RBSE Solutions for Class 7 Social Science Chapter 13 Government and Public Welfare are part of RBSE Solutions for Class 7 Social Science. Here we have given Rajasthan Board RBSE Class 7 Social Science Chapter 13 Government and Public Welfare.
| Board | RBSE |
| Textbook | SIERT, Rajasthan |
| Class | Class 7 |
| Subject | Social Science |
| Chapter | Chapter 13 |
| Chapter Name | State Government |
| Number of Questions Solved | 33 |
| Category | RBSE Solutions |
Rajasthan Board RBSE Class 7 Social Science Chapter 13 Government and Public Welfare
Exercise from textbook
Question 1.
Choose the right option:
(i) Public welfare schemes are associated with which of these:
(a) Food & Housing
(b) Health Facilities
(c) Education & Employment
(d) All of these
Answer:
(d) All of these
(ii) Duties of a public welfare government include:
(a) Minimum living standard guarantee
(b) Education & Employment
(c) Social Security & Welfare
(d) All of these
Answer:
(d) All of these
Question 2.
Fill in the Blanks
(i) Free and compulsory education is available for children in the age group …… of to ………. years.
(ii) Toll free telephone number for free ambulance services is …………
(iii) The people of Rajasthan actively supported and contributed to the achievement of Right to …………
Answer:
(i) 6,14
(ii) 108
(iii) Information.
Question 3.
Match the two columns :
| Column ‘A’ | Column ‘B’ |
| 1. Antyodaya Scheme | (a) E-governance |
| 2. MANREGA Scheme | (b) Computer Education |
| 3. E-Mitra | (c) Food Security |
| 4. Digital India Campaign | (d) Rural Employment |
Answer:
1. (c)
2. (d)
3. (a)
4. (b).
Question 4.
What do you understand by a Welfare Government?
Answer:
A welfare government means that the government arranges various types of welfare schemes for its citizens. Just like minimum quality of life standard, education, employment to earn livelihood, social security and welfare, etc.
Question 5.
Name three laws associated with the answerability of the government.
Answer:
Three laws associated with the answerability of the government are :
- Right to Information Act
- Right to be Heard Act 2012
- Rajasthan Public Service Commission Guarantee Act, 2011.
Question 6.
Write about the welfare schemes related to the following areas :
(i) Education
(ii) Food Security
(iii) Medical
(iv) Housing
(v) Employment
(vi) E-Governance
Answer:
(i) EDUCATION
(a) Right to Free and Compulsory Child Education Act : It provides free, compulsory and quality elementary education for the children of 6 to 14 years of age. Scholarship and other facilities are provided to students belonging to the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes, minority classes and orphane students.
(b) National Mission for Secondary Education : Under this, the Swami Vivekanand Government Model School is being set up in all academically backward blocks of the state. In these schools, classes from 6 to 12 are operated. The teaching work from class 9 to 12 is done in English medium. In class 6 to 8, special attention is given to teaching English. This school is equipped with resources like well-developed sports field, LET. Lab., Equipped science laboratory, library and reading room, Lingua Lab for English speaking.
(ii) FOOD SECURITY
(a) Public distribution system : Under this scheme, wheat, sugar, foodgrains and kerosene are available at affordable rates to the financially vulnerable families and other groups of the deprived people.
(b) Private participation : Through this, a lot of high quality items are being made available to the common people at fair price shops at reasonable prices.
(c) Antyodaya scheme : Under this scheme, the government is providing food to the people of BPL category on the minimum rates.
(d) Mid-Day-Meal : Under this scheme, free lunch arrangements have been made for children in all the state schools.
(e) An’ganwadi Centers : All Anganwadi centers are provided with Nutritional Supplements for children of 3 to 6 years age.
(iii) MEDICAL
(a) Chief Minister’s Free Medicines and Check-up Scheme : The Government of Rajasthan is providing free medicines to patients in government hospitals and most medical check-ups are also free under this scheme. Free medicines are also being provided to animals.
(b) Toll Free 104 and 108 : At 104 telephone no. anyone can consult specialist doctors to solve their health problem and on the same number free ambulance service can be provided for mothers and babies. Free ambulance service can also be called at 108 number by anyone.
(c) Birth and child protection scheme : Under this scheme, health services are being provided to mothers and child.
(iv) HOUSING
(a) Chief Minister’s Housing Scheme and Indira Housing Scheme : Under these two schemes, grants for free land and housing construction is being made available to selected disabled people in rural areas.
(b) Chief Minister Public Housing Scheme : Under this scheme housing for poor families is being provided in urban areas at reasonable cost.
(v) EMPLOYMENT
(a) Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MANREGA): On the demand of employment by unskilled workers registered in rural areas under this scheme. Guarantee has been provided by the government to provide minimum 150 days of employment for the year immediately near his home. If the employment is not available in 15 days, he will be given unemployment allowance.
(b) Employment Training Center : In these institutions, training of skills related to different industries is provided for skill development in youth. Loans are also being provided to self-employed youth for training.
(c) Employment camp : From time to time, employment camps are organized in the districts, where employment and training related information and guidance are provided.
(vi) E-GOVERNANCE :
Without going to the civilian government office, near his home or even sitting in the house one could do a number of things; hence the system of e-governance based on the Internet system has been started. The following arrangements have been made under this facility.
(a) E-Mitra Center : To provide many govern¬ment services, e-mitra centers have been set up.
(b) Atal Seva Centers : E-Mitra and mini banking services are being provided at these centers at the Gram Panchayat level.
(c) Information kiosks (Touch Screen kiosks) : ‘Information kiosks’ are established in the head office of Panchayat Samiti and District Collector’s office. Government information can be obtained through this and your suggestions and complaints can also be sent to the government departments.
(d) Rajasthan Contact Portal : Complaints or problems can be sent to any department and suggestion can also be sent to the ‘Rajasthan Sampark’ Portal through the Internet. Through this, many administration related information can also be obtained.
(e) Toll Free Telephone Service : A toll free telephone service has been started to register complaints in almost all departments.
(f) Digital India Campaign : This campaign is being run to provide computer education.
Activities from text book
Activity (Page 103)
Find out about the scholarship schemes available for students in your school.
Answer:
Under the Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship Scheme, our school is giving scholarships for higher education for SC students and Pre-Metric Scholarship Scheme and Post Metric Scholarship Scheme for ST students and Specialized scholarship schemes are being run for special merit holders.
Activity (Page 103)
Find out about the Fair Value Shops in your area and the different food schemes available in your Gram Panchayat.
Answer:
The government runs the public distribution system to distribute foodgrains at reasonable prices. Identifying families below the poverty line within the state, issuing ration cards and the schemes for the fair value shops are run. In addition to this, under the Antyodaya Yojana, for economically weaker households and Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes groups, wheat, sugar, food grains and kerosene are being provided at affordable rates.
Activity (Page 103)
Gether information about the medical and health schemes available in the government hospitals in your area.
Answer:
Rajasthan governments ‘Chief Minister’s Free Medicines and Check-up Scheme’ all government hospitals provide free medicines delivery for patients in all the cities, villages and towns and most of the medical check ups are also made free. Free medicines are provided to the animals too.
The Rajasthan government has started the toll-free 104 telephone number service by which anyone can consult specialist doctors for health solutions, and for mother and baby free ambulance service is also provided. The patients can get a free ambulance service at number 108. Mother and Child Protection Scheme is being run to provide health services to mothers and infant (child).
Activity (Page 104)
Gather information about the housing schemes from the Gram Panchayat or Municipal Corporation of your area.
Answer:
The Rajasthan government is determined that in the future, no family of the state should remain homeless. Therefore, the Rajasthan government has started the Chief Minister’s Housing Scheme and the Indira Awas Yojana. Under this scheme, grants are being provided to homeless of selected rural households for free land and housing construction. In the urban areas, housing for the poor families is being made available at the low cost under the Chief Minister’s Public Housing Scheme.
Activity (Page 104)
Question 1.
Gather information about employment and training schemes in the Gram Panchayat/ Municipal body.
Answer:
Government has opened Employment Training Centers in all the areas of Rajasthan State where young people are trained to set up and run various industries through skill development. Loans are also provided for the youth who get training from here. In addition, many famous industrial establishments also work for skill development in youth and also give jobs to the youth after giving them
training. Employment camps are also being set up in various districts from time to time by the government in which guidance and
information regarding employment and training is provided to all the youth.
Question 2.
Prepare a list of the works going in your Gram Panchayat under the MANREGA.
Answer:
Under the MANREGA scheme, all the registered unskilled labourers in our area on demand for employment the Government gives the guarantee of providing at least 150 days of employment in a year near their home. And if the employment is not available in 15 days of registration, then the person will be given unemployment allowance.
Activity (Page 105)
Gather information about the Bhamashah Scheme from your Gram Panchayat or Municipal Body.
Answer:
In the Bhamashah Scheme, the female member of the family is made the head of the family and other family members are kept nominated. The account of all the family members is also opened in the bank. The most important benefit of this is that the important schemes being run by the government like the MANREGA wages, Social Security Pension Scheme and other schemes, the funds are deposited directly into the accounts of the account holders.
They do not have to go to the office. In the Bamashah Scheme all the members of the family are also given the facility’ of health insurance. Under this scheme, Atal Service Centers (Seva Kendra) have been set up at each Gram Panchayat headquarter where mini banking services are also being provided.
Activity (Page 106)
Visit your nearest E-mitra or ‘Atal Sewa Centres’ and collect information about the services being provided by them for the general public.
Answer:
At the ‘Atal Seva Kendra’, all citizens have been provided services like black and white photocopiers service, color photocopier service, laminating voter’s identity cards, online filling of electricity and water bills and lamination of aadhar card. Mini Banking services are also provided here.
Other important questions
(A) Multiple Choice Questions
Question 1.
Classes 9 to 12 are being operated for pre-determined girls.
(a) Kasturba Gandhi Awasiya Balika Vidyalaya
(b) Swami Vivekananda Government Model School
(c) Sharde Balika Chhatrawas
(d) None of the above
Answer:
(c) Sharde Balika Chhatrawas
Question 2.
Which among the following schools uses English as a medium of teaching?
(a) Kasturba Gandhi Awasiya Balika Vidyalaya
(b) Swami Vivekananda Government Model School
(c) Sharde Balika Chatrawas
(d) All of these
Answer:
(b) Swami Vivekananda Government Model School
Question 3.
Under the MANREGA scheme, the registered workers get employment?
(a) within 100 days
(b) within 150 days
(c) within 200 days
(d) within 50 days
Answer:
(a) within 100 days
Question 4.
According to Bhamashah Scheme who is the head of the family?
(a) Male member of the family
(b) Female member of the family
(c) Son of the family
(d) Daughter of the family
Answer:
(b) Female member of the family
(B) Fill In the Blanks
1. Government has given a legal right status to ………. education.
2. ……….centers are providing nutritional supplements to children of 3 to 6 years.
3. Trained youths are also provided loans for ………..
4. ………. have been enacted to resolve labour disputes.
Answer:
1. primary
2. Anganwadi
3. self employment
4. Labour laws.
(C) Very Short Answer Type Questions
Question 1.
What steps have the government taken to give civil rights status to primary education?
Answer:
The Government has made the Right of Free and Compulsory Child Education to make primary education a civil right.
Question 2.
What is the usefulness of employment camps?
Answer:
Employment and training related information and guidance are provided to the people in the employment camps.
Question 3.
Write the names of any two schemes that are providing grants for homeless rural households for free land and housing construction.
Answer:
- Chief Minister’s Housing Scheme,
- Indira Housing Scheme.
Question 4.
What is the government’s plan to protect the crops?
Answer:
Government has launched Crop Weather Insurance Scheme for the protection of farmers’ crops.
Question 5.
Which campaign is being run to provide computer education?
Answer:
Digital India Campaign is being organized to provide computer education.
(D) Short Answer Type Questions
Question 1.
What is the duty of public welfare state?
Answer:
Employment to earn minimum quality of life to their citizens, education, livelihood, social security and welfare, etc. are the duty of public welfare state.
Question 2.
What is the usefulness of labour law?
Answer:
Under labour law, their work hours and minimum wages have been fixed to avoid the exploitation of labourers and workers. They have also been given the basis of weekly leave and labour laws have been enacted to resolve labour related disputes.
Question 3.
What are the social security, pension, and insurance plans provided by the government?
Answer:
Pension is being provided by the government every month to the elderly, single women, differently abled and other selected needy are being provided social security. Citizens are also being provided security by Health Insurance and Accident Insurance. Crop Weather Insurance is being provided for farmers’ crops.
Question 4.
What is the significance of the contact portal?
Answer:
Complaints or problems can be sent to any department on the Rajasthan Sampark Portal through internet, and suggestions can also be sent. Through this varied information related to the administration can also be obtained.
Question 5.
What is the difference between employ-ment training center and employment camp?
Answer:
In the employment training center, training of skills related to various industries is given for skill development in the youth. Employment and training related information and guidance are provided in the employment camp.
(E) Long Answer Type Question
Question 1.
Write comments on the following :
(i) Right to be Heard Act of Rajasthan
(ii) Rajasthan Public Services Guarantee Act 2011
(iii) Right to Information Act of Rajasthan
Answer:
(i) Right to be Heard Act of Rajasthan:
Since August 2012, this Act has been implemented in the entire state. The act here is that any program or scheme being run by the state or central government in the state to solve common public grievances and problems related to the public service being provided by the government, can be monitored ana complaints can be made in case of their non-implementation or inefficiency therein. The administration becomes transparent and responsive. From the village panchayat to the division level, public hearing officers have been appointed to listen to public complaints at each level of administration.
For example, any complaint or problem of any department in rural areas can be given to the public hearing officer of Gram Panchayat level. The receipt of the complaint is given then and there. From 460 here, the grievance or problem is solved in the concerned department. If there is no hearing in the prescribed time or there is dissatisfaction with the decision, then there is an arrangement for appealing to the senior officer too. There is also a provision of punishment against the defaulting officers.
(ii) Rajasthan Public Services Guarantee Act 2011: This Act covers 153 services of 53 subjects of 18 government departments. The main ones are – Energy, Police, Medical, Traffic, Local Bodies, Food and Supplies, Public Works Department, etc. A period has been fixed for the various public services of these departments to the citizens.
If the service is not provided to the citizens in that period, then on the complaint, financial penalty is imposed on the concerned public service officer or employee. In this way, the bureaucracy has been made responsible for making services available quickly and thus promote patriotism.
(iii) Right to Information Act of Rajasthan: Information related to government in the country is very useful for people’s life. The availability of correct information forms the basis of life. Rajasthan’s contribution has been important in the country for attaining the right to information. The people here have achieved this right by agitating for a long time.
For this, the law was made in Rajasthan in 2000 and on national level in 2005. On the basis of these laws, any citizen can ask for information related to government policy, planning, work and account from the concerned department of the government. On demand, information is provided within a certain time period.
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