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GOVERNMENT POLICIES AND SCHEMES - August 2021

Aug 2021

Nov 19, 2021

West Bengal Government Launches Ration at Doorstep Scheme

The Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal launched the 'Duare Ration' (ration at doorstep) scheme which the administration said will benefit around 10 crore of people of the state.
The 'Duare Ration' scheme is one of the many pet projects of CM Banerjee and was announced ahead of the West Bengal assembly elections earlier this year. A section of dealers had moved the Calcutta High Court against the scheme but their plea was junked.

Nov 17, 2021

Gujarat Launches 'Niramay Gujarat Yojana'

The Gujarat government launched 'Niramay Gujarat Yojana' to screen and protect people above 30 years from non-communicable diseases. The scheme was launched by Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel covers more than 3 crore people in the state.
The scheme looks to provide safety and preventive care to families. The prevalence of non-communicable diseases like high blood pressure, heart attack, paralysis, cancer, renal diseases, anemia, diabetes, etc, is more than communicable diseases.

Nov 13, 2021

Odisha Govt. Launches Road Safety Initiative 'Rakshak'

The state government of Odisha launched a first of its kind road safety initiative named Rakshak, to train first responders of road accidents. Under the program, 300 master trainers will train 30,000 local people, staying or working at the eateries and different business establishments located near accident-prone spots. These 30,000 volunteers will be trained as First Responders to road accidents. They will be equipped to administer first aid and pre-hospital trauma care to accident victims within the golden hour.
The 'Rakshak' initiative was organised by the Commerce and Transport Department in collaboration with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and the Indian Red Cross Society, Odisha State branch.
As part of the initiative, the state government would train volunteers from roadside communities such as eateries, small repair shops, gas stations, and also police officers to be first responders to road accident victims.

Nov 12, 2021

PM Launches RBI's Retail Direct, Integrated Ombudsman Schemes

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched two innovative, customer-centric initiatives of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the retail direct scheme and the integrated ombudsman scheme.
The RBI Retail Direct Scheme is aimed at enhancing access to the government securities market for retail investors.
It offers them a new avenue for directly investing in the securities issued by the Centre and the state governments. The investors will be able to easily open and maintain their government securities accounts online with the RBI for free.
The Reserve Bank-Integrated Ombudsman Scheme aims to further improve the grievance redress mechanism for resolving customer complaints against entities regulated by the central bank.

Nov 11, 2021

Govt. Decides to Resume MPLAD Fund Scheme

Bowing to the demands from lawmakers, the government decided to restore the Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) which was suspended temporarily in April 2020 owing to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Union Cabinet, at a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, decided that the scheme will resume for the remaining part of the 2021-22 financial year and continue till 2025-26 – co-terminus with the period of the 15th Finance Commission.
For the current fiscal, every Member of Parliament will get Rs. 2 crore for development activities in his constituency as against the Rs. 5 crore the lawmakers are entitled to for the full financial year.
The lawmakers will get Rs. 5 crore annually from the next financial year in two instalments of Rs. 2.5 crore each.

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