23-24.04.23

Punjab meets 50% wheat procurement target

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Punjabhas managed to achieve more than 50% of its wheat procurement target amid slow lifting at the purchase centres. By Saturday evening, it had procured 65.7 lakh of more than 68.5 lakh metric tonnes of the arrived stock, and hoped to procure 132 lakh MT. However, it has managed to lift less than 20 lakh MT or 29.7% of the stock.

The long spell of inclement weather during the harvesting and procurement season has troubled both farmers and the government. The Average arrival is more than 7 lakh MT, and while the procurement figure is quite close, lifting needs to improve. The Punjab state https://exam.pscnotes.com/agricultural-Marketing“>Agricultural Marketing boards dashboard suggests that procurement was at 96%.

The wheat arrival even in Patialas grain markets was quick but a tardy 22% lifting had created a glut, forcing the farmers and the arhtiyas to report the slowest contracted transporter, which has major clusters.

Uttarakhand government withdraws daily cap on Char Dham pilgrims

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The Uttarakhand government has withdrawn its decision of imposing a daily limit on the number of pilgrims visiting theChar Dham shrinesa day before the commencement of the annual yatra to the four shrines of Gangotri, Yamunotri, Kedarnath and Badrinath. The registration process, which began on February 21, saw over 15 lakh devotees signing up for the pilgrimage until April 20. The government had earlier imposed daily limits of 19,000 visitors for Badrinath, 16,000 for Kedarnath, 9,000 for Gangotri, and 5,500 for Yamunotri.

This year’s Char Dham yatra has witnessed an overwhelming response with 15.1 lakh devotees registering for the pilgrimage. The highest number of registrations, 5.4 lakh, is for Kedarnath, followed by 4.5 lakh for Badrinath, 2.7 lakh for Gangotri, and 2.4 lakh for Yamunotri.

High-speed net to transform 16,000 gram panchayats

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To help India achieve its 5G dream and accelerate digital transition of villages, theUttar Pradeshgovernment will roll out 5FTTHconnections for 16,718 gram panchayats across the state.

FTTH refers to fibre to the Home and its installation is crucial to providing high-speed Internet access. In this, optical fibre is extended from a central point to individual buildings.

Experts pointed out that FTTH promises internet speed of up to 100MB per second which is 20-100 times faster than that offered by regular cable model set up.

Besides speed, FTTH can provide high-speed internet in far-flung areas. It also offers significantly high bandwidth which can greatly aid and speed up digital transaction and Services in areas like Banking, Education and Health.

Adani Power’s thermal plant in Jharkhand begins commercial operation

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Adani Power Ltd (APL) said a 800 MW unit at its thermal plant in Jharkhand has begun commercial operations.

The second unit of the 1600 MW project is also in an advanced stage of completion and expected to be commissioned soon.

This is to inform unit 1 of 800 MW capacity of the 2×800 MW ultra-supercritical power project of Adani Power (Jharkhand) Limited (APJL), situated in Godda has achieved commercial operations.

PM Awas Yojana : 2.21 lakh beneficiaries get notices in Bihar

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The rural development department (RDD) has served ‘white’ and ‘red’ notices on 2.21 lakh beneficiaries of thePM Awas Yojana(gramin) in the state for not constructing pucca houses allotted under the scheme even though the required for the purpose had been released into their personal bank accounts.

While the department’s Awaas Sahayak (AS) and Awaas Paryavekshak (AP) are responsible to monitor and motivate the beneficiaries regarding the construction of their pucca houses in time, Rs 1.20 lakh is given to each beneficiary in three instalments to get the construction done under the scheme.

Sources said 1.27 lakh beneficiaries have been served ‘white’ notice, which are like a warning to get their pucca houses constructed so as to escape the departmental action against them.

There are seven districts — Gaya, East Champaran, Madhubani, Begusarai, Nawada, Araria and Madhepura — where the number of defaulter beneficiaries is in the range of around 25,000 to over 11,000, in the descending order.

Ensure fodder, water, shade in Gauthans: CM

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Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Thursday underlined the need to ensure arrangements for fodder, water and shade for cattle in more than 10,000 Gauthans across the state, given the prevailing heat condition.

The Chief Minister was addressing a virtual programme here. As part of the Godhan Nyay Yojana, he released Rs 4.40 crore online to rural farmers, Women self-help groups associated with Gauthans and Gauthan committees.

Baghel asked district Collectors and the Chief Executive Officers of the district Panchayat to visit the Gauthans. They should arrange for green fodder, sheds and water along with hay as additional stock.

Good work being done in the wildlife conservation sector: CM

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The behaviour of cheetahs brought from Namibia and South Africa to Kuno , Sheopur in Madhya Pradesh is normal and they are completely healthy. The work of monitoring the cheetahs is being done 24 hours by the experts. Project Cheetah is proving successful. Four cubs have also been born.

Local residents including Cheetah Mitras are also benefiting financially from wildlife tourism. The state-wise tiger Population figures are likely to come by July 2023. A three-day international seminar on wildlife conservation and management will be held at Kanha Tiger Reserve from April 27 to 29, in which many subject experts will participate.

In the information related to the All India Tiger Census, it was told that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has released the All India Tiger Co-Predator Census Estimate 2022 in Mysore, Karnataka on 9th April. According to this, the maximum increase in the number of tigers has been revealed in the Central India region. This is also a clear indication that there has been an increase in the number of tigers in Madhya Pradesh. The state-wise tiger population data is expected to be formally released in July 2023.

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58% candidates placed under Deen Dayal scheme in a year

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As many as 58.34% candidates have been placed under theDeen DayalUpadhyaya Grameen Kaushal Yojana (DDU-GKY) inRajasthanin 2022-23, data from the rural development department revealed.
According to the data, out of 4,840 people trained under the scheme in 2022-23, as many as 2,824 have been placed in various sectors.
Around 52% candidates have been placed in the state in the last four years.

Out of 23,447 people trained in Rajasthan in the past four years, 12,405 have been placed, informed minister of state for rural development,Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti, in a reply to an unstarred question in Lok Sabha.

Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY) is being implemented as a centrally sponsored scheme under (NRLM) since 2014-15.

DDU-GKY is focused on rural youths in the 15-35 age group from poor families.

As part of the Skill India campaign, it is proving instrumental in supporting social and economic programmes of the government like Make in India, Digital India, Smart Cities and Start-Up India, and Stand-Up India.

Government to banks: Plan one-time clean-up of bad loans of Rs 12 lakh crore

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he finance ministry has asked to draw up a campaign for a one-time clean up strategy for clearing over 1 lakh bad loan recovery cases pending in debt recovery Tribunals (DRTs).

The ministry has asked banks to use an alternate dispute resolution platform like Lok Adalat to bring down the number of cases.

According to Banking sources, there are over 2 lakh cases pending with debt recovery tribunals of which over 1.5 lakh are original applications for over Rs 12 lakh crore exposure. Of these, the 12 public sector banks have over 1 lakh pending cases where the original exposure is around Rs 7.4 crore. The issue was discussed in the finance ministry in the presence of law ministry officials.

The proposal is to have a scheme for cases of low claim value where the dispute is straightforward and parties are likely to opt for settlement.

PM GatiShakti national master plan wins award for excellence in public administration

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At the 16th Civil Services Day Celebration, Prime Minister Narendra Modi awarded the Excellence in Public Administration-2022 award to the PM Gati Shakti national master plan in the Innovation (Central) category. The plan was launched in October 2021 to reduce costs and streamline critical Infrastructure projects. The award recognizes the innovative approach of the plan towards improving the countrys infrastructure and its impact on public administration

Modi highlighted the importance of utilizing the single platform that consolidates all infrastructure-related data to better plan and execute projects, especially in the social sector.

He added that PM Gati Shakti would help identify citizens needs, tackle Education challenges, and enhance Communication between departments, districts, and blocks, leading to the development of future strategies.