In the midst of a full blown India-Pakistan challenge, it is easy to forget US Vice President J D Vance's visit to India earlier this week. It was largely a private visit but its public manifestations reinforced the foundations of a bilateral relationship that has been in the throes of a shift, like other relationships of the US.
The Government of India established the National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) on August 15, 1995, as a fully funded, centrally sponsored scheme to develop a national policy for social assistance for those living in poverty. To guarantee basic national standards for social assistance and the benefits that the states currently offer or may offer in the future, NSAP is administered by the Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD). It also seeks to ensure that social protection for beneficiaries everywhere in the country is uniformly available.
Policy Update Sanju Joshi The housing scheme was introduced in 1967 by DDA, and since then, it has provided more than a million houses to people in Delhi. The initial goal was to provide houses to migrants and economically weaker…
The National Capital Region (NCR) is India’s largest polycentric urban centre, spanning Delhi and adjoining districts of Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh (about 55,083 sq km, ~60 million people The NCR Planning Board (NCRPB), a statutory body constituted under the National Capital Region Planning Board Act, 1985 is authorised with harmonising land use and infrastructure in this cross-state region
Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat, which implies "One India, Best India," is an initiative launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 31, 2015. The Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat (EBSB) initiative was launched on Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s birth anniversary to honour his crucial role in integrating India. He helped bring together over 562 princely states into one nation. EBSB aims to promote cultural exchange and national unity.EBSB promotes cultural exchanges, language learning, and shared celebrations to strengthen the national identity. The initiative was officially launched on October 31, 2016, showcasing the strong support of the Ministry of Human Resource Development.
With a lack of economic opportunities in rural India, India faces a critical problem of rapid urbanisation, driven by migration at a rate of 30 people per minute. In 2011, 30% of India’s population lived in urban areas
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) launched in 2014 the Special Manpower Development Programme for Chips to System Design (SMDP-C2SD).