January 2019

CHHATTISGARH Chhatisgarh Hiatory : Surguja State Surguja State, was one of the main princely states of Central India during the period of the British Raj, even though it was not entitled to any gun salute. Formerly it was placed under the Central India Agency, but in 1905 it was transferred to the Eastern States Agency. … Read more

CHHATTISGARH Paddy procurement surpasses 75L MT target in State   Paddy procurement exercise in Chhattisgarh on Minimum Support Price (MSP) concluded.   The procurement had surpassed the target of 75 lakh metric tonnes and though final figures were yet to arrive, it was reportedly around 80 lakh metric tonnes.   Official sources informed that till … Read more

CHHATTISGARH ·         No new C’garh dist to be included under NHM: Centre No new districts from Chhattisgarh are being included in the National Horticulture Mission (NHM) as this may result in thinning out of already limited resources, the Central Government has informed. The ersthwile Chhattisgarh Government had earlier requested the Central Government to include eight … Read more

CHHATTISGARH C’garh Govt to develop its own e-procurement portal   The State Cabinet approved a proposal for making material procurements from Chhattisgarh State Industrial Development Corporation (CSIDC) instead of Central Government’s e-Marketing portal (GeM).   The State government will also write a letter to the Central government to make quantity of rice weighing 32 lakh … Read more

CHHATTISGARH Govt outlets to sell Kadaknath chicken soon   The state government will be selling Kadaknath chicken from official counters in Bhopal and Indore within a month. Quail meat will also be sold at these outlets. Live, dressed, marinated and ready to cook Kadaknath chicken would be sold from the two outlets soon. Kadaknath, locally … Read more

CHHATTISGARH Chhattisgarh govt to waive Rs 207 crore irrigation tax of farmers   In a move that will benefit 15 lakh farmers in Chhattisgarh, chief minister Bhupesh Baghel announced to waive their outstanding irrigation taxes worth Rs 207 crore.   The chief minister’s announcement comes just over a month after his government decided to waive farmers’ … Read more

CHHATTISGARH C’garh first to accept Swaminathan Committee recommendations   The Chhattisgarh unit of the Congress party has demanded from the Centre to declare paddy’s Minimum Support Price (MSP) at Rs 2500 per quintal .   This apart from a demand to take excess stock of paddy from the State other than its use by Chhattisgarh’s … Read more

CHHATTISGARH Registration fee to be exempted for land below 600 Sqft   The State Government is going to reduce property tax to half while making housing board houses freehold and to exempt the registration fee for land below 600 square feet. ð   In a bid to provide respite to the lower middle class category, the … Read more

CHHATTISGARH Transgenders allotted 77 flats under housing scheme   In a move to provide basic amenities to transgenders, 77 houses under the Basic Services for Urban Poor (BSUP) housing scheme will be allotted to the members of the community. With this RaipurMunicipal Corporation becomes the first civic body to initiate a housing scheme for transgenders.   … Read more

CHHATTISGARH 14 Agri mandis in C’garh linked to e-NAM platform so far   A  total of 14 agriculture mandis in Chhattisgarh had been linked to e-market (e-NAM) platform so far.     In the entire country, 585 wholesale regulated markets/ Agriculture Produce Market Committee (APMC) Markets have been so far integrated with e-market (e-NAM) platform … Read more