Makkalai Thedi Maruthuvan aka ‘medicine at people’s doorstep’ is the latest newly launched health scheme under the National Health Mission by the Tamil CM MK Stalin. The project was floated by the government in 7 districts of TN i.e Madurai, Coimbatore, Salem, Thanjavur, Trichy, Tirunelveli and Chennai. The scheme aims ...
Read More »One Nation One Ration Card Scheme
In a bid to strengthen the National Food Security system of the country the Government of India (GOI) rolled out the One Nation One Ration Card (ONORC) scheme. The scheme was initially formulated in 2011, by Pranab Mukherjee to figure out ways of commencing direct cash transfers of subsidies and ...
Read More »Nilamber Pitamber JAL Samriddhi Yojana
With the novel coronavirus plaguing our life, the government of India introduced lockdown in a phased manner to curb the spread and transmission of COVID 19. The first lockdown was announced at a 2 day notice wherein every aspect of life was put to a halt and the ones most ...
Read More »Sports Ministry cuts direct funding to athletes, revises TOP scheme
Athletes preparing for next year’s Commonwealth and Asian Gamesand for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics may not take a liking to the latest directive by the sports ministry, which has revised the guidelines for issuance of funds to athletes under the Target Olympic Podium (TOP) scheme. Learning its lessons from the past, where there ...
Read More »Uttar Pradesh has launched a free household power connection scheme for the poor in the state
Uttar Pradesh has launched a free household power connection scheme for the poor in the state to mark former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s birth anniversary. “To begin with Lohban and Gausana, the two villages of Mathura district have been covered for 100 per cent electrification on the birth anniversary ...
Read More »Ambitious BPO Subsidy scheme to expand, says RS Prasad
In order to promote its ambitious rural business process outsourcing (BPO) scheme, the ministry of electronics and IT will soon list its services on the government e-marketplace portal (GeM) — which has become a one-stop destination for all government buying — said union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Wednesday ...
Read More »Sukanya Samriddhi Scheme: How To Open, Deposit Rules, Maturity, Premature Withdrawal And Other Details
Sukanya Samriddhi scheme fetches a higher interest rate compared with other small savings schemes. Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana is a small savings scheme exclusively for the girl child. Under the Sukanya Samriddhi scheme, a parent or legal guardian can open an account in the name of the girl child until she attains ...
Read More »Arogya Lakshmi scheme is boon for women: UNICEF
Hyderabad: The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) commended the “Arogya Lakshmi” scheme designed for the benefit of pregnant women and nursing mothers. The UNICEF described the scheme as “a boon for pregnant women and nursing mothers.” The UNICEF had recently released a report, called “Nourishing Wombs: Delivering an integrated package ...
Read More »Marry a Dalit, Get Rs. 2.5 Lakh: To Encourage Inter-Caste Marriage, Modi Government Tweaks Old Scheme
Hoping to encourage inter-caste marriages, the Narendra Modi government will give a Rs. 2.5 lakh incentive to couples where either the bride or groom is a Dalit irrespective of their income. But they will get the money in two instalments to minimize possibility of fraud. “The condition that the total ...
Read More »Subsidised sugar scheme to BPL families extends by Haryana Government
CHANDIGARH: The Haryana government on Wednesday said it will provide subsidised sugar every month to the ‘below poverty line’ (BPL) families in the state, extending a welfare scheme earlier available to only ‘Antyodaya Anna Yojna’ (AAY) families. Families under both categories will also get a litre of subsidised mustard oil. ...
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