- SabIa now operational in 205 selecfed districts aims at all-round development of adolescent girls in the age group 11-18 years and making them self-reliant with a special focus on out-of-school girls. - The scheme has two major components, nutrition and non-nutrition. Nutrition is being given in the form of 'take home rations' or 'hot cooked meals' to out-of-school 11-14 year old girls and all...

- The IGMSY is a conditional eash transfer scheme for pregnant and lactating women implemented mitially on pilot basis in 53 selected districts in the country from October 2010. As on December 31, 2012, more than 3 laTh beneficiaries had been covered and Rs. 27 crore released to states. - The schme is now covered under the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) programme with nine districts being included...

- The objective of this institution set-up on March 30, 1993 under Societies Registration Act, 1860 is tofacilitate credit support to poor women for their socio-economic upliftment. - The support is extended through NGOs, Women Development Corporations. Suitable state government agencies like DRDAs. Dairy Federations, Municipal Councils, etc. - RMK extends loan to the above Organisations at 8 p...

- Every Parliament member of both the houses has been given an authority to recommend various development projects for his/her Parliament Constituency to the concerned District Magistrate. - Under this scheme, a ceiling of Rs. 10 lakh has been fixed for one such project. A total annual ceiling of Rs. 1 crore was fixed for each MP when the scheme was introduced in Dec. 1993, but on Dec. 23, 1998...

- Article 41 of the Constitution of India directs the State to provide public assistance to its citizens in - case of unemployment, old age, sickness and disablement and in other cases of undeserved want within the limit of its economic capacity and development. - In accordance with the directive principles of State Policy, the Government of India introduced in 1995 the National Social Assistan...