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Government Schemes of Ministry of Labour and Employment

The important schemes of Ministry of Labour and Employment are as follows: National Child Labour Project & INDUS In pursuance with the National Child Labour Policy, the National...

May 13, 2016

National Urban Livelihoods Mission

The National Urban Livelihoods Mission (NULM) was launched by Manmohan Singh Government in 2013 by restructuring the Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojana (SJSRY) in all district headquarters (irrespective...

May 13, 2016

North Eastern Rural Livelihood Project

North Eastern Rural Livelihood Project (NERLP) is a World Bank aided project to enhance livelihood opportunities in North East states by creating sustainable community institutions around women Self-Help...

May 13, 2016

Scheme for Enhancement of Competitiveness of the Capital Goods Sector

The Scheme for Enhancement of Competitiveness of the Capital Goods Sector was approved by Union Cabinet in September 2014. Capital Goods sector has 9-12% share in the total...

May 13, 2016

Project Sunrise

In February 2016, the Union government has launched a new initiative “Project Sunrise” to tackle the increasing HIV prevalence in the North-Eastern states. The AIDS prevention special project...

May 13, 2016

Schemes of Ministry of Overseas Indians Affairs

Major schemes of this ministry are as follows: Know India Programme (KIP) This programme is aimed to familiarize the Indian Diaspora youth with their roots. Under this programme,...

May 12, 2016

Other Schemes of Ministry of Environment, Government of India

National Mission for a Green India With objective to increase the forest cover and also protect the existing forest land, the Ministry has two plan schemes namely, Green...

May 12, 2016

Various Programmes of Ministry of Earth Sciences – Government of India

Various Schemes of the Ministry of Earth Sciences are as follows: Ocean Services, Technology, Observations, Resources Modeling and Science (O-STORMS) This scheme encompasses various schemes of the Ocean...

May 12, 2016

Non-lapsable Central Pool of Resources (NLCPR)

During the Atal Bihari Vajpayee rule, the union ministries were mandated to spend 10% of their budget allocations for the development of North-Eastern region. However, in case the...

May 12, 2016

Ministry of Culture: Other Bodies

Indian Museum Indian Museum, an autonomous organization of Ministry of Culture, inter-alia is engaged in re-organization and renovation of galleries and also in obtaining ethnographic specimen and techno...

May 12, 2016

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