BIND Scheme: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved the proposal of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting regarding the Central Sector Scheme “Broadcasting Infrastructure and Network Development” (BIND) Scheme with an outlay of Rs.2,539.61 crore up to 2025-26. BIND Scheme is a scheme for providing financial support to Prasar Bharati for expenses related to […]
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Free Foodgrains Scheme
Free Foodgrains Scheme: The Union Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution issued a notification to provide free foodgrains (rice, wheat and coarse grains) to all eligible households under the National Food Security Act, 2013, for one year from January 1, 2023. The government, however, discontinued the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana. […]
Vibrant Village Programme
Vibrant Village Programme: Union Home Minister asks border-guarding forces to strengthen Vibrant Village Programme and ensure welfare programmes are implemented VVP was announced in the 2022-23 budget with an aim to enhance the infrastructure in border villages along India’s border with China. Activities include Housing, Tourism promotion, Road Infrastructure, Renewable Energy, livelihood generation etc. It […]
Amrit Bharat Station Scheme : Objective
Amrit Bharat Station Scheme: Objective Ministry of Railways has recently formulated a new policy for modernization of stations named “Amrit Bharat Station” scheme. Amrit Bharat Station scheme envisages development of stations on a continuous basis with a long term vision. The scheme will subsume all previous redevelopment projects where work is yet to begin. The […]
PRASAD Project : Srisailam In Andhra Pradesh
PRASAD Project : Srisailam In Andhra Pradesh President of India Droupadi Murmu inaugurated the ‘PRASAD’ project at the tourism facilitation centre in the pilgrim town of Srisailam in Andhra Pradesh About Srisailam temple: Hindu temple dedicated to the deity Shiva and goddess Parvathi. It is referred to as one of the twelve Jyotirlingas of Lord […]
Amrit Bharat Station Scheme
Amrit Bharat Station Scheme: Railways plans to modernise 1,000 small stations under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme. This is apart from the ambitious plan to revamp 200 big stations under a separate redevelopment programme. The aim is to identify developing cities with potential and envisage railway stations as city centres that would link not just various […]
Samudrayaan Mission
Samudrayaan Mission: Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Earth Sciences recently said that Samudrayaan Mission is aimed at sending three personnel to 6000-metre depth in a vehicle called ‘MATSYA 6000’. Samudrayaan Mission is aimed to develop a self-propelled manned submersible to carry three human beings to a water depth of 6,000 meters in the ocean […]
Rashtriya Gokul Mission : Updates
Rashtriya Gokul Mission : Updates Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying announced that employment will be given to more than 50 lakh farmers. Under Rashtriya Gokul Mission (RGM) there is a scheme to provide subsidy on cow/buffalo/pig/chicken/goat breeding farms and silage making units of which 50% subsidy will be given by the Government of […]
AYURSWASTHYA Yojana
AYURSWASTHYA Yojana: The Ministry of Ayush is running a Scheme namely, AYURSWASTHYA Yojana. AYURSWASTHYA Yojana is a Central Sector Scheme. It is having two components: AYUSH and Public Health (PHI) Centre of Excellence (CoE) from the Financial Year 2021-22 by merging two erstwhile schemes of this Ministry namely Central Sector Scheme of Grant-in-Aid for Promotion […]
District Mineral Foundation Scheme
District Mineral Foundation Scheme: Odisha’s Keonjhar district is India’s highest recipient of funds under the District Mineral Foundation (DMF) scheme, and has spent ₹3,000 crore under the scheme over the past seven years. Keonjhar is hugely rich in mineral reserves, especially iron ore. The district has 2,555 million tonnes of iron ore available beneath its […]
