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UP Har Ghar Jal scheme crosses 50 per cent mark

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

Uttar Pradesh achieved the target of 50 per cent of its Har Ghar Jal scheme which is aimed at providing clean drinking water to rural families.

As many as 1.3 crore families in rural areas have got tap connections, which will benefit 7.9 crore people. Under the Har Ghar Jal scheme, a total of 2.6 crore rural families have

to be provided clean water by 2024.
The Centre has congratulated the Yogi government on its achievement. Jal Shakti minister Swatantra Dev Singh and principal secretary Anurag Srivastava Namami Gange and Rural Water Supply department congratulated the officials, engineers and staff for the achievement.
The scheme has been implemented in the remote areas in nine districts of Bundelkhand and Vindhyan region.

In seven districts in Bundelkhand, over 11 lakh families got a clean water supply. Mahoba district is on the top of the districts that have got new tap connections in the Bundelkhand region. A total of 91.8% of rural families in Mahoba have got clean water supply. In the Vindhyan region, more than four lakh rural families have been covered under the scheme.

CM gifts 616 schemes worth Rs 164.34 Cr on Hul Diwas

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

On the occasion of Hul Diwas, the Chief Minister Hemant Soren inaugurated a total of 616 schemes worth Rs 16434.841 lakh, inaugurated 99 schemes worth Rs 1571.277 lakh and laid the foundation stone of 517 schemes worth Rs 14863.564 lakh. These include inauguration of Gen Next e-hospital system at Sadar Hospital, Sahibganj, Phulo Jhano Memorial Park at Bhognadih and newly constructed building of Ranga Police station. On this occasion, he distributed assets worth Rs 12 crore 80 lakh 27 thousand 900 among the beneficiaries. Apart from this, the CM handed over the appointment letters to the doctors and the newly appointed.

Healthy and strong Society and state can be made only by a better system of Education and Health. With this commitment, the

is putting its action plans on the ground, said the CM while addressing the function organized at Bhognadih (Barhait, Sahibganj) today, on the occasion of Hul Day, at the holy land of Amar Veer Shaheed Sido Kanhu.

The CM said that the government has taken several steps in the direction of providing quality education in government schools. The government has started the School of Excellence. Here on the lines of private schools poor children are being given free education through English medium, whereas all necessary Resources have been made available in other government schools. Not only this, from preparing for competitive exams to studying medical engineering and other courses, the government will also bear the entire expenses of higher education abroad. Children just focus on their studies.

Bihar, opposition states corner 74% of Centres capex aid

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

Biharwill receive the largest chunk of the Rs 56,415 crore cleared by theCentrefor 16 states as part of the scheme to boostcapital .

The finance ministry said Bihar is in line to receive Rs 9,640 crore, or 17%, of funds, with Madhya Pradesh next. Opposition-ruled states have cornered Rs 41,566 crore, almost three-fourth so far, with West Bengal, Rajasthan and Odisha among top beneficiaries.

Capital investment projects in diverse sectors havebeen approved, including Health, Education, Irrigation, water supply, power, roads, bridges and railways. Funds for meeting the states share of Jal Jeevan Mission and Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana have also been provided to enhance pace of the projects in these sectors

Under the scheme, in 2023-24, special assistance is being provided to the states through 50-year interest-free loans up to Rs 1. 3 lakh crore. While there are eight components,

the biggest, of Rs 1 lakh, is linked to the share of taxes and duties as prescribed by the 15th Finance Commission, along with compliance with the reforms proposed by the Centre.

Under the One Nation, One Ration Card Scheme on the instructions of the Centre, E-KYC process of the beneficiaries of the National Food Security Act will be done till July 31 July.

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

It is necessary to authenticate the Aadhar information of all members of the ration card for implementation of One Nation, One Ration Card Scheme.

Food Department officials said there are continuous problems in food distribution due to incorrect and unverified Aadhar information. The e-KYC process is free of charge and is available at government fair price shops equipped with e-pos.

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The Department for Promotion of and Internal Trade (DPIIT) released the ranking of all the states of the country in various categories for the implementation of the GeM portal. According to rankings released, Gujarat has bagged the first position in the category of Procurement Through Women Entrepreneurs.

The Kreta-Vikreta Gaurav Samman Samaroh 2023 was organized by the Government e-Market Place of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India on June 26 at New Delhi to award the top performers of GeM India. Gujarat bagged one award in Platinum Category and 3 Awards each in the Gold and Silver Category at the event.

Awards were given to the top three states in the respective categories among all the states and union territories of India. The award ceremony was attended by representatives of the top-performing states. Piyush Goyal, Union Minister of Textiles, Commerce & Industry, and Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Government of India and Anupriya Patel, Minister

of State for Commerce and Industry, Government of India, were the Chief Guests at the event.

Gujarat was ranked second in the Highest Total Order Value Category worth Rs 7,963.8 crores, and the Highest Service Procurement Category worth Rs 2,151.3

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crores, as well as the Highest Procurement through MSE vendors with Rs 3,195.4 crores.

The state stood third in the category of the total number of orders with 2,99,718 orders, procurement through Start-Ups worth Rs 218 crores, and best engagement with 9,553 vendors (highest number of transacting buyers).