Hearing the grievances of people in a bijli panchayat (public meeting) organised byDakshin HaryanaBijli Vitran Nigam (DHBVN) at the public works department rest house in Hisar, power and jail ministerRanjit Singh said 45,000 tubewell connections were given to farmers of the state in various phases.
He added they were processing another 10,000 tubewell connections.
The minister informed that a high-security jail was being built inRohtakand its construction would be completed in six-seven months.
The Punjab cabinet led by chief minister Bhagwant Mann gave final approval to the policy for providing 600 units of free power to every household per billing cycle in the state with effect from July 1, 2022.
As per the decision, Scheduled Caste (SC), non-SC BPL and backward class (BC) domestic consumers who are currently eligible for free 400 units (per billing cycle) of power will also get a subsidy of 600 units now.
Likewise, freedom fighters of Punjab and their successors (upto grandchildren) domestic consumers who are currently eligible for free 400 units of power will also get a subsidy of 600 units per billing cycle.
In case, consumption of SC, non-SC BPL, BC and freedom fighter categories exceeds units per billing cycle then they will pay only for units consumed in addition to 600 units along with full fixed charges, meter rentals and government levies as applicable.
GSTcollection inHimachal Pradeshhas grown by 67% in the first quarter of the current financial year, with the collection of Rs 1,385 crore against Rs 831 crore collected during the same period of last financial year.
He said that in June this year, the GST collection has stood at Rs 372 crore whereas during June last year, the collection was Rs 235 crore only.
The has recently approved establishment of the GST training cell in the department for continuous capacity building of tax officers.
The Uttarakhand forest department has decided to amend theUttar Pradesh Tree Protection Actof 1976, said state forest ministerSubodh Uniyalon Monday. The minister added that easing the provisions of the Act would help state residents plant new varieties of trees and fell the old ones as and when required.
As perScheduleI of the UP Tree Protection Act, an individual is required to obtain permission before felling 2 types of timber trees, including deodar, khair, sandal, chir and walnut.
Similarly,Schedule IIof the Act makes it mandatory to seek permission before felling 13 fruit trees like litchi, mango, pomegranate and plum, among others. However, the Act does not apply to trees situated in reserved, protected, cantonment areas and in government gardens, or on the land held by the government.
Due to the Act, state residents who wish to fell or remove trees even for genuine causes are made to secure a slew of clearances from the forest department, said Uniyal. Those who flout the norms of the Act may be fined Rs 1,000 or imprisoned for six months. According to the forest minister, the stringent provisions of the Act make it difficult for state residents to use their private land optimally. The decision to amend the Act has been taken after observing a shift in the land use pattern, said Uniyal while chairing a meeting regarding a proposed plantation drive in July. “There is a reluctance among people towards planting new trees even on their personal property because of this Act.
ThePanchayati Raj departmenthas issued the guidelines for theUttar Pradesh Matrubhumi Yojnaand sought wider publicity of the scheme from the department of information.
The scheme meant to encourageparticipatory mode of developmentat the village level was announced by chief ministerYogi Adityanathin September last year.
The scheme will make citizens the direct participants in the development works taken up at the gram panchayat level. The projects completed under the scheme will bear the name of the citizens who contribute to or collaborate with them.
According to the guidelines, the state will bear 40 per cent cost of the development project which is taken up at the village level with the participation of the people. The 60 per cent amount will be provided by any willing individual or even an NGO or a group of residents.
The government has created a corpus fund of around Rs 100 crore for the scheme. For its effective implementation, a governing council has been constituted.
Jharkhands Women and Child Development minister JobaManjhi requested the Centre to release pending funds and sanction more Anganwadi centres to strengthen its fight against Malnutrition. She was speaking at the zonal meet of aspirational districts, organised by theMinistry of Women and Child Development.
Manjhi said around 40% children are malnourished. Our government is fighting against it. In this regard, Chief MinisterHemant Sorenhas decided to provide eggs six days a week to Anganwadi centres. However, lack of funds is posing to be a major challenge in the mission against malnutrition, she said. A sum of Rs 254 crore is approved for Anganwadi schemes in Jharkhand.
Theeducationdepartment launched a fortnight-long state-level “Praveshotsava” (enrolment festival) in a big way. The campaign is aimed at ensuring 100% enrolment of boys and girls passing Class VIII examination into Class IX of their respective schools.
The minister said Education department officials would accompany the education rath and there would also be some cultural artists who will attract students towards schools by motivating their guardians.
He appealed to the officials to organise the enrolment festival sincerely from July to 15 so that not a single student who has passed Class VIII examination this year is dropped.
Production started in 11 industrial units established in Chhattisgarh by May 2022. A capital of Rs 1,385 crore was made to set them up, providing EMPLOYMENT to 1,974 persons.
Due to the industrial friendly policy of the Chhattisgarh government, entrepreneurs have shown interest in setting up new industries in the state.
In the last three-and-a-half years, 178 MoUs have been signed for a proposed investment of Rs 90,000 crores, a Communication from the Industries Department said.
Out of this, production has started in 11 industrial units by May.
With an investment of Rs 2,741 crores byentrepreneurs, industrial units are under construction. So far, a total capital investment of Rs 4,126 crores have been made.
A total of 178 MoUs have been signed to establish industries in the state, with a capital of Rs 90,077 crores in the last three-and-a-half years. The proposed industries are expected to generate employment to 1.10 lakh people.
The rules related to establishing industries have been simplified. A single window system has been implemented to provide various clearances.
Most Services have been made online, practical provisions have been made for allotment of land to industries and freehold of land.
Finance and Commercial Tax Minister Jagdish Deora has said that in view of the high production of in Malwa and Nimar South-West region of Madhya Pradesh, the clarification regarding non-liability of GST on storage and Warehousing of cotton will give relief to the cotton Industry.
In his address on various issues in the 47th meeting of the GST Council in Chandigarh today, Minister Deora supported the proposal of the Fitment Committee that there would be no liability of GST on the sale of all types of plots. He said that this proposal would be useful in clearing the confusion between the real estate sector and the persons buying the plots. It will also help in the development of the real estate sector. The meeting was presided over by the Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. On behalf of the state, Principal Secretary Commercial Tax Deepali Rastogi and Commissioner Commercial Tax Lokesh Jatav were also present.
Finance Minister Deora said that animal husbandry activities are conducted on a large scale in Madhya Pradesh. According to the 20th Animal Census 2019, Madhya Pradesh is ranked third in the countrys animal husbandry activities. Animal husbandry is an important part of the rural economy in the state.
Due to the resumption of economic activity after the worst of the pandemic andpressure across the board, the state’sGST collectionrose by 49% this June.Gujarat‘sGSTmop-up was Rs 9,135 crore in June 2022 (till June 29) against Rs 6,128 crore last June.
The Growth is on a low base, as tax collection was subdued last year as the second wave of Covid-19 cases had barely ended and economic activity was slow.
At the recent GST council meeting, tax rates on a host of items of mass-consumption were increased and exemptions removed. The council approved a 12% tax on hotel rooms costing less than Rs 1,000 a day and a 5% levy without input tax credit on hospital rooms with rentals above Rs 5,000. Several unbranded pre-packaged and labelled food items will also attract 5% tax.