DEPB Scheme

Government has withdrawn DEPB Scheme with effect from 1.10.2011. It was decided that revised duty drawback rates are extended to items which were in the DEPB Scheme. The Duty Drawback Scheme, which was announced for the year 2011-12 on 20.9.2011 (effective from 1.10.2011) has 1096 new items. The Scheme was earlier extended for a further period of 3 months from 30.6.2011, i.e., upto 30.9.2011 so as to facilitate a smooth transition once the DEPB Scheme is phased out. Government has received requests from various industries for extension of DEPB Scheme. The decision to phase out DEPB has not been reconsidered.

Jordan requests for Election Commission of India’s assistance in Election Management and Electoral Reforms

Jordan has requested Election Commission of India for assistance in election management and electoral reforms. The request was made by Jordanian Prime Minister, H.E. Mr. Awn Khasawneh to the visiting Chief Election Commissioner of India, Dr. S.Y. Quraishi at their meeting in Amman. Dr. Quraishi who is heading a four-member delegation to Jordan on the invitation of the country’s Prime Minister, assured the Jordanian side of Election Commission of India’s support in the Kingdom’s ongoing efforts to develop election laws and election management structure. The Jordanian Prime Minister informed the Chief Election Commissioner about the steps undertaken to create an independent Election Commission in his country and sought Election Commission of India’s help in building capacity of Jordanian officials in conduct of elections. He complimented the Indian Commission for its remarkable work and said that Jordan would like to benefit from the experience. Dr. Quraishi made an offer to H.E. Mr. Awn Khasawneh that the top officials of the proposed Election Commission of Jordan can receive training at the Election Commission of India. He offered the Jordanian side Election Commission of India’s training facilities at the newly created India International Institute of Democracy and Election Management (IIIDEM), while suggesting that the training can take place either in India or Jordan or at both places. He briefed the Jordanian Prime Minister about various aspects of conduct of elections in India including new interventions like voters’ education and expenditure control. Dr. Quraishi lauded various measures being taken up by Kingdom of Jordan under the leadership of King Abdullah II for ensuring a fair and transparent polling process. He suggested to the Jordanian Government a set of various statutes and legal provisions relating to management of Indian elections.

The Jordanian Prime Minister was joined in the meeting by his cabinet colleagues and other officials. Chief Election Commissioner was accompanied by India’s Ambassador to Jordan, Mr. R.R. Dash and other members of the delegation. Dr. Quraishi will have meetings with several Jordanian Ministers and dignitaries including Ministers of Justice, Legal Affairs and Political Development and Parliamentary Affairs for preparing a roadmap of collaboration between the two sides. He is accompanied by Shri Akshay Rout, Director General, Election Commission of India; Shri Umesh Sinha, Chief Electoral Officer, Uttar Pradesh and Shri S.K. Mendiratta, Legal Advisor, Election Commission of India.

Rajiv Gandhi National Quality Awards, 2010

The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution has announced the annual awards and commendation certificates for the seventeenth prestigious Rajiv Gandhi National Quality Awards for the year 2010.

The Best of All Awards has been won by Vikram Cement Works (A unit of Ultratech Cement Limited), Khor, Madhya Pradesh. The other category award winners include Ashok Leyland Limited, Bhandara, Maharashtra (Large Scale Manufacturing Industry); Kudale Instruments Private Limited, Pune, Maharashtra (Small Scale Manufacturing Industry); and Chaitanya Hospital, Chandigarh, Punjab (Small Scale Service Industry).

In addition to these awards, ten organizations have been selected for commendation certificates under various categories.

The award winners and recipients of commendation certificates were selected from a total of 64 applicants from various sectors following vigorous evaluation by a group of qualified and trained professionals from different spheres of intellectual activity. Awards would be presented by Prof. K.V. Thomas, Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution in a ceremony scheduled to be held later on.

The awards, given annually, were instituted by the Bureau of Indian Standards in the year 1991 with a view to encouraging Indian manufacturing and service organizations to strive for excellence and giving special recognition to those, who are considered to be the leaders of quality movement in India.

Setting Up of NCLT and NCLAT

The Government proposes to set up National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) and National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT). Provisions have been incorporated in the Companies Bill, 2011 which has been introduced in the Lok Sabha on 14.12.2011.

The establishment of NCLT and NCLAT as specialized Quasi Judicial Bodies with professional approach will have the following beneficial effects:

(i) reduce pendency of winding up cases and shorten the period of winding-up process;

(ii) avoid multiplicity and levels of litigation before High Courts and quasi-judicia Authorities like Company Law Board (CLB), Board for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction (BIFR) and Appellate Authority for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction (AAIFR) as all such matters will then be heard and decided by NCLT;

(iii) the appellate procedure will be streamlined with an appeal against order of the NCLT lying before NCLAT and with further appeal against the order of NCLAT lying with the Supreme Court only on points of law, thereby reducing the delay in appeals; and

(iv) the burden on High Courts will be reduced and BIFR and AAIFR will be dissolved.

These Tribunals can become operational only after the enactment of the said Bill.

This information was given by the the Minister of State in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs Shri R.P.N. Singh in Rajya Sabha today in reply to a written question whether Government proposes to set up National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) and National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT); the details in this regard; the reasons for setting up of NCLT and NCLAT; and by when these Tribunals would start their operation in the country

Skill Development Mission

Government  launched a National Skill  Development Mission in the Eleventh Five Year Plan with a following three tier structure:

(i)Prime Minister’s National Council on Skill Development under the chairmanship of Hon’ble Prime Minister, for policy direction and review of skill development efforts in the country.

                                                                                                                                                                 

(ii) National Skill Development Coordination Board (NSDCB) under the chairmanship of Deputy Chairman Planning Commission to enumerate strategies to implement the decisions of PM’s council.

         (iii) National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), a not- for-profit company under   the Companies Act, 1956. The corporation is being funded by the trust “National Skill Development Fund” to which the Government has contributed a sum of Rs.1495.10 crore. So far, four meetings of the PM’s Council  have been held to review the skill development efforts under the mission Seven meetings of the NSDCB have been held  in which reports of following  5 working Groups set up by the Planning Commission on various aspects of skill development have been discussed and various other decisions taken:

·            Remodeling India’s apprenticeship scheme,

·            Vision for Vocational Education and Vocational Training,

·            Improvement in Accreditation and Certification Systems,

·            Reorienting Curriculum on continuous basis, and

·            Establishing institutional mechanism for providing access to information of skill inventory and skill map on real time basis

              Till 29^th February, 2012 NSDC has approved 52 proposals involving a total financial commitment of about Rs. 1214 crore. Out of this, Rs. 179.36 crore have been disbursed. Number of persons actually trained so far is 104712.

                The composition of the  PM’s National Skill Development Council is given at Annex and functions  are as under :

                                      

               i.      Lay down overall broad Policy objectives, strategies, financing       and governance models to promote skill development ;

             ii.      Review  progress of activities relating to skill development periodically and provide  mid-course corrections, including changes in part or whole of current schemes under implementation;

           iii.      Orchestrate Public Sector/Private Sector initiatives in a framework of a collaborative action

     Following major decisions have been taken by the council for developing skills among    India’s youth and for labourers in various parts of the country:

i)             Formulation of vision, strategy and core operating principles to guide the action for creating 500 million skilled persons by year 2022.  

                                                                 

ii) Clearance of the National Policy on Skill Development which provides a road map for Skill development efforts in the country.

                All the major schemes of Skill Development are implemented through active participation of

respective  Departments of State Governments.     Non- Governmental Organisations (NGOs) are also

being involved to run skill development programmes of Government Departments / Ministries.

                                 State–wise status of skill requirement and availability in major sectors is not available. However,National Policy on Skill Development has indicated requirement of 81-83 million skilled workforce by 2015 in sectors namely Auto, Construction, Retail, Healthcare, Banking & Financial services, Creative Industry and Logistics. Policy has also indicated incremental human resource requirement till 2022 as 300 million in sectors, namely, Mines and Minerals, construction, Engineering, Banking and Finance, Drugs and Pharma, Biotech, Healthcare, Textiles, IT and ITIs, Tourism, Agro and Food Processing, Paper and Chemical & Fertilizers.

               

                This information was given by Minister of Labour and Employment Shri   Mallikarjun Kharge  in reply in reply to a written question regarding the details and status of the Skill Development Mission undertaken by the Government during the Eleventh Plan alongwith the amount spent on this Mission so far; whether the Government has formed a National Skill Development Council to form core strategies for developing skills among India’s youth and for labourers in various parts of the country; if so, the details of the council thereof alongwith the different strategies of the council with regard to train such people; the involvement of State Government and Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) in such programme; and the present State–wise status of skill requirement and availability in major sectors.

MGNREGS under RSBY

The Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY), providing for smart card based cashless health insurance cover of Rs. 30000/- per annum per family ( a unit of five) to BPL families in the unorganized sector, has been extended to such Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) beneficiaries who have worked more than 15 days during the preceding financial year.

The premium is shared between Central and State Government in the ratio of 75:25 and in case of States in North Eastern Region and Jammu & Kashmir, the ratio of sharing of premium is 90:10. The beneficiaries are required to pay registration/ renewal fee of Rs. 30 per annum only.

The numbers of beneficiaries under RSBY, Health insurance scheme for handloom weavers, Rajiv Gandhi Shilpi Swasthaya Bima Yojana (RGSSBY) for handicraft artisans, Universal Health Insurance Scheme (UHIS) are at Annexure- I to IV respectively.

The RSBY has also been extended to building and other construction workers registered under the Building and other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and Condition of Service) Act, 1996 and street vendors, beedi workers and domestic workers. It is the endeavour of the Government to extend RSBY to other occupational groups in the unorganized sector in a phased manner.

This information was given by Minister of Labour and Employment Shri Mallikarjun Kharge in reply in reply to a written question a)whether the Government is planning to bring Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) workers under Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY); if so, the details thereof; the premium, required to be paid by the workers under the revised scheme; the number of workers from unorganised sectors benefited from various health insurance schemes so far during the last three years, State-wise including Uttarakhand; and whether there is any proposal to provide health insurance to all citizens for basic health under the scheme; and the steps taken by the Government to cover more such workers under the RSBY

Unorganised Sector Labourers

According to the survey conducted by the National Sample Survey Organization (NSSO) in 2004-05, the total employment in both the organized and the unorganized sectors in the country was 45.9 crore, of which 43.3 crore (about 94%) were in the unorganized sector.  In Chhattisgarh State, the number of unorganised workers was 1.05 crore.

                 Recognizing the need to provide social security to unorganised workers, the Government has enacted the Unorganised Workers’ Social Security Act 2008. The Act provides for constitution of National Social Security Board at the Central level which shall recommend formulation of social security schemes viz  life and disability cover, health and maternity benefits, old age protection and any other benefit as may be determined by the Government for unorganized workers.  Similar Social Security Boards shall be constituted at the State Level also.

The Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY) was launched on 01.10.2007 to provide smart card based cashless health insurance cover of Rs. 30000 to BPL families ( a unit of five) in the unorganized sector. 

          The Government has launched the Aam Admi Bima Yojana (AABY) to provide insurance against death and disability to landless rural households.

       Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension scheme (IGNOAPS) was expanded by revising the eligibility criteria. The persons living below poverty line and above the age of 60 year are eligible for old age pension of Rs. 200 per month.  For persons above the age of 80 years the amount of pension has been raised to Rs. 500 per month

        The States are provided part premium funding by the Central Government on the basis of number of smart cards issued. Hence, there is no State-wise allocation under Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY).  Under Aam Admi Bima Yojana (AABY), there is a corpus fund.  There is a combined allocation for National Social Assistance Programme of which IGNOAPS is a component.  The number of beneficiaries covered under RSBY, AABY and IGNOAP for the last three years are at Annexure-I .

                This information was given by Minister of Labour and Employment Shri   Mallikarjun Kharge  in reply in reply to a written question regarding the number of workers engaged in the unorganised sector in the country including Chhattisgarh; the number of welfare schemes implemented for the said workers during the last three years alongwith the budget allocation for each schemes during the said years; the utilisation of funds as against the Budget allocated for such schemes and the total number of beneficiaries therefrom, State-wise and year-wise; and the extent to which the interests of the workers of the unorganised sector are being protected.

Annexure-I

Number of smart cards issued under RSBY

S.No.	Name of the State/Union Territory		2009-2010	2010-11	2011-12  (as on 29.02.2012)
1.	Arunachal Pradesh	-		15711	39615
2.	Assam	81565		204465	204548
3.	Bihar	2038909		5101901	7096914
4.	Chandigarh	5407		4913	4913
5.	Chhattisgarh	927672		1230378	1384680
6.	Delhi	218055		113608	144518
7.	Goa	3505		Discontinued the scheme
8.	Gujarat	682354		1919086	1850643
9.	Haryana	682354		621741	584683
10.	Himachal Pradesh	115828		237946	235131
11.	Jharkhand	434762		1329254	9484
12.	Karnataka	36971		157405	1060286
13.	Kerala	1173388		1796315	1748471
14.	Maharashtra	1440407		1516687	2172918
15.	Manipur	-		18259	31921
16.	Meghalaya	22579		59055	67150
17.	Mizoram			15240	43256
18.	Nagaland	39301		39290	77870
19.	Orissa	341653		433079	1100793
20.	Punjab	169306		193541	220486
21.	Tamil Nadu	149520		Discontinued the scheme
22.	Tripura	145780		258402	258402
23.	Uttar Pradesh	4296865		4233626	4145925
24.	Uttarakhand	53940		335424	338879
25.	West Bengal	802974		3527137	4486192
	Total		13865338	23362463	27987800

Smashing Saina retains Swiss Open

Saina Nehwal won her first title of the season when she retained the Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold trophy with a straight-game victory over China's Shixian Wang in the summit clash at Basel, Switzerland.

The world number five Indian defeated Shixian, ranked third, 21-19 21-16 in a 48-minute thrilling women's singles competition to defend her title.

Saina made a whirlwind start to the final, zooming to a healthy 11-3 lead in the first game.

Shixian reeled off four straight points and slowly made her way to level the score at 17-all but the Indian made sure she had nose ahead in the end.

In the second game, Saina had an early 3-0 lead allowed the Chinese to claw her way back to 11-8 at the break.

After the breather, the Indian gathered herself and caught up with Shixian at 13-13 and then registered four straight points from 15-all to eventually seal it comfortably.

The girl from Hyderabad, who turned 22 yesterday, Saina had beaten Japan's Minatsu Mitani in the semifinals last night.

The Indian ace had registered a 21-16 21-18 triumph over Mitani in 35 minutes to set up a summit clash with second seed Shixian.

The Chinese beat eighth seed Inthanon Ratchanok of Thailand 21-17 21-15 in another women's singles match.

In the semifinal match, Saina didn't allow the Japanese to come close to her as she opened up a 3-0 lead and kept extending it to pocket the first game.

In the second game, Mitani showed some aggression and led 7-3, but Saina caught up with her and then moved ahead to seal the match.

Saina had reached the quarterfinal of the All England Championship earlier this month.

She reached the semifinals at the Malaysia Open and the quarterfinal in the Korea Open in January this year.

5th missile hub in Andhra Pradesh to fire up defence sector

India's missile power is set to get a boost with a surface-to-air missile unit set to come up at a cost of Rs 30,000 crore at Ibrahimpatnam in Andhra Pradesh's Rangareddy district. The foundation stone for the project by Bharat Dynamics Ltd (BDL) was laid by chief minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy

The infrastructure for the project, spread over 630 acres, will be ready in three years' time. Once ready, an estimated 6,000 missiles are expected to be produced at the unit. Moreover, missile production will go up as project capacity is expanded to keep up with the demand for missiles.

M Pallam Raju, the union minister of state for defence, said that the project cost would be allocated in the 12th and 13th Plans.

Project developer BDL's turnover would go from Rs 1,000 crore to Rs 5,000 crore once production begins at the surface-to-air missile defence project unit at Ibrahimpatnam.

The new unit will create 1,000 officer-level jobs. Pallam Raju said manpower from educational institutions should be churned out as per industry requirements to enable the local population to benefit from the project and find employment at the unit.

Training in the necessary skills should be offered at the technological institutions for the local populace to be able to compete at the national level for the jobs that are created, he said, adding the Centre would soon come out with a policy that facilitates better private sector participation in the defence sector.

Gauck elected new German president

A wide majority of German lawmakers has elected former East German pro-democracy activist Joachim Gauck as new president.

Parliament speaker Norbert Lammert said on March 18 that Gauck, who enjoyed the backing of most major parties, received 991 of the 1,232 ballots cast.

The new head of state, a largely ceremonial post in Germany, was elected by a special parliamentary assembly, consisting mostly of lawmakers from Parliament and the state legislatures.

The 72—year—old Gauck is a former pastor who opposed East Germany’s then—communist regime and became head of a federal agency overseeing the files of the Communists’ ubiquitous domestic intelligence service after Germany’s reunification.

Manohar Aich, former Mr. Universe turns 100

Former Mr. Universe who has just turned 100 said on March 18 that happiness and a life without tensions are the keys to his longevity.

Manohar Aich, who is 4 foot 11 inches tall, overcame many hurdles, including grinding poverty and a stint in prison, to achieve body building glory.

Rippling his muscles and flashing a toothless grin, Mr. Aich says his ability to take his troubles lightly and remain happy during difficult times are the secrets to his long life.

That, and a simple diet of milk, fruits and vegetables along with rice, lentils and fish have kept him healthy.

“I never allow any sort of tension to grip me. I had to struggle to earn money since my young days, but whatever the situation, I remained happy,” Mr. Aich said, sitting in a room decorated with posters and pictures of his many bodybuilding triumphs.

Mr. Aich, who was born in the small town of Comilla in Bengal, was a puny youngster. But he was attracted to exercising and building his muscles when as a schoolboy he saw a group of wrestlers in action.

After leaving school in 1942, he joined the Royal air force under India’s British colonial rulers and it was there that he began his relentless pursuit of body building.

Encouraged by a British officer named Reub Martin, who introduced him to weight training, Mr. Aich earned praise for his physique from his peers in the air force.

Some years later, however, he was thrown into prison when he protested against colonial oppression.

“It was in the jail that I began weight training seriously. This helped me prepare myself for the world championship,” said Mr. Aich.

“In jail I used to practice on my own, without any equipment, sometimes for 12 hours in a day,” he recalled.

But the jail authorities were impressed with his perseverance and he was given a special diet to help build his stamina.

India’s independence in 1947 led to Mr. Aich’s release from jail. Dogged by poverty, Mr. Aich and his wife struggled to put their four children through school. There was little cash to indulge his passion for body building, but Mr. Aich took up odd jobs to earn a little on the side.

In 1951, Mr. Aich came second in the contest, and stayed on in London to prepare for another shot at the title. He returned to India after winning the title in 1952.

What followed were a host of awards, including top positions in Asian Body building Championships. Over the years, he also earned the more popular title of “Pocket Hercules” due to his 4 foot 11 inch—frame.

Six decades later, Mr. Aich helps his sons run a gym and fitness centre and spends his days guiding juvenile hopefuls to reach the heights of body building that he did.

A minor stroke last year has robbed him of the ability to lift weights, but he keeps a watchful eye on young body builders training in his gym.

Although his two sons did not take up body building, Mr. Aich says his mentoring has earned him rewards. It has produced India’s eight-time national champion, Satya Paul. Another protege, Premchand Dogra, snagged the Mr. Universe title in 1988.

Sachin Tendulkar becomes first to score 100 international centuries

Iconic Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar on March 16 scripted history by becoming the first cricketer in the world to score 100 international centuries, a phenomenal feat which may remain unconquered for years to come.

It was the end of a long wait for the 38—year—old veteran, who had gone 33 innings and a year without a century. The right—hander made his 99th international ton in a World Cup match against South Africa in Nagpur on March 12.

Since then it had been an agonising wait for the maestro, whose every inning was watched with anticipation. He came close on quite a few occassions, only to miss the milestone so much so that it became a huge monkey on his back and an unwanted distraction during every series that India played.

He did not click with a big scores during India’s Test and ODI whitewash at the hands of England last year, and though he recovered quite a bit in the later series, the hundred still did not come.

He carried the weight of expectation to what turned out to be a horror tour of Australia. Tendulkar seemed to be in good touch during the Tests, but his form waned after he missed the 100th hundred despite coming close a few times.

Following this, he made himself available for the ODI tri—series against Sri Lanka and Australia, but there too, the milestone proved elusive.

But the wait finally ended in familiar sub—continental environs.

With an over two decade long career, records are fairly routine for Tendulkar, but for the cricketing fraternity, every run he scores just adds to the legend that the diminutive right—hander has become.

Much before his debut on November 15, 1989, Tendulkar’s precocious talent was there to be seen when he shared an unbeaten 664—run stand with friend Vinod Kambli in the Lord Harris Shield Inter—School Game in 1988.

The 1989 international debut was far less spectacular, in fact forgettable. A Waqar Younis bouncer left him with a bleeding nose but Tendulkar did not wince and the next two decades saw him punishing bowlers all over the world on all kinds of surfaces.

His first Test century came in England next year at Old Trafford and the Mumbaikar rose in stature after the 1991—92 tour of Australia, hitting sublime centuries on a Sydney turner and a Perth minefield.

The rest is history. No existing batting record seemed safe. Other than Brian Lara’s Test match highest of 400 not out and first class highest score of 501 not out, every batting record became Tendulkar’s.

A staggering 15470 runs scored in 188 Tests at a robust average of 55.44 confirmed Tendulkar’s greatness in the longer version of the game.

And in the 462 ODIs he played, a whopping 18,260 (before the Asia Cup match against Bangladesh) were added to his mountain of runs at an average of 44.64.

Tendulkar is also the first batsman in the world who has scored a double ton in ODIs, a feat he achieved in Gwalior against South Africa in February. This feat was included in ’Time’ magazine’s top 10 sports moments of the year.

A perfect teamman, Tendulkar has limited his Twenty20 ambition to the Indian Premier League where he leads Mumbai Indians, ruling himself out of national reckoning lest it upsets the existing equilibrium of the side.

The biggest compliment to his batting came from Sir Donald Bradman himself in 1999 when he said that Tendulkar’s style of playing resembled his style. “That touch I used to feel when I batted,” he had said.

Tendulkar’s colossal batting exploits have completely overshadowed his utility as a part—time bowler who reveled in breakthroughs.

He was a complete enigma with the ball, sending down military medium pace, orthodox leg—break and off—spin with the guiles that often caught batsmen off their guard.

His 45 Test wickets and 154 scalps in ODIs underline the fact that Tendulkar could have also staked claim to be that elusive all—rounder that India has been desperately looking for since the legendary Kapil Dev. But shoulder problems have not allowed him to bowl as much as he and the team would have liked.

In the field, he is among the safest pair of hands in the slip and his flat throw releasing strong arm saw him manning the deep with equal aplomb. He has taken 113 catches in Test cricket and 140 in the ODIs.

Following is the sequence of Sachin Tendulkar’s 100 international hundreds since his debut against Pakistan back in December, 1989.

1) 119 no vs England at Old Trafford on Aug 14, ‘90

2) 148 no India vs Australia at SCG on Jan 6,’92

3) 114 vs Australia at WACA, Perth on Feb 3, ‘92

4) 111 vs SA at Wanderers, Johannesburg on Nov 28, ‘92

5) 165 vs England at Chepauk, Chennai on Feb 12, ‘93

6) 104 no vs Sri Lanka at SSC, Colombo on Jul 31,’93

7) 142 vs SL at KDSB Stadium, Lucknow on Jan 19,’94

8) 110 vs Australia, at RPS, Colombo, on Sep 9, ‘94

9) 115 vs New Zealand at IPCL, Vadodara on Oct 28, ‘94

10) 105 vs West Indies at SMS, Jaipur on Nov 11, ‘94

11) 179 vs West Indies at VCA Ground, Nagpur on Dec 2,’94

12) 112 no vs Sri Lanka at Sharjah on Apr 9, ‘95

13) 127 no vs Kenya at Barabati, Cuttack on Feb 18, ‘96

14) 137 vs Sri Lanka at Kotla, New Delhi on Mar 2, ‘96

15) 100 vs Pakistan at Padang, Singapore, on Apr 5, ‘96

16) 118 vs Pakistan at Sharjah on Apr 15, ‘96

17) 122 vs England at Edgbaston, Birmingham, on Jun 8, ‘96

18) 177 vs England at Nottingham on Jul 5, ‘96

19) 110 vs Sri Lanka at RPS Colombo, on August 28, ‘96

20) 114 vs SA at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai on Dec 14, ‘96

21) 169 vs SA at Newlands, Cape Town on Jan 4, ‘97

22) 104 vs Zimbabwe at Benoni on Feb 9, ‘97

23) 117 vs NZ at Chinnaswamy, Bangalore, on May 14, ‘97

24) 143 vs Sri Lanka at RPS, Colombo, on Aug 3, ‘97

25) 139 vs Sri Lanka at SSC, Colombo, on Aug 11, ‘97

26) 148 vs SL at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai on Dec 4, ‘97

27) 155 No vs Australia at Chepauk, Chennai, on Mar 9, ‘98

28) 177 vs Aus at Chinnaswamy, Bangalore on March 26, ‘98

29) 100 vs Australia at Green Park, Kanpur, on Apr 7, ‘98

30) 143 vs Australia at Sharjah on Apr 22, ‘98

31) 134 vs Australia, Sharjah, on April 24, ‘98

32) 100 no vs Kenya, Eden Gardens, May 31, ‘98

33) 128 vs Sri Lanka at RPS, Colombo, on Jul 7, ‘98

34) 127 vs Zimbabwe at Bulawayo on Sep 26, ‘98

35) 141 vs Australia in Bangladesh on Oct 28, ‘98

36) 118 no vs Zimbabwe at Sharjah, on Nov 8, ‘98

37) 124 vs Zimbabwe at Sharjah on Nov 13, ‘98

38) 113 vs New Zealand at Wellington, on Dec 29, ‘98

39) 136 vs Pakistan at Chepauk, Chennai on Jan 31, ‘99

40) 124 no vs Sri Lanka at SSC, Colombo, on Feb 28, ‘99

41) 140 vs Kenya at Bristol, on May 23, ‘99

42) 120 vs Sri Lanka in Colombo, on Aug 29, ‘99

43) 126 no vs New Zealand at PCA, Mohali, on Oct 13, ‘99

44) 217 vs NZ at Motera, Ahmedabad, on Oct 30, ‘99

45) 186 vs New Zealand at Hyderabad on Nov 8, ‘99

46) 116 vs Australia at MCG on Dec 28, ‘99

47) 122 vs South Africa at Vadodara on Mar 17, ‘00

48) 101 vs Sri Lanka, Sharjah, Oct 20,’00

49) 122 vs Zimbabwe at Kotla, New Delhi, on Nov 21, ‘00

50) 201 no vs Zimbabwe at VCA, Nagpur, on Nov 26, ‘00

51) 146 vs Zimbabwe at Jodhpur, on Dec 8, ‘00

52) 126 vs Australia at Chepauk, Chennai on Mar 20, ‘01

53) 139 vs Australia at Indore on Mar 31, ‘01

54) 122 vs West Indies at Harare on Jul 4, ‘01

55) 101 vs SA at Wanderers, Johannesburg on Oct 5, ‘01

56) 146 vs Kenya at Paarl, South Africa, on Oct 24, ‘01

57) 155 vs SA at Goodyear Park, Bloemfontein, Nov 3, ‘01

58) 103 vs England at Motera, Ahmedabad, on Dec 13, ‘01

59) 176 vs Zimbabwe at VCA, Nagpur, on Feb 24, ‘02

60) 117 vs WI at QP Oval, Port of Spain, on Apr 20, ‘02

61) 105 vs England at Chester—Le—Street on Jul 4, ‘02

62) 113 vs Sri Lanka, Bristol, England, on Jul 11, ‘02

63) 193 vs England at Headingley, Leeds, on Aug 23, ‘02

64) 176 vs WI at Eden Gardens, Kolkata on Nov 3, ‘02

65) 152 vs Namibia, Pietermaritzburg, SA, on Feb 23, ‘03

66) 100 vs Australia, Gwalior, on Oct 26,’03

67) 102 vs New Zealand in Hyderabad on Nov 15, ‘03

68) 241 no vs Australia at SCG on Jan 4, ‘04

69) 141 vs Pakistan in Rawalpindi, on Mar 16, ‘04

70) 194 no vs Pakistan at Multan, on Mar 29, ‘04

71) 248 no vs Bangladesh in Dhaka, on Dec 12, ‘04

72) 123 vs Pakistan at Ahmedabad on Apr 12, ‘05

73) 109 vs Sri Lanka at Kotla, New Delhi, on Dec 22, ‘05

74) 100 vs Pakistan at Peshawar, on February 6, ‘06

75) 141 no vs WI at Kuala Lumpur, on Sept 14, ‘06

76) 100 no vs WI at Vadodara, on Jan 31, ‘07

77) 101 vs Bangladesh in Chittagong on May 19, ‘07

78) 122 no vs Bangladesh in Mirpur on May 26, ‘07

79) 154 no vs Australia at SCG, on Jan 4, ‘08

80) 153 vs Australia at Adelaide Oval, on Jan 25, ‘08

81) 117 no vs Australia at SCG on Mar 2, ‘08

82) 109 vs Australia at Nagpur, on Nov 6, ‘08

83) 103 no vs England at Chepauk, Chennai, on Dec 15, ‘08

84) 163 vs New Zealand at Christchurch, on Mar 8, ‘09

85) 160 vs New Zealand at Seddon Park, on March 20, ‘09

86) 138 vs Sri Lanka at RPS, Colombo, on Sep 14, ‘09

87) 175 vs Australia at Hyderabad on Nov 5, ‘09

88) 100 no vs Sri Lanka at Ahmedabad, on Nov 20, ‘09

89) 105 no vs Bangladesh at Chittagong, on Jan 18, ‘10

90) 143 vs Bangladesh at Mirpur, on Jan 25, ‘10

91) 100 vs South Africa at Nagpur, on Feb 9, ‘10

92) 106 vs South Africa at Kolkata, on Feb 15, ‘10

93) 200 no vs South Africa at Gwalior, on Feb 24, ‘10

94) 203 vs Sri Lanka at Colombo, on Jul 28, ‘10

95) 214 vs Australia at Bangalore, on Oct 11, ‘10

96) 111 no vs South Africa at Cape Town, on Dec 19, ‘10

97) 146 vs South Africa at Cape Town, on Jan 4, ‘11

98) 120 vs England at Bangalore, on Feb 27, ‘11

99) 111 vs South Africa at Nagpur, on March 12, ‘11

100) 114 vs Bangaldesh at Mirpur, On March 16, ‘12