12-13.02.23

Haryana CM interacts with MSME entrepreneurs, hails their contribution

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Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Saturday said that inspired by the Government of India’s ambitious MSE cluster scheme, Haryana has formulated the State Mini Cluster Development Programme and under this, a 90 per cent grant-in-aid is provided for setting up Common Facility Centres.

At present, the process of setting up 43 mini clusters is going on in Haryana, out of which 25 clusters have started. This scheme was also appreciated by the Government of India, said Khattar while interacting directly with the Micro Small, and Medium Entrepreneurs during a virtual Samvad programme.

The entrepreneurs thanked the Chief Minister for the pro-MSME schemes being run by the to promote industries.

The Chief Minister said that small-scale industries form the basis of strengthening the country’s economy and in today’s time MSMEs are playing an important role in realizing the Prime Minister’s self-reliant India dream. He said that the state government is giving importance to big industries as well as is focussed on promoting Micro, Small, and Medium Industries. MSMEs need less Investment capital but provide ample EMPLOYMENT to more people.

Punjab in worlds top 50 at risk of damage due to climate hazards

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Punjab is among the top 50 states or provinces across the world at high risk of damage to built Environment due to Climate hazards. This has come to the fore in a report, Gross Domestic Climate Risk, released by Cross Dependency Initiative (XDI), part of a group of companies committed to quantifying and communicating the costs of , and calculating physical climate risk to built environment in over 2,600 states and provinces around the world in 2050.

Built environment refers to aspects of surroundings that are built by humans to support human activity, like homes and workplaces. It covers damage to buildings and properties from extreme weather and climate change such as flooding, forest fires,heat waveand sea level rise.

This is the first time there has been a physical climate risk analysis focused exclusively on built environment, comparing every state, province and territory in the world. The gross domestic climate risk (GDCR) analysis focuses on the extent of capital value at risk from extreme weather and climate change in states, provinces and other territories, represented by vulnerability and exposure of built environment.

HP will fully switch over to e-vehicles by 2025, says Sukhu

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Himachal Pradeshchief ministerSukhvinder Singh Sukhu, while speaking during theCongresss 85th Plenary session at Raipur, said that the is successfully implementing the Electric Vehicle Policy to reduce carbon emissions caused due to the exhaust fumes of the diesel and petrol vehicles. He said this would help in preserving the Himalayan Flora and Fauna of the state and will minimize the receding of Himalayan Glaciers.

He claimed that switching over to e-vehicles will also help in improving air quality in cities along with reducing Indias oil import dependence, besides enhancing the uptake of RENEWABLE ENERGY. The fossil fuel based commercial fleets will also be replaced in phased manner and the government has planned to replace the entire fleet of HRTC buses with e-buses in Himachal Pradesh in the near future, the CM said.

Centre sanctions Rs 1,036 crore for 2 key NH projects in Uttarakhand

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The Union Government has sanctioned Rs 1,036 crore for the four-laning of the Bhaniyawala-Rishikesh road and the upgradation of the Bareilly-Sitarganj highway.

While the Bhaniyawala-Rishikesh road is an important project as it connects Dehradun with the key tourist destination Rishikesh, the Bareilly-Sitarganj route is an important one linking Kumaon with western Uttar Pradesh.

UP budget announces 100% waiver on tubewell consumers’ power bill

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An https://exam.pscnotes.com/inclusive-Growth“>Inclusive Growth to self-reliantUttar Pradesh’ being its theme,finance minister Suresh Khannapresented the state’s biggest-ever budget with a special focus on the welfare of farmers, youths, and Women, and Infrastructure development.

Chief minister Yogi Adityanath described the budget as a manifestation of the spirit of self-reliant Uttar Pradesh.

At Rs 6.9 lakh crore, it is almost 40,000 crore bigger than the previous budget. Khanna said that the state’s GSDP grew by 16.8 per cent in 2021-22, which was much higher than the national Average.

In a major initiative to reach out to farmers a year before the next Lok Sabha Elections, the government announced a 100 per cent waiver on power bills of private tubewell consumers. Earlier, such consumers were getting a 50 per cent waiver. Besides, to spruce up its power distribution system, the Yogi government has made a provision of Rs 6,500 crore.

The budget has earmarked Rs 32,721 crore for new schemes across sectors. In terms of the emphasis infrastructure, medical and Health, Education and tourism, especially religious and cultural tourism, are the major thrust areas, apart from farmers, women and youth welfare.

The Fiscal Deficit is estimated to be around Rs 84,883 crore which is 3.48 per cent of the estimated GSDP. According to economics professor Yashveer Tyagi, the UPs economy is in much better condition as compared to several other states and the fiscal deficit is at a satisfactory level.

Nations first digital portal dedicated for sports and sportspersons launched in Jharkhand

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Under the direction of the Chief Minister Heman Soren, Johar Khiladi Sports Integrated Portal has been launched for the overall development of sports and sportspersons of the State. With the aim to position Jharkhand as a nursery for sports and to imbibe a sports culture in the state, this portal is one of a kind initiative across the country that shall be monumental to hone the talents of sportspersons of the state.

The portal launched by the Chief Minister is one of the first such portals to strengthen the idea of digitisation of sports. Information about players, coaches, referees, all sports academies, sports grounds, sports stadiums is available on a single portal. Information about state and district level competitions to be held in the state in future will also be made available on the portal in times to come.

In this portal, a detailed Database of each player will be created, information about their participation in various sports competitions will be maintained and will be made accessible in just one click. A total of 32 sports have been added to the portal, so that the players of all 32 sports recognized by the Indian Olympic Association can get benefits. For each sport, information about registered academies, registered players, past and upcoming competitions will be available at one place.

The sportspersons of the state can put forward any issues faced by them before the District Sports Officers as well as the Department of Sports directly through the portal. The officers will provide solutions to the problems faced by the sportspersons.

The Poto Ho Sports Scheme has been launched with the aim of promoting sports and sportspersons. Under the ambit of this scheme playgrounds are being constructed at the village level. The government is gearing up to build a Network from the Panchayat to the Capital, so that different types of sports programs are organized and players can put their talents to best use.

Child sex ratio declines in Bihar

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While the country celebratedNational Girl Child Day with the aim to create awareness about the rights of girl child and inequalities they face, there are several sectors in which much has to be done for giving equal rights to them.

Be it selection of sex during pregnancy or giving them Education or suffering sexual violence, female children are still suppressed. For instance, the state witnessed a decline in the sex ratio of the children born in the last five years from 934 in National Family Health Survey-4 (NFHS-4) to 908 in NFHS-5.

Though the overall female Population was more than of males, thesex ratio in Biharwitnessed a declining trend, contrary to the national Average where it increased from 919 in NFHS-4 to 929 in NFHS-5.

Though there has been a decline in such cases, compared to the earlier data, it’s is still more in the state than the national average. For instance, 14.2% of young Women aged 18 to 29 years inBiharexperienced sexual violence by the age of 18. This Percentage came down to 8.3% in NFHS-5. However, the national data states that 1.5% of women in the same age group had experienced sexual violence both in NFHS-4 and NFHS-5.

Even in the cases of violence, though an improvement has been reported when compared to the previous years’ data, a lot more is needed to be done. For instance, the number of married women in the age of 18 to 49 years experiencing spouse’s violence has come down in Bihar from while 43.7% to 40% in NFHS-5.

Now essential commodities, banking facilities at ration shops in Chhattisgarh

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The Chhattisgarh government had decided to open model fair price shops in each district and also start the sale of essential commodities and Banking facilities there.

Food Secretary Topeshwar Verma said that this was aimed at making the operation of fair price shops moreprofitable.

Preparations were being made to implement new schemes in the fair price shops as suggested by India Post Payment Bank, the telecom department, oil companies and the Civil Supplies Corporation.

Apart from these, fortified rice will also be provided in the fair price shops from April, he said.

At present, 13,415 government fair price shops operate in the state and ration is distributed to 73.27 lakh families.

About 64.15 lakh underprivileged families get free rice in the state including 21.61 lakh ST, 10.22 lakh SC, 34.78 lakh OBC and 6.65 lakh families from the general category.

Ration card holders of Priority, Antyodaya, Single Destitute and Divyang categories will get fortified rice in place of the normal rice from April. Fortified rice is highly nutritious and healthy. It is rich in iron, folic acid, and vitamin B-12.

Indores Green Bond received public response

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Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that the public has appreciated the green issued by the Indore Municipal Corporation while carrying out financial innovation to reduce the cost of electricity. The water of Narmada ji comes in Indore from Jalud in Khargone.

Municipal Corporation Indore had issued green bonds worth Rs 244 crore for setting up a 60 Megawatt solar power plant in Khargone.

In just two and a half hours, 300 crores were collected through green bonds and till last evening bonds worth 650 crores were filled. People have filled bonds trusting the ongoing activities for green energy in the state. This has given cities a new way to raise funds for development. Encouraging green energy, organisations are becoming active for environmental protection and they are getting encouragement from the general public, which is welcome.

Power demand up by 900 MW in February in Gujarat

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The onset of early summer with mercury soaring to as high as 38.2 degree Celsius in February has resulted in demand for power surging by 900 MW.
The Average power demand thus far touched 16,025 MW in February this year inGujaratagainst 15,117 MW in the same month last year, according to data by State Load Dispatch Centre (SLDC).

This year, energy experts peg demand to grow past 20,000 MW in the coming months due to expected heat wave situation. K K Bajaj, former member, state advisory committee for power sector, said, “Summer impact is visible in the power demand in Gujarat. In May, power requirements are expected to reach 20,000 MW.

The state is generating more conventional power compared to February 2022 and has also spent Rs 565 crore to buy electricity from the energy exchange in February so far. Experts believe energy demand will increase to 20,000 MW in the coming months due to heatwaves.