23-24.12.22

Punjab Govt okays vehicle scrappage policy

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The today gave a nod to the policy for scrapping of old vehicles, transport and non-transport vehicles. Those scrapping their old vehicles will get a rebate on the motor vehicle tax (MVT) from 15 to 25 per cent.

Those scrapping old vehicles (transport and non-transport) will get a rebate on the motor vehicle tax from 15 to 25%

A total of 1.28 crore vehicles have been registered in the state to date and nearly one-third of them have been registered 12-15 years ago

The state policy is in line with the Vehicle Scrapping policy of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.

New Development Bank to fund Shimla ropeway project

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The New (NDB) has agreed to fund the Shimla Urban Transport Ropeway Project. The project will be implemented under the 90:10 financial scheme by the Centre and the state.

The ropeway will have a Network of 14.69 km, starting from Taradevi, the entry point to the city. It will have 15 boarding and de-boarding stations close to the circular road.

The ropeway will lead to decongestion of the city roads. It will have the capacity of ferrying around 7,000 passengers in an hour to various parts of the city. It will be like Metro on ropes.

Uttarakhand 1st in India to have fully digitised PDS: WFP

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According toUN’s World Food Programme(WFP),Uttarakhandhas become the country’s first state to have “fully digitised, GPS-tagged and cost-effective targetedpublic distribution system(PDS).”

Under this model, ration shops and godowns are geotagged and transportation of each food grain-carrying vehicle is tracked for timely delivery to the beneficiaries, resulting in prevention of adulteration and leakage of highly-subsidised food grains in the market by the transporters and warehouse keepers.
Uttarakhand has over 9,000 ration shops and 200 warehouses for storing grains presently.

The collaboration between the state and WFP has brought together innovation and automation to the existing food safety nets, thus directly benefiting 95 lakh people every month.

According to WFP officials, Uttarakhand is also the country’s first state to install a mobile storage unit (MSU) with a 500 metric ton capacity for the storage of grains in Haridwar during Kumbh and now the has taken the initiative to Rudrapur.

2023 to witness implementation of Yogis development plans

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While the year 2022 will be remembered for many important decisions taken by the government one after the other in the fields of Health, , law and order, Education, and EMPLOYMENT, the year 2023 will see the implementation of development plans in various sectors under the Leadership of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.

The Yogi governments special focus will be on the Health sector, law and order, tourism, education and Infrastructure Development this year. The government wants to ensure that the people of the state get better health facilities as well as technology-based education. The government also plans to strengthen the infrastructure of the rural areas of the state.

On the instructions of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, emphasis will be laid on making the state’s education system smarter with the help of the latest technologies in the new year. Children will be given education through smart classes at basic, junior, and secondary levels whereas two tablets each will be given to each school. Besides, from the new year attendance will be marked through the face reading of the children.

In addition, 77 textbooks will be available on QR code while pocket charts of the syllabus will be provided to the teachers. Efficient assessment tests will be conducted for the children of all the primary and upper primary schools of the state through a simple app. Along with this, the Skilled India Monitoring Centre will be established at the state level. On the other hand, to make the high school and intermediate board examinations more transparent, the vehicle carrying the question paper will be equipped with GPS and its route will also be decided.

Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India chaired a review meeting through video conferencing for the eradication of Kala-azar in Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, and West Bengal. Health Minister of Jharkhand, Banna Gupta, along with health ministers of other states and high level officials participated in this meeting. In the meeting Dr. Mandaviya also inaugurated the video message given by Indian cine artist Manoj Bajpayee on Kala-azar.

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On this occasion, the message given by the Prime Minister, Government of India in his Mann Ki Baat programme was also narrated, in which he said “control of sand fly and early detection and complete treatment of Kala-azar disease” is very necessary. Dr. Mandaviya, in his address, directed that the supply of essential medicines is ensured by the Central Government, but their implementation will have to be ensured by the State.

In the programme, Dr. Bharti Praveen Pawar, State Health and Family Welfare Minister, Government of India, said that for the total eradication of Kala-azar disease, there is a need to work under a well-planned strategy of identification of Kala-azar patients. He suggested that the new initiative of Jharkhand, in which intensive surveillance is done in rural areas through ambulances, can be adopted by other states as well.

Move to convert Gaya govt press into a museum

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The more than 108-year-old government jail press, which once fulfilled the requirements of printing all documents, would be developed as a museum.

A proposal with this regard would be sent to the government. The British period press is spread in an area of around seven acres. There are several rare machines more than 150 years old with tag of manufacturing date and the country where it was made. The machines had been made inEnglandand Germany.

As per old records, the press was established in 1914 by the British government and the machines were shifted here from Dhaka in then undivided Bengal. Known asBihargovernment press and forms, it fulfilled the requirements of various types of forms used in all the government offices like Police, court, sales tax, revenue, Health, Education and others.

Dobi micro lift irrigation project to irrigate 20k acres of land

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Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that development is gaining momentum in the state. Water arrangements are being made to increase the area under Irrigation in the interest of the farmers. Bhoomi pujan of micro lift irrigation project costing Rs 106 crore 35 lakh was conducted in Dobi village of Sehore district today.

The project will be completed soon. With this, 20 thousand acres of agricultural land in 24 villages will be irrigated. Four thousand farmers will be benefited from the project, water will be supplied to their fields.

Chief Minister Chouhan was addressing the villagers today after inaugurating and laying the foundation stone of various development works in Dobi village. Chouhan said that water will reach the fields of the villagers through the lift irrigation project, due to which the farmer will get a good income along with a good crop. The is also running several schemes in the interest of the farmers. We are determined for the progress and development of the farmers.

Many villagers demanded Chief Minister Chouhan to include their village in the project during the bhoomi pujan of Lift Irrigation Project. Accepting the demand of the farmers, the Chief Minister announced to add other villages to the project from the same platform. He told that Rs 50 crore will be sanctioned separately for this. Chief Minister Chouhan said that the yield of crops will be enhanced by making irrigation water available for the farmers. Water will be supplied to the backmost farmer through the Dobi Micro Lift Irrigation Project.

The Chief Minister said that today is the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister and Member of Parliament from his constituency Late Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Atal ji was one great man who had no critics both in Indian politics and public life. Atal jis life was devoted to nation-building and service. He always used to say that life is worth living only if it is useful for the nation and the Society. Every moment of his life was devoted to the welfare of the people. He remains among us even today through his speech, thoughts, deeds, knowledge and poems.

CM Rise School will prove to be better in improving the hidden talents of children and building their future. Nine CM Rise schools have also been established in Sehore district.

Chouhan said that vacancies of one lakh government jobs will be made available for the children. Children should study hard and perform well. He said that coaching institutes are being opened in Shahganj and Nasrullaganj of Budhni assembly constituency to provide good Education opportunities to the children from renowned coaching institutes. In this, all the students will be given free coaching for competitive exams.

Jaisalmer poised to become another cement hub in state

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Large number of tourists flock to Jaisalmer for its rolling sand dunes. But now, the desert district has started attracting investors.

In fact, Jaisalmer is poised to become anothercementhub in the state, which is already the largest producer of the building material in the country.

What is driving the boom is the auction of limestone mines. Recently, the mines department auctioned four limestone blocks, fetching estimated royalty revenues of Rs 11,847 crore over 50 years. Four companies have signed MoUs with the to invest Rs 6,000 crore in setting up as many cement Plants.

After exploration of 337 sq km, the mines department has identified 32 limestone mines in Jaisalmer, of which 7 have been reserved for RSMML.
As per the government data, steel-grade (SMS) limestone, which is superior, accounts for 2,596 million tonne, while cement-grade stands at 11466 million tonne.

Rajasthan is already the leading producer of cement having 20% of the countrys production, followed by Madhya Pradesh (13%), Andhra Pradesh and Chhattisgarh (12% each), Tamil Nadu and Karnataka (7% each), Gujarat (6%) and the remaining coming from other states.
The Growth of cement Industry in Jaisalmer will further bolster the Leadership position of the state in the country.

Digital India Awards 2022, e-NAM wins Platinum Award

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e-NAM,a flagship initiative of the Ministry of Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, has won thePlatinum Awardin theDigital Empowerment of Citizens Category in Digital India Awards 2022held in New Delhi. The President of India, Smt. Droupadi Murmu, as Chief Guest of the event, has conferred the Digital India Awards, 2022.

e-NAM is a digital platform integrating 1260 APMC mandis across 22 States and 3 UTs to facilitate online trading of 203 agriculture and commodities to enable farmers to realize better remunerative prices for their produce. e-NAM is catalysing the digital transformation of mandi operations and e- trading of agricultural commodities. As on 31.12.2022, more than 1.74 Crore farmers & 2.39 Lakh traders have been registered on e-NAM portal. A total trade consisting of 69 million metric tonnes of worth Rs. 2.42 lakh crore has been recorded on e-NAM platform.