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Government of India

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Vice President's Secretariat  

Vice President greets people on Independence Day

New Delhi: August 14, 2009

 

The Vice President of India Shri M. Hamid Ansari has greeted the people of the country on the auspicious occasion of Independence Day. In his message he said that every Independence Day is a milestone in the history of our Republic and its spirit fills us with joy and immense pride at our national achievements.

Following is the text of the Vice President's message:

"I extend my warm greetings and good wishes to all citizens of our country on the auspicious occasion of our 63rd Independence Day. I also take this opportunity to pay my respectful homage to our valiant freedom fighters who laid down their lives for the cause of our independence.

Every Independence Day is a milestone in the history of our Republic and its spirit fills us with joy and immense pride at our national achievements. Imbibed by this spirit, let us take a pledge on this occasion to strive towards realising the dream of our founding leaders to ensure a life of dignity for every citizen.

Let us celebrate this joyous occasion by rededicating ourselves to work for peace, progress and prosperity for all".

 

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Government of India

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Ministry of Home Affairs  

Independence Day Correctional Service Medals announced

New Delhi: August 14, 2009

 

The President has awarded the following Correctional Service Medals to prison personnel on the occasion of the Independence Day, 2009 :-

President's Correctional Service Medal for Gallantry (PCSMG)

1.       Late (Shri) Lala Roy, Warder, District Jail, Jowai, Meghalaya

2.       Shri Siama Siamtea Siamnghilhlova, Warder, Central Jail, Aizawl, Mizoram.

President's Correctional Service Medal for Distinguished Service (PCSMDS)

1.       Shri Prafulla Kumar Sahu, Jailor-cum-Supdt., Patnagarh Sub- Jail, Orissa

Correctional Service Medal for Meritorious Service (CSMMS)

1.       Shri Govardhan Singh Shori, Deputy Jailor, District Jail,  Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh

2.       Shri Tilak Chand Kachlariya, Warder, Central Jail, Durg, Chhattisgarh.

3.       Shri Vijay Goswami, Deputy Superintendent, Central Jail, Tihar, New Delhi

4.       Shri Pradeep Sharma, Deputy Superintendent, Central Jail No. 2, Tihar, New Delhi.

5.       Shri Bhojraj Pradhan, Head Warder, Sambalpur Circle Jail, Orissa.

6.       Shri Arjuna Mallick, Warder, Dhenkanal District Jail, Orissa.

7.       Shri Pema Wangyal Bhutia, Assistant Sub Jailor, Central Prison, Rongyek, Sikkim.

8.       Tr. R. Duraisamy, Deputy Inspector General of Prisons, Chennai Range, Tamilnadu.

9.       Tr. P. Govindarajan, Additional Superintendent of Prisons, Central Prison, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu.

10.   Tmt. I. Subbulakshmi, Chief Head Warder, Female Special sub-jail, Kokkirakulam, Tamilnadu

 

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Government of India

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Ministry of Labour & Employment  

Prime Minister's Shram Awards for 2007 announced

SHRAM RATNA AWARD GOES TO A TATA MOTORS WORKER AND SHRAM BHUSHAN TO THE EMPLOYEES OF BHARAT ELECTRONICS LTD.

SEVEN WOMEN WORKERS AMONGST RECIPIENTS OF SHRAM AWARDS

New Delhi: August 14, 2009

 

The Government of India today announced the Prime Minister's Shram Awards for the year 2007 to be awarded to 52 workers employed in the Departmental Undertakings & Public Sector Undertakings of the Central and State Governments and Private Sector Units employing 500 or more workers in recognition of their distinguished performances, innovative abilities, outstanding contribution in the field of productivity and exhibition of exceptional courage and presence of mind. The Prime Minister's Shram Awards are announced by the Ministry of Labour & Employment every year on the eve of Independence Day.

This year, one Shram Ratna Award, four Shram Bhushan Awards, twelve Shram Vir/Shram Veerangana and Sixteen Shram Shree/Shram Devi Awards have been announced. Even though, the total number of Shram Awards is 33, the number of workers receiving the Awards is 52 (including seven women), as some of the Awards have been shared by workers and/or teams of workers consisting of more than one worker. These include 35 workers from the public sector and 17 workers from the private sector.

SHRAM RATNA

For the year 2007, the prestigious Shram Ratna Award has been awarded to Shri Naikawadi Sunil Maruti, Tata Motors Limited, Pune. This is the highest Award (one in number) among the Shram Awards and carries a cash award of Rs.2,00,000/- along with a 'Sanad'.

SHRAM BHUSHAN (FOUR)

The Shram Bhushan Awards for the year 2007 has been announced for Smt. Jothi Lakshmi of Bharat Electronics Ltd., Bangalore and Shri Karan Singh of Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd., Haridwar in the category of Public Sector Undertakings. In Private Sector category, the Shram Bhushan Award goes to Shri Tiwari Jayant Sureshprasad of Tata Motors Ltd., Pune and Shri Bhanwar Singh of Hindalco Industries Ltd., Sonebhadra. The Shram Bhushan Award carries a cash award of Rs.1,00,000/- and a 'Sanad'.

SHRAM VIR/SHRAM VEERANGANA

Twelve Shram Vir/Shram Veerangana Awards have also been announced on this occasion. It carries a cash award of Rs.60,000/- and a 'Sanad'. One woman worker from public sector has also been chosen for Shram Veerangana Award this year. The Shram Vir/Shram Veerangana Awardees are Shri Rajbir Singh, Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd., Haridwar; Shri Hari Prasad Joshi, Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd., Haridwar; Shri K. Karuppiah, SAIL, Salem Steel Plant, Salem; a team comprising S/Shri Debdas Karmakar, Ranjan Sarkar, Tapas Sarkar, Debasish Dutta, Malay Saha and Dharm Chandra Mishra (Jointly) (all from SAIL, Durgapur Steel Plant, Durgapur); a team comprising S/Shri Abdul Jabbar Khan, G. Ramachander and R. Narsing Rao (Jointly) (all from Defence Research and Development Laboratory, Hyderabad); a team comprising S/Shri Rashmi Ranjan Rout, Ratikanta Sahoo, Amar Nath Mohanty and Ms. Rashmita Jena (Jointly) (all from SAIL, Rourkela Steel Plant, Rourkela) (all from Public Sector); Shri Shital Nemgonda Patil, Tata Motors Ltd., Pune; Shri Yogendra Prasad, Tata Steel Ltd., Jamshedpur; Shri Suresh Prasad, Tata Steel Ltd., Jamshedpur; Shri Sanjay Gunvantlal Shah (Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers Co. Ltd., Bharuch); Shri Mahendra Nath Gupta, Hindalco Industries Ltd., Sonebhadra; and Shri Uday Prakash Shaw, Tata Steel Ltd., Jamshedpur (all from Private Sector).

SHRAM SHREE/ SHRAM DEVI

Sixteen Shram Shree/Shram Devi Awards carrying a cash award of Rs. 40,000/- each have also been announced. A team of four women workers from public sector and one woman worker from private sector have been selected for Shram Devi Award this year. The Shram Shree/Shram Devi Awardees are, Shri Prakash Kumar Sahoo, SAIL, Rourkela Steel Plant, Rourkela; Shri S. Amalraj, SAIL, Salem Steel Plant, Salem; Shri Vinod Kumar Shekhar Menon, Naval Dockyard, Mumbai; Shri Vaze Vidyadhar Anantrao,

Ammunition Factory, Pune; a team comprising S/Shri Soumitra Banerjee, Ranjeet Sharma, Subhabrata Banerjee, Debashis Chakraborty and Debaprasad Mukherjee (Jointly) (all from SAIL, Durgapur Steel Plant, Durgapur); Shri Bhushan Lal Ahuja, Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd., Haridwar; a team comprising S/Shri K. Muthusamy, R. Sithaiyan and I. Madheswaran (Jointly) (all from SAIL, Salem Steel Plant, Salem); a team comprising Smt. Parvathamma, Smt. T. Parvathi, Smt. V. Shashikala and Smt. Chandrakala C. (Jointly) (all from Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd., Bangalore) (all from Public Sector) Shri D.S. Udyawar, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd., Mumbai; Shri Ravindra Kashinath Borude, Bajaj Auto Ltd., Aurangabad; Shri William Marshal Pereira, Larson & Toubro Ltd., Mumbai; Shri Chandrakant Sakharam Jadhav, Tata Motors Ltd., Pune; Shri Keshao Shaligram Ingle, Godrej & Boyce Mfg. Company Ltd., Mumbai; Shri S. Venkatesh, Ashoka Leyland Ltd., Chennai; Shri Vinod Sadanand Nandoskar, Reliance Energy Ltd., Thane and Smt. Chita Murmu, Tata Steel Ltd., Jamshedpur (all from Private Sector).

 

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