Union Cabinet has approved the extension for the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY-Phase V) for a period of another 4 months i.e. December 2021 till March 2022.  Under the scheme, all the beneficiaries covered under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) receives food grains ...

Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) is a welfare scheme announced by the Government of India. It was launched in March 2020 in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic in India by the Department of Food and Public Distribution under Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution. ...

The Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar launched the All India Agri Transport Call Centre at a function in Krishi Bhavan to facilitate inter-state movement of perishables in the current situation of lockdown due to the COVID-19 threat. The Call Centre ...

The Cabinet approves the Personal Data Protection Bill in a move that will be watched closely by other nations looking at similar laws. The passing of the Bill in Parliament — likely to happen in the ongoing Winter Session which will bring in clarity on not only the nitty-gritty of how to protect ...

The Union Cabinet approved the signing of the Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) and Protocol between the Republic of India and the Republic of Chile for the elimination of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion and avoidance with respect to taxes on income. Daily Current ...

The Union Cabinet approved a bill to provide a legal framework to grant ownership rights to people living in unauthorised colonies in Delhi. The Bill will be presented in the winter session of Parliament. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2019 The proposal is applicable to 1,797 identified ...

The Union Cabinet approved the Industrial Relation Code Bill, which is the third code under labour reforms. The government wants to codify 44 central labour laws into four broad codes. The Bill will set up of two-member tribunal instead of one member and introduce a concept that some important ...

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval for the following, including fixing higher ethanol price derived from different raw materials under the EBP Programme for the forthcoming sugar season 2019-20 during ethanol supply year ...

In a major boost to rural road connectivity across the country, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has given its approval for the launch of Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana-lll (PMGSY-III). It involves consolidation of Through Routes and ...