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statutory clearances on 03.06.2020 in consultations with MoEFCC and the States. As per
guidelines, the States will setup Project Monitoring Units (PMUs), which will in turn obtain
clearances before auction of mines and these clearances then will be transferred to successful
bidders after auction.
• Under Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan, the GoI announced major initiative on 16.05.2020, which
inter alia include: (1) introduction of a seamless composite exploration-cum-mining-cum-
production regime; (2) 500 mining blocks to be offered through an open and transparent auction
process; (3) joint auction of bauxite and coal mineral blocks; (4) removal of distinction between
captive and non-captive mines; (5) Mineral index for different mineral; and (6) rationalization
of stamp duty. These structural reforms are aimed to boost growth, employment and to bring
state of art technology in the mining sector in general and in exploration in particular.
• The GoI is in the process of setting up “Aluminium Import Monitoring System” (AIMS) &
Copper Import Monitoring System (CIMS) to monitor the import of aluminium & copper in
the country. The purpose of AIMS & CIMS is to have adequate information about import of
aluminium and copper so that an appropriate policy intervention could be devised well in time
for creation of capacities within the country under Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan.
• For the first time, the Gol has approved Schedule of Charges (SoC) applicable for exploration
projects funded from NMET which is effective from 01.04.2020.

Housing and Urban Infrastructure

8.70 India is witnessing rapid urbanisation. According to Census 2011, India’s urban population
was 37.7 crores, which is projected to grow to about 60 crores by 2030. Urbanization in India
has become an important and irreversible process, and it is an important determinant of national
economic growth and poverty reduction. Though the cities are engines of growth, a rapid pace
of urbanization poses significant challenges to basic infrastructure services such as water supply,
sanitation, solid waste and wastewater management.

8.71 The GoI has been implementing the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Urban
Livelihoods Mission in all the statutory towns to address the social & occupational vulnerabilities
of the urban poor. Under the mission, urban poor are imparted skill training for self and wage
employment and assisted in setting up self-employment ventures by providing credit at subsidized
rates of interest. The Mission also provides for shelters for urban homeless and infrastructure for
street vendors. As on 31 October 2020, ` 3,378 crores have been released to States/UTs and 9.9
st
lakh beneficiaries have been skill-trained and certified to enhance their employability. Of this,
5.3 lakh skill-trained have been given self and wage-based employment.

8.72 PM Street Vendor’s Atmanirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi) was launched as part of the
Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan for providing micro-credit facility to the street vendors to restart
their businesses post COVID-19 lockdowns. This scheme targets to benefit over 50 lakhs street
vendors who had been vending on or before March 24, 2020, in urban areas including those
from surrounding peri-urban/ rural areas. Under the Scheme, the vendors can avail a working
capital loan of up to ` 10,000, which is repayable in monthly instalments in the tenure of one
year. On timely/ early repayment of the loan, an interest subsidy @ 7 per cent per annum will