Port Blair, Dec. 31: The Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Govt. of India has approved 23 Nos of Beneficiary Oriented Activities and sanctioned an amount of Rs. 2.00 crore (Rs. 1.60 crore for General category and 0.40 crore for ST category) for implementation of the Component / Activities in A & N Islands UNDER CSS PRADHAN MANTRI MATSYA SAMPADA YOJANA (PMMSY)”. This programmes provides subsidy @ 40% for General category and 60% for ST / Women on the respective unit cost of Components/ activities.

Port Blair, Dec. 31: One seat each under Category III(a), Category IV and EWS in B.Sc.B.Ed. Mathematics and two seats in B.A.B.Ed. History under Category-I are lying vacant in Tagore Government College of Education, Port Blair for admission to the academic session 2020-21.

On the joyous occasion of New Year, I convey my warmest greetings and good wishes to all my respected Islanders.

Let us resolve to make it a year in which the people of the Islands in all their rich diversity unite to work towards the collective goal of inclusive development and growth. May the New Year ring out violence, exploitation, and suffering and ring in peace, equity, good health and goodwill.

Port Blair, Dec. 31: A general body meeting of the Swaraj India Party, A&N Islands was held on 27th Dec 2020 at 4.00 pm at the Conference hall of Smti. Palaniamma’s Medicare Pharmacy, Haddo, Port Blair under the Chairmanship of Shri Mr. C. Muthuswamy, the Social Worker of Haddo and election was conducted to form the State Committee of the party.

HAPPY NEW YEAR - 2021

On the occasion of "New Year - 2021", I extend my warm and best wishes to all the residents of A & N Islands.

The past year has been difficult for everyone due to COVID - 19 and I am thankful to all of you for giving full support to the Andaman and Nicobar Administration in dealing with the situation arising out of it and I am confident that in the same way every Islander will continue to provide full support to take it to new heights of development and we will all continue to work unitedly, in the creation of #NewAndamans.