‘National Food Security Mission’ (NFSM), a centrally sponsored scheme, was launched in October 2007 to increase the production of rice, wheet and pulses. The Mission is being continued during 12th Five Year Plan with the targets of additional production of food grains of 25 million tons of food grains comprising ...
Read More »National Programme for Health Care of the Elderly (NPHCE)
NPHCE programme is to provide separate, specialized and comprehensive health care to the senior citizens at various level of State health care delivery system including outreach services. The NPHCE is sponsored and its implementation is monitored by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare. Benefit Types: Free, specialised health care ...
Read More »National Tobacco Control Programme (NTCP)
The National Tobacco Control Cell (NTCC) at the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) is responsible for overall policy formulation, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the different activities envisaged under the National Tobacco Control Programme (NTCP). The National Cell functions under the direct guidance and supervision of the ...
Read More »Family Planning Indemnity Scheme (FPIS)- 2013
Under the Family Planning Indemnity Scheme, States/UTs would process and make payment of claims to accepters of sterilization in the event of death/failures/complications/Indemnity cover to doctors/health facilities. It is envisaged that States/UTs would make suitable budget provisions for implementation of the scheme through their respective State/ UT Program Implementation Plans ...
Read More »Rs 22,000 crore mobilised under Jan Dhan Yojana
News: “At present, more than 17.5 crore bank accounts have been opened under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY). More than Rs 22,000 crore have been deposited by the people in their bank accounts opened under the PMJDY,” the Finance Ministry said. Milestones achieved under PMJDY: Banks have opened ...
Read More »Government will launch more variants under the Jan Dhan scheme: Arun Jaitley
News: The government has launched three social security programmes – the Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY), the Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY) and the Atal Pension Yojana (APY) under the Jan Dhan umbrella, says finance minister Arun Jaitley. The government plans to bring these social security schemes ...
Read More »Other countries like US, Russia may soon follow Jan Dhan Yojna model
News JanDhan Yojna is soon going to be a worldwide template for achieving rapid financial inclusion. The Financial Action Task Force, a global anti-terror financing agency, has given initial approval to a paper by India on how it achieved the task in a few months while adhering to know your ...
Read More »MHA asks states to transfer amount to affected farmers’ Jan Dhan accounts
News Utilising Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s pet scheme, the Jan Dhan Yojna, the home ministry has asked all states to transfer the relief meant for distraught farmers to bank accounts opened under the scheme. A top home ministry official said direct disbursement of the compensation into the farmers’ bank accounts ...
Read More »Pradhanmantri Jandhan Yojna
Scheme Details Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) is National Mission for Financial Inclusion to ensure access to financial services, namely, Banking/ Savings & Deposit Accounts, Remittance, Credit, Insurance, Pension in an affordable manner. Account can be opened in any bank branch or Business Correspondent (Bank Mitr) outlet. PMJDY accounts are ...
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