Funding gap may stump ‘Housing for All’ goal
Context: The government‘s promise to provide ‘Housing for All’ by 2022 faces a severe funding crunch even as implementation is running behind schedule. Relevance: GS-II: Social Justice (Welfare Schemes, Government Policies and Interventions) Dimensions of the Article: Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY- U: Housing for All – Urban) Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana- Gramin (PMAY-G) About […]
‘Joint Communication’ signed to secure rights of forest dwellers
Context: A joint communication was signed by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs and the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change which is aimed at giving more power to the tribal communities in managing the forest resources. Relevance: GS-II: Social Justice (Issues Related to SCs & STs, Management of Social Sector/Services, Government Policies and Interventions) […]
More than 50% didn’t get nutrition under ICDS in Jharkhand
Context: More than 55% did not receive Supplementary Nutrition under Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS) in Jharkhand even once in the first six months of 2021. As per National Family Health Survey-4 data, every second child in the state is stunted and underweight and every third child is affected by stunting and every 10th child […]
Reports on open defecation in India
Context: According to a new Joint Monitoring Programme Report on water, sanitation and hygeine by the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF – India was responsible for the largest drop in open defecation since 2015, in terms of absolute numbers. Besides open defecation, the Joint Monitoring Report also emphasised universal access to water, sanitation and […]
Draft anti-trafficking bill
Context: The Ministry of Women and Child Welfare invited suggestions and comments for its Trafficking in Persons (Prevention, Care and Rehabilitation) Bill, 2021. Relevance: GS-II: Polity and Governance (Government Policies and Initiatives, Issues arising out of the design and implementation of schemes) Dimensions of the Article: Constitutional & legislative provisions related to Trafficking in India […]
NIPUN Bharat deadline extended
Context: The Centre’s new mission to ensure that every Class 3 child has foundational literacy and numeracy within five years could be rolled out in 2021. Relevance: GS-II: Social Justice (Issues related to Education, Welfare Schemes, Government Policies and Initiatives, Issues arising out of the design and implementation of schemes) Dimensions of the Article: About […]
Centre’s order on ‘Poshan’ and Anganwadi workers
Context: Anganwadi workers in several States are up in arms after a government order threatened them with a pay cut if they did not download the government’s mobile application called Poshan Tracker to record delivery of services by them. Relevance: GS-II: Social Justice (Issues related to poverty and hunger, Welfare Schemes, Government Policies and Initiatives, […]
U.S. report on human trafficking during pandemic
Context: An annual study released by the U.S. State Department shows an increase in vulnerability to human trafficking during the pandemic. Relevance: GS-II: Social Justice (Issues related to Women and Children), GS-II: Polity and Governance (Constitutional Provisions) Dimensions of the Article: Human Trafficking Highlights of the U.S. report on Human Trafficking Constitutional & legislative provisions […]
Indian schools and access to Internet in 2019-20
Context: Education Ministry recently released data in the Unified District Information System for Education Plus (UDISE+) report regarding presence of Internet facilities in schools in India when online education was the need of the hour for education during the pandemic. Relevance: GS-II: Social Justice (Issues related to education, Human resources – issues in development & […]
Allowing gender self-identification
Context: The Spanish government approved the first draft of a bill that would allow anyone over the age of 14 to legally change gender without a medical diagnosis or hormone therapy. Relevance: GS-II: Social Justice (Government Interventions and Policies, Issues arising out of the design and implementation of Government Policies), GS-I: Indian Society Dimensions of […]