PM Family Care Tracker: Birth-Linked Delivery of Welfare Benefits
Why in News? PIB said Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah launched the PM Family Care Tracker pilot project in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, and administered polio…
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Welfare Schemes
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Jan Suraksha Schemes at 11 Years: PMJJBY, PMSBY, and APY Crossed 94 Crore Enrolments
The Jan Suraksha schemes turned 11 in May 2026, and the headline number is striking. Across Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY), Pradhan Mantri Suraksha…
India Pension Landscape: Multi-Pillar Framework, NPS, UPS, EPF and the OPS Debate
India’s retirement security architecture has quietly become one of the most consequential reform stories of the decade. In May 2026, fresh data from the Pension Fund…
Fixing structural deficits in India’s health system
Why in News? The Union Ministry of Health informed Parliament in March 2026 that 43 new medical colleges and nearly 20,000 MBBS and postgraduate medical seats…
Understanding inequality in India’s growth story
Why in News? Recent policy changes, including the implementation of the Labour Codes and the replacement of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) with…
PMGSY-III Extension Till 2028: ₹83,977 Crore Push for All-Weather Rural Roads
The Union Cabinet on April 20, 2026 cleared a PMGSY-III extension till 2028 with a fresh outlay of ₹83,977 crore. That single line carries more weight…
Denotified, Nomadic, and Semi-Nomadic Tribes (DNTs): India’s Forgotten Communities
Denotified Nomadic Tribes are among the most invisible communities in India’s social map. Roughly 15 crore people, by Idate Commission estimates, belong to Denotified Nomadic Tribes,…
NAMASTE Scheme: Mechanizing Sanitation Work in India 2026
The NAMASTE Scheme has moved from policy paper to operational rollout in early 2026, and the Centre is positioning it as the framework that will finally…
PM-KISAN Installment Underscores Direct Benefit Transfers in Agriculture
Why in News? On 12 March 2026, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare put PM-KISAN Installment Underscores Direct Benefit Transfers in Agriculture in the spotlight through…
PMAY-Urban 2.0 Review Shows the Continuing Centrality of Housing Policy
Why in News? On 23 February 2026, PMAY-Urban 2.0 Review Shows the Continuing Centrality of Housing Policy emerged as an important current-affairs theme through an official…
Government tables Bill to replace MGNREGA amid protests
Why in News: The government on Tuesday (December 16, 2025) introduced the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G) Bill, 2025,…
POSHAN Abhiyaan (Prime Minister’s Overarching Scheme for Holistic Nutrition)
About the scheme Strategic Pillars and Components The Abhiyaan’s strategy rests on four key pillars and components: Mission POSHAN 2.0 POSHAN Abhiyaan has been restructured and…