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The Chief Minister further said that Punjab is a welfare state and it is the responsibility of government to ensure equal access to quality education and health. He said that the need of the hour is to ensure that poor and meritorious students from all strata of society get a chance to excel in life.

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CM Channi said that his government is committed for this objective for providing succour to the common man.

Batting for making necessary amendments in the curriculum, the Chief Minister said that it needs to be fine tuned as per the requirements of existing Society. He said to achieve this goal universities are required to play a proactive role. CM Channi said that these institutions are temples of higher Learning and therefore the fee structure should be rationalised so as to make Education easily accessible to one and all.

Pointing out further, Channi said that his government has already set the wheels in motion to bail out the universities from fiscal crisis.

Himachal Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Monday inaugurated developmental projects worth about Rs 32 crore at Jhatingari in Drang Vidhan Sabha of Mandi district. He inaugurated the upgraded Gathasni-Barot Road, Lanjnu Bridge over Uhl river and Barot-Maiot Road constructed under PMGSY Phase-II by spending an amount of Rs 25.19 crore, Rs 1.96 crore and Rs 4.90 crore respectively.

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At Multhan in Chotta Bhangal area of Baijnath Vidhan Sabha area of Kangra district, the Chief Minister also laid foundation stone of Combined Office Building at Multhan to be completed by spending an amount of Rs 9.79 crore and also performed Bhumi Pujan of Government Degree College Building at Multhan to be constructed at a cost of Rs 5 crore.

The Chief Minister while addressing a public meeting at Multhan also announced the opening of an ITI in the area. He also announced Rs 30 lakh each for both the Vidhan Sabha areas for construction of roads.

Thakur said that an ambulance would be provided at CHC Barot and a PWD rest house would be constructed at Multan.

A defence focused incubator will be set up in the premises of Veer Madho Singh Bhandari Uttarakhand Technical University (UTU). The incubator will be set up with the help of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Technology Park (ARTPARK), an organisation that is supported by the Science and Technology department of the Central Government.

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After the establishment of the incubator, the administration can promote AI and Robotics culture in the state. Banerjee also said that ARTPARK aims to establish not just a good product but a technology that can help the Indian army in resolving the problems causing due to the challenges faced in the current global scenario.

The government is working on making the incubator in the UTU premises for the production of lithium batteries. This project is worth about Rs 43 crore and Army Design Bureau has also proposed to provide the fund of Rs 1.50 crore each for about eight projects to the university

The Uttar Pradesh government is likely to bring the second supplementary budget for the 2021-22 fiscal during the coming session of UP assembly.

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The Yogi Adityanath government had obtained the approval of the for the first supplementary budget of 2021-22 in August this year. The size of the supplementary budget was Rs 7,301.52 crore to meet additional expenditure and was only 1.33 per cent of the annual budget of Rs 5.5 lakh crore for 2021-22.

The second supplementary budget is for financing the populist schemes and mega projects. The winter session of UP assembly will begin from December 15 and it will be the last session of the Yogi government as the state goes to the polls in January-February next year.

The government is also likely to table the Vote on Account for the first quarter of the next fiscal 2022-23 for financing government expenditure.

After inauguration of the Kashi Vishwanath Corridor and ongoing construction of Ram temple at Ayodhya, the State Government might announce some new projects for Mathura. In the supplementary budget, the Yogi government is likely to make provisions for new spiritual and tourism projects for Mathura.

In the proposed supplementary budget, financial provisions for Ganga Expressway, Jewar International Airport and Gorakhpur Metro could be made. Besides, the state government might make fresh and additional provisions for remitting the Scholarship of students.

Launching Apke Adhikar- Apki Sarkar Apke Dwar programme at Hanhat Panchayat of Kiaro Block in Lohardaga, Secretary, Commercial Tax, Government of Jharkhand, Aradhana Patnaik said that women of rural areas have become self-reliant by joining Jharkhand State Livelihood Promotion Society (JSLPS) and other voluntary organizations.

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Addressing the people during the programme as the Chief Guest Patnaik said that through this way production has increased and market is also available but the price that one should get for that product is very less. If the produce is processed and sold in the market, delivered to the consumer through the Palash market, then a very good price can be found from the market. For example, in Lohardaga district, there is a lot of production of honey, but it is not processed and taken to the market. If the Women of SHGs use a flour mill instead of wheat, do packaging of flour, process tamarind, chironji, drumstick and others, then they can get a very good price and women ‘s self help group can become very strong, she added.

The Commercial Tax Secretary said that if the women of JSLPS or (SHGs) give their products to the Farms Producers Group, then they can get a very good price for it.

Bihar: Rs 834 crore sanctioned for infrastructure at four medical institutions

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The statecabinet sanctioned Rs 838.54 crore for construction of new buildings and development of in four medical institutions of traditional medical practices and also Nalanda Medical College and Hospital (NMCH). The amount sanctioned is pertaining to the 2021-22 fiscal.

For the construction of buildings and related other infrastructure in Rajkiya Ayodhya Shivkumari Ayurved College and Hospital at Begusarai, the cabinet sanctioned Rs 257.46 crore. It has the capacity to 150 students. Similarly, the cabinet sanctioned Rs 121.01 crore for Rai Bahadur Tunki Sah Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital at Muzaffarpur, which has the capacity to accommodate 120 students.

On the other hand, the cabinet sanctioned Rs 195.63 crore for carrying out construction activities in Maharani Rameshwari Indian Medical Science Institute at Mohanpur in Darbhanga.

Rice millers in Chhattisgarh have started depositing custom milled rice in the Central pool to Food Corporation of India (FCI) godowns in the state.

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A press communiqu said the process started with a rice miller of Raigarh depositing 290 quintals at a godown there on Monday.

Paddy procurement in the state started on December 1 and the lifting of paddy by rice millers and its milling process have now been stepped up, the communiqu said.

Meanwhile, the rice millers in the state announced a support price of Rs 120 for milling per quintal of rice. The has also facilitated the auto registration of the rice millers.

Chhattisgarh has set a target of depositing 61.65 lakh tonnes of rice under Central pool, it said.

Swachh survey: Bhopal Municipal Corporation collects Rs 42,000 in fines

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Bhopal (BMC) imposed spot fines in 262 cases and recovered around Rs 42,000.

Penalty was imposed for littering in public places and also for the use of polythene. The polythene bags of less than 50 microns are banned. Measures to sensitize people is an on-going task. BMC Health wing employees are also imposing penalty on those not wearing a mask in public places.

Indias Largest Manufacturing Hub -Gujarat

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According to RBI, Gujarat grew as Indias Largest Manufacturing Hub

Highlights:

Gujarat has left behind Maharashtra to grow as the countrys leading manufacturing hub.

Data reveals that Gujarat witnessed its Gross Value Addition (GVA) in manufacturing increase by 15.9 percent yearly amidst FY12 and FY20 to reach Rs 5.11 lakh crore.

GVA is a financial metric that covers the supply of goods and Services.

Meanwhile, Maharashtras annual Growth rate persisted at half of Gujarats at 7.5 per cent for the same period, and its GVA for manufacturing reached Rs 4.34 lakh crore in FY20.

Maharashtra is still the foremost provider of services in India, with the states services GVA growing by 12.6 percent yearly, attaining Rs 15.1 lakh crore in FY20.

Rajasthan: Soon, local language to get a place in primary education

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The state Education department will introduce Education in Mother Tongue programme in pre-primary and primary classes from the next academic session under the New Education Policy (NEP).

TheRajasthanState Council of Educational Research & Training (RSCERT), Udaipur, has prepared a curriculum with contents in three languages Hindi, English and the local dialect. For example, textbooks will teach mango in English, aam in Hindi and keri in the local dialect. The state has 18 local dialects recognised by the central government and several minor dialects.

The is committed to introducing the provisions of NEP by integrating it into its education system by June 2022. The promotion of regional languages is one of the main provisions of NEP. Earlier this year, 18 dialects had been zeroed in for the developing the module for classes up to five. Subject experts from across the regions were called to form a repository of words in order to create a composite textbook. Our effort is to include all dialects, which is an uphill task considering the depth and diversity of it, said Kamlendra Singh Ranawat, associate professor at RSCERT.

Every language book will start with an image with its name in the local dialect, Hindi and English. The dialects which have been included areMarwari, Vaagdi, Doondari, Mewati, Bhili and Shekhawati along with minor dialects.