10.08.21

The Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Wednesday said that after making Haryana as a leading agrarian and industrial state, the government is now focused on moving towards a high ease of living index for the people of the state.

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The Chief Minister said that in the year 1966 when Haryana was separated from Punjab then it was said that Haryana would not even be able to pay its employees. Today, 55 years since its inception, Haryana has proved itself successful on many parameters like Education, Health, Sports, Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture, etc.

Describing the role played by Haryana in realizing the vision of Atamnirbhar Bharat, the Chief Minister, said that the main objective of the is to build Haryana as the most suitable Investment destination on the world map.

He said that while promoting sports facilities in the state, Haryana would be made a sports hub. Despite having only 2 percent of the country’s Population, out of the 126 members in Olympic 2020 squad, about 30 players from Haryana have not only participated in the worlds biggest tournament, but five players of the state won medals, he added.

Punjab Government has decided to bring nearly 8.5 lakh farmers and their families under the ambit of the health insurance cover in line with the Ayushman Bharat Sarbat Sehat Bima Yojana for the year 2021-22. Besides, all the farmers having J forms and Sugarcane Weighment Slips would be eligible for the health scheme.

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To facilitate the farmers to apply for this scheme in the easiest way, the Mandi Board has launched a dedicated portal for the first time from this year. Now, the farmers need not to visit the market committee office to apply manually as was the case earlier.

He also informed that the number of farmers covered under Health Insurance Scheme during the last year of the scheme stood at around 5.01 lakh based on J forms and Sugarcane Weighment Slips. Now, the number of farmers has reached nearly 8.5 lakh with 7.91 lakh farmers having J forms registered with the Mandi Board and 55,000 cane growers.

Pointing out further, Lal Singh also said that these 5.01 lakh farmers, who have already been registered under Sarbat Sehat Bima Yojna during last year, need not to re-apply on portal as they will be extended the benefit for next year based on earlier documents but remaining nearly 3.5 lakh farmers registered as J form holders and Sugarcane Weighment Slips after October 1, 2020, would have to apply on portal for availing Health Insurance.

TheHimachal Pradesh governmentis actively considering setting upSwarna Aayog(a commission for the upper castes or general categories), chief ministerJai Ram Thakursaid. The chief minister, who was replying to the issue raised by Shimla rural Congress legislator Vikramaditya Singh in the assembly, said the hill state is studying the Madhya Pradesh model.

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Thakur said he had recently met people who are seeking the formation of Swarna Aayog and had also held a protest demonstration. He said such matters need to be taken forward in a cordial and raising slogans against other community or categories is not in good taste. I have requested them not to create conflict in the Society and to avoid giving provocative speeches, he said. Only two states in the country have constituted such commissions, he added.

The Peyjal Minister Bishan Singh Chufal has said that the water coming out from natural water courses during the rainy season should be tapped for drinking water supplies. He said that water tanks should be constructed to store this water which can be used in lean season and the village panchayats should be involved in the project.

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The minister also reviewed the progress of Jal Jivan Mission in the meeting. Later talking to the media persons, the minister said that rain water can be stored in huge tanks of 2.5 lakh litre capacity and this water can be used for drinking purposes in lean season. He said that the officers of the department were asked to conduct a survey of water requirements during May 15 to June 15 and prepare DPRs for the different projects. The minister said that officials have been asked to submit the DPRs till the end of this month so that the work on the project will start in the month of September.

On the Jal Jivan Mission, he said that 15.17 lakh water connections have been made and out of them 6.80 lakh have been connected with water sources.

He said that in the second phase the remaining connections would be linked with the source. The minister exuded confidence that the Har Ghar Nal ( Drinking water connection in every household) would be completed in the year 2023. The secretary Peyjal Nitesh Jha, additional secretary Peyjal Nitin Bhadauria and others were present in the meeting chaired by the minister.

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will conduct an aerial survey of Bundelkhand Expressway whose foundation was laid by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Chitrakoot on February 29 last year.

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The expressway originates from Bharatkoop in Chitrakoot district and passing through Banda, Hamirpur and Mahoba will be linked with Agra- Lucknow Expressway at Auraiya linking Bundelkhand with Delhi. Around 69 per cent of the work has been completed and the main carriageway is targeted to be completed by the end of December this year.

Bundelkhand is one of the most backward regions of the country and the has selected Chitrakoot district as one of the aspirational districts.

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that Bundelkhand, the land of valour, would soon be the most developed region of the state and DEFENCE Industrial Corridor in Bundelkhand and Bundelkhand Expressway would have important roles in the development of this region.

In order to generate maximum employment opportunities to the farmers in the field of herbal industries to cultivate herbal plants and promote industries in the State, it is proposed to establish Herbal Park in the State in the first phase under pilot project.

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The Director Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture said that the framers of the State are showing interest in fruit production. In the year 2020-21, the cultivation of fruits was done in 100.27 thousand hectares. It produced 1203.64 thousand metric tonnes of fruit. The production was 12 tonnes per hectare, while the national productivity was 14.82 metric tonnes per hectare. Vegetable cultivation was done in 295.95 thousand hectare in this period, out of which 3603.41 thousand metric tonnes of vegetable were produced. Vegetable production was 12.17 tonnes per hectare. The National productivity is 18.4 MT per hectare. Jharkhand is also leading in floriculture. In Jharkhand, farmers produced 4.64 thousand metric tonnes of flowers by cultivating flowers in 0.99 thousand hectares. Flower production was 4.68 tonnes per hectare whereas the national productivity is 6.57 MT per hectare, she added.

The scheme is proposed for setting up of processing units to the farmers of the state at a maximum grant of 55 per cent of the project cost per unit. Also, the fruits and vegetables produced by the farmers are dried and preserved in the Preservation Unit. For this, 50 per cent subsidized amounts are also given to the farmers from the Government level. Farmers take advantage of this and increase their income.

Chief minister (CM) Nitish Kumar inaugurated and laid foundation stones for 989 health projects worth Rs 2,705 crore. He congratulated the health department for implementing various projects to strengthen health infrastructure in the state.

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Among the projects inaugurated by the CM included a state cancer institute at Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (IGIMS), which has been set up with an expenditure of Rs 120 crore.

The Health department has expanded the service provided under Didi ki Rasoi to 32 other hospitals. Under this service, Jeevika didis are roped in to provide fresh cooked meals to patients and their attendants in hospitals.

In many families Covid-19 has resulted in the sudden death of parents earning livelihood.

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The is playing the role of guardian for the children of such affected families.

Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan launched Mukhyamantri Covid-19 Bal Seva Yojana on May 21, 2021 to help such children. So far, financial and Food Security has been provided to 1001 child beneficiaries under the scheme.

In 34 districts of the State, cent percent cases have been resolved. The State Government will also take up the responsibility of the Education of these child beneficiaries.

So far 1001 children have benefitted under the Mukhyamantri Covid-19 Bal Seva Yojana.

Under the Mukhyamantri Covid-19 Bal Seva Yojana, an assistance amount of Rs 5,000 per month is provided to each child beneficiary. If the age of the beneficiary is less than 18 years, then it will be deposited in the joint account of the identified guardian and the child and after attaining the age of 18 years, it will be deposited in the personal account of the beneficiary.

Apart from this, free monthly ration is provided to each child beneficiary and their guardian under the National Food Security Act. Under the education assistance, free education will be provided to the child beneficiaries in government schools, colleges, universities for school education, higher education, technical education, medical education and legal education.

TheGujaratgovernment has sought assistance to the tune of Rs 2,000 crore from the Centre forProject Lion. The request is under active consideration for approval, said a senior government official aware of the developments.

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To be modelled on and Project Elephant, Project Lion was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on August 15, 2020.

The funding proposal for the project involves Rs 712 crore for habitat and Population management and Rs 375 crore for communities as stakeholders under the Sinh Mitra Yojana. Other aspects are Rs 203 crore for lion Health management, Rs 120 crore for human-wildlife Conflict Management, Rs 152 crore for surveillance and monitoring, and Rs 74 crore for research and Learning. The details were outlined by sources with knowledge of the project.

Under Project Lion, the State Government aims to establish a National Wildlife Disease Diagnostic Centre for a projected Investment of Rs 71 crore. A lion cell at the Union ministry of Environment, forest and Climate-change”>Climate Change is also envisioned for an investment of Rs 31.65 crore under the proposed plan. CM Rupani in his address said that the state government has taken up the tasks of maintaining the health of the lions and their conservation by developing a new concept of an advanced lion hospital. Other features, he said, are lion ambulance, rescue and rapid action team, trackers, and Vanyaprani Mitras in Sasan Gir with public participation.
For breeding of lions, gene pools have been started at three places: Rampara in Saurashtra, and Sakkarbaug and Satveerada in Junagadh.

The Gujarat forest department had announced in June last year that the Asiatic lion population has increased by 29% over the past five years from 523 in 2015 to 674 in 2020. The distribution range of lions in the Saurashtra region of Gujarat, where Gir is situated, has increased by 36% from 22,000 sq km in 2015 to 30,000 sq km.