About the scheme Samagra Shiksha is an overarching programme for the school education sector extending from pre-school to class 12. The scheme has been prepared with the broader goal of improving school effectiveness measured in terms of equal opportunities for …
What’s in the news? The Ministry of Tribal Affairs has launched the e-portal on tribal health and nutrition named ‘Swasthya’. The portal provides all health and nutrition related information of the tribal population of India on a single platform. Swasthya …
What’s in the news? Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently launched the “Transparent Taxation — Honouring the Honest” platform aimed at easing compliance and expediting refunds, benefiting honest taxpayers. Three main features of the platform are faceless assessment, faceless appeal and …
About the programme Launched in January 2018, the Aspirational Districts Programme (ADP) is one of the largest experiments on outcomes-focused governance in the world. Spread across 115 of India’s socio-economically challenged districts, the ADP is Niti Aayog’s flagship initiative to …
About: The Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) Programme was launched by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation (MoHUPA) which envisions Housing for All by 2022, when the Nation completes 75 years of its Independence. The Mission seeks to …
What’s in the news? The RBI has announced a scheme on pilot basis for offline retail payments using cards and mobile devices to encourage customers to go for digital transactions even in those places that lack internet connectivity. The central …
Recently, the Prime minister mentioned that Northeast has the potential to become India’s growth engine while establishing the foundation stone for the Manipur Water Supply Project. Importance of North-East Region The North-east region is the most recent geographic territory which …
What is it? Market Intervention Scheme is a price support mechanism implemented on the request of State Governments for procurement of perishable and horticultural commodities in the event of a fall in market prices. The Scheme is implemented when there …
About the scheme In 2017, the Ministry of Civil Aviation launched the Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) “UDAN” (Ude Desh Ka Aam Naagrik) which aims at providing connectivity to un-served and under-served airports of the country through revival of existing air-strips …