Initiatives

According to the survey conducted by the National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO) during 2011-12, the total employment in both organised and unorganised sector in the country was of the order of 47 crores. Out of this, about 8 crores were in the organised sector and the balance 39 crores (which ...

The Manohar Parrikar-led Goa government will re-introduce the scheme to screen newborn babies for detecting metabolic disorders. The scheme, started by the erstwhile congress-led government in the state, was discontinued in 2012 when Manohar Parrikar was Chief Minister. The health programme is now being resurrected when Parrikar is once again ...

The Multi-sectoral Development Programme (MsDP) was conceived as a special initiative of the follow up action on the minority schemes and policies. It is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) approved by the Government in the beginning of the 11th five Year Plan and launched in the year 2008-09 in 90 ...

Maulana Azad National Academy for Skills (MANAS) is an ambitious and over-arching skill development architecture, aimed at providing all India level training framework, based upon tie-ups with National/International training organizations for imparting training to the minority population, for skills that are currently in demand. It will also provide concessional credit ...

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 ...