Integrated Power Development (IPDS) scheme launched by Modi Government is basically a new avatar of Restructured Accelerated Power Development Programme. This scheme focuses on improvement of T&D networks across India. It promises help in reduction of AT&C losses, establishment of IT enabled energy accounting / auditing system, improvement in ...
Read More »Scholarship scheme for Assam students
State education minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday announced that the Board of Secondary Education, Assam will conduct examination under the Chief Minister’s Special Scholarship Scheme from next year. The scheme was launched in 2012-13 for Class V and VIII students in the state. He said that funds under the ...
Read More »Everything you need to know about National Policy for Women
Empowerment of women is socio-political ideal envisioned in relation to the wider framework of work of women’s rights. It is a process that leads women to realize their their full potential, their rights to have access to opportunities, resources and choice with the freedom of decision making both within and ...
Read More »IndiGo set to join UDAN scheme
New Delhi: IndiGo, the country’s largest airline by market share, is likely to participate in the government’s UDAN scheme for providing regional air connectivity. The airline on Tuesday announced the signing of a term sheet with Avions de Transport Regional G.I.E. (ATR) for purchase of 50 ATR 72-600 aircraft. This ...
Read More »Personal accident insurance scheme under Jan Suraksha zooms past 100 million policies
The personal accident scheme under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Suraksha Yojana has crossed the 100 million subscriber mark. As of May 6, the scheme had enrolled 100.18 million subscribers according to data from the Jan Suraksha website. Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY), which is the personal accident scheme under ...
Read More »Government launches programme for capacity building of Elected Women Representatives (EWRs) of Panchayats
The Ministry of Women and Child Development in collaboration with the Ministry of Panchayati Raj has launched a nationwide programme for capacity building of Elected Women Representatives (EWRs) of Panchayats and a training program for Trainers of women panchayat leaders at Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Ministry of Women and Child Development ...
Read More »Second round of bidding under UDAN scheme may take off within 3 months: Jayant Sinha
Bidding for the second round of short domestic routes under the UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik) scheme is expected to take off within three months, Jayant Sinha, Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation, said here. The UDAN or regional connectivity scheme seeks to improve the air accessibility of ...
Read More »Modi govt’s Ujjwala scheme leaves women healthier, happier
They are healthier, their homes are cleaner and they have more time to themselves, say most beneficiaries of the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana, the Centre’s flagship scheme to provide LPG connections to below-poverty-line households. A survey undertaken by financial consulting firm MicroSave in 12 districts of eastern, central and western ...
Read More »DDA’s new scheme to offer 12,000 flats
NEW DELHI: The Delhi Development Authority’s housing scheme with 12,000 flats on offer is likely to be rolled out very soon, as the DDA has completed formalities and sent the proposal to Lieutenant-Governor Anil Baijal for his nod. Out of the total number of houses, most of which are in ...
Read More »Govt clears Rs 6,000 crore scheme for food processing sector
New Delhi: The government on Wednesday approved a new Rs 6,000 crore central scheme ‘SAMPADA’ for the 2016-20 period with an aim to boost processing of marine and agriculture produce. A decision in this regard was taken at the meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), headed by ...
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