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EXPANSION OF UMANG
he UMANG (Unified Mobile Application for services of Government including EPF, PAN,
TNew Age Governance) App can now be DigiLocker, gas booking in 27 states and nearly
availed by Indian students, tourists 1180 services for bill and challan
and overseas Indians. It can now payments. This includes 373 services
be downloaded in US, UK, Canada, from 88 departments, 487 services
Australia, UAE, the Netherlands, from 101 departments. So far, 3.75
Singapore and New Zealand as well. Crore people have downloaded this
Launched in November 2017 with 163 App in India. Facility of this App will
features, the App provides an access be introduced in other countries
to various Government services as well. Their number is constantly
and bill payments. It offers over 860 increasing.
Raise in scholarship for SC students
ith an increase of Rs 2 Lakh per
Wannum from Rs 6 Lakh to Rs 8 Lakh in
National Overseas Scholarship Scheme for
Scheduled Castes students, the Government
has shown its resolve towards the growth of
weaker and under privileged sections of the
society. The announcement, effective from
the selection year 2020-21, is for students
securing admission in globally higher ranking
institutions. The minimum qualifying marks
Antiques stolen from a temple in have also been increased from 55 per cent
TN retrieved from London to 60 per cent.
elentless efforts made by the
RGovernment in preserving country’s Over 50,000 Ayushman Bharat Health
ancient artefacts met with success & Wellness Centres functional now
when 13th century bronze idols of Lord
Rama, Lakshmana and Goddess Sita radhan Mantri Jan Arogya-Ayushman
have been handed over to the Idol Wing, PBharat Yojana, launched to provide free
Government of Tamil Nadu on November treatment to around 50 Crore poor people
18, 2020 in New Delhi. The idols stolen in has achieved another milestone. Now, there
1978 from Sri Rajagopal Vishnu Temple are more than 50,000 operational Ayushman
were returned by the London Metropolitan Bharat - Health and Wellness Centres (AB-
Police to the Indian High Commission, HWCs). Around 1.5 Lakh AB-HWCs will be
UK on September 15, 2020. The temple established by December, 2022. The AB-
was built during the Vijayanagara period HWCs are spread across 678 districts, and
at Anandamangalam in Nagapattinam include 27,890 Sub Health Centres, 18,536
district of Tamil Nadu. Primary Health Centres and 3,599 Urban
Primary Health Centres.
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