Two Years Achievements of Ministry of Railways (May 2014 to May 2016) I.PASSENGER AMENITIES AND DIGITAL INDIA INITIAVES Indian Railways launched three social media platforms on Facebook, Twitter and You Tube with the handle @railminindia. Ministry of Railways employed first of its kind, a real time 24×7 public grievance system through Twitter and provided medical,… Read More »
Short term Yoga programmes included in Tourist Visa and e-Tourist Visa The Ministry of Home Affairs has taken a decision to include short term yoga programmes in Tourist Visa and e-Tourist Visa. Realizing the spread and importance of yoga world over, the Government has decided to include “attending a short term yoga programme” in the… Read More »
M/o Tourism Formulates Action Plan for Incredible India Bed & Breakfast /Home Stay Scheme Ministry of Tourism has formulated an Action Plan for “Incredible India Bed & Breakfast /Home Stay Scheme”. The salient features of the Action Plan are as follows:- 1. As Home Stay / Bed & Breakfast is the need of the hour,… Read More »
Special Aadhaar Enrolment drive for Pensioners, from May 30 to June 10, 2016 Pensioners will also get opportunity to seed data for digital life certificate The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has launched a special enrolment drive for pensioners who are yet to enroll for Aadhaar. The drive is being conducted to enable Pensioners… Read More »
Cabinet approves setting up of India Post Payments Bank The Union Cabinet under the Chairmanship of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval for setting up the India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) as a Public Limited Company under the Department of Posts, with 100% Government of India (GOI) equity. The total expenditure involved… Read More »
Minimum Support Prices (MSP) for Kharif Crops of 2016-17 season The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has given its approval for the increase in the Minimum Support Prices (MSPs) for all Kharif Crops of 2016-17 Season. Further, to incentivise cultivation of pulses and oilseeds , in… Read More »
PM releases National Disaster Management Plan 2016 The National Disaster Management Plan 2016 aims to make India disaster resilient and reduce loss of lives Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today released the National Disaster Management Plan (NDMP). This is the first ever national plan prepared in the country. It aims to make India disaster resilient and… Read More »
15 day Swachh Parks campaign gets underway from today All parks to be rated for cleanliness ; UD Ministry issues guidelines As a part of fortnightly thematic campaigns under Swachh Bharat Mission, the Ministry of Urban Development has asked States and Union Territories to focus on ensuring sanitation and cleanliness in all the parks in… Read More »
Minimum enhancement of 9 sq.mt carpet area required under Urban Housing Mission Under Prime Minister’s Awas Yojana (Urban), minimum addition of 9.0 sq.mt of carpet area to the existing house will be required to be eligible for Central assistance under the ‘Beneficiary Led Construction’ component of the housing mission. Ministry of Housing & Urban Poverty… Read More »
Prime Minister approves retirement age of doctors of Central Health Services to 65 years Will empower the Government to strengthen the healthcare sector in the country: J P Nadda The Prime Minister today approved the proposal of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare for enhancing the age of superannuation of all doctors of the… Read More »