In 2018 the Ministry of Home Affairs came up with the Witness Protection Scheme. The scheme aims to provide protection of witnesses based on the threat assessment. Particularly, the scheme intends at enabling a witness to depose fearlessly and truthfully. In addition to this, protection measures are also included as ...

To make the vision of “From Cooperation to Prosperity” true, Dairy Sahakar Scheme came into force on the 75th Foundation Year of Amul. At Anand, Gujarat during a function organized by Amul, the Union Home Minister launched the scheme on October 31, 2021. Implemented by the National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC), ...

The PLI scheme stands for Production Linked Incentive Scheme. With this scheme, the Government of India aims to boost domestic manufacturing. Additionally, it attracts investments in the target segments of the products. As a result of all this, it encourages “Make in India” too. Moreover, the PLI intends to attract ...

The Finance Minister while presenting the budget this year announced on setting up of 75 digital banking units in 75 districts in the country. Digital Banking Units will facilitate all the traditional bank work like depositing cheques, pay-in slips, etc digitally. Background: Since the demonetization of the national currency in ...

The Ministry of Commerce and Industry inaugurated an electronic platform known as e-SANTA. With the aim to connect aqua farmers and buyers, the portal works as an electronic marketplace. Although coined for the web portal, e-SANTA refers to Electronic Solution for Augmenting NaCSA farmers’ Trade-in Aquaculture. What is NaCSA? NaCSA ...

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 ...

The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) launched the third phase of PMKVY in January 2021. Popularly known as PMKVY 3.0, it stands for the third phase of ‘Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana’. Implemented by the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), the scheme by MSDE is a flagship, grant, ...

The full form of PMMSY is Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana. It is a first-ever comprehensive plan to promote fisheries in India. Particularly, it is a flagship scheme for focused and sustainable development of the fisheries sector. Moreover, with an estimated investment of Rs 20,050 crore, this is the highest ...

PM-SVANidhi Scheme stands for Pradhan Mantri Street Vendor’s Atmanirbhar Nidhi Scheme. Launched in June 2020, the nodal ministry for PM-SVANidhi is the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs. In order to empower street vendors, the Government of India aims to reach more than 50 lakh street vendors across the country. PM-SVANidhi ...

PM-Daksh Yojana is a National Action Plan that aims to improve the all-around competency and adeptness of marginalized sections. Furthermore, PM-Daksh stands for Pradhan Mantri Dakshta Aur Kushalta Sampann Hitgrahi . Launched by the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment (MoSJ&E), the scheme is implemented by the 3 corporations under the ...