Arunachal Pradesh to provide Tap connection to all by March 2023

On June 2, 2020, the National Jal Jeevan Mission approved the Annual Action Plan of Arunachal Pradesh. Under the plan, the state is to provide tap connection to all the rural households in the state by 2023. Highlights In order to achieve the plan, the GoI has approved Rs 255 as additional funds. The State ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020

Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs

Topics: Arunachal Pradesh • CAMPA Fund • Drinking water • Jal Jeevan mission • local area development fund • MGNREGA • Rural Development • Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana

Rs 20,000 lakh crore of Atma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan: Second Tranche Announced

On May 14, 2020, the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman announced the second tranche of the Rs 20,000 lakh crore economic package under Atma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan. Highlights The second tranche of the economic package focuses on migrant workers, small traders, street vendors, self-employed. The second part of the scheme is to be implemented in nine ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2020

Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs

Topics: Atma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan • CAMPA Fund • Housing • Kisan Credit Card Scheme • Labour Code • Mudra Loans • NABARD • One Nation One Card • PMAY • Shishu

Financial Assistance to Kaziranga National Park under CAMPA

On March 2, 2020, a Rajya Sabha Member of the ruling party replied about the financial assistance being provided to the Kaziranga National Park, Assam Highlights The Rajya Sabha MP Kamakhya Prasad Tasa said that Rs 94,46,585 and Rs 51,24,670 were sanctioned for Kaziranga National Park during the financial years 2018-19 and 2019-20. The funds ..

Month: Current Affairs - March, 2020

Category: Environment Current Affairs

Topics: Afforestation • Assam • CAMPA Fund • Compensatory Afforestation • Compensatory Afforestation Funds • Forest Conservation • Kaziranga National Park

Union Government launches E-Payment Module to deposit compensatory levies into CAMPA Funds

Union Government has launched an e-payment module to make the payment of compensatory levies into the Compensatory Afforestation Management Planning Authority (CAMPA) Funds. It was launched by Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar in New Delhi in order to make these payments for diversion of forest land quicker and more transparent. The e-payment module has a ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2015

Topics: CAMPA Fund • Current Affairs 2016 • Environment