SECC Current Affairs, GK & News

Saubhagya Scheme completes three years: Key Facts

September 25, 2020

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 ..

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Ayushman Bharat: 50 Crore poor eligible for testing and treatment

April 6, 2020

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 ..

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2021 census through mobile application

October 12, 2019

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 ..

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Expert Group on SECC submits report to Rural Development Ministry

January 14, 2017

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 ..

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