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c. On Farm Water Management (OFWM) Ministry of Finance - Department of Agriculture and Cooperation(DAC). Varishtha Pension Bimna Yojana • Implementation - Decentralised manner through • As a part of governmen’s commitment for financial State Irrigation Plan and District Irrigation Plan. inclusion and social security the Union Cabinet has 3. Mera Gaon - Mera Gaurav given its post-facto approval to launch Varishtha Pension Bima Yojana 2017 (VPBY 2017) on January • The scheme envisages scientists to select villages 24, 2017. and provide information to the farmers on technical and other related aspects. • The Life Insurance corporation of (LIC) would be the implementing body of the scheme during the • It includes scientist functioning at the various current financial year. centers and institutes of the Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR) and working with state • The scheme aims to provide social security to elderly agricultural universities. persons aged 60 years during their old age. • They may function with the help of KVKs • Under the scheme an assured pension with guaranteed and Agriculture Technology Management rate of return of 8% per annum would be provided for a Agency(ATMA). period of ten years. Besides, the nominee would have an option for pension on a monthly / quarterly/ half 4. Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Unnat Krishi Shiksha yearly and annual basis. Scheme • It was launched to promote agricultural education. Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare • Under the scheme 100 centres are opened. • “Attracting and retaining youth in Agriculture 1. Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (ARYA)” is a project sanctioned by the Indian Council • It is to promote organic farming and the products of Agriculture (ICAR) and is being implemented at will be linked with the market. Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVKs). • It will be implemented in a cluster based approach • The main objective of the project was to provide and farmers will be funded to meet the expenditure complete knowledge and skill on processing, value from farm to market. addition and marketing of coconut and banana 2. Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana products through capacity building programmes involving research and development organizations. • Main objectives are : a. Extending the coverage of irrigation DAIRY SECTOR b. Improving water use efficiency 1. Rashtriya Gokul Mission c. End to end solution on source creation, distribution, management, field application and • The mission is launched for conservation and extension activities. development of indigenous breeds in a focused and scientific manner. • It is formulated by amalgamating ongoing schemes • It is a project under National Programme for Bovine a. Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme Breeding and Dairy Development. (AIBP) - Ministry of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation • The objectives of this mission includes Conservation (MoWR,RD&GR). of indigenous breeds and their development to improve their genetic makeup, enhancing the milk b. Integrated Watershed Management Programme productivity and distribution of disease free high (IWMP) - Department of Land Resources (DoLR), genetic merit bulls for natural service. Ministry of Rural Developement. • Rashtriya Gokul Mission is being implemented

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through “State Implementing Agencies(SIA) viz 3. Interested airline and helicopter operators can Livestock Development Boards. start operations on hitherto un-connected • Scheme is implemented on 100% grant-in-aid basis routes by submitting proposals to the and throughout the country. Implementing Agency. • Implementation 4. The operators could seek a Viability Gap Funding (VGF) apart from getting various a. Establishment of Integrated Indigenous cattle concessions. The operator submitting the centres “Gokul Gram”. original proposal would have the Right of First b. Establishment of Breeder’s societies “Gopalan Refusal on matching the lowest bid in case his Sangh”. original bid is within 10% of the lowest bid. The successful bidder would then have exclusive c. Award to Farmers “Gopal Ratna” and Breeders’ rights to operate the route for a period of three societies “Kamadhenu”. years. Such support would be withdrawn after d. Assistance to institution which are repositories of a three year period, as by that time, the route is best germplasm. expected to become self-sustainable. 2. Pashudhan Sanjivani 5. The selected airline operator would have to provide a minimum of 9 and a maximum of 40 • An animal wellness programme encompassing UDAN Seats (subsidized rates) on the UDAN provision of Animal Health Cards - “Nakul Swasthya Flights for operations through fixed wing Patra”. aircraft and a minimum of 5 and a maximum of • It also issues UID identification of animals in milk 13 Seats on the Flights for operations through and establish a National Database for controlling helicopters. On each such route, the minimum the spread of animal disease and keep tracking of frequency would be three and maximum of trade in livestock and its products. seven departures per week. Route networks 3. E-Pashudhan Haat Portal would also be encouraged under the scheme to achieve economies of scale and optimal usage • It is launched under the National Mission on Bovine of aircraft. Productivity for connecting breeders and farmers of indigenous breeds. 6. The fare for a one hour journey of appx. 500 km on a fixed wing aircraft or for a 30 minute • This portal helps farmers to be aware about breed journey on a helicopter would now be capped at wise information on indigenous breeds. Rs. 2,500, with proportionate pricing for routes • Farmers/breeders can sale animals of indigenous of different stage lengths / flight duration. breeds through this portal. 7. This would be achieved through (1) a financial stimulus in the form of concessions from Ministry of Civil Aviation Central and State governments and airport operators and (2) a Viability Gap Funding to the Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) - UDAN interested airlines to kick-off operations from such airports so that the passenger fares are • Main motive: A major step towards making flying kept affordable. a reality for the small town common man. UDAN is an innovative scheme to develop the regional 8. Central Government would provide concessions aviation market. It is a market-based mechanism in the form of reduced excise duty, service tax. in which airlines bid for seat subsidies. This first- 9. State governments will have to lower the VAT on of-its-kind scheme globally will create affordable ATF to 1% or less, besides providing security and yet economically viable and profitable flights on fire services free of cost and electricity, water regional routes so that flying becomes affordable to and other utilities at substantially concessional the common man even in small towns. rates. • Features: 10. Airport operators shall not impose Landing 1. The scheme UDAN envisages providing and Parking charge and Terminal Navigation connectivity to un-served and under-served Landing Charges in addition to discounts on airports of the country through revival of existing Route Navigation Facility Charges. air-strips and airports. The scheme would be in 11. A Regional Connectivity Fund would be created operation for a period of 10 years. to meet the viability gap funding requirements 2. UDAN has a unique market-based model to under the scheme. The RCF levy per departure develop regional connectivity. will be applied to certain domestic flights.

TM Call or WhatsApp 09980837187 for guidance Government Schemes 2016-2017 4 12. The partner State Governments (other than 3. Vishesh Krishi and Gram Udyog Yojana (VKGUY) North Eastern States and Union Territories where • Vishesh Krishi And Gram Udyog Yojana (VKGUY) contribution will be 10 %) would contribute a compensates the high transport costs (from 20% share to this fund. For balanced regional village to port / airport for export) and offset other growth, the allocations under the scheme would disadvantages to promote exports of the following be equitably spread across the five geographical products: regions of the country viz. North, West, South, East and North-east. a. Agricultural Produce and their value added products; 13. The States have a key role under the scheme. The selection of airports where UDAN operations b. Minor Forest Produce and their value added would start would be done in consultation with variants; State Government and after confirmation of c. Gram Udyog Products; their concessions. d. Forest Based Products; and 14. The UDAN is likely to a give a major fillip to tourism and employment generation in the e. other such products notified. hinterland. Through introduction of helicopters • What is actually done in this scheme is that and small aircraft, it is also likely to significantly government returns the 5 % of FOB value of exports reduce travel timings in remote and hilly regions, (in free foreign exchange) as the so called Duty as well as islands and other areas of the country. Credit Scrip. • In case of Flowers, Fruits, Vegetables, this is 2%. Ministry of Commerce and Industry Ministry for development of North-Eastern 1. Revenue Insurance Scheme for Plantation Crops region (RISPC) • Revenue Insurance Scheme for Plantation Crops North East Rural Livelihood Project (NERLP) (RISPC) for protecting the growers from the risks • It is a central Sector scheme externally aided by World such as pest attacks, yield loss and income decline Bank and implemented in four North Eastern States caused by fall in prices. namely Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and . • RISPC announced in September 2016 is improved • The objective is to improve livelihoods of the poor, form of the Price Stabilization Fund (PSF) Scheme, especially that of women and the disadvantaged 2003 which was closed 2013. people in the project area. • It was launched for protecting growers of plantation • The identification of Districts for the project was crops from twin risks of yield loss due to pest attacks, done by the State Governments based on social and adverse weather parameters etc. and income loss economic backwardness. caused by fall in domestic and international prices. • Desired Outcomes - • It shall be covering tea, coffee, rubber, cardamom a. Making the SHGs promoted and supported by the and tobacco plantations and shall be implemented project sustainable, by the commodity boards. b. Increasing the income level of the members of the • It will be implemented on a pilot basis for two years SHGs (at least 60% of them) and disadvantaged i.e. till 2018 in eight districts in West Bengal, Kerala, households by 30% in real term , , , Sikkim and Tamil Nadu. c. Providing jobs or self employment to the unemployed youths through various skill trainings, • On the basis of performance of the scheme in pilot entrepreneurship development trainings, vocational project, it will be considered for extension to other trainings and management development trainings. districts. 2. Niryat Bandhu Scheme Ministry of Electronics and IT • The objective of the Niryat Bandhu Scheme is to reach out to the new and potential exporters and Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyan mentor them through orientation programmes, (PMGDISHA) counselling sessions, individual facilitation, etc., for being able to get into international trade and boost • It is the new scheme to make rural households exports from India. digitally literate by 2019. • This scheme is initiated under Programme and expected to be one of the largest

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digital literacy programs in the world. the existing clinic-based curative approach to focus • It would empower the citizens by providing them on a more holistic model based on a continuum access to information, knowledge and skills for of care for adolescent health and developmental operating computers/digital access devices needs. • It introduces community-based interventions Ministry of Health and Family Welfare through peer educators, and is underpinned by collaborations with other ministries and state governments. 1. Janani Suraksha Yojana • Objectives • Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) is a safe motherhood intervention under the National Rural Health Mission a. Improve nutrition (NRHM) being implemented with the objective • Reduce the prevalence of malnutrition among of reducing maternal and neo-natal mortality by adolescent girls and boys promoting institutional delivery among the poor pregnant women. • Reduce the prevalence of iron-deficiency anaemia (IDA) among adolescent girls and boys • JSY is a 100 % centrally sponsored scheme and it integrates cash assistance with delivery and post- b. Improve sexual and reproductive health delivery care. • Improve knowledge, attitudes and behaviour, in • The Yojana has identified ASHA(the accredited relation to SRH social health activist) and workers as • Reduce teenage pregnancies an effective link between the Government and the • Improve birth preparedness, complication poor pregnant women. readiness and provide early parenting support • Important Features of JSY: for adolescent parents a. The scheme focuses on the poor pregnant c. Enhance mental health woman with special dispensation for states • Address mental health concerns of adolescents having low institutional delivery rates d. Prevent injuries and violence b. Tracking Each Pregnancy: Each beneficiary registered under this Yojana should have a JSY • Promote favourable attitudes for preventing card. injuries and violence (including GBV) among adolescents c. Eligibility for Cash Assistance: e. Prevent substance misuse BPL Certification – This is required in all HPS states. However, where BPL cards have not yet • Increase adolescents’ awareness of the adverse been issued or have not been updated, States/ effects and consequences of substance misuse UTs would formulate a simple criterion for f. Address Non Communicable Diseases certification of poor and needy status of the expectant mother’s family by empowering the • Promote behaviour change in adolescents to gram pradhan or ward member. prevent NCDs such as hypertension, stroke, cardio-vascular diseases and diabetes 2. Rashtriya Kishor Swasthya Karyakram (RKSK) g. Target Group • Health programme for adolescents, in the age group of 10-19 years, which would target their nutrition, The new adolescent health (AH) strategy focuses reproductive health and substance abuse, among on age groups 10-14 years and 15-19 years with other issues. universal coverage, i.e. males and females; urban and rural; in school and out of school; married and • The key principle of this programme is adolescent unmarried; and vulnerable and under-served. participation and leadership, Equity and inclusion, Gender Equity and strategic partnerships with other 3. sectors and stakeholders. • Between 2009-2013 immunization coverage has • The programme envisions enabling all adolescents increased from 61% to 65%, indicating only 1% in India to realize their full potential by making increase in coverage every year. To accelerate the informed and responsible decisions related to their process of immunization by covering 5% and more health and well-being and by accessing the services children every year, Indradhanush mission has been and support they need to do so. adopted to achieve target of full coverage by 2020. • MOHFW in collaboration with UNFPA has developed • India’s Universal Immunisation Programme (UIP) a National Adolescent Health Strategy. It realigns provide free vaccines against 12 life threatening

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diseases free of cost to protect them against 5. Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan Tuberculosis, Diphtheria, Pertussis, Tetanus, , • The Union Government launched Pradhan Mantri Hepatitis B, Pneumonia and Meningitis due to Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan (PMSMA) to provide Haemophilus Influenzae type b (Hib), Measles, free health check-ups to pregnant women at Rubella, Japanese Encephalitis (JE) and Rotavirus government health centres and hospitals. diarrhoea. (Rubella, JE and Rotavirus vaccine in select states and districts). • The Scheme was launched by Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare J P Nadda in New . • The Ministry is being technically supported by WHO, UNICEF, Rotary International and other • It was announced by Prime Minister donor partners. Mass media, interpersonal during his monthly radio address in communication, and sturdy mechanisms of June 2016. monitoring and evaluating the scheme are crucial • Key Features components of Mission Indradhanush. The national programme aims to provide pregnant • The following areas are targeted through special ladies free ante-natal services (ANC) and required immunization campaigns: treatment for free on 9th of every month. a. High risk areas identified by the polio eradication • Objectives of the scheme are programme. These include populations living in areas such as: a. Provide healthy life to the pregnant women. • Urban slums with migration b. Lowering the maternity mortality rate. • Nomads c. Making pregnant women aware of their health issues and diseases. • Brick kilns d. Making sure safe delivery and healthy life of • Construction sites the baby. The scheme is applicable only for the • Other migrants (fisherman villages, riverine pregnant women in their pregnancy period of 3 areas with shifting populations etc.) and to 6 months. • Underserved and hard to reach populations • It will provide all kinds of medical checkups (forested and tribal populations etc.) completely free to pregnant women. b. Areas with low routine immunization (RI) • These checkups will take place at the medical coverage (pockets with Measles/vaccine centres, government and private hospitals and preventable disease (VPD) outbreaks). private clinics across the country. c. Areas with vacant sub-centers: No ANM posted • These free of cost tests will include blood pressure, for more than three months. sugar level, weight, haemoglobin test, blood test and screening. d. Areas with missed Routine Immunisation (RI) sessions: ANMs on long leave and similar • Women will be marked differently using different reasons colour stickers based on their health problems so that doctors can easily detect the problem. e. Small villages, hamlets, dhanis or purbas clubbed with another village for RI sessions and • Different colour stickers will be Red Sticker for not having independent RI sessions. Serious patients, Blue Sticker for High blood pressure and Yellow Sticker for Other diseases. 4. Mission Indradhanush • The project is to tackle the increasing HIV prevalence Ministry of Housing and Poverty Alleviation in the North-Eastern states. • It aims to diagnose 90 per cent of such drug addicts Deen Dayal Antyodaya Yojana (DAY) with HIV and put them under treatment by 2020. Mission: • It will cover one people living with HIV/AIDS • To reduce poverty and vulnerability of the urban by giving them treatment and care facilities free of poor households by enabling them to access gainful cost. self employment and skilled wage employment • It will be implemented in addition to the opportunities, resulting in an appreciable existing projects of the National AIDS Control improvement in their livelihoods on a sustainable Organization(NACO). basis, through building strong grassroots level. • The project has been sponsored by US based Centre • The mission would also aim to providing the shelter for Disease Control and would be implemented by equipped with essential services to the urban Family Health International 360.

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homeless in a phased manner • Other means - Development of vendor markets and • The scheme also address the livelihood concern of also the promotion of skills for the vendors through the urban street vendors by facilitating with suitable setting up infrastructure and special projects for the space, institutional credit, and social security and rag picker and differently abled etc. skills to the urban street vendor for accessing emerging market opportunities. Ministry of Human Resource Development • Implementing Ministry: Deen Dayal Antyodaya 1. (SSA) Yojana was launched under the Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation (HUPA). • SSA-Itisaimedattheuniversalisationofelementa- ryeducationasmandatedbythe86th Amendment • The scheme is integration of the National Urban to the Constitution of India which made free and Livelihoods Mission (NULM) and National Rural compulsory education to children between the Livelihoods Mission (NRLM). ages of 6 to 14 as a fundamental right. • National Urban Livelihoods Mission (NULM) is • Initiatives and Sub-Programmes under Sarva Shik- renamed as Deen Dayal Antyodaya Yojana-(DAY- sha Abhiyan (SSA) NULM) .Under the scheme urban areas extends the coverage to all the 4041 statutory cities and a. Shagun Portal - It has two components i.e towns, there by covering almost the entire urban Repository of best practices to learn from population. success stories & Online Monitoring of the SSA implemented by States and UTs. • COMPONENT OF DAY-NULM: b. Padhe Bharat Badhe Bharat - To improve the • The scheme has two component one for urban reading and writing skills of children in classes India and other for rural India. I and II, along with their mathematics skills. • The Urban component named as Deen Dayal c. Rashtriya Avishkar Abhiyan (RAA) - It aims to Antyodaya Yojana will be implemented by motivate and engage children of the age group the Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty of 6-18 years, in Science, Mathematics and Alleviation. Technology by Institutions of Higher Education • The rural component named as Deen Dayal like IIT’s, IISER’s and NIT’s. Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana will d. - To enhance community and private be implemented by the Ministry of Rural sector involvement in Government run elemen- Development. tary schools across the country. • MAIN HIGHLIGHTS OF THE SCHEME-Employment 2. ASMITA (All School Monitoring Individual Tracing through Skill Training and Placement – An Analysis) expenditure of Rs.15, 000 per person is allowed on training of urban poor which is Rs.18, 000 in North- • Objective: To track the educational journey of close East and J&K. Moreover, Training urban poor to 25 crore school students from Class I to Class to meet the enormous demand from urban citizens XII across the 15 private and government by imparting market-oriented skills through City schools Livelihood Centers. • Launched under Shala Asmita Yojana (SAY). • Social Mobilization and Institution Development - It • ASMITA will be an online database which will carry will be done through formation of Self-Help Groups information of student attendance and enrolment, (SHG) for training members and hand holding, an learning outcomes, mid-day meal service and initial support of 10, 000 is given for each group. infrastructural facilities among others. Assistance of Rs.50, 000 is provided to Registered Area Level Federations. • Students will be tracked through their numbers • Subsidy to urban poor - An interest subsidy of 5% - 7% for setting up individual micro-enterprises with 3. Vittiya Saksharata Abhiyan (VISAKA) a loan of up to 2 lakh and for group enterprises with • Vittiya Saksharata Abhiyan (VISAKA) was launched a loan limit of up to Rs.10 lakhs. by the Union Ministry for Human Resource De- • Shelters for urban homeless - Cost of construction velopment (HRD) to make people aware about of shelters for urban homeless is fully funded under cashless economic system. the Scheme. • It was launched by Union HRD minister Prakash Javadekar in . • It is campaign by Higher Educational institutions for digital econmy.

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Key Facts c. Single Harmonized Form to make ling com- • VISAKA aims to create awareness among peo- plaints simple. ple about digital economy and cashless modes d. Filing of self-certi ed and simpli ed Single On- of transactions line Return by the industry. • It was launched on line with Prime Minister’s e. Labour inspector to upload inspection report appeal to youth in ‘Mann Ki Baat’ for creating within 72 hours. awareness for making India digital and cash- less economy. • RandomLabourInspectionscheme-Acomputer- izedlistofinspectionswillbegenerated randomly to • Under it, young students and faculty members reduce inspector raj. Inspector has to upload report will be roped to encourage and motivate people within 72 hours to use a digitally enabled cashless economic system for transfer of fund. • Universal Account Number (UAN) for Employee Provident Fund (EPF) - • For active participation of youth and faculty, HRD Minister also launched a webpage where a. An UAN is allotted to EPF subscribers to make students can register themselves. Provident Fund account more portable and universally accessible by centrally compiling & • On this website, students and faculty members digitizing their information. also can provide their feedback and sugges- tions on the initiative as well as upload the b. The portability of the Social Security Bene ts to progress of their work. the labour of organised sector across the jobs and geographic areas will be ensured. 4. Ishan Uday • Apprenticeship Protsahan Yojana - • Scholarships for undergraduates from northeast. a. It envisages on imparting on-the-job training to • Under the scheme ten thousand fresh scholar- apprentices. ships are to be provided for general degree course, technical and professional courses including b. Government will reimburse 50 percent of medical and para-medical courses and will be stipend paid by employers to increase employ- given through Direct Benefitt Transfer (DBT) to the ability of youth by giving them skills. beneciary student • Revamped Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana • IshanVikas-Selectstudentsfromnortheasttobetak- - Introduction of convergence of social securi- entoIITs,NITsetc.forinternships/ exposure ty schemes namely Aam Admi Bima Yojna and National Old Age Penskion Scheme on RSBY smart 5. Unnat Bharat card through improved IT framework. • It aimed at providing rural India with professional resource support from institutes of higher educa- Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium tion Enterprises (MSME)

• Connecting institutions of higher education, in- A Scheme for Promotion of Innovation, Rural Industry & cluding IITs, NITs and Indian Institutes of Science Entrepreneurship (ASPIRE) Education & Research (IISERs) etc. with local com- munities to address the development challenges • The scheme is launched with an objective to set up a through appropriate technologies. network of technology centers, incubation centres to accelerate entrepreneurship and also to promote start- Ministry of Labour and Employment ups for innovation and entrepreneurship in rural and agriculture based industry. 1. Deendayal Upadhyay Shramev Jayate Karyakram • The planned outcomes of ASPIRE are setting up • The scheme is launched to provide conducive Technology Business Incubators (TBI), Livelihood environment for industrial development. y Various Business Incubators (LBI) and creation of a Fund of initiatives under the scheme includes - Funds for such initiatives with SIDBI. • ShramSuvidha Portal - Ministry of Mines a. Allocation of Unique labour identi cation num- ber (LIN) to labour to facilitate online registra- Sudoor Drishti tion. • It is a project launched by the Indian Bureau of Mines b. This portal will help timely redressal of griev- in collaboration with National Remote Sensing Centre ances. (NRSC) and Department of Space for monitoring of Mining activity through satellite.

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• Bhuvan-based services will be used for the monitoring • Two such Haats has been conducted so far and the of periodic changes of the mining areas within mining ministry has been working to establish “Hunar Hub” lease boundary and development of mobile app for eld in all the states where programmes such as “Hunar data collection to verify the ground realities. Haat” and other cultural events will be organized. 5. USTAAD Ministry of Minority Affairs • Upgrading the Skills in Training in Traditional Arts/ Crafts for Development (USTAAD) is a 100% central 1. Nai Manzil sector scheme. • It aims to engage constructively with Poor Minority • The scheme aimed at capacity building and youth and help them obtain sustainable and gainful updating the traditional skills of master craftsmen/ employment opportunities that can facilitate artisans. These trained master craftsmen/artisan them to be integrated with mainstream economic will train the minority youths in various speci c activities. traditional arts/crafts. • Integrated Skill Training is being provided to the • Under the Scheme, skill development programme youth in market driven skills. will be provided for all important traditional arts/ • The other objectives include, raise awareness and crafts being practiced by minority communities, for sensitization in health and life skills, Mobilize school their development and market linkages. drop-out minority youths with formal education and certi cation upto level 8th or 10th through National Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) or other State open schooling systems. 1. Pradhan Mantri Ujjawala Yojana • It was launched for the rst time in J&K in 2016, where girls from minority communities are being • This Scheme aims to provide free LPG connections imparted three-month skill development training in to Women from BPL Households by providing seven identi ed sectors relevant to the region. nancial support of Rs 1600 for each new LPG connection. 2. Nai Roshni • The identi cation of eligible BPL families will be made • It is a scheme for leadership development among in consultation with the State Governments and the Minority Women. Union Territories based on the socio-economic and • The objective is to empower and instil con dence caste census data. among minority women by providing knowledge, • Providing LPG connections to BPL households will tools and techniques for interacting with ensure universal coverage of cooking gas in the Government systems, banks and other institutions country which will empower women and protect at all levels. their health. 3. Maulana Azad National Academy for Skills (MANAS) • It aims to address serious health hazards • MANAS is a skill development architecture aimed at associated with cooking based on fossil fuels. Non- providing an all India Level training framework. communicable diseases such as heart disease, • The training framework is based upon tie-ups with stroke, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and National/International training organizations (on lung cancer and Indoor air pollution causing acute PPP mode) for imparting training to the minority respiratory illnesses in young children is addressed population, for skills that are currently in demand. through this scheme. • It will also provide concessional credit for minority • It will also provide employment for rural youth in the community after meeting their skilling Needs for supply chain of cooking gas. expanding their existing businesses and setting up 2. PAHAL new businesses. • for LPG consumer (DBTL) 4. Hunar Haat scheme called, `PAHAL’ aims to reduce leakage • Hunar Haat (Skill Haat) is an exhibition of of subsidy, reduce intermediaries and eliminate handicrafts, embroidery etc made by the artisans duplicate LPG connections by introducing direct from the Minority Communities organized by the cash transfer of subsidies. Ministry of Minority Affairs. • LPG consumers, who join the scheme, will get • They will be provided free of cost stall, the the LPG cylinders at market price and receive the arrangements for their transport and their daily subsidy directly into their bank accounts. expenses. • The scheme required the consumer to mandatorily

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have a bank account linked with Aadhaar number for availing LPG Subsidy. Ministry of Science and Technology • If they do not possess Aadhaar number, they will National Initiative for Developing and Harnessing have to link their bank account directly with their 17 Innovations (NIDHI) digit LPG ID. • The Union Government has recently launched an umbrella program “National Initiative for Developing Ministry Of Power and Harnessing Innovations (NIDHI)” for nurturing ideas and innovation into successful start ups. National Programme for LED • The purpose of the program is to provide technological • Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched National solutions not only to the pressing needs of the society Programme for LED-based Home and Street Lighting in but also targets to create new avenues for wealth and New Delhi for energy conservation by reducing energy job creation. consumption. • The programme will focus on helping startups to meet • Along with this programme, PM launched scheme for their funding, infrastructure and other mentorship Light Emitting Diode (LED) bulb distribution under the needs. Domestic Efficient Lighting Programme (DELP) and a web-based system to enable consumers in Delhi to Ministry of Shipping register requests for procuring LED bulbs under DELP. Sagarmala • National Programme for LED-based Home and Street Lighting It aims to install LED bulbs for domestic and • The prime objective of the Sagarmala project is street-lighting in 100 cities across India by March 2016. to promote port-led development and to provide infrastructure to transport goods quickly, ef ciently and • Under this programme, LED bulbs will be distributed in cost-effectively. a phased manner from March 2015 onwards. • Sagarmala, integrated with the development of inland • The initiative is part of the Government’s efforts to waterways, is expected to reduce cost and time for spread the message of energy efficiency in the country. transporting goods, bene ting industries and export/ • LED bulbs have a very long life, almost 50 times more import trade. than ordinary bulbs, and 8-10 times that of CFLs, and • It focus on 3 pillars therefore provide both energy and cost savings in the medium term. a. Supporting and enabling Port-led Development through institutional framework for ensuring • It will help in saving of energy around 24 crore units inter agency and ministries/departments/states’ every year. collaboration. b. Port Infrastructure Enhancement, including Ministry of Railways modernization and setting up of new ports and port led industrialization. Rail Safety Fund c. Efficient Evacuation to and from hinterland. • The new rail safety fund called “Rashtriya Rail • The project intends to enhance the capacity of major SanrakshaKosh” to be utilized for track improvement, and non-major ports. bridge rehabilitation work, improved inspection work • It also strive to ensure sustainable development of the etc. population living in the Coastal Economic Zone (CEZ). • It is a non-lapsable fund created by Ministry of Finance, • Community Development Fund will be created for since the union and railway budgets will be merged for projects and activities which strive to bring development the rst time. for coastal communities. • It receives fund from this year budget allocation and • National Sagarmala Apex Committee (NSAC) is also from the Central Road Fund. envisaged for overall policy guidance and high level • The Central Road Fund is collected by levying Cess on coordination. diesel and petrol for safety-related work. • At the state level, the State Governments is suggested • The Rail Safety Fund was setup based on the to setup State Sagarmala Committee headed by Chief recommendation of a committee headed by Anil Minister/Minister in Charge of Ports. Kakodkar, former chairman of Atomic Energy Commission Chairman.

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Ministry of Textiles Ministry Of Women and Child Development

Bunkar Mitra 1. Sukanya Samriddhi Scheme: • BunkarMitra is a Helpline for handholding of Handloom • Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana was launched by the weavers launched by Ministry of Textiles. Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi on 21st January • The professional queries of weavers will be answered 2015 by the experts in the eld using this helpline. • This scheme was launched to meet the expense of • It is single point of contact where weavers can seek the Girl child’s higher education and marriage. solutions for their technical issues/ problems. Who is eligible under this scheme? • Gender: Girl child only Ministry Of Tourism • Citizenship: Child should be Indian citizen. NRI, OCI Swadesh Darshan Scheme: and other cannot open account under this scheme. • Implementing agency: Ministry of Tourism. • Age limit: On the date of opening the account, the • Completely funded by central government. child’s age should 10 years or younger. • Swadesh Darshan Scheme is based on some of • Who can Invest: Parent or Legal Guardian of the tourist circuit that will be covered under the PRASAD eligible Girl child. (Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Augmentation • Investment limit: Drive) and Swadeshi Darshan. a. In 1 year, minimum Rs 1000/- needs to be • Features: invested., thereafter in multiples of 100/- a. Attract more tourists. b. Maximum of Rs 1, 50,000/- can be invested. b. Theme based tourism. c. Deposits can be made in lump-sum or spread c. The tourist or visitor will get an opportunity to out manner. visit the specific tourist circuit in a single tour. The d. No limit on number of deposits either in a month tourists can take the pleasure of thematic tourism or in a financial year. under this scheme. • Mode of Deposit/Investment: d. The scheme promotes the Indian tourism and a. Cash, Cheque, Demand draft, Online payment. development of various pilgrimage sites; the All methods are acceptable. scheme also encourages the local inhabitants to be aware of the issue of maintenance of the city. • Operation of the account: The local amenities like roads, water food and other a. The account will be opened and operated by the things should be maintained to attract more tourist. guardian of a girl child till the girl child, in whose e. Employment generation in tourism sector. name the account has been opened, attains the age of 10 years. f. Under the Swadesh Darshan scheme, thirteen thematic circuits have been identified, for b. On attaining age of 10 years, the girl child may development namely: North-East India herself operate the account if she wishes to do Circuit,Buddhist Circuit, Himalayan Circuit, Coastal so. If not the gaurdian will continue operating Circuit, Krishna Circuit, Desert Circuit, Tribal Circuit, the account. Eco Circuit, Wildlife Circuit, Rural Circuit, Spiritual • Tenure of the Scheme: Circuit, Ramayana Circuit and Heritage Circuit. a. Deposit needs to made until 15 years from g. Under the PRASAD scheme thirteen sites have been opening of account. identified for development, namely: Amritsar, Ajmer, Dwaraka, Mathura, Varanasi, Gaya, Puri, Amaravati, b. Deposit under scheme will mature 21 year after Kanchipuram, Vellankanni, Kedarnath, Kamakhya opening of the account. and Patna. 2. Maternity Benefit Programme h. Under the ‘PRASAD’ scheme the focus is on • Since 2005, JSY pays Rs.1,400 to poor women who development and beautification of the identified deliver in a hospital, for the rst two deliveries. pilgrimage destinations. Whereas, in the ‘Spiritual • National Food Security Act (2013) mandated the Circuit’ identified under the Swadesh Darshan payment of no less than Rs.6,000 to all pregnant scheme, the thrust is on development of particular women, irrespective of their income status. thematic circuit consisting of various religious/ spiritual destination in a State and Union Territory. • So the Ministry has formulated Indira Gandhi

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Matritva Sahyog Yojana. • The scheme comprises of two major components, one • It was implemented using the platform of Integrated for the Consumers and the other for the Merchants: Child Development Services (ICDS) Scheme and in • Lucky Grahak Yojana (Consumers) selected 53 districts across the country. y MBP is • Eligibility criteria the Pan-India Expansion of Indira Gandhi Matritva Sahyog Yojana. a. All Consumer to Merchants, Consumer to Government and all AEPS transactions done • The Scheme provides cash incentives to pregnant from November 8, 2017 are eligible. Person to and lactating women. Person and Business to Business transfers are a. For the wage loss so that the woman can take not eligible. adequate rest before and after delivery; b. Customers and merchants using RuPay Card, b. To improve her health and nutrition during the BHIM, UPI (Bharat Interface for Money/Unified period of pregnancy and lactation; Payment Interface), USSD based *99# service c. To breastfeed the child during the rst six and Aadhaar enabled Payment Service (AePS) months of the birth, which is very vital for the are eligible for participating in the daily and development of the child. weekly lucky draws. Transactions through Credit cards/ e wallets are not eligible. • All Pregnant Women and Lactating Mothers (PW&LM), excluding those in regular employment c. Transactions between Rs 50 - Rs 3,000. with the Government or PSUs or those who are in • Awards receipt of similar bene ts under any law for the time a. Daily reward of Rs 1000 to be given to 15,000 being are eligible. lucky Consumers for a period of 100 days • The cash incentive is payable in three instalments b. Weekly prizes worth a maximum of Rs 1 lakh to for the rst two live births in three stages. 7000 Consumers • The cash transfer would be Aadhaar linked through c. 3 Mega Prizes for consumers worth Rs 1 cr, 50 the individual bank/post of ce account etc. in DBT lakh, 25 lakh for digital transactions between mode. 8th November, 2016 to 13th April, 2017 to be • It is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme and the cost announced on 14th April, 2017 sharing between Centre and States is 60:40 for all • Digi Dhan Vyapar Yojana (Merchants) the States and UTs (with legislature), 90:10 for NER and Himalayan States and 100% GoI share for UTs a. Prizes for Merchants for all digital transactions without legislatures. conducted at Merchant establishments b. Weekly prizes worth a maximum of Rs. 50,000 to Niti Aayog 7000 merchants c. 3 Mega Prizes for merchants worth Rs 50 lakhs, 25 Lucky Grahak Yojana and Digi-Dhan Vyapar Yojana lakh, 12 lakh for digital transactions between 8th • The seeks to promote digital November, 2016 to 13th April, 2017 to be announced payment methods to encourage consumers and on 14th April 2017 merchants to increasingly shift to these payment modes. • The two schemes, namely Lucky Grahak Yojana for Consumers and Digi-Dhan Vyapar Yojana for Merchants, seek to nudge people towards significantly higher usage of digital transactions through the offer of incentives. • The Lucky Grahak Yojana and the Digi-Dhan Vyapar Yojana offers cash awards to consumers and merchants who utilize digital payment instruments for personal consumption expenditures. • The scheme specially focuses on bringing the poor, lower middle class and small businesses into the digital payment fold. • The National Payment Corporation of India (NPCI) is the implementing agency for this scheme.

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