The State Government vide notification no:85/Home/2008, dated:19.08.2008 has reconstituted the State Planning Commission consisting of the following members namely-:
1. Dr. Pawan Chamling, Chief Minister - Chairman
2. Shri. P.D. Rai, Tadong - Deputy Chairman
3. Shri. J.K. Bhandari, Former MLA - Member
4. Shri. Sonam Dorji, Former MLA - Member
5. Shri. I. B. Rai, Former MLA - Member
6. Shri. S.K. Gurung, Retired Secretary - Member
7. Shri. Y.B. Thapa, Former Chairman - Member
8. Shri. Thondup Pintso, Former Registar, Cooperation Member
9. Shri. D.D. Pradhan, Retired Secretary - Member
10. Development Commissioner, DPER and NECA Member Secretary
The Deputy Chairman shall be accorded the status of the Minister of State for Protocol courtesies.
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IPR No 123/IPR/08-09
Saturday, August 23, 2008
Friday, August 22, 2008
SEWER LINES IN AND AROUN GANGTOK
WATER SECURITY & PUBLIC HEALTH ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
Proposal for according administrative approval and financial sanction of Rs.2392.0 1/- (Rupees two thousand one hundred fifty two lakhs and eighty one thousand) only for three proposals under the heading of Rehabilitation of Sewers in Gangtok in the following manner, -
b) Rehabilitation of Sewer main lines along Tibet road,
c) M.G Marg & New Market -Rs. 309.00lakhs
d) Re- habilitation of trunk lines all along National Highway ,
31A from Hospital Dara to Sewerage Treatment Plant (STP) Complex at
Adampool - Rs. 1556.25 lakhs
c) Extension of Sewerage branch Network below NH 31 A (5th & 6th mile)
Phase-I - Rs. 526.761akhs
Total Rs. 2392.01 lakhs
The Cabinet approved and sanctioned the above proposals.
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IPR No 108/IPR/08-09
Proposal for according administrative approval and financial sanction of Rs.2392.0 1/- (Rupees two thousand one hundred fifty two lakhs and eighty one thousand) only for three proposals under the heading of Rehabilitation of Sewers in Gangtok in the following manner, -
b) Rehabilitation of Sewer main lines along Tibet road,
c) M.G Marg & New Market -Rs. 309.00lakhs
d) Re- habilitation of trunk lines all along National Highway ,
31A from Hospital Dara to Sewerage Treatment Plant (STP) Complex at
Adampool - Rs. 1556.25 lakhs
c) Extension of Sewerage branch Network below NH 31 A (5th & 6th mile)
Phase-I - Rs. 526.761akhs
Total Rs. 2392.01 lakhs
The Cabinet approved and sanctioned the above proposals.
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IPR No 108/IPR/08-09
1,27,726 students in Sikkim in 765 Govt schools
Secretary HRD Department, while delivering a speech at Gangtok on 21 August 2008 said that:
Altogether there are 765 Government schools in the state which has a total enrolment of 1, 27,726 students. The breakup of the same is 61,973 boys and 65,787 girls which indicates that there is no gender inequalities in the state.
Altogether there are 765 Government schools in the state which has a total enrolment of 1, 27,726 students. The breakup of the same is 61,973 boys and 65,787 girls which indicates that there is no gender inequalities in the state.
Workshop on GI Registry on 22 Aug 2008 at Gangtok
21st August, 2008
Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Intellectual Property India, Geographical Indication Registry and Crafts Council of India are holding a Workshop in Gangtok on the 22nd of August, 2008. This sensitization workshop is first of its kind in North East. GI Indication is a sign used in goods that have a specific geographical origin and possess essential qualities that are due to that place of origin. The Geographical Indication conveys to a consumer that a product is produced in a certain place and has certain characteristics that are due to that place of production.
Some of the examples of Geographical Indication from India include Darjeeling Tea, Basmati rice, Kanchipuram silk saree, alphonso mango, kolhapuri chappals etc.
The registration of a geographical indication confers on the authorized users exclusive right to use the GI in relation to the goods in respect of which it is registered. Any association of persons, producers,organization or authority established by or under law can apply. The applicant must represent the interest of the producer of the concerned goods.
Registration is valid for ten years. It can however be renewed.
GI registration confers legal protection to geographical indication in India.
# It prevents unauthorized use of a registered GI.
# It boosts exports by providing legal protection.
# It promotes economic prosperity of producers.
# It enables seeking legal protection in other WTO member countries.
# The authorized users can exercise the exclusive right to use the GI.
In this age and day when everyone is copying Indian designs and exporting them back to India for use by Indian consumers, this is a very vital step that every crafts person and producer of unique items should take. We may otherwise reach a stage when our Indian goods will come to us from neighboring countries like it happened in the case of Indian cotton printed goods which were being produced in England and exported back to India, reads a press release received from Directorate of Handicrafts and Handloom, Govt. of Sikkim, Gangtok.
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IPR No 119/IPR/08-09
20th August 2008
Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Intellectual Property India, Geographical Indication Registry and Crafts Council of India are holding a Workshop in Gangtok on the 22nd of August, 2008. This sensitization workshop is first of its kind in North East. GI Indication is a sign used in goods that have a specific geographical origin and possess essential qualities that are due to that place of origin. The Geographical Indication conveys to a consumer that a product is produced in a certain place and has certain characteristics that are due to that place of production.
Some of the examples of Geographical Indication from India include Darjeeling Tea, Basmati rice, Kanchipuram silk saree, alphonso mango, kolhapuri chappals etc.
The registration of a geographical indication confers on the authorized users exclusive right to use the GI in relation to the goods in respect of which it is registered. Any association of persons, producers,organization or authority established by or under law can apply. The applicant must represent the interest of the producer of the concerned goods.
Registration is valid for ten years. It can however be renewed.
GI registration confers legal protection to geographical indication in India.
# It prevents unauthorized use of a registered GI.
# It boosts exports by providing legal protection.
# It promotes economic prosperity of producers.
# It enables seeking legal protection in other WTO member countries.
# The authorized users can exercise the exclusive right to use the GI.
In this age and day when everyone is copying Indian designs and exporting them back to India for use by Indian consumers, this is a very vital step that every crafts person and producer of unique items should take. We may otherwise reach a stage when our Indian goods will come to us from neighboring countries like it happened in the case of Indian cotton printed goods which were being produced in England and exported back to India, reads a press release received from Directorate of Handicrafts and Handloom, Govt. of Sikkim, Gangtok.
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IPR No 119/IPR/08-09
20th August 2008
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
MAHINDRA 51% STAKE IN CHINESE COMPANY
Mahindra buys 51% in Chinese tractor co
mumbai, Aug. 18 Tractor and utility vehicle maker Mahindra & Mahindra has agreed to pick up majority equity in a joint venture it will form with China’s third largest tractor company, Yancheng Tractor.
The new venture will hold the divested tractor business of the state-owned Chinese company. The deal will strengthen M&M’s tractor company, Mahindra Farm Equipment Sector, the third largest tractor maker in the world, and gets it closer to its aim of becoming number one.
M&M will hold 51 per cent equity in the joint venture, through its Mauritius-based subsidiary, Mahindra Overseas Investment company. It will pay $26 million ( Rs 112 crore) for the stake.The net assets of the Chinese company that will be transferred to the new venture are valued at $ 50 million, said Mr Bharat Doshi, M&M’s Chief Financial Officer.
This is Mahindra’s second tractor venture in China after Mahindra China Tractor Company Ltd, the 80:20 joint venture between Mahindra and Jiangling Motors Company.
M&M makes tractors in the 24-80 HP range and Yangcheng in the 16-125 HP range. Yangcheng exports tractors to the US, South America, Europe, Russia and Africa.
Mr Anand Mahindra, M&M’s Vice-Chairman and Managing Director, hoped the new venture would help the company realise its aspiration of being the number one tractor company in the world.
Mr Doshi said the farm equipment sector sold 1.14 lakh units in 2007 and the figure would be 1.44 lakh if the sales of Punjab Tractors, which M&M bought last year, were added. Yangcheng sold 26,000 units last year.
“If we put together all these numbers, it surpasses that of the world’s largest tractor maker,” said Mr Doshi, suggesting that Mahindra had the potential to become the world’s number 1 in volume terms.
“Yancheng’s Huanghai Jinma brand is strong in domestic China market and the company is one of the biggest exporters,” said Mr Anjanikumar Choudhari, M&M’s President, Farm Equipment Sector. Yancheng Tractor, located in Jiangsu Province, had total revenue last year of about Rs 500 crore.
Investment plan
“We have an investment plan for the growth of the company. Over a period of time we will invest $ 20 million,” said Mr Dhoshi. He said that Yancheng targets 30 – 35,000 unit sales in the current year.
Giving his perspective on the collaborative venture, Mr Anand Mahindra said “World speaks that India and China are competitors. We are showing that India and China can collaborate to create a new competitive force.”
M&M plans to enhance its research and development capabilities in China. “The Chinese have a fair degree of cost-competitiveness. We will certainly leverage that. China could be a base for exports,” said Mr Gautam Nagwekar, Chief Operating Officer, Mahindra Farm Equipment Sector.
( sOURCE: Businessline)
mumbai, Aug. 18 Tractor and utility vehicle maker Mahindra & Mahindra has agreed to pick up majority equity in a joint venture it will form with China’s third largest tractor company, Yancheng Tractor.
The new venture will hold the divested tractor business of the state-owned Chinese company. The deal will strengthen M&M’s tractor company, Mahindra Farm Equipment Sector, the third largest tractor maker in the world, and gets it closer to its aim of becoming number one.
M&M will hold 51 per cent equity in the joint venture, through its Mauritius-based subsidiary, Mahindra Overseas Investment company. It will pay $26 million ( Rs 112 crore) for the stake.The net assets of the Chinese company that will be transferred to the new venture are valued at $ 50 million, said Mr Bharat Doshi, M&M’s Chief Financial Officer.
This is Mahindra’s second tractor venture in China after Mahindra China Tractor Company Ltd, the 80:20 joint venture between Mahindra and Jiangling Motors Company.
M&M makes tractors in the 24-80 HP range and Yangcheng in the 16-125 HP range. Yangcheng exports tractors to the US, South America, Europe, Russia and Africa.
Mr Anand Mahindra, M&M’s Vice-Chairman and Managing Director, hoped the new venture would help the company realise its aspiration of being the number one tractor company in the world.
Mr Doshi said the farm equipment sector sold 1.14 lakh units in 2007 and the figure would be 1.44 lakh if the sales of Punjab Tractors, which M&M bought last year, were added. Yangcheng sold 26,000 units last year.
“If we put together all these numbers, it surpasses that of the world’s largest tractor maker,” said Mr Doshi, suggesting that Mahindra had the potential to become the world’s number 1 in volume terms.
“Yancheng’s Huanghai Jinma brand is strong in domestic China market and the company is one of the biggest exporters,” said Mr Anjanikumar Choudhari, M&M’s President, Farm Equipment Sector. Yancheng Tractor, located in Jiangsu Province, had total revenue last year of about Rs 500 crore.
Investment plan
“We have an investment plan for the growth of the company. Over a period of time we will invest $ 20 million,” said Mr Dhoshi. He said that Yancheng targets 30 – 35,000 unit sales in the current year.
Giving his perspective on the collaborative venture, Mr Anand Mahindra said “World speaks that India and China are competitors. We are showing that India and China can collaborate to create a new competitive force.”
M&M plans to enhance its research and development capabilities in China. “The Chinese have a fair degree of cost-competitiveness. We will certainly leverage that. China could be a base for exports,” said Mr Gautam Nagwekar, Chief Operating Officer, Mahindra Farm Equipment Sector.
( sOURCE: Businessline)
Monday, August 18, 2008
8% GDP FORCAST BY CII
June IIP growth at 5.4%: CII confident of economic growth
[New Delhi, 12 August,2008] With June IIP growth recovering from the previous month's low level, CII feels that the upturn in the economy is now becoming visible. Manufacturing growth has recovered and overall growth would have been stronger if not for weakness in mining and electricity. Evidence collected by CII and reported two weeks ago had shown that investment sentiment remains strong. CEO polls conducted by CII have shown that investment plans are not being shelved and in fact, most industries are planning to expand capacity.
According to the CII m-ASCON Survey released earlier, 47% of all sectors surveyed showed a growth rate of over 10% during April-June 2008. The IIP data further confirms this trend. CII maintains that industrial growth and GDP growth will exceed 8.0% in 2008-09 said Mr. C Banerjee, Director General, CII.
[New Delhi, 12 August,2008] With June IIP growth recovering from the previous month's low level, CII feels that the upturn in the economy is now becoming visible. Manufacturing growth has recovered and overall growth would have been stronger if not for weakness in mining and electricity. Evidence collected by CII and reported two weeks ago had shown that investment sentiment remains strong. CEO polls conducted by CII have shown that investment plans are not being shelved and in fact, most industries are planning to expand capacity.
According to the CII m-ASCON Survey released earlier, 47% of all sectors surveyed showed a growth rate of over 10% during April-June 2008. The IIP data further confirms this trend. CII maintains that industrial growth and GDP growth will exceed 8.0% in 2008-09 said Mr. C Banerjee, Director General, CII.
Sunday, August 17, 2008
PLAYWIN 7.87 CRORES TO PATEL
Gangtok, 16th August 2008
Kirti Ashok Patel, a practicing physician became the first ever lady doctor to win Playwin's Sikkim Saturday Super Lotto Jackpot of Rs 7.87 crore. With this win she is Mumbai's highest jackpot winner till date.
Within a short span of six years, Playwin Online Lottery, an Essel Group compny, has generated 64 crorepatis and over 2,800 lakhpati's all over India. This Jackpot draw started its initial roll out on May 26, 2007 with an initial amount of Rs 2 crore. It rolled over for 14 months till Patel won the Rs 7.87 crore jackpot on July 26, 2008.
Patel said, "I consider myself very lucky to win this jackpot. We matched the winning numbers on my husband's birthday on July 28th and I'm really thankful to God for this. When I moved to this city from Surat, I'd heard that Mumbai is a city where dreams come true, Playwin made this possible for me. My long cherished dream of buying a flat in Bandra will now come true and I also plan to use this jackpot towards my children's education. I will definitely continue my practice as a doctor, since my occupation in very important for me."
Amar Sinha, CEO and managing director, Pan India Network Infravest Pvt. Ltd said, "We, at Playwin are very happy for Mrs. Kirti Ashok Patel and her family for winning the Playwin Sikkim Saturday Super Lotto Jackpot. Patel is the winner of the largest jackpot from Mumbai and also the first ever female doctor to win a Playwin jackpot."
"The winning jackpot is always a product of chance and we encourage participants to take a chance on the Super Lotto; the luck factor may just be on their side. We at Playwin promote responsible gaming and stand firm on our pillars of operational transparency and legality across gaming business. It brings us immense pleasure to witness people like Patel who win our lotteries and pursue their dreams with the wining amount." Sinha says.
Kirti Ashok Patel, a practicing physician became the first ever lady doctor to win Playwin's Sikkim Saturday Super Lotto Jackpot of Rs 7.87 crore. With this win she is Mumbai's highest jackpot winner till date.
Within a short span of six years, Playwin Online Lottery, an Essel Group compny, has generated 64 crorepatis and over 2,800 lakhpati's all over India. This Jackpot draw started its initial roll out on May 26, 2007 with an initial amount of Rs 2 crore. It rolled over for 14 months till Patel won the Rs 7.87 crore jackpot on July 26, 2008.
Patel said, "I consider myself very lucky to win this jackpot. We matched the winning numbers on my husband's birthday on July 28th and I'm really thankful to God for this. When I moved to this city from Surat, I'd heard that Mumbai is a city where dreams come true, Playwin made this possible for me. My long cherished dream of buying a flat in Bandra will now come true and I also plan to use this jackpot towards my children's education. I will definitely continue my practice as a doctor, since my occupation in very important for me."
Amar Sinha, CEO and managing director, Pan India Network Infravest Pvt. Ltd said, "We, at Playwin are very happy for Mrs. Kirti Ashok Patel and her family for winning the Playwin Sikkim Saturday Super Lotto Jackpot. Patel is the winner of the largest jackpot from Mumbai and also the first ever female doctor to win a Playwin jackpot."
"The winning jackpot is always a product of chance and we encourage participants to take a chance on the Super Lotto; the luck factor may just be on their side. We at Playwin promote responsible gaming and stand firm on our pillars of operational transparency and legality across gaming business. It brings us immense pleasure to witness people like Patel who win our lotteries and pursue their dreams with the wining amount." Sinha says.
CM ON INDEPENDENCE DAY
People need to draw lesson from history to make correct political decision: Chamling
Staff Reporter
GANGTOK, August 14: The Chief Minister, Pawan Chamling has focused on the twin ideas of development and citizens’ responsibly on the occasion of Independence Day.
Highlighting an impressive array of achievements recorded under his fourteen and half years governance, the Chief Minister has presented a series of futuristic activities for the people of Sikkim to be undertaken on an urgent basis including addressing the connectivity issues.
In his Independence Day address, the Chief Minister informed the people that announcement for an alternative highway for Sikkim has been announced by the Centre. “The work will commence soon”, he said.
“Construction of Green field Airport at Pakyong shall commence within a month and shall be operational by July 2011”.
Connectivity issues have been long pending demand of Sikkim with its sole road link, NH 31 A subject to natural and political disturbances triggering hardships and financial losses to the state.
Raising this issue in his Independence Day address, the Chief Minister said that loss Sikkim have suffered on a daily basis during such disturbance have been over Rs. 4 crores while the mental agony and other forms of sufferings inflicted by such closure and disturbances are ‘too large’ to assess.
The Chief Minister also announced that construction of Degree College at Geyzing and Mangan will start early. He also expressed his commitment to develop the Sikkim Central University into a world-class educational destination.
Other undertakings slated to be conducted early were construction of Teachers’ Guest House at Syari and guest houses for C & D group employees at Namchi, Geyzing and Gangtok. A statue of Chenrezi shall be installed at appropriate location in West Sikkim.
A 500 bedded modern hospital at Sokethang near Tadong with state of art technology equipments for specialized treatment was announced by the Chief Minister. Government grants of Rs.50,000 for construction of cultural bhawans for Mangar, Tamang and
Newar communities was also announced by the Chief Minister. Traditional healers also stand to gain with a monthly pension of Rs.500 under Samajeek Seva Bhatta scheme of the state government.
As to where Sikkim stands today, the Chief Minister claimed that his government has been able to successfully provide the basic necessities of life to the people of Sikkim besides working to shift the mindset of the people from the consumerism culture towards productive human resources by tapping the abundant opportunities that nature had bestowed the state.
“As part of our thrust areas and engines of growth, we have hydel power projects, eco-tourism, horticulture and floriculture, among others”, he said.
With hydel power to be the major source of revenue for the state, Chamling said that the revenue will be Rs.1140 crores by 2020 from the agreements signed with the independent power producers for generation of 3364 MW of hydel power.
Mr. Chamling pointed that this year is “little different” from the previous years for the “obvious reason” and appealed the people to “draw lesson from history” to reach a correct political decision.
“Our endeavour has been to make our people politically conscious and they need to draw lesson from history to make correct political decision through their own discretion and wisdom. If they are unable to take lesson from history and exercise their democratic rights fully, people will be forever betrayed and let down”, Mr. Chamling said. He appealed the people to continue to fight against all the ‘anti-people and anti-developmental elements’ within the state.
Introspecting on the early days of government formation in 1994, the Chief Minister recollected that challenges were many and with limited means to address them.
“…today we have vibrant democracy in the State with peace and tranquility as our hallmark. This is clearly reflected in the image we have projected and built about Sikkim and the Sikkimese people at the regional, national and international level”, he said.
Deliberating on rights and responsibilities, Mr. Chamling said that the two were “two sides of the same coin.” “One can not sustain in the absence of other. For the society to prosper, each member should be conscious about his rights and also fully committed to carry out his responsibility. People should be adequately empowered to be more responsible and responsive and also capable of utilizing their rights and privileges provided under democratic system,” he said.
“The dream of self-sufficient Sikkim and the self-contented Sikkimese shall not be fulfilled unless we shed off our lethargy and soft life syndrome. Every citizen will have to be more responsible towards his family, society, State and the nation,” he added.
( Source: Sikkim Express)
Staff Reporter
GANGTOK, August 14: The Chief Minister, Pawan Chamling has focused on the twin ideas of development and citizens’ responsibly on the occasion of Independence Day.
Highlighting an impressive array of achievements recorded under his fourteen and half years governance, the Chief Minister has presented a series of futuristic activities for the people of Sikkim to be undertaken on an urgent basis including addressing the connectivity issues.
In his Independence Day address, the Chief Minister informed the people that announcement for an alternative highway for Sikkim has been announced by the Centre. “The work will commence soon”, he said.
“Construction of Green field Airport at Pakyong shall commence within a month and shall be operational by July 2011”.
Connectivity issues have been long pending demand of Sikkim with its sole road link, NH 31 A subject to natural and political disturbances triggering hardships and financial losses to the state.
Raising this issue in his Independence Day address, the Chief Minister said that loss Sikkim have suffered on a daily basis during such disturbance have been over Rs. 4 crores while the mental agony and other forms of sufferings inflicted by such closure and disturbances are ‘too large’ to assess.
The Chief Minister also announced that construction of Degree College at Geyzing and Mangan will start early. He also expressed his commitment to develop the Sikkim Central University into a world-class educational destination.
Other undertakings slated to be conducted early were construction of Teachers’ Guest House at Syari and guest houses for C & D group employees at Namchi, Geyzing and Gangtok. A statue of Chenrezi shall be installed at appropriate location in West Sikkim.
A 500 bedded modern hospital at Sokethang near Tadong with state of art technology equipments for specialized treatment was announced by the Chief Minister. Government grants of Rs.50,000 for construction of cultural bhawans for Mangar, Tamang and
Newar communities was also announced by the Chief Minister. Traditional healers also stand to gain with a monthly pension of Rs.500 under Samajeek Seva Bhatta scheme of the state government.
As to where Sikkim stands today, the Chief Minister claimed that his government has been able to successfully provide the basic necessities of life to the people of Sikkim besides working to shift the mindset of the people from the consumerism culture towards productive human resources by tapping the abundant opportunities that nature had bestowed the state.
“As part of our thrust areas and engines of growth, we have hydel power projects, eco-tourism, horticulture and floriculture, among others”, he said.
With hydel power to be the major source of revenue for the state, Chamling said that the revenue will be Rs.1140 crores by 2020 from the agreements signed with the independent power producers for generation of 3364 MW of hydel power.
Mr. Chamling pointed that this year is “little different” from the previous years for the “obvious reason” and appealed the people to “draw lesson from history” to reach a correct political decision.
“Our endeavour has been to make our people politically conscious and they need to draw lesson from history to make correct political decision through their own discretion and wisdom. If they are unable to take lesson from history and exercise their democratic rights fully, people will be forever betrayed and let down”, Mr. Chamling said. He appealed the people to continue to fight against all the ‘anti-people and anti-developmental elements’ within the state.
Introspecting on the early days of government formation in 1994, the Chief Minister recollected that challenges were many and with limited means to address them.
“…today we have vibrant democracy in the State with peace and tranquility as our hallmark. This is clearly reflected in the image we have projected and built about Sikkim and the Sikkimese people at the regional, national and international level”, he said.
Deliberating on rights and responsibilities, Mr. Chamling said that the two were “two sides of the same coin.” “One can not sustain in the absence of other. For the society to prosper, each member should be conscious about his rights and also fully committed to carry out his responsibility. People should be adequately empowered to be more responsible and responsive and also capable of utilizing their rights and privileges provided under democratic system,” he said.
“The dream of self-sufficient Sikkim and the self-contented Sikkimese shall not be fulfilled unless we shed off our lethargy and soft life syndrome. Every citizen will have to be more responsible towards his family, society, State and the nation,” he added.
( Source: Sikkim Express)
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