The Ministry of Tourism undertakes various promotional activities in important and potential tourist generating markets to showcase India’s tourism potential and promote tourism to the country. Details of promotional activities undertaken to increase footfall of the inbound tourists are as follows: i. Participation in international
How PMAY-G Transformed Nondo’s Life! In the small village of ‘Rotlang W’ in Mizoram,’ Nondo’s family faced a constant battle for survival. As a daily wage laborer, Nondo worked tirelessly to feed his wife and five children. Yet, no amount of effort could change the harsh
Amount of 1.44 lakh crore Rupees have been collected as user fee at fee plazas presently operational under Public Private Partnerships (PPP) model on National Highways since December, 2000. The user fee at fee plazas on National Highways are collected as per NH Fee Rules,
Expenditure of Rs. 9.94 Lakh Crore has been incurred by the Ministry on development of National Highways (NHs) during the last five years. Expenditure of about Rs. 27,000 Crore has been incurred by the Ministry on Maintenance and Repair (M&R) of NHs during the last
Government of India launched the Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana (SAUBHAGYA) in October, 2017 with the objective to achieve universal household electrification for providing electricity connections to all willing un-electrified households in rural areas and all willing poor households in urban areas in
The Government, since 2014, has taken several measures to meet the ethanol blending targets which includes expansion of feedstock for production of ethanol, administered price mechanism for procurement of cane based ethanol under the Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) Programme, lowered GST rate to 5% on
Production of some key minerals in the country has continued to witness strong growth during FY 2024-25 (April-October), after reaching record production levels in FY 2023-24. Iron ore accounts for 69% of the total MCDR mineral production by value. Production of iron ore was 274
The Supreme Court of India has adopted the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) language technology in translation of judicial documents. AI has also been deployed for transcribing oral arguments, particularly in Constitution Bench matters since February 2023.A Committee headed by a Hon’ble Judge of the
Two biggest health service providers coming together to provide medical care benefits 14.43 Crore ESI beneficiaries to get benefited with the collaboration It is a priority of the Government to work towards social security for workers, ensuring their health benefits and medical care. This will
To ensure effective enforcement of the provisions of the Child and Adolescent Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986, an online portal, namely ‘Platform for Effective Enforcement for No Child Labour (PENCiL)’ has been developed by the Government. The portal has five components namely, Central Government,
