The Credit Linked Subsidy Scheme (CLSS) Vertical has shown progressive performance with over 1,65,000 beneficiaries benefitting from this Scheme during 2015-18. This is a huge jump in the number of beneficiaries from the earlier comparable interest subsidy scheme between 2008-2013 which was only 18
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Eminent actor, Shri Akshay Kumar, launched an advertisement campaign for the Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) in the capital, on Sunday. The campaign was launched at a Collectors Convention for Toilet Technology organized in the capital. The campaign focuses on promoting the twin pit toilet
Union Minister for Human Resource Development, Prakash Javadekar launched the ‘ SamagraShiksha’ - an integrated scheme for school education extending support to States from pre-school to senior secondary levels for the first time in New Delhi on Thursday. The Scheme is a paradigm shift in the
The Centre is all set to install 4072 mobile towers in Naxal- affected areas after the Union cabinet on Wednesday approved a proposal of the Home Ministry on Tuesday. The project will be cost more than Rs 7000 crore, government officials said. In the first phase, which was completed about two years
The Union Cabinet approved additional changes to Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code through an ordinance, easing rules to enable promoters of micro, small and medium enterprises to bid for their companies and giving homebuyers a stronger say in the resolution plan for developers. The Insolvency and
In a move likely to set new pricing standards for medical procedures in the country, the government-sponsored National Health Protection Scheme (NHPS), popularly known as Modicare, will offer common treatments such as coronary bypass, knee transplant and C-section at a rate which is around 15-20%
A three way partnership for small business loans was sealed today among lenders, industry and MUDRA Bank Limited. The process of coming together was facilitated by the Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance, Government of India. Secretary, Financial Services, Rajiv Kumar informed the
From a WhatsApp call from Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Diwali, celebrating birthdays on the high seas, to being pounded by hurricanes and monstrous waves in the Pacific Ocean, the past 254 days were quite a roller coaster for the women of INSV Tarini who received a hero’s welcome on their return
Union Minister for Social Justice & Empowerment, Shri Thawarchand Gehlot distributed assistive devices to Divyang Jan, at a distribution camp held in Pune today. Addressing the gathering, the Minister said that the scheme to distribute assistive devices to Divyang Jan, is one such scheme for the
Improved coordination between donation, retrieval and transplantation has led to a 10-fold increase in heart transplantations in India since 2016. There have been nearly 300 heart transplantations across India in two years, according to data provided by the National Organ and Tissue Transplantation
The government on Wednesday released its third advance estimate of the country’s foodgrain prodcution for the crop year (July-June) 2017-18, revising the total output figure for the year from 277.49 million tonnes (MT) in February to 279.51 MT now. The revised estimate, which took into account
The last date for registration for Swachh Bharat Summer Internship, a privileged scheme for the country’s youth to associate formally with Swachh Bharat Mission which will also earn career benefits, has been extended. Students of higher education institutions and members of Nehru Yuva Kendra