Mission Vatsalya: Government released guidelines for Mission Vatsalya and asked states to not temper with the name of the scheme in order to access Central funds and benefits under it. Mission Vatsalya is one of the new triads of schemes along with Mission Shakti, and Poshan 2.0, which aims at securing a healthy and happy […]
Category: Important Scheme
PM-Svanidhi Scheme
PM-Svanidhi Scheme: 12-13% NPAs in loans given to street vendors under Prime Minister’s Street Vendors AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM-Svanidhi) scheme (Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs Minister) Svanidhi Mahotsav: a series of cultural events for street vendors and the public, to be rolled out in 75 cities At first vendors can avail of loans up to […]
Operation NARCOS
Operation NARCOS: The Railway Protection Force recovered narcotics products valued over Rs. 7.40 Crore under Operation NARCOS. In order to bring attention to the menace of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances, a month-long pan India drive against smuggling of narcotics through rail was launched under code name Operation “NARCOS” in the month of June-2022. RPF […]
Take Home Ration : NITI Aayog
Take Home Ration : NITI Aayog NITI Aayog and World Food Program today launched a report titled ‘Take Home Ration-Good Practices across the State/Union Territories’. The report presents a set of good and innovative practices adopted in the implementation of the Take Home Ration value chain by the States and UTs. Key Highlights: Government of […]
Udyami Bharat Programme
Udyami Bharat Programme: Prime Minister Narendra Modi launches several schemes and programmes at Udyami Bharat Programme in New Delhi. During the event, Mr Modi launched the Raising and Accelerating MSME Performance (RAMP) Scheme, Capacity Building of First-Time MSME Exporters Scheme and new features of the Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme PMEGP. He added that the […]
Bharat NCAP
Bharat NCAP: Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari has approved the Draft GSR Notification to introduce Bharat NCAP (New Car Assessment Program), wherein automobiles in India shall be accorded Star Ratings based upon their performance in Crash Tests. Bharat-NCAP will serve as a consumer-centric platform allowing customers to opt for safer cars based […]
Rise in Demand for NREGS
National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme: In May 2022, 2.61 crore households worked under the NREGS (National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme), which is 17.39% more than in the same month last year. Key Findings: There was a rise in demand for NREGS after the dip in April. In April 2022, 1.86 crore families availed the NREGS, […]
Dak Karmayogi
Dak Karmayogi: The Ministry of Communications has launched ‘Dak Karmayogi, an e-learning portal of the Department of Posts. To recognise the good performance of employees of Department of Posts, Meghdoot Awards were also conferred in eight different categories. Meghdoot Award was introduced in the year 1984. This is the highest award of Department of Posts […]
Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme For Telecom
Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme For Telecom: The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has extended the production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme for telecom by one year, and has amended the scheme to raise the incentive rate by an additional 1 per cent, aimed towards incentivising design-led manufacturing in the sector. The guidelines for the PLI Scheme for Telecom […]
Vanijya Bhawan And Niryat Portal
Vanijya Bhawan And Niryat Portal: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurate the new premises of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry – ‘Vanijya Bhawan’ in June 2022. Prime Minister has launched Vanijya Bhawan and NIRYAT (National Import-Export Record for Yearly Analysis of Trade) Portal. Vanijya Bhawan is the new premises of the Ministry of Commerce and […]
