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2 IMPORTANT TOPICS

3 14 CORPORATE AFFAIRS

4 15 FOOD & CIVIL SUPPLIES VARIOUS FOOD PROGRAMMES Name Year Coverage note PDS Up to 1992 Universal RPDS 1992 Backward blocks 20 kg of food grains TPDS 1997 Poor and nonpoor (APL and BPL) 35 kg of food grains AAY 2000 Poorest of the poor 35 kg of food grains APS 2000 Indigent senior citizens 10 kg of food grains NFSA 2013 Priority households 5 kg of food grains per person per

5 15 FOOD & CIVIL SUPPLIES VARIOUS FOOD PROGRAMMES

6 15 FOOD & CIVIL SUPPLIES DBT IN FOOD GRAINS For Choice to the consumer Leakages plugged Expenditure of the government (economic cost of food grains) can be cut Better supply and demand in the market Against In-Adequate infrastructure Price fluctuations End use of transfer cannot be guaranteed Market fluctuations with respect to supply

7 16 HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE National Health Policy 2017 Promote universal access to quality healthcare Increase the public spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2025 Create PHMC (Public Health Management Cadre) Intervention at early detection from the childhood National Healthcare Standards Organization To increase the life expectancy to 70 years (presently 67.5 years) To promote local production/manufacturing incentives will be provided Indigenous medical equipment and technology to reduce costs In terms of remedies-providing multiple options such as AAYUSH Provide redressal mechanism-tribunals

8 16 HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE - MATERNITY BENEFIT PROGRAMME Cash entitlement of 6000 for all Pregnant Women and Lactating Mothers (PW&LM) It s a conditional cash transfer It is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme and the cost sharing between Centre and States is 60:40 for all the States and UTs (with legislature), 90:10 for NER and Himalayan States and 100% GoI share for UTs without legislatures.

9 16 HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE - MATERNITY BENEFIT PROGRAMME

10 16 HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE - PMSMY

11 17 HOUSING - PMAY

12 17 HOUSING REAL ESTATE (R&D) ACT 2016 Image source Times of India

13 18 INDIA & THE WORLD - INSTC

14 18 INDIA & THE WORLD - INSTC

15 18 INDIA & THE WORLD - TAPI

16 18 INDIA & THE WORLD - TAPI Image source The Telegraph

17 18 INDIA & THE WORLD - ASEAN It looks to mark its 50th year of existence India looks to mark its 25th Anniversary of dialogue partnership The year 2017 also completes 15 years of IndiaASEAN dialogue at the summit level 5 years of strategic partnership between India and ASEAN

18 18 INDIA & THE WORLD - UN Peter Thomson was elected as President (for the 71st Session) ICC was given the observer status Organs of UN are United Nations General Assembly The Security Council Economic and Social Council The Trusteeship Council International Court of Justice Secretariat

19 19 INDUSTRY Industries/sectors Reserved for Public Sector 1) Atomic Energy 2) Core Railways Requirement of License 1) Electronics, Aerospace and Defence 2) Industrial Explosives 3) Hazardous Chemicals 4) Tobacco 5) Fermentation Industry IEM (Industrial Entrepreneurial Memorandum)

20 19 INDUSTRY NMP 2011 The features are Increase manufacturing growth by 12-14% per annum GDP contribution to be 25% by 2022 Create 100 million jobs by 2022 Create appropriate skill sets among urban poor and rural migrants so that they are employed Enhance global competitiveness of Indian manufacturing Simplify and rationalize business regulations Setting up of NIMZs Incentives for SMEs Simple and expeditious exit mechanism for manufacturing units

21 19 INDUSTRY - MAKE IN INDIA

22 19 INDUSTRY - MAKE IN INDIA-INITIATIVES Environmental Single All clearances can be sought online window clearence- income tax can be filed online Validity of industrial license is extended to 3 yrs Investor Facilitation cell Vast number of defence items de-licensed FDI reforms, Exit Policy Large number of labour laws to be reformed

23 19 INDUSTRY - STARTUP INDIA

24 19 INDUSTRY - START UP FUND OF FUNDS Would Cr by 2025 be established under SIDBI Monitored The by DIPP (is the nodal agency for start Ups) investment will be done through the AIF (Alternative Investment Funds)

25 19 INDUSTRY - NEW IPR POLICY 2016 Image source The Hindu

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