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Category: Schemes

Govt starts SWADES scheme for jobs opportunities to returning Indians from abroad

June 4, 2020
SWADES
  • The government has started a new scheme SWADES (Skilled Workers Arrival Database for Employment Support) to carry out a skill mapping exercise and present employment opportunities to the returning citizens under the Vande Bharat Mission.

Govt. Kisan Credit Cards (KCC) campaign started for 1.5 crore dairy farmers

June 4, 2020
Kisan Credit Cards
  • The Government will give Kisan Credit Card (KCC) to 1.5 crore dairy farmers relating to Milk Unions and Milk producing Companies within the succeeding two months (1st June-31st July 2020) under a exceptional drive.

Centre started three new schemes to support electronics manufacturing in India

June 3, 2020
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.

Kerala govt declared “K-FON” free internet project by December 2020

June 2, 2020
K-FON
  • Kerala Chief Minister, Pinarayi Vijayan has declared that Kerala Fibre Optic Network Project (K-FON) project of Rs. 1,500 crore that will give free internet access to the poor will roll out by December 2020.

Center begins scheme “PM SVANIDHI” for street vendors to get loans of up to ₹10,000

June 2, 2020
Prime Minister Narendra Modi
  • The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs on 1st June released PM Svanidhi, or Pradhan Mantri Street Vendor’s AtmaNirbhar Nidhi scheme, which is a unique micro-credit facility plan to give an affordable loan of up to ₹10,000 to more than 50 lakh street vendors, who had their businesses operational on or before 24 March.

LIC begins “PM Vaya Vandana Yojana” for senior citizens

May 27, 2020
PM Vaya Vandana Yojana
  • Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has declared the start of modified Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana, a social security scheme for senior citizens.

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

May 27, 2020
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.

“Didi Vehicle Service” started in Madhya Pradesh

May 21, 2020
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.

Madhya Pradesh begins Charan Paduka campaign for migrant laborers

May 19, 2020
Charan Paduka campaign
  • “Charan Paduka” campaign has been begun by the Madhya Pradesh for the migrant laborers moving through the state. Under this campaign, shoes and slippers will be given to those laborers going barefoot in order to lessen their pain.

“Atmanirbhar Gujarat Sahay Yojana” started in Gujarat

May 16, 2020
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.