State PCS

• 03 Aug 2021

Bal Seva Yojana

Why in News

• Recently the Uttar Pradesh cabinet approved a proposal to provide monetary assistance of Rs. 2500 per month to the children orphaned due to the Covid-19 epidemic.
• This monetary assistance will be provided under the Bal Seva Scheme.

Key Points

• Children below the age of 18 years, who have lost either or both of their parents to COVID-19, will be eligible for getting monetary assistance under the scheme.
• A maximum of two children per family can get the benefit of this scheme.
• The scheme will be completely funded by the Government of Uttar Pradesh.
• Under this scheme, those meritorious students are also included, who have attained the age of 23 years and have passed graduation, technical graduation or state and national level competitive examination after 12^th from a government degree college and university.

Early Cancer Detection Van

Why in News

• On August 3, 2021, Rajasthan Medical and Health Minister Dr. Raghu Sharma launched the Early Cancer Detection (Preventive Oncology Mobile) Van.

Key Points

• The van, which is connected online from the State Cancer Institute in Jaipur, will go to remote villages to test the patients and also provide the report at the same time.
• The van will have facilities for mammography machines, digital X-rays, colposcopy, pap smear, and video endoscopy for head and neck checks.
• The van, worth about Rs 1.25 crore, has been funded from the CSR of Rajasthan State Electricity Broadcasting Limited.
• He said there was no preventive oncology unit in Rajasthan so far. Tele consultancy facility will also be provided from this van. At the same time, research data on people's health will be available.

Har Hith Store Yojana

Why in News

• On August 2, 2021, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar launched the 'Har Hith Store Yojana' and its portal in Panchkula to give new business opportunities to the youth of the state and to make them self-reliant.

Key points

• Under this scheme, as many as 2,000 stores will be launched ( 1,500 in rural and 500 in urban areas) in the first phase and 5,000 stores in the second phase will be set up in the state.
• These stores will promote the sale of the best quality daily need products and ensure access to the customers at reasonable prices.
• Under this scheme, the Haryana government will provide a platform to youth franchisees as well as Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), government cooperative institutions, FPOs (Farmer Producer Organizations), Self Help Groups (SHGs) to increase their business.
• With this objective that no youth in the age group of 18 to 35 years remain unemployed in the state, the state government aims to make Haryana 'Berojgar Mukt, Rozgar Yukt' by the year 2024.
• The Chief Minister also visited a store prepared by Haryana Agro Industries Corporation Limited during the launch program of Har Hith Stores Yojna.
• Haryana Agro Industries Corporation Limited will allot 1 franchisee having 200 sq. ft. area over a population of 3000 per village, one at least per ward in the municipal corporation and one at least in a group of wards having a cumulative population of 10000 in municipal committee/ council.
• The Chief Minister announced that young members of families having annual income less than Rs 1.80 lakh and who have been verified under State Government’s ambitious Parivar Pehchan Patra scheme will also be given priority in this Har Hith Store scheme.
• The Chief Minister also announced that if these youth show their interest then through these stores the State Government will also guarantee a minimum monthly income of Rs 15,000 per month to these youth.
• As per the sale provision made in the Har Hith store scheme, the franchisee partner who sells products worth Rs 1,50,000 will earn a marginal profit of 10 percent that is Rs 15,000.
• Meanwhile, if any youth whose verified family annual income is less than Rs 1.80 lakh and are unable to earn an income of Rs. 15,000 in the first six months, then the State Government will guarantee them to get financial assistance for at least six months.
• If the youth is able to earn Rs. 12,000 then the government would give him a compensation amount of Rs. 3,000 as financial aid if the income is above Rs. 13,000, then the government would provide compensation of Rs. 2000 and so on. The State Government will ensure that his minimum income comes to Rs.15,000.

GST Collection in July

Why in News

• According to the recently released central government data, an increase of 33 percent has been registered in the GST collection in Chhattisgarh.

Key points

• According to the data of the central government, Chhattisgarh has recorded a GST collection of Rs 2,432 crore in July 2021, which is 33 percent more than the corresponding period of the year 2020. This increase in GST collection in Chhattisgarh is about 32 percent more than the growth in total GST collection at the national level.
• The increase in GST collection in Chhattisgarh is higher than that of Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, West Bengal, Kerala and Andhra Pradesh.
• It is noteworthy that the pace of economic activities in Chhattisgarh has been maintained, despite the challenges due to Covid-19 crises. therefore this growth has taken place.
• Such steps maintained economic dynamism in the state like- Rajiv Gandhi Kisan Nyay Yojana, Forest Produce Collection, Godan Nyay Yojana, Value Addition and Livelihood Activities, MGNREGA.
• The 'Rajiv Gandhi Kisan Nyay Yojana' started during covid-19 about 19 lakh farmers of the state were benefitted, while this year 22 lakh farmers received financial support under this scheme.
• Chhattisgarh is also leading in the entire country in the matter of forest produce collection. Besides Mahatma Gandhi Employment Guarantee Scheme, value addition to forest produce and livelihood activities conducted in Gauthans have created employment in the rural areas of the state at a larger scale.
• Apart from this, under the Mahatma Gandhi Employment Guarantee Scheme, continuous employment was provided in rural areas. A large number of farmers, livestock owners and members of self-help groups have also benefited from the procurement of cow dung at the rate of Rs 2 per kg as well as the manufacture and sale of organic manure through Godhan Nyay Yojana.