- Two IAS officers appointed Director Census Operations Four officers laterally shifted to MHA, NITI & DFS Sinking BSNL set to get a fresh lease of life Ministry of Defence: Reddy prematurely repatriated IAS officer set to join Uber India at a salary & perks of 03 Crs a year Mismanagement and Cover-up: US halts funding to WHO IRS (C&CE): Demise of a service Resignation of IAS Rani Nagar turned down, may get home cadre Crumbling Rajkot citadel! No gyan ki baat, only kam ki baat! Resident Commissioners unite to help people in general; like a cadre in itself Secretary, Aayush gets another extension NTCA: Verma’s tenure extended NCSC: Smita S Chaudhary’s tenure extended NABARD: Chintala is new Chairman; Shaji and Suryakumar appointed as DMD WHO: Dr Harsh Vardhan set to take charge as Chairman of Executive Board LBSNAA: Nandini Paliwal gets extension CVC asks to complete prob against govt officials before retirement MoHFW: Sharma’s tenure as JS extended Term of upgradation of ten JS and AS level posts extended CCEA approves ex-post facto approval for interest waiver of HOCL Cabinet nod for Jammu & Kashmir Adaptation of State Laws MP transfers Khandwa DM and SP for spike in COVID-19 case Punjab CM apparently meets legislators to buy peace over CS? Shipping: K K Aggarwal repatriates prematurely Coal: Reena Sinha Puri repatriates prematurely NBCC observes Anti-Terrorism Day Now or Never: Swamy cautions Uddhav to break alliance Congress finds a sea of opportunities for revival in COVID crises and distressed migrant labourers Appointment of eight foreign postings including Geneva, Brussels WDC likely this week Land Resources: Vijay Prakash prematurely repatriated Maharashtra hands over five of its hospitals to four IAS officers EMRS: Sonalkar appointed as Joint Commissioner Tourism: R K Sahu appointed as DS/Director Is Baghel Government inching towards trouble with its lieutenants under surveillance Brazen discrimination in Railway Board: Is PMO watching? NTPC-ONGC sign MoU to start a Joint Venture for Renewable Energy business Andhra HC revokes suspension of former state intelligence chief UP STF arrests a man for facilitating transfers of IAS and IPS CBI alerts: Beware of malicious softwares and mobile apps HIL to supply pesticides to Iran and some other countries J&K: Demographic change Vs course correction Biggest plant conservation report of its kind released: Will it cure Plant Blindness as well?
NBCC INDIA
NBCC observes Anti-Terrorism Day
NBCC India Ltd, a Navratna CPSE, has observed Anti-Terrorism Day on May 21, 2020 at its Delhi office by administering a pledge against terrorism. P K Gupta, CMD; Rajendra Chaudhari, Director (Commercial); Neelesh Shah, Director (Projects) accompanied by other senior executives of NBCC administered the Anti-Terrorism Pledge at its Corporate Office, New Delhi.
Further relief to Amrapali homebuyers: SC & NBCC in action even during lockdown
Supreme Court constituted a committee under the Chairmanship of Ld. Court Receiver, R Venkataramani, on 09.04.2020, gives go-ahead asking NBCC to call tenders for the execution of three more Amrapali Stalled Projects of Noida-Greater Noida namely; Leisure Park Phase I & II; Leisure Park- River View and Kingswood in Smart City comprising 4489 units in all valued at Rs. 1046 cars.
Earlier on 18 March and 20 March the Court Receiver gave nod to NBCC for tendering and execution of 9 projects of Amrapali in Noida-Greater Noida assuring timely release of funds. These projects included 08 projects in Greater Noida namely; Leisure Valley Villas, Verona, Adarsh Awas Yojna, Golf Homes, Dream Valley Ph 1 Villas and Phase II; Enchante, Terrace Homes and Tropical Garden in Centurian and Project Crystal Homes in Silicon at Noida- all comprising 27223 housing units worth Rs. 5769 Cr.
NBCC has started the process of tendering for all these projects even during the lockdown period with tenders for 07 Projects namely; Golf Homes, Centurian Park, Leisure Valley Villas, Crystal Homes, Dream Valley Phase-1 (Villas), Dream Valley – Enchante and Leisure Valley- Adarsh Awas Yojana, already floated. Tenders for further projects are in the process of floating and will be invited shortly irrespective of lockdown.
This apart, execution work of 08 Stalled Amrapali Noida-Gr. Noida projects tendered and awarded earlier (7 at Noida and 1 at Greater Noida), comprising a total of 12169 Units and valuing Rs.634 crore, which has been started by the Company and scheduled to be completed in stages in another 12-24 months.
It may be underlined that Supreme Court, about a year ago, asked NBCC to execute two stalled projects, to begin with namely; Eden Park in Noida and Castle in Greater Noida comprising 618 Houses, which NBCC has already completed and handed over as well.
Thus action has been initiated for construction of a total of 44500 houses (including 618 houses already completed) out of about 46500 houses in Amrapali Project providing huge relief to stressed Homebuyers.
While expeditiously acting upon the issue of resolving the homebuyers’ crisis, the learned Court Receiver on behalf of Supreme Court, however, has also called upon the affected homebuyers to promptly deposit all their pending payments with the designated bank account provided by the SC for successful completion of the housing projects.
NBCC observes Anti-Terrorism Day
By IndianMandarins 22 May 2020
NBCC India Ltd, a Navratna CPSE, has observed Anti-Terrorism Day on May 21, 2020 at its Delhi office by administering a pledge against terrorism. P K Gupta, CMD; Rajendra Chaudhari, Director (Commercial); Neelesh Shah, Director (Projects) accompanied by other senior executives of NBCC administered the Anti-Terrorism Pledge at its Corporate Office, New Delhi.
Further relief to Amrapali homebuyers: SC & NBCC in action even during lockdown
By IndianMandarins 14 Apr 2020
Supreme Court constituted a committee under the Chairmanship of Ld. Court Receiver, R Venkataramani, on 09.04.2020, gives go-ahead asking NBCC to call tenders for the execution of three more Amrapali Stalled Projects of Noida-Greater Noida namely; Leisure Park Phase I & II; Leisure Park- River View and Kingswood in Smart City comprising 4489 units in all valued at Rs. 1046 cars.
Earlier on 18 March and 20 March the Court Receiver gave nod to NBCC for tendering and execution of 9 projects of Amrapali in Noida-Greater Noida assuring timely release of funds. These projects included 08 projects in Greater Noida namely; Leisure Valley Villas, Verona, Adarsh Awas Yojna, Golf Homes, Dream Valley Ph 1 Villas and Phase II; Enchante, Terrace Homes and Tropical Garden in Centurian and Project Crystal Homes in Silicon at Noida- all comprising 27223 housing units worth Rs. 5769 Cr.
NBCC has started the process of tendering for all these projects even during the lockdown period with tenders for 07 Projects namely; Golf Homes, Centurian Park, Leisure Valley Villas, Crystal Homes, Dream Valley Phase-1 (Villas), Dream Valley – Enchante and Leisure Valley- Adarsh Awas Yojana, already floated. Tenders for further projects are in the process of floating and will be invited shortly irrespective of lockdown.
This apart, execution work of 08 Stalled Amrapali Noida-Gr. Noida projects tendered and awarded earlier (7 at Noida and 1 at Greater Noida), comprising a total of 12169 Units and valuing Rs.634 crore, which has been started by the Company and scheduled to be completed in stages in another 12-24 months.
It may be underlined that Supreme Court, about a year ago, asked NBCC to execute two stalled projects, to begin with namely; Eden Park in Noida and Castle in Greater Noida comprising 618 Houses, which NBCC has already completed and handed over as well.
Thus action has been initiated for construction of a total of 44500 houses (including 618 houses already completed) out of about 46500 houses in Amrapali Project providing huge relief to stressed Homebuyers.
While expeditiously acting upon the issue of resolving the homebuyers’ crisis, the learned Court Receiver on behalf of Supreme Court, however, has also called upon the affected homebuyers to promptly deposit all their pending payments with the designated bank account provided by the SC for successful completion of the housing projects.
NBCC donates Rs 06.04 Crores to PM Cadres Fund
By IndianMandarins 03 Apr 2020
State owned NBCC (India) Limited and its subsidiaries have contributed Rs. 06.04 Crore from CSR Fund to the “Prime Minister's Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund” (PM-CARES Fund) to support the fight against COVID-19.
Urban Affairs Secretary lauds HUDCO, NBCC contribution to PM CARES
By IndianMandarins 30 Mar 2020
Durga Shankar Mishra (IAS:1984:UP), Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has applauded HUDCO for its contribution of Rs 50 cr to the PM CARES FUND for COVID-19 related activities. Further, he underlined the contribution of Rs 67 lakh made from NBCC CSR & Rs 129.25 lakh from HSCC CSR in PM CARES FUND.
SC appointed committee asks NBCC to start execution of nine more Amrapali projects
By IndianMandarins 21 Mar 2020
Supreme Court constituted Committee under Chairmanship of R Venkataramani, Ld. Court Receiver, gives go ahead to NBCC asking it to immediately the start process of execution of nine more Amrapali Noida-Greater Noida stalled projects. Viz-a-viz this decision, the committee also assured timely release of funds required to complete the projects.
The projects, one located at Noida and the rest at Greater Noida, are valued at Rs. 5769 crore and comprises a total of 27223 housing units. Following this directive, NBCC has initiated the process of tendering.
It may be mentioned that SC, about a year ago, asked NBCC to start execution of two stalled projects to begin with, namely- Eden Park (Noida) and Castle (Greater Noida), comprising 618 Units which the company has already completed and handed over.
Apart from this, NBCC is presently executing further 8 projects- 7 at Noida and 1 at Greater Noida having a total of 12169 Units and valued at Rs. 634 crore. Thus, out of 45000 houses in these stalled projects of Amrapali Group, the process of completion of about 40000 housing units has began under the supervision of Learned Court Receiver which would be a great relief to stressed Homebuyers.
While expeditiously acting upon the issue of resolving the homebuyers’ crisis, the learned Court Receiver, on behalf of Supreme Court, has also called upon the affected homebuyers to promptly deposit all their pending payments with the designated bank account provided by the Court for successful completion of the housing projects.
Andhra Pradesh CM and NBCC CMD review ‘MISSION BUILD AP’ initiative
By IndianMandarins 16 Mar 2020
NBCC Bags Digital PSU Award
By IndianMandarins 02 Mar 2020
NBCC has won “Digital PSU Award” conferred upon it by the Governance Now at its 7th PSU Award Event held on 19.02.2020 in New Delhi. The Company received the award for its outstanding contribution in adoption of maximum Digital Technology in the organization’s operations as envisioned in the Prime Minister’s Digital India initiative. Arjun Ram Meghwal, Union Minister of the Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises accompanied by Shailesh Lodha, Indian Actor, gave away the award. R K Srivastav, GM (Admn.); Satish Nangia, GM (IT); Pradeep Sharma, GM (BD); Anurag Verma, AGM were also present during the event.
NBCC implemented RPL Program at IIT-Delhi Project Site
By IndianMandarins 21 Feb 2020
NBCC, a Navratna CPSE under the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), has recently implemented the ‘Recognition of Prior Learning’ [RPL-4] program in collaboration with CSDCI and CII at the IIT-Delhi project site of NBCC. The workers were felicitated with certificates given away to them by the Senior officers of NBCC. Officers from CII, and CSDCI were also present at the program. Under Skill India Mission of Government of India, NBCC has been implementing RPL programs at various project sites across the country with a purpose to promote skill development and discover uncertified talented workforce in construction sector.