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GRAM G Bill, 2025: A Revised Rural Employment Guarantee with Infrastructure Focus Overview Rural wage employment has long supported income stability and basic asset creation. A new statutory proposal, titled the Viksit Bharat–Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Bill, 2025, seeks to replace the earlier framework and align rural employment with long-term development and […]

National Social Assistance Programme   The National Social Assistance Programme is a nationwide social security initiative introduced on 15 August 1995 to provide financial and food-based support to the most vulnerable sections of society living below the poverty line. Implemented by the Ministry of Rural Development, the programme covers both rural and urban areas and […]

International Day for Elimination of Violence Against Women International Context and Significance The International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, observed every year on November 25, signals global resolve to combat gender-based violence across social, cultural and digital domains. Initiated by the United Nations General Assembly, it also marks the beginning of the […]

National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) Core Identity Statutory organisation established in 1963 under the Ministry of Cooperation to strengthen India’s cooperative movement through institutional finance and development support. Financial Scale and Trend (Highlights) Disbursement in 2024–25: ₹95,182.88 crore, up from ₹5,735.51 crore in 2014–15 (sharp long-term expansion). Disbursement in 2025–26 (till Oct 2025): ₹49,799.06 crore. […]

Hamara Samvidhan – Hamara Swabhiman Campaign   India’s Constitution, adopted on 26 November 1949 and enforced from 26 January 1950, has completed 75 years as the foundation of Indian democracy. To commemorate this milestone and strengthen mass awareness about constitutional values, the Government of India launched the nationwide campaign titled “Hamara Samvidhan – Hamara Samman”, […]