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Maharashtra has directed authorities in 304 tehsils where drought triggers were activated during the 2026 Kharif season to build at least 100 water absorption pits in every village.

A Government Resolution issued by the Soil and Water Conservation Department also directs officials to finish ongoing and incomplete departmental works, desilt water bodies, repair check dams and other conservation structures, and install gates or planks on weirs and check dams. Officials must inspect these structures periodically.

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Mukhyamantri Saur Krushi Vahini Yojana 2.0 has brought the cost of power supplied to Maharashtra farm feeders down to ₹2.81 per unit from ₹8.50, with solar plants supplying daytime electricity.

The scheme has 553 MW of solar capacity commissioned. About 1 lakh farmers get daytime power through 230 dedicated agricultural feeders. Farmers who lease land for solar panels earn ₹1.25 lakh per hectare a year. The total target is 7,000 MW.

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Odisha's Cooperation Department has issued show-cause notices to the Additional District Magistrates of Bhadrak, Sundargada, Baleshwar, Dhenkanal, Angul and Gajapati over offline Crop Cutting Experiments (CCEs) during Rabi 2025-26 under Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY).

From Kharif 2025, the Government of India required CCE data captured through the CCE-Agri App for yield calculation and loss assessment. Offline data was allowed as a one-time exception for Kharif 2025, but the government refused to allow offline Rabi 2025-26 data to be uploaded to the National Crop Insurance Portal. Insured farmers in the six districts risk losing compensation.

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Union Labour Ministry has notified the National Social Security Board for unorganised, gig and platform workers under the Code on Social Security, as per its release of 30 October 2026. Union Labour and Employment Minister will chair the board.

Members include Central and state government officials, aggregator companies, employers, workers' unions, civil society groups and associations of gig and platform workers. The board will recommend welfare schemes for these workers and monitor schemes run by the Centre. It will also advise the government on the Code, review state-level record keeping and check spending from the related fund. It has to meet at least three times a year.

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Department of Pension and Pensioners' Welfare will run its fifth nationwide Digital Life Certificate (DLC) campaign from 1 to 30 November 2026. Camps will be held in 2,000 cities and districts. The target is 2.30 crore DLCs, and 1.50 crore of these are to be made through face authentication.

Pensioners can make a DLC by face authentication on an Android or iOS smartphone. For help, camps will be run by 19 banks, 785 district post offices, India Post Payments Bank, 56 pensioners' welfare associations, Railways, EPFO, CGDA, DoT and state governments.

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PM Narendra Modi released the 24th installment of PM Kisan Samman Nidhi on 30 October 2026 from Bhildi in Banaskantha district, Gujarat. More than ₹18,680 crore went by DBT to over 9.34 crore farmer families, at ₹2,000 each.

Uttar Pradesh farmers got ₹4,482.19 crore across more than 2.24 crore accounts. In Gujarat, over 52.33 lakh farmer families got more than ₹1,051 crore. The first 23 installments had already paid out over ₹4.47 lakh crore.

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Uttar Pradesh government has given in-principle approval to bring all ration card holders under Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY, as reported on 22 and 23 October 2026. Every member listed on the state's 3.63 crore Antyodaya and Patra Grihasthi cards, about 14.61 crore people, would become eligible for an UP Ayushman card and cashless treatment of up to ₹5 lakh a year at empanelled government and private hospitals.

No government order or start date has come out yet. Funds are expected in the supplementary budget or the next assembly session, and yearly state spending on Ayushman may rise from ₹6,000 to ₹9,000 crore now to around ₹15,000 crore. Families already covered by a government job, pension or another state health scheme may be left out.

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Union Cabinet has approved Pradhan Mantri Viksit Gram Swaraj Yojana (PM VGSY) for 2026-27 to 2030-31, with an outlay of ₹7,395.55 crore. This includes a central share of ₹4,869.48 crore and a state share of ₹2,526.07 crore. Official Cabinet announcement gives the scheme details.

The scheme covers all States and Union Territories. Around 32 lakh elected representatives and Panchayat functionaries across more than 2.55 lakh Panchayats and traditional local bodies are direct beneficiaries. Each awareness exercise will reach at least 1 crore citizens.

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Haryana's General Unemployment Allowance Scheme will take applications for 2026-27 from 1 November to 30 November 2026, Hisar district employment officer Pankaj said on 29 October. Forms are filled online at hrex.gov.in, and late forms will not be accepted.

Youth who passed 12th or hold a two-year certificate or diploma get ₹1,200 a month. Graduates, postgraduates and three-year diploma holders get ₹2,000 a month.

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