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GOVERNMENT POLICIES AND SCHEMES - July 2019

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Oct 15, 2019

Andhra govt launches water grid project

The Andhra Pradesh government has launched an ambitious project to provide a drinking water connection to every household in the state by 2022.
Panchayati Raj and Rural Development Minister P Ramachandra Reddy said that the statewide water grid project would ensure supply of clean drinking water to every household from 2022 for at least next 30 years.

Oct 14, 2019

Rs 25 Lakh Crore To Be Spent For Rural Infrastructure Development: PM Modi

In a big boost to strengthen rural infrastructure, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that Rs 25 lakh crore will be spent for infrastructural development in the villages across the country.
The rural economy of the country is now being given as much attention as never before. Already the work is going on the roads of the village.
Now in the coming years, Rs 25 lakh crore will be spent to develop infrastructure in the villages. The money will also be used to construct modern storage centres for crops.
Modi also highlighted that Rs 3.5 lakh crore will be used for water conservation and building facilities for water conservation.

Oct 13, 2019

Post Office Plan: Double Money Guaranteed! Turn Rs 50,000 To Rs 1 Lakh In 113 Months

Small savings schemes in the post office are offering higher interest rate as compared to deposit schemes of some of the top banks. Interestingly, post office schemes like Kisan Vikas Patra comes with a declared timeline for doubling the investors' money.
Currently, if you invest Rs 50,000 in KVP today, it will mature and double in 113 months, or 9 years and 5 months.
The minimum amount one can invest in KVP is Rs 1000 and thereon in the multiples of Rs 1000. There is no upper limit of investment.

Oct 12, 2019

Selfie In Loo, Rs 51,000 in MP Government's Scheme For Newly-Weds

No selfie in loo, no wedding! That's what applicants under 'Mukhya Mantri Kanya Vivah/Nikah Yojna' are being told in Madhya Pradesh if they want to get married and the brides-to-be want to become eligible to receive Rs 51,000 under the scheme.
As per the government scheme, brides from economically backward sections of the state are eligible to receive Rs 51,000 provided they prove that the groom's house has a toilet before the wedding.
And for that, it has been made mandatory for the groom to click a selfie while standing in the toilet in his residence.
The initiative is aimed at ensuring that toilets are constructed in every household in the state.

Oct 11, 2019

Andhra Government to Launch YSR Kanti Velugu on World Sight Day

The Andhra Pradesh government is launching a health scheme, 'YSR Kanti Velugu', on World Sight Day to provide comprehensive eye care and rectify vision defects among the State's over five crore population.
Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy will formally launch the scheme in Anantapuramu.
Under the scheme, the government will bear the entire cost from preliminary eye check-up to surgeries wherever required for the entire 5.40 crore population.

HRD Minister Inaugurates 'DHRUV' in Bengaluru

Union Minister for Human Resources Development Ramesh Pokhariyal Nishank launched ambitious DHRUV programme in the headquarters of Indian Space Research Organization in Bengalur.
DHRUV is a unique programme to identify talented students and mentor them in the centre of excellence for 14 days so that they can reach their full potential and work for the society.
The students chosen under the programme will take part in workshop seminar and interact with experts on the issue of National concern like climate change agricultural production and technology.
Out of 25 crore students in India, 60 are selected under this programme to mould them to think and work for the society.
ISRO Chairman Dr. K. Sivan, India's first Astronaut Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma (Retd.) and Secretary Rina Roy were present on this occasion.

Govt Launches SUMAN for Quality Health Care

Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Dr Harsh Vardhan along with several State Health Ministers launched Surakshit Matritva Aashwasan, SUMAN, initiative in New Delhi. The initiative was launched during the 13th Conference of Central Council of Health and Family Welfare.
The initiative aims at assuring dignified, respectful and quality health care at no cost and zero tolerance for denial of services for every woman and newborn visiting the public health facility in order to end all preventable maternal and newborn deaths.
It also provides a positive birth experience to both mother and infant.
Under the scheme there will be zero expense access to identification and management of complications during and after the pregnancy.
The government will also provide free transport from home to health institutions.
There will be assured referral services with scope of reaching health facility within one hour of any critical case emergency and Drop back from institution to home after due discharge (minimum 48 hrs).
Under the scheme, the pregnant women will have a zero expense delivery and C-section facility in case of complications at public health facilities.

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