About the scheme Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) is a flagship scheme of Government of India to “fund the unfunded” by bringing such enterprises to the formal financial system and extending affordable credit to them. Launched in 2015 to promote …
About the Scheme Atal Pension Yojana (APY) addresses the old age income security of the working poor. It is focused on the unorganized sector workers. It encourages the workers in the unorganised sector to voluntarily save for their retirement. The …
About the Scheme In 2014, the government launched Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) to bring about comprehensive financial inclusion in the country. PMJDY envisages universal access to banking facilities with at least one basic banking account for ‘every …
About AIF The Government of India launched the Central Sector Scheme of financing facility under the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF) in 2020. AIF is a medium – long term debt financing facility for investment in viable projects for post-harvest management …
Krishi UDAN The Krishi Ude Desh Ka Aam Naagrik (Krishi Udan) scheme was launched in 2020 to assist farmers in transporting agricultural products on international and national routes so that it improves their value realisation. It is an initiative of …
Context The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is marking its 75th anniversary. What is the Universal Declaration of Human Rights? A relatively compact document, the declaration consists of a preamble and 30 articles setting out fundamental rights and freedoms. The …
About Arth Ganga is an initiative added recently to the Namami Ganga Program launched by the Government in 2014. It was decided in the meeting of National Ganga Council (NGC) held on 14th December 2019 to launch a new concept …
Need for the Mission Cities accommodate ~31% of India’s current population and contribute 63% to the GDP (Census 2011). By 2030, urban areas are expected to accommodate 40% of India’s population and contribute 75% to the GDP. Population growth in …
About As of the 2011 census, India is home to 2.68 crore Persons with Disabilities (PwDs), commonly referred to as Divyangjan. In 2017, the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD), Government of India, initiated the Unique Disability ID …
About The idea of creation of Zonal Councils was mooted by the first Prime Minister of India, Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru in 1956. He suggested that the States proposed to be reorganised may be grouped into four or five zones …