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All Listicles : Schemes
Sankalp se Siddhi
Sankalp se Siddhi (Attainment through Resolve) scheme, which aims at good
governance, is a five year plan under which new India movement 2017-2022 would take
place.
The New India Movement 2017-2022 envisages India free from poverty, corruption,
terrorism, communalism, casteism and uncleanliness and unite the entire country by
adopting good governance and using Technology
Swachh Bharat
The objectives are as follows:
1. Eliminate open defecation,
2. Conversion of insanitary toilets to pour flush toilets,
3. Eradication of manual scavenging,
4. 100% collection and scientific processing/disposal reuse/recycle of Municipal Solid
Waste,
5. To bring about a behavioral change in people regarding healthy sanitation practices,
6. Generate awareness among the citizens about sanitation and its linkages with public
health.
7. Strengthening of urban local bodies to design, execute and operate systems,
8. To create enabling environment for private sector participation in Capital Expenditure
and Operation & Maintenance (O&M) costs.
The Mission has following components:-
1. Construction of Household Toilets,
2. Community and Public Toilets,
3. Solid Waste Management,
4. Information, Education & Communication (IEC) and Public Awareness,
5. Capacity Building and Administrative & Office Expenses (A&OE)
Minister of Urban Development
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Gobar-Dhan Yojna (Galvanizing Organic Bio-Agro Resource Fund Scheme)
In an effort to make the villages open defecation free and improving the lives of villagers
Solid waste of dung and fields will be changed into compost, biogas and bio-CNG. He
said that under the vision of inclusive society formation, the government has identified
115 districts for development.
Finance
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Rashtriya Swachhata Kosh
been set up to facilitate and channelize individual philanthropic contributions and

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) funds to achieve the objective of Clean India
(Swachh Bharat) by the year 2019
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Swachh Iconic Places (SIP)
The Swachh Iconic Places is an initiative under the Swachh Bharat Mission. It is a special
clean-up initiative focused on select iconic heritage, spiritual and cultural places in the
country. The initiative is being coordinated by the Ministry of Drinking Water and
Sanitation in association with the Ministry of Urban Development, Ministry of Culture,
Ministry of Tourism and the concerned State governments
Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation in association with the Ministry of Urban
Development, Ministry of Culture, Ministry of Tourism and the concerned State
governments
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Swachhta Action Plan (SAP) - April 2017
SAP is inter-ministerial programme for Swachhta

All Union Ministries/Departments have to work for its realization in a significant manner
with appropriate budget provisions.
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Darwaza Bandh Media Campaigns
Aiming at Behavior Change, an aggressive mass media campaign titled 'Darwaza Band'
featuring Amitabh Bachchan to promote continued toilet use especially by men has
been launched.
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Swachhata Hi Seva (SHS), Sep 16-Oct 2, 2017
Directly involve in performing cleanliness activities also termed as Shramdan. PM led the
campaign by performing shramdan for twin pit toilet construction in Shahanshahpur
village, Varanasi.
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Swachh Sankalp se Swachh Siddhi Competition (Aug 17-Sep 8)
MoDWS organised countrywide Film, Essay and Painting Competition between 17

August and 8 September 2017 as another major step towards making Swachhta a
people’s movement.
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Freedom from Open Defecation (FOD) week (Aug 9 – Aug 15)
IEC activities like door to door IPC, Swachhata Raths, Rallies, Marathons, Felicitation of
Champions, Quiz/painting competitions for Awareness generation and mass
mobilization of communities across the rural hinterland was carried out for triggering
Behaviour Change.
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Swachh Shakti March 8th, 2017
International Women’s Day, at Mahatma Mandir, Gandhinagar.

Women sarpanches, grassroots workers from across the country attended the event.
Swachhta Champions were honoured for their outstanding contribution towards making
Swachh Bharat a reality in rural India.
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Swachhata Pakwada
Mandates to State and City Governments to undertake extensive audit of toilets in
urban areas under ‘Swachh Pakhwada’, to ensure that they are functional and fully
used.
- As a part of behavioral change communication, hoardings and posters of ‘Asli Tarakki’
campaign, prioritizing construction of toilets over other needs like owning a scooter or a
TV set, are to be prominently and widely displayed during the fortnight.
- Google Toilet Locator to be launched for the benefit of the people of National Capital
Region which helps in locating the nearest toilet for use.
Ministry of Urban Development
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Swachh Swasth Sarvatra
To achieve better health outcomes through improved sanitation and increased
awareness and healthy lifestyles
1. ‘SwasthBaccheSwasth Bharat’ are pictoral books prepared by Central Health
Education Bureau (CHEB)
2. Health messages shall be brought out that will educate the children and youth about
healthy living habits and activities
3. The Ministry has distributed these books on healthy living across schools in India
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
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The Swachh Vidyalaya
Initiative was a collaborative effort of all the Central Government which provided
funding through Centrally sponsored schemes of Sarv Shiksha Abhiyan, Rashtriya
Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan, Swachh Bharat Kosh, and the States and Union Territories
in partnership with 64 Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) and 11 Private Corporate.
Ministry of HRD
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‘SWACHHTA’ Ranking of Higher Educational Institutions
Ministry of HRD
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Swachhathon
Swachh Bharat Hackathon which invites innovative technology based solutions to some
of the most challenging questions being face by SBM – G.
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Cyber Swachhta Kendra - Botnet Cleaning and Malware Analysis Centre by MeitY
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Swachh Yug Campaign
As part of its efforts to make villages located along Ganga open defecation-free,
Government has launched a campaign ‘SwachhYug’, a collaborative effort of three
Union Ministries, to bring about behavioural change among people staying in villages
along the holy river
1.Youth agencies under the Union Ministry of Youth Affaris such as the Bharat Scouts
and Guides, Nehru Yuva Kendras and National Service Scheme will be deployed for the
campaign. 2.These organizations will be called upon to provide a large number of local
youth volunteers to support a behaviour change campaign in the 52 districts under the
Swachh Bharat Mission. 3. A nodal officer has been identified for each district to work
on making their district Open Defecation Free (ODF) in mission mode. 4.The focus will
be on ‘Swachhta’ at the village through proper Solid and Liquid Waste Management and
maintaining general cleanliness with the involvement of local bodies, NGOs, private
sector organisations, etc.
Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation, in partnership with Ministry of Youth Affairs
and Sports, and Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga
Rejuvenation.
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SWAJAL yojana
90% of the project cost will be taken care of by the government while the rest 10% of
the project cost which
will be contributed by the community
-It is a community owned drinking water programme which will not only ensure round-
the-year availability of
clean drinking water but also generate employment.
- Besides ensuring the availability of clean drinking water to every household round the
year, the project
would also generate employment.
- It is the second project under the Swajal Yojana. Prior to this, it has been launched in
Uttarkashi district of
Uttarakhand.
Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation
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Digital India
Digital India
To transform India into a digitally empowered society and
knowledge economy
The Digital India programme is centred on three key vision areas:
- Digital Infrastructure as a Utility to Every Citizen
-Governance & Services on Demand
-Digital Empowerment of Citizens
It aims to provide the much needed thrust to the nine pillars of growth
areas, namely :
-Broadband Highways,
-Universal Access to Mobile Connectivity,
- Public Internet Access Programme,
-e-Governance: Reforming Government through Technology,
-e-Kranti - Electronic Delivery of Services,
-Information for All, Electronics Manufacturing,
-IT for Jobs and
-Early Harvest Programmes
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)
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DigiShala
To promote cashless transactions
1.DigiShala is dedicated 24*7 and 365 days free-to-air TV channel to inform citizens
about digital payment ecosystem, benefits and processes. 2.It is a satellite channel
managed by Doordarshan (DD). It will be broadcasted nationally on DD Free Dish DTH
service. 3.It will be available through GSAT15 (DD Direct DTH), 93.5 degree East, Receive
frequency: 11590 Mhz. Through it, citizens will be informed and educated about various
digital payment options through step by step demos of digital payments using e-wallets,
UPI, USSD, Aadhaar-enabled payment systems and cards.
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DigiLocker
To provide a secure dedicated personal electronic space for storing the documents of
resident Indian citizens
1.It is a part of Digital India programme, Digital Locker has been designed to reduce the
administrative overhead of government departments and agencies created due to paper
work. 2.It will also make it easy for the residents to receive services by saving time and
effort as their documents will now be available anytime, anywhere and can be shared
electronically.
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Jeevan Pramaan
It is an Aadhaar based Biometric Authentication System for Pensioners. The system

provides authenticity to Digital Life Certificate without the necessity of the pensioner
being present in person before his/ her Pension Dispensing Authority (PDA).
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Vittiya Saksharata Abhiyan (VISAKA)
To make people aware about cashless economic system.
Financial literacy
Ministry for Human Resource Development (MHRD)
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Pradhan MantTri Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyan(PMDISHA)
to make 6 crore rural households digitally literate
1.It is expected to be one of the largest digital literacy programmes in the world.
2.Under the scheme, 25 lakh candidates will be trained in the FY 2016-17; 275 lakh in
the FY 2017-18; and 300 lakh in the FY 2018-19. 3.To ensure equitable geographical
reach, each of the 250,000 Gram Panchayats would be expected to register an average
of 200-300 candidates.
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MY GOV.IN
-MyGov is a citizen engagement platform founded by the Government of India to
promote the active participation of Indian citizens in their country's governance and
development.
-It is also aimed at creating a common platform for Indian citizens to "crowdsource
governance ideas from citizens".The users shall be allowed to discuss and to contribute
on various government projects and plans.
-It also allows users to upload documents in various formats.
-It was announced that a mobile phone application on 'MyGov' is also under
development. The website is hosted and managed by the National Informatics Centre
(NIC).
National Informatics Centre (NIC)
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National Scholarship Portal
This initiative aims at making the scholarship process easy. From submitting the
application, verification, sanction and disbursal to end beneficiary, everything related to
government scholarships can be done on this single portal online.
Ministry Of Electronics & Information Technology,
Government of India
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Skilling India
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National Skill Development Mission
NSDM will provide a strong institutional framework at the Centre and States for
implementation of skilling activities in the country.
The Mission will have a three-tiered, high powered decision making structure:
1. At its apex, the Mission’s Governing Council, chaired by the Prime Minister, will
provide overall guidance and policy direction.
2. The Steering Committee, chaired by Minister in Charge of Skill Development, will
review the Mission’s activities in line with the direction set by the Governing Council.
3. The Mission Directorate, with Secretary, Skill Development as Mission Director, will
ensure implementation, coordination and convergence of skilling activities across
Central Ministries/Departments and State Governments.
Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
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Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY)
To provide skills training for the youth. Focus on Class 10 and 12th dropouts
-Skill training would be done based on the National Skill Qualification Framework (NSQF)
and industry led standards.
-Under the scheme, a monetary reward is given to trainees on assessment and
certification by third party assessment bodies. The average monetary reward would be
around Rs.8000 per trainee.
-Special emphasis has been given to recognition of prior learning.
-Awareness building and mobilization efforts would be focused for attention.
-Mobilization would be done through skill melas organized at the local level with
participation of the State Governments, Municipal Bodies, Pachayati Rai Institutions and
community based organizations.
Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (through the National Skill
Development Corporation).
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National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS)
The scheme aims to provide apprenticeship training to over 50 lakh youngsters in order
to create more jobs. It has budgetary outlay of Rs 10000 crore.
1. NAPS is implemented by Director General of Training (DGT) under the aegis of Union
Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE). 2. Under it, Central
Government for the first time will provide financial incentives to the employers to
engage actively in apprenticeship training 3. Central Government will also directly share
25% of the total stipend (maximum of 1,500 rupees per month per apprentice) payable
to an apprentice with employers. In addition, it will support basic training which is
considered an essential component of apprenticeship training
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PM Yuva Yojana
To build an ecosystem of entrepreneurship for youngsters
-PMYY is MSDE’s flagship scheme on entrepreneurship education and training.
-The scheme spans over five years (2016-17 to 2020-21) with a project cost of 499.94
crore rupees.
-It will provide entrepreneurship education and training to over 7 lakh students in 5
years through 3,050 institutes.
-It will provide easy access to information and mentor network, incubator, credit and
accelerator and advocacy to create a pathway for the youth.
-The institutes under the PMYY include 2,200 institutes of higher learning (colleges,
universities, and premier institutes), 500 ITIs, 300 schools and 50 entrepreneurship
development centres through Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs).
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Pravasi Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PKVY)
-PKVY will provide training and certify Indians who are seeking overseas employment in
selected sectors that have high demand in the global labour market in line with
international standards.
-PKVY is launched as a means of showing respect to the contributions made by Indians
overseas by ensuring their welfare and safety
-PKVY is launched to address the brain drain challenge into brain gain
-PKVY will help keep a track record of the Indian youth going abroad after getting
trained in the skill development program
-PKVY will aid in making India the World’s Skill capital
National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC)
Ministry of External Affairs
Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurshi
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Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana
The Vision of DDU-GKY is to "Transform rural poor youth into an economically
independent and globally relevant workforce". It aims to target youth, under the age
group of 15–35 years. DDU-GKY is a part of the National Rural Livelihood Mission
(NRLM), tasked with the dual objectives of adding diversity to the incomes of rural poor
families and cater to the career aspirations of rural youth
-Enable Poor and Marginalized to Access Benefits
-Demand led skill training at no cost to the rural poor
-Mandatory coverage of socially disadvantaged groups (SC/ST 50%; Minority 15%;
Women 33%)
-Shifting Emphasis from Training to Career Progression
-Pioneers in providing incentives for job retention, career progression and foreign
placements
-Greater Support for Placed Candidates
-Post-placement support, migration support and alumni network
-Guaranteed Placement for at least 75% trained candidates
Ministry of Rural development
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SANKALP (Skills Acquisition and Knowledge Awareness for Livelihood Promotion)
-These are outcome focused projects marking a shift in government’s implementation

strategy in vocational
education and training from inputs to results.
-SANKALP, a centrally sponsored scheme (funded directly by Central Ministries and
implemented by States or
their agencies), addresses this need by setting up national bodies for accreditation and
certification.
-The bodies shall regulate assessment and certification in both long and short term
vocational education and
training (VET).
Supported by World bank
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STRIVE (Skill Strengthening for Industrial Value Enhancement)
-STRIVE, a central sector scheme (funded and implemented by the Central Government
machinery), aims to
modernize 500+ ITIs through outcomes and reform linked funding.
-The architecture shall help to converge the efforts of various central, state and private
sector institutions
thereby avoiding duplication of activities and bringing about uniformity in vocational
training.
-The schemes aim to strengthen institutions such as State Skill Development Missions
(SSDMs), National
Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), Sector Skill Councils (SSCs), ITIs and National Skill
Development
Agency (NSDA) etc. and ensure greater decentralization in skill planning.
Supported by World bank
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Himayat
Aims to train youths from both rural and urban areas of J&K in various job-intensive
vocational courses over the next three years
-Himayat is a placement linked skill development initiative for training and placement of
1 lakh youths from J&K in next 5 years.
-Youths enrolled for this scheme will be given training for six-months, nine-months and
one year job-oriented courses.
-They will be trained in and outside the state.
-A provision has been also kept for foreign placements as well
-The scheme is part of the Skill Empowerment and Employment scheme of the Prime
Minister’s Office (PMO).
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Roshni scheme
-ROSHNI is a special initiative under, Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya
Yojana (Formerly Ajeevika Skills), launched in June 2013 for training and placement of
rural poor youth from 27 LWE affected districts in 09 States (Andhra Pradesh-01, Bihar-
02, Chhattisgarh-08, Jharkhand-06, Madhya Pradesh-01, Maharashtra-01, Odisha-06,
Uttar Pradesh-01 and West Bengal-01).
-As per the Ministry 50 per cent of the beneficiaries of the scheme will be women only.
-The Scheme Roshni which is a 100-crore Rupees project that will be mutually funded by
the Union and State Governments, with the Centre providing 75 per cent of the funding.
-The scheme will be implemented on a public-private basis, with private agencies
providing job training and employment.
Ministry of Skill development
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Women
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Nirbhaya Fund
-Nirbhaya Fund is an Indian rupee 10 billion corpus announced by Government of India

in its 2013 Union Budget.
-According to the then Finance Minister P. Chidambaram, this fund is expected to
support initiatives by the government and NGOs working towards protecting the dignity
and ensuring safety of women in India.
-Nirbhaya (fearless) was the pseudonym given to the 2012 Delhi gang rape victim to
hide her actual identity.
Earlier Ministry of Home Ministry, Now Ministry of Women & Child
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ICDS
-To prevent and reduce young child under-nutrition
(% underweight children 0- 3 years) by 10 percentage
points,
-Enhance early development and learning outcomes in
all children 0-6 years of age,
-improve care and nutrition of girls and women and
reduce anaemia prevalence in young children, girls and
women by one fifth by the end of 12th five year plan.
-It is a centrally sponsored scheme
-The engagement of the anganwadi worker and helper from the same village
-It is a universal and self-selecting scheme i.e. anyone can visit to the Aanganwadi centre
and
enroll these services.
-Package of six services i.e.
o SNP – supplementary nutrition programme
o Pre-school education
oHealth and nutrition education,
oImmunization,
oHealth check up and
oReferral services to the beneficiaries
AEC-cum-crèche, AWC-cum counselor.
Ministry of Women & Child
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Mahila Police Volunteer
It envisages creation of a link between the police authorities and the local communities
in villages through police volunteers who will be women specially trained for this
purpose. Under this scheme it is expected to have at least one such volunteer in every
village whose primary job will be to keep an eye on situations where women in the
village are harassed or their rights and entitlements are denied or their development is
prevented. Joint initiative b/w Min. of WCD and Home Min.
Ministry of Women & Child and Home Ministry
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UJJAWALA Yojana
Comprehensive scheme for prevention of trafficking and rescue, rehabilitation and

reintegration of victims of trafficing and commercial sexual exploitation
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One Stop centre scheme
1.To provide integrated support and assistance to women affected by violence, both in
private and public spaces under one roof.
2.To facilitate immediate, emergency and non-emergency access to a range of ...
support under one roof to fight against any forms of violence against women
1.These centres will provide immediate access to a range of services including medical,
legal, psychological and counselling support to the victims.
2.The OSC will support all women including girls below 18 years of age affected by
violence ,also for girls below 18 years of age, institutions and authorities established
under Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000 and the Protection of
Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 will be linked with the OSC.
3.In addition to this, a single uniform number -181 will provide 24-hour emergency
response to all women affected by violence, through referral (linking with appropriate
authorities such as Police, OSC or hospital); funding thru' Nirbhaya fund
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Swadhar Grehs
Homes for relief and rehabilitation of women in difficult circumstances including

survivors of rape/assault etc.
Provision for food clothing, councelling. training, clinical and legal aid ; long term
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She-Box
Online complaint Management System for women working in both public and private
organizations to ensure effective implementation of the Sexual Harassment of Women
at workplace Act
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Universalization of Women Helpline

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Mission for Protection and Empowerment for Women
: To achieve holistic empowerment of women through
convergence of schemes/programmes of different Ministries/
Department of Government of India as well as State
Governments
-It aimed at improving the declining Child Sex Ratio; ensuring survival. & protection
of the girl child; ensuring her education, and empowering her to fulfill her potential.s a
social sector welfare schemes for care, protection and development of
women.
-It will provide an interface for rural women to approach the government for availing
their entitlements and for empowering them through training and capacity building.
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Mahila Shakti Kendra
-Mahila Shakti Kendras will converge all Govt. Schemes for women at National, State,
District and Block level
Skill Development, Employment, Digital Literacy, Health and Nutrition.
-Through this scheme, government plans to reach 115 most backward districts in the
country with 920 Mahila Shakti Kendra...

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PRIYADARSHINI SCHEME(discontinued in 2016)
Women’s Empowerment and Livelihoods Programme in the Mid Gangetic Plains

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Sabla
-Enable the adolescent girls for self development and
empowerment
-Improve their nutrition and health status.
-Promote awareness about health, hygiene, nutrition, adolescent
reproductive and sexual health (ARSH) and family and child care.
-To educate, skill and make them ready for life’s challenges
Nutrition provision
- Iron and folic acid (IFA) supplementation
- Health check-up and referral services
- Nutrition & health education (NHE)
-Counseling/guidance on family welfare, ARSH, child
care practices and home management.
-Upgrade home-based skills, life skills and integrate
with the national skill development program (NSDP)
for vocational skills.
-Mainstream out of school adolescent girls into
formal/non formal education.
-Provide information/guidance about existing public
services such as PHC, CHC, post office, bank, police
station, etc.
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Saksham

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Mahila Kisan Sashaktikaran Pariyojana
-Empower women in agriculture by making systematic investments to enhance their
participation and productivity,
-Create and sustain agriculture based livelihoods of rural women.
-a sub component of the Deendayal Antodaya Yojana-NRLM (DAY-NRLM)
- Under the Pariyojana, projects are conceived in such a manner that the skill base of the
women in agriculture is enhanced to enable them to pursue their livelihoods on a
sustainable basis.
-Under MKSP sustainable agriculture, 58 projects from 14 States have been sanctioned
which will benefit 24.5 lakhs Mahila Kisans during the period.
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Beti Bachao Beti Padhao
1.Prevent Female infanticide

2.Ensure Every Girl Child is Protected
3.Ensure every Girl Child is educated
Enforcement of PC & PNDT Act, nation-wide awareness and advocacy campaign and
multi-sectoral action in select 100 districts (low on Child Sex Ratio) in the first phase.
-Under this scheme there is a strong emphasis on mindset change through training,
sensitization, awareness raising and community mobilization on ground.
It is a tri-ministerial effort of Ministries of Women and Child Development, Health &
Family Welfare and Human Resource Development.
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sukanya samriddhi yojana
1.(Minor) bank account for girl child below the age of 10.
2.She can withdraw 50% of the money after reaching age of 18 e.g. for higher education.
18 years deadline will also help preventing child-marriages.
For initial account opening, minimum deposit Rs.1000 required.
Later, any amount in multiple of 100 can be deposited, but maximum Rs. 1.5 lakh per
year.
Interest rate: 9.1% compounded annually.
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Pocso-e Box
1,POCSO e-box is a unique endeavour by NCPCR for receiving online complaint of Child
Sexual Abuse directly from the victim.
2.Through a well defined procedure complaints are directly followed up by a team
which counsels the victim, providing further guidance for required legal action. Through
a short animation film embedded in the e-box it assures the victim not to feel bad,
helpless or confused as it’s not her fault. With the e-box, it is easy to register complaint
through a step-by-step guided process.
The Ministry of Women & Child
It is an initiative of National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), for
Direct online Reporting of Child Sexual Abuse....
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NARI
Due to scattered information on various women centric schemes/legislations there is a

lack of awareness
among people regarding the same. To address this problem government launched NARI
portal as a single
window access to information and services
Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology
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e-samvaad Portal
It is a platform for NGOs and civil society to interact with the Ministry of Women and
Child Development
(MWCD) by providing their feedback, suggestions, put up grievances, share best
practices etc.
• This will help in formulation of effective policies and measures for welfare of women
and children.
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Stree swabhiman
-It aims to create a sustainable model for providing adolescent girls and women an
access to affordable sanitary products in rural areas.
-Under this project, sanitary napkin micro manufacturing units (semi-automatic and
manual process
production unit) are being set up at CSCs across India, particularly those operated by
women entrepreneurs.
-The product will be sold under local brand name and marketed by village level
entrepreneurs.
-Each facility will employ 8-10 women and educate women of their society to overcome
this social taboo.
-It also has a menstrual hygiene related awareness generation component and is also
expected reduce
dropped out rates in girls on reaching puberty.
Ministry of
Electronics and Information
technology (MeITY)
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PROGRAM TO TRAIN ELECTED WOMEN REPRESENTATIVES OF
PANCHAYATI RAJ INSTITUTIONS
-The program aimed at capacity building of EWRs is being organized by National

Institute of Public Cooperation and
Child Development (NIPCCD) of the MoWCD.
-It is the first ever initiative which will train approximately twenty thousand EWRs
covering nearly 50 EWRs
from each district (by March, 2018) who will go out and administer the villages
professionally.
- It will help in creating model villages, ensure their effective participation in governance
process and help
preparing women as political leaders of the future.
Ministry of women and Child
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Support to Training and Employment
Programme for Women (STEP)
-To provide competencies and skill that enable women to become self-
employed/entrepreneurs.
-The scheme is intended to benefit women who are in the age group of 16 years and
above across the country.
Ministry of women and Child
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Rashtriya Mahila Kosh
-RMK is a national credit fund for women under the aegis of the Ministry of Women and
Child Development.
-It was established in 1993 for socio-economic empowerment of women.
-It aims to provide financial services with backward and forward linkages for women in
the unorganized sector through Intermediary Micro Finance Organizations (IMOs) and
Women Self Help Groups (SHGs) and to augment their capacities through multi-pronged
efforts.
-RMK also extends micro-credit to the women in the informal sector through a client
friendly, without collateral and in a hassle-free manner for income generation activities
Ministry of women and child
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Health
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Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana previously
PM Matritva Sahyog Yojana
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Janani Suraksha Yojana(JSY)
It is being implemented with the objective of reducing maternal and neonatal mortality
by promoting institutional delivery among poor pregnant women.
-It is a 100% centrally sponsored scheme it integrates cash assistance with delivery and
post-delivery care. The success of the scheme would be determined by the increase in
institutional delivery among the poor families
-The women who deliver in Government hospitals, health centres or even in accredited
private hospitals are eligible for the cash assistance, if she is above 19 years
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Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakram(JSSK)
to provide better health facilities for pregnant women and sick neonates and eliminating
“out-of-pocket” expenses.
-Under this scheme, pregnant women are entitled for free drugs and consumables, free
diagnostics, free blood whenever required, and free diet up to 3 days for normal
delivery and 7 days for C-section
-This initiative also provides for free transport from home to institution, between
facilities in case of a referral and drop back home
-Similar entitlements have been put in place for all sick new borns accessing public
health institutions for treatment till 30 days after birth
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
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MAA-Mother’s Absolute Affection
A nationwide programme launched in an attempt to bring undiluted focus on promotion
of breastfeeding and provision of counselling services for supporting breastfeeding
through health systems.
1. The programme has been named ‘MAA’ to signify the support a lactating mother
requires from family members and at health facilities to breastfeed successfully.
2. The chief components of the MAA Programme are Community awareness generation,
Strengthening inter personal communication through ASHA, Skilled support for
breastfeeding at delivery points in public health facilities, and monitoring and
award/recognition.
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Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram(RBSK)
Under this, support is being provided to States/UTs for Child Health Screening and Early
Intervention Services through early detection and early management of common health
conditions classified into 4 Ds i.e Defects at birth, Diseases, Deficiencies, Development
delays including disability. Treatment including surgeries at tertiary level is free of cost
under this initiative
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Rashtriya Kishor Swasthya Karyakram
This initiative goes beyond addressing sexual and reproductive health and introduces
focus on nutrition, sexual & reproductive health, injuries and violence (including gender
based violence), non-communicable diseases, mental health and substance misuse
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Ayushman Bharat Scheme
National Health Protection Scheme will be launched to cover 10 crore poor and
vulnerable families. Under this, up to Rs 5 lakh will be provided to each family per year
in secondary and tertiary care institutions. This scheme will have 50 crore beneficiaries.
So far under the National Health Insurance Scheme, insurance cover of Rs 30,000 was
available only. This is a big increase in this regard.
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RASHTRIYA AROGYA NIDHI (RAN)
financial assistance to patients, living below poverty line and who are suffering from
major life threatening diseases, to receive medical treatment at any of the super
speciality Hospitals/Institutes or other Government hospitals
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AMRIT Pharmacies

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Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY)
The primary objective of PMSSY is to correct the region imbalances in availability of
affordable/reliable tertiary level healthcare in the country in general, and, to augment
facilities for quality medical education in under-served or backward States, in particular.
1.The PMSSY project was to be implemented across the country by the centre for which
two major components of implementation was decided.• The first was to set up bigger
medical institutions like that of AIIMS located in New Delhi. A total of six such AIIMS like
medical units were brought up in the country spread across various regions. 2.The
second component of the PMSSY scheme was to improve and upgrade all the medical
colleges and institutions.
There were a total of 13 such medical colleges spread across the country which needed
up gradation and introduction to improved medical facilities and technologies. The
PMSSY scheme will be implemented in three work phases.
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Mission Madhumeha
Effective management of Diabetes through Ayurveda.
1. It was Launched on National Ayurvedic Day . 2.The Mission will be implemented
throughout the country through a specially designed National Treatment Protocol. 3.The
guidelines in the protocol will be sent to various state governments, which will further
circulate them across various medical institutions.
4.The Madhumeha Assessment Tool (MAT) based on Ayurvedic philosophy has also
been developed for the self-assessment of the people with regards to possibilities of
diabetes.
5. The government is set to launch a mobile app which will suggest Ayurvedic medicines
for diabetic patients.
6.The app will be meant for use by both practitioners of Ayurveda as well patients.
7.It will help in identifying the type of diabetes a patient is suffering from as well as
recommend which Ayurvedic medicines app is based on a set can be administered to a
patient.
8.The of guidelines issued by AYUSH.
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Indradanush scheme
It aims to immunize all children under the age of 2 years, as well as all pregnant women,
against seven vaccine preventable diseases.
The Mission Indradhanush, depicting seven colours of the rainbow, aims to cover all
those children by 2020 who are either unvaccinated, or are partially vaccinated against
seven vaccine preventable diseases which include diphtheria, whooping cough, tetanus,
polio, tuberculosis, measles and hepatitis B.
Ministry of Health
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National Programme for Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular
Diseases and Stroke (NPCDCS)
NPCDCS has a focus on awareness generation for behaviour and life-style changes,
screening and early diagnosis of persons with high level of risk factors and there
treatment and referral (if required) to higher facilities for appropriate management for
those Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs) including diabetes and hypertension.
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Test and Treat Policy for HIV
As soon as a person is tested and found to be positive, he will be provided with
Antiretroviral Therapy irrespective of his CD count or clinical stage.
1. The ART will be for all men, women, adolescents and children who have been
diagnosed as a HIV + case.
2. This will improve longevity, improve quality of life of those infected and will save
them from many opportunistic infections, especially TB
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Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme
1. Strengthening and improving quality of basic TB services addressing TB HIV co-
infection, other co-morbidities and MDR-TB
2. Engaging with care providers both in the public and the private sector
3. Targeted intervention in the vulnerable population and strengthening urban TB
control along with active case finding activities
4. Integrating newer molecular diagnostics for TB in the health system (CBNAAT) for
early diagnosis of MDR TB
5. Leveraging of Information Communication Technology for enhancing TB notification
and strengthening of monitoring
1. Under the RNTCP, Government is committed to end tuberculosis by 2025.
2. The strategies adopted for this purpose include strengthening and improving quality
of basic TB services, engaging with providers other than public, addressing TB HIV co-
infection, other co-morbidities and programmatic management of drug resistant TB.
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National Leprosy Eradication Programme (NLEP)
To eliminate leprosy from the country
With a view to eliminating leprosy from the country, a three-pronged strategy has been
adopted for early detection of leprosy cases in the community during 2016-17:
1.Leprosy Case Detection Campaign for high endemic districts.
2. Focused Leprosy Campaign for hot spots.
3. Specific plan for Case Detection in Hard to reach areas.
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National Framework for Malaria Elimination
The aims of the National Framework for Malaria Elimination in India 2016-2030 are:
1. To Eliminate malaria (zero indigenous cases) throughout the entire country by 2030;
and
2. Maintain malaria-free status in areas where malaria transmission has been

interrupted and prevent re-introduction of malaria.
1. Eliminate malaria from all 26 States including 15 low (Category 1) and 11 moderate
(Category 2) transmission States/Union Territories (UTs) by 2022;
2. Reduce the incidence of malaria to less than 1 case per 1000 population per year in all
States and UTs and their districts by 2024;
3. Interrupt indigenous transmission of malaria throughout the entire country, including
all 10 high transmission States and Union Territories (Category 3) by 2027; and
4. Prevent the re-establishment of local transmission of malaria in areas where it has
been eliminated and maintain national malaria-free status by 2030 and beyond.
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Elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis (ELF) Programme
National Health Policy (2002) has laid down the goal for elimination of Lymphatic
Filariasis by 2015, which has now been revised to 2017, though global goal is 2020
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LAQSHYA scheme
aimed at improving quality of care in labour room and maternity operation theatre.
 The programme aims at implementing ‘fast-track’ interventions for achieving tangible
results within 18 months.
 Under the initiative, a multipronged strategy has been adopted, including improving
infrastructure upgradation, ensuring availability of essential equipment, providing
adequate human resources, capacity building of healthcare workers and improving
quality processes in the labour room.
 A healthcare facility achieving 70% score on NQAS will be declared ‘LaQshya’ certified.
Facilities scoring over 90, 80 and 70% will get platinum, gold and silver badges
respectively.
 Facilities achieving NQAS certification and having 80% satisfied beneficiaries will be
given monetary incentive with medical college hospitals getting Rs 6 lakh and Rs 3 lakh
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Suvidha
The government has launched biodegradable sanitary napkins, priced at ₹2.50 per pad.
The name is Suvidha
Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilisers
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SATH Programme
NITI Aayog has launched SATH, a program providing ‘Sustainable Action for
Transforming Human capital’ with the State Governments.
The vision of the program is to initiate transformation in the education and health
sectors.
-The program addresses the need expressed by many states for technical support from
NITI aayog.
-SATH aims to identify and build three future ‘role model’ states for health systems.
-NITI Aayog will work in close collaboration with their state machinery to design a robust
roadmap of intervention, develop a program governance structure, set up monitoring
and tracking mechanisms, handhold state institutions through the execution stage and
provide support on a range of institutional measuresto achieve the end objectives.
-The program will be implemented by NITI along with McKinsey & Company and IPE
Global consortium, who were selected through a competitive bidding process.
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National Health mission
The broad objectives of this mission are as follows:
-Reduce MMR to 1/1000 live births
-Reduce IMR to 25/1000 live births
-Reduce TFR (Total Fertility Rate ) to 2.1
-Prevention and reduction of anaemia in women aged 15–49 years
-Prevent and reduce mortality & morbidity from communicable, non-communicable;
injuries and emerging diseases
-Reduce household out-of-pocket expenditure on total health care expenditure
-Reduce annual incidence and mortality from Tuberculosis by half
-Reduce prevalence of Leprosy to <1/10000 population and incidence to zero in all
districts
-Annual Malaria Incidence to be <1/1000
-Less than 1 per cent microfilaria prevalence in all districts
-Kala-azar Elimination by 2015, <1 case per 10000 population in all blocks
The National Health Mission (NHM) has two Sub-Missions :
National Urban Health Mission (NUHM) covering urban areas
National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) covering rural areas
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Education
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SARVA SHIKSHA ABHIYAAN
universalizing elementary education across the country
Rashtriya Avishkar Abhiyan, Vidhyanjali, PBBB
Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan is implemented as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme in partnership

with State Governments for universalizing elementary education across the country. Its
overall goals include universal access and retention, bridging of gender and social
category gaps in education and enhancement of learning levels of children.
SSA provides for a variety of interventions, including inter alia, opening of new schools,
construction of schools and additional classrooms, toilets and drinking water,
provisioning for teachers, periodic teacher training and academic resource support,
textbooks and support for learning achievement. These provisions are made in
accordance with norms and standards and free entitlements as mandated by the Right
of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009.
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Padhe Bharat Badhe Bharat
-The programme looks to improve the reading and writing skills of children in classes I
and II, along with their mathematics skills.
-It is being implemented under the aegis of the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan.
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The Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA)
-to raise the minimum level of education to class X and universalize access to secondary
education;
-to ensure good-quality secondary education with focus on Science, Mathematics and
English; and
-to reduce the gender, social and regional gaps in enrolments, dropouts and improving
retention
-To make sure that the secondary schools conform to prescribed norms, removing
gender, socio-economic and disability barriers, etc.
Important physical facilities are provided which include, (i) additional class rooms, (ii)
laboratories, (iii) libraries, (iv) art and crafts room, (v) toilet blocks, (vi) drinking water
provisions, (vii) electricity / telephone/internet connectivity and (viii) disabled friendly
provisions. Improvement in quality through, (i) appointment of additional teachers to
improve PTR (ii) in-service training of teachers, (iii) ICT enabled education, (iv)
curriculum reforms and (v) teaching learning reforms. Equity aspects addressed through
(i) special focus in micro planning, (ii) preference to areas with concentration of
SC/ST/minority for opening of schools, (iii) special enrolment drive for the weaker
section, (iv) more female teachers in schools and (v) separate toilet blocks for girls.
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RASHTRIYA AVISHKAR ABHIYAN
inculcate a spirit of inquiry, creativity and love for Science and Mathematics in school
children
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Atal Tinkering Laboratories
Part of Atal Innovation Mission.

NITI Aayog
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RASHTRIYA UCHCHATAR SHIKSHA ABHIYAN (RUSA)
Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS),

launched in 2013. It aims at providing strategic funding to eligible state higher
educational institutions based on their progress.
• The key objectives of RUSA are to improve access, equity and quality in higher
education through planned development of higher education at the state level.
• The central funding (in the ratio of 60:40 for general category States, 90:10 for special
category states and 100% for union territories) would be norm based and outcome
dependent.
• The funding flows from the central ministry through the state governments/union
territories to the State Higher Education Councils before reaching the identified
institutions.
=> Reforms:-
• State Higher Education Councils with eminent academician and other experts have
been created. This will help in formulation of medium and long term state perspective
plans by putting in their academic and professional point of view.
• States to create Search –Cum- Select Committee for the appointment of vice
chancellors to avoid arbitrariness.
• Problems due to Affiliation system liberated by reduction in the number of colleges

affiliated per university by creating cluster universities and promoting autonomous
colleges.
Ban on recruitment of teachers in some states like Punjab caused the faculty positions
to remain empty which needs to be tackled.
• Since funding is conditional to performance, it is critical to have a robust monitoring

and evaluation system in place. In this regard, Geo tagging, introduction of a public
financial management system, a fund tracker, and reform tracker system and regular
video conferences had been effective.
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Ucchatar Avishkar Yojana
The objectives of UAY scheme are to promote innovation in IITs addressing issues of
manufacturing industries; to spur innovative mindset; to co-ordinate action between
academia & industry and to strengthen labs & research facilities.
Minsitry of HRD
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Unnat Bharat Abhiyaan
i.Building institutional capacity in Institutes of higher education in research & training

relevant to the needs of rural India. ii.Provide rural India with professional resource
support from institutes of higher education ,especially those which have acquired
academic excellence in the field of Science, Engineering & Technology and Management
Ministry of HRD
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Global Initiative of Academic Networks (GIAN)
- Aimed at tapping the talent pool of scientists and entrepreneurs, internationally to
encourage their engagement with the institutes of Higher Education in India.
- To augment the country’s existing academic resources, accelerate the pace of quality
reform, and elevate India’s scientific and technological capacity to global excellence.
- It enables interaction of students and faculty with the best academic and industry
experts from all over the world and also share their experiences and expertise to
motivate people to work on Indian problems.
- It is a system of Guest Lectures by internationally and nationally renowned experts
targeted towards a comprehensive Faculty Development Programme not only for new
IITs, IIMs, IISERs but also other institutions in the country.
Ministry of Human Resource Development
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Vishwajeet Scheme
The scheme entailed the provision of Rs. 1,250 crore to each of the top seven IITs over a
period of five years to upgrade infrastructure, hire foreign faculty, and collaborate with
foreign institutions to break into the top league in global rankings
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Higher Education Finance Agency
-The HEFA will be jointly promoted by the Union Ministry of Human Resource
Development (MHRD) and identified Promoter.
-HEFA will have an authorised capital of 2,000 crore rupees and the government equity
would be 1,000 crore rupees
-It will be formed as a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) within a PSU Bank or the
Government-owned-NBFC (Promoter)
-It would leverage the equity to raise up to Rs. 20,000 crore for funding infrastructure
and development projects of world class Labs in IIMs/IITs/NITs and such other
institutions.
-The HEFA will also mobilise CSR funds from Corporates/PSUs which will in turn be
released for promoting research and innovation in these institutions on grant basis
-The principal portion of the loan will be repaid through the ‘internal accruals’ of the
institutions earned through the fee receipts, research earnings etc
-All the Centrally Funded Higher Educational Institutions will be eligible to join as
members of the HEFA
-For joining as members, the educational institution must agree to escrow a specific
amount from their internal accruals for a period of 10 years to the HEFA.
-This escrow will secure the future flows that would be securitised by the HEFA for
mobilising the funds from the market.
-Each member institution would be eligible for a credit limit based on the amount
agreed to be escrowed from the internal accruals as decided by HEFA
Ministry of HRD and identified promoter
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UDAAN (Giving Wings to Girl Students)
Aims at addressing the lower enrolment of girls in engineering colleges/IITs and
technological institutions.
-Udaan is a platform that empowers the girl students, facilitate their aspiration of
joining the prestigious engineering institutions and take important role in development/
progress of the country in future.
-Under this program, students are provided free offline / online resources through
virtual weekend contact classes and study material on pre-loaded tablet while studying
in Class XI and Class XII for preparation of admission test to various premier engineering
colleges in the country.
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SWAYAM - Study Webs of Active-Learning for Young Aspiring Minds
To provide the best quality education to more than three crore students across the
country
- It is the Indian electronic e-education platform which proposes to offer courses from
the high school stage to Post-Graduate stage in an interactive electronic platform.
- US government is cooperating in this project.
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Swayam Prabha
32 Direct-to-Home channels for transmitting high-quality educational content
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National Digital Library
The National Digital library of India (NDLI) is a project under Ministry of Human
Resource Development, India. The objective is to integrate several national and
international digital libraries in one single web-portal. The NDLI provides free access to
many books in English and the Indian languages.
Ministry of Human resource Development
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National Academic Depository
authenticating all certificates issued by institutions
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ShaGun
It has two components i.e. one is a Repository of best practices, photographs, videos,
studies, newspaper articles etc on elementary education, State /UT wise. These would
be in the public domain with the purpose to provide a platform for all stakeholders to
learn from success stories of each other. This would also instill a positive competitive
spirit among all the States and UTs.
The second part is regarding the online monitoring of the SSA implemented by States
and UTs and will be accessed by Government Officers at all levels using their specific
passwords.
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Shala Asmita Yojana (SAY)
-To track the educational journey of school students from Class I to Class XII across the
15 lakhs private and government schools in the country.
-ASMITA will be an online database which will carry information of student attendance
and enrolment, learning outcomes, mid-day meal service and infrasstructural facilities
among others. Students will be tracked through their Aadhaar numbers and incase
those not having unique number will be provided.
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Saransh
Tool which allows the schools to identify areas of improvement in students, teachers
and curriculum to facilitate and implement change.
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Shala Siddhi
comprehensive instrument for school evaluation which enables the schools to evaluate
their performance in more focused and strategic manner to facilitate them to make
professional judgement for continuous improvement
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Shaala Darpan
Shaala Darpan is an ICT programme of Ministry of Human Resource Development,

Government of India that to provide mobile access to parents of students of
Government and Government aided schools.
Using Shaala Darpan parents can view updates on their child’s progress. They can view
records of attendance, assignments and achievements of their child. The ministry aims
to launch the service by 2015 academic session.
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Ishan Vikas
Academic Exposure for North Eastern Students ; to bring selected college and school
students from the north eastern states into close contact with IITs, NITs and IISERs
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Saksham Scholarship
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Saransh
Saransh is a web portal launched by Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) of
India, with the primary aim of promoting information and communication technologies
in schools
-It serves as an interface for enhancing communication between schools as well as
parents.
-It offers a data-driven decision support system to aid parents in evaluating the
strengths and weaknesses of children, which, in turn would assist in taking informed
decisions for children's future
CBSE
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Ishan Uday
for Students of North East Region . The UGC has launched a special scholarship scheme
for students of north east region, Ishan Uday .
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Prime Minister’s Research Fellows (PMRF)
Scholarship for higher education
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MANAK (Million Minds Augmenting National Aspirations and Knowledge) - Changed
from inspire awards.
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Revitalization
Infrastructure and Systems in
Education (RISE)
-It is a new initiative to step up investments in centrally funded institutions like IITs,
Central Universities and
others such institutes
- Funding will be provided through Higher Education Financing Agency (HEFA).
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TECHNICAL EDUCATION QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMME
(TEQIP)
aims to overhaul the quality of technical education in the Low Income States and Special
Category States (SCS).
-The project commenced with the World Bank assistance to Government of India to
launch a
-TEQIP as a long term programme of 10-12 years and in 2 or 3 phases. The present 3rd
Phase of the schemes has
central, eastern and north-eastern region and hill states as its focus states
The measures under TEQIP include:
-Institution based: accreditation of the courses through NBA, governance reforms,
improving the processes, digital
initiatives, securing autonomy for the colleges.
-Student based: improving the quality of teaching, teacher training, equipping the class
rooms, revision
of syllabus, industry interaction, compulsory internships for students, training the
students in industryrelevant
skills, preparing them for the GATE exam etc.
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SAMEEP
-Student and MEA Engagement Program (SAMEEP) is an outreach program to familiarise

the students in
India about the functioning of Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and also take India’s
global engagement
and its foreign policy to the grass root levels.
-It is voluntary in nature under which MEA officers, under-secretary and above will visit
their home towns and
cities and their Alma Maters to bring foreign policy to the masses and raise their interest
in diplomacy as
career option
Ministry of external affairs
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Vidyanjali
Creating an ecosystem,
wherein education will be
attached with imbibing
knowledge and improving
learning output
-To involve volunteers from different walks of life to strengthen the co-scholastic
activities in government schools.,
-To Performing arts and life skills also to be included.
-Intended beneficiaries are School going children of Government school,
Government Aided school etc.,
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Prashikshak
Teacher education portal for District Institutes of Education and Training (DIETs). - A
unique IT initiative, a first of its kind in the country, which will contain a comprehensive
database of all DIETs in the country with all relevant performance indicators
- Gives the opportunity to Central and State Governments to do real time monitoring of
the institutions.
- Helps benchmark DIETs to enable aspiring teachers to make informed choices about
their future.
Joint collaboration between Ministry of Human Resource Development(MHRD) and
Central Square Foundation.
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Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas
opened in Educationally Backward Blocks where the female rural literacy is below the
national average to provide for residential upper primary schools for girls.
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Saakshar Bharat
Initiatives have been taken under financial literacy to include certified adult literates
under Jan Dhan Yojna and mobilize them to open bank accounts.
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Agriculture
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Operation Green
India is the second largest producer of vegetables in the world with about 180 MMT.
Operation Greens wants to replicate the success story of the operation flood in fruit and
vegetables, starting with tomatoes, onions and potatoes.
The main objective of this project is to reduce price volatility in these commodities,
thereby helping farmers boost incomes on a sustainable basis.
It also aims to provide these vegetables to consumers at affordable prices
Links major consumption centres to major production centres with a minimal number of
intermediaries.
The APMC Act will have to be changed to allow direct buying from FPOs, and giving
incentives to these organisations, private companies and NGOs to build back end
infrastructure as was done in the case of milk under operation flood.
The announcement of tax concessions to FPOs (farmer producer organisations) for five
years. It will encourage building such critical infrastructure.
Second is the investment in logistics, starting with modern warehouses, that can
minimize wastage.
Third is linking the processing industry with organized retailing.

Dehydrated onions, tomato puree and potato chips should become cheap, so that an
average household can use them
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Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY)
The primary objectives of PMKSY are to attract investments in irrigation system at field
level, develop and expand cultivable land in the country, enhance ranch water use in
order to minimize wastage of water, enhance crop per drop by implementing water-
saving technologies and precision irrigation.
1. Formulated with the vision of extending the coverage of irrigation ‘Har Khet ko pani’
and
2. Improving water use efficiency ‘More crop per drop' in a focused manner with end to
end solution on source creation, distribution, management, field application and
extension activities.
PMKSY has been formulated amalgamating ongoing schemes viz.

1. Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme (AIBP) of the Ministry of Water Resources,
2. River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation (MoWR,RD&GR),
3. Integrated Watershed Management Programme (IWMP) of Department of Land
Resources (DoLR)
4. The On Farm Water Management (OFWM) of Department of Agriculture and
Cooperation (DAC)
Ministry of water resources, ministry of rural development , ministry of agriculture
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Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana’
1. To incentivize the states that increase their investment in Agriculture and allied
sectors
2. To provide flexibility and autonomy to the States in planning and executing
programmes for agriculture
3. To ensure the preparation of Agriculture Plans for the districts and states
4. To achieve the goal of reducing the yield gaps in important crops
5. To maximize returns to the farmers
6. To address the agriculture and allied sectors in an integrated manner
1. It is a State Plan scheme
2. The eligibility of a state for the RKVY is contingent upon the state maintaining or
increasing the State Plan expenditure for Agricultural and Allied sectors
3. The scheme encourages convergence with other programmes such as NREGS.
4. It will integrate agriculture and allied sectors comprehensively
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National Food Security Mission (NFSM)
The NFSM has three components:
(i) National Food Security Mission - Rice (NFSM-Rice);
(ii) National Food Security Mission - Wheat (NFSM-Wheat); and
(iii) National Food Security Mission - Pulses (NFSM Pulses)
1. The Mission aims to increase production through area expansion and productivity;
create employment opportunities; and enhance the farm-level economy (i.e. farm
profits) to restore confidence of farmers.
2. The approach is to bridge the yield gap in respect of these three crops through
dissemination of improved technologies and farm management practices while focusing
on districts which have high potential but relatively low level of productivity at present.
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National Horticulture Mission (NHM)
1. To provide holistic growth of the horticulture sector through an area based regionally
differentiated strategies
2. To enhance horticulture production, improve nutritional security and income support
to farm households
3. To establish convergence and synergy among multiple on-going and planned
programmes for horticulture development
4. To promote, develop and disseminate technologies, through a seamless blend of
traditional wisdom and modern scientific knowledge
5. To create opportunities for employment generation for skilled and unskilled persons,
especially unemployed youth
To develop horticulture to the maximum potential available in the state and to augment
production of all horticultural products (fruits, vegetables, flowers, coco,cashew
nut,plantation crops, spices, medicinal aromatic plants) in the state
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Soil Health Card Scheme
Under the scheme, the government plans to issue soil cards to farmers which will carry
crop-wise recommendations of nutrients and fertilisers required for the individual farms
to help farmers to improve productivity through judicious use of inputs
1. All soil samples are to be tested in various soil testing labs across the country.
2. Thereafter the experts will analyse the strength and weaknesses (micro-nutrients
deficiency) of the soil and suggest measures to deal with it.
3. The result and suggestion will be displayed in the cards. The government plans to
issue the cards to 14 crore farmers.
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Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana
To provide
Insurance coverage and financial support to the farmers inthe event of natural
calamities, pests& diseases. To stabilize the income of farmers to ensuretheir
continuance in farming.One crop one rate
 A uniform premium of only 2% to be paid by farmers for all
Kharif crops and 1.5% for all Rabi crops.
 In case of annual commercial and horticultural crops, the
premium to be paid by farmers will be only 5%.
 There is no upper limit on Government subsidy so farmers
will get claim against full sum insured without any
reduction.
 The premium rates to be paid by farmers are very low and
balance premium will be paid by the Government
 Yield Losses: due to non-preventable risks, such as Natural
Fire and Lightning, Storm, Hailstorm, Cyclone, Typhoon,
Tempest, Hurricane, Tornado. Risks due to Flood,
Inundation and Landslide, Drought, Dry spells, Pests/
Diseases also will be covered.
 Post harvest losses are also covered.
 The use of technology: Smart phones will be used to
capture and upload data of crop cutting to reduce the
delays in claim payment to farmers. Remote sensing will be
used to reduce the number of crop cutting experiments.
 The Scheme shall be implemented on an ‘Area Approach
basis’
 Defined Area (i.e., unit area of insurance) is Village or above
it can be a Geo-Fenced/Geo-mapped region having
homogenous Risk Profile for the notified crop
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National Mission on Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA)
1. To make agriculture more productive, sustainable, remunerative and climate resilient

by promoting location specific Integrated/Composite Farming Systems;
2. To conserve natural resources through appropriate soil and moisture conservation
measures;
3. To adopt comprehensive soil health management practices based on soil fertility
maps, soil test based application of macro & micro nutrients, judicious use of fertilizers
etc.;
4. To optimize utilization of water resources through efficient water management to
expand coverage for achieving ‘more crop per drop’;
5. To develop capacity of farmers & stakeholders, in conjunction with other on-going
Missions e.g. National Mission on Agriculture Extension & Technology, National Food
Security Mission, National Initiative for Climate Resilient Agriculture (NICRA) etc., in the
domain of climate change adaptation and mitigation measures;
6. To pilot models in select blocks for improving productivity of rainfed farming by
mainstreaming rainfed technologies refined through NICRA and by leveraging resources
from other schemes/Missions like Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment
Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), Integrated Watershed Management Programme
(IWMP), RKVY etc.;
7. To establish an effective inter and intra Departmental/Ministerial co-ordination for
accomplishing key deliverables of National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture under the
aegis of NAPCC.
1. NMSA derives its mandate from Sustainable Agriculture Mission which is one of the
eight Missions outlined under National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC).
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Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana
Boost Organic Farming
1. PKVY scheme is the first comprehensive plan based on a 20 hectare cluster whose
implementation is done by the state governments.
2. In a cluster maximum financial assistance of up to 1 hectare is provided to the
farmers.
Ministry of Agriculture and Farmer's Welfare
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National Agriculture Market
e-National Agriculture Market (NAM) is a pan-India e-trading platform. It is designed to

create a unified national market for agricultural commodities
Farmers can showcase their produce online from their nearest market and traders can
quote price from anywhere
It will result in increased numbers of traders and greater competition. It will also ensure
open price discovery and better returns to farmers.
National Agriculture Market is going to implemented by the Department of Agriculture

& Cooperation through Small Farmers Agribusiness Consortium (SFAC).
NAM is not replacing the mandis. NAM is an online platform with a physical market or
mandi at the backend enabling buyers situated even outside the state to participate in
trading at the local level.
It seeks to leverage the physical infrastructure of mandis through an online trading

portal, enabling buyers situated even outside the state to participate in trading at the
local level.
This e-platform aims to provide more options to farmers to sell their produce and is part
of implementation of the roadmap for doubling income of the farmers by 2022
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Krishi Vigyan Kendras
The aim of the portal is to transfer the technologies developed by the agricultural
scientists to the farmers in a fast and effective manner using web and mobile
technology as well as to monitor the activities of Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs)
1. The objectives of the portal is to create a platform to monitor the various activities as
well as resource utilization by various KVKs;
2. To create a database of the various programmes organized by the KVKs along with
their detailed information and learning resources;
3. To help the farmers in resolving their queries using web and mobile technologies;
4. To provide information about various facilities and activities performed by the KVKs
and to provide linkage to other important information such as weather and market
information.
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SENSAGRI: SENsor based Smart AGRIculture
The major objective is to develop indigenous prototype for drone based crop and soil
health monitoring system using hyperspectral remote sensing (HRS) sensors.
1. Drone technology based unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) has ability for smooth
scouting over farm fields, gathering precise information and transmitting the data on
real time basis.
2. This capability could be used for the benefit of farming sector at regional/local scale
for assessing land and crop health; extent, type and severity of damage besides issuing
forewarning, post-event management and settlement of compensation under crop
insurance schemes.
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Coordinated Horticulture Assessment and
Management using geo-informatics (CHAMAN)
It uses Geographical Information System

tools along with remote sensing data for
generating action plans for horticultural
development.
It also aims to carry out research activities on
horticultural crop condition studies, diseases
assessment and precision farming.
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Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Unnat Krishi Shiksha Scheme
It was launched to promote agricultural education.
-Under the scheme 100 centres are opened with a fund of Rs.5.35 crore.
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Mera Gaon-Mera Gaurav
To enhance the direct interface of scientists with the farmers, an innovative initiative
has been launched as “Mera Gaon- Mera Gaurav”which will hasten the lab to land
approach.
The objective of this initiative is to provide farmers with required information,

knowledge and advisories on regular basis.
Under this scheme, groups of scientists will select villages and will remain in touch with
that village and provide information to farmers on technical and other related aspects in
a time frame through personal visits or through telecommunication.
In this way, 20,000 scientists of National Agricultural Research and Education System
(NARES) can work directly in villages.
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Attracting and Retaining Youth in Agriculture (ARYA)
to attract youth to enter into agricultural activities.
-The new scheme ARYA has recently been launched by the Indian Council of Agricultural
Research (ICRA).
-This program is planned to be implemented through Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVK-Farm
science centres) in 25 states of our country.
-Each KVK would train about 200 to 300 youth in taking up agriculture’s allied and
supplementary activities such as poultry farming, dairying, fisheries, goat rearing,
mushroom production and other similar activities which keep the rural youth attached
to agriculture, either directly or indirectly.
-Finally, the trained young entrepreneurs would be assisted in preparing project reports
for seeking bank loans.
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Farmer First
The Farmer FIRST aims at enriching Farmers –Scientist interface, technology
assemblage, application and feedback, partnership and institutional building and
content mobilization
.It will provide a platform to farmers and scientists for creating linkages, capacity
building, technology adaptation and application, on-site input management, feedback
and institution building. The scientists from 100 ICAR Institutes/ Universities are
proposed to work with one lakh farmers directly.
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Pandit Deendayal Unnat Krishi Shiksha Yojana
Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Ministry has launched a new scheme named as Pandit
Deen Dayal Upadhyay Unnat Krihsi shiksha Yojna to fish out the talent of Indian youths
and all over development of rural India has launched.
Scheme is being implemented by Agriculture Education Division related to Indian

Council of Agricultural Research Council (ICAR).
Under this course of action the trainers will be selected on village level so as to establish
training centre, to impart knowledge about natural/organic/sustainable farming/rural
economy. Various training programmes will be conducted in different regions in these
centers.
Almost 100 training centers will be set up throughout the country for the participation
of teachers in various activities for the Advanced India Campaign conducted by
Agriculture Research Council/Human Resource Development Ministry under this
scheme alongwith.
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Rashtriya Krishi Shiksha Divas & Jai Kisan-Jai Vigyan Week
Rashtriya Krishi Shiksha Divas is being celebrated on 3rd December in remembrance of

country¡¯s first Agriculture Minister Dr. Rajendra Prasad.
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Jai Kisan-Jai Vigyan Week
Jai Kisan-Jai Vigyan Week is being celebrated since the year 2015 across the entire
country during 23rd to 29th December, on the occasion of birth anniversaries of Ch.
Charan Singh and Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
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SAMPADA (Scheme for Agro-Marine Processing and Development of Agro-Processing
Clusters)
To supplement agriculture, modernize processing and decrease agri-waste.
PMKSY is an umbrella scheme which incorporates all ongoing schemes of the Union
Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI). It includes MoFPI’s schemes such as
Mega Food Parks, Food Safety and Quality Assurance Infrastructure, Integrated Cold
Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure, etc. It also includes new schemes like Creation
of Backward and Forward Linkages, Infrastructure for Agro-processing Clusters,
Creation/Expansion of Food Processing & Preservation Capacities.
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e-Rashtriya Kisan Agri Mandi (e-RaKAM) portal
To provide a platform for farmers to sell agricultural produce
Government launched a portal e-Rashtriya Kisan Agri Mandi (e-RaKAM) which will
provide a platform to sell agricultural produce.
e-RaKAM is a first of its kind initiative that leverages technology to connect farmers of
the smallest villages to the biggest markets of the world through internet.
e-RaKAM is a digital initiative bringing together the farmers, PSUs, civil supplies and
buyers on a single platform to ease the selling and buying process of agricultural
products.
Under this initiative, e-RaKAM centres are being developed in a phased manner
throughout the country to facilitate farmers for online sale of their produce.
The farmers will be paid through e-Payment directly into their bank accounts.
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Pandit Deendayal Rashtriya Krishi Vigyan Protsahan Puruskar.
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Price Stabilization Fund
to help regulate the price volatility of important agri-horticultural commodities like
onion, potatoes and pulses
The scheme provides for maintaining a strategic buffer of aforementioned commodities
for subsequent calibrated release to moderate price volatility and discourage hoarding
and unscrupulous speculation.
For building such stock, the scheme promotes direct purchase from farmers/farmers’
association at farm gate/Mandi.
The PSF is utilized for granting interest free advance of working capital to Central
Agencies, State/UT Governments/Agencies to undertake market intervention
operations.
Apart from domestic procurement from farmers/wholesale mandis, import may also be
undertaken with support from the Fund.
the Department of Consumer Affairs (DOCA)
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Intrest subvention scheme
The objective of the scheme is to make available agricultural credit for Short Term crop
loans at an affordable rate. The scheme is expected to boost agricultural productivity
and production in the country.
Under this scheme, farmers will be given a short term crop loan up to Rs. 3 lakh payable
within one year at an interest rate of 4% per annum.
The scheme will be implemented by NABARD and RBI.
The interest subvention will be provided to Public Sector Banks (PSBs), Private Sector
Banks, Cooperative Banks and Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) and to NABARD for
refinancing to RRBs and Cooperative Banks.
Interest subvention of 5% per annum will be provided to those farmers who pay the
short term crop loan in time. Farmers will have to effectively pay only 4% as interest. For
farmers who do not pay crop loan in time the interest subvention of only 2% will be
applicable as against 5% available above.
This institutional credit is expected to demotivate farmers from taking loans from non-
institutional sources of credit at high rates of interest.
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Bio-tech Kisaan
The Biotech-Krishi Innovation Science Application Network (Biotech-KISAN) aims to
understand the problems of water, soil, seed and market faced by the farmers and
provide simple solutions to them.
The scheme will be implemented in 15 agro-climatic zones of India in phased manner
with the objective:-
- Linking available science and technology to the farm by first understanding the
problem of the local farmer and provide solutions to those problems.
- The working together, in close conjunction, of scientists and farmers is the only way to
improve the working conditions of small and marginal farmers.
- This programme aims to work with small and marginal farmers especially the woman
farmer for better agriculture productivity through scientific intervention and evolving
best farming practices in the Indian context.
Ministry of Science & technology
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Animal Husbandry
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National Livestock mission
The Mission is designed to cover all the activities required to ensure quantitative and
qualitative improvement in livestock production systems and capacity building of all
stakeholder. The Mission will cover everything germane to improvement of livestock
productivity and support projects and initiatives required for that purpose subject to
condition that such initiatives which cannot be funded under other Centrally Sponsored
Schemes under the Department.
The mission is organised into following g four Sub - Missions:
Sub -Mission on Livestock Development - The sub-mission on Livestock Development

includes activities to address the concerns for overall development of livestock species
including poultry, other than cattle and buffalo, with a holistic approach. Risk
Management component of the sub –mission will, however, also cover cattle and
buffalo along with other major and minor livestock.
Sub - Mission on Pig Development in North-Eastern Region - The sub -mission will strive
to forge synergies of research and development organizations through appropriate
interventions, as may be required for holistic development of pigs in the North Eastern
Region including genetic improvement, health cover and post-harvest operations.
Sub - Mission on Feed and Fodder Development- The Sub –Mission is designed to
address the problems of scarcity of animal feed and fodder resources, to give a push to
the livestock sector making it a competitive enterprise for India, and also to harness its
export potential. The sub- mission will especially focus on increasing both production
and productivity of fodder and feed through adoption of improved and appropriate
technologies best suited to specific agro –climatic region in both arable and non –arable
areas.
Sub -Mission on Skill Development, Technology Transfer and Extension - The sub -
mission will provide a platform to develop, adopt or adapt the technologies including
frontline field demonstrations in collaboration with farmers, researchers and extension
workers, etc. wherever it is not possible to achieve this through existing arrangements.
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Rashtriya Gokul Mission
To enhance the productivity of the indigenous breeds of India through professional farm
management and superior nutrition is immense, for this it is essential to promote
conservation and development of indigenous breeds
1. Development and conservation of indigenous breeds
2. Undertake breed improvement programme for indigenous cattle breeds so as to
improve the genetic makeup and increase the stock
3. Enhance milk production and productivity
4. Upgrade nondescript cattle using elite indigenous breeds like Gir, Sahiwal, Rathi,
Deoni, Tharparkar, Red Sindhi
5. Distribute disease free high genetic merit bulls for natural service.
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Pashudhan Sanjivani
An animal Wellness Programme; encompassing provision of Animal Health cards (‘Nakul
Swasthya Patra’) along with UID identification of animals in milk and a National Data
Base
1. Under the scheme 8.5 crore animals in milk will be identified using UID and their data
will upload in the INAPH database.
2. This will play crucial role in control of spread of animal diseases. This will also lead to
increase in trade of livestock and livestock products.
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Advanced Breeding Technology
Assisted Reproductive Technique to improve availability of disease free female bovines
through sex sorted semen technology
1. Under the scheme 50 embryo transfer technology labs and In Vitro Fertilization labs
care will be established.
2. This will lead to exponential increase in milk production and productivity of animals in
an exponential manner.
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National Mission on Bovine Productivity
National Mission on Bovine Productivity

It was launched in November 2016 with aim of enhancing milk production and
productivity and thereby making dairying more remunerative to farmers. It is being
implemented with following components
(i) Pashu Sanjivni: It includes identification of animals in milk using UID, issuing health
cards to all animals in milk and uploading data on INAPH data base.
(ii) Advance reproductive Technique: Under it, sex sorted semen production facility is
being created at 10 A graded semen stations and 50 EET Labs with IVF facilities.
(iii) Creation of E Pashu Haat Portal: It is for linking farmers and breeders of indigenous
breeds and
(iv) Establishment of National Bovine Genomic Centre for Indigenous Breeds (NBGC-IB):
It is established for enhancing milk production and productivity through genomic
selection among indigenous breeds.
It was launched in December 2014 for development and conservation of indigenous

bovine breeds for enhancing milk production and productivity through induction of high
genetic merit bulls for semen production, field performance recording, strengthening of
bulls mother farms, setting up of Gokul Grams etc.
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National Bovine Genomic Center for Indigenous Breeds (NBGC- IB)
In order to increase milk production and productivity of indigenous cattle, a National
Bovine Genomic Centre will be established in the country.
1. By using genomic selection indigenous breeds can be made viable within few
generations.
2. This center will play crucial role in identification of disease free High genetic merit
bulls.
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E-Pashudhan Haat Portal
Breed wise information on availability of bovine germplasm is not available which is
essential for promotion of indigenous bovine breeds
1. For the first time in the country under National Mission on Bovine Productivity E
Pashudhan Haat portal has been developed.
Through the portal farmers can obtain information on location of quality indigenous
germplasm in the form live animals, semen doses and embryos
2. This portal will play important role in connecting breeders and farmers of indigenous
breeds.
3. Through this portal farmers will be aware about breed wise information on
indigenous breeds.
4. Farmers/breeders can sale animals of indigenous breeds through this portal.
5. Information on all forms of germplasm has been uploaded on the portal. Immediately
farmers can obtain benefits of the portal.
6. This portal will give new dimensions to development and conservation of indigenous
breeds as at present information on availability of germplasm of indigenous breeds is
not available with the farmers.
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Central Sector Scheme on Blue Revolution: Integrated Development and Management
of Fisheries (CSS)
1. Provides for a focused development and management of the fisheries sector to
increase both fish production and fish productivity from aquaculture and fisheries
resources of the inland and marine fisheries sector including deep sea fishing.
2. To contribute towards food and nutritional security through optimum utilization of
water resources for fisheries development in a sustainable manner, keeping in view the
bio-security and environmental concerns.
The scheme has the following components:
1. National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB) and its activities.
2. Development of Inland Fisheries and Aquaculture.
3. Development of Marine Fisheries, Infrastructure and Post-Harvest Operations.
4. Strengthening of Database & Geographical Information System of the Fisheries
Sector.
5. Institutional Arrangement for Fisheries Sector.
6. Monitoring, Control and Surveillance (MCS) and other need-based Interventions.
7. National Scheme on Welfare of Fishermen.
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Mission Fingerling
This is a programme aimed at achieving the Blue Revolution by enabling holistic
development and management of fisheries.
The main motive behind this programme is to enhance the fisheries production from
10.79 mmt (2014-15) to 15 mmt by 2020-21.
This program with a total expenditure of around INR 52000 lakh will facilitate the
establishment of hatcheries and Fingerling rearing pond to ensure the fish production of
426 crores Mission Fingerling.
Around 25.50 crores Post Larvae of shrimp and crab in the country will also be covered.
It lays greater emphasis on infrastructure with an equally strong focus on management

and conservation of the resources through technology transfer.
Productivity enhancement will also be targeted through integration of various
production oriented activities.
This includes production of quality fish seeds, cost effective feed and adoption of
technology etc.
Fish Fingerling production is the single most important critical mission visualised to
achieve fish production targets under the Blue Revolution.
Use of high yielding verities of brooders is another significant aspect to be addressed on
priority.
The Union Agricultural Ministry identified 20 States based on their potential and other
relevant factors to strengthen the Fish Seed infrastructure in the country.
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Cattle genomics
Livestock contributes significantly to the livelihood of rural poor in our country and has
enormous potential to reduce poverty. There is a predicted increase in demand for
animal food products in India by 2020.
Genetic improvement of livestock through traditional selection for increasing livestock

productivity has major limitations.
To overcome these, genomic selection has played a crucial role in livestock industry
globally.
The Government of India has, therefore, decided to work on genome sequencing of

indigenous cattle breeds and development of high density SNP chips representing SNPs
from all registered cattle breeds of India by involving various stake holders.
This will reduce the cost and time interval of breeding programme in future and
productivity of indigenous cattle will be enhanced. Initial work on cattle genomics will
be carried out in selective research institutions.
Ministry of science & technology
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National dairy plan phase I (NDP I):
aims at carrying out projects in the participating states to provide technical and
implementation support to the states.
Through a credit based system, funding be provided to the eligible implementing
agencies through Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries (DADF) to
the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB).
With the International Development Association (IDA) being the nodal funding agency,
the scheme is planned to increase productivity of milch animals, increasing milk
production to meet the growing demand for milk.
Helping rural milk producers’ access organized milk processing sector is another
objective with which the scheme has been planned
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Power/Electricity & New and Renewable Energy
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Saubhagya
to provide electricity connections to over 4 crore families in rural and urban areas by
December 2018.
-scheme deals the cost of last-mile connectivity to willing households to help achieve
the goal of lighting every household by 31 December 2018.
The beneficiaries for free electricity connections would be identified using Socio
Economic and Caste Census (SECC) 2011 data.
Un-electrified households not covered under the SECC data would also be provided
electricity connections under the scheme on payment of Rs. 500 which shall be
recovered by DISCOMs in 10 instalments through electricity bill.
Free connections will be provided to below poverty line (BPL) households.
For households outside the reach of national electricity grid, solar power packs along
with battery banks shall be provided.
The solar power packs of 200 to 300 Wp (Watt peak capacity) with battery bank,
comprises of Five LED lights, One DC fan, One DC power plug.
The scheme also includes the Repair and Maintenance (R&M) for 5 years.
States have also been provided with an incentive of 50% of their loan being converted
to grants, if the electrification targets are met by 31 December 2018.
State-run Rural Electrification Corporation
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UDAY
It has ambitious target of making all discoms profitable by 2018-19.
-Improving operational efficiencies of discoms,

-Reduction of cost of power,
-Reduction in interest cost of discoms and
-Enforcing financial discipline on discoms through alignment with state finances.
It has all the 3 elements — 1.Clear up the legacy issues of past losses and debt.
2.Provide a financial road map to bring tariffs in line with costs by FY19. 3.Provide
enough deterrents for the state govt to not allow the state discoms to become loss
ridden post FY18, as losses start to impact their FRBM limits.
1.The State govt. will takeover the discom liabilities over 2-5 year period. 2.This will
allow discoms to convert their debt into State bond. These bonds will have a maturity
period of 10-15 years. 3.It will allow transfer of 75% outstanding debts incurred by
stressed discoms to States’ debt, 50% in 2015-16 and 25% in 2016-17
4.The central government will not include the loans of the discoms in calculation of the
state’s deficit till 2016-17.
5. DISCOM debt not taken over by the State shall be converted by the Banks / FIs into
loans or bonds.
Till November 2017, only states that have not joined it are Odisha and West Bengal
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Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DUGJY)
To provide 24×7 uninterrupted electricity supply to each rural household across the
country by 2022.
1. It focuses on feeder separation for rural households and agricultural purpose. 2. Seeks
to strengthen the distribution and sub-transmission infrastructure, including metering at
all levels in rural areas. 3. It also seeks to strengthen Micro grid and off grid distribution
network of rural electrification.
Ministry of Power
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24x7 - Power for All
To provide 24x7 power available to all households, industry, commercial businesses,
public needs, any other electricity consuming entity and adequate power to agriculture
farm holdings by FY 19.
‘Power for All scheme’ is a joint initiative of the central and state governments, with the
objective of providing 24X7 electricity to all households, industry, commercial
businesses and other electricity-consuming entities within the time span of four years.
Ministry of Power
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Integrated Power Development Scheme" (IPDS)
1. Strengthening of sub-transmission and distribution network in the urban areas;
2. Metering of distribution transformers /feeders / consumers in the urban areas.
3. IT enablement of distribution sector and strengthening of distribution network
The scheme will help in reduction in AT&C losses, establishment of IT enabled energy
accounting / auditing system, improvement in billed energy based on metered
consumption and improvement in collection efficiency.
Ministry of Power
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National Smart Grid Mission (NSGM)
The mission entails implementation of a smart electrical grid based on state-of-the art
technology in the fields of automation, communication and IT systems that can monitor
and control power flows from points of generation to points of consumption.
-The major activities envisaged under NSGM are development of smart grid,
development of micro grids, consumer engagements and training & capacity building
etc.
-NSGM entails implementation of a smart electrical grid based on state-of-the art

technology in the fields of automation, communication and IT systems that can monitor
and control power flows from points of generation to points of consumption,
Ministry of Power
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UJALA
To save energy consumption by distributing LED bulbs which are energy efficient
The scheme is being implemented by Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), a joint
venture of PSUs under the Union Ministry of Power.
-It is LED based Domestic Efficient Lighting Programme (DELP).
-Under it, LED Bulbs are distributed.
-It wants every home in India to use LED bulbs so that the net power or energy
consumption rate comes down and the carbon emission rates can also be checked
-The scheme will not only help reduce consumers their electricity bills but also
contribute to the energy security of India.
Ministry of Power
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TARANG, UJALA, VIDYUT PRAVAH, GARV, URJA and MERIT
The initiatives were launched keeping in line with the Digital India initiative. The
primarily seek to enhance transparency in power sector.
All apps released by Power Sector
Ministry of Power
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Sustainable Rooftop Implementation for Solar Transfiguration of India (SRISTI)
It will provide incentives for the installation of rooftop solar power plant projects in
India.
The important features and highlights of this scheme are as follows:-
1.This Solar Power Plant Subsidy Scheme will provide incentives for the sustainable
implementation of Rooftop.
2.Subsequently, this scheme will form the advanced version of the previous MNRE
scheme in Phase II.
3.Accordingly, govt. will integrate Discoms to implement this solar subsidy scheme.
4.Central govt. will provide financial assistance to implement rooftop solar power plants
for the residential users.
5.Henceforth, users of the residential sectors can install the particular in-line capacity as
per their necessity and their SERC (State Electricity Regulation Commission) Regulation.
Central govt. will provide subsidy up to 5 KWP capacity of power plant.
Ministry of New and Renewable
Energy (MNRE)
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Green Energy Corridors Project
-The green energy corridor is grid connected network for the transmission of renewable
energy produced from various renewable energy projects.
-The project was envisaged by Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) in its
innovative report titled ‘Green Energy Corridors’.
-It was proposed as a dedicated transmission network for renewable energy across
different renewable energy potential states.
Ministry of New and Renewable
Energy (MNRE)
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India’s Street Lighting National programme (SLNP)
The programme aims to install LED bulbs street-lighting across different cities in the
country.
The LED lights will replace inefficient lamps.
The initiative is part of the Government’s efforts to spread the message of energy
efficiency in the country.
It will result in energy savings and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.
Ministry of Power, Energy Efficiency Services Limited
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SuryaMitra programme
To provide skill training to rural youth in handling solar installations
It is Union Government’s skill development program
Aims to create skilled manpower in commissioning, installation, O&M of solar power
plants and equipment.
It primary objective is to provide entrepreneurship and employability opportunities to
rural and urban youth & women.
The scheme is aimed at creating 50,000 trained solar photovoltaic technicians by March
2020.
Special emphasis is given to skill youth from SC/ST/OBC categories.
The qualification required to participate in the program is ITI (Electrical & Wireman) /
Diploma in Engineering (Electrical, Electronics & Mechanical).
Higher qualified participants such as B.Tech etc are not eligible for this programme.
The programme is 100% funded by GOI and implemented by National Institute for Solar
Energy (NISE) across the country.
In addition, short term training programmes for small hydro, entrepreneurship
development, operation & maintenance of solar energy devices and boiler operations in
co-generation plants have been organized.
National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE) is an autonomous institution of Ministry of New
& Renewable Energy (MNRE)).
National institute of solar energy
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National Mission for Enhanced Energy Efficiency (NMEEE)
PAT (perform, achieve & trade) scheme: Improving efficiency in energy intensive sector.
Energy Efficiency Financing Platform (EEFP): provides a platform to interact with
financial institutions and project developers for implementation of energy efficiency
projects
Framework for Energy Efficient Economic Development (FEEED): focuses on developing
appropriate fiscal instruments to promote energy efficiency financing
Market transformation for Energy Efficiency (MTEE): Accelerating shift toward energy
efficient appliances
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Roads and Highways
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Motor Vehicle (Amendment) Bill 2016
The Ministry constituted a Group of Ministers from across states to deliberate upon and
propose strategies for reducing road fatalities and to suggest actionable measures for
implementation.
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Setu Bharatam
To free all national highways from railway level crossings and renovate the old bridges
on national highways by 2019.
1.Setu Bharatam is an ambitious programme with an investment of Rs. 50,000 crore to
build bridges for safe and seamless travel on National Highways.
2.208 new “road over bridges / road under bridges” are envisaged for construction,
while 1500 bridges will be widened, rehabilitated or replaced.
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Bharatmala
1. It is an umbrella program that will subsume unfinished parts of NHDP
2. It will also focus on the new initiatives like development of Border and International
connectivity roads, Coastal & port connectivity roads, National Corridors Efficiency
improvements, Economic corridors development and others.
3. Around 80 per cent of Bharatmala will be based on a government funded, engineering
procurement and construction (EPC) model while the rest will be a hybrid-annuity public
private partnership.

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National Highways Interconnectivity Improvement Project
This is a project to ensure safe, fast and all weather movement of traffic on National
Highways mostly located in backward regions

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Logistic Efficiency Enhancement Programme (LEEP)
Aimed at enhancing the freight transportation in India through improving cost, time,
tracking and transferability of consignments through infrastructure, procedural and
Information Technology (IT) interventions.
Under this programme
road ministry has shortlisted 15 locations with the highest freight movement for the
development of multimodal logistics parks worth Rs.32,853 crore.
The parks would be spread over a total area of around 4,800 acres and will be built
under the first phase of the ministry’s Logistics Efficiency Enhancement Programme
(LEEP).
Through the programme, the government is trying to improve efficiency and reduce
logistics costs by as much as 10%.
The parks are expected to serve four key functions:
1. Freight aggregation and distribution,
2. Multimodal freight movement,
3. Storage and warehousing,
4. Value-added services such as custom clearances
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Vehicle Fleet Modernization Programme
To enable the replacement of old, heavy and medium commercial vehicles as they
contribute the maximum of vehicular pollution

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Highway Advisory System (HAS)
HAS was launched as a pilot project on Delhi-Jaipur highway.

1. It is a free-to-air information distribution system that uses radio to make the
travelling experience on National Highways safer, faster and hassle-free.
2. HAS control centre collects data, processes and analyzes it, generates alerts and sends
it to be broadcast by All India Radio."
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Indian Bridge Management System (IBMS)
It is aimed at ensuring safety of bridges in India
-IBMS is being developed to create an inventory of all bridges in the country and rate
their structural condition so that timely repair and rehabilitation work can be carried out
based on the criticality of the structure.
How Will it Work?
-A unique identification number or National Identity Number (NIN) will be given to each
bridge, and the number will be based on the state, RTO zone or based on location
(National Highway, State Highway etc.).
-Along with NIN, Bridge Location Number (BLN) will also be allotted to every bridge
based on specific GPS given latitude-longitude. Another number- Bridge Classification
Number (BCN) will be assigned to the bridge structure based on its engineering
characteristics.
-A Structural Rating Number (SRN) will be assigned to bridge structures on a scale of 0 to

9
-Another number - Socio-Economic Bridge Rating Number will specify the contribution
of bridge in daily socio-economic activity of that area. IBMS will analyse this data and
recognize bridges which need renovation.
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National Road Safety Policy
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National Green Highways Project
1. Under the Green Highways Project the government has made it mandatory to set
aside 1% of the total project cost of any NH contract to a Green Fund corpus that will be
used for plantation purposes.
2. The afforestation is expected to help in sequestering approximately 12 lakh mt
carbon annually
3.The funds to be transferred to the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) would
be used exclusively for plantation and maintenance on all NH stretches being developed
on the Engineering Procurement Construction (EPC) and Build Operate Transfer (BOT)
mode.
4.The NHAI will act as Fund Manager for maintaining the account and for release of the
payments made by the Regional Officer or Project Director based on the
recommendation of the monitoring agency-Indian Highways Management Company Ltd
(IHMCL).
5.There will be a strong monitoring mechanism in place by using ISRO’s Bhuvan and
GAGAN satellite systems. Every planted tree will be counted and auditing will be done.
The agencies performing well will receive annual awards
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Kisan Harit Rajmarg Yojana
A pilot scheme to extend green belt beyond the existing ‘Right of Way’ of highways by
engaging farmers and providing alternative livelihood option to the nearby
communities.
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Chaar Dham Highway Development Project
To improve connectivity to the Char Dham pilgrimage centres in the Himalayas.
To improve connectivity to the Char Dham pilgrimage centres in the Himalayas.
1.The project’s main objective is to develop around 900 km of national highways. These
highways will be built at an approximate cost of Rs 12,000 crore. 2.It will allow
uninterrupted access for pilgrims to the four Himalayan shrines of Kedarnath, Badrinath,
Gangotri and Yamunotri in Uttarakhand. The all-weather roads will have tunnels,
bridges and fly-overs to enhance road safety and uninterrupted access. It will have
proper slope stabilisation to ensure protection against landslides. 3.It will benefit people
visiting holy shrines in Uttarakhand. It will generate additional employment for the local
population and will change the economy of the State as it will give strong boost to
connectivity and tourism.
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
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Shipping and Waterways
SagarMala Scheme
promoting employment generation
1.Under the scheme employers would be provided an incentive for enhancing
employment by reimbursement of the 8.33% EPS contribution made by the employer in
respect of new employment. 2.The PMRPY scheme is targeted for workers earning
wages upto Rs. 15,000/- per month. Publicity and awareness campaign is an integral
component of the PMRPY scheme for encouraging employers including Micro, Small and
Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) to avail benefits.
Ministry of Labour and Employment
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Urban Development
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Smart Cities Mission
To develop 100 cities all over the country making them citizen friendly and sustainable
Smart cities to be selected through City Challenge Competition
These cities to be developed as satellite towns of larger cities and by modernizing the
existing mid-sized cities.
Eight critical pillars of India’s Smart City Program are:
Smart Governance
Smart Energy
Smart Environment
Smart Transportation
Smart IT & Communications
Smart Buildings
Smart Health Hospitals
Smart Education
The 100 potential smart cities were nominated by all the states
4 approaches are adopted for development of Smart Cities:

Retrofitting i.e.: city improvement: Introduce planning in an existing built-up area to
achieve smart city objectives, along with other objectives, to make the existing area
more efficient and liveable. In retrofitting, an area consisting of more than 500 acres will
be identified by the city in consultation with citizens.
Redevelopment i.e.: city renewal: Replacement of the existing built-up environment and
enable co-creation of a new layout with enhanced infrastructure using mixed land use
and increased density. Redevelopment envisages an area of more than 50 acres,
identified by Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) in consultation with citizens.
Greenfield development : Introduce most of the Smart Solutions in a previously vacant
area (more than 250 acres) using innovative planning, plan financing and plan
implementation tools (e.g. land pooling/ land reconstitution) with provision for
affordable housing, especially for the poor. Ex. GIFT City
Pan-city development envisages application of selected Smart Solutions to the existing
city-wide infrastructure.
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AMRUT
To develop civic infrastructure in 500 cities and towns having population of one lakh and
above.
1.The mission adopts a project based approach to ensure basic infrastructure services
relating to water supply, sewerage, transport and development of green spaces among
others.
2.Under this Mission, States get the flexibility of designing schemes based on the needs
of identified cities and in their execution and monitoring.Further in a significant
departure from Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), now the
states will only submit State Annual Action Plans (SAAPs) to the Union for broad
concurrence based on which funds will be released.
3.Central assistance will be extended under AMRUT to the projects sanctioned under
JNNURM but not completed
Ministry of Urban Ministry
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Kifayati Aawas Yojna
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Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana(Urban)
To provide housing for all by the year 2022
The Mission will be implemented during 2015-2022 and will provide central assistance
to Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) and other implementing agencies through States/UTs for:
1. In-situ Rehabilitation of existing slum dwellers using land as a resource through
private participation
2. Credit Linked Subsidy 3. Affordable Housing in Partnership 4. Subsidy for Beneficiary-
led individual house construction/enhancement.
Ministry of Urban Ministry
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National Urban Housing Fund
to finance Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) which aims to build 1.2 crore affordable
houses in urban areas by 2022.
-NUHF will be placed under aegis of Building Materials and Technology Promotion
Council (BMTPC).
-It will be raised from non-budgetary sources and will tap into existing government
entities such as Housing and Urban Development Corp. (Hudco).
NUHF will facilitate raising requisite funds in next four years and plug any budgetary
shortfalls.
-It will smoothly sustain construction of houses to address gap in Urban Sector
progresses by maintaining flow of Central Assistance under different verticals i.e.
Affordable Housing in Parternership (AHP), Beneficiary Linked Construction (BLC), In-Situ
Slum Redevelopment (ISSR) and Credit Linked Subsidy Scheme (CLSS).
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Swadesh Darshan scheme
To develop the theme based tourism in the country.
1.The tourists or visitors will get an opportunity to visit the specific tourist circuit in a
single tour. The tourists can take the pleasure of thematic tourism under this scheme.
2. There are 13 tourist circuits that are proposed and started under the scheme. Under
these 13 circuits there are many cities and sites are added for the visitors to get down
there and enjoy their holiday.
The scheme is a joint venture by the central government and ministry of tourism.
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PRASAD
PRASAD scheme aims to create spiritual centres for tourism development within the
nation
Twelve cities namely Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh), Gaya (Bihar), Dwarka (Gujarat),
Amritsar (Punjab), Ajmer (Rajasthan), Kanchipuram (Tamil Nadu), Vellankani (Tamil
Nadu), Puri (Odisha), Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh), Mathura (Uttar Pradesh), Kedarnath
(Uttarakhand) and Kamakhya (Assam) have been identified for development under
Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spirituality Augmentation Drive (PRASAD). -
Ministry of Tourism
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Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana (HRIDAY)
scheme aimed at preserving and revitalizing the soul and unique character of the
heritage cities in India
1. It aims to bring urban planning, economic growth and heritage conservation together
for heritage cities.
2. It also seeks beautification in an inclusive and integrated manner with focus on
cleanliness, livelihoods, skills, safety, security, accessibility and faster service delivery of
heritage cities.
3. Heritage management plan (HMP) will be prepared for the identified cities which will
outline heritage resources and develop policies to guide their conservation, restoration,
future use and development.
4. It will seek to improve last-mile connectivity heritage sites by documentation,
conservation of areas, providing more facilities for women, senior citizens and
differently abled citizens
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Green Urban Transport Scheme
Central Government is working on new policy initiatives to encourage private

investments in climate friendly and sustainable public transport systems like Metro rail,
Non-motorised Transport and other low carbon emitting systems in urban areas
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Rural Development
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Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - DAY NRLM
To reduce poverty by enabling the poor households to access gainful self-employment
and skilled wage employment opportunities, resulting in appreciable improvement in
their livelihoods on a sustainable basis, through building strong grassroots institutions of
the poor
-It is also called Deen Dayal Antyodaya Yojana – NRLM
-Swarnjayanti Gram Swarojgar Yojana (SGSY) was restructured as National Rural
Livelihoods Mission in 2011
-NRLM has now been renamed as Aajeevika.
-It is a World Bank supported program
-Organise rural BPL people in SHGs and make them capable for self-employment by
providing capacities such as information, knowledge, skills, tools, finance and
collectivization.
-It has a special focus on women empowerment including a dedicated component for
promoting farm and non-farm based livelihoods for women farmers in rural areas
-It is implemented across the country in all States and Union Territories (except Delhi
and Chandigarh).
Works on three pillars:
-Enhancing and expanding existing livelihoods options of the poor
-Building skills for the job market outside; and
-Nurturing self-employed and entrepreneurs.
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-Aajeevika Grameen Express Yojana (AGEY)
AGEY aims to provide an alternative source of livelihood to members of Self Help
Groups (SHGs) by facilitating them to operate public transport services in backward rural
areas.
-It is a sub-scheme under Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihoods
Mission (DAY-NRLM)
-It will provide safe, affordable and community monitored rural transport services like e-
rickshaws, 3 and 4 wheeler motorised transport vehicles to connect remote villages.
-These transport vehicles will connect villages with key services and amenities including
access to markets, education and health for the overall economic development of the
area.
-The scheme will be implemented in 250 blocks in the country on a pilot basis for a
period of 3 years from 2017-18 to 2019-20.
-Under it, Community Based Organisation (CBO) is proposed to provide interest free
loan from its own corpus to SHG member for purchase of the vehicle.
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Start-up Village Entrepreneurship Program (SVEP)
The SVEP proposes to address following three major problems of rural start-ups
-A missing knowledge ecosystem
-A missing incubation ecosystem
-A missing financial ecosystem
To be launched on the lines of the Deen Dayal Upadhyay Grameen Kaushal Yojana
-Generate livelihood through self-employment
-Will be a sub scheme under the national rural livelihood mission
-Loans will be made available through Self Help Groups for starting the enterprise.
-It will not focus on placement based skilling but generate livelihood through self-
employment.
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-Mahila Kisan Sashaktikaran Pariyojana
Under the Pariyojana, projects are conceived in such a manner that the skill base of the
women in agriculture is enhanced to enable them to pursue their livelihoods on a
sustainable basis. Under NRHM.
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Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana
The Vision of DDU-GKY is to "Transform rural poor youth into an economically
independent and globally relevant workforce". It aims to target youth, under the age
group of 15–35 years. DDU-GKY is a part of the National Rural Livelihood Mission
(NRLM), tasked with the dual objectives of adding diversity to the incomes of rural poor
families and cater to the career aspirations of rural youth
-Enable Poor and Marginalized to Access Benefits
-Demand led skill training at no cost to the rural poor
-Mandatory coverage of socially disadvantaged groups (SC/ST 50%; Minority 15%;
Women 33%)
-Shifting Emphasis from Training to Career Progression
-Pioneers in providing incentives for job retention, career progression and foreign
placements
-Greater Support for Placed Candidates
-Post-placement support, migration support and alumni network
-Guaranteed Placement for at least 75% trained candidates
Ministry of Rural development
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Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission
To deliver integrated project based infrastructure in the rural areas, which will also
include development of economic activities and skill development.
-Twin objectives: It seeks to achieve of strengthening rural areas and de burdening the
urban areas. Thus it seeks for balanced regional development and growth of the country
by simultaneously benefiting the rural as well as urban areas of the country.
-The State Governments would identify the clusters which have latent potential for
growth in accordance with the Framework for Implementation.
-This framework will be prepared by the Union Ministry of Rural Development.
-The clusters will be geographically contiguous Gram Panchayats with different
population and follow administrative convergence units of Gram Panchayats.
-Plain and coastal areas must have population of about 25000 to 50000, desert areas,
hilly or tribal areas must have 5000 to 15000.
There would be a separate approach for selection of clusters in Tribal and Non-Tribal
Districts.
States government will prepare Integrated Cluster Action Plans for Rurban Clusters. It
will be comprehensive plan documents detailing out the strategy for the cluster
development.
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Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana (PMAGY)
The Centrally Sponsored Scheme ‘Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana’ (PMAGY) is
being implemented for integrated development of Scheduled Castes (SC) majority
villages having SC Population concentration > 50%
-The principal objective of the Scheme is integrated development of SC Majority
Villages:
-Primarily through convergent implementation of the relevant Central and State
Schemes;
-By providing these villages Central Assistance in form of gap-filling funds to the extent
of Rs.20.00 lakh per village, to be increased by another 5 lakh if State make a matching
contribution.
-By providing gap-filling component to take up activities which do not get covered under
the existing Central and State Government Schemes are to be taken up under the
component of ‘gap filling’.
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerement
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Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana(SAANJHI)
1.The development of model villages, called Adarsh Grams, through the implementation
of existing schemes, and certain new initiatives to be designed for the local context,
which may vary from village to village.
2.Creating models of local development which can be replicated in other villages.
3.The goal is to develop three Adarsh Grams by March 2019, of which one would be
achieved by 2016. Thereafter, five such Adarsh Grams (one per year) will be selected
and developed by 2024.
.Members of parliament (MPs) are the pivots this scheme will run on. Gram Panchayat
would be the basic unit for development. It will have a population of 3000-5000 in plain
areas and 1000-3000 in hilly, tribal and difficult areas.
-Model of development strategy from supply-driven to demand-driven SAANJHI aims at

instilling certain values, such as
People’s participation,
o Antyodaya,
o gender equality, dignity of women,
o Social justice, spirit of community service,
o Cleanliness, eco-friendliness, maintaining ecological balance,
o Peace and harmony, mutual cooperation,
o Self-reliance, local self-government,
o Transparency and accountability in public life, etc. In the villages and their people so
that they get transformed into models for others.
-The scheme will be implemented through a village development plan that would be
prepared for every identified gram Panchayat Funds will be utilized from existing
schemes such as MPLAD, NGNREGA etc.
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Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana(Gramin)
It aims to provide affordable, environmentally safe and secure pucca house to every
rural household living below the poverty line by 2022.
1.It will be implemented in rural areas across the country except Delhi and Chandigarh
2.Government to construct 1 crore pucca (permanent) houses for the rural poor in the
next three years.
3.The project will be implemented in a span of three years from 2016-17 to 2018-19
4.Beneficiaries of the rural houses would be chosen according to data taken from the
SECC of 2011
5.Under it, financial assistance will be provided for construction of dwelling units and
upgradations of existing unserviceable kutcha houses The beneficiary would be
facilitated to avail loan of up to 70000 rupees for construction of the house which is
optional
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Affordable Housing Fund
To create 1 crore households in rural areas.

Created under National Housing Bank
It will be funded from Priority Sector Lending shortfall
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PM Gram Sadak Yojana
- Provide all weather road connectivity in rural habitations of the country
-annual target of constructing 49,000 km of roads (2017)
-Intended benefeciaries are All habitations with a population of 500
persons and above in the plain areas and 250 persons and above in hill
states, the tribal and the desert areas.
Other salient features

-A fully funded centrally sponsored scheme
-75 paise per liter has been earmarked for this scheme out of cess levied on high speed
diesel
-Up gradation work is not central to the scheme
-The unit for this program is habitation and not revenue village.
-PMGSY is aggressively encouraging use of “Green Technologies” and non-conventional
materials like
waste plastic, cold mix, geo-textiles, fly-ash, iron and copper slag etc  to reduce the
‘carbon footprint’.
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MSME Sector including textiles, EDSM, etc.
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Micro Units Development and Refinance Agency (MUDRA) Bank
1. This Bank would be responsible for regulating and refinancing all Micro-finance
Institutions (MFI) which are in the business of lending to micro/small business entities
engaged in manufacturing, trading and services activities.
2. The Bank would partner with state level/regional level co-ordinators to provide
finance to Last Mile Financer of small/micro business enterprises.
1. The government proposes to set up MUDRA Bank through a statutory enactment.
Ministry of Finance
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Credit Guarantee Scheme
CGTMSE was set up to strengthen credit delivery system and facilitate flow of credit to
the MSE sector. The Credit Guarantee under CGTMSE seeks to reassure the lender that,
in the event of a MSE unit, which availed collateral free credit facilities, fails to discharge
its liabilities to the lender; the CGMSE would make good the loss incurred by the lender
up to 85 per cent of the credit facility.
Ministry of MSME
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Udyami Mitra Portal
-Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) has launched the ‘Udyami Mitra’
Portal (www.udyamimitra.in) to improve the accessibility of credit and handholding
services to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs)
-Scheduled Commercial Banks (SCBs) have been advised to ensure a target of 7.5% of
Adjusted Net Bank Credit (ANBC) for Micro Enterprises
-Collateral security is not required for loans up to Rs. 10 lakh to MSE sector, which has
simplified working capital requirement for MSEs.
-Under the portal entrepreneurs can apply for loan without physically visiting bank
branches. It also has facility for uploading all necessary documents.
-Through the portal the MSMEs can seek handholding support for getting finance. They
can also select and apply for preferred banks.
-Through the portal, the MSMEs can select from over 1 lakh bank branches, track their
application status and avail multiple loan benefits.
Ministry of MSME
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ASPIRE Fund
The Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises has launched a new scheme namely,
ASPIRE (A Scheme for Promoting Innovation, Rural Industry and Entrepreneurship) on
18.3.2015 to accelerate entrepreneurship and to promote start-ups for innovation and
entrepreneurship in agro-industry. Under ASPIRE, 80 Livelihood Business Incubation
(LBI) centres are to be set up in which a total of 104000 incubates will be trained and 30
(10 new & 20 existing) Technology Business Incubation (TBI) centres
Ministry of MSME
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PMEGP
aimed at generating self-employment opportunities through establishment of micro-
enterprises in the non-farm sector by helping traditional artisans and unemployed
youth.
-General category beneficiaries can avail of margin money subsidy of 25 % of the project
cost in rural areas and 15% in urban areas.
- For beneficiaries belonging to special categories such as Scheduled Caste/Scheduled

Tribe/OBC /Minorities/Women, Ex-serviceman, Physically Handicapped, NER, Hill and
Border areas etc. the margin money subsidy is 35% in rural areas and 25% in urban
areas.
-Any individual above 18 years of age is eligible. For setting up of projects costing above
Rs.10 lakh in the manufacturing sector and above Rs. 5 lakh in the business /service
sector, the beneficiaries should possess at least VIII standard pass educational
qualification.
-The maximum cost of projects is Rs. 25 lakh in the manufacturing sector and Rs. 10 lakh
in the service sector. Benefit can be availed under PMEGP for setting up of new units
only.
-Subsidy under PMEGP Scheme is provided by the Union Government.
Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) is the nodal agency at the national level.
At the State/District level, State offices of KVIC, KVIBs and District Industry Centres(DIC)
are the implementing agencies in the States in the ratio of 30:30:40.
Ministry of MSME
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Scheme for Capacity Building in Textile Sector
The scheme intended to provide placement oriented skilling programme, for organised
sector and enhance livelihood opportunity by skill-upgradation for traditional sector
-It will cover entire value chain of textile excluding Spinning & Weaving in organized
Sector.
-The Scheme will have a span of three year i.e. 2017-2020 with an outlay of ₹ 1300 Cr.
-It will be implemented through textile industry and recognised public and private
training institutes of textile sector.
-The scheme will have National Skill Qualification Framework (NSQF) training courses.
Ministry of Textiles
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North East Region Textile Promotion Scheme (NERTPS)
The broad objective of the North East Textile Promotion Scheme is to develop and
modernise the textile sector in the North East Region by providing the required
Government support in terms of raw material, seed banks, machinery, common facility
centres, skill development, design and marketing support etc.
-The scheme was launched by the Union Textile Ministry. Under this intervention, each
state now has one centre with three units having approximately 100 machines each.
-The project is fully funded by the Ministry with an estimated cost of Rs. 18.18 crores for
one Apparel Center in each state.
-The central assistance is towards construction of physical infrastructure, machinery for
the units and towards capacity building of workers for a period of 3 years.
Ministry of textiles
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Integrated Skill Development Scheme (ISDS) in textiles
To provide specific skills as per the requirement of Apparel and other Segments of
Textile Industry.
Placement of trained person in the related occupations.
IMPLEMENTATION THROUGH
-Institutions / Textile Research Associations under Ministry of Textiles – 5 Lakh trainees

-State Government Agencies – 5 Lakh trainees
-Private bodies in Public Private Partnership (PPP) – 5 Lakh trainees SCALE OF
ASSISTANCE
-75% of the cost subject to the ceiling of Rs. 10,000/- per person. Balance 25% to be
mobilized by the Implementing Agency.
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Credit Linked Capital Subsidy Scheme (CLCSS)
-CLCSS aims at facilitating technology upgradation of Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs)
by providing 15% capital subsidy (limited to maximum Rs.15 lakhs) for purchase of Plant
& Machinery.
-Maximum limit of eligible loan for calculation of subsidy under the scheme is Rs.100
lakhs. Presently, more than 1500 well established/improved technologies under 51 sub-
sectors have been approved under the Scheme.
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India inclusive innovation fund
-The India Inclusive Innovation Fund Ministry of MSME has proposed to set up a
dedicated fund in the name of India Inclusive Innovation Fund for promoting grass-root
innovations with social returns as well as modest economic returns.
-The fund would operate as a for-profit entity with a social investment focus. The India
Inclusive Innovation Fund would back enterprises developing innovative solutions
preliminarily for citizens who lie in the lower half of India s economic pyramid, with a
limited physical and institutional access to basic services.
-The total corpus of this fund is proposed to be an initial size of`.500 crore and
maximum size of`.5,000 crore with initial GOI contribution of.Rs. .100.00 crore. The
cabinet has approved the setting up of the India Inclusive Innovation Fund
Ministry of msme
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Amended Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme(ATUFS)
-Under the scheme, apparel, garment and technical textiles will get 15 per cent subsidy
on capital investment, subject to a ceiling of Rs.30 crore over a period of five years.
-The remaining sub-sectors will be eligible for 10 per cent subsidy, subject to a ceiling of
Rs.20 crore, on similar lines, according to a government statement.
-The amended scheme would give a boost to Make in India in the textiles sector. It is
expected to attract investments to the tune of Rs.1 lakh crore and create over 30 lakh
jobs.
-The scheme lays emphasis on the promotion of Technical Textiles, a sunrise sector, for
exports. It will also encourage better quality in processing industry and check the need
for import of fabrics by the garment sector.
-Conversion of existing looms to better technology looms will also receive a major
push.for improvement in quality and productivity.
-The new scheme does not cover the spinning sector as there is excess capacity now.
-The new amended scheme aims to plug the loopholes in the earlier scheme and
improve Ease of Doing Business.
-The amended scheme will replace the existing Revised Restructured Technology
Upgradation Fund Scheme (RR-TUFS) with effect from the date of notification of the
scheme.
The Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme for the textile industry was introduced in
1999 and Rs.21,347 crore has been provided as assistance between 1999 and 2015.
Official sources said the ATUFS is expected to attract Rs. 1 lakh crore investment in the
next seven years (till 2021-2022).
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SAATHI (Sustainable and Accelerated Adoption of efficient Textile technologies to Help
small Industries)
-Under this initiative, Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), a public sector entity
under the administrative control of Ministry of Power, would procure energy efficient
Powerlooms, motors and Rapier kits in bulk and provide them to the small and medium
Powerloom units at no upfront cost.
-The use of these efficient equipment would result in energy savings and cost savings to
the unit owner and he would repay in installments to EESL over a 4 to 5 year period. This
is the aggregation, bulk procurement and financing model that EESL has successfully
deployed in several sectors like LED bulbs, Smart Meters and Electric Vehicles.
The SAATHI initiative of the Government will be jointly implemented by EESL and the
office of the Textile Commissioner on a pan-India basis.
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Micro & Small Enterprises - Cluster Development Programme (MSE-CDP)
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Scheme of Fund for Regeneration of Traditional Industries (SFURTI),
The objectives SFURTI is to organize the traditional industries and artisans into clusters
to make them competitive and provide support for their long term sustainability by way
of
-Enhancing the marketability of products,
-Improving the skills of artisans,
-Making provision for common facilities and
-Strengthening the cluster governance systems.
The Scheme guidelines of SFURTI have been revamped in 2015 and the Scheme has
taken giant strides in 2015.
Funds to the tune of Rs.62 Crore have been sanctioned under the Scheme in 2015 as
against Nil in 2014.
-68 clusters have already been approved in 2015 itself against the target of 71 clusters
during 12th Plan period with more than a year of the plan period to spare.
-Initially, in the first phase, 71 clusters will be developed across the country involving an
outlay of Rs.149.44 crores.
-Under the 12th Five Year Plan it is proposed to take up 800 clusters with funding from
the Government of India and Asian Development Bank.
Under the revamped SFURTI, there shall be three types of clusters involving artisans
from 500 to 2500. -
Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) and the Coir Board are implementing a
scheme
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Mega handloom clusters scheme
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Electronics Manufacturing Clusters (EMC) Scheme
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National SC ST Hub
-The National SC/ST Hub provides support to entrepreneurs from the community.
-It will have an initial outlay of Rs 490 crore.
-The hub will work towards strengthening market access/linkage, monitoring, capacity
building, leveraging financial support schemes and sharing industry-best practices.
-It will also enable central public sector enterprises to fulfill the procurement target set
by the government.
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Market Development Assistance Scheme
Enhance marketing capabilities as well as competitiveness of MSMEs
• Showcasing competencies of MSMEs
• Updating MSMEs about current market scenario and impact on activities
• Facilitating the formation of consortia of MSMEs for marketing products and services
• Providing platform for MSMEs to interact with major institutional buyers
• Disseminate programmes of the government
• Improve the marketing skills of MSMEs

As per this scheme, marketing support is provided to MSMEs through National Small
Industries Corporation/NSIC and enhance competitiveness and viability of products
• International technology exhibitions are also organised by NSIC in foreign countries
• Exhibitions may be organised in conjunction with concerned stakeholders and industry

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Zero defects zero effect scheme
ZED Scheme aims to rate and handhold all MSMEs to deliver top quality products using
clean technology.
-It will have sector-specific parameters for each industry.
-MSME sector is crucial for the economic progress of India and this scheme will help to
match global quality control standards.
-The slogan of Zero Defect, Zero Effect (ZED) was first mentioned by PM Narendra Modi
in his Independence Day speech in 2014.
-It was given for producing high quality manufacturing products with a minimal negative
impact on environment.
-ZED Scheme is meant to raise quality levels in unregulated MSME sector which is
engine of growth for Indian economy.
-MSME sector drives almost 38% of nation’s GDP and around employs 110 million
employees.
-The scheme will be cornerstone of the Central Government’s flagship Make in India
programme, which is aimed at turning -India into a global manufacturing hub,
generating jobs, boosting growth and increase incomes
Ministry of MSME
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Indian Handloom Brand
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Sambandh Portal
The objective of the portal is to monitor the implementation of the Public Procurement
from MSEs by Central Public Sector Enterprises.
The Procurement Policy launched in 2012 mandates the Central Government

Departments / CPSUs to procure necessarily from MSEs i.e. every Central Ministry /
Department / PSU shall set an annual goal for procurement from the MSE sector at the
beginning of the year, with the objective of achieving an overall procurement goal of
minimum of 20 per cent of the total annual purchases of the products or services
produced or rendered by MSEs. By creating an online portal, the Ministries and the
CPSEs can assess their performance.
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Samadhan Portal
The portal aims at empowering micro and small entrepreneurs across country to directly
register their cases relating to delayed payments by Central Ministries, Departments,
CPSEs, State Governments.
The Samadhaan portal will give information about pending payment of MSEs with
individual CPSEs/Central Ministries, State Governments, etc.
The CEO of PSEs and Secretary of Ministries concerned will also be able to monitor cases
of delayed payment under their jurisdiction and issue necessary instructions to resolve
the issues.
The portal will facilitate monitoring of delayed payment in more effective manner. The
information on portal will be available in public domain, thus exerting moral pressure on
defaulting organisations. The MSEs will also be empowered to access portal and monitor
their cases.
Udyam Sakhi Portal Launched
1. The portal is a network for nurturing entrepreneurship and creating business models
for low cost products and services in order to empower women and make them self-
reliant and self-sufficient.
2. The portal provides assistance through its platform for entrepreneurship learning
tools, incubation facility,training programs for fund raising, providing mentors, one-on-
one investor meet, provide market survey facility and technical assistance.
Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises(MSME)
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Senior Citizens
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Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana (PMVVY)
Pension Scheme announced by the Government of India exclusively for the senior
citizens aged 60 years and above which is available from 4th May, 2017 to 3rd May,
2018.
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Rashtriya Vayoshree Yojana
‘Scheme for providing Physical Aids and Assisted-living Devices for Senior citizens
belonging to BPL category’
The Scheme aims at providing Senior Citizens, belonging to BPL category and suffering
from any of the age related disability/infirmity viz. Low vision, Hearing impairment, Loss
of teeth and Locomotor disability, with such assisted-living devices which can restore
near normalcy in their bodily functions, overcoming the disability/infirmity manifested.
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Varishtha Pension Bima Yojana
It is a part of Government’s commitment for financial inclusion and social security.
1. The scheme will provide an assured pension based on a guaranteed rate of return of
8% per annum for ten years, with an option to opt for pension on a monthly / quarterly
/ halfyearly and annual basis. 2. The differential return, i.e., the difference between the
return generated by LIC and the assured return of 8% per annum would be borne by
Government of India as subsidy on an annual basis
Ministry of Finance
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Finance
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Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY)
Financial Inclusion
1.Under PMJJBY, annual life insurance of Rs. 2 lakh would be available on the payment
of premium of Rs. 330 per annum by the subscribers.
2.The PMJJBY is available to people in the age group of 18 to 50 years having a bank
account.
3.People who join the scheme before completing 50 years can, however, continue to
have the risk of life cover up to the age of 55 subject to payment of premium.
4.Premium Rs 330 per annum.
5.The payment of premium will be directly auto debited by the bank from a subscriber’s
account.
A person has to opt for the scheme every year.
Ministry of Finance
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Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY)
Financial Inclusion
1.Premium Rs 12 per annum. The premium will be directly auto debited by the bank
from a subscriber’s account. This is the only mode available.
2.For risk coverage a person has to opt for the scheme every year.
3.Under this schemethe risk coverage will be Rs. 2 lakh for accidental death and full
disability and Rs. 1 lakh for partial disability.
4.The Scheme is available to people in the age group 18 to 70 years with a bank account,
from where the premium would be collected through the facility of auto-debit.
Ministry of Finance
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Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY)
Financial Inclusion
1,Premium is Rs 330 every year. 2.Under PMJJBY, annual life insurance of Rs. 2 lakh
would be available 3.The Scheme is available to people in the age group 18 to 50 years
with a bank account, from where the premium would be collected through the facility of
auto-debit.
Ministry of Finance
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Atal Pension Yojana
Social Security
1.Under the APY, subscribers would receive a fixed minimum pension of Rs. 1000 per
month, Rs. 2000 per month, Rs. 3000 per month, Rs. 4000 per month, Rs. 5000 per
month, at the age of 60 years, depending on their contributions, which itself would vary
on the age of joining the APY. 2.The pension would also be available to the spouse on
the death of the subscriber and thereafter, the pension corpus would be returned to the
nominee. 3.The benefit of fixed minimum pension would be guaranteed by the
Government. 4.The Central Government would also co-contribute 50 percent of the
total contribution or Rs. 1000 per annum, whichever is lower, to each eligible subscriber
account, for a period of 5 years, that is, from 2015-16 to 2019-20, to those who join the
NPS before 31st December, 2015 and who are not members of any statutory social
security scheme and who are not Income Tax payers.
Ministry of Finance
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National Pension Scheme
Any Indian Citizen, resident or non-resident, between the age of 60- 65 years, can also
join NPS and continue up to the age of 70 years in NPS. With this increase of joining age,
the subscribers who are willing to join NPS at the later stage of life will be able to avail
the benefits of NPS.
NPS provides a very robust platform to the subscriber to save for his/her old age income
security. Due to the better healthcare facilities and increased fitness, along with the
opportunities and avenues available in the private sector as well as in the capacity of
self-employment, more and more people in their late 50s or 60s are now living an active
life allowing them to be employed productively.
Ministry of Finance
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Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana, 2016 (PMGKY)
1.It is an amnesty scheme launched by the Narendra Modi led Government of India in
December 2016 on the lines of the Income declaration scheme, 2016 (IDS) launched
earlier in the year 2.The scheme provides an opportunity to declare unaccounted wealth
and black money in a confidential manner and avoid prosecution after paying a fine of
50% on the undisclosed income. An additional 25% of the undisclosed income is
invested in the scheme which can be refunded after four years, without any interest.
3.The scheme can only be availed to declare income in the form of cash or bank deposits
in Indian bank accounts and not in the form of jewellery, stock, immovable property, or
deposits in overseas accounts
Ministry of Finance
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Income Decleration Scheme
To unearth black money and bring it back into the system.
1.Lasting from 1 June to 30 September 2016, the scheme provided an opportunity to
income tax and wealth tax defaulters to avoid litigation and become compliant by
declaring their assets, paying the tax on them and a penalty of 45% thereafter 2.The
scheme guaranteed immunity from prosecution under the Income Tax Act, Wealth Tax
Act, 1957, and the Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Act, 1988 and also ensured that
declarations under it would not be subjected to any scrutinies or inquiries
Minister of Finance
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Make in India
To make India a manufacturing hub.
1.Make in India is an initiative of the Government of India to encourage multinational,
as well as domestic, companies to manufacture their products in India. 2. The major
objective behind the initiative is to focus on job creation and skill enhancement in
twenty-five sectors of the economy
Ministry of Finance
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Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana
Financial Inclusion
1.All households across the country - both rural and urban are to be covered under the
scheme. Bank accounts will be opened for 15 crore poor persons.
2.All bank accounts opened under the scheme are to have an overdraft facility of Rs
5,000 for Aadhar-linked accounts after satisfactory operation in the account for 6
months.3
3.Issuance of RuPay Debit Card with inbuilt Rs 1 lakh personal accident insurance cover
provided by HDFC Ergo and a life cover of Rs 30,000 provided by LIC
4.A minimum monthly remuneration of Rs 5,000 to business correspondents who will
provide the last link between the account holders and the bank
Ministry of Finance
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Gold Bond scheme
1.To reduce the demand of gold as India is biggest importer of gold . 2.To encourage
people to invest in demat gold bonds.
1. In this scheme prices of gold bond is linked to actual gold prices prevailing in market
that time and interest of 2 to 3% will be given by government. 2. When one best buys a
gold bond by depositing money he is issued a certificate by RBI on the behalf of
Government of India which is equivalent to 10gm of physical gold .Prices of this gold
bond is linked to prices of gold in market that time. 3.Gold bond will be issue in
denomination of 2gm,5gm,10gm or other denominations. There is cap on maximum
value of bonds allotted to per person should be 500gm.
Ministry of Finance
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Gold Monetization scheme
1.To mobilize the ideal gold in country and put it to productive use . 2.To give customers
a opportunity to earn interest on ideal gold
1.In this scheme a person can deposit his or her ideal gold in any foam like jewellery to
authorized dealer or bank which is melted and stored as bullion. 2.Banks will pay
interest on deposited gold. Both principal and interest will be value in gold .On maturity
customer can take in foam of gold or in cash . 3.Minimum deposit period will be 1 yr and
thereafter multiples of one year.
Ministry of Finance
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Tribal/marginalised section Affairs
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Nai Manzil Scheme
to address educational and livelihood needs of minority communities lagging behind in
terms of educational attainments.
1.It aims to provide educational intervention by giving the bridge courses to the trainees
and getting them Certificates for Class XII and X from distance medium educational
system. 2.It seeks to provide trade basis skill training in four courses at the same time of
formal education, in field of (i) Manufacturing (ii) Engineering (iii) Services (iv) Soft skills.
It intends to cover people in between 17 to 35 age group from all minority communities
as well as Madrasa students.
The Union Ministry of Minority Affairs
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Nai Roshni
Empower and install confidence in women of minority communities by equipping them
with knowledge, tools and techniques to interact with government systems, banks and
intermediaries

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USTAAD Scheme
1.The scheme aims at preserving and promoting the rich heritage of the traditional arts
& crafts of the Minority communities. 2.In the light of globalisation & competitive
market, these crafts have gradually lost their employability. 3.It also envisages at
boosting the skill of craftsmen, weavers and artisans who are already engaged in the
traditional ancestral work.
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Hunar Haat
aimed at promoting and supporting artisans from Minority communities and providing
them domestic as well as international market for display and sell their products.
1.The Hunar Haat exhibition has been organised by the National Minorities
Development & Finance Corporation (NMDFC) under “USTTAD” scheme In it about 184
master artisans from across the country are showcasing their traditional art and skills at
about 100 stalls at the international platform. 2.It seeks to provide an excellent platform
to artisans belonging to Minority communities from across nation to display their art
and skills before domestic and international visitors.
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Stanapan Suraksha Scheme
To promote breastfeeding and keep a tab on “inappropriate” promotion of baby food
items.
1.Stanpan Suraksha is first-of-its-kind app deveopled for promoting breastfeeding and
baby food promotion reporting mechanism.
2.Using it any person can click a photograph of inappropriate baby food promotion
around them and related equipment and send it to BPNI.
3.The app also has a city-wise database of trained breastfeeding counsellor to educate
and provide assistance to mothers during antenatal and postnatal period. It has sign up
option for mothers who wish to become a breastfeeding counsellor, pledging for
petition and donation.
Ministry of Tribal Affairs
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Eklavya Model Residential Schools
-Eklavya Model Residential School Scheme was started in 1998

-First school was started in the year 2000 in Maharashtra.
-EMRSs have been functioning as institutions of excellence for tribal students.
-In order to further educational opportunities for more ST children, Government has
sought to extend the facility of EMRSs in all the 672 Blocks where ST population is more
than 50% of the total population in a span of next five years.
-Funds for establishing the school are arranged by both Centre and State government
together.
Ministry of Tribal Affairs
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Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme
To decrease the dropout rate in the transition from elementary to secondary stage.
Given for Class 9th and 10th
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Babu Jagjivan Ram Chhatrawas Yojana
Educational empowerement of Schedule castes
Central assistance is provided to the implementing agencies viz. State Governments/UT
Administrations/ Central and State Universities/ Non-Governmental
Organisations/Deemed Universities in private sector, for construction of fresh
hostels/expansion of existing hostel facilities for Scheduled Castes students
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National Overseas Scholarship Scheme
Financial support to SC and ST students pursuing Master’s level courses and PhD/Post-
Doctoral courses abroad.

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Scheme for upgradation of merit of SC students
upgrade the merit of SC students by providing them remedial and special coaching in
classes IX to XII
Income Ceiling: Rs. 3.00 Lakh per annum
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Self Employment Scheme for Rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers (SRMS)
To rehabilitate all the remaining manual scavengers and their dependents in alternative
occupations.
The main features of the Scheme include one-time cash assistance, training with stipend
and concessional loans with subsidy for taking up alternative occupations.
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Sugmay Bharat abhiyaan
The target of this scheme is to make at least fifty government buildings disabled friendly
under the campaign in each of the state till end of 2016 and make 25 per cent of the
public transport vehicles under government as disabled friendly till mid 2017.
• A remarkable feature of the scheme is that a website will also be made where the
people can put their views on the accessibility of any building.
• The international airports in the country and railway stations which come under A1, A
and B categories will be made fully disabled-friendly.
• Special set-top boxes will be made available to make watching TV more convenient for
the visually impaired. In the next 5 years, almost 200 persons will be trained to speak in
sign languages on government TV channels. Government websites will also be made
friendlier by using text to speech option.
• Under the scheme, the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment will give free
motorized tricycles to persons with 70-90% disability.
• A Sugamya Bharat mobile app which can provide information on disabled-friendly

public facilities in a city, will be launched under the scheme.
• For awareness, a team of experts will conduct workshops for sensitizing the main
parties including builders and activists.
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Disha
Early Intervention and School Readiness Scheme
This is an early intervention and school readiness scheme for children upto 10 years
with the disabilities covered under the National Trust Act.
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VIKAAS
Day Care
A day care scheme for persons with autism, cerebral palsy, mental retardation and
multiple disabilities, above 10 years for enhancing interpersonal and vocational skills.
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SAMARTH
Respite Care
A scheme to provide respite home for orphans, families in crisis, Persons with
Disabilities (PwD) from BPL, LIG families with at least one of the four disabilities covered
under the National Trust Act.
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GHARAUNDA
Group Home for Adults
This scheme provides housing and care services throughout the life of the person with
Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities.
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NIRMAYA
Health Insurance Scheme
This scheme is to provide affordable Health Insurance to persons with Autism, Cerebral
Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities.
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SAHYOGI
Caregiver training scheme
A scheme to set up Caregiver Cells (CGCs) for training and creating skilled workforce of
caregivers to care for Person with Disabilities (PwD) and their families.
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GYAN PRABHA
Educational support
A scheme to encourage people with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and
Multiple Disabilities for pursuing educational/ vocational courses.
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PRERNA
Marketing Assistance
A marketing scheme to create viable & wide spread channels for sale of products and
services produced by persons with autism, cerebral palsy, mental retardation and
multiple disabilities.
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Sports
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Khelo India-National Programme for Development of Sports
under which 1,000 selected athletes will receive an annual scholarship of Rs500,000
each for eight years. The new scheme will focus on nurturing talent and connecting rural
India to global games
Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports
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Target Olympic Podium Scheme
To identify and support potential medal prospects for 2016 and 2020 Olympic Games
1,Under the scheme the selected athletes are provided financial assistance for their
customized training at Institutes. 2.These sports institutes will have world class facilities
and other necessary support to improve performance and higher position in medals tally
for the country. 3,Under it benchmark for selection of athletes is in relation to
international standards.

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National Sports Talent Search Scheme (NSTSS)
To Identify sporting talent among students and nurturing them by providing scientific
training. in the age group of 8–12 years.

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Mission XI Million
making football the sport of choice in India
A first of its kind, the programme will encourage children to play the beautiful game of
football, gain healthy habits and learn important life lessons in teamwork and
sportsman spirit. The approach is to work with school principals and sports teachers and
encourage and incentivize them to make children play football games on regular basis.
289
Self Employment Scheme for Rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers (SRMS)
To rehabilitate all the remaining manual scavengers and their dependents in alternative
occupations.
The main features of the Scheme include one-time cash assistance, training with stipend
and concessional loans with subsidy for taking up alternative occupations.
290
Project Saksham
a comprehensive plan for imparting training to all employees of Indian Railways is being
prepared with a view to upgrade skill & knowledge. This comprehensive training
programme named as “Project Saksham” will help boost productivity and efficiency.
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Trade/Ministry of commerce
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Trade Related Entrepreneurship Assistance and Development (TREAD)Scheme
To promote women entrepreneurs.
1.The scheme envisages economic empowerment of women through trade related
training, information and counseling activities related to trades, products, services, etc.
2.Under the scheme, there is a provision for Government of India grant up to 30% of the
loan/ credit maximum up to Rs. 30.00 lakh as appraised by lending institutions/ banks.
3,The lending institutions/ banks would finance loan assistance for a group of women
through NGOs for undertaking non- farm activities.
Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME)
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Niryat Bandhu Scheme
objective to reach out to the new and potential exporters and mentor them through
orientation programmes, counseling sessions, individual facilitation etc., on various
aspects of foreign trade for being able to get into international trade and boost exports
from India
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
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Service Export from India Scheme
Promote service exports
1. The SEIS applies to ‘service providers located in India’ instead of ‘Indian service
providers’. Thus, it provides for incentives to all service providers of notified services
who are providing services from India, regardless of the constitution or profile of the
service provider. 2. The rates of incentivization under the SEIS are based on net foreign
exchange earned. 3. The incentive issued as duty credit scrip, will no longer carry an
actual user condition and will no longer be restricted to usage for specified types of
goods but be freely transferable and usable for all types of goods and service tax debits
on procurement of services/goods.
Ministry of Commerce
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Revenue Insurance Scheme for Plantation Crops (RISPC)
protecting the growers from the risks such as pest attacks, yield loss and income decline
caused by fall in prices.
1.It was launched for protecting growers of plantation crops from twin risks of yield loss
due to pest attacks, adverse weather parameters etc. and income loss caused by fall in
domestic and international prices.
2.It shall be covering tea, coffee, rubber, cardamom and tobacco plantations and shall
be implemented by the commodity boards. 3.It will be implemented on a pilot basis for
two years i.e. till 2018 in eight districts in West Bengal, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Assam,
Karnataka, Sikkim and Tamil Nadu. On the basis of performance of the scheme in pilot
project, it will be considered for extension to other districts.
298
Export Promotion of Capital Goods (EPCG) Scheme
1.Under this scheme import of capital goods at zero customs duty is allowed for
technology upgradation and better services to enhance India’s export competitiveness.
2.Import under EPCG is subject to export obligation equivalent to six times of duty saved
in six years. 3.Scheme also allows indigenous sourcing of capital goods with 25 per cent
less export obligation.
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Science and Tech/ Environment
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Phyto-Pharma Plant Mission
Rs 50 crore Mission aimed at conservation and cultivation of endangered and
threatened endemic medicinal plants, and discovery of new botanical drugs for unmet
medical needs using the rich traditional ethno-botanical knowledge and biodiversity of
these states and at the same time also improve availability of authentic and quality
botanical raw material on sustainable basis for a boom in the phyto-pharmaceutical
industry
Ministry of Science & Technology
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Brahmaputra Biodiversity and Biology Boat
B4 will establish a large barge on the river with a well-equipped laboratory for analysis
of all components of the entire ecosystem of the river and surroundings. The B4 will link
to all the local research institutions along the river, as well as national and international
laboratories
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Secure Himalaya' To Conserve Snow Leopard, Uplift Mountain Community Launched
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Namami Gange
aims at Ganga Rejuvenation by combining the existing ongoing efforts and planning
under it to create a concrete action plan for future.
It is an ambitious Union Government Project which integrates the efforts to clean and
protect the Ganga river in a comprehensive manner
Ministry of Water resources
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INSPIRE (INNOVATION IN SCIENCE PURSUIT FOR INSPIRED RESEARCH)
-To attract talent to Science.
-To communicate to the youth of the country the
excitements of creative pursuit of science, attract
talent to the study of science at an early age and
thus build the required critical human resource
pool for strengthening and expanding the Science &
Technology system and R&D base.
It does not believe in conducting competitive exams for identification of talent at any
level. It
believes in and relies on the efficacy of the existing educational structure for
identification
of talent.
-INSPIRE has three components:

i. Scheme for Early Attraction of Talent (SEATS)
ii. Scholarship for Higher Education (SHE)
iii. Assured Opportunity for Research Careers (AORC)
The Inspire Awards have been renamed as MANAK
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JIGYASA - Student-Scientist Connect Programme
connecting school students and scientists so as to extend student’s classroom learning
with that of a very well planned research laboratory based learning.
CSIR + Kendriya Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS)
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VAJRA
The Government of India recently launched VAJRA (Visiting Advanced Joint Research)
Faculty scheme
by the Department of Science and Technology which enables NRIs and overseas
scientific community to
participate and contribute to research and development in India. The Science and
Engineering Research
Board (SERB), a Statutory body of the Department will implement the Scheme.
o International Faculty / scientists/technologists including Non-resident Indians (NRI)
and Persons of Indian
Origin (PIO) / Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) are offered adjunct / visiting faculty
positions in Indian
Institutions / Universities for a period of 1-3 months under this scheme. The faculty can
also undertake the
role of teaching /mentoring apart from R&D. Public funded institutions and national
laboratories are
allowed to host the VAJRA faculty.
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National Initiative for Developing & Harnessing Innovation (NIDHI)
a programme to address the complete chain of innovation ecosystem right from
scouting to mentoring to scaling up innovations. launched by DST. Establishment of a
research park at IIT Gandhinagar has been supported at a cost of Rs.90 cr.
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Surya Jyoti
In order to capture day light and concentrate the same inside a dark room, particularly
in urban slum or rural areas which lack electricity supply, a low cost and energy efficient
Micro Solar Dome (Surya Jyoti) has been tested and developed.
-Potential users of this device are10 million households.
-According to preliminary estimates, if this technology is adopted in 10 million
households only, it has the potential of saving 1750 million units of energy.
-It would also lead to an emission reduction of about 12.5 million ton of CO2 equivalent,
hence giving a fillip to the mission of ‘Clean India, Green India’.
-The manufacturing process, being labour-intensive, would also generate huge job
opportunities in the economy.
Department of Science & Technology.
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Entrepreneurship
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Start up India scheme
promoting bank financing for start-up ventures to boost entrepreneurship and
encourage start ups with jobs creation
1.Single Window Clearance even with the help of a mobile application 2.10,000 crore
fund of funds 10,000 crore fund of funds 80% reduction in patent registration fee.
3.Modified and more friendly Bankruptcy Code to ensure 90-day exit window
4.Freedom from mystifying inspections for 3 years 5,Freedom from Capital Gain Tax for
3 years 6.Freedom from tax in profits for 3 years 7.Self-certification compliance Starting
with 5 lakh schools to target 10 lakh children for innovation programme new schemes to
provide IPR protection to start-ups and new firms
Ministry of Commerce and Industry
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Stand up India Scheme
To support entrepreneurship among women and SC & ST communities
The scheme offers bank loans of between ₹10 lakh (US$16,000) and ₹1 crore
(US$160,000) for scheduled castes and scheduled tribes and women setting up new
enterprises outside of the farm sector. Eligibility 1.SC/ST and/or Women entrepreneurs,
above 18 years of age. 2.Loans under the scheme is available for only green field
project. Green field signifies , in this context, the first time venture of the beneficiary in
the manufacturing or services or trading sector. 3. In-case of non-individual enterprises,
51% of the shareholding and controlling stake should be held by either SC/ST and/or
Women Entrepreneur. 4. Borrower should not be in default to any bank/financial
institution.
Ministry of Finance
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Atal innovation mission
Entrepreneurship promotion through Self-Employment and Talent Utilization, wherein
innovators would be supported and mentored to become successful entrepreneurs.
Innovation promotion: to provide a platform where innovative ideas are generated
To realize these two core objectives, AIM has different sub-components. Atal Incubation
Centers, Atal Tinkering Laboratories, Atal Grand Challenge Awards and Scale up Support
to Established Incubation Centers.
Atal Incubation Centers are aimed at the creation and promotion of incubation centers
across the country. AICs will promote startups in various sectors like manufacturing,
transport, energy, health, education, agriculture, water, sanitation, etc., and would
provide them with necessary infrastructural facilities and other value-added services.
AIM gives a grant-in-aid of Rs 10 crore to each AIC for a maximum of five years to cover
capital and operational expenditure cost.
Niti Ayog
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SETU
SETU or Self Employment and Talent Utilization Scheme is a techno-financial, incubation
and facilitation programme to give support and encouragement to young start-ups and
other self-employment technology-intensive ideas.
It will involve setting up of incubation centres and enhance skill development.
It aims to create around 100,000 jobs through start-ups
Niti Ayog
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Government Utility Tools
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PRAGATI (Pro-Active Governance And Timely Implementation)
1.The platform is aimed at addressing common man's grievances 2.Simultaneous
monitoring and reviewing important programmes and projects of the government of
India as well as projects flagged by state governments.
1.Designed in-house by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) team with the help of
National Informatics Center (NIC). 2.Uniquely bundles three latest technologies
including Digital data management, geo-spatial technology and video-conferencing.
3.Three-tier system that brings PMO, Union Government Secretaries, and Chief
Secretaries of the States at one stage. Thus, offers a unique combination in the direction
of cooperative federalism. 4.Prime Minister can directly discuss the issues with the
concerned Central and State officials with full information and latest visuals of the
ground level situation. 5.The system will work on strengthen and re-engineer the
databases of Centralized Public Grievance Redress And Monitoring System (CPGRAMS)
along with Project Monitoring Group (PMG) and the Ministry of Statistics and
Programme Implementation
PMO
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CPGRAMS
-With this, the Government aims to have minimum Government and maximum
Governance with citizen centric approach.
-Award Scheme is expected to bring a sense of competitiveness in Ministries/
Departments to address public grievances
The CPGRAMS is an online web enabled application to facilitate speedy redress of public
grievances as it allows for online lodging and status tracking of grievances by the
citizens. The system is flexible enough to be extended to multiple levels as per the
requirement of concerned Ministry/Department/ Govt. Organization for speedy
forwarding and redress of grievance.
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E-Samiksha
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Public Finance Management System (PFMS)
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Government e-Marketplace (GeM)
National Public Procurement Portal

Ministry of Commerce & Industry
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Public Finance Management System (PFMS)
To monitor all schemes
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DARPAN Project
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Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and
Systems (CCTNS
Pradhan Mantri Rojgar Protsahan Yojana”(PMRPY)
promoting employment generation
1.Under the scheme employers would be provided an incentive for enhancing
employment by reimbursement of the 8.33% EPS contribution made by the employer in
respect of new employment. 2.The PMRPY scheme is targeted for workers earning
wages upto Rs. 15,000/- per month. Publicity and awareness campaign is an integral
component of the PMRPY scheme for encouraging employers including Micro, Small and
Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) to avail benefits.
Ministry of Labour and Employment
328
Revamped Bonded Labour scheme
1.The revised scheme is a Central Sector Scheme (earlier it was central sponsored
scheme). So the State Government is not required to pay any matching contribution for
the purpose of cash rehabilitation assistance. 2.Survey: Rs 4.50 lakh will be provided per
district for survey of bonded labourers. 3.Financial assistance:One lakh per adult male
beneficiary. 2 lakh for special category beneficiaries such as orphan children, women,
etc. 3 lakh in cases of bonded or forced labour involving extreme cases of deprivation or
marginalization such as trans-genders or women or children rescued from brothels etc
4.Release of rehabilitation assistance is linked to conviction of accused .Bonded Labour
Rehabilitation Fund: it will be created at District level by each State with a permanent
corpus of at least Rs. 10 lakh at the disposal of the District Magistrate for extending
immediate help to the released bonded labourers.
Ministry of Labour & Employment
329
Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Shramev Jayate Karyakram
This scheme has been launched by NDA Government recently under which five schemes
have been launched under this programme. The five schemes are aimed both at
creating a conducive environment for industrial development and doing business with
ease and also expanding government support to impart skill training for workers. They
are Shram Suvidha Portal, Universal Account Number, Random Inspection Scheme,
Apprentice Protsahan Yojana and Revamped Rastriya Swasthaya Bima Yojana.
Ministry of Labour & Employment
330
National Career Service Portal
To modernize all Government run employment exchange
Current Union Government has launched National Career Counselling Portal in a bid to
modernize all government-run employment exchanges. It was launched under the aegis
of National Career Service (NCS) project of Union Ministry of Skill Development and
Entrepreneurship.
The web portal will be a one-stop platform for both job providers and job seekers where
registration can be done online. It will provide basic platform for searching and applying
for jobs on the portal. It will also provide candidates career-related counseling either by
its helpline numbers or visiting these centres along with other facilities like job posting,
aptitude assessment, job matching, training providers, skill courses and guidance on
self-employment and entrepreneurship. It should be noted that NCS project aims at
transforming all the government-run employment exchanges
Ministry of labour
331
National Child Labour Project (NCLP)
-It is central sector scheme launched in 1988 for rehabilitation of child labour.
-Under it, special schools/rehabilitation centres for rehabilitation of child labourers are
opened so that they can be mainstreamed into formal schooling system.
-These centres provide non formal education, vocational training, supplementary
nutrition and stipend to children withdrawn from employment.
Ministry of labour
Miscellenious
Mahatma Gandhi Pravasi Suraksha Yojana
Provide social security to overseas workers
1.It is a special social security scheme which includes Pension and Life Insurance,
introduced by Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs for the overseas Indian workers in
possession of Emigration Check Required (ECR) passports. 2.It is a voluntary scheme
designed to help workers to meet their three financial needs: saving for retirement,
saving for their return and resettlement, and providing free life insurance offering
coverage for death from natural causes.
Minister of External Affairs
Pradhan Mantri Khanij Kshetra Kalyan Yojana (PMKKKY)
To Safeguard Health, Environment and Economic Conditions of the Tribals.
Pradhan Mantri Khanij Kshetra Kalyan Yojana (PMKKKY) is meant to provide for the
welfare of areas and people affected by mining related operations, using the funds
generated by District Mineral Foundations (DMFs).
Ministry of Mines
Kisan VikasPatra
facilitate people to invest in a long term savings plan.
1.This scheme was originally introduced by the Government of India in 1988 and was
again reintroduced in 2014 with some changes. 2.Even though this scheme was popular,
a Government Committee formed in 2011 suggested that KVP could be misused for
purposes like money laundering. 3. In 2014, Kisan Vikas Patra was relaunched with a
number of changes including mandatory PAN Card proof for investments over Rs.50,000
and income source proof for investments exceeding Rs.10 lakh.The principal amount
invested in KVP will be doubled in a time of 8 years and 4 months or 100 months. 4.The
main target audience for this scheme is people in semi-urban and rural areas where
people easily fall prey to Ponzi schemes
Ministry of Communication
National Food Security Act (NFSA), 2013
1. NFSA was enacted in 2013 and was being implemented in only 11 States/UTs in May,
2014.
2. During 2016, special attention was given for its implementation in remaining
States/UTs.
3. To meet the expenditure incurred on intra-State movement of foodgrains and fair
price shop dealers’ margins.
1. The prices of foodgrains specified under NFSA – Rs.3 per kg for rice, Rs.2 per kg for
wheat and Re.1 per kg for coarsegrains.
2. The Central Government is thus providing highly subsidized foodgrains to about 80
crore beneficiaries in the country.
Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
The Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY)
Providing 50,000,000 LPG connections to women from families below the poverty line
1.Each beneficiary will get financial support of Rs.1,600 for securing an LPG connection.
2.Eligible households will be identified in consultation with state governments and
Union territories.
3.The new users who receive LPG connections under the scheme will not have to pay
the security deposit, while the Rs. 1,600 administrative costs, cost of pressure regulator
booklet and safety hose will be borne by the government.
4.The households will be selected using the socio-economic and caste census data.
Consumers will have the option to purchase gas stove and refills on EMI.
Ministry of Natural Gas & Petroleum
Udan
create affordable yet economically viable and profitable flights on regional routes so
that flying becomes affordable to the common man even in small towns
1.The UDAN scheme will be applicable on flights which cover between 200 km and 800
km with no lower limit set for hilly, remote, islands and regions which are security
sensitive. '2.The scheme UDAN envisages providing connectivity to un-served and
underserved airports of the country through revival of existing air-strips and airports.
3.The operators could seek a Viability Gap Funding (VGF) apart from getting various
concessions. 4. The scheme aims to boost air travel in Tier II and Tier III cities by capping
fares at Rs 2,500 per one hour flight. . 5.The Union Government will subsidise the losses
incurred by airlines flying out of dormant airports. About 80% of the subsidy will be
collected by charging a levy of up to Rs. 8,500 on each departing flight of domestic
airlines and the rest 20% will come from the respective state governments.
Ministry Of civil Aviation
PAHAL-Direct Benefits Transfer for LPG (DBTL) Consumers Scheme
To send the subsidy money of LPG cylinders directly into the bank accounts of the
consumers and increase efficiency & transparency in the whole system.
Under the scheme, the LPG consumer can now receive subsidy in his bank account by
two methods. Such a consumer will be called CTC (Cash Transfer Compliant) once he
joins the scheme and is ready to receive subsidy in the bank account.
Ministry of Natural Gas & Petroleum
Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan
To help Panchayat Raj Institutions deliver Sustainable Development Goals.
The scheme seeks to: 1. Enhance capacities and effectiveness of Panchayats and the
Gram Sabhas; Enable democratic decision-making and accountability in Panchayats and
promote people’s participation; Strengthen the institutional structure for knowledge
creation and capacity building of Panchayats; 2. Promote devolution of powers and
responsibilities to Panchayats according to the spirit of the Constitution and PESA Act;
Strengthen Gram Sabhas to function effectively as the basic forum of peoples
participation, transparency and accountability within the Panchayat system; 3. Create
and strengthen democratic local self-government in areas where Panchayats do not
exist; Strengthen the constitutionally mandated framework on which Panchayats are
founded.
Ministry of Panchayti Raj
Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat
To link States and Districts in an annual programme
1,According to the scheme, two states will undertake a unique partnership for one year
which would be marked by cultural and student exchanges.
2. Students of a particular state would travel to another state to learn each other’s
culture.
Ministry of Culture
Gram Uday to Bharat Uday Abhiyaan
To strengthen Panchayati Raj in villages and ensure social harmony in villages.
The campaign aims to generate nation-wide efforts to strengthen Panchayati Raj,
increase social harmony across villages, promote rural development and foster farmers’
welfare and livelihoods of the poor.
The ministry of Panchayti Raj
VIDYA VEERTA ABHIYAN
to encourage varsities to display portraits of Param Veer Chakra-decorated soldiers.
The idea of having a wall of martyrs in universities was first proposed by a group of ex-
servicemen who said portraits of martyrs and tanks used in wars should be put on
display in the campus to instill sense of “nationalism” and “patriotism” among the
students.
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