Port Blair, Dec. 29: To commemorate the anniversary of First Flag Hoisting by Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose in A&N Islands, the Tourism Department in association with the Department of Art & Culture& Kala Kendra Society will be organizing a Patriotic Musical evening at Corbyn’s Cove Beach from 5.30 pm tomorrow (Dec. 30) to pay tribute to the heroes of India’s Freedom Struggle.

Diglipur, Dec. 29: The Secretary (Social Welfare), A & N Administration, Smt. Smitha.R, IAS inaugurated four Anganwadi Centers viz. Khudirampur V under Gram Panchayat Diglipur, Shyamnagar RP under Gram Panchayat Radhanagar, Sitanagar V under Gram Panchayat Sitanagar and Kalighat 6 F under Gram Panchayat Kalighat. During the event, Shri Anuj Kumar Bharti, Assistant Commissioner, Diglipur, Executive Engineer, APWD and PRI members along with community people were present. Smt. Indira Devi, Child Development Project Officer, Diglipur welcomed the gathering and explained about the services provided by AWCs.

Port Blair, Dec. 29: All the NFSA Beneficiaries i.e. PHH & AAY Card holders that consequent upon the revision of the existing Scheme of PMGKAY by the GoI with effect from 1st January 2023 for another 12 months upto 31st December 2023 wherein all NFSA beneficiaries shall be provided with their monthly entitlement of PDS foodgrains free of cost. The subsidy component involved in this scheme shall be totally borne by the Govt. of India.

Port Blair, Dec. 29: The Andaman & Nicobar Administration has revised Minimum Wages across Andaman & Nicobar Islands w.e.f 1st January, 2023.    The revised wages for various categories of employees are as under:

Unskilled: Rs. 529/-

Port Blair, Dec. 28: Under nation wide mock drill, Minister of State, Health and Family Welfare Dr. Bharati Pravin Pawar inspected the current medical infrastructure and preparedness to deal with Covid_19 emergency at G B Pant Hospital, Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands on 27th Dec. 2022.

The Minister visited the ICU, OPD ward, dispensary and medical oxygen plant at the hospital premises and also met the patients. She also took stock of hospital's functionality and current available facilities.