September 2019

ANDHRA PRADESH ·        Andhra Pradesh: Annual aid of Rs 10,000 for BPL drivers The government launched financial assistance to self-owned auto, taxi or cab drivers in the state. The GO also directed state transport department officials to start receiving applications from eligible owner-cum-drivers.   Each self-owned auto, taxi or maxi cab driver will receive Rs 10,000 from the government … Read more

RAJASTHAN State govt inks pact with Unesco for developing tourism circuit   The state tourism department will develop a tourism circuit across Jodhpur, Barmer, Jaisalmer and Bikaner districts with the Unesco’s help.   The project is expected to be completed in 42 months.   The MoU aims at integrated and inclusive development of the local … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan government to review Centre’s hefty penalties for traffic law violations   Rajasthan’s transport minister announced that government in the state would review the proposed compounding fees. He claimed that the high penalties were impractical.   Rajasthan is among those states which are yet to issue the notification for the Act. While the Act has been implemented … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan gets 34% higher rainfall than 2018   The state so far has received an average rainfall of 419.67 compared to 396.26 mm received till August 29, 2018. As monsoon will continue for at least one more week many places in the state are going to receive more rains compared to what they had … Read more

ANDHRA PRADESH ·         Govt. announces Rythu Bharosa guidelines ð  The State government on Thursday announced the guidelines for Rythu Bharosa, a subsistence scheme for the farmers, to be implemented from October 15 coinciding with rabi 2019-20. ð  Under the scheme, an amount of ₹12,500 will be given per annum to each farmer family, of which … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan launched Jan Soochna Portal; first state to do so   The Rajasthan government launched a Jan Soochna Portal on Friday. The portal, which has been developed by the information and technology department, will have information pertaining to 13 departments on a single platform. The IT department has created a public information portal in which 23-24 types of information will be … Read more

ANDHRA PRADESH Country’s first ‘Fun Zone’ for children at Visakhapatnam railway station   With an aim to cut down the monotony of prolonged waiting periods on railway stations and to make it an enjoyable experience, particularly for children, a fun zone has been set up by the Railways at the Visakhapatnam railway station.   The … Read more

ANDHRA PRADESH   Jagan Reddy govt to introduce English medium from next academic year in Andhra   Andhra Pradesh government will introduce English medium from Class 1 to Class 8 from the next academic year and the necessary training will be imparted to teachers.   An action plan should be prepared to ensure that every … Read more

ANDHRA PRADESH Industrial parks to come up in all districts   Minister for IT and Industries Mekapati Goutham Reddy on Wednesday said the government would develop 13 world-class industrial parks in all the districts in the State, and transform Visakhapatnam as the new investment destination for India.   The initiative was part of an exercise … Read more

ANDHRA PRADESH ·         Indian Navy joins search operation to trace missing persons in Andhra Pradesh boat accident ð  Twelve people died and several are missing after a tourist boat overturned in the Godavari River in the East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh.There were 63 people on board the boat and 21 have been rescued, authorities said. … Read more