All Government Schemes
1.
“Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat”
§ It is an innovative
measure that will lead to an enhanced understanding and bonding between the
States through the knowledge of the culture, traditions and practices of
different States & UTs, for strengthening the unity and integrity of India.
§ It will celebrate the
cultural vibrancy of India while establishing a concrete mechanism to inculcate
nationalism and cultural awareness among the fellow citizens of our nation.
§ Ministry of Culture will
extend full support to implement the dream
§ During the RashtriyaEkta
Divas address on 31st October, 2015 on the occasion of
birth anniversary of SardarVallabhbhai Patel, the Prime Minister announced that
the Government of India proposes to launch a new initiative called ‘EK Bharat
Shreshtha Bharat’.
§ All UT & States
covered under the programme.
§ According to the scheme,
two states will undertake a unique partnership for one year which would be
marked by cultural and student exchanges. 6 MoUs between two States each were
also signed on the occasion of launch, under this initiative.
2.
National SC/ST hub and the Zero Defect, Zero Effect (ZED) scheme
§ An initiative of the
Government of India targeted towards developing a supportive ecosystem towards
SC/ST entrepreneurs.
§ The National SC/ST Hub
(NSSH) would provide professional support to the SC/ST enterprises thereby
enabling them to effectively participate in public procurement process.
§ The Hub would also work
towards the development of new entrepreneurs to participate in procurement
process leveraging on the ‘Stand up India’ programme. Selected entrepreneurs
would be provided with support and mentoring by industry experts, CPSEs, and
incubators.
§ The Hub would operate out
of the National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC) headquartered in Delhi,
supported by a special cell created for this purpose
§ It is to provide
professional support to entrepreneurs from the SC/ST and also
§ promote enterprise
culture and entrepreneurship among them
§ It will work towards
strengthening market access/linkage, capacity building, monitoring, sharing
industrybest practices and leveraging financial support schemes.
§ It would also enable
Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) to fulfill the procurement target set
by the government. The Public Procurement Policy 2012 stipulates that 4 per
cent of procurement done by Ministries, Departments and CPSEs would have to be
from enterprises owned by SC/ST entrepreneurs.
ZED:
§ ZED Scheme aims to rate
and handhold all MSMEs to deliver top quality products using clean technology.
It will have sector-specific parameters for each industry.
§ Ten ZED cells which will
implement the model have been launched. Quality Council of India (QCI) will
play a very important role in implementation of the model.
§ Under the model, the
manufacturing units will be assessed and awarded ratings of bronze, silver,
gold, diamond and platinum. A ZED platinum rating means the manufacturer is of
international standard and follows global best practices. The assessing depend
on the industry chosen, and the various quality and environment assessing
factors include process automation, process capability, design, safety and
hygiene issues, waste management, defect rate and people management. The
government will also rope various companies and chambers of commerce to
popularise the model among vendors and dealers
§ It was given for
producing high quality manufacturing products with a minimal negative impact on
environment.
§ The scheme will also be
cornerstone of the Central Government’s flagship Make in India programme, which
is aimed at turning India into a global manufacturing hub, generating jobs,
boosting growth and increase incomes
Quality
council of India:
Quality Council of India (QCI) was set up in 1997 by Government of India jointly with Indian Industry as an autonomous body under the administrative control of the Department to establish and operate the National Accreditation Structure for conformity assessment bodies; providing accreditation in the field of education, health and quality promotion. Besides the role of putting in place the accreditation structure, it also promotes the adoption of quality standards relating to Quality Management Systems ,Food Safety Management Systems. and Product Certification and Inspection Bodies through the accreditation services provided by National Accreditation Board for Certification Bodies (NABCB). Indian industry is represented in QCI by three premier industry associations namely ASSOCHAM; CII; and FICCI
3.
UDAN
§ Ude Desh Ka Aam Naagrik
§ To develop the regional
aviation market
§ Applicable on flights
which cover between 200 km and 800 km with no lower limit set for hilly,
remote, island and security sensitive regions.
§ The scheme seeks to
reserve a minimum number of UDAN seats i.e. seats at subsidized rates and also
cap the fare for short distance flights.
§ The scheme UDAN envisages
providing connectivity to un-served and under-served airports of the country
through revival of existing air-strips and airports
§ Air India Ltd’s Alliance
Air subsidiary will be the first airline to take wing under the government’s
subsidized Udan scheme. (Bhatinda in Punjab to Delhi )
§ According to the Udan
scheme, fares for half of the 70-seats will be capped at Rs2,500. Pricing for
the rest will depend on how quickly the first 35 seats get booked. The
remaining seats will be sold at small price increments.
§ The scheme would be in
operation for a period of 10 years.
§ The selected airline
operator would have to provide a minimum of 9 and a maximum of 40 UDAN Seats (
subsidized rates )on the UDAN Flights for operations through fixed wing
aircraft and a minimum of 5 and a maximum of 13 Seats on the Flights for
operations through helicopters. On each such route, the minimum frequency would
be three and maximum of seven departures per week.
§ The fare for a one hour
journey of appx. 500 km on a fixed wing aircraft or for a 30 minute journey on
a helicopter would now be capped at Rs. 2,500, with proportionate pricing for
routes of different stage lengths / flight duration.
§ The States have a key
role under the scheme. The selection of airports where UDAN operations would
start would be done in consultation with State Government and after
confirmation of their concessions.
Financial
Means:
§ A financial stimulus in
the form of concessions from Central and State governments and airport
operators like tax concessions, exemptions from parking and landing charges
etc.
§ A Viability Gap Funding
to the interested airlines to kick-off operations from such airports so that
the passenger fares are kept affordable.
→ The VGF would be provided by a market
based model. The operators would submit their proposals to the implementing
agencies would then be offered for competitive bidding through a reverse
bidding mechanism and the route would be awarded to the participant quoting the
lowest VGF per Seat.
→ Such support would be withdrawn after a
three year period, as by that time, the route is expected to become
self-sustainable.
§ A Regional Connectivity
Fund would be created to meet the VGF requirements under the scheme. The RCF
levy per departure will be applied to certain domestic flights along with 20%
contribution from states. The partner State Governments (other than North
Eastern States and Union Territories where contribution will be 10 %) would
contribute a 20% share to this fund. For balanced regional growth, the
allocations under the scheme would be equitably spread across the five
geographical regions of the country viz. North, West, South, East and
North-east.
4.Urja
Ganga: the highly ambitious gas pipeline project in Varanasi, Uttar
Pradesh
§ Aims to provide piped
cooking (PNG) gas to residents of the eastern region of the country and CNG gas
for the vehicles.
§ It will also help in
revival of defunct fertilizer plants in Barauni in Bihar, Gorakhpur in UP,
Sindri in Jharkhand and Durgapur in West Bengal by supplying gas
§ Seven East India cities
Varanasi, Jamshedpur, Patna, Ranchi, Kolkata, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack – will be
the major beneficiary of this network development.
§ It will also help in
revival of defunct fertilizer plants in Barauni in Bihar, Gorakhpur in UP,
Sindri in Jharkhand and Durgapur in West Bengal by supplying gas
§ Under this project work
on 2540-km long Jagdishpur-Haldia and Bokaro-Dhamra Natural Gas pipeline
project will begin and will be completed between 2018 and 2020.
5.
DBT for Kerosene
§ After the success of
Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) in LPG/Cooking gas, the government is planning to
launch DBT in Kerosene as well
§ It has initiated the
process by a pilot programme in 4 districts of Jharkhand
6.
JSY: Janani Suraksha Yojana
A
latest study conducted by researchers from NCAER says that JSY has helped in
reducing the socioeconomic inequalities as well as it has led to an enhancement
in the utilization of health services among all groups especially among the
poorer and undeserved sections in the rural areas.
§ The JSY was launched in
2005 as part of the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) to improve maternal
and neonatal health by promotion of institutional deliveries (childbirth in
hospitals
§ JSY is a 100 % centrally
sponsored scheme and it integrates cash assistance with delivery and
post-delivery care
§ Under the JSY, eligible
pregnant women(belonging to the Below Poverty Line (BPL) households and ST
category.) are entitled for cash assistance irrespective of the age of mother
and number of children for giving birth in a government or accredited private
health facility.
§ special focus on Low
Performing States (LPS).
§ Part of NRHM
§ Janani Suraksha Yojana
was launched in April 2005 by modifying the National Maternity Benefit Scheme
(NMBS). The NMBS came into effect in August 1995
§ transferred from the
Ministry of Rural Development to the Department of Health & Family Welfare
during the year 2001-02.
It
is implemented through ASHA, the accredited social health activist, acting as
an effective link between the Government and the poor pregnant women under this
scheme
7.
Swachh Bharat Misssion: 2nd Anniversary
§ Gujarat and Andhra
Pradesh are the first states to have become
§ open defecation free
(ODF) in urban areas.
→ The State of Himachal Pradesh has been
declared Open Defecation Free (ODF), making it the second State in the country
after Sikkim to achieve the feat in rural areas It was launched on 2 October
2014 to make India clean and open defecation free by 2019, Mahatma
Gandhi’s 150th birth anniversary.
→ The programme is divided into two categories -- Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) and Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban).
→ The Ministry for Drinking Water and Sanitation is looking at the rural part of the scheme.
→ The programme is divided into two categories -- Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) and Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban).
→ The Ministry for Drinking Water and Sanitation is looking at the rural part of the scheme.
§ The Urban Development
Ministry is implementing the programme in urban areas
§ Budgetary provisions for
the two sub-Missions will be provided separately in the demand for Grant of the
Ministries of Drinking Water and Sanitation (for Gramin) and Ministry of Urban
Development (for Urban).
8.
Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana
§
Aim
is to use black-money collected post-demonetization in welfare schemes for the
poor
§
The
government wants to give people an opportunity to pay taxes with penalties and
declare undisclosed income through the proposed Pradhan MantriGaribKalyanYojana
(PMGKY).
§
PMGKY
will allow people to deposit previously untaxed money by paying 50% of the
total amount: 30% as tax and 10% as penalty on the undisclosed income, as well
as 33% of the taxed amount as cess.
§
The
declarant will also have to deposit 25% of undisclosed income in a deposit
scheme to be notified by the RBI under the Pradhan MantriGaribKalyan Deposit
Scheme, 2016
§
If
the declarant refuses the option of using the government deposit scheme, 85% of
the amount will be deducted as taxes and penalties.
§
For
money that is found in raids, taxes and penalties of nearly 90% of the amount
will be levied, leaving just 10% with the owner.
Taxation
Laws (Second Amendment) Bill, 2016 proposes to introduce a scheme named the
'Pradhan MantriGaribKalyanYojana, 2016'.
Demonetisation was earlier done in 1978 When the government demonetised Rs. 1000, Rs. 5000 and Rs. 10000 notes.
Demonetisation was earlier done in 1978 When the government demonetised Rs. 1000, Rs. 5000 and Rs. 10000 notes.
§ This was done under the
High Denomination Bank Note (Demonitisation) Act, 1978
§ The difference between
1978 and 2016 Demonitisation is that the currency in circulation (of the higher
denomination) is higher in 2016 than was in 1978
9.
Housing for All
§ Under the scheme the
Government proposes to provide an environmentally safe and secure pucca house
to very rural household by 2022
§ It is named as the
Pradhan MantriAwaasYojana (Gramin)- PMAY-G
§ As per the Ministry of
Housing, the project cost will be shared by both the central government and the
state govt
§ Delhi and Chandigarh are
the two cities which will not be covered under the scheme
§ In its first phase the
target is to complete one crore houses by March 2019.
§ Local materials will be
used largely - along with a complete home with cooking space, electricity
provision, LPG, toilet and bathing area, drinking water etc through
convergence.
§ The payment process- will
be through IT/DBT mode with Aadhaar linked Bank accounts with consent, to
ensure complete transparency and accountability.
§ Skill training of
Masons-There is a provision for orientation of beneficiaries. A 45 days on site
hands-on skill training of Rural Masons helps poor households to move up the
skilling ladder.
10.
Business Reform Action Plan (BRAP) for States/UTs
§ Department of Industrial
Policy and Promotion (DIPP), Ministry of Commerce and Industry a 340 point
reform agenda
§ The DIPP, in partnership
with World Bank has studied the extent to which states have implemented the
BRAP.
§ This study was recently
released in its Assessment of State Implementation of Business Reforms 2015-16.
§ Andhra Pradesh and
Telangana have jointly topped the rankings.
§ Major progress was made
by states like Telangana, Haryana, and Uttarakhand
§ The assessment, first of
its kind, promoted both competitive and cooperative federalism among the States
and Union Territories (UTs). The first wave of regulatory improvement measures
further created a need to sustain the momentum of the regulatory reform
.
The
online portal aims to provide the following:
§ Real time ranking and
tracking of the States and UT’s based on the implementation of the
recommendations
§ Details of the good
practices to learn and replicate from the experience
§ Provide information on
current policies and practices across the States and UT’s
11. National food security act (NFSA)
§ The Centre notified that
the entire country has now come under the umbrella of National Food Security
Act with Kerala and Tamil Nadu joining the bandwagon.
§ With this move, now 81.34
crore people will get wheat at Rs. 2/kg and rice at Rs. 3/kg
§ NFSA: In 2013
§ There are two types of
beneficiaries under the PDS: AAY (Antyodya Anna Yojana, launched in 2000) and
priority households.
§ Every AAY household is
entitled to get 35 kg of food grains every month while priority households (BPL
amilies) are entitled to get five kg per person of food grains every month
12.
LEEP (Logistics Efficiency Enhancement Programme)
§ Aims to enhance the
freight transportation in India through improving cost, time, tracking and
transferability of consignments through infrastructure, procedural and
Information Technology (IT) interventions
§ The programme has been
undertaken under Bharat Pariyojana.
13.
Pradhan Mantri YUVA Yojana
§ Ministry of Skill
Development and Entrepreneurship
§ for entrepreneurship
training and education
§ scheme spans over five
years (2016-17 to 2020-21) with a project cost of Rs. 499.94 crore
§ scheme will also include
easy access to information, mentor network, credit, incubator, accelerator and
advocacy to create a pathway for the youth
§ The institutes under the
PM’s YUVA Yojana include 2200 Institutes of Higher Learning (colleges,
universities, and premier institutes), 300 schools, 500 ITIs and 50
Entrepreneurship Development Centres, through Massive Open Online Courses
(MOOCs).
§ over 7 lakh students in 5
years through 3,050 institutes.
14.
PRADHAN MANTRI SURAKSHIT MATRITVA ABHIYAN (PMSMA)
§ By Ministry of Health & Family
Welfare(MoHFW).
§ Aims provide assured, comprehensive and
quality antenatal care, free of cost, universally to all pregnant women
§ The check up will take
place on ninth day of every month. Blood pressure, weight,
§ sugar level, haemoglobin
test, blood test, screening and some other tests are done for free under
this scheme.
§ All medical check up will
be free of cost. Medical centres, hospitals, private clinics and
government health centres will host these check ups
§ Women who are in their
three months to six month pregnancy will be eligible to take the scheme. It is
for the women who are not from urban areas; semi urban and rural areas will be
preferred
§ envisages to improve the quality and
coverage of Antenatal Care (ANC) including diagnostics and counseling
services as part of the Reproductive Maternal Neonatal Child and
Adolescent Health (RMNCH+A) Strategy.
§ Participation of the Private Practitoners:-The programme follows
a systematic approach for engagement with
private sector which includes motivating private practitioners to volunteer for
the campaign developing strategies for generating awareness and appealing to
the private sector to participate in the Abhiyan at government health
facilities.
§ Identification and follow up of high risk
pregnancies. A sticker indicating the condition and risk factor of the pregnant
women would be added onto MCP card for each visit:
§ Green Sticker- for women with no
risk factor detected
§ Red Sticker – for women
with high risk pregnancy
15.
Saur SujalaYojana
§ Under the scheme, solar
powered irrigation pumps of 3HP and 5HP capacity would be distributed to
farmers by March 2019.
§ The scheme targets areas
where there is no reach of electricity.
§ Around 51,000 farmers
would be benefitted in the state with the launch of the scheme
Advantage:
§ The installation of solar
pumps is done in arid regions such as in Africa, India and South America
§ Aiming at increasing
local farmers productivity and as a consequence, improving their living
conditions.
§ It helps in saving Energy
§ There is no fuel cost -
as it uses available free sun light.
§ It can be operated
lifelong.
§ It is highly reliable and
durable
§ It is easy to operate and
maintain.
16.Kerala
has become the third State to be declared
Open Defecation Free(ODF)
17.
Trade Related Entrepreneurship Assistance and Development (TREAD)”
§ By:Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium
Enterprises (MSME)
§ To promote women entrepreneurs
§ economic empowerment of women through trade
related training, information and counseling activities related to trades,
products, services
§ Under the scheme, there
is a provision for Government of India grant up to 30% of the loan/ credit
maximum up to Rs. 30.00 lakh as appraised by lending institutions/ banks.
§ The lending institutions/
banks would finance loan assistance for a group of women through NGOs for
undertaking non- farm activities
§ Economic empowerment of
women through trade related training, information and counseling activities
related to trades, products, services, etc.
18. Ne-Ha: Setting up a National e Health Authority for the promotion of e Health standards by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
A
regulatory body, tasked with overseeing the digitisation of health information,
19.
Revenue Insurance Scheme for Plantation Crops (RIPS)
§ By Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry
§ improved form of the Price Stabilization
Fund (PSF) Scheme, 2003 which was closed in 2013.
§ Launched for protecting growers of plantation crops from
twin risks of yield loss due to pest attacks, adverse weather parameters etc.
and income loss caused by fall in-domestic and international prices
20.VAN
JEEVAN
Union
Ministry of Tribal Affairs in collaboration with UNDP and National Scheduled
Tribes Finance and Development Corporation (NSTFDC) launched “Vanjeevan”
the National
Resource Centre (NRC) for Tribal Livelihood issues at
Bhubaneswar.
§ Scheme will identify problems related to
livelihood issues, provide skill training and to facilitate entrepreneurship
and employment among tribal people.
§ NRC will serve as an apex
central institution within Ministry of Tribal Affairs to act as research and
technical hub for the socio-economic development of tribal communities.
§ In first phase it will be launched in
selected districts of six states having low HDI value of tribal people. These
states are Assam, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Odisha
and Telangana.
§ In 2nd phase, programme will be
implemented in Arunachal Pradesh, Chattisgarh, Jharkhand, Maharashtra,
Meghalaya and Tripura
§ The programme will focus
on the identification of local resources, keeping in view the existing skill
level. The programme will facilitate utilization of funds under various
Government programmes for the above purpose. The National Resource Centre will
serve as a platform for livelihood mapping, skill gap analysis and knowledge
hub where consolidation of best livelihood and entrepreneurship models will be
accessible for tribal entrepreneurship development.
21.
GArv II App
§ Power ministry launched
GARV app to provide real time data about rural electrification in all (6 lakh)
villages of the country.
§ Earlier GARV app only
provided data about rural electrification regarding 18,452 unelectrified villages
while GARV II will provide real time data about all villages
22.
‘100 Million for 100 Million’ Campaign organized by the Kailash Satyarthi
Children’s Foundation
§ The Campaign aims to
mobilise 100 million youth for 100 million underprivileged children across the
world, to end child labour, child slavery, violence against children and
promote the right of every child to be safe, free, and educated, over the next
5 years.
§ The campaign would use
social media for the purpose of sensitising people, building awareness,
petitioning, creating demands on governments and international community and
asking corporates to ensure no child labour, child slave or trafficked youth is
involved in their supply and production chains.
23.
PM UJJVALA YOJANA (PMUY) has achieved the target of providing 1.5 crore of LPG
connection in financial year 2015-16 in just 8 months.
§ Under PMUY, national LPG
coverage has been increased from 61% (in Jan 2016) to 70% (in December 2016)
§ Top 5 states with highest
number of connections are UP (46 lakh), WB (19 lakh), Bihar (17 lakh), MP (17
lakh), Rajasthan (14 lakh) constituting 75% of total connections till today.
§ Hilly states like
J&K, HP, Uttarakhand, all NE states have a coverage of less than national
average
§ PMUY scheme provides free
LPG connections in the name of woman head of BPL household identified through
Socio-Economic Caste Census Data.
§ Financial assistance of
Rs 1600 will be provided per connection by GoI.
§ It is the first welfare
scheme implemented by Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas.
§ To be implemented over 3
year period (2016-19) overall providing 5 cr connections to BPL households.
§ It will help in replacing
the unclean cooking fuels mostly used in rural India with clean and more
efficient LPG resulting in empowerment of women and protecting their health.
24.Deen Dayal Upadhyaya
Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY)
§ Flagship programme of
power ministry to facilitate 24*7 power supply in rural area villages
§ It was launched in 2015
in Patna.
§ Earlier scheme for rural
electrification called Rajiv Gandhi GrameenVidyutikaranYojana (RGGVY) has been
subsumed in this scheme
§ reforms in the rural
areas. It focuses on feeder separation (rural households & agricultural)
and strengthening of sub-transmission & distribution infrastructure
§ Pradhan Mantri Gram
SadakYojana (PMGSY) was launched on 25th December, 2000.
§ It is a Centrally
Sponsored Scheme.
§ PMGSY aims to
provide all-weather road connectivity to all unconnected habitations in rural
areas of the country.
§ Recently the Cabinet
Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEE) approved the Centrally ponsored scheme named Road
Connectivity Project for Left Wing Extremism (LWE) Affected Areas.
§ The project will be launched under the Pradhan Mantri Gram
SadakYojana (PMGSY).
§ Ministry of Rural
Development will be the sponsoring as well as the implementing Ministry of this
project.
§ The implementing period is of four years
from 2016-17 to 2019-20
§ The PMGSY guideline does
not permit construction/upgradation of MDRs. However, keeping special
circumstances of LWE areas in view, MDRs would be taken up under the scheme as
a special dispensation. The National Highways and the State Highways would be
excluded from this project. The roads to be constructed under the scheme have
been identified by the Ministry of Home Affairs in close consultation with the
State Governments and the security agencies, by following a process of
extensive consultation.
26.Mahatma
Gandhi Pravasi Suraksha Yojana
The
Union Cabinet has approved closure of the Mahatma Gandhi Pravasi Suraksha
Yojana (MGPSY) which was set up in 2012 to address the social security-related issues of the
Emigration Check Required (ECR)-category workers going abroad for employment to
ECR countries.
Why?
The
subscription under the MGPSY was very low and no new subscription was received
for more than a year. Closure of the scheme will, therefore, obviate the
avoidable recurring administrative and record-keeping expenditure.
About
the scheme:
Mahatma
Gandhi Pravasi Suraksha Yojana is a special social security scheme which
includes Pension and Life Insurance, introduced by Ministry of Overseas Indian
Affairs for the overseas Indian workers in possession of Emigration Check
Required (ECR) passports.
It
is a voluntary scheme designed to help workers to meet their three financial
needs: saving for retirement, saving for their return and resettlement, and
providing free life insurance offering coverage for death from natural causes.
27. Swasthya Raksha Yojana
27. Swasthya Raksha Yojana
§ By AYUSH ministry
§ Why: To promote health
and health education in rural villages
§ launched on the lines of
Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan but with a focus on traditional healthcareservices.
§ The programme will be
held by giving special emphasis on the demographic information of the
particular area where they will take place. The information will vary from
region to region and the focus will be on the food habits, lifestyle, etc. of
that particular region. Apart from that, knowledge will also be shared on the
endemic diseases and the ways to prevent those. This will be done by the
SwasthyaRakshan OPDs organized in each village on a weekly basis. Treatment
will also be provided for various disease conditions.
28. Nai
Roshni Scheme
§ Leadership development
programme launched by the Ministry of Minority Affairs in 2012-13.
§ To empower and instill
confidence among minority women, including their neighbours from other
communities living in the same village/locality, by providing knowledge, tools
and techniques for interacting with Government systems, banks and other
institutions at all level
§ The scheme has been
implemented through NGOs, civil societies and government institutions.
§ The scheme also includes
Educational Programmes, Health and Hygiene, Swacch Bharat, Financial Literacy,
Life Skills, Legal Rights of Women, Digital Literacy, Advocacy for social and
behavioural change.
§ The scheme helps in
fighting different social stigmas such as poverty
§ It empowers the minority
women to stand up for their rights.
29.
SWACCH SWASTH SARVATRA
§ WHO: Joint initiative
between the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation and the Ministry of
Health and Family Welfare.
§ The objective is to
strengthen community health centres in 708 open defecation-free
§ blocks across the country
to enable them to achieve higher levels of cleanliness and hygiene.
§ The objective of this
programme is to build on and manifest the achievements of two different schemes
§ Swacch Bharat Mission by
Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation
§ Kayakalp of Ministry of
Health and Family Welfare.
§ Under Kayakalp, one
Primary Health Centre (PHCs) in each district is awarded for meeting quality
standards including sanitation and hygiene. Under SBM, the Gram Panchayat in
which the PHC which gets awarded under Kayakalp for that district will be
noted, and special focus will be given to make it ODF at the earliest.
30.Mahila
Police Volunteer Initiative
§ Who: joint initiative
between Ministry of Women
& Child Development and Union Ministry of Home Affairs
§ Why:to create a safe and enabling environment for women
§ One Mahila Police Volunteer per Gram
Panchayat is to be assigned under this scheme
§ Haryana became the first state to adopt the
Mahila Police Volunteer Initiative
31.'SaanjhiSaanjh'.
§ National Newspaper dedicated to Senior
Citizen
§ By Ministry for Social Justice and Empowerment
§ It will be a bilingual
newspaper - Hindi and English
§ It will be published by
Harikrit which is an NGO for the elderly.
§ It will carry important
and useful news pertaining to elderly persons besides inspirational stories
32..Modified
Special Incentive Package Scheme (M-SIPS)
§ Amendments to the Modified Special Incentive Package Scheme
(M-SIPS) in a bid to achieve net zero imports in the
electronics sector by2020
§ M-SIPS policy was
launched in July 2012 for a three year period by the Ministry of Electronics and Information
Technology (MeitY).
§ Its primary objective was
to encourage investments in Electronics System
Design and Manufacturing (ESDM) Sector and speed up the
disbursement process.
§ The policy encourages
companies to produce domestically by providing them 20-25% subsidy on capital
expenditure.
§ The Government has
increased fund allocation to this scheme in budget 2017-18.
33.Indira
Gandhi MatritvaSahyogYojana (IGMSY)
Prime minister announced that every pregnant woman would get Rs. 6000 for hospital stay, vaccination and nutrition
Prime minister announced that every pregnant woman would get Rs. 6000 for hospital stay, vaccination and nutrition
started
by the UPA government in 2010.
§ The scheme was started on
a pilot basis in 53 districts.
§ However, the National Food Security Act of 2013 made
its universal coverage compulsory. Section 4(b) of the National Food Security
Act states that every pregnant and lactating women is entitled to maternity
benefits of not less than Rs. 6000
§ IGMSY originally provided
a benefit of Rs. 4000 which was increased to Rs. 6000 with National Food
Security Act, 2013. This cash transfer scheme is applicable to pregnant and
lactating women of age 19 and above for up to 2 living children.
§ All pregnant women are
eligible unless they have already received paid leave or maternity benefits
from their employers in the private or government sector.
34.Varishtha
Pension BimaYojana
Scheme
will be launched by the Life insurance
§ Post demonetisation,
banks slashed interest rates on fixed deposits, therefore the government has
launched VPBY to safeguard the interests of the senior citizens.
§ The scheme has been
announced with a guaranteed interest rate of 8 percent for 10 years.
§ The difference between
the return generated by LIC and the guaranteed 8 percent interest would be
compensated through the subsidy given to LIC.
§ The scheme will be open
for subscription for one year from the date of launch
§ The subscriber can opt
for pension on a monthly, quarterly, half yearly and annual basis.
§ Senior citizen can invest
up to 7.5 lakhs.Insurance Corporation of India from 1 April 2017.
RashtriyaVayoshriYojana”,
a ‘Scheme for providing Physical Aids and Assisted-living Devices for Senior
citizens belonging to BPL category’.
§ It was launched in
District Nellore, Andhra Pradesh on 1st April, 2017.
§ Physical Aids and
Assisted-living Devices for Senior citizens will be distributed in Camp mode
and the Scheme will be implemented through the sole implementing agency,
‘Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation (ALIMCO)’, (a PSU under M/o
SJ&E), which will undertake one year free maintenance of the aids &
assisted living devices.
§ The devices will help the
Senior Citizens to overcome their age related physical impairment and to lead a
dignified and productive life with minimal dependence on care givers or other
members of the family.
§ The ambitious Scheme,
first of its kind in the country is expected to benefit 5,20,000 Senior
Citizens over a period of the 3 years
35.Sha Gun'
- a Web-portal for Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan
§ It has been prepared by
World Bank in collaboration with Ministry of Human Resource Development.
§ ShaGun’ aims to capture
and showcase innovations and progress in elementary education sector of
India by continuous monitoring of the flagship scheme
- SarvaShikshaAbhiyan (SSA).
Sarva Siksha Abhiyan (SSA)
§ SSA is an Indian Government programme aimed at the
universalisation of elementary education "in a time bound
manner", as mandated by the 86th Amendment to the Constitution of India
making free and compulsory education to children between the ages of 6 to 14
a fundamental right. • SSA has been operational since 2000-2001 to provide
for a variety of interventions for universal access and retention, bridging
of gender and social category gaps in elementary education, and improving the
quality of learning.
§ SSA interventions include inter alia, opening of new
schools and alternate schooling facilities, construction of schools and
additional classrooms, toilets and drinking water, provisioning for teachers,
regular teacher in service training and academic resource support, free
textbooks& uniforms and support for improving learning achievement levels
/ outcome.
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36.fertilizer
sector: DBT
§ Pilot projects to
introduce Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) in fertilizer sector have been taken up
in 16 districts
§ DBT scheme was started on
2013 to:
→ Reform Government delivery system for simpler
and faster flow of information/funds.
→ Ensure accurate targeting of the beneficiariesby preventing de-duplication and fraud.
→ DBT Mission was created in the Planning Commission to implement the DBT programmes.
→ In 2015 it was placed in Cabinet Secretariat underSecretary (Co-ordination & PG).
→ JAM i.e. Jan Dhan, Aadhaar and Mobile are the three enablers of DBT.
→ Ensure accurate targeting of the beneficiariesby preventing de-duplication and fraud.
→ DBT Mission was created in the Planning Commission to implement the DBT programmes.
→ In 2015 it was placed in Cabinet Secretariat underSecretary (Co-ordination & PG).
→ JAM i.e. Jan Dhan, Aadhaar and Mobile are the three enablers of DBT.
37.Rashtriya
Rail Sanraksha Kosh
§ It will be created with a
corpus of ` 1 lakh crores over a period of 5 years.
§ Government will lay
down clear cut guidelinesand
timeline for implementing various safety works to be funded from this Kosh.
§ Unmanned level crossings
on Broad Gauge lines will
be eliminated by 2020
38.Cyber
Swachchta Kendra–Botnet Cleaning and Malware Analysis Centre
§ Why: For analysis of
malware and botnets that affect networks and systems.
§ part of Digital India
initiative under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
(MeitY).
§ centre will work in
coordination with the internet service providers (ISPs) and Industry
39.Pradhan
MantriGramin Digital SakshartaAbhiyan' (PMGDISHA)
§ One of the largest digital literacy programmes in the
world.
§ To make 6 crore rural
households digitally literate by March 2019.
§ To ensure equitable geographical reach,
each of the 250,000 Gram Panchayats would be expected to register an average of
200-300 candidates.
§ The implementation of the
Scheme would be carried out under the overall supervision of Ministry of
Electronics and IT in active collaboration with States/UTs through their
designated State Implementing Agencies, District e-Governance Society (DeGS),
etc.
§ The PMGDISHA being
initiated under Digital India Programme would cover 6 crore households in rural
areas to make them digitally literate.
§ This would empower the
citizens by providing them access to
information, knowledge and skills for operating computers / digital access
devices.
40.Mahila
Shakti Kendra
Budget
2017-18 speech mentioned that Mahila Shakti Kendra will be set-up at village
level in 14 lakh ICDS Anganwadi Centres.
§ It will provide one stop
convergent support services for empowering rural women with opportunities for
skill development, employment, digital literacy, health and nutrition.
§ It will increase access
of essential services for women.
41.
Kadiyan Srihari Committee By
MHRD to
look into the matter of girls’ education.
42.Project
Tejaswini:
World
Bank has signed an agreement with India to provide $63 million loan for Project
Tejaswinitoempower adolescent girls and young women in state of
Jharkhand.
§ It aims to empower adolescent
girls and young women (between 14-24 years) with basic life skills and further
provide opportunity to complete their secondary education and acquire market
driven skills. This program was approved by World Bank in 2016.
§ Project will be
implemented in 17 districts of
Jharkhand and estimated 6.8 lakh adolescent girls and
young women are expected to benefit from this programme.
§ This is the first World Bank project in
India that is solely focused on the welfare of adolescent girls and young women
43.Hamari Dharohar
Scheme
central
sector scheme launched in 2014 by the Ministry of Minority Affairs in order
§ To preserve the rich
heritage of minority communities under the overall concept of Indian culture
§ The six minority
communities notified under the National Commission
for Minorities Act, 1992are to be covered. They are: Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists, Parsis
and Jains.
§ Two other schemes
formulated for the benefit of minorities are: Padho Pradesh and NayiRoshni.
44.‘Middle
Income Group Scheme’
§
To
provide affordable legal services where fees would be charged as per the
schedule attached to the scheme.
§
Introduced
by SC
§
will
be administered through a society named ‘Supreme Court
Middle Income Group (MIG) Legal Aid Society’ registered
for this purpose. The Patron-in-Chief of the society is Chief Justice of India
and the Attorney General is its ex-officio Vice President.
§
Its
beneficiaries will be litigants in the SC whose gross income is less than Rs.
60,000 per month or Rs. 7.5 lakh per annum
45.
E-Laabh
To
pay subsidies in cash like in LPG to the targetedbeneficiaries, the Animal
Husbandry and Dairy Development and Fisheries Dept. launched elaabh software
46.Rashtriya Yuva Sashakti karan Karyakaram
(RYSK)
§ By Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
§ It has integrated 8 of its schemes under one
umbrella scheme known asRashtriya Yuva Sashakti karan Karyakaram
(RYSK)
§ The schemes that have
been integrated under RYSK are as follows:
→ Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (NYKS)
→ National Youth Corps (NYC)
→ National Programme for Youth and Adolescent Development (NPYAD)
→ Youth Hostels (YH)
→ Assistance to Scoring and Guiding Organisations
→ National Discipline Scheme (NDS)
→ National Young Leaders Programme
→ National Youth Corps (NYC)
→ National Programme for Youth and Adolescent Development (NPYAD)
→ Youth Hostels (YH)
→ Assistance to Scoring and Guiding Organisations
→ National Discipline Scheme (NDS)
→ National Young Leaders Programme
§ The scheme will benefit
youth in the age group of 15-29 years as per the definition of “youth” in
National Youth Policy, 2014.
§ Two schemes under the
ministry have been kept out of this umbrella scheme. They are National Service
Scheme (NSS) and Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development (RGNIYD).
47.“Grameen
Khel Mahakumbh
Khelo
India National Level Competitions under the Ministry of Youth Affairs and
Sports took place in January.The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports is set to
start off rural games as “Grameen Khel Mahakumbh” under Khelo India
Scheme.
Khelo
India Scheme
It
is a national programme which aims to develop grassroots level talent by
providing them with a national level platform.
The
GOI of India merged the Rajiv
Gandhi Khel AbhiyanwithKhelo India in 2016.
§ Two other schemes that
were brought under the umbrella of Khelo India are: Urban Sports
InfrastructureScheme (USIS) and National Sports Talent Search Scheme (NSTSS)
48. India’s first floating elementary school, namedLoktak Elementary Floating School
49.SAATHIYA’
Resource Kit and ‘SAATHIYA SALAH’ Mobile App for Adolescents
§ One of the key
interventions under the RashtriyaKishorSwasthyaKaryakram(RKSK) programme is
introduction of the Peer Educators (Saathiyas) who act as a catalyst for
generating demand for the adolescent health services and imparting age
appropriate knowledge on key adolescent health issues to their peer groups.
§ In order to equip the
Saathiyas in doing so, the Health Ministry has launched the Saathiya Resource
Kit (including ‘Saathiya Salah’ Mobile App) for adolescents
§ In addition to the kit is
the mobile app ‘Saathiya Salah’ (downloadable from Google playstore) which acts
as a ready information source for the adolescents in case they are unable to
interact with the Peer Educators.
RashtriyaKishorSwasthyaKaryakram
(RKSK)
The
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has launched a health programme for
adolescents, in the age group of 10-19 years in January 2014, which would
target their nutrition, reproductive health and substance abuse, among
other issues.
The key principle of this programme is adolescent participation and leadership, equity and inclusion, gender equity and strategic partnerships with other sectors and stakeholders. The programme envisions enabling all adolescents in India to realize their full potential by making informed and responsible decisions related to their health and well-being and by accessing the services and support they need to do so. It introduces community-based interventions through peer educators (Saathiyas), and is underpinned by collaborations with other ministries and state governments.
Objectives
§ Reduce the prevalence of malnutrition among adolescent
girls and boys
§ Reduce the prevalence of iron-deficiency anaemia (IDA)
among
§ Improve nutrition
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49. BHIM &UPI
§ Aadhaar-based payments
app developed by the National Payment Corporation of India (NPCI).
§ Payment can be done
through scanning QR code.
§ Unified Payments
Interface (UPI)”.
§ The UPI is for mobile
based payment method that powers multiple bank accounts into a single
mobile application.
§ It facilitates ‘virtual
address’ as a single payment identifier for sending and collecting money.
§ The single identifier
will eliminate the need to exchange sensitive information such as bank account
numbers during a financial transaction.
50.
Mission Indradhanush
§ Revamp PSB
§ PJ Nayak Committee
§ seven key reforms of
appointments, board of bureau, capitalisation, de-stressing, empowerment,
framework of accountability and governance reforms.
§ It aims to clean up the balance
sheets of PSBs to ensure banks remain solvent and fully comply with global
capital adequacy norms, Basel-III.
51.
Diamond Quadrilateral
§ Project of the Indian
railways to establish high speed rail network in India.
§ This quadrilateral will
connect the four metro cities in India, i.e. Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and
Chennai.
§ Similar to Golden Quadrilateral which
is a roadway project which
connects the four metros by Express Ways.
§ The Golden Quadrilateral
falls under National Highways
Development Project.
52.Permanent
Residency Status (PRS) to foreign investors
§ PRS will be granted for a
period of 10 years with multiple entry, which can be renewed for another 10
years.
§ In order to avail
this scheme, the foreign investor will have to invest a minimum of 10 crores
rupees within 18 months or 25 crores rupees within 36 months.
§ Further, the foreign
investment should result in generating employment to at least 20 resident
Indians every financial year.
§ For dwelling purpose, PRS
holders will be allowed to purchase one residential property. Their spouse and
dependents will be also allowed to undertake studies in India and take up
employment in private sector.