Government Schemes (Yojana) in India Part:-10
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Government exams are increasingly raising the level of General Awareness questions. The General Awareness sections of Government exams frequently ask questions based on ongoing important schemes in India and Government policies. Here’s an article to help you remember major Government schemes & Government Policies for UPSC, SSC CGL, SSC CHSL, SSC MTS, SBI PO, SBI Clerk, RBI Grade B, RBI Assistant and all IBPS exams.
The General Awareness section of Bank and SSC exams can be a life saver for you because GK & Current Affairs are fact based and don’t require you to be calculative or fluent in English. All you need to score in General Awareness section of any exam is to stay updated about recent happenings.Especially those related to trending Government policies for SSC and Bank exams.
Right to Light Scheme
Right to Light, an initiative engineered by IIT Bombay will be launched by central government in poll bound state of Uttar Pradesh and 4 others.
Under the Right to Light scheme, gov. will provide solar lamps for reading purpose to the school going students across the state. The scheme will be launched with the help of Piyush Goyal’s ministry of new and renewable energy (MNRE).
This scheme will cater to the 1.03 crore students in 296 development blocks in Uttar Pradesh where electrification is less than 50%. The scheme will target the homes which are still dependent upon
kerosene.
Under the scheme, the beneficiary student will have to pay some of the cost of the lamp while rest will be borne by the MNRE (Ministry of New and Renewable Energy).
Right to Light, an initiative engineered by IIT Bombay will be launched by central government in poll bound state of Uttar Pradesh and 4 others.
Under the Right to Light scheme, gov. will provide solar lamps for reading purpose to the school going students across the state. The scheme will be launched with the help of Piyush Goyal’s ministry of new and renewable energy (MNRE).
This scheme will cater to the 1.03 crore students in 296 development blocks in Uttar Pradesh where electrification is less than 50%. The scheme will target the homes which are still dependent upon
kerosene.
Under the scheme, the beneficiary student will have to pay some of the cost of the lamp while rest will be borne by the MNRE (Ministry of New and Renewable Energy).
National Health Protection Scheme
Narendra Modi, in his Independence day speech, has made it clear that government is working on a health insurance scheme for poor. Right now named as “National Health Protection Scheme” will provide a health insurance cover of up to Rs. 1 Lakh to the poor.
The Health Ministry has already prepared a Cabinet note on the scheme and will circulate it soon. As per the speech by the prime minister, the central gov. would incur an expenditure of up to Rs. 1 lakh for providing healthcare services to poor.
The scheme has already obtained the approval from Expenditure Finance Committee. Under the scheme, an additional top-up package of Rs. 30,000 will be provided to senior citizens in this category.
The scheme is estimated to cost Rs. 24,000 Crores to the government for 5 years.
The scheme is projected to benefit about 10 Crore families in the first phase. The main beneficiaries of the scheme would be the families belonging to the BPL category or those in the list of deprivations as
per socio-economic caste census data.
Currently named as NHPS, the scheme may get a new name upon the launch.
Narendra Modi, in his Independence day speech, has made it clear that government is working on a health insurance scheme for poor. Right now named as “National Health Protection Scheme” will provide a health insurance cover of up to Rs. 1 Lakh to the poor.
The Health Ministry has already prepared a Cabinet note on the scheme and will circulate it soon. As per the speech by the prime minister, the central gov. would incur an expenditure of up to Rs. 1 lakh for providing healthcare services to poor.
The scheme has already obtained the approval from Expenditure Finance Committee. Under the scheme, an additional top-up package of Rs. 30,000 will be provided to senior citizens in this category.
The scheme is estimated to cost Rs. 24,000 Crores to the government for 5 years.
The scheme is projected to benefit about 10 Crore families in the first phase. The main beneficiaries of the scheme would be the families belonging to the BPL category or those in the list of deprivations as
per socio-economic caste census data.
Currently named as NHPS, the scheme may get a new name upon the launch.
UDAN – Udey Desh ka Aam Nagrik
The Ministry of Civil Aviation took a major step on 21/10/2016 towards making flying a possible thing for the small town common man. The Civil Aviation Minister Shri P Ashok Gajapathi Raju launched this scheme namely UDAN at New Delhi. It’s full form is “Ude Desh Ka Aam Naagrik”. UDAN is an innovative scheme to develop the regional aviation market.
More about UDAN Scheme
- UDAN is a market-based mechanism in which airlines bid for seat subsidies.
- This first-of-its-kind scheme globally will create affordable yet economically viable and profitable flights on regional routes so that flying would be affordable to the medium class Indian people who
belong to small towns.
- The scheme would be in operation for a period of 10 years.
Objective of UDAN scheme
- The scheme UDAN will provide a win-win situation for all stakeholders.
- The citizens would find more job opportunity and will be also benefited of affordability,
connectivity and more jobs.
- The BJP Govt would be able to expand the regional air connectivity and market.
UDAN scheme will boost air travel between smaller cities, fares for one-hour flights will be capped at Rs 2,500. This scheme is likely to be launched in January, 2017. The UDAN scheme (an acronym for Ude Desh Ka Aam Naagrik or “helping the average Indian fly”) has been devised to increase connectivity.
So far, two options have been discussed yet:–
i) Government will charge 2% cess from passengers flying on profitable routes, or
ii) It will ask airlines to pay Rs. 8,000 every time they land at an airport in a major city or metro.
The Ministry of Civil Aviation took a major step on 21/10/2016 towards making flying a possible thing for the small town common man. The Civil Aviation Minister Shri P Ashok Gajapathi Raju launched this scheme namely UDAN at New Delhi. It’s full form is “Ude Desh Ka Aam Naagrik”. UDAN is an innovative scheme to develop the regional aviation market.
More about UDAN Scheme
- UDAN is a market-based mechanism in which airlines bid for seat subsidies.
- This first-of-its-kind scheme globally will create affordable yet economically viable and profitable flights on regional routes so that flying would be affordable to the medium class Indian people who
belong to small towns.
- The scheme would be in operation for a period of 10 years.
Objective of UDAN scheme
- The scheme UDAN will provide a win-win situation for all stakeholders.
- The citizens would find more job opportunity and will be also benefited of affordability,
connectivity and more jobs.
- The BJP Govt would be able to expand the regional air connectivity and market.
UDAN scheme will boost air travel between smaller cities, fares for one-hour flights will be capped at Rs 2,500. This scheme is likely to be launched in January, 2017. The UDAN scheme (an acronym for Ude Desh Ka Aam Naagrik or “helping the average Indian fly”) has been devised to increase connectivity.
So far, two options have been discussed yet:–
i) Government will charge 2% cess from passengers flying on profitable routes, or
ii) It will ask airlines to pay Rs. 8,000 every time they land at an airport in a major city or metro.
Saur Sujala Yojana
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Saur Sujala Yojana that would provide solar powered irrigation pumps to farmers at a subsidized price. It was launched in Chhattisgarh as part of the state’s 16th foundation day celebrations. With this Chhattisgarh becomes the first state to implement the scheme. Key Facts Under the scheme, solar powered irrigation pumps of 3HP and 5HP capacity will
be distributed to the farmers. The beneficiaries would get the pumps at the subsidised price. It is mainly aimed to give priority to those areas where electricity has not reached, so that farmers can utilize them in irrigation and agriculture. Around 51,000 farmers would be benefitted in the state with the launch of the scheme by 2018. Earlier, PM Narendra Modi had dedicated the Jungle Safari in Naya Raipur. It is claimed to be the biggest man-made safari in Asia. The safari is spread across 320 hectares of area.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Saur Sujala Yojana that would provide solar powered irrigation pumps to farmers at a subsidized price. It was launched in Chhattisgarh as part of the state’s 16th foundation day celebrations. With this Chhattisgarh becomes the first state to implement the scheme. Key Facts Under the scheme, solar powered irrigation pumps of 3HP and 5HP capacity will
be distributed to the farmers. The beneficiaries would get the pumps at the subsidised price. It is mainly aimed to give priority to those areas where electricity has not reached, so that farmers can utilize them in irrigation and agriculture. Around 51,000 farmers would be benefitted in the state with the launch of the scheme by 2018. Earlier, PM Narendra Modi had dedicated the Jungle Safari in Naya Raipur. It is claimed to be the biggest man-made safari in Asia. The safari is spread across 320 hectares of area.
Urja Ganga
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has laid the foundation stone of Urja Ganga, the highly ambitious gas pipeline project in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. The gas pipeline project aims to provide piped cooking (PNG) gas to residents of the eastern region of the country and CNG ( compressed Natural Gas)gas for the vehicles.
Key Facts
-The project is being implemented by state-run gas utility GAIL. It envisages laying a 2,050-km pipeline connecting Jagdishpur (UP) to Haldia (West Bengal) by 2018.
-From Varanasi’s perspective, 50,000 households and 20,000 vehicles will get cleaner and cheaper
fuel PNG and CNG gas respectively.
-The Urja Ganga project also augments existing GAIL’s network of trunk pipelines covering the length of around 11,000 km by 2540 km.
-The project is considered as a major step towards collective growth and development of the Eastern region of India. Under it, overall 20 lakh households will get PNG connections.
-Besides, under this project work on 2540-km long Jagdishpur-Haldia and Bokaro-Dhamra Natural Gas pipeline project will begin and will be completed between 2018 and 2020.
-Seven East India cities Varanasi, Jamshedpur, Ranchi, Kolkata,Patna, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack – will be the major beneficiary of this network development. Besides, LNG terminal at Dhamra will provide clean fuel to the Industrial Development of the Eastern states of Uttar Pradesh,Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal and Odisha.
-25 industrial clusters in these 5 states will be developed using gas from this pipeline. Besides, 40 districts and 2600 villages will benefit from this project.
-It will also help in revival of defunct fertilizer plants in Barauni in Bihar, Gorakhpur in UP, Sindri in Jharkhand and Durgapur in West Bengal by supplying gas.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has laid the foundation stone of Urja Ganga, the highly ambitious gas pipeline project in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. The gas pipeline project aims to provide piped cooking (PNG) gas to residents of the eastern region of the country and CNG ( compressed Natural Gas)gas for the vehicles.
Key Facts
-The project is being implemented by state-run gas utility GAIL. It envisages laying a 2,050-km pipeline connecting Jagdishpur (UP) to Haldia (West Bengal) by 2018.
-From Varanasi’s perspective, 50,000 households and 20,000 vehicles will get cleaner and cheaper
fuel PNG and CNG gas respectively.
-The Urja Ganga project also augments existing GAIL’s network of trunk pipelines covering the length of around 11,000 km by 2540 km.
-The project is considered as a major step towards collective growth and development of the Eastern region of India. Under it, overall 20 lakh households will get PNG connections.
-Besides, under this project work on 2540-km long Jagdishpur-Haldia and Bokaro-Dhamra Natural Gas pipeline project will begin and will be completed between 2018 and 2020.
-Seven East India cities Varanasi, Jamshedpur, Ranchi, Kolkata,Patna, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack – will be the major beneficiary of this network development. Besides, LNG terminal at Dhamra will provide clean fuel to the Industrial Development of the Eastern states of Uttar Pradesh,Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal and Odisha.
-25 industrial clusters in these 5 states will be developed using gas from this pipeline. Besides, 40 districts and 2600 villages will benefit from this project.
-It will also help in revival of defunct fertilizer plants in Barauni in Bihar, Gorakhpur in UP, Sindri in Jharkhand and Durgapur in West Bengal by supplying gas.
Digital Villages
What is Digital Village Programme –
Digital village Programme is a part of Digital Indian Scheme.This is another move towards digital inclusion of India’s hinterland, the National Democratic Alliance government plans to unveil a programme, Digital Villages, with an initial outlay of Rs.500 crore.
Objectives of Digital Village Scheme-
Under this scheme –
- Minimum of 100 villages will be shortlisted under this scheme.
- Government will offer services including e-medicine, e-education, Internet connectivity services and light-emitting diode lights to those selected villages.
Expenditure for Digital Village Scheme-
The government has trained its focus to digitally connect rural areas of the country and spend around Rs.10,000crore from the Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF) in the current financial year in building rural digital infrastructure.
What is Digital Village Programme –
Digital village Programme is a part of Digital Indian Scheme.This is another move towards digital inclusion of India’s hinterland, the National Democratic Alliance government plans to unveil a programme, Digital Villages, with an initial outlay of Rs.500 crore.
Objectives of Digital Village Scheme-
Under this scheme –
- Minimum of 100 villages will be shortlisted under this scheme.
- Government will offer services including e-medicine, e-education, Internet connectivity services and light-emitting diode lights to those selected villages.
Expenditure for Digital Village Scheme-
The government has trained its focus to digitally connect rural areas of the country and spend around Rs.10,000crore from the Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF) in the current financial year in building rural digital infrastructure.
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