ALL GOVERNMENT SCHEMES

Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana

Key Points:

I. There will be a uniform premium of only 2% to be paid by farmers for all Kharif crops and 1.5% for all Rabi crops, while for annual commercial and horticultural crops it is only 5%.

Balance premium will be paid by the Government to provide full insured amount to the farmers against crop loss on account of natural calamities.

II. There is no upper limit on Government subsidy. Even if balance premium is 90%, it will be borne by the Government.

III. There is no provision of capping the premium rate. Thus, farmers will get claim against full sum insured without any reduction.

IV. The use of technology will be encouraged to a great extent.

Setu Bharatam Project

‘Setubharatam’ project aims to make all National Highways railway crossing free by the year 2019, in order to prevent the frequent accidents and loss of lives at level crossings.

Key Points:

I. Under the project, 208 Railway Over Bridges (ROB)/Railway Under Bridges (RUB) will be built at the level crossings at a cost of Rs. 20,800 crore.

II. In addition, 1500 new bridges are also proposed to be constructed to replace the old bridges.

Swachh Paryatan Mobile App

This project is being implemented by the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India through DeGS and NIC. This Mobile App is available on Google Search Engine as ‘Swachh Paryatan’ and initially it is available on Android Phones. This mobile app shall be monitored by the Project Monitoring Unit of Swachh Bharat Mission in Ministry of Tourism.

Dr. Mahesh Sharma, while launching this app, said since the general public and the tourists are the largest stakeholders in keeping the monuments clean, the Ministry of Tourism has decided to facilitate the general public to communicate their complaints about any unclean area/garbage piles in and around tourist destinations. So, the Ministry of Tourism is launching this Mobile App.

25 Adarsh Smarak Monuments protected by Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) have been identified for inclusion in the app, which are as follows

• Leh Palace, Leh, J&K
• Jageshwar Temples, Uttarakhand
• Humayun’s Tomb, New Delhi
• Sravasti, Uttar Pradesh
• Qutub Minar Complex, New Delhi
• Sarnath, Uttar Pradesh
• Red Fort, Delhi
• Vaishali-Kolhua, Bihar
• Hazardwari Palace, Murshidabad, West Bengal
• Khajuraho Western Gropu Complex, Madhya Pradesh
• Shore Temple, Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu
• Jahaz Mahal Parisar,Mandu, Madhya Pradesh
• Elephanta Caves, Mumbai, Maharastra
• Martand Temple, Kashmir
• Taj Mahal, Agra, UP
• Thanjuar-Brihadeshwar Temple, Tamil Nadu
• Kumbhalgarh Fort, Rajasthan
• Group of Temples, Pattadakal, Karnataka
• Rani-ki-Vav, Gujarat
• Masrur Rock-cut Temple, Himachal Pradesh
• Fatehpur Sikri, Agra, Uttar Pradesh
• Rang Ghar, Sibsagar, Assam
• Hampi, Karnataka
• Konark Temple, Odisha
• Daulatabad Fort, Maharashtra