The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, March 21, 2002

Chennai to be developed as mother port on east coast
THE Lok Sabha was informed on Wednesday that the Government had no immediate plans to develop Vizag (Visakhapatnam) into a mother port as containerisation in the east coast has not been developed. Responding to the main question raised by the ... More

Cash-loss funding of PSUs to be stopped
On VRS, the Government is encouraged by the fact that over the last couple of years a good number of employees had opted for voluntary retirement. In Keltron alone, more than 600 employees had opted for VRS. More

Annual Plan outlay fixed at Rs 4,025 cr
KERALA'S Annual Plan outlay for 2002-03 has been finalised on the basis of identifiable resources at Rs 4,025 crore at a meeting between the Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission, Mr K.C. Pant, and the State Chief Minister, Mr A.K. ... More

Guidelines for new export promotion scheme unveiled
The existing schemes such as EPIPs, Export Promotion Zone, Critical Infrastructure Balance Scheme and Export Development Fund for North-Eastern region and Sikkim would be merged with the new scheme. More

Cabinet okays additional 4 pc hike in DA
THE Union Cabinet has approved the grant of additional four per cent increase in the instalment of Dearness Allowance (DA) and Dearness Relief (DR) to Central government employees and pensioners that had fallen due from January 1, 2002. This ... More

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Guide to derivatives

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