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GOVERNMENT POLICIES AND SCHEMES - December 2019

Dec 2019

Feb 26, 2021

Cabinet Approves PLI Scheme for Pharmaceuticals, IT Hardware

The Union Cabinet approved the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for the pharmaceuticals and IT hardware sectors, entailing an outlay of Rs. 15,000 crore and Rs. 7,350 crore, respectively.
The PLI scheme for pharmaceuticals, whose duration is for nine years from 2020-21 till 2028-29, will benefit domestic manufacturers, help create employment and is expected to contribute to the availability of a wider range of affordable medicines for consumers.
The scheme also aims to create global champions from India that have the potential to grow in size and scale using cutting edge technology and thereby penetrate global value chains.

Feb 25, 2021

Mukhyamantri Abhyudaya Yojana

Under the Mukhyamantri Abhyudaya Yojana, the UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurated 'path pradarshak', a free coaching facility for students across the state. The initiative is meant to provide free coaching for aspirants of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), Joint Entrance Examination (JEE), National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET), and other exams.
The Yojana is aimed towards facilitating coaching benefits for those who do not have enough resources and money to buy one. So, those who are interested in availing the benefit of this scheme can register themselves through their online website.

Feb 24, 2021

Govt. Launches National Urban Digital Mission

The Central government launched the National Urban Digital Mission to create a digital infrastructure for cities in the country.
The Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry (MoHUA) said that the move will institutionalise a citizen-centric and ecosystem-driven approach to urban governance and service delivery in cities by 2022, and across all cities and towns by 2024.
Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri and Minister of Electronics and IT Ravi Shankar Prasad launched the National Urban Digital Mission' (NUDM) at a virtual event.
Other initiatives -- India Urban Data Exchange (IUDX), SmartCode, Smart Cities 2.0 website, and Geospatial Management Information System (GMIS) -- were also launched at the event.

Delhi Govt. Makes Regulatory Process Easier for pvt Schools to Gain Recognition

The Delhi government has made it slightly easier for private schools to get recognition or extension of their provisional recognition, reducing the number of regulatory compliance parameters from 91 to 73.
At present, private schools' requests for recognition, upgradation or extension of provisional recognition are examined on 91 compiled checkpoints by the Directorate of Education.
Now, these checkpoints have been clubbed to make the process easier, and minimising regulatory compliance burden.
Now onwards, all cases of recognition, upgradation, extension of provisional recognition of private schools shall be examined as per clubbed 73 checkpoints.
The checkpoints on basis of which schools are examined include number of classrooms, library and laboratories facility, playgrounds, drinking water supply, separate toilets for boys and girls, among other criteria.

Feb 21, 2021

Go Electric Campaign Launched in India

Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways along with R. K. Singh, the Union Minister of State (IC) for Power and New & Renewable Energy, launched the "Go Electric" Campaign to spread awareness on the benefits of e-mobility and EV Charging Infrastructure as well as electric cooking in India.
The Go Electric Campaign is an initiative aimed at reducing the import dependence of our country in the coming years and has also been projected as an important step towards a cleaner and greener future. The campaign is aimed at creating awareness at PAN-India level and is expected to boost the confidence of Electric Vehicle manufacturers.

Feb 20, 2021

Cabinet Approves PLI Scheme for Telecom Sector

The Union Cabinet approved a Rs. 12,195-crore Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme for domestic manufacturing of telecom and networking products such as switches, routers, radio access network, wireless equipment and other internet of things (IoT) access devices.
The core component of this scheme is to offset the huge import of telecom equipment worth more than Rs. 50,000 crore and reinforce it with 'Made in India' products, both for domestic markets and exports. Currently, India imports over 80 per cent of its telecom and wireless networking equipment.
With the inclusion of telecom equipment manufacturing under the ambit of PLI schemes, the total number of sectors under such programmes stands at 13. All the sectors included under the various PLI schemes are mostly labour-intensive and aim to attract global manufacturing giants into the Indian manufacturing space.

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