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🔔 ECONOMIC SURVEY • Economic Survey is an annual document presented by the Ministry of Finance of India. • It provides an analysis of the country’s economic performance over the past year. • highlights important developments, challenges, and achievements. • presented a day before the Union Budget in Parliament. • prepared under the guidance of the Chief Economic Adviser (CEA) to the Government of India. As of January 2025, Dr. V. Anantha Nageswaran holds this esteemed position • The first Economic Survey was presented in 1950-51 and • initially it came along with the Budget but it published separately from 1964, a day before the budget. • India's Gross domestic product (GDP) is projected to grow between 6.3-6.8% in FY26 (2025-26). • The unemployment rate of the country remains declines to 3.2%. • The agriculture sector is expected to grow by 3.8%. • NOTE :: IMPORTANT SCHEMES :: - PM - Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana, National Bioenergy Programme, National Green Hydrogen Mission and PM-KUSUM. - Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan, DIKSHA, STARS, PARAKH, PM SHRI, ULLAS, PM POSHAN

• Note :: Himalayan and North Eastern States were not included.

🔔FISCAL HEALTH INDEX (FHI) REPORT 2025 • NITI Aayog has released the first Fiscal Health Index (FHI) report. • Chairman of the 16th Finance Commission, Dr. Arvind Panagariya, launched it. • Fiscal Health Index 2025” ranked States for 2022-23. • It covers 18 major States in terms of -- India’s GDP, demography, total public expenditure, revenues, and overall fiscal stability. • State Categories :: • Achievers - Top Performing : Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Jharkhand and Gujarat • Front-Runners : Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Telangana, • Aspirational States (Worst Performers) : Haryana, Kerala, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, and Punjab.

🏅BHARAT RATNA • announced annually on the eve of Republic Day. • Instituted on 2 January 1954. • literally means 'Jewel of India'. • current medal is in the shape of a peepal leaf rimmed in platinum and a certificate known as a ‘Sanad.’ • The words "Bharat Ratna" on the obverse side and "Satyameva Jayate" on the reverse side. • A 51 mm white ribbon is attached to the medal so it can be worn around the neck. • Bharat Ratna recipients rank seventh in the Indian order of precedence. • Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1954) : The first recipient of the Bharat Ratna. • The recommendations for the award are made by the Prime Minister to the President. • It is presented by the President of India.

⏰ NATIONAL VOTERS DAY (NVD) • celebrated annually on January 25 • Instituted in 2011. • first National Voters Day was celebrated on January 25, 2011. • honors the foundation of the Election Commission of India established on 25th January 1950. • First Election Commissioner Sukumer Sen. - Present :: Dr Sukhbir Singh Sandhu • The year 2025 will mark the 15th National Voters Day. • 2025 theme is: “Nothing like voting, I vote for sure”. • India’s journey towards universal suffrage began with the Representation of the People Act, 1950. • first general election was held in 1951-52. • Right to vote is a constitutional right guaranteed to every citizen under Article 326, based on adult suffrage. • Voting Age :: The voting age in India was lowered from 21 to 18 years by the 61st Constitutional Amendment Act, 1988. - came into effect on March 28, 1989

✅ UPSC CSE 2025 Notification Out ✅ Total Vacancies - 979

NATIONAL GAMES 2025 – Uttarakhand will host from January 28 to February 14, 2025. – Over 10,000 athletes, officials, and coaches will participate in 38 sports. – The mascot for the Games is “Mauli”, inspired by the Monal (Uttarakhand’s state bird). – The Games tagline is: “Sankalp Se Shikhar Tak” (From Resolve to Zenith).

🔔PAY COMMISSION🔔 • Neither a Constitutional nor Statutory body. • a body set up by the Central Government that reviews and recommends changes to the salary structure of employees. • composition of the Pay Commission comes under the Department of Expenditure (Ministry of Finance). • Usually constituted every 10 years • 1st pay commission was set up in 1946. • Since Independence, a total of 7 pay commissions have been formed. • latest pay commission was set up in 2014 and its recommendations came into effect in 2016. • It is not mandatory for the government to accept the recommendations of the pay commission. • It consults with central and state governments, along with other stakeholders, before recommending salary structures, benefits, and allowances for government employees. • The Union Cabinet has approved the 8th Pay Commission on Thursday 16th January 2025.

🚨#UPSC CSE Aspirants Alert🚨 🔔 Notification Date - 22 January 2025 👉Prelims Exam Date - 25 May 2025 👉Mains Exam Date - 22 August 2025

Important Events of the National Movement ► 1904 ➖ Indian University Act passed ►1905 ➖ Partition of Bengal ► 1906 ➖ Establishment of Muslim League ► 1907 Surat session, split in Congress ►1909 ➖ Marley-Minto Reforms ►1911 ➖ Delhi Durbar of the British Emperor ►1916 ➖ Creation of Home Rule League ►1916 ➖ Muslim League-Congress Pact (Lucknow Pact) ►1917 ➖ Movement in Champaran by Mahatma Gandhi ►1919 ➖ Rowlatt Act ►1919 ➖ Jallianwala Bagh massacre ►1919 ➖ Montague-Chelmsford Reforms ►1920 ➖ Khilafat Movement ►1920 ➖ Non-cooperation movement ►1922 ➖ Chauri-Chaura incident ► 1927 ➖ Appointment of Simon Commission ► 1928 ➖ Simon Commission's arrival in India ► 1929 ➖ Bomb blast in Central Assembly by Bhagat Singh ► 1929 ➖ Demand for complete independence by Congress ►1930 ➖ Civil Disobedience Movement ►1930 ➖ First Round Table Conference ►1931 ➖ Second Round Table Conference ►1932 ➖ Third Round Table Conference ► 1932 ➖ Declaration of communal electoral system ►1932 ➖ Poona Pact ►1942 ➖ Quit India Movement ► 1942 ➖ Arrival of Cripps Mission ► 1943 ➖ Establishment of Azad Hind Fauj ►1946 ➖ Arrival of Cabinet Mission ► 1946 ➖ Election of Indian Constituent Assembly ► 1946 ➖ Establishment of interim government ► 1947 ➖ Mountbatten plan of partition of India ► 1947 ➖ Important events of Indian independence movement ► 1904 ➖ Indian University Act passed ►1905 ➖ Partition of Bengal ► 1906 ➖ Establishment of Muslim League ► 1907 Surat session, split in Congress ►1909 ➖ Marley-Minto Reforms ►1911 ➖ Delhi Durbar of the British Emperor ►1916 ➖ Creation of Home Rule League ►1916 ➖ Muslim League-Congress Pact (Lucknow Pact) ►1917 ➖ Movement in Champaran by Mahatma Gandhi ►1919 ➖ Rowlatt Act ►1919 ➖ Jallianwala Bagh massacre ►1919 ➖ Montague-Chelmsford Reforms ►1920 ➖ Khilafat Movement ►1920 ➖ Non-cooperation movement ►1922 ➖ Chauri-Chaura incident ► 1927 ➖ Appointment of Simon Commission ► 1928 ➖ Simon Commission's arrival in India ► 1929 ➖ Bomb blast in Central Assembly by Bhagat Singh ► 1929 ➖ Demand for complete independence by Congress ►1930 ➖ Civil Disobedience Movement ►1930 ➖ First Round Table Conference ►1931 ➖ Second Round Table Conference ►1932 ➖ Third Round Table Conference ► 1932 ➖ Declaration of communal electoral system ►1932 ➖ Poona Pact ►1942 ➖ Quit India Movement ► 1942 ➖ Arrival of Cripps Mission ► 1943 ➖ Establishment of Azad Hind Fauj ►1946 ➖ Arrival of Cabinet Mission ► 1946 ➖ Election of Indian Constituent Assembly ► 1946 ➖ Establishment of interim government ► 1947 ➖ Mountbatten plan of partition of India ► 1947 ➖ Indian Independence

*42nd Amendment Act of 1976 added four new Directive Principles to the original list. Those DPSPs are* 1⃣ *Article 39 -* To secure opportunities for healthy development of children. 2⃣ *Article 39A -* To promote equal justice and to provide free legal aid to the poor. 3⃣ *Article 43A -* To take steps to secure the participation of workers in the management of industries 4⃣ *Article 48A -* To protect and improve the environment and to safeguard forests and wild life.

First factory of Europeans ✅ Portuguese - Calicut ✅ Britishers - Surat ✅ Dutch - Masulipatnam ✅ Danish - Tranquebar in Tamil Nadu ✅ French - Surat #PrelimsFacts

📍Financial Inclusion Schemes in India ✅Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) ✅Atal Pension Yojana (APY) ✅Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana (PMVVY) ✅Stand Up India Scheme ✅Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) ✅Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY) ✅Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana ✅Jeevan Suraksha Bandhan Yojana ✅Credit Enhancement Guarantee Scheme (CEGS) for Scheduled Castes (SCs) ✅Venture Capital Fund for Scheduled Castes under the Social Sector Initiatives ✅Varishtha Pension Bima Yojana (VPBY) #gs1

😊HAPPY NEW YEAR As we step into 2025, let's embrace new beginnings and look forward to a year that is filled with positivity and good fortune. World_Polity wishes everyone a lot of happiness and good health 😊

🔔SMART CITIES MISSION (SCM) • Centrally Sponsored Scheme launched in 2015. • covers 100 cities • total Central assistance for the Smart Cities Mission was ₹48,000 crore. • implemented by the Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD) and all state and union territory (UT) governments. • Originally slated for completion by 2019-20 bu now extended to 31 March 2025. • 91% of projects completed as of November 2024. • STRATEGY : three models - Retrofitting, - Redevelopment, - Greenfield

FOR APSC PRE & MAINS 2024-25 ++ Tiger Reserves in India • Legally declared protected areas designated to conserve tigers and their habitats. • The tiger reserves were set up as a part of Project Tiger initiated in 1973. • They are administered by the National Tiger Conservation Authority ( NTCA). • As of December 2024, there are 57 tiger reserves in India. • The tiger reserves are constituted on a core/buffer strategy. • Tiger Reserves are notified by State Governments as per provisions of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 on advice of the National Tiger Conservation Authority. • Tiger is an umbrella species. • India is home to 75% of the global tiger population. • NTCA conducts a tiger census across India every 4 years. • Conservation status :: - IUCN Red List : Endangered - Wildlife Protection Act : Schedule 1 - CITES : Appendix 1 • NEWLY ADDED :: On December 2, India got its 57th tiger reserve in Madhya Pradesh’s Ratapani Wildlife Sanctuary. ++ About Ratapani Tiger Reserve :: • Location – It is situated in the Vindhyachal Mountain Ranges across Raisen and Sehore districts of Madhya Pradesh. • Origin : It was first declared a wildlife sanctuary in 1976, extended in 1983. • Rivers - It runs parallel on the northern side of the Narmada River. The Kolar River forms the western boundary of the Sanctuary.

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