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Odisha Extends Madhu Babu Pension Benefits To Transgender Community

July 18, 2020
  • The Odisha government has decided to include transgender community under its social welfare scheme- Madhu Babu Pension Yojana (MBPY).
  • In order to avail the benefit, transgenders will have to visit the official website of MBPY and apply for the pension in the given form.
  • Pension ranging from Rs 500 to Rs 900 will be provided to them in accordance with their age group.
  • The CM has also ordered to provide additional Rs 1000 Covid financial assistance to Madhu Babu pensioners.
  • The Madhu Babu Pension Yojana (MBPY) is a pension scheme introduced in the Indian State of Odisha with the objective of providing financial assistance to the destitute elderly and destitute differently-abled persons in the state. The chief minister of Odisha launched the Madhu Babu pension scheme by merging the two pension schemes, i.e., name, Revised Old Age Pension Rules, 1989, and Disability Pension Rules, 1985.

Cabinet approved the Central Sector Scheme of funding facility under Agriculture Infrastructure Fund

July 9, 2020
Cabinet Approval
  • The Union Cabinet led by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi passed a new pan India Central Sector Scheme under Agriculture Infrastructure Fund.
  • The foremost goal of the scheme is to produce a medium-long term debt financing facility for investment in viable projects for post-harvest management Infrastructure and community farming assets through interest subvention and financial support.

Karnataka starts Weavers Sammaan Yojana

July 6, 2020
Weavers Sammaan Yojana
  • Karnataka’s Chief Minister B. S. Yediyurappa began Weavers Sammaan Yojana on 6th July. Under this scheme, 19,744 handloom weavers will get yearly financial support of two thousand rupees through Direct Benefit Transfer.

Union HRD Minister and Sports Minister start ‘Fit Hai to Hit Hai India’ under Fit India campaign for school children

July 5, 2020
Fit India campaign
  • Union Human Resource Development Minister Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ and Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs and Ministry of Minority Affairs Shri Kiren Rijiju talked to students here under the Fit India drive by the Government of India. Olympic medal winner badminton player Ms. P.V Sindhu and Indian football team Captain Shri. Sunil Chhetri was also there at the launch of the “Fit Hai To Hit Hai India” program arranged under the Fit India campaign.

Union HRD Minister and Union Health Minister started Drug Discovery Hackathon 2020 (DDH2020)

July 4, 2020
Drug Discovery Hackathon 2020
  • Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’, the Union Minister of HRD(Human Resource Development) and Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare and Minister of Science and Technology started the Drug Discovery Hackathon (DDH2020)  to recognize drug applicants against SARS-CoV-2 by in-silico drug discovery and follow up by chemical synthesis and biological testing

Govt starts PM FPE scheme

June 29, 2020
PM Modi
  • The government on 29th June started the PM Formalization of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PM FME) scheme as a part of ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan’ and as a part of Prime Minister’s ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan’. It will serve 8 lakh units through access to information, training, better exposure and formalization.