MGNREGA Subject : Government schemes Context : As COVID batters India again, govt must scale up MGNREGA to support migrants. Concept : About MGNREGA MGNREGA is one of the largest work guarantee programmes in the world. It is one of the core of the core scheme under Government of India. Objective: The primary […]
PLI FOR WHITE GOODS, SOLAR MODULES Subject: Government Schemes Concept: White Goods The Union Cabinet approved the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for White Goods (Air Conditioners and LED Lights) with a budgetary outlay of Rs. 6,238 crore. The PLI Scheme for White Goods shall extend an incentive of 4% to 6% on […]
PM KUSUM Subject: Government Schemes Context: Rajasthan Renewable Energy Corporation Ltd (RRECL) has commissioned the country’s first farm-based solar power project under the PM-KUSUM scheme. Concept: The PM-KUSUM scheme was launched by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) to support installation of off-grid solar pumps in rural areas and reduce dependence […]
STAND UP INDIA SCHEME Subject : Government Schemes Context : Stand Up India scheme: Rs 25,586 crore sanctioned to ST, SC, women entrepreneurs. Concept : Stand Up India Scheme was launched on 5 April 2016 to promote entrepreneurship at the grass-root level of economic empowerment and job creation. This scheme seeks to leverage […]
PLIFOR FOOD PROCESSING SECTOR Subject : Government Schemes Context : The Union Cabinet has approved the Central Sector Scheme – “Production Linked Incentive Scheme for Food Processing Industry (PLISFPI)” with an outlay of Rs. 10900 crore. Concept : The objectives of the Scheme are to support food manufacturing entities with stipulated minimum Sales […]
PMAY – G Subject: Government Schemes Context : Less than 6% of houses sanctioned under the Centre’s flagship rural housing scheme in 2020-21 have reached completion so far this year, with COVID-19 stalling progress, the Rural Development Ministry told a Parliamentary Standing Committee last month. Concept: Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana-Gramin. Ministry: Ministry of […]
ULPIN SCHEME Subject : Government Schemes Context : Centre to Launch Unique ID Number for All Plots of Land by 2022: Report Concept : This plan has been laid out in a parliamentary standing committee report submitted to the Lok Sabha last week, as part of the Digital India Land Records ModernisationProgramme (DILRMP) […]
PLI SCHEME Subject : Government Schemes Context : The Indian Cellular and Electronics Association (ICEA) has written letters to the NITI Aayog to consider declaring 2020-21 as zero year for production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme for manufacturing of mobile phones. Concept : PLI schemes for all sectors that have been announced since April last […]
DISTRICT MINERAL FOUNDATION Subject: Government Schemes Context: The Centre has inserted a new clause into the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2021, to take control of the district mineral funds from the state governments. Concept: DMFs: DMFs were instituted under the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) (MMDR) Amendment Act […]
MGNREGA Subject : Government Schemes Context : There has been no increase in MGNREGA wages in Kerala and Lakshadweep while Meghalaya has recorded the highest increase of Rs 23, from Rs 203 in 2020-21 to Rs 226 2021-22, according to a report in the Indian Express. Concept : With the exception of Meghalaya, […]