DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 20 JULY 2017
(DAILY NEWS INDIA)
1.
MAHARASHTRA GOVT APPROVES REVISED POLICY OF ‘MAJHI KANYA BHAGYASHREE’ SCHEME
i. The Maharashtra government has approved a
revised policy of the ‘Majhi Kanya Bhagyashree’ scheme who have a yearly income
of upto Rs 7.5 lakh will be benefited from this scheme.
ii. According to the earlier provisions, the
‘Majhi Kanya Bhagyashree’ scheme is for those girls who come under Below
Poverty Line families and those whose annual income was upto Rs 1 lakh.
ii .According to the revised provisions,
families having an income upto Rs 7.5 lakh will be eligible for the scheme. As
per the revised provisions after having the 1st girl child, if the mother or
the father undergoes a family planning operation, a sum of Rs 50,000 shall be
deposited in a bank in the name of the girl child.
iv. The scheme will be valid only if there
are a maximum of two girl children born. In case a third child is born, the
scheme shall become invalid for the first two as well.
v. The scheme has been launched by the state
government on 1st April 2016 in place of ‘Sukanya’ scheme. It is aimed at
improving the skewed girl child ratio, prevent sex determination and female
foeticide, and support female education.
2.
SHALA SIDDHI PROHATSAN YOJANA STARTED IN 25,000 MP SCHOOLS
i. Madhya Pradesh’s school education
department is going to start programmes such as ‘Hamari Shala Kaisi Ho’ and
‘Shala Siddhi Karyakram’ in all government schools of the state.
ii. It aims to provide qualitative education
to the government school students. The State Education Centre has also started
Shala Siddhi Prohatsan Yojana under the programme in 25 thousand schools of the
state to encourage best works.
iii. A time table has also been fixed for the
award process going by the time table, the district core committees would be
required to form block-level selection committees by 22nd July. The selected
schools will be required to forward their applications for Shala Siddhi
Karyakram to Sankul Principals by 28 July.
v. The selection committee will then forward
applications of 3 primary and 3 middle schools for awards to the District
Institute for Education and Training.