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PUNJAB To cut power subsidy bill, govt ‘categorises’ farmers The cash-strapped Punjab Government has found a novel way to bring down the cash component of its power subsidy — farmers who grow cereals will get power supply for eight hours every alternate day and vegetable growers will get four-hour supply daily for the next … Read more 25.04.18 Punjab (PPCS) Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN Scheduled Area got bigger in state With assembly polls due this year end, the Union cabinet on Wednesday approved extension of the scheduled areas in Rajasthan, covering 3.7 lakh people in a number of districts to bring in more developmental funds for the tribal belt in south Rajasthan. The cabinet chaired … Read more 25.04.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs
PUNJAB Punjab likely to notify development tax next week The Amarinder Singh led Government is likely to notify next week the Punjab State Development Tax , which is expected to generate a revenue of Rs 150-200 crore. The government had announced to impose Rs 200 per month Punjab State Development Tax in … Read more 24.04.18 Punjab (PPCS) Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN Campaign to check diseases in villages The health department teams will fan out into each and every village in Rajasthan and check the locals for various ailments while undertaking activities to prevent outbreak of seasonal diseases. The initiative is being taken under ‘Mera Gaon, Swasth Gaon’ (My village, Healthy Village) campaign … Read more 24.04.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs
PUNJAB Punjab govt releases Rs 112.78 crore under ‘Ashirwad’ scheme The Punjab government has released an amount of Rs 112.78 crore under ‘Aashirwad’ scheme which is given at the time of the marriage of girls belonging to Scheduled Caste and Backward Class families. Already, Rs 15000 from December 2016 to June 2017 and … Read more 22-23.04.18 Punjab (PPCS) Current Affairs
PUNJAB Journalists holding yellow cards in Punjab to get accidental insurance cover worth Rs 5 lakh The Punjab government led by CM Captain Amarinder Singhapproved the extension of the facility of accidental insurance cover to nearly accredited 4200 media persons with yellow cards. Notably, from now onwards yellow card holder journalist would be covered under … Read more 21.04.18 Punjab (PPCS) Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN Industrial policy gives incentives to companies for recruiting locals Rajasthan’s new industrial policy will offer “incentives” to companies providing jobs to natives, official sources said, in a move aimed at addressing state’s growing unemployment problem ahead of the assembly elections slated later this year. The new policy is likely to come … Read more 21.04.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs
PUNJAB Power subsidy to cross `10,000 crore-mark The total power subsidy to the industry, farmers, backward classes, scheduled castes, among others, for the year 2018-19 is estimated at Rs 13,718.02 crore. The Commission, in its order, has asked the Punjab Government, to pay the subsidy for 2018-19 of Rs 13,718.02 crore “in … Read more 20.04.18 Punjab (PPCS) Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN Nabard approves Rs 14,690 cr funding to Rajasthan National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has extended total credit support of Rs 14,690 crore to Rajasthan for 2017-18. Rajasthan has been one of the biggest beneficiaries under the Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) of NABARD, under which NABARD disbursed concessional loan … Read more 20.04.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs
PUNJAB Punjab to have sports period from class I Going by the adage of ‘catch them young’, Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh gave in-principle approval to the introduction of ‘sports’ period in all Government schools from Class-I. Earlier, the sports period was introduced from Class-VI. The schools, colleges and universities should pro-actively … Read more 19.04.18 Punjab (PPCS) Current Affairs