1. Portfolios of the Union Council of Ministers. 2. First decision of the Prime Minister dedicated to those who protect India. 3. Landmark decision taken in the first Cabinet meeting of the NDA Government offers pension coverage to crores of farmers. 4. PM-KISAN Scheme extension to include all eligible farmer families irrespective of the size of land holdings. 5. Union Cabinet clears new initiative to control Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) and Brucellosis to support the livestock rearing farmers. 6.Traders to get pension coverage! :

#Image 1 of 3 :The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi addressing the officers and staff of the Prime Minister’s Office, at South Block, New Delhi on May 24, 2019.

OPINION : 04/06/2019 : 1815.  

#Image 2 of 3 : The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi being felicitated by the Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister, Shri Nripendra Misra, the National Security Adviser, Shri Ajit Doval and the Additional Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister, Dr. P.K. Mishra, at South Block, New Delhi on May 24, 2019.

REF : NEWS UPDATES :

#Image 3 of 3 : The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi addressing the officers and staff of the Prime Minister’s Office, at South Block, New Delhi on May 24, 2019. 

SUB : 

1. Portfolios of the Union Council of Ministers.
2. First decision of the Prime Minister dedicated to those who protect India.
3. Landmark decision taken in the first Cabinet meeting of the NDA Government offers pension coverage to crores of farmers.
4. PM-KISAN Scheme extension to include all eligible farmer families irrespective of the size of land holdings.
5. Union Cabinet clears new initiative to control Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) and Brucellosis to support the livestock rearing farmers.
6.Traders to get pension coverage! 

=======================================================================

#Image 1 of 3 : The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi calling on the Vice President, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu, in New Delhi on May 26, 2019.

1. Portfolios of the Union Council of Ministers : 30 May, 2019 : (As on 30.05.2019) : PMINDIA :

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

I. Prime Minister :

Shri Narendra Modi Prime Minister and also in-charge of:

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions;

Department of Atomic Energy;

Department of Space;

All important policy issues and

All other portfolios not allocated to any Minister.

II. Cabinet Ministers :

1 Shri Rajnath Singh Minister of Defence

2 Shri Amit Shah Minister of Home Affairs

3 Shri Nitin Jairam Gadkari Minister of Road Transport and Highways and Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises.

4 Shri D. V. Sadananda Gowda Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers.

5 Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman Minister of Finance and Minister of Corporate Affairs.

6 Shri Ramvilas Paswan Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution.

7 Shri Narendra Singh Tomar Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare; Minister of Rural Development and Minister of Panchayati Raj.

8 Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad Minister of Law and Justice; Minister of Communications and Minister of Electronics and Information Technology.

9 Smt. Harsimrat Kaur Badal Minister of Food Processing Industries.

10 Shri Thaawar Chand Gehlot Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment.

11 Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar Minister of External Affairs.

12 Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ Minister of Human Resource Development.

13 Shri Arjun Munda Minister of Tribal Affairs.

14 Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani Minister of Women and Child Development and Minister of Textiles.

15 Dr. Harsh Vardhan Minister of Health and Family Welfare; Minister of Science and Technology and Minister of Earth Sciences.

16 Shri Prakash Javadekar Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and Minister of Information and Broadcasting.

17 Shri Piyush Goyal Minister of Railways and Minister of Commerce and Industry.

18 Shri Dharmendra Pradhan Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Minister of Steel.

19 Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi Minister of Minority Affairs.

20 Shri Pralhad Joshi Minister of Parliamentary Affairs; Minister of Coal and Minister of Mines.

21 Dr. Mahendra Nath Pandey Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship.

22 Shri Arvind Ganpat Sawant Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprise.

23 Shri Giriraj Singh Minister of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries.

24 Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat Minister of Jal Shakti.

III. Ministers of State (Independent Charge) :

1 Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Labour and Employment.

2 Rao Inderjit Singh Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation and Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Planning.

3 Shri Shripad Yesso Naik Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH) and Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence.

4 Dr. Jitendra Singh Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region; Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office;

Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions; Minister of State in the Department of Atomic Energy and Minister of State in the Department of Space.

 5 Shri Kiren Rijiju Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports and Minister of State in the Ministry of Minority Affairs.

6 Shri Prahalad Singh Patel Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Culture and Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Tourism.

7 Shri Raj Kumar Singh Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Power; Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy and Minister of State in the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship.

8 Shri Hardeep Singh Puri Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs; Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.

9 Shri Mansukh L. Mandaviya Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Shipping and

Minister of State in the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers.

IV. Ministers of State :

1 Shri Faggansingh Kulaste Minister of State in the Ministry of Steel.

2 Shri Ashwini Kumar Choubey Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

3 Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs and Minister of State in the Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises.

4 General (Retd.) V. K. Singh Minister of State in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.

5 Shri Krishan Pal Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.

6 Shri Danve Raosaheb Dadarao Minister of State in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution.

7 Shri G. Kishan Reddy Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs.

8 Shri Parshottam Rupala Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.

9 Shri Ramdas Athawale Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.

10 Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti Minister of State in the Ministry of Rural Development.

11 Shri Babul Supriyo Minister of State in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.

12 Shri Sanjeev Kumar Balyan Minister of State in the Ministry of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries.

13 Shri Dhotre Sanjay Shamrao Minister of State in the Ministry of Human Resource Development; Minister of State in the Ministry of Communications and Minister of State in the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.

14 Shri Anurag Singh Thakur Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance and Minister of State in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs.

15 Shri Angadi Suresh Channabasappa Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways.

16 Shri Nityanand Rai Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs.

17 Shri Rattan Lal Kataria Minister of State in the Ministry of Jal Shakti and Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.

18 Shri V. Muraleedharan Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs and Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs.

19 Smt. Renuka Singh Saruta Minister of State in the Ministry of Tribal Affairs.

20 Shri Som Parkash Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.

21 Shri Rameswar Teli Minister of State in the Ministry of Food Processing Industries.

22 Shri Pratap Chandra Sarangi Minister of State in the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises and Minister of State in the Ministry of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries.

23 Shri Kailash Choudhary Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.

24 Smt. Debasree Chaudhuri Minister of State in the Ministry of Women and Child Development.

(Incorporates changes in the Council of Ministers as on 30.05.2019)

========================================================================

#Image 2 of 3 : The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi calling on the Vice President, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu, in New Delhi on May 26, 2019.

2. First decision of the Prime Minister dedicated to those who protect India : 31 May, 2019 : PMINDIA :

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------   

In line with the Prime Minister’s vision for India’s safety, security and the well-being of those who protect the nation, the very first decision of the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on assuming his office is approval to a major change in the ‘Prime Minister’s Scholarship Scheme’ under the National Defence Fund.

1. The Prime Minister has approved the following changes:

The rates of scholarship have been increased from Rs. 2000 per month to Rs. 2500 per month for boys and from Rs. 2250 per month to Rs. 3000 per month forgirls.

The ambit of the Scholarship Scheme is extended to the wards of State Police officials who are/were martyred during terror/naxal attacks. The quota of new scholarships for wards of state police officials will be 500 in a year. The Ministry of Home Affairs will be the nodal Ministry in this regard.

Background:

The National Defence Fund (NDF) was set up in 1962 to take charge of the voluntary donations in cash and kind received for promotion of the national defence effort, and to decide on their utilisation.

Currently the fund is being used for the welfare of the members of the Armed Forces, Para Military forces and Railway Protection Force, and their dependents. The fund is administered by an Executive Committee with the Prime Minister as the Chairperson and the Defence, Finance and Home Ministers as Members.

Under National Defence Fund major scheme of ‘Prime Minister’s Scholarship Scheme (PMSS)’ is being implemented to encourage technical and post-graduate education for the widows and wards of the deceased/ex-service personnel of Armed Forces and Para Military Forces and Railway Protection Force. Scholarships are available for education at technical institutions (medical, dental, veterinary, engineering, MBA, MCA and other equivalent technical professions with suitable AICTE/UGC approval).

Under the PMSS, every year new scholarships are given for 5500 wards of armed forces controlled by Ministry of Defence, for 2000 wards of paramilitary forces controlled by Ministry of Home Affairs and for 150 wards of forces controlled by Ministry of Railways.

The National Defence Fund accepts online voluntary contributions through the website i.e. ndf.gov.in.

2. Supporting those who make our society more secure:

The Prime Minister has spoken at length about the monumental contribution of our police personnel. Come harsh summer, extreme winter or heavy monsoon, our police personnel are performing their duties with utmost diligence. Even during major festivals, our police personnel are on duty while the rest of the nation celebrates.

As a nation, it is our duty not only to express gratitude but also do things that improve the welfare of the police personnel and their families. It is in this spirit that the Prime Minister has taken the decision.. The availability of scholarship with enable more youngsters from police families to study and excel in different fields. It will have an empowering effect on several bright young minds.

It may be recalled that it was under the first tenure of PM Modi that a National Police Memorial was built and dedicated to the nation. This Memorial stands as a testimony to the courage and sacrifice of our policemen and will continue to inspire crores of Indians.

========================================================================

#Image 3 of 3 : The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi calling on the Vice President, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu, in New Delhi on May 26, 2019.

  

3. Landmark decision taken in the first Cabinet meeting of the NDA Government offers pension coverage to crores of farmers : 31 May, 2019 : PMINDIA

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------   

The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved a new Central Sector Scheme, a historic decision that will empower farmers across India. This is a path breaking scheme that will provide pension cover to our industrious farmers who toil day and night to keep our nation fed. It is also for the first time since independence that such a pension coverage has been envisioned for farmers.

It is estimated that 5 crore small and marginal farmers will benefit in the first three years itself. The Central Government would spend Rs. 10774.50 crore for a period of 3 years towards its contribution (matching share) for providing social security cover as envisaged under the scheme.

I. The salient features of this scheme are:

A voluntary and contributory pension scheme for all Small and Marginal Farmers (SMF) across the country.

Entry age of 18 to 40 years with a provision of minimum fixed pension of Rs.3,000/- on attaining the age of 60 years.

For example, a beneficiary farmer is required to contribute Rs 100/ - per month at median entry age of 29 years. The Central Government shall also contribute to the Pension Fund an equal amount as contributed by the eligible farmer.

After the subscriber’s death, while receiving pension, the spouse of the SMF beneficiary shall be entitled to receive 50% of the pension received by the beneficiary as family pension, provided he/she is not already an SMF beneficiary of the Scheme. If, the death of the subscriber happens during the period of contribution, the spouse shall have the option of continuing the Scheme by paying regular contribution.

II. Synergy between schemes, prosperity for farmers:

An interesting feature of the Scheme is that the farmers can opt to allow his/her monthly contribution to the Scheme to be made from the benefits drawn from the Pradhan Mantri KisanSAmman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) Scheme directly. Alternatively, a farmer can pay his monthly contribution by registering through Common Service Centres (CSCs) under MeitY.

III. Fulfilling core promises, empowering the agriculture sector:

For seventy years after Independence, such a coverage for farmers was never thought. It was in the run up to the 2019 Parliamentary elections that PM Narendra Modi first mooted such an idea, which gradually found resonance across the length and breadth of India. Such a plan was mentioned in the BJP manifesto and in the first Cabinet meeting after the formation of a new Government, it has become a reality.

========================================================================

#Image 1 of 2 : PM meets former President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee (May 28, 2019)

4. PM-KISAN Scheme extension to include all eligible farmer families irrespective of the size of land holdings : 31 May, 2019 : PMINDIA

 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

     

The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved that the ambit of the Pradhan Mantri KisanSamman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) would be comprehensively extended. With this decision, all land holding eligible farmer families (subject to the prevalent exclusion criteria) would avail of the benefits under this scheme.

1. More beneficiaries, greater progress:

The revised Scheme is expected to cover around 2 crore more farmers, increasing the coverage of PM-KISAN to around 14.5 crore beneficiaries, with an estimated expenditure by Central Government of Rs. 87,217.50 crores for year 2019-20.

2. Speed, scale and a major promise delivered:

Today’s Cabinet decision pertaining to expanding the ambit PM-KISAN marks the fulfilment of a major promise made by the Prime Minister to the people of India in the run-up to the 2019 Parliamentary elections. The BJP manifesto too mentioned this major policy decision.

It may also be noted that certain operational issues like lack of updated land records in Jharkhand and lack of Aadhaar penetration in states of Assam, Meghalaya and J&K have also been resolved.

3. PM-KISAN: A path-breaking support incentive for farmers:

The genesis of the PM-KISAN Yojana dates back to the interim Budget for the year 2019-2020.

The key element of PM-KISAN is income support of Rs. 6000/- to the small and marginal landholder farmer families with cultivable land holding upto 2 hectare across the country. (This has been expanded today)

The amount is being released in three 4-monthly instalments of Rs.2000/- each over the year, to be credited into the bank accounts of the beneficiaries held in destination banks through Direct Benefit Transfer mode.

The scheme was launched in a record time of 3 weeks, on 24th February at a huge programme in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh where the first rounds of instalments was paid to several farmers.

So far, 1st instalment to 3.11 crore beneficiaries and 2nd instalment to 2.66 crore beneficiaries have been credited directly to the bank accounts of the farmer families.

4. Serving India’s Annadatas with renewed vigour:

Time and again, PM Narendra Modi has spoken with great reverence for India’s farmers. He has described India’s farmers as our Annadatas who undertake great efforts to feed 1.3 billion Indians.

Between 2014 to 2019, numerous measures were taken to empower the hardworking farmer. This includes increase in the Minimum Support Prices (MSP) for 22 crops, Soil Health Cards, PM Krishi Sinchai Yojana, PM KisanSampada Yojana, e-NAM for better markets and more. These steps have made agriculture more prosperous and ensured greater productivity for farmers. They will go a long way in fulfilling the Prime Minister’s dream of doubling farmer incomes by 2022, when India marks 75 years of freedom.

========================================================================

#Image 2 of 2 : PM meets former President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee (May 28, 2019)

5. Union Cabinet clears new initiative to control Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) and Brucellosis to support the livestock rearing farmers : 31 May, 2019 : PMINDIA

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

     

During the Union Cabinet Meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi today, the first since the outcome of the 2019 Lok Sabha election, a novel initiative was cleared that will benefit crores of farmers and improve the health of animals.

This initiative pertains to controlling Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) and Brucellosis to support the livestock rearing farmers. The Cabinet had cleared a total outlay of Rs. 13,343 crores to fully control these diseases amongst the livestock in the country in the next five years and subsequently eradicate these diseases.

This decision indicates the spirit of compassion towards those animals who are a valued part of our planet but are not able to speak.

1. The threat of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) and Brucellosis:

These diseases are very common amongst the livestock – cow-bulls, buffaloes, sheep, goats, pigs etc.

If a cow/buffalo gets infected with FMD, the milk loss is upto 100% which could last for four to six months. Further, in case of Brucellosis the milk output reduces by 30%, during the entire life cycle of animal. Brucellosis also causes infertility amongst the animals. The infection of brucellosis can also be transmitted to the farm workers and livestock owners. Both the diseases have a direct negative impact on the trade of milk and other livestock products.

The decision of the Cabinet today fulfils the major promise made in the manifesto as it provides much relief to crores of farmers in the country who rear livestock.

2. Care and compassion for animals:

In case of FMD, the scheme envisages vaccination coverage to 30 crore bovines (cows-bulls and buffaloes) and 20 crore sheep/goat and 1 crore pigs at six months’ interval along with primary vaccination in bovine calves, while the Brucellosis control programme shall extend to cover 100% vaccination coverage of 3.6 crore female calves.

The programme so far has been implemented on cost sharing basis between the Central and State Governments. In a rare instance of departure, the Central Government has decided to now bear the entire cost of the programme to ensure complete eradication of these diseases and better livelihood opportunities for all the livestock rearing farmers in the country.

=======================================================================

#Image 1 of 2 : The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi paying floral tributes at the Samadhi of Mahatma Gandhi, at Rajghat, in Delhi on May 30, 2019.

6.TrGandaders to get pension coverage! : 31 May, 2019 : PMINDIA

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

India has a rich tradition of trade and commerce. Our traders continue to make a strong contribution to India’s economic growth.

In a decision that will benefit the trading community, the Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved a new scheme that offers pension coverage to the trading community. This is a part of the Prime Minister’s vision to provide a robust architecture of universal social security.

1. How the scheme works:

Under this scheme all shopkeepers, retail traders and self-employed persons are assured a minimum monthly pension of Rs. 3,000/- month after attaining the age of 60 years.

All small shopkeepers and self-employed persons as well as the retail traders with GST turnover below Rs. 1.5 crore and age between 18-40 years, can enrol for this scheme. The scheme would benefit more than 3 crore small shopkeepers and traders.

The scheme is based on self-declaration as no documents are required except Aadhaar and bank account. Interested persons can enrol themselves through more than 3,25,000 Common Service Centres spread across the country.

The Government of India will make matching contribution in the subscribers’ account. For example if a person with age of 29 years contributes Rs. 100/- month, then the Central Government also contributes the equal amount as subsidy into subscriber’s pension account every month.

2. Delivering a major promise on Day 1:

By imitating a pension architecture for the trading community, the Prime Minister and his team have fulfilled a major promise made to the people of India. Shri Modi had spoken about the need of proving pension for traders, that would assure them a life of dignity and financial security especially when during their old age.

This decision can also be seen in the light of several other steps taken for the welfare of traders, small and medium business. The GST underwent significant simplification after taking feedback of the trading community. In the same way, Mudra loans gave wings to the entrepreneurial zeal of young India. Loans upto Rs. 1 crore are now easily available.

These, and many more efforts would help the trading community.

#Image 2 of 2 : The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi paying floral tributes at the Samadhi of Mahatma Gandhi, at Rajghat, in Delhi on May 30, 2019.

======================================================================

NOTE : Tireless Activities of PM

#Image 1 of 2 : The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi paying floral tributes to the former Prime Minister Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee, at Sadaiv Atal, Samadhi, in Delhi on May 30, 2019.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

OPINION : VERY FAST WELFARE MEASURES, ......

LAST WORDS : GOOD START OF GOOD GOVERNANCE ...

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

#Image 1 of 2 : The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi pays tributes to soldiers at National War Memorial, in New Delhi on May 30, 2019.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

JAY HIND
JAY BHARATHAM
VANDE MATARAM
BHARAT MATA KI JAY

#Image 2 of 2 : The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi pays tributes to soldiers at National War Memorial, in New Delhi on May 30, 2019.

=======================================================================