#TransformingIndia

Volume 1 Issue 5
15th October, 2016

MyGov India

Fortnightly Newsletter

Total toilets built

2.5 Crore

TOILETS

Rural

WHATS INSIDE
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Performance
Monitor

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IN-DEPTH
Initiative of the
Fortnight

Top Stories

Upcoming Events

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Top Stories

2 years; Rs 1.40 lakh crore:

The fight against Black Money
The Income Declaration Scheme launched by the government in June, 2016 recorded disclosures worth Rs.
65,250 crores which will pull in extra revenue of almost Rs. 30,000 crores, in the form of taxes. Furthermore,
in the past two and a half years the Income Tax department has set a precedence of adopting various crucial
steps to tackle black money. Some of the steps include, mandatory quoting of PAN for cash transactions,
legislative changes, exchange of information agreements with major nations and on-ground action on tax
evasion cases. The Government has managed to unearth a substantial amount of Rs 56,378 crores alone,
through investigations in the last two years.
The IDS was a one-time chance to
declare illegally held assets and
incomes, that ended on 30th
September, in exchange of benefits
such as no enquiry, no scrutiny and
no prosecution. This will take the
government one step ahead in
achieving its goal of turning the
nations black money into white. As
the CBDT and the Income Tax
department tap into the parallel
economy of the country, a more
transparent relationship between
the tax payers and the revenue can
be expected. The revenue that came
through the black money recovery
will be used for the development of
villages, poor people, farmers and
youth.

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Top Stories

e-NAM: A game-changer for

the Agriculture Sector
Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Radha Mohan Singh announced the successful
completion of e-NAMs first phase and launched the e-NAM Mobile App. The minister further informed
that so far, 1, 53,992.7 MT of agriculture produce worth Rs. 421 crore has been transacted on e-NAM
platform and 1,60,229 Farmers, 46,688 Traders and 25,970 Commission Agents have registered on the
e-NAM platform.
Speaking on the occasion,
Radha Mohan Singh announced
that the e-NAM platform is
connected to 250 markets
across 10 States as of now.

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Top Stories

One Nation; One Mission: Citizens

hold hands for a Swachh Bharat
2nd October 2016, marked two successful years of the
Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. The celebrations began a week in
advance with the country coming together for cleanliness
drives under the Swachh Bharat Week.
The anniversary was celebrated on Gandhi Jayanti which saw
celebrities, ministers and high dignitaries participating in
cleanliness drives. The anniversary also saw the release of a
special Swachh Bharat stamp.

CELEBRATING 2 YEARS OF SWACHH BHARAT MISSION

ELEMENTS THAT MAKE SBM A TRUE PEOPLES MOVEMENT
Sustained Community Led Intiatives
Focus on Behavioral Change
Stepping Beyond Toilet Construction
Commitment to Make India Open Defecation Free
On Mahatama Gandhis 147th Birth Anniversary,
let us join hands to make India
Open Defacation Free by 2019

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Achievements of Swachh
Bharat Mission

Total toilets built 2.5 Crore

TOILETS

Rural
Total toilets built 24 lakh
TOILETS

Urban
39,571 wards achieved 100%
door-to-door waste collection (Rural)

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Top Stories

Pravasi Bharatiya Kendra

inaugurated
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Pravasi
Bharatiya Kendra on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti. The
initiative aims to symbolize the common ambitions of all
members of the Indian Diaspora to conserve their cultural
identity and civilisational spirit. The Kendra will assist as the
focal point of the institutional framework to benefit from
networks with and among overseas Indians.
Speaking on the occasion Shri Narendra Modi said, Let us
view our diaspora not only in terms of Sankhya but let us
see it as Shakti . The new centre will be dedicated to the
goodwill and welfare of Indians living abroad.

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Top Stories

IT enabled services earn

the highest ever revenue
of $143 billion
The last fiscal year saw IT & IT enabled services earn the highest
ever revenue of $143 billion which is around 9.3 % of GDP in
India. The sector has also given direct employment to 3.7
million people.
Considering the opportunities under the BPO sector, the
Government has approved India BPO Promotion Scheme
(IBPS) under the Digital India Programme. This scheme is
an effort to create employment opportunities and promotion
of BPO/ITES operations across the country.

GSAT-18: ISRO adds another feather to Indian Space sectors cap

Indias most recent communication satellite GSAT-18 on 6th October,
2016 was successfully launched by a heavy duty rocket of Arianespace
from the spaceport of Kourou in French Guiana. GSAT-18, built by the
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), aspires to provide
telecommunications services for the country by strengthening ISROs
current fleet of 14 operational telecommunication satellites.

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Top Stories

Singapore is alive to the

needs of the future
The Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore, Lee Hsien Loong arrived
in India for a 5 day visit on 4th October, 2016. During the visit, Prime
Minister Narendra Modi and Prime Minister Lee had wide ranging
discussions on bilateral, regional and multilateral issues.
The two leaders reaffirmed strong cooperation for smart cities
and urban solutions and welcomed the collaboration between
Singapore and various states. Furthermore, the two leaders
discussed appointing senior officials to explore new and
innovative ways to co-operate.

The following bilateral documents were signed during the visit:

An MoU in the field of Industrial Property Cooperation between Department of
Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) and Intellectual Property Office of Singapore.
MoU on Collaboration in the Field of Technical and Vocational Education and Training
between the National Skill Development Corporation and ITE Education Services,
Singapore.
MoU on Collaboration in the Field of Technical and Vocational Education and Training
between the Government of Assam and ITE Education Services, Singapore

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Benevolence amidst Tensions:

Foreign Ministry reminds how
India treats her guests
A team of 19 girls were on a visit to India for the Global Youth Peace Festival taking place in Chandigarh.
Following the surgical strikes on Pakistan, the girls were asked to return to their home country immediately.
Aliya Harir, the leader of the contingent spoke to EAM Sushma Swaraj and sought her help for their safe
return.
Sushma Swaraj responded in a manner that has won hearts in the country and across the borders.

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Top Stories

Indian Bridge Management

System Launched
Minister of Road Transport & Highways and Shipping Nitin Gadkari formally
launched the Indian Bridge Management System in an effort to ensure safety
of bridges in the country. The system is being developed to create an
inventory of all bridges in the country and rate their structural condition.
Based on this inventory, IBMS will analyse data and identify bridges that
need attention.
In addition to the structural rating, the bridges are also being assigned
Socio-Economic Bridge Rating Number which will decide the importance
of the structure in relation to its contribution to daily socio-economic
activity of the area in its vicinity.

A makeover for Heritage sites in India: Project HRIDAY

Ministry of Urban Development approved projects worth Rs.114 crores
under Heritage Infrastructure Development and Augmentation Yojana
(HRIDAY) for improving infrastructure facilities around core heritage
sites in five cities of Varnasi, Amritsar, Dwaraka, Puri and Warangal.
HRIDAY is a Central Scheme for which Central Assistance of Rs.500
crore has been provisioned till March, 2017.

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Top Stories

Over 76 lakh families

empowered through
Ujjwala Yojana
Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana till date has empowered over 76 lakh BPL families. The scheme which
provides a subsidy of Rs 1600 to each beneficiary was recently launched in Maharashtra and Haryana.

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Sustainable, Productive and

Efficient Cities: A Step Forward
The Urban Development strategy for the next 20 years was announced in an effort to give impetus
to growing urbanization as well as to address issues of sustainable development and climate
change. M.Venkaiah Naidu released India Habitat III-National Report ahead of the UN Habitat III
Conference.
The minister emphasised on the need to make cities sustainable, productive and efficient while
taking advantage of economic growth that results in urbanization. The outcomes of the new urban
agenda include reducing water and power usage by half, using renewable energy and promoting
greenery in public places.

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A dashboard to view
exports & imports launched
On 10th October 2016, the Union Minister for Commerce and Industry, Nirmala Sitaraman,
launched a new upgraded dashboard on Foreign Trade Data, an improved version of the EXIM
Analytics Dashboard.
This dashboard aims to provide easy access to the public regarding Indias export, import and
balance of trade data, in an analytical format.
The minister emphasised that this user-friendly version of the dashboard would provide an
accurate image of the dynamics of Indias foreign trade performance.

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Indian Forex registers a record

trade of $372 billion
India's foreign exchange reserves got richer by $1.22 billion as of September 30, 2016. As per the
Reserve Bank of India (RBI), this has been fueled by the rise in foreign currency assets, the largest
component of the foreign exchange reserves of the world's fastest-growing economy, which rose by
$1.46 billion.
Previously, as on 23rd September
2016, India's foreign exchange
reserves arched up by $1.16
billion to $370.76 billion, while
gold
reserves
remained
consistent at $21.64 billion.

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IIM-Jammu to commence
academic sessions this year
The Indian Institute of Management will begin its academic session this year at Jammu, as part of
the development initiatives of the Government. Operating temporarily from the Old Government
College of Engineering and Technology till its own campus is established, IIM will cater to 54
students for its Post
Graduate Diploma
Programme (PGDP)
in Management. This
strength is expected
to reach 120 in the
4th year.

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Performance Monitor

India tops the FDI Greenfield

Investment Charts
India whizzed past China with a figure of
US$ 36,195 million. Despite the visible
regression in the Financial Services sector
with FDI projects plummeting by 28.7%,
India bagged the lions share of Greenfield
Investment, followed by China at the
second position and US at the fourth.

The FDI report for the year 2016,

encompassing the yearly data review
of intra-nation investments sourced
from the FDI Market Service of the
Financial Times, exhibits a consistent
recuperation of FDI, since the year
2015. According to this report,
Greenfield capital investment rose by
almost 9%, although the numeric
figure of FDI projects shows a drop of
7%.

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Upcoming Events

14th - 17th October

17th India-Russia
Annual Summit
15th - 16th October

The leaders of both countries are

expected to review the entire gamut of
India-Russia bilateral relations

8th BRICS Summit

India will host the 8th BRICS Summit. The
theme of Indias BRICS Chairmanship is
Building Responsive, Inclusive and
Collective Solutions.

21st - 23rd October

India resolves to resolve

Global Conference On National Initiative
Towards Strengthening Arbitration And
Enforcement In India

30th October
11am

MANN KI BAAT radio address

31st October

Broadcast on all All India Radio

and private ratio channels

National Unity Day/Rashtriya

Ekta Diwas

Live feed on Doordarshan and

most private TV channels

The nation comes together to celebrate

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patels birthday who
was instrumental in keeping India united.

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IN-DEPTH

The eNAM portal has been launched as a boon to farmers. The website is aimed at narrowing
the gap between farmers and mandis and comes across as an aid to farmers. A pan-India
scheme, eNAM provides clarity of the processes involved in the purchase and sale of agricultural
produce. The portal is designed in an easy-to-understand manner.
Farmer registers goods & himeslf at Mandi
He is assigned a Licensed Commissioned Agent
Farmer gives crops to the QC laboratory
QC laboratory gives quality report, xes price
Bid is loaded onto the website
Buyers all over India can bid on it (10AM 2PM)
Challan is generated after buyer accepts bid
The buyer makes payment via NEFT to eNAM

BENEFITS
Farmers can showcase their produce
online and traders can bid on them
from any location in India.
eNAM reduces transaction costs and
provides transparency of operations
and oers highly exible licensing
criteria for its users.
Farmers can sell their commodities to
the highest bidders, thereby maximizing
their yields and prots.
The wider reach brings in a large
number of traders resulting in better
prices for the farmer.

eNAM pays farmer after deducting transcation fee

Commissioned Agent makes an Invoice (Sale Deed) and gives it to the farmer after the sale
The goods are then the responsibility of the buyer. He can pick them as he desires
The farmer gets a receipt and an invoice which he shows at the gate and leaves the Mandi

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Swachh Bharat Event in Porbandar

Strengthening India - Singapore ties

LAST FORTNIGHT IN PICTURES

India celebrates the Festive Season

Inauguration of Pravasi Bharatiya Kendra

There should be a
celebration of Dusshera
within ourselves as
well, kill the 10 'haras'
within ourselves.
-Prime Minister,
Shri Narendra Modi,

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