POLITICAL SCIENCE

Govt. Welfare Schemes

One lakh rupees subsidy for Women Auto Drivers

  • Chief Minister Stalin launched a scheme to provide a subsidy of Rs. 1 lakh each to 500 women drivers to buy new auto rickshaws.
  • Tamil Nadu Unorganized Drivers and Automatic Motor Vehicle Repair Workers Welfare Board, under the Department of Labor Welfare and Skill Development, has launched a scheme to provide a subsidy of Rs 1 lakh each to 500 registered women drivers for purchase of new auto rickshaws.

One District One Product (ODOP) Awards

  • Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Under the Ministry of Commerce, launched the ODOP Awards.

Awards are constituted to:

  • Encourage constructive competition, innovation, and efficient public service delivery.
  • Promote replication and institutionalization of best practices.
  • Recognizing innovations done for successful identification and solving bottlenecks in supply chain.

Note

  • ODOP was first launched by Uttar Pradesh in 2018, later adopted by Union with the aim of fostering balanced regional development across all districts of the country.
    • ODOP selects brand and promotes One Product from each District.
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