September 2019

ANDHRA PRADESH ·         APPFC gets nod for Rs 5,000 crore bond issue   ð  The Andhra Pradesh government on Thursday accorded permission to Andhra Pradesh Power Finance Corp (APPFC) to raise Rs 5,000 crore through a bond issue. The bond issue will be raised through private placed of Andhra Pradesh Power Bonds. The government will stand guarantee for repayment … Read more

ANDHRA PRADESH ·         Justice P Lakshmana Reddy appointed Andhra Pradesh Lokayukta   ð  The Andhra Pradesh (AP) government on Monday appointed Justice P Lakshmana Reddy, a former judge of the AP high court, as the state’s Lokayukta for five years. He was born in an agricultural family on April 18, 1945, in Paidipalem of Simhadripuram Mandal in Kadapa district, he enrolled … Read more

ANDHRA PRADESH Integrated maritime board soon   The State government will establish an integrated maritime board to enforce the rules prescribed in the NDMA (National Disaster Management Authority) manual at all places where boats, of any shape and size, are used at tourist spots. The integrated board will comprise personnel from police, revenue, navy, agriculture … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan govt mulls 75 per cent reservation for locals in private jobs   The Rajasthan government is mulling the possibility of providing 75 per cent reservation to local people in private jobs.   The proposal is in the initial stage. A brainstorming session will be held with stakeholders in coming days.   The Andhra Pradesh government had … Read more

ANDHRA PRADESH Andhra Pradesh seeks more PDS ration from Centre to meet BPL needs   The state government has requested the Centre for an increase in its ration quota under National Food Security Act (NFSA).   The government wanted the Centre to take the burden of disbursement of essential commodities through Public Distribution System (PDS) to all the eligible … Read more

RAJASTHAN ·         White Water Rafting Expedition ‘Rudrashila’ Flagged off at Jaisalmer ð  The white water Rafting Expedition christened ‘RUDRASHILA’ being undertaken by Kalidhar Battalion was at Jaisalmer Military station. ð  The expedition christened ‘Rudrashila’ has been organised to commemorate the 75th Raising day of the Kalidhar Battalion.   ð  ‘Rudrashila’ takes its name from the … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan to have separate budget for children’s welfare   The Rajasthan government will have separate integrated budget for children in the 2020-21 annual budget.   Every government department will have to specify how much will they spent from the total allocated budget for the welfare of children up to 18 years and under which head, … Read more

ANDHRA PRADESH ·         Andhra Pradesh government stops agri loan instalments parts ð  The state government on Wednesday issued orders withdrawing payment of the last two instalments to farmers under agriculture debt waiver scheme launched by the previous TDP regime. ð  The government had paid three instalments to farmers and it could not release the IV and V … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan higher education department records highest enrolment at institutes   The state higher education department has claimed that it had recorded the highest ever enrolments in admissions with a whopping 4.29 lakh students getting themselves enrolled in government colleges this current season. The total enrolment last year was 4.05 lakh in all streams.   The state … Read more

RAJASTHAN Second highest number of Hindi speakers in Rajasthan   Rajasthan has the second highest number of Hindi speakers in the country making the desert state the ‘heart’ of the Hindi belt. Leading the pack is Uttar Pradesh where 94% of the population has registered Hindi as their first language while Rajasthan’s 89% populace speaks the same language, as … Read more