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GOVERNMENT POLICIES AND SCHEMES - June 2023

Jun 2023

Aug 01, 2024

Goa Launches 'Goem Vinamulya Vij Yevjan' Scheme

In a push towards sustainable energy, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant launched the 'Goem Vinamulya Vij Yevjan' scheme, aligning it with the Prime Minister's Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana. The initiative is aimed at enhancing solar rooftop installations in Goa, enabling residential households to generate their own electricity and reduce reliance on traditional power sources.
The Goem Vinamulya Vij Yevjan has an initial investment of Rs. 35 crore. The Goa Energy Development Agency will cover the remaining cost for rooftop installations up to 5kW for consumers using 400 or fewer units annually.

Jul 31, 2024

U.P. Assembly Passes Stringent Bill on Anti-conversion Law

The Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha passed the Uttar Pradesh Unlawful Conversion of Religion (Amendment) Bill, 2024 making the law stricter by providing for a maximum punishment of life imprisonment for those found guilty of marrying a woman by deceiving her and illegally converting her religion.
The Bill says that if a person threatens, attacks, marries or promises to marry or conspires for it, or traffics a woman, minor or anyone with the intention of conversion, then his crime will be placed in the most serious category. In such cases, there is a provision for 20 years imprisonment or life imprisonment. Under the amended provisions, any person can register a First Information Report (FIR) in conversion cases. Earlier, under the Unlawful Conversion Act, 2021, the presence of the victim, her parents or siblings was necessary in order to provide information or lodge a complaint, . The new Bill proposes that cases of unlawful conversion will not be heard by any court below the Sessions Court, and along with this, a bail plea will not be considered without giving an opportunity to the public prosecutor. The Bill has also made all the crimes under the amended Act non-bailable.

Jul 29, 2024

Andhra Pradesh CM Removes Jagan Reddy's Name from Welfare Schemes for Students in AP

The Andhra Pradesh education department renamed half a dozen welfare schemes for students in the state. The department replaced the names of these schemes, previously named after former Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, with the names of eminent personalities in the field of education.
The state's ruling Telugu Desam Party (TDP) government has replaced these names with those of notable personalities, such as Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam and Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan.

Jul 26, 2024

Govt. Launches Revamped Scheme to Facilitate Skill Loans of up to Rs. 7.5 Lakh

A revamped 'model skill loan scheme' for skill development courses was launched by the government, with a fresh maximum loan limit of Rs 7.5 lakh — up from the previous amount of Rs 1.5 lakh.
In her budget speech, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had announced that the model skill loan scheme will be revised to facilitate loans up to Rs. 7.5 lakh, with a guarantee from a government-promoted fund. This is expected to help 25,000 students every year.
Launched in 2015, the reversion of the old scheme had been recording a low uptake.
The revised scheme will now allow access to more skill courses, against only national skill qualification framework (NSQF)-aligned courses under the old scheme. Also, non-NSQF courses that are onboarded on the Skill India Digital Hub platform will come under the scheme.

Jul 25, 2024

Bihar Passes Bill to Curb Paper Leaks, Malpractices in Government Recruitment Exams

The Bihar Assembly passed a Bill aimed at curbing the scourge of question paper leaks and other malpractices in recruitment tests conducted by the state.
The Bihar Public Examinations (PE) (Prevention of Unfair Means) Bill, 2024, was moved by state Parliamentary Affairs Minister Vijay Kumar Chaudhary and passed through voice vote amidst a walkout staged by the Opposition.
The bill stipulates severe punishment for those involved in such malpractices, including a prison term of three to five years and a fine of Rs. 10 lakh.
Service providers, a term used to describe agencies entrusted with conducting such tests, could be slapped with a fine of Rs. 1 crore besides debarment of services for up to four years and even attachment of properties.

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