January 2019

UTTARAKHAND   Roorkee to get Uttarakhand’s first ‘City Livelihood Centre’   The civic body in Roorkee will soon establish a City Livelihood Centre (CLC) which will work as a medium between skilled workers looking for jobs and city residents who want services at their doorsteps. The CLC will have a call centre facility where people can call and ask … Read more 31.01.19 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND     CM stresses on efforts to make solar lights more useful in rural & hill areas   Bowing to the demand of the state government employees, the state cabinet in its meeting on Friday has decided to increase the House Rent Allowance (HRA) of employees. In view of the ensuing budget session of … Read more 30.01.19 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Uttarakhand’s first tulip garden in Pithoragarh   Uttarakhand’s first tulip garden will come up over 50 hectares of forest land in Pithoragarh district.   The garden will be developed by the ONGC, under its corporate social responsibility programme in over 50 hectares of forest land near Chandak hill top.   The proposed tulip … Read more 29.01.19 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   U’Khand receives best State award by Health Min   Uttarakhand has received the prize for being the best state in the category of  states with mountainous terrain and geographical disparities,  constituted by health and family welfare department on the culmination of ‘ Swastha Bharat Yatra’.   The Swastha Bharat Cycle Yatra which had … Read more 27-28.01.19 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   CM lists achievements during 22 months in office   Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat said that introduction of nine new policies and amendments to seven existing policies are among the major decisions taken by the State Government.   Further, he also launched the general provident fund (GPF) online mobile application for State employees … Read more 26.01.19 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Uttarakhand to get Electricity Training Institute   The Uttarakhand Electricity Regulatory Commission (UERC) has highlighted the need to set up an ‘Uttarakhand Electricity Training Institute’ (UETI) to train the officers of three power corporations on technology and regulatory changes.   The MDs of three corporations (Uttarakhand Power Corporation Limited (UPCL), Uttarakhand Jal Vidyut … Read more 25.01.19 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Employees, pensioners to be brought under AAUY   The State Health Agency (SHA), responsible for implementation of Atal Ayushman Uttarakhand Yojana (AAUY), is gearing itself up  to bring all the state government employees and the pensioners under AAUY. The chairman of SHA, D K Kotia said that from January 26, all  the state … Read more 24.01.19 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   ·         Gati Foundation report: Residents not much aware of Swachhata App   ð  As the Swachhata Survekshan has started in various cities a report from the think tank based in Dehradun has stated that the people here are not as aware of the Swachhata mobile application, launched by the Government of India. ð  … Read more 23.01.19 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND     AAUY: 10,23,298 golden cards prepared   The State Health Agency (SHA), entrusted with the implementation of the ambitious Atal Ayushman Uttarakhand Yojana (AAUY), has claimed that it has prepared golden cards of 10,23,298 beneficiaries till yet.   The officials said 2,536 beneficiaries of the scheme have so far availed the scheme and … Read more 222.01.19 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   UKD opposes development body in Uttarakhand hills   Uttarakhand Kranti Dal (UKD) will oppose the government’s decision to set up development authorities for hill districts of the state.   The record of development authorities in places such as Mussoorie, Dehradun, Haridwar and Nainital has not been good. Over the years, these development bodies didn’t … Read more 20-21.01.19 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs