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The elderly should not suffer... National Helpline
n Keeping in view the elderly population of 10.38 crores as per the 2011
census of senior citizens in the country and 19.34 crores likely by
2031, the government has started a programme named the National
Programme for Health Care of Elderly.
n An umbrella scheme for senior citizens named Atal Vayo Abhyudaya
Yojana has been implemented from April 1, 2020. The Pradhan Mantri
Vaya Vandana Yojana was launched to provide protection against
interest fluctuations along with economic and social security.
n In order to ensure economic security to the people of the unorganised
sector of the country, the government has started two insurance
schemes- Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana and Pradhan
Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana. 7 years of scheme were completed
on May 9, 2022. These schemes offer low-cost life and accident
insurance coverage.
Atal Pension Yojna
Launched on May 9th, 2015 to provide financial security to the
elderly, this scheme is open to all Indian citizens in the age group of
18–40 years. Five slabs of Rs 1000, Rs 2000, Rs 3000, Rs 4000, and
Rs 5000 are guaranteed in the scheme. In the event of the death
of the insured, the wife or husband is entitled to the same pension.
A National Helpline-Elderline-Toll Free-14567 was launched on the
International Day of Older Persons on October 1, 2021.
38 RESERVATION FOR UPPER CASTE: EVERY CLASS ASPIRATION
IS BECOMING A REALITY
The issue of giving n Provision was made to give 10 percent reservation in education and
reservation in government employment to the economically weaker sections of the general
services to the category.
economically weaker n The purpose of giving reservations is to ensure the participation of
every section in the field of education, government jobs, elections, and
forward castes is not welfare schemes at the center and the state.
new, but this was the first n The income of the family having less than eight lakh rupees income
time that the economic per annum and having less than five acres of cultivable land is
considered economically backward.
status of a class was
linked to reservation. COMMISSION ON OTHER BACKWARD CLASSES' CONSTITUTIONAL STATUS
If the government took The 102nd Constitution Amendment Act, 2018 has to
be passed to give constitutional status to the National
a new initiative in this Commission for Backward Classes. The new Act
direction, then this step recognises that backward classes need development apart
was considered to fulfill the from reservation. In order to meet the aspirations of the
long-standing demand of a OBCs, a 27 per cent reservation for OBCs in undergraduate
large section of society. and postgraduate medicine and dentistry has been
implemented from the academic year 2021–2022.
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