Customized Crash Course Programme For Covid 19 Frontline Workers: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the ‘Customized Crash Course program for Covid 19 Frontline workers’ on 18th June 2021. The launch will commence the programme in 111 training centres spread over 26 states. The programme will create skilled non-medical healthcare workers to fill the present […]
Category: Important Scheme
Jal Shakti Abhiyan – II
Jal Shakti Abhiyan – II: The Minister of Jal Shakti has urged all MPs to support the ongoing “Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch The Rain” campaign in their respective constituencies and states. Such interventions would ensure water source sustainability in rural areas and would strengthen the ongoing Jal Jeevan Mission being implemented by the Ministry. The […]
RAMP Program
RAMP Program: The World Bank has approved a USD 500 million programs to help boost India’s MSME sector. The USD 500 million Raising and Accelerating Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) Performance (RAMP) Program is the World Bank’s second intervention in this sector. The first being the USD 750 million MSME Emergency Response Program, approved […]
Surakshit Hum Surakshit Tum Abhiyan
Surakshit Hum Surakshit Tum Abhiyan: NITI Aayog and Piramal Foundation launched ‘Surakshit Hum Surakshit Tum Abhiyan’ in 112 aspirational districts. This drive was launched to assist the administration in providing home care support to Covid-19 patients, who are either asymptomatic or have mild symptoms. Most of these districts are in Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Maharashtra. […]
Swachh Bharat Mission Grameen Phase-II
Swachh Bharat Mission Grameen Phase-II: Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) [SBM (G)] Phase-II is making steady progress amidst Covid-19 with 1249 villages declared ODF(Open Defecation Free) Plus. SBM (G) Phase-II was approved in February 2020 by the Ministry of Jal Shakti. ODF Plus entails that ODF behaviors are sustained, and every village has access to solid […]
Categorisation of MGNREGA Scheme
MGNREGA Scheme: The Centre has asked the States to split wage payments under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) scheme into separate categories for the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes, and others from this financial year. The government of India has decided to provide separate budget heads for SC and ST categories […]
Government e-Marketplace (GeM) : Scope Expansion
Government e-Marketplace (GeM): Minister of Commerce & Industry, Consumer Affairs Piyush Goyal called upon Government e-Marketplace (GeM), public procurement portal to expand its scope and include more participants in GeM portal for public procurement of both Products & Services. GeM is an online marketplace that was launched in 2016. Objective: To ensure that public […]
Central Government Health Scheme
Central Government Health Scheme: Union Minister of Health launched the revamped Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) and the Umbrella schemes of Rashtriya Arogya Nidhi (RAN) and Health Minister’s Discretionary Grant (HMDG) on National Health Authority (NHA)’s IT platform for providing cashless, paperless and citizen-centric services. Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS): The CGHS is a […]
‘Pradhan Mantri Gareeb Kalyan Package for Health Workers Fighting COVID-19
‘Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package (PMGKP) Insurance Scheme For Health Workers Fighting COVID-19’: The Union Government has extended the ‘Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package (PMGKP) Insurance Scheme for Health Workers Fighting COVID-19’ for one year This will continue to provide the safety net to the dependents of health workers, who are deputed to take […]
What is SATAT Initiative?
SATAT Initiative: Union Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas presided over a virtual ceremony in which a number of initiatives were launched to provide major fillip to the SATAT initiative. This included signing of a Cooperation Agreement by Oil and Gas majors including IndianOil, HPCL, BPCL, GAIL and IGL, for the promotion and development […]
