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  • List Of 449 Government Schemes With Nehru Gandhi Names

    It can happen only in India.

     

    Idolizing and naming places after political Leaders, from Hair Dresser to Airports.

     

    Rajiv Gandhi and Indira Gandhi
    449 schemes are named after Nehru Gandhi Family.From L ti R Cabinet Secretary,Rajiv Gandhi, Indira Gandhi Image Credit NDTV

     

    It does not matter whether the leader in alive or Dead.

     

    In Tamil Nadu , one will find the statues of EVR Annadurai, MGR most prominently.

     

    You will find at least one Gandhi Road/Nagar, Anna Road/Nagar,MGR Nagar/Road.

     

    And there are pockets with the DMK’s name( who is alive and kicking vigorously)

     

    Not to be outdone, the sycophants in the Government of India had beaten the Dravidian Parties to the pulp!

     

    By naming 449 Central Government projects with Gandhi, Nehru Family Name.

     

    At least 25% of Central schemes are named after late PM Rajiv Gandhi. Planning Commission data suggests that government runs 58 schemes named after eminent people, MoS for Planning Ashwani Kumar said in a written reply to Lok Sabha. Of these, 16 schemes bear Gandhi’s name like Rajiv Awaas Yojana, Rajiv Gandhi Udyami Mitra Yojana, Rajiv Gandhi Panchayat Shashaktikaran Abhiyan, Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana, Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowships for ST students etc.(Times of india-10 May, 2012)

     

    It transpires that there are over 450 schemes in all!

     

    This despite a dissenting note by the Cabinet Secretary’s Note.

     

    New Delhi Cabinet Secretary KM Chandrashekhar has written to all the ministers regarding usage of names of prominent leaders in developmental programmes. Following is what the letter talks about.

    Dear Minister

    As you are aware that number of programmes under execution in the country are named after 
    leaders particularly Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi, the former Prime Ministers.

    The practice has become widespread and indiscriminate. This reduces the value of identifying programmes with national figures particularly as implementation and impact of many of these programmes is not always as ought to be. As such many of them do not merit such association.

    I have, therefore, been directed to convey that in the light of what is stated above there is need to be sparing and selective in associating names of national leaders with such programmes to prevent proliferation of such nomenclature.

    With regards, 
    KM Chandrasekhar 
    Cabinet Secretary”

     

    Congres Reply.

    rom a crèche for working mothers, to rural electrification, to subsidised housing, there are about a dozen Central government run schemes named after Indira and Rajiv.

    But if one takes into account welfare schemes run by the state governments, the figure is many times over. 

    In August 2009, an RTI application revealed more 450 government projects and schemes are named after the Gandhi-Nehru family.

    The Congress, however, defended naming projects after the Gandhi-Nehru family.

    “If you at look at history, from 1946 to 1964, Pandit Nehru was the Prime Minister. Again from 1966 to 1984, Mrs Indira Gandhi was the PM. She was succeeded by Rajiv Gandhi, and all of them have contributed to nation building. Yes, their names should be associated with projects that have gravitas,” said Manish Tiwari, Congress Spokesperson.

    Apart from an element of sycophancy, there’s perhaps also some politics in naming the developmental projects after Indira and Rajiv Gandhi. Many of the centrally sponsored schemes are actually implemented by the state governments. If these schemes do well, state governments want to take the credit. So by naming after a Congress leader, the Centre wants it known, it was a Congress government which first thought of such a scheme.”

     

    Well, what about Lalbahadur Shastri,Chandrasekhar,IK Gujral,Deve Gowda, Vajpayee and the like?

     

    A list of Schemes.

     

    1 Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana, Ministry of Power 2 Rajiv Gandhi National Drinking Water Mission (RGNDWM) 3 Rajiv Gandhi National Crèche Scheme for the Children of Working Mothers 4  Rajiv Gandhi Udyami Mitra Yojana for benefit of NE entrepreneurs 5 Indira Awas Yojana, Ministry of Rural Areas and Environment 6 Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme 7 Jawaharlal Nehru Urban Renewal Mission, Ministry of Urban Development 8 Jawaharlal Nehru Rojgar Yojna 9 Rajiv Gandhi Shramik Kalyan Yojna 10  Indira Gandhi Canal Project 11 Rajiv Gandhi Shilpi Swasthya Bima Yojana 12  Indira Vikas Patra 13 State Government Schemes 14

    Rajiv Gandhi Rehabilitation Package for Tsunami Affected Areas, Govt. of Tamil Nadu, Budgetary Allocation Rs.2347.19 crores

    15 Rajiv Gandhi Social Security Scheme for poor people, Department of Revenue and Disaster Management, Govt. of Puducherry 16 Rajiv Ratna Awas Yojna – Congress party president and United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Chairperson Sonia Gandhi had announced that the Centre would give a package of Rs.1,500-crore for providing housing facilities to the poorer sections in Delhi, thus announcing the scheme. 17 Rajiv Gandhi Prathamik Shiksha Mission , Raigarh 18 Rajiv Gandhi Shiksha Mission, Madhya Pradesh 19 Rajiv Gandhi Mission on Food Security , Madhya Pradesh 20 Rajiv Gandhi Mission on Community Health, Madhya Pradesh 21  Rajiv Gandhi Rural Housing Corporation Limited is a Government Company established by the Government of Karnataka to cater to the housing needs of the Economically and Socially weaker sections of the society.  Registered in April 2000, its authorised Capital is Rs.10 crores with Rs.3 crore  paid up. 22 Rajiv Gandhi Tourism Development Mission, Rajasthan 23 Rajiv Gandhi Computer Literacy Programme, Assam 24 Rajiv Gandhi Swavlamban Rojgar Yojana, Govt. of NCT of Delhi 25 Rajiv Gandhi Mobile Aids Counseling and Testing Services, Rajiv Gandhi Foundation 26 Rajiv Gandhi Vidyarthi Suraksha Yojana, Maharashtra 27 Rajiv Gandhi Mission for Water Shed Management, M.P. 28 Rajiv Gandhi Food Security Mission for Tribal Areas, MP 29  Rajiv Gandhi Home for Handicapped, Pondicherry 30 Rajiv Gandhi Breakfast Scheme, Pondicherry 31 Rajiv Gandhi Akshay Urja Divas, Punjab 32 Rajiv Gandhi Artisans Health and Life Insurance Scheme, Tamil Nadu 33 Rajiv Gandhi Zopadpatti and Nivara Prakalpa, Mumbai 34 Rajiv Arogya Sri programme , Gujrat State Govt. Scheme 35 Rajiv Gandhi Abhyudaya Yojana, AP 36 Rajiv Gandhi Computer Saksharta Mission, Jabalpur 37 Rajiv Gandhi Bridges and Roads Infrastructure Development Programme for the construction of new roads and bridges and strengthening of the existing ones in the state of Haryana 38 Rajiv Gandhi Gramin Niwara Prakalp, Maharashtra Govt. 39  Indira Gandhi Utkrishtha Chhattervritti Yojna for Post Plus Two Students, Himachal Pradesh Government Scheme, Sponsored by, Central Government 40  Indira Gandhi Women Protection Scheme, Maharashtra Govt. 41  Indira Gandhi Prathisthan, Housing and Urban Planning Department, UP Govt 42  Indira Kranthi Patham Scheme, Andhra Pradesh 43  Indira Gandhi Nahar Pariyojana, State Govt. Scheme 44

    Indira Gandhi Vruddha Bhumiheen Shetmajoor Anudan Yojana, Govt. of   Maharashtra

    45 Indira Gandhi Nahar Project  (IGNP), Jaisalmer, Govt. of Rajasthan 46 Indira Gandhi Niradhar Yojna, Govt. of Maharashtra 47 Indira Gandhi kuppam, State Govt. Welfare Scheme for Tsunami effected fisherman 48  Indira Gandhi Drinking Water Scheme-2006, Haryana Govt. 49 Indira Gandhi Niradhar Old, Landless, Destitute women farm labour Scheme,Maharashtra Govt. 50 Indira Gandhi Women Protection Scheme , Maharashtra Govt. 51 Indira Gandhi Landless Agriculture Labour scheme, Maharashtra Govt. 52  Indira Gaon Ganga Yojana, Chattisgarh 53 Indira Sahara Yojana , Chattisgarh 54  Indira Soochna Shakti Yojana, Chattisgarh 55 Indira Gandhi Balika Suraksha Yojana , HP 56  Indira Gandhi Garibi Hatao Yojana (DPIP), MP 57 Indira Gandhi super thermal power project , Haryana Govt. 58 Indira Gandhi Water Project, Haryana Govt. 59 Indira Gandhi Sagar Project , Bhandara District Gosikhurd Maharashtra 60 Indira Jeevitha Bima Pathakam, AP Govt 61 Indira Gandhi Priyadarshani Vivah Shagun Yojana, Haryana Govt. 62 Indira Mahila Yojana Scheme, Meghalaya Govt 63 Indira Gandhi Calf Rearing Scheme, Chhattisgarh Govt. 64 Indira Gandhi Priyadarshini Vivah Shagun Yojana, Haryana Govt. 65 Indira Gandhi Calf Rearing Scheme, The government of Andhra Pradesh helped most of the respondent families in acquiring female calves through this scheme. 66 Sports/Tournaments/Trophies 67 Rajiv Gandhi Gold Cup Kabaddi Tournament 68 Rajiv Gandhi Sadbhavana Run 69 Rajiv Gandhi Federation Cup boxing championship 70 Rajiv Gandhi International tournament (football) 71 NSCI – Rajiv Gandhi road races, New Delhi 72 Rajiv Gandhi Boat Race, Kerala 73 Rajiv Gandhi International Artistic Gymnastic Tournament 74 Rajiv Gandhi Kabbadi Meet 75 Rajiv Gandhi Memorial Roller Skating Championship 76 Rajiv Gandhi memorial marathon race, New Delhi 77 Rajiv Gandhi International Judo Championship, Chandigarh 78 Rajeev Gandhi Memorial Trophy for the Best College, Calicut 79 Rajiv Gandhi Rural Cricket Tournament, Initiated by Rahul Gandhi in Amethi 80 Rajiv Gandhi Gold Cup (U-21), football 81 Rajiv Gandhi Trophy (football) 82  Rajiv Gandhi Award for Outstanding Sportspersons 83 All Indira Rajiv Gandhi Basketball (Girls) Tournament, organized by Delhi state 84 Jawaharlal Nehru Hockey Tournament. 85 All India Rajiv Gandhi Wrestling Gold Cup, organized by Delhi State 86 Rajiv Gandhi Memorial Jhopadpatti Football Tournament, Rajura 87 Rajiv Gandhi International Invitation Gold Cup Football Tournament, Jamshedpur 88 Rajiv Gandhi Mini Olympics, Mumbai 89 Rajiv Gandhi Beachball Kabaddi Federation 90 Rajiv Gandhi Memorial Trophy Prerana Foundation 91 International Indira Gandhi Gold Cup Tournament 92 Indira Gandhi International Hockey Tournament 93 Indira Gandhi Boat Race 94 Jawaharlal Nehru International Gold Cup Football Tournament. Stadium 95 Gandhi Stadium, Bolangir, Orissa 96 Indira Gandhi Sports Complex, Delhi 97  Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, New Delhi 98 Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi 99 Rajiv Gandhi Sports Stadium, Bawana 100 Rajiv Gandhi National Football Academy, Haryana 101 Rajiv Gandhi AC Stadium, Vishakhapatnam 102 Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium, Pondicherry 103 Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, Nahariagun, Itanagar 104 Rajiv Gandhi Badminton Indoor Stadium, Cochin 105 Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium, Kadavanthra,Ernakulam 106 Rajiv Gandhi Sports Complex , Singhu 107 Rajiv Gandhi Memorial Sports Complex, Guwahati 108 Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad 109  Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium, Cochin 110  Indira Gandhi Stadium, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh 111 Indira Gandhi Stadium, Una, Himachal Pradesh 112 Indira Priyadarshini Stadium, Vishakhapatnam 113 Indira Gandhi Stadium, Deogarh, Rajasthan Airports/ Ports  114 Jawaharlal Nehru Nava Sheva Port Trust, Mumbai 115 Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, New Hyderabad, A.P. 116 Rajiv Gandhi Container Terminal, Cochin 117  Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi 118 Indira Gandhi Dock, Mumbai Universities/Education Institutes   119 Rajiv Gandhi Aviation Academy, Begumpet, Hyderabad, A.P 120 Rajiv Gandhi Indian Institute of Management, Shilong 121  Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Aeronautics, Ranchi, Jharkhand 122  Rajiv Gandhi Technical University, Gandhi Nagar, Bhopal, M.P. 123 Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law, Kharagpur, Kolkata 124 Rajiv Gandhi Aviation Academy, Secundrabad 125 Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Patiala, Punjab 126 Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development, Tamil Nadu 127 Nehru Institute of Mountaineering, Uttarakashi 128 Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Business Management, Vikram University 129 Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi 130 Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore 131 Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology, Kottayam, Kerala 132 Rajiv Gandhi College of Engineering Research & Technology, Chandrapur, Maharashtra 133 Rajiv Gandhi College of Engineering, Airoli, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra 134 Rajiv Gandhi University, Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh 135 Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology, Chola Nagar, Bangalore, Karnataka 136 Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya, Gandhi Nagar, Bhopal, M.P. 137 Rajiv Gandhi D.e.d. College, Latur, Maharashtra 138 Rajiv Gandhi College, Shahpura, Bhopal 139 Rajiv Gandhi Foundation, Rajiv Gandhi Institute for Contemporary Studies, New Delhi 140 Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology, Raebareli, U.P. 141 Rajiv Gandhi Homeopathic Medical College, Bhopal, M.P. 142  Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Post Graduate Studies, East Godavari District, A.P. 143 Rajiv Gandhi College of Education, Thumkur, Karnataka 144 Rajiv Gandhi College of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu 145 Rajiv Gandhi Institute of IT and Biotechnology, Bhartiya Vidhyapeeth 146 Rajiv Gandhi High School, Mumbai, Maharashtra 147 Rajiv Gandhi Group of Institutions, Satna, M.P. 148 Rajiv Gandhi College of Engineering, Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu 149  Rajiv Gandhi Biotechnology Centre, R.T.M., Nagpur University 150  Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala 151 Rajiv Gandhi Mahavidyalaya, Madhya Pradesh 152 Rajiv Gandhi Post Graduate College, Allahabad, U.P. 153 Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology, Bangalore, Karnataka 154 Rajiv Gandhi Govt. PG Ayurvedic College, Poprola, Himachal Pradesh 155 Rajiv Gandhi College, Satna, M.P. 156 Rajiv Gandhi Academy for Aviation Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala 157  Rajiv Gandhi Madhyamic Vidyalaya, Maharashtra 158 Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Contemporary Studies, Islamabad, Pakistan 159 Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship 160 Rajiv Gandhi Industrial Training Centre, Gandhinagar 161  Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies, Andhra Pradesh 162 Rajiv Gandhi Institute Of Distance Education, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu 163 Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Aquaculture , Tamil Nadu 164  Rajiv Gandhi University (Arunachal University), A.P. 165 Rajiv Gandhi Sports Medicine Centre (RGSMC), Kerela 166  Rajiv Gandhi Science Centre, Mauritus 167 Rajiv Gandhi Kala Mandir, Ponda, Goa 168 Rajiv Gandhi Vidyalaya, Mulund, Mumbai 169 Rajiv Gandhi Memorial Polytechnic, Bangalore, Karnataka 170 Rajiv Gandhi Memorial Circle Telecom Training Centre (India), Chennai 171 Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Pharmacy, Kasagod, Kerala 172 Rajiv Gandhi Memorial College Of Aeronautics, Jaipur 173 Rajiv Gandhi Memorial First Grade College, Shimoga 174 Rajiv Gandhi Memorial College of Education, Jammu & Kashmir 175 Rajiv Gandhi South Campus, Barkacha, Varanasi 176 Rajiv Gandhi Memorial Teacher’s Training College, Jharkhand 177 Rajiv Gandhi Degree College, Rajahmundry, A.P. 178 Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), New Delhi 179 Indira Gandhi Institute of Development & Research, Mumbai, Maharashtra 180 Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy, Dehradun 181 Indira Gandhi RashtriyaUran Akademi, Fursatganj Airfield, Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh 182 Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai 183 Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, Orissa 184  Indira Gandhi B.Ed. College, Mangalore 185 Smt. Indira Gandhi College of Education, Nanded, Maharashtra 186 Indira Gandhi Balika Niketan B.ED. College, Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan 187 Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Raipur, Madhya Pradesh 188  Smt. Indira Gandhi College of Engineering, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra 189 Smt. Indira Gandhi Colelge, Tiruchirappalli 190 Indira Gandhi Engineering College, Sagar, Madhya Pradesh 191 Indira Gandhi Institute of Technology, Kashmere Gate, Delhi 192 Indira Gandhi Institute of Technology, Sarang, Dist. Dhenkanal, Orissa 193 Indira Gandhi Institute of Aeronautics, Pune, Maharashtra 194  Indira Gandhi Integral Education Centre, New Delhi 195 Indira Gandhi Institute of Physical Education & Sports Sciences, Delhi University, Delhi 196 Indira Gandhi High School, Himachal 197 Indira Kala Sangit Vishwavidyalaya, Chhattisgarh 198 Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla 199 Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Kukatpally, Andhra Pradesh 200 Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Jabalpur 201 Jawaharlal Nehru B.Ed. College, Kota, Rajasthan 202 Jawaharlal Nehru P.G. College, Bhopal 203 Jawaharlal Nehru Government Engineering College, Sundernagar, District Mandi, H.P. 204 Jawaharlal Nehru PublicSchool, Kolar Road, Bhopal 205 Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Technology, Ibrahimpatti, Andhra Pradesh 206  Jawaharlal Nehru College, Aligarh 207 Jawaharlal Nehru Engineering College in Aurangabad, Maharashtra 208  Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for advanced Scientific Research, a deemed university, Jakkur, P.O. Bangalore 209 Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Social Studies, affiliated to Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapith (Pune, Maharashtra) 210 Jawaharlal Nehru College of Aeronautics & Applied Sciences, Coimbatore, (ESTD 1968) 211 Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Technology, Katraj, Dhankwdi, Pune, Maharashtra 212 Kamal Kishore Kadam’s Jawaharlal Nehru Engineering College in Aurangabad, Maharashtra 213 Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Education & Technological Research, Nanded, Maharashra Awards 214 Rajiv Gandhi Environment Award for Clean Technology, Ministry   of Environment & Forest, Govt. of India 215  Rajiv Gandhi Award for Outstanding Achievement 216  Rajiv Gandhi Shiromani Award 217 Rajiv Gandhi Shramik Awards, Delhi Labour Welfare Board 218 Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award 219 Rajiv Gandhi Manav Seva Award 220 Rajiv Gandhi Wildlife Conservation Award 221 Rajiv Gandhi National Award Scheme for Original Book Writing on Gyan Vigyan 222 RajivGandhi Travelling Scholarship 223 Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award 224 Rajiv Gandhi National Quality Award, Instituted by Bureau of    Indian Standards in 1991 225 Indira Gandhi Memorial National Award forBest Environmental   & Ecological 226  Rajiv Gandhi(UK) Foundation Scholarship 227  Rajiv Gandhi Film Awards (Mumbai) 228 Rajiv Gandhi Khelratna Puraskar 229 Rajiv Gandhi Parisara Prashasti, Karnataka 230   RajivGandhi Vocational Excellence Awards 231  Rajiv Gandhi Excellence award 232  Indira Gandhi Peace Prize 233  Indira Gandhi Prize for National Integration 234  Indira Gandhi Priyadarshini Award 235  Indira Priyadarshini Vrikshamitra Awards, Ministry of Environment   and Forests 236 Indira Gandhi Paryavaran Purashkar 237 Indira Gandhi NSS Award 238  Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration 239  Indira Gandhi Official Language Award Scheme 240  Indira Gandhi Award for Best First Film 241  Indira Gandhi Rajbhasha Awards for The Town Official Language 242   Indira Gandhi Prize” for Peace, Disarmament and Development 243  Indira Gandhi Prize for Popularization of Science  Implementation 244 Indira Gandhi Shiromani Award 245  Indira Gandhi NSS Award/National Youth 246  Indira Gandhi Paryavaran Pushar award – search n correct 247  Indira Gandhi N.S.S Awards 248  Indira Gandhi award for social service, MP Govt. 249    Post Graduate Indira Gandhi Scholarship Scheme 250 Indira Gandhi Rajbhasha Award Scheme 251 Indira Gandhi Rajbhasha Shield Scheme 252 Indira Gandhi Vision of Wildlife Conservation Zoo, a seminar organized by Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy. 253 Jawaharlal Nehru award for International peace worth Rs 15 lakh cash given to many international figures, every year, including Yasser Arafat of Palestine Liberation Front in 1988 and U Thant in 1965. 254 Soviet Land Nehru Award, a cash prize of Rs. 20,000 given to Shyam Benegal in Dec 89, in recognition of the above film. 255 Jawaharlal Nehru National Science Competition 256  Jawarharlal Nehru Student Award for research project of evolution of DNA 257 Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund, New Delhi, for Academic Achievement 258  Jawaharlal Nehru birth centenary research award for energy 259  Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding 260  Nehru Bal Samiti Bravery Awards 261 Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Medal 262  Jawaharlal Nehru Prize” from 1998-99, to be given to organizations (preferably   NGOs) for Popularization of Science. Scholarship / Fellowship  263 Rajiv Gandhi Scholarship Scheme for Students with Disabilities 264 Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship Scheme for SC/ST Candidates, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment 265 Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship Scheme for ST Candidates 266 Rajiv Gandhi Fellowship, IGNOU 267 Rajiv Gandhi Science Talent Research Fellows 268 Rajiv Gandhi Fellowship, Ministry of Tribal Affairs 269 Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship Scheme for scheduled castes and scheduled  tribes candidates given by University Grants Commission 270  Rajiv Gandhi Fellowship sponsored by the Commonwealth of Learning in  association with Indira Gandhi National Open University 271  Rajiv Gandhi science talent research fellowship given by Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for advanced scientific research (to promote budding scientists) done in tandem with Department of Science and Technology and Rajiv Gandhi Foundation 272 Rajiv Gandhi HUDCO Fellowships in the Habitat Sector (to promote research in the field of sustainable Habitat development) for MPhil, {PhD Students for 2 to 3 years, conferred by HUDCO 273 Indira Gandhi Memorial Fellowships check 274 Fullbright scholarship now renamed Fullbright- Jawaharlal Nehru Scholarship 275 Cambridge Nehru Scholarships, 10 in number, for research at Cambridge University, London, leading to Ph. D. for 3 years, which include fee, maintenance allowance, air travel to UK and back. 276 Scheme of Jawaharlal Nehru Fellowships for Post-graduate Studies, Govt. of India. 277  Nehru Centenary (British) Fellowships/Awards 278 Rajiv gandhi fees reembrasment schme  National Parks/ Sanctuaries/ Museums 279 Nehru Zoological park,Hyderabad 280 Rajiv Gandhi (Nagarhole) Wildlife Sanctury, Karnataka 281 Rajiv Gandhi Wildlife Sanctury, Andhra Pradesh 282 Indira Gandhi National Park, Tamil Nadu 283 Indira Gandhi Zoological Park , New Delhi 284 Indira Gandhi National Park, Anamalai Hills on Western Ghats 285 Indira Gandhi Zoological Park, Vishakhapatnam 286 Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya (IGRMS) 287 Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary, Pollachi 288 Rajiv Gandhi Health Museum 289 The Rajiv Gandhi Museum of Natural History 290 Indira Gandhi Memorial museum, New Delhi 291 Jawaharlal Nehru museum in Aurangabad, Maharashtra opened by state govt. 292 Jawaharlal Nehru memorial Gallery, London 293 Jawaharlal Nehru planetarium, Worli, Mumbai. 294 Jawaharlal Nehru National Science Exhibition for Children 295 Jawaharlal Nehru park,Vijayawada 296 Gandhi park,Guntur   Hospitals/Medical Institutions  298 Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Science, Bangalore, Karnataka 299 Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute & Research Centre, Delhi 300 Rajiv Gandhi Home for Handicapped, Pondicherry 301 Shri Rajiv Gandhi college of Dental Science & Hospital,  Bangalore, Karnataka 302 Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Bio Technology, Thiruvanthapuram, Kerala 303 Rajiv Gandhi College of Nursing, Bangalore, Karnataka 304 Rajiv Gandhi Super Specialty Hospital, Raichur 305 Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Chest Diseases, Bangalore, Karnataka 306 Rajiv Gandhi Paramedical College, Jodhpur 307 Rajiv Gandhi Medical College, Thane, Mumbai 308 Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Pharmacy, Karnataka 309 Rajiv Gandhi Hospital, Goa 310 Rajiv Gandhi Mission on Community Health, Madhya Pradesh 311 Rajiv Gandhi Super Specialty Hospital, Delhi 312 Rajiv Gandhi Homoeaopathic Medical College, Chinar Park, Bhopal, M.P 313 North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health & Medical Sciences , Shilong, Meghalaya 314 Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla 315 Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health, Bangalore 316 Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Sheikhpura, Patna 317 The Indira Gandhi Paediatric Hospital, Afghanistan 318 Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health Hospital, Dharmaram College, Bangalore 319  Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Heath, Bangalore 320 Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla 321 Indira Gandhi Institute of Dental Science, Kerala 322  Indira Gandhi Memorial Ayurvedic Medical College & Hospital, Bhubaneshwar 323 Indira Gandhi Government Medical College and Hospital, Nagpur 324 Indira Gandhi Eye Hospital And Research Centre, Kolkata 325 Indira Gandhi Hospital, Shimla 326 Indira Gandhi Women and Children Hospital , Bhopla 327  Indira Gandhi Gas Relief hospital, Bhopal 328  Kamla Nehru Hospital, Shimla 329 Chacha Nehru Bal Chikitsalaya 330  Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry 331 Gandhi Hosipital,Hyderabad 332  Jawaharlal Nehru Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Bhopal 333 Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College in Raipur. 334 Nehru Homoeopathic Medical College & Hospital, New Delhi 335 Nehru, Science Centre, Worli, Mumbai 336 Jawaharlal Nehru Cancer Hospital & Research Centre, Bhopal 337 Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Homoeopathic Medical Sciences, Maharashtra Institutions / Chairs / Festivals  338  Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development. (RGNIYD), Ministry of    Youth and Sports 339 Rajiv Gandhi Project – A pilot to provide Education thru Massive Satellite Connectivity up grassroot Level 340 Rajiv Gandhi Rural Housing Corporation Limited (Government of Karnataka     Enterprise) 341  Rajiv Gandhi National Ground Water Training & Research Institute, Faridabad, Haryana 342 Rajiv Gandhi Food Security Mission in Tribal Areas 343  Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development 344  Rajiv Gandhi Shiksha Mission, Chhattisgarh 345 Rajiv Gandhi Chair Endowment established in 1998 to create a Chair of South Asian Economics 346  Rajiv Gandhi Information and Technology Commission 347 Rajiv Gandhi Chair for Peace and Disarmament 348 Rajiv Gandhi Music Festival 349 Rajiv Gandhi Memorial Lecture 350 Rajiv Gandhi Akshay Urja Diwas 351 Rajiv Gandhi Education Foundation, Kerala 352 Rajiv Gandhi Panchayati Raj Convention 353 The Rajiv Gandhi Memorial Educational and Charitable Society, Kasagod, 354 Rajiv Gandhi Memorial trophy ekankika spardha, Prerana Foundation, Kari road 355 Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, Janpath, New Delhi 356 Indira Gandhi Panchayati Raj & Gramin Vikas Sansthan, Jaipur, Rajasthan 357  Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR), Kalpakkam 358 Indira Gandhi  Institute for Development and Research , Mumbai 359 Indira Gandhi Institute of Cardiology (IGIC), Patna 360 Indira Gandhi National Center for the Arts, New Delhi 361 Indira Gandhi National Foundation, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala 362  Indira Gandhi Mahila Sahakari Soot Girani Ltd, Maharashtra 363  Indira Gandhi Conservation Monitoring Centre , Ministry of Environment & Forest 364  Post-Graduate Indira Gandhi Scholarship for Single Girl Child 365 Jawahar Shetkari Sahakari Sakhar Karkhana Ltd. 366 Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan 367 Jawaharlal Nehru Centenary celebrations 368 Postal stamps of different denominations and one Rupee coins in memory of     Jawaharlal Nehru 369 Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Trust (U.K.) Scholarships 370  Jawaharlal Nehru Custom House Nhava Sheva, Maharashtra 371 Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for. Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore 372 Jawaharlal Nehru Cultural Centre, Embassy of India, Moscow 373 Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Udyog Kendra for Juveniles, Pune, Maharastra 374 Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru college of agriculture and research institute ,     Pondicherry Roads/Buildings/places  375 Gandhi Nagar.Hyderabad 376 Rajiv Chowk, Delhi 377 Rajiv Gandhi Bhawan, Safdarjung, New Delhi 378 Rajiv Gandhi Handicrafts Bhawan, New Delhi 379  Rajiv Gandhi Park, Kalkaji, Delhi 380 Indira Chowk, New Delhi 381 Nehru Planetarium, New Delhi 382 Nehru Yuvak Kendra, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi 383 Nehru Nagar, New Delhi 384 Nehru Place, New Delhi 385 Nehru Park, New Delhi Nehru House, BSZ Marg, New Delhi 386 Jawaharlal Nehru Government House New Delhi 387 Rajiv Gandhi Renewable Energy Park, Gurgaon, Haryana 388 Rajiv Gandhi Chowk, Andheri, Mumbai 389 Indira Gandhi Road, Mumbai 390  Indira Gandhi Nagar, Wadala, Mumbai 391 Indira Gandhi Sports Complex, Mulund, Mumbai 392  Nehru Nagar, Kurla, Mumbai 393 Jawaharlal Nehru gardens at Thane, Mumbai 394 Rajiv Gandhi Memorial Hall, Chennai 395 Jawaharlal Nehru Road, Vadapalani, Chennai, Tamilnadu 396 Rajiv Gandhi Salai (Old Mahabalipuram road named after Rajiv Gandhi) 397 Rajiv Gandhi Education City, Haryana 398 Mount Rajiv, a peak in Himalaya 399 Rajiv Gandhi IT Habitat, Goa 400 Rajiv Gandhi Nagar, Chennai 401 Gandhi Nagar.Vijayawada 402 Rajiv Gandhi Nagar in Coimbatore,  Tamil Nadu 403 Rajiv Gandhi Nagar, Trichy, Tamil Nadu 404  Rajiv Gandhi IT Park, Hinjewadi, Pune 405 Rajiv Gandhi Panchayat Bhav , Palanpur  Banaskantha 406 Rajiv Gandhi Chandigarh Technology Park, Chandigarh 407 Rajiv Gandhi Smriti Van, Jharkhand 408 Rajiv Gandhi statue, Panaji, Goa 409 Rajiv Gandhi Road, Chittoor 410 Rajiv Gandhi Memorial at Sriperumbudur 411 Indira Gandhi Memorial Library, University of Hyderabad 412 Indira Gandhi Musical Fountains, Bangalore 413 Indira Gandhi Planetarium , Lucknow 414 Indira Gandhi Centre for Indian Culture (IGCIC), High Commission of India, Mauritus 415 Indira Gandhi Zoological Park , Eastern Ghats of India 416  Indira Gandhi Canal, Ramnagar, Jaisalmer 417 Indira Gandhi Industrial Complex, Ranipet, Vellore District 418 Indira Gandhi Park, Itanagar 419 Indira Gandhi Squiare , Pondicherry 420 Indira Gandhi Road, Willingdon Island, Cochin 421 Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip Garden, Kashmir 422 Indira Gandhi Sagar Dam, Nagpur 423 Indira Gandhi bridge, Rameshvar, Tamil Nadu 424 Indira Gandhi Hospital, Bhiwandi Nizampur Municipal Corporation 425 Indira Gandhi memorial cultural Complex, UP Govt. 426 Indira Gandhi Sports Stadium , Rohru District, Shimla 427 Indira Gandhi Panchayati Raj Sansthan , Bhopal 428 Indira Gandhi Nagar, Rajasthan 429 Indira Nagar, Lucknow 430 Roads are named after Jawaharlal Nehru in many cities e.g. in Jaipur, Nagpur, Vile Parle, Ghatkopar, Mulund etc. 431 Nehru Nagar, Ghaziabad 432 Jawaharlal Nehru Gardens, Ambarnath 433 Jawarharlal Nehru Gardens, Panhala 434 Jawaharlal Nehru market, Jammu. 435 Jawaharlal Nehru Tunnel on the Jammu Srinagar Highway 436 Nehru Chowk, Ulhas Nagar, Maharashtra. 437 Nehru Bridge on the river Mandvi, Panaji, Goa 438 Nehru Nagar Ghaziabad 439 Jawaharlal Nehru Road, Dharmatala, Kolkata 440 Nehru Road, Guwahati 441 Jawahar Nagar, Jaipur 442 Nehru Vihar Colony, Kalyanpur, Lucknow 443 Nehru Nagar, Patna 444 Jawaharlal Nehru Street, Pondicherry 445 Nehru Bazaar, Madanapalli, Tirupathi 446 Nehru Chowk, Bilaspur. M.P 447 Nehru Street, Ponmalaipatti, Tiruchirapalli 448 Nehru Nagar, S.M. Road, Ahmedabad 449 Nehru Nagar,. Nashik Pune Road

     

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    Nehru Gandhi Names Use Cabinet Secretary

     

     

     

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  • Predicting Spring Kheer Bhavani Temple Kashmir

    The Spring Water turned Darkish just before Indira Gandhi was assassinated.

     

    When black or darkish, it’s believed to be an indication of inauspicious times for Kashmir. In 1886, Walter Lawrence, the-then British settlement commissioner for land, during his visit to the spring, reported the water of the spring to have a violet tinge.

     

    Kashmiris claim to have observed a darkish or murky tinge to the water just before the assassination of Indira Gandhi and the 1989 insurgency in the valley.

     

    This is the Temple where Ravana  offered her kheer (rice pudding), which Goddess Bhavani accepted.

     

    Kheer Bhavani Temple is at a distance of 14 miles east of Srinagar near the village of Tula Mula,Kashmir.

     

     

    Other names of  Kheer Bhavani

     

    Maharagya Devi,

     

    Ragnya Devi,

     

    Rajni,

     

    RagnyaBhagwati,

     

    The Color of the Water Spring indicates auspicious or auspiciousness.

     

    The Temple is constructed over a Water Spring.

     

     

    This spot is now called vata-shun. Haider Malik Chadoora calls this spring “Votur-Gang”, and relates that its defiling, brought a fear of a snow-fall in Summer Hassan supported Haider Malik and has called it ‘votur-nag’. Now this spring is used by the water-works department (PHE) as a water-source.

    A mela is held at this spring, on the 12th of the bright-half of Shravana. It has been called Achha-ra-na Nag in Harmukh Mahatamya.

    Raithan is to the North-West of Srinagar 32 km away. Near the village, between the Son-moi river and the road, there a very large stone which the Hindus have been worshipping since time immemorial as a form of Goddess Ragniya.

     

    Legend:

     

    Maharagya was pleased with the devotion of Ravana and appeared before him and Ravana got an image of the Goddess installed in Sri Lanka.

     

    However, the Goddess became displeased with the vicious and licentious life of Ravana and so didn’t want to stay in Sri Lanka.

     

    Therefore, she is believed to have instructed Lord Hanuman to get the image from Sri Lanka and install it at the holy spot of Tula Mulla.

    The mention of Kheer Bhawani is found in Kalhana‘s Rajtarangini. Kalhana writes that the sacred spring of Tula Mula is situated in a marshy ground.

     

    The name of the spring is Mata Ragini Kund (pond).

     

    Maharagini is the form of Durga Bhagvati.

     

    Tula Mula and the spring of Maharagya has been considered very sacred.

     

    Thousands of years ago, many floods occurred in Kashmir and the sacred spring of Tula Mula was inundated under its sway and the holy place could nowhere be traced.

     

    At last, Kashmir’s Yogi Krishna Pandit had a dream in which the Goddess appeared to him and directed that she would swim in the form of a snake at the proper place and that he should stick large poles to demarcate the holy spot in the marsh land.

     

    Subsequently, when the water subsided there the holy spot was discovered.

     

    This event happened during the Samvat 4041 (Hindu lunar date). Abul-Fazal in his book Aini-Akbari mentions the area of Tula Mula extending over a region of hundred bighas (unit of land area) of land, which used to sink in the marshy lands during the summer season

     

    How To reach and Festivals.

     

    Deities: Ragnya Devi (Hindu Goddess)
    Location: At Tullamula of Srinagar
    Built by: Maharana Pratap Singh
    Built in: 1912
    Attraction: Natural Spring
    Best time to visit: Around the year

     

    he eighth day of the full moon in May holds great significance for the devotees of Ragnya Devi.

     

    They fast on this particular day and gather at the temple in huge numbers.

     

    It is believed that on this day, the goddess changes the colo.of the spring’s waters.

     

    The Kheer Bhavani temple serves as the venue for an annual festival held in May-June, on the occasion of Jesht Ashtami.

     

    Another Festival at Kheer Bhavani temple  Shukla Paksh Ashtami.

     

    On this day, havans/yagnas are performed to please the goddess.

     
    by Air: Srinagar airport is approximately 20 km away.

     
    by Rail: the nearest railhead for Srinagar. Trains from Delhi, Calcutta, Pune, Mumbai and other cities arrive at this station only.
    by Road: One can easily reach Kheer Bhavani Temple by taking regular Buses or by hiring Taxis from Srinagar.

     

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  • Sonia Gandhi And Antique Idols Theft

    There were reports that Sonia Gandhi was implicated in the Idols Thefts in India.

    Art Theft from India
    Yakshi Holding a Crowned Child (2002 Gift of Subhash Kapoor)
    Image Credit.http://chasingaphrodite.com/2012/07/30/kapoor-case-investigation-into-stolen-indian-idols-will-test-museum-transparency/

    “What about the arrest and jailing of Sonia Gandhi for smuggling antique idols out of India.

    On 1-8-02, smuggling of India’s antique artifacts by Sonia Gandhi was brought up in the Indian Parliament by a Samata Party member.

    Many Indians have visited Italy and had seen the shops owned by Sonia Gandhi, alias Edvige Antonia Albina Maino. .

    This has never been a secret. There is an antique store called Ganapathi in Orbassano, Italy, Sonia’s native place.

    The shop is owned by her relatives. Her smuggling activities began during Indira Gandhi‘s premiership when Sonia was only Mrs Rajiv Gandhi.

    Sonia Gandhi an illiterate housemaid coming from a poor Italian mason’s family, money making was the first criteria, when she married Rajiv

    . She never had education, but had herself certified as an art expert, which gave her the opportunity to certify Indian artifacts, as to which were museum pieces and which were not.

    Election Commissioner Navin Chawla’s wife Rupika Chawla not only helped Sonia, but has even supplied Indian antiques to Sonia for smuggling in to Italy.

    Sonia was close to Cultural Attache at the Italian Embassy and he used to smuggle artifacts via diplomatic courier bags which escaped customs inspection.

    This Cultural Attache was later withdrawn by the Italian Government

    . Antique smuggling and money laundering by Sonia with LTTE help was going on since 1984.

    Boyfriend Quattrocchi,wanted in Bofors, was buying arms from Phuket, Thailand for LTTE. Rajiv killing by LTTE if probed further by CBI-led MDMA, of Jain Commission would have revealed the conspiracy with LTTE in the assassination of Rajiv killing.

    Sonia systematically plundered and exported the ancient treasures of India, especially temple sculptures of Tamil Nadu, Andhra, Orissa and Madhya Pradesh, Mughal paintings and precious gems in Indian Museums, all protected and banned from export under the Antiquities and Art Treasures Act, 1972

    The CBI had in 1993 registered cases on such illegal exports from a Chennai suburb to an identified person in Italy. Festival of India was used as a ploy to smuggle out treasures.

    In this Sonia took the help Arjun Singh while he was MP, CM, art expert Martand Singh, a Pakistani couple Muneer and Farida Attaullah, London based Pakistani ISI fixer Salman Thassir a prince of Kuwait, and even the LTTE.

    Quattrocchi the Italian rogue was right hand man for Rajiv Gahdi. Rajiv Gandhi used to send faxes of cabinet decisions to Win Chadda which was seen by every one.

    Annual holidays and even weekly holidays are spend together by Quattrocchi family and Sonia family together. quattrocchi was arrested on 6th Feb 2007 and yet the news has come out on 23-2-2007.

    Sonia with the help of CBI and our tainted judges is trying to cover up the biggest theft of public money by Rajiv gandhi. Sonia bofors frozen money in the bank to her boy friend. Yet the media was silent”

    Comment in The Times of India. dated 9 May 2012.

    Sonia Gandhi Idol Theft.

    Now there is news that Indian Officials did not follow-up the lead.

    Implications?

    Rebuttal of this allegation is welcome and there seems to be no rebuttals as on Date.

    The Toledo Museum of Art has a mea culpa page on its website. Following widespread coverage of the Kapoor case in the media in India as well in the US, the museum has declared that it had bought eight items including a dancing Ganesha idol most likely belonging to Sripuranthan. The webpage acknowledges that similarities exist between the idol in its possession and the photograph of the idol sent by Tamil Nadu police.

    But to set its record straight, the museum has said that it wrote to the Indian Consulate General in New York in 2013 requesting their assistance in establishing the true provenance of the Ganesha idol. It sent a letter to S Jaishankar, the Ambassador of India, asking for his assistance in February 16, 2014, but hasn’t heard back from Indian officials so far.

    The lack of response from Indian consular officials is only a part of the red tape that needs to be cut to bring back the Kapoor treasures. The Tamil Nadu police here have a l s o b e e n bogged down by internal delays . Officials express frustration at the bureaucratic delays involved in reaching their letters of rogatory to the concerned parties. A senior police officer said: “Every letter prepared by CID’s idol wing police personnel in the state is forwarded to the Interpol division of CBI in Delhi.

    Citations.

    http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Indian-officials-in-US-ignore-museums-request-to-ID-idol/articleshow/32178998.cms

     

    Sonia Gandhi Illegal Registration As Voter Document

    Sonia Gandhi,the driving force and the real President of the Congress Party voted illegally when she was not a citizen of India . Her name in the voter list document in the image here below. The Story. Illegal registration as a voter:In January 1980, Indira Gandhi returned as Prime Minister. The first thing Sonia did…

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    Sonia Gandhi’s Wealth $2.19 Billions, News Removed

    The Huffington Post published a report ‘listing the wealthy people of the world.

    Sonia Gandhi was ranked at 12 , richer than Queen Elizabeth, along with former emir of Qatar Hamid bin Khalifa al-Thani .

    Within hours of this news story, Huffington Post removed Sonia Gandhi’s name from the list, obviously under pressure.

    To make…

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    Sonia Gandhi Education Falsification Documents.

    I posted profile of Sonia Gandhi on 28J uly 2012,

    (I have, here below, provided some Links and information on Sonia Gandhi,the De facto Queen of India, about whom hardly any negative news is reported by The Indian Media)

    Now I have some documents from the internet on Sonia Gandhi’s Education and Italy Citizenship.

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    Sonia Gandhi’s Foreign Travel Expenses, Denial Documents

    When Narendra Modi raised the issue of Sonia Gandhi’s Foreign travel stating that Rs 1880 Crore was involved I posted that in the face of the denial by the RTI applicant Ramesh,Hisar,Modi had rushed in without checking facts and that it did not fit his stature. Now though the case remains as it was, the information that the Government…

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    2 G Hawala Dealer Linked To Sonia Gandhi, IT Dept.

    Latest Development.

    The British Revenue Intelligence Authority alerted the Indian Income Tax Authority that an Indian businessman was transferring huge amount of money from Dubai to London ,couple of moths ago.

    The Income Tax authorities tapped his telephone.

    A raid was on after over two months of call recordings.

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  • Rahul Gandhi Partied After Mumbai Attack

    Rahul Gandhi stuttered, stammered and blundered hos way through the TimesNow Interview recently.

    Terror strikes Mumbai 2008
    Mumbai Terror Attack

    His insensitive remarks on the killing spree of Sikhs after the assassination of Indira Gandhi and his refusal to condemn openly the likes of Sajjan Kumar and Jagdish Tytler made one wince.

    I tried to find out what Rahul Gandhi was doing at the time of Mumbai Terror Attack.

    This is what he was doing, the would be PM of India,If , and a Big If, the party comes to power in India!

    Note that it is not a rag sheet but India Today.

    Even before the tears of Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan’s mother could dry up, Congress general secretary and heir apparent Rahul Gandhi went partying with his pals at a farmhouse on Delhi’s outskirts.

    The Prince partied hard, till 5 in the morning, on Sunday at the ‘sangeet’ for the forthcoming wedding of Samir Sharma, his childhood friend. They were at a sprawling farmhouse at Radhey Mohan Chowk, the haven of people who lead charmed lives beyond Chhatarpur.

    Just a day earlier, his sister Priyanka Vadra had caused a flutter by saying the late Indira Gandhi would have “made us very proud” by the way she would have reacted to the Mumbai terror strikes. Mumbai appeared to be far from her brother’s mind as he boogied at the farmhouse with Samir Sharma, US-based furniture designer son of Captain Satish Sharma, the late Rajiv Gandhi’s flying partner who nursed the First Family’s pocketborough, Rae Bareli, till Sonia Gandhi chose to contest from there in 2004.

    The Prince seemed to be completely out of sync with the mood of the nation post-26/11. Since Wednesday night, officials have been cancelling parties they were meant to host and even restaurants called off special events.

    Saturday night’s ‘sangeet’ was a lavish affair. It was hosted by Leena Musafir, sister of the woman with whom Samir is getting married, and her husband Inder. The party was attended by over 800 guests, including regulars at Page 3 dos. “When everyone is cancelling parties or just keeping them low-key, Rahul Gandhi had no business to be celebrating. His action makes us lose faith in future leaders,” said Ajay Bahl, a leading corporate lawyer who was trapped in the thick of the action on 26/11 at The Oberoi, Mumbai, but managed to escape with the help of the hotel staff.

    The Gandhis, including Sonia Gandhi’s mother Paola Maino, were present in strength at the 2004 wedding of Samir’s sister, Sarika, who is married to actorturned- TV producer Rahul Bhatt. Sarika and Rahul now manage a television production house.

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  • Boeing Paid $ 990,000 To Rajiv Gandhi

    I just posted an article detailing how Rajiv Gandhi was implicated in Viggen Aircraft deal.

    Now report indicates that Rajiv Gandhi was paid US $ 990,000 by Boeing.

    An article in the Michigan daily dated 10 September 1977 quoted a New Indian Express story to this effect.

    The article by the New Indian express is not available.

    Bribe received by Rajiv Gandhi from Boeing
    Rajiv Gandhi paid by Boeing

    Can someone find it?

    However I found some interesting information from the WSJ where in indicates that its expose of Boeing payouts might have delayed the signing of the Boeing deal and there is a mention of this amount.

    “On February 5, 1977, the Cabinet of then Prime MinisterIndira Gandhi approved the purchase of three Boeing 737 aircraft for Rs 30.55 crore, swiftly bringing to a close the deal in less than nine months of setting up a committee to recommend how the fleet capacity of Indian Airlines should be augmented.

    These nine months saw several controversies around the exercise, including a meeting in the room of Indian Airlines’ acting chairman A H Mehta, where “Indira Gandhi’s son”, Rajiv Gandhi (who was then an Avro commander with the airline), was ushered in and shown some “financial projections”, a procedure the J C Shah Commission later found “totally outside the ordinary course of business”. The Shah commission that probed excesses of the Emergency years (1975-77) also brought out how the Boeing deal was pushed by Indira Gandhi and rushed through after overruling the recommendations of the Planning Commission and the Public Investment Board.

    However, soon after the Cabinet’s approval of the Boeing deal, Indira Gandhi had told the then civil aviation and tourism minister,

    K Raghuramaiah, about a WSJ report and advised him to wait before the purchase order was placed. On February 8, Indira Gandhi told Raghuramaiah to “go ahead” and “place the order”. The minister did just that: He informed the IA management about the Cabinet approval and the contract with Boeing was signed on February 9, 1977. (Please see Business Standard’s April 18 report: “Controversial Boeing Deal of 1976-77: Rajiv Gandhi met IA brass, was shown financial details against norms”, http://goo.gl/95yZI)

    A Business Standard investigation into what precisely led to the delay reveals that Indira Gandhi might have become cautious after the publication of the WSJ report in January 1977 referring to questionable payments made by US companies, including Boeing. On January 21, 1977, WSJ carried a report headlined “Questionable Payments Total Put at $412 Million”. It mentioned Boeing as “topping the list” of 288 companies which had made questionable payments.

    Quoting a study by a Washington concern, Charles E Simon and Co, the news report went on to state that Boeing had admitted to making payments of $70 million. The details were collated from information filed by the companies with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The list, according to the WSJ report, included other prominent American corporations (with the payment amounts in brackets): Exxon Corp ($46 million), Northrop Corp ($32 million), Lockheed Aircraft Corp ($25 million) and Armco Steel ($17.5 million). The report also carried a disclaimer that the summary of payments included commissions, agent fees, over-billings and other payments, “many of which may not be deemed improper”.

    Indira Gandhi’s caution over concluding the deal was understandable. The final go-ahead for signing the contract might have been given only after ensuring that nothing specifically controversial about the deal appeared in any foreign newspaper. Domestic politics might have also prompted the hasty decisions that drove the deal.

    http://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/wsj-report-on-payment-may-have-delayed-signing-of-boeing-deal-113042000026_1.html

    http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2706&dat=19770911&id=PQFKAAAAIBAJ&sjid=QR4NAAAAIBAJ&pg=3207,500552