01.12.22

Punjab & Haryana go slow on capital expenditure in first half of financial year

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HaryanaandPunjabhave been slow in making in the first half of 2022-23, with Haryana spending 15% of its budget estimates for the financial year and Punjab just 17.3% of its budget estimates.

Haryana had spent 40% on capital expenditure in the first half of the last financial year, while Punjab spent 23.4% andHimachal Pradesh28.2% . The study conducted by SBI’s research team has found that Uttarakhand (19.7%), Rajasthan (24%) and Telangana (26.5%) are also in the same category.

The study has also found that Himachal Pradesh spent 38% of the budget estimates on Capital Formation in the first half of this financial year.

Among the 19 states selected, Kerala spent the highest amount of 43.4% of its budget estimates on the capital expenditure in the first half, followed by poll-bound Gujarat (39.8%),Madhya Pradesh(39.1%), Himachal Pradesh (38.4%) andTamil Nadu(38.3%).

Himachal police go digital, switch to e-filing of FIRs, charge sheets

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The state Police have completely switched over from the manual registration of FIRs to the digital mode. Even chargesheets are now being filed online.

A meeting of the State Apex Committee of the Criminal Tracking Network and Systems (CCTNS) was held under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary RD Dhiman, here today. Integrating the e-system into recording FIRs and the preparation of chargesheets has been possible due to the implementation of the CCTNS in all police stations across the state.

The CCTNS data is being shared with the National Data Centre, New Delhi, for its integration with the national Database on a daily basis. Chargesheets of cases are also being filed electronically and are being shared with the courts.

The implementation of the CCTNS project was started in the state in 2009 with the signing of an MoU between the HP Government and the Central Government in September, 2009. At present, the CCTNS is successfully operational at 246 places, which includes police stations, offices of DSPs, SPs and higher offices.

Besides, various queries and reports are being generated for the assistance of investigating officers (IOs) and the preparation of periodic statistical reports.

The Hp Police have been awarded the first rank among the hilly and Northeastern states in the CCTNS two years in a row i.e. in 2020 and 2021. The state has also bagged the first rank overall at all-India level in the implementation of the Interoperable Criminal System.

Uttarakhand tables Rs 5,440 crore supplementary budget

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The Pushkar Singh Dhami-led government inUttarakhandhas tabled a Rs 5,440 crore supplementary budget in the House.Out of which, Rs 2,276 crore was under the head of revenue expenses and Rs 3,163 crore under the capital expenses.

The breakup shows that Rs 254 crore have been kept for finance, taxes, planning, secretariat and miscellaneous Services while Rs 432 crore provision has been kept for medical and family welfare and Rs 125 crore for Education, Sports, youth welfare and culture. A major chunk of Rs 388 crore has been reserved for water supply, housing and urban development and Rs 316 crore for welfare schemes.

With the focus of development in rural pockets, the has kept a provision of Rs 600 crore for rural development. Also, Rs 276 crore provision has been made for public works and Rs 102 crore for industries. In other major provisions, Rs 127 crore has been marked for revenue and general administration, Rs 56 crore for crop husbandry and research, Rs 24 crore for labour and EMPLOYMENT, Rs 92 crore for judicial administration, Rs 52 crore for food, Rs 37 crore for Horticulture development and Rs 27 crore for animal husbandry.

Survey to detect parasitic infection in UP school kids

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A team of experts from Chandigarh-based NationalInstitute of Epidemiology of Icmr(Indian Council of Medical Research) is conducting a survey of -transmitted helminths prevalence among children studying in the government primary and upper primary schools inUttar Pradesh.

Soil-transmitted helminths lead toparasitic infectionin children that hinders nutritional and physical development in young children, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).

Under the survey, stool samples of school going children are being collected and their microscopic examination is being done in temporary microscopic centres set up at the nearest health facility (community/ primary health centre).

Jharkhand to constitute transgender welfare board soon, says minister Banna Gupta

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Health minister Banna Gupta announced that the would soon constitute a welfare board for the members of transgender community and also bring in a separate law which ensures their protection.

“The government is trying to support the people. In order to support these people, ration cards have been given to 5,000 HIV-positive people and 2,000 transgenders.

Maternal mortality rate registers 28% drop in Bihar, but a long way to go

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Recent data released by the registrar general of India showed that maternal mortality rate (MMR) has dropped in the country, including in Bihar, when compared to the previous years. However,Biharlagged behind the national Average of 97 with anMMRof 118.

According to the World Health Organisation, maternal death is the death of a woman during pregnancy or within 42 days of the termination of pregnancy, from cause related to pregnancy or its management, and not accidental or incidental causes.

MMR is the number of maternal deaths during a given time period per one lakh live births during the same time period.

As per the special bulletin of sample registration system released by the registrar general of India on Tuesday for 2018-20, Indias MMR was 97. Kerala was the best with an MMR of 19, followed byMaharashtra(33), (43), Andhra Pradesh (45) and Tamil Nadu (54). Among the states witnessing maximum deaths of Women per one lakh live birth was Assam which had the highest MMR of 195, followed by Madhya Pradesh (173), Uttar Pradesh (167), Chhattisgarh (137) and Odisha (119). Bihar was placed at sixth among the 19 states and union territories with an MMR of 118.

In 2014-16, the average MMR of the country was 130.

This shows there has been reduction of nearly 25% in the deaths on an average. Data for Bihar for 2014-16 showed that MMR was 165 and it came down to 118 for 2018-20.

The drop has been nearly 28%, slightly more than the national average.

Cgarh Govt moots to hone teachers’ skills

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The Chhattisgarh government has launched a ‘Sughhar Padhvaiya’ programme to improve the skills of teachers in all government primary and middle schools.

A state-level webinar was organized on Thursday to give information about this programme to identified 400 teachers.

Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel had announced this on Children’s Day. The objective of the scheme is to develop excellent academic skills in children by encouraging self-motivated and better performing teachers.

Ensuring its quick implementation, the School Education Department has designed the entire programme for training the teachers.

The task of developing tools for identification and inspection of competency for teachers of Classes I to VIII has been started under the direction of the State Educational Research and Training Council.

Earning down by Rs 1500 crore, Madhya Pradesh discoms seek 3.2% hike in domestic power tariff

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The MP power distribution companies (discoms) have sought a power tariff hike of 3.2% for next financial year. TheMadhya Pradesh Power Management Companylimited (MPPMCL) filed their annual revenue requirement (ARR) before the Madhya Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (MPERC) seeking approval for a tariff hike.

This time the company in its ARR has also created a special tariff category for metro rail, as it is expected that Bhopal and Indore metros will make its inaugural run in 2023-24.

In its ARR, the power management company sought the commissions nod to increase the power tariff for the financial year 2023-24 to bridge their expected difference between estimated earnings and estimated revenue requirement of close to Rs 1500 crore. Overall estimated ARR for all the three discoms for year 2023-24 is pegged at Rs 49,500 crore and discoms have estimated that around Rs 1500 crore could be mopped up through tariffs hence a 3.2% power tariff hike has been sought to bridge this gap.

Goa can become a start-ups & innovation hub: MoS Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar

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The Minister of State for Electronics & Information Technology and Skill development & , Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar today said that the Centre will take all measures to expand economic opportunities in Goa that will help diversify its economy, and turn it into a start-ups and innovation hub especially in the fields of healthcare, medical electronics and Artificial Intelligence and also ensure its Sustainable Development.

The Minister who is currently on a two-day visit to Goa, also met state IT Minister, Shri Rohan Khaunte and discussed about the Growth of IT opportunities.

He also spoke of expanding skilling opportunities for the young people through Skill hubs and Atal Tinkering labs.

Abdel Fattah al-Sisi: Indias 2023 Republic Day Chief Guest

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India has invited Egypt President Fattah al-Sisi as the chief guest on 2023 Republic Day. This makes al-Sisi the first Republic Day Chief Guest after a two-year hiatus caused by the pandemic.

Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, who hails from city of el-Gamaliya and raised in an alleyway close to the Jewish quarter of Cairos old city, is a devout Muslim.

He became the head of Military Intelligence in Egypt. He rose to prominence in 2011 after he was named as the member of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, which took up political control of the country after Arab Spring protests forced the long-time President Hosni Mubarak to resign.