Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS) for Rural Development in India

January, 2019

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Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS) for Rural Development in India

This is the consolidated data of CSS which elaborates on the details of the date of launch, purpose of the scheme and the concerned ministry or department responsible for the scheme. The provided links would help people to access details about each relevant scheme.

Sl. Name of the Scheme Date of Purpose of the scheme Central Ministry/Department Source No. Launchin g 1. Accelerated Irrigation Benefits 1996-1997 To give loan assistance to the States to Department of Finance Accelerated Irrigation Programme (AIBP) help them complete some of the Benefits Programme. incomplete major/medium irrigation https://archive.india.gov.in/se projects which were at an advanced ctors/water_resources/index. stage of completion and to create php?id=8 additional irrigation potential in the country. 2. Ajeevika- National Rural Livelihood June. Mission aims at creating efficient and Panchayat & Rural Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana Mission(NRLM)- Swarn Jayanthi 2011 effective institutional platforms of the Development Department website. Link: Gram Swarojgar Yojana (SGSY) rural poor enabling them to increase https://aajeevika.gov.in/ HH income through sustainable livelihood enhancements and improved access to financial services. 3. Annapurna Scheme April. 2001 Old destitute who are not getting the Panchayat & Rural Annapurna Yojana. Link: National old age pension (NOAPS) but Development Department http://www.fcp.bih.nic.in/Anna have its eligibility, are being provided purna.htm 10 kg food-grain (6 kg wheat + 4 kg rice) per month free of cost as Food Security. 4. Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) Dec. 2000 Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) Panchayat & Rural Press information bureau. Development Department Link: http://www.pib.nic.in/newsite/ mbErel.aspx?relid=95141

5. Assistance to Training Institutions, 2005 It is for Regeneration of Traditional Dept. of Textile and MSME SFURTI website. Fund for Regeneration of Industries. https://sfurti.msme.gov.in/SF Traditional Industries (SFURTI) URTI/Home.aspx

6. Beti Bachao Beti Padhao 2015 This initiative of Government aims to Ministry of Women & Child Beti Bachao Beti Padhao, address the issue of declining Child Development Official Website. Link Sex Ratio (CSR) http://www.wcd.nic.in/bbbp- schemes

7. Blue Revolution 1985-1990 A focused development and Department of Animal Press Information bureau, management of the fisheries sector to Husbandry, Dairying and govt. of India. Link: increase both fish production and fish Fisheries http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintR productivity from aquaculture and elease.aspx?relid=160888 fisheries resources of the inland and marine fisheries sector including deep sea fishing. 8. CSC Scheme of DEITY 2006 The CSCs would provide high quality Dept. of Electronic and Ministry of electronics and and cost-effective video, voice and data Information Technology information technology. Link: content and services, in the areas of e- http://meity.gov.in/content/csc governance, education, health, -scheme telemedicine, entertainment as well as other private services. 9. Dairy Entrepreneurship 2005-06 To extend assistance for setting up Department of Animal NABARD website. Link: Development Scheme small dairy farms and other Husbandry, Dairying and https://www.nabard.org/conte components to bring structural changes Fisheries nt.aspx?id=591 in the dairy sector.

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10. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Sep. 2014 It’s a part of NRLM, the main objective Panchayat and rural DDU-GKY official website: Kaushalya Yojana (DDUGKY) of the scheme is, catering the career development department http://ddugky.gov.in/ aspirations of the rural youth and adding diversities to the income of rural families. 11. DISHA 2016 Setting up Disha Centres for early Ministry of Rural Development https://rural.nic.in/scheme- intervention for Person with Disability websites (PwD) in 0-10 years of age covered under the National Trust Act, through therapies, trainings and providing support to family members. The Scheme is available in the entire country except Jammu and Kashmir. 12. Entrepreneurship Development 2016-17 To encourage entrepreneurship Department of Animal Department of animal and Employment Generation development and improve production Husbandry, Dairying and husbandry, dairying and Scheme(EDEG) and productivity through technological Fisheries fisheries website. Link: upgradation http://dadf.gov.in/sites/default /filess/EDEG%20Pamphlet.p df 13. FMD control programme, March. Aimed at eradication of the disease by Department of Animal New Initiatives for doubling 2017 2030. It envisages vaccination of all Husbandry, Dairying and farmer’s income. Link: eligible cattle and buffalo population at Fisheries http://dadf.gov.in/sites/default six-monthly intervals. /filess/New%20initiatives%20 for%20doubling%20farmers.p df 14. Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (GSA) 2018 To strengthen the country's panchayati Ministry of Panchayati Raj https://timesofindia.indiatimes raj system and address critical gaps .com/india/pm-modi- that hinders its success. launches-rashtriya-gram- swaraj- abhiyan/articleshow/6389394 0.cms 15. Green Revolution 1960 To increase crop yields in developing Ministry of Agriculture and Encyclopaedia. Link: countries by introducing higher-yielding Farmers Welfare. https://www.encyclopedia.co

strains of plant and new fertilizers. m/plants-and- animals/agriculture-and- horticulture/agriculture- general/green-revolution 16. Indira Awaas Yojana (New name: 2013 Providing assistance to BPL families Panchayat & Rural Indira Awaas Yojana. Link: Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana) who are either houseless or having Development Department https://pmayg.nic.in/netiay/IA inadequate housing facilities for Y%20revised%20guidelines constructing a safe and suitable shelter %20july%202013.pdf

17. Indira Gandhi Matritva Sahyog 2010 Cash assistance directly to pregnant Ministry of Women & Child NITI Ayog, Link: Yojana (IGMSY) and lactating women (P & L Women) Development http://niti.gov.in/writereaddata from the end of 2nd trimester of /files/document_publication/I pregnancy up to 6 months after delivery GMSY_FinalReport.pdf

18. Indira Gandhi National Disability Feb. 2009 Persons with severe or multiple Panchayat & Rural Data.gov.in, ink: Pension Scheme(IGNDPS) disability in between the age group of Development Department https://data.gov.in/keywords/i 18-64 years and belonging to a gndps household below the poverty line will be eligible to get pension @ Rs. 300/- per month 19. Indira Gandhi National Old Age 2007 To provide social protection to the Panchayat & Rural Community.data.gov.in, Link: Pension Scheme (IGNOAPS) eligible beneficiaries. Under this Development Department https://community.data.gov.in scheme, senior citizens of India will /noapsignoaps-beneficiaries- receive monthly pension. It is a non- from-2002-03-to-2014-15/ contribution pension.

20. Indira Gandhi National Widow 1995 The scheme provides widows living Panchayat & Rural Community.data.gov.in, Link: Pension Scheme (IGNWPS) below the poverty line a pension of Development Department https://community.data.gov.in Rs. 300 every month until their death. /beneficiaries-of-ignwps-and- igndps-from-2009-10-to- 2014-15/

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21. Integrated Child Development Oct. 1975 Improve nutrition and health status of Women & Child Development Ministry of women and child Scheme (ICDS) children in the age group of 0-6 years development official website. Link: https://icds- wcd.nic.in/icds.aspx

22. Integrated Child Protection 2009 Protection of children from abuse, Women & Child Development Ministry of women and child Scheme (ICPS) exploitation and trafficking. development official website. Link: http://wcd.nic.in/integrated- child-protection-scheme- ICPS 23. Integrated Watershed Management 2009-10 Restore the ecological balance by Dept. of Land Resources Department of land resources Programme (IWMP) harnessing, conserving and developing website. Link: degraded natural resources such as http://dolr.gov.in/integrated- soil, vegetative cover and water wasteland-development- programme

24. Interests subvention scheme 2006-2007 Short term crop loans upto Rs. 3.00 Department of Agriculture, Press Information Bureau, (GAISS) lakh are made available to farmers at corporation and farmer’s Govt. of India. Link: subsidized interest rate of 7% per welfare http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintR annum. elease.aspx?relid=181797

25. Member of Parliament Local Area 1993 Each MP has the choice to suggest to Ministry of Statistics and MPLADS official website. Development Scheme (MPLADS) the Deputy Commissioner for works to Program Implementation Link: the tune of Rs.5.0 crores per annum https://www.mplads.gov.in/m plads/Default.aspx

26. Mid-Day Meal Scheme (MDM) Aug. 1995 To enhancing enrolment, retention and Department of school Department of school attendance and simultaneously education and literacy education and literacy official improving nutritional levels among website. Link: children http://mdm.nic.in/

27. Mission Antyodaya 2017 Convergence framework for Ministry of Rural Development Mission Antyodaya Official measurable effective outcomes on Website, Link: parameters that transform lives and https://missionantyodaya.nic.i livelihoods. n/ Mission Mode Project envisaged by the Ministry of Rural Development. Comprehensive and integrated system for enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness at Gram Panchayat Level. 28. Mission for Protection and 2017 Empower rural women through Ministry of Women and Child Press Information Bureau. Empowerment for Women community participation to create an Development Link: environment in which they realize their http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintR full potential. elease.aspx?relid=173722

29. National Child Labour Project Sept. Focus on rehabilitation of children Dept. of Labour & Employment Ministry of labour and (NCLP) 2017 working in hazardous occupations and employment official website. processes in the first instance Link: https://labour.gov.in/childlabo ur/nclp 30. National Dairy Plan Phase I 2011-2012 It being implemented by the National Department of Animal Department of Animal Dairy Development Board Husbandry, Dairying and Husbandry, Dairying and (NDDB)through End Implementing Fisheries Fisheries. Link: Agencies (EIA)for a period of 2011-12 https://www.nddb.coop/ndpi to 2018-19 31. National Education Mission 1986 It tried to enumerate the problems of Ministry of Human Resource Ministry of Pathshala. Link: access, quality, quantity, utility and and Development http://epgp.inflibnet.ac.in/epg financial outlay. This new policy called pdata/uploads/epgp_content/ for "special emphasis on the removal of S000455SM/P001612/M0189 disparities and to equalise educational 19/ET/1493722301QuadrantI opportunity," especially for Indian .pdf women, Scheduled Tribes (ST) and the Scheduled Caste (SC) communities.

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32. National Family Benefit Scheme Aug. 1995 The NFBS provides a lump sum family Department of Social welfare Press Information Bureau, (NFBS) benefit of Rs. 10000 to the bereaved Govt. of India. Link: household in case of death of the http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintR primary bread winner irrespective of the elease.aspx?relid=87574 cause of death. 33. National Food Security Act/ State Sept. Provide subsidised food grains for all Ministry of Consumer Affairs National food security act. PDS 2013 poor people Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N ational_Food_Security_Act,_ 2013

34. National Horticulture Mission July. 2004 holistic growth of the horticulture sector Dept. of Agriculture and Mission for integrated covering fruits, vegetables, root & tuber farmers welfare development of horticulture. crops, mushrooms, spices, flowers, Link: https://midh.gov.in/ aromatic plants, coconut, cashew, cocoa and bamboo.

35. National Literacy Mission (NLM) 1988 Mission seeks to impart functional Dept. of Human Resource National literacy literacy to all non-literate persons in 15- Development mission(NLM). Link: 35 age group http://www.nlm.nic.in/

36. National Livestock Mission 2014-15 The Mission is designed to cover all the Department of Animal Department of animal activities required to ensure quantitative Husbandry, Dairying and husbandry, dairying and and qualitative improvement in livestock Fisheries fisheries website. Link: production systems and capacity http://dahd.nic.in/about- building of all stakeholders. us/divisions/national- livestock-mission

37. National Mission for Sustainable 2012-2017 Promoting conservation and Dept. of Agriculture National Mission of Agriculture sustainable use of these scarce natural sustainable agriculture official resources through appropriate location website. Link: specific measures. https://nmsa.dac.gov.in/ 38. National Mission on Oilseeds and 2012-2017 To Increasing Seed Replacement Ratio Department of Agriculture, National Mission on Oilseeds oil Palm (SRR) in oil crops with focus on Varietal corporation and farmer’s and oil Palm Official website. Replacement welfare Link: Increasing irrigation coverage under https://nmoop.gov.in/MMII.as oilseeds from 26% to 36% px Use of fallow land after paddy /potato cultivation Diversification of area from low yielding cereals crops to oilseeds crops; inter- cropping of oilseeds with cereals/ pulses/ sugarcane Expansion of cultivation of Oil Palm and tree borne oilseeds in watersheds and wastelands Increasing availability of quality planting material enhancing procurement of oilseeds and collection Processing of tree borne oilseeds Inter-cropping during gestation period of oil palm and tree borne oilseeds would provide economic return to the farmers when there is no production 39. National Programme For Youth NA  Promotion of Youth Activities & Ministry of Youth Affairs and NYKS official website. Link: And Adolescent Development Training, Sports http://nyks.nic.in/schemes/sc  Promotion of National Integration, hemes.htm  Promotion of Adventure, and,  Development and Empowerment of Adolescents.

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40. National Rurban Mission (NRuM) Feb. 2016 Development of a cluster of villages Panchayat & Rural National Rurban Mission that preserve and nurture the essence Development Department official website. Link: of rural community life with focus on http://rurban.gov.in/about.htm equity and inclusiveness without l compromising with the facilities perceived to be essentially urban in nature, thus creating a cluster of "Rurban Villages 41. April 2009 Ensuring House Hold level drinking Drinking Water and Sanitation / Ministry of drinking water and National Rural Drinking Water water security through preparation of PHED sanitation. Link: Program (NRDWP) village water security plans and https://mdws.gov.in/about-us household level water budgeting 42. National Rural Employment 2006 Enhancement of Livelihood security of Panchayat & Rural NAREGA Official website. Guarantee Scheme (NERGA) rural household by providing at least Development Department Link: 100 days of guaranteed wage http://nrega.nic.in/netnrega/h employment in every financial year who ome.aspx volunteer to do unskilled work 43. National Rural Helath April 2005 Access to quality health services for the Health & Family Welfare National Health Mission Mission(NRHM) rural people official web site. Link: http://nhm.gov.in/nhm/nrhm.h tml

44. National Service Scheme 1969 Shramdaan (selfless volunteer work) for Ministry of Youth Affairs & National Service Scheme community by NSS volunteer students Sports official website. Link: from nearby schools and colleges. https://nss.gov.in/

45. National Social Assistance Aug. 1995 Ensuring minimum national standard for Panchayat & Rural NSAP official website: Programme (NSAP) social assistance in addition to the Development Department http://nsap.nic.in/ benefits that states are currently providing or might provide in future. 46. Neheru Yuvak Kendra Sangthan 1972 Providing rural youth avenues to take Ministry of Youth Affairs and NYKS official website. Link: (NYKS) part in the process of nation building as Sports http://nyks.nic.in/aboutus/Abo well providing the opportunities for the ut-nyks.html

development of their personality and skills 47. PPR Control Programme March. This will benefit rural small / non-land Department of Animal Department of animal 2017 holding farmers has also been Husbandry, Dairying and husbandry, dairying and extended to the entire country. The Fisheries fisheries website. Link: programme involves vaccination of all http://dahd.nic.in/news/ppr- susceptible goats and sheep and their control-programme three subsequent generations (approx. 30% sheep and goat population) with an objective to declare the country free from PPR by 2025. 48. Pradhan Mantri Mahila Shakti 2017 It envisaged working at various levels. Ministry of Women and Child Press Information Bureau. Kendra While, National level (domain based Development Link: knowledge support) and State level http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintR (State Resource Centre for Women) elease.aspx?relid=173722 structures will provide technical support to the respective government on issues related to women, the District and Block level Centres will provide support to MSK and also give a foothold to BBBP in 640 districts to be covered in a phased manner. 49. Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas 2015 To enable a large number of Indian Ministry of Skill Development PMKVY Official Website. Yojana (PMKVY) youth to take up industry-relevant skill and entrepreneurship Link: training that will help them in securing a http://pmkvyofficial.org/Index. better livelihood. aspx 50. Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee July 2015 To achieve convergence of Ministry of Agriculture and Pradhan Mantri Krishi Yojana (PMKSY) investments in irrigation at the Farmers welfare Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) field level, expand cultivable area Official website. Link: under assured irrigation, improve https://pmksy.gov.in/AboutP on-farm water use efficiency to MKSY.aspx reduce wastage of water, enhance the adoption of precision-irrigation

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and other water saving technologies, enhance recharge of aquifers and introduce sustainable water conservation practices by exploring the feasibility of reusing treated municipal waste water for peri-urban agriculture and attract greater private investment in precision irrigation system. 51. Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana 2014 Accounts holders will be provided zero Ministry of Finance PMJDY website. Link: (PMJDY) balance bank account with RuPay debit https://www.pmjdy.gov.in/sch card in addition to accidental insurance eme cover Rs.1 lakh

52. Pradhan Mantri Gaon Sadak Dec. 2000 PMGSY to provide connectivity by way Panchayat & Rural PMGSY website. Link: Yojana (PMGSY) of an all-weather road (with necessary Development Department http://omms.nic.in/ culverts and cross bridge structure, which is operable throughout the year) to the eligible unconnected Habitations in the rural areas with a population of 500 persons 53. Prime Minister Rural Development Sept. It has dual goals of providing short term Panchayat & Rural Prime Minister Rural Fellows Scheme (PMRDF) 2011 support to the district administration in Development Department Development Fellowship. the underdeveloped and remote areas Link: of the country and develop competent http://www.tiss.edu/view/11/p and committed leaders and facilitators rojects/all-projects/prime- who can serve as a resource for a long ministers-rural-development- term fellowship-progr/ 54. Promotion of Sports Amongst 2017-2018 Provision meant for promotion of sports Ministry of Youth Affairs and Press Information Bureau. Disabled among disabled by way of conducting Sports Govt. of India. Link: sports camps, national events and http://pib.nic.in/newsite/mbEr exposure visits. el.aspx?relid=142258 55. Provision of Urban Amenities In Jan. 2004 Holistic and accelerated development Panchayat & Rural Provision of Urban Amenities

Rural Areas (PURA) of compact areas around a potential Development Department In Rural Areas (PURA). Link: growth centre in a Gram Panchayat (or https://rural.nic.in/sites/defaul a group of Gram Panchayats) through t/files/07PURA%28F%29.pdf Public Private Partnership (PPP) framework for providing livelihood opportunities and urban amenities to improve the quality of life in rural areas. 56. Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana 2008 To provide financial protection against Ministry of Health and Family RSBY Official Website. Link: (RSBY) catastrophic health costs by reducing Welfare http://www.rsby.gov.in/about_ out and to improve access to quality rsby.aspx health care for below poverty line households of pocket expenditure for hospitalization and other vulnerable groups in the unorganized sector 57. Right to Education / Sarva Siksha 2009 Universal access to elementary Dept. of Human Resource Sarva Siksha Abhiyan-India, Abhiyaan (SSA) education to all Development Unesco. Link: http://unesdoc.unesco.org/im ages/0023/002330/233008E. pdf

58. Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana Aug. 2007 An umbrella scheme for ensuring Dept. of Agriculture and Department of agriculture holistic development of agriculture and farmers welfare and farmers welfare official allied sectors. website. Link: http://agricoop.nic.in/divisiont ype/rashtriya-krishi-vikas- yojana 59. Rashtriya Gokul Mission Dec.2014 The Rashtriya Gokul Mission is very Department of Animal Rashriya Gokul Mission. Link: timely in that sense the cow as an Husbandry, Dairying and http://dadf.gov.in/sites/default income asset will become more Fisheries /filess/RGM-1.pdf productive and useful to the small and marginal farmer who largely own more than 90% of the poor productive cows.

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60. Rajiv Gandhi Udyami Mitra Yojana It is aimed at providing financial Dept. of Textile and MSME Press Information bureau, (RGUMY) 2008 assistance and handholding support to govt. of India. Link: the potential first generation http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintR entrepreneurs. elease.aspx?relid=98112

61. Rajiv Gandhi Grameen April. 2005 Free of cost service connection to all Ministry of Power Press information bureau. Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY) families below poverty line link: http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintR elease.aspx?relid=83765

62. Rajiv Gandhi Khel Abhiyaan April. 2008 To provide universal access to sports in Ministry of Youth Affairs and Ministry of youth affairs and rural areas and promote culture among Sports sports website. Link: both boys and girls http://rgka.dsywmp.gov.in/ 63. Saansad Adarsh Gram Oct. 2014 To develop three Adarsh Grams by Panchayat & Rural SAGY Official website. Link: Yozana(SAGY) March 2019, of which one would be Development Department http://saanjhi.gov.in/ achieved by 2016. Thereafter, five such Adarsh Grams (one per year) will be selected and developed by 2024. 64. Sabki Yojana Sabka Vikas 2018 Involve people at the grassroots while Ministry of Panchayati Raj https://www.business- preparing structured gram panchayat standard.com/article/econom development plans, along with a y-policy/modi-govt-set-to-roll- thorough audit of the works done in the out-sabki-yojana-sabka- last few years. vikas-campaign-on-october- 2-118082600674_1.html 65. SABLA- Rajiv Gandhi Scheme for 2011 The scheme has special focus on Ministry of Women & Child Press Information Bureau, Empowerment of Adolescent Girls adolescent girls of the age group, 11 to Development Govt. of India. Link: (RGSEAG) 18 years. The scheme has two major http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintR components namely, nutrition and non- elease.aspx?relid=133064 nutrition component.

66. Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar 2001 Providing gainful employment for the Panchayat & Rural Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana (SGRY) rural poor. Development Department Yojana (SGRY). Link:

http://pibmumbai.gov.in/Engli sh/PDF/E0000_R11.PDF 67. Shyama Prasaad Mukherji Rurban 2016 To deliver integrated project based Department of Rural Anthrapedia. Link: Mission infrastructure in the rural areas, this will Development http://www.arthapedia.in/inde also include development of economic x.php?title=Shyama_Prasad_ activities and skill development. Mukherji_Rurban_Mission_(S PMRM)

68. Swachh Bharat Mission Oct. 2014 This campaign aims to accomplish the Public Health Engineering PMINDIA. Link: vision of ‘Clean India’ by 2nd October department http://www.pmindia.gov.in/en/ 2019. government_tr_rec/swachh- bharat-abhiyan-2/ 69. White Revolution 1970 National Diary Plan/National National Diary Development https://www.2thepoint.in/rasht Programme for Dairy Development, Board (NDDB) riya-pashudhan-vikas-yojana- rpvy-white-revolution/ Dairy Entrepreneurship, Assistance to cattle institutes, Indigenous breeds, National programme for bovine

breeding, Delhi milk scheme,

Supporting State co-operative dairy

federations and livestock census, integrated sample Survey, Livestock health and disease control programme, National livestock mission.

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