Govt-Welfare oriented Govt Schemes, their utility PM MITRA mega textile park Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the ₹4,445 crore project to develop seven ‘PM MITRA’ mega textile parks . one each in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh , It will attract ₹70,000 crore investments, create 2 million jobs and immensely boost exports. It will be a great example of ‘Make in India’ and ‘Make For the World’. PM MITRA Park scheme is “a practical replica” of the Prime Minister’s “5F vision” and “a significant step towards building an Aatmanirbhar Bharat and to position India strongly on the global textiles map”. 5F vision (Farm to Fibre to Factory to Fashion to Foreign) Tamil Nadu- Virudhunagar selected for Mitra Park.
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Govt-Welfare oriented Govt Schemes, their utility PM-VIKAS scheme to provide holistic institutional support to artisans. Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing the post-Budget webinar on Pradhan Mantri Vishwakarma Kaushal Samman (VIKAS) scheme. Small artisans play an important role in the production of local crafts and the development of the country. He stressed the need for working in mission mode to help artisans living in remote areas and make them part of the value chain. Vote-from-home facility for citizens above 80, persons with disabilities. In the coming Assembly elections in Karnataka, for the first time, people aged above 80 and persons with disabilities (PWDs) can vote from the comfort of their homes if they are unable to go out to exercise their franchise. "For the first time, the EC will provide this facility. For people with disabilities, a mobile application 'Saksham' has been introduced, which they can login to and choose the facility to vote. Another mobile application, 'Suvidha' has been developed, which is an online portal for candidates to file nominations and affidavits. "Candidates can also use the SUVIDHA portal for seeking permission for meetings and rallies ". About Election Commission of India: It is an autonomous constitutional authority located in New Delhi. constitutional provisions: Part XV, Article 324-329 25th Chief Election Commissioner - Rajiv Kumar PUBLIC AWARENESS AND GENERAL ADMINISTRATION Sickle cell anaemia: Sickle cell screening meets only 1% of target. 'Eliminate disease by 2047' India aims to eliminate sickle cell anaemia by 2047. This means that the incidence of the disease will be reduced to a specified level, with continuous efforts to prevent recurrence. Achieving this goal would involve screening at least seven crore people under the age of 40 years in multiple phases by 2025-26. A budget of ₹542 crore has been proposed by NHM for the massive exercise…
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INDIA’S FOREIGN POLICY INDIA, U.S TO LAUNCH A SEMICONDUCTOR SUB-COMMITTEE India and the United States signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) that will pave the way for creating a semiconductor sub-committee under the Commercial Dialogue between the U.S. Department of Commerce and India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and the Ministry of Commerce. The Key features of the Commercial Dialogue included creating “reliable supply chains, diversifying and friend shorting (Sourcing of material from countries with similar social and political values), facilitating climate and clean technology cooperation, inclusive digital growth, talent development, post-pandemic economic recovery, and a focus on cooperation”. AUSTRALIA, INDIA SIGN AUDIOVISUAL COPRODUCTION AGREEMENT India and Australia have signed an audiovisual Coproduction agreement under which private, quasi government or governmental agencies of the two countries enter into contracts to produce films together. About Australia: Capital-canberra 2. Prime minister-Anthony Albanese 3. Currency-Australian Dollor PUBLIC AWARENESS AND GENERAL ADMINISTRATION The Union Finance Ministry has amended the Prevention of Money Laundering (Maintenance of Records) Rules for widening the scope of know your Customer (KYC) norms to include Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs), non-profit organisations (NPOs) and those dealing in virtual digital assets (VDA) as reporting entities. The decision has been taken ahead of the expected Financial Action Task Force assessment of India PEPs as individuals who have been entrusted with prominent public functions by a foreign country, including the heads of States of governments, senior politicians, senior government or judicial or military officers, and important political party officials. “In such cases, transactions of 10 lakh and above will have to be reported to the Financial Intelligence Unit, “Non-profit organisations formed for religious or charitable purposes, and registered as trust or society, too have been added to the list. Another key decision is the lowering of ownership threshold from 25% to 10%,…
Concept of 3 capitals to be considered in Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy indicated that the state could have three capitals. The state government has been aiming at the decentralized developmentand as part of it, the AP will have three capitals instead of Amaravati During a short discussion on progress of construction of Amaravati, theChief Minister announced that, the Legislature capital may remain in Amaravati, Executive capital may be shifted to Visakhapatnam and the High Court in Kurnool. The Finance Minister Buggana Rajendranath Reddy revealed the details onhow around 4,000 acres was purchased before setting up of the capital, between June to December 2014. The Idea is taken from republic of South Africa.
