Government Schemes

Government of India runs a number of schemes for the welfare of its rural and urban masses. Here we have tried to list some of the important schemes. Please note that this list is not exhaustive and includes only the important ones from exam point of view. Green Revolution: To Increase productivity. Twenty Point Programme Poverty eradication and an overall objective of raising the level of living Food For Work Programme: Providing food grains in exchange of labour Antyodaya Yojna : Scheme of Rajasthan, providing economic assistance to poorest families Training Rural Youth for Self Employment TRYSEM (launched on 15th August) Educational and vocational training Council of Advancement of Peoples Action & Rural Technology (CAPART) Assistance to rural people National Drinking Water Mission: For rural drinking water renamed and upgraded to Rajiv Gandhi National Drinking Water Mission in 1991. Jawahar Rozgar Yojna : JRY Employment to rural unemployed Nehru Rozgar Yojna NRY Employment to Urban unemployed National Renewal Fund This scheme was for the employees of the public sector Employment Assurance Scheme Employment of at least 100 days in a year in villages Members of parliament Local Area Development Scheme MPLADS Sanctioned 1 crore per year for development works in constitution of respective MPs Mahila Samridhi Yojna Encourage rural women to deposit in Post office schemes

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Mid day Meal Scheme: Nutrition to students in primary schools to improve enrolment, retention and attendance Group Life Insurance Scheme for Rural Areas Insurance in rural area for low premium National Social Assistance programme: Assist BPL people. Ganga Kalyan Yojna Provide financial assistance to farmers for exploring ground water resources Kastoorba Gandhi Education Scheme: Establish girls schools in low female literacy areas (district level) Swaran Jayanti Shahari Rojgar Yojna: Urban employment Bhagya Shree Bal Kalyan Policy Upliftment of female children Annapurna Yojna 10 kgs food grains to elderly people Swaran Jayanto Gram Swarojgar Yojna Self employment in rural areas Jawahar Gram Samriddhi Yojna Village infrastructure Jan Shree Bima Yojna Insurance for BPL people Pradhan Mantri Gramodaya Yojna Basic needs of rural people Antyodaya Anna Yojna To provide food security to poor Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojna: Connect all villages with nearest pukka road. Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojna Employment and food security to rural people

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Valmiki Ambedkar Awas Yojna Slum houses in urban areas Universal health Insurance Scheme: Health insurance for Rural people Vande mataram Scheme VMS Initiative of public Private partnership during pregnecy checks up. National Food for Work programme Supplementary wage as food grains for work Kastoorba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya Setting up residential schools at upper primary levels for girls belonging to predominantly OBC, SC & ST Janani Suraksha Yojna Providing care to pregnant women Bharat Nirman Development of India through irrigation, Water supply, Housing, Road, Telephone and electricity National Rural Health Mission: Accessible, affordable, accountable, quality health survices to the porest of the poor on remotest areas of the country. Rajeev Gandhi Grameen Vidyuti Karan Yojna: Extending electrification of all villages and habitations and ensuring electricity to every household. Jawahar Lal Nehru national Urban Renewal Mission: (JNNURM) City Modernisation scheme National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme NREGS 100 days wage employment for development works in rural areas. Rastriya Swasthya Bima Yojna : Health insurance to all workers in unorganized area below poverty line. Aam Aadmi Bima Yojna Insurance cover to the head of the family of rural landless households in the country. Rajiv Awas Yojna To make India slum free in 5 years

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Merging of the schemes: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. National Food for Work program was merged with NREGA Sampoorna Grameen Rojgar Yojna merged with NREGA Intesified Jawhar Rozgar Yojna 1993 was merged with Employment Assurance Scheme 1996 which was later merged with Sampoorna grameen Rozgar Yojna 2001. IRDP , TRYSEM, DWCRA, Million Wells Scheme, SITRA & Ganga kalian Yojna merged with Swaran jayanti Gram Swarojgar Yojna. Rural Landless Employment Guarantee programme merged with Jawahar Rojgar Yojna which was replaced by Jawahar Gram Samridhi Yojna (1999) and Jawahar Gram Samridhi Yojna was merged with Sampoorna grameen Rojgar Yojna (2001)

Source:
http://www.gktoday.in/history-of-development-employment-programs-in-india-at-aglance/

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