New India Literacy Programme: The Government has launched the Centrally Sponsored Scheme New India Literacy Programme ( NILP )for implementation during five years from the FYs 2022-23 to 2026-27 with financial outlay of Rs.1037.90 crore. ✅Aim: The scheme aims to cover a target of 5.00 crore ...

Government Initiatives for Welfare of Children ✓• Mission Vatsalya: It is a scheme of Government of India to secure a healthy and happy childhood for every child in India. The Mission’s objectives are to assist the States and UTs in implementing the provisions of JJ Act, 2015 and achieve SDG ...

Garbh-Ini ✓Garbh-Ini (Interdisciplinary Group for Advanced Research on Birth Outcomes—DBT India Initiative) was initiated by the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), in 2014 as a collaborative interdisciplinary program. ✓This program is led by Translational Health Science and Technology ...

Sangathan Se Samridhhi Ministry of Rural Development’s Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM) launched “Sangathan Se Samridhhi– Leaving no Rural Woman Behind”. About the Campaign: ✅It is a national campaign under Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav Samaveshi Vikaas ...

GOAL 2.0 ✅Goal 2 program will be open to all people from tribal communities. ✅In Phase-I, the digital mentorship was provided online by attaching one mentor to 2 mentees. Objective: ✅The program aims to upskill and digitally enable tribal youth via Facebook live sessions and Meta ...

LEMRU ELEPHANT RESERVE □ ABOUT :- ◇ The proposal for the reserve, in Korba district, was passed unanimously by the Assembly in 2005 and got central approval in 2007. ◇ Lemru is one of two elephant reserves planned to prevent human-animal conflict in the region, with elephants moving into ...

Jal Jeevan Mission (Urban) to revive urban water bodies ✓Jal Jeevan Mission, a central government initiative under the Ministry of Jal Shakti, aims to ensure access of piped water for every household in India. ✓The mission’s goal is to provide to all households in rural India safe and ...

SAUBHAGYA Scheme Progress till now •82 crore households have been electrified since the launch of SAUBHAGYA till March, 2021. Feature ✅The Saubhagya is a scheme to ensure electrification of all willing households in the country in rural as well as urban areas. ✅The Rural ...

National Child Labour Project (NCLP) Scheme ✓The Union Ministry of Labour & Employment has been implementing the scheme for the rehabilitation of child labourers through District Project Societies under the chairmanship of the District Magistrate. ✓Under the scheme, the children in the ...

Performance of PM-JAY Scheme • Most states joined hands with the centre – More than 90% states have joined the PM-JAY scheme enabling wider coverage and standardised model of healthcare insurance across the country. ✅• More than 17 crore beneficiaries have received the Ayushman Bharat Card ...

AYURSWASTHYA Yojana Ayush Ministry is currently running a Central Sector Scheme titled AYURSWASTHYA Yojana. It has two components: ✅AYUSH and Public Health: To promote AYUSH intervention for community health care. ✅Up-gradation of facilities to Centre of Excellence: To support ...

BIOPROSPECTING and BIOPIRACY ◇ Bioprospecting as a term refers to the exploration of biodiversity for commercially valuable genetic resources and biochemicals. ◇ Bioprospecting as an activity refers to deriving products of economic importance by nations endowed with rich biodiversity by ...