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PRESS INFORMATION BUREAU
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
*****
COMMODITY-WISE FREIGHT REVENUE BY RAILWAYS GOES UP BY 9.32 PER CENT
DURING APRIL 2009-JANUARY 2010
New Delhi, February 17, 2010
Magha 28, 1931

The Railways have generated Rs. 47238.72 crore of revenue earnings
from commodity-wise freight traffic during April 2009-January 2010 as
compared to Rs. 43212.72 crore during the corresponding period last
year, registering an increase of 9.32 per cent. Railways carried
730.96 million tonnes of commodity-wise freight traffic during April
2009-January 2010 as compared to 681.28 million tonnes carried during
the corresponding period last year, registering an increase of 7.29
per cent. The Net Tonne Kilo Metres (NTKM) went up from 439511 million
during April 2008-January 2009 to 480739 million during April 2009-
January 2010, showing an increase of 9.39 per cent.

Out of the total earnings of Rs. 5091.89 crore from commodity-wise
freight traffic during the month of January 2010,  Rs. 2047.73 crore
came from transportation of 36.23 million tonnes of coal, followed by
Rs. 719.09 crore from 11.40 million tonnes of iron ore for exports,
steel plants and for other domestic user, Rs. 484.72 crore from 8.46
million tonnes of cement, Rs. 361.27 crore from 3.46 million tonnes of
foodgrains,  Rs. 282.69 crore from 3.31 million tonnes of petroleum
oil and lubricant (POL),  Rs. 293.39 crore from 2.70 million tonnes of
Pig iron and finished steel from steel plants and other points, Rs.
259.53 crore from 3.42 million tonnes of fertilizers,  Rs. 67.19 crore
from 0.83 million tonnes of raw material for steel plants except iron
ore, Rs. 232.23 crore from 2.89 million tonnes  by container service
and Rs. 344.05 crore from 5.63 million tonnes of other goods.

aks/hk/lk/tr/dk/kol/17:01 hrs.


PRESS INFORMATION BUREAU
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
*****

INDIA AND DENMARK SIGN SOCIAL SECURITY AGREEMENT
New Delhi, Magha 28, 1931
February 17, 2010


India and Denmark signed bilateral Social Security Agreement (SSA)
here today. The agreement was signed by Dr. A. Didar Singh, Secretary,
Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs and Ms Inger Stojberg, Minister
for Employment of Denmark.  Before the signing, a bilateral meeting
was held between the Indian and the Danish delegations to discuss the
way forward for implementation of the agreement.  On the occasion, Dr.
A. Didar Singh said that it is a significant agreement with Denmark
and it will further strengthen the bilateral relations between the two
countries.

Highlighting the feature of the agreement, Shri Singh said that the
agreement will enhance cooperation on social security between the two
countries with a view to protect their workers in either country
against double payment of social security contributions, loss of
contributions and loss of benefits. He said that the detached (posted)
workers sent by Denmark based companies to their Indian subsidiaries,
or those sent by Indian companies to their subsidiaries in Denmark
will be exempt from social security contribution under the host
country's legislation. While working abroad, these employees will only
be subject to the social security regulations of their home country.
He further said that the SSA provides that an employed or
self-employed person, other than detached workers, shall be subject
only to the legislation of the host country. It also provides for
portability of the benefits at the time of relocation to home country
or a third country.

The Secretary said that the bilateral agreement will also help enhance
trade and investment between the two countries on account of reduction
of corporate expenses on social security and will ensure social
protection of migrant professionals. He said that a Joint Working
Group will be set up to draw a detail of framework of the agreement.
The SSA will come into effect after completion of the requisite
procedures by both countries. India already has signed an MOU on
Labour Mobility Partnership with Denmark in September, 2009.

India has signed Social Security agreements with Belgium, France,
Germany, Switzerland, Luxembourg and the Netherlands in the recent
past. Similar agreements with other countries like Canada, South
Korea, Czech Republic and USA are underway.  There are about 13,000
Indians in Denmark most of whom are working as professionals and
self-employed persons.

pkm/dk/kol/17:02 hrs.

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