Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation updates and releases the Sustainable Development Goals -National Indicator Framework Progress Report annually on National Statistics Day

India, March 23 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Indicator Number in SDF NIF Report, 2025 Indicator Description 5.1.5 Ratio of female to male average wage/salary earnings received among regular wage/salaried employees 5.5.2 Proportion of women in managerial positions 5.5.4 Ratio of female to male Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR) (15-59 years) 5.a.3 Wages of casual labourers (gender wise) other than public works (Rs. per day) 5.a.4 Average agricultural wage earni...


14.03 lakh Anganwadi Centres operational under Mission Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0

India, March 23 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Under the Mission Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0, 14.03 lakh Anganwadi Centres (AWCs) are operational in the whole country to provide Anganwadi Services, Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE), awareness on growth and development of children and benefits of Supplementary Nutrition to nearly 8.98 crore registered beneficiaries. To ensure optimal learning for all children at AWCs including Divyang, two curriculum frameworks hav...


FOLK PERFORMING ARTS IN INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMMES

India, March 23 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Ministry of Culture implements "Global Engagement Scheme" (GES) to promote India's rich cultural heritage internationally. Under the Scheme, the Ministry has empanelled Artists/Groups under various art forms for performing in the Festival of India (FoIs) abroad. Currently, 627 Artists/Groups are empanelled with the Ministry. Out of which, 31 artists/groups are from Uttar Pradesh. ICCR, under the Ministry of External Affairs has s...


Controller General of Communication Accounts chairs Eastern Zone Review Meeting at NCA-F, Ghitorni

India, March 23 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Controller General of Communication Accounts, Smt. Vandana Gupta, today released the second edition of the "Thematic Compendium on Revenue Related Orders and Clarifications" during the Eastern Zone Review Meeting held at NCA-F, Ghitorni. The release marks an important milestone in strengthening clarity, transparency, and efficiency in revenue-related processes. The revised edition has been thoughtfully curated and systematically ...


Update on NPCBVI

India, March 23 -- The Government of India has issued a release: As per the information provided by various States/UTs  a total of  396  Eye banks are functional  across the Country.  The number of cornea collected  during 2022-23,2023-24 and 2024-25 are 62,370, 66,434  and 69,848  respectively The  National Programme for Control of Blindness & Visual Impairment (NPCBVI) provides  for  strengthening  of eye banking and Cornea transpla...


"TDB-DST supports Indigenous Cybersecurity Solution for Secure Data Transfer Across Air-Gapped Networks"

India, March 23 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Technology Development Board (TDB), Department of Science & Technology (DST), Government of India, has extended financial support to Matisoft Cyber Security Labs Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi for the project titled "Development of an Advanced Open-Source Framework Sanitization Tool Facilitating Secure Transfer of Data Between Multiple Air-Gapped Networks." The project is aimed at developing an indigenous cybersecurity solution to enabl...


GENERATIVE AI SKILL PROGRAMME

India, March 23 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Under the IndiaAI Mission, the "IndiaAI FutureSkills" pillar focuses on expanding AI literacy and capacity building across diverse segments of society. Initiatives such as the "YUVA AI for All" programme have been introduced to promote AI awareness and foundational literacy among a wide spectrum of learners. In addition, IndiaAI Data and AI Labs are being established across National Institute of Electronics and Information Technol...


Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah pays humble tributes to Shri Guru Hargobind Sahib Ji on the occasion of his *Jyoti-Jyot* Diwas

India, March 23 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah paid pays humble tributes to Shri Guru Hargobind Sahib Ji on the occasion of his *Jyoti-Jyot* Diwas. In a post on X platform, Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah said that sixth Guru of the Sikh faith, Shri Guru Hargobind Sahib Ji, established the tradition of the 'Saint-Soldier', thereby transforming Sikhism into a powerful instrument for t...


Update on Budget released for Research

India, March 23 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Name of Scheme Amount (in cr) Viral Research and Diagnostic Labs (VRDL) 52.81 Multi-disciplinary Research Unit (MRU) 61.99 Health Technology Assessment in India (HTAIn) 6.89 DHR-ICMR Advanced Molecular Oncology Diagnostic Services (DIAMOnDS) 17.15 Centre of Guidelines 5.23 Health Research in India is carried out by Department of Health Research (DHR) as well as other Departments of Central Government like Department of...


IMPLEMENTATION OF PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 244 IN THE FIFTH SCHEDULE STATES

India, March 23 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Union Minister of State for Tribal Affairs Shri Durgadas Uikey today informed Lok Sabha that the administration of Scheduled Areas in States covered under the Fifth Schedule is governed by the provisions of the Constitution of India under Article 244 of the Constitution of India read with the Fifth Schedule to the Constitution of India. The powers of the Governor under paragraph 5 of the Fifth Schedule are exercised by the res...