The Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY) was launched on October 11, 2014, as a flagship rural development initiative to translate Mahatma Gandhi's vision of an ideal Indian village into contemporary reality. Each Member of Parliament adopts a Gram Panchayat under this program to direct its overall development, emphasizing social and infrastructure growth equally.
Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research is a programme launched by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, to attract talented individuals who specialise in research in the science field. The main objective of this programme is to encourage students aged 10 to 27 years to pursue higher education in various science subjects through scholarships, fellowships, and awards for exceptional participants.
In an era of digital transformation, where technology has revolutionized how people interact, communicate, and engage with institutions, governance has embraced the winds of change. Among the most compelling illustrations of this evolution in India is the MyGov platform, a pioneering initiative of the Government of India designed to foster participatory governance by enabling direct citizen engagement in policy-making and administration.
A scholarship program initiated by the Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Education, offers 100,000 scholarships to outstanding or high-achieving students whose family income does not exceed ₹3,50,000/- annually from all sources at the time of selecting recipients for the scholarship. Each State or Union Territory has a designated allocation of scholarships for the relevant age demographic of students in classes 7 and 8.
The Department of Biotechnology (DBT) under the Ministry of Science and Technology launched the National Biopharma Mission (NBM) on June 30th, 2017. The Mission, entitled "Innovate in India (i3) – Empowering biotech entrepreneurs & accelerating inclusive innovation", was an ambitious one, focusing on improving the health standards of India's population by strengthening its biopharmaceutical sector.
The National Action Plan for Drug Demand Reduction (NAPDDR), launched in 2018 by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, is India's main policy instrument to fight rising drug abuse and illicit drug trade. Drafted as an integrated and comprehensive strategy, NAPDDR is intended to be aligned with international targets and objectives under the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), namely SDG 3.5, which deals with prevention and treatment of abuse of substances, and SDG 16.4, which deals with the eradication of organized crime, including drug crime.
As a step to promote e-governance in the country, the platform MyGov was developed by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India, and launched by our Prime Minister, Shri.Narendra Modi on 6th July, 2014. MyGov is an online platform focused on citizens. It aims to connect citizens with the government to improve governance, get feedback from citizens, and respond to queries.