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Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana: 32 Crore receive financial assistance
Under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana, more than 32 crore have received financial assistance so far. Highlights The scheme has benefitted the public in the following ways 29 Cores of beneficiaries have been distributed free food grains. 8 lakhs have ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020
586 dedicated COVID-19 hospitals set up
The Government of India has set up 586 dedicated COVID-19 hospitals. The hospitals have capacity to accommodate more than 1 lakh isolation beds. Highlights The GoI has taken preemptive actions to identify COVID-19 hotspots in India. Apart from isolation beds, ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020
Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana launched to fight COVID-19
On March 26, 2020, the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman launched Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana. The scheme is an economic help package for people in the country to fight against COVID-19 and its effects. Around 1.7 lakh crore has ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2020
Wage Code Bill
The Lok Sabha has approved the revised version of Code on Wages Bill which seeks to merge four labour laws related to wages, two of them dating back to 1936 and 1948. Features of the Bill The bill seeks to ..
Yuva Swabhiman Yojana
The government of Madhya Pradesh has announced the Yuva Swabhiman Yojana to provide employment for the unemployed youth from the economically weaker sections of the society. About the Scheme The features of the Yuva Swabhiman Yojana scheme are: It aims ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019
'Benefits of the Aadhaar – where it stands today'
The Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has released a Facebook post titled ‘Benefits of the Aadhaar – where it stands today’ highlighting how the efficient use of the Aadhaar based identification has aided in improving the governance and in efficient delivery ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019
Government makes Aadhaar mandatory for MGNREGA work
The Union Government has made mandatory for workers in rural areas enrolled under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGA) to have an Aadhaar card. Those who have registered under the scheme will be required to give furnish ..