SWAMIH Subject : Government Schemes Context : Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs handed over possession to homebuyers as Government of India’s Special Window for Affordable & Mid-Income Housing (SWAMIH) completes its first residential project. Concept : The residential project — Rivali Park in suburban Mumbai — is the first housing project […]
PM KISAN Subject: Government Schemes Context: PM Modi on Friday said the Centre has transferred around Rs 1,35,000 crore so far under the PM-Kisan scheme with the payment of eighth instalment . He added that the Centre is also procuring higher quantity of paddy and wheat at MSP to boost farmers’ income. Concept: […]
SWAMIH Subject : Government Schemes Context : The residential project – ‘Rivali Park’, situated in suburban Mumbai, was the first housing project in the country to have received funding under the government’s SWAMIH Fund. Concept : SWAMIH(Special Window for Affordable and Mid-Income Housing) Investment Fund has been formed to complete construction of stalled, […]
PLI SCHEME FOR THE ADVANCED CHEMISTRY CELL (ACC) BATTERY STORAGE Subject : Government Schemes Context : The Union Cabinet has approved the proposal of Department of Heavy Industry for implementation of the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme ‘National Programme on Advanced Chemistry Cell (ACC) Battery Storage’. Concept : The move aims to achieve […]
CHIRANJEEVEE HEALTH INSURANCE SCHEME Subject: Government Schemes Context: Recently, the Rajasthan government has announced that implementation of the Chief Minister Chiranjeevi Health Insurance Scheme. Concept: About Chief Minister Chiranjeevi Health Insurance Scheme It is an ambitious health insurance scheme of the Rajasthan government. It is the first health insurance initiative from the […]
ECHS Subject: Government Schemes Context: Soon, night-time medical consultation for ex-servicemen from ECHS centres. Concept: ECHS is a flagship Scheme of the Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare, Ministry of Defence. It was launched with effect from April 2003. To provide quality healthcare for Ex-servicemen (Army, Navy and Air Force) pensioners and their dependents. Under […]
PM GKAY Subject : Government Schemes Context : Acceding to demand from states, the Centre on Friday decided to distribute 8 million tonne (MT) of foodgrain free of cost to all the 81 crore ration card holders under Prime Minister GaribKalyan Anna Yojana (PM-GKAY) during May-June. Concept : Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna […]
STARTUP INDIA SEED FUND SCHEME Subject : Government Schemes Context : Union Minister for Commerce and Industry, PiyushGoyal today launched the Startup India Seed Fund Scheme (SISFS) Concept : It is a Rs 1,000-crore seed fund for startups. The scheme will help startups with the initial capital for growth and operations. The government […]
PM KISAN Subject: Government Schemes Context: Amid anger over middlemen, Bengal’s rice bowl keeps ear out for Delhi farmer protests. Concept: Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi: It is implemented as a central sector scheme by the Government of India. This scheme was introduced to augment the source of income of many small and […]
ECLGS Subject : Government Schemes Context : Finance Ministry widens emergency credit line guarantee scheme scope to SMA-1 loans. Concept : ECLGS was rolled out as part of the Centre’s Aatmanirbhar package in response to the Covid-19 crisis. The objective was to support small businesses struggling to meet their operational liabilities due to […]