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INDEX
Sl. No.
Topic
Page No.
1.
State of World Children Report 2021
1–1
2.
Global Food Security Index
1–1
3.
Vayo Naman Programme
1–1
4.
India Rankings of Higher Eduction Institutes (HEIS), 2021 -
1–1
5.
Saath Initiative
1 -1
6.
The National Health Accounts (NHA) Estimates for India for 2017-18
1–1
7.
Swachh Survekshan 2021 Report
2-2
8.
Initiative on Creating Lakhpati SHG Women
2–2
9.
World Inequality Report 2022
2–2
10.
"She is a Changemaker' Programme
2–2
11.
Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements (ARIIA)
2–2
12.
Parliamentary Standing Committee (PSC) on "Reforms in Content and
Design of School Textbooks" Report
2–2
13.
Padhe Bharat
2–2
14.
Ministry of Education Launches NEAT 3.0 to Provide best-developed edtech Solutions
3-3
15.
National Health Mission Launches Project Niramay
3–3
16.
"SMILE: Support for Marginalised Individuals for Livelihood and
Enterprise" Scheme
3–3
17.
Scheme for Economic Empowerment of DNTs (SEED)
3–3
18.
Scheme for Residential Education for Students in High Schools in
Targeted Areas (SHRESTHA)
3–3
19.
Special Entrepreneurship Promotion Drive for Women- "SAMARTH"
3–4
20.
Nari Shakti Puraskar
4-4
21.
22.
Unified District Information System for Education Plus (UDISE+) 202021
PARAKH (Performance Assessment, Review, and Analysis of Knowledge
for Holistic Development)
4–4
4–4
23.
'Children in Street Situations (CiSS)'
4–4
24.
'Migration in India 2020-2021' Report
5-5
25.
'Global Trends: Forced Displacement in 2021'
5–5
26.
Action Agenda on Internal Displacement
5–5
27.
The State of Inequality in India Report'
5–6
28.
National Family Health Survey-5 (2019-21)
6-6
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SOCIAL JUSTICE
1.
STATE OF WORLD CHILDREN REPORT
2021

By UNICEF.

How Covid-19 impacted mental
health of children.

Around 14 percent of 15 to 24year-olds in India reported often
feeling depressed.

Almost 46,000 adolescents die
from suicide each year, among the
top five causes of death for their age
group.

More than 1.6 billion children have
suffered some loss of education.

Only about 2 per cent of
government health budgets are
allocated to mental health.
2.
GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY INDEX

By London-based Economist Impact

India is ranked at 71st position in
the Global Food Security (GFS)
Index 2021 of 113 countries.

Over the past 10 years, India’s
incremental gains in overall food
security score were lagging behind
that of Pakistan, Nepal and
Bangladesh.

Pakistan scored better than India in
the food affordability category
3.
VAYO NAMAN PROGRAMME

Ministry of Social Justice and
Empowerment

The
Vice
President
presented
Vayoshreshtha Samman-2021 to
senior citizens.

Launched two portals

SAGE (Senior care Aging Growth
Engine)

SACRED (Senior Able Citizens for
Re-Employment in Dignity) on this
occasion.

LASI report of 2020 - more than
50% of senior citizens are active
and therefore, it is very important
to provide gainful employment
opportunities to them.
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4.
INDIA
RANKINGS
OF
HIGHER
EDUCTION INSTITUTES (HEIS), 2021 Already covered under the topic NIRF
5.
SAATH INITIATIVE

A Rural Enterprises Acceleration
Programme SHG women.

To transform the lives of women
and make them independent and
strong in social and financial
aspects, by mentoring the women
associated with SHGs
6.
THE NATIONAL HEALTH ACCOUNTS
(NHA) ESTIMATES FOR INDIA FOR
2017-18

Released by Ministry of Health &
Family Welfare.

Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOPE)
as a share of total health
expenditure & foreign aid for health
has both come down.

Increase
in
the
share
of
government health expenditure in
the total GDP from 1.15% in 201314 to 1.35% in 2017-18.

In
2017-18,
the
share
of
government
expenditure
was
40.8%, which is much higher than
28.6% in 2013-14.

In
per
capita
terms,
the
government health expenditure
has increased from Rs 1042 to
Rs.1753 between 2013-14 to 201718.

The primary and secondary care
accounts for more than 80% of the
current
Government
health
expenditure.

Foreign aid for health has come
down to 0.5%, showcasing India’s
economic self-reliance.

OOPE as a share of total health
expenditure coming down to
48.8% in 2017-18 from 64.2% in
2013-14.
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9.
SWACHH SURVEKSHAN 2021 REPORT

An annual survey of cleanliness,
hygiene and sanitation in cities and
towns across India.

launched as part of the Swachh
Bharat Abhiyan

Largest cleanliness survey in the
world.
1.
Indore - India’s Cleanest City
2.
Chhattisgarh – cleanest state

Under the Star Rating Protocol of
Garbage Free Cities, 9 cities were
certified as 5-star cities while 143
cities were certified as 3-star.
INITIATIVE ON CREATING LAKHPATI
SHG WOMEN

Ministry of Rural Development

To enable rural SHG women to
earn at least Rs.1 lakh per
annum.

Ministry has envisioned livelihood
support to 25 million rural SHG
women in the next 2 years.
WORLD INEQUALITY REPORT 2022

By World Inequality Lab

The poorest half of the global
population possessing just 2% of
the total wealth, whereas the
richest
10%
of
the
global
population own 76%.

The Middle East and North Africa
(MENA) are the most unequal
regions in the world, whereas
Europe has the lowest inequality
levels.

Women’s share of total incomes
from work (labour income) was
about 30% in 1990 and is less than
35% now.

Over the past 40 years, countries
have become significantly richer,
but
their
governments
have
become significantly poorer.
2.
3.
4.
10.
"SHE
IS
A
CHANGEMAKER'
PROGRAMME

A pan-India capacity building
programme
launched
by
the
National Commission for Women

To improve leadership skills women
political leaders
11.
ATAL RANKING OF INSTITUTIONS ON
INNOVATION ACHIEVEMENTS (ARIIA)
2.
By Ministry of Education
3.
More than quantity, ARIIA focuses
on quality of innovations
12.
PARLIAMENTARY
STANDING
COMMITTEE (PSC) ON "REFORMS IN
CONTENT AND DESIGN OF SCHOOL
TEXTBOOKS" REPORT

Recently, a Parliamentary Standing
Committee tabled its Report on the
Reforms in Content and Design of
School Textbooks.

The government is working to
rewrite history textbooks, to
remove ‘un-historical facts and
distortions about national heroes.
13.
PADHE BHARAT

Launched by Ministry of Education,
to promote local languages and
reading habit

A 100 days reading campaign

Is in alignment with the NEP 2020,
i.e. ensuring availability of age
appropriate reading books for
children in local Language.
India Specific Findings:
1.
The top 1% of the population hold
more than one-fifth of the total
national income in 2021 and the
bottom half just 13%.
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The
economic
reforms
and
liberalization adopted by India have
mostly benefited the top 1%.
Economic reforms implemented
since the mid-1980s have led to rise
of severe inequalities.
The female labour income share is
equal to 18% which is significantly
lower than the average in Asia
[21%, excluding China] and this
value is one of the lowest in the
world.
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14.
15.
16.
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION LAUNCHES
NEAT
3.0
TO
PROVIDE
BESTDEVELOPED ED-TECH SOLUTIONS

To use technology for better
learning
outcomes
in
Higher
Education.

Based on a PPP model between the
Government and the Education
Technology (Ed-Tech) companies of
India.

To bring the best technological
solutions in education pedagogy on
a single platform
NATIONAL
HEALTH
MISSION
LAUNCHES PROJECT NIRAMAY

A step towards strengthening
public health delivery in the state
of Assam

The project works to strengthen the
digital infrastructure that enables
telemedicine
interaction,
rapid
diagnosis, patient recording, and
grassroots data collection
Who are the DNTs?

Once notified under the Criminal
Tribes Acts, enforced by the British
Raj between l87l and I947.
Four components:
1.
Provide coaching to appear in
competitive exams
2.
Provide health insurance
3.
Facilitate livelihoods initiative at
community level
4.
To provide financial assistance for
construction of houses
18.
SCHEME
FOR
RESIDENTIAL
EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS IN HIGH
SCHOOLS
IN
TARGETED
AREAS
(SHRESTHA)

By the Ministry of Social Justice
and Empowerment

Aim: Providing quality education to
students of SC Category (below
2.5 lakh income group)

Admission will be provided in Class
9 and Class 11 of CBSE affiliated
private schools.

Selection
through
National
Entrance Test for SHRESHTA
(NETS).
Other Related Initiatives for SCs

Babu Jagjivan Ram Chhatrawas
Yojana

Post Matric scholarship schemes for
SC

Single National Scholarship Scheme
19.
SPECIAL
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
PROMOTION DRIVE FOR WOMEN"SAMARTH"

BY the Ministry for MSMEs

More than 7500 women candidates
from rural and sub- urban areas
will be trained in the FY 2022-23.

20% Seats in free Skill Development
Programs – will be allocated for
women

20% of MSME Business Delegations
sent to exhibitions – to be owned by
women
"SMILE:
SUPPORT
FOR
MARGINALISED
INDIVIDUALS
FOR
LIVELIHOOD
AND
ENTERPRISE"
SCHEME

Ministry of Social Justice and
Empowerment

Comprehensive scheme for persons
engaged in the act of begging.

Existing shelter homes available
with the State/UT Governments can
be used for rehabilitation of the
persons engaged in the act of
Begging.
Status of Beggars In India:

Census 2011 - Total number of
beggars in India is 4,13,670 and the
number has increased from the last
census.

West Bengal tops the chart followed
by Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.
17.
notified, Nomadic, and Semi Nomadic
Communities.
SCHEME
FOR
ECONOMIC
EMPOWERMENT OF DNTS (SEED)
The Minister of Social Justice and
Empowerment has launched the Scheme
for Economic Empowerment of De-
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DATA
RELATED
TO
GENDER
INEQUALITY:
According to the UN
(i)
Legal restrictions have kept 2.7
billion women from accessing the
same choice of jobs as men.
(ii)
As of 2019, less than 25% of
parliamentarians were women.
(iii) One in three women experience
gender-based violence.

ILO - In 2019 female LFPR in
India was 20.5%. (Males was
76%)

NFHS-5 - 57% women aged
15-49 were anaemic in 201921, compared to 53% in
2015-16.
20.
21.
NARI SHAKTI PURASKAR

Highest
Civilian
Honour
for
Women in India.

Showcase
the
Government’s
commitment towards women

It will also make Young Indians to
understand the contribution of
women in building the nation.

SDG 5: Achieve gender equality and
empower all women and girls.
UNIFIED
DISTRICT
INFORMATION
SYSTEM
FOR
EDUCATION
PLUS
(UDISE+) 2020-21

A system of online data collection
from the schools.

Aimed to overcome the issues
related to erstwhile practice of
manual data filling in paper format
2.
The Pupil Teacher Ratio (PTR):
Showing an improvement since
2018-19

26 – Primary

19 - Upper Primary

18 – Secondary

26 - Higher Secondary.
3.
Infrastructure:

Now 84% of the total schools
have functional electricity.

95%
of
Schools
have
functional
drinking
water
facilities

93% schools have functional
girl’s toilet facility

3.7 lakh schools – internet
connectivity & 6 lakh schools
have computers
Due to Covid-19, in 2020-21, 40 lakh
students of government aided, private
school students moved to Government
schools.
22.
PARAKH
(PERFORMANCE
ASSESSMENT,
REVIEW,
AND
ANALYSIS
OF
KNOWLEDGE
FOR
HOLISTIC DEVELOPMENT)

National Assessment Centre.

Included in NEP

Independent
and
autonomous
institution under the Mo Education

Will set standards for the around
60 examination boards in the
country.
23.
'CHILDREN IN STREET SITUATIONS
(CISS)'

A mobile app launched by National
Commission for the Protection of
Child Rights (NCPCR)

Used for receiving data of children
in street situations from all the
states
and
union
territories,
tracking
their
rescue
and
rehabilitation process.

It also provides a platform for
professionals and organizations to
provide any help that they can to
children in need.
Highlights of the Report:

In 2020-21 total students – in
primary + higher secondary stood at
25.38 crore.
1.
Gross Enrolment Ratio

Improved in 2020-21 at all
levels of school education
compared to 2019-20.

96.96 lakh teachers are
engaged in school education
during 2020-21.

In 2020-21 over 12.2 crore
girls are enrolled in primary
to higher secondary
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25.
'MIGRATION IN INDIA 2020-2021'
REPORT

By Ministry of Statistics and
Programme Implementation

The report separates the categories
of
‘temporary
visitors’
and
‘migrants’.

‘Temporary visitors’: ones who
arrived in households after March
2020 and stayed continuously for a
period of 15 days or more but less
than 6 months,

Migrants: One whose last usual
place of residence, any time in the
past, is different from the present
place of enumeration.

The all-India migration rate was
28.9 per cent in July-June 202021, with:

26.5 percent migration rate in rural
areas and

34.9 per cent in urban areas.

Females recorded a higher share of
migration rate of 47.9 percent, with:

48 per cent in rural areas and

47.8 per cent in urban areas.

Reason for migration: Among
females, the highest level of
migration rate was seen at 86.8
percent for marriage,

The migration rate for males was
seen at 10.7 per cent, with:

5.9 per cent in rural areas and

22.5 per cent in urban areas.

Reason for migration: 49.6 percent
of the males migrated in search of
employment
'GLOBAL
TRENDS:
FORCED
DISPLACEMENT IN 2021'

Report was published by United
Nations High Commissioner for
Refugees (UNHCR).

Globally 100 million people were
forced to flee their homes last year
due various conflicts, climate
change and food security.

There were 23.7 million new
internal displacements globally
due to disasters (these are in
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

26.
addition
to
those
internally
displaced due to conflict and
violence)
The largest displacements in the
context of disasters in 2021
occurred in China (6.0 million), the
Philippines (5.7 million), and India
(4.9 million).
The number of people forced to flee
their homes has increased every
year over the past decade
ACTION
AGENDA
ON
INTERNAL
DISPLACEMENT

Launched by UNGA

It sets out 31 commitments by the
UN system

The number of Internally Displaced
Persons have more than doubled
over the last 10 years.
Three goals:
(i)
To
help
internally
displaced
persons find durable solutions
(ii)
To
better
prevent
future
displacement crises
(iii) To ensure stronger protection and
assistance for those currently
facing displacement.
India

According to Internal Displacement
Monitoring Centre 2021, India
witnessed around 5 million internal
displacements last year.

India has a policy in place for damdisplaced people. But it does not
have one for those displaced by
political conflict or environmental
reasons.
27.
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THE STATE OF INEQUALITY IN INDIA
REPORT'

Released by Economic Advisory
Council to the Prime Minister

Compiles information on inequities
across sectors of health, education,
household characteristics and the
labour market.
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Unemployment Rate:

India’s unemployment rate is 4.8%
(2019-20),
and
the
worker
population ratio is 46.8%.

In
2019-20,
among
different
employment categories, the highest
percentage
was
self-employed
workers (45.78%), followed by
regular salaried workers (33.5%)
and casual workers (20.71%).

The share of self-employed workers
- highest in the lowest income
categories
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NATIONAL FAMILY HEALTH SURVEY-5
(2019-21)

97% of households have electricity
access

70% have improved access to
sanitation

96% have access to safe drinking
water.
Health:

70% of women received antenatal
check-ups in the first trimester

78% of women received postnatal
care from a doctor or auxiliary
nurse within two days of delivery
Miscellaneous

Sex Ratio: 1,020 women for every
1000 men in the nation from 2019
to 2021.

Sex Ratio at Birth:

India continues to have a sex ratio
at birth (SRB) that is more biased
toward boys than the natural SRB
(which is 952 girls per 1000 boys).

The biggest states with low SRB
include Uttar Pradesh, Haryana,
Punjab, Rajasthan, Bihar, Delhi,
Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil
Nadu, Odisha, and Maharashtra.

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In urban areas, TFR had gone below
the replacement fertility rate in the
2015-16 NFHS itself.


Children's Nutrition:
Stunting
decreasing
from
38
percent to 36 percent
wasting decreasing from 21 percent
to 19 percent
underweight decreasing from 36
percent to 32 percent
Overweight
youngsters
have
climbed from 2.1 percent to 3.4
percent.




Anaemia: The incidence of anaemia
in children under the age of five
(from 58.6 to 67 percent), women
(53.1 to 57 percent), and males
(22.7 to 25 percent) has increased
in all Indian states (20 percent -40
percent incidence is considered
moderate).


Institutional births:
from 79 percent to 89 percent at the
national level
Increase in C-section deliveries in
several states/UTs, particularly in
private health institutions.


Family Planning: The overall
contraceptive prevalence rate (CPR)
in India has improved significantly
from 54% to 67%, with the
exception of Punjab.


Women Empowerment:
women operating bank accounts
from 53% to 79% at all-India level
More than 70% of women in every
state and UTs in the second phase
have operational bank accounts.

Total Fertility Rate (TFR):
TFR was 2, barely below the
replacement fertility rate of 2.1. In
rural regions, the TFR remains at
2.1.
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