About PMKSY The Ministry of Food Processing Industries has been implementing the Pradhan Mantri Kisan SAMPADA Yojana (PMKSY) since 2017. SAMPADA (Scheme for Agro-Marine Processing and Development of Agro-Processing Clusters) is a comprehensive package which aims to create modern infrastructure …
What’s in the news? Prime Minister Narendra Modi distributed over 51,000 appointment letters to newly inducted recruits under ‘Rozgar Mela’. A Rozgar Mela is an event where a number of employers and job seekers come together for the purpose of …
What’s in the news? The Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, MSME sector has achieved a significant milestone by generating over 15 crore employment opportunities. Union MSME Minister Narayan Rane highlighted the important role of the Udyam portal in facilitating this …
About the Programme The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), 2005, guarantees 100 days of work each financial year to any rural household willing to do public work-related unskilled manual work at the statutory minimum wage. In addition …
About the Scheme Launched effectively from October 1, 2020, the Aatmanirbhar Bharat Rozgar Yojana (ABRY) was designed to stimulate the creation of new job opportunities by extending financial support to employers of establishments registered with the Employees’ Provident Fund Organization …
About the Portal In 2021, the Ministry of Labour and Employment unveiled the e-shram portal which aims to register 38 crore unorganised workers, such as construction labourers, migrant workforce, street vendors and domestic workers, among others. The workers will be …
What is meant by green workforce? “Green workforce” describes a broad grouping of careers that contribute directly to moving society and the built environment toward sustainability. They aim at reducing the negative environmental impact of economic sectors and further the …