Andaman and Nicobar Administration

Directorate of IP&T

Information & Publicity Division

 

 

 

Port Blair 31 May, 2012

 

 

 

 

Press Release

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rear Admiral Sudhir Pillai, NM, Chief of Staff, ANC calls on the Lt Governor, Lt Gen (Retd) Bhopinder Singh, PVSM, AVSM

at Raj Niwas on 31.05.2012.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LG approaches HRD Ministry for additional NIT seats

 

 

        Lt Gen (Retd) Bhopinder Singh, PVSM, AVSM, Lt.  Governor, Andaman and Nicobar Islands has requested the Union Minister of Human Resource Development to reserve atleast 60 seats exclusively for the students of the islands in various NITs across the country from the academic year 2012-13 onwards.  Prior to 2010-11, Ministry had been reserving 44 supernumerary seats for the islands.  However, after the establishment of new NIT with an intake of 90 seats at Puducherry, 50% of the seats i.e.  45 seats were earmarked for the students of these islands and  Puducherry combined.   During the last year, out of this 50% Home Quota, only 12 seats were allotted to the islands initially on the basis of combined merit list of the A&N Islands and Puducherry.  The Lt. Governor has, therefore, approached the Ministry to exclusively reserve 60 seats as the students of islands cannot compete on merit with the mainland students due to remoteness of the islands where high quality teaching facility is not available in such a challenging and difficult environment.  On the other hand, there are large number of potential candidates who aspire to pursue engineering courses and as such there is a need for increasing the number of NIT seats exclusively for students of these remote islands.

 

        The Union Minister of Human Resource Development has informed the Lt. Governor that the request of the Administration is being examined, keeping in view the above aspects.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LG mourns the tragedy;

Sanctions ex-gratia relief

 

 

        Lt Gen (Retd) Bhopinder Singh, PVSM, AVSM, Lt. Governor, Andaman and Nicobar Islands has deeply mourned the untimely demise of eleven persons in an unprecedented tragedy on 28 May 2012.   Local non-mechanised boat carrying 15 persons capsized in the high seas during inclement weather conditions.  They were going for the picnic through creek to Kurmachad at 0800 hrs.  Kurmachad is near the mouth of the creek. Generally the creek area is safe but due to extremely rough weather the accident occurred.  At around 1100 hrs boat capsized and all the 15 people fell into the sea.  Four people swam across and could reach the shore safely.  A boy who survived reached the main habitation and informed others. Then the people intimated the accident at Police Outpost, Kishorinagar at around 1915 hrs.  The rescue team was immediately sent.  Search and rescue team under SHO, Kalighat went to the place of the accident in RIB boat.  They ventured into the sea and conducted the search and rescue operation. The Andaman Police with concerted effort was able to recover 10 bodies which were buried on 30^th May. 

 

        The Lt. Governor has also sanctioned one lakh rupees each to the next of kin of the deceased. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Raj Niwas bids farewell to Sr. PS to LG

 

        The Lt. Governor, Lt. Gen. (Retd.) Bhopinder Singh, PVSM, AVSM today extended good wishes to Shri M. V. Balakrishnan Nair, Senior Private Secretary to LG, who attained superannuation on 31.05.2012, after completing about 41 years of meritorious Govt. service. Shri Nair was given a warm send off in a simple function organized at Raj Niwas today. He has been serving in the Raj Niwas since last four and a half years.

 

        The Lt. Governor, in his brief address on the occasion, appreciated Shri Nair for working with sincerity and honesty during his service tenure. He said that retiring after such a long tenure of service with dignity and respect is a great achievement which Shri Nair has accomplished. The Lt. Governor presented a memento and handed over all retirement benefit to him on the occasion.

 

        All the staff of Raj Niwas were present.

 

 

 

The Lt. Governor, Lt. Gen. (Retd.) Bhopinder Singh, PVSM, AVSM handing over a memento to Shri M. V. Balakrishnan Nair

at his farewell function on superannuation at Raj Niwas on 31.05.2012.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MESSAGE

 

        I am happy to know that the Andaman and Nicobar Administration is observing Anti-Malaria Month during June 2012. The main aim of Anti-Malaria Month is to bring about sustainable changes in the behaviour of the community towards the prevention and control of malaria by undertaking extensive behaviour change communication campaign for augmenting awareness among the target population. Inter-sectoral co-ordination and active co-operation of various Government Departments and Voluntary Agencies is essential to achieve overall reduction of malaria in this territory.

 

        I appeal to all the people, Government Departments, Municipal Council, PRls, Voluntary Organisations, Mahila Mandals etc to extend their wholehearted support to the Directorate of Health Services to fulfill the objective of curtailing malaria and other vector borne diseases.

 

        I wish this endeavour all the success.

 

 

                                                                                                                                                    Sd/-

                                                                                                                                               Lt Gen (Retd) Bhopinder Singh

Raj Niwas,                                                                                                                                                                Lieutenant Governor

Port Blair                                                                                                                                                            Andaman & Nicobar Islands

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OFFICE OF THE

PRINCIPAL SOCIO ECONOMIC CASTE CENSUS OFFICER

(DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, SOUTH ANDAMAN)

           

Socio Economic and Caste Census (SECC) 2011

 

NOTICE

 

        It is brought to the notice of all households that their Socio Economic data enumerated during Socio Economic and Caste Census - SECC 2011 (except data on Caste) would be put in public domain unless they submit a written request in the format given below that they do not wish to share their data in public. If they do not submit a written request within 15 days to designated Charge Officer (BDO/Tehsildar/Sub-Collector/Other) for the SECC-2011 from the publication of the notice that they do not wish to share their Socio Economic data in public at the time of publication of the draft list within the next 15 days to the Charge Officer, it would be presumed that they have no objection to share their data in public at the time of

publication of the draft list.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Application Format

 

To,

 

 

The Charge Officer, (SECC 2011)

Postal Address

 

 

Sir/Madam,

 

        I……………………………………………S/o, D/o, W/o……………………..resident of…………………………………village/town………………………GP…………………………….  Tehsil……………………,District do not wish to share the household information/data collected during SECC 2011 enumeration at the time of publication of the draft list and thereby in the public domain, I am fully aware about the implication of making such a request.

 

(Signature or Left Thumb Impression)

 

Name:

 

Household Identity No, in SECC 2011……..(not compulsory)

 

Date:

 

Place:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Local weather forecast for Port Blair & its neighbourhood, valid for next 24 hours, issue time 1730 hrs IST on 31.05.2012

Rain or thundershower may occur at few places with moderate rain at isolated places.

 

Maximum & minimum temperatures will be around 32 ^o C and 26 ^o C respectively on 1^st June, 2012.

 

Port Blair