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GOVERNMENT POLICIES AND SCHEMES - June 2023

Jun 2023

Jul 26, 2023

Bill in Lok Sabha to Add Two Synonyms for Mahar Community in Chhattisgarh to State's Scheduled Ca...

The Union Social Justice Ministry introduced the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2023 in the Lok Sabha to add two synonyms for the Mahar community in Chhattisgarh to the State's Scheduled Castes list.
The Bill, introduced by Social Justice Minister Virendra Kumar, adds 'Mahara' and 'Mahra' as synonyms of the Mahar community, thereby expanding government schemes and benefits meant for SCs in the State to around 2 lakh more people. Chhattisgarh is set to see its next Assembly elections later this year (2023).
In the Bill, the inclusion of these two synonyms was first proposed by the State Government, as required by the rules. Subsequently, the office of the Registrar General of India and the National Commission for Scheduled Castes had given their approval for the same, allowing for this Bill to be brought.
The Bill will entail some additional recurring and non-recurring expenditure on account of benefits of schemes meant for the development of the Scheduled Castes to which the persons belonging to the newly added communities will become entitled, as a result of this Bill.

Lok Sabha Passes Biological Diversity (Amendment) Bill

The Lok Sabha passed the Biological Diversity (Amendment) Bill, 2021 to amend Biological Diversity Act of 2002.
The Bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha on December 16, 2021, before being referred to a Parliamentary Standing Committee headed by Sanjay Jaiswal for examination.
The Bill amends Biological Diversity Act, 2002 with an aim to simplify compliance requirements for domestic companies.
It proposes to exempt users of codified traditional knowledge and AYUSH practitioners from sharing benefits with local communities.
The Bill also removes research and bio-survey activities from the purview of benefit-sharing requirements. Benefit sharing will be based on terms agreed between the user and the local management committee represented by the National Authority.

Union Cabinet Clears Bill to Replace Delhi Services Ordinance for Control, Posting of Officers

The Union Cabinet gave its nod to a bill that will replace the ordinance promulgated for the creation of an authority for transfers and postings of Group-A officers in Delhi. The legislation was approved by a meeting of the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi. The bill is expected to be tabled in the ongoing Monsoon session of Parliament to replace the ordinance.
An ordinance is promulgated by the President on the recommendation of the Union Cabinet when the Parliament is not in session. The Parliament must adopt a law to replace the ordinance within six weeks of the commencement of the next session.
The controversial Delhi ordinance was promulgated by the central government in May 2023, a week after the Supreme Court handed over the control of services in Delhi excluding police, public order and land to the elected government headed by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.

Jul 25, 2023

Govt. Tables Nursing and Midwifery Commission Bill, National Dental Commission Bill in Parliament

The government introduced the National Nursing and Midwifery Commission Bill, 2023 and the National Dental Commission Bill, 2023 in the Lok Sabha.
The National Dental Commission Bill seeks to repeal the Dentists Act, 1948 and proposes to set up National Dental Commission (NMC) to regulate dental education and the profession in the country.
It also aims to make dental education affordable and make quality oral healthcare accessible.
As per reports, the composition of the dental commission will be similar to that of the National Medical Commission, which had replaced the Medical Council of India.
The National Nursing and Midwifery Commission Bill, 2023 aims at setting up National Nursing and Midwifery Commission (NNMC) and to repeal the Indian Nursing Council Act, 1947.
The Bill provides for regulation and maintenance of standards of education and services by nursing and midwifery professionals, assessment of institutions, maintenance of a national register as well as state registers.

Jul 24, 2023

Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee Announces 'Khela Hobe' Scheme

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced that her government is planning a scheme to provide work to the poor in line with MGNREGA, the funds for which she claimed were stopped by the Centre.
Addressing a rally in Kolkata, Banerjee said the scheme will be named 'Khela Hobe' (Game On) -- the slogan of her party TMC during the 2021 assembly elections.
Despite being the best performing state in the MNREGA scheme, the Centre has stopped funds out of sheer jealousy and vendetta politics.
"We are planning to start our own 100-day job scheme and it will be named 'Khela Hobe'. The West Bengal Government always stands for the poor, and we will create jobs for them," she added.

Cinematograph Amendment Bill 2023 Introduced in Rajya Sabha

Minister of Union Information and Broadcasting, Anurag Thakur introduced the Cinematograph Amendment Bill 2023 in Rajya Sabha which aims to tackle film piracy.
The Indian film industry suffered a loss of about Rs.18k crore in 2019 due to piracy. To address this issue of piracy, the Government of India has introduced the Cinematograph Amendment Bill 2023 in Rajya Sabha. The bill seeks to amend the Cinematograph Bill 1952, which regulates the certification and exhibition of films in India.
Piracy is considered to be an unauthorised copying, distribution or exhibition of films without the consent of the rights holders. The Indian film industry is facing the challenge of piracy, which affects its revenues and quality.

Jul 21, 2023

Rajasthan Government Tables Bill for Minimum Income, Employment, Pension

The Ashok Gehlot-led Rajasthan government tabled the Rajasthan Minimum Guaranteed Income Bill, 2023, with an aim to provide entitlement-based social security to support the individuals or households with an additional minimum guaranteed income in the form of a guaranteed wage or social security pension,
The Bill has three broad components - Right to Minimum Guaranteed Income, Right to Guaranteed Employment and Right to Guaranteed Social Security Pension, and the government anticipates an additional expenditure of Rs. 2,500 crore per year due to the scheme, which may increase with time.
The Mahatma Gandhi Minimum Guaranteed Income Yojana (MGMGIY), as the scheme brought under this Act will be called, states that the state shall provide to all eligible people a minimum guaranteed income by providing employment in urban areas through the Indira Gandhi Urban Employment Guarantee Scheme (IGUEGS), and in rural areas through Chief Minister Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (CMREGS) or by providing pension to an eligible category of old age/specially abled/widow/single woman.
Under the Right to Guaranteed Social Security Pension, every eligible person falling in the category of old, specially abled, widow or single woman is entitled to a pension. An important component of the pension would be an automatic increase of 15 per cent annually on the base rate in two instalments, i.e. 5 per cent in July and 10 per cent in January of each financial year, starting from financial year 2024-2025.

Jul 20, 2023

Gruha Lakshmi Scheme in Karnataka

Registration for Gruha Lakshmi started from July 19, 2023, an effective scheme launched by the Karnataka Government to provide financial assistance to women head of a household.
In less than two months after assuming power, the government of Karnataka made its promise of launching Gruha Lakshmi Scheme.
Gruha Lakshmi Scheme is an effective scheme launched to provide the financial assistance of Rs. 2000 per month to the women head of a household.
The beneficiaries will get the amount under the scheme from August 15-20 and the registration will continue for a year.
The scheme will benefit over 1,11,00,000 women and the amount set aside by the government is Rs.18,000 crore.
Gruha Lakshmi Scheme has been launched by the Karnataka Government under the Ministry of Women and Child Development.

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