In a major step towards modernising postal services and engaging India’s youth, Minister of State for Communications and Rural Development Dr. Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar on Saturday inaugurated Andhra Pradesh’s first Gen-Z transformed campus Post Office at VIT-AP University in Amaravati. The initiative forms part of a nationwide drive by the…
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Parliament Passes Sabka Bima Sabki Raksha Bill 2025
New Delhi: Parliament has passed the Sabka Bima Sabki Raksha (Amendment of Insurance Laws) Bill, 2025 on 17th December 2025, marking a significant reform in India’s insurance sector. The bill amends three key Acts the Insurance Act, 1938, the Life Insurance Corporation Act, 1956, and the Insurance Regulatory and Development…
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New Unified Logo Unveiled for Regional Rural Banks
New Delhi: In a significant move to strengthen the identity of Regional Rural Banks (RRBs), the Government of India and NABARD have unveiled a new common logo for all 28 RRBs across the country. This initiative, branded as #OneRRBOneLogo, reflects the collective mission of RRBs to foster financial inclusion and…
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SEED Scheme Empowers Denotified Tribes with ₹39 Cr Support
The Union Government has intensified its focus on the long-marginalised Denotified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Tribes (DNTs) by strengthening the Scheme for Economic Empowerment of DNTs (SEED). With a budgetary allocation of ₹39.40 crore for the financial year 2025–26, the scheme aims to address historical exclusion by providing targeted support in…
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Mission Shakti & Government Schemes Empower Women in India
The Government of India is implementing a wide array of schemes to enhance women’s safety, health, financial security, and social empowerment, targeting widows, single mothers, and women in difficult circumstances. Central to these efforts is Mission Shakti, aimed at strengthening interventions for women’s safety and empowerment. Mission Shakti comprises two…
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MoU to Expand Mutual Fund Access Nationwide
The Department of Posts (DoP) and BSE on Friday signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enable India Post to distribute mutual funds through its nationwide postal network. The partnership, inked in New Delhi, pairs India Post’s last-mile reach with BSE’s StAR MF distribution platform to expand investment access…
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Vibrant Villages Programme-II Approved with ₹6,839 Cr Outlay
New Delhi, December 9, 2025: The Central Government has approved Vibrant Villages Programme-II (VVP-II) as a Central Sector Scheme with a total outlay of ₹6,839 crore. The programme targets select villages in blocks abutting India’s international land borders (ILBs) excluding northern borders already covered under VVP-I and includes 33 villages…
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IEPFA Boosts Financial Literacy with Niveshak Didi & CFL
New Delhi : The Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (IEPFA) has reinforced India’s financial awareness ecosystem through a wide-ranging investor-focused outreach that leverages community networks, postal channels and public awareness drives. Combined efforts under the Centre for Financial Literacy (CFL), Financial Awareness Messages (FAME), Financial Literacy Centres (FLCs) and…
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AI + DPI Conference Charts Roadmap for “Viksit Bharat 2047”
The National Institute for Smart Government (NISG), in partnership with the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY) and the Directorate of IT, Tripura, convened a high-level conference titled “Harnessing AI and Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) for Viksit Bharat” in New Delhi on 5 December 2025. The one-day event brought…
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NCDC Infuses ₹49,799 Cr into Cooperatives in FY 2025–26
The National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) has reinforced India’s cooperative ecosystem with Rs.49,799.06 crore disbursed during the financial year 2025–26 up to October. This follows an impressive rise in support from Rs.5,735.51 crore in 2014–15 to Rs.95,182.88 crore in 2024–25, reflecting NCDC’s growing outreach across agriculture, dairy, healthcare, women, and…