The article highlights progress in key areas, including banking sector reforms, the expansion of digital payments and poverty reduction, illustrating how sustained efforts and policy initiatives can address longstanding challenges and advance the country’s development goals.

The delegation also visited the Delhi Metro Museum at Supreme Court Metro Station to learn about the network’s evolution and achievements. The visit highlighted DMRC’s expertise in metro rail training, technology and capacity building.

In addition to guest rooms, the Yatri Niwas will offer dining areas, a reception lounge, an auditorium, meeting spaces, and a souvenir shop. Landscaping, terrace gardens, and digital displays are also planned to create a comfortable, home-like environment, making organized religious and cultural trips smoother for visitors traveling from Gujarat.

The conclave aims to promote cross-learning and develop practical solutions to challenges faced by CPSEs through collaboration among government, industry and academia. Its outcomes will include knowledge briefs, a Bharat CPSE Compendium and a Reform Agenda to support evidence-based policymaking and reforms. During the inaugural session, CBC and GSV also announced ‘Kshamta SANGAM’, a joint initiative to leverage academic expertise and innovation for capacity building and evidence-based governance, with GSV becoming the first academic institution to join the proposed national initiative.

Since its launch in 2016, UDAN has operationalised 687 routes and 95 aerodromes, with more than 3.66 lakh flights carrying around 1.71 crore passengers. The scheme has improved connectivity in remote regions, with airports such as Tezu in Arunachal Pradesh and Purnea in Bihar bringing air services closer to previously underserved areas.

Under Modified UDAN, the government aims to add 120 new destinations and 4 crore additional passenger journeys over the next 10 years, with participation from more than 20 states. The initiative will focus on affordability, sustainable operations, transparent project selection and promotion of indigenous aircraft manufacturing, supporting India’s broader ambition to develop a Made-in-India civil aviation ecosystem.

Under the revised framework, a 0.4% MDR will apply to specified Person-to-Merchant (P2M) UPI transactions above ₹2,000, subject to a cap of ₹300 for transactions of ₹75,000 and above. The government said around 96% of P2M UPI transactions will remain unaffected, while Person-to-Person (P2P) transactions will continue to be free. MDR will be distributed among participants such as banks, payment service providers and UPI app providers.

The campaign also places special emphasis on public awareness of the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2026, including the roles and responsibilities of stakeholders and four-way source segregation. Jal Shakti Minister C. R. Patil said that on World Tourism Day, special cleanliness drives will focus on tourist destinations, high-footfall areas and beaches. As part of the campaign, nationwide voluntary shramdaan and cleanliness drives will also be organised on October 1 under the banner “Ek Din, Ek Ghanta, Ek Saath”, bringing citizens together for a coordinated cleanliness effort.