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Topics for Government Policies and Scheme
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- Smart City Mission
- New Criminal Laws
- Maharashtra Special Public Security Bill
- Domicile-based job quota bill by Karnataka
- PM Janjatiya Unnat Gram Abhiyaan
- Census
- Bharatiya Vayuyan Vidheyak
- The Oilfields (Regulation and Development) Amendment Bill, 2024
- The Uttar Pradesh’s Anti-Conversion Law
- The WAQF (Amendment) Bill 2024
- Draft Broadcast Services Bill, 2024
- National Commission for Allied & Healthcare Professions Act, 2021
- Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana
- Jal Jeevan Mission
- Unified Pension Scheme
- Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana
- Multidimensional Vulnerability Index
Syllabus for Government Policies and Scheme
- Government Policies and Interventions for Development in various sectors and Issues arising out of their Design and Implementation.
- Welfare Schemes for Vulnerable Sections of the population by the Centre and States and the Performance of these Schemes; Mechanisms, Laws, Institutions and Bodies constituted for the Protection and Betterment of these Vulnerable Sections.
Government Policies and Interventions for Development in various sectors
Welfare Schemes for Vulnerable Sections of the population by the Centre and States
PM Janjatiya Unnat Gram Abhiyaan
- Finance Minister announced the launch of the PM Janjatiya Unnat Gram Abhiyaan.
- It aims at providing basic facilities to five crore Scheduled Tribe families across 63,000 villages in tribal-majority and aspirational districts
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Census
India is one of the few countries that have not conducted the latest Census (44 out of 233 nations have not).
The Budget 2024-25 allocated ₹1,309.46 crore for the Census, a sharp reduction from ₹3,768 crore in 2021-22.
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Bharatiya Vayuyan Vidheyak
The Bharatiya Vayuyan Vidheyak (Indian Aviation Bill) 2024 is set to replace the British-era Aircraft Act, 1934, aligning India’s aviation laws with modern global standards.
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The Oilfields (Regulation and Development) Amendment Bill, 2024
- The Oilfields (Regulation and Development) Amendment Bill, 2024 was introduced in the Rajya Sabha.
- It seeks to amend the Oilfields (Regulation and Development) Act, 1948, which governs the exploration and extraction of petroleum and natural gas.
- Originally, oilfields, mines, and minerals were regulated under the Mines and Minerals (Regulation and Development) Act, 1948, later split into the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957.
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Uttar Pradesh’s Anti-Conversion Law
The Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly recently amended the 2021 anti-conversion law, introducing more stringent provisions to curb alleged unlawful religious conversions.
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WAQF (Amendment) Bill, 2024
The Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly recently amended the 2021 anti-conversion law, introducing more stringent provisions to curb alleged unlawful religious conversions.
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Draft Broadcast Services Bill, 2024
The Draft Broadcast Services Bill, 2024, aims to regulate the evolving broadcasting landscape, including Over-the-Top (OTT) platforms and digital news, replacing the outdated Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act, 1995. However, concerns have been raised about its impact on freedom of speech and media independence.
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National Commission for Allied & Healthcare Professions Act, 2021
The Supreme Court has given the Centre and state governments a two-month deadline to implement the National Commission for Allied & Healthcare Professions (NCAHP) Act, 2021. The Act, despite being in force for 3-4 years, remains largely unimplemented across many states, affecting the standardization of healthcare education and professional regulation.
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Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana
The Supreme Court has given the Centre and state governments a two-month deadline to implement the National Commission for Allied & Healthcare Professions (NCAHP) Act, 2021.
The Act, despite being in force for 3-4 years, remains largely unimplemented across many states, affecting the standardization of healthcare education and professional regulation.
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Jal Jeevan Mission
The Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) is a flagship initiative launched by the Government of India in 2019 to provide piped water supply to every rural household by 2024.
The mission envisions a community-driven approach to ensuring water security and sustainability. It falls under the Ministry of Jal Shakti.
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Unified Pension Scheme
- The Union Cabinet approved the Unified Pension Scheme (UPS) based on the T.V. Somanathan Committee’s recommendations (2023).
- Effective April 1, 2025, UPS aims to balance the benefits of both the Old Pension Scheme (OPS) and the New Pension Scheme (NPS).
- It provides assured pensions to government employees after retirement.
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Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana
The government is celebrating 9 years of completion of PMJDY in revolutionizing financial inclusion in India.
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Multidimensional Vulnerability Index
The United Nations General Assembly has launched the Multidimensional Vulnerability Index (MVI), a new global tool designed to assess structural vulnerabilities and resilience in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and other developing nations.
The index aims to facilitate access to low-interest financing for these nations, though its adoption remains voluntary.
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