Current affairs - May 18

In today's article, you will read:

• Government constituted five-member committee to review FRBM act.
• Draft National Policy, 2016 for Women unveiled. 
• E-nivaran portal launched to fast track taxpayers grievances.
• Green Passage Scheme for orphan students, in Odisha.

Five-Member committee to review FRBM act

The union government has constituted a five-member committee for a comprehensive review of the 

Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management (FRBM) Act. The committee will be headed by the former revenue secretary N K Singh. The constitution FRBM panel was announced by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley while presenting the budget for fiscal 2016-17.

This FRBM committee will review the working of the 12-year old FRBM Act in the context of the uncertainty and volatility of global economy and suggest changes that are in tune with the broad objective of fiscal consolidation. The committee will also examine whether a broad fiscal deficit range should be adopted in place of specific target. The FRBM panel will submit its report by October 31.

Questions:

• Who will lead the five member committee to review FRBM act?
• Extend the term FRBM.

Answers:

• N K Singh
• Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management

Draft National Policy, 2016 for Women unveiled

Union Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi on 17 May 2016 unveiled 2016 Draft National Policy for Women for comments and consultation. It will replace National Policy for Empowerment of Women, 2001. It will also guide Government action on Women's issues over the next 15-20 years.

The draft policy shifts the focus from entitlements to rights and from empowerment to creating an enabling environment. It seeks to create a society in which women attain their full potential and participate as equal partners in all spheres of life. It describes emerging issues such as making cyber space safe place for women, redistribution of gender roles, for reducing unpaid care work, review of personal and customary laws in accordance with the Constitutional provisions and many more.

Questions:

• Who has unveiled Draft National Policy, 2016 for Women?
• It will replace which policy?

Answers

• Maneka Gandhi
• National Policy for Empowerment of Women.

E-nivaran portal launched to fast track taxpayers grievances

The Income Tax (IT) department has launched electronic grievance redressal system 'e-nivaran' to fast track taxpayer grievances and ensure early resolution of their complaints. In this regard, a separate and dedicated window for grievance redressal has been launched in the Income Tax Business Application (ITBA).

The e-nivaran system also called as unified grievance management system seeks to integrate all online and physical complaints gathered by the department. The complaints at this platform will be monitored by the Assessing Officer upto the supervisory officers in a paperless environment. It will also ensure that grievances related to any section or domain of the IT department is transferred quickly to the concerned department.

Questions:

• Which portal has been launched to fast track taxpayers grievances?
• Extend the term ITBA

Answers

• e-nivaran
• Income Tax Business Application

Green Passage Scheme for orphan students, in Odisha

The Odisha government has coined a special scheme named Green Passage for orphan students. This proposed scheme will function under the Higher Education Department. Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Pattnaik asked all government and private universities to implement the plan.

of this 16, 382 orphans are currently pursing higher studies in 272 institutions in the State. This scheme eases the onus on the orphan students due to pressure of fees as admission fees, examination fees and tuition fees for pursuing higher education. They will also be provided free hostel facilities and food.

Questions:

• Which state has decided to launch Green Passage scheme for orphan students?
• This proposed scheme will function under which department?
• Who is the Chief Minister of Odisha?

Answers:

• Odisha
• Higher Education Department
• Naveen Pattnaik

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