Q. Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding Smart India Hackathon 2017?
- It is a centrally sponsored scheme for developing every city of our country into Smart Cities in a decade.
- It is an initiative to identify new digital technology innovations for solving the many problems faced by our country.
- It is a programme aimed at making all the financial transactions in our country completely digital in a decade.
Select the correct answer using the code given below :
- 1 and 3 only
- 2 only
- 3 only
- 2 and 3 only
Answer: (b) 2 only
Smart India Hackathon:
- Smart India Hackathon (SIH) was started in the year 2017. It was launched as a competition to develop innovative digital technologies to solve the issues of central government and ministries.
- It aims to inculcate the culture of product innovation, problem-solving and out-of-the-box thinking among students.
- It is an initiative by the Ministry of Education, All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), Persistent Systems and Inter Institutional Inclusive Innovation Centre (i4C).
- It engages the youth of the country directly in the nation-building process.
- Smart India Hackathon theme is “No problem is too big, No idea is too small”.
Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT):
- It is a centrally sponsored scheme launched by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs in 2015.
- The main objective of AMRUT is to provide basic amenities to urban areas and improve the standard of living and quality of life of the poor and downtrodden people of urban areas.
- As of the first phase, about 500 cities have been covered.
- Purpose:
- To ensure that every household has access to a tap with the assured supply of water and a sewerage connection.
- The Priority zone of the Mission is water supply followed by sewerage.
- To increase the amenity value of cities by developing greenery and well maintained open spaces (e.g. parks).
- To reduce pollution by switching to public transport or constructing facilities for non-motorized transport (e.g. walking and cycling).
- To ensure that every household has access to a tap with the assured supply of water and a sewerage connection.
- Components:
- Capacity building, reform implementation, water supply, sewerage and septage management, storm water drainage, urban transport and development of green spaces and parks.
- The reforms aim at improving delivery of citizen services, bringing down the cost of delivery, improving financial health, augmenting resources and enhancing transparency. It also includes replacement of street lights with LED lights.
- Capacity building, reform implementation, water supply, sewerage and septage management, storm water drainage, urban transport and development of green spaces and parks.
Digital India:
- The program aimed at making all financial transactions in our country completely digital is part of the Digital India initiative and making towards a cashless transaction.
- The money transfer is done through Debit/ Credit cards, mobile wallets, Electronic Clearing Services (ECS), National Electronic Fund Transfer (NEFT), and Immediate Payment Service (IMPS), and so on.
- The Ministry responsible for promotions of digital transactions including digital payments is the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.