What’s in the news? NITI Aayog has released the India Innovation Index-2022. The idea of the index is to showcase the government’s initiative to create an innovation-driven economy. About the Index Prepared by NITI Aayog and the Institute for …
About PMFBY PMFBY, launched in 2016, provides a comprehensive insurance cover against crop damage or loss arising out of unforeseen events thus helping in stabilising the income of the farmers and encouraging them for adoption of innovative practices. The scheme …
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 …
About the scheme The Prime Minister Street Vendor’s Atma Nirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi) Scheme was launched by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs for providing affordable Working Capital loans to street vendors to resume their livelihoods that have been …
About the Scheme Atal Bhujal Yojana (Atal Jal) is a Central Sector Scheme with focus on community participation and demand side interventions for sustainable groundwater management in identified water stressed areas of seven States in the country viz. Gujarat, Haryana, …
About the Act The Scheduled Tribes and Other Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 is a people-centric law for forests, which recognises the rights of forest- dwelling communities to use and manage forest resources. With more than 150 …
About The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment launched ‘Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan’ in 272 most vulnerable districts to address the problem of Drug Abuse among youth of India. It was launched in 2020. Components of the action plan Awareness …
About the Programme In 2020, the GOAL (Going Online As Leaders) programme was launched by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA) in partnership with Meta (formerly Facebook). The programme is designed to mentorship tribal youth through digital mode. Objectives of …
Rationale of the Scheme Mahatma Gandhi envisioned villages as mini-republics and advocated that true democracy should begin with participation from the grass-root level by the people of every village. The 73rd Constitutional Amendment mandated the three tier Panchayati Raj Institutions …