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GOVERNMENT POLICIES AND SCHEMES - January 2019

Jan 2019

Oct 28, 2019

Gandhinagar Becomes First Kerosene-free District of Gujarat@BJP4India

Gandhinagar district of Gujarat has become the first Kerosene-free district of the state. Union Home Minister Amit Shah has allotted one thousand LPG connections to the women beneficiaries of Gandhinagar district on 27 October, 2019.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Shah said that cooking gas connections to the rural women have been allotted under the UjjwalaYojana. ONGC has completed this scheme at the cost of 6.13 crore rupees covering more than 75 thousand beneficiaries.
The Home Minister also handed over 480 middle-income group houses to the beneficiaries at Kudasan near Gandhinagar. These houses have been built by the Gandhinagar Urban Development Authority - GUDA.

Oct 26, 2019

Govt To Grant 75 Per Cent Subsidies For Food Processing Industries In North-Eastern States

Union Minister of State for Food Processing Industries Rameswar Teli said the Central Government will grant 75 per cent subsidies for food processing industries in the North-Eastern states.
The Minister was visiting Tripura Mega Food Park at Tulakona Industrial Area under West District. Mr.Rameswar hoped that the Park would benefit large scale of farmers and also can generate employment to thousands of youths which will ultimately boost the personal economy as well as the economy of the state.
Addressing a media conference at the state BJP Party head office, Mr.Rameswar said the central government has decided to set up 42 new food parks all over the country, out of which two will be set up at Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh.
The Minister said the central government is eager to put emphasis on the food processing based industries in Northeast as the region has huge potential to work upon in the field.

Social Welfare Initiative 'Odisha-Mo Parivar' Set in Motion

Chief Minister and BJD supremo Naveen Patnaik launched 'Odisha-Mo Parivar', a social service initiative of the party aimed at encouraging environment protection, blood donation and the welfare of Odias in distress.
The Chief Minister said that under the programme, party leaders will dedicate themselves to protect the environment and undertake extensive planting of trees, and create awareness among the public.
"About 4.5 crore Odias are my family. I have always been working for their welfare. In order to take it ahead, I am launching the 'Odisha-Mo Parivar' programme," he said and added that the initiative will also come to the rescue of Odias stranded in foreign countries.

Oct 25, 2019

Government Plans To Set Up PM KISAN Call Centre

The Modi government is planning to set up a call centre to respond to farmers' queries about the PM Kisan minimum income support scheme, under which beneficiaries get Rs 6,000 a year in three equal installments.
It plans to have a dedicated round-the-clock interactive voice response (IVR) system. At present there is a helpline number for farmers to register complaints and seek information, but there have been complaints galore that farmers have not been getting any response from the helpline.
The database of beneficiaries is huge now. Around 75 million farmers have registered for this scheme. So, there is need for a dedicated call centre to deal with their issues and problems.
The 24X7 call centre will be multilingual and have multiple entry checks so that it cannot be misused.

Oct 24, 2019

India Improves Ranking In Melbourne Mercer Global Pension Index

India has marginally improved its ranking to 32nd position in terms of providing pension and retirement benefits to citizens compared to last year (2018). The country's score in the Melbourne Mercer Global Pension Index (MMGPI) 2019 rose to 45.8 from 44.6 last year.
The MMGPI, which covers 37 countries, is based on how they fare on providing pension and retirement benefits to citizens across different income groups.
India stood at 32nd position in 2019 out of 37 countries, while it was ranked at 33rd place in 2018 out of 34 countries in the list.
India's index value increased largely due to the improvement in all three sub-indices of adequacy, sustainability and integrity.

Oct 23, 2019

Union Health Ministry To Launch "Indradhanush 2" For Covering Low Immunisation Pockets

In its bid to cover the areas identified as low immunisation pockets, the Union Health Ministry will carry out massive immunisation program in 271 districts across the nation and 652 blocks located in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar from December 2, 2019 under the "Mission Indradhanush 2.0".
The extensive immunisation program will cover children up to 2 years of age and all pregnant women.

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