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GOVERNMENT POLICIES AND SCHEMES - December 2019

Dec 2019

Dec 27, 2022

Odisha Govt. Health Scheme Helps over 600,000 poor People Get Free Treatment

Over 6 lakh people belonging to poor families in Odisha availed of cashless and free treatment in several private hospitals under the state government's health scheme, Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana (BSKY), in 2022.
As many as 6.31 lakh poor people, having either the BSKY smart card or the PDS card, were provided high-quality and free treatment in different speciality hospitals in the private sector from January 1 to December 25, 2022.
The information was revealed at a performance review meeting chaired by Health and Family Welfare secretary Shalini Pandit.
The state government has paid around Rs. 1,389 crore to the empanelled private sector hospitals towards free treatment of the poor patients.

Karnataka Passes Bill on Hiked Quota for SC/ST in Educational Institutes

The Karnataka Assembly unanimously passed a Bill enhancing reservation for SC/STs in government educational institutions and State government services.
The Bill proposes to increase the quota for the Scheduled Castes from 15 per cent to 17 per cent and for Scheduled Tribes from 3 per cent to 7 per cent.
The Bill aims to replace the ordinance passed by the government in October 2022.
Welcoming the Bill, the Opposition said that the new reservation policy would not benefit the targeted people as government jobs were curtailed due to privatisation.
The Opposition said the government should make provision for reservation in the private sector too.

Dec 26, 2022

Governor Gives Assent to Stricter Anti-conversion Law in Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand Governor Lt Gen (Retd) Gurmit Singh gave his assent to the Freedom of Religion (Amendment) Bill, 2022, making unlawful conversions a cognizable and non-bailable offence punishable with a prison term of up to 10 years.
The bill was passed by the state assembly in November 2022 and the governor gave his assent to the legislation.
With the governor's sanction to the bill it became an act paving the way for stricter punishment to offenders in such cases, they said.
Apart from a maximum imprisonment of up to ten years, persons indulging in forceful and unlawful conversion in Uttarakhand will now be slapped with a fine of at least Rs. 50,000.
"No person shall convert, either directly or otherwise, any other person from one religion to another by use or practice of misrepresentation, force, undue influence, coercion, allurement or by any fraudulent means. No person shall abet, convince or conspire such conversion," the Act said.

Dec 24, 2022

Piyush Goyal Tables Jan Vishwas Bill in Lok Sabha for Ease of Doing Business

Commerce and industry Minister Piyush Goyal introduced Jan Vishwas Bill in Lok Sabha, which seeks to decriminalise minor offences by amending 183 provisions in 42 Acts with a view to promote ease of business.
The Bill was later referred to a 31-member joint committee of Parliament for scrutiny. It proposes to amend 183 provisions across 42 Acts administered by 19 ministries. Introducing the Bill, Goyal said that there are many laws in the country, under which punishment provisions are there for minor offences and for that people have to approach courts.

Dec 23, 2022

J&K LG Manoj Sinha Announces 3 New Schemes for J&K

Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha announced three New Schemes- Holistic Development of Agriculture & Allied Sectors, Aspirational Towns, and Aspirational Panchayat for J&K Union Territory. These Projects were approved by the Administrative Council, chaired by the Lt Governor.
Speaking on the occasion Lt. Governor Manoj Sinha said, J&K is determined to move forward to touch new heights of success. He said, the projects which have now been approved by the administrative council, have an outlay of Rs. 5013 crore.
Over the next five years, these projects would transform the agriculture economy of J&K putting it on a new trajectory of growth with doubling the output of the sectors and making them sustainable and commercially viable. Lt. Governor said, this will herald a new phase of farmer prosperity and rural livelihood security in J&K.

Dec 22, 2022

Assam Government Launches Orunodoi 2.0 Scheme

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma launched the second version of 'Orunodoi', the flagship scheme of the state government aimed at providing financial security to financially disadvantaged families.
Orunodoi' or Arunodoi Scheme is a new scheme of the Government of Assam launched on October 2, 2020. Under 'Orunodoi', monetary benefits have been envisaged for more than 24 lakh poor household in the state. The existing beneficiaries of the Deen Dayal Divyangan Pension Yojana and Indira Miri Widow Pension Scheme have been subsumed under Orunodoi 2.0. Divyangans and transgenders would also be included. Under the 'Orunodoi 2.0' scheme the amount was enhanced from 830/- to Rs. 1250/ Women.

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