17.03.23

Haryana: Insurance scheme for Antyodaya families launched

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Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar launched the Dayalu scheme. The scheme aims to provide financial assistance in case of death (natural or accidental) or permanent disability in respect of a member of a family having an annual income of less than Rs 1.80 lakh as verified in the Family Information Data Repository (FIDR) Database.

The financial assistance will vary depending on the age of the beneficiary. It will also include an amount of Rs 2 lakh each under the Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana and Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana.

The Haryana Parivar Suraksha Nyas will implement the scheme. With the aim to bringing various Insurance schemes under one umbrella, the Haryana Parivar Suraksha Nyas (HPSN) has been established, said Khattar.

Punjab debt Rs 2.6L crore, likely to cross Rs 5L cr in 10 years: CAG

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The way the states finances are being managed, Punjabs is likely to cross Rs 5 lakh crore in 10 years. This fact came to the fore in a report on State Finances for 2021-22 prepared by the Comptroller and Auditor General and tabled in the Assembly.

The state used the borrowed funds for meeting the current consumption and repayment of interest on outstanding loans but it is not a healthy trend. During 2017-22, the government utilised between 59% and 73% of its current borrowings for repayment of earlier borrowings. State incurred 64% of the total Revenue Expenditure on committed liabilities, leaving only 36% for the priority sector

Subsidies constituted 11 per cent to 18 per cent of the revenue expenditure during 2017-22

Power subsidy constituted a major portion of the total subsidies ranging between 68 per cent and 99 per cent

During 2021-22, the government spent ? 8,010 crore (25 per cent of the borrowed funds) on Capital Expenditure which showed a notable improvement in utilisation of borrowed funds towards creation of concrete assets

Himachal Cabinet approves Excise Policy for the year 2023-24

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The Himachal Cabinet on Monday gave approval for the auction-cum-tender of retail excise vends in the state for the year 2023-24 with an objective to gain adequate enhancement in Government revenue, reduction in the price of liquor and curb its smuggling from the neighbouring States.

The Cabinet, chaired by chief minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu decided to introduce keg draught beer in retail vends with a capacity of 5 litres and customers would be benefited from this as more varieties of beer will be available to them. Bottling of imported wine in the wineries of the State has been allowed, which would ensure that bestselling high-range wine brands, will now be easily available to customers.

To facilitate the horticulturists and to boost the economy, it has been decided to introduce a new category of liquor obtained by Fermentation of fruits and their distillation or by blending and to boost tourism, it has been decided that the L-3, L-4, and L-5, license holders shall be allowed to have mini bars for occupants in all rooms of 3-star rated hotels and above.

Govt reviewing Char Dham Yatra preparations at all levels: Raturi

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Additional chief secretary Radha Raturi chaired a meeting with hoteliers, tour operators and Teerth Purohits along with officials concerned regarding the Char Dham Yatra slated to start next month. She said that this year more pilgrims are expected to undertake the Yatra compared to the previous year. Considering this, the government is reviewing preparations at all levels.

She directed officials to ensure that the power and water supply is proper before the portals of Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri and Yamunotri are opened.The online registration process should be simplified further. She appealed to representatives of various fraternities concerned asking for collective efforts to send a positive message regarding the Yatra.

New industries to provide jobs in Bundelkhand: CM

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Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that the youth of Bundelkhand would not have to go out for jobs and EMPLOYMENT because the industries which would be set up would provide them jobs.

The chief minister said that it was a coincidence that with the Network of roads Gadkariji had changed the country’s and increased the pace of the economy. Today every resident of Bundelkhand is happy because good infrastructure helps in development, he said.

Bundelkhand has got its share in the state budget. An arrangement of Rs 6,000 crore has been made for the construction of Industrial Development Authority for Jhansi. The work of extending the Bundelkhand Expressway to Jhansi and Chitrakoot is also under consideration, he said and added that funds had been arranged for developing two new industrial clusters on the Bundelkhand Expressway.

Maximum number of beneficiaries should get benefits under the Sarva Jan Pension Scheme Ranchi Deputy Commissioner (DC), Kumar Sinha held a virtual meeting, in which he reviewed about connecting various qualified persons. Along with that he gave necessary guidelines.

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During the meeting, the DC reviewed various pension schemes (old age, destitute and disabled pension scheme) block and zone wise. Along with this, he directed the BDO and CO to make it work in mission mode. He said that control rooms should be set up in all the blocks and more and more eligible persons should be connected with the scheme. He asked to improve the coverage Percentage in urban and rural areas in 15 days to ensure benefits to the maximum number of eligible persons. At the same time, he also directed to organize saturation camps in all panchayats.

‘Aquifer mapping to minimize adverse impacts of overexploitation of ground water

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A regional workshop on National Aquifer Mapping and Management (NAQUIM) Programme-Bihar, Jharkhand and Odisha was organised by Central Ground water Board (CGWB).

Union minister of state for Environment, forest and Climate changeAshwini Kumar Choubeywas the chief guest of the occasion. He emphasized for implementation of the NAQUIM outcomes for better ground water management and planning.

Aquifer mapping will be very useful in sustainable use of ground water and framing long term policy related to ground water withdrawal for Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture and drinking water, he said.

More than 270 participants, including scientists, officers, technical and ground Water experts from various state and central government departments participated in the event.

The objectives of the NAQUIM program is to identify and map the aquifers in India, to estimate the quantity and quality of groundwater Resources in the aquifers and to develop a national groundwater Database and information system among others.

A total of 45 natural paint production units have been certified for manufacturing paint from cow dung in Chhattisgarh. Nineteen units have started production.

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Gauthans built for conservation and promotion in the state are rapidly transforming into rural industrial parks.

Together with other income-oriented activities, the production of natural paint from cow dung has begun.

So far, the functional units have produced 44,160 liters of natural paint and earned a profit of Rs 47.71 lakh from the sale of 26,292 liters. Now, approval has been given for 45 units to be constructed in the state.

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Women to get 1,500 assistance every mnth

Former chief minister and state Congress chief Kamal Nath said on Sunday that if his party formed the government in Madhya Pradesh again, women will be given Rs 1,500 per month and LPG cylinder will be provided at Rs 500 per cylinder. Nath tweeted: I pledge to the people that on forming the government in MP, Congress will give Rs 1,500 per month to women and LPG cylinder will be provided at Rs 500. Lets give MP a new face. Hitting back at the former chief minister, national president of BJP Mahila Morcha,Vanathi Sriniwasan, in a meeting of BJP StateMahila Morchacore group organised in Bhopal, said that Ladli Bahna scheme would turn out to be a milestone in the direction ofwomen empowermentin Madhya Pradesh.

No addition to capacity of power plants in Gujarat

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The told the assembly on Saturday that in the last two years, there has been no increase in the power production in the state- and the central government-owned power Plants. The government said that there has been an increase in the solar power units set up by private players.

The government stated that the installed power capacity of conventional sources was 21,114MW, and of non-conventional energy sources 8,292MW. The government stated that in the last two years, there has been no increase in the capacity of conventional sources.

The Ukai thermal power plant has a capacity of 1,110MW but it has been producing 470MW of power. The Sikka thermal plant has the capacity of 500MW but the plant has failed to produce any power.