Government Policies

Context: Gujarat government crackdown on vendors selling non-vegetarian food has led to vendor organizations planning protests across these cities. Importance of Steet Vendors: Street Vending creates substantial employment opportunities. According to a study, 11% of the total urban workforce across India is in street vending. Street vendors play an important role in food distribution, food …

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Context: The SC has struck down the Maharashtra State Reservation for Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBC) Act, 2018. About the SEBC Act 2018: It provides 16 percent reservation to the Maratha community in jobs and admissions. The law views the Maratha community as a socially and educationally backward class (SEBC). Demand for Maratha Reservation …

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National vision documents of other countries: China:  It released a ‘Made in China 2025’ document in 2015, that talks about a 10-year plan for the development of 10 key high-tech industries. The target is to be 70% self-sufficient by 2025 and to achieve a dominant position globally by 2049. China’s 2019 defence white paper stated that by …

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