As we prepare ourselves to bid adieu to yet another eventful year, GNBC brings you 10 reasons to cheer and start a new year on a positive note. The ‘Top 10 News 2015’ is a collection of best news of the year in each category. Only those Good News are selected that have had a commendable impact on different sections of the society.
1. With 11.5 crore bank accounts, Jan Dhan Yojna creates Guinness Record
Mr Narendra Modi’s Jan Dhan Yojna has not only won millions of hearts but also has bagged Guinness World Record. Within span of five months, 7.5 crore households have been covered and 11.5 crore new bank accounts have got opened. The main motive behind this yojna is to make sure that every Indian Household has a bank account and is availing banking facility.
News Source: pib.nic.in
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2. Government Offices would now be digitized – Thanks to E-Kranti
Thanks to E-Kranti, government offices would soon get digitized and government officials would discard book keeping and will maintain records on computer. E-Kranti would prove quite beneficial to the government offices as usage of Information and Technology would enhance transparency and reliability of the working of various government offices.
News Source: deity.gov.in
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3. Transformation of Civic Infrastructure would be brought through AMRUT
500 cities all across India would become Smart Cities by 2020 under Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Transformation (AMRUT). Under this scheme the urban inhabitants are provided with sustainable living conditions thereby enhancing accessibility to urban spaces and employment opportunities.
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4. Contribute to the society with Campaign Give it Up
Mr Narendra Modi has vowed that within coming years, every Indian household would have gas connection and the chullas will become non-existent. To make this dream come true, our worthy Prime Minister has launched a campaign wherein he has urged people hailing from economically better section of the society to give up their LPG subsidy so that the needy can be benefited from it.
#Give it up #Give it up campaign #LPG #LPG subsidy
News Source: ibnlive.com
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5. Nationwide Emergency Response System will now save Women in Distress
Police Response System will now get revolutionized due to advent of Nationwide Emergency Response System (NERS) .It aims to help the women in distress nationwide. NERS would have a special number designed for Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) present in every state. A call made on this number would be tracked by GPS based Computer Aided Software and help would be sent from the nearest police station to the women in distress.
News Source: dnaindia.com
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6. Indian Railway now has its own Security System to avert Terror Attacks
Indian Railways is now equipped to avert any kind of terror attack and is thereby able to ensure 100% safety to the people travel through it . This has become possible due to inauguration of Integrated Security System (ISS) by Hon’ble Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on 29 June 2015. ISS is now working in four major railway stations in Mumbai. With the advent of ISS, activities of passengers would be monitored by CCTV cameras and live images can be seen in railway station office.
News Source: ndtv.com
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7. One Rank One Pension Scheme delayed for a bit
One Rank and One Pension Scheme covers all the three services i.e. Army, Navy and Air force and maintains that regardless of the rank and years served every officer would get the same amount of pension. Despite some technical calculations and interpretations, this scheme has finally got implemented in 2015, just before Bihar polls.
News Source: India Today
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8. Educational Advancement for Minority Section
Nai Manzil Scheme – A special scheme is launched for Muslims and other minorities wherein these sections would be provided skill education, soft skills training and providence of employment opportunities in the organised sector. This scheme intends to cover people between 17-35 years.
News Source: pib.nic.in
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9. Suraksha Bandhan Drive will ensure enrollment in Social Security Scheme
Union Government has launched Suraksha Bandhan Drive to ensure enrolment in Social Security Scheme. Under this scheme the government aims to create a social security system which would cover poor sections of the society and would ensure their participation in Insurance Companies.
News Source: pib.nic.in
10. A Boost to Entrepreneurship
Consolidating Indian entrepreneurship, the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion has been delegated the responsibility to make the ‘Start-Up India’ initiative a success. The Department is already providing training to hone the skills of budding entrepreneurs. Now, it will also work closely with banks to ensure easy availability of soft loans in both rural and urban India.
News Source: Economic Times
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