APSC 2020-2021

In a proud moment for the people of the state, Assam the Padma Awards 2024, one of the highest civilian awards in the country, were announced on the eve of Republic Day. Among the distinguished awardees, three from Assam were chosen for the prestigious awards for the year 2024.

Here are the three Padma Shri awardees from Assam:

1. , also known as ‘Hathi ki Pari’ from Assam’s Dhubri district, is the first ' ' in the country to be a female mahout who began taming the tuskers at the age of 14. Breaking all the gender stereotypes, she dedicated four decades in mitigating human-elephant conflicts. Parbati learned the skills from her father and chose this lifestyle despite coming from a well-off background.

2. The next pioneer is from Chirang district of Assam, who has been honoured with the Padma Shri in the category of Others ( ). Sarbeswar Basumatary, also known as "Chirang ke Krishi Chiraag," is a farmer whose innovative approach to farming, incorporating various technologies, has not only transformed his own agricultural practices but has also garnered attention at the national level. From being a daily wage labourer to a Padmashri awardee, Sarbeswar turned himself into a successful farmer by taking on a mixed-integrated farming approach. His accolades extend beyond the Padma Shri nomination, as he was previously honoured with the “Assam Gaurav Award” by the state government for the year 2023.

3. Next on the list is a noted folk artiste from Assam, , who will receive the award in the field of .
Notably, Drona Bhuyan, also received the in 2021.

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5. Control Yourself, Not Others

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✔️According to the census 1961, India has around 1652 languages. But by 1971, only 808 languages were left.

✔️According to the People’s Linguistic Survey of India 2013, around 220 languages has been lost in the last 50 years and 197 has been categorised as Endangered.

✔️Government of India currently defines a language as one that is marked by a script and effectively neutering oral languages. Therefore, government recognizes 122 languages which is far lower than the 780 counted by the People's Linguistic Survey of India (along with a further 100 suspected to exist).

✔️This discrepancy is caused primarily because Government of India doesn't recognise any language with less than 10,000 speakers.

✔️According to the criteria adopted by the UNESCO, a language becomes extinct when nobody speaks or remembers the language. The UNESCO has categorized languages on basis of endangerment as follows:-
Vulnerable
☑️Definitely Endangered
☑️Severely Endangered
☑️Critically Endangered

✔️UNESCO has recognised 42 Indian languages as Critically Endangered.

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✔️National Minorities Development and Finance Corporation (NMDFC):
NMDFC disbursed more than Rs. 8,300 Crs. covering over 22.5 lakh beneficiaries out of which more than 85% beneficiaries are women

✔️Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram (PMJVK: In 2022-23,the revised PMJVK approved by the Government for continuation over the 15th Finance Commission Cycle i.e. during FY 2022-23 to 2025-26

✔️PMVIKAS :Numerous activities undertaken in the PMVIKAS scheme in the year 2023; Ministry provided training to 9,63,448 beneficiaries

✔️Haj Pilgrimage 2023
More than 4000 ladies, which is an all time high,successfully applied under LWM category in Haj Pilgrimage 2023

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✔️More than 29.23 crore unorganised workers registered on eShram portal

✔️National Career Service platform has more than 3.64 crore registered Jobseekers, 19.15 Lakh employers and more than 1.92 crore vacancies since its launch in 2015

✔️Rs. 10,043.02 Crore have been given to 60.48 lakhs beneficiaries through 1,52,499 Establishments under

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