Relevance IN - Prelims (about RoDTEP and its benefits) + Mains (GS III economic development)
What's the NEWS

• The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs,has given its approval for introducing the Scheme for Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products (RoDTEP) under which a mechanism would be created for reimbursement of taxes/ duties/ levies, at the central, state and local level, which are currently not being refunded under any other mechanism, but which are incurred in the process of manufacture and distribution of exported products.

• This scheme is going to give a boost to the domestic industry and Indian exports providing a level playing field for Indian producers in the International market so that domestic taxes/duties are not exported.
• Under the Scheme an inter-ministerial Committee will determine the rates and items for which the reimbursement of taxes and duties would be provided.
• In line with "Digital India", refund under the Scheme, in the form of transferable duty credit/electronic scrip will be issued to the exporters, which will be maintained in an electronic ledger. The Scheme will be implemented with end to end digitization.

• At present, GST taxes and import/customs duties for inputs required to manufacture exported products are either exempted or refunded. However, certain taxes/duties/levies are outside GST, and are not refunded for exports, such as, VAT on fuel used in transportation, Mandi tax, Duty on electricity used during manufacturing etc. These would be covered for reimbursement under the RoDTEP Scheme.

Relevance IN - Prelims ( about Silk Samagra Scheme) + Mains ( GS II Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation.

What's the NEWS

• The Government of India through Central Silk Board has been implementing a Central Sector Scheme "Silk Samagra" an Integrated Scheme for Development of Silk Industry (ISDSI) during the year (2017-20) with an aims & objective to scale up production by improving the quality and productivity and to empower downtrodden, poor & backward families through various activities of sericulture in the country.

The scheme comprises four (4) major Components viz.

(i) Research & Development, Training, Transfer of Technology and I.T. Initiatives,
(ii) Seed Organizations,
(iii) Coordination and Market Development and
(iv) Quality Certification Systems (QCS) / Export Brand Promotion and Technology Up-gradation.

Know! about Sericulture

• Sericulture is an agro-based cottage industry having huge employment and income generating potential in rural and semi-urban areas.
• Silkworm rearing is mainly practiced in rural areas of the country providing livelihood to weaker section of the society.

Know! about CSB

• Established in 1948, by an Act of Parliament the Central Silk Board is a statutory body, under the administrative control of the Ministry of Textiles, Govt. of India.

The CSB has been entrusted with the overall responsibility of

• Formation of policies
• Governing Import & Export of silk.
• Undertaking, assisting and encouraging scientific, technological and economic research in the Silk Sector

Cyber Awareness
Crime Multi Agency Centre and National Cybercrime Training Centre

Relevance IN - Prelims (about Cri-MAC and about NCTC) + Mains ( GS III Awareness in the fields of IT, Space, Computers, robotics, nano-technology, bio-technology
What's the NEWS

• National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) celebrated its 35thInception Day

Know! about Cri-MAC and NCTC

• The Home Ministry launched Crime Multi Agency Centre (Cri-MAC) for sharing of information on heinous crime and other issues related to inter-state coordination.
• National Cybercrime Training Centre (NCTC) was also launched for professional quality eLearning services on cyber crime investigation on large scale to police officers, judges, prosecutors and other stakeholders.

Know! CCTNS project

• NCRB networked 15993 Police Stations and 8208 higher Police offices across the country under CCTNS project
• The huge database of CCTNS will help investigators in solving crime cases faster.
• The fingerprints were being used in the country from very early times and mentioned that National Fingerprint Identification System(NAFIS) being setup by NCRB will be a game changer for police.

Prelims Factoids
Wings India 2020 launched in Hyderabad
Relevance IN - Prelims (about Wings India)
What's the NEWS

• Wings India 2020, the biennial civil aviation and aerospace event was launched at Begumpet Airport in Hyderabad on the theme of ‘Flying For All'.

Know! more about it

• The event is being organised by Ministry of Civil Aviation along with Airports Authority of India and FICCI (Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry).
• More than 100 exhibitors, over 20 states and over 500 delegates are participating in the flagship event of Civil Aviation.
• Wings India 2020 is a platform for all stakeholders to come together to work towards ensuring the growth of Civil Aviation

e-governance
BhoomiRashi potral

Relevance IN - Prelims (about BhoomiRashi Portal)
Know! about BhoomiRashi Portal

• The BhoomiRashi Portal lunched on 01.04.2018 as a major e-Governance initiative of the Ministry of the Road Transport & Highways, has expedited significantly the process of land acquisition for National Highways, making it error-free & more transparent with notifications at every stage being processed on real time basis.
• The processing time using this portal has been reduced to less than two weeks in a majority of cases and even a few days in some cases.
• The portal has been integrated with the Public Financial Management System (PFMS) for depositing the compensation in the account of affected/ interested persons on real-time basis.
• This integration has resulted in avoiding the parking of huge public funds in the account of Competent Authority for Land Acquisition
• The BhoomiRashi portal model is replicable and can be used by state governments as well as by Ministries which directly acquire land under their relevant legal provisions.
  
  

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