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COVER STORY 75 WEEKS OF AMRIT MAHOTSAV

Admission of girls in Sainik Schools Dam Safety Act
In order to ensure that the dams in
the country are safe, maintenance is
ensured and the disputes between
The Central Government has started the states come to an end, the Central
the admission of girls in Sainik Schools Government has enacted the Dam
from the academic session 2021-2022. Safety Act, 2021. This act has been
Similarly, for the first time in the NDA exam made effective across the country with
Agnipath Scheme in November 2021, girls also appeared effect from December 30, 2021. There
in which Shanan of Haryana topped the are 5334 major dams and 411 under
women's batch. construction dams in the country.
Mission Shakti
PM POSHAN scheme It is an integrated program of

11.80 crore children from 11.20 lakh schools empowerment of women taking
are covered under this scheme. In this into account the issues affecting
scheme which started on 29th September the sustainability of the life cycle of
women. This umbrella scheme consists
2021, it has now been decided to provide of two sub-schemes namely Sambal
nutritious fortified rice. The budget of this and Saksham. An expenditure of Rs
scheme is Rs 1.30 lakh crore. 15,761 crore has been approved on this
scheme from the financial year 2021-
2022 to 2025-2026.
River Linking Project Pradhan Mantri PLI
SVAMITVA Yojana
Interlinking of rivers envisions In rural areas, those who do not In order to increase India's
manufacturing capacity and exports
transferring water from water have any proof of ownership of under the goal of an AatmaNirbhar
'surplus' basins where there is land, are being given ownership India, an expenditure of Rs 1.97 lakh
flooding to water 'deficit' basins cards under this scheme crore has been announced in the PLI
where there is drought. For this started on April 24, 2021. Under scheme for 13 major sectors of the
30 links were identified under the scheme, survey work has manufacturing sector in the financial
which the implementation of been completed with the help year 2021-2022. Also approved the PLI
the first project Ken Betwa of drones in more than 1.35 scheme for drones and components
link has been approved by the lakh villages and more than 36 of drones in September 2021. PLIs in
cabinet with the budget on lakh property cards have been these 14 sectors have the potential to
December 8, 2021. distributed. create 60 lakh new jobs.

Development of Nano Urea e-Shram portal

Work on the development of nano urea started in This portal was started on August 26, 2021, to
June 2021. First plant was set up in May 2022. It create a database of unorganized workers in
will produce about 1.5 lakh bottles of 500 ml per the country. There was no such digital database
day, 8 more such plants will be set up in the future. earlier. Till July 14, 2022, 27.98 crore unorganized
Foreign dependence on urea will decrease. workers have registered on the portal.

contribute to the country. The Amrit Mahotsav of Amrit Mahotsav of Independence created
Independence has come a long way in its year- a movement for self-reliance with public
long journey. The energy of countless freedom participation, so the shades of art, culture, songs,
struggles and sacrifices spread throughout India and music were also filled. Whether it was the
as this journey progressed. All of this was made Innovation Challenge, the National Anthem, or
possible by public participation. the Rangoli competition for freedom fighters,

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