JHARKHAND

CM unveils projects worth Rs 753.92 Cr in Sahebganj

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Chief Minister Hemant Soren today inaugurated the Measles-Rubella special vaccination campaign from Bhognadih, the holy land of martyrs Sido-Kanhu and connecting members with Pacs-Lamps under the newly formed Sido-Kanhu State Cooperative Union. On this occasion, he gifted 2,080 schemes to Sahibganj district and distributed assets among them to empower the beneficiaries. The CM also handed over the keys of four bike ambulances for remote and hilly areas of the district. In the programme organized on Sido Kanhu Jayanti, the CM said that the government is committed for the progress of the state and its people.

The CM said that now the voice, vision and schemes of the government are reaching every village. Earlier, plans used to be made in air-conditioned offices and ended there as well. But, after the formation of a separate Jharkhand state, our government has worked to change this practice which has been going on for the last two decades. Now by setting up camps in panchayats, an army of officers is reaching your doorstep with schemes and your problems are being solved.

Under the Sido-Kanho Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture and Forest Products Federation, the CM inaugurated the grand campaign to strengthen LAMPS-PACKS and add members to it. Under this, the target is to increase the number of members of Pacs-Lamps to 28 lakhs in the next one month, which is currently 14 lakhs. In this, at least one member from 30 lakh families will be added.

Countrys first iconic Olympics Garden inaugurated in Bokaro Steel City on the auspicious occasion of the 8th International Sports Day.

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The garden is situated a few yards ahead from Naya More, near the Administrative Building of Bokaro Steel Plant (BSL), which is also the Bokaro area’s entry point.

It is a planned town created and maintained by the Bokaro Steel Plant (BSL), regarded as the ‘Educational’ and ‘Steel’ hub. Now the city is turning as Sports Hub; got the place in the worldwide list of ‘Active Well-being Initiative Network‘s sponsored by the IOC Committee. Around 39 sports facilities were soon to be built in the Bokaro Steel Township area and its suburbs in order to promote sports and mass well-being events.

Notably, the UN-IOC proclaimed the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace (IDSDP) to commemorate the inaugural Day of First Modern Olympics in 1896 at Athens. Bokaro happens to be the first proud Indian city to celebrate the occasion since its inception in 2014.

3,95,798 youths become voters in Jharkhand

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The has released the updated data of voters of the State. According to this figure, the number of youth voters in the State is 3,95,798.

Electoral Roll revision work was started by the commission from the month of November. After the completion of the revision process, the commission has released the updated figures.

On the other hand the total number of voters is 24473937. The number of male voters is 12613219. At the same time, the number of Women voters is 11860442. There are 276 third gender voters in the State. The number of female voters in the age group of 18-19 years is 179901. At the same time, the male voters of the same age limit are 215889. The number of third gender voters in the age group of 18-19 years is eight.

The number of Divyang voters, after the revision, has increased to 34,841. Total disabled voters are 333766 in the state.

In this, there are 63182 visually impaired, speech or hearing disabled number 56204, locomotor disabled 168286 and 130309 voters of other disabilities.

Notably, the State was gearing up to hold Panchayat polls as the tenure of rural and urban PRI representatives had already expired and the State had devised an alternative plan to run the rural and urban civic bodies.

State to intensify leprosy elimination programme

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In an attempt to intensify the Leprosy elimination programme in Jharkhand, World Health Organization (WHO) Goodwill Ambassador, Yohei Sasakawa reached India. During a press conference in Ranchi, he gave information about the scheme being run for leprosy patients and its control.

Sasakawa accompanied his father to a leprosy treatment center in South Korea. Seeing the discrimination faced by people affected by leprosy there In 1965, he dedicated his life for the eradication of leprosy. For the last 40 years, he has been working for the eradication of leprosy across the world. In view of his service spirit, the WHO has declared him as a Goodwill Ambassador. For the last 3 years, his campaign had slowed down due to the Corona epidemic. When the era of the epidemic was over, Sasakawa reached India.

The National Center for Disease Control campaign ran from July 1 to July 14. During this, 2688 new leprosy patients have been found in Jharkhand. At the same time, according to the National Leprosy Eradication Program report, in the year 2000, the number of leprosy patients was 14.9 per ten thousand Population. At the same time, on 31 March 2022, the proportion of leprosy patients per ten thousand population is 0.80.

Jharkhand: CM Hemant Soren’s cabinet approves floating solar panel in Getalsud reservoir

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The state cabinet on Friday cleared the decks for the commissioning of the 100-MW floating solar panel grid in theGetalsud Damon the outskirts of Ranchi. When commissioned, it will be a one-of-its-kind solar power generation plant in the state.

The cabinet gave a post facto approval to the state Health departments proposal to provide an additional monthly honorarium to doctors, nurses and health workers who are involved in Covid-19 duty. Contrary to expectations, however, the cabinet did not take up the proposal to notifyMucormycosisas an epidemic disease.

The cabinet also approved the state energy departments proposal for a one-time settlement of the outstanding power bills of Jharkhand Bijli Vitran Nigam Limiteds (JBVNL) domestic customers in rural areas. The approval of the proposal will now allow the rural users to pay their outstanding electricity bills in four monthly instalments. However, they will be exempted from paying the delayed payment surcharge (DPS).

20 schools to get air quality monitors

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To educate children about airpollution, air quality monitors will be setup at 20 schools by SwitchON Foundation, a non-profit organization. On the occasion of Earth Day, the foundation announced the installation of real-time air quality monitors in 80 prominent schools and institutions in West Bengal,Jharkhand, and Odisha.

According to World Air Quality Report, 2021, India ranked fifth most polluted among 117 countries, regions and territories.

The non-profit organization’s team, along with experts and advisors, will instruct students on how to use the air quality data from these monitors and government monitors, prepare reports, raise awareness on their campus and in their community, and take positive action throughout the academic year. The monitors will report minute-by-minute variations in air quality and issue alerts if pollution levels increase.

Cultural Tourism to make a cocktail of culture, history, heritage of State

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The new tourism policy of the will prove to be a milestone in providing an opportunity to witness and cherish the rich and diverse cultural heritage of Jharkhand. For this, the State Government will develop an integrated tribal complex under which tourists will get to see the culture, HISTORY and heritage of Jharkhand at one place; they will also enjoy the taste of different cuisines.

This cocktail will be served to the tourists of the cultural tourism. The local dance, song and music will also be showcased in this cocktail. The aim of this tourism package is to attract tourists by giving them an experience of the cultural diversity and vibrancy of the State so that people of the State could get another source of livelihood.

Under the tourism policy, it is planned to take along the rich heritage of Jharkhand in crafts and cuisine to promote sustainable livelihood and generate self-EMPLOYMENT through cultural tourism. The State’s rich tradition of handicrafts and Investment opportunities will be promoted in line with the Industries Department.

Regional cuisine will get a new dimension through the food festival. Jharkhand’s handicrafts will be displayed at tourism information centres, hotels, Airports, RAILWAY stations and other important public places. Efforts will be made to promote handicrafts and regional cuisine through various tourism exhibitions in and outside the State.

Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren to launch three schemes on November 15

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TheHemant Sorengovernment will launch three schemes and roll out three newly-drafted policies during the upcoming Statehood Day function in Ranchi’s Morhabadi Ground on November 15.

“Chief minister Hemant Soren will launch the CM Sarthi Yojana, Guruji Credit Card Yojana and Eklavya Skill Scheme at the Statehood Day function. He will also roll out the new Jharkhand Industrial Park & Logistics Policy, Electronic Vehicles Policy and the Jharkhand Ethanol Production Promotion Policy.”
CM Sarthi Yojana envisages free coaching classes for matriculation and intermediate students of schools run by the State Government to enable them to take part in national-level entrance undergraduate examinations such as IIT-JEE and NEET.

The Guruji Credit Card Scheme, designed along the lines of the scheme envisaged by its counterpart in West Bengal, will provide soft loans of up to Rs 10 lakh for state students who want to pursue higher studies. The amount of the scheme will be disbursed through banks with a fixed tenure for loan repayment. Only those students who are native to Jharkhand will be able to avail the scheme through a dedicated portal that will be launched later.

Likewise, the Eklavya Skill Scheme will be aimed at providing market-driven subsidised Skill development training to students.

In a move to provide employment to the youths of the State, the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) ISM Dhanbad is preparing a new platform for lac farmers. Such blockchain technology is being developed where farmers and industry will come together on one platform.

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Jharkhand is the largest producer of lac in the country. Jharkhand has a contribution of about 8293 tonnes about 54.6 percent in the production of about 16,352 tonnes of lac in India. Jharkhand’s Ranchi, Simdega, Khunti and Gumla are the largest lac producing districts across the Country.

The Institute Director further said that lac is used in making bangles, heat and waterproof polish, lead, Metal, plastic, wood and fabric sealing wax.Professor Prashant Bansal is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Management Studies and Professor Ruchika Sehgal is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematics and Computing.

‘Apki Yojna, Apki Sarkar, Apke Dwar programme launched

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Officials inaugurated the program Aapki Yojana Aapki Sarkar Aapke Dwar from Bhitha Panchayat of Bhandara in Lohardaga district.

Under the Savitri Bai Phule Kishori Samridhi Yojana from the government, the emphasis is on girl child Education, ending child marriage, Women Empowerment, enabling girls to take independent decisions regarding their lives. This benefit will be payable to two daughters of mothers who have daughters. Two and a half thousand in class 8th, two and a half thousand in class 9th, 5 thousand in class 10th, 5 thousand rupees in class 11th, five thousand in class 12th and 20 thousand one-time grant will be given to a girl child in the age group of 18-19 years. Under the scheme, there will be a special initiative to connect drop adolescent girls with schools and colleges.

The benefit of Mukhyamantri Rajya Nisrit Mahila Samman Pension Yojana will be given to destitute women of 18 years of age and above. The benefit of Nishakt Swavalamban Protsahan Yojana will be given to the handicapped of 05 years or more. There will be no age limit for those who are suffering from HIV/AIDS. The Deputy Commissioner said that people should benefit from the camp. In the program, acceptance letters of five schemes under MGNREGA, distribution of assets of 05 schemes, distribution of housing completion letters among 10 beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, blanket distribution, distribution of birth certificates were done. Street plays by artists on this occasion. program was conducted.