List of Important Schemes launched by the Modi Government

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1. Government Schemes/programmes for welfare and development of minorities
Tuesday September 22 2020 : Ministry 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 Fellowship Scheme - Provide fellowships in the form of financial assistance. (3) NayaSavera - Free Coaching and Allied Scheme - The Scheme aims to provide free coaching to students/candidates belonging to economically weaker sections of minority communities for preparation of entrance examinations of technical/ professional courses and competitive examinations. (4) PadhoPardesh - Scheme of interest subsidy to students of economically weaker sections of minority communities on educational loans for overseas higher studies. (5) Nai Udaan - Support for students clearing Prelims conducted by Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), State Public Service Commission (SPSC) and Staff Selection Commission (SSC) etc. (6) Nai Roshni - Leadership development of women belonging to minority communities. (7) SeekhoAurKamao - Skill development scheme for youth of 14 - 35 years age group and aiming at improving the employability of existing workers, school dropouts etc. (8) Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram (PMJVK) - Implemented for the benefit of the people from all sections of the society in identified Areas for development of infrastructure projects with emphasis on education, skill , health sectors etc. (9) Jiyo Parsi - Scheme for containing population decline of Parsis in India. (10)USTTAD (Upgrading the Skills and Training in Traditional Arts/Crafts for Development) - Launched in May 2015 aims to preserve rich heritage of traditional skills of indigenous artisans/craftsmen. Under this scheme HunnarHaats are also held all over the country to provide nation-wide marketing platform to Minority artisans & entrepreneurs and to create employment opportunities. (11) Nai Manzil - A scheme for formal school education & skilling of school dropouts launched in Aug. 2015. (12) HamariDharohar- A scheme to preserve rich heritage of minority communities of India. (13) Maulana Azad Education Foundation (MAEF) implements education and employment oriented related programmes as follows (a) Begum Hazrat Mahal National Scholarship for Meritorious Girls belonging to the economically weaker sections of Minorities under which scholarship is awarded to minority girl students (b) Gharib Nawaz Employment Scheme started in 2017-18 for providing short term job oriented skill development training to youth. (c) Bridge Course for madarsa students & school dropouts. (14) Equity to National Minorities Development and Finance Corporation (NMDFC) for providing concessional loans to minorities for self-employment and income generating ventur

2. Sarkari Yojana /Government Schemes
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3. Schemes undertaken by NBCFDC for promoting Social Empowerment
Friday June 7 2019 : Schemes 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 employment and also can obtain loan under NBCFDC general loan schemes to start his/her business after successful completion of the training. Schemes for Social Empowerment   (size :.09MB)  

4. Government to Provide Monetary Assistance through DBT under MDM Scheme
Friday May 28 2021 : The Union Minister for Education Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ has approved the proposal to provide monetary assistance to 11.8 Crore students (118 Million Students) through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) of the cooking cost component of the Mid-Day-Meal Scheme, to all eligible children, as a special welfare measure. This will give a fillip to the Midday Meal programme. This is in addition to the Government of India’s announcement of distribution of free-of-cost food grains @ 5 Kg per person per month to nearly 80 Crore beneficiaries under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PM-GKAY). This decision will help safeguard the nutritional levels of children and aid in protecting their immunity during the challenging pandemic times. The Central Government will provide additional funds of about Rs 1200 crore to State Governments and UT Administrations for this purpose. This one time special welfare measure of the union Government will benefit about 11.8 crore children studying in class I to VIII in the 11.20 lakh Government and Government aided schools across the country.

5. PM CARES For Children- Empowerment of COVID Affected Children launched for support & empowerment of Covid affected children
Saturday May 29 2021 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired an important meeting to discuss and deliberate on steps which can be taken to support children who have lost their parents due to Covid-19. PM announced a number of benefits to children impacted by the current COVID Pandemic. While announcing these measures the Prime Minister emphasized that children represent the future of the country and the country will do everything possible to support and protect the children so that they develop as strong citizens and have a bright future. The PM said that in such trying times it is our duty, as a society, to care for our children and instil hope for a bright future. All children who have lost both parents or surviving parent or legal guardian/adoptive parents due to Covid 19 will be supported under ‘PM-CARES for Children’ scheme.He also added that the measures being announced have only been possible due to the generous contributions to the PM CARES Fund which will support India’s fight against COVID-19. Fixed Deposit in the name of the child: PM CARESwill contribute through a specially designed scheme to create a corpus of Rs 10 lakh for each child when he or she reaches 18 years of age. This corpus: Will be used to give a monthly financial support/ stipend from 18 years of age, for the next five years to take care of his or her personal requirements during the period of higher education and On reaching the age of 23 years, he or she will get the corpus amount as one lump-sum for personal and professional use. School Education: For children under 10 years The child will be given admission in the nearest Kendriya Vidyalaya or in a private school as a day scholar. If the child is admitted in a private school, the fees as per the RTE norms will be given from the PM CARES. PM-CARES will also pay for expenditure on uniform, text books and notebooks. School Education: for children between 11-18 years: The child will be given admission in any Central Government residential school such as Sainik School, Navodaya Vidyalaya etc. In case the child is to be continued under the care of Guardian/ grandparents/ extended family, then he or she will be given admission in the nearest Kendriya Vidyalaya or in a private school as a day scholar. If the child is admitted in a private school, the fees as per the RTE norms will be given from the PM CARES. PM CARES will also pay for expenditure on uniform, text books and notebooks. Support for Higher Education: The child will be assisted in obtaining education loan for Professional courses / Higher Education in India as per the existing Education Loan norms. The interest on this loan will be paid by the PM CARES. As an alternative, scholarship equivalent to the tuition fees / course fees for undergraduate/ vocational courses as per Government norms will b

6. Major Welfare Schemes of the Ministry
Thursday September 17 2020 : The 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 providing a package of six services comprising (i) Supplementary nutrition; (ii) Pre-school non-formal education; (iii) Nutrition and health Education; (iv) Immunization; (v) Health check-up; and (vi) Referral services through Anganwadi Centres at grassroots level. Three of the six services viz., immunization, health check-up and referral services are related to health and are provided by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare through NRHM & Public Health Infrastructure. As Anganwadi Services is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme, the overall management and monitoring regarding implementation of the ICDS Scheme are being done by the concerned State Government/UT Administration. The State-wise list of beneficiaries of the scheme is provided at Appendix -A. The details of the revision in structure and cost sharing of Anganwadi Services are given below : S. No Names of the components Revised Cost Norms 1 Supplementary Nutrition Prgramme (i) Children (6 months to 72 months) Rs.8/- per child per day   (ii)Severely malnourished  Children (6 months – 72 months) Rs.12/- per child per day   (iii)  Pregnant women and Lactating mothers Rs.9.50/- per beneficiary per day   2 Rent AWC/Mini AWC Rural/Tribal - Rs.1,000/- p.m. Urban - Rs.4,000/- p.m. Metropolitan - Rs.6,000/- p.m. 3 Honorarium AWW - Rs.4,500/- p.m. Mini AWW  - Rs.3,500/- p.m. AWH     - Rs.2,250/- p.m. AWHs -Rs. 250/- p.m (performance linked incentive)  

7. Schemes for the Betterment of Girl Child
Friday July 23 2021 : The details of some of the major schemes being implemented by the government for betterment of girls in the country are as under: Ministry of women and Child Development implements BetiBachaoBetiPadhao (BBBP) Scheme which aims to address declining Child Sex Ratio (CSR) and related issues of empowerment of girls and women over a life cycle continuum. The objective of the scheme are, to prevent gender biased sex selective elimination, to ensure survival and protection of the girl child and to ensure education and participation of the girl child. The key elements of the scheme include nation-wide media and advocacy campaign and multi-sectoral intervention in selected districts. (ii) Scheme for Adolescent Girls implemented by Ministry of Women and Child Development is a Centrally-sponsored scheme which was introduced in the year 2010-11 on a pilot basis in 205 districts across the country. Realizing the multi-dimensional needs of out of school adolescent girls (11-14 years) owing to the onset of second growth spurt during this period, the Scheme for Adolescent Girls has been extended to the all the districts of the country w.e.f 01.04.2018. The Scheme aims at providing nutritional support to out of school girls in the age group of 11-14 years for improving their health and nutritional status under the nutrition component and motivating them to go back to formal schooling, life skill training, assessing public services etc. under non-nutrition component of the scheme. While the nutrition component aims at improving the health & nutrition status of the adolescent girls, the non-nutrition component addresses their developmental needs. (iii) Ujjawala Scheme is implemented by Ministry of Women and Child Development for combating trafficking, with five specific components – Prevention, Rescue, Rehabilitation, Re-Integration and Repatriation (cross-border) of victims of trafficking. The scheme has been conceived primarily for the purpose of preventing trafficking on one hand and rescue and rehabilitation of victims on the other. The scheme provides for rehabilitation of victims by providing food, shelter, counseling, medical care, legal aid and vocational training as well as their reintegration into society. (iv) Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Education (MoE) is implementing SamagraShiksha - an Integrated Scheme for School Education (ISSE) under which various interventions have been targeted for Girls’ Education. Bridging gender and social category gaps at all levels of school education is one of the major objectives of the SamagraShiksha. In order to ensure greater participation of girls in education, various interventions under SamagraShiksha have been targeted. These interventions inter alia include (a) provision of free text-books to girls up to Class VIII (b) Uniforms to all girls, SC, ST children and Below Poverty Line (BPL) children up to class VIII (c) Provisio

8. Scheme of Special Micro-Credit Facility launched for Street Vendors - Striving towards Atmanirbhar Bharat
Friday June 19 2020 : Scheme 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 behalf of Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) and Shri V. Satya Venkata Rao, Deputy Managing Director, SIDBI, in the presence of Shri Hardeep S. Puri, Hon’ble Minister of State (Independent Charge) MoHUA.             As per the MoU terms, SIDBI will implement the PM SVANidhi Scheme under the guidance of MoHUA. It will also manage the credit guarantee to the lending institutions through Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises (CGTMSE). It will develop and maintain a customized and integrated IT Platform providing end-to-end solutions, including documentation of all the processes and workflows for an end-to-end solution, through a Portal and a Mobile App, to ensure engagement and information flow between Urban Local Bodies (ULBs), Lending Institutions, Digital Payment Aggregators and other stakeholders.             It will leverage the network of lending Institutions like Scheduled Commercials Banks (SCBs), Non-Bank Finance Companies (NBFCs), Micro Finance Institutions (MFIs), Co-operative Banks, Small Finance Banks (SFBs), Regional Rural Banks (RRBs), etc. for the Scheme implementation.             With a view to ensure effective implementation, SIDBI shall also provide a Project Management Unit (PMU), comprising of  domain experts in training/ capacity building, project and platform management, Information Education and Communication (IEC), banking, NBFC and MFI sectors etc., for the period of PM SVANidhi i.e. upto March 2022.              It is pertinent to mention that PM SVANidhi was launched by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairshad, on June 01, 2020for providing affordable Working Capital loan to street vendors to resume their livelihoodsthat have been adversely affected due to Covid-19 lockdown.This scheme targets to benefit over 50 lakh Street Vendors. Under the Scheme, the vendors can avail a working capital loan of up to Rs. 10,000, which is repayable in monthly instalments in the tenure of one year. On timely/ early repayment of the loan, an interest subsidy @ 7% per annum will be credited to the bank accounts of beneficiaries through Direct Benefit Transfer on quarterly basis. There will be no penalty on early repayment of loan.The scheme promotes digital transactions through cash back incentives up to an amount of Rs. 100 per month. Moreover, the vendors can achieve their ambition of going up on the economic ladder by avai

9. LIST OF SCHEMES OF THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
Sunday July 11 2021 : LIST OF SCHEMES OF THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA 1. [B A B A]] (UJALA) Scheme by MoP Sector : Electrification Date of Launched : 01-May-15 Replaced the "Bachat Lamp Yojana". Reduces the cost of energy-saving compact fluorescent lamps 2. AMRUT Scheme by MoUD Sector : Urban Development Date of Launched : 25-Jun-15 To enable better living and drive economic growth stressing on the need for people centric urban planning and development. 3. Antyodaya Anna Yojana Scheme by Sector : Date of Launched : 25-Dec-00 Under the scheme, 1 crore of the poorest among the poor (BPL, below poverty line) families covered under the targeted public distribution system are identified. Issue of ration cards following the recognition of Antyodaya families; unique quota cards to be recognised and "Antyodaya Ration Card" must be given to the Antyodaya families. The scheme has been further expanded twice by additional 50 lakh BPL families each in June 2003 and in August 2004, thus covering 2 crore families under the AAY scheme. 4. Atal Pension Yojna Scheme by MoF Sector : Pension Date of Launched : 09-May-15 A pension program that allows people to make voluntary contributions within a certain range with a matching government contribution to receive pension in the future. 5. Ayushman Bharat Yojana Scheme by MoHFW Sector : Health Date of Launched : 2018 Ayushman Bharat National Health Protection Scheme of the Government of India aims to provide free access to healthcare for 50 crore people in the country. 6. Ayushman Bharat Yojana Scheme by Government of India, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Sector : Health Date of Launched : 2018 The national scheme that aimed at making necessary interventions in primary, secondary and tertiary health-care systems, in a holistic fashion. 7. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Antyodaya Yojana Scheme by MoRD Sector : Rural Development Date of Launched : 1978 Self-employment programme to raise the income-generation capacity of target groups among the poor. The scheme has been merged with another scheme named Swarnajayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY). 8. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana Scheme by MRD Sector : Rural Development Date of La

10. Various schemes to bridge the demand-supply gap of skilled workers
Saturday September 19 2020 : The 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 involvement of private trainingpartners.233 Jan ShikshanSansthan (JSS) to provide vocational training to non-literates, neo-literates, school dropouts, etc by identifying the skills relevant in the local market.Apprenticeship Scheme makes available industry ready workforce by training youth in the industry through apprenticeship. Government of India shares 25% ofthestipend paid to the apprentice, limited to Rs 1500/ pm per candidate for apprenticeship.Craftsmen Training Scheme (CTS) to provide long term training in 137 trades through nearly 15000 Industrial TrainingInstitutes. Further, Ministry has launched ‘Aatamanirbhar Skilled Employee Employer Mapping (ASEEM)’ portal, which is a directory of all persons who have been formally skilled, and whose details are made available to the industry for meeting their skilled manpower needs anywhere in the country. This portal seeks to bridge the demand- supply gap in the skilled workforce market by providing real-time data about the demand and supply patterns including - industry requirements, demand per district/ state/cluster, key workforce suppliers, etc. Under Skill India Mission, as on 31.08.2020, 98,370 persons have been trained as Yoga Instructors and Trainers.       The Ministry has taken a number of steps to help the nation to fight against Covid-19. Some of the major steps are asfollow:- The database of 1,75,000 persons trained by the Ministry’s skilling ecosystem in health sector professionals such as Health Workers, Emergency Medical Technicians, General Duty Assistants, Home Health Aid etc were made available to the States for utilizing their services during thepandemic;   The facilities in National Skill Training Institutes (NSTIs)/IndustrialTraining Institutes (ITI) were made available to the States for use as Quarantine Centres / IsolationWards   About 32 lakhs of face mask were prepared and distributed by Jan ShikshanSansthan (JSS), ITIs andNSTIs.   Skill levels of reverse migrant workers were mapped and process started to train 3 lakh such reverse migrants to ensure availability of local livelihood opportunities to thesemigrants   The data of willing overseas returnee migrants were captured and onboarded on ASEEM so as to provide job opportunities tothem.   Online Training was conducted through Bharat Skills portal covering 29 popular courses, e-learning video content for 71 courses and Question Ban

11. RNTCP - Government TB Treatment Education & Care NSP
Friday October 26 2018 : RNTCP - 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 I, and to initiate services to address TB/HIV, MDR-TB and to extend RNTCP to the private sector. RNTCP uses the World Health Organisation (WHO) recommended Directly Observed Treatment Short Course (DOTS) strategy and reaches over a billion people in 632 districts/reporting units. The RNTCP is responsible for carrying out the Government of India five year TB National Strategic Plans. An RNTCP centre An RNTCP centre With the RNTCP both diagnosis and treatment of TB are free. There is also, at least in theory, no waiting period for patients seeking treatment and TB drugs. The initial objectives of the RNTCP in India were:     to achieve and maintain a TB treatment success rate of at least 85% among new sputum positive (NSP) patients.     to achieve and maintain detection of at least 70% of the estimated new sputum positive people in the community. New sputum positive patients are those people who have never received TB treatment before, or who have taken TB drugs for less than a month. They have also had a positive result to a sputum test, which diagnoses them as having TB.1 There is more information about the current provision of TB treatment in India and the Testing & diagnosis of TB in India. National Strategic Plan (NSP) 2012 - 2017 There have been a number of five year National Strategic Plans (NSP)s since the start of the RNTCP. The NSP 2012 - 2017 had the aim of achieving universal access to quality diagnosis and treatment. Before this there was little treatment available through the RNTCP for the treatment of drug resistant TB. A number of significant improvements were made during the five years of the plan. These included: Complete geographical coverage Calls for improved treatment and care for TB in India Calls for improved treatment and care for TB in India Complete geographical coverage for diagnostic and treatment services for multi-drug resistant TB was achieved in 2013. A total of 93,000 people with MDR TB were diagnosed and had been given treatment for drug resistant TB by 2015. Also, the National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO) had collaborated with the RNTCP and had made HIV-TB collaboration effective. Most TB patients registered by the RNTCP were receiving HIV screening and 90% of HIV positive TB patients were receiving antiretroviral treatment. Notification by the private sector A government order in May 2012 made it compulsory for health care providers to notify every TB case diagnosed. This was

12. Government launches YUVA - Prime Minister’s Scheme For Mentoring Young Authors
Saturday May 29 2021 : The Ministry of Education, Department of Higher Education today launched YUVA-  Prime Minister’s Scheme For Mentoring Young Authors, an Author Mentorship programme to train young and budding authors (below 30 years of age) in order to promote reading, writing and book culture in the country, and project India and Indian writings globally. The launch of YUVA (Young, Upcoming and Versatile Authors) is in tune with PM’s vision to encourage young writers to write about India's freedom struggle.  It was during Mann ki Baat on 31 January 2021, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi called upon the young generation to write about freedom fighters, incidents associated with freedom, the saga of valour during the period of freedom struggle in their respective areas - as the best tribute to the heroes of India's freedom - as we celebrate 75 years of Indian Independence. "This will also prepare a category of thought leaders that will decide the course of the future”, said PM. YUVA is a part of India@75 Project (Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav) to bring to the fore the perspectives of the young generation of writers on themes like Unsung Heroes, Freedom Fighters, Unknown and Forgotten Places and their role in National Movement, and other related themes in an innovative and creative manner. This scheme will thus help to develop a stream of writers who can write on a spectrum of subjects to promote Indian heritage, culture and knowledge system. The National Book Trust, India under the Ministry of Education as the Implementing Agency will ensure phase-wise execution of the Scheme under well-defined stages of mentorship. ​The books prepared under this scheme will be published by National Book Trust, India; and will also be translated into other Indian languages ensuring the exchange of culture and literature, thereby promoting 'Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat'. The selected young authors will interact with some of the best authors of the world; participate in literary festivals etc.  NEP 2020 has emphasised on the empowerment of the young minds and creating a learning ecosystem that can make the young readers/learners ready for leadership roles in the future world. In this context, YUVA will go a long way in laying the foundation of the future leaders of the creative world. Highlights of YUVA (Young, Upcoming and Versatile Authors):   A total of 75 authors will be selected through an All India Contest to be conducted through https://www.mygov.in/ from 1 June - 31 July 2021. The winners will be announced on 15 August 2021. The young authors will be trained by eminent authors/mentors. Under the mentorship, the manuscripts will be readied by 15 Dec. 2021 for publication. The published books will be launched on 12 January 2022 on the occasion of National Youth Day (Yuva Diwas). A cons

13. Government to set up Medical Devices Park in Kerala
Tuesday September 22 2020 : Kerala 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 State Industrial Development Corporation Ltd (KSIDC), the industrial and investment promotion agency of the Government of Kerala is going to be established in the Life Science Park, Thonnakkal, Thiruvananthapuram. This medical device park will stand out with its emphasis on the high-risk medical device sector involving medical implants and extracorporeal devices, in which SCTIMST scores with its knowledge.  The Medical Devices Park will create an enabling support system for R&D, testing and evaluation of medical devices, manufacturing support, technology innovation, and knowledge dissemination, all of which are the full range of services that the medical devices industry seeks. These services can be utilized by the medical device industries located within the MedSpark as well from other parts of India. This will benefit small and medium-sized medical devices industries, which dominate the medical devices sector. Pinarayi Vijayan, Chief Minister, Government of Kerala, will lay the foundation stone for Medical Devices Park on Thursday, 24th September 2020. “Sree Chitra has made substantial contributions to the biomedical devices sector over the last 30 or more years and has established itself as a pioneer in this field. This is a milestone for biomedical devices industry in the country and is fully aligned with the Honorable Prime Minister’s Vision of Aatmanirbhar Bharat”, said Dr. VK Saraswat, NITI Aayog Member and the President of SCTIMST. “The aspect that will distinguish this Medical Device Park from the few other similar projects proposed in the country is that it will focus on the high-risk medical device sector involving medical implants and extracorporeal devices, the domain in which SCTIMST has considerable expertise and experience,” Prof. Ashutosh Sharma, Secretary DST commented. “The park is being established under the Technical Research Centre for Biomedical devices program of the DST, through a knowledge partnership with KSIDC, Government of Kerala, tapping the ecosystem that exists in the city with several research and academic institutions and health care centers. It was possible with the support of various departments of the Central Government and Niti Aayog,” said Dr. Asha Kishore, Director, SCTIMST. MedSpark can leverage the existing advantage of the Kerala State in the high-risk medical device manufacture and develop it into the most sought after destination for setting up medical device industry in India. Currently, Kerala has a number of medical device companies with an annual turnover in exc

14. Government announces further measures to help families who lost the earning member due to Covid
Saturday May 29 2021 : In addition to the measures announced under PM CARES for Children- Empowerment of Covid affected children, Government of India has announced further measures to help families who have lost the earning member due to Covid. They will provide pension to families of those who died due to Covid and an enhanced & liberalised insurance compensation. PM said that his Government stands in solidarity with their families. He also said that through these schemes, efforts are being made to mitigate financial difficulties that may be faced by them. Family Pension under Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) To help family live a life of dignity and maintain a good standard of living, benefit of ESIC pension scheme for employment related death cases is being extended to even those who have died due to Covid. Dependent family members of such persons will be entitled to the benefit of pension equivalent to 90% of average daily wage drawn by the worker as per the existing norms. This benefit will be available retrospectively with effect from 24.03.2020 and for all such cases till 24.03.2022. Employees Provident Fund Organization- Employees’ Deposit Linked Insurance Scheme (EDLI) The insurance benefits under the EDLI scheme have been enhanced and liberalized. Apart from all other beneficiaries, this will in particular help the families of employees who have lost their lives due to COVID. Amount of maximum insurance benefit has been increased from ₹ 6 lakh to ₹ 7 lakh The provision of minimum insurance benefit of ₹ 2.5 lakh has been restored and will apply retrospectively from 15th February 2020 for the next three years To benefit families of contractual/ casual workers, the condition of continuous employment in only one establishment has been liberalized, with benefit being made available to families of even those employees who may have changed jobs in the last 12 months preceding his death. Detailed guidelines of these schemes are being issued by the Ministry of Labour and Employment.

15. Government has launched YuWaah – a multi-stakeholder platform to make young people career ready
Tuesday September 22 2020 : Ministry 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.  Upskilling of young people on 21st century skills, life skills, digital skills through online and offline channels and support them through self-learning, for their productive lives and the future of work.  Create linkages with aspirational economic opportunities to connect young people with employment opportunities, including building pathways to connect them with jobs or self-employment. For this, innovative solutions and technology platforms will be engages to take maximize the scale and reach.  Providing career guidance support to young people through career portal as well as through job-readiness and self-exploration sessions to make young people career-ready.   The role of Department of Youth Affairs in this project is to provide relevant experts to participate on the YuWaah Technical Working Groups/ Task Forces. This information was given by Union Minister of State (IC) for Youth Affairs and Sports, Shri Kiren Rijiju in a written reply in Lok Sabha today. Sources https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1657751

16. Scheme for Affordable Rental Housing Complexes (ARHCs) Launched on 31.07.2020
Thursday September 17 2020 : Scheme 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 planning and implementation. E-copy of the guidelines has been uploaded on the websites of ARHC, Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana - Urban (PMAY-U) and Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA). A draft Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) has been circulated to all States/UTs to sign with MoHUA. A model Request for Proposal (RFP) has been shared with States/UTs for selection of Concessionaire to developexisting Government funded vacant housing complexes to be used as ARHCs for a period of 25 years under Repair/Retrofit, Develop, Operate and Transfer (RDOT) on Public Private Partnership (PPP) Mode. Expression of Interest (EoI) has been prepared for shortlisting of Public/Private Entities for construction of ARHCs on their own vacant land. A sustained and focused Information Education and Communication (IEC) strategy for outreach and off take of ARHCs has been prepared. A whiteboard animation on ARHCs along with various brochures, leaflets and other communication materials have been designed and shared with the stakeholders. (b): An estimated amount of Rs. 600 crore has been envisaged as total outlay of the Scheme till the Mission period of PMAY-U i.e. March 2022. (c): A total of 2.95 lakh beneficiaries have been envisaged to be benefitted by this Scheme, initially. Through Model-1, approximately 75,000 existing Government funded vacant housing complexes in various cities are targeted to be converted into ARHCs. In Model-2, new construction of 40,000 single/double bedroom houses and 1,80,000 dormitory beds are targeted to be operationalized using innovative and alternate technologies. This was informed by Minister of State (I/C) for Housing and Urban Affairs Shri Hardeep Singh Puri in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today. Sources https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1655131

17. 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
Thursday October 1 2020 :     While 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 to ensure piped safe water in schools and anganwadi centres across the country. He also appealed to the States to make best use of this campaign to ensure provision of potable piped water supply in these public institutions. Ensuring safe water to children is a priority, as they are the most vulnerable to water-borne diseases, therefore provisions have been made under Jal Jeevan Mission for ensuring safe water through tap water connection in schools, anganwadi centres, health care centres, etc. National Jal Jeevan Mission has reached out to States/ UTs to launch this campaign on 2nd October, 2020. During this 100 days campaign, Gram Sabhas will be convened coinciding with Gandhi Jayanti, on 2nd October, 2020 and in coming days to pass a resolution for providing safe water in all schools, anganwadi centres and other public institutions in the village in the next 100 days. These facilities will be operated and maintained by the Gram Panchayat and/ or its sub-committee i.e. Village Water & Sanitation Committee or Paani Samiti.  As ‘nodal department’, Public Health Engineering Department of States will spearhead the campaign by involving Gram Panchayats and/ or its sub-committees, along with other line departments namely Education, Women & Child Welfare, Panchayati Raj & Rural Development, Tribal Welfare, etc. This campaign will go a long-way in ensuring safe water supply to our children that will positively impact their health and overall development. This will be a befitting tribute to the ‘Father of the Nation’ Mahatma Gandhi on his 151st birth anniversary. On the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti, Government of Gujarat is organizing an event at Porbander, where Chief Minister Shri Vijay Rupani will declare four districts of the State viz. Gandhinagar, Mehsana, Porbandar, and Anand having 100 percent household tap water connections coverage. The event will also be joined virtually by Minister of Jal Shakti, Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat through video conference from Delhi.  In this event, 100 days campaign to provide assured piped water supply in anganwadi centres and schools will be launched. In Gujarat, the tap water coverage in rural households is 79.85 percent as on date. In 2020-21, the State has provided tap water connections to 7.70 lakh households.  In the past one year, more than 2.30 Crore households have already been provided tap water connections across the country. As of now, almost 30% of total rural households i.e. 5.50 Crore rural households now get assured safe tap water in their homes. Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) aims at the universa

18. Best Government Scheme in India
Monday August 9 2021 : Best Government Scheme in IndiaUP Property and Marriage Registration:  Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath launched the UP Online Property Registration portal at the official igrsup.gov.in Department of Stamps and Registration portal. This will make it easier for citizens to register their property efficiently. This will eliminate the need for any third party to register property. This will increase transparency and reduce corruption. Online property registration is possible through the official website www.igrsup.gov.in Online registration will save you time and reduce the need to photocopy various documents. The Government. This service will soon be extended to all farmers across the state, allowing them to register their agricultural land and properties. More Details: IGRSUP Property Registration HRMS Punjab Employees of the Punjab State Government can now log in to HRMS portal to get access with a new user id from DDO and a default password to manage ESS portal services. iHRMS Punjab is the Integrated Human Resource Management System of Punjab. Every department has a Nodal or DDO officer to manage employee details. HRMS Punjab covers their leaves, current days, keeping their health calendar, and getting their payslips ready. To activate an account, every employee of the Punjab State Government must connect with their DDO officer. The state finance department oversees iHRMS Punjab. This department is responsible for the payment of salaries and timely updating employees' salary slips in the ESS portal. RTPS Bihar: Every person needs to have the Caste, Income and Residence certificates to do various Government or private work. Individuals must wait long to receive the document and may have to visit multiple offices to obtain it. However, this scheme has been initiated by the Government for the benefit of all citizens. RTPS Bihar Services launched on 15th August 2011. You can apply online for documents without having to visit the office. You only need a working internet connection. We have provided all details about the RTP Service in Bihar. To learn more about this service, please visit the following page. Sarathi Parivahan Sewa: Road Transport and Highways Ministries have inaugurated Parivahan Sewa - Sarathi Parivahan service applications. This is sent to citizens to digitize all the requirements of Road Transport Offices. Parivahan Sewa–Sarathi digitizes all aspects of driving licenses, such as the issue of a learner's driving licence or permanent driving licence and the change of driving licence. You can also view and upload your driving license online using DigiL

19. Government e-Marketplace (GeM) : Procurement Made Smart
Saturday April 25 2020 : GeM 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 procurement forms a very important part of Government activity and reform in Public Procurement is one of the top priorities of the present Government. Government e-Marketplace (GeM - gem.gov.in) is a very bold step of the Government with the aim to transform the way in which procurement of goods and services is done by the Government Ministries and Departments, Public Sector Undertakings and other apex autonomous bodies of the Central Government.   Background Government e-Marketplace owes its genesis to the recommendations of two Groups of Secretaries made to the Prime Minister in January 2016. They recommended setting up of a dedicated e-market for different goods & services procured or sold by Government/PSUs besides reforming DGS&D. Subsequently, the Finance Minister in his Budget speech for FY 2016-17, announced setting up of a technology driven platform to facilitate procurement of goods and services by various Ministries and agencies of the Government. DGS&D with technical support of National eGovernance Division (Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology) has developed GeM portal for procurement of both Products & Services. The portal was launched on 9th August 2016 by the Commerce & Industry Minister. Procurement on GeM has been authorized by General Financial Rules by making necessary changes in government rules. Presently more than 7400 products in about 150 product categories and hiring of transport service are available on GeM POC portal. Transactions for more than Rs 140 Crore have already been processed through GeM. GeM is a completely paperless, cashless and system driven e-market place that enables procurement of common use goods and services with minimal human interface.   GeM Advantages For Buyers Rich listing of products for individual categories of Goods/Services Search, Compare, Select and Buy facility Buying Goods and Services online, as and when required. Transparent and ease of buying Continuous vendor rating system User-friendly dash board for Buying and monitoring supplies and p

20. Direct Benefit Transfer(DBT) Schemes
Sunday July 11 2021 : Direct Benefit Transfer Schemes Government of India launched the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) Program on 1st Jan 2013 to directly transfer the benefits to the under-privileged population covered under 34 central schemes. With DBT program, GoI aims to make payments directly into the Aadhaar linked bank accounts of the end beneficiaries, removing any malpractices from the existing system such as diversions and duplicate payments. The primary aim of this Direct Benefit Transfer program is to bring transparency and terminate pilferage from distribution of funds sponsored by Central Government of India. In DBT, benefit or subsidy will be directly transferred to the citizens living below poverty line. No subsidy will be given to those people who don't require it. Central Plan Scheme Monitoring System (CPSMS), being implemented by the Office of Controller General of Accounts will act as the common platform for routing DBT. CPSMS can be used for the preparation of beneficiary list, digitally signing the same and processing of payments in the bank accounts of the beneficiary using the Aadhaar Payment Bridge of NPCI. All relevant orders related with the DBT are also available on the CPSMS website. 318 Schemes from 54 Ministries Department of Agricultural Research and Education: 19 Scheme(s)     Agricultural Extension     AgEdn - National Talent Scholarship UG     AgEdn - Merit Cum Means scholarship     AgEdn - Post Matric Scholarship     AgEdn - Students READY     AgEdn - ICAR Emeritus Scientist     AgEdn - ICAR Emeritus Professor     AgEdn - Netaji Subhas ICAR International Fellowship     AgEdn - ICAR Junior Research Fellowship     AgEdn - ICAR Senior Research Fellowship     AgEdn - India-Africa Fellowship     AgEdn - India-Afghanistan Fellowship     AgEdn - National Talent Scholarship PG     AS_NDRI_Institute Scholarship for M.Sc. and Ph.D.     FS - CIFE - Institutional Fellowship     CS- IARI Scholarship     AgEdn - ICAR National Professor and National Fellow     IASRI Scholarship for MSc and PhD     AS_IVRI_Institute Scholarship for M.V.Sc. and Ph.D. Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare: 14 Scheme(s)     Krishi Unnati Yojana (KUY)-MOVCDNER     Pradhan Mantri Fasal

21. Government has allocated Rs.500 crore towards Beekeeping under Atma Nirbhar Abhiyan: Shri Narendra Singh Tomar
Friday May 22 2020 : The 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 242% and exports shot by 265%. Shri Tomar said, as evident by the rising honey exports, beekeeping will be an important factor in achieving the goal of doubling farmers’ income by 2024. He said the National Bee Board has created four modules to impart training as part of the National Beekeeping and Honey Mission (NBHM) and 30 lakh farmers have been trained in beekeeping. They are also being financially supported by the Government. The Minister said the Government is implementing the recommendations of the Committee to promote beekeeping. He said under guidance of the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi the Government has launched ‘Honey Mission’ as part of ‘Sweet Revolution’ which has four components. Even small and marginal farmers can adopt beekeeping since investment is low and returns high, he added. Speaking in the webinar, Dr. Dhansingh Rawat, Cooperation Minister of Uttarakhand highlighted the resolve of the State Government to mainstream organic honey production. He mentioned the need to bring about modifications in the Honey Mission. Managing Director, NCDC, Shri Sundeep Kumar Nayak highlighted the role of NCDC over the years in promotion of women groups and development of apiculture cooperatives. Prof. Nazeer Ahmad, Vice Chancellor, Sher-e- Kashmir University of Agriculture Science and Technology, Kashmir talked about the unique characteristics of Kashmir honey which is at par with the best in the world such as Manuka of New Zealand. Mr. Tomio Schichiri, Representative, UNFAO talked about the importance of quality assurance in exports of honey. Dr. M V Rao, Additional Chief Secretary, West Bengal talked about the massive steps of their Government to promote production, branding and marketing of organic honey and wild honey by women groups. Dr. BNS Murthy, Horticulture Commissioner of India highlighted the innovations in new Mission. Issues before beekeepers such as promotion of scientific beekeeping, quality assurance, minimum support price, transport of bee colonies, processing, packaging, branding, testing, organic certification of honey and different beehive products were discussed. Successful beekeepers and entrepreneurs from Kashmir, West Bengal, Uttarakhand, Bihar, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand and Madhya Pradesh shared their experiences and suggested ways forward to bring about the Sweet Revolution. The webinar was conducted yesterday by the NCDC on the theme "Sweet Revolution and Atma Nirbhar Bharat" in partnership with the National Bee Board, the Government of West Bengal, the Government of Uttarakhand

22. Benefits of Agricultural Schemes to Farmers
Wednesday September 23 2020 : Agriculture 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: Soil Health Card(SHC) Scheme (Rs. In Crore) Financial Year Allocation Release 2015-16 200.00 140.82 2016-17 368.30 229.16 2017-18 458.76 194.93 2018-19 384.19 315.71 2019-20 333.95 159.43   SUBMISSION ON AGRICULTURAL MECHANIZATION (SMAM) Year Budget Allocation Amount Spent   (RUPEES IN CRORE) 2014-15 208.3 181.35 2015-16 177.85 151.74