08.04.23

Haryana Cabinet takes decision to give impetus to hire local youth and attract investment

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To give an impetus to hire local youth from the state and to further attract , Haryana decided to increase the EMPLOYMENT Generation Subsidy under Haryana Enterprises and Employment Policy (HEEP) 2020 from Rs 36,000 to Rs 48,000 per employee per annum for 10 years in ‘B’ ‘C’ and ‘D’ category blocks. The Cabinet presided over by Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, accorded approval to a proposal regarding the subsidy.

He said that the Cabinet also approved capping the net SGST Reimbursement and Investment Subsidy at 50 percent to enable the maximum net SGST reimbursement by the investors. The Employment Generation Subsidy was suggested to be provided for capacity building of state domicile skilled, semi-skilled and UN-skilled employees having Haryana resident certificate, who are earning not more than Rs 40,000 per month as salary on payroll or contract with valid ESI/PF number. However, after the Cabinet approval, now this subsidy will be fixed at Rs 48,000 per employee per annum for 10 years.

Punjab records record 41.41% increase in excise revenue

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Punjab Finance, Planning, Excise and Minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Thursday said that the Punjab Excise Department has registered a historic Rs 2,587 crore (41.41 percent) increase in revenue during 2022-23 as compared to the previous financial 2021-22.

Releasing the figures, he said that there was a negative Growth rate of – 1.2 percent during FY 2022-23 with a collection of Rs 6254.74 crore as compared to the previous year. The year 2020-21 had an increase of 23.7 per cent over the previous years with a figure of Rs 6335 crore, but there was negative growth of – 0.7 percent in 2019-20 with collection of Rs 5117 crores, a 0.33 percent increase was in 2018-19 with collection of Rs 5,155.86 crores, 16.6 percent increase in 2017-18 with collection of Rs 5139 crores, and again a negative – 8.15 percent growth in 2016-17 with a collection of Rs 4406 crore with respect to the previous years, he added.

Education loan to underprivileged students on 1% interest, says Sukhu

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Himachal Pradesh chief ministerSukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Monday said an innovative Mukhyamantri VidyarthiProtsahan Yojna will be launched in the current financial year to provide educational loans to underprivileged students at the rate of 1% to help them pursue higher and professional studies.

The has proposed Rs 200 crore under the scheme which aims to provide eligible poor children (families having income of less than Rs 3 lakh per annum) with Education loans through financial institutions or banks at an interest of 1%.

The loans will help the students cover the charges of tuition fees, accommodation, books and other allied expenses associated with their education, he said. The scheme covers a wide range of professional courses, including engineering, medical, management, PhD, courses from ITIs, polytechnic,BPharmacy, Nursing and general nursing and midwifery among others.

Sukhu said 1% interest rate is just to instill a sense of responsibility among the beneficiaries so that they have the motivation to achieve their aim. Reiterating the claim to refurbish the system, he said that in the times to come, the people would witness radical changes in the Education sector and the Mukhyamantri Vidyarthi Protsahan Yojna is one of many other initiatives aimed at improving the education system in the state.

IIRS study claims landslides not related to hydropower projects

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The Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS), Dehradun has carried out a study on the incidents of landslides in the vicinity of hydro projects and has prepared a report on landslide studies in commissioned / under construction hydro projects utilising remote sensing and GIS technology.The study revealed that landslide activities around hydropower projects are not related to the construction activity of the project while the topography, geological conditions and rainfall have been found to be the major causative/ triggering factors of landslide activities.

The IIRS carried out the study in nine NHPC power stations/ projects which include Dhauliganga in Uttarakhand, Subansiri Lower in Arunachal Pradesh, Teesta-V and Rangit in , Salal, Dulhasti and Uri-II in Jammu and Kashmir, Chamera-I and Parbat-II in Himachal Pradesh. The study undertook preparation of landslide inventory maps 10 years before the start of construction of the project upto the current status of the project/ power station. The report highlights that in most of the cases, the landslide area decreased considerably in comparison to the landslide area observed before construction of the project. According to the report, it appears from the temporal statistics that in most of the cases, the construction of hydropower projects and related activities and post commissioning hydrological condition might have helped in stabilising the area. Further, the size of hydropower projects, size of reservoir, local geology, Soil and land cover conditions (especially vegetation cover) seem to play some slope stabilisation role for mitigating landslides in the project areas.

The report has been prepared with the help of satellite image-based interpretation, subject to resolution and availability of satellite image.

UP bags 3rd position in providing tap water connections

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In a major achievement for the Yogi Adityanath-led government, Uttar Pradesh on Thursday became the third state in the country in terms of number of tap water connections under Har Ghar Nal Yojana, overtaking Rajasthan.

According to the available statistics, UP has provided 97,11,717tap connections that are benefitting more than 5,82,70,302 villagers of UP, against 39,33,140 in Rajasthan till Thursday.

With this, more than five crore villagers have started getting pure drinking water under Har Ghar Jal Yojana of Jal Jeevan Mission.

In UP, more than 40,000 families are being given tap connections every day, against 5,000 in Rajasthan. Notably, as a result of continuous review of the Har Ghar Jal Yojana by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, in the month of February, tap water reached 81 lakh families in UP with the state leaving Jharkhand and West Bengal behind.

Top five states providing tap connection include Bihar (1,59,10,093 connections), Maharashtra (1,09,98,678 connections), UP (97,11,717 connections), Gujarat (91,18,449 connections) and Nadu (79,62,581 connections).

Edu dept plans health cards for students and teachers

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Ayushman Bharat Health Accounts(ABHA) would be provided to students in government and non-government schools, as well as teachers and employees of educational institutions across the state. The school Education and Literacy department has given directions to all the districts in this regard.

According to the instructions, all health facilities and health-related reports of the students, teachers and employees of the government and non-government entities would be connected online and will benefit them through the ABHA card.

Bihar survey merges caste sub-categories

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TheBihargovernment has taken a “revolutionary” step of merging the sub-categories of a particular caste concerned into one single social entity, which will have one numerical caste code for use during the month-long second phase of caste-based headcount from April 15 to May 15.

It will simplify the caste-based headcount exercise being conducted in the state. The codes have also been given to religion, offspring out of inter-religious wedlock, property and even professions, like doctor and lawyers.

As to the second phase of the headcount, the sub-categories ofMaithil, Kanyakubj and other Brahmins have been merged into a single social entity calledBrahmin, which will have caste code as 126. No separate enumeration of its sub-categories will be done. Similarly, the caste code of theRajputis 169, of the Bhumihar 142, and of the Kayastha 21.

Socio-economic survey also to audit Central schemes: Baghel

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Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Thursday said the ongoing socio-economic survey in Chhattisgarh will also audit Central schemes regarding toilet construction, Ujjwala and water tap connection under the Jal Jeewan Mission.

Baghel told the media that the Union Government only talks about data of its schemes and it is never surveyed whether the schemes are a success or a failure.

The Centre had provided LPG connections to households but it never collects data whether they are able to refill the cylinders or not. Similar is the case with construction of toilets which he said “are reported to be a great failure”.

The ongoing socio-economic survey will help the government to identify the new beneficiaries as many have been added after the data currently used from the 2011 census, Baghel said.

District Residency programme implemented

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The District Residency Programme has been implemented in Madhya Pradesh from April 1. Under this, it is mandatory for every PG doctor of the government and private medical colleges of the state to do duty in the district hospital for three months. Only after this they will get the degree. On April 1, the first batch of 320 PG doctors have also registered their presence in different hospitals.

Financial approval was given by the in the year 2022-23 for the District Residency Programme of the Central Government. According to the list provided by the Medical Education Department, about 1284 PG doctors studying in MD/MS and getting admission in the year 2021 in 20 government and private medical colleges operating in the state have been put on duty. In this, PG doctors of third/fourth semester will be sent to rural district hospitals for three months in a phased manner. In this, doctors of 22 specialist subjects will treat patients in district hospitals.

It is worthy to note here that in view of the Covid-19 epidemic, after discussion with the National Level Steering Committee headed by the Chairman of the Board of Post Graduate Medical Education, the District Residency Programme has been made mandatory for all PG students taking admission in the year 2021.

Logistics infrastructure will be accorded priority sector status under theGujarat Industrial Development(GID) Act, the state government said.

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With this, the Gujarat Development Board (GIDB) will be able to partner with the private sector to jointly take up big Infrastructure Development projects through the private public PARTNERSHIP (PPP) mode.

In a significant decision, the State Government decided to set up a special Investment region (SIR) near Navakhi to ensure integrated development in coastal villages. A consultant for the proposed project will soon be appointed, the official statement said. The officials of the industries and mines department and other departments concerned provided an overview of the water requirements of the Industry in 2050.