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 MINISTRY OF FINANCE

Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandan Yojana

(PMVVY)
 Launch: 4th May, 2017
 Type : Central Sector Scheme.
 Eligibility: Only to Senior citizens.

 Objective: Offer an insurance policy-

cum-pension scheme, provides security
to senior citizens
 Implementing agency: Life Insurance Corporation of India.
 Features:
 Guaranteed pension payouts for 10 years, with a return of principal at maturity.
 Assured pension ranging from Rs1000/- per month to Rs.12,000/-per month,based on
contribution.
 Limit on investment : Min limit : Rs 1.56 lakh; Max limit : Rs 15 lakh.
 Beneficiaries get back principal in event of investor’s death within 10 years.
 Loan facility available after completion of 3 policy years.

STAND UP INDIA SCHEME

 Launch : 5th April, 2016.
 Type : Central Sector Scheme.
 Purpose : Bank loans between Rs.
Rs.10 lakh and Rs. 1 Crore to at least one SC or ST borrower and at
least one woman borrower per bank branch for setting up a greenfield enterprise.
enterprise
 Eligibility: Greenfield enterprise in manufacturing, services, Agri-allied activities or the trading sec-
tor.
 Implementing Agency: Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI).
).
 Features :
 Loan extend enitity:: All branches of Scheduled Commercial Banks..
 Loan secured under CGFSI (Credit
Credit Gurantee Fund for Stand Up India).
India
 Lowest applicable rate of bank for category not exceed Bank’s base rate (MCLR)
+3%+tenor premium.
 Loan Repayment in 7 years with a maximum moratorium period of 18 months.
months
 Stand-up
up Connect Centres : SIDBI and NABARD designed as stand up Connect Centres.

PRADHAN MANTRI MUDRA YOJANA (PMMY)

 Launch: 8th April, 2015

 Type: Central Sector Scheme
 MUDRA: Registered as Company under Companies Act 2013 and Non-Banking
Banking Finance Institute
with RBI.
 Intended Beneficiary: Any Indian Citizen who has a business plan for a non-farm
farm sector income
generating activity and whose credit need is less than Rs 10 lakh.
 Objective: To create entrepreneu
entrepreneurial culture by increasing access to Finance to the unbanked and
bring down the finance cost to small enterpriser mainly from informal sector.
 Features:
 MUDRA (Micro
Micro Units Development & Refinance Agency Ltd
Ltd.) supports the finance In-
stitutions (include Com
Commercial
mercial Banks / Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) / Small Finance
Banks / NonBanking Financial Companies (NBFCs
(NBFCs))
)) involved in lending to micro / small
business entities.
 Mudra card issued for efficient working capital and keep the interest burden Minimum.
 Managed by the National Credit Guarantee Trustee Company Ltd
Ltd.. (NCGTC).
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 3 Types of Loans:
Shishu

•Upto rs 50,000

Kishore

•Rs 50,000 to 5 lakh

Tarun

•Rs 5 lakh to Rs 10 Lakh

ATAL PENSION YOJANA (APY)
 Launch : 9th May, 2015 from Kolkata,
Kolkata,WB

 Objective : Provide Mininum guaranteed pension for the people in the unorganized sector.
sector
 Implementing Agency : Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) under the
National Pension System (NPS).
 Eligibility : APY is open to all bank account holders in the age group of 18 to 40 years.

Note : From 1st October 2022

2022, any citizen who is or has been an income-tax
income payer
(Income-tax
tax Act,1961), shall NOT be eligible to open new APY account.

 Features :
 Guaranteed minimum monthly pension of Rs. 1000 or its multiple upto Rs. 5000 (based
on the contributions) at the age of 60 years.
 Subscriber could exit from the scheme subject to certain subject to certain condition.
 Death of the subscriber :
 Premature death (before 60 years of age) -> Spouse can continue contribution to
APY account.
 Death after attaining 60 years -> Pension to spouse -> If spouse also dies,
dies accu-
mulated pension corpus would go to nominee.

Other schemes
 Mera Bill Mera Adhikar :
o Launch : Sep 2023
o Objective : To encourage people to take GST Bills from Shopkeepers and Cash prize
from Rs. 10,000/- to Rs. 1 Crore.
 Vivad Se Vishwas 1:
o Launch : Union Budget 2023-24
o Objective: relief for MSMEs impacted by Covid 19.
 Vivad se Viswas ll :
o Launch : Union Budget 2023-24
o Objective : to effectively settle the pending Contractual Disputes of Govt and Govt un-
dertaking.

INSURANCE SCHEME
 Launch : 9th May, 2015 from Kolkata,WB

Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana
Yojana(PMJJBY) (PMSBY)
Aim : provide life insurance upto age 55. Aim: Insurance against Accidents.
Eligibility; Citizens (including NRIs) in the Eligibility : Citizens (including NRIs) in the age
age group of 18 to 50 years. group 18 to 70 years.
Central Sector Scheme. Central Sector Scheme.
Risk covered : Death due to any reason, after Risk covered : Accidental death and disabili-
the first 45 days of enrolment. ties.
Premium rate : ₹436 per annum. Premium rate : ₹ 20 per annum.

Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKY)

 Launch: 17th Dec 2016.
 Objective : Two main objectives: to curb Black money and to initiate Income equality.
 Eligibility :
 All Below Poverty Line (BPL) families.
  Families under the Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) by States/UTs based on criteria set by the central
Govt.
 State Governments/Union Territory Administrations identify Priority Households (PHH) based on
criteria prepared by States/UTs.
 Features :
 Must pay 50% of the untaxed amount.
 Provides employment opportunities to people experiencing poverty.
 The individual agrees to pay 50% of the undisclosed income, the scheme helps to avoid pros-
ecution.
 provision of investing 25% of the undisclosed income in the PMGKY scheme and refunded
without interest after four years.
 Insurance cover of Rs 50 Lakh per health workers.
 80 crore people under National Food Security Act gets 5Kg wheat or rice for free every.

MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

AYUSHMAN BHARAT
 Launch: 15th Sept 2014.
 Type : Centrally Sponsored Scheme.
 Objective: To achieve the vision of Universal Health Coverage (UHC).
 Background: Recommended by the National Health Policy 2017.
 Components : Health and Wellness Centres (HWCs); Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY).
 Features :
 HWCs :
 1,50,000 HWCs will be created to deliver Comprehensive Primary Health Care (CPHC),
that is universal and free to users.
 funding : Through National Health Mission (NHM).
 PM-JAY :
 National Health Protection Scheme (NHPS) has been rechristened as PM-JAY.
 Implementing Agency: National Health Authority (NHA).
 Beneficiaries: Identified through Socio Economic Caste Census 2011 (SECC 2011).

Rs. 5 lakhs per family per year Technologically driven, enables

for secondary and tertiary care cashless and paperless
hospitalization transaction

BENEFITS

Service available Across public

No cap on family size or age and private empanelled
hospitals in India

NATIONAL HEALTH MISSION (NHM)

 Launch : NHM was launched in 2013 subsuming the National Rural Health Mission (2005) and the
National Urban Health Mission (2013).
 Type: Centrally Sponsored Scheme.
 Mission Head : Mission Director of the rank of Additional Secretary.
 Objectives : universal access to equitable, affordable & quality health care services.
 Features :
 Support to state : to strengthen public health systems and healthcare delivery.
  TWO Sub schemes:
1. National Rural Health Mission (NRHM):

Inititiative under NHRM

ASHA (Accredited Social Health Activists)

Janani Suraksha yojana
Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakram.
Rashtriya Bal Swasthykarkram
RMNCH+A: Reproductive Maternal Newborn child and Adolescent Health.
National Mobile Medical Units.
2. National Urban Health Mission (NUHM) :
Service Delivery Infrastructure: Urban–Primary Health Centre, Urban Commu-
nity Health Centre ((U-CHC)) and Referral Hospitals and Outreach services.

SCHEMES RELATED TO PREGNANT WOMEN

Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY)

 Launch : April 2005
 Type : Centrally Sponsored Scheme.
 Aim : Reducing maternal mortality by promot-
ing institutional delivery among pregnant
women belonging to weaker sections of soc
soci-
ety.
 Features:
 ASHA act as a link between poor pregnant women and public health sector
 Low performing states -- All pregnant women after institutional delivery.
 High performing states -Below Poverty Line (BPL) women and the SC and ST women after
institutional delivery, up to 2 live births

LaQshya (Labour Room Quality

Improvement Initiative)
 Launch : 11th Dec 2017
 Aim : Reduce preventable materna
maternal
and newborn mortality, morbidity
and stillbirth.
 Type: Centrally Sponsored Scheme
Scheme.
 Features :
 Quality Improvement in labour room and maternity OT will be assessed through NQAS
(National Quality Assurance Standards).
 70% score on NQAS will be certified as LaQshya certified.

Surakshit Matritva Aashwasan Yojana (SUMAN Yojana)

 Launch : 10th Oct 2019
 Type : Centrally Sponsored Scheme.
 Aim : To reach out to all Pregnant
Women who are in the 2nd & 3rd Tri-
mesters of pregnancy
 Feature : Receive zero expense access
up to six months after delivery.

NIKSHAY POSHAN YOJANA (NPY)

 Launch: 1st April, 2018

 Type : Centrally Sponsored Scheme.
 Aim: Provides incentives for nutritional
support to TB patients.
 Features :
 Financial incentive of Rs.500/- per month for anti-TB treatment is given through DBT in
Aadharenabled bank account of beneficiary.
 Ni-kshay Mitras, which includes NGOs, individuals, corporations, cooperatives, and political
parties, can volunteer to support TB patient.
MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY & DAIRYING

PRADHAN MANTRI MATSYA SAMPADA

YOJANA (PMMSY)
 Launch : 10th Sept 2020.
 Type : Central Sector Scheme, and Centrally
Sponsored Scheme.
 Tenure : FY 2020-21 to FY 2024-25
 Indented Beneficiaries: Fishers,
SCs/STs/Women/Differently abled persons,
Fisheries cooperatives/ Federations, etc
 Objective : Harnessing fisheries potential, en-
hancing Farmer’s income and consolidating
the achievements of Blue Revolution.
 Features:
 Technology: Re-circulatory Aquaculture Systems, Biofloc, Aquaponics, Cage Cultivation
etc.
 Focused regions : J&K, Ladakh, Islands, Northest, Aspirationals District.

National Livestock Mission (NLM)

 Launch: FY 2014-2015.
 Type : centrally-
sponsored scheme.
 Objective: production
of quality fodder and
fodder seeds through
effective seed produc-
tion chain (Nucleus –
Breeder –Foundation –
Certified-Truthfully
labelled, etc.)
 Features:
There are four sub-missions :
 Sub-Mission on Fodder and Feed Development
 Sub-Mission on Livestock Development.
  Sub-Mission on Pig Development in North-Eastern Region.
 Sub-Mission on Skill Development, Technology Transfer and Extension.

SAGAR Parikrma
 Launch : 5th March 2022,
 Objectives: to organize a sea voyage across all coastal states & UT.

MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

PRADHAN MANTRI FASAL BIMA YOJANA (PMFBY)

 Launch: 13th May 2016
 Type: Centrally Sponsored Scheme.
 Objective : crop insurance from pre-sowing to
post-harvest period.
 Beneficiaries : All farmers including sharecrop-
pers and tenant farmers.
 Features: 1. Insurance subsumed ->
 Replaces National Agricultural Insurance
Scheme (NAIS) and Modified NAIS.
 The Restructured Weather-Based Crop Insur-
ance Scheme (RWBCIS) is still continued.
 Premium is paid as % of sum assured or Actuarial Premium Rate (APR), set by insurance compa-
nies :
 Commercial /Horticulture : 5 %
 Kharif crop : 2%
 Rabi crop: 1.5%
PRADHAN MANTRI KISAN SAMMAN NIDHI (PM-KISAN)
 Luanch: 29th Feb 2019
 Type : Central Sector
Scheme.
 Tenure: ₹6,000 per year in
three equal instalments of ₹
2,000 each, every 4 months.
 Objective : provide income
support to all land holding
eligible farmer families.

 Features:
 Benefit to only those farmers’ families whose names are entered into the land records.
 Self-registration
registration Mechanism
Mechanism,through mobile app, PM KISAN portal and walk-ins
walk via Com-
mon Service Centers (CSC).
CSC).
 All beneficiaries will be given the Kisan Credit Cards (KCC).

PRADHAN MANTRI KRISHI SINCHAYEE YOJANA (PMKSY)

 Launch: 1st July 2015
 Type: Centrally Sponsored
Scheme.
 Monitoring : Central Wa-
ter Commission and Min-
istry of Jal Shakti.
 Objective: ‘Har Khet ko
pani and water use effi-
ciency ‘More crop per
drop
 feature: 4 Components :
1. Per Drop More Crop :
ICT interventions
through NeGP -- Precision irrigation technologie.
2. On farm water management : Launched in 1996-97 to accelerate implementation.
3. Har khet ka pani: new water sources  rainwater harvesting structures Command area de-
velopment.
4. Intergrated watershed management programme: management of runoff water and improved soil
& moisture
 MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES (MOFPI)

PRADHAN MANTRI KISAN SAMPADA

YOJANA (PMKSY)
 Launch : 2016 SAMPADA renamed in
2017 to PMKSY.
 Type: Central Sector Scheme
 Objective: modern infrastructure for food
processing, effective backward and for-
ward linkages
 Component of schemes:
 Mega Food Parks: Implemented by: A Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV).
 Integrated Cold Chain, Integrated Cold Chain, Value Addition and Preservation Infrastructure: set up
by Companies, Self Help Groups (SHGs), Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs), NGOs,
 Food Safety & Quality Assurance Infrastructure
 Creation/Expansion of Food Processing/Preservation Capacities (CEFPPC)
 Infrastructure for Agro Processing Clusters
 Scheme for Creation of Backward and Forward Linkages
 Human Resources and Institutions

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

SAMAGRA SIKSHA- AN INTEGRATED SCHEME FOR SCHOOL EDUCATION

 Launch : 2018-19
 Type: Centrally Sponsored Scheme
 Implementing agency: State Implementa-
tion Society (SIS) at the State/UT level.
 Tenure: 2021 to 2026
 Objectives: Access, Equity and Quality and
Vocationalisation to Support Right of
Children to Free and Compulsory Educa-
tion (RTE) Act,2009.

 Features:
 3 Subsume scheme:

Rashtriya
Scheme on
Sarve Shiksha Madhyamika
Teacher
abhiyan Shiksha
Education
Abhiyan(RMSA)

SCHEME FOR HIGHER EDUCATION YOUTH IN APPRENTICESHIP AND SKILL (SHREYAS)

 Launch : 27th Feb 2019.
 Implementing agency : Sector Skill Council.
 Objective: employability and linking educa-
tion with industry.
 Features: umbrella scheme, comprises 4 cen-
tral sector sub-schemes.
1. Free coaching for Sc and Obcs
2. Top class Education for SCs
3. National Overseas Scheme for SCs
4. National Fellowship for SC student.

NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR TECHNOLOGY (NEAT)

 launch: Nov 2019
 Objective: use Artificial Intelligence to
make learning more personalised and
customised.
 features:
 PPP based scheme.
 Llarge number of economically back-
ward students.
 National NEAT platform provide one-
stop access to these technological solu-
tions.
 EdTech companies support.
NATIONAL INITIATIVE FOR SCHOOL HEADS’ AND TEACHERS’ HOLISTIC ADVANCEMENT
(NISHTHA)
 Launch : Aug 2019
 Type : Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Samagra Siksha.
 Objective: Provides teachers with training on includes pedagogy, child development, and ICT.
 Implementing body : Department of School Education and Literacy.
 Operation : 3 phase :
1. NISHTA 1.0 : for primary and upper-primary level teacher.
2. NISHTA 2.0 : Senior Secondary level teachers.
3. NISHTA 3.0 : Foundational Literacy and Numeracy covering primary to 5th class.

Other Schemes
 Pradhan Mantri Uchchatar Shiksa Abhiyan(PM-USHA):
o Launch : 2023
o Objective : to work with 300-plus state universities and its affiliated colleges.

 PM SHRI :
o Launch : Sept 2022
o Objective : (PM school for Rising India) by strengthening the existing schools from amongst
schools managed by Central Govt/State govt/UT/Govt/Local bodies.
 New India Literacy Programme :
o Launch : FY 2022-2027
o Objective: the scheme aims to cover a target of 5,000 crore non-literates in the age grpup of
15 years and above.
 PM eVIDYA :
 o Launch : 2020
o Objective : to protect the education of children during the Covid-19 pandemic.
 RUSA Scheme:
o Launch: 2013
o Objective : To higher studies

KAVACH 2023
 Aim : To identify innovative ideas and technological solutions for addressing the cyber security
and cybercrime challenges of the 21st century.
 Conducted by: Ministry of Education’s Innovation Cell, All India Council for Technical Education
(AICTE), Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D) and Indian Cyber Crime Coordi-
nation Centre (I4C).
 About : It is a National Level Hackathon to tackle cyber threats and provide effective solutions.

Ministry of Power

PRADHAN MANTRI SAHAJ BIJLI HAR GHAR YOJANA(SAUBHAGYA)

 Launch : Sept 2017
 Nodal agency : Rural Electrification
Corporation Limited (REC).
 Eligibility: All DISCOMs including pri-
vate sector DISCOMs, state power de-
partments, and Rural Electric Coopera-
tive Societies.
 Objective: electrify all poor households
in urban areas and un-electrified
households.
 Beneficiaries: Identified through the
 Socio-Economic and Caste Census (SECC) 2011 data

Other schemes
 Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojana (UDAY)
 Launch : November 5, 2015
 Objective : aims to address the financial challenges faced by Power Distribution Com-
panies (DISCOMs)

DEEN DAYAL UPADHYAY GRAM JYOTI Yojana

 Launch : 20th Nov 2014
 Objective: Provide electricity to farmers and non farmers.

Newly Launched:

MISSION ON ADVANCED AND

HIGH-IMPACT RESEARCH
(MAHIR)
 Tenure: 2023-24 to 2027-28
 Interministerial: The Scheme is
launched in collaboration with
New & Renewable Energy
(MNRE).
 Ministry of Micro, Small and Enterprises

PM Viswakarma Scheme
 Launch: 17th Sept 2023
 Tenure: FY 2023-24 to FY
2027-28).
 Type: central sector scheme
 Eligibility: 18 traditional
crafts such as Boat Maker;
Armourer; Blacksmith;
 Features:
 recognition through a
PM Vishwakarma
certificate and ID
card.
 receive collateral-
free credit support
of up to ₹1 lakh and
₹2 lakh (second tranche) with a concessional interest rate of 5%.
 stipend of Rs 500 per day
Other scheme
 MSME(LEAN) Competitive scheme:
o Launch: 2023
o Objective: to provide a roadmap to global competitiveness for the MSMEs of India.
 Sambhav & Svavlamban :
o Launch :
o Objective : to promote entrepreneurship amongst youth.

Ministry of Railway

Amrit Bharat Station

 Launch : Aug 2023
 Objective: Aims to redevelop 1309 stations nationwide.

Ministry of Home Affairs

Vibrant Village Programme

 Launch : 15th Feb 2023
 Type: Centrally Sponsored Scheme.
 Tenure: FY 2022-23 to 2025-26.
 Objective: funds for development of essen-
tial infrastructure and creation of liveli-
hood opportunities.
 Feature: - covers Arunachal Pradesh, Sik-
kim, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and
UT of Ladakh.
 Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change(MoEFC)

MISHTI(Mangrove Initiative for Shoreline Habitats & Tangible Incomes) yojana

 Launch: 5th Jun 2023
 Objectives: facilitates mangrove planta-
tion along India's coastline and on salt
pan lands.
 features: convergence between
MGNREGS, Campa Fund and other
sources.

Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

SVANidhi se Samriddhi
 Launch : 1st June 2020
 Type: Central Sector Scheme
 Objective: Social security benefits to street vendors.
 Lending agency : Microfinance Institutions, Non-Banking Financial Company, Self Help Groups
Pradhan Mantri Aawas Yojana
 Launch : 25th June 2015
 Type: Centrally Sponsored Scheme
 Objective: an initiative to establish housing facilities for slum dwellers.

 PM e-bus Sewa :
o Launch : 2023
o Objective : to increase the modal share of electric bus(ebus) based public transport in In-
dian cities
 NIPUN :
o Launch: 5th July 2021
o Objective : Over One lakh construction workers Training .

Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT)

 Launch : 25th June 2015
 Objective : Revitalize infrastructure and
provide basic services in urban areas.
 Feature:
 Aims to improve basic urban infra-
structure in 500 cities across In-
dia.
 Focuses on core infrastructure like
water supply, sewerage & sanita-
tion, storm water drainage, solid
waste management, and public
transportation.
 Central government allocation of
Rs. 64,000 crore for the period
2015-20 (mission period).
 MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ, RURAL DEVELOPMENT

Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY)

 Launch : 25 Dec 2000.
 Objective : Provide rural connectivity through all weather roads.
 Features:
 Aims for all-weather road connectivity in rural areas.
Budget: Rs. 19,000 crore (FY 2023-24).
 Construction of new roads and upgradation of ex-
isting ones to all-weather standards.
 Priority to connecting habitations with population
of 500+ (100+ in hilly areas).
 Focus on backward regions and Left Wing Extremism
(LWE) affected areas.
 Promotes environmental sustainability measures in road construction.

Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY)

 Launch : 5 September 2014
 Objective : Enhance employability of
rural youth through skill training.
 Feature:
 Provides skill development to
rural youth for employment
opportunities. Budget: Rs. 3,000
crore (FY 2023-24). Details on
Ministry of Rural Development
website.
 Training in various job-oriented trades through certified training providers.
 Placement assistance for trained youth after successful course completion.
 Financial aid for training and post-training support like toolkits and entrepreneurial guidance.
 Focus on empowering youth from SC, ST, OBC, and minority communities
 Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

SMILE(Support for Marginalized

Individuals for Livelihood and
Enterprise)
 Launch : 12th Feb 2022
 Type: Central Sector Scheme
 Objective : support for Marginalised
Individual for Livelihood and Enter-
prise.
 Feature: Scheme after the merger of
existing Schemes for Beggars and
Transgenders.

Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan

 Launch : 3rd Dec , 2015.
 About : National campaign established by
the Department of Persons with disabilities
Empowerment of the Ministry of Social Jus-
tice and Empowerment (DEPwD).
 Objective: to make a barrier-free and con-
ducive environment for Divyangjans (Per-
sons with Disabilities - PwDs) all over the
country.
 About : Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Act, 2016 replaced the PwD Act, 1995
 comply with United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD)
.
SHRESHTHA
 Luanch: June 2022
 Objective: Residential Education for Students in High Schools in Targeted Areas

Other scheme
 PM NAMSTE :
o Launch : 2022
o objective : Zero fatalities in sanitation work should be done by skilled workers. No
direct contact with human faceal matter

 DANCE( Dr Ambedkar Centre of Excellence):

o Launch : April 2022
o Objective : to provide High Quality Free Coaching Facilities to the Scheduled Caste

 Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyan :

o Launch : 2020
o Objective: To address problem of Drug Abuse.

Pradhan Mantri Anu Suchit Jaati Abhyuday Yojana (PM-AJAY)

 Launch: FY 2021-22.
 Type : Centrally Sponsored Schemes.
 Other scheme subsumed:
 Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana (PMAGY):For integrated development of Scheduled Castes
majority villages.
 Special Central Assistance to Scheduled Castes Sub Plan (SCA to SCSP): To give a thrust to
family oriented schemes of economic development of SCs below the poverty line (BPL), by
providing resources for filling the critical gaps.
 Babu Jagjivan Ram Chhatrawas Yojana (BJRCY): For construction of hostels, especially for SC
girls, towards the broader vision of containment and reduction of their dropout rate.
 Ministry of Jal Shakti

JAL JEEVAN MISSION & ATAL BHUJAL MISSION

 Launch : 2019
 Type:Centrally
sponsored
scheme
 Objective : supply
55 litres of water
per person per
day by tap water
(till 2024).

ATAL BHUJAL MISSION

 Launch: 25th Dec 2019
 Type: Central Sector Scheme
 Tenure: 2020-21 to 2024-25

SWACCH BHARAT ABHIYAN

 Luanch : 2nd Oct 2014
 Objectives: to achieve the vision of ‘Clean India ‘ by 2nd Oct 2019.

GOBARdhan ( Galvanizing Organic Bio-Agro Resources Dhan)

o Launch : 2018
o Objectives: To convert waste to wealth towards promoting circular economy.
 Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distri-
bution and Textiles

SETU(SUPPORTING ENTREPRENEURS IN TRANSFORMATION & UPSKILLING)

 Launch: 7th Sept 2022
 Objectives: connect starts-up in India to US-based investors and start-up programme

One Nation One Ration Card (ONORC)

 Launch : August 9, 2019
 Objective : Allow portability of ration cards across
states.
 Feature:
 Allows inter-state and intra-state portability for ra-
tion cardholders.
 Aims to eliminate issues faced by migrant workers
and individuals who relocate.
 Requires linking of ration cards with Aadhaar for better identification and transparency.
 ONORC is an initiative implemented through existing schemes and doesn't have a separate budget
allocation.
 Funding comes from the overall budget allocated for the NFSA and PDS (Public Distribution Sys-
tem).
 Ministry of Textiles

SAMARTHA
o Launch: 2017
o Objective: To ensure a con-
tinuous supply of skilled
workforce in the labor-
intensive textiles sector of
India.

Ministry of Civil Aviation

UDAAN yojan
 Launch : 21st Oct 2016
 Objective: Ude Desh Ka Aam
Naagrik (for regional airport
development and regional con-
nectivity enhancement )
 Ministry of Women and Child Development

UJJWALA

 Launch : 1st May 2016

 Objectives: To empower women and protect their helth with LPG Gas connections.

BETI BACHAO BETI PADHAO

 Launch: 22nd Jan 2015
 Objective : empowerment of girls, improvement in sex ratio through sociatal change.

Stree Monoraksha Project

 Launch : 2nd March 2022.
 Objectives: To improve the mental health of Women.

Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas

SAHAJ
 Launch : 30th Aug 2015
 Objectives : Online booking of LPG cylinders.
PM PAHAL
 Launch : 1st Jan 2015
 Objectives: LPG cylinders are sold at market rates and entitiled consumers get the subsidy di-
rectly into their bank account.

Ministry of Minority Affairs

PM VIKAS(Virasat Ka Samvadhan)
 Launch: aligned to 15th Finance Commission cycle period up to 2025-26.
 Type : Central-Sector scheme
 Objective :To improve livelihoods of Minority & Artisan.

PRADHAN MANTRI JAN VIKAS KARYAKRAM (PMJVK)

 Launch : launched in 2008-09 as Multi-
sectoral Development Programme (MsDP)
and was restructured in 2017-18 as PMJVK
 Tenure: 2021-22 to 2025-26.
 Type: Centrally Sponsored Scheme
 Purpose: Socio-economic development of
development deficits area.
 Coverage: All Districts of the Country including all the Aspirational District.
 Beneficiaries: Minority communities notified under the National Commission for Minorities Act,
1992 i.e., Muslims, Christians, Buddhists, Sikhs, Jains, and Parsis.

MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS

Assistance to Medical Device Clusters for Common Facilities (AMD-CF) Scheme

 Tenure: 2023-24 to 2026-27
 Purpose: Promotes self-reliance in manufacturing of medical devices
 Project Management Agency: SIDBI
 Features:
 support will be 70% of the approved project cost or Rs. 20 cr
  For Himalayan and North East Region States, grant-in-aid would be Rs. 20 Crore per Cluster or
90% of the project cost.
 Assistance for Testing Facilities : support will be 70% of the approved Testing Facilities project
cost or Rs. 5 cr.

MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

ADITI (Acing Development of Innovative

Technologies with iDEX) Scheme
 Tenure: FY 2023-2024 to FY 2025-2026
 Objectives: rapid development of strategically
critical technologies .
 Components: Grant-in-Aid to ADITI winners
and to Partner Incubators (PIs).
 Features:
 shall subsume iDEX Prime category of
challenges.
 Partner Incubators (PIs): Network of
about 10 PIs (with specialized expertise).
 Financial support: 50% of the product
development budget with a cap of Rs.
25 Crore per winner .
 Eligibility: Startups, Company incorporated un-
der the Companies Act 1956/2013, primarily an MSME., individual innovators.
 MINISTRY OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES

Electric Mobility Promotion Scheme (EMPS)

 Tenure: 4 months -1st April 2024 till 31st July 2024
 Purpose: For faster adoption of elec-
tric two-wheeler (e2W) and three-
wheeler (e-3W).
 Implementation: By Project Manage-
ment Agency (PMA).
 Objective: provide impetus to green
mobility and development of Electric
Vehicle (EV).
 Features:
 Subsidies: A demand incentive of Rs.5,000 per kWh for e-2W & e-3W categories.
 restrict very high end vehicles from availing Government incentives, the incentive shall be
further capped at 15% of ex-factory price.

MINISTRY OF NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY

PM-SURYA GHAR: MUFT BIJLI YOJANA

 Launch : February 15,
2024.
 Tenure: From 2024 Till
2026-27.
 Model Solar Village: One
village will be developed in
each district for the adop-
tion of RTS in rural areas.
 Background: In 2019
Phase II Grid Connective
Rooftop Solar Programme was launched to be implemented till 2025-26. Now the scheme is sub-
sumed under PM-Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana.
 Objectives:
  Installation of 30 GW of solar capacity through residential rooftop solar system (RTS).
 help provide free/low-cost electricity to 1 crore households up to 300 units of electricity
per month by installation of RTS.
 1 – 2 kW: Subsidy support ranging from Rs 30,000 to Rs 60,000.
 2 – 3 kW: Subsidy support ranging from Rs 60,000 to Rs 78,000.
 Above 3 kW: Fixed subsidy support of Rs 78,000.

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways

Parvatmala Pariyojana
 Launch : 2022-23
 Over 200 Ropeway Projects Worth 1.25 Lakh
Crore under the ‘Parvatmala Pariyojan
 Aim : To decongest mountainous areas with
limited road and train connectivity.
 Funding : Funding Model Public Private
Partnership (PPP)
 Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Road Transport
and Highways.
 Implementing Agency:
 National Highways Logistics Management Limited (NHLML).
 100% owned Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) of the National Highways Authority of India
(NHAI).
Bharatmala Pariyojana
 Launch: 1st phase : 2017-2022 extended to 2027.
 By 2024, Phase II will have around
48,000 km of road network across India.
 Features:
• Satellite mapping of corridors for up-
grade identification.
• Technology-based automated traffic
surveys at over 1,500 points.
•Origin-Destination study of freight
movement across 600 districts.

MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Pradhan Mantri Wi-Fi (PM-

WANI)
 Launch : 9th Dec 2020.
 Objective : Empower local
communities to provide public
Wi-Fi hotspots (WaaS).
 Feature:
 Aims to bridge the digital
divide in India by estab-
lishing a network ofpublic
Wi-Fi hotspots.
  The program operates on a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model.
 Public Data Operators (PDOs) set up Wi-Fi infrastructure and Public Data
 Aggregators (PDOAs) handle user authentication and billing.
 Users can access the internet through vouchers or subscriptions offered by PDOs.

Mission for Internet in Schools (MIS)

 Launch : 2019
 Objective: Provide internet connectivity and computer labs in schools.
 feature:
 In order to enhance digital literacy and improve access to educational resources in schools
across India.
 The scheme provides financial assistance to government and governmentaided schools for
setting up computer labs and internet connectivity.
 MIS also focuses on training teachers in using technology for effective pedagogy.

MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

MCA 21 (Ministry of Company Affairs 21)

 Launch : March 18, 2006
 Objective : Enhance ease of doing business for corporates by simplifying and streamlining proc-
esses
 features:
 An e-governance initiative by the Ministry of Company Affairs (MCA) to streamline com-
pany registration, filing, and compliance processes.
 It provides online access to various MCA services for companies, professionals, and citi-
zens, simplifying processes for company incorporation, filing of documents, and electronic
payments.
  Offers a user-friendly
friendly platform for stak
stakeholders to interact with
ith the MCA.
MCA (Budget alloca-
tion spread across various MCA activities)
activities).

Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board (IBB)

 Launch : est. on 1st Oct 2016 under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), 2016.
 Objective : Oversee and regulate the
insolvency and bankruptcy fram
frame-
work in India.
 Features:
 A statutory body established under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC),
(IBC) 2016.
 It oversees corporate insolvency
vency resolution processes in India, regulates Insolvency Profes-
Profe
sionals
als (IPs) and Bankruptcy Board of Trustees (BBTs), and aims to provide a time-bound
time
and efficient
cient mechanism for rresolving insolvency of companies.

MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES

GAGAN (GPS Aided

GeoAugmentation Navigation)
 Objective : Enhance air navigation
safety & efficiency.
 features:
 Improves the accuracy and inte
integ-
rity of GPS signals over
er Indian ai
air-
space, enhancing safety and eff
effi-
ciency of air navigation.
 Enables implementation of R
Re-
 quired Navigation Performance (RNP) approaches for precision landings at airports.
 Not publicly available, funded by Airports.

BHUVAN (Bhushan Virtual Infrastructure of National Data Centre)

 Objective : Provide online access to earth science data.
 Features:
 Provides a user-friendly online platform for accessing, visualizing, and analyzing geospatial
data from various sources.
 Supports integration of geospatial data with other datasets for decisionmaking in areas like
disaster management, water resource management, urban planning, etc.
 Developed and maintained by ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation), budget details
not publicly available.

MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

eMigrate Portal
 Objective : Streamline emigration process for Indian work
 ers going abroad.
 Beneficiary: Indian emigrants seeking
overseas employment.
 Feature:
 Provides a single-window platform
for Indian emigrants seeking em-
ployment opportunities overseas.
 Information on job opportunities,
visa requirements, emigration pro-
cedures, and pre-departure train-
ing.

Know India Programme (KIP)

 Launch : December 2003
 Objective : Promote cultural exchange and connect with Indian diaspora youth.
 Beneficiary : Young Overseas Indians (18-30 years old).
 Features:
 Aims to familiarize young people of Indian origin (PIOs) with India.
 Three-week orientation program covering Indian culture, history, politics, and economic de-
velopment.

Mahatma Gandhi Pravasi Suraksha Yojana (MGPSY)

 Launch : May 2012.
 Objective : Offer life insurance coverage to overseas Indian workers.
 Beneficiary : Indian migrant workers in select Middle Eastern countries.
 feature:
 Provides social security benefits to overseas Indian workers.
 Life insurance, accidental death and disability benefits, old age pension, and return travel
assistance.

Pravasi Bharatiya Bima Yojana (PBBBY)

 Launch : launched in 2003, amended in 2006, 2008 and 2017.
 Objective : Provide overseas Indians with health insurance coverage.
 Beneficiary : Indian communities (NRIs, PIOs, OCIs).
 Feature:
 Provides insurance coverage to overseas Indian workers.
 Life insurance, accidental death and disability benefits, hospitalization benefits, and ma-
ternity benefits.