Committee on Skill Development The Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Shri Rajiv Pratap Rudy has said that a Sub-Group of Chief Ministers on Skill Development was constituted to address issues pertaining to human resources, especially creating a pool of skilled manpower with speed, scale, standard and sustainability. The Sub […]
Read MoreMinistry of Health and Family Welfare Notable Achievements and Initiatives- 2015 YEAR ENDER 2015 Mission Indradhanush The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has launched “Mission Indradhanush”, depicting seven colours of the rainbow, to fully immunise more than 89 lakh children who are either unvaccinated or partially vaccinated; those that have not […]
Read MoreDuring the past few months, there has been a highly contested debate on the merits, viability and feasibility of crop insurance in India given the large number of small farmers and the large amount of subsidy involved that is not being effectively used as the coverage of area and farmers remains small. Some policy analysts […]
Read MoreIndia’s crude death rate (CDR)—the number of deaths per thousand people per year—declined from 9 to 7 between 2000 and 2013, as per data from the civil registration system. A falling death rate is often associated with an overall improvement in heath and sanitation. However, drawing such an inference on the basis of CDR can […]
Read MoreTwo Mobile Apps Launched for Farmers Union Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Minister, Sh Radha Mohan Singh launched two mobile apps for the farmers here today. Mobile app ”Crop Insurance” will help the farmers not only to find out complete details about insurance cover available in their area but also to calculate the insurance premium […]
Read MoreBuilding a Safe and Environmentally Sound Road Network Year Ender 2015 The year 2015 has seen strengthening of the resolve of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways to create and maintain a countrywide network of road infrastructure that is mechanically strong, designed to ensure safety for commuters and is compatible with the requirements […]
Read MoreOn Good Governance Day, Health Minister announces 4 new IT-based initiatives for citizen-centric health services Shri J P Nadda, Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare announced four new IT-based initiatives on Good Governance Day, to mark the birth anniversary of Bharat Ratna Shri Madan Mohan Malaviya and birthday of Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari […]
Read MoreMajor reforms in PDS during 2015, digitisation of ration cards completed in 29 States, online foodgrains allocation started in 16 states Procurement policy modified to provide benefits of MSP to more farmers for paddy procurement Sustained efforts bring the cane price arrears down to Rs. 5406.24 crore from Rs. 66,003 crore New provisions to promote […]
Read MoreYear End Review: Highlights of the Achievements of the Ministry of Finance During the current fiscal, Ministry of Finance has undertaken various initiatives and measures for enhancing the Revenue Collection ,easing and formulating the Taxation policy, Fiscal consolidation , improving the Economic Growth and there by contributing to the Nation building. The major highlights of […]
Read MoreReasons to invest in health: an OECD perspective Effective policies can ensure that states and Union territories’ incremental spending goes to health, but also enhances value for money nvesting in the health system not only saves lives, it is also a crucial investment in the wider economy. This is because ill-health impairs productivity, hinders job […]
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