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2021-06-30 17:30:03 ︎ SCHEME - 38

■ ONE DISTRICT ONE PRODUCT SCHEME.

◇ One District One Product (ODOP) initiative is operationally merged with ‘Districts as Export Hub’ initiative being implemented by Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT),
Department of Commerce, with Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) as a major stakeholder.

□ OBJECTIVE :-

◇ Objective is to convert each District of the country into an Export Hub by identifying products with export potential in the District.

◇ Addressing bottlenecks for exporting products, supporting local exporters to scale up manufacturing, and find potential buyers outside India .

◇ Under the initial phase of the ODOP programme, 106 Products have been identified from 103 districts across 27 States.

□ BACKGROUND :-

◇ ODOP is basically a Japanese business development concept, which gained prominence in 1979.

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2021-06-29 17:30:06 ︎SCHEME - 37

■ ONE RANK ONE PENSION SCHEME.

5 Years of Implementation of One rank one pension scheme.

□ ABOUT :-

◇ OROP implies uniform pension to personal based on rank and length of service, irrespective of the date of retirement.

◇ The Government had implemented the long pending demand of veterans in November 2015 and as per the notification, it is to be revised every five years.

◇ Armed Forces Personnel who had retired till 30th june 2014 are covered under it.

◇ The implementation of the scheme was based on recommendation of the Koshiyari committee.

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2021-06-28 16:30:04 ︎SCHEME - 36

■ GEOSPATIAL DATA POLICY.

The Ministry of Science and Technology has released new guidelines for the Geo-spatial sector in India, which deregulates existing protocol and liberalises the sector to a more competitive field.

□ NEW GUIDELINES :-

◇ Sector will be deregulated and aspects such as prior approvals for surveying, mapping and building applications based on that have been done away with.

◇ For Indian entities, there will be complete deregulation with no prior approvals, security clearances and licences for the acquisition and production of geospatial data and geospatial data services, including maps.

□ WHAT IS GEOSPATIAL DATA ?

◇ It is data about objects, events, or phenomena that have a location on the surface of the earth.

◇ The location may be static in the short-term, like the location of a road, an earthquake event or dynamic like a moving vehicle or pedestrian, the spread of an infectious disease.

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2021-06-27 16:30:03 ︎GOVERNMENT SCHEME - 35

■ UNIQUE LAND PARCEL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (ULPIN) SCHEME.

□ ABOUT :-

◇ Scheme has been launched in 10 States and will be rolled out across the country by March 2022.

◇ 14-digit identification number will be issued to every plot of land in the country.

◇ 14 digits unique ID for each land parcel based on Geo reference coordinate of vertices of international standard and compliance of Electronic Commerce Code Management.

◇ Association (ECCMA) standard and Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) standards.

◇ "The Aadhaar for land” — a number that would uniquely identify every surveyed parcel of land and prevent land fraud.

◇ Identification will be based on the longitude and latitude of the land parcel, and is dependent on detailed surveys and geo-referenced cadastral maps.

□ BENEFITS :-

Benefits of ULPIN are multitudinous. The single source of information can authenticate the ownership and in turn it can end the dubious ownership.

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2021-06-26 17:30:36 ︎GOVERNMENT SCHEME - 34

■ CLIMATE SMART CITIES.

#Infrastructure #GS3

Launched by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA).

□ FEATURES :-

◇ CSCAF initiative intends to inculcate a climate-sensitive approach to urban planning and development in India.

◇ The objective of CSCAF is to provide a clear roadmap for cities towards combating Climate Change while planning and implementing their actions, including investments.

◇ The Climate Centre for Cities under National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) is supporting MoHUA in implementation of CSCAF.

◇ The framework has 28 indicators across five categories namely :-

1. Energy and Green Buildings.

2. Urban Planning, Green Cover & Biodiversity.

3. Mobility and Air Quality.

4. Water Management.

5. Waste Management.

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2021-06-25 17:30:02 ︎GOVERNMENT SCHEME - 33

■ PRADHAN MANTRI SWASTHYA SURAKSHA NIDHI.

□ ABOUT :-

◇ Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Nidhi will be a single non-lapsable reserve fund for share of Health from the proceeds of Health and Education Cess.

◇ The accruals into the PMSSN will be utilised for the flagship schemes of the Health Ministry including Ayushmann Bharat–Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) and National Health Mission and Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY) and also disaster preparedness, and responses during health emergencies.

◇ In any financial year, the expenditure on such schemes of the Health Ministry would be initially incurred from the PMSSN and thereafter, from Gross Budgetary Support (GBS).

□ SIGNIFICANCE : -

◇ The major benefit will be enhanced access to universal and affordable health care through availability of earmarked resources, while ensuring that the amount does not lapse at the end of financial year.

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2021-06-24 17:30:03 ︎SCHEME - 32

■ FASTAGS.

#Infrastructure #GS3

Minister of Road Transport and Highways inaugurated the scheme.

□ ABOUT :-

◇ The ‘One Nation One FASTag’ scheme will be implemented from December 1.

◇ I aims to integrate the collection of toll digitally and ensure seamless mobility of vehicles across India.

□ WHY SUCH SCHEME ?

◇ At present, 60 lakh vehicles in India have FASTags.

◇ According to the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), these devices will make passing through tolls considerably smoother since drivers will no longer have to carry cash or stop to make a transaction.

□ ABOUT ‘FASTag’?

◇ FASTags are stickers that are affixed to the windscreen of vehicles and use Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology to enable digital, contactless payment of tolls without having to stop at toll gates.

◇ The tags are linked to bank accounts and other payment methods.

◇ Car crosses a toll plaza, the amount is automatically deducted.

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2021-06-23 17:30:03 ︎ GOVERNMENT SCHEME - 31

■ FOOD SAFETY MITRA SCHEME

Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare launched the ‘Food Safety Mitra (FSM)’ scheme, along with the ‘Eat Right Jacket’, and ‘Eat Right Jhola’ to strengthen food safety administration and scale up the ‘Eat Right India’ movement.

□ ABOUT :-

◇ It will support small and medium scale food businesses to comply with the food safety laws and facilitate licensing and registration, hygiene ratings and training.

◇ Scheme would also create new employment opportunities for youth, particularly with food and nutrition background.

◇ FSMs undergo training and certification by FSSAI to do their work and get paid by food businesses for their services.

□ EAT RIGHT JACKET

◇ The ‘Eat Right Jacket’ will be used by the field staff.

◇ This jacket has a smart design to hold tech devices like tablets/smart phone, a QR code and RFID tag.

□ EAT RIGHT JHOLA

◇ The ‘Eat Right Jhola’, a reusable cloth bag shall replace plastic bags for grocery shopping.

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