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GOVERNMENT POLICIES AND SCHEMES - December 2018

Dec 2018

Nov 06, 2019

Chhattisgarh Government not Implementing 'Nyay'

The Congress government in Chhattisgarh has decided to put implementation of Nyuntam Aay (Nyay), a major poll plank of the party in the run-up to the Lok Sabha elections, in abeyance.
Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel confirmed that the state government had decided against implementing the scheme, despite a directive from the party high command to Congress-ruled states.
The scheme was a promise at the central level. Congress could not win the elections.
The Baghel government has been struggling with massive debt since coming to power. Raman Singh-led BJP government's populist schemes ahead of assembly elections, especially free smart phones to women and youth, put huge burden on the exchequer.
When Baghel came to power in November 2018, the state government had to deal with a debt of ₹50,000 crore and had to take a loan from the World Bank.
The government has also started implementing its promise of 'gothaan', a dedicated place in every gram panchayat for cattle grazing and rest during the day.
Though the government says it's in a position to take a loan of ₹12,000 crore, it would not be able to fulfil another cash intensive scheme like Nyay, which was the centerpiece of Congress' Lok Sabha campaign, with a catchy slogan 'Ab Hoga Nyay'.

Nov 05, 2019

Govt Unveils Two IT Initiatives for Faster Clearance of Imported Goods

The government unveiled two new IT initiatives, ICEDASH and ATITHI, for improved monitoring and pace of customs clearance of imported goods.
These initiatives will also facilitate arriving international passengers with e-filing of baggage and currency declarations.
Launching the initiatives, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman lauded the measures taken by the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) to leverage technology for providing better taxpayer services.

Nov 03, 2019

Govt Releases New Map Of India Showing UTs of Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh

The goverment released the maps of newly created Union Territories (UTs) of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh and the map of India depicting these UTs.
In a statement, the Ministry of Home Affairs said the UT of Ladakh consists of two districts of Kargil and Leh while the rest of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir is in the UT of Jammu and Kashmir.
In 1947, the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir had the following 14 districts - Kathua, Jammu, Udhampur, Reasi, Anantnag, Baramulla, Poonch, Mirpur, Muzaffarabad, Leh and Ladakh, Gilgit, Gilgit Wazarat, Chilhas and Tribal Territory.

Nov 02, 2019

Chhattisgarh To Provide Reservation On The Basis Of Population As Quota Exceeds 100 Per Cent In T...

Chhattisgarh government has decided to give reservations in local appointments on the basis of the caste ratio in a district's population.
The decision taken by the state cabinet was an attempt to overcome the complexity presented by reservations exceeding 100 per cent in some tribal dominated districts.
This decision was taken as there was an increase in the reservation for OBC's to 27 per cent and also the state provided reservation to Economically Weaker Sections (EWS). Thus, the total percentage of reservation went above 100 percent in some districts.
The minister added that for appointment to the district cadres, reservations to Scheduled Tribes, Scheduled Castes, OBCs and EWS will be provided as per their population in respective districts.
The state government had earlier in 2019 increased the reservation for the Scheduled Castes by one per cent to 13 per cent and by 13 per cent for the OBCs to 27 per cent, along with introducing 10 per cent quota for the EWS.

Nov 01, 2019

Odisha Govt To Partner With Nobel Laureate Abhijit's Lab For Poverty Eradication

The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), co-founded by Nobel laureate Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo, will work in Odisha on poverty, women's empowerment, nutrition and healthcare.
The state government will sign an MoU with J-PAL. Development commissioner Suresh Mohapatra would sign an MoU on behalf of the state government.

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