01.04.23

City-like facilities to be provided in villages: Haryana CM

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Haryanas villages will soon be equipped with city-like facilities, including Education, Health, and transport, besides developing colonies in big villages.

The Chief Minister further said that Haryana is the first state in the country which has given 50 percent representation to Women in Institutions. Not only this, Haryana is also the first state to have an educated panchayat. It is the effort of the State Government to make the lives of the citizens happy and prosperous, he added.

The Chief Minister said that it is the job of the Panchayats to ensure cleanliness in the villages. The state government has made a scheme, under which small tractor-trolleys will be given to the villages for collection of garbage, he added.

The Chief Minister said that the pension of about 15 elderly people in Amru Pana, Raju Pana and Swai Pana has been automatically made online. The government has also organized Antyodaya fairs under the Mukhyamantri Antyodaya Parivar Utthan Yojana for the economic upliftment of poor families. Under this, loan sanction of 28 families was done in this village also, out of which 21 have got loan, he added.

Apart from this, about 6,000 Ayushman cards are to be made in this village. Out of this, 3,385 Ayushman cards have been made. In this village also, 89 people have availed the facility of free medical treatment, for which an amount of about Rs 13.91 lakh has been given to the hospitals, said Khattar.

Punjab Enhances Compensation Due to Natural Calamities By 25%

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In a major pro-farmer decision aimed at safeguarding their interests during natural calamities, the Punjab Cabinet on Friday gave nod for enhancing the compensation due to natures fury by 25 per cent per acre thereby giving a major respite to the food growers.

Keeping in view the loss incurred by the farmers recently due to heavy rains, hailstorms, and strong winds, the Cabinet has decided to enhance the relief amount from Rs 12,000 per acre to Rs 15,000 per acre for 76-100 per cent loss of crops. This measure will give a healing touch to the affected farmers who will be able to get a reasonable financial relief from the government, said a spokesperson of the Chief Ministers Office, adding that these relief rates will be applicable from March 1, 2023.

Panel to increase HP revenue: CM

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Himachal Pradesh chief ministerSukhvinder Singh Sukhu has said to increase states revenue, a technical committee would be constituted that would submit its recommendations within a month. He added that the economic condition of the state was precarious and the present was working vigorously towards resource mobilization to improve financial condition of the state.

The CM said this while presiding over a meeting ofHimachal Pradesh Power Transmission Corporation Limited(HPPTCL) in Shimla on Saturday late evening. In the meeting he stressed upon the need to prioritize revenue generation for the HPPTCL through its transmission lines. He asked the corporation to speed up its construction works and reduce the duration of its tender process to maximize revenue and benefit the people of the state.

CM demands Rs 2,942.99 crore package for Joshimath

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The relief and rehabilitation of the people affected by land subsidence in Joshimath town figured prominently in the talks between the CM Dhami and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday. The CM said that an economic package of Rs 2,942.99 crore is needed for Joshimath.

He said that the immediate relief, making arrangements for housing, construction of prefabricated huts, site development, construction of houses, compensation, development in affected areas, permanent rehabilitation and repair work are included in the package. He said that the State Government has set up Uttarakhand Landslide Mitigation and Management centre which would act as centre for excellence on land subsidence and its management.

GPS-based monitoring of construction of rural roads

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The has deployed vehicle tracking system (VTS) under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) to accelerate construction of roads in rural areas and ensure their quality.

A GPS-based VTS has been installed on over 950 equipment and machinery being used in the construction of village roads. A command centre has been set up in UPRRDA for its monitoring, from where information is updated every moment. This includes locating the machines working on a site, the number of hours they have worked, and the quality of the work done.

Goswami said PMGSY is serving as a medium for increasing the income of farmers and creating EMPLOYMENT opportunities. At the same time, it facilitates easy and fast movement to Food Processing centres, mandis (Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture markets) and other farmer-related enterprises.

Expansion of Tinplate will direct employment to 1000 people: CM

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To mark the beginning of construction for a new industrial facility in the city, Chief Minister Hemant Soren performed rituals for the expansion project of Tinplate Company of India Limited (TCIL). The Chief Minister said that his government will help industries in the state to grow.

TCIL laid the foundation stone of the CRM-III (Cold Rolling Mill) unit at its premises. Tata Steel is investing more than Rs 2,000 crore in this project. 1,000 people will directly get EMPLOYMENT. Indirectly 5 to 7 thousand people will get employment.

The Chief Minister said that his government would help a lot in the Development Of Industries in the state. CM Hemant Soren said on Monday that he constantly remains in touch with all the industrial houses in the state.

CM Nitish Kumar bats for admission of at least 33.3% girls in Bihar’s engineering colleges

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Chief Minister-cum-Chancellor ofBihar EngineeringUniversity(BEU)Nitish Kumar asked officials to ensure admission of girls against at least 33.3% of seats in all the -owned engineering colleges.

Chairing the first general council meeting of the BEU, the chancellor Nitish said at least 33.3% (one-third) seats in all the state governments engineering colleges have been reserved for the girls. We want that at least 33.3% girls are admitted against the reserved seats so that an adequate number of Women get higher Education along with boys. The more girls will be educated, the Society will progress more, the chancellor said.

Saur Sujala boosts farmers income

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Farmers in Chhattisgarhs Mohla Manpur district have experienced a boost in their income by using solar Irrigation pumps and their awareness has resulted in the installation of solar pumps in the village.

The main objective of the solar pump to be set up by the under the Saur Sujala Yojana is to ensure irrigation facilities to the farmers residing at the remote villages in state.

The usage of solar pumps is assisting the state in raising agricultural production, conserving and supplementing groundwater, and enhancing the rural economy.

State Organ andTissue Transplant Organisation(SOTTO) MP has started daily monitoring of organ transplant and other details from registered hospitals.

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The daily reporting is being done as part of a drive to track developments related to cadaveric donations. In the daily reporting, at least 10 private hospitals registered with SOTTO are submitting details of patients in their intensive care unit, suspected brain cell death and brain stem cell death.

The SOTTO officials are carrying out awareness activities and other measures to increase cadaveric organ donation in the district as well asMadhya Pradesh. SOTTO, MP HISTORY goes back to 2015 when it began the cadaveric organ donation in the state.

‘Women workers in Gujarat get paid 25% less than men’

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The recently published ‘Women and Men in India 2022′ report by National Statistical Office (NSO) of Government of India indicated that for the April to June 2022 period, the pay disparity between male and female casual labourers was 25% in urban areas and 26% in rural areas ofGujarat.

According to the report, based on (PLFS) of NSO, male workers were paid Rs 390 and female workers Rs 312 in urban areas, whereas the figures were Rs 304 and Rs 242 respectively for rural areas.

The report stated that the pay for women in both rural and urban areas of the state was less than the national Average of Rs 265 and Rs 333 respectively.

The report highlighted that in Gujarat, 71% of the demonstrators or tutors were women, but when it came to associate professor or reader levels, the figure dropped to 33%; for the level of professor, it dropped to 28%. Pathak said that women get relatively few opportunities when it comes to the highest positions in academia.

The impact of Covid on Education was also chronicled – the number of females receiving education dropped from 40.7% in 2019-20 to 39.3% in 2021-22. On the other hand, male students increased from 60.9% to 62.6% in the same period.