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GOVERNMENT POLICIES AND SCHEMES - October 2021

Oct 2021

Jun 20, 2022

Agnipath Scheme Age Limit: Govt. Increases Upper Age Limit of Agniveers to 23 years

Agnipath Scheme was launched by the Government of India in an effort to bring a change in the recruitment process of the Indian Armed Forces. As Agnipath Scheme faces backlash with protests taking place all over the country, the Government of India has decided to increase the upper age limit of Agniveers to 23 years. Earlier, it was between 17 to 21 years.
The increase in the upper age limit of Agniveers, who will be recruited under Agnipath Scheme, was announced by the Ministry of Defence who said that the one-time waiver in the upper age limit has been granted as no recruitments have taken place in the last two years. As per the experts, the decision to increase the upper age limit of Agniveers has also come at the backdrop of Agnipath-related protests that have been taking place in several parts of the country.

Jun 16, 2022

Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar Launches Initiative 'Sujal'

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar launched the 'Sujal' initiative for water supply management in Panchkula.
Launching this initiative as a pilot project for Panchkula from "Sant Kabir Kutir", the CM said that this unique initiative of the state government for water supply management will prove to be a benchmark in the field of water conservation.
Sujal is a unique initiative which is environment friendly and due to which we can save resources along with a structured supply of water. You can also make financial savings.

Jun 15, 2022

Railway Minister Launches Railway Innovation Portal for Funding Start-up

Aimed at promoting Indian innovators and entrepreneurs through a series of innovative start-ups in the system and services of railway, Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw officially launched the Indian Railway Innovation Portal with a start-up policy for railways. Indian Railways as the country's national transporters has taken an important initiative in the field of innovation through the participation of start-ups and other entities.
The policy has been framed in a way that it will bring scale and efficiency in the field of operation, maintenance and infrastructure creation through the participation of very large and untapped startup ecosystem. Lauding the railway for bringing out the start-up portal, as envisioned by PM Narendra Modi, Vaishnaw said that the long-going discussions over the integration of technology into Indian Railways have taken a firm and effective shape in form of this initiative.

Karnataka Govt. Launches 'FRUITS' Software for Farmer Schemes

The Karnataka government launched 'The Farmer Registration & Unified Beneficiary Information System' or FRUITS software for Aadhar-based, single-window registration for the schemes. FRUITS software will facilitate single registration using an Aadhar card and Karnataka's Bhoomi digitised land record system for authenticating ownership.
Through the creation of single digital identification through FRUITS, farmers can access benefits of hosts of schemes such as Direct Benefit Transfer under PM Kisan, payment for Minimum Support Prices (MSPs) for crops, special financial assistance, caste certificate authentication, and ration cards. To ensure that the farmers get easy access to benefits distributed under various government schemes, the Karnataka government has launched software for Aadhar-based, single-window registration for the schemes. The state departments of agriculture, horticulture, animal husbandry, revenue, food, civil supplies and fisheries departments of the state government are covered under the initiative.

Jun 14, 2022

Agnipath Recruitment Scheme Announcement

The government announced the radical "Agnipath" scheme to recruit the bulk of soldiers only for four years in a bid to slash the ballooning salary and pension bills, amid major concerns the move will adversely impact the professionalism, military ethos and fighting spirit of the over 14-lakh strong armed forces.
Agnipath scheme will see around 45,000 youngsters in the age group of 17.5 to 21 being annually inducted into the armed forces for a four-year duration, which will include six months of basic training, with a monthly salary of Rs. 30,000-40,000 and allowances. They will be entitled to awards, medals and insurance cover like the regular cadre of soldiers, airmen and sailors. After four years, only 25% of the "Agniveers" will be retained or re-enlisted in the regular cadre based on merit, willingness and medical fitness.

Jun 12, 2022

Himachal Cabinet Gives Nod to Drone Policy

The Himachal Cabinet gave nod to the Himachal Pradesh Drone Policy 2022 with the objective of propagating Drone-enabled technology for heralding economic prosperity and creating employment avenues.
The policy envisions creating a holistic Drone ecosystem built upon the foundation of Governance And Reforms Using Drones (GARUD). It aims at harnessing digital sky opportunities through institutional linkages with the National Education Policy, 2020, HP Industrial Investment Policy, HP Start-up/Innovation Scheme, National Skill Qualification Framework for ensuring future readiness of students and empowering them to access the job opportunities in the Drone Sector.

Sagarmala Young Professional Scheme

Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways launched a scheme called "Sagarmala Young Professional Scheme", in a bid to engage talented, dynamic and forward-thinking young professionals in different divisions of the Ministry.
Sagarmala Young Professional scheme focuses on active on-the-ground learning for young professionals.
Through this scheme, these professionals will gain the opportunity to learn about functioning of government and developmental policy concerns.
Under the scheme, over 25 young professionals will be hired.
They will be required to have qualification in B. E or B. Tech, B. Planning or MBA or equivalent degree in relevant subject or field, apart from a minimum three year of relevant work experience.
Initially, they will be engaged for 2 years, which is extendable to additional 2 years based on performance.

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