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Pradhan Mantri Gramin Aawas Yojana (lit. ' Prime Minister's Rural Housing Scheme ') is a social welfare programme under the Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India, to provide housing for the rural poor in India. [1]
Modi government launched the Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) in April 2015. Under this scheme, loans up to ₹ 1 million (US$12,000) are given for non-agricultural activities under the three categories: Shishu (loans up to ₹ 50,000 (US$580)); Kishore (loans from ₹ 50,000 (US$580) to ₹ 500,000 (US$5,800)) and Tarun (loans from ...
The Government of India exercises its executive authority through a number of government ministries or departments of state. A ministry is composed of employed officials, known as civil servants, and is politically accountable through a minister .
The prime minister is appointed by the president of India; however, the prime minister has to enjoy the confidence of the majority of Lok Sabha members, who are directly elected every five years, unless a prime minister resigns. The prime minister is the presiding member of the Council of Ministers of the Union government. The prime minister ...
The Government of India launched the Gareeb Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan (GKRA) initiative to tackle the impact of COVID-19 on shramik (migrant) workers in India. [1] It is a rural public works scheme which was launched on 20 June 2020 with an initial funding of ₹ 50,000 crore (equivalent to ₹ 590 billion or US$6.9 billion in 2023).
This is a list of members of the 18th Lok Sabha arranged by the states and union territories they are elected from. These MPs were elected in the 2024 Indian general election held in April–June 2024.
During the tenure of Jawaharlal Nehru as Prime Minister, the then Prime Minister's Secretariat was headed by a Joint Secretary to Government of India until his death. [3] The post of Principal Secretary to Prime Minister was created during the tenure of Indira Gandhi as Prime Minister. [3]
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP; transl. Common Man Party) is a political party in India, founded in November 2012 by Arvind Kejriwal and his companions. It is currently the ruling party of two governments: Delhi, the capital territory of India, and the state of Punjab.