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GOVERNMENT POLICIES AND SCHEMES - December 2019

Dec 2019

Oct 17, 2022

Tamil Nadu is the Only State to Achieve Jal Jeevan Mission Target for 2022 Q1 and Q2

Tamil Nadu emerged as the only state which achieved the target for 2022 Q1 and Q2 for Jal Jeevan Mission, with 69.57 lakh households provided with tap connections till date, according to official data.
Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat visited Chennai and reviewed the progress of work pertaining to Jal Jeevan Mission for assured potable tap water supply to every rural household by 2024, in the presence of Municipal Administration and Water Supply Minister K.N. Nehru.
Of the 1.25 crore households in Tamil Nadu, 69.57 lakh households received tap connections till date. The percentage of households (55.63%) with tap connections in Tamil Nadu is higher than the national average of 53.96%. The target set by the Union government for Q1 and Q2 for 2022 was 12.1 lakh tap connections in Tamil Nadu. However, the State has provided 16.25 lakh tap connections, registering 134% of the target. The target set for 2022-2023 in the State is 28.48 lakh tap connections.

Nagaland CM Neiphiu Rio Launches Universal Health Insurance Scheme

Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio launched a universal health insurance scheme for the people of the state.
The Chief Minister's Health Insurance Scheme (CHIS) would be implemented in convergence with the Ayushman Bharat scheme of the Centre.
National Health Authority CEO R.S. Sharma was present virtually at the programme in which the scheme was unveiled.
The aim of the scheme is to alleviate financial hardships due to hospitalisation expenses and prevent inaccessibility to healthcare on account of inability to afford it.
The scheme has been categorised into CMHIS Employees and Pensioners (EP), and CMHIS (General).

Oct 14, 2022

Himachal Pradesh Govt. Starts New Scheme "HIMCAD" to Help Farmers

The government of Himachal Pradesh started a new scheme named 'HIMCAD', to provide irrigation facilities to farmers. According to the latest data, about 80% of the agricultural area of Himachal Pradesh is rain-fed. The scheme would provide end-to-end connectivity of farmers' fields for better water conservation, crop diversification and integrated farming.
Under the scheme, it is planned to provide command area development activities to 23,344 hectares of cultivable command area by March 2024, and the State Technical Advisory Committee has approved 379 minor irrigation schemes worth Rs 305.70 crore. About 80 per cent of the agricultural area of the state is rain-fed.

Oct 13, 2022

Cabinet Approves Rs. 6,600 crore Scheme 'PM-DevINE' for North-Eastern States

Prime Minister's Development Initiative for North East Region (PM-DevINE), a Rs. 6,600 crore scheme to support infrastructure, industries and other livelihood projects in the North-eastern states, was approved by the Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The new scheme, to be implemented during the remaining four years of the 15th Finance Commission from 2022-23 to 2025-26, is a 100 per cent Central government-funded plan and would be administered by the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER).
The PM-DevINE will lead to the creation of infrastructure, support industries, social development projects and create livelihood activities for youth and women, thus leading to employment generation.
The objectives of the PM-DevINE are to: fund infrastructure convergently, in the spirit of PM Gati Shakti, support social development projects based on the needs of the NE region, enable livelihood activities for youth and women and fill the development gaps in various sectors.

Oct 10, 2022

DPIIT Notifies Establishment of Credit Guarantee Scheme for Start-ups

The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) notified the establishment of the Credit Guarantee Scheme for Start-ups (CGSS) to provide credit guarantees to loans extended by banks, non-banking financial companies and SEBI-registered alternative investment funds (AIFs).
The credit guarantee provided under the CGSS, which is aimed at providing credit a guarantee of up to a specified limit against loans extended by member institutions (MIs) to finance eligible borrowers viz start-ups, would be transaction-based and umbrella-based. The exposure to individual cases would be capped at Rs. 10 crore per case or the actual outstanding credit amount, whichever is less.

Oct 07, 2022

CM Bhupendra Patel Floats 'Aatmanirbhar Gujarat Scheme' to Boost Industry

Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel announced the 'Aatmanirbhar Gujarat Scheme for Assistance to Industries' in Gandhinagar with the aim to bolster to manufacturing sector in the state. Patel said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has envisioned an 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat; by 2047, a year when India would celebrate 100 years of Independence. "Under his leadership, India has risen as the fastest-growing economy on the global map. Given this opportune time, the scheme aims to attract industries and investors and thereby create large-scale employment opportunities.

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