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Rajasthan CM Gehlot approves constitution of welfare board for Sikh community
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has approved the constitution of a welfare board for the Sikh community, an official release said.
Shri Dev Sikh Welfare Board will have a chairman, a vice-chairman and five members. It will be administered by the minority affairs department.
The board will execute various work for the social, economic and cultural uplift of the Sikh community. A notification regarding its constitution
has been issued by the minority affairs department.Besides giving suggestions on better implementation of welfare schemes for the community, it will also make suggestions regarding the promotion of EMPLOYMENT, Art and Culture and modernise traditional businesses.
Himachal Govt considering legalization of cultivation of cannabis: CM
Himachal Government is considering legalization of the cultivation of cannabis in the State as it would play a significant role in generating revenue for the state besides proving beneficial for the patients for its medicinal properties, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said on Friday.
Sukhu said that the was cautious about the potential increase in drug use and has formed a five-member committee of MLAs. The Committee will conduct a thorough study about each and every aspectrelated to cannabis cultivation in the State. The committee will visit areas where illegal cultivation of cannabis takes place and submit a report in a month and only on the basis of the
report submitted by the committee the Government will take any decision, said the Chief Minister.He said that even before Himachal Pradesh, cannabis cultivation has been kept under the legal purview in several states of the country. The neighboring state of Uttarakhand has become the first state in the country to legalize cannabis cultivation in the year 2017, while controlled cultivation of cannabis is also being done in some districts of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. Similarly, controlled cultivation of cannabis has been permitted in several European Union countries including Uruguay, Canada,
USA, Austria, Belgium and the Czech Republic, added Sukhu.The State Government would consider all aspects, including regulatory measures and will study other states that have legalized it before making a final decision, said the Chief Minister.
Countrys soybean output rises 4% in kharif 2022
Indias soyabean output in the kharif 2022 season is estimated at , up 4 per cent from the previous year due to improved per hectare yield, according to a survey report released by a trade body.
Soyabean production in Madhya Pradesh, the leading soyabean producing state in the country, is estimated to jump to 54 lakh tonne, the survey conducted by the trade body Soybean Processors Association of India (SOPA) showed. Soyabean yields in MP has increased to
1,069kgper hectare.The trade body has upward revised the production estimate for India from 120.395 lakh tonne to 124.110 lakh tonne based on a survey carried from 22nd March to 3rd April 2023, covering an area of around 7,000 km in 37 major soybean growing districts of Madhya Pradesh,MaharashtraandRajasthan, a statement released by SOPA said.
The inputs of the survey are based on field visits and feedbacks from APMCs, farmers, traders, brokers, soybean processors, warehouses and stockists, SOPA said. The top three soyabean cultivating states Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Rajasthan are estimated to produce 54 lakh tonne, 49 lakh tonne and 10 lakh tonne respectively in the year 2022, according to SOPA. According to SOPA, farmers in India are still holding about 50 per cent of their produce anticipating higher prices of around Rs 7,000 a quintal they have seen in last two years.
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Rajasthan tops PM SHRI school selection
Under the PM Schools for Rising India (PMSHRI) initiative, 402 government schools inRajasthanhave been selected in the first phase, the maximum number of schools from any state to
be thus selected.Under PM SHRI, Rs 2 crore will be given to each school for upgrading and Resources. BD Kalla, state Education minister, said the selection of so many schools reflected the Gehlot governments success in improving school education.
The maximum number of government schools have been selected from Rajasthan in the first phase of PM SHRI scheme, including 346 government schools of secondary education and 56 government schools of primary education.
A total of 718 schools in the state will be included in this scheme, out of which Rajasthan has achieved special success by having 56% of the schools selected in the first phase itself. It is proposed that the remaining schools will be selected in the second phase in the month of July.
The benchmarks for the selection of government schools for this scheme include enrolment more than the state’s Average enrolment, pucca building of schools in good condition, separate toilets for boys and girls, facility of pure drinking water, separate facility for hand washing, all teachers having ID cards as per guidelines, free access ramp, focus on security, electricity connection, library and necessary facilities forsportsactivities.
The maximum 28 schools have been selected from Jaipur, 24 from Jodhpur, 22 from Udaipur, 21 from Barmer and the rest from other districts. The least numbert is six schools from Sirohi and five schools from Bundi.
The PM SHRI envisages development of 14,500 government schools across the country. These schools will act as exemplar schools showcasing all components of the National Education Policy 2020 and offer mentorship to other local schools.
PM Modi launches railway projects, methanol plant in Assam
Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled several RAILWAY projects across the Northeast region, while also inaugurating a methanol plant and laying the foundation stone for a bridge over the Brahmaputra river. Modi conducted the virtual inauguration of five railway works, along with other projects, from the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium
The newly rolled-out railway projects include the Digaru-Lumding and Gauripur-Abhayapuri sections, as well as the doubling of tracks between New Bongaigaon and Dhup Dhara.
Furthermore, Modi launched the electrification of the Raninagar-Jalpaiguri-Guwahati, Senchoa-Silghat,
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