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Big News: Ministry of Mines announces the discovery of 5.9 million tons of Lithium ores in Jammu & Kashmir; Gujarat amends the Gujarat Industrial Policy 2020 allowing companies to avail incentives from multiple departments; Rajasthan announces Budget 2023-24; Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) proposes revised solar tariffs; and more.

Industrial Policy & Business Regulations

Gujarat amends the Gujarat Industrial Policy 2020 to allow companies to avail incentives from multiple departments. The amendment will be applied retrospectively from September 2020.

Source: Vibes of India; In detail: Gujarat Industrial Policy 2020

Land Acquisition & Labor Regulations

Nothing critical to report this week.

Infrastructure & Governance

Rajasthan tables the state Budget for 2023-24. This is the last budget for the current government as the state is headed into elections later in the year.

Source: Economic Times; In detail: Budget 2023-24

Oil & Gas

Nothing critical to report this week.

Water & Sanitation

Nothing critical to report this week.

Power & Renewable Energy

Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) releases a new discussion paper proposing revised tariffs for utility scale solar and rooftop solar projects.

Source: Mercom; In detail: Discussion Paper

Health

Karnataka launches 108 Namma Clinics in Bengaluru with the aim to provide universal and comprehensive primary healthcare in urban areas.

Source: Hindustan Times; In detail: CM’s Twitter

West Bengal begins mass administration of anti-filarial drugs in five districts, targeting to eliminate lymphatic filariasis by 2027.

Source: Hindustan Times

Assam approves the Assam State Secondary Healthcare Initiative for Service delivery Transformation. The program co-funded by the World Bank is aimed at revamping the public health infrastructure in the state.

Source: Guwahati Plus; In detail: CM’s Twitter

Manipur launches the Anemia Free Manipur campaign with the objective of raising awareness about iron deficiency in the state.

Source: East Mojo

Center – State Relations

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare launches a nationwide Mass Drug Administration (MDA) campaign, aimed at ending lymphatic filariasis transmission. The campaign is targeted at the 10 worst filaria-affected states including Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Karnataka, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, and Andhra Pradesh.

Source: Daijiworld; In detail: Press release

Any Other

Ministry of Mines announces the discovery of 5.9 million tonnes of lithium reserves in Jammu and Kashmir. Lithium is a non-ferrous metal and is a critical component used in the manufacturing of EV batteries.

Source: Economic Times; In detail: Press release