• 08 Aug 2023

Report of Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha Procedure and Conduct of Business Rules-2023 Presented in Vidhansabha

Why in News?

• On August 7, 2023, the report of Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha's Procedure and Conduct of Business Rules-2023 was presented in the Vidhan Sabha. Legislators will be able to propose amendments on this till August 8 and there is a plan to discuss & approve the rules on August 9 in the House.

Key Points:

• In the Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha Procedure and Conduct of Business Rules-2023, a provision has been made to make the proceedings of the House online as much as possible under e-Vidhan.
• After the approval, the winter session of the Vidhan Sabha will be conducted under the new rules. Other information including answers to the questions of the MLAs can be taken online from the department concerned and will be given to the MLAs online only.
• In the rules, the conduct and behavior of the legislators in the House have been fixed-
• Legislators will not be able to tear any document in the House.
• In the course of his speech, he will not point to any stranger or admire him.
• The MLAs will neither be able to stand nor sit with their backs towards the Speaker.
• Neither will they be able to bring weapons in the House, nor will they be able to display them.
• Will not be able to distribute any such literature, questionnaire, booklet, press note, pamphlets, which are not related to the house.
• Can't smoke.
• He will neither talk nor laugh so loudly in the lobby that it is heard in the House.
• The session of Vidhan Sabha can now be called on seven days' notice-
• Presently this arrangement is on 15 days' notice. On behalf of the government, information will have to be given to the assembly secretariat seven days before the date of calling the session.
• Presently this arrangement is on 15 days' notice. On behalf of the government, information will have to be given to the assembly secretariat seven days before the date of calling the session.
• The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, Leader of the House or with the permission of the House will be able to change the order of business.
• The legislators will also be informed about the convening of the session through email and mobile message.
• Prohibition on taking names of officials-
• Legislators may not impeach the conduct of persons in high authority unless the discussion is based on a properly placed substantive motion.
• Members shall not use their right of speech to obstruct the work of the House. Will not mention the names of government officials.
• Will not use the name of the state for the purpose of influencing the debate.
• Will not be able to read the written speech without the permission of the Speaker or the Chair. Will not be able to give instructions to a stranger sitting in any gallery.
• According to the rules, the new rules of the assembly should be discussed in the house for 14 days, but due to the session being of only five days, the rules can be discussed till Friday only.
• Increment will stop on reprimand
• In the rules, it is proposed to give the right of reprimand and fine to the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly in cases of breach of privilege.
• The Speaker can reprimand or impose fines on the officers, employees or other person for not answering the questions of the Assembly or for disobeying the order.
• Reprimanding or imposing a fine on any officer or employee will affect their increment and promotion.
• Maximum two supplementary questions can be asked on a starred question-
• Now only two supplementary questions can be asked on any starred question in the assembly. The MLA who asked the original question will get priority in asking supplementary questions. If there is more than one questionnaire, then the second priority will be given to the second questionnaire.
• The MLA will have to give his questions in writing or online to the Principal Secretary of the Legislative Assembly three days before the commencement of the session. The Secretary has to obtain the permission of the Speaker within 24 hours. Answers to unstarred questions will be laid on the Table of the House on the same day.
• To attract the attention of the House on subjects related to public interest, the members will have to give online or offline information in two copies to the Principal Secretary of the Legislative Assembly one hour before the commencement of the proceedings of the House.
• Information related to attracting attention will have to be presented by the government to the concerned member or the assembly secretariat within a maximum of 30 days (about 4 and a half weeks).

Amroha's Sonam won Gold Medal in Triple Jump in Canada

Why in News?

• On August 6, 2023, Sonam of Amroha district won the gold medal by jumping 13 meters 32 cm in the triple jump in the World Police Games going on in Vinitak city of Canada.

Key Points:

• According to the information, in the World Police Games held from July 28 to August 6 in the Canadian city of Vinitak, Sonam has won the gold medal in triple jump (Trikood) by jumping 13 meters 32 cm long, leaving behind Hong Kong and South Korean players.
• Sonam had won the silver medal five days ago with a long jump of 5 meters 85 centimeters. She was only 18 cm short of winning the gold.
• It is known that this was the second time for Sonam, a player of triple jump (Trikud) and long jump, to participate in the World Police Games. His only goal was to bring a gold medal for the country in this international competition.
• Significantly, Sonam, daughter of Rajveer Singh, a farmer from Mohammadpur village of Rajabpur, is a head constable in CISF Delhi. He is also an athlete. Sonam also won a gold and a silver medal in the Games held in China in the year 2019. Not only this, in March 2023, Sonam also won the gold medal in the 71^st All India Police Athletics Competition.
• In the same year, Sonam was also selected as the best player of the police department of the country. Earlier, he could not be selected in the Asian Games. She fell behind by three centimeters in the trials.

Water Resources Minister inaugurated 'Anti Erosion Schemes'

Why in News?

• According to the information received from the media on August 7, 2023, Bihar's Water Resources Minister Sanjay Kumar Jha has launched the scheme 'Anti Erosion Schemes' at Sangam Dham Trimuhani in Katihar district and Lavani in Darbhanga district at a cost of six crore rupees in Jeebach-Kamala River.

Key Points:

• On this occasion, the Water Resources Minister said that this anti-erosion work would greatly benefit the people of the area. Had this plan not been completed, many houses in this village could have been submerged in the river during the time of flood.
• He said that the state government is running several schemes to get rid of the people from floods and drought. Under this, for the first time, through the Western Kosi Canal Scheme, irrigation facilities have been started for the people of Manigachi and Benipur with canal water.
• Work is also being done by the Water Resources Department to solve the problems like sliding down the water level. The work of bringing water into the river and reviving the dead Kamla River is going on. This will maintain the water level.
• It is known that floods come from Nepal in Bihar. If the dam would have been built in Nepal, Bihar would have got rid of floods permanently, as well as electricity would have been produced, for this a treaty has also been signed between the two countries.

Indo Japan Center of excellence (CoE)

Why in News?

• Indo-Japan Center of Excellence (CoE) inaugurated by Prof. T.N. Singh, Director, IIT Patna and Takashi Suzuki, Chief Director General, Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) on August 6, 2023, on 15^th Foundation Day of IIT Patna, Bihar.

Key Points:

• Indo-Japan CoE (Nihon no Hako) will help to institutionalize and promote MSMEs. This center will reduce the distance between innovation, technology, trade-business, agricultural enterprise, and education between Bihar and Japan.
• IIT Patna Director Prof. T.N. Singh said that this center will become a meeting place of manpower of Bihar and technology of Japan. Japan is the world leader in technology and innovation. Institutes of Bihar will sign MoU with Japan for development in the academic field.
• A hub will be created to promote cooperation and exchange of knowledge with educational institutions. There is immense potential of MSMEs in Bihar. The entrepreneurs here would like to set up MSMEs. The Government and entrepreneurs of Japan will make them available through the Technical Cooperation Center.
• Bihar has immense possibilities in agriculture, education, small industries, dairy etc. Bihar will be developed as an investment hub for Japan.
• The Indo-Japan CoE (Nihon no Hako) will help enhance institutional cooperation at the institutional and SME levels. With this, there will be cooperation in the government, institutions, business of India and Japan.
• Representatives from Japan who reached on this occasion said that the people of both the countries have historical friendly relations and they respect each other, but language has become a wall between the two countries. To overcome this, a Japanese language training program is being started by IIT Patna and Masayume India.
• The JLPT will operate under the Ministry of Education (Mombusho), Japan, in accordance with the rules for testing Japanese language skills. The first batch will start on 17^th August. Government-accredited Japanese language instructors will train the students. Detailed information related to this will be uploaded soon on the website of IIT Patna (https://www.Aiitp.ac.in/).
• Main objectives of setting up CoE:
• Educational institutions for cooperation in the academic field and creation of hubs to promote exchange of knowledge.
• To develop Bihar as an investment hub for Japan.
• Presenting Japan as a good option for the youth migrating from Bihar for jobs.
• Promotion of new startups, incubation, new research, cooperatives, joint ventures, etc.
• Regarding the launch of the CoE, Prof. (Dr.) T.N. Singh, Director, IIT Patna, said that such relations between two countries create new opportunities for the exchange of technology and knowledge. Establishment of CoE also gives rise to new employment opportunities, which is very important for the development of India.
• It is known that relations between Bihar and Japan have been very strong in terms of cultural & religious tourism. By increasing cooperation in technical and academic fields, we are further deepening old relations. The touch of the soil of Bodh Gaya is considered the biggest achievement of life in our culture.

Maharaja Hanwant Singh Marwar Sangeet Ratna Award'

Why in News?

• On August 07, 2023, Governor Kalraj Mishra felicitated world-famous bamboo player Pandit Hariprasad Chourasia with the 'Maharaja Hanwant Singh Marwar Sangeet Ratna Award' at the Mehrangarh Museum Trust and Swar Sudha at Rajmata Krishna Kumari Girls Public School, located in Rai Ka Bagh, Jodhpur.

Key Points:

• The Governor rewarded Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia with a shawl, quince and a check of one lakh rupees.
• Gaj Singh, former chairman of Rajasthan Tourism Development Corporation, said that it has been a tradition of this award that it has always been conferred by the Governor.
• Debopriya and Suchismita Chatterjee, two disciples of Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia and tabla musician Ashish Ragwani (Mumbai) participated on this occasion.
• Referring to the special aspects of Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia's personality and creativity, the Governor said that the way he has enriched Indian classical music with his flute is the heritage of our country. Chaurasia has continuously enriched the ancient heritage of musical melody and traditional raga-music.
• It is known that Maharaja Hanwant Singh had done the work of strengthening democracy in the era of monarchy and by introducing the amazing Karmayog, he became the favorite of the people by getting immense popularity.
• It was during his reign that the revolutionary, progressive work of first introducing the Marwari Tenancy and Land Revenue Act took place, due to which lakhs of farmers became permanent tenants of their fields in a single day.
• Hanuwant Singh had many eccentricities including music love, land revenue, faith & contribution towards democracy and trend towards polo match

Jan Aadhaar Yojana won the Gold Award in the Category 'Digital Transformation in Social Sector'

Why in News?

• On August 5, 2023, Rajasthan government's important flagship Jan Aadhaar Yojana to provide good governance through e-governance won the Gold Award in the category 'Digital Transformation in Social Sector' at the three-day Economic Times Government Digi-tech Conclave and Awards 2023 held in Goa.

Key Points:

• On behalf of the department, the award was received by Bhanwar Lal Bairwa, Director, Department of Economic and Statistics and Sitaram Swaroop, Joint Director, Jan Aadhaar Authority.
• It is worth mentioning that this award is one of the prestigious e-Governance awards of the national level, which has been instituted with the aim of recognizing and honoring digital experiments and innovations being made in the field of e-governance.
• Its jury members include current and former technical officers of the central and state governments.
• Sitaram Swaroop, Joint Director, Jan Aadhaar Authority, said the Jan Aadhaar scheme received the award from over 300 entries received from across the country.
• Janadhar is a basic database through which all the benefits are transferred to the eligible beneficiaries of the state government's public welfare schemes through a single platform without any human intervention.
• Janadhar also facilitates auto intimation and auto approval of beneficiaries through its database.

Rampura-Manasa Micro Lift Irrigation Scheme

Why in News?

• On August 7, 2023, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan laid the foundation stone and inaugurated various construction works including the ground-breaking ceremony of Rampura Mansa Large Micro Pressure Irrigation Project worth Rs. 1208 crore at the Vikas Parv program at Manasa in Neemuch district.

Key Points:

• Under the Rs 1208.89 crore Rampura-Manasa Micro Lift Irrigation Scheme, irrigation facilities will be provided in 65 thousand 400 hectares of land in a total of 215 villages of Rampura, Manasa, Neemuch and Jawad tehsils.
• For this, a pipeline will be laid by constructing two pumping stations at Semli Antri and village Banda on the submergence of Gandhi Sagar reservoir.
• The total irrigation area will be divided into 30-30 hectares and every 30 hectares will be divided into 5-5 hectares of sub-chak and water will be made available for irrigation.
• For the convenience of farmers, automated outlet management systems will be installed at every 30-hectare chak, from where farmers will be able to get a certain amount of water for irrigation at the prescribed pressure.
• On this occasion, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that the neemuch-jawad irrigation scheme costing Rs 3500 crore will also be started soon.

Fianl Survey Report of Five rail Projects in Haryana will be prepared soon

Why in News?

• On August 7, 2023, Haryana Chief Secretary Sanjeev Kaushal, while presiding over the meeting of the Haryana Rail Infrastructure Development Corporation Board in Chandigarh, said that on the survey report prepared by the Haryana Rail Infrastructure Development Corporation to develop better rail infrastructure in the state, the Rail The ministry will soon prepare the final survey report of five rail development projects.

Key Points:

• In the meeting, the Chief Secretary said that the final location of three rail projects including rail connectivity between Indira Gandhi Airport Delhi to Maharaja Agrasen Airport Hisar, Garhi Harsaru-Farrukhnagar double line & new double line connectivity from Farrukhnagar to Jhajjar and Jhajjar-Charkhi Dadri-Loharu line. Survey report will be prepared.
• A joint visit to the Karnal-Yamunanagar new railway line and Kaithal railway elevated will also be done to finalize the survey report in the state.
• The Chief Secretary informed that the Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor project has been included in the PM Gatishakti National Master Plan. Palwal, Nuhan, Gurugram, Jhajjar and Sonipat districts will benefit from this project.
• There is an effort to complete the construction of Manesar to Patli section of Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor in the current financial year.
• In the Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor Project, 4.7-kilometer tunnel, double container traffic, tunneling to meet the needs of high-rise buildings and the state-of-the-art technology of New Austrian Tunneling Method are being worked on.
• Apart from this, 68 percent of construction of a 5.8-kilometer-long elevated track on Kurukshetra-Narwana railway line has been completed to eliminate five manned level crossings in Kurukshetra.

Medical College will be Opened in the Name of Late Jagarnath Mahto in Bokaro

Why in News?

• On August 7, 2023, Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren told in a program organized in the state's Chandrapura that a medical college would soon be opened in Bokaro in the name of the late Dumri MLA and former state education minister Jagarnath Mahto.

Key Points:

• In the programme, the Chief Minister also announced construction of a school on the lines of Netarhat residential school, apart from degree college, residential school, residential girls' school and ITI college in Dumri assembly constituency.
• It is noteworthy that in the same year, the former education minister of the state, Jagarnath Mahto, died during treatment in Chennai on April 6. At the time of Corona, Jagarnath Mahto was also hit by the virus and his lungs were transplanted.
• The Chief Minister said that medicine shops would be opened at the panchayat level in the state. After this, shops will open at the village level as well.

Honorarium of Six Lakh Rupees Per Month to Super Specialist Doctors of Heart Disease

Why in News?

• According to information received from the media on August 7, 2023, to overcome the shortage of cardiologists in Uttarakhand, the Central Government has approved to give a higher package (Honorarium of Six lakh rupees per month) to cardiologist super specialist doctor on contract under the National Health Mission.

Key Points:

• To overcome the shortage of specialist and super specialist doctors in the hilly districts, the state government has implemented the 'You Quote We Pay" formula. Under this, the specialist of various diseases has been fixed as an honorarium up to a maximum of four lakh rupees per month.
• Specialist and super specialist doctors are being recruited on contract under the "You Quote We Pay" formula. The application process for the third phase has been started. The interview will be held on August 22. Under the formula, doctors posted in hilly areas will be given higher honorarium.
• Health Secretary Dr. R. Rajesh Kumar said that a cath lab has been set up in Srinagar Medical College in Pauri Garhwal, where super specialist cardiologist doctors will be deployed.

Sridev Suman University will adopt Five Science Consciousness Centers of USRK

Why in News?

• On August 6, 2023, an MoU was signed between Uttarakhand Science Education and Research Center (USERK) & Sridev Suman Uttarakhand University located at Badshahi Thoal in Tehri Garhwal for science education, research, innovation & development of scientific interest among students.

Key Points:

• Director of USERK Prof. Anita Rawat and Vice Chancellor of the University Prof. NK Joshi have signed this MoU.
• On the basis of this agreement, both the institutes will work to standardize science education and scientific research in the state.
• Sridev Suman University will adopt at least five centers out of more than 200 Science Consciousness Centers operated by USERK and conduct various scientific activities in them. The school will provide various facilities to the students from its university.
• Sridev Suman Uttarakhand University Vice Chancellor Prof. Joshi said that with this agreement, while the students studying in the university will get full benefit of the scientific activities of USERK, other students will also benefit from this effort of both the institutions.