15.10.22

Punjab govt identifies 26300 acre cultivable Shamlat land worth Rs 92,000 crore

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Rural development panchayat ministerKuldeep Singh Dhaliwal claimed that around 26300 acres of cultivable Shamlat land worth Rs 9200 crore, which is not owned by the panchayats, has been identified.

As part of the special campaign to get rid of illegal possessions and identify the Shamlat lands of the villages a special Shamlat cell was set up to carry out the exercise.

The department is thoroughly examining all the records of the revenue department related to Shamlat lands across the state and so far the work of comparing the records with the revenue department record has been completed for 86 out of 153 blocks.

Haryana to incentivize unanimously elected Panchayats, Sarpanches, Panches, ZP members

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Haryana Government announced to incentivize unanimously elected Panchayats, Sarpanches, Panches, Zila Parishad members and Panchayat Samiti members contesting for Institutions (PRIs) scheduled for October 30 and November 2. Spokesperson said that the Chief Minister has accorded approval to a proposal regarding the same. As per the approval, incentive Money of Rs 50,000 and Rs five lakh respectively would be given to every unanimously elected Panch, Sarpanch. An amount of Rs 11 lakh would be given in case where the entire Panchayat is elected unanimously.

Besides, incentive money of Rs five lakh and Rs two lakh respectively would be given to every unanimously elected Member Zila Parishad and Member Panchayat Samiti.

Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections on November 12; to be held in one phase

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The announced the schedule for assembly polls in Himachal Pradesh.

Notification for the polls will be issued on October 17, last date for making nominations is October 25, last date for withdrawal of candidature is October 29 and counting will take place on December 8.

The term of Himachal Pradesh Assembly ends on January 8, 2023.

The Commission had recently visited the state to take stock of poll preparedness.

Uttarakhand: ‘Develop Varunavat as disaster management tourism site’

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Two decades after massive landslides severely damaged around 100 houses inUttarkashi’sVarunavatmountain in 2003, local residents have proposed to develop the mountain as a “Disaster Management tourism” site. The idea, they say, is to “let people take in the beauty of nature while remembering its fury.”

In a recent expedition, a group of hoteliers and nature lovers rediscovered a 3km-long trek route to the top of the mountain. This route, which was once used by local villagers, starts from Uttarkashi bus stand and passes through a herbal forest and villages such as Bagyal Gaon, Pata and Sangrali.

Developing Varunavat as a tourism site does not mean to construct concrete structures or increase vehicular traffic. Instead, the administration can develop a trek route, cycling trails, eco-park and an open museum by setting up signboards with information about the 2003 disaster and treatment work.

Govt proposes of innovation fund to boost startups

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In a path breaking decision, the Uttar Pradesh government has proposed creation of the UP Innovation Fund that would boost the startup sector in the state and in turn generate EMPLOYMENT.

The state cabinet has approved the proposal for formation of Uttar Pradesh Innovation Fund under which Rs 4,000 crore will be made available to technical universities, educational institutions and higher educational institutions over a period of two to three years.

The cabinet also approved the selection of a trust, law firm and manager for the operation of the fund by a high-level committee constituted under the chairmanship of the chief secretary.

The proposal for establishment of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)/drone technology based Centre of Excellence on the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur campus has been approved by the cabinet under Uttar Pradesh Start-up Policy-2020. The centre will be set up on IIT Kanpur campus at a cost of Rs 20.30 crore.

Jharkhand: 100 MW solar plant at Getalsud Dam awaits clearance for over one year

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Jharkhands first 100 MW floating solar panel grid is awaiting clearances from theSolar Energy Corporation of India(SECI) since it received the nod from the state cabinet in April 2021.

Proposed inGetalsud Damon the outskirts of Ranchi, the project is seen as a key component in Jharkhands quest for producing approximately 4,000 MW solar electricity by 2027 as the mineral-rich state turns towards sources to Light up homes and power its business and industrial establishments in coming years.

The Rs 650-crore project will be installed by the SECI. Under the power purchase agreement which has been inked between SECI and the state-run discom,Jharkhand Bijli Vitran Nigam Limited(JBVNL), the power produced from the plant will be purchased by the latter and will be sold at rates which will be decided by the Jharkhand State Electricity Regulatory Commission (JSERC).

Schemes help increase women literacy rate in Bihar

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Several government schemes have helped increase the Percentage of girl children inBiharattending school from 56.9% inNational Family Healthsurvey-4 (NFHS-4) to 61.1% in NFHS-5. However, the percentage of Women with ten or more years of schooling remains low as the state Average in this category is 28.8%. This means that even if the girls go to school, majority of them do not study for even ten years.

Also, in almost all the social parameters, females are lagging behind males. When it comes to urban and rural divide, the condition of females is worse in the rural areas.

In ten or more years of schooling, while 28.8% of females had attended school for ten or more years compared to 42.8% males in the state. Countrywide data shows that 41% of females had attended ten or more years of schooling compared to 50.2% men.

Chhattisgarh fights iodine deficiency

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Chhattisgarh is going to observe a Global Iodine Deficiency Disorders Control Week from October 21 to 27.

During this period, various awareness campaigns will be held in all healthcare institutions on preventing iodine deficiency.

The campaigns will provide information related to the usefulness of iodized salt and the importance of iodine in all age groups.

Detailed guidelines have been issued by the Health Department to all the Chief Health and Medical Officers and the District Programme Managers of the National Health Mission in this regard.

In Chhattisgarh, 22 districts suffer from iodine deficiency. Mitanins use the salt testing kit to know the level of iodine in the edible salt used in households.

Based on the results, families will be informed about proper intake of iodized salt and Iodine deficiency.

Cabinet approves water supply scheme costing Rs 17,971 cr

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The State Cabinet here on Tuesday accorded administrative approval to 23 new group water supply schemes and one revised group water supply scheme proposed by Madhya Pradesh Jal Nigam Limited for implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission. The total cost of the above 23 new schemes is Rs. 17 thousand 971 crore 95 lakh.

To make Mukhya Mantri Udyam Kranti Yojana more effective and comprehensive, the Cabinet decided to reduce the minimum project limit from one lakh to 50 thousand rupees. Under the scheme, now interest subsidy will be paid to the beneficiary on quarterly basis instead of annual. Projects will be accepted in the scheme even if the manufacturing unit is more than Rs 50 lakh or the service / retail business unit is more than Rs 25 lakh, in which in the event of approval of the case by the bank, the benefit of 3 percent interest subsidy received by the beneficiary on a maximum of 50 lakhs or 25 lakhs of loan amount and reimbursement of loan guarantee fee should also be done on pro-rata basis. The entire loan given by the bank should be collateral free.

Cabinet nod for GCMMFs processing plant in Rajkot

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The state cabinet gave nod for land allotment in Rajkot for setting upGujaratCooperative Milk Marketing Federations (GCMMFs) second largest milk processing plant in the state afterGandhinagar.

GCMMF, an umbrella body of milk unions in Gujarat, markets milk and its products under brand Amul.

The dairies of Kutch andSaurashtraprocure 45 lakh litre milk per day out of which they utilise 15 lakh litre for making milk, curd, buttermilk and ghee.
The remaining 30 lakh litre is sent to Gandhinagars processing plant at the cost of Rs 40 lakh per day. The new plant will save the transportation cost of the dairies. The plant will also manufacture skimmed milk powder which is currently being produced at the Gandhinagar plant.