The union food ministry came out with a scheme to help cooperative sugar mills convert their sugarcane-based ethanol plants into multi-feedstock facilities, enabling year-round operations using grains such as maize and damaged food grains.
The initiative, announced under the modified Ethanol Interest Subvention Scheme, will provide interest subsidies of 6 per cent per annum or 50 per cent of bank interest rates, whichever is lower, for five years including a one-year moratorium period.
Mar 04, 2025
Uttarakhand Cabinet Approves Implementation of Unified Pension Scheme
The Uttarakhand Cabinet, under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, approved the implementation of the Central Government's Unified Pension Scheme for officers and employees in the state. The decision was taken during a cabinet meeting.
The Unified Pension Scheme (UPS) has been introduced as an option under the National Pension System (NPS) by the Central Government for the CentralGovernment employees covered under NPS so that they may receive an assured payout after their retirement. The Unified Pension Scheme will be operational from April 1, 2025.