List of Government Schemes in India 2016-17

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DIGI DHAN VYAPAR YOJANA (DDVY)

1
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Launched: 15 December 2016 by Prime Minister through a random
Merchants for
Narendra Modi all digital draw of the eligible
Transaction IDs.
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worth Rs.
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registered under one family by paying the People can resister for this scheme at any of
entire annual premium.
1 the Mee Seva centers till 28th February, 2017.

DIGI-LOCKER SCHEME
1 Digital
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Aim: To provide a secure storage of documents in digital the URLS of the
form.I documents issued
by the government
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registered repositories, Uploaded
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VOLUNTARY
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Features
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Haryana Government meters
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days. within a

Aim: For declaring tampered or defective meters for 3 No checking

during the period
all category of consumer having sanctioned load up
to 5KW and for small domestic and non-domestic
consumers having sanctioned load up to 2 KW in
rural areas.
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operation of the scheme
having load up
to 5KW.

BARISTHA BUNKAR
SAHAYATA YOJANA
(BBSY)

Launched: 7th August, 2016 by Odisha Government

Aim: All weavers within age of 60 years would get a
monthly pension of 500 rupees per month.

Features
1rupees
years pension
monthly would get 500
of a

PRADHAN MANTRI
ZERO DEFICIT ZERO
EFFECT SCHEME
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E-NIRVAN:
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Features Everyone will be able to track their complaint

and get a solution on the real-time basis.
Works will be done under paperless A separate and dedicated
environment under the eyes of an assessment
officer of IT department.

window for grievance redressal in the Income Tax Business Application

MISSION BHAGIRATHA: SAFE DRINKING WATER SCHEME

1 The state 150 litres of clean
Launch: August 7, 2016 in Telangana government has drinking water per
designed a
Aim: To provide safe drinking water to everyone in the water grid person in rural

State through dedicated water pipeline channels in the project to households and in
provide a
state. sustainable and urban households
durable solution
Features to the problem of
safe drinking
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KAYAKALP AWARD SCHEME

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PRADHAN
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BIMA YOJANA
(PMFBY)
Launched: 13th January 2016 by Government of of the notified crop as a result of natural calamities,
India pests & diseases.
Aim: To provide insurance coverage and financial
Features:
support to the farmers in the event of failure of any
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It replaced the National Agriculture Insurance Covers nearly 50 percent of the total cropped
Scheme (NAIS) and modified NAIS. area in our country in the next three years
Offers a uniform premium
rate of 2 percent for kharif crops and 1.5 percent for Rabi crops.

PRADHAN MANTRI AWAS YOJANA (PMAY)

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UJALA (UNNAT JYOTI BY

AFFORDABLE LEDS FOR ALL)
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LALIMA ABHIYAN
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KALINGA
SHIKSHA
SATHI
YOJANA
(KSSY)

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Launched: 27th June 2016 by Chief Minister of Features

Orissa Mr. Naveen Patnaik
The loan facility will be given to the students
Aim: on the basis of their merit and the total

To reduce the financial stress of the parents annual income of their family.

facing hardship in paying high rate of interest Release the financial burden from the
of educational loans shoulders of the parents of the aspiring

Provide the education loan at only 1% interest students.

rates The Odisha government
1 is allotted the budget for this scheme is nearly 500 crore from its own resources.

SOVEREIGN GOLD SCHEME 1

On goldwill
maturity, bond
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2
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Launched: Budget session 2016
Aim: To reduce the demand of physical gold thus keeping a 3 RBI has fixed
tenor of t
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Features
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he bond
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ANNAPURNA RASOI YOJANA

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Launched: October 2016 Committees (LLC).
Implemented & monitored by: National Trust with Aim: To enable and empower persons with disability
the active participation of the Local Level to live as independently and as fully as possible,
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 SWAVLAMBAN HEALTH
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