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PROMOTING CULTURE & TOURISM Susanskrit   Bharat,   Sanrakshit  Bharat PADMA AWARDS FOR UNSUNG HEROES ·           For the first time, Padma Awards became People’s Awards   by opening the doors to unsung heroes. ·           For the first time in the 62-year old history of Padma Awards,  ordinary citizens were also given the opportunity to nominate others. ·           Previously only Union Ministers,  MoS , Chief Ministers, Governors, Members of Parliament, previous recipients and important persons could nominate others for the Awards. ·           As a result, exemplary people who normally went unrecognized were  honored  for the first time. E.g.  Shri  Karimul   Hak , who runs a ‘Bike-Ambulance-service’ for the people of  Dhalabar...
MINORITY WELFARE (Minority)  SABKA BHARAT- SAB KE LIYE BHARAT ·           “ USTTAD  (Upgrading the Skills and Training in Traditional Arts/ Crafts for Development)”  launched on 14 May 2015. ·           New scheme ‘ Nai Manzil’  launched on 8 August 2015 to benefit school drop outs among the minority youth to seek better employment in the organized sector. ·           Aimed at capacity building and updating the traditional skills of master craftsmen and artisans. Trained master craftsmen/artisan will train the minority youth in specific traditional arts/crafts. ·           MANAS :  Maulana Azad National Academy for Skills set up to address skill development needs of minority communities. ·           “ Hamari Dharohar ”...
Care & Protection of Women Stree  Shakti- Deshki  Shakti Naree  Shakti- Shashakt  Bharat Beti   Bachao   Beti   Padhao   ·           Launched by Prime Minister in January, 2015 ·           Being implemented in 161 districts across the country which have low Child Sex Ratio at Birth (SRB). ·           Extensive outreach campaign combined with large number of local innovations and  stakeholders  participation for improving SRB ·           Promoting compulsory registration of pregnancies and institutional deliveries. ·           In 30 months, 104 districts out of 161 have shown improvement in SRB. ·           The scheme is being expanded to all t...
ENERGY SECTOR DEEN DAYAL UPADHYAYA GRAM JYOTI YOJANA: (DDUGJY) , as on 02.11.17 Scheme launched on 25 th  July 2015 Launched with an initial allocation of  Rs . 500 crores to ensure power supply to the rural poor. The initial target of 2,800 villages; 7,108 village electrified in one year Target of electrifying 18452 villages till May 2018. 14,786 out of 18,452 un - electrified villages electrified as on 02 . 11 . 17 GARV:  Grameen   Vidyutikaran  Android app  – launched for real-time and transparent tracking of the progress in rural electrification UJALA ( Unnat   Jyoti  by Affordable LEDs for All) , as on 02.11.17 ·          27 . 25  crore LED Bulbs distributed. ·          35,400 Million units of electricity saved per year ·          To help government to save  Rs  ...
ECONOMY Badhta  Bharat-  Ubharata  Bharat DEMONETISATION DIGITAL PAYMENT PROMOTION & LESS CASH ECONOMY ·           Mera  mobile  mera  bank  mera   batua :  BHIM app (based on United Payments Interface(UPI)), to promote cashless economy brings payments to people’s phones ·           125 lakh people have adopted the BHIM app so far.  Total transactions in BHIM App is nearly 50 lakhs & amount transacted is Rs. 1407  cr  since 30th December, 2016 ·           BHP – AADHAR Platform launched by PM on 14 th  April ,2017 on  Ambedkar   Jayanti  at Nagpur ·           Cash incentives to promote digital payments – Lucky  Grahak   Yojana  and Digi  Dhan Vyapar   Yojana ·    ...