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Dependent widow (pension) maintenance grant : – Under this scheme, such widows whose age is 18 years to 60 years and whose monthly income is below Rs.1000 / – and neither son / grandson is more than 20 years old. There is provision of grant of Rs 800 / – per month for grant of maintenance and … Read more Social Welfare schemes of Uttarakhand
UTTARAKHAND Cabinet nod to bring 7% more of Uttarakhand’s rural areas under urban local bodies Ahead of elections in 35 urban local bodies (ULB) of Uttarakhand next year, the cabinet, on Wednesday, approved inclusion of an additional 7% of the Himalayan’s state rural areas under jurisdiction of the ULBs. Officials confirmed that the ULBs will be … Read more 07.09.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs
Uttarakhand Centre lauds Uttarakhand’s swachh initiatives, urges other states to imbibe them Uttarakhand’s Urban development initiatives of Swacch Bharat Abhiyan have been identified as “Best Practices” by the government of India and are being circulated to all the other states for replication. V K Jindal, joint secretary (Swacch Bharat Mission) has written a letter … Read more 31.08.2017 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs
Uttarakhand 10,430 family related cases pending in Uttarakhand courts Over 10,000 cases related to family matters are pending in various courts in the state till March 31, 2017. The hill state apart from the lower courts has seven family courts operating to expedite 8,577 cases till March 31, this year. In December, 2014, … Read more 25.08.2017 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs
Uttarakhand Reply in 2 weeks on stray menace: Uttarakhand high court to government. Uttarakhand high court while hearing a petition on stray dog menace across the state on Wednesday asked the state government to file its reply on the issue within two weeks. The petitioner also alleged non-availability of medicines in government hospitals … Read more 12.08.2017 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs
68.84% of the population in India is rural based and majority of them depends on agriculture for a living. Enhanced and stable growth of the agriculture sector is important as it plays a vital role not only in generating purchasing power among the rural population by creating on-farm and off-farm employment opportunities but also through … Read more Credit Supply- Bank for Agricultural and Rural Development (NABARD),
The World Bank defines poverty in absolute terms. The bank defines extreme poverty as living on less than US$1.90 per day> (PPP), and moderate poverty as less than $3.10 a day. Types of Poverty Absolute poverty measures poverty in relation to the amount of money necessary to meet basic needs such as food, clothing, and … Read more Poverty and Development. Poverty-line and Programmes for eradication of Poverty in India.
Uttarakhand Anil Kumar Raturi is new DGP of Uttarakhand Anil Kumar Raturi appointed the new Director General of Police of Uttarakhand. He will replace DGP MA Ganapathy, who will join as additional director general of police (ADG), Central Industrial Security Force (CISF). Raturi takes over from M A Ganpati who has been appointed as … Read more 24.07.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs
Uttarakhand Work begins on Uttarakhand’s first war memorial After a wait of forty years, finally the construction work of Shaurya Sthal, the first war memorial in public domain in Uttarakhand began. Gadgets and mobile apps will be developed to help visitors download biographies and pictures of the martyrs. The nine walls being constructed in the … Read more 21.07.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs
Uttarakhand Uttarakhand receives 6% excess rains in first month of monsoon The hilly state has recorded an excess rainfall of 6% in the first month of monsoon, which began on June 1. The state received 234.9mm of rainfall against the normal 220.7mm between June 1 to July 5. Official data has revealed that … Read more 08.07.17 Uttarakhand current affairs