Himachal Pradesh Affairs
Himachal 9th in smart policing survey
Ranked first among the northern states, the Himachal Pradesh Police have secured the 9th place in the country in Smart Policing Survey- 2021, conducted by the Indian Police Foundation (IPF) on the index of public perceptions and citizen satisfaction. The north India region includes J&K, Ladakh, Punjab, Chandigarh, Har-
yana, Delhi, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.
The state stood 9th among 29 states and Union Territories (UT) with 6.91 points out of 10. The Consolidated Smart Policing Index (CSPI) for each state/UT is based on their aggregate scores in six competence-based indices, three values-based indices and thrust on index of citizens trust in the police.
Himachal was better placed on value-based parameters and ranked 8th in fair, unbiased and lawful policing, with a score of 6.79, 9th in Integrity and Corruption-free service (6.60 points), 8th in public trust (7.17 points) and 10th in accountability (6.71 points).
The quality of policing was the highest in Andhra Pradesh, , Assam, Kerala, Sikkim, Mizoram and Gujarat, with an index value of seven and above. As many as 19 states/UTs, including Himachal, scored an index value between six and seven, while three states scored between five and six.
Himachal ranked 12th in perception score of police sensitivity (6.94) and 8th in strictness and good behaviour (6.98), better than the national Average. Further, the state ranked 10th in accessibility with a score of 7.11 and was placed seventh in responsiveness, with 7.20 points on a scale of 1-10. The state ranked 11th, with 6.85 points, in helpful and friendly policing, but was down at the 14th spot in technology adoption, with a score of 6.75.
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The Reserve Bank of India has approved NSDL e-Governance as an Account Aggregator.
As an account aggregator, the Reserve Bank Of India (RBI) has certified the ” e-Governance Infrastructure.”
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The NSDL e-Governance Infrastructure is a provider of IT-enabled Services.
It received RBI’s in-principle clearance to start an account aggregator business through NSDL e-Governance Account Aggregator Ltd, a fully owned subsidiary.
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After A Year Of Protests, Three Farm Laws Were Repealed
In his address on November 19, 2021, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the federal government will abolish all three <a href="https://exam.pscnotes.com/Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture laws.
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Farmers who are protesting were also asked to return to their houses.
Farmers around the country began protesting the agricultural rules a year ago, and the decision to abolish them was made one year later.
These laws will be repealed during Parliament’s Winter Session.
Farmers’ main fear was that these regulations would eliminate the Minium Support Price (MSP), which is guaranteed by the government on certain crops.
Farmers will soon be at the mercy of large corporations.
In India, the majority of farmers are small-scale farmers, according to the Prime Minister.
To assist these farmers, the central government uses a multi-faceted approach that includes everything from seed technology to crop Insurance plans.
The three farm bills were introduced to help small farmers by empowering and strengthening them.
The government, on the other hand, was unable to persuade a group of farmers who were protesting. The laws were repealed in Light of this.
Narayan Rane, Union Minister for MSME Launched Special Credit Linked Capital Subsidy Scheme (SCLCSS)
On the second day of the MSME North East Conclave, Union Minister for MSME Narayan Rane announced the Special Credit Linked Capital Subsidy Scheme (SCLCSS) for the <a href="https://exam.pscnotes.com/Services-sector”>services sector.
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Senior authorities from the Ministry of MSME in Guwahati were also in attendance.
The scheme would assist companies in the services sector in meeting their technology-related requirements by providing a 25% capital subsidy for the purchase of plant and machinery, as well as service equipment, through institutional credit to SC-ST MSEs without any sector-specific limits on technology upgradation.
The Minister also congratulated North-eastern SC/ST entrepreneurs and encouraged young people to pursue in order to become EMPLOYMENT creators rather than job seekers. Shri Rane promised the youngsters that the Ministry of MSME will leave no stone unturned in their quest to become successful entrepreneurs.
Japan’s PM announces a $490 billion stimulus program
Fumio Kishida, Japan’s Prime Minister, launched a record-breaking stimulus plan of over 56 trillion Japanese yen.
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