It further informed that this will be a significant boost to the peace process in Manipur. The peace agreement was signed by senior officers of the Union Ministry of Home Affairs and the government of Manipur with the representatives of ZUF in the august presence of Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh. According to the Union Home Ministry, the agreement provides for rehabilitation and re-settlement of armed cadres.
13.12.22
We expect 13% SGDP growth this year: Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma
Chief ministerHimanta Biswa Sarmaexpressed hope thatAssamwill achieve 13% state GDP (SGDP) Growth this year, with the states economy becoming more vibrant with significant decline in bandhs and agitations. We have achieved a high growth trajectory in Assam.
In the last fiscal, our state GDP (SGDP) growth was around 12.66% and this year too, we are aiming to achieve the target of 12% to 13%. This is unique in the entire country.
He added that Assam has achieved a milestone in the preceding year by becoming a state, which is no longer a dependent state on the Centre for paying salaries to its employees. He credited organisations for shunning bandhs and protests for the conducive created for the growth story.
Sarma said of the Rs 2,500 crore that Assam receives from the Union Government, except for Rs 900 crore that is being spent for payment of pension, the rest Rs 1,200 to Rs 1,400 is being spent on development projects. He said Assam has registered rapid growth of 26% in tax collection.
Tamil Nadu cabinet clears Rs 15,610 crore worth investment proposals
The Nadu cabinet on Wednesday approved eight new industrial Investment proposals worth 15,610 crore. To be spread across districts, these projects are expected to generate 8,776 jobs, industries minister Thangam Thennarasu said.
The investment proposals are for multiple sectors including electric vehicles, wireless technology, textiles and Oxygen manufacturing. These projects would come up in Krishnagiri, Theni, Pudukkottai and in districts around Chennai. Refusing to name the companies whose investment proposals were cleared on Wednesday, citing “commercial-sensitive reasons”, Thangam Thennarasu said the names will be revealed when they sign memoranda of understanding with the government.
Agarwals Group of Eye Hospitals to invest 100cr in Kerala
Leading eye-care chain, Agarwals Group of Eye Hospitals, will invest 100 crore to set up 10 new centres in Kerala. On Monday, it opened a new tertiary care eye hospital at Kochi, the third facility after Thiruvananthapuram and Kottayam in the southern state.
The eye-care chain currently has 135 hospitals in its Network, of which 114 are located in India. As part of expansion, it is looking at opportunities with higher focus on emerging markets such as Kerala, .
Karnataka education department focuses on school dropouts
The Education department has intensified its survey of out-of-school children and those hwo were never enrolled across the state.
The department has found that 64,003 children were out of school for the 202223 academic year.
All steps will be taken regarding activities to be carried out in the district, taluk cluster, school, and residential areas for children to get enrolled.
According to the SATS statistics, more children were found to be out of school.
Hyderabad gets India’s first real-time Gold ATM
Unlike usual ATMs that dispense , the Goldsikka ATM dispenses Gold coins. In what is India’s first gold ATM, people can insert their debit or credit cards into the Goldsikka and buy gold coins.
The ATM has a capacity of storing 5kgs of gold. There are 8 available Options for the quantity of gold starting from 0.5 grams to 100 grams.
Goldsikka Pvt Ltd launched its first Gold ATM with Technology support from M/s OpenCube Technologies Pvt Ltd, a Hyderabad-based startup company on December 3. This is India’s first and the world’s first real-time Gold ATM.
Historic 1st, Andhra Pradesh & Telangana settle on Srisailam
Ending a protracted tussle, AP and have come to an agreement on sharing of water and power from Srisailam project.AP and T have agreed to share power from hydel stations on 50:50 basis and water on 66:34 basis.
AP and T have agreed to share power from hydel stations on 50:50 basis and water on 66:34 basis.
However, they differed on quota from Nagarjunasagar project.The Reservoir Management Committee (RMC) has now referred it to the Central Water Commission (Cwc).This is the first time that the two states have agreed on water and power sharing from Srisailam dam after bifurcation in 2014.Telangana had been insisting on 50:50 share of Krishna water.Consensus was reached at the final meeting of.
Telangana also agreed to the demand of Andhra Pradesh to maintain minimum water level at Srisailam project at 854 ft.Telangana had consistently been rejecting AP’s demand on the issue, citing that Srisailam project was constructed chiefly for generation of power and there was no need to maintain minimum level to meet Irrigation and drinking water needs.
Goa govt moots fines for unsegregated waste
The draft Goa Model Panchayat Solid Waste (Management & Handling) Bye-Laws, 2022, has proposed spot fines and penalties between Rs200 and Rs 10,000 against residential units, commercial establishments and institutions for non-segregation of waste at source, and not maintaining clean surroundings, among others.
The has invited objections and suggestions from the public before finalising the bye-laws.
Other violations include depositing construction and demolition waste against the provisions of the bye-laws, mixing of segregated waste by agency, agent or employee, for not storing and delivering fish, Poultry and meat waste in a manner as specified under the bye-laws, and for non-composting by bulk waste Generator.
As per the bye-laws, separate vehicles will be provided by the panchayat for collecting wet and dry waste.
Rs 50,000-crore investments in Maharashtra soon’
Maharashtra would attract investments of Rs50,000 crore in the next four months and a fifth of it would be in Pune district, a top official from the state’s industries department said.
The Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) would acquire 10,000-15,000 acres of land in the coming year to cater to these investments. Moreover, unused land for over 10 years would be taken back under a special drive after reviewing their use, said the department’s official, who did not want to be named.
Industries sources said MIDC was planning to ensure that there was enough landbank in the state this year. On December 13, the cabinet sub-committee of the state approved Investment proposals worth Rs70,000 crore in various sectors, especially in and around Vidarbha, Marathwada, Nashik and Pune regions, which were expected to create 55,000 jobs.
Pune in the first lot had attracted around investments worth Rs17,000 crore. Over Rs40,000 crore investments would be made in Naxalite-affected districts. The cabinet sub-committee in its second meeting approved the construction of three major projects in Naxalite-affected districts Gadchiroli and Chandrapur in the Vidarbha region.
Hry Govt notifies merger of departments
To improve the administrative efficiency, Haryana Government on Monday notified the merger and reorganization of some departments.
Sharing details, an official spokesperson said that with the merging of the Department of New and with the Department of Power, the new department has been named as Energy Department. The Forest and Wildlife Department and Environment and Climate-change”>Climate Change Department have been merged and changed to Environment, Forests and Wildlife Department.
The Department of Archeology and Museums has been merged with the Department of Tourism and the name of the department has been changed to Heritage and Tourism Department. The Departments of Higher Education, Technical Education and the Department of Science and Technology have been merged and the new department has been named Higher Education Department.