Initiatives

Objectives To promote generation of green and clean power in the State using solar energy. To create conditions conducive to the participation of private and public sector as well as PPP in the promotion and setting up of up Solar Energy based power projects in the State. Productive use of ...

PM Narendra Modi’s master plan to handle the after-effects of the demonetisation has a lot to offer to the comman man of the country. In the aftermath of the cancellation of the legal tender character of old Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes, there has been a surge in the ...

New Delhi: In a bid to speed up small value online transactions, the RBI today relaxed norms for 2-factor authentication for payments up to Rs. 2,000. Relaxing the norms for 2-factor authentication requirement for transactions up to Rs. 2,000 for online CNP (card not present) transactions, the RBI said only ...

NEW DELHI: The National Institute for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog, the government’s policy think-tank, today announced it will give district collectors, district magistrates, and deputy commissioners Rs 10 for every citizen who performs at least two cashless transactions. Such citizens should use one of five modes for their transactions – ...

Union Minister for Human Resource Development, Shri Prakash Javadekar launched ‘Vittiya Saksharata Abhiyan’ to make people aware about cashless economic system. Union HRD Minister appealed to the faculty and especially young students to come forward and join ‘Vittiya Saksharata Abhiyan’ to encourage, create awareness and motivate all people around them ...

The Supreme Court asked the central government to put in place “graded response action plan” for different levels of air pollution in the national capital and areas of Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan. Asking the government to notify the “graded” plan that includes the steps that would be taken to ...

Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) aims to provide employment opportunities to every individual. Objective To generate employment opportunities in Rural as well as Urban areas. Setting up self employment ventures projects, micro enterprises and servicing units.  Eligibility Any individual above 18 years of age. Assistance under scheme is available ...

After the withdrawal of the legal tender character of the Rs 500 and Rs 1000 denomination notes with effect from November 9, 2016, there has been a surge in the deposits with the banks. Consequently, there has been a significant increase of liquidity in the banking system which is expected ...

In less than a year after Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Solar Alliance initiative at the UN Climate Change Conference in Paris, the country appears to be on schedule to reduce its dependency on fossil fuels to power homes and industries by 2030. A solar power plant in Kamuthi, ...

Kishori Shakti Yojana is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme for adolescent girls. This scheme is operational in 46 ICDS Projects of 8 Districts viz. Shimla, Sirmour, Kinnaur, Mandi, Bilaspur, Una, Hamirpur and Lahaul-Spiti of the State. Objectives To improve the nutritional and health status of adolescent girls in the age groups ...