Tag: Schemes

The Central government’s proposal to scrap scholarship schemes catering exclusively to students belonging to communities such as Scheduled Castes (SC) and Other Backward Classes (OBC) and club them into one has drawn criticism from activists in Tamil Nadu. To be called Pradhan Mantri Young Achievers Scholarship Award Scheme for Vibrant India (PM-YASASVI), the new arrangement is expected to be in place in a few months. The main objection of critics to the Centre’s initiative is the reduced coverage that the new scheme is likely to achieve. From 2020-21, there will be only one scheme called Paradhan Mantri Young Achievers Scholar Award Scheme for Vibrant India PM-YASASVI). This will be for SCs as well as for other Communities such as other backward classes, de-notified and nomadic tribes and economically backward classes. This will replace scholarship schemes in operation for each of them.

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister will launch the first phase of the ‘Nadu-Nedu’ programme to revamp the health sector by laying the foundation stone for a subcentre at Kurnool. Under the project, the government plans to take up construction and renovation works at the hospitals at a cost of `11,737 crore in a span of three years. As part of the first phase, `1,129 crore has been allocated for the health and wellness centres. Around 530 life-saving drugs are being provided in health care institutions.

The Kalai Unavu Thittam scheme was inaugurated last year, and nearly 5,000 children from Corporation schools are currently being provided free breakfast, prepared at the first centralised kitchen in Thiruvanmiyur. Under the scheme, Akshaya Patra Foundation and the Greater Chennai Corporation have joined hands to provide free, nutritious breakfast for students of Corporation schools.

Madhya Pradesh bags the first position for the implementation ofPradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana. Union Minister of Women and Child Development Smriti Irani will present this award to Madhya Pradesh at a function in New Delhi. Indore district bagged the first place for better performance of the scheme. Main Objective The main objective of the Matru Vandana Yojana is to provide incentives of five thousand rupees for the loss of wages of working women and to ensure their proper rest and nutrition during pregnancy. The payment of the incentive amount is deposited directly into the bank account. Pradhan Mantri Matritva Vandana Yojana Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana is a maternity benefit program run by the government of India. It was introduced in 2016.  It is a conditional cash transfer scheme for pregnant and lactating women of 19 years.

The Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman presented the Budget 2020 on three main themes.The third theme of the budget is Caring Society. Under this theme, the GoI allocated budget to Women and Child, Social Welfare and Tourism, Environment and Climate Change. Women and Child and Social Welfare Under the Beti Bachao Beti Padao, the Gross Enrolment ratio of girls is higher than boys. Their enrollment is as follows At Elementary level, girls’ enrollment is 94.32% and boys’ is 89.28% At secondary level, girls’ enrollment is 81.32% as against 78% for boys. At higher secondary level, girls’ enrollment is 59.7% as compared to 57.54% for boys. Poshan Abhiyan To improve health of children in the age of 0 to 6 years of age, adolescent girls and lactating women, Poshan Abhiyan was introduced. More than 6 lakh Anganwadi workers are equipped with smart phones to upload the status of nutrition of more than 10 crore house hold.

Union Minister of Rural Development, Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar launched the third phase of Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana. Highlights The third phase aims at consolidation of 1,25,000 km of connectivity that primarily aiming at rural links connecting Gramin Agricultural Markets. The funding pattern is set between the Centre and state as 60:40. In the north-eastern states it is set as 90:10. Under the scheme, so far 53,491 rural road works have been completed under the scheme. This connects 97.27% of feasible habitations and adds up to 6 lakh kilometre of roads across the country. Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana The scheme was launched in 2000. In 2015, under the recommendation of the 14th finance commission, the project was funded by both centre and state in the ratio 60:40.