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Extension of ESI Scheme to Arunachal Pradesh
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Friday October 23 2020 👁 94In its continuous endeavor to cover more workers under ESI Scheme, Govt. of India has now extended the Employees'StateInsurance (ESI) Scheme for the first time to Arunachal Pradesh, with effect from 1st November, 2020. A notification to this effect has been issued by the Central Government for notifying the district of Papum Pare,under ESI Scheme. All factories located in the district of Papum Pare of Arunachal Pradesh employing 10 or more persons shall become eligible for coverage under ES ... Read More
PF Advance Form 31 Rules In Hindi – Online PF Kaise Nikale
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Wednesday October 21 2020 👁 94बहुत से EPF मेंबर को शायद यह पता ना हो कि जरूरत पड़ने पर आप अपने जमा पीएफ में से एडवांस के तौर पर कुछ पैसे निकाल सकते हैं और वह भी नौकरी जा ... Read More
Union Minister of State for Agriculture Shri Parshottam Rupala launches Rs. 10,000 crore NCDC Ayushman Sahakar Fund for creation of healthcare infrastructure by cooperatives
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Monday October 19 2020 👁 98Union Minister of State for Agriculture Shri Parshottam Rupala today launched AYUSHMAN SAHAKAR, a unique scheme to assist cooperatives play an important role in creation of healthcare infrastructure in the country formulated by the apex autonomous development finance institution under the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, the National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC). Shri Rupala announced that NCDC would extend term loans to prospective cooperatives to the tune of Rs.10,00 ... Read More
PM launches physical distribution of Property Cards under the SVAMITVA Scheme
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Sunday October 11 2020 👁 128Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi launched physical distribution of property cards under SVAMITVA scheme through video conferencing and interacted with the beneficiaries of the scheme. Prime Minister wished the beneficiaries of ‘SVAMITVA Scheme' who have got property cards of their houses today and said now the beneficiaries will have a right, a legal document of owning their houses. The scheme is going to bring historical changes to the villages in the country. He ad ... Read More
32 AMRUT Projects Completed - 41 projects under implementation in Himachal Pradesh
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Saturday October 10 2020 👁 120Shri Durga Shanker Mishra, Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), during his interaction with the Chief Secretary/Principal Secretary/ senior officials of the States of Himachal Pradesh & Uttarakhand last month, appreciated the progress made by the States under AMRUT Mission and requested them to implement the projects expeditiously so that the intended benefits would reach the people timely. He advised them to complete all the projects within the extended Mission period up to 31st ... Read More
In a landmark event, PM to launch physical distribution of Property Cards under the SVAMITVA Scheme on 11th October
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Saturday October 10 2020 👁 120In a historic move set to transform rural India and empower millions of Indians, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will launch the physical distribution of Property Cards under the SVAMITVA Scheme on 11th October, via video conferencing. The launch will enable around one lakh property holders to download their Property Cards through the SMS link delivered on their mobile phones. This would be followed by physical distribution of the Property Cards by the respective State governments.& ... Read More
Under guidance and leadership of Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, Union Minister of Jal Shakti launches 100-days Mission Mode Campaign to provide potable piped water supply in Schools & Anganwadi Centres
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Friday October 2 2020 👁 125Under the guidance and visionary leadership of Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, with the noble endeavour of providing clean and safe drinking water to children across the nation, the Union Minister of Jal Shakti, Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat today launched a special mission mode campaign to provide potable piped water supply in all Schools & Anganwadi Centres across the nation within a short span of 100 days. This mission was envisaged by the Prime Minister on 29th September, 2020 while releasing ... Read More
100-days Campaign to be launched on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti under the Jal Jeevan Mission to provide potable piped water supply in Schools & Anganwadi Centres
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Thursday October 1 2020 👁 123While releasing the ‘Margdarshika’ for Gram Panchayats and Paani Samitis for implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) to have assured water supply to every rural home and unveiling of JJM Logo on 29th September, 2020, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi spoke about launching of ‘100 days campaign’ on 2nd October, 2020 ... Read More
Finance Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman reviews implementation of Aatma Nirbhar Bharat Package pertaining to Ministries of Finance & Corporate Affairs
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Thursday October 1 2020 👁 118Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on May 12th, 2020, announced the Special economic and comprehensive package of Rs. 20 lakh crore - equivalent to 10% of India’s GDP – to fight COVID-19 pandemic in India. He gave a clarion call for Aatma Nirbhar Bharat or Self-Reliant India Movement. He also outlined five pillars of Aatma Nirbhar Bharat – Economy, Infrastructure, System, Vibrant Demography and Demand. Following the call of the Hon'ble Prime M ... Read More
PM to inaugurate VAIBHAV Summit on 2nd October
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Thursday October 1 2020 👁 124Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will inaugurate Vaishvik Bhartiya Vaigyanik (VAIBHAV) Summit on 2nd October at 6:30 PM, via video conferencing. The VAIBHAV Summit is a global virtual summit of overseas and resident Indian Researchers and Academicians, and is being organized from 2nd October to 31st October 2020. The aim of the summit is to bring Indian origin luminaries in academic institutes and R&D organizations across the world and resident counterparts on a single platform to debate u ... Read More
Shri Thaawarchand Gehlot e-launches Ambedkar Social Innovation & Incubation Mission under Venture Capital fund for SCs(ASIIM)
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Wednesday September 30 2020 👁 135Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Shri ThaawarchandGehlote-launched the “Ambedkar Social Innovation and Incubation Mission (ASIIM) under Venture Capital Fund for SCs”through Video Conferencing here today with a view to promoting innovation and enterprise among SC students studying in higher educational institutions.Minister of State for SJ&E Shri Rattan Lal Kataria, Secretary, M/o SJ&E Shri R. Subrahmanyam; Secretary, M/o S&T Prof. Ashutosh Sharma; Joint Secretary, ... Read More
About 30 crore mandays employment provided and more than Rs 27,000 crore spent so far in the pursuit of objectives of the Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Wednesday September 30 2020 👁 118The Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan (GKRA) is taking action on mission mode to provide employment to migrant workers who have returned to their native villages of 6 states namely Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. The Abhiyaan is now empowering villagers with livelihood opportunities in 116 districts of these states. By the 13th week a total of about 30 crore mandays employment has been provided and Rs 27,003 crore has been spent so far in the pursuit of objecti ... Read More
164 Railway infrastructure projects are being executed in these states
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Sunday September 27 2020 👁 116Indian Railways has generated 10,66,246 mandays of work till 25 September 2020 under Garib Kalyan Rozgar Abhiyaan in 6 States viz. Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. Shri Piyush Goyal, Minister of Railways and Commerce & Industry is closely monitoring the progress made in these projects and generation of work opportunities for the migrant labours of these states under this scheme. Around 164 Railway infrastructure projects are being executed in thes ... Read More
Benefits of Agricultural Schemes to Farmers
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Wednesday September 23 2020 👁 117Agriculture is a State Subject. Government of India facilitates the State Governments through many Centrally Sponsored and Central Sector Schemes to increase production, to reduce cost of cultivation like Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY), Soil Health Card Scheme, Sub Mission on Agricultural Mechanisation etc. A statement showing the amount of budget allocated and amount spent thereon during the last five years is as under: ... Read More
Bhartiya Poshan Krishi Kosh
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Wednesday September 23 2020 👁 114Bhartiya Poshan Krishi Kosh (B.P.K.K.), a web portal having information of India’s crop diversity across all districts – for both current and historical crops has been developed. It aims to provide data informed agro ecological contexts required to produce traditional and locally available nutrition-rich crops. The B.P.K.K. is designed to indicate the nutritional value of all major food crops, vegetables and fruits grown in all states and UTs of India down up to a district level. The informat ... Read More
Development of Women and Children
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Wednesday September 23 2020 👁 113The Ministry of Women & Child Development implements following schemes to promote the development of women and children across the country: Anganwadi Services: Anganwadi Services under Umbrella Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Scheme is a centrally sponsored scheme, aiming at holistic development of children below 6 years of age and pregnant women & lactating mothers, by providing a package of six services comprising (i) Supplementary nutrition; (ii) Pre-school non-f ... Read More
Parliament passes three Labour Codes to pave way for enactment of historic Game changer Labour Laws
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Wednesday September 23 2020 👁 120The Rajya Sabha in its sitting today passed three labour codes namely, Industrial Relations Code, 2020 (ii) Code on Occupational Safety, Health & Working Conditions Code, 2020 & (iii) Social Security Code, 2020. With this, the decks for enactment of these codes have been cleared as Lok Sabha had passed these Bills yesterday. Speaking during the discussions on the bills, Shri Gangwar described the Bills as historic game changer which will harmonize the needs of workers, industries and ot ... Read More
Hallmarking of precious metals
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Wednesday September 23 2020 👁 118In view of the Mandatory Hallmarking, the number of jewellers and hallmarking centres applying for Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) certificate will increase manifold and to deal with increasing number of applications, an online system for issuing BIS certificate has been developed by BIS and launched by the Government on 21.08.2020. The online system enables the jewellers to submit the application for registration and fees online. In this system there will be no human interface in processing the applica ... Read More
Government has launched YuWaah – a multi-stakeholder platform to make young people career ready
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Tuesday September 22 2020 👁 114Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports and United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) have signed a “Statement of Intent” on 20.07.2020 to establish YuWaah, Generation Unlimited (GenU), a global multi-stakeholder platform in India. As per the Statement of Intent, the objectives of this project are: Support young people by providing entrepreneurship classes (online and offline) with successful entrepreneurs and experts, towards establishing entrepreneurial mindset among young people. ... Read More
Social Security for AWWs, Women and Children during Pandemic
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Tuesday September 22 2020 👁 112Under the Social Security benefits, Anganwadi Workers (AWWs)/ Anganwadi Helpers (AWHs) are covered under the following Insurance Schemes: Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY): AWWs and AWHs in the age group of 18 to 50 years are covered under PMJJBY for life cover of Rs.2.00 lakh (covers life risk, death due to any reason). Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY): AWWs and AWHs in the age group of 18-59 years are covered under PMSBY fo ... Read More
Government to set up Medical Devices Park in Kerala
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Tuesday September 22 2020 👁 116Kerala will soon house one of the first medical device parks in the country, focusing on the high-risk medical device sector to provide full range of services for the medical devices industry like R&D support, testing, and evaluation. MedSpark, the medical devices park envisaged as a joint initiative of Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences & Technology (SCTIMST), an autonomous institute of the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Govt. of India, and the Kerala ... Read More
Government Schemes/programmes for welfare and development of minorities
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Tuesday September 22 2020 👁 119Ministry of Minority Affairs implements various programmes/schemes across the country for the welfare and development of the six (6) centrally notified minority communities namely, Buddhists, Christians, Jains, Muslims, Parsis and Sikhs as under:- (1) Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme, Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme, Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship Scheme - For educational empowerment of students, through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) mode. (2) Maulana Azad National Fel ... Read More
Contribution of MSMEs in Economy
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Tuesday September 22 2020 👁 114The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) implements various schemes and programmes for promotion and development of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) throughout the country. These include the schemes/programmes such as Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP), Scheme of Fund for Regeneration of Traditional Industries (SFURTI), A Scheme for Promoting Innovation, Rural Industry and Entrepreneurship (ASPIRE), Entrepreneurship and Skill Development Programme ... Read More
Development in MSME Sector
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Tuesday September 22 2020 👁 116As a measure to help the MSMEs grow, the Government, vide notification no.S.O. 2119 (E) dated 26.06.2020, has notified composite criteria of classification of MSMEs based on investment in plant and machinery or equipment and turnover of the enterprise. The new criteria is effective from 1.7.2020. However, to provide hassle free transition from old system of Udyog Aadhaar Memorandum to Udyam Registration, 31.03.2021 has been fixed as deadline. The New criteria provides that the turnover with respect to ex ... Read More
Social Security net of ESIC and EPFO to Widen opening up for all workers and self-employed
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Tuesday September 22 2020 👁 118Minister of State (I/C) for Labour & Employment, Shri Santosh Gangwar, while responding to the debate in the Lok Sabha, has stated today that the three Bills introduced in the House for historic labour reforms in the country, will prove to be a Game Changer in the labour welfare reforms covering more than 50 crores organized and unorganized workers in the country. This also includes gig, platform and also opens up the doors for social security to those in the self-employment sector. ... Read More
107 Cities Registered For India Cycles 4 change Challenge
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Tuesday September 22 2020 👁 120Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has launched the India Cycles4Change Challenge on 25th June, 2020. The Challenge is open to all Indian cities with population above 5 lakhs, capital cities of States/Union Territories (UTs) and Smart Cities. As on 17th September, 2020, 107 cities have registered for the Challenge. A State-wise list of cities registered for the Challenge is given below. At present, participating cities are undertaking pilot projects, citizen surveys and participating in capa ... Read More
Parliament passes the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Bill, 2020
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Tuesday September 22 2020 👁 117The Essential Commodities (Amendment) Bill 2020 with provisions to remove commodities like cereals, pulses, oilseeds, edible oils, onion and potatoes from the list of essential commodities was passed by Rajya Sabha today. Earlier, the bill was introduced by the Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Shri Danve Raosaheb Dadarao in the Lok Sabha on 14th September, 2020 to replace ordinances promulgated on 5th June 2020. The bill was passed by Lok Sabha on 15th September, 20 ... Read More
UDAN- Demand Driven Scheme for Affordable Air Travel
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Tuesday September 22 2020 👁 118Airports Authority of India, the Implementing Agency has finalized the awarding of 78 routes identified in first phase of round 4.0 of Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS)- UDAN (UdeDeshkaAamNagrik) to the Selected Airline Operators (SAOs). The broad Salient features of the Scheme are as under:- (i) Demand driven: The Scheme is market driven where airline operators assess demand on routes and bid for it through a transparent bidding mechanism. (ii)Affordability: One of the obj ... Read More
More than 11 Lakh Indians Returned to India Under Vande Bharat Mission
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Tuesday September 22 2020 👁 117Vande Bharat Mission consists of special repatriation flights operated by Indian carriers and chartered flights operated by both Indian and foreign carriers. As per information provided by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), till 31.08.2020, more than 11 lakh Indians (excluding land border crossings) have returned to India under the Vande Bharat Mission. Country-wise and State-wise number of passengers returned are at Annexure A. ( ... Read More
Relief Package for Unemployed Labourers
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Monday September 21 2020 👁 115The global spread of the corona virus (COVID-19) pandemic followed by lockdowns has affected global economies including India. Covid-19 has resulted in large number of migrant workers going back to their native places. In order to mitigate the adverse impact of COVID-19. Government of India has announced an economic package of Rs. 20 Lakh Crore. Aatmanirbhar Bharat which focuses on Economy, Infrastructure, System, Vibrant Demography and Demand to create jobs for the youth has also been launched. ... Read More
Make In India Scheme
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Monday September 21 2020 👁 114Targets for production of indigenous defence equipment are decided based on requirements of the Armed Forces. Procurement of defence equipment is undertaken from various domestic as well as foreign vendors, based on threat perception, operational challenges and technological changes and to keep the Armed Forces in a state of readiness to meet the entire spectrum of security challenges. ‘Make in India’ is implemented in defence sector through various policy initiatives which promotes ... Read More
e-MARKET
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Monday September 21 2020 👁 117Since e-commerce and e-market opens up opportunities for firms, including major companies, traders & local businessmen, to reach newer markets and expand their area of operation, it is expected that it is going to benefit them significantly. Though, no data is collected by the Government, on sales/profits made by various companies, exclusively due to expansion of e-markets. Representations have been received, wherein traders associations have informed that their business has been impacted by activiti ... Read More
Functioning of PM-AASHA Scheme
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Monday September 21 2020 👁 111Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay SanraksHan Abhiyan’ (PM-AASHA) is an umbrella scheme to ensure Minimum Support Price (MSP) to farmers. It comprises the erstwhile Price Support Scheme (PSS) with certain modifications and rolling out of new schemes of Price Deficiency Payment Scheme (PDPS) and pilot of Private Procurement and Stockist Scheme (PPSS). Under PM-AASHA, States/UTs are offered to choose either PSS and PDPS in a given procurement season with respect to particular oilseeds crop for the entire St ... Read More
More than 9,79,000 mandays of work generated by Indian Railways till 18 September, 2020 under Garib Kalyan Rozgar Abhiyaan
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Sunday September 20 2020 👁 116Indian Railways has generated 9,79,557 mandays of work till 18 September 2020 under Garib Kalyan Rozgar Abhiyaan in 6 States viz. Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. Shri Piyush Goyal, Minister of Railways and Commerce & Industry is closely monitoring the progress made in these projects and generation of work opportunities for the migrant labours of these states under this scheme. Around 164 Railway infrastructure projects are being executed in these state ... Read More
E-Gram Swaraj Portal
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Sunday September 20 2020 👁 119With a vision to strengthen digitalization in Panchayats for the purpose of empowering rural India, a unified tool e-Gram SWARAJ portal (https://egramswaraj.gov.in/) has been developed by the Ministry for effective monitoring and evaluation of works taken up in the Gram Panchayats. e-Gram SWARAJ unifies the planning, accounting and monitoring functions of Gram Panchayats. It’s combination with the Area Profiler application, Local Government Directory (LGD) and the Public Financial Managem ... Read More
Grant-In-Aid To Rural Local Bodies
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Sunday September 20 2020 👁 116The Fifteenth Finance Commission (XV FC) in its report for 2020-21 has recommended grants for Rural Local Bodies (RLBs) in 28 States. The grants have been recommended for all tiers of the Panchayati Raj and also to the Fifth and Sixth schedule areas. The grants are provided in two parts, namely, (i) Basic (Untied) Grants and (ii) Tied Grants in the ratio of 50:50. The basic grants are untied and can be used by RLBs for location-specific felt needs, except for salary or other establishment expenditure. Th ... Read More
Application for Domicile for J&K
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Sunday September 20 2020 👁 122As per the information provided by the Government of Jammu & Kashmir, a total of 21,13,879 persons have applied for Domicile Certificates. Rule 5 of the J&K Grant of Domicile Certificate (Procedure) Rules, 2020 mandates certain documents which are to be annexed with the application. Those applications which lack the prescribed documents are rejected. The relevant order of the Govt. of Jammu & Kashmir is available on their web site, http ... Read More
Insurance coverage to PMJDY account holders
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Sunday September 20 2020 👁 109Under Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana (PMJDY), a free RuPay debit card is provided to the PMJDY account holders with inbuilt accident insurance cover of Rs. 1 lakh. This coverage amount has since been raised from Rs. 1 lakh to Rs. 2 lakh to PMJDY accounts opened after 28.08.2018. This was stated by Shri Anurag Singh Thakur, Union Minister of State for Finance & Corporate Affairs in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today. Giving more details, the Min ... Read More
Social Security Scheme for Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Saturday September 19 2020 👁 114Ministry of Tribal Affairs is likely to make a Social Security Scheme for Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTG). It is also administering the scheme of 'Mechanism for Marketing of Minor Forest Produce (MFP) through Minimum Support Price (MSP) and Development of Value Chain for MFP' under which it is ensured that the gatherers of Minor Forest Produce, most of whom belong to Scheduled Tribes, get fair returns for their efforts in collection of the notified forest produce. Further, ... Read More
Various steps to boost export competitiveness
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Saturday September 19 2020 👁 115Government has taken various steps to boost export competitiveness in Steel sector. These are as under: (i) Export promotion schemes like Merchandise Exports from India Scheme (MEIS), Market Access Initiative, Export Promotion Council, Advance Authorization, Export Promotion of Capital Goods (EPCG) etc. (ii) Maintaining very low import duty on critical inputs like coking coa ... Read More
Various schemes to bridge the demand-supply gap of skilled workers
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Saturday September 19 2020 👁 116The Government is implementing various sector/group specific schemes for bridging the gap between demand and supply of skilled workers. Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) has been implementing the following schemes/programmesnamely: Pradhan Mantri Kaushal VikasYojana (PMKVY) imparts short term skill training to youth and recognition of prior learning of informally trained labour in National Skilled Qualification Framework (NSQF) aligned qualifications through the involvem ... Read More
PM Modi Yojana 2020
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Saturday September 19 2020 👁 120PM Modi Yojana के अंतर्गत भारत सरकार विभिन्न प्रकार की सरकारी योजनाओं को देश के सभी लाभार्थियों तक पहुंचा रही है। बीते वर्ष प्रधानमंत्री बनने के पश्चात हमारे श्री माननीय नरेंद्र मोदी जी के द् ... Read More
Utilization of Nirbhaya Fund
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Friday September 18 2020 👁 118An Empowered Committee (EC) of Officersappraises and recommends the proposals received from various Central Ministries/ Departments/ States/ Uts and other organizations for funding under Nirbhaya Fund. After initial appraisal by the EC, the concerned Ministries/ Departments get the projects/ schemes appraised by the Expenditure Finance Committee (EFC)/ Standing Finance Committee (SFC)/ Public Investment Board (PIB)/ Delegated Investment Board(DIB) as per guidelines of Ministry of Finance. Thereafter, the ... Read More
Samarth Scheme
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Friday September 18 2020 👁 113The Ministry of Textiles is implementing the Samarth-Scheme for Capacity Building in Textiles Sector, a placement oriented programme targeting skill development of 10 lakh youth in the entire value chain of textiles, excluding Spinning & Weaving in the organized Sector. Some of the advanced features of SAMARTH scheme include Training of Trainers (ToT), Aadhar Enabled Biometric Attendance System (AEBAS), CCTV recording of training programme, dedicated call centre with helpline number, mobile app based ... Read More
Effects of Covid-19 Pandemic on Textile Sector
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Friday September 18 2020 👁 114The global pandemic of Covid-19 has affected the existing modus operandi of various textile sectors by posting restriction of social gathering, migration of laborers as well as affecting all the stakeholders right from farmers to traders/exporters in the value chain of textile sector and at the same time it has opened new window of opportunities which were previously less explored. The government has conducted a study viz. ‘Impact of Covid-19 pandemic on Indian silk industry’ to ascertain the ... Read More
National Technical Textiles Mission
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Friday September 18 2020 👁 114The Government has approved the proposal for creation of National Technical Textiles Mission for a period of 4 years (2020-21 to 2023-24) with an outlay of Rs.1480 crores. The distribution of funds is (i) For Research Innovation & Development – Rs. 1000 crores, (ii) For Promotion and Market Development- Rs.50 crore, (iii) For Education, Training and Skilling- Rs. 400 crore, and (iv) For Export Promotion – Rs.10 crores and balance Rs.20 crores for administrative expenses. T ... Read More
Change in Skill Development Programmes Post Covid-19
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Friday September 18 2020 👁 115Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) through National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) is imparting on-line skilling through ‘e-SkillIndia’ platform in the midst of COVID-19 lockdown. Further, Ministry of Home Affairs has permitted the conduct of skill training programmes in physical form from September 21, 2020 onwards. Accordingly, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) has been issued by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) for restarting the training. ... Read More
Online Courses for Skill Development
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Friday September 18 2020 👁 117The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, at the instance of Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, has issued a Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs ) on 8th September 2020 to ensure resumption of training activities post Covid-19 lockdown in skill and entrepreneurship training institutes including Industrial Technical Institutes (ITIs) and Short Term Training Centres under National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) or State Skill Development Missions or other Central or State Ministri ... Read More
Status of Skill Development in the Country
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Friday September 18 2020 👁 125Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) is implementing a flagship scheme known as Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana-2016-20 (PMKVY 2.0) across the country with the objective to impart short duration skill development training. Under PMKVY2.0, in the last three years, as on 17.03.2020, 88.91 lakh candidates have been trained / oriented across the country. The State-wise and year-wise number of candidates trained/oriented in the last three years under PMKVY 2.0 (Short term training and ... Read More
During the last three years, approximately Rs. 310 crores has been invested for supporting the use of Biotechnology in agriculture including organic farming through Biotech-KISAN programme
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Friday September 18 2020 👁 116Government supports Research Institutes, Central & State Agriculture Universities for competitive R&D and demonstration activities in Agriculture Biotechnology including organic farming. The Biotech-Krishi Innovation Science Application Network (Biotech-KISAN) programme also focuses on taking innovative technologies to the farmers. The activity has been supported across the country including Aspirational Districts. During the last three years, approximately Rs. 310 crores has been invested for su ... Read More
Job Cards to Migrant Labourers and Employed Workers
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Friday September 18 2020 👁 117Mahatma Gandhi NREGS is a demand driven wage employment scheme. Every adult member of a household in a rural area, having job card (as per Mahatma Gandhi NREG Act), is eligible for a demand for a job under the scheme. There is no provision to register a Job card holder categorised as migrant labourers/ family in the job card in the scheme. A job card can be issued to a migrant labour/family as per the provision of the Act against a demand by the migrant labour/family. A total of 86,81,928 new job card du ... Read More
Considerations under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Friday September 18 2020 👁 114he Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) was launched, as a one-time special intervention, with the objective to provide rural connectivity, by way of a single all- weather road, to the eligible unconnected habitations of designated population size (500+ in plain areas and 250+ in North-Eastern States, Himalayan States, Deserts and Tribal Areas as per 2001 census) in the core network for uplifting the socio-economic condition of the rural population. Hence, the primary objective of the scheme was to p ... Read More
Blueprint for Increasing Speed of Trains
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Friday September 18 2020 👁 120The average running speeds of trains on railway systems depend upon various factors, such as, type of track structure, signalling systems, motive power, type of rolling stock, network congestion, etc. Some of the international railway systems, such as the Shinkansen in Japan and the TGV system in France, have dedicated networks of high speed railway lines with maximum speeds over 300 Kmph. The average running speeds of all categories of trains across different railway systems abroad are not compiled. Ind ... Read More
Setting Up of Solar Panel in the Vacant Land of Railways
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Friday September 18 2020 👁 114Indian Railways (IR) has planned to set up solar plants on its vacant land and along the tracks. As a part of this initiative, 4.7 Mega Watt (MW) land based Solar plants have already been commissioned. Action has been taken for installation of Solar power projects on unused Railway land at following locations: ... Read More
Replacing Railway Level Crossings with Flyovers
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Friday September 18 2020 👁 115Government proposes to replace Level crossings (LC) in the country with Road Over Bridges (ROB) on cost sharing basis with State Govt, if Train Vehicle Unit (TVU) of LC is more than one lakh. Road under bridges (RUB) are provided to replace the level crossing, wherever technically feasible. Total 2834 LCs were replaced by ROB/RUBs between 01.04.2015 till 31.03.2020. Total expenditure of ₹15628 Cr. has been made towards replacement of LCs by ROB/RUBs from 01.04.2015 till 31.03.2020. ... Read More
Upgradation and Modernization of Ayodhya Railway Station
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Friday September 18 2020 👁 110A work namely “Ayodhya-Redevelopment of station and circulating area etc. in connection with development of stations of religious & cultural importance” is sanctioned. The cost of the work is Rs. 104.77 Crores. A total expenditure of Rs. 20.61 Crores has been incurred. The outlay for F.Y. 2020-21 is Rs. 18.16 crores. The executive agency for the project is M/S RITES Ltd. The scope of the work includes provision of new station building, two new modern foot over bridge ... Read More
Shramik Trains
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Friday September 18 2020 👁 118Keeping in view the urgent requirement of movement of stranded persons Shramik specials were organized in a mission mode. These Shramik specials were organized as trains on demand, as and when State Governments requisitioned these trains, in accordance with the protocol and guidelines given by the Government. In all, 4621 Shramik Special have been operated between 1st May, 2020 to 31st August, 2020 carrying 63.19 lakh stranded passengers to their home states. There is no pending demand ... Read More
Railway Projects
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Friday September 18 2020 👁 114Railway Projects are sanctioned Zonal Railway wise and not State-wise, as, Indian Railway’s network straddles across various state boundaries. Indian Railways has taken up 513 Railway Projects (New Line, Gauge Conversion and Doubling works). These projects are in different stages of planning/sanction/execution. The project-wise details including cost, expenditure and outlay are available in public domain on Indian Railways’ website i.e. ... Read More
Functioning of Panchayati Raj Institutions
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Friday September 18 2020 👁 113The Constitution envisages for Panchayats to function as institutions of self-government and prepare plans and implement schemes for economic development and social justice. Accordingly, Ministry of Panchayati Raj (MoPR) seeks to make Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) an effective, efficient and transparent vehicle for local governance, social change and public service delivery mechanism meeting the aspirations of local population through policy interventions, advocacy, capacity building, persuasion and ... Read More
Rise in Price of Essential Food Items
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Friday September 18 2020 👁 117Monthly Average of retail prices in respect of 22 essential commodities monitored by Department of Consumer Affairs (DoCA) from March 2020 to August 2020 indicating the increase in retail prices is as follows- Department of Consumer Affairs (Price Monitoring Division) ... Read More
Procurement of agricultural produces and payment of MSP to farmers
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Friday September 18 2020 👁 117Procurement of wheat and paddy is done by Centralized Procurement System and Decentralized Procurement (DCP) System.Under Centralized Procurement System, the procurement of wheat and paddy in Central Pool are undertaken either by FCI directly or through State Government agencies. Under Decentralized Procurement (DCP) System,the State Government itself undertakes direct purchase of paddy and wheat. Food Corporation of India (FCI) is the Central nodal agency for procurement of wheat and Paddy. Total quanti ... Read More
Availability and distribution of buffer stock of foodgrains
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Friday September 18 2020 👁 120Food Corporation of India (FCI) maintains stocks of Wheat & Rice in the Central Pool, as per the Stocking Norms of foodgrains fixed by the Government of India, which are as under:- (Figs. In Lakh Tons) As On Wheat ... Read More
Implementation of IM-PDS scheme
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Friday September 18 2020 👁 118The main objective of the “Integrated Management of Public Distribution System (IM-PDS)” scheme is to introduce nation-wide portability of ration cards under National Food Security Act, 2013 (NFSA) through 'One Nation One Ration Card' plan with an objective to enable migrant beneficiaries to lift their entitled quota of foodgrains from any Fair Price Shop (FPS) of their choice anywhere in the country by using their existing/same ration card after biometric/Aadhaar authentication on el ... Read More
Allocation and distribution of food grains and gram under Atma Nirbhar Bharat Package
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Friday September 18 2020 👁 116A total of approx. 8 LMT foodgrains (Rice and Wheat) were allocated to States/UTs. Also, Under ANB whole Chana was provided @ 1kg per household per month for two months i.e. May-June 2020, free of cost to migrant labourers who were not covered under NFSA, 2013 or were without ration card in the States/UTs in which they were stranded. Such beneficiaries were estimated as 10% of total beneficiaries under NFSA. Under the ANB, against adjusted total allocation of 27,001.19 MT whole Chana for two mo ... Read More
Tender to Local Companies
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Friday September 18 2020 👁 117To ensure that the local firms are allotted the tender under Atmanirbhar Bharat, the following measures have been taken:- 1. The Department of Expenditure (DoE) vide Order No. 12/17/2019-PPD dated 15.05.2020 (copy also available on website of Department of Expenditure) has amended Rule 161 (iv) of General Financial Rules (GFR) 2017 restricting Global Tender Enquiry (GTE) for the contract/ supply value of above Rs. 200 crore to enable floating of local tenders by Procuring Entities of Government ... Read More
Shifting of Base to India by MNCs
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Friday September 18 2020 👁 117Several multinational companies have evinced their interest to shift their base into India across different States in sectors such as Electronics, Retail, e-Commerce, Automotive, Food Processing, Textiles etc. However, due to sensitivity of information maintained by the companies, the reasons for relocation of operations are not explicitly spelt out. It has been seen that FDI inflows usually helps in augmenting domestic capital and promote employment opportunities across sectors. The FD ... Read More
Steps to Promote Export during Pandemic
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Friday September 18 2020 👁 115Since March 2020, during COVID-19 pandemic, regular meetings were held with the Export Promotion Councils (EPCs), Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Industry bodies and Associations to discuss issues and problems faced by the exporters and ways to promote exports during the pandemic. The issues raised by them were taken up with the concerned Ministries/Departments for an early redressal. Government has taken the following key steps to boost exports: The validity of Foreign Tra ... Read More
One District One Product Concept for Encouraging Domestic Manufacturing
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Friday September 18 2020 👁 116Based on strengths of a district and National Priorities, One District One Product (ODOP) is seen as a transformational step forward towards realizing the true potential of a district, fuel economic growth and generate employment and rural entrepreneurship, taking us to the goal of Aatma Nirbhar Bharat. In this contest, an interaction with all States and UTs was held on 27th August, 2020 to discuss the implementation of One District One Product initiative, and Department for Promotion of Industry a ... Read More
Funds to Boost Agriculture Exports
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Friday September 18 2020 👁 114As a part of implementation of the Agriculture Export Policy, a number of States have finalized their respective Action Plans identifying various infrastructure gaps affecting agricultural exports. To address these gaps, the States can avail assistance under the Trade Infrastructure for Export Scheme (TIES) of Department of Commerce and under various existing Schemes of Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare; Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying; Ministry of Food Processing Indus ... Read More
Amendments in Public Procurement (Preference to Make in India) Order, 2017
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Friday September 18 2020 👁 117The Government of India has amended the Public Procurement (Preference to Make in India) Order, 2017 on 16.09.2020, enabling nodal Ministries/ Departments to notify higher minimum local content requirement for Class-I & Class-II local suppliers which was earlier fixed at 50% and 20% respectively. As per the Order, entities of countries which do not allow Indian companies to participate in their Government procurement for any item, shall not be allowed to participate in Government p ... Read More
NCL Donates Rs. 5 Crores to Uttar Pradesh for Purchase of 50 Ambulances
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Friday September 18 2020 👁 120In a big support to help fight Covid-19, National miner Coal India arm Northern Coalfields Ltd (NCL) has donated Rs. Five (05) crores to the state of Uttar Pradesh for procurement of 50 Ambulances. NCL CMD Shri Prabhat Kumar Sinha and Director (Personnel) Shri Bimlendu Kumar handed over a cheque of the said amount to the UP Chief Minister Shri Yogi Adityanathin Lucknowtoday. “NCL's coal operations are in UP and MP States. I have assured Hon’ble CM that NCL will keep supplying pl ... Read More
Urea is being provided to farmers at a statutory notified Maximum Retail Price :Shri Gowda
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Friday September 18 2020 👁 115The Minister of Chemicals & Fertilizers Shri DV Sadananda Gowda has informed the Rajya Sabha in a written reply today that Government of India has notified fertilizer as an essential commodity under the Essential Commodities Act, 1955(ECA) and notified Fertilizer (Control) Order (FCO), 1985 & Fertilizer (Movement Control) Order, 1973 under the EC Act. He added that State Governments have been adequately empowered to ensure selling of fertilizers at notified MRP besides stopping black ... Read More
Remunerative Prices to Farmers for Horticulture Crops
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Friday September 18 2020 👁 117The production of horticulture crops like vegetables and flowers have increased in recent years in the country (Production in ‘000 Tonnes) YEAR ... Read More
Damage to Crops due to Locust Attack
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Friday September 18 2020 👁 118During 2019-20, locust attack was reported in some districts of Rajasthan and Gujarat. Rajasthan Government has reported that a total area of 1,79,584 hectares of 8 districts of the state was affected by locust attack during 2019-20. The State Government of Gujarat has reported that crop loss due to locust attack was observed in a total area of 19,313 hectares of 2 districts of the State during the year 2019-20. During 2020-21, the locust incursions were reported in 10 States of Raj ... Read More
Setting up of Agriculture Infrastructure Fund
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Friday September 18 2020 👁 119Hon’ble Finance Minister announced on 15.05.2020 a Rs 1 lakh crore Agri Infrastructure Fund for farm-gate infrastructure for farmers. Accordingly, Central Sector Scheme of Financing Facility under Agriculture Infrastructure Fund was approved by Cabinet on 08.07.2020. The scheme shall provide a medium - long term debt financing facility for investment in viable projects for post-harvest management Infrastructure and community farming assets through interest subvention and financial ... Read More
Use of Chemicals and Pesticides for Ripening of Fruits
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Friday September 18 2020 👁 115As per the information provided by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare; sub-regulation 2.3.5 of Food Safety and Standards (Prohibition and Restriction on Sales) Regulations, 2011 is related to “Prohibition of use of Calcium Carbide in ripening of fruits”. According to this sub regulation, “No person shall sell or offer or expose for sale or have in his premises for the purpose of sale under any description, fruits which have be ... Read More
Beneficial Cropping Patterns
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Friday September 18 2020 👁 117The cropping pattern is dependent on various factors viz. agro-climatic conditions of the region, availability of resources, market forces, socio-economic conditions of the farmers, demand and supply of agricultural produce etc. Accordingly, Government of India has been emphasizing promotion of various crops/cropping system viz. rice, wheat, pulses, coarse cereals, nutri cereals& commercial crops under National Food Security Mission (NFSM), oilseeds under NFSM-Oilseeds, horticultural crops under Miss ... Read More
Organic Farming in the Country
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Friday September 18 2020 👁 119Assistance is provided under different schemes by the Government for promoting organic farming in the country – 1. Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY): The scheme promotes cluster based organic farming with PGS certification. Cluster formation, training, certification and marketing are supported under the scheme. Assistance of Rs.50,000 per ha /3 years is provided out of which 62% i.e., Rs. 31,000 is given as incentive to a farmer towards organic inputs. ... Read More
Success Rate of E-NAM
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Friday September 18 2020 👁 115Agriculture Marketing being a state subject, wholesale marketing of agriculture produce is generally carried out through a network of regulated Agriculture Produce Market Committee (APMC) markets promoted by respective Government of State/ Union Territories (UTs) under their respective State/UT APMC Act. Central Government plays a supportive role in agricultural marketing. Small and Marginal farmers sometime face difficulty in direct access to markets due to varied reasons like small amount of marketable ... Read More
Implementation of PM-KISAN Scheme
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Friday September 18 2020 👁 117Under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) Yojna, the responsibility of identifying the landholder farmer family eligible for benefit under the Scheme and uploading the data of the eligible beneficiaries on the PM-KISAN Portal is that of the States/UT Administrations. The total number of eligible beneficiaries enrolled/uploaded in the PM-KISAN portal as on 17-09-2020 is 11,07,62,287. The State-wise details of eligible beneficiaries uploaded in the PM-KISAN portal since 2019 till date is ... Read More
PRESENT RATES OF EPF CONTRIBUTION
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Thursday September 17 2020 👁 115PRESENT RATES OF EPF CONTRIBUTION BY CONTRIBUTION ACCOUNTS ... Read More
Cylinders distributed under PMUY during Corona crisis
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Thursday September 17 2020 👁 117Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana(PMUY) commenced w.e.f. 01.05.2016 to provide deposit free LPG connections to adult woman of poor households. The target of the same was achieved on 7th September, 2019. Year-wise details of LPG connections released under the Scheme are as under:- Year 2016-17 ... Read More
Scheme for Affordable Rental Housing Complexes (ARHCs) Launched on 31.07.2020
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Thursday September 17 2020 👁 113Scheme for Affordable Rental Housing Complexes (ARHCs), a sub-scheme under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U), for providing accommodation at affordable rent to urban migrants/ poor has been launched on 31.07.2020 after approval of the Union Cabinet. Following steps have been taken to implement the scheme of ARHCs for urban migrants/poor: Operational Guidelines of ARHCs along with other implementation framework have been circulated to all States/Union Territories (UTs) for planni ... Read More
Major Welfare Schemes of the Ministry
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Thursday September 17 2020 👁 126The details regarding major welfare schemes being implemented by the Ministry of Women and Child Development along with the State-wise details of the beneficiaries of these schemes are given as below:- Anganwadi Services: Anganwadi Services under Umbrella Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Scheme is a centrally sponsored scheme, aiming at holistic development of children below 6 years of age and pregnant women & lactating mothers, by prov ... Read More
Child Helpline Services
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Thursday September 17 2020 👁 121The number of calls received month-wise from January 2018 to August, 2020, on Childline India Foundation is as here under: Month Year 2018 ... Read More
Increase in Salaries of Anganwadi Workers
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Thursday September 17 2020 👁 118Government has advised public including women to take all precautions for prevention from COVID19, while pursuing professions. Measures such as work from home, on line teaching, tele medicine consultations etc have been encouraged. Anganwadi Workers, ANMs and ASHAs have been engaged in facilitating essential services during COVID19 pendemic. With effect from 1st October, 2018, the Government has enhanced honorarium to Anganwadi Workers (AWWs) from ₹ 3,000/- to ₹ 4,500/- per month; AWWs at m ... Read More
Supply of Meals to Students during the Lockdown
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Thursday September 17 2020 👁 113State Governments and UT Administrations have been advised to provide Food Security Allowance (FSA) comprising of foodgrains, pulses, oil etc (equivalent to cooking cost) to all eligible children till such time as their schools are closed due to aforesaid pandemic. The modalities for this purpose are decided by the respective States and UTs, according to the prevailing circumstances. States and UTs have also been advised to take necessary precautionary measures in view of the situation caused by COVID-19 ... Read More
40 Central Ministries/Departments have been mandated to earmark funds in the range of 4.3% to 17.5% for tribal development
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Thursday September 17 2020 👁 124Studies conducted by the Tribal Research Institutes (TRIs) have highlighted the challenges faced by tribal people. Some of the studies undertaken by Tribal Research Institute, Maharashtra are as under: Migration of Vulnerable Tribes in Maharashtra - Livelihood Resources, Health and Food habits of Korku Tribe Migration of Vulnerable Tribes in Maharashtra - Livelihood Resources, Health and Food habits of Katkari Tribe TRIBECON: National Conference on “Tribal He ... Read More
MISSION KARMAYOGI
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Thursday September 17 2020 👁 114The National Programme for Civil Services Capacity Building (‘NPCSCB’) – “Mission Karmayogi” has been launched with the objective of enhancing governance through Civil Service Capacity Building.Mission Karmayogi will have the following six pillars:- (i) Policy Framework, (ii) Institutional Framework, (iii) ... Read More
Ministry of Minority Affairs under Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram (PMJVK) has sanctioned 75 projects for Minority Concentration Areas (MCAs) of Andhra Pradesh and 14 projects for MCAs of Maharashtra in the last two years
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Thursday September 17 2020 👁 131The Ministry of Minority Affairs under Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram (PMJVK) has sanctioned 75 projects for Minority Concentration Areas (MCAs) of Andhra Pradesh and 14 projects for MCAs of Maharashtra in the last two years. These projects are mainly in the sectors of education, health, skill development. The type of projects sanctioned for Andhra Pradesh are Residential Schools (9), School Buildings (5), Student Hostels (20), Degree College (1), ITIs (5), Polytechnics (3 ... Read More
Funds released to Uttar Pradesh under PMJVK
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Thursday September 17 2020 👁 115Ministry of Minority Affairs is implementing various schemes/programmes in the country including Uttar Pradesh for welfare and development of six centrally notified minorities namely Buddhists, Christians, Jains, Muslims, Parsis and Sikhs. Out of the schemes being implemented by this Ministry, only one scheme namely Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram (earlier known as Multi-sectoral Development Scheme) is Centrally Sponsored Scheme, under which funds are released to the State Governments including ... Read More
Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram is being implemented in 1300 identified Minority Concentration Areas in the country: Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Thursday September 17 2020 👁 117Out of various schemes being implemented by the Ministry of Minority Affairs, only one scheme namely Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram (PMJVK) is Centrally Sponsored Scheme, under which funds are released to the State Governments. The Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram (PMJVK) has been restructured in 2018 and is now being implemented in 1300 identified Minority Concentration Areas (MCAs), with an objective of developing socio-economic infrastructure and basic amenities in the said areas. ... Read More
Relief Package to Promote Fisheries
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Tuesday September 15 2020 👁 115The Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying has launched a flagship scheme namely Pradhan MantriMatsyaSampadaYojana(PMMSY) as a part of the Atmanirbhar Bharat Covid-19 relief package with an estimated investment of Rs. 20,050 crores for implementation in all the States/Union Territories over a period of 5 years from FY 2020-21 to FY 2024-25. The Scheme is being implemented in all the States and Union Territories including Assam, Haryana and North Eastern States. In a ... Read More
Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Monday September 14 2020 👁 115Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar The Govt. of India invites interested individuals/ institutions for Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar, an annual award in the field of Disaster Management. The application can be filled online on the website ... Read More
PM to participate in Grih Pravesham and inaugurate 1.75 lakh houses built under PMAY-G in Madhya Pradesh on 12th September
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Thursday September 10 2020 👁 119Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will participate in ‘Grih Pravesham’ and inaugurate 1.75 lakh houses built under Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana – Gramin (PMAY-G) in the state of Madhya Pradesh, on 12th September, via video conferencing. All of these houses have been built/completed during the current challenging COVID-19 pandemic period. Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh will also be present on the occasion. The program will be telecast Live on DD News. Backgro ... Read More
Shri Mansukh Mandaviya launches SAROD-Ports today
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Thursday September 10 2020 👁 113Union Minister of State for Shipping (I/C) Shri Mansukh Mandaviya today launched ‘SAROD-Ports’ (Society for Affordable Redressal of Disputes - Ports) through virtual ceremony today in New Delhi. Speaking at the launching, Shri Mansukh Mandaviya termed SAROD-Ports as a game changer and added that it will become the pivotal mechanism of ummeed (hope), vishwas(trust) and nyaya (justice) in the Port sector of India. Shri Mandaviya also added that enforcement o ... Read More
National Health Helpline Toll free Number: 1800-180-1104 (NHP Voice Web)
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Friday September 4 2020 👁 138National Health Helpline Toll free Number: 1800-180-1104 (NHP Voice Web) 24x7 Toll free Helpline / Virtual Assistant (Voice Web)for authenticated health information developed by the National Health Portal (NHP): NHP Voice Web A Voice portal for providing health related information has been created to address queries related to various is ... Read More
Toll Free Helpline Numbers for PDS in States/UTs
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Friday September 4 2020 👁 146Toll Free Helpline Numbers for PDS in States/UTs (Call toll free for any PDS related infrormation or to register Grievances/Complaints with your State/UT Government) Sl. ... Read More
PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Friday September 4 2020 👁 133On 24th February 2020, the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare observed the first anniversary of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana. It was launched on February 24, 2019, and was implemented in all the States except the State of West Bengal. Also, PM-Kisan mobile app was launched which was designed by the National Informatics Centre in collaboration with the Ministry of Electronics and information technology. Through the app, the farme ... Read More
Scheme of financial assistance for setting up of Electronics and ICT Academies
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Saturday August 22 2020 👁 172Scheme of financial assistance for setting up of Electronics and ICT Academies The Electronics and IT sector is characterized by fastest emergence of new technologies leading to high rate of obsolescence leaving very short response time to absorb the technology, adopt the same and evolve new technologies/solutions. In addition, electronics is characterized by high velocity technology change leading to declining life cycle of products. Further, IECT is increasingly finding app ... Read More
Naya Savera - Free Coaching and Allied Scheme for Minority Communities Students
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Tuesday August 18 2020 👁 200The scheme aims to empower the minority communities, which are relatively disadvantaged section of society, by assisting them as well as those institutions working for them, towards enhancing their skills and capabilities to make them employable in industries, services and business sectors in addition to the government sector. It has the built-in resilience to adapt itself to the market dynamics on a continuous basis so that the target groups are not deprived of the professional acumen demanded by the ch ... Read More
List of approved National Career Service (India) Model Career Centre
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Monday August 17 2020 👁 250National Career Service (NCS) project is a Mission Mode Project launched by the Ministry of Labour and Employment (India) Government of India for establishing quick and efficient career related services across the country by revamping the existing nation-wide set-up of Employment Exchanges into IT-enabled Career Centers. It was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 20 July 2015 as part of the government’s focus on providing right skills and generating employment. ... Read More
Cane UP Status at www.caneup.in Website Online 2020
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Monday August 17 2020 👁 601गन्ना उद्योग /Cane Production In UP आज दुनिया की लगभग 50% चीनी उत्तर प्रदेश से आती है क्योंकि UP is well known for Cane UP Production गन्ना के शीर्ष उत्पादक भारत और ब्राजील में हैं। यह बड़ा व्यवसाय है क्योंकि दु ... Read More
Mission Solar Charkha
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Monday July 20 2020 👁 173Mission Solar Charkha The scheme envisages setting up of Solar Charkha Clusters which would mean a focal village and other surrounding villages in a radius of 8 to 10 kilometers. Further, such a cluster will have 200 to 2042 beneficiaries (spinners, weavers, stitches and other skilled artisans). Each spinner will be given two charkhas of 10 spindles each. On an average, it is considered ... Read More
Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY Ringtone
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Sunday June 28 2020 👁 238Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY Ringtone Audio_file Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY Ringtone Anthem cut (60 second) Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY Anthem ... Read More
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launches Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan on 20th June 2020 to boost employment and livelihood opportunities for migrant workers returning to villages, in the wake of COVID-19 outbreak
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Sunday June 21 2020 👁 204Prime Minister Narendra Modi launches Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan on 20th June 2020 to boost employment and livelihood opportunities for migrant workers returning to villages, in the wake of COVID-19 outbreak Prime Minister Narendra Modi today launched a massive employment -cum- rural public works Campaign named ‘Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan’ to empower and provide livelihood opportunities in areas/ villages witnessing large number of returnee migrant workers affected by the deva ... Read More
Scheme of Special Micro-Credit Facility launched for Street Vendors - Striving towards Atmanirbhar Bharat
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Friday June 19 2020 👁 229Scheme of Special Micro-Credit Facility launched for Street Vendors - Striving towards Atmanirbhar Bharat A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed between Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs and Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI), here today, in order to engage SIDBI as the Implementation Agency for PM Street Vendor’s AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi) - a Special Micro-Credit Facility for Street Vendors. The MoU was signed by Shri Sanjay Kumar, Joint Secretary on ... Read More
Deen Dayal SPARSH(Scholarship for Promotion of Aptitude & Research in Stamps as a Hobby) Yojana
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Saturday June 6 2020 👁 254Deen Dayal SPARSH(Scholarship for Promotion of Aptitude & Research in Stamps as a Hobby) Yojana Philately is the collection and study of Postage stamps. It also entails the collection, appreciation and research activities on stamps and other related philatelic products. The hobby of collecting Stamps includes seeking, locating, acquiring, organizing, cataloguing, displaying, storing, and maintaining the stamps or related products on thematic areas. Stamp c ... Read More
FM launches facility of Instant PAN through Aadhaar based e-KYC
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Thursday May 28 2020 👁 241FM launches facility of Instant PAN through Aadhaar based e-KYC In line with the announcement made in the Union Budget, Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman formally launched the facility for instant allotment of PAN (on near to real time basis) here today. This facility is now available for those PAN applicants who possess a valid Aadhaar number and have a mobile number registered with Aadhaar. The allotment process is paperless and an e ... Read More
Government has allocated Rs.500 crore towards Beekeeping under Atma Nirbhar Abhiyan: Shri Narendra Singh Tomar
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Friday May 22 2020 👁 279The Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar has said the Government is promoting Beekeeping as part of its aim to double farmers’ income. Addressing a webinar organised by the National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC), Shri Tomar said the Government has allocated Rs.500 crore towards Beekeeping under the Atma Nirbhar Abhiyan. He said India is among the world’s top five honey producers. Compared to 2005-06 honey production has risen by 24 ... Read More
6.8 Crore free LPG cylinders distributed among the PMUY beneficiaries so far
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Thursday May 21 2020 👁 259As part of the economic response to COVID-19, the Government of India has launched a pro-poor scheme “Pradhan Mnatri Garib Kalyan Package” (PMGKP), Under this scheme, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas is providing free of cost LPG cylinders to over 8 crore PMUY beneficiaries for 3 months w.e.f 1.4.20. During April, 2020, Oil Marketing Companies(OMCs) have delivered 453.02 lakh cylinders to PMUY beneficiaries under PMGKP. As on 20.5.20, OMCs have delivered total 679.92 cylinders to PMUY be ... Read More
Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana for boosting fisheries sector
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Wednesday May 20 2020 👁 246Cabinet approves Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana for boosting fisheries sector Scheme envisages an investment of over Rs.20 thousand crores in 5 years https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1625535 The Cabinet in its meeting held today has approved the “Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana - A scheme to bring about Blue Revolution through sustainable and responsible development of fisheries sector in India” with highest ever in ... Read More
Cabinet approves additional funding of up to Rupees three lakh crore through introduction of Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS)
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Wednesday May 20 2020 👁 242Cabinet approves additional funding of up to Rupees three lakh crore through introduction of Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) 100 per cent credit guarantee coverage by National Credit Guarantee Trustee Company Limited (NCGTC) to Member Lending Institutions (MLIs) Guaranteed Emergency Credit Line (GECL) facility to eligible Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) borrowers, including interested MUDRA borrowers https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.as ... Read More
Special Liquidity Scheme for NBFCs/HFCs to address their Liquidity Stress
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Wednesday May 20 2020 👁 244The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has given its approval to the proposal of the Ministry of Finance to launch a new Special Liquidity Scheme for Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) and Housing Finance Companies (HFCs) to improve liquidity position of the NBFCs/HFCs. Financial implication: The direct financial implication for the Government is Rs. 5 crore, which may be the equity contribution to the Special Purpos ... Read More
AtmaNirbhar Bharat Package for allocation of foodgrains to the migrants / stranded migrants
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Wednesday May 20 2020 👁 241The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has given its ex-post facto approval for allocation of foodgrains from Central Pool to approximately 8 crore migrants / stranded migrants @ 5 kg per person per month (May and June, 2020) for two months free of cost. It would entail an estimated food subsidy of about Rs.2,982.27 crore. Further the expenditure towards intra-state transportation and handling charges and dealer’s margin / additional dealer margin ... Read More
Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana – A scheme to bring about Blue Revolution through sustainable and responsible development of fisheries sector in India
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Wednesday May 20 2020 👁 303The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has given its approval for implementation of the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) - A scheme to bring about Blue Revolution through sustainable and responsible development of fisheries sector in India under two components namely, Central Sector Scheme (CS) and Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) at a total estimated investment of Rs. 20,050 crore comprising of (i) Central share of Rs. 9,407 crore, (ii) State share of Rs. 4,880 ... Read More
Pradhan MantriVayaVandanaYojana
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Wednesday May 20 2020 👁 233Cabinet approves extension of ‘Pradhan MantriVayaVandanaYojana’ Posted On: 20 MAY 2020 2:26PM by PIB Delhi The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has given its approval to the following for the welfare of and to enable old age income security for Senior Citizens: (a) Extension of Pradhan MantriVayaVandanaYojana (PMVVY) up to 31st March, 2023 for further period of three years beyond 31st March, 2020. (b) To allow initially ... Read More
Scheme for formalisation of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (FME)
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Wednesday May 20 2020 👁 287The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has given its approval to a new Centrally Sponsored Scheme - "Scheme for Formalisation of Micro food processing Enterprises (FME)" for the Unorganized Sector on All India basis with an outlay of Rs.10,000 crore. The expenditure will be shared by GOI and the States in ratio of 60:40. Details of the Scheme: Objectives: ... Read More
Webcast Services webcast.gov.in of National Informatics Centre, Govt. of India
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Tuesday May 12 2020 👁 529Webcast Services webcast.gov.in of National Informatics Centre, Govt. of India Webcast Services of National Informatics Centre,Govt. of India, Live webcast of International and National events, President's and Prime Minister's speeches, 24x7 live channels ... Read More
ATAL PENSION YOJANA (APY) – Completion of 5 years
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Monday May 11 2020 👁 313ATAL PENSION YOJANA (APY) – Completion of 5 years The flagship social security scheme of Government of India ‘Atal Pension Yojana’ (APY) has completed five years of successful implementation. Launched on 9th May 2015 by Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi with an objective of delivering old age income security particularly to the workers in the unorganised sector and Government providing guarantee of minimum pension after 60 years ... Read More
Government e-Marketplace (GeM) : Procurement Made Smart
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Saturday April 25 2020 👁 318GeM is a short form of one stop Government e-Market Place hosted by DGS&D where common user goods and services can be procured. GeM is dynamic, self sustaining and user friendly portal for making procurement by Government officers. Public proc ... Read More
प्रधानमंत्री गरीब कल्याण पैकेज: अब तक की प्रगति
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Thursday April 23 2020 👁 264प्रधानमंत्री गरीब कल्याण पैकेज: अब तक की प्रगति प्रधानमंत्री गरीब कल्याण पैकेज के तहत 33 करोड़ से भी अधिक गरीबों को 31,235 करोड़ रुपये की वित्तीय सहायता मिली 10,025 करोड़ रुपये कुल 20.05 क ... Read More
How to Get E-Pass for Lockdown in Your State
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Wednesday April 22 2020 👁 387In order to keep a check on the spread of Coronavirus disease across India, the government has announced an extended lockdown till May 3. The government has ordered restriction of movement, except for emergencies and people providing essential services. These social distancing measures have been taken to prevent the spread of COVID-19, a respiratory disease that has been declared a global pandemic. To make sure the businesses providing essential services can ... Read More
Date of Filing Electronic Challan Cum Return (ECR) for Wage Month March, 2020 Extended Up to 15.05.2020 from 15.04.2020
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Wednesday April 15 2020 👁 329Considering the unprecedented situation created by COVID-19 and lockdown announced by the Central Government from 24.03.2020 midnight onwards to prevent the spread of Covid-19, the due date for filing of Electronic Challan Cum Return (ECR) for wage month March, 2020 is extended up to 15.05.2020 for employers who have paid wages to their employees for March, 2020. The due date for March, 2020 is ordinarily 15.04.2020, so grace period of thirty days has been allowed to the establishments covered ... Read More
PM-KMY Registrations open check other details
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Saturday April 11 2020 👁 334Government has started registrations process for the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maan-Dhan Yojana (PM-KMY), which was announced during the Budget 2019-20. Under this scheme, a monthly pension of Rs 3,000 will be provided to eligible farmers on attaining the age of 60. Addressing a press conference here at Krishi Bhawan today, Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar appealed to farmers across the country to join the old age pension Scheme, adding that it has been envisioned with an aim to impro ... Read More
Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package : Insurance Scheme for Health Workers Fighting COVID-19
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Wednesday April 8 2020 👁 430Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package : Insurance Scheme for Health Workers Fighting COVID-19 ... Read More
EPFO Issues Revised Instructions to Facilitate PF Members to Rectify their Birth Records
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Tuesday April 7 2020 👁 262In a move to extend the availability and reach of online services in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, EPFO has issued revised instructions to its field offices to facilitate PF members to rectify their date of birth in EPFO records, thus ensuring that their UAN is KYC compliant. The date of birth recorded in 'Aadhaar' will now be accepted as valid proof of date of birth for the purpose of rectification, provided that the difference in the two dates is less than 3 years. The PF subscri ... Read More
Direct cash transfer to women PMJDY account holders under PM Garib Kalyan Package for the month of April 2020 in the light of COVID-19 pandemic
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Friday April 3 2020 👁 387Direct cash transfer to women PMJDY account holders under PM Garib Kalyan Package for the month of April 2020 in the light of COVID-19 pandemic The Ministry of Rural Development is releasing the lump sum amounts @ Rs. 500/- per woman to Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) accountholders (as per number of such accounts intimated by banks), for April 2020, and the same have been credited to the designated accounts of individual banks on 2nd April 2020. ... Read More
Best and Quickest Way to Find Property Records Is Online
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Friday March 27 2020 👁 289A property can be a house, a piece of land, or an establishment. The details of a property can be seen on its record. Property records are files with reference to real estate and nowadays it is easier for us just do Google and type Bhu Naksha or Bhulekh. Source Link: https://onlinelandrecord.jimdofree.com/2020/03/27/think-twice-before-you-purchase-land-in-the-up ... Read More
Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY)
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Saturday March 7 2020 👁 428Ayushman Bharat Ayushman Bharat, a flagship scheme of Government of India, was launched as recommended by the National Health Policy 2017, to achieve the vision of Universal Health Coverage (UHC). This initiative has been designed to meet Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and its underlining commitment, which is to "leave no one behind." Ayushman Bharat is an attempt to move from sectoral and segmented approach of health service delivery to a compreh ... Read More
Atal Bhoojal Yojana – Water Conservation Scheme by Narendra Modi Govt.
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Wednesday December 25 2019 👁 388Atal Bhoojal Yojana – Water Conservation Scheme by Narendra Modi Govt. Narendra Modi has launched Atal Bhujal Yojana - Water Conservation Scheme on 25 Dec 2019 to improve the under-ground water level (Bhoojal) to satisfy the agricultural needs with total outlay of Rs. 6000 crores Central Government has launched Atal Bhoojal Yojana – Water Conservation Scheme. This scheme will improve the existing condition of several water bodies of the country. The Atal B ... Read More
List of Important Schemes launched by the Modi Government
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Wednesday December 25 2019 👁 444Narendra Modi has launched many welfare schemes since 2014. These schemes varies from welfare of Farmers, housewives, labourers, students to small shopkeepers etc. Some prominent schemes of modi government are; Ujjwala Scheme, jan dhan yojna, PM Kisan yojna, skill India, make in India and clean India etc. The central government is the welfare government that is why its social welfare schemes are made to increase the welfare of the general public. Schemes of the Central Government ... Read More
Pradhan Mantri Rojgar Protsahan Yojana (PMRPY)
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Saturday December 21 2019 👁 393The Pradhan Mantri Rojgar Protsahan Yojana (PMRPY) is a scheme to incentivise employers registered with the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) for job creation, by virtue of the Government of India paying the full contribution of employers to the Employee Pension Scheme (EPS) ... Read More
Pradhan Mantri Innovative Learning Programme - DHRUV
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Saturday December 21 2019 👁 402The Pradhan Mantri Innovative Learning Programme - DHRUV has been started by Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India to identify and encourage talented children to enrich their skills and knowledge. In centres of excellence across the country, gifted children will be mentored and nurtured by renowned experts in different areas, so that they can reach their full potential. ... Read More
PM-KMY Registrations open check other details
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Friday November 8 2019 👁 539Government has started registrations process for the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maan-Dhan Yojana (PM-KMY), which was announced during the Budget 2019-20. Under this scheme, a monthly pension of Rs 3,000 will be provided to eligible farmers on attaining the age of 60. Addressing a press conference here at Krishi Bhawan today, Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar appealed to farmers across the country to join the old age pension Scheme, adding that it has been envisioned with an aim to impro ... Read More
Uttar Pradesh : Apex Bodies and Departments
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Saturday October 12 2019 👁 536Uttar Pradesh : Apex Bodies and Departments Hon'ble Governor , Uttar Pradesh Hon'ble Chief Minister, Uttar Pradesh Government of Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha, Uttar Pradesh ... Read More
राष्ट्रीय स्वच्छ गंगा मिशन (एनएमसीजी)
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Monday July 8 2019 👁 962राष्ट्रीय स्वच्छ गंगा मिशन (एनएमसीजी) राष्ट्रीय स्वच्छ गंगा मिशन (एनएमसीजी) राष्ट्रीय गंगा नदी घाटी प्राधिकरण (एनजीआरबीए) का क्रियान्वयन स्कंध है | यह सोसाइटी पंजीकरण अधिनियमन, 1860 के अ ... Read More
Mahila Kisan Sashaktikaran Pariyojana
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Thursday June 20 2019 👁 963Rural women form the most productive work force in the economy of majority of the developing nations including India. More than 80% of rural women are engaged in agriculture activities for their livelihoods. About 20 per cent of farm livelihoods are female headed due to widowhood, desertion, or male emigration. Agriculture support system in India strengthens the exclusion of women from their entitlements as agriculture workers and cultivators. Most of the women-headed households are not able to access ex ... Read More
Mahila Coir Yojana
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Thursday June 20 2019 👁 939Mahila Coir Yojana Coverage of the scheme Eligibility Subs ... Read More
Mahila e-Haat
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Thursday June 20 2019 👁 945Mahila E-Haat is an initiative for meeting aspirations and needs of women entrepreneurs. It is an online marketing platform for women, where participants can display their products. It is an initiative for women across the country as a part of ‘Digital India’ and ‘Stand Up India’ initiatives. The platform has been set up by the Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India under Rashtriya Mahila Kosh (RMK). Mission ... Read More
प्रधानमंत्री ग्रामीण आवास योजना ऑनलाइन आवेदन
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Thursday June 20 2019 👁 1135प्रधानमंत्री ग्रामीण आवास योजना ऑनलाइन आवेदन के अंतर्गत केंद्र सरकार ग्रामीण क्षेत्रों के आर्थिक कमजोर वर्ग के पिछड़े परिवारों को PMAY Gramin YOjana के अंतर्गत पक्के मकान बनाने के लिए आर्थिक सहाय ... Read More
Central Sector Scheme of Assistance for Prevention of Alcoholism and Substance (Drugs) Abuse for Social Defence Services
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Friday June 7 2019 👁 973Central Sector Scheme of Assistance for Prevention of Alcoholism and Substance (Drugs) Abuse for Social Defence Services (effective from 01.01.2015) Assistance to Voluntary Organizations for Prevention of Alcoholism and Substance (Drugs) Abuse and for Social Defence Services 'Scheme of Assistance for the Prevention of Alcoholism & Substance (Drugs) Abuse and for Social Defence Services&r ... Read More
Schemes undertaken by NBCFDC for promoting Social Empowerment
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Friday June 7 2019 👁 979Schemes undertaken by NBCFDC for promoting Social Empowerment The objective of this scheme is to provide training to the target group to make them capable and self-dependant through appropriate technical training in the field of traditional and technical occupations and entrepreneurship, Financial assistance is provided in the form of grant through SCA/Institution. The trainee are encouraged to get wage employmen ... Read More
Nanaji Deshmukh scheme of Construction of Hostels for DNT Boys and Girls
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Friday June 7 2019 👁 1114Nanaji Deshmukh scheme of Construction of Hostels for DNT Boys and Girls This is a centrally sponsored scheme launched w.e.f 2014-15 being implemented through State Governments/UT Administrations/ Central Universities. The Scheme aims at providing hostel facilities to students belonging to those DNT students who are not covered under SC, ST or OBC, to enable them to pursue secondary and higher education. The in ... Read More
Post-Matric Scholarship to the OBC Students
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Friday June 7 2019 👁 948Post-Matric Scholarship to the OBC Students This is a 100 % centrally sponsored scheme being implemented through the State Government and Union Territories. The objective of the scheme is to provide financial assistance to the OBC students studying at post-matriculation or post-secondary stage to enable them to complete their education. The income ceiling of parents/guardians for eligibility is Rs.1.00 lakh per annum (including ... Read More
Assistance for Skill Development of OBCs/DNTs/EBCs (NGO Scheme)
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Friday June 7 2019 👁 996Assistance for Skill Development of OBCs/DNTs/EBCs (NGO Scheme) The aim of this scheme is to involve the Voluntary Organization and National Backward Classes Finance and Development Corporation (NBCFDC) to improved educational and socio-economic conditions of the target group i.e. OBCs/DNTs/EBCs, with a view to upgrade their skill to enable them to start income generation activites on their own or get gainfully employed in some sector or the other. The beneficiaries ... Read More
Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Friday June 7 2019 👁 1019Brief Background 1. Scheduled Castes (SCs), who constitute 16.6% of our population as per 2011 Census, have historically suffered social and educational disabilities and economic deprivation arising therefrom. Accordingly, special provisions have been enshrined in the Constitution for advancement of their interests. These provisions range from measures to remove any kind of social disabilities imposed on them to ensure equality of opportunity in every sphere, to measures of positive disc ... Read More
Centrally Sponsored Scheme for implementation of the Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955 and the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Friday June 7 2019 👁 981Centrally Sponsored Scheme for implementation of the Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955 and the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 Article 17 of the Constitution of India has abolished ‘untouchability’, and forbidden its practice in any form. Enforcement of any disability arising out of ‘untouchability, is an offence in accordance with provisions of the Protection of Civil Rights {PCR}Act, 1955, which ... Read More
Venture Capital Fund for Scheduled Castes
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Friday June 7 2019 👁 1022Venture Capital Fund for Scheduled Castes Venture Capital Fund is a Social Sector Initiative to be implemented nationally in order to promote entrepreneurship among the Scheduled Castes population in India. “Entrepreneurship” relates to entrepreneurs managing businesses which are oriented towards innovation and growth technologies. The spirit of the above mentioned fund is to support those entrepreneurs who will create wealth and value for society and at the same time promoting pr ... Read More
Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Assistance to Scheduled Castes Development Corporations (SCDCs)
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Friday June 7 2019 👁 986Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Assistance to Scheduled Castes Development Corporations (SCDCs) Share Capital contribution is released to the State Scheduled Castes Development Corporations (SCDCs) under a Centrally Sponsored Scheme in the ratio of 49:51 between Central Government and State Governments. There are in total 27 such State-level Corporations which are working for the economic development of Scheduled Castes, although some of these Corporations are also catering to the requirements ... Read More
Special Central Assistance (SCA) to Scheduled Castes Sub Plan (SCA to SCSP)
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Friday June 7 2019 👁 954Special Central Assistance (SCA) to Scheduled Castes Sub Plan (SCA to SCSP) Special Central Assistance (SCA) to Scheduled Castes Sub Plan (SCSP) is a central scheme under which 100% grant is given to the States/UTs as an additive to their Scheduled Castes Sub Plan (SCSP). Objective of the Scheme The main objective is to give a thrust to family oriented schemes of economic development of SCs below the poverty line, by providing resources for filling the cri ... Read More
National Scheduled Castes Finance & Development Corporation (NSFDC)
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Friday June 7 2019 👁 961National Scheduled Castes Finance & Development Corporation (NSFDC) The National Scheduled Castes Finance & Development Corporation (NSFDC) was set up in 1989 as a "Company not for profit" under Section 8 of the Companies Act 2013 [i.e. Section 25 (of the earlier) Companies Act, 1956] with the objective of financing income generating activities of SC beneficiaries living below Double the Poverty Line limits (presently Annual Family Income Rs.98,000/- for Rural Areas and Rs.1 ... Read More
National Safai Karamcharis Finance and Development Corporation (NSKFDC)
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Friday June 7 2019 👁 1089National Safai Karamcharis Finance and Development Corporation (NSKFDC) National Safai Karamcharis Finance & Development Corporation (NSKFDC), a wholly owned Govt. of India Undertaking under the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment (M/o SJ&E) was set up on 24th January 1997 as a Company "Not for Profit" under Section 25 of the Companies Act, 1956. NSKFDC is in operation since October, 19 ... Read More
Credit Enhancement Guarantee Scheme for the Scheduled Castes (SCs)
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Friday June 7 2019 👁 964Credit Enhancement Guarantee Scheme for the Scheduled Castes (SCs) Entrepreneurship” relates to entrepreneurs managing businesses which are oriented towards innovation and growth technologies. The spirit of the above mentioned fund is to support those entrepreneurs who will create wealth, value for the society, create jobs and in turn will develop confidence and at the same time promote profitable businesses. The objectives of the Scheme are as below: ... Read More
BABU JAGJIVAN RAM CHHATRAWAS YOJNA (BJRCY)
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Friday June 7 2019 👁 1078BABU JAGJIVAN RAM CHHATRAWAS YOJNA (BJRCY) 1. INTRODUCTION This scheme for construction of hostels for Scheduled Caste (SC) students is one of the means to enable and encourage children/students belonging to these Castes (SC) to attain quality education. Such hostels are immensely beneficial to the students hailing from rural and remote areas of the country. While the scheme of construction of hostels for SC girls is in operation from the Third Five ... Read More
Scheme of Grant in Aid to Voluntary Organisations working for Scheduled Castes
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Friday June 7 2019 👁 929Scheme of Grant in Aid to Voluntary Organisations working for Scheduled Castes The main objective behind the scheme is to involve the voluntary sector and training institutions of repute to improve educational and socioeconomic conditions of the target group i.e. Scheduled Castes with a view to upgrade skill to enable them to start income generating activities on their own or get gainfully employed in ... Read More
ग्रामीण डाक सेवक (GDS) कैसे बने ?
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Monday April 1 2019 👁 934भारतीय डाक विभाग (Indian Post Office) लगभग 150 साल से सेवाएं प्रदान कर रहा है। । यह देश की सबसे उन्नत व्यवस्था में से एक है । बड़े से बड़े शहरो और छोटे-छोटे गांव तक इस सेवा को पहुंचाने के लिए ग्रामीण डाक सेवक की श ... Read More
Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Mandhan
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Monday February 4 2019 👁 1536The Union Finance Minister Piyush Goyal announced the Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Mandhan scheme in the interim budget 2019 for workers in the unorganised sector. About the Scheme The features of the Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Mandhan scheme are: Under the scheme, an assured monthly pension of Rs 3,000 per month will be provided to workers in the unorganised sector after 60 years of age. To avail of the scheme, workers will have to contribute ... Read More
Crop Insurance
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Friday January 4 2019 👁 968Crop Insurance Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana National Crop Insurance Programme (NCIP) / Rashtriya Fasal Bima Karyakram (RFBK) Insurance Products from Agriculture Insurance Company of India Limited (AIC) Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana The new Crop Insurance Scheme is in line with One Nation – One Scheme theme. It incorporates the best features of all previous schemes and at the same time, all ... Read More
One platform where you can lodge your grievances for quick redress
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Friday January 4 2019 👁 915One platform where you can lodge your grievances for quick redress Centralized Public Grievance Redress And Monitoring System (CPGRAMS) is an online web-enabled system over NICNET developed by NIC, in association with Directorate of Public Grievances (DPG) and Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG). CPGRAMS is the platform based on web technology which primarily aims to enable submission of grievances by the aggrieved citizens from anywhere and anyt ... Read More
Pradhan Mantri Rojgar Protsahan Yojana(PMRPY)
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Friday January 4 2019 👁 1380The Pradhan Mantri Rojgar Protsahan Yojana(PMRPY) Plan Scheme has been designed to incentivise employers for generation of new employment, where Government of India will be paying the full employer's contribution towards EPF & EPS both w.e.f 01.04.2018 (earlier benefit was applicable for employer's contribution towards EPS only) for the new employment. This scheme has a dual benefit, where, on the one hand, the employer is incentivised for increasing the employment base of workers in the esta ... Read More
India BPO Promotion Scheme (IBPS)
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Saturday October 27 2018 👁 943The India BPO Promotion Scheme (IBPS) , envisaged under Digital India program, seeks to incentivize establishment of 48,300 seats in respect of BPO/ITES operations across India. STPI is the nodal agency of this scheme under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. Director General STPI Omkar Rai has announced to launch 48,000 such seats across the country, with a target employment of 72,450 in the sector. The government provides financial support of up to Rs 1 lakh per seat under ... Read More
Standup India
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Saturday October 27 2018 👁 949Standup India was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 5 April 2016 to support entrepreneurship among women and SC & ST communities. It is similar to but distinct from Startup India. Both are enabler and beneficiary of other key Government of India schemes, such as Make in India, Industrial corridor, Dedicated Freight Corridor, Sagarmala, Bharatmala, UDAN-RCS, Digital India, BharatNet and UMANG. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the ‘Stand up Indi ... Read More
Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Jan Aushadhi PariYojana Kendra (PMBJPK)
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Saturday October 27 2018 👁 1072Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Jan Aushadhi PariYojana Kendra(PMBJPK) is a campaign launched by the Department of Pharmaceuticals, Govt. Of India, to provide quality medicines at affordable prices to the masses through special kendras known as Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Jan Aushadhi Kendra. Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Jan Aushadhi Pariyojana Kendra (PMBJPK) have been set up to provide generic drugs, which are available at lesser prices but are equivalent in quality and efficacy as expensive branded dr ... Read More
Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Saturday October 27 2018 👁 958India is home to more than 24 Crore households out of which about 10 Crore households are still deprived of LPG as cooking fuel and have to rely on firewood, coal, dung – cakes etc. as primary source of cooking. The smoke from burning such fuels causes alarming household pollution and adversely affects the health of Women & children causing several respiratory diseases/ disorders. As per a WHO report, smoke inhaled by women from unclean fuel is equivalent to burning 400 cigarettes in an hour. I ... Read More
Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY)
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Saturday October 27 2018 👁 949Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) Hunger-free India Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) is one of the public distribution system schemes in India implemented from 2000. The main objective of the scheme is to ensure food security and to create hunger-freeee India. AAY scheme covers the poorest of the poor in India by supply of food and other important commodities for their daily needs on subsidized rates. In this article, we look at Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) scheme in detail. ... Read More
National Career Service (NCS)
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Saturday October 27 2018 👁 1002National Career Service (NCS) project is an initiative launched by the Ministry of Labour and Employment (India)Government of India as a Mission Mode Project for establishing quick and efficient career related services. It was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 20 July 2015 as part of government’s focus on providing right skills and generating employment. The Career Centres serve as a platform for addressing all career related needs of the youth and students. ... Read More
Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY)
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Saturday October 27 2018 👁 1035PMAY - Features & Benefits "Housing for All" Mission for urban area has been implemented with effect from 17.06.2015 to provide central assistance to implementing agencies. The Credit Linked Subsidy Scheme is being offered under this mission. For Middle Income Group(MIG), the interest subsidy will be provided on housing loans for acquisition/construction of houses (including repurchase). For Economically Weaker Section(EWS)/Lower Income Group(L ... Read More
Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Saturday October 27 2018 👁 913The scheme was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in June 2015 with the focus to establish infrastructure that could ensure adequate robust sewage networks and water supply for urban transformation by implementing urban revival projects. Rajasthan was the first state in the country to submit State Annual Action Plan under Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT). The scheme Housing for All by 2022 and Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) were launched ... Read More
Sukanya Samridhi Yojana (Girl Child Prosperity Scheme)
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Saturday October 27 2018 👁 1012Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana is a scheme initiated by the Government of India, which literally means Girl Child Prosperity Scheme. The prime aim of the scheme is to encourage parents of a girl child in order to create a fund for the future education and marriage expenses for their child. Under the scheme a small deposit scheme for the girl child. This national-level scheme was launched as a part of the 'Beti Bachao Beti Padhao' campaign and provides income-tax benefit. A Sukanya Samr ... Read More
DEENDAYAL ANTYODAYA YOJANA - NRLM
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Friday October 26 2018 👁 931Aajeevika - National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM) was launched by the Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD), Government of India in June 2011. Aided in part through investment support by the World Bank, the Mission aims at creating efficient and effective institutional platforms of the rural poor, enabling them to increase household income through sustainable livelihood enhancements and improved access to financial services. NRLM set out with an agenda to cover 7 Crore rural poor h ... Read More
VOLUNTARY DISCLOSURE OF INCOME SCHEME
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Friday October 26 2018 👁 1025VOLUNTARY DISCLOSURE OF INCOME SCHEME, 1997 NOTIFIED EFFECTIVE DATE OF VOLUNTARY DISCLOSURE OF INCOME SCHEME, 1997 In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 62 of the Finance Act, 1997 (26 of 1997), the Central Government appoints the 1st day of July, 1997, as the date on which the Voluntary Disclosure of Income Scheme, 1997, shall come into force. EXPLANATORY NOTES ON PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE VOLUNT ... Read More
Udisha, the new dawn for young women and children
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Friday October 26 2018 👁 938UDISHA Training: ICDS is probably one of the worlds largest programme for early child development, involving training of functionaries, on a scale which is unparalleled . The proposed universalisation of ICDS will only add to the tremendous challenge ahead. The challenge includes creation of decentralized training capability, through training teams, linking different sectors and realization of the rich potential role of CDPOs/Supervisors and Anganwadi Wo ... Read More
Unique Disability ID
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Friday October 26 2018 👁 940The UDID project initiated by Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities aims at building a holistic end-to-end integrated system for Issuance of Universal ID & Disability Certificates for Person with Disabilities with their identification and disability details. It includes - Online availability of data of Person with Disabilities across country through a centralized web application Online filing and submission of registration application form for disability certificate/ ... Read More
Swarnajayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Friday October 26 2018 👁 927Swarnajayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana Since the first of April 1999, the Indian government has actively been involved in helping the poorer citizens of the country in rural areas to create and maintain sustainable sources of income using their own skill, talents, and abilities. The government has managed this gargantuan task through the launch and operation of the Swarnajayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY) scheme, which targets economically weaker sections of the societ ... Read More
Swabhimaan
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Friday October 26 2018 👁 932Swabhimaan” is a path-breaking initiative by the Union Government and the Indian Banks’ Association to bridge economic gap between rural and urban India. This campaign is a big step towards socio-economic equality by bringing the underprivileged segments of Indian population into the formal banking fold for the first time. The vision for this programme is social application of modern technology. ‘Swabhimaan’ – a financial security programme was launched by the Cent ... Read More
Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Friday October 26 2018 👁 989Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana The government of India has launched Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana to provide profitable employment and food to the rural poor. Under this scheme, Government provides wages and food grain to those who live below the poverty line. In this article, we will look Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana in detail. Objective of SGSY The Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana (SGRY) objectives are described in detail below. ... Read More
Sabla or Rajiv Gandhi Scheme for Empowerment of Adolescent Girls nutrition and health
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Friday October 26 2018 👁 919Sabla or Rajiv Gandhi Scheme for Empowerment of Adolescent Girls nutrition and health Description This scheme is popularly known as SABLA Scheme.This scheme is Centrally Sponsored Scheme for benefitting Adolescent Girls( AGs). Empowering adolescent girls (Age) of 11–18 years with focus on out-of-school girls by improvement in their nutritional and health status and upgrading various skills like home skills, life skills and vocational skills. Also It emphasis on on ... Read More
Saksham – Rajiv Gandhi Scheme for Empowerment of Adolescent Boys
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Friday October 26 2018 👁 991‘Rajiv Gandhi Scheme for Empowerment of Adolescent Boys’ to empower the adolescent boys. It is also called as project ‘Saksham’ that aims to empower the overall development of youngsters, to make them self-dependant, gender-sensitive, and aware citizens. It will also help them deal with gender violence, and harness their power for the nation-building. It will address the needs of adolescent boys, (both the school-going and outside of the school), of ... Read More
RNTCP - Government TB Treatment Education & Care NSP
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Friday October 26 2018 👁 1043RNTCP - Government TB Treatment Education & Care NSP The RNTCP in India The large scale implementation of the Indian government’s Revised National TB Control Program (RNTCP) (sometimes known as RNTCP 1) was started in 1997. The RNTCP was then expanded across India until the entire nation was covered by the RNTCP in March 2006. At this time the RNTCP also became known as RNTCP II. RNTCP II was designed to consolidate the gains achieved in RNTCP ... Read More
Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Friday October 26 2018 👁 927Social Security and healthcare assurance for all has been the motto of Government of India, and it has taken various steps in this regard. One of the most important policy milestones is the Unorganized Workers Social Security Act (2008) enacted by the Central Government to provide for the social security and welfare of the unorganized workers. This act recommends that the Central Government provide social security schemes to mitigate risks due to disability, health shocks, maternity and old age which all ... Read More
Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Friday October 26 2018 👁 944RKVY scheme was initiated in 2007 as an umbrella scheme for ensuring holistic development of agriculture and allied sectors by allowing states to choose their own agriculture and allied sector development activities as per the district/state agriculture plan. The scheme has come a long way since its inception and has been implemented across two plan periods (11th and 12th). Till 2013-14, the scheme was implemented as an Additional Central Assistance (ACA) to State Plan Scheme with 100% central assistance ... Read More
Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Friday October 26 2018 👁 1077Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana The Government of India has launched the scheme “Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana” for rural electrification. The erstwhile Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY) scheme for village electrification and providing electricity distribution infrastructure in the rural areas has been subsumed in the DDUGJY scheme. Rural Electrification Corporation is the Nodal Agency for implementation of DDUGJY. Under DDUGJ ... Read More
Rajiv Awas Yojana (RAY)
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Friday October 26 2018 👁 901Rajiv Awas Yojana Rajiv Awas Yojana (RAY) envisages a “Slum Free India" with inclusive and equitable cities in which every citizen has access to basic civic infrastructure and social amenities and decent shelter. Mission Encourage States/Union Territories (UTs) to tackle slums in a definitive manner, by focusing on: Bringing all existing slums, notified or non-notified (including recognized and ... Read More
Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY)
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Friday October 26 2018 👁 925The Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY), was launched by the Govt. of India to provide connectivity to unconnected Habitations as part of a poverty reduction strategy. Govt. of India is endeavoring to set high and uniform technical and management standards and facilitating policy development and planning at State level in order to ensure sustainable management of the rural roads network. According to latest figures made available by the State Governments under a survey to identify Core Net ... Read More
Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana (PMJDY)
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Friday October 26 2018 👁 935Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) is National Mission for Financial Inclusion to ensure access to financial services, namely, Banking/ Savings & Deposit Accounts, Remittance, Credit, Insurance, Pension in an affordable manner. Account can be opened in any bank branch or Business Correspondent (Bank Mitr) outlet. Accounts opened under PMJDY are being opened with Zero balance. However, if the account-holder wishes to get cheque book, he/she will have to fulfill minimum balance crit ... Read More
Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Friday October 26 2018 👁 954The central government of India has launched a new life insurance scheme, Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana, for the growth of the poor and low income section of society. As a pure term insurance plan, Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana, is available for people between the age group of 18- 50 years. PMJJBY is a renewal term insurance policy that, provides a yearly life insurance coverage of Rs. 2,00,000 in case of the demise of the insured person, at the most affordable premium rate ... Read More
Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Friday October 26 2018 👁 924Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana has been announced by the government of India as one of the three social security schemes. PMSBY is an accidental insurance scheme that provides accidental death and disability coverage for one year, with an annual renewal. With the minimum premium rate of Rs. 12/- per annum this policy is most beneficial to the poor and low-income section of the society. Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana provides life coverage of Rs. 2 lakh for the accidental demise and pe ... Read More
Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY)
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Friday October 26 2018 👁 1077Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) Approved for another four years (2016-2020) to benefit 10 million youth Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) is the flagship scheme of the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE). The objective of this Skill Certification Scheme is to enable a large number of Indian youth to take up industry-relevant skill training that will help them in securing a better livelihood. Indiv ... Read More
Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Friday October 26 2018 👁 919Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana Brief Background: The Centrally Sponsored Scheme ‘Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana’ (PMAGY) is being implemented for integrated development of Scheduled Castes (SC) majority villages having SC Population concentration > 50%. Initially the scheme was launched on Pilot basis in 1000 villages in 5 States viz. Assam, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu. The Scheme was further revised on 22.01.2015 with expansion to ano ... Read More
Pooled Finance Development Fund Scheme (PFDF)
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Friday October 26 2018 👁 925The Pooled Finance Development Fund Scheme (PFDF) has been set up by the Central Government of India. The main aim of the Government authorities is to provide credit enhancement facilities to Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) based on their credit worthiness. This will enable them to access market borrowings through state-level pooled mechanism. PFDF is to ensure availability of resources to Urban Local Bodies in order to improve urban infrastructure and ultimately attain the goal of self-sustai ... Read More
National Social Assistance Scheme
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Friday October 26 2018 👁 973The National Social Assistance Programme(NSAP) which came into effect from 15th August,1995 represents a significant step towards the fulfillment of the Directive Principles in Article 41 of the Constitution. The programme introduced a National Policy for Social Assistance for the poor and aims at ensuring minimum national standard for social assistance in addition to the benefits that states are currently providing or might provide in future. NSAP at present, comprises of Indira Gandhi National Old Age ... Read More
National Service Scheme (NSS)
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Friday October 26 2018 👁 970National Service Scheme (NSS) The National Service Scheme (NSS) is a Central Sector Scheme of Government of India, Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports. It provides opportunity to the student youth of 11th & 12th Class of schools at +2 Board level and student youth of Technical Institution, Graduate & Post Graduate at colleges and University level of India to take part in various government led community service activities & programmes.The sole ai ... Read More
National Scheme of Welfare of Fishermen
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Friday October 26 2018 👁 960The Centrally Sponsored ‘National Scheme of Welfare of Fishermen’ envisaging to provide financial assistance to fishers for construction of house, community hall for recreation and common working place and installation of tube-wells for drinking water and assistance during lean period through saving cum relief component was in operation till the terminal year of the 9th Plan. This welfare scheme has been continued during the 10th Plan. The Plan Outlay approved for the scheme ... Read More
National Pension System (NPS)
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Friday October 26 2018 👁 966The Government of India decided to roll out the Voluntary National Pension System (NPS) for all citizens from 01 May 2009. PFRDA is identified as Nodal Authority to manage NPS operations. PFRDA appointed Department of Posts as one of the Point Of Presence (POP). Department of Posts is providing services through POP Service Providers (POP SPs). All Head Post Offices in India are identified as POP SPs. Service Offered : Opening of new NPS (All Citizens Model) Account. ... Read More
National Literacy Mission Programme
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Friday October 26 2018 👁 925The Census 2001 provisional reports indicate that India has made significant progress in the field of literacy during the decade since the previous census in 1991.The literacy rate in 2001 has been recorded at 64.84% as against 52.21% in 1991.The 12.63 percentage points increase in the literacy rate during the period is the highest increase in any decade.Also for the first time there is a decline in the absolute number of non-literates during the past 10 years.The total number of non literates has come d ... Read More
Namami Gange - National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG)
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Friday October 26 2018 👁 1097‘Namami Gange Programme’, is an Integrated Conservation Mission, approved as ‘Flagship Programme’ by the Union Government in June 2014 with budget outlay of Rs.20,000 Crore to accomplish the twin objectives of effective abatement of pollution, conservation and rejuvenation of National River Ganga. Main pillars of the Namami Gange Programme are:- Sewerage Treatment Infrastructure River-Front Dev ... Read More
Mid Day Meal
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Friday October 26 2018 👁 973Mid Day Meal in schools has had a long history in India. In 1925, a Mid Day Meal Programme was introduced for disadvantaged children in Madras Municipal Corporation. By the mid 1980s three States viz. Gujarat, Kerala and Tamil Nadu and the UT of Pondicherry had universalized a cooked Mid Day Meal Programme with their own resources for children studying at the primary stage by 1990-91 the number of States implementing the mid day meal programme with their own resources on a universal or a ... Read More
Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS)
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Tuesday December 25 2018 👁 985The Members of Parliament Local Area Development Division is entrusted with the responsibility of implementation of Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS). Under the scheme, each MP has the choice to suggest to the District Collector for works to the tune of Rs.5 Crores per annum to be taken up in his/her constituency. The Rajya Sabha Members of Parliament can recommend works in one or more districts in the State from where he/she has been elected. ... Read More
Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA)
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Friday October 26 2018 👁 964National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005 (or, NREGA No 42, later renamed as the "Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act", MGNREGA), is an Indian labour law and social security measure that aims to guarantee the 'right to work'. It aims to enhance livelihood security in rural areas by providing at least 100 days of wage employment in a financial year to every household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work. The ... Read More
Livestock Insurance Scheme
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Friday October 26 2018 👁 1019Livestock Insurance Scheme The Livestock Insurance Scheme, a centrally sponsored scheme, which was implemented on a pilot basis during 2005-06 and 2006-07 of the 10th Five Year Plan and 2007-08 of the 11th Five Year Plan in 100 selected districts. The scheme is being implemented on a regular basis from 2008-09 in 100 newly selected districts of the country. Under the scheme, the crossbred and high yielding cattle and buffaloes are being insured at maximum of their curre ... Read More
The Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY)
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Friday October 26 2018 👁 930The Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY) is an on-going National Program of Fellowship in Basic Sciences, initiated and funded by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, to attract exceptionally highly motivated students for pursuing basic science courses and research career in science. The objective of the program is to identify students with talent and aptitude for research; help them realize their academic potential; encourage them to take up research careers in S ... Read More
Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya (KGBV)
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Friday October 26 2018 👁 942Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya (KGBV) is a scheme launched in July 2004, for setting up residential schools at upper primary level for girls belonging predominantly to the SC, ST, OBC and minority communities. The scheme is being implemented in educationally backward blocks of the country where the female rural literacy is below the national average and gender gap in literacy is above the national average. The scheme provides for a minimum reservation of 75% of the seats for girls belonging to SC, ST, ... Read More
Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Friday October 26 2018 👁 955Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission The JNNURM was launched in 2005 as the first flagship scheme of this Ministry. JnNURM implemented by MoHUPA has two components e.g. Basic Services for Urban poor (BSUP) and Integrated Housing and Slum Development Programme (IHSDP) which aimed at integrated development of slums through projects for providing shelter, basic services and other related civic amenities with a view to providing utilities to the urban poor. The ... Read More
Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY)
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Friday October 26 2018 👁 941Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) is a safe motherhood intervention under the National Health Mission. It is being implemented with the objective of reducing maternal and neonatal mortality by promoting institutional delivery among poor pregnant women. The scheme, launched on 12 April 2005 by the Hon’ble Prime Minister, is under implementation in all states and Union Territories (UTs), with a special focus on Low Performing States (LPS). JSY is a centrally sponsored schem ... Read More
Integrated Rural Development Program
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Friday October 26 2018 👁 944Integrated Rural Development Program The Integrated Rural Development Program (IRDP) was launched by the Government of India during 1978 and implemented during 1980. The aim of the program is to provide employment opportunities to the poor as well as opportunities to develop their skill sets so as to improve their living conditions. The program is considered one of the best yojanas to do away with poverty related problems by offering those who fell below the poverty line the ne ... Read More
Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS)
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Friday October 26 2018 👁 936Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) is a government programme in India which provides food, preschool education, and primary healthcare to children under 6 years of age and their mothers. The scheme was launched in 1975, discontinued in 1978 by the government of Morarji Desai, and then relaunched by the Tenth Five Year Plan. Tenth five year plan also linked ICDS to Anganwadi centres established mainly in rural areas and staffed with frontline workers. In addition to fighting malnutriti ... Read More
Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY)
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Friday October 26 2018 👁 1012Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY), previously Indira Gandhi Matritva Sahyog Yojana (IGMSY), is a maternity benefit program run by the government of India. It was introduced in 2010 and is implemented by the Ministry of Women and Child Development. It is a conditional cash transfer scheme for pregnant and lactating women of 19 years of age or above for the first live birth. It provides a partial wage compensation to women for wage-loss during childbirth and childcare and to provide conditions fo ... Read More
Pradhan Mantri Gramin Awaas Yojana (PMGAY)
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Friday October 26 2018 👁 969Pradhan Mantri Gramin Awaas Yojana (PMGAY), previously Indira Awaas Yojana (IAY), is a social welfare flagship programme, created by the Indian Government, to provide housing for the rural poor in India. A similar scheme for urban poor was launched in 2015 as Housing for All by 2022. Indira Awaas Yojana was launched in 1985 by Rajiv Gandhi, the then Prime Minister of India, as one of the major flagship programs of the Ministry of Rural Development to construct houses for BPL population in the villages. ... Read More
Gramin Bhandaran Yojana
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Friday October 26 2018 👁 1289It is well known that the small farmers do not have the economic strength to retain the produce with themselves till the market prices are favourable. There has been a felt need in the country to provide the farming community with facilities for scientific storage so that wastage and produce deterioration are avoided and also to enable it to meet its credit requirement without being compelled to sell the produce at a time when the prices are low. A network of rural godowns will enable small farmers to en ... Read More
Digital India
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Friday October 26 2018 👁 898Digital India is a campaign launched by the Government of India to ensure the Government's services are made available to citizens electronically by improved online infrastructure and by increasing Internet connectivity or by making the country digitally empowered in the field of technology. The initiative includes plans to connect rural areas with high-speed internet networks. Digital India consists of three core components, (a) development of secure and stable digital infrastructur ... Read More
Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Friday October 26 2018 👁 937Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana or DDU-GKY is a Government of India youth employment scheme. It was launched on 25 September 2014 by Union Ministers Nitin Gadkari and Venkaiah Naidu on the occasion of 98th birth anniversary of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya. The Vision of DDU-GKY is to "Transform rural poor youth into an economically independent and globally relevant workforce". It aims to target youth, ... Read More
Bachat Lamp Yojana (BLY) CDM Based CFL Scheme
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Friday October 26 2018 👁 929Bachat Lamp Yojana CDM Based CFL Scheme Individual CDM Project activities for CFL are also now eligible to participate in the BLY scheme in addition to the existing PoA with a view to broad base the BLY scheme. The Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), being the statutory body set up under the Energy Conservation Act, 2001 by the Government of India, will coordinate the Small-Scale CDM Project development and will facilitate implementation of the BLY pro ... Read More
Atal Pension Yojana
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Friday October 26 2018 👁 1105Atal Pension Yojana (previously known as Swavalamban Yojana) is a government-backed pension scheme in India targeted at the unorganised sector. It was mentioned in the 2015 Budget speech by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. It was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 9 May in Kolkata. As of May 2015, only 20% of India's population has any kind of pension scheme, this scheme aims to increase the number. Swavalamban Yojana was a government-backed pension scheme targeted at the unorganised ... Read More
Invest 1.5Lakh/yr in PPF Scheme and get 46 lakh. Save Tax too!
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Wednesday October 3 2018 👁 1003Public Provident Fund (PPF) is safe investment option with attractive interest rate of 8% per Annum. You can invest a minimum of Rs 500 and Maximum of 1.5 Lakh/yr in PFF account. Public Provident Fund (PPF): If you wish to double of your investment and save income tax as well on the money you are earnings? This seems to be a invested trick but what if PPF scheme is Government PPF scheme. PPF currently offer 8% interest rates. It is one of the safest inve ... Read More
Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY)
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Monday October 1 2018 👁 1073Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) is the flagship scheme of the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE). The objective of this Skill Certification Scheme is to enable a large number of Indian youth to take up industry-relevant skill training that will help them in securing a better livelihood. Individuals with prior learning experience or skills will also be assessed and certified under Recognitio ... Read More
Atal Bimit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Saturday September 29 2018 👁 1035Atal Bimit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana To provide financial support to those who lose their job, the Ministry of Labour and Employment on Wednesday launched a new scheme. At its 175th meeting, the Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) approved the ‘Atal Bimit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana’ to provide insurance against unemployment to those covered under the Employees’ State Insurance Act, as per a statement from the Ministry. “Considering the ... Read More
Check your Eligibility for Ayushman Bharat Medicare Health Yojana – Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Abhiyaan – Ayushman Bharat Yojana
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Monday September 24 2018 👁 1039Ayushman Bharat Medicare Health Yojana – Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Abhiyaan – Ayushman Bharat Yojana Registration Online process hardly takes 5 minutes. The Central Government of India has launched a project known as Ayushman Bharat Yojana in 2018 to transform the primary, secondary and tertiary health care system in India. This Ayushman Bharat Yojana targets around 10 crore families that can be categorized as poor also vulnerable population. ... Read More
How the India Post Payments Bank Differs from Post Office Savings Account
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Thursday September 20 2018 👁 984Government of India launched the India Post Payments Bank which is a subsidiary of Postal services Department won’t be a full-fledged bank, but it will provide basic banking facilities to the customers like a savings account, current account, money transfer etc. India Post Payments Bank differs from the Post Office Savings Bank account. With the similar names and with the same entity providing both of these services. India Post Payments Bank :- ... Read More
Mudra Bank Yojana Scheme
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Wednesday September 19 2018 👁 1001Mudra Bank Yojana Scheme: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Launched on 8th April 2015. Micro Units Development and Refinance Agency Bank (MUDRA Bank) is a public sector financial institution in India. It provides loans at low rates to micro-finance institutions and non-banking financial institutions which then provide credit to MSMEs To provide up to INR 10 lakh to small entrepreneur. T ... Read More
Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao Scheme
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Wednesday September 19 2018 👁 941Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao Scheme: Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao launched on 22nd January, 2015. To generate awareness and improve the efficiency of welfare services intended for girls. Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao Save girl child, educate a girl child) is a personal campaign of the Government of India. It aims to address the issue of the declining child sex ratio image (CSR) and is a national initiative jo ... Read More
Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana [DDU-GKY] Scheme
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Wednesday September 19 2018 👁 1204Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana [DDU-GKY] is a Government of India youth employment scheme. Launched on 25 September 2014 by Union Ministers Nitin Gadkari and Venkaiah Naidu on the occasion of 98th birth anniversary of Pandit Deendayal Upadhayaya. The Vision of DDU-GKY is to "Transform rural poor youth into an economically independent and globally relevant workforce". It aims to ... Read More
Dairy Entrepreneurship Development Scheme
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Friday September 7 2018 👁 1214Dairy Entrepreneurship Development SchemeThe Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries (DAHD&F), GoI launched a pilot scheme titled “Venture Capital Scheme for Dairy and Poultry” in the year 2005-06. The main objective of the scheme was to extend assistance for setting up small dairy farms and other components to bring structural changes in the dairy sector. During a mid-term evaluation of the scheme, certain recommendati ... Read More
Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Friday September 7 2018 👁 1091The major objective of PMKSY is to achieve convergence of investments in irrigation at the field level, expand cultivable area under assured irrigation, improve on-farm water use efficiency to reduce wastage of water, enhance the adoption of precision-irrigation and other water saving technologies (More crop per drop), enhance recharge of aquifers and introduce sustainable water conservation practices by exploring the feasibility of reusing treated municipal waste water for peri-urban agriculture and att ... Read More
BIJU KRUSHAK KALYAN YOJANA
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Friday September 7 2018 👁 1059BIJU KRUSHAK KALYAN YOJANA: Odisha lives in its Villages and farmers are its backbone. They toil hard to feed the nation. They suffer in silence and when they are affected by ailments and diseases, pay heavy economic, social and emotional price. The most important and major cause of our farmers falling to poverty trap is the financial hazards and deprivation that health related expenses bring to them. Biju Krushak Kalyan Yojana is brought in as a tribute to the Farmers and t ... Read More
Ayushman Bharat is National Health Protection Scheme
❄ Government Schemes 🗓 Tuesday December 25 2018 👁 1446Ayushman Bharat is National Health Protection Scheme, which will cover over 10 crore poor and vulnerable families (approximately 50 crore beneficiaries) providing coverage upto 5 lakh rupees per family per year for secondary and tertiary care hospitalization. Ayushman Bharat - National Health Protection Mission will subsume the on-going centrally sponsored schemes - ... Read More
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