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GOVERNMENT POLICIES AND SCHEMES - October 2021

Oct 2021

Dec 19, 2021

Parliament passes Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2019

Parliament passed the Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2019, with Lok Sabha passing it with voice vote amid a protest by opposition members demanding the removal of Ajay Mishra as Union Minister in connection with the Lakhimpur Kheri violence. Last week, Rajya Sabha passed the bill after amendments, and returned it to Lok Sabha.
The bill aims to constitute a National Surrogacy Board and state surrogacy boards, and appoint appropriate authorities for regulation of the practice and process of surrogacy.

Haryana Launches 'Khel Nursery Scheme'

Haryana government started 'Khel Nursery Scheme 2022-23' to promote sports in the state, under which sports nurseries would be started in government, private educational institutions and private sports institutions.
For this, applications have been invited by the department till January 20, 2022. He said with this scheme, sports talent would get an opportunity to emerge at the grassroots level. Under the scheme, sports nurseries are being opened for the sports included in the Olympic, Asian and Commonwealth Games.

Dec 18, 2021

Govt. Introduces Bill in LS to Amend Laws Governing CAs, Company Secretaries

The government introduced a bill in the Lok Sabha to amend the laws governing chartered accountants, cost accountants, and company secretaries in order to mainly strengthen the disciplinary mechanisms in place at the respective institutes.
Chartered accountants, cost accountants and company secretaries come under the Chartered Accountants Act, 1949, the Cost and Works Accountants Act, 1959 and the Company Secretaries Act, 1980, respectively.
The amendments to the Acts have been proposed on the basis of recommendations made by a high-level committee that was set up by the corporate affairs ministry to examine the existing provisions in the Acts for dealing with the cases of misconduct in the three professional institutes.

Dec 16, 2021

CCEA Okays Extension of all 3 parts of PM Krishi Sinchayee Yojana Till 2026

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved extension of all three components of the umbrella scheme of 'Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojna' till 2025-26 which among things will fund construction of dams such as Renukaji and Lahkwar that in turn will significantly improve water supply to capital Delhi and its adjoining areas.
The extension was approved with an outlay of Rs. 93,068 crore of which Rs. 37,454 crore will be central assistance to states.
The Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sanchayee Yojana (PMKSY) started in 2015 has three main components namely the Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme (AIBP), Har Khet ko Paani (HKKP) and Watershed Development.

Dec 15, 2021

Parliament Passes Bill to Extend ED Director Tenure

Parliament passed a bill to extend the tenure of director of Enforcement Directorate to a maximum of five years.
The Central Vigilance Commission (Amendment) Bill, 2021, passed in Lok Sabha earlier, was moved by Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pension Jitendra Singh in the Upper House and cleared by voice vote.
The Bill seeks to extend the tenure of the director of the Enforcement Directorate from two years to five years.

Dec 14, 2021

Maharashtra has Maximum Beneficiaries under Atmanirbhar Bharat Rojgar Yojana

As per Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Rameshwar Teli, funds disbursed under Atmanirbhar Bharat Rojgar Yojana (ABRY) amounts to 11 per cent of Rs. 2612 crore of Rs. 22810, which was targeted to be spent till March 31, 2024.
Atmanirbhar Bharat Rojgar Yojana was rolled out during the covid-19 pandemic for generating jobs.
Maharastra topped the list of states with highest number of beneficiaries.
Maharashtra is followed by Gujarat, and Karnataka.
This scheme was launched in October 2020 as part of Atmanirbhar Bharat package 3.0.
It was launched to incentivise employers and provide them social security benefits and restore the loss of employment amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
Under the scheme, central government reimburses 24-12 per cent for employees as well as employers for two years, for all new formal jobs which were created in enterprises with up to 1,000 employees.
This scheme is applicable for employees, who are earning less than Rs. 15,000 in a month.
The scheme also extended benefits to the workers who had lost jobs during covid pandemic, during March 1, 2020 to September 30.

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