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Jharkhand govt begins three schemes to promote rural employment

Jharkhand govt begins three schemes to promote rural employment
  • Jharkhand government on 4th May started three schemes under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act in a bid to “strengthen the rural economy”.
  • Birsa Harit Gram Yojana for rural plantations: Under the Birsa Harit Gram Yojana, over two lakh acres of land will be utilized for afforestation.
  • Jal Sammridhi Yojna: Under the Jal Sammridhi Yojna, water storage units will be built to save rainwater and runaway groundwater.
  • Veer SahidPotoHoKhelVikas Scheme: Under the playground scheme, the government targets to make 5,000 grounds, with at least one in one Panchayat.

“Atmanirbhar Gujarat Sahay Yojana” started in Gujarat

Gujarat
  • Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani on 14th May declared “Atmanirbhar Gujarat Sahay Yojana” wherein the urban and district cooperative banks and credit societies in the state will give Rs 5,000 crore as loans to small entrepreneurs and businessmen here at an interest rate of two percent.

“Didi Vehicle Service” started in Madhya Pradesh

Didi Vehicle Service
  • “Didi Vehicle Service” has been begun by the women of Rural Livelihood Mission in the tribal-dominated Jhabua district of Madhya Pradesh for rural women for the safe delivery, hence giving to be a lifeline for pregnant rural women in tribal areas.

Webinar on “Van Dhan Scheme: Learnings for post-COVID-19”

Department of Science and Technology, Government of Rajasthan
  • A Webinar under Know Your Scheme-Lecture Series on “Van Dhan Yojana: Learning For Post Covid-19” was launched by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of Rajasthan in agreement with Trifed, Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India.

Centre started three new schemes to support electronics manufacturing in India

Electronics manufacturing
  • Central Government on 2nd June has declared three schemes worth Rs 50,000 crore. The schemes are Production Linked Incentive Scheme, Component Manufacturing Scheme, and Modified Electronics Manufacturing Clusters Scheme – will be executed from June 2 for the growth of the electronics manufacturing sector in India.

Govt starts “TULIP” portal to provide internships to graduates, engineers

Govt starts “TULIP” portal to provide internships to graduates, engineers
  • Union human resource development (HRD) minister Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank and minister of housing and urban affairs (MoHUA) Hardeep Singh Puri on 4th June together initiated The Urban Learning Internship Programme (TULIP) to give internship opportunities to thousands of fresh graduates and engineers of the county under the ‘Smart City’ projects.

Power Minister starts the ‘#iCommit’ initiative on World Environment Day

Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar started the “Nagar Van” scheme
  • Shri R. K. Singh, the Minister of State (IC) for Power and New & Renewable Energy,  started the ‘#iCommit’ campaign, on the occasion of World Environment Day. The initiative is a clarion call to all stakeholders and individuals to keep moving towards energy efficiency, renewable energy, and sustainability to make a robust and resilient energy system in the future.

Maximum ever allocation of fund worth Rs 1,01,500 crore in MGNREGS for FY 2020-21

MGNREGS for FY 2020-21
  • A plan of Rs 1,01,500 crore has been presented under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) in the present financial year 2020-2021.
  • For the financial year 2020-21, a total of Rs 31,493 crore has already been released which is more than 50 percent of the budget calculation of the current Financial Year.

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