07.02.19 Uttar Pradesh (UPPCS) Current Affairs

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UTTAR PRADESH

 

  • Uttar Pradesh budget 2019-20: Highlights
  • CM Yogi Adityanath hails state budget, terms it ‘Sabka Sath Sabka Vikas’ budget.
  • Rs 1,075 crore has been allocated to acquire land for construction of residential and non-residential buildings in newly created districts and newly created courts in the state.
  • Rs 2,579 crore has been allocated under the Old Age and Farmers’ Pension Scheme.
  • Rs 50 crore has been allocated for Wi-Fi facility in all the colleges and universities.
  • Rs 242 crore has been allocated to provide grant-inaid to Sanskrit Pathshalas in order to encourage education of Sanskrit.
  • Rs 2,275 crore has been allocated for Mid Day Meal programme.
  • Rs 1,100.61 crore has been allocated for flood control and water drainage projects.
  • Rs 1,812.56 crore has been allocated for the works of Saryu Canal National Project.
  • Rs 1,727 crore has been set aside for the second phase of Central Ganga Canal Scheme.
  • Rs 850 crore has been allocated to connect the villages and settlements through concrete link roads under various schemes.
  • Rs 845 crore allocated for ‘Mukhya Mantri Kisan Evam Sarvhit Bima Yojna’.
  • Rs 1,000 crore has been allocated for construction, expansion and strengthening of airstrips in UP.
  • Rs 908 crore has been set aside under the scheme for upgrading identified district hospitals into medical colleges in the state.
  • Rs 150 crore has been allocated to provide electricity to the Powerloom weavers at subsidized rates.
  • Rs 100 crore has been earmarked under the Mukhyamantri Yuva Swarojgar Yojna.
  • Rs 250 crore allocated for One District, One Product (ODOP) scheme.
  • Rs 6,000 crore has been allocated for Swachh Bharat Mission.
  • Rs 224 crore has been proposed for Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Rurban Mission.
  • Rs 2,954 crore has been allocated for the National Rural Drinking Water Programme and Rs 1,393 crore for National Rural Livelihood Mission.
  • Rs 3,000 crore allocated for piped drinking water scheme in Bundelkhand, Vindhya region and the villages affected by low quality water.
  • Rs 3,488 crore set aside for implementation of National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme.
  • Rs 6,240 crore set aside for the financial year 2019-20 under the Pradhanmantri Avas Yojna.
  • Rs 247.60 crore has been allocated for maintenance and construction of Gaushalas in the rural areas.
  • Govt estimates to earn Rs 165 crores from cess imposed on liquor which it will use for upkeep of stray cattle.
  • Rs 200 crores has been allocated for upkeep of stray cattle in urban areas.
  • Rs 800 crore has been allocated for Jewar airport, and Rs 200 crore for airport in Ayodhya.
  • Rs 910 crore has been earmarked for scholarship for minority community students.
  • Rs 459 crore has been allocated to Arabi Farsi Madrassas in the state.
  • UP govt to launch Kanya Sumangla Yojana for welfare of girls, Rs 1,200 crore has been allocated for the same.
  • Rs 300 crore and Rs 200 crore respectively has been set aside for special programmes in Poorvanchal and Bundelkhand respectively.
  • Rs 13,135 crore has been allocated for development of roads under PWD, Rs 2,100 crore for construction of bridges.
  • Rs 207 crore has been allocated for development and beautification of corridor from Ganga ghat to Kashi Vishwanath temple.
  • Rs 101 crore has been earmarked for development of prominent tourist places in Ayodhya and Rs 125 crore has been allocated for Braj teerth.
  • Rs 27 has been allocated for facelift of Gar Mukhteshwar shrine.
  • Rs 300 crore allocated for development of shrines.
  • UP finance minister says its biggest earnings for 2019-20 to come from GST at Rs 77,000 crore, followed by Rs 31,000 crore from excise and Rs 78,000 crore from Motor Vehicle Tax
  • Rs 248 crore has been allocated for cancer institute to be setup in Lucknow.
  • Rs 700 crore allocated for establishing 36 police stations along with barracks and police lines development, Rs 200 crore for for establishment for housing in 57 fire stations and Rs 204 crore for police modernization.
  • Rs 111 crore allocated for beneficiaries left out in PM Ayushman Yojna under CM Arogya Abhiyan.
  • Varanasi, Gorakhpur, Prayagraj, Meerut and Jhansi to get metro rail connectivity in new plan, Rs 150 crore earmarked for the same.
  • Vedic Vigyan Cente at Banaras Hindu University to be given an allocation of Rs 16 crore – the biggest single chunk in last decade to any research centre by state govt.
  • Rs 500 crore has been allocated for land acquisition to develop Defence Corridor along with Bundelkhand Expressway.
  • Rs 3,194 crore allocated for Purvanchal, Gorakhpur and Bundelkhand Expressways.
  • Basic education gets an allocation of Rs 18,845 crore.
  • Rs 150 crore earmarked for regional air connectivity.
  • Rs 8 crore allocated for Mathura Vrindavan auditorium.

 

  • Rs 5 crore allocated for Ramlila Maidan boundary walls.

 

  • Rs 400 crore has been allocated for seven Police lines.

 

  • Rs 700 crores allocated for strengthening police infrastructure including police stations.

 

  • Rs 21,000 crore set aside for new schemes in UP.

 

  • UP govt tables a budget of Rs 4.79 lakh crore, this is an increase of 12 per cent from 2018-19.

INTERNATIONAL

 

·         Google to shut down its Google Plus platform

 

  • Google is to shut downits Google Plus platform, which had been originally conceived as a social networking option different from Facebook and Twitter. This announcement was made in December 2018. The reason for the shutdown was prompted by a major security breach, besides the lack of a growth trajectory that Google had anticipated.
  • The shutdown process has started. The option for users to create new Google+ profiles, pages, communities or events is no longer available, since February 4. The option for using Google+ for comments was removed from Blogger on February 4, and from other sites, it will be removed by March 7. All the Google+ comments will be deleted starting April 2.

 

 

NATIONAL

 

·         ISRO launched GSAT-31 fromFrench Guiana

 

  • Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) 40th communication satellite GSAT-31 has been launched successfully by European launch services provider- Ariane-5 rocket from French Guiana. It placed GSAT-31 in the intended Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit.
  • Weighing about 2,535 kg,the GSAT-31 will provide continuity to operational services on some of the in-orbit satellites.
  • GSAT-31 is to provide transponder capacity for supporting VSAT networks, Television uplinks, Digital Satellite News Gathering, DTH television services, cellular backhaul connectivity, and many such applications.

 

 

  • Taj Mahal, Agra Fort, Qutub Minar Among Top 10 Revenue-Generating Monuments

 

  • Culture Ministery recently revealed the top revenue-generating monuments in the country between 2015 and 2018.
  • The top revenue-generating monuments during 2015-18 include Taj Mahal, Agra Fort, Qutub Minar, Red Fort and Humayun’s Tomb.

 

  • Others in the top 10 list for the period of 2015-2018 include Agra Fort, Red Fort, Qutub Minar, Sun Temple in Konark, Mamallapuram, Ellora caves, group of monuments in Khajuraho, and the Ajanta caves in Aurangabad.

 

  • Tourism contributes nearly 9.4% of the country’s GDP and supports 8% of its total employment.

 

·         PM JAY App has been launched on Google play store

 

  • Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY) Apphas been launched on Google play store. Ayushman Bharat Yojana or Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY) is a centrally sponsored scheme. The scheme was launched in the year 2018 under the Ayushman Bharat Mission of MoHFW in the country.
  • This scheme aims at making interventions in primary, secondary and tertiary care systems, covering both preventive and promotive health, to address healthcare holistically. Moving ahead to digitalization this app is now available on Google Play store.

 

·         Union Minister Smriti Irani launches India Size project in Mumbai

 

  • Union Minister of Textiles Smriti Iranilaunched the India Size project in Mumbai.
  • A first-of-its-kind project in the history of the country, India Size aims to arrive at a standard Indian Size for the ready-to-wear clothing industry, on the lines of the standardized sizes available in countries such as the USA and the UK.
  • India size project will benefit manufacturers, consumers and generate data which will help tap into the potential of the sector.
  • The Minister also launched a Study of Apparel Consumption in India.

 

·         MoEF approved bullet train via flamingo and Sanjay Gandhi national park

 

  • A committee, chaired by Union Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan, approved wildlife clearance to the Mumbai-Ahmedabad fast bullet train corridor that encroaches upon a Thane Creek Flamingo Sanctuaryand the Sanjay Gandhi National Park, the home to leopards, in Mumbai.
  • The proposal involves diversion of 3.2756 ha of forestland from the Thane Creek Flamingo Wildlife Sanctuary and 97.5189 ha of land close to the boundary of the forest’s protected area. The project for one of India’s first ‘bullet trains’ was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpartShinzo Abe in Ahmedabad in September 2017. It is expected to be ready by 2022.

 

·         Panic button on phones likely to debut on Feb 19

 

  • After Himachal Pradesh and Nagaland made a successful beginning with the panic button on mobile phones linked to an emergency response support system (ERSS) late last year, the Centre is all set to formally announce its plans for a phased roll out across states and the system’s pan-India expansion. The official launch by the Centre of the first phase and calling upon other states to follow is likely to be scheduled for February 19.
  • Besides, HP and Nagaland where the system has taken off smoothly, a number of other states where the system is taking shape will be showcased at this formal announcement. The details are being worked out, sources at the women and child development ministry said.