SECC Current Affairs, GK & News
Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana: 92% Target achieved
The Ministry of Rural Development recently announced that under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G), 92% target has been achieved in the first phase of the scheme. Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana is a flagship scheme (that is, GoI gives utmost importance to the scheme) of Government of India. This achievement has been made between 2016 ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: Amrit Mahotsav • Awaas+ • Housing for All • Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana • Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin • SECC
Saubhagya Scheme completes three years: Key Facts
On September 25, 2020, the Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijili Har Ghar Yojana completed three years of success. It was launched in 2017 to ensure electrification of all households in both rural and urban areas of the country. Highlights The scheme was begun with a budget of Rs 16,320 crores. Out of this, Rs 14,000 was ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2020
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana • DISCOM • Electricity • Saubhagya scheme • SECC
Ayushman Bharat: 50 Crore poor eligible for testing and treatment
On April 5, 2020, Union Health Minister Harsha Vardhan announced that over 50 crore vulnerable and poor citizens are eligible under Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (Ayushman Bharat). Highlights Under Ayushman Bharat, the testing for the poor and vulnerable, (that is the citizens eligible to claim benefits under the scheme) has been made free. The ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: Aayushman Bharat • Ayushman Bharat Scheme • Ayushman Bharat Yojana • COVID-19 testing • ICMR • Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojana • SECC • Socio Economic and Caste Census (SECC)
2021 census through mobile application
Every 10 years the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India operating under the Ministry of Home Affairs carry out the massive exercise to count different aspects of India’s billion plus population. At the recently held conference of state coordinators and directors of Census operations it was decided that the 2021 census will be conducted through ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2019
Topics: Census • Census 2021 • Home Ministry • National Population Register • NPR • NRC • SECC
Expert Group on SECC submits report to Rural Development Ministry
The Expert Group set up to prepare Socio Economic and Caste Census (SECC) has submitted its report to the Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD). The expert group was headed by former Finance Secretary Sumit Bose. The objective of the expert group was to study criteria for allocation of resources to States and identification and prioritization ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2017
Topics: Government Committees • National • Rural Development Ministry • SECC