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GOVERNMENT POLICIES AND SCHEMES - December 2019

Dec 2019

Feb 28, 2023

Gujarat Passes Bill to Extend Period for Filing Applications to Regularise Illegal Constructions

The Gujarat Assembly passed a bill to amend an Act to regularise unauthorised constructions in urban areas by collecting "impact fee" from owners, which also empowered the government to extend the period for filing applications to regularise unauthorised constructions.
Although the Aam Aadmi Party, which has five MLAs in the 182-member House, supported the "Gujarat Regularisation of Unauthorised Development (Amendment) Bill, 2023", it was passed by a majority vote of BJP legislators as the opposition Congress refused to extend support.

Feb 26, 2023

Gujarat Assembly Passed Bill to Curb Paper Leak in Recruitment Exams

The Gujarat Legislative Assembly unanimously approved a Bill that calls for up to 10 years in prison for malpractices in order to stop paper leaks in government recruitment examinations.
According to the bill's terms, the offender would also be responsible for paying a fine that cannot be less than Rs. 10 lakh or greater than Rs. 1 crore.
The Gujarat Public Examination (Prevention of Unfair Methods) Bill, 2023, introduced by Minister of State for the Home Harsh Sanghavi, was approved with support from members of the opposition Congress and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).
The bill aims to stop "unfair means," which include leaking or attempting to leak a question paper, obtaining a question paper illegally, and solving a question paper illegally.
Aiding an examinee during an examination in exchange for money is another kind of unfair means.
Any person who hinders or threatens a member of the inspection team or a person the examination authority has selected to do their duties may be penalised with up to three years in prison and a fine of at least Rs. 1 lakh.
The bill stated that every offence committed under the Act must be looked into by a police official with at least the level of police inspector, preferably a deputy superintendent of police.

Feb 25, 2023

Rajasthan Increases Workdays to 125 under its Job Guarantee Scheme

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot approved a proposal to increase the number of workdays from 100 to 125 under the Indira Gandhi Urban Employment Guarantee Scheme.
The scheme, started on the lines of central government's Mahatma Gandhi NREGA, is proving helpful for the jobless in the cities.
This amendment will be effective from April 1, 2023. An expenditure of about Rs 1,100 crore is likely to be incurred for providing additional 25 days' work to the urban unemployed.
Under the scheme, people can get work through a job card, which they can be issued by producing Jan Aadhaar card and fulfilling other formalities.
The scheme provides work in several fields such as environment protection, water conservation, heritage protection, cleanliness, public service, convergence, and prevention of property distortion.

Feb 20, 2023

Madhya Pradesh Approves New Excise Policy

The Madhya Pradesh cabinet approved the new excise policy under which 'ahatas', or areas for drinking attached to liquor outlets, and shop bars will be closed.
As per State Home Minister Narottam Mishra, the new excise policy is designed to discourage liquor consumption.
This came amid senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Uma Bharti's demand for a controlled liquor policy in MP.
Bharti, who started her campaign with the demand for total prohibition, has now been asking for regularisation of liquor sale in the state, where the Assembly polls are due this year-end.
The distance of liquor shops from educational institutions, girls' hostels and religious places is being increased from 50 metres to 100 metres.

Feb 17, 2023

Himachal Pradesh Cabinet Approves Scheme for Orphans, Destitute Women

The Himachal Pradesh Cabinet approved guidelines for the Rs. 101 crore Mukhya Mantri Sukh-Ashray Yojana.
Orphans and those staying with their relatives, especially disabled children, destitute women and senior citizens were brought under the ambit of the scheme.
The orphan children, referred to as 'Children of the State', will be adopted by the government.
Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, who chaired the meeting, decided to refurbish the existing shelter homes, orphanages, old-age homes, etc., under the Mukhya Mantri Sukh-Ashray Yojana to provide better facilities to the inmates.

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