Tag Archives: Schemes

Athletes preparing for next year’s Commonwealth and Asian Gamesand for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics may not take a liking to the latest directive by the sports ministry, which has revised the guidelines for issuance of funds to athletes under the Target Olympic Podium (TOP) scheme. Learning its lessons from the past, where there ...

The Narendra Modi government’s much-touted skilling scheme, the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), isn’t quite achieving the results the Centre had hoped for. According to a report in the Indian Express, data revealed that of the 30.67 lakh candidates who had been trained or were undergoing training across the country in June ...

Influenced by the success and popularity of Varishtha Pension Bima Yojana 2003 and Varishtha Pension Bima Yojana 2014 schemes, and to protect elderly people aged 60 years and above in the falling interest regime, the Modi government recently announced the launch of a simplified scheme of assured pension, called Pradhan ...

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has directed the Tamil Nadu Government to file a status report on submission of final report by an expert committee set up to examine the possibility of restoring the old pension scheme for its employees in place of the contributory pension. Justice ...

GST has finally become a reality. For seamless migration to GST, the Central Board of Direct Taxes has time and again come up with frequently asked questions (FAQs) pertaining to various segments. The CBEC, under the purview of the Department of Revenue, clarified that traders dealing only in exempt goods ...

NEW DELHI: The government is working on a scheme to promote energy efficient homes by offering cheaper loans and lower registration fee for green residential units as it ramps up efforts to mitigate climate change by moving towards a net zero-energy building regime. Government sources said the proposal is part ...

When it comes to milk and milk related products, Haryana holds a very special place. It is known as “Milk Pail” of the country as it is a goldmine of farm livestock resources. The State has produced good number of dairy entrepreneurs because of its vast potential in the dairy ...

Kalyan Lakshmi Scheme With a view to alleviate financial distress in the families of Scheduled Tribes, the Government launched an innovative scheme called “Kalyana Lakshmi” under which financial assistance of Rs.51,000/- shall be paid to every ST unmarried girl of 18 years and above age at the time of marriage which parental ...

Uttarakhand Government keeps launching schemes for welfare of women. The major schemes and their details are enlisted below: Sabala Yojana: For development and empowerment of adolescent girls in the age of 11-18 years, Child Development Project Sabala Yojana in Haridwar, Chamoli, Uttarkashi and Nainital districts have been implemented. In Anganwadi ...

For facilitating education of minorities by augmenting and strengthening school infrastructure in Minority Institutes and in order to expand facilities for formal education to children of minority communities, Central Government has launched this scheme. The scheme will encourage educational facilities for girls, children with special needs and those who are ...