Facts for Prelims (FFP)
Source: Multiple
| Amendment | Summary |
| 2024 Amendment to IT Rules, 2009 | The Central Government amended the IT Rules, 2009, under the IT Act, 2000, mandating the destruction of interception records every six months. This power, previously held only by security agencies, is now extended to competent authorities, including the Union Home Secretary or equivalent state officials. |
| Support to Poor Prisoners Scheme | Nationwide relief for poor prisoners unable to pay fines or secure bail due to financial constraints, administered by MHA, involving district Empowered Committees and state-level Oversight Committees, offering maximum assistance of Rs. 40,000 for undertrials and Rs. 25,000 for convicts, with proposals exceeding this needing state-level approval. |
| Surrogacy (Regulation) Amendment Rules, 2024 | The Government, under the Surrogacy (Regulation) Act 2021, amended rules to allow couples certified by a District Medical Board with medical conditions to use only one gamete from the intending couple for surrogacy. Previously, Rule 7 prohibited donor gametes. Single women undergoing surrogacy must use self-eggs and donor sperm. A 2023 Supreme Court case allowed surrogacy with donor eggs for women with MRKH Syndrome, a rare congenital disorder causing infertility |
| Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority Amendments | Key reforms include strengthening provisions for NPS Trust, bringing pension funds under PMLA, establishing additional board committees, requiring PFRDA approval for trustee bank changes, and implementing fraud prevention measures by CRA (Central Recordkeeping Agency), including fit and proper criteria similar to SEBI. |
