Expected Questions on Schemes and Projects – 2018 - Miscellaneous (Part - 1)

National Automotive Testing and R&D Infrastructure Project (NATRIP) - Largest and one of the most significant initiatives in automotive sector so far. It represents a unique joining of hands between the Government of India, a number of State Governments and Indian Automotive Industry.

IAS Prelims 2018 GS Paper 1 - Expected Questions on Schemes and Yojanas (Part 2) (In English)
  • 👌 India is signatory to UN Regulation on Harmonisation of Vehicle Specifications under WP - 29 of 1998.
  • Position the country prominently on the global automotive map.
  • Project aims at creating core global competencies in automotive sector in India.

National Disaster Management Plan (NDMP)

  • 👌 First ever national plan prepared in the country.
  • Plan is based on the four priority themes of the “Sendai Framework,” like:
    • Understanding disaster risk
    • Improving disaster risk governance
    • Investing in disaster risk reduction
    • Disaster preparedness
  • Provides for horizontal and vertical integration among all the agencies and department of the government.
  • Designate a nodal officer for interacting with the media on behalf of the government.

Good Samaritans

  • Good Samaritan is a person who voluntarily declares himself to be an eyewitness of a road accident.
  • Centre, in April 2016, had issued notification for protection of Good Samaritans.
  • Guidelines include:
    • They shall be treated respectfully.
    • Use of video Conferencing
    • Provision for the police to examine him at his residence or office or any place of his convenience.

Central Scheme for Assistance to Civilian Victims of Terrorist⟋Communal⟋Left Wing Extremist (LWE) , Cross Border Firing and Mine⟋IED Blasts on Indian Territory

  • Any civilian who dies anywhere in the country due to:
    • terror attack,
    • LWE violence,
    • firing from across the border,
    • shelling or IED explosion
  • Given ₹ 5 lakh as compensation uniformly.
  • Amount will be given to the next of kin of the victim.
  • Also, 5 lakh will be given to those who receive 50% or more disability or incapacitation due to the same reasons.

📹 SAUNI (Saurastra Narmada Avataran Irrigation) Yojana

SAUNI Yojana - Boon for 11 Districts of Saurashtra Region - Key MAP Locations
  • First phase of SAUNI Yojana launched by PM Modi at Sanodara of Jamnagar district of Gujarat.
  • Multipurpose project.
  • Aims: to solve the water problems of a parched Saurashtra region of Gujarat.
  • 115 dams in the Saurashtra region will be filled with excess water from the Sardar Sarovar dam.
  • SAUNI project involves making pipe canals instead of the conventional open canals.

INDOSAN

  • It is an annual national event that brings together all stakeholders working in sanitation government, NGOs, academicians, researchers etc.
  • Each state will share their approaches most suitable to them to reach ODF.
  • Create an opportunity for collective vision, collective understanding of the key elements of the Swachh Bharat Mission programme.

Nasha Mukt Bharat Andolan Yatra

  • A nation - wide campaign to make society liquor free.
  • Launched at Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu on October 2.
  • To mark the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.

Student Startup Policy

  • Formulated by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) .
  • 👌 Aims:
    • To create 100,000 technology based student start - ups
    • A million employment opportunities within the next 10 years
  • Developing an ideal entrepreneurial ecosystem.
  • Promoting strong inter - institutional partnerships among technical institutions.
  • Aims to lend crucial soft skills such as decision - making in the students.

Prime Minister՚s Shram Awards

  • Instituted in 1985 by the Government of India.
  • National award is conferred on workers for outstanding contributions.
  • That improves productivity, innovation, and indigenization, resulting in saving foreign exchange.
  • They are four types of awards:
    • Shram Ratna
    • Shram Bhushan
    • Shram Vir⟋Shram Veerangana
    • Shram Devi⟋Shram Shree

BioAsia 2017

  • It is the annual flagship event of the Telangana government.
  • Seeks to enhance, enrich and encourage newer innovations.
  • Path - breaking discoveries and effective solutions in the industry by offering a vibrant global platform for convergence of the key stakeholders.
  • Organized by Department of Industries and Commerce, Government of Telangana.

Mission Kakatiya

  • Telangana government՚s flagship program.
  • Aimed at restoring minor irrigation sources like tanks and other water bodies.
  • To help small and marginal farmers.
  • Name given in the remembrance and tribute to the Kakatiya rulers who developed large number of the irrigation tanks.
IAS Prelims 2018 GS Paper 1 - Expected Questions on Schemes and Yojanas (Part 2) (In Hindi)

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Examrace Team at Sep 12, 2021