1.#Opinion: Friday 30, Aug 2024, 06:00. 3653./ 1.#Narendra Modi: News Updates: PM chairs 44th PRAGATI Interaction: Published By : Admin | August 28, 2024 | 18:58 IST. //

 

#PM chaired the meeting of the 44th edition of PRAGATHI,in New Delhi on August 28, 2024.

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1.#Opinion: Friday 30, Aug 2024, 06:00. 3653./ 

1.#Narendra Modi: News Updates:  PM chairs 44th PRAGATI Interaction: Published By : Admin | August 28, 2024 | 18:58 IST. //

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Comments:

Quote PM reviews seven key projects spread across 11 states and UTs worth more than Rs. 76,500 crore

Quote Delay in projects not only leads to cost escalation but also deprives public of the intended benefits of the project: PM

Quote PM said that “Ek ped Maa ke Naam” campaign can help safeguard the environment while undertaking project development QuotePM reviewed AMRUT 2.0 and advised Chief Secretaries to personally monitor the works under the scheme

Quote PM said that States should make plans keeping in mind the growth potential and future needs of cities

Quote PM reviewed public grievances related to Jal Jeevan Mission and also discussed about continuing working on the Mission Amrit Sarovar

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Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi earlier today chaired the meeting of the 44th edition of PRAGATI, the ICT-based multi-modal platform for Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation, involving Centre and State governments. This was the first meeting in the third term.

In the meeting, seven significant projects were reviewed, which included two projects relating to road connectivity, two rail projects and one project each of the Coal, Power and Water Resources sectors. The cost of these projects totalled more than Rs. 76,500 crore and relate to 11 States and UTs viz., Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Odisha, Goa, Karnataka, Chhattisgarh and Delhi.

Prime Minister emphasized the fact that every official in the government, at Central or State level, must be sensitized about the fact that delay in projects not only leads to cost escalation but also deprives the public of the intended benefits of the project.

Prime Minister said that the “Ek ped Maa ke Naam” campaign can help safeguard the environment while undertaking project development.

During the interaction, Prime Minister also reviewed AMRUT 2.0 and public grievances related to Jal Jeevan Mission. These projects together inter-alia address water issues in urban and rural areas. Prime Minister emphasised that water is a basic human need and quality disposal of grievances at district level as well as state level must be ensured by the state governments. Adequate Operation and Maintenance mechanism of Jal Jeevan projects is critical for its success and Prime Minister suggested involvement of women self help groups where possible and skilling of youth in Operation and Maintenance works. The Prime Minister reiterated conduct of the Water Resource Survey at district level and emphasised source sustainability.

Prime Minister advised Chief Secretaries to personally monitor the works under AMRUT 2.0 and States should make plans keeping in mind the growth potential and future needs of cities. He said that while making drinking water plans for cities, peri-urban areas should also be kept in mind because with time these areas also get incorporated into the city limits. Reforms in urban governance, comprehensive urban planning, urban transport planning, and municipal finance are critical needs of the hour, given the rapid urbanization in the country. He added that one needs to take benefit of initiatives such as PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana to meet the growing energy needs of cities. Prime Minister also recalled that many of these aspects of urbanization and drinking water had been discussed in the Chief Secretaries Conference and the commitments given must be reviewed by Chief Secretaries themselves.

Prime Minister further asked the Chief Secretaries and Secretaries of Government of India to continue working on the Mission Amrit Sarovar programme. He said that water catchment area of Amrit Sarovars should be kept clean and desilting of these water bodies should be taken up as per requirement with the involvement of Village Committee.

Up to the 44th edition of PRAGATI meetings, 355 projects having a total cost of Rs. 18.12 lakh crore have been reviewed.

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2.##Cabinet approves rolling out Private FM Radio to 234 uncovered new cities / towns: 28 Aug, 2024: Print News.///

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Move likely to boost local content in mother tongue and create new employment opportunities

New areas covered include many Aspirational, LWE affected and border areas

The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved the proposal for conduct of 3rd batch of ascending e-auctions for 730 channels in 234 new cities with estimated reserve price of Rs.784.87 crore under Private FM Radio Phase Ill Policy.

State-wise list of the cities / towns and the number of Private FM channels approved for fresh auctions is enclosed as Annexure.

The Cabinet also approved the proposal to charge Annual License Fee (ALF) of FM channel as 4% of Gross Revenue excluding Goods and Services Tax (GST). This will be applicable for 234 new cities / towns.

The Private FM Radio rollout in 234 new cities / towns will fulfil the unmet demand for FM radio in these cities / towns, which still remain uncovered by Private FM radio broadcasting and bring new / local content in mother tongue.

It will lead to creation of new employment opportunities, boost to local dialect and culture and ‘vocal for local’ initiatives.

Many of the approved cities / towns are in Aspirational districts and LWE affected areas.  Setting up of Private FM Radio in these areas will further strengthen Government outreach in these areas.

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Annexure

List of 234 New Cities/ Towns having 730 Channels

S. No. Name of City / Town Channels Available

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Andaman & Nicobar

1 Port Blair 3

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Andhra Pradesh

1 Adoni 3

2 Anantapuram 3

3 Bheemavaram 3

4 Chilakaluripet 3

5 Chirala 3

6 Chittoor 3

7 Cuddapah 3

8 Dharmavaram 3

9 Eluru 3

10 Guntakal 3

11 Hindupur 3

12 Kakinada 4

13 Kurnool 4

14 Machilipatnam 3

15 Madanapalle 3

16 Nandyal 3

17 Narasaraopet 3

18 Ongole 3

19 Proddatur 3

20 Srikakulam 3

21 Tadpatri 3

22 Vizianagaram 3

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Assam

1 Dibrugarh 3

2 Jorhat 3

3 Nagaon (Nowgang) 3

4 Silchar 3

5 Tezpur 3

6 Tinsukia 3

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Bihar

1 Arrah 3

2 Aurangabad 3

3 Bagaha 3

4 Begusarai 3

5 Bettiah 3

6 Bhagalpur 4

7 Bihar Sharif 3

8 Chhapra 3

9 Darbhanga 3

10 Gaya 4

11 Kishanganj 3

12 Motihari 3

13 Munger 3

14 Purnia 4

15 Saharsa 3

16 Sasaram 3

17 Sitamarhi 3

18 Siwan 3

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Chhattisgarh

1 Ambikapur 3

2 Jagdalpur 3

3 Korba 3

Daman & Diu

1 Daman 3

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Gujarat

1 Amreli 3

2 Bhuj 3

3 Botad 3

4 Dahod 3

5 Gandhidham 3

6 Jetpur Navagadh 3

7 Patan 3

8 Surendranagar  Dudhrej 3

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Haryana

1 Ambala 3

2 Bhiwani 3

3 Jind 3

4 Kaithal 3

5 Panipat 3

6 Rewari 3

7 Rohtak 3

8 Sirsa 3

9 Thanesar 3

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J&K

1 Anantnag 3

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Jharkhand

1 Bokaro Steel City 3

2 Deoghar 3

3 Dhanbad 4

4 Giridih 3

5 Hazaribag 3

6 Medninagar (Daltonganj) 3

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Karnataka

1 Bagalkot 3

2 Belgaum 4

3 Bellary 4

4 Bidar 3

5 Bijapur 4

6 Chikmagalur 3

7 Chitradurga 3

8 Davangere 4

9 Gadag Betigeri 3

10 Hassan 3

11 Hospet 3

12 Kolar 3

13 Raichur 3

14 Shimoga 4

15 Tumkur 3

16 Udupi 3

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Kerala

1 Kanhangad (Kasaragod) 3

2 Palakkad 3

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Lakshadweep

1 Kavaratti 3

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Madhya Pradesh

1 Betul 3

2 Burhanpur 3

3 Chhatarpur 3

4 Chhindwara 3

5 Damoh 3

6 Guna 3

7 Itarsi 3

8 Khandwa 3

9 Khargone 3

10 Mandsaur 3

11 Murwara (Katni) 3

12 Neemuch 3

13 Ratlam 3

14 Rewa 3

15 Sagar 4

16 Satna 3

17 Seoni 3

18 Shivpuri 3

19 Singrauli 3

20 Vidisha 3

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Maharashtra

1 Achalpur 3

2 Barshi 3

3 Chandrapur 4

4 Gondiya 3

5 Latur 4

6 Malegaon 4

7 Nandurbar 3

8 Osmanabad 3

9 Udgir 3

10 Wardha 3

11 Yavatmal 3

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Manipur

1 Imphal 4

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Meghalaya

1 Jowai 3

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Mizoram

1 Lunglei 3

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Nagaland

1 Dimapur 3

2 Kohima 3

3 Mokukchung 3

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Odisha

1 Baleshwar 3

2 Baripada 3

3 Berhampur 4

4 Bhadrak 3

5 Puri 3

6 Sambalpur 3

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Punjab

1 Abohar 3

2 Barnala 3

3 Bathinda 3

4 Firozpur 3

5 Hoshiarpur 3

6 Ludhiana 4

7 Moga 3

8 Muktsar 3

9 Pathankot 3

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Rajasthan

1 Alwar 4

2 Banswara 3

3 Beawar 3

4 Bharatpur 3

5 Bhilwara 4

6 Chittaurgarh 3

7 Churu 3

8 Dhaulpur 3

9 Ganganagar 3

10 Hanumangarh 3

11 Hindaun 3

12 Jhunjhunu 3

13 Makrana 3

14 Nagaur 3

15 Pali 3

16 Sawai Madhopur 3

17 Sikar 3

18 Sujangarh 3

19 Tonk 3

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Tamil Nadu

1 Coonoor 3

2 Dindigul 3

3 Karaikudi 3

4 Karur 3

5 Nagarcoil / Kanyakumari 3

6 Neyveli 3

7 Pudukkottai 3

8 Rajapalayam 3

9 Thanjavur 3

10 Tiruvannamalai 3

11 Vaniyambadi 3

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Telangana

1 Adilabad 3

2 Karimnagar 3

3 Khammam 3

4 Kothagudem 3

5 Mahbubnagar 3

6 Mancherial 3

7 Nalgonda 3

8 Nizamabad 4

9 Ramagundam 3

10 Suryapet 3

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Tripura

1 Belonia 3

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Uttar Pradesh

1 Akbarpur 3

2 Azamgarh 3

3 Badaun 3

4 Bahraich 3

5 Ballia 3

6 Banda 3

7 Basti 3

8 Deoria 3

9 Etah 3

10 Etawah 3

11 Faizabad / Ayodhya 3

12 Farrukhabad cum  Fatehgarh 3

13 Fatehpur 3

14 Ghazipur 3

15 Gonda 3

16 Hardoi 3

17 Jaunpur 3

18 Lakhimpur 3

19 Lalitpur 3

20 Mainpuri 3

21 Mathura 3

22 Maunath Bhanjan (Distt. Mau) 3

23 Mirzapur cum Vindhyachal 3

24 Moradabad 4

25 Muzaffarnagar 4

26 Orai 3

27 Raebareli 3

28 Saharanpur 4

29 Shahjahanpur 4

30 Shikohabad 3

31 Sitapur 3

32 Sultanpur 3

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Uttarakhand

1 Haldwani cum Kathgodam 3

2 Haridwar 3

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West Bengal

1 Alipurduar 3

2 Baharampur 4

3 Balurghat 3

4 Bangaon 3

5 Bankura 3

6 Barddhaman 4

7 Darjiling 3

8 Dhulian 3

9 English Bazar  (Maldah) 4

10 Kharagpur 3

11 Krishnanagar 3

12 Puruliya 3

13 Raiganj 3

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234 Total 730

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JAI HIND
JAI BHARATHAM
VANDHE MADHARAM
BHARAT MATHA KI JAI.

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