Category: Important Scheme

Desh Ke Mentor Programme: Delhi Govt A controversy has broken out over the Delhi government’s flagship ‘Desh ke Mentor’ programme. The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has recommended that the Delhi government suspend its flagship programme till “the time when all the loopholes pertaining to the safety of the children are overhauled”. […]

Rooftop Solar Scheme: According to the data available on the website of the Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), India could install just 6GW of Rooftop Solar (RTS) power by the end of October 2021 under the rooftop solar scheme. Although utility-scale solar has seen tremendous progress with leading players lining up for […]

PRASHAD Projects: The Ministry of Tourism inaugurated various components of the “Development of Govardhan, Mathura ” project under PRASHAD Scheme. The government also allocated funds under the Swadesh Darshan scheme for strengthening Tourism infrastructure within the state of Uttar Pradesh through various spiritual circuits such as the Ramayana and Buddha circuits. PRASHAD Scheme: The ‘National […]

Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS): According to the SBI Research report on ECLGS: The scheme has saved 13.5 lakh firms from going bankrupt and consequently 1.5 crore jobs. In absolute terms, MSME loan accounts worth Rs 1.8 lakh crore were saved. Almost 93.7 per cent of such accounts are in the micro and small […]

UJALA Scheme: The Ministry of Power has successfully completed seven years of distributing and selling LED lights under its flagship UJALA (Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All) programme. The initiative evolved into the world’s largest zero subsidy domestic lighting programme with more than 36.78 crore LEDs distributed across the country. Launched in 2015 and […]

PMFME Scheme: The Ministry of Food Processing Industries and NAFED (National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Limited) today launched six, One District One Product (ODOP) brands under the Pradhan Mantri Formalisation of Micro food processing Enterprises (PMFME) Scheme. The Ministry has signed an agreement with NAFED for developing 10 brands of selected ODOPs under […]

Ayush Aahaar: The Ministry of Ayush made a new beginning by making ‘Ayush Aahaar’ available at its canteen at Ayush Bhawan (Delhi). It aims to promote a nutritional diet and a healthy living. National Ayush Mission: Government is implementing the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Mission through States/UTs for development and promotion of Ayush system of […]

Padhe Bharat Campaign: The Ministry of Education has launched a 100 days reading campaign ‘Padhe Bharat’ (1st January to 10th April 2022). 21st February, which is celebrated as International Mother Tongue Day, has also been integrated with this campaign in a view to promote the local language and culture of our society. The Campaign is […]

Jal Jeevan Mission: The Ministry of Jal Shakti has approved Drinking Water Supply schemes of Rs. 15,381.72 Crore for Madhya Pradesh under Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM). JJM aims to ensure assured tap water supply or ‘Har Ghar Jal’ to all rural households by 2024. Launched in 2019, it envisages supply of 55 litres of water […]