27.12.22

Punjab targets to increase area under shrimp culture to 5000 acres in five years

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To further promote pisciculture in the state, Punjab Government has decided to increase area under profitable agri-allied occupation, shrimp culture, to 5,000 acres over next five years.

Bhullar said that for the development of shrimp culture, a dedicated Demonstration Farm-cum-Training Center is being run at Ena Khera village in Sri Muktsar Sahib district, where free training and -water testing facilities are being provided to shrimp farmers.

He said that special emphasis is being laid to develop for fish farming and increase fish production in the state. State Government is supplying good quality fish seed to farmers at subsidized rates from government fish seed farms. The construction work of new government fish seed farm is underway at Village Killianwali, District Fazilka, which will soon be completed and dedicated to the people.

Anti-conversion amendment Bill gets Himachal Governor’s nod

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Governor RV Arlekar has given approval to the Himachal Pradesh Freedom of Religions (Amendment) Bill, 2022 and nine other Bills. Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu gave this information in the House on the second day of the Winter Session here today. These Bills were passed during the tenure of the previous BJP government.

According to the HP Freedom of Religions (Amendment) Bill, 2022, the definition of mass conversion will now mean the conversion of two or more persons at the same time. Under Section 7 of the Act, any person, who converts to another religion, shall not take any benefit of his parent religion or caste after conversion. If a person gives a false declaration and takes the benefit of caste or religion after conversion, he or she shall be liable for imprisonment of not less than two years, which can be extended up to five years, and a fine up to Rs 1 lakh.

The amendment also states that anyone found involved in mass conversion in contravention of the provisions of the Act shall be liable for five to 10 years of imprisonment. If the offence is committed for the second time, the minimum imprisonment term shall be seven years, extendable up to 10 years and a fine up to Rs 1 lakh. Other Bills that were tabled in the House include the Himachal Pradesh Appropriation (Number 3) Bill, 2022. It provides authorisation of Rs 474 crore out of the consolidated fund of Himachal Pradesh to meet certain expenditure of financial year 2013-14.

The HP (Amendment) Bill 2021 provides for the appointment of a judge as Lokayukta. Earlier, only the High Court Chief Justice was eligible for the post.

The Himachal Pradesh Ground Water (Regulation and Control of Development and Management) Amendment Bill aims to regulate the use of underground water. It has a provision of five years of imprisonment for the violation of provisions.

The Himachal Pradesh Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management (Amendment) Bill 2022 provides that the Fiscal Deficit in the state Budget for financial year 2020-21 can exceed by 3 per cent to 4 per cent of the state GDP.

No green nod for Sukhatal development, Uttarakhand high court told

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In the ongoing hearing of the Sukhatal beautification project, the State https://exam.pscnotes.com/Environment-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Environment-impact-assessment”>Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) informed theUttarakhand that it never received an application forSukhatal development, when it’s mandatory for the state to get environmental clearance (EC) fromSEIAAbefore starting any such project.

The court was also informed that Sukhatal is part of a wetland. The HC, which had issued notices to the SEIAA and state wetlands management authority during the last hearing, has again sent a notice to the latter. During the last hearing, the court had ordered to stop all construction on Sukhatal lake bed and the stay is still in effect.

UP govt to table its largest ever budget in Feb

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The Uttar Pradesh government is likely to present the largest ever annual budget of over Rs 7 lakh crore for the next fiscal 2023-24.

The budget is likely to be tabled in the state assembly in February after the UP Global Investors Summit.

The Yogi Adityanath government 2.0 in May last year had presented its maiden annual budget for 2022-23 of more than Rs 6.15 lakh crore.

The government in December had obtained the approval of the legislature for the supplementary grants of Rs 33,769 crore.

The annual budget for 2022-23 was 10 per cent higher than the annual budget of 2021-22. The budget size of 2021-22 was of Rs5.5 lakh crore and it was presented in February 2021.

The state Finance department has started the process of budget preparation and all the departments have been asked to submit the detailed proposals at the earliest. The Finance department had earlier asked the departments to submit the proposals by the end of November.

The focus of the Finance department is on the new schemes and projects to be taken up in next fiscal 2023-24. The new projects are classified as Schedule of New Demands in the state budget. The new projects and schemes will be included ensuring their efficiency, viability and their actual contribution to gross state domestic product (GSDP).

The gross state domestic product(GSDP) of Uttar Pradesh for 2022-23 (at current prices) is projected to be Rs 20.48 lakh crore, a https://exam.pscnotes.com/Growth“>Growth of 17.1 per cent over the revised estimate of GSDP for 2021-22 (Rs 17.49 lakh crore. In 2021-22, the GSDP is estimated to contract by 9.8 per cent over the previous year (at current prices) due to the novel coronavirus pandemic.

The total receipts excluding borrowings for 2022-23 was estimated to be Rs 5.02 lakh crore, and an increase of 32 per cent over the revised estimates of 2021-22 (Rs 3.81 lakh crore.In 2021-22, receipts (excluding borrowings) fell short of the budget estimate by Rs 39,609 crore (a decrease of 9 per cent).

The for 2022-23 is targeted at Rs 81,178 crore (3.96 per cent of the GSDP). In 2021-22, as per the revised estimates, the Fiscal Deficit was 4.27 per cent of the GSDP, higher than the budget estimate of 4.17 per cent of the GSDP.

Revenue surplus for 2022-23 is estimated to be Rs 43,124 crore (2.11 per cent of the GSDP).In 2021-22, the revenue surplus was estimated to be 1.26 per cent of the GSDP, higher than the budget estimate of 1.07 per cent of the GSDP.

New schemes, gifts, on three years of Soren govt

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On the occasion of completion of three years of JMM/ Congress alliance government, Chief Minister Hemant Soren transferred amount of various schemes among the farmers, girls and students of the state directly in their accounts. Chief Minister Drought Relief Scheme compensation amount was sent to the farmers of the drought affected blocks of the state.

In the first phase of this scheme, Rs 2,32,36,85,000 was sent through DBT in the bank accounts of 6,63,910 beneficiary farmers. Similarly, under the Savitribai Phule Kishori Samridhi Yojana, a girl child studying in class 8 and 9 is given Rs 2,500, a girl child studying in class 10, 11 and 12 is given Rs 5,000 and a girl child aged 18-19 years is given a one-time grant of Rs 20,000. On the occasion, Rs 2,192,991,500 was transferred the account of 5,52,685 girls.

On the occasion, Chief Minister Hemant Soren said that despite all the difficulties, the government has covered a successful journey of three years, but still a long way has to go.

Moreover, Rs 500 crore was transferred in the account of 25 lakh students. The government also sent funds to the accounts of selected students under pre-matric https://exam.pscnotes.com/Scholarship“>Scholarship. Under this scheme, Rs 1500 are given to the students of classes one to five for Scheduled Tribes, Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes. At the same time, the total amount of this scheme has now been increased to one lakh rupees. Today, Rs 500 crore was sent to the accounts of 25 lakh such selected students.

The Chief Minister also said that that after 20 years of exploitation and discrimination, changes are now chattering in Jharkhand and the state has moved on the path of development.

Ease processes for filmmakers in Bihar: Nitish Kumar

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With places of scenic beauty going untapped, the has initiated a variety of measures to promote shooting of films in a bid to cultivate its fairly new image before the world.

Chief ministerNitish Kumar, who reviewed the works of the arts, culture and youth affairs department asked the officials concerned to simplify the official processes for clearance and provide all facilities to the interested filmmakers so that they don’t face any problems in film shooting in the state.

The CM said filmmaking in the state would not only promote tourism, but also provide opportunities to local artists and create new job opportunities.

The is setting up a film city in Rajgir, a prominent tourist town in Nalanda which is the Home district of Nitish, while several other sites located amid hills and other natural surroundings are being developed to draw the attention of filmmakers. Shekhodewra, a village located in Nawada district, is one such location which has been especially developed for the purpose in the state.

Various types of art and culture hidden in tribes

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Governor Mangubhai Patel said that Madhya Pradesh holds a special identity in the field of arts, handicrafts and handlooms in the whole world. There are more than 45 tribes in Madhya Pradesh, in which lay various types of hidden https://exam.pscnotes.com/art-and-culture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Art and Culture. Governor Patel was addressing the Converge 2022 festival organised by National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) at Tatya Tope Nagar.

Governor Patel expected the teachers and students of NIFT to take advantage of this diversity and incorporate it in their designs and products. This will not only encourage the culture of India, but also provide cultural and economic security to these tribes on the land full of historical art and natural beauty of Bhopal.

Governor Patel said that NIFT is counted among the top fashion Education institutes in the world. Due to the growing need in this field, NIFT Bhopal is one of the 18 campuses located in different states and union territories of the country. He said that along with fashion education, NIFT is also promoting Sports, culture and literature through this festival. Patel inaugurated the programme by releasing pigeons and balloons. He unveiled the special cover of the Postal Department.

Governor Patel said that at the time when the Central Government formulated the Cheetah Project to bring back the extinct Cheetah species to India, at the same time NIFT Bhopal chose Cheetah as the memento of the festival. The Governor appreciated the recent arrival of 8 African Cheetahs in the State due to the special efforts of the Central and State Governments.

Raj to start use of FASTag on 8 more highways soon

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The is planning to start the use ofFASTagon eight more state highways soon. Earlier, FASTag was launched on a pilot basis at toll plazas on two state highways Jaipur-Bhilwara highway and Sikar-Jhunjhunu-Luharu road. The eight highways where toll plazas are operated byRajasthanState Road Development & Construction Corporation (RSRDC) are: Hanumangarh-Suratgarh road, Dungargarh-Sardarsahar-Rajgarh road, Nasirabad-Kekri-Deoli road, Dabok-Mavli-Kapasan road, Jahajpur-Mandalgarh road, Alwar-Behror-Narnol road, Marna-Raas road and Jodhpur-Osian-Falaudi road.

A digital display board, installed at the maingateof RSRDC headquarters, was also inaugurated by the minister. It will help in publicity of all the RSRDC projects. The minister also inaugurated the electronic toll collection system (FASTag) on two state highways Jaipur-Bhilwara highway and Sikar-Jhunjhunu-Luharu road under National Electronic Toll Collection.

Indias first underwater metro service,The Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation (KMRC)said that the East-West Metro Corridor project, is expected to be completed byDecember 2023.With this, another feather is being added to the crown of Kolkata Metro, the first metro railway in the country. Kolkata Metro, which started its journey in 1984, is being expanded to cover the whole city and its outskirts. The underwater metro, which will be running through the Hoogly river will connect the twin cities of Howrah and Kolkata.

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Kolkata Metro RAILWAY Corporation has taken up the difficult take of making the tunnel with the help of German machines and the best experts. Work inside the tunnel is still in progress.

As far as the cost of construction of the underground metro is concerned, it costs about Rs 120 crore per kilometre to build the tunnel but the manufacturing cost of the tunnel underwater, which is deep in the Hooghly river costs increased to around 157 crores by per kilometre.

GST collections in December up by 15 percent to Rs 1.49 lakh cr

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According to a government announcement, Indias goods and Services tax receipts increased 15% year over year in December to Rs 1.49 lakh crore ($18.07 billion), suggesting robust economic activity throughout the holiday season. In November, revenue from goods and services taxes totaled Rs. 1.46 lakh crore.

The total amount of GST revenue collected in December 2022 was Rs 1,49,507 crore, of which the CGST portion was Rs 26,711 crore, the SGST portion was Rs 33,357 crore, the IGST portion was Rs 78,434 crore (including Rs 40,263 crore from the collection of GST on goods imported), and the Cess portion was Rs 11,005 crore (including Rs 850 crore collected on import of goods).

The government made a regular settlement of Rs 36,669 crore to CGST and Rs 31,094 crore to SGST from IGST.