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Government approves construction of over 1.86 lakh more houses under PMAY-Urban
The Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has approved the construction of 1,86,777 more affordable houses under its flagship Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban). The approval was given at the 30th meeting of the Central Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee. ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2018
Cabinet approves Prime Minister Research Fellows Scheme
The Union Cabinet has approved implementation of Prime Minister’s Research Fellows (PMRF) Scheme for doctoral students pursuing research in areas related to technology. It aims to realize importance of innovation and technology for progress and development of the nation. Prime ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2018
Development of Solar Cities scheme: 60 Solar Cities to be developed
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) under its “Development of Solar Cities” scheme has sanctioned development of 60 Solar Cities including 13 Pilot and 5 Model Cities up to 12th Five-year Plan period (2012–2017). So far, master plans of ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2018
Government to launch KUSUM scheme to encourage farmers for solar farming
The Union Government has announced Rs.1.4 lakh-crore Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahaabhiyan (KUSUM) scheme for promoting solar farming i.e. decentralised solar power production of up to 28,250 MW to help farmers. The Union Budget 2018-19 has allocated Rs. 48,000 ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2018
Schemes announced in Union Budget 2018-19
Union Finance minister Arun Jaitley presented Union Budget 2018 in Parliament. It is last full budget of Narendra Modi Government before 2019 Lok Sabha elections. Several new schemes were announced. Some of them are National Health Protection Scheme National Health ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2018
Government relaxes norms of Atal Pension Yojana to expand coverage
The Union Finance Ministry has relaxed norms of Atal Pension Yojana (APY) to allow small finance banks and payment banks to offer APY distribution. The move is expected to help expand coverage of the scheme and strengthen existing channels of ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2018
Government launches Rapid Reporting System for the Scheme for Adolescent Girls
The Union Ministry of Women and Child Development (WCD) has launched beneficiary module (i.e. Phase -1) of Rapid Reporting System (RRS), a web based on line monitoring for Scheme for Adolescent Girls (SAG). The RRS portal will facilitate monitoring of ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2018
MIS portal for Anganwadi Services Training Programme launched
The Union Ministry of Women and Child Development (WCD) has launched Management Information System (MIS) portal for Anganwadi Services Training Programme. The portal has been developed by Ministry of WCD in collaboration with National Informatics Centre (NIC) for submission of ..