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GOVERNMENT POLICIES AND SCHEMES - January 2019

Jan 2019

Jun 08, 2021

Delhi Govt. Launches 'Jahan Vote, Wahan Vaccination' Campaign

With the aim to vaccinate all people above 45 years against COVID-19 in Delhi within the next four weeks, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal launched 'Jahan Vote, Wahan Vaccination' campaign.
Kejriwal said, "We are starting a 'Jahan Vote, Wahan Vaccination' campaign from today. Under this campaign, we will tell people to visit their designated polling stations to get vaccinated. Our goal is within four weeks if there is no shortage of vaccines, all the people above 45 years of age will be vaccinated in Delhi. The central government is providing vaccine doses for beneficiaries of this age group."

Jun 07, 2021

Ladakh Launches YounTab Scheme for Students

Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh R. K. Mathur launched the YounTab scheme for students and distributed 12,300 tablets among them virtually in Leh.
According to a statement issued by the Ladakh administration, the YounTab scheme is an initiative of the Department of School Education with technical support by the Information Technology Department under which 12,300 tablets with pre-loaded online and offline content, including textbooks, video lectures and online class applications, would be distributed to government school students from Class 6th to 12th.

Jun 05, 2021

Senior Care Ageing Growth Engine (SAGE) Project

Social Justice and Empowerment Minister, Thaawar Chand Gehlot launched Senior Care Ageing Growth Engine or SAGE project.
SAGE project was launched to select, support and create "one-stop access" of elderly care products and services provided by credible start-ups.
Project was formulated following the recommendations of empowered expert committee report on start-ups for elderly.
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment is the facilitator to enable elderly to access products through these identified and verified start-ups.
This scheme was required in the light of increasing share of elders. As per a survey, share of elders with respect to total population in percentage term is expected to increase from 7.5 per cent in 2001 to about 12.5 per cent by 2026.

Jun 03, 2021

Govt. Approves Model Tenancy Act

The Union Cabinet approved the Model Tenancy Act under which separate rent authorities, courts and tribunals will be set up in districts to protect the interest of both the owner and tenant.
For residential premises, tenants will have to submit security deposit of maximum two months' rent, while in case of commercial property, six months' rent will have to be deposited.
States and union territories can adopt the Model Tenancy Act by enacting fresh legislation or they can amend their existing rental laws suitably.
The Act mandates for written agreement for all new tenancies, which will have to be submitted to concerned district 'Rent Authority'.

May 31, 2021

Govt. Launches YUVA Scheme to Train Young Authors

The Ministry of Education launched YUVA - Prime Minister's Scheme For Mentoring Young Authors, an author mentorship programme to train young and budding authors (below 30 years of age) to promote reading, writing and book culture in the country, and project India and Indian writings globally, an official release said.
The launch of YUVA (Young, Upcoming and Versatile Authors) is in tune with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision to encourage young writers to write about India's freedom struggle, the release added.

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