New Delhi, Aug. 15: The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, on Friday said during the course of his address to the nation on the occasion of the 62nd Independence Day that his government has gone beyond the recommendations made by the Sixth Pay Commission in increasing emoluments of government employees.
"While doing this we have taken special care of the interests and welfare of our armed forces and paramilitary forces, and government employees working at lower levels in our civil services. This is one more step in making Government more efficient," Dr. Singh while making a formal announcement on the commission''s recommendations, which were approved by the Union cabinet on Thursday.
New Delhi, Aug. 15 : The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, on Friday said that his United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government is making a sincere endeavor to keep each of its promises made when it came to power four-and-half-years ago.
New Delhi, Aug. 15 : Accepting that the nation faced a grave challenge in countering the rise in prices of essential items, the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, said on Friday that notwithstanding the present inflationary trends, India had for the past four years enjoyed nearly nine percent economic growth, and is now being regarded as one of the world’s fastest growing economies.
New Delhi, Aug. 15 : Delivering his fifth consecutive Independence Day speech on the occasion of India’s 62nd Independence Day on Friday, the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh said that fighting terrorism was a major challenge before the country, but added that the best way to combat and counter it, was through dialogue.
New Delhi, Aug. 15: The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, on Friday described the signing of the US-India civil nuclear cooperation as a step to end India’s nuclear isolation internationally.
