January 2019

CHHATTISGARH Chhattisgarh Culture : Pathoni Folk Song   Amongst the various forms of music predominant in Chhattisgarh, the Pathoni songs are very famous.   The music of Chhattisgarh is generally interspersed with traces of traditional tribal culture.   They are generally sung in the native dialects and are a part of every festival and celebration that occurs in the state.   Pathoni song is an integral part of Bhilai’s quintessential culture. The city has its unique culture that is widely appreciated all across the world.   The songs are highly emotional and sung during gauna, an auspicious occasion that bids ... 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 Wednesday evening, the paddy procurement was amounted to be 79 lakh metric tonnes and as per reports the final figure might go beyond 80 lakh metric tonnes.   The paddy procurement was done from 1,333 primary agricultural co-operative societies’ 1195 procurement centers.   Notably, the ... 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 known as ‘kali masi’ is a chicken breed found in Jhabua and Dhar districts of western Madhya Pradesh.   Originally, reared mainly by the tribal community of Bhils and Bhilalas in Jhabua and Dhar, Kadaknath is highly nutritious and considered by many an aphrodisiac. It ... Read more

CHHATTISGARH First ‘Natural Kosa Sanctuary’ in Chhattisgarh soon     The First Natural ‘Kosa Sanctuary’ will come up in Kuhera-Rakhi area of Atal Nagar region . This would also be the first Sanctuary in the country which would be in line with cottage industry as with Kosa production, employment will be generated, officials informed. The Sanctuary area is around 200 hectares and has maximum Arjuna plants, the leaves of which are consumed by the kosa moth caterpillar. The total time period of caterpillar conversion to cocoon is two months. The target set for production is 30 lakh cocoons per year. ... Read more

CHHATTISGARH Chhattisgarh bags key national award Chhattisgarh for first time after its formation will receive the ‘National Award-2018’ for the best election related works undertaken during State Assembly Election 2018.   Chhattisgarh has received the award for best implementation of election works in ‘State Category’.   ECI has also selected Bijapur district Superintendent of Police Mohit Garg in the general category ‘National Award-2018’.   For first time, Chhattisgarh witnessed no untoward poll-related incident in a two-phased assembly polls held in November last and even no repolling was held in the state. The elections were held using EVM and VVPAT.   ... 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 Public Distribution System (PDS) into Central Pool.   The State Government took initiative to provide Rs 2500 MSP per quintal of paddy and that was a key aspect of the Swaminathan Committee report and Chhattisgarh had became the first state in the country to do ... 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’ short-term agricultural loans worth Rs 6,230 crore and hike the MSP for paddy to Rs 2,500.   INTERNATIONAL   ·         India Ranks 80th On Global Talent Competitiveness Ranking: Survey   India moved up one position to rank 80thon the global talent competitive index, but remains a laggard ... Read more

CHHATTISGARH Government, stakeholders share notes on Forest Rights Act   Chhattisgarh government, for the first time, held a meeting with the non-government organizations and civil rights groups on the Forest Rights Act (FRA) and its implementation. Addressing the meeting, chief minister Bhupesh Baghel said the FRA has provisions to benefit people living in the forest areas of the state for 75 years before December 13, 2015. These rules need to be followed so that people living in the forest areas can exercise their rights and prosper. The chief minister called for the formation of section-level, district-level and state-level committees to resolve the ... 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 metric tonnes from the Central pool for Chhattisgarh from 24 lakh metric tones.     Just for the record, a total of 14 agriculture mandis in Chhattisgarh had been linked to e-market (e-NAM) platform so far, the Central Government had informed earlier.   In the ... Read more

CHHATTISGARH ·         C’garh got Rs 200 crore in aid for LWE hit distts this fiscal: Centre   Under  ‘Special Central Assistance for the most LWE affected districts’  , eight districts of Chhattisgarh are included and an amount of Rs. 200 crore has been released to Chhattisgarh for these districts till now this financial year, the Central Government has informed.   To deal with Left Wing Extremism, the Central Government has approved National Policy and Action Plan in 2015 which contain a multi-pronged approach envisaging security related interventions, developmental measures, ensuring rights and entitlements of the local communities etc.   A ... Read more