From: Press Information Bureau Ministry of I&B <pib.kolkata@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 3:33 PM
Subject: Releases...........pt2
Press Information Bureau
Government of India
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Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports
Selection Committees for National Sports Awards Announced
New Delhi: July 22, 2010.
The Government has constituted the Selection Committee for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, Arjuna Award, Dhyanchand Award for Lifetime Achievements in Sports and Games and the Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar for the year 2010. The composition of which is as under:
| 1 | Ms. P.T. Usha (Athletics) | Chairperson |
| 2 | Ms. Aparna Popat (Badminton) | Member |
| 3 | Shri Maneypandu Somaya (Hockey) | Member |
| 4 | Ms. Nisha Millet (Swimming) | Member |
| 5 | Shri Leander Paes (Tennis) | Member |
| 6 | Ms. Karnam Malleshwari (Weightlifting) | Member |
| 7 | Shri Limba Ram (Archery) | Member |
| 8 | Shri Adhiraj Singh (Equestrian) | Member |
| 9 | Shri Mohd Habib (Football) | Member |
| 10 | Shri Sriram Bhavasar (Kabaddi) | Member |
| 11 | Shri Pradip Singh, IAS (Retd), Commissioner, Disabilities, Govt. of N.C.T. of Delhi | Member |
| 12 | Shri S.G. Baruah, Director (Sports), Government of Assam | Member |
| 13 | Shri Sayan Chatterjee, Director General, Sports Authority of India | Member |
| 14 | Shri Injeti Srinivas, Joint Secretary (Sports), Department of Sports | Member |
| 15 | Shri Rahul Bhatnagar, Joint Secretary (ISD), Department of Sports | Special Invitee |
| 16 | Shri Pravir Krishn, Special Officer (CWG), Sports Authority of India | Special Invitee |
| 17 | Smt Deepika Kachhal, Director (Sports), Department of Sports | Member-Secretary |
Only one Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award is given to an individual sportsperson every year. The Award consists of a cash amount of Rs.7.5 lakh , a scroll of honour and one medal. Arjuna Award consists of a statuette, a scroll of honour, ceremonial dress and a cash award of Rs 5 lakh. Dhyanchand Award consists of a plaque , a scroll of honour , ceremonial dress and a cash award of Rs 5 lakh. Rastriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar , instituted last year , has four categories, namely , community sports development , promotion of sports academies of excellence , support to elite sportspersons and academies of excellence, support to elite sportspersons and employment to sportspersons. The Award carries a trophy and citation. The above Committee will select the awardees in accordance with the respective schemes.
The Government has also constituted the Selection Committee for Dronacharya Award for the year 2010, composition of which is as under:
| 1 | Shri Ashok Kumar (Hockey) | Chairman |
| 2 | Ms. Vandana Rao (Athletics) | Member |
| 3 | Shri Rajendra Prasad (Boxing) | Member |
| 4 | Shri Mohammed Zulfiqaruddin (Football) | Member |
| 5 | Ms. Anjali Bhagwat (Shooting) | Member |
| 6 | Shri Manjit Dua (Table Tennis) | Member |
| 7 | Shri Gurcharan Singh (Cricket) | Member |
| 8 | Shri Ismail Baig (Rowing) | Member |
| 9 | Shri G.E. Sreedharan (Volleyball) | Member |
| 10 | Shri Cyrus M. Poncha (Squash) | Member |
| 11 | Smt Jhanjha Tripathi, Secretary, Railway Sports Promotion Board | Member |
| 12 | Shri U.K.S. Chauhan, Secretary (Sports), Government of Kerala | Member |
| 13 | Shri Sayan Chatterjee, Director General, Sports Authority of India | Member |
| 14 | Shri Injeti Srinivas, Joint Secretary (Sports), Department of Sports | Member |
| 15 | Shri Rahul Bhatnagar, Joint Secretary (ISD), Department of Sports | Special Invitee |
| 16 | Shri Pravir Krishn, Special Officer (CWG), Sports Authority of India | Special Invitee |
| 17 | Smt Deepika Kachhal, Director (Sports), Department of Sports | Member-Secretary |
Ordinarily not more than five Dronacharya Awards are given in any calendar year. The Award comprises of a plaque, a scroll of honour, ceremonial dress, and cash prize of Rs. 5 lakh which will be presented to the winners.
This Committee will select the awardees for the Dronacharya Award in accordance with the Scheme.
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Press Information Bureau
Government of India
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Ministry of Tourism
Seamless Movement of Commercial Tourist Vehicles Takes off in Golden Triangle of Delhi-Agra-Jaipur
New Delhi: July 22, 2010.
As a successful culmination of the collaborative and pro-active efforts of Ministry of Tourism with Ministry of Road Transport & Highways and other stake holders, the seamless movement of commercial tourist vehicles has finally taken off. A beginning has been made as the first set of tourist vehicles left for the Golden Triangle of Delhi – Agra - Jaipur on 17th July 2010 and returned the same night.
To overcome the bottlenecks of multiple inter-state road transport barriers, Union Minister of Tourism Kumari Selja has been advocating implementation of seamless travel for commercial tourist vehicles. She held meetings with the Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Shri Kamal Nath in this regard. It was felt that there is a need for a system, which would ensure single window payment of taxes for seamless travel, through which tax can be collected centrally and apportioned to states. This would facilitate smooth movement of tourist traffic and avoid delays and inconvenience to tourists.
The Golden Triangle of Agra-Delhi-Jaipur is one of the most visited by foreign and domestic tourists. There is going to be an influx of tourists in the NCR during the Commonwealth Games in Delhi later in 2010. To avoid hindrances in movement of tourist vehicles in the NCR especially, in the Golden Triangle of Agra – Delhi - Jaipur, Ministry of Tourism in collaboration with the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways and the State Governments of NCT of Delhi, Rajasthan, Haryana & Uttar Pradesh has made an arrangement whereby taxes would be collected centrally at each of the four starting nodes at Delhi, Gurgaon, Jaipur & Agra in such a way that the taxes thus collected are to be apportioned and the tourist coach / car would be allowed unhindered movement in the Golden Triangle. An octagonal sticker with security features designed by the Ministry of Tourism in consultation with the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways is being provided for the commercial tourist vehicles. The sticker contains all requisite details such as registration number of the vehicle, name of the operator, origin and destination points, route and period for which tax has been paid. There would be random checking by the Transport Authorities and both the Ministries would take penal action against deviants.
In the case of Delhi, the Delhi Transport Authority would collect taxes from the Government approved Tour Operators / Tourist Transport Operators on behalf of concerned states, based on type of vehicle, travel itinerary and tax structure prevalent. These taxes would be collected as separate drafts and Delhi Transport Authority would issue a composite permit allowing vehicles to move freely throughout the concerned states, on the circuit. All the concerned state governments for the duration of its validity would honour the permit.
The new arrangement would not only boost the tourist inflow in the region but also would be beneficial for the States to plug in revenue leakage. The Government approved Tour operators and Tourist Transport Operators are very enthusiastic about this arrangement by which they clear many hurdles in inter-state movement, in one stroke. Needless to say, the reduction in travel time by eliminating en – route hold ups is expected to bring in greater tourists satisfaction also.
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