09.12.21

Free schooling and jobs: Haryana rolls out scheme for orphans

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From childcare to government jobs, the has decided to roll out its dedicated scheme, HARIHAR, for the children who have been abandoned or renderedorphans.
In its recentcircular, the government has notified to implement the policy meant for the welfare and care ofabandoned children. In a letter to administrative secretaries of all the departments, it noted that under the policy the state will providefree schooling, higher and technical Education and EMPLOYMENT in Groups C and D of government jobs to all those kids who were abandoned or surrendered below the age of five.

In April, the cabinet had approved the states HARIHAR policy under which it aims at providing free child care, providing jobs on compassionate grounds, and Economically Weaker Section (EWS) status.

Under the scheme, the government will give jobs to orphaned youths only once. After an appointment to any post, the person concerned will not be able to apply for a change of post or department. However, if the beneficiaries clear the competitive examination, then they could opt for going to another department.

To provide quality school education and bring the government schools in sync with the modern times, Punjab Government has decided to provide 4361 tablets to the libraries of 872 Government Senior Secondary Schools in the State.

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Five tablets per school are being distributed with a view to make the government schools libraries hi-tech. The department is also installing apps connected with the e-content in the tablets with the directions to the concerned schools to ensure keeping of e-content operational, said the state School Education Minister Pargat Singh.

Shimla divided into 5 zones to tackle snow hardships

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The District Administration has chalked out a plan dividing Shimla city into five sectors and appointed officers for each sector with a view to ensuring that people do not face hardships due to the snowfall.

A meeting was held here under chairmanship of Deputy Commissioner Aditya Negi to review the preparedness of the administration to handle any situation arising out snowfall. It was decided that the officers concerned would also hold meetings with other officers regarding the measures to be taken.

Negi said that Sanjauli, Dhalli, Kufri, Naldehra, Mashobra and Baldian would fall under Sector-I, Dhalli-Sanjauli bypass, Sanjauli Chowk-IGMC-Lakkar Bazaar-Victory Tunnel, Kaithu, Bharari, Chaura Maidan, Annandale and the Deputy Commissioners office under Sector-II, Shimla bypass via the ISBT to Shoghi, Chhakar, Boileauganj, HPU, Totu, Jutogh, Nabha, Phagli, Khalini, Vikas Nagar and BCS under Sector III.

The winter session of Uttarakhand Assembly which was earlier scheduled to be held at Bharadisain, Gairsain in Chamoli district could now be held in Dehradun.

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Though the is yet to take a final decision on the place and date of the session the speaker Prem Chand Agarwal hinted on Friday that the session could be held on December 9 and 10 in Dehradun.

Talking to the media persons at the sidelines of a programme organised on occasion of Constitution Day at Prakash Pant auditorium in assembly building

It is worth mentioning here that Pushkar Singh Dhami government had earlier decided to hold the winter session in Gairsain on November 29 and 30 but later the decision was cancelled by the state. After this there was a possibility of holding session in Gairsain on December 8 and 9.

In a bid to empower women across Uttar Pradesh, the Yogi Adityanath government will link as many as two lakh new eligible girl beneficiaries with the Kanya Sumangala Scheme by December 15 and transfer the grant amount directly to their bank accounts.

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Director, Women Welfare and Child Development, Manoj Rai, said that under the Mission Shakti Abhiyan, the work of adding new eligible girls to this scheme was going on at a fast pace. He said so far, over 1.50 lakh girls had been added to the scheme so that they could be well educated and become self-reliant.

Rai also said that the government had given targets to all the 75 districts to provide the advantage of the scheme to about two lakh new girls in less than three months so that they could be well educated and become self-reliant.

The commitment to the safety, self-reliance and dignity of women and daughters has been the mainstay of the Yogi government. Under the flagship Mission Shakti 3.0 campaign, more than 28.32 lakh people have been made aware in just four months. From August 7, 2021 to November 25, as many as 28,32,104 people, including 12,18,181 boys, 16,09238 women and 4,685 others have been made aware by the department.

As many as 24,728 applications were received for Kanya Sumangala Yojana out of which 12,931 had been accepted, 10,329 applications were received under Destitute Women’s Pension Scheme out of which 3,780 were accepted, 2,521 applications were received under Mukhya Mantri Bal Seva Yojana out of which 810 were accepted, 2,636 applications were received under Mukhya Mantri Bal Seva Yojana (General) out of which 529 were accepted.

Since the day it took charge, the incumbent government has been envisioning the development of a thriving agriculture-based rural economy. This vision of Chief Minister Hemant Soren was reflected in the budget announced for the financial year 2021-22, wherein the government rolled out multiple schemes to boost the agriculture sector in the state. Implementation of renewable energy projects for irrigation proved to be a game-changer for the farmers in Jharkhand. The lift irrigation system was one such initiative.

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This was primarily targeted at the farmers who cannot afford diesel pumps or other traditional boring systems.

He said, “Utilising projects for Irrigation will help in creating a thriving agro-based economy. Looking at projects implemented by the Simdega District Administration and listening to farmers’ experiences solar-based lift irrigation can be a game-changer for farmers across the state. And, soon we will implement this project across the state.”

In Simdega, a solar-based lift irrigation system has been developed across multiple parts of the district. Solar-based lift irrigation system is providing irrigation facilities to thousands of farmers and transforming the lives of poor farmers. More than 250 solar-based irrigation schemes have been implemented across different parts of the district, out of this, more than 175 schemes have been taken for solar-lift irrigation. One solar lift irrigation system can be used for irrigating 10 acres of land.

Simdega is one of the most backward districts of Jharkhand. Farmers had to work during monsoons and during the remaining part of the year, they would migrate to other parts of the state or the country in search of livelihood. With the installation of a modern renewable energy-based irrigation system, the Migration rate in the district has also reduced. They are now participating in a different kind of vegetable production as well.

Railways to make 52 stations under ECR eco-smart

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The RAILWAY Board has nominated 52 stations falling under the jurisdiction of the East Central Railway (ECR) for making them more Environment-friendly and eco-smart. It intends to get ISO 14001:2015 certificates from the pollution control boards of the cities concerned by maintaining better hygiene and cleanliness at these stations.
According to ECRs chief public relations officer (CPRO), the 52 stations include the Patna Junction,Rajendra NagarTerminal,Muzaffarpur Junctionand Gaya Junction in Bihar.

Besides, the railways has installed water harvesting and recycling treatment Plants at the Danapur, Rajendra Nagar and Barauni stations to keep them neat and clean. It has also carried out electrical energy and water audits at most ECR stations to ensure pure water supply and prevent power wastage.

The Chhattisgarh government on Wednesday approved up to Rs 3 crores subsidy for expansion of private industrial parks in the state.

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The decision was taken at a cabinet meeting presided over by Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel.

Briefing newspersons, Forest Minister Mohammad Akbar said the cabinet also approved a list of Micro, Small and Medium enterprises (MSME) service category.

Solar power-based ancillary Plants and wooden-based industries were included in the Industrial Policy as prioritized industries, the Minister said.

The cabinet also relaxed the condition of being a bonafide citizen of Bastar, Surguja divisions and Korba districts for appointments as Assistant Teacher in Swami Aatmanand English Medium Schools.

The cabinet exempted the quarterly tax for buses operated by educational institutions. The exemption includes the quarters between July, 1, 2020 to December 31, 2021.

The cabinet decided to distribute additional free food-grains under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana.

The distribution is to be done under the Chhattisgarh Food and Nutrition Security Act and an additional burden of Rs 223.58 crores to the exchequer will be borne by the , the Minister added.

The Chief Minister, Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that orphan girls should be added to the Ladli Laxmi Yojana. The Chief Minister, Chouhan was reviewing the Ladli Laxmi Yojana 2.0 of the Department of Women and Child Development in the Ministry. The Chief Minister, Chouhan said that Ladli Laxmi Diwas should be organized at the state, district, block, gram panchayat level.

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The Chief Minister directed the officials to fix the criteria for declaring Gram Panchayats and Villages as Ladli Laxmi Friendly. He said driving licences should be issued to 18 year old Ladli Lakshmi.

The Chief Minister, Shri Chouhan said that the will bear the cost of Education for admission of darling girls to government-non-government medical, engineering, IITs and IIMs. He said that if the ladli girl enters the college, she will be given 25,000 rupees.

History of Gujarat to be showcased at Statue of Unity

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The has proposed to chronicleGujarats HISTORY from ancient days to the present day by setting a museum at theStatue of Unity(SoU) complex inKevadia.PM Narendra Modihas reportedly asked the state authorities to develop a museum dedicated to Gujarats development journey.

A key source close to the planning of the museum said, The proposed museum at Kevadia will be a tribute to the state and its legacy, through a mapping of its development trajectory and its Leadership. The vision of this museum is to showcase the constant Growth of the state and the contributing factors towards it.

The thematic design of the proposed project will comprise of three main sections Gaurav, witnessing the pride of Gujarat; Siddhi, a salute to the new zeniths by Gujarats leaders; and Utsah, celebrating the unwavering enthusiasm and festivals of the state.