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Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana or DDUGJY is an Government of India scheme aimed to provide continuous power supply to rural India. It is one of the key initiative of Modi Government and it aims to supply 24x7 uninterrupted power supply to all homes. The government plans to invest Rs 75,600 crore for rural electrification under this scheme. Electrification of each vvillage Improvement in hours of power supply in rural areas, Reduction in peak load, Improvement in billed energy based on metered consumption and Providing access to electricity to rural households. The process of sanction of projects shall commence immediately. After sanction of projects, contracts for execution of projects will be awarded by States Discoms / Power Departments. The projects shall be completed within 24 months from date of award. Improvement sufficient and consistent electricity supply in agriculture

The Central Government has selected 100 villages of Jharkhand under Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana. These villages will be equipped with all fundamental facilities. Chief Minister Mr. Raghubar Das said that villages having more than 50% Schedule Tribe population will be considered for this. The Central Government is giving 20 lac for thwe development & the additional 20 lac will be given by the State Government. 36 villages from Chatra, 22 from Palamu, 18 from Deoghar,14 from Hazaribag & 10 from Giridih district have been identified for Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana.    1 view  •  Written 1m ago Upvotes 0 Comment Share

The increase in parcel revenues is in stark contrast to 2 per cent decline in 2013-14, an official of the Communications and IT Ministry said.  The Postal Department's strategy to focus on fast growing e-commerce segment has borne fruits as it saw a significant 37 per cent jump in parcel revenues in the past year. With dwindling letter or document traffic, the department is focusing on the fast-growing parcel segment, the official said, adding that various measures have been tak .. As part of initiatives to leverage the e-commerce sector, the department has forged tie ups with leading online marketplaces like Snapdeal, Amazon, Paytm and Yepme for parcel delivery and has also set up modernised 48 centres to handle the packages. "Investments are being made for augmenting e-commerce parcel booking, transmission and secure handling capabilities and for mechanising delivery starting with the bigger cities. "Investments are being made for augmenting e-commerce parcel boo

Fifty thousand ITI (Industrial Training Institute) graduates will get job offer letters on July 15, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) announced on Monday.  A United Nations resolution has declared July 15 as World Skill Day. Rajiv Pratap Rudy, Minister for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, said that apart from job offers, up to 2 lakh employment certificates will also be awarded, which will ensure employability of the person trained in ITIs.  These and many other initiatives will be part of Skill Day event to be presided over by the Prime Minister and attended by Cabinet Ministers and around 15-16 Chief Ministers. The Prime Minister will formally launch the National Skill Development Mission, unveil the new National Policy for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship 2015 and roll out on all-India basis the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikash Yojana (PMKVY). The Centre will also launch a ‘Skill Loan.’  “Just 30 per cent people are in a position to bear t

Foxconn Technology Group, the world's largest contract manufacturer, is aiming to create at least a million jobs by setting up 10-12 manufacturing facilities across the country by 2020, its chairman said. Terry Gou, head of the maker of iPhones and iPads for Apple and Kindles for Amazon, told reporters Friday on a short trip to India that Foxconn would look to set up the manufacturing plants, initially in five states including Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, and Maharashtra and expand to other states across the country by 2020.  It also plans to set up including data centers and incubators in cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, and Hyderabad. The company is also looking to invest in Indian internet start-ups, small-medium enterprises and handset makers.  "We not just aim to create basic jobs but jobs for skilled manpower in the country," Gou said. He was in Delhi and Mumbai on Friday and will be in Bangalore on Saturday on a whistle-stop visit to India. He however point

With the latest initiative by Indian Railways, passengers can now pay and obtain filtered potable water at railway stations. Ministry of Railways in an attempt to provide potable water at stations has developed a comprehensive policy to install Water Vending Machines or WVMs. Passengers can pay, starting from Re. 1 for a glass to Rs. 20 for five litres, to get filtered water. Vending machines will be installed at railway stations across the country. The water supplied through these machines will be  frequently checked (at least once a month)  through suitable device by the Health Inspector/ Medical Personnel. The aim is to provide pure drinking water at cheaper rates than packaged mineral water. This will be handled by Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) and the machines will be installed by authorized agents only. They will be equipped with RO (Reverse Osmosis) technology or any other alternate superior technology. The transaction of the amount of

Dharamraj works for a Surat mill and hardly manages to fend for his family of seven. When sons - Raju, 18, and Brijesh, 19, broke the news of their stellar performance to their dad, he didn't even know why it was such a big deal. Both his sons have cracked the IIT entrance test — Raju securing rank 167 and Brijesh 410. Dharamraj, a daily-wage earner, desperately needs Rs 1 lakh for their admission fees. But that's an astronomical sum, for he barely makes ends meet. Dharamraj and his family live in a rundown mud hut with a tarpaulin thatch at Rehua Lalganj village. Dharamraj owns eight goats, one cycle, and a table fan. They bagged scholarships to prepare for their IIT entrance. But now what? Where to raise the money from? I don't own a single inch of land," lamented Dharamraj. Both boys scored over 95% in their Class X exams, after which they were picked for a scholarship programme. HRD Minister Mrs. Smriti Irani has assured the IIT 2015 topper that his ent

The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave its nod for the polar satellite launch vehicle (PSLV) continuation programme covering 15 operational flights of PSLV, starting from C36 to C50. The programme would help meet the demand for launching  four to five satellites every year. The PSLV continuation programme would enable the future launch of satellites for earth observation, navigation, space sciences and the potential clinching of contracts for commercial launches. with an emphasis on enhancing the level of participation by the domestic industry. All the 15 operational flights would be completed during 2017-2020. The operationalisation of PSLV has made the country self-reliant in launching satellites for earth observation, disaster management, navigation and space sciences. PSLV has emerged as a versatile launch vehicle to carry out sun-synchronous polar orbit (SSPO), geo-synchronous transfer orbit (GTO) and the low-inclination low-earth orbit (LEO) mission

Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Sunday flagged off India's first diesel electric multiple unit (DEMU) train service with an air-conditioned coach in Kochi. The Angamaly-Ernakulam-Tripun ithura-Piravom train service is expected to help in reducing traffic congestion in the state's fastest growing city. "It is for the first time in a DEMU service, we have provided air conditioned service. We want to increase it further", Prabhu said at a function in Ernakulam Junction. Top Railway officials said the AC coach provides reclining type comfortable cushion seats for 73 passengers similar to air-conditioned chair car of inter-city express trains. Other coaches of DEMU train are provided with bench type cushion seats and large windows with glass shutters. The train is equipped with bio-toilets and fully vestibule for free movement of passengers between coaches. Prabhu said the DEMU after the inaugural service would be withdrawn temporarily and replaced with MEMU (mai

The spending this year is expected to bring an additional 6 lakh hectares under irrigation while 5 lakh hectares will benefit from drip irrigation. That apart, 1,300 watershed projects have been marked for completion. With an eye on improving farm productivity, the government will spend Rs 50,000 crore over the next five years under the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana (PMKSY). "It has been decided that in 5 years, Rs 50,000 crore from the central Budget would be utilised. Besides, the FM said the scheme is aimed at enhancing recharge of aquifers and introducing sustainable water conservation practices by exploring feasibility of re-using treated municipal water for peri-urban agriculture and attracting greater private investment in precision irrigation.  Source:- Government to spend Rs 50,000 crore under the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana - The Economic Times

Crisil, the Indian arm of Standard & Poor's, estimates that the federal subsidy  bill could fall by 20% , or Rs 250 billion ($3.94 billion) a year, if the direct benefit transfer scheme is fully implemented. India plans to phase in cash transfers of food and kerosene subsidies from September, saving 10-15% of the $21 billion in annual outlays on the benefits by eliminating fraud, a senior finance ministry official said on Thursday. Three so-called union territories, directly administered by the central government, would become a testbed for the measures, said Peeyush Kumar, the senior finance ministry official in charge of the  cash transfer scheme. Under the programme, each family will get a monthly subsidy of about Rs 500-700 ($19), which would be linked to a state-set procurement price of grains. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who has completed one year in power, wants to improve targeting of food and fuel subsidies to reach the poor - monetising benefits previously pai

Railways rolled out its 50,000th coach on July 6, marking a momentous occasion for the national transporter in achieving a record performance in the coach manufacturing sector. The 50,000th AC three-tier coach come out of the Integrated Coach Factory (ICF) in Chennai when Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu pressed a remote button from the Rail Bhawan in New Delhi on Monday. Beside dedicating the 50,000th conventional coach to the nation, Mr Prabhu  inaugurated the upgrading facility at the ICF for production of Linke Hofmann Busch (LHB) coaches in Chennai, through video conference facility from New Delhi. A premier industry, ICF was set up in 1955. Since then the factory has been manufacturing conventional coaches aproximately 1,500 a year, catrering to the ever-increasing demand of coaches for new trains. It is a proud moment for the Indian Railways when the 50,000th coach manufactured by ICF is being dedicated to nation, a senior Railway Ministry official said