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Port Blair, Aug 25: The Parliamentary Committee on Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes headed by its Chairman, Dr. Kirit Premjibhai Solanki, currently on visit to these Islands, held meeting with the Chief Secretary and other Senior Officials of A&N Administration with regard to the socio- economic conditions of SCs/STs and other welfare measures undertaken by Social Welfare/Tribal Welfare Departments of the A&N Administration at Hotel Lemon Tree on 25.08.2023.
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Port Blair, Aug 25: The ANTCC President, Shri. Rangalal Halder and Campaign Committee Chairman, Shri. TSG Bhasker met Shri. Vikram Singh, DANICS, Director, Agriculture today at his office and discussed with him several matters pertaining to the agriculture sector in A&N Islands.
Read more: ANTCC Leaders Take up Farmers’ Issues with Director Agriculture
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Port Blair, Aug 25: The ANTCC President, Shri. Rangalal Halder has expressed concerns regarding the current state of the Vessel Services of MV Campbell Bay provided by Shipping Department for the route between Port Blair and Little Andaman.
He stated that the journey of the MV Campbell Bay duration is quite lengthy for up to 11 Hours though it usually takes 6-7 hours in other vessels. He mentioned that fans in MV Campbell Bay are not functioning properly, leading to an uncomfortable and suffocating environment for passengers during their journey.
Read more: ANTCC President Demands to Improve Services in MV Campbell Bay
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Port Blair, Aug 25: Returning from the 2-day visit to Swaraj Dweep, the Pradesh Youth Congress State President Ms. Diksha Dular has taken up several issues pertaining to the Health Sector, which she and her team noticed during their recent visit to PHC Swaraj Dweep.
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Minicoy, Aug 25: The Regional Station, Minicoy of ICAR-CIARI Port Blair conducted an “awareness on livelihood augmentation through sustainable fisheries for tribal fishers and input distribution and demonstration of cast net fishing under Schedule Tribe Component (STC)” for the welfare of tribal fishermen of Minicoy on 24th August 2023. Speaking on the inaugural occasion, Shri. Mansoor Ali, the Fisheries Inspector, Minicoy expressed his happiness on the technological intervention in tuna fishing, sustainable fisheries, small scale fisheries and new incentives taken by the central government for upscaling fishermen livelihood.
Read more: Awareness on Sustainable Fisheries and Input Distribution at RS Minicoy