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The application submission

process for NMMSS started

he application submission process for the
TNational Means-cum-Merit Scholarship Scheme
(NMMSS), launched to provide scholarships to
meritorious students from economically weaker
sections, has started on the National Scholarship
Portal (NSP). The last date for students to submit
the NMM Scholarship Scheme/Renewal Application
for 2024-25 on NSP is 31 August 2024. The One-
Time Registration (OTR) application launched on
the National Scholarship Portal includes a new
home page, a new mobile app, and an updated web
version. With this, students can easily register online
for OTR. The NMMSS scheme has been launched to
prevent their dropping out of studies in class VIII and
encourage them to continue their education at the
secondary level. Under this scheme, one lakh new
scholarships are provided to selected students of
class IX every year. Also, their studies are continued Smart Cities Mission
from class 10th to 12th in State Government,
Government aided, and local body schools. extended till March 2025

The Smart Cities Mission is a
new experiment in India’s urban
development. Since its launch in June
2015, the Mission has attempted to
put in place several innovative ideas,
including competition among cities for
selection of 100 smart cities, selection
of stakeholder-driven projects,
Air Force starts Weapon formation of Smart City Special
Purpose Vehicles for implementation,
Systems School effective use of technology and digital

solutions to improve urban governance,
he Indian Air Force (IAF) started a new chapter in third-party impact assessment by
Tits history by inaugurating the Weapon Systems leading academic and professional
School (WSS) at Air Force Station Begumpet, institutions, etc. Each of the 100 cities
Hyderabad on July 1, 2024. The establishment of has developed a diverse set of projects,
the Weapon Systems School (WSS), a new officer many of which are very unique and are
cadre in the IAF, was done in 2022. The new being implemented for the first time.
training establishment is aimed at future-proofing This has improved the capacity and
and transforming the Indian Air Force. This is a experience of cities and has led to major
major milestone for the armed forces in general transformational goals at the city level.
and the Indian Air Force in particular. The Chief of More than 8,000 multi-sector projects
the Air Force (CAS) announced the formation of the are being developed by the 100 cities at
Weapon Systems School during the Air Force Day a cost of about Rs 1.6 lakh crore.
Parade celebrations on October 8, 2022.

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