Rajasthan State PCS

• 04 Oct 2021

Janta Clinic

Why in News

• On October 3, 2021, Minister of Medical and Health, Medical Education, Ayurveda Dr. Raghu Sharma launched Janata Clinic for Jalore through virtual medium.

Key Points

• So far 12 Janta Clinics have been opened in Jaipur and 4 in Jodhpur in Rajasthan.
• Dr. Sharma dedicated the Janta Clinic in the industrial area of Jalore from his official residence to the general public through an online medium.
• He informed that with the help of Granite Association, arrangements have been made for the public clinic, land, building, ambulance, necessary furniture and equipment.
• With the start of Janta Clinic, all types of medical facilities will be available for 20 to 25 thousand residents of the industrial area and surrounding areas.
• Around 325 types of medicines including first aid facilities and counseling, ANC services, vaccination services, family welfare services, NCD screening services, free tests (primary level), free medicine (primary level) etc. and 8 types of tests can be done free of cost through Janta Clinic.
• According to the budget announcement of the Chief Minister for the year 2019-20, Janta Clinic was to be operated in areas deprived of state health services in the urban slum areas, dense settlements of the state, but due to the epidemic like Covid, this work could not go ahead. He said that with the reduction of corona infection, now Janata clinics will be opened in the state in a phased manner.

RHB AWAS App

Why in News

• On October 2, 2021, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot launched RHB AWAS, the mobile app of Rajasthan Housing Board on the occasion of launch of Prashasan Gaon ke Sang Abhiyan 2021.

Key Points

• Under the Prashasan Gaon ke Sang Abhiyan 2021 demand survey will be conducted by the Rajasthan Housing Board in all the municipal areas of the state to know the need of different categories of housing. On ascertaining the need of housing, the Housing Board will be able to develop plans there by buying or allotting land from the municipal bodies.
• This survey will be conducted by the board through the mobile app RHB AWAS.
• In this survey, information will be asked from the user about which category of accommodation he/she wants, such as 1BHK, 2BHK, 3BHK or independent housing. After this, he will have to fill the cost in the app within what price range he wants a house like from 8 to 10 lakh rupees, 12 to 15 lakh rupees, 20 lakh to 25 lakh rupees or 30 to 40 lakh rupees. After that he will enter his city and finally complete the survey by pressing the submit button.
• From this three things will be known that the people of which city, what size and for what price housing will be needed.

‘Prashasan Gaon ke Sang’ and ‘Prashasan Shahron ke Sang’ Campaign

Why in News

• On October 2, 2021, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot launched 'Prashasan Gaon Ke Sang' and 'Prashasan Shahron Ke Sang' campaign on the auspicious occasion of Gandhi Jayanti.

Key Points

• Ashok Gehlot also laid the foundation stone of Gandhi Darshan Museum and inaugurated Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Governance and Social Sciences.
• Gandhi Darshan Museum will be built in Central Park, while Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Governance and Social Sciences, built at a cost of Rs 1.07 crore in Kanak Bhawan, will have research work related to Gandhiji.
• This institute has been established on the lines of prestigious institutions like Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai and Institute of Technology and School of Governance, Pune, with an aim to prepare youth to play their role in administration and social work while imbibing the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi..
• Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot also released the guideline of 'Prashasan Gaon Ke Sang' and 'Shahar Ke Sang' campaign, e-booklet related to Sarvodaya Vichar Pariksha and Building Regulations Compendium. Also, launched a mobile app of Rajasthan Housing Board and distributed cards to Pankaj Sharma, the beneficiary of Indira Gandhi Urban Credit Card Scheme.

‘Wildlife Management and Desert Ecosystem Training Institute’

Why in News

• On October 1, 2021, Rajasthan's Minister of State for Forests and Environment Sukhram Bishnoi started 'WildLife Management and Desert Ecosystem Training Institute' at Tal Chhapar.
  
  • Its aim is to impart knowledge and training to the frontline personnel of the forest department in forestry, wildlife conservation as well as related to it.

Key Points

• This will not only provide practical training to the personnel, but it will also help in conservation and promotion of wildlife and forests.
• Wildlife Management and Desert Ecosystem Training Institute has been started at Tal Chhapar in compliance with the budget announcement for the year 2021-22 made by the Chief Minister. From its beginning, the staff will be given training in conservation and promotion of other wildlife including black buck. Along with this, study and training will also be done in relation to the grassland, desert ecosystem and its surrounding areas.
• This is the fourth training institute in Rajasthan, in which various trainings will be conducted for the capacity building and knowledge enhancement of the forest department staff.
• Principal Secretary of Forest Department Shreya Guha said that Tal Chhapar is famous for the protection of blackbuck all over the world. With the start of the training institute, this campaign will go further, so that the conservation and promotion of wildlife can be done in a proper way.