18.09.21

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to lay the foundation stone of the Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor. Khattar met the Prime Minister at the latter’s residence in New Delhi to extend the invitation.

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After the meeting, the Chief Minister while talking to the mediapersons said that PM Modi has been invited to visit Haryana to lay the foundation stone of the Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor to be constructed at a cost of Rs 5600 crore. He said that the foundation stone laying programme would be organized at Manesar or Palwal or any other place on the Orbital Rail Corridor route in Haryana.

Khattar said that he has apprised the Prime Minister about the new initiatives being taken by the Haryana Government like Parivar Pehchan Patra, Meri Fasal-Mera Byora, Mera Pani-Meri Virasat and Auto Appeal Software.

The committee shall hold discussions with the farmers organizations to resolve the issue of blockades of inter-state roads and national highways to avoid any inconvenience to the general public. The concerned divisional commissioners, commissioners of Police, Inspectors General of Police, District magistrates and superintendents of police shall also be associated with the committee for holding discussions with the farmers.

In a bid to curb the menace of stubble burning during the paddy harvesting season, Punjab Government has appointed 8,500 nodal officers in all paddy growing villages of the state, identified as hotspots, where paddy stubble was being traditionally put on fire.

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According to the Member Secretary, Punjab Pollution Control Board, Krunesh Garg, the necessary directions have already been issued to the concerned Deputy Commissioners to give a special attention to the hotspot villages as each of such villages had witnessed more than 25 fire incidents during the last season.

Patiala, Sangrur, Barnala, Bathinda, Ferozepur, Sri Muktsar Sahib, Tarn Taran, Moga and Mansa were identified as hotspot districts, where more than 4000 active fire incidents of paddy stubble burning cases were reported in each of these districts in the past.

Pointing out further, Garg said that a control room in each district has also been set up for monitoring the stubble burning incidents, uploading of the data to mobile apps to the dashboard and preparation and submission of action taken reports to different quarters.

Notably, the has embarked upon a massive program for management of paddy straw, without burning, by the farmers. As many as, 76626 subsidized agro-machines or equipment have been supplied to the farmers, Cooperative Societies, Panchayats and Custom Hiring Centres (CHCs) under the Crop Residue Management (CRM) scheme in the last three years.

During this year, the Punjab Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Department has already sanctioned more than 31,000 machines against the applications received from the farmers, PACSs, Panchayats and CHCs for purchasing agri-machinery on 50 percent to 80 percent subsidy for in-situ and ex-situ management of paddy residue.

Gujarat, Kerala and Tamil Nadu lead the third state food safety index rankings released by the food regulator on Monday while Himachal Pradesh is the top ranked regional state at sixth place.

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Punjab and Haryana are 11th and 12th, respectively, among 20 large states with Bihar ranked last.

Among the UTs, Jammu and Kashmir is the leader followed by , Delhi and Chandigarh.

The report assesses the following major indicators availability of human Resources in the food sector in proportion to the Population; overall coverage of food businesses in licensing and registration commensurate with size and population; promptness in attending to the consumer grievances and availability of help desk and web portals for grievance redressal; food testing Infrastructure and surveillance to ensure quality of foods; training and capacity building of the regulatory staff and laboratory personnel; and consumer Empowerment through food fortification, eat right and hygiene rating of restaurants.

Uttarakhandhas emerged as one of the safest states for senior citizens in the country in terms of crime against elderly population, as per the latest data released by theNational Crime Records Bureau(NCRB).

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Four cases of crime against senior citizens were registered in Uttarakhand in 2020, compared to six in 2019, the report said.

NeighbouringHimachal Pradesh, on the other hand, recorded 394 cases of crime against elderly persons, while 650 and 353 cases were registered in Haryana andUttar Pradesh, respectively.

Hence, among the northern states, Uttarakhand has emerged as the safest state for the senior citizens, leaving behind Jammu and Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana andPunjab. As per the 2011 census, there are about nine lakh senior citizens in Uttarakhand.

Maharashtrameanwhile has emerged as the most unsafe state in the country for senior citizens with 4,909 cases of crime in 2020, followed by Madhya Pradesh with 4,602.

As part of 75 years of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, Minister of Railways, Communications, Electronics & Information Technology, Ashwini Vaishnav launched Prime Minister Skills initiative to empower youth by providing entry level training in industry related skills through Railway Training Institutes. Under the aegis of Development Scheme (PMKVY), Rail Kaushal Vikas Yojana was launched in a program organised at Rail Bhawan on September 17.

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Chairman and CEO, RAILWAY Board, Sunit Sharma and other senior railway officers were also present on the occasion.

On the occasion Vaishnav said that it is an auspicious day as Vishwakarma Jayanti is being celebrated across the country. He also wished the Prime Minister on his birthday. Vaishnav dedicated the Rail Kaushal Vikas Yojana to the Prime Minister as a gift from the Railways on his birthday. The vision of Skill development is an integral part of the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and 50,000 youth will be trained under Rail Kaushal Vikas Yojana. The objective of this initiative is to impart training skills to the youth in various trades to bring about qualitative improvement. He also emphasized that training should be given in remote areas under Rail Kaushal Vikas Yojana. He stressed that the youth should take advantage of the training process.

Out of 75 training centers of Indian Railways started by the Minister through video conferencing on September 17, three training centers of East Central Railway are also included. Under the Supervisor Training Center, Basic Training Center / Harnaut under Samastipur Division of ECR and Electric Traction Training Center at Gaya Colony, Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay Junction under Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay Division, youth will be trained under Rail Skill Development Scheme. . On the launch, the Minister was asked by Aniket Kumar Singh, a trainee at Supervisor Training Center/Samastipur, about his interest in his trade. On this occasion, the General Manager of East Central Railway, Anupam Sharma along with senior officials of the Headquarters and Divisions were present at Samastipur.

Under Rail Kaushal Vikas Yojana, training will be provided to 50,000 candidates over a period of three years. Initially, training will be provided to 1,000 candidates. The training will be provided in four trades i.e. Electrician, Welder, Machinist and Fitter and will consist of 100 hours of introductory basic training. Based on the assessment of regional demands and needs, training programs in other trades will be added by Zonal Railways and Production Units. The training will be provided free of cost and the participants will be selected on the basis of marks in Matriculation from the applications received online following a transparent mechanism. 10th pass and candidates between 18-35 years will be eligible to apply. However, on the basis of this training, the participants of the scheme will not have any claim of getting EMPLOYMENT in the Railways.

Chhattisgarh’s healthcare institutions on Friday bagged the second prize in implementations of the National Quality Assurance Standards (NQAS).

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The announcement was made at a virtual programme held at the Health and Family Welfare Ministry in New Delhi.

An official communiqu said the state secured the second spot in both categories of district hospitals and community health centres.

The award was given for performance in both categories for 2018-19 to 2010-21

The National Quality Assurance Standards are broadly arranged under eight “Areas of Concern” Service Provision, Patient Rights, Inputs, Support Services, Clinical Care, Infection Control, Quality Management and Outcome.

These standards are ISQUA accredited and meet global benchmarks in terms of comprehensiveness, Objectivity, evidence and rigour of development.

Taking an initiative to use state-of-the-art technology in wildlife conservation, Panna Tiger Reserve has started operating Drone Squad. Monthly action plan for Drone Squad operations is prepared every month.

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Drone squads are helping in the search and rescue of wildlife, locating the source of wildfires and providing immediate information about its impact, avoiding the risk of potential human-animal conflict and ensuring compliance with wildlife conservation laws. The “Drone Squad”, which became available in Panna Tiger Reserve a month and a half ago, is proving to be very useful.

Panna Tiger Reserve (PTR) has recently constituted a ‘Drone Squad’ for conservation, monitoring and management of wildlife. It is working successfully.

The Drone Squad consists of a drone, model ‘DJ1 Phantom Drone’. It works with enough battery to operate it for a long time. A vehicle has been specially kept for this. A drone operator is accompanied by an assistant. A monthly schedule is issued by the Drone Squad with clear guidelines regarding the operation and use of drones.

Currently, the use of drones is envisaged for law enforcement, surveillance, search and rescue of wild animals, forest fire detection and protection and reducing human-animal conflict. In the future, the use of drones will also be planned in the field of wildlife management, eco-tourism. It will also help in documentation of .

A centrally assisted scheme to provide property cards to villagers by mapping their land using drone technology, has failed to take off in the state. Information provided by the central government says that no drone flying has been undertaken in any of the villages ofGujaratso far and hence, no property cards have been issued under the new scheme to any farmer of the state.

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n an unstarred question in the recent Lok Sabha session, Gujarat MP Mohanlal Kundariya sought to know the status of implementation of Survey of Villages and Mapping with Improvised Technology in Village Areas (SVAMITVA) scheme in Gujarat.
Kundariya asked how may talukas had been selected under this scheme in Gujarat and the funds that have been allocated to the state under the .