On 15th August 2020, our Prime Minister announced National Digital Health Mission (NDHM) for India. With a budget of Rs 1600 crore over 5 years, Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission is a Central Sector Scheme under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW). It should be noted that ABDM is ...
Read More »Use of Fortified Rice in all government schemes: solving the malnutrition with nutritious rice
Recently, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs accorded its approval for the supply of fortified rice across government schemes. Let’s have an in-depth understanding of the entire step: What is fortified rice? Rice fortification is a process of adding micronutrients keeping in mind dietary requirements to regular rice. Generally, the ...
Read More »Stand Up India Scheme: A life-saver for budding enterprises
Recently, India celebrated the 6th anniversary of the Stand Up India Scheme. Launched on 5th April 2016, the scheme proved to be pivotal in nurturing entrepreneurship amongst marginalized sections. Anchored by the Department of Financial Services (DFS), undoubtedly Stand Up India focused on the SCs, STs, and women population. Objectives: ...
Read More »SVAMITVA: providing financial stability with ‘record of rights’
A central sector scheme under the Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Svamitva scheme aims to provide the ‘record of rights’ to village household owners. Thus, SVAMITVA stands for Survey of Villages and Mapping with Improvised Technology in Village Areas. In addition, the property owners will get property cards for their houses ...
Read More »Govt’s scheme to permit coal block owners to surrender undeveloped mines
The Coal Ministry is reportedly planning to come up with a scheme to allow coal block allottees to surrender mines that are not in a position to develop due to technical reasons. This move is likely to boost coal supply at a time when domestic power producers are grappling to secure coal ...
Read More »e-Biz Portal: One-stop shop for Investors to avail all services of Central Government for doing business
e-Biz is an online service portal launched by the Government of India in 2013 as a part of its 27 Mission Mode Projects. The launched e-Biz portal aims to improve the business environment of the country by enabling efficient, fast, and transparent access to Government – to – Business (G2B) ...
Read More »UP Govt’s one-time settlement scheme for power consumers
The Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Ltd (UPPCL) has recently decided to revamp the one-time settlement (OTS) scheme for consumers residing in rural and urban areas. The OTS scheme is a flagship program of UPPCL. This scheme is primarily a mode of encouraging clearance of electricity dues for the people of ...
Read More »Kisan Vikas Patra : Scheme Designed To Double Your Investment With Fixed And Secured Returns.
Kisan Vikas Patra (KVP) is a savings scheme available at India Post Offices in the form of certificates. It is a fixed rate small savings scheme to double your investment after a predetermined period of time (124 months in the currently available issue). As per current rules, KVP certificates can ...
Read More »One Nation One Ration Card (ONORC) Scheme for Ration Cardholders
The ONORC is a central government flagship scheme that allows ration cardholders to avail themselves of food grains from any Fair Price Shop (FPS) across the country. The scheme is aimed at ensuring that the beneficiaries get their ration from any Fair Price Shop (FPS) across the country. Under the ...
Read More »Minority Scholarship Allocation Scheme for students of Kerala
The Kerela government has come up with a New Minority Allocation Scheme (NMAS) for the students of Kerela. This scheme aims to provide financial aid to these students so that they can pursue their education or undergo vocational/technical training without any financial obstacles. The larger goal is to uplift the ...
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