NIC has given Awards to various organizations under different projects like e-court, e-hospital, e-office and service plus. The Chhattisgarh got it for project e-court.
Under the project, the latest version of the Case Information System has been installed in the High Court as well as District and Taluka courts.
Using the Internet from anywhere, the data of each level of court can be accessed and the case status can be viewed online. A mobile app of e-court is also available.
This includes five National Highway projects, worth about Rs 6,400 crore, the doubling of the 103km-long Raipur-Khariar Road RAILWAY line, which has been completed at a cost of Rs 750 crore, and a 17km-long new railway line connecting Keoti with Antagarh, developed at a cost of Rs 290 crore.
The PM also dedicated to the nation a 60,000 metric-tonne bottling plant of the Indian Oil Corporation at Korba, which was built at a cost of over Rs 130 crore, and flagged off the Antagarh-Raipur train via video link.Modiinitiated the distribution of 75 lakh Ayushman Bharat cards.
The two new economic corridors for Chhattisgarh pass through aspirational districts that were once called backward, and where violence and once prevailed, Modi said, adding that the Raipur-Vishakhapatnam Economic Corridor will become a “new lifeline of this region”, cutting journey time by half.
The Chhattisgarh government implemented the State Women Policy 2023-28 to provide financial assistance in manufacturing, service and business.
Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel said the policy will give a new identity to women’ efficiency and connect them with entrepreneurship.
The policy envisages provision to provide financial assistance (loan) to women for setting up industries. It will help promote startups by women, increase women workforce and also their participation in Industry and trade.
The maximum loan provision is Rs 50 lakh for manufacturing projects, Rs 25 lakh for service enterprise and Rs 10 lakh for other businesses.
Investment incentives will be provided to eligible micro, small and medium manufacturing and service enterprises.
The women enterprises will have other relaxations on net State Goods and Services Tax (SGST) reimbursement, exemption from electricity duty, stamp duty, transport grant, exemption from market fee and rent grant.
Chhattisgarhhas bagged the golden award for e-Shramik Seva from the Union Administrative Reforms and public grievances department for innovation in the field of e-Governance.
The golden award has been given to the state labour department under the Universalizing Accessincluding e-Services category of National Award for E-Governance 2020-21. An amount of Rs two lakh has been given as award .
About 36 lakh workers have been registered under e-Shramik Seva by the labour department of Chhattisgarh. The state now ranks 6th in the country in terms of registration of unorganised workers and 3rd on the basis of he target. The workers registered on the e-Shram portal are being benefited by various schemes run by the Central and state governments for the workers.
For the year 2020-2021 award has been given under different categories like Excellence in Government Process Re-engineering for Digital Transformation, Universalizing Access including e-Services, Excellence in District Level Initiative in e-Governance, Outstanding Research on Citizen-Centric Services by Academic/ Research Institution, Excellence in Adopting Emerging Technology and Use of ICT in the Management of Covid-19.
Chhattisgarh was on Saturday placed in the second position in a survey on best performing states on environmental protection. It took the top spot in the Most Improved State Category among big states.
The national survey on Environment protection by a national media group is based on various parameters including forest cover.
The survey pointed out that the state has set an excellent example by carrying out various corrective measures and works.
It said the production of coal, iron Ore and dolomite in the state has led to a proliferation of mineral-based industries which increased pollution.
A physiotherapist and a speech therapist are deployed by the Mission for nine blocks in the district to assist the differently abled students in building confidence to get Education in schools like common students.
They visit schools on rotation and education officers monitor their work, a communiqu said
So far, 314 students have benefited from physiotherapists and 364 from speech therapists. Samagra Shiksha, a programme for the school extending from pre-school to Class 12, has been prepared with the broader goal of improving school effectiveness measured in terms of equal opportunities for schooling and equitable Learning outcomes.
TheCongressgovernment in Chhattisgarh plans to enact a legislation to provide reservation in jobs and educational institutions in proportion of the Population of STs/SCs and other categories during the two-day special session of the assembly beginning December 1.
The special session has been called to resolve the impasse arising out of the recent decision that set aside a 2012 government order taking overall quota to 58%, ruling that reservation above 50% is unconstitutional. If the government goes through with its proportional-quota plan, it could take reservation in Chhattisgarh to 81% possibly the highest in the country.
There are indications that theBhupesh Baghelgovernment is mulling 32% quota for STs, 12% for SCs and 27% reservation for OBCs. Along with 10% quota for economically weaker sections (EWS), it would take reservation to 81%.
The 2012 order gave 32% reservation for tribals, 12% for Scheduled Castes and 14% for other backward classes (OBCs). After the HC decision, the quota for tribals stands at 20%, SC quota has gone up to 16% and OBC reservation remains the same as it was in undividedMadhya Pradesh.
Largescale water harvesting structures are being built in Chhattisgarh to conserve water and to ensure its availability throughout the year for the rural Population as well as wildlife.
The construction istaking place under the Narva scheme.
These structures bring numerous benefits. It keeps the moisture in tact in the forest while drinking water is ensured for both wild animals and villagers.
Under the allocation received by the Forest Department in Part-2 of the Annual Action Plan 2020-21 of CAMPA fund, an earthen dam has been built in Karrepara in Pondum village in the Bijapur forest division.
The people of Adiguda, Pallevaya, Patarpaara and Pondum have received EMPLOYMENT with the construction of the 172-meter earthen dam. Its catchment area is 40.03 acres and the watershed area is 4.84 acres.
In the water harvesting units, the Forest Department is encouraging the villagers to conduct income-oriented activities like fish farming.
These relate to the Mineral Resources Department and the Chhattisgarh State Mineral Development Corp.
At present, the government every year allocates 5 percent of the amount received as mineral revenue to the Mineral Development Fund. This is utilized to develop Minerals in the state and to explore new mining areas and related activities.
The approved proposals include the development of Kerwa coal block, Iron Ore Deposit-4, exploration of new areas of bauxite, survey of minerals and upgrade of an online mineral portal for mineral activities.
In pursuit of this, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bhilai has been granted a research project titled Heritage Application of Barsur: Perspectives on HISTORY, Architecture and Tourism by the Chhattisgarh . Under this project, the cultural significance of Barsur, its architectural typology and the challenges in maintenance of Barsurs living heritage will be studied.
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bhilai has taken a step in this direction while working with stakeholders in the Union and State Government to understand ground reality and offer recommendations.