Do natural farming, one cow earns Rs. 900 will get maintenance costs

Do natural farming, one cow earns Rs. 900 will get maintenance costs

• Government's decision to double farmers' income through natural agriculture
• The farmer who wants to avail the benefit has to apply on the 'I Farmer' portal

In order to give priority to indigenous cow based natural farming by the state government, farmers have to pay Rs. 900 i.e. a maximum of Rs. The government has shown readiness to do 10,800. To avail this assistance, farmers have to apply online on the 'I Farmer' portal. The amount to be sanctioned to the farmer will be Rs. Chief Minister Vijay Rupani has decided to deposit RTGS-DBT in the bank accounts of 2700 beneficiaries.

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Notably, the benefit will be available only to those who have domestic cows, not to those who have jerseys and foreign cows.
From the date of approval of application to the farmers in the available period of that quarter April to June quarter maintenance cost in July, July to September quarter maintenance cost in October, October to December quarterly maintenance cost in January and January to March quarterly maintenance cost in April. From the date of approval of the application for the available period of that quarter Rs. 900 will be paid for maintenance.

Who can benefit?

If the farmer wishing to avail the benefit of this scheme is eligible for the benefit, the applicant farmer should have a desi cow with identification tag at the time of application and should be doing natural farming with his dung urine or the benefit will be available after doing natural farming.

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Currently, the farmers engaged in natural agriculture and the master trainer prepared after the training in natural agriculture, if they meet the eligibility criteria, they will be given priority in the approval.

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Digital India AatmaNirbhar Bharat Innovate Challenge

Digital India AatmaNirbhar Bharat Innovate Challenge

MeitY in partnership with Atal Innovation Mission – Niti Aayog launches Digital India AatmaNirbhar Bharat Innovate Challenge to spot the simplest Indian Apps that are already getting used by citizens and have the potential to scale and become world class Apps in their respective categories. This Innovation Challenge with various cash awards and incentives of featuring Apps on Leader Boards seeks to make an ecosystem where Indian entrepreneurs and Startups are incentivised to ideate, incubate, build, nurture and sustain Tech solutions which will serve not only citizens within India but also the planet .

The Mantra is to form in India for India and therefore the World.

The AatmaNirbhar Bharat App Innovation Challenge is being launched within the following 8 broad categories:

1. Office Productivity & Work from Home
2. Social Networking
3. E-Learning
4. Entertainment
5. Health & Wellness
6. Business including Agritech and Fintech
7. News
8. Games

There could also be several sub categories within each category.

INDICATIVE LIST OF SUB CATEGORIES AND PROBLEM STATEMENTS
A mobile application harnessing the foremost accurate facial and / or body mapping technology to permit for a true-to-life virtual try of products like spectacles, clothes, etc.
Mobile application for real-time speech-to-speech translation and camera translation of multiple languages.
An automated web-based application that handles business-to-business lead generation and cold emailing and is totally manageable from a mobile device itself.
Application to use mobile devices as image scanners with features like on the fly image correction, image editing, text recognition, etc.
Application to supply cloud storage integration, cross-platform file transfer via FTP or LAN, and a root browser on mobile device
A robust indigenous anti-virus software for mobile devices.
Application to optimize mobile device's performance by cleaning junk/cache files, optimizing device memory and optimizing battery usage.
A mobile based live streaming platform for hosting webinars, lectures, etc.
A mobile based messaging and video calling application
A mobile based microblogging application
A mobile based news application that uses cutting-edge technology to recommend the foremost relevant and interesting news individually to every use.
A mobile application offering satellite imagery and street maps, also as functions like a route planner for traveling by foot, car, or with public transportation.
A mobile based online gaming platform which also functions as a social hub for gamers
A mobile based photo-editing application with all standard image editing features

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

Only Indian entrepreneurs and start-ups are going to be eligible to submit their entries in various categories

INNOVATION CHALLENGE PROCESS

The Innovation Challenge are going to be available on innovate.mygov.in
The last date of submission of entry is 18th July 2020
The applicant must apply only online to submit their proposals by registering and logging on MyGov portal: www.mygov.in
Applicants are advised to supply self-contained proposals with essential supporting materials provided as uploads for an informed and fair evaluation/review.
No changes are going to be accepted once proposals are submitted.
Providing misinformation will cause outright rejection of proposals.

EVALUATION PARAMETERS

Ease of use
Robustness
Security features
Scalability
There will be a two stage Selection Process:

1st Stage - Screening of eligible entries
2nd Stage - Evaluation by Jury, with actual Demo

SELECTION PROCESS

Jury with experts from Private Sector & Academia to guage
Shortlisted Apps to be awarded & placed on Leader boards
Government to adopt suitable Apps, guide them to maturity

IMPORTANT DATES

Launch of Innovation Challenge On innovate.mygov.in
Last date for Submission: 18th July 2020 at 5:30 P.M
Screening of Entries Received 20th to 24th July 2020
Evaluation by the Jury 27th July to 3rd August 2020
Final Announcement 7th August, 2020

AWARDS::

Following Awards are going to be given in each of the Eight Categories

1. First Prize 20 Lakhs

1. Second Prize 15 Lakhs

1. Third Prize 10 Lakhs

For the needs of evaluation, Jury may create sub categories in each category then Apps are going to be classified into respective subcategories, supported functionality and evaluated. just in case Sub Categories are created, the prize for every sub category within each category are going to be as below:

• First Prize 5 Lakhs
• Second Prize 3 Lakhs
• Third Prize 2 Lakhs

TERMS AND CONDITIONS::

The contest is hospitable Indian Citizens only.
The decision of the Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) are going to be final and binding with reference to selection on all stages.
By making a submission within the contest, all participants warrant and represent that to the simplest of their knowledge, their submission is original and doesn't violate or misappropriate any third party secret , “know-how,” copyright, patent or other property right. Participants also warrant and represent that there are not any obligations of any nature, legal or otherwise, which might prohibit, restrict, or interfere with their participation within the Contest or submission of their design report, and comply with obtain any necessary clearances, authorizations and/or approvals before participation.
The participants agree that MeitY will share information submitted by the participants on panel experts, reviewers etc. (any information that you simply might not want to share publicly shouldn't be submitted).

Government doesn't claim ownership over property Right (IPR) for the Innovation that's sent to us by submitting an application. The IPR shall remain with the applicant in the least times.
Government reserves the proper to publish the grantees information with reference to Name of the App , Brief summary, Key Functionalities , Developer Contact , Team details.
By entering the competition , each participant agrees to release MeitY from and against any losses, damages, rights, claims and actions of any kind arising from
an exclusion or disqualification of such participant pursuant to those rules;
late or unsuccessful efforts to notify winners of any prize;
forfeiture of a prize and therefore the selection of an alternate winner;
late, lost, delayed, damaged, misdirected, incomplete, illegible or unintelligible entries;
telephone, electronic, hardware or software program, network, Internet, or computer malfunctions, failures or difficulties of any kind;
failed, incomplete, garbled or delayed computer transmissions;
any condition caused by events beyond MeitY’s control which will cause the competition to be disrupted or corrupted; and
any injuries, losses or damages of any kind concerning participation during this Contest.
Government reserves the proper , at its sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, suspend this contest and modify the principles , prizes & funding associated with the competition without prior notice. In no event shall Government or the other organizers be responsible for any claims, losses, expenses or damages, arising out of or in reference to the foregoing.

CORRESPONDENCE

Any correspondence with participant are going to be done through an email provided by the participant at time of filling the appliance form. Organizers aren't liable just in case of email delivery failures.
For any queries, please send mail at: connect@mygov.nic.in

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Karuna Animal Ambulance-1962 Service

Karuna Animal Ambulance-1962 Service

Since the establishment of the State of Gujarat on 1st May 190, the Animal Husbandry Department has come into existence, which is functioning under the Animal Husbandry Division under the Department of Agriculture and Co-operation of the Government of Gujarat.

In addition to increasing the production of livestock through scientific animal husbandry through the Animal Husbandry Department, action is being taken for many things such as protection of local breeds, protection of livestock from diseases.

The main activities of this department include maintenance of animal health and improvement of animal breeds as well as development of all types of livestock such as cows, buffaloes, sheep, goats, horses, camels and poultry.

Purposes

Like other departments of Gujarat Government, Animal Husbandry Department has also come into existence since 190.

The Animal Husbandry Department works independently under the Department of Agriculture and Co-operation of the Government of Gujarat.

Increasing animal productivity

Maintenance of State Domestic Breeds

Treating animals and birds and controlling epidemics

Livestock improvement operations

In the state of Gujarat, animal husbandry is a profession in which apart from special skills, even pastoralists and women with less or no skills can earn a living.

Due to the constant irregularity in agricultural income, animal husbandry is a supplementary as well as a lucrative business, which reduces rural unemployment.

Toll Free Number 1962

Important Animal Breeds of the State:

Gir and Kankraj in cows
Among the buffaloes are Surati, Mehsani, Jafarabadi and Bunny
Goats include Surati, Jhalawadi, Mehsani, Gohilwadi and Kutchi
Patanwadi and Marwadi in sheep
Mission and goal
Strengthening animal health services
Increasing livestock production
To increase the income of pastoralists
Expanding the scope of education, training and extension services to create employment oriented business
Introduction
Animal Husbandry has established itself as the second largest business in rural India after agriculture. In rural India, animal husbandry is a traditional and ancient occupation. Which provides home-based employment opportunities to semi-skilled and non-skilled people. Animal husbandry is a means of livelihood for the family by providing a complementary, permanent recurring income to the woman pastoralist. Out of 101 lakh households in the state of Gujarat, 3 lakh households (51.5%) are engaged in animal husbandry and out of them 16.50 lakh households (12.5%) are living below the poverty line. For which the business of animal husbandry is the only source of livelihood for his family. Livestock production accounts for a significant share of the state's revenue, as livestock production and by-product production have steadily increased. From the livestock sector in the state, Rs. Revenue is estimated at Rs 21,08 crore. According to the livestock census of 2009, compared to the livestock census of 2009, the total livestock population has increased by 9% and poultry population by 8%. In the year 2016-17, milk production in the state is 104.16 lakh May. Tons, which indicates an annual growth rate of 5.06% as compared to the year 2011-12. In the year 2016-17, the total milk production of the country is 16 lakh May. Tons which shows an annual growth rate of 7.5% compared to last year.
Shri Vijaybhai Rupani started 'Karuna Animal Ambulance 18R' from Gandhinagar in 27 districts of the state providing immediate treatment to the dumb animals in case of injury or illness. In the presence of Deputy Chief Minister Shri Nitinbhai Patel and Ministers Shri Bhupendrasinh Chudasama, Kunwarjibhai Bawaliya and Bachubhai Khabad, the Chief Minister signaled the departure of these ambulance vans.

The Chief Minister said that the state-wide 'Karuna Abhiyan' has been started from 10th to 20th January on the eve of Uttarayan with the sentiment of 'Let the living live and live' with compassion for the living only.


Earlier, the number of birds injured by kite strings has come down to 6,000. ICU for birds and animals. Such advanced treatment facility has been started by this government.


The Chief Minister said in clear words that our culture is the culture of considering the cow as the mother and seeing the paramatma in the soul, so the government is moving forward to make the livestock safe by protecting the animals, enriching the animal wealth and through it a white revolution. Mr. Vijaybhai said that this government is a transparent, dynamic, decisive and progressive government, which is working with the goal of saying no.

With the same sensitivity, 108 GVK, EMRI has been provided to help human beings in emergencies like accidents. In the same way that ambulances have been started, compassionate ambulances have been started in 182, 23 districts. The Chief Minister proudly said that Gujarat has taken the lead with such a compassionate ambulance in such a health treatment facility for stupid animals and Gujarat has started a new chapter.

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He said that due to his deep sympathy for the poor, the government should provide ST bus at a concessional rate of Rs. He gave a detailed role of a sensitive scheme of providing assistance of Rs 50,000 from the government for immediate treatment.

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