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Govt. Programme And Policies

(1) Prerna:- The ‘janasankhya sthirata kosh (national population

stabilization fund) has to promote & under take activities aimed at achieving
population stabilization at a level consistent with the needs of sustainable
economic growth. Social development and environment protection by 2045
• Prerna is a responsible for parenthood strategy. It is monetary incentive
strategy aimed at pushing up the age of marriage of girls and delay the
birth of the first child.

(2) National Rural Health Mission:-Lunched in April 2005 the mission

seeks to provide universal access to equitable, affordable and quality health
care which is accountable and at the same time responsible to the needs of the
people.
• It also aims to achieve the goals set out under the national policy and
the millennium development goals during the mission period.

(3) Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojna:-Launched by ministry of labour &

employment, govt of India to provide health insurance coverage for BPL
families.
• Beneficiaries are entitled to hospitalization coverage up to Rs 30,000
for most of the disease that require hospitalization.

(4) National Food Security Mission:-Sponsored scheme launched in august

2007.
• Objective is to increased production and productivity of wheat, rice and
pulses.

(5) 15 Point Programme:-In Oct 2009 govt decided to include 3 more

schemes in the Prime minister’s new 15 point programme for the welfare of
minorities.
Those are: -
• National rural drinking water programme.
• Urban infrastructure developed scheme for small and medium town.
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• Urban infrastructure and governance scheme.

(6) Bharat Nirman Yojna:- It is a time bound business plan for action in
rural in infrastructure .Under Bharat nirman , action was proposed in the
areas of:-
I. Irrigation.
II. Rural housing.
III. Rural water supply.
IV. Rural electrification.
V. Rural telecommunication connectivity.

(7) National Mission On Education:-It is a mission in which education is

provide through information and communication technology. “SAKSHAT”
one stop education portal was launched on Oct 30 2006 by the president of
India.
• Head of National knowledge commission:-sham pitrade

(8)Right To Education Act 2009:- Article 21-(A), as inserted by the

constitution (86th Amendment Act) 2002, provides for free and compulsory
education of all children in the age group of 6 to 14 years as a fundamental
rights. Consequently the parliament has enacted this in April 2009.
Salient features:-
(a) Free and compulsory education 6 to 14 age group.
(b) Will apply to all India except J&K.
(c) Provide for 25% reservation for economically disadvantaged communities
in admission in private school.
(d) A child who completes elementary education (up to class 8) shall be
awarded a certificate.

(9) Female Literacy:-It is a scheme to provide education & related facilities

to ST Students launched by ministry of trial affairs in dec 11, 2009.

(10) Anil Kalkaska Committee on reforms in IITS:-it will suggest reforms

to make these elite institutions a global brand.
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(11) Yashpal Committee Report:- It was set up in 2008 for higher education
and research.
• It has suggested the scrapping of all higher education regulatory
/monitoring bodies and creation of a super regulation.
• It also recommended that the deemed university status be abandoned
and that all deserving universities be either converted into full fledged
universities or scrapped.

(12) National Rural Livelihood Mission:-Ministry of rural development and

panchyati raj proposed to restructure the existing swarnjayanti gram
swarojgar yojna into rural livelihood mission to have a focused approach to
rural poverty eradication in a time bound manner.
• Objective is to reduce poverty among rural BPL by promoting
diversified and gainful self employment and wage employment
opportunities which would lead to an appreciable increase in
sustainable basis.

(13) NREGA Renamed After Mahatma Gandhi:- On Oct 2, 2009.

(14) Chandra Sheker Panel:- on the recomandation of a committee headed

by cabinet secretary K.M Chander shaker. Centre had increased the pension
for retired service man.

(15) Rajiv Awas Yojna:-Ministry of housing and urban poverty alleviation

had launched the housing project called the Rajiv awas yojna for slum
dwellers and the urban poor.
• Aimed at making India slum free in the next five years.

(16) Government Gave 50% Women’s Quota: - For women in urban local
bodies from 33 % to 50 % by the 108th const. amendment act.

(17) B.K Chaturvedi panel to resolve the inter ministrial issues to speed up
the ambitious national highways development project taken up by the road
transport and highway ministry.

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(18) Librahan Commission:- It was set up in dec 16 ,1992 by the Narashima

Rao govt. to probe the demolition of Babri Mosque.The commission was
initially asked to give a report in three months, however it could do so only
after over 16 years that saw 39 sitting and 48 extensions, finally on June 30
2009 it gave the report.

(19) S.D. Tendulkar Committee:-It is to estimate poverty in the country. It’s

said that about 38% of the country’s population are living below poverty line.
This figure is 10% higher than the present poverty estimate of 28.5 % by the
planning commission.

(20) Moily Panel:- For administrative reform commission it is the 2nd

administrative reform commission.

(21) Unique Identification Authority:- Chairman of UID is Nandan

Nilekani. He revealed that the first set of 16 digit unique identification
number for citizen of the country will roll out by the end of 2010.
• The UIAI is a part of the planning mission of India.
• AADHAR:-UIDAI now new name AADHAR and also a logo.
• AADHAR or foundation through through which the citizen can claim
his/her rights and establishment when assumed of equal opportunities as
symbolized by the logo which has the halo of the sun in the imprint of a
thumbs.

(22) M.S swami Nathan Panel:- It’s recommendation is on coasted

management zone.

(23) G.T Nanavati-Akshay Mehta judical commission:- Probing the

Godhra train carnage and post Godhra riots.

(24) Justice B.N Srikrishna is the head of the committee on Telangana issue.
The committee is requested to submit its report by dec 31, 2010.

(25) Census 2011:-15th national census of India. President being first person

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to share her details. First census was conducted in 1872.

(26) D.P Wadhawa Committee On PDS:-Established by the Supreme Court

to give recommendation on the reform of public distribution system.

(27) Rajiv Gandhi Grammeen LPG Vitarak Yojna:- Union petroleum and
natural gas ministry inaugurated this scheme for providing liquefied
petroleum gas to the rural house hold at Lachhman ghar in sikar district of
Rajasthan .
• Under the scheme it is proposed to increase the number of connection
to 16 crores with coverage of 75% of population by 2015.

(28) Punchhi Commission:-Commission on centre state relation. It was

constituted in April 2007. It was ask to make recommendation to help address
the emerging challenges faced by the nation regarding centre state relation.
Before this in mid 1980’s the SARKARI commission had undertaken a
comprehensive review of the center state relation.

(29) National Integration Council:-The Govt. has reconstituted it which will

be chaired by prime minister. Set up in the early 60’s by Nehru.

(30) E.R Rammohan Committee on Dantewada Massacre of CRPF

personal.

(31) ICDS:-Integrated child development service launched on 2nd Oct 1975.

• It is the world largest programme for early child hood.
• The objective is to improve the nutritional and health status of children
in the age group of 0-6 years.

(33) Green India Mission:- Ministry of environment and forests and the
defense research and development organization have launched the mission.
• The aim is to bring a million heacter of high altitude, cold desert
ecosystem under cultivation by 2020.

(34) Pradhan Mantra Adarsh Gram Yojna:- It was launched in Rajasthan

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Sriganga nagar district.
• Aim at integrated development of 1,000 villages where a majority of
the population belongs to the schedule caste.
• It is a replica of U.P’s Ambedkar village scheme.

(35) Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission:- Objective -Generation of

20000 mw of solar energy in three phases by 2022.
• Under this govt. aims to add at least 1000 mw solar power by the end of
2013.
• Power Finance Corporation and the rural electrification corporation had
agreed to provide financial assistance.

(36) Certified command of state centre force in chattisgrah, orissa,

jharkhand, Bengal was mooted to counter naxal problem. Under this a IG
rank officer or a retired major general on board should be headed the certified
command. In this:-
• Additional helicopters should be provided.
• 400 new police stations should be opened.
• 34 new battalions should be constituted.

(37) S. Irani committee:- Rajasthan Govt appointed this committee

regarding the Issue of providing reservation to Gujjars.

(38) Pradhan committee:-

• Investigate Nov 26 2008 terror attack.

(39) Muzzafar Jan Commission:-

This committee had probed the gang rape of 17 years old Asiya and pregnant
neelofar in shopiaon (J&K).

(40) Kasturi Rangan Committee:- Council of scientific and industrial

research (CSIR) has set up this committee. To see the capability of the
national aerospace laboratory (NAL) to build civil aircraft.

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(41) Goverdhan Mehta Committee:-To review the procedure of the

intergovernmental panel on clime change.

(42) National Advisory Council:-

• A consultative body, chained by Sonia Gandhi.
• To serve as an interface between govt. and civil society.

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