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Chhattisgarh
Chhattisgarh is a state in central India. It is the 10th largest state in India, with an area of
135,194 km2 With a population of 25.5 million, Chhattisgarh is the 16th most-populated state of
the nation. It is a source of electricity and steel for India, accounting for 15% of the
total steel produced in the country.

Capital: Raipur

Governor:

Chief Minister:

Bird: : Hill Myna

Tree: Sal

Animal: Wild buffalo

Chhattisgarh current Affairs - January 2016

Operation Green Hunt to hunt Maoists
Communist Party of India (Maoist) took the responsibility for killing 14 Central Reserve Police
Force (CRPF) personnel in Sukma district of south Chhattisgarh.

Reason behind Attack: According to them the attack was peoples reply to the expansionist
policies of the Narendra Modi Government(Centre) and Raman Singh(State). It was an
answer to the Operation Green Hunt.

To stop attacks on the people of Danda Karanya by CRPF and STF( Special Task Force)
personnel, rebels in association with the PLGA (Peoples Liberation Guerrilla
Army) fighters attacked on the CRPF.

Govt approves electronics cluster in Raipur

Government has approved the set up of fifth Greenfield electronics manufacturing cluster in
Raipur, Chattisgarh worth Rs.89 crore and the central government will provide Rs.43.07 crore, for
manufacturing mobile phones, solar LEDs and consumer electronics products.

Department of Electronics and IT (Deity) has already given nod to 17 Greenfield EMCs and
approved four EMCs which include two in Madhya Pradesh, one each in Rajasthan and
Jharkhand.

It has approved only one Brownfield EMC which is located in Mysore while given nod to three
other brownfield EMCs

20th National Youth Festival begins in Naya Raipur

The 20th National Youth Festival has commenced in capital city of Chhattisgarh, Naya Raipur.

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(Chattisgarh CM Raman Singh)

Theme India Youth for Skill, Development and Harmony

It is organised by Chhattisgarh Sports and Youth Welfare Department, Nehru Yuva

Kendra Sangthan and National Service Scheme.

The mascot for the event is the state animal of Chhattisgarh Wild Buffalo, in famous
dancing pose of Bastar tribals. It has been named as Sangi which means friend.

DBT Scheme for Kerosene from April 1, 2016

The government will unveil Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) scheme for kerosene from 1st April
2016, where the users will buy the cooking fuel at market rate but will get financial support
directly in their bank accounts.

The scheme will be implemented in selected 26 districts of 8 states.

In this regard, states be given cash incentive of 75% of subsidy savings during the first
two years, 50% in the third year and 25% in the fourth year.

Eight States Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Madhya

Pradesh,Maharashtra, Punjab and Rajasthan
Chhattisgarh Signs MOU on UDAY
GOI, Chhattisgarh and CSPDCL (Chhattisgarh State Power Distribution Company
Limited) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for operational & financial turnaround of
Discoms under the Scheme UDAY Ujjwal Discom Assurance Yojana.
(Chhattisgarh CM Raman Singh)

First MOU on UDAY signed was signed between the GOI, Jharkhand and the JBVNL
(Jharkhand Bijli Vitran Nigam Limited) in start of Jan 2016.

Chhattisgarh current Affairs - February 2016

Chhattisgarh govt to form joint venture company with Railways
Chhattisgarh government will be forming a joint venture company with the Ministry of
Railways. The project is formed for the development and extension of railway tracks in the
state.

The state Commerce and Industries Department and the Railway Ministry signed
the MoU for the project.

The state government will have 51 per cent share and the Railways remaining 49
per cent share in the project

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Chhattisgarh govt launches Udyam Aakansha scheme to promote SMEs
Chhattisgarh CM Raman Singh has launched Udyam Aakansha Scheme for promoting micro,
small and medium enterprises in the state.
Objective: To promoting the ease of doing business.
About Udyam Aakansha scheme:

The Udyam Aakansha scheme would facilitate free online registration and selfcertification to the investors interested in investment on micro, small and medium
enterprises and service businesses.

The investors can enroll themselves online through website of the Industries department
which will be based on self-certification process.

For the online registration, investors need not submit any documents nor have to pay
any fee.

Chhattisgarh current Affairs - March 2016

110 villages in Chhattisgarh declared open defecation Free
110 gram panchayats in Chhattisgarh were declared open defecation-free under the Centres
Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, taking the total number of such villages in the state to 1,849.
Chhattisgarh Disburses 1800 crores for MUDRA
The Chhattisgarh government has disbursed Rs 1, 821-crore loans to several beneficiaries under
the Pradhan Mantri MUDRA (Micro Units Development and Refinance Agency) Yojana (PMMY)
Flash points

The Chhattisgarh state government had designed a grass-root level planning to

promote the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) for facilitating investment in
the sector

The Department of Commerce and Industry planned to organise workshop in each

district in which public representatives were invited

State Budget of Chhattisgarh presented

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh presented the State Budget for the fiscal year 201617.
Main focus

More budget allocation to drought affected Agriculture sector

Announcements to the Maoists affected Bastar Region

Flash points

Annual development plans at 70058 crores

Estimated Gross State Domestic Product at 6 %

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Pillars of development

Infrastructure: 6101

crores for

development

of 13000

km

roads,

development of786 rail routes with PPP model, to develop Jagdalpur &
Raigarh airstrips as Airports

Social

sector: Cover

under Mukhya

Mantri

Swasthya

Bima

Yojana increased to50000, Mukhya Mantri Amrit Yojana introduced to provide

flavoured milk to improve the nutrition of children.

Agriculture : 200 Crores for Pratan Mantri Fasal Bhima Yojana,fund allocation
increased from 173 to 2189 crores for irrigation projects

Tax concessions: VAT on mobile phones reduced from 14% to 5%

Points to know

Fiscal deficit-88%

The states overall debt- to- GSDP ratio is the lowest among all states

It has the Highest ratio of developmental expenditure to GSDP in the country

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