Government Schemes & Programmes
Ministry of Culture
1. Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat “Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat” was announced by Prime Minister on 31st
October, 2015 on the occasion of the 140th birth anniversary of Sardar
Vallabhbhai Patel.
The knowledge of the culture, traditions and practices of different States &
UTs will lead to an enhanced understanding and bonding between the
States.
All States and UTs will be covered under the programme.
There will be pairing of States/UTs at national level and these pairings will be
in effect for one year, or till the next round of pairings.
The State/UT level pairings would be utilized for state level activities. District
level pairings would be independent of the State level pairings.
Linking various States and Districts will connect people through exchanges in
areas of culture, tourism, language, education trade etc.
Citizens will be able to experience the cultural diversity of a much larger
number of States/UTs while realising that India is one.
Objectives:
o To CELEBRATE the Unity in Diversity of our Nation.
o To PROMOTE the spirit of national integration.
o To SHOWCASE the rich heritage and culture, customs and tradition.
o TO ESTABLISH long-term engagements.
o TO CREATE an environment which promotes learning between States.
2. National Mission on Cultural Mapping of India
‘‘National Mission on Cultural Mapping of India’ was recently launched.
This Mission is part of the ‘Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat’ umbrella.
Ministry of Culture launched it in the year of commemoration of the birth
centenary of Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay.
The mission aims at:
o Converting the vast and widespread cultural canvas of India into an
objective cultural map.
o Designing a mechanism to fulfil the aspirations of the whole artist
community of the nation.
o Preserving the rich cultural heritage of this country in the form of a
cultural repository of artists and art forms.
This Mission encompasses data mapping, demography building, formalising
the processes and bringing all the cultural activities under one web based
umbrella for better results.
The Mission also seeks to open a direct channel of communication of artists
with the Government and peer to peer communication among artists for
talent honing and handholding of each other.
Ministries of Women and Child Development
Ministry of Women & Child Development (MWCD) has issued a clarification
note stating that the BBBP scheme has no provision for individual CASH
TRANSFER COMPONENT by Government of India.
Beti Bachao Beti Padhao scheme focuses on:
Challenging mindsets and deep rooted patriarchy in the societal
system,
Strict enforcement of PC&PNDT Act,
Advancing education of the girl child
Focus on issues of women empowerment on a life cycle continuum.
It is not a DBT (Direct Benefit Transfer) scheme.
Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) Scheme was launched in January, 2015 at
Panipat in Haryana.
The scheme is aimed at promoting gender equality and the significance of
educating girls.
The Scheme is targeted at improving the Child Sex Ratio through multi
sectoral interventions including prevention of gender biased sex selection
and promoting girls’ education and her holistic empowerment.
It is a tri-ministerial effort of Ministries of Women and Child Development,
Health & Family Welfare and Human Resource Development.
In the first phase, 100 districts with low Child Sex Ratio were selected.
BBBP Week:
o The Ministry of Women and Child Development celebrated the Beti
Bachao Beti Padhao Week from 09th to 14th October, 2017.
o It is celebrated in view of the International Girl Child Day on 11th
October, 2017.
o The theme of the programme: “Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Week- The
Daughters of New India“.
2. Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana
Draft guidelines for implementation of Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana
Yojana (PMMVY) have been prepared by the Ministry.
The draft guidelines provide:
o Aadhaar linkage,
o Direct Benefit Transfer of Rs. 5000 in beneficiary’s bank/post office
account in three instalments:
At the stage of early registration of pregnancy,
After six months of pregnancy on at least one antenatal check-
up and registration of child birth &
First cycle of immunisation of the child.
Pradhan Mantri Matritva Vandana Yojana (PMMVY), previously Indira Gandhi
Matritva Sahyog Yojana (IGMSY), is a maternity benefit program run by the
government of India.
It is a conditional cash transfer scheme for pregnant and lactating women of
19 years of age or above for first two live births.
It provides partial wage compensation to women for wage-loss during
childbirth and childcare and to provide conditions for safe delivery and good
nutrition and feeding practices.
In 2013, the scheme was brought under the National Food Security Act,
2013 to implement the provision of cash maternity benefit of ₹6,000 stated
in the Act.
It is Centrally Sponsored Scheme under which
o The cost sharing ratio between the Centre and the States & UTs with
Legislature is 60:40,
o For North-Eastern States & three Himalayan States; it is 90:10 and
o 100% Central assistance for Union Territories without Legislature.
3. Sexual Harassment electronic-Box (SHe-Box)
It is an online complaint management system for registering complaints
related to sexual harassment at workplace.
It was launched by the Ministry of Women and Child Development.
It is to ensure effective implementation of Sexual Harassment of Women at
Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act (the SH Act), 2013.
This portal is an initiative to provide a platform to women working or visiting
any office of Central Government(Central Ministries, Departments, Public
Sector Undertakings, Autonomous Bodies and Institutions etc.) to file
complaints related to sexual harassment at workplace under the SH Act.
Those who had already filed a written complaint with the concerned Internal
Complaint Committee (ICC) constituted under the SH Act are also eligible to
file their complaint through this portal.
It will provide speedier remedy to women facing sexual harassment at
workplace.
Once a complaint is submitted to the portal, it will be directly sent to the ICC
of the concerned Ministry/Department/PSU/Autonomous Body etc.
Ministry of Women and Child Development as well as complainant can
monitor the progress of inquiry conducted by the ICC.
Background:
o The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention,
Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 seeks to protect women from
sexual harassment at their place of work.
o This statute superseded the Vishakha Guidelines for prevention of
sexual harassment introduced by the Supreme Court of India.
o Under the Act, which also covers students in schools and colleges as
well as patients in hospitals, employers and local authorities will have
to set up grievance committees to investigate all complaints.
o Employers who fail to comply will be punished with a fine of up to
50,000 rupees.
4. “Jan Sampark” Programme
The Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) of the Ministry of Women
& Child Development started a monthly “Jan Sampark” programme to
enable the public to have interaction with its officials and staff for seekinginformation related to Adoption as well as flagging their concerns. NOTES
Details pertaining to Immediate Placement and Special Needs Adoption
Module of Child Adoption Resource Information & Guidance System
(CARINGS) as well as the newly launched Grievance/Query portal were
shared with all the stakeholders.
About CARA:
o Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) is a statutory body of
Ministry of Women & Child Development.
o It functions as the nodal body for adoption of Indian children and is
mandated to monitor and regulate in-country and inter-country
adoptions.
o CARA is designated as the Central Authority to deal with inter-
country adoptions in accordance with the provisions of the Hague
Convention on Inter-country Adoption, 1993, ratified by Government
of India in 2003.
o CARA primarily deals with adoption of orphan, abandoned and
surrendered children through its associated /recognised adoption
agencies.
5. Pradhan Mantri Mahila Shakti Kendra (PMMSK)
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved ‘Pradhan
Mantri Mahila Shakti Kendra’ scheme for a period 2017-18 to 2019-20.
The scheme is part of Umbrella Scheme “Mission for Protection and
Empowerment for Women” of the Union Ministry of Women and Child
Development.
It aims at empowering rural women with opportunities for skill development,
employment, digital literacy, health and nutrition.
It will aim to improve declining child sex ratio, ensure survival and protection
of the girl child, ensuring her education and empowering her to fulfil her
potential.
It will provide an interface for rural women to approach the government for
getting their entitlements and for empowering them through training and
capacity building.
Through this scheme, government plans to reach 115 most backward districts
in the country with 920 Mahila Shakti Kendra.
At national level, Mahila Shakti Kendra will provide domain-based knowledge
support while at state level; it will cater to State Resource Centre for Women
that will provide technical support on issues related to women at district and
block level centres.
6. Sub-schemes under Umbrella Scheme “Integrated Child
Development Services (ICDS)”
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has given its approval for
continuation of Anganwadi Services, Scheme for Adolescent Girls, Child
Protection Services and National Crèche Scheme till 30.11.2018.
These are the sub-schemes under Umbrella Scheme “Integrated Child
Development Services (ICDS)”.
The aims of these schemes are as under:
o Anganwadi Services (ICDS)
It aims at holistic development of children under the age of
six years and its beneficiaries are children of this age group and
Pregnant Women & Lactating Mothers.
o Scheme for Adolescent Girls
It is to facilitate, educate and empower Adolescent Girls so as
to enable them to become self-reliant and aware citizens
through promoting awareness about health, hygiene, nutrition,
mainstreaming out of school AGs into formal/non formal
education and providing information/guidance about existing
public services.
o Child Protection Services
It is to provide safe and secure environment for children in
conflict with law and children in need of care and protection,
Prevent actions that lead to abuse, neglect, exploitation,
abandonment and separation of children from families etc.
o National Creche Scheme
It aims at providing a safe place for mothers to leave their
children while they are at work.
7. Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS)
ICDS Scheme is a centrally sponsored scheme implemented by states/UTs. It
was launched on 2nd October 1975.
It has following objectives:
o Improve the nutritional and health status of children in the age-group
0-6 years;
o Reduce mortality, morbidity, malnutrition and school dropout;
o Promote policy coordination and implementation for promoting child
development;
o Lay adequate foundation for psychological, physical and social well-
being of children etc.
Under the scheme, services such as
o Supplementary nutrition;
o Pre-school non-formal education;
o Nutrition and health education, immunization, health check-ups; and
o Referral services through Anganwadi Centres for children below 6
years of age as well as to pregnant women and lactating mothers are
offered.
8. Sakhi One Stop Centres
Popularly known as Sakhi, the scheme is being implemented since 1st April
2015.
The scheme aims to facilitate access to an integrated range of services
including medical aid, police assistance, legal aid/case management,
psychosocial counselling, and temporary support services to women affected
by violence.
Under the scheme, it has been envisaged that One Stop Centres (OSC) would NOTES
be set up across the country in a phased manner.
It focuses on strengthening of Multi Sectoral Response to violence faced by
Women.
9. National Nutrition Mission
The government has approved the setting up of a National Nutrition Mission
(NNM) to rein in malnourishment and stunted growth.
NNM will address three aspects—the food that should be given to rein in
stunting, undernourishment, low birthweight and anaemia.
The government is targeting a reduction of 2% a year in stunting,
undernutrition and low birth weight among 100 million people.
Also, it aims to reduce anaemia among young children, women and
adolescent girls by 3% a year.
The mission would include several components like an ICT (information and
communications technology)-based real-time monitoring system,
incentivizing of states and Union territories to meet their targets, social
audits, and setting up of nutrition resource centres.
Implementation:
o Under NNM, the ministries of women and child development, health
and family welfare, and water and sanitation will work together.
o The mission will form an apex body that would fix targets and
monitor, supervise and guide nutrition-related interventions across the
ministries.
o The implementation strategy would be based on intense monitoring
and a convergence action plan up to the grass-roots level.
10.Online portal ‘NARI’
It is an online portal developed by the Ministry of Women and Child
Development.
The portal aims to provide women citizens with easy access to information on
government schemes and initiatives for women run by both Central as well
as the States Governments.
It provides links to the Ministries, Departments and autonomous bodies
offering these schemes as well as easy access to online applications and
grievance redressal.
11.Scheme for Adolescent Girls
The government is implementing the Scheme for Adolescent Girls (SAG) for
out of school girls in the age group of 11-14 years.
The scheme aims at providing them nutritional support, motivating out of
school girls to go back to formal schooling or skill training.
The girls are also equipped with information on health, hygiene and guidance
on existing public services.
It is centrally sponsored scheme implemented using platform of Integrated
Child Development Services (ICDS) Scheme.
Anganwadi Centres are focal point for delivery of services.
It is implemented through Centre and State share in ratio of 50:50, for
nutrition component 60:40 for rest of activities for State/UTs with legislation,
90:10 for NE and three Himalayan States and 100% for UTs without legislative
assemblies.
12.e-Samvad
e- Samvad portal has been launched by the Ministry of Women & Child
Development.
It is an online platform for NGOs and Civil Societies to interact with the
Ministry of Women & Child Development.
Through e-Samvad portal, NGOs and civil society can provide their feedback,
suggestions, put up grievances, share best practices etc.
Senior Officers within MWCD will be able to view the inputs/suggestions
received for their concerned subject areas and appropriately respond to
NGOs.
This will help in formulation of effective policies and measures for welfare of
women and children.
13.Mahila e-Haat
The Union Government has launched an online marketing platform Mahila E-
HAAT to facilitate women entrepreneurs to sell their products.
It is part of Union Government’s flagship ‘Digital India’ and ‘Stand Up India’
initiatives.
It is the Joint initiative of Union Ministry of Women and Child Development
and Rashtriya Mahila Kosh (RMK).
Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports
The Slum Yuva Daud is part of the Adopt Slum Campaign initiated by the
Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports and Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan.
Participation: the campaign will involve groups like NSS, public schools,
RWAs, NGOs, rotary clubs etc.
Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (NYKS):
o Nehru Yuva Kendras were established in the year 1972 with the
objective of providing rural youth avenues to take part in the process
of nation building as well providing opportunities for the development
of their personality and skills.
o In the year 1987-88, Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (NYKS) was set up
as an autonomous organization under the Government of India,
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, to oversee working of these
Kendras.
o NYKS is the largest grassroots level youth organization; one of its kind
in the world.
o It channelizes the power of youth on the principles of voluntarism,
self-help and community participation.
o The basic objective for creation of youth clubs is to render community
support through developmental initiatives involving activities with
particular focus on youth empowerment.
2. Revamped Khelo India Programme
The Programme aims at mainstreaming sport as a tool for individual
development, community development, economic development and
national development.
An unprecedented Pan Indian Sports Scholarship scheme, which would cover
1,000 most talented young athletes each year across select sports disciplines.
Each athlete selected under the scheme shall receive an annual scholarship
worth Rs. 5.00 lakh for 8 consecutive years.
This is the first time ever that a long-term athlete development pathway
would be made available to talented youngsters to excel in competitive
sports.
This programme strives to promote “Sports for All” as well as “Sports for
Excellence.”
3. National Service Scheme
The President Shri Ram Nath Kovind recently presented National Service
Scheme Awards 2016-17.
The objective of NSS Awards is to recognize and reward outstanding
contributions towards voluntary community service made by the
Universities/ Senior Secondary (+2) Councils, NSS Units/ Programme Officers
and NSS Volunteers.
NSS is a Centrally Sector Scheme.
The Scheme was launched in the year 1969 with the primary objective ofdeveloping the personality and character of the student youth through
voluntary community service.
The ideological orientation of the NSS is inspired by the ideals of Mahatma
Gandhi.
The motto of NSS is “NOT ME, BUT YOU”.
NSS is being implemented in Senior Secondary Schools, Colleges and
Universities.
The design of the NSS envisages that each educational institution covered
under the Scheme has at least one NSS unit comprising of normally 100
student volunteers, led by a teacher designated as Programme Officer (PO).
Each NSS unit adopts a village or slum for taking up its activities.
4. Rashtriya Yuva Sashaktikaran Karyakram (RYSK)
The Rashtriya Yuva Sashaktikaran Karyakram has been launched by the
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports to empower the youth of the country to
achieve their full potential.
It is the umbrella scheme which consolidates Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan
(NYKS), National Youth Corps (NYC), National Programme for Youth &
Adolescent Development (NPYAD), National Discipline Scheme (NDS),
National Service Scheme (NSS) and National Young Leaders Programme
(NYLP).
5. Mission XI Million
With the vision of making football the sport of choice in India, Mission XI
Million, the biggest school sport outreach programme was launched by the
government.
A first of its kind, the programme will encourage children to play the game of
football, gain healthy habits and learn important life lessons in teamwork and
sportsman spirit.
The approach is to work with school principals and sports teachers and
encourage and incentivize them to make children play football games on
regular basis.
It aims to instil the passion for football in 11 million children from every part
of the country.
Mission XI Million also equips parents and schools with the equipment and
the knowledge about how to make regular play a reality for their wards.
Ministry of Urban Development
1. Smart Cities Mission
Under the scheme that was launched in 2014, around 100 cities in the
country will be developed and its duration is five years (2015-16 to 2019-20).
As of January 2018, 99 cities have been selected.
Bottom-up approach has been the key planning principle under Smart City
Mission.
These cities will be developed to have basic infrastructure through assured
water and power supply, sanitation and solid waste management, efficient
urban mobility and public transport, IT connectivity, e-governance and citizen
participation.
States and Urban local Bodies (ULBs) will play a key supportive role in the
development of Smart Cities.
The implementation of the Mission at the City level will be done by a Special
Purpose Vehicle (SPV) created for the purpose.
The SPV will plan, appraise, approve, release funds, implement, manage,
operate, monitor and evaluate the Smart City development projects.
Each smart city will have a SPV which will be headed by a full time CEO and
have nominees of Central Government, State Government and ULB on its
Board.
The total State and Central financial assistance for each smart city would be
Rs. 1,000 crore.
The central government will grant every winning city a sum of Rs. 500 crore
and the State governments will provide an additional Rs. 500 crore.
2. Heritage Infrastructure Development and Augmentation Yojana
(HRIDAY)
The National Heritage Development and Augmentation Yojana (HRIDAY) aims
to preserve and rejuvenate the rich cultural heritage of the country.
Central government will meet the entire expenditure under the scheme
(Central Sector Scheme). But, the states and local urban bodies are requested
to supplement their resources for rapid development of heritage cities.
The project will work through a partnership of Government, Academic
Institutions and local community combining affordable technologies.
The 12 cities selected for the scheme are Ajmer, Amritsar, Amravati, Badami,
Dwarka, Gaya, Warangal, Puri, Kanchipuram, Mathura, Varanasi and
Velankanni.
Objectives of Scheme:
o Bring urban planning, economic growth and heritage conservation
together for heritage cities.
o Beautification of heritage cities in an inclusive and integrated manner
with prime focus on livelihoods, skills, cleanliness, security, safety,
accessibility and faster service delivery.
o Guide conservation, restoration, future use and development of
heritage cities.o Create improved connectivity platform and access to tourists.
3. Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT)
AMRUT is the new avatar of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal
Mission (JNNURM).
It adopts a project approach to ensure basic infrastructure services relating
to water supply, sewerage, storm-water drains, transportation and
development of green spaces and parks with special provision for meeting the
needs of children.
AMRUT will be implemented in 500 locations with a population of one lakh
and above.
It would cover some cities situated on stems of main rivers, a few state
capitals and important cities located in hilly areas, islands and tourist areas.
Under this mission, states get the flexibility of designing schemes based on
the needs of identified cities and in their execution and monitoring.
States will only submit state annual action Plans to the centre for broad
concurrence based on which funds will be released. The central government
will not appraise individual projects.
Central assistance will be to the extent of 50% of project cost for cities and
towns with a population of up to 10 lakhs and one-third of the project cost for
those with a population of above 10 lakhs.
States will transfer funds to urban local bodies within 7 days of transfer by
central government and no diversion of funds to be made failing which penal
interest would be charged besides taking other adverse action by the centre.
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment NOTES
1. Inclusive India Initiative
The National Trust under Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment in
collaboration with key partners recently organised the conference “Inclusive
India Initiative: Towards an Inclusive India” for intellectual and
developmental disabilities (IDDs).
The ‘Inclusive India Initiative’ of National Trust is specifically catering to
persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities;
‘Inclusive India’ in about changing the attitudes.
The three core focus areas of Inclusive India Initiative are Inclusive Education,
Inclusive Employment and Inclusive Community Life.
Large-scale awareness campaigns would be executed on pan-India basis,
making the schools and colleges inclusive for the children and adults with
intellectual disabilities.
Association with government and private organisations will be explored for
making the infrastructure of educational institutes accessible and inclusive.
The initiative will engage at least 2000 corporate sector organisations; public
and private, for creating awareness towards inclusive employment.
National Trust:
o The National Trust is a statutory body of the Ministry of Social Justice
and Empowerment, set up under the “National Trust for the Welfare
of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Retardation and Multiple
Disabilities” Act (Act 44 of 1999).
o The National Trust was envisaged with a core mission of providing
opportunities for capacity development of Persons with Disabilities
and their families, fulfilling their rights, and promoting the creation of
an enabling environment and an inclusive society.
2. Divyang Sarathi
The government has launched ‘Divyang Sarathi’—the accessible and
comprehensive mobile application for easy dissemination of information to
‘Divyangjans’.
This mobile application aims at providing all relevant information pertaining to
the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD),
including various acts, rules, regulations and guidelines, employment
opportunities, and the disability market in an accessible format.
The unique feature is its audio notes (text-to-voice conversion software) as
well as the adjustable font size which can be altered as per the user’s
requirement.
The mobile application is compliant with the principles of UN Convention on
the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) for Universal Access and the
provisions of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016. The Act
mandates that all information to be made available in an accessible form.
The application is also an integral part of the ICT component of the Accessible
India Campaign.
3. Accessible India Campaign (AIC)
Accessible India Campaign or (Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan) is the nationwide
flagship campaign of the Department of Empowerment of Persons with
Disabilities (DEPwD), Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.
The aim of the Campaign is to make a barrier free and conducive
environment for Divyangjans all over the country.
The campaign has been divided into three verticals: Built Environment;
Transport and Information & Communication Technology (ICT) ecosystem.
It is in line with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
(UNCRPD) to which India is a signatory.
The campaign has the vision to build an inclusive society in which equal
opportunities are provided for the growth and development of Persons with
Disabilities (PwDs) so that they can lead productive, safe and dignified lives.
Department launched ‘Sugamya Pustakalaya’- an online library for Persons
with Print Disabilities centred on achieving ‘Universal Accessibility’.
To create mass awareness on Accessibility, a Motorcycle Rally
‘Ride4Accessibility’ was organised on July 24.2016.
100 Accessible websites of various State Governments/UTs under Accessible
India Campaign have been launched.
4. Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana
“Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana”, a ‘Scheme for providing Physical Aids and
Assisted-living Devices for Senior citizens belonging to BPL category’.
It is the first-of-its-kind Central Sector Scheme (CCS) in India, to be fully
funded by the Central Government. It is expected to benefit 5,20,000 Senior
Citizens.
The Scheme will be implemented through ‘Artificial Limbs Manufacturing
Corporation (ALIMCO)’, (a PSU under M/o SJ&E), which will undertake one
year free maintenance of the aids & assisted living devices.
The devices will help the Senior Citizens to overcome their age related
physical impairment and to lead a dignified and productive life.
Beneficiaries will be identified by the State Governments/UTs through a
Committee chaired by the Deputy Commissioner/District Collector.
30% of the beneficiaries in each district shall be women.
5. 2017 Vayoshreshtha Samman
Vayoshreshtha Samman – a scheme of National Awards for senior citizens.
The Awards are given to eminent citizens and institutions in recognition of
their outstanding services to the elderly people, especially indigent senior
citizens.
The government has been conferring Vayoshrestha Samman every year since
2005, but it has been given the status of a national award only since 2013.
The Vayoshreshtha Samman Awards are given every year on the
International Day of Older Persons.
International Day of Older Persons is observed on the 1st of October every
year in accordance with a UNGA resolution.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare NOTES
1. ‘Skill for Life, Save a Life’ initiative
‘Skill for Life, Save a Life’ initiative was launched to promote skill
development in the health sector.
It aims to upscale the quantity and quality of trained professionals in the
healthcare system.
Under this initiative various courses are initiated targeting specific
competencies for healthcare professionals as well as for general public.
Such courses ensure that the health sector gets the adequate skilled health
workers.
This shall reduce the gap between expectations of employment of the youth
and the actual job they get.
2. ‘Vatsalya – Maatri Amrit Kosh’
The ‘Vatsalya – Maatri Amrit Kosh’, a National Human Milk Bank and
Lactation Counselling Centre was recently inaugurated at the Lady Hardinge
Medical College (LHMC).
“Vatsalya – Maatri Amrit Kosh” is established in collaboration with the
Norwegian government, Oslo University and Norway India Partnership
Initiative (NIPI).
The national human milk bank and lactation counselling centre will collect,
pasteurize, test and safely store milk that has been donated by lactating
mothers and make it available for infants in need.
This facility will protect, promote and support breastfeeding of their own
healthy mothers by providing lactation support to mothers through dedicated
lactation counsellors.
The project will act as the teaching, training and demonstration site for other
milk banks to be established under the Ministry Of Health and Family Welfare.
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has also launched Mothers
Absolute Affection (MAA) programme to create awareness regarding
breastfeeding among mothers for enhancing the child’s immunity.
3. Intensified Diarrhoea Control Fortnight (IDCF)
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has launched the Intensified
Diarrhoea Control Fortnight (IDCF) in order to intensify efforts to reduce child
deaths due to diarrhoea.
The Ministry will mobilize health personnel, State Governments and other
stakeholders to prioritize investment in control of diarrhoea.
It aims to create mass awareness about the most effective and low-cost
diarrhoea treatment— a combination of Oral Rehydration Salt (ORS)
solution and Zinc tablets.
Intensified community awareness campaigns on hygiene and promotion of
ORS and Zinc therapy will be conducted at state, district and village levels.
ASHA worker would undertake distribution of ORS packets to households
with under-five children in her village.
ORS-Zinc Corners will be set-up at health care facilities and non-healthfacilities such as Schools and Anganwadi centres.
The activities are also being supported by other ministries of the Government
of India, especially the Education, Panchayati Raj Institutions, Women and
Child Development, and Water and Sanitation.
Other interventions by the Government:
o Vitamin A supplementation.
o Promoting early initiation of breastfeeding and exclusive
breastfeeding up to 6 months.
o Appropriate complementary feeding.
o Capacity building and service provision of staff for management of
childhood diarrhoea in all government health facilities.
o Introduction of Rotavirus vaccine under UIP.
Diarrhoea:
o Diarrhoea is caused by various viruses, bacteria and protozoa like
rotavirus, E.coli etc.
o The main reasons for diarrhoeal attacks amongst children are
contaminated water, inadequate sanitation, poor hygiene,
malnutrition and lack of immunisation.
o Almost all the deaths due to diarrhoea can be averted by preventing
and treating dehydration by use of ORS, administration of Zinc tablets
along with adequate nutritional intake by the child.
o Diarrhoea can be prevented with safe drinking water, sanitation,
breastfeeding/appropriate nutrition and hand-washing.
4. Mission Parivar Vikas
On the 2017 World Population Day, Minister of Health and Family Welfare
launched Mission Parivar Vikas.
It will focus on 146 districts in 7 states with highest total fertility rates in the
country.
These 146 districts have been identified based on total fertility rate and
service delivery for immediate and accelerated efforts to reach the
replacement level fertility goals of 2.1 by 2025.
Recent data suggests that these 146 districts have TFR of more than/equal to
3.0.
The main objective will be to accelerate access to high quality family
planning choices based on information, reliable services and supplies within a
rights-based framework.
The key strategic focus will be on improving access to contraceptives through
delivering assured services and creating an enabling environment along with
close monitoring and implementation.
5. Health Ministry launches two new contraceptives
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has launched two new
contraceptives, an injectable contraceptive ‘Antara’ and a contraceptive pill
‘Chhaya’, in the public health system.
The contraceptives, which will be available for free in Medical Colleges and
District Hospitals, have been launched in 10 states.
The ‘Antara’ injectable will be effective for three months and the ‘Chayya’ pill
for one week.
To help improve the supply and distribution of contraceptives, the Ministry
had launched a new software, Family Planning Logistics Management
Information System (FP-LMIS).
o It is designed to provide robust information on the demand and
distribution of contraceptives to health facilities and ASHAs.
6. National Deworming initiative
The NDD program was launched in 2015.
It is organised twice in a year covering all the children from 1-19 years of age
except the States of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh where deworming is
carried out once in a year.
The Soil Transmitted Helminths (STH) prevalence in these two States is less
than 20%.
All the children are provided deworming tablet in schools and anganwadis.
The deworming has the potential to improve nutritional status of children.
The deworming tablet called ‘Albendazole’ is a safe and efficacious drug for
controlling worm infestation.
Besides the deworming tablet, various health promotion activities related to
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) are also being organised in schools
and anganwadis.
This programme is being implemented in close collaboration with Ministry of
Human Resource & Development and Ministry of Women & Child
Development.
Teachers and anganwadi workers have been trained to administer the tablet
to children, while ASHAs and other functionaries will generate awareness and
mobilize children to be dewormed on the day.
Intestinal parasitic worms:
o They are large multicellular organisms, which when mature can
generally be seen with the naked eye.
o They are also known as Helminths.
o They are often referred to as intestinal worms even though not all
helminths reside in the intestines.
o Parasitic worms in children interfere with nutrient uptake, and can
contribute to anaemia, malnourishment, and impaired mental and
physical development.
7. Intensified Mission Indradhanush (IMI)
The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare launched Intensified Mission
Indradhanush (IMI) to accelerate full immunization coverage to more than
90% by December 2018.
Government of India aims to reach each and every child less than two years
of age and all those pregnant women who have been left uncovered under
the routine immunisation programme.
IMI programme aims at reducing maternal and child mortality.
Intensified Mission Indradhanush will cover low performing areas in theselected districts and urban areas.
Special attention will be given to unserved/low coverage pockets in sub-
centre and urban slums with migratory population.
IMI drive will be spread over 7 working days starting from 7th of every month.
Intensified Mission Indradhanush will have inter-ministerial and inter-
departmental coordination.
The convergence of ground level workers of various departments like ASHA,
ANMs, Anganwadi workers, Zila preraks under National Urban Livelihood
Mission (NULM) and self-help groups.
Intensified Mission Indradhanush would be closely monitored at the district,
state and central level at regular intervals.
It would be monitored at the highest level under a special initiative ‘Proactive
Governance and Timely Implementation (PRAGATI)’.
Mission Indradhanush:
o Mission Indradhanush aims to immunize all children under the age of
2 years, as well as all pregnant women, against seven vaccine
preventable diseases.
o The diseases being targeted are diphtheria, whooping cough, tetanus,
poliomyelitis, tuberculosis, measles and Hepatitis B.
o In addition to these, vaccines for Japanese Encephalitis and
Haemophilus influenzae type B are also being provided in selected
states.
o In 2016, four new additions have been made namely Rubella,
Japanese Encephalitis, Injectable Polio Vaccine Bivalent and
Rotavirus.
8. Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana
The quantitative evaluation of the Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY)
was carried out.
Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY) is a government-run health insurance
scheme for the BPL family (a unit of five).
It provides cashless insurance for hospitalisation in public as well as selected
private hospitals.
RSBY became fully operational on April 1, 2008.
It provides for IT-enabled and smart–card-based cashless healthy insurance
cover, up to Rs. 30,000/- per annum on a family floater basis to the
unorganized sector.
Initially the RSBY project was under the Ministry of Labour and Employment,
but from April 1, 2015 it was transferred to Ministry of Health and family
welfare.
The scheme is run in collaboration of both Centre (75%) & State government
(25%).
The beneficiary has to pay Rs. 30 per annum as registration/renewal fee.
9. LaQshya – Labour Room Quality Improvement Initiative
The government has launched “LaQshya – Labour Room Quality Improvement
Initiative, a Safe Delivery Mobile Application for health workers who managenormal and complicated deliveries in the peripheral areas.
The goal of this initiative is to reduce preventable maternal and new-born
mortality, morbidity and stillbirths associated with the care around delivery
in Labour room and Maternity OT and ensure respectful maternity care.
It aims to improve the quality of care that is being provided to the pregnant
mother in the Labour Room and Maternity Operation Theatres.
This initiative will be implemented in Government Medical Colleges (MCs)
besides District Hospitals (DHs), and high delivery load Sub- District Hospitals
(SDHs) and Community Health Centres (CHCs).
The initiative also plans to conduct quality certification of labour rooms and
also incentivize facilities achieving the targets outlined.
10.National Strategic Plan (2017-24) and Mission “SAMPARK”
The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare launched the National
Strategic Plan 2017-24 aimed at eradicating HIV/AIDS by 2030.
It was launched on the occasion of World AIDS Day on 1st December.
The National Strategic Plan 2017-24 will pave a roadmap for achieving the
target of 90:90:90 Strategy.
Mission SAMPARK was also launched to trace those who are Left to Follow
Up and are to be brought under Antiretroviral therapy (ART) services.
o “Community Based Testing” will be taken up for fast-tracking the
identification of all who are HIV positive.
90:90:90 Strategy:
o It is a new HIV treatment narrative of UNAIDS programme which has
set targets of
o 90% of all people living with HIV will know their HIV status (90%
diagnosed),
o 90% of all people with diagnosed HIV infection will receive sustained
antiretroviral therapy (90% on HIV treatment) and
o 90% of all people receiving antiretroviral therapy will have viral
suppression (90% suppressed).
11.Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan (PMSMA)
The programme aims to provide assured, comprehensive and quality
antenatal care, free of cost, universally to all pregnant women on the 9th of
every month.
The scheme is aimed at ensuring that every pregnant woman undergoes
essential checkups during pregnancy to avoid unnecessary complication.
Scheme is applicable to women through their third to sixth month of
pregnancy.
A key feature of the scheme includes services by gynaecology specialists and
physicians with support from private sector doctors to supplement the
efforts of the government sector.
These services include ultrasound, blood and urine tests, in addition to
routine antenatal check-up.
It also invites the private sector to provide free ante-natal services (ANC) on a
voluntary basis to pregnant women, especially those living in under-served,
semi-urban, poor and rural areas.
12.Affordable Medicines and Reliable Implants for Treatment(AMRIT)
The flagship programme of the Union Health ministry – AMRIT (Affordable
Medicines and Reliable Implants for Treatment) aims to provide affordable
life-saving cancer, cardiac drugs and medical disposables.
The AMRIT pharmacies offer an average discount of 63% on medicines.
The AMRIT programme was launched in November 2015 and is being
implemented through mini-ratna PSU HLL Lifecare Ltd (HLL) which has been
setting up pharmacies at major hospitals across the country.
The primary goal of AMRIT is to make available and accessible, at very
affordable rates, all drugs, implants, surgical disposables that are not
dispensed free of cost by the hospitals.
13.Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY)
The Central Sector Scheme, PMSSY was announced in 2003 with objectives of
correcting regional imbalances in the availability of affordable/ reliable
tertiary healthcare services and also to augment facilities for quality medical
education in under-served or backward States, in particular.
PMSSY has two components:
o Setting up of AIIMS like Institutions.
o Upgradation of Government Medical College Institutions.
14.Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP)
Recent data put out by the Union Health Ministry’s Integrated Disease
Surveillance Programme (IDSP) has indicated that food poisoning is one of
the commonest outbreaks reported in 2017. This is apart from acute
diarrhoeal disease (ADD).
The IDSP has interpreted that the incidence of ADD and food poisoning is high
in places where food is cooked in bulk, such as canteens, hostels and wedding
venues.
The Integrated Disease Surveillance Program (IDSP) is a disease surveillance
scheme under the Ministry of Health and Family Affairs assisted by the World
Bank.
The Project was undertaken to meet the World Health Organization
Guidelines for South East Asian countries on disease surveillance to track the
outbreak of diseases and its potential Trans-boundary threats.
The scheme seeks to set up a Central Disease Surveillance Unit and a State
Surveillance Unit in each State where data is collected and analyzed.
15.Swachh Swasth Sarvatra initiative
It is launched by the Union Health Ministry in collaboration with the Ministry
of Drinking Water and Sanitation and Human Resource Development.
The objective is to strengthen community health centres in 708 open
defecation-free blocks across the country to enable them to achieve higher
levels of cleanliness and hygiene.
Under it, 10 lakh rupees of financial assistance will be given to the communityhealth centres so that they can be strengthened to meet the standards of
sanitation, hygiene and infection control.
The initiative is a part of the Swachh Bharat Mission, under the National
Health Mission.
Ministry of Tribal Affairs
1. Eklavya Model Residential Schools
Ministry of Tribal Affairs has actively initiated various efforts to make more
Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS) functional.
Government has sought to extend the facility of EMRSs in all the 672 Blocks
where ST population is more than 50% of the total population in a span of
next five years.
Eklavya Model Residential School Scheme was started in 1998 and first school
was started in the year 2000 in Maharashtra.
EMRSs have been functioning as institutions of excellence for tribal students.
As per existing EMRS Guidelines of 2010, at least one EMRS is to be set up in
each Integrated Tribal Development Agency (ITDA) / Integrated Tribal
Development Project (ITDP) having 50% ST population in the area.
State Government/ UT Administration is solely responsible for the
management and effective functioning of the EMRSs, school admissions,
appointment of teachers/staff and personnel matters.
Ministry of Civil Aviation
1. ‘DigiYatra’
The Ministry of Civil Aviation is adding a Digital experience for Air Travellers
through DigiYatra Platform.
The ‘DigiYatra’ is an industry-led initiative co-ordinated by the Ministry of
Civil Aviation aimed at transforming the nation into a digitally empowered
society.
‘DigiYatra’ initiative aims to bring together entire industry to develop a digital
ecosystem that will deliver Indian customers a seamless, consistent and
paperless service experience at every touch point of their journey.
The platform will be built on 4 key pillars, like Connected Passengers,
Connected Airports, Connected Flying and Connected Systems.
The move is aimed to ease the security and boarding procedure.
2. UDAN Phase 2
The civil aviation ministry has relaxed the norms for UDAN (Ude Desh Ka
Aam Nagrik) to allow for greater connectivity.
The relaxations include dilution of the exclusivity clause mandating that only
one airline may fly on one route in the initial years. The norms that restricted
two airports in close proximity from participating in the bidding has also been
relaxed.
UDAN is an innovative scheme to develop the regional aviation market. It is a
market-based mechanism in which airlines bid for seat subsidies.
This first-of-its-kind scheme globally will create affordable yet economically
viable and profitable flights on regional routes so that flying becomes
affordable to the common man even in small towns.
The scheme would be in operation for a period of 10 years.
The UDAN scheme will be applicable on flights which cover between 200 kmand 800 km with no lower limit set for hilly, remote, islands and regions which
are security sensitive.
The state governments would reap the benefit of development of remote
areas; enhance trade and commerce and more tourism expansion.
The scheme provides connectivity to un-served and under-served airports of
the country through revival of existing air-strips and airports.
The operators could seek a Viability Gap Funding (VGF) apart from getting
various concessions.
The scheme aims to boost air travel in Tier II and Tier III cities by capping
fares at Rs 2,500 per one hour flight.
The Airports Authority of India is the implementing authority of the scheme.
As per the scheme, the Union Government will subsidise the losses incurred
by airlines flying out of dormant airports.
About 80% of the subsidy will be collected by charging a levy of up to Rs.
8,500 on each departing flight of domestic airlines and the rest 20% will come
from the respective state governments.
State government are bound to provide free security and fire service and
utilities at concessional rates.Ministry of Law & Justice
1. Tele-Law
In its effort to make legal aid easily accessible to the marginalized
communities and citizens living in rural areas, the Government of India has
launched the ‘Tele-Law’.
The Ministry of Law and Justice partnered with the Ministry of Electronics and
Information Technology (MeitY), to provide legal aid services through its
Common Service Centres (CSC) at the panchayat level.
The portal ‘Tele-Law’ will be available across the Common Service Centre
(CSC) network.
‘Tele-Law’ will enable people to seek legal advice from lawyers through video
conferencing available at the Common Service Centres (CSC).
Additionally, law school clinics, District Legal Service Authorities, voluntary
service providers and Non-Government Organisations working on legal aid
and empowerment can also be connected through the CSCs anywhere and
anytime, in order to strengthen access to justice for the marginalized
communities.
The National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) will provide a panel of lawyers
from State capitals, who will be available through video conferencing.
A robust monitoring and evaluation system is also being designed which will
help in assessing the quality of legal advice provided.
PLVs:
o Every Common Service Centre (CSC) will engage a Para Legal
Volunteer (PLV), who will be the first point of contact for the rural
citizens and will help them in understanding the legal issues, explain
the advice given by lawyers and assist in further action required in
cases as per the advice of the lawyer.
o Women PLVs will be encouraged and trained under the Scheme.
o The aim is to promote women entrepreneurship and empowerment
and ensure women participation.
o A trained PLV will be available in a CSC for ten days in a month under
the Scheme.
2. Pro bono legal Services
The ‘Pro bono legal services’ initiative is a web based platform, through
which interested lawyers can register themselves to volunteer pro bono
services for the underprivileged litigants, who are unable to afford it.
The Department of Justice has launched the online application for this
initiative on its website doj.gov.in.
Litigants from marginalised communities (including members of scheduled
castes and scheduled tribes, women, children, senior citizens, persons with
low income and persons with disabilities) can also apply for legal aid and
advice from the pro bono lawyers.
3. Nyaya Mitra scheme
Nyaya Mitra scheme is aimed at reducing pendency of cases across selecteddistricts, with special focus on those pending for more than 10 years.
Functionalized through a retired judicial or executive officer (with legal
experience) designated as the ‘Nyaya Mitra’, the project would be operated
out of District Facilitation Centres, housed in Common Service Centres
(CSCs).
Nyaya Mitra Responsibilities:
o Assistance to litigants who are suffering due to delay in investigations
or trial.
o Providing legal advice and connecting litigants to District Legal
Service Authority (DLSA), CSC Tele Law, other government agencies
and civil society organisations.
o Refer the marginalized applicants to Lok Adalats for dispute
resolution.
o Render assistance towards prison reforms within the district, in
coordination with the district judiciary and other stakeholders.
Union Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pension
1. Comprehensive Online Modified Modules on Induction Training
(COMMIT)
A new training programme Comprehensive Online Modified Modules on
Induction Training (COMMIT) for State Government officials has been
launched.
The objective of this training programme is to improve the public service
delivery mechanism and provide citizen centric administration through
capacity building of officials who interact with the citizens on day-to-day
basis.
The COMMIT programme has been developed by Department of Personnel
and Training (DoPT) in collaboration with United Nations Development
Programme (UNDP).
It will supplement the existing 12-Day Induction Training Programme (ITP)
launched in 2014-15 for newly recruited state Government officials to
develop in them Generic and Domain specific competencies.
The programme will be implemented through State Administrative Training
Institutes (ATIs).
COMMIT was launched in 6 States of Assam, Haryana, Maharashtra, Tamil
Nadu, Telangana and West Bengal initially on pilot basis during the current
financial year 2017-18.Ministry of Power
1. Street Lighting National programme (SLNP)
Government of India, through the Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL)
under the Ministry of Power, will retrofit 10 lakh conventional street lights
with LED lights in Gram Panchayats of 7 districts in Andhra Pradesh.
This is the first project for rural LED street lighting in the country under
Street Lighting National Project (SLNP).
The entire upfront capital cost of this project is being funded by French
Development Agency Agence Française de Développement (AFD).
The SLNP was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in January 2015.
It aims to replace 1.34 crore conventional street lights with energy efficient
LED lights by March, 2019.
It is being implemented by EESL.
It is world’s Largest Street Light Replacement Programme.
Rajasthan was the first state to adopt this scheme.
Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL):
o EESL was set up under Union Ministry of Power to facilitate
implementation of energy efficiency projects.
o It is a joint venture of NTPC Limited, Power Finance Corporation
(PFC), Rural Electrification Corporation (REC) and POWERGRID.
o It acts as the resource centre for capacity building of State DISCOMs.
o It leads market-related actions of National Mission for Enhanced
Energy Efficiency (NMEEE).
2. Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana (SAUBHAGYA)
Ministry of Power launched Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana –
“Saubhagya” with an aim at providing last mile electricity connectivity to all
rural and urban households.
Under the scheme, government will provide free electricity to all households
identified under Socio-Economic and Caste Census (SECC) data 2011, while
others will be charged 500 Rs.
Rural Electrification Corporation Limited (REC), a Navaratna CPSE under the
Ministry of Power is the nodal agency for implementing the scheme.
The beneficiary household will get five LED lights, one DC fan, one DC power
plug.
It also includes the Repair and Maintenance (R&M) for 5 years.
The government also launched the ‘Saubhagya’ Web Portal which will
monitor household electrification progress; disseminate information on
Household Electrification Status, Household Progress on live basis, State-wise
Target vs Achievement, Monthly Electrification Progress, etc.
3. Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY)
DDUGJY aims to provide 24×7 uninterrupted electricity supply to each rural
household across the country by 2022.
It aims to strengthen sub-transmission and distribution network to prevent
power losses. It focuses on feeder separation for rural households and agricultural
purpose.
Metering at all levels including at input points, feeders and distribution
transformers.
Strengthening of Micro grid and off grid distribution network of rural
electrification.
This scheme replaces Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY).
4. Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for all (UJALA) scheme
Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All (UJALA) was launched by Prime Minister
of India Narendra Modi on 1 May 2015, replacing the "Bachat Lamp Yojana".
The main objective of the scheme is to promote efficient lighting, enhance
awareness on using efficient equipment which reduce electricity bills and help
preserve environment.
The scheme is being implemented by Energy Efficiency Services Limited
(EESL), a joint venture of PSUs under the Union Ministry of Power.
The distribution of LED bulbs will happen through DISCOM offices, DISCOM
bill collection centres, designated EESL kiosks, Weekly haat markets, etc.
Recent Developments:
o EESL signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Oil
Marketing Companies (OMCs) for distribution of energy efficient
appliances.
o EESL has launched UJALA Scheme in the State of Melaka, Malaysia.
o The scheme has seen successful implementation in the UK.
5. SAATHI (Sustainable and Accelerated Adoption of efficient Textile
technologies to Help small Industries)
The Ministry of Power along with the Ministry of Textiles have launched
Sustainable and Accelerated Adoption of efficient Textile technologies to help
small Industries.
The Powerloom sector in India is predominantly an unorganized sector and
has a large number of micro and small units which produce 57 percent of the
total cloth in the country.
Under the initiative, Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), a public sector
entity under the administrative control of Ministry of Power, would procure
energy efficient powerlooms, motors and repair kits in bulk and provide them
to the small and medium powerloom units at no upfront cost.
The SAATHI initiative will be jointly implemented by EESL and the office of the
Textile Commissioner on a pan-India basis.
To kick start the implementation, cluster wise demonstration projects and
workshops will be organized in key clusters such as Erode, Surat.
6. Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana (UDAY)
Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana (UDAY) is the financial turnaround and
revival package for electricity distribution companies of India (DISCOMs).
State governments taking over up to 75% of their respective discoms’ debt
and issuing sovereign bonds to pay back the lenders. Discoms are expected to issue bonds for the remaining 25 percent of their
debt.
UDAY envisages a permanent resolution of past as well as potential future
issues of the sector.
Highlights:
o Reducing the interest burden on the discoms by allowing the states to
take over the bulk of their debt.
o Reducing the cost of power, and increasing the operational
efficiencies of the discoms by providing capital and infrastructure like
coal linkages.
o Reduction in aggregate technical and commercial (AT&C) and
transmission losses.
o Demand side interventions in UDAY such as usage of energy efficient
LED bulbs, agricultural pumps, fans, air- conditioners and efficient
industrial equipment.
o The scheme is optional for the states to join.
7. Tuirial Hydro Electric Power Project
The 60 MW Tuirial Hydro Electric Power Project (HEPP) has been formally
dedicated to the Nation.
The project has been built on Tuirial River, a tributary of Barak River.
The Project is the biggest power project located in the State of Mizoram and
will feed the entire energy to be generated to the home State, which will help
in achieving Government of India’s ambitious Mission ‘24×7 Affordable Clean
Power for All’.
The Tuirial HEPP has been constructed as a Central Sector Project and
implemented by North Eastern Electric Power Corporation (NEEPCO), under
the administrative control of the Ministry of Power.
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