05.10.22

Haryana’s first digital bank unit opens in Faridabad

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the first digital bank unit online from Delhi.

The digital branch will be paperless and have only three employees who will help or guide customers in availing all type of facilities, including cash deposits and loan disbursement. Addressing the function through the online mode, Modi said the digitisation of the Banking Services heralded not only a new era in the sector, this would make the services more easy and hurdle free for both banks and customers. Claiming that the country had been on the fast track of development in the sector, it would make the banking service more hassle free.

Punjab Govt bats for reopening of Attari-Wagah trade route

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The seems to be laying emphasis on reopening AttariWagah trade route with Pakistan. In the recent past, two ministers have taken up the issue with the Centre.

The trade between both the countries stopped in August 2019 after the abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu & Kashmir.

Similarly, Minister for Investment Promotion Anmol Gagan Maan while demanding a special industrial package from the Centre had laid emphasis on opening trade routes with Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran and Iraq.

Himachal Pradesh to get 4 hydroelectric projects

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The state will get four more hydroelectric projects, which will produce 281 million units power annually.

The financial assistance agreement for the construction of these projects Sai Kothi-I (15 MW), Sai Kothi-II (18 MW), Devi Kothi (16 MW) and Hail (18 MW) in the Tissa region of Chamba was signed today in New Delhi between the Union Government and KfW , Germany.

Thakur said these projects would be executed by the HPSEBL under the Hydropower in the Himalaya programme. He said the state would soon emerge as the clean power state as the government was laying more emphasis on its development.

Uttarakhand: PM Narendra Modi likely to launch infra project from Mana

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Prime MinisterNarendra Modiis likely to launch the Centre’s ‘Vibrant Village Programme’ (VVP) fromMana, the last Indian village on India-China border on October 21, during his proposed visit toUttarakhand.

The project — announced by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her Budget speech this year — aims to develop border villages with sparse Population and bolster facilities in these areas to check Migration.

The VVP is an important project for Uttarakhand as the Himalayan state an international border of 625km-350km with China and 275km with Nepal. Pithoragarh, Chamoli and Uttarkashi districts share an international border with China whereas Pithoragarh, Champawat and Udham Singh Nagar share international boundaries with Nepal.

Uttar Pradesh govt plans job fairs in minority-dominated regions

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As part of a series of steps aimed at Muslim outreach, theYogi Adityanathgovernment now plans to organise job fairs in the minority-dominated regions of the state.

According to sources, the departments of minority welfare and labour & EMPLOYMENT will jointly organise the fairs expected after Diwali. Sources in the labour department said that the fairs are proposed to be organised close to the minority institutions and other centres of Islamic Learning.

Accounting for around 19% of the Population, the Muslim community lags far behind in many socio-religious categories (SRCs) such as Education, economic, employment, housing, landholding, access to credit and other development indicators. In fact, in government jobs, Muslims constitute 10.08% of the OBC castes, researches show.

‘Apki Yojna, Apki Sarkar, Apke Dwar programme launched

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Officials inaugurated the program Aapki Yojana Aapki Sarkar Aapke Dwar from Bhitha Panchayat of Bhandara in Lohardaga district.

Under the Savitri Bai Phule Kishori Samridhi Yojana from the government, the emphasis is on girl child Education, ending child marriage, Women Empowerment, enabling girls to take independent decisions regarding their lives. This benefit will be payable to two daughters of mothers who have daughters. Two and a half thousand in class 8th, two and a half thousand in class 9th, 5 thousand in class 10th, 5 thousand rupees in class 11th, five thousand in class 12th and 20 thousand one-time grant will be given to a girl child in the age group of 18-19 years. Under the scheme, there will be a special initiative to connect drop adolescent girls with schools and colleges.

The benefit of Mukhyamantri Rajya Nisrit Mahila Samman Pension Yojana will be given to destitute women of 18 years of age and above. The benefit of Nishakt Swavalamban Protsahan Yojana will be given to the handicapped of 05 years or more. There will be no age limit for those who are suffering from HIV/AIDS. The Deputy Commissioner said that people should benefit from the camp. In the program, acceptance letters of five schemes under MGNREGA, distribution of assets of 05 schemes, distribution of housing completion letters among 10 beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, blanket distribution, distribution of birth certificates were done. Street plays by artists on this occasion. program was conducted.

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar tells youths to take maximum benefits of skill training programme

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Chief minister (CM)Nitish Kumar asked youths to take maximum benefits of the government’s sponsoredskill training programmeso that they could get jobs. The CM also instructed labour department officials to make wide publicity about this programme.

The chief minister issued these instructions while reviewing the works and achievements of thelabour Resources department. He said this programme was launched as part of the “Seven Resolve Scheme” to train the youth to help them get jobs.

11.7% population in state suffering from mental illness

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AmidChhattisgarhwitnessing young suicides in past few years along with emerging trend of addiction of various kinds, a study by SIMHANS mentions that 11.7 percent of Population of the state suffers from mental illness.

The increase in incidents of road rage, crime, rapes are not the signs of mental well being, and insisted to inculcate mental Health Education in the school curriculum of children.

It was also suggested that the doctors themselves need to be sensitive to ask key questions to their patients and medical courses should have an exam on medical mental health for all streams.

Bhopal’s first GIS High Voltage substation energized

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Madhya Pradesh Power Transmission Company has innovated and developed the State’s second and Bhopal’s first GIS Substation (Gas Insulated Switch Gear Substation)to provide strength and reliability to the transmission Network of the capital Bhopal.

This is the second GIS sub station of Madhya Pradesh, which is connected to the transmission network of Madhya Pradesh Power Transmission Company. With the commissioning of this substation, power transmission system in the central Bhopal region has been strengthened, another option of Extra High Voltage substation has become available to Bhopal.

Gujarat announces semiconductor policy

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To encourage local manufacturing of semiconductors and create two lakh jobs over the next five years,GujaratCMBhupendra Patelon Wednesday unveiled the states Semiconductor Policy 2022-27.

The policy, designed in line with the Union governments India Semiconductor Mission (ISM), offers a slew of incentives and subsidies to attract in the semiconductor manufacturing sector. An outlay of Rs 76,000 crore has also been allocated by the Union Government.

The State Government will set up the Gujarat State Electronics Mission (GSEM) to function as the nodal agency for implementation of the policy.
The state government will provide additional assistance of 40% of the capital assistance from the Union government.

As part of the policy, the state government is expected to set upDholera Semicon Cityat the Dholera Special Investment Region (SIR) near Ahmedabad. Eligible projects will get a 75% subsidy on purchase of the first 200 acres of land for manufacturing units.