06.05.21

Lacunae in Land Act plugged to prevent tea garden land sale

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Sale of land under tea gardens may not be possible in Himachal now as the has decided to do away with certain provisions in the Himachal Pradesh Ceiling on Land Holdings Act, 1972, which had left gaping holes in the legislation to facilitate sale of this land.

The Cabinet rejected a move to allow a religious sect in Himachal to sell the surplus land with it, which had been gifted to it by its followers

The issue was discussed in the Cabinet meeting but Revenue Minister Mahender Singh and Forest Minister Rakesh Pathania vehemently opposed granting any such relaxation to the sect, as it would be controversial and against the spirit of the Himachal Pradesh Ceiling on Land Holdings Act, 1972

Religious and charitable institutions in Himachal have been allowed to retain excess land than permissible under the 1972 Act, which they cannot sell

The Uttarakhand Police Department has launched a campaign called “Mission Hausla” to help people obtain oxygen, beds, ventilators and plasma for Covid-19 patients. In addition, the police will also help the public obtain medicines for Covid-19 management as part of the mission and rations.About the mission:

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Delivering medicines, Oxygen and ration at the doorsteps of households fighting the coronavirus and coordinating between plasma donors and those in need of it will also be some of the activities to be taken up by means of the Police as phase of the mission. Police stations will serve as nodal centres for managing crowds in market areas and ensuring COVID- fabulous behaviour by means of people like carrying masks and social distancing in public places, he said. Stern action will be taken in opposition to those who violate the norms.

Uttar Pradesh: Every police lines in state to get Covid hospital

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Taking a cue from the decision of Kanpur zone Police to set up 20-bed L1 and L2 hospitals inpolice linesin all ninedistrictsunder its jurisdiction, theUttar Pradeshpolice has issued directives for the establishment of similar facilities across the state.

Setting up of Covid-19 L1 and L2 hospitals in police lines, mooted by Kanpur police zone in nine districts and Kanpur Nagar commissionerate, is a model for others to emulate.

An 11-point strategy was prepared in coordination with the chief medical officer and chief medical superintendents of all nine districts. The zone has a force of about 25,000 policemen, including Home guards and helping staff.

Dr. Ajit Sinha, Acting Director, Food Corporation of India, Eastern Zone, today said that in all five states that fall under the Eastern Region of the Food Corporation of India, the process of lifting and distributing the additional allocation for the pandemic period for beneficiaries of the National Food Security Act under the Prime Minister’s Garib Kalyan Yojana has begun.

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Sinha stated that 32112 metric tonnes of rice and 107245 metric tonnes of wheat are being lifted for these five states, totaling 139357 metric tonnes of food grains.

It is worth mentioning that during the pandemic period, 5 kg food grains per person per month are to be given free of cost to Antyodaya Anna Yojana households. Sinha informed that the has accepted the challenge and has started the work of lifting rice and wheat in the states of Bihar, Jharkhand and Orissa, from the central pool stock.

Bihar farmer cultivates a vegetable that costs Rs 1 lakh per Kg

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Hop Shoots are one of the costliest crops from all around the world. As per the reports, Amresh Singh, a farmer from Karamnidh Village in Bihar’s Aurangabad district is the first person to cultivate the costliest crop. If reports are to be believed Amresh purchased the sapling from the Indian Vegetable Research Institute at Varanasi. Moreover, in India this crop is rare, until now.

Hops are basically flowers hailing from the Cannabaceae family of flowering Plants. The hop plant is scientifically known as Humulus Lupulu and hops are also known as seed cones.

As per studies, the entire plant has multiple benefits and is used as a pivotal component in several foods, beverages like beer and also has medicinal benefits that may heal ailments like Tuberculosis.

Chhattisgarh health minister Singh Deo discusses states Covid situation with US doctors

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In order to understand and formulate strategies to effectively deal with coronavirus,Chhattisgarhhealth ministerSingh Deoheld a virtual meet with doctors of a US-based clinic. Dr Priya Sampat, a specialist in infectious disease in Rochester, not only shared her experience but also agreed to give suggestions from time-to-time.

Singh Deo said that during this discussion, people of Indian origin working in the organisation expressed their desire to help India in this period of crisis.

Thehealth ministeralso discussed ways to strengthen management in https://exam.pscnotes.com/Health-sector”>Health sector, arrangements to take patients from rural areas from Home to hospital, systematic home quarantine and management in ICU. Chhattisgarh health department has been working continuously to control the spread of coronavirus. It has been holding discussions with both at national and international-level organisations to understand and formulate strategies to effectively deal with the second wave, said Singh Deo.

Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that the state government is committed to provide free treatment for Covid to all the economically weaker families of the state. In this sequence, the Mukhya Mantri Covid Upchar Yojana has been implemented. Under this scheme, important decisions have also been taken for free Covid treatment of families possessing Ayushman cards.

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by increasing the rates of Ayushman package by 40 percent, it has been brought at par with the rates of private hospitals for treatment at present. In this, the maximum limit of special tests like CT scan, MRI etc. which was earlier Rs 5,000 per family per year, it has been revised to treat Covid-19 in the year 2021-22.

At present, only 288 hospitals with medicine expertise, out of 579 hospitals identified for Covid treatment are expanelled under the Ayushman Yojana in the state. Therefore, the District Health Committee has been authorized to provide temporary affiliation for three months in Ayushman Bharat Yojana to the private hospital registered on the Sarthak portal for treatment of Covid-19 at the district level.

Single helpline, free ambulance for serious Covid cases in Rajasthan

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In a bid to streamline the process of admitting Covid patients in hospitals, the government on Tuesday has provided a single helpline number for related queries and decided to provide freeambulanceservice for serious cases.

The medical and Health department has issued a single helpline number, 181, for enquiries related to Covid from citizens across the state and asked state- and district-level war rooms to arrange ambulances and hospital admissions for serious patients.

Patients will receive real-time information on availability of beds, Oxygen and ventilators in Covid-dedicated hospitals, consultation centre, treatment centres, private hospitals and ambulance facilities.

Availability of ambulances will be ensured at the district as well as block level for Covid patients. The ambulance facility will be completely free for patients. Apart from ambulances under 108 and 104, district collectors will also be able to hire private ambulances if required.