Mayabunder, Feb 7: A meeting was held under the chairmanship of Shri Ankit Yadav, IAS, Deputy Commissioner of N&M Andaman on Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) today, marking a significant stride towards bolstering the fisheries sector. The session focused primarily on the selection of 83 beneficiaries for various subsidy programs, including construction of fish ponds, freshwater finfish hatcheries, new grow-out ponds, Ice plant and cold storage, two-wheelers with icebox, three wheelers with ice box, refrigerated vehicles and insulated vehicles.

Port Blair, Feb 7: National Science Day is celebrated every year in India on 28th February to mark the discovery of Raman Effect by the Indian Physicist, Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman, who was honoured with many awards and won Nobel Prize in the Subject of Physics in 1930.

Pot Blair, Feb 7: The Andaman & Nicobar Administration with the assistance of Staff Selection Commission, New Delhi and NIC, Port Blair conducted Common Combined Matric Level Recruitment Examination on 09/07/2023 for various categories of Group “C” posts under different Department of A&N Administration notified vide Vacancy Notification No. 4-13/2023/R&E/396 dated 29.04.2023.

Port Blair, Feb 7: A capacity building programme on ‘Implementation of Value Added Tax’ was held on Jan.18, 2024 in the Conference Hall of District Office, South Andaman. Shri Anand Vardhan Mishra, Assistant Commissioner (Settl.)/ (VAT), A&N Administration presided over the training programme/refresher course on various aspects of Andaman & Nicobar Islands Valued Added Tax Rules 2020 and Regulation 2017 such as registration, amendment, cancellation, assessment of tax, penalty, interest and enforcement etc. for the benefit of Officials from RCS Department designated as Value Added Tax Officers, Asst. Value Added Tax Officer and Inspectors of VAT. He urged all the designated VATOs, AVATOs and Inspectors under VAT to ensure complete compliance of rules & regulation for strict implementation and cohesive tax administration to avoid any possibility of tax evasion.

Port Blair, Feb 7: A vacancy notice dated 03.05.2023 was published by A&N Health Department for filling up of vacant Group-‘B’ (Non-Gazetted) post of Health Educator. Based on the Computer Based Test held on15.07.2023 at DBRAIT, Port Blair, and document verification held on 11.11.2023, the Merit List, List of Selected Candidates and Waitlist of Candidates for the above post have been uploaded on the Administration's website andaman.gov.in and erecruitment.andaman.gov.in for the information of the candidates.