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GOVERNMENT POLICIES AND SCHEMES - October 2021

Oct 2021

Feb 06, 2022

Govt. Decides to Continue the Scheme of Rashtriya Yuva Sashaktikaran Karyakram for another 5 Years

The Central Government decided to continue the Scheme of "Rashtriya Yuva Sashaktikaran Karyakram, RYSK for another five years from 2021 -22 to 2025-26 with an outlay of over Rs. 2,710 crore. The decision was taken with a view to achieving the objectives of developing the personality and leadership qualities of the youth and to engage them in nation building activities.
The Rashtriya Yuva Sashaktikaran Karyakram Scheme is the flagship Central Sector Scheme of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. The Scheme beneficiaries are the youth in the age-group of 15 to 29 years, in line with the definition of 'youth' in the National Youth Policy, 2014.

Feb 04, 2022

Rahul Gandhi Launches Welfare Scheme for Farm Labourers

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi launched a financial assistance scheme of the Chhattisgarh government for landless labourers of rural areas with around 3.55 lakh beneficiaries instantly receiving Rs. 2,000 each in their bank accounts as the first installment under the plan.
Rahul Gandhi launched 'Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Bhumiheen Krishi Mazdoor Nyay Yojana' at a function organised in Science College Ground in Chhattisgarh's capital Raipur. The Lok Sabha MP also launched 'Rajiv Yuva Mitan Club' scheme' at the function and distributed financial assistance of Rs 25,000 to its beneficiaries.
Under the 'Rajiv Gandhi Bhoomihin Krishi Majdoor Nyay Yojana', registered labourers in rural areas who do not possess agricultural land will be given financial assistance of Rs. 6,000 per year in three installments. The first installment of Rs. 2,000 was disbursed to beneficiaries at the function.

Feb 01, 2022

Govt. Extends ECLGS till March 2023; Includes Hospitality Sector

The Centre extended the Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) by one year to March 2023, and allowed the hospitality sector to avail the benefit of the credit guarantee scheme to help small businesses mitigate the impact of the pandemic.
As the hospitality and related services are yet to regain their pre-pandemic level of business, the guarantee cover has been expanded by Rs. 50,000 crore taking the total cover to Rs. 5 trillion, with the additional amount earmarked exclusively for the hospitality and related enterprises.
The ECLGS has provided much-needed additional credit to more than 130 lakh MSMEs. This has helped them mitigate the adverse impact of the pandemic.

Jan 28, 2022

Drone Certification Scheme

The Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) notified a drone certification scheme for ensuring minimum safety and quality requirements, because it will boost indigenous manufacturing.
The drone certification scheme was notified under Rule 7 of the liberalized Drone Rules, 2021. The scheme will help in simpler, faster and transparent type-certification of drones.
It will help in growth of drone manufacturing industry in India, along with the liberalised drone rules, production-linked incentive scheme, airspace map, and single window Digital Sky Platform.
It is another step in making India a drone hub of the world by 2030.

Jan 07, 2022

GoI Flagship UJALA Scheme Completes 7 Years

The flagship UJALA programme of the Ministry of Power has successfully completed seven years of distributing and selling LED lights in January 2022. Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All (UJALA) scheme was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in January 2015.
UJALA initiative is the world's largest zero-subsidy domestic lighting programme with more than 36.78 crore LEDs distributed across the country.
As on January 5, 2022, 47,778 million (48 billion) kilowatt-hour (kWh) per annum energy was saved. The demand of 9,565 Megawatt (MW) was avoided, along with 386 crore tonnes of reduction in CO2 emissions.

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