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IN NEWS: World Social Production Report → 2020 – 2020

EXAM POINT OF VIEW – Subject titled in – (GS1 & GS3) - Social Empowerment.

What is the primary fact? It is about Social Safety.

An International Labour Organization report titled ‘World Social Protection Report 2020–22’ has revealed that,

globally 4.1 billion people are living without any social safety net of any kind.

Social Security in India

Social security is divided by the Indian government into seven branches: Health-care; old age/retirement;

unemployment benefits; family and childcare; occupational disease and disability; rural job guarantee; and food

security.

What are the steps initiated by the Government of India towards Social Security?

Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojana (PM-JAY)

National Health Policy 2017

Social Security Code 2020

Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan-dhan (PM-SYM)

Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan

PM Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana (PMGKAY)

One Nation One Ration Card

Atmanirbhar Bharat Rozgar Yojana

Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act

(MGNREGA)

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The World Social Protection Report 2020–22’clearly explains the exact fact that

(1) There are significant regional inequalities in Social protection with Europe and Central Asia having the

highest rates of coverage - 84% of people are covered by at least one benefit.

(2) In 2020, only 46.9% of the global population benefited from at least one protection under the ambit of

social security.

(3) Challenges Put Forward by Covid-19 Pandemic: Pervasive challenges such as high levels of economic

insecurity, persistent poverty, rising inequality, extensive informality and a fragile social contract have been

exacerbated by Covid-19.

(4) Disparity in Social Security Expenditure: Countries spend on average 12.9% of their GDP on social

protection (excluding health), but this figure masks staggering variations.

(5) High-income countries spend on average 16.4%, upper-middle-income countries 8%, lower-middle income

countries 2.5%, and low-income countries 1.1%.

(6) Limited Protection to Women, Children and Disabled Peoples: Globally, the vast majority of children

still have no effective social protection coverage – only one in four children (26.4%) receive a social

protection benefit. Just 45% of women with newborns receive a cash maternity benefit. Only one in three

people with severe disabilities (33.5%) worldwide receive a disability benefit.

(7) Limited Unemployment Protection: A mere 18.6% of unemployed workers worldwide have effective

coverage for unemployment and thus actually receive unemployment benefits. This remains the least

developed branch of social protection.

Illustratively we may discuss about Welfare Measure in various states

West Bengal →

Kanyashree (Bengali: কন্যাশ্রী) is an initiative taken by the Government of West Bengal to improve the

life and the status of the girls by helping economically backward families with cash so that families do not

arrange the marriage of their girl child before eighteen years because of economic problem.

Tamil Nadu →

Amma Unavagam (Tamil: அம்மா உணவகம்) is a food subsidisation programme run by the Government

of Tamil Nadu in India.It is a first of the kind scheme run by any Government.

Findings,

Establishing universal social protection and realizing the human right to social security for all is the

cornerstone of a human-centred approach to obtaining social justice.

There is a need to recognize that effective and comprehensive social protection is not just essential for

social justice and decent work but for creating a sustainable and resilient future too.

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BANKING [IBPS, SBI, RRB]

World Coconut Day: 02 September

World Coconut Day is observed on September 02 every year since 2009. It is observed for promoting this tropical fruit and bringing awareness regarding its health benefits. The theme of World Coconut Day 2021 is ‘Building a Safe Inclusive Resilient and Sustainable Coconut Community Amid COVID-19 Pandemic & Beyond’. The WCD also commemorates the formation of the Asian Pacific Coconut Community (APCC), which aims to promote, coordinate and harmonize all activities of the coconut industry.

Axis Bank ties up with BharatPe for PoS business Axis Bank has partnered with BharatPe for the point of sale (PoS) business of BharatPe named BharatSwipe. Under the partnership, Axis Bank will be the acquiring bank for BharatSwipe and will provide acceptance of credit and debit cards for merchants associated with BharatPe. The partnership will help BharatPe to expand its merchant acquiring business in India.

India’s economic growth soars to 20.1% in first quarter on low base

India’s economy grew by 20.1% during the April-June quarter of this financial year, as against a 24.4% contraction seen during the same period last year. The massive growth seen in the first quarter has made India the fastest-growing major economy across the globe. In the previous quarter, India’s economy had grown by 1.6%. For the full financial year 2020-21, India’s GDP contracted by 7.3%.

Morgan Stanley retains India GDP growth estimate at 10.5% for FY22

America based Investment Bank; Morgan Stanley has maintained the GDP growth forecast of India at 10.5 per cent for the financial year 2021-22 (FY2022). GDP grew 20.1 per cent year-on-year in the quarter ending June. On a two-year CAGR basis, real GDP contracted 4.7 per cent in QE June versus plus 2.3 per cent in QE March.

IRS officer JB Mohapatra appointed as CBDT chairman

IRS officer JB Mohapatra was appointed as the chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes. His appointment was approved today by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC). He has already served as the acting chairman of the CBDT.

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GST collections in August at over Rs 1.12 lakh crore

GST revenue remained above Rs 1 trillion marks for the second straight month in August at over Rs 1.12 trillion, 30 per cent higher than the collection in the year-ago period. The mop-up in August is; however, lower than Rs 1.16 trillion collected in July 2021. In 1.12 trillion, Central GST is Rs 20,522 crore, State GST is Rs 26,605 crore, Integrated GST is Rs 56,247 crore (including Rs 26,884 crore collected on import of goods) and Cess is Rs 8,646 crore (including Rs 646 crore collected on import of goods).

India Hosts 8th Meeting of Agricultural Experts of BIMSTEC Countries

India hosted the 8th Meeting of Agriculture Experts of Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) Countries through video conferencing. The meeting was chaired by Dr Trilochan Mohapatra, Secretary in the Department of Agricultural Research & Education & Director General of ICAR. BIMSTEC comprise of seven Member States including five from South Asia (Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka), and two from Southeast Asia, including Myanmar and Thailand.

Sri Lanka declares food emergency as forex crisis

Sri Lanka has declared a state of emergency as the food crisis worsened after private banks ran out of foreign exchange to finance imports. With the country suffering a hard-hitting economic crisis, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said he ordered emergency regulations to counter the hoarding of sugar, rice and other essential foods. The Sri Lankan rupee has fallen by 7.5% against the US dollar this year.

Assam cabinet decides to remove Rajiv Gandhi’s name from Orang national park The Assam cabinet has decided to remove the name of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi from the Orang National Park. Since the name Orang is associated with the sentiments of the Adivasi and tea-tribe community, the cabinet has decided to rename the Rajiv Gandhi Orang National Park as Orang National Park.

Indian Army contingent to participate in Exercise ZAPAD 2021

Indian Army will participate in Exercise ZAPAD 2021, a Multi Nation exercise being held at Nizhniy in Russia from 3-16 September. ZAPAD 2021 is one of the theatre level exercises of the Russian Armed Forces and will focus primarily on operations against terrorists. Over a dozen countries from the Eurasian and South Asian Regions will participate in this signature event.

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1) Jal Jeevan - Har Ghar Nal Se Jal

‘Har Ghar Nal Se Jal' is a major focus of the Jal Jeevan Mission. The Har Ghar Nal Se Jal program plans to increase the supply of tap water to 1.8 million rural households. States must implement some mandatory components of the program, including installation of bore wells and tube wells in areas where is no water supply infrastructure, and installation of pumps with dry sensors and replenishment structures among other things.

2) Silver medals on High Jump, Javelin Throw & Discus Throw

In Tokyo Paralympics 2020,

Mariyappan Thangavelu – Men’s High Jump

Devendra Jhajharia - Men’s javelin throw

Yogesh Kathuniya - Men's Discus Throw

3) In J&K, Union Minister launched New Central Sector Scheme

Amit Shah launches portal for registrations of units under New Central Sector Scheme for J&K. He said that the government will provide financial assistance and subsidy for the already existing industry in J&K. The new industrial policy is the fulfilment of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's promise after revocation of Article 370 and 35A and that the Centre aims to create a new horizon for the overall development of the Union Territory. Know About Article 370: Article 370 of the Indian constitution gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir, a region located in the northern part of Indian subcontinent which was administered by India as a state from 1954 to 31 October 2019, conferring it with the power to have a separate constitution, a state flag and autonomy over the internal administration of the state. Article 370 was drafted in Part XXI of the Indian constitution titled "Temporary, Transitional and Special Provisions”.

4) Rajiv Gandhi Orang National Park to be renamed as Orang National Park

The Assam government on September 1, 2021, passed a resolution to rename Rajiv Gandhi

Orang National Park as Orang National Park. The state government stated that the decision to

drop former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi’s name from Assam’s national park was taken due to prolonged requests from the Adivasi groups in the state. Also we know that, on August 6, 2021, the

Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna was also renamed the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna.

5) Sarbananda Sonowal launched Y-Break App

The Ministry of AYUSH, Sarbananda Sonowal has launched the Y-Break App as a 5-minute yoga protocol for office goers. Y-Break App is a 5-minute yoga protocol for office goers to help them de-stress, refresh and re-focus at their workplace and thereby increase their productivity. The Y-Break App has been launched by the Ministry of AYUSH on September 1, 2021, as a part of series of week-long activities and campaigns to commemorate Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav.

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