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Category: State Wise Current Affairs

Meghalaya schemes to give tap connection to all rural households by December 2022

June 1, 2020
Tap
  • Meghalaya on 1st June put forward the Annual Action Plan to accomplish 100% household tap connections by December 2022 to National Jal Jeevan Mission, Ministry of Jal Shakti for permission.

Govt. Rs 812 Crore signed for Odisha under “Jal Jeevan Mission (Har Ghar Jal)”

June 1, 2020
Jal Jeevan Mission (Har Ghar Jal)
  • Odisha state put forward their Annual Action Plan before the National Committee supervised by Secretary, Drinking Water & Sanitation, Ministry of Jal Shakti for consideration and permission for 2020-21. Govt of India sanctioned Rs 812 Crores for implementation of the Mission in the State for the financial year.

MP govt begins ‘Rozgar Setu’ scheme for skilled workers

May 30, 2020
Rozgar Setu
  • Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister, Shivraj Singh Chouhan has declared the launch of the ‘Rozgar Setu’ scheme.
  • This scheme would help to secure employment for skilled workers who have come back to the state in the COVID-19 situation.

U’khand govt starts “Mukhyamantri Swarozgar Yojana” for returnee migrants

May 30, 2020
Uttarakhand CM
  • Uttarakhand chief minister, Trivendra Singh Rawat has launched the “Mukhyamantri Swarozgar Yojana” for returnee migrants. The scheme will extend credit facility through nationalized banks, scheduled commercial banks and cooperative banks.

R Sreerekha to be the Kerala’s first woman DGP

May 29, 2020
R Sreerekha
  • R Sreerekha will be the first woman Director General of Police in Kerala as the Kerala government has selected her as Fire and Rescue Services DGP.
  • She is right now an Additional Director General of Police, heading the Prisons and Correctional Services Department.

Flipkart inks MoU with Karnataka Mango Board to support mango farmers

May 28, 2020
Flipkart
  • India’s leading web-based business commercial center Flipkart has inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Karnataka State Mango Department and Marketing Corporation, to encourage mango farmers to sell their produce online.

Govt of Bihar have tied hands to supply ”Shahi Litchi” & “Zardalu Mango” to the people at the doorstep.

May 24, 2020
Zardalu Mango
  • Bihar Postal Circle has made an agreement with the Department of Horticulture, Government of Bihar for logistics of Shahi Litchi from Muzaffarpur and Zardalu Mango from Bhagalpur and its door to door delivery.

Mizoram Cabinet presents “Industry” status to “Sports”

May 24, 2020
Sports
  • The Mizoram Cabinet has permitted “industry” status to “sports” to invest more in sports in order to generate employment and boost value.
  • Giving the industry status to sports would also assure sustainability, proper registration as well as management of sports.

Andhra Pradesh government starts 1st tranche of “ReStart Package”

May 24, 2020
Andhra govt
  • Andhra Pradesh government has started the 1st tranche of “ReStart Package” to support the lockdown-hit Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) to reestablish and become functional.

Ladakh grows as COVID-19 free after recovery of all active cases

May 22, 2020
COVID-19
  • The Union Territory, Ladakh has grown coronavirus free as the region has not reported any fresh case since 3rd May 2020.
  • A total of 43 cases of Coronavirus were reported in Ladakh till now and all the confirmed cases have recovered from the COVID-19.