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Credit potential for priority sector for 2023-24 projected at Rs 2.73 lakh crore: Cheema

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Tuesdaysaid that the total credit potential for the priority sector for 2023-24 is projected at Rs 2.73 lakh crore which represents an overall Growth of 5 percent over the projections for 2022-23.

Addressing the State Credit Seminar 2023-24, Cheema said that out of the aggregate credit plan, the share of Crop Loan is pegged at Rs 1.03 lakh crore (38%), Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture Term Loan at Rs 0.52 lakh crore (19%) and MSME at Rs 0.71 lakh crore (26%) and Other Priority Sector (OPS) at Rs 0.47 lakh crore (17%).

Releasing the State Focus Paper (SFP) 2023-24 and Unit Cost Booklet on this occasion, the Finance Minister said that NABARD has undertaken the exercise of assessing the potential for credit under the priority sector for each district in consultation and coordination with banks, Line departments of the State Government, farmers, NGOs and other stakeholders. These plans have been aggregated at the state level and SFP has been prepared which reflects the aggregate potential available under various subsectors of Priority Sector of the States economy. This is quite an elaborate exercise which will provide inputs and pointers to various stakeholders, he added.

Cheema added that it is a matter of satisfaction that the SFP emphasises on development of the cooperative sector, crop diversification, promotion of Organic Farming, development of the Farmers Producers Organization (FPOs), promotion of digital technological innovations in agriculture and Fintech, which will provide necessary

fillip to Inclusive Growth and Sustainable Development in the State. He said that it is the need of the hour that these producer organizations are supported further within the agri-value chain system.

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Welfare schemes will be launched in Himachal with proper budget: Sukhvinder Sukhu

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu has said that his government will ensure budgetary provisions before announcing and implementing public welfare or development schemes in the state. His government would not follow the previous government, which had announced various schemes without any budgetary provision just to gain political mileage,

he added.

He said that all 10 guarantees given to the people of the state in the Congress election manifesto would be fulfilled by making required budgetary provisions. My government is committed to improving the fiscal Health of the state and will boost the economy in the next three years, he added.

Sukhu said that the government had adopted zero Tolerance to Corruption and the suspension of the Staff Selection Commission, Hamirpur, which had become a den of selling jobs, was the first nail in the coffin of corrupt practices.

Need to come up with new tourist locations, adventure sports for visitors: Uttarakhand chief secretary S S Sandhu

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

Uttarakhand‘s chief secretaryS S Sandhuheld a detailed discussion on the future possibilities in the tourism sector with the departmental officials.

“Along with the Char Dham yatra, other tourist places have been playing an important role in boosting the economy and EMPLOYMENT in the state. Maximum number of tourists come from Delhi-NCR throughout the year, especially on weekends, and after the construction of Delhi-Dehradun expressway, the number is expected to increase. So, we have to start preparations from now itself,” Sandhu said.

Instructions were given to prepare two categories of tourism activities according to the geographical and natural condition of the state. Activities in category ‘A’ would be the ones which can be started immediately and category ‘B’ would have activities which require some work before launch.

Integrated UP Education Service Selection Commission to be formed soon: CM Adityanath

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

Uttar Pradesh government is committed to timely selection of teachers for basic, secondary and higher educational institutes and an integrated service selection commission will soon be set up for the purpose,

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Tuesday. While reviewing the teacher recruitment process in educational institutions in the state, Adityanath also gave necessary

guidelines regarding the formation of ‘Uttar Pradesh Education Service Selection Commission’ as an integrated commission.

Different authorities, boards and commissions operate for the selection of qualified teachers in basic, secondary, higher and technical educational institutions of the state.

Apart from the Examination Regulatory Authority, Secondary Education Service Selection Commission and Higher Education Service Selection Commission, selection is also done through Uttar Pradesh Commission.

The commission will prove to be useful in ensuring timely selection of teachers, better utilization of human Resources and financial discipline.

Hazaribagh rail connectivity with Ranchi soon: Jayant

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

The Hazaribag Member of Parliament and former central minister Jayant Sinha on Monday said that that Hazaribag will be connected with rail route via Barkakana very soon. The four long route train will pass through Hazaribag RAILWAY station very soon.

Sinha further said that on the voice of Hazaribag and Ramgarh, the work to complete the Hazaribag railway line was in progress. This is efforts of the both the district that the track has been ready to start the long train route be possible.

The project is with the amount of Rs 3800 crores. The train between Barkakana and Ranchi will pass through the four tunnels and save the time of at least two hours. The public of Hazaribag will reach to Ranchi by train less than the time taken by the bus by road.

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Air quality forecast system in Patna soon

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

The city will soon get an air quality forecasting system that can alert three days in advance aboutpollutionand air quality information, like Weather forecast.

The forecast will help the stakeholders identify local sources of pollution and initiate action in the affected areas as per the graded response Climate action plan.

Bihar State Pollution Control Boardhas started the ground work to launch the System of Air Quality Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR), which is already being run in cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Ahmedabad and Pune.

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MP Police gets national award in digital initiative

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

Madhya Pradesh Police has received the First Prize (Platinum) Award in the category ‘Digital Initiative at Grassroot Level’ for the ‘Digital India Award 2022′ organized by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, announced by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology on the website of “Digital India”.

This award is given for providing digital service. On receiving the award, Madhya Pradesh Police Chief Director General of Police (DGP) Sudhir Kumar Saxena expressed happiness and congratulated the team of the State Crime Records Bureau.

The nomination process for the Digital India Award was done online in which nominations were received from all over India. After being shortlisted in the process of nomination, ADG SCRB Chanchal Shekhar and AIG CCTNS Pranjali Shukla gave a presentation of an e-deliberation app before the jury in New Delhi.

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Water availability to double in 25 years

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

State water supply minister Kunvarji Bavaliya said that the per capita water availability in the state will be doubled in the next 25 years. Bavaliya said the present per capita availability of water in Gujarat is 850 cubic metres, which will be increased to 1,700 cubic metres by 2047.

Bavaliya is participating in the 1st All India Annual States Ministers Conference on Water Vision@2047 which began on Thursday in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. The Resources“>Water Resources ministers of 30 states, Union ministers and officials are participating in the conference. Bavaliya said the has undertaken a strategic programme to eradicate water scarcity. He listed programmes implemented in areas of Gujarat that faced water scarcity. Gujarat has ensured a marked decrease in critical, semi-critical and dark zones in 20 years, Bavaliya said.

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