Chhattisgarh Current Affairs, GK & News
Chhattisgarh launches Fortified Rice Distribution Scheme
On the eve of Statehood Day celebrations, on November 1, 2020, the State Government of Chhattisgrah launched Fortified Rice Distribution Scheme. About Fortified Rice Distribution Scheme The scheme was launched to reduce malnutrition and anaemia. Under the scheme, fortified rice is distributed through fair price shops. The fortified rice is a mixture of Vitamin-B12, iron ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2020
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs • States Current Affairs
Topics: Agriculture • Chhattisgarh • Food fortification • fortified rice • Slum Redevelopment • Slums in India
Krishi Upad Mandi (Amendment) Bill 2020: Key Facts
Chhattisgarh Assembly passed an amendment Bill to invalidate the Centre’s recently-notified agriculture legislations in one day session. The Assembly passed the Chhattisgarh Krishi Upad Mandi (Amendment) Bill 2020. It gives strength to the state government to control all agricultural produce markets. What are Deemed Markets introduced in the bill? The state government has launched the ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2020
Category: Legal & Constitution Current Affairs
Topics: Agriculture • Bills and Acts • Chhattisgarh • farm bills • Mandi
Kerala: First State to fix MSP for vegetables
Kerala became the first Indian state to fix Minimum Support Price for sixteen agriculture items. It consists of vegetables, fruits and tubers. The scheme is to support farmers and increase agriculture sector. What is the plan? Sixteen different varieties of vegetables will be covered in the first phase. There is also a condition to revise ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2020
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs • India Nation & States Current Affairs • States Current Affairs
Topics: Agriculture • Agriculture in Kerala • Chhattisgarh • farmer welfare • Food Corporation of India • Kharif Crops • Minimum Support Price • Vegetables
Chhattisgarh launches Scheme for Tendu leaf collectors: Highlights
Chhattisgarh government has launched a social security scheme meant for the tendu leaves collectors in the state and this scheme will be beneficial for over 12 lakh families in the state, majority of them tribals and forest dwellers engaged in the collection of these leaves. What is this scheme about? The scheme, named after the ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs • States Current Affairs
Topics: Chhattisgarh • Chhattisgarh Government • Mahendra Karma • Tendu Leaf Collectors
Chhattisgarh launches ‘Roka-Chheka Abhiyan’
Chhattisgarh government has launched the ‘Roka-Chekka Abhiyan’ in all villages in the state. The objective of this scheme is to revive traditional agricultural methods and to save Kharif crops from open grazing by stray cattle. The programme involves the use of Roka-Chheka, which uses the use of cow dung as organic manure and ban open ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020
Topics: Chhattisgarh • Government of Chhattisgarh • Government Schemes India