03.04.21

Haryana allots 140 acre Manesar land to e-tailer for logistics point

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In view of increasing demand for from E-Commerce companies,HaryanaEnterprise Promotion Board (HEPB) on Tuesday approved allotment of 140 acres of land of Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (HSIIDC) to theFlipkart Groupfor setting up their largest fulfilling centre in Asia.
The centre will have a covered area of 3 million square feet in Patli Hajipur, Manesar.

The company is planning to build a Logistics campus in the national capital region, in proximity to Gurgaon. They intend to build a campus spread over an area of 140 acres to cater to demand in north India. This fulfillment centre will essentially cater to parcel and white goods and furniture, he added. He claimed that approximately 6,000 direct and 12,000 indirect jobs will be created through this Investment.

Punjab helping private setups in treating critically ill patients

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Concerned aboutprivate hospitals, especially smaller setups, recording a high number of Covid-19 deaths, thePunjabgovernment is helping them in providing treatment to criticallyill patients. With almost three persons out of every 100 confirmed cases losing their lives to the virus, Punjab has the highest case fatality rate in the country.

The team examine real-time details of all patients including comorbidities, Glasgow coma scale (GCS), Oxygen saturation (SpO2), respiratory rate (RR), partial pressure of oxygen (Pa02), oxygen saturation, pH values, Covid specific drugs, Steroids, heparin, choice of induction agents for intubation, ventilatory mode and duration of invasive ventilation.

The had recently set a minimum requirement for Infrastructure and manpower for private Health facilities to be able to offer level-III care to critical patients.

Speed up land acquisition: Centre to Himachal

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The Centre has asked the to expedite land acquisition for the remaining four phases of the Pathankot-Mandi fourlane project.

The Ministry of Road Transport & Highways has asked the state for the quick disbursal of compensation for land to the affected people for expediting the NH project.

The project falls among the top priority projects since this road will link Pathankot with Leh and Ladakh. The government of India had shelved the Bilaspur-Leh rail line project. Therefore, the Pathankot-Mandi project has now gained more importance and the government wants to complete it at the earliest.

The bidding process for the first phase of the Pathankot-Mandi project had been completed last month and the construction works valuing over Rs 800 crore had been awarded to IRB Infrastructure. This company has also been directed to complete the project within two years.

The secretary Panchayati Raj, H C Semwal has said that all the Jan Sewa Kendras (JSKs) should be activated and the VLEs should ensure that all the eligible beneficiaries get information that Ayushman cards are being made free of cost at JSKs. He was speaking at a training programme of the officers of Panchayati Raj department and social organisations working in rural areas here on Saturday.

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It is pertinent to mention here that the and the Women and child development departments are undertaking an awareness campaign for making the Ayushman cards in the state.

Health, Education and Youth development have been a priority area of the government of Jharkhand. 1,000 days SAAMAR initiative for eradication of anaemia & malnutrition is one such example of that. Given this, the state government led by Chief Minister Hemant Soren has started a special training programme on health & hygiene management, with the name Apni Suraksha Apne Haath, for the students of government schools, government-aided schools. With this initiative, the government aims to educate students studying in schools to understand the benefit of sanitation & hygiene management for leading a healthy lifestyle.

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With the direction from chief minister Hemant Soren the school Education & Literacy department in coordination with the Health education & family welfare department is jointly running this programme across 14,500 schools.

In Jharkhand, a substantial part of the Population resides in rural areas with basic minimum amenities. Awareness related to health and sanitation can bring a major difference in the lifestyle of the people of Jharkhand while creating a healthy & clean living Environment.

With this aim, on the 3rd of December 2020, the started a School health programme under Ayushman Bharat. This programme will make students aware of a wide range of health conditions, starting from Mental Health, Peer Relation, Importance of Nutrition and cleanliness, in addition to cybersecurity and precautions related to the use of the Internet & Social Media.

Currently, students of more than 12,000 government School, government-aided schools and other residential schools are being benefitted from the scheme. For the implementation of the programme students & teachers in all these schools have been selected as Health & Wellness Envoy. All these envoys have been trained by expert trainers, to create a culture of cleanliness & hygiene management in the schools. Health & Wellness envoys have been trained in a manner that they can work as a brand ambassador and volunteer in their respective schools.

Bills propose new mechanism for appointment of college principals

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Apart from the appointment of assistant professors, the Bihar State University Service Commission will also carry out appointment of principals in colleges, who have been included as teachers under the Bihar State University Service Commission Act, 2017, through an amendment Bill which was passed by the Legislative Assembly along with six other Bills amid Oppositions walkout.

In April 2017, both the Houses of Bihar legislature had passed the Bihar State Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2017, and the Patna University (Amendment) Bill, 2017, to bring principals back into the TEACHING fold.

The amendments were significant, as the government had itself removed principals from the teaching cadre through the 2012 amendment to the two Acts.

The Bihar State Higher Education Council (Amendment) Bill, 2021, makes provision for reappointment of the vice chairman of the council.

The government had already reappointed the vice chairman prior to Assembly election through an ordinance, which the bill repeals.

Under the new bill, the vice chairman can hold office for a maximum of two terms of five years each.

The Bihar (Amendment) Bill, 2021, makes provision for constitution/reconstitution of the gram panchayat area even with Population less than 7,000.

The Bihar Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management (Amendment) Bill, 2021, proposes to increase the Fiscal Deficit target and annual borrowing limit for the year 2020-21 by 2% over and above the limits prescribed earlier.

Chhattisgarh has secured the third rank in the country for conducting the maximum number of Covid-19 tests per 10 lakh population per day. Only Maharashtra and Gujarat are ahead of Chhattisgarh.

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On an Average, 1,409 samples per 10 lakh Population are being examined every day in Chhattisgarh. A total of 58,32,740 samples have been tested for Covid so far.

Since the onset of Covid in the state, Chhattisgarh has been among the leading states testing maximum number of samples for Covid-19 per 10 lakh population.

In this case, Chhattisgarh is ahead of many major states including Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal.

CM said that India has a tradition of Atithi Devo Bhavaah throughout the year where guests are treated with utmost respect and honour. Taking this tradition forward, a new chapter is being written in Khajuraho, Bundelkhand and all regions of Madhya Pradesh for the development of tourism. He said that this sacred land is also known for various names like Ratnagrabha Vasundhara, Annapurna Vasundhara and now Tiger State, Leopard State and for the conservation of vultures. There are immense possibilities of tourism here.

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Chouhan said that Khajuraho will be established as an ideal center of tourism. For this, the experience of the people working in the tourism sector will be utilized. Along with this, work will be done to ensure that Khajuraho Dance Festival meets international standards.

Chouhan informed that the Chhatrasal Convention Center, built at a cost of Rs 51.43 crore under Swadesh-Darshan scheme, is equipped with state-of-the-art facilities due to the efforts of the central and state governments.

The Chief Minister said that Khajuraho has been chosen as one of the 19 Iconic Cities of India. This is an evidence of how rich Bundelkhands ancient heritage is. Chouhan said that tourism will also get a boost in Home Stay, Gram Stay scheme. He told that even people living in palaces want to stay in slums for mental, spiritual peace and new experiences. Chouhan said that Khajuraho is proof enough of not only art, culture but also of , spirituality and how can a person lead a perfect and happy life.

Three states owe Gujarat Rs 6,934 crore

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The states of Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Rajasthan owed Gujarat a sum of Rs 6,934.19 crore as part of the Narmada project, the informed in the ongoing budget session of the Gujarat assembly.

Three states owed Gujarat as part of the Narmada project, as on December 31, 2020. In a written reply, the deputy chief minister said the Madhya Pradesh government owed Rs 4,764.35 crore, Maharashtra government owed Rs 1,627.66 crore, and Rajasthan owed Rs 542.18 crore.

Rajasthan becomes first state to provide health insurance for all its residents

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Rajasthan kicked off its cashless’mediclaim’ schemeworth Rs 5 lakh for each family of the state, starting the registration for its ChiranjeeviHealth InsuranceScheme. With the start of the registration of people under the scheme, announced by chief ministerAshok Gehlotin the state budget 2021-22, Rajasthan has become the first state in the country to provide Health Insurance to all its residents.

Under the scheme, each family of the state will get an annual health insurance cover of Rs 5 lakh.