The implementation of this Samarpan programme would inculcate a sense of dedication towards the Society and people would come forward to serve the society selflessly.
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Punjab to waive pending electricity bills of defaulters having connections up to 2 KW
The Punjab cabinet on Wednesday decided to waive pending electricity bills of all defaulters having connection up to 2 KW.
This will cover 80 per cent electricity consumers in Punjab. Such consumers whose connections have been disconnected would benefit from it.
This will put approximately Rs 1,200 crore burden on the state exchequer and will benefit consumers in rural and urban areas. Committees at tehsil level will be formed to handle such cases and verify the beneficiaries. The policy will apply only to the previous electricity bills that are pending.
GST regime complex, says Himachal Pradesh Veopar Mandal
The Centre has made the GST regime more complicated by bringing in numerous amendments, causing hardships to the trading community, said Sumesh Sharma, president of the HP Veopar Mandal.
He said the government had made 950 amendments to the GST structure in the past four years without taking the traders into confidence. After the amendments the traders were facing confusion. Some of them had been forced to leave their trade as they could not cope with the complex tax system. He added that the government should sensitise the traders before and after making amendments to the GST to make them aware about the new provisions.
The present structure of the GST has not only made trading a complex affair but has also stamped traders as culprits if they are not aware of the amendments made to the tax structure in the past four years,
Uttarakhands first Palmetum- Key Facts
The Uttarakhand Forest Department inaugurated the first Palmetum of the state on September 26, 2021. It has been developed in Haldwani area of Nainital district.
This Palmetum is the biggest one in North India, comprising of 110 species of palms.
It has been established in an area of three acres.
It was developed in over three years under the CAMPA scheme at a cost of16 lakh.
It was inaugurated by Prof Lalit Tiwari, a professor of Botany from Kumaon University.
This Palmetum was inaugurated with the aim promoting conservation & research and creating awareness regarding the importance and ecological role of various palm species.
Palmetum comprises of 4 critically endangered species of Palm, 2 endangered species, 2 vulnerable species and 6 near threatened species as per categorization. It also comprises of one threatened species, as per Uttarakhand Biodiversity Board. As per Indian Biodiversity Portal, one species is rare.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will launch Women Entrepreneurs Empowerment Helpline at Lok Bhawan under the ongoing Vikas Utsav programme organised by the state government on Wednesday.
Along with this, development training to 75,000 Women will also start on this occasion and free cooking gas connections will also be distributed to women under Ujjwala 2.0.
He said that the chief minister would launch Women Entrepreneur Empowerment Helpline number 1800 2012 6844 in the programme.
Women entrepreneurs will be able to get all information related to MSME and the possibilities of self-EMPLOYMENT and entrepreneurship through this helpline number.
Through the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, not only people are being given houses, but efforts are also being made to empower the poor and deprived families by giving benefits of various schemes of the government, said by Director, Directorate of Urban Development, Vijaya Jadhav, , in a dialogue programme on housing here on Tuesday.
Jadhav said that before the Amrit Mahotsav organised to commemorate 75 years of independence, one has to directly communicate with the beneficiaries about the implementation of various schemes of the government and be aware of their views. Along with this, they have to be linked with welfare schemes. She said that Women are also being provided co-ownership under PM Awas Yojana, so that they can be given their due. Giving information about the objective of the Samvad programme on Awas, she said that the objective of the programme is to provide a platform to such people, who are underprivileged and who are playing their role indirectly in the PM scheme.
Giving information about the urban housing scheme, she said that it has a total of four components. Of them, three components are being worked on in the State. So far 1.57 lakh houses have been sanctioned. Out of this, 77,000 houses have been completed. The construction of 50,000 houses is going on at a fast pace. She said that 46,000 landless people have been given houses. And, the government has identified the slum area and approval has been given for 15, 817 houses in such areas.
expert Gurmeet Singh said that work is also being done at the conversion level. Social mobilization has also happened through social audit. There has been awareness among the people about the scheme of the government.
Bihar govt gets cold chain equipment to fight Covid
In a symbolic handover, the on Monday received the first tranche of the cold chain equipment (CCE) procured by UNICEF as part of the Government of Japan assistance to the Covid-19 vaccination drive across India. The first tranche comprises around 20,000 vaccine carriers.
Health minister Mangal Pandey received these vaccine carriers from UNICEF India deputy representative Yasumasa Kimura. The state government is committed to fighting Covid-19 and making all efforts to meet the target of six crore vaccination in six months. The CCE will augment the states vaccination capacity, Pandey said.
Bihargovernment will receive one lakh freeze-free vaccine carriers, two walk-in coolers, three walk-in freezers, 20 cold chain equipment repair and maintenance toolkits and 2100 freeze tags (a vaccine-freeze prevention monitoring device) as part of the overall US$9.3 million assistance announced by the Government of Japan to support Indias response toCovidpandemic.
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Saturday said that with expansion of sports facilities, it should be kept in mind that all the sports activities should not be confined to the cities only.
Rs Rs Need of the hour is to keep Sports culture alive in villages, the CM remarked while addressing the virtual bhoomi pujan and inauguration of new sports facilities in Bilaspur and Raipur at cost of Rs 42.14 crore. It includes academies for football, kabaddi, archery and athletics, two sports hostels, an archery training sub-centre and synthetic track-field for athletics.
He said that the state-level selection of players for Athletics, Archery and Hockey Academy in Bilaspur would be held on October 11, 12 and 13, an official statement said.
The Chief Minister further said that the rural talents should get the benefits of sports academies, good playgrounds, good coaches and sports .
He further said that there will be no shortage of funds to expand sports facilities in the state including in rural areas. Chhattisgarh Sports Development Authority has been constituted to work on improving sports facilities.
Rajiv Gandhi Yuva Mitan Club scheme has been started and 13,269 Rajiv Gandhi Yuva Mitan Clubs are being formed in the state. Along with promoting cultural and sports activities through these clubs, Leadership capacity will also be developed among the youth.
Madhya Pradesh districts with huge outbound population slow in vaccination drive
With around 94% of eligible Population getting at least one dose ofCovid-19 vaccine,Madhya Pradeshis at the top of chart among the ten most-populated states of the country. However, the state missed its own deadline of vaccinating each and every eligible individual with at least the first jab by September 27.
Overall, around 4.78 crore people have taken the first dose against the estimated eligible population of around 5.5 crore. Around 70 lakh people are yet to be vaccinated. Officials attribute this to several factors, including vaccine hesitancy and inaccuracy of population projections.
On the causes behind around 70 lakh people yet to get any dose of vaccine, Suleman said, There could be three reasons: population projections may not be correct as they are more than the voter list. Dead, seriously ill or permanently migrated population in voter list and also temporary Migration and then it could be vaccine hesitancy.
Gujarat govt share in Union taxes drops 14%
TheGujaratgovernments share in Union taxes and duties declined by 13.87% in 2019-20 on the year-on-year basis. The states share of Union taxes stood at Rs 20,232 crore in 2019-20 as compared to Rs 23,489.33 crore in 2018-19, the CAG stated in its report on the states finances for the year ended March 31, 2020.
Both the components of central tax transfers i.e., direct taxes and indirect taxes also decreased by 13.27% and 14.78% respectively over the previous year, the countrys premier watchdog said in its report. They also dipped in 2019-20 for the first time during the period 2015-2020, the report said.
However, grant-in-aid from the Government of India increased by 34.26% or Rs 6,507.54 crore from Rs 18,992.48 crore in 2018-19 to Rs 25,500.02 crore in 2019-20.
The transfers (share in taxes and grant-in-aid) from the Centre increased by 312% from Rs 11,109.99 crore in 2010-11 to Rs 45,732.11 crore in 2019-20, the CAG said. The Percentage increase over the previous year ranged between 7.65% (2019-20) and 30.09% (2016-17) during the ten-year period.
Improve -GSDP ratio
The State Government needs to improve its revenue receipts-GSDP ratio; at 8.59%, it was lower than the 9.06% achieved during 2018-19, the CAG said. Also, the percentage of Capital Expenditure to total expenditure (15.28%) during 2019-20 was lower than what was registered during 2018-19 (17.26%), the CAG observed.