Syllabus subtopic: Welfare Schemes for Vulnerable Sections of the population by the Centre and States and the Performance of these Schemes; Mechanisms, Laws, Institutions and Bodies constituted for the Protection and Betterment of these Vulnerable Sections.
Prelims and Mains focus: about the move and its significance; about PMJAY and its objectives
News: India is aiming to plug significant gaps in providing healthcare in smaller cities and towns under the ambitious Ayushman Bharat programme by signing up hospitals operated by state-run companies and Indian Railways.
Background
About the move
It has been decided that all public hospitals should be empanelled under AB-PMJAY (Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana) in order to expand its coverage.
Why?
AB-PMJAY
Under this 1.5 lakh existing sub centres will bring health care system closer to the homes of people in the form of Health and wellness centres. These centres will provide comprehensive health care, including for non-communicable diseases and maternal and child health services.
List of Services to be provided at Health & Wellness Centre
Benefits
Eligibility criteria
As per the SECC 2011, the following beneficiaries are automatically excluded:
Source: Livemint
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Prelims and Mains focus: About the move to withdraw and its implications, About Oslo Accords, West bank settlements; Six-Days war
News: Palestinian officials threatened on Sunday to withdraw from key provisions of the Oslo Accords, which define relations with Israel, if U.S. President Donald Trump announces his West Asia peace plan next week.
Why?
About Oslo Accords
About West Bank
It is a landlocked territory near the Mediterranean coast of Western Asia, bordered by Jordan to the east and by the Green Line separating it and Israel on the south, west and north. The West Bank also contains a significant section of the western shore of the Dead Sea.
About West Bank settlements
Settlements legal or illegal?
Source: The Hindu
Syllabus subtopic: Government Policies and Interventions for Development in various sectors and Issues arising out of their Design and Implementation.
Prelims and Mains focus: about the fund crunch in the scheme: reasons and likely implications; about MGNREGA and its significance
News: The Centre is on the verge of running out of funds for the crucial Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) scheme.
Why?
Background
A number of economists have recommended that putting money into the hands of rural consumers via MGNREGA is key to kick-starting the economy. However, this year’s budget allocation was Rs. 60,000 crore, lower than the amount spent in the previous year.
Disparity in funds across states
About MGNREGA and its significance
Source: The Hindu
Syllabus subtopic: Issues Relating to Development and Management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources.
Prelims and Mains focus: about the findings and their causes; about IHCI and its achievements; about non-communicable diseases and steps for their prevention; about National Health Mission (NHM)
News: Noncommunicable diseases like hypertension, diabetes and cancer are posing a bigger challenge in the nontribal rural areas of Madhya Pradesh than in the urban areas owing to a rapidly growing rate of incidence and the lack of awareness, according to the National Health Mission (NHM).
Background
Why more cases in non-tribal rural areas?
More awareness, as in the case of urban areas, translates into patients undergoing treatment despite a high incidence. As a result, the burden is moderate in urban areas, but due to low awareness in rural areas, it is increasing there.
Non Communicable Disease Control Programme
Case of hypertension in rural areas
About India Hypertension Control Initiative (IHCI)
About Non-communicable diseases (NCDs)
Major NCDs and their risk factors
Actions to beat non-communicable diseases
Unite in the fight against NCDs by:
Source: The Hindu
Syllabus subtopic:
Prelims and Mains focus: about RUSA: objectives and corruption
News: The HRD Ministry has approached the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) to flag alleged corruption in the implementation of the Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA).
Background
In a meeting held in July, 2019 between the Ministry and TISS, the institute’s director pointed out some “serious irregularities” in utilisation of funds. Following the meeting, TISS was asked by the Ministry to conduct a complete audit of funds released under RUSA.
How was the corruption unravelled?
About Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA)
Objectives
The salient objectives of RUSA are to;
Components
The following are the primary components of RUSA that capture the key action and funding areas that must be pursued for the fulfilment of the targets:
Source: Indian Express
Syllabus subtopic: Conservation, Environmental Pollution and Degradation, Environmental Impact Assessment.
Prelims and Mains focus: about the bar-headed geese: its conservation status and need for conservation
News: While the Kundavada lake on the outskirts of Karnataka’s Davangere city, which was the winter abode for many barheaded geese from Mongolia, has failed to attract these winged visitors this time, the Kondajji lake located nearby has emerged as their new home.
Why did it happen?
Way ahead
The onus is on the Department of Forest and Wildlife to ensure minimum human interference near the Kondajji lake to ensure a comfortable stay for the birds.
About the bird
Source: The Hindu
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Prelims and Mains focus: About the proposed law and key changes to be brought by it; its advantages; about FRDI Bill; NBFCs
News: The Finance Ministry is working on putting in place a comprehensive resolution framework for financial institutions that have precarious financial position.
What is it for?
It is to ensure that failure of some of the systemically important financial institutions does not affect the entire system.
Background
About the proposed framework
Ambit of resolution authority
Changes likely to be in FRDI Bill
Way forward
A framework for resolution is required even for banks, insurance companies, mutual funds, securities market companies, so that their failure does not affect the financial system adversely. The proposed law is aimed at addressing this issue at the broader level.
Source: Indian Express
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