27-28.02.22

PM-DevINE scheme boost to infra, fight against cancer in the northeast

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The brand new PM-DevINE scheme proposed in theUnion Budgetfor 2022-23 with an initial allotment of Rs 1,500 crore is aimed at funding and need-based social development, which include one-of-a-kind Bamboo Link Roads inMizoramto help transport bamboo from forests and management of paediatric and adult hemotolymphoid (head and neck) cancers in the region.

Mizoram will gain the maximum with two projects pilot project for construction of bamboo link road at different locations in various districts in the state at a tentative cost of Rs 100 crore and construction of Aizawl By-pass on the western side for Rs 500 crore.

Till the time of the Budget presentation, a tentative amount of Rs 963 crore has been earmarked for seven projects and projects worth Rs 537 crore are yet to be identified.

The scheme, Prime Ministers Development Initiativefor NorthEast (PM-DevINE), will be implemented through the North Eastern Council (NEC) and it will not be a substitute for existing central or state schemes.

Assam: Experts unhappy with Charaideo dossier for UNESCO tag

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TheAssamArchaeology Department has expedited the process of finalizing the dossier for theCharaideosite, the first capital of the Ahom Royals, to be sent to the Unesco for a world heritage tag.

Of the 31 king maidams or graves scattered in the Charaideo capital complex, only a dozen are being proposed for the heritage tag. The pyramid-style ancient graveyards have drawn researchers from all over the world to Assam. Conservation activists rued that the maidam of the founder of the dynasty, Chaolung Siu Ka Pha, has not been included in the dossier.

In 2021, the director of land records and survey, Assam, had completed the survey of a vast area, covering around 4,756 bighas, to be included in the dossier. It was planned to be sent for Unesco’s approval within a year.

IIT-Kharagpur to study 3 smart projects

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The Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, has been roped in by the Union ministry of housing and urban affairs to document the impact of three important projects implemented by Bhubaneswar Smart City Limited (BSCL) Bhubaneswar Operation Centre (BOC), adaptive traffic system and socially smart city.

The report will be sent to the ministry under the Smart Cities and Academia Towards Action & Research (SAAR) programme to help other cities to replicate the three projects.
According to the BSCL, these three projects have brought changes in the lives of people, road traffic and service delivery.

In addition, the BSCL has introduced information technology-backed facilities in collection of holding tax, obtaining trade licence, parking space management and so on. The holding tax has been made completely online.

TN developing competitive locations as EV hubs in state

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As part of its effort to build an EV hub to complement the internal combustion engine (ICE) auto hub in Nadu, the State Government is in the process of developing specific connected and integrated locations for both the domestic and export markets.

Tamil Nadu accounts for 10.3% of electric vehicles sold in India right now up from 6.4% in 2019. In 2021, nearly 3% of the vehicles registered in TN were EVs and by 2030 this number is projected to go over 30% of the fleet in the state, said Moinuddin. To allow the ICE to EV transition, the state government is building charging Infrastructure which is one of the biggest constraints in the move towards EV from ICEs.

Tamil Nadu has already emerged as the EV hub of the country which is evidenced by the Investment commitment and interest of nearly Rs 20,000 crore with a potential of generating over 52,000 jobs across segments of the value chain in EV, EV components, EV battery, technology R&D, EV chargers and charging Services.

Kerala: National award for KITE’s online platform

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Kerala and Technology for Education (KITE) has won yet another national award. It picked up ‘TheDigital Technology Sabha Award2022′ for itsonline platformwhich benefited over 43 lakh students during the pandemic.KITEwon the award in the ‘cloud category’ in the government sector.

In continuation to the First Bell Digital Classes aired through KITE VICTERS channel amid the pandemic, KITE had introduced an online platform (a customized version of G-Suite) using a dedicated domain kiteschool.in, which not only facilitated secured online classes, but also used Samagra Resource Portal and First Bell portal.

Ktaka will help India become an economic powerhouse: BCIC

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Karnatakas economic potential when realised will help India as a whole leapfrog other countries in a wide range of sectors. That was the message from panelists at a webinar on Friday organised by TOI in PARTNERSHIP with the Bangalore Chamber of and Commerce (BCIC). At the event,BCIClaunched a booklet titled `NammaKarnatakaGateway to India.
BCIC represents large and medium companies in the state and plays an active role in promoting trade and Investment in Karnataka. KR Sekar, partner at Deloitte Touche and president of BCIC, said the organisation also opened a field office in Tokyo to attract capital from Japanese investors. It plans to have a presence in Amsterdam as well.

Link investment subsidy with job creation: Experts

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While states like Haryana and Andhra Pradesh are insisting on locals only for jobs in private companies, experts and analysts said it would be in fitness of things to link subsidies withjob creationas a condition to promote EMPLOYMENT potential.

Data shows that approximately 1,880 eligible manufacturing units in Telangana have claimed to have provided 1.93 lakh jobs in the last seven years. This would imply that each unit has generated approximately 100 jobs.

According toYerramraju Behara, a board member ofTelangana Industrial Health Clinic Limited(TIHCL), companies claims on jobs should be taken with a pinch of salt because the standard Industry norm now is for every crore worth of investment, six jobs should be generated in an MSME.

The State Government has sanctioned Rs 1,365 crore as an SGST reimbursement subsidy with the exception of 40 types of industries. The rest of the MSMEs in the state are eligible for the incentives. Units are eligible for a variety of incentives, ranging from land cost subsidies to power subsidies and SGST reimbursement. The next instalment payment proposal of Rs 600 crore is ready from this Rs 1,365 crore.
Another estimate is that job creation can be considered good by manufacturing units when 7 per cent or more of the cost of production is spent on human Resources.

TTD, NTPC to sign MoU for solar projects at Tirumala

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The TirumalaTirupatiDevasthanams (TTD) will enter into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Limited (NVVN) to commission solar PV power projects at Tirumala and Tirupati and purchase generated from these projects.

The TTD trust board under the chairmanship of Y V Subba Reddy recently gave its nod to the administrative top brass to go ahead with the proposals. Following a series of meetings and inspections, NVVN representatives agreed to TTD’s proposals of commissioning solar power Plants at multiple locations in the hill town.

While the capital cost for the project will be borne by NVVN, the TTD will provide land for 25 years.

Power generated will be purchased by the TTD for 25 years at a price determined by the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC).

E-governance, ease of biz, far from expectations: GCCI

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Despite an improvement in Indias ranking in the rankings, Industry reforms, poore-Governanceand delayed payments continue to thwart the micro and small scale industries (MSME), particularly in Goa, the Goa Chamber of Commerce & Industry (GCCI) said.

Submitting a list of recommendations on the draft MSME policy, the GCCI has asked the Centre and Goa to focus on digitisation, import substitution, hassle-free funding and an end to licence raj.

The GCCI said that facilitation centres should be set up at the district-level with a focus on training programmes, Skill development, quality enhancement and testing centres. Deterrents also need to be put in place to penalise large organisations that perennially delay payments to MSMEs.

The industry body said there is a need to develop MSME clusters that focus on similar products.

Maharashtra to study fee structure of med education in Ukraine, Russia

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The Maharashtra government has taken note of fee structures for medical Education in Ukraine and Russia and officials have been instructed to see if such facilities can be given to students in the state, state minister Amit Deshmukh said.

Speaking to reporters here, the state medical education minister said the will study the reasons for students travelling abroad for education.

The government has taken a note of the fees for medical education in Russia and Ukraine. We shall study the reasons that why these students are going abroad, Deshmukh said. Some work needs to be done to ensure that students planning to go abroad can get those facilities here, he said, adding that the Centre and state governments can work on this together.