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Date: Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 4:47 PM
Subject: Releases..........pt4

Press Information Bureau

Government of India

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Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment                          

Working Group for Sanitation and Leather Workers Constituted

New Delhi: June 29, 2010

 

In consultation with the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, the Ministry of Labour and Employment has constituted a Working Group to look into the issues concerning the Sanitation and Leather Workers.

 

The Working Group will look into the issue of framing of legislation for certain matters relating to Sanitation workers and Leather Workers.

 

The Group will submit its report to the Ministry of Labour & Employment by 30th September, 2010.

 

The Working Group will have fifteen members and would include Shri Anil Swarup, Joint Secretary/Director General (Labour Welfare) in the Ministry of Labour & Employment and a representative each from the Union Ministries of Social Justice and Empowerment, Urban Development, Railways and Planning Commission.

 

Apart from the above, the Working Group will also include a representative of V.V. Giri National Labour Institute, and also from the International Labour Organization.

 

Shri K.B. Krishnamurthy, Former Member of Parliament and Former Member of National Commission for Safai Karamcharis, Shri P.S. Krishnan, Former Secretary, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Shri Harsh Mander, Social Activist and Former Civil Servant, Shri Bezwada Wilson, convener of Safai Karamcharis Andolan, Shri Narayana, Former Mayor – Mysore City Corporation have also been included in the Group.

 

Shri Suraj Bhan, Economic Adviser, Office of the Director General (Labour Welfare), Ministry of Labour & Employment, Jaisalmer House, Mansingh Road, New Delhi, has been designated as the Convener of the Working Group.

 

It may be recalled that the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment has been persuing the matter with the Ministry of Labour & Employment as the sanitation workers predominanatly belong to unorganized sector, and it has been felt imperative that there should be proper framework to regulate their working conditions from the health and safety point of view and for providing for their welfare as a distinct group. Several distinct groups have separate legislations governing their working conditions like Construction Workers, Beedi Workers and Plantation Labour etc.

 

vba/as/dk/kol/16:36 hrs.

 

Press Information Bureau

Government of India

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Ministry of Finance                        

India Becomes Full-Fledged Member of Financial Action Task Force

New Delhi: June 29, 2010

 

Indian has become a full-fledged member of Financial Action Task Force (FATF), an inter-governmental body, responsible for setting global standards on anti-money laundering (AML) and combating the financing of terrorism (CFT).

 

As a part of its Membership, a joint FATF / Asia Pacific Group Mutual Evaluation Team visited India in November-December, 2009 for on-site assessment of India's compliance with the 40+9 Recommendations of FATF.

 

Mutual Evaluation Report on India and the India´s Membership issues were discussed in the third meeting of FATF Plenary-XXI held in Amsterdam, the Netherlands from 23rd to 25th June, 2010. FATF Plenary adopted the Mutual Evaluation Report on India on 24th June 2010 and on 25th June 2010 admitted India as 34th Country Member of FATF.

 

Earlier, India had become Observer at FATF in the year 2006. Since then, India has been working towards full-fledged Membership of FATF.

 

FATF membership is very important for India in its quest to become a major player in the International finance. It will help India to build the capacity to fight terrorism and trace terrorist money and to successfully investigate and prosecute money laundering and terrorist financing offences. India will benefit in securing a more transparent and stable financial system by ensuring that financial institutions are not vulnerable to infiltration or abuse by organized crime groups. The FATF process will also help us in co-ordination of AML/CFT efforts at the international level.

 

dsm/km/gn/dk/kol/16:37 hrs.

 

Press Information Bureau

Government of India

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Ministry of Coal                               

Vice-President Inaugurates Statistical Day Celebrations

Separate Price Index for Rural And Urban Areas to Reflect Accurate Picture

New Delhi: June 29, 2010

 

Vice-President of India, Shri M.Hamid Ansari has stressed the need of timely and reliable analysis of growing and diverse economy like us which has complex variables affecting human and economic development. He was Inaugurating Statistical Day Celebrations being organized by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation here today.

 

Referring the theme of 'Child Statistics' adopted for this years Statistics Day, the Vice-President said that the systematic compilation of comprehensive statistical information on children can guide our policy makers and planners engaged in bettering the situation of our children. He observed that children of the country constitute a potential demographic resource that could propel the nation to higher orbit of economic progress and human development.

 

Addressing the function, the Minister of Statistics & Programme Implementation and Coal, Shri Sriprakash Jaiswal said that the Government is working on renewed and modernized statistical system to monitor and measure rapid economic and social changes. The new system would help State Statistical Organizations to work towards common national standards relating to key statistical activities and to improve the credibility, timeliness and accuracy of data required at Central and State levels.

 

Shri Jaiswal said that his ministry is developing Rural and Urban Consumer Price Index separately for rural and urban areas to reflect more accurate price behaviour of various goods and services. The new indices would be released before the close of the year 2010-11.

 

Stressing for better and accurate analysis of datas, the Minister said it should be ensured that right information goes into the right hand at the right time and also it is properly described and imparted in the appropriate form to those who need it. It is, therefore, important that along with the latest data, adequate explanation should also be given so that the reports are balanced and accurately, he observed.

 

On the occasion, the Vice-President also conferred National Award in Statistics to Prof. Alok Dev. The award has been constituted in the memory of Prof. P.V. Sukhatme. He also released "Mid-Term Statistical Review of Millennium Development Goals (MDG) Report, 2009" brought out by Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. "Energy Statistics-2010" was also released on the occasion by Shri Sriprakash Jaiswal. Presentation of this year theme "Child Statistics" were also made on the occasion.

 

ncj/sr/dk/kol/16:37 hrs.

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