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Date: Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 3:43 PM
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Government of India
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Ministry of Women and Child Development
Funds for Construction of Anganwadi Buildings
New Delhi: August 27, 2010.
As the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Scheme was designed as a community based outreach programme, there is no provision for construction of Anganwadi Buildings except in North East States under schematic norms. In areas where public buildings are not available, there is provision under the Scheme for hiring of accommodation. However, the States/UTs have been requested, from time to time to tap funds available under various schemes of other Ministries such as Backward Region Grant Fund (BRGF), M.P. Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS), M.L.A, Local Area Development Scheme (MLALADS), Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF), Panchayati Raj Institution (PRI), Multi Sectoral Development Programme (MSDP), Tribal Development (TD), National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) and State's own funds etc. for construction of Anganwadi buildings.
As per information received from States/ UTs, 24582 Anganwadi buildings have been constructed with assistance from BRGF/ PRI as on 31.03.2010. State-wise details are given as below:
| Sl. No. | State | Number of Anganwadi buildings constructed with assistance from BRGF/ PRI |
| 1 | Andhra Pradesh | 1619 |
| 2 | Arunachal Pradesh | 0 |
| 3 | Assam | NR |
| 4 | Bihar | 0 |
| 5 | Chhattisgarh | 0 |
| 6 | Goa | 0 |
| 7 | Gujarat | NR |
| 8 | Haryana | 424 |
| 9 | Himachal Pradesh | 8 |
| 10 | Jammu & Kashmir | 0 |
| 11 | Jharkhand | NR |
| 12 | Karnataka | NR |
| 13 | Kerala | 4667 |
| 14 | Madhya Pradesh | NR |
| 15 | Maharashtra | 0 |
| 16 | Manipur | 0 |
| 17 | Meghalaya | 200 |
| 18 | Mizoram | 0 |
| 19 | Nagaland | 0 |
| 20 | Orissa | 5595 |
| 21 | Punjab | 559 |
| 22 | Rajasthan | 0 |
| 23 | Sikkim | 3 |
| 24 | Tamil Nadu | 149 |
| 25 | Tripura | NR |
| 26 | Uttar Pradesh | 0 |
| 27 | Uttrakhand | 0 |
| 28 | West Bengal | 11338 |
| 29 | A & N Islands | 20 |
| 30 | Chandigarh | 0 |
| 31 | Delhi | 0 |
| 32 | Dadra & N Haveli | NR |
| 33 | Daman & Diu | 0 |
| 34 | Lakshadweep | 0 |
| 35 | Puducherry | 0 |
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| Total | 24582 |
This information was given by Smt. Krishna Tirath, Minister of State for Women and Child Development (Independent Charge) in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today
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Government of India
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Ministry of Women and Child Development
Adoption of Children
New Delhi: August 27, 2010.
Procedure related to adoption by foreigners is governed by "Guidelines for Adoption from India 2006" notified by Government of India. Priority is given to in-country adoption. Adoption by foreigners is considered after efforts have been made for placing the child with Indians. As per Guidelines, no child can leave the country for adoption by foreigners, without No Objection Certificate (NOC) from Central Adoption Resource Agency (CARA).
The Number of NOCs issued by CARA, year-wise for the last three years and current year, is as below:
| Year | Inter-country NOCs issued by CARA |
| 2007 | 770 |
| 2008 | 821 |
| 2009 | 666 |
| 2010(as on 23.8.2010) | 298 |
This information was given by Smt. Krishna Tirath, Minister of State for Women and Child Development (Independent Charge) in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today
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Government of India
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Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports
Wrestling– Preparations at a Glance
New Delhi: August 27, 2010.
| Sl. No. | Items | M | W | Total | Remarks |
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| Core Probables | 56 | 28 | 84 | Annexure - I |
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| Coaches | 11 | 1 | 12 | Annexure - I |
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| Foreign Coaches | 3 | 0 | 3 | Annexure - I |
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| Support Staff | 4 | 2 | 4 | Annexure - I |
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| Number of Camps / days | FS & GR – 6/640 FEMALE -3/640 | FS & GR – 6/640 FEMALE -3/640 |
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| Medal Hopeful | 18-21 | |||
| Free Style | Greco Roman Style | Female | |||
| Anil Kumar – 55 Kg. | Rajender Kumar – 55 Kg. | Nirmala Devi – 48 Kg. | |||
| Yogeshwar Dutt – 60 Kg. | Ravinder Singh – 60 Kg. | Babita Kumari – 51 Kg. | |||
| Sushil Kumar – 66 Kg. | Sunil Kumar – 66 Kg. | Geeta – 55 Kg. | |||
| Sumit - 74 Kg. | Sanjay Kumar – 74 Kg. | Alka Tomar – 59 Kg. | |||
| Anuj Kumar – 84 kg. | Manoj Kumar – 84 Kg. | Suman Kundu – 63 Kg. | |||
| Mausam Khatri – 96 kg. | Anil Kumar – 96 Kg. | Anita – 67 Kg. | |||
| Rajiv Tomar – 120 Kg. | Dharmender Dalal – 120 Kg. | Gursharanpreet Kaur – 72 Kg. | |||
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| Action Plan for the last 45 days, including training & foreign exposures | Men Camp at SAI Sonepat Women camp at NS NIS Patiala | |||
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| Outstanding Performance | Indian Wrestling team participated in Asian Wrestling Championship held at I. G. Stadium, New Delhi from 12th to 16th May, 2010 and Indian team members won the following medals:- Free Style Men – 2 Gold Nar Singh Yadav- 74 Kgs. – Gold b) Sushil Kumar - 66 Kgs. – Gold Greco Roman Style Men – 01 Silver + 2 Bronze Sunil - 55 Kg. – Silver b) Rajender - 66 Kg. – Bronze c) Ravinder - 60 Kg. - Bronze 3.Female - 02 Bronze a) Alka Tomar- 55 Kg. – Bornze b) Suman Kundu- 63 Kg. - Bronze
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| Date of Selection | 8th & 9th August, 2010 | |||
Annexure-I
LIST FOR NATIONAL COACHING CAMP BEING HELD AT NRC, SONEPAT FOR PREPARATION OF 2010 COMMONWEALTH GAMES
FREE STYLE
| 55 Kg. |
| 60 Kg. | ||||
| S.N. | Name | Unit |
| S.N. | Name | Unit |
| 1. | Balraj | RSPB |
| 1. | Rajneesh | DEL |
| 2. | Vinod Kumar | RSPB |
| 2. | Rahul Mann | RSPB |
| 3. | Anil Kumar | RSPB |
| 3. | Yogeshwar Dutt | DEL |
| 4. | Kripa Shankar | RSPB |
| 4. | Hardeep Singh | PB |
| 5. | Rahule Aware | MAH |
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| 66 Kg. |
| 74 Kg. | ||||
| S.N. | Name | Unit |
| S.N. | Name | Unit |
| 1. | Sushil Kumar | RSPB |
| 1. | Ramesh Kumar | RSPB |
| 2. | Naresh | WB |
| 2. | Narsingh Yadav | RSPB |
| 3. | Pradeep | DEL |
| 3. | Sumit | DEL |
| 4. | Amit Kumar | HAR |
| 4. | Ravinder Kumar | HAR |
| 84 Kg. |
| 96 Kg. | ||||
| S.N. | Name | Unit |
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| Ram Vir | PB |
| 1. | Anil Mann | RSPB |
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| Naresh Kumar | DEL |
| 2. | Parveen | DEL |
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| Anuj Kumar | UP |
| 3. | Mausam Khatri | HAR |
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| Rajiv Sharma | RSPB |
| 4. | Varun Kumar | UP |
| 120 Kg. | ||
| S.No. | Name | Unit |
| 1. | Rajiv Tomar | RSPB |
| 2. | Joginder Kumar | DEL |
| 3. | Naveen Mor | DEL |
| Coaches | |||
| S.No. | Name | Unit | Designation |
| 1. | Jagmander Singh | DEL | Chief Coach |
| 2. | Vladimer Mestivishili | Georgia | Foreign Expert |
| 3. | Vinod Kumar | DEL | Coach |
| 4. | Yashvir Singh | DEL | Coach |
| 5. | G.S. Sangha | SAI | Coach |
Masseur : Gurpreet Singh
Physiotherapist : Arvinder Pal Singh
Doctor : Dr. Jairam
LIST FOR NATIONAL COACHING CAMP BEING HELD AT NRC, SONEPAT FOR PREPARATION OF 2010 COMMONWEALTH GAMES
GRECO ROMAN STYLE
| 55 Kg. |
| 60 Kg. | ||||
| S.N. | Name | Unit |
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| 1. | Rajender Kumar | RSPB |
| 1. | Ravinder Singh | RSPB |
| 2. | Manjit | DEL |
| 2. | Anil Kumar | SSCB |
| 3. | Hari Krishan | PB |
| 3. | Suresh Kumar | SSCB |
| 4. | Joginder | RSPB |
| 4. | Ajay Kumar | DEL |
| 66 Kg. |
| 74 Kg. | ||||
| S.N. | Name | Unit |
| S.N. | Name | Unit |
| 1. | Sunil Kumar | SSCB |
| 1. | Sanjay | RSPB |
| 2. | Gurbinder Singh | PB |
| 2. | Naresh Kumar | SSCB |
| 3. | Sandeep Yadav | RSPB |
| 3. | Gurpreet | J&K |
| 4. | Vikram Sanghwan | RSPB |
| 4. | Rajbir | RSPB |
| 84 Kg. |
| 96 Kg. | ||||
| S.N. | Name | Unit |
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| Manoj Kumar | SSCB |
| 1. | Anil Kumar | HAR |
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| Harvinder Singh | UP |
| 2. | Ashok Kumar | SSCB |
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| Rajesh Kumar | RSPB-A |
| 3. | Hardeep Kumar | PB |
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| Rajesh Kumar | SSCB-B |
| 4. | Joginder Grewal | HAR |
| 120 Kg. | ||
| S.No. | Name | Unit |
| 1. | Dharmender Dalal | RSPB-A |
| 2. | Virender | RSPB-B |
| 3. | Yudhvir Singh | CHD |
| 4. | Rishi Pal | DEL |
| Coaches | |||
| S.No. | Name | Unit | Designation |
| 1. | Hargobind Singh | SAI | Chief Coach |
| 2. | Emzar Makhardze | Georgia | Foreign Expert |
| 3. | Mahabir Prasad | DEL | Coach |
| 4. | Deva Nand | SSCB | Coach |
| 5. | Ravinder Mann | RSPB | Coach |
Masseur: Rahul Sharma
LIST FOR NATIONAL COACHING CAMP BEING HELD AT NIS, PATIALA FOR PREPARATION OF 2010 COMMONWEALTH GAMES
FEMALE WRESTLING
| 48 Kg. |
| 51 Kg. | ||||
| S.N. | Name | Unit |
| S.N. | Name | Unit |
| 1. | Nirmala Devi | HAR |
| 1. | Babita | HAR |
| 2. | Indu | UP |
| 2. | Rachna | HAR |
| 3. | Neha | HAR |
| 3. | Anju Chaudhary | UP |
| 4. | Priyanka | UP |
| 4. | Sushma Kundu | HAR |
| 55 Kg. |
| 59 Kg. | ||||
| S.N. | Name | Unit |
| S.N. | Name | Unit |
| 1. | Geeta | HAR |
| 1. | Alka Tomar | UP |
| 2. | Shilpi Sheron | HAR |
| 2. | Promila | MP |
| 3. | Gargi Yadav | UP |
| 3. | Nirmala Devi | HAR |
| 4. | Uma Devi | MNP |
| 4. | Sakshi Malik | HAR |
| 63 Kg. |
| 67 Kg. | ||||
| S.N. | Name | Unit |
| S.N. | Name | Unit |
| 1. | Anita | HAR |
| 1. | Suman Kundu | HAR |
| 2. | Geetika Jakhar | HAR |
| 2. | Kamini Yadav | DEL |
| 3. | N. Tombi | MNP |
| 3. | Jyoti | DEL |
| 4. | Navjot Kaur | PB |
| 4. | Anshu Tomar | UP |
| 5. | Rajani | UP |
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| 72 Kg. | ||
| S.No. | Name | Unit |
| 1. | Gursharan Preet Kaur | PB |
| 2. | Babita | UP |
| 3. | Anmol | HAR |
| Coaches | |||
| S.No. | Name | Unit | Designation |
| 1. | P.R. Sondhi | PB | Chief Coach |
| 2. | Roin Doborjginidze | Georgia | Foreign Expert |
| 3. | Kamal Sen | UP | Coach |
| 4. | Mohinder Singh | HAR | Coach |
| 5. | Monika | DEL | Coach |
Physiotherapist : Perivinker Kaur
Masseur : Poonam
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Government of India
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Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports
Weightlifting – Preparations at a Glance
New Delhi: August 27, 2010.
| Sl. No. | Items | M | W | Total | Remarks |
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| Core Probables | 18 | 17 | 35 | Annexure – I |
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| Coaches | 04 | 03 | 07 | Annexure – I |
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| Foreign Coaches | 00 | 00 | 00 | Annexure – I |
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| Support Staff | 01 | 02 | 03 | Annexure – I |
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| Number of Camps / days | 05/441 |
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| Foreign Exposures | 10 | Annexure - II | ||
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| Medals Hopeful | 12 – 15, Women Men Sonia Chanu /A. Shandhya Rani, 48 kg 1. Sukhen Dey, 56 kg Swati Singh/Minati Sethi, 53 kg 2. Rustam Sarang/Omkar Otari, 62 kg Renu Bala, 58 kg 3. K. Ravi Kumar, 69 kg L. Monika Devi/Srishti Singh, 75 kg 4. CPR Sudhir Kumar, 77 kg Geeta Rani, +75 kg 5. Chandrankant Dadu Mali, 85 kg 6. V.A. Christopher, 94 kg 7. Rupinder Singh/Pardeep Singh, 105kg 8. Sarabjit, +105 kg | |||
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| Action plan for the last 45 days, including training & foreign exposures | Camp at Patiala & Delhi. | |||
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| Outstanding Performance | Indian team won 07 Gold and 05 Silver medals in the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championship, 2009. | |||
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| Date of Selection | 7th - 8th August, 2010 | |||
List of Weightlifting Core Group
Annexure - I
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| V.S. Rao (56 Kg) | Ng. Soniya Chanu, (48 Kg) |
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| Sukhen Dey (56kg) | M. Santoshi, (48 Kg) |
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| N. Sunil Kumar, (62kg) | A. Sandhya Rani, (48 Kg) |
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| Omkar Otari, (62kg) | Minati Sethi, (53 Kg) |
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| Rustam Sarang, (62kg) | Sanamacha, (53 Kg) |
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| K. Ravi Kumar, (69 Kg) | Swati Singh, (53 Kg) |
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| G. Elumalai, (69 Kg) | Renu Bala, (58 Kg) |
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| P. Rambabu, (69 Kg) | Chandra Shouri D, (58 Kg) |
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| L.B. Singh, (77kg) | M. Suibala Devi, (58 Kg) |
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| Cpr Sudheer Kuamar, (77kg) | H. Poireinganbi Chanu, (63 Kg) |
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| Chandrakant Mali, (85kg) | S. Chandrakala, (63 Kg) |
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| Inderjit Singh, (85kg) | Nansita Devi, (69 Kg) |
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| V.A. Christopher, (94 Kg) | Srishti Singh, (75 Kg) |
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| M. Srinivasa Rao, (105 Kg) | Kh. Promila Devi, (75 Kg) |
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| Pardeep Singh, (105 Kg) | Ms. Monika Devi, (75 Kg) |
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| Rupinder Singh, (105 Kg) | Geeta Rani, (+75 Kg) |
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| Sarabjit Singh, (+105 Kg) | Simple Kaur Bhumra, (+75 Kg) |
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| Sandeep Kumar(+105 Kg) |
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| Coaches | Supporting staff | |
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| Mr. Harnam Singh, National Caoch | Ms. Roopashree M. C., Physio. |
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| Mr. Ramesh Malhotra, SAI | Dr. Prakash John Austin, Masseur |
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| Mr. Ranjan Singh, SAI | Ms. Khuraijam Nganthoi Chanu, Massuse |
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| Mr. Gurnam Singh, AIPSCB |
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| Mrs. Shyamala Shetty, SAI |
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| Mr. DD Sharma, ASI |
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| Mr. L Anita Chanu, Manipur |
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Annexure – II
Foreign Exposures:
Coaching Camp at Budapest, Hungary for 60 Core probables alongwith Coaches and Supporting Staff from 27th March to 6th May, 2009.
15 Players + 04 Coaches + 02 Referee/Judge participated in Asian Senior Championship at Almaty, Kazakhstan during 9th to 16th May, 2009.
15 Players + 04 Coaches + 02 Referee/Judge participated in 1st Youth world Championship at Thailand during 19th to 24th May, 2009.
19 Players + 05 coaches + 02 Referee/Judge + 01 Doctor + 01 Physio or Masseur participated in Commonwealth Weightlifting Championship during 18 to 23rd October, 2009.
19 Players + 05 coaches + 02 Referee/Judge + 01 Doctor + 01 Physio or Masseur participated in World Wt. Lifting Championship during 17-30th November, 2009.
Indian Team participated in Asian Youth (Boys & Girls) Weightlifting Championships held at Tashkent (Uzbekistan) from 07.04.2010 to 11.04.2010.
Indian Team participated in Asian Junior (Men & Women) Weightlifting Championship held at Tashkent (Uzbekistan) from 12.04.2010 to 16.04.2010.
Indian Team participated in Junior World Championships at Sofia, Bulgaria from 11th to 20th June, 2010.
01 Player (Ms. Santoshi) +01 Coach (Ms L. Anita Chanu) to participate in Youth Olympic Games at Singapore from 14th to 26th August, 2010.
Indian Weightlifting Team to participate in World Championship (Olympic qualification event) at Antalya, Turkey from 18th to 30th Sep; 2010.
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Government of India
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Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
Supply of Quality Fertilizers
New Delhi: August 27, 2010.
Government of India has declared fertilizer as an essential commodity under the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 and has notified Fertilizer Control Order, 1985 under the said Act. The quality of fertilizers is regulated under the Fertilizer Control Order, 1985. As per the provision of the Fertilizer Control Order 1985, fertilizers, which meet the standard of quality laid down in the ofer can only be sold to the farmers. The State Governments are adequately empowered to take appropriate action against the sellers of non-standard fertilizers. The penal provision includes prosecution of offenders and sentence if convicted up to seven years imprisonment under the ECA, 1955 besides cancellation of authorization certificate and other administrative action. There are 71 fertilizer testing laboratories including four laboratories of the Government of India at Faridabad, Kalyani, Mumbai and Chennai with an annual analyzing capacity of 1.34 lakh samples. During the year 2006-07, 2007-08 and 2008-09, the percentage of samples of fertilizers declared non-standard at all India level were 6.0%, 6.2% and 5.5% respectively.
Fertilizers are provided to the farmers in the States at subsidized rates. Expenditure on fertilizer subsidy in the last five years is as follows:
(in crores)
| Year | Indigenous P&K | Indigenous Urea | Imported P&K | Imported Urea | Total |
| 2005-06 | 4499.20 | 10625.57 | 2096.99 | 2140.88 | 19389.64 |
| 2006-07 | 6648.17 | 12650.37 | 3649.95 | 5071.06 | 28019.55 |
| 2007-08 | 10333.80 | 16450.37 | 6600.00 | 9935.14 | 43319.31 |
| 2008-09 | 32957.10 | 20968.74 | 32597.50 | 12971.38 | 99494.72 |
| 2009-10 | 16000.00 | 17580.25 | 23452.06 | 6999.63 | 64031.94 |
Under the Nutrient Based Subsidy Policy (NBS) subsidy for indigenous and imported P&K fertilizers has been announced on annual basis for 2010-11 based on the prevailing prices and price trends of fertilizers in the international market. Subsidy for indigenous urea is provided based on the New Price Scheme-III. The prices of imported fertilizers have not registered ny substantial change in the international market in the period April 2010 – July 2010. Further, marginal decrease in prices, if any, has been offset by the adverse Rs./US$ exchange rate.
There are reports of smuggling of fertilizers from India to neighbouring countries. However, these have not been confirmed by the state Governments. The State Governments have been advised by the Department of Fertilizers to keep a vigil and to check smuggling of fertilizers, if any, from India to neighbouring countries through land and sea routes.
Similarly Union Home Ministry has also alerted Border guarding forces viz. Border Security Force (BSF), Indo-Tibetan Border Police, Assam Rifles and Sashstra Seema Bal and Coast Guard to maintain strict vigilance on the borders to curb smuggling, if any, of fertilizers. Further, Ministry of Home Affairs has also addressed the Chief Secretaries of the Government of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Gujarat, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and West Bengal to sensitize the authorities concerned to curb the smuggling of fertilizers, if any, into the neighbouring countries.
The Government is promoting integrated Nutrient Management involving use of bio fertilizers and organic manures in conjunction with chemical fertilizers. Under National Project on Organic Farming 25% credit linked back-ended subsidy up to Rs. 40 lakh is provided to private entrepreneurs for establishment of bio fertilizers production units through National Bank for Agriculture and rural Development (NABARD) and National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC).
This information was given by the Minister of State for Chemicals & Fertilizers Shri Srikant Kumar Jena in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
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Ministry of Women and Child Development
Bal Bandhu Scheme
New Delhi: August 27, 2010.
The proposal of National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has been approved, in principle, for implementation of Bal Bandhu Scheme for Protection of Children in the areas of Civil Unrest with funding of Rs. 3.17 crore for 3 years. The Scheme will be implemented by NCPCR in 10 districts of the country on pilot basis.
This information was given by Smt. Krishna Tirath, Minister of State for Women and Child Development (Independent Charge) in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today
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Ministry of Women and Child Development
Upliftment of Women
New Delhi: August 27, 2010.
The Government adopted the National Policy for Empowerment of Women on 20th March, 2010 with the objective to bring about the advancement, development and empowerment of women and to eliminate all forms of discrimination against women.
After extensive consultations with the Ministries/Departments of the Government of India, State Governments and Experts, a draft Plan of Action (POA) setting goals for implementation of the policy prescriptions was prepared. But it could not be finalised. However, the policies/programmes of the Government are already directed towards achieving inclusive growth with special focus on women in line with the objective of the National Policy for Empowerment of Women.
This information was given by Smt. Krishna Tirath, Minister of State for Women and Child Development (Independent Charge) in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today
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Ministry of Women and Child Development
Malnourished Children in Delhi Slums
New Delhi: August 27, 2010.
As per the National Family Health Survey- 3 (NFHS-3) (2005-06), percentage of malnourished children under the age of 5 years in Delhi slums is 35.3%.
The problem of malnutrition is a multifaceted and multi sectoral in nature. The Government is implementing several schemes which have an impact on the nutritional status of the people.
The Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) scheme is being implemented by the Ministry of Women and Child Development through State Governments/UT Administration. The Scheme provides a package of six services namely supplementary nutrition, pre-school non-formal education, nutrition & health education, immunization, health check-up and referral services. Three of the services namely immunization, health check-up and referral services are delivered through the public health system of Ministry of Health & Family Welfare.
The Government has recently taken various steps which include universalisation of the scheme with special focus on SC/ST and minority habitations, revision in cost norms as well as the Nutritional and Feeding norms of the Supplementary Nutrition component of ICDS. In addition, Government has introduced provision of flexi fund at Anganwadi centre level and new World Health Organisation (WHO) Growth Standards for growth monitoring.
There are 11150 sanctioned AWCs of which 6606 are functional in Delhi mostly in urban slums and rural areas. The number of enrolled children below 6 years in these AWCs as reported by the Delhi Government is 969811.
Besides the ICDS programme, Government is implementing a number of other schemes throughout the country, which directly or indirectly affect the nutritional status of women and children. Some of these are as follows:
· Reproductive & Child Health Programme under the National Rural Health Mission being implemented by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has interventions which include Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) to promote institutional deliveries, Immuzation; Integrated Management of Neonatal and Childhood Illness; Specific Programmes to prevent and combat micronutrient deficiencies of Vitamin A and Iron & Folic Acid through Vitamin A Supplementation for children till the age of 5 years and Iron & Folic acid Supplementation for infants, preschool children, adolescent girls, pregnant and lactating women.
· Iodised salt is being provided for combating Iodine Deficiency Disorders.
· Mid-Day Meal programme of Department of School Education and Literacy.
· SABLA yojana of Ministry of Women and Child Development.
· Availability of essential food items at subsidized cost through Targeted Public Distribution System, Antodaya Anna Yojna by the Department of Food & Consumer Affairs.
· Provision of safe drinking water and sanitation under the National Drinking water
· Programme Total Sanitation Campaign of Ministry of Rural Development and under
· Jawahar Lal Nehru Urban Renewal Mission in urban areas.
· Other employment and income generation schemes such as Mahatama Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MNREGS), Swaranjayanti Gram Swarojgar Yojna (SGSY) Swarna Jayanthi Shahri Rozgar Yojna (SJSRY), Swadhar STEP scheme etc.
This information was given by Smt. Krishna Tirath, Minister of State for Women and Child Development (Independent Charge) in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today
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Ministry of Women and Child Development
Integrated Child Development Services Scheme
New Delhi: August 27, 2010.
The Minister of State for Women and Child Development (Independent Charge)Smt. Krishna Tirath, informed the Lok Sabha today that under the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Scheme, the responsibility for procurement of foodgrains including those allocated under Wheat Based Nutrition Programme(WBNP) and management thereof for providing Supplementary Nutrition rests with the States/UTs. Thus, any complaint of corruption/irregularity, if received by the Govt. of India, is referred to the concerned States/UTs for a report and appropriate action in the matter.
In reply to a question in the Lok Sabha Smt. Krishna Tirath said that during the past 3 years and the current year, a total of 8 complaints have been received, one each about the States of Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Nagaland, Chhattisgarh and two each about the States of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar which contained allegations regarding irregularities in management of Supplementary Nutrition Programme. All these have been forwarded to the State Governments for report. Of them, only two complaints, one in the case of Nagaland and one in the case of Chhattisgarh were about corruption in procurement of foodgrains. The State Govt. of Nagaland has responded that the allegations made in the complaint were without any substance. However, in the case of Chhattisgarh, the State Government is yet to investigate into the matter and submit its report.
All States/UTs have reported non-engagement of contractors except the State of Arunachal Pradesh who has sought time from the Hon'ble Supreme Court for compliance.
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Government of India
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Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
Fertilizers Subsidy and Agricultural Productivity
New Delhi: August 27, 2010.
The total expenditure on subsidy/concession for all fertilizers during the year 2001-02 was Rs. 12695.02 crores (Gross) and during 2009-10, the expenditure was Rs. 64,032.29 crores (Gross).
The average productivity of food grains was 1734 kg/ha during the year 2001-02 and this has increased to 1798 kg/ha during the year 2009-10. This was stated by the Minister of State for Chemicals & Fertilizers Shri Srikant Kumar Jena in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today. He said there is no positive correlation between fertilizer subsidy and agricultural productivity.
Fertilizer subsidy is the difference between the normative delivered cost of fertilizers and the notified selling prices of the subsidized fertilizers. The subsidy is provided to fertilizer manufacturers/importers to covers the gap between the normative delivered costs of subsidized fertilizers and the notified selling prices (MRPs) at the farm gate level. Accordingly, subsidy is disbursed to farmers in the form of subsidized fertilizers.
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