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Insured for a period of one year from June 1, 2015 to May 31, 2016. Next year onwards as well, the
risk cover period will remain to be June 1 to May 31.
Launched--9 May 2015, location Kolkata
The budget allotted Rs.100 crore for issuing cards and an additional Rs.56 crore to set up 100 mobile
soil testing laboratories across the country.
Programme started in rajasthan & first SHC issued in punjab
MAKE IN INDIA
India must become a manufacturing powerhouse in order to gainfully employ its demographic dividend &
Big labour pool and a large domestic market. In addition, with Chinas competitive advantage in
manufacturing eroding
India has the opportunity to take some share of global manufacturing away from China.
Stop tax terrorism & improve infrastructure
Reform labour laws & invest in skills development
Make it easier to acquire land & implement Goods and Services Tax (GST) some of the make in
india initatives
Spice Group said it would start a mobile phone manufacturing unit in Uttar Pradesh with an
investment of Rs.500crore
SAMSUNG --MSME-Samsung Technical Schools" will be established in India
Hitachi said it was committed to the initiative, It said that an auto-component plant will be set up in
Chennai in 2016
Huawei opened a new research and development (R&D) campus in Bengaluru
AIRBUS with MAHENDRA said that it will manufacture its products in India and invest $ 2 Billion
US dollars.
Marine Products Export Development Authority said that it was interested in supplying shrimp eggs
to shrimp farmers in India under the initiative
Tata JLR (Jaguar Land-Rover) announced that it will move its production of the Land Rover
Defender to its Pune facility in India in 2016
Digital India
KEY components of digital india
Digital infrastructure-to support national optic fiber
INTERNET OF THINGS (IOT)-essential building of smart cities
Foreign ICT investments -- make in india policy
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SKILL INDIA
Focus on creating jobs for youth, the government has decided to revamp the antiquated industrial training
centres that will skill over 20 lakh youth annually and devise special courses based on industry needs.
It will set up 1,500 new ITIs across the country and another 100-odd such centres in North East and
Left Wing
Extremism affected states.
Creating 500 Million jobs by 2020
World Youth Skills Day on 15th July*
SMART cities
A smart city should be able to respond faster to city and global challenges than one with a simple
'transactional' relationship with its citizens
Key 'smart' sectors which includes Transport, Energy , Health care& Water and waste
100 Proposed Smart Cities
SMART CITIES - Assistance from other countries
SINGAPORE --100 smart cities across the country, USA--AJMER, AHEMEBAD,
VISHAPATNAM , JAPAN--VARANASI, FRANCE --Pondicherry and Nagpur & gujarat ,SPAIN --
-DELHI, ISREAL -- Maharastra , CHINA -PUNE ,
CHINA - Andhrapradesh
JAPAN --MUMBAI, AUSTRALIA-- ATAL scheme, AUSTRIA -- JNNURM
GERMANY --3 more smart cities * no mentiones cities
CANADA -- Wooden multi-storey housing technology in urban cities
NOTE -- first smart city -- puducherry
Budget intiative -- 100 crores
Corpus --48000 crores & each smart city will get 100 crores for next 5 years
Namami Ganga
Ganga action plan (GAP)sarted in -1986
Stated by rajiv gandhi PM in 1985 with $ 226 million aid
From 1985 -2014 -- 4500 crores by govt of india
Ganga conservation mission --2000 cr & Budget -2014-15 -- 2037crores
Recent -- 20000 crores for "NAMAMI GANGA PROJECT "
5- states uttarkhand , jharkahand , uttarpradesh, westbengal , bihar
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INDRADANUSH
Aim : To achieve full immunization coverage for all children in the country by 2020
The Union Health & Family Welfare Ministry will be supported by UNICEF, WHO, Rotary
International and other donor partners
The plan aims at providing immunization for seven diseases which can be prevented by
vaccination:Whooping cough ,Hepatitis B, Diphtheria, Tetanus, Polio, Tuberculosis
Around 201 districts will be covered in the first phase and 297 will be targeted in the second phase &
around 82 districts are in the States of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh.
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under schemes such as MGNREGA and Backward Regions Grants Fund etc
Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana(DUGY)
Strengthening of sub-transmission and distribution network, feeder separation, Metering at all levels
including at input points, feeders and distribution transformers.
It also seeks to strengthen Micro grid and off grid distribution network of rural electrification. Funds:
The scheme has budgetary outlay of 76,000 crore rupees for implementation of the projects of which
Union Government will provide grant of 63,000 crore rupees.
It should be noted that, this scheme replaces Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY),
which was launched by previous UPA government led by then PM Manmohan Singh.
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305 cities were identified by Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation (HUPA)
Ministry of HUPA clears first affordable housing projects under Housing for All Mission -
Chattisgarh to build 26,034 houses for EWS and LIG
Selected cities :
Chhattisgarh (36 cities and towns), Gujarat (30), Jammu and Kashmir (19), Jharkhand (15), Kerala (15),
Madhya Pradesh (74), Odisha (42), Rajasthan (40) and Telangana (34).
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SAHAJ scheme :
Objective : For online release of new LPG connections for the consumers as parts of its consumer friendly
initiative.
Launched by Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan
The scheme has been launched in twelve cities - Ahmedabad, Bhubaneswar, Bengaluru, Bhopal,
Chennai, Chandigarh, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Lucknow, Patna, Mumbai and Pune.
Nai Manzil
To mainstream Madarsa students through bridge course with the help of reputed Academic
Institutions.
To be implemented by Maulana Azad Education Foundation (MAEF).
Launched in 2014 by Ministry of Minority Affairs
USTTAD (Upgrading the Skills and Training in Traditional Arts/Crafts for Development)
The Scheme aims at upgrading Skills and Training in preservation of traditional Ancestral Arts/Crafts of
minorities.
4 Components of the scheme:
Up-gradation of Skills and Training in Traditional Arts/Crafts through Institutions.
USTTAD Fellowship for Research and Development.
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Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching (PMMMNMTT)
Under the scheme Government will set up 50 Centres of Excellence for Curriculum and Pedagogy with
necessary emphasis on Maths and Science.
Setting up 30 Schools of Education,
50 Centres of Excellence for Curriculum and Pedagogy,
Two Inter University Centres,
National Resource Centre,
Five Centres of Academic Leadership and Educational Management,
Subject Based Networks and Workshops and Seminars
Launched in March 2015 by Ministry of Human Resource Development
Project Uddan
In this project the National Skills Development Corporation and the Ministry of Home Affairs and industry
will provide skills to 40,000 youth over a period of five years.
E-inclusion project
In the e-inclusion project to spread e literacy the people will receive IT training.
This project is an initiative to make at least one individual in every household e-literate,
under the project.
Economically weaker sections of the society including rural SC, ST.
Roshini Scheme
This scheme is released by the Centre government for skill development and job placement for rural youth
and women in most affected 24 districts in 9 states.
Nai Roshini
Leadership development scheme for minority women by Ministry of Minority Affairs.
Rajiv Gandhi Illuminating Scheme for Hill Town Advancement (RISHTA) Project
Launched by HP gov - State Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh in Shimla
The scheme is also known as Centralized Control and Monitoring System (CCMS) Smart Street
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Lighting Scheme for Urban Local bodies which implements LED based street lighting project
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GIAN Scheme
Aim : To boost higher education
13 disciplines and 352 courses to be taught in 68 national institutions - 500 international faculties
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SABLA Scheme
Rajiv Gandhi Scheme for Empowerment of Adolescent Girls (RGSEAG) Sabla has been implemented
by Govt which aims at empowering Adolescent Girls (AGs) between 11-18 years through nutrition, health
care and life skills education.
The scheme will cover 205 districts selected from all the States and UTs.
An amount of Rs 27486.79 lakhs has been released to states under SABLA in 2015-16 till date and
amount utilised is Rs 7844.49 lakhs.
Anwesha scheme
Odisha Gov launched the Anwesha scheme to provide education to Scheduled castes and scheduled tribes
children free of cost. 70 % Schedule Tribe and 30% SC students will be benefitted.
For each student, government will give Rs. 25000 for school fees per annum excluding hostel
cost and scholarship.
It will be implemented in 17 districts.
Reasoning Questions
Quantitative Aptitude Questions
English Questions
Computer Questions
General Aptitude
Reasoning
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Math Tricks
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