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2. National SC/ST hub and the Zero Defect, Zero Effect (ZED) scheme
An initiative of the Government of India targeted towards developing a supportive
ecosystem towards SC/ST entrepreneurs.
The National SC/ST Hub (NSSH) would provide professional support to the SC/ST
enterprises thereby enabling them to effectively participate in public procurement
process.
The Hub would also work towards the development of new entrepreneurs to
participate in procurement process leveraging on the ‘Stand up India’ programme.
Selected entrepreneurs would be provided with support and mentoring by industry
experts, CPSEs, and incubators.
The Hub would operate out of the National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC)
headquartered in Delhi, supported by a special cell created for this purpose
It is to provide professional support to entrepreneurs from the SC/ST and also
promote enterprise culture and entrepreneurship among them
It will work towards strengthening market access/linkage, capacity building,
monitoring, sharing industrybest practices and leveraging financial support
schemes.
It would also enable Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) to fulfill the
procurement target set by the government. The Public Procurement Policy 2012
stipulates that 4 per cent of procurement done by Ministries, Departments and
CPSEs would have to be from enterprises owned by SC/ST entrepreneurs.
ZED:
ZED Scheme aims to rate and handhold all MSMEs to deliver top quality products
using clean technology. It will have sector-specific parameters for each industry.
Ten ZED cells which will implement the model have been launched. Quality Council
of India (QCI) will play a very important role in implementation of the model.
Under the model, the manufacturing units will be assessed and awarded ratings of
bronze, silver, gold, diamond and platinum. A ZED platinum rating means the
manufacturer is of international standard and follows global best practices. The
assessing depend on the industry chosen, and the various quality and environment
assessing factors include process automation, process capability, design, safety and
hygiene issues, waste management, defect rate and people management. The
government will also rope various companies and chambers of commerce to
popularise the model among vendors and dealers
It was given for producing high quality manufacturing products with a minimal
negative impact on environment.
The scheme will also be cornerstone of the Central Government’s flagship Make in
India programme, which is aimed at turning India into a global manufacturing hub,
generating jobs, boosting growth and increase incomes
3. UDAN
UdeDesh Ka AamNaagrik
To develop the regional aviation market
Applicable on flights which cover between 200 km and 800 km with no lower limit
set for hilly, remote, island and security sensitive regions.
The scheme seeks to reserve a minimum number of UDAN seats i.e. seats at
subsidized rates and also cap the fare for short distance flights.
The scheme UDAN envisages providing connectivity to un-served and under-served
airports of the country through revival of existing air-strips and airports
Air India Ltd’s Alliance Air subsidiary will be the first airline to take wing under the
government’s subsidized Udan scheme. (Bhatinda in Punjab to Delhi )
According to the Udan scheme, fares for half of the 70-seats will be capped at
Rs2,500. Pricing for the rest will depend on how quickly the first 35 seats get
booked. The remaining seats will be sold at small price increments.
The scheme would be in operation for a period of 10 years.
The selected airline operator would have to provide a minimum of 9 and a
maximum of 40 UDAN Seats ( subsidized rates )on the UDAN Flights for operations
through fixed wing aircraft and a minimum of 5 and a maximum of 13 Seats on the
Flights for operations through helicopters. On each such route, the minimum
frequency would be three and maximum of seven departures per week.
The fare for a one hour journey of appx. 500 km on a fixed wing aircraft or for a 30
minute journey on a helicopter would now be capped at Rs. 2,500, with
proportionate pricing for routes of different stage lengths / flight duration.
The States have a key role under the scheme. The selection of airports where UDAN
operations would start would be done in consultation with State Government and
after confirmation of their concessions.
Financial Means:
A financial stimulus in the form of concessions from Central and State governments
and airport operators like tax concessions, exemptions from parking and landing
charges etc.
A Viability Gap Funding to the interested airlines to kick-off operations from such
airports so that the passenger fares are kept affordable.
→ The VGF would be provided by a market based model. The operators would
submit their proposals to the implementing agencies would then be offered for
competitive bidding through a reverse bidding mechanism and the route would
be awarded to the participant quoting the lowest VGF per Seat.
→ Such support would be withdrawn after a three year period, as by that time,
the route is expected to become self-sustainable.
PMGKY will allow people to deposit previously untaxed money by paying 50% of
the total amount: 30% as tax and 10% as penalty on the undisclosed income, as
well as 33% of the taxed amount as cess.
The declarant will also have to deposit 25% of undisclosed income in a deposit
scheme to be notified by the RBI under the Pradhan MantriGarib Kalyan Deposit
Scheme, 2016
If the declarant refuses the option of using the government deposit scheme, 85% of
the amount will be deducted as taxes and penalties.
For money that is found in raids, taxes and penalties of nearly 90% of the amount
will be levied, leaving just 10% with the owner.
Taxation Laws (Second Amendment) Bill, 2016 proposes to introduce a scheme named
the 'Pradhan MantriGarib Kalyan Yojana, 2016'.
Demonetisation was earlier done in 1978 When the government demonetised Rs. 1000,
Rs. 5000 and Rs. 10000 notes.
This was done under the High Denomination Bank Note (Demonitisation) Act, 1978
The difference between 1978 and 2016 Demonitisation is that the currency in
circulation (of the higher denomination) is higher in 2016 than was in 1978
23. PM UJJVALA YOJANA (PMUY) has achieved the target of providing 1.5
crore of LPG connection in financial year 2015-16 in just 8 months.
Under PMUY, national LPG coverage has been increased from 61% (in Jan 2016) to
70% (in December 2016)
Top 5 states with highest number of connections are UP (46 lakh), WB (19 lakh),
Bihar (17 lakh), MP (17 lakh), Rajasthan (14 lakh) constituting 75% of total
connections till today.
Hilly states like J&K, HP, Uttarakhand, all NE states have a coverage of less than
national average
PMUY scheme provides free LPG connections in the name of woman head of BPL
household identified through Socio-Economic Caste Census Data.
Financial assistance of Rs 1600 will be provided per connection by GoI.
It is the first welfare scheme implemented by Ministry of Petroleum and Natural
Gas.
To be implemented over 3 year period (2016-19) overall providing 5 cr connections
to BPL households.
It will help in replacing the unclean cooking fuels mostly used in rural India with
clean and more efficient LPG resulting in empowerment of women and protecting
their health.
Why?
The subscription under the MGPSY was very low and no new subscription was received
for more than a year. Closure of the scheme will, therefore, obviate the avoidable
recurring administrative and record-keeping expenditure.
31. 'SaanjhiSaanjh'.
National Newspaper dedicated to Senior Citizen
By Ministry for Social Justice and Empowerment
It will be a bilingual newspaper - Hindi and English
It will be published by Harikrit which is an NGO for the elderly.
It will carry important and useful news pertaining to elderly persons besides
inspirational stories
Prime minister announced that every pregnant woman would get Rs. 6000 for hospital
stay, vaccination and nutrition
started by the UPA government in 2010.
The scheme was started on a pilot basis in 53 districts.
However, the National Food Security Act of 2013 made its universal coverage
compulsory. Section 4(b) of the National Food Security Act states that every
pregnant and lactating women is entitled to maternity benefits of not less than Rs.
6000
IGMSY originally provided a benefit of Rs. 4000 which was increased to Rs. 6000
with National Food Security Act, 2013. This cash transfer scheme is applicable to
pregnant and lactating women of age 19 and above for up to 2 living children.
All pregnant women are eligible unless they have already received paid leave or
maternity benefits from their employers in the private or government sector.
34. Varishtha Pension Bima Yojana
Scheme will be launched by the Life insurance
Post demonetisation, banks slashed interest rates on fixed deposits, therefore the
government has launched VPBY to safeguard the interests of the senior citizens.
The scheme has been announced with a guaranteed interest rate of 8 percent for
10 years.
The difference between the return generated by LIC and the guaranteed 8 percent
interest would be compensated through the subsidy given to LIC.
The scheme will be open for subscription for one year from the date of launch
The subscriber can opt for pension on a monthly, quarterly, half yearly and annual
basis.
Senior citizen can invest up to 7.5 lakhs.Insurance Corporation of India from 1 April
2017.
RashtriyaVayoshri Yojana”, a ‘Scheme for providing Physical Aids and Assisted-living
Devices for Senior citizens belonging to BPL category’.
45. E-Laabh
To pay subsidies in cash like in LPG to the targetedbeneficiaries, the Animal Husbandry
and Dairy Development and Fisheries Dept. launched elaabh software
India’s first floating elementary school, named Loktak Elementary Floating School
49. SAATHIYA’ Resource Kit and ‘SAATHIYA SALAH’ Mobile App for
Adolescents
One of the key interventions under the RashtriyaKishorSwasthyaKaryakram(RKSK)
programme is introduction of the Peer Educators (Saathiyas) who act as a catalyst
for generating demand for the adolescent health services and imparting age
appropriate knowledge on key adolescent health issues to their peer groups.
In order to equip the Saathiyas in doing so, the Health Ministry has launched the
Saathiya Resource Kit (including ‘Saathiya Salah’ Mobile App) for adolescents
In addition to the kit is the mobile app ‘Saathiya Salah’ (downloadable from Google
playstore) which acts as a ready information source for the adolescents in case
they are unable to interact with the Peer Educators.
RashtriyaKishorSwasthyaKaryakram (RKSK)
The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has launched a health programme for adolescents,
in the age group of 10-19 years in January 2014, which would target their nutrition,
reproductive health and substance abuse, among other issues.
The key principle of this programme is adolescent participation and leadership, equity and
inclusion, gender equity and strategic partnerships with other sectors and stakeholders.
The programme envisions enabling all adolescents in India to realize their full potential by
making informed and responsible decisions related to their health and well-being and by
accessing the services and support they need to do so.
It introduces community-based interventions through peer educators (Saathiyas), and is
underpinned by collaborations with other ministries and state governments.
Objectives
Reduce the prevalence of malnutrition among adolescent girls and boys
Reduce the prevalence of iron-deficiency anaemia (IDA) among
Improve nutrition
49. BHIM & UPI
Aadhaar-based payments app developed by the National Payment Corporation of
India (NPCI).
can work even on basic phones as it supports USSD payments
Payment can be done through scanning QR code.
Unified Payments Interface (UPI)”.
The UPI is for mobile based payment method that powers multiple bank
accounts into a single mobile application.
It facilitates ‘virtual address’ as a single payment identifier for sending
and collecting money.
The single identifier will eliminate the need to exchange sensitive information such
as bank account numbers during a financial transaction.
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