Subject: Scheme Context: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has given its nod to set up a ₹15,000 crore Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund. Concept: Why? Government has been implementing several schemes for incentivizing the investment made by dairy cooperative sector for development of dairy infrastructure. However, government realizes that even MSMEs and Private […]
Subject: Schemes Context: Government e-Marketplace (GeM) portal has mandated all sellers to clarify the country of origin while registering any new product. Concept: Need: It is related to centre’sAatmanirbhar Bharat campaign, to promote locally produced goods. As per procurement norms amended by the government, suppliers are categorised into classes depending on the level of local […]
Subject: Schemes Context: A study commissioned by the Ministry of Rural Development has observed that Sansad Adarsh gram yojana scheme has not made “any significant impact” and that “in the current format is not achieving the desired purpose”. Concept: Prime Minister has launched the Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY) on 11th October, 2014 on the […]
Subject: Policy/Schemes Context: Latest round of fuel price increase has helped the state owned oil marketing companies (OMCs) to recover a part of ₹35,000 crore investments made in upgrading their refineries to BSVI fuels. Concept: Emissions from vehicles are one of the top contributors to air pollution, which led the government at the time to […]
Subject: Schemes Context: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has urged centre to extend the benefits under the Pradhan MantriGarib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) for another six months Concept: Scheme covers 80 crore individuals, i.e, roughly two-thirds of India’s population. Each one of them would be provided double of their current entitlement over next three months. This […]
Subject: Schemes Context: Government launched a massive rural public works scheme ‘Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan’. Concept: The livelihood opportunities will come up in 116 districts spread over six states namely Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Jharkhand and Odisha who have received substantial numbers of migrants through the Common Service Centres and KrishiVigyanKendras This campaign […]
Subject: Schemes Context: Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs is going to establish Khelo India State Centres of Excellence (KISCE) under its flagship Khelo India Scheme. Concept: One KISCE will be identified in each state and union territory, with an effort to create a robust sporting ecosystem in the entire country. In first phase, ministry […]
Subject: Schemes Context: Supreme court has given notice to center on a plea to transfer PM-CARES fund Concept: The petition urged the court to direct the government to prepare, notify and implement a national plan under the Disaster Management Act to deal with the pandemic. It claimed that the Centre has been “refraining from divulging […]
Subject: Polity/Scheme Context: Tribal people due to lack of market access have been severely affected by COVID pandemic. As relief Cental government announced expanded coverage of PM Van Dhan Yojana current 18,000 SHGS to 50,000 Van Dhan SHGS. Coverage to 10 lakh tribal gatherers through the Covid19 relief plan of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs […]
Subject: Polity/Economy/Schemes Context: The United Nations and International Labour Organization (ILO) observe 12 June every year as the world day against child labour. Concept: The occassion was originally launched by the ILO in 2002 to create awareness about the global extent of child labour and the actions and efforts that are needed to eliminate it. […]