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Comptroller And Auditor General Of India
Student Internship Programme
The Student Internship Program, a unique learning opportunity aims to provide the Interns exposure to the functioning of the CAG of India and the Indian Audit & Accounts Department.
International Centre for Environment Audit and Sustainable Development (iCED)
The "International Centre for Environment Audit and Sustainable Development (iCED)" was launched by the Indian Audit and Accounts Department, and the Comptroller and Auditor General of India. The iCED Internship Scheme offers a unique opportunity for students specializing in Ocean Science, Environmental Science, Environmental Management, Environment Audit, Environmental Economics, Environmental Law, Public Administration, Public Policy, Sustainable Development, Information Technology, Data Analytics, Architecture, Human Resource Management, Disaster Management, and related fields. This internship will focus on developing awareness about iCED’s work, with a particular emphasis on Blue Economy, Climate Change, and gender-related themes.
Ministry Of Chemicals And Fertilizers
Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana
The scheme "Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP)" was launched by the Department of Pharmaceuticals, Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers, in November 2008. The branded (Generic) medicines are sold at significantly higher prices than their un-branded generic equivalents, though are identical in therapeutic value. Given the widespread poverty across the country, making available reasonably priced quality generic medicines in the market would benefit everyone.
ICRO Amrit Internship Programme
The IPL Centre for Rural Outreach (ICRO) established under the Indian Potash Limited (IPL), Department of Fertilizers, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, has launched ICRO Amrit Internship Programme focused on youth productivity for prosperity. The interns will be placed at the headquarters and Regional Offices of NPC/ IPL. The duration of the internship will be 3 months initially which can be renewed up to 4 times. The internship program shall be available throughout the year. The placement of interns will be made at the Head office and regional offices of NPC / IPL depending upon the preference of interns and the requirements of the offices concerned.
Ministry Of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
MANAGE Internship Programme
MANAGE Internship Programme is open to students from the disciplines of Extension Education, Economics, Sociology, Psychology, MSW, Journalism, Communication, and Environmental Science. The internships are open year-round, and the duration ranges from 3 months upto 6 months. The interns are provided a stipend of upto ₹ 35,000/- per month. The applicants should be fluent in English and should have good writing skills.
Kisan Credit Card
The KCC Scheme was introduced with the objective of providing adequate and timely credit to the farmers for their agricultural operations. The Government of India provides interest subvention of 2% and Prompt Repayment Incentive of 3% to the farmers, thus making the credit available at a very subsidized rate of 4% per annum.
The scheme was further extended for the investment credit requirement of farmers viz. allied and non-farm activities in the year 2004 and further revisited in 2012 by a working Group under the Chairmanship of Shri T. M. Bhasin, CMD, Indian Bank with a view to simplify the scheme and facilitate issue of Electronic Kisan Credit Cards. The scheme provides broad guidelines to banks for operationalizing the KCC scheme. Implementing banks will have the discretion to adopt the same to suit institution/location-specific requirements.
The Lokpal of India
The Lokpal of India Internship Scheme
The Lokpal of India launched "The Lokpal of India Internship Scheme". The interns will get an opportunity to learn about the implementation of the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, the Prevention of Corruption Act, the Central Vigilance Commission Act, the Delhi Police Establishment Act and other related laws and procedures. They will also learn about the functioning of various institutions like, the Lokpal, the Central Vigilance Commission, The Delhi Police Establishment (CBI), etc.
Kisan Credit Card
The KCC Scheme was introduced with the objective of providing adequate and timely credit to the farmers for their agricultural operations. The Government of India provides interest subvention of 2% and Prompt Repayment Incentive of 3% to the farmers, thus making the credit available at a very subsidized rate of 4% per annum.
The scheme was further extended for the investment credit requirement of farmers viz. allied and non-farm activities in the year 2004 and further revisited in 2012 by a working Group under the Chairmanship of Shri T. M. Bhasin, CMD, Indian Bank with a view to simplify the scheme and facilitate issue of Electronic Kisan Credit Cards. The scheme provides broad guidelines to banks for operationalizing the KCC scheme. Implementing banks will have the discretion to adopt the same to suit institution/location-specific requirements.
NITI Aayog (National Institution for Transforming India)
NITI Internship Scheme
An Internship Scheme named "NITI Internship Scheme" seeks to engage students pursuing Under Graduate / Graduate / Post Graduate Degrees or are Research Scholars enrolled in recognized University/ Institution within India or abroad, as "interns". These 'interns" shall be given exposure to various Verticals/ Divisions/Units within NITI Aayog and would be expected to supplement the process of analysis within NITI Aayog through empirical collection and collation of in-house and other information. The internship will be on unpaid basis. This will allow short term exposure of "selected candidates" with the different Verticals/Divisions/Units of NITI Aayog, Government of India as 'Interns". Following are the domains/areas for which Internship is invited:-
Agriculture
Data Management and Analysis
Economics
Education/Human Resources Development
Energy Sector
Foreign Trade / Commerce
Governance
Ministry Of Youth Affairs & Sports
Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay National Welfare Fund For Sportspersons
A scheme named "Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay National Welfare Fund For Sportspersons" (PDUNWFS) was launched by the Ministry Of Youth Affairs & Sports with the aim to provide suitable assistance to the meritorious and outstanding sportspersons of yesteryear who had brought glory to the country in international field who are now living in indigent circumstances.
The key objectives of the scheme are as follows:-
To provide suitable assistance to sportspersons injured during the period of their training for competitions and also during the competitions, depending on the nature of the injury.
To provide suitable assistance to sportspersons for medical treatment.
National Youth Award
The National Youth Award was sponsored by The Ministry of Youth Affairs for the Indian youth for their tremendous and outstanding work in social service. This award is to motivate young persons to achieve excellence in the field of national development or social service and to develop in them a sense of responsibility to the community and thus to improve their own personal potential as good citizens. The award shall be given for identifiable excellent work for youth in different fields of development activities and social services such as health, research and innovation, culture, promotion of human rights, art and literature, tourism, traditional medicine, active citizenship, community service, sports and academic excellence and smart learning.
Youth Hostel Scheme
The Youth Hostel Scheme is managed by the Department of Youth Affairs & Sports under the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, Government of India. The Central Government provides financial assistance to the State Governments for the construction and maintenance of youth hostels. The State Governments are responsible for the day-to-day management of youth hostels.
Benefits
Affordable accommodation: Youth hostels offer a much cheaper alternative to hotels and guesthouses.
Social atmosphere: Youth hostels are a great place to meet new people from all over the world.
Ministry of Women and Child Development
One Stop Centre
One Stop Centres (OSC) are intended to support women affected by violence, in private and public spaces, within the family, community and at the workplace.
Women facing physical, sexual, emotional, psychological and economic abuse, irrespective of age, class, caste, education status, marital status, race and culture will be facilitated with support and redressal. Aggrieved women facing any kind of violence due to attempted sexual harassment, sexual assault, domestic violence, trafficking, honour-related crimes, acid attacks or witch-hunting who have reached out or been referred to the OSC will be provided with specialized services.
Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana
The Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) is a Centrally Sponsored flagship scheme by the Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India, designed to support pregnant women and lactating mothers. The scheme is to provide maternity benefits to women belonging to socially and economically disadvantaged sections of society. The maternity benefit is to be provided to a woman for the first two living children provided the second child is a girl. For the first child the maternity benefit of ₹5,000/- is provided in two instalments under PMMVY and the beneficiary is also entitled to receive the cash incentive as per approved norms towards Maternity Benefit under Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) after institutional delivery so that on an average, a women gets ₹6,000/-. For the second child, the benefit of ₹6,000/- is to be provided subject to second child is a girl child, in one installment after the birth. Cases of miscarriage/still births are to be treated as fresh cases for providing maternity benefit under the scheme. Further, as per the new guidelines for 'Mission Shakti’, applicable with effect from 01.04.2022, the scheme (PMMVY 2.0) seeks to promote positive behavioral change towards girl child by providing additional cash incentive for the second child, if that is a girl child. Thus, for the second child, the benefit of ₹6,000/- is to be provided in one instalment post birth. This would contribute towards improving Sex Ratio at Birth by discouraging female feticide. Also, in case of miscarriage/stillbirth, the beneficiary will be treated as a fresh beneficiary in the event of any future pregnancy.
Ministry Of Tourism
HRIDAY: Heritage City Development & Augmentation Yojana
Launched on 21st January 2015, the scheme "National Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana", also known as "HRIDAY" is a central sector scheme by the Ministry of Tourism. The scheme was introduced to bring together urban planning, economic growth, and heritage conservation in an inclusive manner & to preserve the heritage character of the city. The mission period of the scheme ended on 31st March 2019. The scheme supported the development of core heritage-linked civic infrastructure projects, which include the revitalization of urban infrastructure for areas around the heritage, religious, cultural, and tourism assets of the cities. These initiatives include the development of water supply, sanitation, drainage, waste management, approach roads, footpaths, street lights, tourist conveniences, electricity wiring, landscaping, and such citizen services.
Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Augmentation Drive (PRASHAD)
Launched in 2014–2015, the scheme "Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Augmentation Drive (PRASAD)" is a Central Sector Scheme by the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India. The scheme focuses on developing and identifying pilgrimage sites across India to enrich the religious tourism experience. It aims to integrate pilgrimage destinations in a prioritised, planned and sustainable manner to provide a complete religious tourism experience. The PRASAD scheme aims to pave the way for the development and promotion of religious tourism in India.
Ministry of Corporate Affairs
Prime Minister’s Internship Scheme
The scheme “Prime Minister’s Internship Scheme” was launched by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India. The scheme aims to provide internship opportunities to one crore youth in top 500 companies in five years. Through this Scheme, youth will gain exposure for 12 months to real-life business environment, across varied professions and employment opportunities.
The purpose of this scheme is envisaged as an arrangement between the intern and the company in which the company provides an opportunity for the intern to get training, and gain experience and skills within the real-life environment of the business or organization that helps in bridge the gap between academic learning and industry requirements, in turn, assisting enhancement of her/his employability.
Internship Programme At Serious Fraud Investigation Office
Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) is a multi-disciplinary organization under the Ministry of Corporate Affairs has an Internship Programme which was started in 2017 to provide a platform for interaction of talented and young scholars and researchers from reputed academic institutions who are pursuing Post-Graduation/Research Program in Economics/ Commerce/Law/Management and Computer Forensics as well as professional courses with Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, Institute of Cost Accountants of India (CMA) and Institute of Company Secretaries of India with officers of SFIO, including its Regional Offices. The programme also provides an opportunity to interns to not only familiarize themselves with the working of the Government but also offers a chance to gain hands-on experience in specialized skills in their area of study as well as working in team.
Ministry Of Communication
National Centre For Communications Security (NCCS) Internship Scheme
The National Centre for Communications Security (NCCS) Internship Scheme allows young talent to be associated with the NCCS work for mutual benefit. It will enable NCCS to interact with young scholars and to get fresh ideas and study/ research support from the field of academics. At the same time, it will provide an opportunity for young scholars to contribute to the NCCS work and have an insight into the related technical work. The opportunity enables the young population to acquire knowledge in the areas like Hardware level Security, Source Code analysis (Static and dynamic analysis at HLL, Binary Code Analysis) Crypto algorithm implementation validation and Crypto Module validation, Supply chain vulnerabilities, Run time vulnerabilities in a live network (Advanced Persistent Threats), Back door entry vulnerabilities, Identification of Intentional/ Hidden Malware in Software/ Firmware of equipment.
TEC Internship Scheme
The ‘TEC Internship Scheme’ by the Telecommunication Engineering Centre (TEC), Department of Telecommunications, New Delhi intends to engage 25 Interns in order to study/formulate/operationalize/assess various works/projects/policies etc. The internship Programme will allow young talent to be associated with the TEC work for mutual benefit. It will enable TEC to interact with young scholars and get fresh ideas and study/ research support from academics. At the same time, it will provide an opportunity for young scholars to contribute to the TEC work and have insight into the related technical work.
Ministry Of Defence
Prime Minister's Scholarship Scheme
Prime Minister’s Scholarship Scheme was introduced in the Academic year 2006-07 by the Department of Ex-servicemen Welfare, Ministry of Defence, to encourage higher technical and professional education for the dependent wards of Ex-Servicemen / Ex-Coast Guard personnel and their widows.
A total number of 5500 (2750 Boys and 2750 Girls) wards / widows of Ex-servicemen are selected for the scholarship in each academic year. Scholarship amount is paid annually to the selected students for a period of one to five years as per the duration of the courses approved by the concerned regulatory bodies. The amount of the scholarship is ₹2500 per month for boys and ₹3000 per month for girls.
RMEWF-Financial Assistance For Education Of Children & Widows Of Ex-Servicemen
A scheme to provide financial assistance to Ex-Servicemen and their widows for helping them in educating their child (for maximum two children) up to graduation and also for widows to pursue Post Graduation degree.
Aim of this scheme is to provide financial assistance to up to a maximum of two dependent children of those ESM or their widows, up to the ranks of Havildar in the Army and equivalent in the Navy and Air Force, who are not in receipt of such benefit from from the State or his Employer. It is also applicable to widows for post-graduation degree course.
Technology Development Fund (TDF) Scheme
Technology Development Fund (TDF) has been established to promote self-reliance in Defence Technology as a part of the 'Make in India' initiative. It is a programme of the Ministry of Defence. This programme is executed by the Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) to meet the requirements of the Tri-Services, Defence Production and DRDO. The Scheme encourages participation of public/private industries, especially MSMEs and startups, so as to create an ecosystem for enhancing cutting-edge technology capability in the defence sector.
Innovations for Defence Excellence
Scheme for iDEX-Innovations for Defence Excellence was launched in May’ 2021 by Defence Innovation Organization (DIO) under the aegis of the Department of Defence Production (DDP), Ministry of Defence (MoD). iDEX provides grants up to Rs. 1.50 Cr (up to Rs. 10 Cr in case of iDEX Prime) to the Start-ups/MSMEs to fund the projects in many technological areas under Defence India Start-up Challenges (DISC) and Open Challenge through the Support for Prototype and Research Kick start (SPARK Framework). The iDEX scheme, besides fostering innovation and technology development, is also a path to procurement for the Armed Forces as per the Defence Acquisition Procedure 2020 which states that procurement through Innovative solutions could be undertaken under following programmes: -
(a) Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX).: Projects of Start-ups, MSMEs etc. with low capital investments and high innovation would be pursued under the iDEX category.
(b) Technology Development Fund (TDF) Scheme. Projects supported through TDF of DRDO for leveraging the domestic capabilities available with Indian Industries especially MSMEs including Start-ups.
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