08.03.22

Haryanas GSDP rate rises to 9.8% this fiscal: Survey

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Haryanas Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP), at constant prices in 2021-22, is estimated to have a Growth rate of 9.8 per cent compared to -5.3 per cent in 2020-21, according to the Economic Survey of Haryana.

Haryanas GSDP growth rate at 9.8% in the current fiscal will be higher than the countrys GDP growth rate of 9.2%

The level of the real GSDP in 2021-22 will surpass the pre-Covid level of Rs5.66 lakh crore, recorded in 2019-20, says the Survey

The Services-sector”>services sector was the hardest hit during the Covid pandemic as it involves human contact. Services share in the GSVA reduced from 48.4% in 2019-20 to 47.1% in 2020-21

The GSDP at constant prices is estimated to be Rs 5.88 lakh crore in 2021-22. This implies that the level of the real GSDP in 2021-22 will surpass the pre-Covid level of Rs 5.66 lakh crore, recorded in 2019-20, says the Survey.

Haryanas GSDP growth rate at 9.8 per cent in the current fiscal will be higher than the countrys GDP growth rate of 9.2 per cent.

When it comes to the Gross State Value Added (GSVA) index, which is the value of goods and services produced in the economy, at constant prices, the growth in at 11.5 per cent, Services at 10.1 per cent and Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture at 2.6 per cent is estimated to fuel the overall growth of 9.2 per cent in the current fiscal.

The Survey says that the Services sector was the hardest hit during the Covid pandemic as it involves human contact. Services share in the GSVA reduced from 48.4 per cent in 2019-20 to 47.1 per cent in 2020-21. It has increased to 47.5 per cent in 2021-22, while the industrys contribution is 35.6 per cent and that of Agriculture is 16.9 per cent.

In sector-wise analysis, the Survey pointed out that since 2018-19, when 9 per cent growth rate was recorded in agriculture, there has been a slump as just 4.8 per cent was recorded in 2019-20, while 2020-21 witnessed negative growth of 2.5 per cent. In the current fiscal, it is estimated to grow at 2.6 per cent. The economic growth of the state has become more dependent on the growth in Industry and Services sectors during the past few years. However, the recent experience suggests that high GSVA growth without sustained and rapid agricultural growth is likely to accelerate Inflation in the state, jeopardising the larger growth process. Therefore, the growth of agriculture and allied sectors continues to be a critical factor in the overall performance of the states economy, says the Survey.

Himachal Government to take up land encroachment with Centre

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The will take up the issue of encroachments on its land in the border areas with Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh and Haryana with the Union Home Ministry and the North Zonal Council. Revenue Minister Mahender Singh said this during the Question Hour in the Vidhan Sabha yesterday. Asha Kumari had sought the details of the land encroached upon by Jammu and Kashmir in the Salooni area of Chamba and the steps taken to get it back.

Jammu and Kashmir has encroached upon over 16,954 bighas in the Bhandal area of Salooni and has also constructed a 9.5-km road on our land, besides a Police post and sheds, the minister said.

He said that the revenue authorities of both states undertook joint demarcation and inspection on December 10, 2021. The Chamba District Administration put forth its claim over the ownership of the disputed area on the basis of the revenue records

Govt gifts several new schemes to masses

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The on Thursday announced free distribution of food grains including one kilogram pulses per household to ration card holders so that poor people get protein and other nutrients. State Finance Minister Rameshwar Oraon, while presenting the budget today announced that the State government is committed to provide protein nutrients to the poor and distribution of pulses to ration card holders is in this step.

Apart from announcing one kilogram of pulses to ration card holders, the finance minister also announced that people will get 100 units of free electricity. As the Soren government budget primarily focuses on farmers, tribalsand poor, the other announcement made in the budget is launch of Godhan Vikas Yojana in State under which the government will purchase cow dung from farmers for producing biogas.

The Godhan Vikas Yojana is on the lines of a similar scheme run by Chhattisgarh government aims at boosting the rural economy by procuring cow dung from farmers and cattle rearers initially in the rural area later in the urban area too.

Godhan Nyay Yojana is the scheme launched on 21st July 2020, on the occasion of Hareli, the first festival of the state, by the Chhattisgarh government led by Bhupesh Baghel. Under the scheme the Chhattisgarh government procures cow dung at Rs 2 per kilogram from farmers. The finance minister while presenting the budget also announced to set up reading rooms in Ranchi for students from BPL families preparing for competitive examinations like engineering, medical and other competitive examinations.

An additional payment of Rs 50,000 will be made to the beneficiary of PM Awas Yojana. The government will give this amount to the people for the construction of additional room. There is also a plan to open Palash Retail Outlet for the sale of items produced by Sakhi Mandals. The state government will promote eco-tourismwith focus in setting tourist centres at tourist centres.

Stress on infrastructural activities & job creation: Bihar finance minister Tarkishore Prasad

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Deputy CM cum finance ministerTarkishore Prasadsaid in the legislative assembly on Friday that the government has been working with an integrated vision for an all-around development of the state and its 2022-23 budget reflects the development story.
In tune with the same, he said Saat Nishchay-2 andJal-Jeevan-Hariyali(JJH) schemes remain the flagship programmes of the government.

He said the social sector schemes were being implemented to address the concerns of weaker sections, including the old and aged persons. He also gave details of the allotments made for schemes in various departments.

Prasad was giving the governments reply to the House debate on the states Rs2.38 lakh crore budget for the 2022-23 fiscal that he tabled on February 28. The House is slated to debate and pass the appropriation Bill concerned on March 25.

Prasad said Rs5,000 crore had been earmarked for the schemes under implementation as part of the Saat Nishchay-2 programmes, noting that the departments concerned have been working in synergy to implement them, as well as the schemes under JJH programme.

Kaushalya Matritva Yojana

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Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel of Chhattisgarh has launched the Kaushalya Matritva Yojana. On this occasion cheques of Rs 5,000 each were also given to five Women beneficiaries for safe motherhood at a state-level conference.

Under this scheme, on the birth of a second girl child Rs 5000 financial assistance will be given to women.

Kanya Vivah Yojana Coffee Table Book, brochures of schemes related to women Empowerment, and Sakhi One Stop Center Telephone Directory were also released by the Chief Minister.

This scheme was also started to address the issues of women lagging behind men in economic participation.

Initiatives like Mahila Madai were also started earlier by the and it helped the women of the state prepare various items at gauthans.

Chhattisgarhs women will produce electricity and manufacture paint from cow dung. It will create EMPLOYMENT opportunities and boost the income of women. The state is developing Gauthans into rural industrial parks.

Public debt, unemployment up in Madhya Pradesh, says Economic Survey

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Growingcoupled with rising numbers of unemployed youth in the state should set off alarm bells forShivraj Singh Chouhangovernment that has been in power in the state for over 17 years. As if it was not enough, the EMPLOYMENT generated by the Industrial Sector has also slumped, reveals the stateEconomic Surveyreleased a day before the presentation of the budget.

Besides poor indicators of school dropout rates, the Economic Survey also revealed poor Health indicators and said special efforts are required to bring them at par with other states. In the state with a lot of politics revolving around cows, the milk production is less than the production of eggs and meat.

The Revenue Receipts of the state are also expected to go up by 20.25% as the economic survey indicated revenue receipts of Rs 1,64,677.45 crore in 2021-22. By December 2021-22, the number of MSMEs (medium, small and micro enterprises) was 1,51,038 against 1,55,450 in 2020-21 . There was an Investment of only Rs 7,733.69 crore in MSMEs in the state by December 2021 against Rs 19,011.98 crore in the MSMEs in 2020-21. In 2021-22, this sector generated only 8,33,835 jobs against 13,08,923 in the year 2020-21.

In 2020, the number of unemployed in the state was 24.72 lakh which went up to 30.23 lakh in the next financial year. The Economic Survey said that the Percentage of educated youth has also gone up from 93.37 % (of the total number of unemployed) to 95.07 %.

Pal-Dadhvav massacre

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Pal-Dadhvav massacre refers to the killing of around 1,200 tribal revolutionaries (Bhils) by the British. It happened on 7thMarch 1922, in the Pal-Chitariya and Dadhvaav villages of Sabarkantha district, then part of Idar state (present-day Gujarat state).

On Amalki Ekadashi, villagers gathered on the banks of Heir River as part of the Eki movement. The Eki movement was led by Motilal Tejawat and the objective is to protest against the land revenue tax imposed on them by the British and feudal lords.

Earlier, Udaipur state (Rajasthan) had outlawed Motilal Tejawat and announced an Rs-500 reward on his head. The Mewad Bhil Corps (MBC) of British was searching for Motilal Tejawat.

MBC got information about the gathering of tribals and they went to the spot. As the tribals raised slogans against the land revenue tax, British soldiers fired bullets on them.

Number of tribals killed is not accurately known. The British claim that 22 people were killed. But the tribals believe that around 1,200 of them died.

According to the government of Gujarat, the Pal-Dadhvav massacre is bigger than the Jallianwala Bagh incident, 1919. In the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, 500-1,000 people are said to have been killed after General Dyers forces opened fire.

Camel Protection and Development Policy

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The of Rajasthan in its budget 2022-23 has announced a Camel Protection and Development Policy.

According to the state government figures, in Rajasthan there are less than two lakh camels left. Since 2012, the number of camels has reduced by 1.5 lakh in India. Around 2.5 lakh camels were left when in 2019 it was last counted.

The state animal of Rajasthan is the Camel and their number is decreasing continuously. In 2014, the government of Rajasthan had declared the camel as the state animal.

As the camel Population is continuously declining, the government of Rajasthan has announced this policy. For this policy, a budget of Rs 10 crore has also been proposed. The amount will be used for protecting, rearing and developing the animals.

Nearly 85 per cent of Indias camels are found in Rajasthan which is followed by Haryana, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.

According to the 2019 animal census, the number of camels in Arunachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Meghalaya, and Nagaland dropped to zero, although these states had 45, 03, 07, and 92 camels, respectively, in 2012.