August 2019

RAJASTHAN MSME Act: Rajasthan woos Karnataka investors   As part of a CII’s North India business delegation, Rajasthan made a strong pitch for investment by showcasing its new MSME Act on a roadshow in Karnataka.   The MSME Act allows companies to set up their units without prior approvals and clearances for three years. The reform initiative has found huge … Read more

HARYANA Haryana to install CCTVs in all government colleges   Students in the state-run colleges would now be under lens as the government issued guidelines to install closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras on various strategic locations in the premises.   The CCTV cameras in colleges would be installed in accordance with the guidelines issued by the … Read more

RAJASTHAN Govt to launch women empowerment schemes   The women and child development department is set to launch several schemes for women empowerment after chief minister Ashok Gehlot announced a special fund of Rs1000 crore in 2019-20 Rajasthan budget.   CM in his budget speech had announced the ~1000 crore ‘Priyadarshini Indira Gandhi Mahila Shakti … Read more

HARYANA 500 acres to be turned into green zones   The Haryana government is planning to develop around 500 acres across three villages into forest areas. The government has already identified the sites in Kasan, Dumdama and Panchgaon, and will start work on the project from next month. The development of green cover is a joint … Read more

HARYANA ·         State amends sports policy, now no cut in prize money   ð  After top players expressed their annoyance at a cut in their prize money, the state today amended its sports policy to ensure that a sportsperson will not have to face such cuts even if they win medals in more than one … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan seeks UNICEF help for counselling parents   The health department has claimed that it has achieved 70% of target under measles-rubella (MR) vaccination campaign in one month in the state. However, in some pockets, parents have refused to give their consent for vaccination of their kids. This has prompted the department to seek help of the UNICEF in … Read more

HARYANA High court defers Haryana tribunal formation   The Punjab and Haryana high court deferred the implementation of the Union government’s notification regarding setting up of state administrative tribunal (SAT), Haryana.   With these orders, all the service related matters of Haryana, which were ordered to be referred to the newly constituted tribunal, shall continue to be … Read more

RAJASTHAN ·         State lines up new policies to boost investments, jobs ð  The chief minister had directed the department to prepare the New Industrial Policy and the Rajasthan Investment Promotion Scheme (RIPS). The policy drafts have been prepared and cleared by the industry minister; they have been circulated to various departments for suggestions.   ð  … Read more

HARYANA ·         Haryana govt makes vector-borne diseases notifiable   ð  The Haryana government has made vector-borne diseases notifiable for the next three years to control and reduce possible outbreaks. ð  A notifiable disease is one that is required to be reported to government authorities by law so that incidences of the disease can be monitored … Read more

HARYANA Sex ratio at birth up in Ambala dist   Showing a significant improvement in sex ratio at birth (SRB), the number of girls per 1,000 boys in Ambala district reached 955 in July. This was 10 points more than the SRB of 945 between January and June.   Ambala’s latest sex ratio was 37 … Read more