Andhra Pradesh Department-Wise Schemes Update 2026
Following state bifurcation in 2014, Andhra Pradesh stands as India’s seventh-largest state, encompassing 162,975 sq. km with a 2011 Census population of 4.95 crore
Category Center for Habitat, Urban and Regional Studies
Challenge-Based Destination Development (CBDD), 2023
Challenge-Based Destination Development (CBDD) originates from the Union Budget 2023-24, whose Paragraph 93 announced that tourism would be taken up 'in Mission Mode' and that 'at least 50 destinations will be selected through challenge mode' for holistic development, covering physical and virtual connectivity, tourist guides, food-street standards and tourist security, integrated through a mobile application, with every destination developed 'as a complete package.'
Digitising Immigration Management for Secure and Seamless Mobility: The IVFRT Scheme (2010) at Fifteen Years
The Immigration, Visa, Foreigners' Registration and Tracking (IVFRT) programme was sanctioned by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on 13 May 2010 as a Mission Mode Project under the National e-Governance Plan with budgetary provision of ₹1,011 crore and a project duration up to September 2014 (Prime Minister's Office [PMO], 2026). It aimed to establish a networked and comprehensive digitization process that connects Indian missions abroad and Immigration checkposts and Foreigners Regional Registration Offices (FRROs) and Foreigners Registration Offices (FROs) from visa application to departure (PMO, 2026).
National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme 2.0: A Federal Lens on Regional Disparities in Skill Development (2022–2026)
India's demographic dividend is the biggest economic asset that the country has but a long-standing mismatch between academic learning and industry demanded skills has been a longstanding issue of restricting the employment of the youth. The Government of India's primary intervention has been the National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS), a flagship Central Sector Scheme (CSS) of Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE), which was started in August 2016 under Apprentices Act, 1961 and relaunched as NAPS 2.0 in FY 2022-23 to expand the outreach, easy disbursal of stipend and increase penetration into Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs).
Maharashtra Department Schemes Update 2026
Maharashtra, with a geographical area of 3,07,713 sq. km as the third largest state and a population of approximately 12.96 crore as of 2026 projections
Decentralizing India’s Trade: The One District One Product (ODOP) Blueprint for Empowering District Economies (2018).
India’s export architecture has historically remained concentrated within prominent industrial clusters and metropolitan port cities, leaving the vast economic potential of its interior districts largely underutilized. To address this structural imbalance and drive grassroots economic formalization, the One District One Product (ODOP) initiative was launched.
National Animal Disease Control Programme (2019): India’s Pathway Towards Disease-Free Livestock
India has one of the world's largest livestock populations, making animal health crucial for rural livelihoods, food security and the dairy economy. As per the 20th Livestock Census 2019, the total livestock population is 535.78 million, including 302.79 million bovines(Press Information Bureau, 2026). The large livestock population underscores the importance of animal health and well-being.