27-11-21 Daily-Karnataka-KPSC Current Affairs

On November 22, 2021, delegates from 16 states signed the “Mysuru Declaration” during a “National Consultative Workshop on Citizen Charter & Delivery of Services by Panchayats.”

Highlights:

These states agreed to implement Common Minimum Service Delivery by Panchayats in India beginning April 1, 2022.

The Mysuru Declaration seeks to acknowledge Citizen-Centric Services as the “Heart of Governance.”

The declaration includes critical inputs on different Elements of service delivery, which are either supplied directly by panchayats or supported by panchayats.

The Ministry of Panchayat Raj organised the National Consultative Workshop on Citizen Charter and Service Delivery by Panchayats in collaboration with the Abdul Nazir State Institute of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj, Mysuru, and the National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj, Hyderabad.

It is a system of local self-government used in communities throughout rural India. It consists of Institutions (PRIs), which enable villages to self-govern.

PRIs are responsible for “economic Growth, scheme execution, and improving social Justice, in addition to the 29 themes stated in the Eleventh Schedule.”

Munjpara Mahedrabhai, Minister of State (MoS) for Ayush, virtually launched the Ayurveda Parv-2021 on November 26, 2021, in New Delhi.

Highlights:

Ayurveda Parv-2021 is a three-day event designed to promote Ayurveda.

In addition to the involvement of pharmaceutical businesses, an exhibition of 40 booths has been organised as part of the event.

This event has been established to promote the right use of Ayurvedic Health care, as well as to coordinate and improve the use of Ayurvedic Education, research, and pharmaceutical manufacture.

The Ayurveda Parv is organised with the goal of increasing public acceptance of Ayurveda and popularising Ayurveda as the primary therapy for a variety of lifestyle disorders. The Ministry of AYUSH is supporting this programme.

In Light of the Covid-19 crisis, this programme has grown in importance during the last two years. It emphasised the need of promoting Ayurveda in the midst of a pandemic crisis.

In New Delhi, the of India (ECI) sponsored an international webinar titled “Enhancing Electoral Participation of Women, Persons with Disabilities (PwDs), and Senior Citizen Voters: Sharing Best Practices and New Initiatives.”

In the 2019 General Election, women made up more than 67% of the electorate.

In 1962, the gender gap was -16.71 per cent, however, it has already shifted to +0.17 per cent in 2019.

Since the 1971 Elections, India has seen a 233.72% Growth in female electors.The webinar was attended by representatives from 24 countries.