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Govt of India Schemes

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# Scheme Ministry Date of

Launch

Objective

1. Pradhan Mantri

Jan-Dhan

Yojana (PMJDY)

Ministry of

Finance

28 Aug 2014 It is a National Mission for

Financial Inclusion of all

households to ensure access to

financial services, namely,

Banking/ Savings & Deposit

Accounts, Remittance, Credit,

Insurance, Pension in an

affordable manner.

2. Pradhan Mantri

Sukanya

Samriddhi

Yojana

(PMSSY)

Ministry of

Women and

Child

Development

22 Jan 2015 The scheme launched as a part

of the “Beti Bachao, Beti

Padhao” campaign targeted at

the parents of girl children. The

scheme encourages parents to

build a fund for the future

education and marriage

expenses for their female child.

3. Pradhan Mantri

MUDRA Yojana

(PMMY)

(MUDRA-Micro

Units

Development

and Refinance

Agency)

Ministry of

Finance

8 April 2015 The purpose of MUDRA is to

provide funding to the non-

corporate small business sector.

The small businesses/startups

or entrepreneurs can avail loans

from Rs. 50 thousand to 10 Lakh

to start/grow their business

under the three, Shishu, Kishore

and Tarun categories of the

scheme.

# Scheme Ministry Date of

Launch

Objective

4. Pradhan Mantri

Jeevan Jyoti

Bima Yojana

(PMJJBY)

Ministry of

Finance

9 May 2015 Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti

Bima Yojana is a government-

backed Life insurance scheme

in India. Its main objective is to

provide life insurance cover to

all Indian citizens.

5. Pradhan Mantri

Suraksha Bima

Yojana

(PMSBY)

Ministry of

Finance

9 May 2015 Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima

Yojana is a government-backed

accident insurance scheme in

India. Its main objective is to

provide accidental insurance

cover to all Indian citizens.

6. Atal Pension

Yojana (APY)

Ministry of

Finance

9 May 2015 Atal Pension Yojana (previously

known as Swavalamban Yojana)

is a government-backed pension

scheme in India targeted at the

unorganized sector. The

scheme is targeted to the private

unorganized sector and is open

to all Indian citizens between the

age of 18 to 40 years.

7. Pradhan Mantri

Awas Yojana

(PMAY)

Ministry of

Housing and

Urban Affairs

25 June 2015 The scheme envisages the

vision of housing for all by the

year 2022. Under this scheme,

interest subsidy on purchase,

construction, extension,

improvement of house is

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provided to customers belonging

to Economical Weaker Section,

Lower Income Group, Middle

Income Group.

8. Sansad Adarsh

Gram Yojana

(SAGY)

Ministry of Rural

Development

11 Oct 2014 It focuses on development of

model villages called “Adarsh

Gram”. The programme was

launched by the Prime Minister

of India, Narendra Modi on the

birth anniversary of Jayaprakash

Narayan, on 11 October 2014.

9. Pradhan Mantri

Fasal Bima

Yojana

(PMFBY)

Ministry of

Agriculture &

Farmers Welfare

11 Oct 2014 Its main objective is to Provide

insurance cover to rabi and

kharif crops and financial

support to farmers in case of

damage of crops. It replaced

NAIS and MNAIS schemes.

10. Pradhan Mantri

Gram Sinchai

Yojana

(PMGSY)

Ministry of

Agriculture &

Farmers Welfare

01 July 2015 The motive of Pradhan Mantri

Gram Sinchai Yojana will be to

take irrigation water to each and

every agricultural field in the

country and boost agricultural

yield

11. Pradhan Mantri

Garib Kalyan

Yojana

(PMGKY)

Ministry of

Social Justice

and

Empowerment

16 Dec 2016 A part of the Taxation Laws

(Second Amendment) Act, 2016,

the scheme provides an

opportunity to declare

unaccounted wealth and black

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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.

12. Pradhan Mantri

Jan Aushadhi

Yojana

(PMJAY)

Dept of

Pharmaceuticals,

Govt. Of India

1 July 2015 Its aim is to provide quality

medicines at affordable prices to

the masses through special

kendra‟s known as Pradhan

Mantri Bhartiya Jan Aushadhi

Kendra. PMBJK has been set up

to provide generic drugs, which

are available at lesser prices but

are equivalent in quality and

efficacy as expensive branded

drugs.

13. Make in India Ministry of

Finance

25 Sept 2014 To encourage national, as well

as multi-national companies to

manufacture their products in

India and create jobs and skill

enhancement in 25 sectors.

14. Swachh Bharat

Abhiyan

Ministry of

Drinking Water &

Sanitation in

Rural areas ;

2 Oct 2014 To keep the streets, roads and

infrastructure of the country's

4,041 statutory cities and towns

and its rural areas clean and

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Ministry of

Housing & Urban

Affairs in Urban

areas

fulfill Mahatma Gandhi‟s dream

of a clean and hygienic India.

15. Kisan Vikas

Patra

Ministry of

Finance

3 March 2015

(Re-launched)

Kisan Vikas Patra is a saving

certificate scheme which was

first launched in 1988 by India

Post. Based on the

recommendations of Shayamla

Gopinath committee Govt of

India closed the scheme

because of its flaws. Its aim is to

provide safe and secure

investment avenues to the small

investors.

16. Soil Health Card

Scheme

Ministry of

Agriculture &

Farmers Welfare

17 Feb 2015 Under this Scheme,

Government issues soil cards to

farmers which will carry crop-

wise recommendations of

nutrients and fertilizers required

for the individual farms to help

farmers to improve productivity

through judicious use of inputs.

17. Digital India Ministry of

Electronics and

Information

Technology

2 July 2015 To ensure that Govt services are

made available to citizens

electronically by improved online

infrastructure and by increasing

Internet connectivity or by

making the country digitally

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empowered in the field of

technology.

18. Pradhan Mantri

Kaushal Vikas

Yojana

(PMKVY)

Ministry of Skill

Development &

Entrepreneurship

16 July 2015 To encourage aptitude towards

employable skills and to

increase working efficiency of

probable and existing daily wage

earners, by giving monetary

awards and rewards and by

providing quality training to

them.

19. Mission

Indradhanush

Ministry of

Health & Family

Welfare

25 Dec 2014 It aims to immunize all children

under the age of 2 years, as well

as all pregnant women, against

seven vaccine preventable

diseases. The diseases being

targeted are diphtheria,

whooping cough, tetanus,

poliomyelitis, tuberculosis,

measles and Hepatitis B.

20. Deen Dayal

Upadhyaya

Gram Jyoti

Yojana

(DDUGJY)

Ministry of Power 25 July 2015 The scheme designed to provide

continuous power supply to rural

households and adequate power

to agricultural consumers. It

replaced Rajiv Gandhi Grameen

Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY).

21. Deen Dayal

Upadhyaya

Grameen

Ministry of Rural

Development

25 Sept 2014 The Vision of DDU-GKY is to

"Transform rural poor youth into

an economically independent

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Kaushalya

Yojana

(DDUGKY)

and globally relevant workforce

by developing skills and

providing them with jobs having

regular monthly wages.

22. Pandit

Deendayal

Upadhyay

Shramev Jayate

Yojana

(PDUSJY)

Ministry of Labor

and Employment

16 Oct 2014 Objective of this scheme is to

create conducive environment

for industrial development and

doing business with ease and

also expanding government

support to impart skill training for

workers.

23. Atal Mission for

Rejuvenation

and Urban

Transformation

(AMRUT)

Ministry of Urban

Development

24 June 2015 Providing basic services ( water

supply, sewerage, urban

transport) to households & build

Amenities in cities which will

improve the quality of life for all,

especially the poor and the

disadvantaged.

24. Swadesh

Darshan Yojana

(SDY)

&

Pilgrimage

Rejuvenation

and Spiritual

Augmentation

Drive

(PRASAD)

Ministry of

Tourism

09 March 2015 To provide Central Financial

Assistance (CFA) to State

Governments/Union Territory

Administrations, including the

places of religious importance,

for the development of various

tourism projects and tourism

infrastructure in the country.

Under PRASAD 12 cities have

been identified for development.

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25. National

Heritage City

Development

and

Augmentation

Yojana

(HRIDAY)

Ministry of

Housing and

Urban Affairs

21 Jan 2015 The aim of this scheme is to

bring together urban planning,

economic growth and heritage

conservation in an inclusive

manner to preserve the heritage

character of each Heritage City.

Under HRIDAY 12 cities have

been identified for development.

26. Ude Desh ka

Aam Naagrik

(UDAN)

Ministry of

Civil Aviation

27 April 2017 UDAN aimed at making air

travel affordable & widespread,

enabling inclusive job growth

and infrastructure development

of all regions and states of India

and also to connect 70 airports

of the country. Its Motto is “Let

the common citizen of the

country fly”.

27. National Bal

Swachhta

Mission

Ministry of

Women and

Child

Development

14 Nov 2014 To provide hygienic and clean

environment, food, drinking

water, toilets, schools and other

surroundings to the children. It is

a part of the nationwide

sanitation initiative of „Swachh

Bharat Mission‟.

28. One Rank One

Pension

(OROP)

Ministry of

Defense

NA To provide same pension, for

same rank, for same length of

service, irrespective of the date

of retirement.

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29. Smart Cities

Mission

Ministry of Urban

Development

25 June 2015 Smart Cities Mission is an urban

renewal and retrofitting program

by the Government of India with

a mission to develop 100 cities

all over the country making them

citizen friendly and sustainable.

30. Gold

Monetisation

Scheme

(GMS)

Ministry of

Finance

04 Nov 2014 GMS, modifies the existing „Gold

Deposit Scheme‟ (GDS) and

„Gold Metal Loan Scheme

(GML), is intended to mobilise

gold held by households and

institutions of the country and

facilitate its use for productive

purposes, and in the long run, to

reduce country‟s reliance on the

import of gold.

31. Startup India Ministry of

Commerce and

Industry

16 Jan 2016 It aimed at promoting bank

financing for start-up ventures to

boost entrepreneurship and

encourage startups with jobs

creation.

32. DigiLocker Ministry of

Electronics &

Information

Technology

01 July 2015 The service is aimed towards

reducing the need to carry

physical documents, and is part

of the Narendra Modi-led

government's Digital India

initiative. It is has been designed

to reduce the administrative

overhead of government

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departments and agencies

created due to paper work.

33. Integrated

Power

Development

Scheme

(IPDS)

Ministry of Power 18 Sep 2015 To ensure 24/7 power for all.

34. Shyama Prasad

Mukherji Rurban

Mission

(SPMRM)

Ministry of Rural

Development

21 Feb 2016 The major goal of this mission is

welfare of rural areas targeting

their infrastructural facilities,

economic and social conditions

etc. and bridging the urban-rural

gaps.

35. Sagar Mala

project

Ministry of

Shipping

31 July 2015 To modernize India's Ports so

that port-led development can

be augmented and coastlines

can be developed to contribute

in India's growth.

36. Prakash Path –

way to light

Ministry of Power 05 Jan 2015 To distribute LED bulbs and

decrease the power

consumption.

37. Ujwal DISCOM

Assurance

Yojana (UDAY)

Ministry of Power 20 Nov 2015 To obtain operational and

financial turnaround of State

owned Power Distribution

Companies (DISCOMs). The

motto of this scheme is

"Financial turnaround of Power

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Distribution Companies".

38. Vikalp Ministry of

Railways

01 Nov 2015 In this scheme, wait listed

passengers of a train can opt for

confirmed accommodation in

alternate trains.

39. National Sports

Talent Search

Scheme

(NSTSS)

Ministry of

Youth Affairs &

Sports

20 Feb 2015 The Scheme is intended for

talent identification in the age

group of 8-12 years and

nurturing of identified talented

sportspersons.

40. Rashtriya Gokul

Mission

Ministry of

Agriculture &

Farmers Welfare

16 Dec 2014 The “Rashtriya Gokul Mission”

aims to conserve and develop

indigenous bovine breeds in a

focused and scientific manner.

41. PAHAL-Direct

Benefits

Transfer for LPG

Ministry of

Petroleum &

Natural Gas

01 Jan 2015 This program aims to transfer

subsidies directly to the people

through their bank accounts. It is

hoped that crediting subsidies

into bank accounts will reduce

leakages, delays, etc.

42. NITI Aayog

(The National

Institution for

Transforming

India)

Govt of India 1 Jan 2015 It replaced the Planning

Commission. The aim of NITI

Aayog's creation is to foster

involvement and participation in

the economic policy-making

process by the State

Governments of Ind ai

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43. Namami Gange Ministry of Water

Resources, River

Development &

Ganga

Rejuvenation

10 July 2014 National Mission for Clean

Ganga(NMCG), is an Integrated

Conservation Mission with

budget outlay of Rs.20,000

Crore to accomplish the twin

objectives of effective

abatement of pollution,

conservation and rejuvenation of

National River Ganga.

44. Setu Bharatam

Programme

Ministry of Road

Transport &

Highways and

Shipping

4 March 2016 It aims to make all national

highways free of railway

crossings by 2019. Also and

renovate the old bridges.

45. Pradhan Mantri

Ujjwala Yojana

(PMUY)

Ministry of

Petroleum &

Natural Gas

1 May 2016 It aims to safeguard the health

of women & children by

providing free LPG connections

to 5 Crore BPL families across

the country.

46. Rashtriya Gram

Swaraj Abhiyan

Minister of

Panchayati Raj

NA It is an updated version of Rajiv

Gandhi Panchayat

Sashaktikaran Abhiyan. It will

strengthen the Panchayati Raj

system across the country and

address critical gaps that

constrain its success.

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