Bihar

• 27 Feb 2023

Women Help Desk Facility Started Simultaneously in 500 Police Stations of Bihar

Why In News?

On February 26, 2023, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar launched the facility of women help desks simultaneously in 500 police stations of Bihar. Along with this, he also inaugurated the updated website and social media center of Bihar Police.

Key points

• These women help desks will be operated by women police officers and women personnel so that the victims can easily express their views. In the first phase, this arrangement has been made in 500 police stations.
• Officials said that the new website of Bihar Police will be user friendly. With the facility of screen reader, the visually impaired can also hear its content.
• With the citizen service in this website, common people will be able to get information regarding FIRs, missing persons etc. In this, the numbers of all the police officers of the districts will also be available.
• The objective of the launch of the social media Centre is to provide correct and accurate information to the general public as soon as possible, so that misleading news can be denied. It will work seven days a week and 24 hours a day continuously.

5 Farmer Producer Organizations of Bhagalpur Got Export License

Why In News?

On February 26, 2023, Deputy Project Director of Atma (Agriculture Technology Management Agency) Prabhat Kumar Singh said that five Farmer Producer Organizations of Bhagalpur have received export license from the Central Government.

Key points

• Atma's Deputy Project Director Prabhat Kumar Singh said that for the first time, the Farmer Producer Organization here has got this license. With this, on the one hand, where the products here can be exported directly and on the other hand, they will now get a global market. This will improve the economic condition of farmers.
• Prabhat Kumar Singh said that earlier, exporters from different parts of the country had to resort to through APEDA. Now any type of product can be exported on behalf of the farmers and traded from here.
• Significantly, Bhagalpur's Katarni Chawal-Chuda and Zardalu Mango have got GI tag (Geographical Indication tag). Katrani rice, chuda and jardalu mangoes are the identity of Bhagalpur. Its demand is considerable in the country and abroad. Its production is getting a boost among the farmers. The only requirement was the market, which would be available once the export license was obtained.
• Apart from this, cultivation of strawberry, mushroom, dragon fruit, apple, zucchini, foreign papaya etc. has started increasing in Bhagalpur. If the products of this place are exported after getting the global market, then the farmers will get the desired benefits.
• These farmer producer organizations got licenses-
  • Transparent Agro Farmer Producer Company Limited, Goradih
  • Agro Point Agro Farmer Producer Company Limited, Pirpainti
  • Brassnik Agro Farmer Producer Company Limited, Bihpur
  • Anga Pradesh Utthan Agro Farmer Producer Company Limited
  • Saras Basudha Agro Farmer Producer Company Limited, Gopalpur
• It is known that the full name of Kisan Atma Yojana (ATMA Yojana) is Agriculture Technology Management Agency. This scheme is for those farmers who are still away from the benefits of modern farming.
• Under this scheme, farmers are given training in modern equipment. Along with this, farmers are also given information about how good production can be achieved by farming using modern equipment.