Category: Important Scheme

Manthan Portal: It has been launched by the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser for promoting collaboration between industry and the Scientific research and development ecosystem to meet India’s sustainability goals. Programmes: Knowledge Transfer, Interactive sessions, exhibitions on new innovations Platform is powered by NSEIT  subsidiary of the National Stock Exchange of India Principal Scientific […]

Namaste Scheme: Namaste is a Central Sector Scheme of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (MoSJE) as a joint initiative of the MoSJE and the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA). NAMASTE aims to achieve the following outcomes: Zero fatalities in sanitation work in India All sanitation work is performed by skilled workers […]

Manual Scavengers Enumeration Exercise: The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (MoSJ&E) is preparing to undertake a nationwide survey to enumerate all Sanitation workers engaged in cleaning of sewers and septic tanks. The enumeration exercise is part of the National Action Plan for Mechanised Sanitation Ecosystem (NAMASTE) Scheme and will be conducted across 500 AMRUT […]

Ayush Grid Project: An MoU was signed between Ministry of Ayush and Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) for providing technical support to Ministry of Ayush for digitalisation of Ayush Sector under the Ayush Grid project for a period of 3 years. Highlights of the MoU include; This MoU is continuation of a MoU […]

DigiYatra: The Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL), run by GMR, announced the soft launch of the Centre’s DigiYatra initiative, rolling out the beta version of its app for Android platforms. The ‘DigiYatra’ is a Biometric Enabled Seamless Travel experience (BEST) based on Facial Recognition Technology. It aims to provide a paperless and seamless travel experience […]

National Intellectual Property Awareness Mission (NIPAM): National Intellectual Property Awareness Mission (NIPAM), launched in 2021, has achieved the target of imparting Intellectual Property (IP) awareness and basic training to 1 million students. The target has been achieved ahead of the deadline which was 15 August 2022. National Intellectual Property Awareness Mission (NIPAM) The pan-India mission […]

Extension Of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana Till 2024: The union cabinet has approved the extension of the flagship urban housing scheme — Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) — till December 31, 2024. PMAY Launched in 2015, the original deadline for the scheme aimed at providing affordable housing with incentives was March 2022. It was launched […]

One District-One Product (ODOP): Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has unveiled the digital version of the One District-One Product (ODOP) gift catalogue during the Export Promotion Councils and Industry Associations meeting at Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi. On the occasion, Mr Goyal highlighted the ways in which the ODOP gift catalogue is a step towards […]

India Seed Fund Scheme: Commerce and Industry ministry launched this scheme in 2021 to provide financial assistance to eligible startups (DPIIT chosen) through incubators for proof of concept, prototype development, product trials and commercialization. Eligibility: A startup, recognized by DPIIT, incorporated not more than 2 years agoat the time of application and should not have […]

Cheerag scheme : Haryana Senior politicians and teachers’ bodies in Haryana have raised questions on the government’s Cheerag scheme, which was recently launched to offer “free education” to Economically Weaker Section (EWS) students of government schools in “budget” private schools. Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar’s government recently launched the “Chief Minister Equal Education Relief, […]