Area Under Irrigation in the Country

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Government of India

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Ministry of Water Resources

Area Under Irrigation in the Country

New Delhi: September 10, 2010.

 

The average rate of growth in the created irrigation potential during the I Plan to X Plan is about 1.47 Million Hectares per year. The ultimate irrigation potential has been assessed to be about 139.9 Mha against which creation of irrigation potential  of about 102.7 Mha has been reported by the States up to the end of X Plan.  Creation of irrigation potential of 5.51 Mha has also been reported during the first three years of XI Plan.  The revised target of creation of irrigation potential during XI Plan is about 9.5 Mha.  The report of the Task Force on Irrigation constituted by the Planning Commission has assessed that most of the ultimate irrigation potential would be created by XIII Plan.  Further, additional irrigation potential of about 35 Mha is also envisaged Inter-Basin Water Transport.

The details of irrigation potential created during First Plan to Tenth Plan given below :-

(in million hectare)

Plan	Irrigation potential created during the Plan period
I Plan (1951 - 1956)	3.66
II Plan (1956 – 1961)	2.82
III Plan (1961 – 1966)	4.49
Annual Plans (1966 – 1969)	3.53
IV Plan (1969 – 1974)	7.10
V Plan (1974 – 1978)	7.82
Annual Plans (1978 – 1980)	1.59
VI Plan (1980 – 1985)	8.61
VII Plan (1985 – 1990)	11.31
Annual Plans (1990 – 1992)	4.56
VIII Plan (1992 – 1997)	5.17
IX Plan (1997 – 2002)	7.69
X Plan (2002 – 2007)	8.82

 

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Government of India

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Ministry of Corporate Affairs

Recommendation to Make Formulation of a CSR Policy Mandatory for Big Companies

New Delhi: September 10, 2010.

 

In response to the overwhelming concerns shown by the Standing Committee of Parliament on Finance (SCF), which thoroughly examined The Companies Bill, 2009, on the extent of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) being undertaken by corporates and the need for a comprehensive CSR policy, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs have agreed that the Bill may now include provisions to mandate that every company having [(net worth of Rs.500 crore or more, or turnover of Rs.1000 crore or more)] or [a net profit of Rs.5 crore or more during a year] shall be required to formulate a CSR Policy to ensure that every year at least 2% of its average net profits during the three immediately preceding financial years shall be spent on CSR activities as may be approved and specified by the company. The Directors shall be required to make suitable disclosures in this regard in their report to members.

In case any such company does not have adequate profits or is not in a position to spend prescribed amount on CSR activities, the directors would be required to give suitable disclosure/reasons in their report to the members.

While welcoming the Ministry's acceptance of the Committee's suggestion to bring Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in the statue itself, the Committee feels that separate disclosures required to be made by companies in their Annual Report by way of CSR statement indicating the company policy as well as the specific steps taken thereunder will be a sufficient check on non-compliance.

 

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Ministry of Law & Justice

Appointment of Judges of Calcutta High Court

New Delhi: September 10, 2010.

 

In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of article 217 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint (1) Smt. Shukla Kabir (Sinha) (2) Shri Ashoke Kumar Dasadhikari, and (3) Dr.Sambuddha Chakrabarti to be Judges of the Calcutta High Court, in that order of seniority, with effect from the dates they assume charge of their respective offices.

 

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