11.02.22

50,000 youths to join workforce every year: CM Conrad K Sangma

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Chief minister Conrad KSangma said every year, 50,000 youths were expected to join the workforce inMeghalaya, posing a challenge to the government.

We expect that 50,000 youths will join the workforce every year, which means that we need to create 50,000 new jobs every year. It is a huge challenge for the government. Realising this challenge and the Growth in youth Population, the has embarked on various ways of creating livelihood opportunities in different sectors, Sangma said, after laying the foundation for the construction of a Dairy complex at Mukhla village inWest Jaintia Hillsdistrict.

1.43 lakh people have been declared foreigners by Foreigners Tribunals (FTs) inAssamand 1.21 lakh as Indians, Union minister of state for home,Nityananda Rai, informedRajya Sabha

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State Govt./ UT Administration set up such centre/camps as per Model Detention Centre/Holding centre/Camp Manual 2019. No data in respect of such centres/camps is maintained centrally, he said in a written reply. But Rai stated that the Union Home ministry has since allocated a total of Rs 69 crore for FTs in 2019-20, 2020-21 and 2021-22.
All FTs in the country are in Assam and as per the , the total number of FTs currently operating in Assam is 100. The total cases pending in these FTs as on 31.12.2021 is 1,23,829. The total number of people declared as foreigners as on 31.12.2021 is 1,43,466. The total number of people declared as Indian as on 31.12.2021 is 1,21,598.

State govt seeks DRDO nod for airstrip launch

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With an aim to facilitate air-connectivity to the northern parts of Odisha, the has sought early nod of DEFENCE Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) for operation of the Amarda Roadairstripnear Rasagobindapur in Mayurbhanj district.

Chief secretarySuresh Chandra Mohapatrahas written toUniondefence secretary Ajay Kumar, requesting him to give necessary instruction to DRDO over issuance of no objection certificate (NOC) for the airstrip to be used by the state government. Flight operation from the airstrip is being proposed under the Centres Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS-UDAN).

The state government has requested DRDO several times to provide the NOC for the airstrip so that it could be used by commercial flights. However, there has been no response from DRDO so far for which the flight operation faces a stalemate, said Mohapatra in his letter.

The Union ministry of civil aviation has included the Bhubaneswar-Amarda road as a special RCS route under UDAN 4.1 on request of the state government. Gsec Monarch has been selected as the airline operator for the route where seven flights would ply per week.

Tamil Nadu framing policy for early diagnosis of cancers

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Government Health care providers along with experts fromCancer Institutewill help the state identify two-thirds ofcancersin the first and second stage so they can improve treatment outcomes and prevent deaths due to the disease.

Earlier this month, oncologists reported at least a 30% reduction in fresh cases of cancer in Nadu since 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic, besides delays and disruptions in treatment as most people could not travel during lockdowns and some feared getting infected with Covid-19 in hospitals.

The effect of delayed diagnosis and treatment is likely to be more severe among Women when compared to men, oncologists say. Unlike in developed countries, more women in India are diagnosed with cancer when compared to men. Nearly 40% cases of cancer in women are either cervix or breast cancer, and this skews the cancer ratio across most states in the country, including Tamil Nadu.

KAL signs JV to manufacture EVs

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Following the governments decision to promote electric vehicles in a big way,KeralaAutomobiles Limited (KAL), a statePsu, has entered into a JV with Mumbai-based Lords Mark Industries Pvt Ltd for manufacturing EVs.

Under the agreement, the first production facility will be set up in Kannur at an estimated of Rs 20-30 crore from Dec 2022. Operations will subsequently be expanded on a pan-India basis by partnering with OEMs.

Kerala was one of the first states in India to draft an e-vehicle policy and has been in the forefront of boosting clean energy initiatives in the transport sector.

Rnagara eyes 1 model school in every GP

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RamanagaraDistrict Administration is working towards having one model school in every gram panchayat. It has identified four schools and is addressing logistical solutions to get students and teachers to the select schools.

The Education department had also announced a similar plan of having a model government school in every gram panchayat with all facilities par excellence under one roof. While there is no policy decision on this yet, the Ramanagara project is driven by various public authorities in the administration. There is a lot of unevenness and irrationality in the allocation of manpower, and other facilities in schools that we encounter on a day-to-day basis. The idea is to pool in all the Resources at one place in one gram panchayat so that we can aggregate all the infrastructure and manpower, said Ramanagara chief executive officerIkram.

The authorities also roped in private organisations and industries who would be providing school buses under their corporate social responsibility to help students and teachers commute to the school.

Budget session likely in Feb third week

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With pre-budget exercise almost over, thegovernment is planning to hold state assembly budget session in the third week of February.

According to official sources, CMK Chandrasekharis expected to take a call on fixing budget session in a day or two after consulting assembly speaker and governor. Official sources said since there is a clarity on central assistance and schemes, the departments have already started working on the department-wise budget, which would be completed in a week.
If everything goes as per plan, the budget will be presented in the state assembly in the last week of February and the sessions will be held for 10 days.

Andhra Pradesh CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy to release Rs 534-crore crop loss subsidy to farmers

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Chief ministerYS Jagan Mohan Reddy will release input subsidy of Rs 534 crore to farmers who lost crops due to heavy rains and floods during November 2021.

He will also release Rs 29.51 crore to various farmers groups under YSR Yantra Seva Pathakam (farm mechanization scheme). About 5.71 lakh farmers would receive the input subsidy directly into their bank accounts soon after the chief minister releasing the input subsidy from the camp office. Similarly, 1220 farmers groups would get the benefit under farm mechanization scheme.

Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture minister Kurasala Kannababu said chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy is very particular about clearing the input subsidy to the farmers who lost their crops due to natural calamities even before the completion of the crop season.

The had so far extended Rs.1605 crore of financial assistance through input subsidy to about 19.67 lakh farmers since YS Jagan Mohan Reddy took over the reins of the state.

Ministry of culture to hold science expo at Goa University

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The Unionministry of culture, in collaboration withGoa University, will conduct ascience expo Vigyan Sarvatra Pujyateat the university from February 22 to 28. The expo is being held for school, college and university students.

The event will be focussed around the themes of milestones of modern Indian science & technology, science literature, HISTORY of Indian science, science & technology in India over the next 25 years, and swadeshi (made in India) and paramparik (traditional) inventions and innovations.

Students will be able to register and enter the event for free, while the expo events will also be livestreamed.

State study for ways to phase out polluting power plants

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The Maharashtra government has decided to undertake a study across all power Plants in the state to determine how ageing and polluting coal-fired power facilities can be phased down in a systematic manner.

The announcement was made by state Environment minister Aaditya Thackeray during his visit to Nandgaon, a village 32 kilometres from Nagpur. Following repeated complaints of locals against fly-ash pollution from the state-run Khaparkheda power plant, the minister inspected the affected areas and assured the villagers ofNandgaonas well as Waregaon that the fly-ash ponds will be permanently shut. He added that Nandgaons farmlands, now covered in flyash, will be restored to its original state within the next 15 days.

The state governments decision is in line with the commitments made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the Conference of Parties (COP26) at Glasgow.