HSTR/GPSTR/PST/ಪ್ರಚಲಿತ ಘಟನೆಗಳು/Paper 01/Current Events/GPT/Live Class/Notes/Recuirtment Karnataka

Summary

The video is the second class in a current-affairs course for Karnataka teacher-recruitment exams such as GPSTR, HSTR, and PST. The instructor teaches central government schemes through exam-style multiple-choice questions, with a short explanation of each answer.

The main study advice is to learn not only a scheme’s name, but also its purpose, target group, ministry, launch year, short form, and any updated version.

Schemes and Key Points Covered

• PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN)

  • Provides income support to eligible farmer families—not crop insurance, machinery, or fertilizer subsidies.
  • The instructor says eligible landholding families receive ₹6,000 per year through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT), in three equal instalments.
  • The class gives 2019 as its launch year and discusses a reported extension through 2030–31. The exact financial-outlay figure mentioned is unclear in the subtitles.

• Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM)

  • Its central aim is to provide safe, reliable piped drinking water to rural households under the “Har Ghar Jal” vision.
  • The instructor gives 2019 as the launch year.
  • The class says JJM 2.0 was launched on 10 March 2026, extended to December 2028, and has a total outlay of ₹8.69 lakh crore, including ₹3.59 lakh crore in central assistance.
  • A key distinction is that the focus is described as moving from building water infrastructure to sustainable service delivery, water governance, and monitoring.

• Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY)

  • Aims to provide eligible households with pucca homes and basic amenities.
  • The class distinguishes its urban and rural components, giving 2015 for PMAY-Urban and 2016 for PMAY-Gramin.

• Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana

  • Provides deposit-free LPG connections to women in poor households.
  • The instructor gives 2016 as the launch year.
  • Ujjwala 2.0 is described as having been introduced in 2021 to extend LPG access to additional eligible households.

• Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana (PMJDY)

  • Concerns financial inclusion and access to services such as banking, savings, remittances, credit, insurance, and pensions.
  • Construction of national highways is explicitly identified as unrelated to the scheme.

• Ayushman Bharat – PM-JAY

  • A health-protection scheme providing cashless health cover to eligible beneficiaries.
  • The instructor associates it with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and emphasizes that JAY refers to Jan Arogya Yojana.

• Swachh Bharat Mission

  • The class gives 2 October 2014 as its launch date.
  • Swachh Bharat Mission–Grameen focuses on rural sanitation, including toilet construction, ODF sustainability, and waste management.

• Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY)

  • Provides crop insurance against specified risks and crop losses.
  • It is associated with the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.
  • The instructor contrasts it with PMGSY, which is a rural-road scheme, not crop insurance.

• Energy, agriculture, and fisheries schemes

  • PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana: Promotes rooftop solar installations for households; associated with the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy.
  • PM-KUSUM: Promotes solar energy in agriculture, including solar pumps. This is also the correctly matched pair in the class’s final question.
  • PM Matsya Sampada Yojana: Concerns fisheries development and the fisheries value chain.

• Nutrition, rural roads, and urban development

  • Poshan 2.0: Focuses on nutrition outcomes, especially for children, women, and vulnerable groups.
  • Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY): Connects eligible rural habitations through roads.
  • Smart Cities Mission: Aims to improve urban infrastructure, services, and quality of life, with the class referring to 100 cities.
  • AMRUT: Concerns urban water supply and basic urban infrastructure.

• Insurance and pension schemes

  • Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY): Life insurance.
  • Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY): Accident insurance.
  • Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maandhan (PM-SYM): Pension support for workers in the unorganized sector.
  • PM-Kisan Maandhan Yojana: Contributory pension support for small and marginal farmers.

• Enterprise, employment, and skills

  • Stand-Up India: Facilitates bank loans for women and SC/ST entrepreneurs setting up greenfield enterprises.
  • Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana: Provides loans to micro and small businesses. The traditional categories listed are Shishu, Kishor, and Tarun; “Vikas” is not one of them.
  • PM SVANidhi: Provides working-capital support to street vendors.
  • PM Vishwakarma: Supports traditional artisans and craftspeople through training, toolkits, and credit; the instructor gives 2023 as its launch year.
  • Make in India: Promotes manufacturing and investment in India.
  • Startup India: Promotes entrepreneurship and startups.
  • Skill India: Focuses on skilling and employability.
  • Digital India: Aims to expand digital infrastructure and services.

• Other schemes

  • Pradhan Mantri Bharatiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP): Provides affordable generic medicines through dedicated outlets.
  • Janani Suraksha Yojana: Promotes institutional delivery with cash assistance, particularly for women from disadvantaged groups.

Exam-Preparation Approach Emphasized

• Read scheme names and acronyms carefully; they can indicate a scheme’s subject.
• Memorize each scheme’s purpose, target group, ministry, and launch year.
• Know how an updated version differs from the original scheme.
• Practice both direct questions and comparison questions, including “which is incorrectly matched?”
• Use elimination when answer choices contain similar schemes or acronyms.
• The instructor says later classes will cover Karnataka schemes and education-related schemes in greater depth.

Speakers and Sources Featured

• Instructor/host: The sole identifiable speaker in the subtitles; not named in the spoken material.
• Audience/class participants: Referred to through their written answers and comments, but no individual participant is heard speaking.
• Source mentioned: A department-provided model question paper is cited as the reason for covering central government schemes; the department is not identified.