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Punjab Department Wise Schemes Update 2026

Punjab is one of India’s major agricultural states and has historically played an important role in national food security. Its economy is supported by agriculture and allied activities, industry, services, infrastructure and a large network of urban and rural settlements. At the same time, the state faces challenges related to agricultural diversification, groundwater and irrigation management, employment generation, infrastructure development, energy subsidies and environmental sustainability.

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Mukh Mantri Mawan Dheeyan Satkar Yojana (2026): Brief Overview of Punjab’s Monthly Cash Transfer for Women 

Punjab's female demographic profile presents a mixed picture of progress and persistent challenges. The state's sex ratio stands at 895 females per 1,000 males, below the national average of 940, while female literacy has improved to approximately 75% (Census 2011; recent NFHS-5 estimates). More critically, female labour force participation remains low at around 22–24%, reflecting limited economic opportunities and strong social norms restricting women's work outside the home (Periodic Labour Force Survey, 2024–25). 

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Supporting Dairy Cooperatives and Farmer Producer Organizations (2021): Powering India’s Next Phase of the White Revolution

India’s dairy sector is an important source of rural employment, household income and nutritional security. The country produced 247.87 million tonnes of milk in 2024-25, an increase of 3.58% over the previous year, retaining its position as the world’s largest milk producer (DAHD, 2025). However, the sector is characterised by a large number of small and marginal producers who depend on regular milk sales for cash income. For these farmers, disruptions in procurement, weak market demand, delayed payments and inadequate working capital can have an immediate impact on their livelihoods.

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Funding India’s AI Startups – Assessing IndiaAI Startup Financing Pillar (2024)

Foundation models, national compute infrastructure, and sovereign datasets alone cannot sustain India's AI ambitions without a parallel mechanism to fund the startups building on top of them. The IndiaAI Startup Financing pillar was conceived to fill this gap — supporting deep-tech AI startups with streamlined access to capital, given the capital-intensive, long-gestation nature of AI product development compared to conventional software startups.

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Expanding National pension Scheme (NPS) to NRIs, 2015 

The National Pension System (NPS), regulated by the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) under the PFRDA Act, 2013, was expanded to Non Resident Indians (NRIs) in 2015 to broaden access to a structured, market linked retirement savings mechanism. NPS was initially introduced for Central Government employees effective 1 January 2004 and extended voluntarily to all Indian citizens from 1 May 2009 under the All Citizen Model. The specific expansion enabling NRIs to subscribe occurred through amendments to the Foreign Exchange Management (Transfer or Issue of Security by a Person Resident Outside India) Regulations, 2000.

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