Operation Sadbhavna was launched by the Indian Army in Jammu and Kashmir. Its main objective is to help the people affected by terrorism in the region. This operation is mainly targeted to fulfill the aspirations of the people.

Why was this operation started?

Terrorist organizations in the Kashmir region are trying to remove government officials and target public symbols and services. The purpose of these organizations is by this to isolate the local population. Once separated they become easy targets. This can draw more people towards terrorism.

Operation Sadbhavna

The main objective of this operation is to connect the local people with the national mainstream. It works to reduce proxy wars fought by Pakistan in the region. Proxy wars are conflicts fought by terrorist groups on behalf of the government. The Pakistan government gives money and supplies ammunition to terrorist groups to fight such wars in the Kashmir region.

This operation mainly focused on five sectors. They are infrastructure development, education, community development projects, women and youth empowerment, health and sanitation. This operation will neutralize the anti-India propaganda sponsored by Pakistan in Kashmir.

Education

So far, the Indian Army has established 46 Goodwill Schools under this operation. 1900 schools have been renovated. The Indian Army has helped in infrastructure development, renovation and modification. All these schools are now run under the Jammu and Kashmir State Educational Board. It also includes two boarding schools Pahalgam and Rajouri. They are affiliated to CBSE.

infrastructural development

Under this operation, the Indian Army has increased the supply of water. Along with this, road connectivity has also increased.

Health care

Medical centers have been set up in inaccessible areas. More than 283 medical camps were organized since the start of the operation. Mobile medical teams were formed. They are now delivering medical aid to people at their doorsteps.

Women and Youth Empowerment

People were given skill development training. It includes training in weaving, computer operation, candle making, sewing, bag making, basket weaving, fashion designing, gardening.

Travel

National Integration Tours were organized under this operation. It aims to integrate opinion makers and students from all walks of life.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday clarified the taxation on virtual currency (cryptocurrency) and other digital assets. He proposed to levy 30 per cent tax on transactions in such properties. Also, to bring such properties under the tax net, the Finance Minister also proposed to levy one per cent TDS (tax deducted at source) on transactions above a threshold in this property category.

While presenting the budget for the financial year 2022-23 in the Lok Sabha, Sitharaman said that gifts in crypto and digital assets will be taxed. After the budget is passed in Parliament, the tax proposal will come into force from April 1. On the other hand, meeting the demand of the industry, he said that the Reserve Bank of India will introduce a blockchain technology based digital rupee in 2022-23. Experts said that taxing 30 per cent on the proceeds from the sale of cryptocurrencies is equivalent to the tax rate levied on the amount won from 'lottery', 'game show'.

According to the Union Budget presented in Parliament by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday, this currency, called 'Digital Rupee', will be issued digitally by the Reserve Bank and can be replaced with physical currency. The regulation governing this central bank's digital currency (CBDC) is yet to be finalised. CBDT is a digital or virtual currency, but it cannot be compared to private virtual currencies or cryptocurrencies, which have grown rapidly over the past decade.

Private digital currencies do not represent the liabilities of any individual, as they have no issuer. They are definitely not currency. The RBI is strongly opposed to private cryptocurrencies, as they can have an impact on national security and financial stability.

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The Finance Minister also announced setting up of the first digital university to provide world class quality universal education, aligning the National Skill Qualification Framework (NSQF) to the progressive industrial needs, setting up of a world class foreign university in GIFT City and creating virtual laboratories and digital materials. Of.

Presenting the Budget 2022-23 in Parliament, Sitharaman said that a digital university would be set up to provide world-class quality, accessible education to students across the country at their doorsteps. It will be made available in various Indian languages ​​and 'ICT formats'. The university will be built on a network based 'hub-spoke model' with hub buildings equipped with state-of-the-art 'ICT' expertise. The best public universities and institutions of the country will collaborate in the form of a network of 'hub-spoke'.

The Finance Minister said that most of these children study in government schools. We recognize the need for providing supplementary education and establishing a forward-looking system for education. Sitharaman said that due to the closure of schools due to the pandemic, our children, especially those coming from rural areas and scheduled castes, scheduled tribes and other backward classes, have been deprived of formal education for almost two years.

In order to save children from this loss of education in future, PM e-Vidya's 'One Class One TV Channel' program will be increased from 12 TV channels to 200 TV channels in the budget. He said that with this all the states would be able to provide supplementary education to the students of class 1-12 in their regional languages. He said that 750 virtual laboratories in science and mathematics and 75 skill e-labs for synchronous learning environment would be set up in the year 2022-23 to promote critical thinking skills and give space to creativity as part of vocational curriculum.

Sitharaman said that high quality e-content will be created in the language spoken there through digital teachers on internet, mobile, phone, TV, radio. He said that a competitive mechanism would be set up to empower and equip teachers with digital tools of teaching-learning to generate quality e-content and to achieve better learning outcomes. Referring to the development of India-centric knowledge in urban planning design, the Finance Minister said that the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) will play a leading role in improving, enhancing quality and access to urban planning courses among other institutions.

The Finance Minister said that 'Digital Ecosystem for Skilling and Livelihood - The DESH- Stake e-Portal' will be launched. Its objective is to empower citizens in such a way that they can develop their skills through online training. Under this, API based credible skill accreditation will be provided and payment will be made accordingly so that citizens can get the benefits of employment and entrepreneurship opportunities. Sitharaman said that through a variety of applications, the facility of 'Drone Shakti' and Startups for Drones-as-a-Service (DRaaS) will be promoted. The required courses for skill development will be run in selected ITI institutes of all the states.

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According to information provided by Polavaram Project Authority (PPA), Department of Water Resources, RD&GR, Ministry of Jal Shakti and Department of Water Resources (WRD), Government of Andhra Pradesh (GoAP), the total number of families displaced due to projects in Andhra Pradesh The numbers (PDF) are 1,06,006 out of which 56,504 PDF (includes 43,689- displaced families of East Godavari District and 12,815- West Godavari District.) According to the 2011 census, 1,64,752 people belong to the tribal community who belong to Polavaram irrigation. Displaced due to the construction of the project, Minister of State for Tribal Affairs Bishweshwar Tudu told in Rajya Sabha.

Tudu said that, the PPA has also informed that the project envisages construction of protective embankments in the region of Odisha and Chhattisgarh to prevent submergence. However, in the areas of Odisha and Chhattisgarh where protective embankments have not been constructed. The number of Project Affected Families (PAFs) in Odisha is 1,002, out of which 913 PAFs belong to the tribal community. The project affected families in Chhattisgarh are 2,335 out of which 1294 are from PAF tribal community.

History of Polavaram

• This is the Indira Sagar Interstate Project of Andhra Pradesh.

• The project was created before 1978.

• In 1980, Godavari Tribunal had directed that the water of MP and Andhra would be divided, a dam would also be built.

• A dam is to be built on the Godavari river. It is 150 km from Konta.

• Its revised cost in 2010-11 was Rs.16 thousand crores.

• In its submergence area, 2475 hectares of land of Chhag is coming.

• Konta tehsil and 7-8 villages of Sukma district are coming in Duban area.

• The project will irrigate 2.91 lakh hectares of Andhra land.

• The scheme was declared a national project after the separation of Telangana from Andhra.

• Now the central government will implement it.