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Delhi Government Launched “Delhi Annshri Yojna” : UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi was launched a major food security
programme of Delhi Government “Delhi Annshri Yojna” on 15 December 2012.under which a monthly cash subsidy of Rs. 600 will
be transferred directly into Aadhaar-linked bank accounts of the senior-most female members of two lakh poor families.
BJP Won in Gujarat Assembly Elections : The BJP registered its fifth consecutive victory in Gujarat on 20 December 2012.This
is the third victory under Modi leadership. BJP won the 115 seats. Congress won the 61 seats. Modi won by a landslide from
Maninagar constituency in Gujarat, beating his nearest Congress party rival Shweta Bhatt by a margin of 86,373 votes.
Congress has won Himachal Pradesh Elections : The Congress returned to power in Himachal Pradesh after five years,
defeating the Bharatiya Janata Party in the Himachal Pradesh State Assembly elections conduced on 4 November 2012.The
Congress secured 36 seats and the BJP 26 seats. The Congress Leader Virbhadra Singh won from Shimla (Rural) constituency and
defeated the rival from BJP Ishwar Rohal by 19033 Votes.
Meghalaya Passed Lokayukta Bill 2012 : On 14 December the Meghalaya Lokayukta Bill, 2012 was passed in the Meghalaya
Legislative Assembly and replaced the existing Lokayukta Act, 2002 amidst opposition from legislators. The new act under the
lokayukta bill covered the chief minister, governor and all public servants, but allowed the state government through a clause to
exclude the complaints by citing public interest.
Madhya Pradesh Government Set Up a Senior Citizen Commission : On 21 December the Madhya Pradesh Government has
set up a Senior Citizen Commission to look into problems of the elderly in the State.
Assam Government Announced Special Health Scheme : On 12 December Assam government announced that 50 riverine
public health centres would be set up in the state soon under the National Rural Health Mission.The public health centres would be
located primarily in the districts of Barpeta, Dhubri, Goalpara and Darrang.
30% Reservation for Rural Candidates in Assam Govt. Jobs : Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on 26 December 2012
announced that 30 per cent state government jobs will be reserved for candidates belonging to rural areas from 2013.
Odisha Launched ‘ Public Service Delivery System ‘ : On 2 January The Odisha government launched the much-sought after ”
Public Service Delivery System ” for citizens under the Odisha Right to Public Service Act, 2012.Under the new act, people will get
services like issue of driving license, birth and death certificates, passport and trade license within a stipulated time.Odisha is
among the 12th state to implement the law.
Haryana Government announced Kanyadan Scheme for Bride participants of Mass Marriages : The Government of
Haryana on 3 January 2012 announced its plan of launching a Kanyadan Scheme in the state for brides participating in the mass
marriage ceremony, which would be organised by any of the registered NGO or the Red Cross Society. The scheme would carry an
incentive amount of 11000 rupees and would come into effect from 1 April 2012. The incentive amount of 11000 rupees would be
given to brides from all castes, creeds, race, religion and the income category to which the girl belongs.

Arunachal Pradesh Collaborated with NSDL for Adoption of National Pension Scheme : On 9 January The state of
Arunachal Pradesh entered into an agreement with signing of MoU with National Securities Depository Ltd (NSDL), permitting it to
work as a Central Record Keeping Agency (CRA) for adoption of the National Pension System (NPS).National Pension Scheme NPS is
an initiative of the Union Government of India and Arunachal Pradesh is the 26th State to adopt it.
Gujarat Tops List of Indian States on Economic Freedom Policy : According to the ‘ Economic Freedom of States in India ‘
report which was released by former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor and present Rajya Sabha Member Bimal Jalan.The top
state in India in (terms of) economic freedom in 2011 was western Indian state Gujarat. It displaced southern Indian state Tamil
Nadu which had been at the top in 2009.Gujarat freedom index has been rising fast and estimated at 0.64 points. The biggest
improvement has been registered by Madhya Pradesh with freedom index score rose from 0.42 in 2009 to 0.56 in 2011 enabling it
to move up from sixth to third position.
Assembly polls in Tripura,Meghalaya and Nagaland on Febrauary : Assembly elections in Tripura will be held on February 14
and in Meghalaya and Nagaland on February 23 and their results will be out on February 28, the Election Commission announced on
10 January 2013.The EC also announced byelections to nine assembly constituencies in Mizoram, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and
Punjab on February 23 and in Assam, Bihar and Maharashtra on February 24, but their results will be out together on February 28.
President’s Rule Imposed on Jharkhand : On 18 January Pranab Mukherjee, the President of India imposed President’s Rule in
Jharkhand under Article 356(1) of the Constitution.The President’s Rule for the third time since its formation 12 years ago.The
decision came as a follow up of the recommendation made by the Union Cabinet of India and fall of the state machinery in form of
Government on 8 January after the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha the supporting party to BJP led Coalition Government withdrew its
support from it. The state was placed under President’s Rule in 2009 and 2010.
Three New High Courts for North East : The Centre has constituted three new High Courts in the northeast Meghalaya, Manipur
and Tripura taking the total number of High Courts in the country from 21 to 24.According to Law Ministry sources, the strength of
judges in each High Court will be as follows: Tripura 4 (including the Chief Justice), and Meghalaya and Manipur: three each
(including the Chief Justice).
Sonia Gandhi Launched “Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram “ Scheme : On 6 February Congress President and UPA
Chairperson Sonia Gandhi launched “ Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram (RBSK)”, a new children health care project initiative in
Palghar, a tribal block in Thane district of Maharashtra.The Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram, is a part of the National Rural
Health Mission of the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The scheme is aimed at improving overall quality of life of
children through early detection of birth defects, diseases and deficiencies, which are among key factors for child mortality.
Maharashtra Promulgates Ordinance To Amend Cooperative Societies Act : On 15 February the Maharashtra Government
promulgated an ordinance to amend the Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act, which aims to promote voluntary formation,
autonomous functioning, democratic control and professional management of co-operative societies.The ordinance is to amend the
Act to make it in consonance with the 97th constitutional amendment by Parliament last year.
India’s First Geothermal Plant in Chhattisgarh : On 17 February Chhattisgarh has signed an agreement with the National
Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) to set up the country’s first geothermal power plant in its newlyformed Balrampur district.A
memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the project was signed between the NTPC and the Chhattisgarh Renewable Energy
Development Agency (CREDA). The plant will come up at Tata Pani in Balrampur, a district located in extreme northern region of
the state.
Rajasthan Constituted a Task Force to Check the Spread of Swine Flu in State : On 19 February the State Government of
Rajasthan decided to constitute a task force to control Swine Flu effectively. Chief Secretary of the State, CK Matthew was
appointed as the head of the task force constituted.The state had witnessed 148 cases of death and 834 positive cases since April
2012. A central team that constitutes of five doctors and microbiologist is on the state visit and would pay a visit to Jodhpur, Ajmer
and Bikaner, areas worst affected from the disease.
Cabinet Approved NTPC Power Project in Jharkhand : On 20 February the Cabinet Committee on Investment (CCI) approved
the setting up of the 1,980 MW North Karanpura Super Thermal Power Plant in Jharkhand by the National Thermal Power
Corporation (NTPC).The Cabinet committee of investment also agreed for restoring the original coal linkage for the project and
declared that the project will be based on environment friendly super-critical technology. This supply will be made available in the
13th Five Year Plan.
Tripura, Meghalaya and Nagaland Assembly Elections Results : Northeastern states of Tripura ,Meghalaya and Nagaland
Assembly election was released on 28 February .The Assembly elections in the three states, having 60 seats each, were held
February 14 and February 23.In Tripura the CPI-M on its own won 49 seats out of the total 60 seats and stormed back to power in
Tripura for the fifth straight term.Chief Minister Manik Sarkar won from Dhanpur by a margin of around 5,000 votes. It was Sarkar’s
sixth win.Meghalaya – The Indian National Congress here has won 29 seats in the election to the 60-member Meghalaya Assembly
with Chief Minister Mukul Sangma, winning with huge margins.Nagaland – Ruling Naga Peoples Front combine returned to power
with an absolute majority in Nagaland winning 39 seats in the 60-member Assembly.The ruling NPF-led Democratic Alliance of
Nagaland (DAN) alliance will form government for a third consecutive term.Congress managed to win eight seats. Nagaland Chief
Minister Neiphiu Rio won from Northern Angami II seat by defeating his nearest Congress rival Kevise Sogotsu of Congress by
12,671 votes.

Desalination Plant in Tamil Nadu Commissioned : On 22 February J. Jayalalithaa, Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu inaugurated a
desalination plant at Nemmeli in Kanchipuram district of the state.The plant which will benefit over 15 lakh residents in Velachery,
Pallipattu and Tiruvanmiyur areas of south Chennai has been set up with an investment of Rs 871 crore. About 265 million ltrs of
water will be drawn from the sea to realise 100 million ltrs per day of drinking water through the plant spread over 40 acre.
HPCL signed MoU for Rajasthan Refinery : On 14 March Min of Petroleum & Natural Gas Hindustan Petroleum Corporation
Limited (HPCL) and Rajasthan Government signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) at Jaipur for setting up a Rs 37,320cr
refinery-cum-petrochemical complex in Barmer, Rajasthan. The project will be a joint venture between HPCL and Rajasthan State
Refinery Limited, apart from other equity partners.The MoU was signed by Subhash Pant, Secretary Mines and Petroleum,
Government of Rajasthan and K.Murli, Director (Refineries) of HPCL.
Madhya Pradesh Spice Park Inaugurated in Guna : On 16 March In Madhya Pradesh, Union power ministry inaugurated a
Spice Park in Mawan area of Guna district. This spice park has been built at a cost of fifty five crore rupees.
Delhi Launched a Comprehensive Five-In-One Vaccine : On 12 March the Chief Minister of Delhi,Sheila Dikshit launched a
comprehensive five-in-one vaccine in order to provide protection to children against certain diseases such as tetanus, diphtheria
and pertusis.The CM announced that instead of three injections, now there will be a requirement of only one injection for providing
protection against the diseases.
Karnataka State Assembly Elections Schedule Released : On March 20 The Election Commission of India has announced the
dates for Karnataka Assembly Elections 2013.The elections will be a single-phase election and counting would take place on May
8.The Polls would be held on May 5.
Three High Courts Opened in Tripura, Manipur and Meghalaya : Tripura, Meghalaya and Manipur on 23 March 2013 got their
own High Courts. Justice Abhay Manohar Sapre, Judge of Chhattisgarh High Court took oath as the first Chief Justice of Manipur
High Court on 23 March 2013. Justice Deepak Gupta along with three other judges would be administered the oath to the High
Court of Tripura .Justice Meena Kumari took oath as the first Chief Justice of Meghalaya. With the opening of the three high Courts
in the North Eastern states of India, the total number of high Courts in India has gone up to 24 from previous 21.
Arunachal Pradesh Became the First State to Introduce e-GPF : Arunachal Pradesh became the first state to introduce e-GPF
or electronic GPF.The state Finance Department facilitated the online access to 34000 GPF accounts through its redesigned Web
site, which was launched by Chief Minister of Arunachal Pardesh Nabam Tuki.
Housing stock, Amenities and Assets in Slums Report : On 29 March Union Minister for Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation
released the report on Housing stock, Amenities and Assets in slums based on Houselisting & House Census, 2011.Registrar
General presented the important features of the report and outlined its importance.In all 1.73 Crore Census houses have been
reported in the House listing Blocks categorized as Slums in India, comprising 1.37 Crore slum households.There are 19 cities with
million plus population where more than 25% households live in slums.A majority (71%) of these are located in six States namely,
Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.Out of these 19 cities, five cities
namely, Vishakhapatnam, Jabalpur, Mumbai, Vijayawada and Meerut have more than 40% slum households.Out of total slum
houses, 92.7% are occupied and 7.3% are vacant.84.9% Census Houses are used for residence/residence-cum-other use.58.4%
residential census houses are in good condition, 37.5% are livable and rest 4.0% are in dilapidated condition.70.2% Slum
households are owned.
Punjab, Haryana, Delhi Top in Well Being Index : According to the Tata Strategic Management Group Survey report , Punjab,
Delhi, Himachal Pradesh and Haryana have been ranked at the top of the Well Being Index,while southern states, Gujarat and most
of the north-eastern states emerged as the most secure ones for women in the Female Security Index.The states of Punjab, Delhi,
HP, Haryana and Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh were ranked at the top of the Well Being Index. On the Female Security
Index, Chennai and Bangalore were at the top.
Andhra Pradesh Government launched Online Services named Parishkaram for Entrepreneurs : Andhra Pradesh
Government on 1 April 2013 launched the AP Industrial Infrastructure Corporation’s online services for entrepreneurs and grievance
redressal system. The platform is proposed to be a link between the APIIC and entrepreneurs which would make the process of
application and registration of land for setting up industries a paperless one.
EC issues notification for Karnataka assembly polls : The Election Commission on April 10 issued the notification for the
Karnataka Assembly polls.The nomination papers will be scrutinised on April 18. The last day for withdrawing the nominations is
April 20. The votes polled on May 5 will be counted on May 8.
Himachal Govt To Connect All Gram Panchayats With Broadband : On 12 April Himachal Pradesh government signed
memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Department of Telecommunication, Govt of India (GOI) and Bharat Broadband Network
Limited (BBNL) for providing broadband connectivity to all Gram Panchayats of the state by establishing of an optical fiber network.
Himachal celebrates 66th anniversary : On 15 April 2013 Himachal Pradesh celebrated 66th Himachal Day.Himachal Pradesh
came into existence on 15 April 1948 with the merger of 30 princely states.During the function, the Chief Minister announced many
schemes for the state which are under development phase like Mukhyamantri Adarsh Krishi Gaon Yojana, Skill Development
Allowance. In the skill development Allowance, the government would provide 1000 rupees per month to educated unemployed
youths and 1500 rupees to persons with disabilities of the state.

India’s first automatic toll collection system launched in Maharashtra : The country’s first interoperable RIFD(Radio
Frequency Identification Device )-based electronic toll system was rolled out on the Ahmedabad-Mumbai National Highway and the
system would allow vehicles fitted with electronic tags to sail through six toll plazas automatically.
Tamilnadu Planned Rs.7000 crore Underground Hydel Power Station : On 25 April Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa
announced the government planned a Rs 7,000 crore underground hydel power station in Nilgiris district besides the ongoing
related schemes,which in all will cost over Rs 20,000 crore.The first unit of North Chennai Thermal Power plant, third unit of Vallur
project and 2x 500 MW each of Tuticorin Power project would start generating power between March 2014.The first unit of North
Chennai Thermal Power plant, third unit of Vallur project and 2x 500 MW each of Tuticorin Power project would start generating
power between this year May and March 2014