The Chief Minister of Rajasthan, Ashok Gehlot, has released the new M-Sand Policy of Rajasthan in light with the government's commitment to meet the quantity of sand which is needed for construction work.
The M-sand policy has been launched with the aim of reducing the dependency on the traditional sand from rivers.
Through this policy, the use and production of manufactured sand or M-sand in the state will be encouraged.
With this policy, the problem of waste generated from the mines in the mining areas of Rajasthan will also be solved.
This will also create huge employment opportunities at the local level.
The policy designated the M-sand units the status of an industry.
In the state of Rajasthan, the availability of sand is not as per the requirement of construction works. There is a demand of around 70 million tonnes of river sand for various construction work. But, only 20 M-sand units are operating in the state. These 20 units produces 20,000 tonnes of M-sand every day. Now, this new M-sand policy will be promoting it as a long-term alternative to gravel and help in setting up of new mining units.
Jan 26, 2021
Shah Launches Cashless Medical Treatment Scheme for CAPF Personnel and Families
Union home minister Amit Shah launched Ayushman CAPF, a cashless medical treatment scheme for central armed police forces personnel and their families in Guwahati.
Under the scheme, nearly 5 million CAPF personnel and their families can avail cashless medical treatment in nearly 24,000 Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY) and central government health scheme (CGHS) empanelled private hospital across India.
This scheme is an extension of Ayushman Bharat scheme launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Jan 25, 2021
Cabinet Approves Investment for 850 MW Ratle Project on Chenab River
The Union Cabinet has approved 850 megawatts (MW) Ratle hydropower project worth Rs. 5281.94 crore on Chenab river in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir.
The project is being implemented under the Centre's plan to expedite strategically important hydropower projects in the union territory post its reorganisation.
The project will be developed by a new joint venture company between state-run National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) Ltd and Jammu & Kashmir State Power Development Corporation Ltd (JKSPDC), where NHPC will have a 51% stake in the JV firm, while the balance will be held by JKSPDC.
Jan 21, 2021
Assam Launches Self-employment Scheme to Help 2 lakh Youth
The Assam government re-launched an old scheme with the aim of providing self-employment avenues to around 200,000 young men of the state.
Called Redesigned Swami Vivekananda Assam Youth Empowerment (Re-SVAYEM), the scheme worth Rs. 1000 crore will provide Rs. 50,000 each as seed money to selected youth to start business ventures.
The scheme was part of the BJP-led government's budget speech in 2017-18, but instead of benefitting 100,000 young men as planned it managed to get only around 7,000 beneficiaries due to lack of adequate support from banks.
To claim benefit of the scheme, the applicants will have to be below 40 years of age, must have passed Class X and should be part of existing self-help groups (SHGs).
Jan 20, 2021
Draft Scheme to Provide Jobs to 25 Youth in every Tribal Village
Union minister Nitin Gadkari asked the Tribal Affairs Ministry to coordinate with the MSME Ministry and come up with a scheme to provide employment to 25 people in every tribal village in India.
The minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) and Road Transport & Highways said five crore jobs should be created by the MSME sector this year.
He observed that there are 6.5 crore MSME units in the country and 11 crore jobs have been created through the sector till now.
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