Yojana Magazine Analysis Jul 2018 – Free PDF Download in Hindi/English

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Introduction

RESURGENCE means reviving When British arrived, India’s share of world economy was 24%. When they left, it was below 4%.
1991 LPG reforms paved way for high growth: – Growth = increase in GDP – Development = increase in overall wellbeing

Key Questions that it Answers

Discuss PM Awaas Yojana and it’s importance for India’s growth.
Discuss India’s journey to achieve universal village electrification.
What are the steps taken by government for clean energy future?
How can government double the farmer’s income by 2022?
Critically analyze the UDAN scheme.
How can India channelize the power of youth for development?
Discuss the main provisions of Fugitives Economic Offenders Bill.

Q1. Discuss PM Awaas Yojana and it’s importance for India’s growth.

Importance of PMAY

Today, there is a shortage of more than 4 Cr houses in rural areas, of which more than 90% households are BPL – SECC 2011 => of 24.39 crore households, 17.91 crore live in villages.
Of these, 10.69 crore households are considered as deprived.
Between now and 2030, India will have to build a new Chicago every year if it wants to meet the urban demand
SDG 11: make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable

Components of PMAY

Launched in 2014, it has two components: – PMAY-Grameen under MoRD
Target: pucca house (~3 Cr) with amenities by 2022 – PMAY-Urban under MoHUA
Target: create 1.2 Cr affordable houses by 2022

PMAY-Grameen

Aim: pucca house, with basic amenities, to all houseless households and those households living in kutcha house, by 2022
Beneficiaries: as per SECC 2011 verified by Gram Sabha
Minimum size = 25 sq.mt. (earlier 20 sq.mt.)
Unit assistance = – 1.2 L in plains (earlier 70k) – 1.3 L in hilly, difficult and IAP districts (earlier 75k)
Beneficiary entitled to 90/95 person days of unskilled labor from NREGA
Convergence with other programs for toilet, water, electricity, LPG, etc.
Monitoring through e-governance model – AwaasSoft and AwaasApp

PMAY-Urban

Aim: Housing for EWS & LIG by 2022 – EWS = annual income < 3 Lakh – LIG = annual income b/w 3 to 6 Lakh
Eligibility: family should not own a pucca house
Components: 1. In-situ slum redevelopment (1 L / house) 2. *Affordable housing in partnership with pvt. sector (1.5 L / house) 3. Credit linked subsidy scheme 4. Beneficiary-led construction/enhancement (1.5 L)

Other latest developments

Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act 2016
Infrastructure Status to Affordable Housing
Incentivizing private developers for low cost housing

MCQ #1 Land pooling mechanism has been used for development of which of the following places?

Amravati
Gandhinagar
Lavasa
Naya Raipur

Q2. Discuss India’s journey to achieve universal village electrification.

15th Aug 2015

Target: 18500 un-electrified villages would be electrified within the next 1000 days
Achieved: 18452 villages electrified!!!

DDU Gram Jyoti Yojana

Components: – To provide electrification to all villages – Separation of agriculture and non-agriculture feeders – Improve T&D network to improve quality/reliability – Metering to reduce the losses
How is it better than previous scheme? – Off-grid solutions like solar for remote villages – Min of Power to use innovative financing models like bonds – Flexibility to states for execution of works – Milestone based monitoring

Challenges

Village is electrified if: – 10% of the households have power connections – If electricity is provided in public places like schools, panchayats, health centres and community centres
For electrification of all households, a new scheme called PM Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana (SAUBHAGYA) – Even though 100% electrification of villages has been achieved, government data shows that, there are still 31 million households without electricity

MCQ #2 Which railway station has been recently renamed as Deen Dayal Upadhyay Junction railway station?

Ghaziabad
Mughal Sarai
Ahmednagar
Ferozabad

Q3. What are the steps taken by government for a clean energy future?

Solar Power

National Solar Mission
Ultra Mega Solar Power Projects (> 500 MW each)
Amendments in by-laws & assistance for Roof top solar
10% renewable energy mandatory for Smart Cities
Enhancement in Solar RPO to 8% by Mar 2022 – RE RPO to be 21% by 2022
Raising capital through Tax free Solar Bonds
Skill training via Surya Mitra Program

Wind Power

Potential: 302 GW at 100-metre hubheight • National Offshore Wind Energy Policy

Bio energy

Assistance for biomass power projects – Biomass combustion – Biomass gasification – Bagasse co-generation
Simultaneous generation of electricity and thermal energy
Promotion of off-grid biogas power project
Family-size Biogas plants for rural & semiurban

Other initiatives

Formation of International Solar Alliance
100% FDI for RE generation & distribution
Renewable Generation Obligation for coal TPP

MCQ #3 What is the purpose of Green Energy Corridor?

Setting up Solar panels along water canals
Transmission of Renewable Energy
Planting trees along Industrial Corridors
Production of Renewable Energy

Q4. How can government double the farmer’s income by 2022?

Prices & Marketing

MSP set at 1.5 times the production cost
Operation Greens for TOP price control
E-National Agricultural Market
Rural haats to Gramin Agri Markets (GRAMs)
Agri Market Infra Fund of 2000 Crore

Financing Farmers

KCC extended to fisheries & animal husbandry
Promotion of Joint Liability Groups
Promotion of Farmer Producer Organizations
Model Agricultural Land Leasing Act 2016 – Tenants are now entitled to obtain loans

Organic Agriculture

Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana – Cluster based approach
50 farmers are organized in cluster of 50 ha
Each farmer is given Rs. 50k per ha for 3 years
Focus on tribal, rainfed, hilly and remote areas – Target: 10,000 clusters by end-2018
Mission for Development of Organic Value Chain in NE
Organic practices reduces production cost by ~20%

MCQ #4 Which is the first Organic State of India?

Arunachal Pradesh
Sikkim
Himachal Pradesh
Goa

Q5. Critically analyze the UDAN scheme.

UDAN = Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik

Ghost airports in tier 2/3 pre-UDAN = 75/400
Aim: boost regional connectivity via unused airports
Provisions: – Government (Centre + State) to provide VGF – Subsidy for 50% of the seats on UDAN routes – Fares capped at 2500 per seat per hour or ~500 km – Exclusive route monopoly for 3 years – Other concessions (cheaper fuel, no airport charges)
VGF is funded by levy on departures in Metro cities

Successes

Shimla airport doing good
Flights started from Jharsuguda in Odisha
Pakyong airport to be inaugurated soon
Jagdalpur in Chhattisgarh is also ready

Challenges

Not all underserved and un-served airports have been revived
Not all routes for which airlines had placed bids have been started
No bids came for helicopter services under UDAN in first round
Some airlines have little experience and are short on funding
Even the quality of service under UDAN is not quite upto the mark And The BIG Question,

What happens after VGF ends in 3 years?

MCQ #5 Pakyong airport, revived under UDAN scheme, is in which State?

Arunachal Pradesh
Sikkim
Mizoram
West Bengal

Q6. How can India channelize the power of youth for development?\

Major programs

Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (1972) – Largest youth organizations in the world – Helps develop personality + leadership – Example of activities under Youth Clubs
Yuva Adarsh Gram Vikas Karyakram
Tribal Youth Exchange Programme
Inter State Youth Exchange Programme
Involvement of Youth in Namami Gange
National Service Scheme (1969) – Voluntary community service – Motto is “Not Me, But You”