August 2019

CHHATTISGARH ·         Chhattisgarh government: Reservation to Scheduled Caste as per population proportion ð   Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel announced that the government will now provide reservation benefits to Scheduled Caste community in proportion to their population in state. The announcement was made at a function organized to mark Mini Mata memorial day in the state capital. … Read more

CHHATTISGARH MoU signed to establish policy lab in C’garh to attract investment   Rajeev Gandhi Foundation, New Delhi and Chhattisgarh Infotech Promotion Society (CHiPS) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Friday to establish a policy lab.   The lab will be established to study the contemporary policies on various important subjects and fields such … Read more

CHHATTISGARH   Chhattisgarh fourth in employment generation under MGNREGA   Chhattisgarh has been placed in fourth position in 2019-20 fiscal under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) among top 10 states in the country. Similarly, the state is placed in the 5th position in timely payment under the scheme.   In the last … Read more

CHHATTISGARH CM launches ‘Chana Vitaran   Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel inaugurated Swadisht Chana Vitaran Yojana in the state. Under nutritious meal scheme, chickpeas will be distributed in scheduled areas of Chhattisgarh with the objective of eradicating malnutrition.   Under PDS, chickpeas will be distributed in scheduled and Maada areas of the state via fair price … Read more

CHHATTISGARH C’garh second in India in recognising forest rights claims   Chhattisgarh has become the second State in the country to provide rights to Scheduled Tribes and other traditional forest dwellers to acquire forestlands.   According to the figures by Union tribal affairs ministry, Odisha is the number one State in distribution of forest rights … Read more

CHHATTISGARH Hareli celebrated with pomp and gaiety across C’garh   Hareli, the highly popular agricultural festival of the state with much pomp and gaiety.   In a bid to revive the state’s culture and traditions, the state government declared a state holiday on the day to promote the festival.   Folk dancers performed ‘Gedi’, ‘Karma’, … Read more

CHHATTISGARH ·         Chhattisgarh state government increases reservation for SC and OBC ð   Chhattisgarh governmentannounced an increase in the reservation for Scheduled caste (SC) from 12% to 13% and for Other Backward Classes (OBC) from 14% to 27%. This announcement was made by Chief Minister (CM) Shri Bhupesh Baghel This announcement was made on August 15 celebration at the Police parade ground … Read more

CHHATTISGARH BHEL’s SEVC stations on Delhi-C’garh highway soon   Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) is setting up a network of solar-based Electric Vehicle Chargers (SEVC) on the Delhi-Chandigarh Highway.   The project is covered under the FAME scheme [Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid) & Electric Vehicles in India] of the Department of Heavy Industry … Read more

CHHATTISGARH Chhattisgarh’s 7th Economic Survey begins   The first phase of 7th Economic Survey 2019 of Chhattisgarh began in all the 27 district headquarters on Saturday.   The survey will cover all the 20082 villages and 9364 urban enumeration blocks of the state’s 27 districts.  At      capital city Raipur, Raipur Municipal Corporation Commissioner Shiv Anant … Read more

CHHATTISGARH Raipur airport fifth in India in service quality In yet another feather in its cap, Swami Vivekananda Airport, Mana of Raipur has been ranked fifth in the country in Airport Service Quality (ASQ) survey. The airport based in the capital city of Chhattisgarh improved its position from 55th to 50th position in the world … Read more