Tree Plantation Drive by Railway Women’s Welfare Central Organisation (RWWCO)

In view of Minister of Railways Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu’s continued efforts on Tree Plantation in railway areas, the Railway Women’s Welfare Central Organisation (RWWCO) has undertaken  Tree Plantation Drive  on 6^th July, 2017 at railway premises in New Delhi.   Smt. Rashmi Mital, President/RWWCO & Executive Members of  RWWCO planted various shady, flowering and fruit bearing trees in railway premises.

Railway Women’s Welfare Central Organisation  is the apex body of the chain of women’s welfare organisations spread over all Indian Railways engaged in the task of welfare of railwaymen and their families through various need-based socio/welfare activities.  

The organization started its activities in 1962 after Indo-China War, and while the primary concern of the Organisation is the welfare of Railway employees and their families, it has always risen to the call of the society and the nation- be it environmental awareness, family welfare drives, disturbances on the borders or the natural calamities.  It is one of the fore-runner voluntary Organisations in the country today.

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Global Crude oil price of Indian Basket was US$ 47.59 per bbl on 06.07.2017

The international crude oil price of Indian Basket as computed/published today by Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC) under the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas was US$ 47.59 per barrel (bbl) on 06.07.2017. This was lower than the price of US$ 48.16 per bbl on previous publishing day of 05.07.2017.

In rupee terms, the price of Indian Basket decreased to Rs. 3082.52 per bbl on 06.07.2017 as compared to Rs. 3117.04 per bbl on 05.07.2017. Rupee closed weaker at Rs. 64.78 per US$ on 06.07.2017 as compared to Rs. 64.72 per US$ on 05.07.2017. The table below gives details in this regard:

Particulars	Unit	Price on July 06, 2017 Previous trading day i.e. 05.07.2017)
Crude Oil (Indian Basket)	($/bbl)	47.59               (48.16)
	(Rs/bbl)	3082.52           (3117.04)
Exchange Rate	(Rs/$)	64.78                (64.72)

Two-Day Regional Conference on “Good Governance and Replication of Best Practices” inaugurated

A two-day Regional Conference on “Good Governance and Replication of Best Practices” involving 12 States and 4 UTs of Northern, Western and Central Region of India was inaugurated by Shri C. Viswanath, Secretary, Department of Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances (DARPG), Government of India and Shri Avanendra S. Nayal, Director Uttarakhand Academy of Administration (UKAA), Government of Uttarakhand, at Nainital today. The Conference is being organized on July 7-8, 2017, by the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG), Government of India, in collaboration with the Government of Uttarakhand & Administrative Training Institute (ATI), Nainital. 

Speaking on the occasion, Shri C. Viswanath, Secretary, DARPG, Government of India mentioned that this is the 26th such Regional Conference being organised by the Department on diverse themes pertaining to Best Practices. These Conferences provide an opportunity to learn from each other. While the needs of the states may vary, the experiences and lessons learnt are invaluable. He also emphasized the importance of Good Governance and sharing best practices among peers. Good Governance is crucial in maintaining security of the country, ensuring comfort of common citizens. He also said that DARPG is developing a Good Governance Index (GGI) and the results will soon be published. This will assess the various States and Districts on ten parameters and it is hoped that this will trigger States lagging behind to work vigorously and achieve higher grade. Many States have done tremendous work to bring about Good Governance reforms and getting more and more State delivery Services on the online platform will result in improved efficiency and transparency. He said that 21 States have adopted the Right to Services Act and hoped more States will follow. 21 Departments in the Central Government have become paperless, having switched over to the e-Office platform. 

Shri Avanendra S. Nayal, Director UKAA, gave a presentation on Women empowerment Schemes and programs of Govt. of Uttarakhand State. Shri Nayal highlighted Uttarakhand Mahila Samekit Vikas Yojana (UMSVY) and several other schemes which have been successfully implemented by the State Government. Women in the hill region lead a tough life and they have to do a lot of hard word for their common daily household requirements. While highlighting Uttarakhand Mahila Samekit Vikas Yojna (UMSVY) Shri Nayal mentioned that “Total 69 projects (Developments Blocks) have been sanctioned for self-employment to women SHGs. Under this self-employment schemes, it focused on Daliya Units of Almora, Bageshwar, Dairy Units of Dehradun and food items such as ready-to-eat (Soyabeans, wheat Puffs). He further informed that under this scheme marketing support through Aganwari under “Take Home Ration Schemes”, Trade Fairs and Consortiums is also facilitated. 

Four presentations on (i) Exemplary initiatives in the State of Uttarakhand, (ii) the status of Ease of Doing Business and IT adoption in his state governance work, (iii) e-Vidhan: Paperless Himachal Legislative Assembly & (iv) Good Governance Index- Introduction & Methodology of Preparation, Key Governance Sectors & Areas, Indicators and Data Availability were made on the first day. 


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Shri Rajnath Singh reviews MHA expenditure for first quarter of 2017-18

The Union Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh reviewed the expenditure made by the Ministry of Home Affairs for the first quarter of this financial year. The MHA has utilized about 27% of the budget during first three month (April-to-June, 2017), out of total budget of Rs. 83,823.30 crores for 2017-18. 

The Union Home Minister asked the officers to maintain the same tempo and also to ensure that the budget utilization crosses 50% by the end of September, 2017. 

The Minister of State for Home Affairs Shri Hansraj Gangaram Ahir, Union Home Secretary Shri Rajiv Mehrishi, Officer on Special Duty (OSD) Shri Rajiv Gauba, Secretary, Border Management Smt Sanjeevani Kutty, Special Secretary Dr. Rina Mitra and senior officers from all the divisions of the Ministry were also present in the meeting. 

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21st India-Myanmar National Level Meeting held in Myanmar

21st India-Myanmar National Level Meeting took place at Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar on July 5-6, 2017. Indian delegation was led by Shri Rajiv Gauba, Home Secretary designate, while Myanmar delegation was led by Maj Gen Aung Soe, Deputy Minister of Home Affairs, Myanmar. 

During the meeting, security, cooperation in prevention of drug trafficking, boundary matters, wildlife smuggling, visa and prisoners in jail of respective countries were discussed. Two sides mutually agreed that all steps should be made to ensure tranquillity along the border and safety and wellbeing of people in the border areas. 

India attaches utmost importance to the discussions under the framework of National Level Meetings which involve representation from all agencies with relevance to security and border management. It was agreed that the next National Level Meeting will be held in India in 2018. 

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NSG organises first International Aviation Security seminar

The Minister of State for Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (I/C) Shri Rajiv Pratap Rudy attended the second day of the first International Aviation Security Seminar in Manesar today. National Security Guard (NSG) has organised the seminar, with the aim of bringing all major stakeholders under one roof and facilitate them sharing views/opinion, discussions, brain storming with the matters concerning Aviation Security. 

Prominent personalities/speakers from various organizations/aviation sector delivered lectures and shared valuable views on the matter of aviation security. Weapons and equipment were also displayed showcasing the current weapons and systems used by the forces and cutting edge systems considered for future planning. 

Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation, Shri Rajiv Nayan Choubey and DG, NSG Shri Sudhir Pratap Singh also attended the seminar. The Minister of State for Civil Aviation Shri Jayant Sinha addressed the seminar yesterday. 

About 300 delegates/officials from the Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Civil Aviation, Directorate General of Civil Aviation, Airports Authority of India, Bureau of Civil Aviation Security of India, Central Industrial Security Force, State Police Forces, Airports, Airlines, Foreign Security /Aviation of USA, France, Germany and Sri Lanka participated in the Seminar. 

Shri Rajiv Pratap Rudy also hoisted the National Flag at NSG Campus, during the National Flag Foundation programme, being organised by NSG today. The Force has got a 30X45 National Flag (Tiranga) on a 100 feet monumental flagpole installed in its Campus. It is the India's 67th Flagpole and 26th highest Monumental Flagpole. 

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Minister of Food Processing Industry laid foundation stone for First Maize Based Mega Food Park in Kapurthala, Punjab

Shri Harsimrat Kaur Badal, Union Minister of Food Processing Industry laid the foundation stone for First Maize based Mega Food Park in Kapurthala, Punjab today. Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti, Minister of State for Food Processing was also present on the occasion.

Speaking on the occasion Shri Harsimrat Kaur Badal said that Maize is an amazing cereal and is an alternate to Jhona(paddy) and Kanak (wheat). Maize is rich in protein, provides nutritional requirements that India needs and Maize consumes much lesser water and could contain the problem of further water depletion. The Mega Food Park is being developed by Sukhjit Mega Food park & Infra Limited at village Rehana Jattan, Phagwara, District Kapurthala, Punjab.  She also said that Kapurthala has been declared as a Dark Zone district where slow desertification is happening because of overexploitation of water due to cash crops. So establishment of this Mega Food Park was not allowed. Since this would be a maize based Mega Food Park which will promote crop diversification and water conservation, Smt Harsimrat Kaur Badal informed that her ministry made special efforts to get this Mega Food Park approved from Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation. Establishment of this Mega Food Park will result in the development of this Dark Zone which includes Job opportunities, Environmental Conservation, she added.

Smt Harsimrat Kaur Badal also said that there is an urgent need to turn to Maize and our government would relentlessly work to make Maize as the third viable staple crop of Punjab after Wheat and Rice and growing of maize with enhanced quality of seeds. A Maize based Food Park is like putting an engine to the cart so that cultivation of maize grows leaps and bounds. Highlighting the new flagship scheme “KISAN SAMPADA YOJANA”, Minister of Food Processing Industries said that with the aim of making every farmer a Food Processor also, this scheme has been designed where farmers can also set up big or small food processing units and marketing units. She also said that enterprises willing to set up maize based food processing units in Sukhjit Mega Food Park would get loan from NABARD at affordable rates. She also thanked the state government for extending support for the establishment of the Mega Food Park.

Background:

Maize Based Mega Food Park is the first major and serious step in the history of India for containing the desertification problem of Punjab and would make farmers turn to maize cultivation which need less water for more production. Maize is being used by different industries for seed, starch, brewery, food additives, sweeteners etc and it is also a basic raw material to thousands of industrial products like oil, proteins, pharmaceutical, cosmetics, beverages, film, textile, gum, value added foods, paper industries, bio-ethanol etc.

The Mega Food Park will leverage an additional investment of about Rs.250 crores in 25-30 food processing units in the park and generate turnover of Rs.450-500 crores annually. The Park will provide direct and indirect employment to 5,000 persons and benefit about 25,000 farmers.

Set up in an area of 55 acres, the first Maize based Park is being built with an investment of Rs. 123.7 crores with a grant of Rs.50 crores by Union Food Processing Industries Ministry to have Multipurpose Cold Storage of 3, 000 Metric tonnes, Individually Quick Frozen (IQF) and Deep Freezer 1 Metric Tonne/Hour capacity, Sorting and Grading Yard of 2,000 sqm and Food Testing Lab.  In addition to that promoter is also set up an Anchor Unit with an investment of Rs.105 crores for Maize Processing with an installed grinding capacity of 500 Metric Tonnes a day.

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