Mental Health Policy The National Mental Health Policy, announced in October, 2014, is based, inter-alia, on the values and principles of equity, justice, integrated and evidence based care, quality, participatoryand holistic approach to mental health. Its goals and objectives include the following: • to reduce distress, disability, exclusion, morbidity and premature mortality associated with mental… Read More »
Manufacturing of Defence Equipment The Value of Procurement of defence items (both Capital & Revenue) by the Armed forces, from Indian sources in the last three years is tabulated below: (Rs in Crore) Year 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 Value of procurement from Indian sources 52719 55014 49531 Under ‘Make in India’ programme, the Government proposes… Read More »
Insas Rifle Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) in association with Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), User & Directorate General Quality Assurance (DGQA) has undertaken development of a single barrel Rifle of 5.56 x 45 Calibre. The salient features of Rifle are: Mass : <4 Kg Firing Mode : Single shot & Automatic Magazine Capacity :… Read More »
Incentives to sugar sector to facilitate payment of sugarcane dues The Central Government has fixed Fair & Remunerative Price of sugarcane @ Rs. 230 per quintal for season 2015-16 at 9.5% recovery which is the bench mark price to be paid to sugarcane farmers. However, farmers in the States like U.P., Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana… Read More »
Steps to control the prices of essential food items The Government has taken a number of steps to control the prices of essential food items. These includes:- Regular review meetings on prices and availability trends are being held at the highest level. Higher MSP is announce like cereals, pulses and oilseeds to incentivize production and… Read More »
Launching of National Agriculture E-Market Government has approved a scheme for setting up of National Agriculture Market (NAM) on 01.07.2015 with a budget of Rs.200 crore, which is to be implemented during 2015-16 to 2017-18. The scheme envisages implementation of the National Agriculture Market (NAM) by setting up of an appropriate common e-market platform that… Read More »
Promoting Bio-Fertilizers (This information was given by the Minister of State for Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Sh. Mohanbhai Kalyanjibhai Kundaria in Rajya Sabha today. ) Government is promoting bio-fertilizers through various schemes of National Mission of Sustainable Development (NMSA)/Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana, Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) and National Mission on Oilseeds and Oil Palm… Read More »
National Board for Yoga and Naturopathy The Ministry of AYUSH constituted a Task Force to promote AYUSH system in the country. In its recommendations, it suggested to constitute a National Board for Promotion & Development of Yoga and Naturopathy under the Chairmanship of Secretary (AYUSH) with the following aims & objectives :- i. To enhance… Read More »