Bihar’s harGharGangajal scheme for Rajgir and Gaya regions Subject: Government Schemes Context : Har GharGangajal scheme- It is part of the Bihar government’s Jal, Jeevan, Hariyali scheme. The project has been described as a “lift-store-tame-treat-supply” system. Hyderabad-based Megha Engineering & Infrastructures Limited (MEIL) has been working on the project since 2019, employing about […]
Food distribution scheme Subject : Government Schemes Context: The department of expenditure will likely recommend halting the pandemic-era free foodgrain programme. Details: If the free foodgrain scheme is not extended further, we expect the fiscal deficit to be restricted to 6.4% of GDP for FY23 Concept: Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) […]
The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MNREGA) Subject : Government Schemes Context: India’s Rural development ministry has formed a panel to revamp its only job guarantee scheme in the hope of directing more work to the country’s poorer regions. Details: The revaluation of the scheme comes as rural unemployment in India […]
Projects to track small fishing vessels along India’s coast makes progress Subject: Government Schemes Context- A delayed project to install transponders on small fishing vessels, under 20 metres in length, as part of coastal security measures instituted post 26/11 Mumbai attacks is now making progress, with a project underway in Tamil Nadu. About […]
The dismal case of slashing schemes and cutting funds Subject: Government Schemes Context: Over the past three years, over 50% of existing central government sponsored schemes have been discontinued, subsumed, revamped or rationalised into other schemes. What is the issue: The impact has been varied across Ministries. For example, for the Union Ministry […]
Dru regulation in India Subject: Government Schemes Context: Gambia drug incident The Central authority is the overall supervisory body and direct States to ensure that the raw materials used are tested for purity. The state regulators are responsible for licensing the manufacture, sale and distribution of drugs in their respective states or union […]
Districts as export hub scheme Subject :Government Schemes Context : Districts as export hubs scheme may be announced in Budget 2023-24. Concept : The government’s ambitious project for developing districts as export hubs by promoting one item with potential for increased exports from the identified districts, is likely to be announced in the […]
Centre launches programme to strengthen Kashi-T.N. bond Subject: Govt Schemes Context :The centre has announced a month-long Kashi Tamil Sangamam, which aims to rediscover the links between the two ancient knowledge, culture and heritage centres, from November 16. Concept : About Kashi Tamil Sangamam Programme The month-long Sangamam will be organised in Varanasi […]
The draft National Credit Framework Subject :Government Schemes Context: Recently, the Union Ministry of Education Dharmendra Pradhan unveiled the draft National Credit Framework. The Students will soon be able to earn credits for both classroom learning and extracurricular activities through a unified credit system, which will be deposited in a credit bank,a system […]
Direct Benefit Transfer Subject: Government Schemes Context: Recently, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) lauded India’s Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) Scheme as a “logistical marvel” that has reached hundreds of millions of people. The President of the World Bank Group, had also urged other nations to adopt India’s move of targeted cash transfer instead […]