Bihar

• 11 Jun 2022

Bihar Ranks Fourth in the Country in Fish Production

Why in News?

• On June 10, 2022, Bihar's Minister for Energy and Planning Development and Vice-Chairman of planning council Bijendra Prasad Yadav informed that Bihar has reached the fourth position across the country in fish production.

Key Points

• In 2007-08, the state used to produce 2.88 lakh tonnes of fish annually, which has increased to 7.62 lakh tonnes in 2020-21.
• Similarly, milk production in the state has also doubled. Milk production in 2007-08 was 57.7 lakh tonnes, which increased to 115.2 lakh tonnes in 2020-21.
• It may be mentioned that since 2008, the State has achieved a steady increase in the record production of milk, egg and fish with the implementation of the agriculture roadmap.
• Secretary, Department of Animal and Fisheries Resources, Dr. N. Sarwan Kumar said that before the first agriculture roadmap, the state's annual meat production in the financial year 2007-08 was 1.80 lakh tonnes, which increased to 3.86 lakh tonnes in 2020-21.
• Sarwan Kumar said that the scheme of door step delivery will be implemented soon to provide veterinary services to the doorsteps of cattle herders in the state. It has been sanctioned.
• The target is to set up 7,000 new milk societies by 2024-25 to ensure access of milk societies to all villages. Against this, 1639 new committees have been set up till May this year. 600 Sudha's outlets will be set up in all the blocks.

No Payment in Gram Panchayats without Digital Signature

Why in News?

• Recently, while attacking corruption, the government has now implemented dongles in the village panchayats of Champaran district. Under this, it is necessary to make 'digital signatures' of the heads and secretaries of all the gram panchayats.

Key Points

• Giving this information on June 10, 2022, BDO Pankaj Kumar of West Champaran of Bihar state said that the state government has made digital signature certificate necessary for withdrawal of funds of 15^th Finance Commission.
• Now without a digital signature, the amount of state finance and 15th finance will not be able to be paid. These steps have been taken by the government regarding the corruption in the withdrawal of financial funds.
• Account operations of a dozen Gram Panchayats have been suspended for not creating digital signatures.
• The BDO said that in the light of the instructions of the Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India, instructions have been given for DSC registration, vendor agency, registration, accounting and other technical work under the process of onboarding on the Gram Swaraj Portal, so that public representatives should be aware of it. in order to accelerate the development plans.