AICTE Swanath Scholarship Scheme (2020)
Swanath Scholarship is thoughtfully designed for students who often fall through the cracks, orphans, wards of armed forces personnel martyred in service, and students who lost one or both parents to COVID-19
Category Special Initiatives
Digital India Awards
Digital India Awards honour innovative digital governance initiatives.
They promote inclusion, transparency, and citizen empowerment.
Bharat Maps and the Path To Geospatial Self-Reliance
Bharat Maps is an integrated Geospatial Portal of the Survey of India, the National Mapping Agency of India, functioning under the Ministry of Science and Technology. It is officially the web-based GIS (Geographic Information System) portal of India, and it does offer a common and standard geospatial data repository accessible to government agencies, businesses, and individuals.
Transforming Indian Aviation Through the National Civil Aviation Policy (NCAP), 2016
The National Civil Aviation Policy (NCAP) 2016, which the Union Cabinet approved on June 15, 2016, was India’s first-ever integrated aviation policy since Independence. At that time, the aviation sector was not performing to its full potential. It was only the tenth-largest market globally, despite India having several advantages.
Scheme of Assistance to Scheduled Castes Development Corporations (SCDCs)
The Assistance to Scheduled Castes Development Corporations (SCDCs) scheme is a cornerstone of India’s affirmative action and financial inclusion strategy.
Spatial Planning and Digital Transformation in the Panchayati Raj Institutions
Spatial planning is traditionally used in urban contexts. In the modern era it is now increasingly getting relevant even in rural governance. It involves the organised use of land, resources and infrastructure based on geospatial guide development.
Beti Bachao Beti Padhao 2015: Hope in Headlines or Change on Ground?
The phrase "Beti Bachao Beti Padhao" is a catchword in Hindi and literally translates as "Save the Daughter, Educate the Daughter." The term implies two fundamental steps: 'Bachao' (save) – that is, saving the girl child from pre-birth elimination and early neglect; and 'Padhao' (educate) – which implies that girls need to be educated so that they are empowered and equally integrated into society.