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Hello Jammu News at 12:24:00 PM 0


Shimla, Oct 5 (PTI) Development is important but not at the cost of environment, Union minister Radha Mohan Singh said Friday.

He was addressing a conclave of chief ministers and parliamentarians of 12 Himalayan states here. The theme of the meet is "Wellbeing of the next generation of Himalayan people".

The conclave was inaugurated by Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh, Union Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat and Himachal Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur.

The agriculture minister said climate change adversely affected the day-to-day life in the country in general and in Himalayan states in particular. The representatives of Himalayan states should hold a meeting with Niti Aayog to formulate a policy to tackle bad effects of climate change.

Rijiju stressed the need of cultivating specialised crops in Himalayan states to compete with other states.

He said violence in northeastern region has declined by 80 per cent since he became the union minister of state for home. 

The members of terrorist groups had been forced to surrender in northeastern states which resulted in considerable decline in violence there, he said, adding tourism would increase a lot in these states too.

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New Delhi, Aug 11: A group of five youths, including one from Chile, has won an international hackathon event, co-hosted by the NITI Aayog and others, for their idea on implementation of blockchain in the Indian solar industry.

Blockchain is a latest technology that takes a digitised and decentralised approach in handling large data.

The hackathon was the largest in the world and saw 1,800 participants applying for the online round and 60 teams participating in the main event on August 3 and 4 in Hyderabad, the winners said.

Five youths under the banner of 'Team Unergia' concentrated on implementing blockchain into the solar industry during the hackathon.

They were adjudged winner in the event organised by the International Blockchain Congress, the largest gathering of innovators, businesses, technologists, regulators, start-ups and enthusiasts in India to-date, Abhishek Pillai, one of the team's members, said.

Their idea of developing a crowdfunding platform for solar projects fetched them a cash prize of Rs 1 lakh during the event, he said.

Team Unergia, after the massive encouragement received by all the members of the panel, has decided to turn their efforts into a full-fledged start up. They are implementing blockchain to crowdfund solar projects, Pillai said.

India has a massive capacity to power itself through renewable energy but the high initial upfront cost and lack of sound financial system is thwarting the uptake, he said.

Unergia is creating a platform powered by blockchain, to enable crowdfunding solar projects. The investors will have an incentive of getting high returns on their funds and roof providers will receive cheaper electricity. Unergia will remove middlemen and ensure transparency through blockchain, he claimed.

The team comprises Farhan Ahmed, who hails from Hyderabad, Manan Mehta (Kolkata), Esteban Mino (Chile), Projjal Gupta (Chennai) and Pillai, who is from Mumbai. (PTI)
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Hello Jammu News at 8:30:00 PM 0

SRINAGAR, AUGUST 8: Sh. Amod K Kant, Member Coordinator NITI Aayog - Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) Standing Committee, accompanied by Sh. Rakesh Ranjan, Joint Secretary, NITI Aayog, met Governor N.N. Vohra at the Raj Bhavan today.
Sh. Kant informed Governor about a number of issues relating to the implementation of various State and Central Government welfare schemes in J&K and how a larger role to be played by the CSOs could be beneficial not only in generating a widespread awareness of these schemes but also enable the targeted groups being able to avail full benefits available under the welfare schemes.
Governor highlighted the special concerns of Jammu and Kashmir, particularly in the context of the very large resource gap in funding the annual plans and the need for long-term planning for securing balanced growth and development of the State. In this context Governor lauded the role being played by NGOs in various sectors and hoped that, in the obtaining environment in the State, the CSOs in J&K would be able to play a truly significant role in development schemes and welfare programmes being implemented/ delivered with much higher success.
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Hello Jammu News at 8:28:00 PM 0

'Societal challenges to be dealt with combined effort'
SRINAGAR, AUGUST 07: Advisor to Governor, B B Vyas Tuesday said that Civil Society Organizations (CSO) can play an important role in designing and effective implantation of government schemes and thus help in reaching out to the needy sections of the society in an efficient manner.
The Advisor to Governor was speaking at a day-long conference attended by officials of NITI Aayog, State Government and representatives of CSO's from the State.
The Advisor said that this platform provides a huge opportunity as 14 representatives of various Central Ministries and representative from State Government are available for interaction with CSOs and together they can add value to the working of government schemes.
He expressed hope that the conference will help to draw a clear roadmap for efficient implementation of Central and State government schemes.
Vyas also said that the conference gives an opportunity to listen to the voices from the other side. "These interactions make the schemes all-inclusive and addresses the primary concerns of lesser privileged classes like people from poorer sections especially women, specially-abled persons, needy children etc," he said.
The Advisor said that development is a multi-sectarian and multi-sartorial challenge and it needs combined efforts from all stakeholders to address these challenges. He said that Government Departments, NITI AAyog and CSO's should jointly address the issues and achieve the larger goal for the benefit of the society.
Vyas said that CSO's can play an important role in guiding the concerned authorities during designing and implementation process of government schemes and also help in removing any kind of bottlenecks.
During the conference, elaborate discussions were held on themes of Women empowerment, Maternal and Child Care, Children in Conflict with Law, Youth Empowerment etc between officials of NITI Ayog, Central Government, State Government and representatives of CSO’s and research students.
Various suggestions were put forward by the participants for the welfare and betterment of downtrodden sections of the society.
Special Secretary NITI Aayog during his address hailed the work done in social sector in the state. He said that J&K has registered maximum increase in social sector spending among hilly areas of our country. He also added that 24 Atal Innovation Lab’s are currently working in the State.
Principal Secretary Health and Medical Education Dr Pawan Kotwal, Commissioner Secretary Roads and Buildings Khurshid Ahmad Shah, Secretary Social Welfare Farooq A Lone, Secretary Rural Development Department Sheetal Nanda, Secretary Information Technology Saugat Biswas, Secretary Tourism and School Education Rigzian Samphael, Secretary Social Welfare Board Khalid Hussain Malik, Director General Health Kashmir Dr Saleem ur Rehman, Principal Government Medical College Srinagar Dr Samia Rashid, Commissioner for Persons for Disabilities M I Lone, Mission Director ICDS Veer Ji Hanglu,  Mission Director Women Empowerment Rifat Arif, Director School Education Kashmir GN Itoo, Director Technical Education, Executive Director Rehabilitation Council Zahoor Mir, Managing Director, JK Women’s Development Corporation, Nahid Soz, Mission Director SRLM, CEO Himayat Abdul Rashid War, Mission Director ICPS Shafat Sultan and other dignitaries attended the conference.
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Hello Jammu News at 7:57:00 PM 0


'Focus should be on efficient delivery of welfare programs'
SRINAGAR, AUGUST 07: Advisor to the Governor, Khurshid Ahmed Ganai, today emphasized close coordination between Government and Civil Society Organizations (CSO) for better delivery of welfare programs meant to provide benefits to the general masses particularly the lesser privileged classes.
The Advisor was addressing a one-day Conference of NITI Aayog, J&K Government and CSOs from the State. The Conference was organized by Social Welfare Department and was coordinated by Integrated Child Protection Scheme (ICPS).
Officials from Central Government who attended the Conference included Special Secretary NITI Aayog Yudwender Mathur, Additional Secretary, Union Ministry of Women & Child Development, Ajay Tirkey, National Coordinator, CSO, PRAYAS JAC, Amodh K Kant, DDG (Evaluation), NITI Aayog, Rakesh Ranjan and Director, National Rural Health Mission, Vidisha.
Addressing the select gathering, the Advisor called for institutionalizing a mechanism within the Government that would enable the CSOs to work in close tandem with various government departments and play their part in successful implementation of schemes for the disadvantaged sections of the society. “Better synergy between Civil Society Organizations and Government agencies will provide fillip to better delivery of welfare schemes to the people in the state,” he added.
The Advisor expressed satisfaction over the positive health indicators in the State and added that good work is being done in the sector, especially in maternity and child-care segments despite huge challenges on this front.
Speaking at length over the literacy rate in the state, Ganai said in upper primary segment and high-end higher secondary level, there is a need to make further improvement. He said the Government will ensure that quality education is imparted to every child, especially girls, so that they are able to perform and compete at the cutting-edge level, both within the State and nationally.    
Referring to pending cases/sanctions pertaining to differently-abled, poor senior citizens, widows and destitute in the Social Welfare Department, the Advisor assured that the same will be cleared in phases. 
The Advisor said he was confident that the exchange of ideas between participants would provide a workable roadmap to improve the delivery of welfare programmes.
The conference was organized to review the activities and implementation of Centrally-sponsored schemes and to know about the difficulties faced by CSOs in creating awareness about these schemes.
 During the session, delegates of NITI Aayog made a presentation which indicated that J&K has done exceptionally well in the implementation of schemes, particularly in health and primary education sectors. It was revealed that the J&K matches the best performing States in the entire country and attained one of the top ranks in health sector at national level last year.
Principal Secretary Health and Medical Education Dr Pawan Kotwal, Principal Secretary Planning Development and Monitoring Department Rohit Kansal, Special DGP VK Singh, Commissioner Secretary Roads and Buildings Khurshid Ahmad Shah, Secretary Social Welfare Farooq A Lone, Secretary Rural Development Department Sheetal Nanda, Secretary Information Technology Saugat Biswas, Secretary Tourism and School Education Rigzian Samphael, Secretary Social Welfare Board Khalid Hussain Malik, Director General Health Kashmir Dr Saleem ur Rehman, Principal Government Medical College Srinagar Dr Samia Rashid, Commissioner for Persons for Disabilities M I Lone, Mission Director ICDS Veer Ji Hanglu,  Mission Director Women Empowerment Rifat Arif, Director School Education Kashmir GN Yatoo, Director Technical Education, Executive Director Rehabilitation Council Zahoor Mir, Managing Director, JK Women’s Development Corporation, Nahid Soz, Mission Director SRLM, CEO Himayat Abdul Rashid War, Mission Director ICPS Shafat Sultan and other dignitaries attended the conference.

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Kupwara, Baramulla selected for 'Aspirational Districts' Prog of NITI Aayog
SRINAGAR, JULY 13:  Ministry of Human Resources Development (MHRD) today held a video conference with Secretary School Education Rigzin Samphel regarding the steps taken for “Transformation of Aspirational Districts” programme in two identified Districts of Kashmir viz., Baramulla and Kupwara.
The meeting was attended by Director School Education Kashmir, Dr. G.N. Itoo, District Development Commissioners of Kupwara and Baramulla who appraised the officers about the steps being taken in this regard.
The objective of the programme is to expeditiously transform all 115 Aspirational Districts in 28 States of the country which were identified from these states.
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Representatives of GoI, JK Govt, NGOs to hold day-long deliberations at SKICC on July 26
SRINAGAR, JULY 13: Principal Secretary, Planning, Development& Monitoring, Rohit Kansal, today reviewed the preparations for upcoming Niti Aayog conference to be convened at SKICC here for fast-tracking implementation of Centrally-Sponsored Schemes.
Speaking at a meeting convened in his office chambers here this afternoon, Kansal said the main aim of the high-level conference is to assess the impact and potential of various Centrally Sponsored Schemes and how to speed up their implementation in Jammu and Kashmir. “This can be achieved by open and direct interaction of the government officials with the civil society groups and NGOs,” he said.
The Principal Secretary said the conference will discuss themes such as ‘Youth Engagement’, ‘Self-Employment’ and ‘Children in Conflict with Law’. “There will be a main plenary session which will be followed by six break-out sessions of NGOs. These sessions will be attended by representatives from the state as well as the central government. The list of schemes in vogue in J&K has already been prepared and issues related to fast-tracking their implementation will be discussed in the conference,” he said.
During the meeting, Kansal took stock of the preparations being made by the J&K government for hosting the dignitaries of the Government of India, their security protocol and accommodation. “We will pool resources from our own departments to depute a liaison officer with all the officers of the Government of India,” he said.
The meeting was informed that top representatives of the Government of India, Niti Aayog, J&K Government, over three dozen NGOs from Jammu and Kashmir and 10 more from other states will hold day-long deliberations on July 26 to work out modalities for fast-tracking the implementation of various Centrally Sponsored Schemes in the state’s Social Welfare sector.
Secretary RDD, Sheetal Nanda, Secretary, School Education, Rigzin Samphel, Secretary Social Welfare, Asif Hamid Khan, Director Hospitality and Protocol, Khalid Majid Drabu, Director SKICC, Ghlaib Mohiuddin, Joint Director Information (Headquarters), Sajid Yehaya Naqash, SSP Security, Maqsood-uz-Zaman, besides other officers of the state government were present at the meeting.
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Hello Jammu News at 12:58:00 PM 0
New Delhi, Jun 28 :Convergence and behavioural change are the two pillars of National Nutrition Mission (NNM), which has turned into a mass movement now, Niti Aayog vice chairman Rajiv Kumar said today.

The mission aims to reduce stunting, undernutrition, anaemia among children, women and adolescent girls along with reducing low birth weight in the country.

"Convergence and behavioural change are the two pillars of Poshan Abhiyaan (NNM). The united efforts of our stakeholders are positively impacting the health of our women and children.

"The mission's momentum has been accelerated into a Jan Andolan (mass movement)," Kumar said while addressing seminar 'TECH-THON : Technology Partnerships for Poshan Abhiyaan.'

He stressed on the need to devise a multi-faceted strategy to deal with the issue of malnutrition as 38 per cent of children in India are still undernourished.

Niti Aayog member V K Paul said the Integrated Child Development Services-Common Application Software (ICDS-CAS) tool has empowered NNM's multi-faceted initiatives and this can be accorded as the biggest IT intervention in public health domain.

Paul further pointed out that optimum complementary feeding coupled with adequate breastfeeding and timely management of common illnesses are game changers during the first 1,000 days of a child.

"Around 90 per cent of children between the age group of 6 months to 2 years are nutrition hungry and diarrhea contributes to 25 per cent of undernutrition," he noted.

NNM was launched on March 8 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The mission, under Ministry of Women and Child Development, has a target to bring down stunting among age group of 0-6 years to 25 per cent by 2022.

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SRINAGAR, MAY 21: Governor N.N. Vohra inaugurated the Policy Consultative Workshop for Academic Leaders of J&K at Raj Bhavan here today. This Workshop, part of the “National Students Start-Up Policy”, was organized to promote and integrate the efforts being made by various institutions and at various levels in the State to support the Start-Up movements.
Ministry of Human Resource and Development had recently reached out to the office of the Governors of all States to extend innovation and Start-Up support to young students acrossall thee Universities. As a part of this initiative, a delegation led by Prof. Anil Sahasrabudhe Chairman AICTE had met Governor Vohra on 12th  April 2018 at Raj Bhavan Jammu.  It was in this context that Governor hosted today’s Workshop involving all Universities and key stake holders of the National Start-Up ecosystem. J&K is the first State where the Governor has taken this initiative.
Prof. Anil Sahasrabudhe, Chairman All India Council for Technical  Education (AICTE), Prof. Sanjay Inamdar, Chairman, AICTE Start-up Policy Implementation Committee, Dr.  Unnat Pandit, Head, Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog, Dr. H.K. Mittal, Member Secretary, National Science & Technology Entrepreneurship Development Board (NSTEDB) and a senior representative of the Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion , Union Ministry of Commerce and Industries, gave presentations  on the Start-Up scenario in the country and  a road-map to develop innovation and entrepreneurship culture across the Universities and educational institutions in J&K. Sh. Parvez Ahmed, Chairman, J&K Bank Ltd. who also participated, presented his suggestions on the role of financial institutions in promoting Start-Ups in the State.
 Vice-Chancellors and representatives of 15 institutions including the State Higher Education Department, University of Kashmir, University of Jammu, SKUAST-K, Central University of Kashmir, Central University of Jammu, Cluster University of Jammu, Cluster University of Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir Entrepreneurship Development Institute (JKEDI), Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, SKUAST-J, National Institute of Technology Srinagar, Department of Industry and Commerce, and J&K Bank participated in this Policy Design Workshop.
Addressing the Workshop Governor highlighted the importance of institutions of higher learning to institutionalising the Start-Up movement in order to harness the creative potential of youth. Governor observed that in order to translate our knowledge and expertise into viable commercial enterprises it is imperative that serious planned steps are taken to develop an innovation based Start-Up ecosystem which will also encourage students to find solutions to contemporary social challenges.
Stressing the importance of moving swiftly for mobilising an environment of entrepreneurship, he advised the Universities to collaborate with each other and pool their resources to create the infrastructure needed to realize the entrepreneurial potential of our youth. 
Governor noted that JKEDI had already commenced the process for formulating the Start-Up Policy for the State. He urged the State Government to develop an  innovation/student Start-Ups Hub which can be linked to all the University hubs. It was suggested that the Higher Education Department could develop a holistic Student Innovation and Start-Up Policy in line with the AICTE Start-Up Policy and each University in J&K should develop their own contextual framework to implement this Policy across their affiliated institutes. In addition, each College affiliated with a University should set up an innovation and Start-Up cell. Annually, the best student innovation and start-Ups could be showcased and awarded in a special function (Festival of Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship) hosted by Raj Bhavan with the Education Department to celebrate excellence and achievement of each University.
In his concluding remarks Governor observed that the Universities and institutes of education assume importance and relevance only when they get meaningfully involved in resolving local and regional problems. By tackling such challenges young students can become job providers with consequent socio-economic benefits all around.
 Governor advised the heads of the educational and other participating institutions to devise a  mechanism  with quantifiable and measurable outcomes for promoting entrepreneurship development. He observed that J&K abounds in opportunities for the promotion of a start-Up ecosystem. He particularly mentioned the high potential existing in the Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry and the Poultry sectors in which the State is presently a net importer.
 Governor urged the Vice Chancellor of Central University, Kashmir, the current Chairman of the J&K Vice Chancellor’s Forum to urgently invite all stakeholders including the JKEDI, to give actionable shape to the road map which had been proposed in today’s Workshop.
 Prof. Sahasrabudhe, Chairman AICTE, appreciated the initiative taken by Governor Vohra  and shared that this unique leadership effort can bring about a transformative impact in J&K in the foreseeable future. He assured all possible support for the student innovation and entrepreneurship movement in the State taken under the guidance of Governor J&K. Each participating institution committed to various action points which they would pursue to create a culture of student innovation and entrepreneurship in the State.
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Agartala, Apr 10: Inaugurating the first meeting of the newly-constituted NITI Forum for North East held here on Tuesday, Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) Minister Jitendra Singh said an exclusive NITI Aayog Forum for the Northeast region was a vindication of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s commitment to the region which is unparalleled by any government or Prime Minister in the past. 
'For the first time in 70 years, an exclusive body of Aayog will be exclusively devoted to a region in the country, ' he said.
The meeting, chaired by NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman Rajiv Kumar and Dr Singh, was attended among others by Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb of host state Tripura and his counterparts from Meghalaya and Nagaland -- Conrad Sangma and Neiphiu Rio -- respectively. 
Senior officials from North Eastern states and academicians shared their ideas and areas of concern.
After the meeting, addressing reporters Dr Singh said it has been possible primarily because of Prime Minister Modi’s personal intervention that an exclusive “NITI Aayog” Forum for this region could materialise. He also recalled that Mr Modi has made as many as 25 to 30 visits to Northeast in less than four years, which is unparalleled and was unimaginable till a few years ago when even a visit by a Union Minister to Northeast was seen as a rare event.
Emphasising the need to identify constraints, streamline resources and add renewed focus on the NER, 
the Vice-Chairman and the Minister spoke about moving towards a prosperous North East Region, the theme for the first meeting. 
Mr Kumar said the step was symbolic like 'council of states for the North East'. 
He said, 'HIRA'(Highway and Railway) was required for the development of the NE region.
He said the forum will focus on new ideas, going beyong the mundane , will look for untapped potential, supplement the North Eastern Council (NEC) in analysis and focus on ideas and their follow-up. The forum will ensure tangible progress, so all bright minds from the government, private sector, civil citizens and stakeholders have been brought on one platform.
Mr Kumar emphasised that the mandate of the NITI Aayog was to identify the bottlenecks and constraints in the fields of education, health, infrastructure and to address them.
He stressed on specific suggestions and their implementation in a time-bound manner, adding that the forum will be a functional body and the thrust will be how to bring investment, employment and opportunities for the young people of the NE states.
For the first time a unit will be full time engaged in accelerating the process, he added and emphasised that Niti Aayog will play a supplementary and supporting role.
The Tripura Chief Minister said the Centre has taken various initiatives for development and empowerment of NE states and believed that the forum for the NE will give an added platform and policy direction to his sate and the NE region, in general.
Providing education and health for all, cent percent coverage of electricity, housing, toilet and basic amenities for all would be a priority.
The broad agendas for the first meeting include among others strategies for improving Road, Rail and Air Connectivity in the North East Region, Realising the Hydel Dream – Way Forward for utilising existing for hydro-power in the NER.
Other plans include Agriculture and allied sectors, NE States to encourage Organic Farming, Cultivation of Vegetables, fruits, Spices, medicinal plants , Soil Health Card for farmers, Minimising post-harvest losses, Increased coverage under Crop Insurance, Milk production to be boosted Water Management, Early completion of on-going irrigation projects, Promotion of Tourism, Promotion of Eco-Tourism, Rural Tourism 
and Adventure Tourism, Strengthening of North East Tourism Development Council (NETDC), Organically-themed Home-Stay Tourism (as in Sikkim) may be encouraged in other NE States.
The NETDC will work closely with NE States for tourism promotion, Identify and target early bird projects in areas of connectivity, agricultural productivity and industrial development to give fillip to growth in the NER.
The ‘NITI Forum for North East’ was constituted in February 2018 with an aim to ensure sustainable economic growth of the North Eastern Region (NER) of the country and periodically review the development status in NER. 
The secretariat for the Forum has been established in the DoNER Ministry. UNI
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Agartala, Mar 21: The Central government has assured the newly formed BJP-IPFT government of Tripura to raise two more Indian reserve battalion (IRB) of Tripura State Rifles (TSR), providing at least three lakh LPG connection, skill development training on Hydrocarbon by ONGC, direct assistance of Rs 292 Cr for Urban development, Rs 1320 Cr for district headquarters development and Rs 384 Cr for 24 new Ekalavya Schools.
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh agreed to the demand of Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb today regarding rising of IRB, which will create job opportunity for 2200 youths. Tripura has now 12 battalions of TSR and among them five are IR battalions. 
Mr Singh however, assured to seek the feasibility of installation of CCTV cameras on the border fence and to set up the Central Control and Monitoring Rooms so as to prevent illegal cross border activities on the border.
Chief minister Deb said, Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan has assured him that total 3 lakh LPG connections under “Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana” would be provided in Tripura in next year, which is now only 41,250.
He has also instructed the officials of his ministry to explore the feasibility of utilization of CSR funds from various corporate houses so as to bear the cost of Rs 1600 on behalf of “Ujjwala’ beneficiaries. He also instructed the Ministry PSUs to upgrade the infrastructure in terms of piped domestic gas supply & CNG, LPG Bottling Plants etc, Deb stated.
“The Union Minister mentioned about the plan under which gas might be delivered to Bangladesh on western side in exchange for Bangladesh delivering gas to Tripura. The ONGC has asked to seek feasibility of making one MMSCMD of gas so that the possibility of setting up a petrochemical or fertilizer plant in Tripura,” he said.
He also asked the ONGC to set up skill development in Hydrocarbon Sector in Tripura. The minister suggested that all the skill training Institutions should be c converged under Tripura Skill Development Corporation for more effective delivery.
On the other, Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep S Puri having heard the chief minister immediately asked his officials for urgent release of Rs 292 Cr in different schemes. The Union Minister requested the CM Tripura to ensure all the Urban Local Bodies Open Air Defecation (ODF) free by using funding under Swatch Bharat Mission (Urban).
Puri assured all the necessary support for Agartala Smart City Project by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs. He also assured support for the Externally Aided Projects for development of remaining seven district headquarters at a total cost of Rs1320 Cr.
Union Minister for Tribal Affairs Jual Oram assured sanction of 24 number of Eklavya Model Residential schools in Tripura in next three years at Rs 384 Cr for constructions of schools and hostels in addition to the recurring cost of Rs 50 Cr per year. The Union Minister also ensured support.for hostels for ST boys and girls and livelihood support to the forest dwellers provided deed under Forest Right Act.
Union Minister for DONER Jitendra Singh assured to extend all possible support for promotion and branding of world class queen variety of pineapples grown in Tripura so as to establish unique identity of Tripura in India.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi assured Tripura to provide all out support for fulfilling the poll promises of the new government and to begin with Union Rural Development Minister assured assistance of Rs 241 Cr on urgent basis to boost rural economy of the state.
Chief Minister had meeting with as many as six central ministers seeking assistance for development of the state and Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitely was positive to sanction special plan assistance (SPA) of Rs 350 Cr to meet the committed liabilities as recommended by NITI Aayog.
As agreed to the demand of setting up projects under Central Institute of Plastics Engineering & Technology (CIPET), Union Chemical and Fertilizers Minister assures responded well to ensure direct employment to about 5000 youths annually while the minister in Principle set up Plastic Park in Tripura. UNI
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Agartala, March 20: The Prime Minister Narendra Modi assured Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister of Tripura to provide all out support for fulfilling the poll promises of the new government.
To begin with an urgent assistance of Rs 241 Cr has been promised by Union Rural Development Minister to boost rural economy of the state.
Chief Minister Biplab Deb told UNI that he had meeting with as many as six central ministers seeking assistance for development of the state and Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitely was positive to sanction special plan assistance (SPA) of Rs 350 Cr to meet the committed liabilities as recommended by NITI Aayog.
As agreed to the demand of setting up projects under Central Institute of Plastics Engineering & Technology (CIPET), Union Chemical and Fertilizers Minister responded well to ensure direct employment to about 5000 youths annually while the minister in Principle set up Plastic Park in Tripura.
Minister of Human Resource Development (MoHRD) assured an Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) in Tripura, Deb informed. During the meeting with Prime Minister, Chief Minister has also requested for setting up AIIMS like Institution in Tripura for creation of world-class specialty and super-specialty health facilities in the state which may prove to be of immense help to the people of Tripura and the neighbouring states as well as for the patients coming to eastern India from Bangladesh for treatment.
The Chief Minister held a detailed discussion with the Prime Minister on the matters like formation of Committee by State Government for implementation of 7th CPC in Tripura and other important issues mentioned in the Vision Document of BJP released by union finance minister Arun Jaitely before election.
The Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister were accompanied by Chief Secretary and top officials of the state government who held meeting separately with the concerned secretaries of the ministries as follow up of the minister level meeting to formalize the commitments of the ministers.
They are scheduled to return on March 22 next. UNI
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New Delhi, Mar 19: A two-day workshop on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) started here on Monday where experts from Japan and India are to formulate the strategies for DRR with particular emphasis on earthquake safety.
Jointly organised by the Ministry of Home Affairs, National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and Government of Japan, 50 delegates from Japan, including experts from government, technical institutions, private sector, and 70 delegates from India including experts from Central Government, State Governments, NDMA, State Disaster Management Authorities (SDMAs) are attending the workshop.
NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman Dr Rajiv Kumar, inaugurating the workshop, underlined the synergy between the two ancient Asian disaster-prone countries that have frequently witnessed the fury of natural catastrophes and are investing proactively on mainstreaming risk reduction into development. 
He also stated that uncontrolled development without proper disaster risk assessment has increased the risk of losses from disasters. Climate change has further aggravated the disaster risk, he said, adding “Therefore, disaster risk management can no longer remain isolated from the overall strategy of sustainable development.”
Dr Kumar talked about reducing disaster risk by strengthening resilience, through a six-pronged approach of Risk Identification, Risk Reduction, Preparedness, Financial Protection, Resilient Reconstruction and Societal Awareness. He highlighted the role of education and schooling in preparing citizens for catastrophic natural disasters. 
Japan’s Vice Minister for Policy Coordination Mamoru Maekawa, thanked the Indian Government for hosting the workshop, which is the first outcome of the Memorandum of Cooperation regarding Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR).
He shared the Japanese experiences of DRR policies, including legal and planning framework, and discussed how Japan is preparing against mega-scale disasters, in collaboration with government, academia, private companies and citizens. He concluded that Japan and India could collaborate for the implementation of the Sendai Framework so as to contribute to Disaster Risk Reduction globally.
Deliberations at the workshop will take the dialogue on India-Japan Cooperation on Disaster Risk Reduction further with particular focus of earthquake safety. The workshop will identify possible areas of cooperation of India with Japan in the field of Disaster Risk Reduction.
Indian Institute Technology (IITs), National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM), National Centre for Seismology, Indian National Center for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) and other stakeholders are participating in the workshop.
Additional Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of India, Dr P K Mishra, Ambassador of Japan to India, Mr. Kenji Hiramatsu, R K Jain, Member, NDMA, Home Secretary Rajiv Gauba, all members of NDMA and senior officers from MHA, NDMA and NDRF were also present during the inaugural session. UNI
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New Delhi, Mar 9: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate National Legislators Conference on the theme 'We For Development' on Saturday morning.
The two-day conference on March 9 and 10, being held at the initiative of Speaker Sumitra Mahajan, will be attended by cabinet ministers, chief ministers, members of state assemblies and councils and MPs.
The motive of the conference is to bring MPs and MLAs on a single platform where ideas and plans for development can be exchanged. Role of public representatives in development and optimum use of resources will be the subjects on agenda for discussions. 
Addressing a press conference here on Friday, Ms Mahajan said the conference will hold discussions on how women help in the development work being done for the country where ideas on projects and plans can be debated.
The conference will be attended by Union Ministers, including Arun Jaitley, J P Nadda, Nirmala Sitharaman, Suresh Prabhu, Narender Singh Tomar, Prakash Javadekar and Dharmendra Pradhan. 
NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant will give a presentation on the first day and the plenary will be presided over by Lok Sabha Deputy Speaker M Thambidurai while Union Minister Nitin Gadkari will preside over the conference on the second day.
Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu will address the concluding session.
Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad, MPs Bhartruhari Mahtab, Kalyan Banerjee will also attend the conference.
Participants of the conference will be divided in four groups which will hold discussions and MLAs can bring attention of the Minister to their respective areas, Ms Mahajan said.
She said there should be no politics in the development of the country, adding that in this direction, she had held at least four discussions on sustainable development.
A minimum of six people, including two women, from each state would be attending the conference which would be attended by more than 175 people, Ms Mahajan said.
Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Meghalaya won't have any representation because of elections, she stated.
Earlier in March 2016 , Indian Parliamentary Group held a conference on women empowerment where women chief Ministers were present, she said. UNI
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New Delhi, Feb 15: Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday inaugurated Electric Vehicle (EV) charging stations on the premises of NITI Aayog here.
NITI Aayog, as the co-ordinating agency for electric mobility had proactively installed two Electric Vehicle charging stations including fast and slow charging in its premises.
After the inauguration Mr Gadkari told reporters that climate change was becoming a global crisis and by reducing emissions from petrol and diesel vehicles, the condition of the environment could be improved.
The Minister said that if vehicles in the country instead of running on petrol or diesel operate on electric, it would be helpful in reducing environmental pollution besides saving money.
He said that dependence on petrol and diesel could be reduced through alternatives like electricity and ethanol.
Mr Gadkari said that moreover, import of petrol and diesel could be saved by Rs 2-lakh-crore annually and this fund in turn could be invested for developmental work in the country.
Speaking on the occasion, NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said that in next four months all vehicles in NITI Aayog would be electric-enabled. UNI 
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