Chhattisgarh State PCS

• 07 Mar 2022

Chief Minister Made a Big Announcement in the Interest of Farmers

Why in News

• On March 6, 2022, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel made a big announcement in the interest of the farmers of the state during the money transfer program of Godhan Nyay Yojana, saying that like advance lifting of farmers' fertilizers and seeds, vermicompost and super compost from societies and Gauthans compost can also be lifted in advance.

Key Points

• On this occasion, the Chief Minister made an online transfer of a total amount of Rs. 5 crore 38 lakhs to Gauthan Samitis and women self-help groups, including cattle rearing villagers selling cow dung in Gauthans under Godhan Nyay Yojana.
• Along with this, he also directed to provide endowment funds to Gauthan committees and women self-help groups for better conduct of their activities.
• The Chief Minister said that more than 2 lakh 8 thousand people are benefiting from the Godhan Nyay Yojana. Of these, 45 percent are women. So far, approval has been given for the construction of 10 thousand 591 Gauthans in the state. Out of these, 8 thousand 48 Gauthans have been built.
• 2800 Gauthans of the state have become self-supporting, which is more than one-third of the number of Gauthans built and operated in the state. These self-supporting Gauthans are now investing their own capital in purchasing cow dung from the cattle rearing villagers.
• So far, a total of Rs 131 crore 93 lakh has been paid to the villagers and cattle rearers in lieu of purchase of cow dung under Godhan Nyay Yojana. In lieu of purchase of cow dung, a dividend of Rs 48.05 crore has been paid to Gauthan committees and Rs 31.34 crore to women self-help groups.
• On this occasion, Agriculture and Water Resources Minister Ravindra Choubey said that Chhattisgarh's Gauthan and Godhan Nyay Yojana are being discussed all over the country. Different states of the country are implementing this scheme in their own right.
• Jharkhand has decided to implement Godhan Nyay Yojana in its state as it is, and has included it in its budget. At the same time, in Uttar Pradesh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi promised to start the scheme of buying cow dung from the people there. Even before this, the Standing Committee on Agriculture Affairs in Parliament has demanded the implementation of the Godhan Nyay scheme in the entire country.
• On March 4, 2022, NITI Aayog, a think-tank of the Government of India, tweeted to the entire country, how the women of Bastar and Dantewada could make themselves financially viable by preparing food items like Mahua-Laddus, Chai, Jam, Jellies and Cookies. are strengthening.

National Supercross Competition 2022 and Freestyle Motocross Competition

Why in News

• From March 5 to 6, 2022, a two-day national supercross competition, 2022 and freestyle motocross competition were organized at the outdoor stadium in Raipur, the capital of Chhattisgarh.

Key Points

• This competition was organized under the joint aegis of Sports and Youth Welfare Department and Chhattisgarh Motor Sports Association.
• Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel also participated in this competition and entered the stadium himself riding a bike and reached the stage and encouraged all the bikers and sports-loving spectators.
• Bike riders of national and international level participated in this competition. In this competition, the race was organized in a total of 8 categories. In the midst of these racing competitions, freestyle motocross was demonstrated by foreign bikers.
• A special category has also been kept for the participants of Chhattisgarh in various races of this competition, in which only the bikers of Chhattisgarh got the opportunity.
• It is noteworthy that the National Supercross Competition, 2022 and Freestyle Motocross were organized in Raipur, which is the first time in the country that an outdoor stadium has been organized under floodlights.
• The basic objective of the competition is to prevent the youth from road-rage and stunts on common roads etc.
• It has been the aim of the Chhattisgarh Motor Sports Association to establish this special sport full of thrill, speed and adventure, which is very popular at the international level, in Chhattisgarh as well.