Over 5.63 Lakh Villages Covered with Liquid Waste Management Arrangements under SBM(G) Phase II

India, Aug. 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Sr.No. Name of States/UTs No. of Community Soak pits /Leach pits/Magic pits No. of Drainage facility available Termination Point No. of Community Grey Water management systems available (Including Vertical Filter, Horizontal Filter and Soil Biotechnology) 1 A & N Islands 224 400 128 71 2 Andhra Pradesh 25159 40962 24479 11260 3 Arunachal Pradesh 12109 7089 2152 1505 4 Assam 5796 39389...


75% of Rural Habitations Covered with Sujal Gaon IDs under Jal Jeevan Mission Across States/UTs

India, Aug. 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Sujal Gaon ID is a unique identification number assigned under the digital monitoring framework of Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) 2.0 for water supply service area (habitation/s) meeting the prescribed standards and criteria under the Mission. The ID is issued through the national JJM digital platform and the details are communicated to the respective States/UTs through the JJM digital ecosystem. The objective of the Sujal Gaon ID is...


Union Minister for Law & Justice (I/C) Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal launches revamped India Code Portal at the Legislative Department

India, Aug. 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Law and Justice, Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal, today, on 13th August, 2026, launched the revamped India Code Portal at Kartavya Bhavan 2, New Delhi, in the august presence of Shri R. Venkataramani, Attorney General for India, Dr. Rajiv Mani, Secretary, Legislative Department and Department of Legal Affairs, Dr. Manoj Kumar, Additional Secretary, and senior officers of the Legislative Depar...


WOMEN FRIENDLY INFRASTRUCTURE IN COURTS

India, Aug. 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The primary responsibility of development of infrastructure facilities for Judiciary rests with the State Governments. However, to augment the resources of the State and UT Governments, the Central Government has been implementing a Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) for the Development of Infrastructure Facilities for the District and Subordinate Courts since 1993-94. There are five components covered under the Scheme viz. Court Hal...


Government is promoting alternate dispute resolution mechanisms including mediation

India, Aug. 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Government is promoting alternate dispute resolution (ADR) mechanisms including mediation, as these mechanisms are less adversarial and are capable of providing a better substitute to the conventional methods of resolving disputes. The Government is continuously engaging with various stakeholders including High Courts and NALSA for raising awareness related to mediation and capacity building amongst the stakeholders. In March ...


IMPLEMENTATION OF E-COURTS INTEGRATED MISSION MODE PROJECT

India, Aug. 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release: S.No Component Name Achievement Fully functional eSewa Kendras 1806 established across court complexes Setting up the infrastructure for paperless courts 474 courts are equipped with the necessary hardware. Expansion of the Virtual Courts for hearing of court cases by creating the robust digital infrastructure. 538 courts are equipped Digitisation of the entire court record - both legacy records and fresh filing of cases ...


Monsoon Session of Parliament Adjourns Sine Die; 12 Bills Passed by both Houses of Parliament

India, Aug. 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Bill, 2026 seeks to amend the Act of 1971 to bring Vande Mataram, honoured as the National Song, within the ambit of Section 3 of The Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971 and proposes to make it an offence to intentionally prevent the singing of Vande Mataram or cause disturbance to any assembly engaged in its singing, thereby extending legal protection to the N...


Factual Position Regarding Media Report on Disposal of Cases by CIC

India, Aug. 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Central Information Commission (CIC) has taken note of a media report concerning the disposal of Second Appeals and Complaints during August 2026 and considers it necessary to place the factual position before the public. The Commission clarifies that the figures relating to disposal of cases during August 2026, as reflected in the said news report, do not represent the actual disposal of cases by the Commission up to 12 Augus...


PARLIAMENT QUESTION: PERFORMANCE OF CPGRAMS

India, Aug. 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Ministry/Department/Organization Carry forward Received Disposed Pending Central Board of Direct Taxes (Income Tax) 13726 69638 71077 12287 Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs 483 13508 13839 152 Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade 54 2497 2342 209 Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances - PG Division 1065 6522 6458 1129 Department of Agriculture and Farmers We...


PARLIAMENT QUESTION: iGOT MISSION KARMAYOGI IN WEST BENGAL

India, Aug. 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Presently 90,276 civil servants from West Bengal have been onboarded on the iGOT Karmayogi platform. The Government of West Bengal has not yet signed the tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) under Mission Karmayogi. So far, eight draft Capacity Building Plans (CBPs) have been prepared for Government of West Bengal's priority departments. The iGOT Karmayogi digital learning platform hosts over 5,600 courses covering domain,...