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 »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 »Air Deccan ready for ‘UDAN’ from NE in December
SHILLONG: Low cost airline Air Deccan is all set to start operations under the regional connectivity scheme (RCS), also known as UDAN (Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik), from December 15 this year, airport officials here said today. Under the Centre’s UDAN scheme, air fares are capped at Rs 2,500 per ...
Read More »10 million prepaid meters to be procured for UP under Saubhagya scheme
NEW DELHI: The government plans to procure 10 million pre-paid meters to be deployed in Uttar Pradesh as part of the Saubhagya scheme, which aims to add more than 40 million households to the power grid by December next year, reports Nishtha Saluja. Leading national and international companies, including L&T, ...
Read More »Press Release for recommendations made on GST rates
(I) Reduction in GST rate from 28% to 18% Wire, cables, insulated conductors, electrical insulators, electrical plugs, switches, sockets, fuses, relays, electrical connectors Electrical boards, panels, consoles, cabinets etc for electric control or distribution Particle/fibre boards and ply wood. Article of wood, wooden frame, paving block Furniture, mattress, bedding and ...
Read More »Shedding light on Saubhagya electrification scheme
The Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana (‘Saubhagya’) launched in September, which claims to ensure electrification of all willing households in the country, is too ambitious a project. While it makes grandiose promises to provide a free electricity connection to all willing Below Poverty Line households and to all ...
Read More »Relief package for small businesses, exporters decided under GST Council Meeting
New Delhi: A crucial meeting of the GST Council was underway here on Friday to decide on providing some relief to exporters in terms of faster refunds as well as compliance. Chaired by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, the 22nd meeting of the GST Council was being attended by finance ministers ...
Read More »Sports Cabinet re-evaluate Khelo India Scheme, each selected athlete will get scholarship of Rs 5 lakh
The PM Narendra Modi led Cabinet has approved the revamp of Khelo India scheme. The news was confirmed by Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore during a press conference at the PIB Conference Hall, Shastri Bhavan. While addressing the media in the presence of Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and Health Minister ...
Read More »In about to change, Haryana Govt initiated Cyber Security Policy
Cyberspace is vulnerable to a wide variety of incidents and large-scale cyber incidents (identity theft, phishing, social, engineering, cyber terrorism, compound threats targeting mobile devices and smart phone, compromised digital certificates) may cause complications of a magnitude that may threaten lives, economy and national security. Rapid identification, information exchange, investigation ...
Read More »Haryana Govt aims to create new jobs through ESDM and IT Policy
The Haryana Government launched two new policies for the state under ‘Digital Haryana Summit’. “Digital Haryana Summit “,initiative of the Government of Haryana and NASSCOM. It envisions to bring together industry experts, visionaries, heads of states, policy makers and academicians cohesively driving a singular agenda for scripting the digital transformation ...
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