31.07.21

Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala on Monday said that the State Government has prepared a scheme of ‘Investment Subsidy in lieu of Net SGST’ in order to attract more investors in the state.

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Under this, projects from MSMEs will be given subsidy. With the establishment of more industries, EMPLOYMENT opportunities will be directly enhanced for more youth of the state, Dushyant said.

The Deputy Chief Minister, who also holds the portfolio of Industries and Commerce Department, said that the ‘Haryana Enterprises and Employment Policy, 2020’ has been formulated by the with the main objective to make the state a major Investment-destination and to facilitate balance between regional and Sustainable Development through an energy efficient Governance system.

He further said that in cases where ‘Net SGST’ under cash ledger is less than 5 percent of Fci in a year, a subsidy of up to 5 percent of FCI will be given in equal annual installments for a period of 8 years. In this also, there will be an annual limit of maximum Rs. 5 crore for a mega project, he said.

In a major bonanza for people living in both rural and urban areas, Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh approved Rs 658 crore under the Punjab Nirman Programme (PNP), besides approving Rs 22.50 crore for sports kits, Rs 30 crore for open gyms, and Rs 7.50 crore for Mahila Mandals.

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Notably, the State Cabinet had earlier given the nod to amend the guidelines of PNP for efficacious utilisation of funds.

PNP funds would be utilized to ensure local area development in the State according to the felt needs of people, thus ensuring seamless implementation of various programmes through Government Bodies, PRIs or ULBs, or as may be deemed by the Deputy Commissioner in line with guidelines of the respective departments.

There are 8,46,209 registered unemployed youth inHimachal Pradesh, of which 33,007 are under-matric, 1,95,548 are matriculate, 4,04,819 are Class 12 pass, 1,36,517 are graduates and 76,318 postgraduates. From January 1, 2018, to January 31 last year, 28,661 people were appointed in government posts.

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The state industries minister informed theHousethat 8,46,209 educated persons had been registered in the state as unemployed. In last two years, 28,661 persons have got jobs in government sector.

TheUttarakhand governmentwill set up separate committees to look into the feasibility of rolling out a population control law and a land law in the Himalayan state.

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The move comes after the was urged to look into the possibility of introducing aPopulation Control Actduring a recent coordination meeting held inDehradun, which was attended byBJP’s national general secretary (organisation) B L Santosh and senior Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) leaders.

The Uttarakhand government is also considering bringing a strict law, demand for which has been growing among residents. Earlier this month, several youngsters had taken to Social Media to demand land laws and protesters had also gathered outside the state assembly on July 18.
In 2003, an amendment was made to the UP Zamindari Abolition and Land Reform Act 1950 by the ND Tiwari government to prevent outsiders from buying more than 500 square metres of agricultural land in Uttarakhand.

The Union government has given its nod to the Uttar Pradesh governments proposal for developing two big industrial clusters in Agra and Prayagraj. The UP government had urged the Central government to allow the development of two Integrated Manufacturing Clusters (IMCs) in the Amritsar-Kolkata Industrial Corridor (AKIC). The Uttar Pradesh State Industrial Development Authority (UPSIDA) will now develop the two IMCs at greenfield site near Saraswati Hi-Tech City in Prayagraj and near expressway in Agra.

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The manufacturing clusters are expected to attract investments of more than Rs 15,000 crore and generate more than one lakh direct and indirect EMPLOYMENT.

According to UPSIDA Chief Executive Officer Mayur Maheshwari, the Central government has approved the proposals to set up these IMCs in order to strike a balance between the development of eastern and western UP.

UPSIDA, a nodal agency, plans to develop these IMCs on the pattern of Smart Cities with the best global practices and standards. With the establishment of these clusters, industrial and commercial activities are expected to accelerate in Prayagraj and Agra.

It is worth mentioning here that the total length of the Amritsar-Kolkata Industrial Corridor (AKIC), which passes through seven states, is 1,839 kilometres of which about 57 per cent is in Uttar Pradesh. However, AKIC aims to develop one industrial cluster in each of the seven states. Only Uttar Pradesh will have two IMCs.

The Government of India will have an stake in the Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) to be created for building the clusters while a master planner of international repute will be appointed to conceptualise the world-class project.

Jharkhand State Livelihood Promotion Society (JSLPS) will provide technical support to the schemes and programmes running under the Urban Livelihood Mission in the State. In order to implement it at ground level a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed with the Rural Development Department and Urban Development Department.

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Rural Development Department Secretary Dr Manish Ranjan said that it is a historic moment when two departments of the State are starting an initiative through mutual agreement to provide livelihood to urban masses which also affected immensely during the COVID period. Together, the two departments of the State will cooperate with each other to remove POVERTY in urban and rural areas, he added.

Health ministerMangal Pandey said in the state assembly that the government will spend Rs 3,959 crore in 243 assembly constituencies at the rate of Rs 16.29 crore per constituency over the next two years on improving the health infrastructure. He added the department is fully geared up to meet the challenge posed by the likely third wave of the coronavirus pandemic.

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He also presented details of the ongoing projects at various medical college hospitals and Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (IGIMS) andPatnaMedical College Hospital (PMCH) for improving Health in the state.

As to improving the health infrastructure in 243 assembly constituencies, Pandey said Rs 3,959 crore would be spent on opening wellness centres, improving and strengthening the existing additional primary health centres and opening 122 community health centres.

The supplementary budget demand of the health department was part of the slightly over Rs 27,050-crore first supplementary budget that was demanded by deputy CM Tarkishore Prasad, who is also the states finance minister, for the current fiscal. The House passed the first supplementary budget by voice vote.

In Chhattisgarh, 2.01 crore beneficiaries including 7.19 lakh Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) households are covered by the government for receiving benefits under the National Food Security Act (NFSA).Union Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti said this in a written reply in the Lok Sabha.

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The Minister said that presently under NFSA, a total of 79.51 crore beneficiaries in the country were covered by the states and Union Territories for receiving the monthly benefits of highly subsidized foodgrains, an official statement said.As per the requirements of Chhattisgarh, only rice was allocated to it in 2018-91, 2019-20 and 2020-21.In 2021-22 (till July 2021), the allocation totalled 4.61 lakh tonnes. She said that under NFSA-2013, only foodgrains namely rice, wheat and coarse grains are allocated to states and Union Territories for distribution to NFSA eligible beneficiaries and households.

Sustained agricultural activity and stable milk prices for dairy farmers led to a 14% increase in milk procurement during the pandemic. Provisional data from dairy sector sources shows that milk procurement inGujarat, including from other states, increased from 215.65 lakh kg per day (LkgPD) in 2019-20 to 245.8 (LkgPD) in 2020-21.Data tabled inParliamentby theministry of agricultureshows that Gujarat had the highest milk procurement among Indian states. Milk procurement in Gujarat was 228.6 LkgPD in April 2021.

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Farmers are paid between Rs 680 and Rs 710 per kg of fat as the procurement price by the dairies, according to GCMMF officials.

The Average milk procurement price remained stable throughout the country in the pandemic year, according to the data tabled in Parliament.
Even in the pandemic year, milk procurement continued to grow in Gujarat, as has been the case for a couple of decades. Collectively, the countrys largest co-operative handled 40 lakh litres of milk per day (LLPD) extra during the pandemic.

Mission Niryatak Bano by Rajasthan Government

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The Rajasthan government’s enterprises division and the Rajasthan State Industrial Development and Corporation (RIICO) have dispatched the ‘Mission Niryatak Bano’ mission to advance hopeful exporters in the state.

Highlights:

The mission is pointed toward enrolling and handholding the neighborhood dealers willing to grow their business to unfamiliar nations, in six stages. This will cover help from preparing, getting vital documentation, enlistment in Rajasthan Export Promotion Council and even help in fares and exchange tasks. The State Government with regards to the difficulties of private ventures had deferred off the requirement for a few state-level clearances for the underlying three years of impending organizations. The exporter help crusade will be another progression in assisting the neighborhood business with creating understanding towards the techniques and increment their business.