Promotions and Allotments in the cadre of Norm based LSG

CELEBRATION OF NATIONAL POSTAL WEEK:

MAHARASHTRA CIRCLE

 ON THE OCCASION OF WORLD POST DAY ON 9TH OCTOBER 2013, HON'BLE CHIEF POSTMASTER GENERAL, MAHARASHTRA AND GOA CIRCLE COL. K. C. MISHRA VSM HAS RELEASED A SHORT FILM ON "YOUR FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD POST OFFICE" IN A FUNCTION AT MUMBAI

 

Promotions and Allotments in the cadre of Norm based LSG

 Circle Office, Hyderabad, vide memo no ST/6-1(P)/NB LSG/2013/II dated 08.10.2013, has approved the allotment  of the following Postal Assistants as mentioned against their names on promotion to the cadre of Norm Based LSG (Postal) in the pay band of Rs.5200-20200 with grade pay of Rs.2800/- with immediate effect and until further orders,against the vacancies due to declinations/ retirements etc:

S.No.		Name of the official		Comm		Region / Division in which working		Allotted to Region / Division in HCR
1		Ch. Narasimha Swamy				Vijayawada Region		Vijayawada Region
2		K. S. B. Ramacharylu				Vijayawada Region		Vijayawada Region
3		N Sarada Devi				Vijayawada Region		Vijayawada Region
4		Digamber Ra0				Hyderabad Region		Hyderabad Region
5		Md. Maqbool				Hyderabad Region		Hyderabad Region
6		G. Keshava Rao				Hyderabad Region		Hyderabad Region
7		C Suvarnalatha				Hyderabad South East Dn		Hyderabad South East Dn
8		M. Umapathi				Hyderabad Region		Hyderabad Region
9		K. Laxmanachary				Hyderabad Region		Hyderabad Region
10		B. Laxmaiah				Hyderabad Region		Hyderabad Region
11		C. Rama Krishna				Hyderabad Region		Hyderabad Region
12		Y. Appaji				Visakhapatnam Region		Visakhapatnam Region
13		Md  Iqbal Hussain				Kurnool Region		Kurnool Region
14		R Sambasiva Rao				Vijayawada Region		Vijayawada Region
15		D. Rajeshwar				Hyderabad City Dn		Hyderabad City Dn
16		Md. Kaja Kamaluddin				Hyderabad Region		Hyderabad Region
17		G. Subbarao				Vijayawada Region		Vijayawada Region
18		M Vishnu Murthy				Vijayawada Region		Vijayawada Region
19		R Ganesh Shankar				Visakhapatnam Region		Visakhapatnam Region
20		J Venkateswara Rao				Vijayawada Region		Vijayawada Region
21		K. Siva Prasad				Visakhapatnam Region		Visakhapatnam Region
22		A. Lokesh Kumar				Hyderabad Region		Hyderabad Region
23		V. Muarlidhar Reddy				Hyderabad Region		Hyderabad Region
24		G Sudhakar				Vijayawada Region		Vijayawada Region
25		P V Reddy				Vijayawada Region		Vijayawada Region
26		V. Dattatri				Visakhapatnam Region		Visakhapatnam Region
27		K. Seetha Mahalakshmi				Vijayawada Region		Vijayawada Region
28		S Sathireddy				Hyderabad Region		Hyderabad Region
29		K. Narsimha Reddy				Hyderabad City Dn		Hyderabad City Dn
30		S Bapu Reddy				Hyderabad City Dn		Hyderabad City Dn
31		M Nageswara Rao				Visakhapatnam Region		Visakhapatnam Region
32		K Laikone		ST		Visakhapatnam Region		Visakhapatnam Region
33		M P R V V S Chitti Thalli		ST		Vijayawada Region		Vijayawada Region
34		A Ram Das				Visakhapatnam Region		Visakhapatnam Region
35		N. V. R. V. S. P. V. S. R Acharyulu				Visakhapatnam Region		Visakhapatnam Region
36		L Sudhakara Rao				Visakhapatnam Region		Visakhapatnam Region
37		D K Seshachari				Visakhapatnam Region		Visakhapatnam Region
38		D B Sankara Rao				Visakhapatnam Region		Visakhapatnam Region
39		K Venkateswarlu		ST		Vijayawada Region		Vijayawada Region
40		Ch. N V S T V Brahmam				Visakhapatnam Region		Visakhapatnam Region
41		L B Mahadev		ST		Visakhapatnam Region		Visakhapatnam Region
42		L. Venkatesham				Hyderabad Region		Hyderabad Region
43		A. Nageswara Rao				Vijayawada Region		Vijayawada Region
44		V Sainilaya				Secunderabad Dn		Secunderabad Dn
45		B Devi				Secunderabad Dn		Secunderabad Dn
46		Ch. Showraiah				Vijayawada Region		Vijayawada Region
47		M Krishna Mohan				Hyderabad City Dn		Hyderabad City Dn
48		G.Narayan Reddy				Hyderabad Region		Hyderabad Region
49		G. Raghuram				Visakhapatnam Region		Visakhapatnam Region
50		R Rama Devi				Vijayawada Region		Vijayawada Region
51		D Vasanth Kumar				Hyderabad City Dn		Hyderabad City Dn
52		A.Tirunakar				Vijayawada Region		Vijayawada Region
53		U. Reddi Samuel				Kurnool Region		Kurnool Region
54		K. S. S. Prasad				Vijayawada Region		Vijayawada Region
55		V Apparao				Vijayawada Region		Vijayawada Region

The Postmaster General, Hyderabad / Kurnool / Vijayawada / Visakhapatnam Regions will issue necessary orders to the officials concerned immediately against the identified norm based posts in Divisions in which they are working at present to the extent possible or in the neighboring Division of their respective Regions, where the vacancies in the cadre are available.

                   If the official is  drawing the pay scale of Rs. 5200 – 20200 with grade pay of Rs. 2800/- and Rs. 9300 – 34800 with grade pay of Rs. 4200/-  is not eligible for any pay fixation under the provisions of FR 22(I) (a) (1).  If the official is not drawing the pay in the pay scales referred to above may exercise their option for pay fixation under the provisions of FR 22(I) (A) (1) within one month from the date of assuming the charge in the new post.

The official should accept / decline the promotion unconditionally in writing within one month from the date of issuance of this order.  

The Postmasters General are requested to instruct the Divisional Superintendents concerned to relieve the officials forthwith with a direction to them to join in the promotional post of LSG cadre on or before 10.11.2013.  

No representation for reallotments will be entertained by C.O before joining in the new post in LSG cadre in the Region allotted.   

NOT A TALE; BUT IN REALITY

An ode to Indian postal system

RANA SIDDIQUI ZAMAN

        Trailing the journey of the Indian postal system from 1668 till 2007, Arvind Kumar Singh’s book“Bharatiya Dak: Sadiyon Ka Safarnama” has been chosen by the Department of Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development for the Shiksha Puraskar or the Education Award for the year 2009. The award was launched by the Government of India in 1992 for encouraging original writings in Hindi in the field of education.

      Published by National Book Trust, the book has already been translated into three languages -- English, Hindi and Assamese -- and is going to be translated in seven to 12 more languages.

       “This book has been a best-seller on the subject and that the new editions will have a new look,” said an NBT representative.

       One of its chapters titled “ Chittiyon KI Anokhi Duniya – the unique world of letters” has also been included in the NCERT book of Class VIII which runs into seven pages.

Titled the “Moving encyclopaedia of Indian Post” in English, the book has 43 chapters and explains in detail the postal systems during the times of kings and nobility, modern and rural postal systems, postmen’s lives and the hardships they face, postcard, letterbox, earlier postal services through pigeons to dak-bunglows to horses and elephants and from male runners to rail, air etc.

        It notes that that stalwarts in their own fields like Noble Laureate C.V. Raman, authors Munshi Prem Chand, Rajinder Singh Bedi, Nirad C. Chaudhary and Mahashewta Devi, actor Dev Anand and celebrated Dogri writers Shivnath and Krishna Bihari ‘Noor’ were once postal department employees.

          Arvind Singh’s book has been written for the layman and is about the post Independence status of the postal services. It covers the challenges met by the carriers of postal services and its heroic survival despite the onslaught of technology via mobile, internet and private couriers.

            Recalling a story about another person who wanted to write on the subject, the 52-year-old author, who hails from UP, said: “A postman in Allahabad wanted to write a book on the subject but due to financial constraints and ill health he died. He would get me my money order which I used to wait desperately for in my college days in Allahabad. Once when I didn’t get any money order, I went to see him. He was ill. I came to know that day that he used to give me money from his own pocket if my money order didn’t reach on time. It humbled me immensely and raised my curiosity to know more about the lives of postmen. But due to the lack of any research material, I had to run across the whole of India and meet almost every postman, virtually every post office to know the reality behind this unique service.” (Source The Hindu 10.10.2013)

7th Pay Commission

The Honourable Finance Minister made announcement to constitute 7th CPC for Central Government employees. But till date there is no further action to constitute the committee for 7th CPC. At present the following questions and doubts are raising among the members of our Association.

1. Who will be as chairperson and members of the committee..?

2. Multiplication factor in 7th CPC ?

3. Will ‘Grade Pay’ structure be continued ?

4. Percentage of Increment ?

5. ACP or MACP or what will be next..?

6. Rectification of anomalies arising in implementation of 6th CPC.

7. Rates of HRA & other allowances?

8. Expectations more on the calculation of Dearness allowance with AICPIN.

9. Weightage for promotion.

10. Additional Pension scheme.

11. Removal of stagnation.

12. Removal of intra cadre disparity in pay scale/grade pay by awarding same pay scale/grade pay to similar placed employees of all departments.

13. Removal of intra cadre and intra cadre disparity in promotions.

14.Introduction of time bound promotional scheme or in situ scheme in place of ACP/ MACP. 

FEW SUGGESTIONS ON THE COMPOSITION OF THE 7th PAY COMMISSION:

i) Commission should be headed by a Retired or serving Judge of the Supreme Court;

ii) One of the Members of the Commission should be from Indian Revenue Service.

iii) Commission should have an expert on Job Evaluation as member;

iv) It should be assisted by a Consultative Body of AG, Indian Revenue, Ex-Defence and Railway Personnel to project the special conditions prevailing there in – being the largest employers.

Further the Sixth Pay Commission in paragraph 2.5.8 of its report recommended introduction of a new performance based pecuniary benefit, over and above the regular salary, for the Central Government employees. The Government of India accepted the recommendations and decided that the detailed guidelines will be issued by the nodal ministry. Performance-Related incentive will be payable taking into account the performance of the organisation and employee during the period under consideration. It is based on the principle of differential reward for differential performance. Then, it had also suggested the introduction of performance related incentive scheme (PRIS) in the government under which employees would be given pecuniary remuneration over and above the pay, replacing the ad hoc bonus scheme. The cabinet secretariat has developed result framework document. It is required to be confirmed by 7th CPC again.

2. SUGGESTIONS ON THE TERMS OF REFERENCE OF THE 7th PAY COMMISSION:

i) To consider and determine Pay structure, Allowances, facilities, avenues of promotion, service conditions, periodicity & Date of effect of Wage revision of Central Government employees – considering the situation prevailing in the Central Public Sector Undertakings and Private/Corporate Sectors in the country.

ii) To Modernise and harmonise the functioning of the Central Government Organisations to excel in their performance and to be in command over the country’s overall economy and growth.

iii) To make the Government a model employer, through appropriate Pay Package for its employees through job evaluation – duly considering all related Factors – including the relative Job requirements/Difficulties, Qualifications, Training, Working Conditions, Duties, Responsibilities and Accountabilities etc. of various categories, to enhance the efficiency, productivity and economy of the organisations of the Government.

iv) To make recommendations on productivity linked incentive scheme based on the performance of each Branch/ Department of various organisations – with suitable bench marks, productivity index and other related parameters.

v) To recommend a comprehensive formula to link Allowances with pay and inflation.

vi) To recommend a realistic formula to compensate for the inflation and price rise.

vii) To consider the necessity and recommend quantum of Interim Relief till the time the recommendations of the Commission are made and accepted by the Government.

viii) To consider the anomalies created after the implementation of Sixth Central Pay Commission Report.

ix) To consider the unimplemented recommendations of 5th & 6th Pay Commissions.

x) To formulate the structure of pension, death-cum-retirement gratuity, family pension and other terminal or recurring benefits to the present and former Central Government employees appointed before and after January 1, 2004.

xi) To remove stagnation.

xii) To remove intra cadre disparity in pay scale/grade pay by awarding same pay scale/grade pay to similar placed employees of all departments.

xiii). To remove intra cadre and intra cadre disparity in promotions.

Xiv) To Introduce a time bound promotional scheme or in situ scheme in place of ACP/MACP to award at least 5 promotions to an individual in his entire service period.

Regional Allotments in PS Group B Cadre - AP Circle

Circle Office, Hyderabad has ordered the following  inter region allotments in  PS Group B cadre vide CO memo no ST/12-1/20-13/II dated 11.10.2013.

PART-I(RE-ALLOTMENTS)

S.No.	Name of the officer(S/Sri)	Region to which belong	Region to which allotted	Remarks
1	Y.Ramakrishna, SPOs Hanamkonda Dn	Hyderabad	Vijayawada	At request
2	D.Satyanarayana, SPOs Rajahmundry Dn	Visakhapatnam	Vijayawada	At request
3	J.Srinivasulu, SPOs Anakapalle Dn	Visakhapatnam	Vijayawada	At request
4	G.V.Ramana, SPOs Wanaparty (Designate)	Hyderabad	Visakhapatnam	At request
5	K.Kanakaratna Rao, Dy.SPOs, Vijayawada Division	Vijayawada	Hyderabad	In the interest of service

PART-II(TRANSFERS/POSTINGS)

S.No.	Name of the officer (S/Sri)	Circle from which re-allotted	Region to which allotted on transfer	Remarks
1	S.Shabbir	Maharashtra	HCR	At request
2	P.V.Rama Rao	Maharashtra	HCR	At request
3	Md.Azamtullah	Maharashtra	Visakhapatnam	At request
4	PVLNV Bala Satyanarayana	Maharashtra	Hyderabad	At request
5	A.Kanta Rao	Maharashtra	Hyderabad	At request
6	G.Sreenivasa Reddy	Maharashtra	Hyderabad	At request
7	N.Gopala Reddy	Maharashtra	Kurnool	At request
8	N.Rajasekhara Reddy	Maharashtra	Hyderabad	At request
9	K.Nagabhushanam	Maharashtra	Kurnool	At request
10	K.A.Sambasiva Rao	Kerala	Kurnool	At request
11	Y.S.Narasinga Rao	Kerala	Visakhapatnam	At request
12	G.V.Satyanarayana	Jharkhand	Hyderabad	At request

PART-III (POSTINGS IN H.C.R.)

S.No.	Name of the officer(S/Sri)	Region to which belong	Posted as	Remarks
1	S.Shabbir	HCR	A.D(Technology), Circle office	At request
2	P.V.Rama Rao	HCR	AD(Mails), Circle office	At request

MAHARASHTRA CIRCLE - RESULT OF EXAMINATION FOR DIRECT RECRUITMENT OF POSTAL ASSISTANT HELD ON 21 ST APRIL, 2013.

Maharashtra Circle

RESULT OF EXAMINATION FOR DIRECT RECRUITMENT OF POSTAL ASSISTANT IN POST OFFICE / RMS/ FOREIGN POST /MMS / SBCO HELD ON 21ST APRIL, 2013.

Click to:  View Result

Transfers & Postings in PS Group B Cadre in Vijayawada Region

R.O Vijayawada has ordered the following transfers and postings in the cadre of PS Group B vide memo no.ST-I/3-1/B/2012/XI dated 11.10.2013.

PART-I 

Sl.No.	Name of the officer S/Sri	Posted on transfer as	Remarks
1.	M.Hari Prasad Sarma, SPOs Guntur Dn	SP, PSD Viayawada	At request
2.	Syed Ansar, SP PSD, Vijayawada	AD (Staff), R.O. Vijayawada	Vice post vacant.
3.	P.Viswanatham, SPOs Machilipatnam Dn	SPOs Nellore Dn	At request.Terminating the existing  adhoc  arrangement

PART-II

Sl.No.	Name of the officer S/Sri	Posted on transfer as	Remarks
1.	Y.Ramakrishna, SPOs Hanamkonda Dn	SPOs Guntur Dn	Vice  Sri M.H.P.Sarma transferred.
2.	D.Satyanarayana, SPOs Rajahmundry Dn	SPOs Machilipatnam Dn	Vice Sri P.Viswanadham transferred.
3.	J.Srinivasulu, SPOs Anakapalle Dn	Dy.SPO, O/O sspos, VJA Dn.	Vice    Sri K.K.Rao  transferred.

India Post Launches ‘Instant Cash’ International Money Transfer Service

India Post (Department of Posts) has signed an agreement with Wall Street Exchange (a company of the Emirates Post Group of UAE) for launch of an International Electronic Money Transfer service through ‘Instant Cash’ product of the Emirates Post Group. The service was launched here this week by Ms. P. Gopinath, Secretary, Department of Posts, by receiving the first payment from United Arab Emirates at a function organized by her Department for signing the tie-up between the Department of Posts and the Emirates Post Group.

The service will be rolled out nationally in a phased manner and will be made available at approximately 17,500 post offices across India by next month. The service will be provided through the International Financial System (IFS) of Universal Postal Union. This tie-up offers the Indian diaspora worldwide - especially in the gulf region - a safe, secure and reliable money transfer service for their families back home. This new service has its own significance going by the fact that globally, India is the largest recipient of remittances with over USD70 billion annually, half of which come from the Gulf. 

‘Instant Cash’ is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Emirates Post Group, and its services are available in 59 countries through more than 60,000 locations. They provide instant money transfer service so that the money is available to the customers within minutes of completing the transaction. 

The salient features of the service are as follows: 

• Recipients will be able to receive their payment at any of the identified 17,500 post offices by producing the unique transaction number along with their identity and KYC documents; 

• Money will be available for payment immediately; 

• Safe and secure transactions through established International Financial System of Universal Postal Union. 

India Post is the largest postal network in the world and has completed 158 years of existence. During this long journey it has undergone continuous transformation according to the needs of the citizens. It boasts a network of 1.55 lakh Post Offices in the country, of which more than 1.39 lakh are in the rural area. Besides mail, it also provides various financial services like small savings instruments under Post Office Savings Bank and Money Remittance, both domestic and international.

7th PAY COMMISSION DATE : 7th Pay Commission Date for implementation

Till this moment, the oral announcement only made by the Finance Minister to constitute 7th CPC for Central Government employees. There is no further action to constitute the committee for 7th CPC and we cannot say anything about the members of the committee and when it will be constituted.

Thee is no authentic information about the date to constitute the committee for preparing recommendations for 7th CPC. However, the committee will take maximum of 24 months to submit their recommendation report to Indian Government. The implementation of the 7th CPC is likely to be implemented from 1st January, 2016 to all Central government employees.

Not only the Central government employees, all government servants including their family members are keenly watching the news about 7th Central Pay Commission, because the same procedure / recommendations of Central Pay Commission are followed by state government to their employees.

Revision of pay has been implemented by the government once in ten years through the pay commissions and an employee can get a maximum of three pay hike in entire service. So, it is very excited to know the details of modifications in all the respect of pay.

In the view of above scenario, so many questions and doubts are raising among the Central government employees…

The questions and doubts are given below for your information…

1. When will constitute the committee for 7th CPC..?

2. Who are all will be as chairperson and members of the committee..?

3. Minimum pay scale in 7th CPC (7000 in 6th CPC)

4. Multiplication factor in 7th CPC (In 6th CPC 1.86)

5. Is ‘Grade Pay’ structure will continue in 7th CPC also..!

6. Percentage of Increment will be fixed as 10%..!

7. ACP – MACP – what will be next..?

8. ‘Tuition Fee’ then ‘Children Education Allowance’ and next…?

9. Any major changes in LTC Rules

10. Voluntary Retirement Scheme will be announced..?

11. Rectification of anomalies arising in implementation of 6th CPC

12. Any changes in ‘Fixation of Pay’on promotion

13. Rates of HRA (now getting 30%, 20% and 10%)

14. Expectations more on the calculation of Dearness allowance with AICPIN

15. About interest free and bearing advances

16. Minimum Pension (Now Rs.3500)

17. Any ‘Women employees welfare schemes’ (like CCL)

18. Travelling allowance and Daily allowance rules and rates

19. Weightage for promotion

21. Rates of Transport allowance (Now Rs.400, 600, 800, 1600 and 3200 + DA)

22. Modification in Qualifying Service for pension

23. Additional Pension scheme

Readers are requested to send their comments and suggestions on this post.

click the below link to download as pdf : 7th PAY COMMISSION DATE

Source : www.7thpaycommissionnews.in

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languages of India recognized by Constitution

• List of 22 languages of India recognized by Constitution

1. Assamese 2. Bengali 3. Gujarati ,
4. Hindi 5. Kannada 6. Kashmiri
7. Manipuri 8. Malayalam 9. Konkani
10. Marathi 11. Nepali 12. Oriya
13. Punjabi 14. Sanskrit 15. Sindhi
16. Tamil 17. Telugu 18. Urdu
19. Santhali 20. Bodo 21. Maithili
22. Dogri

• Sindhi was added in 1967 by 21 Amendment

• Konkani, Manipuri ad Nepali were added in 1992 by 71 amendment Santhali, Maithili, Bodo and Dogri were added in 2003 by 92 amendment

Important Current Affairs Questions With Answers - 11/10/2013

Important Current Affairs Questions With Answers:-

Q1. Which mobile manufacturer and Microsoft Corporation on 3 September 2013 announced that both companies have decided to enter into a transaction whereby Microsoft will purchase substantially all of its Devices & Services business?
Ans. Nokia

Q2. Who took over the charge as the 23rd Governor of Reserve Bank of India on 4 August 2013 as a successor of outgoing Governor of RBI, Dr. Subbarao?
Ans. Raghuram Rajan


Q3. Name the famous British broadcaster and writer died on 31 August 2013 aboard the ocean liner Queen Elizabeth where he was scheduled to give speech?
Ans. David Frost

Q4. Which country won the Asia Cup Hockey 2013?
Ans. South Korea

Q5. Name the Pakistan President who stepped down on 08 September after successfully completing his five-year term, paving the way for Mamnoon Hussain to take over?
Ans. Asif Ali Zardari

Q6. Name the sports event which was included in the 2020 Summer Olympic Games after it defeated baseball/softball and squash for a spot in the competition?
Ans. Wrestling

Q7. Who will be sworn in as the 28th prime minister of Australia after clinching an historic victory and ending six years of Labor rule?
Ans. Tony Abbott

Q8. Which internet giant has adopted a new logo for the first time since its founding 18 years ago?
Ans. Yahoo

Q9. Where was the G-20 summit 2013 held?
Ans. St. Petersburg in Russia.

Q10. Name the former Indian cricket team captain who was announced by Union Health Ministry as brand ambassador for its National Tobacco control Campaign?
Ans. Rahul Dravid

Promotion and Postings in Postal Service Group 'B' Cadre

To view Department of Posts (Personnel Division) Order No.9-33/2013-SPG dated 10-10-2013 please Click Here

Important River valley Projects in India

Important River valley Projects in India

1. Bhakra Nangal Project ---On Sutlej in Punjab. Highest in India.Ht. 226m. Reservoir is called Gobind Sagar Lake.

2. Mandi Project--- On Beas in HP

3. Chambal Valley Project---- On Chambal in MP & Rajasthan, 3 dams are there:- Gandhi Sagar Dam, Rana Pratap Sagar Dam and Jawahar Sagar Dam

4. Damodar Valley Project--- On Damodar in Bihar(Now Jharkhand) & West Bengal, Based on Tennessee Valley Project USA


5. Hirakud Project--- On Mahanadi in Orrisa, World’s Longest Dam: 4801m

6. Rihand Project--- On Son in Mirzapur, Reservoir is called Gobind Vallabh Pant reservoir.

7. Kosi Project--- On Kosi in N.Bihar

8. Mayurkashi Project--- On Mayurkashi in West Bengal

9. Kakrapara Project--- On Tapi in Gujrat

10. Nizamsagar Project--- On Manjra in Andhra Pradesh

11. Nagarjuna Sagar Project--- On Krishna in Andhra Pradesh

12. Tugabhadra Project--- On Tugabhadra in Andhra Pradesh & Karnataka

13. Shivasamudram Project--- On Cauvery in Karnataka. It is the older river valley project in India.

14. Tata Hydel Scheme---- On Bhima in Maharashtra

15. Sharavathi Hydel Project--- On Jog Falls in Karnataka

16. Kundah & Periyar Project---- In Tamil Nadu

17. Farakka Project --- On Ganga in WB. Apart from power and irrigation it helps to remove silt for easy navigation.

18. Ukai Project---- On Tapti in Gujarat

19. Mahi Project---- On Mahi in Gujarat

20. Salal Project----- On Chenab in J&K

21. Mata Tila Multipurpose Project--- On Betwa in Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh

22. Thein Project---- On Ravi, Punjab.

23. Pong Dam--- On Beas, Punjab

24. Tehri Dam --- On Bhgirathi, Uttarakhand

25. Sardar Sarovar Project---- On Narmada, Gujarat/MP.

IMPORTANT AWARDS

IMPORTANT AWARDS

Nobel Prizes-The Nobel prizes are awarded each year under the will of Alfred Nobel, Swedish chemist, engineer and inventor of dynamite, who died in 1896.

The award is given to those who have made most outstanding contribution in the field of physics, chemistry and physiology or medicine, who have produced most distinguished literary work of an idealist tendency and those who have contributed most towards world peace.

The Nobel Prize for economics was first awarded in 1969 and was established by Riksband, the Central Bank of Sweden.

Other awards started in 1901.The fund is managed by a board of directors, the head of which is appointed by the Swedish Government.

Magsaysay Awards-This award was instituted in memory of the Philippines President Ramon Magsaysay who died in an air crash in 1957.

The award carries a gold medal, $ 50,000 and a certificate a and is awarded for the following five services : (i) Government service (GS); (ii ) Public service(PL); (iii) Community Leadership (CL); (iv) Journalism, Literature and Communicative Arts (JLCCA); (v) Peace and International Understanding (PIU), the awards have been given from 1958 onwards and Emergent Leadership (started in 2001).

Kalinga Prize- This award is presented each year by the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to a person with a distinguished career of service in the interpretation of science and research to the public.

The prize was instituted by Biju Patnaik, industrialist and politician who is the founder and Chairman of the Kalinga Foundation Trust in the State of Orissa.

UNESCO awarded the prize for the first time in 1952. The prize comprises an award of 1,000 UK pounds.

Templeton Foundation Prize- This is awarded by the Templeton – foundation for progress in religion and was instituted in 1972.

The main intention of the prize is to call attention and provide recognition to ideas, insights, actions and accomplishments which have been or may be instrumental in widening man’s love in God.

Pulitzer Prizes-This has been established by Joseph Pulitzer an American publisher, in 1917 to encourage literature and journalism in USA. The awards are given in the fields of General Reporting, National Reporting, Feature Writing, Poetry, Biography, Fiction, Drama, History, Special Local Reporting, International Reporting and for public service.

E.M. Forster Award-This award is given to an Indian author for contribution to English literature and was instituted by a Publishing Company.

Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding-This award was instituted by the Government of India. It is an annual award given for outstanding contribution to the promotion of international understanding, good will and friendship among the peoples of the world. The award carries an amount of Rs. 15 lakh and a citation.

Indira Gandhi Peace Award -The government prize of Rs. 33 lakh or its equivalent in foreign exchange in memory of Mrs. Indira Gandhi for outstanding contributions in the field of peace, disarmament and development. The administration of the prize has been entrusted to the Indira Gandhi Memorial Trust.

Simon Bolivar Prize- The $25,000 Prize is awarded by UNESCO every two years to reward activity of outstanding merit which, in accordance with the ideals of Simon Bolivar has contributed to freedom, independence and dignity of people and to the strengthening of new international economic, social and cultural order.

The Booker Prize- Established in 1968, the 50,000 pound Booker Prize, is awarded to the best novel published for the first time each year in UK by a British Publisher. The prize is open to novels written in English by citizen of the British Commonwealth,Republic of Ireland and South Africa.

Gandhi Peace Prize- Institute on the occasion of the 125th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi in 1995, the annual award is the highest given by the Government of India in any field. The international peace prize, a Rs. 1 Crore worth award, was launched for recognizing socials economic and political transformation through non-violence and other Gandhian Methods.