Public Health and Family Welfare Department of Madhya Pradesh deals with matters related to public health and family welfare in the state. Users can get information about schemes such as Deendayal Antyoday Upchar Yojna, Mobile Health Clinic, State illness Assistance Fund etc. Details about health institutions, drug procurement, Rogi Kalyan Samiti etc. are also provided. Documents related to relevant acts and rules, policies, circulars, budget, health bulletins etc. can be downloaded. Other details such as RTI, tenders, fact files, survey findings etc. are also available.
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One of the key components of the National Rural Health Mission is to provide every village in the country with a trained female community health activist ASHA or Accredited Social Health Activist. Selected from the village itself and accountable to it, the ASHA will be trained to work as an interface between the community and the public health system. Some of the key components of the ASHA are she must primarily be a woman resident of the village -- married/widowed/divorced -- preferably in the age group of 25 to 45 years; she should be a literate woman with formal education up to class...
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Get information about Grants-In-Aid scheme for voluntary agencies which have worked in the field of environment and related sectors provided by the National Afforestation and Eco-Development Board of Ministry of Environment and Forests. Information on guidelines, activities, quantum of grant, proportion of species for plantation, etc. can be accessed. Information can be accessed also on procedure for applications, scrutiny, sanction and evaluation of projects.
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The Government enacted Wildlife (Protection) Act 1972 with the objective of effectively protecting the wildlife of this country and to control poaching, smuggling and illegal trade in wildlife and its derivatives. The Act was amended in January 2003 and punishment and penalty for offences under the Act have been made more stringent. The Ministry has proposed further amendments in the law by introducing more rigid measures to strengthen the Act. The objective is to provide protection to the listed endangered flora and fauna and ecologically important protected areas. Get to know of the...
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Get information on the Acts, rules and notifications on water pollution by the Ministry of Environment and Forests. Text of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act and the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Cess Act are available. Information on Government orders (G.O.) and sub-orders (S.O.) issued on amendments, delegation of powers to several Union Territories, Central Pollution Control Board, Central Water Laboratory etc. can be assessed.
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The main objective of the Public Liability Insurance Act 1991 is to provide for damages to victims of an accident which occurs as a result of handling any hazardous substance. The Act applies to all owners associated with the production or handling of any hazardous chemicals. Users can get to know of the Act issued by the Ministry of Environment and Forests, amendments to the Act, notifications covering list of officers authorized to take action, delegation of powers to state governments and date from which the Act came into force etc.
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In 1995 the Central Government established the National Environment Tribunal through the National Environment Tribunal Act 1995 to provide for strict liability for damage arsing out of accidents caused from the handling of hazardous substances.
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Information about the Acts, rules and guidelines related to the forest conservation by the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) are available. Users can also collect information on the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, the Forest Conservation Act and the Indian Forest Act apart from the rules and guidelines related to forest conservation.
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Get information about acts, rules and regulations related to environment protection by Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF). Detailed information on Environment (Protection) Act and legislations related to Coastal Regulation Zone, Delegation of Powers, Eco-marks Scheme, Eco-sensitive Zone, Environmental Clearance, Environmental Labs, Environmental Standards, Hazardous Substances Management, Noise Pollution, Ozone Layer Depletion, Water Pollution, etc is available.
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Information about the Act and rules related to Biological Diversity by the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF). Information on the Biological Diversity Act 2002 which aims at the conservation of biological resources and associated knowledge and related rules and notifications, such as establishment of National Biodiversity Authority (NBA), Designation of repositories, etc is available.