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MAHARASHTRA 65% of Maharashtra govt’s loan waiver sum reaches 37 lakh farmers Almost a year after the loan waiver was announced, the Maharashtra government has disbursed Rs 14,916 crore into the accounts of 37.4 lakh farmers, the latest review of the scheme by a cabinet subcommittee on May 29 shows. This is 64.5% of the Rs 23,102 crore the state … Read more
RAJASTHAN Govt to start scheme to provide milk to students To improve health of school children, the Rajasthan government will introduce a scheme to provide milk to the students from class 1 to 8 from the new academic session. Milk will be supplied on alternate days in both the rural and urban areas … Read more
RAJASTHAN 1st ‘Sampoorn Beema Gram’ in Rajasthan – Jodhpur Shikarpura village of Jodhpur was declared as the first “Sampoorna Beema Gram” of the state on Tuesday by the postal department. All the 458 families of the village are covered under Grameen Dak Jeevan Beema with at least one member from each family having the … Read more
MAHARASHTRA Maharashtra govt medical & engineering colleges to have 1% orphan After the state government decided to introduce reservation for orphans, starting this year 1% seats in government and corporation medical schools and engineering colleges will be reserved for children who have been residing in orphanages. The idea is to encourage students in children’s … Read more
MAHARASHTRA Maharashtra cabinet approves 3 farmer-centric decisions In a bid to appease the farmer organisations threatening to intensify agitation to press for their various demands, the state cabinet on Tuesday approved three farmer-centric decisions. The cabinet approved a subsidy of Rs 1000 per quintal for farmers from whom the state has not been able to purchase … Read more
RAJASTHAN RHB to take online route for clearing large stock After several failed attempts to sell surplus houses, the Rajasthan Housing Board(RHB) is now adopting ‘online method’ to reach the buyers. The decision was taken to woo buyers within the state and other parts of the country. Due to prolonged slump in the real estate … Read more
MAHARASHTRA Drive to promote use of twin pit toilets in rural areas he Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India Rajiv Mehrishi and Secretary of Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Parameswaran Iyer emptied a toilet pit from a twin pit toilet in Pune district’s Daund taluka last week according to a release from the officials … Read more
RAJASTHAN • Introduce course to celebrate Gandhi’s birth anniversary Governor Kalyan Singh has asked the universities to celebrate Mahatma Gandhi’s 150th birth anniversary by introducing ‘Gandhi Vichar Darshan’ course. He said while speaking at the governor’s conference in Delhi on Tuesday. During his speech he gave a suggestion that Gandhi’s 150th anniversary can … Read more
MAHARASHTRA To rev up e-vehicle use, govt inks pact with auto firms To promote use of e-vehicles, the state government on Thursday signed memorandums of understanding (MoU) with Tata Motors, Mahindra & Mahindra, and Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL). Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said that in the coming days, use of e-vehicles will be increased for government … Read more
RAJASTHAN University of Rajasthan offers courses in three foreign languages University of Rajasthan offers courses in three foreign languages Spanish, French and German. Since the courses have started there have been a growing interest in the students for the languages and with globalisation and internet facilities students from different backgrounds are applying. Department of European languages, Literature … Read more