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Year End Review-2013
Achievements of the Ministry of Social Justice Em!owerment "urin# 2013
Department of Social Justice & Empowerment
The Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment (Department of Social Justice &
Empowerment) is entrusted with the empowerment of the disadvantaged and marginalized
sections of the society The Target groups of the Department are! (i) Scheduled "astes# (ii)
$ther %acward "lasses# (iii) Senior "itizens and (iv) 'ictims of Sustance use
Enhancement in Plan Outlay in 2013-14
There was an increase of *+++, in the -lan outlay of the Ministry from .s/0*/
crore in 12*13*4 to .s ++1/ crore in 12*43*5 which includes the %udget Estimate of the
Department of Disaility of ffairs The -lan $utlay allocated to Ministry of Social
Justice and Empowerment has een enhanced from .s *4254 crore in the ** th 6ive 7ear
-lan to .s 41+85 crore for *1th
6ive 7ear -lan
9n 12*4# many initiatives were taen to empower these weaer sections!
Scheule !astes De"elopment
Revision in the Scheme of Post Matric Scholarship for the Scheduled Castes Students
The o:ective of this Scheme is to provide financial assistance to scheduled caste
students studying at post matriculation or post3secondary stage to enale them to complete
their education The financial assistance includes maintenance allowance# reimursement
of non3refundale compulsory fee# %oo %an facility and other allowances
The Scheme has een partially revised wef 2*2512*4 The annual parental income
ceiling on the eligiility condition has een revised from e;isting .s122 lah to .s 1/2lah
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Scheme of Top Class Education for Scheduled Caste Students: Inclusion of New
Institutions
aw# Management and other specialized courses ?otified 9nstitutions
include 9ndian 9nstitute of Managements (99Ms)# 9ndian 9nstitute of Technology
(99Ts)# ?ational 9nstitute of Technology (?9Ts)# commercial pilot training
institutions and reputed medical@law and other institutions of e;cellence
Two new institutions have een added into the list wef pril 12*4 taing the
total numer of notified to 12A
Elimination of Manual Scavenging: New law for prohibition of Emploment of
Manual Scavengers and their rehabilitation
BThe -rohiition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their .ehailitation ct#
12*4Chas een passed y the -arliament and has come into force on + th Decemer 12*4
The Constitution !Scheduled Castes" #rders !$mendment" %ill& '()'
%ill namely The "onstitution (Scheduled "astes) $rders (mendment) %ill# 12*1C
introduced in >o Saha on 1*2/12*1# to include certain castes as synonyms in the lists
of Scheduled "astes for the States of erala# Madhya -radesh# $disha and TripuraF and to
omit one caste from the list of Scheduled "astes of Siim# was referred to the
Department related Standing "ommittee# which approved the amendments in the %ill# in
its entirety The >o Saha has passed the %ill on 4*2812*4
The Scheduled Castes Sub*Plan and Tribal Sub*Plan %ill& '()+
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9n view of unsatisfactory implementation of the Scheduled "aste Su -lan (S"S-)
strategy of the -lanning "ommission# the Ministry had prepared a draft %ill on the
Scheduled "astes Su3-lan draft "ainet ?ote on The Scheduled "astes Su3-lan
%ill# 12*4C was circulated for inter3ministerial consultation in $ctoer 12*4 %ased on the
comments received from the Ministries@Departments the note for the "ainet on TheScheduled "astes Su3-lan and Trial Su3-lan %ill# 12*4C has een forwarded to the
Ministry of >aw on 2/*112*4 for vetting Efforts are eing made for otaining early
decision of the "ainet
This legislation# as and when enacted# would ensure flow of S" population
proportionate funds out of the total nnual -lan $utlay for the development S"s
E,tension of Tenure of the National Commission for Safai -armacharis !NCS-"
The "ainet# in its meeting held on 1*2112*4# approved the e;tension of the term of
the ?ational "ommission for Safai armacharis (?"S) for a further period of three
years# from 2*2512*4 to 4*2412*+
#tilisation of 10$ of Special !entral %ssistance S!%' to Scheule !astes Su( Plan
S!SP' )uns for S*ill De"elopment
The 6inance Minister had# during his %udget Speech 12*43*5# announced that *2, of
Special "entral ssistance (S") to Scheduled "astes Su -lan (S"S-) 6unds would e
utilized for Sill Development 9n pursuance of this announcement and with the approval
of the competent authority# the Guidelines have een issued to States@
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The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes !Prevention of $trocities" $ct& )010
The "ainet note on +The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (prevention of
Atrocities) Act, 1989, was sent to the "ainet Secretariat on 112812*4 and 18*212*4
containing the proposed amendments in the ct The "ainet in its meeting held on
*4**12*4# approved the amendments The Scheduled "astes and Scheduled
Tries(-revention of trocities)mendment %ill has een introduced in the >o Saha
during the winter session of the -arliament on *1*112*4
#./E%-S!EE Scheme for De"elopment of Scheule !astes-lanning "ommission vide its $M ?o M3*1254@24@12*43-" dated **A12*4 has
advised to restructure the seven "entrally Sponsored Schemes for the development of S"s#
y merging them into a single Scheme
The
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(i) There are separate departments in the States for dealing with the issues relating to the
development of S"s and $%"s# and
(ii) Since there are separate scholarship Schemes for educational development of the
$%"s# it would e etter to merge the hostel construction scheme for $%"s with those
Scholarship Schemes for the educational development of $%"s
The Schemes proposed to e restructured for the development of Scheduled "astes#
roadly fall in following three categories ! 3
(i) Educational Development#
(ii) Economic Development and
(iii) Social Empowerment
The Educational Development Schemes fall in folloin! cate!ories"#Educational
Development (Scholarships Schemes)
(a) -ost Matric Scholarship Scheme for S" Students#
() -re3Matric Scholarship Scheme for S" students studying in "lasses 9H & H (new
Scheme implemented wef *A12*1)# and
(c) -re3Matric Scholarship to the "hildren of those engaged in the KunhygienicL
occupations
(d)
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Social Empoerment
(a) "entral assistance for effective implementation of the -rotection of "ivil .ights
(-".) ct# *0// & Scheduled "astes and
() Scheduled Tries (-revention of trocities) ct# *080
.ac*war !lasses De"elopment
During the calendar year 12*4 (up to ?ovemer 12*4)# .s+A0A5 crore and .s82+1
crore were released to State Governments@oan *1/2+ 4/512
Micro >oan 482+ 522*/
MahilaSamridhi7o:
ana
A1*+ A4*1+
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Mareting support was provided y ?%"6D" to artisans elonging to $ther
%acward "lasses y organizing participation in the following e;hiitions and fairs!
(i) Sura:und "raft Mela at 6aridaad# aryana from * st to */th 6eruary# 12*4 wherein
eneficiaries# artisans@handicraft persons participated to display their products and
handicrafts
(ii) /th East imalaya E;po 12*4 at Siliguri# est %engal from 1/th to 4*st $ctoer# 12*4
(iii) Shilpotsav 12*4 on ehalf of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment at Dilli
aat# opposite 9? maret# ?ew Delhi from *st to **th ?ovemer# 12*4
(iv)9ndia 9nternational Trade 6air (99T6) 12*4 at -ragati Maidan# ?ew Delhi from *5 th31Ath
?ovemer 12*4
The "orporation provided training to 80A2 persons elonging to $%"s under various
trades from *st January 12*4 to */th Decemer 12*4
Social Defence
National Polic of Senior Citi2ens !NPSC"
The ?ational -olicy on $lder -ersons (?-$-) was announced in *000 to reaffirm the
commitment to ensure the well3eing of the older persons The -olicy envisages State
support to ensure financial and food security# health care# protection against ause and
e;ploitation# shelter and other needs of senior citizens to improve the =uality of their
lives
eeping in view the changing demography of the senior citizens in the country over
the last decade# the Ministry constituted a "ommittee to (i) assess the present status of
various issues concerning senior citizens# in general# and implementation of ?-$-# *000#
in particular# and (ii) draft a new ?-$- eeping in view the emerging trends in
demographic# socio3economic# technological and other relevant fields The "ommittee
sumitted the draft ?ational -olicy for Senior "itizens (?-S") on 4*st
March 12** %asedon the draft proposed y the "ommittee# the Ministry has suitaly modified the draft
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policy and prepared a draft "ainet ?ote "omments from all related "entral
Ministries@Departments have een invited on the draft "ainet ?ote The Ministry e;pects
to finalise the new ?ational -olicy shortly
E,pert Committee Constituted 3or the Preparation of New Schemes to %e 4aunched
5uring the )'th 3ive 6ear Plan !'()'*)7"
n E;pert "ommittee has een constituted for the preparation of new schemes to e
launched during the *1th 6ive 7ear -lan (12*13*A) with Joint Secretary (SD) as "hairman
vide $rder ?o */352(/*)@12*13*4@G399 dated 1034312*4 The Schemes are!
(i) wareness generation for the Maintenance and elfare of -arents and Senior
"itizens ct# 122A
(ii) Setting up elpline for Senior "itizens at the ?ational and District >evel
(iii) Setting up a ?ational "ommission for Senior "itizens
(iv) "reation of a ?ational Trust for the ged
(v) Scheme for implementation of various provisions of the ?ew ?ational -olicy onSenior "itizens
The "ommittee has held two meetings so far on A38312*4 and 423*2312*4
respectively and has een ased to sumit the draft proposals on each Scheme
International 5a for #lder Persons Celebrated #n )st #ctober '()+
The Ministry oserved the 9nternational Day for $lder -ersons (9D$-) on * st $ctoer
12*4 The Ministry collaorated with elp ge 9ndia for organising an 9nter3generational
alathon at the 9ndia Gate >awns# .a:path# ?ew Delhi on the morning of * st $ctoer
12*4 function was also organised at the 'igyan %hawan wherein ?ational wards were
conferred on eminent senior citizens and 9nstitutions in recognition for their contriution
towards the cause of the elderly on *st $ctoer 12*4 The -resident of 9ndia# the "hief
Guest at the function# conferred the awards
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The Ministry also sponsored elpge 9ndia in organising an 9nter3generational
alathon in 0 State "apitals# namely "handigarh# Shimla# Jaipur# Guwahati#
%huaneshwar# %hopal# "hennai# Mumai and hmedaad and one other city# ochi on
*st $ctoer 12*4
3ollow*.p of National Conference on $geing 8eld #n 9 th*7 th November '()'
The first ever ?ational "onference on geing was held in ?ew Delhi on + th and Ath
?ovemer 12*1 with an o:ective to sensitize all staeholders on ageing issues and reviewthe various interventions of "entral Government# State Governments@
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Manipur e conducted in which the left out groups lie street children# homeless and
educational institutions should form part of the sample to e surveyed ccordingly# ?SS$
was re=uested to carry out the survey %ased on the data collected# the ?SS$ rought out a
report in January# 12** 9n this report certain issues relating to under3estimates# non3
coverage of certain age groups# limitation of pilot survey eing confined to cities of mritsar# Mumai and 9mphal instead of entire States of -un:a@ Maharashtra@ Manipur
and non3coverage of other potential selection units such as# homeless@ pavement dwellers#
street children# rag picers# university@ college@ school campuses@ surroundings# highways@
roadside eateries# li=uor vendors# etc were raised The Ministry of Social Justice &
Empowerment suggested for a more comprehensive and e;tended pilot survey so as to
cover some States
The Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment constituted a "entral "oordination"ommittee (""") to coordinate and monitor the overall progress of the dvanced -ilot
Survey to e conducted in all the districts of Manipur# Maharashtra and -un:a ?ational
Statistical "ommission (?S") during a meeting held on +012*4 oserved that the
proposed advanced pilot survey may not serve the purpose as the present methodology and
the sampling design was not liely to give accurate result ccordingly a oring Group
has een constituted for advanced pilot survey to e conducted in two districts of -un:a
and two districts of Manipur
Celebration of International 5a against 5rug $buse Illicit Traffic;ing on '9 th
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Issues Relating to Transgender Persons
The Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment has een designated as the ?odal
Ministry for Transgender -ersons with effect from July 12*1 Suse=uently# consultations
with the various stae3holders were made on 14 rd ugust 12*4 n E;pert "ommittee has
een constituted under the chairmanship of dditional Secretary (SJE) to mae an in3
depth study of the prolems eing faced y the Transgender "ommunity and suggest
suitale measures for addressing these issues So far# the "ommittee has met twice on + th
?ovemer 12*4 and 10th ?ovemer 12*4 to discuss the issues of Transgender "ommunity
The ne;t meeting is scheduled on 4 rd January 12*5 The "ommittee is e;pected to sumit
its report y 11nd
January 12*5
S;ill 5evelopment Training to 6ouths
-rincipal Secretary to -rime Minister and ?ational Sill Development gency
(?SD) is monitoring the progress in regard to the persons eing provided sill
development training vis3N3vis the annual target set for the Ministry for the year 12*43*5The target for the year 12*43*5 was fi;ed at *# 1*# 522 for the Ministry of Social Justice
and Empowerment The Ministry has provided the sill development training to 4A2AA
youths till ?ovemer# 12*4 which is 42/5, through the training providers identified y
?ational 9nstitutes@ "orporation and State Governments@
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Ministries@Departments# State Governments@
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aids and appliances that can promote their physical# social and psychological rehailitation#
y reducing the effects of disailities and enhance their economic potential The aids and
appliances supplied under the Scheme must e 9S9 The scheme also envisages conduct of
corrective surgeries# whenever re=uired# efore providing an assistive device
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9n the light of aove# to prepare a -ro:ect .eport for the estalishment of an ?"
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The ?ational -rogramme for prevention and control of Japanese Encephalitis
(JE)@cute Encephalitis Syndrome (ES) in the country prepared y Ministry of ealth and
6amily elfare covers +2 priority districts of / States and inter alia approved setting up of
*/ new DD."s in the remaining high priority districts of 5 States The concerned States have
een re=uested to send proposals for these districts $ut of */ new DD."s 5 have een set
up s on date 14A DD."s have een set up@functional
%chie"ements of the inistry of Science & 6echnolo:y Durin: 2013
YEAR END REVIEW-Ministry of Earth Sciences
$ollowin# are the salient features of the initiatives ta%en &y the 'nion Ministry of EarthSciences durin# the year 2013(
Sh S Jaipal /ey inau:urate +?eather Ser"ices of D on o(ile,138th )ounation Day of D !ele(rate
S .athore# DGM# 9MD and other senior officers of 9MD were present on the occasion
5owcastin: of ?eather
The 9ndian Meteorological Department (9MD) under the Ministry of Earth Sciences operationalized its locationspecific nowcasting weather services through Earth System Science $rganization (ESS$)39MD across thecountry This includes the we ased inputs
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Proposals in"ite from nian /eseachers to !arry Out Stuy in a;man Singh .athore# Director General of Meteorology & -ermanent .epresentative of 9ndia with M$was elected as Memer of E;ecutive "ouncil of M$ during the +/th E;ecutive "ouncil of orld
Meteorological $rganization (M$) meeting currently eing in progress at Geneva
Dr a=man Sin:h /athore; D< D & Permanent /epresentati"e of nia with ?O Electe %s !O-
Aice !hairman of nter:o"ernmental .oar of !limate Ser"ices .!S'
Dr >a;man Singh .athore# Director General of Meteorology & -ermanent .epresentative of 9ndia with orldMeteorological $rganization (M$) was again elected as "o3'ice "hairman of 9ntergovernmental %oard of"limate Services (9%"S) during its first meeting held at Geneva during *st to /th July 12*4 Dr .athore was
recently elected as memer of the E;ecutive "ouncil of the M$ and has earlier served a term as 'ice-resident of "ommission of griculture Meteorology nton Eliassen# Director General# ?orway
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Meteorological 9nstitute has een elected as "hair and Dr >inda Mauleni# South frica is the other "o3'ice"hair
ith the appointment of .athore# 9ndia# who is championing the cause of developing nations is poised to play acrucial role in implementation of Gloal 6ramewor of "limate Service (G6"S) M$ launched G6"S as eyoutcome of orld "limate "onference ("")34 aiming to enales etter management of the riss of climate
variaility and change and adaptation to climate change# through the development and incorporation of science3 ased climate information and prediction into planning# policy and practice on the gloal# regional and nationalscale The four priority areas of the G6"S are griculture and 6ood Security# Disaster .is .eduction# ealth
and ater
Preiction of !yclone Phailin
9ndia Meteorological Department (9MD) gave a clear picture of cyclone -hailinC in the ay of %engal well in
time in $ctoer 12*4 which helped in saving millions of life in the costal areas of $disha and ndhra -radesh
$ollowin# are the salient features of the initiatives ta%en &y the 'nionMinistry of Earth Sciences durin# the year 2013(
Achievements of )he "e!artment of S!ace "urin# 2013
Space issions
)he *ndian S!ace Research +r#anisation ,*SR+ su&mitted a !lan for ./s!ace missions to &e underta%en as a !art of 12th $ive Year lan 2012-1Accordin#ly a lan outlay of Rs 34.0 crore in 12th $ive Year lan!eriod was !rovisionally earmar%ed under the lan &ud#et for S!acero#ramme "urin# the current year 2012-13 a sum of Rs.51. crore had &een allocated
V.Narayansami Inaugurates ISRO Navigation Centre nearBengaluru
)he *SR+ 6avi#ation 7entre ,*67 esta&lished at *ndian "ee! S!ace6etwor% ,*"S6 com!le8 at 9yalalu a&out :0 %m from 9an#alore wasinau#urated on May 2/ 201 &y Mr ; 6arayanasamy Minister of State inthe rime Ministerrievances andensions *67 is an im!ortant element of the *ndian Re#ional 6avi#ationSatellite System ,*R6SS an inde!endent navi#ation satellite system
&ein# develo!ed &y *ndia
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GSAT-15 communication satellite an launc! services
)he 'nion 7a&inet today #ave its a!!roval to the !ro!osal for the >SA)-
1. communication satellite !ro?ect alon# with !rocurement of launchservices and insurance on 2/ June 2013
)he &uildin# of the >SA)-1. is !art of the *ndian Research +r#anisationSA) satellites are currently !rovidin# dierent freBuency &ands tonearly 14. trans!onders )he >SA)-1. satellite will cover the entire *ndianmainland All herita#e !roven &us systems will &e used to &uild thesatellite in 1/ months )he satellite will &e similar to the >SA)-/
)he total cost involved in the !ro?ect is Rs/.4. crore includin# launchservices
GSAT-1" communication satellite an launc! services
)he 'nion 7a&inet also on 2/ June 2013 #ave its a!!roval to the!ro!osal for the >SA)-15 communication satellite !ro?ect alon# with!rocurement of launch services and insurance
)he !ro?ect will meet contin#ency reBuirements !rotect services of e8istin# users and will au#ment and su!!ort e8istin# telecommunicationtelevision ;SA) and other satellite &ased services in the country 6ineo!erational *6SA)>SA) satellites are currently !rovidin# dierentfreBuency &ands to nearly 14. trans!onders All herita#e !roven &us
systems will &e used to &uild the satellite in 2: months )he satellite shall&e similar to the >SA)-10
)he total cost involved in the !ro?ect is Rs/5..0 crore includin# launchservices
#RO$. Satis! %!a&an 'no&e $ello&s!i( 'sta)lis!e atCali*ornia Institute o* Tec!nology
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)he "e!artment of S!ace*ndian S!ace Research +r#anisationesta&lished an endowed fellowshi! at the >raduate Aeros!aceFa&oratories of the 7alifornia *nstitute of )echnolo#y 7alifornia 'SA )hisfellowshi! is esta&lished in honor of rof Satish "hawan who was theformer 7hairman of *ndian S!ace Research +r#anisation durin# its
formative !eriod 142-14/:
)he fellowshi! was aimed to !rovide an e8cellent o!!ortunity everyyear startin# from the winter session of the academic year 2013-1: to onemeritorious #raduatin# student from the Aeros!ace "e!artment of the*ndian *nstitute of S!ace Science and )echnolo#y )hiruvanantha!uram to&e s!onsored &y the "e!artment of S!ace to !ursue Masters inAeros!ace En#ineerin# at 7altech
Inia+s Avance ,eat!er Satellite INSAT- Success*ullyaunc!e
*ndiaeosynchronous )ransfer +r&it ,>)+very close to the intendedone
ISRO Success*ully aunc!e Inia+s $irst Navigation SatelliteIRNSS-1A
*SR+
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Inia+s Avance Communication Satellite GSAT-/ aunc!eSuccess*ully
*ndiaSA)- wassuccessfully &een launched at 0200 hrs on Au#ust 30 2013 &y theAriane-. launch vehicle of Arianes!ace from Courou $rench >uianaAriane-. !recisely !laced >SA)- into the intended >eosynchronous
)ransfer +r&it ,>)+ after a Hi#ht of 3: minutes 2. seconds duration
INSAT-% Satellite Success*ully #lace in Geosync!ronousOr)it
*ndia
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GSAT-/ Satellite #lace in Geosync!ronous Or)it
*ndiaSA)- launchedfrom Courou $rench >uiana in the early hours of Au#ust 30 2013 wassuccessfully !laced in the >eosynchronous +r&it with an altitude of a&out35000 %m a&ove Earth
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)he S)* olicy sou#ht to send a si#nal to the *ndian scientiDc community &oth in the!rivate and !u&lic domain that science, technology and innovation should focus onfaster, sustainale and inclusive develo!"ent of the !eo!le )he !olicy see%s to focus on&oth S#I for !eo!le and !eo!le for S#I$ *t aims to &rin# all the &eneDts of Science )echnolo#y *nnovation to the national develo!ment and sustaina&le and more inclusive#rowth *t see%s the ri#ht siLin# of the #ross e8!enditure on research and develo!ment
&y encoura#in# and incentiviLin# !rivate sector !artici!ation in R " technolo#y andinnovation activities
)he !olicy also sou#ht to tri##er an ecosystem for innovative a&ilities to Hourish &ylevera#in# !artnershi!s amon# diverse sta%eholders and &y encoura#in# and facilitatin#enter!rises to invest in innovations *t also see%s to &rin# in mechanisms for achievin##ender !arity in S)* activities and #ainin# #lo&al com!etitiveness in select technolo#icalareas throu#h international coo!eration and alliances )he !olicy #oal is to accelerate the!ace of discovery diusion and delivery of science led solutions for servin#theas!irational #oals of *ndia for faster sustaina&le and inclusive #rowth A Stron# andvia&le Science Research and *nnovation system for Ki#h )echnolo#y led !ath for *ndia,SR*SK)* are the #oal for the S)* !olicy
CSIR-OS%% Colla)orates &it! t!e Royal Society o* C!emistry in 8AvancingC!emin*ormatics *or Novel %rugs9
*n !ursuit of common aims and to raise awareness of the im!ortance of 7heminformaticsto accelerate the discovery of novel thera!ies for ne#lected diseases li%e )9 and Malariathe 7ouncil of ScientiDc and *ndustrial Research ,7S*R which !rovides scientiDc andindustrial R" that ma8imises the economic environmental and societal &eneDts for the!eo!le of *ndia today si#ned a Memorandum of 'nderstandin# ,Mo' &etween its +!enSource "ru# "iscovery ,+S"" initiative and the Royal Society of 7hemistry ,RS7 thelar#est Euro!ean or#anisation for advancin# chemical sciences in its headBuarter 0n 24th
January 2013
)he Mo' s!annin# three years aims to address the o&?ective of Dndin# novel faster-actin# and more eective re#imens for )9 and Malaria &y advancin# the disci!line of 7heminformatics )he colla&oration envisions conductin# wor%sho!s and conferences to&uild lin%s &etween e8!erts and leaders in the comin# years and will focus on ?ointly&uildin# an online re!ository of real and virtual molecular structures alon# withdevelo!in# free-to -use software tools for dru# discovery and develo!ment )he!artnershi! also aims at e8!lorin# the !ossi&ility of advancin# +S""overnment a few amaLin# S) innovations have &een identiDedKe !ro!osed to seta!art Rs200 crore to fund or#anisations that will scale u! and ma%e these !roducts
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availa&le to the !eo!le Ke also !ro!osed to as% the 6ational *nnovation 7ouncil toformulate a scheme for the mana#ement and a!!lication of the fund
6easures *or ig! evel Researc! #romote Science an Tec!nology
>overnment has ta%en several measures to !romote hi#h level research in science andtechnolo#y in *ndian 'niversities and *nstitutes 7ouncil of ScientiDc and *ndustrialResearch ,7S*R has en#a#ed in hi#h end research and has made si#niDcantcontri&utions in many Delds includin# aeros!ace health care dru#s !harmaceuticalsfood food !rocessin# ener#y etc "e!artment of 9iotechnolo#y ,"9) hasim!lemented several inte#rated research !ro#rammes related to a!!lications of &iotechnolo#y in a#riculture health care environment and industrial develo!ment"e!artment of Science )echnolo#y ,"S) has su!!orted frontier areas of research inseveral areas includin# nanoscience and nanotechnolo#y structural &iolo#y
com!utational and !article !hysics #reen chemistry minin# and mineral en#ineerin#molecular materials solar ener#y water etc )he infrastructural su!!ort !ro#rammes of "S) such as $und for *nfrastructure Stren#thenin# of S) ,$*S) and romotion of 'niversity Research and ScientiDc E8cellence ,'RSE 7onsolidation of 'niversityResearch *nnovation and E8cellence ,7'R*E for women only universities s!ecial!ac%a#es for re#ional &alancin# of R" infrastructure , for 6orth East JC 9ihar etchave hel!ed several universities and institutes to au#ment their research ca!a&ility anden#a#e in hi#h end research 6ational share of university sector in scientiDc !u&licationshas increased form 1. to 31 durin# the last years )he Ministry of Earth Scienceshas su!!orted several hi#h !otential areas of research in !olar science cryos!hereclimate chan#e ocean technolo#y etc
"evelo!ment of critical technolo#ies in s!ace sector such as indi#enous cryo#enic
en#ine air &reathin# !ro!ulsion microwave remote sensin# dee! s!ace trac%in#antenna system etc and reactor technolo#y have demonstrated the focused directions of *ndian research ta%in# !lace in universities and institutes )he >overnment has several!lans to &oost hi#h Buality scientiDc research in future )he !riorities set for the ** laninclude stimulation of !rivate sector en#a#ement for investment into R"N !u&lic-!rivate!artnershi!s for !romotion of R" and clean ener#yN enlar#in# research in the universitysector Ste!s are &ein# ta%en to launch #rand challen#e mission mode !ro#rammes fora!!lication in &iotechnolo#y healthcare a#riculture and other areas of national !rioritiesincludin# su!ercom!utin# facilities to enlar#e the sco!e of Buality research 9ud#etaryallocation for the S) sector have increased from Rs 2.301 crores in !lan toRs.30: crores in * lan and Rs120:30 crores in ** lan
%BT Announces #!ase III Clinical Trial Results o* Rotavirus Vaccine %evelo(ein Inia Say Vaccine %emonstrates Strong '
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halfO.5 !ercent durin# the Drst year of life with !rotection continuin# into the secondyear of life Moreover the vaccine also showed im!act a#ainst severe diarrhoea of any
cause
Branc! a)oratory o* CSIR-III6 at Srinagar Re-%eicate to t!e Nation
'nion Science )echnolo#y and Earth Sciences Minister Shri SJai!al Reddy on 24 th July2013 rededicated the &ranch Fa&oratory of 7S*R-*ndian *nstitute of *nte#rative Medicine,7S*R-***M today at Srina#ar Mr +mar A&dullah 7hief Minister of Jammu and CashmirMr $eroL Ahmad Chan Minister of Science )echnolo#y >ovt of JC and Senior +=cersfrom the 7ouncil of ScientiDc *ndustrial Research ,7S*R and ***M were !resent on thisoccasion
%ST-CII ,!ite #a(er on Stimulation o* #rivate Sector+s Investment Into R:%%evelo(e )y a =oint Committee o* Inustry : Government
)he "e!artment of Science )echnolo#y ,"S) and 7onfederation of *ndian *ndustries,7** today released a white !a!er on Stimulation of rivate Sector" each &y>overnment and *ndustry &efore the end of 12th $ive year !lan )he minister referredrime Ministers< a!!eal to the rivate Sector to invest into R" and match the !u&licinvestments into R" in this re#ard Ke said Science )echnolo#y and *nnovation olicy2013 enunciated &y the rime Minister durin# the *ndian Science 7on#ress this year also#ives em!hasis on attractin# !rivate sector investment in R" )he minister furthercalled u!on the !rivate sector to wor% to#ether with !u&lic sector in mode for the!u&lic #ood and ha!!iness of the !eo!le of *ndia
6inistry o* Science : Tec!nology3 Govt. o* Inia An Ri4en3 =a(an Signs 6o7 toaunc! =oint Researc! Initiatives
)he Ministry of Science )echnolo#y,"9) "S) >ovt of *ndia and R*CE6 Ja!an
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launch the R*CE6- "9)"S) Joint Research activities
)he coo!eration will facilitate e8chan#e and foster colla&orations &etween Ja!an and*ndia in these Delds )hey e8tend a lon# history of colla&oration &etween *ndia and Ja!an two !owerhouses of Asian research and innovation
6inistry o* Science : Tec!nology aunc!es '-6anagement o* Ins(ire A&arSc!eme
)he Ministry of Science )echnolo#y has launched its new !ro?ect of E-M*AS for thefuture *ns!ire Awards *t was launched durin# the on#oin# 3rd 6ational level E8hi&itionand ro?ect 7om!etitions ,6FE7 &ein# held under the *6S*RE Awards Scheme of the Ministry of Science )echnolo#y 0n 10th +cto&er 2013 &y 'nion Minister of Science )echnolo#y and Earth Sciences )he a!!lication software is ready for use &y all theStates ')s "istricts and Schools and the 3 7entral or#aniLationsviL Cendriya ;idyalaya 6avodaya;idyalaya Schools and Saini% Society School Allthe concerned authorities are reBuested to start usin# the new a!!lication software and
send future !ro!osals for awards and funds for conductin# com!etitions at various levelsonline
,!at is '-6IAS
'nder the *6S*RE Award Scheme lar#e num&er of nominations runnin# into la%hshave to &e !rocessed for selection of the students for *6S*RE Award "S) !lans to e-mana#e the entire *6S*RE Award Scheme &y usin# State-of-Art latest *nformation
)echnolo#y which would ena&le e-Dlin# of nominations &y the schools across the countryits !rocessin# &y the "istrict and State authorities as well as "S) in accordance with thenorms of the scheme transmission of data of selected students to the &an%s credit of Award amount to the &an% accounts of selected Awardees ,wherever notiDed or!re!aration of *6S*RE Award Garrants &y the &an% and their dis!atch to the selectedAwardees and all such related actitivities
BE%/ E5D /EAE?-2013 !OPE66O5 !OSSO5 O) 5D%
3rd
BRICS International Competition Conference, 2013 hosted by CCI
The year 2013 saw Competition Commission of India(CCI) organizing two major events. CCI hosted the 3rd BIC! Internationa" Competition Conferen#e$ 2013 in%ew &e"hi in whi#h the BIC! Competition 'thorities from Brazi"$ ssia$ India$China and !oth 'fri#a parti#ipated. The eads of the Competition 'thorities of theBIC! nations signed a *oint '##ord name"y +&,-I 'CC&/ on %ovemer$ 22$2013 dring this #onferen#e. The event a"so saw signing of o etweenCompetition Commission of India and &$ Competition$ ,ropean nion in the fie"dof Competition -aws.
Competition Commission of India a"so instittiona"ized the #e"eration of 'nna" &ay y hosting the 4irst Inagra" -e#tre that was de"ivered y 4inan#e
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inister !hri 5.Chidamaram. 4or signifi#ant deve"opments mar6ed the #e"erationof the 7th 'nna" &ay as e"ow8
1. &e"ivery of the 9'nna" &ay Inagra" -e#tre:.
2. e"ease of a oo6 entit"ed 9Competition Commission of India:.
3. nvei"ing of 9;ision: and 9ission 2020: of CCI.
7. e"ease of the 9!pe#ia" Cover: on CCI issed y the &epartment of 5osts.
The Annual ay Boo!
The Competition '#t #reates a framewor6 for #ompetition reg"ation in India
and one of the most signifi#ant pi""ars of this framewor6 is 9#ompetition advo#a#y:.This endows a responsii"ity on CCI to sensitize the sta6eho"ders aot the enefits
of #ompetitive mar6ets and need to e #ompetition #omp"iant. The 7th anna" day
of CCI mar6ed the re"ease of a oo6 on CCI$ whi#h e
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In order to mar6 for s##essf" years of #ompetition enfor#ement in India$
the &epartment of 5osts issed a spe#ia" #over on CCI in "imited nmers$ whi#h
has simi"ar signifi#an#e a s a memorai"ia. The spe#ia" #over #arries symo"i#
imprints of featres of the '#t and depi#ts vision statement of CCI.
Section 3 % & 'rders
!ome major orders nder !e#tion 3?7 of the Competition '#t issed dringthe year are "isted e"ow8
(i) CCI Imposes (enalty of Rs)1**3)0+ crores on CI- The CompetitionCommission of India(CCI) imposed a pena"ty of s.1@@3.0A #rores onCoa" India -imited for asing its dominant position.
(ii) .I#(A /ound uilty of Anticompetiti$e Conduct- The Commission fond%orth Indian otion 5i#tres 'sso#iation (%I5') gi"ty of anti=#ompetitive#ond#t of imposing #omp"sory registration and refsing to register fi"ms.Information was fi"ed y !hri 'shtavinaya6 Cine ;ision -imited (theinformant)$ mai against 5; 5i#tre -imited$ %ew &e"hi and 1@ other opposite parties in#"ding %I5'.
(iii) oc!ey India 4onerated 5ith a Caution by CCI- CCI has egns#rtinizing sports "eages in India for their anti=#ompetitive #ond#t. '"thogh s#rtiny of ho#6ey "eages has res"ted in e
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Amendment of Combination Re6ulations
CCI has amended the Comination eg"ations on 'pri" 7$ 2013 with aview to simp"ify the fi"ing reirements and ring ot greater #ertainty inthe app"i#ation of the '#t and the eg"ations.
The provisions re"ating to reg"ation of #ominations in the Competition '#t$ 2002 were enfor#ed w.e.f. 1st *ne$ 2011. In the #a"endar year 2013$ti"" [email protected]$ forty #omination noti#es nder !e#tion D(2) of theCompetition '#t 2002 were re#eived in the Comination &ivision. TheCommission has passed its fina" order in respe#t of a"" e
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Ad$ocacy 5ith Central o$ernment- The Commission nder its advo#a#ymandate is ma6ing definitive forays in advo#ating #ompetition assessment of Centra"overnment/s r"es$ reg"ations and po"i#ies so as to inhiit the potentia" harm theymay #ase to #ompetition and overa"" e#onomi# interest of the #ontry. &ring theyear$ CCI organized pre"iminary meetings with 6ey po"i#y ma6ers of inistry of
!rfa#e Transport ? ighways$ &epartment of 5harma#eti#a"s$ &efen#e esear#hand &eve"opment rganisation$ &epartment of igher ,d#ation and inistry of ea"th ? 4ami"y Ge"fare.
Ad$ocacy 5ith Trade Associations- CCI #ontined the initiatives with tradeasso#iations to generate awareness among trade asso#iations and their memers toadopt #ompetition #omp"ian#e programme (CC5). This wi"" not on"y he"p to avoidpena"ties and damage to reptation$ t a"so in#"#ate good governan#e in their asso#iations and respe#tive #onstitents. &ring the year$ CCI #ond#tedwor6shops for the e
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Capacity buildin6 of sta!eholders to participate in competition re6ulatoryprocess- 17 Ta"6s"e#tres were de"ivered y emersffi#ers of CCI.
Competition related Sectoral:Re6ulatory impact assessment; #ar!et Studiesand research pro vi. Comments on Te"e#om eg"atory 'thority (T'I)$ Cons"tation 5aper on
onopo"yar6et dominan#e in Ca"e T; servi#es>vii. 5resentation on Impa#t of #arte"s on poor
Competition -aw$ 5overty ed#tion and India: y 5aya" a"i6$ 'dvisor (,#onomi#s) made at Intergovernmenta" rop of ,
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• r. %ayan Chanda de"ivered the %inth 9&istingished ;isitor Fnow"edge
!haring !eries: -e#tre on 9"oa"isation8 iding the Gave of Competition: onDth 'gst$ 2013 at CCI. r. Chanda is &ire#tor of 5"i#ations$ Ka"e Center for the !tdy of "oa"isation$ Ka"e niversity.
• CCI organized a wor6shop on the pharma#eti#a" se#tor on 1H th *"y$ 2013 for the offi#ers of CCI with the oje#tive to generate nderstanding of #ompetitionisses in the se#tors with the he"p of e
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104 5ew Aarieties /elease
6echnolo:ies to Deal with !limate !han:e .ein: De"elope
Soil )ertility aps for 1C0 Districts Prepare
83 Patents )ile
Supercomputin: u( %sho*a Esta(lishe E=clusi"ely for %:ri-Sciences
!%/
6or productivity enhancement# the 9ndian "ouncil of gricultural .esearch (9".)
released *25 new improved varieties@hyrids for different agro3climatic regions which
include an early3maturing asmati rice variety# -usa -un:a %asmati */20 with moderate
resistance to leaf last and rown spot diseasesF a late sowing wheat variety D 42/0F and
the large seeded (O42g@*22 seeds) 'abuli chicpea variety# "SJ +# moderately resistant to
root rot and tolerant to wilt During the year# **#84/ tonnes of reeder seeds# *5#085 tonnes of
foundation seeds# 11#18* tonnes of certified seeds# *5#040 tonnes of truthfully laeled seeds
and /#14A tonnes of =uality planting material were also produced for distriution among
staeholders 9n horticultural crops# Ar'a &a'sha' a tomato variety resistant to acterial
wilt# T>" ' and Alternaria (yielding over 02 tonnes@hectare) were released 6irst variety of
ma'hana ( Eurale fero* Salis) named Sarna +aidehi (production potential of 18342
tonnes@hectare) and a new red sinned advance potato hyrid 122*-3// (potential yield of
42234/2 =uintals@hectare) moderately resistant to late light suitale for Eastern plains of
%ihar# est %engal# ssam# $disha and Jharhand# were also released
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Avances in livestoc4 genomic researc!>
%Mahi"a& a female calf wei#hin# 32 %# was &orn on January 2. 2013 to
%'ari"a-II& a cloned &ualo which had &een !roduced &y hand-#uided clonin#usin# em&ryonic stem cells ,ES7s as donor cells )his is the Drst calf in the world
to &e &orn to a cloned &ualo >arima-** had attained early se8ual maturity at 14
months of a#e ,com!ared to her contem!oraries at around 2/ months and was
inseminated with froLen-thawed semen of a !ro#eny tested &ull on 2 th March
2012 which resulted in conce!tion and delivery of female calf %Mahi"a& throu#h
normal !arturition )he worlds Drst test tu&e ya% calf was &orn at 6yu%madun#
farm of the 6ational Research 7entre on Ya% *7AR "iran# Arunachal radesh on
1.th July 2013 )he male ya% calf wei#hin# 14 %# has &een named 밡 or#ayalQ
)he calf is the result of transfer of cryo!reserved ya% em&ryo !roduced throu#h
in vitro fertiliLation of oocytes throu#h ultrasound #uided ovum !ic% u! ,+'techniBue from donor ya%
Climate varia)ility an rain-*e agriculture>
)he monsoon-driven *ndian a#riculture witnessed 105 of lon#-term
avera#e rainfall durin# the cro!!in# season 2013 that ena&led 10. millionhectare of total area sown durin# (harif 2013 as com!ared to a&out 100 million
hectare durin# 2012 )he Drst advance estimates tar#et food-#rain !roduction of
2.4 million tonnes and a #rowth rate of over . for a#riculture and allied sectors
in 2013-1: Meanwhile 'ttara%hand +disha and Andhra radesh were struc% &y
natural calamities of dierent &ut severe intensities )he *7AR !re!ared doa&le
and location-s!eciDc action !lans of a#riculture and allied sectors for
reha&ilitation and restoration of the aected areas throu#h technolo#ical
&ac%sto!!in# )he *7AR demonstrated climate resilient technolo#ies in 100 most-
vulnera&le districts under 6*7RA )he *7AR has also !re!ared the climatic
vulnera&ility atlas of the country and district level contin#ency !lans to ena&lefarmers to choose a!!ro!riate means and methods for miti#atin# the climatic
varia&ility in dierent a#ro-climatic re#ions
Breeing successes in livestoc43 (oultry an ?s!>
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)he livestoc% sector !lays an im!ortant role in !rovidin# livelihood
to small farmers with over / of the livestoc% owned &y small and
mar#inal farmers At Kisar &ased 7entral *nstitute for Research on
9ualoes 53/. froLen semen doses of Murrah &ulls were !roduced as
farmers from all over *ndia are evincin# %een interest in Murrah &reedim!rovement hysical identiDcation usin# in?ecta&le su&cutaneous
microchi!s was done in all female &ualo !ro#eny under the !ro?ect to
hel! in future mil% recordin#s 'nder the Me#a Shee! Seed ro?ect Hoc%s
of )hottanag!uri Mandya Mecheri and Sonadi were &uilt u! for
!roduction of su!erior seed 7ross&red !i# ,Kam!shire and 'hungroo was
found suita&le for farmers &ecause of ada!tive nature and fast #rowth
,wei#ht of over . %# in / months and #ood carcass characteristics A
dual !ur!ose !oultry variety Srinidhi was develo!ed for rural areas which
lays 1:0-1.0 e##s !er year under &ac%yard conditions and males attain a
&ody wei#ht of over 5.0 #rams in 5 wee%s Shinin# &ar& a new variety of
ornamental Dsh develo!ed &y selective &reedin# of rosy &ar& *ethia
conchonius was released for Deld trial on e8!erimental &asis to
entre!reneurs )he #litterin# #old coloured females and shinin# !in% red
coloured males of shinin# &ar& a!!ear more attractive com!ared to the
rosy &ar& variety )hey are amena&le to varied culture conditions
Avances in mariculture>
The seed production technology of silver pompano (Trachinotus blochii)# a fast
growing sea fish with high maret demand# was scaled up for ul production of seed and
transportation $ff3season reeding of climing perch has paved way for round3the3year
production Spawning of marine fish "oia &achcentron canadam in recirculation
a=uaculture systems ensured high survival rates (O 8+A,) ensuring availaility of =uality
seed for culture 6arm made feed enhanced production of Sea ass (O 1A tonnes@ hectare in
41/ days) n all3time record marine fish catch of 405 million metric tonnes was reported
during 12*13*4 with annual growth rate of 44A, $pen sea cage farming for loster# 9ndiaLs
largest commercial sea cage farm# launched off the Somnath coast in Gu:arat is a :oint
venture of Siddi trie and 9". $ver 12 Siddi families had formed a society and wor in
the farm as partners@owners 12 cages each with /m diameter were installed and stoced with
loster seeds of aout /2382g fter **2 days of rearing the community harvested in pril
aout 1/ tons of losters generating an income of .s 1+ lah second crop of loster can
e raised after Septemer and an e=ual production and revenue can e otained The trials
who mainly wored as laours are now empowered with a permanent source of livelihood
#lant genomic researc!>
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9last resistance #ene i .: incor!orated into ma?or rice varieties viL usa
9asmati-1 S+arna and 9) .20: *7AR scientists decoded the #enomes of the
cultivated tomato Solanu" lyco!ersicon and its closest wild relative Solanu"
!i"!inellifoliu" in the *nternational 7onsortium >enetic resources are of uniBue
si#niDcance as they !rovide valua&le traits with !otential for &reedin# new
varietieshy&ridsanimal strains&reeds *n this endeavour thirty-threee8!lorations were underta%en in 15 states and 122 accessions collected
includin# 322 of wild s!ecies *n the 6ational >ene 9an% .:1: accessions of
orthodo8 seed s!ecies and 112 of non-orthodo8 s!ecies were cryo-stored and
ei#ht accessions were added to in-vitro >ene 9an% for lon#-term stora#e +ver
::000 accessions from :2 countries were im!orted includin# !romisin#
accessions of wheat !addy saower etc
Natural Resource 6anagement>
>*S &ased soil fertility ma!s ,macro secondary and micronutrients were
!re!ared for 20 districts durin# 2013 totallin# 10 districts in 21 states to ensure
site s!eciDc &alance fertiliLation and there&y im!rovin# soil health and cro!
!roductivity in the country Atlas on ;ulnera&ility of *ndian A#riculture to 7limate
7han#e and esta&lished Model 7limate Smart ;illa#e in 100 most vulnera&le
districts was also develo!ed re!ared "istrict 7ontin#ent lans ,.0 districts
durin# 2013 totallin# :.0 districts out of .2 districts tar#eted for a#riculturaland allied sectors to co!e u! with climatic a&errations 'se of over-a#ed
seedlin#s salt resistant rice varieties and Hash Hood tolerant rice varieties such
as ISwarna su&-1< and !ractice of Lero tilla#e with sunHower o%ra &itter#ourd
and sweet !otato which will increase water use e=ciency from 3. to 52
were identiDed as contin#ency measures for !ost-Hood situations in the coastal
districts of +disha *dentiDed a sodicity tolerant hi#h yieldin# #enoty!e 9)1-A of
.atro!ha curcas$
'@tension initiatives>
*n an endeavour to reach out to farmers the *7AR made 21: technolo#ical
interventions in :1.4 locations in cro!!in# systems drud#ery reduction farm
machineries and other areas +ver 1:0 la%h e8tension !ro#rammes throu#h
electronic and !rint media were conducted across the country )he 7ouncil also
a!!roved four new C;Cs two in Jammu Cashmir and one each in Andhra
radesh and Gest 9en#al for technolo#ical em!owerment of farmers and
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%nowled#e sharin# )he 7ouncil launched social media initiatives to develo! a
dialo#ue and share the vast %nowled#e resources of *7AR with youth
Intellectual #ro(erty 6anagement>
Ei#hty-three !atents were Dled throu#h 25 *7AR institutes 5 !atents
,includin# two a&road #ranted *ndian atent +=ce #ranted 151 !atents from 2.
institutes rotection of lant ;arieties and $armers< Ri#ht Authority considered
a!!lications and #ranted re#istration certiDcates for 13/ varieties 3:0
!artnershi!s with 143 !u&lic and !rivate or#aniLations were underta%en throu#h
:2 *7AR institutes 4 trainin# and ca!acity &uildin# !ro#rammes or#aniLed on
*R and related issues throu#h 33 *7AR institutes were received &y .34!artici!ants 7ommercialiLed /2 technolo#ies!roductsN transferred ./
technolo#ies to !rivate entre!reneurs with a license fee of over Rs 32 crore
Ne& Im(lements in $arm 6ec!anisation>
)o enhance land and la&our !roductivity tractor o!erated Dve-row seed-cum-fertiliLer-drill was develo!ed which is ca!a&le of !lacin# seeds at .0 mm
and fertiliLer at 100-1.0 mm de!th and covers 02-03. hectarehour A multi-
millet thresher o!erated &y 1. %w motor with 4. e=ciency reduces drud#ery
and minimiLes !ost-harvest losses Machines for roastin# and !o!!in# of
"a(hana and e8traction of !ul! from custard a!!le were develo!ed $or
im!rovement in Buality of #round s!ices !owder a cryo#enic #rinder was
develo!ed $olda&le lastic 9o8es for !ac%a#in# and trans!ortation of fruits
Millet )hresher-cum-earler 9ulloc%- drawn wed#e- and win#- !lou#h and
9iomass -&ased decentraliLed !ower !lant for a#ro- enter!rises were also new
technolo#ies introduced
National Agricultural Innovation #roect>
)he 6ational A#ricultural *nnovation ro?ect ,6A* made satisfactory
!ro#ress in enhancin# the com!etence of 6ARS towards steerin# the a#riculture
R" and introducin# !ra#matic !luralism 41 !u&lic-!rivate !artnershi!s were
esta&lished in 203 6A* su!!orted su&-!ro?ects includin# three with >E$
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su!!ort 6ew .1 rural industries were !iloted and over 3/00 hectare area of
farmers< a#ricultural land &rou#ht under sustaina&le land mana#ement !ractices
AgrInnovate Inia t.>
A#r*nnovate *ndia Ftd the re#istered com!any owned &y "ARE*7AR is
wor%in# towards !romotion and commercialiLation of *7AR technolo#ies and
licensed the technolo#y of tissue culture of oil!alm and related %nowhow for
commercialiLation )o au#ment the availa&ility of $M" vaccine A#rinnovate has
initiated the esta&lishment of a modern vaccine !roduction !lant ,ca!acity 100-
1.0 million doses in mode at 9en#aluru cam!us of *ndian ;eterinary
Research *nstitute *Latna#ar )he com!any is also assistin# "ARE on !ro?ectsrelated to esta&lishment of facilities for soil water and tissue testin# seed
!roduction and demonstration
uality Assessment an 6anagement Systems>
"ARE and *7AR &ecame one of the Drst "e!artments in havin# thereco#nition of *S+ 4001(200/ certiDcation &y im!lementin# uality Mana#ement
System )his is also the success indicator of all the >overnment "e!artments
and testiDes the commitment towards assurin# Buality services to its customers
with continual im!rovement of its delivery system "ARE*7AR also achieved
45 com!osite Score of R$" for the year 2012-13
Avances in Agricultural Statsitics>
)he Drst Su!ercom!utin# Ku& for *ndian A#riculture- ASK+CA ,Advanced
su!ercom!utin# Ku& for +M*7S Cnowled#e in A#riculture has &een esta&lished
at 7entre of A#ricultural 9ioinformatics *ASR* )his su!ercom!utin# environment
is &ein# develo!ed for hi#h !erformance com!utin# in the Deld of a#ricultural
&ioinformatics and com!utational &iolo#y under a su&-!ro?ect TEsta&lishment of
6ational A#ricultural 9ioinformatics >rid ,6A9> in *7ARU of 6A* )he facility is
set u! in a state-of-art data centre and two su!er-com!uters of this hu& are listed
at ran% 11 and 2: in the list of to! su!er-com!uters of *ndia )his su!er-
com!utin# hu& consists of hy&rid architecture of hi#h !erformance com!utin#
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Single "ommon Entrance Test for engineering and management programmes has een
implemented so as to reduce the stress of several admission tests
round 1/ lah students will e enefitted from an 9nterest Susidy of over .s 114* crores
released on Educational >oans oan Scheme of the 9ndian %ansL ssociation (9%)
*2 Model Degree "olleges# + new polytechnics and 1/ girls hostels sanctioned in Minority
"oncentration Districts (M"Ds) in 12*13*4
3 1 P
new ?ational Mission on Teachers and Teaching (?MTT) is eing launched to address the
shortage of faculty# training and capacity uilding of teachers
?ational Mission on Education through 9nformation and "ommunication Technology
(?ME9"T) launched in 1220 has provided connectivity to 524
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48 new -olytechnics have een operationalised under the scheme of setting up of
-olytechnics
$ver 85222 persons have participated in the non3formal# short term# sill development
programmes under the "ommunity Development through -olytechnics ("DT-) scheme till
42**12*4
6inistry o* ealt! an $amily ,el*are
-rint
Press nformation .ureau
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4) 6otal )ertility /ate has come down to 15 in 12** from 10 in 122/
5)
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irth# Diseases# Deficiencies# Development delays including disaility n estimated
1A crore children in the age group of zero to eighteen years are e;pected to e covered
across the country in a phased manner "hild ealth Screening and Early 9ntervention
Services will cover 42 common health conditions for early detection and free treatment
and management 9n 12*43*5# **280 teams in 44 State@
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** ome .ase 5ew(orn !are up to 51 days of life has een implemented through
Ss 14 states namely %ihar # "hhattisgarh # Jharhand # Madhya -radesh# $disha#
.a:asthan#
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*0 /e"erse Dot .lot y(riiFation /D.' 6halassemia Dia:nostic Git launched in
Decemer# 12*4
12 The 5ational 6ee*a E=press launched to protect children from life3threatening
childhood diseases
1* The ?T"" got the approval of the *st ?ational >evel Mass media campaign for the
year 12*43*5 The new spot I6ears you %part was aired initially in the government
channels and suse=uently on the private " & S "hannels
P/O P/O
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?early /#4/1 %loc -rogramme Management ife Saving nesthesia Sills (>SS)#
%Emo" (%asic Emergency $stetric "are)# 6%?"# 639M?"9 and ?." and ?o
Scalpel 'asectomy (?S') etc has een taen up for M$s Sill Development
Training including training on S%# 9M?"9 and ?SS has een taen up for ?Ms
Similarly# 9M?"9# 639M?"9# ?SS# 6%?" etc have een taen up for the Staff
?urses -rofessional Development -rogramme for "M$s is also on full swing
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o 6inancial & -hysical Monitoring System3 Ruarterly 6inancial & -hysical
Monitoring System has een instituted at national level to monitor the
implementation of the Mission
o "oncurrent Evaluation 3 "oncurrent evaluation study was done y
9nternational 9nstitute for -opulation Studies (99-S) on ?.M
o District level 'igilance & Monitoring "ommittee (D>'M") 3 States have
een ased to constitute these committees at district level to monitor the
implementation of the Mission
• 5ational %m(ulance Ser"ices ?.M has supported free amulance services to
provide patients transport in every noo and corner of the country connected with a
toll free numer to a "all "entre $ver */#222 asic and emergency patient transport
vehicles have een provided under ?.M %esides these# over 4#222 vehicles have
een empanelled to transport patients# particularly pregnant women and sic infants
from home to pulic health facilities and ac To increase visiility and awareness3
*21 & *28 amulances are eing repositioned as ?ational mulance ServiceC with
universal colour and design
• other an !hil ealth ?in:s ! ?in:s'
o *22@/2@42 edded Maternal and "hild ealth (M") ings have een
sanctioned in -ulic ealth facilities with high ed occupancy to cater to the
hugely increased demand for services
o More than 1/#222 additional eds have een sanctioned in 12*13*4 for these
wings across 5*8 facilities in ** States to e completed in ne;t 134 years
o 9n year 12*43*5# additional 4#222 eds have een sanctioned across /2
facilities in 0 States as on 422012*4
1 Janani Shishu Sura*sha Garya*aram JSSG' The scheme entitles all pregnant women
delivering in pulic health institutions to asolutely free and no e;pense delivery including
"aesarean section This has now een e;panded to cover the complications during ?"#
-?" and also sic infants To implement this scheme# more than .s 1*2A crores have een
allocated during the year 12*13*4 and more than 1222 crores have een sanctioned up till
now in 12*43*5 under ." and Mission 6le;ipool
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3 5ational 6o(acco !ontrol Pro:ramme
• The ?ational Toacco "ontrol -rogramme in the *1th 6ive 7ear -lan# in synergy with the
K?ational ealth MissionL and the K?ational -rogramme for the ?on3 communicale Diseaseswas up scaled to cover /4 districts over 10 states in the year 12*43*5 The programme would
e further up scaled# in a phased manner# to cover all the districts over the period of the *1th
6ive 7ear -lan
• The K"igarettes and other Toacco -roducts (-acaging and >aelling) mendment .ules#
12*1L were notified GS. A15 (E) dated 1Ath Septemer# 12*1 which came into effect from
*st pril# 12*4 Three sets of graphic warnings were notified# each for smoing and
smoeless@chewing forms of toacco products
• The K"igarettes and other Toacco -roducts (-rohiition of dvertisement and .egulation of Trade and "ommerce# -roduction# Supply and Distriution) mendment .ules# 12*1L were
notified vide GS. A28 (E) dated 1*st Septemer# 12*1 and came into effect from 1nd
$ctoer# 12*1 These .ules regulate the depiction of toacco products or their use in films
and television programmes
• To tae stoc of the implementation of the 6"T" at regional level (South3east sia .egion
including 9ndia)# the Ministry of ealth & 6amily elfare (Mo6) in collaoration with
the $# held a meeting in ?ew Delhi during 1431+ July 12*4
• The Guidelines for >aw enforcers# 12*4C for effective implementation of toacco control
laws was developed and released on 18th May 12*4
• "ommunication was sent to "hief Secretaries in the states for implementation of the 6ood
Safety and Standards .egulation 145 which prohiits the use of nicotine and toacco as
ingredient in any food products %ased upon this advisory# 44 states have implemented the
regulation effectively anning manufacture# storage and sale of Gutha and pan masala
containing toacco or nicotine
• Mo6 launched a mega outdoor campaign focusing on the harmful effects of toacco use
and Second hand Smoe across the country The campaign is using two outdoor medium ie
(*) e;terior train wrap3up and (1) us panels
4 5ational Pro:ramme for Pre"ention an !ontrol of Deafness
.s425A0 crore has een allocated for *1th 6ive 7ear -lan for the -rogramme for its
e;pansion to 122 more districts in addition to the e;isting districts pproved outlay of the
programme for the year 12*43*5 is .s/222 crore n amount of .s*5A crore and .s45+
crore have een sanctioned to 5 e;isting states and 45 new districts of five States and one
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7 5ational Pro:ramme for !ontrol of .linness
During the current financial year (12*43*5)# around 15# +2#*A* cataract surgeries have een
performed in States@ 9mplantation has also
improved from 05, in 122A328 around 0/, during 12*43*5During year (12*43*5)# around
*# 4/#822 free spectacles have een distriuted to school children with refractive errorsDuring the current financial year (12*43*5)# around 14#401 donated eyes have een collected
for corneal transplantation round 4/2 Eye Surgeons from Government ospitals@Medical
"olleges were trained in various eye specialties during 12*13*4 as against around 422 Eye
Surgeons during 122A328 During the current financial year (12*43*5) around */2 eye
surgeons have een trained in various eye specialties
9 5ational Oral ealth Pro:ramme 5OP'
The ?ational $ral ealth -rogramme (?$-) has een approved with a total udget of
.s*22 crore to implement the programme in 122 districts in a phased manner ie /2 districts
each during the remaining four years of the *1th 67- The main o:ective of the programme
is strengthening of e;isting healthcare delivery system at District ospitals viz
(i) provision of Dental "hair#
(ii) provision for consumales#
(iii) support for appointment of contractual staff# etc
The programme has een approved y Empowered -rogramme "ommittee (E-")# Mo6
in its meeting held on 4rd pril# 12*4 The programme has een susumed in ?M and is
eing run on -9- mode
C 5ational ental ealth Pro:ramme
The ?ational 9nstitute of Mental ealth and ?euro Sciences (?9M?S)# %angalore ct#
12*1 to declare the 9nstitution to e an 9nstitution of ?ational 9mportanceC and to provide
for its incorporation and for matters connected therewith received the assent of the -resident
on *4th Septemer# 12*1 and was notified vide Gazette ?otification ?o 5/ dated *5th
Septemer# 12*1 9t came into force with effect from ?ovemer# 12*4
8 Prahan antri Swasthya Sura*sha Bo@ana PSSB'
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-radhan Mantri Swasthya Surasha 7o:ana (-MSS7) has een undertaen y Government of
9ndia with a view to provide tertiary healthcare services and =uality medical education in the
country
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age at first childirth and spacing etween irths The scheme is made
operational in *8 states (8 EG Q 8 ?orth EastQ Gu:arat& aryana) The
S is eing incentivized for the same
o The Ministry is now laying emphasis on promoting post3partum 6- services
with introduction of --9
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Schedule under the ct# containing drugs for which "entral >icensing
uthority would e empowered to issue licenced The %ill also contains
separate chapters on clinical trials and regulation of medical devices in the
country
o The registration of cosmetics imported into the country was initiated from *st
pril# 12*4 to ensure that products imported into the country are not only of
standard =uality ut also have een manufactured under Good Manufacturing
-ractices y genuine@licensed manufacturers
o new Schedule * containing 999 and 9' generation antiiotics# anti3T%
drugs and certain hait forming drugs has een incorporated under the Drugs
and "osmetics .ules# *05/ for having stricter regulatory control over these
drugs vide Gazette notification GS. /88(E) dated 422812*4
o The regulatory provisions relating to conduct of clinical trials in the country
have een strengthened mendments have een introduced in the Drugs and
"osmetics .ules# *05/ lie procedures to analyze the reports of Seriousdverse Events occurring during clinical trials and procedures for payment of
compensation in case of trial related in:ury or death as per prescried timelines
has een specified
o Twelve ?ew Drug dvisory "ommittees (?D"s) related to different
therapeutic areas# consisting of medical e;perts drawn from various
Government medical colleges and institutes from all over the country help in
evaluation of applications for mareting of new drugs in the country or to
conduct clinical trials on new drugs A8 meetings of these committees have
taen place wherein a total of **11 applications were evaluated $ut of these
44* applications were related to gloal clinical trials including clinical trials
on of new chemicals entities
o Ministry of ealth and 6amily elfare constituted two committees for
supervising the clinical trials on new chemicals entities
o The office of D"G(9) made it compulsory since *0**12*4 that in all clinical
trials in addition to the re=uirement of otaining written informed consent#
audio visual recording of the informed consent process of each trial su:ect#
including the procedure of providing information to the su:ect and his @ her
understanding on such consent is re=uired to e done while adhering the
principle of confidentiality for all new su:ects to e enrolled in all clinical
trials including gloal clinical trialso n E;pert "ommittee has een constituted to e;amine the reports of deaths in
clinical trials The committee has prepared a formula for determining the
=uantum of compensation in case of clinical trial related deaths which is
availale in "DS"$ wesite
o .annin: of ru:s! During the year 12*4# notifications under Section 1+ for
suspension of sale# sale and distriution of De;tropropo;yphene# nalgin#
6i;ed dose comination of flupenthi;ol Q Melitracen and -ioglitazone for
human use were issued y the Government of 9ndia
o .an on mar*etin: of cosmetics teste on animals ! $n the initiative of the
office of D"G(9)# the %ureau 9ndian Standard has amended the 9ndian standard
(9S 52**!*00APMethod of Test for Safety Evaluation of "osmetics) to delete
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• The coverage of Se=ually 6ransmitte nfection S6' ser"ices has een scaled up through
*#**/ designated ST9 clinics and /A8 lah [email protected] patients managed as per the national
protocol till $ctoer 12*4 against the target of +8 lah for 12*43*5
• During 12*43*5# 42#A+#524 lood units were collected through ?"$ supported lood ans
up to $ctoer# 12*4 of which# 84, were through voluntary lood donation
• The third phase of /e /i((on E=press //E' (12*13*4)# covered *+1 stations in 14 states
efore coming to halt on *1th January# 12*4 at Delhi Safdur:ung station 9n its third phase
..E reached to aout **5 crore people $ver 02 thousand persons were counseled for 9'
out of which over A2#222 persons were tested for 9' ST9 treatment was provided to over
**#222 persons and aout 82#222 persons availed general health chec
• s of $ctoer 12*4# A#1+#1A/ clinically eligile patients are currently receiving free
.T in Government health facilities
10 %B#S
• So far# *0/* -rimary ealth "entres# 1+5 "ommunity ealth "entres# 8/ Districtospitals have een provided grant3in aid for co3location of 7
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• 6inal draft of Siddha -harmacopoeia of 9ndia (S-9) -art39# 'ol P999 consisting of ++
single Drugs# S-9 -art39# 'ol 9' (Mineral & Metals) and English translation of S69 -art
P 999 (Tamil) are in progress
• The "entral "ouncil of 9ndian Medicine (""9M) had notified three .egulations of
Minimum Standard .e=uirements for yurveda#
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participated in the "onference +6he Delhi Declaration on 6raitional eicine for
the South East %sian !ountries, was adopted on *431312*4
• n Mo< was signed etween the Government of ungary and Government of 9ndia on
cooperation in the field of Traditional Systems of Medicine during the visit of ungarian
-rime Minister to 9ndia on *A $ctoer# 12*4 at ?ew Delhi Signing of Moana and ?epal
• 9nformation "ells for disseminating authentic information of 7
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d Drug Discovery and Development
e .educing ?"D .is factors# prevention and health promotion and
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S." countries# including those relating to T% and 9' & 9DS were discussed during the
meeting
• Shri Ghulam ?ai zad led a igh >evel Delegation to participate in the 4rd %.9"S ealth
Ministers Meeting (MM) hosted y the South frica at "ape Town on 2+th and 2Ath
?ovemer# 12*4 During the meeting the ealth Ministers discussed the progress on action plans on the / thematic areas agreed during the 1nd %.9"S MM held during January
*2&**# 12*4 in ?ew Delhi and adopted the "ape Town communi=u# including adaptation of
%.9"S 6ramewor for collaoration on Strategic -ro:ects in ealth Statements highlighting
the possile collaoration were made y the ealth Ministers Shri Ghulam ?ai zad made
a statement highlighting our initiatives in the areas of management of ?on3"ommunicale
Diseases# Medical Education# -harmaceutical Sector# traditional medicines# ealth .esearch
and in the management of communicale disease lie 9'# T% and Malaria
• 9ndia has signed ilateral Memorandum of
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)he 'nion Minister for Fa&our Em!loyment Shri Malli%ar?un Char#e and the Minister of State for Fa&our Em!loyment Shri CSuresh met the re!resentatives of eleven ma?or7entral )rade 'nions on 13th $e&ruary 2013 in 6ew "elhi to discuss the !ro!osedcountry-wide >eneral Stri%e on the 20th and 21st $e&ruary 2013 Senior o=cers of
various Ministries also attended the meetin#
Government Initiatives on (ro(ose Stri4e )y t!e Central Trae 7nions
As directed &y the rime Minister senior Ministers in the 'nion 7a&inet P Shri ACAntony "efence Minister Shri Sharad awar Minister for A#riculture and Shri Malli%ar?unChar#e Minister for Fa&our Em!loyment held a round of discussions with there!resentatives of the 7entral )rade 'nions on the evenin# of 1/th $e&ruary to convey
the serious intent of the >overnment to resolve the various issues raised in their charterof demands
%e(artmentally Relate Staning Committee on a)our Invite Suggestions onFT!e C!il a)our #ro!i)ition An Regulation2 Amenment Bill-;1;
Konovernment of *ndia and ;; >iri 6ational
Fa&our *nstitute in colla&oration with the *nternational Fa&our +r#aniLation
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'@tension o* Ras!triya S&ast!ya Bima oana to ot!er occu(ational grou(s
)he 'nion 7a&inet a!!roved the e8tension of the Rashtriya Swasthya 9ima Yo?ana ,RS9Yto ri%shaw !ullers ra# !ic%ers mine wor%ers sanitation wor%ers and auto ric%shawdrivers and ta8i drivers on 0: June 2013 )he total num&er of unor#aniLed wor%ersestimated to &e covered in these cate#ories was su!!osed to &e as under(
i Ric%shaw drivers!ullers 135/ la%hii Ra# !ic%ers 1153 la%hiii Mine wor%ers 14 la%hiv Sanitation wor%ers 100/ la%hv Auto ric%shaw driversta8i drivers 3.34 la%h
)he total Dnancial im!lications for e8tension of RS9Y to ri%shaw !ullers ra# !ic%ers mine
wor%erssanitation wor%ers and auto ric%shaw drivers and ta8i drivers would &e aroundRs210 crore a!!ro8imately for the year 2013-1: and Rs:14/4 crore from the year201:-1. onwards )he e8act amount will &e determined on the &asis of !ersons identiDedand re#istered under these cate#ories durin# each !recedin# year and actual !remiumrates
)he !ro?ected &eneDt would facilitates health insurance cover to ric%shaw !ullers ra#!ic%ers mine wor%ers sanitation wor%ers and auto ric%shaw drivers and ta8i drivers
RS9Y is &ein# im!lemented in 2/ States'nion )erritories )he tar#et for the year 2013-1:
is to cover 350 crore 9elow overty Fine ,9F families
Inia #us!e $or&ar t!e Interest o* %evelo(ing Countries at t!e OngoingInternational a)our Con*erence+s IO2 1;t! Session . #ost ;15%evelo(mental Agena an T!e Relevance o* Current 6%Gs &ere %iscusseAlong &it! Strategy *or Ne@t Si@ ears Till its Centenary
At the 1;t! Session o* International a)our Con*erence+s IO2 *ndia stron#ly!ut forth the interests of develo!in# countries in their im!ortant !olicy s!eeches overtyalleviation and attainment of Millennium "evelo!ment >oals still remain a !riority fordevelo!in# and low income countries *n the Sustaina&le "evelo!ment 7ommittee *ndiawill stron#ly advocate its stand that all three !illars of sustaina&le develo!ment Peconomic social and environmental should &e #iven eBual im!ortance >reen economyand #reen ?o&s are not an end in itself &ut one of the means of attainin# the over-archin##oal of sustaina&le develo!ment *ndia alon# with other develo!in# countries follows the!rinci!le of 79"R ,7ommon 9ut "ierentiated Res!onsi&ilities in the area of environmental issues ie the develo!ed countries should share a &i##er res!onsi&ility ascom!ared to the develo!in# countries
S!is! Ram Ola too4 over as Ne& 7nion 6inister a)our an 'm(loyment6inister
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Shri Shish Ram +la too% over as new 'nion Minister Fa&our and Em!loyment Minister 0n1/th June 2013 Shri +la had already handled this !ortfolio from May 23 200: to
6ovem&er 2 200: in the 'A-* tenure
6aterial sent *or 7ttra4!an $loo Victims.'#$O 'm(loyees Contri)ute Rs. One Crore to 7ttra4!an Calamity
'nion Fa&our Em!loyment Minister Shri Sis Ram +la Ha##ed o the material collected&y the em!loyees and o=cers of the Em!loyees rovident $und +r#anisation )he seventruc%s loaded with relief materials Ha##ed o on the occasion carryin# rice atta !ulsesreDned oil su#ar !otatoes clothes shoes and other materials to !rovide relief to thevictims of natural calamity in 'ttra%hand on 2nd July 2013 )he o=cers and sta of +r#anisation also !resented a 7heBue of Rs1 crore to the Minister on the occasion forsendin# it further to the 7hief Minister 'ttra%hand
Revise Online Trans*er Claim $orm $or '#$O Release
'nion Fa&our Em!loyment Minister Shri Sis Ram +la today released Revised )ransfer 7laim form for E$+ &eneDciaries mar%in# this as Drst ste! towardslaunch of online )ransfer 7laim facilities 0n :th July 2013 2013 )he revised formhave the followin# salient features(
V )he form will &e called )ransfer 7laim $orm instead of $orm 13 for easycom!rehension &y the &eneDciariesV )he form can &e !resented after veriDcation either throu#h the !resentem!loyer or !revious em!loyer Earlier the form could &e su&mitted afterveriDcation only throu#h the !resent em!loyerV )his form can &e su&mitted online as well as in !hysical form )he facility ofonline su&mission of this form will &e #iven shortly after !rocess of collectin# thedi#ital si#nature of the em!loyer is com!letedV )he facility to Dle !hysical form shall continue to cater to the needs of wor%in#class who do not have internet accessV Em!loyee will &e allowed to su&mit their a!!lications online if their em!loyer is
havin# re#istered di#ital si#natureV +nline su&mission of form will introduce !a!erless !rocess for claim settlementV Every &eneDciary will &e informed throu#h SMS and e-mail a&out the sta#e of!rocess of the claim to ma%e the entire !rocess trans!arent and accounta&leV After introduction of online claim settlement endeavour will &e made tosu&stantially reduce the assured time of settlement of transfer claim which!resently is 30 days
So*t&are *or 7(ation o* Annual Accounts o* '#$ 6em)ers aunc!e
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7hairman 7entral 9oard of )rustees Em!loyees< rovident $und 'nion Minister forFa&our Em!loyment Shri Sis Ram today launched a new software for '!dation +fAnnual Accounts of E$ Mem&ers on 0:th Se!tem&er 2013 )he new software T'!dationof Annual Accounts ,*nterest rocessin# and A!!roval will &e after o=ce hours andhence smooth functionin# of the o=ce durin# o=ce hours Kowever the timin# may &ead?usted accordin# to o=ce convenience
)he time consum!tion of "A-Accounts and A$7-Accounts for '!dation of AnnualAccounts with the System will reduce si#niDcantly there&y contri&utin# im!rovement inoverall !roductivityStora#e of $ 2: details $2: summary in !df format in the server
Several Eey %ecisions Ta4en )y>-
6inistry o* ousing : #overty Alleviation %uring ;1 *or Im(rovement
o* In*rastructure : Basic Services to #oor
The Ministry of ousing & -overty lleviation has taen several important policydecision during the year 12*4 for the improvement of infrastructure and asic services to the
poor residing in cities and towns of 9ndia The details are as follows!
1 /eal Estate /e:ulation an De"elopment' .ill; 2013#
During the year under review# the .eal Estate (.egulation and Development) %ill was
introduced in the .a:ya Saha Soon after its introduction# the %ill was referred to the
-arliamentary Standing "ommittee on
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The %ill is also e;pected to promote regulated and orderly growth through efficiency#
professionalism and standardization 9t sees to ensure consumer protection# without adding
another stage in the procedure for sanctions
2 Street Aenors Protection of i"elihoo an /e:ulation of Street Aenin:' .ill;
2013
The %ill provides for protection of livelihoods rights# social security of street vendors#
regulation of uran street vending in the country and for matters connected therewith or
incidental thereto The proposed %ill provides for a survey of e;isting street vendors Themanner of identification of street vendors will e specified in the scheme made y the concerned
State@o Saha and is pending for consideration in the .a:ya Saha
3 /a@i" %was Bo@ana Scheme aunche
ith a vision to move towards a Slum 6ree 9ndia# .a:iv was 7o:ana ( .7) was
launched as a "entrally Sponsored Scheme ("SS)# and to e implemented in Mission mode
during 12*431211 .7 will adopt a two pronged approach of ringing all e;isting slums
within the formal system and enaling them to avail the asic amenities that is availale for
the rest of the city and .edressing the failures of the formal system that lie ehind the
creation of slums y planning for affordale housing stoc for the uran poor and initiating
crucial policy changes re=uired for facilitating the same
9n the implementation phase# .7 will cover all towns# cities and uran
agglomerations in the country The selection of which will e made y the States in
consultation with the "entre giving priority to District head=uarters# cities of religious#
heritage and tourist importance with due consideration to the criterion of pace of growth of
the city# of slums within the city and predominance of Scheduled "aste# Scheduled Trie and
minority population and other weaer and vulnerale section of the society
The Government of 9ndia would fund /2,# A/, and 82, of the pro:ect cost for
towns# cities and uran agglomerations with -opulation more than / lahs# less than / lahs
and those in ?orth3 Eastern .egion and special category States of Jammu & ashmir#
imachal -radesh &
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ousing and aitat -olicy 122A to promote the agenda of Kffordale ousing for llL was
redesigned following the recommendations of the Tas 6orce on ffordale ousing
constituted y the Ministry of ousing and ow 9ncome Group (>9G) Dwelling
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The mission would also aim at providing shelter e=uipped with essential services to
the uran homeless in a phased manner 9n addition# the Mission would also address
livelihood concerns of the uran street vendors y facilitating access to suitale spaces#
institutional credit# social security and sills for accessing emerging maret opportunities
ear 'n Revie&-;1 6inistry o* #ersonnel3 #u)lic Grievances :
#ensions.
OE#A AN% OEA7ETAS BI #ASS'% B #ARIA6'NT
A,AR'N'SS ABO7T GOO% GOV'RNANC' INITIATIV'S
SI6#I$ICATION O$ #ROC'%7R' $OR #A6'NT O$ $A6I #'NSION
"urin# the year 2013 !assin# of the Fo%!al and Fo%ayu%tas 9ill 2011
release of documentary Dlms on #ood #overnance initiatives #uidelines for suo
motu disclosure launchin# of internshi! scheme and sim!liDcation of !rocedure
for !ayment of family !ension were some of the im!ortant hi#hli#hts of the
Ministry of ersonnel u&lic >rievances ension
o4(al an o4ayu4tas Bill
)he historic Fo%!al and Fo%ayu%tas 9ill 2011 !assed &y arliament
,"ecem&er 1 2013 in Ra?ya Sa&ha and "ecem&er 1/ 2013 in Fo% Sa&ha !aves
the way for settin# u! of the institution of Fo%!al at the 7entre and Fo%ayu%tas
in States &y law enacted &y the res!ective State Fe#islatures within one year of
comin# into force of the Act )he new law !rovides for a mechanism for dealin#
with com!laints of corru!tion a#ainst !u&lic functionaries includin# those in hi#h
!laces
Salient $eatures o* t!e Bill
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)he 9ill as !assed &y arliament !rovided &roadly for the followin#(
,a Esta&lishment of the institution of Fo%!al at the 7entre and
Fo%ayu%tas at the level of the States thus !rovidin# a uniform vi#ilance
and anti-corru!tion road-ma! for the nation &oth at the 7entre and the
States
,& )he Fo%!al to consist of a 7hair!erson and a ma8imum of ei#ht
Mem&ers of which Dfty !ercent shall &e ?udicial Mem&ers $ifty !er
cent of mem&ers of Fo%!al shall &e from amon#st S7 S) +97s
Minorities and Gomen
,c )he selection of 7hair!erson and Mem&ers of Fo%!al shall &e
throu#h a Selection 7ommittee consistin# of P
• -rime MinisterF
• Speaer of >o SahaF
• >eader of $pposition in the >o SahaF
• "hief Justice of 9ndia or a sitting Supreme "ourt Judge nominated
y "J9F
• n eminent :urist to e nominated y the -resident of 9ndia
,d A Search 7ommittee will assist the Selection 7ommittee in the
!rocess of selection $ifty !er cent of mem&ers of the Search
7ommittee shall also &e from amon#st S7 S) +97s Minorities andGomen
(e) -rime Minister was rought under the purview of the >opal with
su:ect matter e;clusions and specific process for handling complaints against
the -rime Minister
(f) >opalLs :urisdiction will cover all categories of pulic servants
including Group KL# K%L# K"L & KDL officers and employees of Government
$n complaints referred to "'" y >opal# "'" will send its report of
-reliminary en=uiry in respect of Group KL and K%L officers ac to >opalfor further decision ith respect to Group K"L and KDL employees# "'" will
proceed further in e;ercise of its own powers under the "'" ct su:ect to
reporting and review y >opal
(g) ll entities receiving donations from foreign source in the conte;t of
the 6oreign "ontriution .egulation ct (6".) in e;cess of .s *2 lahs per
year are rought under the :urisdiction of >opal
(h) >opal will have power of superintendence and direction over any
investigation agency including "%9 for cases referred to them y >opal
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c) Detailing of few su3clauses of Section 5 (*)() of the .T9 ct regarding pulishing of
information y the pulic authority viz the procedure followed in the decision maing
processC# norms set y the pulic authority for the discharge of its functionsC# the udget
allocated to each of its agencyC and details in respect of information# availale to or held y
it# reduced in an electronic formC
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the family who was eligile to receive family pension prior to the disaled
child@siling@dependent parents
here there are other eligile prior claimants to family pension# the names of disaled
child@children@dependent parents@permanently disaled siling will e added to the --$
issued to the preceding eligile family pensioner 6amily pen