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Uttar Pradesh Current Affairs 2020 UP government started sending out press notes in Sanskrit The Uttar Pradesh state government has started issuing significant press releases, especially the speeches of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, in Sanskrit language, besides English, Hindi and Urdu.

Sanskrit is an Old Indo-Aryan language of the ancient Indian subcontinent with a 3,500-year history. It is the primary sacred language of Hinduism and the predominant language of most works of Hindu philosophy as well as some of the principal texts of Buddhism and Jainism. Modern Sanskrit is traceable to the 2nd millennium BCE in a form known as Vedic Sanskrit, with the Rigveda as the earliest-known composition.

A more refined and standardized grammatical form called Classical Sanskrit emerged in the mid-1st millennium BCE with the Aṣṭādhyāyī treatise of Pāṇini. Sanskrit is one of the 22 languages listed in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution of India. In the 2011 Census of India, 24,821 Indians out of about 1.21 billion reported Sanskrit to be their mother tongue.

In modern times, the first Sanskrit University was Sampurnanand Sanskrit University, established in 1791 in the Indian city of Varanasi. Current Affairs 2020 PDF | Latest Current Affairs 2020 PDF

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Uttar Pradesh government will establish the country’s ‘biggest’ film city in Gautam Buddh Nagar. With several films and web series now being shot in the state, the dedicated film city is likely to bring employment while providing a haven for filmmakers.

Though a proposal for the film city is yet to be prepared, Yamuna Expressway Industrial Authority (YEIDA) is in the process of looking for appropriate land for the project. As per the UP Film Policy, 2018, the state government will “support establishment of film cities by providing land at industrial rates” and also assist in developing the right infrastructure for it. Film Bandhu, a nodal agency of the state government, overlooks the implementation of the Film Policy.

With several films and web series now being shot in the state, the dedicated film city is likely to bring employment while providing a haven for filmmakers. Rani Lakshmi Bai Agriculture University Prime Minister Modi has inaugurated the college and administration buildings of the Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University in Jhansi on August 29.

The RLB Central Agriculture University is located in Jhansi and is a prominent institute of the Bundelkhand region. The University has started its first academic session in 2014-15 and is offering Under Graduate and Post Graduate courses in Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry. It is currently operating from the Indian Grassland and Fodder Research Institute, Jhansi as the main buildings were getting ready. Uttar Pradesh launched NRI unified portal Uttar Pradesh Government has prepared a database of the migrant workers of the state working in different countries of the world. It will help in providing them assistance during any emergency. The portal would also prove helpful to overseas Indians and NRIs to get their problems with the local administration or the State Government resolved.

Many people who are living abroad, but are in constant touch with their village and family. The NRI department of state will use festivals to connect with Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) in other countries. The NRI department in the state will be live streaming the Deepotsav festival in Ayodhya during Diwali and then the Holi celebrations in Vrindavan too.

Other Uttar Pradesh festivals and cultural events will also be a part of this initiative. UP completely banned cultural and religious meetings Uttar Pradesh State Government has ordered complete ban on organising any cultural and religious meeting in the state till 30th September.

Additional Chief Secretary Home Avnish Kumar Awasthi has issued an order banning all kinds of processions and tableaux. The Protocol needs to be adhered to at every cost. The assembly of more than five persons at one place has been banned. According to the order, this prohibition has been imposed in the state because it is feared that anti-social elements may try to disturb law and order and communal harmony.

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NTPC developed infrastructure at Rihand for increasing the use of Fly Ash Utilization NTPC has developed an infrastructure at Rihand project in Uttar Pradesh to transport fly ash in bulk to cement plants, located at distance, at a cheaper cost. The development is in line with NTPC’s commitment towards 100 percent utilization of fly ash from power plants. The effort marks the beginning of a new era for the transportation of fly ash from a remote location to a consumption centre, enabling power plants for upgrading the utilization of fly ash.

The development is in line with NTPC’s commitment towards 100 percent utilization of fly ash from power plants. During the financial year 2019-20, almost 44.33 million tonnes of fly ash was utilized for various productive purposes.

Rihand Super Thermal Power Project is located in Sonbhadra district of Uttar Pradesh. The power plant is one of the coal based power plants of NTPC Limited. The coal for the plant is derived from Amlori and Dudhichua mines. The water source is from Rihand Reservoir which is constructed on Son river. Current Affairs 2020 PDF | Latest Current Affairs 2020 PDF

Click here for Current Affairs PDF Trust constituted to build mosque in Ayodhya A trust named Indo Islamic Cultural Foundation’ and it will have 15 members have been constituted to build a mosque in Ayodhya, in line with Supreme Court verdict in the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid case. The Trust will be called the Indo-Islamic Cultural Foundation.

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Nine trustees have been announced, while it will “co-opt” the remaining six. Four out of the nine trustees are affiliated to the Board. On February 24, the Uttar Pradesh Sunni Central Waqf Board decided to accept the five acres of land allotted to it by the State government for building a mosque in Dhannipur village in Sohawal tehsil of Ayodhya, around 25 km from the site where the Babri Masjid stood. The Trust would construct a centre showcasing Indo-Islamic culture of several centuries, a centre for research and study of Indo-Islamic culture, a charitable hospital, a public library and other public utilities at the site in Dhannipur. UP passed an ordinance to suspend most labour laws for 3 years Uttar Pradesh has suspended labour laws for the next 3 years, in a move that the state government says is aimed at boosting industrial investment as well employing the large number of migrant workers that have come back to their native villages in the state. The purpose of the ordinance aims to encourage industries to freely employ the large number of migrant workers that have come back. If industries have to go through the regular process of employing then they will be hesitant. It provides certain safeguards regarding minimum wages, health, and safety of the workers. Also, it stated that strict action will be taken if anyone is found misusing the ordinance.

The ordinance will apply to all factories and manufacturing facilities and fresh investments. The state cabinet approved this ordinance in order to revive economic activities in the state that have been hit hard due to the coronavirus-mandated lockdown. It will encourage new investments and set up the new industrial infrastructure and the benefit of existing industries and factories.

The state has received close to 7 lakh migrant workers from across the country and many more lakhs are expected to arrive in the state. UP made Arogya Setu app must for those in hotspot areas Uttar Pradesh government has made it compulsory to download Arogya Setu app for those living in hotspot areas of the state.

Arogya Setu App is a must for everyone in the Hotspot area. If anyone is facing any problem in download and use of the app then teams comprising members of the administration, Medical Services, and Police personal will help them. Administrative and health department officials have been directed for contact mapping of every case in the hotspot area. The govt has strictly restricted gatherings of five or more persons at any point as part of the COVID-19 management.

The total number of active COVID-19 positive cases in the state has reached 1838, Special instructions have been issued for surveillance management in hotspot areas and containment zones. First hospital to successfully launch Plasma Therapy to treat COVID-19 patient The King George Medical University in Uttar Pradesh has become the first government hospital in the country to successfully launch the plasma therapy treatment for the COVID-19 patients

The method was used in the past to treat diseases such as polio, measles, mumps, 1918 flu epidemic, and in previous outbreaks of respiratory infections namely H1N1 influenza, SARS, and MERS.

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Under the method, Plasma from people who have recovered from COVID-19 will be collected. It is believed that it might contain antibodies to the virus that causes the disease and might be effective against the infection. The first dose of the plasma therapy was given yesterday to a 58-year old patient. The 58-year old COVID-19 patient who was on a ventilator showed signs of recovery and the second dose of the plasma transfusion therapy is to be given on 27 April. If the patient recovers successfully then it will be a great step in treating serious patients with the help of plasma transfusion therapy. The doctors are preparing Plasma Therapy for the approval from the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). The plasma was already secured from the three recovered COVID-19 patients who were treated at KGMU itself. Current Affairs 2020 PDF | Latest Current Affairs 2020 PDF

Click here for Current Affairs PDF UP became the first state in India to geotag its 7,368 community kitchens Uttar Pradesh has become the first state in the country to geotag its 7,368 community kitchens and community shelters across 75 districts which produce 12 lakh food packets a day. The UP state government has partnered with Google to ‘Geo-map’ the locations of all these establishments on the Google Maps app for ease of beneficiaries.

The state government has established community kitchens in adequate numbers in each of the 75 districts. More than two crore food packets have been distributed in Uttar Pradesh since 25 March. Out of these 7,368 community kitchens in the state, 668 are being run by NGOs and religious institutions.

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The government faced a challenge during the lockdown about passing the information among the general populace regarding the location of shelter homes and community kitchens. To solve this issue, the IT Department and the Remote Sensing Applications Centre (RSAC), Lucknow, are developing for a solution. UP CM transferred ₹611 crore to MGNREGA workers Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has transferred Rs 611 crore directly to the bank account of workers of the state under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA).

The fund was transferred to 27.5 lakh labourers. The CM also spoke to workers through video-conference to inform about the government’s scheme.

The Uttar Pradesh government has announced a slew of financial measures for the poor people who are facing the brunt of the lockdown. The government has promised Rs 1,000 each to over 16.5 lakh daily wage workers and 20.37 lakh construction workers. The state has reported a total of 75 positive coronavirus cases so far. Noida has been one of the worst impacted cities with the growing influence of the virus.

UP government launched scheme for skill development & employment generation for youths Uttar Pradesh government has launched three ambitious schemes for skill development and employment generation for youths in the state and also announced to depute ”Arogya Mitras” at all primary health centres to inform people about govt health schemes. All three schemes are dedicated to generating employment and self-employment opportunities for the youth of the state. The state’s industrial sector had received private and public sector investment of nearly Rs.3 trillion in the past 3 years. Kaushal Satrang scheme has seven components that will provide opportunities to the youth.

The state has allocated Rs.1,200 crore for the Yuva Hub scheme in the state budget. The scheme aims to provide employment to thousands of skilled youth by assisting in project concept and financial help for one year of operation. CM apprenticeship scheme will provide a stipend of Rs.2500 to the youth of the state. UP government approved Ground Water Act 2020 Uttar Pradesh Cabinet has approved the Ground Water Act-2020 on February 11, 2020 to improve the falling groundwater level. The Ground Water Act makes registration mandatory for installing submersible pumps. The Ground Water Act- 2020 is aimed at improving the quality of the groundwater level. Under the act, farmers as well as domestic users will not be required to pay any amount to use the pumps.

The act also provides for strict punishment and penalty against those who pollute the groundwater through boring pipes. Under the act, all boring companies will need to get their registration done. They will also have to update all the information in every three months. UP government launched Mukhyamantri Krishak Durghatna Kalyan Yojana

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Uttar Pradesh Government has launched Mukhyamantri Krishak Durghatna Kalyan Yojana which will provide financial assistance to family of farmers who die or become handicapped while working in fields. Under the ‘Mukhyamantri Krishak Durghatna Kalyan Yojana’, if a farmer or any member of his family dies while working in a field, then they will be given Rs 5 lakh. The number of beneficiaries of this scheme is expected to be over 2.3 crore. The scheme will also be applicable for the farmers who work in the field of other persons, and share the crop after it is harvested. The scheme will cover farmers and their family members in the age group of 18-70 years and will be implemented from 14th September last year. 23rd National Youth Festival 2020 23rd National Youth Festival 2020 started with a grand inauguration ceremony in Lucknow. It was inaugurated by Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Shri Yogi Adityanath and Minister of State (MoS- independent charge) for Youth Affairs & Sports, Shri Kiren Rijiju on 12th January that marked the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda, Indian-Hindu monk. The NYF has been organised by the govt since 1995 with an objective to give an opportunity to the youth of the country to showcase their talent.

Over 6000 participants from each state of the country participated in the NYF. Some of the competitions that were held include Folk Dance, Hindustani Vocal Solo, Carnatic Vocal Solo, Elocution, harmonium Light, Tabla, Mridangam, Veena, Flute, Sitar, Guitar, Dances Manipuri, Bharatnatyam, Kathak and Non Competitive Events like young artist Camp, Yuva Kriti, food festival, Adventure Camp, Suvichar, Youth Convention etc. 8 states finalise action plan for agriculture export policy The government has reported that eight states, including Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Karnataka, have finalised action plan for agriculture export policy which aims to double such exports. Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) ensures the involvement for states in AEP. A MoU was signed with the National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) to include co-operatives for active role in AEP. Over 800 farmers producer organizations were signed the agreement.

The product clusters selected are Jalandhar, Punjab (Potato), Sangli, Maharashtra (Grapes), Salem, Tamil Nadu (Poultry products), Theni, Tamil Nadu (Banana), Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh (Mango), Indore, Madhya Pradesh (Onion), Jodhpur, Rajasthan (Isabgol) and Chikkaballapur, Karnataka (Rose Onion). Under the guidance of APEDA, states are operating a market intelligence cell. v.APEDA launched the Farmer connect portal on its website to interact with exporters. About Agriculture Export Policy: Agriculture Export Policy was approved by the Union Cabinet in 2018.

It aims to increase the potential of Indian agriculture to make India a global power in agriculture. This policy also helps the government in achieving the target of doubling the farmer’s income from 30 billion USD to 60 billion USD by 2022. Uttar Pradesh became 1st state to shortlist migrants for citizenship Uttar Pradesh is all set to become the first state in the country to start the exercise of shortlisting migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan, eligible for citizenship under the new Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).

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All the 75 district magistrates of UP have been asked to track down migrants from the above three countries who have settled without citizenship for decades. Migrants from Pakistan and Bangladesh were reported to be found mainly in Lucknow, Hapur, Rampur, Shahjahanpur, Noida and Ghaziabad cities of UP. The state government will also update the Ministry of Home Affairs(MoHA) on illegal Muslim migrants in the state and they could also be deported back to their countries. Current Affairs 2020 PDF | Latest Current Affairs 2020 PDF

Click here for Current Affairs PDF 2nd phase of Intensified Mission Indradhanush (IMI) 2.0 The second phase of Intensified Mission Indradhanush 2.0 rolled out at block level in 35 districts of Uttar Pradesh. The aim of the program launched by central government in 2017 is to achieve 90 percent vaccination coverage in children of less than 2 years in state. It aims to achieve 90 % vaccination coverage among children under 2 years of age & pregnant women against 8 vaccine preventable diseases(diphtheria, whooping cough, tetanus, poliomyelitis, tuberculosis, measles, meningitis and Hepatitis B). Under IMI2.0, the government will provide the immunization activity in 4 rounds over seven working days excluding the Regular immunization days, Sundays and holidays between December 2019 & March 2020.

It will primarily focus on those people left out from earlier immunisation drives including dropouts, resistant families and under-served population, tribal areas and the urban areas.

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It is the 2nd phase of the nationwide immunization drive to mark the 25 years of Pulse polio program. The previous version (IMI 1.0) was launched by the centre in 2017. Prior to this, Mission Indradhanush launched in the year 2014, which sought to achieve 90 % immunisation coverage in India by 2020.

The 1st round of IMI 2.0 was completed in December 2019 and the next/ 3rd round of the mission will be launched in February 2020, where it will cover 425 blocks of 73 districts of Uttar Pradesh (UP) state and 4th round will be launched in March 2020. 4 Indian airports received international recognition for reducing emissions The Airports Authority of India (AAI) announced that four airports in the country have managed a transition from level 1 to level 2 with a reduction in the carbon emissions by grading their systems as per the Airports Council International (ACI).

The four AAI airports are- Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata; Biju Patnaik International Airport, Bhubaneswar; Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport, Varanasi and Trivandrum International Airport . The above 4 airports have managed a transition from level 1 to level 2 and the grading system of ACI was adopted by these 4 airports in 2018. The reduction in emissions was achieved by constituting Carbon Management Plan(CMP) and reducing carbon emissions at airports as per the Airport Carbon Accreditation (ACA) Program.

As per data on CO2(carbon dioxide emissions) in 2015,16,17 and 18, these 4 airports witnessed reduction in the emission levels. ACI’s grading system is based on 4 categories. They are mapping, reduction, optimization and neutrality. It occurs when airport sets policy to reduce emissions and develop Carbon Footprint for the airport’s scope-1 and scope-2 emission. Modi announced 15-member trust for temple in Ayodhya Prime Minister Narendra Modi informed Parliament that the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government had set up a trust, named Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra, for the construction of a Ram temple in Ayodhya. The decision was taken during the meeting of the Union cabinet on Wednesday morning, four days before the expiry of a three-month deadline set by the Supreme Court.

This 15 member’s trust will also include a Dalit representative who would be in-charge of the entire land. The trust has been set up on the lines of Supreme Court direction to the central government in November 2019 to formulate a scheme with necessary provisions for the setting up of a trust within three months for the construction of the temple. On 9 November 2019, in its verdict, the Supreme Court ordered the construction of a Ram temple by a trust at the disputed site of Ayodhya, and directed the Centre to allot an alternative 5-acre plot to the Sunni Waqf Board for building a new mosque at a “prominent” place in the holy town in Uttar Pradesh. UP became 1st in India to enforce Performance regulation act 2019 for Power department In a bid to provide timely and hassle-free service to the consumers, the Yogi Adityanath led government in Uttar Pradesh has enforced Performance Regulation Act 2019 for the power department.

With this new act, about 2 crore 87 lakh people are expected to benefit from the new law.

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New rule: Breakdown, cable fault, transformer, new connection, meter reading, load reduction or increase time will be determined in this case. If the faulty meter repair is delayed and the call center is not responding then the consumer will get compensation of Rs 50 per day.

In case of delay in repair of underground cable break, the consumer will get 100 rupees per day. Current Affairs 2020 PDF | Latest Current Affairs 2020 PDF

Click here for Current Affairs PDF UP alloted 5 acres of land to Sunni Waqf Board to construct mosque in Ayodhya In accordance with the Supreme Court verdict in the Ayodhya land dispute case, the Uttar Pradesh government allotted a 5-acre plot to the Sunni Waqf Board for the construction of a new mosque in Ayodhya district.

This allotment comes in accordance with the Supreme Court verdict in the Ayodhya land dispute case in November 2019. The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister (PM), Shri.Narendra Modi approved the formation of a trust for the construction of a Ram Temple on the 67 acres of disputed land. The Supreme Court in November 2019 had allowed the construction of a Ram Temple by a trust at the disputed site at Ayodhya and also directed the Central government to allot an alternative 5 acre land to the Sunni Waqf Board for building a new mosque at a famous place in Uttar Pradesh. ‘Recovery of Damage to Public Properties Ordinance 2020’ Uttar Pradesh cabinet has passed ‘Recovery of Damage to Public Properties Ordinance 2020‘ for recovery of losses due to damage to public property during violent protests.

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The ordinance will aim at dealing with violent acts at public places, controlling its tenacity and upsurge and providing for recovery of damage to public or private property during hartal, bandh etc. Provide effective prevention of loss of public property. The damages in the violence shall be recovered from the rioters, as per the ordinance. Create “claims tribunal” to investigate damages according to the official documentation by the Government.

This is a resultant of several violent protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act in December last year. It is an attempt to perform a recovery exercise to collect damages to public property during anti-CAA riots is underway in the state. In Lucknow 57 such accused have been sent notices to recover a total of rupees 1.5 crores. Another step was taken by the state government that highlights its relentless stand against “rioters” is the ordinance. After anti-CAA protests in Lucknow and other districts of the state turned violent, the government has been running a recovery exercise to collect and recover the damaged property. L&T Technology Services and IIT-Kanpur Sign MoU for Research in Cybersecurity Programs Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur or IITK and L&T Technology Systems (LTTS) have signed a multi- year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) recently to co-operate in areas of research in industrial and infrastructure cyber security.

IIT Kanpur has taken the lead in cyber security by setting up the Interdisciplinary Centre for Cyber Security and Cyber Defence of Critical Infrastructures (C3i), said a statement from the Institute. The MoU is signed between Dr Keshab Panda, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of LTTS and Professor Manindra Agarwal, Padma Shri Awardee, Deputy Director at IIT-Kanpur. The Centre of Excellence (CoE) will be set up by LTTS and IIT in the IIT-Kanpur campus to conduct research in Honeypot, intrusion detection systems, malware analysis, block chain, vulnerability assessment and penetration testing and provide cybersecurity awareness and training programs. The CoE will be a part of C3i research centre.- C3i (Cyber Security and Cyber Defense of Critical Infrastructures):

C3i is a Central government-funded cybersecurity research centre. Its aim is to do research, education and generate start-ups to create technological safeguards and to protect critical infrastructure. Uttar Pradesh government to develop 800 km roads as Herbal roads Uttar Pradesh government will develop 800 km roads as Herbal roads in the state. These herbal roads will have medicinal and herbal trees along with the land on their both sides.

These herbal roads will have herbal and medicinal trees on the both sides of the road. The trees on the herbal roads include Peepal, Neem, Sehjan along with herbal trees like Brahmi, Ashvagandha and Jatrofa. The Herbal roads scheme is for development and beauty purposes and to promote biodiversity and cultivation of herbal and medicinal plants.

These herbal gardens will help to reduce and control air-borne, bacteria and other diseases. The trees will support in prevention of soil erosion and provide raw materials for the medicine. The rain water harvest system arrangements will be made in this herbal roads by the Public Works Department (PWD).

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Click here for Current Affairs PDF Cabinet approved declaration of Kushinagar airport in UP as international airport The Union Cabinet has approved the declaration of the airport in Uttar Pradesh’s Kushinagar as an international airport, stating it will offer improved connectivity to the important Buddhist pilgrimage site. It is to be noted that Gautama Buddha attained Mahaparinirvana after his death at Kushinagar. A 3-km-long runway strip has already been made. Now, even a big aircraft of Airbus can land at the airport. UP CM inaugurated “Mission Vriksharopan-2020” to plant 25 crore saplings across UP In Uttar Pradesh Guru Purnima is being celebrated across the state. This is the festival of showing respect by disciples to their mentors. The Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has appealed to the public to observe the festival of Guru Poornima in compliance with social distancing in view of the Covid-19 Pandemic. The drive focuses on the prevention of malnutrition, conservation of biodiversity and plantation on the banks of Ganga and its tributaries.

Under this scheme geo-tagging of all the plantations sites will be done. Around 5crore saplings were planted under this scheme on 5th July 2020. The 201 species of plants include: Ficus Religiosa, Pipal, Ficus Virens,-Pakad, Mulvari, Neem, Jamun, Arjun, Sahjan and Banyan. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath planted saplings of a Banyan tree, Ficus Virens and Ficus Religiosa in Harishankari Vatika at Kukrel Forest, Lucknow.

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The planting events are organised at various parts of more than 75 districts across the state. On account- of Guru Purnima, festival for paying respect to the mentors, The District authorities have made arrangements for the people to maintain social distance on the river banks and ponds while reaching to take holy dip. About Uttar Pradesh: UP Government Approved Uttar Pradesh Startup Policy 2020 To encourage entrepreneurs establish new ventures and generaete employment opportunities, the Uttar Pradesh government has approveed a startup policy. UP was anointed as the “Inspiring Leader” in the national startup ranking in 2018. The validity of this policy is five years from the date of notification which is estimated to provide direct employment to more than 50,000 people and generate self -employment to around 1.5 lakh people. In Addition to the 1000 crore Startup Fund created with the support of Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) under the UP information Technology and start-up Policy 2017, a UP Angel Network was created to support the new corporates.

To promote and incubate startups the government has launched an online portal. The new composite policy framework is formulated by the officials by studying the similar policies of other states with suggestions of experts. The policy provides special focus, financial and incubation support on the startups in the Backward regions (Purvanchal and Bundelkhand regions). Uttar Pradesh CM launched “Navin Rojgar Chhatri Yojana” for Scheduled Castes Uttar Pradesh chief minister launched “Navin Rojgar Chhatri Yojana”, an all-round development scheme for the Scheduled Castes(SC) and to provide financial assistant to support people to become self-dependent. The scheme targets to benefit around 7.5 lakh families in 2020-2021.

He also transferred financial assistance to 1,77,491beneficiaries under the new employment scheme and interacted with the beneficiaries from Rae Bareli, Gorakhpur, Basti, Meerut, Azamgarh and Moradabad districts over a virtual platform. The beneficiaries informed that the provided financial assistance will be used for setting up of grocery shops, laundry and dry cleansing, cyber cafe and tent house. So far the scheme has connected around 1,77,491 beneficiaries due to COVID-19 pandemic.

He transferred Rs.17.42 crore, as subsidy to around 3,484 people under the ”Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Swarojgar Yojana”. He asked banks to provide loans to provide financial support to the people which would support in achieving around 36000 beneficiaries. Manduadih Railway Station in Uttar Pradesh to be renamed as ‘Banaras’ Varanasi's Manduadih Railway Station has been renamed as Banaras Railway Station by Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel. According to the news reports, the step was taken after a No Objection Certificate (NOC) was granted by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). The ‘No Objection Certificate’ for the renaming of the station was issued by the Home Ministry to the UP Government in March, 2020.

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Manduadih Railway Station is situated in Varanasi, which is the Lok Sabha Constituency of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Under the Constitution ‘Land’ is a state subject and state governments have the power to change the names of city, district or railway station provided with ‘No Objection’ from the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) which is mandatory. The state government sends a request for change of name to MHA, which is forwarded to agencies such as Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), the Intelligence Bureau, the Department of Posts, the Geographical Survey of India and the Ministry of Railways seeking a clearance, upon which NOC is granted. Indian Railways Extended its MoU with IIT Kanpur for Modernisation of its Infrastructure Indian Railways extended the Memorandum of Understanding(MoU) with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur for modernisation of railway infrastructure. The MoU was signed by Alka Arora Misra, principal executive director (T&MPP), Ministry of Railways and Prof AR Harish, Dean, R&D, IIT-Kanpur. The MoU was extended to encourage collaborative research for the effective use of the scientific assets through the Centre for Railway Research (CRR) at IIT- Kanpur.

This MoU will facilitate research in multiple areas which includes electrical locomotive, control and communication systems, traction installation, condition-based monitoring, train and track safety using signal processing, power and vehicle control electronics, driver interface systems, train level sensor networks and IoT, electrical safety, network control and staff training in related technical areas through the CRR. The administrative unit of CRR in the department of electrical engineering in IIT Kanpur is working on the research domain of loco research and propulsion technologies, traction installation or OverHead Equipment (OHE) and associated electronics. UP Navin Rojgar Chhatri Yojana Uttar Pradesh state government has launched UP Navin Rojgar Chhatri Yojana or New Employment Umbrella Scheme for scheduled castes (SC). This scheme aims towards an all round development of the SC category people. Uttar Pradesh government has also transferred a financial assistance of Rs. 17.42 crore online to 3,484 people under Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Swarojgar Yojana. CM himself interacted with some beneficiaries from Rae Bareli, Gorakhpur, Basti, Meerut, Azamgarh and Moradabad districts through video conferencing.

CM Yogi Adityanath mentioned that the entire Indian nation is badly affected by the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic outbreak. The subsequent lockdown and unlock process has made things difficult in the economic field but has also affected other sectors. Economic equality becomes the basis of social equality. The society with one of its sections becoming strong while another remaining weak will not be able to become self reliant. So, there is a necessity to strike out balance in the society even at the economic level. UP Kisan Aasan Kist Yojana Uttar Pradesh state government has started UP Kisan Asan Kist Yojana from 1 February 2020. Under this UP Easy Installment Scheme, farmers can pay their outstanding tubewell electricity bills in installments (kishts). As per the Energy department of Uttar Pradesh, the interest waiver on tubewells bill would also remain applicable.

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Electricity supplier companies will get their bill dues recovered while farmers can pay their bills in easy installments with no interest charged. The main aim of the UP govt. is to realize the vision of Doubling Farmers Income by 2022. Energy department of UP govt. has started the facility of paying outstanding electricity bills in easy installment under UP Kisan Asan Kist Yojana 2020. UP Bal Shramik Vidya Yojana Uttar Pradesh state government has launched UP Bal Shramik Vidya Yojana 2020 to educate orphans and children of labourers. This UP Labourers Children Education Scheme will enable children of workers to lead healthy life and prosperous life. Each eligible boy will get Rs. 1,000 while girl would get Rs. 1,200 per month. Moreover, students of class 8th, 9th, 10th will get an additional assistance of Rs. 6,000 per year. The new UP Bal Shramik Vidya Scheme was to be launched in March-end but it was delayed due to lockdown.

More than 2,000 children would be sent funds as a mark of official launch of this UP Bal Shramik Yojna on 12th June 2020 on the occasion of World Day Against Child Labour. Previously, the state govt. had launched a Conditional Cash Transfer project in 10 district on trial basis. In that project, students were annually given Rs. 92,000 per head which was a success. UP Labourers Children Education Scheme would be launched to benefit more students and prevent them from working as child labourers. UP Mukhyamantri Krishak Durghatna Kalyan Yojana Uttar Pradesh state government has launched UP Mukhyamantri Krishak Durghatna Kalyan Yojana 2020 for the welfare of farmers. Under this accidental insurance scheme, the state govt. will provide financial assistance to family of farmer’s who die or become handicapped while working in fields. This new scheme will replace the existing UP Mukhyamantri Krishak Durghatna Jivan Bima Yojana. This decision was taken in the cabinet meeting presided over by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on 21 January 2020.

In case of death of farmer, his / her family will receive Rs. 5 lakh compensation under UP Mukhyamantri Krishak Durghatna Kalyan Yojana 2020. The new evidential insurance scheme is going to benefit around 2.38 crore farmers families. This scheme will also include Bataidars, who works in fields of other persons and share the crop after it is harvested.

The state govt. has allocated Rs. 500 crore for UP Mukhyamantri Kisan Durghatna Kalyan Yojana in UP Budget 2020-21 presented on 18 February. The UP state govt. has also decided to implement Mukhyamantri Paryatan Samvardhan Yojana to boost tourism in state. Uttar Pradesh Free Laptop Scheme Uttar Pradesh state government has launched Free Laptop Scheme 2020 for meritorious students. In this Yogi Muft Laptop Yojana 2020, the UP state govt. will start distribution of laptops to around 25 lakh youths. Yogi Free Laptop Vitaran Scheme is also going to benefit those students who are going to take admissions in reputed colleges or universities.

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The primary objective of Uttar Pradesh Free Laptop Distribution Scheme is to provide quality education to students and to raise their productivity. All the students can now fill UP Laptop Yojana Online Form 2020 to avail free laptops under the Yogi Adityanath Free Laptop Yojana. Some of the children gets admissions in the reputed colleges but due to shortage of money, they are unable to purchase laptops. As laptops in the todays world are a necessity for students for better learning of concepts.

Accordingly, the state govt. of UP has started Yogi Muft Laptop Yojana 2020 for students. UP Laptop Yojana Online Form will remain available at the UP CMO website. Current Affairs 2020 PDF | Latest Current Affairs 2020 PDF

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