India, March 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release: S. No. Financial year Funds sanctioned Funds utilised 1. 2020-21 65.00 65.00 2. 2021-22 68.50 68.50 3. 2022-23 100.00 100.00 4. 2023-24 110.00 110.00 5. 2024-25 284.50 182.73 Sl. No. Name of State/UT Number of JAKs  Andaman and Nicobar Islands 6 Andhra Pradesh 283 Arunachal Pradesh 35 Assam 183 Bihar 1127 Chandigarh 19 Chhattisgarh 352 Delhi 622 Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and D...
India, March 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Sl. No. States/UTs Farmer Enrolment Area covered (in Ha) 1 Andaman & Nicobar Islands 250 100 2 Andhra Pradesh 407373 272847.47 3 Arunachal Pradesh 453 130.68 4 Assam 3721 2581.68 5 Bihar 50008 21253.51 6 Chhattisgarh 55061 23574.91 7 Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu 0 0 8 Delhi 375 150 9 Goa 1545 607.33 10 Gujarat 86862 42155.09 11 Haryana 10325 9098.19 12 Himachal Pradesh 6175...
India, March 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Department of Fisheries, Government of India, is organizing the National Conference on Cold Water Fisheries at the Sher‑e‑Kashmir International Conference Centre (SKICC), Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir on 14th March 2026. The event will be held under the guidance of Hon'ble Union Minister Shri Rajiv Ranjan Singh, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying (MoFAHD) and Panchayati Raj, in the august presence of Sh...
India, March 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs and Power, Shri Manohar Lal, chaired a meeting of the Parliamentary Consultative Committee of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) yesterday to review the functioning and ongoing initiatives of the National Buildings Construction Corporation (NBCC) and the Central Public Works Department (CPWD). The meeting was attended by Secretary, MoHUA, Shri Srinivas Katikithala, senior...
India, March 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release: No. of Divsions Punctuality percentage 24 Punctuality of more than 90% 19 Punctuality between 80% and  90% All Divisions of Indian Railways 77% Period New track Commissioned Average commissioning of new tracks 2009-14 7,599 Km 4.2 Km/day 2014-25 34,428 Km 8.6 Km/day (more than 2 times) Category No of Projects Total Length Length Commissioned till Mar'25  (Km) Total Exp upto Mar'25 New Lines 154 16...
India, March 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Ministry of Railways celebrated International Women's Day at Vichar (Conference Hall), Rail Bhawan, New Delhi today, bringing together women employees to celebrate the achievements of women and mark a call to action for gender equality. The event honored the achievements of women and reaffirmed the commitment to gender equality, witnessing the participation of approximately 350 women officials. Chairman & Chief Executive Offi...
India, March 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Identification of traffic congestion hotspots/ intersections etc. in Delhi and NCR towns and measures undertaken by concerned agencies to decongest such congestion points, minimise traffic congestion and vehicular emissions. Status of enforcement of Statutory Direction No. 88 regarding installation and operationalization of Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras at MCD border entry points by GNCTD for the identificatio...
India, March 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) today issued the draft "Telecom Commercial Communications Customer Preference (Third Amendment) Regulations, 2026, for consultation. To curb the menace of Unsolicited Commercial Communications (UCC). TRAI issued Telecom Commercial Communications Customer Preference Regulations, 2018 (TCCCPR,2018) on 19th July, 2018, which put in place a framework for regulating Commercial Communica...
India, March 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister of Coal & Mines Shri G Kishan Reddy is on visit to Western Coalfields Limited, Nagpur on 13th and 14th March, 2026. During his visit, Shri Reddy will perform the Bhoomi Pujan Ceremony of two integrated Coal Gasification Plants. The Minister will also conduct a review of Murpar Mine Closure site and will hold a Mine Closure Advisory Committee meeting with stakeholders. The Coal Gasification Mission was launched, wit...
MUMBAI, India, March 16 -- Reserve Bank of India issued the following notification: RBI/2025-26/250 DCM(CC)No.S4781/03.51.01/2025-26 March 16, 2026 All Currency Chest (CC) holding banks Madam / Dear Sir Currency Chest operations on March 31, 2026 In terms of instructions contained in circular DoR.CO.SOG(Leg)No.401/09.08.024/2025-26 dated February 03, 2026, all branches of the banks dealing with Government receipts and payments are to be kept open for transactions on March 31, 2026 (Tuesda...