India, Aug. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Sl. No States/UTs Name 2023-2024 2024-2025 2025-2026 No. of beneficiaries No. of beneficiaries No. of beneficiaries 1 Andaman And Nicobar Islands 141 18 179 2 Andhra Pradesh - - 57788 3 Arunachal Pradesh 5698 635 1694 4 Assam 5625 2132 - 5 Bihar 11363 15319 14069 6 Chhattisgarh 21768 159372 35372 7 Goa 207 1985 369 8 Gujarat 108125 94169 26832 9 Himachal Pradesh 2445 1786 2455 10...
India, Aug. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Sl. No. Scheme / Programme FY 2023-24 Ben. FY 2024-25 FR (Rs. crore) Ben. FY 2025-26 FR (Rs. crore) Ben. 1 Pre-Matric Scholarship 3.62 17,557 students 0.6 19,178 students 8.13 19,514 students 2 Post-Matric Scholarship 20.00 25,216 students 25.00 28,273 students 26.33 31,239 students 3 Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS) 10.99 2,226 students 17.39 11,530 students enrolled in 8 EMRSs - - 4 Grants...
India, Aug. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister for Tribal Affairs Shri Durgadas Uikey informed Rajya Sabha that to preserve, document and promote tribal heritage, including tribal art forms, languages, oral traditions and indigenous knowledge systems, the Ministry of Tribal Affairs provides financial assistance to 29 Tribal Research Institutes (TRIs), including the Tribal Research Institute, Jharkhand, under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme "Support to Tribal Resea...
India, Aug. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: S. No. Name of State MoRD (PMAY-G) MoRD (PMGSY) MoJS (JJM) MoHFW (NRHM) MoWCD (POSHAN 2.0) MoE (SSA) Houses Sanctioned (HHs) Completed (HHs) Roads sanction (in KM) Completed (in KM) Sanctioned Villages Saturated Villages MMUs sanctioned & Operational AWCs sanctioned AWCs Operational Sanctioned (No.) Work Completed (No.) 1 ANDHRA PRADESH 43593 9655 868.954 159 1965 409 142 192 73 87 5 2 BIHAR 964 ...
India, Aug. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: S. No. States/UT No. of Claims received No. of Titles Distributed No. of Claims Rejected No. of Pending Claims Individual Community Total Individual Community Total 1 Andhra Pradesh 285,115 3,294 288,409 226,667 1,822 228,489 58,395 1525 2 Assam 208,062 8,582 216,644 84,861 2,575 87,436 16,379 112829 3 Bihar 4,696 0 4,696 191 0 191 4,496 9 4 Chhattisgarh 890,220 57,259 947,479 481,432 ...
India, Aug. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Ministry introduced Anganwadi cum Creches (Palna) scheme w.e.f. 01 April 2022, for providing day care creche facilities in safe and secure environment to children (aged 06 months - 06 years) of all mothers irrespective of their employment status along with nutritional support, health and cognitive development of children, growth monitoring, immunization, education etc. Anganwadi centres are the world's largest childcare institu...
India, Aug. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Ministry of Women and Child Development is implementing Centrally Sponsored Schemes in the country for the welfare of women and children, which are placed under three verticals, viz. (1) Mission Shakti, for safety, protection and empowerment of women; (2) Saksham Anganwadi & Poshan 2.0 for improving nutrition & health indicators in the country; and (3) Mission Vatsalya, for protection and welfare of children in difficult circum...
India, Aug. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Government recognizes the transformative potential of emerging digital technologies, particularly in enhancing access to education, information and services for children. At the same time, the Government is cognizant of the associated risks, including exposure to harmful content, cyberbullying, online abuse, excessive screen time and digital dependency, thereby necessitating appropriate safeguards for children in the digital en...
India, Aug. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Government accords the highest priority for ensuring safety and security of children and has undertaken various initiatives in this regard. To safeguard children against sexual abuse and sexual harassment, Government has enacted The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012. It defines a child as any person below the age of 18 years. The Act was amended in 2019 to introduce more stringent punishment including de...
India, Aug. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Ministry introduced Anganwadi cum Creches (AWCCs) under Palna Scheme w.e.f. 01 April 2022, for providing day care creche facilities in safe and secure environment to children (aged 06 months - 06 years) of all mothers irrespective of their employment status along with nutritional support, health and cognitive development of children, growth monitoring, immunization, education etc. Palna component under Samarthya vertical of Mis...