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Cover Story Sankalp years
Shakti of

ONE NATION - ONE TEST (NTA) ONE NATION, ONE
POWER GRID

The government worked on one country,
one power grid, and one frequency. It is an
important juncture in the field of energy.
With the addition of Leh-Ladakh in February
2019 this mission was accomplished.
n This has created the capacity to transfer power from
Kashmir to Kanyakumari, from Gujarat to Guwahati.
National Testing Agency (NTA) was n The world's largest power grid that runs on a single
constituted to conduct entrance examinations frequency. About 1.70 lakh circuit kilometer line was
for higher education institutions. Freedom added.
from the hassle of separate exams for
n 1.12 lakh MW power transfer capacity has been
government jobs through the National
developed.
Recruitment Agency. It is an autonomous
body that aims to conduct examinations in an n One Nation, One Power Grid, ensuring adequate and
efficient, transparent manner and on the basis continuous power availability in every part of the
of international standards. country. Power loss is reduced.

n NTA has been set up to achieve high reliability and
standardized difficulty level assessment of students' ONE NATION, ONE
aptitude, intelligence, and problem-solving ability. HEALTH INSURANCE
n The establishment of NTA is likely to benefit more n Under the Ayushman Bharat scheme, 60 crore
than 40 lakh students appearing in various entrance
beneficiaries can avail free treatment up to Rs 5 lakh
examinations. This frees CBSE, AICTE, and other
anywhere in the country.
agencies from the responsibility of conducting
entrance examinations.
ONE COUNTRY ONE TAX
ONE COUNTRY, ONE
n Realizing the dream of 'One
AGRICULTURE MARKET
Nation One Tax' through
GST.
The country is moving in the direction of a One
n
Nation, One Agriculture Market through new One Nation, One Tax i.e. GST
agricultural reforms and e-NAM. has ended the cobweb of
taxes across the country.
n More than 1.75 crore farmers and 2.43 lakh traders
registered on the e-NAM portal.

n 1361 Mandis of 23 states and 4 union territories have
ONE COUNTRY ONE
been linked to the e-NAM platform.
FERTILIZER
n 2.5 lakh crore business has been generated on this
portal. n On October 17, 2022, Prime Minister Narendra Modi
launched the Indian Mass Fertilizer Project - 'One Nation
One Fertilizer'. Bharat Urea launched.
n Now the urea sold in the country will be of one name,
one brand and one quality and this brand is 'Bharat'.

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