WASH initiative by UNICEF
Posted on17 Jan 2020
Source: Yojana Magazine & UNICEF WASH is the collective term for Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene. Due to their interdependent nature, these three... Read More
SBM and Open Defecation Free status
Posted on17 Jan 2020
Source: Yojana & Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs SBM ODF Definition of Open Defecation Free A city/ward can be notified/declared as... Read More
W-SHARP-Women-led Water, Sanitation, Hygiene and Resilient Practices Project
Posted on17 Jan 2020
Source: Yojana, UNICEF & The CSR journal Background UNICEF Maharashtra, in collaboration with the State’s Disaster Management, Relief, and Rehabilitation Department, carried... Read More
KAYAKALP initiative
Posted on17 Jan 2020
Source: Yojana & National Health Portal Ministry of Health And Family Welfare, Government of India, has launched a national initiative in... Read More
National Programme for Youth and Adolescent Development (NPYAD)
Posted on13 Jan 2020
Source: Ministry of Youth and Sports Affairs The scheme titled National Programme for Youth and Adolescent Development (NPYAD) has been formulated by... Read More
Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006
Posted on07 Jan 2020
Source: The Hindu Manifest pedagogy: Child marriage has been a key issue in India. Other issues such as POCSO, dowry and gender gap... Read More
Women Help Desks in Police Stations
Posted on01 Jan 2020
Source: PIB Recently the Ministry of Home Affairs has sanctioned a sum Rs. 100 crores from Nirbhaya Fund for setting up/strengthening of... Read More
Senior Citizens’ Welfare Fund
Posted on31 Dec 2019
Source: PIB & Economic Times Key highlights As part of the Finance Act 2015, the government has brought in the Senior Citizens’... Read More
Mahila Samriddhi (Micro Finance Scheme for women)
Posted on31 Dec 2019
Source: Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has released Rs. 1.00 Crore to National Backward... Read More
Scheme for Rehabilitation of Bonded Labourers- 2016
Posted on31 Dec 2019
Source: PIB & Ministry of Labour and Employment In order to assist the State Governments in the task of rehabilitation of identified... Read More