RODTEP SCHEME Subject : Government Schemes Context : As the government prepares to notify refund rates under the Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products (RoDTEP) scheme, exporters fear the rates may turn out to be lower than recommended by a technical committee. Concept : Remission of Duties or Taxes on Export […]
OPERATION GREEN – TOP TO TOTAL Subject: Government Schemes Context : The Ministry of Food Processing and Industries (MoFPI) has refused to give assent to the Railways proposal last month to include seven major items — tea leaves, bamboo, rubber, betel nut, black pepper, mustard, and soyabean — under “Operation Greens-TOP to Total”, […]
PRADHAN MANTRI SWASTHYA SURAKSHA NIDHI (PMSSN) Subject : Government Schemes Context : The Union Cabinet has approved the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Nidhi (PMSSN) as a single non-lapsable reserve fund for share of Health from the proceeds of Health and Education Cess levied under Section 136-b of Finance Act, 2007. Concept : Salient […]
NATIONAL SOCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMME Subject : Government Schemes Context: The Centre must increase the “meagre” pensions provided for poor senior citizens, widows and disabled people, said the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Rural Development. Concept : National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP): The NSAP is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme under the Ministry of Rural Development. […]
DIGIDHAN MISSION Subject : Current events / Government Schemes Context : According to official data on the DigiDhan Dashboard, the total number of digital transactions between April 1, 2020, and March 8, 2021,stood at 4,877.51 crore, against the 4,579.94 crore transactions clocked in 2019-20. Concept: Hon’ble Finance Minister in his Budget Speech of […]
JANAUSHADHI SCHEME Subject: Government Schemes Context: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday dedicated the 7500th Janaushadhi Kendra at North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (NEIGRIHMS) in Shillong via video conferencing. Concept: ‘Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya JanaushadhiPariyojana’ is a campaign launched by the Department of Pharmaceuticals, Govt. Of India, to […]
SVAMITVA Subject: Government schemes Context: The Punjab govt Friday lead the way for villagers residing throughout the “lallakir” (the a part of the habitation used most commonly for non-agricultural functions) to get their belongings registered with the earnings division. Concept: It will help villagers monetise it or avail advantages from banks. The state […]
KISAN RAIL SCHEME Subject :Governement Schemes Context :The South Central Railway started the first ‘Kisan Rail’ service from Telangana on Monday. Concept : The train will transport 230 tonne of dry turmeric in 10 parcel vans from the Warangal station to the Barasat station of Sealdah division (West Bengal). The move is aimed […]
PM FASAL BHIMA YOJANA Subject : Government Schemes Context : The number of farmers’ crop insurance claims that were rejected by insurance companies under the Centre’s flagship Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) multiplied 10 times in just two years. Concept : Launched in April, 2016, after rolling back the earlier insurance schemes […]
PM MATRU VANDANA YOJANA Subject: Government Schemes Context: The government’s maternity benefit scheme, or Pradhan MantriMatruVandanaYojana, has crossed 1.75 crore eligible women till financial year 2020, the Centre informed Parliament on Thursday. Concept: Pradhan MantriMatruVandanaYojana (PMMVY) is a maternity benefit programme being implemented in all districts of the country with effect from 1st […]