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SHANMUGAM IAS ACADEMY
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NATIONAL NEWS
1. Assam Government Financial Assistance
News:
❖ Assam Govt to provide financial help to 8,000 Sericulture farmers.
❖ In Assam, Handloom and Textile department has taken steps to provide
financial help to 8 thousand Sericulture farmers during lock down period.
❖ Handloom and Textile minister Ranjit Dutta said that 5000 rupees will be
given as one time gratia payments through direct bank transfer.
Assam Budget 2020-21:
❖ Finance minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced 18 flagship programmes
in the state budget for FY 2020-21 presented in Assam Legislative Assembly.
Redesigned ‘Swami Vivekananda Youth Empowerment Yojana’.
Creation of entrepreneurial support groups of youth on the lines of NRLM
SHGs.
❖ Each member of the group to receive a grant of Rs 50,000
❖ To encourage youth to engage in economically productive activities
❖ To cover 2,00,000 youths of the State
Chah Bagicha Dhan Puraskar Mela:
❖ 7,21,485 Tea Garden workers from 752 gardens received a benefit of Rs.
5000 each during FY 18-19.
❖ To receive another Rs. 3000 each in FY 20-21.
❖ Will drive financial inclusion of Tea Garden workers and inculcate banking
habits
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Welfare Schemes for the Tea Tribes and Adivasi:
❖ Wage compensation for pregnant women
❖ Wage compensation expanded from existing 6 months to 9 months
❖ Compensation increased to Rs. 18,000 to be paid in 6 installments
❖ Will support pre-natal and post-natal health checkups and provide nutritional
security
Educational Benefits:
❖ One-time support of Rs. 10,000 to Tea Tribes & Adivasi students who pass
HSLC and HSC exams.
❖ Students will continue to receive same benefit provided they are still
pursuing their academic course.
Arundhati:
❖ Rs. 40,000 in lieu of 1 tola gold to newlywed brides with an annual family
income of less than Rs. 5 Lakh.
❖ Mandatory Registration of Marriage under the Special Marriage Act, 1954.
Comprehensive Social Security Scheme:
❖ One-time grant of Rs. 25,000 as family assistance to widows and ‘Widow
Pension’ of Rs. 250 per month.
❖ Swahid Kushal Konwar Sarbajanin Briddha Pension Asoni: Rs. 250 per
month to citizens above 60 years of age, 13 Lakh senior citizens covered so
far. Additional 10% to be covered in FY 20-21.
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2. Prime Minister Kisan Samman Nidhi
News:
❖ Telangana Farmers received Rs 2000 towards one installment of Prime
Minister Kisan Samman Nidhi.
❖ Many farmers have received 2000 rupees towards one installment of the
Prime Minister Kisan Samman Nidhi.
Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi:
❖ To provide an assured income support to the small and marginal farmers, the
Government has unveiled the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-
KISAN).
About Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi:
❖ PM-KISAN scheme was first implemented as the Rythu Bandhu scheme by
the Government of Telangana where a certain amount was handed directly
to the eligible farmers. Later, on 1 February 2019, during the 2019 Interim
Union Budget of India, Piyush Goyal announced the implementation of this
scheme as a nationwide project.
❖ Narendra Modi launched the PM-KISAN scheme on 24 February 2019 in
Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh.
❖ Under this programme, vulnerable landholding farmer families, having
cultivable land upto 2 hectares, will be provided direct income support at the
rate of Rs. 6,000 per year.
❖ This income support will be transferred directly into the bank accounts of
beneficiary farmers, in three equal installments of Rs. 2,000 each.
❖ The complete expenditure of Rs 75000 crore for the scheme will borne by
the Union Government in 2019-20.
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Conclusion:
❖ Name of the scheme: PM-KISAN Yojana
❖ Full-Form: Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana
❖ Date of launch: 24th February 2019
❖ Government Ministry: Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
3. Uttar Pradesh govt decides to promote all students
News:
❖ Uttar Pradesh government has decided to promote all students from classes
6 to 9 and class 11 affiliated with UP Board without final exams.
❖ Now these students will move to the next grade without appearing for the
final examinations.
❖ Deputy Chief Minister and Education Minister Dr Dinesh Sharma.
Yogi Sarkar Yojana for Education Sector:
❖ Yogi Adityanath Free Laptop Scheme in UP: To provide laptops to
students who are taking admissions in college.
❖ UP Free Internet Scheme / Vivekanada Yuva Internet Yojana Scheme: This
scheme to provide 1 GB free internet to all students taking admissions into
colleges.
❖ Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Yojana in UP: This Scheme to ensure the
education of girl child.
❖ Reward Scheme (Rs. 10,000) for Class 10th Pass Girls: The state govt.
would provide Rs. 10,000 cash reward to every girl upon passing class 10th
examination to promote girls education.
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❖ KG to PG Scheme (planned):Yogi govt. has planned to provide free &
compulsory education to all students between Kindergarten (KG) to Post
Graduate (PG) level in all government institutions.
❖ UP Draft for Fees Regulation Act, 2017: This is a bold step of Yogi sarkar
against the arbitrary nature of the private schools, now the private schools
does not have the authority to increase the school fees as per their will and
schools cannot force students to purchase books and uniforms from specified
shops.
❖ UP Free School Bag & Uniform Scheme: All those poor students in govt. run
schools whose annual income of the family is less than Rs. 56,460 per annum
(for urban) & Rs. 46,080 (for rural) i.e belonging to BPL category will be
given free school bags, uniform, and textbooks.
❖ Free Education Scheme upto class 12thAll the students from scheduled
castes (SC), scheduled tribes (ST), other backward classes (OBC) and
economically backward classes (EBC) category will be given free education
till intermediate level (12th standard).
❖ Ahilyabai Kanya Nishulk Shiksha Yojana: Free education till graduation
for all girls.
❖ Baba Saheb Ambedkar Scholarship Scheme: Higher education to poor
students.
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4. e-comic Textbooks launched in Manipur
News:
❖ Manipur State Education (School) Department has launched electronic
format comic textbooks for class III to V for Mathematics, Environmental
Studies and English Language in a motive to make up the gaps for the
academic situation arises due to lockdown due to COVID-19 pandemic.
Launched by:
❖ Manipur State Education Minister Dr. Thokchom Radheshyam officially
launched the e-comic textbooks at Imphal.
Static about Manipur:
❖ Imphal is the capital of Manipur. It literally means “The Jeweled Land”.
❖ Handloom industry is the largest cottage industry in the State. One of the
special features of the industry is that women are the only weavers.
❖ India’s first floating elementary school named Loktak Elementary Floating
School was inaugurated at Langolsabi Leikai of Champu Khangpok floating
village on Loktak Lake in Manipur on February 2017.
❖ The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC)
has constituted a four-member team for conservation and management of
Loktak Lake in Manipur.
Famous places in Manipur:
❖ Govindajee Temple: This is a Vaishnavite temple built by the former kings
of Manipur. The simple but beautiful structure consists of two domes and a
large congregation hall.
❖ War Cemetery: The Commonwealth War Graves Commission maintains the
graveyard. Little stone markers with bronze plaques on them commemorate
the dead British and Indian soldiers of World War II.
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❖ Khonghampat Orchidarium: The sprawling land of 200 acres boasts over 110
rare varieties of orchids including a dozen endemic species.
❖ Loktak Lake: The biggest natural freshwater lake of the northeastern region
of India is the Loktak Lake. The Sendra island is situated on the lake itself
and has a tourist bungalow that provides a captivating view of the lake
waters.
❖ Zoological Gardens: It houses the Sangai (the graceful brow-antlered deer)
at the base of pine-clad hillocks.
IMPORTANT DAYS
1. Abraham Lincoln Memorial Day
❖ Abraham Lincoln was born in a humble background in 1809, in the state of
Kentucky.
❖ His mother died when he was nine years old.
❖ He became a distinguished lawyer and great orator.
❖ In 1847 he was elected to the Congress.
❖ In 1860, Lincoln was elected as the 16th President of the USA as a
Republican Candidate.
❖ Lincoln played a great role in keeping the USA united.
❖ He refused to give southern states the right to secede from the Union.
❖ His greatest contribution to humanity was the abolition of slavery.
❖ After the civil war, citizens of all states of the USA were granted citizenship
and equal rights.
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❖ It was Abraham Lincoln who gave the famous principle of democracy – ie.
government of the people, by the people and for the people.
The fear of reforms by Abraham Lincoln and the Republican party:
❖ The immediate cause of the civil war was the American Presidential election
in which the Republican Party candidate, Abraham Lincoln, won (1860).
❖ While Abraham Lincoln stood for freedom of slaves, the Democratic
candidate Stephan Arnold Douglas wanted slavery to continue.
Movement for the abolition of slavery:
❖ A strong movement for the abolition of slavery began in the north. It called
for the repeal of the controversial Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 (this act had
mandated the return of runaway slaves to their masters).
Abraham Lincoln most known for?
❖ Lincoln is most famous for leading the country during the American Civil
War. His leadership in the North helped the country to remain strong and
defeat the South keeping the country united. He also pushed for the freedom
of all slaves throughout the nation.
Died:
❖President Abraham Lincoln was shot by John Wilkes Booth while attending
a play at the Ford Theatre in Washington D.C. He died the next day on April
15, 1865.
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