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Shri Narendra Modi Prime Minister and Also In-Charge Of
LIST OF COUNCIL OF MINISTERS WITH UPDATED PORTFOLIOS (as on 14.08.2020) Shri Narendra Modi Prime Minister and also in-charge of: Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions; Department of Atomic Energy; Department of Space; and All important policy issues; and All other portfolios not allocated to any Minister. CABINET MINISTERS 1. Shri Raj Nath Singh Minister of Defence 2. Shri Amit Shah Minister of Home Affairs 3. Shri Nitin Jairam Gadkari Minister of Road Transport and Highways; and Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises 4. Shri D.V. Sadananda Gowda Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers 5. Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman Minister of Finance; and Minister of Corporate Affairs 6. Shri Ramvilas Paswan Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution 7. Shri Narendra Singh Tomar Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare; Minister of Rural Development; and Minister of Panchayati Raj 8. Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad Minister of Law and Justice; Minister of Communications; and Minister of Electronics and Information Technology 9. Smt. Harsimrat Kaur Badal Minister of Food Processing Industries 10. Shri Thaawar Chand Gehlot Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment 11. Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar Minister of External Affairs 12. Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ Minister of Education 13. Shri Arjun Munda Minister of Tribal Affairs 14. Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani Minister of Women and Child Development; and Minister of Textiles 15. Dr. Harsh Vardhan Minister of Health and Family Welfare; Minister of Science and Technology; and Minister of Earth Sciences Page 1 of 4 16. Shri Prakash Javadekar Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change; Minister of Information and Broadcasting; and Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises 17. -
Government Initiatives for Solar Home Systems for Rural Electrification in India
International Journal of Home Science 2020; 6(3): 32-38 ISSN: 2395-7476 IJHS 2020; 6(3): 32-38 © 2020 IJHS Government initiatives for solar home systems for rural www.homesciencejournal.com Received: 21-06-2020 electrification in India: Outlook and Challenges Accepted: 10-09-2020 Neha Makol Neha Makol, Dr. Puja Gupta, Dr. Meenakshi Mital and Matt Syal Ph.D. Scholar, Department of Home Science, University of Delhi, Delhi, India Abstract Rural electrification has been the cornerstone of the government’s policies. India, being one of the fastest Dr. Puja Gupta growing economy, realised that the rapid increase in electricity demands will need cleaner energy Associate Professor, Department solution. India has been ranked 3rd for solar energy development in the Renewable Energy Country of Resource Management & Attractiveness Index due to its geographical location, average temperature and policy environment (EY, Design Application, Lady Irwin 2019). Innovative off-grid solar technologies like solar home systems have found a huge market in the College, University of Delhi, country since 2000s. Backed by strong policy support, solar home systems have been widely adopted by Delhi, India rural people for their basic lighting and electricity needs. This paper attempts to look at the initiatives Dr. Meenakshi Mital taken by the government to increase the adoption of solar home systems for rural electrification and its Associate Professor, Department challenges. of Resource Management & Design Application, Lady Irwin Keywords: renewable energy technologies (RET), decentralised energy solutions, off-grid solar College, University of Delhi, technologies, solar home systems (SHS) Delhi, India Introduction Matt Syal Access to electricity is at the centre of rural development. -
Powering India at Household Level: State Effort, Issues and Concerns
Munich Personal RePEc Archive Powering India at Household Level: State Effort, Issues and Concerns Jain, Varinder Institute of Development Studies, Jaipur, Rajasthan (INDIA) June 2018 Online at https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/87170/ MPRA Paper No. 87170, posted 13 Jun 2018 13:47 UTC Powering India at Household Level State Effort, Issues and Concerns Varinder Jain In 2015-16, per capita electricity consumption has been 1,075 kwh. It has grown annually at 5.46India’s percent during 2005-06 to 2015-16 period. Besides large population, limited generation capacity utilisation and commercial inefficiency affecting its operational dynamics, a key factorpower has utility’sbeen the sluggish pace of rural electrification. Till today even after 70 years of independence, India could not attain 100% village electrification status even by S i However, out of 18,452 un- tate’s own limited definition. 2015, now 2,842 inhabited villagesii are left that the government aims to electrify soon. electrified villages targeted by Hon’ble PM Narendra Modi on August 15, In fact, the Indian State has been largely concerned about electrifying rural India and it has made significant interventions, from time to time, to attain this goal (see Table 1). Table 1: Significant State Interventions to Promote Rural Electrification Year Intervention 1969 Setting up of Rural Electric Corporation 1974 Launching of rural electrification under Minimum Needs Programme which was introduced in first year of the 5th Five Year Plan (1974-78) 1988 Kutir Jyoti Programme 2001 Remote Village -
The Adi House: Manifestation of Traditional Wisdom ~~R.N
ARUNACHAL A monthly english journal DECEMBER 2018 1 REVIEW The Adi House: Manifestation of Traditional Wisdom ~~R.N. Koley he Adis, the blanket name fulfillment of the basic needs away from it. Even, every Adi Tof some sub-groups are in- and the requirements of com- village depicts a definite pat- habited in Siang Valley the cen- munity members. Traditions tern in housing. Prospect of tral part of Arunachal Pradesh. and socio-cultural heritage are water, sunlight and drainage They are comprising around uniformly inherited by individu- facility of domestic waste to- one fourth of the tribal popula- als and society. wards lower slope at a village tion of this state. They are hav- The traditional house site are always wisely taken ing unique tradition and rich of the Adis are constructed in consideration with utmost cultural heritage of their own. with bamboos, woods, canes, importance. All these tradi- In Arunachal Pradesh every leaves etc. which are found tional mechanism reveal a ethnic community has own ar- abundant in their surround- foresight and scientific think- chitectural design of house as ings. Till today the construction ing as outcome of deep expe- part of their traditional wisdom is made always on community rience based on century old to cope with their ecology. Like- or collective basis to which all behavioral science. Security of wise the Adis have own tradi- the abled body villagers con- the houses is also major con- tional architect in constructing tribute their labour spontane- cern in early days. In a village their houses which are tested ously as part of century old tra- houses are camouflaged with over the time. -
Saubhagya Coffee Table Book
LIGHTING LIVES India’s Journey Towards 100% Household Electrification SAUBHAGYA The Gift of Light -ii- -iii- From the ramparts of the Red Fort, I announced that every village will be electrified. We walked the talk and went to every village. We not only focused on electrification but also reformed the distribution systems across the country. Narendra Modi Hon’ble Prime Minister of India 18 July 2018 -iv- -v- Contents 01 New India. Brighter India. 03 Messages 10 The Power of a Dream 15 Transforming Rural India 41 Braving All Odds 58 The Last Mile 66 Million Watt Smiles 78 Bravo, Team Power India! -vi- -vii- This is the story of a nation’s journey. A journey New India. Brighter India. that transformed the lives of millions of Indians and realised their aspirations. The saga of how a challenge of epic proportions was achieved by a nation in just a few months – bringing to life the world’s largest household electrification drive. Electricity access to all remaining inhabited census villages was ensured by 28 April 2018 under ‘Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana’ (DDUGJY). While completing the daunting task of village electrification, parallelly Government of India converged its focus on Universal Household Electrification through electrification of all households in the country. The Hon’ble Prime Minister launched the Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana – ‘Saubhagya’ scheme, whereby calling upon all stakeholders to channelise their energies towards electrification of each and every household in the country, within a challenging timeframe of 18 months. The daunting task drew to a fruitful completion on 31 March 2019, recording yet another remarkable milestone. -
Annual Report 2018-19
Annual Report 2018-19 Shri Narendra Modi, Hon’ble Prime Minister of India launching “Saubhagya” Yojana Contents Sl No. Chapter Page No. 1 Performance Highlights 3 2 Organisational Set-Up 11 3 Capacity Addition Programme 13 4 Generation & Power Supply Position 17 5 Ultra Mega Power Projects (UMPPs) 21 6 Transmission 23 7 Status of Power Sector Reforms 29 8 5XUDO(OHFWULÀFDWLRQ,QLWLDWLYHV 33 ,QWHJUDWHG3RZHU'HYHORSPHQW6FKHPH ,3'6 8MMZDO'LVFRP$VVXUDQFH<RMDQD 8'$< DQG1DWLRQDO 9 41 Electricty Fund (NEF) 10 National Smart Grid Mission 49 11 (QHUJ\&RQVHUYDWLRQ 51 12 Charging Infrastructure for Electric Vehicles (EVs) 61 13 3ULYDWH6HFWRU3DUWLFLSDWLRQLQ3RZHU6HFWRU 63 14 International Co-Operation 67 15 3RZHU'HYHORSPHQW$FWLYLWLHVLQ1RUWK(DVWHUQ5HJLRQ 73 16 Central Electricity Authority (CEA) 75 17 Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) 81 18 Appellate Tribunal For Electricity (APTEL) 89 PUBLIC SECTOR UNDERTAKING 19 NTPC Limited 91 20 NHPC Limited 115 21 Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) 123 22 Power Finance Corporation Ltd. (PFC) 131 23 5XUDO(OHFWULÀFDWLRQ&RUSRUDWLRQ/LPLWHG 5(& 143 24 North Eastern Electric Power Corporation (NEEPCO) Ltd. 155 25 Power System Operation Corporation Ltd. (POSOCO) 157 JOINT VENTURE CORPORATIONS 26 SJVN Limited 159 27 THDC India Ltd 167 STATUTORY BODIES 28 Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) 171 29 Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) 181 30 %XUHDXRI(QHUJ\(IÀFLHQF\ %(( 185 AUTONOMOUS BODIES 31 Central Power Research Institute (CPRI) 187 32 National Power Training Institute (NPTI) 193 OTHER IMPORTANT -
Shri Narendra Singh Tomar Constituency: Gwalior (Madhya Pradesh) Party : Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP) E-Mail Address :Nstomaroffice(AT)Gmail(DOT)Com
Shri Narendra Singh Tomar Constituency: Gwalior (Madhya Pradesh) Party : Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP) E-mail address :nstomaroffice(AT)gmail(DOT)com Father's Name : Late Shri Munshi Singh Tomar Mother's Name : Smt. Sharda Devi Tomar Date of Birth : 12th June, 1957 Place of Birth : Arya Nagar, Murar, Distt. Gwalior (Madhya Pradesh) Marital Status : Married Spouse Name : Smt. Kiran Tomar No. of Son : 2 No. of Daughter : 1 Educational : Graduate from Jiwaji University, Gwalior(Madhya Qualification Pradesh) Profession : Agriculturist Permanent Address: 29, Race Course Road, Gwalior(M.P.) Present Address: 3, Krishna Menon Marg, New Delhi-110 011 Tels. : (011) 23794696, 23794697, 23794698 Mob. 09425603838(M) Positions Held : 1979-80 : President, Students Union, Government College, Morar, Gwalior 1980-84 : President, Bhartiya Janata Yuva Morcha(BJYM),Gwalior District 1983-87 : Councillor, Municipal Corporation, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh 1984 - 1985 : Pradesh Mantri, BJYM, Madhya Pradesh 1986 - 1990 : State Vice-President, BJYM, Madhya Pradesh 1991 - 1996 : State President, BJYM, Madhya Pradesh th 20 Nov.2006-March 2010 State President, BJP, Madhya Pradesh 1998 - 2008 : Member, Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly (Two Terms) 2003 – 2007 : Cabinet Minister, Departments of Panchayat & Rural Development, Animal Husbandry and Dairy, Fisheries, Rural Industries and Public Relations, Government of Madhya Pradesh Jan. 2009 - May 2009 : Member, Rajya Sabha May 2009 : Elected to 15th Lok Sabha 31 Aug. 2009 to 31st Aug 2011: Member, Standing Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers August 2011 to May 2014 : Member, Consultative Committee on Rural Development 16th December 2012 : President, BJP, MP May, 2014 : Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (2nd term) 27 May 2014 - 9 Nov. -
Scindia, Vaishnaw, Irani Join Key Cabinet Panels
4 POLITICS & PUBLIC AFFAIRS NEW DELHI | WEDNESDAY, 14 JULY 2021 1 > l Scindia, Vaishnaw, Irani join key Cabinet panels MADHYA PRADESH HOUSING & INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT BOARD PRESS TRUST OF INDIA Notice Inviting E-Tender 2021_MPHID_150120 (1st call) New Delhi, 13 July Construction of 100 Seated Girls Hostel Cum Computer Training Center Building at BRAUSS Campus Mhow, District ays after a major Indore (M.P.) PAC Rs. 196.25 Lakh. Full Details of the above reshuffle of the Modi tenders can be seen on website https://mptenders.gov.in & Dministry, the govern- ment reconstituted the pow- www.mphousing.in erful cabinet committees, Website : www.mphousing.in (Manoj Shewale) bringing in Union ministers e-mail : [email protected] E.E., Div.-2, Indore Smriti Irani, Bhupender Yadav M.P. Madhyam/101295/2021 Ph. : 0731-2552350 and Sarbananda Sonowal as the new members of the Cabinet Committee on JYOTIRADITYA ASHWINI VAISHNAW SMRITI IRANI will be SARBANANDA Political Affairs headed by the SCINDIA has been will also be part of the part of the Cabinet SONOWAL, too, will prime minister. named to the PM-led investment Committee on be part of the Union ministers Arjun Cabinet Committee committee, besides Political Affairs, powerful Cabinet Munda, Virendra Kumar, on Investment and that on employment which is led by the Committee on Kiren Rijiju and Anurag Growth and skill development prime minister Political Affairs Thakur have been included in the rejigged Cabinet Amit Shah, Finance Minister members: PM Modi, Rajnath and Growth comprises PM Committee on Parliamentary Nirmala Sitharaman and Singh, Amit Shah, Nitin Modi, Rajnath Singh, Amit Affairs, according to a notifi- External Affairs Minister S Gadkari, Nirmala Sitharaman, Shah, Nitin Gadkari, Nirmala cation issued by the Cabinet Jaishankar. -
List of Council of Ministers
LIST OF COUNCIL OF MINISTERS Shri Narendra Modi Prime Minister and also in-charge of: Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions; Department of Atomic Energy; Department of Space; and All important policy issues; and All other portfolios not allocated to any Minister. CABINET MINISTERS 1. Shri Raj Nath Singh Minister of Home Affairs. 2. Smt. Sushma Swaraj Minister of External Affairs. 3. Shri Arun Jaitley Minister of Finance; and Minister of Corporate Affairs. 4. Shri Nitin Jairam Gadkari Minister of Road Transport and Highways; Minister of Shipping; and Minister of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation. 5. Shri Suresh Prabhu Minister of Commerce and Industry. 6. Shri D.V. Sadananda Gowda Minister of Statistics and Programme Implementation. 7. Sushri Uma Bharati Minister of Drinking Water and Sanitation. 8. Shri Ramvilas Paswan Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution. 9. Smt. Maneka Sanjay Gandhi Minister of Women and Child Development. 10. Shri Ananthkumar Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers; and Minister of Parliamentary Affairs. 11. Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad Minister of Law and Justice; and Minister of Electronics and Information Technology. Page 1 of 7 12. Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda Minister of Health and Family Welfare. 13. Shri Ashok Gajapathi Raju Minister of Civil Aviation. Pusapati 14. Shri Anant Geete Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises. 15. Smt. Harsimrat Kaur Badal Minister of Food Processing Industries. 16. Shri Narendra Singh Tomar Minister of Rural Development; Minister of Panchayati Raj; and Minister of Mines. 17. Shri Chaudhary Birender Minister of Steel. Singh 18. Shri Jual Oram Minister of Tribal Affairs. -