Govt – Welfare oriented Govt schemes, their utility
Pashu Aushadhi Initiative
- A government initiative to set up Pashu Aushadhi stores across India for affordable generic veterinary medicines for livestock health.
- A centrally sponsored scheme aimed at improving livestock health through vaccination, disease control, and veterinary infrastructure enhancement.
- Aims to support farmers, animal husbandry workers, and dairy farmers.
- It is Under the Livestock Health and Disease Control Program (LHDCP), approved by the Union Cabinet.
- More than 10,300 Janaushadhi Kendras currently exist in India.
- The “Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP) Launched in 2008 by the Department of Pharmaceuticals, Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers, in collaboration with Central Pharma Public Sector Undertakings.
- The initiative aims to provide quality medicines at affordable prices to the public through dedicated outlets called Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Kendras (PMBJK).
- Stores will be run by cooperative societies and Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samriddhi Kendras.
- The Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying will release operational guidelines.
- Stores will also sell ethnoveterinary medicines based on traditional knowledge.
- National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) has compiled formulations for mastitis, FMD lesions, fever, worms, etc.
- It is a National Ropeways Development Programme aimed at boosting ropeway connectivity in hilly areas.
- Announced in the Union Budget 2022-23 by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH).
- Implemented by MoRTH under the National Highways Logistics Management Limited (NHLML).
- Aim : To enhance connectivity in difficult terrains and reduce travel time in hilly areas, promote eco-friendly and cost-effective transport solutions, to boost tourism and local economy.
- Recently, The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved two major ropeway projects in Uttarakhand under the Parvatmala Pariyojana, connecting Govindghat-Hemkund Sahib (12.4 km) and Sonprayag-Kedarnath (12.9 km).
Problems in Conduct of Public Elections
‘D’ voters
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- Who : ‘D’ (Doubtful) voters are individuals whose Indian citizenship is under question, and they are barred from voting or contesting elections.
- The Election Commission of India (ECI) introduced this category in 1997 in Assam to identify those who failed to prove their citizenship.
- The Citizenship Act, 1955, and the Citizenship Rules, 2003, do not define ‘D’ voters explicitly.
- They are not allowed to vote or contest elections until they get clearance from the Foreigners Tribunal (FT).
