Jal Jeevan Mission Completes 7 years: Rural Tap Coverage Rises from 16.7% to over 82%
Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) launched by the Ministry of Jal Shakti (MoJS) completed seven years of implementation, with rural tap-water coverage rising to over 15.91 crore (Cr) households.
- More than 2 lakh villages across the country have now been declared as ‘Har Ghar Jal’ certified under the JJM.
Union Minister Pralhad Joshi Inaugurates CBDC-Based DBT For PMGKAY Beneficiaries In Chandigarh and Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Union Minister Pralhad Joshi, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (MoCAF&PD), formally inaugurated a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)-based Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) of food subsidies under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) for the Union Territories (UTs) of Chandigarh and Dadra & Nagar Haveli, marking the first large-scale adoption of CBDC in a central government-backed welfare programme.
NITI Aayog Releases Report on Regulatory Framework for India’s Professional Services Sector
National Institution for Transforming India (NITI Aayog) released a 3rd report under its Services Thematic series, titled “India’s Services Sector: Insights on Regulatory Regime in Professional Services”, providing the assessment of India’s regulatory framework for professional services.
- The report was formally launched by Ashok Kumar Lahiri, Vice Chairperson of NITI Aayog, at a meeting of the High-Powered ‘Education to Employment and Enterprise’ Standing Committee held in New Delhi, Delhi.
MoD Signs Rs.1,577 Crore Contracts with TASL and NIBE for Loiter Munition Systems
Ministry of Defence (MoD) signed contracts worth approximately Rs.1,577 crore with Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) and NIBE Private Limited for the procurement of Loiter Munition Systems for the Indian Army (IA).