About the Scheme In a bid to boost solar power and sustainable progress, the Government of India launched the PM-Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana (PM-SGMBY) in February 2024 for installing rooftop solar in one crore households nationwide. The scheme aims …
Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) was established in 1970 under the administrative control of the Ministry of Textiles as a Public Sector Undertaking under the Companies Act 1956. In the initial period of setting up, as the only public sector …
About National Agriculture Market (e-NAM) is a pan-India electronic trading portal which networks the existing Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) mandis to create a unified national market for agricultural commodities. It provides the farmers access to nationwide market, with prices …
About EMRS The Ministry of Tribal Affairs is implementing the Central Sector Scheme of Eklavya Model Residential School (EMRS) to provide quality middle and high-level education to Scheduled Tribe (ST) students in remote areas. Introduced in 1997-98, the schools are …
About ADB The Asian Development Bank (ADB) was founded in 1966 with the primary mission of fostering growth and cooperation among countries in the Asia-Pacific Region. ADB assists its members, and partners, by providing loans, technical assistance, grants, and equity …
About Lok Adalat (people’s courts) is a body established by the government to settle disputes through conciliation and compromise. Lok Adalat is an alternative method of dispute resolution. It is a forum where disputes or cases pending in the court …
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 adult’, …
About DDUGKY The Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) launched the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY) in 2014. DDU-GKY is tasked with the dual objectives of adding diversity to the incomes of rural poor families and cater to the …