India, July 22 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Government of India has reaffirmed its commitment to expanding educational opportunities for students belonging to the Other Backward Classes (OBC), Economically Backward Classes (EBC) and Denotified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Tribes (DNT) through the PM-YASASVI (Prime Minister Young Achievers Scholarship Award Scheme for Vibrant India) umbrella scheme. The scheme aims to reduce financial barriers and promote inclusive, equitabl...
India, July 22 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) has put in place well-defined mechanisms to ensure timely collection and publication of official statistics. Important mechanisms which are in place to ensure timely collection and publication of official statistics are outlined below. Primary data collection for National Sample Surveys (NSS) are carried out on digital platforms such as Computer Assisted Personal Inte...
India, July 22 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) undertakes periodic methodological reviews of the statistical framework to ensure that official statistics remain representative of the current structure of the economy and continue to meet emerging data requirements. The major methodological reviews undertaken by the Ministry are outlined below. MoSPI has undertaken comprehensive base revision exercises for the ...
India, July 22 -- The Government of India has issued a release: In the 33rd edition of Energy Statistics 2026, the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) has, inter-alia made the following improvements: The Total Primary Energy Supply (TPES) of India during 2024-25 was estimated at 39,055 Petajoules as compared to 37,936 Petajoules in 2023-24. Total Renewable Energy Potential as on 31-Mar-25 was estimated at 4,704,043 MW as compared to 2,109,655 MW as on 31-Mar-24. The p...
India, July 22 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister of State for Tribal Affairs Shri Durgadas Uikey informed Raya Sabha that Medha AI digital platform has been introduced as a two-year program across all functional EMRSs with effect from 22nd June 2026. It is a cloud-based platform that can be accessed from any location with an internet connection. All EMRSs principals have been empowered across the country including Himachal Pradesh to avail requisite internet connec...
India, July 22 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Sr . No State Age 0 - 2 Year Age 2 - 10 Year Age 10 - 18 Year Age 18 - 25 Year Age 25 - 40 Year Age 40 + Year Age N/A 1 UTTARA KHAND 2 RAJAST HAN 3 UTTAR 4 BIHAR 1 0 5 ASSAM 6 WEST BENGAL 7 JHARKH AND 8 ODISHA 9 CHHATT ISGARH 10 MADHY 11 GUJARA 12 MAHAR ASHTRA 13 ANDHRA 14 KARNAT AKA 15 KERALA 16 TAMIL NADU 17 TELANG ANA Sr. no State Age 0 - 2 Year Age 2 - 10 Year Age 10 - 18 Year A...
India, July 22 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister of State for Tribal Affairs Shri Durgadas Uikey informed Raya Sabha that the Ministry of Home Affairs has informed that there have been demands from time to time for inclusion of several Indian languages in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution including 'Gor Boli'. However, there are no fixed criteria for consideration of any language for inclusion in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution. The attempts to fix su...
India, July 22 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Sl No. Year Funds allocated (Rs. in lakh) Funds released (Rs. in lakh) 1 2023- 24 417.03 417.03 2 2024- 25 200.00 200.00 3 2025- 26 200.00 200.00 Union Minister of State for Tribal Affairs Shri Durgadas Uikey informed Raya Sabha that as on date, no such proposal for setting up of tribal-focused museum in the State of Jharkhand is under consideration by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs. The Ministry has launched the s...
India, July 22 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Mission Vatsalya Scheme is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme, which is implemented by the States and Union Territories (UTs) to support Children in Need of care and Protection (CNCP) and Children in Conflict with Law (CCL). The objective of the Scheme is ensuring care, protection, rehabilitation and reintegration of children in difficult circumstances, including missing and vulnerable children. The Ministry of Women and Child Devel...
India, July 22 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Scheme helps to address Child Sex Ratio (CSR) and related issues of empowerment of girls and women. It tries to create mindset and behavioural changes towards the girl child by informing, influencing, motivating, engaging, and empowering various stakeholders. In the 15th Finance Commission Period, BBBP as a component under the SAMBAL vertical of Mission Shakti, has been expanded to cover all the districts of...