Bharat Ko Janiye (BKJ) is an initiative, launched in 2015 by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Government of India, to allow Non-Resident Indians (NRIs), Persons of Indian Origin (PIOs) and foreign youth to connect with India's rich civilisational heritage, contemporary achievements, democratic values and economic aspirations.
As the world becomes increasingly globalized, diaspora communities have come to play an active role as transnational connectors. These are people and families who have moved across borders but continue to keep strong roots in their homelands. They frequently grapple with the problem of integration in their host societies while keeping a sense of cultural identification.
Pradhan Mantri Dakshata Aur Kushalata Sampanna Hitgrahi (PM-DAKSH) Yojana is a Central Sector Scheme implemented by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (MoSJE), Government of India. Launched in 2020-21, the scheme is focused on the upliftment of socially, economically, and educationally marginalised sections of society.
Modernization and Removal of Obsolescence (MODROBS) is one of the quality improvement schemes by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). It aims to modernize and eliminate obsolescence in laboratories, workshops, and computing facilities (libraries are excluded) to equip institutions for practical learning, research, and consultancy/training initiatives.
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), in partnership with the National Informatics Centre (NIC) and NIC Services Inc. (NICSI), developed an integrated self-service analytics platform named Tejas. Introduced in 2021, Tejas, which stands for "Technology Enabled Justified Analytics Solution", was developed under the Centre of Excellence for Data Analytics (CEDA) to provide high-powered, accessible, and scalable data visualisation and analysis features to Indian government departments.
The Agnipath Yojana, launched on June 14 2022, by the Government of India, marks a significant shift in the recruitment and human resource management of the Indian Armed Forces ( Hooda, D.S., 2022). This scheme addresses the structural issues such as the increasing pension liabilities, the aging of the military and the need for a technologically adept defence force.