Policy Buzz

2 May 2023

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Policy News

The deadline for Smart Cities Mission has been extended by one year, from June 2023 to June 2024, by the Centre.
‘Marketing and Logistics Development for Promotion of Tribal Products from North Eastern Region’ (PTP-NER), a Central Sector Scheme, was launched by the Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs.
Sangathan se Samriddhi campaign was launched by the Ministry of Rural Development under the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Rural Livelihoods Mission.
The National Generic Document Registration System (NGDRS) has been adopted by 28 states and Union Territories for land records.
The SATHI (Seed Traceability, Authentication and Holistic Inventory) portal and mobile app was launched by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.

National Health Accounts Estimates (2019-20) released by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
The National Medical Devices Policy, 2023 was approved by the Centre.
The Union Ministry of Education urged state governments to procure pulses for PM POSHAN from National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India (NAFED).
‘Promoting Millets In Diets: Best Practices Across States/UTs of India’ report released by NITI Aayog.

India’s first water bodies census report released by the Ministry of Jal Shakti.

Governors of states should either give assent or return bills as soon as possible, observed the Supreme Court.
State of World Population (SOWP) 2023 released by the United Nations Population Fund.
The State of the World’s Children (SOWC) 2023: For Every Child, Vaccination report released by UNICEF.
The State of the Global Climate 2022 report released by the World Meteorological Organization.
World Development Report 2023: Migrants, Refugees and Societies released by the World Bank.
Future Of Jobs Report 2023 released by the World Economic Forum.