Maharashtra launches Mission Kavach Kundal, a COVID-19 vaccination drive that targets the inoculation of 15 lakh people each day in the next 7 days.
Union Minister Parshottam Rupala launches river ranching program at Brijghat, Garhmukteshwar Uttar Pradesh (UP). Under it, he released 15 lakh fish fingerlings of native carp species into the river. 12 other districts of UP to follow. Four other states to take it up.
Andhra Pradesh CM YS Jagan released the second tranche under YSR Aasara scheme by depositing Rs. 6440 crore into the accounts of 78.76 lakh women Self Help Group (SHG) members.
RBI has kept an accommodative stance in relation to the monetary deficit. Keeps Repo rate (Rate at which Central Bank lends money in the short term to Banks) unchanged at 4% and reverse repo rate at 3.35%.
The Rajasthan Government launches Rajiv Gandhi Scholarship for Academic Excellence scheme. Under it, it will bear the higher education costs of 200 students each year in Institutes of Repute (50 selected) like Oxford, Harvard and Stanford.
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