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Swacch Bharat 1.0 was all about ODF India. And this was achieved >95% by Oct 2019. A full 11 years before UN Sustainable Development Goal #6 of 2030. A towering achievement indeed. But 2020 heralded the start of Swacch Bharat or ODF 2.0 which includes
- Biodegradable and feacal waste management by turning it into compost.
- Plastic waste management so that it doesn't corrupt the environment.
- Greywater management - treating so that it can be used for non-potable uses, diverting it into soak / magic pits, used for gardens / agri.
- Treating it and putting it back into soil for water table improvement.
- Gobardhan scheme which helps farmers earn more by converting gobar into CBG [Compressed Bio Gas]

This is being implemented in Gram Panchayat's across the country. One can see how it is being done state by state here: https://swachhbharatmission.gov.in/SBMCMS/slwm.htm.

interview of minister here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zDSDkXg1xQ
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Due to Swacch Bharat it is estimated each household in India [19 crores] saved about Rs 50,000 due to less transmission of diseases, time NOT spent in hospitals.

"Catch The Rain - Jal Shakti Abhiyaan" - now being implemented in 714 districts of the country.

About 17,000+ villages were identified which had arsenic, flouride in its waters. Of these, 16500+ villages have now been piped with potable drinking water via Nal-se-Jal or a community water treatment plant has been set up!!

On water table management.. India has about 6600 blocks.. 1100 critically exploited. These blocks are taken at a highest priority and people are being educated on how to conserve water. And steps for improving water table across India is being done.

There were 99 irrigation projects which were pending as of May 2014. Today about 80+ of these projects have been either completed or very close to be completed.

All of this info and more can be found at:
https://jalshakti-ddws.gov.in/
https://jaljeevanmission.gov.in/
https://swachhbharatmission.gov.in/sbmcms/index.htm
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This Is Modi 3.0: Buckle Up For More Big Bang Reforms; Disinvestment Next Target
The decisions on retrospective tax and telecom are no isolated cases. They are in continuation with Modi 3.0 that started in the pandemic year of 2020 and got its shape in 2021.

For most, 2020 would have been disastrous. But Modi used the pandemic to start afresh. Over the last year, he built a completely new team and took decisions, often described by critics as outrageous, ignoring widespread criticism.

In the end, he laughed the last laugh. His stress on vaccine manufacturing has been vindicated. India has already jabbed over 65 percent of the adult (eligible) population with at least one-dose of the domestically manufactured vaccine and is set to resume exports from October. It is the only major country after China that didn’t go for Pfizers and Modernas.

While critics laughed at the ambitious Atmanirbhar Bharat programme, Modi went ahead with his production-linked incentive (PLI) schemes to shore up domestic manufacturing and exports in select sectors. And, it started working.

The government has been putting pressure on domestic handset manufacturing for some time. That PLI helped attract top-notch brands. The share of domestically manufactured iPhones in the market in India, increased from 17 percent in 2018 to 76 percent in 2021; exports reached 5 percent from nil.

To the dismay of critics, who expected India to suffer following a record 24 percent GDP contraction in the lockdown-hit April-June 2020 quarter, India staged a V-shaped recovery. Even a deadly second-wave failed to stop this growth march.

Exports, electricity demands are at an all-time high. PMI (purchasing managers index) in both manufacturing and services are positive. Employment in the organized sector is rising. Over 14 lakh new members were added to the employees’ provident fund (EPF) list in July.

All problems are not over though. It cannot be so. The pandemic has ravaged the world economy. China is staring at a huge bank default. The problem came to light in bits and pieces last year. Now, things have reached a dramatic stage.

What is important is this. All indications suggest that the growth impetus in India will NOT be short-lived. A fundamental change is taking place in the economy and Modi is in a hurry to give it a shape. Rest assured disinvestment will now be his focus area.
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https://twitter.com/Firezstarter1/statu ... 33186?s=20 ---> That it took the PM to do this, and 6 years indicates the scale of the issue in the GOI. Complete bureaucratic nightmare, long out of control. Focus should be on outcome not protecting a byzantine "process". Anyhow, significant change to drive tangible benefit.

Big Governance Reform: From Next Month, No File to Pass More Than 4 Hands
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PM Modi inaugurates renovated Kashi Vishwanath Dham Corridor

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New York Times negative spin on the JalJeevan Mission Program.

In India’s Water-Stressed Villages, Modi Seeks a Tap for Every Home.

IMLIDOL, India — The pipes are laid, the taps installed and the village tank is under construction — all promising signs that, come spring, Girja Ahriwar will get water at her doorstep and finally shed a lifelong burden.

“I go out and put the jerrycans in the queue at around 5 a.m. and wait there with the children,” Ms. Ahriwar, a mother of three who lives in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, said about her routine of fetching from the village hand pump. “Sometimes it could take five or six hours. I have to stay there because if I leave, someone else moves ahead.”

India, one of the world’s most water-stressed countries, is halfway through an ambitious drive to provide clean tap water by 2024 to all the roughly 192 million households across its 600,000 villages. About 18,000 government engineers are overseeing the $50 billion undertaking, which includes hundreds of thousands of contractors and laborers who are laying more than 2.5 million miles of pipe.

The project has a powerful champion in Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who has slashed through India’s notorious red tape and pushed aside thorny political divisions to see it through. His success thus far helps explain his dominance over the country’s political landscape.

Mr. Modi has remained popular despite a weak economy and a bungled initial response to the coronavirus that left hundreds of thousands dead. He has increasingly relied on communal politics, continuing to consolidate a Hindu nationalist base he has worked for decades to rally.

But the mission to deliver water to every household combines two of Mr. Modi’s political strengths: his grasp of the day-to-day problems of hundreds of millions of India’s poor and his penchant for ambitious solutions. Mr. Modi, who grew up in a poor village, has spoken emotionally about his own mother’s hardship in fetching water.

About one-sixth of India’s households had a clean water tap when the program, called Jal Jeevan Mission, began in 2019. Now, almost half have one.

“You rarely have this drive from the government, the head of state, and it is well funded. Behind the concept, there is budget,” said Nicolas Osbert, who leads the UNICEF water and sanitation unit in India. “All social sectors were impacted by Covid. Not this one. This one was preserved.”

The country’s water problem speaks to the mismatch between its global economic ambitions and the dire conditions of much of its 1.4 billion population, two-thirds of whom still live in rural areas. Nearly 40 million Indians are affected by waterborne diseases every year, leading to about $600 million annually in medical costs and labor loss. About 100,000 children under 5 years old die of diarrhea every year. The growth of millions more is stunted.

“The paucity of water should not become a limiting factor in our quest for socioeconomic development, the quest for high economic growth,” said Bharat Lal, the top official Mr. Modi has named to lead the mission.

From his office in New Delhi, Mr. Lal checks the progress on a detailed computerized dashboard. About 100,000 connections are added every day, according to official figures, and Mr. Lal’s phone pings constantly with videos and photos showing successes.

The mission judges progress by the satisfaction of village councils to avoid slowdowns from India’s layered bureaucracy. Districts and states are teamed up with technical universities for comment on best practices. Local organizations handhold village councils as they take on the role of public utility managers.

The village bodies are expected to collect a small monthly fee — about $1 per household — to have funds maintenance and to encourage a culture of participation and ownership.

In areas where groundwater is overexploited, the program pipes and pumps treated water over tens of miles from sources like dams. Villagers are trained to test the quality of water and upload the data to the dashboard. They are also taught how to recycle and reuse waste water. Pilot projects are underway to install automated pressure and quality sensors.

The project has its critics. Rajendra Singh, an environmentalist, said that it had not factored in water conservation enough, with India’s groundwater sources plummeting fast. The country draws more groundwater than China and the United States combined, as drought-plagued farmers pump and pump.

“Your sources are drying up,” Mr. Singh said. “In a country where 72 percent of water aquifers are overdrawn, in that country how can you provide water through pipelines?”

In visits to five villages in Madhya Pradesh, one of India’s most water-stressed states, the size of the challenge was clear — in the sinking levels of groundwater, in the shortage of proper electricity to pump and in the refusal of even well-off villagers to pay the small monthly fee.

In some villages, progress was far behind what Mr. Lal’s dashboard showed. There was also skepticism because older projects from years past had failed — the pipes were there, but just why the water was not arriving was a matter of finger pointing.

In others, work was proceeding, with obstacles.

The government has earmarked additional billions of dollars for maintenance but hopes to build a long-term culture of ownership through the local fee. That process has been slow.

In the village of Sihora, all households had water, but only half were paying. Members of the village council cited a political culture of freebies and subsidies.

“If ration is free, house is free, child delivery is free, wedding is free,” said Jyoti Abadiya, a council member, “they say the water should also be free.”

In Panari, a prosperous village that has a sugar mill and grows three crops, weak electricity meant households get only a couple of hours of running water daily. The women, who traditionally fetch household water, said they now saved time retrieving water but still filled buckets at home to stock up.

“The line cuts every few days,” said Hemant Kumar Sharma, the pump operator. “Then I have to look for the electricity man for two hours.”

Only about one-fifth of households were paying. “The poor people are paying,” said Naryan Prasad Faujdar, the lanky and bespectacled village plumber. “The rich are not.”

The hopes of villagers like Ms. Ahriwar rest with government engineers like Devendra Kumar Jain.

Mr. Jain, a mild-mannered engineer with three decades of service, had a front-row seat to the water crisis. Vulnerability has shot up with sinking groundwater levels. The old solutions of installing hand pumps and digging tube wells were not good enough.

He is in charge of bringing water connections to about 300,000 households across 3,000 villages in Madhya Pradesh. In the areas where the groundwater is overexploited, such as Ms. Ahriwar’s village of Imlidol, his team draws from a dam about 50 miles away. The work there is three-quarters complete, Mr. Jain said.

Water scarcity in Imlidol means people grow only one crop a year. Most of the men seek labor elsewhere. Ms. Ahriwar’s husband, Rakesh Ahriwar, a mason, said he was going to Delhi soon to look for work, leaving his wife and their three children. Once the water arrives, Ms. Ahriwar said, “I will be saved of the trouble and the distance.”

For Mr. Jain, 58, the completion of the mission will closely coincide with his retirement. From a modest beginning delivering hand pumps and tube wells, he could leave a legacy of tap water for 300,000 homes, a prospect that left him emotional.

“I will be the happiest man,” he said.
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Who benefits from indoor piped drinking water supply? A gender analysis
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NPCI International, GPS And Bengaluru's Manam Infotech Collaborate To Deploy UPI In Nepal
The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) said on 17 February that Nepal will be the first country to embrace India's Unified Payments Interface (UPI) system, which will play a key role in revolutionising the digital economy of the neighbouring country.

To deliver the services in Nepal, NPCI International Payments Limited (NIPL), NPCI's international arm, has partnered with Gateway Payments Service Private Limited (GPS), authorised Payment System Operators in Nepal and Bengaluru based firm, Manam Infotech.

According to a news release: “NIPL has joined hands with GPS and Manam Infotech Private Limited to deploy UPI in Nepal for the larger Digital Public Good and to bolster interoperable real-time Person to person (P2P) and Merchant payment transactions (P2M) in Nepal.”

“Nepal shall be the first country outside of India to adopt UPI as the payments platform driving the digitalization of cash transactions and furthering the vision and objectives of the Nepal Government and Nepal Rastra Bank as the Central bank,” the news release added.
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This is awesome! We should extend UPI to other areas of Indian influence and diaspora. Example: Bhutan.

UAE is another place to extend UPI too. We just signed a free trade agreement with them yesterday. MEA is rocking!

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PM Modi's food security scheme averted rise in extreme poverty: IMF study
An IMF study — Pandemic, Poverty, and Inequality: Evidence from India — has stated that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s food security scheme, PMGKAY, prevented a rise in extreme poverty in India.
The new IMF paper — Pandemic, Poverty, and Inequality: Evidence from India — found that extreme poverty (with purchasing power parity of less than USD 1.9 per person per day) in India was less than 1% in 2019 and it remained constant even during the pandemic in 2020.

“PMGKAY was critical in preventing any increase in extreme poverty levels in India and the doubling of food entitlements worked substantially in terms of absorbing the Covid-induced income shocks on the poor,” the report stated.

Last month, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the extension of Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) till September 2022. Under the PMGKAY, free food grain is provided to those in need.

“A low level of extreme poverty for two consecutive years, including one marked by the pandemic, can be considered as elimination of extreme poverty,” it read.
The report stated that pandemic shock is largely a temporary income shock and that temporary fiscal policy interventions have been fiscally appropriate to absorb a large part of it.

Consumption growth, an important determinant of poverty, was found to be higher in 2014-19 than the robust growth observed in 2004-2011.

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PMAY-U completes 7 years; Know how the mission has progressed

In line with the Prime Minister’s vision of ‘Housing for All’, more than 1 crore houses have been grounded under PMAY-U and over 61 lakh houses completed and delivered to the beneficiaries. With PMAY-U, one of the largest urban housing programme in the world, 239 Lakh jobs have been created. PMAY(U) has scaled up the program for delivery of affordable housing units multiple times compared to its’ predecessor schemes.

The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) organised a virtual event on June 24 to celebrate 7 years of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U).

PMAY-U field inspection module in the dashboard was also launched on the occasion. The purpose is to assist visitors to inspect PMAY-U project sites/houses construction by beneficiaries with the help of just a mobile phone. The module can be used by the Ministry, Central Nodal Agencies, PMU members, State officials and respective SLTCs/CLTCs staff.

Over the years, various technological and reformative measures have been taken by the Ministry to transform the urban landscape of India. Six Light House Projects (LHPs) under Global Housing Technology Challenge India (GHTC-India) is one such initiative that is promoting globally available construction technologies that are sustainable, eco-friendly and disaster-resilient to enable a paradigm shift in affordable housing. The LHPs showcase the best of new-age alternate global technology in the housing construction sector. The project in Chennai has been completed and inaugurated whereas LHPs in Rajkot, Indore, Lucknow, Ranchi and Agartala are currently in the making.

MoHUA has also launched Affordable Rental Housing Complexes (ARHCs), a sub-scheme under PMAY-U for urban migrants/poor. Under Model 1, a total of 5,478 existing government-funded vacant houses have been converted into ARHCs in Chandigarh, Gujarat (Ahmedabad, Rajkot and Surat), Rajasthan (Chittorgarh) and in Jammu. Proposals for converting 7,483 vacant houses into ARHCs have been processed in Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Rajasthan. Meanwhile, construction of 22,689 new ARHC units are in progress in Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu.

PMAY-U was launched on 25th June 2015 to address urban housing shortage among the EWS/LIG and MIG categories including the slum dwellers. PMAY(U) adopts a demand driven approach wherein the housing shortage is decided based on demand assessment by states/Union Territories.

Under PMAY-U, 61 lakh pucca houses have been constructed and a central assistance of Rs 2.03 lakh crore have been released so far. A total of 123 lakh houses have been sanctioned under PMAY(U), out of which around 101 lakhs have been grounded for construction. The total investment under the mission is ₹ 8.31 lakh crores, with central assistance of ₹ 2.03 lakh crores. A total of 94 lakh houses in the name of women/ joint ownership will improve the social status of women. It will increase their ability to make household decisions.

The program allots preference to differently abled persons, senior citizens, SCs, STs, OBCs, minority, single women, transgender and other weaker & vulnerable sections of the society.
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Union cabinet takes several ground breaking decisions, know the details

The union cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved a strategic partnership agreement signed between the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Government of India and the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). The Agreement was signed in January 2022 itself, however the approval was awaited.

The aim of the agreement is to drive ambition, leadership and knowledge on green energy transitions based on renewable energy in India. The agreement will help India’s energy transition efforts and will also help the world in combating climate change. The areas of cooperation as envisaged in the Strategic Partnership Agreement will support India in achieving its ambitious target of 500 GW of installed non-fossil fuel electricity capacity by 2030. This in-turn will promote Atmanirbhar Bharat.

Categorization of the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure

The union cabinet also approved the categorization of the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) as an ‘International Organization’ and signing of the Headquarters Agreement (HQA) with CDRI for granting it the exemptions, immunities and privileges as contemplated under the United Nations (Privileges & Immunities) Act, 1947.

Categorization of CDRI as an ‘International Organisation’ and signing of HQA with CDRI for grant of exemptions, immunities and privileges as contemplated under Section-3 of the United Nations (Privileges & Immunities) Act, 1947 will provide it an independent and international legal persona so that it can efficiently and effectively carry out its functions internationally.

MoU related to science approved

The cabinet also approved the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the Department of Science and Technology of the Republic of India and the Ministry of Trade and Industry of the Government of the Republic of Singapore on Cooperation in the fields of Science, Technology and Innovation. The MoU was signed in February 2022. The MoU will provide a mechanism and help in creating and ecosystem that will promote innovation and entrepreneurship in both countries leading to new technology creation, manpower training, IP generation through collaboration. The new knowledge and technology development through activities implemented under this cooperation will provide impetus to Atmanirbhar Bharat. The activities envisaged in the MoU will involve product development and technology exchange which may lead to generation of new enterprises and employment.

The objective of this Memorandum is to encourage, develop and facilitate cooperation between India and Singapore in fields of common interest in science, technology and innovation. Priority will be given to collaboration within any area of mutual interest that can advance progress in research, innovation and technological development.

Deregulation of sale of domestically produced crude oil

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister also approved ‘Deregulation of Sale of Domestically Produced Crude Oil’, whereby government has decided to cease allocation of crude oil and condensate w.e.f. 01.10.2022. This will ensure marketing freedom for all Exploration and Production (E&P) operators. The condition in the Production Sharing Contracts (PSCs) to sell crude oil to government or its nominee or government companies shall accordingly be waived off. All E&P companies will now be free to sell crude oil from their fields in domestic market. Government revenues like Royalty, cess, etc. will continue to be calculated on uniform basis across all Contracts. As earlier, exports will not be permissible.
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Govt scales up rural empowerment by skilling ‘Village Engineers’

With a clarion call of empowering rural youth, Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar awarded certificates to the first batch of trainees under the ‘Pilot Project for Skilling Tribal Youth’ – Rural Tribal Technical Training or Grameen Udyami at Raj Bhawan, Bhopal.

As many as 140 Tribal youth turned village engineers were conferred with Skill Certificates in the ceremony presided over by the Governor of Madhya Pradesh Mangubhai Patel. MoS Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Electronics and IT, Rajeev Chandrasekhar joined the event virtually and congratulated the trainees on successfully completing the skill training and for attaining skills which he termed as ‘Passport to Prosperity’.

Expressing his satisfaction on the pilot project, the Union Minister affirmed that, “The pilot programme offers us a launch pad for replicating its success to other districts across the Nation. It shall empower the tribal youth by making opportunities available – locally thereby reducing the pull and push for migration.”

It shall trigger economic activities at local level in the Districts which is consistent with the new economic outlook of the Government which lays emphasis on Self Reliance or AtmaNirbharta, he added.

Enabling rural empowerment

The pilot project, under the Sansadiya Sankul Pariyojana , was launched on 13th May 2022 for training approx 250 beneficiaries of 17 clusters of 17 districts selected from 6 states of India. The states included Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Maharashtra and Odisha.

The training module includes skills provided in 5 disciplines to the beneficiaries – electrical and solar energy, agricultural mechanization, e-governance, plumbing and masonry, two wheeler repair and maintenance.

It aims at enabling the youth to start their own venture & business thereby generating more employment opportunities. Notably, the concept of multi-skilling and turning unemployed youth into village engineers is first-of-its kind and it shall be replicated in other districts.

Highlighting the importance of skilling in post covid times, MoS Rajeev Chandrasekhar said, “As the world now looks towards India, we need to skill our youth to emerge as a Global Skills Hub.”

PM Narendra Modi has directed us to work out a new approach towards skilling to build on the gains of Skill India 1.0 & to capitalise on the new economic opportunities offered to India in the emerging new world order post Covid, he added.

It is important that the government is giving priority to skilling as an important aspect to provide more opportunities to rural youth and to strengthen local village economies.

A part of this push is creating district skilling plans for each of the 700 districts. The Central Government has appointed a ‘Mahatma Gandhi National Fellow’ for each district, who will work with the local district collector as the district’s public representative in shaping skills according to local requirements.
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Take Home Ration: an initiative to close the nutrition gap


On June 30, 2022, NITI Aayog and the World Food Program released a report “Take Home Ration-Good Practices across the State/Union Territories.” Suman K. Bery, vice chairman of the NITI Aayog, launched the report in the presence of CEO Amitabh Kant and Member (Health) Dr. V.K. Paul. Secretary of the Ministry of Women and Child Development, Indevar Pandey.

The report outlines a number of beneficial and creative techniques that the States and UTs have used to implement the Take Home Ration value chain. Speaking on the occasion, Member NITI Aayog Dr. V.K. Paul said, “There is a need to develop and maintain the highest standards for ensuring quality in THR, where the entire THR value chain must ensure quality, transparency, and efficiency. In this report, various good practices at the State/UTs level have been identified and are documented which would serve as a guidebook to policymakers and administrators in strengthening their Take-Home Ration system.”

A healthy lifestyle and reaching one’s maximum growth potential both depend on a proper diet, and if not achieved then it results into childhood malnutrition which jeopardises survival, growth, and development. Although the Government of India has implemented a number of initiatives to improve basic nutrition, health, and productivity, the country continues to struggle with child malnutrition, as seen by the high prevalence of low birth weight, stunting, wasting.

Take Home Rations (THR) programme

In line with the government’s persistent efforts to ensure food and nutrition security, India has been implementing the ICDS. The Take Home Rations (THR) programme, which is part of the Supplementary Nutrition Programme (SNP) under ICDS, offers fortified rations for use at home for children aged 6 to 36 months as well as pregnant and lactating women, with the goal of bridging the nutrition gap among them. SNP is provided in two ways: Take-Home Rations and Hot-Cooked Meals at Anganwadi Centers. THR might be given as raw ingredients or in packets that have already been cooked.

THR Value Chain

A decentralised production model is used for last-mile delivery of THR to beneficiaries, in addition to boosting local economies and creating jobs. The THR product is guaranteed to be nutritious and to contain enough ingredients to meet the nutritional needs of the intended beneficiaries. The food is sent to a testing laboratory for analysis, which confirms that the THR product meets national standards. The THR packaging share all information about the THR product, as well as preparation instructions. The formation of Mothers Committees (MC) at each Anganwadi Centre and Jaanch Committees (JC) at each revenue village also institutionalises community level monitoring. Supply chain management is another key THR element. Various state governments have created Information, education, and communication (IEC) materials emphasising the value of THR. Flyers, flip books, campaigns using traditional media, and WhatsApp chatbot are all included. The good practices compiled in the brochure aims to aid in assuring THR delivery to the beneficiaries and helping the States and UTs learn about it and adapt innovations in the Supplementary Nutrition Programme and also help increase efficiency.

With this process, NITI Aayog and the UN World Food Programme are working on reviewing and documenting creative and good practices along the value chain, from the acquisition of raw materials to distribution and consumption, as part of their ongoing collaboration on THR.

The State Governments of Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Odisha are currently receiving assistance from the United Nations World Food Programme in India to improve the composition and establish decentralised production of fortified nutritious THR. This support was conducted in 2019 following a mapping of THR across India.
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SETU programme to boost the boom of Unicorns in India

In 2013, the term ‘unicorn’ was personified within the startup ecosystem to indicate the rarity of startups that exceeds the valuation of $1 Bn. Today, the growth of unicorns in India are longer rare. In fact, India’s third largest Startup Ecosystem in the world status is itself a tale to tell. In this way forward, the Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal launched the US Startup SETU or Supporting Entrepreneurs in Transformation and Upskilling a programme in the Bay Area of San Francisco.

As the name suggests, SETU will act as a bridge between Indian and American companies by way of providing mentorship, assistance, funding, market access and more to Indian startups. Let us decode SETU, and understand the applicability, the funding details, and how will it shape the Indian Startup Ecosystem.

Decoding SETU

In recent times, India has been looked upon as a flourishing ground to explore entrepreneurship. Thanks to the initiative ‘Startup India’ by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Now, the remarkable step taken in the form of SETU is not merely to bridge the gaps, but to break the geographical barriers. The focus is on encouraging domestic incorporation and mentorship of early-stage Indian startups by successful diaspora members in the Bay Area. Mentors based in the US, that are willing to invest in entrepreneurship and sunrise startups in India, will find a proper path with the launch of the SETU programme.

“One of the key takeaways is that the Bay Area is very bullish on India, very excited about the potential that India, Indians and Indian startups and Indian businesses have to offer. Very excited about the talent available in India. They see huge potential in the large market that India is, 1.3 billion aspirational Indians,” Union Minister Piyush Goyal said during the launch.

Further, he stated, “We’ve launched the SETU programme where we are looking at supporting entrepreneurs through transformation and upskilling initiatives. We’re also looking at a programme that the startup advisory council had initiated in India in which mentorship is being initiated particularly in tier-2, tier-3 and tier-4 towns and remoter areas. A lot of good suggestions have been brought to the table.”

How will they connect to Indian entrepreneurs?

The mentorship and interaction will be supported through a portal under the Startup India Initiative named MAARG or the Mentorship, Advisory, Assistance, Resilience, and Growth programme, which is a single-stop solution finder for startups in India. The idea behind developing the MAARG portal is to make things feasible for a mentor to connect in every corner of the country. Some of the core functions of MAARG include:

– Improving Ease of Access
– Use Artificial Intelligence for Matchmaking
– Scheduling meetings virtually
– Host Masterclasses
– Providing a custom dashboard for relevant information analytics, features, etc.
– Hosting cohort-based programs that will allow startup ecosystem enablers to become a part of the program
– And, enable outcome-driven activities.

The best part is, that anyone can apply! Any budding entrepreneur or Indian Startup, willing to expand their business are free to take the guidance.

Startup Ecosystem in India

With more than 75,000 DPIIT-recognised startups across 653 districts, India recognized startups solving problems in 56 diverse industrial sectors. On the other hand, India became home to 107 unicorns with a total valuation of $340.79. These numbers map the growth journey of the Indian Startup Ecosystem that has a direct impact on the country’s economy. Another important thing here to note is, that India is also witnessing a higher CAGR (compound annual growth rate) in venture capital inflow as compared to China. At about 49% CAGR (2014-2019), the investments in Indian startups witnessed growth. Whereas, China recorded a 12% CAGR in that period. This synergy will continue, making India the second-largest startup ecosystem by 2025.


Will this initiative help?

While launching the initiative, Union Minister Piyush Goyal said that India’s market has huge potential and that the initiative will encourage investments in India and also provide a competitive place to do business. The initiative will introduce massive changes to strengthen innovation and entrepreneurship because well above 90% of the start-ups and more than half of well-funded startups fail in their early days. The reason – is lack of experience, lack of guidance for taking a decision and ultimately moral support. It is believed that SETU would play a crucial role in the realisation of the Iron Pillar Report’s prediction that India will have over 250 unicorns by 2025.
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India’s Fight Against Drug Abuse

In an interaction organised by the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment in New Delhi on September 12, 2022, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh appealed to the youth to fight against drug addiction. National Cadet Corps from 17 State Directorates and youth from different parts of the country joined the event and took a pledge against the menace of drug abuse.

Scale of the Drug Addiction problem:

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)’s World Drug Report 2022 estimates that around 284 million people use drugs worldwide. The report also claims India is one of the world’s single-largest opiate markets. In India, youth is among the most impacted by the menace. More than 60% of all illicit drugs seized in India are from Punjab. According to a study, most addicts are between the age group of 15 and 35 and many are unemployed.

Impact on individual, economy and society:

Drug abuse is a serious menace affecting society. Drug addiction poses a high risk of unintentional injuries, accidents, domestic violence incidents, medical problems, and death. Drug abusers economic potential gets severely impacted. They fail to become part of the workforce or even if they do then absenteeism and other issues surround the organisation. On a personal level relationships with family, friends and society are affected. Drug dependence also leads to low self-esteem, hopelessness can lead to criminal activities and even suicidal tendencies.

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In the interaction, Union Minister Rajnath Singh also stated the affect of drug addiction on the maintenance of law and order. He added that many international organisations accept that the money earned from the illegal drug trade is used to aid terrorist organisations, which threatens the defence and security of many countries.

Measures taken by the government :

It was in 1985 that the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act was passed. Under the act, Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) was constituted in 1986. NCB is the drug law enforcement and intelligence agency with the prime responsibility of fighting drug trafficking and the abuse of illegal substances.

The Indian government has been putting a lot of measures in fighting the issue. In August 2020, the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment launched ‘Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan’(NMBA) in 272 most vulnerable districts of India to address the problem. The Department of Social Justice & Empowerment is the Nodal Department in the Government of India for Drug Demand Reduction.

So far more than 8 crore people including 3 crore youths, 2 crore women and 1.59 lakh educational institutions have become a part of NMBA.
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In a historic decision, Cabinet grants ST status for several Tribal communities across India

Taking a historic decision today, the Union Cabinet led under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the proposal to include several tribal communities in the category of Scheduled Tribes in Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh.

Announcing the details at a presser in New Delhi, Union Tribal Affairs Minister Arjun Munda said, “The decisions have been taken on various tribal-related issues in 5 states that have been lying pending for years.”

In Tamil Nadu, the Union Cabinet approved the proposal of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs for the inclusion of ‘Narikoravan along with the Kurivikkaran’ community in respect of the state of Tamil Nadu through the introduction of a Bill in Parliament to amend the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order, 1950.

In Karnataka, the Cabinet grants the Tribal status to the ‘Betta-Kuruba’ community as a synonym of ‘Kadu Kuruba’. The decision was taken in respect of the state of Karnataka through the introduction of a Bill in Parliament to amend the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order, 1950.

It is noteworthy that 12 communities, including Binjhia, in respect of the state of Chhattisgarh were granted Tribal status through the same Scheduled Tribes Order, 1950.

Further, ‘Gonds’ along with its five sub-castes in the Bhadohi (earlier Sant Ravidas Nagar) district of Uttar Pradesh were included in the Scheduled Tribes list of UP. These decisions have brought justice to the long pending demand of these communities and a new ray of hope in their lives.

The Long Pending Reform for Himachal’s Hattee community

In a landmark development, the Cabinet granted tribal status to the Trans-Giri region of Himachal Pradesh’s Sirmaur district. The decision marks the inclusion of the Hattee community in four blocks of the Trans-Giri region.

The Hattee are a close-knit community, who earn their living by selling home-grown crops, vegetables, meat, and wool at small-town markets known as ‘haats’. The Hattee homeland straddles the Himachal-Uttarakhand border in the basin of the Giri and Tons rivers, both tributaries of the Yamuna.
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Indian footwear industry expects to reach 27.84 billion by 2027, potential to grow 10 fold

Footwear sector has immense potential to grow and generate thousands of jobs for the Indian youth. The production and export of the sector can increase 10 times in near future. Piyush Goyal, the Union Minister of Commerce & Industry stated it while addressing ‘Meet at Agra-Leather, Footwear Components & Technology Fair’.

There are about 7,000 small industries units in the country, which are connected with footwear sector which holds great significance to the economy and foreign exchange earnings of the country. Nearly 40% of the people employed in the sector, are women and for every 1000 pairs that are produced or sold, 425 jobs are secured.

India is the 2nd largest producer of footwear and leather garment and can become world leader and accounts for nearly 3 billion square feet of world’s tannery. Goyal urged the industry representatives to ensure safety and health measures of the laborers working in the sector, besides advocating ethical & responsible practices – zero-waste discharge, salt-free tanning and occupational health & safety interventions.

Goyal suggested the stakeholders to adopt Quality Control Order so that imports could be limited and good quality exports may be achieved. He said strong global branding through road shows, e-platforms and Global JVs will help the sector make a mark globally.

Goyal also suggested multi-skilling so that world’s best quality should be manufactured or produced in India as well as Global markets. He said that Centre is working towards getting zero duty access through Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) in leather goods, sportswear and footwear.

The Union Minister also urged the sector representatives to look into non-leather footwear sector as well, quoting the example of Textile sector and mentioning that a lot of emphasis is now being given to the production of man-made fibre. It is to be noted that the Centre has notified the Indian Footwear & Leather Development Programme (IFLDP) with an outlay of Rs.1700 crore for implementation during 2021- 26.

He mentioned that all leading brands are dependent for raw material on India. He urged to prepare a plan so that Indian brands with high value projects find their way in the global market. He also suggested that National Institute of Design and National Institute of Packaging should collaborate to work towards skill development so as to create new designs for Indian and Global market.

The revenue in the footwear market in India amounts to 23.73 billion dollar in 2022. The market is expected to grow annually by 6.77% CAGR 2022-2027. The market’s largest segment is the segment leather footwear with a market volume of 16.62 billion dollar in 2022. The size of the Indian foodwear industry is expected to reach nearly 27.84 billion by 2027. India sells around 78% of its footwear to European countries and the United States. In Europe and the United States, India’s footwear is very popular.

According to Industry analysis, the domestic footwear consumption is estimated to be about 90% of what the country produces. Domestic demand is expected to increase rapidly as a result of changing lifestyles and rising disposable income. Volumes have grown exponentially in this market as well, for example, from 228 million pairs in 2015 to 278 million pairs in 2019.

Footwear manufacturing in India may pick up very fast, as it benefits from the availability of low-cost raw materials in large quantities. The cost engaged in the sector is also low comparing with other countries, which results in lower production costs, lowering the overall prices of the footwear sector.
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Multidimensional poverty reduced significantly.
Three different reports state this.
"Various reports suggest that India has achieved success in reducing extreme and multidimensional poverty. "

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PM Modi Inaugurates Mopa International Airport In Goa, Names It After Late Manohar Parrikar |

A much needed project is completed

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Govt allocates Rs 1037.90 crore to New India Literacy Programme for next 5 years


The central government has allocated a total financial outlay of the New India Literacy Programme (NILP) for five years to be Rs.1037.90 crore, MoS for Education Annpurna Devi in a written reply informed in the Lok Sabha on December 12.

The minister said that the government has announced a Centrally Sponsored Scheme NILP for implementation during five years from 2022-23 to 2026-27.

The Ministry of Education (MoE) approved the NILP this year to include all aspects of adult education in line with the new National Education Policy, for the following five years. The ministry has also opted to use the phrase "Education for All" in place of "Adult Education" because the latter did not accurately describe all non-literates in the age bracket of 15 and older.

Objectives of New India Literacy Programme

The program's Foundational Literacy and Numeracy component intend to reach 5.00 crore learners during a five-year period. The programme has five objectives: (i) Foundational Literacy and Numeracy, (ii) Critical Life Skills, (iii) Vocational Skills Development, (iv) Basic Education, and (v) Continuing Education.

The total financial outlay of NILP for five years (FYs 2022-23 to 2026-27) is Rs.1037.90 crore, out of which Rs.700 crore is Central share and Rs.337.90 crore is State share. The Central and State shares are in the ratio of 60:40 for all States other than North Eastern Region (NER) and the Himalayan States where the sharing pattern between the Centre and the State is in the ratio of 90:10. For UTs with legislature the ratio is 60:40, except in the UT of Jammu & Kashmir where the ratio is 90:10, and for all other UTs without legislature the Central share is 100%.

Actions to ensure effective implementation of programme

The minister informed that the government is taking a number of actions to ensure that the programme is effectively implemented throughout the nation and to encourage people to sign up for it, especially in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. States and UTs are conducting surveys of beneficiaries and Volunteer Teachers (VTs) utilising schools as the foundation. The volunteer teachers have received training to provide online learning modules. States and UTs are holding a variety of workshops. The teaching and learning resources are accessible on the NCERT-developed DIKSHA portal. Additionally, the sample assessment modules are accessible at DIKSHA.

In order to make it easier for girls to attend school, under the Samagra Shiksha scheme a number of interventions have been made, including the opening of schools in the neighbourhood, free uniforms and textbooks for girls up to class VIII, the appointment of additional teachers, including women teachers, the payment of stipends to Children With Special Needs (CWSN) from class I to class XII, the construction of separate restrooms for girls, and teacher sensitization programmes. More than 8 lakh new girl students enrolled in the year 2021-22. 95.07 lakh teachers are engaged in school education during 2021-22 out of which more than 51% are female teachers.

Concluding the statement, the Minister also informed that through a communication dated March 11, 2022, which also included a roadmap for the program's implementation, all States/UTs have been made aware of the need to conduct environment-building activities by utilising social media platforms like print, electronic, folk, and interpersonal media in order to reach the entire country, including all rural areas, and to foster an environment that will inspire and motivate potential volunteers and students in the field of literacy.
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Speedy Justice for Women ensured by Ministry of Law and Justice

The Minister of Law and Justice Kiren Rijiju in replies to the questions in the Parliament on 15th and 16th December 2022, informed about various steps taken by the Ministry of Law and Justice. The Union Minister mentioned both schemes for speedy justice delivery and reforms taken for strengthening the institutional framework.

1023 Fast Track Special Court:

As a part of the National Mission for Safety of Women, the Central government is implementing a Centrally Sponsored Scheme for setting up 1023 Fast Track Special Courts (FTSC). The Union Minister Kiren Rijiju in a reply in the Rajya Sabha informed that the FTSC scheme has been continued up to 31st March 2023.

The 1023 FTSCs are set up across the country based on the pendency of subject cases obtained from various High Courts (1,66,882 numbers as on 31st March 2018). Out of 1023 FTSCs, 389 Courts have been proposed to be set up exclusively for the Protection Of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act related cases in Districts where the pendency of such cases is more than 100. Each court comprises of 1 Judicial Officer and 7 Staff Members. Out of 31 States and UTs eligible, 28 have joined this scheme.

As per the Ministry, by September 2022, 732 FTSCs including 412 exclusive POCSO Courts are functional in 28 States/ UTs which have disposed more than 1,20,000 pending cases.

For the robust implementation of the Scheme, the Department has created an online monitoring framework for the monthly monitoring of case statistics. Regular review meetings with the Registrar Generals of High Courts and State functionaries are also being undertaken.

Initiatives for Women’s Empowerment:

The government has taken various steps to ensure the empowerment of women through their social, educational, economic and political uplifting through various schematic interventions. The schemes include, Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban & Rural), the National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP), the initiatives like Samagra Shiksha, Scheme of National Overseas Scholarship, Babu Jagjivan Ram Chhatrawas Yojna, Swacch Vidyalaya Mission, etc. ensure that schools are girl-friendly, especially for vulnerable sections of society and have adequate facilities in place to fulfil their special requirements.

Further, the initiatives taken by the Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD) includes, POSHAN Abhiyaan, Anganwadi Services Scheme, Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY), Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP), Scheme One Stop Centre (OSC), Universalisation of Women Helpline, Child Protection Services Scheme, Scheme for Adolescent Girls (SAG), Swadhar Greh Scheme, Ujjawala Scheme, Working Women Hostel, etc.

National Mission for Justice Delivery and Legal Reforms:

Since 2013, a Plan Scheme for Action Research and Studies on Judicial Reforms is being implemented by the Department of Justice under the National Mission for Justice Delivery and Legal Reforms.

Under the scheme, financial assistance is being extended for undertaking action research, evaluation, monitoring studies, workshops, publication of reports, and promotion of innovative programmes.

Further, under the scheme, a study on “Evaluation of Functioning of Fast Track Courts in India” was conducted by National Law University, Delhi. As per the findings of the study, the following recommendations were made to improve the efficiency of courts.

1. Appointment of more experienced Judges in the FTCs.
2. Need for specific recommendations of the National Court Management System which are applicable to FTCs.
3. Monthly meetings at the district level of all judicial officers in FTCs to monitor their progress and ensuring day-to-day hearing in a fast-track proceeding.
4. Providing a safe and comfortable environment to victims especially women and children in all FTCs in the country by using modern technology like videoconferencing/videography.
5. Judges to be provided with proper and updated modern facilities like computer, technical staff and internet.
6. Incentives to be given to judges for the disposal of cases which are pending for more than 5 years.
7. Vulnerable Witness Deposition Complexes to be set up in districts.
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India-Australia Economic Cooperation & Trade Agreement comes into force

To provide duty-free access to a number of goods across different sectors, the India and Australia Economic Cooperation & Trade Agreement (ECTA) came into force on December 29, 2022.

Union Minister Piyush Goyal addressed the Press on the occasion of India-Australia ECTA’ s entry into force. “Australia, which is largely dependent on imports, will benefit hugely, they will soon start seeing a lot more finished goods coming in from India, providing huge amount of work and job opportunities in both goods and services provided by Indian talent,” the Minister said.

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ECTA brings together two biggest economies

The Indo-Australia Trade Pact brings together two major economies of the world – India the 5th largest and Australia the 14th largest economy. India’s total bilateral trade with Australia is expected to cross $ 45 – 50 billion in 5 years, from existing $ 31 billion. India’s merchandise exports are expected to increase by $ 10 billion by 2026-27, according to the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.

What is ECTA?

Economic Cooperation & Trade Agreement or ECTA is a free trade agreement between India and Australia, which was signed on April 2, 2022. It was then ratified on November 21, 2022. Written notifications of the agreement were exchanged on 29 Nov, 2022 and after a month, it is now entering into force.

Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement eliminates tariffs on over 85 per cent of Australian exports to India and locks them in at zero duty charge. This includes key exports such as wool, lamb, barley, oats, fresh rock lobsters, cosmetics and many metallic ores, critical minerals, non-ferrous metals and titanium dioxide.

Trade Products –

Tariffs on a further 5% of exports, including macadamia nuts, avocados, berries, seafood, pharmaceuticals, cochlear implants, vitamins, infant formula, breakfast cereals, pasta, sandalwood chips, pumps and fillers, excavating machinery parts and lifting machinery for mines, are decreased and will be phased down to zero within 6 years. There is significant reductions in taxes on premium wine, lentils, almonds, oranges and strawberries.

1st FTA with a developed country after a decade

The India Australia ECTA unlocks trade access between both the countries. Australian stakeholders now have a market of 1.4 billion people and one of the world’s fastest growing major economies, i.e India.

It is the only agreement where there is 100% duty elimination – there will be no customs duty charged by Australia on 100% of tariff lines, informed the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. On the services side, Australia has given wide ranging commitments in around 135 sub-sectors.

Apart from the free trade agreement (FTA) with Australia, India has also operationalized FTA with UAE , this year. The Centre has thus established two trade agreements in 2022.

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To boost India’s labour-intensive sectors

Most manufacturers, processors and consumers of both the countries will benefit through this pact. It is pertinent that the trade agreement will support tourism, pharma, education, and other sectors of India. Likely, it will benefit India’s labour-intensive sectors such as textiles, leather, gems and jewellery, furniture, food and agricultural products, engineering products, and medical devices.

This will also eliminate double taxation on IT services which were making us less competitive & less profitable. From 1st April, double taxation for the IT sector will be over- we will save over a billion dollars going forward, give us a competitive edge and create many jobs, said Union Minister Piyush Goyal.
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Harbingers of a New India

The Modi-led government has announced policies based on the life cycle of a woman – so technically speaking policies to empower and safeguard women exist for a girl child in the womb to someone who is on her way out of her mortal coil.

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Centre rolls out new integrated Food Security Scheme; India rooting for Food Security @ G20


To provide free food grains to over 81 crore beneficiaries under National Food Security Act (NFSA) in 2023, the Central government has brought the integrated Food Security Scheme.

The Scheme which comes into force from January 1, 2023 also ensures effective and uniform implementation of National Food Security Act (NFSA), according to the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution.

Accessibility, affordability and availability of foodgrains

The new integrated scheme subsumes or combines two current food subsidy schemes of the Department of Food and Public Distribution- a) Food Subsidy to Food Corporation of India (FCI) for NFSA, and b) Food Subsidy for decentralized procurement states, dealing with procurement, allocation and delivery of free foodgrains to the states under NFSA.

It is a scheme to strengthen the provisions of NFSA, 2013 in terms of accessibility, affordability and availability of foodgrains for the poor and the vulnerable section of society.

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One Nation - One Price - One Ration

The Centre has social and legal commitment to the people of the nation- a dignified life by ensuring them access to food and nutritional security through availability of adequate quantity of quality foodgrains.

To fulfill this commitment to the most vulnerable 67% of population i.e. 81.35 crore persons covered under NFSA, the Cabinet decided to launch a new Central Sector scheme to stand by the vision of One Nation - One Price - One Ration.

How will the Centre implement this scheme?

Under the scheme, the Centre will provide free food grains to all NFSA beneficiaries i.e. Antyodaya Ann Yojana (AAY) households and Priority Household (PHH) people for the next one year through the widespread network of 5.33 lakhs Fair Price Shops across the country.

Fair Price Shops, also commonly known as ration shops in localities of rural and urban areas. Fair Price Shops are stores that give immense subsidies on necessary food commodities.

Uniformity and clarity on food security

Free foodgrains will concurrently ensure uniform implementation of portability under One Nation One Ration Card (ONORC) across the country and will further strengthen this choice-based platform. The Central Government will bear the food subsidy of more than Rs. 2 Lakh crore for the year 2023. The new scheme is aimed at bringing uniformity and clarity on food security under NFSA at beneficiary level.

Food Security @ G20

India’s G20 Presidency offers a historic opportunity to share its successful journey of becoming a food surplus nation in times of crisis through exports and address the present challenges to global food security.

Global conflicts, climate change, growing global population, rising food prices and unstable economy are the contemporary issues around the world. India under its G20 Presidency looks forward to fighting hunger and food crisis. It focuses on global food security and nutrition, climate-smart agriculture, building of inclusive value chains and food systems and a digital transformation in Agriculture

The Agriculture Working Group also aims to strengthen international cooperation for sustainable and nature-friendly agriculture, making agriculture livelihoods equitable and advantageous for the producers at the same time.

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Survey: 99% households have access to banking.

Among all government schemes being delivered on a mission mode, it is banking that now covers 99% households while access to gas connections has seen the sharpest increase over the last 10 years,a survey has showed.

The survey by think tank People Research on India's Consumer Economy (PRICE) showed that between 2011 and 2021, the increase in the ownership of mobile phones has kept pace with access to banking services, both rising by nearly 40 percentage points each (see graphic).

The survey also revealed how a combination of rollout in rural areas and greater affordability of the handset as well as services has led to a higher
pace of a jump in ownership in rural pockets than in urban areas.

The findings also revealed that the government will have to step up efforts on access to toilets across the country as less than three-fourths of the households were covered until the last round of survey conducted in 2021, compared with 63% in 2016. According to the 2021 survey, 88% urban households had access to toilets compared to 65% in rural areas.

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The PRICE survey, which covered around 3 lakh households, showed that now two-thirds of the households in the country had access to tap water - 57% in rural areas and 85% in urban areas.

The findings come at a time when PM Narendra Modi has called for saturation of all government schemes in the run up to the 2024 general elections. The survey has also shown that over half the Indian households now own two-wheelers, compared to one in every five 10 years ago (Census 2011). There is sharper jump in rural areas - from 14% in 2011 to 50% now, which is probably on account of higher income levels and better road connectivity.

The numbers also estimated that more than three-fourths of the households had television sets, while the ownership of fourwheelers at the national level was pegged at 14%.
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Times Of India: Growth indicator: Night lights up 43% in 10 yrs; 400% in some states
BENGALURU: While scientists have been using satellite images of the Earth at night — Night Time Light (NTL) — to study human activity and natural events for over three decades, economists, too, have followed suit in recent years, realising how this can help gauge a variety of indicators.

“In fact, if aliens were ever to approach Earth from its dark side, they would already know some basics about the global economy,” an IMF publication on ‘how satellite images at night reveal the pace of economic growth and much more’ reads.
In this context, the NTL Atlas — Decadal Change of NTL over India from Space (2012-2021), released by Isro’s National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) — shows that overall at the national level, normalised NTL radiance increased by 43% in 2021 compared to 2012.

NRSC used data from NASA and NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) for the analysis and NTL data provided is the cumulative radiance divided by the total geographical area. That is, nationally it is for the geographical area of the entire country and for states and districts, it’s those respective administrative boundaries.

A state-wise analysis shows that in developed states like Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra-Telangana, percentage increase is moderate — all under 55% — because of a higher base number in 2012, while lesser-developed states have recorded a greater growth in percentage terms.

According to NRSC, NTL annual composite is chosen for decadal time series analysis to analyse national, state and district-wise NTL trends. The datasets are processed for geotag, mosaic, extract as per administrative boundaries and calculate statistics to perform trend analysis. Annual normalised Sum of Lights (SoL) is calculated by aggregating the total radiance divided by total geographic area at different administrative units.

“Significant increase was observed in Bihar (474%), Manipur (441%), Ladakh (280%) and Kerala (119%), while good increase was observed in Arunachal Pradesh (66%), Madhya Pradesh (66%), Uttar Pradesh (61%) and Gujarat (58%),” the Atlas read.

According to the Atlas, moderate increase was observed in Lakshadweep, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Jharkhand, Haryana, Punjab, West Bengal, Uttaranchal, Karnataka, Odisha, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Nagaland, Chandigarh, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Tripura, Goa, Chhattisgarh, Assam, Andaman & Nicobar, Meghalaya and Jammu & Kashmir.

While the increase in six states/UTs has been classified insignificant, in 21 states/UTs the increase is in the range of 6% and 40% (see graphic). “NTL represents the intensity of artificial lights which can be related to many dimensions of development.


NTL data is obtained from sensors onboard combined missions of Nasa and NOAA… These products can be used for spatio-temporal trend analysis to understand its relationship with environmental changes and socio-economic parameters like electricity consumption, GDP, population, urban expansion, poverty etc,” said Prakash Chauhan, director, NRSC.

Globally, it’s not just the IMF, the World Bank, Asian Development Bank (ADB) and other institutions and organisations have been increasingly looking at night images of satellites to decipher various socio-economic indicators.


The ADB, in one of its blogs, for instance, says NTLs are much more than decoration — they provide data that can help determine socio-economic indicators when no other reliable information exists, while a similar observation is also made by the World Bank.
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