Karnataka’s Mysuru has achieved the feat of become India’s cleanest city while Bihar’s Dhanbad has land up first in the dirtiest cities category of Swachh Survekshan, a cleanliness monitor which is based on extensive surveys of Indian cities carried out by Quality Council of India (QCI). Mysuru has for the ...
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பிரதமர் நரேந்திர மோடியின் கனவுத்திட்டமான ஸ்மார்ட் சிட்டீஸ் திட்டத்தின் முதல் கட்டமாக நிதி ஒதுக்கப்பட்டுள்ள 20 நகரங்களின் பட்டியலை, ஊரக மேம்பாட்டுத் துறை அமைச்சரான வெங்கயா நாயுடு கடந்த வியாழனன்று(30 ஜனவரி 2016) வெளியிட்டார். இறுதிசெய்யப்பட்ட 98 மாநகரங்களின் பட்டியலிலிருந்து தேர்ந்தெடுக்கப்பட்ட இந்த 20 மாநகரங்களில், புவனேஷ்வர் முதலிடத்திலிருக்கிறது. இப்பட்டியலில் அடுத்த இரண்டு ஆண்டுகளில் முறையே 40 மற்றும் 38 மாநகரங்கள் இணைக்கப்படும். நல்ல கல்வி மற்றும் சுகாதார வசதிகள், ...
Read More »Smart Cities Mission-A Smart India Awaits
The Minister for Urban Development Mr. Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday has announced the list of names of the first 20 cities to be funded to develop them as Smart Cities under PM Mr. Narendra Modi’s ambitious initiative ‘Smart Cities Mission’. These first 20 cities have been selected out of the ...
Read More »Skill Development Scheme for the Youth of North East Region
Ministry of DONER (Development of NE Region) plans scheme of Capacity Building and Technical Assistance aims to provide funding for skill development, enhancing employability and promoting entrepreneurship amongst the youth in the region. Target Groups: Youth from the North East Region residing within or outside the region. Special focus on ...
Read More »The Central Government launches 22 New Schemes under Digital India
The central government has launched 22 new schemes under Digital India initiative to make services accessible to the common people. These new schemes include projects in the areas of digital empowerment, digital infrastructure, on-demand government services and promotion of different industries. The government plans to provide services online thereby helping ...
Read More »Roshni (A light to youth in Roshni Districts)
Roshni is one of the sub-schemes under ASDP. The Ministry of Rural Development in 2013, launched a new skill development scheme designed to offer employment to tribal youth in critical Left Wing Extremist (LWE) affected districts. These LWE districts are named as ‘Roshni Districts’ and are 24 in numbers. Roshni will ...
Read More »National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP)
NSAP is a welfare programme being administered by the Ministry of Rural Development to provide financial assistance to the elderly, widows and persons with disabilities in the form of social pensions in rural areas as well as urban areas. The NSAP was launched with the aim of providing social assistance to destitutes ...
Read More »The Central Government to Unveil New Crop Insurance Scheme
The central government is going to launch a new Farm Crop Insurance Scheme by early 2016 which thus could indicate the new elected government’s maiden move towards the agrarian problem. The agricultural minister Mr. Radha Mohan Singh said that this new scheme will be more farmer friendly as the government ...
Read More »Food Processing Fund 2014-15
The Government of India has cleared that Food Processing Industry is in its one of the top most priority by setting up of a Special Fund of Rs. 2000 crore in NABARD to make available affordable credit to agro-processing units being designated as Food Parks. The objective of the fund ...
Read More »World Bank approves $1.5 billion loan for Clean India campaign
The World Bank has approved a $1.5 billion loan to India for its ambitious ‘Clean India’ campaign. The campaign is putting in efforts to ensure that citizens in rural areas have access to improved sanitation. As per World Bank statistics, of the 2.4 billion people who lack access to improved ...
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