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PART I
Government Schemes in India 2018 - PDF
Published on Friday,
September 14, 2018
Benami Transactions Informants Reward Scheme
o New Benami Transactions Informants Reward
Scheme, 2018 launched by the Income Tax Department
o To get people’s participation in the Income
Tax Department’s efforts to unearth black money and to reduce tax evasion
o With the objective of obtaining people’s
participation in the Income Tax Department’s efforts to unearth black money and
to reduce tax evasion, a new reward scheme titled “Benami Transactions
Informants Reward Scheme, 2018”, has been issued by the Income Tax Department.
o Under the Benami Transactions Informants
Reward Scheme, 2018, a person can get reward up to Rs. One crore for giving
specific information in prescribed manner to the Joint or Additional
Commissioners of Benami Prohibition Units (BPUs) in Investigation Directorates
of Income Tax Department about benami transactions and properties as well as
proceeds from such properties which are actionable under Benami Property
Transactions Act, 1988, as amended by Benami Transactions (Prohibition)
Amendment Act, 2016.
‘Seva Bhoj Yojna’
o The Ministry of Culture, Government of India
has introduced a new scheme namely ‘Seva Bhoj Yojna’ with a total outlay of Rs.
325.00 Crores for Financial Years 2018-19 and 2019-20.
o The scheme envisages to reimburse the Central
Government share of Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) and Integrated Goods
and Service Tax (IGST)so as to lessen the financial burden of such Charitable
Religious Institutions who provide Food/Prasad/Langar (Community
Kitchen)/Bhandara free of cost without any discrimination to Public/Devotees.
Krishi kalyan Abhiyaan for farmers
o The Ministry of Agriculture and farmers’
welfare in line with the Hon’ble Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of
doubling farmers’ income by 2022 has launched the Krishi kalyan Abhiyaan from
1st June, 2018 till 31st July, 2018 so as to aid, assist and advice farmers on
how to improve their farming techniques and raise their incomes.
o The Krishi kalyan Abhiyaan will be undertaken
in 25 Villages with more than 1000 population each in Aspirational Districts
identified in consultation with Ministry of Rural Development as per directions
of NITI Ayog. In districts where number of villages (with more than 1000
population) is less than 25, all villages will be covered.
o An Action Plan comprising specifically
identified activities under various departments of the ministry namely,
Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare (DAC&FW),
Animal Husbandry Dairying & Fisheries (DAHD&F) and Department of
Agricultural Research & Education (DARE-ICAR) will be implemented to
saturate these 25 villages in each district with these activities.
Solar power scheme - Suryashakti Kisan Yojana
(SKY) for farmers
o The Gujarat government on Saturday launched a
solar power scheme for farmers- Suryashakti Kisan Yojana (SKY) enabling them to
generate electricity for their captive consumption as well as sell the surplus
power to the grid and earn an extra buck.
o As per the scheme, farmers having existing
electricity connection will be given solar panels as per their load
requirements. The State and Central governments will give 60 per cent subsidy
on the cost of project. The farmer is required to take 5 per cent cost, while
35 per cent will be provided to him as an affordable loan with interest rates
of 4.5-6 per cent.
o The scheme duration is 25 years, which is
split between 7-year period and 18-year period.
Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana
o Odisha Govt. is going to launch Biju Swasthya
Kalyan Yojana in the state. Under this Health Insurance Scheme, the state govt.
will provide Rs. 5 lakh per family per annum as healthcare assistance for
secondary and tertiary procedures of treatment. This cashless treatment will
benefit 70 lakh families (3.5 crore people) at all govt. and private empanelled
hospitals. On the eve of 72nd Independence Day, the state govt. has roll-out
this scheme.
o The state govt. has also launched Universal
Health Coverage (UHC) Scheme. All the citizens visiting any government Health
Institution from District to Sub-Center level will be provided all Health
Service absolutely free of cost.
o The health insurance cover to each member is
Rs. 5 lakh. An additional amount of Rs. 2 lakh would be given to the women
beneficiaries. CM Naveen Patnaik has launched Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana
(BSKY) on 15 August 2018
Electoral Bond Scheme 2018
o Government of India has notified the Electoral
Bond Scheme 2018 dated 02nd January 2018.
o As per provisions of the Scheme, Electoral
Bonds may be purchased by a person, who is a citizen of India or incorporated
or established in India. A person being an individual can buy Electoral Bonds,
either singly or jointly with other individuals.
o It may be noted that Electoral Bonds shall be
valid for fifteen days from the date of issue and no payment shall be made to
any payee Political Party if the Electoral Bond is deposited after expiry of
the validity period. The Electoral Bond deposited by an eligible Political
Party in its account shall be credited on the same day.
Chandranna Bima Yojana
o Andhra Pradesh CM Nara Chandrababu Naidu
launched the third year of Chandranna Bima Yojana here on Thursday.
o The program was first launched on 2nd
October, 2016 and completed its second year on May 31st this year.
o He said that around 2.5 crores labourers in
the unorganised sector are benefitting under this scheme.
Gopabandhu Sambadika Swasthya Bima Yojana
o Gopabandhu Sambadika Swasthya Bima Yojana is a
new Health Insurance Scheme for the journalists launched by the state
government in Odisha This scheme provides Rs. 2 Lakh per annum health insurance
cover to all working journalists of the state.
o Gopabandhu Sambadika Swasthya Bima Yojana has
come into effect from June 1, 2018 and will initially cover around 3200
journalists and their family members.
o The insurance coverage will be applicable for
cashless treatment in government and private hospitals. The scheme will also
cover the injuries and illness faced by journalists while performing their
duties.
‘JANAUSHADHI SUVIDHA’,
o Government launches ‘JANAUSHADHI SUVIDHA’ –
Oxo-biodegradable Sanitary Napkin – under the Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya
Janaushadhi Pariyojana
o This Suvidha is launched by Union Minister of
State for Chemicals & Fertilizers, Road Transport & Highways, Shipping,
Mansukh L. Mandaviya.
o Making quality oxy biodegradable pads
available at affordable prices for all, particularly the poor and
disadvantaged, through exclusive outlets Jan Aushadhi Medical Store.
o Reduce out of pocket expenses in healthcare by
bringing down the rate of the napkin MAKING IT EASILY AVAILABLE FOR POOR WOMEN
across 586 Indian districts.
Bihar Rajya Fasal Sahayata Yojna
o Bihar government approved the roll-out of an
integrated crop assistance scheme to insulate farmers from losses in production
on account of natural calamities, beginning Kharif season 2018.
o The new scheme is a snub to the Centre’s
scheme on the ground that it was helping insurance companies more than the
farmers.
o The scheme, christened Bihar State Crop
Assistance Scheme (Bihar Rajya Fasal Sahayata Yojna), will be universal in
nature with all categories of farmers eligible for financial assistance in case
of loss in production due to vagaries of nature, including situations caused by
flood, drought, lightening, hailstorm, etc.
‘Bijli Bill Mafi Yojana 2018
o The Madhya Pradesh government has announced an
outstanding power bill waiver scheme for labourers and poor families. The state
cabinet headed by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan approved the Bijli Bill
Mafi Yojana 2018 (Power Bill Waiver Scheme) which is expected to benefit about
77 lakh people of the state.
Wind-solar hybrid power policy - 2018
o The Gujarat government on Wednesday announced
wind-solar hybrid power policy - 2018, aiming to make optimum utilisation of
the land and grid.
o The policy, which will have a coverage period
of five years, provides encouragement to renewable power producers supplying to
the grid as well as to those having captive use.
Muttathe Mulla scheme
o The State-level inauguration of the Muttathe
Mulla scheme which involves the disbursement of loans at low rates of interests
to rural households was performed by Cooperation Minister Kadakampally
Surendran here on Tuesday.
o The programme was organised under the auspices
of the Mannarkkad Rural Service Cooperative Bank and is being implemented in
Palakkad district as a pilot project.
o The scheme is aimed at liberating women from
the blade mafia and also micro-finance companies; the latter's interest rates
vary between 24 and 30 per cent.
One District One Product Scheme
o Union Minister for MSME, Mr. Giriraj Singh has
announced to launch One District One Product Scheme in Odisha very soon. Under
ODOP scheme, each district in Odisha is assigned a single product which is
available in abundance and for which the place is famous.
o This is done to provide market link to the
farmers and to make small industries successful in the state. Central govt.
will publish the complete list of district wise products (pdf) and launches the
website soon.
New Central Sector scheme
o Ministry of AYUSH has introduced new Central
Sector scheme for promoting pharmacovigilance of Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani and
Homoeopathy (ASU&H) Drugs.
o Prime objective of the scheme is to develop
the culture of documenting adverse effects and undertake safety monitoring of
Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani and Homoeopathy drugs and surveillance of misleading
advertisements appearing in the print and electronic media. The Standing
Finance Committee (SFC) chaired by Secretary (AYUSH) approved the scheme on 1st
November, 2017 and thereafter it was rolled out for implementation in the
country near the end of financial year 2017-18.
Rythu Bima and Kanti Velugu
o Rythu Beema, the life insurance scheme for
farmers, has been kicked off in Telangana, with the Agriculture, Finance and
Power Ministers organising meetings in different parts of the State to give
away the policy bonds to the eligible farmers.
o Under the Kanti Velugu scheme, screenings will
be conducted across the state, with 828 medical teams being constituted. Apart
from screenings, they will also provide free medicines, spectacles and arrange
for free surgeries, if required.
o Telangana anticipates that 4 lakh patients
could come forward for surgeries and 40 lakh people will benefit from the free
spectacles. The state has earmarked Rs 100 crore for this project.
o The Rythu Bima scheme promises to cover 28
lakh farmers, aged between 18 and 59 years. The government will pay the annual
premium of Rs 2,271 per farmer for their insurance. So far, it has already paid
Rs 636 crore to Life Insurance Corporation.
Mukhyamantri Kanya Utthan Yojana
o Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has launched
an ambitious scheme which promises to provide Rs 54,100 from the birth of a
girl child till she graduates.
o Kumar launched the 'Mukhyamantri Kanya Utthan
Yojana' here on Friday and expressed his government's resolve for empowerment
of women.
Swachha Meva Jayate’
o Karnataka government on Thursday, August 2,
launched ‘Swachha Meva Jayate’ campaign to make every citizen in rural
Karnataka take a pledge of cleanliness.
o A special pledge to be administered across the
state as part of the campaign, says, “When every village, every district of
Karnataka is clean, practices hygienic toilet habits is free from stagnant
water and litter free, Karnataka will win. Swachha Meva Jayate!”
Vikas Bonanza 456
o KVGB, (Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank), a
regional rural bank headquartered in Dharwad has introduced a new deposit
scheme on Aug. 1 known as Vikas Bonanza 456.
o Launching the new deposit scheme in Dharwad,
KVGB Chairman S Ravindran has said the scheme is of a term of 456 days with an
interest rate of 7.10% for public and 7.60% for the senior citizens.
o Customers can deposit a minimum of Rs 10,000
and a maximum of Rs 10 million under this scheme.
Mukhyamantri Yuva Nestam
o The Govt of Andhra Pradesh has come up with an
innovative scheme of Mukhyamantri Yuvanestham which will benefit around 12 lakh
unemployed youth based on the eligibility criteria in Andhra Pradesh. youths
will get this monthly allowance to pursue skill development courses and reduce
the burden on the family of unemployed youths.
SAATHI
o Ministry of Textiles and Ministry of Power
have joined hands under the initiative SAATHI(Sustainable and Accelerated
Adoption of efficient Textile technologies to Help Small Industries) in order
to sustain and accelerate the adoption of energy efficient textile technologies
in thepowerloom sector and cost savings due to use of such technology.
o Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), a
Public Sector entityunder the administrative control of Ministry of Power, will
replace old inefficient electric motors with energy efficient IE3 motors which
will result in energy and cost saving up to 10-15% in the first phase.
o The use of these efficient equipments will
result in energy savings and cost savings to the unit owners at no upfront
cost. Powerloom clusters at Ichalkaranji, Bhiwandi, Erode, Surat, Bhilwara and
Panipat have been identified for pilot study.
Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana
o Under the scheme, five crore LPG connections
are to be provided to BPL households. The identification of eligible BPL
families will be made in consultation with the State Governments and the Union
Territories.
o The Government has also decided to cover the
following categories under the Scheme :-
o All SC/STs households beneficiaries of Pradhan
Mantri Awas Yojana(PMAY) (Gramin)
o Antyoday Anna Yojana (AAY)
o Forest dwellers
o Most Backward Classes (MBC)
o Tea & Ex-Tea Garden Tribes
o People residing in Islands
o People residing in river islands.
o The Scheme would be implemented over three
years, namely, the FY 2016-17, 2017-18 and 2018-19 across the country.
‘IMPRINT-2’ scheme
o The Union Government has approved 122 new
research project proposals worth Rs 112 crore for funding under its Impacting
Research Innovation and Technology ‘IMPRINT-2’ scheme.
o The proposals were approved on August 4, 2018 at
the IMPRINT 2 Apex Committee meeting held in New Delhi. The initiative aims to
advance research in energy, healthcare, security and defence domains in the
high education institutions.
RUSA
o Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) is
a Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS), launched in 2013 aims at providing
strategic funding to eligible state higher educational institutions. The
central funding (in the ratio of 60:40 for general category States, 90:10 for
special category states and 100% for union territories) would be norm based and
outcome dependent.
Jan Arogya Abhiyaan
o Prime Minister Narendra Modi today announced
that his government will launch an ambitious healthcare scheme on September 25
this year which will benefit 50 crore citizens of the country.
o In his last Independence Day address from the
ramparts of the Red Fort ahead of the next Lok Sabha election, he said the
Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Abhiyaan (Ayushman Bharat) will be launched on September
25 on the birth anniversary of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay.
Draft scheme
o The Centre on Tuesday unveiled a draft scheme
for extending .. the affordable air travel programme UDAN to international
circuits, with state governments identifying the routes for operation.
o The draft International Air Connectivity (IAC)
scheme envisages to increase the international ticketing to 20crore by 2027.
o "The scheme is to be made operational
only for states, which demonstrate their commitment to implement and provide
the requisite support for promoting operations under the scheme", the
drafts reads.
Scheme ‘Ocean Services, Technology,
Observations, Resources Modelling and Science
o The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs,
chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval for the
umbrella scheme “Ocean Services, Technology, Observations, Resources Modelling
and Science (O-SMART)”, for implementation during the period from 2017-18 to
2019-20 at an overall cost of Rs.1623 crore. The scheme encompasses a total of
16 sub-projects addressing ocean development activities such as Services,
Technology, Resources, Observations and Science.
Ayushman Bharat Programme
It is one of the most
important schemes which got launched in the recently concluded budget speech by
our finance minister, Mr Arun Jaitley.We have majorly two initiatives under
this programme-
Health
and Wellness Centres-
o To develop or establish around 1.5 lakh health care centres.
o To provide the basic essential drugs and
diagnostic services.
o A sum of
1200 crore rupees have been allotted for the scheme.
National Health Protection Scheme
o A family of an average of 5 members would be
catered to their secondary and tertiary care hospitalization upto a maximum of
5 lakhs per family per year.
o Over 10
crore poor and vulnerable families to be covered based on the
SECC-2011.
o It would cover the pre and post
hospitalisation expenses incurred.
o The funding pattern under this would be
60:40,wherein the central government would sanction 60% of the funds while the
rest 40% would be taken care of by the respective state governments(general
category states).
Operation Green
o A price fixation scheme which got launched on
the lines of operation flood to achieve our target of doubling the farmers
income by 2022.
o Tomato,Onion and Potato(TOP) are being focused
in this particular scheme so as to increase their yield and income by ensuring
they get adequate price for their produce.
o A sum
of 500 crore rupees has been allotted for it in the union budget.
GOBAR-Dhan Yojana
o It stands for Galvanizing Organic Bio -Agro
Resources Dhan scheme.
o Under this the residuals and cattle dung would
be converted into Bio-CNG and Bio-Gas,thus providing the farmers in generating
an alternative source of income.
o 700 districts have been chosen to be covered
during the current fiscal year.
o It would also help in achieving the status of
open defecation free villages thus making it cleaner.
KUSUM Scheme
o KUSUM is the acronym for Kisan Urja Suraksha
Evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan.
o Its a solar power scheme especially for the
farmers for setting up grid connected solar plants in rural areas and off-grid
solar pumps.
o The government has proposed and encourages,
the use of solar farm water pumps by incentivizing the farmers for employing
these.
o It involves solar power production of upto
28,250(Mw) over the next 5 years.
o Ministry of New and Renewable Energy is the
implementing agency.
Kisan Credit Card
o Launched in the year 1998,prepared by NABARD
on the recommendations of R.V. Gupta committee
o KKC aims at providing credit support to the
farmers for their use.
o Now this has been extended to the fishermen
and cattle owners.
o Helps in meeting the working capital needs of
the farmers in procuring their farm assets and activities allied to
Agriculture.
o A holder of KKC is also covered by a personal
accident cover.
Ekalavya Model Residential Schools(EMRS)
o Proposed by the Ministry of Tribal
Affairs to set up EMRS in the tribal districts of India for the promotion of
education amongst the scheduled tribes.
o They are going to be on par with the already
established Navodaya Vidyalayas.
o It’s going to come up where there is more than
50% ST population with atleast 20,000 tribal persons by the year 2022.
o It would facilitate the preservation of local
art and culture associated with the tribal groups.
Samarth Scheme
o SAMARTH- Scheme for capacity building in
Textile Sector, got launched by the Ministry of Textiles for the training and
employability of the youth in the booming textile sector of India.
o Aim: Provide skill development training to
around 10 lakh youth(9 lakh in the organised and 1 lakh in the traditional
textile sector)over a period of 3 years(2017-2020) with an outlay of 1300 crore
Rupees, so as to achieve the governments vision of increasing India’s textile
export to 300 billion USD by 2025.
Pradhan Mantri Kisan SAMPADA Yojana
o Launched on: 6th March 2018
o Launched by: The central government of
India
o Implemented by: The Ministry of Food
Processing Industries
o Type of Benefits: Agro-Marine Produce
Processing and Development of Agro-Processing Clusters
o Beneficiaries: All the citizens and
Farmers
o Budget allocation: Rs.6, 000 Crores
o Term Period: 2016-2020
Objective:
o To integrate all the current and new schemes
in the Food processing sector
o To reduce the Food Wastage
o To double the Farmers income by giving good
returns to all the Farmers.
o To create Modern Infrastructure with good
supply chain management
Solar Charkha Scheme
o Launched on: April 2018
o Launched by: the Central government of
India
o Type of benefit: Employment opportunity
o Beneficiary: Women
o Budget: Rs 400000 crores
o Target: 5 crore jobs across the country
o Scheme period: 5 years
o This employment system will be started
first in the Beed district of Maharashtra because of the favourable condition
of the textile industry.
Objective:
o To generate employment opportunity for the
unemployed women
o To give Skill-Based Training this will end in
employment generation.
o To support local level work for the weak and
poor section.
o To improve and recover Khadi.
o To Promote Green Energy and
environment-friendly Khadi Fabric.
o To deliver this scheme sustainably and
replicable.
Rajiv Gandhi Entrepreneurship Encouragement
Scheme
o Launched on: 12th March 2018
o Launched In: Karnataka State
o Launched By: The Information and Technology
Minister of the state Priyanka Kharge
o Type of benefit: Financial and non-financial
help
o Objective: To boost Information Technology
(IT) sector
o To focus on improving the IT sector for new
innovators and Entrepreneurs
o Under this scheme, the state government will
give a grant of Rs. 30,000 to each individual entrepreneur having innovative
approaches.
Swajal:
o Swajal is a national drinking water programme
launched by Union Drinking Water and Sanitation minister Uma Bharati
o The scheme was launched in Uttarkashi district
of Uttarakhand.
o Swajal is a demand-driven and community-owned
drinking water programme for sustained drinking water supply.
o The project was launched with the help of
World Bank
o Initially, as a pilot program it was Six
states. They are Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Madhya
Pradesh and Bihar
o These states will be covered under the
programme in the first phase.
Gangotri Swachh Iconic Place Project:
o Gangotri Swachh Iconic Place project was launched
by Union Drinking Water and Sanitation minister Uma Bharati in Utstarakhand’s
Uttarkashi district.
o The main aim of the scheme is to make Gangotri
as Swachh Iconic Place.
o For Gangotri, the Oil and Natural Gas Limited
(ONGC) has been selected as the CSR partner
Swachh Iconic Place project
o The Swachh Iconic Place is a drive under the
Swachh Bharat Mission.
o The project aims to improve the sanitation and
cleanliness of 100 most iconic places in the country.
o Under the Swachh Iconic Place, sites that have
been selected under the project will be jointly developed by the
Union ministry of drinking water and sanitation, in collaboration with Union
ministries of housing and urban affairs, Tourism, culture, state governments
Bagori Ganga Gram’s Project
o Bagori is one of the 24 pilot Ganga Villages
picked up to be transformed into Ganga Grams this year. As a first initiative
Bagori Ganga Gram project was launched by Union Ministry of water resources.
o The project is related to solid and liquid
waste management in Bagori Gram panchyat.
o Total Rs. 11.88 lakhs budget allotted for this
project.
Atal Bhoojal Yojana
o Name of the scheme- Atal Bhoojal Yojana
o Expenditure of the scheme- Rs.6,000
crores
o With the help of World Bank
o Ministry-Ministry of Water Resources, River
Development and Ganga Rejuvenation.
o Duration-5 years
Objective
o To recharge groundwater and create sufficient
water storage for agricultural purposes.
o The revival of surface water bodies so that
groundwater level can be increased.
o 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.
TARE Scheme: Teacher Associateship for
Research Excellence Scheme:
o The main aim of this scheme is to connect the
educators to leading public funded institutions like Indian Institute of
Technology (IIT), Indian Institute of Science (IISC) or national institutions
like CSIR (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research) to pursue
research.
o Under Teacher Associateship for Research
Excellence (TARE) scheme500 teachers will be assisted
o They will be paid Rs. 5 lakh yearly, and a
monthly out-of-pocket expense of Rs.5, 000
Overseas Visiting Doctoral Fellowship
o Under Overseas Visiting Doctoral Fellowship
scheme the government of India offers support to 100 PhD scholars for training
in universities and laboratories in foreign countries.
o Under this scheme, support will be provided Up
to 12 months during their doctoral research.
o Under this scheme fellowship equivalent to USD
2,000 would be given to scholars as a monthly stipend and one-time contingency
allowance of Rs 60,000 would be given to cover travel and visa fee.
Distinguished Investigator Award
o Under this scheme, the government offers a
maximum of 100 fellowships to principal investigators of Science and
Engineering Research Board/Department of Science and Technology projects.
o The selected 100 researchers will be given a
monthly fellowship of Rs 15,000 for three years and an optional research grant,
based on peer review of the project proposal submitted.
Augmenting Writing Skills for Articulating
Research (AWSAR)
o The purpose of the scheme is to encourage
science writing.
o The scheme seeks to tap the potential of over
20,000 PhD scholars in science to popularise and communicate their research
outcome.
o AWSAR carries a monetary incentive of Rs.
10,000/- each of 100 best entries in a year and a Certificate of Appreciation,
besides getting the story published.
o Three leading stories from the selected 100
would be awarded Rs. 1 lakh, Rs.50, 000/- and Rs. 25,000/- respectively.
7.75% Savings (Taxable) Bond Scheme
o Launched on: 5th January 2018
o Commenced from: 10th January 2018
o Launched by: Government of India and Reserve
Bank of India
o Maturity period: 7 years
o Replaces to: 8% savings Scheme
Objective:
o To help citizens invest in a taxable
instrument, without any monetary ceiling.
o This will facilitate resident of Indian or
Hindu Undivided Families (HUF) to invest in a taxable bond, without any
monetary ceiling.
o This 7. 75% savings (Taxable) bond scheme will
give a steady flow of income although there is a lower rate of interest.
FAME India Scheme Phase II
o FAME stands for Faster Adoption and
Manufacturing of (Hybrid &) Electric Vehicles.
o This scheme is a part of National Electric
Mobility Mission (NEMM) which was set by the Ministry of Heavy Industries and
Public Enterprises under the central government of India.
o It is launched by the central government of
India under the Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises.
o The central government has allocated total
budget for this scheme is Rs 14000 crore.
o Under FAME India Scheme 2, total 11 cities are
selected are which are Delhi, Jaipur, Hyderabad, Jammu, Ahmedabad Mumbai
Indore, Guwahati, Bengaluru, Lucknow and Kolkata
Objective:
o 100% electrification of all the Public
Transport System
o To support hybrid or electric vehicles market
development and Manufacturing eco-system.
o To promote eco-friendly vehicles
SABLA Scheme
o SABLA is a scheme for the empowerment of
teenage and young girls was launched under the Rajiv Gandhi Scheme for
Empowerment of Adolescent Girls (RGSEAG)
o It was launched on the 1st April 2011,
International day of women.
o In the year 2018, it is extended with an aim
to expand and make it applicable in whole India.
o This scheme is managed by the ministry of
women and child development, Smt Maneka Sanjay Gandhi.
o The scheme will cover all the adolescent girls
in the age group of 11 to 18 years in 202 districts initially.
o The scheme has further divided the age group
of 11 to 14 years and 14 to 18 years keeping in view the need for a different
age group and to give proper attention to each group.
Atal Mahaaphan Vikas Abhiyan
o Announced on: In the year 2017
o Launched by: The Maharashtra state
government
o Inaugurated by: Shri Devendra Fadnavis, the
Chief Minister of Maharashtra government.
Objective:
o To support and promote non-banking business in
a state
o To help and give financial support to
cooperative communities to start a new business
o To encourage, assist and supervise young
entrepreneurs.
o
o Atal Mahaaphan Vikas Abhiyan aims to double
the income of framers at the end of the year 2022.
o The Maharashtra state government has decided
to fund approx. 5000 cooperative societies to start a new business.
Bhavantar Bharpai Yojana
o Bhavantar Bharpai Yojana is launched on 1st
January 2018 by Haryana government within a state.
o It is launched by the chief minister of
Haryana, Shri Manohar Lal Khattar.
o It is managed, regulated and supervised by
state agricultural department and state government.
o Objective: To give right price of crops to
farmers
PRASAD Scheme
o PRASAD scheme was announced during the union
budget 2017-2018.
o The government will set special tourism zones
with five states and this special zone will work as special purpose vehicles.
o It will boost an image of India in a foreign
country and for this, an incredible 2.0 campaign launched.
o A total budget for this is Rs 100 allocated by
the government and Rs 412 crore is specially funded to promote and make
publicity of various schemes and programmes.
o Along with ministry of tourism, a ministry of
railways also started to promote Prasad scheme by launching especially
dedicated train.
o PRASAD scheme will focus on improvement and
beautification of the classified pilgrimage destinations.
o The ministry of tourism initially aims to
cover 25 cities
Mission SAMPARK
o Organized by: The National AIDS Control
Organization (NACO) and the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
o Objective: To eradicate HIV/AIDS by 2030
o To track those who are left to follow up and are
to be taken under Antiretroviral therapy (ART) services.
Atal Innovation Mission
o Launched at: Atal Tinkering Lab’s Community
Day in New Delhi
o Organized By: NITI Ayog
Aim:
o To make an attempt to promote a culture of
innovation and entrepreneurship.
o To provide a stage to promote world-class
innovation hubs, grand challenges, start-up businesses and many other
self-employment activities especially in technology driven areas.
Deen Dayal Divyangjan Sashay Scheme
o To give an equal priority and reverence to the
physically challenged persons and to inspire pride in the disabled
persons
o To end the stigmatization and biases with the
disabled persons
o To change the mind set of people towards those
who are differently abled persons and try to give a superior life
o To give financial sustenance to the disable
people for the treatment
o To support the Deen Dayal Divyangjan Sahajya
Scheme, A Assam government has proposed a new Act named " Assam Employees
PRANAM act, 2017" and under this new act, each and every government
employee of the Assam state have to share 10 percent of his salary to take care
of his family member or any other people who are physically disable.
Pradhan Mantri Mahila Shakti Kendra Scheme
Pradhan Mantri Mahila
Shakti Kendra Scheme is an expansion of the umbrella scheme mission which was
set up by the Ministry of Women and Child Development for the financial year
2017-2020.
Objectives:
o To make an improvement in the child sex ratio
especially girl child and their education and employment.
o To improve quality of life, to give security
and take care of the rural women all across the India by training and capacity
building.
o To provide a path to the rural women use their
potential at maximum level and to get all the availed benefits from the
government directly to them.
o A budget for this scheme is of Rs 3636.85
crore for the financial year 2017-2020 and out of which 3084.96 is given by the
central government and the rest by the state government
National Nutrition Mission
The Union cabinet
chaired by Prime Minister Mr Narendra Modi approved setting up of National
Nutrition Mission (NNM) with a target to reduce malnutrition and low birth
weight by 2% each year with a three year budget of Rs 9046.17 crore commencing
from 2017-18.
Key
Facts
o National Nutrition Mission, through robust
convergence mechanism and other components, would strive to create the synergy
and link the existing schemes.
o The mission is implemented by the Ministry of
Women and Child Development.
o More than 10 crore people will be benefited by
this scheme.
o All states and districts will be covered in a
phased manner. Currently a pilot approach is followed, i.e. first 315 worst
affected districts will be targeted this financial year and later on, the
mission can be spread to other areas also.
Bhavantar Bhugtan Yojana
Launched by:
Government of India
Aim of this scheme: to
make sure that farmers get reasonable prices for their crops
Inaugurated By:Madhya
Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan
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Crops Covered Under Bhavantar Bhugtan Yojana are
o Soybean
o Groundnut
o Til
o Ramtil
o Maize
o Moong
o Urad
o Tuar Daal
Revitalising Infrastructure and Systems in
Education(RISE) Scheme-
o To revitalize the infrastructure of higher
educational institutions such as IIT’s,IIM’s,NIT’s etc.
o A sum of 1,00,000 crore has been proposed for
the next 4 years with the majority of funds going to IIT this FY.
o It would get financed through a,SPV(Special
Purpose Vehicle)-HEFA(higher education financing agency) especially formulated
for this purpose.
o Canara Bank has acted as a partner along with
the union government for the setting up of HEFA.
Prime Minister Research Fellowship
Scheme(PMRF)
o The rich pool of talented students would be
encouraged and lured to carry out research in the cutting edge science and
technology domains.
o This FY,a total of 1000 students doing
B.Tech,M.Tech would be selected to pursue Ph.D. program in one of the IIT’s
/IISc’s.
o The students selected would be offered
admission to Ph.D program with a fellowship of 70,000 per month for the first 2
years,rupees 75,000 for the 3rd year, and for the 4th and 5th year they would
be getting 80,000 rupees.
o A research grant of 2,00,000 lakh has also
been proposed for the students.
o This scheme is going to be implemented for the
next 7 years starting 2018-2019.
Affordable Housing Fund
o A special dedicated housing fund under the
National Housing Bank(NHB) to give an impetus for the demand and supply of low
cost dwellings.
o The funds would be used to construct around 1
crore houses under the PMAY(Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana).
o The funds would be channelized through the
shortfall in PSL(Priority Sector Lending) and also through the full
serviced government bonds.
Revised Integrated Housing Scheme (RIHS)
o The scheme provides housing subsidy of Rs. 1,
50,000/- per worker for construction of a house to be paid in three instalments
directly into the bank account of the beneficiaries.
o The workers engaged in Beedi/Iron Ore Mines,
Manganese Ore & Chrome Ore Mines (IOMC)/Limestone Ore Mines, Dolomite Ore
Mines (LSDM) /Mica Mines and Cine Industries, registered with the Labour
Welfare Organisation (LWO) are eligible under this scheme.
o The registered worker under LWO should be
engaged for one year or more in the respective industry.
o They should have Aadhar registration and Jan
Dhan / Bank account number.
o The applicants should have a homestead land in
their name or jointly/severally own with other members of the family or land
allotted/leased by State Government/Gram Sabha.
o Ministry provides housing subsidy to the
workers for construction of houses. The fund allocated for this purpose in the
Financial Year 2017-18 is Rs. 60,95,54,000/- and during current year 8000
houses are proposed to be sanctioned. The construction of houses in next
financial year depends upon the allocation of budget.
Pradhan Mantri Bharatiya Janaushadhi
Pariyojana
o Launched by: The Department of
Pharmaceuticals, Govt. Of India
o Aim:To provide quality medicines at affordable prices to the masses
through special Kendra’s
Features:
o Special Kendra’s known as Pradhan Mantri
Bharatiya Jan Aushadhi Kendra and it 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.
o The nodal agencies are • BPPI (Bureau of
Pharma PSUs of India), under the administrative control of the Department of
Pharmaceuticals, Ministry of Chemicals& Fertilizers, and Government of
India.
o BPPI will support of all the CPSUs for
co-coordinating procurement, supply and marketing of generic drugs through
Pradhan Mantri Bharatiya Jan Aushadhi Kendra (PMBJK).
o More than 850 Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Jan
Aushadhi Kendra’s are presently worked over 28 States/UTs.
o An amount of 35 Crore had been allotted in the
budget 2016-17 for the implementation of this scheme.
Aajeevika Grameen Express Yojana (AGEY)
Launched by: The
Ministry of Rural Development
Features:
o To make the members of Self Help Groups (SHGs)
under DAY-NRLM operate public transport services in backward rural areas. (The
areas to be identified by the states)
o To provide safe and affordable rural transport
services like e-rickshaws, 3 and 4 wheeler motorised transport vehicles to
connect remote villages with key services and amenities.
o Under the sub-scheme, the Community Based
Organisation (CBO) will provide an interest-free loan from its own corpus to
Self Help Group member for purchase of the vehicle.
o The vehicle selected could be e-riksha, 3
wheeler or 4 wheeler within a cost ceiling of Rs.6.50 lakh.
o All vehicles under the scheme shall have a
specific colour code and carry AGEY branding to ensure their identity and avoid
diversion to other routes.
ICDS Systems Strengthening and Nutrition
Improvement Project
o Launched By: The Ministry of Women and Child
Development
o Aim: To Strengthening and improvement in
Nutrition
Features:
o This scheme will get assistance from the World
Bank
o It is a two-phase project to improve nutrition
and early childhood development
o Strengthen the ICDS policy framework, systems,
capacities, and facilitate community engagement to ensure greater focus on
children less than three years of age in the districts
o Strengthen convergent actions for improved
nutrition outcomes in the stipulated districts
o The project will be implemented in selected
162 districts which have a high proportion of child under nutrition across
eight States, like Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra,
Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh.
o The urban pilots will be undertaken in and
around NCR of Delhi and convergent nutrition actions pilots in some selected
districts in two non-project States like Odisha and Uttarakhand
o Total cost for this budget is of Rs 293Crore
with 70% IDA share of Rs. 2025 crore (USD$ 450 million) over 7 years
Saurashtra Narmada Avtaran Irrigation Yojana
(Sauni Yojana)
Aim: To divert one
MAFt excess overflowing flood water of Narmada allocated to Saurashtra Region
Features:
o Under Sauni yojana, works of about 230 Km length
of pipeline works are commenced since March 2014 and are in progress.
o In the project, the water will be filled in
irrigation dams that are already equipped with canal network. The key features
include
o 115 dams in the Saurashtra region will be filled
with excess water
o Around 10 dams and reservoirs of Rajkot,
Jamnagar and Morbi districts will be filled with water
o Constructing pipe canals instead of the
conventional open canals
o 1,125-km network of pipelines that will help
to channel water into farms
o The excess overflowing flood water of Narmada
will be distributed to 115 reservoirs of eleven districts of Saurashtra through
total 1126 km long four link pipelines benefitting 10,22,589 acre land.
These
links are
o Link: 1 From Machhu-II dam of Morbi district
to Sani Dam of Jamnagar District
o Link: 2 Limbdi Bhogavo-II Dam of Surendranagar
District to Raidi Dam of Amreli District
o Link: 3 from Dholidhaja Dam of Surendranagar
District to Venu-I Dam of Rajkot District
o Link: 4 From Limbdi Bhogavo-II Dam of
Surendranagar District to Hiran-II Irrigation scheme of Junagadh
Credit Guarantee be Fund Scheme for Education
Loans (CGFSEL)
Aim: To mitigate the
risks and provide guarantee for educational loans taken under the Indian Bank’s
Association (IBA) Model Educational Loan Scheme
Features:
o An amount of Rs.500 crores has been earmarked
under the scheme.
o With a view to reduce the Non-Performing
Assets on an educational loan, allow more loans at reasonable rates and in
special cases without any collateral security in the form of third-party
guarantee under Credit Guarantee Fund Scheme for Educational Loans
(CGFSEL).
o The maximum loan limit under this scheme is Rs
7.50 lakh without any collateral security and third party guarantee.
o The Interest Rate charged by the Bank for
education loans to be covered under CGFSEL should be up to 2% p.a. over the
Base Rate.
Central Sector Interest Subsidy Scheme
Aim: To track the
Education Loan right from the inception of the loan application to the sanction
of a loan or otherwise.
Features:
o Under this Scheme, Interest Subsidy is given
during the moratorium period to economically weaker sections whose annual
parental income is up to Rs. 4.5 Lakh from all sources.
o The subsidy is allowed for undergoing
recognised Professional/ Technical courses in recognised Institutions in India
and just for once.
o The interest subsidy is admissible up to a
loan amount of 10 lakhs and only once.
o Vidya Lakshmi Portal is an education Loan
Portal managed by NSDL e-Governance Infrastructure Limited, Mumbai. Under this,
any student can have access to Education Loans. The Portal is linked with
Scheduled Banks.
o This is a scheme to provide interest subsidy
on educational loans for overseas studies for the students belonging to the
minority communities
Dr Ambedkar Central Sector Scheme of Interest
Subsidy on Educational Loans for Overseas Studies for Other Backward Classes
(OBCs) and Economically Backward Classes (EBCs)
Aim: To award interest subsidy to meritorious students belonging to the Other Backward Classes and Economically Backward Classes so as to provide them better opportunities for higher education abroad and enhance their employability.
Features:
o To provide interest subsidy to the student
belonging to the OBCs and EBCs for overseas studies to pursue approved courses
of studies abroad at Masters, M.Phil. And PhD level
o Applicable for higher studies abroad which is
linked with the existing Educational Loan Scheme of Indian Banks Association
(IBA) and restricted to students enrolled for course at Masters, M.Phil. And
PhD level.
o For OBC students, total income shall not
exceed Rs.3.00 lakh per annum.
o For EBC candidates, total income shall not
exceed Rs.1.00 lakh per annum.
o Income certificate produced by the student for
availing Educational Loan viz. ITR/Form 16/Audited Accounts/Income certificate
issued by the authority of State Government/UT Administration is acceptable to
determining Income ceiling.
Integrated Skill Development Scheme For The
Textiles And Apparel Sector Including Jute And Handicrafts
o Launched BY: The Ministry of Textiles
o Aim: To address the manpower requirement of
the diverse textile and related segments
Features:
o The scheme has been scaled up during the 12th
plan with a target of skilling 15 lakh persons by the end of March 2017.
o The government provides a grant subsidy to the
extent of 75% of product cost with a ceiling of Rs. 10,000/- per trainee.
o As of now, a total of 11.3 lakh training
targets have been sanctioned under 76 projects to around 58 implementing
agencies spread across all over India.
o Variety of shareholders like Textile research
associations, private training partners, industry associations, State
Government institutions are working in cooperation and coordination under the
ambit of the Ministry of Textiles for fulfilling the skilling requirement of
the textile and related sector.
o The Scheme is being implemented by leveraging
existing institutional strength and training experience through three
components.
o Component I – Institutions/TRAs under
MoT
o Component II – Private Industry Partners in
PPP mode
o Component III – State Government
Agencies
Mahila Kisan Sashaktikaran Pariyojana (MKSP)
Aim:
o To create sustainable livelihoods for
marginalized households, in various activities of Tasar sericulture and
farm-based interventions,
o To expand the scope of livelihoods through
Tasar sericulture during and post-project period
o To mobilize families in new clusters of the
project districts through organizing women members into Self-Help-Groups
Features:
o Multi-State Project for Promotion of
Large-Scale Tasar Sericulture Based Livelihoods are implemented.
o It will impact on a significant scale both in
terms of livelihood creation at the family level and unleashing sectoral growth
in Tasar sericulture.
o The Fund routing/ Coordinating Agency, CSB
would receive funds from the Ministry of Rural Development, GOI in three
instalments of 25 (in two tranches of 10 & 15%):50 (on 60% utilization of
the first instalment):25 (on 80% utilization of the second instalment).
National Handloom Development Programme
Features:
o Implemented during the 12th Plan period which
provide interventions for cluster development, marketing assistance,
concessional credit etc.
o Comprehensive Handlooms Development Scheme
CHDS, a component of NHDP, has been formulated by merging three plan schemes
i.e. Integrated Handlooms Development Scheme, Marketing & Export Promotion
Scheme, and Diversified Handlooms Development Scheme implemented during 11th
Plan.
o Direct transfer of funds in the block with a
maximum assistance of up to Rs.2.00 crore for various interventions.
o Besides, financial assistance of up to
Rs.50.00 lakh is available for setting up of dye house at a district
level.
Comprehensive Handloom Cluster Development
Scheme (CHCDS)
Aim: To develop Mega Handloom Clusters that is
located in clearly identifiable geographical locations that specialize in
specific products,
Features:
o To develop Mega Handloom Clusters that are
located in clearly identifiable geographical locations that specialize in
specific products,
o The project duration is 5 years.
o The maximum permissible Central cost for each
cluster will not exceed Rs.40.00 crore.
o The cluster development approach focuses on
the formation of weavers’ groups as a visible entity so that the groups become
self-sustainable.
o A cluster will be set up at a Block level,
having a concentration of handlooms.
o While selecting the Block Level Cluster,
preference should be given to the clusters having a concentration of weavers
belonging to Scheduled Castes community, contiguity of clusters, and
backwardness of the cluster.
Mahatma Gandhi Bunkar Bima Yojana (MGBBY)
Aim: To provide
enhanced insurance which cover handloom weavers in the case of natural as well
as accidental death or disability
Features:
o It is a combination of Janshree Bima Yojana
and Add-on Group Insurance Scheme in collaboration with the Life Insurance
Corporation of India.
o The weaver should be earning at least 50% of
his income from handloom weaving.
o All weavers must be between the age group of
18 and 59 years.
o Responsibility is given to the State Director
in charge of Handlooms to verify the eligibility of the weavers who are
proposed to be covered under the scheme.
o It will be the responsibility of the State
Director In charge and LIC to ensure that women weavers, weavers belonging to
minorities and weavers of NER States are given adequate representation while
implementing the scheme.
o In addition to above, a scholarship of Rs.
300/- per quarter per child is available to students studying in standards IX
to XII, for a maximum period of four years or till they complete XII standard,
whichever event occurs earlier. The benefit is restricted to two children of
the member covered.
Pradhan Mantri Rojgar Protsahan Yojana
Objective: Promoting
employment generation
Features:
o Budget allocated for this project is Rs. 1000
crores.
o It is implemented by the Ministry of Labour
and Employment in 2016-17.
o The PMRPY scheme is targeted for workers
earning wages up to Rs. 15,000/- per month.
o It will encourage employers including Micro,
Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) to avail benefits.
o Under Pradhan Mantri Paridhan Rojgar Protsahan
Yojana (PMPRPY), Ministry of Textiles will bear additional 3.67% share of the
employer’s contribution of the Employees Provident Fund Scheme in addition to
the 8.33% already covered under Pradhan Mantri Rojgar Protsahan Yojana
(PMRPY).
Gender Champions Scheme
Features:
o They are envisaged as responsible leaders who
will facilitate environment within their schools/colleges/academic institutions
where girls will be treated with dignity and respect.
o It is for boys and girls above 16 years of age
enrolled in educational institutions.
o They will strengthen the potential of young
girls and boys to advocate for gender equality and monitor progress towards
gender justice.
o They will organize focused group discussions,
debates, poster competitions, thematic plays, workshops etc., identifying gaps
in school/college’s activities vis-Ã -vis gender, and make recommendations on
how to address these gaps.
Members of Parliament Local Area Development
Scheme (MPLADS)
Features:
o The Members of Parliament Local Area
Development Division is responsible for the implementation of Members of
Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS).
o Under the scheme, each MP have to choose and
suggest to the District Collector for works to the tune of Rs.5 Crores per
annum to be taken up in his/her constituency.
o The Rajya Sabha Members of Parliament can
recommend works in one or more districts in the State from where he/she has
been elected.
o The Nominated Members of the Lok Sabha and
Rajya Sabha may select any one or more Districts from any one State in the
Country for implementation of their choice of work under the scheme.
Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) card scheme
Features:
o The Scheme is applicable to those who were
citizens of India on 26th January, 1950 or thereafter except who is citizen of
Pakistan, Bangladesh or such other country.
o A registered Overseas Citizen of India will
grant multiple entries, multipurpose, life-long visa for visiting India.
o OCI is exempted from registration with Foreign
Regional Registration Officer or Foreign Registration Officer for any days of
stay in India.
o OCI is entitled to all facilities available to
them in economic, financial and educational fields except in matters relating
to the acquisition of agricultural or plantation properties.
Trade Related Entrepreneurship Development
Assistance Scheme (TREAD) women entrepreneurship programme
Features
TREAD Scheme
envisages economic empowerment of women.
There is a provision of Govt. of India Grant up to 30% of Loan to maximum ceiling of 30 Lakhs to NGOs
It includes activities like Training, counselling, Participation in exhibitions, the establishment of new SHGs etc.
To promote self-employment and income generation activities for women from SHG groups.
To preserve the rich Indian Art and Cultural heritage, the Ministry of Culture has launched National Mission on Cultural Mapping and Roadmap.
There is a provision of Govt. of India Grant up to 30% of Loan to maximum ceiling of 30 Lakhs to NGOs
It includes activities like Training, counselling, Participation in exhibitions, the establishment of new SHGs etc.
To promote self-employment and income generation activities for women from SHG groups.
To preserve the rich Indian Art and Cultural heritage, the Ministry of Culture has launched National Mission on Cultural Mapping and Roadmap.
E-Pay later Scheme (IRCTC)
Features:
o IRCTC has also introduced a scheme of booking
e-ticket online and making payment after 15 days through ‘ePaylater’ powered by
Arthashastra Fintech as a pilot project.
o A customer has the option to pay after 15 days
of booking an e-ticket through IRCTC website.
o The service charge levied on using ‘ePaylater’
scheme is 3.5 percent of the transaction amount and applicable taxes.
o Online ticketing through IRCTC website is
gaining popularity and its share with regard to counter tickets is
increasing.
o It also promotes a cashless mode of
transaction.
o Epay later as a payment option is displayed on
the payment page of IRCTC website to make people aware of the availability of
this payment method.
Fame India Scheme
Stands for: Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid
&) Electric Vehicles in India
Objective: To support hybrid/electric vehicles market development and Manufacturing eco-system.
Objective: To support hybrid/electric vehicles market development and Manufacturing eco-system.
Features:
o The scheme includes 4 focus areas that are
Technology development, Demand Creation, Pilot Projects and Charging
Infrastructure.
o The phase-I of the scheme is being implemented
for a period of 2 years i.e. from 2015to 2017.
o It aimed at incentivising all vehicle segments
i.e. 2 Wheeler, 3 Wheeler Auto, Passenger 4 Wheeler Vehicle, Light Commercial
Vehicles and Buses. The scheme covers Hybrid & Electric technologies like
Mild Hybrid, Strong Hybrid, and Plugin
o Under this scheme, about 99000 hybrid/electric
vehicles (xEVs) have been given direct supported.
o Department has also approved pilot projects,
charging infrastructure projects and technological development projects
aggregating to nearly Rs. 155 Crores.
Market Access Initiative (MAI) Scheme
Features:
o It is an Export Promotion Scheme envisaged
acting as a catalyst to promote India's exports on a sustained basis and
assistance for each eligible activity has been fixed.
o Assistance would be provided to Export
Promotion Organizations/Trade Promotion Organizations/National Level
Institutions/ Research Institutions/Universities/Laboratories, Exporters etc.,
for enhancement of exports through accessing new markets or through increasing
the share in the existing markets.
o It will include activities like Marketing
Projects Abroad, Capacity Building Support for Statutory Compliances and
Studies Project Development Developing Foreign Trade Facilitation web Portal to
support Cottage and handicrafts units.
PM Mudra Yojana for Fishermen
Objective: To give financial support and make them
strong.
Features:
o A loan scheme for small and marginal fishermen
of our country to make them financially strong and to ease their
business.
o It will give a loan for the purchase of modern
boats so that they can grow their business by venturing into the deep
sea.
o A loan is get up to Rs. 1 crore in money off
for the scheme.
o Fisherman rated as being small or marginal in
capacity is eligible to take advantage of the scheme.
PRASAD Scheme Launched by Ministry of Tourism
Stands For: Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual
Augmentation Drive
Objective:
Objective:
o To form world-class infrastructure in a
spiritual destination.
o To improve pilgrims destination in an
organized, prioritized and a sustainable manner,
Features:
o It is announced during the union budget
2017-2018 and covers 25 cities.
o It will boost an image of India in a foreign
country and for this, an incredible 2.0 campaign launched.
o A total budget for this is Rs 100 and focus on
improvement and beautification of the classified pilgrimage destinations.
SAMEEP – ‘Students and MEA Engagement
Programme’
o Launched On: 19th December 2017
o Launched At: New Delhi
o Launched By: The Union Ministry of External
Affairs (MEA)
Objective: An overreach mission to take Indian
external policy and its global commitments to students beyond the country
Features:
o To make school and college students of India
familiar with activities of how the union ministry of External Affairs works.
help students to think about voyage as a career option because in India
o It also gives knowledge about how foreign
relations are developed, formed and maintained.
o An interactive program named "Ask the Spokesperson”
on social media.
Scheme for Capacity Building in Textiles
Sector
o Launched On: 20th December 2017
o Launched By: The Cabinet Committee on Economic
Affairs (CCEA)
o Approved by: The Prime Minister Shri Narendra
Modi
o Scheme period: from 2017 - 2018 to
2018-2019
Objective: Provide a constant supply and boost skilled workers in a
labour-intensive textile sector.
Features:
o Cover the whole value string of the textile
industry which includes Spinning and Weaving in established Sector.
o It will cost a budget of Rs 1300 crores for a
period of 2017 to 2019.
o SCBTS will follow National Skill Qualification
Framework with funding measures notified by the Ministry of Skill Development
and Entrepreneurship (MSDE).
o The SCBTS will be implemented all over India
and give benefits to all sections of society like Rural, urban, LWE affected,
North East and Jammu & Kashmir.
o A preference will be given to all communities
like SC, ST, differently abled, minorities and other vulnerable groups.
National Strategic Plan 2017-24 and Mission
SAMPARK
o Launched On: 1st December 2017
o Launched At: New Delhi
o Launched By: Anupriya Patel, the Union Minister
of Health and Family Welfare
Organized by: The National AIDS Control Organization (NACO)
and the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Objective: To eradicate HIV/AIDS by 2030
Objective: To eradicate HIV/AIDS by 2030
Features:
o The aim is to bring more awareness and a
“Community Based Testing” service is provided which takes HIV test and help to
those whose result is positive by linking to antiretroviral therapy
(ART).
o It aims to prevent infection from mother to
new born baby and set a strategy 90:90:90 which means 90% of all positive HIV/AIDS,
provide a facility of Antiretroviral therapy to 90% all those who are diagnosed
and achieve result by suppression of 90% of 90% of all those who are treated by
2020.
Sahafat Finance Scheme
o Launched on: 14th December 2017
o Launched at: Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir
o Launched by: Jammu and Kashmir Launched by
Jammu and Kashmir Bank's Chairman and CEO Parvez Ahmed
Objective: To give easy and hassle-free finance or
loan to media professionals.
Features:
o The purpose is to make strong and sustain
channel of media.
o It will inspire and encourage young blood to
opt for this profession.
o Journalists can use this loan amount to
purchase photographic tools like camera, Laptop, computer, journals, tablet PC
and so on.
o It will give amount from Rs 50000 to 300000
with a setting of 60 EMIs.
o Jammu and Kashmir bank will keep a margin of
25% it means 75% of loan amount is given and remaining will be given as a line
of credit limit.
o There is a processing fees of Rs 200 plus
GST.
Udyog Adhar Memorandum
o Launched By: Ministry of Micro, Small and
Medium Enterprises
o Objective: To promote ease of doing business
for the MSMEs.
Features:
o It is a one-page registration process form for
the MSMEs and Udyog Aadhar memorandum serves as a replacement for these
forms.
o The MSMEs has launched an online portal named
Udyog Aadhar Portal to fill an online form.
o The portal will provide all information
related to services provided by MSME ministry by enabling Udyog Aadhar
Number.
o By facilitating all kind of services, India's
rank in ease of doing business has been improved.
Atal Innovation Mission
o Launched at: Atal Tinkering Lab’s Community
Day in New Delhi
o Organized By: NITI Ayog
Objective: To promote world-class innovation hubs,
grand challenges, start-up businesses and many other self-employment
activities.
Features:
o A budget for AIM is Rs 500 and for SETU is of
Rs 100 crore which is set by the NITI Ayog.
o To make Atal Innovation Mission successful, a
tool named "SETU" (Self-Employment and Talent Utilization) will be
set up.
o It is a three-stage plan to achieve a goal
like a short-term plan, a mid-term plan, and a long-term plan.
o Its core function is to Promote and Innovate
Entrepreneurship by SETU
o To achieve this, an Atal Incubation Centres,
Atal Tinkering Laboratories and Scale-up support to established Incubation
Centres (EIC) are set up.
o NITI Ayog will launch "Mentor India
Campaign" which will guide more than 900 students.
Deen Dayal Divyangjan Sashay Scheme
o Launched on: 3rd December 2017
o Launched by: Vice President of India, Shri M
Venkaiah Naidu
Objective:
o To give equal rights and opportunity to
disabled persons
o To give financial support for the treatment of
disability.
Features:
o This scheme will benefit more than 4.5 lakhs
of disabling and budget for this scheme is of Rs 250 Crore.
o Each disabled person will get an amount of Rs
5000 just for a one time.
o A beneficiary must have a unique identity card
certified by the competent authority.
o TO support this scheme, Assam government has
proposed a new act name "Assam Employees PRANAM act, 2017" in which
each government employee has to give 10% of his salary.
o The government has put an extra weight on the
banks to give a loan to disabled for the treatment.
Bharat 22 Exchange Traded Fund
o Launched on: November 2017.
o Objective: To reach the target of
disinvestment of Rs 72,500 crore in the financial year 2017-2018 and measure
the performance of the Bharat 22 index.
Features:
o It was declared in the budget of the financial
year 2017-2018.
o BHARAT 22 ETF is made of 22 influencing
companies, traded domestically.
o Bharat 22 exchange-traded fund will be managed
by India's one of the best and largest private sector mutual fund company that
is ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund AMC.
Pradhan Mantri Mahila Shakti Kendra Scheme
Objective: To make an
improvement in the child sex ratio especially girl child and their education
and employment and quality of life
Features:
o It is a one-stop destination for rural women
which covers skill development, employment, digital literacy health and
nutrition implemented at 14 lakh Anganwadi centres which will benefit 19000
women.
o A budget is of Rs 3636.85 crore for 2017-2020
and out of which 3084.96 is given by the central government and the rest by the
state government or any other party.
o A one-stop centre will give non-stop 24-hour
technical and Non- technical services to the women.
o This scheme will give financial assistance of
Rs 600 to each rural pregnant woman.
o A volunteer and Mahila police will help the
beneficiaries by explaining the process in the society; certificates will be
given by the central government to the volunteers.
National Nutrition Mission
Launched By: Prime
Minister Mr Narendra Modi
Objective:
o To reduce malnutrition and low birth weight by
2% each year.
o A budget for this mission is Rs 9046.17 crore
for three years.
Features:
o This will link to create synergy and the link
existing schemes and benefit more than 10 crore people.
o The mission is implemented by the Ministry of
Women and Child Development.
o In a pilot project, 315 critically affected
districts will be targeted.
o As per National Family Health Survey, 38.4%
children are suffering from malnutrition and a target is to reduce 25% by
2022.
Bhavantar Bhugtan Yojana: Key Highlights
o Launched by: Government of India
o Launched On: October 16, 2017
o Inaugurated By: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister
Shivraj Singh Chouhan
Objective: To make
sure that farmers get reasonable prices for their crops
Features:
o To hedge price risks in agriculture items by
announcing minimum support price to make sure that farmer will get fair prices
for their products.
o It also shields farmers from losses caused by
natural causes.
o Farmers will be compensated the difference
between minimum support price and actual selling price which one is higher and
this will be deposited in an account within 2 months.
o To avail, the benefits farmers have to
register with village-level cooperative societies along with their Aadhaar and
bank account numbers.
o Farmers have to sell their crops only in
mandis and obtain a receipt for the same.
o It will cover Soybean Groundnut, Til, Ramtil,
Maize, Moong, Urad and Tuar Daal.
Nivesh Bandhu Portal
o Launched by: Government of India
o Launched on: November 3, 2017
o Organised by: Union Ministry of Food
Processing Industries and Food Safety and Standards Authority of India
(FSSAI)
o Inaugurated by: Smt. Harsimrat Kaur Badal,
union food minister
Objective: To promote food business by attracting
investment all over the globe.
Features:
o It is launched during the World Food India
2017 expo which was organized in New Delhi.
o This will work as an effective and transparent
tool to implement food safety law and focuses on six key areas like food
standards, consistent enforcement, hassle-free food imports, credible food
testing and codified food safety practices of the food sector.
o It aims "one nation, one food
law".
o It assists investors to take investment
decisions and provide information about Central and State Governments policies,
agro-producing clusters, infrastructure, and potential areas of investment in
the food-processing sector.
o In world food expo, more than 150 CEOs from
all over the world attend an event and target is to attract 65000 crores of
investment which creates 10 lakh jobs.
Khelo India Scheme 2017-18
o Launched by: Government of India
o Objective: To Recognize and groom young blood
in a sport
Features:
o This will cost Rs 1756 Crore and cover almost
1000 young players
o It will give a scholarship of Rs 5 lakh to
each player for 8 continuous years.
o It is promoted in 20 universities all across
India by campaign like “Sports for All” and “Sports for Excellence”,
o It aims to raise the standard of competition
and to attract a maximum number of players.
o It will also run a campaign for fitness and to
encourage for a healthy lifestyle which covers 200 million children in the age
group of 10-18.
Varishtha Pension Bima Yojana 2017
o Launched on: January 24, 2017
o Launched by: Government of India
Objective: To give social security during old age.
Features:
o It is a part of financial inclusion and
implemented by Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC).
o A person must be at an age of 60 years or
above to invest and LIC will give guaranteed 8% of return for 10 years.
o Maximum investment is Rs 7,50,000 and the
minimum investment is yet not decided.
o This scheme is active only for one year after
the launching date and income generated from it is applicable under tax
rules.
Green Urban Mobility Scheme
o Launched On: 16th March 2017
o Launched By: Government of India
o Inaugurated By: Minister of Urban Development
Shri M.Venkaiah Naidu
Objective: To promote the use of green public
transports and reduce carbon emissions from the environment.
Features:
o The scheme will cover 103 cities which have 5
lakh populations and implemented for a period of 7 years.
o It involves activities like setting up of
footpaths, cycle tracks, public bike sharing, bus rapid transit (BRT) systems,
intelligent transport system, non-fossil fuels for public transport and urban
freight management and innovating financing for transport systems.
o This scheme requires Rs.70, 000crores to
implement and for this urban local body will contribute 10%, Centre and states
government will 30% and the remaining is arranged as a loan from multilateral
agencies.
o This scheme will increase private sector
participation by an edition of Metro Acts and Standardisation and
Indigenisation of Metro systems, new Metro Rail Policy.
Power Tex India Scheme for Power Looms
o Launched on: 3rd April 2017
o Launched By: Union Textiles minister Smriti
Zubin Irani
o Launched At: Bhiwandi in Maharastra and Erode
in Tamil Nadu
Objective: To provide financial assistance to weaker and
low-end power units
Features:
o Power Tex India Scheme will run only for 3
years from 2017-2020.
o It is specifically designed for small power to
loom weavers to survive in competition and for this subsidy is increased by 30%
and those who use solar power plants will give 50%.
o It will give big relief to Indian state
especially Maharashtra and Tamilnadu which counts almost 75% of power loom
units.
o Components of this scheme are In-situ up
gradation scheme of Plain Power looms, Group Workshed Scheme (GWS), Yarn Bank
Scheme, Common Facility Centre and Other components are like Facilitation, IT,
Awareness, Market Development and Publicity for Power loom Schemes, Tax Venture
Capital Fund, Modernisation & Upradation of Power loom Service Centres
(PSCs).
Pradhan Mantri Gram Parivahan Yojana
Objective:
o To boost and improve the transportation system
in rural India.
o To generate employment and promote public
transport facility.
Features:
o This scheme will fill the gap between cities
and villages where roads are constructed but have not enough public
transportation facility.
o This scheme also provides an interest-free
loan to women self-help groups to purchase a commercial vehicle which must be
10 seaters and run 20-22 km per day.
o A loan is up to Rs 600000 to purchase a
commercial vehicle and government gives up to 35% as a subsidy. so, the
applicant has to repay only 65% of the amount.
o It provides an opportunity to the rural people
to enhance their trade and businesses.
o This scheme solves many issues like schooling
of children, office place which cased due to lack of transportation.
SATH Program Launched by NITI Aayog
o Launched By: NITI Aayog
o Objective: To provide ‘Sustainable Action for
Transforming Human capital’
Features:
o This scheme will transform education and
health sector by discussing the need for many states for technical
support.
o SATH programme is meant to identify and form a
role model for health and education system.
o For this, NITI Ayog will work with state
government to frame a roadmap, mechanisms for monitoring and tracking and to
support a number of organizations to achieve an end result.
o It is implemented by collaborating with
McKinsey & Company and IPE Global consortium.
o NITI will follow a three-stage procedure like
Expression of interest, presentations by the states and assessment of
commitment to health sector reforms.
o The states presented their project proposal to
a Committee headed by Member of NITI Aayog, Shri Bibek Debroy and a
representative from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
BHIM Referral Bonus Scheme & Cashback
Scheme
o Launched by: Prime Minister Narendra
Modi
o Launched at: Nagpur, Maharashtra
Objective: To push and
accept digital payment from customers by using their Adhar identity.
Features:
o A budget for this is of Rs 495 crore for 6
months to implement.
o Managed by MEITY and implemented by
NPCI.
o In this scheme, traders will get cash back on
each transaction up to Rs 300 per month.
o Indian People can pay using biometric
information and there is no need to have phones, internet, debit or credit
cards to transact.
o “BHIM Referral Bonus Scheme” is for consumers
and a “BHIM Cash back” scheme is for merchants.
o In BHIM Referral Bonus Scheme”, the government
will credit Rs 10 on each successful transaction.
o In BHIM Cash back”, the government will credit
Rs 25 on each successful transaction.
Pradhan Mantri Matritva Vandana Yojana
o Launched By: The Ministry of Women and Child
Development
o Objective: To focus on the benefits of
pregnant women and help to manage physical needs
Features:
o This scheme is a revised version of The
Matritva Sahyog Yojana.
o It will give financial assistance of Rs 6000
to each pregnant woman. Budget is Rs 12661 crore Ø is set for this
scheme.
o Each pregnant woman will get an amount which
is lost during pregnancy but she must be an employee of central or state
government or in a private sector organization which is directly credited to
her bank account.
o The first payment of Rs. 1,000 is paid at the
time of registration for the birth process.
o The second payment is Rs. 2,000 to ensure that
a woman is able to get the help that she demands in any way.
o The third payment of Rs. 3,000 provided after
the birth of a child for vaccinations of the hepatitis B, DPT, OPV and BCG
among other points.
Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyay Vigyan Gram Sankul
Pariyojana
o Launched by: Minister of Science &
Technology Dr Harshvardhan
o Launched on: September 22, 2017
o Launched at: Uttarakhand
o Objective: To experiment and implement
appropriate S&T Interventions for Sustainable Development in
Uttarakhand.
Features:
o It is launched in Commemorates of birth centenary
of Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyay.
o Total cost for this scheme is 6.3 crores which
are funded by Department of Science and Technology for the period of 3
years.
o Horticulture and local crops, medicinal &
aromatic plants and
o Traditional craft and handloom of Uttarakhand,
Post-harvest processing of Kiwi, Strawberry, Cherry, Tulsi, Adrak, Badi Elaichi
through solar drying technology, Extraction of apricot oil using cold press
technology.
o The practice of agriculture, agro-based cottage
industries and animal husbandry in an eco-friendly manner will be emphasized
during the implementation of the project.
Saubhagya- Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar
Yojana
o Launched on: September 25, 2017
o Launched by: Prime Minister Shri Narendra
Modi
o Deadline: 31st of December 2018.
o Objective: To provide electrification to all
households in the country.
Features:
o The total cost of the project is Rs. 16, 320
crores out of it 14025 is set for RURAL HOUSEHOLDS and Rs 2295 crores is for
URBAN HOUSEHOLDS while the Gross Budgetary Support (GBS) is Rs. 12,320
crore.
o The central government will provide the funds
for the Scheme to all States/UTs and target is to complete the works of
household electrification by the 31st of December 2018.
o Nodal agencies working in this scheme are
Rural Electrification Corporation Limited, the PSU and Public Sector.
Sankalp Se Siddhi – New India Movement
Objective: The aim is
to make new India by making free-form corruption, Terrorism-, Communalism,
Casteism, poverty and all other negative aspects.
Features:
o This scheme is commemorated on the birthday
anniversary of the 75th anniversary of Quit India movement for 5 years.
o It is an integrated yojana for the betterment
of the nation by the end of 2022 organized by Sri Ramalinga Sowdambigai College
of Science and Commerce.
o This scheme focuses on major issues like Clean
India, Literate India, Poverty Free, Corruption free, Terrorism free,
Communalism free, and Casteism free India.
o It will resolve necessary services like water,
electricity, health and education is provided to the districts and aware of LED
Bulbs, BHIM Apps and Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan.
o The states listed under this scheme are
Andaman & Nicobar, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Maharashtra, Gujarat,
Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chattisgarh, Odisha, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana,
Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Manipur, Nagaland and Meghalaya.
SANKALP: A Scheme to Energise Students
o Stands For: Skill Acquisition and Knowledge
Awareness for Livelihood Promotion programme
o Objective: To give quality education to the
youth
Features:
o The total budget for this scheme is 4000 Rs
crore which will train almost 3.5 crore youth.
o It aims to enhance the quality of vocational
training which is provided by ITIs.
o By industry-cluster approach, an effort is to
strengthen and do the apprenticeship programme.
YUVA- a skill development programme
o Launched on: August 29, 2017.
o Launched by: Ministry of Skill Development and
Entrepreneurship
o Inaugurated by: Union Home Minister, Shri
Rajnath Singh
o Objective: To provide job linked skill
training to the selected youth in a combined manner.
Features:
o This programme is initiated by Delhi Police
which has tied up with National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) and
Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).
o To provide skill training to the youth and to
provide job-linked training by Sector Skill Council to provide job
guarantee.
o To select youth, Delhi police has conducted an
exercise in 13 districts between the ages of 17-25 years.
o Training will be given to School dropouts,
Juvenile offenders, Victims of crimes and underprivileged colonies.
o Till date, 2,269 candidates are selected to be
trained by 36 training partners in 45 skills in the next three months and for
this 32 police station, are identified where Skill Development Centres are
going to provide.
SAMPADA Scheme
o Stands For: Scheme for Agro-Marine Processing
and Development of Agro-Processing Clusters
o Launched by: Union Food Processing Minister
Harsimrat Kaur Badal.
o Objective: To focus on the increase in
agriculture, modernising processing methods of agricultural products
Features:
o The budget for this scheme is Of Rs 6000 Crore
which will help 20 lakh farmers and create 530500 jobs by the end of
2020.
o This will add many schemes to the Ministry of
Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) like Mega Food Parks, Integrated Cold Chain
and Assessment Addition Infrastructure, Food Safety and Quality Assurance
Infrastructure, etc.
o It will push food processing industry and to
facilitate modern food processing infrastructure in a unified way and this will
help to sell their products at high price.
MoPNG e-Seva: All You Need To Know
o Launched on: March 24, 2017 “
o Launched By: Minister of State for Petroleum
and Natural Gas, Dharmendra Pradhan
o Objective: To provide efficient solutions to
the customers
Features:
o It is an online dedicated grievance redressal
social media platform to help and resolve the grievances, issues and problems
of the customers of Oil & Gas Sector within 48 hours or prior to the
logging in of the complaint.
o It will serve as a single point of contact for
all queries on social media Twitter and Facebook
o This e-Sewa includes all segments of the Oil
& Gas Sector covering CNG, LPG, PNG, Diesel, Kerosene and Petrol among
others.
Tejaswini Yojana for Women Empowerment
Objective: To empower
adolescent girls and young women between the age of 14 to 24 to finish their
secondary level education and skills for the job.
Features:
o Jharkhand government has launched this yojana
to provide skill training to girls of the state.
o The main objective of this Yojana is to
support girls between the ages 14 to 24, to complete their secondary level
education and acquire relevant skills for the job.
o The World Bank provided $63 million loans for
the welfare of adolescent girls and young women and will benefit 6.8 lakh girls
in Jharkhand.
o This scheme will end on 30th June 2021and
going to implement in 17 selected districts of Jharkhand.
Project Saksham for CBEC
Objective: To make
easy goods and service tax to all
Features:
o It is launched to ease GST implementation on
28th September 2016 and it is a back-end IT Infrastructure project integrating
CBEC (Central Board of Excise and Customs) and GSTN (Goods and Service Tax
Network) systems.
o It is going to roll out on April 1, 2017, and
developed under Digital India Initiative
o A budget for project Saksham is 2256 crores
and period of CBEC and GSTN integration project is 7 years.
Start-Up Village Entrepreneurship Programme
Aim:
o To create self-employment opportunity for
rural youth.
Features:
o Ministry of rural development will provide
training and skill programmes mainly in the manufacturing sector.
o It will be based on the strategies like ICT
usage, vocational training, skill developments, residential training and
workshops.
o The target beneficiaries are SC/ST and women
with an aim to provide 75% job of the trained people.
o It was already started in Jammu and Kashmir
and northeast part named HIMAYAT and ROSHNI respectively.
Deen Dayal Upadhyay Grameen Kaushal Yojana
Aim:
o It guarantees to provide employment to 75%
trained people in rural area.
Features:
o It comes under the national rural livelihoods
mission and implemented through national skill development.
o It will comprise 50% SC/ST community, 15%
minority community and 33% women.
o It targets 5.5 core potential worker of rural
area between the age of 15 to 30 years.
o It will include green sectors like renewable
energy, floriculture, grey sectors like manufacturing and services sector means
telecom healthcare and etc.
Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana
Aim:
o It will mobilise and enable employees to the
large Indian youth and take up skill training
Features:
o It is a skill certification and reward scheme
of the Indian government
o It is especially for the 10th and 12th class
dropout students in Jammu and Kashmir and North-eastern states and it will
benefit 10 million youth till 2020.
o Ministry of Skill Development and
Entrepreneurship Implemented through National Skill Development Corporation
Better than Cash Alliance Network
Aim:
o To promote electronic, digital and transparent
financial inclusion to the rural area
Features:
o It is a joint venture of national and
international agencies, corporations and countries like Bill and Melinda Gates
Foundation, master card, Citi Foundation, visa card and many more.
o It will cover more than 300 million citizens
of India by linking Aadhar identity.
o It will change the infrastructure and
technology like from traditional to modern which helps to overcome hurdles
Pradhan Mantri Yuva Yojana
Launched on: 9th November 2016
Launched by: Shri Rajiv Pratap Rudy
Aim:
Launched by: Shri Rajiv Pratap Rudy
Aim:
o To encourage and prepare youth for the global
competition.
Features:
o This scheme will cover 2200 institutes for
higher level of learning like premier universities and colleges and 300
schools, 500 Industrial training institution of India’s and 50 open online
courses through entrepreneurship development centres
o It will improve the economy overall by
covering trainee in upcoming 5 years.
o MSDE will give all the guidance related
standard use of all the tools and provide training all across India.
Aadhaar Enabled Payment System (AEPS): At a
Glance
Aim: To initiate a simple and user friendly payment
solution to make cashless economy
Features:
o A unique 12 digit Aadhar card number is
provided by the government of India.
o An identification number is used to recognise
the identity and detail of the customer.
o Aadhar enable payment system will help to
trace the fake data and the direct benefit is given to the beneficiary through
it.
o Aadhar enabled payment system is Cost
effective, Accountable and transparent.
13. Various Skill Development Schemes for
Minorities
Aim: To promote the rural community and cottage
industries on a large scale.
Programmes
included
Project Handloom
o To promote handloom and domestic industries
o To provide incentives for the research and
development
o To collaborate the weavers with designers
Shyama Prasad
Mukherjee Rurban Mission
o This scheme will include skill development and
economic developmental activities
o It is a public-private partnership model for
the delivery of service and fund management.
o Train rural youth for the skill development
programme and lessen the rural migration
USTTAD
o This scheme will upgrade the skills in crafts
and arts for development of the minority community and helps to preserve the
art and craft
o It is implemented by the ministry of minority
affairs
o Training will be given to the artisans,
weavers and craftsmen from minority communities who are already practising in
this field.
NAI MANZIL SCHEME
o To create employment awareness to youth and
spread loans for starting up new businesses to the school dropouts and
o Madrassa students
o It will benefit the people between the age
group of 17-35 in minority communities
o The training covers courses in four main
sectors including engineering, manufacturing, soft skills and services
BHIM (Bharat Interface for Money): All You
Need To Know
o Launched by: Prime minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi
o Launched on: 30th December 2016
o Aim: To make cashless economy and promote digital payment
Features:
o It is developed by national payment
corporation jointly with just pay.
o Payment is based on unifies payment interface
and uses an immediate payment service.
o No need to have a smartphone or a connection
to the internet.
o If a bank account is connected to the Aadhar
card, one can make payment by thumb impression.
o It is supported by various banks like SBI,
ICICI, Axis Bank, HDFC Bank and so on.
National Skill Development Mission (NSDM):
o Launched On: 15th July 2015 a world youth skills day
o Launched by: Prime minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi
o Aim: To give skill training in various sectors and cover the millions
of Indian youth.
Features:
o It jointly promoted by Ministry of Skill
Development and Entrepreneurship, National Skill Development Agency (NSDA),
National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) and funding by National Skill
Development Corporation.
o It aims to provide stable life,
infrastructure, institutional training and overseas development.
o It has a 5 phase strategic framework like to
create, to correct, to certify, to connect and to catalyse.
o By the end of the year 2020, India will supply
skilled labour to the world
National Youth Policy
Aim: To provide training and employment based on
the identified priority areas between the age group of 15-29 by skill training.
Features:
o It aims to cover the area like
Entrepreneurship, Employment, Health and healthy lifestyle, education and
sports activity.
o By 2020, India set to become the youngest
country in the world with a youth force of 64% of Indian population
o By 2020, India will have a surplus of 47
million men power as compared to the other nations.
o This scheme is also aligned with four other
schemes that are PM Mudra Yojana, Stand up India, Digital India and Make in
India.
o NYP will address the huge problem of
unemployment in India and bridge the gap between corporate and employees
through skilled youth
National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme
Aim: To train 50 lakh apprentices by 2020
Features:
o The initial funding of Rs 10000 crore is given
by the NAPS and 50% of it is by the government of India.
o It provides industry lead training in a formal
way in the most efficient and effective way.
o Employment department in each district
empowered to provide career guidance programs in lieu of NAPS to youth
pertaining to education or job
o It helps prevent the migration of rural youth
to urban areas by establishing network with different rural non-governmental
institutions and provide training to rural youth and get employment in the
rural areas
o NAPS interfaces institutions like Khadi and
Village industries, educational institutions, Small farmers’ agro-business
association, NGO etc. to impart skill training to the apprentices in various
job-creating fields
Deen Dayal Upadhyay Swaniyojan Yojana
o Launched on: 2016
o Launched by: Prime minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi
o Aim:To promote entrepreneurship through skill training in rural
areas for self- employment, to provide financial assistance,
Features:
o It is jointly promoted by Ministry of Rural
Development, Ministry of Skill development and Entrepreneurship and MUDRA bank.
o It is funded by National Rural Livelihoods
Mission and loan is provided by MUNDRA bank.
o It will cover the courses like Beauty courses,
Dairy farming, Driving, Agriculture, Plumbing, Horticulture, Grafting, Masonry,
Food processing, Textile and Animal Husbandry
o It will encourage self-help groups for the
self-employment and more importance is given to the women.
o The rural economy will get a boost in other
areas other than farming and it lessens the pressure on agriculture.
o This scheme will address rural unemployment
and reduce poverty on a mass scale
Surya Mitra Skill Development Program
Aim: To train suryamitras in the field of solar and
the target is to give training to the 5000 trainers until 2017.
Features:
o It is an autonomous body under MNRE and it has
a 3-month course and the course will complete in 6000 hours.
o It is jointly promoted by National Institute
of Solar Energy (NISE) is the implementation agency of Surya Mitra and Ministry
of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) and funded by central government.
o The target is to achieve 100 GW solar powers
in the upcoming 25 years.
o It will cover the services like Solar project
installation, Provide servicing for solar powered panels, Solar project repair,
Solar equipment servicing, Solar project maintenance, Servicing in solar power
plants, Servicing of solar products like and Solar cookers Solar pumps Solar
lamps Solar heaters etc.
o The training for the Surya Mitra will be given
in the ITI, Polytechnic, Educational institutions
Pravasi Kaushal Vikas Yojana
Launched on: Pravasi Bharatiya Divas
Launched at: Bengaluru, Karnataka
Aim:
Launched at: Bengaluru, Karnataka
Aim:
o To impart skill training to Indian youth
seeking employment overseas
o To give respect to the Indians overseas by
ensuring their welfare and safety
Features:
o Training will be based on the international
standard and end of the scheme a certificate will be given.
o The scheme will be jointly promoted by the
National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), Ministry of External Affairs,
Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship and Training partners of
NSDC
o It will include the skill development
programme along with welfare, safety and security of overseas Indians.
o This scheme will help India to become a
supplier of the skilled professionals in the next decade.
o PKVY will serve a proper medium to the
disoriented Indian youth to aspire to go to the abroad and work with certified
skill training
o PKVY will help keep a track record of the
Indian youth going abroad after getting trained in the skill development
program
Skill Banks: All You Need To Know
Aim:
o To provide training to potential immigrant
workers
Features:
o Youth trained in skill banks will get
acquainted with the local culture of the country in which they want to go to
work.
o Before emigration, trainees are made familiar
with language and work ethics of the foreign country.
o Skill banks train the workers and certify them
and ensure that the employees get the good working condition in the foreign
country.
o The focused countries are South East Asia,
Norway, Germany, Canada, Sweden and Japan
o Skill banks focus on these countries for job
opportunities and train people according to the requirement and it will cover
the sectors like Healthcare, Medicine, IT, Hospitality, Retail trade and
Automobile.
o Rural poor and unaware people can completely
trust the skill banks for their overseas job opportunities.
Nayi Manzil Scheme: All You Need To Know
Launched in: Jammu and Kashmir initially and then all over
India
Launched by: Minister for Minority Affairs
Aim:
Launched by: Minister for Minority Affairs
Aim:
o Focuses on school dropouts in minorities and
help them complete their school education and to provide employment opportunities
and to provide non-residential training
Features:
o The scheme is implemented by the ministry of
minority affairs and the fund is managed by the Government of India and World
Bank has given $50 million.
o The scheme will cover all the sectors and
create employment in the youth and extend loans to the minority community by
motivating and helps to cover livelihood needs.
o It will cover the age group between 17 to 35
and the one who is dropouts from the school or madrasa students and 30% of the
seats are vacant for the minority girls.
o It will last long for 9 to 12 months and also
provide bridge courses to get 10th and 12th certification in distant mode and
give benefit to the 3 lakhs.
o It will cover the main four sectors that are
Engineering, Manufacturing, Soft skills and Services
Shyam Prasad Mukherjee Rurban Mission: Key
Points
Launched at: Rajnandgaon district of Chattisgarh
Launched by: Prime minister of India
Aim:
Launched by: Prime minister of India
Aim:
o Overall social, infrastructure and economic
development of villages and to make 300 villages smart until the financial year
2020.
Features:
o This scheme is a successor of Provision of
Urban amenities in Rural Areas (PURA) model envisioned by our Late President Dr
APJ Abdul Kalam and planning is to develop villages on cluster based approach
and it is formed on demography base.
o It will include activities like skill
development and economic development
o The scheme is promoted jointly by the state
governments and fund is managed by the various government schemes and
public-private partnership mode.
o Components of the scheme are Cluster based
Skill Development, Digital literacy ,Skill training linked to employment
,Inter-village road connectivity ,Mobile health units ,Infrastructure
development ,LPG gas connections ,E-gram connectivity ,Electronic delivery of
citizen-centric services ,Public transport ,Warehousing ,Agriculture services
,Agro-processing ,Storage ,Water supply provisions through pipes ,Sanitation
,Waste management – solid and liquid and Education facilities up gradation
INSPIRE: Innovation in Science Pursuit for
Inspired Research Program
Aim:
o To attract youth and talent to pursue and
study science.
o To inspire and promote study, developing
research and development activities in Science.
o To attract in the science field and to train
the youth.
Features:
o The scheme is jointly handled by the
Department of Science & Technology, Ministry of Science & Technology
and Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship.
o It will strengthen the Research and
Development base of the children at an early age and develop a strong pool of
human resource in science and technology field.
o This unique INSPIRE scheme aims to develop and
skill students in science in an innovative manner.
o The students are given scholarships to pursue
higher education in science through this scheme.
Vidyanjali Scheme: School Volunteer Program:
Key Points
Aim:
o Providing volunteer teachers to government-run
schools
o Promoting the government education system
through skill development
Features:
o The scheme is launched under Sarva Shiksha
Abhiyan and in the initial phase it will cover 21 states and 2200 schools and
the future plan is to cover all the government schools,
o It is managed by Ministry of HRD and
Department of School Education and Literacy
o This scheme will add value addition to the
teaching programme in schools by Music, writing, Public speaking, Creative
skills and so on.
o Those who want to teach in schools as a
volunteer can apply online at www.mygov.in under Vidyanjali scheme.
o Vidyanjali scheme is seen as an innovative
measure to improve the quality of education in government schools.
SWAYAM Scheme: Important Things to Know
Aim:
o To achieve the three cardinal principles of
Education Policy - access, equity and quality.
o To take the best teaching-learning resources
to all, including the most disadvantaged.
o To join the gap for people who are still far
from enjoying the fruits of digitization and those who have not joined the
mainstream of the knowledge economy.
Features:
o It is a massive open online course platform
and provides self-actualization opportunity for lifelong learning.
o Hundreds of courses are offered and are
offered by best teachers in India.
o All the courses are interactive and free of
cost to the residents in India. More than 1,000 specially chosen faculty and
teachers from across the Country have participated in preparing these courses.
o A student studying in a college can transfer
the credits earned by taking these courses into their academic record. For
example, if you are working or in school, SWAYAM presents a unique educational
opportunity to expand the horizons of knowledge.
o Professors are from the central institutions
like IITs, IIMs, central universities who will offer online courses to citizens
of India.
o The courses will be covered in four parts that
are Video lecture, specially prepared reading material, Self-assessment tests
and online discussion forum
E-Paathshala: Service To Higher Education
Institute: Key Points
Aim:
o Raise the education standards to global level
and Increase in student’s admission rate at high funding
o To check the services and functions of any
higher educational institution like colleges and universities
Features:
o External body to check the services and
functions of any higher educational institution like colleges and universities.
o ERP- Enterprise resource planning is
management software to do all the functions of an organisation as a single
integrated unit.
o It reports the gap and recommendations to
improve the organisation to get a better grade for accreditation.
o It improves the efficiency and transparency of
an institution. It reduces manual work and time.
o It has external quality Assurance team to do
Academic Audit, Administrative Audit, Green Audit, Gender Audit and Academic
roadmap with prospective plans.
o It also provides IQAC (Internal Quality
Assurance Cell) help to IQAC workflow and document verification service for
accreditation.
Pradhan Mantri Jan Aushadhi Yojana: Important
points to Know
Launched on: October 2016
Objective:
o To lower the cost of healthcare items by
providing high-quality medicines at affordable rate
o To create awareness and encourage public about
the importance and usage of generic drug
o To make available all necessary and common
drugs and the main target group is poor people.
Features:
o To make this Yojana successful, a government
opened a Jan Aushadhi Store at Amritsar Civil Hospital.
o Under this Yojana, more than 700 drugs are
included and 708 Jan Aushadhi Store is opened in 26 states with a maximum
number of stores in Uttar Pradesh.
o An NGO, Cooperative society, Charitable
Institutions, Private Hospitals and Self Help Groups can open Jan Aushadhi
Stores by following the guidelines of the government and for this, a government
will help of Rs 2 lakhs for establishment and 50000 for infrastructure support.
Chief Minister Samagra Gramya Unnayan
yojana-Key Points
Launched on: 5th February 2017
Launched at: Sri Madhavdev International Auditorium of Srimantha Sankardev Kalakshetra in Guwahati
Launched by: Chief Minister of Assam; Mr Sarbananda Sonowal
Launched at: Sri Madhavdev International Auditorium of Srimantha Sankardev Kalakshetra in Guwahati
Launched by: Chief Minister of Assam; Mr Sarbananda Sonowal
Objective:
o To develop all villages of Assam state in the
upcoming 5 years
o To make income of farmers double by the end of
the financial year 2022
Features:
o This scheme will be implemented by “Saturation
model” and this model will help by making easy direct economic activities,
logistic support by market linkages and community support.
o To make this scheme successful, a village
knowledge centre is going to set in each village by making collaboration with
Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employee Guarantee scheme.
o A total budget of 5 years for this scheme is
Rs 3000 crore and for the first year, it is 500 crore.
Prime Minister Gramin Digital Saksharta
Abhiyan: Key Points to Remember
Launched by: finance minister, Mr Arun Jaitley
Objective:
o To provide digital literacy to the rural
citizens and to widen the use of digital transactions by making cashless
economy
Features:
o This mission is observed by two ministries
i.e. Finance ministry and Ministry of Electronics and IT along with State,
Union Territories and District e-Governance Society.
o It will be implemented in three phase means in
the first phase 25 lakh candidates, in the second year 275 lakh and in the
third phase 300 lakh candidates given training related to digital literacy.
o A budget for this scheme is of Rs 2351.38
crores and the main focus is given on the Digital Wallets, UPI (Unified Payment
Interface), mobile banking, USSD (Unstructured Supplementary Service Data) and
AEPS (Aadhaar Enabled Payment System).
o A scheme will help people how to use
smartphones and many other digital types of equipment for cashless transactions
and make people digital literate.
Attracting and Retaining Youth in Agriculture
(ARYA) Scheme
Launched by: the Indian Council of Agricultural Research
Objective:
o To promote green revolution in the country.
o To promote and inspire farmers to grow
something after harvesting paddy
o To encourage farmer for the Prime Minister
Crop Insurance Scheme and use the latest technology by connecting with the
Kisan Call Centre
o To inspire farmers to use Soil health card and
follow it by using the necessary fertilizers and doing seed treatment.
Features
o This scheme is implemented through Krishi
Vigyan Kendras in 25 states and each Kendras will train approx. 200 to 300
youth in the agriculture activity and many other supplementary activities like
poultry farming, dairying, fisheries, goat rearing, and mushroom production and
so on.
o A trained entrepreneur will help and assist to
prepare project reports for a bank loan.
o ARYA scheme keeps the potential of the
educated youth within the rural areas by improving agro productivity and helps
to reduce migration from villages.
Skill Acquisition and Knowledge Awareness for
Livelihood Promotion programme (SANKALP)
Launched by: Finance Minister Mr Arun Jaitley
Objective:
o To re energize quality education in youth
o Budget: 4000 crore
Features:
o It will be at a cost of Rs 4000 crore to train
3.5 crore youth.
o The focus will be given to the quality
vocational training which is given by it.
o By industry cluster method, an apprentice
programme will be strengthening.
o Allocations of sources are done based on the
Annual Learning Outcomes and more emphasis is given to the science education,
Innovation fund to boost ICT enabled transformation.
o The focus is on the backward community and for
this UGC reform will be taken and framework will be revised based on the
outcome.
o A national testing policy will work as an
autonomous body and administration are monitored by AICTE.
One Stop Centre Scheme for Women: Key Points
Launched On: 1st April 2015
Objective: To provide support and assistance to
women affected by violence at any place whether a private or a public
irrespective of caste, class, religion, region, sexual orientation or marital
status
Features:
o It is established by the Ministry of Women and
Child development to support women affected by the violence of any type.
o These centres will provide immediate access to
a range of service which includes medical assistance, Legal aid and
counselling, Psycho-social support and counselling support to the victims.
o A uniform number 181 will give a 24-hour
emergency response to affected women and government has set up 660 centres with
a budget of Rs 18.58 and comes under the Niramaya fund.
11 Important Women Empowerment Schemes in
India
1)
Beti Padhao, Beti Bachao Scheme
Aim: To generate awareness and improve the
efficiency of welfare services meant for girls
Launched on: 22 January 2015
Initial Funding: 100 crore
Launched on: 22 January 2015
Initial Funding: 100 crore
Objectives:
o To prevent sex-selective abortion
o To ensure survival and protection of a girl
child
o To ensure education of the girl child
2)
One Stop Centre Scheme
Aim: To provide support and assistance to women
affected by violence both in private and public spaces.
Funds: The Scheme will be funded through Nirbhaya Fund.
Objectives:
Funds: The Scheme will be funded through Nirbhaya Fund.
Objectives:
o To provide integrated support and assistance
to women affected by violence, both in private and public spaces under one roof
o To facilitate immediate emergency and
nonemergency access to a range of services including medical, legal,
psychological and counselling support to fight against any forms of violence
against women.
3)
Women helpline scheme
Launched on: 01 April 2015
Aim: Scheme for Universalization of Women Helpline is meant to provide 24 hours immediate and emergency response to women affected by violence.
Objectives:
Aim: Scheme for Universalization of Women Helpline is meant to provide 24 hours immediate and emergency response to women affected by violence.
Objectives:
o To provide toll-free 24-hours telecom service
to women affected by violence seeking support and information.
o To help crisis and non-crisis intervention
through referral to the appropriate agencies such as police/Hospitals/Ambulance
services/District Legal Service Authority (DLSA)/Protection Officer (PO).
4)
Women Helpline Nos.
o Women's Helpline: 181
o Toll-free Call to 1091- Police Helpline,
o 102 (hospital/Ambulance) &
o 108 (Emergency Response Services) Contact to
One Stop Centre (OSC)
o 4 Working Women’s Hostel (WWH)
Aim: Scheme envisages provision of safe and
affordable hostel for women.
Objective:
o To promote the availability of safe and
conveniently located accommodation for working women with day care facility for
their children wherever in urban, semi-urban or even rural areas where
employment opportunity for women exist.
5)
Support to Training and Employment Programme (STEP) for Women
Aim:
o To make a significant impact on women by
upgrading skills.
o It targets marginalised asset less rural women
and urban poor and includes wage labourers, unpaid daily workers, women-headed
households and families below poverty line.
Objectives
o To mobilise women in small viable groups and
make facilities available through training and access to credits
o To provide training for skill upgrading
o To enable groups of women to take up
employment-cum- income generation programs.
o To provide support for further improving
training and employment conditions of women.
6)
SWADHAR Greh Scheme
Launched: 2001
Objective: To provide temporary accommodation, maintenance and rehabilitative services to women and girls rendered homeless due to family discord, crime, violence, mental stress, social ostracism. Another scheme with similar objectives is Short Stay Home (SSH).
Features:
Objective: To provide temporary accommodation, maintenance and rehabilitative services to women and girls rendered homeless due to family discord, crime, violence, mental stress, social ostracism. Another scheme with similar objectives is Short Stay Home (SSH).
Features:
o To provide the primary need of shelter, food,
clothing, medical treatment and care of the women in distress and who are
without any social and economic support.
o To enable them to regain their emotional
strength, affected by unfortunate circumstances.
o To provide them with legal aid and guidance to
take corrective steps and start their life as fresh with dignity and
conviction.
o To rehabilitate them economically and
emotionally.
7)
Rajiv Gandhi National Creche Scheme
Aim: This scheme is for the children of working
mothers to take care of the children.
Launched: launched in 2012 and It was revamped in 2016.
Features:
Launched: launched in 2012 and It was revamped in 2016.
Features:
o The present scheme will provide assistance to
NGOs for running crèches.
o To providing creches where babies and young
children care during the working day.
o Thus the children of these women, who were
earlier getting support from relatives and friends while their mothers were
working now in need of day care services which provide quality care and
protection for the children.
8)
Indira Gandhi Matriva Sahyog Yojana (IGMSY)
Launched: October 2010
Features:
Features:
o It is a Conditional Cash Transfer Scheme for
pregnant and lactating (P&L) women to contribute to the better environment
by providing cash incentives for improved health and nutrition.
o The beneficiaries are paid Rs.4000 in three
instalments per P&L woman between the second trimesters till the child
attains the age of 6 months on fulfilling specific conditions.
o To promote cash incentives for improved health
and nutrition to pregnant and lactating mothers and take appropriate care and
institutional service utilization during pregnancy, delivery and
lactation,
o To encourage the women to follow (optimal)
nutrition and feeding practices, including early and Exclusive breastfeeding
for the first six months.
9)
Mahila e-Haat
Aim: To strengthen financial inclusion of Women
Entrepreneurs in the economy by providing continues sustenance and support to
their creativity.
Features:
Features:
o Mahila E-Haat is an initiative to meet needs
of women entrepreneurs; this unique e-platform will strengthen the
socioeconomic empowerment of women.
o This startup Rashtriya Mahila Kosh website
leverages technology for showcasing products made/manufactured/sold by women
entrepreneurs.
o To act as a catalyst by providing a web-based
marketing platform to the women entrepreneurs by directly selling their
products.
o To support 'Make in India' through online
marketing platform.
10)
Mahila police volunteers
Aim:
o To ensure safety and security of citizens in
general and women in particular.
o To increase the number of women in the police
force.
Features:
o An MPV will serve as a public-police interface
in order to fight crime against women.
o The broad mandate of MPVs is to report
incidences of violence against women such as domestic violence, child marriage,
dowry and violence faced by women in public spaces.
11)
National Mission for Empowerment of Women (NMEW)
Launched: 15 August 2011
Aim: It is an initiative of the Government of India for empowering women holistically.
Features:
Aim: It is an initiative of the Government of India for empowering women holistically.
Features:
o To strengthen and empowering women
holistically, conceptual and programmatic basis of women-centric schemes
o To Train & build Capacity to enhance and
strengthen understanding of gender issues, build a Resource Pool (trainers) at
the National and State level to bridge gaps between knowledge and practice will
be the other focus area of NMEW
Scheme TIES for Developing Export Linked
Infrastructure: Explained
Launched On: March 15, 2016
Launched by: Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Nirmala Sitharaman
Launched by: Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Nirmala Sitharaman
Objective: To provide assistance for setting and up
gradation of infrastructure projects with export linkages, outbound shipments,
facilitate forward and backward linkages and to create export infrastructure.
Features:
o It will focus on infrastructure requirements
like integrated check posts, customs’ checkpoints, a border has, trade
promotion centres, dry ports, export warehousing and packaging, last mile
connectivity besides establishing quality testing and certification labs, and
Special Economic Zones (SEZs), etc.
o The focus is not just to create infrastructure
and leave it, but to ensure that the infrastructure developed is professionally
run and sustained.
o A budget allocation for this scheme is of Rs
600 crore for the financial year 2017-2020 and cost are shared by the centre
and states in a ratio of a 50:50 percent.
o A committee is set up for the sanctioning,
funding, overseeing and monitoring of the projects of this new scheme and the
head of this is Commerce Secretary with 10 members in it.
o A committee member is from the different
sector like The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), Department of
Industrial Policy & Promotion (DIPP), National Institution for Transforming
India (NITI Aayog) and Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of Development of
North-East Region.
o Rajasthan and Karnataka, the two states have
already proposed projects under the new scheme.
Extra Benefits Announced Under Pradhan Mantri
Awas Yojana
Aim:
o To expand the scope of Pradhan Mantri Awas
Yojana and to cater housing need of middle-income people and economically
backward community.
Features:
o It is managed by National Housing Bank (NHB)
and Housing and Urban Development Corporation (HUDCO) which have been
identified as Central Nodal Agencies (CNAs) by Ministry of Housing and Urban
Poverty Alleviation (MoHUPA) for the purpose of implementation of this scheme.
o The mid-income group, the economically weaker
sections (EWS) and low-income group in cities will get 4% exemption on interest
for home loans up to Rs. 9 lakh and 3% exemption up to Rs. 12 lakh. Under
PMAY-Gramin, the government will build 33% more houses than earlier planned by
the government.
o The government will provide loans in villages
with 3% exemptions for building a new house. Also, this loan is available for
renovation of houses in the villages.
o Under the new scheme of housing for all 2022,
the central assistance per house for EWS has been planned to increase to 1.5
lakh rupees from 70,000 rupees.
National E-Health Authority (Neha): Functions
& Benefits
o Launched by: the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
o Objective:To promote e-Health standards
Features:
o It is the nodal authority liable for the
progress of an integrated health information system and responsible to impose
rules & regulations linking to the privacy & security of the patient’s
health information & records.
o To guide in e-health solutions at various
level and to enable integration of multiple health IT systems through health
information exchanges.
o To supervise the systematic development of
state & national electronic health record exchange system which safeguards
security, confidentiality & privacy of patient data & continuity of
care.
o To engage with shareholders by various means
so that e-health plans and many other policies, regulatory & legal provisions
are implemented by both the public & private sector shareholders.
o To address the problems related to privacy
& confidentiality of patients’ Electronic Health Record (EHR) in the
legislation.
JAM Trinity: Jan Dhan Aadhar and Mobile
Aim: To link Jan Dhan accounts, Mobile numbers and
Aadhaar cards of Indians to avoid the leakages of government subsidies.
Features:
o JAM Trinity stands for Jan Dhan, Aadhaar, and
Mobile.
o It can effectively solve the problems of
corruption and lack of transparency in government subsidy programme.
o Aadhaar will help in biometric identification
of citizens with accuracy, Jan Dhan accounts and mobile numbers will help the
direct transfer of cash in the accounts. It will help to make Indian subsidy
programme corruption free.
o Until April 2016, Government's estimates show
about Rs.17, 000 crores of subsidies has been saved on cooking gas alone by
Direct Benefit Transfer using Aadhaar. Parliament has now approved the bill
granting statutory status to Aadhaar which will further accelerate Aadhaar
seeding in bank accounts. It is a good example of how government can use JAM
efficiently in its subsidy programme.
Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY): Key
Points to Know
Launched At: 11th Five Year Plan by the Government of India
Aim:
Aim:
o To help State Governments so as to increase
investment in agriculture and its allied sectors.
Features:
o It is also known as 'National Agriculture
Development Scheme'.
o To help State Governments so as to increase
investment in agriculture and its allied sectors.
o To make sure that the local needs and crops
should be priorities and reflected in the agriculture plans of the States.
o By the decentralising decision-making power
and by providing flexibility and autonomy to States in the process of planning
and executing agriculture and related sectors schemes.
o By ensuring the preparation of Agriculture
Plans for Districts and States based on climatic conditions, availability of
technology and natural resources.
o To significantly increase the productivity of
Agriculture and its allied sectors and eventually maximise the returns of
farmers in agriculture and its allied sectors.
6
sub-schemes under RKVY
o Bringing Green Revolution to Eastern Region:
o Initiative on Vegetable Clusters:
o National Mission for Protein Supplements:
o Saffron Mission:
o Vidharbha Intensive Irrigation Development
Programme:
o Crop Diversification:
Saur Sujala Yojana: Key Facts & Advantages
Launched At: 16th Foundation Day of Chhattisgarh
Launched By: Prime Minister of India
Aim:
Launched By: Prime Minister of India
Aim:
o To strengthen the agriculture & rural
development in rural area
Features:
o To provide solar-powered irrigation pumps to
farmers at a sponsored price. Also, Chhattisgarh is the first state to
implement the scheme.
o The main aim of this scheme is to strengthen
the agriculture & rural development in rural Chhattisgarh.
o Under the scheme, solar-powered irrigation
pumps of 3HP & 5HPcapacity would be distributed to farmers by 31-Mar-2019.
o The scheme targets the areas, where there is
no reach of electricity.
o Around 51,000 farmers would be benefitted in
the state with the launch of the scheme in next 2 years.
o The Chhattisgarh State Renewable Energy
Development Agency (CREDA) is the liable authority for the installation &
maintenance of the solar pumps given to the eligible farmers. Under this
scheme, about 1100 solar pumps will be distributed to farmers in various zones
in the state within the present financial year.
National Agriculture Market: Key Facts to Know
Launched by: Union Ministry of Agriculture and
Farmers' Welfare
Aim: To create a unified national market for agricultural commodities.
Aim: To create a unified national market for agricultural commodities.
Features:
o It is a virtual market but at the back of it
there is a physical market (mandi)
o It provides facility to farmers, traders,
buyers, exporters and processors with a common platform for trading
commodities.
o The Portal is managed by Small Farmers’
Agribusiness Consortium (SFAC) appointed by the ministry.
o In this market total, 69 commodities are
included which are staple food grains, vegetables and fruits
o Recently, 585 regulated mandis across the
country are to be integrated with the portal by March 2018
o It provides the opportunity to farmers and
local traders to access a larger national market for secondary trading and more
options for sale.
o It will facilitate the emergence of value
chains in major agricultural commodities across the country and help to promote
scientific storage and movement of agricultural goods.
National Transit Oriented Development Policy:
Key Facts
Launched By: The Ministry of Urban Development
Aim:
Aim:
o To promote development near mass urban transit
corridors which enables people to live within walking or cycling distance from
Metros, Monorail and Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) corridors, etc.
o To enhance the depth of understanding of
States and UTs on TOD as a viable solution to many of the challenges like
excessive urban growth, rapidly rising private vehicles on roads, pollution,
housing choices etc.
Features:
o It will promote integration of land use
planning with transportation and infrastructure development to avoid
long-distance travel in cities
o TOD policy will help the states to develop an
in-depth understanding of the challenges currently faced by Indian cities.
o Initially, TOD has pilot projects along four
metro corridors and another pilot project near Karkardooma in Delhi is getting
in-principal approval for the first phase of transit-oriented development
(TOD).
o The TOD aiming to build mass-rapid transport
hubs that will have an inner zone of 300 metres radius called the intense-zone
o This intense zone will give preference to
high-density mixed use development, pedestrians and non-motorised transport,
and two more concentric zones of 800 metres and 2 km with high-density street
network and equitable distribution of road space.
Krishi Kalyan Cess: All You Need to Know
Launched on: Union Budget, 2016-17
Applicable From: 1st June 2016
Aim:
Applicable From: 1st June 2016
Aim:
o To collect and us this cess for the
improvement of agriculture and welfare of farmers
Features:
o It is permissible under Cenvat Credit Rules,
2004
o In order to provide a stable and predictable
taxation regime and reduce black money, it was announced in the budget that
domestic taxpayers can declare undisclosed income by paying tax at 30% and
surcharge at 7.5% and penalty at 7.5% which is a total of 45% of the
undisclosed income. Such declarants will have immunity from prosecution.
o The Finance Minister while declaring the above
provision mentioned that Surcharge levied at 7.5% of the undisclosed income
will be called as Krishi Kalyan Surcharge, to be used for agriculture and rural
economy.
o KKC needs to be charged separately on the
invoice and paid separately under separate accounting code
o KKC is not applicable to service mentioned in
Negative List and Mega Exemption List.
o KKC is applicable to Reverse Charge Mechanism
(RCM) service.
National Afforestation Programme (NAP)
Launched by: The Ministry of Environment and Forests.
Aim:
Aim:
o Sustainable development and management of
forest resources and Improve Forest and Tree Cover
Features:
o Rehabilitation of degraded forests and other
areas by institutionalizing decentralized/participatory forest management and
supplementing livelihoods improvement processes
o The Scheme will be implemented by a three-tier
institutional set-up, namely State Forest Development Agency (SFDA) at the
State/ UT level, Forest Development Agencies (FDA) at the forest division
level, and Joint Forest Management Committees (JFMCs) or Eco-development
Committees (EDCs) at the village level.
o The Scheme will be implemented to regenerate,
afforest or reforest degraded forests and adjoining lands, under both public as
well as private tenure. Due priority will be given to the treatment of the
problem, eco-sensitive and disaster-prone areas, such as coastal areas,
mangroves, ravines, shifting cultivation areas, cold and hot arid areas, tank
foreshore, strips along public infrastructure, etc.
The National Mission for a Green India
Launched By: the Minister for Environment and Forests
Aim:
Aim:
o To facilitate smooth implementation of climate
change mission
Features:
o It is one of the eight Missions under the
National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC)
o Increased forest/tree cover on 5 m ha of
forest/non-forest lands and improved quality of forest cover on another 5 m ha
(a total of 10 m ha).
o Improved ecosystem services including
biodiversity, hydrological services and carbon sequestration as a result of
treatment of 10 m ha.
o Increased forest-based livelihood income of
about 3 million households living in and around the forests.
o Enhanced annual CO2 sequestration by 50 to 60
million tonnes in the year 2020.
o The total mission cost is estimated to be Rs
46,000 crores.
Pradhan Mantri Mahila Shakti Kendra' Scheme
Launched by:
Government of India
Aim: To empower rural women through community participation to create an environment in which they realize their full potential.
Aim: To empower rural women through community participation to create an environment in which they realize their full potential.
Highlights
o National level (domain based knowledge
support) and State level (State Resource Centre for Women) structures will
provide technical support to the respective government on issues related to
women.
o District and Block level Centres will provide
support to PMMSK and also give a foothold to BBBP in 640 districts to be
covered in a phased manner.
o The financial outlay during 2017-18 to 2019-20
will be Rs.3,636.85 crore with a Central Share of approximately Rs.3,084.96
crore.
‘She Pad’ Scheme
Launched in: Kerala
Aim at: Providing
sanitary napkins for free
Highlights
o The first-of-its-kind scheme in India
o 300 government schools to be covered in the
state
o This scheme is an attempt to normalize public
debates about menstrual hygiene.
o She Pad scheme will aware people about the
need for menstrual hygiene and break the taboo around the subject.
Nabakrushna Choudhury Seccha Unnayan Yojana
Launched in: Odisha
Estimated
Cost: Rs 635 crore
Aim: to provide
irrigation facility to about 55,000 hectares of agricultural land across the
state.
Named
After: Chief minister and freedom fighter Nabakrushna Choudhury.
Exclusive 'Rural Livelihood' scheme for
Northeast
Supported by: World
Bank
Aim: To benefit the
tribals and the lower socioeconomic groups, including women, in the
North-Eastern Region (NER).
Four States: Mizoram,
Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura
4 Projects Under Nava Kerala Mission
Aim:To develop all the sector of state and want to
make its position on the map of India.
Haritha
Keralam:
o Launched by: Kerala Government
o It means organic farming for agricultural
development and preserving water sources would be the main focus
o The project force on the cleanness of the
state and to organising various wastes management schemes.
o The scheme also maintains to make a proper and
healthy environment
Ardram:
o Launched by: Kerala Government
o Aim: Improving quality and facilities at
government hospitals for the poor people and to enable treatment at a
reasonable price
o Ardram would bring in a sea change in the
state’s healthcare sector
Education
System:
o Launched by: Kerala Government
o Aim: To protect and strengthen the public
school system of Kerala also to ensure the school system by bringing up Nobel
teaching methodologies
o This scheme is for the school system whose
primary person is to distribute training in the middle of every individual.
Life
System
o Launched by: Kerala Government
o Aim: To provide housing for the homeless and
bringing up the quality of life in the mission
o The target of the plan to build houses for
4.32 lakh families in Kerala
o Budget: Rs. 6000-6500 crore.
Digi Dhan Vyapar Yojana: Key Points To Know
Aim: The main
objective of this Digi Dhan Vyapar Yojana is to increase the “Cashless
Transactions” and to make our country Digital. These efforts of the government
will take India to the paramount of development.Launched on 15 December 2016,
Launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Features·
o Prizes for Merchants for all digital
transactions conducted at Merchant establishments
o Weekly prizes worth Rs. 50,000, Rs 5,000 and
Rs. 2,500
o The mega draw date under this scheme is going
to be on April 14, 2017. Ambedkar Jayanti.
o For digital transactions between 8th November
2016 to 13th April 2017 to be announced on 14th April 2017
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