22-Mar-2022: "Go Electric" Campaign

Government of India, Ministry of Power launched the "Go Electric" Campaign on 19th February 2021. The objective of this campaign is to create awareness among masses about benefits of switching over to Electric Vehicles (EVs), including various initiatives taken by Centre & State Governments to enhance acceptability of Electric Vehicles, and Electrical Cooking. This campaign is being implemented through State Nodal Agencies (SNAs) designated by States for coordinating activities related to rolling out Public Charging Infrastructure in States. Under this campaign, Workshops, Webinars, Technical talks, Seminars, Road Shows are being organized to connect with the masses and spread the message of going electric. Reduction in the import bill of crude would be the outcome of the campaign as more and more consumers adopt EVs as a preferred choice while buying new vehicles over the next decade.

Electric Vehicles (EVs) do not result in emission. EVs need electricity from Grid to charge on board batteries. With the rapid addition of Renewable Energy, Thermal generation is expected to reduce in overall electricity mix, further minimizing the carbon emission intensity in future.

2-Mar-2022: Modi Government has approved proposal for continuation of seven existing sub-schemes under Umbrella Scheme “Relief and Rehabilitation of Migrants and Repatriates” for the period 2021-22 to 2025-26

The Modi Government has approved the proposal for continuation of the seven existing sub schemes under the Umbrella Scheme “Relief and Rehabilitation of Migrants and Repatriates” for the period 2021-22 to 2025-26 with a total outlay of Rs.1,452 crore. The approval will ensure that assistance under the Umbrella Scheme, continues to reach beneficiaries through the Ministry of Home Affairs led by Union Home Minister, Shri Amit Shah

The scheme enables migrants and repatriates, who have suffered on account of displacement, to earn a reasonable income and to facilitate their inclusion in mainstream economic activities.

The Government, at different points of time had started different schemes.  These seven schemes provide assistance for –

  1. Relief and Rehabilitation of displaced families of Pakistan Occupied Areas of Jammu and Kashmir and Chhamb,
  2. Relief assistance to Sri Lankan Tamil refugees,
  3. Relief assistance to Brus lodged in relief camps in Tripura,
  4.  Enhanced relief to 1984 Anti-Sikh Riot Victims,
  5. Financial Assistance and other facilities to the families of affected civilian victims of terrorist violence including militancy, insurgency, communal/ Left Wing Extremism violence and cross border firing and victims of mine/IED blasts on Indian Territory,
  6. Grants-in-aid to Central Tibetan Relief Committee (CTRC),
  7. The Government is also providing Grants-in-Aid to Government of West Bengal for infrastructure development in 51 erstwhile Bangladeshi enclaves in India, situated in Cooch Behar District and for resettlement of 922 returnees from erstwhile Indian enclaves in Bangladesh.

9-Feb-2022: Identity Documents for Delivery of Services/Benefits of Schemes

The beneficiaries under the Anganwadi Services are identified on the basis of Aadhar, which is used as identity document for delivery of services or benefits which brings in transparency and efficiency and enables beneficiaries to get their entitlements.  The beneficiaries not possessing Aadhaar card are assisted by the field functionaries to obtain the Aadhaar card. Till such time, they are provided the services on the basis of alternative identification document.

Following type of Photo ID cards have been allowed by Government of India for availing COVID-19 vaccination at all COVID Vaccination Centres, to ensure that a large basket of photo identity proofs are available for people to avail COVID-19 vaccination. Following Nine Photo Identity Documents can be used by citizens above 18 years of age for registration on CoWIN portal.

  1. Aadhaar Card
  2. Driving License
  3. PAN Card
  4. Passport
  5. Pension Passbook
  6. NPR Smart Card
  7. Voter ID (EPIC)
  8. Unique Disability Identification Card (UDIC)
  9. Ration Card with Photo

Following 6 Photo Identity documents can be used by citizens 15-18 years of age for registration on CoWIN Portal:

  1. Aadhaar Card
  2. PAN Card
  3. Passport
  4. Unique Disability Identification Card (UDIC)
  5. Ration Card with Photo
  6. Student Photo ID card

Under National COVID-l9 Vaccination Programme, there is provision to facilitate vaccination of persons without prescribed identity cards (including Aadhar Card) through special sessions where 100% vaccination is done through on-site registration by the vaccinator under a special procedure. Government of India has shared a Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) regarding 'COVID-19 Vaccination of Persons without Prescribed Identity Cards through Co-WIN' with all States/UTs in May 2021.

As on 4thFebruary, 2022, 48.78% of the total doses were administered to women which approximates to the estimated proportion of women in the country's population which is 48%.

Services are provided to the beneficiaries on the basis of alternative identification document, even if they are not possessing Aadhar Card.

  1. Padhe Bharat
  2. Bio Toilet
  3. SAMPANN – ‘System for Accounting and Management of Pension’
  4. Clean India Programme
  5. Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) cards
  6. Swachhta Pakhwada