Sujalam Campaign Subject – Governance Concept – SUJALAM Campaign is a 100 days campaign launched as a part of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations. This campaign seeks to create more ODF Plus villages by undertaking waste water management across villages in India. During the campaign, ten lakh Soak-pits will be created. The Jal […]
Vidya Pravesh Module Subject – Governance Context – 12-week play-based teaching module for Class 1 students. Concept – Central government has issued a 12 week play based module as a transition aid to help students ease into physical classes for the first time. This preparatory module should be used for all Class 1 students across the country even after the pandemic, according to the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) professors who prepared the ‘Vidya Pravesh’ module. The ‘Vidya Pravesh’ module is meant to bridge the gaps for these students. The module lays out detailed […]
MGNREGA Subject – Governance Context – T.N. launches ₹100 cr. urban employment scheme. Like MGNREGS, it offers a livelihood for urban poor. Concept – MGNREGA is one of the largest work guarantee programmes in the world. The primary objective of the scheme is to guarantee 100 days of employment in every financial year to adult members of any rural household willing to do public work-related unskilled […]
Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act 2012 Subject – Governance Context – Attorney General K KVenugopal urged the Supreme Court to reverse the Bombay High Court ruling which held that if there is “no direct physical contact, i.e. skin to skin”, no offence of sexual assault under Protection of Children from […]
National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Subject – Governance Concept – The National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), formerly National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD), had its origin as the Central Malaria Bureau, established at Kasauli (Himachal Pradesh) in 1909. NICD was transformed into the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) with a […]
Competition Commission Of India Subject – Governance Context – CCI fines Maruti Suzuki ₹200 crore Concept – Competition Commission of India is a statutory body responsible for enforcing the objectives of the Competition Act, 2002. CCI was established by the Central Government with effect from 14th October 2003, but it became fully functional on 20th May, 2009. Composition – A Chairperson and 6 Members appointed by […]
Swatantrata Sainik Samman Pension Scheme (SSSPS) Subject – Governance Context – The Delhi High Court has reiterated that the widowed daughter of a late freedom fighter is entitled to the benefit of the Swatantrata Sainik Samman Pension Scheme (SSSPS) as a dependent. 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 Government of India. The Scheme provides for the […]
Jan Shikshan Sansthan Subject – Governance Context- The Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS), a Union government initiative for skill development in rural areas, has brought highspeed internet to some of the remotest tribal hamlets deep inside the Nilambur jungle in Kerala. Concept – Jan Shikshan Sansthan (formerly known as Shramik Vidyapeeth) provide vocational skills to non-literate, neo-literates […]
Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) Subject – Governance Context – CCPA cracks down on firms with misleading Covid ads. Concept – The Consumer Protection Act, 2019 establishes the Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) whose primary objective will be to promote, protect and enforce the rights of consumers. It will be empowered to conduct investigations into violation of […]
Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana (BKSY) Subject – Governance Context – Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik launched the distribution of a smart health card, which will help families get treatment up to ₹5 lakh per annum. Concept – About 3.5 crore poor people will benefit from the State funded health debit card system. Women members of the family can get treatment up to ₹10 lakh in a year. With this card, people can avail themselves of quality healthcare service in about 200 hospital chains in the country, including Odisha.