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GOVERNMENT POLICIES AND SCHEMES - August 2023

Aug 2023

Jan 25, 2025

Hands-on Training Workshop on e-SAKSHI Portal for New Fund Flow Procedure under MPLAD Scheme

The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) conducted a hands-on training workshop on the e-SAKSHI Portal in New Delhi. The workshop, held at the Constitution Club of India, focused on the new fund flow procedure under the MPLAD Scheme.
Puja Singh Mandol, Additional Secretary of MoSPI, opened the workshop. Participants included representatives from the Haryana State Government, including the State Nodal Authority, officials from all 22 districts, and representatives from various implementing agencies. The MPLADS Division provided extensive training on the new fund flow procedure under the MPLAD Scheme, focusing on the functionality of the e-SAKSHI Portal.
The workshop aimed to equip participants with the knowledge and skills necessary to effectively utilise the e-SAKSHI Portal. The training hoped to empower state government officials to navigate and use the e-SAKSHI Portal effectively.

Jan 24, 2025

JP Nadda and Smt. Annpurna Devijointly Inaugurate the 10th Anniversary Celebration of Beti Bachao...

Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Jagat Prakash Nadda and Union Minister of Women and Child Development, Smt. Annpurna Devi jointly inaugurated the 10 years anniversary celebration of the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) scheme at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. Union Minister of State for Women and Child Development, Smt. Savitri Thakurwas also present at the event. The day signified a decade of continuous efforts to protect, educate, and empower the girl child in India.
In his special address, highlighting the milestone of completion of 10 years of the Scheme, Nadda stated that "on this day in 2015, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao (BBBP) scheme from Panipat, Haryana as a collaborative effort of the Ministries of Women & Child Development, Education, and Health & Family Welfare with the objectives of addressing declining child sex ratio, preventing female foeticide, and promoting the education and empowerment of girls.

Jan 23, 2025

Chhattisgarh CM Launches Rs. 10K Annual Aid Scheme for Labourers

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai launched a scheme to provide Rs. 10,000 a year financial assistance to landless farm labourers, and said that the measure will augment their net income and secure their own future.
More than 5.62 lakh beneficiaries will be covered under the scheme titled, Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Bhoomihin Krishi Majdoor Kalyan Yojana, which besides landless farm labourers, also covers a host of financially vulnerable social groups.
Under the scheme, financial assistance of Rs. 10,000 annually will be given to landless farm labourers (in a single instalment), declared the CM.

Jan 20, 2025

NIXI Announces Launch of its Internet Governance Internship, Capacity Building Scheme

The National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI) announced the launch of its Internet Governance Internship and Capacity Building Scheme, the Ministry of Electronics and IT stated.
Launched by S. Krishnan, Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and Chairman of NIXI, the program aims to build awareness and develop expertise in internet governance (IG) among Indian citizens.
The Ministry added that the program aims to equip participants with the knowledge to effectively engage in global internet governance processes with I-Star organisations like Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), Internet Society or Information Security Operations Center (ISOC), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) and collaborate closely with leading experts in the field.

Narendra Modi Distributes Property Cards under SVAMITVA Scheme

Prime Minister Narendra Modi distributed more than 65 lakh property cards to rural families in more than 50,000 villages across 12 States and Union Territories under the Centre's SVAMITVA (Survey of Villages and Mapping with Improvised Technology in Village Areas) scheme. He stressed that rural digitisation was now "furthering rural empowerment by leveraging the power of technology and good governance".
The SVAMITVA scheme was launched in 2020 to provide 'Record of Rights' to families owning houses in inhabited areas in villages by surveying through a latest drone technology.

Jan 14, 2025

Odisha Integrates with Ayushman Bharat

Odisha became the 34th state to implement the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY), marking a significant advancement in the state's healthcare landscape. This integration was formalised through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the National Health Authority (NHA) of the Union Ministry of Health and Odisha's Department of Health and Family Welfare.
The AB PM-JAY will operate in conjunction with Odisha's existing Gopabandhu Jan Arogya Yojana (GJAY). This unified scheme offers a health coverage of ₹5 lakh per family annually, with an additional Rs. 5 lakh specifically for women members. Approximately 1.03 crore families are expected to benefit, with 67.8 lakh families receiving support from the Union Government.
Previously, residents of Odisha had access to around 900 empaneled hospitals. With this integration, they can now avail cashless treatment in over 29,000 government and private empaneled hospitals nationwide.

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