Assam Current Affairs – December 22 – 28, 2019

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Current Affairs Assam – December 22 - 28, 2019

( Covers all important Assam Current Affairs & GK topics for the week of December 22 – 28, 2019 )

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December 22, 2019

 Tripura tops in good governance initiative and wins 13 awards for rural development scheme
  • Tripura has won 13 awards under various categories for successful implementation of MGNREGA, the flagship programme under the Ministry of Rural Development, for 2018-19.
  • The State secured the first rank for good governance initiative under the hilly states category, while it finished second for work completion rate under the same category.
  • In the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, the State got the first rank in the category of number of houses completed in Group-1 (North Eastern States, Union Territories and Himalayan States).
  • TheState Government has been trying to make the MGNREGA a tool of socio-economic development.
  • An average of 44 mandays have already been generated, while an average of 46 mandays had been generated in 2017-18. Theaverage mandays may go up to 65, which could be a record in recent years.
 Railways tests new BOXNS freight wagons
  • The Indian Railways has conducted speed trial — up to 110 kmph of the new BOXNS wagons with the 25-tonne axle load on the newly built 193 km Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) .
  • The Research Design and Standards Organisation of the Railways conducted the trial on the Western DFC — Phulera to Ateli.
  • During the trial, the train attained an average speed of 86 kmph.
  • The BOXNS wagons cleared 100 kmph in both loaded and empty condition on the DFC.
  • The freight wagons normally run at 60 kmph with 22.9-tonne axle load and at 45 kmph with 25-tonne axle load on few routes.
  • The Railways is constructing the DFC equipped for heavy-haul train operation.
  • Passing through nine states and 60 districts, the project is divided in Western and Eastern corridors.
  • The DFC is expected to complement the Indian economy with an increased number of freight trains in eastern and western sectors.
 US President Trump launches US military Space Force
  • US President Donald Trump officially launched US military ‘Space Force’ at an army base near Washington. On the occasion, Mr Trump described space as the world’s newest war-fighting domain.
  • He said the Space Force will help to deter aggression and control the ultimate high ground.
  • The launch of the Space Force, the first in more than 70 years, falls under the US Air Force.
  • It will be funded by an initial 40million Dollar for its first year. 

DECEMBER 23, 2019

 Indian-origin scientist creates new framework for better drugs
  • An Indian-American drug discovery researcher-led team from Purdue University has created a new framework for mining data for training Machine Learning models.
  • The framework called ”Lemon” helps drug researchers better mine the Protein Data Base (PDB) a comprehensive resource with more than 1,40,000 biomolecular structures and with new ones being released every week.
  • The Lemon software platform is a library with Python bindings that mines the PDB within minutes.
  • Loading all traditional files in the PDB takes about 290 minutes, but Lemon does this in about six minutes when applying a simple workflow on an 8-core machine.
  • Lemon allows the user to write custom functions, include it as part of their software suite, and develop custom functions in a standard manner to generate unique benchmarking datasets for the entire scientific community.
 Public registry with skilling information launched
  • The Directorate General of Training (DGT), Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) has launched a public registry with all relevant skilling information towards ensuring greater accessibility of information to those who need it the most.
  • These newly created digitally-accessible registries, created by DGT, will act as a single source of information of all skilling resources being provided by the government and allied private enterprises.
  • This includes information on training centres, courses, teachers and students in the ecosystem.
  • The aim is to provide accurate information to potential students, trainers and employers on the courses being offered by Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) and the like.
  • Through these new electronic registries, third party organisations can easily access the skilling information through application programming interfaces (APIs).
  • The new applications enable easier dissemination of detailed information on the training centres, courses along with the contact details of the authorities concerned.
  • The information will be made available in different languages for easy access and a link has been created for registry on Bharat skills, a central repository for skills providing curriculum, course information and other relevant materials like question banks and mock tests.
 Indigenous Pinaka MK-II missile successfully test-fired
  • Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully flight-tested indigenously developed Pinaka MK-II guided missile system off the Odisha coast.
  • The Pinaka, an artillery missile system, is capable of striking into enemy territory up to a range of 75 kilometres with high precision.
  • The Pinaka MK-II rocket is modified as a missile by integrating with the navigation, control and guidance system to improve the end accuracy and enhance the range.
  • The Navigation system of the missile is also aided by the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS).
  • The mission achieved all the objectives including enhancing the range, accuracy and sub-system functionality.
  • The missile was fired from Pinaka launcher system in deployment configuration
  • The missile system has been jointly developed by various DRDO laboratories, Armament Research & Development Establishment (ARDE), Research Centre Imarat (RCI), Defence Research and Development Laboratory (DRDL), Proof and Experimental Establishment (PXE) and High Energy Materials Research Laboratory (HEMRL).

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  DECEMBER 24, 2019

 Assam Govt’s announce schemes to protect Assamese language, rights of indigenous people
  • The Assam cabinet decided that the Assam government will approach the Union government to declare the Assamese language as the state language of Assam excluding Barak Valley, BTAD area and Hill districts by amending Article 345 of Constitution of India.
  • Assam government will bring legislation in the next Assembly session making it mandatory that the Assamese language should be taught as a compulsory subject in all English and other medium schools including Kendriya Vidyalaya up to Class 10. This law will not apply for hilly districts, BTAD, Bodo dominated areas and Barak Valley.
  • State government will bring a new bill in the next session of Assam Legislative Assembly for protection of land rights of indigenous people of Assam, under which, the indigenous people will sell their lands only to the indigenous people.
  • Another bill will be introduced to protect and preserve the heritage of the state. Encroachment lands of Satras, Monestry and other heritage centres will be considered as a criminal offence which will be punishable with imprisonment.
  • The state cabinet also decided that all six tribal autonomous councils — Mising, Rabha, Sonowal Kachari, Thengal Kachari, Deori, Tiwa — may be granted constitutional status so that they can receive fund from both Central and state governments including other rights and privileges. The chief executive member of all tribal autonomous councils will be ex-officio members of sub-divisions land advisory committee of sub-divisions within their territorial jurisdiction.
  • The state cabinet has also decided that a new autonomous council for Koch Rajbongshi community [Kamatapur Autonomous Council] residing in original Goalpara district excluding BTAD and Rabha Hasong area will be constituted. Similarly, two new autonomous councils for Moran and Matak communities will be created.
  • A special package worth Rs 500 crore was announced in the budget for Moran, Matak, Chutiya and Ahom communities. It will be divided equally among them and each community will get Rs 125 crore. In addition, Tai Ahom Development Council, Chutia Development Council and Koch Rajbongshi Development Councils will be restructured with substantial budget allocations.
  • Medical, Engineering, Agriculture and Veterinary Science and PG seats in general universities will be specifically reserved for Tai Ahom, Koch Rajbongshi and Chutia communities. Health and family welfare department, higher education department, agriculture department and animal husbandry and veterinary department will work out the number of seats according to population figures.
  • The state cabinet also decided that Bodo Peace Accord be concluded expeditiously and a request will be made to the government in this regard.
  • The allocation for tea tribe welfare department will be increased substantially and more development programmes will be taken up. For higher education of the community, seats will be reserved for tea tribe students in general colleges.The process for starting 100 new high schools in tea garden areas will be taken up in the next three months.
  • The Assam cabinet has also decided to increase the wages of the labourers of Assam Tea Corporation. The wages of the labourers of Assam Tea Corporation will be increased from Rs 137 to Rs 167 per day in Brahmaputra Valley and from Rs 115 to Rs 145 per day in Barak Valley and it will be implemented from January 1, 2020.
 Harsh Vardhan Shringla India’s new Foreign Secretary
  • Harsh Vardhan Shringla, Indian ambassador to the US and one of the senior-most diplomats, has been appointed as the new Foreign Secretary replacing Vijay Keshav Gokhale.
  • An order issued by the government said that Shringla will take over next month after the completion of Gokhale’s two-year term.
  • A 1984 batch Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer and a fluent French speaker, Shringla served as an ambassador to Bangkok from 2014 to 2016 and later as High Commissioner to Dhaka for two years.
Delhi Cabinet approves Electric Vehicle Policy
  • The Delhi Cabinet approved the Electric Vehicle Policy, 2019 with an aim to check vehicular pollution in the national capital.
  • Kejriwal said the goal is to ensure that 25 per cent of the new vehicles that will be registered by 2024 should be Electric Vehicles.
  • With the Delhi Electric Vehicle Policy, 2019, 25 per cent of all new vehicle registrations in Delhi to be EVs by 2024.
  • The policy has been made after receiving feedback from several expert bodies.
  • The Chief Minister said vehicles have been a major cause of pollution, “40 per cent of PM 2.5 and 80 per cent of NOx and Carbon Monoxide is due to vehicles”
  • He said the aim of this policy is to make Delhi the Electric Vehicle capital of India.
 DRDO successfully flight-tested indigenously developed Quick Reaction Surface to Air Missile
  • The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully flight-tested indigenously developed Quick Reaction Surface to Air Missile (QRSAM) system from Chandipur off the Odisha coast.
  • The missile was flight-tested with full configuration in deployment mode intercepting the target mid-air, meeting the mission objectives.
  • The entire event was monitored by Ground Telemetry Systems, Range Radar Systems and Electro Optical Tracking System.
  • The weapon system, which operates on the move, comprises fully automated command and control system, active array battery surveillance radar, active array battery multi-function radar and launcher.
  • Both radars are four-walled having 360-degree coverage with search-on-move and track-on-move capability.
  • The system is compact with a minimum number of vehicles for a firing unit.
  • The single stage solid propelled missile has midcourse inertial navigation system with two-way data link and terminal active seeker developed indigenously by DRDO.

 DECEMBER 25, 2019

 Kumar Sanjay Krishna appointed new Chief Secretary of Assam
  • Kumar Sanjay Krishna, a 1985 batch Indian Administrative Service officer, has been appointed as the next Chief Secretary of Assam.
  • Sanjay Krishna served the Government as Deputy Commissioner in the districts of Kamrup and Sonitpur, Managing Director of the Assam Tea Corporation, Director in the Prime Minister’s Office, Director of the Tea Board in New York, Joint Secretary in the Finance Ministry and Principal Secretary in the Departments of Planning and Development, Education etc. Presently he is serving as the Additional Chief Secretary looking after crucial Departments like Home, Revenue and Disaster Management etc.
  • Jishnu Baruah, a 1988 batch IAS officer, has been posted as additional chief secretary in the home & political departments besides revenue and disaster management.

 FACTFILE – Chief Secretaries of state

  • Chief Secretaries of state are members of the IAS who are the administrative head of state governments.
  • A Chief Secretary functions as the central point of interdepartmental coordination at the departmental level and is classified as being in the Apex Grade.
  • Chief Secretary is considered to be the Chief Executive of the state government and considered to be ‘a linchpin’ in the administration.
  • Chief Secretary of the state also acts as the ex-officio Chairman of the State Civil Service Board, which recommends transfer/postings of officers of All India Services and State Civil Services in the state.
  • Chief Secretaries are assisted by Additional Chief Secretaries or Special Chief Secretaries, depending on the state, and Principal Secretaries, who are the administrative heads of departments they are assigned to.
  • Chief Secretaries are chosen by the state’s Chief Minister.
  • State Chief Secretaries are IAS officers generally equivalent in rank to a Secretary to Government of India and are placed 23rd on Indian Order of Precedence.
  • The post of Chief Secretary of a State Government is equivalent to Vice Chief of the Army Staff/Commanders and officers in the rank of full General and its equivalents in the Indian Armed Forces, and are listed as such in the Order of Precedence.
 Union cabinet approved the 4-star general post of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS)
  • The Union cabinet approved the post of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) and its charter and duties. The CDS will be a 4-star general who will head the new Department of Military Affairs.
  • He will be drawing a salary equivalent to service chiefs, and will head the Department of Military Affairs to be created under the Ministry of Defence. He will function as its Secretary.
  • He will have all the powers like other secretaries, including financial.
  • The CDS will act as the Principal Military Adviser to the Defence Minister on tri-services matters. The three service chiefs will continue to advise the Defence Minister on matters exclusively concerning their respective forces.
  • The aim is to bring about jointness between the armed forces of the country in training, procurement, staffing and operations, to enhance the quality of military advice given to the political leadership through integration of service inputs, and to develop and foster expertise in military affairs.
 Rajasthan police to give self-defence training to women
  • The Rajasthan police will establish Mahila Shakti Self-Defence Centres in all the districts of the state from January 1 to ensure the safety of women and girls by training them in self-defence.
  • Necessary instructions have been issued by Director General of Police Bhupendra Singh to all the range Inspector Generals and district Superintendents of Police in this regard.
  • The police will open self-defencecentres from January 1 with the objective of ensuring the safety of women and girls in the state, while empowering them for self-defence. It will also make them aware of their rights and laws, and check crime against women.
  • Any working woman, housewife, girl student or any institute which wants the female staff of their organisation to be a part of this drive can enrol at the self-defence training centres.
  • This training programme will be of seven days duration during which training will be imparted by master trainers free of cost.
  • Registrations can be done at these centres before December 31, 2019. However, if someone misses the deadline, the registration can also be done during the training period which shall be looked into by the nodal officer of the district.
 Himachal Pradesh CM launches ‘EkButaBetiKeNaam’to gift saplings to parents of newborn girl
  • As a tribute to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his 95th birth anniversary, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur launched a statewide scheme in which five tree saplings would be presented to the family of a newly born girl child.
  • The Chief Minister formally launched ”EkButaBetiKeNaam” from the premises of Vajpayee”s house in Prini.
  • Under the scheme, five tree saplings would be presented to the family of a newly born girl child along with a kit comprising 20 kg vermi-compost, five tree guards and the name plate of the girl child.
PM Modi launches Atal Jal Yojana
  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged farmers to opt for less water intensive crops and irrigation methods that will help conserve water, as he launched the Atal Jal Yojana, aimed at improving groundwater level in seven states.
  • He said by forming the Jal Shakti Ministry, the government has tried to free the subject of water from a compartmentalised approach to a more comprehensive and holistic one.
  • Modi said the Atal Jal Yojana will help improve groundwater level in 78 districts, more than 8,300 villages in the states of Maharashtra, Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Karnataka.
  • He also urged every village to prepare a water action plan, water fund and make use of the funds through different related state and central schemes.
  • To incentivise village panchayats to perform better in water management, Modi said a provision has been made in the Atal Jal Yojana in which better performing village panchayats will be given more allocation.
  • Modi also said that both Union and state governments will spend Rs 3.5 lakh crore on water-related schemes in the next five years.
  • He also urged people of every village to make a water action plan and create a water fund.

 

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 DECEMBER 26, 2019

 Assam CM launches Abhinandanscheme for students’ higher studies
  • Chief Minister SarbanandaSonowal launched the ‘Abhinandan’ scheme with a view to helping students in pursuing higher studies by distributing subsidy sanction letters against education loans availed by them.
  • The Chief Minister distributed one-time subsidy sanction letters under this scheme for an amount of Rs 50,000 each to 1,546 students.
  • Sonowal urged the students to pursue their academic activities seriously to succeed in today’s competitive world.
  • He also urged parents and teachers to inspire and motivate the students to indulge in academic activities with seriousness and sincerity.
  • Sonowal said that the State government has taken up a number of initiatives to maximise academic opportunities for students through scholarships, free admission into educational institutions, distribution of free textbooks, among other things.
 Amitabh Bachchan honoured with Dadasaheb Phalke Award
  • The Dadasaheb Phalke Award is India’s highest award in cinema. It is presented annually at the National Film Awards ceremony by the Directorate of Film Festivals, an organisation set up by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
  • The recipient is honoured for their “outstanding contribution to the growth and development of Indian cinema”.
  • The award comprises a Swarna Kamal (Golden Lotus) medallion, a shawl, and a cash prize of ₹1,000,000.
  • The first recipient of the award was actress Devika Rani, who was honoured at the 17th National Film Awards.
  • Presented first in 1969, the award was introduced by the Government of India to commemorate Dadasaheb Phalke’s contribution to Indian cinema.

BIOGRAPHY – Dadasaheb Phalke

  • Dadasaheb Phalke (1870–1944), who is popularly known as and often regarded as “the father of Indian cinema”, was an Indian filmmaker who directed India’s first full-length feature film, Raja Harishchandra (1913).
 RBI to introduce new prepaid payment instrument
  • The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will introduce a new type of prepaid payment instrument (PPI) which could be used only for purchase of goods and services up to a limit of Rs 10,000.
  • Accordingly, the loading of such PPI will be only through a bank account and it could be used for making only digital payments such as bill payments and merchant payments, among others.
  • Such PPIs can be issued on the basis of essential minimum details sourced from the customer. Instructions in this regard will be issued by December 31, 2019.
  • PPIs are financial instruments that facilitate the purchase of goods and services against the value stored on such instruments.
 Union cabinet approved “Signing of Protocol” to amend air services agreement (ASA) with Switzerland
  • The signing of the ”Protocol to amend” the agreement between the Swiss Federal Council and the Government of India related to air services and to exchange ”Diplomatic Notes” with Switzerland for bringing the amendments in the air services agreement into force as per Article 17 thereof.
  • Accordingly, the amendments in the air services agreement between India and Switzerland will bring it in tune with the developments in the civil aviation sector.
  • It will provide enabling environment for enhanced and seamless connectivity while providing commercial opportunities to the carriers of both the sides ensuring greater safety and security.

 DECEMBER 27, 2019

 4th ‘Dwijing Festival’ begins in Chirang district
  • BTC Chief Hagrama Mahilary inaugurated the fourth edition of 12-day ‘Dwijing Festival’ on the banks of the Aie river at Khagrabari in Chirang district today in the presence of dignitaries.
  • This time more arrangements have been done for the recreation of the visitors.
  • This festival will portray the unity and harmonious relationship between the different communities of the locality. Thisfestival will help promote tourism in the district.

 FACTFILE – The Dwijing Festival

  • The Dwijing Festival organized jointly by Assam tourism department, Assam Tourism Development Corporation (ATDC) and Bodoland Tourism is an annual river fest that takes place in Chirang, Assam from 27th December to 7th January.
  • The festival was initially started by the Bodo community in the year 2016-2017 with the title of “AIE RIVER WINTER FESTIVAL”.
  • The festival found a new identity and name “Dwijing Festival” originating from the fact that it occurs on the river bed of “AIE” with “Dwi” meaning “River” and “Zing” meaning “Bank”.
  • The magnanimous river “AIE” meaning “MOTHER” starts from the Himalayan Mountains of Bhutan flowing through the Chirang and Bongaigaon districts of Assam joining river Brahmaputra before falling into its final destination, the Bay of Bengal.
5th India-Japan Maritime Affairs Dialogue
  • The 5th Round of India-Japan Maritime Affairs Dialogue was held in Tokyo, India and Japan have vowed to deepen maritime cooperation and also held consultations on disarmament, non-proliferation and export control.
  • The Indian delegation led by Indra Mani Pandey, Additional Secretary (Disarmament and International Security Affairs), Ministry of External Affairs, while Japanese delegation was led by Ambassador Yamanaka A Osamu, Deputy Assistant Minister, Deputy Director-General in Foreign Policy Bureau.
  • The two sides exchanged views on various topics of mutual interest in maritime domain and identified the means for further strengthening their maritime cooperation.
  • Both sides reiterated the importance of the dialogue as an important mechanism between the two countries for consultations on issues of mutual interest in maritime affairs and agreed to hold the next round of talks on a mutually convenient date in India.
Kamareddy District of Telangana has secured the UNICEF-2019 Award
  • Kamareddy district of Telangana has secured the United Nations International Children’s and Education Fund (UNICEF)-2019 Award.
  • The district has won the award for effective implementation of Swachh Bharat Mission in water sanitation and hygiene sectors.
  • Kamareddy district was on top in the country among other districts in construction of individual sanitary lavatories, swachhdarpan wall paintings, swachhsurvekshan, swachhsundarshouchalay and many other activities.
 Bharat Heavy Electricals commissions India’s first lignite based 500 MW thermal unit
  • Bharat Heavy Electricals has successfully commissioned the first Lignite based 500 MW thermal unit of the 2×500 MW Neyveli New Thermal Power Project in Tamil Nadu.
  • The second unit of the project is also in an advanced stage of commissioning.
  • The order for Boiler, Turbine & Generator (BTG) package for two units of 500 MW Lignite based thermal plant at Neyveli was placed on BHEL by NLCIL.

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 DECEMBER 28, 2019

 World’s first experimental plantation of grafted Assam Lemon raised at HRS Kahikuchi
  • The world’s first experimental plantation of grafted Assam Lemon raised at the Horticultural Research Station (HRS) at Kahikuchi in the outskirts of Guwahati.
  • The research on development of Assam Lemon by grafting its scion wood on rough lemon rootstock was started at the HRS under Assam Agricultural University (AAU) for the first time in 2016 with the objectives of getting a proper tree framework with mono-trunk, good canopy architecture and a vigorous root system for better anchorage, water and nutrient uptake.
  • Conventionally, Assam Lemon is propagated through stem cutting, leaf-bud cutting and air layering, but plants developed with these techniques form adventitious root system which is less efficient than the tap root system of Rough Lemon used as rootstock in the grafting process.
  • The grafting technology was standardized by a team of HRS scientists comprising Dr S Saikia, Dr RK Das and Dr KK Deka.
  • In this technology, one-year-old seedling of Rough Lemon having pencil girth was used as rootstock on which the scion wood of Assam Lemon of the current season having equal thickness was grafted during the monsoon season under a protected environment. The grafted plant attained field plantable age in about a year.
  • Steps are being taken to transfer this novel technology to accredited nursery houses of the State for larger generation of Assam Lemon grafts and also to citrus growers with a plan to cover the pockets under Assam Lemon Producers Organisation in Anandabazar area of Baksa district.

 FACTFILE – Assam Lemon

  • Assam Lemon refers to the lemons namely ‘Gol Nemu’ and ‘Kaji Nemu’ which are found and cultivated in the Indian state of Assam. These lemons are an important part of Assamese cuisine. The botanical name of Assam Lemon is Citrus limon.
  • Assam lemon contains high level of Vitamin C and are used for preparing refreshing drinks and pickles as well as garnishing curry and other dishes.
  • Varieties
    • Gol Nemu is a lemon which is similar to the other lemons found in India. It is round in shape but is larger. The taste of the lemon is sweeter than other lemons and Kaji Nemu. When the lemon ripes, its colour changes to yellow and become more sweeter.
    • Kaji Nemu is other variety of this lemon and is elongated and oblong compared to other lemons. This lemon has higher juice content than Gol Nemu. It is a popular lemon in Assam and is associated with Assamese cuisine. This lemon is large as Gol Nemu and also turns yellow during ripening.
 India’s Koneru Humpy has won the FIDE World Rapid Championship 2019
  • She defeated Lei Tingjie of China in the Women’s World Rapid Chess Championship in the tiebreaker series and won the title.
  • Magnus Carlsen of Norway won this title for the third time among men’s championship.

BIOGRAPHY – Koneru Humpy

  • Koneru Humpy was born on 31 March 1987 in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh.
  • She is India’s youngest woman chess grandmaster player.
  • In January 2010, her FIDE score was 2614 that gave her the second position (after Judget Polgar) in the world female chess player rankings.
  • In 2003, she was awarded Arjuna Award while in 2007, she was awarded Padma Shri.
  • In 2015, she won a bronze medal in Women’s World Team Chess Championship.
  • In 2009-2011, 2011-12, 2013-14, and 2015-16 Koneru Humpy finished runner-up in the FIDE Women’s Grand Prix series.
Platform for e-auction of PSB attached assets launched
  • Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman launched a common e-auction platform for assets attached by the public sector banks (PSBs).
  • The platform, equipped with property search features and navigational links to all PSB e-auction sites, provides single-window access to information on properties up for e-auction as well as facility for comparison of properties.
  • It also contains photographs and videos of uploaded properties, according to an official statement.
  • The PSBs have attached Rs 2.3 lakh crore plus assets over the last three financial years and to enable online auction by banks of attached assets for improved realisation, the platform has been launched.
  • The Ministry has also decided that the Department of Revenue (DoR) will notify RuPay and UPI as the prescribed mode of payment for undertaking digital transactions without any charge or merchant discount rates (MDR).
  • All companies with Rs 50 crore or more turnover should be mandated by the DoR to provide the payment facility through RuPay debit card and UPI QR code to customers.

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