July 2021

CHHATTISGARH C’garh only state to give input subsidy on millet The Chhattisgarh government has decided to procure Kodo, Kutki and Ragi on support price and to include these crops under the Rajiv Gandhi Kisan Nyay Yojana. It is also set to implement the ‘Chhattisgarh Millet Mission’ to increase their production. The government has declared the … Read more

CHHATTISGARH MNREGA implementation in full swing in C’garh In just three months of fiscal 2021-22, Chhattisgarh has fulfilled almost half of the year’s employment target under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA). Against an employment target of 13.50 crore person-days approved by the Central government this year, 6.65 crore person-days of employment … Read more

CHHATTISGARH Chhattisgarh ramps up facilities in key Govt hospitals Under the National Health Mission’s Free Dialysis Programme, free of cost dialysis facility is being provided in eight district hospitals of Chhattisgarh, it was announced on Thursday. The facility began in Durg, Kanker, Korba, Bilaspur, Mahasamund and Bijapur from 2020 and it was extended to Jashpur … Read more

CHHATTISGARH CM for dyke walls to recharge ground water Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Thursday called for rapid construction of dyke walls in the fractured areas of rivers and rivulets for recharging ground water level. The structures constructed under the ‘Narva Development Scheme’ will make water available for irrigation and for fauna in forest … Read more

CHHATTISGARH Push Kodo-Kukti production on mission mode: CM Baghel   Highlighting the rising demand for minor millets globally, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Thursday called for growing kodo, kutki (minor millets) and ragi on a mission mode to jack up production. Chhattisgarh has a large area where minor millets and millets are grown. The … Read more

CHHATTISGARH Chhattisgarh to sow fruit trees, seed balls in forest areas Chhattisgarh’s Forest Department has planned extensive sowing of fruit seeds and seed balls in forests and nearby areas on July 11. A total of 50,000 kg of seeds of fruit bearing trees and 25 lakh seed balls are to be sown in different forest … Read more

CHHATTISGARH Lemru Elephant Reserve in Chhattisgarh   This is a proposed elephant sanctuary in Chhattisgarh.  Lemru is one of two elephant sanctuaries planned to prevent human-animal conflicts in the area. Elephants moved from Odisha and Jharkhand to Chhattisgarh. The proposed area under the reserve is part of the Hasdeo Aranya Forest, which is a very … Read more