Latest Government Schemes of last 1 year 2019-20 – Set 4

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Consider the following statements about Swachh Survekshan:

Swachh Survekshan is a ranking exercise taken up by the government to assess rural and urban areas for their levels of cleanliness.
The Ministry of Rural Development takes up the Swachh Survekshan in rural area.
The assessment is done by the Quality Council of India (QCI).

Which of the above given statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3

Swachh Survekshan

Swachh Survekshan is a ranking exercise taken up by the Government of India to assess rural and urban areas for their levels of cleanliness and active implementation of Swachhata mission initiatives.
SS 2020 parameters: wastewater treatment and reuse, and faecal sludge management
The MoHUA takes up the Swachh Survekshan in urban areas and the Ministry of Jal Shakti and Sanitation in rural areas. The Quality Council of India (QCI) has been commissioned the responsibility of carrying out the assessment.

Swachh Survekshan 2020 is the 5th edition of the annual urban cleanliness survey.

Government of India has restructured and subsumed the National Rural Drinking Water Programme(NRDWP) into Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) to provide Functional Household Tap Connection (FHTC) to every rural household e., Har Ghar Nal Se Jal (HGNSJ) by 2024.
There are people who would like to contribute and donate voluntarily for water supply in the rural areas. To facilitate this, ‘Rashtriya Jal Jeevan Kosh’ will mobilize and accept donations CSS Scheme

The Centre has approved the second phase of the Swachh Bharat Mission (Rural) with an estimated central and state budget of Rs 52,497 crore.
second phase will be implemented on a mission mode between 2020- 21 and 2024-25.

Aims to take iconic places and their surroundings to higher standards of Swachhata, so that all visitors benefit and also take away home the message of cleanliness.
Implementation of the project: It is a collaborative project with three other central Ministries: Urban Development, Culture, Tourism; all levels in the concerned States and more importantly, Public Sector and Private companies as partners.

Consider the following statements about Atal Bhujal Yojana:

Which of the above given statements is/are correct?

It is a Rs.6000 crore World Bank approved Central Sector Scheme of the Ministry of Jal Shakti.
The funding pattern is 50:50 between Government of India and World
Aims to improve ground water management in priority areas in the country through community participation.

The priority areas identified under the scheme fall in the states of Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh
Funds under the scheme will be provided to the states for strengthening the institutions responsible for ground water governance, as well as for encouraging community involvement for improving ground water management to foster behavioural

It is a time-bound, mission-mode campaign that would focus on 1,592 “water- stressed” blocks in 257 districts.
The campaign will run through citizen participation during the monsoon season, from 1st July, 2019 to 15th September, 2019.
Under the campaign, teams of officers from the central government will visit and work with district administration in water stressed blocks, to ensure five important water conservation interventions.
These will be water conservation and rainwater harvesting, renovation of traditional and other water bodies/tanks, reuse, bore well recharge structures, watershed development and intensive afforestation.

The Centre has decided to extend the mission period of its flagship initiative Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) by two more
Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) is the new avatar of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM).
Five hundred cities have been selected under AMRUT. The category of cities that have been selected under AMRUT is given below:

All Cities and Towns with a population of over one lakh with notified Municipalities as per Census 2011, including Cantonment Boards (Civilian areas).
All Capital Cities/Towns of States/ UTs, not covered in above.
All Cities/ Towns classified as Heritage Cities by MoHUA under the HRIDAY Scheme.
Thirteen Cities and Towns on the stem of the main rivers with a population above 75,000 and less than 1 lakh.
Ten Cities from hill states, islands and tourist destinations (not more than one from each State).

The government has launched “angikaar” a campaign for change management.
Angikaar has been launched for social behaviour change, focusing on issues such as water & energy conservation, waste management, health, tree plantation, sanitation and hygiene.
Target group: It has been launched for beneficiaries of completed houses under
PMAY (U), through community mobilisation and IEC activities.
The convergence would especially focus on Ujjwala for gas connection and
Ayushman Bharat for health insurance to the beneficiaries of PMAY (U).
The campaign will include door to door activities, ward and city level events

The award has been conferred for its Portal for Affordable Credit and Interest Subvention Access (PAiSA).
National Urban Livelihoods Mission (NULM) is renamed as Deen Dayal Antyodaya Yojana- (DAY-NULM)
Coverage: Under the scheme urban areas extends the coverage to all the 4041 statutory cities and towns, there by covering almost the entire urban population
SKOCH Awards: It was instituted in 2003 and recognises people, projects and institutions that go the extra mile to make India a better nation.

Launched in November 2018, it is a centralized IT platform which simplifies and
streamlines release of interest subvention under the Mission.
It offers end to end online solution for processing, payment, monitoring and tracking of interest subvention claims from banks on a monthly basis.
It is designed and developed by Allahabad Bank (Nodal bank).

The Union Government has launched the Credit-linked Subsidy Services Awas Portal (CLAP) for Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Housing for All (Urban).
GHTC aims to fast-track the construction of affordable housing and meet the target of constructing 1.2 crore houses by 2022.
GHTC focuses on identifying and mainstreaming proven demonstrable technologies for lighthouse projects and spotting potential future technologies for incubation and acceleration support through ASHA (Affordable Sustainable Housing Accelerators) — India.

To enable adoption of construction techniques for housing that are affordable and takes minimum time as less as three months instead of the conventional three years for construction.
Bring a paradigm shift in technology transition using large-scale construction under the PMAY-U as an opportunity to get the best available construction technologies across the globe.