INCLUSIVE INDIA: PRO POOR
MISSION ANTYODAYA (RD)
- Announced
in Budget 2017-18
- Aims
to bring 1 Crore households out of poverty
- To
make 50,000 Gram Panchayats poverty free by 2019 (150th birth
Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi)
JAN DHAN (Finance)
Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY)
· Launched by the Prime Minister on 28 August
2014 for financial inclusion.
· 60% bank accounts opened in rural areas (As on
26.04.17)
· 28.44 crore Jan Dhan accounts
opened (As on 26.04.2017)
· Total balance in
Jan Dhan accounts = Rs. 64,567 crores (As on 26.04.2017)
· Over
22 Crore Rupay Cards issued (As on 26.04.2017)
· Share of zero-balance
Jan Dhan accounts dropped to 24% in December 2016 from 73% in
December 2014.
· Over
1.25 lakh bank-mitras appointed by banks
· 2.5 lakh Gram-Dak-Sewaks will
function as banking correspondents
JAN SURAKSHA (Finance)
- Launched
by the Prime Minister on 9th May 2015 in Kolkata
- Covers
accidental death risks
- Around 10 crore people (as 12th April,2017)
enrolled
under Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY)
- Accident insurance worth Rs. 2 lakhs at just
Rs. 12 per annum
- Launched
by the Prime Minister on 9th May 2015 in Kolkata
- 3.10 crore persons (as on 12th April,
2017) enrolled under PMJJBY.
- Life insurance worth Rs. 2 lakhs at just Rs.
330 per annum
- Launched
by the Prime Minister on 9th May 2015 in Kolkata
- Focus
on the unorganized sector
- Government
contribution- 50 percent of beneficiaries’ premium (up to Rs. 1000) for 5
years in new accounts opened before December 31, 2015.
- As
on 21st March, 2017, a total of 46.80 lakh subscribers have been
enrolled under APY with a total pension wealth of Rs.
1713.214 crores.
DBT
- Rs.1.79 Lakh Crores have
been disbursed under DBT directly into the bank accounts of the
beneficiaries. (as on 28.04.2017)
- Savings
due to DBT by elimination of ghost beneficiaries and middlemen worth Rs.
49,560 Crore over the last three years.
- 33 crore people
receive various subsidies directly into their bank accounts through DBT.
- 138
Schemes in 27 Ministries/Departments Covered under DBT at present compared
to only 34 in March 2015
- Target
is to bring 533 Central payment schemes under DBT by March 31, 2018
PAHAL
Pratyaksh Hanstantrit Labh:
Direct Benefit Transfer for LPG consumer (DBTL) scheme
· Launched in 54 districts on 15.11.2014 and
expanded to 622 more districts from 1 January 2015.
- Direct
transfer of subsidy to bank accounts of LPG consumers
- About 17.13 crore people benefitted till date
- World’s
largest cash transfer program
- Rs.
Rs. 47,410 crore transferred
so far as subsidy directly into accounts
- Subsidy
savings of Rs. 22,515 crores from 2014-17
FOOD SECURITY FOR POOR
(Food & Public Distribution)
- National
Food Security Act, NFSA extended all over the country
- 80.50 crore persons now get wheat at Rs. 2/ kg
and rice at Rs. 3/ kg.
- NFSA
launched in 2013 was being implemented only in 11 states in May 2014.
DEENDAYAL ANTYODAYA
YOJANA
- Over Rs. 16000 crores have been made
available to SHGs in the current Financial Year
UJJWALA (Petroleum)
Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana
- Scheme
for Providing Free LPG connections to Women from BPL Households launched
by PM in Ballia, Uttar Pradesh on 1.5.2016
- To
ensure universal cooking gas coverage, empower and protect women’s health,
reduce cooking time
- To
create jobs for rural youth in supply chain.
- 2.07 crore LPG
connection provided to BPL Households (As on 5th April)
- Scheme
spread all over the country, now in 694 districts
- Target
is to provide five core LPG connections in three years during 2016-19).
- Rs.8000 crores earmarked
- 24X7 Helpline for LPG Consumers: Dial 1906
RURAL EMPLOYMENT
– Har Haath Ko Kaam (RD)
· Over Rs 3 lakh Cr spent in rural areas
every year for rural poor
MGNREGA
- Maximum
budget allocation 48,000 crore (highest budget in 2017-18)
- Expenditure in FY 2016-17 so far is Rs.
51,902 crores and is the highest since inception
- 51.3 lakh works completed so far in FY
2016-17, from an average of 25 to 30 lakh works till FY 2013-14
- Women
participation rose to 56% in FY 2016-17, highest ever participation of women since inception of the program
- Against
the target of 5 lakh ponds, now 10 lakh farm ponds to
be completed by March 2017
- Over
95% wages of MGNREGA laborers being paid through DBT from 37% in 2013-14
- Geo-MGNREGA implemented in FY 2016-17, nearly
65 Lakh assets geo-tagged and made available in the public
domain
· The shift in focus from
fruitless labour to creation of sustainable assets
will make sure not just the
labourers, but also the people in these areas benefit
INDIAN POSTAL PAYMENT
BANK
· Indian Postal Payment Bank to take the banking
system to the doorstep of the poor and the unbanked
· Over
2.5 lakh Gram DakSewaks can work as Banking Correspondents
PRIME MINISTER’S
EMPLOYMENT GENERATION PROGRAM
- Three-fold
increase in allocations for PMEGS & Credit facilities
GARIB KALYAN
· Higher revenues to Government from Income
Declaration Scheme 2016 (Unearthed Rs. 65,250 crore) and PradhanMantri Garib Kalyan Yojana to
raise resources to spend on the poor.
SHRAMEV JAYATE
Workers get their due
- Minimum
wages have been increased by 42% in both agricultural and
non-agricultural sectors This will directly benefit an
additional 55 lakh workers.
- 7th Pay Commission: Benefited 50 lakh employees and
35 lakh pensioners.
- Payment of Bonus (Amendment) Act, 2015,
enhances the eligibility limit for payment of bonus from Rs. 10,000 per
month to Rs. 21,000 per month
- Shram Suvidha portal:
unique labour identification number allocated, online
registration of establishments.
- Unique Labour Identification
number allocated to give permanent identity to labourers. EPFO issued 6.57 crores UAN
out of which 2.5 crore have been activated through mobile phones.
- Amendments
in Labour laws to exempt certain industries from
returns, labour registration, inspection etc.
- Amendment
in factories Act, 1948 to allow for: night shift for women, increased
hours of overtime
- Apprentices
Act, 1961 modified to ensure more apprentices. Stipend linked to minimum
wages.
RURAL
ELECTRIFICATION
Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana:
(DDUGJY)
- Scheme
launched on 25th July 2015
- 100% Rural
Electrification with reliable, adequate & quality electricity supply
and also to provide access to electricity to villages/habitations &
households
- Budget 2017-18 allocation increased
by 44% from
Rs. 3,350 crores to
Rs 4,814 crores.
- 13,328 out of 18,452 un-electrified villages
electrified as on 28.04.17
- GARV II App launched for real-time and transparent tracking
of the progress in rural household electrification
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PROTECTING INDIA
Surakshit Bharat- Surakshit Log
SURGICAL STRIKES
· In order to protect Indian borders and put an
end to cross border terrorism Indian Army conducted surgical strikes
in PoK on 29th September, 2016
- Surgical
Strikes reflect zero tolerance for terror
○ On 18th September 2016,
terrorists struck at an army camp at Uri and martyred our Jawans. In
response:
○ Indian Army conducted surgical strikes at
several terrorist launch pads to pre-empt infiltration by terrorists.
○ Significant casualties were caused to terrorists
and those providing support to them.
○ Indian army struck a blow to terrorist
infrastructure and designs.
○ International community reacted overwhelmingly
in India’s favour.
ONE RANK ONE PENSION
· Resolved after four decades &
announced by PM
· As on February 28, 2017, Rs.
4,090.94 crore have been paid towards first installment of OROP
arrears to 20,07,090Ex-Servicemen and family pensioners. Further Rs.
2,317.82 crore have also been paid as second installment of arrears
to 15,66,486 Ex-Servicemen.
Other Measures for Ex-Servicemen
· Number of scholarships under Prime Minister
Scholarship Scheme has been enhanced from 4000 to 5500 from academic year
2015-16.
· Marriage Grant for daughter has been enhanced
from Rs. 16,000/- to Rs. 50,000/- from April 2016.
· Web portal has been launched
by Kendriya Sainik Board on March 11, 2016 for online process of
applications.
MISSILE SHIELD
AGNI-V
· Test flight on 26th December,
2016.
· The test flight further boosted India’s
indigenous defence capabilities and deterrence levels.
RAFALE DEAL FOR BETTER SECURITY
· Signing of agreement for purchase of
36 Rafale Aircraft
NAGA PEACE ACCORD: With NSCN-IM on 3.8.2015
LESS VIOLENCE IN LWE AREAS
EVACUATIONS DURING CRISIS
· During 2014, 1,100 persons from Ukraine, 3,750
from Libya and 7,200 from Iraq were evacuated.
· During 2015, 6,710 persons (4,748 Indians) from
Yemen and during 2016, 153 Indians from South Sudan were evacuated.
· During 2016 from Saudi Arabia, more than 1,500
Indians repatriated following resolution of labour issues
BRINGING
BACK PASTORS & IMAMS
· Father Alex Prem Kumar &
Judith D'Souza released from Afghanistan.
· Sister Sally- an Indian national from Kerala was
rescued from Yemen.
· Clerics Syed Asif Ali Nizami and
his nephew Nazim Ali Nizami return from Pakistan
ASSITANCE TO DROUGHT
HIT MAHARASHTRA
· To help the State of Maharashtra in facing the challenge of its worst ever
drought
· Ministry of Railways took initiative of
immediate transportation of water in the drought affected areas of Maharashtra.
§ Immediately arranged 100 tank wagons through its
Kota Workshop and dispatched them to Maharashtra
· Pune Division of Central Railways
transported water through a 10 tank wagon goods train using its limited
resources and manpower
· Goods train consisting of 50 wagons was pressed
into service
· More than 6 crore litre water
transported by the Railways from Miraj to Latur
· Railway named these trains as “Jaldoot” to
emphasize importance of this crucial endeavour
RESCUING LOST CHILDREN: Ministry of Home affairs with the help of
State Governments conducted Operation Muskan in July 2015 and Operation Smile in
January 2016
MOBILE APP ‘HIMMAT’
LAUNCHED in January 2015 by Delhi Police to instill confidence in women, to help women in distress
and to ensure their safety in Delhi. This application helps women to
raise SOS alert in case of any emergency and the same gets reported along with
victim/ caller location in real time at Police Control Room and the nearest PCR
Van and local police can be rushed to the spot.
Cabinet approval for
Crime and Criminal tracking system
National Emergency
Response System launched: 112 can be accessed through mobile, Landline, Internet, SMS etc.
Reservation for women
in place: In State Police of 8
States and All Union Territories.
Two more Mahila Battalions raised by
CRPF.
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SELF RELIANT INDIA
Saksham Bharat- Swawalambi Bharat
MAKE IN INDIA (DIPP)
· Launched by PM in on 25th September 2014 to make
India the hub of manufacturing.
· 25 sectors identified give a boost to
manufacturing sector in India with public and private sector- co-operation.
These include automobile, construction, defence manufacturing, electronics,
food processing, IT, Oil and Gas, Mining, Pharmaceuticals, Railways, Shipping,
Thermal power, etc.
· Partnership between the Government &
Industry has increased.
· India has moved upward with regard to ease of
doing business
· Foreign investment in India increased by 46%
after Make in India
· Manufacturing Sector: Growth in
2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17 has been 7.1%, 9.3% and 7.4%, up from 6.1% and
5.3% in 2011-12 and 2012-13. High manufacturing will also provide livelihood to
large numbers of people
· Great Growth in Mobile Manufacturing: 72 new mobile phone manufacturing units
have started production in India, creating 1 Lakh direct and
3 lakh indirect jobs. Production of mobile phones in India was
6 Crore units in 2014-15, which increased to 11 Crore units
in 2015-16 and is likely to touch 17 Crore units in 2016-17.
· Promoting Textiles Sector
· Special Package for Job Creation & Export
Promotion in Apparel Sector
· Expected to create jobs for
1 crore people, mostly women; US$ 30 bn. in exports; and investment
worth Rs. 74,000 crores in three years
· Capital Subsidy: For
technology upgradation, a new scheme named ATUFS (Amended
Technology UpgradationFund Scheme) started. It is expected to create over
30 lakh jobs, especially for women
· Investments of Rs.
1 lakh crore expected
· Rs. 6,000 crore Special Package for
Job Creation & Export Promotion in Made-ups Sector; Expected to create
employment for up to 11 lakh persons
· 20 New Textile Parks set up, Employment for
66000 people.
· Highest Software Exports in 2015
· JV agreements worth Rs.
40,000 crores signed between Ministry of Railways and
M/S Alstom Manufacturing India for setting up an Electric locomotive
factory at Madhepura, and with GE Global Sourcing India Pvt. Ltd for
setting up a Diesel locomotive factory in Marhowra for rolling stock
· Japan to partner with India to build 1st bullet
train from Mumbai to Ahmedabad.
· Estimated Project cost over Rs.
97,063 crores and will cover a distance of 500 kms. In 2.-07
hours.
· France and Germany to fund Metro projects
&build electric locomotive plant.
· $12 Billion Japan –India Special Finance
Ability, ABB to make India its manufacturing and export hub for Asia and
Africa.
Indigenous DefencePrduction (Defence)
· Indigenous built ballistic missiles
· Indigenous Defence technologies built by India
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SOCIAL
JUSTICE & EMPOWERMENT (SJ&E)
SABKA
BHAARAT –SAMAGRA BHARAT
BUDGETARY ALLOCATION
· The allocation for Scheduled Castes has been
increased by 35% compared to BE 2016-17.
· The allocation for Scheduled Tribes has been
increased to Rs 31,920 Cr and for Minority Affairs to Rs 4,195 Cr
SCHOLARSHIPS FOR SC/ST
STUDENTS
· Scholarships for SC/ST students – 3,30,64,900
student benefitted during 2014-15 and 2015-16 by distribution of Rs 7565 Cr
(HRD)
· Under the scheme of Venture Capital Fund, 36
proposals worth Rs. 135.91 Cr have been approved for Scheduled Caste
Entrepreneurs.
RESERVATION FOR
DIVYANGS UP
· Reservations for Divyangs in Govt. jobs rose
from 3% to 4%.
· Over 6 lakh Divyang jan have so
far benefitted from 4,700 special assistance camps organized across the country
since May 2014
ACCESSIBLE INDIA CAMPAIGN
· Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan launched by the Government on 3rd
December, 2015
· Objective is to make at least 50 percent of all
government buildings in the national capital and all state capitals “fully
accessible” for the disabled by July 2018.
· Similar deadlines have been set to make airports
and railway stations accessible to the disabled.
· Special camps organized for distribution of Aids
and Assistive devices to 6 lakh persons with disabilities.
SAKHSHAM
· Scholarship scheme launched on 11 November 2014
to provide scholarship to differently abled students to pursue technical
education
NIRAMAY Yojana
· Rs one lakh health insurance cover to people
with autism, cerebral palsy and many disabilities
INDIAN SIGN LANGUAGE
RESEARCH AND TRAINING CENTRE established
CELEBRATIONS OF
125TH BIRTH ANNIVERSARY OF DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR:
· 14th April declared as
‘Rashtriya Samrasata Divas’.
· 26th November declared as
‘Constitution Day’.
· Gramodaya se Bharat Uday Abihiyan- 14th-
24th April 2016.
MUDRA
· MUDRA - Lending target under Pradhan Mantri
MUDRA Yojana Rs. 2.44 lakh Crores.
· Priority will be given to dalits, tribals,
backward classes and women (Budget 2017-18)
THE RIGHT OF
PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES ACT, 2016
· Types of disabilities have been increased from
existing 7 to 21
· Speech and Language Disability and Specific
Learning Disability have been added for the first time
· Acid Attack Victims have been included
THE SCHEDULED CASTES AND THE SCHEDULED TRIBES (PREVENTION OF
ATROCITIES) AMENDMENT ACT, 2015
· Provides for the establishment of exclusive
special courts for the speedy trial of offences of atrocities against the
members of SCs & STs
· To insert a new chapter relating to “Rights of
Victims and Witnesses”
· To impose certain duties and responsibilities
upon the State for making necessary arrangement for protection of victims,
their defendants and witnesses
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Resurgent India
SELF RELIANT INDIA
Samvardhit Bharat- Swalalambi Bharat
Technology driven India (DoS)
Mangalyaan Mission
· India’s successful Mangal Yan Mission
India sends 104 Satellites in Space
· India scripted a new chapter in the history of
space exploration on 15th February, 2017 with the successful
launch of a record number of 104 Satellites by ISRO’s Polar Satellite
Launch Vehicle PSLV-C37 in a single mission.
· Out of these 101 co-passenger satellites carried
were international customer satellites from USA (96), Netherlands (1),
Switzerland (1), Israel (1), Kazakhstan (1) and Saudi Arabia (1).
National Supercomputing Mission
NAVIC
· The Indian Regional Navigation Satellite
System (IRNSS) with an operational name
of NAVIC ("sailor" or "navigator" which also
stands for Navigation with Indian Constellation) an autonomous
regional Satellite Navigation System set up by India
· To provide accurate real-time positioning and
timing services over India and the region extending to
1,500 kilometers (930 mi) around India
G-SAT17 Communication Satellite
· India working on G-SAT17 Communication Satellite
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PROMOTING CULTURE &
TOURISM
Susanskrit
Bharat, Sanrakshit Bharat
PADMA AWARDS FOR UNSUNG HEROES
· For the first time, Padma
Awards became People’s Awards by opening the doors to
unsung heroes.
· For the first time in the 62-year old history of
Padma Awards, ordinary citizens were also given the opportunity to
nominate others.
· Previously only Union Ministers, MoS, Chief
Ministers, Governors, Members of Parliament, previous recipients and important
persons could nominate others for the Awards.
· As a result, exemplary people who normally went
unrecognized were honored for the first time. E.g. Shri Karimul Hak,
who runs a ‘Bike-Ambulance-service’ for the people of Dhalabari Village in
Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal
E-VISA FACILITY for more than 180 countries.
E-TICKETING for major tourist monuments (Tajmahal and
Humayun tomb)
RENOVATION OF RIVER GHATS in pilgrim cities like Varanasi
AADARSH SMAARAK: 25 ASI monuments named as Aadarsh Smaarak
to promote tourist facilities
DEDICATED TOURIST TRAINS: Jyotirling circuit, Sukhmangal circuit (
Bengaluru-Madurai) &Dakshin Dham Circuit
DEDICATED SCHEMES launched for heritage and tourist
locations: Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana HRIDAY, PRASAD
HRIDAY aims to preserve and revitalize
India’s heritage cities by encouraging an aesthetically appealing, informative
& secure environment. Being implemented in 12 cities, Ajmer, Amaravati,
Amritsar, Badami, Dwarka, Gaya, Kanchipuram, Mathura, Puri, Varanasi,
Velankanni, and Warangal
EK BHARAT SHRESHTHA
BHARAT’ SCHEME: To promote inter cultural aspects among various
states
INCREDIBLE INDIA 2.0: To promote tourism in India
INTERNATIONAL YOGA DAY & RASHTRIYA EKTA DIWAS
125TH BIRTH ANNIVERSARY OF Dr.
B R AMBEDKAR
350TH ANNIVERSARY OF GURU
GOBIND SINGH
CENTENARY CELEBRATIONS OF CHAMPARAN SATYAGRAHA
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