MK Bhan Fellowship-Young Researcher Fellowship Programme (MKB-YRFP): The Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India, announced the results of the First MK Bhan Fellowship-Young Researcher Fellowship Programme (MKB-YRFP), which was instituted to honour eminent scientist and Former Secretary of the DBT. The Department established the MK Bhan Fellowship-Young Researcher Fellowship […]
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Samagra Shiksha Scheme 2.0
Samagra Shiksha Scheme 2.0: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved the school education programme Samagra Shiksha Scheme 2.0 till the 2025-26 financial year. It has been upgraded to align it with the Sustainable Development Goal for Education and the new National Education Policy launched in 2020. About Samagra Shiksha Scheme: It is an […]
Samagra Shiksha Scheme
Samagra Shiksha Scheme: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved continuation of the revised Samagra Shiksha Scheme for a period of five years i.e., from 2021-22 to 2025-26 with a total financial outlay of Rs.2,94,283.04 crore which includes Central share of Rs.1,85,398.32 crore. The Centre plans to pay students their Right to Education (RTE) […]
MPLADS: Lapsed Funds in 2020-2021
MPLADS: Virtually half of the belated ₹2,200 crore allotted for completing the ongoing MPLADS projects in 2020-21 simply lapsed, as the Finance Ministry granted “barely a week” to the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) to release the funds. Spending under the Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) had already halved before […]
Project BOLD : Jaisalmer
Project BOLD In Jaisalmer: The project was launched by Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) & BSF have launched Project BOLD in Jaisalmer to Prevent Desertification and Support Rural Economy. Under this, they have planted 1000 bamboo saplings. Recently KVIC launched Project BOLD in the tribal village of Nichla Mandwa in Udaipur, Rajasthan. Under this, […]
I-MESA Scheme
I-MESA Scheme: The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has formulated a scheme, namely Information-Monitoring, Evaluation and Social Audit (I-MESA) in FY 2021-22. Under this scheme, Social Audits are to be conducted for all the schemes of the Department starting FY 2021-22. These social audits are done through Social Audit Units (SAU) of the States […]
Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) Phase – 2
Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) Phase – 2: Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat released the ODF Plus Manuals under Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) Phase – 2 in New Delhi. The manuals pertain to key components of ODF Plus – Grey Water Management, Plastic Waste Management, Faecal Sludge Management and Biodegradable Waste Management. The Department of […]
Dalit Bandhu Programme : Telangana
Dalit Bandhu: Flagship Programme Of The Telangana Government: Dalit Bandhu is the latest flagship programme of the Telangana government envisioned as a welfare scheme for empowering Dalit families. Dalit Bandhu enables entrepreneurship among Dalits through a direct benefit transfer of Rs 10 lakh per family. This is going to be the biggest cash transfer scheme […]
Garib Nawaz Employment Scheme
Garib Nawaz Employment Scheme: The Union Minister for Minority Affairs replied in the Parliament that a total number of 371 training centers under Gharib Nawaz Employment Scheme were opened across the country. About Gharib Nawaz Employment Scheme: It was launched by the Ministry of Minority Affairs in 2017. Maulana Azad Education Foundation, an autonomous body […]
National Mission For Clean Ganga (NMCG) : Latest Status
The National Mission For Clean Ganga (NMCG): The National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), conceived as a ₹20,000-crore programme in 2014 to clean up the river, has so far been allocated ₹15,074 crore. Of this only ₹10,972 crore, or about two-thirds, has been released by the Finance Ministry to the NMCG, a body under the […]
