04 Jul 2022: PIB Summary for UPSC

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Digital India Week 2022
2. 100th International Day of Cooperatives
3. Ranking of States’ Exercise 2021

1. Digital India Week 2022

Syllabus: GS-2, Government Policies and Interventions for Development in various sectors and Issues arising out of their Design and Implementation.

Prelims: New initiatives launched during the event

Context:

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched multiple digital portals at the Digital India Week 2022.

About Digital India Week:

• The Digital India Week 2022 will celebrate the anniversary of Digital India and demonstrate how public digital platforms like Aadhaar, UPI, Cowin, Digilocker etc., have enabled ease of living for citizens. 
• It will showcase India’s technological prowess to the global audience, explore collaboration and business opportunities with a wide range of stakeholders, and present the Techade of opportunities for NextGen. 
• It will witness the participation of Startups and leaders from Government, Industry & Academia. 

Portals launched by the PM during the event:

• Indiastack.global
  • It is a global repository of key projects implemented under India Stack like Aadhaar, UPI, Digilocker, Cowin Vaccination Platform, Government e-Marketplace (GeM), DIKSHA Platform and Ayushman Bharat Digital Health Mission. 
  • It is expected to help position India as the leader in building Digital Transformation projects at a population scale, and prove to be of immense help to other countries which are looking for such technology solutions.
• MyScheme
  • It is a service discovery platform facilitating access to Government Schemes. 
  • It aims to offer a one-stop search and discovery portal where users can find schemes that they are eligible for.
• Meri Pehchaan
  • This is National Single Sign On for One Citizen Login.
  • It is a user authentication service in which a single set of credentials provide access to multiple online applications or services.

2. 100th International Day of Cooperatives

Syllabus: GS II, Governance; Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors

Prelims: International Day of Cooperatives

Mains: Significance of cooperatives for Indian economy and society

Context:

Union Home and Cooperation attended the celebrations organized on the occasion of the 100th International Day of Cooperatives.

About International Day of Cooperatives:

• International Day of Cooperatives, also known as, Coops Day, is a UN-designated celebration for marking the significance of cooperatives.
• Theme for 2022: Cooperatives Build a Better World
• Co-operatives are significant as it gives citizens a chance to come together and effectively improve their lives while contributing to the economic, social, cultural and political advancement of their community and nation. Since they are community-based, cooperatives are committed to the sustainable development of their respective communities, environmentally, socially and economically.

Additional Information:

• One of the first modern cooperative societies was formed by a group of 28 artisans working in the cotton mills in the north of England in 1844.
• The International Cooperative Alliance, founded in 1895, is one of the oldest non-governmental organisations and one of the largest ones measured by the number of people represented, which is 1.2 billion cooperative members.

Read more on cooperatives in India in the link.

3. Ranking of States’ Exercise 2021

Syllabus: GS-3, Indian Economy and issues relating to Planning, Mobilization of Resources, Growth, Development and Employment.

Prelims: Parameters considered for the ranking and performance of different states

Context:

Results of Ranking of States’ Exercise 2021 on support to Start-up Ecosystems declared.

Background:

• The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has been conducting the States’ Start-up Ranking Exercise since 2018 to facilitate the ease of building a start-up and doing business across the country. 
• The State Start-up Ranking Exercise aims to support states and union territories in developing their start-up ecosystem and learn from the best practices in each state and union territory.

Ranking of States’ Exercise 2021 Details:

• The current edition ranks states and UTs based on data from the time period 1st October 2019 to 31st July 2021.
• The 31 participating states and UTs were evaluated across 7 broad Reform Areas consisting of 26 Action Points ranging from Institutional Support, Fostering Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Access to Market, Incubation support, Funding Support, Mentorship Support to Capacity Building of Enablers. 
• The exercise plays a crucial role in easing the business environment for start-ups in the country.

Result Highlights:

• Best Performers:
  • States category – Gujarat, Karnataka
  • UT & NE states category – Meghalaya
• Top Performers:
  • States category – Kerala, Maharashtra, Orissa and Telangana
  • UT & NE states category – Jammu & Kashmir

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