Elimination of TB
India has committed to end tuberculosis by 2025. The National Strategic Plan 2017-25 for ending TB by 2025 was developed in 2017 and included various …
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Mental Health Awareness Initiatives
To address the burden of mental disorders, the Government of India is implementing the National Mental Health Programme (NMHP) since 1982. The Government is …
Ban of Pan Masala
As per theNational Cancer Registry Programme ofIndian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), the estimated number of mortality due to cancer of mouth was 34,668, …
Medical Devices Under the Jurisdictionof CDSCO
The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare regulates the safety, efficacy and quality of notified …
Jansankhya Sthirata Kosh
Jansankhya SthirthaKosh (JSK), an autonomous body under Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, implemented the following schemes: Prerna Scheme (for delaying …
Cold Chain for Vaccines
Government has extended financial and technical support to the States/UTs for proper storage of vaccines in the country including rural areas. Under the …
Strategic disinvestment of State-owned companies
The Government has given ‘in-principle’ approval for strategic disinvestment of 28 Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) including subsidiaries, Units …
Streamlining of GST
Goods & Services Tax (GST) has replaced multi-layered, complex indirect tax structure with a simple, transparent and technology–driven tax regime which …
Infusion of capital to PSBs
In addition to capital infused earlier by the Government, provision of Rs 70,000 crore has been made for infusion of capital by the Government in banks in the …
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh meets Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore Mr Heng Swee Keat in Singapore
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh called on Deputy Prime Minister & Finance Minister of Singapore Mr Heng Swee Keat in Singapore today. During the meeting, …