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Gadkari Announces Enforcement of Mandatory FASTag from 1st January, 2021: Quick Highlights  

Union Minister for Road Transport, Highways and MSMEs Shri Nitin Gadkari announced that FASTag is being made mandatory for all four wheel vehicles in the country from 1st January, 2021. Addressing a virtual function, He said, FASTag will be enforced from 1st of January, 2021. Enumerating its benefits, he said, it is useful for the commuters as they will not need to stop at toll plazas for cash payments. It also saves time and fuel.

Quick Highlights - Gadkari Announces Enforcement of Mandatory FASTag from 1st January, 2021

The FASTags were launched in the year 2016, and four banks together issued nearly a lakh of them. By 2017, their numbers went up to seven lakh. Over 34 lakh FASTags were issued in 2018.

Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways had issued a notification in November this year making FASTag mandatory by 1st of January 2021 in old vehicles also sold before 1st December, 2017 through amendments in CMVR, 1989......Read More

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PM Narendra Modi to launch Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY SEHAT to extend coverage to all residents of J&K 

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will launch Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY SEHAT to extend coverage to all the residents of the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir on 26th December 2020 at 12 noon via video conferencing. The scheme will ensure Universal Health Coverage and focus on providing financial risk protection and ensuring quality and affordable essential health services to all individuals and communities. Union Home Minister and Lieutenant Governor of J&K will also be present on the occasion.

The Scheme provides free of cost insurance cover to all the residents of the UT of J&K. It provides financial cover upto Rs 5 lakh per family on a floater basis to all residents of the UT of J&K. It provides for operational extension of PM-JAY to 15 lakh (approx) additional families. The scheme will operate on insurance mode in convergence with PM-JAY. The benefits of the scheme will be portable across the country. The hospitals empanelled under PM-JAY scheme shall provide services under this scheme as well.

President Ram Nath Kovind to Visit Diu from December 25 to 28  

The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, will visit Diu from December 25 to 28, 2020. On December 25, 2020, the President will inaugurate the Jalandhar Circuit House in Diu.

On December 26, 2020, the President will inaugurate/lay the foundation stone for various developmental projects in Diu such as inauguration of first academic session of IIIT Vadodara-International Campus Diu; and Kamleshwar School, Ghoghla; laying of foundation stones for construction of a school at Saudwadi; improvement of 1.3 kilometre heritage walk-way on Diu City Wall; conservation and facade restoration of heritage precincts (Zampa and market precinct); upgradation of fruits and vegetable market at Fort Road; and development of integrated municipal solid waste management system for entire urban and rural areas of Diu district. On the same day, he will also inaugurate the INS Khukhri Memorial.

On December 27, 2020, the President will visit the Diu Fort to inaugurate the Light and Sound show. The President will return New Delhi on December 28, 2020.

Minister Thaawarchand Gehlot Launches Mobile Application “Swachhata Abhiyan” 

Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Shri Thaawarchand Gehlot launched a Mobile Application “Swachhata Abhiyan” in New Delhi.

In the absence of any authentic data base regarding the location of insanitary latrines, it has been decided to seek the help of NGOs, Social Organisations and general public for collection and compilation of the data. A mobile application “Swachhata Abhiyan” has been developed for this purpose.This mobile application can be downloaded from the ‘Google Play Store’ free of cost.

Gadkari inaugurates and lays foundation stone for 18 highway projects in Rajasthan  

Union Minister for Road Transport, Highways and MSMEs Shri Nitin Gadkari inaugurated and laid foundation stone for 18 highway projects in Rajasthan.

These projects carry a road length of nearly 1127 kilometers, involving construction value of Rs. 8,341 crore. These projects will ease the transportation of commercial goods within and across the State, will improve connectivity at the borders, enhance employment opportunities, save time and fuel, improve tourism and infra development, and will result in providing connectivity for agricultural produce up to larger markets.

National Consumer Day, 2020 with the theme of “New Features of Consumer Protection Act 2019”observed

The Department of Consumer Affairs, Ministry of Consumer Affairs Food and Public Distribution virtually celebrated the National Consumer Day 2020 with the theme “New Features of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019” in association with the Centre for Consumer Studies, Indian Institute of Public Administration in New Delhi.