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GOVERNMENT POLICIES AND SCHEMES - December 2018

Dec 2018

Jan 02, 2019

Ayushman Bharat

A little under 7,00,000 people have so far been treated free in various empanelled hospitals across India under the Narendra Modi government's flagship health insurance scheme, Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojna (AB-PMJAY), which was launched on September 23.
The scheme, billed as world's biggest public health scheme, provides annual health cover of Rs. 5 lakh per family.
In first 100 days, 6,85,000 people have availed of the scheme.

Jan 01, 2019

Report on Citizenship Bill

The Joint Parliamentary Committee on the Citizenship Amendment Bill 2016, which proposes citizenship to persecuted minorities barring Muslims from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh, is likely to table its report on January 7 on the penultimate day of the winter session of Parliament as the panel cleared the report rejecting all amendments moved by the Opposition.
The report will clear the decks for the legislation to become a reality. The Bill proposes citizenship to six persecuted minorities, Hindus, Jains, Sikhs, Parsis, Christians and Buddhists, from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh who came to India before 2014.

Indian Medical Council (Amendment) Bill

The Lok Sabha passed the Indian Medical Council (Amendment) Bill, allowing the country's top medical education regulator 'Medical Council of India' (MCI) to be superseded by a board of governors (BoG).
The bill will replace an ordinance promulgated by the President in September last year.
The BoG comprises prominent doctors and medical professionals, headed by Niti Aayog member Dr. Vinod Paul, and includes directors of New Delhi's All India institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and PGI, Chandigarh.

Dec 29, 2018

Draft Bill on Indian Medicine

The Union Cabinet approved the draft National Commission for Indian System of Medicine Bill, 2018.
The NCIM will promote availability of affordable healthcare services in all parts of the country.
The draft Bill will enable the constitution of a National Commission with four autonomous boards for the purpose of conducting overall education in Ayurveda.
To assess the standard of teachers before appointment and promotions, the Bill proposes an entrance and an exit exam that all graduates need to clear to get practising licenses.

Homoeopathy Bill, 2018

The Union Cabinet has approved the draft National Commission for Homoeopathy Bill, 2018.
The draft Bill provides for the constitution of a National Commission with three autonomous boards entrusted with the conduct of education of Homoeopathy by Homoeopathy Education Board.

Dec 28, 2018

Triple Talaq Bill Cleared

The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill 2018 was passed by the Lower House with 245 MPs voting in favour and 11 opposing it.
The Congress legislators, the AIADMK, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and the Samajwadi Party MPs walked out.
The Centre now faces an uphill task in pushing the bill through the Upper House, where the NDA doesn't have a majority.

Dec 22, 2018

Assistance Package for Farmers

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announced a Rs. 10,180 crore programme under which farmers will get Rs.10,000 a year for purchase of seeds, fertilisers and insecticides as well as an interest free loan of Rs. 50,000.
The scheme titled 'Krushak Assistant for Livelihood and Income Augmentation' (KALIA) will be operational for the next three years.

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