Ministry launched the scheme SMILE- Support for Marginalized Individuals for Livelihood and Enterprise in February 2022. Under this umbrella scheme, members of the transgender community and persons engaged in the act of begging were targeted, with a focus on providing rehabilitation, medical facilities, education, safe housing, and skill development.
In response to these types of needs, the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) established the National Centre for Coastal Research (NCCR) in 2018, which replaced the earlier Integrated Coastal and Marine Area Management (ICMAM) Project Directorate. NCCR provides a higher level of ambition and a larger remit; it is meant to provide long-term scientific knowledge into changes happening on India's coastline.
The Central Public Health and Environmental Engineering Organisation (CPHEEO), established under the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of India is the nodal technical organization responsible for policy, guidelines and standards related to urban water supply, sanitation and environmental engineering. CPHEEO was set up in 1966 and continues to emphasize the importance of urban local bodies in the promotion of public health through improvements in water supply, sanitation and waste management.
One-Stop Centre, also known as Sakhi, is a scheme under the Ministry of Women & Child Development (GOI). It was established on 1 April, 2015 to provide safety, rehabilitation, and support to the women who suffered any kind of injustice or violence of any nature, adhering to Article 15 of the Constitution of India.
The PESA Act, 1996, is legislation that attempts to raise tribal communities by promoting self-governance by means of Gram Sabhas and Panchayats in Schedule V districts. It is also referred to as "Constitution within the Constitution"; it seeks to blend tribal development while retaining their customary laws, culture, and traditional way of life.
Since its announcement in the Union Budget 2018–19, the Prime Minister’s Research Fellowship (PMRF) has stood at the forefront of India’s effort to nurture a world-class research ecosystem by attracting top domestic talent into doctoral studies. Conceived as a response to both the country’s growing demand for high-quality research and concerns over “brain drain,” PMRF offers one of the most generous stipend-and-grant packages in India’s higher-education landscape.