july 2018

TELANGANA Crop loan disbursal delayed due to PPB technicalities   Disbursal of crop loans to aspiring farmers during the current kharif season is being delayed, thanks to technicalities relating to the pattadar passbooks (PPBs).   The government had issued new PPBs to over 50 lakh farmers in recent weeks, but the details of the previous … Read more

RAJASTHAN State govt plans to introduce MP’S price difference scheme   Rajasthan government may introduce the Madhya Pradesh ‘price difference’ model in the state for providing relief to garlic farmers, who have not been able to sell garlic at government purchase rates so far.   Under the scheme, farmers in Madhya Pradesh are compensated when … Read more

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

TELANGANA Reform evidence of EODB: Telangana bags 100% score   The State has marginally slipped from its top rank in ease of doing business parameters during the current year with neighbouring Andhra Pradesh topping the list.   According to assessment made jointly by the Department for Industrial Policy and Promotion and the World Bank, Telangana … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan inks agreement with Microsoft for digital literacy   To provide free digital training to students, the higher education department has inked a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Microsoft.   In order to strengthen the PM’S digital India initiative and CM’S digital Rajasthan, Microsoft has signed a MOU with Rajasthan, under which 9,500 students … Read more

TELANGANA TSRTC bags three awards in Kuala Lumpur   The Telangana Road Transport Corporation bagged three awards at the fourth edition of the Ashok Leyland and Abhibus India Bus Awards in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.   The corporation received top awards for Leadership Award in Bus Transport – Strengthening of TSRTC, Excellence in Environmental Initiative – … Read more

RAJASTHAN First private UAV unit to be set up in Kota   India’s first private sector unit for manufacturing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) and light bullet proof vehicles (LBPV) will be set up by DCM Shriram Industries Group on the campus of Shriram Rayons in Kota.   UAVS and LBPVS are likely to be used … Read more

TELANGANA ₹45,000 crore for development of Hyderabad   Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao has said that the State government will spend ₹45,000 crore over three years for the development of Hyderabad from the next year.   An additional ₹10,000 crore will be spent on other towns during the same period, he told a meeting held … 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