INDEX YOJANA - JULY 2018
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MEETING THE ENERGY NEEDS OF THE FUTURE .............................................. 3
2. INVOLVING YOUTH IN COMMUNITY WELFARE ............................................... 5 3. ENSURING ROOF OVER THE HEAD ................................................................... 7 4. FARMERS' WELFARE : PRIORITY WITH COMMITMENT ................................... 9 5. TARGETING ECONOMIC OFFENDERS .............................................................. 12
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YOJANA – JULY 2018 1. MEETING THE ENERGY NEEDS
•
the
and
scheme
and
up
general to
70
Ultra Mega Solar Power " has been
special category states. •
Surya Mitra program has been
Amendments in building by laws
launched for creation of a qualified
for mandatory provision of roof top
technical workforce and over 11
solar
thousand
for
new
construction
or
Provision
of
photovoltaic percent
mandatory statement
top
system
•
been
In terms of wind power installed 4th position after China, USA and
solar
and
10
energy
as
under and
have
capacity, India is globally placed at
roof
renewable
persons
trained under the program.
loan by banks / NHB.
Germany. •
mission
guidelines
The Wind power potential of the country has been reassessed by
for
the National Institute for Wind
development of smart cities.
Energy and it has been estimated
Raising tax free solar bonds for
to be 302 GW at 100 meter hub
managing equity to setup solar
height.
projects. •
states
in
percent of the benchmark cost in
roof top solar as a part of housing
•
sectors
"Development of Solar Parks and
higher floor area ratio and making
•
social
category
for
enhanced from 20 GW to 40 GW. •
for
cost in residential, institutional
to promote Energy production ? of
assistance
to 30 percent of the benchmark
What are the initiatives taken by GOI
Capacity
financial
setting up of rooftop solar PV, up
OF THE FUTURE
•
Central
•
India has a long coastline where
Tariff based competitive bidding
there is a good possibility for
process
developing the offshore wind power
power.
for
purchase
of
solar
projects and a new policy called
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National
Offshore
Wind
Energy
•
Introduction
of
renewable
generation obligation for new coal
Policy has been formulated.
/ lignite based thermal plants. •
NIWE
has
signed
MoU
with
Gujarat and Rajasthan based on wind
forecasting
experience
•
ensuring
of
affordable
renewable
electricity.
Tamil Nadu. •
Bundling of renewable power for
Meso scale map prepared for wind
•
charges for solar and wind power.
resource at 120 meter height, as most of the turbine hub heights
Waving off interstate transmission
•
Further, pursuant to the revised
being installed are more than 100
tariff policy, the MoP has notified
meters.
the long term growth trajectory of renewable purchase obligation for
•
Central
financial
assistance
for
solar and non solar energy for the
biomass power projects includes installations
from
next 3 years.
biomass
combustion, biomass gasification
•
Alliance
and bagasse co-generation. •
Formation of International Solar which
became
a
legal
entity in December 2017 is one
Promotion of off grid biogas power
major initiative where the 121
project
countries try to collaborate with
for
captive
power
each other to harness the potential
generation.
of solar energy. •
Family Size Biogas Plants mainly for
rural
and
semi
urban
•
be given to borrowers for purposes
households are set up under the National
Biogas
and
like solar based power generation,
Manure
biomass based power generators,
Management Program (NBMMP). •
wind
March 2022.
power
systems
and
for
renewable based power utilities.
Enhancement in solar renewable purchase obligation to 8 percent by
Bank loans up to Rs. 15 crores will
•
Foreign Direct Investment up to 100 percent is permitted under the automatic
route
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energy generation and distribution
What
projects subject to provision of the
Sangathan ?
Electricity Act, 2003.
•
2. INVOLVING YOUTH IN
Nehru
Nehru
Yuva
Yuva
Kendra
Kendras
were
established in the year 1972 with
COMMUNITY WELFARE
the objective of providing rural youth avenues to take part in the
Who is meant by Youth ? •
is
process of nation building as well
The word "Youth" has three clear
providing
opportunities
for
the
connotations
development of their personality and skills.
•
First, it refers to a particular age •
group.
In the year 1987-88, Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan(NYKS) was set
•
•
Second, it indicates a group of
up as an autonomous organization
individuals who are at a transitory
under the Government of India,
stage from the point of education
Ministry
and employment.
Sports, to oversee working of these
psycho-somatic
factors
•
affecting
and
NYKS is the largest grassroots level in the world.
This is the age group in which the youth
Affairs
youth organization; one of its kind
their life. •
Youth
Kendras.
Third, it also means a group that has special social, cultural and
of
organises
himself
•
for
It channelizes the power of youth on the principles of voluntarism,
working to realise his objectives
self-help
and aspirations and the areas in
participation.
and
community
which he explores to meaningfully •
engage himself.
Over
the
years,
Nehru
Yuva
Kendra Sangathan has established •
Youth constitute the productive
a
workforce
villages,
and
with
experience,
would become leaders in their
network
of
where
youth
clubs
Nehru
in
Yuva
Kendras have been set up.
respective walks of life.
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•
The basic objective for creation of
share experiences and suggest best
youth
practices for youth empowerment.
clubs
community
is
to
render
support
through
developmental initiatives involving
•
clubs is based on local needs and by
youth.
of
programmes and activities of youth
•
In
Tribal
parts of the country to sensitize them to the rich culture of the
which include both national, State
country and to enable them to
level and multilateral institutions.
develop emotional linkage with the
What are the initiatives / programs of
people
NYKS for promoting youth ?
country.
Training
Leadership
on
and
Youth
•
Community
in
other
parts
of
the
The Girivikas Gurukulam Project, being implemented by the Nehru
Development aims at enhancing
Yuvak
the capacity of young people to
Scheduled Tribes Department, has
take up leadership roles to help
assisted hundreds of youth from
others to live a meaningful life and
the tribal communities to clear
contribute
higher secondary education (HSE)
towards
nation
The Youth Convention and Yuva Kriti
Kendra
(NYK)
and
the
and pursue a professional career.
building. •
Exchange
LWE districts are taken to other
departments and other agencies,
The
Youth
Program, tribal youth from the
mobilizing
resources from various government
•
Vikas
model village by the youth for the
implementation
requirements
Gram
village in selected districts as a
youth empowerment. The
Adharsh
Karyakram aims at developing one
activities with particular focus on
•
Yuva
Program
is
organized
•
NYKS has signed an MoU with National Mission for Clean Ganga
annually by all District NYKs, to
for
creating
provide opportunity and platform
abatement
to rural youth leaders to display
rejuvenation
products and express themselves,
Ganga
awareness of of
and
implementing
pollution, National
accordingly the
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project
river is titled 6
of
"Involvement
Youth
in
•
Namami Gange Pragramme". •
Slum
rehabilitation
Dwellers
Slum
participation
of
private developers using land as a
NYKS implemented a yearlong pilot
resource
project, entitled "Awareness and Education for the prevention of
with
of
•
Promotion of Affordable Housing
Drug Abuse and Alcoholism ",
for weaker section through credit
which focused on adolescents and
linked subsidy
youth, high risks and vulnerable groups as well as their family and
•
with Public & Private sectors
community members on the one hand and mobilized support and partnership
of
variety
•
of
stakeholders.
HEAD is
Subsidy
for
beneficiary-led
individual
house
construction
/enhancement.
3. ENSURING ROOF OVER THE
What
Affordable Housing in Partnership
Pradhan
Mantri
What are the four components of this mission ?
Awas
In-Situ Slum Redevelopment:
Yojana? • •
This vertical will be implemented
The Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana
with
(Urban) Programme launched by
resource”
the Ministry of Housing and Urban
participation for providing houses
Poverty Alleviation (MoHUPA), in
to eligible slum dwellers.
a
concept with
“Land
as
private
a
sector
Mission mode envisions provision of Housing for All by 2022, when
•
Slums,
whether
the Nation completes 75 years of
Government
its Independence.
Government
on
Central land/State
land/ULB
land,
Private Land, should be taken up •
The Mission seeks to address the
for
housing requirement of urban poor
providing houses to all eligible
including slum dwellers through
slum
following programme verticals:
redeveloped should compulsorily
“in-situ”
redevelopment
dwellers.
Slums
for so
be denotified.
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•
Slum rehabilitation grant of Rs. 1
•
An affordable housing project can
lakh per house, on an average,
be a mix of houses for different
would be admissible for all houses
categories (EWS, LIG, and HIG etc)
built for eligible slum dwellers in
but it will be eligible for central
all such projects.
assistance, if at least 35% of the houses in the project are for EWS
Credit Linked Subsidy : •
Under
Credit
beneficiaries
category and a single project has
Linked of
Economically
Weaker section (EWS) and Low Income housing
•
Group loans
(LIG)
at least 250 houses.
Subsidy,
can
from
seek
Beneficiary-led
house
construction : •
Banks,
This is assistance to individual eligible families belonging to EWS
Housing Finance Companies and
categories to either construct new
other such institutions for new
houses or enhance existing houses
construction and enhancement to
on
existing dwellings as incremental
beneficiaries who are not able to
housing.
take
their
own
advantage
to of
cover any
the other
component of the mission. The credit linked subsidy will be available only for loan amounts
•
Such families may avail of central
upto Rs 6 lakhs and such loans
assistance of Rs. 1.5 lakh and it
would be eligible for an interest
will
assistance at the rate of Rs. 1.5
by States/UTs/Cities.
the
bank
What are the recent initiatives taken by GOI to promote "Housing for All" ? •
Affordable housing sector has been granted the infrastructure status.
Lakh per EWS house being built under these different partnerships
to
per recommendations of State/UT.
of loan whichever is lower.
The Mission will provide financial
released
in projects through States/UTs as
tenure of 20 years or during tenure
Affordable Housing Partnership :
be
accounts of beneficiaries identified
subsidy at the rate of 6.5 % for
•
individual
•
One crore rural houses are being created by the end of 2019.
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•
National
Housing
Bank
at national level and to support
to
creation of infrastructure to enable
refinance 20,000 crores loans. •
e-marketing
Real estate developers are to get tax
relief
on
unsold
stock
585
regulated
markets across the country by
as
March 2018.
liability to pay capital gains will arise only in the year of project
in
•
This innovative market process is revolutionizing
completion.
agri
markets
by
ensuring better price discovery, •
•
Holding period for capital gains tax
bringing
for immovable property reduced
competition to enable farmers to
from 3 years to 2 years.
get
improved
remuneration
and for
Nation One Market’.
Andhra Pradesh is going to be
•
transparency
their produce moving towards ‘One
The new land pooling system of adopted as it significantly reduces
in
•
In the current Union Budget (2018
the litigations and increases the
-19), the Government took a bold
speed of development.
move by declaring to keep MSP of all 23 major rabi and kharif crops
The GOI has extended the time for
at least one and half times of their
completion of projects from 3 years
production cost.
to 5 years and this will bring more projects under the tax exemption
•
The Gramin Agricultural Markets, which are around 20000 rural
limit and makes profitable to the
haats are being integrated in to the
consumers.
NAM online system and this move 4. FARMERS' WELFARE : PRIORITY
will benefit the farmers who are in
WITH COMMITMENT What
are
the
steps
taken
the remote areas. in
The National Agriculture Market scheme
(e-NAM)
An Agri Market Infrastructure fund of about 2000 crores was set up to
marketing of Agri produce ? •
•
envisages
upgrade the market facilities to facilitate easy marketing.
initiation of e-marketing platform
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What is the reform taken on value
•
addition of the Produce ? •
Government has revised after a detailed study of old schemes and has started the world's largest
The SAMPADA is a comprehensive
farmer
package to give a renewed thrust
friendly
crop
insurance
scheme i.e. Pradhan Mantri Fasal
to the food processing sector in the
Bima Yojana and Weather Based
country.
Crop Insurance Scheme. •
The implementation of SAMPADA will result in creation of modern
•
•
infrastructure with efficient supply
Act, 2016 issued to States, which
chain management from farm gate
is a very important step in terms of
to retail outlet.
agricultural reforms through which not only the needs of landlords but
It will not only provide a big boost
the needs of the lease holders are
to the growth of food processing
also taken care of.
sector in the country but also help in
providing
better
prices
to
•
farmers and is a big step towards
consent for agriculture and allied
It will create huge employment
sectors. It is also noted that under
opportunities
any circumstances, no claim on
especially
in
the
rural areas. What
are
the
the agricultural land of the lease reforms
taken
In
2018,
an
holder will be valid.
for
financing the farmers ? •
Through this act, land holders can legally lease the land with mutual
doubling of farmers’ income. •
Model Agricultural Land Leasing
•
amount
of
two
From the point of view of the lease recipient, it has been taken care
thousand crores rupees has also
that it is provided institutional
been proposed through NABARD
credit,
for
relief, so that they can invest more
the
development
of
22,000
rural agricultural markets in the
insurance
and
disaster
and more agriculture.
country.
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What are the steps taken to provide additional
income
to
the
•
farming
Model
government Contract
has
released
Farming
and
Services Act, 2018 in 2018, which
community ? •
The
for the first time has been added to
Agricultural Produce and Livestock Marketing
(Promotion
the
and
food
additives
farmers and agro-based industries.
Simplification) Act, 2017 has been released on April 24, 2017 for
country's
•
Through this act, where a young
adoption by the States/UTs, which
farmer can get good prices for the
comprises
the
farmers, the losses will also be
warehouses,
reduced after harvesting. Besides,
silos, cold storage in the form of
employment opportunities will also
sub-yard, rationalization of mand
be created in rural areas
of
e-business,
announcement
of
is duty and commission charges and
improvements
in
private
•
been
sector. •
farmers
and
providing
achieving climate support. During
advisories
consultations
the year 2016-17, a special scheme
to
and
farmers
for
increasing farm productivity and
"Agriculture Forestry Sub-mission"
production.
was started and operated with the
•
which
the vicinity of the Institutions for
for
aim of "Har Medh Par Pedh".
in
Universities will identify villages in
been prepared for increasing the of
conceptualized
scientists of ICAR and Agricultural
National Agro-Forestry Policy has income
The “Mera Gaon Mera Gaurav” has
•
Taking a path breaking step , the
The Indian Forest Act, 1927 was
GOI
amended last year, from which the
which supplies the solar pumps at
bamboo sown outside the forest
the same time incentives to install
area has been removed from the
the solar panels. The electricity
definition
the
produced by these panels can be
National
sold back to the government and
of
implementation
'trees' of
and
Bamboo Mission reorganized with
launched
KUSUM
scheme
farmers can earn better revenue.
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5. TARGETING ECONOMIC
entities can reveal black money earned till 2016 and convert them
OFFENDERS
into white money by paying 45%
What are the steps taken by GOI
payment
against Corruption and Black money? •
The Special Investigation Team on
tax
plus
surcharge and a penalty. •
Permanent account number (PAN)
black money was created to check
is now quoted compulsorily for all
black money and it proposed the
transactions above Rs.2 lakh from
RBI to transfer foreign exchange
January
transactions data to Enforcement
applicable on all sale and purchase
Directorate
of goods and services and for all
and
Directorate
of
Revenue Intelligence. •
including
Government
has
2016
and
will
be
modes of payment. restructured
•
Amendment to Benami Property
India-Mauritius DTAA by taking
Prohibition Act 2016 was made by
right to impose capital gains tax in
providing
broader
India (source country), in this way,
coverage
and
other DTAAs with countries like
provisions.
Singapore, Cyprus etc., also will be modified.
•
and
clearer
stricter
penal
Demonetization of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes was carried out as this
•
The Central Economic Intelligence
step will destroy black money held
Bureau and Financial Intelligence
in the form of cash.
Unit were was set up with the intention
to
intelligence,
make
economic
monitoring
•
What is the need of a new law for the
Income Disclosure Scheme was launched on 1st June 2016 with starting
of
was
demonetization period.
smuggling, money laundering tax
the
Money
money accounts caught during the
fighting economic offences such as
•
Clean
Launched by CBDT to track black
and
evasion and fraud.
Operation
a
three-month
declaration window. People and
Fugitive Economic Offenders? •
There have been several instances of economic offenders fleeing the jurisdiction
of
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courts,
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anticipating the commencement,
individual is a fugitive economic
or during the pendency, of criminal
offender.
proceedings. •
•
The absence of such offenders from Indian courts has several deleterious consequences - first, it
fugitive economic offender. •
be a fugitive economic offender.
cases; second, it wastes precious
•
•
individual declared as a fugitive
India.
economic offender resulting from
Further,
most
such
offences
cases
involve
the proceeds of crime.
of
non-
•
repayment of bank loans thereby
and
the banking sector in India.
provisions in law are not entirely
•
It is, therefore, felt necessary to
•
ensure
abroad,
including
benami
such
actions are curbed.
of
the
fugitive
An Administrator will be appointed
confiscated property under the Act.
permissible that
Disentitlement
to manage and dispose of the
provide an effective, expeditious to
property
any civil claim.
of the problem.
deterrent
other
economic offender from defending
adequate to deal with the severity
constitutionally
of
property.
The existing civil and criminal
and
Confiscation
belonging to such offender in India
worsening the financial health of
•
Confiscation of the property of an
undermines the rule of law in
economic
•
Issue of a notice by the Special Court to the individual alleged to
hampers investigation in criminal
time of courts of law, third, it
Attachment of the property of a
What will be the impact of this bill ? •
The Bill is expected to re-establish
What are the salient features of the
the rule of law with respect to the
Bill introduced ?
fugitive economic offenders as they
•
Application
before
the
Special
Court for a declaration that an
would be forced to return to India to face trial for scheduled offences.
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•
•
This would also help the banks
It is expected that the special
and other financial institutions to
forum to be created for expeditious
achieve
from
confiscation of the proceeds of
financial defaults committed by
crime, in India or abroad, would
such fugitive economic offenders,
coerce the fugitive to return to
improving the financial health of
India to submit to the jurisdiction
such institutions.
of Courts in India to face the law in
higher
recovery
respect of scheduled offences.
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