01-09-21 Daily-Tamilnadu-TNPSC Current Affairs

The chief minister said the board was formed by former chief minister M Karunanidhi during his first stint in Fort St George in 1970. He built thousands of tenements for the poor which was appreciated by former Union minister Jagjivan Ram, affectionately called Babuji.Babujialso expressed his wish to see such a scheme being followed by all states. To that extent, the slum clearance board has been effectively extending its service, Stalin said.

The renaming of the board was being done with to uplift the livelihood of the people living in huts and raise their standard of living, not just removing the huts, the chief minister said.

The slum clearance board, a pioneer in providing housing to urban poor, has programmed 9.53 lakh tenements and individuals under Housing for All scheme for the urban slum/poor families before 2030. The board implements various housing schemes, including in-situ tenement schemes, integrated townships, construction of houses by the beneficiaries and reconstruction of dilapidated tenements.

The Commission launched a new initiative on August 26, 2021 in order to reach out to new voters through sending them a customized letter alongside a voter identification card.

Highlights:

Initiative was launched by Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra and Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar.

Under the new initiative, a package would be sent to new voters which will encompass voter information for new voters alongside with a congratulatory letter except a pledge for moral voting.

Avani Lekhara won medal in womens 10m Air Rifle Standing (SH1) event

She is a 19-year-old Lekhara and created a record at Paralympics by equalling the world record of Ukraines Iryna Shchetnik.

Iryna Shchetnik had a record score of 249.6 in 2018.

Avani became the first Indian woman to win first gold medal at Tokyo 2020 Paralympics.

India has won 19 medals so far across all 11 editions of Tokyo Paralympics Games since 1960. It comprises of 5 gold, 8 silver, and 6 bronze.

The Ministry of Textile and National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) launched an India dimension survey, to do away with the size confusion. It has been titled as INDIAsize. The survey used to be formally launched on August 26, 2021.

Highlights:

This initiative was once launched with the intention of introducing a new standardised dimension chart in ready-to-wear garb zones in India.

This project used to be introduced in February 2019. However, it was delayed because of covid-19 pandemic.
New sizing chart will include a measurement identification number. It will be created by mapping, categorising and defining the physique measurement and type.

FM unveiled the 4th version of Public Sector Bank (PSB) Reforms Agenda EASE 4.0.

Highlights:

PSB reforms agenda EASE (Enhanced Access and Service Excellence) was launched primarily based on the pointers made by PSB Whole Time Directors (WTDs) and senior executives in PSB Manthan in November 2017.

It encapsulates a synergistic method to make certain prudent and smooth lending, better purchaser service, simplified and superior credit, and robust Governance and HR practices.

The Reforms Agenda is pursued thru a unique Reforms Index that enabled objective evaluation of Growth on all key areas in PSBs viz., governance, prudential lending, hazard management, technology- and data-driven Banking, and outcome-centric HR as properly as more advantageous in the wider financial ecosystem.

EASE 1.0 was launched for FY 2019 and the 2d version for FY 2020.

The fourth edition EASE four objectives similar to the agenda of customer-centric digital transformation and deeply embed digital and statistics into PSBs approaches of working.