Financial and Banking sector reforms

The Banking System at the time of independence was largely urban oriented and remained out of reach of rural population. Commercial Banks mostly confined their lending to trade, commerce and industry and treated agriculture as a non priority. Security- oriented lending was the order of the day. Banks did not pay any attention to the … Read more

06-07.05.18 (MPPCS) Madhya Pradesh Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH Registration of workers underway in state   The process of registration of workers in the State is in progress under the Madhya Pradesh Unorganized Workers Act 2003. So far, applications of about 2.06 crore applicants have been received. Children of these labourers will be exempted from academic fees on admission in regular undergraduate … Read more

28.04.18 (MPPCS) Madhya Pradesh Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH Shivraj opens state’s first poultry feed plant in Itarsi   Chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan  inaugurated Madhya Pradesh’s first poultry feed pellet manufacturing unit in Itarsi ThE unit has been set up by Madhya Pradesh Women Poultry Producers Company Pvt Ltd (MPWPCL) — which has been incorporated as a producer company under ‘Companies Act’.   The cooperative … Read more

10.04.18 (MPPCS) Madhya Pradesh Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH Govt schools in Madhya Pradesh to be named after martyrs   The school education department is going to rename state-run schools after police and Army martyrs. The home ministry has asked the government to include names of martyred CRPF and BSF personnel as well.   Department is preparing a list of names to be given to government schools. Officials said martyrs from … Read more

24.02.18 (MPPCS) Madhya Pradesh Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH Micro lift irrigation scheme approved   The best irrigation initiative Micro Lift Irrigation Scheme to lift water from Narmada Basin to the drought affected area of Chambal Basin was given approval at the 60th meeting of the Narmada Control Board.   Development works of more than Rs 2,221 crores were approved at the … Read more

27.01.18 (MPPCS) Madhya Pradesh Current

MADHYA PRADESH • Asia biggest auto testing track inaugurated  Union Minister of State for Heavy Industries Babul Supriyo and Minister for Industry of Madhya Pradesh Rajendra Shukla inaugurated the Asia’s biggest auto testing track in Pithampur of Dhar district.  Babul Supriyo said that country’s research and development activities in the sector of automobile … Read more