Health Sector of the Country The focus of the Government is to provide accessible, affordable and accountable healthcare facilities to all sections of the country. Accordingly, Government of India also provides financial assistance to State/UT Governments for supplementing their efforts in this direction as the health is a State subject. The public expenditure on healthcare […]
Read MoreNational Nutrition Policy National Nutrition Policy (NNP) has been adopted by the Government in 1993. The National Nutrition Policy (NNP) identified key action in various areas having impact on nutrition such as agriculture, food production, food supply, education, information, health care, social justice, tribal welfare, urban development, rural development, labour, women and child development, people […]
Read MoreCommittee headed by the Chief Economic Adviser Dr. Arvind Subramanian on Possible Tax rates under GST submits its Report to the Finance Minister; On the Revenue Neutral Rate (RNR), the Committee recommends the same in the range between 15 percent and 15.5 percent (Centre and states combined) with a preference for the lower end of […]
Read MoreSteps to improve efficiency of PDS Government of India has enacted the National Food Security Act, 2013 (NFSA) on 10.09.2013, which inter-alia provides for coverage of upto 75% of the rural population and upto 50 % of the urban population of the country for receiving foodgrains at subsidized prices under Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS). […]
Read MoreMobile Governance Programme The Department of Electronics & Information Technology (DeitY), Government of India has started the delivery of public services through mobile platform since July 2011. The following steps have been taken to implement Mobile Governance so far: DeitY has developed and notified the framework for Mobile Governance in February, 2012. DeitY is implementing […]
Read MoreNew Initiative to Enable Higher Agriculture Yield Per Unit With the view to reduce cost of cultivation, enable higher yield per unit and realize remunerative prices, for farmer, some of the important new initiatives taken. (i) Soil Health Card (SHC) scheme by which the farmers can know the exact nutrient level available in their soils […]
Read MorePanel backs scrapping proposal of a 1% additional levy by states on the cross-border transport of goods A panel under chief economic adviser Arvind Subramanian, constituted by the government to decide on goods and services tax (GST) rates, has recommended a revenue-neutral rate of 15-15.5%, with a standard rate of 17-18% which will be levied […]
Read MoreUKPCS MAINS Writting Practice – 5th Dec,2015 Syllabus (indian economy) : indian monetary system -Role of RBI Question 1 : Describe the role of RBI in indian economy .125 words Question 2: what do you mean by credit and monetary policy.Describe the component of Credit and monetary.250 words Question 3: Credit and monetary policy is regulated by […]
Read MoreUKPCS MAINS Writting Practice – 4th Dec,2015 syllabus (general science & Technology) :Pollution Question1 : Increasing consumerism has led to huge volume of e-waste.Asses the hazards caused due to e-waste and suggest measure to tackle the problem.250 words Question2: To become smart city first requirement is to have best practices of solid waste management.comment.125 words Question3 : […]
Read MoreA history lesson for Indian MPs Rather than spend taxpayer money to reaffirm their faith in values of Constitution, MPs will do well to familiarize themselves with the history of the debates at the Constituent Assembly that led to the drafting of Constitution It is something like this: we wanted the music of veena or […]
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