*Various unique measures have been taken to augment the quality and reach of education. A fully IT based Financial Aid Authority to administer & monitor all education loans and scholarships through Pradhan Mantri Vidyalakshmi Karyakram. Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya Mission for Teacher Training has been launched to enhance the quality of teaching.

OPINION : 11/07/2019 : 1854. 

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 Sub  : NDA Government gives massive push to education & skill development  

 Ref : Towards a Bright Future : Governance Track Record : PMINDIA.

 *Various unique measures have been taken to augment the quality and reach of education. A fully IT based Financial Aid Authority to administer & monitor all education loans and scholarships through Pradhan Mantri Vidyalakshmi Karyakram. Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya Mission for Teacher Training has been launched to enhance the quality of teaching.

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Global Initiative of Academic Network (GIAN) has been initiated to invite eminent faculty, scientists, and entrepreneurs from premier educational and scientific institutions across the world to teach in the higher educational institutions in the country during summer and winter breaks with a view to give international exposure to Indian students.  SWAYAM will leverage Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) to enable online education. National e-Library will facilitate universal access to educational material and knowledge sources. Shala Darpan is a mobile technology to ensure that parents are connected to schools, enabling them to monitor the progress of their children.

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UDAAN is dedicated to the development of girl child education, so as to promote the admission of girl students.  Ishaan Vikaas seeks to bring selected school children and students of Engineering College from the North-Eastern states into close contact with IITs, NITs and IISERs during their vacation.USTTAD has been approved to upgrade the Skills and Training in Traditional Arts/ crafts. The scheme aims to build capacity of traditional artisans/craftsmen, standardization of the traditional arts/crafts, their documentation and establishing market linkages.

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The importance PM Modi attaches to Skill India is no secret. The Government created a dedicated ministry of Skill Development immediately to empower our youth. Dedicated Ministry created for skill development. 76 lakh youth have been provided skill training so far under various programs. Skill certifications have been given academic equivalence under ‘School to Skill’ programme. Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana with anoutlay of Rs. 1,500 crores has been approved. Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushal Yojana will train 10 lakh rural youth in 3 years.

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Amendments to Apprenticeship Act is paving way for more opportunities for on-the-job training. Government will support one lakh apprentices in next two and a half years by sharing the 50 % of the stipend. Govt plans to have more than 20 lakh apprentices in next few years against present number of 2.9 lakh. National Career Centers have launched to provide nation-wide opportunities& act as one stop shop for online services. They will also help the youth with rich career related content& self-assessment tools. A network of counselors will also be available for the youth.      

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REFORMS : 11/07/2019

 NOTE :I.

1. 312 officials on 'compulsory retirement over lack of integrity: Govt;

2.  Modi government crackdown on low performing officials of Group 'A' and Group 'B';     

3.  Modi government, in a bid to remove ‘deadwood’ from central government, has compulsorily retired 312 officers belonging to Group ‘A’ and Group ‘B’ services between July 2014 and May 2019.

NOTE : II.

1. Big infra boost from Modi Cabinet! Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana-III gets nod; to connect major rural areas;

2.  Under the PMGSY-III, it has been proposed to consolidate 1,25,000 km road length across the various states of the country;

3.  PMGSY-III will be able to facilitate easy and faster movement to and from the GrAMs, higher secondary schools as well as hospitals. 

NOTE : III.

1.  Centre launches three new technology initiatives to transfer over Rs 70,000-crore fertiliser subsidy directly to farmers' bank accounts;

2.  Centre launches DBT-2.0 dashboard with details of fertiliser supply, availability and requirement at national, state and district level;

3.  The government has been able to curb leakage and black marketing of fertilisers because of the DBT: 2.0 Chemicals and Fertilizer Minister Sadanda Gowda.   

NOTE : IV.

1.  Cabinet clears bill that seeks to toughen the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act;

2.  Cabinet clears bill seeking to align POSCO Act with the Criminal Law Amendment Act 2018, which provides for stiffer punishment of even death for rape crimes involving a girl below 12 years of age;

3.  Proposed amendments in POCSO Act seek to bring in stringent checks to prevent use of children for pornography online and circulation of such material.

NOTE : V.   

1.  Cabinet clears bill to tackle the menace of illicit deposit-taking activities in the country;

2.  Cabinet approves Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Bill to put curbs on raising money illegally;

3.  Modi government likely to introduce bill to put brakes on chit funds in ongoing Parliament Session.

NOTE : VI.   

1. Cabinet approves bill to merge 13 central labour laws into single code;

2.  Code on Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Bill, 2019, to enhance the coverage of workers manifold';

3.  Cabinet merges 13 central labour laws into a single code which would apply on all establishments employing 10 or more workers.

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 OPINION :

MAKING INDIA :I.

1.  India is now producing the world's cheapest solar power: IRENA survey;

2.  The costs of building large-scale solar installations in India fell by 27% in 2018 year-on-year: IRENA survey;

3.  Average solar prices from large-scale installations in India less than a third of Canada’s.  

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INSPIRED BY PM MODI : II.

1.  PM Modi appeals to the people to do their bit to conserve water;

2.  Inspired by PM Modi, Varanasi men take up water conservation on a mission mode;

3.  Rajesh Shukla, convener of Namami Gange, raising awareness about the cleanliness of Ganga and water conservation.   

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PEOPLE PARTICIPATION : III.

1. Deposits in bank accounts opened under Jan Dhan scheme crosses Rs 1 lakh crore mark;

2.  Total balance in over 36.06 crore Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana accounts was at Rs 1,00,495.94 crore as on 3 July: Finance Ministry;

3.  More than 28.44 crore account holders issued the Rupay debit cards.
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LAST WORDS :

1.  PM Modi is not only keen on improving India but keen on improving the health and fitness of Indians as well: GOQii;

2.  GOQii's list of India's 'Top 30 Health and Fitness Influencers for 2019': PM Modi emerges as the top fitness influencer in the country for the second time in a row;

3.  PM Narendra Modi pips Akshay, Baba Ramdev to become top fitness influencer. 

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JAY HIND

JAY BHARATHAM

VANDE MATARAM

BHARAT MATA KI JAY

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