23.10.21

Farmers to get treated water for irrigation in Punjab

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Punjab and Water Conservation, Technical Education Minister Rana Gurjeet Singh on Friday laid foundation stone of a project, which would provide round the year flow of treated water for Irrigation purposes for 2,264 acres Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture land on its completion at a cost of Rs 11.10 crore.

Kickstarting the construction of Soil and Water Conservation Departments project at Piplanwali village, Rana Gurjeet said that the project would cater to irrigation needs of seven villages with proper utilization of treated waste water of Hoshiarpur city through underground pipeline systems.

The treated water from a Sewage Treatment Plant of MBBR technology having a capacity of 30 MLD would further supply to seven villages namely Piplanwala, Purheera, Bassi Daulat Khan, Singhriwal, Kuragana, Pandori Rukman and Madooli Bhrahmna for irrigation by farmers. This project would facilitate the farmers with healthy water for fields and crops and they do not need to use untreated water, as used earlier, containing harmful chemicals.

This project will ensure round the year availability of water to the farmers and treated water being rich in nutrients, will also help in increasing the yield.

Solan: e-platform tie-ups boost product sales of SHGs

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Collaborations with E-Commerce platforms such as Flipkart and Amazon has helped self-help groups (SHGs) fetch orders from all across the country for 268 products launched under the brand name Son Chiraiya by the Department of Urban Development.

The initiative has brought 176 orders worth Rs 1.3 lakh for the SHGs from all over the country. More than 3,500 SHGs are functional in (ULBs) of the state and most of them are engaged in making a variety of products, such as baskets, pen stands, file covers, jams, jellies, woollens, etc.

No legislator has utilised 100% of allotted MLALAD funds: RTI

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None of the 71 legislators 70 elected and 1 nominated of the Uttarakhand assembly have been able to spend the entire amount of the MLA Local Area Development (MLALAD) fund they were allotted between 2017 and September 2021, reveals response to an RTI query.

The rural development department, in response to the RTI query filed by Kashipur-based activist Nadeemuddin, has also disclosed that a cumulative amount of Rs 1,256.50 crore was allotted to the 71 legislators during the aforementioned period under MLALAD funds. The fund was equally distributed and each legislator was allotted Rs 17.75 crore during the period.

Out of this cumulative amount, the legislators were able to use Rs 963 crore i.e 77% of the total amount. The remaining Rs 293 crore is yet to be spent on developmental projects.

Uttar Pradesh cabinet OKs land for BrahMos unit in state capital

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The state cabinet paved the way for setting up a DEFENCE unit to manufacture BrahMos in the Lucknow node of the defence corridor by clearing a proposal to allot 80 hectares of land for a token Re 1 annual lease rent.

The unit would come up in the Sarojininagar area of the city. The cabinet also cleared the proposal for direct bank transfer of cash to students of classes 1 to 8 to purchase school uniforms, books, sweaters, socks and shoes. The cabinet approved the easing of rules of the UP Defence and Aerospace Unit and EMPLOYMENT Generation Policy of 2018.

Cabinet clears Rs 1,800cr proposal for bank transfer to schoolkids for uniformIt will allow easy allotment of land to two projects which will be setting up facilities in UPs upcoming defence corridor. While the one unit would manufacture Brah-Mos missiles, the other unit would manufacture propulsion systems used in Akash missiles.

Under the change in the defence policy, Bharat Dynamics Ltd is being given a 25% concession in price of land and allotment of 183 hectare land at a token annual lease rent of Re 1. The company is planning to set up a unit in the Jhansi node of the defence corridor where it will use indigenous technology to manufacture propulsion systems used in the Akash Missiles and will be investing Rs 400 crore in the project and provide employment to about 100 people.

Jharkhand govt to form panel for certifying Covid deaths

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Acting on the directions of the Union Health ministry in the Light of The Supreme Court guidelines for proper documentation of Covid-19 deaths with specific mention of cause, the state health department on Thursday evening circulated a set of guidelines for issuing death certificates of those who died of Covid-19 in Jharkhand.

An order in this regard was issued by additional chief secretary (health) Arun Kumar Singh who directed all deputy commissioners to take necessary action in this regard. According to the letter, a four-member Covid-19 Death Ascertaining Committee (CDAC) is to be constituted by respective deputy commissioners for issuing medical certificate on cause of death (MCCD).

The simplified guidelines are a result of the Supreme court orders passed in June this year wherein it was hearing a case where the family of deceased had argued that they werent satisfied with the cause of death provided in the death certificate by hospitals.

India hands over Jaynagar-Kurtha rail link to Nepal

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India has handed over 34.9 km long cross-border rail link to Nepal government, that connects Jayanagar in Bihar to Kurtha in Nepal.

Key Points

The ceremony took place on October 22, 2021 in the presence of Indian ambassador to Nepal Vinay M. Kwatra and Nepal minister for physical & transport Renu Kumari Yadav.

About Jaynagar-Kurtha Section of rail link

The Jaynagar Kurtha section of rail link is the part of 68.7 km Jaynagar Bijalpura- Bardidas rail link. It was built under the grant assistance programme of Indian government. Under the grant assistance of India, gauge conversion of 34.9 km narrow gauge has been completed. The project has completed at a cost of Rs 619 crore. It has five stations in the section namely, Jayanagar, Khajuri, Inarwa, Baidehi and Kurtha near Janakpur in Nepal. The highest fare will likely be Rs 70 for general class and Rs 300 for AC for the entire journey. The train will run at 115 km per hour and the distance will be covered in 23 minutes.

Significance of the rail link

This operationalised cross-border rail link is likely to enhance Trade and Commerce activities. It will also enhance people to people linkage between both the countries.

Jainagar or Jaynagar

It is a town and a notified area in the Madhubani district of Bihar. As per 2011 census, Jainagar had a Population of 1,77,556. Males account for 53% of the population while females account for 47%. The town has an Average Literacy rate of 58%.

CM seeks work plan for Rural Industrial Parks

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Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Thursday urged Collectors to submit within a month plans to establish Rural Industrial Parks in the Gauthans (cowsheds) in their districts.

Baghel sought this while reviewing various works at a Collectors Conference here.

On the Narva Garva Ghurva Badi scheme, the Chief Minister called for special attention to rural areas where the ground water levels are deep.

He instructed the Collectors to select land for projects in such a manner that private land belonging to farmers is not affected.

The Chief Minister underlined the need for linking the Badi scheme meant for vegetable garden in Gauthans with movements like mid-day meals, Ashram for children and movement for eliminating Malnutrition through Suposhan Abhiyan.

MP Cabinet decides on power subsidy to domestic, agri consumers for FY 2021-22

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The State Cabinet here decided to give subsidy of over Rs 20,000 crore in electricity rates to domestic and agricultural consumers for the financial year 2021-22.

In the scheme implemented for domestic consumers, a maximum bill of Rs 100 up to the first 100 units on monthly consumption of up to 150 units, and for the BPL domestic consumers of SC and ST, the provision of charging Rs 100 in 4 months at the rate of only Rs 25 per month from domestic consumers, whose monthly consumption is 30 units, has been continued this year as well. A subsidy of Rs 4981.69 crore has been approved under the Griha Jyoti Yojana.

The Cabinet has also decided to provide relief in electricity rates to the agricultural consumer category. In this, a flat rate of Rs 750 per horsepower per year will be payable to the consumers of meterless permanent agricultural pump of capacity up to 10 horsepower. The remaining amount will be payable by the as subsidy. For this, a subsidy of Rs 9876 crore will be provided by the state government to the distribution companies. About 21 lakh 75 thousand agricultural pump consumers of the state will be benefited by this decision.

Ahmedabad: Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel launches seventh phase of ‘Seva Setu’ initiative

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Gujarat chief minister Bhupendra Patel launched the seventh phase of state-wide Seva Setu programme from Manipur in Sanand, Ahmedabad district which will be held in the state till January 5, 2022.

A total of 56 different Services will be made available to the citizens through 2500 Seva Setu programme across the state.

CM also visited various stalls set up under Seva Setu and interacted with the beneficiaries and also requested the beneficiaries to avail various government schemes.

Rajasthan: Ensure giving 4% quota for people with disabilities in local body polls

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The ministry of social and Empowerment, government of India, has directed all the states and union territories, including Rajasthan, to ensure giving 4% reservation for persons with disabilities (PwDs) in Panchayati Raj and local body Elections.

Earlier, the State Government had allowed nominating PwDs to the Urban Local Bodies as members across the state. The state government had amended the Rajasthan Municipal Act in March this year to introduce this provision of nominating PwDs to the ULBs as members, making it the first in the country.

After amendments in the Rajasthan Municipal Act, now it has become mandatory to keep one post vacant for PwDs in an urban local body.