CHHATTISGARH

The new Industrial Policy in Chhattisgarh has adapted provisions ensuring . As a result, 2,218 industrial units have opened in the state in the past 45 months with a capital Investment of Rs 21,457.29 crore.

To ease the process of approvals for establishment of industries, a single window system has been adapted and complexprocedures have beensimplified, it added.

The priority sector has been Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture and forest produce based industries. Various incentives areprovided to mineral-based industries.

Under the new industrial policy, a special incentive package has been provisioned for investors belonging to Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe and Other Backward Classes.

Baghel said Minimata understood the pain of POVERTY, displacement, exploitation and tyranny since childhood. She had witnessed the atrocities of British rulers. She served as the member of the Lok Sabha from 1952 to 1972. As her political life began, Minimata intensified the work of social uplift and dedicated her life towards eradication of social evils.

Months ahead of assembly ,Chhattisgarh chief ministerBhupesh Baghel in a bid to reach out to public after meet and greet programme, has decided to have direct dialogues with youth of state and discuss their concerns and aspirations. The youth dialogue campaign will be held division-wise including Raipur, Durg, Bilaspur, Surguja and Bastar division.
Chief minister on Tuesday decided to hold talks with youths, who will be able to share their views and discuss about development in state and ask questions during the event, said a government official.

There will be exchange of views with chief minister during the programme, providing a platform to the youths to voice their opinions. The inclusive nature of the event ensures the representation of youth from all sections of Society.

The RajivYuvaMitan Clubs in state has played a pivotal role in channelling the energy of youth towards constructive endeavours, generating significant enthusiasm among them. During the regional dialogues, the youth will have chance to share their experiences, enabling others to benefit from their insights.

The chief minister has earlier carried out state-wide meet and greet campaign, in which he reached out to people in remote and urban areas to have direct interaction with them.

Meanwhile, officials said that government has taken decision like Rozgaar Mission (EMPLOYMENT Mission) in state and also waived off the application fees for competitive exams.

He stated this while reviewing the activities of the Women and Child Development Department here.

Baghel said that for Chhattisgarh to be healthy and well-nourished, it is necessary that Anganwadis should develop into empowered centers of Health and Nutrition for women and children.

He called for implementation of the plan to develop 10,000 Anganwadi centers as model centers in the first phase, an official Communication said.

Baghel wanted effective implementation of the Mukhyamantri Suposhan Abhiyan as well as close monitoring of the quality of ready-to-eat and distribution system. A discussion was held on filling up of vacant posts of Anganwadi workers and assistants. The meeting was told that 52,474 Anganwadi centers are operating in the state, out of which 3,000 have been developed as model and nursery schools. This year, 10,000 centers are planned to be developed as model centres.

Under the scheme, training has been imparted to around 11,000 youths in the state to prepare them as ‘Jal Mitan’, ‘Yuva Udyami’ and ‘Jal Didi’.

Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel a significant number of skilled ‘Jal Mitans’ are needed at the grassroots level. The has decided to train 58,000 youths for this, he said.

So far, of 11,000 youths, 540 have got high-quality training. On Monday, Baghel gave away toolkits to them.

This initiative, conducted in collaboration with the Jal Jeevan Mission and UNICEF, focuses on training and deploying skilled ‘Jal Mitans’ in rural regions.

The training includes 21-day residential training to rural youths in water quality testing, plumbing and pipe fitting repairs, RO fitting and repairs, electrical fitting and repairs, solar panel fitting and repairs as well as pump operator Services. PHE Minister Guru Rudra Kumar said the state has achieved 45 per cent of the targeted goal of Jal Jeevan Mission within two years. The state government has set a target to provide individual household tap connections to 50 lakh rural households in Chhattisgarh, he said. Currently, such connections have been provided to 24 lakh households.

The Nava Raipur Atal Nagar Development Authority, Housing and Environment and Revenue Department in Chhattisgarh will jointly ensure allotment of land to eligible families as per a decision taken on Tuesday.

Housing and Environment Minister Mohammed Akbar chaired the meeting. Urban Administration and Development Minister Shiv Dahariya was also present.

The cabinet ministers asked the Development Authority to coordinate with the Housing and Environment and Revenue Department to ensure early allotment of land to the eligible families affected by Nava Raipur development project.

The Nava Raipur-hit farmers of 27 villages had organized a sit-in demonstration in April 2022 for more than 100 days seeking compensation and rehabilitation.

A cabinet sub-committee was formed to hold discussion with farmers but no conclusive result was achieved. The government then sought time to resolve the issue.

The programme was presided over by Home Minister Tamradhwaj Sahu. Urban Administration and Development Minister Dr Shivkumar Dahariya was a special guest. Baghel said that Sunday’s event was the beginning of a long-awaited development and revival of Arpa river in Bilaspur district.

He said that under the project, a 1.80-km ultra-modern four-lane road will be built from Indira Bridge to Shanichari Rapta on both the shores. This will help smoothen and systemize traffic.

Peripheral drains will be constructed on both sides of the road to prevent contamination of the river water. The waste water of the city will be channeled to a Sewerage Treatment Plant and later the clean water will be released into the river.

The Angana Ma Shiksha programme, started at the initiative of female teachers during lockdown in Chhattisgarh, has received the Skoch Award from the Indian government.

A core team of female teachers has been formed to create and administer the programme to provide it in every village in Chhattisgarh.

The fair has various counters where mothers can have their children tested and learn about the process of TEACHING and Learning at Home.

Walking on zigzag lines, colouring pictures, folding paper to make different shapes, identifying objects and arranging them in sequence, telling a story, describing a picture, counting, verbal addition, and subtraction are some of the planned activities.

The Awards were given by the Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry after a virtual evaluation of the PHCs.

The certification was provided after the health centres satisfied rigorous parameters related to Services availability set by experts from the government of India.

Two PHCs (Surguja-Lundra and Raghunathpur) received the NQAC award. Likewise, Khadgavan in Korea district, Deorvija in Bemetara, Mandir Hasoud in Raipur, Rahod in Janjgir and Patewa in Mahasamund too got the awards.

For getting NQAC certification award, a PHC must score above 70 marks in evaluation. This nationwide evaluation was introduced to improve the service quality at PHCs. The PHCs are evaluated on the basis of an 8-point checklist.

Keeping in view the fast pace of work under the Mahatma Gandhi Rural EMPLOYMENT Guarantee Scheme (MNREGS) in the state, the Chhattisgarh government has urged the Union Government to increase the labour budget.

On the instruction of Panchayat Minister T.S. Singh Deo, MNREGS Commissioner Kaisar Abdul Haq wrote to MNREGS Director in the Union Rural Development Ministry to increase the labour budget for the state.

Many of the districts in Chhattisgarh have achieved the desired target well before the end of the current financial year, he said.

Some districts have already generated the target employment in December while some are going to complete it in January 2022, the official said. The official demanded an additional sanction of labour budget for 2.39 crore human days. At the beginning of the financial year, a budget of 13.5 crore human days was sanctioned for Chhattisgarh.

With the new allotment, the total employment generation would increase to 15.89 crore human days, he said.