#Government_Scheme_2018 ➡ CCEA approves continuation of Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana – Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved continuation of Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) beyond 12th Five Year Plan period ((2012–2017)). It will help in connecting 38,412 habitations at estimated cost of Rs. 84,934 crore. – For this, fund sharing pattern… Read More »
#Government_Scheme_2018 ➡ Government approves 122 new research projects under IMPRINT scheme ▪️ Union Ministry of Hume Resource Development (MHRD) has approved 122 new research project proposals worth Rs 112 crore for funding under its IMPRINT-II (Impacting Research Innovation and Technology) scheme. These projects were approved at IMPRINT-II Apex Committee meeting chaired by HRD Minister Prakash… Read More »
#Government_Scheme_2018 ➡ Government launches National Viral Hepatitis Control Programme ▪ Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in collaboration with the World Health Organisation (WHO) has launched National Viral Hepatitis Control Programme to control viral hepatitis C on the occasion of World Hepatitis Day (July 28). The programme aims to combat viral hepatitis and reduce… Read More »
#Government_Scheme_2018 ➡ Atal Innovation Mission : NITI Aayog and MyGov launches Innovate India Platform ▪ NITI Aayog’s Atal Innovation Mission and MyGov has jointly launched ‘#InnovateIndia Platform’ (https://innovate.mygov.in/innovateindia/). It is citizen centric platform that aims to serve as common point for all innovation happening across the nation. ➡ Innovate India Platform ▪ It creates much-needed innovations… Read More »
#Government_Scheme_2018 ➡ Explained : Unnat Bharat Abhiyan 2.0 – Unnat Bharat Abhiyan is flagship programme of Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) that aims to enrich Rural India. – The second edition (Unnat Bharat Abhiyan 2.0) was launched in April, 2018. Currently 748 institutions are participating under the scheme. In phase II, 605 institutions were… Read More »
#Government_Scheme_2018 ➡ HRIDAY – National Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana. ▪ Ministry/Department : Ministry of Urban Development ▪ Objective: To preserve and revitalize the soul and unique character of the heritage cities in India ➡ Scheme: (1). It aims to bring urban planning, economic growth and heritage conservation together for heritage cities. (2). It… Read More »
#Government_Scheme_2018 ➡ Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation launches Swachh Survekshan Grameen 2018 ================= ▪Union Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation (MDWS) has launched Swachh Survekshan Grameen 2018 (SSG 2018) in New Delhi, a rural cleanliness survey to rank all states and districts on basis of qualitative and quantitative evaluation. ➡ Key Facts ▪ The objective of… Read More »
#Government_Scheme_2018 ➡ Prime Minister’s Safe Motherhood Campaign: Madhya Pradesh awarded for reducing maternal mortality ▪ Madhya Pradesh was awarded by Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare for reducing maternal mortality under Prime Minister’s Safe Motherhood Campaign (Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan-PMSMA). ▪ The state was awarded for registering unprecedented 48-digit decline in maternal deaths… Read More »
#Government_Scheme_2018 ➡ Gujarat Government launches Suryashakti Kisan Yojana ▪ Gujarat government has launched Suryashakti Kisan Yojana (SKY), solar power scheme for farmers enabling them to generate electricity for their captive consumption as well as sell surplus power to grid and earn extra buck. It is claimed to be first such scheme in the country, where farmer… Read More »
#Government_Scheme_2018 ➡ 7-Star Gram Panchayat Rainbow scheme: Haryana rank its panchayats on basis of 7 social parameters ▪ Harayana Government has launched 7-Star Gram Panchayat Rainbow scheme to give star rankings to its panchayats on the basis of seven social parameters. ▪ Under this scheme, as many as 1,120 villages of the state have achieved rankings… Read More »