DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS ANALYSIS

14 APRIL 2022 – CA

. No.	Topic Name	Prelims/Mains
1.	ABOUT SVANIDHI SE SAMRIDDHI PROGRAM	Prelims & Mains
2.	DETAILS OF THE JALIANWALA BAGH MASSACRE	Prelims & Mains
3.	ABOUT BIRSA MUNDA	Prelims & Mains
4.	DETAILS OF JULIUS NYRERE	Prelims Specific Topic
5.	ABOUT THE RASHTRIYA GRAM SWARAJ ABHIYAAN	Prelims Specific Topic

 

1 – ABOUT SVANIDHI SE SAMRIDDHI PROGRAM: 

GS II

Topic – Government Policies and Interventions

• Context:
• The Union Government has expanded the ‘SVANidhi se Samriddhi’ programme to 126 cities in 14 states and union territories.
• ‘SVANidhi se Samriddhi’ Scheme:
• It’s a supplement to the main programme.
• The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs launched it.
• Quality Council of India is the project’s implementation partner (QCI).
• 125 cities were covered in Phase 1 of the initiative, with roughly 35 lakh street vendors and their families.
• The goal is to provide social security benefits to street vendors in order to help them develop holistically and improve their socioeconomic status.
• Socio-economic profile of PM SVANidhi beneficiaries and their families is carried out as part of the programme to determine their eligibility for eight Government of India welfare schemes and to allow sanctioning of qualifying schemes.
• These are the eight schemes:
• The Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana is a scheme run by the Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana.
• Suraksha Bima Yojana (Suraksha Bima Yojana) is a government-sponsored
• The Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana is a government-sponsored scheme.
• Act on the Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service for Building and Other Construction Workers (BOCW).
• Shram Yogi Maandhan Yojana
• Benefit of mobility under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) – One Nation One Ration Card (ONORC).
• Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana and 8) Janani Suraksha Yojana
• SVANidhi Scheme:
• It is a special micro-credit facility scheme that will provide a low-interest loan of up to $10,000 to more than 50 lakh street vendors who started their companies on or before March 24, 2020.
• The Small Industries Development Bank of India is the technical partner for this scheme’s implementation.
• Through the Loan Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises, it will manage credit guarantees to lending institutions.
• Loans available under the initiative include:
• Vendors can apply for a working capital loan of up to $10,000, which is repayable in monthly instalments over the course of a year.
• An interest subsidy of 7% per annum will be credited to borrowers’ bank accounts via Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) every six months if the loan is repaid on time or early.
• There will be no penalties for repaying the loan early.
• Eligibility:
• Vendors, hawkers, thelewalas, rehriwalas, and theliphadwalas who supply goods and services in various areas/contexts are covered by the scheme. Also included are street vendors from the surrounding peri-urban/rural areas.
• Source – The Hindu

2 – DETAILS OF THE JALIANWALA BAGH MASSACRE:

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Topic – Modern Indian History

• Context:
• At Jallianwala Bagh on April 13, 1919, British forces opened fire on unarmed Indians, killing hundreds of civilians.
• The 103rd anniversary of the incident will be celebrated on April 13, 2022.
• Regarding the incident:
• On that day, Baisakhi, local residents in Amritsar decided to hold a meeting to discuss and protest the detention of Satya Pal and Saifuddin Kitchlew, two leaders fighting for independence, as well as the implementation of the Rowlatt Act, which gave the British government the power to detain anyone without trial.
• There were men, women, and children in the audience. Against the British orders, they congregated in a park called the Jallianwala Bagh, which was enclosed on all sides save for a few small entrances. While the gathering was going on, Brigadier-General Reginald Edward Harry Dyer, who had crept up to the scene with the intention of teaching the audience a lesson, ordered 90 soldiers he had brought with him to begin fire on the crowd. Many people attempted, but failed, to scale the walls in order to flee. Several people leapt into the park’s well.
• Outcomes:
• Following the massacre, General Dyer was relieved of command and banished to Britain, earning the moniker “The Butcher of Amritsar.”
• As a symbol of protest, Rabindranath Tagore and Mahatma Gandhi forfeited their British knighthoods and the Kaiser-i-Hind award, respectively.
• The British repealed the terrible Rowlett Act in 1922.
• Source – The Hindu

3 – ABOUT BIRSA MUNDA:

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Topic – Modern Indian History

• Context:
• Dharmendra Pradhan, the Union Education Minister, recently released a book about tribal freedom hero Birsa Munda.
• Prof Alok Chakrawal, Vice-Chancellor of Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya, Bilaspur, wrote the book ‘Birsa Munda – Janjatiya Nayak.’
• The book is a comprehensive endeavour to bring Bhagwan Birsa Munda’s fight and the contribution of forest dwellers to the liberation movement to the forefront.
• Who was he, exactly:
• Bisra Munda was a tribal liberation warrior and folk hero from the Munda tribe. He was a driving force behind the Millenarian movement that formed in the British-colonized Bihar and Jharkhand area in the nineteenth century. He is also known as the Earth Father or ‘Dharti Abba.’
• On November 15th, 1875, he was born.
• Birsait:
• Bisra sought to transform the tribal community, so he persuaded people to abandon their beliefs in witchcraft and instead focus on prayer, abstaining from alcohol, having confidence in God, and adhering to a code of conduct. On the basis of these, he founded the ‘Birsait’ faith.
• Achievements:
• Bisra founded the ‘Ulgulan,’ or ‘Great Tumult,’ movement. His fight against exploitation and prejudice against tribals resulted in the passage of the Chotanagpur Tenancy Act in 1908, which dealt a major blow to the British government. The statute made it illegal for tribal people to pass their land on to non-tribals.
• Munda Uprising:
• It is one of the most significant tribal movements in the world.
• In the years 1899-1900, it was commanded by Birsa Munda in Ranchi’s south.
• The Mundas’ unhappiness was caused by the following forces, according to the movement:
• The British government’s land policies were eroding their traditional land structure.
• Their land was being taken up by Hindu landowners and moneylenders.
• The missionaries chastised their traditional culture.
• Munda Rebellion’s Importance:
• It compelled the colonial authority to enact legislation to ensure that the tribals’ land would not be readily taken over by dikus (Chotanagpur Tenancy Act, 1908).
• It demonstrated that tribal peoples have the ability to oppose injustice and express their discontent with colonial power.
• Source – The Hindu

4 – DETAILS OF JULIUS NYRERE:

Prelims Specific Content

• On the 100th anniversary of former Tanzanian President Julius Nyerere’s birth, Prime Minister Modi paid respect to him
• Nyerere was a Tanzanian anti-colonial campaigner who was born on April 13, 1922.
• From 1964 to 1985, he was the president of Tanzania.
• He advocated for a political ideology known as Ujamaa from an ideological standpoint.
• The Ujamaa worldview placed a strong emphasis on communal living and fraternity. Despite the fact that Tanzania’s economic independence was required, Ujamaa’s local norms encouraged community reliance. According to Ujamaa doctrine, the community was the most essential aspect of society.
• Source – The Hindu

5 – ABOUT THE RASHTRIYA GRAM SWARAJ ABHIYAAN:

Prelims Specific Content

• The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved a proposal to extend the Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA), a scheme to strengthen Panchayati Raj institutions’ governance capacities, till 2025-26.
• It began in the years 2018 and 2019.
• “Poverty-free and enhanced livelihood in villages; healthy villages, child-friendly villages; water-sufficient villages; clean and green villages; self-sufficient infrastructure in villages; socially-secure villages; villages with good governance and engendered development in villages” are among the goals of the plan.

• Source – The Hindu