State PCS

• 29 Jul 2022

Mukhya Mantri Nagar Srajan Yojana

Why In News?

• Recently, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has decided to launch the 'Mukhya Mantri Nagar Nirman Yojana' for new civic bodies. For this, he reviewed the development works of the newly formed body areas.

Key Points

• The Chief Minister directed the officials to prepare to launch the 'Mukhya Mantri Nagar Nirman Yojana' for development of basic civic amenities in the newly created, expanded or upgraded civic bodies.
• The scheme will be useful for sewerage, drinking water, parking, sanitation, beautification of intersections, street lighting, community centres, road construction, setting up of schools and anganwadi centres in these new urban areas.
• The Chief Minister said that the works being done under this scheme should be closely monitored. There should be complete transparency and quality in this work. Innovation pre-fab/pre cost concrete construction technology should be used in construction and development works.

MoU between Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises and Export Promotion Department and Micro Blogging App 'Ku'

Why In News?

• On July 27, 2022, the Department of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises and Export Promotion, Government of Uttar Pradesh has signed an MoU with the micro blogging app 'Koo', under which the state government's ambitious scheme 'One District One Product' (ODOP) Now complete information about the connected product will also be available in 10 Indian languages.

Key Points

• Navneet Sehgal, Additional Chief Secretary, Department of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises and Export Promotion and Aprameya Radhakrishna, Co-Founder and CEO of KOO, signed the MoU.
• Under the agreement, 'Koo' will provide a platform to disseminate ODOP related content and products in 10 languages to raise awareness among its users. Apart from this, 'Koo' will also buy ODOP products for gifting in the corporate sector.
• The agreement will give access to programmes and schemes related to ODOP for non-English speaking artisans and people. At the same time, more large markets will be available with the local artisans of the state. This will help them grow the business.
• The 'One District, One Product (ODOP)' scheme will also be branded in embassies of other countries. The products of ODOP will also be displayed in the embassies and the display will also give information about the e-commerce platform, so that people can import from there as well. This will also increase the export of ODOP's products abroad.

Rajasthan Minor Mineral Concession Rules-2017

Why In News?

• On July 28, 2022, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot approved the proposal to amend the Rajasthan Minor Mineral Concession Rules.

Key Points

• With the above amendments, proper mining of minerals will be done in a scientific and environment-friendly manner and the economy of the state will get a boost.
• According to the proposal, changes have been made in various rules of Rajasthan Minor Mineral Concession Rules-2017. As per the amended rules, the period of mining leases/quarry licenses of minor minerals will be extended from March 31, 2025 to March 31, 2040, subject to payment of a certain premium.
• In the revised rules, the premium to be charged on transfer of mining leases of minor minerals will now be charged up to 5 times and maximum of Rs. 5 lakh instead of 10 times the dead rent/license fee and maximum of Rs 10 lakh and the lease holders will be given mining leases of minor minerals. For this, quarterly online return will have to be filed instead of monthly.
• In the new rules, the maximum limit of 4 hectares for issuing minor mineral mining leases in khatedari land will also be removed, so that scientific and safe mining can be promoted. Also, the land available near the mining leases/quarry licenses of minor minerals can be allotted to the mining leases/licensees up to a certain area on payment of the prescribed premium.
• According to the new provision from the point of view of ease, registration of mines can be done without environmental permission, but mining will start only after obtaining environmental permission.
• It is noteworthy that Chief Minister Gehlot has approved the draft notification of amendment in Rajasthan Minor Mineral Concession Rules-2017 in implementation of the budget announcement for the year 2022-23.

Inauguration of 33 KV GSS in Mandal of Bhilwara District

Why In News?

• On July 28, 2022, Rajasthan Revenue Minister Ramlal Jat dedicated the 33 KV GSS at Mandal, an assembly constituency in Bhilwara district.

Key Points

• This is the first gram panchayat in the state where underground lines of electric wires have been laid. The wires hanging on the roofs of the streets and houses will no longer be seen and there will be no power-related accidents.
• With the installation of this grid built at a cost of Rs.90 lakh, the people of the area will not have to face power supply problems.
• The Revenue Minister said that 9 grids of 132 KV and 87 grids of 33 KV were installed by the state government in the district. The 33 KV power grid in Mandal will provide electricity facility to small industries and households here.
• Discom's Superintending Engineer Shishram Verma said that 33/11 GSS has been constructed to keep the electricity system in Mandal village completely smooth. 3 kms through UIT at a cost of about Rs.6 crores. 11 kV and 15 km. LT has been grounded.

Rajasthan got National Honor under Hepatitis Campaign

Why In News?

• On July 28, 2022, Rajasthan was awarded a letter of appreciation at the national level for conducting intensive screening and mass awareness activities under the Hepatitis Campaign.

Key Points

• Similarly, under the Healthy Liver Campaign, doctors, jail superintendents, health workers and district IEC coordinators etc. were honored for their excellent work across the state.
• On this occasion, Rajasthan's Medical and Health Minister Parsadi Lal Meena said that the Universal Health Care model of Rajasthan ensures completely free and quality treatment to the poorest of the poor.
• Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot had launched the campaign to make the state healthy with the 'Mukhya Mantri Free Medicine Scheme'. At present, through 'Chiranjeevi Swasthya Bima Yojana', 'Mukhya Mantri Nirmukti Rajasthan Yojana', the people of the state are getting the facility of free check-up, medicine and treatment.
• Irregular diet and not using pure water lead to a life-threatening disease like hepatitis. We all should avoid the consumption of alcohol, cigarettes, tobacco etc. and adopt a healthy lifestyle.
• Public Health Engineering Minister Mahesh Joshi said that under the Healthy Lever Campaign, chlorination of 64 thousand 733 drinking water sources has been carried out in the state with public participation and water purification activities are being carried out by the department at regular intervals.
• Under the Jal Jeevan Mission, drinking water testing is also being carried out through Village Water Sanitation Committees in 33 districts of the State. Out of 11 thousand 325 gram panchayats of the state, training for drinking water testing has been completed in 6 thousand 938 gram panchayats.
• He said that purifying water from various water sources and ensuring availability of pure drinking water will ensure prevention of Hepatitis A and E and reduce the number of infected patients.
• Roli Singh, Additional Secretary and NHM Mission Director, Union Health Ministry said that like 'Tobacco Control Campaign', awareness has been developed among the general public by successfully conducting 'Healthy Liver Campaign' under 'National Viral Hepatitis Control Program' in Rajasthan. Has been.

Selected Anganwadi Centers to be Developed as Nand Ghar

Why In News?

• On July 28, 2022, Rajasthan Chief Secretary Usha Sharma, during a review meeting of Nand Ghar Yojana at the government secretariat, directed that 25 thousand Anganwadi Centres under the scheme should be developed as Nand Ghars in a time bound manner.

Key Points

• It is to be noted that in the Budget 2021-22, it was announced by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot to develop 25,000 Anganwadi Centres as 'Nand Ghar' .
• Chief Secretary Usha Sharma directed the departmental officers to ensure that various works including building upgradation, LED projectors for distribution of e-learning materials, water purification equipment should be ensured in selected Anganwadi centers under the scheme.
• He asked the officers that a State Co-ordinate Committee should also be formed for better implementation of the scheme. Various works including water, electricity, internet connection should be done in selected Anganwadi centers by the District Collector.
• Women and Child Development Secretary Dinesh Kumar Yadav said that an MoU was signed on February 8, 2022 between the state government and Vedanta Limited for developing 25,000 Anganwadi Centres as Nand Ghar in the cradle of the Budget Announcement 2021-22.
• Out of 32 thousand 507 Anganwadi Centres run in departmental buildings, government buildings and other community buildings, 26 thousand 6 are proposed to be developed as Nand Ghar.

MP Kisan App

Why In News?

• On July 28, 2022, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that in 'Meri Girdawari - Mera Adhikar', farmers will now be able to enter their crop information through the MP Kisan App.

Key Points

• This information will be used for crop loss, Minimum Support Price Scheme, Bhavantar Yojana, Kisan Credit Card and Agriculture Loan.
• Farmers can register their crop information from August 1 to August 15, 2022. This information of the farmer will be verified by Artificial Intelligence and Patwari.
• In 'Meri Girdawari- Mera Adhikar', the farmer has been provided with the facility that he can register himself by registering the crop information on the MP Kisan App from his farm itself.
• Farmers can login to this app and add their fields by clicking on the crop self-declaration, claim option.
• After adding the account, all the khasra information of the account will be available in the app. Any of the available measles information will make the information available through AI (Artificial Intelligence) on clicking on measles.
• If the farmer agrees, the information of the crop can be recorded with one click. If you disagree with the information of the possible crop, the information of the crop sown in the field can be recorded with a live photo by being present in the field.

Government Sector Initiative Award to Promote Digital Learning

Why In News?

• The Department of Higher Education of Madhya Pradesh has received the 'Government Sector Initiative Award to Promote Digital Learning' at the 24th World Education Summit in Hyderabad on July 28, 2022.

Key Points

• Higher Education Commissioner Deepak Singh received the award at an international function on the theme of Innovation in Education.
• Deepak Singh said that the state has received this award for its outstanding work in the field of digital learning in the context of National Education Policy. With this incentive, the state will be able to do better work in the field of higher education in the future also.
• The Department has implemented the National Policy on Education and also to connect the students with employment through activities such as vocational subjects, projects, internships, apprenticeships and community engagement for skill development.
• It is known that in Madhya Pradesh, the system of Digi locker is available in all the government universities. This will enable the students to get their mark list, degree, duplicate mark sheet, migration etc. certificates anywhere.
• The department is undertaking innovations, digital initiatives, creation of an integrated portal, online entry, e-learning, e-content creation, online training, virtual classes and teaching activities through Doordarshan.

Air Ventilated Flower Dome

Why In News?

• On July 28, 2022, the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers of the Union Government approved the proposal of The Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Horticulture and Food Processing, Bharat Singh Kushwah, to set up Madhya Pradesh's first air-ventilated flower dome for flowers in the Karond Mandi complex of Bhopal.

Key Points

• Minister of State Bharat Singh Kushwah said that the construction of air-ventilated flower dome will help the farmers cultivating flowers to get a reasonable price for their crops.
• The farmers who come to the mandi will get the facility to keep the flowers in case they do not get good price and if they get good price, the farmers will be able to sell them. This will also free the farmers from the exploitation of middlemen and the cultivation of flowers will become a profitable business.
• The Minister of State said that this air-ventilated flower dome will be built in Bhopal at a cost of Rs 180.51 lakh. This is the first dome of the state. It has been included in the MIDH scheme of the Department. Along with this, air-ventilated flower domes will be built at other places as per the requirement.

Millet as a 'Nutri-Serial'

Why In News?

• In the meeting of the State Food Security Mission Executive Committee held on July 28, 2022 under the chairmanship of Haryana Chief Secretary Sanjeev Kaushal, it was informed that in the year 2023, the Haryana government will publicise millet as 'Nutri-Seriyal' under the National Food Security Mission.

Key Points

• Significantly, the United Nations has declared the year 2023 as the International Year of Nutri-serial with the efforts of the Government of India.
• Bajra is grown in about 10 to 12 lakh acres in Haryana and the production is also up to about 8 quintals per acre.
• In the meeting, the Chief Secretary directed the officials of HAFED to make efforts to get contract farming done directly from the companies to increase the export of Basmati rice.
• It was also informed in the meeting that HAFED along with The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and other Arab countries is already exporting basmati rice.
• The Chief Secretary directed the officials to motivate the farmers more and more to promote the contract farming of barley in the state. Apart from this, a quick campaign should also be launched to protect the cotton crop from the possible 'pink warm' outbreak.
• In the meeting, it was informed about the State Food Security Mission that the Government of India had started it from Rabi 2007-08 under the National Food Security Mission. Under this, the production of pulses and oilseeds was to be promoted. In the year 2018-19, edible oil and palm oil have also been included in this.
• During the year 2021-22, the Central Government had sanctioned an action plan of Rs.4013.86 lakh for this Mission, under which subsidy is given to farmers for certified seeds, cluster demonstration fields, micronutrients, agricultural machinery, integrated pest management and crop and soil safety management.

CM launches Agriculture Drone Solution, Animal Operated Cultivator and Planter

Why In News?

• On July 28, 2022, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel launched the Complete Agriculture Drone Solution, Animal Operated Battery Operated Cultivator and Planter in a program organized on the occasion of the first festival of Chhattisgarh 'Hareli' at village Karsa in Patan block of Durg district.

Key Points

• The medicine can be sprayed within half an hour in 4 acres of fields through agriculture drones. Normally a farmer takes 3 hours for 1 acre for this. The amount of medicine can also be determined through the machine.
• There is also a problem in getting labor for spraying in rural areas. Through this, the farmers will also save time and the income of the groups will also increase.
• Along with the agriculture drone solution, there will also be an agri ambulance, which will also have the facility of agriculture lab. In this, farmers will be able to do soil testing etc. It will have full facilities for farming and farming. There will also be availability of organic manure.
• It is noteworthy that it will work on PPP model. Work can be done through one machine in 20 villages. This will be done by the working group. Only the youth of the group will be trained to operate the drone. The members of the group will be technically proficient in this. With this, they will get enough time for other livelihood activities apart from farming.
• On this occasion, the Chief Minister also launched two types of agricultural machines – animal operated battery operated cultivator and planter, made by the scientists of Agricultural Engineering College, operated under Indira Gandhi Agricultural University.
• According to agricultural experts, the use of these machines will reduce the time spent by the farmers in agricultural work, as well as reduce the cost. The use of battery operated cultivators and planters will also reduce the burden on animals.
• Animal operated battery operated cultivator for secondary tillage can solve the problem of farmers. With the help of this cultivator, 1 hectare of field can be ploughed secondary once in 5-7 hours. With this, while the cattle will have to put less force, the farmer can also easily operate the entire machine by sitting on the seat. The cost of this entire device is about 55-60 thousand rupees.
• With the help of animal operated battery operated planters, the queued seed-to-seed can be sown while maintaining a distance. The distance between the queue-to-row to this planter is 20 to 50 cm according to the crop. You can organize up to. The cost of the planter is about 20-25 thousand rupees.

Cow Urine Procurement Scheme

Why In News?

• On July 28, 2022, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel formally launched the 'Cow Urine Purchase Scheme' by buying cow urine at a function organized on the occasion of 'Hareli', the first festival of Chhattisgarh, at village Karsa in Patan Vikaskhand of Durg district.

Key Points

• Chhattisgarh is the first state in the country, which after purchasing cow dung from villagers for Rs. 2 per kg, is now purchasing cow urine for Rs. 4 a liter.
• It may be mentioned that the 'Godhan Nyaya Yojana' in Chhattisgarh started from the day of Hareli festival on July 20, 2020. Under this, cow dung is being procured at the rate of Rs.2 per kg from the pastoral villagers in the cowsheds.
• The unmatched success of large-scale manufacture and use of organic manure through the purchase of cow dung across the country has become the basis for the purchase of cow urine.
• The objective of the purchase of cow urine is to create organic pesticides, bio-germs, growth promoters from it in the gothas so that organic pesticides can be made easily available to the farmers of the state at a lower price. The motive behind this is also to reduce the toxicity of foodgrain production as well as to reduce the cost of cultivation.
• Now, organic pesticides will be prepared from it through women's groups by purchasing cow urine in the gothans, which will be made available to the farmers at a concessional rate. The price of these organic pesticides will be much lower than the price of the expensive chemical pesticide pesticide pesticide available in the market.
• Agricultural scientists say that cow urine pesticides are a better and cheaper alternative to chemical pesticides. Its immunity is several times higher than that of a chemical pesticide. Its spraying in the fields helps in the control of all kinds of pests. The use of cow urine pesticides is more effective against leaf-eating, fruit incision and stem-piercing insects. Its use is also better for agro-environment and health.
• It is worth mentioning that on the initiative of Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, under the 'Garwa' component of 'Suraji Gaon Yojana', Gothans are built and operated in 8408 villages of the state, where there is free provision of fodder and water for the care of animals. In these Gothans, cow dung is being procured for the last two years under 'Godhan Nyay Yojana', through which women's groups are preparing organic fertilizers and other products.
• Over 76 lakh quintals of cow dung has been procured in the state in the last two years, in lieu of which an amount of more than Rs. 153 crore has been paid to rural cattle farmers. Women's groups have so far produced more than 22 lakh quintals of Vermicompost, Super Compost, Super Compost Plus from the purchase of cow dung and made it available to the farmers of the state for use in agriculture.
• Apart from manufacturing organic manure from cow dung in Gothans, women are also carrying out other oriented activities, which have earned them an additional income of Rs. 74 crore in the last two years.
• Organic farming in the state will be further boosted by the preparation of organic manure as well as organic pesticides by the women's group in the gothas. This will provide additional income to the pastoral villagers and employment and income to women's groups.

Mukhya Mantri Mahtari Nyay Rath

Why In News?

• On July 28, 2022, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel flagged off the 'Mukhya Mantri Mahtari Nyaya Rath' from his residence complex on the occasion of 'Hareli'. The Nyaya Rath will make women aware of their rights and laws.

Key Points

• On the initiative of the Chhattisgarh State Commission for Women, this Nyaya Rath Yatra has been launched with the objective of making the women of the state aware of their constitutional rights and laws and to build confidence in them.
• The journey began with the phrase 'The matter of honoring the female mind of pride'.
• The Mukhya Mantri Mahtari Nyay Rath Yatra will be conducted through the State Commission for Women. The rath will travel from village to village in all the districts to make people aware of the legal provisions and their constitutional rights through short films, messages and brochures.
• In the first phase, the Mukhya Mantri Mahtari Nyay Rath will go to nine districts of Durg, Raipur, Rajnandgaon, Balodabazar-Bhatapara, Mahasamund, Janjgir-Champa, Gariaband, Dhamtari, Kanker. After this, the Nyaya Rath Yatra will start in the rest of the districts of the state. It will start from Durg district. Under this campaign, free legal aid will also be given to women.
• Each Mahtari Nyaya Rath will also have 2 advocates, who will listen to the problems of women and give them information and advice. Women will also be able to apply through the Nyaya Rath. The applications received will be disposed of by the Women's Commission.
• The chariot will feature nationally awarded short films related to various laws of Chhattisgarhi and Hindi language in large LED screens.
• The Mahtari Nyaya Rath will be operated with DMF funds. For this, the state government has made special changes in the DMF policy.
• Dr. Kiranmayi Nayak, Chairperson, State Commission for Women said that the Chief Minister's Mahtari Nyaya Rath has been launched to make all the educated, uneducated, housewives, working women aware about the work of the Women's Commission and the laws, rules and rights made for women.
• Through the Mahtari Nyay Rath, it will be told how women can apply to the Women's Commission to solve their problems and get free and speedy justice. Even before this, the Women's Commission has released the WhatsApp number 9098382225, through which women are registering their complaints with the Commission.
• Dr Kiranmayi Nayak said that the scheme will be the first of its kind in the country. This will make women aware and increase their confidence. The knowledge of legal rights to women will reduce crimes against women in the state.

Uttarakhand will become the First State in the Country to Start Tunnel Parking

Why In News?

• On July 28, 2022, P.C. Dumka, Joint Chief Administrator, Uttarakhand Housing and Urban Development Authority informed that the state government is starting tunnel parking to overcome the problem of parking in the hills.

Key Points

• The state government believes that tunnel parking is not yet anywhere in the country. Uttarakhand will be the first state in the country to conduct such an experiment. This will definitely solve the big problem of parking.
• PC Dumka said that the work on the construction of the tunnel is still in the initial stages. When their DPRs are made, where the kind of approvals that are required will be completed. The tunnel sites that have been marked so far are such that the car will be parked in the tunnel from one side of the road and out on the road on the other side.
• A total of 180 parking spots have been identified across the state, out of which 12 tunnel parking places have been identified in the first phase in Tehri and Pauri districts.
• Apart from NHIDCL, the Cabinet has made THDC, UJVNL and RVNL the functional agencies for construction of tunnel parking.
• RVNL is already working on Rishikesh-Karanprayag railway line in the mountain. RVNL has also constructed several major tunnels. At the same time, UJVNL and THDC have constructed tunnels for hydro power projects.
• The state government may also face several challenges in building tunnel parking. The first of these is the challenge of environmental clearance. The work can start only after permission from the Union Ministry of Forest Environment. Due to similar permission, many hydro power projects are stuck in the state.
• On the other hand, debris emitted during the construction of these tunnels can also emerge as a big challenge. However, the government argues that tunnels will be constructed following all the rules.
• The same environmentalists believe that tunnel parking will prove to be the script of the great destruction of the mountain. If 558 dams are built in the state, then about 1,500 km. Tunnels will be built. Millions of people will come to the tunnel. Wherever tunnels have been constructed due to the railway line, there have been cracks in the villages above.

Medical Device Park in Haridwar

Why In News?

• On July 28, 2022, Secretary, Industries Department of Uttarakhand, Dr. Pankaj Kumar Pandey informed that the Central Government has rejected the proposal sent by Uttarakhand for setting up the state's first medical device park in BHEL industrial area of Haridwar.

Key Points

• It is noteworthy that from the time of Trivendra Singh Rawat government, the exercise of setting up a medical device park in Haridwar BHEL industrial area had started. Under the Medical Device Park scheme of the Central Government, the State Industrial Development Corporation (SIDCUL) had selected 100 acres of land and sent the detailed project report to the Central Government.
• The central government had sought proposals from the states to build medical device parks in the state, but in the first phase, four medical device parks are to be set up. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Kerala have been found suitable by the Centre to set up medical device parks, while the proposal of other states, including Uttarakhand, has been rejected as inappropriate.
• Under the Medical Device Park Scheme of the Central Government, the budget is given by the Centre for developing the park.
• Secretary Dr. Pankaj Kumar Pandey said that the land selected for the Medical Device Park will now be developed for setting up other industries.
• Pharmaceutical industries manufacturing surgical and medical equipment were to be established in the proposed Medical Device Park, where they were to be provided with all facilities.
• It is worth mentioning that Uttarakhand is the hub of pharma industry. More than three hundred pharmaceutical companies are manufacturing medicines in Dehradun, Haridwar. Medicines are also being exported from the state.