July 2019

HARYANA Sex ratio dips sharply in Karnal in five months   While Haryana has improved its sex ratio at birth (SRB) ranking, Karnal district has shown a steep decline. It has registered a sharp fall in SRB — 901, till May, from 934 in 2018.   The ratio of birth in Haryana in general has gone up to … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan to adopt Maharashtra model to combat dreaded swine flu   Though Maharashtra has a high mortality rate compared to Rajasthan, the state government is all set to follow Maharashtra model in its fight against swine flu.   While Rajasthan had an average of four deaths per 100 cases, the death rate was 11 per 100 … Read more

HARYANA High court directs Punjab, Haryana, UT to implement sex education   The Punjaband Haryana high court has made it clear that the education secretaries of Punjab, Haryana and Union territory of Chandigarh shall be personally liable to implement the sex educationin school curriculum. HC has passed these orders after the officials of the both the states and the UT administration … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan still among top 4 states with high fertility rate: Niti   Rajasthan might have been praised by NITI Aayog for its efforts in improving health indicators but in population stabilisation efforts   The NITI Aayog report released recently shows that there is no change in Total Fertility Rate (TFR) in the state. It is still among the four states … Read more

HARYANA Haryana mulls direct elections for municipal councils, committees   On the lines of direct elections of the mayor of municipal corporations in Haryana, a proposal has been prepared to conduct direct elections of chairpersons of municipal councils and municipal committees. Besides this, the panchayati raj and urban local bodies departments have also been advised to convene at least three-day … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan Budget 2019: Highlights   No new tax proposed in the budget.   Rs 10 crore allocated for rehabilitation centers.   Provision of one-time tax for vehicle owners.   Special investment zones along the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor.   Stamp duty exemption for projects under Rajasthan Start-Up policy.   Freedom fighters, former MLAs, chairman of boards and … Read more

HARYANA Big leap by Haryana on gender ratio map   From a dark spot to a ray of hope, Haryana is making a slow but steady progress on the gender map of India.   Registrar General of India’s sex ratio at birth (SRB) data based on registered child births shows Haryana as the best performing … Read more

RAJASTHAN Soon, independent society for MGNREGA social audit   The state government is in the process of forming an independent society for social audits of MGNREGA works.   The name of the society will be ‘Society for Social Audit, Accountability and Transparency (SSAAT)’, Rajasthan.   Two social audits of MGNREGA are conducted in a year. The objective of the … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan government to review MISA pension scheme   The state government said it would review the pension scheme of prisoners detained under the Maintenance of Internal Security Act.   The previous government had increased the pension of persons detained under MISA and the Defence of India (DIR) rules during the 1975-77 Emergency from Rs … Read more

HARYANA Haryana at bottom among 7 states: CAG   Haryana ranks at the bottom in terms of average health expenditure (2012-2017) among seven states that the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) examined to assess the progress towards attaining sustainable development goals (SDGs) as regards “good health and well being”     The average health expenditure … Read more