- Persons with Disabilities
- (Draft) National Youth Policy 2012 (NYP12): Salient Features
- SENIOR CITIZENS
- Nomadic, Semi-Nomadic And Denotified Tribes (Dnts)
- Drug-junkies
- Beggars
- Mock Question
Persons with Disabilities
1995 | Persons with disabilities Act
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2005 | National policy for persons with disabilities |
2008 | India ratified UN convention on Protection & promotion of rights & dignity of persons with disabilities. |
Persons with Disabilities: Schemes
Eleventh Five Year Plan (2007–12)
did following initiatives
- delineating clear cut responsibility between the concerned Ministries/ Departments;
- Indian Sign Language Research & Training Centre has been set up in 2011
- A new Department, namely Department of Disability Affairs has been set up in the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment on Twelfth May, 2012 to act as the nodal Department for the overall policy
National Handicapped Finance & Development Corporation (NHFDC)
- It provides loans at concessional rate for education, skill development & self-employment ventures
Eligibility
- 40% of more disability
- annual income should not be more than 5 lakh (urban areas), 3 lakh (rural areas)
- NHFDC also provided loans to Parents Associations of mentally retarded persons to set up income generating activities.
Jaipur Foot
- Bhagwan Mahaveer Viklang Sahayata Samiti, Limb Centre, S.M.S. Hospital/Medical College, Jaipur.
- was set up by Mr. D.R. Mehta in, 1975
- The Society (Jaipur Foot/Limb & Calipers) supplements efforts in making disabled persons functional by providing artificial limbs, calipers, other aids & appliances, economic assistance free of charge.
- The Jaipur Limb is so efficient that after this limb is fitted, a person can walk like a normal person without a stick or support, & even run, ride a bicycle & climb a tree.
- Jaipur Foot has also been fitted to landmine victims & others in foreign countries like Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Indonesia etc.
12th FYP: PH welfare
Two-pronged strategy
- service delivery
- generate public awareness about disability rights.
Three key aspects
Recognize | the extent to PH are enhanced via National & International Conventions & Programmes |
Empower | Via legal rights |
Protect | Acknowledging that Persons with Disabilities have ‘un-evolved’ capacities as a consequence of their disabilities & thereby have rights to protection. |
focus-areas
- make a large number of products, public services & information services accessible to PwDs
- improving participation & completion rates of students with disabilities at various stages of education (elementary, secondary & tertiary)
- reduce disproportionate incidence of poverty among the persons with disabilities
- increase nutrition, health & housing
- public awareness about disability rights
- modernise & expand production units of ALIMCO to enhance the quantum of production to match/meet the dem& for improved products.
Education
Scholarships
In 2nd part, we had seen various scholarships availble to SC, ST. 12th FYP wants them to be extended to PH also
- Pre-Matric and Post-Matric Scholarships
- free coaching for competitive exams
- Scholarships for ‘Top Class’ education
- Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship for persons with disabilities;
- National Overseas Scholarship for persons with disabilities;
Edu-Infra
- Special/ Residential school for students with severe & multiple disabilities,
- college for deaf in each of the five regions of the country
- establishment of National Accessible Library.
Disabled friendly Environment
- disable friendly space/ facilities in all modes of transport viz. rail, buses & airplanes & so on During Twelfth Plan
- barrier free environment in important Government buildings
- make government websites accessible to persons with disabilities.
Review existing laws
Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities Protection of Rights & Full Participation) Act | 1995 |
Rehabilitation Council of India Act | 1992 |
National Trust for the Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy Mental Retardation & Multiple Disabilities Act | 1999 |
Mental Health Act | 1987 |
12th FYP wants government to be reviewed them to harmonise these acts with the provision of United Nations Conference on Rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD). Same for other acts like Right to Free education, CrPC, MNREGA etc.
Task for individual ministry
Ministry of | What? |
Communication & IT | electronic services & emergency services should be made accessible & disabled friendly |
Civil Aviation |
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Health & family welfare |
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HRD |
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Labour & Employment |
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Railways |
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Rural Development | attention to PH under various schemes like MNREGA, Ajeevika, Natial social assistance program, Indira Awas etc. |
Women n Child development | to priorities the most vulnerable among PH: particularly SC, ST women, Muslim women, single women, differently-abled, & HIV-positive women etc. |
Youth: Skill Development
(Draft) National Youth Policy 2012 (NYP12): Salient Features
New definition of Youth
Definition | Age-bracket |
India (earlier) | 13-35 |
India (under NYP12) | 16-30 |
United Nations | 15-24 |
Age groups of Youth
NYP 2012 divides 16-30 years into three groups
Age group | Attention |
16-20 | Education |
20-25 | Employable skills |
25-30 | self-employment and entrepreneurial skills |
Categories of Youth
Target groups
- Student Youth
- Migrant Youth
- Rural Youth
- Tribal Youth
- Youth At Risk
- Youth in violent conflicts
- out of school/dropouts
- groups with social /moral stigma (transgender, HIV+ve)
- Youth in Institutional Care
Priority groups
- Women
- PH
- socially and economically disadvantaged communities
Both target groups and the priority groups will be given skill training with the help of
- Prime Minister’s National Council on Skill Development
- National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC),
Validity
- Will be reviewed after every National Census.
- This policy will remain effective till 2022
- Will be implemented by Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
Youth Development Index (YDI)
- Will be created under NYP 2012
- Wiil contain five monitorable indicators
- Youth Health Index
- Youth Education Index
- Youth Work Index
- Youth Amenities Index
- Youth Participation Index
SENIOR CITIZENS
1992 | Integrated Programme for Older Persons (IPOP) |
2007 | Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act. This Is already covered in old article click me |
Integrated Programme for Older Persons (IPOP)
Scheme financial assistance up to 90 per cent of the project cost is provided to non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) for running and maintenance of Old Age Homes, Day Care Centres and Mobile Medicare Units.
12th FYP: Senior Citizen
consolidate, expand and strengthen various programmes.
IPOP | More day care/enrichment centres for the elders under the scheme of Integrated Programme for Older Persons (IPOP) |
Personnel | at least one Regional Resource and Training Centres (RRTCs) in every State – to provide training to caregivers for elderly. |
States |
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12th FYP wants new policy for elderly and focus on following
- set up a National Commission for Senior Citizens to look into their grievances on priority for redressal and ensure that services and facilities meant for them are being provided
- create of National Trust for the Aged
- Smart Identity Cards for senior citizens;
- health insurance for senior citizens
- Mainstream all the senior citizens, especially the older women
- Promote the concept of ‘Ageing in Place’ or ageing in own home. Institutional care should be the last resort
- housing, income-security, homecare services, old age pension, access to healthcare, insurance schemes for dignity in old age.
- India is a signatory to the Madrid Plan of Action and Barrier Free Framework, the Policy will aim to work towards an inclusive, barrier-free and age-friendly society.
- Long term savings instruments and credit activities in both rural and urban areas.
- Employment in income generating activities after superannuation
- counselling, career guidance, training services, awareness generation, sensitization and other fancy stuff.
Nomadic, Semi-Nomadic And Denotified Tribes (Dnts)
Back in 1871 the Britishers made a notorious law called “Criminal Tribes Act (CTA)”. Under this act, ~200 tribes classified in six categories.
- petty traders moving from village to village selling salt, forest produce etc.
- musicians, dancers, singers, storytellers, acrobats, gymnasts, puppeteers and tightrope walkers
- fortune telling, traditional faith healing services
- entertainers with the help of performing animals
- pastoral groups, hunters, gatherers, shifting cultivator
- artisans working with bamboo, iron, clay and so on
After freedom, Indian government annulled this CTA Act of 1871 and thereafter those tribes have been referred to as the Denotified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Tribes (DNTs, SNTs and NTs).
DNT: Problems
- There is no authentic data on DNTs and no Census enumeration was conducted for them, though they are found in almost all the States and belong mostly to the OBC category in some large States.
- Some communities are not covered by any of the three SC, ST and OBC categories.
- They keep moving from one place to another, don’t have permanent homes due to various social, political and cultural reasons hence they’re unable to get benefits of the various schemes named after you know who!
12th FYP: DNT welfare
Housing
- conduct nation-wide survey of DNT settlements.
- Provide permanent habitations/villages for them: with basic amenities such as roads, schools, electricity, drinking water, community centers.
- earmark a proportion of the funding for Indira Awaas Yojana (IAY) for DNTs.
schemes
- DNTs should be covered under existing facilities for ST, SC and OBC categories as applicable: scholarships and hostel facilities etc.
- skill development and marketing, loans for economic empowerment
Laws
12th FYP wants government to review following Acts to ensure the dignity and the livelihood of DNTs
Habitual Offenders Act | 1952 |
The Prevention of Begging Act | 1959 |
The Bombay Prevention of Begging Act | 1959 |
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act | 1986 |
Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act | 1989 |
Drug-junkies and alcoholics
Rehabilitation
- Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment provides support
- to Rehabilitation Centre run by NGOs
- ^For de-addition/rehab therapy of drug junkies.
India is signatory to three United Nations Conventions, namely:
Therefore, India has an international obligation to curb drug abuse. |
Strategy to reduce narcotic drug demand
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Beggars
Problem #1: No laws
- No firm and authentic information regarding number of beggars in the country.
- According to the unpublished data of Census 2001, there were ~7 lakh beggars and vagrants.
- at present, there aren’t any specific Central Act or clear policy on prevention/rehab of beggars.
Although following laws contains provisions to prevent begging:
- Indian Penal Code (IPC),
- the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act 2000
- Indian Railway Act 1989
Problem #2: No schemes
- no central schemes directly related to beggary.
- many beggars suffer from various types of disabilities, including mental illness and are addicted to various narcotic drugs (apart from the omnipresent desi liquor).
- although there are schemes for elderly, PH, and druggies that also cover issues/problems of beggary.
12th FYP for beggars
Make law |
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Make scheme |
new programme/scheme like Integrated Programme for Rehabilitation of Beggars. This program may include
It remains to be seen whether this scheme also get named after you know who! |
Mock Question
- Correct Statement about Human Development Index
- It is an arithmetic mean of three dimensions of Human Development viz Health, income and education
- It measures income in terms of GDP per capita
- It measure education in terms of gross enrollment(1/3rd weight) + adult literacy (2/3rd weight)
- None of Above
- Human Development Report (HDR)-2013
- Highlights the topic “Rise of the South: Human Progress in a Diverse World.”
- Ranks Australia 2nd in the HDI index for 2012
- Rank Niger and Congo at the bottom in HDI ranking.
- All of Above
- For HDI-2012 index, among the BRICS nation,
- India ranks higher than Russia but lower than China
- China ranks higher than India but lower than Russia
- China rank higher than both India and Russia
- None of above
- Correct statements HDR-2013
- Apart from HDI, it also provides Gender Inequality Index, Multidimensional poverty index, Hunger and malnutrition index.
- In HDI ranking, it allots same rank to Pakistan and Bangladesh
- Both
- None
- Dr.NC Saxena Committee
- was setup by planning Commission
- to recommend changes in the existing procedure used for official estimation of poverty.
- Said that more than 77% of Indian public is below poverty line
- None of above.
- Suresh Tendulkar Committee was
- was setup by Rural Development Ministry
- to advise on the suitable methodology for BPL Census.
- recommended Mixed Reference Period (MRP) equivalent Poverty Line Basket (PLB) method for poverty-estimation.
- None of Above
- Correct Statements
- ‘Awaasoft’ is an MIS software developed energy efficient habitats under National Action plan for climate change.
- Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan (NBA) wants 100 per cent access to sanitation for all rural households by 2015.
- Aajeevika is an initiative by rural Development ministry to to lift the assisted rural poor families above the poverty line.
- None of above.
- Correct Statements
- Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship Scheme provides scholarship for ST-SC students pursuing Master’s level courses and PhD/Post-Doctoral courses abroad.
- “Top Class Education” scheme provides free coaching for SC, ST, Minorities preparing for competitive exams in UPSC, SSC, Railways, State PSCs
- Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana seeks integrated Development of minorities dominated villages
- None of Above
- Consider following statements (A) No communities of Pondicherry are notified as scheduled tribes. (R) Pondicherry is neither in 5th or in 6th schedule.
- Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
- Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
- A is true but (R) is false.
- A is false but (R) is true.
- Correct Statements about PESA act
- Parliament had to enact PESA Act Because under AFSPA, provisions related Panchayat didnot apply to scheduled and disturbed areas without parliamentary approval.
- Among other things, it provides right to live in forest and right to self-cultivation for livelihood.
- Both
- None
- Which of the following is not a statutory body?
- National commission for protection of child rights
- special officer for linguistic minorities.
- Rehabilitation council of India
- Chief Commissioner for persons with disabilities
- Correct Statement
- TRIBES INDIA, are exclusive shops setup by the Ministry of Commerce to market tribal handicrafed items.
- National Safai Karmacharis financing development Corporation provides loans only to Safai Karmacharis living below double the poverty line.
- Majority population in Lakshadweep is Christian.
- None of Above
- Among the following, which one was enacted first
- Act to prohibit Indecent Representation of women in media
- Act to prohibit domestic violence against women
- Act to establish National commission for women
- Act to protect children from sexual offenses
- What is the function of Ahimsa Messangers?
- They promote peace and unity in communinally sensitive areas
- They encourage naxals to lay down arms and join mainstream
- They encourage terrorists and extremists in J&K and North East to lay down arms and join mainstream
- They work for prevention of domestic violence against women.
- Beijin Platform for action is related with
- Rights of the disabled
- Children rights
- Refugee rights
- Women rights
- Priyadarshini is a scheme for
- education and nutrition of adolescent girls
- nutrition and health of pregnant mother
- shelter homes for victims of sexual crimes, dowry etc.
- none of above
- Saksham is a scheme for
- Self defense training for adolescent girls under SABLA framework
- Low interest credit facility for Women SHG
- for gender sensitization among adolescent boys
- None of above
- Swadhar Greh is created by merging
- Swadhar + Short stay home
- Swadhar + working women’s hostel
- Swadhar + SABLA
- Swadhar + STEP
- Incorrect Match?
- Swadhar greh: Women in difficult circumstances
- Ujjawala: girls / women in prostitution
- Swavalamban: banking penetration in rural areas
- None of above
- Which of the following is a conditional cash transfer scheme
- Dhanlakshmi
- Indira Gandhi matritva Sahyog yojana
- Both
- None
- Correct statements about Indian and the UN convention on rights of children
- India has ratified this UN convention.
- India has not ratified two optional protocals under this convention, related with children in armed conflict and child pornography.
- Both correct
- None correct
- 12th Five year plan seeks
- Separate quota under Indira Awas Yojana and Rajiv Awas Yojana for Single women
- separate column in all Government and non-Government records to include the third gender
- Both
- None
- which of the following is a target of 12th Five year plan?
- Improve Child Sex Ratio to 980 by 2017
- Reduce anemia in girls and women by half
- Both
- None
- Correct statement
- Hindu Succession Amendment Act (HSAA), 2005 grants land inheritance rights to women except for agricultural land.
- Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act of 1986 prohibits employment of children in both hazardous and non-hazardous industries.
- As per the amended IMS act, direct advertisement of infant milk substitutes(IMS) and bottle-feeding is permitted.
- None of above
- correct statements about Persons with disabilities Act
- provides for 4% reservation in Government employment to PH candidates
- Deendayal Disabled Rehabilitation Scheme was launched for effective implementation of this act.
- Both
- None
- Who benefits directly from ARUNIM, ADIP, ALIMCO
- Student from minority community
- Tribal artisan
- Physically disabled person
- None of above
- In 2012, a new Department of Disability Affairs was setup in which ministry?
- Health and family welfare
- Social Justice & Empowerment
- Rural development
- None of above
- Draft National Youth Policy 2012
- Defines youth as any person under 13-35 age group.
- Proposes creation of Youth Development Index.
- Will be implemented by Ministry of social justice and empowerment
- None of above
- Incorrect statement about Senior Citizens Welfare Act
- Senior citizens are defined as those above the age of 60 years
- State Governments are required to constitute “Maintenance Tribunals” for them.
- Lawyers are permitted to represent either party before such Tribunals
- None of above
- Which of the following lady fought against the British?
- During freedom struggle, Rani Rudramma Devi and Rani Gaidenlou Zeliang fought against British in South and North Eastern region respectively.
- Rajiv Gandhi Manav Seva Award are given for outstanding contribution to human rights, poverty elimination and communal harmony.
- Both
- None
No one commented yet :P
1. D
2. D
3. B
4. B
5. D
6. C
7. C
8. D
9. B
10. D
11. B
12. D
13. A
14. D
15. D
16. D
17. C
18. A
19. C
20. A
21. A
22. C
23. B
24. D
25. B
26. C
27. B
28. B
29. C
30. D Both are wrong
answer to 20th is c
both are conditional cash transfer schemes
IMGSY: conditions: pre natal checkups, vaccination for infants etc.
khuub tyaari lagti hai Shinaaz :).. u r d same Shinaaz whom I met in Patiala at Sharma Sir’s place?
im losing it….jus 2 days more. cant wait. il get a nervous breakdown.!! :( ……..
just rem everyone over here is facing the same scenario… a calm mind perfoms better..so chill maar…
Sir, thanks a lot for the economic surveys with immensely useful value additions.
1D
2D
3B
4C
5D
6C
7C
8A
9A
10D
11B
12D
13A
14D
15D
16D
17C
18A
19C
20C
21A
22C
23B
24D
25B
26C
27B
28B
29C
30D.
for 1st question option might me C right?wy D?
man I missed it :) I saw it a hour back.
Thanks Mrunal
mrunal ji,in prelims wat should i do if i’ve marked wrong answers by mistake? shall i use whitener?or blade?…. pls reply..many of us have the same doubt
thnk u sirjiiiiiiiiiiii
my score in cgl is 79 in general category.what is the possible cut off ?
Its going to be tough ,wid score of 79 u r standing on borderline ,as last time cut off for gen cat was 84, so odds r stacked against u…..though u might sneak in a chance as well as maths sectn was just a bit more difficult….& bro,do u know whether i being a final sem engg (my final result/marksheet will come in aug)student will be eligible for it….my tier 1 score is 100.5
this is too much…!!!
this is too much!!!
Thanks a ton for the compilation.
Mrunal sir will beat Rajnikant in every field :)
I THINK UPSC, HINDU AND GOI COLLABORATE TO MAKE LIFE HELL FR US
Human Development Report (HDR)-2013
Highlights the topic “Rise of the South: Human Progress in a Diverse World.” Ranks Australia 2nd in the HDI index for 2012 Rank Niger and Congo at the bottom in HDI ranking.
For HDI-2012 index, among the BRICS nation,
China ranks higher than India but lower than Russia
Apart from HDI, it also provides Gender Inequality Index, Multidimensional poverty index, Hunger and malnutrition index. In HDI ranking, it allots same rank to Pakistan and Bangladesh
Suresh Tendulkar Committee was
recommended Mixed Reference Period (MRP) equivalent Poverty Line Basket (PLB) method for poverty-estimation.
Correct Statements
Aajeevika is an initiative by rural Development ministry to to lift the assisted rural poor families above the poverty line.
Correct Statements
Top Class Education” scheme provides free coaching for SC, ST, Minorities preparing for competitive exams in UPSC, SSC, Railways, State PSCs
following is not a statutory body?
special officer for linguistic minorities.
Among the following, which one was enacted first
Act to prohibit Indecent Representation of women in media
What is the function of Ahimsa Messangers?
work for prevention of domestic violence against women.
Beijin Platform for action is related with
Women rights
Priyadarshini is a scheme for
none of above
Saksham is a scheme for
gender sensitization among adolescent boys
Swadhar Greh is created by merging
Swadhar + Short stay home
Which of the following is a conditional cash transfer scheme
Dhanlakshmi
Indira Gandhi matritva Sahyog yojana
Correct statements about Indian and the UN convention on rights of children
India has ratified this UN convention.
12th Five year plan seeks Separate quota under Indira Awas Yojana and Rajiv Awas Yojana for Single women
which of the following is a target of 12th Five year plan?
Reduce anemia in girls and women by half
correct statements about Persons with disabilities Act
Deendayal Disabled Rehabilitation Scheme was launched for effective implementation of this act.
Who benefits directly from ARUNIM, ADIP, ALIMCO
Physically disabled person
In 2012, a new Department of Disability Affairs was setup in which ministry?
Social Justice & Empowerment
Draft National Youth Policy 2012
Proposes creation of Youth Development Index.
Incorrect statement about Senior Citizens Welfare Act
Lawyers are permitted to represent either party before such Tribunals
You can also add SPANDAN to disability list — Special Performance Award in National Trust Centric Disabilities,Activities and Networking
Thanks Mrunal!
Is english comprehension in prelims(paper-II) compulsory ?
please reply soon.
nothing is compulsory in 2nd paper Mr.Pradeep..
Anyway All the best for everyone who is going to appear tomorrow..do well n leave the rest to god.
National policy for persons with disabilities yr is 2006 not 2005
In my OMR sheet i dark the wrong circle..so i used blade to scratch it away with ,without making any deeply scar or tear it apart..but one of my friend told me that UPSC not even going to check your OMR sheet..i just made two wrong answers..so is it really true what my friend told me? Is that a suicidal attempt or something more??? I am really getting frustating..plz tell me as soon as possible..thank you
The thing is all the OMR sheets are Machine Scanned.
If there is any doubt that the machine is not able to read the answer properly then the operator sitting over there checks it and feed the data manually.
So dont worry. They will check it.
If the machine does not recognize it then you are safe. And if the operator feed the input manually then i think he will deduct the marks coz you are not allowed to change the answer once marked.
I don’t know how to say THANKS to you…a very big THANK YOU buddy…thank you sooooooooooo much…otherwise i would’ve died…
Plzzzzzz anyone answer this Q: consider the following statement 1.Inflation benefits the debtors. 2.Inflation benefits the bond holders… which statement/statements are true???
(apart from the omnipresent desi liquor).very good joke cant stop laughing.
I read all of your economic survey.Very useful.Thank you very much.
Please provide article on some important ideologies in short in simple language like socialism, marxism, leberalism, fascism, gandhism etc…..would be very helpful…
Thank you
Mrunal Sir,
I see the number of articles focused on UPSC have gone down tremendously,with the Mains coming up we would request you to please carry on writing Economics, Environment, IR etc. The current frequency of articles focused on preparation is too low according to the standards and appetite your great work has built.
Please consider this as a humble request.
Thanks,
Dulali
thanks sir
Thanks for the efforts.
“you know who!”, hilarious.
Indeed we know who! :)
1 D
2 D
3 B
4 C
5 D
6 C
7 C
8 D
9 C
10 D
11 B
12 A
13 C
14 D
15 D
16 D
17 C
18 A
19 C
20 C
21 D
22 C
23 B
24 D
25 B
26 C
27 B
28 B
29 C
30 D
u know who=voldemort.:).:D