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Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s Birthday To Be Observed As ‘Good Governance Day’
Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s birthday on December 25 will be observed as ‘National Good Governance Day’. The decision has been taken by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 2 December in New Delhi.
Union Govt Launched ‘Sukanya Samriddhi Account’ Scheme
The Union Government has on 4 December notified ‘ Sukanya Samriddhi Account ‘, a new small savings instrument for the girl child that could be operated by her after the age of 10.
Government Decided To Remove Section 309 From IPC
The government has on 10 December decided to delete/strike off Section 309 (attempt to commit suicide) from the Indian Penal Code (IPC) on the recommendation of the Law Commission of India. Section 309 of IPC makes the act punishable with jail term of up to one year and fine.
Union Govt Launched ‘Mission Indradhanush’ For Children Vaccination
The Union government has launched ‘Mission Indradhanush’ to achieve full immunization coverage for all children by 2020.The Mission Indradhanush aims to cover all those children who are either unvaccinated or are partially vaccinated against seven vaccine preventable diseases including diphtheria, whooping cough, tetanus, polio, tuberculosis, measles and hepatitis B.