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India-us Working Together In Areas Like Critical Minerals, Supply Chains And Advanced Technologies: Shri Piyush Goyal

The Minister said that Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s government works on the principle of ‘Reform-Perform-Transform’. He emphasized that reforms in the government will help the country perform and transform the lives of the countrymen. Stressing on the importance of spreading information about reforms in India, he urged the participants present to propagate to the world about the experience they have working with India.

Cabinet Approves Health Coverage to All Senior Citizens of the Age 70 Years and Above Irrespective of Income

 AB PM-JAY is the world’s largest publicly funded health assurance scheme which provides health cover of Rs. 5 lakh per family per year for secondary and tertiary care hospitalization to 55 crore individuals corresponding to 12.34 crore families. All members of the eligible families irrespective of age are covered under the scheme. The scheme has covered 7.37 Crore hospital admissions including 49 percent women beneficiaries. The public has benefited to the extent of over Rs. 1 Lakh crore under the scheme.

Cabinet Approves ‘Mission Mausam’ To Create A More Weather-ready And Climate-Smart Bharat

Mission Mausam, to be chiefly implemented by the Ministry of Earth Sciences, is envisaged to be a multi-faceted and transformative initiative to tremendously boost India’s weather and climate-related science, research, and services. It will help to better equip stakeholders, including citizens and last-mile users, in tackling extreme weather events and the impacts of climate change. The ambitious program will help broaden capacity and resilience across communities, sectors, and ecosystems in the long run.

New Notary Portal Launched to Make Appointment of Notaries  Seamless, Efficient and Transparent

The Notary Portal provides an online interface between the notaries and the Government for various services like submission of applications for appointment as notaries, issuance and renewal of Certificates of Practice, change of practice area, submission of annual returns, etc.  With the launch of the Notary Portal, the Central Notaries will not be required to submit applications/ requests in physical mode.  They can submit applications online; monitor its progress; and download digitally signed Certificates of Practice from their digilocker accounts.