April & May 2018
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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
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error that may have crept up inadvertently or of any
unsolicited materials unless accompanied by appropriate
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will be subjected to Delhi jurisdiction only.
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and their associates.
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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 [email protected]
Editor’s Desk
EDITORIAL OFFICE201, 202 STBP NSIC Complex,Okhla Industrial Estate,New Delhi - 110020011-41072472, 26922471, [email protected]
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 [email protected]
'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 [email protected]
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:- [email protected]
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:- [email protected]
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.
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
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 [email protected]
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 [email protected]
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
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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
44 Skill Power, April & May 2018, Vol.1, Issue 5, 6
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Safe Surveillance Technology”
Instrumentation Automation Surveilliance & Communication Sector Skill Council201-202, STPB NSIC Complex, Okhla Industrial Estate, New Delhi - 110020
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On Wednesday, 27th June, 2018
at Hall No. 4, Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi
Time : 9 am to 2:30 pm
Important Dates Paper Submission
Up to 20th June, 2018
Communication of Acceptance
26th June, 2018
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