SCHEMES

Startup India Standup India

Launched:16January2016
Objective:Toprovidesupporttoallstartupbusinesses
inallaspectsofdoingbusinessinIndia.
Easeofdoingbusinessforthestartups.
Adoptselfcertificationtoreducetheregulatoryliabilities.

VETRII IAS ACADEMY

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Dated:06Sep2016

Shyama Prasad Mukherji

Rurban Mission
Launched:21February2016
Objective:Tocreate300ruralclustersacrossthe
countryandstrengthenfinancial,job,andlifestyle
facilitiesinruralareas.
RurbanMissionisasolutionforbothvillagesandcities.
Topromotegrowthofvillagesanditsresidents.

Setu Bharatam Project

Launched:03March2016
Objective:Tofreeallnationalhighwaysfromrailway
levelcrossingsandrenovatetheoldbridgesonnational
highwaysby2019.
TobuildbridgesforsafeandseamlesstravelonNational
Highways.
InvestmentcapitalRs.50,000crore.
Estimatetobuild208newroadover/underbridges.

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Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana
Launched:1May2016
Objective:TodistributefreeLPGconnectionstothewomenbelongingto3.5CroreBPL
familiesacrossthecountry.
FinancialsupportofRs.1600foreachLPGconnectiontotheBPLhousehold.
FirstwelfareschemebytheMinistryofPetroleumandNaturalGas.

Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan

Launched:14April2016
Objective:TohelpPanchayatRajInstitutionsdeliverSustainableDevelopmentGoals.
GovernmenttoDoubletheIncomeofFarmersby2022
CreatedUnifiedAgriculturalMarketingEPlatform.
FoodSecurityandincomesecuritytofarmers.
AddressissuesOptimalutilisationofwaterresources,createnewinfrastructurefor
irrigation,conservesoilfertilityandprovideconnectivityfromfarmtomarket.

Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan (PMSMA)

Launched:9June2016
Objective:Freehealthcheckupandrequiredtreatmenton9thofeverymonthforpregnant
ladies.
Allkindsofmedicalcheckupswillbecompletelyfree.
Testsarecarriedoutatthemedicalcentres,governmentandprivatehospitalsandprivateclinics
acrossthecountry.
Eligibilitywomenintheirpregnancyperiodof3to6months.

Biju Kanya Ratna Yojana

Launched:3September2016,byOdishagovernment.
Objective:ToimproveSexRatioatBirth(SRB)andChildSexRatio(CSR)inthethree
districts.
ImplementedinGanjam,DhenkanalandAnguldistrictsonapilotbasis.
Toensureenrolmentofgirlsinelementaryeducation,trackingdropoutgirlsfromschoolsand
creatingbetterenvironment.
Constructionoftoiletsforgirlsineveryschoolandteachselfdefencetraining.