13.01.22

Manipur polls: 24×7 excise control room, helpline launched

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With the enforcement of the https://exam.pscnotes.com/model-code-of-conduct”>Model Code Of Conduct (MCC) in poll-bound Manipur and to ensure a free, fair and peaceful election, a 24×7 excise control room and helpline have been set up at the office of state nodal officer.

Though Manipur is a dry state, Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) and country liquor are sold in a clandestine manner at different places. This is evident in the haul of a large quantity of liquor by the security agencies over the years across the state. Various local clubs,Meira Paibis(Women activists) and anti-drug bodies also recover and destroy the same.

Appeal for more allocation to social sector, health in budget

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The expenditure on social sector should be increased to 50% of the total budget to take care of emerging needs, panellists and peoples representatives said during a webinar on Pre-budget Consultation Peoples Priorities in Odisha State Budget 2022-23.

Panellists said the public Health expenditure should go up to 7-8% of the total state budget, with increased emphasis on primary healthcare. They put emphasis on an umbrella scheme both for diagnosis and treatment.

They emphasised that the state should suggest the Centre for imposition of a on super-rich individuals and entities and use these funds for targeted development of backward regions.

PM Narendra Modi announces Rs 3,000 crore assistance for Tamil Nadu health infrastructure

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Prime MinisterNarendra Modi said the Union Government would provide Rs 3,000 crore to Naduin the next five years under the Pradhan Mantri Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission to address critical gaps in health infrastructure and health research, especially at the district level.

Modi said the government of India had brought many reforms in the Health sector. He said, The once-in-a-lifetime Covid-19 pandemic has reaffirmed the importance of the health sector. The future will belong to societies which invest in healthcare.

Kerala Water Authority to use water stethoscopes to identify leaks in supply lines

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With an objective to address water scarcity inKochi,Kerala water authority(KWA) is planning to plug the transmission loss, which is one of the major reasons for water shortage in the city and neighbouring local bodies.

Digging up of roads for identifying the location of leakage is one of the major hindrances in the way of addressing the issue and KWA has introduced water stethoscope, a device to identify the leak without digging roads or with little digging. This will expedite the process of identifying leaks and plugging it.

According to the data with KWA, at least 22 to 25% of water supplied in the city is being lost during transmission. Leakage and theft are the main reasons for transmission loss.

KWA is to procure at least 40 water stethoscopes to identify leaks in the city and adjoining areas. KWA also plans to organize a workshop to train officials on how to use the device. KWA authorities have instructed officials to map the distribution Network in their limits.

Bengaluru tops in Covid-19 positivity rate among children

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The Covid-19 test positivity rate is at a high of 9.5% inchildrenaged 0-9 years in Bengaluru, more than thrice the states Average of 2.9%, according to an analysis by the state Health and family welfare department, reports Sunitha Rao R.

Shivamogga district stands second with 6.4% positivity rate among the children of this age group. At 5.5%, Bengaluru tops in the test positivity rate among children in the 9-19 age group, too.

According to the health department, of the total 9.7 lakh tests done from January 4 to 10, some 50,783 turned positive for Covid.

Among them, the test positivity rate was 2.9% among children from the age group 0-9 years and 2.4% in the age group of 9-19 years. In Udupi, 3.2% positivity rate has been observed in the age group 9-19, followed by Mandya at 3%.

Telangana among top six states in investments, new projects: Report

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is countrys sixth most popular Investment destination, with Rs 81,126 crore invested in 388 projects between April and December 2021.

According to the latest ECOWRAP report released by the State Bank Of India (SBI) on Wednesday, Telanganas 338 projects also place it among the top six states in announcing new projects during this period.

Gujarat tops in investments (2. 32 lakh crore), followed by Maharashtra (1. 51 lakh crore), Tamil Nadu (1. 43 lakh crore),Karnataka(Rs 91,016 crore) and Uttar Pradesh (Rs 81,151 crore). During the same period, neighbouring Andhra Pradesh attracted Rs 33,861 crore in investment from 224 projects.

Telanganas strong investment policy framework combined with a good response mechanism played a significant role in the states emergence as a major investment destination since its formation in 2014, officials said.

Panchayats in Andhra Pradesh to practise good governance norm

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In an attempt to streamline the administration in thevillagepanchayats, the has readied a comprehensive action plan. The government has asked all the panchayat governing bodies to follow Governance“>Good Governance practices to implement theschemesand programmes initiated by the state and union governments. The state government has directed the village panchayats to follow 11-golden principles to bring transparency to the administration.

The state government had recently opened separate bankaccountsto each and every village panchayat following the Centre’s directives. With the Centre making it clear that it would route the Finance Commission grants and other funds aimed at development of village panchayats directly through the panchayat accounts, the state government wants to bring discipline to the fund receipts and expenditure right at the panchayat level.

In order to bring all the village panchayats into one platform, the state government has made conduct of grama sabhas every month to make the Social Audit of the Revenue Receipts and expenditure mandatory.

Screening committee to study proposals related to code

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Goa government has constituted a three-memberscreeningcommittee headed by the chief secretary to examine proposalsrelatedto the modelcodeof conduct.
The proposal after scrutiny will be sent to the chief electoral officer to be forwarded to the of India (EC) for its approval.

With the code of coming into force, theproposalswill be presented before the screeningcommitteesubmitted through the general administration department by the respective department with the approval of the departmental secretary or that of the principal secretary.

The committee will examine each proposal before submitting it to the chief electoral officer, vis-a-vis the ECs instructions available in the form of a manual Model Code Of Conduct. Proposal submitted to the committee will be submitted to the chief electoral officer along with full details and a note explaining why the proposal cant wait till the completion of the election process.

Maharashtra cabinet exempts 100% road tax for school buses

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The state cabinet on Wednesday cleared a proposal to give a 100% road tax exemption to all the vehicles that are used as school buses in the state.

The waiver will be applicable for a two year long period from April 1, 2020 to March 31, 2022. The said that this exemption will only be applicable for all those buses that are owned byschoolsor those that are taken on lease by schools and exclusively operate as school buses.

School Bus Owners Associationpresident said hundreds of bus operators were seeking compensation for the period lost due to the imposition of lockdown and school bus trade coming to a standstill from March 2020.

Categorisation at village level will pave way for better water management

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Taking initiative towards state Governments water conservation objective, Haryana Resources“>Water Resources (Conservation, Regulation and Management) Authority (HWRA) has categorized the State into seven different zones based on depth to groundwater table as of June 2020 taking village as the unit of assessment which means this categorization is at the micro-level as compared to earlier categorization which used to be done taking block as assessment unit.

This village-wise categorization is initially for the purpose of management and micro-level planning of water resources and for making policies and taking remedial actions for water resources in the State.

As per the directions given by the Chief Minister to divide the state into different zones according to the situation of the groundwater level in the village, so as to overcome the water shortage as well as to manage the groundwater, several schemes will be formulated at the village level to increase the water level. Villages having less water levels would be given priority in all the water conservation schemes.