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Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme – MPLAD

Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme – MPLAD Part of: GS Prelims and GS-II- Governance The Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) is an ongoing Central Sector Scheme which was launched in 1993-94. The Scheme enables the Members of Parliament to recommend works for creation of durable community assets based on locally felt needs to be taken up in their constituencies in the area of national priorities namely drinking water, education, pu

'5 T plan' to fight coronavirus crisis in Delhi

'5 T plan' to fight coronavirus crisis in Delhi Part of: GS Prelims and GS-II-Governance A 'five T plan' - testing, tracing, treatment, team work, and tracking and monitoring, to tackle Covid-19. Chief Minister said along with these steps, the government is well prepared in dealing with up to 30,000 active cases in the city. Explaining each T, he said corona test will be the first step, under which the government will go for mass random tests. "If there is no testin

Cabinet approved 30% salary cut and MPLADS suspended

Cabinet approved 30% salary cut and MPLADS suspended Part of: GS Prelims and GS-II-Governance Union Cabinet headed by Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi has approved an ordinance of 30% cut in the salaries of all Members of Parliament (MPs) for FY 20-21 and a two-year suspension (2020-21 and 2021-22) of the MP Local Area Development (MPLAD) scheme so that the amount saved can go to the Consolidated Fund of India to fight COVID-19. The Union Cabinet has approved an o

Dearness Allowance hike of 4% stalled during COVID19

What is Dearness allowance? DA is an allowance that every government employee gets and is calculated as a proportion of the basic salary. Increases in the allowance is usually announced every six months with effect from January 1 for the January-June period and from July 1 for the June-December period. The announcement of the hike in DA and the payout is usually done in March (for January-June) and September (for July-December). The DA is calculated based on a percentage of the basic sal

On government regulation of online news, OTT services

On government regulation of online news, OTT services Context The recent decision of the government to bring video streaming services and online news under the ambit of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. This government has, from time to time, made it clear that it is in favour of bringing these digital services under some sort of regulatory framework. Advantages of censorship on online streaming videos: Levelling the playing field: But on one count at least thi

Unabating attacks on journalists

Unabating attacks on journalists Case studies Isravel Moses, a 26-year-old television journalist who reported on illegal encroachment of land and sale of ganja, was hacked to death in Nallur village in Kanchipuram district of Tamil Nadu on November 8. Four persons who attacked him were later arrested. The same day, another journalist, 35-year-old Syed Adil Wahab, was found brutally murdered in a jungle on the outskirts of Bhopal. Earlier on June 14, 2018, Shujaat Bukhari, a promine

In vaccine race last lap, the key steps for India

In vaccine race last lap, the key steps for India Context Evaluation of candidate vaccines for COVID-19 should be done on technical parameters and programmatic suitability. Requirements of an ideal vaccine An ideal vaccine would provide all of these — immunity that is of a high degree (90% + protective especially against severe illness), broad scale (against different variants) and durable (at least five years if not lifelong); a vaccine that is safe (little or no side