About the Scheme The Kisan Credit Card (KCC) scheme was introduced in 1998 with the aim of providing adequate and timely credit support to the farmers for their cultivation and other needs as indicated below: To meet the short term …
About The Union Cabinet has recently approved PM Vidyalaxmi, a new Central Sector scheme that seeks to provide financial support to meritorious students. PM Vidyalaxmi is a key initiative stemming from the National Education Policy (NEP), 2020, which had recommended …
About ED Enforcement Directorate (ED) was constituted in 1956 for handling Exchange Control Laws violations under the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act (FERA). The ED today is a multi-disciplinary organization mandated with investigation of the offence of money laundering and violations …
About The Immunization Programme in India was introduced in 1978 as the ‘Expanded Programme of Immunization’ (EPI) by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. In 1985, the programme was modified as ‘Universal Immunization Programme’ (UIP) to be implemented in …
About POSHAN Abhiyan POSHAN Abhiyan (Prime Minister’s Overarching Scheme For Holistic Nourishment) is a Government of India’s flagship initiative which focuses on advancing nutritional outcomes for children under six years, adolescent girls, pregnant women and lactating mothers holistically. It was …
About Jiyo Parsi is a unique Central Sector Scheme for arresting the population decline of the Parsi Community. The scheme was launched in 2013-14. The objective of the scheme is to reverse the declining trend of Parsi Population by adopting …
What’s in the news? Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched Bima Sakhi Yojana at Panipat in Haryana to promote financial literacy and insurance awareness among women. This initiative of Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) will empower women aged 18 …
About NCAP The National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) was launched in 2019 by the Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) to tackle the air pollution crisis in a comprehensive manner. NCAP envisages reduction in PM10 level up to …