JHARKHAND

Chief Minister Hemant Soren inaugurated and laid foundation of schemes, distributed assets among the beneficiaries worth Rs 322 crore at Karra in Khunti district while taking part in pki Yojna-Apki Sarkar-Apke Dwarprogramme. Foundation stone of 247 schemes worth Rs 124 crore 75 lakh and 205 schemes worth Rs 172 crore 48 lakh were inaugurated and assets worth rs 25 crore were distributed in the programme.

Soren said that all the girls have to be connected with the Savitri Bai Phule Kishori Samridhi Yojana. Camps being organized for this are becoming helpful. Government schools are being developed on the lines of private schools, where Education will be given on the lines of CBSE. Talented children here are getting free education abroad with the help of the government.

Speaker Rabindra Nath Mahto in his address said that CM Hemant Soren is one of the youngest Chief Ministers of the country. Being a young CM, Soren is always serious about how the potential is developed among the youth of the State. Taking this link forward, the first Jharkhand Students Parliament-2021 is being organized in the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly today. The students participating in the first Jharkhand Student Parliament-2021 will work to bring complete information about the legislative, executive and judiciary system to every section of the Society. The main objective of this program is how to reach the benefits of parliamentary system to the last line of the society. It is also necessary for the common people to have complete knowledge of parliamentary subjects and functions, only then the dream of a developed society can be realized, he said.

The CM said that the direction of the State and the country is given by the Lok Sabha and the Legislative Assemblies of different states, run by the Central Government. For the all-round development of different sections of the society, laws are made from here and through this law the wheel of development moves forward. He said that people have their own views on many matters, that is why both the ruling party and the opposition remain active in the Legislative Assembly. Both the parties work together to give a new direction to the State.

Improvement in air quality index (AQI), particularly in terms of reducing the PM2.5 level can improve the life expectancy in all 24 districts ofJharkhand.
A study conducted by theEnergy Policy Institute, University of Chicago (EPIC), has found that by adhering toWorld Health Organisation(WHO) prescribed standards of PM2.5 concentration, theaverage life expectancyof a person can be improved by 6.8 years inDhanbadand 5.4 years in Ranchi.

AQLI links research work with satellite data of PM2.5 concentration and plot life expectancy graph as every 10 micro gram per metre cube increase in PM2.5 concentration reduced life expectancy by 0.64 years.

The Minister informed the delegation that the Jharkhand government is working on the proposal on the line of the Bihar Government where para teachers too had carried agitation for their demands.

At present there are around 65,000 para teachers working in Jharkhand and out of these, 13000 teachers are TET qualified. Once their service is regularised para teachers will be able to work till 60 years of age. They will be entitled for a pay scale of Rs 5,200-Rs20,000 besides three percent increase in pay scale per year.

The CM told Agrawal that the CCL should do extensive plantation work in the area where mining takes place. CCL should also work with commitment in the https://exam.pscnotes.com/Health-sector”>Health sector. The CM put forth his suggestions before Agrawal for the operation of Super Specialty Hospital by CCL. He expressed concern over the slow progress in the Jharia rehabilitation work. The CIL Chairman assured the Chief Minister of positive action on all these points.

The road map for providing reservation to Other Backward Caste (OBC) in local bodies and panchayats has been made as the State Cabinet today gave its nod to the constitution of State Backward Commission which will carry out a triple test for OBC categories.

It was decided to conduct a triple test for OBC reservation before the municipal . The State Backward Commission was given its responsibility. The commission will conduct a survey in the state and submit a report to the government, on the basis of which civic body elections will be conducted.

The triple test requires the government to complete three tasks for finalisation of reservation to OBCs in the local bodies. These include: a) To set up a dedicated commission to conduct a rigorous empirical inquiry into the nature and implications of the backwardness in local bodies, b) To specify the proportion of reservation required in local bodies in Light of recommendations of the commission, so as not to fall foul of over breadth; c) To ensure reservation for SCs/STs/OBCs taken together does not exceed an aggregate of 50 per cent of the total seats.

Recognising its efforts in controlling tobacco consumption, theWorld Health Organization(WHO) has selectedJharkhandfor theWorld No Tobacco Day(WNTD) Award-2022.

Stata Tobacco Control Cell of the Health Department will receive the award on the occasion of World No Tobacco Day in New Delhi on May 31, Jharkhand’s nodal officer of National Tobacco Control Programme (NTCP)Lalit Ranjan Pathaksaid. Its a great achievement for Jharkhand, which could be possible only due to political and administrative supports that tobacco control cell has got in implementing the programme, Pathak said.

NTCP was launched in Jharkhand in 2012 when the tobacco prevalence rate in the state was 51.1 per cent, of which 48 per cent were smokeless users, according to the Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS)-1 report.

The GATS-2 report, which was published in 2018, said tobacco users came down to 38.9 per cent in the state, of which 35.4 per cent were smokeless users.

As many as 41330 applications have been submitted for admission to 80 CBSE affiliated schools started by the , which is 345 per cent more than the total seats of 11986. It may be noted that the last date for submission of application was fixed till May 25.

Maximum 4,241 applications have been received from Deoghar for enrollment in Schools of Excellence. After this, 3,524 applications have been received from Palamu, 2,766 from Ranchi, 2,637 from Lohardaga, 2,391 from Chatra, 1,996 from East Singhbhum, 1,929 from Seraikela Kharsawan, and 1,859 from Hazaribagh.

In view of the demand of parents, the deadline for submission of applications in Schools of Excellence was extended till May 25, 2023. Now the selection test will be organized on May 30, publication of the first merit list on June 7 and enrollment will start from June 12 according to the merit list.

PM Modi took an aerial survey of cyclone Yaas-ravaged parts ofEast Midnapore districtin Bengal andBalasoreandBhadrakdistricts inOdishaand announced Rs1,000-crore package in immediate relief Rs 500 crore for Odisha and the remaining amount for Bengal andJharkhand.
While Rs 500 crore would be immediately given to Odisha, the Rs 500 crore announced forWest Bengaland Jharkhand will be released on the basis of damage report submitted by the two states, a release from thePIBsaid. The PM also announced Rs 2 lakh ex gratia for the next of kin of the dead.

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is implementing an art-integrated project onTelanganato promote national integration.
Underthe NationalEducation Policy 2020, students from Class I to Class X will develop a collaborative project with students from other states. As part of this, those from Jharkhand have been paired with their counterparts in . The Jharkhand students must complete an assignment based on Telanganas HISTORY and vice-versa by the Telangana students.
Under the NEP guidelines, schools will be required to complete the project work on time. For this purpose. students from Jharkhand will conduct research on Telangana.

The project is centred on art, culture and heritage in tandem with the syllabus. An institute from one state will collaborate with a school from another state. The students will learn about art, culture, heritage, and state-specific specialities through video-conferencing and prepare the project.