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Scheme for 24-hour power supply to villages in Haryana

Haryana government is framing a scheme to provide 24-hour power supply to all villages in the state and it would…

Statesman News Service | Chandigarh | September 3, 2018 11:55 pm | Updated : September 4, 2018 3:48 am

Scheme for 24-hour power supply to villages in Haryana

Haryana government is framing a scheme to provide 24-hour power supply to all villages in the state and it would soon be announced.

Disclosing this, finance minister, Abhimanyu said in future, farmers in the state would not have to face shortage of urea because the government has enacted a law under which it has been made mandatory for the state government to deposit money with the Central government in May-June for providing urea in December.

He said that various pensions being provided to senior citizens, disabled and widows would be revised from Rs 1,800 to Rs 2,000 from November 1, 2018.

He said that the previous state government had raised the pension to Rs 1,000 in ten years, but publicised it too much whereas the present state government has increased the pension to Rs 2,000.

# India

Govt defers introduction of Bills related to ‘one nation, one election’ in LS

The Central government is not going to introduce two bills related to "one nation, one election" in the Lok Sabha on Monday as the list of revised business of the Lok Sabha for December 16 does not mention the introduction of the bills.

# Bengal

Central delegation visits Kanksha, inspects gram panchayat

A delegation from the central government visited the Bid Bihar Gram panchayat under Kanksha Block of West Burdwan district today to assess the work of the area.

# Cities

Trees have died due to waterlogging in Delhi villages; claims Khap leader Solanki

Solanki, who is on a ‘Gaon Dehat Bachao Yatra’, demanding solution to the problems of rural Delhi, has organised a panchayat in Ranikheda village and alleged that the villagers were unable to do farming in the area as their crops were being destroyed every year due to waterlogging in the fields.