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Pramod Mahajan Grameen Kaushalya Vikas Kendras in Maharashtra Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched 511 Pramod Mahajan Grameen Kaushalya Vikas Kendras in Maharashtra. These Kendras will conduct skill development training programs across various sectors to provide employment opportunities to rural youth. Each Kendra will train about 100 youngsters in at least two vocational courses. The training will be provided by empanelled industry partners and agencies under the National Skill Development Council. About National Skill Developmental Council Launch - July 31, 2008 It is a not-for-profit public limited company constituted under section 25 of the Companies Act, 1956. Objective - To promote skill development by catalyzing creation of large, quality and for-profit vocational institutions. One Nation, One Student ID' for school students The Union Education Ministry recently notified the states to initiate the enrolment process for One Nation, One Student ID. This new initiative is named as Automated Permanent Academic Account Registry (APAAR). It will be a life-long ID that will track students’ achievements and academic journeys across the country. About APAAR It is an Education Ecosystem Registry or an ‘EduLocker’. Introduced as part of the National Education Policy (NEP) of 2020. Aim - To create unique ID numbers for school students across India. 9th G20 Parliamentary Speakers’ Summit (P20) The 9th G20 Parliamentary Speakers’ Summit (P20) was held at Yashobhoomi at Dwarka, New Delhi. The first P20 summit hosted by India in cooperation with the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) under the broader framework of India’s G20 Presidency. About Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU): Formation – 1889 Global organization of national parliaments Objective - To promote peace, democracy, and sustainable development around the world. President – Duarte Pacheco Headquarters – Geneva, Switzerland Members – 179 Members and 14 Associate Members About G 20 Formation - 26 September 1999. Headquarters - Current Capital city of G20…

One Nation, One Ration Card’scheme will be implemented by June 1, 2020 across the country. The announcement was made by the Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Ram Vilas Paswan. Key Points: This scheme has been preponed from its original date of June 30, 2020 to June 1, 2020. On January 1,2020 the scheme is operational in 12 states across the country which includes Madhya Pradesh, Goa, Tripura, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Kerala, Haryana, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Telangana. Under this scheme, the beneficiaries will be able to avail their entitled food grain under theNational Food Security Act (NFSA) from any Fair Price Shop located across India. The beneficiaries will be identified and verified through Aadhaar authentication at the Fair Price Shops on the electronic point of sale (e-POS) devices.

The Centre has designed a standard format for ration cards as it moves ahead with 'one nation, one ration card'initiative and has asked state governments to follow the pattern while issuing fresh ration cards. Currently, the central government's ambitious initiative is being implemented on a pilot basis in a cluster of six states. It wants to implement this facility across the country from June 1, 2020. Under this initiative, eligible beneficiaries would be able to avail their entitled food-grains under the National Food Security Act (NFSA)from any Fair Price Shop in the country using the same ration card. The states have also been told to have a 10-digit standard ration card number, wherein first two digits will be state code and the next two digits will be running ration card numbers.