24.11.21

The Manohar Lal Khattar Government in Haryana has come up with a new policy for grant and utilization of transferable development rights (TDR), which will help the landowners to monetise their land holdings for the sites designated for external development works like sector roads, colleges, hospitals, open spaces, green belts among others.

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The policy notified by the Town and Country Planning Department, Haryana is aimed at making it easier for such landowners, whose land is required for critical needs of the development plan, to surrender their land in favour of the government in return of a TDR certificate.

The TDR certificate can be monetized by the landowner by selling it to various developers in the same development plan.

The policy would come as a major relief for the residents of developing sectors in urban areas and facilitate the construction of critical infrastructure like roads, hospitals, colleges.

As per the policy, TDR certificates can be issued for internal sector roads of 30-metre, 24-metre, 18-metre width and those that are part of sectoral plan road pockets. In addition to sector roads, all green belts provided in the development plans along such sector roads will also be considered to be eligible for grant of TDR certificate.

Renewable gas can be solution to stubble burning in Punjab

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To promote the nascent sector of renewable gas in Punjab,Invest Punjabon Monday signed an MoU (Memorandum Of Understanding) with the Punjab State Office-Renewable Gas Association of India (PSO-RGAI), for the promotion of setting up biofuel projects and compressed biogas Plants (Bio-CNG) in Punjab.

Renewable Gas Association of India (RGAI) has been set up to offer expertise and guidance to the Society to find the best solutions for improving and maximizing renewable gas production and usage and thus encouraging green and sustainable Growth.

Renewable gas could emerge as one of the most promising industrial sectors with sustainable and an all- for Punjab. With an annual surplus volume of 20-25 mio tons of agricultural residue, most of which is burnt, leads to 31 MMT of GHG emissions in a span of less than 75 days (mid-Sep to end-Nov)

15 years on, Himachal Pradesh moves towards new hydro power policy

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After 15 years,Himachal Pradeshis going to change its policy to address fresh challenges in hydro, Biomass and solar power development. The state has prepared adraft energy policy 2021that aims to promote green, clean and sustainable generation of energy to enable quick harnessing of full potential of Himachal Pradesh. It also aims to harness and commission 10,000 MW of hydro energy by 2030 to have an operational capacity of 20,948 MW beside upgrading the existing run ofriver hydro plantsforpumped storage Plants/hybrid power plants.

According to officials, the hydro power policy 2006 of the state has served its objectives well and over the last 15 years, there has been a paradigm shift in energy scenario of the country. The country is moving towards RENEWABLE ENERGY that is total green energy as per the Paris Agreement signed in December 2015. The solar and wind power share is increasing at a faster rate than the hydro. Hydro power along with hybrid, battery and pumped storages and hydrogen energy is going to be the focus areas in coming years.

Himachal Pradesh is blessed with hydro potential of 24,587 MW distributed over five river basins, out of which 10,948 MW has been harnessed (as on October 31 this year) and out of 13,639 MW, maximum potential will be harnessed by 2030.

Himachal Pradesh is leader in hydro power generation in the country and contributing nearly one-fourth of total hydro generation in the country. Approximately 45% of total hydro potential in the state has been harnessed and in next 10 years, nearly 10,000 MW renewable energy will be added.

Under new policy, it has been proposed to promote storage or pondage, including pumped storage power plants/combined cycle power plants, battery storage and other emerging technologies such as Hydrogen storage, capable of quick ramp up and ramp down and store energy with higher efficiency for long duration.

Policy aims to develop adequate and efficient transmission Network in the state and to evolve a dynamic and robust electricity Infrastructure for better consumer Services. It also proposes to revitalize state utility for distribution of power and to establish and promote a power trading entity in the state.

hief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has said that the banks should ensure that the benefit of Government schemes is received by people in time and they are not forced to make rounds of the offices. He also directed that strict action should be taken against those who put unnecessary objection on the applications of loans. Dhami was presiding over a review meeting of self employment schemes at state secretariat.

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On a terse note he said that the loan targets of different schemes for the year should be completed before December 15. He said that the bankers and the officers of departments concerned should work in tandem to achieve target. The CM directed that the district magistrates should undertake weekly reviews of the loans given under different schemes. Dhami said that the people should be made aware about various welfare schemes of union and state governments and they should know about the loan available under these schemes. He suggested that the DMs and Bank officers should start a campaign and ensure that the problem associated with loans are solved on the spot in the special camps.

In the meeting the CM directed the officers that the targets under the Mukhyamantri Swarojgar Yojana (MSY) should also be completed in time. He said that the DM concerned should do regular monitoring of the loans approved under the MSY. Dhami reviewed the progress of National Rural Livlihoods Mission (NRLM), Veer Chandra Singh Garhwali Swarojgar Yojana, Home stay, special component plan, PM Mudra Yojana, National Urban Livlihoods Mission (NULM); stand up India, PM Swanidhi and MSY on the occasion.

Uttar Pradesh crosses 15 crore vaccination mark in a new milestone

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Uttar Pradeshreached a new milestone in the Covid battle on Monday as the number of administered vaccine doses crossed the 15-crore mark in the state. This figure is over 33% more than the total number of doses administered in Maharashtra, the next contender state.

In terms of people, 10.62 crore individuals are partially vaccinated in the state, while 4.37 crore have taken both the doses. Considering that the total number of eligible persons in UP is 15.04 crore, this translates to over 29% of the Population being fully vaccinated and 71% just taking one vaccine dose. Lauding the achievement, senior Health officials directed the staff to sustain the pace till all eligible persons are vaccinated and appealed to people to come and take their due vaccine in individual and social interest.

State to procure 8 lakh metric ton paddy this year

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Jharkhand governments department offood,public distribution and consumer affairsaims to procure approximately 8 lakh metric tonpaddyfrom the states farmers this year. In 2020, the state had procured a little over 6 lakh metric ton paddy during the Kharif season.

In October this year, the state cabinet approved a proposal of the department to cap the maximum procurement from one farmer at 200 quintals. This was done to ensure that greater numbers of small and marginal farmers are brought under the ambit of the paddy procurement scheme. The state procures paddy from a farmer at Rs 2,050 per quintal. More than 1.03 lakh farmers are expected to turn up at the paddy procurement centres this year.

Chhattisgarh Panchayat Provisions Rules – Schedule Extension

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Under the of 1996, the government of Chhattisgarh has drafted draught regulations titled “Chhattisgarh Panchayat Provisions (Extension of the Scheduled) Rules, 2021.”

Highlights:

“PESA ” is the acronym for “Panchayat (Extension of the Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996.”

The Central government passed this law to give people in scheduled regions self-Governance through gramme sabhas.

The legislation recognizes tribal groups’ and people of scheduled regions’ legal right to self-govern through their own self-government systems.

It also recognizes tribals’ traditional rights to Resources“>Natural Resources. PESA also gives gramme sabhas the capacity to approve development plans and exercise oversight over all social sectors.

PESA laws have already been enacted in six states. If the guidelines are passed, Chhattisgarh would become the seventh state to have PESA laws.

MP’s first medical devices park may come up in Ujjain

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Madhya Pradesh’s first medical device manufacturing park may come up at Vikram Udyogpuri inUjjainunder the central government’s scheme, ‘Promotion of Medical Devices Parks’, aimed at boosting Health and reducing cost of medical devices.

The State Government has identified around 200 acres at Vikram Udyogpuri in Ujjain for developing the medical device park. A detailed project report will be sent to Centre by December.

Initially, the state government had proposed over 300 acres in Hoshangabad district for setting upmedical devices park. But the Centre suggested considering an alternate location near Delhi-Mumbai Expressway.

In the country, four states – Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh – have been given the ‘in-principle’ approval by the Centre for setting up medical devices park under the scheme for which it will give a maximum assistance of Rs 100 crore to one park.
The state government will give land and contribute in remaining development of the park. It also aims to provide electricity and land at subsidized rates to industries. Tenure of the scheme is from financial year 2020-2021 to 2024-2025.

The medical devices park will provide common infrastructure facilities to manufacturers aimed at reducing manufacturing cost and improving affordability of medical devices in the domestic market.

Farmers in Gujarat to get Rs 1,500 government aid to purchase smartphones

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TheGujaratgovernment has decided to provide financial assistance of up to Rs 1,500 to farmers in the state for purchasing a smartphone, as per a notification issued by the state Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture department.

The scheme is meant to encourage the farmers to buysmartphoneswhich could be used for various purposes towards increasing their farm income, at a time when the prevalence of digital Services in the field of agriculture is growing every day, it said.

The smartphone will make it easy for a farmer to access information regarding Weather forecast, possible pest infestation, various schemes of the agriculture department, modern farm techniques and expert opinion etc.