CHHATTISGARH

TheChhattisgarh government approved the draft of a policy to set uphigher educational institutionsunder public-private PARTNERSHIP (PPP) mode to provide quality Education to youth from backward areas.

The cabinet has approved the proposed policy draft for setting up higher educational institutions underpublic-private partnership modeto increase the state’s gross admission ratio in the higher and to provide quality education facilities to the youth from backward and extremely backward areas.

Besides, the quantity of rice entitled under the ration cards (except APL cards) under the state scheme would be distributed free to beneficiaries in November and December.
The policy of paddy and maize procurement on support price in the Kharif Marketing year 2022-23 was also approved.

The announcement was made at a virtual programme held at the Health and Family Welfare Ministry in New Delhi.

An official communiqu said the state secured the second spot in both categories of district hospitals and community health centres.

The award was given for performance in both categories for 2018-19 to 2010-21

The National Quality Assurance Standards are broadly arranged under eight “Areas of Concern” Service Provision, Patient Rights, Inputs, Support Services, Clinical Care, Infection Control, Quality Management and Outcome.

These standards are ISQUA accredited and meet global benchmarks in terms of comprehensiveness, Objectivity, evidence and rigour of development.

The upcoming statewide National Lok Adalat for this year is scheduled to be held on September 11 on all subject matters as per guideline issued by National Legal Services Authority (NALSA), New Delhi.

Chhattisgarh Legal Services Committee has requested advocates and parties concerned to contact the secretary along with details of their cases to be settled in this Lok Adalat before August 20.

The cases that may be taken up for settlement in this National Lok Adalat will include criminal compoundable offences, NI Act cases under Section 138, Money recovery cases, MACT cases, labour and EMPLOYMENT dispute cases, electricity and water bills and other bill payment cases (excluding non-compoundable), matrimonial disputes (except divorce), land acquisition cases pending before civil courts or Tribunals, service matters relating to pay and allowances and retrial benefits, revenue cases pending in district courts and high courts only, other civil cases like rent, easmentary rights, injunction suits, and specific performance suits.

Chhattisgarhwas on conferred with the prestigious Bhoomi Samman for outstanding performance in land Management and Administration.
Collectors of two districts of Chhattisgarh, Bemetara and Surguja, were awarded for excelling in achieving saturation of the core components ofDigital India Land Records Modernization Programme(DILRMP) the core of Governance.

Nine state secretaries and 75 district collectors in the country were honored with Bhoomi Samman Platinum Award for their exceptional achievements in implementing the Digital India Land Records Modernization Programme (DILRMP) a crucial component of governance.

Under the DILRMP, 95% works related to land management have been completed in the state. Similarly, 100% work has been completed in four components related to land management,digitization of land records, coordination with registration office, establishment of model record room in Surguja and Bemetara districts of the state. This district is included in the top districts of the country in land management.

With this, the Federation will be able to develop new durable food items by using the technology of the research institute, an official Communication said.

These food items will be sold under the prestigious government brand ‘Chhattisgarh Herbals’. This value addition work of Kodo and Kutki will provide better benefits to the farmers.

The government has decided to buy Kodo-Kutki and Ragi in the notified areas of Chhattisgarh at the minimum support price. This work will be done through the Federation.

These steps have been taken to improve the financial condition of the farmers involved in millet cultivation in the state.

Chhattisgarh’s Olympic Games will start from the Hareli Festival in the current year, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel announced on Wednesday.

He was speaking at a public interaction at Bhatgaon in Dhamtari assembly constituency, an official Communication said.

He also inaugurated and performed Bhumi Pujan of 154 development works worth Rs 137 crores.

Baghel said the Mahatma Gandhi University will open in Patan on May 21, the death anniversary of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. The instalments for the Nyay schemes will also be released to the beneficiaries.

He said the Covid spread in the state is being controlled. In April, the positivity rate was 30 percent which on Monday fell to 9 percent.

A total of 52,028 samples were tested out of which 4,888 persons were found Covid positive.

Now the focus is on the rural areas, enhancing testing and tracing, he said in a statement. RT-PCR test facilities are being developed at Baloda Bazar, Durg, Dantewada, Janjgir-Champa, Jashpur and Korba districts, all in the government sector, he said.

The Chief Minister said the state has 18 Oxygen generation Plants while six more are under construction.

The state-of-the-art Physical Referral Rehabilitation Center here is giving a ray of hope to thousands of differently-abled persons by providing them artificial limbs, wheelchairs as well as physiotherapy.

People from Chhattisgarh and neighbouring states come to the center for artificial limbs.

In collaboration with the International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC), the Center provides free-of-cost artificial limbs to Divyangs and training on limb movement and maintaining balance.

Special equipment is made for the rehabilitation of patients suffering from cerebral palsy. Such patients have a lack of balance in walking. They get free of cost wheelchairs and other chair so that the patients can eat, sit and read easily.

Along with this, special physiotherapy equipment is available for the convenience of such patients.

Apart from this, artificial limbs, calipers and other assistive accessories are made according to needs.

So far, 3,740 patients have benefited with 5,258 artificial limbs and devices through the centre.

The meeting of the cabinet was held under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel here.

To enhance the quality of Education, the Education Department was authorized to implement a project, Chalk, worth about Rs 2,500 crore. The Finance Department was authorized to give the final approval to the loan.

Besides, the draft of the Chhattisgarh Protection of Media Persons Bill 2023 and Chhattisgarh Land Revenue Code 1959 (Amendment) Bill 2023 were approved.

In two other important decisions, the cabinet approved the draft of the Leasehold Rights to the Homeless People in Urban Areas of Chhattisgarh Bill 2023 and the draft of the Chhattisgarh Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Bill-2023.

It also approved the draft of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly Member Salary, Allowances and Pension (Amendment) Bill 2023.

The cabinet has decided to create a new post of Officer on Special Duty at the Police Headquarters, Chhattisgarh, for a period of one year.

Chhattisgarh’s Transport on Saturday disbursed a subsidy of Rs 1.55 crore to 888 people who bought electric vehicles.

Transport Minister Mohammed Akbar said the government is taking the initiative to promote electric vehicles. Under the Electric Vehicle Policy, any person purchasing an electric vehicle can get a subsidy from the government.

The seller has to give his account number and IFSC code. Ten percent of the value of the vehicle, subject to a maximum of Rs 1.5 lakh, will be directly transferred by the Transport Department to the account of the buyer, he said.