12-13.09.21

Modern retail stores Har-Hith will open in the villages of Haryana on October 2.

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As many as 1100 applications have been received for the franchisee of Har-Hith stores, out of which 95 per cent applications have been found eligible under the franchisee policy. The scheme to open these stores was launched on August 2, said Rohit Yadav, Managing Director, Haryana Agro Industries Corporation Limited (HAICL).

He said that 80 percent of the site surveys of the eligible applicants have been made and after the store site survey, the sites which are ready for setting up of shops have been allotted. Others have been asked to make some basic improvements to the site.

He said that from September 1, out of the sites which are ready to be set up for shops 300 sites have been allotted, while the allotment process for the rest of the sites is underway. Along with this, 100 agreements have been made under the franchisee policy of the scheme.

With this, the stores fitout and interior work will be completed at the earliest by the vendor on behalf of Haryana-Agro within a week, he said.

To give boost to rural infrastructure development in the state, Punjab Chief Secretary Vini Mahajan on Saturday said the state has prioritised projects to the tune of Rs 1,022 crore from the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) under RIDF (Rural Infrastructure Development Fund)-XXVII.

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Chairing the high-powered committee meeting to review the progress of various ongoing -funded projects, the Chief Secretary informed that these projects will ensure Infrastructure development in the countryside during the current fiscal.

Sharing the progress of ongoing infrastructure projects in the state, Chief General Manager NABARD, Punjab, Rajiv Siwach, informed that four projects, involving RIDF assistance of Rs 714.15-crore have already been sanctioned by NABARD and another two projects submitted by the state were also in the process of getting sanctioned. Considering the high performance of the state, he said the normative allocation for RIDF-XXVII has been enhanced from Rs 500-crore to Rs 750-crore for the current financial year.

The Chief Secretary asked all administrative departments to ensure maximise availment of funds and undertake the projects in different fields, especially Education, Irrigation, Water supply and sanitation, public works (roads and bridges), Health, construction of godowns, installation of solar water pumping units, Soil and water conservation in the right earnest.

During various Jan Manch programmes organized in 11 districts of Himachal, 1609 grievances and demands were received out of which most of complaints were disposed of on the spot.

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To contain the spread of Coronavirus all safety and precautionary measures were properly followed by all district administrations.

Jal Shakti Minister Mahender Singh Thakur presided over the Jan Manch held in Karsog assembly constituency of district Mandi, where 332 complaints and demands were received out of which maximum were resolved on the spot while remaining were sent to the concerned departments for early redressal.

Urban Development Minister Suresh Bhardwaj presided over the Jan Manch at Kalbog in Jubbal-Kotkhai assembly constituency of district Shimla, where 76 complaints were received and 73 were disposed of on the spot. During Jan Manch, Health check-up of 78 persons was done in a free health camp and free medicines were given to 30 patients after tests.

In order to prevent any loss in recovering taxes from transport corporations of other states and to avoid any technical anomalies in the data, the transport department will adopt a new working plan. After the stringent directions of transport secretary Ranjit Sinha last week, the officials of transport offices have been calculating collected tax revenue and tax arrears on the buses of other transport corporations. The regional transport officer (administration) Dinesh Chandra Pathoi disclosed that various reports and figures are being analysed by the officials to determine the tax situation of the department. He said that on the basis of data provided by the transport corporation, the officials found out that many corporations from other states are yet to pay taxes to the department here. He said that the department is working to recover the tax arrears in other states. He also revealed that some vehicles are also operating from multiple depots instead of only one and many are entering into the state through different routes which is also affecting tax collection records.

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Besides this, many vehicles listed in the corporation’s record are registered as bikes, trucks, ambulances among other vehicles rather than buses possibly due to a technical error, informed Pathoi. He said that the department will soon adopt a new working plan to prevent such discrepancies and revenue loss to the state.

Free foreign education for Uttar Pradeshs youth

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The said that it is making efforts to provide high quality Education and EMPLOYMENT to the youth through foreign universities.

With the help of online Learning platformCoursera, thedepartmentofvocationaleducation and Skill development is providing free education facilities to the youth through more than 200 universities around the world.

The certificate obtained after completing thecoursewill be recognized all over the world. Over 50,000 youth are being provided free education facilities through Coursera. This will help the youth of the state to get employment abroad. It will also enable the youth to become Industry worthy by getting training on international standards.

According to the department of skill development, through Coursera the youth can select from over 3,800 courses being run by reputed companies through more than 200 universities and institutes around the world.

Food and nutrition are of utmost significance for overall physical and mental health. Ever since the pandemic wreaked havoc, immunity boosting foods to fight the infectious disease have gained prominence. Healthy foods, balanced diet and nutrition are now recognised as an important prerequisite for an active, disease-free life, growth and development.

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The National Nutrition Week that concluded recently also stressed on raising public awareness about nutrition and healthy eating habits. Tata Steel Foundation took up various initiatives to spread awareness about the right nutrition across its operational locations in Jharkhand.

As a part of its initiatives to promote healthy living, Tata Steel Foundation (TSF) has been encouraging communities to adopt the practice of growing nutrition gardens in their homes.

Vegetable nutrition gardens can be established on a small piece of land including the backyards of houses. Growing vegetables in their backyards, utilizing household waste water and without the use of any chemical Fertilizers/pesticides ensures that the communities have access to a healthy diet containing adequate amounts of essential nutrients. TSF also engages in regular interaction with the community via regular Home visits to generate awareness on nutrition and providing training on crop cultivation and its care and maintenance.

A total of 6,191 households were supported in promoting nutrition gardens last year touching 30,955 lives across nine locations in our operational areas.

Land acquisition still a major hurdle for Patna metro rail project

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Only 5% of overall work onPatna metro railproject has so far been completed in the state. Officials of thePatnaMetro Rail Corporation (PMRC) have cited various reasons for slow pace of work, including delay in land acquisition, non-availability of funds and the Covid-19 pandemic.

The construction work on the first phase of the project was initiated in September last year. The 6.6-km long elevated metro line (priority corridor) will have five stations from Malahi Pakri to Patliputra ISBT via Khemni Chak and Zero Mile. It also includes a viaduct leading to the ISBT metro rail depot, as well as a small rake-interchange viaduct at Khemni Chak to connect Corridor I.

The Corridor I will be 17.9-km-long from Danapur to Khemnichack via Meethapur 7.3km elevated and 10.5km underground.

Bastar in Chhattisgarh was on Sunday declared the ‘Most Promising New Destination’ on the tourist map and an Excellence Award was presented to the Bastar district administration on the final day of the Travel and Tourism Fair in Kolkata.

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During the Fair, special stalls for Bastar based tourism, culture and artefacts were displayed. The key tourist destinations of Chitrakote, Teertha, Bijakasa, Koserteda, Madarkonta, Mahendrighumar, Teerathgarh, Topar and Michnar were highlighted.

The has undertaken a series of Infrastructure development to facilitate tourism in Bastar division.

The economy of the State is not very good due to corona crisis that struck twice. Even if the Government has to borrow, I will not let there be lack of funds for development works. The water of Bargi canal will reach this area by the year 2023. He said that wheat worth `300 crore and paddy worth `150 crore have been purchased from the farmers of Raigaon area on support price.

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Chief Minister Chouhan was addressing a public meeting after launching the Jan Darshan programme from Shivrajpur village of Raigaon assembly constituency in Satna district. Chief Minister Chouhan, while participating in the Jan Darshan programme in 10 villages including Shivrajpur, interacted with the general public and also inquired about the implementation of the development schemes of the government.

Chief Minister Chouhan said that soon the construction of power sub-station will start in Shivrajpur. The Chief Minister announced for providing Bargi canal’s water, construction of roads from Duari village to Rara, construction of building at a cost of Rs 18 crore for the opening of CM Rise Higher Secondary School in Shivrajpur, restoration of two ponds, Chitra and Mudhara of the village and expansion and construction of Haat-bazaar in Shivrajpur by 2023. Chouhan gave instructions to the departmental officers to complete the work of drinking water scheme under construction from Jal Jeevan Mission in Shivrajpur by March 31, 2022.

Chouhan said that many schemes are being run for the poor. Free food grains will be given to every poor till the month of November. Anna Utsav must be celebrated on the 7th of every month during which food grains must be distributed to the poor. Under the Ayushman treatment scheme, every poor gets free treatment facility up to Rs 5 lakh every year in the identified hospitals. Camps should be organized to prepare Ayushman cards for the remaining poor. Every year 8 lakh houses are being built under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana. By 2023, every homeless person and those who have kuccha houses will get pucca housing facility in the state. In the function, the Chief Minister distributed benefits to the beneficiaries of Ladli Laxmi Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana and Sambal Yojana.