11.01.21

Unemployment rate in Haryana at 6.1%: CM Khattar

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Accusing the opposition of spreading lies over the issue of Unemployment in Haryana, the Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Friday said that unemployment rate in the state stands at 6.1 percent with around 10.59 lakh people in the age group of 18-58 years declaring themselves as unemployed.

As per the data collected under Parivar Pehchan Patra (PPP) programme which has covered 98 percent of states families till now, there are 1.73 crore people in the age group of 18- 58 years and out of them 1059530 persons have declared themselves unemployed. On the basis of these figures, the unemployment rate of Haryana stands at only 6.1 percent, the Chief Minister said while talking to the mediapersonshere.

The rhetoric being made by the Congress leaders while quoting the report of Centre for Monitoring Indian economy (CMIE) on highest unemployment rate in Haryana in the country is false and baseless, the Chief Minister said while warning of taking legal action against the CMIE for defaming the state.

Punjab becomes first State to impart IELTS training through Govt it is

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Punjab Government has initiated a new idea to impart IELTS coaching through Govt Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) in synergy with Cambridge University Press India, a subsidiary of the Cambridge University Press UK, which is the publishing business of the University of Cambridge and develops and publishes educational courses and instructional materials.

In a function held here to sign the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the University, Punjab Technical Education and Industrial Training Minister Rana Gurjit Singh said that around 6 lakh Punjabi Students have undergone the IELTS preparations every year and this is the need of the moment to explore new educational avenues for our students. He said that the initiative aimed to create an ecosystem in the state where the potential of our students could flourish in a world-class way. He said that India has the largest young Population in the world and needs distinctive education.

The Minister said that the MoU included a teacher training program for trainers through an authorized test center and the University will provide the TEACHING module as well as the material and teaching partners. ”Punjab is a leading Migration state of India with a very widespread diaspora, known for its hard work and . They have established themselves in many countries of the world, where the numbers of those moving to live, work or study is increasing day by day. We want to explore how they can also be better trained in English or other foreign languages before their departure so they may easily be able to get jobs and join the workforce once they arrive,” he added.

He said we have set up Foreign Study and Placement Cell in Punjab to facilitate the migration of youth through legal pathways to foreign countries through a very robust system of District Bureaus of EMPLOYMENT and Enterprise (DBEEs).

This MoU will provide an opportunity to the approximately 40000 young aspirants to get coaching & training of IELTS in the govt. technical institutes in Punjab through well-trained and certified trainers. Cambridge University will conduct an IELTS test for all English teachers in Govt ITIs and Polytechnics and those who will get 8 Bands in the IELTS examination will be nominated for IELTS coaching. This will save the youth from getting duped by private IELTS trainers charged a hefty amount of fees and also their trainers are not qualified and specialized.

Districts close to water bodies were Covid hotspots: IIT-Mandi study

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Having studied the Covid-19 outbreak along with other pandemics in India, the IIT-Mandi has recommended extra precaution at places with huge international arrivals and in North India during winter months.

During research, they have identified states with a high Probability of being the first hotspots for the spread of Covid-19. According to the study conducted in 640 districts from April 1 to December 25, 2020, the hotspots of the pandemic in India have been states with high international Migration and districts located close to large water bodies.

The research was led by Dr Sarita Azad, Associate Professor, School of Basic Science, IIT-Mandi, and co-authored by Neeraj Poonia, research scholar, IIT-Mandi.

Ukhand hikes the remuneration of Sanitation workers

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The Uttarakhand government has fulfilled the long standing demand of the sanitation workers for increasing their remuneration. On Wednesday the chief minister Puskhar Singh Dhami declared that these workers would now get a daily allowance of Rs 500 instead of Rs 350 which is given at present.

A delegation of the sanitation workers under the Leadership of former chairman of Safai Karmchari Ayog Bhagwat Prasad Makwana met the CM at his residence. The delegation informed about the problems of the sanitation workers and put forward the demand of increasing their remuneration. Apart from accepting the demand of increasing their remuneration the CM assured that their other problems too would be solved.

UP govt disburses Rs 4,314 cr loan to 5,06,995 MSMEs

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The Uttar Pradesh government on Thursday disbursed a total loan of Rs 4314 crore to 5,06,995 Micro, Small and Medium enterprises as part of the Online Swarozgar Sangam’ programme.

On the occasion, 75,000 traditional artisans trained under Vishwakarma Shram Samman Yojana got free toolkits along with 10,000 trained handicrafts men under the One District, One Product scheme.

In an interaction with the beneficiaries of the scheme through virtual medium, the chief minister asked them about their projects for which loans had been taken and also expressed happiness over the progress of youth through schemes like ODOP, Mudra Yojana, Vishwakarma Shram Samman Yojana.

The chief minister said that today, through the One District One Product scheme, the government had linked one product each with districts to make all 75 districts a brand and this had created a lot of EMPLOYMENT opportunities.

State to set up women help desks at all police stations

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The Hemant Soren Government has decided to set up Women Help Desks (WHD) at all Police stations across 24 districts of the state to tackle cases of crime against women. In the first phase, WHD will be set up at 300 selected police stations across Jharkhand. All police stations of the Ranchi district will have WHD in the first phase. These will be opened with the financial assistance of the Nirbhaya Fund.

To run WHD smoothly, 300 computer tablets will be purchased for which a technical committee has been formed by the ADG of CID Prashant Singh which will decide on the issue of purchase. The CID SP Kartik S has been appointed as the head of the technical committee who will be assisted by DSP (CID) Mahendra Singh Munda, NIC technical expert Ashok Kumar and Prem Kumar of the state data center. Other infrastructural facilities will be also arranged simultaneously.

WHD is likely to be opened by February and necessary training will be imparted to female cops and officials deployed for this. The state DGP Neeraj Kumar Sinha on November 2 last year, had reminded the Department of Home, prison and the Disaster Management about the pending proposal to set up an exclusive help desk for women.

In June 2020, Jharkhand Police had approved the proposal to set up 300 WHD. But due to Covid-19 pandemic, it could not be taken up further.

The Nirbhaya fund was set up in 2013 in response to a heinous rape case in Delhi where the victim died after brutal gang rape and assault. So far Rs 6212 Crore has been deposited to this fund exclusively to fund projects related to the safety and security of women.

Bihar: Ordinance for direct election of mayors & deputy mayors soon

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The has decided to issue an ordinance next week, amending relevant sections of theBihar Municipality Act, 2007 to facilitate direct election of mayor and deputy mayor of municipal corporations as well as heads and their deputies in otherUrban Local Bodies(ULBs), sources said.

The state cabinet approved the proposal last Wednesday and the governor has also given his Consent. Accordingly, the legal cell has started the process to give shape to the ordinance in the right earnest. In all Probability, the ordinance will be issued next week, a top source in the urban development and housing department said.

The ordinance is purported to amend the twoArticlesof the existing Act Article 23(1) and Article 25 and pave way to fill the posts of the heads and deputy heads of ULBs through direct election. It is also in practice in other states likeMadhya Pradesh,Chhattisgarh, UP andUttarakhand. TheULBElections will not be held on the party lines.

Earlier, the elected councillors of the wards of various ULBs used to select their heads and deputy heads and mayor and deputy mayor in the case of Municipal Corporation. Under Article 25, a group comprising one-third of the total number of councillors in a ULB used to serve a notice to arbitrarily seek removal of the head of the ULB concerned.

Primary Forest Societies to procure minor millets

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The Primary Forest Produce under the Chhattisgarh State Minor Produce Cooperative Federation Ltd will procure the kodo, kutki and ragi (minor Millets) from farmers on support price across the state.

The Cabinet took the decision on February 25, 2021.

Chhattisgarh launched a Millet Mission on September 14, 2021 to make the state a millet hub in the country.

To facilitate the tribal farmers in other districts, the extended benefit of procurement on government support price of the minor millets has been handed over to the Primary Forest Produce Cooperative Society.

Soybean meal export takes a hit

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High prices of soyabean meal in the international market have hit overseas shipment, denting exporters missing out on the peak export season.

Soyabean meal exports in December are estimated at 90,000 ton as against 3.4 lakh ton in the corresponding period a year ago, according toSoybean Processors Association of India(SOPA). So far in the current oil year until December 3.8 lakh ton soyabean meal is exported from the country as against 6.9 lakh ton in the same period.

Exporters fromIndore, a leading trader center and hub for soyabean meal exporters asMadhya Pradeshis a leading producer of soyabean in the country contributing over 60 per cent in the countrys total output, has claimed a sharp decline in export orders for the next two-three months owing to high prices of local produce.

Exporters said local origin soyabean meal is expensive by about $250-$300 per ton as compared with other countries like Brazil and Argentina.

SOPA had estimated soyabean output at 119 lakh ton, up 14 per cent from the previous year. In Madhya Pradesh, soyabean production was estimated at 52 lakh ton as against 41.7 lakh ton last year.

Adani Power drops Rs 11,000 crore claim to settle PPA dispute

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Adani Powerhas waived compensation claim for an estimated Rs 11,000 crore to reach an out-of-court settlement withGujarat Urja Vikas Nigam(GUVNL) in a dispute over termination of a February 2007 power purchase agreement (PPA) for supplying 1,000MW electricity.

The entities have now sought scrapping of the 2019 order, saying they have settled their dispute over the 2007 PPA and some aspects of two supplementary PPAs signed in December 2018. As part of the settlement, Adani Power will not put into effect the termination of the 2007 PPA, the main cause of the dispute, and forego compensation claim for supplying power from alternative sources.