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GOVERNMENT POLICIES AND SCHEMES - November 2019

Nov 2019

Feb 29, 2024

KPDCL Extends Amnesty Scheme for Domestic Consumers in Jammu & Kashmir

KPDCL (Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited) extended its amnesty scheme for domestic consumers in Jammu & Kashmir. The scheme allows consumers to clear outstanding electricity dues in easy instalments without late payment surcharges. Disconnected connections can be restored by paying only the principal amount.
KPDCL instructed its staff to finalise the list of eligible domestic consumers who can avail benefits under the extended amnesty scheme.
This ensures transparency and facilitates smooth implementation of the scheme.
The Managing Director of Jammu Power Distribution Corporation Limited (JPDCL), Shiv Anant Tayal, introduced the Power Amnesty Scheme in 2022.
The scheme aimed to waive 100 per cent interest surcharge accumulated on outstanding bills until March 2022 for domestic consumers.
It provided an opportunity for consumers to clear their dues in instalments by September 2023, thus avoiding penalties, legal actions, and power disconnections.

Feb 28, 2024

Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik Launches Mission Shakti Loan Scheme

Ahead of the upcoming general elections for Lok Sabha and Odisha assembly, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik launched under the Mission Shakti loan scheme for interest-free loans of up to Rs. 10 lakh for members of self-help groups (SHGs).
Patnaik, launched the scheme while inaugurating a Mission Shakti Bazaar, and said that interest-free loans would encourage entrepreneurship among women, advancing the Mission Shakti movement in the state.

Feb 27, 2024

Pension Scheme for Those Detained under MISA during Emergency to be Restored in Chhattisgarh

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai said that the pension for those who were detained under the Maintenance of Internal Security Act (MISA) during Emergency between 1975 and 1977 will be restored in the state.
The pension scheme for detainees under MISA during Emergency, which was started in the state during the BJP rule in 2008, was withheld by the previous Congress government in 2019.
MISA detainees (Lokantra Senani) were given pension ranging from Rs 10,000 to Rs 25,000 in three different categories.

Feb 26, 2024

Odisha Government Extends KALIA Scheme for 3 More Years

The Odisha state cabinet extended the cash assistance scheme, Krushak Assistance for Livelihood and Income Augmentation (KALIA) for farmers to overcome distress, by three more years with a proposed expenditure of Rs. 6,029 crore.
The state cabinet announced that the scheme exclusively meant for small and marginal farmers as well as sharecroppers will be operational till 2026-27.
The KALIA scheme was announced in December 2018 by Naveen Patnaik government.

Feb 25, 2024

Assam Scraps Muslim Marriage Act

In a step closer to implementing the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), a controversial legal framework aimed at standardising laws across all communities in India, Assam scraped off Muslim Marriage Act.
Providing information of the removal of the Assam Muslim Marriage & Divorce Registration Act 1935, the state Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that the Assam cabinet made a significant decision to repeal the age-old Assam Muslim Marriages & Divorces Registration Act.
This act contained provisions allowing marriage registration even if the bride and groom had not reached the legal ages of 18 and 21, as required by law.

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