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GOVERNMENT POLICIES AND SCHEMES - December 2018

Dec 2018

Feb 09, 2019

Government Introduces Bill on Northeast

The government introduced a Constitution Amendment Bill in Rajya Sabha to increase the financial and executive powers of the 10 Autonomous Councils in the Sixth Schedule areas of the northeastern region. The amendment will impact one crore tribal people in Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram.
The Bill is one of the legislations announced in the past month in the wake of protests in the region following the passage of the Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2019, in the Lok Sabha.

Feb 08, 2019

Bill for Quota to Kapu Community

The Andhra Pradesh Assembly passed a Bill to provide five per cent reservation to the Kapu community.
The Bill to provide five per cent quota in education and employment to Kapus, Ontari, Balija and Telaga sub-castes was passed unanimously by the House.
In January, the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) government had announced it will give five per cent reservation to Kapus and its sub-castes out of 10 per cent quota announced by the Centre for the economically weaker sections.

Feb 05, 2019

Government's Haj Policy Upheld

The Supreme Court upheld the Haj Policy 2019-23, which categorises the Haj Group Organisers (HGOs) on the parameters of their experience and financial strength.
The Court found "nothing arbitrary or unreasonable" in such a classification by the government.

Feb 04, 2019

15k Cap may be Relaxed for New Pension Scheme

The government will make the income eligibility criterion flexible for its mega pension scheme announced in the interim budget so that beneficiaries remain in the fold even if their monthly incomes rise above the current cap of Rs.15,000.
The scheme, which intends to cover 100 million labourers from the unorganised sector, including domestic helps, street vendors, rickshaw-pullers and farm workers, was announced by Union finance minister Piyush Goyal in the interim budget.
The social security scheme, Pradhan Mantri Shram-Yogi Maandhan, will give Rs.3,000 every month to beneficiaries after they attain the age of 60.
Since it is limited to workers whose monthly income is up to Rs.15,000, there were some apprehensions that it would exclude several beneficiaries if their monthly income crosses the limit at some point during their working lives.

Feb 03, 2019

States to Codify Innovations in Education

The Niti Aayog has begun an initiative under which states will discuss and codify their best practices and innovations in education so they can learn from each other.
On January 29, the government think tank held its first workshop in which Haryana, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh and other states shared measures they took to bring about a systemic transformation in education.
Under the Saksham scheme, the Haryana government had introduced a system of remedial classes for weak students unable to grapple with the curriculum.
In Rajasthan, where there were several schools with just a couple of teachers and a few dozen students, the state government merged them to create integrated schools having better resources.

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