Keep up-to-date with all that is happening in welfare policy with this curated selection of news – Policy Buzz – published every fortnight.

Policy News

1. NITI Aayog and the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM) are jointly reviewing all Central Sector (CS) and Centrally-Sponsored Schemes (CSS) to reduce unnecessary expenditure.
2. Centre has released ₹17,000 crore to States and Union Territories as balance compensation for goods and services tax (GST) for the period April-June 2022.
3. All ministries have been asked to identify new assets for monetisation by the Centre. 
4. Project Unnati, aimed at skill training of MGNREGS beneficiaries, was extended by two years because of limited implementation.
5. Training Modules for chairpersons and members of the Child Welfare Committee and protocols for restoration and repatriation of children launched by the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights.

Health and Nutrition 

1. Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) crossed the landmark of 3 crore digitally linked health records. 
2. Draft Food Safety and Standards (Genetically Modified Foods) Regulations, 2022 was released by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI).
3. National Suicide Prevention Policy was announced by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
4. The Secretary Department of Consumer Affairs urged all states to establish price monitoring centers in all districts.

Sanitation

1. Jan-Dhan account kits to be distributed to waste segregation workers by the UNDP.

Other News

1. Revised regulatory framework for Urban Cooperative Banks (UCBs) was issued by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
2. Study report on ‘Carbon Capture, Utilisation, and Storage (CCUS) Policy Framework and its Deployment Mechanism in India’ released by the NITI Aayog. 

Also Read: Observations on Obfuscation through E-Governance