June 2019

HARYANA   Haryana Police sets up anti-narcotics cells   In a bid to rein in the menace of drug, the Haryana Police has set up specialized drug enforcement machinery in the form of anti-narcotics cells (ANCs) in all districts of the state.   This cell would have three-tier setup at the state, range and district level to … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan: Budget session from June 27   The second session of 15th Rajasthan assembly to begin from June 27 at 11 am.   The government is also planning to bring some important bills including the one which guarantees right to health.   Like in the last two budgets, the department will continue with the practice of providing the … Read more

HARYANA Haryana farmers show keen interest in ‘Jal Hi Jeevan Hai’ scheme   The farmers of three northern districts of Haryana including Ambala, Kurukshetra and Yamunanagar have shown a keen interest in crop diversification scheme called ‘Jal Hi Jeevan Hai’ of the Haryana government which promotes to diversify paddy area into maize, arhar dal (pigeon pea) and soybean.   Under this pilot … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan’s gross enrolment ratio stands below national average   Rajasthan’s gross enrolment ratio (GER) in higher education continues to stand among the lowest in the country, putting a question mark on the efforts by the successive governments. Rajasthan has recorded a GER of 22.7% against the national average of 25.8% in 2017-18. The GER is a % of the population … Read more

RAJASTHAN 250-300 new panchayats to be created in Rajasthan   It is estimated that around 250-300 new gram panchayats would be carved out of the existing 9892 gram panchayats and 10-15 panchayat samitis would be created from the existing 295 in Rajasthan.   The panchayat samitis having more than 40 gram panchayats and over 2 lakh people would … Read more

  HARYANA Villages with population below 10,000 can join ‘Mahagram Yojana’   The Haryanagovernment has decided that villages having a population of less than 10,000 but desirous of having more facilities like augmentation of water supply and sewerage would be covered under the Mahagram B category.   The chief minister said that at present 126 villages with … Read more

HARYANA State to soon have SC panel   The state government is going to soon set up the Haryana State Commission for Scheduled Castes.   The commission is significant for Haryana as it has witnessed higher number of atrocities against SCs as compared to the neighbouring Punjab and Himachal Pradesh.   The commission will consist … Read more

RAJASTHAN Panel set up to monitor government colleges in Rajasthan   The Rajasthan college education department is setting up a District Resource Assistance Committee (DRAC) in the state to monitor the functioning of the colleges and provide them with required facilities.   An officer in-charge monitors the functioning of government colleges in various districts. As per the … Read more

HARYANA ·         6.7% drop in road accident deaths in Haryana: Police ð   Fatalities in road accidents in Haryana dropped by 6.7% this year, from 1,791 between January and April 2018 to 1,671 in the same period this year. ð  There is a 7.36% drop in the number road accidents too, from 3,964 in the previous year … Read more

RAJASTHAN 250-300 new panchayats to be created in Rajasthan   It is estimated that around 250-300 new gram panchayats would be carved out of the existing 9892 gram panchayats and 10-15 panchayat samitis would be created from the existing 295 in Rajasthan.   The panchayat samitis having more than 40 gram panchayats and over 2 lakh people would … Read more