SAMPOORNA

OCTOBER- PART-I
CURRENT AFFAIRS THAT MATTER

Compiled From:
PIB
RBI Circulars
SEBI Circulars
NABARD Circulars
Global & National Reports & Indices
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Contents
PRESS INFORMATION BUREAU .......................................................................... 4
Government Missions, Schemes and Initiatives: ............................................... 4
• Unified Logistics Interface Platform (ULIP) ................................................ 4
• Telecom Technology Development Fund (TTDF) Scheme ............................ 4
• Swachh Survekshan 2022 ...................................................................... 4
• YUVA 2.0 - Prime Minister’s Scheme for Mentoring Young Authors ............... 5
• Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) ................................... 5
• Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission ............................................................. 6
• Credit Guarantee Scheme for Startups (CGSS) .......................................... 6
• PM National Apprenticeship Mela ............................................................. 7
• Tele Mental Health and Networking Across States (Tele-MANAS) ................. 7
• PM’s Development Initiative for North-East (PM-DevINE) ............................ 8
Economy & Finance....................................................................................... 8
• Khadi Fest – 2022 Exhibition ................................................................... 8
• Silver Jubilee of Quality Council of India ................................................... 8
• Committee of Experts on Sustainable Finance ........................................... 8
• BSE SME Platform ................................................................................. 8
• All India Consumer Price Index ............................................................... 9
• All India Wholesale Price Index ............................................................... 9
Social Issues ................................................................................................ 9
• HERSTART – A start-up platform ............................................................. 9
• Swachhta Saarthi Samaroh 2022............................................................. 9
• Agni Tattva Campaign- LiFE Mission ......................................................... 9
• Igniting Young Minds, Rejuvenating Rivers ............................................. 10
• Sustainable Mountain Development Summit-XI ....................................... 10
• Poshan Maah ...................................................................................... 10
• 6th East Asia Summit Education Minister’s Meeting ................................... 10
Agriculture & Allied Activities........................................................................ 11
• Farm Demonstration on Crop Residue Management ................................. 11
• MoU: Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare and NAFED ................ 11
• New Records of India’s Sugar Production and Export................................ 11
• Vishaal Kisan Sammelan ...................................................................... 12
• Eastern and North-Eastern Cooperative Dairy Conclave 2022 .................... 12
• National Conference on Enhancing Agricultural Productivity ...................... 12
• Purple Revolution ................................................................................ 12
• Coconut Community Farmers' Conference .............................................. 13

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• XXVI Meeting of ICAR Regional Committee -II ........................................ 13
• Paddy Field – IARI, Pusa ...................................................................... 13
Rural India ................................................................................................ 13
• India’s first 24x7 solar-powered village .................................................. 13
• Grameen Udyami Convocation .............................................................. 14
• Inaccurate Portrayal of Implementation of NREGS ................................... 14
Other News................................................................................................ 15
• Prime Minister Launches 5G services in India .......................................... 15
• Indigenous Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) Inducted into Indian Air Force ... 15
• ECI launches Radio series - ‘Matdata Junction’ ........................................ 15
• 6th edition of India Mobile Congress ...................................................... 15
• New Director General of the ESIC .......................................................... 15
• International Solar Alliance’s Fifth Assembly ........................................... 16
Important Days .......................................................................................... 16
• National Voluntary Blood Donation Day .................................................. 16
• Gandhi Jayanti & Lal Bahadur Shastri Jayanti .......................................... 16
• Swachh Bharat Diwas .......................................................................... 16
• World Habitat Day ............................................................................... 16
• Cyber Jaagrukta Diwas ......................................................................... 16
• World Cotton Day ................................................................................ 16
• Air Force Day ...................................................................................... 17
• World Standards Day ........................................................................... 17
• Mahila Kisan Diwas .............................................................................. 17
RBI CIRCULARS ............................................................................................ 17
• Order Books, Inventories and Capacity Utilisation Survey (OBICUS) .......... 17
• Measuring Productivity at the Industry Level ........................................... 18
• Internal Ombudsman mechanism for Credit Information Companies .......... 18
• RBI launches दक्ष (DAKSH) .................................................................... 18
• Concept Note on Central Bank Digital Currency ....................................... 18
• Standard Operating Procedure for Inter-Operable Regulatory Sandbox ....... 19
• Survey on International Trade in Banking Services .................................. 19
SEBI CIRCULARS ........................................................................................... 20
• SEBI Cautions Public Against Unauthorized Money Mobilization ................. 20
• Inter-operable Regulatory Sandbox (IoRS) ............................................. 20
NABARD CIRCULARS...................................................................................... 20
REPORTS & INDICES ..................................................................................... 20
• Logistics Ease Across Different States (LEADS) 2022 Survey Report .......... 20
• Global Hunger Index- 2022................................................................... 21

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• Global Forest Sector Outlook 2050 Report .............................................. 22
• Commitment to Reducing Inequality Index 2022 ..................................... 22
DESCRIPTIVE QUESTIONS .............................................................................. 22
OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS ................................................................................. 23
• Questions ........................................................................................... 23
• Answer Key ........................................................................................ 25

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PRESS INFORMATION BUREAU
Government Missions, Schemes and Initiatives:
• Unified Logistics Interface Platform (ULIP)
Background:
• Launched by PM Modi as a part of the National Logistics Policy on September 17, 2022.
• The purpose of this policy is to bring ease of doing business in the logistics sector by simplifying the
logistics processes, improving its efficiency, bringing in transparency and visibility, and reducing logistics
cost and time.
• ULIP will give direct and indirect benefits to all logistics stakeholders like verification of drivers and
vehicles details in a single click, tracking & tracing of consignment, Route Optimization Planning, timely
updates on the destination of the consignment, reduce paper works, empty carrier & container visibility,
inventory management etc.
• By reducing regulatory, documentary and other delays, ULIP will enable structured planning by helping
in decision-making on the optimum use of modes of logistics thereby saving cost and time.
Why in News?
PIB: Unified Logistics Interface Platform (ULIP) receives a tremendous response as 13 organisations signed a
Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) to access data on ULIP.
• The ULIP platform will enable the industry players to get secure access to the information related to
logistics and resources available with various Ministries.
• At present 30 systems from seven ministries are integrated through more than 100 APIs covering more
than 1600 data fields for usage by the stakeholders.
• Telecom Technology Development Fund (TTDF) Scheme
Why in News?
PIB: Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF) launches Telecom Technology Development Fund scheme
• Launch Year: 2022
• Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Communications
• Nodal Agency: Universal Service Obligation Fund (Department of Telecommunications)
• Telecom Technology Development Fund (TTDF) aims to fund R&D in rural-specific communication
technology applications.
• It also aims to form synergies among academia, start-ups, research institutes, and the industry to build
and develop the telecom ecosystem.
• Swachh Survekshan 2022
Background:
• It is the world’s largest urban sanitation and cleanliness survey.
• The survey was first conducted in 2016.
• These surveys are conducted under the ambit of the Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban).
• Swachh Bharat Mission 2.0 is the continuation of SBM Phase-I. The SBM 2.0 was announced in the
Budget 2021-22 with an outlay of 1.41 Lakh Crore.
• The vision of a Garbage Free India under SBM-U 2.0 was given further impetus by announcing the results
of 7-star and 5-star rated cities under the Star Rating Protocol of Garbage Free Cities.
• The revised Star Rating Protocol of Garbage Free Cities was launched in 2021 to holistically evaluate
cities across solid waste management parameters.

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• Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA).
Why in News?
PIB: President of India Announces Results of Swachh Survekshan 2022
• Indore is India’s Cleanest City for the Sixth consecutive year and India’s first 7-Star Garbage Free City.
• This year, the number of cities evaluated has gone up manifold with 3,600 cities applying for the
assessment against 2,238 last year, and the number of Star rated cities has gone up to 412 (with 1
seven-star city, 11 five-star cities, 182 three-star cities, and 218 one-star cities), thus signifying how
cities’ aspirations towards becoming Garbage Free is getting enhanced.
• The State awards saw a few surprises. Madhya Pradesh emerged as the ‘Cleanest State’ in the category
of “more than 100 Urban Local Bodies”, relegating Chhattisgarh, the Cleanest State of the previous 3
years, to second place.
• Similarly, Tripura emerged as the Cleanest State award in the “less than 100 ULBs category”, dislodging
Jharkhand, which had won in the last 2 consecutive years.
• YUVA 2.0 - Prime Minister’s Scheme for Mentoring Young Authors
Background
• First Edition: PM-YUVA 1.0 (Young, Upcoming and Versatile Authors) was launched on 29 May, 2021.
• Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Education
• Nodal Agency: Department of Higher Education
• Eligibility: Young writers upto the age of 30 years. The writers are allowed to submit their piece of
writing in all the twenty-two scheduled languages and English.
• Features: A contest was organized to select seventy-five young authors. The theme of the contest was
‘National Movement of India’ with ‘Unsung Heroes’, “Role of Unknown Places in Freedom Movement’
etc as focus areas.
• Prize: A consolidated scholarship of Rs. 50,000 per month for a period of six months per author is to be
paid under the mentorship scheme.
Why in News?
PIB: PM’s Scheme for Mentoring Young Authors – YUVA 2.0 – Launched
• The launch of YUVA 2.0 is in tune with the Prime Minister’s vision to encourage the youth to understand
and appreciate India's democracy.
• YUVA 2.0 is a part of India@75 Project (Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav) to bring to the fore the perspectives
of the young generation of writers on the theme: ‘Democracy (institutions, events, people,
constitutional values – past, present, future)’ in an innovative and creative manner.
• A total of 75 authors will be selected through an All-India Contest to be conducted.
• Under the mentorship, the first set of published books will be launched on 2 October 2023
• Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS)
Background:
• ECLGS was rolled out in 2020 as a part of the Aatmanirbhar Bharat Package in a response to the Covid-
19 crisis.
• Its objective is to help small businesses that have struggled to meet their operational liabilities due to
the lockdown imposed during the pandemic.
• A 100% guarantee is provided by the National Credit Guarantee Trustee Company (NCGTC) to Member
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• The Government has revised the schemes various times (till ECLGS 4.0) to cover as many industries as
possible.
• The government has increased the credit line to a total of Rs. 5 Lakh crore for these sectors which will
be valid till 31st March 2023.
• Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Finance
• Nodal Agency: Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance.
Why in News?
PIB: DFS modifies Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) to give the Civil Aviation sector necessary
collateral-free liquidity at reasonable interest rates to tide over their present cash flow problems.
Recognising that an efficient and strong civil aviation sector is vital for the economic development of the
country, the Department of Financial Services (DFS), and Ministry of Finance, has modified the Emergency
Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) yesterday to enhance the maximum loan amount eligibility for airlines
under ECLGS 3.0 to 100% of their fund based or non-fund-based loan outstanding as on the reference dates or
Rs. 1,500 crore, whichever is lower; and of the above, Rs. 500 crores shall be considered, based on equity
contribution by the owners.
• Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission
Background:
• Launch: 2021
• Nodal Agency: National Health Authority
• Budget Allocation: Rs 1600 Crore for five years (announced in the 2022-23 Budget)
• Under this Mission, every citizen will get a digital health ID and their health record will be digitally
recorded. This health ID is called ABHA Number (Ayushman Bharat Health Account Number), on the
lines of Aadhar Number.
• The other major component of the programme is creating a Healthcare Professionals’ Registry (HPR)
and Healthcare Facilities Registry (HFR), allowing easy electronic access to medical professionals and
health infrastructure.
• The HPR is a comprehensive repository of all the healthcare professionals involved in delivering
healthcare services across both modern and traditional medicine systems.
• The HFR database will have records of all the country’s health facilities.
Why in News?
PIB: Quick OPD registrations now possible under Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission.
• The National Health Authority (NHA) under its flagship scheme Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission
(ABDM) is undertaking a pilot for faster OPD (outpatient department) registration service at the new
OPD block of Lady Hardinge Medical College (LHMC) & Smt. Sucheta Kriplani Hospital (SSKH) in New
Delhi.
• This service allows old as well as new patients to simply scan a QR Code and share their demographic
details like name, father name, age, gender, address, mobile number etc. with the hospital.
• This helps to reduce the time taken at the OPD registration counter, provides accurate data in the
hospital record and, most importantly, avoid the wait in the long queues. The service is planned to be
extended to other health facilities and departments soon.
• Credit Guarantee Scheme for Startups (CGSS)
Why in News?

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PIB: Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) notifies the establishment of Credit
Guarantee Scheme for Startups (CGSS).
• The Scheme will act as a key enabler and risk mitigation measure for lending institutions, enabling
collateral-free funding to startups.
• This scheme will provide credit guarantees to loans extended by Scheduled Commercial Banks, Non-
Banking Financial Companies and Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) registered Alternative
Investment Funds (AIFs).
• The credit guarantee cover under the Scheme would be transaction-based and umbrella based. The
exposure to individual cases would be capped at Rs. 10 crores per case or the actual outstanding credit
amount, whichever is less.
• The extent of transaction-based cover will be 80% of the amount in default if the original loan sanction
amount is up to Rs. 3 crore, 75% of the amount in default if the original loan sanction amount is above
Rs. 3 crore, and up to Rs. 5 crore, and 65% of the amount in default if the original loan sanction amount
is above Rs. 5 crore (up to Rs. 10 crore per borrower).
• The extent of umbrella-based cover will be the actual losses or up to a maximum of 5% of Pooled
Investment on which cover is being taken from the fund in eligible startups, whichever is lower, subject
to a maximum of Rs.10 crore per borrower.
• PM National Apprenticeship Mela
Why in News?
PIB: The Pradhan Mantri National Apprenticeship Mela to be conducted in 280 locations across India on October
10th, 2022.
• It is launched as a part of Skill India Mission to boost career opportunities and practical training.
• Apprenticeship Melas are held on the second Monday of each month to increase the employability of
India’s youth.
• Following the completion of the programmes, the company which is providing the training is likely to
hire the student as an employee.
• The Union Government is striving to train 1 Million youth per annum through apprenticeship training.
• Tele Mental Health and Networking Across States (Tele-MANAS)
Why in News?
PIB: On the occasion of World Mental Health Day (10 October), the Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
launched the Tele-MANAS initiative.
• 24x7 tele-mental Health Services available on Toll-Free Number - 14416.
• NIMHANS, Bengaluru and IIIT Bengaluru to be nodal mentoring Institutes.
• The Union Government aims to open at least one Tele-MANAS Cell in each state/UT.
Background:
• In 2020, World Health Organisation released findings of a mental health survey which said the
pandemic has disrupted critical mental health services in 93% of the countries worldwide.
• Acknowledging the mental health crisis in wake of the COVID-19 pandemic there was an urgent need
to establish a digital mental health network that will withstand the challenges amplified by the
pandemic.
• Government of India announced National Tele Mental Health Programme in the Union Budget 2022 -
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• PM’s Development Initiative for North-East (PM-DevINE)
Why in News?
PIB: The Union Cabinet approved a new Scheme, Prime Minister’s Development Initiative for North-East Region
(PM-DevINE) for the remaining four years of the 15th Finance Commission from 2022-23 to 2025-26.
• The new Scheme, PM-DevINE, is a Central Sector Scheme with 100% Central funding and will be
implemented by the Ministry of Development of the North-Eastern Region (DoNER).
• The PM DevINE Scheme will have an outlay of Rs 6600 crore for the four-year period from 2022-23 to
2025-26.

Economy & Finance

• Khadi Fest – 2022 Exhibition
The Khadi Fest – 2022 has been organized by the Khadi and Village Industries Commission on the occasion of
Gandhi Jayanti and will be available till 1 November, 2022.
After inaugurating the exhibition MSME Minister Shri Narayan Rane said such exhibitions organized KVIC
facilitate Khadi and Village Industries Sellers to reach markets. “It is the result of such steps, that in year 2021-
22, KVIC registered record exports of more than Rs.257.02 crore”, he said.
• Silver Jubilee of Quality Council of India
The Quality Council of India celebrates its Silver Jubilee with a special event intended to share India’s journey
of growth, accelerated by the enhancement of quality.
The event will comprise of panel discussions on the quality ecosystem being an enabler for ‘Make in India’,
achieving India’s growth vision for 2047 through speed, scale, digitalization & quality, and discussion on the
‘Heal in India-Heal by India’ initiative. Excellent contributors to India’s quality ecosystem will also be recognized
through several awards instituted by QCI with its partners.
Quality Council of India was set up in 1997, jointly by the Government of India and the Indian Industry
represented by the three premier industry associations i.e. Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of
India (ASSOCHAM), Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce
and Industry (FICCI), with Mr Ratan Tata as its first Chairman.
• Committee of Experts on Sustainable Finance
A ‘Committee of Experts on Sustainable Finance’, constituted by International Financial Services Centres
Authority (IFSCA) submitted its final report to Chairperson, IFSCA on October 03, 2022. The committee was
chaired by Shri C.K. Mishra.
Some important recommendations include developing a voluntary carbon market, framework for transition
bonds, enabling de-risking mechanisms, promoting regulatory sandbox for green fintech and facilitating the
creation of a global climate alliance among others. Considering the significance of the MSME sector in the
economic development of the country, the committee also proposes setting up of a dedicated MSME platform
for sustainable lending. The committee recommends to facilitate the use of innovative instruments such as
catastrophe bonds, municipal bonds, green securitisation, blended finance among others. Focusing on the
need to enhance capital flows in IFSC, the committee endorses the need to enable aggregation facilities, impact
funds, green equity etc. in IFSC. In addition to the above, it recommends IFSCA to play a vital role in a capacity
building which lays the foundation for greening the financial system.
• BSE SME Platform
With the listing of eight new companies in the Bombay Stock Exchange's SME (Small and Medium Entreprise)
platform today, the BSE SME platform has achieved the milestone of 400 listed companies.

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BSE Ltd had set up the BSE SME Platform in March 2012 as per the rules and regulations laid down by SEBI. BSE
SME Platform offers an entrepreneur and investor friendly environment, which enables the listing of SMEs from
the unorganized sector scattered throughout India, into a regulated and organized sector.
Insolation Energy Limited became the 400th company to get listed on the BSE SME Platform on October 10,
2022.
• All India Consumer Price Index
The National Statistical Office (NSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) is releasing
All India Consumer Price Index (CPI) on Base 2012=100 and corresponding Consumer Food Price Index (CFPI)
for Rural (R), Urban (U) and Combined (C) for the month of September 2022.
In the latest update, CPI-Rural is 7.56 and CPI-Urban is 7.27. The Combined CPI (All India CPI) is 7.41.
• All India Wholesale Price Index
Annual rate of inflation based on all India Wholesale Price Index (WPI) number eases to 10.7% (Provisional) for
the month of September, 2022 (over September, 2021) against 12.41% recorded in August 2022.
Food inflation based on WPI Food Index decreases from 9.93% in August, 2022 to 8.08% in September, 2022.
The Food Index consisting of 'Food Articles' from Primary Articles group and 'Food Product' from Manufactured
Products group have decreased from 176.0 in August, 2022 to 175.2 in September, 2022. The rate of inflation
based on WPI Food Index decreased from 9.93% in August, 2022 to 8.08% in September, 2022.
The DPIIT, Ministry of Commerce, releases index numbers of wholesale price in India on monthly basis on 14th
of every month (or next working day) with a time lag of two weeks of the reference month, and the index
numbers is compiled with data received from institutional sources and selected manufacturing units across the
country.

Social Issues
• HERSTART – A start-up platform
The President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu, launched 'herSTART' – a start-up platform for Women
Entrepreneurs of Gujarat University in Ahmedabad today. She also inaugurated/laid the foundation stone
virtually from Gujarat University for various projects of the government of Gujarat related to education and
tribal development.
• Swachhta Saarthi Samaroh 2022
The two-day ‘Swachhta Saarthi Samaroh’ was organised on 30th September and 1st October 2022 at the
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi. This event marked the completion of the first year of the Swachhta
Saarthi fellowship (SSF) of the Waste to Wealth Mission of the Office of Principal Scientific Adviser (PSA) to
the Government of India.
• Agni Tattva Campaign- LiFE Mission
Power Foundation of India in association with Vijnana Bharati (VIBHA) ran a campaign to create awareness on
Agni Tattva under LiFE - Lifestyle for Environment. This campaign includes conferences, seminars, events, and
exhibitions across the country involving educational institutions, communities, and relevant organisations to
create awareness of the core concept of Agni Tattva, an element that is synonymous with energy and is
amongst the five elements of Panchmahabhoot.
It is the first conference of the Agni campaign, organised in Leh, on the theme of ‘Sustainability and Culture’.
LiFE Mission:
• On the occasion of World Environment Day- 2022, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on launched the
‘Lifestyle for the Environment (LiFE) Movement’.
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• The idea of LiFE promotes an environmentally conscious lifestyle that focuses on ‘mindful and
deliberate utilization’ instead of ‘mindless and wasteful consumption.
• The Mission plans to create and nurture a global network of individuals, namely ‘Pro-Planet People’
(P3).
• Igniting Young Minds, Rejuvenating Rivers
National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) organised the 11th edition of Monthly Webinar Series with
Universities ‘Igniting Young Minds, Rejuvenating River’ on 8th October 2022 in collaboration with APAC News
Network. This month’s webinar was themed ‘Wetland Conservation’.
India had signed the Ramsar (an Iranian City) Convention in 1982. Following the provisions laid out in this
convention, wetlands across the world are declared “Ramsar sites” that enables those wetlands to get more
care and preservation measures. At present, India has 75 Ramsar sites.
• Sustainable Mountain Development Summit-XI
Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Shri Bhupender Yadav attended the inaugural
session of Sustainable Mountain Development Summit-XI, (SMDS-XI) being held at Leh, Ladakh UT from 10-12
October, 2022.
The theme for SMDS-XI is ‘Harnessing tourism for sustainable mountain development’. The main focus of the
summit is to reduce the negative impacts of tourism while harnessing its positive contributions to building
climate and socio-ecological resilience and sustainability.
The Minister also highlighted the establishment of G.B. Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment
(GBPNIHE), Almora, Uttarakhand and its one Regional Centre at Leh, under MOEFCC which is particularly
mandated on research and development activities for sustainability of the Himalayan environment.
• Poshan Maah
In a recent update, the Ministry of Women and Child Development said that more than 15 crore activities were
conducted under various themes, across the country during the 5th Rashtriya Poshan Maah (1st to 30th
September,2022) contributing in the Prime Minister’s vision for a Suposhit Bharat. Prior to the 5th Poshan
Maah, four Poshan Maahs and 4 Poshan Pakhwadas have been held since the launch of the Abhiyan, with a
collective activity count of more than 40 crores.
Under the theme ‘Mahila aur Swasthya’ prominent activities conducted across the country, included, Anemia
screening and awareness campaigns (approximately 32 lakhs), Ante natal check-up camps (approx 11 lakhs),
awareness campaigns on menstrual hygiene (approx 7 lakhs), Activities on hand wash and sanitisation (approx
41 lakhs) etc.
The other key theme , Bachcha aur Shiksha– Poshan Bhi, Padhai Bhi, that called for focus on quality pre-school
education for children under 6 years also gained momentum during Maah 2022. Under this theme close to 81
lakh activities were conducted focussing on early childhood care and education.
The 5th Rashtriya Poshan Maah culminated with a Poshan Utsav at Kartavyapath, New Delhi from 30th
September to 2nd October 2022. The Poshan Utsav served as a platform for disseminating to the people at
large, the critical messages on the importance of correct nutrition, particularly for young children and women,
and sensitizing them on age-appropriate good health practices to address the challenges of malnutrition in the
country.
• 6th East Asia Summit Education Minister’s Meeting
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It was highlighted that the NEP 2020 encourages a holistic, flexible & multidisciplinary approach to education
as envisioned by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and it is based on foundational pillars of access,
equality, quality, affordability & accountability & is aligned with SDG 2030 goals.
The next mention was about the recently-launched PM SHRI scheme under which more than 14,500 schools
will be developed across India with all components of NEP 2020 as exemplar schools.
The Indian delegates also underlined that NEP 2020 focuses on the internationalization of education and
building collaborations with other countries.

Agriculture & Allied Activities

• Farm Demonstration on Crop Residue Management
Dr. Abhilaksh Likhi, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, attended a farm
demonstration on crop residue management in a village in Punjab.
The objectives of the Crop Residue Management (CRM) Scheme includes protecting environment from air
pollution and preventing loss of nutrients and soil micro-organisms caused by burning of crop residue;
promoting management of crop residue by retention/incorporation into the soil or collection for further
utilization through the use of appropriate mechanization inputs; promoting Farm Machinery Banks for custom
hiring of crop residue management machinery to offset the adverse economies of scale arising due to small
landholding and high cost of individual ownership; creating awareness among stakeholders through
demonstration, capacity building activities and differentiated Information, Education and Communication
strategies for effective utilization and management of crop residue.
• MoU: Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare and NAFED
A Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
and the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Limited to boost the initiative visioned
by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi to promote Millets towards celebration of the International Year of
Millets 2023.
DA&FW and NAFED will collaborate in key areas like facilitating advisory support to manufacturers/processors
of millet-based products to develop value-added millet-based commodities; on-boarding of start-ups, inclusive
of start-ups empanelled with Indian Institute of Millets Research (IIMR), Hyderabad.
Some information about Millets:
• Millets are often referred to as Superfood and their production can be seen as an approach to
sustainable agriculture and a healthy world.
• The three major millet crops currently grown in India are jowar (sorghum), bajra (pearl millet)
and ragi (finger millet).
• Major producers include Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu,
Maharashtra, Gujarat and Haryana.
• New Records of India’s Sugar Production and Export
India emerges as the world’s largest producer and consumer of sugar and world’s 2nd largest exporter of sugar.
In Sugar Season (Oct-Sep) 2021-22, a record of more than 5000 Lakh Metric Tons (LMT) sugarcane was
produced in the country out of which about 3574 LMT of sugarcane was crushed by sugar mills to produce
about 394 LMT of sugar (Sucrose). Out of this, 35 LMT sugar was diverted to ethanol production and 359 LMT
sugar was produced by sugar mills. With this, India has emerged as the world’s largest producer and consumer
of sugar as well as the world’s 2nd largest exporter of sugar.

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Government has been encouraging sugar mills to divert sugar to ethanol and also to export surplus sugar so
that sugar mills may make payment of cane dues to farmers in time and also mills may have better financial
conditions to continue their operations.
• Vishaal Kisan Sammelan
National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) and Sahakar Bharati organised ‘Vishaal Kisan Sammelan’ workshop
on 4th October 2022 in Bayanpur village, Sonipat, Haryana as part of the targeted campaign under Namami
Gange Programme and Arth Ganga to promote Natural Farming amongst the farmers in the Ganga Basin.
This is the third interaction with farmers in the Ganga Basin in the past few weeks including workshops in
Shirdi, Maharashtra and Bulandshahar in Uttar Pradesh on 19th August and 5th September 2022 respectively. A
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between NMCG and Sahakar Bharation 16th August 2022 in
the presence of the Hon. Union Minister Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat to achieve the vision of a sustainable
and viable economic development by public participation, creation and strengthening of local cooperatives
towards realizing the mandate of Arth Ganga, that aims to link people with the river through a “bridge of
economics”.
• Eastern and North-Eastern Cooperative Dairy Conclave 2022
Union Home and Cooperation Minister Shri Amit Shah inaugurated Eastern and North-Eastern Cooperative
Dairy Conclave 2022 in Gangtok, Sikkim.
The Ministry of Cooperation and the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) have planned a Multipurpose
Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS) in every Panchayat that along with distribution of Dairy, Farmer
Producer Organisation (FPO), Agriculture and Gas Production will make arrangements for LPG distribution,
Petrol Pump and Storage and Marketing.
Government is committed to increase the domestic dairy market of Rs 13 lakh crore to Rs 30 lakh crore by
2027.
• National Conference on Enhancing Agricultural Productivity
The National Conference on Enhancing Agricultural Productivity on the topic "Integration of Improved Seeds
and Agri Inputs”, was organized by the Associated Chamber of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM).
The number of small farmers in the country is more, who have small acreage and do not have money for
investment; for such farmers, the Central Government is setting up 10,000 new FPOs, for which a provision of
Rs 6,865 crore has been made and small farmers are being mobilized. It is the effort of the government that
farmers should do group farming, so that the input costs can be reduced, production quality improves and
small farmers can shift to remunerative crops and get the price for their produce on their own terms. FPOs can
also process products. For this, the government has extended loans up to Rs. 2 crore without guarantee.
To reduce import dependence in oilseeds, the Oil Palm Mission has been started with a provision of Rs.11,000
crore. 28 lakh hectares of land in the country is suitable for oil palm cultivation, especially In the North-East.
• Purple Revolution
Addressing a Conference on "Sustainable Agricultural Innovations for Resilient Agri-Food Systems" at the
Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST) here , Union Minister, Dr Jitendra
Singh enumerated a series of pro-agriculture reforms introduced by the Modi government and said several
pathbreaking decisions like new guidelines for geospatial technology and relaxation in the regulations for
developing Drone are also enabling provisions for today’s agriculture entrepreneurs and agri-startups.
The Minister also said 'Purple Revolution’ originating from Jammu & Kashmir offers attractive avenues and
those who have entered the lavender sector are making a fortune out of it.

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• Coconut Community Farmers' Conference
The Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar has said that the Centre
will continue to provide all possible assistance to the farmers in the coastal states to promote coconut
cultivation in the country. With the increase in the number of coconut-based industries in the country, new
products and many employment opportunities are also increasing in the market.
Shri Tomar was addressing the Coconut Community Farmers' Conference at Tamil Nadu Agricultural
University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.
Tamil Nadu contributes 21 percent of the area under coconut in the country and 26 percent of the production.
Tamil Nadu ranks first in coconut processing activities and Coimbatore is first in terms of area under coconut
cultivation, with an area of 88,467 hectares under coconut cultivation.
• XXVI Meeting of ICAR Regional Committee -II
Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) under Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Government
of India conducted the XXVI Meeting of ICAR Regional Committee -II comprising the States of West Bengal,
Odisha, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and the Union Territory of Andaman & Nicobar Islands today at ICAR-
National Rice Research Institute, Cuttack.
This meeting will help to establish the link between ICAR and state governments for identifying state specific
problems related to agricultural and allied aspects and offering suitable solutions through achievements and
accomplishments of the National Agricultural Research System (NARS) of the concerned states within specific
timeline.
The ICAR has set up eight Regional Committees on the basis of agro-climatic regions. The purpose of the
Regional Committee is to provide a forum to the researchers and the State Government functionaries to
examine the major gaps in the current research and training efforts in agriculture, animal husbandry and
fisheries; to identify priorities; and to decide agenda of research and extension education in different agro-
ecological regions of the country for the coming two years.
A research agenda of national relevance in the areas of agricultural technology assessment, refinement and
transfer is set up for discussion in the regular meetings of the Regional Committee, which is held once in two
years.
• Paddy Field – IARI, Pusa
The Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, visited the paddy field of the Indian Agricultural
Research Institute (IARI), Pusa and observed the paddy being cultivated there.
The Minister reviewed the disease resistant varieties of Basmati rice being grown by DSR (Direct Sowing of
Rice) method such as the Pusa Basmati 1979, made by improving the Pusa Basmati 1121, and Pusa Basmati
1985, derived by improving Pusa Basmati 1509.
These varieties will help in increasing the income of the farmers and saving water by reducing the cost of paddy
cultivation by direct sowing.
There will be no need to spray pesticides in these varieties, which will reduce the cost as well as produce
Basmati rice free from chemical residues, which will fetch good price in the international market and directly
benefit farmers' income.

Rural India
• India’s first 24x7 solar-powered village
PM declares Modhera (Gujarat) as India’s first 24x7 solar-powered village.

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• Grameen Udyami Convocation
The Gramin Udyami Skill Training Programme, which is based on Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s vision of
Atmanirbhar Bharat, targets empowering the rural youth by providing them specific skilling opportunities. The
pilot project was launched in May this year in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh and covered five states (Chhattisgarh,
Gujarat, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, apart from Madhya Pradesh), during the first leg 152 candidates were
enrolled, of which 132 successfully completed the course and were given certificates .
The next leg (Phase 1.2) was held in four states of Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Odisha. A total
of 165 candidates will be given the certificates.
Training was provided in five disciplines- electrical and solar energy, agricultural mechanization, e-governance,
plumbing and masonry, two-wheeler repair and maintenance.
The next phase (Phase 1.3), solely for women’s groups, will soon begin in Gumla (Jharkhand) by
October/November, for which 153 women have already enrolled.
• Inaccurate Portrayal of Implementation of NREGS
A report was released recently by Azim Premji University, National Consortium of Civil Society Organisations
and Collaborative Research and Dissemination (CoRD) on 13 th October, 2022, on which several reports have
been published in the newspapers on 14th October 2022. The report is not available in the public domain. Many
reports stated that around 39% MNREGA card holders didn’t get single day of work in 2020-21.
As per the clarifications by the Minsitry of Rural Development, it needs to be appreciated that Mahatma Gandhi
National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme is a demand driven scheme. It will not be correct to assume
that all registered households had demanded work.
Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (Mahatma Gandhi NREGA) provides guarantee of
at least 100 days of wage employment against the demand made by a household in a rural area.
The person-days generation during last three years is as under:

FY 2021-2022 FY 2020-2021 FY 2019-2020

Person-days 363.33 389.09 265.35

Generated [In Cr]

The demand for work and offer of work against the demand during last three years is as under:

Financial Year Offer of work against the demand (in %)

2019-20 99.79

2020-21 99.89

2021-22 99.55

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Other News
• Prime Minister Launches 5G services in India
Taking India’s digital transformation and connectivity to new heights, the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi
launched 5G services in India. He also unveiled various 5G use cases of various Telecom Service Providers in
Education, Health, worker safety, smart agriculture etc.
5G technology will bolster and propel India’s position as an economic and tech powerhouse globally and will
provide new opportunities for start-ups to come up with innovative solutions to solve existing challenges,
create jobs and contribute to India's economic resilience.
The four pillars of Digital India –
1. Cost of Devices – With AatmaNirbhar Bharat the cost of devices can be reduced to a large extent. In the
year 2014 there were 02 mobile manufacturing units in the country, whereas presently there are 200
manufacturing units. India is now at second position in the world for manufacturing of mobile and is also a
large exporter of mobiles.
2. Digital Connectivity – Country has made a huge progress; in 2014 there were 6 cr Broadband users which
has now increased to 80 crore users. Approx 100 GPs were connected with OFC in the country and now more
than 1,70,000 GPs in the country are connected with OFC. Internet users in the rural areas of the country are
growing at a faster rate than in the urban area.
3. Cost of Data – The cost of data has reduced from Rs. 300 per GB in 2014 to Rs. 10 per GB in 2022. The
average Data used per person is 14 GB per month, and the reduction in the cost of data has brought
considerable savings per month for citizens.
4. Idea of Digital First – Many people carried the opinion that the rural poor of this country will not be able to
adopt digital technology, but the citizens, particularly the rural people, have made these assumptions wrong.
Rural India is fast adopting digital technologies and the internet in their daily lives.
• Indigenous Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) Inducted into Indian Air Force
In a big boost to Aatmanirbharata (self-reliance) in Defence, Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh presided over
the formal induction of Light Combat Helicopter (LCH), designed and developed by Hindustan Aeronautics
Limited (HAL), into the Indian Air Force (IAF) in Jodhpur.
This Light Combat Helicopter is named “Prachanda”.
• ECI launches Radio series - ‘Matdata Junction’
The Election Commission of India launched a yearlong Voter Awareness Program - ‘Matdata Junction’. The
‘Matdata Junction’ is a 52-episode radio series produced by the Election Commission of India, in collaboration
with All India Radio.
• 6th edition of India Mobile Congress
Marking the historic launch of 5G services in India by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the 6th edition of
Asia’s largest telecom festival, India Mobile Congress 2022 concluded with grand success here at Pragati
Maidan in New Delhi.
• New Director General of the ESIC
Dr. Rajendra Kumar, a senior IAS officer from Tamil Nadu Cadre (Batch : 1992) took over the charge of Director
General of Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) under Ministry of Labour & Employment, Govt. of
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• International Solar Alliance’s Fifth Assembly
International Solar Alliance’s Fifth Assembly to be held in New Delhi from 17th to 20th October, 2022. Shri R.K
Singh, Union Minister for Power and New and Renewable Energy, will preside over the Assembly.
The International Solar Alliance is an international organisation with 109 member and signatory countries. It
works with governments to improve energy access and security worldwide and promote solar power as a
sustainable way to transition to a carbon-neutral future. ISA’s mission is to unlock US$ 1 trillion of investments
in solar by 2030 while reducing the cost of the technology and its financing. It promotes the use of solar energy
in the Agriculture, Health, Transport and Power Generation sectors.
ISA Headquarters: Gurugram, India

Important Days
• National Voluntary Blood Donation Day
PIB: Dr Mansukh Mandaviya, the Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare, addressed National Voluntary
Blood Donation Day on 1st October.
The minister felicitated voluntary blood donors and States/UTs that have done exemplary work in this field.
• Gandhi Jayanti & Lal Bahadur Shastri Jayanti
PIB: The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi paid floral tributes to Mahatma Gandhi on his Jayanti (2 October)
at Rajghat. The PM also paid floral tributes to former Prime Minister, Lal Bahadur Shastri on his Jayanti today
at Vijay Ghat.
• Swachh Bharat Diwas
PIB: Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Ministry of Jal Shakti, Celebrates Swachh Bharat Diwas,
2022 on 2nd October.
The Department is implementing two flagship programmes of the central government i.e. Swachh Bharat
Mission Grameen (SBM-G) and Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM).
SBM-G was started on 2nd October 2014 with the aim to stop Open Defecation. On 2nd October 2019, all villages
in the country declared themselves ODF. Thereafter, SBM-G 2.0 was launched in 2020 to sustain the ODF status
in villages and improve the level of cleanliness in rural areas through Solid and Liquid Waste Management,
thereby making villages ODF Plus.
• World Habitat Day
PIB: The theme of this year’s World Habitat Day (3rd October) is 'Mind the Gap. Leave No One Behind and No
Place Behind’, and it serves as a strong reminder that we cannot leave behind any citizen and any place as we
build towards a more resilient future.
• Cyber Jaagrukta Diwas
PIB: Cyber Jaagrukta Diwas is an initiative launched by the Ministry of Home Affairs that requires all
government organizations to spread cybersecurity awareness. It is observed on first Wednesday of every
month. The purpose is to create awareness and sensitize the Internet users on safeguarding against cyber
frauds and cybercrimes.
• World Cotton Day
PIB: On 7th October, the Ministry of Textiles celebrated World Cotton Day 2022 by organizing a national level
consultation on Sustainability in the Textile Value Chain in India in collaboration with United Nations
Environment Programme (UNEP) and Competition Commission of India (CCI).
Based on the posters provided by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the theme for
the celebration of World Cotton Day in 2022 is "Weaving a better future for cotton" (FAO).

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• Air Force Day
PIB: PM Narendra Modi has greeted the members of Indian Air Force and their families on the occasion of Air
Force Day on 8th October.
To mark this occasion, the Government has approved the creation of a new branch, called the Weapon Systems
(WS) branch. The creation of WS branch would entail unification of all weapon system operators under one
entity dedicated to the operational employment of all ground-based and specialist airborne weapon systems.
• World Standards Day
PIB: Bureau of Indian Standards, Mumbai organised a Conclave – “Manak Mahotsav” on occasion of World
Standards Day.
On the occasion of World Standards Day (14th October), Bureau of Indian Standards, Mumbai today organized
a Standards Conclave – “Manak Mahotsav” based on the theme ‘Standards for Sustainable Development
Goals - A Shared Vision for a Better World’.
Every year on 14 October, the members of the International Electrotechnical Commission, International
Organization for Standardization and International Telecommunication Union celebrate World Standards
Day, as a means of paying tribute to the collaborative efforts of thousands of experts worldwide who develop
the voluntary technical agreements that are published as International Standards.
BIS is the National Standard Body working under the Ministry of consumer affairs, food and public
distribution, Government of India. Our objective is the harmonious development of the activities of
standardization, product testing and quality certification of goods in the country.
• Mahila Kisan Diwas
PIB: Ministry of Agriculture & Farmer’s Welfare and its various wings celebrate ‘Mahila Kisan Diwas’ on 15th
October.
The National Gender Resource Centre in Agriculture (NGRCA), Directorate of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare,
Ministry of Agriculture & Farmer’s Welfare in collaboration of National Institute of Agricultural Extension
Management (MANAGE), an autonomous organization under Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
(MoA&FW) has celebrated ‘Mahila Kisan Diwas’ or ‘International Rural Women Day’ on 15th October, 2022.
As the year 2023 has been declared as the ‘International Year of Millets by United Nations (UN), the theme of
this year Mahila Kisan Diwas is ‘Millets: Empowering Women and Providing Nutritional Security’.
This inaugural event was organized through Video Conferencing under the guidance of Union Agriculture
Minister Shri. Narendra Singh Tomar and the technical session of the programme is being organized at
MANAGE, Hyderabad with the technical support provided by Indian Institute of Millet Research (IIMR),
Hyderabad.

RBI CIRCULARS
• Order Books, Inventories and Capacity Utilisation Survey (OBICUS)
The Reserve Bank of India has launched the 59th round of its Order Books, Inventories and Capacity Utilisation
Survey (OBICUS). The survey is for the reference period July - September 2022 (Q2:2022-23).
The Reserve Bank has been conducting the Order Books, Inventories and Capacity Utilisation Survey (OBICUS)
of the manufacturing sector on a quarterly basis since 2008.
The information collected in the survey includes quantitative data on new orders received during the reference
quarter, backlog of orders at the beginning of the quarter, pending orders at the end of the quarter, total
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inventories at the end of the quarter, item-wise production in terms of quantity and value during the quarter
vis-à-vis the installed capacity from the targeted group and the reasons for changes in production / installed
capacity during the quarter. The level of capacity utilisation (CU) is estimated from these responses. The survey
provides valuable input for monetary policy formulation.
Highlight of the 59th Round:
• At the aggregate level, the capacity utilisation (CU) for the manufacturing sector recorded seasonal
decline to 72.4 percent in Q1 (2022-23) from 75.3 percent in the previous quarter.
• Measuring Productivity at the Industry Level
The Reserve Bank of India placed on its website an update on “Measuring Productivity at the Industry Level-
The India KLEMS [capital (K), Labour (L), Energy (E), Material (M) and services (S)] Database” comprising the
Data Manual 2021 along with time-series data on productivity for 27 industries covering the period 1980-81
to 2019-20.
The dataset includes measures of Gross Value Added (GVA), Gross Value of Output (GVO), Labour (L), Capital
(K), Energy (E), Material (M), Services (S), Labour Quality (LQ), Labour Productivity (LP) and Total Factor
Productivity (TFP) at the industry and economy level from 1980-81 onwards.
• Internal Ombudsman mechanism for Credit Information Companies
The Reserve Bank introduces Internal Ombudsman (IO) mechanism for Credit Information Companies (CICs).
The Direction covers, inter-alia, the appointment/tenure, role and responsibilities, procedural guidelines, and
oversight mechanism for the IO. Under the mechanism, all complaints that are partly or wholly rejected by CICs
will be reviewed by the IO before the final decision of the CIC is conveyed to the complainant. The IO will not
entertain any complaints directly from the members of public.
The implementation of the IO mechanism will be monitored by the CIC’s internal audit system, apart from
regulatory oversight by RBI.
Credit Information Companies: A CIC is an independent third company that gathers financial information about
individuals' loans, credit cards, and other related information and provides it to its members, which are typically
banks and other financial organisations.

• RBI launches दक्ष (DAKSH)

The Reserve Bank of India has been taking various initiatives in strengthening supervision, which among other
initiatives include adoption of latest data and analytical tools as well as leveraging technology for
implementing more efficient and automated work processes. In continuation of this effort, Shri Shaktikanta
Das, Governor, launched a new SupTech initiative named “दक्ष (DAKSH) - Reserve Bank’s Advanced Supervisory
Monitoring System”, which is expected to make the Supervisory processes more robust.
दक्ष (DAKSH) means ‘efficient’ & ‘competent’, reflecting the underlying capabilities of the application. ‘दक्ष
(DAKSH)’ is a web-based end-to-end workflow application through which RBI shall monitor compliance
requirements in a more focused manner with the objective of further improving the compliance culture in
Supervised Entities (SEs) like Banks, NBFCs, etc. The application will also enable seamless communication,
inspection planning and execution, cyber incident reporting and analysis, provision of various MIS reports etc.,
through a Platform which enables anytime-anywhere secure access.
• Concept Note on Central Bank Digital Currency
The Reserve Bank of India has released a Concept Note on Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) for India.
The purpose behind the issue of this Concept Note is to create awareness about CBDCs in general and the
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and risks of issuing a CBDC in India. The Note also seeks to explain Reserve Bank’s approach towards
introduction of the CBDC.
CBDC: A national digital currency. It is the digital form of a country’s fiat currency, in the form of electronic
tokens that are backed by full faith and credit of the Government.
Note: The Union Government had announced in the 2022-23 Union budget to bring a CBDC. This Concept Note
by the RBI is in accordance with that announcement.
• Standard Operating Procedure for Inter-Operable Regulatory Sandbox
An Inter-Regulatory Technical Group on FinTech (IRTG on FinTech) had been constituted under the aegis of the
Financial Stability and Development Council - Sub Committee (FSDC-SC).
The terms of reference (ToR) of IRTG on FinTech include discussion on issues relating to hybrid product/service
falling under the regulatory ambit of different financial sector regulators for admission in Regulatory Sandbox
(RS) and framing of Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for Inter-operable Regulatory Sandbox (IoRS) for
hybrid products/services. The group, in addition to the members from Financial Sector Regulators, has
representation from Department of Economic Affairs (DEA), Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Electronics and
Information Technology (MeITY), Government of India.
In order to facilitate testing of innovative products/services falling within the regulatory ambit of more than
one financial sector regulators viz. RBI, SEBI, IRDAI, IFSCA and PFRDA, a Standard Operating Procedure
(SOP) for IoRS has been prepared by the Inter-Regulatory Technical Group on FinTech (IRTG on FinTech). The
Reserve Bank of India today placed on its website the SOP for IORS.
The Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC) has been constituted vide GOI notification dated 30th
December, 2010. The Council is chaired by the Union Finance Minister and its members are Governor, Reserve
Bank of India; Finance Secretary and/or Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs; Secretary, Department of
Financial Services; Chief Economic Adviser, Ministry of Finance; Chairman, Securities and Exchange Board of
India; Chairman, Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority and Chairman, Pension Fund Regulatory
and Development Authority. The Raghuram Rajan committee (2008) on financial sector reforms first
proposed the creation of FSDC.
The Council and its Sub-Committee (chaired by Governor, Reserve Bank of India) deliberate on agenda items
proposed by any of the members of the Council which broadly include matters relating to financial stability,
inter-regulatory coordination, and financial sector development. The Council/Sub-committee deliberates on
these issues and suggests taking appropriate steps, as required.
• Survey on International Trade in Banking Services
The Reserve Bank of India released the results of 2021-22 round of the survey on International Trade in
Banking Services (ITBS).
This annual survey focuses on cross-border fund-based banking services (e.g., deposits, credit) as well as
financial auxiliary services with explicit / implicit fees / commissions charged to customers for foreign branches
and overseas subsidiaries (including joint ventures) of Indian banks as well as foreign banks operating in India.
The latest round of the survey covers 14 Indian banks having overseas branches/subsidiaries and 45 foreign
banks having branches/subsidiaries in India. Due to merger/closure of some branches during the year, Indian
banks have reported 117 overseas branches (121 branches reported in the previous survey round), whereas
select Indian banks increased their overseas presence through subsidiaries.
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• Consolidated balance sheets of overseas branches and subsidiaries of Indian banks recorded marginal
increase during 2021-22 in Rupee terms but contracted by (-)1.4 per cent and (-)1.8 per cent,
respectively, when valued in US dollar terms due to cross-currency movements. On the other hand, the
foreign banks in India have expanded their consolidated balance sheet by 10.3 per cent in Rupee terms
and by 7.0 per cent in US dollar terms.
• Lending by all three categories of banks increased during 2021-22.
• Deposits, which constituted less than a third of total liabilities of overseas branches of Indian banks,
increased by 9.2 per cent in US dollar terms during the year. Foreign banks in India have also been
recording steady growth in deposits and their reliance on deposit mobilisation is higher (over 60 per
cent of total liabilities).
• Branches of Indian banks in the United Kingdom (UK) generated highest fee income, followed by those
in United Arab Emirates (UAE), Singapore and Hong Kong.

SEBI CIRCULARS
• SEBI Cautions Public Against Unauthorized Money Mobilization
SEBI cautions public against unauthorized money mobilization by entities claiming to provide Portfolio
Management Services.
As per SEBI (Portfolio Managers) Regulations, 2020, a Portfolio Manager shall be a body corporate, registered
with SEBI and shall have a contract/agreement with a client to undertake management or administration of a
portfolio of securities or funds of the client. Further, a Portfolio Manager cannot accept funds or securities
worth less than rupees fifty lakh from the client and cannot promise any guaranteed or assured return, either
directly or indirectly.
• Inter-operable Regulatory Sandbox (IoRS)
An Inter-Regulatory Technical Group on FinTech (IRTG on FinTech) had been constituted under the aegis of
the Financial Stability and Development Council-Sub Committee (FSDC-SC). The terms of reference (ToR) of
IRTG on FinTech include discussion on issues relating to hybrid product/service falling under the regulatory
ambit of different financial sector regulators for admission in Regulatory Sandbox (RS) and framing of Standard
Operating Procedure (SOP) for Inter-operable Regulatory Sandbox (IoRS) for hybrid products/services. The
group, in addition to the members from Financial Sector Regulators, has representation from Department of
Economic Affairs (DEA), Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY),
Government of India.
In order to facilitate testing of innovative products/services falling within the regulatory ambit of more than
one financial sector regulators viz. RBI, SEBI, IRDAI, IFSCA and PFRDA, a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP)
for IoRS has been prepared by the Inter-Regulatory Technical Group on FinTech (IRTG on FinTech).

NABARD CIRCULARS
Nothing this week.

REPORTS & INDICES

• Logistics Ease Across Different States (LEADS) 2022 Survey Report
Union Minister for Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and Textiles, Shri
Piyush Goyal launched the Logistics Ease Across Different States (LEADS) 2022 survey report. The LEADS is an
indigenous data-driven index to assess logistics infrastructure, services, and human resources across all 36
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The first logistics report was released in 2018.
By engaging with various end-user stakeholders, the LEADS acts as a feedback mechanism on the existing
logistic capacities and draws recommendations for further improvement. The LEADS further uses the feedback
evaluation to classify states on the scale of logistics ease currently present among them.
LEADS 2022 has adopted a classification-based grading, states have been now classified under four categories
viz coastal states, hinterland/landlocked states, north-eastern states, and Union Territories.
Three performance categories namely, Achievers: States/UTs achieving 90% or more percentage, Fast Movers:
States/UTs achieving percentage scores between 80% to 90%, and Aspirers: States/UTs achieving percentage
scores below 80% have been made. Maharashtra tops amongst the “Achievers” states.
The LEADS 2022 survey report would assist PM GatiShakti National Master Plan (PMGS-NMP) and National
Logistics Policy (NLP) to perform a network mapping of logistics infrastructure, services, and regulatory
environment enabling State Governments to identify and fill the gaps and achieve data-driven multimodal
connectivity. LEADS continues to act as a guiding & bridging mechanism for the identification of interventions
enhancing logistics efficiency at State/UTs.
• Global Hunger Index- 2022
The Global Hunger Report 2022 released by Concern Worldwide and Welt Hunger Hilfe, Non-Government
Organisations from Ireland and Germany respectively, has ranked India at 107 among 121 countries.
• The GHI score is calculated on a 100-point scale reflecting the severity of hunger - zero is the best score
(implies no hunger) and 100 is the worst.
• The GHI is an annual report and each set of GHI scores uses data from a 5-year period. The 2022 GHI
scores are calculated using data from 2017 through 2021.
Components:
• Undernourishment: The share of the population with insufficient caloric intake. The Food and
Agriculture Organisation (FAO) recommends 1800 Kilo Calories per person per day for India.
• Child stunting: The share of children under age five who have low height for their age, reflecting chronic
undernutrition.
• Child wasting: The share of children under age five who have low weight for their height, reflecting
acute undernutrition.
• Child mortality: The share of children who die before their fifth birthday, partly reflecting the fatal mix
of inadequate nutrition and unhealthy environments.
India’s Performance:
• Barring war-torn Afghanistan, India has performed worse than all the countries in the South Asian region
in the Global Hunger Index 2022. It has ranked 107 out of 121 countries.
• Child Wasting: India’s child wasting rate (low weight for height), at 19.3%, is worse than the levels
recorded in 2014 (15.1%) and even 2000 (17.15%).
• Undernourishment: The prevalence of undernourishment has also risen in the country from 14.6% in
2018-2020 to 16.3% in 2019-2021.
• Child Stunting: has declined from 38.7% to 35.5% between 2014 and 2022.
• Child mortality: has dropped from 4.6% to 3.3% in the same comparative period.

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• Global Forest Sector Outlook 2050 Report
A report titled “The global forest sector outlook 2050” with the theme “Assessing future demand and sources
of timber for a sustainable economy” was released recently by the United Nations Food and Agriculture
Organization (FAO) at the 26th Session of the Food and Agriculture Organization Committee on Forestry in
Rome.
Demand for wood products like mass timber and man-made cellulose fibre used as substitutes for non-
renewable materials may increase by up to 272 million cubic metres by 2050, according to this new report. In
developing countries, it will lead to the creation of around 1 million jobs.
In 2020, around 2.3 billion people relied on wood-fuel as their primary source of energy for cooking and
heating, the report stated. These will remain the main sources of energy for households in emerging economies
till 2050.
There are 45-million-hectare agroforestry and 7-million-hectare rubber plantations across the globe, which can
be further increased during agricultural expansion for food production.
• Commitment to Reducing Inequality Index 2022
India has improved six places to rank 123 out of 161 countries in the most recent Commitment to Reducing
Inequality Index (CRII), but it still has one of the lowest levels of health spending. Norway is ranked first in the
CRII, followed by Germany.
The index is prepared by Oxfam International and Development Finance International, based on government
policies and actions in three areas, namely public services (health, education, and social protection), taxation,
and workers’ rights.

DESCRIPTIVE QUESTIONS
Q1. Logistics costs have so far played a huge role in downplaying India’s export prospects. Write your views on
this and explain how the Union Government is trying to address this issue. (600 words)
Q2. Write a note on how rivers can be used to boost the economy. Also, mention some key initiatives started
by the Government in this context. (600 words)
Q3. Just like Aadhar Number raised some serious privacy concerns in the past, ABHA Number is doing the same
now. Which intended benefits are making the Government pursue this Health-Sector Programme even after
the privacy concerns associated with it? (600 words)
Q4. In the past few years, India witnessed a sharp rise in the number of start-ups. What are some possible
reasons according to you? Also, write your suggestions to improve the start-up ecosystem further. (600 words)
Q5. How is Natural Farming different from Organic Farming? Is it feasible for small and marginal farmers to do
natural farming profitably? (600 words)
Q6. The recently released Global Hunger Index puts India in a bad light. Further, the Government of India has
criticised the methodology to prepare this Index. What are your views on the issue? (600 words)
Q7. What do you understand by Crop Residue Management? How can it act as an aid to a sustainable
environment?
Q8. Recently, 5-G services have been launched in India. How do you see this new technology change the way
Rural and Agrarian economy have been functioning so far?
Q9. Discuss the pretext in which the RBI is all set to launch “e-Rupee”. How does it address the issues associated
with the cryptocurrencies?

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OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS
• Questions
Q1. ULIP was launched as a part of the National Logistics Policy-2022. What does “I” stand for in the
abbreviation “ULIP”?
A. Interest
B. International
C. Interface
D. Incentive
E. None of the above

Q2. Universal Service Obligation Fund comes under the administrative purview of _______.
A. Ministry of Finance
B. Ministry of Corporate Affairs
C. Ministry of Labour and Employment
D. Ministry of Communications
E. Reserve Bank of India

Q3. Swachh Survekshan was launched in the year ______.

A. 2014
B. 2015
C. 2016
D. 2017
E. 2018

Q4. Consider the following statements and choose the incorrect ones in the context of YUVA – Prime Minister’s
Scheme for Mentoring Young Authors.
I. It was launched in 2020.
II. The Ministry of Education is the nodal ministry for this scheme.
III. Writers are allowed to submit their piece of writing in either Hindi or English
A. I and II
B. II and III
C. I and III
D. I, II and III
E. None of the above

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Q5. What is the budget allocation for the next five years for the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission, in terms of
Rupee, as per the Union Budget: 2022-23?
A. 1100 Crore
B. 1200 Crore
C. 1500 Crore
D. 1600 Crore
E. 2000 Crore
Q6. The PM National Apprenticeship Mela is a part of which of the following Initiatives?
A. National Education Policy
B. Skill India Mission
C. Digital India Mission
D. National Logistics Policy
E. None of the above

Q7. Which of the two institutes are associated with implementation of the Tele-MANAS Scheme?
A. NIMHANS – Hyderabad, IIIT – Tiruchirappalli
B. TISS – Mumbai, IIT – Kanpur
C. IIT – Hyderabad, AIIMS – Delhi
D. IIIT – Allahabad, University of Prayagraj – Prayagraj
E. NIMHANS – Bengaluru, IIIT – Bengaluru

Q8. Quality Council of India was established in ___A___ and its first Chairman was ___B___. Identify “A” and
“B” respectively.
A. 1997, Ratan Tata
B. 1999, Narayn Murthy
C. 2001, Dhirubhai Ambani
D. 2003, KM Birla
E. 2005, Anand Mahindra

Q9. 'herSTART' – a start-up platform for Women Entrepreneurs, was launched by ________.
A. University of Delhi
B. University of Madras
C. Patna University
D. Jawaharlal Nehru University
E. Gujarat University

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Q10. Consider the following statements and choose the correct ones.
I. The 11th edition of Igniting Young Minds, Rejuvenating Rivers webinar was themed “Clean Ganga”.
II. These webinars are conducted by the National Mission for Clean Ganga.
III. At the moment, India has 75 Ramsar sites.
A. I and II
B. II and III
C. I and III
D. I, II and III
E. None of the above

Q11. Recently, National Conference on Enhancing Agricultural Productivity was conducted by _____.
A. FICCI
B. NASSCOM
C. NAFED
D. ASSOCHAM
E. FCI

Q12. ICAR has set up ____ regional committees on the basis of agro-climatic regions.
A. 5
B. 6
C. 7
D. 8
E. 9
• Answer Key

1 C 2 D 3 C 4 C
5 D 6 B 7 E 8 A
9 E 10 B 11 D 12 D

Note: Sampoorna October Part-II will be posted as a part of the RBI Grade B 2023 course. Details about the
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