Andhra Pradesh CM Removes Jagan Reddy's Name from Welfare Schemes for Students in AP
The Andhra Pradesh education department renamed half a dozen welfare schemes for students in the state. The department replaced the names of these schemes, previously named after former Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, with the names of eminent personalities in the field of education.
The state's ruling Telugu Desam Party (TDP) government has replaced these names with those of notable personalities, such as Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam and Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan.
Jul 26, 2024
Govt. Launches Revamped Scheme to Facilitate Skill Loans of up to Rs. 7.5 Lakh
A revamped 'model skill loan scheme' for skill development courses was launched by the government, with a fresh maximum loan limit of Rs 7.5 lakh — up from the previous amount of Rs 1.5 lakh.
In her budget speech, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had announced that the model skill loan scheme will be revised to facilitate loans up to Rs. 7.5 lakh, with a guarantee from a government-promoted fund. This is expected to help 25,000 students every year.
Launched in 2015, the reversion of the old scheme had been recording a low uptake.
The revised scheme will now allow access to more skill courses, against only national skill qualification framework (NSQF)-aligned courses under the old scheme. Also, non-NSQF courses that are onboarded on the Skill India Digital Hub platform will come under the scheme.
Jul 25, 2024
Bihar Passes Bill to Curb Paper Leaks, Malpractices in Government Recruitment Exams
The Bihar Assembly passed a Bill aimed at curbing the scourge of question paper leaks and other malpractices in recruitment tests conducted by the state.
The Bihar Public Examinations (PE) (Prevention of Unfair Means) Bill, 2024, was moved by state Parliamentary Affairs Minister Vijay Kumar Chaudhary and passed through voice vote amidst a walkout staged by the Opposition.
The bill stipulates severe punishment for those involved in such malpractices, including a prison term of three to five years and a fine of Rs. 10 lakh.
Service providers, a term used to describe agencies entrusted with conducting such tests, could be slapped with a fine of Rs. 1 crore besides debarment of services for up to four years and even attachment of properties.
Jul 24, 2024
New Scheme for Socio-economic Development of Tribal Villages
With a saturation approach for achieving social justice, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a new scheme for socio-economic development of 63,000 tribal villages that will aim to cover 5 crore people from tribal communities.
In the Budget for Department of Social Justice and Empowerment, the government also increased allocations for skilling of Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST), the National Overseas Scholarship Scheme for SCs and mechanised sanitation.
In her Budget speech, Sitharaman said the government will launch the Pradhan Mantri Janjatiya Unnat Gram Abhiyan by "adopting saturation coverage for tribal families in tribal-majority villages and aspirational districts".
The scheme signals continuation of the government's welfare outreach to ST communities. In the previous Budget, Sitharaman had announced the launch of the Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan (PM JANMAN), a welfare scheme targeted to improve the socio-economic conditions of the Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups.
New Central Sector Scheme for Industrial Development in J&K Gets Extended Till 2037
The Centre announced the extension of the New Central Sector scheme for Jammu and Kashmir up to 2037. However the budget allocation for the scheme—announced in 2021 for a period of 10 years following the abrogation of Article 370 and bifurcation of the erstwhile state into two Union Territories—remains the same at Rs. 28,400 crore.
As per reports, the extension to the scheme, announced in the Union Budget, is to encourage more businesses to invest in Jammu and Kashmir. However, keeping the same budget allocation may come as a disappointment to the UT administration.
There is no such scheme anywhere in the country. But many large investors feel realising 300% of GST refund in 10 years in J&K may not be possible.
Jul 23, 2024
Gujarat Launches Scheme to provide Rented Accommodation to Construction Workers for Rs. 5 per Day
Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel launched a scheme to provide temporary accommodation to nearly 15,000 construction workers at a nominal rate of Rs. 5 per day.
For the 'Shramik Basera' scheme, the CM performed the ground-breaking ceremony of 17 dwelling structures to house the labourers in Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Vadodara and Rajkot cities.
In the next three years, more such dwelling centres will be built across Gujarat for the benefit of about 3 lakh construction workers. The project will cost Rs. 1,500 crore, he said.
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