Daily Chhattisgarh news update

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

CHHATTISGARH Chhattisgarh’s legal body provides ‘Rahat’ to 308 women victims Chhattisgarh State Legal Services Authority (CGSLSA) has provided relief to victims in over 308 cases of crime against women as a part of its campaign “Rahat” in the last two months. Under this, all the District Legal Services Authorities (DLSAs) of Chhattisgarh state are constantly making efforts to … Read more

CHHATTISGARH In a 1st, Chhattisgarh inducts 13 transgenders as constables In a reflection of changing times, transgenders popularly known as kinnars, have shed their sarees and bangles to don khaki uniform and protect the civilians and uphold law of the land. Chhattisgarh police recruited 13 transgenders as constables, a first for the state police force. INTERNATIONAL … Read more

CHHATTISGARH Raipur, Bilaspur excel in Municipal Performance Index Chhattisgarh’s two biggest cities—Raipur and Bilaspur — have made it among the top 10 cities in the country for excellent showing in the Municipal Performance Index. Raipur city has secured the 7th rank in the category of cities with a population more than 10 lakhs while Bilaspur … Read more

CHHATTISGARH Hike of 13% in agriculture budget: Choubey The Chhattisgarh Assembly on Friday passed        budgetary demands of Rs 7,785.76 crores for the departments held by cabinet Minister Ravindra Choubey, who said there was a 13      percent rise in allocation to agriculture. The budgetary demands were for the agriculture, water resources, animal husbandry, fisheries and parliamentary … Read more

CHHATTISGARH MoU signed for overall development of C’garh The Chhattisgarh        government and India Center Foundation signed an MoU for   all-round development of sectors like education, skill development, industry, agricultural corridor,      digital solutions and Buddhist tourism through an alternative development model. The MoU was signed in the presence of Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel. Under the alternative … Read more