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GOVERNMENT POLICIES AND SCHEMES - June 2023

Jun 2023

Jul 07, 2023

Cabinet Clears Draft Data Protection Bill

The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved the draft Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Bill, 2023, and will now be tabled in the upcoming monsoon session of Parliament for approval.
The draft bill — put out in the public domain for consultations in November 2022, proposes a hefty increase in penalty amount of up to Rs. 500 crore for violating the provisions, while also easing rules on cross-border data flows, among other things.
As per the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, the government received about 21,666 comments on the draft bill and each and everyone was considered and included in the final bill, wherever possible.
The bill proposes six types of penalties for non-compliance, including up to Rs. 250 crore for failure to take reasonable security safeguards, up to Rs. 200 crore for failure to notify the Board and affected users in the event of a personal data breach, and up to Rs. 200 crore for non-fulfilment of additional obligations related to children.

Jul 06, 2023

Govt. Launches Scheme for Modernisation of Fire Services in States

The Centre launched a scheme for the modernisation of fire services in all states with a total outlay of Rs. 5,000 crore under the National Disaster Response Fund.
A letter in this regard was sent to the chief secretaries and heads of fire services of the states.
To seek funds under the scheme, the state governments shall have to contribute 25 per cent (except for North-eastern and Himalayan states which shall contribute 10 per cent) of the total cost of the projects from their budgetary resources.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced the scheme while chairing a meeting with the Ministers of Disaster Management of states and Union Territories.

Jul 05, 2023

Rajasthan to Bring Bill Provisioning Life Imprisonment to Curb Recruitment Exam Paper Leaks

The Rajasthan government will bring a Bill in the next assembly session to increase the punishment for those involved in recruitment exam paper leaks from the current 10 years to life imprisonment, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said.
In March 2022, the assembly passed a Bill providing for imprisonment of up to 10 years and a fine of Rs. 10 crore for offences such as government exam paper leaks and cheating in such recruitment tests. This came a month after the REET level-two examination held in September 2021 was cancelled due to a paper leak.

Jul 04, 2023

Central Scheme for Minors Abandoned By Family Due to Pregnancy from Rape

The centre launched a scheme to provide shelter, food and legal aid to minors who have been abandoned by their families due to pregnancy from rape.
Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani said that the new scheme, launched under the aegis of the Nirbhaya scheme, is aimed at ensuring both infrastructural and financial support for pregnant minor survivors who have no means to fend for themselves.
Launched in 2021, Mission Vatsalya is focused on the protection and welfare of children.
Irani said that this additional support under the new scheme will be available for girls up to the age of 18 years at the level of child care institutions (CCI) and for women up to 23 years at aftercare facilities.
The new scheme covers minor girls who are victims of penetrative sexual assault and aggravated penetrative sexual assault.

Jul 01, 2023

Centre Approves Schemes for Farmers

The Union Cabinet approved a total outlay of Rs. 3.70 lakh crore aimed at benefitting farmers through schemes.
Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said that the package has different components that are focused on the well-being and economic betterment of farmers by promoting sustainable agriculture.
The cabinet has approved the Urea Subsidy Scheme to ensure constant availability of urea to the farmers at the same price of Rs. 242/45 kg bag excluding taxes and neam coating charges.
Furthermore, he discussed the approval of the PM Programme for Restoration, Awareness Generation, Nourishment, and Amelioration of Mother Earth (PMPRANAM) as another aspect of the scheme.

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