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MAHARASHTRA Maharashtra to become first state to have Transgender Welfare Board The long pending Transgender Welfare Board (TWB) will finally see light of the day with the Maharashtra government making a provision of Rs 5 crore for welfare of the community. Minister of State for Social Justice Dilip Kamble told that the Board … Read more
MAHARASHTRA Film city to come up at Kunwara Bhimsen Guardian minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule gave reasons to rejoice with the announcement that the government was working upon creating a film city at Kunwara Bhimsen, near Parseoni, some 55km from here. The second edition of the festival got off to a glittering start with the presentation of lifetime … Read more
MAHARASHTRA Maharashtra govt asks AICTE to stop granting nod for new engineering colleges After facing criticism from AICTE (All India Council for Technical Education) for not submitting its perspective plan for new colleges, the state government recently wrote to the council requesting no permission be granted to any new degree or diploma engineering colleges. Even the Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Technological … Read more
MAHARASHTRA Padma Shri for Bangs and late Ramteke Well-known doctor couple Abhay and Rani Bang and the late Sampat Ramteke, were among the three from Vidarbha in the Padma Shriaward list announced by the centre. The Bang couple are well-known for revolutionizing the health care sector in the Naxalite-hit district of Gadchiroli. Their NGO ‘Society … Read more
MAHARASHTRA Rs 230 crore approved for compensatory afforestation works The steering committee of Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA) has approved Rs230 crore for works to be done in 2018-19 under compensatory afforestation in Maharashtra. A provision of Rs50 crore has been made for compensatory afforestation (plantations) and Rs180 crore for net present value … Read more
MAHARASHTRA Maharashtra to develop 358 helipads, one in each Taluka After several close shave incidents for chief minister Devendra Fadnavis in helicopter crash-lands the state government have come up with the helipad policy. The government has also decided to develop 358 permanent helipads, one each at every taluka across the state. The state has issued a government … Read more
Maharastra Human Development Index:- Human development an integral part of economic development is fastly catching of various stakeholders around the world. It is also about people’s active engagement in shaping development, equity and sustainability, intrinsic aspects of freedom of people have to lead lives they have reason to value. Human development index is a tool … Read more
Quality of life, life expectancy, literacy, standard of living and migration in India Human development—a comprehensive approach Human development is a process of enlarging people’s choices. But human development is also the objective, so it is both a process and an outcome. Human development implies that people must influence the processes that shape their lives. … Read more
Provisions of SC/ST Atricities act, The Scheduled Castes and Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 is an Act of the Parliament of India enacted to prevent atrocities against scheduled castes and scheduled tribes. The Act is popularly known as POA, the SC/ST Act, the Prevention of Atrocities Act, or simply the Atrocities Act. Article 17 … Read more
National and state SC/ST commission National SC commission National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) is an Indian constitutional body established with a view to provide safeguards against the exploitation of Scheduled Castes to promote and protect their social, educational, economic and cultural interests, special provisions were made in the Constitution. Functions To investigate and monitor … Read more