Government Schemes pdf – Central Government Schemes 2019 Latest

Padho Pardesh 2013-14

• Launched In – 2013-14
• To provide Interest Subsidy to Meritorious Students belonging to economically weaker sections of notified Minority Communities so as to provide them better opportunities for higher education abroad and enhance their employability

Maulana Azad Sehat Scheme 2014

• It is an exclusive skill development programme for rural women artisans in coir sector.
• Training is provided in spinning of coir yarn.
• The scheme envisages distribution of motorized ratts/motorized traditional ratts and other coir processing equipments at 75% subsidy subject to a maximum amount of Rs.7500/- on successful completion of the training programme.
• During the training period, the women artisans are given a stipend amounting to Rs.1000/- per month.

Seekho aur Kamao’ Scheme 2013-14

• The scheme aims at upgrading the skills of minority youths in various Modular Employable Skills (MES) including Traditional trades depending upon their educational qualification, aptitude and capability, present economic trends and industry readiness

USTTAD 2015

• Upgrading the Skills and Training in Traditional Arts/Crafts for Development- USTTAD
• To preserve rich heritage of traditional arts/crafts of minorities and build capacity of traditional artisans/craftsmen

Nai Manzil 2015

• For making Traditional Industries more productive and competitive by organizing the Traditional Industries and artisans into clusters.

Nai Udaan 2013-14

• To provide financial support to the minority candidates clearing prelims conducted by Union Public Service Commission, Staff Selection Commission and State Public Service Commissions to adequately equip them to compete for appointment

The rate of financial assistance will be maximum

• Rs. One Lakh only for clearing Civil Services Preliminary exam
• Rs. 50,000 for clearing prelims exam conducted by State Public Service Commissions
• Rs. 25,000/-) for clearing preliminary exam conducted by SSC-CGL for Non- Gazetted Post.

Naya Savera 2017

• The scheme aims to empower the students belonging to minority communities and prepare them for competitive examinations, so that their participation in government and private jobs improves.
• The scheme provides financial support for free coaching to notified minority students in selected coaching institutions.

Nai Roshni 2012

• To empower and instill confidence in women, by providing knowledge, tools and techniques to interact with Government systems, banks, and intermediaries at all levels so that they are emboldened to move out of the confines of home and assume leadership roles.

Jio Parsi 2013-14

• To reverse the declining trend of Parsi population by adopting a scientific protocol and structured interventions to stabilize their population and increase the population of Parsis in India.

Hamari Dharohar 2014-15

• To preserve rich heritage of minority communities in context of Indian culture.

One Nation- One Ration Card July 2019

• The main objective of the scheme is to introduce nation-wide portability of ration card holders under National Food Security Act, 2013 (NFSA).
• Will be available across the country from 1st July 2020.

Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Mandhan Scheme March 2019

• To provide a monthly pension of Rs 3,000 to the unorganized sector workers

National Pension Scheme for Traders and Self Employed Persons 12th September 2019

• To provide an amount Rs 3000 to the beneficiaries after they attain the age of 60 years.

Pradhan Mantri Laghu Vyapari Maan-Dhan Yojana July 2019

• Small Retailer and Shopkeepers with GST turmover below Rs. 1.5 Crore will get Rs 3000 after the age of 60.

Jal Jeevan Mission Scheme August 2019

• To provide Piped Drinking water to the every households.

Nal se Jal May 2019

• To provide Pipe Drinking water and Connections to every Household by 2024.

Jal Shakti Abhiyaan July 2019

This Campaign will run into two phases:

• Phase 1 from 1st July to 15th September 2019 .
• Phase 1 from 1st October to 30th November 2019.

Focus on five aspects:

• Water conservation
• Rain water harvesting
• Renovation of Traditional and other water bodies
• Reuse of water and recharging of structure, Watershed development and Intensive afforestation.

Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM)

• February 2019
• To setting up of 25,750-MW solar capacity by 2022 with the total central financial support of Rs 34,422 crore.

Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) 2 October 1975

• To improve the nutritional and health status of children in the age-group 0-6 year
• To reduce the incidence of mortality, morbidity, malnutrition and school dropout;
• To enhance the capability of the mother to look after the normal health and nutritional needs of the child
• through proper nutrition and health education.

Rajiv Gandhi Scheme for Empowerment of Adolescent Girls-SABLA 2010

• To improve the nutritional, health and development status of adolescent girls (11-14 years)
• To promote awareness of health, hygiene, nutrition and family care
• To link them to opportunities for learning life skills, going back to school
• To provide them nutritional support @ Rs.9.50/beneficiary/day for 300 days in a year

National Mission for Empowerment of Women 15 August 2011

• To ensure economic empowerment of women.
• To ensure that violence against women is eliminated progressively.
• To ensure social empowerment of women with emphasis on health and education.

Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) Scheme 22 January 2015

• Prevention of gender biased sex selective elimination
• Ensuring survival & protection of the girl child
• Ensuring education and participation of the girl child.

Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana 01 January 2017

• To provide cash incentive of Rs. 5000 to pregnant women for first living child

Swadhar Greh Scheme 2015

• To set up 30 Swadhar Greh in every district with capacity of 30 women
• To cater to the primary need of shelter, food, clothing, medical treatment and care of the women in distress

UJJAWALA 1 April, 2016

• To prevent trafficking of women and children for commercial sexual exploitation
• To facilitate rescue of victims from the place of their exploitation
• To provide rehabilitation services

Working Women Hostel 6 April, 2017

• To promote availability of safe and conveniently located accommodation for working women, with day care facility for their children,

Sukanya Samridhi Yojana 22 January 2015

• To encourages parents to build a fund for the future education and marriage expenses for their female child

One Stop Centres- Sakhi 1st April 2015

• To support women affected by violence
• To establish OSCs with a range of services including medical, legal, and psychological support.
• ‘Support to Training and Employment Programme for Women (STEP) Scheme 1986-87
• To provide skills that give employability to women
• To provide competencies and skill that enable women to become self-employed/entrepreneurs.

Mahila Shakti Kendra 2017-18 and 2019-20

• To empower rural women through community participation
• 640 districts to be covered in a phased manner

POSHAN Abhiyaan in implemented in 315 Districts

• To ensure attainment of malnutrition free India by 2022
• To reduce stunting
• To ensure holistic development and adequate nutrition for pregnant women, mothers and children.

Rajiv Gandhi National Crèche Scheme under ICDS 2013

• To provide day-care facilities for children (6 months to 6 years) of working mothers in the community.
• To improve nutrition and health status of children.
• To promote physical, cognitive, social and emotional development (Holistic Development) of children.
• To educate and empower parents /caregivers for better childcare.

eSamvad portal 2018

• To provide a platform for NGOs and civil society to interact with the Ministry on relevant subjects.

NARI web portal 2018

• To access information on different programmes offered by various state governments as well as the Centre
  The portal carries details on 350 different schemes for women and will be updated from time to time.

SHe-Box portal 2018

• To report complaints of Sexual Harassment at Workplace
• For prompt disposal of complaints on SHe-Box, each case goes directly to the central/ state authority concerned having jurisdiction to take action in the matter.

Mahila e-Haat portal 2018

• To provide marketing platform to the women entrepreneurs to directly sell to the buyers.

Yuva Sahakar – Cooperaive Enterprise Support and Innovation Scheme 2019

• November 2018
• Linked to Rs 1000 crore ‘Cooperative Start-up and Innovation Fund (CSIF)’ created by the NCDC.
  Envisages 2% less than applicable rate of interest on term loan for the project cost up to Rs 3 crore including 2 years moratorium on payment of principal.

Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maan Dhan Yojana August 2019

• Providing a minimum pension of Rs 3000 per month, to those who attain 60 years of age.
• Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay SanraksHan Abhiyan” (PM-AASHA) September 2018
• Ensuring remunerative prices to the farmers for their produce

Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana 13 January 2016

• To provide insurance coverage and financial support to the farmers in the event of failure of any of the notified crop as a result of natural calamities, pests & diseases.
• To stabilise the income of farmers to ensure their continuance in farming.
• To encourage farmers to adopt innovative and modern agricultural practices.
• A uniform premium of only 2% for all Kharif crops and 1.5% for all Rabi crops; 5%. horticultural crops to be paid by farmers

Rashtriya Gokul Mission 16 December 2014

• To get native breeds to produce more milk, be more fecund, and to raise the quality of Indian cows and bulls to eventually outdo Jerseys and Holsteins.

National Programme for Bovine Breeding and Dairy Development 2013

• To arrange quality Artificial Insemination services at farmers’ doorstep
• To bring all breedable females under organized breeding through Artificial Insemination
• To conserve, develop and proliferate selected indigenous bovine breeds
• To provide quality breeding inputs in breeding tracts of important indigenous breeds

Project CHAMAN 2016

• Sound methodology for estimation of Horticulture crops is being developed and implemented on pilot basis using Sample Survey methodology and Remote Sensing technology.

Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana 2007

• To incentivize the states that increase their investment in Agriculture and allied sectors
• To provide flexibility and autonomy to the States in planning and executing programmes for agriculture
• To achieve the goal of reducing the yield gaps in important crops
• To maximize returns to the farmers

Prime Minister Krishi Sinchayee Yojana 1st July, 2015

• To extend the coverage of irrigationand improving water use efficiencyin a focused manner
• To improve farm productivity and ensure better utilization of the resources in the country.

Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana 2015

• To produce agricultural products free from chemicals and pesticides residues by adopting eco- friendly, low- cost technologies.
• Every farmer will be provided Rs. 20,000 per acre in three years for seed to harvesting of crops and to transport produce to the market.

eNAM portal 14 April 2016

• It is an online trading platform for agricultural commodities in India.

e-Krishi Samvad May 2017

• It is internet-based interface and is a unique platform that will provide direct and effective solutions to the problems faced by farmers and stakeholders in the agriculture sector.

National Livestock Mission 2014-15

• To ensure quantitative and qualitative improvement in livestock production systems and capacity building of all stakeholders.

“AGRI UDAAN”- Food and Agribusiness Accelerator 2.0 2017

• Help selected innovative startups who will be mentored in to scale up their operations in agri value chain for effective improvement in agriculture.
• This is a 6 month program in which shortlisted agri startups with promising innovative business models will be mentored & guided to scale up their operations.

Soil Health Card Scheme 19 February 2015

• 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.

Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi( PM-KISAN) 1 February 2019

• 120 million small and marginal farmers who have less than 2 hectares of landholding will get up to Rs. 6,000 per year as minimum income support..

Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihoods Mission June 2011

• To create efficient and effective institutional platforms of the rural poor enabling them to increase household income through sustainable livelihood enhancements and improved access to financial services.
• To cover 7 Crore rural poor households, across 600 districts

Aajeevika Grameen Express Yojana (AGEY) June 2011

• Providing an alternative source of livelihood to members of Self Help Groups (SHGs) by facilitating them to operate public transport services in backward rural areas.

Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana 25 September 2014

• Transform rural poor youth into an economically independent and globally relevant workforce”.
• It aims to target youth, in the age group of 15–35 years.

PM Gramin Awaas Yojana 2015

• To provide housing for the rural poor in India
• Providing a pucca house, with basic amenities, to all Houseless householder and those households living in kutcha and dilapidated house, by 2022.
• The immediate the objective is to cover 1.00 crore household

PM Gram Sadak Yojana 2000

• To provide good all-weather road connectivity to unconnected villages.

Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan Restructured on 24 April 2018

• Strengthening Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) for achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with main thrust on convergence with Mission Antyodaya
• Emphasis on strengthening PRIs in the 117 Aspirational districts

Shyama Prasad Mukherjee National RuRBAN Mission 21 February 2016

• To spur social, economic and infrastructure development in rural areas by developing a cluster of 300 Smart Villages over the next 3 years across the country

National Social Assistance Programme 15 August 1995

• To provide support to aged persons, widows, disabled persons and bereaved families on death of primary bread winner, belonging to below poverty line households.

National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 2006

• To enhance livelihood security in rural areas by providing at least 100 days of wage employment in a financial year to every household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work
  National Livestock Mission 2014-15
• To ensure quantitative and qualitative improvement in livestock production systems and capacity building of all stakeholders.

Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana September 25, 2001

• To provide additional wage employment in the rural areas as also food security, alongside the creation of durable community, social and economic infrastructure in the rural areas.

Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana 2014

• Each Member of Parliament will take the responsibility of three villages and look after the personal, human, social, environmental and economic development of the villages.

Antyodaya Anna Yojana 2000

• To make Targeted Public Distribution System more focused and targeted towards the poorest of the poor category of the population
• To providing foodgrains at a highly subsidized rate of Rs.2 per kg for wheat and Rs.3 per kg for rice.

Food Safety Mitra Scheme October 2019

• To engage motivated individuals with the food safety ecosystem at ground level.

PM Swasthya Suraksha Yojana 2003

Creation of tertiary healthcare capacity in medical education, research and clinical care, in the underserved areas of the country

• Phase I- etting up of six institutions in the line of AIIMS; and upgradation of 13 existing Government medical college institutions.
• Phase II- setting up of two more AIIMS-like institutions, one each in the States of West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh and upgradation of six medical college institutions

National AIDS Control Programme 1992

• To provide cash incentive of Rs. 5000 to pregnant women for first living child

Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan June 2016

• A minimum package of antenatal care services is to be provided to the beneficiaries on the 9th day of every month at the Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Clinics to ensure that every pregnant woman receives at least one checkup in the 2nd/ 3rd trimester of pregnancy.

‘Vatsalya – Maatri Amrit Kosh’ 2017

• It is a National Human Milk Bank and Lactation Counselling Centre at the Lady Hardinge Medical College
• The centre will collect, pasteurize, test and safely store milk donated by lactating mothers.
• The centre will make the collected milk available for infants in need.

LaQshya 2017

• To improve quality of care for pregnant women in labour room, maternity Operation Theatre and Obstetrics Intensive Care Units (ICUs) and High Dependency Units (HDUs).

Mission Parivar Vikas 2016

• To launch immediate, special and accelerated efforts to reach the replacement level fertility goals of 2.1 by 2025 in 145 districts

AMRIT scheme 2015

• To provide affordable life-saving cancer, cardiac drugs and medical disposables
• It is being implemented through mini-ratna PSU HLL Lifecare Ltd (HLL)

Antara and Chhaya Contraceptives 2017

• To expand the basket of contraceptive choices to meet the emerging needs of couples.
  ‘Antara’ injectable being effective for three months and the ‘Chayya’ pill for one week

National Deworming initiative 2018

• To ensuring high quality healthcare, accessible to every child

Intensified Mission Indradhanush 08 October 2017

• To Let no child suffer from any vaccine-preventable disease
• To reach each and every child under two years of age and all those pregnant women who have been left uncovered under the routine Immunisation Programme

Kayakalp 2015

• It an initiative has been launched to promote cleanliness, hygiene and infection control practices in public health facilities.
• Under this initiative, public healthcare facilities shall be appraised and such public healthcare facilities that show exemplary performance meeting standards of protocols of cleanliness, hygiene and infection control will receive awards and commendation.

Solar Charkha April, 2018

• Implementation of 50 Solar Charkha Clusters across the country with a budget of Rs.550 crore for the year 2018-19 and 2019-20.
• The scheme will generate direct employment to nearly one lakh persons.

Coir Vikas Yojana Renamed in 2015

• It is an exclusive skill development programme for rural women artisans in coir sector.
  Training is provided in spinning of coir yarn.
• The scheme envisages distribution of motorized ratts/motorized traditional ratts and other coir processing equipments at 75% subsidy subject to a maximum amount of Rs.7500/- on successful completion of the training programme.
• During the training period, the women artisans are given a stipend amounting to Rs.1000/- per month.

Mahila Coir Yojana 2015

• It is a credit linked subsidy scheme, which provides assistance for setting up of coir units with a maximum cost of project upto Rs.10 lakhs plus working capital, which shall not exceed 25% of the project cost.

Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) 2008

• It is a credit linked subsidy scheme for setting up of new micro-enterprises and to generate employment opportunities in rural as well as urban areas of the country
• General category beneficiaries can avail of margin money subsidy of 25% of the project cost in rural areas and 15% in urban areas.
• SC/ST/Women/ PH/Minorities/Ex-Servicemen/NER, the margin money subsidy is 35% in rural areas and 25% in urban areas.
• The maximum cost of projects is Rs.25 lakh in the manufacturing sector and Rs.10 lakh in the service sector.

Scheme of Fund for Regeneration of Traditional Industries (SFURTI) 2005-06

• For making Traditional Industries more productive and competitive by organizing the Traditional Industries and artisans into clusters.

A Scheme for Promoting Innovation, Rural Industry and Entrepreneurship (ASPIRE) 18 March 2015

• To promote Innovation & Rural Entrepreneurship through rural Livelihood Business Incubator (LBI), Technology Business Incubator (TBI) and Fund of Funds for start-up creation.

Market Promotion Development Assistance 2015

• It has been modified as MPDA scheme formulated as a unified scheme by merging different schemes/sub-schemes/components of different Heads implemented in the 11th Plan, namely, Market Development Assistance, Publicity, Marketing and Market Promotion.

PM Jan-Aushadhi Yojana 2015–16

• Making quality medicines available at affordable prices for all, particularly the poor and disadvantaged, through exclusive outlets “Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Kendras”, so as to reduce out of pocket expenses in healthcare.

Pharma Jan Samadhan 2015

• For redressed of consumers’ grievances relating to pricing and availability of medicines.
• Empowering the common man.
• To help both consumers as well as pharma industry.

Smart Cities Mission 2015

• It is an urban renewal and retrofitting program by the Government of India with the mission to develop 100 cities across the country making them citizen friendly and sustainable

Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation -AMRUT 2015

• To ensure basic infrastructure services relating to water supply, sewerage, septage management, storm water drains, transport and development of green spaces and parks with special provision for meeting the needs of children.

Swachh Bharat mission 2014

• To clean up the streets, roads and infrastructure of India’s cities, towns, and rural areas.

Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana- HRIDAY 21 January 2015

• To preserve and revitalise soul of the heritage city to reflect the city’s unique character by encouraging aesthetically appealing, accessible, informative & secured environment.

Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana- Urban 2015

• In-situ Rehabilitation of existing slum dwellers using land as a resource through private participation

National Urban Livelihoods Mission 24th September, 2013

• Organizing urban poor in their strong grassroots level institutions, creating opportunities for skill development leading to market-based employment and helping them to set up self-employment venture by ensuring easy access to credit.
• Providing shelter equipped with essential services to the urban homeless in a phased manner.

North Eastern Region Urban Development Programme 21 February 2016

It is implemented in the capital cities of 5 North Eastern States viz.

• Agartala (Tripura), Aizawl (Mizoram), Gangtok (Sikkim), and Kohima (Nagaland)

It covers priority urban services viz.

• (i) Water Supply
• (ii) Sewerage and Sanitation
• (iii) Solid Waste Management

Asian Development Bank is contributing 70% to the financial assistance.

Paisa – Portal for Affordable Credit & Interest Subvention Access 2018

• It is a centralized electronic platform for processing interest subvention on bank loans to beneficiaries under Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM) Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship

Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana

• 15 July, 2015 (World Youth Skills Day)
• It is implemented by National Skills Development Corporation (NSDC)
• To encourage and promote Skill Development for the youth throughout the country
• Enable and mobilize a large number of youth to take up industry designed quality skill training
• Benefit 10 million youth over the period of four years (2016- 2020).

Skills Acquisition and Knowledge Awareness for Livelihood (SANKALP) Approved in 2019

• It is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme with a project of total size US Dollar 675 million, including World Bank assistance of US Dollar 500 million,
• To create convergence among all skill training activities
• To improving quality of skill development programs
• Establishing robust monitoring and evaluation system for skill training programs
• Providing access to skill training opportunities to the disadvantaged sections
• Creating industry led and demand driven skill training capacity.

Skills Strengthening for Industrial Value Enhancement (STRIVE) Approved in 2019

• It is a World Bank assisted-Government of India project
• Improving the relevance and efficiency of skills training provided through Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) and apprenticeships.

Udaan Scheme 2015

• It is a Special Industry Initiative for Jammu & Kashmir in the nature of partnership between the corporates of India
• By Ministry Home Affairs and implemented by National Skill Development Corporation.
• The programme aims to provide skills training and enhance the employability of 40,000 unemployed youth of J&K.

Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra 2014

• To promote skill development by catalyzing the creation of large, quality, for-profit vocational institutions. MSDE intends to establish visible and aspirational training centres in every district of the country.

National Skill Development Mission 15 July 2015

• To create convergence across sectors and States in terms of skill training activities.
• To achieve the vision of ‘Skilled India’,

Skill India Campaign 15 July 2015

• To train over 40 crore people in India in different skills by 2022
• It includes various initiatives of the government like “National Skill Development Mission”, “National Policy for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, 2015”, “Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY)” and the “Skill Loan scheme”.

Standard Training Assessment and Reward (STAR) Scheme

• Operational between August 2013 and September 2014.
• To motivate the youth of India to acquire a vocational skills and envisages a monetary reward that will in essence financially help those who wish to acquire a new skill or upgrade their skills to a higher level.

National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS) 19th August 2016

• To provide apprenticeship training to over 50 lakh youngsters by 2020 in order to create more jobs.
• It has budgetary outlay of Rs 10000 crore.
• NAPS has replaced Apprentice Protsahan Yojna (APY)
• Reimbursement of 25% of prescribed stipend subject to a maximum of Rs. 1500/- per month per apprentice to all apprentices to employers.
• Sharing of the cost of basic training in respect of fresher apprentices (who come directly for apprenticeship training without formal training) limited to Rs. 7500/- per apprentice for a maximum duration of 500 hours/3 months.

PM-YUVA Yojana(Pradhan Mantri Yuva Udyamita Vikas Abhiyan) 2016

• To create an enabling ecosystem for Entrepreneurship Development through entrepreneurship education and training across the country in select Institutes of Higher Learning Industrial Training Centers (ITIs) and Entrepreneurship Development Centers (EDCs) for over a period of five years
  2200 colleges, 300 schools, 500 ITIs and 50 EDC will be enabled to deliver entrepreneurship education and training to over 7 lakh students.

SHREYAS- Scheme for Higher Education Youth in Apprenticeship and Skills April 2019

• SHREYASis a programme basket comprising the initiatives of three Central Ministries, namely the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship and the Ministry of Labour& Employment viz the National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS), the National Career Service (NCS)and introduction of BA/BSc/BCom (Professional) courses in the higher educational institutions.
• To improve employability of students
• It is proposed to cover 50 lakh students by 2022.

Jan Shikshan Sansthan

• Initially launched in 1967 as Shramik Vidyapeeth,
• Renamed as Jan Shikshan Sansthan in April 2000
• To help identify and promote traditional skills in the district through skilling / upskilling; create livelihood linkages and boost training of trainers to develop the capacity through National Skills Training Institutes.
• Formerly under the Ministry of Human Resources Development, Jan Shikshan Sansthan was transferred to the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship in 2018.

Aspirational Skilling Abhiyan 2018-19 3rd October 2018

• The programme is implemented in 117 Districts across 28 State.
• It involves identification of challenges for skill development and co-creating customized solutions to help the districts overcome these challenges.

Skill Saathi-

• Career Counselling Scheme 1 August 2018
• To counsel 1 crore candidates from the age group of 15– 35 years focusing on School & College drop-outs, young adults
• Inform the youth of India about vocational education and its opportunities.

National Initiative for School Heads and Teachers Holistic Advancement (NISHTHA) August 2019

• To build the capacities of around 42 lakh participants including all faculty members, teachers and Heads of Schools at the elementary level in all Government schools, District Institutes of Education and Training (DIETs) and Block Resource Coordinators.

National Educational Alliance for Technology (NEAT) September 2019

• To bring all the startups providing one-stop access to these technological solutions on a single platform and use their expertise to help disadvantaged communities.

Margadarshan and Margdarshak Scheme September 2019

• To guide institutions with low accreditation to improve quality so that institutions are able to get accreditation by the NBA.

STRIDE Scheme July 2019

• To provide support to research projects that are socially relevant, locally need-based, nationally important and globally significant.

Student Induction Programme – “Deeksharambh” July 2019

• To help new students adjust and feel comfortable in the new environment

Paramarsh Scheme July 2019

• To mentor National Accreditation and Assessment Council (NAAC) accreditation aspirant institutions for promoting quality assurance in higher education.

“Study in India” Programme March 2018

• To target foreign students by branding India as an attractive education destination.

Swasth Bachche, Swasth Bharat 2017

• The programme is an initiative of Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) to prepare a physical Health and Fitness Profile Card for more than 12 lakhs of Kendriya Vidyalaya students.
• To provide a comprehensive and inclusive report card for children covering all age groups and children of different abilities.
• To make students, teachers and parents aware about the importance of good health and fitness and encouraging 60 minutes of play each day.

PM Vittiya Saksharata Abhiyan 2016

• To create awareness among people about digital economy and cashless modes of transactions

Udaan Scheme

• Giving Wings to Girl Students Approved in 2019
• It is a project launched by Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)
• To address the low enrolment of girl students in prestigious engineering institutions and the teaching gap between school education & engineering entrance examination
• To enrich the teaching & learning of Science and Mathematics at School level by addressing the three dimensions of education – curriculum design, transaction and assessments.

Samagra Shiksha 2018

• It is an overarching programme for the school education sector extending from pre-school to class 12
• Provision of quality education and enhancing learning outcomes of students
• Bridging Social and Gender Gaps in School Education; Ensuring equity and inclusion at all levels of school education
• Ensuring minimum standards in schooling provisions; Promoting Vocationalisation of education

Impactful Policy Research in Social Science (IMPRESS) August 2018

• To encourage social science research in policy relevant areas so as to provide vital inputs in policy-formulation, implementation and evaluation
• To identify and fund research proposals in social sciences
• To provide opportunity for social science researchers in any institution in the country

Scheme for Promotion of Academic and Research Collaboration (SPARC) August 2018

• Improving the research ecosystem of India’s higher educational institutions by facilitating academic and research collaborations between Indian Institutions and the best institutions in the world.
• 600 joint research proposals will be awarded for 2 years

Scheme for Translational and Advanced Research in Science- STARS

• 28 February 2019
• The STARS project will be coordinated by the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore.
• The Rs 250 crore worth of funds will be used for around 500 science projects.

National Digital library of India 2016

• To integrate several national and international digital libraries in one single web-portal.
• The NDLI provides free of cost access to many books in English and the Indian languages
• It is available in 10 languages

Leadership for Academicians Program (LEAP)

• November 2018
• It is a three weeks Flagship leadership development training programme (2 weeks domestic and one week foreign training) for second level academic functionaries in public funded higher education institutions.
• The main objective is to prepare second tier academic heads who are potentially likely to assume leadership roles in the future.

Annual Refresher Programme In Teaching (ARPIT) November 2018

• It is a major and unique initiative of online professional development of 15 lakh higher education faculty using the MOOCs platform SWAYAM.
• 75 discipline-specific institutions are tasked to prepare online training material with focus on latest developments in the discipline, new & emerging trends, pedagogical improvements and methodologies for transacting revised curriculum.

‘Study Webs of Active Learning for Young Aspiring Minds’ (SWAYAM), 2014

• It is a programme for online education through which online programmes/courses will be offered to students in India
• US universities will be invited to offer post-graduate academic programs with certification on the SWAYAM platform.
• The objective is to ensure that the every student in our country has access to the best quality higher education at the affordable cost.

Operation Digital Board 20 February 2019

• To convert a class room into a digital class room and provide e-resources at any time and at any place to students.
• The digital board is introduced all over the country in government and government aided schools from class 9th onwards as well as in higher education institutions.
• It is implemented in the Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) by the University Grants Commission (UGC).

Diksha Portal- National Teachers Platform for India

• 2017
• It will aid teachers to learn and train themselves for which assessment resources will be available.
• It will help teachers to create training content, profile, in-class resources, assessment aids, news and announcement and connect with teacher community.

E-Pathshala

• 2015
• It is a web portal which hosts educational resources for Students, Teachers, Parents, researchers and educators

Shaala Siddhi

• 2015
• It is a 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.

Saransh

• 2015
• It is a tool which allows the schools to identify areas of improvement in students, teachers and curriculum to facilitate and implement change.
• The platform is presently available for classes 9th to 12th

ShaGun

• 18 January 2017
• It is a dedicated web portal for the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan
• It aims to capture and showcase innovations and progress in Elementary Education sector of India by continuous monitoring of the flagship scheme

Prime Ministers Research Fellows (PMRF)

• 2019
• To attract the bright and meritorious students into research within the country, attractive fellowship is given.
• Selected students are given fellowship for 5 years – Rs.70,000/- per month for the first two years, Rs. 75,000/- per month in the third year and Rs.80,000 per month in 4th and 5th year with an annual research grant of Rs. 2 lakh.

IMPacting Research INnovation and Technology (IMPRINT) India

• 2015
• It is the first of its kind MHRD supported Pan-IIT + IISc joint initiative to address the major science and engineering challenges that India must address and champion to enable, empower and embolden the nation for inclusive growth and self-reliance

Unnat Bharat Abhiyan

• 2014
• To connect institutions of higher education, including (IITs), (NITs) and Indian Institutes of Science Education & Research (IISERs) etc. with local communities to address the development challenges through appropriate technologies.
• Providing ruralIndia 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

Uchchtar Aavishkar Abhiyan

• 2016
• To promote industry-specific need-based research in the educational institutions to keep up the competitiveness of the Indian industry in the global market
• To make students more accustomed with the outer world and give them a market oriented mindset
  Implemented by Department of Higher Education.

Rashtriya Avishkar Abhiyan

• 2018
• To encourage children towards learning Science and Mathematics and to develop their interest through activities related to Science and Mathematics
• To strengthen school Science and Mathematics laboratories, through the Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA)

Trainee Teacher Scheme

• 2019
• It has been initiated in NITs with the objective to attract, motivate and sponsor best graduate engineers for part time M.Tech and Ph.D. programmes.

Global Initiative for Academics Network (GIAN)

• 30 November, 2015
• To invite distinguished academicians, entrepreneurs, scientists, experts from premier institutions from across the world, to teach in the higher educational institutions in India

PRAGATI – Providing Assistance for Girls’ Advancement in Technical Education Initiative

• It is a scheme of AICTE aimed at providing assistance for Advancement of Girls participation in Technical Education.
• Number of scholarships per annum: 400 ‘One Girl’ per family and it can be extended for Two Girl Child per family where the family income is less than Rs. 8 Lakh /annum
• The scholarship amount is Rs. 30,000 or tuition fees or actual whichever is less and Rs. 2000 / month for ten months as contingency allowance.

Saksham

• It is a scheme of AICTE aimed at providing encouragement and support to specially abeled children to pursue Technical Education
• Number of scholarships per annum: 1000
• For Specially Abled students whose family income is less than Rs. 8 lakhs per annum
• Amount of scholarship: Tuition Fee of Rs. 30000/- or at actual, whichever is less and Rs. 2000/- per month for 10 months as incidentals each year.

Ishan Uday

• UGC launched this scheme for students of North East Region from the academic session 2014-15.
• The Scheme envisages grant of 10,000 scholarships to students from NERRegion whose parental income is below Rs. 4.5 lakh per annum.
• would be provided scholarship ranging from Rs. 3,500 to 5,000 per month for studying at under graduate level in Colleges/Universities of the country.

Ishān Vikās

• 30 November, 2015
• It is a comprehensive plan to bring selected students from the school and college levels from the North-Eastern states into close contact with the IITs, NITs and IISERs during their vacation periods.
• A typical visit is envisaged for a period of ten days to one of these institutions

Padhe Bharat Badhe Bharat

• 26 August, 2014
• To focus on the quality of foundational learning so that each child attains appropriate learning levels in classes I and II for reading, writing language comprehension and numeracy.
• It is a sub-component of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan(SSA) and is being rolled out by 17 States and UTs.

Shaala Darpan

• 2015
• To provide mobile access to parents of students of Government and Government aided schools.
• Parents can view updates on their child’s progress. They can view records of attendance, assignments and achievements of their child.

National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF)

• 29 September 2015
• It evaluates each higher education institution on 5 broad parameters namely teaching/learning resources, research, graduation outcomes, outreach/inclusive nature and the public perception.
• The Ranks will be declared on the first Monday of April every year.

Mid Day Meal Scheme

• 15 August 1995
• Every child in every Government and Government aided primary school, Education Guarantee Scheme (EGS) and Alternative & Innovative Education (AIE) centres, was to be served a prepared Mid Day Meal with a minimum content of 300 calories of energy and 8-12 gram protein per day for a minimum of 200 days.

Vidyanjali

• 2016
• Providing volunteer teachers to government run schools
• It is aimed at promoting the government education system through skill development
• The scheme aims to impart life skills in to the children studying in government schools
• The scheme is launched under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan

SAUBHAGYA or PM Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana September, 2017

• To provide free electricity connections to all households (both APL and poor families) in rural areas and poor families

Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana 25 July 2015

• To facilitate 24×7 supply of power.
• Feeder separation to ensure sufficient power to farmers and regular supply to other consumers
• Improvement of Sub-transmission and distribution network
• Metering to reduce the losses
• Scheme has an outlay of Rs 76000 Cr for under which Government of India shall provide Grant of Rs 63000 Cr

Integrated Power Development Scheme 2014

• Strengthening of sub-transmission and distribution network in the urban areas;
• Metering of distribution transformers /feeders / consumers in the urban areas.

Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana- UDAY 5 November, 2015

• Financial Turnaround
• Operational improvement
• Reduction of cost of generation of power
• Development of Renewable Energy
• Energy efficiency & conservation

Pradhan Mantri Ji-Van Yojana 28 February 2019

• “Pradhan Mantri JI-VAN (Jaiv Indhan-
• Vatavaran Anukool fasal awashesh Nivaran) Yojana aims at providing financial support to Integrated Bioethanol Projects using lignocellulosic biomass and other renewable feedstock.

Street Lighting National Programme (SLNP) 2015

• To replace 3.5 crore conventional street lights with energy efficient LED lights.
• To replace 1.34 crore conventional street lights with energy efficient LED street lights by March 2019.
• The project has been implemented across 28 states and union territories.

Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LED for All- UJALA 1 May 2015

• To provide LED bulbs to domestic consumers with a target to replace 77 crore incandescent bulbs with LED bulbs by March, 2019.
  It replaced the “Bachat Lamp Yojana”. Th

SAATHI Initiative 2018

• Ministry of Textiles and Ministry of Power jointly launched this initiative in order to sustain and accelerate the adoption of energy efficient textile technologies in the powerloom sector and cost savings due to use of such technology.

PRAAPTI App and Web portal 2018

• PRAAPTI-Payment Ratification And Analysis in Power procurement for bringing Transparency in Invoicing of generators
  To bring transparency in power purchase transactions between Generators and Discoms.

TARANG Mobile App & Web Portal 2016

• Transmission App for Real Time Monitoring & Growth- TARANG
• Introduction of the electronic platform shall enhance ease, accountability & transparency and would boost confidence of investors in power transmission sector.
• It is a powerful monitoring tool that tracks upcoming transmission projects and monitor the progress of Inter-State & Intra-State transmission systems in the country

‘e-Trans’ web platform 2016

• It is a platform for e-bidding and e-reverse auction for Tariff Based Competitive Bidding (TBCB) in transmission projects.

DEEP (Discovery of Efficient Electricity Price) April 2019

• It is portal for medium term (1-5 years) purchase of power.
• It will provide a common e-bidding platform with e-reverse auction facility to facilitate nation-wide power procurement through a wider network so as to bring uniformity and transparency in the process of power procurement.

“URJA” (Urban Jyoti Abhiyaan) 16 June 2016

• It is a digital initiative to place before the people, the performance of Distribution Utilities (Discoms) in IT enabled towns, with a vision to generate a sense of positive competition amongst the stakeholders and urge all concerned for better performance in all consumer centric parameters.

Merit 2017

• Facilitating flexible coal swap between state-run and private plants and aweb portal to make electricity purchase by states transparent.

PM- Kisan SAMPADA (Scheme For Agro-Marine Processing And Development Of Agro-Processing Clusters) 2017

• To supplement agriculture, modernize processing and decrease agri-waste
• To give a renewed thrust to the food processing sector in the country

Nivesh Bandhu Portal 2017

• To cater to both domestic operations and food imports
• Enabling environment for businesses to operate

Tele-law portal and app 2017

• To facilitate delivery of legal advice through a panel of lawyers stationed at the state Legal Services Authorities (SALSA) and CSC.
• To connect citizens with lawyers through video conferencing facilities by the Para-Legal Volunteers stationed at identified 1800 panchayat.

Nyaya Bandhu 2019

• Pro Bono Legal Services or providing Access to Justice to all

Atal Bhujal Yojana 7 February 2019

• To recharge groundwater and create sufficient water storage for agricultural purposes.
• The revival of surface water bodies so that the groundwater level can be increased.
• The Atal Bhujal Yojana will be launched in Gujarat, Maharashtra, Haryana, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh covering 78 districts, 193 blocks and more than 8,300-gram panchayats.

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