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  • Govt says, Till March 11, 2.18 crore pucca houses were constructed under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin.

    Govt says, Till March 11, 2.18 crore pucca houses were constructed under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin.

    • The government has informed that 2 crore 18 lakh pucca houses have been built till March 11 under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G).
    • States and Union Territories have already sanctioned 2.85 crore pucca houses out of the total 2.94 crore houses allotted to the beneficiaries.
    • The government has set a target of equipping two crore 95 lakh pucca houses with basic amenities by March 2024.

    Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin :

    The Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana Gramin was launched in 2016 by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation. The scheme was launched with the objective of ‘Housing for All by 2022’. The scheme has 2 components – Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) and Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Rural). Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana Gramin was earlier called Indira Awas Yojana which was renamed in March 2016.

  • Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana has completed 4 years.

    Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana has completed 4 years.

    • On 24 February 2023, the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana (PM-KISAN) has completed 4 years.
    • It was launched by Prime Minister Modi on 24 February, 2019 to meet the financial needs of land holding farmers.
    • Under the PM Kisan Yojana, financial assistance of Rs 6,000 per year is provided in three equal installments every year in the bank accounts of crores of farmers of the country.
    • It is a Central Sector Scheme with 100% funding by the Government of India.
    • It is being implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.
  • Govt announced a 66% increase in the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana outlay to over Rs 79,000 crore.

    Govt announced a 66% increase in the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana outlay to over Rs 79,000 crore.

    • Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget for 2023-24 in Parliament on 1 February.
    • The government has increased the outlay of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana by 66 percent to more than Rs 79 thousand crore.
    • This is a significant increase considering that Sitharaman had proposed an allocation of Rs 48,000 crore for the housing for all initiative of the government in Budget 2022-23.
    • The allocation made to PMAY-U under the budget for 2023-24 is about 12% less than last year’s revised estimate.
    • The government has earmarked Rs 25,103 crore for the urban component of the scheme, while Rs 54,487 has been allocated for the rural component, taking the total to Rs 79,590 crore.

    What is Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana?

    Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Urban (PMAY-U), a flagship Mission of Government of India being implemented by Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), was launched on 25th June 2015. The Mission addresses urban housing shortage among the EWS/LIG and MIG categories including the slum dwellers by ensuring a pucca house to all eligible urban households by the year 2022.

  • Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Ko Kaam Karyakram (PMKKK) now named as Pradhan Mantri Virasat Ka Samvardhan (PM VIKAS) Scheme.

    Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Ko Kaam Karyakram (PMKKK) now named as Pradhan Mantri Virasat Ka Samvardhan (PM VIKAS) Scheme.

    • Minority Affairs Minister Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani informed in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha on 15th December that Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Ko Kaam Karyakram (PMKKK) has now been renamed as Pradhan Mantri Virasat Ka Samvardhan (PM Vikas) Yojana.
    • The integrated scheme combines five erstwhile schemes of the ministry. Learn and earn, master, our heritage, new light and new destination.
    • The scheme has been approved by the cabinet for the period of 15th Finance Commission.
    • PM Vikas aims to improve the livelihood of minorities, especially artisan communities, by using components of skill development, education, women leadership and entrepreneurship.

  • Prime Minister distributed around 71,000 appointment letters to newly recruited recruits under the job fair.

    • Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, on 22 November, through video conferencing, provided appointment letters to about 71,000 newly recruited candidates under the Rozgar Mela.
    • The job fair is expected to act as a catalyst in furthering employment generation and providing meaningful opportunities to the youth for their empowerment as well as to directly participate in national development.
    • Earlier, appointment letters were handed over to more than 75,000 newly recruited candidates in October under the job fair.
    • Addressing the gathering, the Prime Minister said that appointment letters are being given to more than 71,000 youth in more than 45 cities of the country, resulting in a new era of happiness for so many families.

  • Atal Innovation Mission launches women centric challenges under ANIC program

    • NITI Aayog’s Atal Innovation Mission launched women centric challenges under the 2nd edition of Atal New India Challenge (ANIC) on 9th November.
    • Women centric challenges address the major issues faced by women from all walks of life.
    • These include promoting women’s hygiene through innovation, innovations to improve women’s safety, professional networking opportunities for women, innovations that improve the lives of working mothers and make the lives of rural women easier.
    • The Aayog highlighted that ANIC aims to seek, select, support and nurture technology-based innovations that solve sectoral challenges of national importance and societal relevance through a grant-based mechanism of up to 1 crore rupees.

  • PM Modi launches recruitment drive ‘Rozgar Mela’ on 22nd October.

    • PM Narendra Modi on 22nd October launched Rojgar Mela, a mega recruitment drive for one million personnel.
    • During the ceremony, he addressed the nation through video-conferencing and stressed on making India more self-reliant and taking forward the government’s ‘Make in India’ mission.
    • On this occasion, appointment letters for various central government posts were handed over to 75 thousand newly appointed appointments in the first installment.
    • The Narendra Modi government has set an important target of allocating 10 lakh new jobs in 2023.

  • PM Modi inaugurates 600 Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samridhi Kendras (PMKSK)

    • The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, inaugurated the PM Kisan Samman 2022 at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute in New Delhi on 17th October.
    • The Prime Minister also inaugurated 600 Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samridhi Kendras (PMKSKs) under the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers.
    • Apart from this, the Prime Minister also launched the ‘Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Jan Fertilizer Project – One Nation One Fertilizer’.
    • During this program, the Prime Minister also released the 12th installment of Rs 16,000 crore under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) through Direct Benefit Transfer.

  • NHA launches QR code based rapid OPD registration under Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission Scheme.

    • National Health Authority under its flagship scheme Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission has started QR code based rapid OPD registration in the hospital.
    • The service allows old as well as new patients to simply scan a QR code and share demographic details like name, father’s name, age, gender, address and mobile number with the hospital.
    • The health ministry said, This will help reduce the time taken at the OPD registration counter and avoid long queues. QR code based rapid OPD registration has been started on pilot basis in OPD Block of Lady Hardinge Medical College and Smt Sucheta Kriplani Hospital in New Delhi. There are plans to expand this service to other health facilities and departments soon.

  • Government extended the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana for 3 more months

    • The Union Cabinet has extended the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana Scheme for another three months from October to December this year in 2022.
    • Union Minister Anurag Thakur said that 44 thousand 762 crore rupees will be spent in the next three months, so far the government has spent about 3 lakh 45 thousand crore rupees under this scheme.
    • The Union Cabinet has also approved an increase of four percent in Dearness Allowance (DA) and Dearness Relief.
    • Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur said, this will benefit the central government employees and pensioners.