Modi Schemes

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MODI schemes & Tours 2014 -15 – Hand Notes

1.Pradham mantri jan dhan yojana
AIM -- financial inclusion
National Mission for Financial Inclusion to ensure access to financial services, namely, Banking Savings & Deposit
Accounts, Remittance, Credit, Insurance, Pension in an affordable manner
• Accidental insurance cover of Rs.1.00 lac & No minimum balance required,life insurance cover of Rs.30,000/- &
operation of the account for 6 months, an overdraft facility will be permitted & Accidental Insurance Cover,
RuPay Debit Card must be used at least once in 45 days, Overdraft facility upto Rs.5000/- is available in only one
account per household.
• By 28 January 2015, 12.58 crore accounts were opened, with around 10590 crore
• launched on --15 August 2014, location --viganan bhavan , new delhi
2.Sukhanya samridi account
AIM -- For girl child
Sukanya Samriddhi Account, Govt is trying to give a social message that Girl Child is not a financial burden if parents
of a Girl child secure their future through proper financial planning.
• Interest rate of 9.2% --2015-16
• The maturity of account is 21 years from the date of opening of the account or Marriage of the Girl Child
• Initial deposit of Rs 1000 and thereafter any amount in multiple of Rs 100 can be deposited subject to max limit of
1.5 lakh & Age of 10 years, a girl child can operate her account
• launched - 22 January 2015, location --Haryana, panipat ,Brand ambasdor -- Madhuri dixit
3.MUDRA Bank Yojana
AIM -- Financial inculsion
• Micro Units Development and Refinance Agency Ltd (MUDRA) Bank on 8 April, 2015 with a corpus of Rs 20,000
crore and a credit guarantee corpus of Rs 3,000 crore.
• Mudra bank Extend finance and credit support to Microfinance Institutions (MFI) and agencies that lend money
to small businesses, retailers, self-help groups and individuals& SC& STs & BCs
• MUDRA Bank has launched three loan instruments:
Shishu: covers loans upto Rs 50,000/-
Kishor: covers loans above Rs 50,000/- and upto Rs 5 lakh
Tarun: covers loans above Rs 5 lakh and upto Rs 10 lakh
• launched on -- april 8th 2015, location --New Delhi
4.Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY)
AIM -- Social security scheme
• Bank account holders aged between 18 and 50 years are eligible to apply for this scheme
• premium is fixed at Rs. 330 for a life cover of Rs. 2 lacs.
• June 1st, 2015 to May 31st, 2016 is the period for which this scheme will cover all kind of risks to your life in the
first year of operation. Next year onwards as well, the risk cover period will remain June 1 to May 31.
• launched--9 May 2015 , , location --Kolkata
5.Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY)
• bank account holders aged between 18 years and 70 years are eligible to apply for this scheme.
• just Rs. 12 in annual premium for having an accidental death or disability cover of Rs. 2 lacs under this scheme
• insured for a period of one year from June 1, 2015 to May 31, 2016. Next year onwards as well, the risk cover
period will remain to be June 1 to May 31.
6.Atal Pension Scheme
• Minimum age of joining APY is 18 years and maximum age is 40 years
• Would receive the fixed monthly pension of Rs. 1000 to Rs 5000 at the age of 60 years
• Pension of Rs 1000 he would contribute Rs 181 a month. On his death his wife would get Rs 1000 per month and
after her death the nominees will get 1.7 lakh.
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7.Kisan Vikas Patra (KVP) Re-Introduced
AIM -- saving certificate scheme
The scheme provided facility of unlimited investment by way of purchase of certificates from post offices in various
denominations
• denomination of Rs. 1000, 5000, 10,000 and 50,000, with no upper
• lock-in period of 2 years and 6 months
• Double in 100 months
• Maturity period of 8 years 4 months
• Interest rate--8.7%
8.Krishi Amdani Beema Yojana
AIM -- Agricultural insurance
• plight of small and marginal farmers he said that most of them were leaving the agricultural practice because of
the uncertainty over the produce and returns.
• Krishi Amdani Beema Yojana so that the farmers don’t bear any financial burden if their produce gets destroyed
due to unexpected weather or for any other reason
9.Pradhan Mantri Gram Sinchai Yojana -
AIM -- micro irrigation
• Micro irrigation & ensure water supply to farmers round the year.
• basic contours of the agri-irrigation programme would be on lines of the PMGSY
• Budget allocation --5300 crores
• launched by -- Rajnath Singh ,
10.Pradhan Mantri Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana
AIM -- Rural development
• Under the Yojana, Members of Parliament (MPs) will be responsible for developing the socio-economic and
physical infrastructure of three villages each by 2019, and a total of eight villages each by 2024.
• Target --6,433 Adarsh Grams, of the 2,65,000 gram panchayats, will be created by 2024
• Funding -- through MP lads
11.Soil Health Card Scheme for Every Farmer
AIM -- Soil data
• Soil Health Card is used to assess the current status of soil health and, when used over time, to determine
changes in soil health that are affected by land management.
• The scheme will provide all 145 million farm owners in the country with a soil health card in the next three
years.
• The budget allotted Rs.100 crore for issuing cards and an additional Rs.56 crore to set up 100 mobile soil testing
laboratories across the country.
• Programme started in rajasthan & first SHC issued in punjab
12.MAKE IN INDIA
• India must become a manufacturing powerhouse in order to gainfully employ its demographic dividend & Big
labour pool and a large domestic market. In addition, with China’s competitive advantage in manufacturing
eroding
• India has the opportunity to take some share of global manufacturing away from China.
• stop tax terrorism & improve infrastructure
• reform labour laws & invest in skills development
• make it easier to acquire land & implement Goods and Services Tax (GST)
some of the make in india initatives
• Spice Group said it would start a mobile phone manufacturing unit in Uttar Pradesh with an investment of 500
crore
• SAMSUNG --MSME-Samsung Technical Schools" will be established in India
• Hitachi said it was committed to the initiative, It said that an auto-component plant will be set up in Chennai in
2016
• Huawei opened a new research and development (R&D) campus in Bengaluru
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• AIRBUS with MAHENDRA said that it will manufacture its products in India and invest $ 2 Billion US dollars.
• Marine Products Export Development Authority said that it was interested in supplying shrimp eggs to shrimp
farmers in India under the initiative
• Tata JLR (Jaguar Land-Rover) announced that it will move its production of the Land Rover Defender to its Pune
facility in India in 2016
13.Digital india
KEY components of digital india
• Digital infrastructure-to support national optic fiber
• INTERNET OF THINGS (IOT)-essential building of smart cities
• Foreign ICT investments -- make in india policy
9 pillars of digital india
• 1.Broadband Highways 2.Universal Access to Mobile Connectivity
• 3.Public Internet Access Programme 4.E-Governance –Reforming government through Technology 5.eKranti
– Electronic delivery of services 6.Information for All
• 7.Electronics Manufacturing –Target NET ZERO Imports 8.IT for Jobs
• 9.Early Harvest Programmes
DIGITAL INDIA intiatives
• India's top billionaires pledged around Rs 4.5 lakh crore to projects related to Digital Indiagenerate
employments for some 18 lakh people.
• government's Rs 1.13-lakh-crore Digital India programme
• Tata Consultancy Services -will hire 60,000 IT professionals this year.
• Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani said his company would invest Rs 2.5 lakh crore across
different Digital India heads
• Digital India where 1.2 billion connected Indians drive the nation," said the Prime Minister at the launch of
the Digital India Week
• Kumar Mangalam Birla--350,000 towns and villages in India to provide mobile-based healthcare and
education services
• Bharathi Mittal said spend over Rs 1 lakh crore in the next five years.
• Rival telco Reliance Communications, pledged to invest Rs 10,000 crore to fund transformational initiatives
across the cloud, digital and telecom space.
• Vedanta Resources Chairman Anil Agarwal, to provide education through digital medium, or e-Shikhsha.
13.SKILL INDIA
• focus on creating jobs for youth, the government has decided to revamp the antiquated industrial training
centres that will skill over 20 lakh youth annually and devise special courses based on industry needs.
• will set up 1,500 new ITIs across the country and another 100-odd such centres in North East and Left Wing
Extremism affected states.
• Creating 500 Million jobs by 2020
• World Youth Skills Day on 15th July*
14.Smart cities
A smart city should be able to respond faster to city and global challenges than one with a simple 'transactional'
relationship with its citizens
Key 'smart' sectors which includes--Transport, Energy , Health care& Water and waste
100 PROPOSED SMART CITIES
SMART CITIES - Assistance from other countries
• SINGAPORE --100 smart cities across the country, USA--AJMER, AHEMEBAD, VISHAPATNAM , JAPAN--
VARANASI, FRANCE --Pondicherry and Nagpur & gujarat ,SPAIN ---DELHI, ISREAL -- Maharastra , CHINA -PUNE ,
CHINA - Andhrapradesh
• JAPAN --MUMBAI, AUSTRALIA-- ATAL scheme, AUSTRIA -- JNNURM
• GERMANY --3 more smart cities * no mentiones cities
• CANADA -- Wooden multi-storey housing technology in urban cities
• NOTE -- first smart city -- puducherry
• Budget intiative -- 100 crores
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• Corpus --48000 crores & each smart city will get 100 crores for next 5 years
15.Swachh bharat abhiyan
• Swachh Bharat Abhiyan is started by the government to make India a completely clean India
• This mission has to be completed by 150th birth anniversary of Bapu (2nd October of 2019) in next five years
• The costs of programmes are set like Rs 7,366 crore on solid waste management, Rs 1,828 crore on public
awareness, Rs 655 crore on community toilets, Rs 4,165 crore on individual household toilets.
• swachh bharat mission of urban areas aims to cover almost 1.04 crore households in order to provide them 2.6
lakhs of public toilets, 2.5 lakhs of community toilets together with the solid wastes management in every town.
16. NAMAMI GANGA
• Ganga action plan (GAP)sarted in -1986
• Stated by rajiv gandhi PM in 1985 with $ 226 million aid
• From 1985 -2014 -- 4500 crores by govt of india
• Ganga conservation mission --2000 cr & Budget -2014-15 -- 2037crores
• Recent -- 20000 crores for "NAMAMI GANGA PROJECT "
• 5- states uttarkhand , jharkahand , uttarpradesh, westbengal , bihar
• 10 -piligrim places , HARIDWAR , VARANASI, ALLAHBAD, KANPUR , VRIRDAM, GORIMUKESHU, PATNA,
KOLKATTA, SAHIBANGJ, NABODWIP
• 18 - years project duration Which covers 23- Small cities & 29 - Big cities
• 26% -- Ganga covers india land mass & 37% - ganga covers india
• 48-towns & 118 --ghats & 2500 km- project coverage
• Authority --NGRBA -- National Ganga River Basin Authourity & min. of water resources river devl. & Mission -
- NMCG -- National Mission for Clean Ganga
• JAPAN - External aided project , Australia -- cleaning project , germany -- water management & rejvuation ,
Netherlands -- flood control assistance
17.Beti Bachao Beti Padhao
• Multiple deprivations faced by girls and women is critical for more inclusive and sustainable growth adverse sex
ratio in young children in the 0-6 years age group in Nutrition from different States & UTs and districts
• To enable inter state sharing and learning from these models through thematic presentations,dialogue, state
poster sessions and cluster/interest group interactions.
• To evolve a strategy framework that synthesizes learning from these models for adaptation/replication and
enables innovation and new approaches.
• To encourage mentoring support between states and continued learning, through the formation of state interest
groups, field based learning hubs and thematic e- networks.
• Care and Protection of the Girl Child - Beti Bachao Beti Padhao
• Brand ambassdor -- parneethi chopra & started -- haryana
18.INDRADANUSH
• To achieve full immunization coverage for all children in the country by 2020
• The Union Health & Family Welfare Ministry will be supported by UNICEF, WHO, Rotary International and other
donor partners
• The plan aims at providing immunization for seven diseases which can be prevented by vaccination:Whooping
cough ,Hepatitis B, Diphtheria, Tetanus, Polio, Tuberculosis
• Around 201 districts will be covered in the first phase and 297 will be targeted in the second phase & around 82
districts are in the States of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh.
19.Pharma Jan Samadhan Scheme
• Implementation and enforcement of the provisions of the Drugs (Prices Control) Order and also Deal with all
legal matters arising out of the decisions of the Authority
• Provide assistance to the Central Government in the parliamentary matters relating to the drug pricing.
• Monitoring the availability of drugs, identify shortages, if any, and to take remedial steps and Maintaining data
on production, exports and imports, market share of individual companies, profitability of companies etc, for
bulk drugs and formulations
• Rendering advice to the Central Government on changes/ revisions in the drug policy
20.Sansad adharsh gram yojana
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• Leveraging the leadership, capacity, commitment and energy of the Members of Parliament (MP) to develop
model Gram Panchayats.
• Building partnerships with voluntary organisations, co-operatives and academic and research institutions.
• MPs or Sansads to identify and develop one village from their respective constituency as a model village by
2016 and two more by 2019.
• MPs are required to pick one village with a population of 3000-4000 in plains and 1000-3000 in hills within a
month of the launch.
• “smart schools” with IT-enabled classrooms and e-libraries, Panchayat infrastructure improvement under
schemes such as MGNREGA and Backward Regions Grants Fund etc
21.Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana
• strengthening of sub-transmission and distribution network, feeder separation, Metering at all levels including
at input points, feeders and distribution transformers.
• It also seeks to strengthen Micro grid and off grid distribution network of rural electrification. Funds:
• The scheme has budgetary outlay of 76,000 crore rupees for implementation of the projects of which Union
Government will provide grant of 63,000 crore rupees.
• It should be noted that, this scheme replaces Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY), which was
launched by previous UPA government led by then PM Manmohan Singh.
22.Jyotigram Yojana scheme
• Jyotigram Yojana is an initiative of the Government of Gujarat to ensure availability of 24-hour three phase
quality power supply to rural areas of the state and to supply power to farmers residing in scattered farm
houses through feeders having specially designed transformers.
• The scheme was dedicated to the nation by President A. P. J. Abdul Kalam in 2006.
• Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) has commended the scheme saying Jyotigram scheme has
radically improved the quality of village life, spurred non-farm economic enterprises, and halved the power
subsidy in agriculture.
• Government of India is set to accept Gujarat's Jyotigram project as a flagship scheme for the 12th five year
plan.
23.AMRUT--Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation
AMRUT mission aimed at transforming 500 cities and towns into efficient urban living spaces, with special focus on a
healthy and green environment for children.
• The National Priority is to create infrastructure to provide basic services to households, and build amenities
• This will improve the quality of life of all
• especially the poor and the disadvantaged.
• The infrastructure should lead to provision of better services to people.
• The Cabinet approved Rs 50,000 crore for this mission which is to be spent over the next five years
• AMRUT -- upgraded vesrsion of JNNURM -- also called as -JNNURM-2
24.Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission
Budgetary provision for the Pooled Municipal Debt Obligation Facility has been enhanced from Rs 5000 crore to Rs
50,000 crore with extension of the facility by five years to March 31, 2019
scheme covers _
urban renewal of cities and towns, four fundamental activities
• safe drinking water and sewerage management
• use of recycled water for growing organic fruits and vegetables
• solid waste management
• digital connectivity
25.Housing for All by 2022 scheme
• Slum rehabilitation of Slum Dwellers with participation of private developers using land as a resource;
• Promotion of affordable housing for weaker section through credit linked subsidy;
• Affordable housing in partnership with Public & Private sectors and
• Subsidy for beneficiary-led individual house construction or enhancement.
• TARGET -- 2 lakh houses in urban & 4 lakh houses in rural
26.HRIDAY - Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana
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With a duration of 27 months (completing in March 2017) and a total outlay of INR 500 Crores, the Scheme is being
implemented in 12 identified Cities .
list of HRIDAY selected places
Warangal--Telangana, Amritsar -- Punjab, Varanasi--UP, PURI--BHUBNESWAR , KANCHIPURAM --TAMILNADU, GAYA -
BIHAR, MATHURA -UP DWARAKA--GUJARAT, BADAMI--KARNATAKA, AMARAVATHI --ANDHRAPARADESH, AJMER--
RAJSTHAN, VELANKANNI--TAMILNADU
27.Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Augmentation Drive (PRASAD)
implement the PRASAD scheme a Mission Directorate has been set up in the Ministry of Tourism. The Budget
provision of Rs.15.60 crore has been made in Revised Estimate (RE) 2014-15
list of PRASAD selected places
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh), Gaya (Bihar), Dwarka (Gujarat), Amritsar (Punjab), Pushkar-Ajmer (Rajasthan),
Kanchipuram (Tamil Nadu), Vellankani (Tamil Nadu)
Puri (Odisha),Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh), Mathura (Uttar Pradesh), Kedarnat (Uttarakhand) , Kamakhya (Assam)
28.SWADESH DARSHAN-world-class infrastructure destination
• develop tourist circuits potential
• develop intergrated infrastrcuture theme based circuit
• promote cultrual and heritage value of the country
• provide complete tourism facility in common based circuit
• follow commuinity based devlopment and pro-poor tourism approach
• promote local arts , culture , heritage to generate livelihood in the identified region
29.Pandit deendayal upadhyay shramev yojana
• That would allot Labour Identification Number (LIN) to nearly 6 lakhs units and allow them to file online
compliance for 16 out of 44 labour laws
• An all-new Random Inspection Scheme: Utilizing technology to eliminate human discretion in selection of
units for Inspection, and uploading of Inspection Reports within 72 hours of inspection mandatory
• Universal Account Number: Enables 4.17 crore employees to have their Provident Fund account portable,
hassle-free and universally accessible
• Apprentice Protsahan Yojana: Will support manufacturing units mainly and other establishments by
reimbursing 50% of the stipend paid to apprentices during first two years of their training
• Revamped Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana: Introducing a Smart Card for the workers in the unorganized
sector seeded with details of two more social security schemes
30.Deen dayal upadhyaya grameen kaushalya yojana--
• Enable Poor and Marginalized to Access Benefits
• Demand led skill training at no cost to the rural poor , Inclusive Program Design
• Mandatory coverage of socially disadvantaged groups (SC/ST 50%; Minority 15%; Women 33%)
• Shifting Emphasis from Training to Career Progression
• Pioneers in providing incentives for job retention, career progression and foreign placements
• Greater Support for Placed Candidates
• Proactive Approach to Build Placement Partnerships
31.PAHAL scheme Pratyaksh Hanstantrit Labh _ LPG debt scheme
• The Direct Benefit transfer of LPG (DBTL) scheme PAHAL (Pratyaksh Hanstantrit Labh) has been re-launched
in 54 districts on 15 November 2014
• in the 1st Phase and will be launched in the rest of the 622 districts of the country on 1 January 2015.
The scheme will cover over 15.3 crore consumers across 676 districts of the country. Currently over 6.5 crore
consumers i.e. 43% have already joined the scheme and will receive subsidy in their bank account.
32.MAHATMA GANDHI PRAVASI SURAKSHA YOJANA (MGPSY)
objective of MGPSY is to encourage and enable the overseas Indian workers by giving government contribution to:
• Save for their Return and Resettlement (R&R) & Save for their old age,
• Obtain a Life Insurance cover against natural death during the period of coverage for five years or till the
return of subscribed worker back to India, whichever is earlier.
• Government contribution of Rs.1,000 per annum in line with Swavalamban platform for all MGPSY
subscriber who save between Rs.1,000 and Rs.12,000 per year in NPS-Lite.
33.KCC kisan credit card
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• Kisan Credit Card is a credit card to provide affordable credit for farmers in India. It was started by the
Government of India, Reserve Bank of India (RBI), and National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development
(NABARD) in 1998-99 to help farmers access timely and adequate credit.
• The Kisan Credit Card allows farmers to have cash credit facilities without going through time-consuming bank
credit screening processes repeatedly.
• Repayment can be rescheduled if there is a bad crop season, and extensions are offered for up to four years. The
card is valid for five years and subject to annual renewals. Withdrawals are made using slips, cards, and a
passbook.
• Crop loan with Kisan Credit Card
• Credit to farmers or groups of farmers for crop loans, working capital or investment credit for viable agriculture
purpose.
• All farmers, owner cultivators, tenant cultivators, share croppers and individual farmers
• Eligibility: Individual
• Repayment period: With in A MAXIMUM OF 12 MONTHS.
• Collateral Security: Registered mortgage of land in case loan is above Rs. 100000/- and hypothication of crops to
be raised.
34.Nai Manzil
• To mainstream Madarsa students through bridge course with the help of reputed Academic Institutions.
• To be implemented by Maulana Azad Education Foundation (MAEF).
• Launched in 2014 by Ministry of Minority Affairs
35.USTTAD (Upgrading the Skills and Training in Traditional Arts/Crafts for Development)
• The Scheme aims at upgrading Skills and Training in preservation of traditional Ancestral Arts/Crafts of
minorities.
• 4 Components of the scheme:
• Up-gradation of Skills and Training in Traditional Arts/Crafts through Institutions.
• USTTAD Fellowship for Research and Development.
• Support to Craft museum for curating traditional arts/ crafts.
• Support to minority craftsmen/artisans for marketing Nationally/ Internationally through Export Promotion
Councils
• Launched in May 2015, in Varanasi by Ministry of Minority Affairs
36.Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana
• Announced in Budget 2015-16
• Nodal Agency: Ministry of Agriculture
• The scheme is aimed at irrigating the field of every farmer and improving water use efficiency to provide `Per
Drop More Crop’.
• Traditional methods of farming such as Organic farming will be encouraged so as to improve soil health.
• Soil Health Card Scheme has also been launched to improve soil fertility on a sustainable basis.
37.Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching (PMMMNMTT)
• Under the scheme Government will set up 50 Centres of Excellence for Curriculum and Pedagogy with
necessary emphasis on Maths and Science.
• setting up 30 Schools of Education,
• 50 Centres of Excellence for Curriculum and Pedagogy,
• Two Inter University Centres,
• National Resource Centre,
• Five Centres of Academic Leadership and Educational Management,
• Subject Based Networks and Workshops and Seminars
• Launched in March 2015 by Ministry of Human Resource Development
38.Project Uddan
• In this project the National Skills Development Corporation and the Ministry of Home Affairs and industry
will provide skills to 40,000 youth over a period of five years.
39.Rani Laxmi Bai Pension Scheme
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• This is a 'Special pension' pension program it would be given to Muzaffarnagar riot victims by U.P. Govt.
there will be help of Rs. 400 and Rs. 500, would be given under this scheme.
40.E-inclusion project
• In the e-inclusion project to spread e literacy the people will receive IT training.
• This project is an initiative to make at least one individual in every household e-literate, under the project.
• economically weaker sections of the society including rural SC, ST.
41.Bhagat Puran Singh Sehat Beema Yojana (BPSSBY)
• This is a health care scheme for BPL families launched in Punjab
42.Roshini Scheme
• This scheme is released by the Centre government for skill development and job placement for rural youth
and women in most affected 24 districts in 9 states.
43.Nai Roshini
• leadership development scheme for minority women by Ministry of Minority Affairs.
# MODI VISITS HAND NOTES

1.Bhutan 16–17 June 2014
• India and Bhutan reiterated their commitment to achieving the 10,000 MW target in hydropower
cooperation
• key person -->King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and Tobgay, Sushma Swaraj, National Security
Adviser Ajit Doval & Foreign Secretary Sujatha Singh.
• Capital: Thimphu
• King: Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck
• Prime minister: Tshering Tobgay
• Currencies: Bhutanese ngultrum, Indian rupee
2.Brazil 13–16 July 2014
• Modi visited Brazil for his first multilateral visit, the 6th BRICS summit was held at the north-eastern beach
city of Fortaleza
• key persons -->BRICS countries prime ministers
• Capital: Brasília
• Currency: Brazilian real
• President: Dilma Rousseff
3.Nepal 3–4 August2014
• HIT policy --H for highways, I for informationways, T for transmissionways
• Modi announced a credit assistance programme of US$1 billion to Nepal
• visited pasupathi temple
• Note --The last visit of an Indian prime minister to Nepal was 17 years ago in 1997 by I. K. Gujral.
• Capital: Kathmandu
• Currency: Nepalese rupee
• Prime minister: Sushil Koirala
• President: Ram Baran Yadav
4.Japan 30 August – 3 September 2014
• Special Strategic Global Partnership , make in india ,bullet trains
• eat tea cakes at the Omotesenke tea hut, one of the main schools for the Japanese tea ceremony
• Modi's 3D mantra--Democracy, Demography and Demand
• Capital: Tokyo
• Currency: Japanese yen
• Emperor: Akihito
• Prime minister: Shinzo Abe
5.United States_26–30 September 2014
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• Modi delivered his maiden speech in the sixty-ninth session of the United Nations General Assembly on 27
September 2014.
• Madison Square Garden pitch-3D Mantra, skill development, talent pool and India's bright economic
prospects.
• Smart city assistance by USA -- AJMER, ALLAHABAD, VISIKAPATNAM--CISCO
• key persons-- obama , ban-ki-moon
6.Myanmar11–13 November 2014
• Modi attended East Asia Summit--9th summit -Naypyidaw
• international partenership is required for a comprehensive response against terrorism.
• Capital: Naypyidaw
• Currency: Burmese kyat
• President: Thein Sein
7.Australia 14–18 November 2014
• The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, paid an official visit to Australia from 16-18 November 2014,
following the G-20 Summit
• CECA-Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement be brought to an early conclusion to realise the
potential of commercial relations.
• Civil Nuclear Agreement signed in September.Australian supply of uranium in coming years will enhance
India’s energy security
• Capital: Canberra
• Currency: Australian dollar
• Prime minister: Tony Abbott
• Queen: Elizabeth II
8.Fiji__19 November 2014
• Attended a 'Forum for India-Pacific Island cooperation' along with leaders from all 14 Pacific islands nations.
• Capital: Suva
• Currency: Fijian dollar
• Prime minister: Frank Bainimarama
• President: Epeli Nailatikau
9.Seychelles_10–11 March 2015
• Hydrography,Renewable energy,Infrastructure , Development and sale of navigation charts and electronic
navigational charts
• Indira Gandhi was the last prime minister to visit Seychelles in 1981.
• Capital: Victoria
• Currency: Seychellois rupee
• President: James Michel
• Continent: Africa
10.Mauritius__11–13 March 2015
• Ocean Economy, Cultural Cooperation ,Homeopathy
• Agriculture and Cooperation-- importation of fresh mango from India
• India Offers $500 Million Credit to Mauritius During PM Modi's Visit
• Capital: Port Louis
• Currency: Mauritian rupee
• Prime minister: Anerood Jugnauth
• President: Ameenah Gurib
• Continent: Africa
11.Sri Lanka__13–14 March 2015
• Reserve Bank of India and the Central Bank of Sri Lanka have agreed to enter into a currency swap
agreement of $1.5 billion
• Joint venture project between the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) and NTPC Ltd of India.
• 6.Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) between the two countries.
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• modi flagged off railway track between Madhu Road and Talaimannar Pier is the last segment of the 265-km
long
• key persons--president -Maithripala SirisenaRanil
• prime minster --Wickremesinghe
12.Singapore 29 March 2015
• Modi attended the state-funeral of Lee Kuan Yew,
• The first Prime Minister of Singapore.
13.France__9–12 April 2015
• India asked France to supply 36 Rafale fighter jets in ‘fly-away’ condition
• Including on the stalled nuclear project in Jaitapur in Maharashtra
• MoU was signed between Larsen and Tubro and AREVA
• key person ___French President Francois Hollande.
14.Germany__12–14 April
• PM Modi promised to set up a mechanism to help German companies invest and do business in India
• Make in India lion is a symbol of new India- Modi at India Pavilion.
• PM Narendra Modi visited the India Pavilion at the Hannover Messe.
• key person --Germany chancellor--- angela merkel
15.CANADA 14–16 April
• The visit, which resulted in several new bilateral agreements and commercial deals worth over $1.6 billion.
• Canadian company, Cameco, to supply over 3.175 million kg of uranium concentrate to India over the next
five years for the generation of electricity.
• modi was came back with PARROT LADY gifted by canada PM
• key person --Stephen Harper-PM
16.China 14–16 May 2015
• AGGREMENTS For 3 day visit -- total 21+ 24 = 45 aggrements done
• Agreement on establishment of sister-city relations b/w Chennai and Chongqing ,Hyderabad and Qingdao
,Aurangabad and Dunhuang of China.
• Modi visted errcota army museum
• ICICI bank open in china __* LAST year AXIS bank open its branch in bejing
• Indian Council for Cultural Relations and Yunnan Minzu University on the establishment of a yoga college.
• key persons--Xi Jinping(President) , Li Keqiang( Prime minister)
17.Mongolia 16–17 May 2015
• Mongolia and India are keen to move forward on the MoU for Uranium supply
• Modi was gifted a horse "KANTAKA" by mongolia counter part
• Capital: Ulan Bator
• President: Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj
• Prime minister: Chimed Saikhanbileg
18.South korea __18–19 May 2015
• Act East is an upgraded version of the Look East policy
• manufacturing sector, South Korean companies including Samsung, LG and Hyundai that have strong
presence in India.
• Capital: Seoul
• Currency: South Korean won
• Prime minister: Hwang Kyo-ahn
• President: Park Geun-hye
19.BANGLADESH__June 6 – 7 2015
• Modi discussed the ratification of te India-Bangladesh Land Boundary Agreement - 1974 & Protocol- 2011. &
Testa water issue
• Total -22 aggrements including on curbing human trafficking, smuggling of fake currency and setting up an
Indian Economic Zone, to boost bilateral ties
• Agreements on two key bus services were also reached, including the Kolkata-Dhaka-Agartala Another
Dhaka-Shillong-Guwahati route was also flagged off by the three leaders.
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• Memorandum of Understanding for Extending a New Line of Credit (LoC) of USD 2 billion by India to
Bangladesh was signed.
• Capital: Dhaka
• Currency: Bangladeshi taka
• Prime minister: Sheikh Hasina
• President: Abdul Hamid
• Official language: Bengali
20.Uzbekistan 6 July 2015
• Modi said the contract to do so, which was signed in 2013 to supply 2,000 metric tons of uranium ore
concentrate over five years
• 3-PACTS on Strengthening cooperation, cooperation on cyber-security, special economic zones
• MOUs signed on Political ties,Security, Counter-terrorism, Trade and investment, Science and technology ,
Cultural linkages.
• Key points -Capital --Tashkent, Currency--Uzbekistani som, President --Islam Karimov, Prime minister--
Shavkat Mirziyoyev.
21.Kazakhstan 7 July 2015
• Will supply 5,000 tonnes of uranium to India during 2015-19, PM’s visit to Kazakhstan is expected to give a
fillip to the civil nuclear deal signed in 2009.
• Railway cooperation agreement to boost connectivity to realise full economic potential.
• Caspian Sea oil block drilling agreement, that India has 25 per cent stake in. India and Kazakhstan could also
be finalising agreements on mining, mineral and oil and gas projects, which include iron ore, coal and potash
exploration.
• KEY POINTS _Capital --Astana, Currency--Kazakhstani tenge, President --Nursultan Nazarbayev, Prime
minster -Karim Massimov
22. Russia--7th BRICS summit & SCO summit 8–10 July 2015
• Modi to attend BRICS and SCO summit in Ufa_
• Attend 7th BRICS summit and Shanghai Cooperation Organization summits (SCO) in Ufa, Russia.
• Theme BRICS -- "powerful factor for Global Development"
• india & pakistan got the member ship in SCO
• SCO --Headquarters_ Beijing, China
• Members_ China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Pakistan, India
• Observers_ Afghanistan, Belarus, Iran, Mongolia
Modi and Sharif’s Meet in Ufa
• Tackling Terrorism, Military Meeting, Freeing Fishermen, Religious Tourism, Mumbai Terror Attack
• KEY persons _ INDIA -MODI, Foreign secretary -- S.jai shankar, NSA -- Ajit Doval
• PAKISTAN --PM -- SHARIF, Foreign secretary-- Aizaz Chowdary, NSA-- Sartaj aziz
23.Turkmenistan 10-11 July 2015
• Narendra Modi on Saturday pitched for early implementation of the $ 10 billion TAPI gas pipeline project
• 7-pacts signed --Including defence & tourism, Cross-border threats of terrorism, Organised crime , Illegal
drug-trafficking , Reaffirmed their commitment for a stable Afghanistan, Land-sea route through Iran for the
pipeline should be explored, Enhancing connectivity-- TAPI
• TAPI (Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India) --operational by 2018 and will carry gas from
Turkmenistan’s Galkynysh field that holds gas reserves of 16 trillion cubic feet.
• KEY POINTS--Capital--Ashgabat, Currency-- Turkmenistan manat, President -Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow
24. Kyrgyzstan 12 July 2015
• Modi signed four agreements including one on bolstering defence cooperation and holding annual joint
military exercises.
• Defence Cooperation, Election , Bureau of Indian Standards , Cooperation in Culture
• KEYPOINTS--Capital --Bishkek, Currency-- Kyrgyzstani som, President --Almazbek Atambayev
25.Tajikistan 12-13 July 2015
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Trade , economic intergration
• Modi's visit to Tajikistan would give an impetus to bilateral ties between New Delhi and Dushanbe.
• key points --Capital --Dushanbe,
Dushanbe, Currency--Tajikistani
Currency somoni, president--Emomali
Emomali Rahmon, primeminster --
Kokhir Rasulzoda
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MODI 365 DAYS NDA SCHEMES

BANKING & INSURANCE SCHEMES Part 1
A.Pradham mantri jan dhan yojana

Scheme Details
• Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) is National Mission for Financial Inclusion to ensure
access to financial services, namely, Banking/ Savings & Deposit Accounts, Remittance, Credit,
Insurance, Pension in an affordable manner.
• Account can be opened in any bank branch or Business Correspondent (Bank Mitr) outlet. PMJDY
accounts are being opened with Zero balance. However, if the account-holder wishes to get cheque
book, he/she will have to fulfill minimum balance criteria.
Special Benefits under PMJDY Scheme

• Interest on deposit.
• Accidental insurance cover of Rs.1.00 lac
• No minimum balance required.
• Life insurance cover of Rs.30,000/-
• Easy Transfer of money across India
• Beneficiaries of Government Schemes will get Direct Benefit Transfer in these accounts.
• After satisfactory operation of the account for 6 months, an overdraft facility will be permitted
• Access to Pension, insurance products.
• Accidental Insurance Cover, RuPay Debit Card must be used at least once in 45 days.
• Overdraft facility upto Rs.5000/- is available in only one account per household, preferably lady of
the household.
Documents required to open an account under Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana

If Aadhaar Card is not available, then any one of the following Officially Valid Documents (OVD) is required:
Voter ID Card, Driving License, PAN Card, Passport & NREGA Card. If these documents also contain your
address, it can serve both as “Proof of Identity and Address”
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HIGHLIGHTS
*scheme for comprehensive financial inclusion launched by the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi on
28 August 2014
*Run by Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance
*inauguration day, 1.5 Crore bank accounts were opened under this scheme
*By 28 January 2015, 12.58 crore accounts were opened, with around ₹10590 crore
B.Sukhanya samridi account

Sukanya Samriddhi Account is another welcome step from Govt of India. Honorable Prime Minister of India,
“h. Nare dra Modi Ji lau hed “uka a “a riddhi A ou t A “ all “a i gs “ he e o d Ja uar ,
2015. It is part of Beti Ba hao – Beti Padhao initiative of Government of India (GOI) also known as BBB
OBJECTIVE_
Sukanya Samriddhi Account, Govt is trying to give a social message that Girl Child is not a financial burden
if parents of a Girl child secure their future through proper financial planning.
7 Benefits_
1.Highest Interest Rate among all Small Savings Schemes offered by Govt of India_
Sukanya Samriddhi Account will offer interest rate of 9.1% for current financial year i.e. FY 2014-15. It is
highest among all Small Savings Schemes.
2. Tax Savings_
In order to encourage people to open Sukanya Samriddhi Account, Govt has exempted contribution to this
account u/s 80C of the Income Tax Act, 1961.
3. Lock-in Period_
In my opinion this is the BEST Feature of this scheme. The maturity of account is 21 years from the date of
opening of the account or Marriage of the Girl Child, Which ever is earlier. For Marriage, Girl should be of
18 years at the time of marriage. The operation of account is not permitted beyond date of marriage.
4. Purpose of Sukanya Samriddhi Account_
As i mentioned earlier, it is quite evident that Sukanya Samriddhi Account is launched with sole objective of
financial planning for the marriage of Girl Child. Social Message is that Marriage or Education of a Girl Child
is not a financial burden if parents plan well in advance.
5. Maturity Proceeds to be Paid to Girl Child
On maturity of Sukanya Samriddhi Account, the account balance along with accrued interest will be paid
directly to the account holder i.e. Girl Child. It gives financial independence to Girl child which is currently
missing in India.
6. Interest to be paid even after Maturity
Unlike other financial schemes where interest is not paid after maturity of the deposit / investment scheme.
Unique feature of Sukanya Samriddhi Account is that even after maturity, if the account is not closed by the
account holder, Interest shall be payable in the account till final closure of the account.
7. Flexibility to operate Sukanya Samriddhi Account
Based on past experience, Government of India has given lot of flexibility in terms of account operations. I
am listing down few of them
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(a) Account can be opened with initial deposit of Rs 1000 and thereafter any amount in multiple of Rs 100
can be deposited subject to max limit of 1.5 lakh during financial year. Every FY, a min sum of Rs 1000
should be deposited to keep account operative.
(b) On attaining age of 10 years, a girl child can operate her account
(c) Account can be closed if it is proved that account is causing undue hardship to the account holder
(d) Account can be transferred anywhere in India
C.MUDRA Bank Yojana

1.BUDGET SPEECH-_
The Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the promised Micro Units Development and Refinance Agency
Ltd (MUDRA) Bank on 8 April, 2015 with a corpus of Rs 20,000 crore and a credit guarantee corpus of Rs
3,000 crore. The launch was the fulfillment of an announcement made earlier by the Finance Minister Arun
Jaitley in his FY 15-16 Budget speech
2.MUDRA Bank Make a Difference to the Economy
As per NSSO Survey of 2013, there are close to 5.77 crore small-scale business units, mostly sole
proprietorships, which undertake trading, manufacturing, retail and other small-scale activities. Compare
this with the organised sector and larger companies that employ 1.25 crore individuals. Clearly, the
potential to harness and nurture these micro businesses is vast and the government recognises this. Today,
this segment is unregulated and without financial support or cover from the organised financial banking
system.
3.The principal objectives of the MUDRA Bank are_
• Regulate the lender and the borrower of microfinance and bring stability to the microfinance system
through regulation and inclusive participation.
• Extend finance and credit support to Microfinance Institutions (MFI) and agencies that lend money
to small businesses, retailers, self-help groups and individuals.
• Register all MFIs and introduce a system of performance rating and accreditation for the first time.
This will help last-mile borrowers of finance to evaluate and approach the MFI that meets their
requirement best and whose past record is most satisfactory. This will also introduce an element of
competitiveness among the MFIs. The ultimate beneficiary will be the borrower.
• Provide structured guidelines for the borrowers to follow to avoid failure of business or take
corrective steps in time. MUDRA will help in laying down guidelines or acceptable procedures to be
followed by the lenders to recover money in cases of default.
• Develop the standardised covenants that will form the backbone of the last-mile business in future.
• Offer a Credit Guarantee scheme for providing guarantees to loans being offered to micro
businesses.
• Introduce appropriate technologies to assist in the process of efficient lending, borrowing and
monitoring of distributed capital.
• Build a suitable framework under the Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana for developing an efficient
last-mile credit delivery system to small and micro businesses.
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4.Major Product Offerings

MUDRA Bank has rightly classified the borrowers into three segments: the starters, the mid-stage finance
seekers and the next level growth seekers.
To address the three segments, MUDRA Bank has launched three loan instruments:
Shishu: covers loans upto Rs 50,000/-
Kishor: covers loans above Rs 50,000/- and upto Rs 5 lakh
Tarun: covers loans above Rs 5 lakh and upto Rs 10 lakh
Initially, sector-specific schemes will be o fi ed to La d Tra sport, Co u it , “o ial & Perso al
“er i es, Food Produ t a d Te tile Produ t se tors . O er a period of ti e, e s he es ill e lau hed to
encompass more sectors.
5.Some of the Offerings Planned for the Future-_
MUDRA Card
Portfolio Credit Guarantee
Credit Enhancement
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D.Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY)

Age of the Insured – Bank account holders aged between 18 and 50 years are eligible to apply for this
scheme. So, if you are aged more than 50 years, you are not eligible to enroll yourself for this scheme. But,
once enrolled, you can continue with this scheme till you attain the age of 55 years.
Premium Amount – Less than Re. 1 a day or an annual premium of Rs. 330 is what you need to pay to get a
life cover of Rs. 2 lacs. No matter what your age is, the premium is fixed at Rs. 330 for a life cover of Rs. 2
lacs. This annual premium of Rs. 330 has been fixed for the first three years from June 1, 2015 to May 31,
2018, after which it will again be reviewed based on the insurers’ annual claims experience.
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Period of Insurance – June 1st, 2015 to May 31st, 2016 is the period for which this scheme will cover all
kind of risks to your life in the first year of operation. Next year onwards as well, the risk cover period will
remain June 1 to May 31.
Auto Debit Facility – Annual premium of Rs. 330 will get deducted from your savings bank account through
auto debit facility. You will have to give your consent for auto debit of premium from any one of your bank
accounts at the time of enrolling for this scheme.
Last Date for Enrolment – May 31, 2015 is the last date for getting enrolled for this scheme, but the
government has given an extension of three months up to August 31, 2015 for us to get enrolled and give
auto-debit consent for this scheme. This enrolment period may be extended by the government for another
period of three months, up to November 30, 2015.
NOTE _Those joining this scheme subsequent to May 31, 2015 will have to pay the full year’s premium of
Rs. 330 and submit a self-certificate of good health in the prescribed proforma.
E.Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY)

Policy Coverage – The scheme offers to provide you or your family a cover of up to Rs. 2 lacs in case of any
mishappening, resulting into death or disability of the insured. In case of death or full disability, you or your
family will get Rs. 2 lacs and in case of partial disability, you will get Rs. 1 lac. Full disability means loss of
both eyes or both legs or both hands, whereas partial disability means loss of one eye or one leg or one
hand.
Age of the Insured – Savings bank account holders aged between 18 years and 70 years are eligible to
apply for this scheme. People aged more than 70 years will not be able to get the benefits of this scheme.
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Premium Amount – It costs you just Rs. 12 in annual premium for having an accidental death or disability
cover of Rs. 2 lacs under this scheme. It works out to be just Re. 1 a month, which is extraordinarily low.
Again, your age has nothing to do with the premium payable for your insurance cover under this scheme as
the premium is fixed at Rs. 12 for a cover of Rs. 2 lacs.
Period of Insurance – You will remain insured for a period of one year from June 1, 2015 to May 31, 2016.
Next year onwards as well, the risk cover period will remain to be June 1 to May 31.
Administrators for PMSBY – The scheme would be offered / administered by many of the general insurance
companies, both in the public sector as well as in the private sector. Participating banks will be free to
engage any such general insurance company for implementing the scheme for their subscribers. National
Insurance Company Limited, Oriental Insurance Company Limited and ICICI Lombard are some of the
companies which would be offering this scheme.
Auto Debit Facility – You will be required to provide your consent for auto debit of Rs. 12 as the annual
premium from any one of your bank accounts at the time of enrolling for this scheme. This premium of Rs.
12 will get deducted from your savings bank account through auto debit facility every year between May 25
and June 1.
Last Date for Enrolment – May 31, 2015 is the last date for getting enrolled for this scheme, but the
government has given an extension of three months up to August 31, 2015 for us to get enrolled and give
auto-debit consent for this scheme. This enrolment period may be extended by the government for another
period of three months, up to November 30, 2015.
NOTE _Those joining this scheme subsequent to May 31, 2015 will have to pay the full year’s premium of
Rs. 12 and agree to specified terms of this scheme.
F.ATAL PENSION SCHEME

The scheme will be launched on June 1 2015 and focus is on the unorganised sector. A pension provides
people with a monthly income when they are no longer earning. A Subscriber receives pension based on
accumulated contribution out of his current income.Under the Atal Pension Yojna Scheme (APY), the
subscribers ,under the age of 40, would receive the fixed monthly pension of Rs. 1000 to Rs 5000 at the age
of 60 years, depending on their contributions.
To make the the pension scheme more attractive, government would co-contribute 50 per cent of a
su s ri er’s o tri utio or Rs , per a u .
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Eligibility for APY: Atal Pension Yojana (APY) is open to all bank account holders who are not members of
any statutory social security scheme.
Age- of joining and contribution period: The minimum age of joining APY is 18 years and maximum age is
40 years. One needs to contribute till one attains 60 years of age.
Enrolment agencies: All Points of Presence (Service Providers) and Aggregators under Swavalamban
Scheme would enrol subscribers through setup of National Pension System.
if person joined Atal Pension Yojna at 35 years, he will contribute till age of 60 years ie 25 years.
If he wants monthly pension of Rs 1000 he would contribute Rs 181 a month. On his death his wife would
get Rs 1000 per month and after her death the nominees will get 1.7 lakh.
If he wants monthly pension of Rs 3000 he would contribute Rs 543 a month. On his death his wife would
get Rs 3000 per month and after her death the nominees will get 5.1 lakh.

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Modi Schemes: Agriculture & Irrigation - Part 2

A.Kisan Vikas Patra (KVP) Re-Introduced
• The re-launched Kisan Vikas Patra (KVP) will be available to the
• investors in the denomination of Rs. 1000, 5000, 10,000 and 50,000, with no upper
• ceiling on investment. The certificates can be issued in single or joint names and can be transferred
from one person to any other person / persons, multiple times. The facility of transfer from one post
office to another anywhere in India and of nomination will be available. The certificate can also be
pledged as security to avail loans from the banks and in other case where security is required to be
deposited. Initially the certificates will be sold through post offices, but the same will soon be made
available to the investing public through designated branches of nationalised banks.
• Kisan Vikas Patras have unique liquidity feature, where an investor can, if he so desires, encash his
certificates after the lock-in period of 2 years and 6 months and thereafter in any block of six
months on pre-determined maturity value. The investment
• made in the certificate will double in 100 months.
• Reintroduction of Kisan Vikas Patra (KVP) is a welcome step not only in the
• direction of providing safe and secure investment avenues to the small investors but will
• also help in augmenting the savings rate in the country. The scheme will also safeguard
• small investors from fraudulent schemes. With a maturity period of 8 years 4 months, the collections
under the scheme will be available with the Govt. for a fairly long period to be utilized in financing
developmental plans of the Centre and State Governments and will also help in enhancing domestic
household financial savings in the country.
* INTEREST RATE --8.7%
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HISTORY__
Kisan Vikas Patra (KVP) – a certificate savings scheme was launched by the Government on 1st April, 1988.
The scheme provided facility of unlimited investment by way of purchase of certificates from post offices in
various denominations. The maturity period of the scheme when launched was 5 ½ years and the money
invested doubled on maturity.
The scheme was very popular among the investors and the percentage share of gross collections secured in
KVP was in the range of 9 % to 29 % against the total collections received under all National Savings
Schemes in the country. Gross collections under the scheme in the year 2010-11 were Rs. 21631.16 crores
which was 9 % of the total gross collections during the year. In the year of its closure, the scheme secured
gross collections of Rs. 7575.95 crores (April 2011 to November 2011).
A.Krishi Amdani Beema Yojana

• To give an impetus to the dying agricultural practice
• There is 14 crore hectares of agricultural land in India, of which only 44 per cent in under irrigation
• Pradhan Mantri Gram Sinchai Yojana would be introduced so that more agricultural land is
irrigated.
• Talking about the plight of small and marginal farmers he said that most of them were leaving the
agricultural practice because of the uncertainty over the produce and returns.
• K ishi A da i Bee a Yoja a so that the fa e s do ’t ea a y fi a ial u de if thei p odu e

gets destroyed due to unexpected weather or for any other reason.
B.Pradhan Mantri Gram Sinchai Yojana -

• ensure water supply to farmers round the year.
• basic contours of the agri-irrigation programme would be on lines of the PMGSY, under which each
irrigation project would be selected for releasing funds by the state government after seeking nod of
the concerned Zilla Parishad.
• importance in the wake of poor implementation of various irrigation projects in some states despite
release of central funds by different ministries under various schemes for several years.
• Besides, water is necessary for farmers as country's 50 per cent of the agriculture land is rainfed.
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C.Pradhan Mantri Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana

The Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana was launched last week, for the development of model villages. Under
the Yojana, Members of Parliament (MPs) will be responsible for developing the socio-economic and
physical infrastructure of three villages each by 2019, and a total of eight villages each by 2024.
The first Adarsh Gram must be developed by 2016, and two more by 2019. From 2019 to 2024, five more
Adarsh Grams must be developed by each MP, one each year. This implies that a total of 6,433 Adarsh
Grams, of the 2,65,000 gram panchayats, will be created by 2024. Key features of the Yojana are outlined
below.
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Objectives
Key objectives of the Yojana include:
The development of model villages, called Adarsh Grams, through the implementation of existing schemes,
and certain new initiatives to be designed for the local context, which may vary from village to village.
Creating models of local development which can be replicated in other villages.
Identification of villages
MPs can select any gram panchayat, other than their own village or that of their spouse, to be developed as
an Adarsh Gram. The village must have a population of 3000-5000 people if it is located in the plains, or
1000-3000 people if located in hilly areas.
Lok Sabha MPs can choose a village from their constituency, and Rajya Sabha MPs from the state from
which they are elected. Nominated members can choose a village from any district of the country. MPs
which represent urban constituencies can identify a village from a neighbouring rural constituency.
Funding
No new funds have been allocated for the Yojana. Resources may be raised through:
Funds from existing schemes, such as the Indira Awas Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana,
Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, and Backward Regions Grant Fund, etc.,
The Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS),
The g a pa hayat’s o e e ue,
Central and State Finance Commission Grants, and
Corporate Social Responsibility funds.
D.Soil Health Card Scheme for Every Farmer
AIM_
Farming as an activity contributes nearly 1/6th of our Gross Domestic Product and a majority of our
population is dependent on it for their livelihood. Deteriorating soil health has been a cause of concern and
that has been leading to sub optimal utilization of farming resources. Imbalanced use of fertilisers, low
addition of organic matter and non-replacement of depleted micro and secondary nutrients over the years,
has resulted in nutrient deficiencies and decrease in soil fertility in some parts of the country.
• Soil health needs to be assessed at regular intervals so as to ensure that farmers apply the required
nutrients while taking advantages of the nutrients already present in the soil.
• Government has launched a scheme to provide every farmer a Soil Health Card in a Mission mode.
The card will carry crop wise recommendations of nutrients/fertilizers required for farms, making it
possible for farmers to improve productivity by using appropriate inputs.
• Central Government provides assistance to State Governments for setting up Soil Testing
Laboratories for issuing Soil Health Cards to farmers. State Governments have adopted innovative
practices like involvement of agricultural students, NGOs and private sector in soil testing,
determining average soil health of villages, etc., to issue Soil Health Cards.
• A Soil Health Card is used to assess the current status of soil health and, when used over time, to
determine changes in soil health that are affected by land management. A Soil Health Card displays
soil health indicators and associated descriptive terms. The indicators are typically based on
farmers' practical experience and knowledge of local natural resources. The card lists soil health
indicators that can be assessed without the aid of technical or laboratory equipment.
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BENFITS
• The scheme will provide all 145 million farm owners in the country with a soil health card in the next
three years.
• The budget allotted Rs.100 crore for issuing cards and an additional Rs.56 crore to set up 100 mobile
soil testing laboratories across the country.
• The soil health card details existing nutrient status of the soil and crop-wise recommendations of
nutrients and fertilizers required, making it easier for farmers to improve productivity by using
appropriate inputs.
• Applyi g fe tilize , est uality seeds a d a ple ate is ot e ough. Fa e s should u tu e thei
soil and k o hat i puts to use a d i hat ua tities, Modi said hile lau hi g the s he e.
“ta ti g soil health la o ato ies ould e a e ploy e t a e ue fo u al youth. I Guja at he e
every farmer has a soil health card unnecessary expenses on inputs have come down and farmers
ha e sa ed a lot of o ey.
• The agriculture ministry released Rs.86 crore for the soil health card scheme. In comparison,
between 2007-08 and April 2014, the ministry had spent Rs.112 crore on the scheme. The flagship
scheme of the ministry has been sanctioned Rs.568 crore for the next three years.
• Imbalanced use of fertilizer is has led to declining crop productivity in the country, further fuelled by
a skewed fertilizer policy where urea is heavily subsided, leading to overuse.
• While urea consumption increased from 59% to 66% of total consumption in 2012-13 over 2010-11,
per hectare consumption of fertilizer declined from 140kg to 128kg over the same period, noted the
Economic Survey of 2014. Current trends in farm output reveal that the marginal productivity of soil
in relation to the application of fertilizers is declining, it reported.
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Note*__
National Project for Management of Soil Health and Fertility, was launched during 2008-09 by the previous
United Progressive Alliance government.
*Programme started in rajasthan
* SHC issued in punjab

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#1.MAKE IN INDIA
VISION_
To become a manufacturing nation, India has to quickly move beyond rhetoric to create a
clear strategy and favourable policy environment for manufacturing to take off. A close
dialogue and partnership between government and the private sector is critical At this
moment, the Prime Minister’s “Make in India” campaign appears to be exactly this — an
imaginative marketing campaign. But there is much thought and even more work that is
required to convert this to reality.
Need of make in india_
The theory behind “Make in India” is as simple as it is compelling.
1.India must become a manufacturing powerhouse in order to gainfully employ its

demographic dividend.
2.Big labour pool and a large domestic market. In addition, with China’s competitive
advantage in manufacturing eroding
3. India has the opportunity to take some share of global manufacturing away from China.
All we have to do to improve the ease of doing business in India are these_
• stop tax terrorism

• improve infrastructure
• reform labour laws
• invest in skills development
• make it easier to acquire land
• implement Goods and Services Tax (GST)
• fast track approvals.
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EFFECTIVE STEPS ___
1.Global manufacturing hub_
This welcome emphasis in our foreign investment policy on efficient and competitive domestic
manufacturing will serve multiple objectives.
• First and foremost, it will enhance job opportunities within the country,
• second it will minimisze the imports of such products into the country, thereby
mitigating the pressure on our trade deficit.
• third in the long run, if not in the near-term, it will help augment and diversify our
exports from the manufacturing sector
• fourth it will help in bringing latest technologies into the countryand lastly, such
domestic manufacturing will help minimize some of the trade frictions we have with
other countries. The importance of domestic manufacturing with foreign investment in
reducing trade frictions with other countries is at present ignored or underestimated
2.Competitive environment-_
The best way to ensure that foreign investment is of a high quality and yields value to the
country is to have a policy framework that requires it to operate in an unprotected, open and
competitive environment, and not behind high tariff walls or import restrictions, nor with the
aid of subsidies or other giveaways.
encouragement of exports with various kinds of subsidies and prop-ups, and curtailment of
imports by high tariffs and other so-called trade remedy measures like anti-dumping or
countervailing duties or other import restrictions.
Encouragement of domestic manufacturing of world-class standards, either by domestic or
foreign investors or both, has not been a major objective of our foreign trade policy so
far.Our foreign trade policy must recognise that encouragement of domestic manufacturing of
world-class standards, catering solely even to our own market, is a preferable alternative to
protection and subsidisation through high tariffs, trade remedy measures and financial
giveaways.
3.Ensure IP protection
IPRs do not consist only of pharmaceutical patents as is commonly understood in our country
they include as well copyright (computer software in our country is protected by copyright),
trademarks, trade secrets, geographical indications, designs, trade secrets, business
confidential information and data, and the like.Even if our IPR policies do not have domestic
manufacturing as a central objective, they need to be implemented in such a way that they
do not impede or deter technology-oriented domestic investments from foreign investors.
Our intellectual property laws are largely in conformity with international standards as
reflected in the TRIPS Agreement of the WTO and other international conventions to which we
have subscribed. Yet we tend to create an impression around the world that we do not value
intellectual property or respect its adequate protection.
4.Address local woes
One other aspect that does not fall within the ambit of the aforesaid policies, but which is
crucial to competitive domestic manufacturing needs to be touched upon here. Among the
major reasons for our domestic industry being competitively disadvantaged vis-a-vis the rest
of the world, two stand out prominently: first, the inadequacy and poor quality of our
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infrastructure, and second, the high cost of our capital. While protection and subsidisation is
not the solution, this huge disadvantage faced by the domestic industry requires to be
addressed with priority and ways and means found to mitigate it.
STRATEGIES FOR VARIOUS SECTORS _
1.Energy factor
This is an attractive proposed that has a lot of merit. A simple step of making it easier to do
business will make a huge difference to India’s manufacturing competitiveness. It is one
plank of a manufacturing strategy. India ranks 142 on the World Bank Index; China is ranked
90. If we were to improve by just 50 places, it would be a huge perceptual breakthrough.
However, this is not a manufacturing strategy in itself.
As Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Raghuram Rajan correctly and controversially
pointed out, much has changed in the world since China elbowed itself into becoming the
world’s factory two decades ago. The nature of manufacturing is changing. Low-cost
automation and robotics are making pure labour cost arbitrage less important. Lead times
and a flexibility of supply chains are far more important, leading many companies to move
manufacturing back closer to the big markets, the United States and Europe
2.Industrial policy_
To become a manufacturing powerhouse, India needs a manufacturing strategy, otherwise

known as industrial policy. The idea of an industrial policy is out of vogue these days. It is
seen as ineffective at best and even retrograde, running contrary to the idea of free trade.
This is patent nonsense. Japan, Korea, China, Germany have all prospered by having a clear
industrial policy and vigorously implementing it. The U.S., the United Kingdom, France and
Italy have seen themselves deindustrialise by not having a clear industrial policy and are
trying hard to course-correct this mistake. Policy has always mattered and when it comes to
manufacturing competitiveness, India must have a clear industrial policy that spells out
priority sectors and how we will build competitive advantage in a way that is consistent with
our obligations to the World Trade Organization (WTO).
We must focus on building competitive advantage and global scale in sectors where we have
a large domestic market and certain inherent capabilities. Strategy is all about making
choices.
Here,five priority industries come to mind. Defence, because we are the world’s leading arms
importer. Localising what we buy as a condition for all defence deals along with a willingness
to allow majority foreign ownership can turbocharge our local defence industry.
The second critical industry is electronics hardware.India imports $45 billion of mobile
phones, computers and communications hardware; by 2020, this is projected to grow to
$300 billion and exceed our oil import bill.
This is unsustainable. We have to create policy incentives to create a local electronic
hardware manufacturing ecosystem. Since most component suppliers, Original Equipment
Manufacturers and Original Design Manufacturers are Chinese, this will necessarily imply
incentivising Chinese companies to establish factories in India.
The size of our domestic market should make this possible. Concerns about security are
misplaced; all our personal computers, cellphones and a lot of switches and routers are
already made in China, so we are conceding nothing.
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3.CONSTRUCTION
India will invest a trillion dollars over the coming years in improving infrastructure. We need
to create incentives that not only spur investment in manufacturing materials such as cement
and steel but also construction equipment, locomotives, power generation equipment and so
on. Everything we install should be made in India.
4.HEALTH CARE
India’s generic pharmaceutical industry is world class. We must not concede on intellectual
property rights that neutralise our advantage. India is also exceedingly good at frugal
innovation in medical devices such as low cost X-ray and ECG machines. We have a real shot
at being a world leader in innovation and manufacturing in this space.
Finally, agro-industries. We are one of the largest agricultural nations. A third of what we
grow just rots and spoils. Investing in agro-industries such as food processing and
establishing a reliable cold chain would make a huge difference in terms of rural employment
and food security. If we had to pick just five industries where we want to bootstrap a strong
competitive advantage it would be these. In other industries, whether it be textiles, toys, or
automotive, we need to ensure that we do not disadvantage local manufacturing.
Creating ecosystems
Another critical strategic question is this: where do we want to make things? It is difficult to
make a country the size of India into a uniformly attractive manufacturing location. Even
China started its manufacturing odyssey by creating a few oases in the form of four special
economic zones which were remarkably easy places to manufacture in. Where is India going
to start its global odyssey? Manufacturing is all about hubs that are ecosystems for
innovation, specialised skills and supply chains.
Where will India’s hubs be for pharma, for defence, for electronics, for machinery and
construction equipment? How do we catalyse these hubs by creating world-class academic
institutions and skills training institutes? What incentives will attract the world’s leading
companies to establish global innovation and manufacturing centres in these hubs? Pune,
Chennai, Bengaluru and Delhi are already emergent hubs but what will enable them to scale
up to compete with Shenzen and Tianjin?
CONCLUSION_
• To become a manufacturing nation, India has to quickly move beyond rhetoric to
create a clear strategy and favourable policy environment for manufacturing to take
off.
• The government has chosen to quietly dismantle the sclerotic National Manufacturing
Competitiveness Council (NMCC) but it needs to foster a more vibrant think tank in its
place. A close dialogue and partnership between government and the private sector,
both domestic and foreign, is critical.
• Indian companies along with Chinese, Japanese, German, American and Swedish
companies are all vital partners and we must create an environment that is open and
welcoming. For this, the right leadership of this vital mission is critical. There is a clear
and short-lived window of opportunity to become a manufacturing nation. We must not
squander it.
RECENT IN NEWS -MAKE IN INDIA _ intiatives _
• Spice Group said it would start a mobile phone manufacturing unit in Uttar Pradesh with
an investment of ₹500 crore
• SAMSUNG --MSME-Samsung Technical Schools" will be established in India
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• Hitachi said it was committed to the initiative, It said that an auto-component plant will be
set up in Chennai in 2016
• Huawei opened a new research and development (R&D) campus in Bengaluru
• AIRBUS with MAHENDRA said that it will manufacture its products in India and invest $
2 Billion US dollars.
• Marine Products Export Development Authority said that it was interested in supplying
shrimp eggs to shrimp farmers in India under the initiative
• Tata JLR (Jaguar Land-Rover) announced that it will move its production of the Land
Rover Defender to its Pune facility in India in 2016
# 2- Digital india
Digital India is a Programme to prepare India for a knowledge future

• The focus is on being transformative – to realize IT + IT = IT
• The focus is on making technology central to enabling change.
• It is an Umbrella Programme – covering many departments.
• It weaves together a large number of ideas and thoughts into a single, comprehensive
vision so that
• each of them is seen as part of a larger goal.
• Each individual element stands on its own. But is also part of the larger picture.
• It is coordinated by DeitY, implemented by the entire government – both at the Centre
and State.
• The weaving together makes the Mission transformative in totality
The Programme_
• Pulls together many existing schemes.
• These schemes will be restructured and re-focused.
• They will be implemented in a synchronized manner.
• Many elements are only process improvements with minimal cost.
• The common branding of programmes as Digital India highlights their transformative
impact.
Vision of Digital India Centered on 3 Key Areas-_

• Digital Infrastructure as a Utility to Every Citizen
• Governance & Services on Demand
• Digital Empowerment of Citizens
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KEY components of digital india

1.digital infrastructure-to support national optic fiber
2.INTERNET OF THINGS (IOT)-essential building of smart cities
3.Foreign ICT investments -- make in india policy
9 pillars of digital india

• Broadband Highways
• Universal Access to Mobile Connectivity
• Public Internet Access Programme
• E-Governance –Reforming government through Technology
• eKranti – Electronic delivery of services
• Information for All
• Electronics Manufacturing –Target NET ZERO Imports
• IT for Jobs
• Early Harvest Programmes
Digital india targets

1.Broadband for all Rural-->• Coverage: 250,000 GP -------->1yr: 50,000 GP
• Timeline: December 2016 ----->2yr: 100,000 GP
• CAPEX: Rs 32,000 Cr ----->3yr: 100,000 Gp
• Nodal Dept: DoT
2.Broadband for all urban_
• Virtual Network Operators for service delivery.
• Mandate communication infrastructure in new
• urban development and buildings.
3.National Information Infrastructure

• Coverage: Nationwide
• Timeline: March 2017
• Cost: Rs 15,686 Cr
• Nodal Dept: DeitY
DIGITAL INDIA intiatives _
• India's top billionaires pledged around Rs 4.5 lakh crore to projects related to Digital
Indiagenerate employments for some 18 lakh people.
• government's Rs 1.13-lakh-crore Digital India programme, saying it had the potential

to bridge the digital divide and benefit billions of people through digital solutions in
education, healthcare and irrigation sectors.
• Tata Consultancy Services which is majority owned by the Tata Group, has been an
active contributor to e-governance programmes and the company will hire 60,000 IT
professionals this year.
• Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani said his company would invest Rs 2.5
lakh crore across different Digital India heads
• Digital India where 1.2 billion connected Indians drive the nation," said the Prime
Minister at the launch of the Digital India Week, which will take technology to the
villages and block levels over the course of the next week.
• Kumar Mangalam Birla, chairman of the Aditya Birla Group, which owns telecom
company Idea Cellular, said it would leverage its network of 165 million subscribers
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across 350,000 towns and villages in India to provide mobile-based healthcare and
education services as well as weather forecasting advisories and 'mandi' prices to over
one million farmers.
• Bharathi Mittal said his company would build on India's existing extensive telecom
network and spend over Rs 1 lakh crore in the next five years. Bharti group company
Bharti Airtel is India's largest mobile phone operator.
• Reliance Group Chairman Anil Ambani, who helms Airtel's rival telco Reliance
Communications, pledged to invest Rs 10,000 crore to fund transformational initiatives
across the cloud, digital and telecom space.
• Vedanta Resources Chairman Anil Agarwal, to provide education through digital

medium, or e-Shikhsha. We have set up a prototype near Delhi where children will be
provided e-Shikhsha and women will be taught skill development.
• Digital India programme, it will empower women and improve health and education of
children," he said. He also announced an investment of Rs 40,000 crore to set up an
LCD fab which could potentially employ 50,000 people. The fab is aimed at reducing
the electronics import by 20 per cent, in line with Prime Minister Modi's vision to reduce
dependence on electronics imports.
• Intel keen to partner ‘Digital India’ initiative
#3-SKILL INDIA
After ‘Make in India’ and ‘Digital India’, the government is expected to come up with a revised
skill development policy or the ‘Skill India’ scheme by March 2015, minister of state for skill
development and entrepreneurship Sarbananda Sonowal
TARGET_
The new scheme is expected to move beyond the target of skilling 500 million youth by 2020
that was set by the UPA government.
Focusonyouth
With a focus on creating jobs for youth, the government has decided to revamp the
antiquated industrial training centres that will skill over 20 lakh youth annually and devise
special courses based on industry needs.
The move is a part of the labour ministry’s massive overhaul of the near obsolete Industrial
Training Institutes (ITIs) and skill development institutes that would now be armed with
revised curricula, new courses and an expanded reach across the country.
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ITI Skill Centres_

• The ministry, will set up 1,500 new ITIs across the country and another 100-odd such
centres in North East and Left Wing Extremism affected states, has also taken advice from
Prime Minister Narendra Modi to locate some of these institutes in industrial clusters.
• Based on inputs from the Prime Minister, the new institutes will not only be set up in so far
uncovered areas but majorly in industrial clusters so that students can be trained
according to industry needs and placed with these companies said a senior official
involved in the development, adding that the first preference to requests from industry.
• But while these ITIs will be set up by the year-end, the ministry has also decided to allow
the existing institutes to meet the immediate needs of industry by offering courses of their
interest.
To this end, the ministry has also decided to formulate courses for the skill development
institutes based on industry needs. Firms will have to sign agreements with the Directorate
General of Employment and Training to avail these specialised courses and will recruit at least
80 per cent of the students for a minimum of six months. The specialised courses will be run
for an 18 month period and based on their success in terms of placement will be continued on
a permanent basis.
“There has already been a lot of interest from companies in sectors such as manufacturing,
construction, chemical and even e-commerce. We will be holding discussions with industry
chambers later this month,” said the official.
Industries with at least 300 permanent workers can sign such MoUs with the DGET. The
labour ministry is also banking on the over 2,500 industry bodies in the MSME sector to
recruit the students.
PM Narendra Modi has stressed on his vision of transforming the country into a ‘Skilled India’
and the government is expected to go much beyond the targets set by the UPA government.
Currently, there are 11,000-odd ITIs being run by the government as well as on PPP basis
with a seating capacity of 15.5 lakh students. The new ITIs being planned will train 4.5 lakh
students.
The labour ministry is also fixing the biggest challenge before these ITIs in attracting
students — outdated curricula that had little use for …continued »
*Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said the government plans to launch a
National Skills Mission through the Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
Ministry*
In his budget speech, he said that the mission would consolidate all skill development
initiatives which are spread across several Ministries.
Key factors_
India is one of the youngest nations in the world with more than 54 per cent of the total
population below 25 years of age. Yet today less than 5 per cent of our potential workforce
gets formal skill training to be employable and stay employable,” Mr. Jaitley said.
He said that the Deen Dayal Upadhyay Grameen Kaushal Yojana was launched to enhance
the employability of rural youth which is the key to unlocking India’s demographic dividend. A
sum of Rs. 1,500 crore was allocated for this scheme in the budget, for which disbursement
will be through a digital voucher directly into qualified student’s bank account.
The Union Budget 2015 paved way for the launch of a much-awaited National Skills Mission to
complement Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Skill India’ and ‘Make in India’ exhortations.
However, much work needs to be done on the ground for the government to prove that this
step is a departure from rhetoric lip service.
Problems to over take_
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1.The magnitude of the problem has been analysed by numerous experts for a country that
adds 12 million people to its workforce every year, less than 4 per cent have ever received
any formal training. Our workforce readiness is one of the lowest in the world and a large
chunk of existing training infrastructure is irrelevant to industry needs.
2.This is not as much due to lack of monetary investment as it is a predicament about grossly
inefficient execution. The government already spends several thousand crores every year on
skill development schemes through over 18 different Central government Ministries and State
governments. The need of the hour is to improve resource utilisation and find solutions that
can address the systemic and institutional bottlenecks constraining the sector.
3.Keeping in mind the revised National Skill Development Policy due to be announced in a few
months that will also outline the contours of the National Skills Mission, we present an
analysis of three priority areas that the government needs to address.
# 4-Smart cities
uses digital technologies to enhance performance and well being, to reduce costs and
resource consumption, and to engage more effectively and actively with its citizens.
* Key 'smart' sectors which includes__
• Transport
• Energy
• Health care
• Water and waste
A smart city should be able to respond faster to city and global challenges than one with a
simple 'transactional' relationship with its citizens
terms that have been used for similar concepts include ‘cyberville, ‘digital city’’, ‘electronic
communities’, ‘flexicity’, ‘information city’, 'intelligent city', ‘knowledge-based city, 'MESH
city', ‘telecity, ‘teletopia’’, 'Ubiquitous city', ‘wired city’.
COMMERCIALISATION_
Large IT and telecommunication companies such as Cisco, IBM, and Microsoft have developed
new solutions and initiatives for intelligent cities as well. Cisco, launched the Global Intelligent
Urbanization initiative to help cities around the world using the network as the fourth utility
for integrated city management, better quality of life for citizens, and economic development.
IBM announced its SmarterCities to stimulate economic growth and quality of life in cities
and metropolitan areas with the activation of new approaches of thinking and acting in the
urban ecosystem.
CRISTISM_
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The main arguments against the superficial use of this concept in the policy arena are_
• A bias in strategic interest may lead to ignoring alternative avenues of promising urban
development.
• The focus of the concept of smart city may lead to an underestimation of the possible
negative effects of the development of the new technological and networked
infrastructures needed for a city to be smart.
• As a globalized business model is based on capital mobility, following a business-

oriented model may result in a losing long term strategy: "The 'spatial fix' inevitably
means that mobile capital can often 'write its own deals' to come to town, only to move
on when it receives a better deal elsewhere. This is no less true for the smart city than
it was for the industrial (or)manufacturing city.
NEED OF SMART CITIES INDIA

India has a population of 1.27 billion plus, and growing
• To accommodate rapid urbanization, the Government of India has allocated Rs. 6,000
crore for the smart cities project and to develop infrastructure in another 500 cities
• Most other funding will come from Indian and overseas private sector companies
• The exhibition and conference will connect Indian and foreign exhibitors, with various
ministries, state governments, municipal bodies, industry leaders, decision makers,
and stakeholders, who are developing smart cities
• The platform will attract government officials, investors, industry leaders and experts
from around the globe to discuss and exchange ideas, information, project reports,
etc., on the opportunities and future requirements for developing smart cities in India
• We invite you to participate at the event as an exhibitor, sponsor, visitor or speaker
Policy to boost smart cities
1.govt could drop all conditions regarding FDI in constrction for smart cities
2.special despension for afforable housing too
3.govt plan to built 100 smart cities
4.A cabinet note is readied for policy change
5.Relaxation for genaral FDI condition for constrction likely too
*SMART CITIES - Assistance from other countries

• SINGAPORE --100 smart cities across the country
• USA--AJMER, AHEMEBAD, VISHAPATNAM
• JAPAN--VARANASI
• FRANCE --Pondicherry and Nagpur & gujarat
• SPAIN ---DELHI
• ISREAL -- Maharastra
• CHINA -PUNE
• CHINA - Andhrapradesh
• JAPAN --MUMBAI
• AUSTRALIA-- ATAL scheme
• AUSTRIA -- JNNURM
• GERMANY --3 more smart cities * no mentiones cities
• CANADA -- Wooden multi-storey housing technology in urban cities
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LIST OF 100 PROPOSED SMART CITIES__
1. Pune - Maharashtra
2. Mumbai - Maharashtra
3. Nagpur - Maharashtra
4. Nashik - Maharashtra
5. Aurangabad - Maharashtra
6. Bhivandi - Maharashtra
7. Calcutta - West Bengal
8. Durgapur - West Bengal
9. Haldia - West Bengal
10. Habra - West Bengal
11. Jangipur - West Bengal
12. Ahmedabad - Gujarat
13. Surat - Gujarat
14. Vadodara - Gujarat
15. Rajkot - Gujarat
16. Bhavnagar - Gujarat
17. Junagadh - Gujarat
18. Gandhi Nagar - Gujarat
19. Bhopal - Madhya Pradesh
20. Indore - Madhya Pradesh
21. Gwalior - Madhya Pradesh
22. Burhanpur - Madhya Pradesh
23. Jabalpur - Madhya Pradesh
24. Chennai - Tamil Nadu
25. Coimbatore - Tamil Nadu
26. Madurai - Tamil Nadu
27. Tiruchirappalli - Tamil Nadu
28. Salem - Tamil Nadu
29. Tirunelveli - Tamil Nadu
30. Bangalore - Karnataka
31. Gulbarga - Karnataka
32. Bidar - Karnataka
33. Bijapur - Karnataka
34. Badami - Karnataka
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35. Pattadakal - Karnataka

36. Mahakuta - Karnataka
37. Thiruvananthapuram - Kerala
38. Kollam - Kerala
39. Kottayam - Kerala
40. Tiruvalla - Kerala
41. Ernakulam - Kerala
42. Cochin - Kerala
43. Thrissur - Kerala
44. Hyderabad - Telangana
45. Warangal - Telangana
46. Karimnagar - Telangana
47. Nizamabad - Telaganana
48. Nalgonda - Telangana
49. Guntur - Andhra Pradesh
50. Vijayawada - Andhra Pradesh
51. Kurnool - Andhra Pradesh
52. Chittoor - Andhra Pradesh
53. Kanpur - Uttar Pradesh
54. Allahabad - Uttar Pradesh
55. Lucknow - Uttar Pradesh
56. Jhansi - Uttar Pradesh
57. Faizabad - Uttar Pradesh
58. Varanasi - Uttar Pradesh
59. Jaipur - Rajasthan
60. Ajmer - Rajasthan
61. Bharatpur - Rajasthan
62. Bikaner - Rajasthan
63. Jodhapur - Rajasthan
64. Kota - Rajasthan
65. Udipur - Rajasthan
66. Ludhiana - Punjab
67. Amritsar - Punjab
68. Jalandhar - Punjab
69. Patiala - Punjab
70. Muzaffarapur - Bihar
71. Patna - Bihar
72. Gaya - Bihar
73. Bhagalpur - Bihar
74. Bihar Sharif - Bihar
75. Faridabad - Haryana
76. Gurgaon - Haryana
77. Panipat - Haryana
78. Ambala - Haryana
79. Guwahati - Assam
80. Tinsukia - Assam
81. Odalguri - Assam
82. Tangla - Assam
83. Goalpara - Assam
84. Bhubaneswar - Odisha
85. Cuttack - Odisha
86. Rourkela - Odisha
87. Sambalpur - Odisha
88. Balasore - Odisha
89. Shimla - Himachal Pradesh
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90. Dehradoon - Uttarakhand

91. Haridwar - Uttarakhand
92. Roorkee - Uttarakhand
93. Jamshedpur - Jharkhand
94. Dhanbad - Jharkhand
95. Ranchi - Jharkhand
96. Gangtok - Sikkim
97. Pelling - Sikkim
98. Yuksam - Sikkim
99. Bishnupur - Manipur
100. Chandel - Manipur

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Modi Schemes - Enviornmental and Health Part 4

#1Swachh bharat abhiyan
Introduction
Swachh Bharat Abhiyan is started by the government to make India a completely clean India.
Clean India was a dream seen by the Mahatma Gandhi regarding which he said that,
“Sanitation is more important than Independence”. During his time he was well aware of the
poor and dirty condition of the country that’s why he made various efforts to complete his
dream however could not be successful. As he dreamt of clean India a day, he said that both
cleanliness and sanitation are integral parts of healthy and peaceful living. Unfortunately,
India became lack of cleanliness and sanitation even after 67 years of independence.
According to the statistics, it has seen that only few percentage of total population have
access to the toilets. It is a programme run by the government to seriously work to fulfill the
vision of Father of Nation (Bapu) by calling the people from all walks of life to make it
successful globally.
This mission has to be completed by 150th birth anniversary of Bapu (2nd October of 2019)
in next five years (from the launch date). It is urged by the government to people to spend
their only 100 hours of the year towards cleanliness in their surrounding areas or other places
of India to really make it a successful campaign. There are various implementation policies
and mechanisms for the programme including three important phases such as planning
phase, implementation phase and sustainability phase.
What is Swachh Bharat Abhiyan

Swachh Bharat Abhiyan is a national cleanliness campaign established by the Government of
India. This campaign is covering 4041 statutory towns in order to clean roads, streets, and
infrastructure of the India. It is a mass movement has run to create a Clean India by 2019. It
is a step ahead to the Mahatma Gandhi’s dream of swachh Bharat for healthy and prosperous
life. This mission was launched on 2nd of October 2014 (145th birth anniversary of Bapu) by
targeting its completeness in 2019 on 150th birth anniversary of Bapu. The mission has been
implemented to cover all the rural and urban areas of the India under the Ministry of Urban
Development and the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation accordingly.
The first cleanliness drive (on 25th of September 2014) of this mission was started by the
Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi earlier to its launch. This mission has targeted to solve
the sanitation problems as well as better waste management all over the India by creating
sanitation facilities to all.
Need of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
• It is really very essential to eliminate the open defecation in India as well as making
available toilets facility to everyone.
• It is needed in India to convert the insanitary toilets into flushing toilets.
• It is necessary in order to eradicate the manual scavenging system.
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• It is to implement the proper waste management through the scientific processes,

hygienic disposal, reuse, and recycling of the municipal solid wastes.
• It is to bring behavioral changes among Indian people regarding maintenance of

personal hygiene and practice of healthy sanitation methods.
• It is to create global awareness among common public living in rural areas and link it
to the public health.
• It is to support working bodies to design, execute and operate the waste disposal
systems locally.
• It is to bring private-sector participation to develop sanitary facilities all through the

India.
• It is to make India a clean and green India.
• It is necessary to improve the quality of life of people in rural areas.
• It is to bring sustainable sanitation practices by motivating communities and

Panchayati Raj Institutions through the awareness programmes like health education.
• It is to bring the dream of Bapu to really come true.
Swachh Bharat Mission in Urban Areas

The swachh bharat mission of urban areas aims to cover almost 1.04 crore households in
order to provide them 2.6 lakhs of public toilets, 2.5 lakhs of community toilets together with
the solid wastes management in every town. Community toilets have been planned to be built
in the residential areas where availability of individual household toilets is difficult and public
toilets at designated locations including bus stations, tourist places, railway stations, markets,
etc. Cleanliness programme in the urban areas (around 4,401 towns) have been planned to
be completed over five years till 2019. The costs of programmes are set like Rs 7,366 crore
on solid waste management, Rs 1,828 crore on public awareness, Rs 655 crore on community
toilets, Rs 4,165 crore on individual household toilets, etc. Programmes which have been
targeted to be completed are complete removal of open defecation, converting unsanitary
toilets into flush toilets, eradicating manual scavenging, bring behavioral changes among
public, and solid waste management.
Gramin Swachh Bharat Mission

Gramin swachh bharat mission is a mission implementing cleanliness programmes in the rural
areas. Earlier the Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan (also called Total Sanitation campaign, TSC) was
established by the Government of India in 1999 to make rural areas clean however now it has
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been restructured into the Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin). This campaign is aimed to make
rural areas free of open defecation till 2019 for which the cost has been estimated is one lakh
thirty four thousand crore rupees for constructing approximately 11 crore 11 lakh toilets in
the country. There is a big plan of converting waste into bio-fertilizer and useful energy
forms. This mission involves the participation of gram panchayat, panchayat samiti and Zila
Parishad.
Following are the objectives of Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin)_
• To improve quality of life of people living in the rural areas.
• Motivate people to maintain sanitation in rural areas to complete the vision of Swachh
Bharat by 2019.
• To motivate local working bodies (such as communities, Panchayati Raj Institutions,

etc) to make available the required sustainable sanitation facilities.
• Develop advance environmental sanitation systems manageable by the community

especially to focus on solid and liquid waste management in the rural areas.
• To promote ecologically safe and sustainable sanitation in the rural areas.
Swachh Bharat-Swachh Vidyalaya Campaign

The swachh bharat swachh vidyalaya campaign runs by the Union Ministry of Human
Resource Development having same objectives of cleanliness in the schools. A big
programme was organized under it from 25th of September 2014 to 31st of October 2014 in
the Kendriya Vidyalays and Navodaya Vidyalya Sangathans where lots of cleanliness activities
were held such as discussion over various cleanliness aspects in the school assembly by the
students, teachings of Mahatma Gandhi related to cleanliness, cleanliness and hygiene topics,
cleaning activities (in the class rooms, libraries, laboratories, kitchen sheds stores,
playgrounds, gardens, toilets, pantry areas, etc), cleaning of statue in the school area,
speech over the contribution of great people, essay writing competition, debates, art,
painting, film, shows, role plays related to hygiene including other many activities on
cleanliness and hygiene. It has also been planned to held half an hour cleaning campaign in
the schools twice a week involving the cleanliness activities by the teachers, students,
parents and community members.
Conclusion
We can say swachh bharat abhiyan, a nice welcome step to the clean and green India till
2019. As we all heard about the most famous proverb that “Cleanliness is Next to Godliness”,
we can say surely that clean India campaign (swachh bharat abhiyan) will really bring
godliness all over the country in few years if it is followed by the people of India in effective
manner. So, the cleanliness activities to warm welcome the godliness have been started but
do not need to be ended if we really want godliness in our lives forever. A healthy country
and a healthy society need its citizens to be healthy and clean in every walk of life.
2# Bal Swachhta Abhiyan _

Bal Swachhta Abhiyan or Mission was especially launched on the birth anniversary of the first
Indian Prime Minister, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru (also called as Chacha Nehru) because of his
love and devotion towards children. Chacha Nehru was a great person who loved children so
much that’s why children’s day event and Bal Swachhta Abhiyan has been launched on the
14th of November, his birth anniversary. The celebration of this mission takes place from
14th of November to 19th of November means from birthday of first Indian prime minister to
birthday of first woman Indian prime minister (Indira Gandhi).
This mission was launched by the Indian Union Minister of Women and Child Development,
Smt. Maneka Sanjay Gandhi in New Delhi at Maidangarhi anganwadi on 14th of November,
2014. This abhiyan is started as an initiative programme of nationwide sanitation. The
objectives of this mission are more likely matches with the purposes of Swachh Bharat
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Mission launched by Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi. Both of the missions have purpose
of achieving a Swachh Bharat or clean India in near future. Children are the best medium of
initiating cleanliness and sanitation all through the India as well as motivate others in
maintaining the cleanliness of homes, surroundings, environment, schools, etc.
Children from all schools actively take part in the ongoing cleanliness drive to make India a
clean India as well as make cleanliness a vital part of daily life. Cleanliness is a campaign, the
purpose of which can be fulfilled only when every Indian citizen takes part and do their best
to maintain the cleanliness in daily routine. This five days long mission has following themes
according to the date of celebration in 2014:
The theme of 14th November was “Clean Schools, Surroundings and Play areas”.
The theme of 15th November was “Clean Food”.
The theme of 17th November was “Clean Self”.
The theme of 18th November was “Clean Drinking Water”.
The theme of 19th November was “Clean Toilet”.
Different themes of particular dates were decided by the government to make the celebration
more enthusiastic, effective, targetable and purposeful. All the students took part actively in
the cleanliness drive and followed strict instructions to undertake activities of garbage
removal from the surrounding areas. Students are motivated, directed and inspected by their
teachers and principals to perform the many activities related to event.
3#Namami Ganga Yojana- Integrated Ganga Conservation Mission_

National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) has started the Mission Clean Ganga with a
changed and comprehensive approach to champion the challenges posed to Ganga through
four different sectors, namely, of wastewater management, solid waste management,
industrial pollution and river front development.
NGRBA has been established through the Gazette notification of the Government of India
(Extraordinary) No. 328 dated February 20, 2009 issued at New Delhi with the objectives of
(a) ensuring effective abatement of pollution and conservation of the river Ganga by adopting
a river basin approach to promote inter-sectoral co-ordination for comprehensive planning
and management.
(b) maintaining environmental flows in the river Ganga with the aim of ensuring water quality
and environmentally sustainable development.
NGRBA is mandated to take up regulatory and developmental functions with sustainability
needs for effective abatement of pollution and conservation of the river Ganga by adopting a
river basin approach for comprehensive planning and management. The Ministry of Water
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Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation(MoWR, RD & GR) is the nodal
Ministry for the NGRBA. The authority is chaired by the Prime Minister and has as its
members the Union Ministers concerned, the Chief Ministers of the States through which
Ganga flows, viz., Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal, among
others. This initiative is expected to rejuvenate the collective efforts of the Centre and the
States for cleaning the river.
NGRBA functions include development of a Ganga River Basin Management Plan, regulation
of activities aimed at prevention, control and abatement of pollution, to maintain water
quality and to take measures relevant to the river ecology in the Ganga basin states. It is
mandated to ensure the maintenance of minimum ecological flows in the river Ganga and
abate pollution through planning, financing and execution of programmes including that of –
1) Augmentation of Sewerage Infrastructure

2) Catchment Area Treatment
3) Protection of Flood Plains
4) Creating Public Awareness
NGRBA has been mandated as a planning, financing, monitoring and coordinating authority
for strengthening the collective efforts of the Central and State governments for effective
abatement of pollution and conservation of river Ganga so as to ensure that by the year 2020
no untreated municipal sewage or industrial effluent will flow into the river Ganga.
The NGRBA is fully operational and is also supported by the state level State Ganga River
Conservation Authorities (SGRCAs) in five Ganga basin States which are chaired by the Chief
Ministers of the respective States. Under NGRBA programme, projects worth Rs. 4607.82
crore have been sanctioned up to 31st March 2014.
Powers & Functions
NGRBA has the power, combined with regulatory and developmental functions, to take all
such measures and discharge functions as it deems necessary or expedient for effective
abatement of pollution and conservation of the river Ganga in keeping with sustainable
development needs. Such measures include following matters, namely:-
a)Development of river basin management plan and regulation of activities aimed at

prevention, control and abatement of pollution in the river Ganga to maintain its water
quality, and to take such other measures relevant to river ecology and management in the
Ganga Basin States.
b)Maintenance of minimum ecological flows in the river Ganga with the aim of ensuring water
quality and environmentally sustainable development.
c) Measures necessary for planning, financing and execution of programmes for abatement of
pollution in the river Ganga including augmentation of sewerage infrastructure, catchment
area treatment, protection of flood plains, creating public awareness and such other
measures for promoting environmentally sustainable river conservation.
d)Collection, analysis and dissemination of information relating to environmental pollution in
the river Ganga.
e)Investigations and research regarding problems of environmental pollution and
conservation of the river Ganga.
f)Creation of special purpose vehicles, as appropriate, for implementation of works vested
with the Authority.
g)Promotion of water conservation practices including recycling and reuse, rain water
harvesting, and decentralised sewage treatment systems.
h)Monitoring and review of the implementation of various programmes or activities taken up
for prevention, control and abatement of pollution in the river Ganga, and
i) Issuance of directions under section 5 of the Environment (Protection) Act 1986 (29 of
1986) for the purpose of exercising and performing all or any of the above functions and to
take such other measures as the Authority deems necessary or expedient for achievement of
its objectives.
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f) The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 for the purpose of exercising and performing
these functions and for achievement of its objectives.
National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) is the implementation wing of National Ganga
River Basin Authority (NGRBA). It is a registered society originally formed by Ministry of
Environment, Forests and Climate Change(MoEFCC) on 12th August 2011 under the Societies
Registration Act, 1860. As per the 306th amendment in the Government of India (Allocation
of Business) Rules, 1961, both NGRBA and NMCG are allocated to the Ministry of Water
Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation(MoWR,RD &GR). Accordingly the
General Body of NMCG is being re constituted. The Secretary to the Government of India,
MoWR, RD & GR is the current chairman of the Governing Council of NMCG. As per the
approval of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), the mandate of NGRBA is
being implemented by, the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG). At national level NMCG
is the coordinating body and is being supported by States Level Program Management Groups
(SPMGs) of UP, Uttarakhand, Bihar and West Bengal which, are also registered as societies
under Societies Registration Act, 1860 and a dedicated Nodal Cell in Jharkhand.
The area of operation of NMCG shall be the Ganga River Basin, including the states
through which Ganga flows, as well as the National Capital Territory of Delhi. The area of
operation may be extended, varied or altered in future, by the Governing Council to such
other states through which major tributaries of the river Ganga flow, and as the National
Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) may decide for the purpose of effective abatement of
pollution and conservation of the river Ganga.
The Mission Director of NMCG is a Joint Secretary (JS) in Government of India. For
effective implementation of the projects under the overall supervision of NMCG, the State
Level Program Management Groups (SPMGs) are, also headed by senior officers of the
concerned States.
This ISRO-backed India specific GIS tool will ensure real-time and public monitoring of river
surface pollution on ground situations. The government will invite global tenders this week for
river surface cleaning at ten chosen cities — Haridwar, Varanasi, Allahabad, Kanpur, Mathura
& Vrindavan, Garhmukteshwar, Patna, Kolkata, Sahibgunj and Nabadwip.
FACT FILE - CLEAN-GANGA * STATISTICS

*PROJECT MODEL -"THAMES RIVER "
• Ganga action plan (GAP)sarted in -1986
• Stated by rajiv gandhi PM in 1985 with $ 226 million aid
2.FUND ALLOCATION
• From 1985 -2014 -- 4500 crores by govt of india
• Ganga conservation mission --2000 cr
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• Budget -2014-15 -- 2037 cr

• Recent -- 20000 crores for "NAMAMI GANGA PROJECT "
3.GANGA covers
• 5- states uttarkhand , jharkahand , uttarpradesh, westbengal , bihar
• 10 -piligrim places , HARIDWAR , VARANASI, ALLAHBAD, KANPUR , VRIRDAM,
GORIMUKESHU, PATNA, KOLKATTA, SAHIBANGJ, NABODWIP
• 18 - years project duration
• 23- Small cities
• 26% -- Ganga covers india land mass
• 29 - Big cities
• 37% - gnaga covers india
• 48-towns
• 118- GHATS
• 2500 km- project coverage
4.MINISTRY
• Ministry involved --Union ministery of water resources river development
• Authority --NGRBA -- National Ganga River Basin Authourity
• Mission -- NMCG -- National Mission for Clean Ganga
5.ASSISTANCE FROM OTHER COUNTRIES_

• JAPAN - External aided project
• Australia -- cleaning project
• germany -- water management & rejvuation
• Netherlands -- flood control assistance
6.POLLUTED LEVELS
• BOD- biochemical oxygen demand --100mg per litre
• 250 industries along the ganga zone
• total pollution per day -- 50,500 million litres per day
Dialogue has been organized by National Mission for Clean Ganga

which is being attended by large number of delegates from different parts of the country and
abroad.
The dialogue will have four different sessions on
• “Ganga & Sanskriti” (for Spiritual Leaders)
• “Public Participation for Ganga” (for Public Representatives & Administrators)
• “Aviral & Nirmal Ganga” (for NGOs & Environmentalists)
• “Comprehensive & Sustainable Solutions” (for Academicians & Technocrats)
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Modi Schemes: Child & Women Empowerment Part 5

#1.Beti padao beti bacho yojana
Introduction_
Women and children constitute around 70 % of India‟s people and are the critical foundation
fornational development - at present and in the future. More inclusive growth must begin with
children and women- breaking an intergenerational cycle of inequity and multiple deprivations
faced by women and girls, as related to poverty, social exclusion, gender discrimination and
undernutrition. This intergenerational cycle of multiple deprivation and violence faced by girls
and women is reflected in the adverse and steeply declining child sex ratio in children under 6
years of age which reached an all time low of 918 girls for every 1000 boys in 2011.
These commitments are embodied in the Constitution and in several enabling legislations,
policies (such as the National Policy For the Empowerment of Women 2001, National Policy
For Children 2013 and the National Nutrition Policy 1993), Five Year and Annual Plans and
programmes. Despite this there are several challenges that remain and key issues which
need to be addressed urgently. These include ensuring Women‟s Safety, Protection and
Empowerment, improving the Child Sex Ratio, ensuring Child Protection and preventing and
reducing Maternal and Child Undernutrition and controlling anemia across the life cycle.
II. Women’s Safety, Protection and Empowerment

Despite some recent positive momentum, the pace of progress in realizing women‟s safety,
protection and empowerment has not been adequate. This is reflected in the National Crime
Records Bureau data, which highlighted that 3,09,546 incidents of crime against women
(both under Indian Penal Code and other laws) were reported during the year 2013, as
against the 2,44,270 cases reported during 2012, showing an increase of 26.7% (despite the
fact that not all crimes against women are reported). The policy commitment to ensuring the
safety, security and dignity of women NAVDISHA- National Thematic Workshop on Best
Practices for Women and Child Development 20-21 January 2015 Panipat, Haryana Organised
by Ministry of Women and Child Development Government of India and Government of
Haryana
Ministry of Women and Child Development and girls in public and private spaces was
reaffirmed – including through the Twelfth Plan provisions, the Criminal Law (Amendment)
Act, 2013 and the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and
Redressal) Act 2013.
Ensuring women's social, economic and political empowerment, fulfillment of their rights,
promoting their participation and leadership requires comprehensive gender-responsive
measures at different levels, including through legal, policy and institutional frameworks. The
73rd Constitutional Amendment Act has given a new dimension to the process of women‟s
empowerment, with women panchayat members emerging in many settings as change
leaders. Now progressively, many states are earmarking 50% reservation for women in
panchayati raj institutions. A major thrust for economic empowerment has been through the
formation of thrift and credit based self-help groups (SHGs) formed by women - with states
such as Andhra Pradesh demonstrating effective ways of making this a mass movement.
Increased support for women SHGs in the National Rural Livelihood Mission and in MGNREGA
with women having a share of 115.54 (53%) crore person days in 2013-14 have been
positive developments. Successful linkages between SHGs and Micro-Finance institutions such
as RMK, NABARD, SIDBI besides private microfinance institutions have helped in generating
additional income, jobs and in creating small enterprises for women
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III. Child Rights
Fulfilling the rights of India‟s children - around one fifth of the world‟s children - to survival,
development, protection and participation remains a continuing challenge.
-->The recently formulated Draft Nation Action Plan for children (NPAC), critical for achieving
monitorable targets for Child Survival, Development, Protection and Participation, is a major
step in this direction.
-->ICDS is today the world‟s largest community based outreach programme for early child
development. It reaches out to over 8.5 crore young children below 6 years of age (around
half of the total of 16.45 crore, as per Census 2011), around 1.9 crore pregnant and
breastfeeding mothers through 7066 projects and a network of 13.4 lakh operational
anganwadi centres across the country.ICDS was strengthened and restructured in 2012,
seeking to enhance both nutrition and early development outcomes.
-->The recently adopted National Early Childhood Care and Education Policy 2013 also
emphasizes the criticality of the first few years of life as the foundation for cumulative
Ministry of Women and Child Development lifelong learning and human development.
--> The effective implementation of The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education
Act (RTE), 2009 (effective 1 April 2010) has contributed to improved outcomes in elementary
education, progressively closing the gender gap in school enrolment and retention and also
providing a protective environment to children.Addressing trafficking, missing children, sexual
abuse, tackling juvenile crimes and strengthening child protection systems are priority areas
for action.
-->Juvenile Justice Bill, 2014; revision of the Adoption guidelines with simplified and online
processes and with fixed timelines and revamp of the CARINGS web portal.
-->(POCSO) Act 2012, enacted to protect children from sexual violence, abuse and
exploitation and the launch of Khoya Paya, complementing TrackChild
The Ministry of Home Affairs has also set up an Anti Trafficking nodal cell to act as focal point
for enabling follow up on action taken by States, to combat the crime of human trafficking.
These initiatives will be consolidated and taken forward.
IV. Nutrition
Adolescent girls, negatively impacting upon women‟s nutrition. highlighted that 43 per cent of
currently married women in the age-group 20-24 years were married before attaining the age
of 18 years. Adolescent girls married before the attainment of the age of 18 years, often go
through early and frequent pregnancies.
NFHS 3 (2005-06) highlighted that nearly every
• second young child in India was undernourished (42.5 % of children under 5 years
were underweight)
• seven out of ten children were anemic; every third woman in India was undernourished
(35.6 % with low Body Mass Index)
• every second woman (15-49 years) was anemic (55.3%). Reinforcing legislative,
policy, plan and programme commitments that address the multidimensional nature of
the nutrition challenges, nutrition focus in relevant sectoral .
Based on these policy directions, a new National Nutrition Mission is being formulated. This is
informed by innovative initiatives that have been taken up in several states
The strategies also address the criticality of ensuring the prevention and management of
diseases, through universal access to health care in the National Health Mission and ensuring
hygiene, sanitation and universal access to safe drinking water through Swachh Bharat, in
convergence with ICDS and with greater community ownership, for improved nutrition
outcomes.
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V. Improving the Child Sex Ratio: Beti Bachao Beti Padhao

Breaking an intergenerational cycle of multiple deprivations faced by girls and women is
critical for more inclusive and sustainable growth.
This cycle is epitomized by the adverse sex ratio in young children in the 0-6 years age
group, denying the girl child her right to be born and her right to life. It is also evident in
other forms of gender based violence.
• The Census 2011 data was a call for urgent action, because this highlighted that the
girl child is increasingly being excluded - not only from economic development and
growth– but from life itself. If not reversed urgently, the steeply declining Child Sex
Ratio will alter demography; erode gender justice, social cohesion and human
development. The findings highlighted the need to urgently address the unabated
decline in the CSR (0-6 years) in India, which has fallen from 927 in 2001 to an all
time low of 918 females per 1000 males in 2011. It is also clear that this problem is
becoming more widespread – with this decline being seen in 18 states and 3 UTs. The
absolute levels of the CSR still continue to be very low, even in some of the states
where improvement is seen between Census 2001 and Census 2011. To highlight best
practices for key themes related to Women, Child Rights, the Girl Child and
• Nutrition from different States, Union Territories and districts.
• To enable inter state sharing and learning from these models through thematic
presentations,dialogue, state poster sessions and cluster/interest group interactions.
• To evolve a strategy framework that synthesizes learning from these models for
adaptation/replication and enables innovation and new approaches.
• To encourage mentoring support between states and continued learning, through the
formation of state interest groups, field based learning hubs and thematic e- networks.
• To develop a shared commitment for addressing key themes - especially as related to

ensuring
• Care and Protection of the Girl Child - Beti Bachao Beti Padhao
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#2.INDRADANUSH
Objective of the programme

To achieve full immunization coverage for all children in the country by 2020.BackgroundIt
has been reported that during the period between 2009 and 2013, the coverage of
immunization in the country increased from 61% to 65%. This meant that there was an
increase of only 1% immunization in each year during the last seven years, which is very
less, considering the increase in population, every year. Also it is seen that there are certain
diseases, which have become the main cause of deaths of a large number of children in the
country, could be prevented by immunization. Mission Indradhanush was launched to speed
up the process of immunization . The target of full coverage is set to be achieved by the year
2020.
Diseases to be covered
The plan aims at providing immunization for seven diseases which can be prevented by
vaccination:
1. Whooping cough
2. Hepatitis B
3. Diphtheria
4. Tetanus
5. Polio
6. Tuberculosis
7. Measles
ProcessMission Indradhanush covers seven diseases like Indradhanush or Rainbow has seven
colours. The programme will provide vaccination to children who are either not vaccinated at
all or partially vaccinated against these seven diseases. These diseases are dangerous and
affect the lives of many children but can be prevented by vaccination. The plan is to cover all
children by 2020 and achieve full immunization. The programme will be implemented phase-
wise, firstly covering those districts where half of the children are not vaccinated at all.
Between January and June 2015, four special vaccination campaigns will be conducted under
the mission. Around 201 districts will be covered in the first phase and 297 will be targeted in
the second phase.Districts to be coveredThere are 201 high focus districts which have been
identified in the country to be covered in the mission in the first phase. Of the majority of the
districts in this first phase, around 82 districts are in the States of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh,
Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. These four States have at least 25% of the children not
vaccinated or partially vaccinated.
Mission guidelines
• Immunization will be speeded up and improved in all the districts that are to be
covered.
• This immunization drive will emphasise on “catch-up” campaign, which means that all
children who have missed vaccination or were left out will be targeted for
immunization.
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• The procedure used in the successful implementation of the pulse polio programme will
be applied in this mission.
• The Union Health & Family Welfare Ministry will be supported by UNICEF, WHO, Rotary
International and other donor partners for the successful implementation of the
Indradhanush Mission.
#3.Pharma Jan Samadhan Scheme to address Consumers Grievances
Union Chemicals and Fertilizers Minister Ananth Kumar in New Delhi has launched Pharma Jan
Samadhan scheme, for redressal of grievances of consumers related to drug pricing and
availability of medicines. The scheme is a web-enabled system created by National
Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA).The scheme will provide consumers with an online
facility to redress their complaints related to over-pricing of medicines, non-availability of
medicines, sale of new medicines without prior price approval of NPPA and refusal of supply
for sale of any medicine without sufficient reason. NPPA will initiate action on any complaint
within 48 hrs of its receipt.
National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA)

NPPA is an organization of the Government of India was established under the Drugs (Prices
Control) Order, 1995 to regulate the prices of controlled bulk drugs and formulations and to
enforce prices and availability of the medicines in the country.The organization is also
entrusted with the task of recovery of amounts overcharged by manufacturers for controlled
drugs from the consumers & also monitors the prices of decontrolled drugs.
Functions of National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA)
1- Implementation and enforcement of the provisions of the Drugs (Prices Control) Order
and also Deal with all legal matters arising out of the decisions of the Authority
2- Provide assistance to the Central Government in the parliamentary matters relating to the
drug pricing.
3-Monitoring the availability of drugs, identify shortages, if any, and to take remedial steps
4-Maintaining data on production, exports and imports, market share of individual
companies, profitability of companies etc, for bulk drugs and formulations
5- Rendering advice to the Central Government on changes/ revisions in the drug policy
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Need of make in india_

The theory behind “Make in India” is as simple as it is compelling.

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DIGITAL INDIA intiatives _

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