CURRENT BULLETIN - JANUARY 2020 CBS IAS ACADEMY POLITY

CURRENT BULLETIN - JANUARY 2020 CBS IAS ACADEMY

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POLITY & GOVERNANCE Current AffairsBodo Agreement: GoI signs “HistoricAccord”

Context: The Government of India signed the historic

agreement with the National DemocraticFront of Bodoland (NDFB).

Description: The agreement will provide political rights

to the Bodo Tribals living in Assam.According to the agreement, the BodolandTerritorial Area District will hold specialrights for the locals. However, the outsiderswill have to obtain “permit” to work in theterritory.

The accord signed is the third agreementsigned in 27 years and the first was signedwith All Bodo Students Union in 1993 andthe second was signed with the BodoLiberation Tigers in 2003.

The third agreement led to the formationof Bodoland Territorial Council under thesixth Schedule of the Constitution. TheBodoland Territorial Council nowadministrates 4 districts in Assam namelyChirang, Kokrajhar, Baska and Udalguri.These areas are called the BodolandTerritorial Area Districts.

Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) The BTC was established under the 6th

Schedule of the Indian Constitution.Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) wasconstituted to look after issues of Bodotribes like education, horticulture andforests. However, police, generaladministration and revenue are controlledby the Government of Assam.

Background:Major events in the long standing problem of Bodoconflict. 1929: Bodo leader Gurudev Kalicharan

Brahma submitted a memorandum to theSimon Commission asking for reservationsin the Legislative Assembly and for aseparate political entity for his people.

1960s and 1970s: There were calls fromBodos and other tribes for a separate stateof Udayachal as unauthorized occupantswere accused of encroaching on Bodo-inhabited lands.

Late 1980s: A demand for a separate statefor Bodos – Bodoland – and for Assam to bedivided “50-50” were raised. Despite Bodoleader and then ABSU presidentUpendranath Brahma adopting a “peaceful”approach, separatist groups like theBodoland Liberation Tigers (BLT) and the TheNational Democratic Front of Bodoland (ofwhich NDFB(S) is a faction) were foundedduring the same time.

1993, February: The Centre, Assamgovernment and the ABSU sign a tripartiteagreement, following which the BodolandAutonomous Council (BAC) was constituted.

2003, February: The separatist BLT wasdisbanded and another agreement wassigned between the Centre, the Assamgovernment and the BLT. This led to theformation of the Bodoland TerritorialCouncil (BTC).

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The BTC administered the BodolandTerritorial Area – an entity based on the ideaof a ‘state-within-a-state’ and created by thereorganization of seven Assamese districtsinto four contiguous districts – Kokrajhar,Chirang, Udalguri and Baksa.

2005: The National Democratic Front ofBodoland (NSFB) agreed to a ceasefire withthe Assam government and the Centre.After the treaty was signed, the group hadsplit into three factions. One of thosefactions, the NDFB (S), continued to carryout violent attacks within the state.

January 2020: The ABSU continued with itsmovement for creation of a Bodolandstate and NDFB carried out hit-and-runoperations, several rounds of negotiationswith New Delhi, four factions of NDFB andthe ABSU led to the signing of the third Bodoaccord.

Sustainable Growth Goals: UNDPContext: Telangana has emerged as the best

performing state in promoting inclusive andsustainable economic growth and decentwork for all on Sustainable DevelopmentGoals (SDG) India Index 2019.

Description: NITI Aayog released SDG India Index and

India was the first country to release SDGindex. Telangana topped the UNDP rankingof Indian states based on their progress inachieving SDGs.

The state has improved in 8 out of 17 SDGs.It has moved from score of 75 to 82. It outperformed in clean water, energy,sanitation. The state was also ranked numberone in terms of Reduced Inequality. It wasranked third in Affordable and Clean Energyand fourth in climate action.

The state has also slumped in some keySDGs and in gender equality, its performance

in 2019 was 26 percent against 43 a year ago.In zero hunger SDG too, it went down from53 to 36 percent while in good health andwell-being, it slumped to 66 percent from73 in 2018.

In reduced inequalities, Telangana stood at94 percent, down from 100 per cent last year.In no poverty SDG, it performance remainedunchanged at 52 percent.

Andhra Pradesh Cabinet passesresolution to abolish Legislative Council

Context: The Andhra Pradesh (A.P.) Cabinet has

cleared the decks for the abolition of theLegislative Council by passing a resolutionto that effect.

Description: The Andhra Pradesh legislative assembly

unanimously passed a resolution to abolishthe state legislative council and the statecabinet has approved the resolution. Theproposal has been sent to the centre forfurther action.

The move came after the government failedto pass two crucial bills in the upper houseof the legislature and the bills were relatedto the government’s plan of having threedifferent capitals for the state- Legislative, judicial and executive capitals.

Legislative Council: The Legislative Council is the upper house

in the state legislature. Similar to the RajyaSabha, the council is a permanent house,which means that it cannot be dissolved.Only the state legislative assembly can bedissolved.

Can it be abolished? The Parliament is the sole authority that can

provide for the abolishment of a statelegislative council or creation of a council ina state that has no council till now.

Assam was the first state to abolish its statelegislative council and the state passed aresolution for the same in 1947. After Assam,


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West Bengal had abolished its legislativecouncil in 1969 and Punjab abolished it in1970. The state legislative council of AndhraPradesh was also abolished previously in1985 and was revived again in 2006

Indian Science Congress to begin atBengaluru

Context: The 107th edition of Indian Science

Congress was held in Bengaluru and it willbe the ninth time the city hosts the annualconvention.

Description: The focal theme of the Congress is “Science

and Technology: Rural Development”. The important events of the Science

Congress are “Women Science Congress”,“Children Science Congress” and “ScienceCommunicators Meet”.

For the first time, a session on “Farmer’sScience Congress” was held. A scienceexhibition called ‘Pride of India’ whereindifferent technologies, machineries, equip-ments, science models, etc., was exhibited.

For the first time in the 107 years of historyof the Indian Science Congress (ISC), TheFarmer’s Science Congress was inaugurated,underlining the significance of farmer’srevolution and their scientific validity whichis a big encouragement for the farmer’scommunity.

Farmer’s innovation on integratedagriculture and entrepreneurship fordoubling farmer’s income, climate change,biodiversity, conservation, ecosystemservices & farmers empowerment andagrarian distress, rural bio-entrepre-neurship, policy issues were the importanttopics discussed by experts from thedifferent agriculture sector.

About ISC: The Indian Science Congress Association

(ISCA) owes its origin to the foresight andinitiative of two British Chemists, namely,Professor J. L. Simonsen and Professor P.S.MacMahon. It occurred to them thatscientific research in India might bestimulated if an annual meeting of researchworkers somewhat on the lines of theBritish Association for the Advancement ofScience could be arranged.The first meetingof the Congress was held from January 15-17, 1914 at the premises of the AsiaticSociety, Calcutta, with the HonourableJustice Sir Asutosh Mukherjee, the thenVice-Chancellor of the Calcutta University,as President.The 34th Annual Session of theIndian Science Congress was held at Delhiin January 3-8, 1947 with Pandit JawaharlalNehru, Prime Minister of India, as GeneralPresident.The Indian Science CongressAssociation celebrated its Seventy Fifth yearof its incepton, popularly called otherwise,Platinum Jubilee, in 1988, withProf.C.N.R.Rao as General President.TheIndian Science Congress Associationcelebrated its Hundredth year of its inceptonin June 2, 2012 and the Centenary Sessionwas held at Kolkata in 2013 under thePresident ship of Dr. Manmohan Singh ,Honourable Prime Minister of India.

First of Census 2021: Cereals eaten,transgender run houses

Context: For the first time, the Census will collect

data of transgenders headed houses and thecensus will also enquire about “Main cereal”,which is also included for the first time inthe history of census of India.

Description: In a first, the govt will collect data on

households headed by a transgender andmembers living in the family. Censusofficers will be seeking specific information

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based on 31 questions from everyhousehold during the house listing andhousing census exercise.

Under the head “sex of the head of thehousehold”, there will be sub-options vizmale, female and transgender. Also, thecensus will enquire about “Main cereal”.

The Census 2021 is to be conducted throughmobile phone application. The questions tobe asked are decided by the Ministry ofHome Affairs. The census is to begin bySeptember 2020.

The questions also include caste details,ownership status of the house, access tolatrine, LPG connection, smart phone, car,drinking water availability, main source oflighting, type of latrine, waste water outlet,main cereal consumed, etc.

Previous Census i.e 2011 census clubbed theemployment of transgender, their caste andliteracy under “Males” category.

ILO’s Labour Report, 2020Context: The International Labour Organization

released its “The World Employment andSocial Outlook: Trends 2020” (WESO) report.

Description: The report stated that the global

unemployment has been stable for the lastnine years and slowing economic growthmeans that for the increasing labour force,no new jobs are created.

This report stated that globalunemployment was stable for the past nineyears but as the global economic growth isslowing down and the number of workers isincreasing, new jobs are not being createdin the market in that proportion.

The report has projected that theunemployment is to increase around 2.5million in 2020. Currently there are 188million people unemployed in the world.This means one in five of the workersworldwide are living in poverty.

The report also says that around 165 millionpeople in the world do not have enoughpaid work and 120 million lack access tolabour market. In all, more than 470 millionare affected due to unemploymentproblems.

Working Poverty? According to the ILO’s report, those people

earning less than USD 3.20 per day areconsidered as working poverty-riddenpeople. ILO highlights that working povertyaffects over 630 workers across the world. Itis about one in five of the worldwideworking population.

According to the report, the growth incountries of India and china in the past 13years has caused the global labourinequality to reduce and the labour incomedistribution within these countries has notchanged.

The Gender gap in wages of the labours ismore in South Asian countries such as India,Pakistan and Bangladesh as compared to therest of the world. While it stands at 15% indeveloped nations, in these countries thegender gap of wages is 40%.

The growth of the labour force is slowingdown in middle and high-income countries,which means that fewer jobs need to becreated to stabilize unemployment rates.

Apart from the inequalities like gender,regional and age-based, trigger globalunemployment. It also restricts qualifiedpeople to find suitable and decent work.Poor quality of the workplace and badbehavior with the workforce is leading toglobal slowdown and poor economy.


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ILO report suggests that structural reforms,technological transformation, anddiversification in national and globaleconomies are required.

UIDAI’s 10-year success- AadhaarReport

Description: The Unique Identification Authority of India

(UIDAI) is a statutory authority establishedunder the provisions of Aadhaar Act 2016under the Ministry of Electronics &Information Technology.

Aadhaar even after 10 years is the world’slargest bio metric ID system in the world

In 2009, nearly 5 million births wereunregistered. However, today the body hasmade Aadhar huge success with 95% ofadults holding the identity card today.

Aadhaar collects only four personalinformation, that includes, name, gender,age and address along with biometric dataof thumb impression, retinal scan and facialrecognition.

Aadhaar had improved the reliability ofgovernment welfare programmes.According to the State of Aadhaar report,2019, Aadhaar has been the first identitydocument for around 65-70 millionindividuals. This benefitted them in openingbank accounts, accessing food rations,mobile phone services, etc.

The report also stated that 80% ofparticipants felt that Aadhaar improved thereach of government schemes and servicesfaster. Only 34% of Indians are yet to linktheir Aadhaar in the fear of losing theservices.

January 9: Pravasi Bharatiya DivasContext: On January 9, 2020, Pravasi Bharatiya Divas

was celebrated. The day is being markedsince 2003 to recognize overseas Indians.

Description: The Pravasi Bharatiya Divas is celebrated on

January 9, as Mahatma Gandhi returned fromSouth Africa on the day in 1915. In 2015, theday was declared biennial. In 2018, the daywas widely celebrated in Singapore.

The first Pravasi Bharatiya Divas or Non-Resident Indian Day was celebrated on 9January, 2003 and was observed annually till2015.

In 2016, the Ministry of External Affairsdecided to make the event biennial andsince then it is celebrated every second year.

It aims at promoting unity among Indiandiaspora living abroad and also mark thecontributions of overseas Indians. The eventis organized by the Ministry of ExternalAffairs. It is sponsored by Confederation ofIndian Industry.

The aim of celebrating the day is to providea platform for NRI to express theirperceptions about India and thereby involvethem in Indian developmental activities.

It also aims at creating a network of NRIs inall countries and connect youngergeneration. The day aims at connectingIndians living overseas with their roots sothat they shall contribute to thedevelopment of the country.

The Pravasi Bharatiya Samman is beingpresented to honour exceptional NRIs(Non-Resident Indians) for theircontribution towards the country. The awardis presented by the President ofIndia.Regional Pravasi Bharatiya Divas isorganised outside India. To give chance tolink up those Indian Diaspora who cannottravel to India for the main event. It hasbeen organised in 8 different cities. The 2015year marked 100 years or a century of thereturn of Mahatma Gandhi.

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Access to Internet-a fundamental right:Supreme Court

Context: The Supreme Court has declared access to

internet a fundamental right. The ruling isin sync with the United Nationsrecommendation that every country shouldmake access to Internet a fundamental right.

Description: The Supreme Court has declared access to

internet a fundamental right and stated thegovernment cannot deprive the citizens offundamental rights except under certainconditions explicitly mentioned in theConstitution.

The ruling came on hearing of a plea inconnection with Internet blockade in Jammuand Kashmir since August 5 — in the view ofrevoking of Article 370 in the Union Territory.

Indian constitution makes the right tofreedom of speech and expression afundamental right for all citizens. It has beenlisted in Article 19 (1)(a) of the Constitution.The Supreme Court has on many occasionsexpanded the scope of the right to freedomof speech and expression.

Outcome: The latest expansion makes the

constitutional provision keep pace withinnovation of technology. Internet is theprimary source of information to millions ofIndian citizens. A non-citizen can avail the

same benefits but cannot claim it as herfundamental right

The Supreme Court ruling is also in sync withthe United Nations recommendation thatevery country should make access toInternet a fundamental right. In India, Keralahad become the first state in 2017 to declareaccess to Internet “a basic human right”.

The only restrictions which may be imposedare those mentioned in clause (2) of Article 19which are

the interests of the sovereignty andintegrity of India,

the security of the State, friendly relations with foreign States, public order, decency or morality in relation to contempt of court, defamation

or incitement to an offence

Annual Status of Education Report 2019:ASER

Context: The Non-Profit Organization Pratham

released its annual report, Annual Status ofEducation Report, 2019. The report is basedon the survey conducted in 26 districts thatcovers 36,000 children in the age group of 4to 8 years.

Description: The report says that around 56.8% of girls

and 50.4% of boys are enrolled ingovernment schools and the Number of girlsenrolled in government schools is higherthan number of boys. On the other hand,number of boys enrolled in privateinstitutions is higher than that of girls

It explores children’s performance on 4competencies that are identified as importantpredictors of future success, viz.o C o g n i t i v eDevelopment, Early Language, Early Numeracy, and Social and Emotional Development.


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In the age group of 6-8 years, 61.1% of girlsand 52.1% of boys were enrolled ingovernment institutions.

`According to RTE act, 2009 (Right toEducation act), children should enter Class Iat the age of 6. But according to the report, 4out of every 10 children entering Class I areless than 5 years old.

The existing network of Anganwadi Centresshould be strengthened and expanded andearly language, numeracy, social andemotional learning tasks are closely relatedto age of the children. Therefore, it ismandatory to put children into primarygrades at the right age.

The age band of children between 4 and 8are seen as continuous progressive stages,Therefore, utmost importance should begiven in designing curriculum for thesestages

Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) ASER surveys use Census 2011 as the

sampling frame. ASER continues to be an important national

source of information about children’sfoundational skills across the country.

In 2016, ASER switched to an alternate-yearcycle where this ‘basic’ ASER is conductedevery other year (2016, 2018, and next in2020); and in alternate years ASER focuseson a different aspect of children’s schoolingand learning.

In 2017, ASER ‘Beyond Basics’ focused on theabilities, experiences, and aspirations ofyouth in the 14-18 age group.

In 2018 ASER had data on enrolment patternsin age group 4 to 8.

Assam tops in budget formulation 2020:Transparency International

Context: Assam has emerged as the top state in terms

of best practices followed in budgetformulation, followed by Odisha and AndhraPradesh, a survey by TransparencyInternational.

Description: The survey was conducted by the

organization based on four parameters suchas budgetary process, public disclosure, postbudget fiscal management and efforts tomake budget citizen friendly. The states thatwere ranked lower in terms of budgetformulation are Goa, Maharashtra andPunjab.

The international Non-GovernmentalOrganization measures and preventscriminal activities arising due to corruption.

Transparency International: It releases Global Corruption Index annually.

The organization is also a member ofUNESCO, United National Global Compact,UNESCO Consultative Status, United NationsSustainable Development Group.

The Headquarters of TransparencyInternational is located in Germany and theOrganization also provides GlobalCorruption Barometer that asks citizensabout their personal experiences ofcorruption in their daily lives and also theorganization publishes Government Anti-Corruption Index.

Since 1995, Transparency International hasissued an annual Corruption PerceptionsIndex (CPI); it also publishes a GlobalCorruption Report, a Global CorruptionBarometer, and a Bribe Payers Index.

World Sustainable DevelopmentSummit: TERI

Context: The World Sustainable Summit is an annual

event organized by The Energy andResources Institute (TERI). It is beingorganized since 2001 and the event hasbecome a premier international eventfocusing on developing actions.

Description: The concept of Sustainable Development

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has its roots in sustainable forestmanagement during 17th and 18th century.The Global Movement for SustainableDevelopment began in 2005 and it launchedthe UN decade of Education for SustainableDevelopment. This was the turning point forthe world to begin its journey towardssustainable development.

The Summit has in its journey of 18 yearsi.e. 2001-2019 to become a focal point forglobal leaders & practitioners to assembleon a single platform to discuss & deliberateover climatic issues of universal importance.In its 2020 edition, the Summit will addressbroad themes of- circular economy, water,energy, industry transitions & e-mobility.

The Summit brings together NobelLaureates, decision-makers and politicalleaders from multilateral institutions. Aftersigning the Paris Agreement in 2015, thesummit aims to provide long term solutionsto issues related to future of humanity.

Sustainable Development LeadershipAward (SDLA) awarded every year since 2005to an eminent global leader, felicitating theircontributions in the field of sustainabledevelopment.

The Energy and ResourcesInstitute (TERI) is a research institute in NewDelhi that specializes in the fields of energy,environment and sustainable development.Established in 1974, it was formerly knownas the Tata Energy Research Institute. As thescope of its activities widened, it wasrenamed The Energy and Resources Institutein 2003.

The scope of the organisation’sactivities includes climate change, energyefficiency, renewable energy, biotechnology,and social transformation.

World Sustainable Development Summit(WSDS) - An annual summit which facilitatesthe exchange of knowledge on diverseaspects of global sustainable development.

LaBL (Lighting a Billion Lives) - An initiative

to provide clean lighting access to bottomof the pyramid communities.

Green Olympiad - Conducted in associationwith MoEF, it is an internationalenvironment examination that is annuallyorganized for middle and high-schoolstudents.

Green Rating for Integrated HabitatAssessment (GRIHA) was conceived by TERIand developed with Ministry of New andRenewable Energy, is a national ratingsystem for green buildings in India

Historic Bru-Reang Refugee agreement:Tripura

Context: Government of India, Bru-Reang

representatives, Government of Tripura andMizoram signed an agreement in New Delhito end the refugee crisis of Bru-Reangcommunity.

Description: Under the agreement, around 34,000 Bru

Refugees are to settle in Tripura. The Centrewill offer their rehabilitation helps with anallocated budget of Rs 600 crores. With this,the refugees are now eligible to enjoy socialwelfare schemes of state and centralgovernments.

According to the agreement, the displacedfamilies are to be provided with land of 40by 30 square feet. The land is to be providedby the Tripura Government. The Centre willprovide aid of Rs 1.5 lakhs to build theirhouses. The Centre will also provide fixeddeposit of Rs 4 lakhs and Rs 5,000 cash aidper month and free ration for 2 years.

Background: In 1997, about 30,000 Bru-Reang tribals fled

from Mizoram and took shelter in Tripura’srefugee camps. Bru-Reang refugees fledfrom Mizoram due to ethnic tension. Thesebru refugees were living in temporaryshelters at Kanchanpur, in North Tripura.

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several efforts for permanent rehabilitationof Bru-Reang since 2010. Two stategovernments, Tripura and Mizoram, were ina continuous process for settling them downthrough a permanent solution.

In 2018, the government offered a packageto these refugees for their peaceful returnto the Mizoram. However, only 328 familiesaccepted the offer and went back to theMizoram.

The Bru Tribes are locally called Reang andhence the name Bru-Reang. They are ethnictribes living in India, Laos, V ietnam andThailand. They speak Katuic language. Theybelieve in Animism religion and someothers believe in Buddhism.

The Bru-Reang are one of the 21 ethnic tribesof Tripura that are included in the ScheduledTribe list. Some of them are Tibeto-Burmeseorigin.

The Bru are also close ethnically to Pnongampeoples of Southern V ietnam/EasternCambodia. Despite kinship with this group,the Bru are different politically andhistorically from this other ethnic group.

Facts: The main occupation of the people Bru is

manual swidden agriculture The main cropgrown by the Bru and a main staple of theirdiet is rice. Other crops grown by the Bruare beans, and corn The Bru are alsoinvolved in animal husbandry, fishing andhunting.

Every Bru village is relatively independentof others villages. A leader Headman (whoin more traditional areas is often the villagespiritual advisor) leads the community.

In Thailand the village headman is democra-tically elected by members (usually themen) of the village. In Laos, the villageheadman was integrated into the stateadministration

Lala Lajpat Rai Birth AnniversaryCelebrated

Context: India celebrated Lala Lajpat Rai’s 155th birth

anniversary on January 28, 2020.

Description: Lala Lajpat Rai was an Indian freedom fighter

who played a pivotal role in the IndianIndependence movement. He waspopularly known as Punjab Kesari. He wasone third of the Lal Bal Pal triumvirate.

He was also associated with activitiesof Punjab National Bank and LakshmiInsurance Company in their early stages in1894.

He is one of the most celebrated freedomfighters in the country. His patriotism earnedhim titles such as “Punjab Kesari” and “Lionof Punjab”.

Lal Bal Pal were the three leaders changedthe political discourse of the IndianMovement. They mobilized Indians acrossthe countries and strengthened SwadeshiMovement. They also were activeparticipants in involving Indians againstBengal Partition.

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He was an active participant of HinduReform Movements, Indian IndependenceMovements, Indian Nationalist Movements.He founded several institutions andorganizations such as Hisar Bar Council, HisarArya Samaj, Hisar Congress, National DAVManaging Committee.

Historical Movements: In 1928, the British government set up

the Commission, headed by Sir John Simon to report on the political situation in India.The Indian political parties boycottedthe Commission, because it did not includea single Indian in its membership, and it metwith country-wide protests. When theCommission visited Lahore on 30 October1928, Lajpat Rai led non-violent march inprotest against it. The protesters chanted“Simon go back” and carried black flags.

The superintendent of police, James A.Scott, ordered the police to lathi (baton)charge the protesters and personallyassaulted Rai.

Despite being extremely injured, Raisubsequently addressed the crowd and said,“I declare that the blows struck at me todaywill be the last nails in the coffin of Britishrule in India”.

25 January – National Voters DayContext: National Voters Day is observed on 25

January to highlight the importance ofvoting.

Description: 25th January is the foundation day of

the Election Commission of India (ECI) whichcame into existence in 1950. This day wasfirst celebrated in 2011 to encourage youngvoters to take part in the electoral process.

It is the day to celebrate the right to voteand also the democracy of India. ElectionCommission’s main objective is to increase

the enrolment of voters, especially theeligible ones. It’s a constitutional bodyderiving its authority from Article 324 of theConstitution and Representation of thePeople Acts.

The day was started in 2011 and the Year 2020marks 10th National Voters Day. Every year,National Voter’s Day is celebrated at NewDelhi in the presence of the HonourablePresident of India as the chief guest.

National Girl Child Day: January 24Context: Every year on January 24, India celebrates

National Girl Child Day to ensure that thewomen in the country are supported and areguided in their journey towards equality.

Description: National Girl Child Day was first initiated

in 2008 by the Ministry of Women and ChildDevelopment. The main objective behindis to highlight the inequalities faced by girls,to promote awareness including the rightsof a girl child, the importance of education,health, and nutrition.

Objectives of National Girl Child Day Toensure that the girl child should get all theirhuman rights, respect and value in thecountry. To increase the consciousness of thepeople and offer new opportunities to thegirl child in the society.To work regardinggender discrimination, to educate people.To remove all the inequalities faced by thegirl child.

The objectives behind celebrating theNational Girl Child Day is to provide supportand opportunities to the girls of India andgender inequality is one of the major issuesthat is needed to be focused along with legalrights, education, medical care andmarriage.


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PRAGATI: Pro-Active Governance andTimely Implementation

Context: PM Modi chaired the 32nd PRAGATI meet and

under the Pro-Active Governance andTimely Implementation, the Prime Ministerreviewed projects that are beingimplemented by the union government andtheir progress.

Description: PRAGATI is an ICT platform existing in the

Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) that reviewsand monitors various governmental projectsacross the country.

The chief aims of PRAGATI platform: Projectimplementation Project monitoring·Grievance redressal

The Prime Minister discussed 24 projectsthat were of worth Rs 24,000 crores at themeet. The projects were spread over 9 statesnamely Telangana, Odisha, Maharashtra,Karnataka, Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh, UttarPradesh, Bihar and Kerala.

PRAGATI was launched by PM Modi in March2015. It is an interactive platform to addressgrievances of common people.

The system is a 3-tier system comprising of:· PM· Secretaries of the GOI· State Chief Secretaries

The PM will hold monthly interactions withthe secretaries and Chief Secretaries via thisplatform. The interactions will take place onthe fourth Wednesday of every month. Theday will be called as ‘PRAGATI Day’.

It included three projects from Ministry ofRailways, one from Ministry of Petroleumand Natural Gas and five from Ministry ofRoad Transport.

Also, the projects under Pradhan MantriJeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana, Crime and Criminal

Tracking Network Systems and PradhanMantri Suraksha Bima Yojana were discussed

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