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  • The Chief Minister will lay the foundation stone for the construction of 47 thousand houses in Amravati tomorrow

    The Chief Minister will lay the foundation stone for the construction of 47 thousand houses in Amravati tomorrow

    Vijayawada: Arrangements are in full swing for launching of housing works for poor in Amaravati capital region.

    Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy will lay the foundation stone for construction of 47,000 houses at Krishnayapalem on July 24.

    As part of it, Minister for Housing Jogi Ramesh, Special Chief Secretary (Housing) Ajay Jain, AP Housing Corporation Managing Director Lakshmi Sha reviewed the arrangements for the Chief Minister’s programme at Krishnayapalem on Saturday.

    The Housing Minister directed the officials to complete the arrangements on a war-footing. Government Advisor Sajjala Ramakrishna Reddy and Minister for Social Welfare Merugu Nagarjuna also inspected the arrangements.

    The officials are planning to plant 5,000 saplings at different layouts. The officials decided take up construction of 24,200 houses on Shear Wall technology and remaining houses on regular method. The government will provide power supply and water supply free of cost by spending Rs 365.91 crore. The government has earmarked Rs 72.06 crore to provide basic facilities in each layout including schools, health centres, Anganwadi centres and digital libraries.

    The state government has decided to provide permanent houses to all the eligible poor in the State under the name “Pedalandariki Illu” as part of its Navaratnalu programme.

    As part of the objective, 30.65 lakh house site pattas were distributed in the State free of cost with an extent of 1.50 cents in rural/UDA area and 1 cent in urban area to women beneficiaries. The pattas were distributed in the land measuring 71,811 acres with a market value of Rs 56,102 crore.

    So far the construction of 21.25 lakh houses has beene taken up under NPI including 2.62 lakh houses of APTIDCO. The works of 18.63 lakh houses has been taken up under Beneficiary Led Construction with a project cost of Rs 33,545 crore. Out of these 17.82 lakh houses were grounded, 4.3 lakh houses were completed and 12.71 lakh houses are in progress. In APCRDA area, the Revenue Department has distributed 50,793 house site pattas in capital region in an area of 1,366.48 acres.

  • The Chief Minister expressed deep sorrow over the demise of YouTuber Devraj Patel.

    The Chief Minister expressed deep sorrow over the demise of YouTuber Devraj Patel.

    Raipur. Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has expressed deep sorrow over the demise of Chhattisgarh’s comedy YouTuber Devraj Patel. The Chief Minister has written in his tweet that Devraj Patel, who made his place among crores of people and made us all laugh, left us today. The loss of such a wonderful talent at such a young age is very sad. May God give strength to his family and loved ones to bear this loss.

  • Odisha CM Drops Higher Education Minister, Shifts Secretary

    Odisha CM Drops Higher Education Minister, Shifts Secretary

    Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Friday dropped higher education minister Rohit Pujari from the council of ministers and shifted department secretary Bishnupada Sethi to an inconsequential post, sources in the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) said on Friday.

    Officials said that Patnaik assigned Pujari’s department to food and supplies minister Atanu S Nayak.

    Hours after dropping Pujari, the government also transferred Bishnupoada Sethi, IAS, from the post of secretary for higher education and posted him as an Officer of Special Duty (OSD) in the General Administration department, considered a not so important job.

    Sethi, was also removed from his additional charge as chairman of the Odisha Hydro Power Corporation (OHPC). He was replaced by another IAS officer Aravind Aagrwal.

    The action against the minister and the department secretary, sources, said was mainly due to non-performance of the higher education department. Patnaik, who reviewed the performance of all the departments from May 22 to June 2, found higher education department to be the worst performer.

    Pujari, a two-time MLA, said, “I have given my best for the improvement of the higher education department. I do not know, the government might be expecting more. I will do whatever work is assigned to me by the party.”

    The MLA, a prominent leader from the state’s western region, was recently in the news after he said politicians above 60 years should remain away from politics.

    A lawmaker from Rairakhol, Pujari was inducted in June last year.

    Earlier in May this year during a minor reshuffle, the chief minister had asked school and mass education minister Samir Ranjan Dash and labour minister Srikant Sahoo to resign. Two new ministers, Sudam Marndi and Sarada Prasad Nayak, were inducted in place of Dash and Sahoo.

    B K Arukha, who had resigned from the post of Speaker, was also inducted in the Cabinet and given finance portfolio.

    With Pujari being dropped, the ministry’s strength now stands at 21 including the chief minister.

    -With PTI Input

  • HP CM Sukhu Urges Centre To Return Funds Deposited For NPS

    HP CM Sukhu Urges Centre To Return Funds Deposited For NPS

    Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Saturday sought the Centre’s directions to the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) to return Rs 9,242 crore deposited under the National Pension Scheme (NPS) by the state government.

    Sukhu, who attended the 8th Governing Council meeting of the NITI Aayog in New Delhi, said there should be no limit on receiving external aid for the next three years and the Union government must approve proposals submitted to the Department of Economic Affairs.

    He also sought 100 per cent central funding for the strategic Bhanupali-Bilaspur-Leh Railway Line, saying the land acquisition cost that was borne by the state government should be considered as its contribution to the project.

    He also requested the Centre to include ropeway projects under the ‘Pradhan Mantri Grameen Sadak Yojna’, besides demanding special financial assistance for completing the construction of medical colleges in the state.

    Sukhu said his government was keen on developing Himachal Pradesh as a ‘Green Energy State’ in order to protect and preserve the environment. An elaborate plan is being made for promoting Green Hydrogen, he added.

    A Rs 2,000 crore World Bank-aided project ‘Himachal Pradesh Power Sector Development Programme’ will be launched soon after holding the final round of discussions with the bank, he said.

    Sukhu said efforts are being made to create 40,000 direct and 50,000 indirect employment opportunities and attract investments worth Rs 20,000 crore in various sectors in the current financial year.

    -With PTI Input

  • Raipur : Chief Minister inaugurates ‘Bunkar Gudi’ in Achhota Gauthan

    Raipur : Chief Minister inaugurates ‘Bunkar Gudi’ in Achhota Gauthan

    Lakshmi Dewangan, a resident of Achhota village in Dhamtari, used to work as a labourer a few years ago. However, due to physical difficulties, she had to quit her job. Later, Lakshmi learned about the ‘Mukhyamantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana’. She underwent a four-month training programme in the handloom and installed a handloom machine in her home.

    Lakshmi started receiving work through Maa Angarmoti Bunkar Sahakari Samiti Maryadit Achhota, a cooperative society. Now, she earns thousands of rupees every month from the comfort of her home. In this cooperative, Lakshmi, along with 97 other women, is crafting a new narrative of economic empowerment in the rural environment through the handloom industry.

    Earlier, the members of the cooperative used to individually perform handloom work in their own houses. However, due to limited space in many members’ houses, the work couldn’t be efficiently carried out. To address this issue, a handloom unit has been established in the Achhota Gauthan under the Mahatma Gandhi Rural Industrial Park Scheme.

    Chief Minister Shri Bhupesh Baghel inaugurated the ‘Bunkar Gudi’, to facilitate the work for the cooperative members. Expressing their gratitude, the members involved in the handloom work thanked the Chief Minister for his efforts in elevating them from ordinary laborers to skilled artisans.

  • Maharashtra CM Warns BMC Officials Of Action If Mumbai Faces Waterlogging Issues During Monsoon

    Maharashtra CM Warns BMC Officials Of Action If Mumbai Faces Waterlogging Issues During Monsoon

    Civic officials will face action if Mumbai witnesses waterlogging issues during the upcoming monsoon, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said on Thursday.

    He was speaking after inspecting various pre-monsoon works being carried out by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation.

    Shinde asked the BMC administration to ensure a foolproof system is in place at spots that face waterlogging so that people get relief.

    He said civic authorities have already set up holding ponds and floodgates to release rain water into the sea.

    “I have instructed officials to dig deep till the hard base to clean city nullahs instead of concentrating on how much silt in metric tonnes has been removed. Broken footpaths must be repaired and roads must be cleaned,” he added.

  • Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami inaugurated the registration office cum transit camp for Chardham Yatris

    Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami inaugurated the registration office cum transit camp for Chardham Yatris

    Uttarakhand. Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Wednesday inaugurated the Registration Office cum Transit Camp for Chardham Yatris in Rishikesh at a cost of about Rs 22.25 crore. On this occasion, he installed CC on Astha Path constructed from Dhalwala bridge to bus stand on the right bank of Chandrabhaga river in Rishikesh area with a cost of about Rs 4.71 crore. He also inaugurated the construction work of the road.

    Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami also inspected all the works being done for the convenience of Chardham Yatris on the occasion of the inauguration of the Registration Office cum Transit Camp for Chardham Yatris. On this occasion, he also visited the hospital, registration office, inquiry and help center in the transit camp and reviewed all the arrangements there. During the inspection, the Chief Minister instructed the officers that all arrangements should be made well for the convenience of the passengers. Passengers should be treated with courtesy.

    On this occasion, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami interacted with the devotees who had come for Char Dham Yatra from different states. He welcomed everyone to Devbhoomi Uttarakhand. The Chief Minister said that efforts have been made by the state government to provide all possible facilities to the devotees for the Chardham Yatra. He extended best wishes to all the devotees going on Chardham Yatra.

    On this occasion, Cabinet Minister Satpal Maharaj, Prem Chand Aggarwal, MP Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, Mayor Rishikesh Anita Mamgai, Garhwal Commissioner Sushil Kumar, IG Garhwal K.K. S. Nagnyal and other officers were present.

  • The Chief Minister gave instructions to make circuit houses in all the districts

    The Chief Minister gave instructions to make circuit houses in all the districts

    New Delhi. Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Thursday reviewed the progress of development schemes of various assembly constituencies of Nainital and Udham Singh Nagar districts in the administrative building auditorium of Pt. Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar. It included the assembly constituencies of Lalkuan, Bhimtal, Nainital, Kaladhungi, Kashipur, Gadarpur, Rudrapar. Union Minister of State for Defense Ajay Bhatt, MLA Trilok Singh Cheema, Banshidhar Bhagat, Mohan Bisht, Sarita Arya, Shiv Arora, Ram Singh Kaida and high officials of the government and districts were present in the review meeting. The MLAs present in the meeting appreciated the initiative of the Chief Minister and thanked him. The Chief Minister directed the officials to pay attention to the solution of public problems and simplification of procedures in the implementation of schemes for quick resolution of the problems pointed out by the legislators. The Chief Minister said that a system is being made in the state that the pension of the beneficiaries of the schemes of the Social Welfare Department reaches their accounts by the first date of every month. Along with this, a campaign is being started to make all kinds of necessary certificates available to the students in the school itself. The Forest Department was encouraged by the Chief Minister to follow the path of simplification. He also gave instructions to build circuit houses in each district. The Chief Minister directed that in view of the coming rainy season, along with preparations for disaster relief, effective action should be taken to prevent water-borne diseases, cleanliness campaign, and prevention of lumpy virus. The Chief Minister instructed the officers to quickly settle the points raised in the meeting.
    The Chief Minister directed that the public problems being raised by the MLAs of their areas should be taken seriously by the officers and resolved immediately. Instead of imposing development works on each other, the departmental officers should pay attention to their disposal with mutual coordination. The public problems which can be resolved quickly, should be completed quickly. He said that whatever proposals come for various announcements in the assembly constituencies by the people’s representatives, they should be thoroughly examined first. It should also be clarified that in what time period this announcement will be completed. He said that a new work culture has to be implemented in the state. For quick resolution of public problems, officers should work by increasing mutual coordination by removing lack of communication. The Chief Minister instructed the officers that all the departmental secretaries should solve the public problems of their constituencies put forward by the MLAs in the meeting as soon as possible, taking them on priority. In the meeting, the Chief Minister was informed about the construction and improvement of roads, repair of canals, work related to flood control, strengthening of sewerage and drainage system, development of tourist places and other problems of the assembly constituencies by the MLAs. The Chief Minister said that whatever public problems have been raised by the legislators, every possible solution will be given to them.

  • Chief Minister inaugurated Smart School-Smart Block program

    Chief Minister inaugurated Smart School-Smart Block program

    Uttarakhand. Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami inaugurated the Smart School-Smart Block program at the auditorium located at Goralchod in Champawat on Thursday. He said that this will give new dimensions in the field of education. Describing it as a step towards making Champawat a model district, he said that it is also a good initiative for ideal Uttarakhand. The Chief Minister said that “Sampark” means “connection”, bringing positive change in the lives of the deprived and marginalized people of the society makes the purpose of Sampark Foundation meaningful. For this, he told the efforts of Sampark Foundation in the interest of the society. He said that today’s era is of science and technology and Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi also says that people should make full use of science and technology for the development of the country. He said that through technology we can do more work in less time with ease of tasks. He said that Sampark smart devices have been given to the schools so that children can learn easily, in simple language, in a joyful way.
    The Chief Minister said that a new India is being built under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi. The economy of many countries in the world is deteriorating, while the economy of India has become the economy of the 5th place from the 11th place even in this difficult time. In the coming century of independence, India will become the leading India of the world. The social and economic development of any country is the infants and children of that country. It depends on the type of their education, the quality of it. All these tasks are the responsibility of the teachers. The parents give the first sanskar, the second one is given by the teachers. Teachers do the work of educating and taking them forward in life. The children coming out of Champawat will go to different areas to illuminate the name of their parents, as well as illuminate the name of the village, area, district, state, and also illuminate the names of the teachers from where they received education.
    The Chief Minister said that the mandate has been issued for the campus of Soban Singh Jeena University, Almora being built in Champawat. Along with this, all the school buildings in Champawat district are being renovated and beautified, including necessary facilities are being provided, he said that the work of providing modern education to the people standing at the last end of the society is being done with the help of Sampark Foundation, Government. This partnership of the State Government and Sampark Foundation is an effort for the betterment of education to present an innovative and first of its kind study program in the government schools of the state.
    The Chief Minister said that many innovations are taking place in the field of education as well as many challenges have also come up. In the midst of all these challenges, the new education policy has come. This policy will work to give new dimensions to school education and higher education. The same will provide an opportunity for all classes of people to get education under the right of equality. Under the new education policy, students studying for competitive examinations will get benefits. Uttarakhand is the first state to have a new education policy which has been fully implemented in school education. The smart classes laid by the Sampark Foundation in this work will benefit the children.

    Welcoming the Chief Minister on the occasion, Founder Chairman of Sampark Foundation, Vineet Nair said that the objective of Government Smart Schools Smart Blocks Program is to improve the learning outcomes of 5484 children by training 274 teachers of 137 schools in Champawat block of Champawat district in the state. Have to improve. After successful implementation for 100 days in Champawat block, this program will be extended to Khirsu block of Pauri district in a time bound manner. Sampark’s team will also ensure capacity building of teachers so that teaching becomes systematic and easy. He informed that Sampark Foundation has brought its entire range of innovative learning resources to the Smart Schools Smart Blocks programme. These resources are in line with the state syllabus and SCERT, and will help in facilitating a complete change in the process of studying in the classroom. The resources provided by Sampark for this program include TV sets for each school, Sampark TV devices, Sampark Smart Shala application, Maths and English kit with Sampark Didi audio box, 500 lesson plans, 1100 lesson videos, TLM’s Along with 450 activities, 2000 worksheets as per class and subject, 3000 questions for assessment – Sampark Didi questions in KBC format, videos of science songs and experiments for classes 6 to 8 and a resource book for teachers.
    He said that Sampark FLN TV is an affordable plug-and-play device for classes 1 to 5, which consists of an Android set-top box and a remote. It is very easy to handle and operate and it transforms a normal television into an interactive and engaging learning platform, making the classroom a smart classroom. The liaison team will also train educational functionaries at the district, block, and cluster levels to monitor the use of TLMs and resources in schools and classrooms. On this occasion, District Magistrate Narendra Singh Bhandari said that the concept of an ideal Champawat given by the Chief Minister is creating new heights of success. Under which Champawat is touching new heights of development. Continuous funding is also being made available by the government for the development of the district. In which some works have started and some works are at planning stage. Science center is also going to be constructed in the district. For which land has also been transferred as well as funds have been received for DPR. He said that Champawat is achieving different heights in the field of education, health and tourism.
    The District Magistrate said that with the efforts of the Chief Minister, computer labs will be set up in many schools (high schools and intermediate colleges) of the district for the first time under Pitkul CSR, and he told that an amount of about 10 crores has been allocated from the disaster item, untied fund and district plan. has been given to the Education Department. The results of which are also visible. The District Magistrate said that under the direction of the Chief Minister, an amount of 20 lakhs has been given to Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya, which is also improving there. The historic step that has been taken for various certificates will benefit the students a lot and at the same time the standard of education will improve further. On this occasion, President District Panchayat Jyoti Rai, President Municipality Vijay Verma, Block Chief Champawat Rekha Devi, Barakot Vinita Fartyal, Pati Sumanlata, MLA Representative Champawat Assembly Prakash Tiwari, Deepak Rajwar, Mukesh Kalkhudia, Superintendent of Police Devendra Pincha, Chief Development Officer Rajendra Singh Rawat, Additional District Magistrate Hemant Kumar Verma along with public representatives, departmental officers, teachers, teachers and the team of Sampark Foundation were present.

  • The Chief Minister expressed deep sorrow over the loss of lives due to arson in Kushinagar district

    The Chief Minister expressed deep sorrow over the loss of lives due to arson in Kushinagar district

    Lucknow: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has expressed deep grief over the loss of lives in the arson in Kushinagar district. Wishing peace to the departed soul, the Chief Minister has expressed condolences to the bereaved family members.

    The Chief Minister has directed the officials of the district administration to take the injured to the hospital immediately for their proper treatment. Also wished for the speedy recovery of the injured. The Chief Minister directed the officers of the district administration to speed up the relief work.