CURRENT AFFAIRS MARCH 8TH 2023 BY STUDYBIZZ
1.CONRAD SANGMA SWORN-IN AS MEGHALAYA CHIEF MINISTER
National People’s party president, Conrad K Sangma, has taken oath as the chief minister of Meghalaya for the second consecutive term.
Governor Phagu Chauhan has administered the oath of office to Sangma.
The sworn-in ceremony was attended by PM Narendra Modi, BJP President JP Nadda and home minister Amit Shah.
While National Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP)’s Neiphiu Rio will take oath as Nagaland chief minister.
2.MAUGANJ BECAME THE 53RD DISTRICT OF MADHYAPRADESH
Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced that Mauganj, a tehsil of Rewa district, will be the 53rd district of state.
It will be developed by joining four tehsils of Rewa district.
Four tehsils: Mauganj, Hanumana, Nai Garhi, and Deotalab.
Residents of Mauganj were raising the demand for a separate district for a long time.
He also released 605 crores in the bank accounts of 27,000 beneficiaries of the sambal Yojana in financial distribution program.
3.MIRABHAI CHANU WINS BBC INDIAN SPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR 2022
Weightlifter Mirabhai Chanu has won the 2022 BBC Indian Sportswoman of the year award after a public note.
She becomes the first athlete to win the award twice in a row after winning for the year 2021.
At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics,she became the first Indian to win a silver medal in weightlifting.
Other BBC awards for 2022:
Para Sportswoman: Bhavina Patel (TTPlayer)
Lifetime Achievement award: Pritam Siwach(Women Hockey Player)
Emerging Player: Nitu Ghanghas(Boxer)
4.RBI INTIATES 75 DIGITAL VILLAGES PROGRAMME
The RBI Governer, Shaktikanta Das has launched the mission ‘Har Payment Digital’ during the Digital Payments Awareness Week 2023, which is being observed from March 6 to 12,2023.
Campaign theme: Digital Payments Apnao, Auron ko bhi Sikhao (Adopt digital payments and also teach others)
RBI has launched a program to adopt 75 villages and convert them into digital payment-enabled villages.
Payment system operators(PSOs)will adopt these villages across the country.
5.SS DUBEY TAKES CHARGE AS NEW CONTROLLER GENERAL OF ACCOUNTS
S.S Dubey, a 1989-batch Indian Civil Accounts Service (ICAS)officer, has taken the charge as the 28th Controller General of Accounts (CGA)effective from 6th March 2023.
Prior to this role, he was an Additional Controller General of Accounts, Public Financial Management system (PFMS).
CGA is ‘the Principal Advisor’ on accounting matters tom the Union Government.
CGA is also responsible for exchequer control ands internal audits for the central Government.
6. MANIK SAHA SWORN-IN AS TRIPURA CM
For the second time , 70 years old Manik Saha has sworn in as chief minister of Tripura state
Prime Minister Modi, Amit Shah , JP nadda participated in the ceremony. 8 more MLAs sworn in as Ministers along with Saha
7. NEIPHIU RIO SWORN IN AS CHIEF MINISTER OF NAGALAND
72 Year old NEIPHIU RIO , NDPP party Cheif has taken oath as chief minister of Nagaland for the fifth time.
7 NDDP MLAs and 5 from BJP sworn as Ministers along with him. Prime minister Modi attended the ceremony.
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