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GOVERNMENT POLICIES AND SCHEMES - August 2019

Aug 2019

Oct 20, 2021

M.P: Mukhyamantri Ration Aapke Dwar Yojana

State cabinet of Madhya Pradesh in its meeting on October 19, 2021, decided to implement Mukhya Mantri Ration Aapke Dwar scheme.
Mukhya Mantri Ration Aapke Dwar Scheme will be implemented to benefit the poor tribal families.
It will be implemented in tribal development blocks of state excluding those blocks which fall under districts which are undergoing bypolls.
The scheme is going to benefit tribal families of around 7511 villages in 74 development blocks of 16 districts.

Oct 18, 2021

Punjab CM Launches Scheme to Confer Proprietary Rights

Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Channi launched 'Mera Ghar Mere Naam' scheme to confer proprietary rights on the people living in the houses within the 'Lal Lakir' of villages and the cities.
The Chief Minister, accompanied by Deputy Chief Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa and Revenue Minister Aruna Chaudhary, envisioned that the scheme would give much needed succour to people, especially the needy and underprivileged.
He said that earlier this scheme was launched only for the residents of villages, but now it is being extended to the eligible residents of the cities within the 'Lal Lakir'.

Oct 17, 2021

Ritesh Chauhan Named as CEO of PM Fasal Bima Yojana

Senior bureaucrat Ritesh Chauhan was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) and Joint Secretary, Agriculture under the Department of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare. Chauhan will have a combined tenure of seven years up to September 22, 2023. He is a 2005-batch IAS officer of the Himachal Pradesh cadre. He will succeed Ashish Kumar Bhutani, who was appointed in 2018.

Oct 14, 2021

Tamil Nadu CM Stalin Launches Scheme to Melt Temple Jewellery

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. K. Stalin launched temple gold monetisation scheme to melt into 24 carat gold bars, the unutilised jewellery in the possession of the temples in the State.
Initially, the gold ornaments lying unutilised at the three renowned temples of Sri Karumariamman temple in Tiruverkadu, Sri Mariamman temple in Samayapuram and Sri Mariamman temple at Irukkankudi, will be melted and converted into gold bars for monetisation.

Oct 13, 2021

Union Cabinet Approves Phase-2 of Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban, AMRUT

The Union Cabinet approved the second phase of the Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban and the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation till 2025-26.
A financial outlay of Rs. 1,41,600 crore was finalised for SBM-U 2.0, including a central share of Rs. 36,465 crore, which is over 2.5 times the financial outlay of Rs. 62,009 crores in the last phase of the mission.
The second phase of SBM focuses on sustainability of Open Defecation Free (ODF) outcomes, achieving scientific processing of solid waste in all cities, and managing waste water in cities with less than one lakh population as per Census 2011.

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