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🧡 2024 Year End Review: PIB
10 Important Ministries
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1️⃣ Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY):
β€’ Semiconductor Manufacturing: Approval of four semiconductor manufacturing units under the Semicon India Programme.
β€’ Artificial Intelligence Leadership: Hosted the 6th meeting of the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI) Ministerial Council in New Delhi; set to be the outgoing chair in 2025.
β€’ Skill Development: Trained 6.39 crore individuals under the Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyan (PMGDISHA), exceeding the target of 6 crore.
β€’ Language Accessibility: BHASHINI initiative bridged language barriers for accessible digital services, offering translation services in 22 scheduled Indian languages.
β€’ Supercomputing Infrastructure: Launched three PARAM Rudra supercomputers to strengthen research and innovation in India.
2️⃣ Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change:
β€’ Afforestation Efforts: Achieved the milestone of planting 102 crore trees under the 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam' campaign, aiming for 140 crore by March 2025.
β€’ Eco-Mark Rules: Notified the Eco-mark Rules on 26th September 2024 to promote environmentally friendly products.
β€’ Air Quality Improvement: Under the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP), achieved a 40% reduction in particulate matter in 23 cities; allocated β‚Ή11,200 crore for pollution control; launched the PRANA Portal for real-time air quality monitoring.
β€’ Mangrove Restoration: Launched MISHTI on World Environment Day 2024 to restore mangroves and boost coastal sustainability.
β€’ Biodiversity Conservation: Notified the Biological Diversity Rules, 2024, and increased the number of tiger reserves in India to 57 with the addition of two new reserves.
3️⃣ Ministry of Home Affairs:
β€’ Criminal Law Reforms: Enacted three new criminal lawsβ€”Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyamβ€”to ensure justice-oriented and victim-centric legal processes.
β€’ Disaster Management: Passed the Disaster Management (Amendment) Bill to empower response forces for more effective disaster management.
β€’ Counter-Terrorism Efforts: Strengthened measures to create a terror-free Jammu and Kashmir through a multi-pronged approach.
β€’ Naxalism Reduction: Achieved significant success in curbing left-wing extremism, eliminating 287 Naxalites and arresting 992 individuals.
β€’ Drug Abuse Helpline: Launched MANAS with a toll-free number 1933, a web portal, and mobile app to provide support for de-addiction and rehabilitation.
β€’ Peace Accords: Signed a tripartite agreement to end conflicts in the Northeast by fulfilling long-pending demands.
β€’ Women's Safety: Approved the establishment of the first all-women battalion of CISF and continued the 'Safety of Women' scheme with a total outlay of β‚Ή1,179.72 crore.
4️⃣ Ministry of Commerce and Industry:
β€’ Trade Agreements: Signed the Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement with the European Free Trade Association; re-launched negotiations for the India-European Union Free Trade Agreement.
β€’ Bharat Mart: Launched a global trade hub for Indian exporters in Dubai to enhance international trade opportunities.
β€’ Trade Connect e-Platform: Introduced a single-window initiative to assist exporters and MSMEs in accessing new markets.
5️⃣ Ministry of Railways:
β€’ Track Renewal and Speed Enhancement: Completed 6,450 km of track renewal, 8,550 turnout renewals, and increased speeds to 130 kmph over 2,000 km.
β€’ Electrification: Electrified 3,210 Route kilometers (Rkm), extending the electrified Broad Gauge network to 97% with renewable energy capacity reaching 2,014 MW.
β€’ Introduction of New Trains: Introduced a record 136 Vande Bharat trains and the first Namo Bharat Rapid Rail.
β€’ Freight Loading: Achieved 1,473 million tonnes (MT) of freight loading, marking a 3.86% growth.
β€’ Station Development: Commenced work on 1,198 stations under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme.
β€’ Safety Technology: Equipped 10,000 locomotives with Kavach safety technology and trained 9,000 technicians.
β€’ Heritage Digitization: Digitized heritage sites, including 80 stations and 78 structures, to boost tourism.
6️⃣ Ministry of Food Processing Industries:
β€’ Processed Food Exports: Increased the share of processed food exports in agri-food exports from 13.7% in 2014-15 to 23.4% in 2023-24.
β€’ Employment Generation: Recognized as one of the largest employment providers in the organized manufacturing sector, contributing 12.41% to total registered sector employment.
β€’ Credit Support: Sanctioned 46,643 loans under the credit-linked subsidy component of the PM Formalization of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PMFME) scheme since January 2024.
7️⃣ Ministry of Tourism:
β€’ International Tourist Arrivals: Recorded 18.89 million international tourist arrivals in 2023.
β€’ Foreign Exchange Earnings: Achieved foreign exchange earnings of β‚Ή2,31,927 crore through tourism during 2023.
β€’ Domestic Tourism: Registered 2,509 million domestic tourist visits during 2023.
β€’ Development Projects: Approved 40 projects worth
8️⃣ Ministry of Health & Family Welfare:
β€’ Ayushman Arogya Mandirs (AAM): As of November 30, 2024, 1,75,338 AAMs have been operationalized, offering an expanded package of 12 services and tele-consultation facilities, with a footfall of 360 crore and 30.75 crore tele-consultations.
β€’ Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY): Currently, 55 crore individuals corresponding to 12.37 crore families are covered under the scheme. Several States/UTs have expanded the beneficiary base at their own cost.
β€’ Strengthening Surveillance of Infectious Diseases: Implemented by the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC); 26 NCDC State branches, 5 NCDC Regional branches, 10 Biosafety Level-3 laboratories, and 20 Metropolitan Surveillance Units are in various stages of establishment.
β€’ U-WIN Platform: As of December 15, 2024, 7.90 crore beneficiaries have been registered, 1.32 crore vaccination sessions held, and 29.22 crore administered vaccine doses recorded on U-WIN.
β€’ Ayush-ICMR Advanced Centres for Integrated Health Research: Launched six centers in four AIIMS (Delhi, Jodhpur, Nagpur, Rishikesh) to promote integrated health research.
9️⃣ Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs:
β€’ Urban Housing and PMAY 2.0: Introduced a new Rental Housing Vertical under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) 2.0, benefiting migrant populations, working women, industrial workers, homeless individuals, students, and other beneficiaries.
β€’ PM-e-Bus Sewa: Launched on August 16, 2023, aiming to augment urban bus operations with Central Assistance of β‚Ή20,000 crore for deploying 10,000 fully air-conditioned electric buses under the Gross Cost Contract (GCC) model.
β€’ Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban (SBM-U): The government released over β‚Ή1,123 crore for projects in nine statesβ€”Assam, Bihar, Delhi, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, and West Bengalβ€”for Solid Waste and Used Water Management, Information, Education, and Communication (IEC), and Capacity Building Projects.
β€’ Capital Expenditure (Capex) Targets: The Ministry has been urged to ensure efficient utilization of the β‚Ή28,628 crore budget allocated for the financial year 2024-25 to meet urban development goals.
πŸ”Ÿ Ministry of Defence:
β€’ Indigenization Efforts: The Ministry notified the fifth Positive Indigenisation List, comprising 346 items, to boost self-reliance in defence production.
β€’ Defence Production: Achieved a record-high defence production figure of β‚Ή1,26,887 crore, reflecting a growth of 16.7% over the previous financial year.
β€’ Defence Exports: Defence exports reached β‚Ή21,083 crore (approximately US$2.63 billion), marking a growth of 32.5% over the previous fiscal year.

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