Old Pension Scheme Vs New Pension Scheme TOPIC: Governance Section: Schemes Context- Recently, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh announced the restoration of the old pension scheme (OPS) for government employees for the year 2022-2023. Concept- NPS vs OPS: The old pension scheme was done away with in December 2003 by the BJP-led central government when […]
Aspirational District TOPIC: Governance Section: Schemes Context- Addressing a webinar on Union Budget, titled ‘Financing for Growth & Aspirational Economy’ Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday called for identifying three sectors in which the nation could be in the top three in the world. Concept- India can emerge among the top 3 countries […]
SWATANTRATA SAINIK SAMMAN YOJANA (SSSY) TOPIC: Governance Context- The Centre has approved an allocation of ₹3,274.87 crore for the continuation of the Swatantrata Sainik Samman Yojana (SSSY). Concept- This is a Central Scheme for the grant of pension to freedom fighters and their families from the Central Revenues. It was introduced by the […]
Jal Jeevan Mission Topic: Governance Context: According to the latest data by the Ministry of Jal Shakti, less than half of the rural households in India have access to Piped Water Supply (PWS). Concept: Jal Jeevan Mission (2019) JJM was the revamped 2009 scheme of the National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) Goal: […]
ACCESSIBLE INDIA CAMPAIGN TOPIC: Governance Context- Almost half the government buildings in States and Union Territories identified during access audits in 2016-17 have been made accessible to people with disabilities, while only around 8% of public buses have become fully accessible under the Accessible India campaign ending in June, according to government data. […]
EAT RIGHT CAMPAIGN TOPIC: Governance Context- Four police stations in the national capital’s New Delhi district have been designated as ‘Eat Right Campus’ by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) for providing nutritious and wholesome meals daily to police personnel at their canteens. Concept- Eat Right India Movement: Eat Right […]
UNIVERSAL SERVICE OBLIGATION FUND (USOF) TOPIC: Governance Context- Reliance Jio has asked the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) to stop collecting from telecom operators contributions to the Universal Service Obligations (USO) fund until the existing corpus is utilised. Concept- The Indian telecom sector is a heavily taxed sector among the Asian countries. […]
India to make digital maps of all villages TOPIC: Governance Context- India plans to prepare digital maps of all its 6,00,000 villages and pan-India 3D maps will be prepared for 100 cities, under updated geospatial policy guidelines. The updated guidelines help private companies prepare a variety of maps without approvals from a host […]
NATIONAL HEALTH AUTHORITY TOPIC: Governance Context- National Health Authority (NHA) is working to integrate the database of Socio-Economic Caste Census (SECC) 2011 beneficiaries with the National Food Security Act (NFSA) portal so that beneficiaries can seek information regarding their entitlements under the AB PMJAY using their ration card number. Concept- National Health Authority […]
URBAN GOVERNANCE TOPIC: Governance Context- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a high-level committee, five centres of excellence and a rethinking of urban planning in her Budget 2022-2023 speech. Concept- By 2050, 50% of India’s population will be urban. India is no longer going to be a rural economy and is moving towards an […]