Oct 2020

CHHATTISGARH Chhattisgarh leads in Kosa silk production even in rough times Chhattisgarh is emerging as a leading state in the field of Kosa production. Village Industries minister Guru Rudra Kumar said that Kosa Resham Yojana is being implemented to promote the forest-based village industry in the state. The scheme also aims at building infrastructure to meet the demand … Read more

CHHATTISGARH Chhattisgarh to launch social security scheme for tendu leaf collectors Chhattisgarh government is introducing a social security scheme for the tribals engaged in the plucking of beedi leaves from the forests. The scheme is to be named after slain Congress leader Mahendra Karma, who was killed along with other frontline Congress leaders in a deadly Maoist ambush … Read more

CHHATTISGARH Centre’s Rs 1.8 crore infusion to uplift Chhattisgarh handicrafts   From providing skill training to creating jobs and coordinating with the Centre for fund infusion, the state village industries department is working actively to strengthen rural economy amid ongoing Corona crisis. Recently, the Centre has approved Rs 1.8 crore for various new programmes under the Chhattisgarh Handicrafts Development Board.   … Read more

CHHATTISGARH Dongargarh selected under ‘PRASAD’   Dongargarh, the holy town of Bamleshwari Devi in Rajnandgaon district of Chhattisgarh, has been selected in the central government’s ‘PRASAD’ (Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Augmentation Drive).   PRASAD is a central government scheme that focuses on identifying and developing pilgrim sites across the country to enrich the religious tourism … Read more

CHHATTISGARH Crimes against women: Prepare SOP, set up SITs, Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel tells cops   Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel directed the police department to prepare SOP and set up special investigation teams for prevention and addressing crime against women across all districts of state.   The state director general of police has recently convened a … Read more

CHHATTISGARH Centre’s Rs 1.8 crore infusion to uplift Chhattisgarh handicrafts   From providing skill training to creating jobs and coordinating with the Centre for fund infusion, the state village industries department is working actively to strengthen rural economy amid ongoing Corona crisis. Recently, the Centre has approved Rs 1.8 crore for various new programmes under the Chhattisgarh Handicrafts Development Board.   … Read more

CHHATTISGARH Centre okays synthetic athletic track in Mahasamund The Central government has approved Chhattisgarh’s proposal to build a multi-purpose indoor hall in Ambikapur and a synthetic athletic track in Mahasamund under the ‘Khero India’ scheme. Both of these proposals were sent by Chhattisgarh’s Directorate of Sports and Youth Welfare to the Union government. The administrative … Read more

CHHATTISGARH IIT Bhilai to be Host Institute for MSME scheme The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bhilai’s proposal for recognition as Host Institute for implementing the scheme ‘Support for Entrepreneurial and Managerial Development of MSMEs through Incubator’ was considered and approved at a meeting of Project Management Training and Consulting (PMAC) in New Delhi. Two … Read more

CHHATTISGARH Tribals in Chhattisgarh get urban forest land rights Chhattisgarh  became the first state to hand over urban forest land rights, under the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers Act 2006, to tribals. The process has begun with Jagdalpur municipal corporation in Bastar giving away the rights to 11 of its tribal residents. There are about … Read more

CHHATTISGARH C’garh notifies amendments in new Industrial Policy For overall inclusive development and to further boost the economy, Chhattisgarh has incorporated 21 amendments in the new State Industrial Policy 2019-24 which have been notified now. The prominent change is that small scale industries will have an option to meet cash or Goods and Services Tax … Read more