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CDS Schemes & Social Welfare Current Affairs 2026 — Page 2

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• 12 September 2026 631 Critical Care Blocks: Building a Health System for the Next Emergency

  The Union Health Minister inaugurated 10 Critical Care Blocks and 12 Integrated Public Health Laboratories in Andhra Pradesh on 12 September 2026, with 631 CCBs sanctioned nationally under P…

• 23 August 2026 Tribal Languages at Mysuru: The Eighth Schedule Gap and the Transmission Problem

  The Ministry of Tribal Affairs holds a three-day National Conclave on Tribal Languages and Museums at Mysuru from 24 to 26 August 2026. A CDS/OTA explainer on the Eighth Schedule, Articles 2…

• 22 August 2026 Mission Zero: The Sewer Deaths a 2013 Ban Did Not Stop

  A national workshop on Mission Zero – Ending Fatalities in Sanitation Work was held at Bhubaneswar on 22 August 2026. A CDS/OTA explainer on the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavenger…

• 17 August 2026 The SEED Scheme and India's De-notified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Communities

  On 17 August 2026 the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment detailed the SEED scheme for De-notified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic communities. A CDS/OTA explainer on the DWBDNC, the Crimin…

• 2 August 2026 PM-AJAY & the Adarsh Gram Component

  On 2 August 2026 Parliament was told 47,328 villages have been selected under the PM-AJAY Adarsh Gram component. A CDS/OTA explainer on PM-AJAY, saturation, convergence, SC welfare and India…

• 2 August 2026 Nasha Mukt Yuva for Viksit Bharat Sankalp Abhiyan

  On 2 August 2026 the PM launched the 'Nasha Mukt Yuva for Viksit Bharat Sankalp Abhiyan'. A CDS/OTA explainer on drug demand reduction, Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan, NAPDDR, the 2019 substance…

• 13 July 2026 NSFDC & Scheduled-Caste Empowerment

  On 13 July 2026 an impact study showed 81% of NSFDC beneficiaries reporting socio-economic gains. A CDS/OTA explainer on the National Scheduled Castes Finance & Development Corporation, conc…

• 11 July 2026 NAMASTE Scheme & Manual Scavenging

  On 11 July 2026 the government announced the 3rd NAMASTE Day to honour sanitation workers. A CDS/OTA explainer on the NAMASTE scheme, the ban on manual scavenging, the PEMSR Act 2013, mechan…

• 28 June 2026 DIKSHA & India's Digital Learning Ecosystem: PM e-Vidya, NEP 2020 & NDEAR Explained

  On 28 June 2026 PIB profiled DIKSHA, India's 'One Nation, One Digital Platform' for school education. A full CDS/OTA explainer on DIKSHA (2017), PM e-Vidya, NEP 2020, NDEAR, NIPUN Bharat/FLN…

• 28 June 2026 Anemia Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan: The 7x7x7 Strategy, T4 Approach & India's Anaemia Fight

  On 28 June 2026 the Health Ministry announced Anemia Mukt Bharat's transition into an Abhiyaan with a 7x7x7 strategy and T4 approach. A full CDS/OTA explainer on anaemia, the AMB programme, …

• 20 June 2026 PMAY-Urban 2.0: 42,000+ Houses in Madhya Pradesh — Scheme Explained

  On 20 June 2026 MoHUA sanctioned 42,000+ houses under PMAY-Urban 2.0 in Madhya Pradesh. A CDS/OTA explainer on PMAY verticals, PMAY-U 2.0, urbanisation, the 74th Amendment and DBT.

• 20 June 2026 'Nirbhay Chetna': Sensitising 17.5 Lakh Male Panchayat Reps on Gender

  On 20 June 2026 the Panchayati Raj Ministry rolled out Nirbhay Chetna to sensitise 17.5 lakh male elected representatives on women's safety. A CDS/OTA explainer on the Nirbhaya Fund, 73rd Am…

• 8 June 2026 PMSMA at Ten: How India's Free Antenatal Scheme Has Cut Maternal Deaths

  PMSMA (Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan) completes 10 years — free specialist ANC on the 9th of every month since 9 June 2016. A CDS/OTA explainer on the nine assured services, MMR …

• 6 June 2026 India's Health Transformation 2026: Ayushman Bharat and the Road to Universal Health Coverage

  A PIB backgrounder marks 12 years of India's health reforms. A CDS/OTA schemes explainer on Ayushman Bharat's four pillars — PMJAY, Ayushman Arogya Mandirs, PM-ABHIM and the Digital Mission …