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Government Schemes - January 2017

Central Government Schemes

Govt gets 45 initial bids for more than 200 regional routes
i. The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has received 45 initial proposals coming in from 11
bidders covering more than 200 regional routes under Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) said
by Civil Aviation Minister P. Ashok GajapathiRaju on January 18, 2017.
ii. These proposals will cover 65 airports out of of which 52 are unserved and 13 are underserved
airports.

Union Cabinet Approves to Launch Varishtha Pension Bima Yojana 2017

As a part of governments commitment for financial inclusion and social security the Union Cabinet
has given its post-facto approval to launch Varishtha Pension Bima Yojana 2017 (VPBY
2017) on January 24, 2017.

The Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) would be the implementing body of
the scheme during the current financial year.
The scheme aims to provide social security to elderly persons aged 60 years during their
old age.
Under the scheme, an assured pension with guaranteed rate of return of 8% per
annum would be provided for a period of ten years. Besides, the nominee would have
an option for pension on a monthly / quarterly / halfyearly and annual basis.

Telangana and Assam Joins UDAY Scheme

i. Assam and Telangana signed a pact with the Power Minister, PiyushGoyal to join
the UDAY scheme on January 4, 2017 in New Delhi in a bid to improve the performance of state
run power distribution companies (DISCOM).
ii. Since the launch of the UDAY Scheme, the Power Ministry has signed Agreements with 18
states to join the Scheme.

Tamil Nadu Becomes 21st State to Join UDAY

The Tamil Nadu Government signed anMoU with the Ministry of Power on January 9, 2017 to join
the Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana (UDAY) scheme which aims at reviving the financial
turnaround of debt stressed electricity distribution companies of India (DISCOMs). With the
agreement Tamil Nadu has become the 21st state to join UDAY scheme.

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Entrepreneurship Development Scheme inaugurated in Mizoram

The Entrepreneurship Development Scheme (EDS) was launched under the New Economic
Development Policy (NEDP) by Lalmalsawma in Mizoram, Mizoram Chief Secretary on January
19, 2017.
The State government has allocated Rs.2 Crore for New Economic Development Policy (NEDP)

Civil Aviation Ministry Announces First Flight under UDAN Scheme to Take off in
February 2017
i. The Minister of State for Civil Aviation JayantSinha, on January 19, 2017 announced that
the under UDAN (UdeDeshKeAamNaagrik) Scheme is likely to take off in February 2017.
ii. Presently there are 75 operational airport in the country and after the implementation of UDAN
scheme 43 new airports will be added.

Cabinet approves Amendment in Modified Special Incentive Package Scheme (M-SIPS)

Prime Minister ShriNarendraModi approved amendment in the Modified Special Incentive
Package Scheme (M-SIPS) to attract investment in electronics manufacturing.
The amendment aims to further incentivize investments in Electronic Sector and further
move towards the goal of Net Zero imports in electronics by 2020.

State Government Schemes

Kerala CM Inaugurates e-Health Kerala scheme at Peroorkada Hospital

i. The Chief Minister of Kerala, PinarayiVijayan launched the IT Project, e-Health Kerala which
is named JeevanRekha on January 25, 2017 at Peroorkada Model Government Hospital.
ii. The project has been developed by the Health Department in association with the state
IT Mission. It aims to create a centralized database that will have the complete healthcare records
of all the citizens in the state through the digitization of government hospitals.

Arunachal launches DulariKanya scheme to check infant mortality

i. Arunachal Pradesh launched DulariKanya, a special scheme to check infant mortality in the
state.
ii. Governor V Shanmuganathan launched the scheme, under which the government will
deposit Rs 20,000 in the bank account of a girl child, born in any government hospital.
iii. It would be paid along with the accrued interest after she attains 18 years of her age.

Madhya Pradesh Launches Digital Dakiya Scheme For Digital Literacy

i. Madhya Pradesh government inaugurated a first of its kind scheme of the country, Digital
Dakiya in Indore on January 14, 2017 to encourage cashless transaction in the state.

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ii .Under the scheme, a Digital Postman referred as Digital Dakiya would visit door to door in
both urban and rural areas to train households specially women and elderly people about
digitized transactions

Anandam Scheme Launched in Madhya Pradesh to Help Poor

i. Madhya Pradesh government lead by Shivraj Singh Chouhan has launched Aanandam
programme of the newly-formed Aanand Department.
ii. Aim : To help the poor and the needed person.
iii. Aanandam scheme will help the poor people to get the daily needs like like jackets,
sarees, blankets, utensils, school bags from the wealthy people. For this particular place is
alloacted in each district to collect this items.

Chandrababu Naidu Launches ArogyaRaksha Scheme to cover APL Families

Chandrbabu Naidu, Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh launched a new health
scheme, ArogyaRaksha Scheme on January 1, 2017 at TummalapalliKalakshetram
in Vijayawada to provide the medical treatment to the people of the Above Poverty Line at Rs.
1200 premium per annum.
Aim:To achieve the ambitious target of making the state among top three best developed
state in the country by 2020 and first best developed state by 2050.
Features of ArogyaRaksha Scheme
The ArogyaRaksha Scheme would provide health insurance coverage to about 35 Lakh Above
Poverty Line families in the state.
Under the scheme, an end-to-end cashless service would be rendered to a total of 1044
diseases covered under the scheme. Unlike other insurance schemes pre existing
disease will not be considered.
To avail the ArogyaRaksha scheme benefits, every individual of the family would be
required to pay Rs. 100 per month or Rs. 1200 per annum as policy premium.
A total of 432 hospitals including 80 government general hospitals have been enrolled
for the implementation of the scheme.
The scheme would provide an insurance coverage of up to Rs. 2 Lakh per
annum and free treatment in any 432 corporate hospitals in the state.
The scheme is estimated to cost Rs 160.56 crore and the government would sanction the
necessary allocations for the scheme in the budget session 2017-2018.

Telangana to Provide Monetary Help of Rs. 1000 to Single Women in State

i. The Telangana Government led by Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, announced a new
scheme on January 6, 2017, to provide financial assistance of Rs. 1000 per month to poor
single women in the state.

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ii. Making an announcement in the Legislative Assembly, the CM informed that the new scheme
will be implemented from April 2017 and necessary funds will be allocated in the upcoming
budget.

Government Schemes - February 2017

Central Government Schemes

Sikkim becomes 22nd State to join UDAY

i. Indias first fully organic state Sikkim has joined the union governments Ujwal DISCOM
Assurance Yojana (UDAY) as 22 nd state , the so called UDAY will in turn hand it an overall
benefit of Rs 356 crore.
ii. Upon this decision Sikkim has inked MoU with the union government under the Scheme
UjwalDiscom Assurance Yojana (UDAY) for operational improvement of the states Power
Distribution Department.
iii. The MoU will help in improving operational efficiency of the power distribution and reduction in
AT&C and transmission losses to 15 per cent and 3.50 per cent, respectively, is possibly to bring
in added revenue of around Rs 328 crore.

Commerce Ministry approves Revenue Insurance Scheme for Plantation Crops

i. The Union Ministry of Commerce under NirmalaSitharaman has approved the pilot Revenue
Insurance Scheme for Plantation Crops (RISPC) on February 8, 2017 to protect the growers
of plantation crops from the twin risks.
ii. Firstly the risks of yield loss due to adverse weather parameters, pest attacks etc and
secondly income loss caused by fall in international/domestic prices.
iii. The Revenue Insurance Scheme for Plantation Crops (RISPC) is an improved version of Price
Stabilization Fund (PSF) Scheme, 2003 which was closed on September 30, 2013.
iv .RISPC will be implemented on a pilot basis for two years covering tea, coffee, rubber,
cardamom and tobacco in eight districts in West Bengal, Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh,
Assam, Sikkim and Tamil Nadu by the commodity boards.
v. On the basis of performance of the pilot project the Ministry will consider for extension of the
scheme to other districts.

Cabinet approves Rs. 2,351.38 crore Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyan
for digital literacy

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The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi approved the Pradhan
Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyan (PMGDISHA) on February 8, 2017 to make 6
crore rural households digitally literate by March 2019.
The outlay for PMGDISHA is Rs.2,351.38 crore.The project will be carried out in a
phased manner. In the FY 2016-17, 25 lakh candidates will be trained under the
programme. Further 275 lakh in the FY 2017-18 and 300 lakh in the FY 2018-19 would
be trained.
The programme would be implemented under the overall supervision of Ministry of
Electronics and IT in active collaboration with States/UTs through their designated State
Implementing Agencies, District e-Governance Society (DeGS), etc.
To ensure that the programme covers overall geographical area, each of the 250,000
Gram Panchayats have been directed to register an average of 200-300 candidates.
The scheme will enable the rural people to operate computers and other digital devices
like tablets, smart phones, send and receive emails, browse internet, access
Government Services, undertaking cashless transactions, etc.

Cricketer Sachin Tendulkar Adopts Donja Village in Maharashtra For Transformation

i. Indian Cricket Icon Sachin Tendulkar is set to adopt his second village in Maharashtra for
transformation after successfully transforming the lives of villagers
in PuttamrajuKandriga in Andhra Pradesh which he adopted in 2016 at an investment of
about Rs. 6 crore.
ii. The RajyaSabha MP Sachin Tendulkar is adopting Donja village in Osmanabad,
Maharashtra under the SansadAdarsh Gram Yojna to transform the undeveloped village into a
model one.
iii. Tendulkar has sanctioned over Rs 4 crore from his Members of Parliament Local Area
Development (MPLAD) fund for development of Donja. The total amount will be spent on
the development of a school which is over 70-years-old.
iv .The school will also be replaced with a new school building, a water supply scheme, concrete
roads, banking services, to set up micro cash-recycler ATMs and a sewage line attached to the
same.
v. Five special village level meetings have been held since the village was adopted by
Tendulkar in which the women were also given the opportunity to give their suggestions for the
village transformation.
vi. Out of 610 households in Donja, 400 did not have toilets but after Tendulkars adoption, nearly
231 toilets have been built and are in use.

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SC Introduces Middle Income Group Scheme to Provide Legal Services at Affordable

Rate
i. The Supreme Court has introduced the Middle Income Group (MIG) Scheme for the middle
income group people whose gross income is not exceeding Rs. 60,000 per month or Rs. 7.5
lakh per annum.
ii. The MIG Legal Aid Scheme is a self-supporting scheme which aims to provide legal services
to the middle income group who cannot afford the expensive litigation in the Supreme Court.
iii. Under the scheme, middle class people who have the desire to avail the benefit of the Scheme
shall have to fill up the form prescribed and accept all the terms and conditions contained within
and thus can avail the services of the society for a nominal amount.
Key Features of the Scheme
Under the scheme a Supreme Court Middle Income Group Legal Aid Society
(SCMIGLAS) would be set up as a governing body.
The society will have Chief Justice-of-India as Patron-in-Chief, Attorney General for
India as Ex-officio Vice-President, Solicitor General of India as Secretary and other senior
advocates of the Supreme Court as its members.
The applicants will have to pay a sum of Rs 500 to the Supreme Court Middle Income Group
Legal Aid Society (SCMIGLAS) as service charges.
Besides, the applicant shall also have to deposit the fee as indicated by the Secretary which will
be in accordance with the schedule attached to the scheme.
The Secretary will also be responsible to register the case under the MIG Legal Aid Scheme
and further proceed to forward the papers to the Advocate-on-Record or the Arguing Counsel or
Senior Counsel for opinion.
If Advocate-on-Record is satisfied with the case to be proceeded forward then only the Society
will consider that the applicant is entitled to legal aid.
If the advocate who is appointed under the scheme is found negligent in the conduct of the case
entrusted to him then he will be required to return the brief together with the fee received by him
from the applicant under the scheme.
The society will not be responsible for the negligent conduct of the case and the entire
responsibility will be that of the advocate. The name of the Advocate will be struck off from the
panel prepared under the scheme.

CCEA approves 40,000-mw solar park scheme

The Union Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) okayed revised norms for the Scheme
for Development of Solar Parks and Ultra Mega Solar Power Projects with the production
target enhancement to 40,000 MW from the present 20,000 MW.
The enhanced target capacity would ensure development of at least 50 solar parks each
with a capacity of 500 MW and above in various parts of the country.

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In the recent development smaller parks in Himalayan and other hilly States where
contiguous land may be difficult to acquire in view of the difficult terrain, will also be
considered under the scheme.

Government Clears that BetiBachaoBetiPadhao has no provision for cash transfer

component
i. The Ministry of Women and Child Development has clarified that there is no provision
for individual cash transfer component in BetiBachaoBetiPadhao scheme.
ii. The Scheme simply focuses on generating awareness about girl child and changing the
mindsets and deep rooted patriarchy of the society and improve the efficiency of welfare services
for girls.
iii .The clarification came after the report that some unauthorised sites, organisations, NGOs and
individuals were distributing forms in the name of cash incentive under the scheme.
iv. The centre said that there is no cash incentive associated in any form for B3P scheme and
distribution of such forms was completely illegal.

Cabinet approves Extension of tenure of loans under the Credit Linked Subsidy Scheme
(CLSS) of PMAY from 15 to 20 years
i. The Union cabinet led by PM Modi has given its approval on February 1, 2017 to extend the
tenure of loans under the Credit Linked Subsidy Scheme (CLSS) under Pradhan Mantri Awas
Yojana (Urban) Mission from the current 15 years to 20 years.
ii. Besides the scheme has been introduced for the middle income group (MIG) category and
an initial allocation of Rs. 1000 crore has been made at Budgetary Estimate stage in 2017-18 for
the proposed CLSS for MIG.
iii. For economically weaker sections of society/Lower Income Group (LIG), the scheme
has been named as CLSS.
iv. The Primary Lending Institutions (PLIs) that have signed an MoU with the Central Nodal
Agencies (CNAs), under the CLSS of PMAY (Urban) have also been directed to extend the
necessary conditions of their MoU to CLSS for MIG with appropriate changes as applicable.
v. The schemes aim to ensure greater participation amongst the Economically Weaker Section
(EWS), LIG and MIG segment of the society to provide Housing for All by 2022.
vi. The interest subsidy would be disbursed to the home loan account of the beneficiaries by the
PLIs

State Government Schemes

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Jharkhand CM Raghubar Das launches UJALA scheme

i. Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das launched energy efficient fans and LED tube lights
under the UnnatJeevan by Affordable LEDs and Appliances for All (UJALA) scheme in the
state.
ii. The UJALA scheme is being implemented by Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), a JV
under the administration of Ministry of Power, Government of India.
iii. In Jharkhand, EESL plans to distribute more than 25 lakh LED tube lights and one lakh energy
efficient fans to people on upfront payment. It is estimated that over 5.5 lakh consumers will
benefit from the scheme.

Chief Minister SarbanandaSonowal Launches Chief Minister

SamagraGramyaUnnayanYojana (CMSGUY) in Assam
Chief Minister of Assam, SarbanandaSonowal, launched Chief Minister
SamagraGramyaUnnayanYojana (CMSGUY) in a function held at Sri SriMadhavdev
International Auditorium of SrimantaSankardevKalakshetra in Guwahati on February 5, 2017
with an aim to develop all the villages to Assam in the next five years.

Aim: The CMSGUY scheme aims to bring a revolutionary change in the state by doubling the
farm income by 2022 which also marks the 75 anniversary of Indias Independence.
The total financial outlay of the CMSGUY scheme is Rs. 30,000 crore. It will be
implemented in phased manner in the villages of Assam till 2021-22.
About the CMSGUY Project
For the propoer implementation of the scheme a Mega Mission Society has been constituted
under the chairmanship of Sarbananda Sonowal.
As per the Situation Assessment Survey done during 2002-03 to 2012-13, the report
estimated that the farm income in Assam was only 0.88 percent as against national
average of 5.2 per cent.
The CMSGUY scheme would be launched in a time bound manner. It would cover
each village of the state for complete rural transformation though massive investment
so as to enhance rural productivity.
It would include focused interventions in direct economic activities, logistic support
including market linkages, and community support.
Under the 5-year scheme, five teams will be constituted in each block which will work as
a base to implement different missions of the programme. These teams will prepare
development plans for them to be implemented in each village.
A village knowledge centre will also be set up in each village as a part of the scheme.
Besides, MGNREGA play ground will be built in each village.

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Out of the total outlay of Rs. 30,000 crore of the project, Rs. 1.20 crore has been
planned as average investment to be made on each revenue village of the state.
In the Union Budget 2017-18, an initial amount of Rs. 500 crore has already been
provided by the Finance Minister to Assam Chief Minister.
Assam Minister has proposed Rs 1000 crore as a Supplementary Demand and by the
end of the financial year 2017 the CMSGUY will have Rs 1500 crore.

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