Government Schemes in India

Scheme Name Launch Sector Details Our honorable PM, Shri Narendra Modi has launched this schemeUnder the APY scheme, a guaranteed minimum pension of Rs. 1,000/-, 2,000/-, 3,000/-, 4,000 and 5,000/- per month 9-May-15 pension will be given at the age of 60 years depending on the contributions made by the subscribers.The age of the subscriber should be between 18 – 40 years.

The main focus of the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana is to drastically reduce the unemployment rate in the country. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya 2015 Rural Development By offering youth the necessary skills to grab Grameen Kaushalya Yojana opportunities out there, the unemployment rate is sure to drop.To reduce poverty by increasing employment with monthly wages for the youth.

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It will help in decreasing crime if applied on whole and getting things done easily and decreasing documentation and also will help in Digitally Digital IndiaProgramme 1-Jul-15 decreasing documentation.Some of the services Empowered Nation which will be provided through this desire effort are Digital Locker, e-eduction, e-health, e-sign and nationwide scholarship portal. The main objective is to promote the demand in the market in addition to standardization of agricultural products to meet the improved storage facilities of agricultural production, Gramin Bhandaran Yojana 31-Mar-07 Agriculture agricultural inputs, processed farm.Increasing the income of the farmers by reducing intermediaries and handling channels working in this scheme. The Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana states that the government will construct 2 crores affordable houses in urban areas across the country. States Pradhan Mantri Gramin like Maharashtra, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu and 1985 Housing, Rural Awaas Yojana other states have already been started working on the areas and construction. This scheme is one of the major steps in India taken by the government.

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It is a conditional cash transfer scheme for pregnant and lactating women of 19 years of age or above for first two live births. It provides The Indira Gandhi Matritva 2010 Mother Care a partial wage compensation to women for Sahyog Yojana wage-loss during childbirth and childcare and to provide conditions for safe delivery and good nutrition and feeding practices. the scheme was officially inaugurated by prime Jawaharlal Nehru National minister Manmohan singh on 3 December Urban Renewal Mission 3-Dec-05 Urban Development 2005[1] as a programme meant to improve the (JnNURM) quality of life and infrastructure in the cities. The scheme provides minimum reservation of 75 per cent of the seats for girls belonging to SC, ST communities and priority for the Kasturba Gandhi Balika remaining 25 per cent, is accorded to girls from Jul-04 Education Vidyalaya families below poverty line. The Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidylaya scheme was merged with in the XIth Plan with effect from 1st April, 2008. As per Census 2011, there are 46844 SC majority villages (having greater than 50% SC Pradhan Mantri Adarsh population) in the country. With the pilot phase 23-Jul-10 Model Village Gram Yojana and the present expansion total 2500 SC majority villages will be covered under the Scheme. As per the XIIth Plan Outlay the

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budget available for the Scheme is Rs. 422.00 crores.

Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) is the flagship scheme of the Ministry of Skill Development & SKILL Entrepreneurship (MSDE). The objective of this Pradhan Mantri Kaushal DEVELOPMENT Skill Certification Scheme is to enable a large Apr-15 Vikas Yojna[ INITIATIVE number of Indian youth to take up industry- SCHEMES relevant skill training that will help them in securing a better livelihood.Under this Scheme, Training and Assessment fees are completely paid by the Government. Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY) is one of three social security schemes that the government had announced in the 2015 Budget. An accident insurance Pradhan Mantri Suraksha 9-May-15 Insurance scheme, PMSBY offers a one-year accidental Bima Yojana death and disability cover, which can be renewed annually.

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PMJJBY is a renewal term insurance policy that, provides a yearly life insurance coverage of Rs. 2,00,000 in case of the demise Pradhan Mantri Jeevan of the insured person, at the most affordable 9-May-15 Insurance Jyoti Bima Yojana premium rate of Rs. 330 per annum.As a pure term insurance plan, Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana, is available for people between the age group of 18- 50 years. Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) is National Mission for Financial Inclusion to Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan ensure access to financial services, namely, 28-Aug-14 Financial Inclustion Yojana Banking/ Savings & Deposit Accounts, Remittance, Credit, Insurance, Pension in an affordable manner. The Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY), was launched by the Govt. of India Pradhan Mantri Gram 25-Dec-2000 Rural Development to provide connectivity to unconnected Sadak Yojana Habitations as part of a poverty reduction strategy.

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Rajiv Awas Yojana (RAY) envisages a “Slum Free India" with inclusive and equitable.The objective of RAY is to make cities slum free adopting „Whole Slum Approach‟. This Rajiv Awas Yojana 2013 Urban Housing requires the existing slums in a city or town to be remodelled so that the residents are provided with acceptable level of housing and access to social & basic urban infrastructure of optimum standard. Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY) or Rural Electricity Infrastructure and Household Electrification Scheme was launched in 2005 and is dedicated to provide Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Apr-2005 Rural Electrification electricity to all rural households. The Scheme Vidyutikaran Yojana is funded 90% by Central government and 10% by Rural Electrification Corporation (REC). This scheme is applicable for all rural households living below poverty line. The RKVY aims at achieving 4% annual growth in the agriculture sector during the XI Plan period, by ensuring a holistic development Rashtriya Krishi Vikas 1-Aug-07 Agriculture of Agriculture and allied sectors (Fisheries Yojana Department, Horticulture, Animal Husbandry etc).A State is eligible for funding under the RKVY if it maintains or increases the

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percentage of its expenditure on Agriculture and its Allied Sectors with respect to the total State Plan Expenditure

The program has the target to cover 70 million households by the end of the Twelfth Five Year Plan (2012-17). Its main service delivery model remained as demand financing, freedom of Rashtriya Swasthya Bima choice among accredited government and 1-Apr-08 Insurance Yojana private hospitals, and cashless service reimbursable to provider on a pre-determined package rates on family floater basis, could become a strong pillar for the universal health care system laid down by Government of India. envisions developing an area within 100 cities in the country as model Smart Cities Mission 25-Jun-15 Urban Development areas based on an area development plan, which is expected to have a rub-off effect on other parts of the city and nearby cities and towns.

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The Stand up India scheme aims at promoting entrepreneurship among women and scheduled castes and tribes. The scheme is anchored by Loans to Department of Financial Services (DFS), SC/ST/Women Ministry of Finance, Government of Standup India 5-Apr-16 entrepreneurs for India.Stand-Up India Scheme facilitates bank greenfield loans between Rs 10 lakh and Rs 1 Crore to at enterprises least one Scheduled Caste (SC) or Scheduled Tribe (ST) borrower and at least one woman borrower per bank branch for setting up a greenfield enterprise. Making quality medicines available at Pradhan affordable prices for all, particularly the poor Mantri Bhartiya Jan 1-Jul-15 Generic Medicine and disadvantaged, through exclusive outlets Aushadhi Kendra “Jan Aushadhi Medical Store”, so as to reduce out of pocket expenses in healthcare.

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