Government Schemes (Yojanas): Point-Wise CA and GS Articles 2017 (Including PIB)

FASTag is a NHAI program for Electronic Toll Collection on Toll Plazas on National Highways. FASTag device employs Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology for making toll payments directly from the linked prepaid account.

For supporting your answers you can use following data on Street Lighting National Programme (SLNP) for converting streetlights retrofitted to LED lights: Energy Efficiency Services Limited, a government of India company has become world’s largest street light management company.

CSCs work on multiple-services-single-point model for providing facilities for multiple transactions at a single location. They were approved in September 2006. Forms a strategic component of the National eGovernance Plan.

SAMPADA (Scheme for Agro-Marine Processing and Development of Agro-Processing Clusters) was renamed “Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY) ” for 2016 - 20 coterminous with the 14^th Finance Commission cycle.

IMR has reduced by 58 % in India during 1990 - 2015 more than the global decline of 49 % during the same period. Full immunization coverage improved from 43.5 % in 2005 to 62.0 % in 2015 and mortality… (491 more words) …

Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEITY) has operationalized first phase of National Cyber Coordination Centre (NCCC). Scans internet traffic metadata coming into the country detecting cyber threat in real-time and alert various organizations, Also look at threats posed… (1681 more words) …

Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) Scheme addresses the declining Child Sex Ratio (CSR) and related issues of women empowerment- tri-ministerial effort of Ministries of Women and Child Development, Health & Family Welfare and Human Resource Development with emphasis on mindset… (279 more words) …

Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Project (DRIP) with the financial assistance of the World Bank envisages repair and rehabilitation of 198 dams in seven states- Jharkhand (DVC), Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, and Uttarakhand (UJVNL). The number of dams… (457 more words) …

The Government had also approved a special package for textile sector with an outlay of Rs. 6000 crore to boost employment generation and exports, particularly in Garmenting and Made-ups. Government is implementing various policy initiatives and schemes for the development… (232 more words) …

Cruise tourism is a high-end luxury tourist segment of tourism sector. India has a huge potential of hosting nearly 40 lakh cruise tourists. Government plans to promote the number of tourist ships visiting India up from the present 158 to… (612 more words) …

This has resulted in estimated energy savings of more than 32.84 billion kWh per year and avoided peak demand of 6575 MW. The GHG emission reductions due to this are in tune of 26.60 Million tonnes CO2 per year.

Government is making efforts to encourage the women to join Government service by providing following special facilities: Maternity leave, Childcare leave, Child adoption leave, Special allowance to women with disabilit,

On third anniversary of Swachh Bharat Mission, the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation launched third party verification survey report on progress of Mission in rural India. The Quality Council of India (QCI) conducted a third-party assessment of rural sanitation… (516 more words) …

Small Farmers’ Agri-Business Consortium (SFAC) was established as a society in 1994 to facilitate agri-business ventures by catalyzing private investment through Venture Capital Assistance (VCA). State level SFAC is a counterpart of Central SFAC.

Bharatmala is an ambitious road and highways project with total investment estimated at Rs. 10 trillion largest ever outlay for a government road construction scheme garlanding the territory of India. Bharatmala subsumes all existing highway projects including National Highways Development… (223 more words) …

The focus of the Trade Related Entrepreneurship Development Assistance Scheme (TREAD) is to promote self-employment and income generation activities for women mostly from SHG groups in non-farm sector. TREAD envisages economic empowerment of women through grant upto 30 % of… (308 more words) …

Indian Missions in the Emigration Check Required (ECR) countries including Gulf Countries report many atrocities on women working in foreign countries. To protect them government has taken several measures.

Under the USTTAD (Upgrading the Skills and Training in Traditional Arts Crafts for Development) scheme, 16, 200 trainees have been sanctioned to Project Implementing Agencies (PIAs) during 2016 - 17 for training in 34 traditional arts and crafts.

The Ministry of Minority Affairs formulated “Hamari Dharohar” scheme for preservation of rich heritage and culture of minority communities of India in 2014 - 15. The scheme aims to support curation of iconic exhibitions, calligraphy, research and development, etc. Under… (244 more words) …

“Nai Roshni” is a women empowerment and Leadership Development Programme for Minority Women in 2012 - 13. Scheme empowers and instill confidence among minority women, including their neighbors from other communities, by providing knowledge, tools and techniques for interacting with… (196 more words) …