Test: Government Policies and Schemes of Haryana - Software Development MCQ

The Haryana government has taken an initiative to facilitate its citizens towards a cashless economy, in the name of ‘Cashless Haryana’. The five main recognized methods of payments are Internet banking, UPI, USSID, e-wallet, and AEPS. 

Key Points

• The purpose of the ‘TeerthDarshan’ scheme of the Haryana Government is to pilgrimage to senior citizens.
• Senior citizens, more than sixty years of age in the state, could go on a pilgrimage within the country at government expense.
• It was announced by the Chief Minister of Haryana state ManoharLalKhattar.

The correct answer is option 2 i.e. 2.

• On 2 October 1949, Sachar Formula (after the name of the then Chief Minister of Punjab, Bhim Sen Sachar) was announced.
• In 1949, the party selected him for the office of Chief Minister of Punjab.
• According to the Sacchar Formula, East Punjab was demarcated into Punjabi speaking and Hindi speaking areas.
• Under the decision, Punjabi would be the first compulsory language and the medium of instruction at all stages in Government schools.
• Hindi would be the second compulsory language from the fourth class, while English would be the third compulsory language from the sixth class.

The correct answer is 10.

• The Common Services Centers (CSC), also called as Atal Seva Kendras in Haryana.
• There are ten Atal Seva Kendra in Bhiwani district in the urban region while 300 rural Atal Seva Kendra is also there.
• Common Services Centers (CSC) scheme is a mission mode projects under the Digital India Programme.

Notes:

• Important demographics of Bhiwani district:

The correct answer is Fully state.

• It is a state plan scheme with a proposed outlay of Rs.1200.00 lacs to be wholly funded by the State Govt.
• Its objective is to maintain and protect the green cover in Aravalli regions with the help of Village Forest Committees and other stakeholders.
• Important schemes of Haryana:
• Old Age Samman Allowance:
  • The person is of age 60 years or more will get 2500 rupees per month allowance.
• Widow Pension Scheme:
  • A widow of age more than 18 years will get 1800 rupees per month.
• Rajiv Gandhi Pariwar Bima Yojna:
  • In Case of Accidental Death/Permanent disability, total/partial disability, 1 lac rupees compensation is provided.

The correct answer is 2016.

• This insurance scheme is given to promote cattle livestock in Haryana.
• This scheme was started in the Jhajjar district on 29 July 2016.
• The premium was different for every animal like - camel (100 Rupees), Sheep (25 Rupees), Goat (25 Rupees), etc.
• Jhajjar district hosts the Biggest cattle fair in Haryana every year. 
• Virendra Sehwag, Bajrang Punia belongs to the Jhajjar district.

Additional Information

• Chief Minister of Haryana – Manohar Lal Khattar 
• Governor of Haryana - Shri Bandaru Dattatreya
• DGP of Haryana - P. K. Agarwal
• Jhajjar district has one stadium (Jahanara Bagh Stadium) and one ground known as the Virender Sehwag Cricket Academy Ground. 

The correct answer is 18-06-2010.

Key Points

• Haryana on June 18 2010 became the first state in the country to have launched a web portal-based Centralised Public Grievances Redress and Monitoring System.
• Harsamadhan would provide a quick grievance redressal mechanism to the citizens.
• It aimed at redressal of grievances of the people, making governance transparent and enabling online common solutions and feedback, reducing delivery costs by minimizing duplication of effort by individuals and departments.
• Harsamadhan would allow registration of grievances on an ‘anytime, anywhere basis'.

The correct answer is April 1, 1977.

Key Points

• The Haryana Dairy Development Co-operative Federation Ltd. registered under Haryana Co-operative Societies Act came into existence on April 1, 1977.
• It was established with the primary aim to promote the economic interests of the milk producers of Haryana particularly those belonging to weaker sections of the village community by procuring and processing the milk into milk products and marketing thereof by itself or through its unions.
• In furtherance of the above objects, the Federation undertakes a number of activities such as the establishment of milk plants, marketing of VITA BRAND milk products of the Milk Unions.
• It also extends technical guidance to the Unions in all spheres of personnel, technical, marketing, and financial management as well as makes them quality conscious, through the use of modern methods of laboratory testing of various products.

The correct answer is Fatehabad.

Key Points

• Making of Parivar Pehchan Patra (PPP) or family ID is topped by Fatehabad.
• In Fatehabad mora than 85% of the population already registered in PPP.
• Panchkula and Faridabad are the two bottommost districts in making the PPP.
• In Panchkula only 56% population have PPP and in Faridabad 58% of the population has PPP.

Important Points

• The 8-digit Parivar Pehchan Patra (PPP) is meant for each family across the state to enable smooth and automatic delivery of several citizen-centric services.
• The state government aims to monitor each of the approximately 54 lakh families living across the state. 
• Telangana, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh are also exploring the possibility of implementing a similar PPP project.

The correct answer is Israel.

Key Points

• Israel and Haryana Government have partnered to set up a Horticulture Project in the Karnal district.
• The Haryana government has set up an Indo-Israel horticulture project at Gharaunda in Karnal district at a cost of Rs 6 crore to enable farmers to grow unseasonal vegetables.
• The farmers could contact this vegetable center of excellence for increasing their income.
• This was stated by Chief Parliamentary Secretary Dharambir Singh.
• This project would provide an opportunity to the farmers to grow new kinds of vegetables, which would help them increase their income. 
• Under the project, farmers would be provided saplings of the unseasonal vegetables and they would be able to get more yield of the vegetables with less water.
• The unseasonal vegetables would fetch better prices in the mandis.

Additional Information

• The project has been set up over an area of 25 acres of land.
• Under the project, seedlings of various vegetables like tomato, seedless cucumber, and capsicums would be prepared in the greenhouse, poly house, net house and these saplings would be provided to the farmers on subsidy.
• The farmers could contact this vegetable center of excellence for increasing their income.

The correct answer is Gurgaon.

Key Points

• Haryana government in the year 2015, declared that it will develop, Gurgaon to be a smart city.
• National Smart Cities Mission is an urban renewal and retrofitting program by the Government of India with the mission to develop smart cities across the country, making them citizen-friendly and sustainable.
• The Government of India has launched the Smart Cities Mission on 25 June 2015.
• The purpose of the Smart Cities Mission is to drive economic growth and improve the quality of life of people by enabling local area development and harnessing technology, especially technology that leads to Smart outcomes. 
• The announcement by the Haryana chief minister was made during the digital launch of two Air Care projects for the beautification of Gurugram.
• The Haryana state government has also proposed to set up a new municipal corporation in Manesar and develop a new Gurugram city in that area

Additional Information

Cities that were chosen by the Central Government for Smart Cities Project

The correct answer is 2006

Key Points

• To promote sustainable development of forest resources in the State, Haryana Government framed its own Forest Policy in 2006.
• The policy has fixed the goal of achieving 20% Forest and Tree Cover in the state in a phased manner.
• The forests in Haryana are classified as Reserve Forests, Protected Forests, Unclassed Forests, Areas closed under section 38 of Indian Forest Act, 1927 and Areas closed under section 4 & 5 of Punjab Land Preservation Act, 1900.
• Blocks of Reserve Forest area are mainly confined to the Shivalik ranges in Panchkula and Yamunanagar districts.
• Small blocks of Reserved Forest are found at a number of places in the districts of Yamunanagar, Kaithal, Ambala, Jind and Hisar.
• The majority of forests in the state belong to the Subtropical dry deciduous category whereas subtropical thorn forests are found only in the Aravalli hills in the southern parts of the state.
• Pine forests are located at higher reaches in the Protected Forests of Morni Hills in Panchkula district, whereas Sal Forests dominate the Reserve Forests in the Shiwaliks of Yamunanagar district.

The correct answer is Rigorous imprisonment ranging from 3 to 10 years.

• The Gauvansh Sanrakshan and Gausamvardhan Bill 2015 was passed by Haryana Government on 16th March 2015.
• The law not only bans the slaughtering of cows but also the sale of beef in the state.
• Cow slaughter in Haryana is punishable with Rigorous imprisonment ranging from 3 to 10 years along with a fine of Rs 30,000 to Rs 1,00,000 under the Gauvansh Sanrakshan Law.
• If the fine amount is not paid then the additional imprisonment of one year is also included under the scheme.
• If cows are exported for slaughtering or beef purpose then 3 to 7 years of imprisonment and a fine up to Rs 30,000 to 70,000 or both will be levied.
• If a person is found selling beef in the state then the imprisonment of 3 to 5 years and a fine of Rs 30,000 to Rs 50,000 will be levied.
• The bill aims at promoting conservation and development of indigenous breeds of cow and for this legislation has planned to establish institutions for taking care of stray, injured, and sick cow as well as the uneconomic cow.
• The vehicle used for transporting cows for slaughtering or beef purpose will be confiscated by the police officer both below the rank of Sub-Inspector or any other officer authorized by the state government
• The ban is also implemented over canned beef.
• The Haryana state has three lakh cows in 400 gaushalas, One lakh fifty thousand stray cows, and Eighteen lakh cows which are being nurtured by people at homes.

The correct answer is 1,01,000.

Key Points

• In 2015, the Haryana government decided to raise the cash reward under the inter-caste marriage scheme from Rs 50,000 to Rs  1,01,000
  • This decision was taken at a meeting of the state-level Vigilance and Monitoring Committee held under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar.
• It was constituted under Rule 16 of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
• The number of inter-caste marriages would go up by this decision which helps in removing caste discrimination.

Additional Information

Haryana: (Sept 2021)

• Chief Minister - Manohar Lal Khattar.

• Governor - Bandaru Dattatreya

• Lok Sabha seats - 10.

• Rajya Sabha seats - 5

• Facts about Haryana (2011 census) - 

• The total population of Haryana is 2.54 crores (2,53,53,081).
• The literacy rate is 75.55%.
• The density is 573.
• The sex ratio is 879.

The correct answer is Rs. 250.

• Haryana Government has decided to increase the old-age pension amount by Rs. 250 every year.
• It was earlier Rs. 2250 every year but now after Rs. 250 increment it is Rs. 2500.
• The increase would be effective from April 1, 2021.
• Besides old-age pension, benefits have also been hiked under various other social security schemes, including Widows and Destitute Women Scheme, etc.

Additional Information

About Haryana:

• Chief Minister - Manohar Lal Khattar.
• Capital - Chandigarh.
• Districts - 22.
• State Animal - Blackbuck.
• Major Rivers - Yamuna, Ghaggar, Markanda, etc

The correct answer is the Health Department.

Key Points

• Integrated Health Information Platform 
  • The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has launched the Integrated Health Information Platform(IHIP).
  • It will track 33 diseases and will ensure near real-time data in digital mode.
  • It will provide a health information system developed for real-time, case-based information integrated analytics, advanced visualization capability.
  • This digital platform for scouting the earliest signs of disease spread in the smallest of villages and blocks in the country will immensely help in nipping in the bud any potential outbreaks or epidemics.
  • It is in sync with the National Digital Health Mission.
• Health Department or Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
  • It is an Indian government ministry charged with health policy in India.
  • Union Health Minister: Mansukh Mandaviya (as of August 2021)
  • Health Minister of Haryana: Shri Anil Vij (as of August 2021)
  • It is also responsible for all government programs relating to family planning in India.
  • Headquarter- New Delhi
  • The Department of Health deals with health care, including awareness campaigns, preventive medicine, and public health.

Additional Information

• Finance Department
  • It is a ministry within the Government of India concerned with the economy of India.
  • Current Finance Minister of India: Nirmala Sitharaman (as of August 2021)
  • Finance Minister of Haryana: Manohar Lal Khattar (as of August 2021)
  • It concerns taxation, financial legislation, financial institutions, capital markets, center and state finances, and the Union Budget.
  • Headquarter- New Delhi
  • R.K. Shanmukham Chetty was the first Finance Minister of independent India.
  • The first Budget of independent India was presented on 26 November 1947.
• NITI Aayog
  • It is a public policy think tank of the Government of India.
  • It was established in 2015, by the NDA government to replace the Planning Commission which followed a top-down model.
  • The NITI Aayog council comprises all the state Chief Ministers, along with the Chief Ministers of Delhi and Puducherry.
  • Chairman - Narendra Modi
  • Vice-Chairman -  Suman Bery
  • CEO - Parameswaran Iyer

The correct answer is 2015.

Key Points

• The Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) Scheme, launched by the Hon’ble Prime Minister on 22nd January 2015 at Panipat in Haryana.
  • It was launched to bring behavioral change in the society towards birth and rights of a girl child.
  • It has resulted in increased awareness and sensitization of the masses regarding the prevalence of gender bias and the role of the community in eradicating it.
  • During the last 6 years since its inception, the BBBP scheme has been aiming at changing the mindset of the public to acknowledge the rights of the girl child.

Additional Information 

• Some facts about Haryana
  • The state of Haryana was carved out from Punjab in 1966.
  • The population density of Haryana is 577.
  • The sex ratio of Haryana is 877 (according to the 2011 census).
  • The literacy rate is 75.5%.
  • State bird- Black Francolin
  • State tree- Peepal
  • State flower- Lotus
  • State animal- Blackbuck

The correct answer is Haryana Industrial Training Institute.Key Points

• Taking a major leap toward creating a paperless environment in Government offices, Haryana Government is implementing the e-office system in a phased manner.
• An official spokesman said that in the first phase, the offices of the Chief Minister, Industrial Training Minister, Principal Secretary of Industrial Training, Directorate of Industrial Training, Government Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) at Panchkula, Kaithal, Rohtak, and Ambala City shall have an e-office system.
• Subsequently, all ITIs in the state shall also have this modern system.
• The e-office system would be fully operational within six months.
• The Industrial Training Department has already deposited Rs 26 lakh with NICSI for procuring software and expertise. Both NIC and NICSI have a key role in the implementation of the e-office system in the Department.
• State Data Centre, Haryana has provided servers for the project.

Additional Information