Civils Monthly

● Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 23, 2018 launched the flagship scheme 'Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana' (PMJAY), also known as Ayushman Bharat or the National Health Protection Mission (AB-NHPM). ● Ayushman Bharat - Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme having central sector component under Ayushman Bharat Mission anchored in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW). ● Ayushman Bharat is National Health Protection Scheme, which will cover over 10 crore poor and vulnerable families (approximately 50 crore beneficiaries) providing coverage upto 5 lakh rupees per family per year for secondary and tertiary care hospitalization. ● Ayushman Bharat - National Health Protection Mission will subsume the on-going centrally sponsored schemes - Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY) and the Senior Citizen Health Insurance Scheme (SCHIS) Salient Features : ● Ayushman Bharat - National Health Protection Mission will

The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved Promulgation of the Daman and Diu Civil Courts (Amendment) Regulation, 2019 and the Dadra and Nagar Haveli (Civil Courts and Miscellaneous Provisions)Amendment Regulation, 2019 under Article 240 of the Constitution. Benefits:  The move will be helpful in bringing uniformity in Judicial Service. It will also help overcome the difficulties being faced by the litigants in travelling to Mumbai for filing appeals due to existing limited pecuniary jurisdiction. Enhanced pecuniary jurisdiction will accelerate the justice delivery system, besides making access easier for litigants without having to travel outside the Union Territory. Article 240  Article 240 in The Constitution Of India 1949 240. Power of President to make regulations for certain Union territories 1) The President may make regulations for the peace, progress and good government of the Union territory of a) the Andaman and Nicobar Islands;

      A male resident of the UK who prefers to remain anonymous, was diagnosed with HIV infection in 2003 and began antiretroviral therapy in 2012. Later, he was diagnosed with advanced Hodgkin's lymphoma. After chemotherapy, he underwent a stem cell transplant in 2016 and subsequently remained on antiretroviral therapy for 16 months.       To test whether he was truly in HIV-1 remission, the London patient disrupted his usual antiretroviral therapy. He has now been in remission for 18 months, and regular testing has confirmed that his HIV viral load remains undetectable.        Similarly, Timothy Ray Brown, the  Berlin Patient , had been living with HIV and routinely using antiretroviral therapy when he was diagnosed with a different disease, acute myeloid leukemia. After two bone marrow transplants, Brown was considered cured of his HIV-1 infection. Traces of HIV were seen in Brown's blood a few years after he stopped antiretroviral therapy. However, because HIV remained u

Right To Education (RTE) Act 2009 was passed to give enactment to the Constitution 86th amendment Act 2002 which made the right to education (Article 21A) a fundamental right to children from 6 years to 14 years. RTE ACT provides for: # Free education in government schools for children in age group 6-14. # No detention policy till Class 8 (which is removed recently by an amendment # 25% seats reserved for disadvantaged or economically weaker sections of the society in all   schools. # Minimum infrastructure , minimum teacher qualification # pupil-teacher ratio ie., Students to teacher ratio. No detention policy:     when the RTE Act was passed in 2009 it had section 16 which stated that “No child can be held back or expelled from the school till he completes elementary education”.  This is the section which provided for the “No Detention policy” till class 8. This provision of the Act had greater effect on the quality of school education. Its Ill Effects:     Annual Status o

Name of the Post:   FCI  JE, Typist, Asst & Steno  Online Form  2019 Post Date:  20-02-2019 Latest Update:  28-02-2019 Total Vacancy:  4103 Brief Information:   Food Corporation of India (FCI) has advertised a notification for the recruitment of JE, Typist, Asst Gr II (AG II), Asst Gr III (AG III) & Steno   vacancies. Those Candidates who are interested in the vacancy details & completed all eligibility criteria can read the Notification & Apply online. Application Fee For Others:  Rs. 500/- For Female Candidate:  Nill Payment Mode:  Debit/ Credit Card/ Net Banking/ IMPS/ Cash Cards/ Mobile Wallets/ UPI Important Dates Starting Date to Apply Online & Fee payment:  23-02-2019  Changed to 28-02-2019 Last Date to Apply Online & Payment of Fee:  25-03-2019  Changed to 30-03-2019 Availability of Admit Cards:  15 Days prior to Date of Exam Date of Exam:  April/ May 2019 Maximum Age Limit (as on 01-01-2019) For JE, Asst Gr II (Hind

Name of the Post:  LIC AAO Online  Form  2019 Post Date:  02-03 -2019 Total Vacancy:  590 Brief Information:   Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC)   has published notification for the recruitment of Assistant Administrative Officer (AAO) (Generalist/ IT/ Charted Accountant/ Actuarial/ Rajbhasha) vacancies. Those Candidates who are interested in the vacancy details & completed all eligibility criteria can read the Notification & Apply Online Application Fee For All Others:  Rs. 600/- + Transaction Charges For SC/ ST/ PwBD Candidates:  Rs. 100/-   + Transaction Charges Pay Mode:  Through Online by using Debit Cards (RuPay/Visa/MasterCard/Maestro), Credit Cards, Internet Banking, IMPS, Cash Cards/ Mobile Wallets Important Dates Starting Date for Online Registration & Payment of Fee:  02-03-2019 Last  Date for Online Registration & Payment of Fee:  22-03-2019 Date for Download Call Letter for Online Preliminary Exam:  From 22 to 30-04-2019 Te

1.At OIC meet, India flays terror funding Context : ● External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj attended the inaugural plenary of the foreign ministers' conclave of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) as the guest of honour. ● It is for the first time that India has been invited to a meeting of the OIC, which is an influential grouping of 57 Islamic countries. ● India was invited to attend the OIC meeting in 1969 but Pakistan prevailed upon and got the invite withdrawn. Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC ) : ● The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is the second largest inter-governmental organization after the United Nations with a membership of 57 states spread over four continents. ● The Organization is the collective voice of the Muslim world. It endeavors to safeguard and protect the interests of the Muslim world in the spirit of promoting international peace and harmony among various people of the world. ● The Organization was established

  1.       Cabinet approves promulgation of Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment) Ordinance, 2019                      Context : ●       The Union Cabinet, has approved the promulgation of an Ordinance to make amendments to the Aadhaar Act 2016, Prevention of Money Laundering Act 2005 & Indian Telegraph Act 1885.           Key Features : ●     Provides for voluntary use of Aadhaar number in physical or electronic form by authentication or offline verification with the consent of Aadhaar number holder; ●     Provides for use of twelve-digit Aadhaar number and its alternative virtual identity to conceal the actual Aadhaar number of an individual; ●     Gives an opti on to children who are Aadhaar number holders to cancel their Aadhaar number on attaining the age of eighteen years ; ●       Permits the entities to perform authentication only when they are compliant with the standards of privacy and security specified by the Authority; and the authenticat