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Port Blair, July 26: The Animal Science Division, CARI in collaboration with NABARD, Port Blair has conducted 3 days training programme on Women Empowerment on Rural Poultry by enhanced Rural Poultry Farming Techniques at Ferrargunj from 23rd to 25th July 2013 under the project funded by NABARD. Dr. S. Dam Roy, Director, CARI was the chief guest and Shri. Gananath Tarai, General Manager, NABARD, Port Blair was the guest of honour during the inaugural programme.
Speaking on the occasion, the chief guest Dr. S. Dam Roy briefed the significant role of Nicobari fowl, its suitability for backyard condition and motivated the women trainees to form self help group for better output from rural poultry in a coordinated manner.
Shri Gananath Tarai appreciated the active participation of women in the training programme. He briefed about the function of NABARD and motivated the women to come forward for availing the loan for betterment of their livelihood. Principal Investigator of the project, Dr.T.Sujatha informed about the importance & significance of rural poultry and the role of women, need for scientific management and introduction of mini incubator for the benefit of rural women. Dr.A.Kundu, Course Director and Head, Division of Animal Sciences gave a glimpse on scientific management of backyard poultry.
During three days training programme, trainees were imparted with knowledge on housing, feeding and health management. Hands on training on incubator operation and brooding of day old chicks were also given. Dr.M.S.Kundu, Sr.Scientist, Dr.Jai Sunder, Sr.Scientist of CARI and Dr.N.C.Choudhury of KVK, Port Blair also delivered lectures on feed and feeding of poultry, prevention and control of diseases and housing management. Shri L.B.Singh, I/C Programme Coordinator, KVK highlighted on formation of Model poultry village involving women groups of Ferreargunj.
During the valedictory function held on 25th July 2013 at Garacharma, Director, CARI, Dr.S.Dam Roy, appreciated the active participation of the women and the interest shown for the successful completion of the training and encouraged them to proceed further towards their empowerment. He was happy to note that the trainees were able to enhance their knowledge level on rural poultry farming to great extent.
Technical folders on mini-incubator and low cost feed formulation with locally available materials were released. The training programme was attended by 40 women farmers.
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Close Coordination Between Departments/ Agencies Needed to Take Precautionary Measures: LG
Port Blair, July 25: The Lt Governor, A&N Islands today reviewed the preparedness for averting crocodile attacks in a meeting attended by Chief Secretary, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests & Chief Wildlife Warden of A & N Administration.
The Lt. Governor, Lt Gen (Retd) AK Singh, PVSM, AVSM, SM, VSM during the review meeting emphasized that awareness among the local public living adjacent to creeks and nallahs should be taken up on top priority. The awareness campaign should be taken up with the help of electronic and print media regularly.
He also said that the DFOs in collaboration with the PRI members should create awareness among the local residents in a pro-active manner especially during monsoon and the breeding season of crocodile (April to August). During Gram Sabhas/ public gatherings/ local melas the forest officials should take up mass awareness campaigns in a prominent way. The people should be advised against venturing into the areas inhabited by crocodiles.
Crocodile gets attracted towards human habitations due to disposal of animal waste. Special efforts should be taken by the District Administration/ Police Authorities to prevent disposal/ dumping of poultry waste/ fish waste/ dead animals/ cattle/ dogs/ animal waste in the creek areas. Punitive action should be taken against the violators.
In beaches frequented by tourists, the Lt. Governor desired that patrolling using motor boats of Police Department should be carried out with trained guards equipped with implements to handle emergency situations. The possibility of fixing nets in beaches should be explored. A Rapid Response Team shall also be thought of for promptly responding and taking necessary action immediately after an attack of crocodile.
The Lt. Governor further directed that there should be close coordination among all the departments/ agencies concerned - Forest, Police, Tourism, District Administration, PRI members in taking all precautionary measures for averting any attack by crocodile in future.
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Port Blair, July 25: Eight persons have been arrested by Police on Wednesday (24/07/13) for stocking and selling counterfeit automobile spare parts. Huge quantities of counterfeit spare parts of a reputed company have been seized from their shops.
On information that sale of counterfeit auto spare parts are becoming rampant in Port Blair market, causing wrongful loss to customers, government as well as original manufacturers, the CID was keeping surveillance over this illegal business of procurement, stocking and selling of counterfeit items.
A case was registered at PS CCS on 24/07/13 on the complaint of a reputed manufacturer of genuine parts. Several police teams were formed with personnel drawn from PS CCS, CID and South Andaman District Police. In simultaneous raids at various shops in Junglighat and Bathu Basti area, 738 nos. of counterfeit parts like spark plug, filter etc. were seized from eight shops.
The shop owners namely (1) Sushil Kumar (34), S.S. Motors, Junglighat (2) Shakir Mumtaz (40), Shakir Enterprise, Junglighat (3) Anil Kumar Gopalka (35), Sree Sham Motors/M.G. Trading, Junglighat (4) N. Haneefa (42), Shiva Motors, Junglighat (5) Vikas Agarwal (32), S.K. Automobiles, Calicut (6) Anil Kumar (54), Geetanjali Automobiles, Bathu Basti (7) K. Raman, Lord Balaji Agencies, Prothrapur Jn, and (8) Raju Muneeshwaran (45), Indian Auto Mobiles Agencies, Prothrapur Jn. were immediately arrested. Investigation has revealed that the retailers used to procure counterfeit products from some suppliers in New Delhi and Chennai.
The raids were conducted by police teams led by Insp. R.K. Sharma, SHO, SI Zainuddin and SI Usman Ali of PS CCS; Insp. D. J. Rao, SHO, SI Vikash Singh and SI Aditya Narayan of PS Aberdeen; SI P.K. Abdul Arif, SHO and SI Adimoorthy of Pahargaon and SI Girish Kumar of PMF under direct supervision of Shri K.M. Pillai, DySP (CID) and Shri Gurmeet Singh, DySP (SA) and operational planning and overall supervision of SP (South Andaman) & CID, Shri Chinmoy Biswal, IPS.
The arrested persons were produced before the Hon’ble Court from where they have been remanded to judicial custody.
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Port Blair, July 25: The Lt Governor, Lt Gen (Retd) A K Singh today reviewed the functioning of the Vigilance Department of the Administration with the Chief Secretary, who is the Chief Vigilance Officer of the Administration, and other Officers of the Department.
The LG has stressed the need to improve the functioning of the Vigilance Department and directed the CVO to strengthen the department by posting suitable officers so as to make it more responsive, transparent and efficient. He also laid equal emphasis on preventive vigilance with regular review and close monitoring. All the HoDs are required to tone up their departmental vigilance units for ensuring preventive vigilance and providing corruption free services to the general public.
Principal Secretary, Secretaries and all heads of the Departments have also been directed to meet the people and attend to their grievances, on all working days between 12.00 noon-1.00 pm.
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Port Blair, July 25: During the Population Stabilization fortnight held from 11th to 24th July 2013, sterilization camps organized at G.B. Pant Hospital, Port Blair, Diglipur, Mayabunder, Billiground & Rangat by the Directorate of Health Services, A&N Administration.
A total of 517 cases of female sterilization operations have been done out of which 35 cases were done at G.B. Pant Hospital, 255 cases at CHC Diglipur, 80 cases at Dr. R.P. Hospital Mayabunder, 60 cases at PHC Billiground and 87 cases at CHC Rangat.
The medical team consisted of Dr. M.K. Saha, Sr. Gynaecologist, Dr. Arun K Unnithan, Gynaecologist, Dr. A.L. Janardhan, Anaesthetist and supporting nursing and paramedical staff, a communication from Dr. H.M. Siddharaju, MPH (NIE), Deputy Director (FW & HE) said here.
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Port Blair, July 25: The PCC President, Shri Kuldeep Rai Sharma has made a request to Shri V. Naranyasamy, Minister of State, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pension, New Delhi for an early approval for stepping up Pay of Police Personnel under A&N Police appointed prior to 01.01.2006 at par with their juniors appointed on or after 01.01.2006.
In his letter Sharma mentioned about the grievances of certain ranks of employees of A&N Police appointed prior to 01.01.2006 who by virtue of fixation of pay, in accordance with the relevant provision of CCS, Revised Pay Rules, 2008 have started receiving the monthly emolument less than their juniors who were appointed on or after 01.01.2006.
Sharma said, it is imperative to mention that the content at Note -7 under Rule -7 corresponding to CCS, Revised Pay Rules-2008 notified by Ministry of Finance, Government of India vide F.No.1/1/2008-I C dated 29.08.2008 and published vide GSR622(E) in the Gazette of India Extraordinary dated 29.08.2008 explicitly emphasize “Where in the fixation of pay under sub-rule (1), the pay of a Government servant, who, in the existing scale was drawing immediately before the 1st day of January 2006 more pay than another Government servant junior to him in the same cadre, gets fixed in the revised pay band at a stage lower than that of such junior, his pay shall be stepped upto the same stage in the revised pay band as that of the junior.”
Accordingly, a proposal has been sent by the Assistant Secretary (Home) of the Andaman & Nicobar Administration Secretariat vide letter no.32-491/2007-Home (PF) dated 09.12.2010 seeking clarification/ formal approval of Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) of the concerned Ministry, so as to enable them to remove prevalent anomaly amongst the senior and junior employees of A&N Police, which has resulted due to fixation of pay under CCS, Revised Pay Rules, 2008.
The PCC Prez mentioned that the administrative delay of over two and half years in giving concurrence/ consent by the concerned Ministry is effecting the moral of 5 (Five) ranks of employees in the Andaman & Nicobar Police viz. Constable, Head Constable, Assistant Sub Inspector, Inspector and DANIPS.
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Port Blair, July 25: A delegation from the Non-Gazetted Govt. Officers’ Association, A&N Islands led by Shri D. Ayyappan, General Secretary met the Chief Secretary, A & N Administration today and discussed with him various issues relating to the government employees working under the Administration.
The issues raised by the Association are (1) To extend the upgraded Grade Pay under Part B to the left-out categories of Teachers/miscellaneous teachers viz., H.M., PETs, Librarians, CIs, PSRTs, etc, (2) To take up with Govt. of India the demand for upgraded Grade Pay for LGCs and HGCs (3) Immediate Restructuring of Forest Clerical Cadre, Amalgamated Stenographic Cadre and Amalgamated Statistical Cadre (4) Construction of more residential accommodation (5) Renovation of residential accommodation, (6) Delay in filling up of vacant posts – both promotional posts and direct recruitment (7) Timely grant of financial upgradation under MACP (8) To settle all the anomaly/disparity arising out of the implementation of 6th CPC in A & N Islands (9) Grant of ISDA to teachers during summer vacation (10) Regularisation of all adhoc/contract/ DRM employees & workers (11) Publishing of result of written exam for MTS (12) Providing alternate accommodation at Port Blair for Ajantha Mess old building occupants, etc.
The Chief Secretary patiently heard the points and has assured an early action. The Secretary (Perl) was also present in the meeting. The other members of the delegation were (1) Shri TS Sreekumar, Asst. Gen Secretary, (2) Shri AK Sharma, Finance Secretary (3) Shri R. Surendran Pillai, Secretary, South Andaman Teachers’ Branch, Shri PN Shibu Kumar, Secretry, Clerical Cadre Branch and Shri Anand Raj, Secretary, Secretariat Sub-Committee of the Non-Gazetted Govt. Officers’ Association.