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GOVERNMENT POLICIES AND SCHEMES - January 2019

Jan 2019

Nov 16, 2019

Septic Tank Cleaning Scheme for Unauthorised Colonies

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said that his government would soon launch a new scheme under which residents of unauthorised colonies, especially those that do not have sewer networks, would be able to call the Delhi Jal Board and get their septic tanks cleaned for free.
The announcement comes at a time when the central government is gearing up to confer ownership and transfer rights over properties in 1,728 unauthorised colonies, which had been a poll plank for political parties for years.
The central government has kept 69 identified unauthorised colonies in the city out of its plans for the time being.
Under the scheme – Mukhyamantri Septic Tank Safai Yojana – the government will launch helplines that will allow residents of unauthorised colonies to seek appointment for septic tank cleaning in time-slots that are convenient to them, the chief minister said. He said the initiative would help 4.5 million people in unauthorised colonies.

Nov 15, 2019

AP CM Launches 'Nadu-Nedu' Programme To Transform School Education

With an aim to transform the government schools in the state into vibrant and competitive institutions, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy launched the 'Nadu-Nedu' programme.
The CM said that the government will overcome all the challenges with a goal to meet the requirements of what the changing world expected from the youth then years from now.
The scheme launched will be implemented in two phases where the first phase will have 15, 715 government schools.
The scheme will cover all the schools in three years with a budget of Rs 12,000 crores. For the first year of the scheme, Rs 3,500 crores will be spent on the development of the infrastructure of the schools.
The Chief Minister was addressing a gathering at a school when he said that in spite of all the criticism faced the government will go ahead with the English Medium Schools as it is the need of the hour to prepare the students to meet the requirements of the world.
He also added that it is being done for the future generation to prepare themselves.

Nov 14, 2019

Committee to Draft new Water Policy

The Union Water Resources Ministry has finalised a committee to draft a new National Water Policy (NWP).
It will be chaired by Mihir Shah, who is a former Planning Commission member and a water expert.
The committee has 10 principal members, including Shashi Shekhar, a former secretary of Water Resources, and A.B. Pandya, former chairman of the Central Ground Water Board.
The committee is expected to produce a report within six months.

Gujarat CM Launches Online Registration Portal to Facilitate Setting up of New MSME Units

Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani launched an online registration portal to facilitate setting up of new MSME units.
He approved the first online application through the portal and issued a certificate through an e-mail to a woman entrepreneur.
A certificate of applications was approved and the certificate was issued within a few minutes after online declaration of intent was registered on the portal.
Earlier, the State government had announced a waiver from approval procedure to MSME units for first three years.
The government had also announced that purchase of land would also be possible without prior approval for the purpose of setting up a new MSME unit in the state.

Nov 13, 2019

Haryana Brings More Crops Under 'Bhavantar Bharpayee Yojna"

The Haryana government decided to bring more crops under the 'Bhavantar Bharpayee Yojna (BBY)' scheme.
The decision was taken at a BBY review meeting which was presided by Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar.
In the past two years, the scheme has been very successful and therefore, along with potato, onion, tomato and cabbage, now carrots, peas, kinnow, guava, capsicum and brinjal will also be included under the BBY, Khattar said.

Gujarat Govt. Grants Approval For CNG Port Terminal At Bhavnagar

The Gujarat government gave its approval for a compressed natural gas (CNG) terminal at Bhavnagar with a proposed investment of ₹1,900 crore.
A State government release said the facility, approval for which was given by the Gujarat Infrastructure Development Board headed by Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, would be the world's first CNG port terminal.
It will be developed jointly by U.K.-headquartered Foresight Group and Mumbai-based Padmanabh Mafatlal Group.

Nov 12, 2019

Aadhaar Card Holders May Be Fined ₹10,000 For Making Giving Incorrect Number

For the convenience of taxpayers, the income tax department has now allowed Aadhaar card holders to use the 12-digit biometric id number in lieu of the Permanent Account Number (PAN). But be careful while quoting your Aadhaar as giving an incorrect number might make you pay a hefty fine of ₹10,000.

You are fined if:

You give invalid Aadhaar number in lieu of PAN.
You fail to provide either your PAN or Aadhaar in specified transactions.
Simply giving your Aadhaar number might not be enough as if you are required to authenticate your biometric identity, then any failure to do so will also lead to a fine.

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