Port Blair, Aug 19: Shri M. Vinod, State Vice President, Bharatiya Janata Party, A&N Islands has Requested Shri Amit Shah, Honble Home Minister, Govt. of India to extend the relaxation of requirement to Restricted Area Permit for A&N Islands for a further period of 15 years as the present relaxation given by the Ministry is going to end on 31/12/2022.

Port Blair, Aug. 19: The PCCF (CRZ & FC), Department of Environment and Forests has applied for conducting Public Hearing under EIA Notification, 2006 for preparation of Island Coastal Regulation Zone Plan for Kamorta Island.     

Port Blair, Aug. 19: The Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) is a Central Sector Scheme launched by the GoI during the financial year 2018-19 to augment the income of the farmers. Under the Scheme, eligible farmer families receives financial benefit of Rs. 6000/- per year payable in 3 equal installments of Rs. 2000/- each, every four months.

Port Blair, Aug. 19: The District Administration, South Andaman has left no stone unturned in reaching out to the people/their families in distress as a result of  natural calamity by providing timely assistance. In this regard, Shri Dilkhush Meena, IAS, Assistant Commissioner, (Relief & Disaster Management) has issued relief/sanction orders for amount of Rs 1,00,000/- to the victims of natural calamity from Tushnabad village under Ferrargunj Tehsil namely Shri Dulal Mondal & Shri Rajesh Mondal whose houses got damaged in the recent cyclone.

Port Blair, Aug 19: The District Child Protection Unit, South Andaman celebrated the Festival of Janmashtami with the children of Balika Niketan (Child Care Institution) on 19th August 2022 at Balika Niketan, Attam Pahar.