Public Awareness & General Administration
4 key laws, get President’s assent
- President Droupadi Murmu gave assent to four key laws.
- The laws were passed by Parliament in the recently concluded Monsoon Session.
- While the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Act provides for a three- member authority that will handle the transfer and postings of Group A officers under the Delhi government, the data protection law will provide for a framework to prevent the misuse of an individual’s data by online platforms.
- Delhi Services Bill, 6 others get President’s assent, become laws.
Seven new laws
- The Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2023;
- The Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Act, 2023;
- The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023;
- The Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Act, 2023;
- The Indian Institutes of Management (Amendment) Act, 2023;
- The National Dental Commission Act, 2023 and
- The Offshore Areas Mineral (Development and Regulation) Amendment Act, 2023.
Govt – Welfare oriented Govt schemes, their utility
Ensure Nutrition Program
- The Tamil Nadu government has launched the ‘Ensure Nutrition’ scheme to address malnutrition among children under 6 years of age.
- Under the scheme, 9.3 lakh moderately and severely malnourished children up to 6 years of age were screened.
- Out of which 43,200 children were given various medical treatments including surgery at district primary care centres.
Also, under this scheme, 3,038 children with congenital defects such as congenital heart disease, congenital brain malformation, congenital visual impairment, congenital deafness, congenital leg deformity, etc. have undergone surgery and are currently doing well, according to the Tamil Nadu government.
