Health Director Neeraj Bansod told deans of all government medical colleges, chief medical and health officers of all districts and civil surgeons-cum-hospital superintendents to ensure microbiological surveillance and send reports to the state surveillance unit every week.
In the last few days, cases of Covid patients getting infected with infections like fungus and bacteria have come to the notice in government and private hospitals, an official order said.
Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging him to include the states amended provisions, which provide 76% reservation to different communitie, in the 9th schedule of the Constitution.
In the letter, the Chief Minister stated that inclusion of the amended provisions of reservation in the 9th schedule of the Constitution would ensurejusticefor the deprived and marginalized sections of the Society, considering the special circumstances of the state. He has requested the Prime Minister to direct all concerned officials to take necessary action in this regard.
The reservation (Amendment) Bill passed by the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly in December 2022 provides for 13% reservation for Scheduled Castes, 32% for Scheduled Tribes, 27% for Other Backward Classes, and 4% for Economically Weaker Sections in the state.
The Chief Minister has also highlighted that 32% of Chhattisgarh’s total Population consists of Scheduled Tribes, 13% are Scheduled Castes, and 42% are from Other Backward Classes. Moreover, 44% of the state’s land is covered with forests, and a large part of the state is covered by inaccessible mountainous regions. These factors contribute to the state’s unique situation and the need for special provisions for reservation.
The Chhattisgarh government on Friday said that there is no dearth of Oxygen for patients of Covid-19 and other serious diseases.
Around 386.9 metric tons of oxygen is being produced in the state every day, whereas the need for 5,898 patients with oxygen support is only 110.3 MT.
In Chhattisgarh, 27 pressure swing absorption (PSA) oxygen Generator Plants are generating nearly 177 MT oxygen on a daily basis. Apart from this, 210 MT is produced daily by two manufacturers. Madhya Pradesh has also approached for oxygen from the Bhilai plant.
In order to promote adventure Sports in the state,Chhattisgarh Motor Sports Associationis organising the exciting, fast-paced and adventurous national supercross bike racing 2022 in the capital cityRaipur.
SuperCross bike racing is a fast-paced sport that is conducted in a natural or artificially created muddy up and down (bumped) with obstacles in sequence. Players in this sport are given a collective start. Bike riders face a lot of flying dust, mud particles in many rounds of racing in which they have to show their ability, courage and skills. Supercross racing on a dusty and bumpy track is exciting and scenic, in which many players take part simultaneously.
This sports competition will be organised in the outdoor stadium of Budhapara, in the capital city. The in the ground will be used by the organisers for the construction of the track for this asymmetrical racing, for which experts from the federation have reached and other officials will reach on February 26. From the point of view of security in the event, marshals and members ofChhattisgarh Motor Sports Committeewill discharge their responsibility on and off the field. District Administration,Sports Authorityof India for outdoor stadium have been granted the permission for the same.
Sales of Chhattisgarh Herbals products touched Rs 4.34 crore in the first nine months of the current financial year 2021-22. The sale in the last fiscal was Rs 2.15 crore.
The Chhattisgarh government has been promoting the collection, processing and Marketing of minor forest produce and forest-based medicines to boost EMPLOYMENT and regular income to forest dwellers, an official Communication said on Monday.
The products are sold under the Chhattisgarh Herbals brand.
In fiscal 2019-20, the trading was of Rs 1.25 crores, which rose to Rs 2.15 crore in 2020-21. In the first nine months of 2021-22, it was Rs 4.34 crores.
At present the products are being sold through 30 Sanjeevani Kendras in all the districts of the state.
Private is being promoted to manage the distribution Network. The products have now entered the open retail market through a network of dealers, sub-dealers and retailers.
The objective was to provide a single-window system to clear the pension cases without any physical presence of pensioner. All the necessary documents (except service book) are submitted online and digitally signed by concerned authorities.
All the documents are also sent to the bank online by the treasuries for payment of pension to the banks.
The pensioner can login on the portal to seek status of the pension details and even lodge complaints online. There is facility to download the digital copy of the identity card issued to the pensioners.
Under the Electric Vehicle (EV) Policy 2022, the Transport Department is encouraging adoption of electric vehicles by providing 10% subsidy to the vehicle price which is directly transferred to the costumers bank account.
An official Communication said that the subsidy is available for all two-wheeler, three-wheeler, four-wheeler (non-commercial), four-wheeler (commercial), goods carrier passenger vehicles, and other categories of battery-powered electric vehicles (EV) in order to promote electric vehicles in the state under Policy 2022.
The new EV policy aims towards ensuring a healthy Environment for the residents of Chhattisgarh and to avoid rapidly increasing harmful gas emissions from vehicles and other sources that result in decreasing the air quality index, rapid adoption of battery electric cars.
The electric vehicles accounting for 15% of all new vehicle registrations by 2027 will result in significantly enhancing Chhattisgarh’s environment by lowering emissions of polluting gases from the transports, the communication said.
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel pledged to construct a Sansthan (institute) in Nava Raipur. It will include a Kabir memorial, a museum and a research centre. He was addressing the International Kabirpanth Sant Mahasammelan at Kharisa in Raigarh district.
He said Kabirs teachings were still relevant and continue to guides the Society.
Kabir has underlined that salvation cannot be attained without the blessings of the Guru. He worked to remove hypocrisy and distortions in the society by paving the path to lead a simple life.
Chhattisgarh will receive two national awardsBest Inland State and Best Proprietary Firm — from the National Board at a function to be held at Daman on the occasion of World Fisheries Day on Monday.
Chhattisgarhs Bharat Bala Aquaculture has been selected for the award of best proprietary firm for fish farming in Bagaud village in Dhamtari. A cash prize of Rs 2 lakh and a memento will be conferred on the firm.
Apart from it, the Chhattisgarh state will receive the award of Best Inland State.
Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel and Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture and Fisheries Minister Ravindra Choubey have expressed happiness on the achievement.
The Chhattisgarhgovernment has accorded agriculture status to fish farming and paved the way for its development.
Chief minister Bhupesh Baghel attended the virtual meeting of CMs from all the states of the country.
During this Baghel demanded thatChhattisgarhshould be given permission toproduce ethanol from paddy, requested the Centre to reconsider the decision of not procuring Usna Rice from Chhattisgarh and demanded to return Chhattisgarhs share of coal penalty worth Rs 4140 crore and reduce cess on petrol-diesel.
Chhattisgarh state is known as the ‘rice bowl’, where paddy is produced in abundance. Baghel said that for the last two-three years, the had been seeking the permission to produce bio-ethanol from surplus paddy. The production would benefit the state and the farmers, and it would also save the Foreign Exchange spent by the Centre on import of petroleum products.
MoUs have also been signed with 12 companies for setting up bio-ethanol plant. He also informed that the state has got permission to produce ethanol from sugarcane and maize.
There are about 500 Usna mills in the state with a production capacity of 5 lakh metric tons per month. This decision of Central Government would shut down these mills, leaving the labourers here unemployed.
Baghel also requested conversion of the Revenue Deficit of 15th Finance Commission into a grant. He said that in the financial year 2021-22, 17 states are being provided a grant of Rs One lakh 18 thousand 552 crore.
This grant should be provided on the basis of revenue deficit from the year 2021-22 to 2024-25 to support the Covid-affected economies of the states.
The grant is being given for the losses incurred in the previous years, which does not compensate the loss incurred due to Covid crisis.