14.05.21

Banks fail to achieve export credit target in Haryana

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Despite repeated deliberations by stakeholders, export credit has failed to take off in Haryana. Against the national target of 2% of total advances, the disbursement in Haryana was just 0.05% in the last fiscal. The total advances in the state were Rs 3,25,641 crore.

The share of export credit is on downward trend for the past few years. In 2019-20, the advances to export sector was 0.05% of the total advances while it was 0.10% in 2018-19.

The timely availability of export credit is crucial for exports and any decline in credit offtake takes a toll on exports, especially hitting the MSME sector that always faces fund crunch.

Export finance plays a crucial role in enabling exporters to execute their orders efficiently.

While the pre-shipment export finance is required as WORKING CAPITAL for accomplishing timely production, packing and shipment of the orders, the post-shipment finance helps in sustaining exporters operations while awaiting payments from foreign buyers.

Punjab CM directs finance dept to release Rs 60 crore for construction and enhance budget allocation for sports varsity

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Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh directed the finance department to immediately release the sanctioned amount of Rs 60 crore for the first phase construction of the Maharaja Bhupinder Singh Punjab Sports University (MBSPSU), Patiala campus.

He also asked the finance department to enhance the allocation for the premier institution in this years budget, saying that the Rs 15 crore allotted for the university was too less.

To ensure world-class curriculum for the university, the chief minister approved a draft MoU to be signed with UK-based Loughborough University to institutionalise the collaboration between the two.

Black fungus declared as notified disease

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In view of the threat of the outbreak of black fungus, the Health and Family Welfare Department today notified the Himachal Pradesh Epidemic Diseases (Mucormycosis) Regulations, 2021.

The notification was issued under Section 2 of the Epidemic Disease Act, 1897 and would come into force immediately. The regulations would remain valid for one year. These had been issued in view of the threat of black fungus among immune-compromised patients, especially Covid infected being treated with Steroids.

After chief minister Tirath Singh Rawat announced the postponement of the Char Dham Yatra amid the rising cases of Covid-19, the government has instructed that other bookings be cancelled and that those who had booked helicopter service should be refunded.

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Every year thousands of pilgrims visit Uttarakhnd for Char Dham Yatra. Keeping in mind the safety of pilgrims from across India and abroad, the has decided to postpone the Yatra. Directions have been given to Garhwal Mandal Vikas Nigam (GMVN) to refund the amount for helicopter bookings after excluding the processing fee of Rs 200. The amount will be deposited in the bank accounts of the pilgrims.

As the country battles the second wave of coronavirus, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has focused on maintaining continuity of employment for people of the state, both in cities and villages. The government has directed the authorities concerned to provide speedy approval to investment proposals to create job avenues for the urban population while offering jobs under MNREGA and other schemes to the rural population to avert large-scale unemployment, which was witnessed last year.

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The has decided to set up a number of industrial and IT parks to create job opportunities for the youth on a massive scale. Decks have been cleared for the setting up of industrial parks in Varanasi, Gorakhpur, Kanpur, Agra, Moradabad and Azamgarh. Lands have already been identified for the parks in these districts so that willing investors could get land at reasonable rates. Apart from this, the government will start building IT parks in Bareilly, Lucknow, Aligarh and Saharanpur from next month. An IT park will provide EMPLOYMENT for at least 5,000 youths.

Besides, the state government is trying to ensure continuous supply of raw materials to small industries so that their production did not get interrupted and authorities have been directed to ensure smooth functioning of industries to avoid shutting down of units leading to Unemployment.

Chief Minister Hemant Soren, on Wednesday, interacting with the MPs and MLAs of North Chhotanagpur Division through video conferencing here on Wednesday said that the Government is setting up oxygen banks in all districts and oxygen plants in Sadar Hospitals.

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He said the Government is putting in all efforts to fill the gap of manpower in Health institutions with the help of available Resources.

The CM said the Government is serious about treatment of those infected or those who are found to have signs of infection in rural areas. In this connection, five lakh medicine kits are being provided to Anganwadi centers. Oximeters will also be available in Anganwadi centres, which people can take advantage of.

In this connection, the problems of people are being addressed through toll free numbers at the State level. Hospitals are well equipped with oxygenated beds, ventilators, ICUs and Oxygen cylinders. Oxygen cylinders are available in 24 hours emergency for hospitals through Sanjeevani vehicle. Through the Amrit Vahini App, information and booking of beds, online medical consultation and many other facilities have been provided.

At the same time, oxygenated beds are being provided to the infected through the Covid circuit. Apart from this, the process of setting up oxygen Plants is going on in all the Sadar hospitals. Besides, the government has also decided to set up an oxygen bank in all the districts. Soren said the Government is providing Insurance of 50 lakhs to all health workers including doctors, nurses working as front line workers. Apart from this, the government has stepped up efforts to pay the pending insurance amount for the health workers who have died due to corona.

Bihar: Manjhi demands allowance for state unemployed youths

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Former CM and Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) chief Jitan Ram Manjhi has not been ceasing to surprise CM Nitish Kumar and the NDA government, as on Friday he demanded that the government pay Rs 5,000 as unemployed allowance to unemployed youths in the state.

Manjhi said his demand was in tune with his party’s poll manifesto for the assembly . The HAM(S), along with Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP), is a smaller constituent in the four-party NDA combine that includes JD(U) of Nitish and also the BJP.

The Chhattisgarh government has launched virtual school under the Open School of the Chhattisgarh Board of Secondary Education (CGBSE).

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the National Informatics Centre (NIC) has developed a portal for the and students will soon be able to take admission and get the school syllabus online.

The students from Class 9 to 12 can take admission and get video lectures, study materials and assignments.The syllabus of the virtual school had been curtailed to 70 percent and divided into 10 units. Students can go to higher units after passing the initial ones.

Give e-access to media, Gujarat high court urged

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A petition in theGujarat high courthas requested the court to provide access toproceedingsto media persons by sending them video conferencing links. Court proceedings have moved to the virtual platform due to theCovid-19 pandemic.

press can report on the exchanges that take place during proceedings and that the courts are open for reporting. Besides, the lawyer has also cited an earlier representation made before the HC to allow access to media persons to cover court proceedings.