The National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development (NaBFID) was introduced in 2021 to promote and fund long-term infrastructure projects in India. It began its operation in December 2022 with the disbursement of its first loan. By March 2024, it had sanctioned ₹86,804 crore for projects in various infrastructure sub-sectors, including roads, renewable energy, water sanitation, among others
n a nation celebrated for its sprawling forests, snow-laden peaks, winding rivers, and cultural diversity, the interaction between development and conservation remains complex. Tourism carries potential for both resource stewardship and resource depletion. In 2022-23, it contributed 5% to the national GDP. India’s Eco-Tourism Policy, drafted in 2018 and implemented in 2024, focuses on promoting sustainable and responsible tourism in ecologically sensitive areas.
The Ministry of Railways is one of the important ministries of the government of India and one of the largest recruiters of employees, currently having 1.2 million employees across India.
Many university-level students in India, especially those from under-privileged backgrounds, were forced to drop-out of their colleges or face the burden of domestic responsibilities due to lack of accommodation facilities on their campus. To address this issue, the Scheme for Campus Accommodation & Facilities Enhancing Social Experience (CAFES)
While the Delhi Metro gained a reputation as a model of success, the other projects generally struggled due to a lack of private sector participation and ownership, underlying financial unsustainability, and inadequate last-mile connectivity. To address these gaps, the Government of India launched the Metro Rail Policy 2017, which received Union Cabinet approval on August 16, 2017.
India, country with vast coastline of 7,517 kilometres and 14,500 kilometres of navigable waterways which possesses huge potential in maritime sector, seeing the potential of enormous coast and waterways, Government of India under Ministry of Port, Shipping and Waterways launched the Sagarmala Project in 2015 which included comprehensive as well as strategic framework for port led development with aim to integrate the port development with industrial expansion, community upliftment and connectivity enhancement.
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) performs various duties, the significant ones among them in - Internal Security, Administration of the Border, Centre-State Relationship, The Administration of Union Territories, The Administration of the Central Armed Police Forces, Disaster Management, etc.