Category: State Wise Current Affairs

Free health Insurance for Maharashtrian people under the Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Jan Aarogya Yojana.

May 4, 2020

• The people of Maharashtra can avail free health insurance under the Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Jan Aarogya Yojana.The primary goal of this health care scheme is to give access free medical care to the underprivileged and the vulnerable sections of society.
•  Families belonging to any of the 36 districts of Maharashtra and holding Yellow Ration Card, Antyodaya Anna Yojana Card (AAY), Annapurna Card and Orange Ration Card along with Farmers from 14 agriculturally distressed districts of Maharashtra can avail beefit from this Scheme.

Manipur and Gorakhpur, UP gets new GI tags

May 2, 2020

• Chak-Hao, the black rice of Manipur and the Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh’s terracotta have bagged the Geographical Indication (GI) tag. Chak-Hao, a scented glutinous rice has been in cultivation in Manipur over centuries. It has also been used by traditional medical practitioners as part of traditional medicine. 
• The terracotta work of Gorakhpur is a centuries-old traditional art form, where the potters make various animal figures like, horses, elephants, camel, goat, ox, etc. with hand-applied ornamentation.Some of the major products of craftsmanship include the Hauda elephants, Mahawatdar horse, deer, camel, five-faced Ganesha, singled-faced Ganesha, elephant table, chandeliers, hanging bells etc. 

Chhattisgarh tops in providing employment during lockdown

May 1, 2020

• Chhattisgarh has become the first state in the whole country to provide the highest number of employment under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) during the lockdown period due to COVID-19.

Jharkhand becomes the first state to bring back its migrant workers

May 1, 2020

• Jharkhand has become the first state in the whole country to bring its workers. students ad labourers by train who were stranded in other states and were not able to make there way back home due to nation-wide lockdown imposed because of COVID-19.

Maharashtra gets a loan of $346 million for power sector from ADB

April 30, 2020

• Maharashtra government has signed a loan pact with Asian development Bank (ADB) of $346 million. This amount will be used for improving the power sector of the rural areas of the state.

Jeevan Amrit Yojna launched by Madhya Pradesh Government

April 30, 2020

• Madhya Pradesh government has launched “Jeevan Amrit Yojana “  to boost the immunity of people of MP that will prove beneficial for fighting COVID-19. 
• Under this scheme, Madhya Pradesh government has decided to distribute “Trikut Churna” prepared by the Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH) ministry.

Andhra Pradesh govt starts “Jagananna Vidya Deevena Scheme” for fee reimbursement

April 29, 2020

• Andhra Pradesh government has launched Jagananna Vidya Deevena Scheme  which was earlier known as the fee reimbursement scheme. 
• This scheme will  help the financially poor families whose children are prsuing or going to purse their college studies. Rs. 4900 cr has been allocated for this scheme.

Jivan Shakti Yojna launched by Madhya Pradesh government

April 28, 2020

• Madhya pradesh government has launched “jivan Shakti Yojna” that allows women to earn some extra income by creating masks at there home. Government will purchase they at the rate of Rs 11 per piece and supply them to those in need during this COVID-19 pandemic.

Dhanwantri scheme launched by the Assam government for the delivery of medicines

April 27, 2020

• Assam government has launched Dhanwantri scheme for delivery of medicines amid lockdown all over the country due to COVID-19.

Dedicated search engine for COVID-19 Vilokana launched.

April 27, 2020

• A specially dedicated search engine for COVID-19 has been developed by The Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management – Kerala (IIITM-K).