August 2019

TELANGANA Telangana: Not enough organs despite increase in donations Despite an increase in number of organ donations in the state, the wait for an organ is still a long one for many awaiting a transplant. As per the records of the state government’s Jeevandan scheme, till date, 1,068 kidneys and 634 livers donations have been made … Read more

RAJASTHAN ·         State lines up new policies to boost investments, jobs ð  The chief minister had directed the department to prepare the New Industrial Policy and the Rajasthan Investment Promotion Scheme (RIPS). The policy drafts have been prepared and cleared by the industry minister; they have been circulated to various departments for suggestions.   ð  … Read more

TELANGANA Telangana budget may not cross Rs 2 lakh crore due to fund crunch   With the state government gearing up to present the full budget for the 2019- 20 fiscal, the budget estimates may not cross Rs 2 lakh crore. The vote-on-account budget was expected to cross Rs 2 lakh crore, but was kept … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan government to add more water bodies to boost fisheries   The government plans to give a big boost to fisheries in the state. Rajasthan has not been able to exploit its potential in fisheries. The government plans to bring about 1 lakh more hectares of water bodies under fisheries by 2022.   According to the government data … Read more

TELANGANA Telangana economic census to begin on September 1 Enumerators will fan out across the state and visit every household to take a census of entrepreneurial activities. The seventh economic census by the Union Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation will begin on September 1. Along with basic information such as address, mobile number and number of … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan: Marriage key reason for intra-state migration According to the Census 2011 report on migration, Rajasthan’s 28% of the 6,85,00,000 population was found to be residing in a district different from their birthplace in Rajasthan. The report on migration states that the sole reason for the staggering 66% of the total intra-state migration was marriage. The report revealed … Read more

RAJASTHAN Govt to launch women empowerment schemes   The women and child development department is set to launch several schemes for women empowerment after chief minister Ashok Gehlot announced a special fund of Rs1000 crore in 2019-20 Rajasthan budget.   CM in his budget speech had announced the ~1000 crore ‘Priyadarshini Indira Gandhi Mahila Shakti … Read more

TELANGANA Inter-state portability of ration cards begins with Andhra-Telangana and Gujarat-Maharashtra   The Centre kick started the inter-state portability of ration cards with two clusters of states – Andhra Pradesh-Telangana and Gujarat-Maharashtra – which is the beginning of major plan to roll out ‘One Nation, One Ration Card’ by June next. Under this mechanism, beneficiary … Read more

TELANGANA Integrated Sainik Bhavans in dists. Soon   In a step that is bound to bring lot of relief to the ex-servicemen in Telangana, Integrated Sainik Bhavans will be come up in the districts to function as one-stop facility for all their needs. Said to be a first of its kind in the country, the … Read more

RAJASTHAN   Centre releases Rs 1,100 crore for material component in Rajasthan   Of the Rs 1,878 crore which is due for material component under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) in Rajasthan for the financial year 2019-20, the Centre has released Rs 400 crore and Rs 705 crore more has been sanctioned for the … Read more