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Jammu & Kashmir Current Affairs 2020
Table of Contents
Jammu & Kashmir Current Affairs - January 2020 ...........................................................................................3
Jammu & Kashmir Current Affairs - February 2020 .........................................................................................5
Jammu & Kashmir Current Affairs - March 2020 ..............................................................................................8
Jammu & Kashmir Current Affairs - April 2020 .............................................................................................. 12
Jammu & Kashmir Current Affairs - May 2020 ................................................................................................ 14
Jammu & Kashmir Current Affairs - June 2020 ............................................................................................... 24
Jammu & Kashmir Current Affairs - July 2020 ................................................................................................ 28
Jammu & Kashmir Current Affairs - August 2020 ........................................................................................... 31
Jammu & Kashmir Current Affairs - September 2020 .................................................................................... 36
Jammu & Kashmir Current Affairs - October 2020 ......................................................................................... 43
Jammu & Kashmir Current Affairs - November 2020 ..................................................................................... 48
Jammu & Kashmir Current Affairs - December 2020 ..................................................................................... 57

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Jammu & Kashmir Current Affairs - January 2020

J&K registers highest Inpatient Department (IPD) care in the country
On January 7, 2020 Jammu and Kashmir (J&K),Union territory of India has registered the highest Inpatient
Department, IPD care in the country. The state-wise fact sheets was released by National Health Systems Resource
Centre (NHSRC),New Delhi. Overall, all women in J&K are availing Antennal Care Services (ANC).
Key Points:
i.The report says that about 96% of IPD care in rural areas of J&K is provided by Public Health Services(PHS) which is
highest against the country’s average of 85%.
ii.J&K had surpassed Kerala as the state with the highest life expectancy in India for all ages barring life expectancy at
birth in the year 2016.
About J &k:
Lieutenant Governor- Shri Girish Chandra Murumu.
National Park(NP)- Hemis NP, Dachigam NP, Kazinag NP, Kishtwar NP, Salim Ali NP.
Chenab bridge: World’s highest rail bridge by Indian Railways to connect Kashmir to rest of India by 2021
On January 9,2020 Government of India set a new deadline for the completion of the world’s highest railway bridge-
Chenab bridge. Kashmir will be connected to the rest of India by Indian railways by December 2021. Konkan
railway is the implementing agency of this project.
The Chenab bridge will be 35m taller than the Eiffel Tower in Paris,France.
Key Points:
i.Once completed, it will surpass the record of the Beipan river Shuibai railway bridge (275 m) in China.
ii.The massive arch-shaped structure being constructed in hostile-terrain, have used over 5462 tonnes of steel will
be 359 meters above the chenab river bed.
iii.It is designed to withstand the wind’s speeds of up to 260km per hour.
iv.The 1.315-km-long ‘engineering marvel’ will connect Bakkal (katra) and Kauri (Srinagar).
v.The bridge forms a crucial link in the 111-km stretch between Katra and Banihal, which is part of the Udhampur-
Srinagar-Baramulla rail link project.
vi.The project was declared as a national project in 2002.
About Chenab River:
i.The Chenab river is formed by the confluence of the Chandra and Bhaga rivers at Tandi in the upper himalayas in
Lahaul and Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh, Republic of India.
ii.In its upper reaches it is also known as Chandrabhaga.
iii.It is the tributary of the Indus river.
iv.The total length of Chenab river is about 960 km.
Konkan Railway:
Chairman and Managing Director- Shri. Sanjay Gupta.
Headquarters- (C.B.D) Central Business District Belapur, Navi Mumbai
Govt allocates Rs 2379 crore for completing Z Morh tunnel in J&K

On January 17, 2020, a concession agreement was signed in New Delhi for completing the Z-Morh tunnel in the
Union Territory (UT) of Jammu and Kashmir(J&K). Under the agreement, Rs.2379 crore has been allocated to
complete the construction of the tunnel within 3.5 years.
Pact signing: The agreement between National Highways & Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited
(NHIDCL) and APCO Amarnathji Tunnelway Pvt Ltd was signed in presence of Road Transport and Highways
Minister Nitin Gadkari, Minister of State(MoS) for Road Transport and Highways Gen (Retd) Vijay Kumar Singh and
Secretary of Road Transport & Highways Shri Sanjiv Ranjan.
Z Morh tunnel construction project:
i.Tunnel length: The length of the two-lane bi-directional Z Morh tunnel with parallel escape tunnel is 6.5 kilometers.
It will remain closed during winter due to heavy snowfall in Gagenger area of J&K.

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ii.Connectivity: It will provide connectivity to Sonmarg tourist spots in Jammu and Kashmir.
iii.Project: The project also includes construction, operation & maintenance of Z-Morh and also approaches NH-
1(National Highways 1) at Srinagar-Sonamarg-Gumri road from 61 kilometres to 89.30 kilometres on the bases of
design, build, finance, operate and transfer Annuity.
iv.Z Morh tunnel: The tunnel gets its name for its Z shaped formation between Sonamarg and Gagangir of J&K.
1000 vehicles an hour can travel through the tunnel with approved speed of 80kilometer per hour(kmph).
Z Morh is located at an elevation of 2,637 metres (8,652 ft) above the sea level.
36 Union ministers visited Kashmir to spread awareness on Article 370 abrogation:
Following the initiative of Union Minister of Home Affairs(MoHA) Shri Amit Shah, a group of 36 union ministers have
set visit to different districts of J&K to spread awareness on the abrogation of article 370. The ministers will engage
in dialogues with the people from January 18-24, 2020. In the midst of the visit, Russia has also reaffirmed its stand
on Kashmir.
There will be 51 visits to Jammu and 8 to Srinagar.
Article 370 abrogation: Article 370 that acknowledges the special status of the then state of Jammu and Kashmir in
terms of autonomy and its ability to formulate laws for the state’s permanent residents was abrogated on August
2019 thus removing the special status.
About Jammu & Kashmir:
Formation- 31 October 2019 as Union Territory.
Capital- Srinagar (summer), Jammu (winter).
Lieutenant Governor- Girish Chandra Murmu.
Srinagar declared Open Defecation Free

On January 21,2020 Mayor of Srinagar Junai Azim Mattu announced that the Srinagar has joined the list of ‘Open
Defecation Free (ODF)’ cities.
Swachata certificate: Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir received its Swachata certificate from Ministry of Housing and
Urban Affairs (MoHUA), Central Government.
Achievement of Srinagar: Srinagar receives 45th Rank in Cleanest cities in the country.
About Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUa):
Formed- 1952.
Minister- Hardeep Singh Puri, MoS (Minister of State) independent charge.
Headquarters- New Delhi.
NITI Aayog, UT of Ladakh signed MoU for development of Infrastructure Projects

On January 17, 2020, the National Institution for Transforming India(NITI) Aayog has signed a Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) with newly developed Union Territory(UT) of Ladakh in order to promote the development
of infrastructures in the recently developed UT. Under the MoU, Niti Aayog will provide support to ladakh through
‘Development Support Services to States for Infrastructure Projects (D3S-i or DSSS for Infrastructure Projects)’.
MoU signing: The MoU was signed by senior adviser of Niti Aayog Yogesh Suri and Adviser to theLadakh’s Lieutenant
Governor Umang Narula in presence of Niti Aayog Chief Executive Officer(CEO) Shri Amitabh Kant and joint secretary
MC Jauhari.
Key Points:
i.DSSS for infrastructure projects: Niti Aayog has implemented the DSSS projects to develop the infrastructure of
the state of the art capacity. It involves providing support to the state/ UTs from the concept plan till financial
closures.
The 1st phase of DSSS was completed in 2018 with a selection of 10 projects out of over 400 projects while phase 2
was completed in 2018-19 with the selected 10 projects progressing to the transaction stage.
ii.Under the DSSS identification of high-impact priority projects, project implementation, addressing structural-level
issues and creating models of development for Ladakh will be done.

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Jammu & Kashmir Current Affairs - February 2020

Cabinet approves the order to include 37 central laws in the concurrent list for implementation in the J&K
Union Territory
The Union Cabinet has approved placing 37 Central laws in the concurrent list for the Union Territory (UT) of
Jammu and Kashmir(J&K) under Section 96 of the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019.
Key Points:
i.The approval is an effort to ensure administrative effectiveness and smooth transition in J&K.
ii.Significantly, in August 2019, the Central Government had decided to abolish most of the provisions of Article 370
relating to special status of Jammu and Kashmir and divide it into two Union Territories (Jammu and Kashmir and
Ladakh). Both these states came into existence from 31 October 2019. Prior to October 31, 2019, all central laws were
in force in all states except Jammu and Kashmir, but after 31 October 2019, now all central laws have come into force
here as well.
iii.Under Section 96 of the J&K Reorganization Act 2019, the Central Government has the right to amend the laws as
necessary, adopting any law before the completion of a period of one year from the date fixed in the context of the
UTs.
Jammu & Kashmir admin renames PHE & IFC department as ‘Jal Shakti Dept’
On February 6,2020 The Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) administration renamed Public Health Engineering and
Irrigation and Flood Control Department (PHE & IFC) as the ‘Jal Shakti Department’.
The Administrative Council meeting was met under the Chairmanship of Girish Chandra Murmu, Lieutenant
Governor of J&K, sanctioned the implementation of the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) to achieve 100% coverage of piped
water supply by December 2021.
Key Points:
i.In the initial phase, 7 districts- Poonch, Reasi, Samba, Srinagar, Ganderbal, Shopian & Pulwama will be covered by
100% piped water supply by June 2020.
ii.In the 2nd phase 7 more districts will be covered by 100% water supply June 2021 and remaining 6 districts in the
third phase by December 2021.
iii.The mission aims to provide Functional Household Tap Connections (FHTC) to every rural household especially
to the desert, drought-prone, border areas, schools, Anganwadi and health centres.
iv.As per IMIS (Integrated Management of Information System) data report of JJM, FHTC will be provided to
remaining 11.12 lakh rural households out of 16.02 lakhs.
v.Nearly 30.5% of J&K’s rural households have piped water connections compared to the national average of 18%.
About Jammu & Kashmir (J&K):
Capital- Jammu (winter capital), Srinagar (summer capital).
Districts- 20.
National Park (NP)- Dachigam NP, Kazinag NP, Kishtwar NP, Salim Ali NP.
GOI sanctioned 9 Medical colleges and 2 AIIMS for Jammu & Kashmir
On February 14, 2020 Jitendra Singh, Union Ministers for State, Public Grievances and Pensions, mentioned that
Government of India (GOI) has allocated 2 AIIMS (All India Institute of Medical Sciences) for Jammu & Kashmir(J&K)-
one in Jammu & other in Kashmir.
Key Points:
i.Jitendra Singh also mentioned that 9 medical colleges have also been sanctioned in J&K in addition to the 2 AIIMS.
ii.About Jammu AIIMS: The government had approved the proposal for setting up AIIMS in Jammu at Vijaypur,
Samba district, under the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY) in January 2019.
iii.The project is being executed by CPWD (Central Public Works Department) & an estimated cost of the project is Rs
1661 crores.
iv.The AIIMS Jammu consists of both medical & nursing college projected to be completed by August 2022

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NABARD grants Rs 400.64 cr for UT of J&K to boost infrastructure
On February 25, 2020, National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD),an Apex Development
Financial Institution in India, has granted a sum of Rs 400.64 crore to the Union Territory (UT) of Jammu and
Kashmir(J&K).The amount has been sanctioned under its ‘Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) – Trench
XXV’for boosting rural infrastructure during the current financial year-FY(2019-20).
Key Points:
i.Benefit: Out of the total amount, Rs. 209.87 crore will be provided for the construction of 82 rural roads length of
291 kms & 3 bridges. This will benefit 9.15 lakh people in 19 districts of UT of J&K & they get all weather improved
connectivity to 461 remote villages.An outlay of Rs.143.66 crore rupees has been approved for implementation of 38
water supply schemes, which will benefit over 3.54 lakh people across 86 villages in 17 districts of UT of J&K.Also, an
amount of 47.11 crore rupees will be provided to improve the Animal and Sheep Husbandry sectors of the UT.
About National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD):
Formation– July 12, 1982
Headquarters- Mumbai, Maharashtra
Chairman– Dr. Harsh Kumar Bhanwala
1st -ever Global investors summit 2020 will be held in Jammu & Kashmir
The Union Territory (UT) of Jammu and Kashmir’s (J&K) administration is set to host 1st -ever Global Investors
Summit-2020 in the capital cities of Srinagar and Jammu in the month of April 2020 with the aim to attract
investment and industries to J&K.
Key Points:
i.As a part of this summit, J&K administration has decided to send 54 of its top officers to conduct roadshows across
India from February 17,2020. The roadshows will be held in Bengaluru and Kolkata on 17 February, in Mumbai on 21
February, in Hyderabad on 2 March, in Chennai on 5 March and in Ahmedabad on 9 March focusing on specific
sectors to attract investment.
ii.J&K administration has also decided to conduct roadshows at an international level to attract global investors. The
preparations are led by chief secretary of the UT of J&K BVR Subrahmanyam with the J&K administration aiming to
hold the event as a mega gala summit.
iii.The J&K administration is seeking to attract investments up to a Rs 10,000 Crores including IT(Information
Technology), Food processing, biotechnology auto, and textile industries.
About J&K(Union Territory):
Capitals– Jammu (Winter), Srinagar (Summer)
Lieutenant Governor– Girish Chandra Murmu
Lakes– Dal Lake , Wular lake, Gangabal Lake, Nigeen Lake
NCAER releases India’s 1st NCAER land records and services index 2020: MP emerges as top
performer, Ladakh at bottom
On February 27, 2020,According to the 1st edition of NCAER Land Records and Services Index (N-LRSI 2019-
20) released by the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) , Madhya Pradesh (MP) emerged as
the best performing state in terms of digitising land records with the score of 74.9.It was followed by Odisha
(67.5points) and Maharashtra (65.3 points). While Union Territory (UT) of Ladakh ranked at bottom at 33rd position
with a score of 2.0.
Key Points:
i.The Index has been released during a half-day programme held in New Delhi by NCAER under the aegis of the
NCAER Land Policy Initiative (NLPI), supported by the Omidyar Network, India.
ii.The Index ranked 33 states and Union Territories (UT) based on data collected over 2019-20 on 2 tools of the
supply of land records-the extent of digitisation of land records and the quality of these land records.
The 1st tool aims to ensure all state has made all its land records digitally available to people & oversees 3 main areas
namely-the text of the land records (also called the record of rights), the official map associated with a land record
(also called cadastral maps), and the property registration process.

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The 2nd tool aims to ensure all the land records are comprehensive ,reliable and type of land use, land area on the
record and on the map, landlords details are updated as soon as a sale happened, etc.
NCAER Land Record Services Index (N-LRSI) 2019-20 ranking:
Rank State/Union Territory Score
1 Madhya Pradesh 74.9
2 Odisha 67.5
3 Maharashtra 65.3
33rd Ladakh 2
About NCAER (National Council of Applied Economic Research):
Formation– 1956
Headquarters– New Delhi
It is India’s oldest and largest independent, non-profit, economic policy research institute working on many sectors,
including growth, macro, trade, infrastructure, logistics, labour, urban, agriculture and rural development, human
development, poverty, and consumers.
Inaugural National winter games 2020 to be held in Ladakh and J&K’s Gulmarg
As a part of Khelo India programme, Union Territory of Ladakh will host the inaugural Khelo India Winter Games
2020 in the third week of February and Kongdori, Gulmarg of Jammu and Kashmir will host from March 7, 2020.
The Union sports ministry will fund both the Khelo India Winter Games 2020 which will be organised by JandK Sports
Council and Winter Games Association of J&K, with 15 teams from different states and organisations.
Key Points:
i.The Khelo India Ladakh Winter Games will feature an open ice hockey championship, figure skating and speed
skating and the competition will be conducted at block, district and UT levels.
ii.The competitions of the Khelo India J&K Winter Games will feature 30 events under four disciplines including
snowboarding, snow skiing, cross country and snow show. Athletes in the age categories of 19-21 years, 17-18 years,
15-16 years and 13-14 years can compete in alpine skiing, cross country skiing, snow boarding and snowshoeing.
FC Goa created history by becoming the 1st Indian club to reach 2021 AFC Champions league group
stage
On February 19, 2020, FC Goa, an Indian professional football club (FC) has created new history in Indian football
when it defeated Jamshedpur FC in an Indian Super League (ISL 2019-20)) match to become the 1st Indian club to
qualify for the group stage of the AFC (Asian Football Confederation) Champions League 2021.
FC Goa beat Jamshedpur with 5–0 scores in a brilliant performance at the JRD Tata Sports Complex in Jamshedpur,
Jharkhand.
Key Points:
i.The win ensured FC Goa their top spot in the league stage of the ISL. At the end of the league stage of the ISL, the
team that was at the top was scheduled to get a place in the continent’s top club tournament 2021 AFC Champions
League.
ii.This is Goa’s 12th win in 18 matches this season. With this, it has gained 39 points and has taken a six-point lead
over second-placed ATK FC(33 points), an Indian professional football club based in Kolkata, West Bengal.
iii.FC Goa to receive the ‘League Winners Shield’ and a cash prize of Rs.50 lakh for winning the league phase.
About Asian Football Confederation (AFC):
It is the governing body of association football in Asia and Australia.
Motto– One Asia One Goal
Formation– 8 May 1954, Headquarters– Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
President– Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa

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Shri Kiren Rijiju inaugurated 1st Khelo India Winter Games in Leh, Ladakh
On February 25, 2020 Shri Kiren Rijiju, Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports, inaugurated the first ever
Khelo India Winter Games (KIWG) in the Union Territory (UT) of Ladakh at Leh, Ladakh, Jammu & Kashmir (J&K).
Key Points:
i.The event is organized to promote winter sports in India and to popularise these games among the youth of the
country,
ii.Three winter sporting games are being held in Ladakh of Khelo India Winter games- Open Ice Hockey
Championship, Figure Skating and Speed Skating.
iii.About 1,700 athletes of different ages, from Leh and Kargil districts of Ladakh, will compete in the Khelo India
Ladakh Winter Games at 10 blocks, district and then at UT (Union Territory) level.
iv.The second level of the Khelo India winter games will be held at Kongdari, Gulmarg, J&K from 7 to 11 March, 2020
& will have participants competing in Alpine Skiing, Cross Country Skiing, snowboarding and snow shoeing events.
About Ladakh:
Governor- Radha Krishna Mathur.
Jammu & Kashmir Current Affairs - March 2020

Centre constitutes Delimitation commission for J&K, Assam, Manipur, Arunachal, chaired by former SC judge
Ranjana Prakash Desai
On March 06, 2020, In exercise of the powers conferred by section 3 of the Delimitation Act, 2002, the Central
government has set up a Delimitation Commission , headed by former Supreme Court judge Ranjana Prakash
Desai, for the delimitation of Assembly and Parliamentary constituencies of the Union Territory of Jammu and
Kashmir (J&K) and the northeastern states of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh(AP), Manipur and Nagaland.
Key Points:
i.The Commission will also comprise of members,viz an Election Commissioner (presently Mr. Sushil Chandra) and
the State Election Commissioners of the respective States and UT,who will be made ex-officio members of the
commission. Ranjana Prakash has been appointed for a period of one year.
ii.The Commission is mandated to delimit the Lok Sabha and Assembly Constituencies in J&K under the provisions of
the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization Act,2019 while the provisions of the Delimitation Act 2002 will delimit
Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur and Nagaland. Delimitation was done based on the 2001 census.
The Section 60 of the J&K Reorganisation Act,2019 stipulates that the number of seats in its Legislative Assembly will
be increased to 114, from the present 107. Of these, 24 seats have been reserved for Pakistan Occupied Kashmir.
iii.Such Delimitation Commissions have been formed 4 times in India – in 1952 under the Delimitation Commission
Act, 1952, in 1963 under Delimitation Commission Act, 1962, in 1973 under Delimitation Act, 1972 and in 2002
under Delimitation Act, 2002.
Delimitation Commission:
It is appointed by the President of India (presently Ram Nath Kovind) and works in collaboration with the Election
Commission of India.
What is Delimitation?
It refers to the act or process of fixing limits or boundaries of territorial constituencies in a country to represent
changes in population.
Why it is needed?
The primary aim of delimitation is to provide equal representation to similar segments of the population. It also aims
at proper division of geographical areas so that one political party does not get an inappropriate advantage over
others in elections.
It also aimed to follow the principle of One vote One value.
Issues with Delimitation:
The States that take less interest in population control could end up with a greater number of seats in Parliament.

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About Ministry of Law and Justice:
Union Minister– Ravi Shankar Prasad
Banihal to Katra railway link to be completed by 2022

On March17, 2020 Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal announced that Banihal to Katra railway link to be
completed by 2022 which is part of the Udhampur- Srinagar-Baramulla rail link project.
i.It is to be completed before the 75th Independence day of India.
ii.This completion will pave the way for the creation of Indian rail from Kanyakumari to Baramulla.
iii.The Katra-Banihal railway track is a 111-km long stretch which will link Kashmir Valley with the rest of the
country by train.
J&K: Historic city Chowk renamed as ‘Bharat mata chowk’

On March 2, 2020, The historic City Chowk, which was a commercial center in Old Jammu, has been renamed
as ‘Bharat Mata Chowk’. A resolution in this regard was passed by the General house of the BJP(Bharatiya Janata
Party)-led Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC), after which it was done.
Key Points:
i.Along with this, the starting point of the circular road near Panjtirthi in the city has also been changed to ‘Atal
Chowk’ in the memory of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
ii.This is the first major change in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) after becoming a union territory(UT).
iii.The tricolor is hoisted at City Chowk in Jammu on the occasion of Republic Day and Independence Day every year.
BJP leaders have been demanding to change the name of this square to Bharat Mata Chowk for many years.
About Jammu and Kashmir (union territory):
Capital– Srinagar (May–October) Jammu (Nov–April)
Lieutenant Governor- Girish Chandra Murmu
Lieutenant Governor Girish Chandra Murmu launched Student Health Card scheme for school children in
Jammu and Kashmir
On March 5, 2020, Jammu and Kashmir, Lieutenant Governor Girish Chandra Murmu launched a Student Health
Card scheme for school children aimed to improve the health and overall wellbeing of over 12 lakh students of
government schools.
i.The aim of the scheme is to ensure good health of every school going child & to create awareness among parents
about the benefits of this scheme.
ii.Under the scheme,to ensure good health, regular health checkups for school going children will be made.
iii.The card will carry information about the immunisation record & bi-annual examination of a child, check list of
commonly existing disorders among children & their preliminary diagnostic tools, tabular description of periodic
health profile matrices & a brief description of commonly occurring diseases and ailments among children.
iv.The scheme was launched during a programme organised by the Directorate of Mid Day Meal, School Education
Department along with National Health Mission today at Teachers Bhavan Jammu.
v.Earlier, Mid Day meal Scheme was launched for the needy school going children so that malnutrition can be
prevented.
Capital- In Summer- Srinagar, In Winter- Jammu
State Bird– Black-necked Crane
ECI appoints Hirdesh Kumar as New Chief Electoral Officer of Jammu and Kashmir
On March 16, 2020, A 1999 batch IAS (Indian Administrative Service) officer Hirdesh Kumar appointed as the
New Chief Electoral Officer of Jammu and Kashmir(J&K) by the Election Commission of India (ECI), soon he will
replace Shailendra Kumar. Presently Hirdesh serves as the Commissioner Secretary in the School Education
Department of J&K.

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Nirmala Sitharaman presented highest budget for J&K, Rs. 1,01,428 cr, for FY20-21
On March 17, 2020, the Centre has proposed Rs. 1,01,428 crore budget, the highest ever budget anticipation, for the
Union territory (UT) of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) for 2020-21 fiscal. The budget was laid by Minister of State (MoS)
for Finance Anurag Singh Thakur and presented by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. The proposed
budget is premised on the commitment to make the J&K “a model of development”.
The expected revenue receipts are Rs. 91,100 crore whereas revenue expenditure is expected to be Rs. 62,664 crore.
Capital receipts are projected at Rs. 10,329 crore and capital expenditure is expected Rs. 38,764 crore, 27% higher
than previous years’ budget.
Key Allocations:
Tourism Budget: It has been proposed at Rs. 706 crore, which includes three new religious circuits for pilgrimage
tourism. The three circuits are:
Shiv Khori-Uttar Bani-Purmandal-Mata Sukhrala Deviji
Shankaracharya-Mata Khir Bhawani-Martand (Mattan)
Makhdoom Sahib-Khanqah-e-Moula-Watlab-Babareshi-Pakharpora-Aishmuqam – This will be the first government-
backed Sufi pilgrimage in J&K.
Preservation of cultural sites: Rs 100 crore has been earmarked for the preservation of cultural heritage sites in
J&K.
Rural development: An allocation of Rs 5,284 crore has been made for the year 2020-21,which is Rs 1,951 crore
more than the previous years’ budget allocation.
Industrial infrastructure: An allocation of about Rs 494 crore has been made for FY20-21 to improve industrial
infrastructure.
School and Higher Education Sector: The government has made an allocation of Rs 2,392 crore, which is Rs 1,000
crore more than the previous year’s budget allocation.
Health and medical education: An allocation of Rs 1,268 crore has been made for the same.
Filling up of Vacant posts: For filling up of 50,000 vacant posts there is an allocation of Rs 2,000 crore for 2020-21.
Apart from above, the government also presented a separate expenditure plan of Rs 55,317.81 crore for the last five
months of the current fiscal.
About J&K
Capital– Srinagar (Summers), Jammu (Winters)
Jammu & Kashmir announces Rs 5 lakh Free Health Insurance under Ayushman Bharat
On March 18, 2020, The Jammu & Kashmir (J&K), Union Territory (UT) administration has sanctioned J&K Health
Scheme to provide free cost of Universal Health Coverage of Rs 5 lakh as health insurance to all the residents of UT in
convergence with Ayushman Bharat- PMJAY (Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana). The decision was taken by the
administrative council under the chairmanship of J&K Lieutenant Governor Girish Chandra Murmu.
Key Points:
i.Nearly 1.25 crore residents of the UT will be benefited & at present 5.95 lakh families are eligible for benefits under
the center’s Ayushman Bharat- PMJAY scheme.
ii.Benefits of the scheme: The scheme also covers 15 lakh, additional families, under J&K health scheme & the
beneficiaries will receive free health insurance of Rs 5 lakh per family per year on the floater basis & there is no
restriction for family size, age or gender.
iii.All employees, pensioners and their family members are also covered under the scheme.
iv.The employees shall continue to get Rs 300 per month as medical allowances for OPD (Outpatient Department)
treatment.
v.The eligible families registered under the health scheme are recognized on the basis of socio-economic census of
2011 & the families left out in the census can be enrolled on the basis of definite process.
Capital- Srinagar (Summer), Jammu (Winter).

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J&K Government sets up Social and Educational: BC commission
On 19th March 2020, the Jammu and Kashmir Government set up a commission named as “J&K Socially and
Educationally Backward Classes Commission” will be headed by Justice (retired) G D Sharma to examine the
social and educational backwardness of various backward classes people, dalits, in the Union Territory.
Key Points:
i.Members of the commission are Lal Bharti, former Indian Foreign Service officer and Munir Ahmed Khan, serving
Indian Police Service officer.
ii.It is administered by the Social Welfare Department and also has additional terms of reference for Scheduled Castes
and Scheduled Tribes which include examining the Constitution (Jammu and Kashmir) Scheduled Castes Order, 1956
and the Constitution (Jammu and Kashmir) Scheduled Tribes Order, 1989.
J&K Handicrafts, Handloom Development Departments to be merged
On March 19, 2020, the Administrative Council of Jammu and Kashmir approved the merger of J&K Handicraft
Corporation and J&K Handloom Development Corporation into J&K Handloom and Handicrafts Marketing
Corporation (JKHHMC) for effective convergence and marketing.
i.This Administrative council held under the chairmanship of the Lieutenant Governor Girish Chandra Murmu. The
council also approved the constitution of the committee to be headed by the Administrative Secretary, Industries and
Commerce Department.
ii.This merger will increase the efficiency, accountability and transparency of the corporations and also increases the
resources and manpower and brings synergy in the activities of the two sectors.
iii.The newly formed Department of Handicrafts and Handloom will have two Directorates at Divisional level for
Kashmir and Jammu with eight Regional Deputy Directorates, at Anantnag, Budgam, Baramulla and Bandipora in
Kashmir and Kathua, Udhampur, Rajouri and Doda in Jammu division.
About Jammu and Kashmir:
Capital- Jammu (winter),Srinagar(summer)
National Parks- Hemis National Park, Dachigam National Park, Kishtwar National Park, Kazinag National Park, Salim
Ali National Park.
Jammu & Kashmir administrative council to implement the dairy cooperative scheme
On March 20, 2020 Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) administrative council approved the implementation of the Dairy
cooperative scheme for dairy cooperative society with the support & sponsorship of the National Cooperative
Development Corporation (NCDC). The administrative council is headed by Lieutenant Governor G C Murmu.
Key Points:
i.The scheme aims to increase the milk production in J&K by empowering dairy cooperatives with easy financial
support for production, processing, marketing & crate infrastructure for milk processing.
ii.The government will provide 50% of the loan & 20% of the share capital to the beneficiaries of cooperative
societies and 25% of subsidy & owners contribution will be 5%.
iii.It will facilitate the establishment of integrated dairy programs with the provision for technical inputs for farmer’s
organizations, mobile veterinary care & artificial insemination.
iv.Apex level monitoring committee is also established for smooth implementation of the scheme, the committee is
headed by the Registrar Cooperative Societies J&K.
About NCDC:
Headquarters– New Delhi, India
Ministry– Ministry Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
Leh to host International Yoga Day event on 21st June,2020

The 6th International day of Yoga (IDY) is to be celebrated on 21st June and a National event organized on this day
is to be held at Leh, Ladakh (Union Territory). Shri Shripad Yesso Naik, Minister of Ayush announces that Prime
Minister Narendra Modi will participate in the event held at Leh.
This day is celebrated to create awareness across the world about the benefits of yoga and to practice yoga on a daily
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The Programmes on IDY will be organized by industry bodies, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Federation of
Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) and educational bodies Central Board of Secondary Education
(CBSE), National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), University Grants Commission (UGC).
International day of Yoga (IDY):
International yoga day is observed every year on 21st June. The first international day of yoga was celebrated in the
year 2015. Yoga is a Physical, Mental and Spiritual practice which originated in India. The United Nations officially
announced 21st June as the International day of Yoga.
Ayush I.T. awards 2019:
Ayush I.T. awards for 2019 were also announced by the Ayush Minister on 11th March 2020. This award is given for
the Excellence in Information Technology (IT) in AYUSH Sector.
The awardees are chosen for their innovative and effective performance in the Field of Information Technology.
Category: The awards will be given in two categories, Gold Award with a cash price of Rs. 1 lakh and Silver Award
with a cash price of Rs.50,000.
Click here to read the list of awardees
Jammu & Kashmir Current Affairs - April 2020

PM-KISAN: Aadhaar seeding process for beneficiaries of Assam, Meghalaya, J-K, Ladakh extended till March,
2021
The relaxation given to Assam, Meghalaya, Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh regarding the mandatory requirement of
Aadhaar seeding for beneficiaries under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme has been
extended for one more year till 31st March 2021 from 31st March, 2020. Aadhaar seeding is a process of linking
Aadhaar number with primary bank account number or with Government Official documents like Pan Card etc.
As we all know that under the PM-KISAN scheme the release of benefits is done only through Aadhaar seeded data of
beneficiaries uploaded by the State / UT Governments on the PM-KISAN portal. But Assam, Meghalaya and the UTs of
J&K and Ladakh have been exempted from this till 31st March, 2020, due to less penetration of Aadhar in these
places.
Reason behind extension:
It has been assessed that the above mentioned places are taking more time to complete the work of Aadhaar seeding
for beneficiaries and if the extension is not approved then the beneficiaries of these States / UTs may not be able to
avail the benefits of the Scheme w.e.f. 1st April, 2020.
Central govt redefines domicile for J&K; Perks and Privileges of ex-CMs of J&K Withdrawn
On March 31, 2020, a new definition for domicile for Jammu and Kashmir was introduced which has stated that a
person residing in the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir for at least 15 years or has studied for a period of seven
years in Jammu and Kashmir and appeared in Class 10 or 12 examinations will now be eligible to be a permanent
resident of the UT. This new rule was issued under the Section 3A of the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation
Adaptation of State Laws Order 2020, under the Jammu and Kashmir civil services decentralisation and recruitment
Act.
This new provision also mandated that all the Gazetted and non-GazettedClass IV posts are reserved for domiciles
only under Section 5A of the act.
It authorizes the Tehsildar as competent authority for issuing the domicile certificateor any officer specially notified
by the state government by way of a gazette notification.
Eligibility for J&K domicile:
-The new definition of domicile also included children of those central government officials, all India services officers,
officials of PSUs and autonomous body of central government, public sector banks, officials of statutory bodies,
officials of central universities and recognised research institutes of central government who have served in the UT of
J&K for a total period of 10 years or children of parents who fulfil any of the conditions in sections.
-Additionally, persons registered as a migrant by the Relief and Rehabilitation Commissioner (Migrants) in the UT of
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-Children of such residents of J&K as reside outside UT of J&K in connection with their employment or business or
other professional or vocational reasons but their parents fulfil any of the conditions provided earlier.
Perks and Privileges of ex-CMs of Jammu & Kashmir Withdrawn
The perks and privileges of former Chief Ministers (CMs) of Jammu & Kashmir have been withdrawn after the central
government repealed section 3-C of the State Legislature Members’ Pension Act, 1984. Former J&K CMs were
enjoying along list of privilegessince 1984.
The ex-CMs were entitled to rent-free furnished accommodation, expenditure to the limit of Rs 35,000 per annum for
furnishing of the residential accommodation, free telephone calls up to the value of Rs 48,000 per annum, free
electricity to the extent of Rs 1500 per month,car, petrol, medical facilities, driver etc.
Through the above new rules the Centre has repealed 29 state laws, which included the J&K civil services (special
provisions) Act, while 109 have been amended.
About Jammu & Kashmir
Capital– Jammu (Winter), Srinagar (Summer)
In a 1st, NTPC to launch 20 hydrogen fuel bus and cars for Leh & New Delhi; seeks global EOI
On April 26, 2020, NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam (NVVN) Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of India’s largest energy
conglomerate NTPC Limited (formerly known as National Thermal Power Corporation Limited), has called for a
global expressions of interest (EoI) to buy 10 Hydrogen Fuel Cell (FC) based electric buses & 10 Hydrogen Fuel Cell
based electric cars to operate them in Delhi and Leh.
Key Points:
i.Aim: The procurement is the first of its kind project in India to develop a complete solution ranging from green
energy to fuel cell vehicles & aims to reduce carbon emissions in the transportation sector.
Other cities for release of FCEVs (fuel cell electric vehicles) at other locations may also be included.
ii.Pilot project: For this initiative, consent has also been taken from the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
(MNRE) for production of hydrogen and its storage and distribution facilities. The EoI has been issued by NTPC’s
wholly-owned subsidiary, NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam (NVVN) Limited.
iii.How does Hydrogen fuel cell work?
Here, the hydrogen is passed through a fuel cell, where hydrogen breaks down into electrons and protons within the
cell. At the same time, the separated electron is sent into a circuit, which produces electric current and heat, which in
turn helps reduce carbon emissions.
iv.Steps taken by the NTPC for e-vehicles:
NTPC is working on different technologies to make electric vehicles fully available under e-mobility as public
transport.
In this regard, 90 public charging stations in various cities & battery charging and swapping stations for e-three
wheelers in Faridabad (Haryana) have already been commissioned. Similarly, e-bus solution scheme has been
implemented for Andaman and Nicobar administration.
About NTPC Limited:
Chairman & MD– Gurdeep Singh
About MNRE:
Minister of state ( Independent charge) )– RK Singh
Panchayat Awards 2020: Jammu and Kashmir’s & Odisha’s 3 panchayats get prestigious national award
On the occasion of National Panchayati Raj Day on 24th of April 2020, three Panchayats in Jammu and Kashmir
(J&K) Union Territory-UT & Odisha’s (State) has clinched national awards under separate categories for their
outstanding performance in strengthening rural democracy.
Here is the list of 3 awards won by J&K Panchayats:
S.No Name of the Panchayat Award Name
Panchayat Jamola Lower of Rajouri
1 District Child-friendly Gram Panchayat Award(CFGPA) 2020

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Nanaji Deshmukh Rashtriya Gaurav Gram Sabha Puraskar
2 Panchayat Dhangri of Rajouri District (NDRGGSP) 2020
Panchayat Zaloora B of Baramulla
3 District Gram Panchayat Development Plans (GPDP) 2020
List of 3 awards won by Odisha Panchayats:
S.No Name of the Panchayat Award Name
Badaborsingi panchayat in Belaguntha
1 block Child-friendly Gram Panchayat Award 2020
Nanaji Deshmukh Rashtriya Gaurav Gram Sabha Puraskar
2 Podamari in Sanakhemundi block (NDRGGSP) 2020
3 Kainchapur panchayat in Ganjam block Gram Panchayat Development Plans (GPDP) 2020
Key Points:
i.A total of 30 gram panchayats (GP) from other states and union territories of India chosen for Child-Friendly Gram
Panchayat Award 2020; 28 GPs receives award for Gram Panchayat Development Plans; And 27 GPs gets NDRGGSP
award.
The full list can be found in the link below,
https://panchayataward.gov.in/
About Panchayat Awards:
Instituted by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj (MoPR), Government of India (GoI), it honours the best performing
Panchayats recommended by the State Governments/UT Administrations since 2011-12. The awards are given on the
National Panchayati Raj Day every year.
Every year awards are given under different categories namely, Deen Dayal Upadhyay Panchayat Sashaktikaran
Puraskar (DDUPSP), Nanaji Deshmukh Rashtriya Gaurav Gram Sabha Puraskar (NDRGGSP), Child-friendly Gram
Panchayat Award (CFGPA), Gram Panchayat Development Plan (GPDP) Award and e-Panchayat Puraskar (given to
States/UTs only).
But this year due to lockdown only 3 category awards are given.Remaining 2 awards(Deen Dayal Upadhyay
Panchayat Sashaktikaran Puraskar (DDUPSP) & e-Panchayat Puraskar) were not yet finalized.Once finalized it
will be announced.
About NDRGGSP award:
It is given to Gram Panchayats only for its great contribution to socio-economic development by involving Gram
Sabhas.Rs 10 lakh will be awarded to the winners.
About GPDP Award:
Introduced in 2018,it has been given to encourage the GPs which have formulated their GPDPs according to the
State/UT guidelines prepared in line with the models guidelines issued by MoPR.Rs five lakh will be awarded to
winners.
About CFGPA award:
It is given for best performing Gram Panchayats (GPs)/Village Councils (VCs) (one in each State/UT) for adopting
child-friendly practices.Rs.5 lakh will be awarded to the winners.
About Ministry of Panchayati Raj:
Union Minister– Narendra Singh Tomar
Jammu & Kashmir Current Affairs - May 2020

Kashmir saffron gets GI tag
On May 1, 2020 After chak-hao, the black rice of Manipur, Gorakhpur terracotta & Kovilpatti kadalai-mittai,
the Kashmir saffron cultivated and harvested in the Karewa (highlands) of Jammu and Kashmir gets Geographical
Indication(GI) tag by the Geographical Indications Registry.

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Application filing
The Directorate of Agriculture, Government of Jammu and Kashmir, and is facilitated by the Sher-e-Kashmir
University of Agriculture Sciences and Technology, Kashmir, and Saffron Research Station, Dussu (Pampore).
Uniqueness
It is the only saffron in the world grown at an altitude of 1,600 metre(m) to 1,800 m Above Mean Sea Level(AMSL),
which differentiates from other saffron varieties available around the world. Iran is the largest producer of saffron
and India is a close competitor.
Features
i.It has long & thick stigmas, natural deep-red colour, high aroma, bitter flavour, chemical-free processing, and high
quantity of crocin (colouring strength), safranal (flavour) and picrocrocin (bitterness).
ii.It is a globally renowned spice, rejuvenates health, used in cosmetics and for medicinal purposes, associated with
traditional Kashmiri cuisine and represents the rich cultural heritage of the region.
Key Points
It is a spice grown in some regions of Kashmir, including Pulwama(saffron bowl of Kashmir), Budgam, Kishtwar and
Srinagar. Iran is the largest producer of saffron and India is a close competitor
Types of saffron in Kashmir
i.Lachha Saffron- Stigmas are separated from the flowers and dried without further processing
ii.Mongra Saffron- Stigmas are detached from the flower, dried in the sun and processed traditionally(packed loosely
in air-tight containers)
iii.Guchhi Saffron- It is like Lachha but has stigmas joined together in a bundle with a cloth thread.
About GI tag:
In India, GI registration is administered by the Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act,
1999 which came into force with effect from September 2003. Darjeeling Tea(2004) is the 1st indian product to get a
GI tag.
Other Indian products with GI tag– Tirupati Laddu, Madhubani Paintings, Nagpur Orange, Kashmir Pashmina,
Rajasthani Kathputlis, and Lucknow Chikan Crafts among others.
In a 1st, PoK’s Gilgit-Baltistan & Muzaffarabad included in the meteorological forecast list of IMD
On May 7, 2020, In the midst of Coronavirus (COVID-19) Crisis, the Regional Meteorological Centre of the Indian
Meteorological Department (IMD), has included the areas of Gilgit-Baltistan and Muzaffarabad, which are parts
of PoK (Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir) in its weather forecasting for the 1st time.
The department taken this decision as it says that it is a part of India and the country always maintains its position
that PoK belongs to India.
Key Points:
i.The agency has included the regions as part of its meteorological sub-division of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) in its
daily forecast for ‘north-west India’.
ii.According to IMD, these cities of PoK fall under the North-West Division of IMD. The North-West Division of IMD
has nine subdivisions. These include Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Delhi-Chandigarh-
Haryana, Punjab, east Uttar Pradesh, west Uttar Pradesh, east Rajasthan and west Rajasthan.
iii.Background: The inclusion in the forecast comes amid the Supreme Court of Pakistan, in its recent order, allowed
the amendment of the ‘Government of Gilgit Baltistan Order’ of 2018 to conduct general elections in the region.
Immediately after this, India had objected that Pakistan does not have the right over the territories which it has
occupied by force and illegally.
About Indian Meteorological Department (IMD):
Parent organization– Ministry of Earth Sciences
Director General– Dr. Mrutyunjay Mohapatra

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Jal Jeevan Mission: Haryana and J&K to provide tap water to every household by Dec 2022
On May 13, 2020,The Union Territory (UT) Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) and the state Government of Haryana have
planned to provide tap connection to supply water to all rural families by December 2022 under the Jal Jeevan
Mission (JJM).
Key Points:
i.The respective officials presented their work plan related to the supply of water to each family under the Mission to
the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation.
Rs 290 Crores will be provided by Central government by Haryana under JJM for this financial year, which will be
supplemented by the same amount of State’s matching share.
ii.Current household tap connection:
J&K: According to the data, there are 18.17 lakh houses in UT, out of which 5.75 lakh houses have already been given
Functional Household Tap Connection (FHTC). Out of the remaining houses, 1.76 lakh houses are planned to provide
tap connection by the year 2020-21. It is planning 100 % coverage of 5000 villages in 3 districts- Srinagar, Reasi, and
Gandharbal till December 2022, while the national target has been set for the year 2024-25.
For this financial year (FY 2020-12), the J&K is likely to get Rs 680 crore as part of the centre’s JJM Mission.
Haryana: The state government has provided 1.05 lakh tap connections in the year 2019-20. There are 28.94 houses
in Haryana. Of these, 18.83 lakh already have tap water connection and 10.11 lakh houses are to be covered.
iii.Benefit: During this difficult time of the coronavirus(Covid-19) epidemic, efforts to provide domestic tap
connections in rural areas will make life easier. Especially women and girls will get rid of hard work and will help
them to live a safe and dignified life.
About Jal Jeevan Mission:
It is a central government initiative with the aim to provide drinking water to every rural household. Works under the
Ministry of Jal Shakti, the government implemented the mission on a priority basis.
The central government has advised the state & UT governments to adopt this JJM mission to achieve 2 objectives.
This includes providing tap water connections to every rural family and providing job opportunities to local people
and migrants.
About Ministry of Jal Shakti:
Union Minister– Gajendra Singh Shekhawat.
Minister of State (MoS)- Rattan Lal Kataria.
Centre approves modified DPR of Ujh Multipurpose Project in Jammu and Kashmir
On 16th May 2020, The Centre approved to modification of the Detailed Project Report (DPR) of the Ujh
multipurpose Project (MPP) located on the river Ujh, main tributaries of river Ravi in Kathua district of Jammu and
Kashmir at the estimated cost of Rs.9,167 crore.
Key Points:
i.The advisory committee of Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation (DoWR,
RD & GR) approved the DPR of Ujh MPP project chaired by Union Secretary U P Singh.
ii.The Central Advisory Committee considering the techno-economic viability of major and medium irrigation, flood
control and multipurpose project proposal accepted the project proposal with conditions of keeping the strategic
importance from Indus Waters Treaty and the regulations of water flowing across the borders in view.
iii.The Irrigation and Flood Control Department in Jammu and Kashmir framed the modified proposal for the
inclusion of a culturable command area(CCA) of 23973 hectares (Ha) in addition to the already approved with the
proposed irrigation intensity of 187%.
iv.The DPR of Ujh project was declared as a national project in 2008 and was prepared by the Indus Basin
Organisation of the Central Water Commission in 2013
v.The dam is proposed in the site in Barbari village which is about 1.6 Km downstream of Panchtirthi and the power
house site is 9.5 Km downstream of the dam site near Deoli village.
vi.The proposal is for a 116.00 m high dam at the river with full reservoir level(FRL) at 608 m.
vii.The installed power capacity of the main powerhouse was 186 MW with a dam to power house comprising four
units of 2.5MW to harness the hydro-electric potential of the water for environmental release. The total capacity is
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About Ministry of Jal Shakti:
The Ministry of Water Resource, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation was renamed as the Ministry of Jal
Shakti on 14th June 2019.
Minister– Gajendra Singh Shekhawat
Minister of State– Rattan LalKataria
e-NAM reaches target 1000 mandis across 18 states and 3 Union Territories
On 15th May 2020, The Ministry of Agriculture announced that the e-NAM reached target 1000 mandis across the
nation in 18 states and 3 union territories(UTs) with 38 new mandis integrated with the e-NAM platform of
electronic agriculture trading portal.
Key Points:
i.The 38 new mandis include 19 from Madhya Pradesh, 10 from telangana, 4 from Maharashtra and one each in
Gujarat, Haryana, Punjab, Kerala and Jammu and Kashmir.
ii.e-NAM launched in 2016 to create a network of Mandis as a common online market platform as ‘one nation, one
market’ for agricultural commodities became a tool for social distancing in the global pandemic lockdown.
iii.The states and UTs are promoting the platform to reduce the human intervention in trading and handling of
produce online.
iv.The registered user base of e-NAM consists of 1.66 crore farmers, 1,31,000 traders and 1000 Farmers Producers
Organisations.
e-NAM:
i.The e-NAM was aimed to reduce transaction costs, bridging information asymmetries and to help in expansion of
market access for the farmers and stakeholders.
ii.e-NAM is implemented by the Small Farmers Agribusiness Consortium under the Ministry of Agriculture and
Farmers Welfare.
iii.The e-NAM has 3 new modules named
Farmer Producer Organisation (FPO) tradingmodule
Warehouse based electronic Negotiable Warehouse Receipts(e-NWRs) Module
Logistics Module
About Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare:
Minister– Narendra Singh Tomar
Minister of State– Parshottam Rupala & Kailash Choudhary
J&K administration inks MoU with Tata Technologies to built 2 CIIIT centers
On April 30, 2020, In a bid to promote skill development, the Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) administration has signed
an MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) with Tata Technologies limited to set up 2 Centres for Invention,
Innovation, Incubation and Training (CIIITs) in the Union Territory(UT), one each at Government Polytechnic
Colleges at Jammu and Baramulla.
Key Points:
i.Setting up these two centers will cost around Rs 360 crore, with Tata Technologies spending about Rs 300 crore.
Each center will start 18 courses and will have a capacity of 1825 seats.
ii.The UT will provide space to set up these centers. At the same time, Tata Technologies will provide industrial
hardware, tools, equipment and machinery.
iii.Tata Technologies will train students for 3- years through the ‘Train the Trainer program’ & the special thing about
these two centers is that after training in various courses, students will be given 100 % placement.
iv.The move will help improve the academic and training curriculum in technical education & innovators will also be
helped to develop new products to promote technology startups.
v.The MOU was signed through video conferencing by Navin Kumar Choudhary, Principal Secretary to the
Government, Technical Education Department, on behalf of UT government, and Anand Bhade, president of Tata
Technologies Ltd in the presence of J&K Lieutenant-Governor GC Murmu.

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About Tata Technologies Limited:
Headquarters– Pune, Maharashtra
CEO & MD-Warren Harris
Capital– Jammu (Winter), Srinagar (Summer)
National Parks (NP)– City Forest (Salim Ali) NP , Dachigam NP ,Hemis NP, Kishtwar NP.
J&K promotes e-learning under Samagra Shiksha programme

In Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), the Union territory (UT) administration has initiated a slew of measures
under “Samagra Shiksha programme” to facilitate students with complete access to education through
technological interventions and other viable means in wake of COVID-19 lockdown.
Key Points:
i.Samagra Shiksha programme: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all educational institutes have been closed and in
order to maintain the continuity of education delivery to students several steps are being taken by the UT
Government which inter-alia included Radio Classrooms wherein Live Lectures are being broadcast daily between 2
to 4 P.M.
ii.These measures include tele-classes on DD Kashir and Local Cable Network, Video Lectures Repository using JK
Knowledge Network, Online Classes including Vocational Classes using freely available Applications like Zoom, e-
Pathshala, DIKSHA (Digital Infrastructure for Knowledge Sharing) and created special WhatsApp Groups for
interacting with Children with special needs through special educators.
iii.Nearly 42 free Laptops with Braille Tactile Readers were distributed for Visually Impaired Students/ persons to
freely access the internet.
iv.Manzelein: The J&K government also launched Online Career Guidance Portal “Manzelein” for students in
association with UNICEF which is a structured and well programmed portal developed to help students in choosing a
right career after their secondary or higher secondary education.
v.The portal will have complete information on careers, colleges and 2,62,000 programmes in 16 countries.
vi.About 2,500 Tabs were distributed among students for attending online classes, accessing online content available
on e-Pathshala, DIKSHA and other activities.
vii.Besides, funds to boost education Rs. 2,030.87 lakh were released to Directorates of School Education for
purchase & distribution of books to children under elementary level as Right To Education entitlements.
Capital- Srinagar (summer), Jammu (Winter).
Governor- Girish Chandra Murmu.
J&K starts an initiative ‘SUKOON’ – COVID-19 Beat the Stress

On May 20, 2020, In Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), the Department of Information and Public Relations (DIPR) has
started an initiative ‘SUKOON’- COVID-19 Beat the Stress, in order to spread awareness about psychological impact
of lockdown and measures to be adopted to overcome them.
Key Points:
i.About Sukoon: The Sukoon programme will be telecast on Doordarshan (DD) Kashir Channel on every Tuesday at
9.00 PM during which psychiatrists, eminent doctors and scientists will share their knowledge on psychological
health, how to keep the mind anxiety free and the measures which people can adopt to keep stress level under
control.
ii.The aim is to ensure that people stay mentally fit and cope with the fears related to COVID-19 with a sound mind.
iii.This initiative is in line with the growing concern that COVID-19 pandemic and the prolonged lockdown has
resulted in tremendous stress among various sections of the society.
iv.Parents, caregivers and children are the greatest victims of lockdown as they grapple with restricted movement
and not being allowed to meet with friends and socialize.
v.DIPR is looking to telecast such programmes on a daily basis to reach out to the people of the Union Territory (UT).
The objective is fighting the pandemic by ensuring ‘Healthy Mind in Healthy Body’ along with following all the health
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Capital– Srinagar (summer), Jammu (winter).
Governor– Girish Chandra Murmu.
Jammu and Kashmir notifies new rules for issuing domicile certificates
On 17th May 2020, The administration in the Union Territory (UT) of Jammu and Kashmir issued a new set of rules
named “Jammu and Kashmir Grant of Domicile Certificate Rules 2020” which defines the rules for issuing
domicile certificates in the UT.
Key Points:
i.The Jammu and Kashmir Grant of Domicile Certificate Rules 2020” will define the basis for issuing domicile
certificates to the people who satisfies the conditions stated in the Centre’s gazette notification introduced the
domicile clause through an amendment to the J&K Civil Services (Decentralisation and Recruitment) Act,2010.
ii.These rules will provide a time-bound and transparent procedure in the issuing of domicile certificates.
iii.The Deputy Commissioner, Relief and Rehabilitation Commissioner, Financial Commissioner Revenue or Secretary
GAD will direct the tehsildars to issue the certificate within 7 days if the application is processed within 15 days and
the officers will be penalised Rs. 50,000 if failed to provide the domicile certificate.
Overview of “Jammu and Kashmir Grant of Domicile Certificate Rules 2020”:
i.This amended rule allows the eligible non-local and all permanent resident certificate holders and their children
living outside J&K to apply for the certificates.
ii.Kashmiri migrants living inside or outside the J&K can get the certificate by producing their permanent residence
certificate (PRC), ration card copy, voter card or other valid documents.
iii.The Bonafide migrants can apply for the certificate with the Relief and Rehabilitation department with their
document like electoral rolls of 1988, proof of registration as migrant in any state or other documents.
iv.The West Pakistan Refugees and Children of the women married outside J&K and Safai Karamcharis are eligible to
apply for the domicile status.
v.The certificate is made a basic eligibility condition for appointment to any post under the Union Territory of J&K
following the amendments.
Background:
The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization (Adaptation of States Laws) order 2020 of Government of India defines a
domicile person as an individual resided in the UT of J&K for over a period of 15 years or studied in the UT for a
period of 15 years and appeared in class 10 or 12 examinations in any J&K educational institute
Lieutenant Governor- Girish Chandra Murmu
Capital- Jammu (winter), Srinagar (summer)
SKIMS in Srinagar gets its first of it’s kind Infectious Disease Block facility
On May 25, 2020, Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Lieutenant Governor’s adviser Baseer Ahmad Khan inaugurated first of
it’s kind Infectious Disease Block (IDB) facility at Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) at Soura in
Srinagar, J&K. It was an initiative for the treatment of COVID-19 and other pathologically infected patients.
Key Points:
i.The Adviser stressed on regular health check-up of staff as well as patients are safe while visiting or staying at the
block. He also gave instructions to ensure optimum use of booths for screening of patients and emphasized for
maintaining proper social distancing protocol.
ii.About IDB: The Infectious Disease Block is equipped with superlative quality facilities which consists of a 40-bed
isolation ward, 15-bed high dependency isolation ward & an intensive care unit (ICU).
iii.The centre will also have a four-bedded RO (Reverse Osmosis) and dialysis unit, independent portable x-
ray, USG (Ultrasound sonography) machine and ECG (Electrocardiogram), lab facilities for haemogram coagulation
studies arterial blood gas and electrolyte analysis, biochemistry etc.
iv.The newly established IDB will be headed by Dr. Ajaz Nabi Koul, Consultant Infectious Disease and in-charge
COVlD-19, SKlMS. He is a trained specialist in the management of infectious diseases and is playing a crucial role in
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v.At present, the block shall be used solely for the treatment of COVID-19 related patients which gradually shall
facilitate treatment to all infectious disease patients.
About SKIMS:
Director– Dr AG Ahangar.
Dean– Dr Omar Javed Shah.
About Jammu and Kashmir (J&K):
Capital– Srinagar (summer capital), Jammu (winter capital).
Governor– Girish Chandra Murmu.
Ladakh inaugurates the 1st Solar Lift Irrigation Plant of Kargil

On May 27, 2020, Ladakh’s Director of Animal, Sheep Husbandry and Fisheries Mohammad Raza inaugurated the 1st
Solar Lift Irrigation Plant of Kargil with five kilowatt(KW) Solar Plant and 3 Horsepower(HP) Submersible
Pump(installed by Kargil Renewable Energy Agency- KREDA) at Yak Breeding Farm, Bodh Kharboo.
Major Highlights
i.The prototype will help to solve the shortage of water to irrigate, especially those lands which are at the banks of
rivers & the drinking water issue. This Solar Irrigation Pump will help in proper utilization of this fund in the Farm.
ii.The pump discharges 45,000 litres of water per day, a major achievement in the industry.
ii.This step is to fulfil the dream of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Make Ladakh a Carbon Neutral Entity and will
also help the Yak Farm spread at a 360 Canal Land to be self-sufficient in Fodder Development.
Upcoming projects
i.Various projects have been sanctioned under the Special Package sanctioned for Ladakh under UT Funds so as to
witness a great change in the Animal and Sheep Husbandry and Fisheries Sector in the near future and to fulfil the
dream various projects of Ladakh
ii.Soon KREDA will be proposing for more such projects which involves one-time investment which has no recurring
cost.
Allotment- Under Rashtriya Gokul Mission(RGM) Yak Breeding Farm, Bodh Kharboo has an allotment under special
package of Rs 1.20 crore by the Government of India
Gist about RGM:
It was launched in December 2014 with an outlay of Rs 2025 crore for enhancement & conservation of indigenous
breeds by selective breeding in the breeding tract and genetic upgradation of the nondescript bovine population. The
comprises two components namely National Programme for Bovine Breeding(NPBB) and National Mission on Bovine
Productivity(NMBP).
About KREDA:
Headquarters– Ladakh, Jammu & Kashmir
Project Director/CEO– Kacho Ahmed Khan
About Ladakh:
Lieutenant Governor– Radha Krishna Mathur
SC orders to set up high-powered committee headed by Secretary of MHA to restore 4G internet services in
J&K
On May 11, 2020 Supreme Court(SC) orders to set up a high-powered committee to look into the demands by
petitioners who seek restoration of 4G internet services in the Union Territory(UT) Jammu and Kashmir(J&K). It is
headed by the Secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs(MHA), AJAY KUMAR BHALLA.
Major highlights
i.A bench comprises: Justices N V Ramana, Justices R Subhash Reddy and B R Gavai the Chief Secretary of the UT and
the Secretary of Ministry of Communications
ii.The plea was filed by Foundation for Media Professionals, Soayib Qureshi and Private Schools Association of J&K.
Background
i.A plea was filed by ‘Foundation for Media Professionals’ to restore the high-speed internet in J&K in view of the
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spread of fake news/rumours and transfer of heavy data files (audio/video files) & may be utilised by terror outfits to
pursue in planning attacks.
ii.In the earlier hearing, senior Advocate H Ahmadi, appearing for Foundation for Media Professionals, said non-
availability of 4G services is affecting people’s right to health and education.
iii.The SC in its judgment(January 10, 2020) stated that freedom of speech and expression, and the freedom of trade
and commerce through the internet are fundamental right under the Constitution and as such cannot be cut down
without following the mandate of the Constitution and should meet the test of proportionality.
About J&K:
Capital– Srinagar (summer), Jammu (winter).
Lieutenant Governor(LG)– Girish Chandra Murmu.
2020 Pulitzer Prizes announced: 3 photojournalists from Jammu & Kashmir won the feature photography
On May 4, 2020, The 2020 Pulitzer Prize winners were announced in 15 Journalism categories and 7 Book, Drama
and Music categories by its administrator, Dana Canedy,via video-conference instead of a ceremony at Columbia
University in New York, United States (US) due to the coronavirus pandemic for their “striking images of life” in the
valley.
3 Indian photojournalists won 2020 Pulitzer Prizein feature photography
The three Indian photojournalists namely Dar Yasin, Mukhtar Khan and Channi Anand from Jammu and Kashmir
who work for Associated Press (AP) have won the 2020 Pulitzer Prize in feature photography. The award recognized
their exceptional coverage of Jammu and Kashmir during the lockdown that was imposed on Jammu and Kashmir by
the Central Government after the revocation of Article 370 on August 5, 2019.
The winning photographers captured images of protests, the police, paramilitary action and daily life in Jammu and
Kashmir after phone and internet services were shut down in August 2019, making it difficult for the world to gain
access to the region.
Somehow, they managed to reach the airport and convinced Kashmiri passengers to carry photos stored in drives and
disks to Delhi and hand them over to the Associated Press staff.
Yasin and Khan are residents of Srinagar in Kashmir while Anand lives in Jammu.
Colson Whitehead becomes rare author to be honoured with the prize for consecutive books
Colson Whitehead became the rare author to receive Pulitzers for consecutive books when his novel about a brutal
Florida reform school during the Jim Crow era, ‘The Nickel Boys,’ was awarded the fiction prize 2020. In 2017, he
won for his Civil War era novel ‘The Underground Railroad’.
‘Riveting’ coverage of Alaska policing wins Pulitzer Prize
The Anchorage Daily News and ProPublica won the Pulitzer Prize in public service for illuminating public safety gaps
in Alaska, USA revealing that a third of villages had no police protection.
Late Ida B. Wells recognized with Special Awards and Citations
Late Ida Bell Wells-Barnett, who was an American investigative journalist,was honored for her outstanding and
courageous reporting on the horrific and vicious violence against African Americans during the era of lynching. She
died in 1931.
The citation comes with a bequest by the Pulitzer Prize board of at least $50,000 in support of her mission. Recipients
will be announced at a later date.
Following is the list of 2020 Pulitzers Award Winners in different categories
Category Winner Country
Anchorage Daily News with contributions

Public Service Alaska, USA
from ProPublica
Louisville,
Breaking News Reporting Staff of The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Ky.
Kentucky, USA
Investigative Reporting Brian M. Rosenthal of The New York Times USA

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Explanatory Reporting Staff of The Washington Post USA
Local Reporting Staff of The Baltimore Sun Maryland, USA
Dominic Gates, Steve Miletich, Mike Baker and

Lewis Kamb of The Seattle Times
National Reporting USA
T. Christian Miller, Megan Rose and Robert
Faturechi of ProPublica
International Reporting Staff of The New York Times USA
Feature Writing Ben Taub of The New Yorker USA
Commentary Nikole Hannah-Jones of The New York Times USA
Criticism Christopher Knight of the Los Angeles Times USA
Jeffery Gerritt of the Palestine (Tx.) Herald Palestine& Texas,

Editorial Writing
Press USA
Editorial Cartooning Barry Blitt, contributor, The New Yorker USA
India
ChanniAnand, Mukhtar Khan and Dar Yasin of AP Headquarter-
Feature Photography
Associated Press (AP) New York, USA
Breaking News Photography
Photography staff of Reuters
Staff of This American Life with Molly O’Toole

Audio Reporting of the Los Angeles Times and Emily Green, USA
freelancer, Vice News
Books, Drama and Music
Category Winner
Fiction The Nickel Boys, by Colson Whitehead (Doubleday)
Drama A Strange Loop, by Michael R. Jackson
Sweet Taste of Liberty: A True Story of Slavery and

History Restitution in America, by W. Caleb McDaniel
(Oxford University Press)
Sontag: Her Life and Work, by Benjamin Moser

Biography
(Ecco)
The Tradition, by Jericho Brown (Copper Canyon

Poetry
Press)
The End of the Myth: From the Frontier to the

Border Wall in the Mind of America, by Greg
Grandin (Metropolitan Books)
General Nonfiction The Undying: Pain, Vulnerability, Mortality,
Medicine, Art, Time, Dreams, Data, Exhaustion,
Cancer, and Care, by Anne Boyer (Farrar, Straus
and Giroux)

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Music The Central Park Five, by Anthony Davis

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About Pulitzer award:
Established in 1917, the Pulitzer Prize is an award for achievements in newspaper, magazine and online journalism,
literature, and musical composition in the United States (US). It is presented by Columbia University.
About Associated Press:
President and CEO– Gary Pruitt
Headquarter– New York, USA
CSIR-IIIM & Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) to develop RT-LAMP based test for Coronavirus
On May 26, 2020, The Institute of Integrative Medicine (IIIM) in Jammu has collaborated with Reliance Industries
Limited (RIL) to develop and increase a new Reverse Transcriptase-Loop Mediated Isothermal
Amplification (RT-LAMP)- based COVID-19 diagnostic kit. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has also been
signed between CSIR-IIIM, Jammu and RIL.
Key Points:
i.COVID-19 RT-LAMP: COVID-19 RT-LAMP test is a nucleic acid-based test carried out from nasal or throat swab
samples from patients. This is a rapid test which can be done within 45-60 minutes, a cost-effective and accurate test.
ii.The RT-LAMP test has been developed & successfully demonstrated using synthetic templates.
iii.Advantage: RT-LAMP-based COVID-19 kit components are easily available and completely manufactured in India.
iv.Besides, the RT-LAMP test can be done with minimal expertise in a very basic lab setup like mobile units or kiosks
for testing at airports, railway stations, bus stands and other public places.
v.The end detection of the test is a simple colored reaction, which is easily visible in UV light, and now is being
modified to detect in regular light.
vi.The current COVID-19 testing is done by real-time PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) and their components are
widely imported. These tests are highly expensive & require highly trained manpower, relatively high-end lab, costly
instruments and cannot be deployed at remote locations in quarantine centres, railway stations and airports.
vii.Dr. Ram Vishwakarma, Director and Dr. Sumit Gandhi, Principal Scientist from CSIR-IIIM and Dr. Santanu
Dasgupta, Senior Vice President, R&D (Research & Development) and Dr. Manish Shukla, General Manager R&D from
RIL is monitoring this project.
viii.IIIM Jammu: Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine (IIIM) is a national Institute of the Council of Scientific &
Industrial Research (CSIR) of India, with primary focus of research on drug discovery from natural products
(medicinal plants and microbial species).
About IIIM(JAMMU)
Director IIIM Jammu- Dr Ram A Vishwakarma
About Reliance Industries Limited (RIL):
Headquarters– Mumbai, Maharashtra.
Founder– Dhirubhai Ambani.
Chairman & Managing Director (MD)– Mukesh Ambani.

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Jammu & Kashmir Current Affairs - June 2020

Jitendra Singh e-Inaugurates ”Puneja Bridge” & “Devika Bridge” in J&K
On 24th June 2020, Union Minister of State (MoS) (Independent Charge) Development of North Eastern
Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space Jitendra Singh
inaugurated Jammu and Kashmir’s ”Puneja Bridge” in Doda district and “Devika Bridge” in Udhampur district over
a virtual platform.
Key People:
DG, BRO, Lt Gen Harpal Singh, Municipal Commissioners and DCs of Udhampur and Doda, Members of Civil Society
and BRO.
Devika Bridge:
i.10 meter long is built to ease the traffic congestion and to meet the development requirements of the Udhampur
town area.
ii.This will provide a smooth passage for the Army convoys and vehicles.
iii.The bridge was constructed in about 1year time span by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) amid the lockdown
due to COVID-19 and labour shortage..
iv.The estimated cost of building the bridge is Rs 75 Lakhs.
Puneja Bridge:
i.The 50-meter-long Puneja bridge is built over the Puneja stream on the Bhaderwah-Basholi-Pathankot national
highway under construction.
ii.The bridge was built by 114 RCC of the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) in 36 months
iii.The estimated cost of building the bridge is Rs.4 crore.
Bhaderwah-Basholi-Pathankot national highway:
This 185 Km long highway is strategically important in the defence point of view which will provide an alternate
route to connect Doda, Kishtwar and Ramban districts without entering Jammu and Udhampur via Lakhanpur.
Key Points:
i.The BRO has constructed around 200 bridges in this region in the past 4-5 years which includes the Atal Setu Cable
Bridge.
ii.Other development projects undertaken in the past 5-6 years in this region are, medical and engineering colleges,
radio station, National Institute for High Altitude Medicinal Plants, besides numerou road and bridge projects.
About Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region:
Minister of State– Jitendra Singh
About J&K
Lt Governor– Girish Chandra Murmu
Capital– Jammu (winter), Srinagar(summer)
Centre Sanctions Additional Rs 1,691 crore For Road Construction in J&K, Uttarakhand
On June 28, 2020, In a major development, the central Government has sanctioned an additional Rs 1,691 crore for
the construction of highways by the Border Roads Organization (BRO) in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) and
Uttarakhand during 2020-21 in the wake of clashes with China in Ladakh.
Of this amount, Rs 1,351.10 crore has been allocated for the construction of BRO roads in the border areas of J&K.
While, Rs 340 crore have been sanctioned for road-building in Uttarakhand.
Additional Assistance:
-In addition to these, an additional Rs 71 crore has been allocated for road works in Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh,
Sikkim and Tamil Nadu under the State Public Works Department.
-It has been said in the dialogue that the limit of approval for Nagaland under Tribal Sub-Plan (TSP) has been
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Key Points:
i.The current sanction for national highways work for state PWDs (Public Works Department) was Rs 2,269 crore,
which has been increased to Rs 2,340 crore. In addition, Rs 1,691 crore ceiling was approved for BRO, taking the
additional ceiling of Rs 4,081 crore for national highways in these areas.
ii.The approval comes after National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL)
which is working on building, maintenance and upgradation of national highways and strategic roads had announced
an increase in remuneration of its personnel working in tough terrains.
About Border Roads Organisation (BRO):
Headquarter– New Delhi
Director General- Lt. Gen.Harpal Singh
Folk dances– Rauf, Hikat, Mandjas, Kud Dandi Nach, Damali
About Uttarakhand:
Capital– Dehradun (winter capital), Gairsain (summer capital).
Chief Minister (CM)- Trivendra Singh Rawat
Governor– Baby Rani Maurya.
J&K Lt Governor launches salary tracker mobile app “MeraVetan (Version – 1)” for government employees
On 3rd June 2020, The Lieutenant Governor of Jammu & Kashmir, Girish Chandra Murmu launched the first
version of the Salary Tracker Mobile app “MeraVetan” developed by the National Informatics Centre(NIC) – J&K
State Centre on the Android Platform to provide end to end computerization of JK Payment
System(JKPaySys) application, at the Raj Bhavan
Key People: Arun Kumar Mehta(Financial Commissioner, Bipul Pathak (Principal Secretary to Lt.G), Mahesh
Dass(Director General of Accounts and Treasuries) and others.
MeraVetan:
i.The Application will be available on the JKPaySys main page.
How to install: https://jkpaysys.gov.in/Procedure%20to%20Install%20PaySys%20Mobile%20App.pdf
ii.The Employees have to enter their Centralised Personnel Information System(CPIS) ID, date of Birth and General
Provident Fund(GPF)/New Pension Scheme(NPS) subscription number in the app after the installation and for any
missing data the employees can obtain it from their Drawing and Disbursing Officers(DDOs).
Benefits of MeraVetan:
i.The Government employees and the officials posted in remote and rural areas with no access to DDO can access
their salary and other details.
ii.The information such as Pay Scale, GPF/NPS subscription, Allowances, Deductions, GPF/NPS statement, Income Tax
Statement, State Life Insurance(SLI) statement etc will be provided in the app.
iii.The employees can access the information on their salary after the salary bill is drawn.
iv.This will support the DDO in reducing the workload by allowing the employee to get their salary slip.
Future implementations:
i.The Upgraded version 2 of MeraVetan is planned, to support the calculation of income tax and generation of Form
16.
ii.A similar App to the MeraVetan may be developed for the pre and post Matric scholarship and integrated social
security schemes to support the beneficiaries to track the scholarship and pensions under the Social Welfare
department.
About NIC J&K:
Deputy Director General- Abhay Kumar (State Informatics Officer)
Established- 1988
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Jammu and Kashmir UT Rolls Out Poultry Policy 2020
On June 12, 2020, The Union Territory (UT) of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) has prepared a J&K Poultry Policy,
2020/Operational Guidelines for the first time to boost poultry production in the region.
Features: The government will give a subsidy of 50 crore annually for broiler/layer farms and related activities. This
subsidy will be for the existing poultry industry and new industry. Under the industrial policy in the poultry policy, all
central and state schemes will be given benefits.
Policy Outcomes: The implementation of Poultry Policy is expected to yield the following outcomes.
The policy will provide additional employment opportunities to youth to take up this profession.
It will reduce the import bill of J&K thus saving around Rs 900 crores that is spent on importing poultry and its
products from outside the UT.
Farmers will get better support prices for their products (eggs and meat) and make the poultry farming sustainable.
Fiscal Incentives:
The broiler farms whose capacity will be up to 10, 000 chicks per day will be given a credit of 30% for the plant and
other machinery(Farm automation/ equipment), which will be a maximum of 50 lakhs. Units with a capacity of more
than 10, 000 will be given 3% interest rebate on the loan.
100% of the insurance premium for building, plant and machinery will be refunded to all eligible units setting up the
industry.
In addition, 100% subsidy will be given on the DG(Diesel generator) sets and J&K SIDCO/SICOP [Small Scale
Industries Development Corporation Limited] will make land available in the industrial area for this.
Eligibility: All new farmers, Individual entrepreneurs, NGOs, Companies/Cooperatives, Groups of unorganized and
organized sectors which include Self Help Groups (SHGs), Joint Liability Groups (JLGs) etc will be eligible to avail
assistance for all the components under the scheme.
Folk dances– Rauf, Hikat, Mandjas, Kud Dandi Nach, Damali
Agri Dept of J&K Changed its Name to Agriculture Production & Farmers Welfare Department
On 17th June 2020, The Jammu & Kashmir Administration approved the Agriculture Production Department’s
proposal to change its nomenclature to “Agriculture Production & Farmers Welfare Department” and announced
new rules for appointments to various posts.
Reason for the rename:
i.The purpose for the proposal to rename the department is not only to address the role of the agricultural
productions but also to focus on farmer’s welfare and help to evaluate the value of their produce.
ii.Focusing on Farmers welfare, the department extends its role beyond extension activities and on-farm activities.
iii.The decision of J&K administration lines with the centre’s decision in renaming the Ministry of Agriculture as the
“Ministry of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare”.
New Rules for Appointment:
i.This new rules for appointment is known as “Jammu and Kashmir Probationer (condition of Service, Pay and
Allowances) and Fixation of Tenure Rules,2020”
ii.Under the new Rules:
The probation period of the new appointees is reduced to 2 years from 5 years.
The new appointees are entitled to annual increment, dearness allowance, house rent allowance and city
compensatory allowance and others which are sanctioned by the government after the probation period.
After the initial appointment the new appointees should serve the fixed five-year tenure.
About J&K General Administration Department:
Lieutenant Governor– G.C. Murmu
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Lt Governor G C Murmu Launches Two Customized Loan Schemes of J&K Bank For Business Communities
On June 25, 2020, Girish Chandra Murmu, the lieutenant governor of the Union Territory (UT) of Jammu and
Kashmir (J&K), has rolled out 2 customized loan schemes of J&K Bank namely ‘J&K Bank Business Support Loan
Scheme 2019-20’ and ‘J&K Bank Business Support Loan Scheme 2019-20 for Hotels and Guest Houses’ with the
aim to overcome business challenges that have stemmed up due to the prevailing conditions.
J&K Bank Business Support Loan Scheme 2019-20:
Valid up to October 31, 2020, this loan scheme offers 10% enhancement in existing working capital limit in the form
of a 3 year working capital term loan (including one year moratorium on principal) with a maximum limit of Rs 5 cr
for SMA2 (special mention accounts 2) borrowers and Rs 20 cr for other standard loans including SMA1 (special
mention accounts 1).
J&K Bank Business Support Loan Scheme 2019-20 for Hotels and Guest Houses:
Valid up to October 31, 2020, this loan scheme has been disbursed with an interest rate of just 8.80% per annum
which has been linked with 3 year MCLR (Marginal Cost of Funds based Lending Rate- means an internal reference
rate for banks fixed by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) with a markup of only 50 bps (basis points).
The quantum of finance of this scheme has been linked with recurring fixed expenses for preceding 9 months of the
coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic with an upper cap of Rs. 2.00 cr (including one year initial moratorium on
principal) with a maximum allowed repayment period of 36 months.
All J&K bank customers i.e. Government recognized/registered hotels and guest houses are eligible under this scheme
including the SMA1 and SMA2 borrowers.
Static points:
The SMA-1 refers to those accounts where the principal or interest payment remains overdue between 31-60 days,
while SMA-2 pertains to those where the overdue period is between 61-90 days.
About Jammu & Kashmir Bank:
Headquarters– Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir
Chairman and Managing Director (CMD)- R K Chhibber
6 District Hospitals of J&K wins Kayakalap Award for their Achievement in Health Sector
On 24th June 2020, 6 Districts hospitals(DH) of the union territory of Jammu & Kashmir won the Kayakalap Award
for their achievements in the health sector and secured positions in the best hospital category 2019-2020.
Kayakalp Award:
i.The award was instituted as a part of the “Swachh Bharat Abhiyan” on 15th May 2015 to recognise the public health
facilities that exhibit high levels of cleanliness, hygiene and infection control measures.
ii.DH Reasi and 3 other district hospitals from Jammu division won the cash award of Rs 50 Lakh each and the
Government Hospital(GH) Gandhi Nagar, DH Udhampur and DH Poonch won the commendation award(Rs. 3 Lakh
each).
Community Health Centres (CHC) category:
The three CHCs of Jammu division including CHC Ramnagar are declared 2nd and CHC Katra (Reasi) and CHC
Bhaderwah (Doda) got the commendation award.
Primary Health Centers(PHC) and Urban Primary Health Centres categories(UPHC):
UPHC Shashtri Nagar in Jammu district,PHC Budi (Katra), PHC Ransoo (Reasi), PHC Tikri (Udhampur) and PHC
Rattanpur (Samba) won the award
PHC Laiter (Reasi), PHC Sumb (Samba), PHC Barnara, PHC Majalta, PHC Hartaryan (Udhampur) won the
commendation award.
J&K: Former Union Minister, Congress leader P Namgyal passes away at 83

On June 1, 2020, P Namgyal, former Union Minister and three-time Congress MP (Member of Parliament) from
Ladakh, passed away at the age of 83 in the Union Territory of Ladakh. He was born on December 17, 1937 in Nubra,
Ladakh.
About Namgyal:
i.He was also an agriculturist, & a social worker, besides having interests in sports and music as well. He was widely
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ii.In 1960-70, Namgyal served as the member of the Central Advisory Board for Education. In 1986-88 he was deeply
involved in getting Scheduled Tribe status for Ladakhis & Ladakh Autonomous Hill Council.
Political career:
i.Namgyal served the Pradesh Congress Committee in the former Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) state as Secretary
General and Vice President (VP).
ii.He remained as a member of the J&K Legislative Council from 1960-73 and then from 1974-80, until he got elected
to seventh Lok Sabha.
iii.Four years later in 1984, Namgyal was re-elected to Lok Sabha and served as the Central Government Union
Deputy Minister and also Union Minister of State of Chemical and Petrochemical and Parliamentary affairs, between
1988-89.
iv.He was elected to the Lok Sabha third time in 1996.
About Ladakh:
Lieutenant Governor (LG)– Radha Krishna Mathur.
Jammu & Kashmir Current Affairs - July 2020

Rajnath Singh e-Inaugurated Rs 43 cr Six Strategic Bridges in J&K; Built by Border Road
Organisation
On July 9, 2020, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated six strategic bridges in the border areas close to the
International Border (IB) and Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) through video conferencing, from
New Delhi. These were built in a record time by the Project Sampark of Border Road Organisation (BRO). The total
outlay of the following bridges is Rs 43 crore:
• Tarnah-I Bridge (160m)
• Tarnah-II Bridge (300m)
• Palwan Bridge (91m)
• Ghodawala Bridge (151m)
• Pahadiwala Bridge (61m)
• Panyali Bridge (31m)
Of the above, the two bridges are located on the Tarnah Nallah in Kathua District while the other four are on
Akhnoor-Pallanwala road in Akhnoor/Jammu district .
Key Points:
-These bridges would facilitate the movement of the Armed Forces in strategically important sectors and also
contribute towards the overall economic growth of remote border areas.
-They were constructed through the segmental technique of construction and it would be an alternate route to NH 44
from Pathankot, Punjab to Jammu benefiting four lakh people in 217 villages.
-The annual budget of the BRO raised to Rs 8,050 crore in 2019-2020 and for 2020-2021 it is likely to be Rs 11,800
crore in order to improve infrastructure in border areas.
Participants during e-inauguration: The six bridges were inaugurated in the presence of Minister of State (MoS)
(Independent Charge) and MoS Prime Minister’s Office, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions,
Department of Atomic Energy and Department of Space Dr Jitendra Singh, Member of Parliament, Jammu Shri Jugal
Kishore Sharma, Chief of Army Staff Gen Manoj Mukund Naravane, Defence Secretary Dr Ajay Kumar, and along with
senior Army and Civil Administration officials.
About Border Road Organisation (BRO):
Director General– Lt Gen Harpal Singh
Anji Khad bridge: India’s 1st cable-stayed rail bridge by Indian Railways to connect Katra and Reasi
in J&K
The Minister of Railways, Piyush Vedprakash Goyal, has announced that the India’s first cable-stayed Indian Railways
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of India undertaking, is all set to connect Katra and Reasi in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) & crosses Chenab River. The
cable-stayed railway bridge is a part of the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) project, which
passes through the Young Himalayas.
• Notably, the USBRL project also involves the Chenab river bridge. The Chenab Bridge once completed, will
become the world’s highest rail bridge.
Features of Anji Khad Bridge:
-It has a single pylon, standing at a height of 331 metres above the river bed. The pylon had to be constructed in a
vertical slope using micropiles of 40 metre depth all around the circumference of 20 metre well foundation.
-The total length of the Anji Khad Bridge is 473.25 metres.
-The length of the viaduct is 120 metres and the central embankment has a length of 94.25 metres.
-It has support of 96 cables and has been designed to handle heavy storms of strong winds.
Also, various unique techniques and equipment were used like, Jump Shuttering, Pump Concreting System to increase
efficiency, providing higher safety for workers and saved the construction time by about 30 per cent.
-It will have an integrated monitoring system by means of numerous sensors installed at various locations on the
bridge.
About Konkan Railway Corporation Limited (KRCL):
Chairman & Managing Director (CMD)– Sanjay Gupta
Headquarter– Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra
UT Administration launched Ladakh Food Security Scheme

On 3rd July 2020, The Administration of the Union Territory of Ladakh launched the Ladakh Food Security Scheme
(LFSS) and the Mufti Mohammad Sayeed Food Entitlement Scheme (MMSFES) of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) was
discontinued.
Ladakh Food Security Scheme:
i.The introduction of the LFSS will benefit around 6101 families under the Antyodaya Anna Yojana in addition to the
43,916 beneficiary families covered under the MMSFES.
ii.The food grains will be provided to all the category of beneficiaries of LHSS at the same price of the food grains
provided to the beneficiaries of the Priority Household (PHH) and Non-priority Households (NPHH) scheme of J&K.
iii.Under this scheme, beneficiaries of AAY will be provided 5 kg of food grains per member over and above the
National Food Security Act (NFSA) entitled scale of 35 Kgs per family, providing a maximum of 50 Kgs (NFSA+LFSS)
per family.
iv.PHH & NPHH beneficiary family of size 1 to 9 members shall be provided 5 kgs of food grains per member over and
above NFSA scale, providing a maximum of 50 Kgs (NFSA+LFSS) per family.
About Ladakh:
Commissioner Secretary– Rigzin Samphel
Divisional Commissioner Ladakh– Saugat Biswas
Ladakh LG RK Mathur E-Launches Mission Organic Development Initiative & Greenhouse Project
On 4th July 2020, Radha Krishna Mathur, Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh launched Mission Organic Development
Initiative(M.O.D.I) and Greenhouse Project, to lead the Union Territory on a sustainable path, over a virtual platform
from Raj Niwas, Ladakh.
Mission Organic Development Initiative(M.O.D.I):
i.MODI, a special development project initiated by LAHDC Leh in 2019.
ii.A budget of Rs.500 crore is allocated for this initiative.
iii.This initiative will help to achieve Carbon Neutral Ladakh and will increase 40% additional income of the farmers
of Ladakh region.
Implementation:
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• Phase I: Around 66 villages in the region of Leh and Kargil will be converted into organic villages by the end of
March 2021.
• Phase II: Around 85 villages of Ladakh will get the certification by 2023.
• Phase III: The remaining 90 villages of the Leh and Kargil district will be declared as organic by 2025.
Ladakh Greenhouse project:
i.The Greenhouse project is targeted to increase the availability of vegetables throughout the year through deep
winter and to establish around 1676 greenhouses in the Leh and Kargil districts over a 2 years of time.
ii.A budget of Rs.76.44 crore is allocated for this project.
Technology:
i.The polycarbonate greenhouse technology developed by the Defence institute of High-Altitude Research(DIHAR).
ii.The greenhouse technology of DIHAR has a shelf life of 25 years and will support the cultivation throughout the
year.
iii.This technology is warmer and has high snow load capacity compared to the existing technologies.
Key Points:
i.The roles, functions and the ability of the council of Leh and Kargil to utilise the budget to deliver the benefits to the
citizens were discussed in the meeting called by Gyal P. Wangyal and Feroz Ahmed Khan,Chief Executive Councilors
of Leh and Kargil.
ii.Jamyang Tsering Namgyal, Member of Parliament, Ladakh and Dr O.P. Chaurasia, Director of DIHAR were also
present in the meeting followed by the e-launch.
About DIHAR:
Director– Om Prakash Chaurasia
Location– Leh, Ladakh
Lt. Governor, G.C Murmu announced the ‘Macadamisation Program’ for improvement of roads
across J-K
On 23, July 2020, Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), Girish Chandra Murmu launched the
‘Macadamisation program’ to improve the roads across Jammu and Kashmir.
The program covers 100% macadamisation of all roads along with 11,000 Km of fair-weather roads.
Members of the committee
i.A committee has been constituted to prepare the road map and financial plan that will be submitted on August 10,
2020.
ii.The committee comprises, Financial Commissioner, Principal Secretary, Public Work (PW (R&B)), Secretary of
Planning and Rural Development.
Member of Prioritization committee
• A district level prioritization committee formed to prioritize the roads for macadamisation work
• The committee was chaired by Deputy Commissioner , Executive Engineer, PWD (Public Works Department),
ACD will prioritize the roads.
• G.C Murmu released Rs. 200 Crores to the PWD to cover the priority roads.
Recent Related News
i.Lt Governor G C Murmu, J&K Launches 2 Customized Loan Schemes of J&K Bank for Business Communities viz ‘J&K
Bank Business Support Loan Scheme 2019-20’ & ‘J&K Bank Business Support Loan Scheme 2019-20 for Hotels and
Guest Houses’
ii.Union Minister of State for the Development of North Eastern Region Jitendra Singh e-Inaugurates” Puneja Bridge”
& “Devika Bridge” in Udhampur district, J&K
About J&K
Lt. Governor – G.C Murmu (First Lt. Governor of UT, J&K)
Capitals – Srinagar (Summer capital); Jammu (winter capital)

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Jammu & Kashmir Current Affairs - August 2020

First-of-its-kind Katra-Delhi Express Road Corridor to be completed by 2023
First-of-its-kind Katra (Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir)-Delhi Express Road corridor works have begun
and it is expected to be completed by 2023.It was announced by Union Minister for Development of North Eastern
Region (M-DoNER), Dr. Jitendra Singh. The express Corridor is expected to reduce the travel time between Katra and
Delhi to around six and half hours, the total outlay of the project is Rs. 35, 000 crores.
Key Points:
i.Katra, a town in the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir houses the holy shrine of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi.
ii.The Road Corridor will connect the holy cities of Amritsar, Punjab and Katra-Vaishno Devi, Jammu & Kashmir.
iii.The other cities through which the corridor will pass include Jammu and Kathua in Jammu & Kashmir, Jalandhar,
Amritsar, Kapurthala & Ludhiana in Punjab.
iv.The Express Corridor is being built under the Bharatmala Pariyojana, which is a centrally-sponsored and funded
Road & Highways project of the Government of India.
v.The Express Corridor is expected to help in the growth of industries and investments in the region and to lessen the
burden on the Grand Trunk Road.
vi.The National Highway between Pathankot and Jammu is set to be upgraded from 4-lane to 6-lane.
Background:
The project has been pursued since 2015 by Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh who is also a Member of
Parliament(Lok Sabha) representing the region of Katra-Vaishno Devi in the Parliament.
Bharatmala Pariyojana:
i.It is centrally-sponsored and funded by Road and Highways projects of the Government of India.
ii.It will help in improving connectivity in economic corridors, border areas and far flung areas with an aim of quicker
movement of cargo and boosting exports.
Recent Related News:
i.On June 12, 2020, The Union Territory (UT) of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) has prepared a J&K Poultry Policy,
2020/Operational Guidelines to boost poultry production in the region.
ii.On July 9, 2020, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated six strategic bridges in the border areas close to the
International Border (IB) and Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) through video conferencing,
from New Delhi. These were built in a record time by the Project Sampark of Border Road Organisation (BRO).
About Jammu & Kashmir
Capital – Jammu (winter) and Srinagar (summer)
National Parks in Jammu & Kashmir – Dachigam National Park, Hemis National Park, Kishtwar National Park, Salim
Ali National Park.
About Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (M-DoNER)
Minister of State (Independent Charge) – Dr. Jitendra Singh
National Commission on Population: Projects India’s Population to be More Feminine by 2036

The National Commission on Population under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) submitted the
Report of the Technical group on population projections July 2020, titled “Population projections for India and
States 2011- 2036”. The report projected that the India’s sex ratio of the total population (females per 1000 males)
is expected to be more feminine in 2036 compared to the population as of 2011.
Population projections for India and States 2011- 2036:
Sex ratio:
i.The report estimates the sex ratio to increase from 943 in 2011 to 957 in 2036.
ii.Compared to 2011, the sex ratio in 18 states except Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Gujarat are expected to
increase by 2036.
iii.In 2036, the lowest sex ratio of 899 is expected to be in NCT of Delhi, followed by 900 in Gujarat and 908 in
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Infant Mortality Rate:
i.India’s Infant Mortality Rate(IMR) is reported to be 46 in 2010 which is expected to reduce to 30 by the end of
2031-2035.
ii.The report projects the IMR to reduce in all the state of India in 2011 to 2035.
Madhya Pradesh has the highest IMR at 58 followed by Uttar Pradesh with 57 in 2011-2015 which is expected to
come down to 37 and 38 in MP and UP respectively in 2031-35.
iii.During 2031-35, the IMR is expected to be in between 30-40 in Rajasthan, Assam, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, MP and UP.
iv.Kerala is expected to have the lowest IMR at 9 in 2031-35 followed by Tamil Nadu from 22 in 2011-15 to 16 during
2031-35.
Fertility Rate:
i.Total Fertility Rate (TFR) is expected to decline from 2.34 during 2011-2015 to 1.73 during 2031- 35.
ii.The declining fertility rate will change the age demographics of India’s population and increase the medium age
from 24.9 in 2011 to 34.5 in 2036.
iii.Bihar and UP have the higher TFR with 3.5 and 3.7 respectively which is higher than the TFR of India (2.5).
Population of India:
i.The report projects India’s population to increase by 25.7% in 25 years at a rate of 1% annually i.e., from 121.1
crore to 151.8 crore during 2011-36.
ii.The population density will increase from 368 to 463 persons per square kilometer.
iii.As per the 2011 Census India’s population was 1.21 billion which is estimated to grow by 311 million by 2036.
Youth Population:
i.Youth population (15-24 years) is expected to increase from 23.3 crores in 2011 to 25.2 crores in 2021 and then
continue to decrease to 22.7 crores in 2036.
ii.The youth population proportion to the total population is expected to become 14.9%in 2036.
Decline in rate of population growth:
The population growth rate will decline by 8.4% during 2021-2031.
Note:
The report projects that India will overtake China and become the most populated county around 2031.
Urban Population:
i.The urban population of India was 31.8% in 2011 which is projected to increase to 38.2% by 2036 which
contributes 73% of the total population growth by 2036.
ii.Delhi with 98% urban population in 2011 is expected to become 100% urban by 2036.
iii.Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Maharashtra, Telangana and Gujarat are expected to have more than 50% urban population by
2036.
Life Expectancy:
i.For men the life expectancy is expected to increase from 66 to 69 and for women it is expected to increase from 71
to 74.
ii.Kerala could become the only Indian state to have life expectancy above 80 for women and 74 for men by 2036.
iii.The Northeastern states are estimated to have a life expectancy of 77 for women and 73 for men by 2036.
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i.UN’s Global Multidimensional Poverty Index: India Record Largest Reduction in Number of People Living in Poverty
ii.Climate-friendly Cooling can cut 460 Giga Tonnes of Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Cooling Emissions and Policy
Synthesis Report
About Ministry of Health and Family Welfare(MoHFW):
Union Minister– Harsh Vardhan
Minister of State– Ashwini Kumar Choubey
Jitendra Singh Laid Foundation Stones Virtually & E- Inaugurated Various Construction Works under PMGSY-
II in J&K
On July 31, 2020 Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State-MoS (Independent Charge), Development of North Eastern
Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space laid foundation

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stones virtually and e-inaugurated various construction works undertaken under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak
Yojana (PMGSY)-II in Jammu and Kashmir(J&K).
28 roads under PMGSY-II to be constructed
The project includes construction of 28 roads under PMGSY-II in different parts of J&K(which includes the roads
from Chanunta Khas to Bhuktrian Khas, Falata to Bikhan Gala, Arnas to Thakrakote, Ramnagar to Dudu, Pouni to
Kund among others) at a cost of around Rs 175 crore.
Key Info
Jitendra Singh informed that J&K has ranked 2nd in terms of performance under PMGSY II after Himachal Pradesh.
Key People
Principal Secretary, Government of Jammu & Kashmir and various government officials from district administration
of Jammu, Doda, Kathua, Kishtwar, Reasi, Udhampur and Ramban also attended the video conference.
Note– The Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and the new Union Territory of Ladakh was formed on 31st
October 2019 by dismantling Article 370 of the Indian Constitution and giving assent to the Jammu and Kashmir
Reorganization Act, 2019.
i.Coir Geo textiles to be used in rural road construction under PMGSY-III
ii.The 2nd & 3rd phase of SaurashtraNarmada Avtaran Irrigation (SAUNI) scheme to fill Saurashtra’s 115 dams with
Narmada water to be completed by August 2020 & March 2021 in GandhiNagar,Gujarat.
About PMGSY:
Launched – 25th December, 2000 by Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
Objective– to provide all-weather access to unconnected habitations as part of a poverty reduction strategy.
Implementation– The Ministry of Rural Development and state governments
Phase I- It was launched in December, 2000.
Phase II- It was approved in May, 2013.
Phase III- It was approved by the Cabinet during July 2019. Under this phase, it is proposed to consolidate 1,25,000
Km road length in the States. The duration of the scheme is 2019-20 to 2024-25.
Road Connectivity Project for Left Wing Extremism Area(RCPLWEA)
It was launched by the government in 2016 as a separate vertical under PMGSY to provide all-weather road
connectivity with necessary culverts and cross-drainage structures.
JK Government Launches E-Auction Portal for Kashmir Saffron

On 28th August 2020, The government of Jammu and Kashmir launched the e-auction
portal www.saffroneauctionindia.com created by its department of agriculture to promote the trade of Kashmir
Saffron. The department under the aegis of India International Kashmir Saffron Trading Centre (IIKSTC) in
partnership with NSE-IT established the portal.
Aim:
i.To promote the e-trading of Geographical Indications(GI) tagged “Kashmir Saffron” between registered growers
and buyers.
ii.To ensure the access to quality “Kashmir Saffron” to the buyers.
Key Points:
i.The e-auction portal will avoid the interference of any middlemen and secure a better price for the produce of the
farmers.
ii.The saffron will be tested by the centre, which has the facilities to dry the Saffron with the use of the latest
technology vacuum.
iii.This Saffron will be packed with code to prevent manipulation.
i.J&K Lt Governor launches salary tracker mobile app “MeraVetan (Version – 1)” for government employees
ii.Jammu and Kashmir, launched a Student Health Card scheme for school children aimed to improve the health and
overall wellbeing of over 12 lakh students of government schools.
National Park– Dachigam National Park, Kishtwar high altitude National Park, Dachigam National Park, Kazinag

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National Park, Salim Ali National Park or City Forest National Park
Wildlife sanctuary– Overa Aru Wildlife Sanctuary, Achabal Wildlife Sanctuary, Hirpora Wildlife Sanctuary,
Ramnagar Wildlife Sanctuary, Nandini Wildlife Sanctuary.
‘Iraada’ Campaign Launched to Cover Eligible Left-Out Beneficiaries under Social Welfare Schemes: J&K
In Jammu and Kashmir, Dr Sagar D. Doifode , Doda District Deputy Commissioner(DCC) launched ‘Iraada’
campaign to include eligible left-out beneficiaries, who have not yet been enrolled to receive the financial
assistance benefits under various social welfare schemes, which includes old age pension, widow and handicap
scheme. In other words, the campaign is for 100% coverage under social welfare schemes.
Key Info
i.Dr Sagar D. Doifode appealed to the Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) and Civil Society members to help the
administration to identify left-out beneficiaries.
ii.People through call( 9596989834, 9906109868, 9797505101) can submit full details so that their names shall be
verified and accordingly submitted for further course of action.
i.The Union Home Minister, Amit Shah launched ‘Vriksharopan Abhiyan’ the tree plantation campaign of the Coal
Ministry in the presence of Shri Pralhad Joshi, Union Minister of Coal, Mines and Parliamentary Affairs.
ii.United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) India joined hands with Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and
Industry’s (FICCI) Socio Economic Development Foundation (SEDF) to initiate UNICEF’s “#Reimagine
Campaign” for the support of most vulnerable populations and children during the ongoing COVID-19 response and
its aftermath in India.
Lt Governor– Manoj Sinha
Capital– Jammu(winter), Srinagar(summer)
Manoj Sinha appointed as Lt Governor of J&K; Succeeds Girish Chandra Murmu

President of India, Ram Nath Kovind appointed Manoj Sinha(61 years old), former union minister and senior
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader from Uttar Pradesh(UP) as Lieutenant(Lt) Governor of Jammu and Kashmir(J&K),
effective from the date he assumes charge. He succeeds Girish Chandra Murmu, the 1st Lt governor of the Union
Territory(UT) of J&K who resigned on August 5, 2020.
Note– August 5 marks the first anniversary of the abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution that granted special
status to J&K.
About Manoj Sinha
Personal Info
He was born on July 1, 1959 in Mohanpura of Ghazipur district of eastern Uttar Pradesh(UP). He is called Vikas
Purush(man who focuses on development) by his followers & local people of Ghazipur.
Political Career
i.He was an active member of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidharthi Parishad (ABVP), the youth wing of the Bharatiya Janata
Party.
ii.He has been a member of the BJP national council from 1989 to 1996.
iii.He was elected as member of Parliament (MP) consecutively in 1996 & 1999 and again in 2014 to the Lok Sabha,
representing Ghazipur in the Lower House.
iv.He served as the Minister of State(MoS) (independent charge) for Communications and Minister of State (MoS),
Railways in the Government of India.
About Girish Chandra Murmu
Personal Info
He was born on November 21 , 1959 in Betnoti village of Mayurbhanj district in Odisha
Career
i.The 1985-batch Gujarat cadre IAS officer was appointed as the 1st Lt Governor of the UT on October 31, 2019 after
its formation under the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019
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iii.He served as the Relief Commissioner of Gujarat and as a Commissioner, Mines and Minerals and Managing
Director, Gujarat Maritime Board.
iv.In 2004 he was appointed as the joint secretary of Home Department of Gujarat, which was headed by Amit Shah.
v.He served as Expenditure Secretary in the Union Finance Ministry.
i.Manoj Ahuja, senior IAS officer is appointed as the new Chief of Central Board of Secondary
Education(CBSE), Anurag Jain as the Vice-Chairman of Delhi Development Authority(DDA) and V Vidyavati as
the Director General of Archaeological Survey of India(ASI) effective from 12th May 2020.
ii.Jahnabi Phookan was appointed as the 37th National President of Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce
and Industry (FICCI) Ladies Organization (FLO). She succeeds Harjinder Kaur Talwar.
About J&K:
Capital– Srinagar (summer), Jammu (winter)
Former J&K Governor GC Murmu appointed as 14th CAG; Replaces Rajiv Mehrishi
Ram Nath Kovind, President of India as per the powers conferred on him by Section 1 of Article 148 of the
Constitution of India has appointed Girish Chandra(GC) Murmu as 14th Comptroller and Auditor General(CAG) of
India, with effect from the date he assumes charge of his office. He succeeds Rajiv Mehrishi who completes his term
on August 8,2020 as he attains the age of 65.
• GC Murmu will take oath on August 8, 2020 at the Rashtrapati Bhawan.
• He will have a tenure up to November 20, 2024.
About GC Murmu
i.He is the 1985-batch Gujarat cadre Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer
ii.He was appointed as the 1st Lt Governor of the UT on October 31, 2019 after its formation under the Jammu and
Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019.
iii.He resigned from the post on August 5, 2020.
iv.He has held many important post including: Expenditure secretary in the Union finance ministry
About Rajiv Mehrishi
i.He is a retired IAS officer of the 1978 batch belonging to the Rajasthan cadre.
ii.He assumed office as CAG of India on 25 September 2017.
iii.Prior to his appointment as CAG he was serving as a Home Secretary in the Government of India.
iv.Earlier to this he held key positions as the Finance Secretary, Secretary (Fertilizers) and Secretary (Overseas
Indian Affairs) of the Government of India among others.
v.He has authored a book titled “India 2017 Yearbook” on current affairs in India.
About CAG Of India:
The CAG of India is an authority established by Article 148 of the Constitution of India which audits all receipts and
expenditure of the Government of India and the State Governments, including bodies and officials substantially
funded by the Government.CAG is appointed for a term of six year or till the person attains 65 years of age, whichever
is earlier.
World’s Lightest Attack Helicopter -HAL’s Two LCH Deployed for Operations at Leh, Ladakh
On August 12, 2020, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) manufactured two Light Combat Helicopters (LCH) have
been deployed for operations at high altitude (Leh, Ladakh sector) to support Indian Air Force (IAF) missions amid
prevailing situation on the India-China border.
• Notably, the twin engine LCH is the lightest attack helicopter in the world designed and developed by HAL to
meet the specific and unique requirements of Indian Armed Forces under the “Atma Nirbhar Bharat”.
Key Points:
-LCH is capable of hitting any type of target by day or night with an ability to carry adequate weapon load at high
altitudes under varied conditions.
-The other features of LCH include its ability to operate in the complete Area of Responsibility (AOR) and altitudes.
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-The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) had approved the proposal for initial batch of 15 LCHs.HAL is expecting an
order for 15 LCHs by the year-end, 10 for the IAF and five for the army. The IAF and the army together need 160
LCHs.
On July 2, 2020, DAC approved the proposal for procurement of 33 fighter jets including 21 MIG-29 and 12 Su-30 MKI
aircraft along with upgradation of existing 59 MIG-29 aircraft. The MIG 29 procurement and upgradation from Russia
is estimated to cost around Rs 7,418 crore while Su-30 MKI will be procured from HAL, India at an estimated cost of
Rs 10,730 crore.
About Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL):
Chairman and Managing Director (CMD)– R Madhavan
Headquarter– Bengaluru, Karnataka
Jammu & Kashmir Current Affairs - September

2020
Ladakh & Lakshadweep Included in ‘One Nation-One Ration Card’ scheme; 26 States/UTs Connected with the
Scheme
The Union Territories(UTs) Ladakh & Lakshadweep have been included in the ‘One Nation-One Ration
Card’ scheme on ‘Integrated Management of Public Distribution System’(IM-PDS). After the integration of these two
UTs, a total 26 States /UTs Connected with the Scheme and will benefit about 65 crore people.
Key Info
i.Approval– Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Ram Vilas Paswan has recently
approved the integration of Ladakh and Lakshadweep with the scheme in a review meeting chaired by him.
ii.Necessary Preparatory Activities
The necessary preparatory activities to integrate the new states/UTs with the national cluster includes the following:
Upgrading the electronic point of sale (e-POS) software, integration with central IM-PDS and Annavitran portals,
availability of ration cards/beneficiaries data in Central Repository(requisite testing of national portability
transactions) will be completed with the support of central National Informatics Centre (NIC) team.
iii.Target– The remaining states will be integrated in the scheme by March 2021.
Note:
Ladakh and Lakshadweep have completed the trial and testing of national portability transactions with other
states/UTs in the national cluster.
About One Nation-One Ration Card Scheme
Beneficiaries
Under this scheme, the beneficiaries covered under the National Food Security Act(NFSA), 2013 can avail the food
grain from any Fair Price Shop(FPS) or ration shops located across India, irrespective of their physical location
anywhere in the country.
The beneficiaries will be identified and verified through biometric/Aadhaar authentication at the FPS on the
electronic point of sale (e-POS) devices.
Benefits
The migratory beneficiaries who frequently change their place of dwelling to search for employment, can now lift
their entitled quota of foodgrains from any FPS anywhere in the country by using their same/existing ration card.
General Info
Under NFSA, there are over 81 crore ration card holders and each beneficiary is entitled to get 5 kg foodgrains at a
subsidised rate of Rs 1-3 per kg a month.
States/UTs included in the scheme
Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu &
Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Punjab,
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i.Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, during televised address to the nation, has announced the extension of
Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana (PMGKAY) from July, 2020 till the end of November 2020, with an outlay
of more than Rs 90,000 crore.
ii.Under the ‘Kumhar Sashaktikaran Yojana’ of the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) Union Home
Minister Amit Shah distributed 100 electric potters wheels to 100 trained artisans of Gujarat in a programme at the
Gandhinagar constituency through video conferencing from New Delhi.
About Ladakh
Capital– Leh, Kargil
About Lakshadweep
Capital– Kavaratti
Administrator– Dineshwar Sharma IPS
MHA notifies ‘Rules of Transaction of Business’ for the UT of Jammu & Kashmir
On 28 August, 2020 the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) notified the ‘Rules of Transaction of Business’ for the
Government of Union Territory (UT) of Jammu & Kashmir (J&K). The rules have been issued under the exercise of
powers conferred by section 55 of the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization Act, 2019, read with the Proclamation,
dated 31st October, 2019 issued under section 73 of the said Act.
Key Points:
i.The new notification delineates roles and responsibilities between the Centre-appointed functionary and Legislators
(to be elected in future).
ii.Police, Civil Services and anti-corruption bureau of Jammu and Kashmir will be under the Lieutenant Governor.
iii.If the Lieutenant Governor (LG) and Council of Ministers differ on any issue, the LG is required to refer the matter
to the President and the LG will act according to the decision taken by the President.
iv.There will be 39 departments in the Union Territory including agriculture, school education, higher education,
horticulture and floriculture.
v.The LG will be the final authority in transfer-posting of officers All India Services, Police and Anti-Corruption
Bureau.
About J&K:
Lakes – Dal Lake (Recently in news), Wular Lake
Dances – Kud dance, Dumhal dance, Rouf dance, Bhand Pather, Hafiza dance, Bhand Jashan, Bacha Nagma, Wuegi-
Nachun.
J&K Lt Governor launches ‘SPARROW’ – A Online Performance Appraisal System for JKAS officers
On September 4, 2020, Jammu & Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha launched the online portal, Smart
Performance Appraisal Report Recording Online Window (SPARROW) for Jammu & Kashmir Administrative Service
Officers (JKAS).
i.The SPARROW system will benefit around 1289 officers and is aimed at bringing more transparency, avoiding loss
of Appraisal Reports (APR) during transition, ensuring better monitoring and timely completion of performance
appraisals of JKAS officers.
ii.The project will be implemented by J&K e-Governance Agency, Information Technology Department in
collaboration with National Informatics Centre and General Administration Department.
iii.Using the Sparrow System, an applicant can file APR from anywhere and anytime. It is expected to make the
process seamless, quick and convenient due to in-built alert mechanisms and providing online status checks.
Festivals – Lohri, Baisakhi, Bahu mela, Chaitre Chaudash, Purmandal Mela,
Jhiri Mela.
Airport – Sheikh Ul-Alam International Airport Srinagar (Srinagar International Airport)

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1st ever Cannabis Medicine Project to be Set up with Collaboration of Canada at Jammu: Jitendra Singh
Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State-MoS (Independent Charge), Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER),
MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space informed that 1st ever cannabis
medicine project will be shortly set up with the collaboration of Canada at Council of Scientific & Industrial
Research (CSIR)-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine (IIIM) in Jammu.
• The progress of the construction of North India’s 1st biotech industrial park in Kathua, Jammu & Kashmir
was also reviewed by Jitendra Singh
Note– Through the CSIR, Union Ministry of Science and Technology few other projects are also being set up in Jammu.
Key People
Shekhar Mande, Director General of CSIR; Rajiv Bhatanagar, Advisor to Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir;
Dr. D Srinivasa Reddy, Director of IIIM, Jammu attended the review meeting through video conferencing.
Points to be Noted
i.Special permission is yet to be obtained to produce the pain-relief medicine for patients who are suffering from
cancer, diabetes, etc., using cannabis, which is otherwise prohibited to use because of narcotic drug abuse.
ii.The medicine that is prepared from this plant can be used for export.
Biotech Industrial Park
i.The deadline to complete the project has been delayed due to COVID-19 and the new deadline will be around
February 2021.
iii.The neighbouring states of Punjab and Himachal Pradesh can also avail the benefits of the park
Key Info
• The 1st ever seed processing plant is almost ready in Kathua, J&K.
• The Biotech industrial Park and the seed processing plant will supplement each other’s resources.
• This will be in accordance with the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to double the farmers’ income.
• The projects will promote economic development and also quality export projects.
Lemon grass cultivation project
i.On Jitendra Singh’s personal intervention, CSIR had launched a lemon grass cultivation project.
ii.Currently this cultivation is undertaken in districts of Kathua, Udhampur, Doda and Kishtwar.
The Scientists of S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences (SNBNCBS), Kolkata developed a nanomedicine, safe
and cost-effective, to treat many diseases by altering oxidative stress in the body and the research will support the
combat against the COVID-19 in India.
Constituency:
Jitendra Singh– Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir
About Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine(IIIM):
Head Quarters- Jammu, Jammu & Kashmir
Director– Dr. D. Srinivasa Reddy
‘Operation Green’s TOP to TOTAL’ scheme to cover all Fruits & vegetables in J&K
On September 07, 2020 Government of India extended Price Stabilisation interventions under ‘Operation Greens’
scheme for majority of fruits and vegetables grown in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) to extend support to farmers in J&K.
The initiative is aimed to support farmers of Fruits and Vegetables under Atma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan in order to
prevent distress sales, Price Stabilization interventions under Central Sector Scheme – ‘Operation Greens’.
It has been extended from Tomato, Onion and Potato (TOP) to all notified fruits and vegetables (TOTAL) for a period
of six months on a pilot basis.
Key Points:
i.The Fruits and Vegetables notified in J&K are Apple, Almond, Pear, Capsicum, Carrot, Cucumber, Okra, Orange,
Kinnow and Lemon.
Under the scheme, Union Food Processing Industries Ministry will be providing 50 % subsidy for the following:
• For cost of transportation of notified crops from production clusters to consumption centres
• For cost of hiring appropriate storage facilities for a period of upto 3 months for notified crops.
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Operation Green:
i.Operation Green is a price fixation scheme which ensures that farmers get the right price for their produce. It
approved by the Ministry of Food Processing Industries with the target to stabilise the supply
of tomato, onion and potato crops (TOP crops) in India .
ii.The Scheme was announced in the 2018-19 budget by the Finance Minister of India, Arun Jaitley on the lines of
‘Operation Flood’, with an outlay of Rs 500 crore to promote Farmer Producers Organizations (FPOs ), agri-logistics,
processing facilities and professional management.
i.Government of India sanctioned an additional Rs 1,691 crore for the construction of highways by the Border Roads
Organization (BRO) in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) and Uttarakhand during 2020-21
ii.In Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), the Department of Information and Public Relations (DIPR) has started an initiative
‘SUKOON’- COVID-19 Beat the Stress, in order to spread awareness about psychological impact of lockdown and
measures to be adopted to overcome them.
Major Rivers of J & K – Jhelum, Indus, Shyok, Chenab, Kishan Ganga, Tawi, Tsarap, Yapola, Zanskar, Ravi.
Stadium – Sher-i-Kashmir Stadium (Cricket)
J&K Governor Announces Universal Health Insurance Scheme for All Residents of UT
On September 12, 2020, Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) Governor, Manoj Sinha announced Universal Health Insurance
Coverage Scheme for all residents of the Union Territory at an annual expenditure of Rs 123 Crores. The scheme will
have the same benefits as the Ayushman Bharat Scheme.
Through the scheme which is the first of its kind in the country, beneficiaries can avail cashless treatment at all
hospitals under the Ayushman Bharat Scheme across the country. The Governor invited suggestions from the public
for naming of the J&K Health Scheme.
Beneficiaries:
i.The scheme would include all the residents, employees and retired officers of Government Services of J&K and their
families.
ii.The scheme will cover 15 lakh families, more than the 5.97 lakh families covered under Ayushman Bharat Pradhan
Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY), with an annual health insurance cover of Rs 5 Lakh Per Family. iii.The scheme
will be implemented through insurance service provider Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Company Ltd.
Key Points:
i.Cancer, Kidney Failure and treatment of Covid-19 will be covered under the scheme.
ii.All treatments of Oncology, Cardiology and Nephrology shall be covered from day one while high-end diagnostic
treatments during hospitalisation will also be covered.
iii.There is no restriction on family size or age. All pre-existing medical conditions are also covered under the scheme.
iv.The Scheme will provide cover for 3 days of pre-hospitalisation, hospitalisation and 15 days of post-hospitalisation
costs, including diagnostic care and expenditure on medicines.
v.The Health Department of J & K will launch a beneficiary registration drive to distribute Golden Cards (e-cards)
amongst the beneficiaries.
Other Schemes:
Jammu & Kashmir Integrated Grievance Redress and Monitoring System (JK-IGRAMS)
i.The Lieutenant Governor (LG) also launched Jammu & Kashmir Integrated Grievance Redress and Monitoring
System (JK-IGRAMS), through which people can file complaints.
ii.JK-IGRAMS is a revamped and decentralized system, where people can file and also track their complaints.
iii.It is linked with Centralized Public Grievance Redress and Monitoring System (CPGRAMS), through which
grievances related to the Union Government can be forwarded to the Central Government.
i.On May 16, 2020, The Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) administration approved the appointment of senior vice president
(SVP) of HDFC bank Zubair Iqbal as the new Managing Director (MD) of Jammu and Kashmir Bank, for a period of 3
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ii.On 16th May 2020, The Centre approved to modification of the Detailed Project Report (DPR) of the Ujh
multipurpose Project (MPP) located on the river Ujh, main tributaries of river Ravi in Kathua district of Jammu and
Kashmir at the estimated cost of Rs. 9,167 crores.
Nickname – Switzerland of India
Hydro Projects – Ratle Hydroelectric project (River Chenab), Kiru hydro-electric project (River Chenab), Pakal Dul
(Drangdhuran) Hydroelectric Project (River Marusudar), Kishanganga Power station (River Kishanganga), Dulhasti
power station (River Chenab), Salal power station (River Chenab), Uri hydroelectric plant (River Jhelum).
JK LG Manoj Sinha Laid e-Foundation Stone of Arun Jaitley Memorial Sports Complex, Hiranagar
On 12th September 2020, Lieutenant Governor(LG) of Jammu & Kashmir(J&K) Manoj Sinha, Jitendra Singh, Minister
of State (Independent Charge) Development of North Eastern Region(DoNER) laid the e-foundation stone of the Arun
Jaitley Memorial Sports Complex in Hiranagar, Kathua. This first of its kind multipurpose sports complex in the
Northern Region is a tribute to the former union Minister of Finance Arun Jaitley.
Key People:
Kiren Rejju, Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports along with Farooq Khan, Advisor to the LG, Ravi Mittal, Union
Secretary of Sports and other dignitaries and cricketer Mithun Manhas were present at the event.
About the Sports Complex:
i.The development of this complex is estimated to cost around Rs.58.23 crore which has been undertaken by the
Prime Minister’s Development Package (PMDP).
ii.The northern region is provided with Rs.200 crores under the PMDP for the development of this sports complex.
iii.This complex will provide the required infrastructure to promote sports culture in J&K.
Other initiatives:
Kiren Rejju mentioned that following the success of Kehlo India Winter Games 2020 in Gulmarg a world class Winter
sports academy will be constructed in Gulmarg and other sports projects of J&K will also be completed.
About Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region(MDoNER):
Minister of State (Independent Charge)– Dr. Jitendra Singh
About Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports:
Minister of State (Independent Charge)– Kiren Rijiju
Government of India increases Scholarship amount under “Pragati and Saksham” Scheme for J&K Students
The Government of India announced an increase in Scholarship amount for the students of Jammu & Kashmir (J&K)
under the ‘Pragati’ and ‘Saksham’ Scholarship Schemes. The amount has been raised from Rs. 5, 000 Per Annum to
Rs. 50, 000 Per Annum from the Current Academic Year (2020-21).
The Ministry of Education (formerly known as Union Ministry of Human Resource Development) launched the
schemes. It is being implemented and offered by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) to provide
financial assistance for advancement of girls and supporting specially abled students for Technical Education.
Pragati & Saksham will provide scholarship to students studying within J&K.
‘Pragati & Saksham’ Schemes:
i.Under Pragati Scheme, all girls of J&K belonging to families having an Annual Income of less than Rs. 8 Lakh, and
who are pursuing education in AICTE approved institutions for session 2020-21 will be eligible for the Scholarship.
ii.Under Saksham Scheme, all specially abled students with 40 percent disability pursuing technical education at
Degree or Diploma level belonging to families with an Annual Income of less than Rs. 8 Lakh are eligible for the
scholarship.
iii.The application for availing the scholarships will be invited for registration once in a year through National e-
Scholarship Portal (NSP) of Government of India.
i.In Jammu and Kashmir, Dr Sagar D. Doifode , Doda District Deputy Commissioner(DCC) launched the ‘Iraada’
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Capital – Jammu (Winter), Srinagar (Summer)
Lieutenant Governor – Manoj Sinha
J&K Horticulture Department Launches “Backyard Horticulture” Programme in Jammu district

On September 15, 2020 The Horticulture Department of Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) launched “Backyard Horticulture”
Programme under CAPEX (Capital Expenditure) scheme at Panchyat Jaswan in Marh Block of Jammu district.
The main aim of the programme is to promote organic fruit production for home consumption and for fulfilling
individual requirements.
Key Points:
i.Three fruit plants costing Rs. 200 will be distributed among the farmers at 90% subsidy.
ii.The Programme will be covering 600 households in Zone Marh, Jammu district.
iii.A demonstration on cultural practices was given to the farmers on the practice to be adopted while planting the
fruits plants in their backyard to keep away the insect and diseases.
iv.They were instructed to plant the fruit plants in the backyard of their houses to ensure increase in green cover for
preservation of the environment.
CAPEX Scheme:
According to the Union Government, capital expenditure is the money spent on acquisition of assets and investment
in shares which are crucial for rapid economic growth.
i.Union Minister of Railways, Piyush Goyal announced that India’s first cable-stayed Indian Railways
bridge namely “Anji Khad Bridge” is being developed by Konkan Railway Corporation Limited (KRCL), it will
connect Katra and Reasi in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) & crosses Chenab River.
Major Rivers of J & K – Jhelum, Indus, Shyok, Chenab, Kishan Ganga, Tawi, Tsarap, Yapola, Zanskar, Ravi.
Stadium – Sher-i-Kashmir Stadium (Cricket)
J-K inked MoU with Army to Operationalise Kishtwar Airstrip

On September 20, 2020, the Union Territory (UT) of Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) inked Memorandum of Understanding
(MoU) with Army for the development and operationalization of Airstrip in Kishtwar.
• The MoU was signed by Brigadier Vikram Bhan, Commander, 9 Sector Rashtriya Rifles and S. Katoch,
Commissioner Civil Aviation in the presence of LG, Manoj Sinha and Dr. Jitendra Singh, Minister of State (MoS),
Prime Minister Office (PMO) through video conferencing at Raj Bhavan.
• Airstrip is a location from which aircraft flight operations take place i.e. take-off and landing of aircraft.
How will this airstrip be helpful?
Kishtwar district lies at more than 210 km’s from the nearest airport in Jammu with a population of 2,50,000. This
project will cater to the Better Health Indicator (HDI)-low mortality rates as the speedy and crucial transfer of patient
to better equipped Jammu hospital will be possible because this airstrip will reduce travel time from 08 hours to
less than 30 minute.
• It will also give boost to the socio-economic development of the region increasing per capita earnings in
district, owing to higher tourists influx which will facilitate better and quick transport facility through
operationalization of airstrip.
i.On the occasion of National Panchayati Raj Day on 24th of April 2020, three Panchayats in Jammu andKashmir (J&K)
Union Territory-UT & Odisha’s (State) has clinched national awards under separate categories for their outstanding
performance in strengthening rural democracy.
ii.The Union Cabinet has given its ex post facto approval for the Jammu & Kashmir (Adaptation of State Laws) Second
Order, 2020 issued under section 96 of Jammu & Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019. This order has further modified
the applicability of domicile conditions to all levels of jobs in the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir under the
Jammu & Kashmir Civil Services (Decentralisation and Recruitment) Act (Act No. XVI of 2010).

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Capital– Jammu (Winter), Srinagar (Summer).
National Parks (NP)– City Forest (Salim Ali) NP , Dachigam NP , Kishtwar NP.
ARIES, HNBGU hold International Online Conference on Aerosol Air Quality, Climate Change and Impact on
Greater Himalayas
Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES), Nainital an autonomous research institute under
Department of Science and Technology (DST), Ministry of Science and Technology, and Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna
Garhwal University (HNBGU), a central university in Srinagar, Pauri Garhwal, Uttarakhand jointly organized an
International Conference on ‘Aerosol Air Quality, Climate Change and Impact on Water Resources and
Livelihoods in the Greater Himalayas’ at ARIES, Nainital from September 14-16, 2020.
The International Conference will discuss the effect of Aerosols on the Himalayan Regions in India, Nepal and
Bangladesh.
The Conference has been organized as part of the celebrations of the Golden Jubilee Commemoration Year of DST.
It is the first online international conference to be held at ARIES, Nainital during the Pandemic.
Key Points:
i.Speakers were invited from various parts of the globe and they delivered lectures under the theme of Growing air
pollution over the Indo-Gangetic Plains and Central Gangetic Himalayan Region, Himalayan Glaciers, Climate Change
impacts on Himalayan Glacier and monsoon over Himalayas and other extreme events.
ii.The presentations reviewed in the Conference will be published on a thematic issue titled “Aerosols-Climate
interaction and water resources over the Himalayas” in the Journal of Earth System Science (JESS).
Atmospheric Aerosols:
i.Atmospheric Aerosols (known as particulate matter) are solid or liquid particles suspended in air.
ii.They are originate from both natural (sea salt, desert dust, forest fire) and anthropogenic sources (fossil fuels,
biomass vehicular emissions, industrial emission)
iii.Due to Industrialization and urbanization, air pollution and aerosols have been increasing tremendously.
iv.These particles have significant impact on the air quality, visibility degradation, cloud formation, Himalayan
Climate, glaciology, monsoon patterns, water availability and human health.
Global hotspots of pollution:
The Indo-Gangetic plains (IGP) and nearby Himalayas are considered as one of the global hotspots of pollution due
to natural and anthropogenic emissions.
Causes of Pollution:
i.During the pre-monsoon/summer months, regular dust storms are observed throughout the region and as a result
very high concentrations of aerosols and air pollutants are found.
ii.During the post-monsoon/winter months, the region witnesses worst air quality due to crop reduction, biomass
and biofuel burning.
iii.The black carbon deposition on glaciers in the Himalayas are important topics for discussion on Pollution in the
Himalayas in India, Nepal and Bangladesh.
ARIES, Nainital:
i.ARIES started its research activities in the field of atmospheric science and climate change before two decades.
ii.It has installed a series of modern instruments at Manora Peak, a strategically important location in Central
Himalayan Region for measurements of optical, physical and chemical properties of aerosols and Trace Gases ( gases
which occur in small concentrations, such as Hydrogen , Helium , Neon, Krypton and Xenon)
iii.It has established National and International collaborations in these areas.
i.On June 2, 2020,The Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser (PSA) to the Government of India (GoI) and the
Department of Science and Technology (DST) have jointly started the process of consultation for the new & 5th
national Science, Technology and Innovation Policy (STIP 2020).
ii.On April 30, 2020, National Council for Science & Technology Communication (NCSTC), Department of Science &
Technology (DST) has initiated a programme on health and risk communication focusing on COVID-19 titled “Year of
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About Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences(ARIES):
Director – Dipankar Banerjee
Location – Manora Peak, Nainital, Uttarakhand, India.
About Ministry of Science and Technology:
Union Minister – Dr Harsh Vardhan
Headquarters – New Delhi
Jammu & Kashmir Current Affairs - October 2020

Ministry of Home Affairs Amended J&K Panchayati Raj Act, 1989; DDCs will be Created
On October 17, 2020, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has amended the Jammu and Kashmir Panchayati Raj Act,
1989 under the J&K Reorganisation Act, 2019 by removing a provision in Section 10 that requires payment of
honorarium to panches and sarpanches (village head) in the Union Territory (UT) of Jammu & Kashmir (J&K).
• Currently, a sarpanch and panch get Rs 3,000 and Rs 1,000 as honorarium respectively.
• This omission will not affect the remuneration and the panches will continue to get paid.
• It should be noted that this omission provides administrative flexibility. Now there will be no need of
amendment when the government wants to increase the honorarium, unlike now.
Important– The J&K Reorganisation Act, 2019 enables MHA to amend the Union Territory’s laws by issuing an order.
Creation of District Development Councils (DDCs)
The amendment also provides for the creation of District Development Councils (DDCs) in each district of J&K which
will have jurisdiction over the entire district excluding areas designated as municipality or Municipal Corporation.
The term of the DDCs will be 5 years.
• In this regard, every district will be divided into 14 territorial constituencies to elect members for the body
which will pave the way for three-tier panchayati Raj System.
• The DDC shall consist of the directly elected members from territorial constituencies in the district, members
of the Legislative Assembly representing a part or whole of the district whose constituencies lie within the
district and the Chairperson of all Block Development Councils of the district,
Important– This move marked the implementation of the Constitution (73rd Amendment) Act, 1992 in the UT of
J&K.
Auditing of Halqa Panchayat Accounts:
In accordance with the amendment, the accounts of the Halqa Panchayat will be audited annually by a chartered
accountant. Halqa means the area comprising a village or contiguous number of villages determined by the
government.
• Also Halqa Panchayat can employ necessary staff for carrying out duties but should pay remuneration to such
staff out of its own resources.
i.On 28 August, 2020 MHA notified the ‘Rules of Transaction of Business’ for the Government of J&K. The rules have
been issued under the exercise of powers conferred by section 55 of the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization Act,
2019.
ii.On September 4, 2020, an online portal, Smart Performance Appraisal Report Recording Online Window
(SPARROW) for Jammu & Kashmir Administrative Service Officers (JKAS) was launched.
Lieutenant Governor– Manoj Sinha
Capitals– Srinagar (Summer), Jammu (Winter)
Nitin Gadkari Launched Blasting Process for one of the Asia’s Longest bi-directional Road Tunnel “Zojila
Tunnel” in J&K
On October 15, 2020, during a virtual ceremony, Union Minister Nitin Jairam Gadkari of Ministry of Road Transport &
Highways (MoRTH) & Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MoMSME) initiated the first blasting process
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3000 m in Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) to provide all-weather connectivity between Srinagar valley and Leh (Ladakh
plateau) on National Highway (NH)-1.
• This geo-strategically sensitive project involves the construction at an altitude of 11578 feet under Zojila pass
(presently motorable only for 6 months in a year) connecting Srinagar and Leh through Dras & Kargil.
• Notably this stretch is one of the most dangerous stretch in the world to drive a vehicle.
• The project has a completion schedule of years (72 months).
About Zojila Tunnel Project:
The project will be implemented by National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd
(NHIDCL) while its construction work will be carried by Hyderabad (Telangana) based Megha Engineering &
Infrastructure Limited (MEIL).
• The total capital cost of the project would be Rs 6,808.63 crore and the total integrated cost of the project
including Zozila tunnel (14.15 Km) and approaches upto Z- Morh tunnel (18.63 Km) will be Rs.10643 Crores.
With the approach road, the total project length is 32.78 km.
• It should be noted that the NHILDCL is also implementing a 6.5 km long Z-Morh tunnel project to ensure all-
weather connectivity between Srinagar (J&K) and Kargil (Ladakh) and its work will be completed by June
2021.
Background:
The Zojila Tunnel project was first awarded to Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services (IL&FS)
Transportation Network but the order was cancelled in January 2019 after the financial crisis surrounding the
parent company IL&FS . After that NHIDCL invited fresh tender for the construction where MEIL was emerged as the
lowest bidder quoting Rs 4,509.5 crore.
• In May 2018, Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone at Leh for this project.
How will the Zojila Tunnel Project be beneficial?
-It will enhance the safety of the travelers crossing Zojila Pass and would reduce the Travel time from more than 3
hours to 15 minutes.
-This will provide full year connectivity on road from present 6 months in a year (half year) due to heavy snowfall.
I-t will also create all round economic and socio-cultural integration between these regions with the rest of the
country.
7 other ongoing works in J&K:
There are seven tunnel roads under construction in the Jammu and Kashmir region.
• Construction of the 8,450-metre-long twin-tube tunnel between Qazigund and Banihal will be completed by
March 2021.
• The work on 2,968-metre-long 6-single tunnels road between Ramban and Banihal is due for completion in
December 2021.
• The 450-metre-long tunnel between Khilani and Kishtwar will be ready by June 2022.
• The DPRs (detailed project reports) have been completed for the 4.5-km-long Chenani-Anantnag tunnel, the
10.2-km-long tunnel at Sinthan Pass at a cost of rs 4,600 crore, the Rs 350-crore Khakhlani Byepass tunnel,
and the 10-km-long tunnel between Chhatru and Anantnag at a cost of Rs 5,400 crore and tenders for these
will be out shortly.
i.On May 4, 2020, the 2020 Pulitzer Prize winners were announced in which three Indian photojournalists namely
Dar Yasin, Mukhtar Khan and Channi Anand from Jammu and Kashmir who work for Associated Press (AP) have won
the 2020 Pulitzer Prize in feature photography.
ii.President Ram Nath Kovind gave assent to Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Bill, 2020 making Kashmiri,
Dogri, Hindi, English and Urdu as 5 Official Languages of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
Lieutenant Governor– Manoj Sinha
Capitals– Srinagar (Summer), Jammu (Winters)

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Union Minister Jitendra Singh Inaugurated 23 Road and Bridges Project in Jammu Region
On 30th September 2020, Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State(MoS) (Independent Charge), Development of
North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space
inaugurated 23 roads and bridges projects worth Rs.73 Crore in Kathua, Doda, Udhampur and Reasi of Jammu
region over a virtual platform. He also informed that around 1150 kilometres of roads built in this fiscal till date
About the Projects:
i.These 23 projects include 15 roads which are built under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) for all
weather connectivity and 8 bridges to provide better connectivity to the people.
ii.The projects of 111 kilometers(km) will benefit around 35000 people of the jammu region.
iii.The highest railway bridge in the world of height 359 meters (35 meters taller than the Eiffel tower of Paris,
France) is being constructed above the Chenab river in the Reasi District.
Key Points:
i.Union Minister of State Jitendra Singh urged the officials to work within the timeline and speed up the acquisition of
land and forest clearance on the basis of priority to enable a seamless development works.
ii.Prioritising the needs of the people, he insisted to dedicate the completed projects to the people without formal
inauguration.
iii.He also assured that the government is committed to complete all the development projects which were started in
the past 6 years.
iv.He stated that around two-third of the PMGSY funds were allotted for the hilly terrain of Udhampur, Kathua and
Doda and Rs.3884 of the PMGSY fund of Rs 4175 were also allotted for these 3 regions.
i.On 24th June 2020, Union Minister of State (MoS) (Independent Charge) Development of North Eastern Region
(DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space Jitendra Singh inaugurated
Jammu and Kashmir’s “Puneja Bridge” in Doda district and “Devika Bridge” in Udhampur district over a virtual
platform.
ii.On July 9, 2020, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated six strategic bridges in the border areas close to the
International Border (IB) and Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) through video conferencing from
New Delhi. These were built in a record time by the Project Sampark of Border Road Organisation (BRO).
Governor– Manoj Sinha
National Parks– City Forest (Salim Ali) National Park, Dachigam National Park, Kishtwar National Park
J&K LG Manoj Sinha Announced “My Town My Pride” Programme to Deliver Service in Urban Area
On 15th October 2020, Manoj Sinha, Lieutenant Governor (LG) of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) announced the “My
Town My Pride” programme to deliver services governance at doorsteps to the people in urban areas. This 2 day
programme will be held on 19th & 20th October 2020 as a part of the public outreach initiative in the towns of J&K.
Objective of “My Town My Pride”:
The programme is initiated with 3 main objectives,
• To enable Public outreach in towns
• To Strengthen democracy at grassroot level.
• To deliver the service at doorsteps.
Features of “My Town My Pride”:
i.The “My Town My Pride” programme anticipates the time bound delivery of documents like domicile,
SC/ST/RBA/ALC/OBC certificates, revenue services.
ii.This programme will also ensure the time bound delivery of benefits of various welfare schemes like pensions,
scholarships, PMAY, KCC, Health golden cards, Ladli Beti, etc.
Key Points:
i.J&K is set to achieve the target of power generation capacity within the next 4 years.
44 projects, which were long failing to make progress for a long term, were completed in September 2020.
ii.An additional 1789 projects were being accelerated for compilation.
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LG Stated that as of October 2020, around 6998 loans had been sanctioned to new borrowers and a total amount of
Rs53.21 crore was handed to around 3,516 youth.
On September 12, 2020, Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) Governor Manoj Sinha announced Universal Health Insurance
Coverage Scheme for all residents of the Union Territory at an annual expenditure of Rs 123 Crores. The scheme will
have the same benefits as the Ayushman Bharat Scheme.
About Jammu & Kashmir(J&K):
Temples– Amarnath cave temple (recently in news), Raghunath Temple,Vaishno Devi Temple, Shankaracharya
Temple,
Lakes– Dal Lake, Nagin Lake, Wular Lake, Surinsar Lake, Mansar Lake.
PFC Signed & Exchanged Agreement with JKPCL for Liquidity Infusion Scheme Under “Aatmanirbhar Bharat
Abhiyaan”
On 16th October 2020, Power Finance Corporation Limited(PFC), India’s leading Non-Banking Financial
Company(NBFC) owned by Government of India and Jammu Kashmir Power Corporation limited (JKPCL) signed and
exchanged an agreement for Liquidity Infusion Scheme under “Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyaan” for the Union
Territory(UT) of Jammu and Kashmir(J&K).
Key People:
The agreement was signed in the presence of Rohit Kansal, Principal Secretary, Power Development
Department (PDD) and the officials of Jammu and Kashmir Power Development Department(JKPDD), Kashmir
Power Distribution Corporation Limited (KPDCL), Jammu Power Distribution Corporation Ltd (JPDCL), PFC and
Rural Electrification Corporation (REC).
Purpose of the agreement:
PFC has sanctioned Rs.2790 Crore to JKPCL for the clearance of the outstanding dues of Central Public Sector
Undertaking (CPSU), Power Generating Companies (GENCOs) & Power Transmission Companies (TRANSCOs),
Independent Power Producers(IPPs) and Renewable Energy (RE) Generators as on 31st March 2020.
Note:
i.The utilities will get the loans at economical rates from PFC and REC under the liquidity infusion of Rs 90000 crore
for discoms which was announced by the government in May 2020.
ii.The package of the liquidity infusion was increased to Rs.1.2 lakh crore.
On January 17, 2020, a concession agreement was signed in New Delhi for completing the Z-Morh tunnel in the Union
Territory (UT) of Jammu and Kashmir(J&K). Under the agreement, Rs.2379 crore has been allocated to complete the
construction of the tunnel within 3.5 years.
About Power Finance Corporation Limited(PFC):
Chairman & Managing Director(CMD)– Ravinder Singh Dhillon
J&K Becomes First UT to Operationalise PFMS at District Level

On October 23, 2020, Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) became the first Union Territory in the country to
operationalise Public Financial Management System (PFMS) at the district level with the e-inauguration of eight
district offices by Additional Controller General of Accounts, Subodh Kumar Mathur.
Key Points:
i.The offices will result in improved programme administration and management.
ii.It will help in direct payment to beneficiaries and greater transparency and accountability in use of public
funds.
iii.PFMS will improve accounts administration in the state.
iv.PFMS State Directorate J&K was established in 2016, now it has emerged as First UT in the country in terms of
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i.The Government of India announced an increase in Scholarship amount for the students of Jammu & Kashmir (J&K)
under the ‘Pragati’ and ‘Saksham’ Scholarship Schemes. The amount has been raised from Rs. 5, 000 Per Annum to Rs.
50, 000 Per Annum from the Current Academic Year (2020-21).
Capital – Jammu (Winter), Srinagar (Summer)
Lieutenant Governor – Manoj Sinha
NDDB, Ladakh UT sign MoU to Conduct Survey for Promotion of Dairying

On October 6, 2020, National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) and Union Territory (UT) Administration of Ladakh
signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to conduct a survey for promotion of dairying and rural
livelihood in the region.
Key Points:
i.The survey will collect required details to prepare a roadmap for development & promotion of dairying in Ladakh.
ii.The Roadmap will serve as a guide for enhancement of income of the rural population in the mountainous
border areas.
iii.NDDB has proposed to list all households present in identified villages irrespective of their dairy animal holding
status.
iv.The survey will take crucial aspects like climatic conditions, suitability of breeds, animal health & Artificial
Intelligence (AI) support, feed & fodder availability, impediments in logistics & supply chain into consideration.
v.The findings of the survey and roadmap will be discussed with the stakeholders. Based on the discussion a plan
would be finalised and shared with the UT Administration of Ladakh.
vi.NDDB will provide technical and managerial support to ensure that the producer owned institutions remain true to
cooperative values.
Field Work:
i.As part of the two-month field work, Officials of NDDB will provide training to the nominated coordinators in Leh
and Kargil districts.
ii.These coordinators will identify village investigators to be involved in survey, monitoring and supervision of
fieldwork.
i.On 4th July 2020, Radha Krishna Mathur, Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh launched Mission Organic Development
Initiative (M.O.D.I) and Greenhouse Project, to lead the Union Territory on a sustainable path, over a virtual
platform from Raj Niwas, Ladakh.
About National Dairy Development Board (NDDB):
Chairman – Dilip Rath
Headquarters – Anand, Gujarat
About Union Territory of Ladakh:
Lieutenant Governor – Radha Krishna Mathur
Capital – Leh
R.K. Chhibber, CMD of J&K Bank Gets Another 6 Months Extension: RBI
On October 8, 2020 Reserve Bank of India(RBI) extended the term of Rajesh Kumar(R.K.) Chhibber as Chairman and
Managing Director(CMD) of Jammu & Kashmir(J&K) Bank for another 6 months, effective from October 10, 2020 or
till the appointment of Managing Director(MD) and Chief Executive Officer(CEO), whichever is earlier.
• Prior to this, he got an extension of 3 months with effect from July 10, 2020.
Key Info
i.R.K. Chhibber(Non-Independent Executive Director) was appointed as interim CMD in June 2019, following the
removal of Parvez Ahmed from the post by the state government.
ii.He has been serving as a full-time CMD under section 10BB of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, since October 10,
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iii.His term was earlier extended in April 2020.
About R.K. Chhibber
• He joined J&K Bank as the Probationary Officer in the year 1982 and has led the bank in different capacities
namely, as Vice-President in 2009 among others.
• He also served as the Chairman of J&K Grameen Bank.
• He was elevated as the Executive President on June 1, 2018.
About Jammu & Kashmir(J&K) Bank
HeadQuarters– Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir
Chairman & Managing Director(CMD)– Rajesh Kumar(R.K.) Chhibber
Jammu & Kashmir Current Affairs - November 2020

Lonar lake in Maharashtra and Sur Sarovar in UP Added to Ramsar sites
On November 15, 2020 Prakash Javadekar, Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC)
announced that Sur Sarovar also known as Keetham Lake in Agra, Uttar Pradesh and Lonar Lake in Maharashtra,
the only crater lake of Country has been added to the ‘Ramsar Sites’. These 2 wetlands have been included in the ‘List
of Wetlands of International Importance’ established by Article 2.1 of the convention.
Points to be Noted
• Sur Sarovar is the 2440th site of Ramsar and Lonar lake, the 2441st site.
• Sur Sarovar and Lonar lake are the 40th and 41st Ramsar Sites in India respectively.
• With the inclusion of these 2 wetlands, the total number of Ramsar Sites in India is 41, the highest in South
Asia.
About Sur Sarovar
i.Sur Sarovar, which covers 431 hectares of area, is a human-made reservoir.
ii.Originally it was created to supply water to Agra in summer, the wetland soon became an important and rich
ecosystem.
iii.It provides shelter to resident and migratory birds, and over 60 species of fish.
The threatened species include the vulnerable greater spotted eagle (Clanga clanga), sarus crane (Grus antigone) and
catfish Wallago attu.
iv.It is vital for the bird species that migrate on the Central Asian flyway. Annually more than 30,000 waterbirds visit
the reservoir.
v.More than 1% the South Asian regional population of the greylag goose (Anser anser) is present
About Lonar Lake
i.Lonar Lake covers 427 hectares of area in Buldhana district in the state of Maharashtra.
ii.It is formed by a meteorite impact onto the basalt bedrock. It includes lakes and escarpments, which form the crater
walls, and forested zones. It is high in salinity and alkalinity.
iii.Specialized micro-organisms like anaerobes, cyanobacteria and phytoplankton survive in this environment.
iv.It inhabits 160 species of birds including the vulnerable Asian woollyneck (Ciconia episcopus) , 46 species of
reptiles, and 12 species of mammals including the iconic grey wolf (Canis lupus).
Note
Both the sites are threatened by household sewage and urban wastewater and by unsustainable tourism.
Other Wetlands in India Designated as the site of international importance
i.Recently, 2 Wetlands were designated as Ramsar Site, namely, Kabartal Wetland also known as Kanwar Jheel in
Begusarai, Bihar(first such wetland in Bihar) Asan Conservation Reserve(ACR) in Dehradun( first such wetland from
Uttarakhand)
ii.In January 2020, 10 wetlands were designated as Ramsar sites, namely:
Punjab’s Keshopur-Miani and Beas Conservation Reserve;UP’s Nawabganj, Parvati Agra, Saman, Samaspur, Sandi and
SarsaiNawar
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iii.Other Ramsar sites in India include Chilika Lake in Odisha, Keoladeo National Park in Rajasthan, Harike Lake in
Punjab, Loktak Lake in Manipur and Wular Lake in Jammu and Kashmir.
About Ramsar Convention or Ramsar Sites – Click here
October 29, 2020, International Coordinating Council (ICC) of UNESCO’s (United Nations Educational, Scientific and
Cultural Organization) Man and the Biosphere (MAB) programme included 3 sites to the list of UNESCO’s World
Network of Biosphere Reserves. They are Panna Biosphere Reserve (Madhya Pradesh) in India, Fuvahmulah
Biosphere Reserve (Maldives) and Addu Atoll Biosphere Reserve (Maldives).
Constituency:
Prakash Javadekar– Rajya Sabha, Maharashtra
MoHFW Launches 3-Month accelerated SAANS Campaign to Reduce Childhood Pneumonia Deaths
On November 12, 2020 The Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoHFW) launched a 3 month accelerated
SAANS (Social Action and Awareness to Neutralise Pneumonia Successfully) campaign to reduce
childhood pneumonia deaths. The scheme focuses to raise awareness regarding childhood pneumonia and its early
intervention, enabling the caregivers across the country to identify critical symptoms at early stages and immediate
care-seeking with qualified providers.
Target of the Initiative– To reduce less than 5 pneumonia deaths, per a 1000 live births, to less than 3 deaths by
2025 through the accelerated SAANS (Social Action and Awareness to Neutralise Pneumonia Successfully) initiative.
About SAANS campaign
SAANS campaign was launched in 2019. It complements the national childhood pneumonia management guidelines
through a three-pronged approach to protect, prevent and treat pneumonia among children.
Key Info
• In order to increase the efforts to alleviate the burden of pneumonia in India, Save the Children, the United
Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) have also partnered with the
MoHFW.
• One of the key objectives under the National Health Mission(NHM), is to reduce the child mortality, more so
from preventable diseases.
Statistics in regard to India’s Child Mortality:
i.India has a higher decline in the reduction of child mortality (71%) in comparison to the global reduction of 59%
between 1990 and 2017
ii.Under the NHM, the Under Five Mortality Rate (U5MR) has decreased in a fast manner between 2008 and 2018,
with a compound annual decline of 6.5% per year, compared to the 3.3% compound annual decline observed
between 1990 and 2007.
iii.For the first time, the U5MR of India is 36 per 1000 live births less than the global U5MR of 39 per a 1000 live
births.
iv.From the current levels, the National Health Policy targets to reduce it to 23 deaths by 2025.
v.The USMR target that was set under the National Health Policy (23 per a 1000 live births by 2025) and Sustainable
Development Goals-SGG (25 per a 1000 live births by 2030) have been achieved by 7 states/ union territories,
namely Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Delhi, Maharashtra, Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh,
On 7th September 2020, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy launched two nutrition schemes “YSR
Sampoorna Poshana” and “YSR Sampoorna Poshana Plus” to provide nutritious food to the pregnant women, new
mothers and children at the Tadepalli camp office.
About Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoHFW):
Union Minister– Harsh Vardhan(Constituency- Chandni Chowk,New Delhi)
Minister of State– Ashwini Kumar Choubey

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15th Finance Commission headed by NK Singh recommends PPP to increase Health Infrastructure Spending
in India
The Fifteenth Finance Commission (XVFC) led by Chairman Nand Kishore (NK) Singh has recommended for
reprioritising Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) to increase Health Infrastructure Spending, and Public spending
on Health in India.
The PPP will increase India’s spending on Health Infrastructure from 0.95% of GDP (Gross Domestic Product)
to 2.5% GDP by 2024.
i.It also suggested the constitution of All India Medical Services as envisaged in the Civil Services Act of 1951.
ii.The PPP will help the Government of India in achieving better healthcare parameters.
iii.NK Singh suggested that Public outlays focus on primary health care at Panchayat & municipality levels, whereas
private players should be relied on for specialty healthcare.
iv.States/UT that spend most of its per capita public expenditure on healthcare is Delhi.It is followed by Himachal
Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir. Similarly, States/UT that spend least to healthcare is Bihar. It is followed by West Bengal
and Uttar Pradesh.
15th Finance Commission Report:
On November 9, 2020, The 15th Finance Commission headed by NK Singh submitted its report titled “Finance
Commission in COVID Time” to the President of India, Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister, Narendra Modi and Union
Minister of Finance, Nirmala Sitharaman.
Members of the 15th Finance Commission:
Ajay Narayan Jha, Professor Anoop Singh, Dr. Ashok Lahiri and Dr. Ramesh Chand.
Govt Provide 50% Subsidy for Air Transportation of Fruits, Vegetables from NE, Himalayan states
As a part of “Operation Green Scheme TOP to TOTAL”, the Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) has
announced a 50% air transportation subsidy for 41 notified fruits and vegetables from North East and Himalayan
states to any place in the country.
• In this regard, Airlines will provide the transport subsidy directly to the supplier/ consignor/ consignee/
agent by charging only 50% of the freight charges and will claim the balance 50% from MoFPI as subsidy.
• Apart from above relaxation, all consignment of notified fruits and vegetables irrespective of quantity and
price would be eligible for 50% freight subsidy for air transportation from eligible airports.
List of notified 21 fruits and 20 vegetables eligible for air transportation subsidy:
Fruits: Mango, Banana, Guava, Kiwi, Litchi, Mousambi, Orange, Kinnow, Lime, Lemon, Papaya, Pineapple,
Pomegranate, Jackfruit, Apple, Almond, Aonla, Passion fruit, Pear, Sweet Potato and Chikoo
Vegetables: French beans, Bitter Gourd, Brinjal, Capsicum, Carrot, Cauliflower, Chillies (Green), Okra, Cucumber,
Peas, Garlic, Onion, Potato, Tomato, Large Cardamom, Pumpkin, Ginger, Cabbage, Squash and Turmeric (dry) are also
eligible.
Airports under air transportation subsidy:
The air transportation of above mentioned commodities is allowed from all the airports in Arunachal Pradesh, Assam,
Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim (Bagdogra), and Tripura from North-East, and Himachal Pradesh,
Uttarakhand, and Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh among the hilly states.
Earlier, the transportation subsidy was extended under Operation Greens Scheme for Kisan Rail Scheme with effect
from October 12, 2020.
i.In order to encourage the use of electric vehicles to prevent air pollution Chief Minister Vijay Rupani announced
subsidy schemes for electric two-wheelers and e-rickshaws during a virtual programme on climate change to
commemorate the founding day of the state climate change department.
ii.On October 15, 2020 Indian Bank signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Ministry of Housing
andUrban Affairs (MoHUA), Government of India and Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) at New
Delhi, to pay subsidy to street vendors under the Prime Minister Street Vendor’s AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi)
Scheme.
About Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI):
Union Minister– Narendra Singh Tomar

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Minister of State (MoS)– Rameswar Teli
About Operation Green Scheme TOP to TOTAL:
Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) has recently extended the Operation Greens Scheme from Tomato,
Onion and Potato (TOP) to all fruits & vegetables (TOTAL) for a period of six months on pilot basis as part of
Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan.
Operation Green- Operation Greens was announced in the budget 2018-19 on the line of “Operation Flood”. It has an
outlay of Rs.500 crore and it aims to promote Farmer Producers Organizations (FPOs), agri-logistics, processing
facilities and professional management.
Jitendra Singh laid Foundation Stone Virtually for the Comprehensive Mansar Lake Development Plan,
Jammu
On November 1, 2020 Jitendra Singh, Union MoS(Minister of State) PMO(Prime Minister’s Office), Personnel, Public
Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space laid foundation stone of ‘Comprehensive Mansar
Rejuvenation/Development Plan’ in Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir(J&K) worth Rs.198.37 Crores
through virtual mode.
• The plan aims to boost the socio-economic development of Jammu region.
• The plan includes upgradation of existing facilities and development of new projects.
Significance of the plan on its completion
i.On completion of the project, the area of Mansar Lake and its surrounding premises will be developed as a multi-
purpose destination, which will attract visitors of various interests.
ii.It will also upgrade Mansar and its surrounding in terms of socio-economic upliftment.
iii.The number of Tourists/pilgrims will increase from around 10 lakhs in the year 2019-2020 to 20 lakhs per year in
Mansar region.
iv.It leads employment generation for about 1.15 crore approximately.
v.It will also generate over Rs 800 crore of income per year.
Gist about the Project:
Comprises
The project comprises the following namely, Sub-Project/Components like establishment of Tourist Facilitation
Centre, Development of Wellness/Naturopathy Centre and Restoration of Mansar Haveli and Narsingh Temple among
others.
Reference
It is to be noted that the Mansar lake finds its reference in the ancient writings of Mahabharata.
Note– Tourism contributes to 7% of GDP(Gross Domestic Product) of Jammu and Kashmir
Centre’s Other Initiatives in J&K:
i.North India’s first biotech industrial park is being constructed in Kathua, J&K.
ii.The 1st ever Cannabis Medicine Project at Jammu, will be set up with collaboration of Canada at Council of Scientific
& Industrial Research (CSIR)-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine (IIIM) in Jammu.
iii.The pilgrimage circuit that covers Shivkhori -Uttarbani -Purmandal -Sukrala Mata is being developed with UT &
Central government.
iv.4 Circuits that cover 33 locations are being developed in Jammu division, under SWADESH DARSHAN with the
cumulative cost of 201.96 crore rupees
v.Rs 706 Crore has been given by the Centre to J&K, to bring it as one of the most preferred tourist destinations in the
World Map.
Key People
Baseer Ahmad Khan, Advisor to LG(Lieutenant Governor) of J&K(Jammu and Kashmir); Sarmad Hafeez,
Secretary,Tourism, Divisional Commissioner; R.K.Katoch, CEO of Surinsar-Mansar Development Authority and other
senior officials from Jammu and Srinagar joined the Webinar and e-inauguration event.
On 24th June 2020, Union Minister of State (MoS) (Independent Charge) Development of North Eastern Region
(DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space Jitendra Singh inaugurated

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Jammu and Kashmir’s ”Puneja Bridge” in Doda district and “Devika Bridge” in Udhampur district over a virtual
platform.
About Jammu & Kashmir(J&K):
Airport – Sheikh Ul-Alam International Airport Srinagar (Srinagar International or Budgam airbase).
Wildlife sanctuary– Achabal Wildlife Sanctuary, Ramnagar Wildlife Sanctuary, Hirpora Wildlife Sanctuary, Nandini
Wildlife Sanctuary, Overa Aru Wildlife Sanctuary.
UT of Ladakh gets the Largest Solar Power Project at the Highest Altitude at Leh IAF Station
Leh, in the Union Territory(UT) of Ladakh, gets the largest Solar Power Project at the highest altitude. The project
has been established at the Leh Indian Air Force(IAF) Station. This Solar power project was inaugurated by Air
Marshal V R Chaudhari, Commander-in-chief, Western Air Command.
• The Rs.122 crores worth Project named “Provision of Solar Photo Voltaic Powerplant 1.5 MW” was
conceptualised under the Make in India initiative of the Government of India.
Aim:
To provide sustainable and alternative energy to fossil fuel and other traditional methods of energy generation.
Key Points:
i.The Power project at Leh IAF station is the largest installed power project out of the target 300 MW in 3 phases for
defence sector and 14 MW for Leh region established by the Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy.
ii.This project has been completed within 12 months prior to the completion deadline of 31st March 2021.
About Ladakh:
Capital – Leh , Kargil
Ladakh became an Union Territory(UT) on 31st October 2019.
BSE signs 4 MoUs with Mission Youth, Government of J&K to spread Financial Literacy
On 27th November, 2020 BSE Limited (formerly known as Bombay Stock Exchange Ltd) signed four Memorandum of
Understandings (MoU) with Mission Youth, Government of Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) to spread financial awareness,
support economic development, encourage sustainable livelihood in the Union Territory of J&K.
The MoUs were signed by the representatives of BSE and Mission Youth, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Syed Abid
Rasheed Shah in the presence of Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha.
Objective:
The MoUs have been signed with an aim to develop Youngsters to develop skills to make a career in BFSI (Banking,
Financial Services and Insurance).
Key Points:
i.Around 400 Youth will be trained in BFSI services in the first phase of the program.
ii.The collaboration will enable an easy transition of Youth and Women of J&K from classroom to workplace
environment.
iii.The association will allow eligible candidates to attend financial awareness programmes, undergo skill courses
in banking and financial markets and specialised programmes in mutual funds.
iv.It would also help candidates to enroll themselves in BSE Star Mutual Fund Platform.
80% Employment opportunities by 2025:
Lieutenant Governor of Kashmir has stated that the Administration of J&K will work for providing employment
opportunities to 80% youth by 2025.
i.On 15th October 2020, Manoj Sinha, Lieutenant Governor (LG) of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) announced the “My
Town My Pride” programme to deliver services governance at doorsteps to the people in urban areas.
About BSE:
Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer – Ashishkumar Chauhan
Location – Mumbai, Maharashtra

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(Drangdhuran) Hydroelectric Project (River Marusudar), Kishanganga Power station (River Kishanganga), Dulhasti
power station (River Chenab), Salal power station (River Chenab), Uri hydroelectric plant (River Jhelum).
PM Narendra Modi Chaired 33rd PRAGATI interaction

On November 25, 2020, Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi chaired the 33rd PRAGATI (Pro-Active Governance
And Timely Implementation) meeting which reviewed the multiple projects, grievances and programmes in the
presence of concerned Secretaries of the Union Government and Chief Secretaries of the State Governments.
• The projects that reviewed were of the Ministry of Railways, Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
(MoRTH), Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) and Ministry of Power.
• These projects worth Rs 1.41 lakh crore, were related to 10 states and union territories (UTs), including
Odisha, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Gujarat, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh,
Rajasthan and Dadra and Nagar Haveli.
Other Discussions:
–Grievances related to COVID-19 and to the PM Awas Yojana (Gramin) were also taken up along with PM Street
Vendor’s AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi)
–Prime Minister asked the States to develop a State Export Strategy and completion of work before time.
i.On October 16, 2020, Union Minister of Finance & Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman participated in the 102nd
Meeting of the World Bank (WB) Development Committee Plenary through video conferencing from New Delhi.
ii.On October 8, 2020, Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment, Thaawarchand Gehlot virtually
inaugurated the “International Conference on Mental Health: Looking Beyond COVID-19”. The conference was
organized by the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD), Ministry of Social Justice &
Empowerment in association with University of Melbourne, Australia.
About PRAGATI:
Launched in 2015, PRAGATI is a multi-purpose and multi-modal platform aimed at addressing common man’s
grievances, and simultaneously monitoring and reviewing important programmes and projects of the Government of
India as well as projects flagged by State Governments.
• Under this, the PM holds a monthly programme where he will interact with the Government of India
Secretaries, and Chief Secretaries through Video-conferencing enabled by data and geo-informatics visuals.
• In the previous 32 meetings, a total of 275 projects worth Rs 12.5 lakh crore have been reviewed, along with
47 programmes/schemes and grievances across 17 sectors.
Kerala, Goa, Chandigarh emerge as Best Governed States and Union Territory : PAI 2020
Kerala emerged as the Best Governed State in the Large States Category, Goa emerged as the Best Governed
State in Small States Category, Chandigarh emerged as the Best Governed Union Territory based
on Governance in the 5th edition of Public Affairs Index 2020 (PAI 2020) released by Public Affairs Centre (PAC)
on October 30, 2020.
Overall PAI 2020 Index – Scores and Rankings
i.Large States:
Rank Large States PAI 2020 Index
1 Kerala 1.388
2 Tamil Nadu 0.912
3 Andhra Pradesh 1
ii.Small States:
Rank Small States PAI 2020 Index
1 Goa 1.745

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2 Meghalaya 0.797
3 Himachal Pradesh 1
iii.Union Territory:
Rank Union Territory PAI 2020 Index
1 Chandigarh 1.057
2 Puducherry 0.52
3 Lakshadweep 0
Parameters:
i.The rankings are based on a Composite Index.
ii.The performance is analysed in context of sustainable development defined by 3 pillars – Equity, Growth and
Sustainability, 5 Themes, 13 Sustainable Development Goals, and 50 Indicators.
Least Performers:
i.Uttar Pradesh (-1.461), Odisha (-1.201) and Bihar (-1.158) finished at the bottom of the ranking of Large States.
ii.Manipur (-0.363), Delhi (-0.289) and Uttarakhand (-0.277) finished at the bottom of the ranking of Small States.
iii.Dadar and Nagar Haveli (-0.69), Jammu and Kashmir (-0.50) and Andaman & Nicobar (-0.30) were the least
performers in the Union Territory Category.
Delta Analysis:
i.The report included Delta Analysis in which the results on state performance and ranking measured as the Delta
value over the last five years from 2015- 16 to 2019-20 was covered by PAI 2020.
It is based on Equity, Growth and Sustainability.
Equity:
i.In the Large States Category, in terms of Equity, Bihar followed by West Bengal, Odisha are the top performers, while
Kerala, Punjab and Maharashtra feature at the bottom.
ii.In the Small states, Mizoram is the top performer, Goa is placed at the Bottom.
Growth:
i.Among Large states Bihar, Assam and Odisha showed the highest improvement, while Kerala, Karnataka, Uttar
Pradesh and Tamil Nadu feature at the bottom.
ii.Among small states, Mizoram, Meghalaya have the highest growth with Manipur at the bottom. Himachal ranks 2nd,
but has least improvement in Delta value.
Sustainability:
i.In terms of Sustainability, Odisha and Haryana show the highest improvement.
ii.Bihar, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Assam are placed at the bottom among the Large States.
iii.Among small states, Goa is the top performer followed by Delhi and Tripura, while Meghalaya and Mizoram feature
at the bottom.
Key Findings:
i.Female Worker population ratio has a negative relationship with growth, meaning that Gender Disparities are
increasing in high performing states.
ii.Agriculture distress is persistent in both high performing states and poor performing states.
iii.Rural indebtedness is increasing with a positive correlation between rural indebtedness and farmer suicides.
iv.Female labour force participation is a driving force in the case of high and middle performing states but not in the
case of low performing states.
i.On January 29, 2020, As per the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) India, India’s youngest state
Telangana has emerged as Number 1 state in the ‘Decent work and economic growth’ category with the score of 82 on
Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) India index in 2019.
ii.On January 22, 2020, According to the ‘SKOCH State of Governance 2019’ report, Gujarat gained the top spot on the
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About Public Affairs Centre (PAC):
Chairman – K Kasturirangan
Location – Bengaluru, Karnataka
30 Indian cities Will Face ‘Water Risk’ by 2050; Jaipur tops: WWF report
In accordance with the World Wide Fund (WWF) Water Risk Filter, an online tool, co-developed by the WWF for
Nature and Germany’s Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft (KFW DEG), nearly a third of the 100
cities in the world susceptible to “water risk” are in India means 30 Indian cities are expected to suffer increased
water risks by 2050. The list of Indian cities was topped by Jaipur (Rajasthan) which is followed by Indore (Madhya
Pradesh) and Thane (Maharashtra).
• Among 100 cities, Jaipur ranked 45th and Indore featured at 75th.
• As per Risk Filter, an urgent action is required to mitigate this risk.
• On the global front, the cities such as Beijing, Jakarta, Johannesburg, Istanbul, Hong Kong, Mecca and Rio de
Janeiro are included in this filter. China accounts for almost half the cities.
• Globally, populations in areas of high-water risk could rise from 17% in 2020 to 51% by 2050.
WWF Water Risk Filter evaluates the severity of risk places faced by graphically illustrating various factors that can
contribute to water risk. The factor varies from droughts to floods.
30 Indian Cities in the List:
Jaipur (Rajasthan), Indore (Madhya Pradesh), Thane (Maharashtra), Amritsar (Punjab), Pune (Maharashtra), Srinagar
(Jammu & Kashmir), Kolkata (West Bengal), Bengaluru (Karnataka), Mumbai (Maharashtra), Kozhikode (Kerala),
Visakhapatnam Andhra Pradesh, Thane (Maharashtra), Vadodara (Gujarat), Rajkot (Gujarat), Kota (Rajasthan),
Nashik (Maharashtra), Ahmedabad (Gujarat), Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh), Hubli-Dharwad (Karnataka), Nagpur
(Maharashtra), Chandigarh, Ludhiana (Punjab), Jalandhar (Punjab), Dhanbad (Jharkhand), Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh),
Gwalior (Madhya Pradesh), Surat (Gujarat), Delhi, Aligarh (Uttar Pradesh), Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) and Kannur
(Kerala).
Key Points:
–The analysis gave cities a risk score out of five in 2030 and 2050 where anything above 3 is a ‘high risk’ and anything
above 4 is a ‘very high risk’.
• Notably, all 30 Indian cities received a score of at least three or above for both 2030 and 2050,
and Ludhiana, Chandigarh, Amritsar and Ahmedabad topped the list with an overall score of 4.9, 4.8, 4.7
and 4.6, respectively.
–The 100 global cities that are expected to suffer the greatest rise in water risk by 2050 are home to at least 350
million people.
–Urban planning and wetland conservation need to be integrated to ensure zero loss of freshwater systems in the
urban areas.
• In this regard, there is a requirement of scaling up of initiatives where groups can come together and revive
wetlands such as Bashettihalli wetland in Bengaluru (Karnataka) and the Sirpur Lake in Indore.
–The scenarios of Water Risk Filter are aligned to the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosure (TCFD)
recommendations which can help companies, and cities, in making more effective corporate action on climate and
water resilience.
i.On September 1, 2020, a report “Enhancing Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) for Food Systems”
published by WWF, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), non-profit organization EAT & think tank
Climate Focus based on strengthening food systems in the age of climate crisis.
ii.According to the WWF for Nature, one third of all food produced in the world goes to waste, which is equal to 1.3
billion tons of fruits, vegetables, meat, dairy, seafood and grains. This would be enough to feed every undernourished
person on the planet.
About WWF Water Risk Filter:
Launched– 2012
Led by– Alexis Morgan
Headquarter– Berlin, Germany

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About World Wide Fund (WWF):
President & Chief Executive Officer (CEO)– Carter Roberts
Headquarter– Gland, Switzerland
15th FC led by NK-Singh Submitted its 5yr Report for 2021-26 to President, Ram Nath Kovind; Centre
released Rs 2,200 cr for 42 cities to improve air quality
On November 9, 2020, the Fifteenth Finance Commission (XVFC) led by Chairman Nand Kishore (NK)
Singh submitted its Report titled “Finance Commission in Covid Time” for the period of five years from 2021-22 to
2025-26 to the President of India Ram Nath Kovind. The cover of the report has a figure of scales indicating the
balance between the States and the Union.
• Members of the Commission: Ajay Narayan Jha, Prof. Anoop Singh, Dr. Ashok Lahiri and Dr. Ramesh Chand
• According to the XVFC’s terms of reference (ToR) set by the President, the commission has examined and
recommended the devolution of funds between the Centre and the States for a five years period along with
wide-ranging recommendations in different sectors.
• It also addressed the unique ToR of considering a new non-lapsable fund for financing national security and
defence spending, and offering performance incentives for States.
• The Commission was also asked to examine and recommend performance incentives for States in many areas
like power sector, adoption of DBT, solid waste management etc. The Commission was also asked to examine
whether a separate mechanism for funding of Internal Security ought to be set up and if so how such a
mechanism could be operationalised.
–Health Care Scenario Added for 1st Time
It should be noted that this is the first time that a chapter on the health care scenario of the country is introduced
along with recommendations in order to boost public-health spending in a post-pandemic era.
• The target is that the Centre alone should be able to spend at least 2.1% of GDP (Gross Domestic Product) on
health in the next five years.
–Volumes of Report:
This Report has been organised in four volumes.
• Volume I and II contains the main report and the accompanying annexes.
• Volume III is devoted to the Union Government and examines key departments in greater depth, with the
medium-term challenges and the roadmap ahead.
• Volume IV is entirely devoted to the States i.e. State-specific considerations are taken to address the key
challenges that individual States face.
Point to be noted:
i.Originally the recommendations are to be made for the period 2020-21 to 2024-2025, but the Commission had
submitted an interim report for 2020-21 in 2019, stressing due to unclear projections for five years due to economic
slowdown due to GST (Goods and Service Tax) and the insolvency code.
• The interim report had reduced States’ share in the divisible pool of taxes from 42% to 41% for the current
year, after the dissolution of Jammu and Kashmir as a State.
The Report will be available in the public domain once it is tabled in the Parliament by the Union Government.
Centre releases Rs 2,200 cr for 42 cities for improving air quality; Greater Mumbai received highest
Based on the recommendations of XVFC, the central government on November 9, 2020 released Rs 2,200 crore as the
first installment to 15 states for the improvement of air quality measures in their cities. Under this, 42 cities will be
covered with a population in excess of a million.
This grant will be used under the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) to improve air quality in these cities.
• The states (State Finance Department) shall transfer grants-in-aid directly to all local bodies
• The local bodies in the list shall entrust one urban local body as a nodal entity to receive the grants.
• Greater Mumbai (Maharashtra) has received the highest share of funds, Rs 244 crore followed by Kolkata,
West Bengal (Rs 192 crores), Bengaluru, Karnataka (Rs 139.5 crore) and Chennai, Tamil Nadu (Rs 90 crore).
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• In a meeting with the 15th Finance Commission the Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan highlighted that the
government aims to gradually increase the public health expenditure to 2.5% of GDP by 2025.
• On 19th October 2020, Nand Kishore Singh released his autobiography titled “Portraits of Power: Half a
Century of Being at Ringside”. The book is published by Rupa Publications India.
About Fifteenth Finance Commission (XVFC):
The Fifteenth Finance Commission was constituted by the President of India on November 27, 2017 in pursuance of
clause (1) of Article 280 of the Constitution and Finance Commission (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1951.
• The Constitution, through Articles 280 to 281, provides for finance commissions, set up every five years, as a
mechanism to divide taxes and revenues vertically i.e. between the Centre and states, and horizontally, i.e.
among all states, based on their levels of development, prosperity and regional needs.
Jammu & Kashmir Current Affairs - December 2020

Harsh Vardhan Inaugurates India’s Highest Meteorological Centre at Leh,Ladakh
On December 29, 2020, Union Minister of Earth Sciences, Dr Harsh Vardhan virtually inaugurated India’s Highest
Meteorological (Met) Centre at Leh, Ladakh (UT). It is situated at a height of 3500 metres from the mean sea
level. Radha Krishna Mathur, Lieutenant Governor (LG) of Ladakh & Jamyang Tsering Namgyal, MP from Ladakh were
the Guest of Honour at the event.
i.This is India’s Second Met Centre located in the Himalayas, the first one is located at Itanagar, Arunachal
Pradesh.
ii.The Met centre has been established to prevent losses due to weather events such as Cloud bursts, Flash
Floods, Avalanches & Glacial Lake Outbursts & to strengthen the Early Warning System in Ladakh.
iii.Dr M Rajeevan, Secretary of Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), Vipin Chandra, Joint Secretary of MoES & Dr M.
Mohapatra, Director General of IMD were present during the event.
Note – At present there are 28 Met Centres across India.
Key Points:
i.Important services like Highway Forecast, forecast for Mountaineering, Trekking, agriculture, flash flood
warning, low & high temperatures will be made available to the public.
ii.IMD is also set to relocate its movable radar from Sonmarg to Leh region.
iii.Being a seismologically active region, scientists will also gather seismological data at the Leh Met Centre.
iv.IMD will provide a range of weather forecast services – short (3 days) & medium (12 days) to extended (1 month)
period to everyone on a daily basis for both Leh & Kargil regions.
Additional Automatic Weather Stations:
i.Ladakh has 4 Automatic Weather Stations (AWS), 2 each in Leh & Kargil of which one is at Drass, the coldest place in
India.
ii.To further improve the network,IMD will establish 10 AWS at key locations like Nubra & Zanskar valleys, Pangong
Tso, Drass & Kargil, Parkachik.
Cause of Erratic weather events in Leh, Ladakh:
Lofty Mountains, absence of vegetation, large amounts of loose soil & debris make the region of Ladakh vulnerable to
various kinds of natural hazards.
i.On October 12, 2020 India Meteorological Department(IMD) launched a dynamic, impact-based cyclone warning
system to reduce economic losses and damage to property caused by the cyclones that hit Indian coast annually.
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About India Meteorological Department (IMD):
IMD’s Parent Organization is Ministry of Earth Sciences.
Director General – Mrutyunjay Mohapatra
Headquarters – New Delhi
Ladakh New Year ‘Losar’ celebrated on December 15, 2020

On December 15, 2020, Ladakh Buddhist Association (LBA) celebrated the ‘Losar’ festival to mark the beginning of
Ladakhi New Year. ‘Losar’ is celebrated in the 11th month of the Tibetan calendar.
i.‘Tarchen’ – a religious and traditional flag was hoisted to mark the beginning of the new year.
ii.LBA’s Youth Wing and Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh jointly organized the prayers &
celebrations at theChokanga Vihara in Leh.
History:
i.‘Losar’ started as a tradition during the rule of the 9th King of Tibet, King Jamyang Namgyal in the early 17th
century.
ii.The king decided to wage a war against the Baltistan forces in Winter and ended up celebrating the festival in
advance i.e 11th Month of the Tibetan Calendar.
About Ladakh
India adds Ladakh’s Tso Kar Lake Complex to list of Ramsar Sites; Becomes India’s 42nd & Ladakh’s 2nd
Ramsar Site
On December 24, 2020, Union Minister for Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MoEFCC), Prakash Javadekar
announced that Tso Kar Wetland complex in Changthang region, Ladakh has been added to the list of Ramsar
Sites (Wetlands of International Importance). It will be India’s 42nd site & UT Ladakh’s 2nd Ramsar Site.
• Tso Kar Wetland complex is the 2, 443rd site of Ramsar.
• Tso Kar Wetland Complex consists of 2 principal waterbodies – Startsapuk Tso, a freshwater lake & Tso
Kar, a hypersaline lake.
• The complex is situated 4, 500 metres above sea level.
• India has the highest number(42 Sites) Ramsar Sites in South Asia.
Key Points:
i.The name ‘Tso Kar’ refers to white salt efflorescence on margins of the lake caused by evaporation of saline
waters. Tso Kar covers 9, 577 hectares of land.
ii.Tso Kar is an A1 Category Important Bird Area (IBA) as per Bird Life International and is an important place of
stopover for migratory birds in the Central Asian Flyway.
iii.In November, 2020, Sur Sarovar Lake in Agra, Uttar Pradesh & Lonar Lake in Maharashtra were added as the
40th & 41st Ramsar sites in India.
Note – On 2002 Tso Moriri or Lake Moriri or “Mountain Lake” was the 1st site in Ladakh to get Ramsar recoginsation.
Biodiversity:
i.The site attracts a large number of threatened species such as Endangered saker Falcon (Falco
cherrug) and Asiatic wild dog or dhole (Cuon alpinus laniger) & snow leopard (Panthera uncia).
ii.It is one of the most important breeding areas in India for the black-necked crane (Grus nigricollis) & others birds
such as Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps Cristatus), Bar-headed Geese (Anser Indicus), Ruddy Shelduck
(Tadornaferruginea), Brown-headed Gull (Larus Bunocephalus), Lesser Sand-Plover (Charadrius Mongolus) and
many other species.
Importance of Wetlands:
i.Wetlands are vital for human survival, they are the cradles of biological diversity upon which various species of
plants & animals depend for survival.
ii.Ramsar convention’s definition of wetlands includes – lakes, rivers, underground aquifers, swamps & marshes,
wet grasslands, peatlands, oases, estuaries, deltas & tidal flats, mangroves & other coastal areas, coral reefs.
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Ramsar Convention
i.The Ramsar Convention was signed in 1971 in Ramsar, Iran. It came into force in India on February 1, 1982.
ii.It aims to create a global network of wetlands to preserve biological diversity in order to sustain human life.
iii.The wetlands which are of international importance are declared as Ramsar sites.
i.On November 15, 2020 Prakash Javadekar, Union Minister of MoEFCC announced that Sur Sarovar also known as
Keetham Lake in Agra, Uttar Pradesh and Lonar Lake in Maharashtra has been added to the ‘Ramsar Sites’.
ii.On October 16, 2020 Ramsar Convention declared Kabartal Wetland also known as Kanwar Jheel in Begusarai,
Bihar as a site of international importance.
About Ramsar Convention:
Secretary General – Martha Rojas Urrego
Secretariat – Gland, Switzerland
PM Modi launches Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY SEHAT – Health Insurance Scheme to cover all residents of J&K
On December 26, 2020, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri-Jan Arogya
Yojana Social Endeavour for Health & Telemedicine (PM-JAY SEHAT) Health Insurance scheme for covering all
the residents of Jammu & Kashmir (J&K).The scheme will operate on insurance mode in convergence with PM-JAY.
Union Ministers Amit Shah, Dr Harsh Vardhan, Dr Jitendra Singh and Lieutenant Governor of J&K, Manoj Sinha were
present during the virtual event.
Objective – The scheme will ensure Universal Health Coverage and focus on providing financial risk protection and
ensuring quality and affordable essential health services to all individuals and communities.
Gist of PM-JAY SEHAT introduced in J&K:
i.The main aim of PM-JAY SEHAT is to provide free of cost insurance cover to all citizens of J&K.
ii.Financial cover of upto INR 5 Lakhs per family per year on a floater basis to all residents. A family floater policy is
a health insurance plan which covers the entire family on the payment of a single annual premium.
iii.All the hospitals (both private & public) enshrined under PM-JAY scheme will provide services under the
scheme.
iv.The benefits of the scheme will be portable across India, the scheme covers Oncology, Cardiology,
Nephrology and will also cover medical procedures up to 3 days of pre-hospitalisation & 15 days post-
hospitalisation expenses such as diagnostics & medicines are also included in the scheme.
v.Around 6 Lakh Families in J&K have benefitted from Ayushman Bharat Scheme and now around 21 Lakh
Families are expected to get the same benefit through SEHAT scheme.
vi.The scheme would work in convergence with Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY)
PM-JAY SEHAT:
i.The scheme was launched by the Government of India in 2018 for providing free access to healthcare for 40% of
residents in India.
ii.Under the schemes, the Government provides a cover of up to INR 5 Lakh per family per year for secondary &
tertiary care hospitalization.
iii.The eligibility criteria is determined from Socio-Economic & Caste Census (SECC) 2011.
iv.There is no restriction on family size, age or gender.
Other Projects:
IIT and IIM in Jammu and Kashmir would be set up. These Institutes will help in providing quality higher education to
the students. He said two AIIMS and two cancer institutes are also being built in Jammu and Kashmir. Paramedical
students will also get training in these institutes.
i.On September 12, 2020, Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) Governor, Manoj Sinha announced Universal Health Insurance
Coverage Scheme for all residents of the Union Territory at an annual expenditure of Rs 123 Crores.
Nickname – Switzerland of India
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Amar Singh College Receives ‘Award of Merit’ in the 2020 UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage
Conservation
On December 16, 2020 Amar Singh College, Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir received the ‘Award of Merit’ in the 2020
UNESCO(United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural
Heritage Conservation. It is one of the 7 award winners of the 2020 awards. It is the first international award given
to cultural heritage in Kashmir.
• Award of Merit was also received by Pingyao Diesel Engine Factory, Shanxi, China and Malabari Hall Building,
Seva Sadan Society Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
• The award winners were announced by a jury, comprising nine international conservation experts.
UNESCO Introduces ‘Special Recognition for Sustainable Development’ in 2020
i.UNESCO introduced ‘Special Recognition for Sustainable Development’ in the 2020 awards.
ii.This award was received by the innovative revitalization of the Lai Cho Wo Rural Cultural Landscape in Hong Kong
SAR, China and the transformative management of the historic Sunder Nursery of New Delhi, Mumbai.
Points to be Noted
i.Sunder Nursery was also recognised with the Award of Excellence, the highest recognition presented to projects.
ii.It is the 1st heritage complex in Delhi to receive 2 UNESCO Asia-Pacific awards for Cultural Heritage Conversation.
List of Awardees in 2020 UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation
Name of the Award Awardees Name Country
Hong Kong Special
Administrative Region(SAR),
Lai Cho Wo Rural Cultural Landscape China
Special Recognition for
Sustainable Development Sunder Nursery New Delhi, India
Award of Distinction Koothambalam at Guruvayoor Temple Thrissur, Kerala, India
Pingyao Diesel Engine Factory Shanxi, China
Amar Singh College Srinagar, J&K, India
Award of Merit Malabari Hall Building, Seva Sadan Society Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Protective Shelter at the Locality 1 Archaeological
Award for New Design in Site of Zhoukoudian Peking Man Cave World
Heritage Contexts Heritage Site Beijing, China
Award of Excellence Sunder Nursery New Delhi, India
Reason for the Award:
Amar Singh College
i.Amar Singh College’s restoration brought back one of the most prominent institutional buildings in Kashmir to its
former glory. It is built nearly 80 years ago.
ii.The Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) Jammu and Kashmir chapter carried out the
conservation work at the Amar Singh College.
Sunder Nursery
i.Sunder Nursery won Special Recognition for Sustainable Development for its transformative impact in turning a
barren site into an urban oasis in New Delhi.
ii.It received the Award of Excellence as its renewal all together sets a new bar for heritage restoration and also
serves as a catalytic model for public-private partnerships in India.
Koothambalam at Guruvayoor Temple
Koothambalam at Guruvayoor Temple was renovated without damaging its heritage beauty. TVS Motor Company has
sponsored the renovation programme.
Note
i.This is the 2nd time UNESCO recognises the heritage conservation works of temples in Thrissur district.
ii.Sree Vadakkunnathan Temple, Thrissur, was selected for UNESCO ‘Award of Excellence’ for the preservation of
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About UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation
i.The award has been given since 2000.
ii.This award is given to recognise the efforts of private individuals and organizations who have successfully restored,
conserved and transformed structures and buildings of heritage value in the region.
i.On 23 November, 2020 to mark the 10 anniversary of “Tigers times two” or TX2 under the World Wildlife Fund
(WWF) to double the population of the tiger, two categories of awards were distributed. Philibhit Tiger Reserve
(PTR) and Uttar Pradesh Forest Department from India has won the first International award TX2.
ii.On 13th October 2020 the Central Banking organised a virtual award ceremony to honour the winner of the Annual
Central Banking Awards 2020. The 2020 awards mark the 7th edition of the Annual Central Banking Awards. The
award recognises the excellence in the central banking community.
About United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization(UNESCO):
Director General– Audrey Azoulay
Headquarters– Paris, France
Members– 193 member states(including India) and 11 Associate Members
First Dronacharya Awardee from J&K, Kuldeep Handoo appointed as “Fit India” movement ambassador
Srinagar born Wushu coach and the first Dronacharya Awardee from the Union Territory of Jammu and
Kashmir, Kuldeep Handoo is appointed as the Ambassador of Fit India movement.
About Kuldeep Handoo:
i.Kuldeep Handoo born in Srinagar, is the first recipient form the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir to receive
Dronacharya Award
ii.A former Wushu Athlete who won 11 gold medals in National and 6 in International stage, is the Wushu coach of
Team India.
iii.Under his guidance Athletes have won two gold medals at the world championship and one at the World Cup.
iv.He also serves as Inspector of police in Jammu and Kashmir.
v.Kuldeep Handoo received other awards such as Jammu and Kashmir Police medal award, for meritorious service,
The Parshuram Award, an honour of sports in the state of Himachal Pradesh
Fit India movement:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Fit India movement in August 2019 in New Delhi, to encourage Indians to
include fitness activities and sports in their daily lives to pave the way for a healthy and fit lifestyle.
Justice Rajesh Bindal Appointed as Chief Justice of Common High Court for the UT of J&K and UT of Ladakh;
Succeeds Justice Gita Mittal
On December 8, 2020 Ram Nath Kovind, President of India appointed Justice Rajesh Bindal as the Chief Justice of
the Common High Court(HC) for the Union Territory(UT) of Jammu and Kashmir(J&K) and Union Territory
of Ladakh. He will take charge on December 9, 2020. He succeeds Justice Gita Mittal, the 1st female Chief Justice of
this court.
Note
President of India appointed him, in exercise of the power conferred by Article 223 of the Constitution of India
About Justice Rajesh Bindal
i.Prior to his appointment as chief justice of the common HC for the UT of J&K and UT of Ladakh, he served as the
senior-most Judge of this court.
ii.He was appointed as Permanent Judge of the HC of Punjab and Haryana on March 22, 2006.
iii.He was transferred to J&K High Court on November 19, 2018.
About Justice Gita Mittal:
i.She has served as the Acting Chief Justice and Judge of Delhi High Court.
ii.She was appointed as a single judge Tribunal under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 in February,
2008
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Points to be Noted
i.In 2019, Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh became two separate Union territories from under the Jammu and Kashmir
Reorganisation Act, 2019.
ii.It was also mentioned that it will have a common high court.
iii.Late Leila Seth is the First Woman Chief Justice of the High Court in India.
iv.Sindhu Sharma is the 1st woman judge of Jammu & Kashmir High Court.
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