# UT status for J&K

• Home minister told the Lok sabha on saturday that the government would restore full statehood to J&k at an appropriate time.

• Amit shah was replying to a discussion on the Jammu and kashmir reorganisation (Amendment) bill, 2021 in the lok sabha.

• This bill will merge the all India services J&K cadre with Arunachal pradesh, Goa, mizoram union territory (AGMUT).

# 100% productivity in Budget session

• Budget session had a sluggish start due to protests by opposition and frequent adjournments over the three contentious farm laws.

• Now loksabha has managed to hit almost 100% in its productivity by working extra in the second week of the budget session.

• Loksabha speaker Om birla’s office said that while productivity between february 2 and 5 was only around 10%, it shot upto 164% between february 8 and february 11.

# Road crashes victims

• There are more fatalities from road crashes among poor families rather than the rich.

• This data has been taken from a new world bank study that highlights the socio-economic impact of road accidents.

• The study says, low income households reported twice the number of deaths post crash vis-a-vis high income household.

# Sanskriti mahotsav

• The union culture ministry’s flagship festival, the Rashtriya sanskriti mahotsav (RSM) will be held in west bengal this time.

• The ministry said the RSM which is being organised in west Bengal, will enhance mutual understanding and bonding between people of diverse cultures.

• The 10th edition of the festival was held in Madhya pradesh in october 2019.

# Oxford university vaccine

• The university of oxford plans to test its covid-19 vaccine on chidren for the first time.

• The trial announced on sunday seeks to recruit 300 volunteers between ages of 6 and 17.

• The trial includes giving 240 of the participants covid-19 vaccine and the remainder a control meningitis vaccine.