Pradhan Mantri Virasat Ka Samvardhan Scheme ✅It is a Central sector scheme which focuses on the skilling, entrepreneurship and leadership training requirements of the minority and artisan communities across the country. This is an integrated scheme that converges five erstwhile schemes of ...

Liberalised Remittance scheme ✅Under LRS (introduced in 2004), Indian individuals can send money outside up to a maximum of $250,000 in a year. ✅Aim: LRS simplifies the process of remitting money outside India and encouraging foreign investments by Indian individuals. ✅Permissible ...

herSTART ✅The government has launched a new platform called ‘herSTART’ to encourage and promote women entrepreneurs. Features ✅herSTART Incubator: Startup incubator for women entrepreneurs and innovators ✅herSTART Accelerator: Accelerator programme for high-impact women-led startups. ...

Scheme related to development Denotified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Tribes ✅Dr. Ambedkar Pre-Matric and Post-Matric Scholarship for DNTs: This Centrally Sponsored Scheme was launched in 2014-15 for the welfare of those DNT students who are not covered under SC, ST or OBC. The scheme of ...

PM Young Achievers Scholarship Award Scheme for Vibrant India (PM-YASASVI) ✅The scheme will cover Other Backward Class (OBC), Economically Backward Class (EBC) and DNT students for pursuing studies from Class IX to XII in reputed school shortlisted by the government. ✅The scheme is to be ...

REACH OUT SCHEME •Ministry of Earth Sciences is implementing an umbrella scheme Research, Education and Training Outreach (REACHOUT) for capacity building •Aim of the scheme: To support various R&D activities, develop useful collaborations with international organizations, develop ...

ATL Sarthi ✅As the name suggests, Sarthi is a charioteer and ATL Sarthi will enable the ATLs to be efficient and effective. ✅The initiative has four pillars ensuring the performance enhancement of ATLs through regular process improvements like a self-reporting dashboard known as ‘MyATL ...

INDIAai (The National AI Portal of India) platform: •Aim: It will help in boosting research and facilitate tools required for the growth of the start-up community. •Implementation: It is a joint venture by MEITY, NEGD and NASSCOM •Potential: AI is expected to add USD 967 billion to the ...

Pradhan Mantri Anusuchit Jaati Abhyuday Yojana (PM AJAY) ✅PM-AJAY has been framed after merging the three erstwhile schemes Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana (PMAGY) Special Central Assistance to Scheduled Caste Sub Plan (SCA to SCSP) Babu Jagjivan Ram Chatrawas Yojana (BJRCY) ✅The ...

Government’s Initiatives for Startups ✅Startup India Seed Fund Scheme (SISFS): It aims to provide financial assistance to startups for proof of concept, prototype development, product trials, market entry and commercialization. ✅National Startup Awards: It seeks to recognize and reward ...

Programmes launched in India towards biodiversity conservation: ✅ The Union Budget 2023 : It mentioned “Green Growth” as one of the seven priorities/Saptarishis. ✅The National Mission  for a Green India : It aims to increase forest cover on degraded lands and protect existing forested ...

Recent initiatives/achievements by/of the GoI: related to women empowerment ✅To mark the IWD 2023, the Union Ministry of Science & Technology announced an exclusive women’s portal for research grants and funds under CSIR-ASPIRE. ✅68% of 2 crore PM Awas-Gramin beneficiaries are women and ...