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Himachal Pradesh Current Affairs

October 2018

CM Shri Jairam Thakur inaugurates signage of Mahatma Gan-

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 CM Shri Jairam Thakur inaugurates signage of Mahatma Gandhi on the oc-

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casion of Gandhi Jayanti and also photo galleries at HP State Museum at

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Chaura Maidan.
 He also released a short documentary on Rock Art produced by the Lan-

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guage, Art and Culture Department and a Book on Baijnath Temple written
by Devinder Handa.
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Justice Suryakant has sworn in as Chief Justice of Himachal
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 He was administered an oath of office by Governor Acharya Devvrat.

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 He was a judge 0f Punjab and Haryana High Court.

Swiss company gives a presentation on Shimla mono-

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rail service:
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 A presentation was made by the INTAMIN Transportation, Switzer-

land before the Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur to start monorail services in
Shimla town.
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 The proposed mono train would start from ISBT Tutikandi and conclude
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at Panthaghati with twelve stops in between at crossing, MC parking, 103

tunnel, Vidhan Sabha, Victory tunnel, DDU hospital, lift parking, Himland,
Talland, SBI ATM Khalini, BCS and Kasumpti.
 The proposed total distance is 14 kilometers and would take 20
minutes and could carry about 1000 passengers in one hour from one point
to another.
 The representatives of the INTAMIN Transportation, Switzerland said that
after all formalities have been completed this project would take about two
years for completion.
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Helicopter arranged to provide ration for people stuck in Bara

Bhangal:
 The government has arranged helicopter service to Bara Bhangal area of
Kangra district for air dropping of ration to the shepherds stranded in these
areas due to sudden and untimely snowfall over the Dhauladhar ranges.
 50 bags of foodstuff each weighing 6-7 kilograms would also be lifted from
the Gaggal airport.
 The proposed route of the helicopter would be Gaggal airport, Kangra-Jalsu

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Pass-Bara Bhangal (brief landing), Thamsar Pass-Khalihani Pass-Bara

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Bhangal-Jalsu Pass-Gaggal airport.

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Vidyarthi Van Mitra Yojna:
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Under the ‘Vidyarthi Van Mitra Yojna’, the plots in forest lands will be allot-
ted to the schools for plantation purpose.
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 Under ‘Van Samridhi, Jan Samridhi Yojna’, people will be provid-
ed processing, value addition, and marketing at local-level by collecting
herbs from rural forests.
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CM launches Akhand Shiksha Jyoti- Mere School Se Nikle Moti

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Scheme:
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 Himachal Pradesh has made a rapid stride in the field of education and the
State has emerged as the second state in the country after Kerala in highest
literacy rate.
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 The ambitious scheme ‘Akhand Shiksha Jyoti-Mere School Se Nikle Moti’

was launched from Government Senior Secondary School Bagsiad in Seraj
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area of Mandi district.

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 Under this Scheme names of the old students would be written on Roll of
Honour Board to be displayed in the respective schools to motivate the stu-
dents to work hard and excel in life.
 Honoring the old students who have earned their name in different walks of
life.

Shri Suket Devta Mela declared as State level fair:

 The State government has declared Shri Suket Devta Mela of Sundernagar
in Mandi district as State level fair.

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Around 3100 complaints and demands received during Jan

Manch:
 The Jan Manch, fifth in the series was organized successfully all over the
State on Sunday.
 This programme was aimed at redressal of public grievances on the spot
and nearer to their homes.
 3100 complaints and demands were received during the Jan Manch in the
state on Sunday and most of them were disposed off on the spot and rests

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were referred to the concerned departments for speedy disposal.

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500 meritorious students will get rupees one lakh each for pre-

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paring for various competitive exams:
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The government has decided to provide rupees one lakh each to 500 merito-
rious students of the State for preparing for various competitive examinations
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like IIT, NEET, IIIT, IIM, JEE, IAS, HAS etc. under the new Scheme Medha
Protsahan Yojana.
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Ramesh Chand Dhawala becomes Dy. Chairman of State Plan-

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ning Board:
 The State government has appointed Ramesh Chand Dhawala as Dy.
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Chairman of State Planning Board Himachal Pradesh in the rank of Cabinet

Minister.
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 Mr. Dhawala is MLA from Jawala Mukhi Constituency of Kangra District.

Government appoints Chairmen and Vice-Chairmen:

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 The state government appointed Chairmen and nine Vice Chairmen of vari-
ous Boards and Corporations of the state.
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 Ganesh Dutt has been appointed as the Chairman of

the HIMFED (Himachal Pradesh State Cooperative Marketing And Consum-
er’s Federation Ltd).
 Baldev Bhandari as Chairman, Himachal Pradesh Agriculture Marketing
Board.
 Vijay Agnihotri from Hamirpur has been appointed as Vice Chair-
man of HRTC (Himachal Road Transport Corporation).

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 Ram Kumar from Una has been appointed as Vice Chairman

of HPSIDC (Himachal Pradesh State Industrial Development Corpora-
tion Limited).
 Former Minister Praveen Sharma as Vice Chairman of HIMUDA (Himachal
Pradesh Housing and Urban Development Authority).
 Surat Negi from Kinnaur as Vice Chairman of Forest Corporation.
 Rupa Sharma from Shimla as Vice Chairman of Saksham Gudiya Board.
 Manohar Dhiman from Kangra as Vice Chairman of General Industries Cor-

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poration.

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 Darshan Saini from Solan as Vice Chairman Himachal Water Management
Board.

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 Baldev Tomar from Sirmaur as Vice Chairman of Himachal Pradesh Food

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and Supplies Corporation.
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Ram Singh from Kullu as Vice Chairman HPMC (H.P. Horticulture Produce
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Marketing & Processing Corporation).

Shimla town to get 30 electric buses:

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 The state government is soon going to purchase 30 electric buses that

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would be plied in Shimla town.

 These buses would not only provide a comfortable traveling facility to the
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commuters but would also help in checking the pollution.

State to take-up matter of construction of Chini Tunnel with Un-

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ion Government:
 The State Government would take up the matter regarding construction of
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Chini Tunnel in Chamba District with the Union Government in order to pro-
vide all-weather road connectivity to the area, which remains cut from rest of
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the world for about six months.

 This was stated by Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur while presiding over
the district level Fulyatra Utsav of Pangi in Killar of Chamba district.

Government to establish three Companies under State Disaster

Response Force:
 The State Government would establish three Companies under the State
Disaster Response Force, on an analogy of National Disaster Response
Force to generate a prompt and efficient response at the time of disasters.
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 The Chief Minister also launched four schemes of the HP State Disaster
Management Authority. They are:
1. Creation of Task Force of Youth Volunteers for Disaster Preparedness and
Response.
2. Scheme for Hospital Safety.
3. Scheme for Structural Safety Audit of Lifeline Buildings and Scheme for
Training of Masons.
4. Carpenters and Bar Binders on Hazard Resistant Construction.

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Himachal gets five awards for outstanding work in nutrition

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campaign:

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 These awards were given to the state by Vice Chairman of Niti Aayog in a
function is organized at New Delhi.
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Deputy Commissioner of Hamirpur district Richa Verma was awarded for ex-
cellent work and leadership at the district level.
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 Women and Child Development Department was given an award for carry-
ing out an effective campaign on nutrition programme through social media.
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 Supervisor Lajaya Bindra of Chandi Circle, Dharampur of Integrated Child

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Development Project in Solan district was given the prize for her outstanding
work at an individual level.
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 At the village level, the award was conferred to Pradhan Devki Devi,
Anganwadi worker Veer Devi, Health Worker Bharti, Pradhan of Lunas gram
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panchayat Kamala Devi all from Rajvahan self-help group and Child Devel-
opment Project, Nalagarh.
Village level Asha worker Santoshi Devi of Chhiachi, Anganwadi work-
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er Suneeta Devi of Dehu and Health Center Chhiachi Subhadra had been
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honoured for their contributions at village level.

CM announces state-level status to Yamuna Sharad Mahostava:

 It is a three-day long festival held in Paonta Sahib, district Sirmaur.
 It is held in the month of October.

Cabinet decided to launch Medha Protsahan Yojana

 This scheme is to provide coaching facility to meritorious students of Hima-
chal Pradesh for competitive examinations such as CLAT/NEET/IIT-
JEE/AIIMS/AFMC/NDA conducted by UPSC/SSC etc.

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 Under this scheme, financial assistance of rupees one lakh or as per the
actual, whichever is less will be provided to the meritorious students whose
family income does not exceed Rs. 2.50 lakh per annum.
 A sum of rupees five crores will be spent under the scheme during the cur-
rent financial year.

Jangi-Thopan Hydro Power Project given to SJVNL for execu-

tion:
 The Cabinet decided to allot 780 MW Jangi-Thopan-Powari Hydro Electric

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Project in Kinnaur district for execution to SJVNL.

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The Cabinet accorded its approval to bifurcate Banuala

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Baroond Small Hydro Electric Project:
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The Cabinet accorded its approval to bifurcate Banuala Baroond Small Hy-
dro Electric Project allotted to M/s Gayatri Hydel Projects(P) Ltd. into two
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stages i.e. stage-I Barnuala Baroond having a capacity of 2 MW in the ele-
vation range of 1990-1765m and stage-II Barnuala Baroond–I having capaci-
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ty 0.80 MW in the elevation range 1700-1615m.

Banuala Baroond Small Hydro Electric Project is in district Chamba.
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CM launches four new health schemes for State:

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These are:
1. Mukhaya Mantri Chikitsa Raahat Kosh.
2. Mukhya Mantri Rajya Swasthya Dekhbhal Yojana.
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3. Himachal Pradesh Health Protection Scheme and Telemedicine scheme for

Pangi in Chamba district.
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CM announced to open Atal Medical and Research University

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in Ner Chowk:
 Chief Minister Shri Jai Ram Thakur announced to open Atal Medical and Re-
search University in Ner Chowk medical college, Mandi.

Mega investors meet to showcase Himachal as an ideal state

for investment:
 The State Government was contemplating to organise a mega investor event
at Dharamshala probably during the month of February next year to attract
investors to invest in the State.
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 This meet would help in creating international and national visibility about
State readiness to attract the investors.
 The State has added advantages like, investor friendly environment, ease of
doing business, surplus power besides, skilled and talented human re-
sources.
 This conclave would showcase Himachal Pradesh as an ideal State for in-
vestors to invest in sectors such as tourism, industry, power, agro-based in-
dustry and allied activities.

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