july 2018

TELANGANA New panchayats to become functional from August 1   The State will see around 4,000 new gram panchayats becoming functional from August 1 in line with the new Panchayat Raj Bill passed by the State Legislature during the budget session.   The government has added 3,965 new gram panchayats to the existing 8,786 taking … Read more

RAJASTHAN Proposals sought for biogas, organic fertiliser plants at cow shelters   The directorate of Gopalan department has invited request for proposal (RFP) to carry out construction of 25 biogas plants project for power generation and organic fertiliser processing plants on built, own, operate and transfer (BOOT) model to be carried out at 25 cow … Read more

RAJASTHAN Centre’s advice, surplus stock behind school milk scheme   The free milk scheme for government school students in Rajasthan was in line with the Centre’s advice to states to utilise surplus stocks of milk, though it was launched ahead of assembly elections due by the year-end.   Chief minister Vasundhra Raje launched the Annapurna … Read more

TELANGANA KTPS 800-MW unit synced with State grid in record time   The Telangana Vidyut Engineers Association (TVEA) has hailed the synchronisation of the 800-MW super-critical unit of the Kothagudem Thermal Power Station’s stage VII at Palvancha with the State grid as a record feat achieved in a span of less than three years.   … Read more

RAJASTHAN Family planning slips in state   Rajasthan has slipped on the family planning front despite efforts by the state health department, with 32 districts showing negative trends, according to the latest review report of the programme.   Methods of contraception include sterilisation, IUD (intrauterine device) insertion, PPIUCD (postpartum Intrauterine contraceptive device) insertion, oral pills … Read more

TELANGANA Energy cost likely to be below provisional cost: power utilities   The power utilities of Telangana have estimated that the cost of energy being purchased from Chhattisgarh would be lesser than the provisional cost of ₹ 3.90 per unit being paid by them even after the Chhattisgarh Electricity Regulatory Commission has approved the project … Read more

RAJASTHAN Over 7.5k Aadhaar enrolments done in Rajasthan post offices    More than 7500 Aadhaar have been enrolled in the Aadhaar enrolment centre at the post offices in Rajasthan   The state of Rajasthan has been divided into three divisions – Ajmer, Jaipur and Jodhpur.   Postal department in India were given the charge to work … Read more

TELANGANA Nutritional status monitored in real time   Anganwadi workers in Alair in Yadadri-Bhuvanagiri district of Telangana will now digitally record data at their centre-level about the well-being and nutritional status of various beneficiaries, as a part of the Nutrition Surveillance System (NSS) launched by the National Institute of Nutrition (NIN).   This is the … Read more

RAJASTHAN 35 POCSO courts to come up in Rajasthan  The state government has in principle agreed for setting up of 35 POCSO courts in the state. one POCSO court will be set up at each of the 33 district headquarters and two in the bigger districts of Jaipur and Jodhpur The government a few days … Read more

RAJASTHAN State not able to implement Centre’s Ayushman Bharat   Rajasthan has expressed its inability to implement the Centre government’s Ayushman Bharat National Health Protection Scheme (AB-NHPS) citing lack of time to migrate from the state-run Bhamashah Swasthya Bima Yojana (BSBY).   AB-NHPS aims to provide ₹5 lakh health insurance cover per family. It has … Read more