RAJASTHAN

Rajasthan: All 21 categories of disabled persons in state to get pension

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With states social and Empowerment departments order to provide all 21 categories of disabilities with benefits under the social security pension scheme, Rajasthan became the first state in the country to take the step.

Earlier, persons with disabilities (PwDs) of eight categories were given pension every month. The 21 categories of disabilities were identified under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016.

Keeping this in mind, secretary social justice and empowerment department, Samit Sharma, issued an order on October 12 having amended the social security special persons pension rules, 2013, in order to give benefits of pension scheme to all 21 types of disabled persons.

The 21 categories of disabilities include locomotor disability, leprosy cured person, cerebral palsy, dwarfism, muscular dystrophy, acid attack victims, blindness, low-vision, hearing impairment, speech and language disability, intellectual disability, specific Learning disabilities, autism spectrum disorder, mental illness, chronic neurological condition, multiple sclerosis, Parkinsons disease, haemophilia, thalassemia, sickle cell disease and multiple disabilities.

Rajasthan bypolls: 44.89% voter turnout in 3 constituencies

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A total of 44.89 per cent voter turnout was registered in the bypolls to three assembly constituencies inRajasthan.

The bye- will decide the fate of 27 candidates in the three constituencies where the number of voters is 7,43,802.

The bypolls are being held after the demise of sitting MLAs MasterBhanwar Lal Meghwal(Sujangarh), Kailash Trivedi (Sahara) andKiran Maheshwari(Rajsamand).

Low credit-deposit ratio weighs on GDP growth of many districts

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Banks are lending far less than the deposits they mobilise in districts like Sirohi, Dungarpur,Dholpurand Karauli. Unavailability of credit has been one of the reasons for the backwardness of the regions with their contribution to state GDP remaining at the lowest band compared to other districts.

Bankers said that there are several ways to improve the CD (credit-deposit) ratio of these districts. CD ratio shows the amount of raised by banks as deposit and how much of it has been given as a loan to the customers.

While the Average CD ratio stands at 87% in the state, the same for Sirohi is 48%, the lowest in the state. Dungarpur, Dholpur and Karauli have 54%, 59% and 60% respectively.

Rajasthan Delphic council to go into districts to promote art, culture

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After setting up Delphic Council of Rajasthan about five months ago, first in the country, the state chapter of international body that promotes local Art and Culture, and people involved with them is now looking to go deeper into districts and blocks.

At a meeting Delphic Council of Rajasthan, Sreya Guha, its president, said that despite the Covid restrictions, the council has conducted 20 workshops on various arts and crafts and the plan now is to take the movement to the districts and blocks.

The Delphic Games were born in ancient Greece 2,500 years ago as the twin-sister of the Olympic Games. They are to arts and cultures what Olympic Games are to physical Sports. The Delphic Games of the modern era were revived in 1994, while the Olympic Games were revived in 1894. India has participated in thee editions of the Delphic Games in various countries and bagged gold and silver medals in South Korea and Malaysia, respectively.

Children from 15 states conduct mock Rajasthan assembly session

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In a first, 200 schoolchildren from 15 states have carried out assembly proceedings in a special session ofRajasthanState Assembly to mark the birth anniversary of the nations first PM Jawaharlal Nehru.

The children, divided into ruling party and opposition, discussed and debated on 18 issues that the state is facing.

Following all the assembly protocols, the speaker, chief minister, council of ministers and leader of opposition participated in the in the presence of Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla, CM Ashok Gehlot and speaker of state assembly CP Joshi. Children who performed the role of the speaker, CM, ministers and MLAs seated on the respective designated seats/benches allotted to the members in the assembly.

Rajasthan: E-waste collection drive launched at divisional headquarters

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JAIPUR: Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board (RSPCB) launched mobile van at divisional headquarters for door-to-door collection of E-Waste.

RSPCB chairman Vinu Gupta flagged off the van. She said that under the e-collection drive to be run from October 14-24, e-waste would be collected from the users by authorised dismantlers and recyclers and they would also be given suitable incentives and certificates for the same. Gupta also launched the e-waste Take Back Web Portal.

Under this, five cities of the state Jaipur, Jodhpur, Ajmer, Kota and Udaipur e-waste collection will be studied so that the quantum of e-waste generation and disposal could be accurately calculated in the state.

e-waste would be collected through “mobile vans” and public would also be made aware in this regard through posters, banners. RLG India had developed an e-waste portal namedTake Back Web Portal by which individuals or organizations could dispose of e-waste from Home similar to E-Commerce site and can get fair price for e-waste online.

Rajasthan: Chunav Pathshalas to track missing voters in rural areas

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The states election department has started an initiative to establish ChunavPathshalas in all the 52,009 polling booths. Under this initiative which is part of its SWEEP activities, the department will focus on tracking missing names from the voters list in villages, tehsils and towns.

The booth level officer (BLO) is the coordinator for each chunav pathshala and they are required to register these with the states election department. Later, the registered pathshalas are uploaded on the departments portal. The BLO will form a team in each polling booth. This is a new concept.

RUs incubation centre to support student startups

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Supported by the Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) 2.0 initiative of the Central government, the Career Hub (ECH) and Incubation Centre at theRajasthan Universitysupports students, promotes innovation and aspiring entrepreneurs by providing them with various facilities. The centre was established in 2020.

Officials also said that the university is likely to become the official host for MSME in the state, potentially enabling direct funding support for the startups incubated at RU.

Rajasthan Housing Board bags Golden Globe Awards in two categories in Malaysia

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TheRajasthan Housing Board(RHB), bagged the prestigious Golden Globe Awards in two categories inMalaysia.

The board has been awarded in the Best Environment Friendly Projects and Best Innovative Project of the Year categories by the jury of the World HRD Council.

While award for the Best Environment Friendly Projects category was given for the recently opened City Park in Mansarovar in Jaipur, the board had bagged the award in Best Innovative Project category for the Coaching Hub Project in Pratap Nagar in Jaipur.

Sprawled over an area of 52 acres, City Park was inaugurated by chief minister Ashok Gehlot on October 21, 2022.

It is considered as the latest tourist attraction in Jaipur.
On the other hand, in the lines of Kota, RHB is constructing a Coaching Hub in Pratap Nagar, where coaching institutions would run coaching centres with residential facilities.

The chief minister is expected to inaugurate the first phase of the Coaching Hub in June.

In the last four years Rajasthan Housing Board has received 17 awards, including the World Book of Records in House Sales and the SKOCH Award-2021.