UPSC Important Topics

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 non-literates in the age group of 15 years and

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 goals. It will include service

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 Institute (THSTI), NCR Biotech cluster, Faridabad. ✓It aims to elucidate biological and non-biological risks of preterm birth (PTB)

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 ✅Aim: To mobilize 10 crore women from vulnerable and marginalized rural households under the Self-Help Group (SHG)

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 Chhattisgarh from Odisha and Jharkhand. ◇

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 adequate water through individual household tap connections

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 Electrification Corporation Limited (REC) is the nodal agency for the operationalization

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 age group of 9-14 years are rescued/withdrawn from work and enrolled in the