January 2019

MAHARASHTRA Over 42K homes lit up under Saubhagya scheme   As many as 42,275 homes which were still in the dark have received power under the central scheme of ‘Saubhagya’ in Auranangabad district. At the state level, Maharashtra has completed the 100% electrification under the central scheme and has illuminated 10,93,614 homes before the stipulated deadline of … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan college girls set to get free sanitary pads   Rajasthan is set to become India’s first state to provide free sanitary napkins to college students. The department of higher education has decided to install free sanitary napkin vending machines in all 189 government colleges in the state from the next academic session starting July 2019.   … Read more

MAHARASHTRA Now, Maharashtra govt considers SC quota for Dhobi community   After implementing the Maratha reservation and assuring the Dhangar community to include it under the Scheduled Tribes category, the BJP-led state government is considering reservation for the Dhobi (washerman) community under the Scheduled Castes (SC) following protests by the community. According to sources, the government plans to … Read more

RAJASTHAN Govt to bring new system to fix fees of private schools’   Education minister Govind Singh Dotasra has hinted to replace RajasthanS chools (Regulation of fees) Act 2017.   The existing fees Act which mandates to form a committee of parents and school management has not prevented schools to fleece parents. Several news reports have … Read more