Chhattisgarh Affairs
Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel urges PM Narendra Modi to release Rs 5,545 crore state share of GST, coal levy
Chhattisgarhchief ministerBhupesh Baghel met with Prime MinisterNarendra Modiin Delhi and urged him to release the states revenue share pending with the Centre in the form of Rs 1375 crore GST and Rs 4170 crore coal levy.
The chief minister also urged the Prime Minister to direct the SECL for an agreement with the states nodal agency for an uninterrupted supply of coal tolocal industrial unitsand to not cancel the passenger trains running through the state unless an alternative is there.
Informing Modi about theMillet Missionbeing run in the state, Baghel told PM that Chhattisgarh produces in abundance, in response to which the Prime Minister appreciated it and told the chief minister to open a Millet Caf in the state capital Raipur. The support price of Kodo Kutki has been declared Rs 3000 per quintal in the state and the country’s first millet bank has been started here where 22 types of millets are produced.
Baghel also requested the Prime Minister for the Centres assistance to improve various civic amenities in the state.
National and International Affairs
17th Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award 2023 announced
17th Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award:27 Indians living overseas have been chosen by the Indian government for thePravasi Bharatiya Samman Awards(PBSA), for outstanding achievements both in India and abroad. The award is the highest honour conferred upon Indians living abroad, including Non-Resident Indians (NRIs), Persons of Indian Origin (PIOs) or organisations/institutions established and run by them.
Food and fertiliser subsidies alone account for aboutone-eighth of Indias total budgetary spendingof 39.45 trillion this fiscal year, but reducing these subsidies could be politically sensitive given theimpending elections.
The government anticipates allocating roughly 2.3 trillion for food subsidies in the upcoming fiscal year as opposed to 2.7 trillion for the year that has just ended on March 31.
The amount spent on fertiliser subsidies will probably decrease to roughly 1.4 trillion in contrasts to 2.3 trillion this year.
Dirtiest Railway Stations in India list
Indian RAILWAY is well-known not just in India but even outside. Some railway stations, in addition to trains, are well-known worldwide. India is Home to the second-largest platform in the world. In addition, one of the main train stations in India are the New Delhi Railway Station and Mumbai Central Railway Station. Usually, the question is that which are the cleanest railway stations in India, but here we will see the dirtiest railway stations in India.
In addition to direct observation, QCI assessors gathered comments from 1.2 million passengers to determine which Indian railway stations were the cleanest and dirtiest.
In accordance with revenue creation, the ranking has classified Indian railway stations into a number of categories for the third consecutive year.
There are 75 railway stations in the A1 category that generate more than 75 crore in annual passenger income.