Rajasthan State PCS

• 08 Feb 2022

Rajasthan Yuva Pakhwada

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• On February 7, 2022, the birth anniversary of the famous Gandhian Subbarao, the Directorate of Peace and Non-Violence, Rajasthan in collaboration with various departments in the state launched the 'Rajasthan Yuva Pakhwada', which will run till February 20, 2022.

Key Points

• Director of the Directorate of Peace and Non-Violence Manish Kumar Sharma informed that various programs will be organized across the state under Yuva Pakhwada. On the first day, state level conferences of district level non-violence cells were organized.
• The website of the Directorate of Peace and Non-Violence will be inaugurated and certificates will be distributed to the participants on 20th February at the conclusion of the Rajasthan Yuva Pakhwada program.
• Member Secretary of Rajasthan Youth Board informed that Rajasthan Yuva Pakhwada is to be celebrated at all district and subdivision level of the state under the joint aegis of District Youth Board and Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan and District Non-violence Cell.
• Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan, Rajasthan Bharat Scouts and Guides, volunteers of NCC and NSS, National Youth Award recipients of the respective district will be organized keeping in mind the guidelines of Covid-19, Yuva Pakhwada will be organized.
• It is proposed to organize an online quiz and competition through Jan Kalyan Mobile App in all the programs to be organized during this Pakhwada.

Lokayukta Presented 33rd Consolidated Report to Governor Kalraj Mishra

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• On February 7, 2022, the Lokayukta of Rajasthan, Justice P.K. Lohra presented the 33rd Consolidated Report (from March 1, 2018 to December 31, 2021) to Governor Kalraj Mishra.

Key Points

• Harsh Kumar Mishra, Deputy Secretary, Lokayukta Secretariat informed that a total of 9,810 complaints were pending at the time Lokayukta Lohra assumed office on March 9, 2021.
• Despite the adverse circumstances at the time of the Covid epidemic, Lohra has disposed of a total of 5 thousand 43 complaints till December 2021 without any leave keeping in view the grievances of the aggrieved persons.
• The Deputy Secretary said that this is the highest disposal of grievances since the establishment of the Lokayukta institution in 1973.

Intensive Mission Indradhanush 4.0 Vaccination Campaign Launched

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• On February 7, 2022, the Medical and Health Department of Rajasthan launched the 'Intensive Mission Indradhanush (IMI) 4.0' vaccination campaign in Jaipur to protect children in the age group of zero to 2 years from nine diseases.

Key Points

• The Intensified Mission Indradhanush 4.0 vaccination campaign covers only those children who have been deprived of routine vaccination due to any reason. Under the campaign, a target has been set to vaccinate about 487 children and 114 pregnant women of the district.
• The first phase of Intensified Mission Indradhanush 4.0 vaccination campaign will be operational till February 13. The second phase of the campaign will be conducted from March 7 to March 13 and the third phase from April 4 to April 10.
• During this campaign, BCG, Polio, Hepatitis B, Pentavalent, FIPV, RVV, PCV and MR vaccines will be administered to protect children in the age group of 0 to 2 years from nine diseases. Similarly, td-1, td-2 and booster td vaccines will be given to pregnant women who are not vaccinated regularly.
• It is noteworthy that the Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya launched Intensified Mission Indradhanush (IMI) 4.0 through virtual medium in the presence of health officials of the States and Union Territories.
• Intensified Mission Indradhanush 4.0 will have three rounds and will be conducted in 416 districts (including 75 districts identified for the Azaadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav) in 33 States/UTs of the country. In its first round (February-April 2022), 11 States/UTs will operate IMI 4.0. These states/union territories are- Assam, Uttarakhand, Gujarat, Jammu and Kashmir, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tripura and Chhattisgarh.
• At the same time, other 22 states will conduct the round from April to May 2022. These States/UTs include Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Odisha, Bihar, Puducherry, Delhi, Punjab, Goa, Tamil Nadu, Haryana, Telangana, Jharkhand, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh and Andaman and Nicobar Islands are included.

'Har Ghar Jal' Connection to all Families in 1001 Villages of the State

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• As of February 7, 2022, under the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), all households in 1001 villages of Rajasthan have been provided with 'Har Ghar Jal' connection. Clean drinking water is being supplied to all the people in these villages through tap connections at their homes.

Key Points

• It is noteworthy that by the year 2024, a target has been set to provide water connections to all the rural households of the state.
• Drinking water is being supplied to more than 90 percent of the 617 villages, more than 80 percent in 705 villages and more than 70 percent of the households in 772 villages through 'Har Ghar Jal' connection. At present, about 3 thousand new rural families are being given water connections every day in the state.
• In the 192 villages of Sri Ganganagar among the districts of the state, all the families have been covered in the 'Har Ghar Jal' connection. The coverage of 'Har Ghar Jal' connection has been completed in 161 villages of Nagaur, 92 of Rajsamand, 81 of Churu, 71 of Jaipur, 62 of Hanumangarh, 40 of Bhilwara, 39 of Sikar, 34 of Jodhpur and 27 villages of Bikaner. .
• It is noteworthy that under JJM, so far, approvals for 86 lakh 21 thousand 450 'Har Ghar Jal' connections have been issued in 9316 rural drinking water projects including 128 major drinking water projects in 35 thousand 776 villages and 9188 multi and single village projects.
• Against this, so far technical approvals of 8673 rural drinking water projects in 25 thousand 937 villages (62 lakh 51 thousand 516 for 'Har Ghar Jal' connection), 8148 schemes in 25 thousand 641 villages (62 lakh 3 thousand 603 'Har Ghar Jal') Tenders for connection) and work orders have been issued for 32 lakh 29 thousand 482 'Har Ghar Jal' connection in 5440 schemes in 13 thousand 20 villages.