19.11.22

Will be tough for new Himachal Govt to mobilise funds

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The new government will find it difficult to raise Rs 16,000 crore for paying arrear dues to its employees. The state is under a debt burden of over Rs 70,000 crore.

The counting of votes for the Assembly will be held on December 8. The focus of the new government will be on raising funds to pay salaries to employees and maintain the pace of development works.

Himachal is keen that the state is compensated for the GST compensation in view of the shortfall in the GST collection. This has resulted in an annual loss of Rs 4,000 crore to the State Government, which is a huge amount considering that Himachal has a few revenue generation sectors.

The grant of old pension scheme (OPS) to 1.16 lakh employees, at present covered under the new pension scheme (NPS), will entail an annual expenditure of almost Rs 710 crore, besides a one-time amount of almost Rs 2,000 crore.

Ropeway project to make Kedarnath Yatra more accessible: Dhami

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Chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given the gift of ropeway project to the State for making the Kedarnath Yatra more accessible. The work on the ropeway project would commence soon. Addressing a public meeting at Agastyamuni in Rudraprayag district on Monday, the CM said that the work on Kedarnath reconstruction is going on at a fast pace. He said that safe conduction of the Yatra was a challenge but the task was accomplished by the support of the public representatives and the administration. He said that the work on the Karnprayag- Rishikesh RAILWAY line is also going at a fast pace and more and more pilgrims would visit the State in future. Dhami said that the is committed to provide EMPLOYMENT to the youth and create self employment opportunities for them. He said that soon recruitment on seven thousand posts would be done by the Public Service Commission. The CM said that the State government has set a target to make one lakh Women as Lakhpati Didis. He said that one thousand new orchards are being developed in the State.

The CM laid the foundation stone of a Nursing college at Kothadi village on the occasion. The college would be constructed at a cost of Rs 20.44 crore. He directed the officers to ensure that the construction work of the college is completed on time. Dhami said that a mini stadium at Dharcot in Agastyamuni would be constructed.

CM Yogi advocates natural farming with technology

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Giving the mantra of natural farming with technology to farmers, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that the need of the hour was to adopt technology-based Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture with modern techniques. He reiterated the need for increasing self-reliance in the field of cow-based natural farming for the benefit of farmers.

Addressing the review conference for Rabi productivity of four divisions, including Gorakhpur, Basti, Azamgarh and Devipatan, Yogi Adityanath said, Cow-based natural farming and use of technology is the need of the hour to enhance agricultural yield and to benefit crop-growers the most. The farmers should move towards , vegetable farming and mixed Cropping to suit present market demand and compatibility of the agro-climatic zone.

The states current agricultural productivity can be increased up to three times. By using good quality seeds and technology, agricultural productivity can be enhanced at lower costs. UP is number one in the whole country in terms of wheat production. The government is ensuring farmers welfare through the provision of seeds and water on time, and through Krishi Vigyan Kendras in every district. Crop Insurance scheme has also been implemented for the farmers, the chief minister added.

CM unveils schemes worth Rs 1,066.81 Cr in Seraikela

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In a bid to give a strong identity to the natives and tribals of Jharkhand the 1932 based Khatian and Sarna Dharma Code have been implemented. The Government has sent both the Bills to the Central Government for inclusion in the Ninth Schedule after getting them passed by the Legislative Assembly, so that the OBCs here get reservation, the natives-tribals get the identity of 1932 and Sarna Dharma Code, said Chief Minister Hemant Soren while addressing people as the chief guest at the Aapki Yojana Aapki Sarkar Aapke Dwar programme organised at Seraikela. The CM said that the government will soon start the work of providing houses to social leaders including Manki, Munda.

The Chief Minister said that the government is giving people their rights by organizing camps in every village and panchayat. Your government intends to take the work to the destination. There is an of gaiety among the people regarding Aapki Yojana Aapki Sarkar Aapke Dwar. Schemes have been made keeping in mind the tradition and culture of the indigenous tribals of the state. Jharkhand will progress if all of you take advantage of these schemes. The government wants to strengthen the rural economy.

The CM said that the middlemen have been removed from the pension scheme by the government. Now everyone is getting the benefit of Sarvajan Pension Yojana. No middleman is needed for this. The government is providing loans for self-EMPLOYMENT. Through which pave the way for your self-reliance by adopting self-employment to the needy.

Cabinet extends deadlinefor caste-based headcount

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The state cabinet approved the proposal of the general administration department (GAD) to extend the deadline for completing the exercise of caste-based headcount in the state by three months to May, 2023.

The cabinet, during the day, also approved a budgetary allocation of Rs 2.44 crore for developing a site and an app for the headcount. The GAD is the nodal authority for the survey, said a senior official of the state secretariat.

The caste-based headcount was to be completed by February next year, but the deadline was extended as the will conduct the electoral roll revision exercise during this period and there will also be Matriculation and Intermediate exams early next year.

WHO praises Haat Bazaar Clinics

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The World Health Organization (WHO) has praised the Haat Bazar Clinic scheme of Chhattisgarh, saying it was effective in providing healthcare facilities to people in remote villages and forest areas.

WHO has prepared a documentary film based on the scheme that was released by Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel at his residence in Raipur.

The film will be screened at the WHO headquarters in Geneva.

Haat-Bazar Clinic scheme has played an effective role in the success of Malaria-Mukt Bastarcampaign and Mukhyamantri Suposhan Yojana.

So far, more than 62,47,000 people have availed the healthcare facilities in the past four years through 1.28 lakh Haat-bazaar clinics.

The scheme includes counselling pregnant mothers and treating infectious and non-communicable diseases, eye diseases, Malnutrition, skin diseases, diabetes, TB, leprosy, high blood pressure and HIV. Vaccination of infants and pregnant Women is done too.

Rs 121 crore approved for Sanjeevani clinics

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Urban Development and Housing Minister Bhupendra Singh has informed that with the aim of providing treatment facilities to citizens near their homes, Mukhya Mantri Sanjeevani Clinics are being constructed. He informed that 783 Mukhya Mantri Sanjeevani clinics have been approved in various urban bodies.

Out of this, Rs. 121 crore 25 lakh has been allocated under the 15th for new construction and upgradation of 770 Sanjeevani clinics and upgradation of already operated Sanjeevani clinics and civil dispensaries. Of these, 611 are new and 172 are already-operating Sanjeevani clinics.

Startup India launches Startup applications for MAARG Portal

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The Department for Promotion of and Internal Trade (DPIIT), under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, has launched a call for startup applications for registration on the MAARG portal, the National Mentorship Platform by Startup India.

To further boost the Indian startup ecosystem, currently ranked 3rd largest globally, Startup India is focused on catalysing the startup culture and building a strong and inclusive ecosystem for innovation and Entrepreneurship in India. In this context, MAARG portal – Mentorship, Advisory, Assistance, Resilience and Growth, is a one stop platform to facilitate mentorship for startups across diverse sectors, functions, stages, geographies, and backgrounds. The objectives of the MAARG portal are

To provide sector focused guidance, handholding, and support to startups throughout their lifecycle

To establish a formalized and structured platform that facilitates intelligent matchmaking between the mentors and their respective mentees

To facilitate efficient and expert mentorship for startups and build an outcome-oriented mechanism that allows timely tracking of the mentor-mentee engagements

International Year of Millets (IYOM) 2023 will provide an opportunity to globally promote millets as the nutritious cereals

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The Union Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Shri Narendra Singh Tomar has said the International Year of (IYOM) 2023 will provide an opportunity to increase global production, efficient processing and better use of Crop Rotation and promote millets as a major component of the food basket. Shri Tomar said that on the initiative of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, the United Nations has declared the year 2023 as the International Year of Millet (IYOM).

Shri Tomar said the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare is working in mission mode to increase millet production and consumption in collaboration with other Central Ministries, all State Governments and other stakeholder organizations.

India has more than 500 startups working in the millet value-added chain, while Indian Institute of Millets Research has incubated 250 startups under RKVY-Raftar.

CW launches Digital Shakti 4.0 focussing on making women digitally skilled and aware

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The https://exam.pscnotes.com/national-commission-for-Women“>National Commission for Women (NCW) launched the fourth phase of Digital Shakti Campaign, a pan-India project on digitally empowering and skilling women and girls in the cyberspace,yesterday. In line with its commitment to create safe spaces for women and girls online, Digital Shakti 4.0 is focused on making women digitally skilled and aware to stand up against any illegal/inappropriate activity online. NCW launched it in collaboration with CyberPeace Foundation and Meta.

The launch was followed by an interactive panel discussion on Safe Spaces Online Combatting Cyber-enabled Human Trafficking & Combatting Other forms of Online Violence in order to provide keen opinions from experts from the Industry, Government, and Academia to address the issue of online women safety from all tangents and provide whole approach to ensure better women safety online.