Madhya Pradesh State PCS

• 21 Dec 2022

6th Elite Women's Boxing Championship 2022

Why In News?

• On December 20, 2022, Madhya Pradesh Sports and Youth Welfare Minister Yashodhara Raje Scindia inaugurated the 6^th Elite Women's Boxing Championship 2022 among 310 women boxers at the Martial Arts Building of TT Nagar Stadium, Bhopal.

Key Points

• A total of 27 qualifying bouts in different weight categories were held on the first day of the championship. On the first day, Anjali Sharma of Madhya Pradesh Boxing Academy won 45-48 kg. Qualified in the preliminary round by defeating Jyothi Gorli of Andhra Pradesh 5-0 in the minimum weight category. Academy's Manju Bamboria won 63-66 kg. Qualified his bout in the weight category.
• Telangana's international boxer Nikhat Zareen in 48-50 kg. Cleared the qualifying round by defeating Tamil Nadu's L.K Abinaya in the flyweight category. Nikhat won the bout via RSC (Referee Stop Contacts).
• The 6^th Elite Women's Boxing Championships 2022 will feature Asian boxing gold Medalist Lovlina Borgohain, world junior gold Medalist Nikhat Zareen and Arjuna awardees Nia Lather and Simranjit Kaur.
• In this championship, 12 boxers of Madhya Pradesh State Boxing Academy will showcase their power in different weight categories.

Madhya Pradesh is the First State in the Country to Computerize PACS

Why In News?

• On December 20, 2022, Madhya Pradesh's Principal Secretary Cooperative K.C Gupta told in the Legislative Assembly the meeting of the Consultative Committee of the Cooperative Department that Madhya Pradesh is the first state in the country to computerize PACS (Primary Agricultural Cooperative Credit Society).

Key Points

• Principal Secretary Cooperative informed that 16 thousand 452 fair price shops are being operated through PACS. Ration is being distributed on time from shops to about 5 crore beneficiaries of 119 lakh families.
• 8 new services have been included in the Public Service Guarantee Act by the department. The system of online registration of cooperative societies has been started on the ICMIS portal.
• About 18 lakh farmers of Kharif season and 14 lakh farmers of Rabi season have been benefitted with crop loan of Rs 16 thousand 860 crore in the zero percent interest scheme by the department in the year 2021-22.
• In the year 2022-23, 19 lakh farmers of Kharif season and 7 lakh farmers of Rabi season have been benefited so far. So far, crop loans worth Rs 14 thousand 699 crores have been disbursed. 39 lakh 57 Kisan Credit Cards have been issued to the eligible beneficiaries of cooperative banks of PM Kisan Yojana.

'Artificial Intelligence' in School Education

Why In News?

• On December 20, 2022, Madhya Pradesh Minister of State for School Education (Independent Charge) Inder Singh Parmar inaugurated 'Artificial Intelligence' subject in EFA (Education for All) schools run by Madhya Pradesh State Open School Education Board for Class 8^th and Class 9^th. Madhya Pradesh is the first state in the country to teach 'Artificial Intelligence' in school education.

Key Points

• Minister Inder Singh Parmar said that the subject of 'Artificial Intelligence' has been started in a total of 53 schools in the state run by the Madhya Pradesh State Open School Education Board. It has been started for the students of class 8th and 9that present.
• Internet-enabled laboratories of 40 modern computers have also been set up in these schools by the State Open School Education Board.
• In order to provide quality education in Madhya Pradesh, the Education Department is emphasizing on the inclusion and application of modern technical subjects.
• Minister Inder Singh Parmar said that Madhya Pradesh is the first state where education is being imparted through a total of 240 hours of 'Artificial Intelligence' classes in classes VIII and IX in EFA (Education for All) schools. With the availability of well-equipped computer labs, students are getting easy in studying this subject.
• With the latest technology like 'Artificial Intelligence', students are being taught to use it creatively and use it towards human welfare to make India stand out in front of the world, in which this course will prove to be very useful.

Important Decisions of Madhya Pradesh Council of Ministers

Why In News?

• On December 20, 2022, in the meeting of the Council of Ministers held at Mantralaya under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, many other important decisions were taken along with giving approval for electricity connection in all 31 thousand 425 Anganwadi buildings of the state.

Key Points

• In the meeting of the Council of Ministers, from the financial year 2022-23 to the financial year 2024-25, approval was given to connect electricity in 31 thousand 425 buildings constructed, under construction and future construction in all Anganwadi centers of the state.
• From the current financial year to the financial year 2024-25, there will be three phases of power connection work. In the first year, 14 thousand 214, in the second year 10 thousand 907 and in the third year 6 thousand 304 Anganwadi buildings will be connected.
• This work will be done with 100 percent state head. For its implementation, a budget of Rs 79.07 crore has been approved from the year 2022-23 to the year 2024-25.
• The Madhya Pradesh Cooperative Societies (Amendment) Bill, 2022 was ratified by the Council of Ministers and the Cooperation Department was authorized to introduce the Bill in the Assembly.
• The Cabinet also approved the provision of setting up a committee of five persons to assist the administrator in the central society for the smooth functioning of primary agricultural credit cooperative societies.
• The Cabinet approved the Madhya Pradesh Drinking Water Preservation (Amendment) Bill, 2022 and authorized the Public Health Engineering Department to introduce and pass the Bill in the Assembly.
• The Cabinet decided to issue a notification amending Rule-15 of the Madhya Pradesh Higher Judicial Services (Recruitment and Conditions of Service) Rules, 2017, in pursuance of the recommendation of the High Court. In the 'oath of affirmation', the word district judge was substituted in place of a member of the service.