24 Jan 2021: PIB Summary & Analysis

January 24th, 2021, PIB:- Download PDF Here

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar
2. National Girl Child Day
3. Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR) Agreement
4. Uttar Pradesh Statehood Day
5. 11th National Voters’ Day (NVD)

1. Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar

Context:

32 children awarded the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar – 2021.

Details:

• The Government of India has been awarding the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar to the children with exceptional abilities and outstanding accomplishments, in the fields of innovation, scholastics, sports, arts & culture, social service and bravery.

Read more about the Rashtriya Bal Puraskar in PIB dated Jan 22, 2020.

2. National Girl Child Day

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24^th January is celebrated as the  National Girl Child Day every year in India.

About the National Girl Child Day:

• The day is an initiative of the Ministry of Women and Child Development started in 2008.
• The objective behind celebrating the National Girl Child Day is to provide all support and opportunities to the girls of the country.
• It also aims towards promoting awareness about the rights of the girl child and to increase awareness on the importance of girls’ education, and their health and nutrition.
• The National Girl Child day 2021 is being celebrated across the country with the objective of raising awareness on the issue of declining Child Sex Ratio (CSR).
• The celebrations will also mark the anniversary of Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao (BBBP) scheme.

Various ministries of the government of India like those of Education, Sports, Skill Development and Department of Science and Technology have undertaken various initiatives and programmes for the progress and empowerment of girls.

• National Education Policy (NEP) – 2020 has introduced a Gender Inclusion Fund for targeting the development of the girl child.
  • The fund will focus on ensuring 100% enrolment of girls in schools and a record participation rate in higher education, decrease gender gaps at all levels, practise gender equity and inclusion in society, and improve the leadership capacity of girls through positive civil dialogues.
  • NEP 2020 will focus on the safety and security of school-going girls both inside and outside of the campus.
  • The schools have to ensure harassment, discrimination, and domineer free campus before enlisting for yearly accreditation.
• Under Samagra Shiksha Scheme, the following interventions are being made:
  • Opening of schools in the neighbourhood as defined by the State,
  • Provision of free text-books to girls up to Class VIII,
  • Uniforms to all girls, SC, ST children and Below Poverty Line (BPL) children up to class VIII,
  • Provision of gender-segregated toilets in all schools,
  • Teachers’ sensitization programmes to promote girls’ participation,
  • Provision for Self-Defence training for girls from classes VI to XII,
  • Stipend to CWSN girls from class I to Class XII,
  • Residential Schools/Hostels,
  • Construction of residential quarters for teachers in remote/hilly areas/in areas with difficult terrain.
• The Department of Science and Technology (DST) has launched ‘Knowledge Involvement in Research Advancement through Nurturing (KIRAN)’ Scheme to provide various career opportunities to women scientists and technologists.
  • It is primarily aimed to bring gender parity in the Science & Technology sector by inducting more women talent in the research & development domain through various programmes.
• The Ministry of Skill Development is making efforts for building a conducive ecosystem for skilling women in India.
  • Out of 33 National Skill Training Institutes (NSTIs), 19 NSTIs are providing skill training exclusively for women.

3. Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR) Agreement

Context:

The first anniversary of the historic Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR) agreement.

Know all about the Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR) agreement, the background problems, the Bodo Accord 2020 in detail in CNA dated Feb 10, 2020.

4. Uttar Pradesh Statehood Day

Context:

January 24 is celebrated as the Statehood Day of Uttar Pradesh.

Details:

• It was on this day in 1950 that the United Provinces was renamed Uttar Pradesh.
• In 2000, the northern districts of the state were carved into another state, Uttarakhand.

5. 11th National Voters’ Day (NVD)

Context:

25^th January is celebrated as National Voters’ Day in India to mark the formation of the Election Commission of India on this day in 1950.

About the National Voters’ Day 2021:

• The theme for this year’s NVD, ‘Making Our Voters Empowered, Vigilant, Safe and Informed’, envisages active and participative voters during elections.
  • It also focuses on ECI’s commitment towards conducting elections safely during the COVID-19 pandemic.
• The National Voters’ Day has been celebrated on January 25 every year since 2011.
• The main purpose of the NVD celebration is to encourage, facilitate and maximize enrolment, especially for the new voters.
• Dedicated to the voters of the country, the day is utilized to spread awareness among voters and for promoting informed participation in the electoral process.
• New voters are felicitated and handed over their Elector Photo Identity Card (EPIC) in the NVD functions.
• This year on the occasion, the President will launch the ECI’s web radio, ‘Hello Voters’.
  • This online digital radio service will stream voter awareness programmes.
• Also launched would be the e-EPIC.
  • E-EPIC is the digital version of the Elector Photo Identity Card.

Read previous PIB here.

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