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The Government of India under the Ministry of Culture has initiated a programme to map and document all villages under Mera Gaon Meri Dharohar (MGMD) Programme through National Mission on Cultural Mapping (NMCM). Objectives and Aims of the Programme: To create awareness about the strengths of cultural heritage and its interface …

Government has set up National Culture Fund (NCF) as a Trust on 28th November, 1996 under the Charitable Endowment Act, 1890 with a view to mobilize extra resources through Public Private Partnerships (PPP) towards promoting, protecting and preserving India’s cultural heritage. A donor/sponsor while making contributions to the NCF may indicate …

It has been the constant endeavor of Ministry of Culture to spread awareness about the Indian culture and heritage among all sections of the society including the youth of the country. Accordingly, the Ministry administers schemes for the youth viz. Scholarships to Young Artistes in Different Cultural Fields and Award …

Minister of State for Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Shri Shripad Yesso Naik, held a meeting with representatives from renewable industry associations including the All-Indian Solar Industries association today. The meeting focused on discussions around the Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme and other incentives to promote Indian manufacturing in the …

Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh visited the Vietnam Embassy in New Delhi on July 25, 2024 to pay tribute, on behalf of the Government and the people of India, to General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam Mr Nguyen Phu Trong, who passed away recently. …

Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban (SBM-U) 2.0 lays special emphasis on reduction of plastic waste generation and compliance of Plastic Waste Management (PWM) Rules dated 12.08.2021. Key focus areas include source segregation of waste; segregated collection and transportation; processing of segregated waste; setting up of Material Recovery Facility (MRF) in all ULBs; …

Under Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) 2.0, ₹9,310 crore has been allocated to the State of Maharashtra as Central share for implementation of projects under the scheme. Details of projects launched State-wise including the state of Maharashtra is at ANNEXURE-I. Under AMRUT 2.0 guideline there is no …

Urban development, including urban poverty alleviation is a State subject and the implementation of schemes/programmes under this is the responsibility of State/UT Governments. Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA) supplements the effort of States/UTs by providing Central Assistance under “Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM)”. The …

‘Land’ and ‘Colonization’ are State subjects. Therefore, schemes related to housing for their citizens are implemented by States/Union Territories (UTs). However, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs supplements the efforts of States/UTs by providing Central assistance under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana- Urban (PMAY-U) since 25.06.2015 to provide pucca houses with …

‘Land’ and ‘Colonisation’ are State subjects. Therefore, schemes related to housing for their citizens are implemented by States/Union Territories (UTs). However, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) supplements the efforts of States/UTs by providing Central Assistance under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Urban (PMAY-U) since June 25, 2015 to …