Vigyan Jyoti Programme: The second phase of the Vigyan Jyoti program was started on February 11, 2021. It was started on the occasion of International Day of Women and Girls in Science. The Vigyan Jyoti Programme will spread the programme to encourage the girls to take interest in science. It would also encourage them to […]
Category: Important Scheme
Seaweed Mission For Commercial Farming : Keypoints
Seaweed Mission: Technology Information, Forecasting, and Assessment Council (TIFAC) has launched a Seaweed Mission for commercial farming of seaweeds and its processing for value addition towards boosting the national economy. The Mission envisages the following activities: Establishing model demonstration farms over one hectare for the cultivation of economically important seaweeds in nearshore and onshore along […]
SAKSHAM (Shramik Shakti Manch) : Keypoints
SAKSHAM (Shramik Shakti Manch): Technology Information, Forecasting, and Assessment Council (TIFAC) has launched SAKSHAM (Shramik Shakti Manch). It is a dynamic job portal for mapping the skills of Shramiks vis-à-vis requirements of MSMEs to directly connect Shramiks with MSMEs and facilitate placement of 10 lakh blue-collar jobs. The SAKSHAM job portal will help eliminate middlemen/ […]
MOVCDNER Scheme : Objectives
MOVCDNER Scheme: Prime Minister Modi initiated a scheme for the development of commercial organic farming in the region during 2015 which later became to be known as “Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North Eastern Region” (MOVCDNER). The scheme started with an average annual allocation of Rs. 134 crore during last five years has so […]
Ambedkar Social Innovation And Incubation Mission (ASIIM) : Objective
Ambedkar Social Innovation And Incubation Mission (ASIIM) : The Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Government of India has launched Ambedkar Social Innovation and Incubation Mission (ASIIM) under Venture Capital Fund for Scheduled Castes (VCF-SC) on 30th September 2020. The objective is to boost entrepreneurship and innovation among the SC students/SC Divyang youth. The companies/entrepreneurs […]
Modifications In Pre And Post Matric Scholarship Schemes : Key Points
Modifications In Pre And Post Matric Scholarship Schemes: Department of Social Justice & Empowerment informed Lok Sabha about the Modifications in Pre and Post Matric Scholarship Schemes. The scheme-wise important changes introduced are as follows: Pre-Matric Scholarship for SC students: The funding pattern under the scheme was revised from the concept of committed liability to […]
National AYUSH Mission (NAM) : Highlights
National AYUSH Mission (NAM): Central Government is implementing Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National AYUSH Mission (NAM) through States/UTs for development and promotion of AYUSH systems of medicine including Ayurvedic system. The Mission inter-alia makes the following provisions for the promotion of AYUSH systems including the Ayurvedic system: Co-location of AYUSH facilities at Primary Health Centers […]
Formation And Promotion Of 10,000 Farmer Produce Organizations (FPOs) Scheme
Formation And Promotion Of 10,000 Farmer Produce Organizations (FPOs): The Government of India has launched a new Central Sector Scheme called the “Formation and Promotion of 10,000 Farmer Produce Organizations (FPOs)”. Highlights: The scheme has been launched with a clear strategy and committed resources in order to form and promote 10,000 new FPOs across India. […]
Pradhan Mantri Urja Ganga Project : Objectives
Pradhan Mantri Urja Ganga project: GAIL (India) Ltd has put West Bengal on the gas map of India after it completed laying a Rs 2,433-crore pipeline that will bring to the state cooking fuel that is cheaper than LPG and CNG that costs less than petrol and diesel, and fuel to produce urea for all […]
Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage – Ministry of Culture
Cultural Heritage Of India: Minister of Culture and Tourism informed Parliament about the Measures taken by the Government to preserving and promoting the traditional cultural heritage of India. The Ministry of Culture formulated a scheme titled “Scheme for Safeguarding the Intangible Heritage and Diverse Cultural Traditions of India”, with the objective of promoting the rich […]
