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Chhattisgarh Cabinet decided on 27 October 2026 to extend electricity bill relief under M-Urja for domestic consumers using up to 400 units till 31 March 2027. About 7.25 lakh consumers fall in this group.

Homes using up to 200 units keep getting the concession too. Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai chaired the meeting, which also fixed paddy procurement from 15 November. Reports on the decision do not give the exact discount for the 400-unit group, so check the next bill from the power company for the relief amount.

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Chhattisgarh Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai, decided on 27 October 2026 that paddy procurement for Kharif 2026-27 will start on 15 November 2026. Farmers get ₹3,100 per quintal, the same rate paid under Krishak Unnati Yojana, and the state will buy up to 21 quintals per acre.

More than 27.50 lakh farmers are covered this season. Cabinet also cleared 360 new procurement centres, which takes the total to 3,100. No closing date for procurement has been announced yet.

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Uttar Pradesh Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, approved a State Livestock Mission on 27 October 2026. Animal Husbandry Minister Dharampal Singh said it is modelled on National Livestock Mission and is UP's first mission of this kind.

Farmers will get a grant to buy improved desi breed cows like Sahiwal, Gir, Haryanvi and Gangatiri. Reports give different per-cow amounts, so the exact figure will be clear only from the government order.

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Maharashtra Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, approved an advance of ₹5,000 each for about 1.5 crore farmers in drought-hit talukas on 27 October 2026. Total cost comes to about ₹7,500 crore.

Farmers with crop loss above 33% are covered. Money goes by DBT to bank accounts before Diwali, and Fadnavis told officials to get it into accounts within the week. Banks will be told not to deduct any loan dues from it.

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Gopal-Krishna Gram Award competitions run from October 27 to 31 across Madhya Pradesh's 208 Vrindavan Grams. The Hitavada reports that farmers of all categories who rear the highest-yielding cows can compete. Prizes are ₹1 lakh for first place, ₹50,000 for second and ₹25,000 for third.

Gir, Sahiwal, Tharparkar, Malvi and Niwari cows are in focus. The Animal Husbandry Department has set up block- and district-level committees to assess entries. Prize money can be used only to buy, conserve and promote 100 per cent indigenous cattle. Winners will be honoured each year on Govardhan Puja.

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Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has signed an MoU with the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) for rooftop solar installations on MHA buildings across India, Power Line reports.

Under the agreement, SECI will facilitate grid-connected rooftop solar photovoltaic plants under PM Surya Ghar Yojana. Scheme information is available on the official portal.

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Union Budget 2026-27 sets aside ₹300 crore for MERITE, up from the 2025-26 budget estimate of ₹220 crore, a rise of ₹80 crore (36.36%), according to the Department of Higher Education budget document.

Approved for 2025-26 to 2029-30, MERITE is a Central Sector Scheme with an outlay of ₹4,200 crore, including ₹2,100 crore in World Bank loan assistance. It is expected to support 275 government and government-aided technical institutions and benefit about 7.5 lakh students, as stated in the Cabinet announcement. These are planned targets, not evidence that support has been delivered.

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PFRDA has moved the start of revised Points of Presence (PoP) charges for National Pension System (NPS) and NPS Lite from October 1 to December 1, 2026. Its October 26 circular says all other terms in the August 28 circular remain unchanged.

The revised charges include a one-time ₹200 onboarding fee per Permanent Retirement Account Number (PRAN), deducted in quarterly instalments of ₹50. The PoP receives it in the month after the quarter in which onboarding is completed. A reduced one-time fee of ₹100 may apply to fully digital, non-face-to-face onboarding, as decided by PFRDA. The annual charge is 0.20% of assets under management (AUM), adjusted through the scheme's net asset value and deducted quarterly. GST and other applicable taxes are extra.

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In Neemuch district, Madhya Pradesh, Ranjana Kunwar Ranawat started a general store with a ₹6 lakh self-help group loan and now earns about ₹20,000 to ₹25,000 a month, IANS reports. Her group has 10 members.

Other women profiled by IANS have used group credit to run clothing, dairy, leaf-plate and grocery businesses. Deepika Bagdi said active self-help groups in her gram panchayat increased from five to 36; her group has 13 members.

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