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GOVERNMENT POLICIES AND SCHEMES - December 2019

Dec 2019

Apr 09, 2022

Weapons of Mass Destruction (Amendment) Bill

The Lok Sabha passed the Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Amendment Bill, 2022. The Bill was passed to amend the Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Act, 2005.
In accordance with India's international commitments, the amendment bill was passed to prohibit the financing of the spread of weapons of mass destruction and their delivery systems.
The 2005 Act prohibited the transport, manufacturing, and transfer of weapons of mass destruction and their delivery systems.
The amendment of the act was necessary as in recent times, the various regulations that are in place and are related to weapons of mass destruction and their delivery system's proliferation by international organizations have increased. The Financial Action Task Force also has sanctioned the financing of weapons of mass destruction and their delivery systems proliferation.

Apr 07, 2022

IMF Lauds India's PM Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana Program which Prevented Extreme Poverty in Country ...

International Monetary Fund (IMF) lauded India's food subsidy program which prevented the increased prevalence of extreme poverty in the country during Covid-19.
In a report the IMF has said, the expansion of food transfers and subsidies make it an important instrument for poverty alleviation. Appreciating the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana, the report demonstrated that the program provided insurance to the poor and prevented an increase in the prevalence of extreme poverty in the country.
It stated that doubling of entitlements in 2020 during pandemic helped maintain extreme poverty at the low 0.8 percent level. It also said, without any food subsidies, extreme poverty in the pandemic years would have increased by 1.05 per cent.

Parliament Passes Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2022

Parliament passed the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2022 with Rajya Sabha approving it. The Lok Sabha had already passed the Bill. The Bill amends the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order, 1950 for inclusion of certain community in the list of Scheduled Tribes in Tripura. It includes the Darlong community as a sub-tribe of the Kuki tribe in the list of STs in Tripura.
Replying to the debate on the Bill in Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for Tribal Affairs Renuka Singh Saruta said Tripura has 19 chief tribes and Darlong community is a sub tribe of Kuki tribe. She said the Narendra Modi government is doing a lot of work for the development of Scheduled Tribes in the country.

Apr 06, 2022

Property Cards Prepared in around 31,000 Villages in the Country under SVAMITVA Scheme

The Central Sector Scheme "SVAMITVA" aims to provide the 'Record of Rights' to village household owners possessing houses in inhabited areas (Abadi) in villages. Under the scheme, land parcels in rural inhabited area of all the villages of the country are surveyed. The scheme envisages socio-economic empowerment and more self-reliant rural people by facilitating monetization of properties through use of their property card.
After successful launch of the scheme during 2020-21 in the pilot States of Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh in Phase 1, SVAMITVA Scheme was extended through-out the country from 2021-22. So far, the Property Cards have been prepared in around 31,000 villages in the country. The scheme is envisaged to be completed by March 2025.
Land and Land Records is a State subject. The States/UTs incorporate appropriate provisions in their respective Land Revenue Act/Rules/Codes and/or any other administrative document for implementation of SVAMITVA scheme and issue of property Cards. Hence, the Ministry of Panchayati Raj has not taken any initiative for uniformity of State Revenue Laws.

Stand-Up India Scheme Completes 6 Years, Loans over Rs. 30,160 crore Sanctioned

Stand Up India scheme was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 5th April 2016. The scheme was launched to encourage entrepreneurship at the grassroots level especially for promoting economic empowerment and employment generation among SC, ST and women entrepreneurs. Stand-up India aims to promote entrepreneurship among women, Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) categories, helping them to start a greenfield enterprise in manufacturing, services or the trading sector and activities allied to agriculture.
Stand-up India facilitates bank loans between Rs. 10 lakh and Rs. 1 crore to at least one SC/ST borrower and at least one female borrower per bank branch of scheduled commercial banks.
Rs. 30,160 crore were sanctioned under Stand Up India Scheme to 1,33,995 accounts up to 21.03.2022 since the inception of the Scheme.

Parliament Passes Chartered Accountants, Cost and Works Accountants and Company Secretaries (Amen...

The Bill proposes to strengthen the disciplinary mechanism under these Acts and provide for time bound disposal of cases against members of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, the Institute of Cost Accountants of India and the Institute of Company Secretaries of India. The legislation also adds that firms must register with the Institutes by making an application to the respective Councils of the Institutes.
The Councils must maintain a register of firms containing details such as pendency of any actionable complaint or imposition of penalty against the firms. The Bill also empowers the three Councils to constitute multiple Boards and the Presiding Officer and one of the two members must not be a member of the institutes and will be nominated by the central government from a panel of persons provided by the Councils.

Parliament Nod to Bill for Unification of 3 Delhi MCs

With the Rajya Sabha giving its approval, the Parliament cleared a Bill to amend the Delhi Municipal Corporation Act of 1957 to merge the present three Municipal Corporations of the national capital to create one body.
The Upper House approved the Bill, which was passed by the Lok Sabha last week, vide a voice vote. The Rajya Sabha passed the Bill following heated exchanges between the BJP and Opposition members. Union Home Minister Amit Shah justified it saying it was aimed to ameliorate civic governance in Delhi.

Apr 05, 2022

International Air Connectivity Scheme

The International Air Connectivity Scheme (IACS) was launched by the Ministry of Civil Aviation with the objective of enhancing air connectivity from India's certain states with some selected international destinations so as to promote socio-economic growth.
This newly launched scheme was supported by the State Governments.
The State Governments of Manipur, Assam, and Tripura have already identified routes to connect Imphal, Guwahati, and Agartala with international destinations like Dhaka, Bangkok, Yangon, Kathmandu, Mandalay, Hanoi, Chittagong, and Kunming.

Lok Sabha Passes Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill

The Lok Sabha passed the Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill, 2022, by voice vote. It seeks to repeal The Identification of Prisoners Act, 1920, and allow the collection, storage and analysis of physical and biological samples, including retina and iris scan of the convicted, arrested and detained persons.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah said its sole objective was to improve the conviction rate in the country, protect the human rights of crores of law-abiding citizens and send a strong message in the society.
Mr. Shah said the Bill sought to equip the police with the necessary resources for securing convictions in the court. He said that through the proposed law he was implementing the "T" of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call for "SMART [Strict and Sensitive, Modern and Mobile, Alert and Accountable, Reliable and Responsive, Techno savvy and Trained]" policing in 2014.

Apr 03, 2022

Maharashtra Launches Scheme to Offer Personal Loans for Prisoners

Maharashtra government launched a scheme to provide personal loans for prisoners with the aim to improve the living standard of the families of the inmates. The Maharashtra State Co-operative Bank will give loans under the scheme up to Rs. 50,000 at an interest rate of 7 per cent. The scheme will be implemented on a pilot basis at Yerawada Central Jail, Pune.
Under the scheme, the loan facility will be decided on the basis of the prisoner, prisoner's loan limit, duration of punishment, possible relief from it, age, estimated annual working day and minimum daily income. The loan will not require a guarantor.

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