30th AUGUST 2023 ENGLISH TNPSC CURRENT AFFAIRS PDF TNPSC SHOUTERS
Rahul Gandhi launched a scheme to provide Rs 2,000 per month to female heads of households in Karnataka
- During the Karnataka elections, the Congress made 5 promises: 2,000 rupees per month for heads of households, 3,000 rupees for graduates, 1,500 rupees for diploma holders, 10 kg of free rice per month, 200 units of free electricity for all households, and free bus travel for girls.
- According to this, schemes like Rs.3,000 for graduates, Rs.1,500 for diploma holders, 10 kg of free rice per month, 200 units of free electricity for all households and free bus travel for women have already been implemented.
- In this case, a ceremony was held yesterday in Mysuru to mark 100 days since Congress came to power. Congress National President Mallikarjuna Kharge, senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar and others participated in this.
- Then Mallikarjuna Kharge gave Rs.2,000 to the heads of the families and started the Kudumba Lakshmi scheme. Following this, Rahul Gandhi, Siddaramaiah and DK Shivakumar also gave Rs 2,000 to the women.
- Senior Indian Information Service officer Manish Desai has been appointed as the Director General of the Bureau of Press Information (PIP).
- A 1989 batch officer, he will also be the chief spokesperson of the government. It has been announced that he will take over from the current Director General Rajesh Malhotra, who retires today and will assume the post tomorrow.
- Currently, Manish Desai is the Director General of the Central Bureau of Communications. Similarly, the Union Government has appointed senior IIS officer Bhupendra Kaintola as Registrar of Newspapers (RNI).
- The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment and the National Sanitation Workers Fund and Development Corporation have signed an MoU for the financial years 2023-24 and 2024-25. This strategic partnership aims to enhance the socioeconomic development of sanitation workers, manual scavengers, scavengers and their dependents by focusing on empowering these marginalized communities across the country.
- The MoU indicates a commitment to accelerate inclusive development through effective allocation and utilization of funds for specific targeted welfare programmes. The partnership seeks to scale up initiatives that promote conservation, education, skill development, entrepreneurship and sustainable employment. Contributing to the overall development of these workers who work hard in the face of bad weather to keep our surroundings clean.
