The small finance bank primarily undertakes basic banking activities of acceptance of deposits and lending to unserved and underserved sections including small business units, small and marginal farmers, micro and small industries and unorganised sector entities. Continue reading “Small Finance Banks”
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NATIONAL DISASTER RESPONSE FUND
National Calamity Contingency Fund (NCCF) was renamed as National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) with the enactment of the Disaster Management Act in 2005. Continue reading “NATIONAL DISASTER RESPONSE FUND”
PRADHAN MANTRI FASAL BIMA YOJANA
Ministry of Agriculture
Launched in April 2016, after rolling back the earlier insurance schemes viz. National Agriculture Insurance Scheme (NAIS), Weather-based Crop Insurance scheme and Modified National Agricultural Insurance Scheme (MNAIS). Continue reading “PRADHAN MANTRI FASAL BIMA YOJANA”
Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana
Ministry of Rural Development
Launched in 2014, it is a village development project under which each Member of Parliament will take the responsibility of developing physical and institutional infrastructure in three villages by 2019. Continue reading “Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana”
Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
Coverage: Senior Citizens, belonging to BPL category and suffering from any of the age-related disability/infirmity Low vision, Hearing impairment, Loss of teeth and Locomotor disability. Continue reading “Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana”
Future Skills
Wipro has partnered with NASSCOM (National Association of Software and Services Companies) to launch a skilling platform called ‘Future Skills’ for 10,000 students from over 20 engineering colleges in India. Continue reading “Future Skills”
Human Development Index
UNDP has released the annual HDI 2019 report.
- The focus of the 2019 Report is on ‘Inequality in Human Development’.
Sustainable Development Goal Index 2019
NITI Aayog has released the 2019 SDG India Index.
The index evaluates the progress of States and Union Territories on social, economic and environmental parameters. Continue reading “Sustainable Development Goal Index 2019”
Year End Review 2019 : Ministry of Minority Affairs
- More than 80 lakh students from six notified Minority communities- Jain, Parsi, Buddhist, Christian, Sikh and Muslim- have been sanctioned pre-matric, post-matric, merit-cum-means and other scholarships. These students include 60 per cent of girls.
Continue reading “Year End Review 2019 : Ministry of Minority Affairs”
Special Economic Zones (SEZs)
Special Economic Zones (SEZs) are geographically delineated ‘enclaves’ in which regulations and practices related to business and trade differ from the rest of the country and therefore all the units therein enjoy special privileges. Continue reading “Special Economic Zones (SEZs)”
