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Friday 31 March 2017

National Child Labour Project Scheme, its objective and strategy

National Child Labour Project Scheme, its objective and strategy:

Policy: 
The National Child Labour Policy was approved by the Cabinet on 14th August 1987 during the Seventh Five Year Plan Period. The policy was formulated with the basic objective of suitably rehabilitating the children withdrawn from employment thereby reducing the incidence of child labour in areas of known concentration of child labour. The policy consists of three main ingredients:- 

Aam Aadmi Bima Yojna, its objective, benefits, eligibility criteria and documents required:

Aam Aadmi Bima Yojna, its objective, benefits, eligibility criteria and documents required:

The workers in the unorganized sector constitute about 93% of the total work force in the country. The Government has been implementing some social security measures for certain occupational groups but the coverage is miniscule. Majority of the workers are still without any social security coverage. Recognizing the need for providing social security to these workers, the Central Government has introduced a Bill in the Parliament.

Post Matric Scholarship in Jammu and Kashmir (Objectives, Benefits, Eligibility criteria and documents required)

Post Matric Scholarship in Jammu and Kashmir (Objectives, Benefits, Eligibility criteria and documents required)

Objectives
The objective of the scheme is to provide financial assistance to the Schedule Caste students, OBCs and physically handicapped students studying at Post Matriculation or Post Secondary stage to enable them to complete their education .These scholarships are available for studies in India only.
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Ladli beti scheme for jammu and kasmir and its features and benefits:Know Who can apply

Ladli beti scheme for jammu and kasmir and its features and benefits:Know Who can apply

Ladli Beti, a welfare scheme for girl child was launched formally in Jammu and Kashmir by Member Parliament, Mehbooba.

Speaking at a function organized here in connection with the formal launch of the scheme, Mehbooba said it would go a long way in battling the areas of concern like female foeticide and waning female sex ratio. 
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Wednesday 29 March 2017

Central Government Health Scheme, its facilities and cities covered under CGHS

Central Government Health Scheme:

CGHS welcomes you as a beneficiary and is privileged to get the opportunity to provide health care to you and your dependant family members within the framework of CGHS rules.
For the last six decades Central Government Health Scheme is providing comprehensive medical care to the Central Government employees and pensioners enrolled under the scheme. In fact CGHS caters to the healthcare needs of eligible beneficiaries covering all four pillars of democratic set up in India namely Legislature, Judiciary, Executive and Press. CGHS is the model Health care facility provider for Central Government employees & Pensioners and is unique of its kind due to the large volume of beneficiary base, and open ended generous approach of providing health care.

Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana and details of eligibiltiy to appy for PMAY

Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana

The real estate industry has grown fastly and rates and growing exponentially. Owning a home is dream of every person. In the current scenario, if you are looking for a new house(flat) you have to spend some handsome of money. Every individual in our country is not capable of buying house at such high cost. Our government knows this launch various schemes to address this issue. Pradhan Mantri Awas yojana aka PMAY is the latest addition. This Awas Yojana scheme has been launched to provide houses at very affordable rates.

Tuesday 28 March 2017

National Pension System and its benefits after retirement

National Pension System and its benefits after retirement:

Government of India established Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA)- External website that opens in a new window on 10th October, 2003 to develop and regulate pension sector in the country. The National Pension System (NPS) was launched on 1st January, 2004 with the objective of providing retirement income to all the citizens. NPS aims to institute pension reforms and to inculcate the habit of saving for retirement amongst the citizens.

Monday 27 March 2017

Atal Pension Yojana, its benefits, eligibility, tax benefits and recent changes

Atal Pension Yojana

Atal Pension Yojana (APY) was announced by Government of India during 2015-16 budget. Ever since, the Atal Pension Yojana has enabled many Indians to secure their future post retirement.
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Sunday 26 March 2017

Integrated Child Protection Scheme (ICPS)

Integrated Child Protection Scheme (ICPS)

The Integrated Child Protection Scheme (ICPS) is a centrally sponsored scheme aimed at building a protective environment for children in difficult circumstances, as well as other vulnerable children, through Government-Civil Society Partnership

Saturday 25 March 2017

Integrated Child Development Services and its function in society

Integrated Child Development Services

The Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) scheme is a government initiative for the all-round development (health, nutrition and education) of children under 6. Its aim is to reduce infant mortality, child malnutrition and to provide pre-school education. PACS has been working to improve the non-discriminatory access of mothers and children, especially those from socially excluded groups, to these services.

National Skill Development Scheme and its vision mission and objective

National Skill Development Scheme

The National Skill Development Corporation, (NSDC) is a one of its kind, Public Private Partnership in India, under the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship. It aims to promote skill development by catalyzing creation of large, quality, for-profit vocational institutions. 

Digital India programme e- kranti and its vision

Digital India programme e- kranti and its vision

The Digital India programme is a flagship programme of the Government of India with a vision to transform India into a digitally empowered society and knowledge economy.
E-governance initiatives in India took a broader dimension in the mid 1990s for wider sectoral applications with emphasis on citizen-centric services. The major ICT initiatives of the Government included, inter alia, some major projects such as railway computerization, land record computerization, etc. which focused mainly on the development of information systems. Later on, many states started ambitious individual e-governance projects aimed at providing electronic services to citizens.
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Make in India Scheme

Make in India Scheme

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Make in India initiative on September 25, 2014, with the primary goal of making India a global manufacturing hub, by encouraging both multinational as well as domestic companies to manufacture their products within the country. Led by the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, the initiative aims to raise the contribution of the manufacturing sector to 25% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by the year 2025 from its current 16%. Make in India has introduced multiple new initiatives, promoting foreign direct investment, implementing intellectual property rights and developing the manufacturing sector.
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Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY)

Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY)

Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) was launched on 25th December 2000 as a fully funded Centrally Sponsored Scheme to provide all weather road connectivity in rural areas of the country. The programme envisages connecting all habitations with a population of 500 persons and above in the plain areas and 250 persons and above in hill States, the tribal and the desert areas. 2. According to latest figures made available by the State Governments under a survey to identify Core Network as part of the PMGSY programme, about 1.67 lakh Unconnected Habitations are eligible for coverage under the programme. This involves construction of about 3.71 lakh km. of roads for New Connectivity and 3.68 lakh km. under upgradation. 
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Central Scheme to provide Interest Subsidy for Educational Loans

Central Scheme to provide Interest Subsidy for Educational Loans

Central Scheme to provide lnterest Subsidy for the period of moratorium on Educational Loans taken by students from Economically Weaker Sections from scheduled banks under the Educational Loan Scheme of the lndian Banks' Association to pursue Technical Professional Education studies in India.
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National Scholarship for college, university students, non hindi speaking states, and disabled students

Overview:

Scholarship is a boon for students, belonging to the weaker sections of the society, who are unable to further their education for some reason or the other. Scholarship is an incentive as well as encouragement for students, who are talented, but do not have the means to study further. There are a variety of scholarships – merit-based, need-based, student-specific, career-specific, and college-specific. The Ministry offers National as well as External Scholarships to the needy students.
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Prime Minister’s Scholarship Scheme for higher technical and professional education

Prime Minister’s Scholarship Scheme for higher technical and professional education:

Prime Minister’s Scholarship Scheme was introduced from the Academic year 2006-07. To encourage higher technical and professional education for the dependent wards and widows of Ex Servicemen / Ex Coast Guard personnel (below officer rank only).
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Friday 24 March 2017

Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act-MGNREGA

MGNREGA

Everyone knows About MGNREGA, as it is the best job guarantee scheme of India. The MGNREGA ( Mahatma Gandhi National rural employment guarantee act is designed to provide job guarantee for at least 100 days in rural parts of the country. Through this scheme , all the adult members ( at least 18 years of age) of the any family in rural part of the country are given non-skilled work. The Mahatma Gandhi Nationwide Non-urban Career Assurance Act (MGNREGA) is an Indian job guarantee program, presented by regulation on Aug 25, 2005. The program provides a legal guarantee for one hundred days of occupation in every financial year to mature associates of any rural family willing to do public work-related inexperienced guide perform at the legal lowest salary of INR120 (about US$2.17) per day last year prices. The Indian central Gov. Expenditure for program is about INR 40, 000 crore (around US$7.24 billion) in financial year of 2010–11.

Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana-PMKVY

PMKVY – Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana


India is a country of talented people. People have skills, they have enthusiasm but not all of them achieve success. Why does this happen ? Why can’t every one be successful ? Well, the answer is because due to various reasons like money shortage or other problems, people are unable to get skill training. Talent is the basic ingredient, but to be successful, it is important to get the skill development training. Such training guides the people and show them the right path.