Govt-Welfare Oriented Govt schemes, their utility
World’s largest grain storage plan
- The Union Cabinet approved the constitution and empowerment of an Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) for facilitation of the “world’s largest grain storage plan in cooperative sector” by convergence of various schemes of the Ministries of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and Food Processing Industries.
Cabinet nod for second phase of CITIIS programme
- The Union government approved the second phase of the City Investments to Innovate, Integrate and Sustain (CI-TIIS) project, a programme under the ambit of the Smart Cities Mission, which aims to promote integrated waste management and climate-oriented reform actions.
- The CITIIS 2.0 has three major components which are financial and technical support for developing projects focused on building climate resilience, adaptation, and mitigation in up to 18 smart cities, and interventions at centre, State and city levels to further climate governance.
PM SVANidhi mobile app Launched
- The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) celebrated 3 years journey of PM SVANidhi.
- The government also launched a PM SVANidhi mobile app for street vendors, to ease the loan application process.
About PM SVANidhi
- Scheme: PM Street Vendor’s AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi)
- Ministry: Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
- Objectives: To facilitate collateral free working capital loans of up to INR10,000/- of one-year tenure, to approximately 50 lakh street vendors.
