Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana: The Odisha government recently distributed smart health cards to beneficiaries under its flagship Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana. Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana: Launched on August 15, 2018. Aimed at providing Universal Health coverage, with special emphasis on the health protection of economically vulnerable families. The scheme has two components: One a free […]
Category: Important Scheme
Minimum Assured Return Scheme: PFRDA
Minimum Assured Return Scheme: PFRDA The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) has proposed a guaranteed return scheme, Minimum Assured Return Scheme (MARS), which will provide savers and people from the salaried class an option for their investments. This will be the first scheme from the pension regulator that will offer a guaranteed return […]
Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission: Budgetary Allocation
Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission: Budgetary Allocation: The Union Cabinet has approved the countrywide implementation of the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) with the budgetary allocation of Rs 1,600 crore for five years. Under the mission, citizens will be able to create their Ayushman Bharat health account numbers, to which their digital health records can […]
Minimum Assured Return Scheme (MARS)
Minimum Assured Return Scheme (MARS): Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA), which operates the National Pension System (NPS), is preparing to launch a guaranteed return scheme, Minimum Assured Return Scheme (MARS), which will provide savers and people from the salaried class an option for their investments. The regulator has appointed EY Actuarial Services […]
Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana
Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana: The MInistry of Social Justice and Empowerment will distribute 4,800 daily living aids and assistive devices among 895 senior citizen beneficiaries under Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana (RVY). Rashtriya Vayoshree Yojana was launched in 2017 by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. It is a central sector scheme funded from the Senior Citizens’ […]
Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM)
Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM): The Union Cabinet has approved the national roll-out of Central Sector Scheme, Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, with a budget of Rs.1,600 crore for five years. The National Health Authority (NHA) will be the implementing agency of Ayushman Bharat […]
Immigration Visa Foreigners Registration Tracking (IVFRT) Scheme
Immigration Visa Foreigners Registration Tracking (IVFRT) Scheme: The Government of India has approved the continuation of the Immigration Visa Foreigners Registration Tracking (IVFRT) Scheme beyond March 31, 2021 for a period of five years from April 1, 2021 to March 31, 2026 with a financial outlay of Rs.1,364.88 crore. The objective of IVFRT is […]
Bhasha Certificate Selfie Campaign
Bhasha Certificate Selfie: The Ministry of Education launched a campaign ‘Bhasha Certificate Selfie under Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat (EBSB). In 2021, the Ministry of Education launched the Bhasha Sangam initiative under EBSB. It was launched to encourage cultural diversity and promote multilingualism and to foster the spirit EBSB. It aims to promote the Bhasha […]
Fund Under Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN)
Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN): In the three years, benefits under Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) have been provided to about 11.78 Crore farmers and funds amounting to Rs 1.82 lakh crore in various installments have been released to the eligible beneficiaries of this scheme across India. PM Kisan was launched on […]
Sustainable Cities India Program
Sustainable Cities India Program: The World Economic Forum and the National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on a jointly designed ‘Sustainable Cities India program’. The ‘Sustainable Cities India program’ intends to enable cities to decarbonize in a systematic and sustainable way that will reduce emissions and […]
