19.08.21

Govt & Maruti join hands to start road safety centre in Faridabad

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The state transport department has launched aroad safetycentre inFaridabadto generate awareness and coordinate efforts on reducing roadaccidents. The initiative has been started in collaboration with automobile giantMarutiSuzuki India Limited (MSIL).
According to the transport department, the Model Road Safety Knowledge Centre will help impart knowledge of basic road etiquettes and safe driving habits to new licence seekers and the general public. Officials said they were hopeful that the move will not only help the government in educating motorists, but also implement evidence-based strategies to reduce instances of road fatalities in the state.

Besides launching the road safety knowledge centre, the government also released Haryana Driving Manual and Sadak Sansar Book. According to the officials, this book is divided into chapters like Safe and Responsible Driving, Renewal of Driving Licence, Rules of the Road, Traffic Signs and Road Signs.

Punjab govt: Rs 590 crore waiver for landless farmers, workers

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Taking ahead its farm loanwaiverscheme,Punjabgovernment has decided to extend a Rs 590-crore waiver tolandlessfarmers, farm labourers, and SC/BC beneficiaries. Chief ministerCapt Amarinder Singhwill virtually launch the disbursal ofdebtwaiver and cheques will be provided to beneficiaries in their respective districts.

The waiver, up to Rs 20,000 per beneficiary, will be handed over to farmers/labourers, who have availed loans from district for being members of primary Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture Cooperative Societies (PACS). In all, a benefit of Rs 520 crore will be extended to 2.85 lakh landless farmers and labourers. The remaining will be provided to 7,600 beneficiaries belonging to scheduled castes and backward classes.

In all, the State Government has provided a debt waiver of Rs 4624 crore to 5.64 lakh small and marginal farmers.

CAG pulls up Himachal Pradesh horticulture department for falling produce

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Bringing the functioning of thehorticulture departmentunder scanner, the (CAG), in its report for the year ended March 2019, said that the State Government had not given due importance to Horticulture.
The report, which was tabled in the state assembly on August 13, said that the horticulture department was working without a state horticulture policy and long-term master plan detailing strategies and clear milestones for development of horticulture.

The Chief Secretary of Uttarakhand Sukhbir Singh Sandhu has said telemedicine service is an important scheme to save the lives of the people residing in the mountainous areas of the state because it is very difficult for the patients to reach a hospital equipped with facilities on time.

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In the meeting, the CS directed the officers of Health department and district administrations of all the districts to provide better connectivity and set up required infrastructural facilities for the telemedicine service in the State. He directed the secretary, health to set up a dedicated team for the service and said that at least three IT experts should be deployed to ensure better connectivity. He said that an effective plan should be made in the districts based on the feedback of the doctors and IT experts so that the hindrances in smooth execution of the service are removed.

Aiming to promote and encourage the local clay artisans and create maximum employment opportunities in Uttar Pradesh, the Common Facility Centres set up by Mati Kala Board of Khadi Gramodyog department are proving to be an efficient tool to give every facility under one roof.

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In this regard, the CFC of Pilibhit, which has become operational now, is an example. The families associated with the local clay artisans committee are producing tea kulhads, lassi/milk glasses, cups for curd , ras malai katori among others in these centres.

Through the Mati Kala Board, the Yogi Adityanath government decided to set up these CFCs in all divisional headquarters of the state. Under this scheme, land was approved in Pilibhit, Rampur, Firozabad, Kannauj and Barabanki for establishing the centres.

The Pilibhit centre has already been made functional while CFCs of Kannauj and Firozabad will also start soon. The Rampur and Barabanki centres are also ready with all the facilities under one roof. The administration has completed the electrical connection work and the work of installation of machine/equipment and construction of the furnace will start soon.

The total cost of each CFC centre comes around Rs 12.5 lakh. Out of this, the UP government will bear Rs 10 lakh and the Remaining 2.5 lakh will be given by the committee of artisans. The land for the centres will be also given by the Society or committee. If the land is not available with the committee, then the government will provide the land. Each CFC will have modern equipment like gas powered kilns, pugmills, electric potter chalks, plungers, jigger -jolly among others for clay preparation and processing.

Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Wednesday inaugurated/laid the foundation stone of 60 schemes of different departments and some of the beneficiaries selected by different departments were given certificates symbolically related to Pradhan Patta, appointment letters and other welfare schemes during a programme organized at Teshobathan village in Sundarpahari block of Godda district.

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In the programme, the CM inaugurated 37 schemes worth Rs 7,050.83 lakh and laid the foundation stone of 23 schemes worth Rs 2,230.42 lakh, while under the housing scheme, he handed over the keys of the house for the house entry of six beneficiaries, while four were given Pradhan Patta. Apart from this, some of the beneficiaries selected by District Establishment Branch, MGNREGA, Education Department, Health Department, Cooperative Department, Welfare Department, Social Welfare Department, Supply Department etc were be given a symbolic appointment letter, community forest rights lease, ration card, and pension, grant acceptance letter etc. The CM presented a cheque of Rs 4 lakh each to the dependents of those who died due to the lightning.

Biharhas emerged as one of the top performing states in terms of providing safe drinking water through taps, with 87 per cent of its rural households having access to the amenity, a key aide of chief minister Nitish Kumar said on Wednesday but insisted it was largely on account of a state scheme and not the Centre’sJal Jeevan Mission.

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State Resources“>Water Resources ministerSanjay Kumar Jhamade the averment on his official twitter handle, sharing a newspaper report that put Bihar among the top four states of the country in terms of availability oftap waterto rural households.

The report was based on data provided by the website of Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), an ambitious project of the Narendra Modi government launched two years back which aims at providing tap water to all rural households by 2024.

According to the JJM data, Bihar, often accused of administrative lethargy, accounts for 1.46 crore water connections out of 4.73 crore for the entire country, placing it well above the national Average of 41.57 per cent since the launch of the mission in 2019.

Only Goa andTelanganawith a 100 per cent success rate besidesHaryana(99.25 per cent) have performed better than Bihar.

Besides, the Union territories of , Puducherry, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu have provided water connections to cent per cent households, according to the JJM website.

The JJM website shows that it has been a giant leap for Bihar, one of the most populous states in the country, where only 1.84 per cent households had access to tap water as on August 15, 2019. Since then, a staggering number of over 1.46 crore water connections have been added.
Jha, however, insisted that much of the state’s spectacular success was owing to Har Ghar Nal Ka Jal scheme of the Bihar chief minister which predated the Centre’s JJM.

According to Jha, the scheme was launched in September 2016 and was responsible for ensuring availability of tap water in mostrural areasof the state.

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Wednesday said that newly formed four districts will come into existence soon. The officers will be appointed, a notification will be issued and claims and objections will be taken. He said the administrative units are being made smaller to facilitate the common man. He underlined the need for transparency in work so that people can derive benefits of schemes quickly.

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Baghel was addressing residents of the newly formed Sakti district and Suhela tehsil of Balodabazar-Bhatapara district here. The people thanked him for announcement the four districts, an official statement said.

The responsibility of implementing the government schemes lies with the departmental officers and employees. The public representatives should actively back it up to ensure the scheme benefit the public

Madhya Pradesh: 39,000 register for sports departments talent hunt

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To ensure that country wins more medals in international tourneys and sporting talent is properly honed across the state.

Sports minister Yashodhara Raje Scindia said that talent search this year will help in creating a big pool of talent for the future.

This talent hunt meant for all the academies is being organised at macro level in association with the school Education department and tribal department. Sports department has already received 39,000 registrations for the talent hunt, wherein highest are for athletics academy.

Indias first gems auction house opens in Gujarat’s Surat

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Navratna Gallery, a first of its kind auction house dealing in all categories ofgemsand jewellery, started its operation in the city.

Interestingly, the gallerys first pre-auction exhibition of lab-grown diamonds was held in the city which is globally known as the natural diamond capital.
The gallery is an initiative of the Gems and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) and was inaugurated by its chairman Colin Shah. The auction house is spread across 2,700 sq ft area and considering the high-value products on display, it is insured for Rs 30 crore.

The auction house will provide a common platform for multiple sellers and buyers.