OPERATIONAL STATUS OF GARIMA GREHS

India, March 25 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Sl. No State/UT Name of the Community Based Organisation/ Non-Government Organisation 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 1 Andhra Pradesh Sarvodaya Women Welfare Society 0 0 0 25 25 2 Assam NEWARD 0 0 0 25 25 3 Bihar Dostana Safar 19 20 2 43 25 4 Chhattisgarh MitwaSankalpSamiti 47 47 25 35 40 5 Delhi Mitr Trust 92 16 20 25 25 6 Gujarat Lakshya Trust 60 19 5 23 23 7 Karn...


Indian Railways Approves Projects worth Rs.1,236 Crore to Upgrade Communication and Kavach System

India, March 25 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Indian Railways has approved a comprehensive set of projects worth approximately Rs.1,236 crore aimed at significantly upgrading its communication backbone and expanding the Kavach automatic train protection system across multiple zones. These approvals cover three separate proposals. Two are focused on optical fibre and ground wire infrastructure on Central and Western Railways, and one on deployment of Kavach on high-utilisation...


Vice President virtually inaugurates international conference on 'Ekatma Manav Darshan - Bharat's Worldview'

India, March 25 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Vice President of India, Shri C. P. Radhakrishnan, today virtually inaugurated the International Academic Conference on 'Ekatma Manav Darshan - Bharat's Worldview' at Karnataka State Open University, Mysuru. Appreciating Karnataka State Open University, Mysuru, along with Prajna Pravah and Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee Research Foundation for organizing the conference, he noted that it marks sixty years of Ekatma Manav Darshan (...


PROPERTY RIGHTS FOR TRIBAL WOMEN

India, March 25 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Union Minister of State for Tribal Affairs Shri Durgadas Uikey today informed Rajya Sabha that the subject matter of the question pertains to the Ministry of Law & Justice. The Ministry of Law & Justice has informed that: "The Hon'ble Supreme Court, while dismissing the Civil Appeal No. 6901 of 2022 (Kamla Neti (Dead) through LRs Vs. The Special Land Acquisition Officer & Ors.), reported in (2023) 3 SCC 528 had observed as fo...


'Shakti Sadan Scheme' aims at creating a safe and enabling environment for women in difficult situations

India, March 25 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Under the overarching 'Mission Shakti', erstwhile schemes of 'Swadhar Greh' - Home for women in difficult circumstances and 'Ujjawala'- Home for women rescued from Trafficking, have been merged w.e.f. 01.04.2022 and are now known as 'Shakti Sadan Scheme', which is an Integrated Relief and Rehabilitation Home for women in distressful situations including trafficked women. It aims at creating a safe and enabling environment for wome...


WELFARE AND HOUSING SUPPORT MEASURES FOR KASHMIRI MIGRANT FAMILIES

India, March 25 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The welfare measures presently being extended to Kashmiri migrant families under the Security-Related Expenditure (SRE) framework and the Prime Minister's Development Package (PMDP) include: · Organized socio-cultural events/camps for promotion of Cultural, language, health, sports activities. Government has approved construction of 6000 transit accommodations at 20 different locations across the Kashmir Valley for Kashmiri...


All India Workshop of Trainers (AIWOT) for Rapid Survey of Functional Cooperatives (RSFC)

India, March 25 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The National Statistics Office (NSO), Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation (MoSPI), conducted a one-day All-India Workshop of Trainers (AIWOT) for the Rapid Survey of Functional Cooperatives (RSFC) on March 25, 2026 at the Scope Convention Centre, New Delhi. The workshop was inaugurated by Smt. Geeta Singh Rathore, Director General, National Sample Survey (NSS). In her address, she emphasized that the cooperative sec...


Cabinet approves Continuation of the Immigration, Visa, Foreigners Registration & Tracking (lVFRT) Scheme

India, March 25 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the continuation of the Immigration, Visa, Foreigners Registration & Tracking (IVFRT) Scheme beyond 31 March, 2026 for a period of five year from 01 April, 2026 to 31 March, 2031 with budget outlay of Rs.1800 crore. The, IVFRT platform seeks to interlink and optimize functions related to immigration, visa issuance and registration of foreigners in Ind...


Government committed to fostering AI innovation and growth of digital platforms in responsible and secure manner, while protecting children and other vulnerable users from emerging risks

India, March 25 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Government recognises the transformative potential of emerging digital technologies, particularly in enhancing access to education, information, and services for children. At the same time, the Government is cognizant of the associated risks, including exposure to harmful content, cyberbullying, and issues related to excessive screen time and digital dependency, thereby necessitating appropriate safeguards for children in the ...


Exclusion of West Bengal from new national cooperative initiative

India, March 25 -- The Government of India has issued a release: S.No. STATE 2 Lakh MPACS/DCS/ FCS Formation + Strengthening- % Achievement vis-a-vis-targets % PACS digitised vis-a-vis sanctioned PACS under PACS computerization % of PACS as CSC % of PACS as PMKSK  MPACS DCS FCS 1 ANDHRA PRADESH 1% 19% 52% 99% 91% 66% 2 ARUNACHAL PRADESH 6% 0% 200% 9% 5% 0% 3 ASSAM 45% 71% 138% 68% 47% 4% 4 BIHAR 32% 61% 5% 100% 62% 20% 5 CHHATTISGARH 75% 25% 202...