PM KUSUM Subject: Welfare schemes Context: The Centre modified the scheme and will now provide 30 per cent of the cost of building a small solar plant (70% cost borne by state DISCOMS) to supply electricity to the agricultural feeder, which essentially supplies electricity to all the pumps in a village. Concept: Three […]
Poshan Abhiyan 2.0 Subject: Welfare scheme Context: Poshan Abhiyan 2.0 was announced in budget 2021-22 as a next step to ongoing Poshan abhiyan to eliminate malnutrition. Concept: The Poshan 2.0 Scheme is to be an umbrella scheme covering the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS), Anganwadi Services, Poshan Abhiyaan, Schemefor Adolescent Girls and National […]
National Creche Scheme Subject: Welfare Schemes Context: Budget 2021-22 has also focused on National Creche Scheme to provide day care facilities to children (0-6 years) of working mother. Concept: It is a Ministry of Women and Child Development scheme. It is a Central sector scheme. A crèche is a facility which enables parents […]
Saksham Anganwadis schemes Subject: Welfare schemes Context: The budget 2021-22 for Ministry of women and child development saw highest allocation to the Sakasham Anganwadi Scheme along with the Poshan Abhiyan 2.0. Concept: It is a Ministry of women and Child development scheme. The aim of the scheme is to upgrade a total of […]
TEQIP (Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme) Subject: Welfare schemes Context: With the project near to its end it may leave more than 1,200 assistant professors out of a job and some rural colleges bereft of half their faculty. Concept: The government is saying it is planning its own MERITE project to promote scientific, […]
NFSA (National Food Security Act) Subject: Welfare and schemes Context: NITI AAYOG, the government think tank, has recommended reducing the rural and urban coverage under the National Food Security Act, 2013, to 60 per cent and 40 per cent, respectively, which it estimates, can result in annual savings of up to Rs 47,229 […]
National Health mission Subject: Welfare schemes and policy Context: The Centre talked to state officials of National Health Mission and appraise them of private centers involved in vaccination in 2nd phase can charge Rs 250 per person per dose. Concept: 10000 private hospitals under Ayushman Bharat and 687 private hospitals under Central Government […]
Intensified Mission Indradhanush 3.0 Subject: Welfare schemes Context: The states and UT rolled out Intensified Mission Indradhanush (IMI) 3.0 scheme to cover children and pregnant women who missed routine immunisation during the COVID-19 pandemic Concept: On the first day 29,000 children and 5,000 pregnant women were covered as per health ministry in the […]
National Digital Health Mission (NDHM) Subject: Welfare schemes Context: While talking in a webinar on India’s strategy to address health gap the PM talked of NDHM and also called for private sector role in it. Concept: The PM also mentioned 4-pronged strategy on which govt is working for the health sector. Prevention of […]
PM SVANIDHI scheme (Pradhan Mantri Street Vendor’s AtmanirbharNidhi) Subject: Welfare schemes Context: Focus on the schemes come as the Centre has alerted banks about slowdown in loans to the street vendors. Concept: It is a special micro-credit facility scheme for providing affordable loan to street vendors. The scheme is aimed at daily wage […]