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GOVERNMENT POLICIES AND SCHEMES - January 2019

Jan 2019

Nov 11, 2019

Radio channel to Inform Farmers about Climate Change

The Maharashtra State Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices is planning to start a dedicated community radio channel to inform farmers about climate change and help in resolving their problems.
An expert panel on the radio channel will try to address the issues faced by farmers.
Necessary permissions have been taken to start the channel by this year-end.
The radio station will be based at Lodaga village in Latur district.
To address the issues of cultivators, the commission will form a committee of five to six members, comprising experts from the Krishi Vigyan Kendras, State Agriculture Department and private companies working in the field of agriculture and technology.

Nov 10, 2019

Government to Import 1 lakh Tonnes Onion to Check Price Rise

The government said it will import 1 lakh tonnes of onion to control prices that have risen sharply to around Rs 100/kg at some places, including the national capital.
While state-owned trading firm will import onions, cooperative Nafed will supply the key kitchen staple in the domestic market. This decision was taken at a meeting of a committee of secretaries.

Nov 09, 2019

Govt Announces Steel Scrap Recycling Policy

In a bid to ensure quality scrap for the steel industry, the government came out with a Steel Scrap Recycling Policy that aims to reduce imports, conserve resources and save energy.
The policy aims to promote circular economy in the steel sector, besides promoting a formal and scientific collection, dismantling and processing activities for end of life products that are sources of recyclable (ferrous, non- ferrous and other non-metallic) scraps which will lead to resource conservation and energy savings and setting up of an environmentally sound management system for handling ferrous scrap.

Nov 08, 2019

MoS Sanjay Dhotre Launches Shala Darpan Portal For Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti

Union Minister of State for Human Resources Development Sanjay Dhotre launched the Shala Darpan Portal of Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti.
This will integrate all Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas with a common standard which includes around 636 schools and 2.67 million students.
This single integrated platform has been developed for information sharing and knowledge dissemination for the 22,000 employees and over 2 lakh students across schools and offices of Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti.

Punjab Assembly Passes Bill Excluding CM's Advisers From Office-Of-Profit Category

Amid vociferous opposition, the Punjab Assembly passed a legislation excluding the six ruling Congress MLA appointed as advisers to the chief minister from the office-of-profit category.
The Punjab State Legislature (Prevention of Disqualification) Amendment Bill, 2019, was presented in the House by Punjab minister Brahm Mohindra on the concluding day of the special session of the Vidhan Sabha.
With this amendment, six Congress legislators--Amrinder Singh Raja Warring, Kuljit Singh Nagra, Sangat Singh Gilzian, Inderbir Singh Bolaria, Kushaldeep Dhillon and Tarsem Singh DC--will not be disqualified for holding the office of profit.
The Punjab government had appointed six minister-rank advisers to CM Amarinder Singh.

Agriculture Ministry Told To Prepare 'Zero Edible Oil Import' Plan

The commerce ministry has asked the agriculture ministry to prepare a road map for India to attain self-sufficiency in edible oil production.
The need for a "zero edible oil import" plan was discussed by commerce minister Piyush Goyal at an inter-ministerial meeting.
India spends over Rs 70,000 crore to import about 15 MT edible oil to meet its annual requirement of 25 MT, making it one of the biggest buyers of the cooking medium.

Nov 07, 2019

Govt Approves Rs 25,000 Cr Fund To Complete Stalled Housing Projects

The government approved a Rs 25,000 crore fund to help complete over 1,600 stalled housing projects, including ones that have been declared NPAs or admitted for insolvency proceedings, as it looks to boost growth by steering consumption in real estate and associated sectors.
The move is likely to help 4.59 lakh housing units across the country.

Cabinet Approves Special Window For Funding Of Stalled Affordable And Middle-Income Housing Projects

The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the establishment of a 'Special Window' fund to provide priority debt financing for the completion of stalled housing projects that are in the Affordable and Middle-Income Housing sector.
For the purposes of the fund, the government shall act as the Sponsor and the total commitment to be infused by the Government would be upto INR 10,000 crore.
The fund will be set up as a Category-11 AIF (Alternate Investment Fund) debt fund, registered with SEBI and would be run professionally.

Give Rs 100/Quintal To Farmers To Curb Stubble Burning, SC Tells State Govts

The Supreme Court sought immediate measures to stamp out stubble burning, in a bid to permanently end the annual air pollution woes of the national capital and the surrounding regions.
A top court bench ordered that all farmers be given a Rs 100 per quintal incentive to prevent them from setting their fields on fire in preparation for the next crop, and provide them free machines to get rid of the agriculture residue.
The bench also demanded an action plan within three weeks to deal with the problem from the Centre and the states in and around the National Capital Region.

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