11-12.07.21

TIPRA to contest Agartala civic polls

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After a comfortable victory inTripuraTribal Areas Autonomous District Council (ADC) , the Tipraha Indigenous Progressive Regional Alliance (TIPRA), floated recently by Tripura royal scion Pradyot Kishore Debbarman, has announced that it would contest the upcoming election to theAgartalaMunicipal Corporation expected to be held in a couple of months.

To achieve Greater Tipraland, we have to fight in the election to Agartala Municipal Corporation. The sufferings of indigenous people of the city would not be addressed properly unless TIPRA makes its representation at the policy-making level of all the elected bodies. We are not fighting against any community but for our rights.

Meghalaya CM to meet Himanta Biswa Sarma on border dispute with Assam

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MeghalayaCM Conrad KSangmasaid that he would meetAssamchief ministerHimanta Biswa Sarmaon Saturday evening to fix a date for the official border talks between the two neighbouring states.

The issue of the boundary dispute with Assam was discussed during the meeting of theMeghalaya Democratic Alliance(MDA), held ahead of Union Home MinisterAmit Shah’s visit to the state on July 24.

Sangma, who is the chairman of the MDA, said that he has decided to start the process of consultation with the stakeholders on the issue.

There is a need to involve different social organisations, headmen and nokmas as the government will have to go across the board to ensure the inclusion of people who matter in the process.

Odisha to get 374 crore under Centres special assistance scheme

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Odishais expected to receive Rs 374 crore under the Centres special assistance scheme for the current financial year. The amount is meant for (Investment in Infrastructure) to help in high economic Growth.

The Centre had launched the scheme in the 2020-21 financial year under which financial assistance was provided to state governments in the form of 50-year interest-free loan.
The Centre had earmarked Rs 12,000 crore under the scheme of which Odisha had received around Rs 472 crore. Four major engineering departments of the State Government housing and urban development, pancyayati raj and drinking water, Resources“>Water Resources and works had received the grant last year.

Nearly Rs 10,000 crore has been earmarked under the special assistance scheme for various states in the 2021-22 fiscal. The amount has been allocated in proportion to the states share of central taxes as per the recommendation of the15th Finance Commission.

Tamil Nadu government help sought to set up plug and play garment stitching facilities in small towns

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The Indian Texpreneurs Federation (ITF) has appealed the to facilitate thesmall and medium apparelandhome textiles sectorto expand by setting upplug and play garment stitchingfacilities in small towns.

Giving a five-point suggestion for Growth of the textile sector in the state, ITF convenor Prabhu Damodharan and board member Saravanan, who met the ministers, said the state could work out a roadmap to capitalize on the opportunity emerging with MITRA park scheme by creating an integrated plug and play apparel park to build scale, competitiveness and enable the medium sized companies to expand.

Keralas TPR still over 10%, a concern

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Among larger states, only Keralas TPR is over 10%. For others the same is below 5%, except a few north-eastern states. TPR in Kerala remains high despite the efforts of a few local bodies, with high TPR, to test the general Population at places and families where there are no positive cases even as there is no insistence on testing contacts of infected persons or the vulnerable population.

Keralas 7-day Average TPR (as on July 6) was 10.2% while the national average stood at 2.4%. In Karnataka and Nadu, the 7-day Averages were 1.8% and 2.5%. This is a real concern, as neighbouring states were able to drastically reduce their TPR. A month ago, on June 6, Indias 7-day average TPR was 6.2%, while Keralas was 14.8%. Karnataka then had a 7-day average TPR of 11.1% and TN14%.

21% of govt schools in Karnataka lack handwash facility: Report

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Hygiene protocols have become key to curbing the spread of Covid-19, but a study has revealed that one in five government schools in Karnataka doesnt have handwashing facilities.

Frequent and thorough handwashing, mask use and social distancing are the basic requirements of Covid-compliant behaviour, and they will be in focus if and when the government considers restarting on-campus Learning.

The 2019-20 report of the Unified District Information System for Education has revealed that out of 49,834 government schools in the state, 39,110 have handwashing facilities. That means that around 21 per cent of the schools lack this basic amenity. About 12 per cent of government-aided schools and 11 per cent of private unaided schools also dont have it, according to the report.

Telangana cabinet approves policies to promote food processing

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To promote Food Processing units and logistic parks in a big way in the state, the state cabinet has approved two major polices Telangana State Food Processing Policy and Telangana Logistic Policy.

The government has decided to set up a dry port (multimodal logistic park) in about 1,400 acres under Public Private PARTNERSHIP (PPP) mode in the state. With the help of customs department, on the lines of integrated container depot (ICD) in Sanathnagar, two more ICDs would be set up in the state. Similarly, 10 integrated Logistics parks would be developed like Bata Singaram logistic park developed by the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA).

It has been decided to set up at least 10 food processing zones in about 500 to 1,000 acres each. The government wants to have food processing zones in about 10,000 acres by 2024-2025. The government is also planning to attract Rs 25,000 crore investments, which would create EMPLOYMENT to 70,000 people directly and three lakh more people indirectly. For receiving applications for food processing

AP first state to bring Covid treatment under Aarogyasri

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Andhra Pradesh is the first state to bring Covid-19 treatment under the ambit of Aarogyasri. It has also added post-Covid treatment and black fungus treatment under the scheme. Preparing for the third wave, several paediatric treatment and surgical procedures have been recently added to Aarogyasri.

About 35 lakh people have benefited as of date under the scheme since its roll out in 2007. About 1.6 lakh Covid-19 patients availed of treatment under the scheme since the onset of the pandemic in March last year, which cost the exchequer Rs 450 crore.

From December, 2019 to November, 2020, about Rs 266 crore was provided as postoperative sustenance allowance to 4,38,924 cases. About 130 superspecialty hospitals in Hyderabad, Bangalore and Chennai have been empanelled as Aarogyasri Network hospitals.

GIDC eyeing atmanirbhar by taxing MSMEs: Goa Inc

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Goa State Industries Association (GSIA) has reacted strongly to Goa Industrial Development Corporations plans to enhance the lease rent and said that such a move would hurt economic recovery.

GSIA, in a strongly worded letter, demanded that instead of taxing entrepreneurs, the corporation should recover pending dues from defaulters, including Rs 7 crore from the Centre for created for Def-Expo at Quitol-Quepem.

In 2013, former chief minister Manohar Parrikar had persuaded industrialists to agree for 10% increase in lease rent every three years and had assured the industries that the increase would come into effect only after the initial 30-year lease period.

Maharashtra EV policy to accelerate adoption of electric vehicles, say sectoral firms

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Electric vehicle makers, including Revolt Motors, Ampere Vehicles, Omega Seiki and Mahindra Group, on Wednesday welcomed Maharashtra’s new electric vehicle policy, saying the move will lead to faster adoption of these vehicles.

Separately, credit ratings agency ICRA said that given the state’s sizeable contribution to overall vehicle sales in India, the policy’s allocation towards demand incentive (including early-bird DISCOUNT) is a major positive.

The Maharashtra government on Tuesday unveiled its new EV policy, with an aim, among others, to make electric vehicles achieve a 10% share of total registrations by 2025.

Maharashtra was one of the first states where Revolt started its sales in February last year, the company said adding that looking at the huge demand, it is fast scaling up its sales dealership Network in the state.

According to Revolt, the will pay Rs 10,000 per electric bike as an incentive. Customers buying an e-bike before December 31 will get an additional early-bird incentive of Rs 15,000 on top of the Rs 10,000 regular incentive, thereby making total incentive of Rs 25,000.

“The new Maharashtra EV policy is both progressive and comprehensive in nature. The policy covers all aspects of the EV ecosystem, from charging to making financing simpler