State PCS

• 27 Dec 2022

HMIS service started in 22 Medical Colleges of Uttar Pradesh

Why In News?

On December 26, 2022 Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak launched the e-Sushruta Hospital Management Information System (HMIS) facility in 22 medical colleges of the state, so that patients admitted to medical colleges will now get their health horoscope on mobile.

Key Points

• HMIS was launched by SSPGICH Noida, Autonomous Medical College Etah, Fatehpur, Pratapgarh, Mirzapur, Hardoi, Basti, Siddharth Nagar, Shahjahanpur, Ayodhya, Bahraich, Deoria, Ghazipur, Firozabad. Ambedkar Nagar, Azamgarh, Budaun, Banda, Jaunpur, Kannauj, Jalaun and RIMS Saifai have been set up.
• Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak said that with HMIS, doctors in the OPD will be able to see the report online even if the patient does not have a test report. They will be able to know the complete case history of the concerned patient at one click. So far, this system was in 12 medical colleges including SGPGI, KGMU, Lohia Institute.
• He said that HMIS can be downloaded from the Play Store of Android phone and registered in the concerned hospital. With this software, patients will be able to get information about which doctors will be available in the hospital on which day.
• With this arrangement, strong data of all patients will be prepared. This will make it easier to do research, develop resources, monitor the system, plan for the future. Records of ambulances, bed allotment, food, etc. will also be on it. This will bring transparency in the works.
• With HMIS, patients will be able to get online registration, payment, prescription, lab report, pharmacy slip, OPD card, admission ticket, discharge summary on mobile. They will be able to easily get information about the availability of doctors, the timing of special clinics and blood banks etc.
• The software will also link the patient's Aadhaar, Ayushman Bharat Health Account. At the same time, patients will be able to easily prescribe medicines available in hospitals and the expiry list of medicines can also be seen.

Plan to Clean Ground Water in 'Namami Gange'

Why In News?

On December 26, 2022, Bihar Urban Infrastructure Development Corporation (BUDCO) MD Dharmendra Singh said that under the Namami Gange project in the state, the work of keeping rivers as well as groundwater clean will start, for which 78 small towns have also been selected.

Key Points

• BUDCO MD Dharmendra Singh said that under this project, the water of drains of 78 small towns of Bihar will also be cleaned and fell into rivers or ponds. The work of building sewerage treatment plants in these cities will start soon.
• It is known that the drain water of many cities in the state is being discharged directly into the rivers. In many cities ponds or low-lying plots are washed away. These small towns or bodies were selected two months ago, which have a total of 138 urban bodies with a population of more than twenty thousand.
• He informed that at present STPs are ready in 26 urban bodies. At the same time, DPR has been approved for STPs in 18 cities or bodies. The DPR of two bodies Buxar and Khagaria is being revised. STP work is also underway in three other bodies - Rajgir, Bodh Gaya and Bihar Sharif. Applications have been sought from agencies for preparation of DPR of STPs in eleven new cities. In this way, the work of constructing STPs for a total of 60 bodies or cities has either been done or is in the process.
• Dharmendra Singh said that the state government is constantly working to keep various water sources including rivers and ponds pollution free. Work is also being done on this under the ‘Jal-Jeevan-Hariyali' Scheme. It has also been decided to build a treatment plant to clean the dirty water of small towns of the state.
• He said that the government has also decided to conduct a survey of all the water sources of the state so that their accurate data is available and a plan is made on the basis of that and these water sources can be developed for fish production. This will not only improve the groundwater level of the state, but also keep the water of the water sources clean.
• Under the project, most of the small bodies will be equipped with FSTP (Faecal Sludge Treatment Plant) i.e. waste treatment plants. At present, when a septic tank is filled in most small towns, it is thrown into drains or thrown into drains at other places through tankers. Now it will be disposed of safely. This will get rid of groundwater pollution. Along with this, organic manure and waste water will also be able to irrigate the fields.

All India Presiding Officers Conference

Why In News?

On December 26, 2022, in a high-level meeting chaired by State Assembly Speaker Dr. CP Joshi in Rajasthan Legislative Assembly, Jaipur, it was told that the conference of Presiding Officers and Secretaries of Lok Sabha and various state assemblies of the country will be held in Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from January 10 to 13. Will happen.

Key Points

• State Assembly Speaker Dr. CP Joshi informed that this is the 83^rd All India Presiding Officers Conference, which will be held on January 11 and 12 in the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly. The 59th conference of secretaries of state assemblies will also be held on January 10.
• He said that there will be meaningful discussions on various points in this conference and former Assembly Speakers, former MPs, former MLAs and former Assembly Secretaries will also be specially invited to this conference.
• Chief Secretary Usha Sharma said that all arrangements for the conference will be strong and all the officers have been instructed to perform the responsibilities assigned in this regard with sincerity.
• Mahaveer Prasad Sharma, Principal Secretary of the Legislative Assembly, said that Rajasthan has got the opportunity to hold this conference after 11 years. Earlier, the Presiding Officers' Conference was held in Rajasthan in the year 2011.

Revised Financial Proposal of Rs 4279.70 Crore Approved for the Construction of 16 State Highways

Why In News?

On December 26, 2022, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot revised Rs 4279.70 crore for the construction of 16 state highways (14 state highways and 02 MDR roads) in order to develop a strong road network in the state. Approved the financial proposal.

Key Points

• Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said that the state government is developing state highways with external assistance such as financial assistance from the World Bank and Asian Development Bank. In this sequence, financial approval of Rs 2452.36 crore was issued earlier for the construction of 16 state highways under Asian Development Bank Trench-I, which has now been revised to Rs 4279.70 crore.
• He informed that Rs 2300.40 crore has been spent on the said works so far. Out of this, 4 roads have been constructed through Engineering-Procurement-Construction Mode (EPC) and 12 roads have been constructed on annuity basis, in which 100 percent amount is paid for EPC works and 50 percent amount for annuity based works during construction work.
• It is worth mentioning that for the development of state highways, a PPP section has been constituted under the Public Works Department, through which development works of state highways are being done on PPP/EPC mode. Till now 3577 kms. The development works of 58 state highways of length have been approved, whose approved cost is Rs 11604 crore.
• Out of 58 state highways sanctioned in the state, construction of 24 state highways has been completed so far, work on 14 roads is in progress, contracts for 5 roads have been finalized, LOA of 7 roads has been completed. ongoing/under process and tender for 8 roads is under process.

International Forest Fair

Why In News?

On December 26, 2022, The Forest Minister of Madhya Pradesh, Dr. Kunwar Vijay Shah distributed the prizes at the closing ceremony of the International Forest Fair held at Lal Parade Ground in Bhopal.

Key Points

• Forest Minister Dr. Kunwar Vijay Shah in the field of exhibition MPMFP Park Bhopal was given the first prize, second prize to social forestry and third prize shield to Madhya Pradesh Fisheries Federation.
• The Forest Minister awarded first prize to East Chhindwara Van Dhan Kendra, Second to East Mandla Van Dhan Kendra, third to North Seoni Van Dhan Kendra and Consolation Prize to Dakshin Panna Van Dhan Kendra and Umaria Van Dhan Kendra.
• Sehore District Union was given first, Obedullaganj Union second, Paschim Betul District Union third and Guna and Chhatarpur Union were given consolation prizes from various district unions operating in the state.
• Forest Minister Shah also felicitated Vishal Jawariya, Pachmarhi and Trishata T and Tribal Ayurvedic Pachmarhi with the first prize among the private institutions who participated in the fair.
• Among other state institutions, Chhattisgarh State (Minor Forest Produce) was awarded the first prize, Deepu Mishra Pratapgarh second and Sukhdev Samat Medinipur got the third prize. Nepal was awarded in the category of international stalls. Special awards were given to The State Bamboo Mission and Vindhya Herbal.
• Special honor to Nanda Committee of West Betul for community effort in honey collection, Van Dhan Vikas Kendra set up in Narmada Puram Forest Division for successful export of Mahua to UK and successful community venture 'Vanbhoj Rasoi' under Mainawadi Van Dhan Kendra of Chhindwara Awarded with special honor.
• Significantly, the International Forest Fair was organized from December 20 to 26 at Lal Parade Ground in Bhopal, the capital of Madhya Pradesh.

Haryana Scheduled Castes (SC) Commission

Why In News?

On December 26, 2022 the Haryana government issued a notification for the formation of the Haryana Scheduled Castes (SC) Commission.

Key Points

• Haryana Scheduled Caste Commission chairman Prof. Ravindra Baliyala has been appointed.
• Vijay Badbujar of Bhiwani has been made the Vice Chairman of the commission and Ravi Taranwali of Kaithal, Meena Narwal of Sonipat and Ratan Lal of Sirsa have been appointed as members.

International Forest Fair: Chhattisgarh Small Forest Produce Association First Prize in the Interstate Category

Why In News?

Chhattisgarh State Small Forest Produce Association won the first prize in the inter-state category in the International Forest Fair held in Bhopal on December 26, 2022.

Key Points

• Forest Minister of Madhya Pradesh Kunwar Vijay Shah gave the first prize to Chhattisgarh Small Forest Produce Association for outstanding performance in display and sale of stalls in inter-state category.
• Significantly, the International Forest Fair was organized in Bhopal, the capital of Madhya Pradesh, from December 20 to 26.
• Chhattisgarh State Minor Forest Produce Special Managing Director S.S. Bajaj said that in the International Forest Fair, a stall was set up by the State Minor Forest Produce for display-cum-sale of more than 140 products.
• He said that the state of Chhattisgarh has received very good response in this International Forest Fair. Many business establishments have shown interest in purchasing Chhattisgarh's minor forest produce. Eight merchant organizations discussed and agreed to buy 200 tonnes of Kodo, Kutki, Ragi, Harra, Nagarmotha, Baheda, Kachariya Charota seeds, Giloy and other minor forest produce.
• A commercial agreement worth Rs 6 crore was signed between the Chhattisgarh Minor Forest Produce Association and the Madhya Pradesh Minor Forest Produce Association in the International Forest Fair based on the buyer-seller conference.
• The MoU was signed by Dr. Dilip Kumar, CEO, MPMFP on behalf of Chhattisgarh Forest Produce Association Special Managing Director SS Bajaj and Vindh Herbals.
• Apart from this, business agreements worth Rs 28 crore 50 lakh were also signed between MFPPARC and various institutions. In this way a total MoU of Rs 34.50 crore was signed.
• An MoU was signed for Mahua export from Bastar Food Chhattisgarh in the Minor Forest Produce based buyer-seller conference. This will prove to be helpful in the economic prosperity of the primary collectors and producers involved in the field of herbs in the coming times.
• Buyer-Seller Conference Retired Principal Chief Conservator of Forests and Forest Force Chief of Madhya Pradesh H.R. Khare's main hospitality. In this, 140 participants from different parts of the state and the country interacted directly and 300 participants through video conference.
• Special Managing Director of Chhattisgarh Small Forest Produce Association S.S. Bajaj informed that the Government of Chhattisgarh is doing research on making jaggery from Mahua in collaboration with the Central Food Technological Institute, Mysore.

Chhattisgarh Leading in the Implementation of Forest Rights Act in the Country

Why In News?

According to information received from the Chhattisgarh Public Relations Department on December 26, 2022, Chhattisgarh state is the leading state in the implementation of the Forest Rights Act in the country.

Key Points

• According to the information, 54 thousand 518 individual forest rights letters were distributed in the state in the last four years, the total area of which is 30 thousand 46 hectares. Similarly, 23 thousand 982 forest rights letters of community forest rights have been distributed, whose total area is 11 lakh 77 thousand 212 hectares.
• Chhattisgarh is the first state in the country to be recognized as forest rights in urban areas in the country. So far, 266 individual forest rights cards, 7 community forest rights and 4 community forest resources rights have been distributed in urban areas of the state.
• Initiatives have also been taken by the state government in the implementation of community forest resource rights. So far, 3,845 community forest resources rights have been recognized in the districts. Under this, the right to protect and manage 16 lakh 60 thousand 301 hectares of land has been given to the Gram Sabhas.
• Continuous efforts are being made by the State Government to recognize the various forest rights of the local forest dwelling communities, so that they can get various types of forest rights mentioned in the Forest Rights Act, 2006.
• According to the Act, December 13, 2005 is the cut-off date for claiming possession of forest land by scheduled caste and other traditional forest dweller applicants. In case of other traditional forest dweller applicants, the cut-off date is already required to be residing in the village, forest land belonging to three generations (75 years).
• With the initiative of the state government, community forest resource rights are being recognized to the respective Gram Sabhas for the local forest resident communities. Various forest rights certificates are being distributed in urban areas of the state.
• On the instructions of Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, action is being taken to reconsider the claims of forest rights rejected for various reasons in the state. Action is being taken from time to time to correct the record of land distributed under the Forest Rights Act.
• Work is being done to develop forest rights beneficiaries as post claim support as well as benefit them through various livelihood measures such as cocoons, Taser crops, lac production etc.
• In Chhattisgarh, the process of providing habitat rights to especially vulnerable tribes has been started in Dhamtari district. The validation of community forest resources rights began from Jabra village in Dhamtari district. Gram Sabha Jabra was recognized as having community forest resources rights over 5352 hectares of forest land, which is the highest area recognized by a single village in the country. Similarly, community forest resources rights have been recognized on 1861 hectares of forest land in Khair Kheda village of Kanker district.
• Various activities are being done under Community Forest Resources, better implementation of management under Forest Rights Act. Along with the management of the forest, the work of native goat rearing, poultry, rabbit rearing, pig rearing, pisciculture etc. is being done by making bamboo sheds and scaffolding. Along with this, the kharif crops are being sown by intercropping after treating the organic seeds, turmeric seeds and a seed bank has also been established. After this, special emphasis is being laid on conservation and management of forest resources.
• Special efforts are being made to give forest rights to the beneficiaries of forest rights for the use of fish and other products of reservoirs, pastures for livelihood. Due to the convergence of government schemes, individual forest rights holders are being provided post-claim assistance such as land leveling, bund-bonding, manure-seeds, irrigation equipment-related assistance. Along with this, they are also being benefited from Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Rural) and Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana.

Governor Honored Brave Boys and Girls on the Occasion of Veer Bal Diwas

Why In News?

On December 26, 2022, the Governor of Chhattisgarh Anusuiya Uikey honored the brave boys and girls of the state in a program organized at Raj Bhavan on the occasion of Veer Bal Diwas.

Key Points

• It is noteworthy that under the aegis of Chhattisgarh Civil Society, the Veer Bal Diwas program was organized at Raj Bhavan. During this, the Governor talked about providing financial assistance to the honored four brave boys and girls from the voluntary grant item.
• The courageous deeds done by the four children who were honored at the Raj Bhavan on Veer Bal Diwas are very inspiring. These four children include Unnati Sharma, 12, from Tikrapara in Raipur district, Durgesh Sonkar, 11, from Durg district, Sitaram Yadav from Khamaria area in Bemetara district and Jambavati Bhuarya from Bhanupratappur in Kanker district.
• It is noteworthy that Sahibzada Zorawar Singh and Fateh Singh Ji, the tenth Sikh Guru Govind Singh Ji, made their supreme sacrifice at the age of 9 and 6 respectively on 26th December to protect the pride of Sikhism. Guru Gobind Singh's sons Jujhar Singh and Ajit Singh also gave their martyrdom in the defense of religion.
• Chhattisgarh Civil Society has continuously communicated with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Central Government regarding the celebration of the martyrdom day of Guru Gobind Singh's Sahibzada's as Veer Bal Diwas. As a result, it was announced to celebrate Veer Children's Day as a mark of respect to the Sikh community.

Life Time Achievement Award'

Why In News?

On December 26, 2022 Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami felicitated astrologers at the conclusion of the 5^th Amar Ujala-Graphic Era Jyotish Mahakumbh-2022 in Dehradun. Under this, Acharya Pt. Indu Prakash has been awarded the 'Lifetime Achievement Award' for her outstanding work in the field of disciplines.

Key Points

• Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami informed that earlier this honor has been given to celebrity astrologer Bejan Daruwala, Pt. K.A Dubey Padmesh, architect Pt Satish Sharma and Acharya Ajay Bhambi.
• It is known that the Two-day Amar Ujala-Graphic Era Jyotish Mahakumbh-2022 was inaugurated on December 25.

Tourists Will Now Be Able to See the Himalayas by Helicopter

Why In News?

On December 25, 2022, Uttarakhand's Tourism Secretary Sachin Kurve said that it has been decided to promote aero tourism in the state to attract tourists from across the country and the world and to promote adventure tourism activities. With aero tourism, tourists will now be able to visit the Himalayas by helicopter.

Key Points

• Tourism Secretary Sachin Kurve said that the tourism department has started Himalaya Darshan service from George Everest in Mussoorie as a pilot project to promote aerotourism, in which tourists can enjoy the beauty of the Himalayas by helicopter.
• On the same lines, preparations are on to start Himalaya Darshan service from Pithoragarh's Tanakpur and Bairagi Camp Rishikesh. For this, Bairagi Camp and Tanakpur have been selected, where tourists will be able to see the Himalayas through helicopter.
• He informed that for Himalaya Darshan service, the fare is being fixed at Rs 5,000 per passenger for 40-minute tour package and Rs 10,000 per passenger for one-and-a-half-hour tour package. For this, talks are going on with helicopter companies and the scheme will be started soon.