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Extension of Jal Jeevan Mission The Union Cabinet approved the extension of Jal Jeevan Mission until December 2028. The mission continues to focus on providing piped potable water to rural households, but the renewed phase gives greater importance to service reliability, community participation and digital monitoring. The extension marks a shift from only building infrastructure to ensuring that water supply systems function properly over time. This means the programme now focuses no

Economic Stabilisation Fund

Economic Stabilisation Fund The Economic Stabilisation Fund was announced on March 13, 2026 by the Union Finance Ministry as a fiscal cushion against sudden shocks. It is designed to help the government respond to unexpected domestic or global economic disruptions without immediately disturbing routine budget planning. Such a fund becomes important during situations like volatile energy prices, supply-chain breakdowns, market stress or geopolitical conflict. It gives the government a

Legacy Thrust Territories

Legacy Thrust Territories The Ministry of Home Affairs introduced the idea of Legacy Thrust Territories on March 2, 2026 to identify districts where the intensity of Naxal or extremist activity has reduced but continued governance and development support is still necessary. The concept recognises that security improvement alone is not enough. Areas that were earlier affected by extremism may still need infrastructure, welfare delivery, livelihood support and administrative attention

02 April, 2026
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Swachh Shehar Jodi Initiative

Swachh Shehar Jodi Initiative The Swachh Shehar Jodi Initiative, launched on September 27, 2025 by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, is based on a city-to-city mentorship model. It pairs high-performing Swachh Survekshan cities with weaker-performing cities from the same state. Instead of only issuing guidelines from the Centre, the initiative encourages practical peer learning. Better-performing cities share local solutions, operational models and sanitation practices with

HPV Vaccination Drive

HPV Vaccination Drive India’s first large-scale Human Papillomavirus vaccination drive was launched on March 14, 2026 by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. It aims to protect girls from cervical cancer by vaccinating them at an age when prevention is most effective. The drive is significant because HPV infection is a major cause of cervical cancer. By focusing on adolescent girls, the programme strengthens preventive healthcare rather than depending only on treatment af