State PCS - Rajasthan (RAS)

• 21 Mar 2025

RMSCL in Digitech Awards 2025

Why in News? 

On 18th March, 2025, Rajasthan Medical Services Corporation (RMSCL) was awarded the ET Government Digitech Award 2025 . 

Key Points 

•   About the Award: 
  • This award has been given  to Rajasthan Medical Services Corporation (RMSCL) for strengthening oxygen resource management through digital technology . 
  • It aims to promote innovation, digitisation and effective resource management in medical services . 
• Rajasthan Medical Services Corporation (RMSCL): 
  • It is a state government -run public sector undertaking, established to  strengthen medical and health services in Rajasthan . 
  • It was established in the year 2011 by the Government of Rajasthan. 
  • Its main function is to ensure the supply of essential medicines, medical equipment and other health facilities in the state . 
• Government Digitech Awards  
  • The ET Government Digitech Awards is supported by  the Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology . 
  • These awards recognise pioneers who have played a key role in shaping the digital transformation in public services . 
  • 30 winners from across India were felicitated at the event . Several states including Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Telangana, Odisha, Kerala, Tripura, West Bengal and Haryana were also awarded in various categories. 

Poverty Free Village Scheme

Why in News? 

The Chief Minister of Rajasthan has announced to make 5000 villages of the state poverty free under “Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Poverty Free Village Scheme” . 

Key Points 

• About the Scheme: 
  • Under this scheme, an amount of Rs 300 crore has been sanctioned  with the aim of bringing all the Below Poverty Line families of the identified villages above the poverty line . 
  • Under this, leases will be provided to people living in illegal colonies . 
  • In the first phase of the scheme, the government will cover 5,000 villages, offering development initiatives, self-employment opportunities, skill enhancement programs, and financial assistance, along with support in education and healthcare. 
  • Additionally, better transportation facilities will be provided to the villages through Major District Roads (MDRs), enhancing connectivity and livelihood opportunities. 
• Objective: 
  • This initiative will strengthen the rural economy and will be an important step towards making the state poverty free .  
  • The aim of the government is to make every citizen self-reliant and eradicate poverty. 

 Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya 

 

• About:  
  • He was born on 25 September 1916 and was an Indian politician, philosopher and ideologue or theorist of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and Bharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS). 
• Contribution:  
  • He focused on Antyodaya i.e. upliftment of every person in the society and meeting the needs of the most deprived . 
  • He was the pioneer of the philosophy of "Integral Humanism" which emphasized welfare, social justice, economic equality, and self-reliance. 
• Recognition:  
  • Since the year 2014, his birth anniversary is celebrated as Antyodaya Diwas in honour of his contribution to the nation . 
  • In the year 2015 , the name of National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM) was changed to Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-NRLM. 
  • In the year 2018, Mughalsarai Junction in Uttar Pradesh was renamed after him.