PRIORITY BOOKS
A Comprehensive Profile of Recent Socio-Economic Welfare Programmes
I.C. Dhingra
Ex-faculty at the University of Delhi and a very lovely grandfather, I. C. Dhingra lives an earthy life with his family in New Delhi. He feels spirituality can be realised at home and relentlessly tries to achieve that by writing and thinking economics.
Sanjay Kataria
A writer by heart, a graduate in Economics from the University of Delhi and a tech-freak cybernaut, Sanjay Kataria was born and educated in New Delhi. He has done his Masters in Sociology and Public Administration and now manages his family business.
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A Comprehensive Profile of Recent Socio-economic Welfare Programmes
I. C. Dhingra
Sanjay Kataria
PRIORITY BOOKS
PRIORITY BOOKS
Published by Priority Publishers
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First Published in India
Copyright Sanjay Kataria 2015
Copyright I.C. Dhingra 2015
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ISBN 978-81-926375-2-5
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TO MY PARENTS
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Contents
Preface
Indias 16 th parliamentary election results have infused much-needed enthusiasm into the national population and have raised expectations for the nations legislative and executive machinery. Businesses and consumers are excited about the growth possibilities presented by a single-party government. But they now want the Prime Minister and his team to deliver speedy reforms, build mechanisms to promote good governance and nurture a business-friendly environment. Within the first year after assuming power, it has already initiated labour reforms, took steps toward ensuring transparent allocation of natural resources such as coal and launched changes to further improve ease of doing business in the country.
As Indias economy and consumer confidence show signs of revival, India Inc. is taking action to capitalise on growth opportunities profitably. Companies in various sectors expect to drive growth by expanding their product and geographic footprint, and they are counting on increased investment in Indias domestic sectors and positive changes in government policy to further fuel growth.
The new Indian government has shouldered the task of overhauling the defunct policies governing the nations businesses today. The aim is to de-clutter Indias policy framework. While some reforms will focus on encouraging new investment, other more strategic initiatives will seek to simplify doing business in India.
All new policy initiatives share a central characteristic: the introduction of digital technologies and channels to enable efficient delivery. Some of the big-ticket policy initiatives that could help put India on a stronger growth trajectory include:
- Digital India Programme
- Skill India Initiative
- Atal Pension Yojana (APY)
- Jan Dhan Yojana
- Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY)
- Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY)
- Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
- MUDRA (Micro Units Development and Refinance Agency) Bank
- Sukanya Samriddhi Account (SSA)
- Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana (PMKSY)
- Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY)
- One Rank One Pension (OROP)
- Seventh Pay Commission
- Garib Kalyan Yojna (GKY)
- MGNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act)
- Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT)
- Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao Scheme
- Sagarmala Initiative for Development of Coastal and Port Cities
- Pradhan Mantri Nai Manzil Scheme Yojana
- Jan Aushadhi Yojana
- Smart City Yojana
- School Nursery Yojana
- Deendayal Upadhyay Shramev Jayate Karyakram
We present below a side-view of the major programmes.
Digital India Programme
The Digital India programme is a flagship programme of the Government of India with a vision to transform India into a digitally empowered society and knowledge economy.
- The journey of e-Governance initiatives in India took a broader dimension in mid-90s for wider sectoral applications with emphasis on citizen-centric services. Later on, many States/UTs started various e-Governance projects. Though these e-Governance projects were citizen-centric, they could make lesser than the desired impact. Government of India launched National e-Governance Plan (NeGP) in 2006. 31 Mission Mode Projects covering various domains were initiated. Despite the successful implementation of many e-Governance projects across the country, e-Governance as a whole has not been able to make the desired impact and fulfil all its objectives.
- It has been felt that a lot more thrust is required to ensure e-Governance in the country promote inclusive growth that covers electronic services, products, devices and job opportunities. Moreover, electronic manufacturing in the country needs to be strengthened.
- In order to transform the entire ecosystem of public services through the use of information technology, the Government of India has launched the Digital India programme with the vision to transform India into a digitally empowered society and knowledge economy.
Digital Infrastructure as a Utility to Every Citizen
- Availability of high speed internet as a core utility for delivery of services to citizens
- Information and communication technologies (ICTs) have the potential of not only bridging the great digital divide in the country (in terms of easy and effective access to ICTs) but also of positively contributing to the growth of the economy, employment and productivity.
- The emphasis is on providing high speed internet connectivity across the length and breadth of the country by deploying ICT infrastructure, optical fibre, and last-mile connectivity options offered by wireless technologies in a manner that is affordable, reliable and competitive.
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