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GOVERNMENT POLICIES AND SCHEMES - June 2019

Jun 2019

Jun 12, 2020

Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy Launches 'Jagananna Chedodu' Scheme

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy launched the 'Jagananna Chedodu' scheme to provide financial assistance to tailors, barbers and dhobis (washermen). Under the scheme, Rs. 10,000 per person was provided to 2.47 lakh, washermen (82,347), barbers (38,767) and tailors(1,25,926).
In total Rs. 247 crore was transferred to their bank accounts under financial liability so that bankers cannot use the money to offset the loan repayment balances.

Jun 11, 2020

MP Govt. Starts 'Rozgar Setu' Scheme

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan launched 1st of its kind scheme 'Rozgar Setu Scheme' to support and provide employment to the migrant, in the field related to their skills, workers who returned to the state in the COVID-19 situation and to meet the workers requirements of the industries.
The following are the skilled sectors for employment: Construction, brick kiln mining, textile factories, agriculture field, government sectors of Madhya Pradesh and other factories of state.

Jun 07, 2020

Ministries Not to Start New Schemes this Fiscal Year

The government has directed ministries not to launch any new scheme that entails capital expenditure in this financial year, and suspended already approved projects, barring those under the Rs. 20.97 lakh crore economic relief and stimulus package it unveiled in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The order, however, exempts schemes announced under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKY), the Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan (Self-Reliant India Initiative) and any other special package to be unveiled at a future date for alleviating the crisis caused by the outbreak of Covid-19.

Jun 05, 2020

Chhattisgarh Government Launches Spandan Campaign

The Chhattisgarh government launched the Spandan Campaign to contain incidents of suicide and fratricide involving police personnel, and instructions were issued to senior officers to strictly adhere to guidelines in this regard.

Jun 04, 2020

Cabinet approves EGoS, Project Development Cells

The Cabinet has given its approval for setting up of an Empowered Group of Secretaries (EGoS) and Project Development Cells (PDCs) in Ministries/Departments of the Central Government for attracting investments in India.
This new mechanism will reinforce India's vision of becoming a $5 trillion economy by 2024-2025. It aims to take advantage of these opportunities from the global economic situation, considering the Covid-19 crisis, to make India among the largest players in the global value chain.
The Empowered Group of Secretaries (EGoS) has the Cabinet Secretary as the Chairperson and Secretary, Department for Promotion of Industry, and Internal Trade as the Member Convenor.

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