04-12-21 Daily-Karnataka-KPSC Current Affairs

Chief ministerBasavaraj Bommai said his dream is to makeKarnatakaa1.5-trillion economyby 2024 and create maximum EMPLOYMENT opportunities for the states youth. I am a man in a hurry. I am ready to work 24 hours to achieve this goal, he said at Karnataka Infinite Opportunities, an interactive session with corporate leaders.

He said many may raise eyebrows about his dream, but he has his math right.
One per cent Growth in <a href="https://exam.pscnotes.com/Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture translates into four per cent growth in the manufacturing sector and 10 per cent in Services. So, by achieving good growth in agriculture, we can meet our goal, he explained.

He said ensuring jobs is an immediate task and his government is coming up with a new policy that will encourage companies create more jobs.

The Government of India will introduce the SRESTHA Scheme for students from Scheduled Castes. The initiative would give pupils a high-quality residential <a href="https://exam.pscnotes.com/Education“>Education.

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The Ministry of Social and Empowerment will carry out the scheme.

It is aimed towards deserving Scheduled Caste pupils. It will also prevent the occurrence of students dropping out of classes 9 through 12.

The programme will offer high-quality residential education.
NITI Aayog has identified renowned non-public residential facilities in aspirational districts to implement the scheme.

Greater Tipraland is a region in Tripura. Several tribals are demanding to make the region as a separate state.

There are 19 notified Scheduled Tribes in Tripura. Among these, 5.92 lakh are Tripuris, 1.88 lakh are Reangs. These three tribal groups are the major tribals in the state. Some of the minor tribal groups have joined hands and formed TIPRA Motha (Tirpaha Indigenous Regional Alliance) and IPFT (Indigenous Peoples Front of Tripura) Political Parties. These parties are now arguing that they want a separate state for their survival and existence.

Tripura was ruled by Manikya dynasty since the late 13^thcentury till it signed the Instrument of Accession with the Government of India in 1949. Instrument of Accession is the document signed by the Indian states to enter into Union of India after Independence. In due course, some of the indigenous tribes in the region have become minority in the state.

This happened mainly because of the displacement of the Bengalis from East Pakistan during 1971 war. In 1881, the tribal Population in the state was 63.77%. It reduced to 31.8% in 2011.

The plan will explore using technology for medical supplies and <a href="https://exam.pscnotes.com/Vaccines“>Vaccines.

The National Blockchain Strategy was recently introduced by the Ministry of Electronics and IT for giving blockchain as a service.

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