About PMAY-G The Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana–Gramin (PMAY-G) was launched in 2016 to address the housing gaps existing in the rural areas. It aims to provide a pucca house with basic amenities to all rural families who are homeless or …
About SBM The Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) was launched in 2014 to fulfil the vision of a cleaner India by 2 October 2019, as a tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on his 150th birth anniversary. The campaign is one of the …
About IIP The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) is a composite indicator that measures the short-term changes in the volume of production of a basket of industrial products during a given period with respect to that in a chosen base …
About SDRF State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) is constituted under the Disaster Management Act 2005. It is a primary fund available with the State Government for responses to notified disasters. The Central Government contributes 75% of SDRF allocation for general …
What’s in the news? The United Nations has said that India has registered a remarkable reduction in poverty with 41.5 crore people coming out of it in just 15 years. The UN said, 25 countries, including India, successfully halved their …
About the Scheme “Samarth” (Scheme for Capacity Building in Textiles Sector) Scheme is a demand driven and placement-oriented umbrella skilling programme of the Ministry of Textiles. The scheme was launched in 2017. Samarth aims to incentivize and supplement the efforts …
About GST Council Goods & Services Tax Council is a constitutional body under Article 279A of the amended Constitution, for making recommendations to the Union and State Government on issues related to Goods and Service Tax. The Council was introduced …