State Government Schemes &

Projects
January-June 2022

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 TELANGANA

Que:Which state has the highest number of villages as ODF plus under the Swachh Bharat
Mission (Gramin) phase II programme?
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के Gप म@ सबसे अKधक गांव हO?
Ans: Telangana (96.74%)

• The phase -2 of SBM was announced by Prime

Minister Modi in February, 2020.
• The phase -1 concluded in October 2019 with
grand declaration of the Nation as Open
Defecation Free.
• The Phase -2 emphasizes upon the sustainability • Founded: 2 June 2014
• Governor: Tamilisai Soundararajan
of achievements under phase -1 and to provide
adequate facilities for Solid/Liquid & plastic waste • Capital: Hyderabad
management in rural India. • CM: K. Chandrashekar Rao

Que: Which state government has launched Mana Ooru Mana Badi programme?
Que: =कस रा?य सरकार ने मन ऊR मन बड़ी काय9:म शG
ु =कया है ?
Ans: Telangana

• To create school infrastructure in the state.

• at a cost of Rs 7,289 crores.
• More than 19.84 lakh children are to benefit from the programme.

on 2nd June 2014 when Telangana was inaugurated as a separate State and Sri K
Chandrashekhar Rao became its first Chief Minister.

E S L Narasimhan became the first Governor

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Que: Which state government has announced ‘Nethanna Bima’ (Weaver’s Insurance) Scheme for
handloom and power loom weavers?
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ु कर\ के .लए 'नेथ^ना बीमा' (बन
ु कर
बीमा) योजना क` घोषणा क` है ?
Ans: Telangana • insurance coverage of 5 lakh rupees for weavers
under the Insurance Scheme on par with Rythu
Bima insurance scheme.

• The insurance coverage would be extended to

weavers in the age group of 18 to 59 years.

• Telangana Governor: Tamilisai Soundararajan

• CM: K. Chandrashekar Rao

Rythu Bandhu Farmer Group Life Insurance Scheme is for Farmers

ANDHRA PRADESH

Governor: Biswabhusan Harichandan

Chief minister: YS Jagan Mohan Reddy
Founded: 1 November 1956

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Que:Which state initiated ‘Operation Parivartan’ to eliminate the cultivation of cannabis?
!"नः गांजा क` खेती को खdम करने के .लए =कस रा?य ने 'ऑपरे शन पfरवत9न' शG
ु =कया?
Ans: Andhra Pradesh

• This operation was led by the Andhra Pradesh

Police with the Special Enforcement Bureau (SEB)
in Visakhapatnam.

• Recently, around 2 lakh kilograms of processed

cannabis was seized and burnt while it was being
shipped out.

Que: CLAP- Jagananna Swachha Sankalpam Programme was launched in which state?
Que: CLAP- जग^ना &व(छ संकgप काय9:म =कस रा?य म@ शG
ु =कया गया था?
Ans: Andhra Pradesh

• started in October 2021, the Clean Andhra Pradesh

(CLAP)-Jagananna Swachha Sankalpam programme
to clean up rural areas, improve sanitation
conditions and waste management with public Governor: Biswabhusan
participation. Harichandan
Chief minister: Y. S. Jaganmohan
• Under the campaign, rural households are advised Reddy
not to dispose of garbage on streets and instead
hand it over to the garbage collector.

• The government aims to achieve 100 percent rural

household garbage collection by October 2022.

Que:Which state/UT has developed a mobile application named “ACB 14400” for lodging
complaints against corruption?
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14400” नामक एक मोबाइल एिEलकेशन vवक.सत =कया है ?
Ans: Andhra Pradesh

The ‘ACB 14400’ application features two categories – Live Report

and Lodge Complaint. Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB)

In the ‘Live Report’ section, users can click photographs, record audio
or videos of live acts of corruption and submit complaints
instantaneously.
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 KARNATAKA
ü Governor: Thawar Chand Gehlot
ü Capital: Bengaluru (Executive Branch)
ü Chief minister: Basavaraj Bommai
ü The name Karnataka is derived from Karunadu
means ‘Lofty Land’.
ü Bengaluru is also known as Silicon Valley of India
ü Kolar Gold Fields (in Kolar District) and Hatti Gold
Mines ( in Raichur District) are probably one of
the oldest gold mines in the world; besides these,
gold reserves have been found in Dharwad and
Chitradurga also.

Karnataka State Trivia

Bicameral (224 + 75 • National Parks of Karnataka
Legislature
seats) • Anshi National Park
• Bandipur National Park
Lok Sabha 28 Seats
• Bannerghatta National Park
• Kudremukh National Park
Rajya Sabha 12 Seats
• Nagarhole National Park

Dance Yakshagana

Animal Asian elephant

Bird Indian Roller

Flower Lotus

Tree Sandalwood

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Que: Which state has developed “Nanna Shale Nanna Koduge” app to help in addressing
infrastructure needs of government schools?
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.लए “न^ना शैले न^ना कोडगे” ऐप vवक.सत =कया है ?
Ans: Karnataka

• Nanna Shale Nanna Koduge app,

(Meaning ‘My School, My contribution’
• Kolar Gold Fields (in Kolar
app) will be launched to help in
District) and Hatti Gold Mines ( in
addressing infrastructure needs of
Raichur District) are probably one
government schools, shortage of
of the oldest gold mines in the
teachers, and utilisation of Corporate
world.
Social Responsibility (CSR) funds.
• Kaiga Nuclear power plant
• It will provide details of any government
(Uttara Kannada) it is a PHWR
school on the app.
(Pressurised Heavy Water
• It will also list out several things
Reactor) situated near river Kali.
required by government schools.

Que: Which state government has launched ‘The Farmer Registration & Unified Beneficiary
Information System’ or FRUITS software for Aadhar-based, single-window registration for the
farmer schemes?
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के .लए ‘=कसान पंजीकरण और एक`कृत लाभाथ€ सचू ना !णाल[‘ या FRUITS सॉ‚टवेयर लॉ^च
=कया है ?
Ans: Karnataka

• Through FRUITS, farmers can access benefits of schemes such as Direct Benefit Transfer
under PM Kisan, payment for Minimum Support Prices (MSPs) for crops, special financial
assistance, caste certificate authentication, and ration cards.

• The state departments of agriculture, horticulture, animal husbandry, revenue, food, civil
supplies and fisheries departments of the state government are covered under the
initiative.

• The software allows various departments to access information about the farmers under a
single platform, which ensures better targeting and effectiveness in the implementation of
the schemes

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 Que:Which state government has launched ‘Women@Work’ program to provide five lakh jobs
within 2026 to women with necessary employable skills?
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पांच लाख रोजगार !दान करने के .लए ‘Women@Work’ काय9:म शG
ु =कया है ?
Ans: Karnataka

• as part of the Women@Work programme, free certificate

courses will be run for women to get them technically trained
in various disciplines.
• at present women constituted 35 per cent of the workforce
and the programme aims to raise their workforce strength to
50 per cent.

Karnataka CM launches health app AAYU

• Karnataka CM - Basavaraj Bommai

• Aim: Help to heal chronic diseases and lifestyle disorders
through yoga and meditation.
• Developed by: Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana
Samsthana (S-VYASA) in partnership with RESET TECH
(an Al-driven integrated health-tech platform).
• The app is available in multiple languages.

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 Karnataka government launches ‘Kashi Yatra’ scheme
• It offers cash assistance of ₹5,000 to each
pilgrims to up to 30,000 pilgrims, take up a
pilgrimage to the Kashi Vishwanath Temple in
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.

• Karnataka governor: Thawar Chand Gehlot;

• CM Basavaraj Bommai;
• Capital: Bengaluru

Que: Which state’s Health and Medical Education Minister, K. Sudhakar has recently launched the
‘Social Awareness and Action to Neutralise Pneumonia Successfully’ (SAANS) campaign?

Ans: Karnataka • SAANS is a campaign that has been launched to ensure

early detection and greater awareness of pneumonia in
children under the age of five.
• Pneumonia is a lung infection that is caused due to viral,
bacterial, or fungal infection. As per SRS 2018,
Karnataka’s under-five mortality is at 28 per 1000 live
births.
• By 2025, the state’s goal is to reduce the under-five mortality
to
23 per 1,000 live. Also, to achieve the National Health
Policy goals, pneumonia mortality has to be reduced to
less than 3 deaths per 1,000 live births.

Que: Which state government has announced Vinaya Samarasya Yojana, an awareness
programme meant to eradicate untouchability in Gram Panchayats across the state?
Ans:Karnataka
• The Karnataka government has announced Vinaya Samarasya
Yojana, an awareness programme meant to eradicate
untouchability in Gram Panchayats across the state.
• This scheme was also added in the recently announced Karnataka
Budget for 2022-23. This scheme will be launched on April 14, the birth
anniversary of the father’s the Indian Constitution, B R Ambedkar.
• The scheme has been named after a three-year-old Dalit Vinay,
whose family, residents of Miyapur village in Koppal district, was
slapped a fine of Rs 25,000 by the village leaders in September last
year for the boy’s “offense” of straying into a local temple.
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• Article 15 of the Constitution notes that no citizen of India shall be discriminated against on the
basis of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth.
• The Constitution abolished untouchability (Article 17) which means that no one can prevent
Dalits from educating themselves, entering temples, using public facilities etc. It also means that
it is wrong to practise untouchability and that this practice will not be tolerated by a democratic
government. In fact, untouchability is a punishable crime now.
• The 1989 Prevention of Atrocities Act revised and strengthened the legal provisions punishing acts
of violence or humiliation against Dalits and Adivasis.

• DPSP
• Art. 46 says that educational and economic interests of SCs and STs shall be protected and
promoted.

• 89th Amendment, 2003:

• By this amendment, the erstwhile National Commission for SC and ST was replaced by two
separate Commissions from the year 2004 which were: National Commission for Scheduled
Castes (NCSC) and National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST)- under Article 338-A.

• Article 330 and Article 332 of the Constitution respectively provide for reservation of seats in
favour of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes in the House of the People and in
the legislative assemblies of the States.

• Gram Sabha and Panchayat (Article 243 D)

• Municipalities (Article 243T)

KERALA
• Located on the South-West of the Malabar
Coast, Kerala is known as ‘Gods own country’.
• Kerala word derived from ‘Keralam’ which
means the land of ‘Kera’ → Coconut Tree.
• Capital:Thiruvananthapuram or Trivandrum
• Date of Formation:November 01, 1956
• State Animal:Elephant
• State Bird:Great Indian Hornbill
• State Flower:Kanikonna or Indian laburnum
• State Tree:Coconut
• Official Language:Malayalam

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Que: Which state has got first-of-its-kind State-level bird atlas in India?
Que: =कस रा?य को भारत म@ अपनी तरह का पहला रा?य &तर[य पˆी एटलस .मला है ?
Ans: Kerala

• Kerala Bird Atlas (KBA) - about the distribution and abundance of bird
species across all major habitats.
• Conducted as a citizen science-driven exercise with over 1000
volunteers of the bird watching community
• KBA accounted for nearly three lakh records of 361 species.
• It is arguably Asia’s largest bird atlas in terms of geographical extent,
sampling effort and species coverage

Kerala Facts:
• Kerala - first state to be declared as “Complete Digital State
• Kocchi is World’s first airport completely powered by solar
energy Capital: Thiruvananthapuram
Governor: Arif Mohammad Khan
• Black pepper – 95% of country’s production Chief Minister: Pinarayi Vijayan
• Cardamom – Kerala’s share in the national production is
75% on upland mainly form Idukki, Wayanad
• The Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve was the first biosphere
reserve in India established in the year 1986.

Que: Which state in India is set to become the first in the country to introduce Carbon-neutral
farming for better soil health?
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ू ल खेती शG
ु करने
वाला दे श का पहला रा?य बनने के .लए तैयार है ?
Ans: Kerala

• For this, the State government has set aside Rs. 6 crores in the 2022-23 Budget.

• New farming methods which would reduce carbon emissions and help the carbon to
be stored in the soil.

• Improving soil health through integrated farming methods, rotation of crops, adoption
of fertigation, precision farming methods, changing the ways in which the soil is
irrigated and limiting the indiscriminate use of fertilizers were important for preventing
soil degradation and thus reducing carbon footprint in agriculture.
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Que:Which state’s tourism department has launched ‘Maya’, a 24×7 working WhatsApp chatbot to
provide information and updates related to the tourism ecosystem in the state?
Que:=कस रा?य के पय9टन vवभाग ने रा?य म@ पय9टन पाfरि&थxतक` तंŒ से संबंKधत जानकार[ और
अपडेट !दान करने के .लए 24×7 •हा‰सएप चैटबॉट ‘माया‘ लॉ^च =कया है ?
Ans: Kerala
• Billed as the first such service in the country, Maya shares
all information on destinations, experiences, stay, travel,
and a whole lot of details that will keep them updated
about the places they travel through or stay in the State.

• To enable the chatbot, tourists have to send a ‘Hi’ to

WhatsApp no: 7510512345 or by scanning the QR code to
access the service.

Que: Which state government will launch an Android App ‘Shaili’, aimed at diagnosing and controlling
lifestyle diseases among the people?
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से एक एं’ॉइड ऐप ‘शैल[‘ लॉ^च करे गी?
Ans: Kerala

• The app has been set up as part of the population-based screening project launched by
the Kerala State Health Department under the ‘Nava Kerala Karma plan’.

• Under the health-screening project, the Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA)
workers have been tasked with collecting information from persons over the age of 30
in their respective areas about any lifestyle diseases or risk factors they may have.

Kerala to launch India's first state-owned OTT Platform

• Launch of over-the-top (OTT) platform named 'CSpace'

on November 1.

• Offers: An array of movies, short films and

documentaries

• The films will be streamed on CSpace only after their

theatrical release.

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 TAMIL NADU
Tiger Reserve
Anamalai Tiger Reserve, Kalakad Mundanthurai Tiger
Reserve, Satyamangalam Tiger Reserve

Biosphere Reserve:Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve – 1st BR of

India, Agasthyamalai

UNESCO world heritage Sites

Brihadisvara Temple at Thanjavur, Airavatesvara Temple at
Darasuram, Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram, Nilgiri
Mountain Railways

Tribes
Irulas, Kotas, Kaniyan, Kotas, Kanikkaran, Badagas, Koraga,
Todas

Que:Which state government has launched ‘Nalaya Thiran’ skilling programme for students under
‘Naan Mudhalvan’ programme?
Que:=कस रा?य सरकार ने ‘नान मध
ु लवन’ के तहत छाŒ\ के .लए ‘नालया Kथरन’ कौशल काय9:म
शG
ु =कया है ?
Ans: Tamil Nadu • The Tamil Nadu government has launched the Nalaya Thiran
(Tomorrow’s ability) under the Naan Mudhalvan (I am the first),
the umbrella programme of the Chief Minister MK Stalin.
• Under this programme, government will train nearly 50,000
college students with knowledge in computer science,
electronics and IT domains, skilling them on problem solving
using technologies.
• This will help the companies get skilled workforce.

Que:Which state government has launched the ‘Kaaval Uthavi’ app which helps citizens to seek
police assistance during any emergency?
Ans: Tamil Nadu
• Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin has
launched the ‘Kaaval Uthavi’ app which helps
citizens to seek police assistance during any emergency.
• The app is containing sixty features that are
used to send an emergency alert to the police control room.
• By pressing the emergency red button, the user’s live location will be
shared with the
control room. The user can also identify the nearest police station/patrol
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vehicle.
HIMACHAL PRADESH

Que: Which state has become the first LPG (Liquefied petroleum gas) enabled and smoke free
Indian state?
Que:कौन सा रा?य पहला एलपीजी (तरल[कृत पे‹ो.लयम गैस) सˆम और ध”
ू पान म•
ु त
भारतीय रा?य बन गया है ?
Ans: Himachal Pradesh
• Capital: Shimla (Summer),
Dharamshala (Winter)
This success is backed by the Central Government’s Pradhan
Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) scheme and HP Government’s • Governor: Rajendra Arlekar
Mukhya Mantri Grihini Suvidha Yojana (GSY).
• Chief Minister: Jai Ram Thakur

Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana was launched by PM Narendra Modi on 1 May 2016
to distribute 50 million LPG connections to women of Below Poverty Line families.

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JAMMU & KASHMIR
• Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019, was passed, which included provisions dissolving
the state of Jammu and Kashmir and establishing two new union territories: the namesake Jammu
& Kashmir and Ladakh.
• The President of India signed the reorganisation act, which took effect on October 31, 2019.

Key Elements Details

Union Territory Ladakh

Summer Capital Leh

Winter Capital Kargil

Statehood October 31, 2019

Number of Districts 2

Que:Which is the first Union Territory to be integrated with the National Single Window System
(NSWS)?
!"न: राl‹[य एकल nखड़क` !णाल[ (NSWS) के साथ एक`कृत होने वाला पहला क@i शा.सत !दे श
कौन सा है ?
Ans: Jammu & Kashmir

• NSWS was launched in September 2021 by the Ministry of

Commerce & Industry.
• It is a digital platform that serves as a guide for investors to
identify and to apply for approvals as per their business
requirements.
• NSWS will eliminate the need for investors to visit multiple
platforms/offices to gather information and obtain clearances Lt. Governor Shri Manoj Sinha
from different stakeholders.

As on date 14 States/UTs have been onboarded on NSWS These are- Andhra Pradesh, Goa,
Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra,
Odisha, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, and Uttarakhand.

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OYO Group launched project ‘Crown of Incredible India’ in J&K
• J&K government and the world’s leading travel tech platform, OYO Group, have decided to
launch rural home stay under project ‘Crown of Incredible India’.
• L-G Sinha has announced ₹50,000 special financial assistance to youth willing to establish a
home stay unit.
• to encourage micro-entrepreneurs in the villages and revitalising local art and crafts and
redevelopment of rural areas
• The venture will help in building a tourist infrastructure of world standards in rural J&K.
Ritesh Agarwal, founder and group CEO, OYO

Que: Which state/UT has launched first-of-its-kind Quick Response (QR) Code-based mechanism to
certify and label handmade carpets?
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अपनी तरह का पहला dवfरत !xत=:या (•यआ ू र) कोड–आधाfरत तंŒ शG
ु =कया है ?
Ans: Jammu & Kashmir

• With the QR-based application, customers can check and • Lieutenant Governor: Manoj
verify the authenticity and other requisite details of carpets Sinha
produced in Jammu and Kashmir. • Formation (Union territory): 31
• The Jammu and Kashmir government has introduced Export October 2019
Incentive Scheme. Under this scheme, the incentive of 10 • Capital: Jammu (winter),
per cent of the total volume of GI certified Handicrafts and Srinagar (summer)
Handloom products exported to any country, with maximum
reimbursement of up to ₹5 crores, shall be provided to
eligible exporters registered with the Department of
Handicrafts and Handloom.

Que: Government has launched Purple Revolution in Jammu & Kashmir. It is associated with the
cultivation of which crop?
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ु क` है । यह =कस फसल क` खेती से
संबंKधत है ?
Ans: Lavender
• Lavender is designated as Doda brand product, to promote lavender
under ‘One District, One Product’ initiative.
• Doda district in J&K is the birthplace of India’s Purple Revolution, or
the cultivation of Lavender

The Purple or Lavender Revolution was launched in 2016 by the Union Ministry of Science &
Technology through the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research’s (CSIR) Aroma Mission.
The aim - to support domestic aromatic crop-based agro-economy by moving from imported
aromatic oils to homegrown varieties.
Under the mission, first-time farmers were given free lavender saplings, while those who had
cultivated lavender before were charged Rs. 5-6 per sapling. 15
Samba district covers 100% registration under ABPMJAY-
SEHAT scheme
Samba district of J&K has become the first district in India to
cover 100% of households under Ayushman Bharat Pradhan
Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (ABPMJAY)- SEHAT scheme.

Samba district has a total of 62,641 families with 3,04,510

people eligible for ABPM-JAY SEHAT golden cards.

This scheme is the world’s largest health insurance scheme, fully

financed by Government.

Under this scheme, the people with Ayushman Bharat

Golden Card get free treatment up to Rs. 5 lakh.

Que:Which state/UT has launched an app ‘Jan Nigrani’, intended to help people lodge their
complaints related to various schemes online?

Ans: Jammu & Kashmir

• The Department of Rural Development and Panchayati raj,
Jammu and Kashmir, under the e-governance initiative has
launched an app ‘Jan Nigrani’, intended to help people lodge
their complaints related to various schemes online.
• The Jan Nigrani app is a 24×7 internet-based platform
aimed at reporting and resolving the grievances of the
residents of J&K, against various government schemes
launched by the department.
• Lieutenant Governor: Manoj Sinha
• Formation (Union territory): 31 October 2019
• Capital: Jammu (winter), Srinagar (summer)

Que:Which Union territory has launched Kunsnyoms scheme for differently-abled persons?
Que:=कस क@i शा.सत !दे श ने vवकलांग •यि•तय\ के .लए कुन&यो–स योजना शG
ु क` है ?
Ans: Ladakh

• Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC), Leh has launched

Kunsnyoms scheme for differently-abled persons.
• Kunsnyoms = Equal for All, Fair for All and aims inclusive and accessible Ladakh.
• Under this, Leh Hill council is providing assistive devices, technologies to needy
people at 90 percent subsidy.

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Que:The Smart Card Arms License and Shastra App has been launched by the police department
of which state/UT?
!"नः =कस रा?य/क@i शा.सत !दे श के प.ु लस vवभाग ने &माट9 काड9 आ–स9 लाइस@स और शा&Œ
ऐप लॉ^च =कया है ?
Ans: Delhi
• The Delhi Police Licensing Unit has introduced ‘Smart Card Arms
License’, to replace the existing bulky arms license booklet.
• With this Delhi Police has become the first police force in the country to introduce such smart
card service.
• The card is also integrated with the ‘e-Beat book’ of Delhi Police through ‘Shastra mobile app’
for effective policing.
• The Shastra app will help beat officers in identifying the credentials of arms license holders
anytime during day-to-day random checking.

Que:Which state/UT government has launched a scheme to set up ‘Hobby Hubs’ in government schools
to promote extra-curricular activities?
Ans:Delhi
• The Delhi government has set up Hobby Hubs for government schools
in Delhi after school hours to promote extra-curricular activities. This
project will implement in the single shift government school.
• Aim: optimum use of school infrastructure and promote these extra-
curricular activities
• Categories of activities: Dance, music, technical, literary, and
others such as yoga,
garment work, photography, and radio jockey.

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 ü Haryana was carved out of Punjab on 1st
November 1966, as the 17th Indian state.
ü Capital: Chandigarh
ü Vidhan Sabha seats: 90
ü Lok Sabha seats: 10
ü Rajya Sabha seats: 05
ü State Animal: Black Buck
ü State Bird: Black Francolin
ü State Tree: Peepal
ü State Flower: Lotus

Que:Which state government has announced Matrushakti Udaymita Scheme to provide support to
women entrepreneurs, on International Women’s Day?
Que:अंतरा9l‹[य म…हला …दवस पर =कस रा?य सरकार ने म…हला उ‘य.मय\ को सहायता !दान करने
के .लए मातश ृ ि•त उदय.मता योजना क` घोषणा क` है ?
Ans: Haryana
• Under the scheme, the women whose family
An interest subvention scheme is a scheme annual income is less than 5 lakh rupees based on
introduced by the Reserve Bank of India Parivar Pehchan Patra (PPP) verified data, will be
wherein relief is provided upto 2 per cent of provided access to soft loans by financial
interest to all the legal MSMEs on their institutions to the extent of 3 lakh rupees.
outstanding fresh/incremental term
loan/working capital during the period of its • Subsequently, the interest subvention of 7% will
validity. also be provided for three years through the
Haryana Women Development Corporation.

Que:Which state’s Chief Minister has announced a ‘Sushma Swaraj Award’ for women for their
significant achievements or contribution in different walks of life in the international and national
spheres?
Que:=कस रा?य के म˜ ु यमंŒी ने अंतरराl‹[य और राl‹[य ˆेŒ\ म@ जीवन के vव.भ^न ˆेŒ\ म@
उनक` महdवपण ू 9 उपलि™धय\ या योगदान के .लए म…हलाओं के .लए ‘सष ु मा &वराज परु &कार‘ क`
घोषणा क` है ?
Ans: Haryana

• The Award will carry an award money of Rs 5 lakh along with a commendation.

• Sushma Swaraj was a lawyer of the Supreme Court as well as • Also, a new award will be
an Indian politician. started in the name of late
• She was a senior member of BJP, served as India’s Minister of Darshan Lal Jain,
External Affairs during the first Narendra Modi government environmentalist of
(2014–2019). After Indira Gandhi, she was the second woman Haryana. The ‘Darshan Lal
to occupy this position. Jain Environment Award’.
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Que: Which state’s Chief Minister has launched a Vehicle Movement Tracking System (VMTS) mobile
app to track the vehicles carrying sand and other mining material?
Que:=कस रा?य के म˜
ु यमंŒी ने रे त और अ^य खनन साम2ी ले जाने वाले वाहन\ को ‹ै क करने के
.लए एक वाहन आंदोलन ‹ै =कंग .स&टम (VMTS) मोबाइल ऐप लॉ^च =कया है ?
Ans: Haryana

• Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar launched

• All vehicle details including vehicle type, vehicle number, moving

from, moving to, and driver details will be stored in it.

• The non-registered individual will not be permitted to enter the

zone of sand mining.

Que: Which State Government has launched ‘e-Adhigam’ scheme under which nearly 3 lakh
students will be receiving tablet computers to aid their online education?
Que:=कस रा?य सरकार ने ‘ई–अKधगम‘ योजना शGु क` है िजसके तहत लगभग 3 लाख छाŒ
अपनी ऑनलाइन .शˆा म@ सहायता के .लए टै बलेट कंEयट
ू र !ाEत कर@ गे?
Ans: Haryana
• Class 10 and Class 12 students of Haryana Board will be
eligible to receive free tablets with 2GB internet data.

• Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar launched

• Advance Digital Haryana Initiative of Government with

Adaptive Modules (Adigham) scheme

Que: Which state has recently launched the portal of ‘Mukhya Mantri Bagwani Bima Yojana’
with an initial corpus of Rs 10 crore for the scheme?
Ans: Haryana

The Haryana Agriculture Minister J P Dalal launched

the portal of Mukha Mantri Bagwani Bima Yojana’
with an initial corpus of Rs 10 crore for the scheme.
Under this the farmers will be compensated for the
damage caused to their crops due to adverse
weather and natural calamities.

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• The scheme compensates a sum of Rs 30,000 per acre for vegetable and Spices and
Rs 40,000 per acre for fruits, which will be compensated to the farmers upon claim
via four categories such as 25 percent, 50 percent, 75 percent and 100 percent
based on the survey.
• The farmers contribution will be only 5 percent of the insured amount i.e., Rs 750
per acre for vegetable and Spices and Rs 1000 per acre for fruits.
• The Scheme covers 21 crops – 14 vegetables, 2 spices, and 5 fruits. The scheme will
be optional for all those farmers who will get registered under ‘Meri Fasal Mera
Byora’ (a web portal through which the problems of the farmers of the state will be
resolved).

UTTARAKHAND
ü Founded: 9 November 2000
ü Governor: Gurmit Singh
ü Chief minister: Pushkar Singh Dhami
ü Capitals: Dehradun (Winter), Gairsain (Summer)
ü State sport – Football
ü No. of Vidhan Sabha Members – 71 (70 Elected
+ 1 Nominated)
ü Number of Members in Lok Sabha – 5
ü Seats for Rajya Sabha – 3

Que:Which state’s Chief Minister has launched an anti-corruption mobile app named 1064
Anti-Corruption Mobile App?

Ans:Uttarakhand • This mobile application has been developed by the vigilance

department, Uttarakhand. It helps the citizens to lodge corruption-
related complaints directly with the authorities.
• Currently, the app is available in both Hindi and English language.
Registered complaints, data and the identity of the complainant will be
protected. Government is committed to making the state corruption-
free and ensuring that governance in the state is carried out in a
transparent manner.

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 ü Formed: 1 April 1937-as United province
UTTAR PRADESH ü Members of Lok Sabha from U.P.: 80

ü Members of Rajya Sabha from U.P.: 31

ü Members of Legislative Assembly: 404

ü Members of Legislative Council: 100

ü State Animal: Barasingha

ü State Bird: Sarus Crane

Que:Which state’s Chief Minister has launched the ‘School Chalo Abhiyan’ in order to secure 100%
enrollment in elementary and upper primary schools?

Ans:Uttar Pradesh

• The ‘School Chalo Abhiyan’ is being implemented in

Shravasti, which has the lowest literacy rate in the state.
Bahraich, Balrampur, Badaun, and Rampur are the other
districts in Uttar Pradesh with the lowest literacy rate.
• Under the initiative, students will receive uniforms, shoes,
and socks. Government schools must achieve all of the
goals of ‘Operation Kayakalp,’ which aims to give schools a
facelift, according to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, who
told officials that not only will public representatives be
involved with the ‘School Chalo Abhiyan,’ but that MLAs
must also adopt a school each.

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BIHAR
ü Statehood Day (Bihar Diwas) – March 22, 1912
ü State capital – Patna (In ancient times Pataliputra,
Pushppur, Kusumpur and Azimabad have been other
names.)
ü Number of Lok Sabha Members – 40
ü No. of Rajya Sabha members – 16
ü Number of Vidhan Sabha Members – 243
ü Number of Legislative Council Members – 75
ü State Symbol – Bodhi tree (located between two
swastikas)
ü Official language – Hindi
ü Second official language – Urdu
ü State fish – Mangur
ü Folk dances – Kathghodwa, Chhau, Launda, Dhobia,
Jhijhiya, Jharni, Karma and Domkach.
ü Major Forest Type – Deciduous

Que:Which state became the first state to implement dynamic map for villages to track land
ownership?
Que:भ.ू म &वा.मdव को ‹ै क करने के .लए गांव\ के .लए गxतशील मानKचŒ लागू करने वाला पहला
रा?य कौन सा रा?य बन गया?
Ans: Bihar

• dynamic map will get updated every time land ownership changes
hands. The move is mainly aimed to curb the legal disputes
regarding land.

• According to the Bihar government, the state has seen almost

37,000 cases of some land disputes since February 2021.

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Que: Which state has decided to conduct a caste-based census named ‘Jaati Aadharit Ganana’?
!"नः =कस रा?य ने 'जाxत आधार गणना’ नामक जाxत आधाfरत जनगणना कराने का xनण9य .लया है ?
Ans: Bihar
• The aim of this exercise is to carry out developmental
work for people who are deprived.

The 15th Census of India was conducted in 2011.

State with the highest population density Bihar
State with the lowest population density Arunachal Pradesh
State with the highest population Uttar Pradesh
State with the lowest population Sikkim
State with the highest sex ratio Kerala
State with the lowest sex ratio Haryana
State with the highest literacy rate Kerala
State with the lowest literacy rate Bihar

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 MADHYA PRADESH
ü Formation:1st november, 1956
ü Capital:Bhopal
ü State Theater – Mach
ü Number of Assembly Members – 231 [230 + 1
Anglo-Indian Member]
ü Number of members in Lok Sabha – 29
ü Seats for Rajya Sabha – 11
ü The largest tribe of the state – Bhil
ü Highest point of the state – Dhupgarh hill
(located in Mahadev hill)
ü Lowest place in the state – Narmada–Son Valley

Que:Which state/UT has launched the second phase of the Ladli Laxmi scheme (Ladli Laxmi
scheme-2.0) to encourage girl children to pursue higher education and make them self-dependent?
Que:=कस रा?य/क@i शा.सत !दे श ने बा.लकाओं को उ(च .शˆा के .लए !ोdसा…हत करने और उ^ह@
आdमxनभ9र बनाने के .लए लाड़ल[ लœमी योजना के दस ू रे चरण (लाड़ल[ लœमी योजना-2.0) क`
शR
ु आत क` है ?
Ans: Madhya Pradesh
• Ladli Laxmi Scheme is being implemented by the
government of Madhya Pradesh since 2007

• Ladli Laxmi scheme is a comprehensive scheme that

offers financial assistance for a girl from birth until her
marriage in instalments.

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Que: PM Narendra Modi has recently launched which state’s “Startup Policy and Implementation
Plan – 2022” and Startup portal?
Que:!धान मंŒी नर@ i मोद[ ने हाल ह[ म@ =कस रा?य क` “&टाट9 अप नीxत और काया9^वयन योजना
– 2022ʺ और &टाट9 अप पोट9 ल लॉ^च =कया है ?
Ans: Madhya Pradesh
• during the Madhya Pradesh Startup Conclave held in
Indore.

• In the year 2014, there were only 300 to 400 startups in

India, whereas today this number has reached to 70
thousand. India has the third-largest startup ecosystem in
the world.

Mukhyamantri Ration Aapke Dwar Yojna

Mukhya Mantri Udyam Kranti Yojana
Urja Saksharta Abhiyan
Ladli Laxmi scheme-2.0

Que:Which state's Chief Minister has launched Udyam Kranti Yojana?

Ans:Madhya Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh

Chouhan launched 'Udyam Kranti Yojana' on April 5,
2022. The scheme aims to facilitate self- employment
among the youth. Under the scheme, the state
government will provide a loan guarantee of Rs 1
lakh - Rs 50 lakh for self- employment with subsidies
on the interest rates.

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 CHHATTISGARH
• Ancient name of the state - Dakshin Kosal
• Establishment of the state - 1 November, 2000 (26th state
of the country)
• Act for State formation - Madhya Pradesh State
Reorganization Act, 2000
• Time of State Formation - 9th Five Year Plan (1997-2002)
• Official language of the state - Chhattisgarhi (accepted on
November 28, 2007)
• State legislature - Unicameral (assembly)
• Rajya Sabha seat in the state - 5
• Lok Sabha seats in the state - 11
• Assembly seats in the state - 90

Que: Which state has launched ‘Mukhyamantri Mitaan Yojana’ for doorstep delivery of 100 public
services?
Que:=कस रा?य ने 100 साव9जxनक सेवाओं क` डोर&टे प žडल[वर[ के .लए ‘म˜
ु यमंŒी .मतान
योजना‘ शG
ु क` है ?
Ans: Chhattisgarh
• Launched by Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel
• Mitaan stands for a friend.

• The scheme will be implemented as a pilot project in 14 civic

bodies.

• Citizens of Chhattisgarh can avail around 100 public services,

including delivery of birth, caste, income and marriage
certificates, at their doorstep under a new scheme launched
by the state government.

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Que:Which state government has signed two Memorandums of Understanding for establishing
dung-based power plants & food irradiation facility?
Que:=कस रा?य सरकार ने गोबर आधाfरत Yबजल[ संयंŒ\ और खा‘य vव=करण सvु वधाओं क`
&थापना के .लए दो समझौता ापन\ पर ह&ताˆर =कए हO?
Ans: Chhattisgarh

• to boost agricultural & rural economy.

• The first MoU between Chhattisgarh Biofuel Development Authority (CBDA)

and Bhabha Atomic Research Center (BARC), Trombay, Mumbai to set up dung-
based power plants

• The second MoU between Chhattisgarh Seed Corporation and the Board of
Radiation and Isotope Technology (BRIT), Department of Atomic Energy (DAE)
to set up the Food Irradiation Center in Chhattisgarh.

Food irradiation (the application of ionizing radiation to food)

Que:Which state’s Chief Minister has launched the ‘Kaushalya Matritva Yojana’ by handing cheques
of Rs 5,000 each to five women beneficiaries for the safe motherhood practices?
Que:=कस रा?य के म˜ु यमंŒी ने सरु ¡ˆत मातdृ व !थाओं के .लए पांच म…हला लाभाKथ9य\ को
5,000 Rपये के चेक स£पकर ‘कौशgया मातdृ व योजना‘ शG ु क` है ?
Ans: Chhattisgarh

• It aims to help women financially for the nutrition of themselves and their children after
pregnancy. It will also prevent female foeticide.

Other schemes:
• Shri Dhanwantri Generic Medical Store Scheme
• Rajiv Gandhi Gramin Bhumihin Krishi Majdur Nyay Yojana

Chhattisgarh becomes first state to restore old pension scheme

• The Chhattisgarh government has issued a notification to

restore the old pension scheme effective from April 1, 2022.

• Also, the 10% deduction for monthly contribution from the

salary of government employees as a contribution to the
new pension scheme will be abolished from April 1, 2022.

• Chhattisgarh CM: Bhupesh Baghel; Capital: Raipur;

Governor: Anusuiya Uikey 27
Ques. Which state has announced to launch an employment mission called the ‘Rojgar Mission’ to
create 15 lakh job opportunities in the state in the next five years?
=कस रा?य ने अगले पांच वष¤ म@ रा?य म@ 15 लाख रोजगार के अवसर पैदा करने के .लए
“रोजगार .मशन” शG
ु करने क` घोषणा क` है ?
Ans: Chhattisgarh

The mission will leverage experts from IITs, IIITs, IIMs.

The chief minister Bhupesh Baghel is the chairman of the
implementing committee.

Capital: Raipur
Governor: Anusuiya Uikey

ü Capital-Kolkata
ü Date of Formation-26, January 1950
ü No. of districts-23 to 30 (West Bengal
to have 7 new districts)
ü State boundaries-Sikkim, Assam,
Bihar, Odisha, Jharkhand
ü International boundaries-Nepal,
Bangladesh, Bhutan
ü State Animal-Fishing Cat
ü State Bird White-throated
Kingfisher
ü State Flower-Night-flowering
Jasmine

Que:The open-air classroom program “Paray Shikshalaya” has been launched by which state for
classes 1 to 7?
!"नः कˆा 1 से 7 के .लए =कस रा?य ‘वारा ओपन-एयर •लासGम !ो2ाम "परय .शˆालय"
शG
ु =कया गया है ?
Ans: West Bengal

• Initially for students studying in primary and pre-primary

classes.
• The aim of this initiative is to encourage students who
dropped out of schools during the pandemic to continue
their education.
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 SIKKIM
Capital: Gangtok
Governor: Ganga Prasad
Chief minister: Prem Singh Tamang

Sikkim became a protectorate of India in 1950 following the Indo-Sikkimese Treaty, with India
assuming responsibility for the external relations, defence and strategic communications of
Sikkim.

Sikkim became the 22nd state of India on 16th May 1975, following a statehood demand from
the political leaders.

The Namgyal dynasty ruled Sikkim until 1975.

Mount Kanchenjunga, India’s highest peak and the world’s third highest mountain lies in
Sikkim.

The Kanchenjunga National Park (KNP) (established in 1977), near the peak is among the
largest of India’s high-elevation conservation areas.

KNP was designated a World Heritage Site in 2016 under the ‘mixed’ category (sites containing
elements of both natural and cultural significance).

Que:Which state government will implement ‘Aama Yojna’, & ‘Bahini Scheme’?
Que:कौन सी रा?य सरकार ‘आमा योजना‘ और ‘ब…हनी योजना‘ लागू करे गी?
Ans: Sikkim

• “Bahini”, aims at providing “100 per cent
access to free and safe sanitary pads to
secondary and senior secondary
schoolgoing girls”
• It aims to curb dropout of girls from
schools and raise awareness about
menstrual hygiene.
• Aama Yojna scheme aims to inculcate the
habit of saving among non-working mothers
in the state and hence the Government will
provide them Rs. 20,000 each in their bank
accounts annually.
• The scheme covers only those whose names
are enrolled in the electoral roll of the state
and a sum of Rs. 100 crores have been
allocated for it in the budget. 29
 ASSAM

Que:Which state launched ‘Project Sadbhawana’ to improve Governance?

!"न: =कस रा?य ने शासन म@ सध
ु ार के .लए '!ोजे•ट स‘भावना' शG
ु क`?
Ans: Assam

• Launched by Assam CM Himanta Biswa

Sarma.
• It aims to dispose over 4-5 lakh pending
files lying in the State secretariat within
a year.
• A portal will be created where people
can inform of their pending files.
• Swachhata Abhiyan in Janata Bhawan
will also be launched to promote
cleanliness in all the departments in the
Secretariat.

Que:Which state launched India’s first Night Navigation mobile application for ferry services?
Que:फेर[ सेवाओं के .लए भारत का पहला नाइट नेvवगेशन मोबाइल एिEलकेशन लॉ^च करने वाला
पहला रा?य कौन बन गया है ?
Ans: Assam
• Launched by Chief Minister of Assam, Himanta Biswa Sarma
• for ferry services on the Brahmaputra River in Guwahati, Assam.

• It was developed by the State Transport Department in association

with IIT Madras.

• The CM also launched an e-ticketing system for Dhubri and Silchar

ferry services. 30
 Que: Which state government will launch a 4-year mentorship programme “Project Arohan”, to
mentor the students of state and to hone their skills?
Que:रा?य के छाŒ\ को सलाह दे ने और उनके कौशल को सध ु ारने के .लए कौन सी रा?य सरकार
4 साल का परामश9 काय9:म “!ोजे•ट आरोहण” शG ु करे गी?
Ans: Assam
• Himanta Biswa Sarma, Chief Minister of Assam, met with Anita Rajan, Chief Executive officer of
Tata STRIVE, the skill development initiative of Tata Trusts, to seek cooperation for Project
Arohan.

TRIPURA
October 15, 1949 (merged with Indian Union)

January 26, 1950 (accorded the ‘C’ category state)

November 01, 1956 (recognized as Union Territory)

January 21, 1972 (Gained full statehood)

The former princely state of Tripura was ruled by

Maharajas of Manikya dynasty.

Lake Rudrsagar is the only lake in eastern India with

a palace in it; Neermahal was built by Maharaja Bir
Bikram Kishore Manikya Bahadur as a summer
resort.

Tripura Govt announced “Mukhyamantri Chaa Srami Kalyan Prakalpa” scheme

(म#ु यमं&ी चा +,मक क.याण 0क.प योजना) for tea workers

• A special scheme, allotting Rs. 85 crores for its

implementation, as a step towards bringing the 7000 tea
garden workers of Tripura under the social security net.

• The Union Home and Cooperation Minister, Amit Shah had

recently inaugurated the Chief Minister Shramik Kalyan
Prakalp scheme for the women of Tripura on the occasion
of International Women’s Day

• He has also laid the foundation stone for National Forensic

Sciences University in Agartala, capital of Tripura.
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 NAGALAND
Founded: 30 November 1963
Capital: Kohima (Executive Branch)
Chief minister: Neiphiu Rio

Que:Which state became the first state in the country to implement the National e-Vidhan
Application (NeVA) programme to become completely paperless?
Que:कौन सा रा?य परू [ तरह से पेपरलेस बनने के .लए राl‹[य ई–vवधान एिEलकेशन (NeVA)
काय9:म को लागू करने वाला दे श का पहला रा?य बन गया है ?
Ans: Nagaland

• The Nagaland Assembly Secretariat has attached a tablet or e-book on each table for the
60 members. Now members can use electronic devices to participate in House
proceedings.

• expenses for implementing NeVA is funded by the Centre and the state government on a
90:10 sharing basis.

RAJASTHAN
ü State Sports of Rajasthan – Basketball
ü Folk dance of Rajasthan – Ghoomar
ü State Legislature – Unicameral (Assembly)
ü Rajya Sabha seat – 10
ü Lok Sabha seat – 25 (SC-4, ST-3)
ü State Assembly Seat – 200
ü Smallest district in terms of area – Dholpur
ü Largest district in terms of area – Jaisalmer
ü The oldest mountain – Aravalli
ü Pink City – Jaipur
ü Paris of India – Jaipur
ü desert tree – Khejri
ü Head of Forts – Chittorgarh
ü Eye of Mewar – Kumbhalgarh Fort (Katargarh)
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Que: Under the Saubhagya scheme, which state has the maximum number of households
electrified through the solar-based standalone system?
Que:सौभाƒय योजना के तहत, =कस रा?य म@ सौर–आधाfरत &टOडअलोन .स&टम के मा¦यम से
सबसे अKधक घर\ का vव‘यतु ीकरण =कया गया है ?
Ans: Rajasthan
• 1,23,682 households were electrified through the solar-based standalone system in
Rajasthan, followed by Chhattisgarh (65,373), Uttar Pradesh (53,234)

• Under the Saubhagya Scheme, 2.8 crore households were electrified up to March 31
last year

• Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana – Saubhagya scheme was launched on 25th September 2017
focusing on last mile connectivity and electricity connections to all the unelectrified
households in the country.
• The total outlay of the project is Rs. 16, 320 crore
• Power Minister R K Singh

Que: In which state a Special Health Care Abhiyan ‘Anchal’ has been launched for pregnant
women?
!"न: _________ म@ , गभ9वती म…हलाओं के .लए एक vवशेष &वा&Šय दे खभाल अ.भयान 'आंचल'
शG
ु =कया गया है ?
Ans: Rajasthan (Karauli district) • to ensure all necessary medical aid to pregnant women at
the pre and post-natal stage so that maternal and infant
mortality rates could be reduced.

• Chief Minister of Rajasthan: Ashok Gehlot; Governor: Kalraj

Mishra.

Que:Which state implements the ‘Indira Gandhi Shehri Rozgar Guarantee Yojana.’?
!"नः 'इं…दरा गांधी शहर[ रोजगार गारं ट[ योजना' =कस रा?य म@ लागू क` गई है ?
Ans: Rajasthan

• Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok

• All those aged between 18 and 60 years and
residing within urban body limits are eligible for
the scheme.
• Recently the job description of the scheme was
launched, which includes tree plantation,
cleaning ponds and lakes, collecting garbage from
door to door, catching stray animals among
others. 33
Rajasthan announced ‘Camel Protection and Development Policy’ with Rs 10
crores budget

• According to the government figures, less than two lakh

camels are left in Rajasthan,

• and in the entire country, the number of camels has

reduced by 1.5 lakh since 2012.

• Camel is the state animal of Rajasthan and their number

is continuously decreasing. The Rajasthan government
had declared the camel as the state animal in 2014.

• About 85 percent of the country’s camels are found in

Rajasthan followed by Gujarat, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh,
and Madhya Pradesh.

The first state in the country to get an L-root server

Rajasthan has become the first state in the country to get L-root servers. This server with
uninterrupted internet connectivity will help the state government to provide its flagship
digital services and implement e- governance. This will strengthen the Internet infrastructure
in Rajasthan

The state will no longer rely on a root server for the domain name system. If there is any problem in
internet connectivity due to natural calamity or technical disturbance in India or the entire continent of
Asia, even the internet can be accessed in Rajasthan without any interruption.

This new server has been installed in collaboration with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names
and Numbers (ICANN) at Bhamashah State Data Center, Jaipur, Rajasthan.

• Now the high-speed internet connectivity in the state

will be ensured by this server. It will provide benefits
to the server industries as well as the general public
with better load management, and lower round trip
latency time between server and users.
• There are currently three J-Route servers in Mumbai,
New Delhi, and Gorakhpur in India, and two L-Route
servers in Kolkata and Mumbai.
• But the L-Route server installed in Rajasthan is the
first, which has been deployed at the state level.
server, network computer, computer
program, or device that processes requests
from a client (see client-server architecture).
On the World Wide Web, for example, a
Web server is a computer that uses the
HTTP protocol to send Web pages to a
client's computer when the client requests
them.

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GUJARAT
• Gujarat is also known as Jewel of Western India.
• Modern day Gujarat has derived its name from Gurjaradesa.
• It has longest coastline of around 1600 KM.
• Gujarat was created from Bombay as a result of
Bombay(Reorganization) Act, 1960.
• Previously the Capital of Gujarat was Ahmedabad but later in
1970 it moved to Gandhinagar.
• State official language is Gujarati which is an Indo Aryan
Language evolved from Sanskrit.
• State Animal is Asiatic Lion and State bird is Greater Flamingo.

Que:Union Home and Cooperative Minister Amit Shah has inaugurated the Seema Darshan Project
at Nadabet on the Indo-Pak border in .
Ans: Gujarat
• Union Home and Cooperative Minister, Amit Shah has
inaugurated the Seema Darshan Project at Nadabet on
the Indo-Pak border in Banaskantha District of Gujarat.
• The project was launched with the aim to provide an
opportunity for the citizen to observe the life and work of
the BSF personnel on our border.
• The tourist can see missiles, tanks, aircraft etc
which are used by the Indian Army and BSF at Nadabet.

• The idea to develop another border viewing point for tourists was mooted when Vijay Rupani was
chief minister of Gujarat in 2018. It took three years for the state government to develop the point.
• Under the Seema Darshan Project, Nadabet, located on the India- Pakistan border, is being
developed as a tourist attraction destination at a cost of Rs 125 crore by the state tourism
department.
• Headquarters: New Delhi
• Founder: Khusro Faramurz Rustamji
• Founded: 1 December 1965
• DG: Pankaj Kumar Singh, IPS
• He is the 29th DG of the BSF
• Pankaj Kumar Singh took over the charge as the BSF DG from SS Deswal

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 Que:The World Bank sanctioned USD 350 billion to which state for implementing the ‘SRESTHA’
Project?
!"नः vव"व बOक ने '¨ेlठ' पfरयोजना को लागू करने के .लए =कस रा?य को 350 अरब अमेfरक`
डॉलर क` मंजरू [ द[ है ?
Ans: Gujarat • Systems Reform Endeavours for Transformed Health Achievement in
Gujarat (SRESTHA-G).

• Under the project, the government will undertake the initiative to expand
the health services to the rural and urban people and strengthening the
epidemic prevention system of the state.

• The 5-year total cost of the project will be around USD 500 billion, of which
USD 350 billion will be provided by the World Bank while the rest is borne
by the state.
• Gujarat Governor: Acharya Devvrat; CM: Bhupendra Patel

Que: The Ministry for Fisheries will organise ‘Sagar Parikrama’ initiative in phased manner to
understand the challenges, experiences and aspirations of fishermen community. The programme has
been rolled out in which state in first phase?
!"नः मd&य मंŒालय मछुआरा समद ु ाय क` चन
ु ौxतय\, अनभ
ु व\ और आकांˆाओं को समझने के .लए
चरणब‘ध तर[के से 'सागर पfर:मा' पहल का आयोजन करे गा। काय9:म को पहले चरण म@ =कस रा?य
म@ शG
ु =कया गया है ?
Ans: Gujarat

• To begin with, Gujarat will mark the first state

under this initiative.

• The Union Minister for Fisheries, Parshottam

Rupala inaugurated the ‘Sagar Parikrama’

Sagar Parikrama program is proposed to be celebrated in all coastal states/UTs through a

pre-decided sea route down right from Gujarat, Diu, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala,
Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, West Bengal, Andaman & Nicobar and Lakshadweep
Islands

Bardoli Satyagraha - on 12 June 1928.

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Que:Which state’s chief minister has announced new IT/ITeS policy for the next five years to
generate 1 lakh employment?
Que:=कस रा?य के म˜
ु यमंŒी ने 1 लाख रोजगार पैदा करने के .लए अगले पांच वष¤ के .लए नई
आईट[/आईट[ईएस नीxत क` घोषणा क` है ?
Ans: Gujarat
• IT/ITeS policy will provide financial incentives up to Rs 200 crore to the entities willing to incur
capital expenditures. It will also generate employment about 1 lakh youths.
• It also seeks to increase IT-ITeS exports from the current Rs 3000 crores annually to 25,000
crores over the next five years.
• new policy will encourage research and development in crucial components of the cloud
ecosystem including artificial Intelligence, machine learning, quantum computing, blockchain,
and other emerging technologies.

Que:Which city is set to become the first station to be ready for India’s upcoming Bullet Train Project?
Que:कौन सा शहर भारत क` आगामी बल
ु ेट ‹े न पfरयोजना के .लए तैयार होने वाला पहला &टे शन
बनने के .लए तैयार है ?
Ans: Surat

Surat will become the 1st station to be ready b/w Ahmedabad – Mumbai Bullet Train route
for India’s 1st futuristic High-Speed Rail project, Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail
(MAHSR) Corridor.

• The MAHSR corridor will cover 12 stations: Surat, Vadodara, Anand, Ahmedabad,
Sabarmati, Bilimora, Bharuch, Mumbai, Thane, Virar, Boisar, Vapi stations.
• The Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train will run on Japanese Shinkansen Technology.
National High-Speed Rail Corporation Ltd. (NHSRCL) is the implementing agency for the
project.

Capital: Gandhinagar
Governor: Acharya Devvrat
Chief minister: Bhupendrabhai Patel

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MAHARASHTRA
• Capital: Mumbai
• Sex Ratio: 929 female per 1000 male (National: 943)
• Literacy: 82.34% (National: 74.04%)
• Arabian Sea guards the western boundary of Maharashtra,
while Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh are on the northern side.
Chhattisgarh covers the eastern boundary of the State.
Karnataka and Telangana are on its southern side.
• Date of Formation-May 01, 1960
• State Animal -Indian Giant Squirrel
• State Dance-Lavani

Que:United Nation Environment Programme (UNEP) has signed an MoU with which state
government to support the state’s ‘Majhi Vasundhara’ campaign?
Que:संय• ु त राl‹ पया9वरण काय9:म (यएू नईपी) ने =कस रा?य सरकार के साथ रा?य के ‘माझी
वसंध
ु रा‘ अ.भयान का समथ9न करने के .लए एक समझौता ापन पर ह&ताˆर =कए हO?
Ans: Maharashtra

• The literal meaning of ‘Majhi Vasundhara’ is ‘My Earth’.

• It is an initiative towards sustainable use of energy and environmental development.

• Founded: 1972
• Headquarters: Nairobi, Kenya
• Executive Director: Inger Andersen (Denmark)

Que: Which state has announced to launch “Hope Express” to prevent cancer?
!"नः =कस रा?य ने कO सर क` रोकथाम के .लए “होप ए•स!ेस” शG
ु करने क` घोषणा क` है ?
Ans: Maharashtra

• Launched by Maharashtra’s Health Minister, Rajesh Tope

• This is the first such Mosaic-3D radiation machine in India.

• Launched at a private hospital in Kolhapur.

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Maharashtra launches scheme to offer personal loans for prisoners
• The Maharashtra government has introduced a scheme that
allows prisoners to obtain personal loans from banks of up to Rs.
50,000 to help their families improve their living conditions and
meet expenses related to their legal matters.
• It will be a first of its kind initiative in our country. The
Maharashtra State Co-operative Bank would provide loans up
to 50,000 under the scheme at a 7% interest rate.
• The scheme would be implemented in Yerawada Central Jail in
Pune, Maharashtra, on a pilot basis. This type of loan is called a
“khavti” loan, and benefits approximately 1,055 prisoners.

Que:Which is the first state to develop Migration tracking system (MTS) application?

• The Maharashtra government has developed a website-based migration

Ans: Maharashtra
tracking system (MTS) application to map the movement of vulnerable
seasonal migrant workers.
• The state women and child development department launched it as a
pilot project in November last year in six districts with high tribal
population.
• It aims for tracing and porting of
ICDS(Integrated Child Development Services ) facilities to anganwadi
beneficiaries during their seasonal migration.

Que:Which state cabinet has approved the ‘Gene Bank’, a first-of-its-kind project in India for
biodiversity conservation?
Que:=कस रा?य कैYबनेट ने जैव vवvवधता संरˆण के .लए भारत म@ अपनी तरह क` पहल[
पfरयोजना ‘जीन बOक‘ को मंजरू [ द[ है ?
Ans: Maharashtra
• to conserve native and endangered animals and biological species.
• The Gene Bank will work on freshwater, grassland biodiversity,
protection, marine, crop, veterinary, and management of forest right
areas, and regeneration of forests.
• An amount of ₹172.39 crores will be spent on these.
• The project will be implemented by the Maharashtra State Biodiversity
Board (MSBB).
• Governor: Bhagat Singh Koshyari
• Chief minister: Eknath Shinde

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 Que:Which city has announced its detailed framework to ‘zero out carbon emissions by 2050’ and
became the first city in South Asia to set such a target?
Que:=कस शहर ने ‘2050 तक काब9न उdसज9न को श^ ू य‘ करने के .लए अपने vव&तत
ृ ढांचे क`
घोषणा क` है और ऐसा लœय xनधा9fरत करने वाला द¡ˆण ए.शया का पहला शहर बन गया है ?
Ans: Mumbai

• Mumbai’s target is 20 years ahead of India’s target to reach net zero

emissions by 2070. Targets also include a 30% reduction in greenhouse
gas (GHG) emissions by 2030 and 44% reduction by 2040.

• Mumbai set several short-term goals for decarbonisation measures such

as electrifying public transport, it plans to adopt 2,100 electric buses by
2023 at a cost of 130 billion rupees (USD $1.7 billion).

Que: Jivhala’ is a special loan scheme launched by which state government?

िजवला' =कस रा?य सरकार ‘वारा शG
ु क` गई एक vवशेष ऋण योजना है
Ans: Maharashtra

• The Maharashtra Department of Prisons has launched first

kind of credit scheme for prisoners in jails across the state.

• The loan scheme is for inmates who are undergoing a prison

sentence of more than 3 years.

• The pilot was introduced at Yerawada Central Jail in Pune, and

will be extended to nearly 60 prisons.

• Inmates can use the loans for education of their children,

medical treatment of family members, legal fees, or other
expenses.

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