Excellence by Saikat Sir: 04/04/22

What is the news :

Maharashtra government launched a scheme to provide personal loans for prisoners with the aim to improve the living standard of the families of the inmates.
The Maharashtra State Co-operative Bank will give loans under the scheme up to Rs 50,000 at an interest rate of 7 per cent.
The scheme will be implemented on a pilot basis at Yerawada Central Jail, Pune.
Home minister of Maharashtra – Dilip Walse Patil.

About the scheme :

It is the first innovative loan scheme in the country to get a loan based on the income earned while working in a prison.
With this, a welfare scheme can come in concrete form and approximately 1,055 prisoners can benefit from the scheme. Many inmates are serving long-term imprisonment.

International Children’s Book Day (ICBD) is orgainsed every year on April 2 since 1967, by the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) – an international non-profit organisation.
The day was first celebrated in 1966 and was organised by Jella Lepman, the founder of the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY).
It was designed to encourage families, teachers, and children around the world to participate in reading events in their local communities.
In 2022, Canada is hosting International Children’s Book Day with this chosen theme: “Stories are wings that help you soar every day.”
Every year, a different international section of IBBY hosts a children’s books event on or around April 2 (which is the birthday of classic children’s book author Hans Christian Andersen).

Excellence by Saikat Sir