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Source: Government of India

Posted On: 02 APR 2025 4:37PM by PIB Delhi

The Government of India has provided a maximum of 42 days Special Casual Leave to Central Government Servants for donating their organ(s).

This information was given by Dr. Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.

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NKR/PSM

(Release ID: 2117819) Visitor Counter : 62

Source: Government of India

Posted On: 02 APR 2025 4:37PM by PIB Delhi

Maintaining data relating to sanctioned posts/vacancies is the responsibility of the respective cadre controlling authorities in various Central Government Ministries/ Departments/Organizations. Filling up of vacancies is done by the respective cadre controlling authorities in various Central Govt. Ministries, Departments and Organizations, and is a continuous process. Vacant posts in Central Government are being filled in a mission mode by the respective Ministries/Departments through Rozgar Melas. A total of 13Rozgar Melas have been held in West Bengal at various locations so far.

This information was given by Dr. Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.

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NKR/PSM

(Release ID: 2117820) Visitor Counter : 53

Source: Government of India

Posted On: 02 APR 2025 4:36PM by PIB Delhi

Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MoEFCC) have informed that they have no comments to provide in the matter as the issues pertaining to employees of forest establishment of State Governments are not dealt with by the MoEFCC.

Further, as per the guidelines issued by the Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India, Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970 do not contain any provision for regularization of contract labourers or for granting them permanent status.

To address the burden of mental disorders, the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India is implementing the National Mental Health Programme (NMHP) in the country under which767 districts were sanctioned for District Mental Health Programme (DMHP) to provide facilities at the Community Health Centre (CHC) and Primary Health Centre (PHC) levels, inter-alia, include outpatient services, assessment, counselling/ psycho-social interventions, continuing care and support to persons with severe mental disorders, drugs, outreach services, ambulance services etc. One of the objectives of DMHP is to provide suicide prevention services, work place stress management, life skills training and counseling in schools and colleges. In addition to the above, the Government is also taking steps to strengthen mental

healthcare services at primary healthcare level. Mental health services have been added in the package of services under Comprehensive Primary Health Care provided at these Ayushman Arogya Mandirs.

Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India has also formulated the country’s first National Suicide Prevention Strategy. The details of the Strategy are available on the website of the Ministry. (https://mohfw.gov.in/sites/default/files/National%20Suicide%20Prevention%20Strategy.pdf).

This information was given by Dr. Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.

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(Release ID: 2117814) Visitor Counter : 58

Source: Government of India

Posted On: 02 APR 2025 4:36PM by PIB Delhi

Pension Adalats are conducted by Government to redress long standing grievances pertaining to Central Government Pensioners. As the Pension Adalats are for Central Government Pensioners, Ministry wise/ Department wise data sets are maintained and State-wise data is not collated. The details of the Pension Adalats conducted over the last 05 years along with the cases taken up and resolved pertaining to almost all the Ministries and Departments including major Ministries like Ministry of Defence, Railways, Telecommunications, Finance, Home Affairs and O/o CAG are provided below:

Pension Adalat (Year)	No of cases taken up during the Adalat	No of cases resolved during the Adalat
2020	342	319
2021	3692	2591

 

2022	1732	1113
2023	603	440
2024	403	330
2025	192	151
Total	6,964	4,944

 

The Government intends to organize additional Pension Adalats to redress long- standing pension-related grievances in the future.

The objective of the Pension Adalat is to provide on-the-spot resolution of unresolved and chronic grievances in CPENGRAMS. After giving advance notice to all the stakeholders, involving the Head of Office (HOO), Pay and Account Office (PAO), Central Pension Accounting Office (CPAO), Pension Disbursing Bank etc. and representative of the Pensioner are called on a common platform for resolution of the grievances across the table.

Most of the cases taken up in Pension Adalats are resolved on the spot. Due follow-up with the respective Ministry/Department is carried out and Action Taken Reports are sought for the cases that are resolved. The unresolved cases are revisited and their status is considered before holding the next Pension Adalat.

This information was given by Dr. Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.

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NKR/PSM

(Release ID: 2117816) Visitor Counter : 61

Source: Government of India

India-Australia Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement Celebrates 3rd Anniversary of Signing

ECTA Boosts Trade: Gains Recorded in Textiles, Pharma, Chemicals, and Agriculture Sectors

Posted On: 02 APR 2025 4:35PM by PIB Delhi

The India-Australia Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (Ind-Aus ECTA) marks its third anniversary of signing today, a landmark achievement that has enhanced the economic partnership between India and Australia. Since the agreement’s signing on 2nd April 2022, it has created pathways for robust trade, offering new avenues for businesses, entrepreneurs, and employment across both nations.

With the signing of the ECTA, India and Australia have fostered new economic opportunities, underlining the complementary strengths of both economies. Following the signing and implementation of the agreement, total bilateral trade reached USD 24 billion in 2023-24, marking an impressive 14% growth in India’s exports to Australia as compared to 2022-23. This positive momentum continues in the current fiscal year, with India’s exports to Australia having increased by 4.4% during April 2024-February 2025 as compared to the same period in April 2023-February 2024.

The ECTA has brought tangible benefits across several sectors, notably textiles, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, and agriculture. Exports on new lines, such as Calcined Petroleum Coke, High-Capacity Diesel Generating Sets, and Air Liquefaction Machinery, demonstrate the expanding trade opportunities facilitated by the agreement. Sectors like electronics and engineering hold significant potential for future exports, offering promising prospects for further growth and innovation.

Imports of key raw materials, such as metalliferous ores, cotton, wood and wood products have supported the growth of Indian industries, solidifying the mutually beneficial and complementary nature of the partnership.

The India-Australia partnership is poised for even greater growth. As the ECTA celebrates its third anniversary, India and Australia reaffirm their commitment to deepening their economic ties, driving mutual prosperity, and contributing to a stronger and more resilient global economy.

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Abhishek Dayal/Abhijith Narayanan

(Release ID: 2117812) Visitor Counter : 84

Source: Government of India

Posted On: 02 APR 2025 4:35PM by PIB Delhi

Government has established the Centralized Public Grievance Redress and Monitoring System (CPGRAMS), a 24×7 online platform that enables citizens to lodge grievances related to service delivery by public authorities. Since 2019, more than 1.15 crore grievances have been redressed, with around 103,183 Grievance Officers mapped on the CPGRAMS portal. Government has adopted the 10 Step reforms of CPGRAMS to make grievance redressal timely, meaningful and accessible to Citizen through which the timelines of redressal have come down from 28 days in 2019 to 13 days in 2024 for Central Government. Grievances related to policy issues raised by citizen might take larger time to resolve. In such cases, Government has issued detailed guidelines for use of CPGRAMS, the latest being on August 23, 2024, where it has prescribed a 21-day timeframe for grievance redressal, with mandatory interim replies if resolution within the stipulated time is not possible. As on 28.02.2025, there exists a pendency of 59,946 PG cases in Ministries/Departments of Government of India, out of which 63.86 % of grievances are pending for less than 21 days.

This information was given by Dr. Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.

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(Release ID: 2117813) Visitor Counter : 59

Source: Government of India

Posted On: 02 APR 2025 4:34PM by PIB Delhi

Total number of grievances received and redressed on CPGRAMS portal www.pgportal.gov.in, in last five years are attached at Annex 1. The details of the state wise grievances received on PG Portal during this period is attached at Annex II. A total of 1,15,52,503 grievances were redressed from 2020-2024 and an annual all-time high of 26,45,869 grievances have been redressed on CPGRAMS portal from January-December, 2024. The Government has adopted the 10 Step reforms of CPGRAMS to make grievance redressal timely, meaningful and accessible and mapped 103,183 Grievance Officers on the CPGRAMS portal. This helped bring down the pendency in Govt. of India to 59,946 Public Grievances as on 28.02.2025. The average timelines of redressal have come down from 28 days in 2019 to 15 days in February, 2025.Government issued Comprehensive Guidelines for Effective Redressal of Public Grievances on 23rdAugust 2024. These guidelines envisage integration of various public grievance platforms, creation of dedicated grievance cells in Ministries/Departments, appointment of experienced and competent nodal officers, emphasis on root cause analysis of grievances and action on feedback, strengthening escalation processes by appointing appellate authorities, grievance closure guidelines with further reduction in upper limit of resolution time from 30 days to 21 days. Redressal of Public Grievances is also one of the thrust areas of the Special campaign conducted by the Government on institutionalizing swacchata and reducing pendency in Government offices from 2 Oct -31 Oct. About 5.55 lakhs public grievances and appeals have been disposed of during the Special Campaign2024.

Occurrence and filling up of vacant posts in various Ministries/ Departments is a continuous process. The details of vacancies are maintained by the respective Ministries/Departments/State Governments. Ministries/Departments of the Central Government have been directed, from time to time, to fill up the vacant posts in a time bound manner. Vacant posts of Central Government have been filled up in mission mode, in Rozgar Melas launched by the Prime Minister on 22nd October, 2022.

Annex- 1

Year	Brought Forward	Receipt During Period	Total Receipt	Total Disposed in the year
2020	1071603	2271270	3342873	2319569
2021	1023304	2000590	3023894	2135923
2022	887971	1918238	2806209	2143468
2023	662741	1953057	2615798	2307674
2024	308124	2615321	2923445	2645869
Total		10758476	12096898	11552503

 

Annex- II

 (State wise Grievance details for the period from 01.01.2020 to 31.12.2024).

State-wise progress report for 01-01-2020 to 31-12-2024

 

State	Brought Forward	Receipt During Period	Total Receipt	Total Disposed	Total Pending
Government of Andaman & Nicobar	85	5704	5789	5755	34
Government of Andhra Pradesh	29985	39133	69118	65068	4050
Government of Arunachal Pradesh	548	2400	2948	2762	186
Government of Assam	28072	130742	158814	154233	4581
Government of Bihar	60836	165978	226814	218951	7863
Government of Chattisgarh	5492	44715	50207	48008	2199
Government of Goa	1712	7502	9214	8451	763
Government of Gujarat	9024	266779	275803	270475	5328
Government of Haryana	45802	157207	203009	191945	11064
Government of Himachal Pradesh	19520	20727	40247	34533	5714
Government of Jammu and Kashmir	14759	35398	50157	42810	7347
Government of Jharkhand	28379	89637	118016	112206	5810
Government of Karnataka	42179	96461	138640	133322	5318
Government of Kerala	27008	48583	75591	69811	5780
Government of Madhya Pradesh	99601	183280	282881	279288	3593
Government of Maharashtra	119868	212362	332230	313470	18760
Government of Manipur	1662	6562	8224	5939	2285
Government of Meghalaya	1545	2821	4366	3899	467
Government of Mizoram	515	1748	2263	1496	767
Government of Nagaland	280	2046	2326	1046	1280
Government of NCTof Delhi	14514	147912	162426	156682	5744
Government of  Odisha	29692	68923	98615	80240	18375
Government of Puducherry	628	8535	9163	9116	47
Government of Punjab	16701	102648	119349	116235	3114
Government of Rajasthan	108046	148558	256604	255197	1407
Government of Sikkim	766	1265	2031	2004	27
Government of Tami lNadu	23673	110690	134363	126461	7902
Government of Telangana	5781	38749	44530	44224	306
Government of Tripura	551	7662	8213	8160	53
Government of Union Territory of Chandigarh	320	20655	20975	20882	93
Government of Union Territory of Dadra & Nagar Haveli	52	1789	1841	1716	125
Government of Union Territory of Daman & Diu	37	1879	1916	1719	197
Government of Union Territory of Ladakh	6	1047	1053	1044	9
Government of Union Territory of Lakshadweep	2	1065	1067	1038	29
Government of Uttar Pradesh	115976	1169750	1285726	1273452	12274
Government of  Uttarakhand	41131	70583	111714	108676	3038
Government of West Bengal	46969	76347	123316	83402	39914
Total	941717	3497842	4439559	4253716	185843

*Remaining 72,98,787  Grievances disposed during this period pertain to GOI.

This information was given by Dr. Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.

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(Release ID: 2117810) Visitor Counter : 68

Source: Government of India

Posted On: 02 APR 2025 4:27PM by PIB Delhi

Union Minister of State for Information & Broadcasting and Parliamentary Affairs, Dr. L. Murugan, met with the Minister of Culture, Arts & Heritage of Chile, H.E. Mrs. Carolina Arredondo, in New Delhi as part of Chile President Gabriel Boric Font’s five-day visit to India.

                                       

Union Minister of State Dr. L. Murugan Invites Chile to WAVES 2025

The Hon’ble Minister facilitated various discussions, especially regarding the upcoming World Audio Visual & Entertainment Summit (WAVES), slated to take place from 1^st to 4^th May, 2025. The Hon’ble Minister extended an invitation for the event and presented H.E. Mrs. Carolina Arredondo with a painting depicting Indian sculptures.

The meeting was also attended by members of the Chilean delegation, including Mr. Martín Gormaz, Third Secretary at the Embassy of Chile, along with Mr. Lakshmi Chandra, Under Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs, and Dr. Ajay Nagabhushan M.N., Joint Secretary (Films), Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.

Expanding India-Chile Cooperation

The President of the Republic of Chile, H.E. Mr. Gabriel Boric Font is on a State visit to India from 1^st to 5th April, 2025, commemorating the completion of 76 years of diplomatic relations between the two countries. Apart from New Delhi, President Boric is set to visit Agra, Mumbai, and Bengaluru. This is the first visit of President Boric to India.

Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and President of the Republic of Chile, H.E. Mr. Gabriel Boric Font, during their discussions, agreed to initiate talks for a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement, aiming to expand economic linkages between the two nations. They identified and discussed critical sectors such as minerals, energy, defence, space, and agriculture as areas with immense potential for collaboration.

Healthcare emerged as a promising avenue for closer ties, with the rising popularity of Yoga and Ayurveda in Chile serving as a testament to the cultural exchange between the two countries. The leaders also underscored the importance of deepening cultural and educational connections through student exchange programs and other initiatives.

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Dharmendra Tewari/ Navin Sreejith

(Release ID: 2117807) Visitor Counter : 53

Source: Government of India

Posted On: 02 APR 2025 4:21PM by PIB Delhi

BHARATPOL Portal has been launched by Shri Amit Shah, Hon’ble Union Home Minister of India on 07.01.2025 and it has already started receiving requests for publication of INTERPOL Notices and requests for assistance in criminal matters through Interpol References from state/ central law enforcement agencies. All INTERPOL Liaison Officers (ILOs) of all state/ central law enforcement agencies are connected with CBI and all Unit Officers (UOs) of state/ central law enforcement agencies are connected with respective ILOs through connect module of BHARATPOL Portal. Login credentials of ILOs are being created by CBI.

Requests for assistance received from other member countries through INTERPOL Channels are being sent through Broadcast module to respective law enforcement agencies. BHARATPOL Portal has streamlined requests for publication of INTERPOL Notices and requests for assistance in criminal matters as such requests are being received on standardized format through INTERPOL Notices module and INTERPOL References module of the BHARATPOL Portal. Also, relevant documents of INTERPOL and capacity building resources have been uploaded on Resources module of BHARATPOL Portal which can be accessed by all ILOs/UOs (INTERPOL Liaison Officers/Unit Officers) of Law Enforcement Agencies.

District and local level law enforcement agencies are integrated through connect module of BHARATPOL Portal and they can send requests for publication of INTERPOL Notices and requests for assistance in criminal matters through their ILOs (INTERPOL Liaison officer).

The IPCU (INTERPOL Police Cooperation Unit) CBI has been imparting trainings to all ILOs/ UOs (INTERPOL Liaison Officers / Unit Officers) regarding BHARATPOL. Training was given to ILOs at CBI HQ on the day of launch of BHARATPOL on 07.01.2025. Thereafter, individualized trainings have been given in online mode to Andhra Pradesh Police, Delhi Police, Tripura Police, Telangana Police, Punjab Police, Assam Police. Further, CBI Academy also organized an online training program for all the Law Enforcement Agencies on 03.03.2025 on role of INTERPOL and International Cooperation and “BHARATPOL”.

This was stated by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs Shri Nityanand Rai in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha.

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RK/VV/ASH/RR/PR/PS

(Release ID: 2117802) Visitor Counter : 58

Source: Government of India

Posted On: 02 APR 2025 4:21PM by PIB Delhi

 

3. Quota for wards of CAPF:- 26 seats in MBBS & 03 seats in BDS have been reserved for the wards of serving/deceased CAPFs & AR personnel.

 

4. Medical   Facilities:    Retired    personnel/NoKs   of    deceased   CAPF

 

personnel are entitled to receive medical facilities from CGHS/CPMF Hospitals or a medical allowance of ₹1000 per month.

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The Government of India has taken several welfare initiatives for the personnel of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) and their families. These initiatives encompass financial assistance, educational support, housing, and rehabilitation services.

• Ayushman CAPF: It is an initiative launched by the Government of India under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY) specifically for personnel of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) and their families. It provides cashless and paperless medical treatment at empanelled private and government hospitals across India
• Ex-Gratia Payments: In the unfortunate event of death due to accidents during duty, CAPF personnel’s next of kin receives ₹25 lakh. For deaths resulting from acts of violence by terrorists or during enemy action, the compensation is ₹35 lakh.
• Accidental death insurance coverage under CAPF salary package scheme: This policy offers financial support to the families of personnel who lose their lives in the line of duty.
• Prime Minister’s Scholarship Scheme (PMSS): Launched to encourage higher technical and professional education among the wards and widows of CAPF and Assam Rifles personnel, the scheme offers 2,000 scholarships annually (1,000 for boys and 1,000 for girls). The scholarship amounts are ₹3,000 per month for girls and ₹2,500 per month for boys, disbursed annually as ₹36,000 and ₹30,000, respectively.
• Contributory Welfare Fund:- Necessary guidelines issued to bring uniformity in payout to the Next of Kins (NoKs) of deceased CAPF personnel from Contributory Welfare Fund.
• Quota for wards of CAPF:- 26 seats in MBBS & 03 seats in BDS have been reserved for the wards of serving/deceased CAPFs & AR personnel.
• CAPF e-Awas Portal: A dedicated online platform facilitates the registration and allotment of residential quarters to CAPF personnel. The portal also provides services such as retention and regularization of accommodations.
• Welfare and Rehabilitation Board (WARB): Established to oversee the welfare and rehabilitation of retired CAPF personnel and their families, including the next of kin of deceased or disabled personnel, WARB operates through State and District Welfare Officers across the country.
• “CAPF Punarvaas” scheme: – A “CAPF Punarvaas” scheme was launched by linking Private Security Agencies (Regulation) Act (PSARA) website with WARB website where the data of retired and willing Ex- CAPF/AR personnel is made available to Private Security Agencies on PSARA website for re-employment in Private Security Agencies.
• Medical Facilities: Retired personnel and their spouses receive medical facilities from CGHS/CPMF Hospitals or a medical allowance of ₹1000 per month.
• Risk and Hardship Allowances: Enhancements have been made to the existing risk and hardship allowances for CAPF personnel deployed in Jammu and Kashmir and Left-Wing Extremism affected districts.
• Kendriya Police Kalyan Bhandar (KPKB): Formerly known as the Central Police Canteen, KPKB provides quality products to CAPF personnel at discounted rates through direct negotiations with suppliers.
• Liberalized Pension Awards (LPA) and Extraordinary Family Pension (EFP): There are special pension schemes designed for the families of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) personnel who suffer death or disability due to operational hazards, ensuring financial security for their dependents.
• Bharat Ke Veer: It is an initiative launched by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to support the families of deceased Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) personnel. It enables citizens to contribute financially to the families of soldiers who have sacrificed their lives in the line of duty.

This was stated by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs Shri Nityanand Rai in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha.

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RK/VV/ASH/RR/PR/PS

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