India, March 23 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Government has taken several policy and programme initiatives to make culture a source of livelihood, employment and social empowerment, in line with the Panch Pranas. The Ministry of Culture runs the following Schemes for promotion of both tangible and intangible art and culture to link folk art, tribal traditions, handicrafts, traditional knowledge and Indian languages with education, skill development, tourism and the digi...
India, March 23 -- The Government of India has issued a release: No. of District No. of Blocks No. of Villages No. of PVTG habitations PVTG HHs PVTG Population 14 54 1302 1759 72988 312234 Name of Ministry Activity Sanction details Physical Achievements M/o Rural Development Provision of pucca houses 41137 houses 29017 houses completed Connecting roads 211.141 KM road 35 KM road completed M/o Health and Family Welfare Mobile Medical Units 59 MMUs 59 MMUs operationalize...
India, March 23 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Union Minister of State for Tribal Affairs Shri Durgadas Uikey today informed Lok Sabha that as on 15.03.2026, 723 EMRSs have been sanctioned, out of which, 499 EMRSs have been made functional by the State Governments. Remaining EMRSs are at various stages of construction and State Governments have been advised to make these schools functional in available Government or rented buildings. Delay in completion of EMRSs are largel...
India, March 23 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Union Minister of State for Tribal Affairs Shri Durgadas Uikey today informed Lok Sabha that the major schemes/programmes being implemented by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs for the welfare of Scheduled Tribes are as follows: Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan: Hon'ble PM launched Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan on 2nd October, 2024. The Abhiyan comprises of 25 interventions implemented by 17-line Ministrie...
India, March 23 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Recent developments in West Asia have led to challenges in maritime logistics, including changes in routing and transit patterns. These have had an impact on logistics costs and shipping schedules for export consignments moving to or through the region. In view of the evolving geopolitical situation and its implications for maritime trade, the Government of India has decided to restore the rates and value caps under the Remission...
India, March 23 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Indicator Number in SDF NIF Report, 2025 Indicator Description 5.1.5 Ratio of female to male average wage/salary earnings received among regular wage/salaried employees 5.5.2 Proportion of women in managerial positions 5.5.4 Ratio of female to male Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR) (15-59 years) 5.a.3 Wages of casual labourers (gender wise) other than public works (Rs. per day) 5.a.4 Average agricultural wage earni...
India, March 23 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Under the Mission Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0, 14.03 lakh Anganwadi Centres (AWCs) are operational in the whole country to provide Anganwadi Services, Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE), awareness on growth and development of children and benefits of Supplementary Nutrition to nearly 8.98 crore registered beneficiaries. To ensure optimal learning for all children at AWCs including Divyang, two curriculum frameworks hav...
India, March 23 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Ministry of Culture implements "Global Engagement Scheme" (GES) to promote India's rich cultural heritage internationally. Under the Scheme, the Ministry has empanelled Artists/Groups under various art forms for performing in the Festival of India (FoIs) abroad. Currently, 627 Artists/Groups are empanelled with the Ministry. Out of which, 31 artists/groups are from Uttar Pradesh. ICCR, under the Ministry of External Affairs has s...
India, March 23 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Controller General of Communication Accounts, Smt. Vandana Gupta, today released the second edition of the "Thematic Compendium on Revenue Related Orders and Clarifications" during the Eastern Zone Review Meeting held at NCA-F, Ghitorni. The release marks an important milestone in strengthening clarity, transparency, and efficiency in revenue-related processes. The revised edition has been thoughtfully curated and systematically ...
India, March 23 -- The Government of India has issued a release: As per the information provided by various States/UTs  a total of  396  Eye banks are functional  across the Country.  The number of cornea collected  during 2022-23,2023-24 and 2024-25 are 62,370, 66,434  and 69,848  respectively The  National Programme for Control of Blindness & Visual Impairment (NPCBVI) provides  for  strengthening  of eye banking and Cornea transpla...