First Company of Ganga Task Force deployed Ganga Gram Yojana launched

The Union Minister of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Uma Bharti launched Ganga Gram Yojana at Village Puth in Hapur district of Uttar Pradesh (UP).

• Under the scheme, 1600 villages of UP situated along the banks of river Ganga will be developed.

Highlights of the Ganga Gram Yojana

• In the first phase of the progamme, 200 villages have been selected
• In these villages, open drains falling into river Ganga will be diverted and alternative arrangements for sewage treatment will be
• The villages will have toilets in every house

It is proposed to incur the expenditure of 1 crore rupees on every village.

Mission Indradhanush added Four new vaccines

Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare has announced that a set of four new vaccines will be added soon under “Mission Indradhanush”.

As a part of India’s newborn action plan,inactivated polio vaccine, adult Japanese Encephalitis vaccine, Rotavirus vaccine and Measles Rubella vaccine will be added.

SEEMA DARSHAN an initiative by the Ministry of Human Resource Development SEEMA DARSHAN an initiative to provide an opportunity for the children to experience the border environment and to encourage patriotism and nationalism among the students.

• It aims to provide the students the experience of the current security environment in the border

About the Program

The Ministry of Human Resource Development in association with the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Home affairs is organizing the programme. This is a five days program starting from 22nd January 2016.

Students of Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) and Navodaya Vidyalaya Samitiwill took part in the program. This sort of programs boosts the morale of our soldiers and develops felling of patriotism among the students.

Atal Innovation Mission and Self Employment Talent Utilization are being set up National Institution for Transforming India and will have Headquarter in New Delhi.

AIM of the Mission: An innovation Promotion Platform that involves Academics, Entrepreneurs, and Researchers possessing national and international Experiences to foster a Culture of Innovation, R&D in India.

• Decision has been taken by Union cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narandra Modiand the Mission would be guided by Mission High Level .
• AIM and SETU under NITI to come up with Rs 500 Crore and 1, 000 crore

respectively as stated in Budget Speech 2015- 2016 by finance minister.

NITI Aayog established an Export Committee on Innovation and Entrepreneurship to work out detailed forms of AIM and SETU by the chairmanship of Tarun Khanna Professor at Harvard University.

MP Gov launched  ‘Lalima Abhiyan’ to make state free from anaemia

1. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan decided to launch a scheme-‘Lalima Abhiyan’ to make Madhya Pradesh anaemia-fre It will be effective from November 1, 2016
2. Free iron folic acid tablets will be provided in aaganwadis’, academic institutions and

• Ferrous escorbate tablets instead of ferrous sulphate tablets will be distributed by the state’s Health Minister, Jagat Prasad Nadda

Minister of State for Women and Child Development Lalita Yadav has appealed to public representatives, non-governmental organisations and government officers and employees to cooperate for the success of the campaign.

Maharashtra government launches ‘Kaushalya Setu’ skill-development programme

Maharashtra government launched ‘Kaushalya Setu’, its skill development programme for students.

Under the Kaushalya Setu initiative, students of Maharashtra State Board of Secondary & Higher Secondary Education, who fail to clear Class X or SSC exam, would be accommodated in the skill development courses.

Jharkhand became first state to implement DBT in Kerosene

1. Jharkhand became the first state in the country to implement Direct Benefit Transfer(DBT) in Kerosene.

The scheme would be implemented in four identified districts of the state from 1st of October 2017. These districts are Chatra, Hazaribagh, Khunti and Jamtara.

Cabinet approves New Productivity Linked Reward Scheme for port and dock workers

• The Union Cabinet chaired by PM Narendra Modi has given its approval to New Productivity Linked Reward (PLR) Scheme for all Major Port Trusts and Dock Labour Board employees/workers for the years 2015-16 to 2017-18.
• The new PLR scheme will benefit about 37870 Port and Dock workers/employees in all the Major Port Trusts and the yearly outgo will be Rs. 49.58
• It will be calculated on the enhanced wage ceiling for calculation of Bonus at 7000/-per month.

It shall be paid annually on the basis of 50% weightage given to all India Performance and 50% weightage given to the individual Port Performance.

Government launches Biotech-KISAN scheme to empower farmers.

1. The Ministry of Science and Technology has started two new initiatives namely Biotech-KISAN and Cattle
2. Biotech- KISAN (Krishi Innovation Science Application Network) Empowering Small- and Women- Farmers with Science

Under the scheme, fellowship will be given to women farmers for training and education in the farm practice.

Janani Suraksha Yojana paid dividends: Study

1. A new study brought in first conclusive evidence of the role played by Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) in reducing ‘socioeconomic disparities’ existing in maternal
2. The JSY was launched in 2005 as part of the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) to improve maternal and neonatal health by promotion of institutional deliveries (childbirth in hospitals).
3. As per the latest Lancet report on maternal health, India accounted for 15 % of the total maternal deaths in the world in 2015 i.e.,45,000 women dying during pregnancy or childbirth. It is second only to Nigeria.

Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik unveiled Biju Kanya Ratna Yojana scheme

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik launched the ‘Biju Kanya Ratna Yojana’ (BKRY) and inaugurated 1,000 anganwadi buildings here as part of the celebration marking birth centenary of legendary Biju Patnaik.

About Biju Kanya Ratna Yojana :

This scheme will create awareness on gender discrimination against girls, their health, nutrition and education

The objective of the scheme is to improve Sex Ratio at Birth (SRB) and Child Sex Ratio (CSR) in the three districts.