Deputy CM cum finance ministerTarkishore Prasadsaid that the government has zeroed in on six sutras to revive the states economy in 2022-23, after it was severely hit by the lockdown arising from the coronavirus pandemic that brought down theGSDPGrowth rate to 2.5% in 2020-21.
The six sutras include carrying out vigorous activities in Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture and allied (fishery, and Dairy)
class="youtube-icon"> Subscribe on YouTubeThe scheme outlay, excluding committed expenditure, for the education department is Rs 22,198.38 crore, that is 22.20% of the total scheme outlay, followed by Rs13,193.19 crore (15.19%) for rural development, Rs8,191.79 crore (8.19%) for social welfare, Rs 7,950.27 crore (7.95%) for rural works and Rs 7,035.56 (7.04%) for the health department.
Among others, Rs4,420.99 crore (4.42%) has been earmarked for road construction, Rs4,055.10 crore (4.06%) for urban development and housing, Rs 3,232.63 crore (3.23%) for water resources development and Rs 2,781.99 crore (2.78%) for agriculture-related activities.
A campaign has been launched inChhattisgarhto improve the academic stanadards of students in the schools of the state. The move comes after an Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) indicated that prolonged lockdown of schools have affected performance of students.
The result of this external assessment will be used to assess the performance grading of block education officers. A weekly review will be arranged at various levels during the campaign. The officers in-charge from the state and district level will regularly review the implementation of this programme in their district and development block.
The academic monitoring system will be strictly enforced and the entire focus of the inspection will be to improve
the achievement of children. For this, it will be necessary to inspect the schools at different levels according to the prescribed quota and improve work.More than half of all districts inMadhya Pradeshhave reported prevalence ofanaemiain non-pregnant reproductive age females that was more than the states Average of 52%.
The National Family and Health survey-5 details showed that 29 of 52 districts had reported more than 52.4% prevalence of anaemia in non-pregnant reproductive age (15-49 years) females.
Of those 29, the districts like Bhind, Morena, Khandwa, Gwalior, Sheopur, Dindori, Alirajpur, Chhatarpur,Harda, Rewa, Balaghat, Mandla andSeonihad over 60% anaemia prevalence in non-pregnant Women, showed NFHS-5 figures.
Bhind had a maximum 70% anaemic woman, showed NFHS-5 figures. Anaemia in pregnant women could cause complications including premature delivery, reducing physical capacity and in non-pregnant women reduces their
work capacity.Increased inflationary pressure, improved industrial production, revival in demand and in turn consumption kept tax collection buoyant in February. According to the data byUnion ministry of finance, the goods and Services tax (GST) collection inGujaratstood at Rs 8,873 crore in February 2022, up 8% year-on-year against Rs 8,221 crore in the corresponding month last year.
players and tax professionals attribute the spike in tax collection to Inflation and cost pressures in
addition to streamlining of business procurement cycles.According to data by state commercial tax department, total collection of state goods and services tax (SGST), stood at Rs 3,007.46 crore with anIGSTsettlement of Rs 1,179.74 crore, amounting to a total of Rs 4,187.20 crore in February as compared to Rs 4,365.79 crore in January
Net VAT collection in Gujarat stood at Rs 2,592.28 crore in February as compared to Rs 2,622.4 crore in January.
The states food and civil supplies department may open the portal for adding more beneficiaries under the National Act (NFSA) from April this year.
To start new registration of NFSA beneficiaries with urban areas, where the number of beneficiaries is very low, the department has sent the file to the chief ministers office (CMO) after being approved by the food ministerPratap Singh Khachariyawas.
CMAshok Gehlothad announced during his budget speech that 10 lakh new beneficiaries would be added to the NFSA list in the next financial year.
In urban areas like Jaipur, where the Percentage of beneficiaries is around 20-25%, new beneficiaries could be added on a priority basis, Agarwal had said. Gehlot had written to Prime MinisterNarendra Modiurging him to increase the limit on the number of NFSA beneficiaries, which was earlier, determined based on the 2011 census – on the basis of the current Population (2021) in the state.
TheTripuragovernment has signed an agreement with Asian (ADB) amounting to Rs 2,275 crore to strengthen and improve power distribution efficiency in the northeastern state, deputy chief ministerJishnu Dev Varmasaid.
Terming the agreement as historic for the state,Dev Varmasaid it is the single biggest project in any plan through an externally aided project.
Of the Rs 2,275 crore fund, the Centre will repay Rs
1,820 crore while the state is supposed to provide Rs 455 crore, he said, adding the project will be implemented in the next three years.The Assam Power Distribution Company Limited (APDCL) has petitioned the Assam Electricity Regulatory Commission (AERC) for a hike of Rs 1.25 per unit and the fixed charge by Rs 15 in power tariff with effect from April 1 for the period 2023-24 to meet its requirement of around Rs 10,000 crore, which would hit hard households that form around 93% of the companys consumer base.
According to the proposals, the tariff (which is a combination of fixed charges and variable charges) will shoot up by a minimum Rs 25.55 for Jeevan Dhara category for every kilowatt consumed per hour.
Odisha has reported second highest point decline in the country in maternal mortality ratio (MMR) with a 49-point decline from
168 in 2015-17 to 119 in 2018-20. But the state is still performing poorly compared to the national Average of 97.MMR is the number of maternal deaths during a given time period per one lakh
live births.According to the latest Sample Registration System (SRS) bulletin on MMR, 2018-20, Rajasthan witnessed 73-point decline followed by Odisha and Uttar Pradeshs 49, Bihar 47, Assam 34, 33, Gujarat 30, Andhra Pradesh 29, Karnataka 28 and India 25 from 2015-17 to 2018-20.
States MMR was 358 in 2001-03 compared to Indias 301. It has witnessed a progressive reduction in MMR from 2001-03 to 2018-20 and coming closure to national level, said an official of the Health and family welfare department.
Odisha is yet to accomplish the National Health Policy (NHP) target for MMR of less than 100/lakh live births. It is also far away from achieving the Sustainable Development goal (SDG) target of MMR of less than 70/ lakh live births by 2030.
So far eight states have achieved the SDG goal. They are Kerala followed by Maharashtra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Jharkhand, Gujarat and Karnataka.
The Madurai regional office of the has managed to collect 2,100 crore so far out of the target collection of 4,000 crore for the Madurai region, principal chief commissioner of income tax for Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, R Ravichandran said. Ravichandran reviewed the income tax collection for the Madurai office.
though the collection for Madurai region appears mediocre, they are hopeful that the collection will improve in the next quarter. The income tax collection target for Tamil Nadu and Puducherry region is 1,08,000 crore in which they have collected 70 %. Another installment for advance tax collection is also due, he said.
The Growth of the Tamil Nadu and Puducherry collection is at 28 %. The region has been given the target of 17% but the income tax collection growth is another 11% because the states economy is doing well and tax collection is really good. Though we have been given the target of 1,08,000 crore, we are planning to touch 1,25,000 crore and it will be the highest target the region has ever achieved. We managed to touch 1
lakh crore collection last year, he said.In keeping with the IPCC report on developing adaptation and mitigation policies, Kerala state action plan on https://exam.pscnotes.com/Climate-change”>Climate Change (2023-30) has initiated anticipatory action to deal with future risks. The action plan has put the focus on reducing vulnerability and exposure to the present climate variability and its impact on the natural ecosystem and socio-Economic Systems as a coastal state.
The 187-page document proposed to prioritize the hotspot districts for Investment and develop targeted interventions to lower sensitivity and build adaptive capacity. It has proposed mitigation strategies estimated at Rs 52,238 crore and the adaptation outlay is Rs 38,407 crore. The states share is estimated at 5%, and the central governments share at 23% while the remaining will be the consumers share.
Kerala is the fifth-least greenhouse gas (GHG) emitting state in India. It calculates that emissions from energy sectors, which account for 80% of the emissions, had seen a growing trendincreasing at a compounded annual Growth rate of 5.5% between 2005 and 2015. Within the Energy sector, transport (54%) was the highest contributor to GHG emissions, followed by buildings (21%).
Using 17 indicators, a composite vulnerability index (CVI) was developed in which the top eight factors, namely Population density, BPL, inherently-sensitive groups like below 6 years, above 65 years and disabled persons, air, water, groundwater, Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture and communicable diseases, were categorized as sensitive.
Wayanad was ranked the most vulnerable in the state. Kozhikode, Kasaragod, Palakkad, Alappuzha, Idukki, Kannur, Malappuram, and Kollam are the other highly-vulnerable districts. Kottayam and Thiruvananthapuram are the medium vulnerable districts. Pathanamthitta, Ernakulam, and Thrissur districts are classified as having a low vulnerability, with Pathanamthitta having the least vulnerability.
The vulnerable districts have high disease prevalence, a large population of very young, very old, and differently-abled, and reduced availability of healthcare facilities and relief shelters. In most districts, insufficient Irrigation coverage and poor groundwater/surface water quality are fuelling the decline in adaptive capacity.
An entire paradigm shift to alternative energy sources has been proposed by 2030 including increasing RE-installed capacity to 3.46 GW. A higher share of EVs in public transport and intermediate public transport, increased installation of solar based and energy efficient agricultural supports and improving the Energy Efficiency of Non- PAT (perform, achieve and trade) industries and Micro, Small and Medium enterprises.