21.10.22

Haryana Cabinet to bring ordinance for ad hoc gurdwara panel

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The Haryana Cabinet accorded approval to bring an ordinance to set up an ad hoc committee till the are held for a panel to manage affairs of gurdwaras in the state.

The Supreme Court had recently upheld the constitutional validity of the Haryana Sikh Gurdwara (Management) Act, 2014 under which there is a provision for a 41-member ad hoc panel to look after affairs of gurdwaras till a committee is constituted for it through elections. The committee has to be nominated by the government.

The Haryana Cabinet gave the approval to bring The Haryana Sikh Gurdwaras (Management) Amendment Ordinance-2022, said an official statement. Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said earlier the elections to constitute a committee could not be held as the case was being heard in the Supreme Court.The 18-month term of the earlier formulated ad hoc panel had lapsed, he said.

Punjab Government identifies 90,248 deceased beneficiaries under various pension schemes

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Punjab Government has identified no less than 90,248 deceased beneficiaries under various pension schemes a move set to save the states Rs 13.53 crore per month and Rs 162.36 crore annually.

The states Social Security, Women and Child Development Department has conducted a survey on the directions of the Minister in-charge Dr Baljit Kaur, following which, as many as 90,248 deceased beneficiaries of various pension schemes were identified. With this step, the state treasury will be richer by 13.53 crore per month, said the Minister.

The Minister said that a survey of 30.46 lakh beneficiaries of Punjab has been conducted. On completion of this survey, 90248 deceased beneficiaries have been identified. By identifying the deceased beneficiaries, Punjab Government will save Rs 13.53 crore per month and Rs 162.36 crore annually, she said.

Himachal apple produce crosses 4 crore box mark

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The state has produced over four crore apple boxes this season. Its only the second time the state has crossed the four-crore mark. The production had gone beyond four crore boxes for the first time in 2010 when the state had produced 8,92,112 MT, which translates into around 4.50 crore boxes.

Apple growers are not too enthused with the steadily increasing production

Citing the continual slump in the market this year after August 15, the growers feel the successive governments havent created the required Marketing structure to ensure remunerative prices to them

The production had gone beyond four crore boxes for the first time in 2010

Uttarakhand will be drug free by 2025: CM Pushkar Singh Dhami

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Chief minister (CM) Pushkar Singh Dhami on Sunday said that the government has set a target to makeUttarakhand“drug freeby 2025”. He was speaking at theDehradun Marathon event, “run against drugs”, organised by the state Police in association with a social welfare organisation Hans Foundation in the presence of state director general of police Ashok Kumar, additional chief secretary Radha Raturi and other dignitaries.

Around 15,000 people had registered themselves for the marathon till Friday. Among them there were at least 112 athletes from over 10 foreign countries, including UK, US, Japan and Nepal etc.

‘UP is 2nd biggest contributor to domestic tourism’

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Domestic tourism grew by 27% in Uttar Pradesh in the financial year 2021-2022 compared to the previous fiscal according to an assessment undertaken by theUnion ministry of tourism.

In terms of overall domestic tourism activity in the country, UP emerged as the second biggest contributor – after Nadu– with over 16% share in the national Pie. Against 8.6 crore tourists in 2020-21, UP was visited by 10.9 crore persons in 2021-22.

The state also made it to the top ten states witnessing foreign tourist visits in 2021. UP ranked seventh in the category and accounted for over 4% share of the total foreign tourists’ share.

Industry experts and officials at thestate tourism departmentsaid that the numbers speak for the fact that the sector was slowly limping back to normal. They also noted that the projections for the current year indicate further improvement.

The proposed new policy has broadened its canvas which will give a chance to smaller players. Alongside, it has proposed to give industry status to the tourism sector projects – often described as a magnet from the Investment point of view. It has also created a district-level Network for tourism promotion and coordination.

Jharkhand: plans to hike tariff on surface water usage by 7.5%

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Tariff on the usage ofsurface waterfor commercial and organisational use is expected to be hiked in the next few weeks in the state by about 7.5%, officials in the state Resources“>Water Resources department said.

The department has drafted the paper on increase in water surcharge and uploaded it on the website, seeking public comments before making an official notification. The new water tax will come into force with retrospective effect from April 1, 2022.

As per the draft, water sources have been divided into four categoriesnatural sources (river, falls, streams); Dams and their fringe areas; down-stream; and canals. Industrial and commercial entities will have to pay Rs 4.13/1,000 litre for drawing water from natural sources; Rs 11.97 from dams/fringe area; Rs 13 from down-stream; and Rs 29.70 from canals. Similarly, industrial, commercial or individual entities taking water for municipal use will have to pay Rs 3.75/1,000 litre for water from natural sources; Rs 6 from dams/fringe area; Rs 7 from down-stream; and Rs 15 from canals. For government bodies and other government-affiliated agencies, Rs 3.58/1000 litre is fixed for water from natural sources, dams/fringe areas and down-stream, while Rs 15 is fixed for canals.

New initiative helps jailbirds get out of legal maze swiftly in Chhattisgarh

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Over 450 prisoners have walked free in Chhattisgarh after a first of its kind initiative anywhere in the country according to authorities were set up in jails across the State on October 15.

These courts will be held every working Saturday and provide relief to undertrials, and in some cases convicted prisoners, by explaining their rights and legal Options such as plea bargaining and settlement.

There are over 20,000 prisoners lodged in various jails in Chhattisgarh, against a sanctioned capacity of 14,000, says Director General (Prisons) Sanjay Pillay. Of these, nearly 12,500 are undertrials.

ThePatnaHigh Court struck down the amended provisions ofBihar Municipal Actand ruled that the State Government took away the powers vested in municipal bodies for selection, appointment and transfer of their employees in violation of the principles of decentralisation of powers and participatory Democracy as envisaged by the constitutional provisions.

The amendments were made through passage of Bihar Municipality (Amendment) Act 2021, notified on March 31 last year, whereby the functional autonomy of municipal bodies in Bihar in selection, appointment and transfer of their employees was restricted and the same powers were vested directly in the state government.

Team MP will realise the concept of Ram Rajya: CM

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Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that the festival of Deepawali may bring happiness, prosperity, riddhi-siddhi in the lives of the people of the state. Madhya Pradesh should create a new HISTORY in the fields of progress, development and public welfare, this is the wish. We all have to work with the spirit of Team Madhya Pradesh.

Chouhan was addressing all the ministers, state and district level officers virtually from the residence office on the occasion of Deep Parv. While extending best wishes on Diwali, Chouhan inspired team Madhya Pradesh to resolve for the development of the state and for better implementation of schemes and to make the state a leader in various fields.

The Chief Minister said that development activities and public welfare schemes are being implemented in a better way in the state. We have to do our best to bring about a change in the standard of living of the people of the state. The state has registered a Growth rate of 19.76 percent. Gross domestic product has increased by 200 percent. The state’s economy is worth 11 lakh 50 thousand crores and the is more than 48 thousand crores. The implementation of development activities is going on at a rapid pace in the state.

In the Mukhya Mantri Jan Seva Abhiyan, such 68 lakh eligible beneficiaries have been added who have not yet got the benefit of these schemes.

New scheme: Solar plants on farmers barren plots

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Power ministerBhanwar Singh Bhation Monday launched the Saur Krishi Aajeevika Yojana (SKAY) scheme portal to facilitate farmers to install solar Plants on their barren or underutilised land.

Under the (SKAY) scheme, farmers can give their barren land on lease to set up solar plants, which would help them elevate their living standards. The new online portal will be a platform where farmers and landowners can register their land to give on lease.

As Rajasthans solar generation potential has been assessed at 142 Gw. After launching the scheme, the is eyeing at a target of target of 30 Gw by 2024-25. The aim is to increase solar-energy generation and make Rajasthan a green-energy state.

The state government claims a full proof system has been established to safeguard the rights and assured landowners to participate in the scheme.