Context One of the game-changing economic initiatives of the Government of India, ‘Make in India’ was launched in 2014. It aims at encouraging companies and individuals across the globe to facilitate investment, foster innovation, build world-class infrastructure, and build a …
Context Given the centrality of women’s role in society, it is now well acknowledged that empowering a man leads to empowering an individual, but empowering a woman empowers an entire generation. Combating violence, ending child marriage and female genital mutilation, …
About the scheme Ayushman Bharat is a flagship scheme of Government of India launched to achieve the vision of Universal Health Coverage (UHC). It aims to holistically address the healthcare system at the primary, secondary and tertiary level, by adopting …
What’s in the news? The Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change has launched the ‘green credit’ programme, a first-of-a-kind market-based instrument designed to incentivise individuals, industries and local bodies for their voluntary environmental actions across diverse sectors. The …
About the Scheme The government has introduced the Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products (RoDTEP) scheme with an objective to neutralize the taxes and duties suffered on exported goods which are otherwise not refunded in any manner. It …
About the project In 2021, the Government of India launched the “PM GatiShakti — National Master Plan” for infrastructure development aimed at boosting multimodal connectivity and driving down logistics costs. PM GatiShakti is a digital platform that connects 16 ministries …
About the scheme The Production Linked Incentive (PLI) aims to give companies incentives on incremental sales from products manufactured in domestic units. Apart from inviting foreign companies to set shop in India, the scheme also aims to encourage local companies …
About PMMSY The central government launched the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) in 2020 to bring about the Blue Revolution through sustainable and responsible development of the fisheries sector in India. It is implemented by the Department of Fisheries, …
About PMUY The Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas launched PMUY in 2016 to provide clean cooking fuel to poor households. Initially, it aimed at providing 8 crore deposit free LPG connections to poor households. The connections are issued in …
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 …