TMI BlogGovernment implementing various programmes/schemes for promoting inclusive growthX X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Government implementing various programmes/schemes for promoting inclusive growth - News and Press Release Dated:- 16-3-2018 - News - Achieving inclusive growth has been one of the main priorities of the Government. For promoting inclusive growth, the Government is implementing various programmes/schemes for creating better employment opportunities, strengthening social infrastructure and provid ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ing basic amenities like water, electricity, roads, sanitation and housing for covering all sections of population. Various schemes such as Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act Scheme (MGNREGA), Prime Minister s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP), Pradhan Mantri Rojgar Protsahan Yojana, Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY) and Deendayal Antyoda ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ya Yojana- National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM) are being implemented by the Government in both rural and urban areas of the country which aim to create directly and indirectly additional employment opportunities to reap the benefits of the demographic dividend.The Union Budget 2018-19 has announced various measures to provide maximum livelihood opportunities in the rural areas by spendin ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... g more on livelihood, agriculture and allied activities and construction of rural infrastructure. The strategies include promoting labour-intensive sectors by encouraging agro-based industries, and Medium, Small and Micro Enterprises (MSMEs). Focus has also been given to growth of labour intensive textile sector. For social protection, under Ayushman Bharat, the National Health Protection Scheme, ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... has been proposed in the Union budget 2018-19 which is expected to cover over 10 crore poor and vulnerable families (approximately 50 crore beneficiaries) providing coverage upto 5 lakh rupees per family per year for secondary and tertiary care hospitalization. The Union budget has also proposed an increase in the volume of Institutional credit for Agriculture to the tune of ₹ 11 lakh crore ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... during 2018-19. The data on household consumption expenditure collected by National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) is among the prominent proxy measures used to capture economic inequality. As per the latest NSSO data available (2011-12) on Household Consumer Expenditure, the Gini coefficient (measuring the inequality between different expenditure classes of the population) in rural areas has rema ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ined almost the same in 2004-05 and 2011-12 at 0.27 and 0.28 respectively. In the urban areas, the Gini coefficient has increased marginally from 0.35 in 2004-05 to 0.37 in 2011-12. Reducing inequalities is high on the agenda of the Government. Several initiatives have been taken up by the Government of India to eliminate poverty, inequality and to empower the marginalized sections of the socie ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ty by expanding the social security net through Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (Accident Insurance), Atal Pension Yojana (Unorganized Sector) and Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Yojana (Life Insurance) and institutional support for entrepreneurship with the help of MUDRA Bank, to provide microfinance to entrepreneurs in rural hinterland of India and a National Hub for SC/ST entrepreneurs has be ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... en created to support the entrepreneurs belonging to the marginalized communities. Apart from providing the social security net and institutional credit support to the marginalized sections of the society, the Prime Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana is operational that strives to achieve financial inclusion by ensuring that the economically weaker sections have access to bank accounts. According to Economic ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Survey 2017-18, utmost priority to social infrastructure like education, health and social protection is being given by the Government to engineer an inclusive and sustainable growth in India. This was stated by Shri Pon. Radhakrishnan, Minister of State for Finance in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today. - News - Press release - PIB Tax Management India - taxmanagementindia - t ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... axmanagement - taxmanagementindia.com - TMI - TaxTMI - TMITax ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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