Current Affairs – 29th Dec 2023
Different Commissions and their Recommendations:
- Abhijit Sen Committee (2002): Long Term Food Policy
- Abid Hussain Committee: On Small Scale Industries
- Ajit Kumar Committee: Army Pay Scales
- Athreya Committee: Restructuring Of IDBI
- Basel Committee: Banking Supervision
- Bhurelal Committee: Increase in Motor Vehicle Tax
- Bimal Jalan committee: Report on the working of capital market infrastructure institutions (MIIs)
- Bimal Jalan committee: To decide the appropriate level of reserves that the RBI should hold
- C. Babu Rajiv Committee: Reforms in Ship Act 1908 & Ship Trust Act 1963
- C. Rangrajan Committee: To review the Methodology for Measurement of Poverty
- Chandrasekhar Committee: Venture Capital
- Chandratre Committee Report (1997): Security Analysis and Investment Management
- Chore Committee: Review the Operation of the Cash Credit System
- Dave Committee (2000): Pension Scheme for Unorganized Sector
- Deepak Parekh committee: To Financing Infrastructure through PPP model
- Dhanuka Committee: Simplification of Transfer Rules in Security Markets
- G. V. Ramakrishna Committee: On Disinvestment
- Goiporia Committee: Improvement in the Customer Service at Primary (Urban) Cooperative Banks
- Hanumant Rao Committee: Fertilizers
- J. R. Varma Committee: Current Account Carry Forward Practice
- Jankiramanan Committee: Securities Transactions
- JJ. Irani Committee: Company Law Reforms
- K. C. Chakrabarty Committee: To analyse the financial condition of the Regional Rural Banks in India
- K. Kasturirangan: To head drafting committee of National Education Policy
- Kelkar Committee (2002): Tax Structure Reforms
- Kothari Commission: To examine all aspects of the educational sector in India
- Khan Working Group: Development Finance Institutions
- Khusro Committee: Agricultural Credit System
- Kumarmanglam Birla Report: Corporate Governance
- MB Shah Committee: To investigate black money, mostly hoarded abroad
- Mahajan Committee (1997): Sugar Industry
- Malegam Committee: Reforms in the Primary Market & Repositioning of UTI
- Malhotra Committee: Broad Framework of Insurance Sector
- Marathe Committee: Recommendation for Urban Co-operative Banks
- Mashelkar Committee 2002: Auto Fuel Policy
- Mckinsey Report: Merger of 7 Associate Banks with SBI
- Meera Seth Committee: Development of Handlooms
- Nachiket Mor Committee: Committee on Comprehensive Financial Services for Small Businesses and Low Income Households
- Narismhan Committee (1991): Banking Sector Reforms
- N.N. Vohra Committee: Relations (Nexus) Of Politicians with Criminals
- Parekh Committee: Infrastructure Financing
- Percy Mistry Committee: Making Mumbai an International Financial Center
- P. J. Nayak Committee: To evaluate governance of board of banks and examine criteria to select directors, as well as their term
- Prasad Panel: International Trade and Services
- Radha Krishnan Commission (1948): Establishment of the University Grant Commission
- R V. Gupta Committee: Small Savings
- Raja Chelliah Committee: Tax Reforms
- Rekhi Committee: Indirect Taxes
- RV Gupta Committee: Agricultural Credit
- Sarkaria Commission: Central-state relationship
- K. Santhanam Committee: Establishment of CBI
- S P Talwar Committee: Restructuring Of Weak Public Sector Bank
- Suresh Tendulkar Committee: Redefining Poverty Line and Its Calculation Formula
- Sapta Rishi Committee (July 2002): Development Of Domestic Tea Industry
- Shah Committee: Reforms Relating To Non Banking Financial Companies (NFBCs)
- Shivraman Committee (1979): Establishment of NABARD
- S.N. Verma Committee (1999): Restructuring the Commercial Banks
- Swaminathan Commission (2004): To find the problems faced by the farmers
- Sukhamoy Chakravarty Committee: To assess the functioning of the Indian Monetary system
- Tandon Committee: System Of working capital financing by Banks
- Tarapore Committee (1997): Report on Capital Account Convertibility
- Udesh Kohli Committee: Analyze Fund Requirement in Power Sector
- U.K. Sharma Committee: NABARD’s Role in RRB
- Vaghul Committee: Money Market in India
- Vasudev Committee: NBFC Sector Reforms
- Y B Reddy Committee: 2001: Review Of Income Tax Rebates
- Justice A.K Mathur commission: 7th Pay Commission
- Balwantrai Mehta Committee (1957): Panchayati Raj Institutions
There are many committees and commissions are made in India in various fields. On the basis of recommendations of these committees many reforms taken place in our country. It is observed that many questions are asked in the exams based on these committees and commissions.
Bhimavaram: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Friday disbursed the Jagananna Vidya Deevena funds of Rs. 584 crores into the accounts of mothers who send their wards to schools.
- Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy released the amount directly into the joint accounts of 8,09,039 mothers and students for the quarter July-September 2023, at a programme to be organised at Bhimavaram in West Godavari district. With this tranche, the total amount disbursed so far under the Jagananna Vidya Deevena and Jagananna Vasathi Deevena will be ₹18,576 crore.
- With the aim of providing higher education to the poor students, the government is reimbursing the total fee regularly on quarterly basis directly into the accounts of the mothers of students pursuing ITI, polytechnic, degree, engineering, medicine and other courses without any limit on the number of eligible children in a family. The government is not only taking care of the educational expenses of the students but also their board and lodging expenses.
- A financial assistance of ₹20,000 to the students pursuing degree, engineering and medicine, ₹15,000 to those studying polytechnic and ₹10,000 to the ITI students is being given in two instalments every year under the Vasathi Deevena scheme. Assistance under the scheme is given to all children in a family, irrespective of their number.
Jagananna Vidya Deevena:
The Jagananna Vidya Deevena initiative is a welfare program launched by Chief Minister Jagan’s government in Andhra Pradesh. Its objective is to provide financial assistance to the mothers of students studying in colleges and universities. Under this scheme, the government directly deposits funds into the bank accounts of the students’ mothers, which can be utilised for paying the college fees, hostel charges, and other educational expenses.
As an integral part of the Government’s strong resolve to improve the Gross Enrolment Rate (GER), provide quality higher education, ensure continuation of students in the stream of higher education, and equip the students with skills essential for the Fourth Industrial Era, the Government has decided to launch a scheme titled ‘Jagananna Vidya Deevena’. Under the scheme, Government will provide ‘full-fee reimbursement’ to eligible students who are native to the State of Andhra Pradesh, pursuing degree education in the State.
Eligibility:
- Under Jagan Anna Vidya Deevena Scheme, the fee of students belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, backward classes, minorities, Kapus, economically backward classes and differently-abled categories will be reimbursed.
- Any student whose annual family income is less than Rs. 2.5 lakh are eligible under Jagananna Vidya Deevena Scheme.
- Those with 10 acres of wetland and 25 acres of dry land are also eligible for the benefit.
- There is no income limit for students hailing from families of sanitation workers and those who are professionally dependent on taxi, auto, and tractor. However, the income taxpayers will not be eligible.
- The Social Welfare Department will be the Nodal Department for execution of the scheme in close collaboration with the departments of Higher Education, Tribal Welfare, Backward Classes Welfare, Minority Welfare and the Department of Finance.
Budget allocation:
Since 2019, AP government has reimbursed Rs.9,249 crore under Jagananna Vidya Deevana and disbursed Rs.3,366 crores under Jagananna Vasathi Deevana scheme. An amount of Rs.2,841 crore for Jagananna Vidya Deevana and Rs.2,200 crore for Jagananna Vasathi Deevana was allocated in the AP Budget for the year 2023-24.