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December 6, 2023 2:51 PM

Govt Agricultural Schemes: Empowering farmers and ensuring financial security

By: Aditya Ahuja From the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) providing annual financial aid to over 11 crore farmers, totaling Rs. 2.81 lakh crores, to schemes ensuring pension benefits for vulnerable farming families like the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maan Dhan Yojana (PM-KMY), the support ...

December 5, 2023 3:56 PM

Samagra Shiksha: Paving the Way for Inclusive Education in India

Striving to provide every child, from pre-school to class 12, with access to quality education within an equitable classroom environment, the Department of School Education and Literacy has been actively implementing Samagra Shiksha since the academic year 2018-19. This initiative was highlighted by...

December 5, 2023 3:06 PM

Ministry of Panchayati Raj unveils GIS application to empower Gram Panchayats

The Ministry of Panchayati Raj has taken a significant step towards empowering Gram Panchayats through technology-driven spatial planning with the launch of the Geographic Information System (GIS) application "Gram Manchitra." This initiative, underscored by Union Minister of State for Panchayati Ra...

December 5, 2023 11:30 AM

PMUY: 14.17 crore free gas refills distributed, Centre tells Rajya Sabha

The central government has informed the Parliament that it has distributed 14.17 crore free LPG refills nationwide as part of the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana. Rameswar Teli, the Minister of State in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, shared this information during a written reply in the Ra...

December 5, 2023 10:13 AM

Rajya Sabha clears Post Office Bill to revitalise post offices

The Rajya Sabha on Monday passed the Post Office Bill, 2023. Communications Minister Ashwini Vaishnav introduced the Bill in the Rajya Sabha. He said the entire focus of the new law is to facilitate the transition from mail delivery to service delivery and the post office to providing banking servic...

December 5, 2023 9:55 AM

Parliament passes Advocates Amendment Bill on first day of Winter Session

On the first day of Winter Session, Parliament passed the Advocates (Amendment) Bill, 2023 with Lok Sabha giving assent to it . The Rajya Sabha had passed the Bill already in August this year during the Monsoon Session of Parliament. The bill, which seeks to amend the Advocates Act, 1961, has mad...