DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 1ST March 2017
1. INDIA’S FIRST INTEGRATED HELIPORT INAUGURATED AT ROHINI IN
NORTH DELHI
i. India’s first integrated Heliport
was inaugurated by Ashok Gajapathi Raju, the Civil Aviation Minister at Rohini
in North Delhi. The Heliport is the 1st of its kind facility in South Asia for
rotor wing aircraft including their landing and takeoff and has been built by
state-owned Pawan Hans Ltd.
ii. Jayant Sinha, Minister of State for
Civil Aviation, Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal and B P Sharma, Pawan
Hans CMD among others were present at the ceremony.
iii. The heliport consists of a
terminal building having a capacity of 150 passengers, 4 hangars with the
parking capacity of 16 helicopters and 9 parking bays.
2. MEITY TO PROMOTE DIGITAL TRANSACTIONS IN PLACE OF NITI
i. The Ministry of IT and Electronics
has taken the responsibility of NITI Aayog to promote the digital transactions
in India.
ii. MEITY is responsible for promotion
of e-governance for empowering citizens as well as promoting inclusive and
sustainable growth of IT and electronics in the country.
iii. It is also responsible for
encouraging the growth of IT-enabled services industries.
iv. NITI Aayog will focus on monitoring
and suggesting ways to improve various government schemes rather than getting
involved with implementation.
3. BIHAR STATE GOVERNMENT PRESENTS RS 1.60 LAKH CR BUDGET FOR
2017-18
i. The Bihar State finance minister
Abdul Bari Siddiqui presented the Rs 1.60 lakh cr budget for 2017-18 with no
proposals of any fresh tax.
ii. A Rs 14,555 cr revenue surplus
budget of Rs 1,60,085.69 cr is Rs 15389.42 cr more than 2016-17 budget estimate
of Rs 1,44,696.27 cr.
iii. The state’s fiscal deficit has
been estimated at Rs 18,112 cr which is 2.87% of the Gross State Domestic
Product estimated at Rs 6.32 lakh cr.
iv. Of an estimated revenue receipt of
Rs 1,37,158.41 cr of the state government in 2017-18, state’s own tax revenue
is estimated at Rs 32,001.12 cr which is Rs 2,270.85 cr more than Rs 29,730.27
cr in 2016-17.
v. The state plans to borrow Rs 23,862
cr in 2017-18 and expects a share of Rs 65,326.37 cr in central taxes and Rs
36,956 cr in the form of grants-in-aid.
4. ORISSA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY PRESENTS STATE BUDGET 2017-18
i. The state Finance Minister of Odisha
Pradeep Kumar Amat presented the State Budget for 2017-18 fiscal in the session
of Orissa Legislative Assembly..
ii. Total Budget Outlay was of Rs.
1,06,911 cr while merging non-plan and plan expenditure.
iii. The new allocations have been made
for the schemes and programmes. The largest outlay of Rs. 18,404 cr was
allocated for education and skill developments while an outlay of Rs. 14,930 cr
for agriculture.
v. Allocations have also been made for
the completion of the ongoing projects and increase in social