Chhattisgarh Govt. Launches Scheme to Develop Rural Industrial Parks
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel launched a new scheme to develop 'gauthans' (cow shelters) as rural industrial parks for livelihood generation.
As per reports, around 300 gauthan cum industrial parks would be set up under the scheme named Mahatma Gandhi Rural Industrial Parks (MGRIP). A total budget of Rs. 600 crore has been pooled in the current financial year's budget.
The state government has set up gauthans in over 8,000 villages under its flagship scheme Suraji Gaon Yojna (village good governance scheme).
Under MGRIP, selected gauthans are now being developed as rural industrial parks where apart from producing vermicompost, activities like poultry farming, fisheries, food processing will also be carried out. Each development block in the state would have two rural industrial parks in the first phase.
Oct 03, 2022
Telangana Govt. Introduces 'Aasara' Pension for Poor
As a part of its welfare measures and social safety net strategy, the Telangana government introduced the 'Aasara' pensions, with a view to ensuring secured life for all the poor.
It is a welfare scheme of pensions to old people, widows, physically disabled and beedi workers.
Tahsildar of Asif Nagar, D. Sunil Kumar said that 10,000 new Aasara pensions were sanctioned under Asif Nagar Mandal jurisdiction.