19-20.03.23

Appropriation Bill passed

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The Haryana Appropriation Bill, 2023, was passed in the Budget session of the Haryana Vidhan Sabha.

In addition, three more bills were presented in the House, including the Haryana (Amendment) Bill, 2023, the Pandit Lakhmi Chand State University of Performing and Visual Arts, Rohtak (Amendment) Bill, 2023, and the Haryana Development and Regulation of Urban Areas (Amendment) Bill, 2023. These Bills are yet to be discussed.

The Haryana Appropriation Bill, 2023, has been passed to authorise the payment and appropriation of a total of Rs 19,314.47 crore from and out of the Consolidated Fund of Haryana for the Services during the financial year, ending March 31.

New industrial policy in Punjab offers hope, but poor infra, frequent protests a hurdle

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The achievements of the one-year-old AAP government on the front have been mixed. The unveiling of the new Industrial and Business Development Policy, 2022, after extensive consultations with experts and stakeholders was lauded by many. However, the imposition of high water charges on industry, poor Infrastructure at focal points and dharnas by farm unions that disrupted Logistics have proved to be a stumbling block.

To attract industry, the Cabinet approved a new policy for industries and electric vehicles last month after the Industrial and Business Development Policy, 2017, lapsed in October last year. The policy focuses on Ease of Doing Business, support for MSMEs and attracting Investment in key sectors. With this policy, the state aims to provide a supportive and conducive Environment for businesses to flourish, attract investments and spur innovation. It outlines various incentives, subsidies and Infrastructure Development plans to facilitate ease of doing business.

The State Government is of the view that the new policy will be a game-changer for the economy, but experts are of the view that it’s too early to comment. The state also organised Progressive Punjab Investors Summit last month to attract investment. During the meeting, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said the focus of the summit was not signing MoUs, but to showcase opportunities.

As far investment is concerned, in the last 11 months, the state has received 2,295 proposals amounting to Rs 41,043 crore, with Tata Steel investing Rs 2,600 crore in setting up a plant in Ludhiana.

Himachal planning to develop popular trekking trails

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The Himachal Pradesh Government is planning to develop popular trekking trails to provide basic facilities to travelers and adventure enthusiasts. This will add footfall in these destinations and open avenues for direct and indirect EMPLOYMENT opportunities for local people, said an official spokesperson on Sunday.

There are numerous treks in the state, particularly in the districts of Kullu, Kangra, Mandi, Sirmaur, Kinnaur, Lahaul-Spiti and Chamba, which attract adventure lovers to explore the Himalayan and Fauna, said the official.

Close to the Bhuntar airport is the Shindodhar track. The Seraj valley in Kullu district is also one of the most beautiful places in the state. Other similar spots include Khanag, Jalori Pass, Shoja and Banjar, said he official.

Kheerganga, is an abode in the Parvati valley. A trip to this nature-made paradise promises hot-water springs and a splendid view of the valley.

Cabinet endorses 10 % job reservations for Statehood activists

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In an important decision the State cabinet approved the proposal to provide 10 per cent horizontal reservation to Statehood activists in jobs. This decision was taken in the meeting of the cabinet held at Bharadisain in Gairsain.

The decision on reservation to Statehood activists assumes significance since the governor had returned the bill granting 10 per cent reservation to the statehood activists in the past. The statehood activists are not getting the benefit of reservation in government jobs for the past 12 years.

The approval of the cabinet to the proposal of reservation means that the State government will bring a bill in the Assembly and send it back to the governor who would now be constitutionally bound to give his approval to it. In another important decision the State cabinet approved the proposal to hike the Money allotted under the MLA Local Area Development (MLA LAD) fund from the existing Rs 3.75 crore to Rs five crore per year.

79 pc AMRUT projects completed in UP

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The Uttar Pradesh government has completed almost 79 per cent of projects under the AMRUT 1.0 so far for providing water supply and sewerage facilities to every household in Uttar Pradesh.

Till March 13, the government has completed 262 projects. The total cost of these projects is Rs 5,816.55 crore, against which the government has released Rs 5,257.09 crore. These 229 projects are of water and sewerage, while 33 projects are of sewerage.

As per the zone-wise completed schemes related to water supply and sewerage, the maximum number of 61 schemes have been completed in Ghaziabad zone. At the same time, the work of 46 schemes in Lucknow zone, 36 each in Prayagraj and Agra respectively, 28 in Gorakhpur and 22 in Kanpur has been completed.

Jharkhand plans 100 higher educational institutes

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With the gross enrolment ratio (GER) in higher Education inJharkhandfar belowthe nationalaverage, the has decided to establish around 100 new colleges and a few more universities to improve the situation.
The GER of higher education is 17 in the state as compared to 27.3 nationally. Notably, GER is the Percentage of the Population enrolled in higher education in the age group of 18 to 23.

To increase the enrolment ratio in higher education and to spread the reach of higher education to remote and unexposed areas, it has been decided by the state government to open 100 new institutes (including polytechnics) of higher education, a government statement said.
Currently, there are only eight colleges per one lakh population aged between 18 and 23 years in the state as compared to 30 colleges per lakh at the national level.

Under the annual plan, the state government has proposed to set up 14 womens colleges to improve the GER of female students. The colleges would be opened in Koderma, Ramgarh, Chatra, Simdega, Lohardga, Gumla, Sahebganj, Pakur, Seraikela-Kharsawan, Latehar, Khunti, Madhupur, Sarath and Garhwa. The buildings of eight colleges are completed and TEACHING could begin in the next academic session.

The state government has also identified 35 assembly seats where there is no constituent college and approved the opening of degree colleges in 33 of them. Besides, degree colleges would also be established in blocks as per requirement.

September 30 new deadline for ethanol plants in Bihar

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In a major relief to the companies setting upethanol units in Bihar, the Centre has extended the deadline for commissioning of the ethanol production Plants in the state till September 30, former minister and national spokesperson of BJP Syed Shahnawaz Hussain said.

Shahnawaz said according to the agreement with the oil Marketing companies, ethanol will be procured from the production plants being set up in Bihar.

Cgarh govt provides 10% subsidy on EV purchase

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Under the Electric Vehicle (EV) Policy 2022, the Transport Department is encouraging adoption of electric vehicles by providing 10% subsidy to the vehicle price which is directly transferred to the costumers bank account.

An official Communication said that the subsidy is available for all two-wheeler, three-wheeler, four-wheeler (non-commercial), four-wheeler (commercial), goods carrier passenger vehicles, and other categories of battery-powered electric vehicles (EV) in order to promote electric vehicles in the state under Policy 2022.

The new EV policy aims towards ensuring a healthy Environment for the residents of Chhattisgarh and to avoid rapidly increasing harmful gas emissions from vehicles and other sources that result in decreasing the air quality index, rapid adoption of battery electric cars.

The electric vehicles accounting for 15% of all new vehicle registrations by 2027 will result in significantly enhancing Chhattisgarh’s environment by lowering emissions of polluting gases from the transports, the communication said.

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1.25L enggs needed to fulfil Semiconductor Mission of India

A dedicated policy for electric vehicles in Madhya Pradesh and the Medical Devices Park near Indore, a Home to leading automobile and pharmaceutical companies, has accelerated the hunt for a technical talent pool to support industries said VLSI Society of India (VSI) roping in and academic partners to skill 10,000 workforce in the state in very large scale design engineering.

At the launch of the Madhya Pradesh Chapter of VSI society in IIT, Indore on Sunday, the society working to promote research and semiconductor manufacturing, announced to mentor 100 startups of Madhya Pradesh and collaborate with 25 colleges of the state to start BTech in Electronics and VLSI program already approved by Education“>All India Council for Technical Education. Dr Satya Gupta, President, VLSI Society of India said, The government has announced policies and invited investments, now the need is to create Infrastructure and a talent pool to support the industrial Growth. We plan to train 10,000 vlsi design engineers in MP in the next 5-6 years and work as a facilitator for around 100 startups of the state working in the field of semi-conductor.

The government of India has launched the India Semiconductor Mission with a financial outlay of Rs 76,000 crore for setting up semiconductor chip fabrication, display fabs and design link incentives. To contribute to the mission, the Madhya Pradesh government is also focusing on electronics and semiconductors to improve the economy and VLSI technical skills in the state.
Gupta said India requires around 1.25 lakh engineers to support the countrys ‘India Semiconductor Mission’ that needs a pool of talent and skilled engineers.

PM Mitra Mega Textile Park to be set up in Gujarat: PM Narendra Modi

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Prime MinisterNarendra Modi announced that PM Mitra mega textile parks will be set up in Nadu, Telangana, Karnataka, Maharashtra,Gujarat, MP and UP.

The PM Mitra mega textile parks will provide state-of-the-art Infrastructure for the textiles sector, attracts Investment of crores and create lakhs of jobs. It will be a great example of ‘Make in India‘ and ‘Make For the World,

Gujarat has been selected for one PM Mitra Mega Textile Park and the Gujarat government has already allotted land near Navsari as well as a special budget for it. Gujarat government will have a 51% stake in the proposed park. The states have been selected on the basis of Gati Shakti Mission and also their textile, labour and power policies were taken into account to ensure that the park helps the textile Industry of the state.