The Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana or Saubhagya Subject – Government Schemes Context – Almost 2.82 crore households have been electrified till March 31, 2021 Concept – Saubhagya is one of the largest household electrification drives in the world. The journey of the scheme started with Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana […]
PM-KUSUM Subject – Government Schemes Context – Need to revitalise PM-KUSUM. Concept – To know about PM-KUSUM, please click here and here.
Pradhan Mantri Digital Health Mission Subject – Government Schemes Context – PM to launch health mission on Sept. 27 Concept – This scheme will be launched with the aim of harnessing technology in order to improve the effectiveness, efficiency, and transparency of healthcare delivery across India. It seeks to provide a better access to healthcare data. It also […]
Coffee Act 1942 Subject – Government Schemes Context – Coffee Act will be simplified, says Piyush Goyal Concept – Indian coffee industry holds respect amongst coffee estates in the world. After the First World War, the Indian coffee economy was in a deplorable state and thus the Government of India established a Coffee […]
NIPUN Bharat Scheme Subject – Government Schemes Context – When the Centre launched its NIPUN Bharat scheme in July 2021 to improve foundational literacy and numeracy among primary school students, participants from non-Hindi speaking States complained that they were the ones left feeling illiterate. Concept – Ministry of Education has launched a National […]
KVIC launches series of schemes to empower artisans in Varanasi Subject – Government Schemes Context – On Prime Minister’s birthday, KVIC launches series of schemes to empower artisans in Varanasi Concept – Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) launched a unique Scheme called SPIN (Strengthening the Potential of India) and set up a […]
National Sports Development Fund Subject: Government Schemes Context: (CIL) has signed an MoU with the Department of Sports, Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, Govt. of India at New Delhi for the betterment of sports infrastructure in the country. Under the MoU, CIL, under its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program will contribute Rs. […]
Atal Pension Yojana Subject: Government Schemes Context: Atal Pension Yojana has emerged as the most popular social security scheme under the National Pension System with over 2.8 crore subscribers, mainly from the non-metro centres. Concept: Total assets under management (AUM) for the National Pension System schemes saw a year-on-year growth of over 38 […]
One Rank One Pension (OROP) Subject – Government Schemes Context – Mr. RajnathSingh also credited the Prime Minister with resolving the decade old One Rank, One Pension (OROP) issue that the previous Congress administration had refused to resolve during their tenure. Concept – OROP means the payment of the same pension to military […]
Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) Subject – Government Schemes Context – The average amount deposited in the PM Jan Dhan (PMJDY) account has surged to Rs 3398 from Rs 1279 between 2015 and 2021. The total deposits under these accounts registered a rise of 6.38 times. Concept – Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) […]