General Budget ; 2009-10

Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukharjee Presented The General Budget In The Parliament On 6/7/2009.

Highlights Of The Budget;
Fiscal Deficiat Grew From 2.7 % To 6.8 % Of GDP.
Growth Rate In 2008-09 Dipped To 6.7% From Average 9 % Growth In Previous 3 Fiscal Years.
Unique Identification Card To Citizens In 12 To 18 Months; Rs 120 Crore Is Allotted For This Project.
Banks And Insurance Firms To Remain In Public Sector.
New Pension Benefit For 12 Lakh Jawans And Jcos From July.
Defence Gets Rs 1,41,703 Crore; Up By 34%.
1 Lakh Dwelling Units For Para Military Forces Personnel.
Allowance To Para Military Forces At Par With Defence Forces
Modernisation Of National Employment Exchanges.
Creation Of Close To 12 Million Jobs.
Allocation For Highways Being Stepped Up 23%.
Allocation For Bharat Nirman Being Raised By 45%.
Allocation For Urban Poor For Provision For Housing And Basic Amenities To Be Raised To Rs 3973 Crores In The Current Year.
Allocation For Jawaharlal Nehru Urban Renewal Mission Increased By 87 % To Rs 12,887 Crores.
Central Assistance For Storm Water Drainage Project Increased To Rs 500 Crore From 200 Crore .
Target For Agriculture Credit Raised To Rs 3,25,000 Crore In 2009-10.
Rs 500 Crore For Rehabilation Of Sri Lankan Tamils.
Rs 1000 Crore For For Infrastructure In Cyclone Hit Area In West Bengal.
An Expert Panel Will Look In To Petroleum Product Pricing.
Domestic Oil Prices Must Be In Sync With Global Prices.
Fertilizers Subsidy To Go Directly To Farmers.
Blue Print For National Gas Grid.
Additional Budget Allocation For Farmers.
National Food Security Scheme For Subsidised Food.
25 Kg Rice Or Wheat At Rs 3 Per Kg To The Poor.
Interest Subsidy On Education Loan.
1% Interest Rates Incentive To Farmers To Repay Loans On Time.
Total Expenditure Crosses Rs 10 Lakh Crore.
Total Budget Expenditure For 2009-10 Will Be Rs 10,28,032 Crore.
Customs Excice And Service Tax Base Rates Unchanged.
100% Tax Deduction On Political Donation.
Income Tax Return To Be Made Simpler.
Saral – 2 Forms To Simplify Taxation Process.
It Exemption Limit Raised; Rs 15000 For Senior Citizens ; Rs 10000 For Personal Tax Payers Including Women.
Hike In It Exemption For Senior Citizens Rs 2,40,000
Hike In It Exemption For For Women Rs 1,90,000.
Hike In It Exemption For Others Rs 1,60,000
10% Surcharge On Income Above Rs 10,00,000 For Personal Tax Payers Scrapped.
Fringe Benefit Tax Abolished.
No Change In Corporate Tax.
Commodity Transaction Tax Abolished.
Minimum Alternate Tax Hiked To 15% From 10%.
Service Tax To Be Levied On Law Firms.
Tax Holiday On Petro Sector Extended To Natural Gas.
Government Committed To Provide Rs 100 A Day As Wages Under Nrega
Allocation Of Rs 39,100 Crore To Be Made For Nrega.
Nrega Coverage Increased To 4.74 Crore Household.
Excise Duty On Fibre For Cheaper Cloth Reduced.
Excise Duty On Petrol Driven Small Trucks Reduced To 10%.
Drugs For Heart Dieases To Become Cheaper.
Customs Duty On Gold And Silver Imported Increased.
Customs Duty Of 5% Being Levied On Import Of Set Top Boxes.
Moble Phone Accessories To Become Cheaper.
Custom Duty On Lcd Panels Halved.
Custom Duty On Bio- Diesel Reduced.
Tax Holiday Extended For Textiles Units.

Personal Income Tax Table
Up To 1.6 Lakh Nil.
Up To 1.9 Lakh Nil ( For Ladies )
Up To 2.4 Lakh Nil ( For Senior Citizens )

1.6 Lakh To 3 Lakh 10%.
3 Lakh To 5 Lakh 20 %
Above 5 Lakh 30 %
Education Cess 3 % .

Indian Railway Budget – 2009

Indian Railway Budget – 2009 Submitted By Railway Minister Selvi Mamtha Banarjee On 3/7/2009.

Railway Budget At A Glance

No Change In Passenger Fare Charges In Any Class.
No Hike In Freight Charges.
Tatkal Fares Reduced From Rs 150 To Rs 100.
Tatkal Scheme Booking Time Reduced From 5 To 2 Days.
12 New Point To Point Ac Sleeper Trains.
Ac Yuva Trains At Rs 299 And Rs 399.
Turant Trains To Connect Metros And Major Capitals.
Non-Stop Ac Sleeper Turant Trains To Be Introduced.
Ladies Special Emu Trains In Chennai, Kolkatta And Delhi.
Izzat;Uniformly Priced Monthly Season Ticket At Rs 25 Up To 100 Km For Poor Proposed.
New Coach Factory With State Of Art Facility To Come Up At Kachrapara In West Bengal.
1000 Mw Power Plant At Jharkhand – Bengal Border.
Sms Updates On Wait Listed Passengers.
Computer Ticketing From 5000 Post Offices.
Super Fast Parcel Express Trains On 3 Routes.
Kolkatta Metro To Be Expanded.
Cold Storage Facilities For Farmers To Store Products.
Colleges On Railway Land Through Public- Private Partnership.
To Develop Railway Medical Colleges.
Adarsh Atations Will Be Developed With Basic Facilities Such As Drinking Water, Adequate Toilets, Catering Servicesand Waiting Rooms.
Doctor Aboard Shatabdi.
Ramps And Special Bogies For Aged And Handicapped.
Railway To Lease Out Land For Commercial Purpose.
Raiway Hospitals To Be Upgraded.
Security Top Agenda For Railways.
Mobile Ticketing Vans To Be Introduced For Selling Tickets.
High Capacity Ac Double Decker Coaches For Intercity Travel.
Automatic Vending Machine To Be Set Up.
Atleast One Doctor In Long Distance Train.
Janatha Khana Will Be Ensured.
To Develop 50 Stations With World Class Facilities.

Petrol, Diesel Price Raised

The Petrol And Diesel Price Is Hiked By Rs 4 And Rs 2 Respectively. From 2/7/2009.
Revised Price In Metros.
Diesel
Delhi 32.87 ( 30.86 ) ;
Kolkatta 35.03 ( 33.21 ) ;
Mumbai 36.07 ( 34.45 ) ;
Chennai 34.98 ( 32.82 ) .
Petrol
Delhi 44.63 ( 40.62 ) ;
Kolkatta 48.25 ( 44.05 ) ;
Mumbai 48.76 ( 44.55 ) ;
Chennai 48.58 ( 44.24 ) .

President Of India - Smt Prathiba Devisingh Patil
Vice President Of India - Shri Hamid Ansari.
Speaker Of Lok Sabha - Smt.Meera Kumar.
Deputy Speaker Of Loksabha - Shri Karia Munda
Justice Of India - Shri K.G.Balakrishnan.
Chief Of Air Staff - Air Chief Marshal Fail Homi Major.
Chief Of Army Staff - General Deepak Kapoor.
Chief Of Navy Staff - Admiral Suresh Metha.
Chief Of Integrated Defence Staff - Lt. General Hardev Singh Lidder.

Chief Ministers Of States.

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Andhra Pradesh - Shri Dr Y.S. Rajasekara Reddy .
Arunachal Pradesh - Shri Dorjee Khandu .
Assam - Shri Darun Kohai .
Bihar - Shri Nitish Kumar .
Chattisgarh - Shri Dr Raman Singh .
Delhi - Smt Shella Dikshit .
Goa - Shri Digambar Kamat .
Gujarat - Shri Narendra Modi .
Haryana - Shri Bhuoinder Singh Hooda .
Himachal Pradesh - Shri Prem Kumar Dumal .
Jammu & Kashmir - Shri Omar Abdulla .
Karnataka - Shri B.S.Eddyurappa .
Kerala - Shri V.S.Achuthanandan .
Madhya Pradesh - Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan .
Maharashtra - Shri Ashok Chavan .
Manipur - Shri Okram Ibobi Singh .
Meghalaya - Shri Dr Dethwelson Lapang .
Mizoram - Shri Lalthanhawla .
Nagaland - Shri Neiphiu Rio .
Orissa - Shri Naveen Patnaik .
Puduccherry - Shri V. Vaithyalingam .
Punjab - Shri Prakash Singh Padal .
Rajasthan - Shri Ashok Gehlot .
Sikkim - Shri Pawan Kumar Chamling .
Tamil Nadu - M. Karunanithi .
Tripura - Shri Manik Sarkar .
Utterpradesh - Shri Mayavathi .
Utterkhand - Shri Ramesh Pokriyal .
West Bengal - Shri Buddha Dev Bhattacharya .

Lt . Governors And Administrators .

Andhaman & Nichober - Shri Lt.General ( Retd ) Bhopinder Singh ( Lieutenant Governor ) .
Chandigarh - Shri Gen ( Retd ) S.F.Rodigues . ( Administrator )
Dadra And Nagar Haveli - Shri Rajani Kant Verma I . A . S . ( Administrator )
Daman Diu - Shri Rajani Kant Verma I . A . S . ( Administrator )
Delhi - Shri Tejendra Kanna ( Lieutenant Governor ) .
Lakshadeep - Shri B.V. Selvaraj I . A . S . ( Administrator ) .
Puducherry - Shri Govind Singh Gujjar ( Lieutenant Governor ) .

GOVERNORS OF THE STATES.

Andhra - Shri N.D.. Tiwari .
Arunachal Pradesh - Shri General ( Rtd ) J.J.Singh..
Assam - Shri Shiv Saran Mathur .
Bihar - Shri Devanand Konwar.
Chattiskhar - Shri E.S.L.Narasimhan .
Goa - Shri Shivindir Singh Sidhu .
Gujarat - Shri Naval Kishore Sharma .
Haryana - Shri Dr A.R.Kidwai .
Himachal Pradesh - Shri Prabha Raul .
Jammu & Kashmir - Shri N.N.Vohra .
Jharhhand - Shri Syed Sibtey Razi .
Karnataka - Shri Hansraj bharatwaj.
Kerala - Shri R.S. Gawai .
Madhya Pradesh - Shri Rameshwar Tagore.
Maharashtra - Shri S.C.Jamir .
Manipur - Shri Gurbachan Jagat .
Meghalaya - Shri Ranjit Shekar Mooshahary .
Mizoram - Shri Lt. Gen. ( Retd ) M.M.Lakhera .
Nagaland - Shri K.Sankara Narayanan .
Orissa - Shri Shri Syed Sibtey Razi ( Addition To His Present Responsibility As The Governor Of Jharkhand ) .
Punjab - Shri Gen. ( Retd ) S.F.Rodrigues .
Rajasthan - Shri S.K.Singh .
Sikkim - Shri Balmiki Prasad Singh .
Tamil Nadu - Shri Surjit Singh Barnala .
Tripura - Shri Dinesh Nandan Sahaya .
Utter Pradesh - Shri T.V.Rajaeshvar .
Utteranchal - Shri B.L.Joshi .
West Bengal - Shri Gopala Krishna Gandhi .

STATES ELECTION RESULTS – 2009

ANDHRA PRADESH STATE ELECTION RESULTS – 2009
Total - 294
Congress 158
Tdp 105
Prp 18
Others 13

ORISSA STATE ELECTION RESULTS – 2009
Total 147
Bjd 109
Bjp 7
Congress 26
Others 5

SIKKIM STATE ELECTION RESULTS – 2009
Total 32
Sikkim Democratic Front Won 32 seats.

Union Ministers With Portfolios - 2009

Cabinet Ministers ;
Manmohan Singh ( Cong ) – Prime Minister , ( Punjab ) ;
Pranap Mukherjee ( Cong ) – Finance , ( W. Bengal ) ;
Sm.Krishna ( Cong ) – External Affairs , ( Karnataka ) ;
P.Chidambaram ( Cong ) - Home , ( Tamil Nadu ) ;
Ak.Anthony ( Cong ) - Defence , ( Kerala ) ;
Sharad Pawar ( Ncp ) - Agriculture, Food & Civil Supplies, Public Distribution And Consumer Affairs , ( Maharashtra );
Mamtha Banaerjee ( Trinamool ) – Railway , ( W. Bengal ) ;
Kabil Sibal ( Cong ) – Human Resources & Development ( Delhi ) ;
Veerappa Moily ( Cong ) – Law & Justice . ( Karnataka ) ;
S.Jaipal Reddy ( Cong ) – Urban Development , ( Andhra );
Murali Deora ( Cong ) – Petroleum & Natural Gas , ( Maharashtra );
A.Raja ( Dmk ) – Communication & I . T . , ( Tamil Nadu ) ;
Kamal Nath ( Cong ) – Road Transport & Highways , ( Mathya Pradesh ) ;
Mk.Azhagiri ( Dmk ) – Chemical & Fertilizers , ( Tamil Nadu ) ;
Dayanidhi Maran ( Dmk ) – Textiles , ( Tamil Nadu ) ;
Sushil Kumar Shinde ( Cong ) – Power , ( Maharashtra );
Gulam Nabi Azad ( Cong ) – Health & Family Welfare , ( Jammu & Kashmir ) ;
Veerabadra Singh ( Cong ) – Steel , ( Himachal Pradesh ) ;
Ambika Soni ( Cong ) – Informatiom & Broadcasting , ( Punjab ) ;
Mallikarjuna Kharge ( Cong ) – Labour And Employment , ( Karnataka ) ;
Anand Sharma ( Cong ) – Commerce & Industry , ( Himachal Pradesh ) ;
Bk.Handique ( Cong ) – Mines & North East Region Development , ( Assam ) ;
Cp.Joshi ( Cong ) – Rural Development & Panchayat Raj , ( Rajasthan ) ;
Ms.Gill ( Cong ) – Sports & Youth Affairs , ( Punjab ) ;
Gk.Vasan ( Cong ) – Shipping , ( Tamil Nadu ) ;
Vilasrao Deshmuk – ( Cong ) Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises , ,( Maharashtra );
Pawan Kumar Pansal ( Cong ) – Parlimentry Affairs , ( Punjab ) ;
Mukal Wasnik ( Cong ) – Social Justice & Empowerment , ( Maharashtra ) ;
Kanthilal Bhuria ( Cong ) – Tribal Affairs , ( Mathya Pradesh ) ;
Vayalar Ravi – ( Cong ) Overseas Indian Affairs , ( Kerala ) ;
Kumari Selja ( Cong ) – Housing And Urban Poverty Alleviation & Tourism , ( Haryana ) ;
Dr.Farook Abdulla ( Nc )– New And Renewable Energy , ( Jammu & Kashmir ) ;
Subodh Kant Sahay ( Cong ) – Food Processing , ( Jharkhand ) ;

Ministers Of State ( Independent Charge )
Praful Patel ( Ncp ) – Civil Aviation ,( Maharashtra );
Prithviraj Chavan ( Cong ) – Science & Technology, Earth Science , Prime Minister Office, Personnal, Public Grievances And Pensions & Mos In Parlimentry Affairs , ,( Maharashtra );
Sriprakash Jaiswal ( Cong ) – Coal, Statistics And Programme Implementation , ( U.P . ) ;
Krishna Tirath – Women And Child Development , ( Delhi ) ;
Jairam Ramesh ( Cong ) – Environment And Forests , ( Andhra ) ;
Salman Kursheed ( Cong ) – Minority Affairs And Corporate Affairs , ( U.P . ) ;
Dinshaw Patel ( Cong ) – Micro, Small And Medium Enterprises , ( Gujarat ) ;

Ministers Of State ;
E Ahemed ( Iuml ) – Railways , ( Kerala ) ;
Sasi Tharoor ( Cong ) – External Affaira , ( Kerala ) ;
Jyothiraditya Scindia ( Cong ) – Commerce And Industry , ( Mathya Pradesh ) ;
Srikant Jena ( Cong ) – Chemical And Fertilizers , ( Orissa ) ;
D . Purandeswari ( Cong ) – Hrd , ( Andhra ) ;
Ajay Makan ( Cong ) – Mome , ( Delhi ) ;
Namo Narain Meena ( Cong ) – Finance , ( Rajasthan ) ;
Agatha Sangma ( Ncp ) – Rural Development , ( Meghalaya ) ;
Sisir Adhikari ( Trinamool ) – Rural Development , ( W. Bengal ) ;
Pradeep Jain ( Cong ) – Rural Development , ( U . P . )
Bharath Singh Solanki ( Cong ) – Power , ( Gujarat ) ;
Sulthan Ahamed ( Trinamool ) – Tourism , ( W. Bengal ) ;
S.S. Palani Manickam ( Dmk ) – Finance , ( Tamil Nadu ) ;
M.M.Pallam Raju ( Cong ) – Defence , ( Andhra ) ;
K.V.Thomas ( Cong ) – Agriculture, Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution , ( Kerala ) ;
Dinesh Trivedi ( Trinamool ) – Health And Family Welfare , ( W.Bengal ) ;
Mohan Jatua ( Trinamool ) – Information And Broadcasting , ( W.Bengal ) ;
Mukal Roy ( Trinamool ) – Shipping , ( W. Bengal ) ;
D. Napoleon ( Dmk ) – Social Justice And Empowerment , ( Tamil Nadu ) ;
Jitin Prasada ( Cong ) – Petroleum , ( U . P . ) ;
Sachin Pilot ( Cong ) – Communication & It , ( Rajasthan ) ;
Arun Yadav ( Cong ) – Sports And Youth Affairs , ( Mathya Pradesh ) ;
Preneet Kaur ( Cong ) – External Affairs , ( Punjab ) ;
Mullapalli Ramachandran ( Cong ) – Home , ( Kerala ) ;
Saugata Ray ( Trinamool ) – Urban Development ; ( W.Bengal ) ;
A.Sai Prathap ( Cong ) – Steel , ( Andhra ) ;
Gurudas Kamat ( Cong ) – Communication & It , ( Maharashtra ) ;
Harish Rawat ( Cong ) – Labour And Employment , ( Utteranchal ) ;
Mahadev Kandela ( Cong ) – Road Transport & Highways , ( Rajasthan ) ;
S. Jegathratchagan ( Dmk ) – Information & Broadcasting , ( Tamil Nadu ) ;
S.Gandhi Selvan ( Dmk ) – Health & Family Welfare , ( Tamil Nadu ) ;
Tushar Bhai Chaudhary ( Cong ) – Tribal Affairs , ( Gujarat ) ;
Prateek Bapu Patil ( Cong ) – Heavy Industries & Public Affairs , ( Maharashtra ) ;
Rpn. Singh ( Cong ) – Road Transport & Highways , ( U . P . ) ;
Vincent Pala ( Cong ) – Water Resources ; ( Meghalaya ) ;
V. Narayana Samy ( Cong ) – Parlimentery Affairs & Planning , ( Pondicherry ) ;
Kh. Muniappa ( Cong ) – Railways , ( Karnataka ) ;
Panapaka Lakshmi ( Cong ) – Textiles , ( Andhra ) ;

2009- PARLIMENTERY ELECTION – ELECTION RESULTS.

Upa – 263 .
Congress – 206 ; Trinamool Congress – 19 ; Dmk – 18 ; Ncp – 9 ; National Conference – 4 ; Jmm – 2 ; Iuml – 2 ; Kerala Congress – 1 ; Aimam – 1 ; Vck – 1 .

Nda – 159 .
Bjp – 116 ; Jd ( U ) – 20 ; Shiv Sena – 11 ; Rld – 5 ; Akali Dal – 4 ; Trs – 2 ; Agp – 1 .

Third Front – 80 .
Cpm – 16 ; Cpi – 4 ; Rsp – 2 ; Fb – 2 ; Bsp – 21 ; Bjd – 14 ; Audf – 1 ; Jharkhand Vikas Morcha – 1 ; Aiadmk – 9 ; Mdmk – 1 ; Jd ( S ) – 3 ; Tdp – 6 .

Other Parties – 33 .
Sp – 23 ; Rjd – 4 ; Hjc – 1 ; Sikkim Democratic Front – 1 ; Nagaland People Front – 1 ; Bahujan Vikas Aghadi – 1 ; Bodoland People Front – 1 ;

Independent – 9 .

STATE WISE PARTIES’ POSITION.

Andhra ( 42 ) ; Congress – 33 ; Trs – 2 ; Tdp – 6 ; Aimim – 1;
Arunachal Pradesh ( 2 ) ; Congress – 2 ;
Assam ( 14 ) ; Congress – 6 ; Bjp – 4 ; Agp – 1 ; Audf – 1 ; Independants– 2 ;
Bihar ( 40 ) ; Congress – 2 ; Bjp – 12 ; Jd ( U ) – 20 ; Rjd – 4 ; Independants – 2 ;
Chattishgarh ( 11 ) ; Congress – 1 ; Bjp – 10 ;
Delhi ( 7 ) ; Congress – 7 ;
Goa ( 2 ) ; Congress – 1 ; Bjp – 1 ;
Gujarat ( 26 ) ; Congress – 11 ; Bjp – 15 ;
Haryana ( 10 ) ; Congress – 9; Hjc ( Bl ) – 1 ;
Himachal Pradesh ( 4 ) ; Congress – 1 ; Bjp – 3 ;
Jammu @ Kashmir ( 6 ) ; Congress – 2 ; N.C. – 4 ;
Jharkhand ( 14 ) ; Congress – 1 ; Bjp – 8 ; Jmm – 2 ; Others – 3 ;
Karnataka ( 28 ) ; Congress – 6 ; Bjp – 19; Jd ( S ) – 3 ;
Kerala ( 20 ) ; Congress – 13; Iuml – 2 ; Cpm – 4 ; K.C ( Mani ) – 1 ;
Madhya Pradesh ( 29 ) Congress – 12 ; Bjp – 16 ; Bsp – 1 ;
Maharashtra ( 48 ) ; Congress – 17 ; Bjp – 9 ; Ncp – 8 ; Shiv Sena – 11 ; Others – 3 ;
Manipur ( 2 ) ; Congress – 2 ;
Meghalaya ( 2 ) ; Congress – 1 ; Ncp – 1 ;
Mizoram ( 1 ) ; Congress – 1 ;
Nagaland ( 1 ) ; Npf – 1 ;
Orissa ( 21 ) ; Congress – 6 ; Bjd – 14 ; Cpi – 1 ;
Punjab ( 13 ) ; Congress – 8 ; Bjp – 1 ; Sad – 4 ;
Rajasthan ( 25 ) ; Congress – 20 ; Bjp – 4 ; Independant – 1 ;
Sikkim ( 1 ) ; Sdf – 1 ;
Tamil Nadu ( 39 ) ; Dmk – 18 ; Aiadmk – 9 ; Congress – 8 ; Cpi -1 ; Cpm – 1 ; Mdmk – 1 ; Vc – 1 ;
Tripura ( 2 ) ; Cpm – 2 ;
U.P ( 80 ) ; Congress – 21; Bjp– 10 ; Bsp – 20 ; Sp – 23 ; Rld – 5 ; Independant – 1 ;
Utteranchal ( 5 ) ; Congress – 5 ;
West Bengal ( 42 ) ; Congress – 6 ; Bjp – 1 ; Tc – 19 ; Cpm – 9 ; Cpi – 3 ; Rsp – 2 ; Fb – 2 ;
Andaman &Nichobar ( 1 ) ; B.J.P. – 1 ;
Chandighar ( 1 ) ; Congress – 1 ;
Dadra& Nagar Haveli ( 1 ) ; B.J.P. – 1 ;
Daman & Daiu ( 1 ) ; B.J.P. – 1 ;
Lakshadeep ( 1 ) ; Congress – 1 ;
Pondicherry ( 1 ) ; Congress – 1 ;

2oo9 – General Election; Parties’ Seats And Vote Percentage

2oo9 – General Election; Parties’ Seats And Vote Percentage

Congress 206 ( 29.67 % )
Bjp 116 ( 19.29 % )
Sp 23 ( 3.44 % )
Bsp 21 ( 6.27 % )
Jd ( U ) 20 ( 1.58 % )
Trinamool 19 ( 3.43 % )
Dmk 18 ( 1.91 % )
Cpm 16 ( 5.52 % )
Bjd 14 ( 1.35 % )
Shiv Sena 11 ( 1.67 % )
Aiadmk 9 ( 1.79 % )
Ncp 9 ( 2.24 % )
Tdp 6 ( 1.53 % )
Rld 5 ( 0.49 % )
Sad 4 ( 1.52 % )
Cpi 4 ( 1.16 % )
Rjd 4 ( 1.3 % )
Nc 3 ( 1.33 % )
Jd ( S ) 3 ( 0.89 % )
Jmm 2 ( 0.43 % )
Iuml 2 ( 0.23 % )
Trs 2 ( 0.63 % )
Agp 1 ( 0.45 % )
Others 16 ( 8.4 % )
Independents 9 ( 4.16 % ).

2004 – Parlimentery Election ; Parties Position

All India( 543 Seats ) Level ; Bjp – 138 ( 364 ) ; Congress – 145 ( 417 ) ; Sp – 36 ( 237 ) ; Bsp – 19 ( 435 ) ; Ncp – 9 ( 32 ) ; Jd (U) – 8 ( 73 ) ; Cpm – 43 ( 69 ) ; Cpi – 10 ( 34 ) ; Major State Parties – 97 ( 200 ) ; Others – 33 ( 1189 ) ; Independents – 5 ( 2385 )
State Level ;
Andhra Pradesh ( 42 ) ; Bjp – 0 ( 9 ) ; Congress – 29 ( 34 ) ; Cpi – ( 1 ) ; Cpm – 1 ( 1 ) ; Tdp – 5 ( 33 ) ; Trs – 5 ( 22 ) ; Mim – 1 ( 2 ).
Arunachal Pradesh ( 2 ) ; Bjp 2 ( 2 ) ; Congress – 0 ( 1 ).
Assam ( 14 ) ; Bjp -2 ( 12 ) ; Congress – 9 ( 14 ) ; Agp – 2 ( 12 ) ; Independents 1 ( 47 ) ;
Bihar ( 40 ) ; Bjp – 5 ( 16 ) ; Congress – 3 ( 4 ) ; Jd ( U ) – 6 ( 24 ) ; .Rjd – 22 ( 26 ) ; Ljns – 4 ( 8 ) .
Goa ( 2 ) ; Bjp – 1 ( 2 ) ; Congress – 1 ( 2 ) ;
Gujarat ( 26 ) ; Bjp – 14 ( 26 ) ; Congress – 12 ( 26 ) ;
Haryana ( 10 ) ; Bjp – 1 ( 10 ) ; Congress – 9 ( 10 ) ;
H.P. ( 4 ) ; Bjp – 1 ( 4 ) ; Congress – 3 ( 4 ) ;
Jammu & Kashmir ( 6 ) ; Bjp – 0 ( 6 ) ; Congress – 2 ( 3 ) ; Jknc – 2 ( 6 ) ; Jkpd– 1 ( 3) ; Independents – 1 ( 37 )
Karnataka ( 28 ) ; Bjp – 18 ( 24 ) ; Congress – 8 ( 28 ) ; Jd (S ) – 2 ( 28 ).
Kerala ( 20 ) ; Bjp – 0 ( 19 ) ; Congress – 0 ( 17 ) ; Cpm – 12 ( 13 ) ; Cpi – 3 ( 4 ) ; Iuml – 1 ( 2 ) ; Jd ( S ) – 1 ( 1 ) ; Kec – 1 ( 1 ) ; Ifdp – 1 ( 1 ) ; Independent – 1 ( 95 ).
Madhya Pradesh ( 29 ) ; Bjp – 25 ( 29 ) ; Congress – 4 ( 29 ).
Maharashtra ( 48 ) ; Bjp – 13 ( 26 ) ; Congress – 13 ( 26 ) ; Rcp – 9 ( 18 ) ; Shiv Sena – 12 ( 22 ) ; Rpa – 1 ( 1 ).
Manipur ( 2 ) – Bjo – 0 ( 2 ) ; Congress – 1 ( 1 ) ; Independent – 1 ( 3 ) .
Meghalaya ( 2 ) ; Bjp 0 ( 1 ) ; Congress – 1 ( 2 ) ; Wbtc – 1 ( 1 ).
Mizoram ( 1 ) ; Mnf – 1 ( 1 ).
Nagaland ( 1 ) ; Congress – 0 ( 1 ) ; Npf – 1 ( 1 ).
Orissa ( 21 ) – Bjp – 7 ( 9 ) ; Congress – 2 ( 21 ) ; Bjd – 11 ( 12 ) ; Jmm – 1 ( 1 ).
Punjab ( 13 ) ; Bjp – 3 ( 3 ) ; Congress – 2 ( 11 ) ; Sad – 8 ( 10 ).
Rajasthan ( 25 ) ; Bjp – 21 ( 25 ) ; Congress – 4 ( 25 ) .
Sikkim ( 1 ) ; Congress – 0 ( 1 ) ; Sdf – 1 ( 1 ) .
Tamil Nadu ( 39 ) ; Bjp – 0 ( 6 ); Congress – 10 ( 10 ) ; Dmk – 16 ( 16 ) ; Pmk – 5 ( 5 ) ; Mdmk – 4 ( 4 ) ; Cpi – 2 ( 2 ) ; Cpm – 2 ( 2 ) .
Tripura ( 2 ) ; Bjp – 0 ( 1 ) ; Congress – 0 ( 2 ) ; Cpm – 2 ( 2 ) .
Utter Pradesh ( 80 ) ; Bjp – 10( 77 ); Congress – 9 ( 73 ) ; Jd ( U ) – 1 ( 3 ) ; Sp – 35 ( 68 ) ; Bsp – 19 ( 80 ) ; Rld – 3 ( 10 ) ; Nlp – 1 (7 ) ; Sjpr – 1 ( 2 ) ; Independents – 1 ( 481 ).
West Bengal ( 42 ) ; Bjp – 0 ( 13 ); Congress – 6 ( 37 ) ; Cpi – 3 ( 3 ) ; Cpm – 26 ( 32 ) ; Rsp – 3 ( 4 ) ; Fbl – 3 ( 3 ) ; Wbtc – 1 ( 29 ) .
Chattisgarh ( 11 ) ; Bjp – 10 ( 11 ) ; Congress – 1 ( 11 ) .
Jharkhand ( 14 ) ; Bjp – 1 ( 14 ) ; Congress – 6 ( 9 ) ; Cpi -1 ( 1 ) ; Rjd– 2 ( 2 ).
Uttaranchal ( 5 ) ; Bjp – 3 ( 5 ) ; Congress – 1 ( 5 ) ; Sp – 1 ( 5 );
A & N Islands ( 1 ) ; Bjp – 0 ( 1 ) ; Congress – 1 ( 1 ) .
Chandigarh ( 1 ) ; Bjp – 0 ( 1 ) ; Congress – 1 ( 1 ) .
D & N Haveli ( 1 ) ; Bjp – 0 ( 1 ) ; Congress – 0 ( 1 ) ; Bnp – 1 ( 1 ).
Daman & Diu ( 1 ) ; Bjp – 0 ( 1 ) ; Congress – 1 ( 1 ) .
Delhi ( 7 ) ; Bjp – 1 ( 7 ) ; Congress – 6 ( 7 ) .
Lakshadweep ( 1 ) ; Bjp – 0 ( 1 ) ; Congress – 1 ( 1 ) .
Pondicherry ( 1 ) ; Bjp – 0 ( 1 ) ; Pmk – 1 ( 1 ).

Recognized Political Parties In India - 2009

1027 Parties To Fight For 543 Seats In The Lok Sabha Polls, 2009..The Number Of Unrecognized Has Gone Up To 980 From 173 In 2004.
At Present The National Parties Are Bjp, Congress, Bsp, Ncp, Rjd, Cpi And Cpm.
As Per Election Commission Norms A Party Should Be Recognized As National Party , If Its Candidates In Any Four Or More States In Last Lok Sabha Or Assembly Polls Have Scored Not Less Than 6% Of The Total Valid Votes In Each Of The Respective States.
The Other Criterion To Be In The National Party Category Is That The Party Should Have Won At Least 2% Of Total Number Of Seats Any Fraction Exceeding Half Being Counted As One During The Last Election. More Over The Party Candidate Should Have Been Elected To The House From Not Less Than 3 States.

Election Dates

Election Year ----- Election Dates
1951-52 ----- October, 1951; December,1951. & Feburary, 1952
1957 ----- Feburary 24 To March, 14.
1962 ----- Feburary 19 To 25.
1967 ----- Feburary 17 To 21.
1971 ----- March 1 To 10.
1977 ----- March 16 To 20
1980 ----- January 3 To 6.
1984 ----- Decemer 24 To 28.
1989 ----- November 22 To 26.
1991 ----- May 20 To June 15.
1996 ----- April 27 & May 2 To 30.
1998 ----- Feburary 16 To 23.
1999 ----- September 5,11,18,25 & October 3 To 6..
2004 ----- April, 20 To May, 10..
2009 ----- April,16,22,23,30, May 7 & 13.

Parliament elections

India Parliament elections- voting percentage. ( since 1952 )

1952 - 61.22 % ; 1957 - 62.2% ; 1962 - 55.42%
1967 - 61.33% ; 1971 - 55.29% ; 1977 - 60.49%
1980 - 56.92% ; 1984 - 63.56% ; 1989 - 61.95%
1991 - 56.93% ; 1996 - 57.94% ; 1998 - 61.97%
1999 - 59.99% ; 2004 - 57.65%

(These are calculated on the basis of valid votes.)

parliament election – 2009

dates and constituencies
april 6, 2009 124 constituencies ;
april 22, 2009 2 constituencies ( manipur ) ;
april 23, 2009 141 constituencies ;
april 30, 2009 107 constituencies ;
may 7, 2009 85 constituencies ;
may 13, 2009 86 constituencies ;

states and dates.
Andhra Pradesh, assam , orissa &jharkand - april 16 & 23 ;
Arunachal Pradesh, kerala, chattiskar, megalaya, mizoram , Andaman, nochobar , lakshadeep & nagaland - april 16 ;
Bihar - april 16,23,30 & may 7;
Goa , tripura - april 23 ;
Gujarat, sikkim, daman diau & dadhra nagar haveli - april 30 ;
Haryana, rajasthan & delhi - may 7;
Himachal Pradesh, utterkhand, chandigar , pondichery & tamil nadu - may 13 ;
Jammu Kashmir & utterpradesh - april 16,23,30, may 7 & 13 ;
Karnataka mathya Pradesh - april 23, & 30 ;
Maharashtra - april16,23 & 30;
Manipur - april 22;
Punjab - may 7 & 13 ;West Bengal - april 30, may 7 &13 ;

14 th parliament ; parties position

congress 150;
rjd 24;
dmk 16;
ncp 11;
pmk 6;
jmm 5;
ljp 4;
muslim league 1;
republic party ( athwale ) 1;
other 1;

bjp 113;
shiv sena 12;
biju janatha dal 10;
akali dal 8;
tdp 4;
nagaland people party 2;
trinamool 1;
jd( u ) 1;

cpm 42;
cpi 10;
r.s.p. 3;
forward bloc 3;
kerala congress 2;

s.p. 34;
b.s.p. 16;
mdmk 4;
jd( s ) 3;
rld 3;
t.r.s 3;
agp 2;
national conference 1;
sikkim dem. Front 1;
bharathiya navasakthi 1;
sjp 1;
independents 6;

Presidents Of India

Dr. Rajaendra Prasad 26 January 1950 – 13, May 1962.
Dr,Saravapalli Radhakrishnan 13, May 1962 - 13, May 1967.
Dr, Zakir Hussain 13, May 1967 – 3, May 1969.
Varahagiri Venkatagiri 3, May 1969. – 20, July 1969 ( Acting )
Justice Muhammed Hidayathulla 20, July 1969 – 24, August 1969 ( Acting )
Varahagiri Venkatagiri 24, August 1969 - 24, August 1974.
Fakruddin Ali Ahamed 24, August 1974 - 11, Feburary 1977.
B.D.Jatti 11, Feburary 1977 – 25, July 1977.
Neelam Sanjeeva Redid 25, July 1977. - 25, July 1982.
Giani Jail Singh 25, July 1982 - 25, July 1987..
R.Venkatraman. - 25, July 1987 - 25, July 1992.
Dr.Sanker Dayal Sharma 25, July 1992. - 25, July 1997.
K.R.Narayanan 25, July 1997 - 25, July 2002.
Dr, A.B.J.Abdul Kalam 25, July 2002 - 25, July 2007.Prathiba Singh Patil 25, July 2007 – Till Date..

Tennis

Yuki Bhambri ( 16 Years Old ) Won Junior Boys Australia Open Title . He Out Played Alexandraus Ferdinandas Georgoudas Of Germany 6-3, 6-1 In The Final. He Becomes The Fourth Indian To Win A Junior Grand Slam. Ramanatha Krishnan ( Wimbeldon , 1954 ) Ramesh Krishnan ( French Open & Wimbeldon , 1979 ) Leander Paes ( U.S. Open , 1991 ) Yuki Bhambri ( Australia Open , 2009 )

Sania Mirza And Mahesh Bhupathi Won The Mixed Doubles Title At The Australian Open Beating Nathalie Dechy (France ) And Andy Ram (Israel) 6-3, 6-1 In The Final In Melbourne On 1/2/2009.

Prime Ministers Of India

1947 August 15 - 1964 May 27 Nehru (Congress )
1964 May 27 - 1964 June 9 &
1966 Jan 11 - 1966 Jan 24 G.Nanda ( Acting )
1964 June 9 - 1966 Jan 11 Sastri (Congress )
1980 Jan 14 - 1984 Oct 31 Indira Gandhi (Congress )
1977 March24 - 1979 July 28 Morarji ( Janatha )
1979 July 28 - 1980 Jan 14 Charan Singh ( Lok Dal )
1984 Oct 31 - 1989 Dec 2 Rajiv ( Congress )
1989 Dec 2 - 1990 Nov 10 V.P. Sngh ( Janatha Dal )
1990 Nov 10 - 1991 June 21 Chandrasekar ( J.D ( S )
1991 June 21 - 1996 May 16 Narasimma Rao ( Congress )
1996 June 1 - 1997 April 21 Deva Gowda ( Janatha Dal )
1997 April 21 - 1998 March19 Gujral ( Janatha Dal )
1996 May 16 - 1996 June 1 &
1998 March 19 - 2004 May 22 Vajpayee ( B.J.P )

2004 May 22 - ---------------- Manmohan Singh ( Congress )

States of India

Andhra Pradesh
Capital – Hydrabad ; Population - 7,62,10,007 (Nearly ); Chief Minister – Y.S.Rajasekar Reddy ( Congress ); Governor – N.D.Tiwari
Lok Sabha Seats – 42 ; Rajya Sabha Seats – 18. Legislative Assembly Seats – 294. ..
Arunachal Pradesh.
Capital – Ita Nagar; Population - 10,97,968 (Nearly ); Chief Minister – Thorjikanth ( Congress ); Governor – Joginder Jashwanth Singh;
Lok Sabha Seats –2 ; Rajya Sabha Seats – 1. Legislative Assembly Seats – 60.
Assam. .
Capital – Dispur; Population - 2,66,55,528 (Nearly ); Chief Minister – Darun Gogai ( Congress ); Governor – Shiv Saran Mathur;
Lok Sabha Seats –14; Rajya Sabha Seats – 7. Legislative Assembly Seats – 126.
Bihar
Capital – Patna; Population - 8,29,98,509 (Nearly ); Chief Minister – Nithish Kumar (Janatha Dal.( U ) ); Governor – R.L..Patia
Lok Sabha Seats –40 ; Rajya Sabha Seats – 16. Legislative Assembly Seats – 243.
Chhattisgarh
Capital – Raypur; Population - 2,08,33,808 (Nearly ); Chief Minister – Dr.Raman Singh ( B.J.P. ); Governor – L.Narasimhan
.Lok Sabha Seats –11 ; Rajya Sabha Seats – 5. Legislative Assembly Seats – 90..
Goa
Capital – Panajai; Population 13,47,668 (Nearly ); Chief Minister – Thigamber Kamat ( Cong ); Governor – S.S.Sithu
Lok Sabha Seats –2 ; Rajya Sabha Seats – 1. Legislative Assembly Seats – 40
Gujarat
Capital – Gandhi Nagar; Population 5,06,71,017 (Nearly ); Chief Minister – Narendra Modi ( Bjp ); Governor – Naval Kishore Sharma
Lok Sabha Seats –26 ; Rajya Sabha Seats – 11. Legislative Assembly Seats – 182.
Haryana
Capital – Chandigarh; Population 2,11,44,564; (Nearly ); Chief Minister – Pubinder Singh Hooda; ( Cong ); Governor – A.R.Kidwai;.
Lok Sabha Seats –10 ; Rajya Sabha Seats – 5 Legislative Assembly Seats – 90.
Himachal Pradesh
Capital – Simla; Population 60,77,900 (Nearly ); Chief Minister – Premkumar Dumal. ( B.J.P. ); Governor – Prabah Rao
Lok Sabha Seats –4 ; Rajya Sabha Seats – 3. Legislative Assembly Seats – 68.
Jammu & Kashmir.
Capital – Sri Nagar ( Summer ), Jammu ( Winter ) Population 1,01,43,700 (Nearly ); Chief Minister – Omar Abdulla ( National Confrence ); Governor – N.N.Vohra;.
Lok Sabha Seats –6 ; Rajya Sabha Seats – 4. Legislative Assembly Seats – 87.
Jharkhand
Capital – Ranchi Population 2,69,45,829; (Nearly ); Chief Minister – ( Under President Rule ) Governor – Syed Sipthe Razi;
Lok Sabha Seats –14 ; Rajya Sabha Seats – 6. Legislative Assembly Seats – 81.
Karnataka
Capital – Bangalooru ; Population 5,28,50,562; (Nearly ); Chief Minister – B.S.Ediyurappa ( B.J.P. ); Governor – Rameshwar Thakur;.
Lok Sabha Seats –28 ; Rajya Sabha Seats – 12. Legislative Assembly Seats – 224.
Kerala
Capital – Thiruvanantha Puram; Population 3,18,41,374; (Nearly ); Chief Minister – Achudhanandhan ( Cpm ); Governor – R.S.Gavai;.
Lok Sabha Seats –20 ; Rajya Sabha Seats – 9. Legislative Assembly Seats – 140.
Madhya Pradesh.
Capital – Bhopal; Population 6,03,48,023; (Nearly ); Chief Minister – Sivraj Singh Chaughan ( B.J.P. ); Governor – Balram Jakker;.
Lok Sabha Seats –29 ; Rajya Sabha Seats – 11. Legislative Assembly Seats – 230.
Maharashtra.
Capital – Mumbai; Population 9,68,78,627; (Nearly ); Chief Minister – Ashok Chavan ( Cong ); Governor – S.C.Jamir;.
Lok Sabha Seats –48 ; Rajya Sabha Seats – 19. Legislative Assembly Seats – 288.
Manipur.
Capital – Imphal; Population 21,66,788 (Nearly ); Chief Minister – Ibabi Singh; ( Cong ); Governor – Gurbajan Jagath Singh;.
Lok Sabha Seats –2 ; Rajya Sabha Seats – 1. Legislative Assembly Seats – 60.
Meghalaya.
Capital – Shillong;I; Population 23,18,822 (Nearly ); Chief Minister – Tonkubar Rai; ( Cong ); Governor – Ranjit Sekar Mussa Hari;.
Lok Sabha Seats –2 ; Rajya Sabha Seats – 1. Legislative Assembly Seats – 60
Mizoram
Capital – Aizwal; Population 8,88,573; (Nearly ); Chief Minister – ……………( Cong ); Governor – Madhan Mohan Lakkera;.
Lok Sabha Seats –1 ; Rajya Sabha Seats – 1. Legislative Assembly Seats – 40
Nagaland
Capital – Kohimai; Population 19,90,036 (Nearly ); Chief Minister – Nepheo Rio ( Cong ); Governor – K.Sankara Narayanan
Lok Sabha Seats –1; Rajya Sabha Seats – 1. Legislative Assembly Seats – 60.
Orissa
Capital – Bhuvaneshwar; Population 3,68,04,660 (Nearly ); Chief Minister – Naveen Patnaik; ( Piju Janatha Dal ); Governor – Chandrakanth Pandare;.
Lok Sabha Seats –21 ; Rajya Sabha Seats – 10. Legislative Assembly Seats – 147.
Punjab.
Capital – Chandigarh; Population 2,43,58,999; (Nearly ); Chief Minister – Prakash Sing Badal ( Akali Dal ); Governor – S.F.Rotrix;.
Lok Sabha Seats –13; Rajya Sabha Seats – 7. Legislative Assembly Seats – 117..
Rajasthan
Capital – Jaipur; Population 5,65,07,188 (Nearly ); Chief Minister – Ashok Gelot ( Cong ); Governor – Sylendhra Singh;.
Lok Sabha Seats –25 ; Rajya Sabha Seats – 10. Legislative Assembly Seats – 200.
Sikkim.
Capital – Gangtak; Population 5,40,851 (Nearly );
Chief Minister – Pawankumar Samling ( Sikkim Sangram Parishad ); Governor – Balmiki Prasad Singh;.
Lok Sabha Seats –1 ; Rajya Sabha Seats – 1. Legislative Assembly Seats – 32.
Tamil Nadu.
Capital – Chennai; Population 6,24,05,679 (Nearly ); Chief Minister – M. Karunanithi ( D.M.K. ); Governor – Surjithsingh Barnala;.
Lok Sabha Seats –39 ; Rajya Sabha Seats – 18. Legislative Assembly Seats – 234.
Tripura.
Capital – Agarthala; Population 31,99,203 (Nearly ); Chief Minister – Manik Sarkar ( Cpm); Governor – Dinesh Nandan Sahay;.
Lok Sabha Seats –2 ; Rajya Sabha Seats – 1. Legislative Assembly Seats – 60.
Uttharanchal
Capital – Dehradun ; Population 84,89,349 (Nearly ); Chief Minister – P.C.Kaduri ( B.J.P. ) Governor – B.L.Joshi;.
Lok Sabha Seats –5; Rajya Sabha Seats – 3. Legislative Assembly Seats – 70
Utterpradesh
Capital – Lucknow; Population 16,61,97,921. (Nearly ); Chief Minister – Mayavathi ( B.S.P. ); Governor – Rajeshwar Rao;.
Lok Sabha Seats –80 ; Rajya Sabha Seats – 31. Legislative Assembly Seats – 403.
West Bengal.
Capital – Kolkattai; Population 8,01,76,197. (Nearly ); Chief Minister – Puddadeb Pattaccharya; ( C.P.M. ); governor – Gopala Krishna Gandhi;.
Lok Sabha Seats –42; Rajya Sabha Seats – 16 Legislative Assembly Seats – 294
.
National Capital Territory.
Delhi
Capital – Delhi ; Population – 1,38,50,507; Chief Minister – Sheela Dikshit ; Governor - Thejendar Kanna;
Lok Sabha Seats – 7; Rajya Sabha Seats – 3 Legislative Assembly Seats – 70.

Union Territories
Pondicherry
Capital – Pondicherry; Population 9,74,345;. (Nearly ); Chief Minister – Vaithiya Lingam;; ( Cong. ); Governor – Govingsingh Gujjar; l
Lok Sabha Seats –1 Rajya Sabha Seats – 1 Legislative Assembly Seats – 30.

Andaman And Nichober Island.
Capital – Port Blair; Population – 3,56,152; ( Nearly ) Governor – Pubendar Singh. Lok Sabha Seats -1.
Chandigarh.
Capital - Chandigarh Population – 9,00,635; ( Nearly ) Governor – S.F.Rotrix. Lok Sabha Seats -1.
Dadra And Nagar Haveli.
Capital - Silvassa Population – 2,20,490; ( Nearly ) Governor – Sathya Gopal. Lok Sabha Seats -1.
Daman And Daiu.
Capital - Daman Population – 1,58,204 ( Nearly ) Governor – Sathya Gopal Lok Sabha Seats - 1
Lakshadeep
Capital – Kavaratti; Population – 60,650; ( Nearly ) Governor – P.V.Selvaraj. Lok Sabha Seats -1

National Symbols

National Flag
The National Flag Is A Horizontal Tricolour Of Deep Saffron At The Top , White In The Middle And The Dark Green At The Bottom In Equal Proportion. The Ratio Of Width Of The Flag To Its Length Is Two To Three. In The Centre Of The White Band Is A Navy Blue Wheel Which Represents The Charka. Its Diameter Approximates To The Width Of The White Band And It Has 24 Spokes. The Design Of The National Flag Was Adopted By The Constituent Assembly Of India On 22 July 1947.
State Emblem.
The State Emblem Is An Adaptation From The Saranath Lion Capital Of Ashoka. In The Original, There Are Four Lions Standing Back To Back Mounted On An Abacus With A Frieze Carrying Sculptures In The High Relief Of An Elephant, A Galloping Horse, A Bull And A Lion Separated By Intervening Wheel Over A Bell Shaped Lotus Curved Out Of A Single Block Of Polished Stand Stone , The Capital Is Crowned By The Wheel Of The Law. In The State Emblem Only Three Lions Are Visible, The Fourth Being Hidden From View. The Bell Shaped Lotus Has Been Omitted. The Words Sathyameva Jayate From Mundaka Upanishad Meaning ‘Truth Alone Triumphs’ Are Inscribed Below The Abacus In Devanagari Script. This Emblem Was Adopted By The Government Of India On 26 January 1950.
National Anthem.
The Song Jana- Gana - Mana, Composed Originally In Bengali By Rabindranath Tagore Was Adopted In Its Hindi Version By The Constituent Assembly Of India As The National Anthem On 24 January 1950.
National Song.
The Song Vande Matharam, Composed In Sanskrit By Bakkim Chandra Chatterji Was A Source Of Inspiration To The People In Their Freedom Struggle. It Has An Equal Status With Jana – Gana – Mana.
National Calendar
The National Calender
Based On Saka Era With Chaitra As Its First Month And A Normal Year Of 365 Days Was Adopted From 22 March 1957 Along With The Gregorian Calendar For The Official Purpose
National Animal. - Tiger
National Bird – The Indian Peacock
National Flower – Lotus
National Tree – Banyan Tree.
National Fruit – Mango.
National Game – Hockey.

India Is One Of The Oldest Civilization In The World With A Rich Cultural Heritage ; It Is The Seventh Largest Country In The World ; It Is Bounded By Great Himalayas In The North , Bay Of Bengal In The South , Indian Ocean In The South And Arabian Sea In The West. Countries Having Common Border With India Are Pakishthan And Afkanisthan To The North – West , China , Bhutan And Nepal To The North , Myanmar And Bangladesh To The East . . Sri Lanka Is Separated From India By A Narrow Channel Of Sea Formed By Pak Strait And The Gulf Of Mannar.
It Covers An Area Of 32.87,263 Kilo Meters.
As Per 2001 Census India’s Population Stood At 102,70,15,247.( One Hundred And Two Crores , Seventy Lakhs , Fifteen Thousand , Two Hundred And Forty Seven .). The Population Density Was 324 Person Per Square Kilo Metere. The Number Of Females Per Thousand Male Stood At 933.. The Literacy Rate In India Is 65.38 Per Cent 75.85 For Males And 54.16 For Females.