Schemes, rights and social frameworks behind the welfare news. 13 concepts, each with its definition, key details and a timeline of every news story that touched it.
The ADIP Scheme is a Government of India scheme that gives free or cheap aids and appliances to persons with disabilities who cannot afford them. These...
Manipur is a small state in Northeast India with three main groups of people: the Meiteis, the Kuki-Zo tribes and the Naga tribes. Each group lives mostly...
The Mental Healthcare Act, 2017 is India's main law on mental health. It gives every person a legal right to get mental healthcare from services run or...
Tele-MANAS is India's free, round-the-clock mental health helpline. Anyone can call 14416 (or 1-800-891-4416) from any phone and talk to a trained...
The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, is India's primary counter-terrorism and anti-extremism legislation. Originally focused on organisations...
The National Education Policy 2020, approved by the Union Cabinet on July 29, 2020, is India's first new education policy in 34 years (replacing the 1986...
The National Investigation Agency was established under the National Investigation Agency Act, 2008, as a central counter-terrorism agency empowered to...
Article 371C was inserted into the Constitution by the Twenty-seventh Amendment Act, 1971, following Manipur's transition from a Union Territory to a full...
The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985 is India's primary statute criminalising the production, manufacture, sale, purchase...
Unlike refugees (who cross international borders), Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) are people forced to flee their homes due to conflict, violence...
The Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976 (Act No. 19 of 1976) is the primary legislation abolishing the bonded labour system in India. It was deemed...
The government's integrated approach to LWE has evolved through three distinct phases. Phase 1 (pre-2014): Fragmented response; states led operations with...
PMMY was launched on April 8, 2015 under the vision of 'Funding the Unfunded.' It offers collateral-free loans to non-corporate, non-farm micro and small...