The first alumni meeting of the Prerana Program was addressed by Shri Sanjay Kumar, Secretary, Department of School Education and Literacy (DoSEL), Ministry of Education. The alumni meet was organized to assess and exchange insights among the participants. ABOUT THE PROGRAM: Prerana is a week-long residential program for selected students of class IX to XII. Prerana program will run from a Vernacular School, established in 1888, in one of the oldest living cities of India, Vadnagar, district Mehsana, Gujarat. PRERANA started the journey in the pilot phase from 15th January 2024 to 17th February 2024 in the Vernacular school at....Read More

NTPC Limited, India’s largest power company, is set to unveil a new version of its flagship corporate social responsibility initiative, the Girl Child Empowerment Mission (GEM). This program aligns with the Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao (Save the Girl Child, Educate the Girl Child) campaign launched by the Government of India.Read More

The Centre has discontinued the sale of rice and wheat from the central pool under the Open Market Sale Scheme (OMSS) to State governments, a move that will hit some States, including Karnataka, offering free grains to the poor. ABOUT OPEN MARKET SALE SCHEME (OMSS): Under OMSS, the Food Corporation of India (FCI) sells surplus stocks of wheat and rice at pre-determined prices through e-auction in the open market. Objective: To enhance the supply of food grains, especially wheat, during the lean season and thereby moderate the open market prices, especially in the deficit regions. The FCI conducts a weekly....Read More

The Prime Minister of India has lauded the new initiative of celebrating ‘Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana’ as ‘God Bharai' ceremony in Dausa, Rajasthan. ABOUT PM MATRU VANDANA YOJANA: It is a Centrally Sponsored Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) scheme launched in OBJECTIVES Providing partial compensation for the wage loss in terms of cash incentive, so that the woman can take adequate rest before and after delivery of the first child To improve health-seeking behaviour amongst Pregnant Women & Lactating Mothers (PW&LM). FEATURES The scheme is to provide maternity benefits to women belonging to socially and economically disadvantaged sections of society.....Read More

The Karnataka government has launched 'Shakti smart cards' to Provide free travel to women in state-run buses, starting from June 11. The government has already issued a set of guidelines on the ‘Shakti’ scheme, which is one of the major poll promises by the Congress party in Karnataka. According to the transport department of Karnataka, women can apply for Shakti smart cards through sevasindhu.karnataka.gov.in from June 11. Government buses in Karnataka ferry about 40 lakh women daily. The number is expected to rise by 10 percent under the free travel scheme, which will cost the government about Rs 4,700 crore....Read More