24.06.21

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Tuesday debunked the data related to the state’s unemployment rate at 29.10 percent and claimed that the CMIE report is factually wrong.

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The Chief Minister was responding to the latest data of the Centre for Monitoring of Indian economy (CMIE) for the month of May which has put the rate of Unemployment in Haryana at 29.10 percent. Citing the report, Congress general secretary Randeep Singh Surjewala has accused the BJP-JJP led of pushing the future of the state’s youth into darkness.

The Chief Minister said that the State Government has the data from Parivar Pechchan Patra (family ID cards) in which people who say they are unemployed have given self-declaration. As per the data, about 5-6 lakh are those who call themselves unemployed.

Out of these 5-6 lakh too, 2 to 2.5 percent are those who remain unemployed for a brief period, eg. while changing jobs or for a few months after completion of their graduation, he said.

On unemployment rate in the state, Khattar further said that five to six per cent unemployment rate overall can be there in the state and that too includes factors impacted by COVID situation.

Unemployment figures like 30 percent, 35 percent or 40 per cent, which means more than one-third are unemployed, are not correct. We don’t have such big numbers of unemployed people in Haryana, he claimed.

Punjabs sex ratio has improved considerably from 888 in 2016-17 to 919 in 2020-21. Giving the credit to the state Health and Family Welfare Department, the Minister in-charge Balbir Singh Sidhu on Tuesday said that the increase was due to stringent implementation of the Pre-conception and Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act 1994 Act.

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The information was shared during the meeting of State Supervisory Board, consisting of 22 members, under the chairmanship of Health and Family Welfare Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu.

Stating about the importance of the first Ante Natal Checkup (ANC), the Minister stressed on the need to carry out first ANC as soon as possible or within the first trimester so that any misdemeanour can be tracked by the ASHA (Accredited Social Health Activist) worker and consequently by the senior health officials.

Himachal gets 3 new bridges connecting roads to border areas

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Union DEFENCE ministerRajnath Singh virtually inaugurated 63 bridges from Kungyam in eastern Laddakh constructed byBorder Road Organization(BRO) in eight states across the country, including three inHimachal Pradesh.

He said 40-m Pangi bridge on Powari-Pooh road constructed at a cost of Rs 4.27 crore would provide round-the-year connectivity and would enhance logistic support to boost the morale of troops.
Thakur said Kiran khud bridge constructed at a cost of Rs 5.55 crore would play an important role in maintaining supply lines to troops besides ensuring uninterrupted line of Communication. He said the bridge would also enhance socio- by giving impetus to agricultural activities in the area.

The Uttarakhand Transport Department is preparing to commence the online application process to issue green cards to the commercial drivers for Char Dham Yatra. The department has already prepared new software to provide this online service and even successfully completed the trial run about two months ago.

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Though the has allowed Char Dham Yatra for locals of three districts which are Uttarkashi, Rudraprayag and Chamoli from July 1 and for others in the State from July 11, the transport department has not commenced the application process for green cards. Responding to this, Transport secretary Ranjit Kumar Sinha said that the department is preparing to start the online application system for green cards but its starting date is not fixed.

UP govt to come with mobile app for madrasa students

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TheUttar Pradeshgovernment has announced that it will develop a new mobile application for the Madrasa Board for TEACHING and other activities related to the madrasas in the state.

Over 2.5 lakh students of the UP Madrasa Board will now study through the mobile application from the new session.

The Board will make all possible efforts and arrangements so that students can do their studies on the mobile app from the new session.

The/Nudge Centre for Rural Development is set to invest Rs 200 crore to support rural livelihoods and to help poor households access Government programs, subsidies, schemes, and private sector investment. Called Asha Kiran – the Hope Project, this initiative is supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, The Rockefeller Foundation, the Skoll Foundation, Hindustan Unilever Foundation, FICCI-Aditya Birla CSR Centre for Excellence, HT Parekh Foundation, Godrej, RBL Bank, and KPMG among others.

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Focused on Uttar Pradesh as the primary State along with neighbouring geographies, Asha Kiran will build upon government priorities and programs, to scale high-impact models, in PARTNERSHIP with the government. Asha Kirans implementation partners include Transform Rural India Foundation, Indus Action, Magic Bus, Heifer International, Trust Community Livelihoods, The Goat Trust, Haqdarshak and others.

Asha Kiran is acting as a force-multiplier and scaling targeted, high-impact and cost-effective interventions which include enabling access to MGNREGS and PDS, input distribution and kitchen gardens to provide immediate relief in addition to improving agricultural incomes through high value crops, productivity and market linkages and adding secondary income via goatery & backyard . Asha Kirans Investment of Rs 200 crores is likely to unlock 800 crore rupees to 1000 crore rupees worth of benefits for rural communities through access to government schemes and private sector investments.

Bihars ganja, charas consumption much below national average: NCB

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The Percentage Population consuming gang and charas in the state is much below the national Average but, of late, it is showing a rising trend, as per theNarcotics Control Bureaufigures.

The national average is 1.2% of the population, which consumes ganja and charas as per a study of the ministry of social and Empowerment in 2019. Bihars average that time was 1.1%. But it has been observed later that there has been a rising trend.

As per the NCB data, drug abuse and trafficking has increased since 2020 Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown, but it has also created unprecedented public awareness about Health and measures for staying healthy and protecting each other.

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel wants the private sector to cooperate in further strengthening of health facilities in rural areas.

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Baghel said the private sector’s help will be taken to make available specialist doctors in rural areas, expand Health Services in Government hospitals and to develop the health .

The Government will grant subsidies to the private sector especially for construction of hospitals in rural areas.

The Industries Department has been told to prepare an action plan within 10 days.

The Government has taken a number of steps to improve and enhance health services in rural areas but the availability of specialist doctors in small district headquarters and block headquarters remains a challenge.

Madhya Pradesh: Jabalpur is third best performer in India, bags two awards

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Jabalpurhas bagged two Awards under theSmart Citiesmissions India Smart Cities Awards Contest (ISAC) 2020.

In the best performing cities category, Jabalpur is awarded 3rd position, whereas Indore ranks first. And apart from the overall performance, it ranks 7th in data assessment and usage in city planning.

The awards were declared on the basis of measures taken for collection of data in a systematic manner, preparing city data policy and also using this data in a systematic manner.

Overall,Madhya Pradeshhas bagged 11 awards and ranks seventh, followed by Uttar Pradesh. Five cities of the state – Indore, Jabalpur, Bhopal,Gwaliorand Sagar – have bagged one or more awards each.

Gujarat: Residential schools in PPP mode mulled

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TheGujaratgovernment plans to start a new scheme to found modern residentialschoolsin PPP(public private PARTNERSHIP) mode, in which selected promising children can study and the government will fund such schools on a per child basis. The state Education department has prepared a draft scheme to promote competitiveresidential schoolswhich can provide a good education to students from humble backgrounds studying in government schools.

The government expects to set up around 100 new PPP model residential schools. Each is expected to have 15 to 20 acres of land. The government aims to select the best students from tribal and backward areas and provide them competitive education and opportunities in civil Services, medical education, IITs and other opportunities.