February 2019

CHHATTISGARH ·         Govt will continue to procure paddy at Rs 2500: CM In coming kharif season the paddy from farmers will be procured at Rs 2500 per quintal rate. Government has also made a budgetary provision of Rs 5000 crore as well in an annual budget tabled in state assembly. Government waived off farmers loan … Read more

CHHATTISGARH ·         Govt not to merge Distt Co-op Banks with Apex Bank In a major decision, State government has decided to revert the earlier order issued by previous government regarding the merger of District Co-Operative banks with Apex Bank of Chhattisgarh. In a cabinet decision, it was decided not to merge District Co-Operative Banks with … Read more

CHHATTISGARH Chhattisgarh domestic consumers’ power bills to be reduced by half   Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel announced to reduce electricity bills of all domestic consumers with consumption up to 400 units by making a provision of Rs 400 crore.   In view of re-stationing for power supply, the budget proposes a new provision of Rs … Read more

CHHATTISGARH Power tariff slashed in C’garh   Chhattisgarh State Power Regulatory Commission has restructured the power tariff reducing the rate by 10% for economically weaker class and 6% for the middle class consumers.   As per the revised tariff, for the consumption slab of below 100 units per month, which constitutes 64% of total consumers, … Read more

CHHATTISGARH ·         Suraaji Gaon Yojana’ to boost villages’ economy The State Government had initiated ‘Suraaji Gaon Yojana’ to strengthen the economy of the villages. The focus is on Narwa, Garuva, Dhurva, and Baari which will conserve, innovate and develop the rural economic landscape. There is a need for developing double-crop patterns and rejuvenating the water … Read more

CHHATTISGARH Raigarh Municipal Corporation of Chhattisgarh won the Swachhata Excellence awards   TheRaigarh Municipal Corporation of Chhattisgarh has won the Swachhata Excellence awards 2019.  The Municipal Corporations of Ambikapur of Chhattisgarh won second and the Municipal Corporations of Kumbakonam of Tamil Nadu bagged the third prizes respectively. The Awards were given by the Ministry of Housing and Urban … Read more

CHHATTISGARH Chhattisgarh losing revenue due to GST- TS Singhdeo   In a bid to remove the e-way bill provision within the state commercial tax, minister T S Singhdeo wrote to GST authorities to do away with the rule.   According to him,In state-wise share, Chhattisgarh is losing on GST because State is not a consuming, but a … Read more

CHHATTISGARH   Chhattisgarh History : Changbhakar State   Changbhakar State, also known as Chang Bhakar, was one of the princely states of British Empire in India in the Chhattisgarh States Agency. Bharatpur was the capital of the princely state.   In 1790 Changbhakar zamindari or estate was carved out of Korea State. After the Anglo-Maratha … Read more

CHHATTISGARH Chhattisgarh re-names Deendayal Upadhyaya schemes; rechristens them after Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi   Present State government in Chhattisgarh has rechristened five schemes, named after BJP ideologue Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya, and named them after former prime ministers Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi and architect of constitution BR Ambedkar – leading to criticism from opposition BJP that it’s continuation of political vindictiveness and … Read more

CHHATTISGARH Chhattisgarh budget pans focus on farmers, rural economy   Panning the focus from construction-oriented and infrastructure development to rural development, agriculture and uplift of farmers, the one-and-half month old Bhupesh Baghel government in Chhattisgarh  presented its maiden budget with a size of Rs 90,910 crore in the Vidhan Sabha.   Presenting a Rs 10,881 crore deficit … Read more