The Government has enacted the National Commission for Minorities Act, 1992 to constitute a National Commission for Minorities and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.  Accordingly, the first Statutory NCM was set up on 17th May 1993. Section 2 (c) of NCM Act, 1992 stipulates that ‘Minority’ for the purposes of the … Continue reading Revaluation of Minority Commission

In order to enhance production and productivity of Oilseeds and Pulses, the Government of India is implementing National Food Security Mission (NFSM) on Oilseeds, Oil palm and Pulses. The NFSM - Pulses programme is implemented in 644 districts of 28 States and Union Territories (UTs) of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh. Under the programme, incentives … Continue reading Self Sufficiency in Production of Oilseeds and Pulses

A National Population Policy was formulated in the year 2000 with the long term objective of attaining Population Stabilization by 2045. Various initiatives have been taken under the National Family Planning Programme providing broad range of services mentioned as given below:- Mission Parivar Vikas has been introduced for substantially increasing access to contraceptives and family planning … Continue reading National Population Policy- Various Initiatives Taken Under National Family Planning Programme

There are two types of rivers in the country viz: perennial and non-perennial rivers. Perennial are those rivers in which water remains available throughout the year and non-perennial are rain-fed rivers, in which water flows only during the monsoon. Rivers in the country are polluted mainly due to discharge of untreated and partially treated sewage … Continue reading Focus of River Conservation & Rejuvenation

Under the National Organ Transplant Programme (NOTP) a National Level Tissue Bank (Biomaterial Centre) for storing tissues has been established at National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation (NOTTO), New Delhi. Further, under the NOTP, a provision has also been made for providing financial support to the States for setting up of Bio- material centre. As … Continue reading National Organ Transplant Programme (NOTP)

India’s nomination of Dholavira, the Harappan City in the Rann of Kutch, Gujarat has been inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage list. India submitted the nomination dossier for Dholavira: A Harappan City to the World Heritage Centre in January, 2020. The site was on the UNESCO’s tentative list since 2014. Dholavira: a Harappan city, is one of the very few … Continue reading Dholavira – UNESCO’s World Heritage List

The Ministry of AYUSH under its Central Sector Scheme for promotion of International Cooperation, undertakes various initiatives for international promotion, propagation & Global acceptability of AYUSH systems of medicine such as Bilateral & Multilateral negotiations with different countries to undertake various steps for trade facilitation, recognition to Ayush System, establishing a dedicated AYUSH Export Promotion … Continue reading Initiatives to Popularise the Treatment of Various Diseases through AYUSH