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GOVERNMENT POLICIES AND SCHEMES - December 2019

Dec 2019

Feb 11, 2021

Parliament Passes Bill to Provide Greater Autonomy to Major Ports

Allaying fears that the Major Ports Authority Bill, 2020 aims at privatisation of the country's top 12 major ports, Ports, Shipping and Waterways Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said that it seeks to provide autonomy to these ports and boost their decision-making powers in order to compete with private ports.
The Major Ports Authority Bill, 2020 was passed through ballot votes in the Rajya Sabha with 84 votes in its favour and 44 against it. The Lok Sabha had passed the bill on September 23 last year.

Feb 10, 2021

MP Launches 'SAANS' Campaign to Reduce Infant Mortality

The health department in Madhya Pradesh launched the Social Awareness and Action to Neutralise Pneumonia Successfully ('SAANS') campaign. The main purpose of the campaign is to reduce the death rate due to pneumonia among infants. A strategy is being chalked out under the Social awareness campaign in which medical staff is being trained.
Training will be imparted at the community and primary health centres.
Around 4,000 Health and Wellness Centres have been set up in Madhya Pradesh for this purpose.
The State government has also developed training modules in partnership with PGIMER, Chandigarh, and UNICEF, which will be used to enhance the skills of health workers, including doctors and paramedical staff.

Feb 09, 2021

Rajya Sabha Passes Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill

The Rajya Sabha cleared The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2021 that seeks to replace the ordinance to merge the Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) cadre of civil services officer with the Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Mizoram Union Territory (AGMUT) cadre. The bill was introduced in the Rajya Sabha of Parliament last week.
Minister of State for Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy said that the Constitution of India is now fully applicable on Jammu and Kashmir, and that the bill will enable the availability of officers in Jammu and Kashmir who have experience of running union territory administration.
As per reports, around 170 central laws are being implemented in Jammu and Kashmir. He said the bill will increase the strength of officers in the union territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Leh.

Feb 05, 2021

'Switch Delhi' Campaign to Fight Air Pollution

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal launched 'Switch Delhi', an electric vehicle mass awareness campaign, to sensitize citizens about the benefits of switching to electric vehicles.
Delhi's government has rolled out incentives on the purchase of electric vehicles (EVs) among all the states.
"Our vision is that by 2024, 25 per cent of new vehicles must be electric. Approximately Rs.30,000 subsidies are to be given for 2/3-wheelers while Rs.1.5 lakh for 4-wheelers. We are starting the 'Switch Delhi' campaign today to make people aware of clean vehicles," said Kejriwal in his video conference.

Kerala Approves Scheme to Provide pension, other Benefits to MGNREGS Workers

The Kerala Cabinet approved a scheme to ensure those employed under the Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) in the poll-bound state get benefits like pension and medical assistance. It has recommended that Governor Arif Mohammad Khan issue an ordinance in this regard.
State Finance Minister Thomas Isaac said that Kerala is the first state to introduce such a welfare scheme. The state government and local bodies will give an equal contribution and Rs. 50 will be deducted from a worker's salary every month for it. Besides retirement benefits, the workers will get the festival allowances and other facilities.

Feb 04, 2021

Assam Governor Gives Nod to Law Converting Govt-run Madrasas to Regular Schools

Assam Governor Jagadish Mukhi has given his assent to a Bill passed by the assembly last month that allowed converting government-run madrasas into regular schools.
Assam CH said that with this we mark a historic era for the education sector of Assam as all government madrasas will now be run as regular educational institutes.
With the new provision coming into effect, two earlier legislations, the Madrasa Education Provincialisation Act, 1955 and Assam Madrasa Education Act, 2018, will stand repealed.

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