March 2021

CHHATTISGARH Food Park in Kanera to be established soon   n the initiative of Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, the process of setting up industrial food parks in every development block in the state has begun. The first will come up at Kanera. This will not only provide employment to locals but also speed up … Read more

CHHATTISGARH Chhattisgarh sets another record under MNREGA Chhattisgarh has set a new record of providing 100 days of employment to the maximum number of families this year in the current fiscal (2020-21) under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA) since its enaction in 2006-07. Chhattisgarh has also generated the highest number of … Read more

CHHATTISGARH State to get 700 Energy Women Help Desks As a part of crime awareness campaign run by the Women Crime Police Headquarters, Bhopal a total of 700 energy women help desks inaugurated. Women Help Cell, Bhopal has set up a Center for Energy Help Desk in all these police stations and their operators have … Read more

CHHATTISGARH C’garh among states completing ‘Ease of Doing Business’ reforms Chhattisgarh has found a place in the list of 20 states successfully completing Ease of Doing Business reforms, thanks to the industry-friendly decisions and policies of the Bhupesh Baghel-led government. With this, Chhattisgarh has become eligible for additional borrowing of 0.25 percent of Gross State … Read more

CHHATTISGARH C’garh CJ to launch state’s first ‘virtual court’ Chhattisgarh High Court Chief Justice, Justice P.R. Ramachandra Menon, will virtually inaugurate the state’s first ‘virtual court’ and new court building on March 20. The new building in the Raipur District and Sessions court is situated on the fourth and fifth floors and has 18 court … Read more

CHHATTISGARH Centre approves C’garh’s higher Labour Budget The Union Rural Development Ministry has approved Chhattisgarh’s proposal to hike the employment target in the Labour budget of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA) by two crore man-days. The target of Labour budget has been increased for a second time in the current financial … Read more

CHHATTISGARH C’garh can convert excess rice to ethanol   Chhattisgarh has got a boost to its flagship plan of conversion of excess rice, sugarcane and maize into ethanol as bio-fuel as the Central government on Thursday approved ethanol as a standalone fuel, allowing oil firms to sell E-100 directly. For this, the Motor Spirit and … Read more

CHHATTISGARH Chhattisgarh’s ‘Sarthi’ portal to give medical certificates online for driving license Chhattisgarh is the first state to have launched a ‘Sarthi’ portal that will provide hassle-free medical certificate to applicants for driving license which will be easy for both applicant and doctors. State transport minister Mohd Akbar launched the portal and he said this was the first step towards a paperless … Read more

CHHATTISGARH Road to economic revival runs through agriculture: CM The road to economic revival of the country runs through agriculture and strengthening the rural economy is the only way to ensure overall growth, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel said on Friday. Addressing the 7th edition of the Indian Economic Conclave in New Delhi, he said … Read more

CHHATTISGARH CGSLSA launches ‘Karuna’ campaign to help senior citizens In a first of its kind initiative, Chhattisgarh State Legal Services Authority (CGSLSA) has come up with yet another new campaign ‘Karuna’ which aims to provide assistance to old parents whose children are reluctant either in maintaining them or in taking necessary care of them. CGSLSA member secretary Siddharth Aggarwal … Read more