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GOVERNMENT POLICIES AND SCHEMES - December 2018

Dec 2018

Jul 04, 2021

Andhra CM Launches 'YSR Bima' Scheme

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has launched the 'YSR Bima' scheme with new guidelines, where the government itself will directly pay the insurance amount to the family of the deceased to make the insurance claims easier.
In order to support 1.32 lakh families through the YSR Bima scheme, the State government allocated Rs. 750 crores for the year 2021-22. In the last two years, the State government had spent Rs. 1307 crore for YSR Bima.

Jul 03, 2021

Andhra Launches IT Policy for 2021-24

Andhra Pradesh government has launched its new 'AP Information Technology Policy 2021-24'.
New policy was approved by State Cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy.
This policy is expected to generate more than 55,000 jobs in next three years.
In order to implement the policy, a robust and holistic business environment would be created.
IT, Electronics and Communications Department would also be transformed into revenue centre in a bid to achieve self-sustenance.
New IT Policy links the incentive disbursement to realisation of committed direct employment which ensures transparent & effective utilisation of public funds. It offers end-to-end support for start-ups like plug & play office space, access to investors, & mentors, funds through venture capitals and private equity firms.

Jun 29, 2021

Telangana Govt. to Provide Financial Assistance to Beneficiaries under CM Dalit Empowerment Progr...

In a first-of-its-kind initiative, the Telangana government has announced that it will provide financial assistance of Rs. 10 lakh to the eligible Dalit beneficiaries under the Chief Minister Dalit Empowerment Programme.
With a budget of Rs. 1,200 crore for the first phase, the scheme will cover 100 families each from all the 119 Assembly constituencies in the state.
The amount will be transferred directly to the bank accounts of the selected Dalit beneficiaries as was done in the case of Rythu Bandhu Scheme.

Jun 26, 2021

West Bengal Approves Student Credit Card Scheme

West Bengal Cabinet approved the "Student Credit Card scheme". Trinamool Congress had promised to launch this scheme in its election manifesto.
This scheme will be implemented and launched on June 30, 2021. Under the scheme, student can get a soft loan of up to Rs. 10 lakh with the help of credit card to enroll into higher studies. Loans will be given for higher studies in India as well as abroad. Loans will be given at 4% interest rates. State government would act as guarantor.
Students will be provided fifteen years to repay the loan after they get a job.

Jun 25, 2021

Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani e-launches Agricultural Diversification Scheme-2021

Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani e-launched Agricultural Diversification Scheme-2021 benefiting vanbandhu farmers in tribal areas.
The scheme will benefit more than 1.26 lakh farmers from 14 tribal districts of the state. Inaugurating the scheme, Mr. Rupani said that the state government is working to make agriculture sustainable and profitable in the tribal areas.
Under this scheme tribal farmers will get fertilizer-seed assistance of Rs. 31 crores in which 45 kg of urea, 50 kg of NPK and 50 kg of ammonium sulphate will be provided.
Seeds of crops like maize, Bitter Melon (karela), Calabash (dudhi), tomato, millet, etc. are provided under this scheme.
He also said that, in order to enable the tribal farmers to cultivate on their own and not to be deprived of water, the state government has undertaken massive works to deliver irrigation water at high altitudes through various lift irrigation schemes in the hilly areas of the tribal district.

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