14-15.05.23

Min for expansion of C-PYTE camps

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To provide training to the youth aspiring to join the military and paramilitary forces, Punjab EMPLOYMENT generation, Skill development and training ministerAman Aroraon Saturday directed the officials concerned to conduct a survey to check the feasibility to expand theCentre for Training and Employment of PunjabYouth (C-PYTE) camps in the state.
Arora, while chairing a review meeting, asked the director general, C-PYTE, Major GeneralRambir Singh Mann(Retd) to revamp existing C-PYTE camps, for which the required budget would be allocated by the .

The minister also said the main objective of thePunjab Skill Development Missionshould be to enable the youth to take up Industry-relevant skill training, which would help them in securing a better livelihood.
Focus should be on bridging the gap between skilled manpower and industry requirements,Arorasaid while asking the officials to start training courses according to the needs of the industry so that skilled youth didnt have to face any hardship in getting jobs.

The minister said the C-PYTE training would help the youth to channelise their energy in a better way and give them direction to live a disciplined life. C-PYTE can play a pivotal role in imparting training to youth aspiring to join the armed forces, he said.

HP may make cannabis legal for indl use: Min

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Himachal revenue, and tribal development ministerJagat Singh Negi, who heads a committee to recommend non-narcotic use of cannabis, has hinted said that the State Government was considering all aspects to start cultivation of cannabis for industrial and non-narcotic use. Moreover, the committee, constituted byHimachal Pradeshgovernment, has also visited the Aromatic Plant Centre at Shailakui in Dehradun,Uttarakhand.
Negi said that during the visit to the Aroma Plant Centre, the committee obtained detailed information on various aspects for starting cannabis cultivation and technical information has also been obtained from various experts. He said that cannabis cultivation not only ensures livelihood but can also be used for industrial and medicinal purposes on a large scale.

10% of govt school students in each class to get scholarships

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In a significant decision, thePushkar Singh Dhami cabinet announced a Scholarship scheme for meritorious students from classes 6 to 12 in state-run schools.

A total of 7,953 students will benefit from the scheme, with a provision of Rs 57 crore earmarked for the project. As per the provisions of the scheme, known as the Mukhyamantri Meghavi Chhatra Protshan Chhatravriti Yojna, 10% of the students from each class will be selected at the block level for the scholarship.

To avail of the benefits of the scheme, students need to achieve a minimum of 70% marks and 75% attendance from classes 6 to 10, and over 80% marks in classes 11 and 12. In case the number of students exceeds 10% of the total strength, the top performers will be selected. Class 6 students will receive a monthly scholarship of Rs 600, class 7 students Rs 700, class 8 students Rs 800, class 9 students Rs 900 and class 10 students Rs 1,000. Students of classes 11 and 12 will receive a scholarship of Rs 1,200 per month.

There are 95 blocks in Uttarakhand, and the scheme is expected to benefit 7,953 students. The cabinet also approved a proposal to allow two-year childcare leave (CCL) for single male government employees. According to the amendments in theUttarakhandService Leave rules, unmarried, widower, or legally divorced single male government employees can now avail 730 days of CCL anytime until the child attains the age of 18. In cases where the child has physical disabilities exceeding 40%, the single male parent can avail the CCL at any time without any age criteria.

Yogi aims to make UP a pharmaceutical hub

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Keeping the development of the pharmaceutical sector on high priority, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath stressed on establishing a Pharmaceutical Research and Innovation Institute in Uttar Pradesh.

During a high-level meeting held on Wednesday, the chief minister emphasised the significance of promoting pharmaceutical research and gave necessary directions for setting up a new institute in the state.

The proposed Pharmaceutical Research and Innovation Institute will focus on research and innovation while acting as a bridge between other institutes and industries related to the sector, the chief minister said.

Uttar Pradesh is currently the sixth largest state in terms of pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities, but the chief minister aims to make it the leading state in the country.

The states contribution to pharma manufacturing in the country is currently 2 per cent, which needs to be increased to 10-12 percent to achieve the numero uno position.

With high-level research institutes like IITR, CDRI, CIMAP, and NBRI already functional in the state, along with academic institutions like SGPGI and KGMU, Uttar Pradesh has great potential for Growth in the pharmaceutical sector, the chief minister added.

Enrollment begins in 80 schools of excellence for new session

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Enrollment process has started in the 80 schools of excellence inaugurated by Chief Minister Hemant Soren. Children will be able to enroll in class I, VI and IX. The date for submission of application for this is fixed from May 2 to May 15. The date of test for enrollment is fixed on May 19. While the first merit list will be published on May 22. The date for taking enrollment of the children included in the merit list has been made from 23 May to 08 June 2023.

Enrollment can be done in class 9 in excellent schools running from class 9 to 12 and in class 6 in schools running from class 6 to 12. The application form will be free of cost. Children taking enrollment in the above class will be given Education in NCERT syllabus through CBSE medium.

Children will be able to enroll in Kindergarten and Class 01 of the schools. Such children will be eligible for enrollment in Bal Vatika, who have completed 5 years of age from 01 April 2022 to 31 March 2023. While in class 01, such children will be able to enroll, who have completed 06 years of age from 01 April 2022 to 31 March 2023. Online application form for enrollment will have to be submitted along with necessary documents on the admission link of the official website portal of State Project Office, Jharkhand Education Project Council or District Education Officer in offline mode by obtaining enrollment application form from District Education Officer Office/Excellence School of the concerned district.

Four categories of schools have been included in 80 schools of excellence. On the lines of district school, there are 25 centres of excellence, one girls secondary plus two school at district headquarters, 24, one KGBV at district headquarters, 24 and one model school of division, 7. The current level of operation of these 80 excellence schools is different. Under this, the number of schools from class 1 to 12 is 04, the number of schools from class 09 to 12 is 27, the number of schools from class 06 to 12 is 48, and the number of schools from class 01 to 08 is 01.

Bihar, Jharkhand agree on settling pension issue for843-cr, seek details from bank

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The finance departments of Bihar and Jharkhand have finally fallen back on the banks to extract details of the pensioners to resolve the decades-old issue of division of pension liability between the two states, which has been awaiting resolution since Jharkhand was carved out of Bihar in November 2000, officials familiar with the matter said.

As per the latest direction of the ministry of Home affairs (MHA), which is arbitrator with respect to deciding assets and liabilities between the two states under the Bihar Reorganisation Act (BRA) 2000, Bihars additional chief secretary (finance) S Siddharth called on his Jharkhand counterpart Ajay Kumar Singh in Ranchi last week and agreed to resolve the contentious issue of pension liabilities after matching the Bihar governments claim for843 crore to settle the issue.

Chhattisgarh receives Skoch National Award

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The Higher Education Department in Chhattisgarh has been awarded the Skoch Silver Award for Project Assessment and Accreditation.

The award has been given due to the presentation, voting and achievements of several stages while competing with many big and important projects in the country.

Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel and Higher Education Minister Umesh Patel have congratulated the officers and employees for the achievement, an official statement said.

The Higher Education Department, to increase the quality of higher education, started a campaign to get affiliation from NAAC on a mission mode.

There has been an increase in the number of students taking admission in colleges. From 2.26 lakh students in 2018, it has increased to 3.35 lakh in 2022-23.

CM opens Farmers Interest Waiver Scheme-2023

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Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that our government is the government of farmers. Under the Leadership of Prime Minister Shri Modi, works for the welfare of farmers are being done in the whole country. The old government cheated the farmers in the name of loan waiver and made them defaulters.

They announced loan waiver of farmers in 10 days and waived only 6 thousand crore loan out of 48 thousand crore loan in 15 months. This was a big fraud with the farmers. A bundle of debt was brought on the heads of the farmers and they became defaulters. This stopped them from getting crop loans. Our government will pay the interest amount of each such farmer, so that they do not remain defaulters and they can get the benefit of crop loan scheme at zero percent interest.

Chouhan formally inaugurated the Chief Minister Farmer Interest Waiver Scheme-2023 in Sagar today. With this, the work of filling the application forms of the scheme has started in all the 4536 farmers’ primary of the state. Chief Minister Chouhan also personally filled the loan waiver forms of some farmers including Pancham Lal Patel and gave them interest waiver certificates. Farmer Mr. Panchmalal Patel’s interest amount of Rs. 8782 and Mr. Jugendra Chirar’s interest amount of Rs. 40 thousand 303 was waived. The interest amount of Panchamlal of Rs. 8782 and that of Jugrendra Chirar of Rs. 40 thousand 303 Rs. was waived.

Chouhan said that the short-term crop loans of farmers whose crops were damaged were converted into medium-term crop loans. The government is also getting the interest amount of such farmers waived. This amount is approximately Rs 2123 crore.

Chouhan said that our government has put an amount of Rs 2 lakh 31 thousand 322 crore in the accounts of farmers in the last 3 years under various schemes. In this, 94 thousand 394 crore rupees for crop procurement, 47 thousand 188 crore rupees for electricity supply subsidy for Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture, 15 thousand 541 crore rupees for Chief Minister Kisan Samman Nidhi, 7 thousand 963 crore rupees for Chief Minister Kisan-Kalyan Yojana, 4 This includes Rs. 82 crore for crop compensation, Rs. 115 crore for subsidy on solar pumps and Rs. 4375 crore for agricultural Infrastructure development.

Irrigation scheme: Rs 317 cr sanctioned

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The said on Sunday that it has sanctioned a Rs 317crore project to fill up 74 check Dams and lakes in northGujaratwith water from theDharoidam.

The project will involve laying 118 kilometre long pipelines from the Dharoi dam to reservoirs in two talukas of Satlasana and Kheralu. A total of 5,808 hectares of cultivable land will receive water through the project, benefiting more than 2,700 farmers, the release added.
37 villages of these two talukas have remained out of the Dharoi dam command area because of the geographical conditions prevalent there, the statement said. With farmers relying on ground water for their crops, the water table has been depleting in these villages.

Energy regulator proposes new rules to push renewable projects

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TheRajasthanElectricity Regulatory Commission (RERC) has proposed amendments in rules to simplify the development of renewable power projects.

RERC has proposed three new regulations to align with the Green Energy Open Access Rules, 2022. These regulations include the Green Energy Tariff, Green Certificate, and Ratings. For this, RERC has issued the draft Terms and Conditions for Tariff Determination from Sources (First Amendment) Regulations, 2023.

The new regulations allow consumers to choose whether they want to buy green energy for a portion or all of their energy consumption. They can ask their distribution licensee to provide the desired amount of green energy. Consumers have the option to request separately for solar and non-Solar Energy. They can purchase more renewable energy voluntarily, in steps of 25% up to 100%.

The proposed amendment by RERC indicates that the cross-subsidy surcharge and additional surcharge will not apply if a non-fossil fuel-based waste-to-energy project supplies power to open-access consumers. Additionally, the cross-subsidy surcharge will not apply if green energy is used to produce green hydrogen and ammonia.