Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana – Gramin (PMAY-G): The Union Cabinet has approved the proposal of the Department of Rural Development for continuation of Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana – Gramin (PMAY-G) beyond March 2021 wherein financial assistance is to be provided for the construction of the remaining 155.75 lakh houses, as on 31st March, 2021 under […]
Category: Important Scheme
Kala Sanskriti Vikas Yojna
Kala Sanskriti Vikas Yojna: The Ministry of Culture has launched a Scheme of Financial Assistance for the Development of Buddhist/Tibetan Culture and Art under “Kala Sanskriti Vikas Yojna (KSVY)”. Under this scheme, financial assistance is provided to the voluntary Buddhist and Tibetan Organizations including Monasteries engaged in the propagation and scientific development of Buddhist/ Tibetan […]
Smart Cities Mission (SCM)
Smart Cities Mission (SCM): The deadline for completing projects under the Smart Cities Mission (SCM) has been extended for all 100 participating cities to June 2023 due to the delays caused by COVID-19 and based on a NITI Aayog recommendation in August. Smart Cities mission: GoI launched the smart cities mission in 2015. The cities […]
Perform, Achieve And Trade Scheme
Perform, Achieve And Trade Scheme: A recent report released by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) mentions that the Perform, Achieve and Trade (PAT) scheme introduced in 2008 is not effective. The PAT scheme was introduced to improve energy efficiency in Indian industries and consequently reduce greenhouse gas. The report attributed the inefficiency of […]
PM MITRA Parks
PM MITRA Parks: The Government has approved setting up of 7 PM Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel (PM MITRA) Parks in Greenfield/Brownfield sites with an outlay of Rs. 4445 cr for a period of seven years upto 2027-28. Government of India is implementing the Scheme for Integrated Textile Park (SITP) which provides support for […]
Mission Indradhanush (IMI) 3.0
Mission Indradhanush (IMI) 3.0: Two rounds of Intensified Mission Indradhanush (IMI) 3.0 of 15 days’ duration were conducted recently, to reach out to the pregnant women and children who missed vaccination under routine immunisation programmes in 250 districts across 29 states/UTs. During Intensified Mission Indradhanush (IMI) 3.0 around 9.5 lakh children and 2.2 lakh pregnant […]
Ujjwala Scheme Latest Update
Ujjwala Scheme: The Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana saw a spurt in new distribution just before the 2019 general election as per RTI (Right To Information) plea. The target under the scheme was to release 8 crore LPG connections to the deprived household by 2020. This was achieved in August 2019, seven months ahead of the […]
Zero Defect Zero Effect Scheme
Zero Defect Zero Effect Scheme: According to the recent data, as many as 23,948 Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) had registered with intent to adopt the principle of the Zero Defect Zero Effect Scheme (ZED). Launched in 2016 by the Ministry of MSME, the scheme is an integrated and comprehensive certification system. The scheme […]
Bharat Gaurav Scheme
Bharat Gaurav scheme: To tap the huge potential of tourism, the Railways has announced the ‘Bharat Gaurav’ Scheme. About the Bharat Gaurav Scheme: Under this Scheme, theme-based tourist circuit trains, on the lines of the Ramayana Express, can be run either by private or State-owned operators. Key features of the scheme: Service providers, who can […]
Project SWADESH
Project SWADESH: The Department of Biotechnology (DBT)-National Brain Research Centre (DBT-NBRC) has developed Project SWADESH, for managing Neurological disorders. NBRC is the only institute in India dedicated to Neuroscience Research and Education. It is the first large-scale multimodal neuroimaging database designed specifically for the Indian population with big-data architecture and analytics for various disease categories […]
