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CHHATTISGARH Govt to hold ‘gram sabhas’ in 19 districts The Chhattisgarh Government has decided to organize Gram Sabhas in 85 tribal dominated development blocks of 19 districts, which are included under fifth notification of PESA Act, on June 10 and 11. Gram Sabhas will be organized in 5055 Gram Panchayats of these blocks, … Read more
CHHATTISGARH 16 model fertilizer retail shops in c’garh A total of 16 Model Fertilizer Retail shops have been opened in Chhattisgarh so far, the Central Government has informed. During Budget 2016-17, it was announced that over a period of three years, 2000 Model Fertilizer Retail Shops would be opened across the country. The … Read more
CHHATTISGARH Bauxite exploration underway in six c’garh distts: centre The exploration of bauxite mineral reserves had been going on in Kabirdham, Surguja, Balrampur, Jashpur, Kanker and Kondagaon districts of Chhattisgarh, the Central Government has informed. The mining activities of major minerals including Bauxite, are regulated as per the provisions contained in Mines and … Read more
CHHATTISGARH Ethnic tourist village at chitrakote & kurdar soon The development of Ethnic Tourist Village at Chitrakote and Kurdar will soon start in Chhattisgarh, officials informed. The Central Government has put up the anticipated timeline for completion of the Tribal Tourism Circuit in Chhattisgarh to be 2019-20. The Tribal Tourism Circuit will … Read more
CHHATTISGARH Mahanadi row must be ended politically, not legally The Mahanadi, which is the most important river for Odisha, is an interstate river. The total catchment area of the Mahanadi basin is 141,600 square kilometers, of which 54% is in Chhattisgarh, 46% in Odisha. In the monsoon, the Mahanadi’s discharge is almost the same as that of … Read more
All India Services The Design of the Civil Service at Independence While designing a successor civil service, the Indian political leaders chose to retain elements of the British structure of a unified administrative system such as an open-entry system based on academic achievements, elaborate training arrangements, permanency of tenure, important posts at Union, State and … Read more
CHHATTISGARH Govt spending rs 100 cr to develop tribal tourism spots The State Government is developing tourism facilities at a cost of Rs 100 crore under Central Government’s ‘Tribal Tourism Circuit’, officials informed. The Chhattisgarh Tourism Board (CTB) had been working at a ‘themed based’ development of the project. The Central Government … Read more
CHHATTISGARH Govt plans compensatory afforestation in bilaspur The State Government will take up a massive compensatory afforestation exercise in Bilaspur district covering a total of 1000 hectares of land. The Government will soon carry out a survey of the areas where the exercise would be taken up, officials informed. Chhattisgarh received Rs … Read more
CHHATTISGARH Rs 448.30 cr special assistance under tss in last 4 years The Central Government has released Rs 448.30 crore to Chhattisgarh under Special Central Assistance (SCA) to Tribal Sub Scheme (TSS) during the last four years between 2014-15 to 2017-18, officials informed. Notably, NITI Aayog has also given ‘in principle’ approval to … Read more
CHHATTISGARH C’garh govt identifies guma limestone block for auction The Mineral Resources Department of Chhattisgarh Government has identified the Guma limestone block for the purpose of grant of Mining Lease in 249.49 hectares in Palari tehsil of Baloda Bazar – Bhatapara district for specified end use of clinker/ cement through electronic auction. Notably, … Read more