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Management of PM Relief Fund to be emulated on Gujarat model
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has directed that the management of the PM’s National Relief Fund (PMNRF) should emulate the Gujarat model in selection of beneficiaries, giving priority to the poor and children. PM Modi reviewed the working of the PMNRF ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2014
Category: Awards, Honours & Persons in News
India inks $ 1006.20 million loan pact with World Bank US for "Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan III"
India inked $1006.20 million International Development Assistance (IDA) loan agreement with World Bank for Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan III. At present, Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) is the largest ongoing Education For All (EFA) program in the world. It is the flagship ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2014
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
World Bank to double its lending to developing nations
As part of its efforts to end extreme poverty by 2030, the World Bank Group declared that it will almost double yearly lending capacity to emerging nations like Brazil, China, India, etc. from USD 15 billion to USD 28 billion. In ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2014
World Bank to provide India $360 million credit for Uttar Pradesh Water Sector Restructuring Project
Government of India inked a pact with the World Bank for credit of $360 million for the development of second phase of Uttar Pradesh Water Sector Restructuring Project. The objectives of the project are : To support the State in capacity ..