Tuesday, 28 July 2015

Eleventh President of India, Missile Man , Eminent Scientist of World , great leader, most humble humanbeing , great motivator , Padmashree, Padmabibhusan, Bharat Ratna, Einstein of this age, Professor Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Amar Rahe. Members of VOSS92 Salute Kalamji . May his holy soul Rest in Peace.








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Monday, 27 July 2015

Government notifies new simplified “Guidelines Governing Adoption of Children 2015”

Ministry of Women and Child Development has notified revised Guidelines Governing Adoption of Children 2015 effective from1.8.2015. The 2015 Guidelines issued by the Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) would replace the 2011 Adoption Guidelines.  

The revised guidelines have been framed keeping in mind the issues and challenges faced by CARA, Adoption Agencies and Prospective Adoptive Parents (PAPs).
These Guidelines are intended to provide for more effective regulation for adoption of orphan, abandoned and surrendered children and would bring more transparency and efficiency in the adoption system. With the new guidelines, it would become possible for PAPs to track the status of their application making the entire system more user friendly.

Accordingly, Central Adoption Resource Information Guidance System (CARINGS), as an e-governance measure created for the purpose of facilitating adoption of children, has been revamped. CARINGS will facilitate the adoption of maximum number of adoptable children and ensure a smoother adoption process by curbing undue delays. For hassle-free adoption, CARINGS will contain a centralized data bank of adoptable children and PAPs. Clear cut timelines for domestic and inter-country adoption have been laid down to ensure early deinstitutionalization of such children.

All District Child Protection Units (DCPUs) will be connected online to CARINGS. DCPUs will be responsible for making newspaper publications of abandoned children and the expenditure, if required, could be incurred under Integrated Child Protection Units (ICPS) Fund. One DCPU member will also be part of the Adoption Committee.

Salient features of the Guidelines Governing Adoption of Children, 2015:

(i)                 Clear and transparent procedure for registration of resident Indians and provision for uploading required documents online.

(ii)               PAPs have an option to select an adoption agency of their choice for conducting Home Study Report (HSR) and preferred State also.

(iii)             Home study Report of PAPs can be prepared by SARA/DCPU empanelled social worker.

(iv)             Seniority of PAPs would be maintained from the date of registration.

(v)               The maximum combined age for married couple has been increased from 105 years to 110 years to encourage adoption of older children.

(vi)             Minimum 25 years age gap between the child and adoptive parents has been prescribed.

(vii)           More clarity in adoption of special needs children, older children and siblings. Older children and siblings would no more be considered as special needs children.

(viii)         All Specialised Adoption Agencies (SAAs) would be authorised to do In-country & Inter-country adoption.

(ix)             Inter-state adoptions made simpler to boost adoptions within the country; No permission of State Adoption Resource Agency (SARA) is required for domestic adoption from another State.

(x)               NRIs would be treated at par with resident Indians in terms of priority regarding referral of a child. 

(xi)             Greater clarity in the process and documentation for OCI and Foreign PAPs living in India.

(xii)           Adoption expenses for different category of PAPs prescribed.

(xiii)         Authorised Foreign Adoption Agency (AFAA) would have a provision of renewal after a period of five years.

(xiv)         All adoptions (in-country or inter-country) to proceed on CARINGS, adoption outside CARINGS is strictly prohibited.

The new simplified guidelines are available on the website of the Ministry of Women and Child Development “www.wcd.nic.in” and website of CARA “www.adoptionindia.nic.in.

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Govt for timely promotions in services, says Dr. Jitendra Singh

Government is in favour of timely promotions in services and the Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT) is constantly working on ways and means to overcome delay in providing various benefits to employees. 

This was stated here today by Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh, when a deputation of Central Secretariat Stenographers’ Service (CSSS) Association of Private Secretaries called on him at his North Block office. 

The deputation, led by Shri Sushil Sachdeva, handed over a memorandum to Dr Jitendra Singh and said that after having put in as many as 20 to 30 years of service, the only expectation is that they would get some reward by way of timely elevation, but when this is denied, they lose the initiative to work and feel demoralised. They also complained that their agony becomes more acute when they see that their counterparts in parallel services get promoted faster and some of them become senior to them. This also affects pensionary benefits that they are entitled to receive at the time of superannuation. 

The deputation leader also said that Dr Jitendra Singh is known as a Minister with highly positive and pro-employee approach and therefore, they have come to him with a great hope. 

Dr Jitendra Singh gave them a patient hearing and said that various demands and grievances put up by the Association will be placed for consideration at appropriate level. He said, the Modi Government is committed to provide ‘Maximum Governance with Minimum Government’ and has adopted several radical measures to simplify governance and provide a comfortable as well as work-friendly environment for officials. It is in the same spirit that officials of different Services are also intended to be made comfortable and ensured a sense of esteem through timely promotions and befitting status in their service career, he added. 

Prominent among the other members of the deputation who met the Minister were Dimple Kapoor, Girish Kumar, Alok Kumar and M.S. Rawat. 

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Old/Expired LPG cylinders

The Minister of State (I/C) for Petroleum & Natural Gas Shri Dharmendra Pradhan informed the LokSabha in a written reply today that State/UT-wise total number of 14.2 Kg. Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) cylinders of the public sector Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs), namely, Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOC), Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) in circulation are at Annexure-I.
OMCs have reported that no specific complaint relating to expired / old / obsolete LPG cylinders in circulation have been received.
OMCs have reported that LPG cylinders are manufactured as per BIS 3196 through manufacturers approved by Chief Controller of Explosives, Nagpur (CCOE) and having BIS License. Thereafter, the LPG cylinders are checked at the LPG Bottling Plants and only the cylinders which are found to meet BIS standards are filled, checked for quality after filling and are sent to the distributors for distribution to the customers. All new LPG cylinders are required to be put for first statutory Testing & Painting (ST&P) after 10 years of manufacturing date of the cylinder.
Subsequently, the LPG cylinders are put to ST&P after every 5 years. Such testing of LPG cylinders aredone through repairers approved by Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation (PESO). LPG cylinders requiring repairs are put for Hot Repairs only once in its lifetime as per BIS codes of practice. Each such Hot Repaired cylinder is certified for use by BIS and accordingly put into circulation thereafter.
Measures adopted for ensuring safety at customer’s premises are as under: -
(i)     Gas distributors are under instruction to carry out mandatory checks of the LPG installation at thecustomers premises once in two years.
(ii)   Use of suraksha LPG hose with steel wire reinforcement which is rodent attack proof & flame retardant, is being promoted for usage at all customers premises for improving safety in the use of LPG in the domestic kitchen.
(iii) OMCs undertake regular campaigns to improve the safety awareness of the customers. Customer education is imparted right at the time of release of new connection through displays and demo-installation at distributors showroom and at the time of installation of the connection at the residence. Safety leaflets and domestic gas customer card containing instructions on safe use of LPG are also handed over to the customer for reference.
(iv) Safety and customer education clinics are conducted from time to time to increase customer awareness on safe use of LPG.
(v)   Emergency service cell have been put in place for attending leakage complaints after working hours of distributorship and on holidays. The contact details of emergency service cells of the particular area are displayed at the distributors showroom and are also printed in the refill cash memos. The numbers are also propagated during the safety clinics.

   
(vi) In case of leakage, prompt attendances on priority are undertaken by trained mechanics appointed by the distributors.
All the trucks transporting LPG cylinders are certified for its fitness from respective authority on yearly basis and equipped with followings :
(i)     CCOE (Chief Controller of Explosives) approved Spark Arrester.
(ii)   2 Nos. of approved 10 kg DCP fire extinguishers.
(iii) Anti lock braking system (ABS).
(iv) Anti Static Rubber mat on the Truck floor.
(v)   Master cut off switch.
(vi) Cylinders are transported in vertical position only.
(vii)           Body of the truck is covered with caging system for better stability and security of cylinders.
(viii)         Trucks are painted with standardised colour scheme of the corporation along with emergency contact details.
(ix) One driver and Khalasi.

Further, the three oil companies (IOCL/BPCL/HPCL) have jointly taken public liability insurance policy to protect the public due to any accidents involving LPG transported from supply location to distributors and distributors to customers and at customers premises.
OMCs have reported that no LPG accidents have been reported due to blasting of LPG cylinders on its own in the last 3 years and current year. However, cases have been reported where LPG cylinder got engulfed in fire caused by other sources/reasons and subsequently burst due to extreme external heat generated by fire. The details of state/UT-wise accidents due to involvement of LPG equipments reported in the last three years  and the current year is at Annexure-II.
OMCs have reported that all the trucks transporting LPG cylinders are certified for the fitness from respective authority on yearly basis.
Further, Public liability insurance policy has been taken jointly by OMCs (IOC/BPCL/HPCL) to protect  thepublic due to any accidents involving LPG, transported from supply location to distributors and distributors to customers and at customers premises. In addition, transporters also take carrier legal liability insurance and third party insurance.
            Officers at supply locations ensure the above, while loading the trucks with LPG cylinders and field officers ensure the safety at distributor’s end during surprise inspection.
Safety instructions are stencilled in Hindi and English on the cylinder as per BIS specifications.

Annexure in reply to part (a) of Unstarred Lok Sabha Question No. 1064 asked by Shri Nityanand Rai and others, answered on 27th  July 2015 in relation to                        " Old/Expired LPG Cylinders”
Statewise 14.2 Kg Cylinder in Circulation of OMCs as on 01.07.2015
STATE/UT
Total no. of 14.2 kg cylinders of OMCs in circulation (in Lakhs)
IOCL
BPCL
HPCL
TOTAL
CHANDIGARH
4.5
3.1
1.5
9.1
DELHI
68.1
22.3
14.9
105.3
HARYANA
41.4
32.5
20.4
94.3
HIMACHAL PRADESH
25.4
2.1
3.4
30.9
JAMMU & KASHMIR
11.8
3.7
23.6
39.1
PUNJAB
72.1
34.9
26.2
133.2
RAJASTHAN
71.3
43.3
44.4
159.1
UTTAR PRADESH
202.1
89.8
51.8
343.8
UTTRANCHAL
34.0
11.6
2.3
47.9
SUB TOTAL NORTH
530.8
243.4
188.4
962.6
ANDAMAN & NICOBAR
2.1

0.0
2.1
ARUNACHAL PRADESH
4.6
0.1
0.0
4.7
ASSAM
48.2
4.2
0.0
52.4
BIHAR
59.3
23.4
23.1
105.9
JHARKHAND
24.2
4.4
7.4
36.1
MANIPUR
6.8

0.0
6.8
MEGHALAYA
3.3
0.1
0.0
3.4
MIZORAM
5.6

0.0
5.6
NAGALAND
4.5
0.0
0.0
4.5
ODISHA
20.9
12.7
19.5
53.1
SIKKIM
2.7

0.0
2.7
TRIPURA
7.5

0.0
7.5
WEST BENGAL
103.7
36.6
34.1
174.4
SUB TOTAL EAST
293.3
81.5
84.2
459.0
CHATTISGARH
19.4
7.4
12.0
38.7
DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI
0.0

1.2
1.2
DAMAN & DIU
0.0
0.4
0.7
1.1
GOA
0.3
3.6
6.7
10.6
GUJARAT
82.0
37.0
31.6
150.6
MADHYA PRADESH
67.5
28.7
34.3
130.5
MAHARASHTRA
42.0
161.5
152.0
355.5
SUB TOTAL WEST
211.1
238.6
238.6
688.2
ANDHRA PRADESH
61.4
31.4
79.2
172.1
KARNATAKA
77.7
45.2
64.0
187.0
KERALA
80.0
44.0
26.6
150.6
LAKSHADWEEP
0.1

0.0
0.1
PONDICHERRY
2.3
2.3
2.3
6.9
TAMILNADU
163.3
71.9
42.8
277.9
TELANGANA
54.8
31.4
48.5
134.7
SUB TOTAL SOUTH
439.6
226.2
263.5
929.2
ALL INDIA
1474.8
789.6
774.7
3039.1


Annexure in reply to part (d) of Unstarred Lok Sabha Question  No. 1064 asked by Shri Nityanand Rai and others , to be answered on 27th July 2015 in relation to " Old/expired LPG Cylinders"

State
2012-13
2013-14
2014-15
Apri-June 2015

No. of accidents
Nos ofFatalaties
Nos. Injured
No. of accidents
Nos ofFatalaties
Nos. Injured
No. of accidents
Nos ofFatalaties
Nos. Injured
Nos. of Accidents
Nos. of Fatalities
Nos. of Injured
Andhra Pradesh+Telengana
22
3
24
16
8
18
17
3
32
9
3
10
Assam
2
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
Bihar
3
9
11
3
4
3
5
4
4
1
0
2
Chandigarh
0
0
0
2
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
Chattisgarh
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
10
0
0
0
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
0
0
0
2
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
Daman & Diu
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Delhi
2
2
5
2
1
12
3
1
0
4
1
0
Gujarat
25
3
18
36
4
19
17
5
7
2
0
0
Haryana
2
0
2
2
0
1
4
1
4
0
0
0
Himachal Pradesh
3
0
4
5
3
8
5
0
2
1
1
3
Jammu & Kashmir
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
Jharkhand
4
2
2
2
0
1
3
0
1
1
0
1
Karnataka
22
15
46
21
4
26
28
9
44
12
0
6
Kerala
16
0
6
19
3
17
19
3
2
6
0
2
Madhya Pradesh
6
0
3
3
1
8
12
1
18
4
1
1
Goa
0
0
0
3
1
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
Maharashtra
6
0
13
15
11
44
31
4
62
9
1
6
Meghalaya
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Orissa
0
0
0
2
0
0
5
4
2
1
0
0
Punjab
6
0
2
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
Puducherry
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Rajasthan
14
5
8
7
0
8
15
6
24
8
5
18
Tamil Nadu
15
7
3
12
8
18
51
34
35
12
7
11
Tripura
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Uttar Pradesh
23
8
51
23
9
17
29
23
83
3
0
4
Uttarakhand
4
10
10
2
0
5
0
0
0
2
0
0
West Bengal
4
2
6
10
2
4
13
17
10
0
0
0
Grand Total
180
66
215
190
59
218
262
115
342
78
19
65


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