Lakshadweep Changes and Issues
Source : The Hindu
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Why in News ?
Discontent is rising over Lakshadweep group of islands for new regulations introduced by the new administrator, Praful Khoda Patel in the last five months.
Key Facts
- What are the concerns ?
- Implementing the Goonda Act in a region where law and order and crime are non-existent, opening up alcohol trade among a people who do not consume it are seen as matter of concerns.
- Unplanned and unscientific altering of the standard operating procedure has led to the current surge in Covid cases in Lakshadweep.
- Regulation called Animal Prevention which intends to ban slaughter, transportation, selling or buying of beef products is one among such orders.
- Makes any person with more than two children ineligible to contest Panchayat Elections.
- Only effective for those who violates after the notification is published.
- Lakshadweep has a fertility rate of 1.4, one of the lowest among all states and Union Territories of the country, according to the National Family Health Survey 2019-2020.
- Eliminate non-vegetarian food from the menu of anganwadi children was harsh and unwanted.
Administrator of Lakhsdweep
- The position of administration, appointed by the President of India.
- The person becomes in charge of all functions in the area and acts on behalf of the President.
- Praful K Patel was made administrator of Lakshadweep in December 2020
Lakshadweep
- Lakshadweep, the group of 36 islands India’s smallest Union Territory.
- The Union Territory was formed in 1956 and it was named Lakshadweep in 1973.
- The capital is Kavaratti 220 to 440 km away from the coastal city of Kochi
- Islanders, a majority of them (94.8% as per the 2011 census) belonging to the Scheduled Tribes.
- The entry to Lakshadweep islands is restricted. 3
- One requires an entry permit issued by Lakshadweep Administration to visit these islands.
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