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FMD Mukt Bharat Key Facts about the scheme : Broad Objective : 1. Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) is one of the most economically devastating contagious viral animal diseases affecting all susceptible cloven-footed animals. 2. In order to prevent economic losses due to Foot and Mouth Disease, a location specific programme called ‘Foot and Mouth […]

Hallmarking: •Hallmarking scheme was started by BIS in the year 2000. •Mandatory Hallmarking has been successfully implemented with effect from 23 June 2021 vide Hallmarking of Gold Jewellery and Gold Artefacts Order, 2022, and its amendment dated 04 March 2022. •Before the implementation of 6 digit Hallmark Unique Identification (HUID) number, hallmarking of Gold jewellery

DigiClaim  Union Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare has launched the National Crop Insurance Portal’s digitized claim settlement module namely DigiClaim under the ambit of Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) •Developed by the integration of the National Crop Insurance Portal (NCIP) and the Public Finance Management System (PFMS) Benefits: •It will disburse claims electronically,

Govt. efforts to boost the medical tourism sector in India: ✅Streamlining Medical Value Travel (MVT): A segment that attracted 0.7 million foreign tourists in pre-pandemic 2019. ✅Heal in India Initiative: The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the Ministry of Ayush have been working with C-DAC and the Services Export Promotion Council for developing

National Strategy and Roadmap for Medical and Wellness Tourism (2022) Key pillars for the development of MVT in the country: ✅Develop a brand for India as a wellness destination ✅Strengthen the ecosystem for medical and wellness tourism ✅Enable digitalization by setting up an Online Medical Value Travel (MVT) Portal ✅Enhancement of accessibility for Medical Value

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 the Ministry of Minority Affairs viz, 1.Seekho aur Kamao 2.USTTAD 3.Hamari Dharohar 4.Nai

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 transactions: education, travel, medical treatment, gifting, investment in shares or property, etc. ✅Non-Permissible transactions:

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. ✅A monthly allowance of up to ₹20,000 for one year for women-led start-ups.

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 Pre-matric Scholarship for DNT students is helpful in spreading education amongst

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 implemented through National Scholarship Portal. 30% of the slots shall