Subject: Government Schemes Context: PM launches physical distribution of property cards under SWAMITVA scheme. The move will pave the way for villagers to use property as a financial asset for taking loans and other financial benefits Concept: Survey of Villages and Mapping with Improvised Technology in Village Areas (SVAMITVA) scheme aims to map residential land […]
Subject : Govt Schemes Context: Tribal Families return to settlements in Satyamangalam Tiger Reserve , take up works under MGNREGA. Concept: 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 objective of the scheme […]
Subject: Government schemes Context: Prime Minister Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) has contributed to a substantial increase in job opportunities since April 2020 Concept: Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) is implementing Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP), which is a major credit-linked subsidy programme aimed at generating self-employment opportunities through establishment of micro-enterprises […]
Subject: Government scheme Context: The results of the fifth edition of the nationwide annual cleanliness survey, ‘Swachh Survekshan 2020,’ are out and Madhya Pradesh’s Indore has yet again made it as India’s cleanest city. Concept: The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA)has announced the results of Swachh Survekshan 2020 The Swachh Survekshan ranks cites across the […]
Subject: Government Schemes Context: National Digital Health Mission was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on August 15, 2020 while addressing the nation from the Red Fort to mark the occasion of India’s 74th Independence Day. Concept: Under National Digital Health Mission, every Indian will get a Health ID card that will store all medical details of […]
Subject: Government schemes Context: Systemic reform in education sector has gained ground in recent years through initiatives such as the NITI Aayog’s School Education Quality Index (SEQI), the Sustainable Action for Transforming Human Capital in Education (SATH-E) and even the Aspirational Districts programme Concept: School Education Quality Index (SEQI) The School Education Quality Index (SEQI) […]
Subject: Government schemes Context: A survey conducted in Delhi has found that PM-KISAN is not reaching all farmer households as intended Concept: Pradhan MantriKisanSammanNidhi (PIV-KISAN) is a new Central Sector Scheme to provide income support to all landholding farmers’ families in the country to supplement their financial needs for procuring various inputs related to agriculture […]
Subject: Government schemes Context: Global electronics equipment manufacturers had approached the MeitY to avail benefits under the government’s Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme. Concept: The scheme proposes production linked incentive to boost domestic manufacturing and attract large investments in mobile phone manufacturing and specified electronic components including Assembly, Testing, Marking and Packaging (ATMP) units. The Scheme […]
Subject: Government scheme Context: NITI Aayog’sAtal Innovation Mission (AIM) has launched AIM iCREST – an Incubator Capabilities enhancement program. Concept: AIM has joined hands with Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Wadhwani Foundation – organizations that can lend credible support and expertise in the entrepreneurship and innovation space. AIM iCREST has been designed to enable […]
Subject: Government scheme Context: Indian government has launched a project named Green – Ag in Mizoram Concept: The project will be implemented in Dampa Tiger Reserve and Thorangtlang Wildlife Sanctuary in the state covering more than 30 villages Mizoram is among the five states where the Green-Ag project funded by Global Environment Facility (GEF) is […]