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STATES SCAN

States Scan

HIMACHAL PRADESH The UNESCO recently recognised people would get houses under the
the Kumbh Mela as an “intangible State government’s “Bangla
Youth status report released
cultural heritage of humanity” and held Gramin Abas Yojna” on January
Himachal Pradesh youth report–
it as the world’s largest peaceful 29. Another three lakh had
2018 released on 5 January 2018
gathering of pilgrims. received assistance for building
showed an encouraging trend
The Kumbh Mela is believed to be the houses under the “Geetanjali”
about significant improvement in
largest religious gathering on earth scheme. The Chief Minister also
sex ratio among youths but a
and is held every 12 years on the announced a Rs. 3,000-crore
declining Total Fertility Rate (TFR)
banks of the ‘Sangam’— the north-south corridor project which
in urban areas among women was
confluence of the holy rivers Ganga, will pass through Bardhaman
cited as an area of concern. The
Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati— district.
report, prepared by the Department
in Allahabad. The Mela alternates
of Economics and Statistics,
between Nasik, Allahabad, TAMIL NADU
prepared for the first time in a
Ujjain and Haridwar every three years.
composite form. India inks $318 mn World
The one celebrated at the Sangam is
The report says, “sex-ratio in Bank loan for irrigation
the largest and holiest of them.
youth population is consistently scheme
decreasing from 1991 onwards in The governments of India and
India, whereas in Himachal Pradesh PUNJAB Tamil Nadu, on 27 December 2017,
the situation is slightly different. Farm debt waiver scheme
signed an agreement with the
While it has already come down to launched
World Bank for the multilateral
939 in 2011 as compared to 961 in Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh, lender to provide a $318 million
1971 but Himachal Pradesh has the on 7 January 2018, launched his loan for modernisation of irrigation
sex ratio of 972 females against per government’s farm loan waiver projects in Tamil Nadu, improve
1000 males in the age group of 15- scheme. The CM symbolically handed market opportunities for small and
34 which is quite an encouraging over farm loan waiver certificates to marginal farmers and their
figure.” The literacy rate for the age 10 farmers from Mansa, Bathinda, adoption of climate resilient
group of 15-34 years in Himachal Faridkot, Muktsar and Moga districts, techniques.
Pradesh reached 95 per cent, where nearly 47,000 farmers would Around 5 lakh farmers, of which
whereas it was 46.8 per cent in the benefit from the scheme. A total of 5.63 a majority are small and marginal,
year 1971. lakh farmers would benefit in the state are expected to benefit from
during the first phase, which will improved and modernised tank
UTTAR PRADESH provide relief to the tune of Rs 2,700 irrigation systems.
Bill to set up Prayagraj Mela crore. The loan waiver process would
be completed in four phases.
Authority passed HARYANA
The Uttar Pradesh Assembly, on 22 WEST BENGAL Six e-services launched
December 2017, passed a bill to set Haryana Chief Minister Manohar
up Prayagraj Mela Authority for the CM unveils schemes for rural Lal Khattar, on 25 December 2017,
Kumbh Mela scheduled to be held Bengal launched six e-services bringing
in Allahabad in January 2019. The West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata 100 citizen-centric services
UP Prayagraj Mela Authority, Banerjee announced a slew of projects pertaining to 12 departments on a
Allahabad, Bill 2017, was passed on 2 January 2018, including a housing single platform. This platform will
amid a walkout by the members of scheme for 5,00,000 people and a mega play host to 380 services pertaining
the Samajwadi Party and the Rs. 3,000-crore road, for the to 30 departments by April 14,
Congress party. development of rural Bengal. Five lakh 2018.

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