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Public Awareness and General Administration Tamil Nadu’s electorate stands at 6.12 crore The Tamil Nadu electorate stood at 6.12 crore, including 3.11 crore women, 3.01 crore men and more than 7,900 of the third gender. Figures were released by the State Election Commission. The Shozhinganallur Assembly constituency in Chengalpattu district continues to have the highest number of electors in the State, at 6,51,077.  The Harbour constituency in Chennai continues to have the lowest number of electors, at 1,69,292. The Election Commission’s announcement that the youth could file advance applications with reference to three subsequent qualifying dates – April 1, July 1 and October 1 – and January 1, the roll would be updated every quarter. The Chief Electoral Officer said. About ECI The Election Commission of India (ECI) is a constitutional body.  Article 324 - power of superintendence, direction, and control of elections to parliament, state legislatures, the office of the president of India, and the office of vice-president of India.  The commission was established in 1950 and originally had one Chief Election Commissioner. Two additional Commissioners were appointed to the commission for the first time in 1989. "The Election Commissioner Amendment Act, 1989" was adopted on 1 January 1990 which turned the commission into a multi-member body. Govt – Welfare Oriented Govt Schemes, Their Utility Children honoured to mark World Thalassemia Month To commemorate the World Thalassemia Month, Apollo Cancer Care Centre celebrated and honoured several young Thalassemia warriors who received treatment under the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister’s Comprehensive Health Insurance Scheme (CMCHIS), children who require a bone marrow transplant for the treatment of Thalassemia”. FEATURES OF THE SCHEME  Chief Minister Comprehensive Health Insurance Scheme launched in 2009 as Kalaingar Kaappittu Thittam. Around 1.37 Crore family covered under CMCHIS (January 2022). Totally 1090 procedures and 52 diagnostic procedures are…

Govt- Welfare oriented schemes, their utility Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana (PMMY) Banks and financial institutions have sanctioned Rs 23.2 lakh crore to over 40.82 crore beneficiaries under the Mudra Yojana since its launch in 2015. About PMMY: MUDRA stands for Micro Units Development & Refinance Agency Ltd. Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana (PMMY) was launched on April 8, 2015, by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to facilitate easy collateral-free micro-credit of up to Rs 10 lakh to non-corporate, non-farm small and micro-entrepreneurs for income-generating activities. Three products: Mudra has developed three products namely 'Shishu', 'Kishore' and 'Tarun' as per the growth and financial requirements of the micro unit of the beneficiaries. Shishu: Paying off loans up to Rs.50,000. Kishore: Settlement of loans above Rs. 50,000 to Rs. 5 lakhs. Tarun: Settlement of loans above Rs. 5 lakh to Rs. 10 lakhs. Loans under this scheme are unsecured loans.

Govt-Welfare oriented Govt schemes, their utility 'Stand-Up India' The Center has approved more than 40,700 crore to over 1,80,630 beneficiaries under the Stand-Up India Scheme to encourage entrepreneurship at the grassroots level. The Stand up India Scheme, which was introduced on April 5, 2016, has been extended till 2025 with an emphasis on economic empowerment and employment development. Stand-Up India was established to encourage entrepreneurship among women, Scheduled Castes (SC) & Scheduled Tribes (ST) categories, and to assist them in starting a greenfield enterprise in manufacturing, services or the trading sector, as well as activities related to agriculture, in recognition of the difficulties that prospective SC, ST and women entrepreneurs may encounter in turning their dream into reality.

Govt-Welfare oriented Govt schemes, their utility Jal Jeevan Mission achieves 60% of its target Of India’s total of 190.4 million rural households, 116 million now have a functioning water tap It is a flagship programme to connect every rural household in the country with a tap-water connection, has reached 60% of its countrywide target, adding 23.4 million households in the fiscal year ended 2022-23. At the start of the mission, less than 17% or 32.3 million households had a tap connection. “The country crossed another milestone in the journey towards ‘Har Ghar Jal’ with over 11.66 crore (60%) rural households provided with tap water supply in their homes," As on date, Gujarat, Telangana, Goa, Haryana, Punjab and the Union territories of Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Daman Diu & Dadra Nagar Haveli and Puducherry have achieved 100% coverage. Under the mission, 2,078 water testing labs have been installed, of which 1,122 are accredited with National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories. The programme has created direct and indirect employment in rural areas. About Jal Jeevan Mission: The Jal Jeevan Mission is one of the largest infrastructure-building programmes in the country, which involves installing source-to-household water tap connections. Launched in 2019, it envisages supply of 55 litres of water per person per day to every rural household through Functional Household Tap Connections (FHTC) by 2024. It comes under Jal Shakti Ministry. Aim: The mission ensures functionality of existing water supply systems and water connections, water quality monitoring and testing as well as sustainable agriculture. It also ensures conjunctive use of conserved water, drinking water source augmentation, drinking water supply system, grey water treatment and its reuse.

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…