Haryana Affairs
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Monday said that Antyodaya Gramodaya Mela would be organised across the State in order to increase the income of poor families and to financially empower them.
In these fairs, such families will be associated with self-EMPLOYMENT, the Chief Minister said while presiding over the State Working Committee meeting of BJP OBC Morcha in Panchkula.
He said that the work of income verification is being done by collecting data through Parivar Pehchan Patra Yojana. For this, the work of setting up self-employment through 40 schemes of six departments is at the final stage. To increase the income of the poor family, financial assistance will be provided from the banks through the Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana, he said.
Khattar said that all the office bearers of OBC Morcha should prepare a list of ten such families in their surrounding areas and send it to the so that the goal of increasing the income of poor families can be achieved.
The Chief Minister said that the OBC class is skilled in many fields and such skilled workers are needed not only in the country but abroad as well. Craftsmen play a pivotal role in boosting the economy. Every year Shilpkar Mela is organized in Surajkund to promote the skills of craftsmen. In future, this fair will be organized twice a year so that the craftsmen can showcase their skills in a better manner, he added.
Khattar further said that it is for the first time in the country that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has formed the Ministry of Skills to promote skill-based Education and training. On these lines, Haryana Government has also established Shri Vishwakarma Skill University in Palwal so as to sharpen such skills in the State. Along with this, Skill Employment Corporation has also been constituted in the state, he said.
National and International Affairs
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Damon Galgut, a South African playwright and writer, has won the 2021 Booker Prize.
Highlights:
He is honored with the award for “The Promise,” his third shortlisted novel about a family in his nation from the end of apartheid to the election of Jacob Zuma.
The book spans several decades and depicts the family’s gradual disintegration as the country transitions to Democracy.
Mr. Galgut won his third medal as a finalist for a novel that the judges described as a “tour de force.”
He had previously been nominated for “The Good Doctor” in 2003 and “In a Strange Room” in 2010, but both times he was unsuccessful.
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Around 15,000 students have enrolled for coaching classes in the year 2021, under the Jai Bhim Mukhyamantri Pratibha Vikas Yojana Scheme.
Highlights:
The Delhi government initiated this scheme. It was started at a few private facilities for a variety of competitive tests.
It is for children from economically disadvantaged families and marginalized communities.
In addition to free coaching, the Delhi government would offer students a Rs 2,500 travel allowance.
It allows bright students from the SC, ST, OBC, and EWS groups to receive free competitive test preparation from private coaching institutes.
The scheme is available to families with annual earnings of less than Rs.8 lakh.
Students can benefit from free coaching classes at 46 different coaching centers.
MoU Signed Between Rural Development Ministry-Flipkart
An MoU was signed between MoRD and Flipkart for The Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana (DAY-NRLM).
Highlights:
By bringing local companies and self-help groups (SHGs) into the E-Commerce fold, the government and Flipkart hope to empower them.
The DAY-goal NRLM’s of increasing rural communities’ self-EMPLOYMENT and Entrepreneurship capabilities are aligned with this PARTNERSHIP.
As a result, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s goal of an Atma Nirbhar Bharat gains more traction.
The Memorandum of Understanding is part of Flipkart’s Samarth program.
It was struck with the goal of providing national market access to skilled and underserved communities of weavers, craftspeople, and artisans through the Flipkart marketplace.
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Highlights:
Integration of fourth and fifth-generation aircraft in complicated operational circumstances is the focus of Blue Flag 2021.
Air Force missions from eight countries are participating in the exercise.
This aims to share information and battle experience in order to strengthen operational capabilities.
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