The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (established in 1947) serves as the central agency in health policy formulation, regulation, and implementation in India, its scope encompasses preventive, promotive, and curative services (MoHFW, 2025a).
In the days before, attendance used to be logged manually, thus frequently allowing persons to sign in for others or even change the timing. To tackle this, the Government of India implemented the Biometric Attendance System (BAS).
On 5th March 2019, the Government of India, through the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, approved the implementation of the CPSU Scheme Phase-II.
Launched in January 2019, under PMAY‑Urban, the Global Housing Technology Challenge‑India (GHTC‑India) represents a policy innovation aimed at addressing India’s urban housing deficit through technology-led solutions.
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.