The Directorate of Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs is functioning in these Islands from the day of occupation and settlement by the British Government. Earlier this Department was known as Supply Department and was functioning from Ross Island.
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The National policy on Education aims at ensuring free and compulsory education of satisfactory quality to all children up to 14 years of age. Keeping this as the main thrust area, the objective of the department of education is to provide primary school within 1.0 Km ..
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Prior to Independence a small steam driven reciprocating DG generator of 100 KW capacity was installed by the British at Ross Island in 1926. Direct current DG Sets of 100 KW capacity was installed at Port Blair during 1929..
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Collection, compilation, analysis and retrieval of statistical data for the benefit of the Administrators are the prime areas of functioning of the Department of Economics and Statistics. Planners, Research Scholars, Educationists, Govt. Offices and others..
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The Andaman and Nicobar Islands have a coastal length of 1,912 Km and the Continental Shelf area of about 35,000 Sq.Km. The Exclusive EconomicZone (EEZ) around these islands is about 6,00,000 Sq.Km. forming 28% of the total EEZ area of the country..
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Mother Nature has been extra generous to Andaman & Nicobar Islands in endowing it with phenomenally rich biodiversity which is displayed in its varied assemblage of flora and fauna on land and in water surrounding the islands..
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In spite of all constraints, demographic indicators of this UT's health situation present a very good picture. Our birth rate during 2001 was 17.81 per thousand population and death rate was 3.41 per thousand..
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The Directorate of Industries is the Nodal Department of A&N Administration for promotion of Industries in these Islands. The Directorate is entrusted with the responsibility of..
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The main objective of the ANIIDCO Limited corporation is to develop and commercially exploit the natural resources for the balanced and environment friendly development of the territory..
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Agriculture in Andaman Islands is only about 100 years old though plantation crop in Nicobar Islands is Centuries old. Prior to the establishment of Penal settlement in 1958 all the Islands were covered by dense tropical forest
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The Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services focuses on improvement and expansion of the animal husbandry activities and providing quality Veterinary Services in these Islands..
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In the year 1963 a small vigilance unit was established under a Dy.SP of A & N Police assisted by 2 Inspectors, 2 Sub-Inspectors , 1 Assistant Sub-Inspectors, 2 Head Constables and 2 Constables under the A & N Administration..
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The Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Municipal Board's) Regulation, 1957 was promulgated by the President of India and published in the gazette of India on the 11th March, 1957 and the Port Blair Town..
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History of Andaman and Nicobar Police dates back to raising of SEBUNDY CORPS in 1858 for protection of Penal Settlements in the Andamans. It was reconstituted in 1867 with strength of..
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The Directorate of Rural Development was established in 1983 with the view to have effective supervision, monitoring, and implementation of the schemes of poverty alleviation..
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The Andaman and Nicobar Islands comprises of around 572 islands, out of which only 37 are inhabited. The rest are fully covered with reserve forests, with no human habitation..
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The Motor Transport Department was established by the British regime with the objective to undertake repair and maintenance of Govt. vehicles of A & N Islands..
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The Department of Social Welfare, A & N Administration was functioning with the Education Department till 1986. Keeping in view that the objectives of Social Welfare are different and also looking to the needs..
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The three-tier Panchayati Raj System was introduced in Andaman & Nicobar Islands with promulgation of 73rd Amendment Act,1992 which marked a new era in the federal democratic setup of the country to provide constitutional ..
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The Department of Science Technology (DST) is the Nodal Department of Andaman and Nicobar Administration for promotion of Science and Technology in Andaman and Nicobar islands..
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The department functions throughout the Union Territory with its head office at Port Blair, 02 District offices headed by the Deputy Registrar of Cooperative Societies) one each at Mayabunder in North & Middle Andaman District) and Car Nicobar in Nicobar District and 06 Circle
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The Department of Official Language is functioning with the mandated objectives of the implementation of the Official Language Policy of the Indian Union and ensuring the enforcement of the Official Languages Act, 1963 (as amended in 1967) and the Official Languages Rules..
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The Directorate of Disaster Management has been established considering the vulnerability profile of these Islands towards Natural Disaster like Earthquake, Tsunami, Cyclones, and Floods etc. with a vision to build safer and disaster..
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Shipping sector is the lifeline for the people of these islanders and it has made discernible progress in providing mobility to men and material between Mainland-Island on one side and Inter Island on the other.The Directorate of Shipping Services (DSS) is responsible for manning
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Improving the working conditions and the quality of life of workers through laying down and implementing policies/programmes/schemes/projects for providing social security and welfare measures, regulating conditions of work, occupational health and safety of workers
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Andaman and Nicobar AIDS Cell started in the year 1992 as a 100% centrally sponsored scheme under the Directorate of Health Services. It was registered as Society under the Societies Registration Act 1860 on 30th October 1998 as Andaman and Nicobar AIDS Control Society (ANACS)
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