Text of Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh’s Statement in Lok Sabha on September 15 Regarding Situation on Eastern Border in Ladakh

“Hon’ble Speaker,   1.      I rise today to brief this august House about the development on our eastern borders in Ladakh.  You are aware that our Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi ji had visited Ladakh and met our brave soldiers to convey the message of solidarity of the Nation behind their every action.   I … Read more

States offered land for setting up of Central Research Institutes of Yoga and Naturopathy

The State Governments of Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Odisha, West Bengal, Rajasthan, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, and Haryana have providedand offered land for setting up of Central Research Institutes of Yoga and Naturopathy (CRIYN) in their respective States through Central Council for Research in Yoga & Naturopathy (CCRYN), an Autonomous Body under Ministry of AYUSH. So far, … Read more

Ministry of AYUSH taking various initiatives to integrate the modern and traditional systems of Medicine

No conflict exists between modern medicine and AYUSH systems with regard to efficacy of medicines, treatments and procedures. The Ministry of AYUSH is taking various initiatives to integrate the modern and traditional systems so as to facilitate a meaningful, cross learning and collaboration between two systems. The highlights of such initiatives have been the following: … Read more

Development Action Plan for Scheduled Castes

As a part of the socio-economic and financial inclusion strategy of the Government to ensure that all segments of the society, particularly the Scheduled Castes, are benefited and adequate funds are allocated for their development, the concept of Development Action Plan for SCs (DAPSC – earlier known as Allocation for Welfare of SCs or SCSP) is … Read more

Overseas Scholarships for SCS, OBCS, EBCS and Weaker Sections

Government of India has been implementing following two schemes for Overseas studies: 1. National Overseas Scholarship for SC etc. candidates under which financial assistance is provided to the selected students from Scheduled Castes, Denotified Nomadics & Semi – Nomadic Tribes, Landless agricultural labourers and traditional artisans categories for pursuing higher studies at Masters level courses … Read more