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Date: Tue, Apr 20, 2010 at 4:23 PM
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Ministry of Rural Development
Utilization of BRGF by States
New Delhi: April 20, 2010
Union Minister for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Dr. C.P.Joshi today informed the Rajya Sabha that some of the States are lagging behind in utilising the BRGF releases.
In reply to a written question the minister informed the house that during the years 2007-08 to 2009-10, an amount of Rs. 9182.20 crore has been released to the States covered under the BRGF Programme. Out of this, Utilisation Certificates (UCs) are due in respect of Rs. 5647.30 crore released during 2007-08 and 2008-09, against which UCs received as on 31.03.2010 are worth Rs.4832.70 crore. UCs for the grants released during 2009-10 would become due only by 31.03.2011. Year-wise and State- wise details are at Annexure-I.
Dr. Joshi said that the Ministry has identified the following main reasons for under utilisation of funds by the States:
(i) Delay in release of funds by the States to the Panchayats and other implementing agencies/ institutions.
(ii) Certain procedural delays in implementation at the State level.
The Minister also informed the House that the State Governments, through the High Powered Committee chaired by the State Chief Secretary, is expected to constantly review the implementation of the programme and take steps to remove the bottlenecks. The Ministry too has taken several steps in this regard, which include the following:
(i) A decision has been taken to impose penal interest for delayed transfer of BRGF funds from the Consolidated Fund of the States to the implementation authorities. The penal interest will be credited to the accounts of the implementation authorities.
(ii) All the States have been requested to expedite the planning process right from the Gram Panchayat level to the State High Powered Committee level in order to ensure early submission of the duly approved district plans for 2010-11. This will facilitate BRGF funds release in the first quarter of 2010-11.
(iii) The States have been advised to submit the schedule of implementation along with their proposed monthly expenditure at the beginning of the financial year.
(iv) The States are being pursued for expediting the pace of implementation of the programme through review meetings, regular communications, video conferences, etc.
(iv) Workshops for the current year.
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ANNEXURE -I
BRGF Development Grant and Capacity Building Grant released and utilised during 2007-08 to 2009-10 – As on 31.3.2010.
Amount Rs. In crore
| State | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | 2009-10 | |||
| Release | Utilisatin reported | Release | Utilisation reported | Release | Utilisation reported | |
| ANDHRA PRADESH | 314.9 | 314.9 | 250.4 | 245.6 | 357.4 | 180.4 |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.1 | 9.8 | 14.7 | 0.0 |
| ASSAM | 60.0 | 48.1 | 53.2 | 3.5 | 56.0 | 22.4 |
| BIHAR | 538.2 | 538.2 | 421.6 | 335.5 | 519.0 | 78.0 |
| CHHATTISGARH | 224.9 | 224.9 | 205.5 | 196.9 | 216.1 | 0.0 |
| HARYANA | 25.6 | 25.3 | 25.7 | 16.5 | 19.4 | 0.0 |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH | 27.7 | 27.7 | 23.4 | 23.2 | 27.4 | 0.0 |
| GUJARAT | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 96.6 | 0.0 |
| JAMMU AND KASHMIR | 0.0 | 0.0 | 40.8 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 0.0 |
| JHARKHAND | 21.0 | 0.0 | 290.3 | 197.2 | 209.2 | 0.0 |
| KARNATAKA | 94.5 | 92.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 103.3 | 0.0 |
| KERALA | 23.2 | 16.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 24.2 | 0.0 |
| MADHYA PRADESH | 402.4 | 397.3 | 324.4 | 227.9 | 315.7 | 0.0 |
| MAHARASHTRA | 0.0 | 0.0 | 29.8 | 4.9 | 228.2 | 0.0 |
| MANIPUR | 34.7 | 31.4 | 14.6 | 5.6 | 27.7 | 0.0 |
| MEGHALAYA | 0.0 | 0.0 | 37.5 | 24.2 | 23.5 | 0.0 |
| MIZORAM | 19.2 | 15.6 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 21.3 | 0.0 |
| NAGALAND | 31.9 | 31.9 | 33.3 | 33.1 | 43.0 | 6.7 |
| ORISSA | 281.7 | 272.7 | 227.8 | 177.8 | 223.7 | 23.9 |
| PUNJAB | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 15.1 | 0.0 |
| RAJASTHAN | 300.9 | 295.6 | 183.5 | 76.9 | 141.4 | 0.0 |
| SIKKIM | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.7 | 9.8 | 11.6 | 0.0 |
| TAMIL NADU | 0.0 | 0.0 | 113.5 | 62.6 | 62.1 | 0.0 |
| TRIPURA | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.8 | 8.4 | 8.6 | 0.0 |
| UTTAR PRADESH | 25.3 | 21.2 | 541.7 | 535.7 | 579.9 | 280.6 |
| UTTARAKHAND | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| WEST BENGAL | 192.3 | 188.0 | 159.6 | 88.2 | 181.1 | 10.2 |
| TOTAL | 2618.2 | 2542.0 | 3029.1 | 2290.7 | 3535.0 | 602.1 |
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Government of India
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Ministry of Railways
Railways hold Landmark Consultantation Workshop with trade and Industry on public private partnership (PPP) policy Initiatives
The workshop comes as a sequel to whom it may Concern: Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee's Historical Inititative of pre budget Interaction with Trade and Industry
New Delhi: April 20, 2010
In yet another landmark initiative undertaken by Ministry of Railways to attract private participation in various railway projects, an Interactive Workshop was held here today by the Railways with the representatives of Chambers of Commerce & Industry to obtain their feed back on a number of policy initiatives involving private participation which have recently been formulated. The formulation of the policies by Ministry of Railways comes up following the historical and unprecedented pre-budget interaction with trade and industry representatives held by Minister of Railways Mamata Banerjee on 6th Feb. this year. The historical February interaction saw Railway Minister and the entire Railway Board in a direct two-way dialogue with the captains of the trade and industry. Today's workshop has been organized against the backdrop of Railway Minister's ardent desire to involve all the stake-holders in an honest dialogue as an integral part of the formulation of major policy initiatives of Indian Railways.
In his address, Shri S.S.Khurana, Chairman, Railway Board recalled that the theme of the pre budget interaction of the Railway Minister was to underscore the fact that a range of exciting opportunities for public private partnership in the Railways exists and to tap these opportunities, focused attention was needed in two areas, namely structuring of projects and schemes to make them attractive and procedural simplification. Shri Khurana thanked the industry participants for their enthusiastic response and also highlighted the importance that the Ministry attaches to consultation process involving users and stake holders in formulating Private Participation initiatives so as to make them attractive and acceptable.
The workshop was attended by around 150 Industry delegates representing CII, FICCI, ASSOCHAM, Cement Manufacturers Association (CMA), Fertilizers Association of India, Society of India Automobile Manufacturers, Association of Container Operators, Federation of Indian Mineral Industry and National Highway Builders Federation. The top echelons of the Ministry of Railways including the Chairman, the Members of Railway Board and Dr.Amit Mitra, Chairman, of the Expert Committee participated in the workshop and responded to the comments and suggestions of the participants.
Several policy initiatives were announced in the Minister's Budget speech following her pre-budget interaction in February 2010. Several of these initiatives have now crystalised into draft policies. Four such policies, viz., a New policy for port connectivity and other connectivity works (named New R3i policy-Railways' Infrastructure for Industry Initiative), private freight terminal policy, special freight train operation scheme and policy on auto and ancillary hubs were recently uploaded on the Ministry's website for consultation and the delegates had been invited in this workshop to provide their feedback on these policies so that their suggestions could be considered before their notification.
Salient features of these policies were presented and a number of useful suggestions to make the policies attractive and viable were received in the course of the interaction. This would help in giving finishing touch to the polices so that the final notified polices would be able to achieve their intended purpose of kindling adequate investor interest and speeding up the process of augmentation of terminal/line capacity and rolling stock.
A number of useful suggestions from the industry delegates were also received in respect of the polices/projects currently under consideration in the Ministry namely, construction of segments of DFC, newline/doubling and gauge conversion projects, connectivity projects to link coal and iron ore mines, setting up of bottling plants for clean drinking water, construction of multi-level parking complexes at stations and laying of Optic Fibre Cables.
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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Availability of Unapproved Medicine in the Market
New Delhi: April 20, 2010
The Indian Medical Council (Professional conduct, Etiquette and Ethics) Regulations, 2002 were amended by Medical Council of India with the prior approval of Government of India by inserting a new Clause 6.8 which states that a medical practitioner shall not endorse any drug or product of the industry publically.
The office of Drugs Controller General (India) {DCG (I)} in the year 2007 prepared a list of 294 Fixed Dose Combinations (FDCs) reported to be available in the market which were not approved by DCG (I). The lists were communicated to State Drugs Controller to take necessary action with respect to these Fixed Dose Combinations (FDCs). However, some of the manufacturers/association had filed writ petition in the Hon'ble High Court of Madras and obtained order of stay of all further proceeding of the impugned order. Currently, these FDCs are under examination by the Drugs Technical Advisory Board (DTAB).
This information was given by Minister of State for Health & Family Welfare, Shri Dinesh Trivedi in written reply to a question raised in Rajya Sabha today.
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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Upgradation of Medical College and Hospital at Nagpur
New Delhi: April 20, 2010
A proposal for upgradation of Government Medical College, Nagpur was received from State Government of Maharashtra in December, 2006.
Upgradation of the Government Medical College, Nagpur has been taken up in the second phase of PMSSY and was approved by the Cabinet on 5.2.2009. Upgradation plan mainly envisages procurement of medical equipments which will be carried out by the institution. Central Government has released 1st installment of Rs.40 Crore to the institution for this purpose.
Financial resources for up gradation of the medical colleges identified for the second phase were not available in the XIth Five Year Plan. However, these projects have been taken up and are being executed from out of the savings available in the Plan funds. Hence, delay in sanctioning of the project cannot be attributable to any individual.
Upgradation programme is scheduled to be completed within two years.
This information was given by Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare, Ghulam Nabi Azad in written reply to a question raised in Rajya Sabha today.
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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Central Scheme on Home Based New Born Care
New Delhi: April 20, 2010
As part of the Reproductive and Child Health (RCH) Phase-II and under the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), an Integrated Management of Neo-natal and Childhood Illness (IMNCI) strategy is being implemented by States. IMNCI has an inbuilt component of care at home for the newborn where the trained health care provider is expected to visit the newborn on the 1st, 3rd and 7th day after the birth and make an additional 3 visits for the low birth weight baby on the 14th, 21st and the 28th day. Under IMNCI, ANMs and Anganwadi workers are trained to identify danger signs of a sick newborn child, provide management at home and timely referral to the health care facilities.
Uttar Pradesh runs a Comprehensive Child Survival Project where the IMNCI training module has been expanded to include birth preparedness and essential care at birth. Some other States like Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh Karnataka and Orissa are implementing Home Based Newborn Care (HBNBC) in a few districts.
As per the information received from the State of Tamil Nadu, the State is implementing the HBNBC as part of the IMNCI strategy.
The Institute of Child Health Centre, which is the State Nodal Centre for IMNCI, has developed a HBNBC training module in the Tamil language and piloted it in 40 Health Sub-Centres (4 HSCs each in 10 IMNCI Phase –I districts) in the year 2009 by the 6 Regional Training Institutes.
An evaluation of the pilot HBNBC training was conducted by the State trainers in July – Aug 2009 and outcome reported in Nov-2009.
Incorporating the recommendations of the evaluation study, the HBNBC training has been upscaled and 27354 personnel have been trained till March-2010. The trained personnel include Field Health & Nutrition workers, Self Help Group Members and Village Health Volunteers. The training programme has been expanded, through the District and Block training teams to cover all the districts by July -2010.
The District IMNCI training nodal officers and the IMNCI mentors, monitor the quality of the HBNBC training programme and supervise the implementation of the entire IMNCI programme at grass root level.
This information was given by Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare, Ghulam Nabi Azad in written reply to a question raised in Rajya Sabha today.
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Government of India
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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Compensation for Medical Researchers
New Delhi: April 20, 2010
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Forum for Ethical Review Committees in India (FERCI) and Indian Society of Clinical Research (ISCR) has issued draft Guidelines for compensation to participants for research related injury in India. These Guidelines apply to all clinical research, whether sponsored by the Pharmaceutical or Medical Device Industry, Government or Academia or individual investigators. As per these Guideline all research related injuries be compensated irrespective of their causes.
As per Schedule Y of Drugs and Cosmetics Act (Amended 2005), the Institutional Ethics Committee is responsible for protecting the rights, safety, well being of all trial subjects. As per the guidelines for stem cell research and therapy issued by the Department of Biotechnology and ICMR, all clinical trials with any stem cells shall have prior approval by Institutional Committee for Stem Cell Research & Therapy, Institutional Ethics Committee and Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) for marketable products.
This information was given by Minister of State for Health & Family Welfare, Shri S. Gandhiselvan in written reply to a question raised in Rajya Sabha today.
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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Re-Registration of Doctors With MCI
New Delhi: April 20, 2010
While the above data is the number of doctors registered with State Medical Councils/Medical Council of India for over a long period of time, the number of registered doctors presently practicing is 5.5 lakhs approximately.
There is a proposal to introduce periodical registration of doctors by amending the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956.
This information was given by Minister of State for Health & Family Welfare, Shri Dinesh Trivedi in written reply to a question raised in Rajya Sabha today.
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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Shortage of Doctors in Bihar and Jharkhand
New Delhi: April 20, 2010
As per the Bulletin on Rural Health Statistics updated upto March, 2008, there is a shortfall of 176 Specialists and 736 Specialists at Community Health Centres[CHCs] in the State of Bihar and Jharkhand respectively. There is a shortfall of 76 doctors in Primary Health Centres[ PHCs] in the State of Bihar. And there is a shortfall of 706 Nurse Midwife/Staff Nurse and 1259 Staff Nurse/Midwife in the State of Bihar and Jharkhand respectively.
Human resource engagement is a major thrust area under National Rural Health Mission [NRHM] and is a priority being pursued with the States/UT Governments. This include multi-skilling of doctors and para-medics, provision of incentives, to serve in rural areas like blended payments, difficult areas allowances, PG allowance, case based payments, improved accommodation arrangements, provision of AYUSH doctors and paramedics in PHCs and CHCs as additional doctors in rural areas, block pooling of doctors in underserved areas, engaging with the non government sector for underserved areas, provisioning of untied and flexible funds etc. As on January, 2010, the number of Specialists, Doctors and Staff Nurses hired on contractual basis under NRHM in the State of Bihar and Jharkhand as reported by the State, is as under :
Bihar : -
-Specialists at CHCs -381
-GDMOs - 1763
-Staff Nurses - 3000
Jharkhand : -
Specialists at CHCs -19
-GDMOs - 1710
-Staff Nurses - 407
This information was given by Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare, Ghulam Nabi Azad in written reply to a question raised in Rajya Sabha today.
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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Incidents of Deaths in Immunization Programmes
New Delhi: April 20, 2010
Whenever an Adverse Event Following Immunization (AEFI) occurs, such incidence is investigated by local health authorities. In cases where it is considered necessary, a team of experts is deputed by the Central Government for investigation of such AEFIs.
To prevent the recurrence of such incidents, necessary guidelines have been issued to Programme Officers of States/Union Territories. Further, officials involved in the immunization programme are also regularly trained to follow the guidelines.
This information was given by Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare, Ghulam Nabi Azad in written reply to a question raised in Rajya Sabha today.
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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Procurement of Medicines by CCRUM
New Delhi: April 20, 2010
Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine (CCRUM) has been getting its requirement of drugs from its own pharmacy at Central Research Institute of Unani Medicine (CRIUM), Hyderabad. No Medicine is procured from outside, except a few compound drugs which are procured on the basis of CGHS rates.
35 Kit Medicines are, however, being got manufactured on the basis of comparative rates from the firms having Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) certificates and registered and licensed with National Research Development Corporation (NRDC) with whom the Council is having MOU for getting patent rights of the drugs. Firms presently manufacturing the drugs are :
-M/s Maxo Laboratories , Delhi
-M/s Herbs and Herbs, Jaipur
-M/s Drug Laboratories, Meerut
Each firm is accredited having registered with NRDC and GMP compliance.
It has been reported by the CCRUM that no procurement is being made without following the process of tenders, except in the case of Indian Medicine Pharmaceutical Corporation Limited (IMPCL) as well as registered Units of the Khadi & Village Industries Commission (KVIC). Instructions have been issued recently for finalizing rates for procurement of crude drugs also on the basis of lowest rates after due issue of tender notice in order to streamline the System. However, to rule out the possibility of any irregularity, the Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO) of the Department of AYUSH has been asked to look into the complaints, if any.
This information was given by Minister of State for Health & Family Welfare, Shri S. Gandhiselvan in written reply to a question raised in Rajya Sabha today.
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