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Bank

Name /

Type

Number of

Beneficiaries at

rural/semiurban

centre bank

branches

Number of

Beneficiaries

at urban

metro

centre bank

branches

No Of

Rural-Urban

Female

Beneficiaries

Number of

Total

Beneficiaries

Deposits in

Accounts

(In Crore)

Number of

Rupay

Debit Cards

issued to

beneficiaries

Public

Sector

Banks

Regional

Rural

Banks

Private

Sector

Banks

Grand

Total

Disclaimer: Information is based upon the data as submitted by different banks

Source: PMJDY website

(All figures in Crore) Beneficiaries as on 21/02/2018

People Rewrite the Story of Banking with Pradhan Mantri Jan - Dhan Yojana

Four years of Modi Government have been a transformative

time for our country. The government is working as an

important facilitator and it is hand-holding people in many ways

to help them write their own success stories. It is also

supporting the people on the margins of our society to get up

and move ahead in a direction that was until recently

considered impossible.

In the last issue we took up a challenging task of establishing the

various schemes run by the government in various fields based

on factual information . The issue has been a big success and

favorable comments are still pouring at our office. Nothing

could have motivated us more than these enthusiastic

responses of our readers from across the country. So, again we

are all geared up to bring out another issue on the same subject:

The Modi government and its various works.

Like the previous one, this issue too is not just a compilation of

various government schemes but a window to a glimpse of

New India.

EDITORNagendra Goel

MANAGING EDITOR Renu Agrawala

SENIOR EDITORAshok Bhatacharya

PUBLISHED BYIASC Sector Skill Council E-261, Amar Colony,Lajpat Nagar - IV, New Delhi - 110024

Website: www.iascectorskillcouncil.in

All righter reserved throughout the world. Reproduction or

translation in any language in whole or in part without

permission is strictly prohibited. While reasonable care is

taken to ensure the accuracy of information published in the

SKILLING INDIA, no responsibility can be taken for any

error that may have crept up inadvertently or of any

unsolicited materials unless accompanied by appropriate

return postage and self-addressed envelope. All disputes

will be subjected to Delhi jurisdiction only.

DISCLAMER: Articles and advertisements published in

SKILLIN INDIA are those of writers & organization and

purely for information purpose and represents neither

endorsement nor recommendations by the publisher, editor

and their associates.

COPY EDITORGautam Pal

Follow us:

Nagendra GoelEditor-in-chiefChairman@iascsectorskillcouncil.in

Editor’s Desk

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1

April & May 2018, Volume 1, Issue 5,6

Skill Power, April & May 2018, Vol.1, Issue 5, 6

GUEST WRITERSSonia TrikhaAakanksha Prabhat KumarNeha TiwariFiroz QureshiAjay BhushanVikrant Candela

13.77 11.83 13.42 25.6 65297.6 19.29

4.3 0.79 2.79 5.09 13565.81 3.68

0.59 0.4 0.53 0.98 2245.16 0.92

18.65 13.02 16.73 31.67 81108.57 23.9

Bank

Name /

Type

Number of

Beneficiaries at

rural/semiurban

centre bank

branches

Number of

Beneficiaries

at urban

metro

centre bank

branches

No Of

Rural-Urban

Female

Beneficiaries

Number of

Total

Beneficiaries

Deposits in

Accounts

(In Crore)

Number of

Rupay

Debit Cards

issued to

beneficiaries

Public

Sector

Banks

Regional

Rural

Banks

Private

Sector

Banks

Grand

Total

Disclaimer: Information is based upon the data as submitted by different banks

Source: PMJDY website

(All figures in Crore) Beneficiaries as on 21/02/2018

People Rewrite the Story of Banking with Pradhan Mantri Jan - Dhan Yojana

Four years of Modi Government have been a transformative

time for our country. The government is working as an

important facilitator and it is hand-holding people in many ways

to help them write their own success stories. It is also

supporting the people on the margins of our society to get up

and move ahead in a direction that was until recently

considered impossible.

In the last issue we took up a challenging task of establishing the

various schemes run by the government in various fields based

on factual information . The issue has been a big success and

favorable comments are still pouring at our office. Nothing

could have motivated us more than these enthusiastic

responses of our readers from across the country. So, again we

are all geared up to bring out another issue on the same subject:

The Modi government and its various works.

Like the previous one, this issue too is not just a compilation of

various government schemes but a window to a glimpse of

New India.

EDITORNagendra Goel

MANAGING EDITOR Renu Agrawala

SENIOR EDITORAshok Bhatacharya

PUBLISHED BYIASC Sector Skill Council E-261, Amar Colony,Lajpat Nagar - IV, New Delhi - 110024

Website: www.iascectorskillcouncil.in

All righter reserved throughout the world. Reproduction or

translation in any language in whole or in part without

permission is strictly prohibited. While reasonable care is

taken to ensure the accuracy of information published in the

SKILLING INDIA, no responsibility can be taken for any

error that may have crept up inadvertently or of any

unsolicited materials unless accompanied by appropriate

return postage and self-addressed envelope. All disputes

will be subjected to Delhi jurisdiction only.

DISCLAMER: Articles and advertisements published in

SKILLIN INDIA are those of writers & organization and

purely for information purpose and represents neither

endorsement nor recommendations by the publisher, editor

and their associates.

COPY EDITORGautam Pal

Follow us:

Nagendra GoelEditor-in-chiefChairman@iascsectorskillcouncil.in

Editor’s Desk

EDITORIAL OFFICE201, 202 STBP NSIC Complex,Okhla Industrial Estate,New Delhi - 110020011-41072472, 26922471, 26922472info@iascectorskillcouncil.in

PRINTED ATNewtone Printers103, Plot No.-50, Community Center, Naraina Industrial Estate, Phase-1New Delhi:-110028

1

April & May 2018, Volume 1, Issue 5,6

Skill Power, April & May 2018, Vol.1, Issue 5, 6

GUEST WRITERSSonia TrikhaAakanksha Prabhat KumarNeha TiwariFiroz QureshiAjay BhushanVikrant Candela

13.77 11.83 13.42 25.6 65297.6 19.29

4.3 0.79 2.79 5.09 13565.81 3.68

0.59 0.4 0.53 0.98 2245.16 0.92

18.65 13.02 16.73 31.67 81108.57 23.9

ake in India,

Mwas launched

by the

Government

of India in

2014 to encourage companies

to manufacture their products

in India. It is a type of Swadeshi

movement covering 25 sectors

of economy.

The “Make in India” initiative is

based on four pillars, which

have been identified to give

boost to entrepreneurship in

India, not only in manufacturing

but also other sectors.

Since years policy-makers have

been debating how to give an

impetus to manufacturing in

India and make India a Global

Manufacturing Hub. It is

Narendra Modi, who within a

matter of months, launched the

'Make in India' campaign to

facilitate investment, foster

innovation, enhance skill

development, protect

intellectual property & build

best in class manufacturing

infrastructure.

Make In India is a new national

program designed to transform

India into a global

manufacturing hub. It contains

a raft of proposals designed to

urge companies — local and

foreign — to invest in India and

make the country a

manufacturing powerhouse.

Honorable Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi stated

the motive to launch Make In India

“It is important for the purchasing

power of the common man to increase,

as this would further boost demand,

and hence spur development, in

addition to benefiting investors. The

faster people are pulled out of poverty

and brought into the middle class, the

more opportunity will there be for

global business. Therefore, investors

from abroad need to create jobs. Cost

effective manufacturing and a

handsome buyer – one who has

purchasing power – are both required.

More employment means more

purchasing power.”

Sonia TrikhaMaster Trainer of Soft Skill

MAKE IN INDIA

3

CONTENT Make In India 3-4

Recognition of Prior Learning 4.0 5

Pradhan Mantri Grameen

Kaushalya Yojana 6-7

Integrated Power Development Scheme 8-9

National Heritage City Development

and Augmentation Yojana 10-11

TB Mission 2020 12-13

Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana 14-15

Setu Bharatam Project 16-17

Kisan Vikas Patra 18-19

Namami Gange 24-26

Pradhan Mantri Khanij Kshetra Kalyan Yojana 27

43-44News & Events

Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission 22-23

Vidya Lakshmi Loan Scheme 21-21

28-29Sampada Yojana

30-31NITI Aayog National Institution for Transforming India

32-33Solar Energy Scheme for Powerloom Sector

34-35Pradhan Mantri Yuva Yojana Yuva

Udyamita Vikas Abhiyan

36-37Atal Pension Yojana

38-40Tech Pre-Requisites and Key Strategies to

Build Safe and Smart Cities

41-43Railway Travel Insurance Scheme

Skill Power, April & May 2018, Vol.1, Issue 5, 6

ake in India,

Mwas launched

by the

Government

of India in

2014 to encourage companies

to manufacture their products

in India. It is a type of Swadeshi

movement covering 25 sectors

of economy.

The “Make in India” initiative is

based on four pillars, which

have been identified to give

boost to entrepreneurship in

India, not only in manufacturing

but also other sectors.

Since years policy-makers have

been debating how to give an

impetus to manufacturing in

India and make India a Global

Manufacturing Hub. It is

Narendra Modi, who within a

matter of months, launched the

'Make in India' campaign to

facilitate investment, foster

innovation, enhance skill

development, protect

intellectual property & build

best in class manufacturing

infrastructure.

Make In India is a new national

program designed to transform

India into a global

manufacturing hub. It contains

a raft of proposals designed to

urge companies — local and

foreign — to invest in India and

make the country a

manufacturing powerhouse.

Honorable Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi stated

the motive to launch Make In India

“It is important for the purchasing

power of the common man to increase,

as this would further boost demand,

and hence spur development, in

addition to benefiting investors. The

faster people are pulled out of poverty

and brought into the middle class, the

more opportunity will there be for

global business. Therefore, investors

from abroad need to create jobs. Cost

effective manufacturing and a

handsome buyer – one who has

purchasing power – are both required.

More employment means more

purchasing power.”

Sonia TrikhaMaster Trainer of Soft Skill

MAKE IN INDIA

3

CONTENT Make In India 3-4

Recognition of Prior Learning 4.0 5

Pradhan Mantri Grameen

Kaushalya Yojana 6-7

Integrated Power Development Scheme 8-9

National Heritage City Development

and Augmentation Yojana 10-11

TB Mission 2020 12-13

Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana 14-15

Setu Bharatam Project 16-17

Kisan Vikas Patra 18-19

Namami Gange 24-26

Pradhan Mantri Khanij Kshetra Kalyan Yojana 27

43-44News & Events

Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission 22-23

Vidya Lakshmi Loan Scheme 21-21

28-29Sampada Yojana

30-31NITI Aayog National Institution for Transforming India

32-33Solar Energy Scheme for Powerloom Sector

34-35Pradhan Mantri Yuva Yojana Yuva

Udyamita Vikas Abhiyan

36-37Atal Pension Yojana

38-40Tech Pre-Requisites and Key Strategies to

Build Safe and Smart Cities

41-43Railway Travel Insurance Scheme

Skill Power, April & May 2018, Vol.1, Issue 5, 6

'Make in India' has identified 25

sectors on creating jobs and

skill enhancement in

manufacturing, infrastructure

and service. These include:

Automobiles, Automobile

Components, Aviation,

Chemicals, IT & BPM,

Pharmaceuticals, Construction,

Defense Manufacturing,

Electrical Machinery, Food

Processing, Textiles and

Garments, Ports, Leather, Media

and Entertainment, Wellness,

Mining, Tourism and Hospitality,

Railways, Renewable Energy,

Thermal Power, Bio-Technology,

Space, Roads and Highways and

Electronics systems.

Activities and detailed

information is being shared

through interactive web-portal

and professionally developed

brochures. FDI has been

opened up in Defence

Production, Construction and

Railway infrastructure in a big

way.

An investor facilitation cell set

up by the government will act

as the first reference point for

guiding foreign investors on all

aspects of regulatory and policy

issues and to assist them in

obtaining regulatory clearances.

The cell will also provide

assistance to foreign investors

from the time of their arrival in

the country to the time of their

departure. The Ministry of

Home Affairs has been asked to

give all security clearances to

investment proposals within 3

months. A dedicated cell has

been created to answer queries

from business entities through

a newly created web portal

([http://www.makeinindia.com).

It will help answer all the

queries of the investor. The

government plans to introduce

a single labour law for small

industries. The aim is to de-

license and de-regulate the

industry during the entire life

cycle of a business.

The Prime Minister believes that

future lies in improving the

infrastructure, including

highways, port led

development, optical fibre

networks, gas grids and water

grids. Digital India mission

would ensure that Government

processes remained in tune

with corporate processes.

“Make in

India...this is the

step of a

Lion.Nobody

can question the

talent of our

people,

especially after

the

Mangalyaan"

New Infrastructure

Availability of modern and

facilitating infrastructure is a

very important requirement for

the growth of industry.

Government intends to develop

industrial corridors and smart

cities to provide infrastructure

based on state-of-the-art

technology with modern high-

speed communication and

integrated logistic

arrangements. Existing

infrastructure has to be

strengthened through

upgradation of infrastructure in

industrial sectors. Innovation

and research activities are

supported through fast paced

registration system and

accordingly infrastructure of

Intellectual Property Rights

registration set-up has been

upgraded. The requirement of

skills for industry are to be

identified and accordingly

development of workforce to

be taken up.

New Mindset: Industry is

accustomed to see Government

as a regulator. 'Make in India'

intends to change this by

bringing a paradigm shift in

how Government interacts with

industry. The Government will

partner industry in economic

development of the country.

The approach will be that of a

facilitator and not regulator.

Make in India is opening

investment doors. The world's

largest democracy is well on its

way to becoming the world's

most powerful economy.

Several states launched their

own Make in India initiatives,

such as Vibrant Gujarat, "Make

in Haryana" and "Make in

Maharashtra".

Combined with other initiatives

by the end of 2017, India rose

42 places on Ease of doing

business index, 32 places World

Economic Forum's Global

Competitiveness Index, and 19

notches in the Logistics

Performance Index.

This initiative converges and

enables other important

Government of India schemes,

such as Bharatmala, Sagarmala,

Dedicated Freight Corridors,

Industrial corridors, UDAN-RCS,

BharatNet and Digital India.

Source: - From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia,

Alok Soni, posted on 26th September 2014,

yourstory.com and pmindia.gov.in

4 Skill Power, April & May 2018, Vol.1, Issue 5, 6 5Skill Power, April & May 2018, Vol.1, Issue 5, 6

he Ministry of Skill

TDevelopment and

Entrepreneurship

(MSDE) launched

Pradhan Mantri

Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY)

in the year 2015. The objective

of this Skill Certification Scheme

is to enable large number of

Indian youth to take up

industry-relevant skill training

that will help them in securing a

better livelihood. Individuals

with prior learning experience

or skills will also be assessed

and certified under the

Recognition of Prior Learning

(RPL) component of the

Scheme. Currently, RPL is being

implemented through any of

the three project types

1. RPL Camps

2. Employer's Premises

3. RPL Centre's

In order to enhance the

industry acceptability of RPL

certification and extend the

outreach of the scheme directly

to reputed employers/industries

across sectors, PMKVY

introduced“RPL Project Type 4 –

Best in Class Employer”.

Recognition of Prior Learning

type 4 is a scheme in which the

Industry & the Sector Skill

Council come together and join

hands for the assessment & the

certification of the skilled

workforce. It aims to appreciate

prior learning irrespective of the

medium of achieving it. In

short, RPL is a process of

assessment of an individual's

prior learning to give due

importance to learning as an

outcome rather than learning as

process.

Under PMKVY, special focus is

given to RPL by recognizing

prior competencies of the

assessed candidates and

provides a certificate and

monetary reward on successful

completion of assessments.

Benefits to the Nation

Ÿ Create a Database of skilled

manpower in a particular

domain.

Ÿ Achieve the mission of

making India Skill Capital of

the World.

Ÿ Ensure wider outreach to the

large uncertified workforce

in organized sector across

the country

Benefits to Industry

Ÿ Understanding the Skill Gaps

Ÿ Co-branded certificate with

logo of the Employer

Ÿ Vendor skills improvement

Ÿ Create Competency level

matrix of the Workforce

Ÿ Benefits to the Employee

Ÿ Certification for the

uncertified workforce

Ÿ Reward Money as a

monetary benefit to

participating workforce.

The aim is to put the top

employer in the centre of

activities and extend the

National Skills Qualifications

Framework (NSQF)

certifications to the large

uncertified workforce.The

biggest benefit of the scheme is

that the certification of the

industry manpower is done by

the industry within the industry

with out wasting any time. It is

essential for Industry 4.0 and to

reap the demographic dividend.

The Industrial growth is not

happening to the extent as per

the capabilities of the country.

The youth need to be prepared

for global opportunities and for

this it is essential that they get

certification.

Since best in the class corporate

/ industry employees are an

established expert in their

profession, especially those who

have worked one year in the

organization, SSC's use a

simplified procedure of

assessment through the

manager/ supervisor/

departmental head for the

other employees of his/her

department. Employer and SSC

shall work together to map the

competencies of the employees

with the respective job roles

under National Skills

Qualifications Framework

(NSQF).

Learning PriorRecognition of

4.0Vikrant Candelahpo@iascsectorskillcouncil.in

'Make in India' has identified 25

sectors on creating jobs and

skill enhancement in

manufacturing, infrastructure

and service. These include:

Automobiles, Automobile

Components, Aviation,

Chemicals, IT & BPM,

Pharmaceuticals, Construction,

Defense Manufacturing,

Electrical Machinery, Food

Processing, Textiles and

Garments, Ports, Leather, Media

and Entertainment, Wellness,

Mining, Tourism and Hospitality,

Railways, Renewable Energy,

Thermal Power, Bio-Technology,

Space, Roads and Highways and

Electronics systems.

Activities and detailed

information is being shared

through interactive web-portal

and professionally developed

brochures. FDI has been

opened up in Defence

Production, Construction and

Railway infrastructure in a big

way.

An investor facilitation cell set

up by the government will act

as the first reference point for

guiding foreign investors on all

aspects of regulatory and policy

issues and to assist them in

obtaining regulatory clearances.

The cell will also provide

assistance to foreign investors

from the time of their arrival in

the country to the time of their

departure. The Ministry of

Home Affairs has been asked to

give all security clearances to

investment proposals within 3

months. A dedicated cell has

been created to answer queries

from business entities through

a newly created web portal

([http://www.makeinindia.com).

It will help answer all the

queries of the investor. The

government plans to introduce

a single labour law for small

industries. The aim is to de-

license and de-regulate the

industry during the entire life

cycle of a business.

The Prime Minister believes that

future lies in improving the

infrastructure, including

highways, port led

development, optical fibre

networks, gas grids and water

grids. Digital India mission

would ensure that Government

processes remained in tune

with corporate processes.

“Make in

India...this is the

step of a

Lion.Nobody

can question the

talent of our

people,

especially after

the

Mangalyaan"

New Infrastructure

Availability of modern and

facilitating infrastructure is a

very important requirement for

the growth of industry.

Government intends to develop

industrial corridors and smart

cities to provide infrastructure

based on state-of-the-art

technology with modern high-

speed communication and

integrated logistic

arrangements. Existing

infrastructure has to be

strengthened through

upgradation of infrastructure in

industrial sectors. Innovation

and research activities are

supported through fast paced

registration system and

accordingly infrastructure of

Intellectual Property Rights

registration set-up has been

upgraded. The requirement of

skills for industry are to be

identified and accordingly

development of workforce to

be taken up.

New Mindset: Industry is

accustomed to see Government

as a regulator. 'Make in India'

intends to change this by

bringing a paradigm shift in

how Government interacts with

industry. The Government will

partner industry in economic

development of the country.

The approach will be that of a

facilitator and not regulator.

Make in India is opening

investment doors. The world's

largest democracy is well on its

way to becoming the world's

most powerful economy.

Several states launched their

own Make in India initiatives,

such as Vibrant Gujarat, "Make

in Haryana" and "Make in

Maharashtra".

Combined with other initiatives

by the end of 2017, India rose

42 places on Ease of doing

business index, 32 places World

Economic Forum's Global

Competitiveness Index, and 19

notches in the Logistics

Performance Index.

This initiative converges and

enables other important

Government of India schemes,

such as Bharatmala, Sagarmala,

Dedicated Freight Corridors,

Industrial corridors, UDAN-RCS,

BharatNet and Digital India.

Source: - From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia,

Alok Soni, posted on 26th September 2014,

yourstory.com and pmindia.gov.in

4 Skill Power, April & May 2018, Vol.1, Issue 5, 6 5Skill Power, April & May 2018, Vol.1, Issue 5, 6

he Ministry of Skill

TDevelopment and

Entrepreneurship

(MSDE) launched

Pradhan Mantri

Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY)

in the year 2015. The objective

of this Skill Certification Scheme

is to enable large number of

Indian youth to take up

industry-relevant skill training

that will help them in securing a

better livelihood. Individuals

with prior learning experience

or skills will also be assessed

and certified under the

Recognition of Prior Learning

(RPL) component of the

Scheme. Currently, RPL is being

implemented through any of

the three project types

1. RPL Camps

2. Employer's Premises

3. RPL Centre's

In order to enhance the

industry acceptability of RPL

certification and extend the

outreach of the scheme directly

to reputed employers/industries

across sectors, PMKVY

introduced“RPL Project Type 4 –

Best in Class Employer”.

Recognition of Prior Learning

type 4 is a scheme in which the

Industry & the Sector Skill

Council come together and join

hands for the assessment & the

certification of the skilled

workforce. It aims to appreciate

prior learning irrespective of the

medium of achieving it. In

short, RPL is a process of

assessment of an individual's

prior learning to give due

importance to learning as an

outcome rather than learning as

process.

Under PMKVY, special focus is

given to RPL by recognizing

prior competencies of the

assessed candidates and

provides a certificate and

monetary reward on successful

completion of assessments.

Benefits to the Nation

Ÿ Create a Database of skilled

manpower in a particular

domain.

Ÿ Achieve the mission of

making India Skill Capital of

the World.

Ÿ Ensure wider outreach to the

large uncertified workforce

in organized sector across

the country

Benefits to Industry

Ÿ Understanding the Skill Gaps

Ÿ Co-branded certificate with

logo of the Employer

Ÿ Vendor skills improvement

Ÿ Create Competency level

matrix of the Workforce

Ÿ Benefits to the Employee

Ÿ Certification for the

uncertified workforce

Ÿ Reward Money as a

monetary benefit to

participating workforce.

The aim is to put the top

employer in the centre of

activities and extend the

National Skills Qualifications

Framework (NSQF)

certifications to the large

uncertified workforce.The

biggest benefit of the scheme is

that the certification of the

industry manpower is done by

the industry within the industry

with out wasting any time. It is

essential for Industry 4.0 and to

reap the demographic dividend.

The Industrial growth is not

happening to the extent as per

the capabilities of the country.

The youth need to be prepared

for global opportunities and for

this it is essential that they get

certification.

Since best in the class corporate

/ industry employees are an

established expert in their

profession, especially those who

have worked one year in the

organization, SSC's use a

simplified procedure of

assessment through the

manager/ supervisor/

departmental head for the

other employees of his/her

department. Employer and SSC

shall work together to map the

competencies of the employees

with the respective job roles

under National Skills

Qualifications Framework

(NSQF).

Learning PriorRecognition of

4.0Vikrant Candelahpo@iascsectorskillcouncil.in

The minimum age of entry in

that programme was 18, but in

the new scheme the lower limit

was brought down to 15. As

part of the programme, the

government has also planned

to start at least 1000-2000

training centres across India by

2016 and is also expected to

spend in the region of INR

15,000-20,000 crore for the

same.

The government has seen that

the demand for labour is quite

high in various countries and it

feels that with proper training,

trained rural youth will find jobs

abroad. They expect that these

youth can earn in the region of

$500. For Indians working at

home, the earnings per month

could be at least INR 6000.

In order to make the

programme more effective, the

Indian Government had

planned to assist the rural poor

in 56,000 gram panchayats on

high priority. There are around

2,38,000 such panchayats in the

country, which means that the

said number accounts for

almost 25% of the count. These

panchayats had been selected

on the basis of the coverage

done in the Rural Livelihood

Mission (NRLM), which was also

a programme of the central

government to create

awareness regarding self-

employment.

The DDU-GKY teaches a wide

variety of programmes for

people looking for jobs and

some of them may be

mentioned as below

Ÿ Welding

Ÿ Masonry

Ÿ Painting

Ÿ Domestic nursing of elderly

people

Ÿ Taking care of banking needs

in rural areas

Ÿ Background checking

DDU-GKY funds a variety of skill

training programs covering

over 250 trades across a range

of sectors such as Retail,

Hospitality , Health,

Construction, Automotive,

Leather, Electrical, Plumbing,

Gems and Jewelry, to name a

few. The only mandate is that

skill training should be demand

based and lead to placement of

at least 75% of the trainees.

The trade specific skills are

required to follow the

curriculum and norms

prescribed by specified national

agencies: the National Council

for Vocational Training and

Sector Skills Councils.

In addition to the trade specific

skills, training must be provided

in employability and soft skills,

functional English and

functional Informational

technology literacy so that the

training can build cross cutting

essential skills.

DDU-GKY is applicable to the

entire country. The scheme is

being implemented currently in

13 States/UTs across 460

districts partnering currently

with 82 Project Implimentation

Agencys covering 18 sectors.

Along with the Make in India

campaign, this programme can

play a major part in making

India an economically-thriving

country. The programme has

the potential of making India a

hub of exporting labour. As per

the calculations of the Rural

Development Ministry, by 2020,

developed countries across the

world could be experiencing

shortfall of at least 57 million

people in semi-skilled works. At

the same time, India could have

an excess of 47 million. This is

where India could be ideally

placed to satisfy a major chunk

of the demand – if not the

whole one.

Source: www.ddugky.gov.in, mapsofindia.com, Wikipedia

Deen Dayal

Upadhyaya

Grameen

Kaushalya Yojana

(DDU-GKY) is a

youth employment programme

of the Indian Government. It

was launched by Union Minister

Naidu and Nitin Gadkari on 25

September 2014. It was the

98th birth anniversary of Pandit

Deen Dayal Upadhyaya, a

prominent figure in Bharatiya

Jana Sangh, the predecessor of

BJP. It's main aim is to help

people in the age group of 15-

35 years and train a million

young individuals in India by

2017, which can be regarded as

a courageous target of sorts.

This programme is a re-

launched version of the rural

skilling programme already in

operation, known as Aajeevika

Skills, and is being done in a

public-private partnership

method.

According to Census 2011, India

has 55 million potential workers

between the ages of 15 and 35

years in rural areas. At the same

time, the world is expected to face

a shortage of 57 million workers

by 2020. This presents a historic

opportunity for India to transform

its demographic surplus into a

demographic dividend.

The Ministry of Rural

Development implements DDU-

GKY to drive this national agenda

for inclusive growth, by

developing skills and productive

capacity of the rural youth from

poor families.

There are several challenges

preventing India's rural poor from

competing in the modern market,

such as the lack of formal

education and marketable skills.

DDU-GKY bridges this gap by

funding training projects

benchmarked to global standards,

with an emphasis on placement,

retention, career progression and

foreign placement.

Deen Dayal Upadhyaya

Grameen Kaushalya Yojana

6 7Skill Power, April & May 2018, Vol.1, Issue 5, 6 Skill Power, April & May 2018, Vol.1, Issue 5, 6

Sonia TrikhaMaster Trainer of Soft Skill

The minimum age of entry in

that programme was 18, but in

the new scheme the lower limit

was brought down to 15. As

part of the programme, the

government has also planned

to start at least 1000-2000

training centres across India by

2016 and is also expected to

spend in the region of INR

15,000-20,000 crore for the

same.

The government has seen that

the demand for labour is quite

high in various countries and it

feels that with proper training,

trained rural youth will find jobs

abroad. They expect that these

youth can earn in the region of

$500. For Indians working at

home, the earnings per month

could be at least INR 6000.

In order to make the

programme more effective, the

Indian Government had

planned to assist the rural poor

in 56,000 gram panchayats on

high priority. There are around

2,38,000 such panchayats in the

country, which means that the

said number accounts for

almost 25% of the count. These

panchayats had been selected

on the basis of the coverage

done in the Rural Livelihood

Mission (NRLM), which was also

a programme of the central

government to create

awareness regarding self-

employment.

The DDU-GKY teaches a wide

variety of programmes for

people looking for jobs and

some of them may be

mentioned as below

Ÿ Welding

Ÿ Masonry

Ÿ Painting

Ÿ Domestic nursing of elderly

people

Ÿ Taking care of banking needs

in rural areas

Ÿ Background checking

DDU-GKY funds a variety of skill

training programs covering

over 250 trades across a range

of sectors such as Retail,

Hospitality , Health,

Construction, Automotive,

Leather, Electrical, Plumbing,

Gems and Jewelry, to name a

few. The only mandate is that

skill training should be demand

based and lead to placement of

at least 75% of the trainees.

The trade specific skills are

required to follow the

curriculum and norms

prescribed by specified national

agencies: the National Council

for Vocational Training and

Sector Skills Councils.

In addition to the trade specific

skills, training must be provided

in employability and soft skills,

functional English and

functional Informational

technology literacy so that the

training can build cross cutting

essential skills.

DDU-GKY is applicable to the

entire country. The scheme is

being implemented currently in

13 States/UTs across 460

districts partnering currently

with 82 Project Implimentation

Agencys covering 18 sectors.

Along with the Make in India

campaign, this programme can

play a major part in making

India an economically-thriving

country. The programme has

the potential of making India a

hub of exporting labour. As per

the calculations of the Rural

Development Ministry, by 2020,

developed countries across the

world could be experiencing

shortfall of at least 57 million

people in semi-skilled works. At

the same time, India could have

an excess of 47 million. This is

where India could be ideally

placed to satisfy a major chunk

of the demand – if not the

whole one.

Source: www.ddugky.gov.in, mapsofindia.com, Wikipedia

Deen Dayal

Upadhyaya

Grameen

Kaushalya Yojana

(DDU-GKY) is a

youth employment programme

of the Indian Government. It

was launched by Union Minister

Naidu and Nitin Gadkari on 25

September 2014. It was the

98th birth anniversary of Pandit

Deen Dayal Upadhyaya, a

prominent figure in Bharatiya

Jana Sangh, the predecessor of

BJP. It's main aim is to help

people in the age group of 15-

35 years and train a million

young individuals in India by

2017, which can be regarded as

a courageous target of sorts.

This programme is a re-

launched version of the rural

skilling programme already in

operation, known as Aajeevika

Skills, and is being done in a

public-private partnership

method.

According to Census 2011, India

has 55 million potential workers

between the ages of 15 and 35

years in rural areas. At the same

time, the world is expected to face

a shortage of 57 million workers

by 2020. This presents a historic

opportunity for India to transform

its demographic surplus into a

demographic dividend.

The Ministry of Rural

Development implements DDU-

GKY to drive this national agenda

for inclusive growth, by

developing skills and productive

capacity of the rural youth from

poor families.

There are several challenges

preventing India's rural poor from

competing in the modern market,

such as the lack of formal

education and marketable skills.

DDU-GKY bridges this gap by

funding training projects

benchmarked to global standards,

with an emphasis on placement,

retention, career progression and

foreign placement.

Deen Dayal Upadhyaya

Grameen Kaushalya Yojana

6 7Skill Power, April & May 2018, Vol.1, Issue 5, 6 Skill Power, April & May 2018, Vol.1, Issue 5, 6

Sonia TrikhaMaster Trainer of Soft Skill

There are two factors

responsible for this:

1. Technical Losses

2. Commercial Losses.

Objectives of the IPDS

Scheme

The three main objectives of the

IPDS scheme have been clearly

laid out to be:

1. Strengthening of sub-

transmission and distribution

network in the urban areas.

The current power transmission

and distribution network in

some states is in ruins and

needs a major revamp. The

network at other places is

damaged, downgraded or old,

and is not working at its full

efficiency. The strengthening of

the current system in place is

very important to bring down

the average power losses of the

country.

Under the IPDS scheme there

are various activities that need

to be Carried Out.

Ÿ Renovation and

Modernization of existing

substations and lines.

Ÿ Installation of new

distribution transformers.

Ÿ Creation of new substations.

Ÿ Aerial Bunched Cables in

theft prone areas.

Ÿ High Voltage Distribution

Systems

2. Metering of distribution

transformers / feeders /

consumers in the urban areas.

It is also a matter of fact that

there are widespread cases of

tampering with the electricity

meters, throughout the country.

In fact, the consumption is not

being measured at many places,

and irregularities in readings

are present everywhere. Putting

in place a reliable system, with

proper metering and reading of

the consumption of users is the

need of the hour.

Ÿ Installation of static meters

for feeders, distribution

transformers and all

categories of customers.

Ÿ Replacement of faulty and

electro-mechanical meters.

Ÿ Relocation of meters outside

customers' premises.

3. IT enablement of

distribution sector and

strengthening of the

distribution network.

4. Establishment of national

Power Distribution Hub

5. Completion of Optical Fibre

missing links.

6. Training and Capacity

Building.

7. Provisioning of Solar

Panels.

Outlay & Budgetary Support

Ÿ An estimated outlay of Rs

32,612 crore including a

budgetary support of Rs

25,354 crore from

Government of India during

the entire implementation

period.R-APDRP scheme cost

of Rs 44,011 crore including

a budgetary support of Rs

22,727 crore as already

approved by CCEA will be

carried forward to the new

scheme of IPDS in addition

to the outlay.

Ÿ All Discoms will be eligible

for financial assistance under

the scheme.

Funding pattern

Ÿ GoI Grant = 60% (85% for

special category States).

Ÿ Additional Grant = 15% (5%

for special category States) -

linked to achievement of

milestones.

The scheme is an attempt to

shift the focus of the power

sector from scaling up

establishing new production

units (and burn enormous

amounts of coal), to trap the

losses of the power already

available, and drive it to the

consumers to make India a

power surplus nation.

Source: Wikipedia, sarkariniti.com,ipds.gov.in

inistry of Power, Government of India

Mlaunched “Integrated Power Development

Scheme" (IPDS) on 3rd December 2014.

The power distribution system of our country is so

unorganized that a large chunk of the power that is

transmitted gets lost on the way. Over the years, we have

relentlessly focused on increasing the production of our power

units and establishing power units, but little has been done to

reduce these transmission losses, making electricity dearer for

the government, as well as people.

In certain parts of the country, power theft is so widespread,

that almost half the power being produced is being stolen,

leading to exaggerating losses for the power production and

distribution companies. This is particularly the case where

these power companies are government owned. The whole

burden again comes on the honest taxpayer.

Power

Development Scheme

Integrated

8 9Skill Power, April & May 2018, Vol.1, Issue 5, 6 Skill Power, April & May 2018, Vol.1, Issue 5, 6

Firoz Qureshi

There are two factors

responsible for this:

1. Technical Losses

2. Commercial Losses.

Objectives of the IPDS

Scheme

The three main objectives of the

IPDS scheme have been clearly

laid out to be:

1. Strengthening of sub-

transmission and distribution

network in the urban areas.

The current power transmission

and distribution network in

some states is in ruins and

needs a major revamp. The

network at other places is

damaged, downgraded or old,

and is not working at its full

efficiency. The strengthening of

the current system in place is

very important to bring down

the average power losses of the

country.

Under the IPDS scheme there

are various activities that need

to be Carried Out.

Ÿ Renovation and

Modernization of existing

substations and lines.

Ÿ Installation of new

distribution transformers.

Ÿ Creation of new substations.

Ÿ Aerial Bunched Cables in

theft prone areas.

Ÿ High Voltage Distribution

Systems

2. Metering of distribution

transformers / feeders /

consumers in the urban areas.

It is also a matter of fact that

there are widespread cases of

tampering with the electricity

meters, throughout the country.

In fact, the consumption is not

being measured at many places,

and irregularities in readings

are present everywhere. Putting

in place a reliable system, with

proper metering and reading of

the consumption of users is the

need of the hour.

Ÿ Installation of static meters

for feeders, distribution

transformers and all

categories of customers.

Ÿ Replacement of faulty and

electro-mechanical meters.

Ÿ Relocation of meters outside

customers' premises.

3. IT enablement of

distribution sector and

strengthening of the

distribution network.

4. Establishment of national

Power Distribution Hub

5. Completion of Optical Fibre

missing links.

6. Training and Capacity

Building.

7. Provisioning of Solar

Panels.

Outlay & Budgetary Support

Ÿ An estimated outlay of Rs

32,612 crore including a

budgetary support of Rs

25,354 crore from

Government of India during

the entire implementation

period.R-APDRP scheme cost

of Rs 44,011 crore including

a budgetary support of Rs

22,727 crore as already

approved by CCEA will be

carried forward to the new

scheme of IPDS in addition

to the outlay.

Ÿ All Discoms will be eligible

for financial assistance under

the scheme.

Funding pattern

Ÿ GoI Grant = 60% (85% for

special category States).

Ÿ Additional Grant = 15% (5%

for special category States) -

linked to achievement of

milestones.

The scheme is an attempt to

shift the focus of the power

sector from scaling up

establishing new production

units (and burn enormous

amounts of coal), to trap the

losses of the power already

available, and drive it to the

consumers to make India a

power surplus nation.

Source: Wikipedia, sarkariniti.com,ipds.gov.in

inistry of Power, Government of India

Mlaunched “Integrated Power Development

Scheme" (IPDS) on 3rd December 2014.

The power distribution system of our country is so

unorganized that a large chunk of the power that is

transmitted gets lost on the way. Over the years, we have

relentlessly focused on increasing the production of our power

units and establishing power units, but little has been done to

reduce these transmission losses, making electricity dearer for

the government, as well as people.

In certain parts of the country, power theft is so widespread,

that almost half the power being produced is being stolen,

leading to exaggerating losses for the power production and

distribution companies. This is particularly the case where

these power companies are government owned. The whole

burden again comes on the honest taxpayer.

Power

Development Scheme

Integrated

8 9Skill Power, April & May 2018, Vol.1, Issue 5, 6 Skill Power, April & May 2018, Vol.1, Issue 5, 6

Firoz Qureshi

HRIDAY strategizes its efforts

like planning, development,

implementation and

management for ensuring the

sustainable growth of selected

heritage cities in partnership

with State Governments. It

offers a paradigm shift in India's

approach to city development,

bringing together urban

planning/economic growth and

heritage conservation in an

inclusive and integrated manner

with special attention on

livelihoods, skills, cleanliness,

security, accessibility and

service delivery. The scheme

will work through a partnership

of Government

(Central/State/Local), private

sector, academic institutions

and local community,

combining affordable

technologies.

HRIDAY is a central sector

scheme, where 100% funding

will be provided by Government

of India. The duration of this

scheme is four years i.e. from

December 2014 to March 2018.

The scheme would be

implemented in a mission

mode.

As a pilot, this flagship scheme

of the government focuses on

revitalising twelve heritage

cities, namely

Amrawati (Andhraradesh),

Gaya (Bihar),

Dwaraka (Gujarat),

Badami (Karnataka),

Puri (Odisha),

Amritsar (Punjab),

Ajmer (Rajasthan),

Kanchipuram&Velankanni

(Tamil Nadu),

Warrangal (Telangana) and

Mathura & Varanasi (Uttar

Pradesh),

The scheme will broadly focus

on four theme areas i.e. Physical

Infrastructure, Institutional

Infrastructure, Economic

Infrastructure & Social

Infrastructure for reviving and

revitalizing the soul of Heritage

City.

Identified cities/towns will be

required to prepare Heritage

Management Plan (HMP) for

the city/town and develop and

execute Detailed Project

Reports (DPRs) for identified

projects (after consultation with

all stakeholders) for availing

assistance under the scheme,

through either empanelled

agencies, state para-statals,

Public Sector Undertakings,

Special purpose vehicles et al.

The main objective of HRIDAY is

to preserve character of the

soul of heritage city and

facilitate inclusive heritage

linked urban development by

exploring various avenues

including involving private

sector.

Specific objectives are:

Ÿ Planning, development and

implementation of heritage

sensitive infrastructure.

Ÿ Service delivery and

infrastructure provisioning in

historic city core areas.

Ÿ Preserve and revitalize

heritage wherein tourists can

connect directly with city's

unique character.

Ÿ Develop and document a

heritage asset inventory of

cities – natural, cultural,

living and built heritage as a

basis for urban planning,

growth and service provision

& delivery.

Ÿ Implementation and

enhancement of basic

services delivery with focus

on sanitation services like

public conveniences, toilets,

water taps, street lights with

use of latest technologies in

improving tourist

facilities/amenities.

Ÿ Local capacity enhancement

for inclusive heritage-based

industry.

Ÿ Create effective linkages

between tourism and

cultural facilities and also the

conservation of natural and

built heritage.

Ÿ Urban heritage adaptive

rehabilitation and

maintenance, including

appropriate technologies for

historic buildings retrofitting.

Ÿ Establish and manage

effective public private

partnership for adaptive

urban rehabilitation.

Ÿ Development and promotion

of core tangible economic

activities to enhance avenues

of livelihoods amongst

stakeholders. This would also

include necessary skill

development amongst them

including making public

spaces accessible and

developing cultural spaces.

Ÿ Making cities informative

with use of modern ICT tools

and making cities secure

with modern surveillance

and security apparatus like

CCTV etc.

Ÿ Increase accessibility i.e.

physical access (roads as well

as universal design) and

intellectual access (i.e. digital

heritage and GIS mapping of

historical locations/ tourist

maps and routes).

Source: mapsofindia.com, www. hridayindia.in

National Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana

Rejuvenating the Soul of Urban India

inistry of

MHousing and

Urban

Affairs,

Government

of India, launched the Heritage

City Development and

Augmentation Yojana (HRIDAY)

scheme, with a focus on holistic

development of heritage cities.

The scheme aims to preserve

and revitalise soul of the

heritage city to reflect the city's

unique character by

encouraging aesthetically

appealing, accessible,

informative & secured

environment.

10 11Skill Power, April & May 2018, Vol.1, Issue 5, 6 Skill Power, April & May 2018, Vol.1, Issue 5, 6

Prabhat KumarLecturer CHN

HRIDAY strategizes its efforts

like planning, development,

implementation and

management for ensuring the

sustainable growth of selected

heritage cities in partnership

with State Governments. It

offers a paradigm shift in India's

approach to city development,

bringing together urban

planning/economic growth and

heritage conservation in an

inclusive and integrated manner

with special attention on

livelihoods, skills, cleanliness,

security, accessibility and

service delivery. The scheme

will work through a partnership

of Government

(Central/State/Local), private

sector, academic institutions

and local community,

combining affordable

technologies.

HRIDAY is a central sector

scheme, where 100% funding

will be provided by Government

of India. The duration of this

scheme is four years i.e. from

December 2014 to March 2018.

The scheme would be

implemented in a mission

mode.

As a pilot, this flagship scheme

of the government focuses on

revitalising twelve heritage

cities, namely

Amrawati (Andhraradesh),

Gaya (Bihar),

Dwaraka (Gujarat),

Badami (Karnataka),

Puri (Odisha),

Amritsar (Punjab),

Ajmer (Rajasthan),

Kanchipuram&Velankanni

(Tamil Nadu),

Warrangal (Telangana) and

Mathura & Varanasi (Uttar

Pradesh),

The scheme will broadly focus

on four theme areas i.e. Physical

Infrastructure, Institutional

Infrastructure, Economic

Infrastructure & Social

Infrastructure for reviving and

revitalizing the soul of Heritage

City.

Identified cities/towns will be

required to prepare Heritage

Management Plan (HMP) for

the city/town and develop and

execute Detailed Project

Reports (DPRs) for identified

projects (after consultation with

all stakeholders) for availing

assistance under the scheme,

through either empanelled

agencies, state para-statals,

Public Sector Undertakings,

Special purpose vehicles et al.

The main objective of HRIDAY is

to preserve character of the

soul of heritage city and

facilitate inclusive heritage

linked urban development by

exploring various avenues

including involving private

sector.

Specific objectives are:

Ÿ Planning, development and

implementation of heritage

sensitive infrastructure.

Ÿ Service delivery and

infrastructure provisioning in

historic city core areas.

Ÿ Preserve and revitalize

heritage wherein tourists can

connect directly with city's

unique character.

Ÿ Develop and document a

heritage asset inventory of

cities – natural, cultural,

living and built heritage as a

basis for urban planning,

growth and service provision

& delivery.

Ÿ Implementation and

enhancement of basic

services delivery with focus

on sanitation services like

public conveniences, toilets,

water taps, street lights with

use of latest technologies in

improving tourist

facilities/amenities.

Ÿ Local capacity enhancement

for inclusive heritage-based

industry.

Ÿ Create effective linkages

between tourism and

cultural facilities and also the

conservation of natural and

built heritage.

Ÿ Urban heritage adaptive

rehabilitation and

maintenance, including

appropriate technologies for

historic buildings retrofitting.

Ÿ Establish and manage

effective public private

partnership for adaptive

urban rehabilitation.

Ÿ Development and promotion

of core tangible economic

activities to enhance avenues

of livelihoods amongst

stakeholders. This would also

include necessary skill

development amongst them

including making public

spaces accessible and

developing cultural spaces.

Ÿ Making cities informative

with use of modern ICT tools

and making cities secure

with modern surveillance

and security apparatus like

CCTV etc.

Ÿ Increase accessibility i.e.

physical access (roads as well

as universal design) and

intellectual access (i.e. digital

heritage and GIS mapping of

historical locations/ tourist

maps and routes).

Source: mapsofindia.com, www. hridayindia.in

National Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana

Rejuvenating the Soul of Urban India

inistry of

MHousing and

Urban

Affairs,

Government

of India, launched the Heritage

City Development and

Augmentation Yojana (HRIDAY)

scheme, with a focus on holistic

development of heritage cities.

The scheme aims to preserve

and revitalise soul of the

heritage city to reflect the city's

unique character by

encouraging aesthetically

appealing, accessible,

informative & secured

environment.

10 11Skill Power, April & May 2018, Vol.1, Issue 5, 6 Skill Power, April & May 2018, Vol.1, Issue 5, 6

Prabhat KumarLecturer CHN

Benefits of TB-Mission 2020

Benefits to provide free

diagnosis and treatment as well

as nutrition support and

relevant financial enablers to

the patients from government

and private hospitals.

Government would take steps

to ban commercial serology for

TB diagnosis bringing anti TB

drugs under separate schedule

of national drug law so as to

prevent its misuse and

mandatory notification of a new

TB case.

What is Tuberculosis (TB)?

Tuberculosis (TB) is caused by

bacteria (Mycobacterium

tuberculosis) that most often

affect the lungs. Tuberculosis is

curable and preventable. TB is

spread from person to person

through the air. When people

with lung TB cough, sneeze or

spit, they propel the TB germs

into the air. A person needs to

inhale only a few of these

germs to become infected.

About one-third of the world's

population has latent TB, which

means people have been

infected by TB bacteria but are

not (yet) ill with disease and

cannot transmit the disease.

Features of TB Mission 2020

Ø The union health minister

Dr. Harsh Vardhan launched

the TB mission 2020

underlying the plans of the

government to eliminate

tuberculosis from India. The

announcement was made at

WHO's global TB

symposium titled Moving

out of the box to end global

TB epidemic post 2015

strategy, during the address

of 45th Union World

Conference on lung health

at Barcelona.

Ø The delegation also chaired

the meeting of technical

experts from BRICS

countries. Tuberculosis

control was dominant

agenda declared for BRICS

health Ministers meet in

December 2014.

Ø The Ministry emphasized on

the joint efforts of health

care professionals,

stakeholders, policymakers

and communities they

serve. Under the evolving TB

mission 2020, the ministry

has instructed anti-TB

mission officials to work

hard for achieving success.

India's efforts against TB

1. India launched a Revised

National Tuberculosis control

policy in March 2006 in which it

designed systematic DOTS

Strategy for all over India 100

million populations in 100

districts of reporting units were

covered.

2. Political & Administrative

Commitment: TB should be

given topmost priority by the

government of India due to the

number of killings it does. This

priority must be continued and

expanded at the state, districts

and local level.

3. Good Diagnosis Quality: A

good quality of microscopy

would allow the health workers

to see the bacteria and identify

the infectious patients.

4. Good Quality and

Uninterrupted Supply of Drugs:

In RNTCP a box of medication

for entire treatment is provided

to every registered TB patient

ensuring availability of full

course of treatment. Thus in

DOTS treatment no patient

would be without medicine.

5. Supervised Treatment to

Ensure Right Treatment: RNTCP

uses best available medicines

but unless treatment is made

convenient for the patients it

would fail. Hence now under

RNTCP DOTS programme

(directly observed treatment) in

which a health worker other

than that of a patient's family

member will monitor the

patient when he takes

medicines, is included,

6. Systematic Monitoring &

accountability: Cohort analysis

is to be done in which outcome

of every patients treatment is

recorded and analyzed.

How to Apply for TB-Mission

2020?

Ÿ A patient should visit nearest

government hospitals in

district/Taluka.

Ÿ A patient can also visit

private hospitals.

Vhch gkjsxk] ns’k thrsxkA

B-Mission 2020 is Government of India mission

Tto eliminate tuberculosis from India by 2020. The

mission was announced by Dr. Harsh Vardhan,

Minister of Health and Family Welfare on 28

October 2014 at Barcelona while speaking at

World Health Organization (WHO's) Global TB Symposium.

The symposium was titled 'Moving out of the box to end

global TB epidemic: with post-2015 strategy'. Tuberculosis

(commonly called TB) is an infection caused by

Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which mostly affects the

lungs. It is one of the most deadly & infectious diseases

today affecting 2 billion people or 1/3rd of the global

population.

About 80% of the population of India & Africa countries

test positive in TB. Efforts are being taken by the Indian

government to provide free diagnosis and treatment as

well as nutrition support and relevant financial enablers to

the patients from government and private hospitals. The

WHO has designated tuberculosis as a global emergency as

a million people fall ill with TB every year and it is the

greatest killer worldwide due to a single bacterial infection.

Tuberculosis control was also declared as the dominant

agenda for the upcoming meeting of BRICS Health

Ministers in December.

TB MIssIon 20202020

Prabhat KumarLecturer CHN

12 13Skill Power, April & May 2018, Vol.1, Issue 5, 6 Skill Power, April & May 2018, Vol.1, Issue 5, 6

Benefits of TB-Mission 2020

Benefits to provide free

diagnosis and treatment as well

as nutrition support and

relevant financial enablers to

the patients from government

and private hospitals.

Government would take steps

to ban commercial serology for

TB diagnosis bringing anti TB

drugs under separate schedule

of national drug law so as to

prevent its misuse and

mandatory notification of a new

TB case.

What is Tuberculosis (TB)?

Tuberculosis (TB) is caused by

bacteria (Mycobacterium

tuberculosis) that most often

affect the lungs. Tuberculosis is

curable and preventable. TB is

spread from person to person

through the air. When people

with lung TB cough, sneeze or

spit, they propel the TB germs

into the air. A person needs to

inhale only a few of these

germs to become infected.

About one-third of the world's

population has latent TB, which

means people have been

infected by TB bacteria but are

not (yet) ill with disease and

cannot transmit the disease.

Features of TB Mission 2020

Ø The union health minister

Dr. Harsh Vardhan launched

the TB mission 2020

underlying the plans of the

government to eliminate

tuberculosis from India. The

announcement was made at

WHO's global TB

symposium titled Moving

out of the box to end global

TB epidemic post 2015

strategy, during the address

of 45th Union World

Conference on lung health

at Barcelona.

Ø The delegation also chaired

the meeting of technical

experts from BRICS

countries. Tuberculosis

control was dominant

agenda declared for BRICS

health Ministers meet in

December 2014.

Ø The Ministry emphasized on

the joint efforts of health

care professionals,

stakeholders, policymakers

and communities they

serve. Under the evolving TB

mission 2020, the ministry

has instructed anti-TB

mission officials to work

hard for achieving success.

India's efforts against TB

1. India launched a Revised

National Tuberculosis control

policy in March 2006 in which it

designed systematic DOTS

Strategy for all over India 100

million populations in 100

districts of reporting units were

covered.

2. Political & Administrative

Commitment: TB should be

given topmost priority by the

government of India due to the

number of killings it does. This

priority must be continued and

expanded at the state, districts

and local level.

3. Good Diagnosis Quality: A

good quality of microscopy

would allow the health workers

to see the bacteria and identify

the infectious patients.

4. Good Quality and

Uninterrupted Supply of Drugs:

In RNTCP a box of medication

for entire treatment is provided

to every registered TB patient

ensuring availability of full

course of treatment. Thus in

DOTS treatment no patient

would be without medicine.

5. Supervised Treatment to

Ensure Right Treatment: RNTCP

uses best available medicines

but unless treatment is made

convenient for the patients it

would fail. Hence now under

RNTCP DOTS programme

(directly observed treatment) in

which a health worker other

than that of a patient's family

member will monitor the

patient when he takes

medicines, is included,

6. Systematic Monitoring &

accountability: Cohort analysis

is to be done in which outcome

of every patients treatment is

recorded and analyzed.

How to Apply for TB-Mission

2020?

Ÿ A patient should visit nearest

government hospitals in

district/Taluka.

Ÿ A patient can also visit

private hospitals.

Vhch gkjsxk] ns’k thrsxkA

B-Mission 2020 is Government of India mission

Tto eliminate tuberculosis from India by 2020. The

mission was announced by Dr. Harsh Vardhan,

Minister of Health and Family Welfare on 28

October 2014 at Barcelona while speaking at

World Health Organization (WHO's) Global TB Symposium.

The symposium was titled 'Moving out of the box to end

global TB epidemic: with post-2015 strategy'. Tuberculosis

(commonly called TB) is an infection caused by

Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which mostly affects the

lungs. It is one of the most deadly & infectious diseases

today affecting 2 billion people or 1/3rd of the global

population.

About 80% of the population of India & Africa countries

test positive in TB. Efforts are being taken by the Indian

government to provide free diagnosis and treatment as

well as nutrition support and relevant financial enablers to

the patients from government and private hospitals. The

WHO has designated tuberculosis as a global emergency as

a million people fall ill with TB every year and it is the

greatest killer worldwide due to a single bacterial infection.

Tuberculosis control was also declared as the dominant

agenda for the upcoming meeting of BRICS Health

Ministers in December.

TB MIssIon 20202020

Prabhat KumarLecturer CHN

12 13Skill Power, April & May 2018, Vol.1, Issue 5, 6 Skill Power, April & May 2018, Vol.1, Issue 5, 6

The Ministry of Power has

launched a new app, GARV-II

app to provide real-time data of

all six lakh villages of the

country. The app is envisaged

to ensure transparency in the

implementation of rural

electrification programme. The

new app will also enable the

citizens to participate in the

developmental works and can

give their feedback and inputs

related to the rural

electrification programme.

The participation of Citizens will

enable public scrutiny of the

rural electrification

programmes. In addition, the

village-wise works sanctioned

under Deen Dayal Upadhyaya

Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) has

been mapped to scrutinise the

progress of work carried out

under the project in each

village.

One major aim of the scheme is

to separate the networks of

agricultural and household

consumers. Hence, both the

agricultural and household

consumers will get proper

power supply every time. The

scheme was started in Patna

and is now trying to cover all

the villages across the country.

The estimated cost of the

scheme for two components is

Rs.43,033crore which includes

the requirement of budgetary

support of Rs.33,453 crore from

Government of India over the

entire implementation period.

Earlier, the rural areas did not

need much power. But now, the

needs of the people are

changing. The people need

more power. And hence, the

entire network needs major

changes.

The distribution companies in

the rural areas are not

financially strong. This makes it

difficult for them to provide a

good network to the villages

and rural areas. In order to

improve this scene, they need

proper funds.

Under the DDUGJY scheme, the

government plans to provide

funds to distribution networks.

The official measuring of the

current networks is not proper.

This can see a change only if

there are proper meters in rural

areas. Right now, the local

distribution networks service

the agricultural as well as the

household consumers in rural

areas.

Due to less electric supply, the

distributors have to decrease

the load. And hence, both the

agricultural and household

consumers get affected. None

of them gets the proper supply.

The major aim of the scheme is

to reduce all the issues related

to low power supply. The Deen

Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti

Yojana will make sure that all

the villages get power supply.

Also, they should get proper

and regular power supply.

The scheme would also aim at a

feeder separation of agricultural

and household users. This

means that farmers will get

enough power to continue their

agriculture. And on the other

side, the regular consumers will

get proper electricity supply for

their day to day tasks. The

scheme aims to improve the

transmission and distribution in

such areas. This will improve the

quality of the power supply.

Also, it will make the power

supply more reliable. One major

objective of the scheme is

metering. Therefore, no losses

will occur at all.

The DeenDayal Upadhyaya

Gram Jyoti Yojana will reduce

the peak load to a great extent.

And hence, people will be able

to enjoy the benefits of power

supply even during peak hours

of the day.

The process of sanction of

projects shall commence

immediately. After sanction of

projects, contracts for execution

of projects will be awarded by

States Discoms / Power

Departments. The projects shall

be completed within 24 months

from date of award. The

deadline for the Centre's rural

electrification programme is

May 2018.

Apart from the DDUGJY

scheme, the government has

also launched other schemes.

These schemes are for

improving the rural India.

Therefore, in the coming years,

we can hope to see a better

India.

Source: - From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, pradhanmantriyojna.org, powermin.nic.in, mygovernmentschemes.com, July 5, 2016 AashishSrivastava, PradhanMantriYojana

een Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana

D(DDUGJY) is a Government of India scheme

designed to provide continuous power supply to

rural India. It is one of the key initiatives of the

NDA government 2014-2019.

The government plans to invest `756 billion (US$12 billion) for

rural electrification under this scheme. The scheme will replace

the existing Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana

(RGGVY).

The DDUGJY scheme will enable to initiate much awaited

reforms in the rural areas. It focuses on feeder separation (rural

households & agricultural) and strengthening of sub-

transmission & distribution infrastructure including metering at

all levels in rural areas. This will help in providing round the

clock power to rural households and adequate power to

agricultural consumers .The earlier scheme for rural

electrification viz. Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana

(RGGVY) has been subsumed in the new scheme as its rural

electrification component.

“Har ghar bijli….Har ghar paani,

Gaon-Gaon faili khushaali”

Deen Dayal Upadhyaya

Gram Jyoti Yojana

14 15Skill Power, April & May 2018, Vol.1, Issue 5, 6 Skill Power, April & May 2018, Vol.1, Issue 5, 6

Aakanksha IASC, Sector Skill Council

The Ministry of Power has

launched a new app, GARV-II

app to provide real-time data of

all six lakh villages of the

country. The app is envisaged

to ensure transparency in the

implementation of rural

electrification programme. The

new app will also enable the

citizens to participate in the

developmental works and can

give their feedback and inputs

related to the rural

electrification programme.

The participation of Citizens will

enable public scrutiny of the

rural electrification

programmes. In addition, the

village-wise works sanctioned

under Deen Dayal Upadhyaya

Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) has

been mapped to scrutinise the

progress of work carried out

under the project in each

village.

One major aim of the scheme is

to separate the networks of

agricultural and household

consumers. Hence, both the

agricultural and household

consumers will get proper

power supply every time. The

scheme was started in Patna

and is now trying to cover all

the villages across the country.

The estimated cost of the

scheme for two components is

Rs.43,033crore which includes

the requirement of budgetary

support of Rs.33,453 crore from

Government of India over the

entire implementation period.

Earlier, the rural areas did not

need much power. But now, the

needs of the people are

changing. The people need

more power. And hence, the

entire network needs major

changes.

The distribution companies in

the rural areas are not

financially strong. This makes it

difficult for them to provide a

good network to the villages

and rural areas. In order to

improve this scene, they need

proper funds.

Under the DDUGJY scheme, the

government plans to provide

funds to distribution networks.

The official measuring of the

current networks is not proper.

This can see a change only if

there are proper meters in rural

areas. Right now, the local

distribution networks service

the agricultural as well as the

household consumers in rural

areas.

Due to less electric supply, the

distributors have to decrease

the load. And hence, both the

agricultural and household

consumers get affected. None

of them gets the proper supply.

The major aim of the scheme is

to reduce all the issues related

to low power supply. The Deen

Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti

Yojana will make sure that all

the villages get power supply.

Also, they should get proper

and regular power supply.

The scheme would also aim at a

feeder separation of agricultural

and household users. This

means that farmers will get

enough power to continue their

agriculture. And on the other

side, the regular consumers will

get proper electricity supply for

their day to day tasks. The

scheme aims to improve the

transmission and distribution in

such areas. This will improve the

quality of the power supply.

Also, it will make the power

supply more reliable. One major

objective of the scheme is

metering. Therefore, no losses

will occur at all.

The DeenDayal Upadhyaya

Gram Jyoti Yojana will reduce

the peak load to a great extent.

And hence, people will be able

to enjoy the benefits of power

supply even during peak hours

of the day.

The process of sanction of

projects shall commence

immediately. After sanction of

projects, contracts for execution

of projects will be awarded by

States Discoms / Power

Departments. The projects shall

be completed within 24 months

from date of award. The

deadline for the Centre's rural

electrification programme is

May 2018.

Apart from the DDUGJY

scheme, the government has

also launched other schemes.

These schemes are for

improving the rural India.

Therefore, in the coming years,

we can hope to see a better

India.

Source: - From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, pradhanmantriyojna.org, powermin.nic.in, mygovernmentschemes.com, July 5, 2016 AashishSrivastava, PradhanMantriYojana

een Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana

D(DDUGJY) is a Government of India scheme

designed to provide continuous power supply to

rural India. It is one of the key initiatives of the

NDA government 2014-2019.

The government plans to invest `756 billion (US$12 billion) for

rural electrification under this scheme. The scheme will replace

the existing Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana

(RGGVY).

The DDUGJY scheme will enable to initiate much awaited

reforms in the rural areas. It focuses on feeder separation (rural

households & agricultural) and strengthening of sub-

transmission & distribution infrastructure including metering at

all levels in rural areas. This will help in providing round the

clock power to rural households and adequate power to

agricultural consumers .The earlier scheme for rural

electrification viz. Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana

(RGGVY) has been subsumed in the new scheme as its rural

electrification component.

“Har ghar bijli….Har ghar paani,

Gaon-Gaon faili khushaali”

Deen Dayal Upadhyaya

Gram Jyoti Yojana

14 15Skill Power, April & May 2018, Vol.1, Issue 5, 6 Skill Power, April & May 2018, Vol.1, Issue 5, 6

Aakanksha IASC, Sector Skill Council

The details of 208 Railway

Over Bridges are as follows:

Andhra Pradesh – 33,

Assam – 12,

Bihar – 20,

Chattisgarh – 5,

Gujarat – 8,

Haryana – 10,

Himachal Pradesh – 5,

Jharkhand – 11,

Karnataka – 17,

Kerala – 4,

Madhya Pradesh -6,

Maharashtra – 12,

Odisha – 4,

Punjab – 10,

Rajasthan – 9,

Tamil Nadu – 9,

Utarakhand – 2,

Uttar Pradesh – 9,

West Bengal – 22.

Modi has also stated that the

government is focusing in a big

way on developing roads in the

rural hinterlands of India. It is

also expected to take up a big

slice of the pie in the union

budget for 2017. Already in the

2016-17 union budget, INR

19,000 crore has been allocated

for the PradhanMantri Gram

SadakYojana (PMGSY).

Highlights of the scheme

Ÿ Modernization

Ÿ Comfortable travel

Ÿ Safe traveling system

Ÿ Quality

Ÿ Strong infrastructure

Ÿ Construction of bridges

Ÿ Grading of bridges

Objectives

Ÿ Bridges are supposed to be

constructed all across India

so that vehicles plying on

the national highways do not

get stopped because of

railway tracks.

Ÿ Around two hundred eight

new bridges (under and over

railway tracks) will be built

and this construction will

make the use of Rs 100 crore

of the budget set by the

government.

Ÿ The government is focusing

in a big way on developing

roads in the rural hinterlands

of India.

Ÿ Shri Nitin Gadkari who is the

Union Road Transport and

Highways Minister stated

that work for building the

bridges has already started.

Ÿ The government has

received project reports — in

detail — for 73 bridges.

Ÿ It was also expected that 64

other bridges will receive the

green signal of the

government .

Ÿ It is expected that the

aggregate cost of

construction at this stage

would be in the region of

INR 5600 crore.

Ÿ Nobody was paying

attention to the

development work initiated

by the government in the

Indian Railways.

Infrastructure is an important

issue and needs major

attention. The Prime Minister

has developed many areas of

the railway industry and we

expect this to be continued

giving us modernized

scenario.

Source: - Sarkariniti.com, mapsofindia.com, Wikipedia, indianexpress.com, thehindu.com

“Our endeavour is for a quantum jump (in infrastructure), for a breakthrough, for fast-tracking projects.

Infrastructure plays the same role for the nation as arteries play in a human body and thus, making it sound is

quintessential,” Modi said at the launch.

ndia is set for a quantum

Ileap in infrastructure and

concerted efforts are being

made to bolster growth in

highways, I-ways and

railways,” Prime Minister

Narendra Modi said.

Launching an ambitious Rs

50,800-crore Setu Bharatam

project to ensure highways

without railway crossings by

2019 and overhaul of 1,500

British-era bridges, the Prime

Minister said his government is

committed to speeding up all

projects related to infrastructure.

Setu Bharatam programme aims

to make all National Highways

free of railway level crossings by

2019. This is being done to

prevent the frequent accidents

and loss of lives at level

crossings. 208 Railway Over

Bridges (ROB)/Railway Under

Bridges (RUB) will be built at the

level crossings at a cost of Rs.

20,800 crore as part of the

programme.

Gradation of bridges

As has been stated by the Prime

Minister, this is the first time that

bridges in India are being

graded. For this, space

technology is being used along

with information such as age,

length, longitude, material and

design, and latitude. Previously

land acquisition could not be

done for highways and

expansion-based projects could

not be executed as previous

administrations allowed

incessant encroachment.

SetuBharatam��Project

“When it comes to

roads, we need to

also think about

facilities for people

& how our roads

can help people in

rural areas”PM Narendra Modi

“

16 17Skill Power, April & May 2018, Vol.1, Issue 5, 6 Skill Power, April & May 2018, Vol.1, Issue 5, 6

Sonia TrikhaMaster Trainer of Soft Skill

The details of 208 Railway

Over Bridges are as follows:

Andhra Pradesh – 33,

Assam – 12,

Bihar – 20,

Chattisgarh – 5,

Gujarat – 8,

Haryana – 10,

Himachal Pradesh – 5,

Jharkhand – 11,

Karnataka – 17,

Kerala – 4,

Madhya Pradesh -6,

Maharashtra – 12,

Odisha – 4,

Punjab – 10,

Rajasthan – 9,

Tamil Nadu – 9,

Utarakhand – 2,

Uttar Pradesh – 9,

West Bengal – 22.

Modi has also stated that the

government is focusing in a big

way on developing roads in the

rural hinterlands of India. It is

also expected to take up a big

slice of the pie in the union

budget for 2017. Already in the

2016-17 union budget, INR

19,000 crore has been allocated

for the PradhanMantri Gram

SadakYojana (PMGSY).

Highlights of the scheme

Ÿ Modernization

Ÿ Comfortable travel

Ÿ Safe traveling system

Ÿ Quality

Ÿ Strong infrastructure

Ÿ Construction of bridges

Ÿ Grading of bridges

Objectives

Ÿ Bridges are supposed to be

constructed all across India

so that vehicles plying on

the national highways do not

get stopped because of

railway tracks.

Ÿ Around two hundred eight

new bridges (under and over

railway tracks) will be built

and this construction will

make the use of Rs 100 crore

of the budget set by the

government.

Ÿ The government is focusing

in a big way on developing

roads in the rural hinterlands

of India.

Ÿ Shri Nitin Gadkari who is the

Union Road Transport and

Highways Minister stated

that work for building the

bridges has already started.

Ÿ The government has

received project reports — in

detail — for 73 bridges.

Ÿ It was also expected that 64

other bridges will receive the

green signal of the

government .

Ÿ It is expected that the

aggregate cost of

construction at this stage

would be in the region of

INR 5600 crore.

Ÿ Nobody was paying

attention to the

development work initiated

by the government in the

Indian Railways.

Infrastructure is an important

issue and needs major

attention. The Prime Minister

has developed many areas of

the railway industry and we

expect this to be continued

giving us modernized

scenario.

Source: - Sarkariniti.com, mapsofindia.com, Wikipedia, indianexpress.com, thehindu.com

“Our endeavour is for a quantum jump (in infrastructure), for a breakthrough, for fast-tracking projects.

Infrastructure plays the same role for the nation as arteries play in a human body and thus, making it sound is

quintessential,” Modi said at the launch.

ndia is set for a quantum

Ileap in infrastructure and

concerted efforts are being

made to bolster growth in

highways, I-ways and

railways,” Prime Minister

Narendra Modi said.

Launching an ambitious Rs

50,800-crore Setu Bharatam

project to ensure highways

without railway crossings by

2019 and overhaul of 1,500

British-era bridges, the Prime

Minister said his government is

committed to speeding up all

projects related to infrastructure.

Setu Bharatam programme aims

to make all National Highways

free of railway level crossings by

2019. This is being done to

prevent the frequent accidents

and loss of lives at level

crossings. 208 Railway Over

Bridges (ROB)/Railway Under

Bridges (RUB) will be built at the

level crossings at a cost of Rs.

20,800 crore as part of the

programme.

Gradation of bridges

As has been stated by the Prime

Minister, this is the first time that

bridges in India are being

graded. For this, space

technology is being used along

with information such as age,

length, longitude, material and

design, and latitude. Previously

land acquisition could not be

done for highways and

expansion-based projects could

not be executed as previous

administrations allowed

incessant encroachment.

SetuBharatam��Project

“When it comes to

roads, we need to

also think about

facilities for people

& how our roads

can help people in

rural areas”PM Narendra Modi

“

16 17Skill Power, April & May 2018, Vol.1, Issue 5, 6 Skill Power, April & May 2018, Vol.1, Issue 5, 6

Sonia TrikhaMaster Trainer of Soft Skill

Pre-mature withdrawal of

Kisan Vikas Patra

Pre-mature withdrawal of Kisan

Vikas Patra is possible after 2.5

years. The amount paid back to

you is calculated accordingly. If

we calculate pre-mature

withdrawal plan for Mr.X who

has invested 1lakh Rupees, it

looks as below.

Investing in Kisan Vikas Patra is

very simple. First of all let me

clear one myth, some people

thinks that Kisan Vikas Patra is

only for farmers. But it's not

true. Kisan Vikas Patra is

available for investment for all

Indians. However Non

Residents of India (NRIs) and

Hindu Undivided Family (HUFs)

are not qualified to invest in

Kisan Vikas Patra .

Now let's get familiar with

different kinds of Kisan Vikas

Patra certificates. Kisan vikas

patra certificates are of three

types.

Single Holder Type

Certificates

Single Holder Type Certificate is

issued to an adult for himself or

on behalf of a minor or to a

minor.

Joint A type Certificate

This is issued jointly to two

adults payable to both the

holders jointly or to the

survivor.

Joint B type Certificate

This Certificate is issued jointly

to two adults payable to either

of the holders jointly or to the

Survivor.

How to do investment in

Kisan Vikas Patra

Certificates?

Now that you have checked

eligibility of investment of Kisan

Vikas Patra and you know

different types of certificates,

let's get to know how to make

investment

You need to fill Form-A and

submit to post office. If you are

doing investment in Kisan Vikas

Patra through an agent, then

agent need to fill Form-A1. You

can either download these form

online, print and fill it and

submit to post office; or you

just walk in to post office and

request these form. Choose as

per your convenience.

Links to download Kisan

Vikas Patra forms:

Ÿ Download Form A

Ÿ Download Form A1

If payment is done through

cash, then Kisan Vikas Patra

Certificates is issued on the

spot. However if payment is

done through Cheque, Demand

Draft or Money Order then

person has to wait till amount is

cleared to post office and then

Kisan Vikas Patra Certificates is

allocated.

At time of purchase you need

to submit identity proof. Some

other documents are required

while purchasing Kisan Vikas

Patra Certificates , such as

Ÿ Mention if the Kisan Vikas

Patra is purchased singly or

is it a joint purchase. For a

joint purchase, be sure to

mention both the names on

the form.

Ÿ If the Kisan Vikas Patra is

purchased on behalf of a

minor, then you need to

mention the date of birth of

the minor and the name of

the parent or a guardian by

whom the Kisan Vikas Patra

will be encashable.

Ÿ If you wish to nominate

person(s) for your Kisan

Vikas Patra , please mention

their full name and address

and if a nominee is a minor,

the date of birth is required

as well.

Ÿ When you submit form to

the Post Office, you will

receive a Kisan Vikas Patra

Certificate with your name,

the amount, the maturity

date and the amount you

will receive on the date of

maturity.

Investment Period Amount Payable (Interest Included)

Less than 1 year 100000 (No Interest will be paid)

Min: 2.5 years, Max: 3 years 120100

Min: 3 years, Max: 3.5 years 124600

Min: 3.5 years, Max 4 years 129300

Min: 4 years, Max 4.5 years 134100

Min 4.5 years, Max 5 years 139100

Min: 5 years, Max 5.5 years 144300

Min: 5.5 years, Max 6 years 149700

Min: 6 years, Max 6.5 years 155300

Min: 6.5 years, Max 7 years 161100

Min: 7 years, Max 7.5 years 167100

Min: 7.5 years, Max 8 years 173300

Min: 8 years, Max 8 years and 7 Months 179800

On Maturity 200000isan Vikas Patra

K(KVP) is a small

savings instrument

that will facilitate

people to invest in

a long term savings plan. It is

one of money double scheme

from Government of India,

available through post-offices

of India. This was originally

introduced by the Government

of India in 1988 and was again

reintroduced in 2014 with some

changes. Even though this was

popular scheme, a Government

Committee formed in 2011

suggested that Kisan Vikas

Patra (KVP) could be misused

for purposes like money

laundering.

In 2014, Kisan Vikas Patra was

relaunched with a number of

changes including mandatory

PAN Card proof for investments

over Rs.50,000 and income

source proof for investments

exceeding Rs.10 lakh. The main

advantage of opening a Kisan

Vikas Patra (KVP) investment is

the availability and ease of

process - the Small Savings

Directorate offers KVP

certificates in all Post Offices

across the country. Any resident

Indian can invest in a KVP

scheme and can obtain a

certificate either jointly,

individually or in the name of a

minor. The principal amount

invested in KVP will be doubled

in a time of 8 years and 4

months or 100 months. The

main target audience for this

scheme is people in semi-urban

and rural areas.

Quick Overview of Kisan

Vikas Patra

1. Amount Invested in Kisan

Vikas Patra (KVP) doubles in

110 months (9 year and 2

months).

2. Kisan Vikas Patra (KVP)

Certificates can be

purchased from Post office.

3. Nomination facility is

available.

4. You can also change your

post office.

5. This certificate can be

encashed after 2.5 years

after date of issue.

6. Any number of certificates

can be purchased by the

purchaser.

7. Kisan Vikas Patra (KVP) can

be pledged as security in

case of taking loan.

You are eligible to purchase

Kisan Vikas Patra (KVP) only

if you are

1. Applicant must be resident

of India.

2. Applicant can apply for his

own name or on behalf of

minor.

3. Trusts are eligible to invest

in Kisan Vikas Patra. HUFs

(Hindu Undivided Family)

and NRIs are not eligible to

invest in KVP.

Rate of interest earned upon

Kisan Vikas Patra varies

depending on total year

invested. Amount invested in

Kisan Vikas Patra doubles in 9

year and 2 months making total

interest rate 7.8% (Effective

from 1-April-2016).

Let's understand this by taking

an example: Mr.X has invested 1

lakh Rupees in Kisan Vikas Patra

, in Month of November 2016.

Mr.X will receive total sum of

Rupees 2 lakh after 86 months

after date of investment.

One thing to note here is that

investments made under Kisan

Vikas Patra does not give any

tax benefit, as it does not fall

under section 80-C. Return

earned from Kisan Vikas Patra

is taxable.

Prabhat KumarLecturer CHN

Kisan V i k a s P a t r a

18 19Skill Power, April & May 2018, Vol.1, Issue 5, 6 Skill Power, April & May 2018, Vol.1, Issue 5, 6

Pre-mature withdrawal of

Kisan Vikas Patra

Pre-mature withdrawal of Kisan

Vikas Patra is possible after 2.5

years. The amount paid back to

you is calculated accordingly. If

we calculate pre-mature

withdrawal plan for Mr.X who

has invested 1lakh Rupees, it

looks as below.

Investing in Kisan Vikas Patra is

very simple. First of all let me

clear one myth, some people

thinks that Kisan Vikas Patra is

only for farmers. But it's not

true. Kisan Vikas Patra is

available for investment for all

Indians. However Non

Residents of India (NRIs) and

Hindu Undivided Family (HUFs)

are not qualified to invest in

Kisan Vikas Patra .

Now let's get familiar with

different kinds of Kisan Vikas

Patra certificates. Kisan vikas

patra certificates are of three

types.

Single Holder Type

Certificates

Single Holder Type Certificate is

issued to an adult for himself or

on behalf of a minor or to a

minor.

Joint A type Certificate

This is issued jointly to two

adults payable to both the

holders jointly or to the

survivor.

Joint B type Certificate

This Certificate is issued jointly

to two adults payable to either

of the holders jointly or to the

Survivor.

How to do investment in

Kisan Vikas Patra

Certificates?

Now that you have checked

eligibility of investment of Kisan

Vikas Patra and you know

different types of certificates,

let's get to know how to make

investment

You need to fill Form-A and

submit to post office. If you are

doing investment in Kisan Vikas

Patra through an agent, then

agent need to fill Form-A1. You

can either download these form

online, print and fill it and

submit to post office; or you

just walk in to post office and

request these form. Choose as

per your convenience.

Links to download Kisan

Vikas Patra forms:

Ÿ Download Form A

Ÿ Download Form A1

If payment is done through

cash, then Kisan Vikas Patra

Certificates is issued on the

spot. However if payment is

done through Cheque, Demand

Draft or Money Order then

person has to wait till amount is

cleared to post office and then

Kisan Vikas Patra Certificates is

allocated.

At time of purchase you need

to submit identity proof. Some

other documents are required

while purchasing Kisan Vikas

Patra Certificates , such as

Ÿ Mention if the Kisan Vikas

Patra is purchased singly or

is it a joint purchase. For a

joint purchase, be sure to

mention both the names on

the form.

Ÿ If the Kisan Vikas Patra is

purchased on behalf of a

minor, then you need to

mention the date of birth of

the minor and the name of

the parent or a guardian by

whom the Kisan Vikas Patra

will be encashable.

Ÿ If you wish to nominate

person(s) for your Kisan

Vikas Patra , please mention

their full name and address

and if a nominee is a minor,

the date of birth is required

as well.

Ÿ When you submit form to

the Post Office, you will

receive a Kisan Vikas Patra

Certificate with your name,

the amount, the maturity

date and the amount you

will receive on the date of

maturity.

Investment Period Amount Payable (Interest Included)

Less than 1 year 100000 (No Interest will be paid)

Min: 2.5 years, Max: 3 years 120100

Min: 3 years, Max: 3.5 years 124600

Min: 3.5 years, Max 4 years 129300

Min: 4 years, Max 4.5 years 134100

Min 4.5 years, Max 5 years 139100

Min: 5 years, Max 5.5 years 144300

Min: 5.5 years, Max 6 years 149700

Min: 6 years, Max 6.5 years 155300

Min: 6.5 years, Max 7 years 161100

Min: 7 years, Max 7.5 years 167100

Min: 7.5 years, Max 8 years 173300

Min: 8 years, Max 8 years and 7 Months 179800

On Maturity 200000isan Vikas Patra

K(KVP) is a small

savings instrument

that will facilitate

people to invest in

a long term savings plan. It is

one of money double scheme

from Government of India,

available through post-offices

of India. This was originally

introduced by the Government

of India in 1988 and was again

reintroduced in 2014 with some

changes. Even though this was

popular scheme, a Government

Committee formed in 2011

suggested that Kisan Vikas

Patra (KVP) could be misused

for purposes like money

laundering.

In 2014, Kisan Vikas Patra was

relaunched with a number of

changes including mandatory

PAN Card proof for investments

over Rs.50,000 and income

source proof for investments

exceeding Rs.10 lakh. The main

advantage of opening a Kisan

Vikas Patra (KVP) investment is

the availability and ease of

process - the Small Savings

Directorate offers KVP

certificates in all Post Offices

across the country. Any resident

Indian can invest in a KVP

scheme and can obtain a

certificate either jointly,

individually or in the name of a

minor. The principal amount

invested in KVP will be doubled

in a time of 8 years and 4

months or 100 months. The

main target audience for this

scheme is people in semi-urban

and rural areas.

Quick Overview of Kisan

Vikas Patra

1. Amount Invested in Kisan

Vikas Patra (KVP) doubles in

110 months (9 year and 2

months).

2. Kisan Vikas Patra (KVP)

Certificates can be

purchased from Post office.

3. Nomination facility is

available.

4. You can also change your

post office.

5. This certificate can be

encashed after 2.5 years

after date of issue.

6. Any number of certificates

can be purchased by the

purchaser.

7. Kisan Vikas Patra (KVP) can

be pledged as security in

case of taking loan.

You are eligible to purchase

Kisan Vikas Patra (KVP) only

if you are

1. Applicant must be resident

of India.

2. Applicant can apply for his

own name or on behalf of

minor.

3. Trusts are eligible to invest

in Kisan Vikas Patra. HUFs

(Hindu Undivided Family)

and NRIs are not eligible to

invest in KVP.

Rate of interest earned upon

Kisan Vikas Patra varies

depending on total year

invested. Amount invested in

Kisan Vikas Patra doubles in 9

year and 2 months making total

interest rate 7.8% (Effective

from 1-April-2016).

Let's understand this by taking

an example: Mr.X has invested 1

lakh Rupees in Kisan Vikas Patra

, in Month of November 2016.

Mr.X will receive total sum of

Rupees 2 lakh after 86 months

after date of investment.

One thing to note here is that

investments made under Kisan

Vikas Patra does not give any

tax benefit, as it does not fall

under section 80-C. Return

earned from Kisan Vikas Patra

is taxable.

Prabhat KumarLecturer CHN

Kisan V i k a s P a t r a

18 19Skill Power, April & May 2018, Vol.1, Issue 5, 6 Skill Power, April & May 2018, Vol.1, Issue 5, 6

About Vidya Lakshmi

Shri Arun Jaitley, Honourable

Union Finance Minister in his

budget speech for FY 2015-16

said: "India is one of the

youngest nations in the world

with more than 54% of the total

population below 25 years of

age. Our young people have to

be both, educated and

employable for the jobs of the

21st century.” The Prime

Minister has explained how Skill

India needs to be closely

coordinated with Make in India.

Yet, today less than 5% of our

potential workforce gets formal

skill training to be employable

and stay employable. With a

view to enable all poor and

middle class students to pursue

higher education of their choice

without any constraint of funds,

I propose to set up a fully IT

based Student Financial Aid

Authority to administer and

monitor Scholarship as well

Educational Loan Schemes,

through the Pradhan Mantri

Vidya Lakshmi Karyakram. We

will ensure that no student

misses out on higher education

for lack of funds. The IT based

mechanism under the Pradhan

Mantri Vidya Lakshmi

Karyakram is expected to

provide to students a single

window electronic platform for

Scholarships and Educational

Loans."

Vidya Lakshmi is a first of its

kind portal for students seeking

Education Loan. This portal has

been developed under the

guidance of Department of

Financial Services, (Ministry of

Finance) , Department of Higher

Education (Ministry of Human

Resource Development) and

Indian Banks Association

(IBA).The portal has been

developed and being

maintained by NSDL e-

Governance Infrastructure

Limited. Students can view,

apply and track the education

loan applications to banks

anytime, anywhere by accessing

the portal. The portal also

provides linkages to National

Scholarship Portal.

How To Apply For Educational

Loan Through The Portal

ü Register yourself on the

portal.

ü Fill up the Common

Application form for

scholarship referred as the

Common Education Loan

Application Form (CELAF).

This form is prescribed by

Indian Banks Association

(IBA) and is accepted by all

banks.

ü Based on the eligibility

criteria, the portal itself

suggests the various

schemes for which a student

is eligible.

ü The applicant can now

choose Educational Loan as

per his/her requirements,

eligibility and convenience.

ü Once registration is done

and the CELAF is filled, you

will be updated about your

loan approval or disapproval

on the portal. If your loan is

approved, the loan amount

will be transferred directly

to your account. If your loan

is disapproved, you have to

contact the bank itself. You

may also get an ON HOLD

update on your loan status.

It means that the bank

requires more information

from your end, which will be

mentioned in the remark

column. E-mail and SMS

alert will also be generated

for processing of

scholarship.

Names Of Banks Which Have

Integrated Their System With

The Online Portal Are:

Ÿ SBI

Ÿ IDBI

Ÿ Bank of India

Ÿ Canara Bank

Ÿ Union Bank of India

Ÿ Corporation Bank

Ÿ Dena Bank

Ÿ Punjab National Bank

Ÿ Punjab and Sindh Bank

Ÿ Oriental Bank of Commerce

Ÿ Central Bank of India

Ÿ Kotak Mahindra Bank

Ÿ Vijaya Bank

The students have the

advantage of applying to three

banks at a time. However, the

interest rate will be as per the

applicable rules of an individual

bank. This reduces the student's

time of approaching different

banks.

For further queries

Tel – (022) 2499 4200

Fax – (022) 2497 6351

email:- vidyalakshmi@nsdl.co.in

n 15 August, 2015,

O“Vidya Lakshmi Portal

Education Loan Scheme”

was launched by the

Finance Ministry. This

portal has been developed and

maintained by NSDL e-Governance

Infrastructure Limited in collaboration

with the Department of Financial

Services, Department of Higher

Education, Indian Banks Association and

the Ministry of Human Resource

Development. This portal is a gateway

for all students to access funds and

information related to educational loans

as well as government scholarships. It

provides a single window to students

applying for loans or scholarship by

filling up a single form. The portal

provides 22 different education loan

schemes.

Objective

The basic objective of the scheme is to

provide easy and effective system of

getting educational loans so that no

student leaves his or her education mid-

way due to lack of funds.

Benefits Of The Scheme

ü The students get information about

educational loan schemes of banks.

ü Common educational loan

application form is available to

students.

ü There is a provision to apply to

various banks for educational loans

through a single form.

ü The site is linked to the national

scholarship portal for information

and to apply for government

scholarships.

ü Students can view the status of their

loan application at any time and at

any place with an easy access to the

dashboard facility of the website.

ü Students can also send to the banks

e-mail grievances/queries for any

kind of issues or difficulties relating

to educational loans.

ü Banks can also upload loan

processing status.

ü Banks can also download student's

loan applications.

Firoz Qureshi

Vidya Lakshmi

Loan Scheme

20 21Skill Power, April & May 2018, Vol.1, Issue 5, 6 Skill Power, April & May 2018, Vol.1, Issue 5, 6

About Vidya Lakshmi

Shri Arun Jaitley, Honourable

Union Finance Minister in his

budget speech for FY 2015-16

said: "India is one of the

youngest nations in the world

with more than 54% of the total

population below 25 years of

age. Our young people have to

be both, educated and

employable for the jobs of the

21st century.” The Prime

Minister has explained how Skill

India needs to be closely

coordinated with Make in India.

Yet, today less than 5% of our

potential workforce gets formal

skill training to be employable

and stay employable. With a

view to enable all poor and

middle class students to pursue

higher education of their choice

without any constraint of funds,

I propose to set up a fully IT

based Student Financial Aid

Authority to administer and

monitor Scholarship as well

Educational Loan Schemes,

through the Pradhan Mantri

Vidya Lakshmi Karyakram. We

will ensure that no student

misses out on higher education

for lack of funds. The IT based

mechanism under the Pradhan

Mantri Vidya Lakshmi

Karyakram is expected to

provide to students a single

window electronic platform for

Scholarships and Educational

Loans."

Vidya Lakshmi is a first of its

kind portal for students seeking

Education Loan. This portal has

been developed under the

guidance of Department of

Financial Services, (Ministry of

Finance) , Department of Higher

Education (Ministry of Human

Resource Development) and

Indian Banks Association

(IBA).The portal has been

developed and being

maintained by NSDL e-

Governance Infrastructure

Limited. Students can view,

apply and track the education

loan applications to banks

anytime, anywhere by accessing

the portal. The portal also

provides linkages to National

Scholarship Portal.

How To Apply For Educational

Loan Through The Portal

ü Register yourself on the

portal.

ü Fill up the Common

Application form for

scholarship referred as the

Common Education Loan

Application Form (CELAF).

This form is prescribed by

Indian Banks Association

(IBA) and is accepted by all

banks.

ü Based on the eligibility

criteria, the portal itself

suggests the various

schemes for which a student

is eligible.

ü The applicant can now

choose Educational Loan as

per his/her requirements,

eligibility and convenience.

ü Once registration is done

and the CELAF is filled, you

will be updated about your

loan approval or disapproval

on the portal. If your loan is

approved, the loan amount

will be transferred directly

to your account. If your loan

is disapproved, you have to

contact the bank itself. You

may also get an ON HOLD

update on your loan status.

It means that the bank

requires more information

from your end, which will be

mentioned in the remark

column. E-mail and SMS

alert will also be generated

for processing of

scholarship.

Names Of Banks Which Have

Integrated Their System With

The Online Portal Are:

Ÿ SBI

Ÿ IDBI

Ÿ Bank of India

Ÿ Canara Bank

Ÿ Union Bank of India

Ÿ Corporation Bank

Ÿ Dena Bank

Ÿ Punjab National Bank

Ÿ Punjab and Sindh Bank

Ÿ Oriental Bank of Commerce

Ÿ Central Bank of India

Ÿ Kotak Mahindra Bank

Ÿ Vijaya Bank

The students have the

advantage of applying to three

banks at a time. However, the

interest rate will be as per the

applicable rules of an individual

bank. This reduces the student's

time of approaching different

banks.

For further queries

Tel – (022) 2499 4200

Fax – (022) 2497 6351

email:- vidyalakshmi@nsdl.co.in

n 15 August, 2015,

O“Vidya Lakshmi Portal

Education Loan Scheme”

was launched by the

Finance Ministry. This

portal has been developed and

maintained by NSDL e-Governance

Infrastructure Limited in collaboration

with the Department of Financial

Services, Department of Higher

Education, Indian Banks Association and

the Ministry of Human Resource

Development. This portal is a gateway

for all students to access funds and

information related to educational loans

as well as government scholarships. It

provides a single window to students

applying for loans or scholarship by

filling up a single form. The portal

provides 22 different education loan

schemes.

Objective

The basic objective of the scheme is to

provide easy and effective system of

getting educational loans so that no

student leaves his or her education mid-

way due to lack of funds.

Benefits Of The Scheme

ü The students get information about

educational loan schemes of banks.

ü Common educational loan

application form is available to

students.

ü There is a provision to apply to

various banks for educational loans

through a single form.

ü The site is linked to the national

scholarship portal for information

and to apply for government

scholarships.

ü Students can view the status of their

loan application at any time and at

any place with an easy access to the

dashboard facility of the website.

ü Students can also send to the banks

e-mail grievances/queries for any

kind of issues or difficulties relating

to educational loans.

ü Banks can also upload loan

processing status.

ü Banks can also download student's

loan applications.

Firoz Qureshi

Vidya Lakshmi

Loan Scheme

20 21Skill Power, April & May 2018, Vol.1, Issue 5, 6 Skill Power, April & May 2018, Vol.1, Issue 5, 6

The Rurban Mission will thus

develop a cluster of Smart

Villages.

These clusters would be well

delineated areas with planned

layouts prepared following the

planning norms (as laid down in

the State Town and Country

Planning Acts/similar Central or

State statutes as may be

applicable), which would be

duly notified by the State/UTs.

These plans would be finally

integrated with the District

Plans/Master Plans as the case

may be.

The State Governments would

identify the clusters in

accordance with the Framework

for Implementation prepared by

the Ministry of Rural

Development. The clusters will

be geographically contiguous

Gram Panchayats with a

population of about 25000 to

50000 in plain and coastal areas

and a population of 5000 to

15000 in desert, hilly or tribal

areas.

There are two types of clusters

in NRuM (i) Non-Tribal Cluster

(ii) Tribal Cluster.

There would be a separate

approach for selection of

clusters in Tribal and Non-Tribal

Districts. As far as practicable,

clusters of village would follow

administrative convergence

units of Gram Panchayats.

For the selection of clusters, the

Ministry of Rural Development

is adopting a scientific process

of cluster selection which

involves an objective analysis at

the District, Sub District and

Village level, of the

demography, economy, tourism

and pilgrimage significance and

transportation corridor impact.

While the Ministry, following

this analysis, would provide a

suggestive list of sub districts to

the State, the State

Governments would then select

the clusters following a set of

indicated principles included in

the Framework for

Implementation.

Investment outlay

The expenditure will be met

from various existing schemes

at the Panchayat level. The

central government would fill in

the deficit of up to 30% of the

scheme expenditure whenever

the need arises. Rs 5142.08

crore has been allocated by the

centre for this scheme.

To ensure an optimum level of

development of a cluster, the

scheme will focus on 14

mandatory components:

1. Skill development training

along with economic

activities

2. Digital literacy

3. Provision of fully equipped

mobile health unit

4. Inter-village road

connectivity

5. Citizen service centres

6. e-gram connectivity

7. Public transport facilities

8. LPG gas connections

9. Agro processing

10. Agro services including

storage and warehousing

11. Sanitation facilities

12. Provision of piped water

supply

13. Solid and liquid waste

management

14. Upgrading education

facilities.

The new scheme will be based

on a similar model undertaken

in Gujarat which focused on

producing community assets

and improving basic

infrastructure like shelter, roads,

power and drinking water in

rural belts. The Gujarat model

displaying the Rurban

development model of

urbanisation of rural areas was

a successful model.

Similarly, the new mission

Shyama Prasad MukherjiRurban

Mission would also be a

successful mission through

which people living in the rural

areas can get effective civic

infrastructure and associate

services. Like the concept of

smart cities, the development

of rural clusters is a concept of

smart villages.

Source: - Mapsofindia.com, pmindia.gov.in, rurban.gov.in

he Modi Government has

Tlaunched yet another initiative

to bridge the gap between the

rural and urban areas of the

country. This time, the

government has taken the initiative of

setting up 300 rural clusters by 2020. This

mission is, however, not a new one. It is a

replacement of the original PURA mission

Provision of Urban Amenities in Rural

Areas. It was announced by the Modi

government in the 2014-15 budget that

the PURA mission was to be replaced with

a new mission.

The formal announcement by the name

“Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban

Mission” (SPMRM) was made on 16

August 2015 by the Union cabinet.

The objective of the mission is to improve

the economic, social and infrastructural

development in the rural areas. This can

be achieved in three ways:

Ÿ Improving the life of people of the

rural clusters.

Ÿ Bridging the rural-urban divide.

Ÿ Reducing distress migration from rural

to urban areas.

Shyama Prasad Mukherji

Rurban MissionGaon Badhega, Desh Badhega !!!

22 23Skill Power, April & May 2018, Vol.1, Issue 5, 6 Skill Power, April & May 2018, Vol.1, Issue 5, 6

The Rurban Mission will thus

develop a cluster of Smart

Villages.

These clusters would be well

delineated areas with planned

layouts prepared following the

planning norms (as laid down in

the State Town and Country

Planning Acts/similar Central or

State statutes as may be

applicable), which would be

duly notified by the State/UTs.

These plans would be finally

integrated with the District

Plans/Master Plans as the case

may be.

The State Governments would

identify the clusters in

accordance with the Framework

for Implementation prepared by

the Ministry of Rural

Development. The clusters will

be geographically contiguous

Gram Panchayats with a

population of about 25000 to

50000 in plain and coastal areas

and a population of 5000 to

15000 in desert, hilly or tribal

areas.

There are two types of clusters

in NRuM (i) Non-Tribal Cluster

(ii) Tribal Cluster.

There would be a separate

approach for selection of

clusters in Tribal and Non-Tribal

Districts. As far as practicable,

clusters of village would follow

administrative convergence

units of Gram Panchayats.

For the selection of clusters, the

Ministry of Rural Development

is adopting a scientific process

of cluster selection which

involves an objective analysis at

the District, Sub District and

Village level, of the

demography, economy, tourism

and pilgrimage significance and

transportation corridor impact.

While the Ministry, following

this analysis, would provide a

suggestive list of sub districts to

the State, the State

Governments would then select

the clusters following a set of

indicated principles included in

the Framework for

Implementation.

Investment outlay

The expenditure will be met

from various existing schemes

at the Panchayat level. The

central government would fill in

the deficit of up to 30% of the

scheme expenditure whenever

the need arises. Rs 5142.08

crore has been allocated by the

centre for this scheme.

To ensure an optimum level of

development of a cluster, the

scheme will focus on 14

mandatory components:

1. Skill development training

along with economic

activities

2. Digital literacy

3. Provision of fully equipped

mobile health unit

4. Inter-village road

connectivity

5. Citizen service centres

6. e-gram connectivity

7. Public transport facilities

8. LPG gas connections

9. Agro processing

10. Agro services including

storage and warehousing

11. Sanitation facilities

12. Provision of piped water

supply

13. Solid and liquid waste

management

14. Upgrading education

facilities.

The new scheme will be based

on a similar model undertaken

in Gujarat which focused on

producing community assets

and improving basic

infrastructure like shelter, roads,

power and drinking water in

rural belts. The Gujarat model

displaying the Rurban

development model of

urbanisation of rural areas was

a successful model.

Similarly, the new mission

Shyama Prasad MukherjiRurban

Mission would also be a

successful mission through

which people living in the rural

areas can get effective civic

infrastructure and associate

services. Like the concept of

smart cities, the development

of rural clusters is a concept of

smart villages.

Source: - Mapsofindia.com, pmindia.gov.in, rurban.gov.in

he Modi Government has

Tlaunched yet another initiative

to bridge the gap between the

rural and urban areas of the

country. This time, the

government has taken the initiative of

setting up 300 rural clusters by 2020. This

mission is, however, not a new one. It is a

replacement of the original PURA mission

Provision of Urban Amenities in Rural

Areas. It was announced by the Modi

government in the 2014-15 budget that

the PURA mission was to be replaced with

a new mission.

The formal announcement by the name

“Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban

Mission” (SPMRM) was made on 16

August 2015 by the Union cabinet.

The objective of the mission is to improve

the economic, social and infrastructural

development in the rural areas. This can

be achieved in three ways:

Ÿ Improving the life of people of the

rural clusters.

Ÿ Bridging the rural-urban divide.

Ÿ Reducing distress migration from rural

to urban areas.

Shyama Prasad Mukherji

Rurban MissionGaon Badhega, Desh Badhega !!!

22 23Skill Power, April & May 2018, Vol.1, Issue 5, 6 Skill Power, April & May 2018, Vol.1, Issue 5, 6

Both of them are headed by

Director General, NMCG.

Executive Committee has been

authorized to accord approval

for all projects up to Rs.1000

crore. Similar to structure at

national level, State Programme

Management Groups (SPMGs)

acts as implementing arm of

State Ganga Committees. Thus

the newly created structure

attempts to bring all

stakeholders on one platform

to take a holistic approach

towards the task of Ganga

cleaning and rejuvenation.

The Director General (DG) of

NMCG is a Additional Secretary

in Government of India. For

effective implementation of the

projects under the overall

supervision of NMCG, the State

Level Program Management

Groups (SPMGs) are, also

headed by senior officers of the

concerned States.

The key achievements under

Namami Gange programme

are:-

Creating Sewerage Treatment

Capacity:- 63 sewerage

management projects under

implementation in the States of

Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh,

Bihar, Jharkhand and West

Bengal.12 new sewerage

management Projects Launched

in these states. Work is under

construction for creating

Sewerage capacity of 1187.33

(MLD). Hybrid Annuity PPP

Model based two projects has

been initiated for Jagjeetpur,

Haridwar and Ramanna,

Varanasi.

Creating River-Front

Development:-28 River-Front

Development projects and 33

Entry level Projects for

construction, modernization

and renovation of 182 Ghats

and 118 crematoria have been

initiated.

River Surface Cleaning:- River

Surface cleaning for collection

of floating solid waste from the

surface of the Ghats and River

and its disposal are afoot and

pushed into service at 11

locations.

Bio-Diversity Conservation:-

Several Bio-Diversity

conservation projects are

underway namely: Biodiversity

Conservation and Ganga

Rejuvenation, Fish and Fishery

Conservation in Ganga River,

Ganges River Dolphin

Conservation Education

Programme. 5 Bio-Diversity

center's at Dehradun, Narora,

Allahabad, Varanasi and

Barrackpore has been

developed for restoration of

identified priority species.

Afforestation:- Forestry

interventions for Ganga

through Wildlife Institute of

India; Central Inland Fisheries

Research Institute and Centre

for Environment Education has

been initiated. Forestry

interventions for Ganga has

been executed as per the

Detailed Project Report

prepared by Forest Research

Institute, Dehradun for a period

of 5 years (2016-2021) at

project cost of Rs.2300 Crores.

Work has been commenced in

7 districts of Uttarakahnd for

medicinal plants.

Public Awareness:- A series of

activities such as events,

workshops, seminars and

conferences and numerous IEC

activities were organized to

make a strong pitch for public

outreach and community

participation in the programme.

Various awareness activities

through rallies, campaigns,

exhibitions, shramdaan,

cleanliness drives, competitions,

plantation drives and

development and distribution

of resource materials were

organized and for wider

publicity the mass mediums

such as TV/Radio, print media

advertisements, advertorials,

featured articles and

advertorials were published.

Gange Theme song was

released widely and played on

digital media to enhance the

visibility of the programme.

NMCG ensured presence at

Social Media platforms like

Facebook, Twitter, You Tube etc.

Industrial Effluent

Monitoring:- Real Time

Effluent Monitoring Stations

(EMS) has been installed in 572

out of 760 Grossly Polluting

Industries (GPIs). Closure

notices have been issued to 135

GPIs so far and others have

been given deadlines for

compliance to stipulated norms

and for installations of online

EMS.

Ganga Gram:- Ministry of

Drinking Water and Sanitation

(MoDWS) identified 1674 Gram

Panchayats situated on the

bank of River Ganga in 5 State

(Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh,

Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal).

Rs. 578 Crores has been

released to Ministry of Drinking

Water and Sanitation (MoDWS)

for construction of toilets in

1674 Gram Panchayats of 5

Ganga Basin States. Out of the

targeted 15, 27,105 units,

MoDWS has completed

construction of 8, 53,397 toilets.

Consortium of 7 IITs has been

engaged in the preparation of

Ganga River basin Plan and 65

amami Gange

NProgramme', is

an Integrated

Conservation

Mission,

approved as 'Flagship

Programme' by the Union

Government in June 2014 with

budget outlay of Rs.20,000

Crores till 2019-2020 on

cleaning the riverto accomplish

the twin objectives of effective

abatement of pollution,

conservation and rejuvenation

of National River Ganga.

The River Ganga is important

not only for its cultural and

spiritual significance but also

because it hosts more than 40%

of the country's population.

Addressing the Indian

community at Madison Square

Garden in New York in 2014, the

Prime Minister had said, “If we

are able to clean it, it will be a

huge help for the 40 per cent

population of the country. So,

cleaning the Ganges is also an

economic agenda.”

Aim & Objective of NMCG

The aims and objectives of

NMCG is to accomplish the

mandate of National Ganga

River Basin Authority (NGRBA).

1. To ensure effective

abatement of pollution and

rejuvenation of the river

Ganga by adopting a river

basin approach to promote

inter-sectoral co-ordination

for comprehensive planning

and management.

2. To maintain minimum

ecological flows in the river

Ganga with the aim of

ensuring water quality and

environmentally sustainable

development.

National Mission for Clean

Ganga (NMCG) was registered

as a society on 12th August

2011 under the Societies

Registration Act 1860.It acted as

implementation arm of National

Ganga River Basin Authority

(NGRBA) which was constituted

under the provisions of the

Environment (Protection) Act

(EPA),1986. NGRBA has since

been dissolved with effect from

the 7th October 2016,

consequent to constitution of

National Council for

Rejuvenation, Protection and

Management of River Ganga,

referred as National Ganga

Council from 7th October 2016

under EPA 1986.

The Act envisages five tier

structure at national, state and

district level to take measures

for prevention, control and

abatement of environmental

pollution in river Ganga and to

ensure continuous adequate

flow of water so as to

rejuvenate the river Ganga as

below;

1. National Ganga Council

under chairmanship of

Hon'ble Prime Minister of

India.

2. Empowered Task Force (ETF)

on river Ganga under

chairmanship of Hon'ble

Union Minister of Water

Resources, River

Development and Ganga

Rejuvenation.

3. National Mission for Clean

Ganga(NMCG).

4. State Ganga Committees.

5. District Ganga Committees

in every specified district

abutting river Ganga and its

tributaries in the states.

NMCG has a two tier

management structure and

comprises of Governing Council

and Executive Committee.

Neha TiwariAssistant Professor OBG NursingSIHER, Baghpat

24 25Skill Power, April & May 2018, Vol.1, Issue 5, 6 Skill Power, April & May 2018, Vol.1, Issue 5, 6

Both of them are headed by

Director General, NMCG.

Executive Committee has been

authorized to accord approval

for all projects up to Rs.1000

crore. Similar to structure at

national level, State Programme

Management Groups (SPMGs)

acts as implementing arm of

State Ganga Committees. Thus

the newly created structure

attempts to bring all

stakeholders on one platform

to take a holistic approach

towards the task of Ganga

cleaning and rejuvenation.

The Director General (DG) of

NMCG is a Additional Secretary

in Government of India. For

effective implementation of the

projects under the overall

supervision of NMCG, the State

Level Program Management

Groups (SPMGs) are, also

headed by senior officers of the

concerned States.

The key achievements under

Namami Gange programme

are:-

Creating Sewerage Treatment

Capacity:- 63 sewerage

management projects under

implementation in the States of

Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh,

Bihar, Jharkhand and West

Bengal.12 new sewerage

management Projects Launched

in these states. Work is under

construction for creating

Sewerage capacity of 1187.33

(MLD). Hybrid Annuity PPP

Model based two projects has

been initiated for Jagjeetpur,

Haridwar and Ramanna,

Varanasi.

Creating River-Front

Development:-28 River-Front

Development projects and 33

Entry level Projects for

construction, modernization

and renovation of 182 Ghats

and 118 crematoria have been

initiated.

River Surface Cleaning:- River

Surface cleaning for collection

of floating solid waste from the

surface of the Ghats and River

and its disposal are afoot and

pushed into service at 11

locations.

Bio-Diversity Conservation:-

Several Bio-Diversity

conservation projects are

underway namely: Biodiversity

Conservation and Ganga

Rejuvenation, Fish and Fishery

Conservation in Ganga River,

Ganges River Dolphin

Conservation Education

Programme. 5 Bio-Diversity

center's at Dehradun, Narora,

Allahabad, Varanasi and

Barrackpore has been

developed for restoration of

identified priority species.

Afforestation:- Forestry

interventions for Ganga

through Wildlife Institute of

India; Central Inland Fisheries

Research Institute and Centre

for Environment Education has

been initiated. Forestry

interventions for Ganga has

been executed as per the

Detailed Project Report

prepared by Forest Research

Institute, Dehradun for a period

of 5 years (2016-2021) at

project cost of Rs.2300 Crores.

Work has been commenced in

7 districts of Uttarakahnd for

medicinal plants.

Public Awareness:- A series of

activities such as events,

workshops, seminars and

conferences and numerous IEC

activities were organized to

make a strong pitch for public

outreach and community

participation in the programme.

Various awareness activities

through rallies, campaigns,

exhibitions, shramdaan,

cleanliness drives, competitions,

plantation drives and

development and distribution

of resource materials were

organized and for wider

publicity the mass mediums

such as TV/Radio, print media

advertisements, advertorials,

featured articles and

advertorials were published.

Gange Theme song was

released widely and played on

digital media to enhance the

visibility of the programme.

NMCG ensured presence at

Social Media platforms like

Facebook, Twitter, You Tube etc.

Industrial Effluent

Monitoring:- Real Time

Effluent Monitoring Stations

(EMS) has been installed in 572

out of 760 Grossly Polluting

Industries (GPIs). Closure

notices have been issued to 135

GPIs so far and others have

been given deadlines for

compliance to stipulated norms

and for installations of online

EMS.

Ganga Gram:- Ministry of

Drinking Water and Sanitation

(MoDWS) identified 1674 Gram

Panchayats situated on the

bank of River Ganga in 5 State

(Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh,

Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal).

Rs. 578 Crores has been

released to Ministry of Drinking

Water and Sanitation (MoDWS)

for construction of toilets in

1674 Gram Panchayats of 5

Ganga Basin States. Out of the

targeted 15, 27,105 units,

MoDWS has completed

construction of 8, 53,397 toilets.

Consortium of 7 IITs has been

engaged in the preparation of

Ganga River basin Plan and 65

amami Gange

NProgramme', is

an Integrated

Conservation

Mission,

approved as 'Flagship

Programme' by the Union

Government in June 2014 with

budget outlay of Rs.20,000

Crores till 2019-2020 on

cleaning the riverto accomplish

the twin objectives of effective

abatement of pollution,

conservation and rejuvenation

of National River Ganga.

The River Ganga is important

not only for its cultural and

spiritual significance but also

because it hosts more than 40%

of the country's population.

Addressing the Indian

community at Madison Square

Garden in New York in 2014, the

Prime Minister had said, “If we

are able to clean it, it will be a

huge help for the 40 per cent

population of the country. So,

cleaning the Ganges is also an

economic agenda.”

Aim & Objective of NMCG

The aims and objectives of

NMCG is to accomplish the

mandate of National Ganga

River Basin Authority (NGRBA).

1. To ensure effective

abatement of pollution and

rejuvenation of the river

Ganga by adopting a river

basin approach to promote

inter-sectoral co-ordination

for comprehensive planning

and management.

2. To maintain minimum

ecological flows in the river

Ganga with the aim of

ensuring water quality and

environmentally sustainable

development.

National Mission for Clean

Ganga (NMCG) was registered

as a society on 12th August

2011 under the Societies

Registration Act 1860.It acted as

implementation arm of National

Ganga River Basin Authority

(NGRBA) which was constituted

under the provisions of the

Environment (Protection) Act

(EPA),1986. NGRBA has since

been dissolved with effect from

the 7th October 2016,

consequent to constitution of

National Council for

Rejuvenation, Protection and

Management of River Ganga,

referred as National Ganga

Council from 7th October 2016

under EPA 1986.

The Act envisages five tier

structure at national, state and

district level to take measures

for prevention, control and

abatement of environmental

pollution in river Ganga and to

ensure continuous adequate

flow of water so as to

rejuvenate the river Ganga as

below;

1. National Ganga Council

under chairmanship of

Hon'ble Prime Minister of

India.

2. Empowered Task Force (ETF)

on river Ganga under

chairmanship of Hon'ble

Union Minister of Water

Resources, River

Development and Ganga

Rejuvenation.

3. National Mission for Clean

Ganga(NMCG).

4. State Ganga Committees.

5. District Ganga Committees

in every specified district

abutting river Ganga and its

tributaries in the states.

NMCG has a two tier

management structure and

comprises of Governing Council

and Executive Committee.

Neha TiwariAssistant Professor OBG NursingSIHER, Baghpat

24 25Skill Power, April & May 2018, Vol.1, Issue 5, 6 Skill Power, April & May 2018, Vol.1, Issue 5, 6

he Pradhan Mantri

TKhanij Kshetra

Kalyan Yojana

(PMKKKY) was

launched on 17

September 2015 to transform

the living standards of those

people who stay in the mining

areas and their lives are

involved in mining, using the

funds generated by District

Mineral Foundations (DMFs).

PMKKKY is a revolutionary and

unprecedented scheme of its

kind, which will transform the

lives of people living in areas,

which are affected directly or

indirectly by mining.

This is an innovative scheme

aimed to increase the living

standards of miners and also

provide them a healthy

environment by using funds

provided by the government.

This is a very difficult

occupation and was

continuously ignored.

Guidelines and Objectives

Mining related operations affect

less urbanized and very remote

areas of the country, and

vulnerable sections of the

population, especially

Scheduled Tribes. Therefore, it is

necessary that special care and

attention is devoted, in an

organized and structured

manner so as to ensure that

these areas and affected

persons are benefitted by the

mineral wealth in their regions

and are empowered to improve

their standard of living.

The overall objectives of

PMKKKY scheme are:

Ÿ Implement various

developmental and welfare

projects / programs in

mining affected areas. These

projects / programs will be

complementing the existing

ongoing schemes/projects of

State and Central

Government.

Ÿ Minimize / mitigate the

adverse impacts, during and

after mining, on the

environment, health, and

socio-economics of people

in mining districts.

Ÿ To ensure long-term

sustainable livelihoods for

the affected people in

mining areas.

Care has been taken to include

all aspects of living, to ensure

substantial improvement in the

quality of life. Important fields

like drinking water supply,

health care, sanitation,

education, skill development,

women and child care, the

welfare of aged and disabled

people, skill development and

environment conservation will

get at least 60 % share of the

funds.

The setting up of District

Mineral Foundations (DMFs)

was consented by The Mines

and Minerals Amendment Act,

2015 in all districts in the

country affected by mining-

related operations. The Central

Government notified the rates

of contribution payable by

miners to the DMFs.

Utilisation of Funds

High priority areas – at least

60% of PMKKKY funds to be

utilized under following heads:

Ÿ Drinking water supply

Ÿ Environment preservation

and pollution control

measures

Ÿ Health care

Ÿ Education

Ÿ Welfare of Women and

Children

Ÿ Skill development

Ÿ Sanitation

Other priority Areas –

Up to 40% of the PMKKKY to be

utilized under following heads:

Ÿ Physical infrastructure like

roads, bridges, railways etc.

Ÿ Irrigation

Ÿ Energy and Watershed

Development

Ÿ Any other measures for

enhancing environmental

quality in mining district.

The establishment of DMFs has

come as a very late response of

the state to the citizens of

India's ore-rich areas, who have

borne the cost of mining in the

form of health, environment,

livelihood and sanitation

challenges. Thus there is no

certainty on how much money

will come in, and no clarity on

how and where it will be used.

Without any such clarity, the

DMFs will fall prey to corruption

and scandalous operations.

Further, this body is to be

dominated by the government

officials, who have powers to

prepare plans and budgets,

sanction funds and use the

funds. Still, there's a strong

hope for the scheme to rise

with every coming year and

finally achieve the objectives it

was meant to.

Pradhan Mantri

Kalyan Yojana (PMKKKY)

Khanij Kshetra

Source: sarkariniti.com, wikipedia, PIB & Vikaspedia

villages have been adopted by

13 IITs to develop as model

villages. UNDP has been

engaged as the executing

agency for rural sanitation

programme and to develop

Jharkhand as a model State at

an estimated cost of Rs. 127

Crore.

National Mission for Clean

Ganga:- endeavors to deploy

best available knowledge and

resources across the world for

Ganga rejuvenation. Clean

Ganga has been a perennial

attraction for many

international countries that

have expertise in river

rejuvenation. Countries such as

Australia, United Kingdom,

Germany, Finland, Israel etc.

have shown interest in

collaborating with India for

Ganga rejuvenation.

Memorandums of

Understanding (MoUs) were

signed with various Central

Ministries viz.- Ministry of

Human Resource Development,

Ministry of Rural Development,

Ministry of Railways, Ministry of

Shipping, Ministry of Tourism,

Ministry of Ayush, Ministry of

Petroleum, Ministry of Youth

Affairs and Sports, Ministry of

Drinking Water & Sanitation

and Ministry of Agriculture for

synergizing the Government

schemes.

Key Functions

To achieve the objectives,

NMCG shall carry out the

following key functions namely:

(i) Implement the work

programme of National

Ganga River Basin

Authority(NGRBA).

(ii) Implement the World Bank

supported National Ganga

River Basin Project.

(iii) Coordinate and oversee the

implementation of projects

sanctioned by Government

of India under NGRBA.

(iv) Undertake any additional

work or functions as may

be assigned by MoWR,RD

&GJ in the area of

conservation of river

Ganga.

(v) Make rules and regulations

for the conduct of the

affairs of the NMCG and

add or amend, vary or

rescind them from time to

time.

(vi) Accept or to provide any

grant of money, loan

securities or property of

any kind and to undertake

and accept the

management of any

endowment trust, fund or

donation not inconsistent

with the objectives of

NMCG.

(vii) Take all such action and to

enter all such actions as

may appear necessary or

incidental for the

achievements of the

objectives of the NGRBA.

External Funding and Funding

Mechanism

External funding

The Central Government has

approved the projects for

'World Bank' assistance to

National Ganga River Basin

Authority(NGRBA) for

abatement of pollution of river

Ganga' at an estimated cost of

Rs.7000 crore. The Bank will

support the Government of

India by providing technical

assistance and financing of US $

1 billion (approx. 4600

crore).The World Bank Board

has approved this project on

31st May 2011.The Loan

agreement with World Bank has

been signed on 14th June

2011.Japan International

Cooperation Agency (JICA)is

supporting one project on

Ganga in Varanasi worth Rs.

496.9 Crore on 85:15 basis.

Funding Mechanism

The investments required to

create the necessary treatment

and sewerage infrastructure

would be shared between

Centre and State Governments

on 70:30 basis.The State

Governments would be

required to motivate ULBs for

resource recovery and revenue

generation. Also, the cost of

Operations and Maintenance

(O&M)for the initial five years in

NGRBA projects would be

shared between Centre and

States in the ratio of 70:30 with

a periodical review.

Ganga River Basin

Management Plan

A comprehensive River Basin

Management Plan for Ganga is

being prepared by the

consortium of seven Indian

Institutes of Technology (IITs)

(Kanpur, Delhi, Madras, Bombay,

Kharagpur, Guwahati and

Roorkee). The Plan is being

prepared with the objectives of

taking comprehensive measures

for restoration of the

wholesomeness of the Ganga

ecosystem and improvement of

its ecological health, with due

regard to the issue of

competing water uses in the

river basin. The wholesomeness

of the river can be grasped in

terms of four defining concepts:

“Aviral Dhara” (Continuous

Flow”), “Nirmal Dhara”

(“Unpolluted Flow”), Geologic

Entity, and Ecological Entity.

26 27Skill Power, April & May 2018, Vol.1, Issue 5, 6 Skill Power, April & May 2018, Vol.1, Issue 5, 6

he Pradhan Mantri

TKhanij Kshetra

Kalyan Yojana

(PMKKKY) was

launched on 17

September 2015 to transform

the living standards of those

people who stay in the mining

areas and their lives are

involved in mining, using the

funds generated by District

Mineral Foundations (DMFs).

PMKKKY is a revolutionary and

unprecedented scheme of its

kind, which will transform the

lives of people living in areas,

which are affected directly or

indirectly by mining.

This is an innovative scheme

aimed to increase the living

standards of miners and also

provide them a healthy

environment by using funds

provided by the government.

This is a very difficult

occupation and was

continuously ignored.

Guidelines and Objectives

Mining related operations affect

less urbanized and very remote

areas of the country, and

vulnerable sections of the

population, especially

Scheduled Tribes. Therefore, it is

necessary that special care and

attention is devoted, in an

organized and structured

manner so as to ensure that

these areas and affected

persons are benefitted by the

mineral wealth in their regions

and are empowered to improve

their standard of living.

The overall objectives of

PMKKKY scheme are:

Ÿ Implement various

developmental and welfare

projects / programs in

mining affected areas. These

projects / programs will be

complementing the existing

ongoing schemes/projects of

State and Central

Government.

Ÿ Minimize / mitigate the

adverse impacts, during and

after mining, on the

environment, health, and

socio-economics of people

in mining districts.

Ÿ To ensure long-term

sustainable livelihoods for

the affected people in

mining areas.

Care has been taken to include

all aspects of living, to ensure

substantial improvement in the

quality of life. Important fields

like drinking water supply,

health care, sanitation,

education, skill development,

women and child care, the

welfare of aged and disabled

people, skill development and

environment conservation will

get at least 60 % share of the

funds.

The setting up of District

Mineral Foundations (DMFs)

was consented by The Mines

and Minerals Amendment Act,

2015 in all districts in the

country affected by mining-

related operations. The Central

Government notified the rates

of contribution payable by

miners to the DMFs.

Utilisation of Funds

High priority areas – at least

60% of PMKKKY funds to be

utilized under following heads:

Ÿ Drinking water supply

Ÿ Environment preservation

and pollution control

measures

Ÿ Health care

Ÿ Education

Ÿ Welfare of Women and

Children

Ÿ Skill development

Ÿ Sanitation

Other priority Areas –

Up to 40% of the PMKKKY to be

utilized under following heads:

Ÿ Physical infrastructure like

roads, bridges, railways etc.

Ÿ Irrigation

Ÿ Energy and Watershed

Development

Ÿ Any other measures for

enhancing environmental

quality in mining district.

The establishment of DMFs has

come as a very late response of

the state to the citizens of

India's ore-rich areas, who have

borne the cost of mining in the

form of health, environment,

livelihood and sanitation

challenges. Thus there is no

certainty on how much money

will come in, and no clarity on

how and where it will be used.

Without any such clarity, the

DMFs will fall prey to corruption

and scandalous operations.

Further, this body is to be

dominated by the government

officials, who have powers to

prepare plans and budgets,

sanction funds and use the

funds. Still, there's a strong

hope for the scheme to rise

with every coming year and

finally achieve the objectives it

was meant to.

Pradhan Mantri

Kalyan Yojana (PMKKKY)

Khanij Kshetra

Source: sarkariniti.com, wikipedia, PIB & Vikaspedia

villages have been adopted by

13 IITs to develop as model

villages. UNDP has been

engaged as the executing

agency for rural sanitation

programme and to develop

Jharkhand as a model State at

an estimated cost of Rs. 127

Crore.

National Mission for Clean

Ganga:- endeavors to deploy

best available knowledge and

resources across the world for

Ganga rejuvenation. Clean

Ganga has been a perennial

attraction for many

international countries that

have expertise in river

rejuvenation. Countries such as

Australia, United Kingdom,

Germany, Finland, Israel etc.

have shown interest in

collaborating with India for

Ganga rejuvenation.

Memorandums of

Understanding (MoUs) were

signed with various Central

Ministries viz.- Ministry of

Human Resource Development,

Ministry of Rural Development,

Ministry of Railways, Ministry of

Shipping, Ministry of Tourism,

Ministry of Ayush, Ministry of

Petroleum, Ministry of Youth

Affairs and Sports, Ministry of

Drinking Water & Sanitation

and Ministry of Agriculture for

synergizing the Government

schemes.

Key Functions

To achieve the objectives,

NMCG shall carry out the

following key functions namely:

(i) Implement the work

programme of National

Ganga River Basin

Authority(NGRBA).

(ii) Implement the World Bank

supported National Ganga

River Basin Project.

(iii) Coordinate and oversee the

implementation of projects

sanctioned by Government

of India under NGRBA.

(iv) Undertake any additional

work or functions as may

be assigned by MoWR,RD

&GJ in the area of

conservation of river

Ganga.

(v) Make rules and regulations

for the conduct of the

affairs of the NMCG and

add or amend, vary or

rescind them from time to

time.

(vi) Accept or to provide any

grant of money, loan

securities or property of

any kind and to undertake

and accept the

management of any

endowment trust, fund or

donation not inconsistent

with the objectives of

NMCG.

(vii) Take all such action and to

enter all such actions as

may appear necessary or

incidental for the

achievements of the

objectives of the NGRBA.

External Funding and Funding

Mechanism

External funding

The Central Government has

approved the projects for

'World Bank' assistance to

National Ganga River Basin

Authority(NGRBA) for

abatement of pollution of river

Ganga' at an estimated cost of

Rs.7000 crore. The Bank will

support the Government of

India by providing technical

assistance and financing of US $

1 billion (approx. 4600

crore).The World Bank Board

has approved this project on

31st May 2011.The Loan

agreement with World Bank has

been signed on 14th June

2011.Japan International

Cooperation Agency (JICA)is

supporting one project on

Ganga in Varanasi worth Rs.

496.9 Crore on 85:15 basis.

Funding Mechanism

The investments required to

create the necessary treatment

and sewerage infrastructure

would be shared between

Centre and State Governments

on 70:30 basis.The State

Governments would be

required to motivate ULBs for

resource recovery and revenue

generation. Also, the cost of

Operations and Maintenance

(O&M)for the initial five years in

NGRBA projects would be

shared between Centre and

States in the ratio of 70:30 with

a periodical review.

Ganga River Basin

Management Plan

A comprehensive River Basin

Management Plan for Ganga is

being prepared by the

consortium of seven Indian

Institutes of Technology (IITs)

(Kanpur, Delhi, Madras, Bombay,

Kharagpur, Guwahati and

Roorkee). The Plan is being

prepared with the objectives of

taking comprehensive measures

for restoration of the

wholesomeness of the Ganga

ecosystem and improvement of

its ecological health, with due

regard to the issue of

competing water uses in the

river basin. The wholesomeness

of the river can be grasped in

terms of four defining concepts:

“Aviral Dhara” (Continuous

Flow”), “Nirmal Dhara”

(“Unpolluted Flow”), Geologic

Entity, and Ecological Entity.

26 27Skill Power, April & May 2018, Vol.1, Issue 5, 6 Skill Power, April & May 2018, Vol.1, Issue 5, 6

supply chain management from

farm gate to retail outlet. It will

not only provide a big boost to

the growth of food processing

sector in the country but also

help in providing better returns

to farmers and is a big step

towards doubling of farmers

income, creating huge

employment opportunities

especially in the rural areas,

reducing wastage of agricultural

produce, increasing the

processing level and enhancing

the export of the processed

foods.

Objective

The main objective of this

scheme is focusing on the

increase in agriculture,

modernizing & processing

methods of agric products and

decreasing their wastage.

Benefits Of SAMPADA

Ü There will be 5,30,500

direct/Indirect Employment

from this Scheme in the

year 2019-2020.

Ü By implementing

SAMPADA, Farmers income

will double in 2022.

Ü SAMPADA reduces the

amount of Food Wastage in

our Country.

Ü SAMPADA will Modernize

agriculture processing

Other Scheme Combined

With SAMPADA

Ü Many existing schemes will

be combined under this

major scheme. Namely,

schemes of the Ministry of

Food Processing Industries

(MoFPI) like Mega Food

Parks, Integrated Cold Chain

and Assessment Addition

Infrastructure, Food Safety

and Quality Assurance

Infrastructure, etc.

Ü It will also comprise of the

new schemes like

Infrastructure for Agro-

processing Clusters,

Creation of Backwards and

Forward Linkages, as well as

Creation / Expansion of

Food Processing &

Preservation Capacities.

Ü The scheme, if implemented

properly, will create a huge

employment opportunities,

exclusively in rural areas.

Ü From the viewpoint of the

consumer, it would promote

the availability of safe and

convenient processed foods

at a reasonable price.

Ü This sector added around

9.1% & 8.6% of Gross Value

Added (GVA) in the field of

manufacturing &

agriculture, respectively in

the financial year 2015-16.

Various Measures Have Been

Taken By The Government To

Give A Boost To The Food

Processing Sector

Ü To provide impetus to

investment in food

processing and retail sector,

government has allowed

100% FDI in trading

including through e-

commerce, in respect of

food products

Ü Funding

Ü SAMPADA with an

allocation of Rs. 6,000

Crore is projected to help

20 lakh farmers and

generate 5, 30,500 direct

and indirect employment

opportunities in the

country by the year 2019-

20.

Ü It will help in generating an

investment of Rs 31,400

Crore and facilitate

handling of 334 lakh tonne

of agro-produce valuing Rs

1,04,125 Crore.

Significance

Ü The new scheme gives

renewed push to the food

processing sector in the

country. Its intention is to

progressing the modern

infrastructure to facilitate

entrepreneurs in setting up

of food processing

divisions based on cluster

approach and deliver

effective and seamless

backward and forward

integration for processed

food industry.

Ü It suggests to accomplish

this by plugging gaps in

supply chain and

development of

infrastructure facilities for

processing and

preservation and

modernization of existing

food processing units.

Ü As a result, this programme

will result in the formation

of modern infrastructure

tied with effective supply

chain management from

farm gate to a retail outlet.

Ü It would deliver better

prices to farmers and

would help in doubling

their profits.

manufactured and

produced in India.

Ü The government has also

set up a Special Fund of

Rs.2000 Crore in NABARD

to make available for setting

up of Food Parks.

The following schemes will be

implemented under PM Kisan

SAMPADA Yojana

Ü Mega Food Parks

Ü Integrated Cold Chain and

Value Addition

Infrastructure

Ü Creation / Expansion of

Food Processing &

Preservation Capacities

Ü Infrastructure for Agro-

processing Clusters

Ü Creation of Backward and

Forward Linkages

Ü Food Safety and Quality

Assurance Infrastructure

Ü Human Resources and

Institutions.

SAMPADA YOJANA

AMPADA (Scheme

SFor Agro-Marine

Processing And

Development Of

Agro-Processing

Clusters).This Scheme is

Launched as an Umbrella

Scheme which is going to

incorporate all the ongoing

project of the ministry like

Mega food parks, Integrated

cold chain and value addition

infrastructure, Food Safety and

Quality Assurance

Infrastructure.

The scheme will be

implemented by Ministry of

Food Processing Industries

(MoFPI) and Pradhan Mantri

Kisan SAMPADA Yojana.

Food Processing Sector has

emerged as an important

segment of the Indian Economy

in terms of its contribution to

GDP, employment and

investment. PM Kisan

SAMPADA Yojana is a

comprehensive package which

will result in creation of modern

infrastructure with efficient

28 29Skill Power, April & May 2018, Vol.1, Issue 5, 6 Skill Power, April & May 2018, Vol.1, Issue 5, 6

Neha TiwariAssistant Professor OBG NursingSIHER, Baghpat

supply chain management from

farm gate to retail outlet. It will

not only provide a big boost to

the growth of food processing

sector in the country but also

help in providing better returns

to farmers and is a big step

towards doubling of farmers

income, creating huge

employment opportunities

especially in the rural areas,

reducing wastage of agricultural

produce, increasing the

processing level and enhancing

the export of the processed

foods.

Objective

The main objective of this

scheme is focusing on the

increase in agriculture,

modernizing & processing

methods of agric products and

decreasing their wastage.

Benefits Of SAMPADA

Ü There will be 5,30,500

direct/Indirect Employment

from this Scheme in the

year 2019-2020.

Ü By implementing

SAMPADA, Farmers income

will double in 2022.

Ü SAMPADA reduces the

amount of Food Wastage in

our Country.

Ü SAMPADA will Modernize

agriculture processing

Other Scheme Combined

With SAMPADA

Ü Many existing schemes will

be combined under this

major scheme. Namely,

schemes of the Ministry of

Food Processing Industries

(MoFPI) like Mega Food

Parks, Integrated Cold Chain

and Assessment Addition

Infrastructure, Food Safety

and Quality Assurance

Infrastructure, etc.

Ü It will also comprise of the

new schemes like

Infrastructure for Agro-

processing Clusters,

Creation of Backwards and

Forward Linkages, as well as

Creation / Expansion of

Food Processing &

Preservation Capacities.

Ü The scheme, if implemented

properly, will create a huge

employment opportunities,

exclusively in rural areas.

Ü From the viewpoint of the

consumer, it would promote

the availability of safe and

convenient processed foods

at a reasonable price.

Ü This sector added around

9.1% & 8.6% of Gross Value

Added (GVA) in the field of

manufacturing &

agriculture, respectively in

the financial year 2015-16.

Various Measures Have Been

Taken By The Government To

Give A Boost To The Food

Processing Sector

Ü To provide impetus to

investment in food

processing and retail sector,

government has allowed

100% FDI in trading

including through e-

commerce, in respect of

food products

Ü Funding

Ü SAMPADA with an

allocation of Rs. 6,000

Crore is projected to help

20 lakh farmers and

generate 5, 30,500 direct

and indirect employment

opportunities in the

country by the year 2019-

20.

Ü It will help in generating an

investment of Rs 31,400

Crore and facilitate

handling of 334 lakh tonne

of agro-produce valuing Rs

1,04,125 Crore.

Significance

Ü The new scheme gives

renewed push to the food

processing sector in the

country. Its intention is to

progressing the modern

infrastructure to facilitate

entrepreneurs in setting up

of food processing

divisions based on cluster

approach and deliver

effective and seamless

backward and forward

integration for processed

food industry.

Ü It suggests to accomplish

this by plugging gaps in

supply chain and

development of

infrastructure facilities for

processing and

preservation and

modernization of existing

food processing units.

Ü As a result, this programme

will result in the formation

of modern infrastructure

tied with effective supply

chain management from

farm gate to a retail outlet.

Ü It would deliver better

prices to farmers and

would help in doubling

their profits.

manufactured and

produced in India.

Ü The government has also

set up a Special Fund of

Rs.2000 Crore in NABARD

to make available for setting

up of Food Parks.

The following schemes will be

implemented under PM Kisan

SAMPADA Yojana

Ü Mega Food Parks

Ü Integrated Cold Chain and

Value Addition

Infrastructure

Ü Creation / Expansion of

Food Processing &

Preservation Capacities

Ü Infrastructure for Agro-

processing Clusters

Ü Creation of Backward and

Forward Linkages

Ü Food Safety and Quality

Assurance Infrastructure

Ü Human Resources and

Institutions.

SAMPADA YOJANA

AMPADA (Scheme

SFor Agro-Marine

Processing And

Development Of

Agro-Processing

Clusters).This Scheme is

Launched as an Umbrella

Scheme which is going to

incorporate all the ongoing

project of the ministry like

Mega food parks, Integrated

cold chain and value addition

infrastructure, Food Safety and

Quality Assurance

Infrastructure.

The scheme will be

implemented by Ministry of

Food Processing Industries

(MoFPI) and Pradhan Mantri

Kisan SAMPADA Yojana.

Food Processing Sector has

emerged as an important

segment of the Indian Economy

in terms of its contribution to

GDP, employment and

investment. PM Kisan

SAMPADA Yojana is a

comprehensive package which

will result in creation of modern

infrastructure with efficient

28 29Skill Power, April & May 2018, Vol.1, Issue 5, 6 Skill Power, April & May 2018, Vol.1, Issue 5, 6

Neha TiwariAssistant Professor OBG NursingSIHER, Baghpat

he NITI Aayog (Hindi for Policy

TCommission), also National Institution

for Transforming India, is a policy think

tank of the Government of India,

established with the aim to achieve

Sustainable Development Goals and to enhance

cooperative federalism by fostering the

involvement of State Governments of India in the

economic policy-making process using a bottom-

up approach. Its initiatives include "15 year road

map", "7-year vision, strategy and action plan".

Objectives

Founded on 1st January, 2015, the National

Institution for Transformation of India or NITI

Aayog has been created to serve as the think tank

of the Government of India. The Prime Minister of

India serves as the Chair of the Institution. The

institution plays a leadership role in policymaking

in the central government and works closely with

state governments. It serves as a knowledge hub

and monitors progress in the implementation of

policies and programmes of the Government of

India. The institution provides the central and state

governments with relevant strategic and technical

advice across the spectrum on key policy

elements. These include matters of national and

international importance on the economic front. It

helps in the infusion of new policy ideas and

specific issue-based support.

As the premier policy 'Think Tank' of the

Government of India, NITI Aayog aims to evolve a

shared vision of national development with the

active involvement of States. Through consultative

and other mechanisms, it endeavors to inform of

the best practices developed in one or more states

or in other parts of the world to all states for

possible adoption. The institution designs strategic

and long-term policy and programme frameworks

and initiatives and monitors their progress and

their efficacy regularly. It uses the lessons learnt

from monitoring and feedback to make innovative

improvements, including necessary mid-course

corrections. NITI Aayog actively monitors and

evaluates the implementation of programmes and

initiatives. The Aayog publishes policy research

papers on contemporary issues, brings out books

on best practices, prepares model laws to help

Prabhat Kumar Lecturer, Siher Baghpat

National Institution for Transforming India

States reform their policies and organizes

workshops and conferences. For providing

directional and policy inputs, it serves as a

repository of research on good governance and

helps disseminate this research to stakeholders.

NITI Aayog's entire gamut of activities is divided

into two main hubs - Team India Hub and

Knowledge and Innovation Hub. The two hubs are

at the core of NITI's efficient functioning.

Team India Hub carries out the mandate of

fostering 'Cooperative Federalism' and 'Designing

Policy and Programme Frameworks'. It provides

requisite coordination and support framework to

NITI Aayog in its engagement with the States.

Knowledge & Innovation Hub ensures fulfilling the

mandate of maintaining a State-of-the-Art

Resource Centre to be a repository of research of

good governance and best practices and their

dissemination to stakeholders. To provide advice

and encourage partnerships across key

stakeholders including colleges, universities, think

tanks and non-governmental organizations at

home and abroad.

Administration & Support Units

Since NITI Aayog's establishment, the institution

has undertaken several crucial initiatives to equip

itself with the right manpower to function as the

country's premier policy think-tank. Crucial among

these efforts are the formulation of guidelines to

recruit Research Assistants/Research

Associates/Section Supervisors, with expertise in

relevant sectors, as short-term consultants. NITI

has also drawn up guidelines for engaging

Consultant/ Sr. Consultants for carrying out

specialized tasks given to NITI Aayog. Four

Consultants whose work includes, drafting the

Vision Document, Strategy and Action Agenda

have been hired. One Consultant has been

engaged in order to design and implement a

portfolio of policy initiatives as part of Governance

and Research efforts.

NITI has also engaged experts to provide

knowledge support for its activities, as and when

needed. Young Professionals hired by NITI Aayog

receive unparalleled exposure to public policy,

planning, while also providing high quality

professional inputs through research in Economics,

Finance, Education, Public Health, Social Sciences,

Engineering, Urban Planning and Infrastructure.

NITI Aayog launched a programme to associate

with distinguished scholars and experts as 'NITI

Non-Resident Fellows' and 'NITI Non-Resident

Senior Fellows'. The objective is to involve the best

minds from across sectors to engage with policy

making efforts of the Government of India.

Offices Attached To Niti Aayog

The Development Monitoring and Evaluation

Office (DMEO) has been constituted by merging

the erstwhile Programme Evaluation Organization

(PEO) and the Independent Evaluation Office (IEO)

and notified as an attached office under the aegis

of NITI Aayog for fulfilling the mandate of

evaluation and monitoring assigned to NITI Aayog.

The Government of India established the National

Institute of Labour Economics Research and

Development (NILERD) in 1962. It is a Central

Autonomous Organization attached to NITI Aayog,

Ministry of Planning. The primary objectives of this

Institution are research, data collection, and

education and training in all aspects of Human

Capital Planning and Human Resource

Development.

Aayog will have a tremendous task of shaping the

character and charting a course to make it an

important institution in transforming India.

30 31Skill Power, April & May 2018, Vol.1, Issue 5, 6 Skill Power, April & May 2018, Vol.1, Issue 5, 6

he NITI Aayog (Hindi for Policy

TCommission), also National Institution

for Transforming India, is a policy think

tank of the Government of India,

established with the aim to achieve

Sustainable Development Goals and to enhance

cooperative federalism by fostering the

involvement of State Governments of India in the

economic policy-making process using a bottom-

up approach. Its initiatives include "15 year road

map", "7-year vision, strategy and action plan".

Objectives

Founded on 1st January, 2015, the National

Institution for Transformation of India or NITI

Aayog has been created to serve as the think tank

of the Government of India. The Prime Minister of

India serves as the Chair of the Institution. The

institution plays a leadership role in policymaking

in the central government and works closely with

state governments. It serves as a knowledge hub

and monitors progress in the implementation of

policies and programmes of the Government of

India. The institution provides the central and state

governments with relevant strategic and technical

advice across the spectrum on key policy

elements. These include matters of national and

international importance on the economic front. It

helps in the infusion of new policy ideas and

specific issue-based support.

As the premier policy 'Think Tank' of the

Government of India, NITI Aayog aims to evolve a

shared vision of national development with the

active involvement of States. Through consultative

and other mechanisms, it endeavors to inform of

the best practices developed in one or more states

or in other parts of the world to all states for

possible adoption. The institution designs strategic

and long-term policy and programme frameworks

and initiatives and monitors their progress and

their efficacy regularly. It uses the lessons learnt

from monitoring and feedback to make innovative

improvements, including necessary mid-course

corrections. NITI Aayog actively monitors and

evaluates the implementation of programmes and

initiatives. The Aayog publishes policy research

papers on contemporary issues, brings out books

on best practices, prepares model laws to help

Prabhat Kumar Lecturer, Siher Baghpat

National Institution for Transforming India

States reform their policies and organizes

workshops and conferences. For providing

directional and policy inputs, it serves as a

repository of research on good governance and

helps disseminate this research to stakeholders.

NITI Aayog's entire gamut of activities is divided

into two main hubs - Team India Hub and

Knowledge and Innovation Hub. The two hubs are

at the core of NITI's efficient functioning.

Team India Hub carries out the mandate of

fostering 'Cooperative Federalism' and 'Designing

Policy and Programme Frameworks'. It provides

requisite coordination and support framework to

NITI Aayog in its engagement with the States.

Knowledge & Innovation Hub ensures fulfilling the

mandate of maintaining a State-of-the-Art

Resource Centre to be a repository of research of

good governance and best practices and their

dissemination to stakeholders. To provide advice

and encourage partnerships across key

stakeholders including colleges, universities, think

tanks and non-governmental organizations at

home and abroad.

Administration & Support Units

Since NITI Aayog's establishment, the institution

has undertaken several crucial initiatives to equip

itself with the right manpower to function as the

country's premier policy think-tank. Crucial among

these efforts are the formulation of guidelines to

recruit Research Assistants/Research

Associates/Section Supervisors, with expertise in

relevant sectors, as short-term consultants. NITI

has also drawn up guidelines for engaging

Consultant/ Sr. Consultants for carrying out

specialized tasks given to NITI Aayog. Four

Consultants whose work includes, drafting the

Vision Document, Strategy and Action Agenda

have been hired. One Consultant has been

engaged in order to design and implement a

portfolio of policy initiatives as part of Governance

and Research efforts.

NITI has also engaged experts to provide

knowledge support for its activities, as and when

needed. Young Professionals hired by NITI Aayog

receive unparalleled exposure to public policy,

planning, while also providing high quality

professional inputs through research in Economics,

Finance, Education, Public Health, Social Sciences,

Engineering, Urban Planning and Infrastructure.

NITI Aayog launched a programme to associate

with distinguished scholars and experts as 'NITI

Non-Resident Fellows' and 'NITI Non-Resident

Senior Fellows'. The objective is to involve the best

minds from across sectors to engage with policy

making efforts of the Government of India.

Offices Attached To Niti Aayog

The Development Monitoring and Evaluation

Office (DMEO) has been constituted by merging

the erstwhile Programme Evaluation Organization

(PEO) and the Independent Evaluation Office (IEO)

and notified as an attached office under the aegis

of NITI Aayog for fulfilling the mandate of

evaluation and monitoring assigned to NITI Aayog.

The Government of India established the National

Institute of Labour Economics Research and

Development (NILERD) in 1962. It is a Central

Autonomous Organization attached to NITI Aayog,

Ministry of Planning. The primary objectives of this

Institution are research, data collection, and

education and training in all aspects of Human

Capital Planning and Human Resource

Development.

Aayog will have a tremendous task of shaping the

character and charting a course to make it an

important institution in transforming India.

30 31Skill Power, April & May 2018, Vol.1, Issue 5, 6 Skill Power, April & May 2018, Vol.1, Issue 5, 6

be reimbursed the eligible

amount of subsidy into

their accounts on

successful installation and

commissioning of the

attachment/kits and

certification of the same by

concerned weaver. It will

be optional for the weaver

to avail the credit facility

offered.

The attachment/kit(s), on which

subsidy has been availed under

this scheme, shall not be

eligible for any other subsidy

provided under any other

scheme of Government of India.

The scheme will be

implemented by the Textile

Commissioner through the

Regional Offices and

Powerloom Service Centers

under Textile Commissioner-

PSCs & TRA-PSCs/State Govt.

Agencies.

The Regional offices of the

Textile Commissioner will

depute Joint Inspection Team

(JIT) for physical verification of

the installation &

commissioning of the

attachment / kits.

The JIT will carry out the

physical verification/inspection

to confirm satisfactory

installation of the attachments /

kits and submit a JIT report in

Format-III (two copies) duly

filled and signed along with all

the related documents to

concerned Regional Office of

the Textile Commissioner. The

Officer-in-charge of Regional

Office of the Textile

Commissioner after examining

the JIT reports, will submit a

consolidated proposal to

Powerloom Development Cell

of Office of the Textile

Commissioner, Mumbai for

approval of the Competent

(vii) Mechanical Dobby (cast

iron).

(viii) Jacquard (cast iron).

(ix) Pirn winding machine

(b) In-situ Up-gradation of

semi-automatic shuttle

looms to shutlleless

Rapier looms:

(I) Rapier kit

In each of these in-situ up-

gradation, Government of India

shall provide financial

assistance to the extent of 50%,

75% and 90% of the cost of up-

gradation to a maximum

subsidy of Rs. 40,000, 60,000

and 72,000 per loom for

General, SC and ST category

applicants respectively, as

shown below:

Eligibility of the subsidy under

the scheme shall be based on

the actual price of the

attachments/kits or the

maximum rates prescribed by

the Textile Commissioner,

whichever is less.

• The Textile Commissioner

shall notify the maximum

rates for each admissible

attachment from time to

time.

• The Textile Commissioner

shall from time to time

enroll / register the

manufactures of the

attachments / kits and

notify the list of

manufacturers of

kits/attachments.

• The indigenous

manufacturers/suppliers

empanelled/registered

under the scheme, who are

willing to supply the kits,

pirn winding machine and

Rapier kits on credit basis

to the powerloom

weavers/entrepreneurs, will

Authority (Textile

Commissioner) for releasing of

the subsidy in Proforma-I, along

with details of individual units

and their eligible subsidy in

Format IV with due

recommendation within 45 days

from the submission of

claim.Other Conditions:

a) The subsidy will be

provided on the basic

value of attachments / kits

excluding tax components.

b) The specifications of the

attachments / kits

necessary for registration

shall be prescribed by the

Office of the Textile

Commissioner, Mumbai.

c) The Textile Commissioner

may recover the subsidy

amount along with

interest, in case it is found

/ proved that the unit has

availed the subsidy by

furnishing false

information / documents.

Monitoring of the progress of

subsidy on attachments

The office of the Textile

Commissioner will monitor the

progress of the scheme through

ROs / PSCs to assess for the

impact of the scheme on the

beneficiaries. Concurrent

evaluation would be carried out

to measure the scheme

outcome and the same shall be

reported to the Ministry of

Textiles by the Textile

Commissioner.

Grievance

A Grievance Committee under

chairmanship of the Textile

Commissioner would attend

grievance if any of the

beneficiaries, after purchase

and installation of the

attachments under this scheme.

Objective

The prime objective of the scheme is to provide

financial assistance to economically weaker low-

end powerloom units, for upgrading existing plain

looms to semi-automatic/automatic looms, to

improve quality and productivity of the fabric

being produced by way of fixing certain

additional attachments/kits and enable them to

face the competition in domestic and

international markets.

Eligibility of Unit/Applicant

• A Powerloom unit having powerloom permit

/ Acknowledgement against Information

Memorandum issued by Regional Office of

the Textile Commissioner for installation of

the Powerlooms (or) SSI registration (or)

Electricity bill for the unit address/name of

the owner are provided, is eligible for

assistance under the scheme.

• Powerloom unit having a maximum 08 (eight)

existing plain powerlooms, as per Powerloom

Permit / Acknowledgement are only eligible

for availing the benefit under the scheme.

Priority would be given to units having less

than 4 looms.

• A unit should have electricity bill in it's name

or in the name of the owner of the

unit/power sharing agreement between

lessor and lessee, if the premises is on rent

basis.

Attachment /kit for up-gradation of plain

powerloom

The existing plain loom is to be upgraded with

following attachment/kit as additional features:

(a) In-situ Up-gradation of Plain Looms to

semi-automatic shuttle looms:

(I) Weft stop motion (Optical Weft Feeler)

(ii) Warp stop motion (Electro mechanical warp

stop motion for spun yarn or photocell type

for filament yarn with loom stopping

mechanism).

(iii) Semi-positive let off motion

(iv) Efficient braking device (electro-mechanical).

(v) Anti Crack device.

(vi) Replacement of metallic parts by self-

lubricating nylon parts (like shedding roller,

picking cams, picking bowl, crank bushes etc.

having life more than 2 years)

Solar Energy Scheme for Powerloom Sector

echnology Up-gradation Fund Scheme

T(TUFS), introduced on 01.04.1999

intended to address technological

obsolescence and to create economies

of scale in the Textile Sector. The

decentralized powerloom sector has also derived

substantial benefits under TUFS for installing

shuttleless looms and automatic looms. However,

the economically weaker powerloom units in India

are still largely characterized by their

technological obsolescence, being unable invest

in brand new modern looms and have been

seeking the In-situ modernization plan for

upgrading their existing plain powerlooms.

This requirement of economically weaker

powerloom units for In-situ upgradation is not

addressed under TUFS as (i) minimum benchmark

was Automatic Looms', (ii) such low-end plain

powerloom owners do not find it feasible to

straightaway upgrade to Auto Looms by replacing

existing plain looms. Therefore, Government has

decided to provide financial assistance to

economically weaker plain powerlooms units for

up-gradation of their existing ordinary looms, by

attachment of additional kits.

32 33Skill Power, April & May 2018, Vol.1, Issue 5, 6 Skill Power, April & May 2018, Vol.1, Issue 5, 6

Neha TiwariAssistant Professor OBG NursingSIHER, Baghpat

be reimbursed the eligible

amount of subsidy into

their accounts on

successful installation and

commissioning of the

attachment/kits and

certification of the same by

concerned weaver. It will

be optional for the weaver

to avail the credit facility

offered.

The attachment/kit(s), on which

subsidy has been availed under

this scheme, shall not be

eligible for any other subsidy

provided under any other

scheme of Government of India.

The scheme will be

implemented by the Textile

Commissioner through the

Regional Offices and

Powerloom Service Centers

under Textile Commissioner-

PSCs & TRA-PSCs/State Govt.

Agencies.

The Regional offices of the

Textile Commissioner will

depute Joint Inspection Team

(JIT) for physical verification of

the installation &

commissioning of the

attachment / kits.

The JIT will carry out the

physical verification/inspection

to confirm satisfactory

installation of the attachments /

kits and submit a JIT report in

Format-III (two copies) duly

filled and signed along with all

the related documents to

concerned Regional Office of

the Textile Commissioner. The

Officer-in-charge of Regional

Office of the Textile

Commissioner after examining

the JIT reports, will submit a

consolidated proposal to

Powerloom Development Cell

of Office of the Textile

Commissioner, Mumbai for

approval of the Competent

(vii) Mechanical Dobby (cast

iron).

(viii) Jacquard (cast iron).

(ix) Pirn winding machine

(b) In-situ Up-gradation of

semi-automatic shuttle

looms to shutlleless

Rapier looms:

(I) Rapier kit

In each of these in-situ up-

gradation, Government of India

shall provide financial

assistance to the extent of 50%,

75% and 90% of the cost of up-

gradation to a maximum

subsidy of Rs. 40,000, 60,000

and 72,000 per loom for

General, SC and ST category

applicants respectively, as

shown below:

Eligibility of the subsidy under

the scheme shall be based on

the actual price of the

attachments/kits or the

maximum rates prescribed by

the Textile Commissioner,

whichever is less.

• The Textile Commissioner

shall notify the maximum

rates for each admissible

attachment from time to

time.

• The Textile Commissioner

shall from time to time

enroll / register the

manufactures of the

attachments / kits and

notify the list of

manufacturers of

kits/attachments.

• The indigenous

manufacturers/suppliers

empanelled/registered

under the scheme, who are

willing to supply the kits,

pirn winding machine and

Rapier kits on credit basis

to the powerloom

weavers/entrepreneurs, will

Authority (Textile

Commissioner) for releasing of

the subsidy in Proforma-I, along

with details of individual units

and their eligible subsidy in

Format IV with due

recommendation within 45 days

from the submission of

claim.Other Conditions:

a) The subsidy will be

provided on the basic

value of attachments / kits

excluding tax components.

b) The specifications of the

attachments / kits

necessary for registration

shall be prescribed by the

Office of the Textile

Commissioner, Mumbai.

c) The Textile Commissioner

may recover the subsidy

amount along with

interest, in case it is found

/ proved that the unit has

availed the subsidy by

furnishing false

information / documents.

Monitoring of the progress of

subsidy on attachments

The office of the Textile

Commissioner will monitor the

progress of the scheme through

ROs / PSCs to assess for the

impact of the scheme on the

beneficiaries. Concurrent

evaluation would be carried out

to measure the scheme

outcome and the same shall be

reported to the Ministry of

Textiles by the Textile

Commissioner.

Grievance

A Grievance Committee under

chairmanship of the Textile

Commissioner would attend

grievance if any of the

beneficiaries, after purchase

and installation of the

attachments under this scheme.

Objective

The prime objective of the scheme is to provide

financial assistance to economically weaker low-

end powerloom units, for upgrading existing plain

looms to semi-automatic/automatic looms, to

improve quality and productivity of the fabric

being produced by way of fixing certain

additional attachments/kits and enable them to

face the competition in domestic and

international markets.

Eligibility of Unit/Applicant

• A Powerloom unit having powerloom permit

/ Acknowledgement against Information

Memorandum issued by Regional Office of

the Textile Commissioner for installation of

the Powerlooms (or) SSI registration (or)

Electricity bill for the unit address/name of

the owner are provided, is eligible for

assistance under the scheme.

• Powerloom unit having a maximum 08 (eight)

existing plain powerlooms, as per Powerloom

Permit / Acknowledgement are only eligible

for availing the benefit under the scheme.

Priority would be given to units having less

than 4 looms.

• A unit should have electricity bill in it's name

or in the name of the owner of the

unit/power sharing agreement between

lessor and lessee, if the premises is on rent

basis.

Attachment /kit for up-gradation of plain

powerloom

The existing plain loom is to be upgraded with

following attachment/kit as additional features:

(a) In-situ Up-gradation of Plain Looms to

semi-automatic shuttle looms:

(I) Weft stop motion (Optical Weft Feeler)

(ii) Warp stop motion (Electro mechanical warp

stop motion for spun yarn or photocell type

for filament yarn with loom stopping

mechanism).

(iii) Semi-positive let off motion

(iv) Efficient braking device (electro-mechanical).

(v) Anti Crack device.

(vi) Replacement of metallic parts by self-

lubricating nylon parts (like shedding roller,

picking cams, picking bowl, crank bushes etc.

having life more than 2 years)

Solar Energy Scheme for Powerloom Sector

echnology Up-gradation Fund Scheme

T(TUFS), introduced on 01.04.1999

intended to address technological

obsolescence and to create economies

of scale in the Textile Sector. The

decentralized powerloom sector has also derived

substantial benefits under TUFS for installing

shuttleless looms and automatic looms. However,

the economically weaker powerloom units in India

are still largely characterized by their

technological obsolescence, being unable invest

in brand new modern looms and have been

seeking the In-situ modernization plan for

upgrading their existing plain powerlooms.

This requirement of economically weaker

powerloom units for In-situ upgradation is not

addressed under TUFS as (i) minimum benchmark

was Automatic Looms', (ii) such low-end plain

powerloom owners do not find it feasible to

straightaway upgrade to Auto Looms by replacing

existing plain looms. Therefore, Government has

decided to provide financial assistance to

economically weaker plain powerlooms units for

up-gradation of their existing ordinary looms, by

attachment of additional kits.

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Neha TiwariAssistant Professor OBG NursingSIHER, Baghpat

OBJECTIVES & DELIVERABLES

Educate and equip potential

and early stage entrepreneurs

Ø Develop and deliver

entrepreneurship education

to all citizens free of charge

through Massive Open On -

line Courses (MOOCs) and

other on - line programmes

accessible through a

Learning Management

System (LMS).

Ø Design an assessment and

certification mechanism.

Ø Equip a total of 3,050

institutions to deliver world

class entrepreneurship

education programmes :

2,200 Institutes of Higher

Learning (Universities,

Colleges, Premier

Institutions and AICTE

Institutions including

Polytechnics); 300 schools

(10+2); 500 Industrial

Training Institutes (ITIs) and

50 Entrepreneurship

Development Centres

(EDCs).

Ø Focus on the promotion of

social entrepreneurship.

Connect entrepreneurs in

enabling networks of peers,

mentors, funds and business

services

Ø Create an "on - line market

place" - a web based

platform connecting

entrepreneurs to each other

for peer - to - peer

networking and investors,

financial institutions and

business services such as

legal, accounting,

technology and HR services.

Ø Set up a national mentor

network for young

entrepreneurs.

Ø Establish a national network

of incubators, accelerators

and credit agencies.

Ø Establish a national network

of business service

providers.

Ø Leverage schemes/initiatives

of Central Ministries and

State/UT Governments.

Support entrepreneurs

through Entrepreneurship

Hubs (E-Hubs)

Ø Establish a National

Entrepreneurship Resource

and Coordination Hub to

coordinate and support

entrepreneurship

development programmes.

Ø Establish Regional, Nodal,

and Entrepreneurship Hubs

to coordinate and support

entrepreneurship

programmes at all levels.

Ø Develop a cloud based

Management Information

System that tracks

entrepreneurs, training

institutes (Project Institutes),

faculty, students and

outcomes.

Ø Factory on Wheels.

Catalyze a culture shift to

encourage entrepreneurship

Ø Create a culture of dynamic

entrepreneurship through

events, branding and media.

Ø Drive entrepreneurship

research & advocacy.

Ø Social Entrepreneurship

Awareness Programmes for

SC/ST and minority

beneficiaries.

Ø Supervision of progress of

the beneficiaries

Advantages of Pradhan

Mantri Yuva Yojana

Pradhan Mantri Yuva Yojana

encourages young

entrepreneurs in India to

actively participate in the

economic growth of the

country by starting new

businesses.

This schemes not only gives an

opportunity for young

entrepreneurs to start a new

business but it also trains them

and prepares them to face

global competition.

With their motivating reward

system, they attract lot of

youngsters who want to start

business and thereby puts them

on the right track.

If this plan is properly

implemented and there are

many successful entrepreneurs

by the end of the scheme,

businesses in India will flourish

and increase the country's GDP.

This scheme will help reduce

the unemployment rate in India

by employing many eligible

people who are still

unemployed for various

reasons.

Yuva

radhan Mantri Yuva Yojana (Yuva

PUdyamita Vikas Abhiyan) is a is a

centrally sponsored Scheme on

Entrepreneurship, Education and

Training being implemented by the

Ministry of Skill Development and

Entrepreneurship, Government of India.

The Scheme aims at creating an enabling

ecosystem for Entrepreneurship development

through Entrepreneurship education and

training; Advocacy and easy access to

entrepreneurship support network and

Promoting social enterprises for inclusive

growth.

The scheme spans over five years (2016-17 to

2020-21) with a project cost of Rs. 499.94 crore,

and will provide entrepreneurship education

and training to over 7 lakh students in 5 years

through 3050 Institutes. It will also include easy

access to information and mentor network,

credit, incubator and accelerator and advocacy

to create a pathway for the youth.

P r a d h a n M a n t r i

YojanaYuva Udyamita Vikas Abhiyan

Prabhat Kumar

34 35Skill Power, April & May 2018, Vol.1, Issue 5, 6 Skill Power, April & May 2018, Vol.1, Issue 5, 6

OBJECTIVES & DELIVERABLES

Educate and equip potential

and early stage entrepreneurs

Ø Develop and deliver

entrepreneurship education

to all citizens free of charge

through Massive Open On -

line Courses (MOOCs) and

other on - line programmes

accessible through a

Learning Management

System (LMS).

Ø Design an assessment and

certification mechanism.

Ø Equip a total of 3,050

institutions to deliver world

class entrepreneurship

education programmes :

2,200 Institutes of Higher

Learning (Universities,

Colleges, Premier

Institutions and AICTE

Institutions including

Polytechnics); 300 schools

(10+2); 500 Industrial

Training Institutes (ITIs) and

50 Entrepreneurship

Development Centres

(EDCs).

Ø Focus on the promotion of

social entrepreneurship.

Connect entrepreneurs in

enabling networks of peers,

mentors, funds and business

services

Ø Create an "on - line market

place" - a web based

platform connecting

entrepreneurs to each other

for peer - to - peer

networking and investors,

financial institutions and

business services such as

legal, accounting,

technology and HR services.

Ø Set up a national mentor

network for young

entrepreneurs.

Ø Establish a national network

of incubators, accelerators

and credit agencies.

Ø Establish a national network

of business service

providers.

Ø Leverage schemes/initiatives

of Central Ministries and

State/UT Governments.

Support entrepreneurs

through Entrepreneurship

Hubs (E-Hubs)

Ø Establish a National

Entrepreneurship Resource

and Coordination Hub to

coordinate and support

entrepreneurship

development programmes.

Ø Establish Regional, Nodal,

and Entrepreneurship Hubs

to coordinate and support

entrepreneurship

programmes at all levels.

Ø Develop a cloud based

Management Information

System that tracks

entrepreneurs, training

institutes (Project Institutes),

faculty, students and

outcomes.

Ø Factory on Wheels.

Catalyze a culture shift to

encourage entrepreneurship

Ø Create a culture of dynamic

entrepreneurship through

events, branding and media.

Ø Drive entrepreneurship

research & advocacy.

Ø Social Entrepreneurship

Awareness Programmes for

SC/ST and minority

beneficiaries.

Ø Supervision of progress of

the beneficiaries

Advantages of Pradhan

Mantri Yuva Yojana

Pradhan Mantri Yuva Yojana

encourages young

entrepreneurs in India to

actively participate in the

economic growth of the

country by starting new

businesses.

This schemes not only gives an

opportunity for young

entrepreneurs to start a new

business but it also trains them

and prepares them to face

global competition.

With their motivating reward

system, they attract lot of

youngsters who want to start

business and thereby puts them

on the right track.

If this plan is properly

implemented and there are

many successful entrepreneurs

by the end of the scheme,

businesses in India will flourish

and increase the country's GDP.

This scheme will help reduce

the unemployment rate in India

by employing many eligible

people who are still

unemployed for various

reasons.

Yuva

radhan Mantri Yuva Yojana (Yuva

PUdyamita Vikas Abhiyan) is a is a

centrally sponsored Scheme on

Entrepreneurship, Education and

Training being implemented by the

Ministry of Skill Development and

Entrepreneurship, Government of India.

The Scheme aims at creating an enabling

ecosystem for Entrepreneurship development

through Entrepreneurship education and

training; Advocacy and easy access to

entrepreneurship support network and

Promoting social enterprises for inclusive

growth.

The scheme spans over five years (2016-17 to

2020-21) with a project cost of Rs. 499.94 crore,

and will provide entrepreneurship education

and training to over 7 lakh students in 5 years

through 3050 Institutes. It will also include easy

access to information and mentor network,

credit, incubator and accelerator and advocacy

to create a pathway for the youth.

P r a d h a n M a n t r i

YojanaYuva Udyamita Vikas Abhiyan

Prabhat Kumar

34 35Skill Power, April & May 2018, Vol.1, Issue 5, 6 Skill Power, April & May 2018, Vol.1, Issue 5, 6

eligible, and the NPS

Swavalamban continued till

such people attain the age

of exit under that scheme.

ü The management of funds

under APY is as per the

investment pattern specified

by GoI.

ü Individual Subscribers will

not be having any option

for choice of investment or

select Pension Funds.

How To Open Atal Pension

Yojana (apy) Account

The APY account can be

opened through Bank where

'saving bank account' is

maintained.

Also, you can directly open APY

account through net banking

facility and choose auto debit

facility for contributions.

Monthly Contribution

Amount For Apy And Mode

Of Payment

Atal Pension Yojana is a periodic

contribution based pension

scheme which guarantees a

defined pension of Rs. 1000, Rs.

2000, Rs. 3000, Rs. 4000, Rs.

5000. Your monthly

contribution amount depends

upon the fixed amount of

monthly pension you want and

the age when you subscribe to

scheme and start contributions.

The Pension starts when

subscriber attains 60 years of

age. Therefore, even if you join

APY at 40 years of age you

need to pay premium for a

minimum of 20 years to avail

the pension.

Penalty For Default In

Monthly Contribution

Under APY, the individual

subscribers shall have an option

Benefits Of Atal Pension

Yojana

Ÿ Guaranteed monthly pension

between Rs. 1000 to 5000 to

the subscriber after 60 years

of age and to spouse after

death of the subscriber.

Ÿ Return of corpus to the

nominees after death of

both.

Features Of Atal Pension

Yojana

ü Existing Swavalamban

Scheme Subscribers

between the age group of

18-40 years would be

migrated to APY

automatically unless they

opt out.

ü Government co-

contribution is available for

5 years i.e. from 2015-16 to

2019-20 for the Subscribers

who join the scheme

between 1st June, 2015 to

31st December, 2015.

ü The existing Swavalamban

subscriber, if eligible, may

be automatically migrated

to APY with an option to

opt out. However, the

benefit of five years of

Government Co-

contribution under APY

would be available only to

the extent availed by the

Swavalamban subscriber

already. This would imply

that if, as a Swavalamban

beneficiary, he has received

the benefit of government

Co-Contribution of 1 year,

then the Government co-

contribution under APY

would be available only for

4 years and so on. Existing

Swavalamban beneficiaries

opting out from the APY will

be given Government co-

contribution till 2016-17, if

to make the contribution on a

monthly basis. If subscriber

does not make regular

payments and stop monthly

contribution then bank can levy

penalty charges. The penalty

amount will vary from minimum

Rs. 1 per month to Rs 10/- per

month as shown below:

ü 1 per month for

contribution upto Rs. 100

per month.

ü 2 per month for

contribution upto Rs. 101 to

500/- per month.

ü 5 per month for

contribution between Rs

501/- to 1000/- per month.

ü 10 per month for

contribution beyond Rs

1001/- per month.

The fixed amount of

interest/penalty will remain as

part of the pension corpus of

the subscriber.

Discontinuation of payments of

contribution amount shall lead

to following ;

ü After 6 months – Account

will be frozen.

ü After 12 months – Account

will be deactivated.

ü After 24 months – Account

will be closed.

Atal Pension Yojana Exit And

Pension Amount

When subscriber completes 60

years of age, he will submit the

request to associated bank for

drawing the guaranteed

monthly pension. Exit before 60

years of age is not permitted.

However, it is permitted only in

exceptional case i.e, in event of

death of beneficiary or terminal

disease.

Under the scheme, the Government

of India contributed `1,000 per

year to each NPS account opened

in the year 2010-11 and for the

next three years, that is, 2011-12,

2012-13 and 2013-14. The benefit

was available only to people who

joined the NPS with a minimum

contribution of `1,000 and

maximum contribution of `12,000

per annum. The scheme was

announced by the Finance Minister

in Budget 2010-11. It was funded

by grants from the Government of

India.

This scheme has been replaced

with Atal Pension Yojana, in which

all subscribing workers below the

age of 40 are eligible for pension of

up to `5,000 per month on

attainment of 60 years of age. The

scheme was launched to encourage

individuals working under

unorganized sector to opt for

pension during their old age. It

helps workers to save money for

their old age and guarantees

returns post -retirement.

Eligibility For Atal Pension Yojana

1. Citizen of India

2. Between 18-40 years age group

3. Have a saving bank account

Atal Pension Yojana

(previously known as

Swavalamban Yojana)

is a government-

backed pension

scheme in India targeted at the

unorganised sector. It was

mentioned in the 2015 Budget

speech by Finance Minister

Arun Jaitley. The scheme was

launched by Prime Minister

Narendra Modi on 9 May in

Kolkata. As of May 2015, only 20%

of India's population has any kind

of pension scheme, this scheme

aims to increase the number.

Swavalamban Yojana was a

government-backed

pension scheme targeted

at the unorganised

sector in India. It was

applicable to all

citizens in the

unorganised sector

who joined the

National Pension

Scheme (NPS)

administered by

the Pension Fund

Regulatory and

Development

Authority

(PFRDA) Act

2013.

Pension YojanaAtal

Firoz Qureshi

36 37Skill Power, April & May 2018, Vol.1, Issue 5, 6 Skill Power, April & May 2018, Vol.1, Issue 5, 6

eligible, and the NPS

Swavalamban continued till

such people attain the age

of exit under that scheme.

ü The management of funds

under APY is as per the

investment pattern specified

by GoI.

ü Individual Subscribers will

not be having any option

for choice of investment or

select Pension Funds.

How To Open Atal Pension

Yojana (apy) Account

The APY account can be

opened through Bank where

'saving bank account' is

maintained.

Also, you can directly open APY

account through net banking

facility and choose auto debit

facility for contributions.

Monthly Contribution

Amount For Apy And Mode

Of Payment

Atal Pension Yojana is a periodic

contribution based pension

scheme which guarantees a

defined pension of Rs. 1000, Rs.

2000, Rs. 3000, Rs. 4000, Rs.

5000. Your monthly

contribution amount depends

upon the fixed amount of

monthly pension you want and

the age when you subscribe to

scheme and start contributions.

The Pension starts when

subscriber attains 60 years of

age. Therefore, even if you join

APY at 40 years of age you

need to pay premium for a

minimum of 20 years to avail

the pension.

Penalty For Default In

Monthly Contribution

Under APY, the individual

subscribers shall have an option

Benefits Of Atal Pension

Yojana

Ÿ Guaranteed monthly pension

between Rs. 1000 to 5000 to

the subscriber after 60 years

of age and to spouse after

death of the subscriber.

Ÿ Return of corpus to the

nominees after death of

both.

Features Of Atal Pension

Yojana

ü Existing Swavalamban

Scheme Subscribers

between the age group of

18-40 years would be

migrated to APY

automatically unless they

opt out.

ü Government co-

contribution is available for

5 years i.e. from 2015-16 to

2019-20 for the Subscribers

who join the scheme

between 1st June, 2015 to

31st December, 2015.

ü The existing Swavalamban

subscriber, if eligible, may

be automatically migrated

to APY with an option to

opt out. However, the

benefit of five years of

Government Co-

contribution under APY

would be available only to

the extent availed by the

Swavalamban subscriber

already. This would imply

that if, as a Swavalamban

beneficiary, he has received

the benefit of government

Co-Contribution of 1 year,

then the Government co-

contribution under APY

would be available only for

4 years and so on. Existing

Swavalamban beneficiaries

opting out from the APY will

be given Government co-

contribution till 2016-17, if

to make the contribution on a

monthly basis. If subscriber

does not make regular

payments and stop monthly

contribution then bank can levy

penalty charges. The penalty

amount will vary from minimum

Rs. 1 per month to Rs 10/- per

month as shown below:

ü 1 per month for

contribution upto Rs. 100

per month.

ü 2 per month for

contribution upto Rs. 101 to

500/- per month.

ü 5 per month for

contribution between Rs

501/- to 1000/- per month.

ü 10 per month for

contribution beyond Rs

1001/- per month.

The fixed amount of

interest/penalty will remain as

part of the pension corpus of

the subscriber.

Discontinuation of payments of

contribution amount shall lead

to following ;

ü After 6 months – Account

will be frozen.

ü After 12 months – Account

will be deactivated.

ü After 24 months – Account

will be closed.

Atal Pension Yojana Exit And

Pension Amount

When subscriber completes 60

years of age, he will submit the

request to associated bank for

drawing the guaranteed

monthly pension. Exit before 60

years of age is not permitted.

However, it is permitted only in

exceptional case i.e, in event of

death of beneficiary or terminal

disease.

Under the scheme, the Government

of India contributed `1,000 per

year to each NPS account opened

in the year 2010-11 and for the

next three years, that is, 2011-12,

2012-13 and 2013-14. The benefit

was available only to people who

joined the NPS with a minimum

contribution of `1,000 and

maximum contribution of `12,000

per annum. The scheme was

announced by the Finance Minister

in Budget 2010-11. It was funded

by grants from the Government of

India.

This scheme has been replaced

with Atal Pension Yojana, in which

all subscribing workers below the

age of 40 are eligible for pension of

up to `5,000 per month on

attainment of 60 years of age. The

scheme was launched to encourage

individuals working under

unorganized sector to opt for

pension during their old age. It

helps workers to save money for

their old age and guarantees

returns post -retirement.

Eligibility For Atal Pension Yojana

1. Citizen of India

2. Between 18-40 years age group

3. Have a saving bank account

Atal Pension Yojana

(previously known as

Swavalamban Yojana)

is a government-

backed pension

scheme in India targeted at the

unorganised sector. It was

mentioned in the 2015 Budget

speech by Finance Minister

Arun Jaitley. The scheme was

launched by Prime Minister

Narendra Modi on 9 May in

Kolkata. As of May 2015, only 20%

of India's population has any kind

of pension scheme, this scheme

aims to increase the number.

Swavalamban Yojana was a

government-backed

pension scheme targeted

at the unorganised

sector in India. It was

applicable to all

citizens in the

unorganised sector

who joined the

National Pension

Scheme (NPS)

administered by

the Pension Fund

Regulatory and

Development

Authority

(PFRDA) Act

2013.

Pension YojanaAtal

Firoz Qureshi

36 37Skill Power, April & May 2018, Vol.1, Issue 5, 6 Skill Power, April & May 2018, Vol.1, Issue 5, 6

Therefore, a comprehensive

integration of ICT is required in

buildings, homes, smart power

grids, hospitals, schools, etc.

Through tech driven

transparency and e-governance

initiatives we can bring

excellence and smartness in

public services. Smart homes

form an integral part of smart

cities and when connected to

cities' public infrastructure, can

bring out energy efficiency.

Smart homes with rooftop solar

panels and two-way energy

meters form a core part of this

exercise. All this will come at a

cost and people living in smart

cities need to be more

compliant for the city's

community to derive the

maximum benefits.

Smart transportation

Transport in urban areas is

significant from societal and

economic perspectives — it

increases productivity rates and

chances of employment,

improves accessibility, throws

open investment opportunities

and enhances cultural

interaction. Increasing levels of

urbanization in India bring with

it rapidly deteriorating air

quality, choked roads and an

alarming number of road

accidents. The lack of adequate

infrastructure plagues the

transport sector, leading to

traffic jams, and negative

impacts on energy efficiency.

A smart traffic control system

would gather real-time data

from roads and manage traffic

lights based on traffic volume.

A central command monitoring

data could help reduce

congestion, and clear roads for

emergency services. Similarly, a

A smart city is a self-sustaining

ecosystem that allows efficient

and effective utilization and

management of resources such

as energy, water, transportation,

healthcare, security, etc. It

entails cooperation from

citizens and a community

centric approach that calls for

open and collaborative systems

allowing transparency and

public access to data, eventually

leading to; citizen

empowerment, effective e-

governance, and economic

growth. Let's now discuss the

key areas a city must focus on

before it starts the journey to

become smart.

Smart Power Management

Consistent high growth of the

Indian economy and the

development of smart cities

have resulted in surging energy

demand. Since independence,

the Indian power system has

grown from 1362 MW to

250GW. Far-reaching goals of

the modern Indian power

system can be achieved by

deployment of smart grids and

smart cities. The hurdles for

smart cities include stable,

secure and affordable energy

supply, while incorporating

renewable and sustainable

energy sources. For setting up

smart cities, it is crucial to

evaluate energy consumption

patterns, fluctuations in energy

prices, the economic relevance

of social sectors, the scarcity of

materials, population growth

and ageing, etc. Further, it is

required to have the right

energy policy infrastructure:

smart grids, multifunctional and

flexible building networks; and

energy performance analyses.

smart power or water grid

would use sensors to monitor

usage throughout a city. Real-

time communication allows

easy synchronization of trains

and buses thereby, ensuring a

shorter commute home.

Availability of online

information regarding bus and

train schedules, can help in

personal time-planning.

Intelligent Traffic Management

systems use roadside sensors,

cameras, automatic number

plate recognition systems,

wireless communication

technologies and big data

analytics, to track the traffic in

arterial highways and roads.

Connected traffic infrastructure

with analytics will increasingly

improve traffic flow and prevent

snarls and pileups. Navigation

systems deployed in a smarter

city can proactively predict

most congestion and help ease

the same by diverting the traffic

through alternate routes.

Smart planning for disaster

management

While the integration of ICT to

facilitate the residents in their

day to day activities are being

given the primary focus in

setting up of smart cities, the

devastating earthquake in

neighbouring Nepal, which has

claimed over 8,000 lives raises a

key concern: How safe will be

our smart cities against natural

disasters like an earthquake or a

food in coastal regions? India

has around 38 cities, which are

highly prone to earthquakes,

and almost 60 percent of the

country's entire landmass is

prone to seismic activities. The

smart cities should therefore be

equipped with disaster

Tech Pre-Requisites and Key Strategies to Build Safe and Smart Cities

ver since the Indian government announced

Ethe initiative for building 100 smart cities

across India, we've been seeing large global

solutions providers queuing up with their list of

smart solutions claiming to do the perfect job.

So, we routinely see solutions ranging from smart lighting

to smart transportation, smart metering, smart

healthcare, etc being regularly showcased at different

forums. However, the moot point is how and where

authorities and solution providers begin? What are the

essentials required before even a single smart city

module can be deployed? Through this story we look at

all possible answers to these questions.

Over the next ten years, more than one hundred million

Indians will move from villages to cities. India's cities drive

economic growth, but fail to provide a satisfactory quality

of life to most of their residents. Therefore, achieving the

goal of developing 100 smart cities in India will require a

lot more than the right technologies, given that Indian

cities are lacking in basic governance and physical

infrastructure. The central and state governments along

with the Local bodies/Municipalities have to focus on the

trunk infrastructure which includes water supply systems,

sewage systems, sanitation facilities, solid waste

management systems, etc. The basic connectivity needs

to be upgraded by working towards having a road

infrastructure in place.

Ajay Bhushanceo@iascsectorskillcouncil.in

38 39Skill Power, April & May 2018, Vol.1, Issue 5, 6 Skill Power, April & May 2018, Vol.1, Issue 5, 6

Therefore, a comprehensive

integration of ICT is required in

buildings, homes, smart power

grids, hospitals, schools, etc.

Through tech driven

transparency and e-governance

initiatives we can bring

excellence and smartness in

public services. Smart homes

form an integral part of smart

cities and when connected to

cities' public infrastructure, can

bring out energy efficiency.

Smart homes with rooftop solar

panels and two-way energy

meters form a core part of this

exercise. All this will come at a

cost and people living in smart

cities need to be more

compliant for the city's

community to derive the

maximum benefits.

Smart transportation

Transport in urban areas is

significant from societal and

economic perspectives — it

increases productivity rates and

chances of employment,

improves accessibility, throws

open investment opportunities

and enhances cultural

interaction. Increasing levels of

urbanization in India bring with

it rapidly deteriorating air

quality, choked roads and an

alarming number of road

accidents. The lack of adequate

infrastructure plagues the

transport sector, leading to

traffic jams, and negative

impacts on energy efficiency.

A smart traffic control system

would gather real-time data

from roads and manage traffic

lights based on traffic volume.

A central command monitoring

data could help reduce

congestion, and clear roads for

emergency services. Similarly, a

A smart city is a self-sustaining

ecosystem that allows efficient

and effective utilization and

management of resources such

as energy, water, transportation,

healthcare, security, etc. It

entails cooperation from

citizens and a community

centric approach that calls for

open and collaborative systems

allowing transparency and

public access to data, eventually

leading to; citizen

empowerment, effective e-

governance, and economic

growth. Let's now discuss the

key areas a city must focus on

before it starts the journey to

become smart.

Smart Power Management

Consistent high growth of the

Indian economy and the

development of smart cities

have resulted in surging energy

demand. Since independence,

the Indian power system has

grown from 1362 MW to

250GW. Far-reaching goals of

the modern Indian power

system can be achieved by

deployment of smart grids and

smart cities. The hurdles for

smart cities include stable,

secure and affordable energy

supply, while incorporating

renewable and sustainable

energy sources. For setting up

smart cities, it is crucial to

evaluate energy consumption

patterns, fluctuations in energy

prices, the economic relevance

of social sectors, the scarcity of

materials, population growth

and ageing, etc. Further, it is

required to have the right

energy policy infrastructure:

smart grids, multifunctional and

flexible building networks; and

energy performance analyses.

smart power or water grid

would use sensors to monitor

usage throughout a city. Real-

time communication allows

easy synchronization of trains

and buses thereby, ensuring a

shorter commute home.

Availability of online

information regarding bus and

train schedules, can help in

personal time-planning.

Intelligent Traffic Management

systems use roadside sensors,

cameras, automatic number

plate recognition systems,

wireless communication

technologies and big data

analytics, to track the traffic in

arterial highways and roads.

Connected traffic infrastructure

with analytics will increasingly

improve traffic flow and prevent

snarls and pileups. Navigation

systems deployed in a smarter

city can proactively predict

most congestion and help ease

the same by diverting the traffic

through alternate routes.

Smart planning for disaster

management

While the integration of ICT to

facilitate the residents in their

day to day activities are being

given the primary focus in

setting up of smart cities, the

devastating earthquake in

neighbouring Nepal, which has

claimed over 8,000 lives raises a

key concern: How safe will be

our smart cities against natural

disasters like an earthquake or a

food in coastal regions? India

has around 38 cities, which are

highly prone to earthquakes,

and almost 60 percent of the

country's entire landmass is

prone to seismic activities. The

smart cities should therefore be

equipped with disaster

Tech Pre-Requisites and Key Strategies to Build Safe and Smart Cities

ver since the Indian government announced

Ethe initiative for building 100 smart cities

across India, we've been seeing large global

solutions providers queuing up with their list of

smart solutions claiming to do the perfect job.

So, we routinely see solutions ranging from smart lighting

to smart transportation, smart metering, smart

healthcare, etc being regularly showcased at different

forums. However, the moot point is how and where

authorities and solution providers begin? What are the

essentials required before even a single smart city

module can be deployed? Through this story we look at

all possible answers to these questions.

Over the next ten years, more than one hundred million

Indians will move from villages to cities. India's cities drive

economic growth, but fail to provide a satisfactory quality

of life to most of their residents. Therefore, achieving the

goal of developing 100 smart cities in India will require a

lot more than the right technologies, given that Indian

cities are lacking in basic governance and physical

infrastructure. The central and state governments along

with the Local bodies/Municipalities have to focus on the

trunk infrastructure which includes water supply systems,

sewage systems, sanitation facilities, solid waste

management systems, etc. The basic connectivity needs

to be upgraded by working towards having a road

infrastructure in place.

Ajay Bhushanceo@iascsectorskillcouncil.in

38 39Skill Power, April & May 2018, Vol.1, Issue 5, 6 Skill Power, April & May 2018, Vol.1, Issue 5, 6

Railway Travel Insurance Scheme

TRAVEL INSURANCE FOR PASSENGERS

Aakanksha

use cases are for trash bin pick-

ups, traffic light control, and

flood/ fire/tsunami emergency

response systems. The smart

city platform adds more value

when coupled with an analytics

engine which allows predictive

and prescriptive analytics to

provide damage control from

disasters like floods, tsunamis,

fires, terrorist attacks, etc.

Remote Monitoring Solutions

(RMS) are at the core of

effective smart city

management. They help

provide authentic information

to take corrective actions, allow

monitoring of critical

parameters and facility

performance across multiple

locations, facilitate training of

personnel based on actual

historical data, initiate

notifications and escalate them

to ensure follow through, if

needed. Further, alerts and

notifications on smart devices

through SMS and e-mail and

integration with smart devices

like iPad, Android phones, etc

further enhance their utility.

The need for robust public-

private partnership

In India, hundreds of new towns

emerged as a result of sporadic

urbanization over the past

decade, with the population,

density and economy of urban

settlements, but without

adequate attention on

delivering public services. Local

state units need to invest

revenues in public infrastructure

and community facilities,

including roads, schools,

markets and water supply

systems. The fragility of civic

institutions will have a serious

impact on India's ability to

management solutions, with

surveillance technologies to

predict a calamity, save lives

and ensure that the city doesn't

come to a standstill. For

instance, Fujisawa Sustainable

Smart Town (SST) in Japan, is

constructed on one of the most

active seismic zones on earth

using earthquake resistant

materials. The city structures are

equipped to consume less

energy using solar panels on

the roof and complementary

cells for generating electricity

for lighting and heating water.

The city boasts of extensive

emergency response systems

by including community solar

panels that the residents can

use for electricity in case of an

emergency.

The genesis of a smart city

lies in integrating multiple IT

solutions

Smart cities have a common

data platform which allows the

integration of multiple systems

and solutions deployed across

the key functions throughout its

geographical dimensions. The

common data platform allows

homogenization of the data

format for easy data

consumption which can be

further analysed to create

meaningful information. For

instance, a simple scenario is

having access to the location of

emergency response vehicle

data which can be accessed in

case there is an accident

detected on the road. This

scenario will have a data

platform with access to the

video monitoring system, which

will highlight the accident, and

overlay that information with

the location of emergency

response vehicles. Other similar

deliver improvements in well-

being to its rapidly growing

urban population. Public-

private partnerships, the

government's preferred model

for smart city development and

management, in order to serve

the public interest as well as

private interests, will require an

effective and locally-

accountable government

partner. The govt therefore

must play a role in

strengthening the financial,

administrative and technical

capacities of municipal

governments, and encourage

states to devolve powers, not

just responsibilities.

A key smart project in India

DMIC or 'Delhi Mumbai

Industrial Corridor' is an area of

150Km on the both sides of

'Dedicated Freight Corridor' or

a rail corridor, which is 1483 Km

long and connecting Jawaharlal

Nehru Port near Mumbai to

Dadri near Delhi. It will pass

through 6 States – U.P, NCR of

Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan,

Gujarat and Maharashtra, with

end terminals at Dadri in the

National Capital Region of Delhi

and Jawaharlal Nehru Port near

Mumbai. Approximately 180

million people, 14 percent of

the population, will be affected

by the corridor's development.

DMIC entails settlement of

Greenfield Smart Cities between

Delhi and Mumbai. The first

node of this Greenfield Smart

City development will start at

Bhiwadi-Khushkera-Neemrana.

The project is so big in itself

that it is expected that this

project will give birth to more

than 10 lakh direct and indirect

jobs overall in all the smart

cities.

email IDs directly from

Insurance Companies along

with the link for filling

nomination details.

However, Policy number

can be viewed from Ticket

booked history at IRCTC

Page.

5. After the booking of ticket,

the nomination details to

be filled at respective

Insurance Company site. If

nomination details is not

filled then the settlement

shall be made with legal

heirs, if the claim arises.

6. The coverage for the policy

shall be for each passenger

under the PNR in case of

Death, Permanent Total

Disability, Permanent Partial

Disability,and

Hospitalization Expenses

for Injury and

Transportation of mortal

remains following Rail

Accident or untoward

incident.

This Policy the Schedule and any

Memoranda thereon shall be

considered one document and

any word or expression to which

a specific meaning has been

attached in any of them shall

bear such meaning throughout.

Terms & Conditions:-

1. The scheme is applicable

only for Indian Citizens who

book their e-ticket through

NGeT Website Application

only. Citizen of foreign

countries are not eligible for

this scheme.

2. The scheme is optional,

however if the option is

exercised it will be

compulsory for all

passengers booked under

one PNR number.

3. The premium is Re. 92 paise

per passenger inclusive of

all taxes.

4. Customer shall receive the

policy information through

SMS and on their registered

he Indian Railways

Thas recently started

an insurance scheme

for its passengers. It

was announced in

the railway budget 2016-17.

Under the new scheme, the

railway provides an insurance

cover of up to Rs 10 lakhs at a

premium of mere 92 paise

(even less than a rupee!) which

is one of the cheapest in the

world. The facility is available to

all passengers booking e-tickets

and travelling by passenger

trains except the suburban

trains. The facility is available

for Indians only, not for foreign

passengers. It is also not

applicable for children below

5years. The scheme is

applicable for passengers with

confirmed, RAC or wait listed

tickets. It is an optional scheme

and it is up to you to opt for

the insurance cover. The

premium is paid while booking

the ticket from the IRCTC

website.

40 41Skill Power, April & May 2018, Vol.1, Issue 5, 6 Skill Power, April & May 2018, Vol.1, Issue 5, 6

Railway Travel Insurance Scheme

TRAVEL INSURANCE FOR PASSENGERS

Aakanksha

use cases are for trash bin pick-

ups, traffic light control, and

flood/ fire/tsunami emergency

response systems. The smart

city platform adds more value

when coupled with an analytics

engine which allows predictive

and prescriptive analytics to

provide damage control from

disasters like floods, tsunamis,

fires, terrorist attacks, etc.

Remote Monitoring Solutions

(RMS) are at the core of

effective smart city

management. They help

provide authentic information

to take corrective actions, allow

monitoring of critical

parameters and facility

performance across multiple

locations, facilitate training of

personnel based on actual

historical data, initiate

notifications and escalate them

to ensure follow through, if

needed. Further, alerts and

notifications on smart devices

through SMS and e-mail and

integration with smart devices

like iPad, Android phones, etc

further enhance their utility.

The need for robust public-

private partnership

In India, hundreds of new towns

emerged as a result of sporadic

urbanization over the past

decade, with the population,

density and economy of urban

settlements, but without

adequate attention on

delivering public services. Local

state units need to invest

revenues in public infrastructure

and community facilities,

including roads, schools,

markets and water supply

systems. The fragility of civic

institutions will have a serious

impact on India's ability to

management solutions, with

surveillance technologies to

predict a calamity, save lives

and ensure that the city doesn't

come to a standstill. For

instance, Fujisawa Sustainable

Smart Town (SST) in Japan, is

constructed on one of the most

active seismic zones on earth

using earthquake resistant

materials. The city structures are

equipped to consume less

energy using solar panels on

the roof and complementary

cells for generating electricity

for lighting and heating water.

The city boasts of extensive

emergency response systems

by including community solar

panels that the residents can

use for electricity in case of an

emergency.

The genesis of a smart city

lies in integrating multiple IT

solutions

Smart cities have a common

data platform which allows the

integration of multiple systems

and solutions deployed across

the key functions throughout its

geographical dimensions. The

common data platform allows

homogenization of the data

format for easy data

consumption which can be

further analysed to create

meaningful information. For

instance, a simple scenario is

having access to the location of

emergency response vehicle

data which can be accessed in

case there is an accident

detected on the road. This

scenario will have a data

platform with access to the

video monitoring system, which

will highlight the accident, and

overlay that information with

the location of emergency

response vehicles. Other similar

deliver improvements in well-

being to its rapidly growing

urban population. Public-

private partnerships, the

government's preferred model

for smart city development and

management, in order to serve

the public interest as well as

private interests, will require an

effective and locally-

accountable government

partner. The govt therefore

must play a role in

strengthening the financial,

administrative and technical

capacities of municipal

governments, and encourage

states to devolve powers, not

just responsibilities.

A key smart project in India

DMIC or 'Delhi Mumbai

Industrial Corridor' is an area of

150Km on the both sides of

'Dedicated Freight Corridor' or

a rail corridor, which is 1483 Km

long and connecting Jawaharlal

Nehru Port near Mumbai to

Dadri near Delhi. It will pass

through 6 States – U.P, NCR of

Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan,

Gujarat and Maharashtra, with

end terminals at Dadri in the

National Capital Region of Delhi

and Jawaharlal Nehru Port near

Mumbai. Approximately 180

million people, 14 percent of

the population, will be affected

by the corridor's development.

DMIC entails settlement of

Greenfield Smart Cities between

Delhi and Mumbai. The first

node of this Greenfield Smart

City development will start at

Bhiwadi-Khushkera-Neemrana.

The project is so big in itself

that it is expected that this

project will give birth to more

than 10 lakh direct and indirect

jobs overall in all the smart

cities.

email IDs directly from

Insurance Companies along

with the link for filling

nomination details.

However, Policy number

can be viewed from Ticket

booked history at IRCTC

Page.

5. After the booking of ticket,

the nomination details to

be filled at respective

Insurance Company site. If

nomination details is not

filled then the settlement

shall be made with legal

heirs, if the claim arises.

6. The coverage for the policy

shall be for each passenger

under the PNR in case of

Death, Permanent Total

Disability, Permanent Partial

Disability,and

Hospitalization Expenses

for Injury and

Transportation of mortal

remains following Rail

Accident or untoward

incident.

This Policy the Schedule and any

Memoranda thereon shall be

considered one document and

any word or expression to which

a specific meaning has been

attached in any of them shall

bear such meaning throughout.

Terms & Conditions:-

1. The scheme is applicable

only for Indian Citizens who

book their e-ticket through

NGeT Website Application

only. Citizen of foreign

countries are not eligible for

this scheme.

2. The scheme is optional,

however if the option is

exercised it will be

compulsory for all

passengers booked under

one PNR number.

3. The premium is Re. 92 paise

per passenger inclusive of

all taxes.

4. Customer shall receive the

policy information through

SMS and on their registered

he Indian Railways

Thas recently started

an insurance scheme

for its passengers. It

was announced in

the railway budget 2016-17.

Under the new scheme, the

railway provides an insurance

cover of up to Rs 10 lakhs at a

premium of mere 92 paise

(even less than a rupee!) which

is one of the cheapest in the

world. The facility is available to

all passengers booking e-tickets

and travelling by passenger

trains except the suburban

trains. The facility is available

for Indians only, not for foreign

passengers. It is also not

applicable for children below

5years. The scheme is

applicable for passengers with

confirmed, RAC or wait listed

tickets. It is an optional scheme

and it is up to you to opt for

the insurance cover. The

premium is paid while booking

the ticket from the IRCTC

website.

40 41Skill Power, April & May 2018, Vol.1, Issue 5, 6 Skill Power, April & May 2018, Vol.1, Issue 5, 6

relating to carriage of dead

body of the Insured and medical

expenses would be payable in

addition, if applicable

Claims Procedure &

Documentation

(Ithe Insured or his nominee or

legal heir shall deliver to the

nearest office of the

Insurance Company, not

later than 4 months from

the date of occurrence of

the Insured Event, a detailed

statement in writing as per

the claim form and any

other material particular,

relevant to the making of

such claim.

2. The passenger will pay the

Premium at the time of

booking of ticket

3. The Insurance Company will

provide the Insurance

subject to the terms,

Warranties, Conditions &

Exceptions of this Policy

Insurance Company's

maximum liability

Any payment in case of more

than one claim in respect of any

Insured under this Policy during

any one Period of Insurance

should not exceed the Sum

Insured applicable to such

Insured. However, the amount

The Insured or his nominee

or legal heir shall tender to

the Insurance Company all

reasonable information,

assistance and proofs in

connection with any claim

hereunder.

(ii) Proof in accordance with

the policy details shall be

furnished to the Insurance

Company in connection

with all matters upon which

a claim is based.

Jurisdiction:

The Policy is subject to the laws

of India and the jurisdiction of

its Courts in New Delhi only.

company & the passenger.

In case, passenger opting

for insurance, the

claim/liability shall be

between passenger and the

Insurance Company.

• The Insurance Company is

responsible for policy

issuance and claims

settlement.

• All the correspondence by

policy holder should be

made directly with the

Insurance Company on their

toll free no., official Email

IDs or offices as mentioned

in policy document. No

correspondence to be made

with IRCTC in this regard.

• IRCTC only provides linkage

to transact with Insurance

Company through its

website to take insurance

cover and as such assume

no responsibility or liability

in respect of said policy,

under any circumstances.

• All information provided on

the website is provided “As

is“ and with no warranties.

Policy Details

Train Accident is as defined

under section 123 read with

Sections 124 and 124A of the

Railways Act, 1989 subject to the

qualification that the coverage

will be valid from the actual

departure of train from the

originating station to actual

arrival of train at the destination

station including' process of

entraining ' and process of

detraining ' the train.

Untoward incident means

(a) The commission of a

terrorist act within the

meaning of sub-section (1)

of section 3 of the Terrorist

and Disruptive Activities

7. The optional travel

insurance will not be

provided for the children

below 5 years of age.

8. In case of passenger opting

for insurance, the

claim/liability shall be

between insured and the

Insurance Company.

9. In case of short termination

of trains due to any reason,

if the passenger opts for

the alternate mode of

transportation arranged by

railway upto the destination

station, then this part of the

journey of the passenger

shall also be covered under

the policy taken by the

passenger.

10. In case of diversion of train

due to any reason, the

coverage shall be for the

diverted route.

11. In case of vikalp train, the

policy obtained by the

passenger for covering this

journey in the original train

shall be valid in the vikalp

train also.

12. Once the premium is paid

by the passengers no

cancellations is allowed.

Accordingly, no refund of

premium will be made in all

cases including waitlisted

ticket.

13. The coverage for

Hospitalization Expenses

for Injury is over and above

the death/permanent total

disability/partial disability

14. The Travel Insurance

Scheme shall be kept

uniform for all classes.

Disclaimer

• Insurance policies are

contractual obligations

between the Insurance

(Prevention) Act, 1987(28 of

1987), or

b) The making of a violent

attack or the commission of

robbery or dacoity; or

c) The indulging in rioting,

shoot-out or arson, by any

person in or any train

carrying passengers or,

from the actual departure

from originating station to

actual arrival of train at

destination station

including 'process of

entraining' and 'process of

detraining the train and

Vikalp train, short

termination and diverted

route

(d) The accidental falling of any

passenger from a train

carrying passengers.

Accident means

(a) When in the course of

working a railway , an

accident occurs, being

either a collision between

trains of which one is a

train, carrying passengers

or the derailment of or

other accident to a train or

any part of a train carrying

passenger.

(b) When in the course of

working a railway an

untoward incident occurs,

in the train carrying

passengers (any part of the

train) or at the actual

departure from the

originating station to actual

arrival of train at the

destination station.

The Insured and the

Insurance Company agree

that

1. The proposal shall be

incorporated in and be the

basis of the contract

ne s��w & events

Source: Saha Time 25 April 2018

Source: Dainik Jagran 6 May 2018

42 43Skill Power, April & May 2018, Vol.1, Issue 5, 6 Skill Power, April & May 2018, Vol.1, Issue 5, 6

relating to carriage of dead

body of the Insured and medical

expenses would be payable in

addition, if applicable

Claims Procedure &

Documentation

(Ithe Insured or his nominee or

legal heir shall deliver to the

nearest office of the

Insurance Company, not

later than 4 months from

the date of occurrence of

the Insured Event, a detailed

statement in writing as per

the claim form and any

other material particular,

relevant to the making of

such claim.

2. The passenger will pay the

Premium at the time of

booking of ticket

3. The Insurance Company will

provide the Insurance

subject to the terms,

Warranties, Conditions &

Exceptions of this Policy

Insurance Company's

maximum liability

Any payment in case of more

than one claim in respect of any

Insured under this Policy during

any one Period of Insurance

should not exceed the Sum

Insured applicable to such

Insured. However, the amount

The Insured or his nominee

or legal heir shall tender to

the Insurance Company all

reasonable information,

assistance and proofs in

connection with any claim

hereunder.

(ii) Proof in accordance with

the policy details shall be

furnished to the Insurance

Company in connection

with all matters upon which

a claim is based.

Jurisdiction:

The Policy is subject to the laws

of India and the jurisdiction of

its Courts in New Delhi only.

company & the passenger.

In case, passenger opting

for insurance, the

claim/liability shall be

between passenger and the

Insurance Company.

• The Insurance Company is

responsible for policy

issuance and claims

settlement.

• All the correspondence by

policy holder should be

made directly with the

Insurance Company on their

toll free no., official Email

IDs or offices as mentioned

in policy document. No

correspondence to be made

with IRCTC in this regard.

• IRCTC only provides linkage

to transact with Insurance

Company through its

website to take insurance

cover and as such assume

no responsibility or liability

in respect of said policy,

under any circumstances.

• All information provided on

the website is provided “As

is“ and with no warranties.

Policy Details

Train Accident is as defined

under section 123 read with

Sections 124 and 124A of the

Railways Act, 1989 subject to the

qualification that the coverage

will be valid from the actual

departure of train from the

originating station to actual

arrival of train at the destination

station including' process of

entraining ' and process of

detraining ' the train.

Untoward incident means

(a) The commission of a

terrorist act within the

meaning of sub-section (1)

of section 3 of the Terrorist

and Disruptive Activities

7. The optional travel

insurance will not be

provided for the children

below 5 years of age.

8. In case of passenger opting

for insurance, the

claim/liability shall be

between insured and the

Insurance Company.

9. In case of short termination

of trains due to any reason,

if the passenger opts for

the alternate mode of

transportation arranged by

railway upto the destination

station, then this part of the

journey of the passenger

shall also be covered under

the policy taken by the

passenger.

10. In case of diversion of train

due to any reason, the

coverage shall be for the

diverted route.

11. In case of vikalp train, the

policy obtained by the

passenger for covering this

journey in the original train

shall be valid in the vikalp

train also.

12. Once the premium is paid

by the passengers no

cancellations is allowed.

Accordingly, no refund of

premium will be made in all

cases including waitlisted

ticket.

13. The coverage for

Hospitalization Expenses

for Injury is over and above

the death/permanent total

disability/partial disability

14. The Travel Insurance

Scheme shall be kept

uniform for all classes.

Disclaimer

• Insurance policies are

contractual obligations

between the Insurance

(Prevention) Act, 1987(28 of

1987), or

b) The making of a violent

attack or the commission of

robbery or dacoity; or

c) The indulging in rioting,

shoot-out or arson, by any

person in or any train

carrying passengers or,

from the actual departure

from originating station to

actual arrival of train at

destination station

including 'process of

entraining' and 'process of

detraining the train and

Vikalp train, short

termination and diverted

route

(d) The accidental falling of any

passenger from a train

carrying passengers.

Accident means

(a) When in the course of

working a railway , an

accident occurs, being

either a collision between

trains of which one is a

train, carrying passengers

or the derailment of or

other accident to a train or

any part of a train carrying

passenger.

(b) When in the course of

working a railway an

untoward incident occurs,

in the train carrying

passengers (any part of the

train) or at the actual

departure from the

originating station to actual

arrival of train at the

destination station.

The Insured and the

Insurance Company agree

that

1. The proposal shall be

incorporated in and be the

basis of the contract

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Source: Saha Time 25 April 2018

Source: Dainik Jagran 6 May 2018

42 43Skill Power, April & May 2018, Vol.1, Issue 5, 6 Skill Power, April & May 2018, Vol.1, Issue 5, 6

Seven schemes for poor in 17,000 villages in 21 days

It is in line with rural development schemes like

“Antyodaya” based on principle of “convergence

and saturation” and the current initiative will aim

100% coverage under the schemes for eligible

beneficiaries in the three-week window from April

15 to May 5. The government and BJP are also set

to observe the birth anniversary of B R Ambedkar

on April 14 through several commemorative

functions.

PM Modi has asked ministers to engage in a major

outreach programme while the Centre has

appointed dozens of directors and deputy

secretaries to push its flagship programmes to

“100% saturation” in the rural areas. The focussed,

high intensity drive is intended to deliver welfare

programmes in select villages which are seen to be

in need of special attention.

Half a dozen secretaries made detailed

presentations before the ministers.

ne s��w & events

The Modi government is set to announce a major

initiative targeting 17,000 villages under seven

schemes aimed at delivering free LPG connections,

electricity supply, LED bulbs, Jan Dhan accounts,

two PM insurance schemes and immunisation of

children in a time period of 21 days.

The “Gram Swaraj Abhiyan — special interventions”

were discussed threadbare through detailed

presentations at the meeting of the Union council

of ministers on Wednesday and are intended to

signal a strong “pro-poor” push in the backdrop of

attacks on the government over issues such as farm

distress and “dilution” of Dalit rights.

The plan will be implemented in 484 districts in 33

states and union territories. The maximum villages

are in states like UP, Assam, Tamil Nadu, Punjab and

Meghalaya. The aim to ensure total coverage is

ambitious but intended to show case the

government’s determination to deliver welfare

benefits to the poor. Source: Times of India, 12 April 2018

skilled talent pool will not only bring in

international best practices but will strengthen the

'Make in India' mission. I wish them success.”

Also present at the event were Dr K P Krishnan,

Secretary, MSDE; Mr Asheesh Sharma, Joint

Secretary, MSDE and Mr Jayant Krishna, ED & COO,

National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC).

The Batch marks successful beginning of synergy

between Japan's advanced technology and India's

rich human resources.

TITP is an extremely prestigious project and their

successful placement is a significant achievement

for India.

Bilateral ties between India and Japan are further

strengthened with Technical Intern Training

Programme (TITP), an initiative by the Government

of Japan to provide technical training to youth from

India and other countries. Under this program

trainees acquire and master skills of the Japanese

industries and professions for a maximum of 5

years. On 28th March 2018, Shri Dharmendra

Pradhan, Hon'ble Minister for Petroleum & Natural

Gas and Minister for Skill Development &

Entrepreneurship (MSDE) felicitated partnering

institutions and organizations along with the first

batch of 22 interns being sent to Japan. MSDE sets

a target of 100 partnering institutions to send the

interns to Japan.

Speaking on the occasion, Shri Dharmendra

Pradhan, Hon'ble Minister for Petroleum & Natural

Gas and Minister for Skill Development &

Entrepreneurship (MSDE), said, “I am extremely

delighted to have felicitated the first batch and met

each and every Intern in person. They are our brand

ambassadors for the Programme and an inspiration

for future batches. On their return such highly-

Skill India mission felicitates first batch of interns for Technical Intern Training Programme (TITP) in Japan

Source: Team Nsn On March 29, 2018

Please make you DD/Cheque in favour of “ SKILL POWER - IASC SSC” payble at New Delhi

Payment Receipt

44 Skill Power, April & May 2018, Vol.1, Issue 5, 6

Seven schemes for poor in 17,000 villages in 21 days

It is in line with rural development schemes like

“Antyodaya” based on principle of “convergence

and saturation” and the current initiative will aim

100% coverage under the schemes for eligible

beneficiaries in the three-week window from April

15 to May 5. The government and BJP are also set

to observe the birth anniversary of B R Ambedkar

on April 14 through several commemorative

functions.

PM Modi has asked ministers to engage in a major

outreach programme while the Centre has

appointed dozens of directors and deputy

secretaries to push its flagship programmes to

“100% saturation” in the rural areas. The focussed,

high intensity drive is intended to deliver welfare

programmes in select villages which are seen to be

in need of special attention.

Half a dozen secretaries made detailed

presentations before the ministers.

ne s��w & events

The Modi government is set to announce a major

initiative targeting 17,000 villages under seven

schemes aimed at delivering free LPG connections,

electricity supply, LED bulbs, Jan Dhan accounts,

two PM insurance schemes and immunisation of

children in a time period of 21 days.

The “Gram Swaraj Abhiyan — special interventions”

were discussed threadbare through detailed

presentations at the meeting of the Union council

of ministers on Wednesday and are intended to

signal a strong “pro-poor” push in the backdrop of

attacks on the government over issues such as farm

distress and “dilution” of Dalit rights.

The plan will be implemented in 484 districts in 33

states and union territories. The maximum villages

are in states like UP, Assam, Tamil Nadu, Punjab and

Meghalaya. The aim to ensure total coverage is

ambitious but intended to show case the

government’s determination to deliver welfare

benefits to the poor. Source: Times of India, 12 April 2018

skilled talent pool will not only bring in

international best practices but will strengthen the

'Make in India' mission. I wish them success.”

Also present at the event were Dr K P Krishnan,

Secretary, MSDE; Mr Asheesh Sharma, Joint

Secretary, MSDE and Mr Jayant Krishna, ED & COO,

National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC).

The Batch marks successful beginning of synergy

between Japan's advanced technology and India's

rich human resources.

TITP is an extremely prestigious project and their

successful placement is a significant achievement

for India.

Bilateral ties between India and Japan are further

strengthened with Technical Intern Training

Programme (TITP), an initiative by the Government

of Japan to provide technical training to youth from

India and other countries. Under this program

trainees acquire and master skills of the Japanese

industries and professions for a maximum of 5

years. On 28th March 2018, Shri Dharmendra

Pradhan, Hon'ble Minister for Petroleum & Natural

Gas and Minister for Skill Development &

Entrepreneurship (MSDE) felicitated partnering

institutions and organizations along with the first

batch of 22 interns being sent to Japan. MSDE sets

a target of 100 partnering institutions to send the

interns to Japan.

Speaking on the occasion, Shri Dharmendra

Pradhan, Hon'ble Minister for Petroleum & Natural

Gas and Minister for Skill Development &

Entrepreneurship (MSDE), said, “I am extremely

delighted to have felicitated the first batch and met

each and every Intern in person. They are our brand

ambassadors for the Programme and an inspiration

for future batches. On their return such highly-

Skill India mission felicitates first batch of interns for Technical Intern Training Programme (TITP) in Japan

Source: Team Nsn On March 29, 2018

Please make you DD/Cheque in favour of “ SKILL POWER - IASC SSC” payble at New Delhi

Payment Receipt

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