JHARKHAND

In a major indigenous drive of import substitution, a team of SAIL Bokaro Steel Limited (BSL) & RDCIS, Ranchi, with the active support of marketing wing, succeeded in developing a special grade of galvanized sheets for robust and high life storage grain silos. These silos are used for storage of bulk grains for precluding weathering effects and wastages. Hitherto, the vendors of Food Corporation of India (FCI) imported this special steel from other countries. Recently, FCI under the aegis of PPP mode encouraged private participation for constructing automated large silos with capacities greater than 10,000 tonnes. This product shall fill up this niche demand of the country.

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This quantum jump in the quality of Silos owes to the challenge in meeting stringent specifications in terms of Yield strength (minimum 350 MPa) with a 16% elongation factor coupled

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with sufficient coating of 450 GSM & above. Also, the engineers designed this special steel with a unique chemical composition. During trials, optimizations
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of parameters were done successfully for increasing the cold reduction, annealing temperature and line speed during the coating process.

Jharkhand Small Industries Association (JSIA) and Department of Management, BIT Mesra has signed an MOU with an aim is to promote, protect, and represent on behalf of MSME organizations of Jharkhand State before all department, offices or bodies, whether private, Government and continuously support and take all such initiatives to ensure smooth working.

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As a first step of this association, JSIA in collaboration with the Department of Management, BIT Mesra had organised Abhyudaya 21 a Business Plan Competition to promote the start-up ecosystem of Jharkhand. The visionary framework has been devised by JSIA,

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which has pledged to provide incubation as well as hands-on support to the creative minds of tomorrow for the greater good of the State.

States first Female Library launched in Gumla

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The first 400 seater Hi-Tech Women‘s Library of Jharkhand was inaugurated by the Finance Minister, Government of Jharkhand, Dr Rameshwar Oraon. The said library has been named after India’s first woman teacher and social worker, Savitri Bai Phule.

All the basic facilities including books for every type of competitive examination have been made available in the library. There are thousands of books on various subjects which will prove helpful for any type of competitive exam.

On the occasion Oraon said that it is a matter of pride for the district that a library has been built in honor of women in the district in which women and students can come and do

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their studies in a peaceful Environment without any hesitation. He praised the DC and his team for better implementation of the ongoing library revolution in the district. He said that along with being a good officer, Sushant Gaurav has the identity of a good Personality, the result of which is being seen by the residents of the district.

Jharkhand to get fresh stock of cereals for free distribution

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TheJharkhandgovernment will get 6.59 lakh metric tonnes of rice and wheat worth Rs 2,483.41 crore from the Centre for free distribution among poor between July and November this year following further extension of the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKY) scheme in the country last

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month in the wake of Covid-19 pandemic, officials of theFood Corporation of India(https://exam.pscnotes.com/Fci“>Fci).

Citing the achievements of the FCI since last one year after the pandemic broke, the official said that they have been providing timely foodgrain under PMGKY in addition to the regularNational Act(NFSA) allocation to the state under the Public Distribution System.

Digital transformation empowering businesses in Jamshedpur

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Primarily known for its core and heavy industries, Jamshedpur boasts a thriving that supports the Growth of micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs).

Many of these businesses have benefited from online presence with the help

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of Justdial and have the potential to grow like Singhs Doggie Oye. The experiences of a few customers, who came forward to share their story, are testimonial to the platforms effectiveness in contributing to a business growth.

Justdial has proven to be an instrumental platform in providing opportunities to businesses of all kinds in the city. Pranjal, a partner at Prabhuji Haldiram Sweets and Restaurant, has been associated with the platform for several years. Recognizing it as the ultimate tool for promoting businesses, Pranjal enrolled with a modest Investment of around INR 10,000 annually. The impact was significant, as with a substantial number of leads consisting of genuine and serious customers. Encouraged by these positive outcomes, Pranjal decided to increase the value of contracts to around INR 55,000 the following year. The guarantee of growth from Justdial, along with the consistently high quality of leads, has made it an invaluable asset for their business. Pranjal’s unwavering confidence in Justdial led him to enlist one more business with Justdial(K.G.Kitchen), which also received a positive response.

Chandigarh-based startup Jupitice has developed the Worlds First Private Digital Court to facilitate speedy resolution of domestic as well as cross-border disputes under the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) mechanism.

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Promoted by lawtech experts, the Jupitice platform will offer dispute resolution through traditional ADR mechanisms such as mediation, assisted-negotiation, arbitration and conciliation, thus ensuring easy and affordable access to to people, business entities and medium and large corporates.

Jupitices Private Digital Court is a combination of the

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worlds first end-to-end digital justice delivery platform that facilitates all the participants involved in the dispute to perform tasks (case filing to Awards & settlement) online and on a single platform. Jupitice has also aggregated ADR professionals across the world to form its Marketplace which makes it even easier for justice seekers to connect with justice providers.

Enrollment begins in 80 schools of excellence for new session

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Enrollment process has started in the 80 schools of excellence inaugurated by Chief Minister Hemant Soren. Children will be able to enroll in class I, VI and IX. The date for submission of application for this is fixed from May 2 to May 15. The date of test for enrollment is fixed on May 19. While the first merit list will be published on May 22. The date for taking enrollment of the children included in the merit list has been made from 23 May to 08 June 2023.

Enrollment can be done in class 9 in excellent schools running from class 9 to 12 and in class 6 in

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schools running from class 6 to 12. The application form will be free of cost. Children taking enrollment in the above class will be given Education in NCERT syllabus through CBSE medium.

Four categories of schools have been included in 80 schools of excellence. On the lines of district school, there are 25 centres of excellence, one girls secondary plus two school at district headquarters, 24, one KGBV at district headquarters, 24 and one model school of division, 7. The current level of operation of these 80 excellence schools is different. Under this, the number of schools from class 1 to 12 is 04, the number of schools from class 09 to 12 is 27, the number of schools from class 06 to 12 is 48, and the number of schools from class 01 to 08 is 01.

Jharkhand: Pathalgadi movement resurfaces

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Displaying a replica of the Union law and ministrys 2007 gazette, which notified the provisions of Scheduled areas and signed by former President APJ Abdul Kalam, another tribal leader said, “We demand

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the State Government to give us our rights. We have decided to install plaques announcing our rights in Ranchi now and we are working on it.”

Notably, Soren in response to a question during the 18th Annual India Conference of the Harvard University held online had termed Pathalgadi as a custom among the Adivasi but said the violent incidents which occurred during theBJPregime in 2017-18 were triggered by anti-social Elements having links with a movement in Gujarat.

Health, Education and Youth development have been a priority area of the government of Jharkhand. 1,000 days SAAMAR initiative for eradication of anaemia & malnutrition is one such example of that. Given this, the state government led by Chief Minister Hemant Soren has started a special training programme on health & hygiene management, with the name Apni Suraksha Apne Haath, for the students of government schools, government-aided schools. With this initiative, the government aims to educate students studying in schools to understand the benefit of sanitation & hygiene management for leading a healthy lifestyle.

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With the direction from chief minister Hemant Soren the school Education & Literacy department in coordination with the Health education & family welfare department is jointly running this programme across 14,500 schools.

In Jharkhand, a substantial part of the Population resides in rural areas with basic minimum amenities. Awareness related to health and sanitation can bring a major difference in the lifestyle of the people of Jharkhand while creating a healthy & clean living Environment.

With this aim, on the 3rd of December 2020, the started a School health programme under Ayushman Bharat. This programme will make students aware of a wide range of health conditions, starting from Mental Health, Peer Relation, Importance of Join Our Telegram Channel

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Currently, students of more than 12,000 government School, government-aided schools and other residential schools are being benefitted from the scheme. For the implementation of the programme students & teachers in all these schools have been selected as Health & Wellness Envoy. All these envoys have been trained by expert trainers, to create a culture of cleanliness & hygiene management in the schools. Health & Wellness envoys have

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been trained in a manner that they can work as a brand ambassador and volunteer in their respective schools.

EconomicSurveyestimates 7.8% GSDP growth in FY 2022-23

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The JharkhandEconomicSurvey2022-23, tabled by the government in the State Legislative Assembly estimated 7.8 per cent GSDP Growth in the Financial Year 2022-23 over theGSDP of 2021-22, while it stated that the Average annual growth rate of the Stateeconomywas 8.2 per cent in FY 2021-22 and in 2023-24 it is estimated to grow at 7.4 per cent.

Thesurveyreportprepared by the

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Centre for Fiscal Studies, Planning cum Finance department, Government of Jharkhand further stated that theGSDPof Jharkhand grew by only 1.1 per cent during the financial year 2019-20 and it contracted by 2020-21 due to the global economic slowdown owing to Covid 19 induced reasons.

The of the country had declined by 6.6 per cent during the Covid-19 pandemic, while that of the state had declined by only 5.5 per cent during this period. Despite the second and the third waves of COVID-19 19 pandemic, the economy of the state recovered in the year 2021-22.

The GSDP at constant (2011-12) prices of Jharkhand remained at 1.61 per cent of the GDP at constant prices of the country in the year 2021- 22 and the per capita income of the state is approximately 40 per cent less than that of the country. Except for a few years, the growth rate of Jharkhand has mostly been higher than that of the country. In the current financial year (2022-23) while the growth rate of the country has been estimated to grow by 7 per cent, that of Jharkhand by 7.8 per cent and in the coming financial year (2023-24) while the country is estimated to grow in the range of 6 to 6.8 per cent, Jharkhand is estimated to grow by 7.4 per cent. The share of the GSDP of the state in the GDP of the country is, thus, estimated to increase in the coming years.

Among the three major sectors of the state’s economy, the Tertiary Sector has grown at the fastest rate. Between 2011-12 and 2021-22, this sector grew at the average annual rate of 5.8 per cent while the primary and the secondary sectors grew at the average annual rate of 19 per cent and 4.3 per cent respectively. In the year 2019-20, while the value of the output of the tertiary sector grew at the rate of 6.7 per cent, that of the primary grew by 0.2 per cent. The same in the Secondary Sector contracted 5.3 per cent. In the year 2020-21, the output of the tertiary sector contracted by 8.7 per cen. that of the secondary sector by 2.3 per cent. The same of the Primary Sector contracted by 3.8 per cent. The tertiary sector has not only been the major contributor to the GSVA of the state but its shara inates also increased over the years. In the year 2011-12, its share in the GSVA of the state was 38.5 per cent which grew to 44.6 per cent in the year 2021-22. The share of the secondary sector has remained the same while that of the primary sector has decreased over the years.

The Inflation rate remained within the rate stipulated in the ‘New Monetary Policy Framework’ throughout the year 2021 in Jharkhand but surpassed this level in the year 2022. The rate of inflation remained high throughout the year 2022 i.e. from January 2022 to October 2022 it remained above 6 per cent, the RBI’s stipulated upper limit, and has remained marginally below 6 per cent in the last two months of this year. In Jharkhand, the prices of fuel, Light, clothing and footwear have increased very sharply in comparison to other commodity groups during the last one and half years i.e. from August, 2021 to December 2022. The inflation rate of the State has decreased in the last two months of the year 2022 (November and December).

The head count ratio of POVERTY in Jharkhand decreased by

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about 13 per cent (5.6 Percentage points) between the years 2015-16 and 2019-21. In the year 2015-16 (NFHS-IV), 42.16 per cent of the people in the state were found to be ‘multidimensional poor’. About 50.93 per cent people in the rural areas and 15.26 per cent people in the urban areas were estimated to be ‘multidimensional poor’ in the state. The improvement in the indicators of Health and Education and in the standard of living of the people caused a fall in the incidence of poverty in Jharkhand. In the year 2019-21, the percentage of multidimensional poor decreased to 36.6 per cent i.e. to 42.2 per cent in the rural areas and 11.1 per cent in the urban areas.