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Stand-Up India completes nine years with Rs 61,020 crore sanctioned

The Stand-Up India Scheme completed nine years on 5 April 2025, with total loans sanctioned of Rs 61,020.41 crore by 17 March 2025, the Finance Ministry said.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 India Must know

Cabinet approves Vibrant Villages Programme-II with Rs 6,839 crore outlay

The Union Cabinet approved the Vibrant Villages Programme-II (VVP-II) on 4 April 2025 as a fully Centre-funded scheme with an outlay of Rs 6,839 crore for villages along international land borders other than the Northern border.

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📋 State Schemes 📍 Arunachal Pradesh Important

Arunachal cabinet raises social security pensions by Rs 300, lowers widow pension age to 18

The Arunachal Pradesh cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Pema Khandu, on 2 April 2025 raised old-age, disability and widow pensions by Rs 300 a month, lowered the widow pension age from 40 to 18, and extended the CM's Bal Seva Scheme to all registered orphans.

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🚄 Energy & Power 📍 India Important

EV sales cross one million in FY 2024-25, says Heavy Industries Ministry

More than one million electric vehicles were sold in India in FY 2024-25, the Ministry of Heavy Industries said on 1 April 2025, with electric two-wheeler sales up 21% to 11,49,334 units.

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📋 Government Schemes 📍 Tripura Important

Tripura launches ₹10 midday meal for patients' attendants at AGMC and GB Pant Hospital

Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on 31 March 2025 launched a ₹10 midday meal service for family members and attendants of patients at Agartala Government Medical College and GB Pant Hospital.

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🚄 Infrastructure & Energy 📍 Chhattisgarh Must know

PM Modi launches projects worth over ₹33,700 crore in Bilaspur; 3 lakh PMAY-G homes handed over

Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid foundation stones for and dedicated projects worth over ₹33,700 crore in Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, on 30 March 2025, as 3 lakh PMAY-G families entered their new homes.

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💹 Economy 📍 Bihar Important

Amit Shah launches projects worth over ₹800 crore in Patna; says 30 closed sugar mills will restart

Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah inaugurated and laid foundation stones for central and state projects worth over ₹800 crore in Patna, Bihar, on 30 March 2025.

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📋 Government Schemes 📍 Telangana Important

Telangana launches free fine rice (sanna biyyam) scheme through ration shops at Huzurnagar

Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy launched a scheme to distribute fine rice (sanna biyyam) free through ration shops at Huzurnagar, Suryapet district, on 30 March 2025, Ugadi.

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📋 Government Schemes 📍 Odisha Important

Odisha launches Antyodaya Gruha Yojana housing scheme at Bhawanipatna; 60,000 work orders issued

Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi launched the Antyodaya Gruha Yojana, the state's flagship housing scheme, at Bhawanipatna, Kalahandi district, on 30 March 2025.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 India Important

About 31 lakh of 32 lakh defence pensioners onboarded on SPARSH

The Ministry of Defence said on 29 March 2025 that about 31 lakh of India's 32 lakh defence pensioners had been onboarded on the SPARSH digital pension system.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 India Important

Cabinet approves Electronics Component Manufacturing Scheme with ₹22,919 crore outlay

The Union Cabinet approved the Electronics Component Manufacturing Scheme (ECMS) with an outlay of ₹22,919 crore on 28 March 2025 to build India's electronics component supply chain.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Bihar Important

Cabinet includes Bihar's Kosi–Mechi intra-state link under PMKSY-AIBP; ₹3,652 crore central aid

The CCEA approved inclusion of Bihar's Kosi–Mechi Intra-State Link Project, costing ₹6,282.32 crore, under PMKSY-AIBP on 28 March 2025, with ₹3,652.56 crore central support and completion by March 2029.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 India Important

Cabinet approves NBS rates for P&K fertilisers for Kharif 2025, about ₹37,216 crore

The Union Cabinet approved Nutrient Based Subsidy rates on phosphatic and potassic fertilisers for Kharif 2025 (1 April to 30 September 2025) on 28 March 2025, with a budget need of about ₹37,216.15 crore.

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💹 Banking & RBI 📍 India Must know

Centre discontinues medium and long term government deposits under Gold Monetisation Scheme from 26 March 2025

The Finance Ministry announced on 25 March 2025 that the Medium Term and Long Term Government Deposit components of the Gold Monetisation Scheme would be discontinued from 26 March 2025.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 Uttar Pradesh Important

ESIC notifies 15 more districts in Uttar Pradesh; 74 of 75 districts now fully covered

Labour Minister Mansukh Mandaviya announced on 25 March 2025 that ESIC had notified 15 more districts of Uttar Pradesh under the ESI Scheme, bringing 74 of the state's 75 districts under full coverage.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 Haryana Must know

Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain 2025 launched at Panchkula on World Water Day

The Ministry of Jal Shakti launched the sixth edition of Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain at Panchkula, Haryana, on World Water Day, 22 March 2025, whose global theme was 'Glacier Preservation'.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 Nagaland

Raksha Khadse becomes first Union Minister to visit Noklak, Nagaland's 'Frontier District'

Union Minister of State Raksha Khadse became the first Union Minister to visit Noklak, Nagaland, on 22 March 2025 and reviewed the Thonoknyu Aspirational Block Programme.

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💹 Economy 📍 Delhi

President Murmu visits Udyam Utsav for MSMEs at Rashtrapati Bhavan

President Droupadi Murmu visited the Udyam Utsav, an MSME showcase organised by the Ministry of MSME at Rashtrapati Bhavan from 20 to 30 March 2025, on its opening day.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 India Must know

PFRDA notifies regulations to operationalise the Unified Pension Scheme from 1 April 2025

The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority notified the PFRDA (Operationalisation of the Unified Pension Scheme under NPS) Regulations, 2025 by a gazette notification dated 19 March 2025, effective 1 April 2025.

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💹 Banking & RBI 📍 India Important

Cabinet approves ₹1,500 crore incentive scheme for low-value BHIM-UPI person-to-merchant payments

The Union Cabinet on 19 March 2025 approved a ₹1,500 crore incentive scheme for 2024-25 that pays banks 0.15% on UPI person-to-merchant transactions of up to ₹2,000 for small merchants.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 India Important

Cabinet approves revised Rashtriya Gokul Mission with total outlay of ₹3,400 crore

The Union Cabinet on 19 March 2025 approved the revised Rashtriya Gokul Mission with an additional ₹1,000 crore, taking the total outlay to ₹3,400 crore for the 15th Finance Commission cycle (2021-22 to 2025-26).

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 India Important

Cabinet approves revised National Programme for Dairy Development with ₹2,790 crore budget

The Union Cabinet on 19 March 2025 approved the revised National Programme for Dairy Development, a Central Sector Scheme, adding ₹1,000 crore for a total of ₹2,790 crore for 2021-22 to 2025-26.

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🚄 Energy & Power 📍 India Important

PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana crosses 10 lakh rooftop solar installations

PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana crossed 10 lakh rooftop solar installations, with 10.09 lakh completed as of 10 March 2025, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy said on 11 March 2025.

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🎓 Education 📍 India Important

Education Ministry launches PM-YUVA 3.0 to mentor 50 young authors below 30

The Ministry of Education launched PM-YUVA 3.0, the Prime Minister's Scheme for Mentoring Young Authors, on 11 March 2025, with 50 authors below 30 to be selected through an all-India contest on MyGov.

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🌿 Climate Change 📍 India Important

C.R. Patil reviews Jal Shakti Abhiyan and Atal Bhujal Yojana with collectors of 151 districts

Jal Shakti Minister C.R. Patil reviewed Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain and Atal Bhujal Yojana with District Collectors on 10 March 2025, directing that all government buildings, schools and health facilities install rainwater harvesting.

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🎓 Women & Child 📍 Gujarat Must know

PM Modi meets Lakhpati Didis at Navsari on Women's Day; launches Gujarat's G-SAFAL and G-MAITRI

Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with Lakhpati Didis at Vansi Borsi village in Navsari, Gujarat, on International Women's Day, 8 March 2025, and launched the Gujarat government's G-SAFAL and G-MAITRI schemes.

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🔬 Health & Medicine 📍 India Must know

7th Jan Aushadhi Diwas observed with theme 'Daam Kam Dawai Uttam'; Kendras cross 15,000

The 7th Jan Aushadhi Diwas was observed on 7 March 2025 with the theme 'Jan Aushadhi: Daam Kam Dawai Uttam', ending a week of events from 1 March, with the number of Jan Aushadhi Kendras rising to 15,291.

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🎓 Education, Health & Society 📍 Gujarat Important

PM Modi launches Surat Food Security Saturation Campaign at Limbayat

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Surat Food Security Saturation Campaign at Limbayat, Surat, on 7 March 2025, and distributed National Food Security Act benefits to over 2.3 lakh beneficiaries.

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🔬 IT, AI & Digital 📍 Delhi Must know

AIKosha and IndiaAI Compute Portal launched on first anniversary of IndiaAI Mission

Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw launched AIKosha, the IndiaAI Datasets Platform, and the AI Compute Portal in New Delhi on 6 March 2025 to mark the IndiaAI Mission's anniversary.

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💹 Economy 📍 Andhra Pradesh Important

Nirmala Sitharaman launches new Credit Assessment Model for MSMEs in Visakhapatnam

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman launched the new Credit Assessment Model for MSMEs, based on scoring their digital footprints, at a post-Budget interaction in Visakhapatnam on 6 March 2025.

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