June 2019

RAJASTHAN 250-300 new panchayats to be created in Rajasthan   It is estimated that around 250-300 new gram panchayats would be carved out of the existing 9892 gram panchayats and 10-15 panchayat samitis would be created from the existing 295 in Rajasthan.   The panchayat samitis having more than 40 gram panchayats and over 2 lakh people would … Read more

RAJASTHAN Plan to review Rajasthan tiger relocation project   The state forest and wildlife officials have written to the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) requesting the agency to review the relocation programme.   The Panna National Park was the second reserve in the country after STR which had lost all tigers to poaching. Now, it … Read more

TELANGANA IT industry does better in State   The Information Technology (IT) and IT enabled Services (ITeS) exports achieved a growth rate of 16.89 % in Telangana as compared to expected national average of 8 to 9 % in 2018-19.   The IT sector generated direct employment to 5.43 lakh persons with 67,725 new professionals … Read more

TELANGANA In a first, Telangana high court sets up facility to make fee payment online   In a digital initiative that was taken up for the first time in the country’s judiciary, Telangana high court and State Bank of India (SBI) entered into an MoU to facilitate online payment of court fee by litigants and lawyers.   This digital initiative … Read more

RAJASTHAN Panel set up to monitor government colleges in Rajasthan   The Rajasthan college education department is setting up a District Resource Assistance Committee (DRAC) in the state to monitor the functioning of the colleges and provide them with required facilities.   An officer in-charge monitors the functioning of government colleges in various districts. As per the … Read more

RAJASTHAN 250-300 new panchayats to be created in Rajasthan   It is estimated that around 250-300 new gram panchayats would be carved out of the existing 9892 gram panchayats and 10-15 panchayat samitis would be created from the existing 295 in Rajasthan.   The panchayat samitis having more than 40 gram panchayats and over 2 lakh people would … Read more

TELANGANA Government to spend Rs 300 crore on Bathukamma saris this year   The TRS government will spend nearly Rs 300 crore on distribution of saris for the Bathukamma festival this year. It will be for the third consecutive year that the saris, dubbed ‘Bathukamma saris’, will be distributed, having white ration cards, ahead of Dasara … Read more

TELANGANA Telangana’s farm loan waiver may cost state Rs 32,000 crore, maximum in country Telangana is set to spend a whopping Rs 32,000 crore on loan waiver this season — the highest-ever amount to be incurred by any state in the country. Maharashtra, Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh had given much higher estimated costs on loan waiver, … Read more

RAJASTHAN Panel set up to monitor government colleges in Rajasthan   The Rajasthan college education department is setting up a District Resource Assistance Committee (DRAC) in the state to monitor the functioning of the colleges and provide them with required facilities.   An officer in-charge monitors the functioning of government colleges in various districts. As per the … Read more

TELANGANA   Telangana celebrates state formation day     June 2, 2019, marks the fifth Telangana State Formation Day.   On 2 June 2014, the area was separated from the northwestern part of Andhra Pradesh as the newly formed 29th state with Hyderabad as its historic permanent capital.   It is also known as India’s … Read more