13.8.2018l Shri Nitin Gadkari inaugurated 20 newly
constructed/ restored Ghats on river Ganga in Kanpur and Bithoortoday .The
Minister also announced projects to tackle pollution from two of Kanpur’s
biggest pollution hotspots – Jajmau- a source of industrial effluents and
Sisamau – source of domestic sewage.
Shri Gadkari announced that a20 MLD Common Effluent Treatment Plant
(CETP) has been approved forJajmau at an estimated cost of Rs. 554 crore
(phase-1) for the treatment of effluent from tanneries.In addition, he also
announced that the complete tapping of SisamauNalawould be done by October this
year. 140 MLD of sewage from this nalla used to fall untreated into Ganga
earlier. Of this, 80 MLD of sewage has already been diverted to Bingawan STP.
The remaining diversion will be complete by October this year.
13.8.2018l First project out of total 15 for Rs.1301.47
Crores covering all North Eastern states under the Swadesh Darshan Scheme the
‘North East Circuit: Imphal & Khongjom’ in Manipur inaugurated ;
10.8.2018; Total number of subscribers under Atal Pension
Yojna is 1,09,66,981 as on 06.08.2018 out of which 43,87,993 subscribers are
women.
10.8.2018l Railways has taken following initiatives for
mechanized execution of electrification works for speedy execution in limited
traffic block period.
i) Cast in situ Designs for foundation have been
developed.
ii) Precast foundation design has been developed.
iii) Self Propelled Multi Utility Vehicle (SPMUV) for
mast erection is under procurement.
iv) Self Propelled OHE Laying Train (SPOLT) for
mechanized wiring is under procurement.
9.8.2018l Cabinet approves construction of New 4 - Lane
Bridge on Kosi river at Phulaut , Bihar. Travelling distance between Phulaut to
Bihpur will come down from 72 km to 12 km.
9.8.2018; More than 200 foreign customer satellites
launched in the last four years:
9.8.2018; Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO)
arrests Mr. Neeraj Singhal in connection with investigation into the affairs of
Bhushan Group of Companies
9.8.2018; Modi Cabinet approves raising of four
additional battalions of National Disaster Response Force
9.8.2018; Indian Railways Begins Largest Recruitment
Exercise OF The World in 439 exam centers of 166 cities across the country
47.55 Lakhs candidates are appearing against about 60,000 posts of Assistant
Loco Pilots & Technicians In next stage, 1.9 Crore candidates will appear
for about 63,000 posts
9.8.2018; Feasibility studies or high speed corridor have
been taken up for the following routes :-
(i) Delhi-Mumbai,
(ii) Delhi-Kolkata (via Lucknow),
(iii) Mumbai-Chennai,
(iv) Delhi-Nagpur segment of Delhi-Chennai,
(v) Mumbai-Nagpur segment of Mumbai-Kolkata and
(vi) Chennai-Bengaluru-Mysuru.
9.8.2018; 295 New Underpasses/Over Bridges projects to be
completed by March 2019
9.8.2018; contract awardef for Six Laning of
Bangalore-Mysore Section
9.8.2018; Nearly 32 lakh women have received benefits
under Maternity Benefit Scheme since its inception
1.8.2018; Modi Cabinet approves opening of 13 new
Kendriya Vidyalayas in seven States.
1.8.2018; 1.07 crore rural houses constructed over the
last four years under Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana –Gramin with the objective of
‘’Housing for All by 2022’’.
31.7.2018; Loans and deposits of Indians, other than
Banks, in the Swiss Banks show decrease by 34.5% in the year 2017 as compared
to 2016.
24.7.2018; 36th Central Sanctioning and Monitoring
Committee (CSMC) Meeting of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Urban Sanctions a
Total of 2,67,546 Houses from 10 States
20.7.2018; train accidents have come down from 118 in
2013-14 to 73 in 2017-18.
19.7.2018; Defence Secretary Reviews Indigenous Aircraft
Carrier Project at Kochi
14.7.2018; Over 2,500 Km of Roads Amounting to Rupees 44 Thousand Crore Being Constructed Under Bharatmala in Andhra Pradesh
12.7.2018; Under able leadership of
Modi ji, India become world's sixth largest economy.
4.7.2018; Cabinet approves DNA
Technology (Use and Application) Regulation Bill, 2018. Mandatory Accreditation
and Regulation of DNA Laboratories.
25.6.2018; 51 Lakh Houses Sanctioned
under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) in Three Years of its implementation.
23.6.2018; Kannur Airport to be fully
operational by September.
14.6.2018; Ministry of Road Transport
& Highways Identifies 300 Ongoing National Highways Projects to be
Completed by March 2019.
12.6.2018; Army Chief has given consent to first ever cadre review of Army after 34 years to ‘restructure’ and ‘right-size’ the Army to match with future requirements arising over the next two decades. In the ongoing fiscal (ending March 31, 2019), the Army salary bill is budgeted at Rs 80,945 crore and the pension bill is Rs 95,949 crore. In contrast, the modernisation budget is Rs 26,688 crore. The PRS Legislative Research says, “Among the three defence services, the Army’s expenditure has the smallest capital component (only 11% of its expenditure is on capital under Budget 2018-19).
12.6.2018; Carpet Area of Houses Eligible for
Subsidy Under CLSS for Middle Income Group (MIG) Increased to 160 Sq.M For MIG
-I and 200 Sq.M for MIG-II
12.6.2018; NITI Aayog’s Atal Innovation
Mission (AIM) has selected 3,000 additional schools for the establishment of
Atal Tinkering Labs (ATLs), bringing the total number of ATL schools to 5,441.
The selected schools shall receive a grant of Rs 20 lakh spread over the next
five years to establish Atal Tinkering Labs for nurturing innovation and
entrepreneurial spirit among secondary school children across India. ATLs will
soon be established in every district of India
11.6.2018; Ministry of railways.
a) Best ever safety record in 2017-18.
Consequential train accidents reduced to 62% from 118 in 2013-14 to 73 in
2017-18.
b) Average annual capital expenditure in last
4 years more than double of average during 2009-14.
c) 59% increase in the average pace of
commissioning new lines from 4.1 km (2009-14) to 6.53 Kms per day (2014-18)
d) Major upgradation of Bengaluru &
Mumbai suburban systems in Budget 2018-19
e) Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-speed Rail will
revolutionise Indian transport sector with highest standards of speed, safety
and service
f) Upcoming ‘Make in India’ projects to boost
employment and spur economic growth
g) With the Dedicated Freight Corridors,
Railways is moving towards the target of decongesting and drastically improving
passenger and freight services
1.6.2018; New Benami Transactions Informants Reward Scheme, 2018 launched by the Income Tax Department.Under the scheme informer entitled for reward upto Rs 1 crore.
31.5.2018; 1.5 lakh affordable houses
sanctioned for urban poor under PMAY(urban). Rs.7,277 cr investment approved
with central assistance of Rs.2,209 cr. Andhra Pradesh gets 56,512 houses, Uttar Pradesh-26,060, Madhya
Pradesh-17,920, Jharkhand-14,526, Maharashtra-13,506
31.5.2018; Tourism Minister to launched first
ever guidelines by government on Adventure Tourism.
30.5.2018 for first time in India, Male child
victims of Sexual abuse would be included in the States/UTs Victim Compensation
Scheme/Fund.
30.5.2018 Ministry of Railways Launches New
User Interface of its Next Generation e-Ticketing System for ease of
passengers. Ministry of Railways organizes a one day workshop ‘Mission Raftar’
aimed at raising the average speed of freight trains and coaching trains.
29.5.2018; More than 1,65,000 benefit under
CLSS vertical of PMAY(u) during 2015-18; Rs. 3,559 Crore subsidy released. Rs.
31,505 Crore provided for the mission during 2018-19 with a provision for
additional funding under EBR.
26.5.2018; first ever 14 lane, highway in
India i.e. phase 1 of Delhi-Meerut Expressway, stretching from Nizammudin Bridge to Delhi UP Border of 8.360
kms stretch of National Highway has been
completed in a record time of 18 months as against the earlier expected
construction period of 30 months,
18.5.2018; first ever Parcel Cargo Express
Train (PCET) connecting Northeast to the West Coast has began operations.
17.5.2018; Smart Cities Mission - 1,333
projects worth Rs.50,626 crores completed or under implementation / tendering. For
AMRUT out of SAAP size of Rs.77,640 crores, projects worth rs 65,075 crores
(84%) under various stages of implementation including projects tendered or
dprs approved. Under PMAY(U) Rs. 25,475 crores of Central assistance released
to States/ UTs. Under DAY- NULM Rs.1907.5 crores released.
16.5.2018; Cabinet approves setting up of a
new AIIMS in Deoghar, Jharkhand.
12.5.2018; Frozen Semen Station being set up
in Maranga,Purnea. Rashtriya Gokul Mission aims to conserve and develop
indigenous breeds to increase milk productivity.
10.5.2018; hope To Clean 70 to 80 Percent
Ganga by March 2019.
8.5.2018; Modi govt has doubled the coverage
of City Gas Distribution. Till 2014, India had City Gas networks in 47
Geographical Areas across 73 districts. Through the 9th Bidding round, we are
rolling out City Gas networks in another 86 GAs (Geographical Areas) covering
174 districts. After this round, India shall have CGD coverage in nearly 50% of
the total 640 districts in the country and about 50% (61 Crore) of the
population of the country.
2.5.2018; Modi govt approves Doubling of
Investment Limit for Senior Citizens from Rs. 7.5 lakh to Rs.15 lakh under
Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandan Yojana (PMVVY). Enables upto Rs. 10000 Pension per
month for Senior Citizens Time limit for subscription under PMVVY extended from
4thMay, 2018 to 31st March, 2020 Reflection of Government commitment to
financial inclusion and social security.
30.4.18; All 597,464 inhabited villages in the country now have access to power. Manipur's Leisang village became the last non-electrified inhabited village to join India's mainline supply network on Saturday.
26.4.2018; The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) and the Pension fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) have released payroll data. India has, for the first time, introduced monthly payroll reporting for the formal sector to facilitate analysis of new and continuing employment.
11.4.2018; Pradhan MantriAwaasYojana – Gramin all set to construct 1 crore pucca rural houses by December, 2018
11.4.2018; The National Institute of Wind
Energy (NIWE) an autonomous body under the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
(MNRE) has called for ‘Expression of Interest’ (EoI) for the first offshore
wind energy project in India of 1000 MW.
10.4.2018; Installation of Automatic Train
Protection (ATP) System in Trains. Consequentialy train accidents have
decreased during the current year i.e. from 01/04/2017 to 31/03/2018 to 73 as
compared to 104 numbers during the corresponding period of last year. Indian
Railways have planned to provide Automatic Train Protection (ATP) conforming to
ETCS level-2 standards on the entire Indian Railway Broad Gauge (BG)
network.
28.3.2018; Cabinet approves formulation of a
new Integrated Scheme for School Education from 1st April, 2018 to 31st March,
2020.
28.3.2018; During the last three years and
the current year, the Government has accorded administrative approval and
financial sanction for construction of twelve (12) nuclear power reactors - ten
(10) indigenous 700 MW Pressurized Heavy Water Reactors (PHWRs) to be set up in
fleet mode & two (02) units of Light Water Reactors (LWRs) to be set up in
cooperation with Russian Federation to enhance nuclear power capacity in the
country.
23.3.2018; 21.97 Lakhs houses completed under
PMAY (Urban) and 29.33 lakh houses completed under PMAY (G)
22.3.2018; Cabinet approves the largest
government funded Health Program–Ayushman Bharat National Health Protection
Mission (NHPM). It will protect around 50 crore people (from about 10 crore
families) from catastrophic healthcare spending. This shall boost our resolve
to serve the poorest of the poor in the country as there is an increased
benefit cover to nearly 40% of the population, covering almost all secondary
and many tertiary hospitalizations, he said. ShriNadda further stated that the
coverage of Rs. 5 lakh for each family has no restriction of family size and
age.
22.3.2018; 31.20 crore accounts opened under
Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) with aggregate deposit balances Rs.
75,572.09 crore as on 28.2.2018.
21.3.2018; For first time in India, Modi
Cabinet approves North-East Industrial Development Scheme (NEIDS) 2017
21.3.2018; For first time in India, Modi
Cabinet approves Ayushman Bharat – National Health Protection Mission. Benefit
cover of Rs. 5 lakh per family per year More than 10 crore families to be
covered RSBY and SCHIS to be subsumed under Ayushman Bharat - NHPS
20.3.2018; In a historic decision, 60 Higher
Educational Institutions granted autonomy by UGC including Central
Universities 5, State Universities 21,
Deemed Universities 24, Private
Universities 2, Autonomous colleges 8, total 60
15.3.2018; More than One Lakh Bio-Toilets
installed in Trains.
8.3.2018 Government announces launch of
‘SUVIDHA’ – Rs. 2.50, 100% Oxo-biodegradable Sanitary Napkin – under the
Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP)
5.3.2018; Under Namami Gange Programme,
following 12 Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs) have been completed and
commissioned during 2015-16 to 2017-18. The additional treatment capacity generated
through these installed Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs) is 137.35 Million Litres
Per Day (MLD).
2.3.2018; For first time under Modi govt, Centre
blocks 2 judge nominees of SC collegiums. The Centre is of the view that
Justice K M Joseph is “too junior” and his appointment to the SC would breach
two apex court judgments of the 1990s, through which the judiciary took over
the executive’s constitutional power to select and appoint judges in
consultation with the CJI. Law ministry sources said Justice Joseph was 12th in
the list of seniority of CJs of 24 HCs and at the 45th position in the
all-India judges’ seniority list.
However, it is the January 10 recommendation
of the collegium, comprising the CJI and Justices Chelameswar and Gogoi, for
appointment of Justice Surya Kant as chief justice of Himachal HC which has
generated a controversy with sitting and retired SC judges terming this a clear
case of favouritism achieved through unjust supersession of Justice A K Mittal,
who is senior to Justice Kant. The three-member collegium, that decides
appointment of HC CJs, acknowledged that Justice Mittal was senior to Justice
Kant but said it found the latter “more suitable” for appointment as HC CJ.
This was opposed by Justice Adarsh K Goel, who as a consultee judge had sought
taking a fair view of the assets acquired in Delhi, Shimla and Punjab by
Justice Kant after becoming a judge. Another interesting feature, which
requires special mention is that two SC judges (Justices Ranjan Gogoi and A K
Sikri), who had opposed supersession of Justice S S Saron in April 2017, have
turned in favour of supersession was playing favourites?”
1.3.2018; For first time in India, Modi Govt,
approves Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill, 2018. The cases where the total
value involved in such offences is Rs.100 crore or more, will come under the
purview of this Bill. Under the Bill Property of Fugitive Economic Offenders to
be attached.
1.3.2018; For first time in India, Modi Govt,
approves Establishment of National
Financial Reporting Authority. The jurisdiction of NFRA for investigation of
Chartered Accountants and their firms under section 132 of the Act would extend
to listed companies and large unlisted public companies, the thresholds for
which shall be prescribed in the Rules. The Central Government can also refer
such other entities for investigation where public interest would be involved.
1.3.2018; Aadhaar linking weeds out 2.75 cr
bogus ration cards.
1.3.2018; Modi Govt Orders Closure of 35
Overseas Branches of Public sector Banks. The government will also examine and
shut down all non-viable offshore operations of state banks to cut costs.
28.2.2018; First time ever in India, Modi
Govt asks Public sector Banks to probe all NPA accounts of over Rs 50 crore for
possible fraud.
28.2.2018; 1,28,509 Affordable Houses
Sanctioned for Urban Poor under PMAY(urban). Haryana gets 62,451 Houses, Uttar
Pradesh-36,056, Chattisgarh-28,029, Puducherry-1,973.
28.2.2018; NHAI Awards contract for
construction of Srinagar Ring Road/Bypass in J&K.
28.2.2018; 31 Sewage Management Projects
Worth Rs 1024.5 Crore Under Execution in Uttarakhand. Haridwar and Rishikesh
soon will soon have 100% Sewage Treatment Facility.
28.2.2018; Cabinet approves the Trafficking
of Persons (Prevention, Protection and Rehabilitation) Bill, 2018.
27.2.2018; New Elphinstone Road Bridge built
by Army opens to public. Indian army began its construction on december 9, 2017
and completed it in record under three months at cost of Rs 10.44 crore
(approx). The 73.1 m long and 3.65 m wide bridge can carry eight tonnes of
weight. The daily footfall at Elphinstone Road and Parel station FOBs is 3-3.5
lakh. Around 400 local trains halt at Elphinstone Road station and 300 at Parel
station daily.
26.2.2018; Financial Intelligence Unit of
India (FIU) on Monday released a list of around 9,500 Non-Banking Financial
Companies (NBFCs), which have been categorised as high-risk financial
institutions by the Finance Ministry.
25.2.2018; NCERT syllabus will be reduced by
half from the 2019 academic session to provide relief to school students
16.2.2018; For first time in India, under
Modi govt there has been 12% increase in budget outlay of Ministry of Tribal
Affairs in the Budget. All Tribal blocks with more than 50% ST population and
at least 20000 Tribal persons to have Ekalavya Model School by 2022.
15.2.2018; Yamuna Review Committee agreed to the
construction of Lakhwar, Renuka and Kishau dams on river Yamuna and its
tributaries. The implementation of these projects will augment the water
availability in the river and benefit the basin states including Rajasthan and
Haryana.
15.2.2018; Ministry of Railways Announces one
of the World’s Largest Recruitment Drive. Online Applications are invited
around 90,000 posts in Group C Level I (Erstwhile Group D) like Track
maintainer, Points man, Helper, Gateman, Porter and Group C Level II categories
like Assistant Loco Pilots (ALP), Technicians (Fitter, Crane Driver,
Blacksmith, Carpenter) through Railway Recruitment Boards websites. Largest
Computer based test in the World is scheduled tentatively in April – May 2018.
15.2.2018; The Number of Current Atal Pension
Yojana subscribers crosses 86 Lacs mark.
9.2.2018; Direct Tax Collections for F.Y.
2017-2018 show Growth of 19.3% up to January, 2018.
8.2.2018; 14 Coastal Economic Zones being
developed under Sagarmala. Twenty one Dry Ports are currently under development
in the country. 36 National waterways are under development.
7.2.2018; Modi govt increased free gas
connections target from five crores to eight crores under Ujwala yojana. Scheme
will now cover all SC/ST households, beneficiaries of PMAY (Gramin), Antyoday
Anna Yojana (AAY), Forest dwellers, Most Backward Classes (MBC), Tea and Ex-Tea
Garden Tribes, people residing in Islands and rivers etc. in addition to SECC
identified households.
31.1.2018; For first time in India under Modi
govt, 1225 highly qualified graduates from premier institutions including IITs
and NITs to teach in Engineering Colleges placed in backward areas to improve
quality of technical education.
31.1. 2018; For first time in India under
Modi govt, NHAI provides toilets at 192 toll plazas; remaining 180 toll plazas
to be covered by March 2019.
31.1. 2018; For first time in India under
Modi govt, Letters of Intent Under ‘Adopt a Heritage’ Project Handed over to 17
Agencies for 62 Monuments.
31.1. 2018; For first time in India under
Modi govt, Chinese oficials and think tank states that India’s foreign policy
has become vibrant and assertive under the Modi government with its risk-taking
ability also on the rise.
30.1.2018; Under Modi govt for first time, India has been ranked sixth in the
list of wealthiest countries with a total wealth of $8,230 billion says a
report.
29.1.2018; GST data reveals 50% increase in
number of Indirect Taxpayers. Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu &
Telangana account for 70% of India’s exports
24.1.2018; Modi govt has drawn up new plan for rejuvenation of major river water systems. The new strategy takes into account the entire river basin, which is contributing its flow to the particular river stretch for conservation. The present strategy for conservation of rivers was limited only to tackling pollution load from domestic wastewater and regulation of industrial pollution, The new approach is a holistic one for rejuvenation of rivers, wherein water management and environment management are taken together for implementation to restore the lost ecology of the polluted stretches of the rivers.
24.1.2018; 3 lakh villages and 300 districts
& 10 States/UTs declared ODF 6 crore toilets built under Swachh Bharat.
24.1.2018; New Anti-Maoist strategy delivers
results, Red Corridor shrinks to 58 districts. While 75 districts across nine
states reported violent attacks by Naxals in 2015, the number came down to 67
in 2016 and dropped to 58 in 2017.
22.1.2018; Modi government has served tax
notices on nearly 2 lakh people who had deposited over Rs 20 lakh in scrapped
Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes during the demonetisation drive but have neither
responded to the tax department's request for information, or have failed to
file returns.
19.1.2018; Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva
Abhiyan (PMSMA) Crosses One Crore Mark! under his scheme of Mdi govt every
pregment woman is allowed free check-up at every govt dispensary every month
across India.
19.1.2018; Silvassa Tops The List of Winner
Cities--Erode, Diu, Biharsharif, Itanagar & Kavaratti Selected in Round 4
of Smart Cities--Bareilly, Moradabad & Saharanpur in UP also selected—99
Smart Cities selected so Far. Total proposed investment in 99 smart cities to
be Rs.203979 crores 9 smart cities to have approximately 409 projects with an
investment of Rs.12824 crores Announcement of Liveability Index Programme to
Assess Liveability in 116 Indian Cities. Other winning cities are –
Erode, Tamil Nadu
Diu, Daman & Diu
Biharsharif, Bihar
Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh
Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh
Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh
Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh and
Kavaratti, Lakshwadeep.
17.1.2018; Hotel classification guidelines
streamlined to make them simple, transparent and time bound.
17.1.2018; Railway Ministry holds “Mega
Conclave” With Leaders Of Construction Industry To Ensure Expeditious
Implementation Of Ambitious “Railway Infrastructure Development Projects”.
16.1.2018; Smart Cities Mission: 82 SPVS
Formed So Far---A Step in the direction of Achieving Our Vision to Improve Ease
of living-- New Benchmarks Being Set Up In Terms Of Project Implementation: 90
cities have been selected so far. The selection of ten more cities will be
announced shortly. There are about 3000
projects worth Rs.1,40,000 crores at various stages of implementation. Tenders
for projects worth Rs 16,000 crore have been called, and more than 1 lakh crore
worth of projects are being readied for issuance of tenders. This remains one
of the fastest ever project implementations at this scale and geographic spread
in urban sector. This will have a
‘Lighthouse’ effect. Other cities and
regions around them will soon start undergoing transformation towards becoming
centres of urban excellence.
14.1.2018; Modi Govt plans to raise 15 new
battalions for Pak, China borders. Each battalion of these forces comprises
about 1,000 operational jawans and officers.
.1.2018; Income Tax Department steps-up
actions under Prohibition of Benami Property Transactions Act : Benami
properties of more than Rs. 3,500 crore in more than 900 cases attached
11.1.2018; Ministry of Railway launches Smart
Freight Operation Optimisation & Real Time Information (SFOORTI)
Application. Both passenger and freight trains can be tracked over
Zones/Divisions/ Sections can be viewed through this application. Position of
Rakes for Specific Type of Stock can be viewed through this application.
8.1.2018; Indian Railways had decided to
deploy “Drone” cameras (UAV/NETRA) for various railway activities especially
project monitoring and maintenance of tracks and other railway infrastructure.
It has been given directions to Zonal Railways to procure such cameras. This is
in-line with Railways’ desire to use technology to enhance safety and
efficiency in train operations.
“Drone” cameras are being deployed to
undertake monitoring activities of relief and rescue operation, project
monitoring, progress of important works, conditions of track and inspection
related activities. It shall also be used to assess preparedness of
Non-Interlocking (NI) works, crowd management during fairs and melas, to
identify scrap and also for aerial survey of station yards. It will be
instrumental in providing real time inputs related to safety and maintenance of
tracks and other railway infrastructure.
Under this initiative, West Central Railways
with headquarter at Jabalpur (M.P) has become the first Zonal Railway to
procure “Drone” cameras in Indian Railways. West Central Railways has already
done a trial-run of those cameras last week on its all the three divisions in
the following locations.
Jabalpur Division – Narmada Bridge near Bhitoni
Bhopal Division – (i) Nishatpura Yard; (ii) Third Line work between HBJ
– Misrod.
Kota Division – (i) Chambal Bridge near Kota; (ii) Dakania Talav Yard near
Kota.
5.1.2018; During the last three years, the
number of consequential train accidents (including accidents at Unmanned Level
Crossings) have decreased from 135 in 2014-15, to 107 in 2015-16 and further to
104 in 2016-17. In the current year
(upto 15th December, 2017) the number of consequential train accidents have
reduced to 52 as compared to 87 in the corresponding period of the previous
year.
In the Railway Budget 2016-17, Mission Zero
Accident was one of the Missions announced, comprising the two sub-missions:
Elimination of unmanned level crossings (UMLC) over broad gauge in the
next 3-4 years.
Train Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) to prevent collisions and signal
passing at danger by the Loco Pilot.
3.1.2018; MODI Cabinet approves construction,
operation and maintenance of 2-lane bi-directional Zojila tunnel with parallel
escape tunnel in J&K.
3.1.2018; MODI Cabinet approves Jal Marg
Vikas Project for enhanced navigation on the Haldia-Varanasi stretch of
National Waterway-1
1.1.2018; six new Indian Institutes of
Technology (IITs) have been established at Palakkad (Kerela), Tirupati (Andhra
Pradesh), Jammu (J&K), Bhilai (Chhattisgarh), Dharwad (Karnataka) and Goa.
Earlier 2017;
31.12.2017 37.5 Lakh houses sanctioned under
PMAY-(U) with an investment of Rs 2.03 Lakh crore jointly from center and
states/UTs, RS 17.32 lakh houses grounded and 4.68 lakh houses compeleted since
launch of mission. Rs. 12,916 crores realesed to states/UTs.
26 States/UTs notiify real estate Rules- 6
states have established permanent Rea; estate regulatory Authority.
Around 20,000 projects registered with real
Estate regulatory Authority under RERA
SWACHH BHARAT MISSION (URBAN)-1977 Cities
declared ODF.
43 Lakh individual household toilets and 2.43
lakh community toilets constructed.
Swach Survekshan 2017 conducted by Ranking
434 cities.
Swachtha Survekshan -2018 covering all 4041
cities to commence from 4.1.2018;
Metro Rail Policy 2017 unveiled.
180 KM OF Metro lines opened for operations
during 2017 making total of 430 KMS of Metro rail lines across country.
DDA on course to digitize entire land
records.
National Transit Oriented Development Policy
issued to promote planned and sustainable urban centers.
271 Projects worth Rs 12,321 crores awarded
for sewage and septage mangement.
Projects worth Rs.1164 crores sanctioned for
Delhi under UDF.
31.12.2017l 2017 a watershed year for
Northeast:
"Indian Forest Act of 1927", was
amended as a result of which "Bamboo", which was defined as a
"Tree" under the Indian Forest Act of 1927, was changed, thereby
doing away with the requirement of obtaining a permit for felling of bamboo for
economic use. This opened new avenues of job generation and entrepreneurship by
allowing bamboo cultivation and bamboo use by non-farmers on non-forest land.
100% funding by Central Government for
projects in the NER.
Shri Narendra Modi undertook a trip to
Mizoram, the first visit to the State by a Prime Minister in the last over 20
years.
North-Eastern Region set an example for the
rest of India by being the first to introduce "Venture Capital Fund"
from the Ministry of Development of North-Eastern Region (DoNER) for young
Start-ups and entrepreneurs who choose to invest in the region.
India's first-ever experiment to have a
helicopter-based "Air Dispensary" to carry out OPD health services in
remote and inaccessible parts of the region.
Work on new rail link to Bangladesh also
began with the rail track being laid from Agartala and being funded up to
Akhaura by the Ministry of DoNER.
For the convenience of Northeast students
studying in other parts of the country, construction of an exclusive hostel in
Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) campus at New Delhi began on July 24, 2017,
while a piece of land measuring 5341.75 sq. meters.
29.12.2017l Flyover-cum-ROB at Narela to
provide relief to Lakhs of people & ease traffic congestion.
29.12.2017l 54 new Working Women Hostels
approved by WCD Ministry over last three years.
28.12.2017 5,45,090 Affordable Houses
Sanctioned for Urban Poor under PMAY(Urban).
28.12.2017; Modi Govt has directed to
categorize railway stations taking into account earnings, passenger footfall,
strategic importance. in this scheme of station categorization, even the small
stations, because of footfall criteria, would get the higher level of passenger
amenities leading to better passenger satisfaction.
20.12.2017; Modi Cabinet approves
Establishing India's First National Rail and Transportation University at
Vadodara. Indian Railways on the path of modernization through widespread technological
and infrastructure upgradation. Contribute to 'Make in India' and 'Skill India'
and help generate large scale employment. Foster innovative entrepreneurship
and support start-up India initiative. Use of latest pedagogy and technology
applications: Envisioned to be a best-in-class institute which will use latest
pedagogy and technology applications to provide high-quality education and
training.
19.12.2017; For first time in India, 15,183
villages electrified in the country out remaining 18,452, as on 30th November,
2017.
15.12.2017; For first time, Union Cabinet
today approved 100% Central funding of Northeast projects through Ministry of
Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER).
15.12.2017; Government has fixed Ceiling
Prices of 849 medicines, including 2 coronary stents, till November 2017.
Slab-wise Percentage reduction with respect to Maximum Price
No. of formulations
0<=5%
233
5<=10%
134
10<=15%
97
15<=20%
98
20<=25%
93
25<=30%
65
30<=35%
46
35<=40%
24
Above 40%
59
15.12.2017;
HI-Tech System To Detect Railway Track Defects. Indian Railways is using
Track Recording Cars (TRC) and Oscillation monitoring System (OMS) for
detection of track defects in addition to manual inspection. Ultrasonic Flaw
Detection is also done using Single Rail Tester (SRT) and Double Rail Tester
(DRT) to check internal defects in rails. Procurement of six nos. Self
Propelled Ultrasonic Rail Testing (SPURT) Car for detection of internal defects
in rails is also planned. Further, it has been decided to undertake trial of
Ultrasonic Broken Rail Detection (UBRD) System, Rail Fracture & Intrusion
Detection System using distributed optical fiber sensing and Loco-Vision
Analytics and Rail Integrity Monitor system (RIM) on some stretches for
detection of broken rail.
5.12.2017; For first time in India under modi
govt Water circuits to be developed on the lines of power circuits. Modi govt has stressed on the need of river
connectivity, construction of Barrages, Dams, Rubber dams and Bandhas, drip and
piped irrigation in the country and highlighted the need for water circuits in
the country on the lines of power circuits for better water conservation.
30.11.2017; 1,12,083 Affordable Houses
sanctioned for urban poor under PMAY(Urban). Rs.8,105 Cr Investment approved
with central assistance of Rs.1,681 Cr.
23.11.2017; Transforming 115 backward
districts across the country. First Meeting of Prabhari Officers on 24th
November. In keeping with the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of a New
India by 2022, Government has embarked upon a major policy initiative for the
rapid transformation of 115 backward districts across the country. Senior
Government officials in the rank of the rank of Additional Secretary and Joint
Secretary have been designated as Prabhari Officers or the in-charge to
coordinate the efforts of the Centre and the states in addressing the specific
developmental needs of the districts.
22.11.2017; Modi govt formed committee to
review and draft new income tax Act.
21.11.2017; For first time in India A world
class Center of Excellence in Maritime and Ship Building (CEMS) is being set up
by Modi Govt via Ministry of Shipping in collaboration with Siemens and Indian Register of Shipping (IRS)
under the Ministry’s flagship Sagarmala Programme.
21.11.2017; More Than Three Decade Old Demand
for an “Express” Train for People of Kirandul in Dantewada District of
Chhattisgarh Fulfilled. Railway Administration Extends Train No. 08152
Visakhapatnam – Jagdalpur Upto Kirandul.
14.11.2017; first package of the Delhi –
Meerut Expressway project stretching from Akshardham Temple to Delhi-UP
border will be ready by December this
year. The 9 km, 14 lane highway is being
completed in a record time of 14 months as against the earlier expected
construction period of 30 months. This is India's first national highway in the
country with 14 lanes.
5.11.2017; For first time, to curb misuse of
limited liabilities aspect of company law, around 2.24 lakh companies have been
struck-off till date for remaining inactive for a period of two (2) years or
more;. Around 3.09 lakh Directors disqualified who were on the Board of
Companies that have failed to file Financial Statements and/or Annual Returns
for a continuous period of three (3) financial years during 2013-14 to
2015-16.;
27.10.2017; Modi Cabinet approved a Rs. 7,002
crore plan for construction of permanent campuses for six new IITs, to be
completed by 31st March 2020. Each campus will have facility for housing 1,200
students, beginning from the academic year 2020-2021.
27.10.2017; Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) –
Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL)
and Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) have undertaken LPG network
expansion exercise to strengthen LPG supply chain through advertising for
appointment of more than 6000 new LPG distributorships primarily in rural areas
across the country.
26.10.2017; For first time under Modi
government. Seven shortlisted companies given ‘Letters of Intent’ for 14
monuments under ‘Adopt a Heritage Scheme’ of M/O Tourism.
22.10.2017; Prime Minister Sh Narendra D Modi
Inaugrated the first ever ferry service in India between Ghogha and Dahej in
Gujrat. It will reduce the travel time
between the two places from 6-8 hours to mere 1-1.5 hours.
20.102017; After cleaner ghats, Ganga at
Varanasi to be pollution-free too. A 140 MLD STP at Dinapur and a 120 MLD STP
at Goitha are being constructed under Japan International co-operation Agency
(JICA) assisted project and JNNURM scheme respectively. Ther STPs will create
sewage treatment capacity of 412 MLD, adequate to meet the sewage treatment
demands of the town till 2035.
17.10.2017; The first ever All India
Institute of Ayurveda dedicated to the Nation by the Prime Minister on Ayurveda
Day at New Delhi.
16.10.2017; First time in India pension
scheme for private sector has attracted Over 69 lacs subscribers join Atal
Pension Yojana with contribution of Rs. 2690 crores.
14.10.2017; For first in India under Modi
government, Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana (PMKSY) has been started to
provide a permanent solution from drought. Government is investing Rs 50,000
crore for a period of five years to develop complete irrigation supply chain,
water resources, distribution network and farm-level application solutions to
achieve the target of providing water for every farm.
4.10.2017; For first time in India bullet
proof jackets shall be made in India. Defence Research and Development
Organisation (DRDO) has transferred the technology of Bullet Proof Jacket (BPJ)
to M/S MKU Limited, Kanpur for manufacturing these for the Indian Army and
Para-Military Forces personnel.
12.9.2017; First time in India, work on Three
River Interlinking projects to begin within three months. these are the
Ken-Betwa Linking Project, Damanganga- Pinjal Link Project and the
Par-Tapi-Narmada Link projects.
12.09.2017; First time in India, Ministry of
Corporate Affairs (MOCA) identifies more than one lakh directors of shell
companies for disqualification.
18.7.2017; An estimated 415 projects at an
investment of approximately 8 lakh crores, have been identified in the areas of
port modernization, new port development, port connectivity enhancement, port-linked
industrialization and coastal community development for phase wise
implementation over the period 2015 to 2035 under the Sagarmala programme.
6.7.2017; 6.22 lakh households in Delhi to be
given water taps in next two years under Atal Mission. East and South MCDs to
become Open Defecation Free by October this year; North MCD by December; All
seven UTs by March, 2018.
3.7.2017; With the roll-out of the GST, 22
States in India have abolished their check posts; 1. Andhra Pradesh, 2. Arunachal Pradesh, 3. Bihar 4.
Gujarat 5. Karnataka 6. Kerala 7.
Madhya Pradesh 8. Maharashtra
9. Sikkim 10. Tamil Nadu 11. West
Bengal 12. Chhattisgarh 13. Delhi 14. Goa 15. Haryana 16. Jharkhand 17. Odisha
18. Puducherry 19. Rajasthan 20. Telangana 21. Uttar Pradesh 22. Uttarakhand.
27.6.2017; For first time Modi govt has
started final location Survey of Bilaspur-Manali-Leh New Broad Gauge Line which
will provide all Weather Rail Connectivity to the Remote Regions of Himachal
Pradesh and Leh-Ladakh.
12.6.2017; for first time in India, Modi govt
introduced pension for all Atal Pension Yojana (APY). It was today included
under Section 7 of the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other
Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act 2016; APY currently has more than 54 lacs
subscribers with an asset base of more than Rs. 2,200 crores.
7.6.2017; For first time in India. modi govt
set targets for cleanness and toilet habits of Indians. By now 33,76,793
Individual Household Toilets and 1,28,946 Community Toilet Seats built so far.
43,200 out of 81,015 urban wards achieved 100% Door to Door collection and
transport of Municipal Solid Waste.
26.5.2017; India’s First Fleet of 200
Electric Vehicles Launched in Nagpur .
17.5.2017; Modi govt has given its approval
for construction of 10 units of India’s indigenous Pressurized Heavy Water
Reactors (PHWR). The total installed
capacity of the Plants will be 7000 MW. India has current installed nuclear
power capacity of 6780 MW from 22 operational plants. Another 6700 MWs of
nuclear power is expected to come onstream by 2021-22 through projects
presently under construction.
5.5.2017; Over 2.20 Cr LPG Connections given
in 1st year of Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana; Overall 3.25 Cr LPG connections
given in 2016-17; Highest ever in any given year. “Total LPG Consumer base
increased to over 20 Cr in 2017 from 14 Cr in 2014.
3.5.2017; India climbs 12 notches on Travel
and Tourism Competitive Index 2017 from 52 in 2015 to 40 in 2017 thanks to
improved power, sanitation and drinking water situation across country.
30.4.2017; A new dawn for buyers of flats
from real estate companies. Real estate Act comes into force from tomorrow.
28.4.2017; Over 21 lakh LED Street Lights
installed across India under Street Light National Programme. Scheme is being
implemented in 23 States and Union Territories· Annual energy savings is 295
million units.
19.4.2017; PM Modi all citizens are VVIPs.
Modi Government has done away with beacons for all categories of vehicles
exemptions is only for with emergency and relief services, ambulance, fire
service etc
11.4.2017; Modi Government has decided to
bring all welfare and subsidy schemes under Direct Benefit Transfer to prevent
theft, leakage of subsidy to fake and fictitious persons.
3.4.2017; Modi govt constructed a record
47,350 kms. of roads under Pradhan mantri grameen sadak yojna. This is highest
construction of PMGSY roads in a single year in last 7 years.
2.4.2017; Record Capacity Addition of Wind
Power of 5400MW was generated in Last Fiscal.
31.3.2017; Airlines to fly to 31 new cities
this year. 128 unconnected-by-air city pairs will get flights between April and
September. This would be under the first phase of the Modi Govt’s affordable
regional connectivity scheme. Half of the seats on 19 to 78-seater small planes
operating on these routes will have a fare cap of Rs 2,500.
17.3.2017; Ministry of Railways have decided
to establish one Railway University at Vadodara in Gujarat.
15.3.2017. Modi govt approved New National
Health Policy. The policy proposes free drugs, free diagnostics and free
emergency care services in all public hospitals. The policy proposes raising
public health expenditure to 2.5% of the GDP in a time bound manner.
15.3.2017; Modi govt approved opening of 50
new Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs).
02.03.2017; An all-time record number of over
4,000 PG medical seats have been approved by Government of India in various
medical colleges and hospitals for the academic session 2017-18 this year,
taking the total number of PG seats available to 35,117.
01.03.2017; Swachh Bharat Milestone- 100
districts in India declared ODF (Open defection free)
01.03.2017; In a major step taken to develop
adequate sewage treatment infrastructure in Patna to keep Ganga clean, projects
worth Rs 1,050 crore have been awarded
under Namami Gange programme.
9.2.2017; NHIDCL Started Work for Better Road
Connectivity in NE Region and so far projects aggregation to 1188km at a cost
of Rs.14,830 Crore have been awarded.
9.2.2017; Indian Space Research Organisation
(ISRO) has started a series of ground tests for testing the performance of
sensors and actuators for soft landing of the Lander on the lunar surface.
9.2.2017; 934 hostels have been sanctioned
till date under the Working Women Hostel scheme of Ministry of Women &
Child Development all over the country benefitting more than 70,000 working
women.
8.2.2017; Union Minister of Water Resources,
River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Sushri Uma Bharti informed that
presently 42 sewage infrastructure projects are under execution. These 42
projects envisage to create 327.93 MLD sewage treatment capacity. Till December
2016, 253.50 MLD sewage treatment capacity has been created. Sewer Network of
3896.55 km is to be laid under these projects. Sewer network of 1060.96 km has
been laid and balance work is under progress. The Minister informed that
currently, eight projects of sewage treatment plants are under execution at a
total cost of Rs. 348.76 crore. These projects envisages creation of 109.40 MLD
treatment capacity. Till December 2016, treatment capacity created was 33.40
MLD.
Sushri Bharti informed that online Effluent
Monitoring Systems have been installed in 572 out of 760 Grossly Polluting
Industries (GPIs) and online data is being captured at dashboard from 266 such
industries. Monitoring data connectivity to MoWR, RD & GR, CPCB, State and
State Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs) is being undertaken. Also, 135 GPIs have
been closed for non-compliance to stipulated norms and 17 have been exempted
(ZLD achieved). Balance 36 units have been given deadline till 31st March 2017
for installation of online Effluent Monitoring System (EMS).
The Minister said eight Real Time Water
Quality Monitoring Station (RTWQMS) are operational under National Hydrology
Project. A network of 113 RTWQMS has been planned. In Phase – I, 36 RTWQMS is
under installation and to be completed by March 2017. CPCB has proposed to
install nine RTWQMS on the tributaries of River Ganga.
Sushri Bharti said Projects for 182 ghats and
118 crematoria have been sanctioned. 50 nos. of ghats and 15 nos. of crematoria
are under progress at present. The work in respect of all remaining ghats/
crematoria will commence within the next three months. Against the target of 15.27
lakh individual household latrines, approx. 10 lakh individual household
latrines are expected to be completed by March 2017. Liquid and solid waste
management in 25 selected villages will be started within the next three
months. Pre-plantation activities will be taken up in all five Ganga states, so
that plantations against the work plan of 2016-17, as well as 2017-18 are taken
up during the next monsoon season.
6.2.2016; 1,639,265 street bulbs have been
replaced with LED Lights throughout the country under Street Lighting National
Programme (SLNP).
Earlier 2014-2016;
Schemes for poor;
Modi Government with a view to provide LPG
connections to poor household, had launched Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana
(PMUY). Under PMUY, 5 crore free new LPG connections are to be given over a
period of three years starting from 2016-17 to BPL households identified
through SECC data. 1.5 crores free gas connections have already been disbursed
by 25.12.2016.
Under Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana
(DDUGJY), Government of India is providing free electricity connections to BPL
households. Out of total 4.27 crore connections sanctioned, free electricity
connections to 2.5 crore BPL households have been provided as on 31.10.2016.
Modi Govt beats 10 years of JNNURM in approving
houses for urban poor 12.84 lakh affordable houses sanctioned in over one year
as against 12.40 lakh under 10 years of UPA.
Shri Narendra Modi today formally launched
“Housing for All” in rural areas under which the Government proposes to provide
an environmentally safe and secure pucca house to every rural household by
2022. Named the Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana (Gramin), in its first phase the
target is to complete one crore houses by March 2019.
84,460 more affordable houses for urban poor
sanctioned for five States.
The State of Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh and
Kerala declared Open Defecation Free (ODF).
Modi govt sets up a Higher Education
Financing Agency.
All citizens including erstwhile unorganized
sector workers / employees self employed are being given affordable accident
insurance for Rs 1/- PM
All citizens including erstwhile neglected
unorganized sector workers / employees self employed are being given affordable
life insurance cover @ Rs 28/- PM.
For first time in India, poor allowed access
to bank accounts. Poverty can only be removed by savings and savings can only
be done if one has a bank account.
1/3rd of over five lac villages were given
electricity for first time in last 70 years.
Modi govt launched following schemes for pensioners'
during the year 2015:
Anubhav; A platform to share their experience
and showcasing commendable work done during service.
Bhavishya; An online tracking system to track
progress of each pension case its sanction and payment.
Pensioners’ Portal; A one stop solution for
all information needs of the pensioners.
24*7 power to each and every village and
Home;
Modi Government signed the MoU for ‘24x7
Power For All (PFA)’ under Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana (UDAY) with Tamil Nadu
in New Delhi, on 9th January, 2017. Now agreement with all the 28 States,
except one, and all the 7 Union Territories in the country have been finalized
and is under implementation.
Schemes for homeless for housing loans taken
in 2017;
4% rebate in interest for loans upto 9.00
lakhs.
3% rebate in interest fr loans upto 12.0 9
;Lakhs.
3% rebate in interest for renovation of
houses for loans upto Rs 2.00
Number of houses being built for rural poor
being increased by 33% from 1.0 crores to 1.33 crores.
Interest rebate for farmers;
Rebate in interest for 60 days to all
farmers.
Loan amount to be made availbe to NABARD for
loans to farmers being increased from 20,000 crores to 41,000 crores.
Earlier;
Modi Government initiated several steps for
welfare of farmers.
i) Soil Health Card (SHC) scheme.
ii) 100% urea has been Neem Coated to prevent
its misuse for fake khoya.
iii) Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY)
to promote organic farming.
iv) The Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana
(PMKSY) for assured irrigation. v) ‘National Agriculture Market’ (NAM) has been
introduced.
Modi govt introduced ‘Pradhan Mantri Fasal
Bima Yojana’:
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. In case
of annual commercial and horticultural crops, the premium to be paid by farmers
will be only 5%. The premium rates to be paid by farmers are very low and
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) Earlier, there was a provision of
capping the premium rate which resulted in low claims being paid to farmers. This
capping was done to limit Government outgo on the premium subsidy. This capping
has now been removed and farmers will get claim against full sum insured
without any reduction.
iv) The use of technology will be encouraged
to a great extent. Smart phones will be used to capture and upload data of crop
cutting to reduce the delays in claim payment to farmers. Remote sensing will
be used to reduce the number of crop cutting experiments.
The new Crop Insurance Scheme is in line with
One Nation – One Scheme theme.
Schemes for small and medium enterprises.
Loan limit increased from 20% to 25% of
turnover.
Overall limit increased from Rs 1.00 crores
to Rs 2.00 crores.
Deemed income reduced from 8% of turnover to
6% of turnover.
Schemes for women;
Rs 6,000 will be transferred directly to the
bank accounts of pregnant women who undergo institutional delivery and
vaccinate their children.
Earlier;
Under Modi Govt for first time in India,
First women fighter pilots joined the Indian Air Force.
Under Modi Govt for first time in India,
First women fighters joined armed battalions.
Under Modi Govt for first time in India,
Women allowed to join permanent commission in Indian Navy.
Modi govt is constructing shelter Home at
Vrindavan for 1000 women.
Modi govt's steps to bring back/tackle black
money;-
(i) Constitution of the Special Investigation
Team (SIT) on Black Money under Chairmanship and Vice-Chairmanship of two
former Judges of Hon’ble Supreme Court,
(ii) Enactment of a comprehensive law – ‘The
Black Money (Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets) and Imposition of Tax Act,
2015’ which has come into force w.e.f. 01.07.2015 to specifically and more
effectively deal with the issue of black money stashed away abroad,
(iii) Constitution of Multi-Agency Group
(MAG) consisting of officers of Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), Reserve
Bank of India (RBI), Enforcement Directorate (ED) and Financial Intelligence
Unit (FIU) for investigation of recent revelations in Panama paper leaks,
(iv) Proactively engaging with foreign
governments with a view to facilitate and enhance the exchange of information
under Double Taxation Avoidance Agreements (DTAAs)/Tax Information Exchange
Agreements (TIEAs)/Multilateral Conventions,
(v) According high priority to the cases
involving black money stashed away abroad for investigation and other follow-up
actions including prosecutions in appropriate cases,
(vi) While focusing upon non-intrusive
measures, due emphasis on enforcement measures in high impact cases with a view
to prosecute the offenders at the earliest for credible deterrence against tax
evasion/black money,
(vii) Proactively furthering global efforts
to combat tax evasion/black money, inter alia, by joining the Multilateral
Competent Authority Agreement in respect of Automatic Exchange of Information
(AEOI) and having information sharing arrangement with USA under its Foreign
Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA),
(viii) Renegotiation of DTAAs with other
countries to bring the Article on Exchange of Information to International
Standards and expanding India’s treaty network by signing new DTAAs and TIEAs
with many jurisdictions to facilitate the exchange of information and to bring
transparency,
(ix) Enabling attachment and confiscation of
property equivalent in value held within the country where the
property/proceeds of crime is taken or held outside the country by amending the
Prevention of Money-laundering Act, 2002 through the Finance Act, 2015.
(x) As a result, the money held by Indians in
Swiss banks has fallen by nearly one-third to a record low of 1.2 billion franc
(CHF) or about Rs 8,392 crore amid a continuing clampdown on black money and
corruption.
India Joined MTCR an exclusive club of
countries controlling missile technology.
(xi) To curb corruption and prevent leakages
in subsidy distribution Modi govt is has moved 447 schemes identified across 58
ministries to direct benefit transfer.
(xii) In strike on Black money in Swiss
banks, India signed the ‘Joint Declaration’ with Switzerland, for the
implementation of Automatic Exchange of Information (AEOI). It will now be
possible for India to receive from September, 2019 onwards, the financial
information of accounts held by Indian residents in Switzerland for 2018 and
subsequent years, on an automatic basis.
(xiii) Auction System for Mines ended
Corruption and favoritism.
(xiv) Modi govt did away with interviews for
3rd and 4th grade Jobs. These positions will be filled by merit only on exam
results of written exam.
(xv) 100% digitisation of ration cards done, towards
leak-proof PDS.
Modi Govt banned Rs 500, Rs 1000 notes is
surgical strike on terror funding and black money. To move towards less cash
economy, govt has asked banks to provide POS terminal to all business outlets
by 31.3.2017. in unprecedented outcome, approx Rs. 500 crores in cash and
jewellery seized and approximately Rs. 8,000 crore of Undisclosed Income
admitted by the taxpayers. Income Tax Department is carrying out investigations
in more than 600 cases since the de-monetization of old High Denomination on
8th November, 2016;
PM Modi's emphasis on the "transfer of
wealth" from the "corrupt" to the poor which came with his
advice to those with Jan Dhan accounts to hold on to what has been deposited in
their accounts: cast him as the architect of transfer of money from rich to
poor.
Other Benefits of demometization;
i) Earlier a lot of figures of black money
were thrown around whereas no one was actually aware of how much was black
money was there which is held in cash. Now cash has been deposited in banks.
ii) Most future transactions are expected to
be through banks. This would be taxable leading to another additional tax
earnings which can be used to alleviate poor and remove poverty.
iii) Stone pelting and terrorism which was a
paid profession is likely to be reduced though this benefit may be only of a
short term unless we can control China’s CPEC in POK.
iv) Red killings were financed by cash. There
is perceptible fall in killings. There has been no dalit killings in radical
brahim mass murderers commies ruled Kerala.
v) Entire machinery of terrorists is
presently in disarray.
vi) Bollywood which is financed mostly by
dubai based cash kingpin is sure to be affected leading to more work for
minority (non-convert) community.
vii) At moment there is no fake currency.
Perceived ill
effects narrated by opposition are false;-
i) Employed were not affected. It generated
lot of work for unemployed daily wagers who stood in que for others.
ii) People are now more cautious is spending
leading to increased savings.
iii) Death is certain. Number of people who
died due to heart attack during the 50 day period was on an average same as
during this period last year. Number of people who died due to heart attack by
not standing in line was much more than those who died due to heart attack
while standing in line.
iv) No-one who was spending by cheque or
cards was affected. Others are learning to be digital, the modern way forward.
Efforts to end political corruption;
1.2.2017; Under Modi Govt, first time in
India cash political donations restricted to Rs 2,000/-. all other donations to
be by through banks or through RBI Bonds.
Earlier
Modi govt wants all elections to be held
simultaneously to curb political spending which is source of corruption and
called for meeting for this purpose between all stakeholders.
255 political parties have been de-listed by
Election commission which never contested any elections in last 10 years. Under
Law made by earlier regimes donations to political parties is exempt from
Income tax. Thus one can form a political party, deposit black money in its
account and than withdraw white money. The EC has also asked the tax
authorities to initiate appropriate action against them.
Safety and security
Indian army crossed the LOC to hit terrorists
inside Pak held kashmir.
First time in India, a dozen "laser
walls" have been made operational along the India-Pakistan international
border in Punjab.
First time since 1947, govt has placed
contract to purchase 50,000 bullet-proof jackets.
Entire Mumbai city is now under CCTV coverage
with more than 5,000 high definition CCTV cameras giving live feeds to disaster
control room of BMC and helping police nab criminals.
Free wi-fi installed at 100 Railway stations
in India. 200 more Railway stations will have free wi-fi in 2017.
Modi government deployed advanced version of
the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile, with "trajectory manoeuvre and
steep-dive capabilities" for mountain warfare, in the northeast as a
conventional deterrent against China. Modi govt is constructing 73 strategic
roads along Indo-China border out of which 24 roads have already been
completed.
Modi govt created three new defense
divisions; Defense Cyber Agency (DCA), which will be followed by the Defence
Space Agency (DSA) and the Special Operations Division (SOD).
Modi govt is constructing of National War
Memorial and National War Museum in Delhi.
Modi govt raising of 17 India Reserve
Battalions (IR Bns) by Jammu & Kashmir and Left Wing Extremism (LWE)
affected States.
Modi government signed peace accord with
Nagaland's insurgent group Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland
(Isak-Muivah).
Millions of govt schools achieved separate
toilets for girls & boys.
First time in India, Railways is carried
water to drought hit areas.
To tackle naxal violence and develop naxal
affected areas, 4148 km of roads were built in Naxal affected areas.
Modi govt approved creation of public utility
infrastructure in naxal affected areas such as schools, dispensaries/hospitals,
electric and telecommunication lines, drinking water projects, water/rainwater
harvesting structures, minor irrigation canals, non-conventional sources of
energy, skill up-gradation / vocational training centers, power sub-stations,
rural roads, communication posts, police establishments like police
stations/outposts / border outposts / watch towers, in sensitive areas
identified by the Ministry of Home Affairs. It also includes underground laying
of optical fibre cables, telephone lines & drinking water supply lines.
Modi govt is putting in place a five-layer
elaborate plan to completely stop infiltration on the 2,900-km western border
with Pakistan. CCTV cameras, thermal image and night-vision devices,
battlefield surveillance radar, underground monitoring sensors and laser
barriers will be placed along the border to track all movement.
Infra;
PM Modi answers another demand of public.
lays foundation stone for chaardham highway;
Earlier
Modi govt has added 30,000 megawatt more
thermal power in India in just 20 months of its rule.
Modi government has established Indian Bridge
Management System (IBMS) for inventorization and condition survey of all
bridges on National Highways. It has identified approximately 1500 bridges for
construction, reconstruction or strengthening, as required.
Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) has granted
'in principle' approval for setting up of 18 new domestic and international
Greenfield Airports across the country.
Modi Govt has drafted a National Water
Framework Bill, 2016, to resolve several inter-state disputes over river water
sharing through a model legislation, so that every state gets
"equitable" share of a river's water without violating rights of
others.
India approved $1bn highway project linking
Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal.
Modi govt released Earthquake Hazard Zoning
Maps with Tehsil level details.
Modi Govt has revived 9 stranded gas based
power generation plants.
To save electricity, use of LED bulb is being
promoted. Procurement price of LED Bulbs is reduced from Rs 310 per unit in
February 2014 to Rs 38 per unit in August 2016 due to the aggregation of demand
and bulk procurement.
Coal production is at all time high.
Modi Government is setting up four new Major
Ports viz. Enayam in Tamil Nadu, Sagar in West Bengal, Dugarajpatnam in Andhra
Pradesh and Vadhawan in Maharashtra.
Modi Government has approved for setting up
of 14 Greenfield airports namely, Mopa in Goa; Navi Mumbai, Shirdi and
Sindhudurg in Maharashtra; Shimoga, Gulbarga,Hassan and Bijapur in Karnataka;
Kannur in Kerala; Pakyong in Sikkim; Datia/Gwalior (Cargo) in Madhya Pradesh;
Kushinagar in Uttar Pradesh; Karaikal in Puducherry; and Dholera in Gujarat.
National Perspective Plans OF April 2016,
prepared under Sagarmala Project of the Ministry of Shipping has identified
more than 150 projects across the areas of port modernization AND new port
development, port connectivity port-led industrialization and coastal community
development.
Modi Government is planning to put in place
studying feasibility for Diamond Quadrilateral Network of High Speed Trains
comprising of four sides i.e. (i) Delhi-Mumbai, (ii) Mumbai-Chennai, (iii)
Chennai-Kolkata, (iv) Kolkata-Delhi; and both diagonals i.e. (v) Delhi-Chennai
and (iv) Mumbai-Kolkata.
To generate employment, Modi govt is
developing extensive industrial cum economic corridors in partnership with
state govts.
1) Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC)
2) Chennai-Bengaluru Industrial Corridor
(CBIC):
3) Bengaluru-Mumbai Economic Corridor (BMEC):
4) Vizag-Chennai Industrial Corridor (VCIC):
5) Amritsar-Kolkata Industrial Corridor
(AKIC):
Agreements signed with Japan for India’s
first bullet train.
Modi Govt gave approval to declare 106
additional inland waterways. Earlier there were only five.
Government sanctioned 599 highways projects
and about 12,903 km of national highways have already been awarded.
Modi govt launched ‘setu Bharatam”, to build
bridges for safe and seamless travel on National Highways.
Cleaning of River Ganga; 41 Sewage treatment plants
development / rehabilitation under 34 projects, having total capacity of 808.23
mld, have been sanctioned in the Ganga Basin. 6 STPs have been completed. Rest
are under construction.
First time in India, the road transport
ministry has asked state governments and agencies to remove all speed breakers
from highways.
Economy;
Modi govt merged Railway budget with general
budget.
Indian achieves GDP growth of 7.6% which is
fastest among all major economies.
High Speed Talgo trains are doing test runs.
Several govt companies e.g. BSNL, Air India
came to profits for first time.
Railways have developed a new vacuum toilet.
To curb rising air pollution efforts on to
run two wheelers on CNG.
Modi government made India's first-ever
policy on capital goods.
Modi Govt has provided legal provisions to
stop misleading advertisements.
First broad gauge freight train to Mizoram
began operations.
Modi Government took historic decision to
implement OROP.
India has just 24.4 lakh tax payers who
declared an annual income of over Rs 10 lakh yet 25 lakh new cars, including
35,000 luxury cars, are being bought every year for last five years.
Membership of elite international clubs;
A draft proposal for accepting new members
into the Nuclear Suppliers Group circulated this month to members paves the way
for India’s entry but leaves Pakistan out, says a US-based arms control
organisation.
Indian was made member of Missile technology
control regime in 2016.
India was made an Associate Member State of
CERN in 2016.
For first time United Nations celebrated
Diwali in 2016.
Australia, Japan, France and Russia agreed to
give nuclear fuel to India.
India to jointly develop a new generation of
Brahmos missiles+ with 600 km-plus range This was possible due to India Joining
MTCR Regime. MTCR prohibit its members from transfer, sale or joint production
of missiles beyond 300-km range with countries outside the club.
Misc;
18.1.2017; Modi govt gave its approval for
introduction of the Repealing and Amending Bill, 2017 to repeal 105 Acts.
Earlier;
Modi govt constituted a Committee which
identified 1824 redundant and obsolete Central Acts for repeal. After careful examination and consultation
with various Ministries/Departments in the Government of India, four Acts have
been enacted to repeal 1175 Central Acts (during the period May, 2014 to
August, 2016) by Parliament which were –
i)
The Repealing and Amending Act, 2015 repealing 35 Acts; The Repealing
and Amending (Second) Act, 2015 repealing 90 Acts;
ii)
The Appropriation Acts (Repeal)
Act, 2016 repealing 756 Acts;
iii)
Appropriation Acts including Appropriation (Railways) Acts;
iv)
The Repealing and Amending Act, 2016 repealing 294 Acts.
Out of the aforesaid 1824 Acts, 227 Acts
(including Appropriation Acts enacted by Parliament for the States under
President's Rule) are identified to be repealed by State Governments have been
requested to take necessary action to repeal them.
India-post launched help center No 1924 to
solve postal complaints.
Modi government has issued unique
identification numbers to 16,795 judges of district and subordinate courts
across the country for better monitoring of their judicial functions.
Files relating to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
are being declassified.
Control on Foreign agents
Licenses of 20,000 NGOs cancelled for
violating foreign exchange regulations
Every developmental, pro poor and pro people
project passes through 4 stages i) generating an idea (planning) ii)
feasibility study (whether it will result in desired benefits to people.
whether it can be accomplished, how it can be accomplished and what would be
required for it to be accomplished including fund requirement etc) iii)
sanction and review by experts and GOP, iv) execution stage.
SPEED OF REFORMS
In 2014, issue was whether number of
subsidized gas cylinders be 9 or 12. At asking of PM Modi, More than 1 crore 20
lakh people voluntarily gave up Gas subsidy.
Benami transaction prohibition act pending
since 1988 was notified by Modi Govt in 2016.
No payment beyond 20,000 in cash in property
sale purchase transactions.
Passed Real Estate Bill.
Excise duty imposed on gold jewelry
transactions.
Between 2011-2014 National fiber optical
network was installed in only 56 villages. However between 2014-2016 under Modi
govt it was installed to 76000 villages.
पिछली सरकार में प्रधानमंत्री ग्रामीण सड़क योजना प्रति दिन
69 किलोमीटर होती
थी। हमारे आने के बाद 111 किलोमीटर हो गयी है ! और हमने रोड बनाने में Space Technology का उपयोग किया है। Space Technology से photography होती है,
monitoring होता है। हमने रेलवे में Drone का
उपयोग किया है। photography
करते हैं, काम का हिसाब लेते हैं। कार्य संस्कृति Technology की मदद से कैसे बदलाव लाया जा सकता है।
ग्रामीण आवास योजना, पिछली सरकार में एक साल में, 1083000 घर बनते थे। इस सरकार में एक वर्ष में 2227000 घर
बने। National Urban Renewal Mission एक महीने में पिछली सरकार में 8017 घर
बने। हमारी योजना से 13530 घर बने हैं।
पहले Broad
Gauge Railway का commissioning एक साल में 1500
किलोमीटर हुआ करता था। पिछले साल यह बढ़ करके 1500 किलोमीटर से सामने 3000
किलोमीटर, double और हम 3500 किलोमीटर तक किया !
Solar Energy को लाया गया। 2014 में 2700 मेगावाट थी, आज हम उसको 9100
मेगावाट पहुंचा दिए हैं।
DISCOM योजना
के कारण, उदय योजना के
तहत राज्यों को उस योजना जब वो सफल कर पाएंगे करीब-करीब 1 करोड़ 60 हजार से ज्यादा
रकम राज्यों की तिजौरी में बचने वाली है और राज्यों के साथ जोड़ करके अगर भारत
सरकार ने 1 करोड़ 60 हजार की घोषणा कर दी होती, तो चारों तरफ
कहते कि वाह, मोदी सरकार ने इतना पैसा दिया। हमने योजना ऐसी बनाई कि राज्यों
के खजानों में 1 लाख 60 हजार करोड़ रुपया DISCOM के द्वारा, उदय योजना के
द्वारा बचत होने वाली है
पिछली सरकार के समय LED Bulb करीब तीन सौ, साढ़े तीन सौ, तीन सौ अस्सी
उस रुपये में चलते थे। LED Bulb से energy
saving होता है हमने बड़ा mission रूप में काम उठाया और करीब-करीब इतने कम समय में पिछले
आठ-नौ महीने में इस योजना को बल दिया है। इतने कम समय में 21 करोड़ LED Bulb लगाने में हमने सफलता पाई है और तेज गति से आगे बढ़ रहे
हैं। और अब तक जो LED Bulb लगे हैं उसके कारण परिवारों में जो बिजली का बिल आता था, वो जो बिजली का
बिल कम हुआ है, वो परिवारों में करीब-करीब 11000 करोड़ रुपयों
की बचत हुई है। अगर किसी सरकार ने बजट में 11000 करोड़ बिजली उपभोक्ताओं को देने का
तय किया होता, तो अखबारों में Head-Line बनती। हमने LED Bulb लगाने मात्र से 11000 करोड़ बिजली का बिल सामान्य मानव के
घर में कम किया है।
17 मंत्रालय के 84 योजनाएं, हमने Direct Benefit Transfer AADHAR योजना के साथ जोड़ करके उसको आगे किया और 32 करोड़ लोगों को
1 लाख 56 हजार करोड़
रूपया Direct Benefit Transfer स्कीम में दिया गया।
PAHAL योजना
हमारे यहां गैस सिलेंडर जाते थे, सब्सिडी मिलती थी, जब उसको आप AADHAR योजना
से जोड़ा तो उसका leakage करीब-करीब 26 हजार करोड़
रूपये से ज्यादा leakages रूका, जिसका परिणाम यह आया कि डेढ़ करोड़ गरीब परिवारों को गैस का
कनेक्शन देने हम सफल हुए हैं।
जब से हमने Technology का उपयोग किया AADHAR का
उपयोग किया करीब-करीब 3 करोड़ 95 लाख, फर्जी राशन कार्ड पकड़े गए, उससे करीब-करीब 14 हजार करोड़ रकम
बिचौलिए मार खाते थे, गरीब के हक का मार खाते थे, वो मुख्य धारा
में आया और गरीबों की तरफ गया।
यूरिया चोरी होता है कारखानों में चला जाता है किसान के नाम
पर subsidy
के bill कटते हैं लेकिन
किसान को लाभ नहीं मिलता था। यूरिया का दूसरा दुरूपयोग होता था synthetic-milk बनाने में और उसके कारण गरीब बच्चों की जिंदगी के साथ खेला
जाता था। यूरिया को 100% नीम कोटिंग
किया आपने निर्णय किया था, छह साल में आपने सिर्फ 20%, 35% cap लगाने के बाद 35% भी
नहीं पहुँच पाए, सिर्फ 20%, नीम-कोटिंग किया। हमने आ करके इस बात को हात में लिया और 188 देश, आपका छह साल, मेरा छह महीना
हिंदुस्तान में 100% नीम कोटिंग यूरिया कर दिया, imported यूरिया को भी
नीम-कोटिंग कर दिया
Governance के मुद्दे पर बहुत काम किया है। पहले affidavit की प्रथा दी। हमने उसे बदल कर self-attestation की व्यवस्था कर दी!
हमने 3th
and 4th grade jobs के लिए हमने इंटरव्यू खत्म कर दिए।
पहले कंपनी रजिस्टर करनी होती थी तो 7-7, 15-15 दिन, दो-दो महीने लगते थे। आज 24 घंटे में कंपनी
रजिस्टर हो सकती है।
पहले पासपोर्ट पाने में महीने लग जाते थे, आज पासपोर्ट एक
हफ्ते के भीतर देने की व्यवस्था की है। और अब Postal में जो head-office है उसको भी Passport-Office में convert कर रहे हैं
