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CURRENT NEWS
23rd April 2002
Qty available in Kgs.
Paddy IR 64 1000 SWMRI Thanjavur TRY 1 2000 AEC & RI Kumulur TRY 2 1250 IR 36 275 VRS Palur ASD 20 1225 RRS Ambasamudram ASD 19 785 ASD 18 230 IR 20 6500 ARS Vaigaidam Sorghum APK 1 10 Paiyur 2 20 RRS Paiyur Greengram Vamban 2 640 NPRC Vamban Blackgram Vamban 3 300 NPRC, Vamban Castor TMV 5 110 ORS Tindivanam Cotton MCU 5 250 ARS Vaigaidam Tamil Nadu Government's "15 Point Programme"
1.) Evergreen Revolution : Raising Farm Productivity; more Crop per raindrop.
2.) Food Security : Accerss to balanced diet for all.
3.) Livestock Security : Improving livestock, fish diversity and dencsity.
4.) Water Security : Safe drinking water, and adequate supplies for irrigation and industry.
5.) Health Security : A new health policy to control all preventable diseases.
6.) Livelyhood Security : Employment for all and shift from unskill to skilled work
7.) Shelter Security : Promotion of housing designed to have rain and solar energy.
8.)Ecological Security : Safe disposal of hospital wastes and conservation of life-support systems.
9.) Energy Security : Energy self-sufficiency for farm, industrial and domestic sector.
10.) Infrastructure : Connectivity to all habitations with population above 500.
11.) Literacy and Technical Literacy : Focus on technological and skill empowerment of illierate and semi-literate people.
12.) Gender equity : Elimination of gender bias and advers sex ratio.
13.) Art and culture Promotion : Awareness of cultural heritage and revitalisation of cultural tradition.
14.) New deal for oppressed classes : Educational and economic improvement of SC/STs, BCs, and MBCs.
15.) Technological advances : Promotion of research and development information in frontier areas and bridging the gap between scientist and society.
Source : Governor's speech in the assembly on 9th, March-2002.The Hindu dt. 10th, March,2002
The list of Ministers of Tamil Nadu.
1.) Chief Minister : Selvi.J.Jayalalitha.-Theni
2.) PWD Minister : O.Panneerselvam. Theni
3.) Finance : C.Ponnaiyan - Namakkal
4) Education : M.Thambidurai - Darmapuri
5) Law : T.Jayakumar - Chennai
6) HR&C : P.C.Ramasamy - Erode
7) Health : S.Semmalai - Selam
8) L.A : C.Durairaj - Madurai
9) Food : P.Dhanapal - Selam
10) Revenew : Thalavai Sundaram- Kanniyakumari
11) Agriculture : R.Jeevanantham - Nagappattinam
12) Social Welfare : P.Valarmathi - Kanchipuram
13) Adi Dravidar Welfare : S.Karuppasamy - Thirunelveli
14) Transport : R.Viswanathan - Vellore
15) Electricity : Neynar Nagendran - Thirunelveli
16) Industries : S.M.Velusamy - Coimbatore
17) Forest : P.Mohan - Villupuram
18) Rural Industries: R.Viswanathan - Dindigul
19) Housing : M.C.Sampath - Cuddalore
20) Animal Husbandry : Anitha Radhakrishnan - Thuthukkudi
21) Backword Class : K.Sudharsanam - Thiruvallur
22) Labour & Wakfs : V.T.Natarajan - Sivagangai
23) Milk & Dairy Development : S.Ramachandran : Thiruvannamalai
24) Informaction : K.K.Balasubramanian - Thiruchrappalli
25) Handlooms : V.Somasundaram - Kanchipuram
26) Fisheries : M.Radhakrishnan - Pudukkottai
27) Tourism : A.Miller - Nilgiris
Source: The Hindu, Dt., 2nd, March, 2002.
