Jharkhand Affairs
Chief Minister Hemant Soren, on Wednesday, interacting with the MPs and MLAs of North Chhotanagpur Division through video conferencing here on Wednesday said that the Government is setting up oxygen banks in all districts and oxygen plants in Sadar Hospitals.
He said the Government is putting in all efforts to fill the gap of manpower in Health institutions with the help of available Resources.
The CM said the Government is serious about treatment of those infected or those who are found to have signs of infection in rural areas. In this connection, five lakh medicine kits are being provided to Anganwadi centers. Oximeters will also be available in Anganwadi centres, which people can take advantage of.
In this connection, the problems of people are being addressed through toll free numbers at the State level. Hospitals are well equipped with oxygenated beds, ventilators, ICUs and Oxygen cylinders. Oxygen cylinders are available in 24 hours emergency for hospitals through Sanjeevani vehicle. Through the Amrit Vahini App, information and booking of beds, online medical consultation and many other facilities have been provided.
At the same time, oxygenated beds are being provided to the infected through the Covid circuit. Apart from this, the process of setting up oxygen Plants is going on in all the Sadar hospitals. Besides, the government has also decided to set up an oxygen bank in all the districts. Soren said the Government is providing Insurance of 50 lakhs to all health workers including doctors, nurses working as front line workers. Apart from this, the government has stepped up efforts to pay the pending insurance amount for the health workers who have died due to corona.
National and International Affairs
FDI inflows rise 9.8% to record $82 billion in FY21
Foreign direct (FDI) inflows into India rose 9.8% to a record $81.7 billion in 2020-21 on a gross basis on the back of record investment into companies such asReliance Jio.
Fresh Equity inflows are estimated to have increased by an impressive 19% to $59.6 billion, while reinvested earnings went up 14% to $16.2 billion.
Singapore was the top source, which is now followed by the United States with Mauritius once the dominant source of FDI due to tax benefits under the tax avoidance treaty pushed to the third spot.
In terms of Growth, inflows from Saudi Arabia. jumped from $90 million in 2019-20 to $2.8 billion last year. And with E-Commerce and IT being the major draw for overseas investors looking to tap into the India consumption story, computer Software and hardware emerged as the most attractive sector to invest, cornering nearly 44% of the FDI equity inflows. Next was construction (Infrastructure), which accounted for a 13% share. Among the states it was Gujarat that was the top recipient, according to the Centres data, accounting for 37% of the inflows, followed byMaharashtra(27%) and Karnataka (13%).
The government has been seeking to bolster FDI especially in the manufacturing sector and some of the investments are related to companies such asApples vendors andSamsungpumping in funds to set up bigger production facilities for mobiles and electronics goods.
The government has identified close to 1,000 companies and is working withInvest Indiato tap companies that are seeking to diversify their production bases.