Need for MSP Reforms Based on the recommendations of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices, the Department of Agriculture and Co-operation, Government of India, declares Minimum Support Prices (MSP) for 22 crops before their sowing seasons. The idea behind…
Vivad se Vishwas scheme Vivad se Vishwas scheme is a direct tax scheme announced in Budget 2020, for settling tax disputes between individuals and the income tax department. The objective to reduce pending income tax litigation, generate timely revenue for the…
Unnat Bharat Abhiyan Unnat Bharat Abhiyan is a scheme of government of India Ministry of Education with the objective of making higher educational institutions to work with the people of rural India in identifying development challenges and evolving appropriate solutions…
MGNREGS needs extension In the last two months(May- June 2020) majority of the poor rural households have nearly completed their full quota of employment under the MGNREGS scheme. According to the finding, 8.4 lakh poor households have completed at lest…
Funding for Jal Jeevan Mission Jal Jeevan Mission is envisioned to provide safe and adequate drinking water through individual household tap connections by 2024 to all households in rural India. The programme will also implement source sustainability measures as mandatory elements, such…
PM Cares Fund The Supreme Court sought a response from the government to a plea that contributions made to the PM CARES fund to fight COVID-19 should be transferred entirely to the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF). ‘Prime Minister’s Citizen…
National Nutrition Mission / Poshan Abhiyaan National Nutrition Mission (renamed as POSHAN Abhiyaan) was set up in December 2017. It is a flagship program of the Ministry of Women and Child Development. This mission is aimed at improving the nutritional…