Initiatives

Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana, under the Micro Units Development and Refinance Agency (MUDRA) Bank is a new institution being set up by Government of India for development and refinancing activities relating to micro units. It was announced by the Finance Minister while presenting the Union Budget for financial year 2016. ...

The Prime Minister initiated the Interest Subsidy Scheme on Education Loans for minority communities to uplift their education background.This scheme will promote education enthusiasm in them to study in foreign countries. Objectives: To award interest subsidy to meritorious students belonging to economically weaker section of notifies minority communities. Eligibility: Students ...

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced on Tuesday that the Delhi government’s ‘Higher Education and Skill Development Guarantee Scheme’, which provides financial support from the banking system to meritorious students from the Capital, will be extended to students who want to pursue education outside the State as well. Earlier, the scheme ...

Chandigarh: All districts in Haryana will be linked with Direct Benefits Transfer (DBT) scheme for sale and purchase of fertilisers through Point of Sale (POS) devices. Earlier, Karnal and Kurukshetra districts were selected as pilot for implementation of DBT scheme, and now the project has been extended to the remaining ...

As part of an exercise to promote ‘brain gain’ as against brain drain, the Ministry of Science and Technology is all set to launch a new scheme next month to get distinguished scientists from abroad to work in India. Called ‘Visiting Advanced Joint Research (VAJRA) Faculty Scheme’, it will aim ...

The Punjab government has chalked out a comprehensive strategy to provide security and financial assistance to acid attack victims in order to make them self-reliant, state minister Razia Sultana said on Monday. She said the Punjab financial assistance to acid victims scheme 2017 has been framed in this regard and ...

CHENNAI: The Chief Minister’s Health Insurance Scheme will now cover multiple therapies for autism spectrum disorder, a developmental disability. State Health Secretary J. Radhakrishnan said so far, autism had not been covered under most schemes. “Now, the State government is providing an avenue for families who are covered to access ...

Indore: Under recently launched UDAN scheme by the Centre, MP is going to get its maiden flight between Indore and Gwalior from May 31, bookings for which have already started. As per objective of the scheme, its fare is being kept very attractive. UDAN scheme is a component of National ...

The central government has initiated pre-matric scholarship scheme for minority communities to promote their children to go to school.The scheme will form the foundation for their educational attainment and provide a level playing field in the competitive employment arena. Empowerment through education, which is one of the objectives of this ...

New Delhi: Aiming for ‘Sewa’ along with skill, speed, and scale the power ministry of the Government of India is all set to distribute free LED television sets in the off grids areas, especially of Arunachal Pradesh. While speaking to media here on rural electrification on Friday the MoS (I/C) Power, ...