New Delhi, Nov 25 : A total of 327 projects were behind schedule by one month to 16 years, with the maximum defaults in the road transport sector, according to the data available with the ministry of statistics and programme implementation.

"As of 31st July, out of 602 central sector projects each costing Rs. 100 crore or above, 327 projects are reporting delays in the range of one to 192 months," Minister of State for Statistics and Programme Implementation Sriprakash Jaiswal said in a written reply to the Lok Sabha Wednesday.

The union government, in a tough measure against non performing companies, has cancelled coal linkages of 25 captive power plants (CPPs) in order to weed out non serious coal companies from the system and to ensure adequate coal supply to plants running short of fuel. These captive power plants have combined capacity of nearly
1,300 mw annually but they failed to meet their production capacity on time.

New Delhi, Mar 4 : Union Minister of State for Home Sriprakash Jaiswal on Wednesday said that Indian Government would review security for the Indian Premier League (IPL) following the attack on Sri Lankan cricket players in Pakistan.

"The two (elections and IPL) are going to take place around the same period. What has happened in Pakistan has also raised concerns. We don''t want to take any risk by being negligent," said Jaiswal.

New Delhi, Feb 22 : The Centre is keeping eye on the developments in Swat Valley in Pakistan due to Talibans and in Sri Lanka due to LTTE cadre facing military action.

Minister of State for Home Affairs Sriprakash Jaiswal on Sunday said the Government of India is aware of the turbulence affecting the region.

"The government is fully aware that the country can face problem and we are ready for it. We have informed our security forces, defence and paramilitary. We have also informed our states to take all necessary measures," Jaiswal said.

New Delhi, Feb 18 : Minister of State for Home Affairs Sriprakash Jaiswal, today said that a total number of 1655 associations have received foreign contribution of an amount of more than Rs. one crore in 2006-07.

In a written reply in Rajya Sabha today, Jaiswal said that out of 1655 associations, 155 have received foreign contributions from donors based in India.

New Delhi, Feb 17 : The Government has declared a compensation for families of the 164 victims, including 22 security personnel, killed in the Mumbai terror attacks.

Minister of State for Home Sriprakash Jaiswal informed on Tuesday that the legal heirs of the 22 martyrs of 26/11 strikes have been paid a compensation of Rs 25 lakh and the remaining legal heirs of the people killed in the tragedy have received Rs 5 lakh each.

The Maharashtra Government has also announced a compensation of Rs 50,000 each to the 233 injured persons.

New Delhi, Dec. 1 : Sriprakash Jaiswal, Minister of State for Home Affairs, has asked security forces to be prepared for bigger challenges in the future.

Addresssing BSF personnels in New Delhi, Jaiswal described the present condition in the country as challenging for security forces.

He was speaking on the occasion of 43rd Raising Day celebrations of the Border Security Force (BSF) in New Delhi on Monday.

Referring to the sixty- hour- long Mumbai terror seige, Jaiswal assured the troops that his government would do the needful to address all concerns of the security forces.

New Delhi/Dhule, Oct 8: Union Minister of State for Home Sriprakash Jaiswal will visit Dhule district of Maharashtra to review the situation.

According to Home Ministry spokesman, Jaiswal is scheduled to have a meeting with leaders of various communities to ensure immediate restoration of peace.

Meanwhile, the situation in Dhule is tense but under control.

According to official sources, the death toll has risen to seven. Police has arrested more than 250 anti-social elements.

Bhubaneswar, Aug 27 : Union Minister of State for Home Sriprakash Jaiswal on Wednesday said he would review why the violence in Kandhmal District of Orissa could not be contained so far.

After arriving here for assessing the situation in the communally sensitive district, Jaiswal said: "There is no sign of violence subsiding in Kandhmal even though three days have passed since the killing of Swami Laxmananda Saraswati."

He further said both Prime Minister and Home Minister are worried over the situation at Kandhamal and the Centre is ready to rush more forces to bring the situation under control

Ahmedabad, July 26 : Minister of State for Home Sriprakash Jaiswal on Saturdaycondemned the serial blasts in Ahmedabad, describing it as a planned mode of spreading panic across the country.

“All our Metros have lots of people, and it is not possible to have a police presence in every part of the city or cities,” Jaiswal said.

“Terrorists and those behind such heinous crimes are taking advantage of this, but the Government is determined to take firm measures to counter this menace in every way possible,” he added.

Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh too has condemned this cowardly act.

Kanpur, July 25 : Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Sriprakash Jaiswal today said that the Centre had forewarned the Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh governments about Bangalore and Hyderabad being possible terrorist targets.

“The Intelligence Bureau had received inputs that terrorists could target the cybercities of Hyderabad and Bangalore. Both the state governments were told to be on high alert,” he said.

Jaiswal said the main aim of the serial blasts in Bangalore was to “spread terror.”

The Centre is in touch with the state government and ready to offer all possible help, he added.

Pune, May 24: Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Sriprakash Jaiswal has blamed the Rajasthan Government for not paying heed to intelligence warnings prior to last week's serial blasts in Jaipur.

Speaking to reporters here, Jaiswal said central intelligence agencies had passed on alerts, but the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Government in Rajasthan had failed to act on it.

New Delhi, May 14 : Minister of State for Home Affairs Sri Prakash Jaiswal on Wednesday said that the Jaipur blasts are intended to destabilize country as the blasts have a definite link with the blasts occurred in the past.

Addressing a news conference in New Delhi today in the wake of Tuesday's serial blasts in Jaipur in which more than 63 people have died and 150 sustained injuries, Jaiswal said without naming any country or the terrorist organization that they want to derail the process of growth and development in India.

New Delhi, Apr 22 : Minister of State or Home Affairs Sriprakash Jaiswal told the Rajya Sabha today that the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) has links with several terrorist groups, including Lashker-e-Toiba.

Jaiswal said the links have been revealed in investigations into a number of cases. The State Governments have arrested over 181 SIMI activists with arms, ammunition and other items since 2006.

Out of them, 128 were arrested in Madhya Pradesh, Jaiswal added.

New Delhi, Mar 20 : Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Sriprakash Jaiswal said on Thursday that the Singh execution case could be taken to the United Nations.

Jaiswal indicated that the Indian government is seeking international intervention in the matter.

“We are not ready for Sarabjit to be repatriated from Pakistan if it means India has to release hardcore terrorists in exchange,” Jaiswal said.

Endorsing the ministerial view, Sarbjit’s wife Sukhpreet Kaur said: “My daughters and I would never like the freedom of Sarabjit if any hardcore Pakistani terrorists lodged in Indian jails have to be released in exchange. For us, nothing is above the nation and we can’t go against the interests of our motherland.”

New Delhi, Mar 17 : Minister of State for Home Affairs, Sriprakash Jaiswal today said that the centre would make best possible efforts to secure the release of Sarabjit Singh, who is likely to be hanged on April 1.

"We should not lose hope and even today we shall make the best possible efforts to do our best," said Jaiswal.

Minister of State for External Affairs Anand Sharma also said that not only will Sarabjit's case be taken up in right earnest, but the Government would also urge the Pakistan government to deal humanely with other Indian prisoners languishing in Pakistan.

New Delhi, Mar 12 : Minister of State for Home Affairs, Sriprakash Jaiswal, in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha mentioned today that the overall security in the country is under control.

He informed, “Although there is some violence and militancy in some parts of the country, the overall situation has remained largely under control.

There has been a significant improvement in the Jammu and Kashmir situation.

New Delhi, Mar 11 : The Centre has received a proposal from the Bihar Government for grant of similar relief and rehabilitation package to the victims of Bhagalpur riots of 1989-90, as given to the victims of anti-Sikh riots of 1984.

The proposal is under consideration in the Ministry of Home Affairs and a final decision is yet to be taken, said Minister of State for Home Affairs Sriprakash Jaiswal.

New Delhi, Mar 4 : The Union Minister of state for Home Affairs, Sriprakash Jaiswal, today said that enough inputs are available to prove that militant outfits operating in the country have links with terror groups from across the border mainly Pakistan and Pakistan occupied Kashmir.

Jaiswal informed the Lok Sabha that Lashkar -e- Tayyeba, Jaish-e- Mohammed, Harkat-ul-Jihad, Hizbul Majahideen, and Al-Badr are the groups involved in terrorist activities in India that have international networks.

New Delhi, Feb 27 (ANI): Union Minister of state for Home Affairs, Sriprakash Jaiswal, replying to a question in Rajya Sabha today said there has been a decrease in terrorist incidents in Jammu and Kashmir during the last two years.

The number of terrorist incidents in Jammu and Kashmir during the year 2007 was 1092 while the number stood at 1667 for the year 2006. He presented the report of the Jammu and Kashmir Government that stated more than 8.75 lakh tourists visited the State during the last two years.