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The cooperation department will strengthen the laws by making suitable amendments to address the irregularities and corruption in the cooperation sector, cooperationministerV N Vasavan said in a statement here. The decision has been taken in the wake of incidents of illegal activities in the sector, including the latestKaruvannurcooperative bank fraud.The cooperation department has decided to register criminal cases against those involved in financial frauds, money swindling, loan frauds and frauds relating to gold pledging, after conducting a preliminary inquiry. The cooperation laws will be amended to incorporate sections, under which the properties of the accused will be frozen.

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

The cooperative vigilance will be strengthened and the sections 65 and 66 of theCooperation Actwill be amended so that cases of criminal nature can be reported immediately to the Police and the vigilance. The laws will also be amended by which the cooperation vigilance will be empowered to suo-motu conduct searches in cooperation societies.

All the societies that have a WORKING CAPITAL of more than Rs 250 crore will be clubbed as a unit and an audit team consisting of three members will examine the accounts of such bodies. The transfers of the officials of the department will be on the basis of clear guidelines, all the officials who are working on working arrangement basis will be sent back to the districts soon.

Karnatakachief minister BasavarajBommai said that his priority is getting theMhadeiriver project completed at the earliest.

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

Popularly known as the Kalasa-Bhandura Nala projectin Karnataka, the project was undertaken by the Karnataka government to improve drinkingwatersupply to the districts ofBelagavi, Bagalkot, Hubballi-Dharwad, and Gadag.

In February, the dispute was resolved after the central government notified the final award of the Mhadai Water Dispute Tribunal that allocated 13.42 thousand million cubic feet of water to Karnataka, 24 tmcft to Goa and 1.33 tmcft to Maharashtra.

Dalit Bandhu Scheme by Telangana Government

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

The programme is to be launched on a pilot basis in Huzurabad, on August sixteen.

Highlights:

Dalit Bandhu is that the latest flagship programme of the Telangana government. It is visualised as a welfare theme for empowering Dalit families.

The theme shall alter Entrepreneurship among Dalits through an on the spot profit transfer of Rs ten large integer per family World Health Organization haven’t any bank guarantee to begin their businesses.

The Money help is given by the govt. through Dalit Bandhu is free. this is often not a loan. there’s no got to repay it. there’s no Probability of any middlemen during this. Eligible beneficiaries can get help in their bank accounts.

The stateenergy departmentis all set to introduceagricultural motorswith the globally acclaimed technology permanent magnet brushless direct current (PMBLDC).

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

According to the energy officials, PMBLDC is one such technology which will improvemotor efficiencyto 90% against the existing efficiency of 75% with induction motor technology. Even the life expectancy of the PMBLDC system is expected to improve to 15 to 20 years due to high grade materials as compared to the lifespan of conventional AC motors of around 10 years.

The APSEEDCO technical team in coordination with Andhra University conducted a webinar and discussed in detail the technicalities of the proposed technology and did a comprehensive analysis of the concept of PMBLDC.

Faced with widespread criticism against the hurriedly-passed GoaBhumiputraAdhikarni Bill, 2021, chief minister PramodSawant night conceded one demand, and promised to drop the word Bhumiputra from the bill.

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

Sawant, in a recorded statement released on Tuesday night, said the bill would be reintroduced in the winter session of the Goa legislative assembly within the next two months.

Sawant said that a lot of people have said that the word bhumiputra should not be used in the bill, and that they have told him to remove it.

Defending the bill against an onslaught of criticism and mockery, Sawant said that more than 1.5 lakh houses would be benefited through this bill. He added that the bill has been brought in the interest of Goans, and dismissed apprehensions that it would only help migrants.

The chief minister said that there are around 6.5 lakh houses in 191 village panchayats and 14 municipalities, that have electricity connections. These houses belong to Goans and they have house numbers, water connections and electricity connections, but only 20% of houses are constructed by obtaining licences.

Asha Bhosle to get Maharashtra Bhushan

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

The Maharashtra Bhushan Choice Board of trustees led by Boss Pastor Uddhav Thackeray has collectively chosen unbelievable playback vocalist Asha Bhosle for the lofty honor.

Asha is a very popular playback singer. She is known for her singing in many Hindi films, in spite of the fact that she has a more extensive collection. Bhosle’s vocation began in 1943 and has traversed more than seventy years. Asha has done playback singing for more than 1k films.

She was recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records as the most recorded singer in music HISTORY. The Public authority of India regarded her with the Dadasaheb Phalke Grant in 2000 and the Padma Vibhushan in 2008. Bhosle is the sister of playback artist Lata Mangeshkar and has a place with the unmistakable Mangeshkar family.

Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala on Monday said that the State Government has prepared a scheme of ‘Investment Subsidy in lieu of Net SGST’ in order to attract more investors in the state.

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

Under this, projects from MSMEs will be given subsidy. With the establishment of more industries, EMPLOYMENT opportunities will be directly enhanced for more youth of the state, Dushyant said.

The Deputy Chief Minister, who also holds the portfolio of Industries and Commerce Department, said that the ‘Haryana Enterprises and Employment Policy, 2020’ has been formulated by the with the main objective to make the state a major Investment-destination and to facilitate balance between regional and Sustainable Development through an energy efficient Governance system.

He further said that in cases where ‘Net SGST’ under cash ledger is less than 5 percent of Fci in a year, a subsidy of up to 5 percent of FCI will be given in equal annual installments for a period of 8 years. In this also, there will be an annual limit of maximum Rs. 5 crore for a mega project, he said.

In a major bonanza for people living in both rural and urban areas, Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh approved Rs 658 crore under the Punjab Nirman Programme (PNP), besides approving Rs 22.50 crore for sports kits, Rs 30 crore for open gyms, and Rs 7.50 crore for Mahila Mandals.

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

Notably, the State Cabinet had earlier given the nod to amend the guidelines of PNP for efficacious utilisation of funds.

PNP funds would be utilized to ensure local area development in the State according to the felt needs of people, thus ensuring seamless implementation of various programmes through Government Bodies, PRIs or ULBs, or as may be deemed by the Deputy Commissioner in line with guidelines of the respective departments.

There are 8,46,209 registered unemployed youth inHimachal Pradesh, of which 33,007 are under-matric, 1,95,548 are matriculate, 4,04,819 are Class 12 pass, 1,36,517 are graduates and 76,318 postgraduates. From January 1, 2018, to January 31 last year, 28,661 people were appointed in government posts.

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

The state industries minister informed theHousethat 8,46,209 educated persons had been registered in the state as unemployed. In last two years, 28,661 persons have got jobs in government sector.

TheUttarakhand governmentwill set up separate committees to look into the feasibility of rolling out a population control law and a land law in the Himalayan state.

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

The move comes after the was urged to look into the possibility of introducing aPopulation Control Actduring a recent coordination meeting held inDehradun, which was attended byBJP’s national general secretary (organisation) B L Santosh and senior Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) leaders.

The Uttarakhand government is also considering bringing a strict law, demand for which has been growing among residents. Earlier this month, several youngsters had taken to Social Media to demand land laws and protesters had also gathered outside the state assembly on July 18.
In 2003, an amendment was made to the UP Zamindari Abolition and Land Reform Act 1950 by the ND Tiwari government to prevent outsiders from buying more than 500 square metres of agricultural land in Uttarakhand.