Sangma said that discussions, visits and surveys were conducted by regional committees of the two states headed by cabinet ministers, and special technologies were used in the exercise. The areas will be more accurately determined by the Survey of India in the presence of representatives of both the states. The chief minister said that both the states have signed an MoU in January end on the resolution and conclusion of dialogue in six areas of difference and it was forwarded to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
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Manas National Park- Rise in Tiger Population
The Manas and Tiger Reserve in Assam have witnessed a sharp rise in the Population of rhinos and tigers.
The authorities of the national park expect the tiger population will rise to more than 60 from 48 as per the 2021 census.
In 2010, the tiger population of the park was recorded 10 while in 2020 it had increased to 30.
In 2010, after the first tiger census in Manas National Park was conducted the Tiger Conservation Authority had said during their analysis that the national parks tiger population will be increased by double in 2020 and it reached 30.
In the 2021 census, 48 tigers were counted in the park which means the tiger population had increased by 18 within a year. The census for 2022 is ongoing and it will be finished by March and it is being expected that the population will increase to more than 60.
House session from Mar 25, but no budget for now
The state assembly will sit from March 25 to 31 to pass a for expenses in the first few months of the next financial year instead of passing a full-fledged budget.
Government sources said the full budget will be passed some months later, as statutory requirements for the same could not be done in the small window of time due to the Model Code Of Conduct that has been in place for a long time, starting with notification of panchayat election on January 11 to counting of votes for urban local body polls on March 26.
A vote on account is a special permission given to the government to get the assembly nod to withdraw Money when the budget for the new financial year is not passed. Without a vote on account, the government wont be able to spend from April 1.
Finance ministerNiranjan Pujariis likely to place the proposed expenditure for the first quarter (April to July) of the 2022-2023 financial year for the assemblys approval. The session is likely to be reconvened again in June-July to pass the full budget
Tamil Nadu urban employment scheme will help poor in cities: Minister
The Nadu urban EMPLOYMENT schemewould generate employment for the urbanpoorin 15 municipal corporations, including Chennai, seven municipalities and 37 town panchayats in the state, said municipal administrationministerK N Nehru.
The Rs 100crore Tamil Nadu urban employment scheme was one of the recommendations of a high-level committee headed by former RBI governor Dr C Rangarajan formed by the State Government to assess the economic impact of Covid-19 in the state. The scheme works on the line of MGNREGA in rural parts.
The state government under the urban employment scheme will provide a uniform wage of Rs 363 per day to unemployed men and Women workers hailing from urban poor families.
Kerala Budget: Web portal and app launched
With the State Budget for the 2022-23 fiscal scheduled to be presented, the Finance Department on Wednesday launched a web portal and a mobile app that can be used by the public to access the budget documents and related information.
The web portal can be accessed on budget.kerala.gov.in. The app ‘Kerala Budget’ can be downloaded from Google Play Store and App Store.
Budget speeches and documents dating back to 1957 are available on the portal. The portal is designed as a user-friendly interface where key budget indicators are presented as charts and graphs. The portal is designed to be useful for both financial experts and the public.
In 2030, deaths in Karnataka will be 12 lakh and births only 10.2 lakh
The Total Fertility Rate (TFR) Average number of children a woman would have in the course of her life in Karnataka has fallen faster than the trend observed nationally.
When the countrys TFR was 3.4 in 1992-93, Karnatakas was 2.65. Thirteen years later in 2005-06, the States TFR had dipped below replacement (the rate at which the Population replaces itself) at 2.1. It further dipped to 1.8 in 2015-16 and 1.7 in 2019-21 signifying that the fertility drop has not levelled off yet, according to observations made in the Karnataka Economic Survey 2021-22, which was released recently.
With the Percentage of registration for both births and deaths increasing across India, the steep fertility decline is consistent.Data from the survey revealed that the estimated births and gross of infant mortality deaths is stagnating for the last five years, and possibly declining. The total number of deaths in the country is also increasing.
Dalit Bandhu Scheme
Dalit Bandhu is the governments flagship programme. It is a welfare scheme for empowering Dalit families of the state and enabling Entrepreneurship among them through a Rs 10 lakh direct benefit transfer per family.
The Telangana government in its state budget allocated Rs 17,700 crore for the Dalit Bandhu scheme for the year 2022-23.
This scheme was announced by the State Government in 2021.
In August 2021 this scheme was first launched in Vasalamarri village in Turkapally mandal, and later it was launched in the Huzurabad assembly constituency.
This scheme will be implemented in Huzurabad Assembly segment as well as four more mandals which are Tirumalagiri, Chintakani, Charagonda, and Nizamsagar along with 118 assembly constituencies. The scheme will be available to 11,800 beneficiaries, with 100 people from each of the 118 assembly constituencies.
The government expects to transfer cash to around 40,000 families under the scheme through Direct Benefit Transfer by the end of March this year, at a cost of Rs 4,000 crore. By next year, the government wants to provide benefits to two lakh beneficiaries.
Andhra Pradesh tops in telemedicine consultations in country
Andhra Pradeshhas set a new record in providing Health Services throughtelemedicine modein the country, with nearly 42% of calls received bytelemedicinecall centres in the country from Andhra Pradesh.
According to the latest report of Union ministry of health and family welfare, which initiated the e-Sanjivani concept (telemedicine), over 1. 3 crore calls were reported to YSR telemedicine centre out of the total 2. 7 crore calls received from all the states for consultation through telemedicine in the country in the last two years. Karnataka is next with around 42 lakh calls, followed by West Bengal (20 lakh calls) and Nadu (17 lakh calls).
The 104 call centre in the state received over 10 lakh calls in a span of three months during the second wave of Covid-19 between May and July last year. The State Government deployed over 5,500 doctors, including 1,500 experts, at telemedicine centre to extend 24×7 services to patients. The services provided during the critical phase of Covid-19 spread a positive message among the public, resulting in huge number of people utilising the services in the subsequent months.
AP has a long HISTORY of telemedicine. Two decades ago, expert doctors from Hyderabad would participate in teleconsultation with patients in rural and remote areas of the state. Subsequently, the state built a strong telemedicine Network. Consultation by expert medical professionals through telemedicine and subsequent distribution of medicines by the field teams built the trust in the system, prompting more and more people to utilise the free consultation services.
MPA to redevelop berth 9 to handle iron ore export
While a cloud still hangs over the resumption of Goas crucial mining sector, the MormugaoPortAuthority (MPA) appears confident about the industrys future and plans to go ahead with the Rs 842 crore project toredevelopberth No.9and three barge jetties.
Highlighting the importance of the Prime Ministers Gati Shakti master plan, Jalota said that the Centre aims to bring down the cost with integrated planning with the overall objective to bring it down from 13-14% of the GDP to 7-8%.
MPA aims to take advantage of Goas river Network by launching ferry Services for tourists as well as locals. He said that two floating jetties have been commissioned at Panaji and Old Goa, which will be used for river cruises.
Draft wine policy awaits law depts clearance
Deputy chief ministerAjit Pawarhad last month announced that the would seek public consultations as was done for the Shakti bill as there was largescale opposition from vaious sections of the Society.
The government after announcing the same and after a series of talks with the activist is yet to come up with a draft policy.
According to available state data, the government was expecting annual wine sales to go up to 1crore litres.