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Cabinet approves ₹60,000-crore National Scheme for ITI Upgradation and five National Centres of Excellence for Skilling

The Union Cabinet on 7 May 2025 approved the National Scheme for ITI Upgradation and setting up of five National Centres of Excellence for Skilling as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme with an outlay of ₹60,000 crore, covering 1,000 government ITIs.

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📋 State Schemes 📍 Odisha Important

Odisha cabinet approves Mukhyamantri Bus Seva with 50% fare concession and continues NIDAAN free diagnostics

The Odisha cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on 7 May 2025 approved eight proposals of five departments, including statewide Mukhyamantri Bus Seva with a 50% fare concession for women, transgender persons, students, persons with disabilities and senior citizens.

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📋 State Schemes 📍 Maharashtra Important

Maharashtra cabinet meets at Chaundi, approves ₹681-crore Ahilyadevi Holkar memorial plan and ₹5,503 crore for temple towns

The Maharashtra cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, met at Chaundi in Ahilyanagar district on 6 May 2025 to mark Ahilyabai Holkar's 300th birth anniversary, approving ₹681 crore for her memorial and development plans worth about ₹5,503 crore for pilgrimage centres.

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🎓 Social Justice & Welfare 📍 India Important

President launches Senior Citizen Welfare Portal at 'Ageing with Dignity' event

President Droupadi Murmu launched the Senior Citizen Welfare Portal and virtually inaugurated five Senior Citizen Homes at the 'Ageing with Dignity' event at Rashtrapati Bhavan on 2 May 2025.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 India Important

PM chairs 46th PRAGATI meeting; eight projects worth about ₹90,000 crore reviewed

Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired the 46th PRAGATI meeting on 30 April 2025, reviewing eight projects worth about ₹90,000 crore.

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💹 Economy 📍 India Must know

India Post signs MoU with SBI Funds Management for doorstep KYC of mutual fund investors

The Department of Posts signed an MoU with SBI Funds Management Limited at Dak Bhawan, New Delhi, on 29 April 2025 to provide doorstep KYC verification for SBI Mutual Fund investors.

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🎓 Education 📍 India Important

India Post's 'Gyan Post' service notified for books and educational material

Communications Minister Jyotiraditya M. Scindia announced on 28 April 2025 the Gazette notification of 'Gyan Post', an affordable India Post service for books and educational material from 1 May 2025.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Maharashtra Important

Coastal States Fisheries Meet 2025 in Mumbai: ₹255 crore projects, first aqua insurance, digital Marine Fisheries Census

Union Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh launched fisheries projects worth ₹255 crore and awarded the first-ever aqua insurance at the Coastal States Fisheries Meet 2025 in Mumbai on 28 April 2025.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 India Important

UDAN completes 8 years since its first flight (Shimla–Delhi, 27 April 2017)

The UDAN regional connectivity scheme completed 8 years of its first flight on 27 April 2025; 625 routes connecting 90 airports have been operationalised, per a Civil Aviation Ministry backgrounder.

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🔬 Health & Medicine 📍 India Important

J P Nadda launches National Zero Measles-Rubella Elimination Campaign 2025-26

Union Health Minister J P Nadda virtually launched the National Zero Measles-Rubella Elimination Campaign 2025-26 on 24 April 2025, the first day of World Immunization Week.

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🚄 Energy & Power 📍 Odisha

Odisha's Single Window Committee approves seven renewable energy projects worth ₹1,191.47 crore

Odisha's 10th Single Window Committee under the Odisha Renewable Energy Policy-2022 gave in-principle approval on 23 April 2025 to seven renewable energy projects of 149.97 MW with an investment of ₹1,191.47 crore.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 India

Tur procurement under Price Support Scheme continues in nine States

The Agriculture Ministry said on 23 April 2025 that procurement of 13.22 LMT of tur under the Price Support Scheme for Kharif 2024-25 had been approved in nine States, with 100% procurement of tur, urad and masur to continue up to 2028-29.

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💹 Banking & RBI 📍 India

New private-sector subscribers under NPS cross 12 lakh in 2024-25

Over 12 lakh new private-sector subscribers joined the National Pension System in 2024-25, taking total subscribers to over 165 lakh by March 2025, the Finance Ministry said on 22 April 2025.

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📋 State Schemes 📍 Maharashtra Important

Maharashtra's Pink E-Rickshaw scheme: CM Fadnavis hands over first 50 e-rickshaws to women in Nagpur

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis flagged off 50 pink e-rickshaws for women beneficiaries in Nagpur on 20 April 2025 under the Women and Child Development Department's Pink E-Rickshaw scheme.

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📋 State Schemes 📍 Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu launches Kalaignar Kaivinai Thittam artisan development scheme

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin launched the Kalaignar Kaivinai Thittam, an artisan development scheme covering 25 trades, at Kundrathur in Kancheepuram district on 19 April 2025.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 Odisha Important

PM Vishwakarma–National SC-ST Hub Conclave held at Baripada, Odisha

The MSME Ministry held the PM Vishwakarma–National SC-ST Hub Conclave at Baripada, Mayurbhanj, Odisha, on 16 April 2025, co-chaired by Union MSME Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi and Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi.

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🎓 Women & Child 📍 Meghalaya

MoS Savitri Thakur reviews women and child schemes in East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya

Union MoS for Women and Child Development Savitri Thakur reviewed flagship schemes in East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya, on 16 April 2025, visiting the One Stop Centre 'Shakti Sadan' at Mawroh and an Anganwadi centre at Mawsmai.

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📋 State Schemes 📍 Himachal Pradesh Important

First state-level Himachal Day function held in Pangi valley; Pangi to be first natural farming sub-division

Himachal Pradesh held its state-level Himachal Day function at Killar in the remote Pangi valley of Chamba district for the first time on 15 April 2025, where CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu declared Pangi the state's first natural farming sub-division.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Madhya Pradesh Important

NDDB and MP State Cooperative Dairy Federation sign MoU at Bhopal cooperative conference

At a State Level Cooperative Conference in Bhopal on 13 April 2025, attended by Union Cooperation Minister Amit Shah and Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) and the Madhya Pradesh State Cooperative Dairy Federation signed an MoU to expand cooperative milk collection.

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📋 State Schemes 📍 Gujarat Important

Gujarat raises assistance for new Nagar Seva Sadans in municipalities

Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on 13 April 2025 raised the financial assistance for building new Nagar Seva Sadans (municipal offices) under the Swarnim Jayanti Mukhyamantri Shaheri Vikas Yojana, to ₹6 crore for A-class municipalities.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 Odisha Must know

Odisha launches co-branded AB-PMJAY and Gopabandhu Jan Arogya Yojana cards

Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda and Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on 11 April 2025 launched and distributed co-branded cards of Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY and the state's Gopabandhu Jan Arogya Yojana in Cuttack, rolling out AB-PMJAY in Odisha.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 India Must know

Material cost under PM POSHAN raised by 9.50% from 1 May 2025

The Ministry of Education raised the 'material cost' under the PM POSHAN scheme by 9.50% with effect from 1 May 2025, at an additional cost of about ₹954 crore to the Centre in 2025-26.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 Delhi Important

Delhi signs PM-ABHIM MoU with Centre; AB-PMJAY cards distributed

The Government of NCT of Delhi signed an MoU with the Union Health Ministry on 10 April 2025 to implement PM-ABHIM, and Ayushman cards under AB-PMJAY were distributed to Delhi beneficiaries, with about 36 lakh people expected to benefit.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 Uttar Pradesh

Pralhad Joshi and Yogi Adityanath review PM-KUSUM and PM Surya Ghar in Uttar Pradesh

Union Minister Pralhad Joshi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath reviewed PM-KUSUM, PM Surya Ghar and wheat procurement in Lucknow on 10 April 2025, with UP reaffirming its target of 22 GW of solar capacity.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 India Important

Cabinet approves Modernization of Command Area Development and Water Management (M-CADWM) under PMKSY

The Union Cabinet on 9 April 2025 approved M-CADWM as a sub-scheme of Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana for 2025-26 with an initial outlay of ₹1,600 crore.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 India Must know

Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana completes 10 years: 52.37 crore loans worth ₹33.65 lakh crore

PMMY, launched on 8 April 2015, completed 10 years on 8 April 2025, having extended over ₹33.65 lakh crore through 52.37 crore collateral-free loans, with nearly 68% of accounts sanctioned to women.

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🎓 Women & Child 📍 India Important

7th Poshan Pakhwada (8-22 April 2025) begins with four themes

The Ministry of Women and Child Development's 7th Poshan Pakhwada runs from 8 to 22 April 2025, focusing on the first 1000 days of life, the Poshan Tracker beneficiary module, CMAM and childhood obesity.

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📋 State Schemes 📍 Rajasthan Important

Rajasthan launches Niramay Rajasthan Abhiyan and other health campaigns on World Health Day

On World Health Day, 7 April 2025, Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma launched the Niramay Rajasthan campaign along with Eat Right Rajasthan, Mission Madhuhari, Mission Liver Smile and the Chief Minister Ayushman Adarsh Gram Panchayat Yojana.

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📋 State Schemes 📍 Tamil Nadu Important

Tamil Nadu announces ₹216.73 crore livelihood schemes and deep-sea fishing harbours for Gulf of Mannar fishermen

On 7 April 2025, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin announced in the Assembly livelihood schemes worth ₹216.73 crore and fishing harbours at Thangachimadam, Pamban and Kundukal for fishermen in districts around the Gulf of Mannar.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 Delhi Important

Delhi becomes 35th State/UT to implement Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY

Delhi became the 35th State/UT to implement Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY) on 5 April 2025, when the National Health Authority signed an MoU with the Delhi government.

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