Key Decisions Taken
PM RAHAT (Road Accident Holistic Action for Treatment) Scheme launched
- Purpose: To prevent deaths due to lack of immediate medical help by covering expenses for accident victims.
- Coverage: Cashless treatment of up to ₹1.5 lakh.
Lakhpati Didi Initiative: Target revised
- Target doubled to support 6 crore Lakhpati Didis by March 2029.
- The earlier target of 3 crore Lakhpati Didis achieved ahead of the original March 2027 timeline.
- About Lakhpati Didi Initiative (2023)
- Objective: To enable rural SHG women to move out of poverty by diversifying livelihoods through skilling, financial inclusion, market access etc.
- E.g. running small enterprises or livestock management
- Definition: A Lakhpati Didi is an SHG member with a sustainable annual household income of ₹1,00,000 or more.
- Ministry: Ministry of Rural Development (under Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM))
- Objective: To enable rural SHG women to move out of poverty by diversifying livelihoods through skilling, financial inclusion, market access etc.
Startup India Fund of Funds 2.0 (FFS 2.0) approved with a corpus of ₹10,000 crore
- FFS 2.0 for startups, unveiled in the Budget 2025-26, focuses on the manufacturing and high-technology sectors, requiring longer-term funding.
- About Fund of Funds for Startups (FFS)
- Flagship initiative of the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) under the Startup India Action Plan.
- Managed by: Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI)
- It supports SEBI-registered Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs), which in turn invest in startups, expanding access to domestic risk capital and strengthening entrepreneurship.
