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Integrated Agriculture Cluster
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- On December 24, 2021, Union Rural Development Secretary NN Sinha unveiled the Integrated Agriculture Cluster Initiative under the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM) in the state capital Ranchi.
Key Points
- This Integrated Agriculture Cluster initiative was unveiled at the National Workshop organized by Jharkhand State Livelihood Promotion Society (JSLPS), in which representatives from various states also participated.
- Addressing the workshop, Sinha appreciated the work being done for livelihood empowerment through Sakhi Mandals in the state. He asked the representatives of other states to implement other activities including Livelihood Resource Center and Didi Bagiya Yojana in their states.
- He said that to connect the last families of remote villages with a strong livelihood, coordinate with all the departments from the state level so that the beneficiaries can get the benefits of all the schemes in an integrated manner.
- The income of women has doubled due to drip irrigation and the income of people is increasing from multi-crops and animal husbandry. Capacity building of various cadres through training, empowering financial inclusion of PVTG families, involving women in various skilling activities is the priority of the state, which will boost rural livelihoods.
- The objective of this initiative is to provide 'end to end solutions' to the farmers.
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Jharkhand in Good Governance Index, 2021
Why in News
- On the occasion of Good Governance Day on December 25, 2021, the Good Governance Index was released by the Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah, in which Jharkhand has got the fourth rank in Group 'B'.
Key Points
- In the GGI-2021, the ranking has been given by dividing the states and union territories into four categories - Group A, Group B, North Eastern and Hill States, Union Territories. 58 indicators from 10 sectors have been considered for preparing GGI-2021.
- Jharkhand has secured fourth rank in Group 'B' with a score of 4.763 in the overall ranking of Good Governance Index, while Madhya Pradesh has secured first rank in Group 'B'. Gujarat has secured first rank in Group 'A'.
- Jharkhand has increased its score by 12.6 percent as compared to the previous index (2019). Last time its score was 4.23, which has now increased to 4.76.
- Jharkhand has basically reformed in agriculture and allied sector, public health sector, public infrastructure and utility sector, public infrastructure and utility sector and social welfare and development sector.
- The Good Governance Index is based on 10 sectors, in which Jharkhand's ranking and score are as follows-
Sectors | Jharkhand Ranking | Score |
1. Agriculture and Allied Sectors | 3rd | 0.509 |
2. Commerce and Industry Sector | 6th | 0.629 |
3. Human Resource Development Sector | 6th | 0.417 |
4. Public Health Sector | 2nd | 0.481 |
5. Public Infrastructure and Utility Sectors | 3rd | 0.636 |
6. Economic Governance Sector | 3rd | 0.442 |
7. Social Welfare and Development | 5th | 0.516 |
8. Judicial and Public Security | 4th | 0.287 |
9. Environmental Sector | 3rd | 0.335 |
10. Citizen Centric Governance | 8th | 0.510 |
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