MP government launchs outstanding power bill waiver scheme ‘Sambal’ for labourers and poor families

The Madhya Pradesh government has launched an outstanding power bill waiver scheme and subsidised power scheme ‘Sambal’ for labourers and poor families. The purpose of the scheme is to make sure that all the households have power facility in the state. One crore 83 lakh workers registered under Sambal Yojana in the state till now. ..

Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs

Topics: Below Poverty Line • Economy • Economy of India • Indian society • Poverty alleviation programmes in India • Poverty in India • Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana

Maharashtra government introduces a new scheme to help landless labourers among Scheduled Castes to acquire agricultural land

The Maharashtra Government has introduced a new scheme to help the landless labourers among the Scheduled Castes (SCs) to acquire agricultural land. The landless among the SCs can now purchase for acres of rainfed agricultural land or two acres of irrigated land by paying only 5% of the cost. The rest up to Rs 8 ..

Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs

Topics: Adivasi • India • Indian caste system • Indian society • Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes

Idate commission Recommendations

In May 2018, the National Commission for Denotified Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Tribes, chaired by Bhiku Ramji Idate has submitted its report. The commission was constituted in January 2015 for a three-year temporary term, following which it had to submit its report identifying these communities state-wise, assessing their development status, and recommending ways to uplift them. ..

Topics: Criminal Tribes Act • Denotified Tribes • Denotified tribes of India • Ethnic groups in India • Human rights in India • India • Indian society • Law by country • Law in India • National Commission • National Commission for Denotified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Tribes • Reservation in India • Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes

The 2017 Aadivasi Mahotsav started Raipur

The two-day Aadivasi Mahotsav has started in Raipur, Chhattisgarh on December 10, 2017 to display the rich and diverse tribal traditions of the central state. It was inaugurated by Union Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram and Chief Minister Dr Raman Singh. Tribal culture, literature and food festivals, tribal Olympiad and hackathon will be held during ..

Topics: Adivasi • Chhattisgarh • Indian society • Jual Oram • Lok Sabha • Raipur • South Asia

Issues around Section 497 of IPC and Recent PIL in Supreme Court

On December 8, 2017, the Supreme Court has agreed to admit a PIL that challenged the constitutional validity of section 497 of the Indian Penal Code. The PIL was filed by Kerala-based Joseph Shine. The court will now hear the case and will decide in future if the law should be reformed or scrapped. Section ..

Topics: Indian Penal Code • Indian society • Joseph Shine PIL • Section 497 IPC