About Aajeevika-National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM) was launched by the Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) in 2011. Aided in part through investment support by the World Bank, the scheme aimed at helping the rural poor by enabling them to increase …
About the Scheme ‘Mission Shakti’ is a scheme in mission mode aimed at strengthening interventions for women safety, security and empowerment. It seeks to realise the Government’s commitment for “women-led development‟ by addressing issues affecting women on a life-cycle continuum …
About NFSA The National Food Security Act, 2013 (NFSA) provides for food and nutritional security in the human life cycle approach, by ensuring access to adequate quantity of quality food at affordable prices for people to live a life with …
About One Stop Centers Launched in 2015, the One Stop Centers scheme extends help to women facing gender-based violence in terms of medical aid, legal assistance, psychological counseling and temporary shelter. The objectives of the Scheme are: To provide integrated …
About the scheme POSHAN Abhiyaan (also known as National Nutrition Mission) is a flagship programme of the Ministry of Women and Child Development that aims to improve nutrition amongst children, pregnant women, and lactating mothers. Launched in 2018, it is …
About NCPCR The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights is a statutory body established under the Commission for Protection of Child Rights Act, 2005. The commission works under the aegis of the Ministry of Women and Child development. NCPCR …
About the Scheme The Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) Programme envisions Housing for All by 2022, when the Nation completes 75 years of its Independence. It is under the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs. It was launched in 2015 to …
What’s in the news? A national survey carried out by HelpAge India, a not-for-profit organization in India, has shown that 47% of elderly people are economically dependent on their families for income and 34% relied on pensions and cash transfers. …
About PMBJP Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP) is a campaign launched by the Department of Pharmaceuticals to provide quality medicines at affordable prices to the masses. In September 2015, an existing ‘Jan Aushadhi Scheme’ was revamped as ‘Pradhan Mantri …