs. R. Sandra Shroff, Vice-Chairman, United Phosphorous India
Limited -do-
12. Shri A.M. Naik, Chairman & Managing Director, Larsen & Toubro
Limited -do-
13. Shri Nandan Nilekani, Chairman, Unique Identification Authority of
India (UIDAI) -do-
14. Shri Vikram Kirloskar, Chairman & Managing Director, Kirloskar
Systems Ltd -do-
15. Shri Jamshyd N. Godrej, CMD, Godrej & Boyce Manufacturing Company Ltd -do-
IX EMINENT PUBLIC FIGURES
1. Shri H.D. Deve Gowda, Member
2. Shri I.K. Gujral -do-
3. Shri L.K. Advani -do-
4. Shri Somnath Chatterjee -do-
5. Dr. Karan Singh -do-
6. Shri Mrinal Sen -do-
7. Shri Rishang Keishing -do-
8. Dr. Amrik Singh -do-
9. Prof. M.S. Swaminathan -do-
10. Shri Bekal Utsahi -do-
11. Shri Gulzar -do-
12. Shri Vikram Seth -do-
13. Shri Sitakanta Mohapatra -do-
14. Professor Zoya Hasan -do-
15. Rev. Prof. Valsan Thampu -do-
16. Archbishop Vincent M.C. Concessao -do-
17. Shri Sitaram Yechury -do-
18. Shri Asghar Ali Engineer -do-
19. Swami Agnivesh -do-
20. Ms. Amarjeet Kaur -do-
21. Shri Fali S. Nariman -do-
22. Shri Madari Moideen -do-
23. Shri C.K. Jaffar Sharief -do-
24. Dr. John Dayal -do-
25. Shri Asauddin Owaisi -do-
26. Ms. Shabana Azmi -do-
27. Shri Navaid Hamid -do-
28. Dr. S.N. Subba Rao -do-
29. Ms. Shabnam Hashmi -do-
30. Shri Amar Singh -do-
31. Shri Syed Shahabuddin -do-
32. Ms. Mrinal Pande -do-
33. Shri Rajnath Singh -do-
X WOMEN'S REPRESENTATIVES
1. Smt. Ela R. Bhatt, Self Employed Women's Association (SEWA) Member
2. Dr. V. Mohini Giri, Guild for Service -do-
3. Ms. Noor Bano -do-
4. Dr. Amrit Srinivasan, Professor, Department of Humanities &
Social Sciences -do-
5. Ms. Annie Raja, National Federation of Indian Women -do-
6. Ms. Gomathi Nair, President, All India Women's Conference -do-
7. Ms. Neerja Chowdhary, President, Indian Women Press Corps -do-
rs/ks/dk/kol/16:37 hrs.
Press Information Bureau
Government of India
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Ministry of Rural Development
RD Ministry to Review National Social Assistance Program (NSAP)
New Delhi: April 12, 2010
The Ministry of Rural Development is holding a Performance Review
Committee meeting to take stock of the progress under the National
Social Assistance Program (NSAP) on Tuesday, the April 13 th at
Krishi Bhawan here. The meeting under the Chairmanship of the
Secretary Rural Development is likely to discuss the following issues
:
(i) Review of Statewise financial and Physical progress during 2009-10;
(ii) Operationalisation of IGNWPS and IGNDPS;
(iii) Uploading of data of all pension beneficiaries;
(iv) Operationalization of NSAP-MIS;
(v) Strategy for implementation of programs during 2010-11;
(vi) Policy of Opening of Bank/Post Office account for pensioners;
(vii) Furnishing of online MPRs, and;
(viii) State Fund Schemes.
The National Social Assistance Program (NSAP) which came into effect
from 15th August, 1995 represents a significant step towards the
fulfillment of the Directive Principles in Article 41 of the
Constitution. The program introduced a National Policy for Social
Assistance for the poor and aims at ensuring minimum national standard
for social assistance in addition to the benefits that states are
currently providing or might provide in future. NSAP at present,
comprises of Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme (IGNOAPS),
Indira Gandhi National Widow Pension Scheme (IGNWPS), Indira Gandhi
National Disability Pension Scheme (IGNDPS), National Family Benefit
Scheme (NFBS) and Annapurna. At present this program is administered
by the M/o Rural Development and is operational in rural as well as
urban areas. Under the Indira Gandhi National Old age Pension Scheme
(IGNOAPS) BPL persons aged 65 years or above are entitled to a monthly
pension of Rs.200/-.
Under the Indira Gandhi National Widow Pension Scheme (IGNWPS) BPL
widows aged 40-64 years are entitled to a monthly pension of Rs.200/-.
Under the Indira Gandhi National Disability Pension Scheme (IGNDPS)
BPL persons aged 18-64 years with severe and multiple disabilities are
entitled to a monthly pension of Rs.200/-. Under the National Family
Benefit Scheme (NFBS) a BPL household is entitled to lump sum amount
of money on the death of primary breadwinner aged between 18-64 years.
The amount of assistance is Rs. 10,000/-. Under Annapurna 10 KG of
food grains per month are provided free of cost to those senior
citizens who, though eligible have remained uncovered under NSOAP.
During the year 2009-10 out of the Central Allocation of Rs. 5200
crore an amount of Rs. 5155.4972 crore was released for the NSAP and
Annapurna Program. The expenditure stood at Rs. 3362.772 crore which
is 65.22 percent utilization of funds. Out of 16947902 approved
beneficiaries under the IGNOAPS , the coverage under the scheme
reached out to 16024112 beneficiaries during 2009-10 which is around
94.55%. Under the National Family Benefit Scheme (NFBS) In the year
2009-10 around 336949 beneficiaries were covered which is around
77.20%. Similarly under the Indira Gandhi National Widow Pension
Scheme (IGNWPS) and Indira Gandhi National Disability Pension Scheme
(IGNDPS), the number of beneficiaries covered was 2675579 and 547616
respectively during 2009-10.
The Performance Review Committee Meetings over the years have been an
important monitoring tool for the Ministry of Rural Development to
take stock of the progress of the various flagship programs running
all over the country. The participants include among others the
Secretaries and representatives from all Sate Governments / UT
Administrations overseeing the implementation of Rural Development
Programs, Organizations like CAPART , NIRD along with the Ministry Of
Panchayati Raj, Ministry Of Statistics and Program Implementation,
Ministry of Finance, Planning Commission representatives etc.
akt/st/sak/dk/kol/16:38 hrs.
Press Information Bureau
Government of India
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Ministry of Rural Development
Grant in Aid Worth Rs. 20 Crore For Safe Drinking Water in Rural Areas of Assam
New Delhi: April 12, 2010
The Union Ministry of Rural Development has released grant in aid
worth Rs.2000.00 lakh (Rupees twenty crore only) (Programme fund) to
the State Government of Assam towards additional funds under NRDWP
(normal, water quality and sustainability) (Programme Fund) during
2009-10. This release is being made for execution/completion of rural
water schemes to provide safe drinking water facilities to rural
habitations and schools under Rajiv Gandhi National Drinking Water
Mission As per the provisions under the National Rural Drinking Water
Programme (NRDWP) the State Government shall follow the priorities set
in the guidelines and other instructions issued from time to time for
the coverage of rural habitations and rural schools. The funds have
been released to the implementing agency, the State Water and
Sanitation Mission, Assam.
National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) a component of Bharat
Nirman, is one of the flagship program of Government of India with the
objective to provide safe drinking water to all households in rural
areas, while ensuring convergence with related programmes and
involvement of the Panchayati Raj Institutions. To achieve drinking
water security at village/habitation level, conjunctive use of water
i.e. judicious use of rainwater, surface water and ground water is
promoted
akt/st/sak/dk/kol/16:38 hrs.
Press Information Bureau
Government of India
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Ministry of Rural Development
Rd Ministry Releases Rs.7.77 Crore For Safe Drinking Water in Manipur
New Delhi: April 12, 2010
The Union Ministry of Rural Development has released grant in aid
worth Rs.777.39 lakh (Rupees seven crore seventy seven lakh and thirty
nine thousand only) (Programme fund) to the State Government of
Manipur towards 2nd instalment of funds against allocation of
Rs.6160.00 lakh for NRDWP (normal, water quality and sustainability)
during 2009-10. This release is being made for execution/completion of
rural water schemes to provide safe drinking water facilities to rural
habitations and schools under Rajiv Gandhi National Drinking Water
Mission As per the provisions under the National Rural Drinking Water
Programme (NRDWP) the State Government shall follow the priorities set
in the guidelines and other instructions issued from time to time for
the coverage of rural habitations and rural schools. The funds have
been released to the implementing agency the State Water and
Sanitation Mission, Manipur.
National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) a component of Bharat
Nirman, is one of the flagship program of Government of India with the
objective to provide safe drinking water to all households in rural
areas, while ensuring convergence with related programmes and
involvement of the Panchayati Raj Institutions. To achieve drinking
water security at village/habitation level, conjunctive use of water
i.e. judicious use of rainwater, surface water and ground water is
promoted
akt/st/sak/dk/kol/16:38 hrs.
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Date: Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 4:44 PM
Subject: Releases..........pt3
Press Information Bureau
Government of India
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Ministry of Home Affairs
National Integration Council Reconstitued
New Delhi: April 12, 2010
National Integration Council (NIC) has been reconstituted. To be
chaired by the Prime Minister of India, it has 147 members including
Union Ministers, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha,
Chief Ministers of all States & Union Territories with Legislatures,
leaders of national political parties & regional political parties,
Chairperson of National Commissions, eminent media persons, public
figures, representatives of business and women's representatives.
The list of members is as under:
PRIME MINISTER CHAIRMAN
I UNION MINISTERS
1. Shri Pranab Mukherjee, Union Finance Minister Member
2. Shri Sharad Pawar,
Union Minister of Agriculture and Minister of Consumer Affairs,
Food & Public Distribution -do-
3. Shri A.K. Antony,
Union Defence Minister -do-
4. Shri P. Chidambaram,
Union Home Minister -do-
5. Kumari Mamata Banerjee,
Union Minister of Railways -do-
6. Shri M. Veerappa Moily,
Union Minister of Law & Justice -do-
7. Shri Kapil Sibal,
Union Minister of Human Resource Development -do-
8. Smt. Ambika Soni,
Union Minister of Information & Broadcasting -do-
9. Shri Dayanidhi Maran,
Union Minister of Textiles -do-
10. Dr. Farooq Abdullah,
Union Minister of New and Renewable Energy -do-
11. Shri Mukul Wasnik,
Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment -do-
12. Shri Kantilal Bhuria,
Union Minister of Tribal Affairs -do-
13. Shri Salman Khursheed,
Minister of State for Corporate Affairs and Ministry of
Minority Affairs -do-
14. Smt. Krishna Tirath,
Minister of State for Women and Child Development -do-
II LEADERS OF OPPOSITION IN LOK SABHA & RAJYA SABHA
15. Smt. Sushma Swaraj
Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha -do-
16. Shri Arun Jaitley,
Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha -do-
III CHIEF MINISTERS OF ALL STATES AND UNION TERRITORIES WITH LEGISLATURES
17. Chief Ministers of all the States and Union Territories
which have Legislatures (30 includes Chief Ministers of NCT of
Delhi and UT of Puducherry -do
IV LEADERS OF NATIONAL POLITICAL PARTIES
1. Smt, Sonia Gandhi, President, Indian National Congress Member
2. Shri Nitin Gadkari, President, Bhartiya Janata Party -do-
3. Shri Prakash Karat, General Secretary, Communist Party of India
(Marxist) -do-
4. Shri A.B. Bardhan, General Secretary, Communist Party of India -do-
5. Kumari Mayawati, President,
Bahujan Samaj Party -do-
6. Shri Sharad Pawar, President, Nationalist Congress Party -do-
V LEADERS OF REGIONAL POLITICAL PARTIES
1. Shri M. Karunanidhi, President, Dravida Munnetra Kzhagam Member
2. Dr. Farooq Abdullah, President, Jammu and Kashmir National Conference -do
3. Shri Ajit Singh, President, Rashtriya Lok Dal -do-
4. Shri Sukbir Singh Badal, President, Shiromani Akali Dal -do-
5. Shri N. Chandrababu Naidu, President, Telugu Desam Party -do-
6. Shri E. Ahamed, President, Indian Union Muslim League -do-
7. Shri Mulayam Singh Yadav, President, Samajwadi Party -do-
8. Shri Lalu Prasad Yadav, President, Rashtriya Janata Dal -do-
9. Shri H.D. Deve Gowda, President, Janata Dal (S) -do-
10. Shri Sharad Yadav, President, Janata Dal (U) -do-
11. Shri Navin Patnaik, President, Biju Janata Dal -do-
12. Shri Chandra Mohan Patowary, President, Asom Gana Parishad -do-
13. Ms. Mehbooba Mufti, President, People's Democratic Party -do-
14. Shri Shibu Soren, President, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha -do-
VI NATIONAL COMMISSIONS
1. Chairperson, National Commission for Minorities Member
2. Chairperson, National Commission for Scheduled Castes -do-
3. Chairperson, National Commission for Scheduled Tribes -do-
4. Chairperson, National Commission for Women -do-
5. Chairperson, National Human Rights Commission, -do
6. Chairperson, National Commission for Protection of Child Rights -do
VII MEDIA PERSONS
1. Shri N. Ravi, Editor, The Hindu Member
2. Shri Shashi Shekhar, Editor-in-Chief, Hindustan -do-
3. Shri Mammen Mathew, Editor, Malayala Manorama -do-
4. Shri Shekhar Gupta, Editor-in-Chief, The Indian Express -do-
5. Shri M.K. Razdan, Editor-in-Chief and CEO, Press Trust of India Ltd -do-
6. Ms. Shobhana Bhartia, Chairperson, Hindustan Times -do-
7. Shri Arun Kumar Bhandari, General Manager & Chief Editor,
United News of India -do-
8. Shri Shravan Garg, Group Editor, Dainik Bhaskar -do-
9. Shri T.N. Ninan, Editor, Business Standard Ltd -do-
10. Shri V. Raja, Chief Editor, Sun TV Network Ltd. -do-
11. Shri Kumar Ketkar, Editor, Lok Satta -do-
12. Shri Rajdeep Sardesai, Editor-in-Chief, CNN-IBN -do-
13. Ms. Barkha Dutt, Group Editor, NDTV -do-
14. Shri Palagummi Sainath, Rural Affairs Editor and Bureau Chief,
The Hindu -do-
15. Shri Dileep Padgaonkar, Consulting Editor, Times of India -do-
16. Shri K.N. Tilak Kumar, Editor, Deccan Herald -do-
17. Shri Zahid Ali Khan, Editor, The Siasat Daily -do-
18. Shri Shahid Latif, Editor, Inquilab -do-
19. Shri Alok Mehta, Editor-in-Chief, Nai Duniya -do-
20. Shri Pankaj Pachauri, Managing Editor, NDTV -do-
VIII REPRESENTATIVES OF BUSINESS
1. Shri Harsh Pati Singhania, President, FICCI
Member
2. Shri Venu Srinivasan, President, Confederation of Indian
Industries (CII) -do-
3. Dr. Ms. Swati Piramal, President, ASSOCHAM -do-
4. Shri Som Mittal, President, NASSCOM -do-
5. Shri Ratan N. Tata, Chairman, Tata Sons Limited -do-
6. Shri Venu Srinivasan, Chairman, TVS Motor Company Limited -do-
7. Shri Azim Premji, Chairman, Wipro Ltd -do-
8. Shri Ajay Chowdhry, Chairman, HCL -do-
9. Shri Y.C. Deveshwar, Chairman, ITC Limited -do-
10. Dr. Ramdas M. Pai, President & Chancellor, Manipal University -do-
11. Mrs. R. Sandra Shroff, Vice-Chairman, United Phosphorous India
Limited -do-
12. Shri A.M. Naik, Chairman & Managing Director, Larsen & Toubro
Limited -do-
13. Shri Nandan Nilekani, Chairman, Unique Identification Authority of
India (UIDAI) -do-
14. Shri Vikram Kirloskar, Chairman & Managing Director, Kirloskar
Systems Ltd -do-
15. Shri Jamshyd N. Godrej, CMD, Godrej & Boyce Manufacturing Company Ltd -do-
IX EMINENT PUBLIC FIGURES
1. Shri H.D. Deve Gowda, Member
2. Shri I.K. Gujral -do-
3. Shri L.K. Advani -do-
4. Shri Somnath Chatterjee -do-
5. Dr. Karan Singh -do-
6. Shri Mrinal Sen -do-
7. Shri Rishang Keishing -do-
8. Dr. Amrik Singh -do-
9. Prof. M.S. Swaminathan -do-
10. Shri Bekal Utsahi -do-
11. Shri Gulzar -do-
12. Shri Vikram Seth -do-
13. Shri Sitakanta Mohapatra -do-
14. Professor Zoya Hasan -do-
15. Rev. Prof. Valsan Thampu -do-
16. Archbishop Vincent M.C. Concessao -do-
17. Shri Sitaram Yechury -do-
18. Shri Asghar Ali Engineer -do-
19. Swami Agnivesh -do-
20. Ms. Amarjeet Kaur -do-
21. Shri Fali S. Nariman -do-
22. Shri Madari Moideen -do-
23. Shri C.K. Jaffar Sharief -do-
24. Dr. John Dayal -do-
25. Shri Asauddin Owaisi -do-
26. Ms. Shabana Azmi -do-
27. Shri Navaid Hamid -do-
28. Dr. S.N. Subba Rao -do-
29. Ms. Shabnam Hashmi -do-
30. Shri Amar Singh -do-
31. Shri Syed Shahabuddin -do-
32. Ms. Mrinal Pande -do-
33. Shri Rajnath Singh -do-
X WOMEN'S REPRESENTATIVES
1. Smt. Ela R. Bhatt, Self Employed Women's Association (SEWA) Member
2. Dr. V. Mohini Giri, Guild for Service -do-
3. Ms. Noor Bano -do-
4. Dr. Amrit Srinivasan, Professor, Department of Humanities &
Social Sciences -do-
5. Ms. Annie Raja, National Federation of Indian Women -do-
6. Ms. Gomathi Nair, President, All India Women's Conference -do-
7. Ms. Neerja Chowdhary, President, Indian Women Press Corps -do-
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Press Information Bureau
Government of India
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Ministry of Rural Development
RD Ministry to Review National Social Assistance Program (NSAP)
New Delhi: April 12, 2010
The Ministry of Rural Development is holding a Performance Review
Committee meeting to take stock of the progress under the National
Social Assistance Program (NSAP) on Tuesday, the April 13 th at
Krishi Bhawan here. The meeting under the Chairmanship of the
Secretary Rural Development is likely to discuss the following issues
:
(i) Review of Statewise financial and Physical progress during 2009-10;
(ii) Operationalisation of IGNWPS and IGNDPS;
(iii) Uploading of data of all pension beneficiaries;
(iv) Operationalization of NSAP-MIS;
(v) Strategy for implementation of programs during 2010-11;
(vi) Policy of Opening of Bank/Post Office account for pensioners;
(vii) Furnishing of online MPRs, and;
(viii) State Fund Schemes.
The National Social Assistance Program (NSAP) which came into effect
from 15th August, 1995 represents a significant step towards the
fulfillment of the Directive Principles in Article 41 of the
Constitution. The program introduced a National Policy for Social
Assistance for the poor and aims at ensuring minimum national standard
for social assistance in addition to the benefits that states are
currently providing or might provide in future. NSAP at present,
comprises of Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme (IGNOAPS),
Indira Gandhi National Widow Pension Scheme (IGNWPS), Indira Gandhi
National Disability Pension Scheme (IGNDPS), National Family Benefit
Scheme (NFBS) and Annapurna. At present this program is administered
by the M/o Rural Development and is operational in rural as well as
urban areas. Under the Indira Gandhi National Old age Pension Scheme
(IGNOAPS) BPL persons aged 65 years or above are entitled to a monthly
pension of Rs.200/-.
Under the Indira Gandhi National Widow Pension Scheme (IGNWPS) BPL
widows aged 40-64 years are entitled to a monthly pension of Rs.200/-.
Under the Indira Gandhi National Disability Pension Scheme (IGNDPS)
BPL persons aged 18-64 years with severe and multiple disabilities are
entitled to a monthly pension of Rs.200/-. Under the National Family
Benefit Scheme (NFBS) a BPL household is entitled to lump sum amount
of money on the death of primary breadwinner aged between 18-64 years.
The amount of assistance is Rs. 10,000/-. Under Annapurna 10 KG of
food grains per month are provided free of cost to those senior
citizens who, though eligible have remained uncovered under NSOAP.
During the year 2009-10 out of the Central Allocation of Rs. 5200
crore an amount of Rs. 5155.4972 crore was released for the NSAP and
Annapurna Program. The expenditure stood at Rs. 3362.772 crore which
is 65.22 percent utilization of funds. Out of 16947902 approved
beneficiaries under the IGNOAPS , the coverage under the scheme
reached out to 16024112 beneficiaries during 2009-10 which is around
94.55%. Under the National Family Benefit Scheme (NFBS) In the year
2009-10 around 336949 beneficiaries were covered which is around
77.20%. Similarly under the Indira Gandhi National Widow Pension
Scheme (IGNWPS) and Indira Gandhi National Disability Pension Scheme
(IGNDPS), the number of beneficiaries covered was 2675579 and 547616
respectively during 2009-10.
The Performance Review Committee Meetings over the years have been an
important monitoring tool for the Ministry of Rural Development to
take stock of the progress of the various flagship programs running
all over the country. The participants include among others the
Secretaries and representatives from all Sate Governments / UT
Administrations overseeing the implementation of Rural Development
Programs, Organizations like CAPART , NIRD along with the Ministry Of
Panchayati Raj, Ministry Of Statistics and Program Implementation,
Ministry of Finance, Planning Commission representatives etc.
akt/st/sak/dk/kol/16:38 hrs.
Press Information Bureau
Government of India
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Ministry of Rural Development
Grant in Aid Worth Rs. 20 Crore For Safe Drinking Water in Rural Areas of Assam
New Delhi: April 12, 2010
The Union Ministry of Rural Development has released grant in aid
worth Rs.2000.00 lakh (Rupees twenty crore only) (Programme fund) to
the State Government of Assam towards additional funds under NRDWP
(normal, water quality and sustainability) (Programme Fund) during
2009-10. This release is being made for execution/completion of rural
water schemes to provide safe drinking water facilities to rural
habitations and schools under Rajiv Gandhi National Drinking Water
Mission As per the provisions under the National Rural Drinking Water
Programme (NRDWP) the State Government shall follow the priorities set
in the guidelines and other instructions issued from time to time for
the coverage of rural habitations and rural schools. The funds have
been released to the implementing agency, the State Water and
Sanitation Mission, Assam.
National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) a component of Bharat
Nirman, is one of the flagship program of Government of India with the
objective to provide safe drinking water to all households in rural
areas, while ensuring convergence with related programmes and
involvement of the Panchayati Raj Institutions. To achieve drinking
water security at village/habitation level, conjunctive use of water
i.e. judicious use of rainwater, surface water and ground water is
promoted
akt/st/sak/dk/kol/16:38 hrs.
Press Information Bureau
Government of India
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Ministry of Rural Development
Rd Ministry Releases Rs.7.77 Crore For Safe Drinking Water in Manipur
New Delhi: April 12, 2010
The Union Ministry of Rural Development has released grant in aid
worth Rs.777.39 lakh (Rupees seven crore seventy seven lakh and thirty
nine thousand only) (Programme fund) to the State Government of
Manipur towards 2nd instalment of funds against allocation of
Rs.6160.00 lakh for NRDWP (normal, water quality and sustainability)
during 2009-10. This release is being made for execution/completion of
rural water schemes to provide safe drinking water facilities to rural
habitations and schools under Rajiv Gandhi National Drinking Water
Mission As per the provisions under the National Rural Drinking Water
Programme (NRDWP) the State Government shall follow the priorities set
in the guidelines and other instructions issued from time to time for
the coverage of rural habitations and rural schools. The funds have
been released to the implementing agency the State Water and
Sanitation Mission, Manipur.
National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) a component of Bharat
Nirman, is one of the flagship program of Government of India with the
objective to provide safe drinking water to all households in rural
areas, while ensuring convergence with related programmes and
involvement of the Panchayati Raj Institutions. To achieve drinking
water security at village/habitation level, conjunctive use of water
i.e. judicious use of rainwater, surface water and ground water is
promoted
akt/st/sak/dk/kol/16:38 hrs.
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Palash Biswas
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