POLICIES/PROGRAMMES/

SCHEMES OF THE
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA.
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“THE PAST CAN NOT BE
CHANGED.
THE FUTURE IS YET IN YOUR
POWER!”
 CONTENTS
 Green Skill development programme
 Samagra Shiksha Scheme
 Women entrepreneurship platform
 Swajal Scheme
 Wifi Choupal
GREEN SKILL DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAMME
(Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change)

 Emphasising that the Green Skill Development Programme

(GSDP) will go a long way in reaping the demographic
dividend in the country, Union Minister for Environment,
Forest and Climate Change, Dr. Harsh Vardhan has said that
the GSDP aims to get 80, 000 people imparted green skills
and in filling the skill gaps in the environment sector.
 Speaking after launching the Mobile App of Green Skill
Development Programme (GSDP) at the Ministry premises h,
Dr. Harsh Vardhan pointed out that more than 30 programmes
have been identified, which will be conducted in 84 institutions
across the country.
 the number of people to be employed under GSDP will be
increased to cover 2.25 lakh people next year and to about 5
lakh people by the year 2021.
 the objective of GSDP is skilling the youth of India, especially
dropouts and in increasing the availability of skilled workforce.
BACKGROUND OF GSDP:
Realizing the need for developing the green skills,
the Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate
Change (MoEF&CC) is utilising the vast network and
expertise of Environmental Information System
(ENVIS) hubs and Resource Partners (RPs).
The Ministry has taken this initiative for skill
development in the environment and forest sector to
enable India's youth to get gainful employment
and/or self-employment. The programme
endeavours to develop green skilled workers having
technical knowledge and commitment to sustainable
development.
 It will help in the attainment of the Nationally
Determined Contributions (NDCs),
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs),
National Biodiversity Targets (NBTs), as well
as Waste Management Rules (2016).
The pilot project of GSDP was launched in
June, 2017, for skilling Biodiversity
Conservationists (Basic Course) and Para-
taxonomists (Advance Course) of 3 months
duration each at 10 locations, spread over 9
bio-geographic regions of the country.
 What are Green Skills?
 Green skills are those skills needed to adapt processes, services and products to
climate change and the environmental regulations and requirements related to it.
They include the knowledge, abilities, values and attitudes needed to live in,
develop and support a sustainable and resource-efficient society. These skills are
required in areas such as such as Renewable energy, Wastewater treatment,
Climate resilient cities, Green construction, Solid waste management etc
 Importance of Green Skill Development Programme:
 India would need around 10.4 crores of new workforces by the year 2022, in
various sectors and hence skill development is essential to meet the demand.
 The trainees of this programme can also be exposed for the expertise on wildlife
conservation, nurseries, horticulture etc. and can be absorbed with Department of
Environment and Forests of the State Governments as well.
 The programme aims to train youth who have not been able to continue higher
education due to different financial or social constraints but has an urge to learn
new things and do something fruitful.
 The green skilled workforce having technical knowledge and commitment to
sustainable development will help in the attainment of SDGs, INDCs and National
Biodiversity Targets.
 Green skill is crucial for making a transition from energy and emission intensive
economy to cleaner and greener production and service patterns.
Samagra Shiksha Scheme
(Ministry of Human Resource Development)

 The Scheme is a paradigm shift in the conceptual design of

school education by treating ‘school’ holistically as a
continuum from pre-school, primary, upper primary, secondary
and senior secondary levels.
 It focuses on improving quality of education at all levels by
integrating the two T’s – Teachers and Technology.
 ‘Samagra’ means a holistic approach to treat education as a
whole and the Scheme is very aptly named as it sees school
education holistically without segmenting it into various levels
of education.
 earlier the budget on the three schemes i.e. SSA, RMSA and
Teacher Education was Rs. 28,000 crore in 2017-18. But the
budget outlay on the new scheme will be now Rs. 34,000
crore in 2018-19 and to Rs. 41,000crore in 2019-20 i.e. an
increase of 20% which shows Central Government’s
commitment for Education.

 about one million schools will get library grant of Rs. 5,000 to
Rs. 20,000 to strengthen the libraries to ensure that “Padhega
Bharat Badhega Bharat”.
every school will get sports equipment under the
SamagraShiksha, at the cost of Rs. 5000 for Primary,
Rs. 10,000 for Upper Primary & up to Rs. 25,000 for
SSC & HSC schools to inculcate & emphasize
relevance of sports to realise the dream of “Khelega
India Khilega India”.
Kasturba Gandhi BalikaVidyalaya (KGBV) to be
expanded from Class 6-8 to Class 6-12 with
allocation of Rs. 4385.60 crores in 2018-19 & Rs.
4553.10 crores in 2019-20 to fulfil Prime Minister
Shri Narendra Modi’s commitment
to BetiBachaoBetiPadhao.
 Holistic approach to education
 Single Scheme for the School Education Sector from Classes I to XII-
extension of interventions to senior secondary stage.
 Treat school education holistically as a continuum from Pre-school to Class
12
 Supporting States to initiate pre-primary education
 Inclusion of senior secondary levels and pre-school levels in support for
School education for the first time
 Administrative reform
 Single and unified administrative structure leading to harmonized
implementation
 Flexibility to States to prioritise their interventions under the Scheme
 An integrated administration looking at ‘school’ as a continuum
 Enhanced Funding for Education
 The budget has been enhanced.
 Learning outcomes and steps taken for quality improvement will be the basis for
allocation of grants under the Scheme.
 Focus on Quality of Education
 Emphasis on improvement of Learning Outcomes
 Enhanced Capacity Building of Teachers
 Focus on strengthening Teacher Education Institutions like SCERTs and DIETs to
improve the quality of prospective teachers in the system
 SCERT to be the nodal institution for in-service and pre-service teacher training – will
make training dynamic and need-based.
 Key focus on quality education emphasizing capacity building of teachers in online and
offline mode as well as strengthening of Teacher Education Institutions
SCERT/DIET/BRC/CRC/CTEs/IASEs.
 Annual Grant per school for strengthening of Libraries
 Almost 1 million schools to be given library grant .
 Enhanced focus on improving quality of education by focus on the two T’s – Teachers
and Technology
 Outcome oriented allocation of resources
 Focus on Digital Education
 Support ‘Operation Digital Board’ in all secondary schools over a period of 5 years, which will
revolutionize education- easy to understand, technology based learning classrooms will become
flipped classrooms.
 Enhanced use of digital technology in education through smart classrooms, digital boards and DTH
channels
 Digital initiatives like Shala Kosh, Shagun, Shaala Saarthi to be strengthened
 Strengthening of ICT infrastructure in schools from upper primary to higher secondary level.
 “DIKSHA”, digital portal for teachers to be used extensively for upgrading skills of teachers
 Enhanced Use of Technology to improve access and provision of quality education – ‘Sabko
Shiksha Achhi Shiksha’
 Strengthening of Schools
 Emphasis on consolidation of schools for improvement of quality
 Enhanced Transport facility to children across all classes from I to VIII for universal access to
school
 Increased allocation for infrastructure strengthening in schools
 Composite school grant increased and to be allocated on the basis of school enrolment.
 Specific provision for Swachhta activities – support ‘Swachh Vidyalaya’
 Improve the Quality of Infrastructure in Government Schools
 Focus on Girl Education
 Empowerment of girls
 Upgradation of KGBVs from Class 6-8 to Class 6-12 .
 Self-defence training for girls from upper primary to higher secondary stage
 Stipend for CWSN girls to be provided from Classes I to XII. – earlier only IX to XII.
 Enhanced Commitment to ‘Beti Bachao Beti Padhao’
 Focus on Inclusion
 Allocation for uniforms under RTE Act enhanced per child per annum.
 Allocation for textbooks under the RTE Act, enhanced per child per annum.
Energized textbooks to be introduced.
 Allocation for Children with Special Needs (CwSN) increased from Rs. 3000 to Rs.
3500 per child per annum. Stipend of Rs. 200 per month for Girls with Special
Needs from Classes 1 to 12.
 Commitment to ‘Sabko Shiksha Achhi Shiksha’
 Focus on Skill Development
 Exposure to Vocational Skills at Upper Primary Level would be extended.
 Strengthening of vocational education at secondary level as an integral part of
curriculum
 Vocational education which was limited to Class 9-12, to be started from class 6 as
integrated with the curriculum and to be made more practical and industry oriented.
 Reinforce emphasis on ‘Kaushal Vikas’
 Focus on Sports and Physical Education
 Sports equipment will be provided to all schools under this component.
 Sports Education to be an integral part of curriculum
 Every school will receive sports equipments under the scheme to inculcate and
emphasize relevance of sports in the school curriculum
 Support ‘Khelo India’
 Focus on Regional Balance
 Promote Balanced Educational Development
 Preference to Educationally Backward Blocks (EBBs), LWEs, Special Focus Districts
(SFDs), Border areas and the 115 aspirational districts identified by Niti Aayog
 ‘Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas’ and Sabko Shiksha Achhi Shiksha
WOMEN ENTREPRENEURSHIP
PLATFORM
(Launched by NITI Aayog)

 NITI Aayog launched the Women Entrepreneurship Platform

(WEP), on the occasion of International Women’s Day today.
 The initiative is aimed at building an ecosystem for women
across India to realize their entrepreneurial aspirations, scale-
up innovative initiatives and chalk-out sustainable, long-term
strategies for their businesses.
 CEO, NITI Aayog,Amitabh Kant, launched the WEP platform
at NITI Aayog in presence of UN Resident Coordinator in
India Yuri Afanasiev, Kailash Kher, industry leaders and
supporting partners.
 the platform aspires to substantially increase the number of
women entrepreneurs who will create and empower a
dynamic New India.
 These aspirations are manifest in the three pillars on which
WEP is built: Ichha Shakti (motivating aspiring entrepreneurs
to start their enterprise),Gyaan Shakti (providing knowledge
and ecosystem support to women entrepreneurs to help them
foster entrepreneurship) & Karma Shakti (providing hands-on
support to entrepreneurs in setting-up and scaling up
businesses).
 With an informative, interactive website to act as a dedicated
resource and knowledge base, WEP aims to address the
bottlenecks faced by both aspiring and established women
entrepreneurs by streamlining information across government
and private sector schemes and initiatives.
 WEP is to operate within a broader framework of industry
collaborations and partnerships, which cut across sectors in
the economy.
 From providing unique services such as credit evaluation of
women-led startups by CRISIL and potential equity
investments through an INR 10 crore fund established by
DICE Districts, the WEP opens up avenues of growth and
opportunity for women entrepreneurs.
 Other partner commitments include ShopClues.com, which
has offered to provide internship and dedicated mentorship
and Mann Deshi Foundation to provide digital and financial
literacy to aspiring women entrepreneurs. Several other
leading corporates and industry bodies viz. NASSCOM, CII,
FICCI, SIDBI and Facebook have partnered with WEP to
provide business acceleration, mentorship and other start-up
support for women entrepreneurs, details of which can be
accessed on https://wep.gov.in.
 SWAJAL SCHEME
(Ministry of Drinking Water & Sanitation)

 Ministry of Drinking Water & Sanitation has launched Swajal

Scheme in 115 Aspirational districts of India to provide clean
drinking water.
 Govt also earmarked Rs.1000 crores for addressing the
drinking water needs of 27,544 arsenic and fluoride affected
habitations of the country in this financial year under the
National Water Quality Sub-Mission (NWQSM).
 Central govt called upon the states to ensure that the
Sustainable Development Goal ‘safe drinking water for all’ is
achieved in India by 2030.

What is the Swajal scheme?

a. This Swajal scheme was launched by the government for

sustained water supply in rural areas. 90 per cent of this
project is funded by the government and 10 per cent is
funded by the beneficiary communities.
b. The management of this operation is managed by local
villagers and hundreds of technicians will be trained under
this scheme to maintain and operate the units.
c. All the villages will get water supplied through fitted pipes.
This will ensure that the water is not contaminated. The
maintenance of these pipes will be taken care of by the
technicians.
The government has chosen 115 rural districts which
will receive rapid transformation to match up to
government’s vision of ‘New India’.
The selection criteria of these districts are dependent
on six socio-economical parameters, according to
Niti Aayog. The parameters are health and nutrition,
education, financial inclusion and skill development,
agriculture and water resources and basic
infrastructure.
35 districts that face Left Wing Extremist (LWE)
violence and 15 districts from Jammu and Kashmir
which experience terrorism are included in this
scheme.
Government aspired to bring technological change in
these districts as well and transforming them rapidly
to develop the nation further.
Around 2 lakh people die in India every year
because of the immense water shortage and 600
million people of this country don’t have access to
clean drinking water.
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