India, Aug. 4 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Some major initiatives have been undertaken by Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) during the last five years to improve the flow of credit to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) across the country. These include the following initiatives: The Government has introduced Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) 5.0 in May, 2026. Under the scheme, MSMEs are eligible for additional credit up to 20% of the ...
India, Aug. 4 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Shri Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh, informed the Lok Sabha that the Government continues to strengthen the dairy and livestock sectors through focused interventions in dairy infrastructure, breed improvement, entrepreneurship promotion and animal health preparedness. The Government informed that milk procurement prices are determined by dairy cooperatives and priva...
India, Aug. 4 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Ayushman Bharat - Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) provides health coverage of Rs. 5 lakh per family per year for secondary and tertiary care hospitalization to 12 crore economically vulnerable families, constituting the bottom 40% of India's population. In March 2024, the scheme was expanded to include approximately 37 lakh families of Accredited Social Health Activists, Anganwadi Workers, and Anganwadi Helpers. The sche...
India, Aug. 4 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Public health and Hospitals are a state subject. The primary responsibility of strengthening public healthcare system lies with the respective States/Union Territories. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare provides technical and financial support to the States/ Union Territories to strengthen the public healthcare system in rural and underserved areas as per Indian Public Health Standards (IPHS), based on the proposals received...
India, Aug. 4 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Government has increased the budget in health research along with new schemes/initiatives to make research grants more competitive and accessible. The budgetary allocation for the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has increased from Rs.2,732.13 crore in Budget Estimates 2024-25 to Rs.3,125.50 crore in Budget Estimates 2025-26 and Rs.4,000.00 crore in Budget Estimates 2026-27. The allocation for 2026-27 represents an increase...
India, Aug. 4 -- The Government of India has issued a release: As per the latest study conducted by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) under its i-DRONE initiative, drone-assisted transport of tuberculosis (TB) sputum samples has been found to significantly reduce the time and cost of TB diagnosis in remote and hard-to-reach areas. The study, conducted in Yadadri-Bhuvanagiri district of Telangana in collaboration with AIIMS Bibinagar and the National TB Elimination Programme (NTEP), ...
India, Aug. 4 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Parameter Cumulative till 31.03.2026 Investment (Rs. cr) 44,326 Incremental Sales (Base Year FY2019-20) (Rs. cr) 52,414 Employment generated (Nos.) 67,820 Incentive disbursed (Rs. cr) 2,386.36 Production Linked Incentive scheme for Automobile & Auto Components (PLI-Auto scheme) is implemented on an all-India basis. The current status of implementation of PLI-Auto scheme is as below:- To boost domestic manufacturing and lo...
India, Aug. 4 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Parameter Cumulative till 31.03.2026 Investment (Rs. cr) 44,326 Incremental Sales (Base Year FY2019-20) (Rs. cr) 52,414 Employment generated (Nos.) 67,820 Incentive disbursed (Rs. cr) 2,386.36 As on 10.07.2026, the PM-eBus Sewa - Payment Security Mechanism (PSM) Scheme covers 27,555 e-buses out of the targeted 38,000 e-buses. Of these, 10,000 e-buses are under the PM-eBus Sewa Scheme of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Af...
India, Aug. 4 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The PM E-DRIVE Scheme is being implemented on a pan-India basis, and no State-wise allocation of funds has been made. As on 22.07.2026, a total of 42,035 EVs have been sold in Assam, under this Scheme which includes 8,003 EVs sold in Cachar district. Further, a total of 40,009 EVs have been incentivised in Assam with a total reimbursement of Rs. 99.10 crore to OEMs. An allocation of Rs.2,000 crore has been made under the PM E-DRIV...
India, Aug. 4 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Sr.no Name of Project State 1. Setting up of CoE by IIT Roorkee Uttarakhand 2. Augmentation of CoE at IIT Delhi Delhi 3. Augmentation of Centre of Excellence by IISc, Bengaluru Karnataka 4. Setting up of CoE at ARAI, Pune Maharashtra 5. Setting up of Centre of Excellence (CoE) by IIT BHU, Varanasi Uttar Pradesh 6. Augmentation of CoE at Si'Tarc, Coimbatore Tamilnadu 7. Augmentation of Existing Centre of Excelle...