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New schemes, gifts, on three years of Soren govt

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

On the occasion of completion of three years of JMM/ Congress alliance government, Chief Minister Hemant Soren transferred amount of various schemes among the farmers, girls and students of the state directly in their accounts. Chief Minister Drought Relief Scheme compensation amount was sent to the farmers of the drought affected blocks of the state.

In the first phase of this scheme, Rs 2,32,36,85,000 was sent through DBT in the bank accounts of 6,63,910 beneficiary farmers. Similarly, under the Savitribai Phule Kishori Samridhi Yojana, a girl child studying in class 8 and 9 is given Rs 2,500, a girl child studying in class 10, 11 and 12 is given Rs 5,000 and a girl child aged 18-19 years is given a one-time grant of Rs 20,000. On the occasion, Rs 2,192,991,500 was transferred the account of 5,52,685 girls.

On the occasion, Chief Minister Hemant Soren said that despite all the difficulties, the government has covered a successful journey of three years, but still a long way has to go.

Moreover, Rs 500 crore was transferred in the account of 25 lakh students. The government also sent funds to the

accounts of selected students under pre-matric https://exam.pscnotes.com/Scholarship“>Scholarship. Under this scheme, Rs 1500 are given to the students of classes one to five for Scheduled Tribes, Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes. At the same time, the total amount of this scheme has now been increased to one lakh rupees. Today, Rs 500 crore was sent to the accounts of 25 lakh such selected students.

The Chief Minister also said that that after 20 years of exploitation and discrimination, changes are now chattering in Jharkhand and the state has moved on the path of development.

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Ease processes for filmmakers in Bihar: Nitish Kumar

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

With places of scenic beauty going untapped, the has initiated a variety of measures to promote shooting of films in a bid to cultivate its fairly new image before the world.

Chief ministerNitish Kumar, who reviewed the works of the arts, culture and youth affairs department asked the officials concerned to simplify the official processes for clearance and provide all facilities to the interested filmmakers so that they don’t face any problems in film shooting in the state.

The CM said filmmaking in the state would not only promote tourism, but also provide opportunities to local artists and create new job opportunities.

The is setting up a film city in Rajgir, a prominent tourist town in Nalanda which is the Home district of Nitish, while several other sites located amid hills and other natural surroundings are being developed to draw the attention of filmmakers. Shekhodewra, a village located in Nawada district,

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is one such location which has been especially developed for the purpose in the state.

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Various types of art and culture hidden in tribes

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

Governor Mangubhai Patel said that Madhya Pradesh holds a special identity in the field of arts, handicrafts and handlooms in the whole world. There are more than 45 tribes in Madhya Pradesh, in which lay various types of hidden https://exam.pscnotes.com/art-and-culture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Art and Culture. Governor Patel was addressing the Converge 2022 festival

organised by National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) at Tatya Tope Nagar.

Governor Patel expected the teachers and students of NIFT to take advantage of this diversity and incorporate it in their designs and products. This will not only encourage the culture of India, but also provide cultural and economic security to these tribes on the land full of historical art and natural beauty of Bhopal.

Governor Patel said that NIFT is counted among the top fashion Education institutes in the world. Due to the growing need in this field, NIFT Bhopal is one of the 18 campuses located in different states and union territories of the country. He said that along with fashion education, NIFT is also promoting Sports, culture and literature through this festival. Patel inaugurated the programme by releasing pigeons and balloons. He unveiled the special cover of the Postal Department.

Governor Patel said that at the time when the Central Government formulated the Cheetah Project to bring back the extinct Cheetah species to India, at the same time NIFT Bhopal chose Cheetah as the memento of the festival. The Governor appreciated the recent arrival of 8 African Cheetahs in the State due to the special efforts of the Central and State Governments.

Raj to start use of FASTag on 8 more highways soon

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

The is planning to start the use ofFASTagon eight more state highways soon. Earlier, FASTag was launched on a pilot basis at toll plazas on two state highways Jaipur-Bhilwara highway and Sikar-Jhunjhunu-Luharu road. The eight highways where toll plazas are operated byRajasthanState Road Development & Construction Corporation (RSRDC) are: Hanumangarh-Suratgarh road, Dungargarh-Sardarsahar-Rajgarh road, Nasirabad-Kekri-Deoli road, Dabok-Mavli-Kapasan road, Jahajpur-Mandalgarh road, Alwar-Behror-Narnol road, Marna-Raas road and Jodhpur-Osian-Falaudi road.

A digital display board, installed at the maingateof RSRDC headquarters, was also inaugurated by the minister. It will help in publicity of all the RSRDC projects. The minister also inaugurated the electronic toll collection system (FASTag) on two state highways Jaipur-Bhilwara highway and Sikar-Jhunjhunu-Luharu road under National Electronic Toll Collection.

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Cherry Blossom Festival In Meghalaya

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

The annual Cherry Blossom Festival Happened between 25 to 27 November

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The 3 days Shillong Cherry Blossom Festival 2021 was launched by Chief Minister of Meghalaya Conrad K Sangma

and Ambassador of Japan, Satoshi Suzuki.
It was marked from November 25 to 27 in Wards Lake and Polo Grounds in Meghalaya.
The annual festival corresponds with the blooming of cherry blossom flowers, also known as the Prunus Cerasoides.
These flowers mark the Himalayas and cover the east and west Khasi hills.
According To Meghalaya Tourism Website, the festival will have various events and several

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artists and authors.
A literature festival is also catalogued, with some award-winning authors attending the event.
The three-day festival will also see several exciting competitions, which includes singing and dancing along with fashion shows.

KLO letter to Assam government for peace talks

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

The Kamatapur Liberation Organization (KLO), which was active in western part ofAssamandNorth Bengaland once an ally of Ulfa in Bhutan and Myanmar, has expressed interest in peace talks with the government.

CM Himanta Biswa Sarmain tweet said, ” In continuation with Govt of India’s efforts to bring lasting peace in the region, I welcome the desire of KLO Leadership to join mainstream at an early date to resolve all issues through political dialogues. Govt of Assam would fully reciprocate this goodwill measure.”

The KLO was born in 1995 for an armed struggle for a separate Kamtapur carved out of adjoining parts of Assam and West Bengal. Singha, who is believed to be in Myanmar, was booked by West Bengal Police last April under UAPA

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for allegedly terming chief ministerMamata Banerjeean “outsider.”

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At 90.5 per cent, Odisha best in country in kid vaccination

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

The Percentage of fully immunised children is the highest (90.5 per cent) inOdisha, according to phase-II of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5).

A fully immunised child is one who has taken all scheduled Vaccines supplied by the government. A child in

Odisha takes as many as 12 vaccines from government facilities. Mostly local health and anganwadi workers coordinate the vaccine camps at the village level with the help of health department officials.

The national figure for fully immunised children aged 12-23 months has improved from 62 per cent to 76 per cent in the past five years. Odisha’s rate was 78.6 per cent in 2015-16 (NFHS-4). Odisha is followed by Himachal Pradesh (89.3 per cent), Nadu(89.2 per cent),West Bengal(87.8 per cent),Karnataka(84.1 per cent) and Goa (81.9 per cent).

According to the survey, 98.1 per cent children aged between 12 and 23 months have received most of their vaccinations in a public health facility in Odisha. While 99.1 per cent children were from rural areas, 91.8 per cent were from urban localities. However, only a miniscule 1.4 per cent children (most of them from urban areas) in Odisha received their vaccines from private facilities. As many as 97.3 per cent children aged 12-23 months have received the BCG vaccine. Similarly, 94.4 per cent children have received three doses of penta or hepatitis B vaccine.

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Tamil Nadu 4th lowest in poverty ratio, Puducherry lowest among UTs

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

The Union territory of has the lowest POVERTY ratio among the Union territories in the country with just 1.72% of its Population living in poverty, according to a Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) report prepared by the NITI Aayog based on the National family Health survey – 4 done in 2015-16. Among the states, Kerala has the lowest poverty ratio with 0.71% whileBiharhas the highest poverty ratio with 51.91% of its population living in poverty.Tamil Naduhas the fourth lowest poverty index among states with 4.89%, after Kerala, Goa (3.76%) and Sikkim (3.82%).

Jharkhand has the second-highest poverty ratio with 42.16% of its population living in poverty followed by Uttar Pradesh (37.79%), Madhya Pradesh (36.65%) and Meghalaya and Assam 32.67%. Among the Union territories, Dadra & Nagar Haveli has the highest poverty ratio with 27.36% of its population living in poverty, followed by Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh (12.58%) and Daman & Diu (6.82%). Lakshadweep is the second least poor territory with 1.82% followed by Andaman & Nicobar Island (4.3%), Delhi (4.79%) and Chandigarh

(5.97%).

Niti Aayog vice-chairperson DrRajiv Kumar, in his foreword to the report, said the MPI was prepared using the globally accepted and robust methodology developed by the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

The index was prepared based on three key parameters – health, Education and standard of living. Health parameter comprises three indicators – Nutrition, child and adolescent mortality and antenatal care while education includes ‘years of schooling’ and ‘school attendance’ and standard of living includes cooking fuel, sanitation, drinking water, electricity, housing, assets and bank account.

Tamil Nadu fared better in several indicators including electricity, school attendance and cooking fuel.

Niti Aayog used the Alkire-Foster (AF) methodology to prepare the index. The AF methodology is a general framework for measuring multidimensional poverty that identifies people as poor or not poor based on a dual cut off counting method. The first order cut-off within each component indicator is applied to determine which person is ‘deprived’ in that indicator. The information across all indicators is then aggregated to arrive at a deprivation score for each individual.

The second order cut-off is then applied to identify the individuals, who are multidimensionally poor. The methodology is an extension of the widely acceptedFoster-Greer-Thorbecke(FGT) class of poverty measures and has a range of technical and practical advantages that make it favourable for use in nonmonetary poverty estimation, said the report.
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Niti Aayog used the data collected for a different purpose to prepare a multi-dimensional poverty index. Generally, monetary measurements are used to measure poverty. The monetary measurements will give a clear picture of whether the individual earns enough to feed himself and his family members with adequate food and meet his and family members necessary calorie requirements.

STREET project Launched By Kerala

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

The Kerala Tourism will launch the STREET project for specific spots across the districts to take tourism deep into the interiors of the state,

Highlights:

This project will help visitors to experience the diversity of offerings at these places.

This project has been conceived by Responsible Tourism Mission and is inspired by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) slogan- “Tourism for https://exam.pscnotes.com/inclusive-Growth“>Inclusive Growth“.

STREET Project:

STREET is an acronym for “Sustainable, Tangible, Responsible, Experiential, Ethnic, Tourism hubs”.

Under the project, themes like Green Street, village life experience street, cultural street, experiential tourism street, water street, agri-tourism street, and art STREET have been planned.

These streets will be in sequence with the characteristics of the picked areas and will also focus on experiential tourism.

The STREET project intends to display the unique identity of the state of Kerala before to tourists.

It also

offers a vast potential for growth in the tourism sector and would bring in vital changes.

The project will foster mutually profitable organic relationships between tourism development and people’s ordinary lives in Kerala.

The STREET project will be implemented in the Public-Private PARTNERSHIP (PPP) model. It will involve local bodies and residents of the select locations as stakeholders.

Panchayats Offer Mysuru Declaration Services

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

On November 22, 2021, delegates from 16 states signed the “Mysuru Declaration” during a “National Consultative Workshop on Citizen Charter & Delivery of Services by Panchayats.”

Highlights:

These states agreed to implement Common Minimum Service Delivery by Panchayats in India beginning April 1, 2022.

The Mysuru Declaration seeks to acknowledge Citizen-Centric Services as the “Heart of Governance.”

The declaration includes critical inputs on different Elements of service delivery, which are either supplied directly by panchayats or supported by panchayats.

The Ministry of Panchayat Raj organised the National Consultative Workshop on Citizen Charter and Service Delivery by Panchayats in collaboration with the Abdul Nazir State Institute of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj, Mysuru, and the National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj, Hyderabad.

It is a system of local self-government used in communities throughout rural India. It consists of Institutions (PRIs), which enable villages to self-govern.

PRIs are responsible for “economic Growth, scheme execution, and improving social Justice, in addition to the 29 themes stated in the Eleventh Schedule.”

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