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PMJJBY, PMSBY and APY complete 7 years of providing social security

Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMJJBY), Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMSBY), and Atal Pension Yojana (APY) have completed seven years of providing social security net. The schemes were launched by PM Narendra Modi on 9th May 2015 in Kolkata, West Bengal. PMJJBY: More than 12.76 crore Cumulative Enrolments PMSBY: More than 28.37 crore Cumulative Enrolments APY: Over […]

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Delhi Govt launches “Delhi Startup Policy” to aid the entrepreneur

The Delhi cabinet has approved the “Delhi Startup Policy” with an aim to create an ecosystem for people to launch startups and provide them with fiscal and non-fiscal incentives, collateral-free loans, and free consultancy from experts, lawyers, and CA. it also aims to encourage, facilitate, and support 15,000 startups by 2030. The startup policy will focus education and education technology;

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Telangana govt extends insurance coverage under ‘Nethanna Bima’ scheme

Telangana Government has announced the extension of insurance coverage to handloom and power loom weavers under ‘Nethanna Bima’ (Weaver’s Insurance) Scheme. The State Government has extended the insurance coverage of 5 lakh rupees for weavers under the Insurance Scheme on par with Rythu Bima insurance scheme. The insurance coverage would be extended to weavers in the age group of 18

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ABPMJAY- SEHAT scheme: Samba becomes 1st district to cover 100% households

In the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, the Samba district of Jammu division has become the first district in India to cover 100% households under Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (ABPMJAY)- SEHAT scheme. The district achieved this milestone after the conclusion of a special registration drive organized by the State Health Agency

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Insurance Scheme – PMGKP for health workers fighting COVID-19 extended

Insurance Scheme – PMGKP for health workers fighting COVID-19 extended: The ‘Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package (PMGKP), insurance scheme for Health Care Workers Fighting COVID-19’ has been extended for a further period of 180 days from 19th April, 2022. It has been decided to extend the policy so as to continue to provide the safety net

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“Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package: Insurance Scheme for Health Workers fighting COVID-19” extended for 180 days from April 19, 2022

The ‘Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package (PMGKP), insurance scheme for Health Care Workers Fighting COVID-19’ has been extended for a further period of 180 days from 19th April, 2022. It has been decided to extend the policy so as to continue to provide the safety net to the dependents of health workers who are deputed to

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Supreme Court reconstitutes expert committee for Delhi-Dehradun Corridor project

The Supreme Court reconstituted the expert committee that would be looking into measures to ensure that the construction of the Delhi-Dehradun expressway does not impact the environment. The independent 12-member expert committee was formed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) to be headed by Chief Secretary, Uttarakhand. However, the counsel for the NGO Citizens for

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India Elected to Four UN ECOSOC Bodies

India has been elected to four key United Nations Economic and Social Council (UN-ECOSOC) Bodies in April 2022. To the Committee for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Ambassador Preeti Saran has been re-elected. In 2018, she was first elected to the Asia Pacific seat on the UN’s Committee on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights. On 1st January 2019, her first four-year

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Uttarakhand Government announces ‘Him Prahari’ scheme for ex-servicemen and youngsters

Uttarakhand Government will launch the ‘Him Prahari’ Scheme for ex-servicemen and youngsters. It aims at stopping the migration of people from the state. The new scheme has been launched for ex-servicemen and youngsters and is aimed at stopping the migration of people from the state. The scheme will focus on areas where migration occurs at

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Vikas Siri Sampat-111 scheme launched by Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank

P Gopi Krishna, Chairman of Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank has launched a new deposit scheme of the bank named Vikas Siri Sampat-1111. The tenure of this scheme is of 1,111 days with an interest rate of 5.70% for the general public and 6.20 % for senior citizens. It also offers the highest rate of annualized return of 6.03% for the

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