Uttar Pradesh State PCS

• 06 May 2022

Drug warehouses to come up in all districts of UP

Why In News?

Recently, the Director General of Medical Education (DGME) dr. N. C. Prajapati said that in order to ensure availability of medicines in every district of Uttar Pradesh, the concerned officials have been directed by the state government to set up drug warehouses in every district of the state.

Key Point

• In this context , the Health Department has prepared an action plan under which 25 drug godowns will be inaugurated in eight districts of Uttar Pradesh - Rae Bareli, Sitapur, Gonda, Barabanki, Shahjahanpur, Auraiya, Farrukhabad and Sambhal in the next two years.
• Dr. Prajapati said that the control of these drug godowns and the supply of medicines to these drug godowns will be done directly by the DG office at Lucknow.
• This will ensure availability of medicines at the village level as well as ensure transparent distribution of medicines in primary health centres (PHCs).

E-learning parks to be started soon in uttar pradesh's degree colleges

Why In News?

Recently, Uttar Pradesh Higher Education Minister Yogendra Upadhyay said that in a new initiative to promote innovation in higher education institutions, the Uttar Pradesh government is soon going to start e-learning parks in 120 degree colleges in the state.

Key Point

• He said that the work of setting up of 87 e-learning parks in the state has already been completed and the work of the remaining parks will be completed in the next 100 days. These e-learning parks will be equipped with computers, internet connections and Wi-Fi with a digital library.
• The ABACUS-UP portal will be launched in the next 100 days itself, through which various aspects of students and teachers will be connected.
• The State-level Academic Bank of Credit is part of the ABACUS-UP portal NEP (New Education Policy). In this context, all higher education institutions under NEP-20 have been asked to upload the data of students and teachers on the ABACUS-UP portal.