Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission – Aim and Objectives

Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission (Ministry of Rural Development) WHAT The Union Minister of Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare inaugurated a one day workshop on experience sharing under Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission (SPMRM). SHYAM PRASAD MUKHERJI RURBAN MISSION SPMRM focuses on cluster-based integrated development through Geospatial Planning for the holistic development of the region while encouraging innovation and integrated and inclusive rural development. SPMRM would improve the living condition of…

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Four New Plastic Parks approved – Objective, Significance

Plastic Parks (Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers) WHAT The Centre has decided to set up a plastic park in Jagatsinghpur district of Odisha during 2019-20 fiscal. Four Plastic parks in the States of Assam (Tinsukia), Madhya Pradesh (Raisen), Odisha (Jagatsinghpur) & Tamil Nadu (Thiruvallur) are approved for implementation till 2019-20. ABOUT PLASTIC PARKS A plastic park is an industrial zone devoted to plastic enterprises. It includes a whole range of companies required by…

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National agriculture market (e-NAM) scheme

National agriculture market (e-NAM) scheme (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare) WHAT Crores of funds released to the states/UTs under the e-NAM scheme from 2015-16 to 2018-19. NATIONAL AGRICULTURE MARKET (e-NAM) It is a pan-India electronic trading portal which networks the existing Agricultural produce market committee (APMC) mandis to create a unified national market for agricultural commodities. Small Farmers Agribusiness Consortium (SFAC) is the lead agency for implementing eNAM under the aegis of…

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Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Scheme – Advantages

PRADHAN MANTRI KISAN SAMMAN NIDHI (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare) WHAT All landholder farmers’ families in the country are eligible for the PM-Kisan Scheme, except those covered under the following exclusion criteria: All Institutional Landholders Former and present holders of constitutional posts All serving or retired officers and employees of Central/ State Government All superannuated/retired pensioners All Persons who paid Income Tax in the last assessment year. PRADHAN MANTRI KISAN SAMMAN NIDHI SCHEME…

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“Healthy States, Progressive India” Report

“Healthy States, Progressive India” Report (NITI Aayog) WHAT NITI Aayog will release the second edition of “Healthy States, Progressive India”. The report has been prepared in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) and with technical assistance from the World Bank. The Round-II report focuses on measuring and highlighting the overall performance and incremental improvement over a two-year period (2016-17 and 2017-18) in the States and UTs. States and UTs have been…

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Bharatmala Pariyojana

Bharatmala Pariyojana (Ministry of Road Transport & Highways) WHAT Bharatmala Pariyojana is an umbrella program for the highways sector that focuses on optimizing efficiency of freight and passenger movement across the country by bridging critical infrastructure gaps through effective interventions like development of Economic Corridors, Inter Corridors and Feeder Routes, National Corridor Efficiency Improvement, Border and International connectivity roads, Coastal and Port connectivity roads and Green-field expressways. HIGHLIGHTS Improvement in the efficiency of existing…

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National Policy on Bio- Fuel- 2018

National Policy on Bio-Fuel (Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas) WHAT The National Policy on Biofuels-2018 allows the production of ethanol from damaged food grains like wheat, broken rice etc. which are unfit for human consumption. The policy also allows conversion of surplus quantities of food grains to ethanol, based on the approval of the National Biofuel Coordination Committee. Use of damaged foodgrains and surplus foodgrains for production of ethanol will increase its availability for…

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Major schemes by Ministry of Micro,Small & Medium Enterprises

Major schemes by Ministry of MSME (Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises) WHAT The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises is striving to increase the number of micro and small industries in the country on a sustainable basis through the implementation of various schemes and programmes. The Ministry provides better credit facility, technology upgradation and skilling to boost the entire MSME eco-system. Followings are the major schemes being implemented by the Ministry…

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Impact of Developmental and Welfare Programmes on Tribal Communities

Impact of developmental and welfare programmes on tribal communities (Ministry of Culture) WHAT Anthropological Survey of India has conducted research on the impact of developmental and welfare programmes on contemporary Indian tribal communities are: (i) Bio-Cultural Diversity, Environment and Sustainable Development. (ii) Man and Environment. (iii) Development and Sustainability. (iv) Community Health, Disease and Genetic Structure of Indian Population. (v) Anthropological Study of De-Notified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Communities. ANTHROPOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA The Anthropological…

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Rashtriya Gokul Mission

Rashtriya Gokul Mission (Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying) WHAT Funds have been endorsed under Rashtriya Gokul Mission for setting up of 21 Gokul Grams as Integrated Cattle Development Centers. RASHTRIYA GOKUL MISSION (RGM) RGM has been launched in 2014 for the conservation and development of indigenous breeds through selective breeding in the breeding tract and genetic upgradation of the nondescript bovine population. The scheme comprises two components namely the National Programme for…

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