New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday that the PM Viksit Bharat Rozgar Yojana (PM-VBRY) is helping generate employment, empower the country’s youth and build a stronger workforce for the future. Addressing an incentive disbursal programme under PM-VBRY, the Prime Minister added the initiative has helped create millions of jobs in recent years and has emerged as a symbol of the Union government’s commitment to providing opportunities for young Indians.”PM-VBRY is t…
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New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) India has entered an era where scientific advancement must increasingly be assessed through its societal and economic impact, according to the government.Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology, Dr Jitendra Singh, said that laboratories, academic institutions and industries must work in close coordination to ensure that innovations move beyond the proof-of-concept stage and reach end users at scale.Highlighting the government’s commitment…
Kohima, June 8 (IANS) Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio on Monday underscored the importance of strengthening agriculture and allied sectors, noting that nearly 70 per cent of the state’s population depends on farming for its livelihood. Inaugurating the Incubation Centre for Food Processing at the State Industrial Area in Toluvi, Dimapur, Rio said food processing and small-scale industries offer some of the most promising avenues for industrial growth and employment generation in Nagaland.H…
Chennai, May 18 (IANS) In a move aimed at improving administrative efficiency and ensuring closer coordination across departments, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay has assigned a wide range of government portfolios to senior officials in the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO), outlining a new administrative structure for overseeing governance and policy implementation. According to an order issued by the CMO, senior bureaucrats have been entrusted with clusters of important departments to …
Bhubaneswar, May 7 (IANS) Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Thursday returned to Odisha after his three-day visit to Gujarat, securing investment commitments worth Rs 48,330 crore that are expected to generate more than 67,838 employment opportunities across multiple sectors in the state. Addressing the Odisha Investors’ Meet Roadshow in Vadodara on Thursday, CM Majhi said, “Western India has already led India’s industrial rise. Now, for Viksit Bharat, Eastern India must rise, and Odish…
Bhubaneswar, May 6 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Tuesday said that the state is now poised to power India’s east coast, offering scale, speed, and strategic access to the next frontier of growth, as he invited the industry leaders to invest in the state. On the first day of his three-day visit to Gujarat, Chief Minister Majhi, while addressing the Odisha Investors’ Meet Roadshow in Ahmedabad on Tuesday, said, “Gujarat has powered India’s west. Odisha is now ready to …
Bengaluru, March 30 (IANS) Food and Civil Supplies Minister K.H. Muniyappa on Monday said that the state government has initiated steps to streamline the supply of commercial LPG cylinders and assured hotel owners that distribution would resume from Tuesday. He also urged the Centre to resolve the shortage.Addressing the media, Muniyappa said an order regarding the allocation of commercial cooking gas had already been issued on Sunday. “The order will reach distributors today, and from tomorro…
Jaipur, March 28 (IANS) Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma on Saturday directed strict action against black marketing and overpricing of Liquefied Petroleum Gas cylinders, instructing officials to register First Information Reports, initiate licence cancellation proceedings, and blacklist repeat offenders. Chairing a high‑level review meeting via video conferencing at the Chief Minister’s Office, Sharma asked all District Collectors to conduct daily reviews of LPG supply and close…
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) Responding to the directives from the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, the Delhi government has doubled commercial LPG cylinder allocation in the National Capital Territory from 1,800 to 4,500 cylinders (19 kg equivalent) per day, Minister for Food & Supplies Manjinder Singh Sirsa said on Thursday, adding that 70 teams are acting against hoarders. This enhanced supply, effective immediately, covers critical sectors such as essential services, hotels, indus…
Bengaluru, March 18 (IANS) Karnataka Food and Civil Supplies Minister K.H. Muniyappa on Wednesday informed the Legislative Council that the state is facing a shortage of commercial LPG cylinders and urged hotel owners and other commercial users to cooperate for a week until fresh supplies arrive.The minister said that only a limited number of commercial cooking gas cylinders can currently be supplied to hotels, restaurants, industries, and dhabas due to restrictions and supply issues.Muniyappa s…