23.03.23

Manipur conferred with prestigious India eGovernance Awards 2022The e-office Manipur was conferred with the prestigious Award of recognition in the category State Project in the 20th Computer Society of India eGovernance Award 2022 in New Delhi.

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With this award Manipur state eoffice becomes the only state in the Northeast India to receive such recognition at Delhi Technological University. Manipur’s IT department Director Nambam Deben accompanied by Joint Director Gurumayum Robert Sharma, Informatics Officer Herojit Senjembam and Senior Consultant State E Misson team Ng Deepa from Department of information technology, received the award along with NIC Manipur team led by SIO, NIC N Binod, Gopalkrishna Technical and Sharat.

It is worth mentioning that Manipur is the only State in North East which has implemented eoffice in the entire State at a very fast pace. Eoffice has been instrumental in smooth, fast and transparent Governance of the State.


For new infra push, PWD gets highest grant of 15K-cr

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Finance minister Ajanta Neog has given the highest allocation of over Rs 15,000 crore to the public works department (PWD) in her budget proposals forAssams new push.

The minister has also proposed strengthening the existing Nehru Stadium along with conversion of Khanikar Integrated Sports Complex from 5,000 to 15,000 seating capacity, whileRabindra Bhawanin Guwahati will be reconstructed apart from a state-of-the-art DGP office, 5,000-capacity auditorium at Sankardev Kalashetra and ITA Machkhowa as major highlights of new infrastructure in Guwahati.

Plan to set up EV plant in state

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UK-based Odia investorBiswanath Patnaikand entrepreneur ArunKarhave announced setting up the first EV-hydrogen automotive manufacturing plant in the state. They will invest Rs 500 crore for the electric vehicle project and Rs 100 crore for manufacturing bio bags through their company FINNEST.

With potential association with Odisha government we will be investing in energy, Health care, projects and fintech. It will generate huge EMPLOYMENT opportunities and revenue for the state and local businesses, said Patnaik.
Kar said there are plans to bring in sustainable ventures like EV-hydrogen and alternative to plastic bags to the state.

TN budget 2024-24: Rs 100 crore allotted for Global Investors Meet

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The Nadu government has allocated Rs 3,268 crore for theindustries departmentfor FY24. The upcoming Global Investors Meet (GIM) has been earmarked with an allocation of Rs 100 crore.

Announcing this in his budget speech in the assembly, finance minister Palanivel Thiaga Rajan said the next GIM would be held in Chennai on January 10 and 11, 2024. “This will be a platform that will showcase the Investment friendly Climate prevailing in the state and also its immense strengths and attractiveness as an investment destination. It will also facilitate our industries, MSMEs and startups to connect with the global markets and investors,” he said.

Noting that the government is according high priority to labour-intensive sectors such as non-leather footwear, he said two industries are proposed to be established in Ranipet and Kallakurichi districts with EMPLOYMENT potential for 32,000 Women.

He further said Tamil Nadu has been attracting substantial investments in the last two years. Since May 2021, 221 MoUs have been signed for investment commitments worth Rs 2.7 lakh crore with employment opportunities for nearly 3.9 lakh people.

Kerala budget chooses fiscal thrift over profligacy

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TheKerala budget for 2023-24signals that the state is changing its approach from profligate spending to . Whether or not it is forced by the Union Government and the CAGs stand on off budget financing through KIIFB, it is a welcome change as the previous path was taking the state towards a fiscal crisis that would have badly affected future generations.

The new approach to budget making shows respect for fiscal discipline.
The finance minister has focused on raising revenues through a slew of tax hikes and expenditure rationalization. The Fiscal Deficit is projected to come down to 3. 5% of state GDP as per the cap set by the Finance Commission. But it is disappointing to see the revenue defi citcreep up from 1. 96% of state GDP to 2. 1%. It means that, in spite of the revenue gains from tax hikes, the state continues to prioritise short term spending over investments.

While there are funds allocated in a number of important areas, it is of concern that the Education budget has fallen by a massive 30% from Rs 2,546 crore allocated last year to Rs 1,773 crore in this budget. At a time when there are reports of exodus of students from the state, lower funds for education is the last thing we need. Presumably this is because of a cut in the centrally sponsored component of the education budget, but nevertheless the government has to take imaginative action to revitalize the higher Education sector in particular and that too with limited funds.

Allocate 6% of GDP to education, says Students’ Islamic Organisation of India, Karnataka

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With state assembly approaching, the Students’ Islamic Organisation (SIO) of India,Karnataka, has released its manifesto, asking Political Parties to allocate 6% of the state’s gross domestic product (GDP) for Education in theannual budget.

While reiterating that 50% vacancies in TEACHING posts in government schools should be filled up at the earliest, SIO demanded that the government should also try to reduce high school dropout rates among children of parents employed in the unorganised sector.

As for college education, the manifesto proposed that foreign professors should be invited as guest lecturers to existing universities, instead of having campuses of foreign universities here. Caste and religion-based discrimination should stop at school and college campuses.

Telangana needs Rs 1 lakh crore to complete pending irrigation projects

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TheTelanganagovernment has spent over 1.61 lakh crore on construction of major and medium Irrigation projects in the past eight years between 2014 and 2022. Of this, over 1 lakh crore has been spent on two major irrigation projects,KaleshwaramandPalamuru-Rangareddylift irrigation schemes (LIS). According to officials, the state would have to pump in another 1 lakh crore to complete pending projects in the state.

The has earmarked 26,000 crore in the 2023-24 budget and announced that it would provide irrigation facilities to another 50 lakh acres in the next two to three years to achieve one crore irrigated Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture land.

Of the 1.61 lakh crore spent so far on irrigation projects, over 50% (84,500 crore) was spent on the Kaleshwaram lift irrigation scheme (KLIS) alone and another 22,800 crore on the Palamuru-Rangareddy lift irrigation project till December, 2022. Some projects such as Kaleshwaram redesigning happened after BRS (then TRS) came to power, while some projects, which were taken up byCongressand TDP governments in the united AP, were completed by the BRS government.

Andhra Pradesh to bear Rs 10,000 crore free power burden

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The nine-hour free electricity supply to farmers and concessions that will be extended to various classes of consumers, including aquafarmers and domestic consumers, will cost about Rs 10,135 crore to the in the 2023-24 financial year.
The state government has agreed to bridge the total revenue gap determined by theAndhra Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commissionfor the 2023-24 FY with no tariff hike to any category/class of consumers except for the energy intensive industries.

This is benefitting lakhs of families in the state. As electricity is the fuel for the economic Growth engine and key for the welfare of people, the state government is giving utmost priority to strengthen the sector. Every domestic, commercial, and industrial consumer shall get 24×7 quality power supply

State guidelines for app cabs, panel to be set up

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The state plans to frame new rules for public transport aggregators likeOlaand Uber inMaharashtraand a committee is likely to be appointed by month-end to draft the guidelines, a senior official from state transport department told TOI on Wednesday.
The guidelines will be aimed at bringing all driver partners under the ambit of the so that they could be prosecuted for non-compliance.

Sources said the new rules may have a new cap on surge pricing, thereby keeping in check abnormally high fares being charged at present. Riders had taken to Social Media over the past one year to highlight some of the fares which were over Rs 1,000 per trip for travel within the city.

CAG report slams almost half of Aaple Sarkar Seva Kendras in Maharashtra

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About 45% of the AapleSarkar Seva Kendrasin the state were not providing the notified Services under theMaharashtra Right to Public Services Act, 2015, stated the ‘s report on delivery of public services.
Of the 33,359 seva kendras (service centres) in the state, as many as 15,005 centres were not providing notified services, stated the report tabled in the assembly on Saturday. Their performance on the delivery of timely services front was far from satisfactory, stated the 181-page report. It highlighted the issues of pending applications and delays in delivery of services within the stipulated time despite the recovery of service charges from citizens.

The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India report was based on the delivery of services under theRTSAct from 2015 till 2021.

The State Government enacted the Maharashtra Right to Public Service (MRTPS) Act, 2015, for transparent, efficient and timely delivery of public services to citizens, and to bring Transparency and Accountability among public authorities. Aaple Sarkar Seva Kendras are online service-providing centres.

A part of the e-Governance initiative, citizens can avail various public services such as procuring nationality and domicile certificates, income certificates, caste certificates, birth/death certificates from various government departments and local bodies there. The government developed the Aaple Sarkar Service portal as a common platform for citizens to apply for services of various departments. Mahaonline Limited maintains it.