Nurses and midwives are the core of health service delivery and are foundational to universal health coverage (UHC), patient safety, and resilient primary health care systems. In India, the Indian Nursing Council (INC) 1947 framework had chronic concerns pertaining to uneven training quality, fragmented regulation, and workforce distribution.
The Skilling for AI Readiness (SOAR) initiative is a national-level policy intervention by the Government of India to include basic Artificial Intelligence (AI) literacy into school education, responding to the rapid integration of AI in our daily lives and the workplace.
SHREYAS is a Central Sector initiative implemented by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment to improve access to higher education among economically disadvantaged groups.
The increasing substance abuse situation in India in the 2000s reflected the necessity of a more assertive approach to drug demand-reduction as well as the enforcement measures. In 2004, a national survey conducted by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment and UNODC estimated 62.5 million alcohol users, 8.75 million cannabis users, and almost 2 million opiate users with a dependency rate of 17-26%.
India’s cultural heritage is sustained not only through institutions and monuments but also through artists and performers who preserve and transmit artistic traditions across generations.
The Upgradation of Merit of SC Students is a Central Sector Scheme implemented by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.
Gram Panchayats are the basic local self-government units functioning within the three-tiered Panchayati Raj system. Article 243G of the Indian Constitution enables states to devolve power to Gram Panchayats for economic development and social justice of that region.