SCHEMES APPROACH AND SHORTLIST: PRELIMS 2019

Overview: The purpose of this shortlist to identify the most likely to be asked schemes for Prelims 2019. Given the dynamism of the exam, this
shortlist is not to be deemed as exhaustive and students are advised to apply their own intellect in further derivations. This shortlist is a data and
evidence exercise primarily based on past year papers (A snippet of the data undertaken is enclosed as appendix for referral though the data set
extended from 1991-2018.) Understandably, students would have read or would be accustomed to their own choices of scheme compilations and
advised to refer to any source to cover the areas mentioned below. A total of 35 Schemes/Initiatives have been identified. Brief explanations have
been attached on a need basis. In addition to this, students are advised to go through the explanation of questions on schemes from consolidated/
full length test papers most recently released in a reverse chronological order.

Key Takeaways -

I. Schemes from the following sectors/ministries (in no particular order of preference) are most likely to be asked in Prelims 2019:

A. Education

B. Health

C. Skill Development

D. Agriculture

E. Rural Development

F. Housing and Urban Affairs

G. Technology/Communications

H. Women & Child Development

I.
II. Following patterns are observed:
A. Both flagship/umbrella/major and recently launched schemes are usually asked from Social sectors such as Education, Skill, and Health.

B. Both broad objectives and technical details are asked from Social Sector schemes.

C. Generally speaking, technical details are asked from flagship/umbrella/major schemes.

D. Generally speaking, broad objectives are asked from recently launched/specific/narrow schemes.

E. Specific funding ratios between Centre and States and financial allocations are generally not asked.

F. The chances of schemes being repeated are none/very limited.

III. Glossary of Terms

A. Central Sector: Fully Paid by the Central Government

B. Centrally Sponsored: Shared between the Centre and State

C. Mission Mode: Specific Immediate Deadlines mentioned

D. Flagship: Highest/Large budgetary allocation

E. Umbrella: Overall bigger scheme comprising smaller schemes which are subsumed

F. Convergence: Using one scheme to achieve benefits of another, for example using MGNREGA workers for Swachch Bharat works.

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Ministry Scheme/Initiative Objectives + Additional Eligibility Benefits Granted/Targets Fully paid

Nodal Agency if Criteria/ by Centre/
applicable Target Shared
Audience- between
Institution Centre and
States

AGRICULTURE PM KISAN Yojana YES YES YES YES

PM Krishi Sanchayee Yojana YES -

NO NO YES
1. Integrates three
schemes - Accelerated
Irrigation Benefits
Program (Ministry of
Water Resources),
Integrated Watershed
Management Program
(Department of Land
Resources), Farm
Water Management
(Ministry of Agri)

2. Better investments on
irrigation at field level

3. Higher cultivable area

under irrigation

4. Better water
techniques such as
Rain Water Harvesting

Krishonnati YES YES YES YES

FOOD Operation Greens YES - Stabilise Prices of YES - NO NO

TOP.
Tomato,
1. Improve TOP Onion, and
Production, Quality, Potato (TOP)
and Sales

2. Part of Kisan Sampada

Yojana
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Ministry Scheme/Initiative Objectives + Additional Eligibility Benefits Granted/Targets Fully paid

Nodal Agency if Criteria/ by Centre/
applicable Target Shared
Audience- between
Institution Centre and
States

COMMERCE Start Up India YES YES - Indian YES YES

entity less
than 5 years
old, not more
than 25 crore
annual
turnover/
sales,
relying on
technology
or IP to drive
innovation

IT BharatNet YES YES - Gram YES -

NO
Panchayats 1. 100 Mbps connectivity to
2,50,000 Gram Panchayats

2. Funded by Universal Service

Obligation Fund

WOMEN & Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS) YES YES YES NO
CHILD

Sabla (Rajiv Gandhi Scheme for Adolescent YES YES YES NO

Girls)

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Ministry Scheme/Initiative Objectives + Additional Eligibility Benefits Granted/Targets Fully paid

Nodal Agency if Criteria/ by Centre/
applicable Target Shared
Audience- between
Institution Centre and
States

PM Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) YES YES YES - 
 NO

Cash incentives of 5000 for pre
birth pregnancy registration, post
birth check up, and first cycle of
baby injections.

1. Additional 1000 benefit for

BPL, SC, ST Pregnant
women for choosing
Institutional Delivery under
Janani Suraksha
Yojana(Implemented by
Health Ministry)

URBAN PM Awas Yojana - Urban - Housing for All YES YES YES -
YES
1. Credit linked Subsidy

2. Slum Rehab

3. Affordable Housing Scheme

National Urban Livelihood Mission (NULM)/ YES -

YES YES
 YES
Deendayal Anytodaya Yojana 1. Education and Skilling
Education and Skilling

2. Financing
1. Financing

3. Shelter to Urban 2. Shelter to Urban Homeless

Homeless
3. Focus on Urban Street
4. Focus on Urban Street Vendors
Vendors

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Ministry Scheme/Initiative Objectives + Additional Eligibility Benefits Granted/Targets Fully paid

Nodal Agency if Criteria/ by Centre/
applicable Target Shared
Audience- between
Institution Centre and
States

Swachh Bharat Mission - Urban YES -

NO YES - Targets for Oct 2019, 
 NO
1. Open Defecation Free 1. Construction of 68 Lac
India
Individual Household Toilets

2. Scientific Management 2. Construction of 2.5 Lac

of Municipal Waste in Community Toilets

4000 towns
3. Construction of 2.5 Lac Public
3. Eradication of Manual Toilets

Scavenging
4. 100% Door to Door Collection
4. Awareness Campaigns
and and Scientific Management
5. Helping Urban Local of Municipal Waste
Bodies

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Ministry Scheme/Initiative Objectives + Additional Eligibility Benefits Granted/Targets Fully paid

Nodal Agency if Criteria/ by Centre/
applicable Target Shared
Audience- between
Institution Centre and
States

HEALTH Ayushmaan Bharat YES YES -SECC YES - 
 YES

Two Components: 

A. PM Jan Aarogya Yojana/
National Health Protection
Scheme 

Supervisory Authority: National
Health Authority

Grass-root Support and
Beneficiary Identification:
Ayushmaan Mitra/PM Arogya
Mitra



5 Lacs Health Insurance to 10
Crore Families for secondary and
tertiary care at hospitals

Families Shortlisted on the basis

of Socio Economic Caste Census

Cashless Benefits through Smart

Card across public and private
hospitals 

Family size and age does not
matter

States free to participate and

decide model of funding

Subsumes Rashtriya Swasthiya

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Bima Yojana 

(Note: Rashtriya Swasthya Bima
Yojana (Eligibility is BPL Workers)
to be subsumed under PMJAY)

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B.. Upgrading Primary Health
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Ministry Scheme/Initiative Objectives + Additional Eligibility Benefits Granted/Targets Fully paid

Nodal Agency if Criteria/ by Centre/
applicable Target Shared
Audience- between
Institution Centre and
States

National Health Mission (National Rural Health YES NO YES -

NO
Mission + National Urban Health Mission) 1. MMR = 1/1000 Live Births

2. IMR = 25/1000 Live Births

3. TFR (Total Fertility Ratio) = 2:1

4. Anaemia Reduction in 15-49

aged Women

5. TB Incidence and Reduction

to 50% ( implemented
through Revised National TB
Programme)

6. Reduce Leprosy

7. Reduce Malaria Incidence

PM Swasthya Suraksha Yojana YES NO YES - 
 NO

Phase 1: 6 AIIMS

Phase 2: 2 AIIMS

Phase 3: Upgrade select existing

Medical Colleges

SKILL National Skill Development Mission YES NO NO NO

RURAL National Rural Livelihood Mission (NULM)/ YES NO YES YES

Deendayal Anytodaya Yojana

PMAY - Grameen YES NO NO NO

Antyodya Mission YES NO NO NO

PM Gram Sadak YES NO NO NO

National Social Assistance Program YES YES YES YES

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Ministry Scheme/Initiative Objectives + Additional Eligibility Benefits Granted/Targets Fully paid

Nodal Agency if Criteria/ by Centre/
applicable Target Shared
Audience- between
Institution Centre and
States

PANCHAYATI Restructured Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Yojana YES NO NO NO

DRINKING Swachh Bharat Mission - Grameen YES NO YES NO

WATER

LABOUR PM Shram Vyakti Kalyan Yojana YES YES YES NO

WATER National Mission for Clean Ganga YES NO NO NO

RESOURCES

HRD SAMAGRA SHIKSHA Abhiyaan YES - (Integrated Scheme NO YES NO

for School Education) -

- Sarva Shikha Abhiyaan

(SSA)

- Rashtriya Madhyamik
Shiksha Abhiyaan
(RMSA)

- Teacher Education
Rashtriya Uchhtar Shiksha Abhiyaan YES NO NO NO

Higher Education Funding Agency YES NO NO NO

Shipping Sagarmala YES NO NO NO

NITI Aayog Aspirational Districts Program YES YES YES NO

Atal Innovation Mission YES YES YES NO

Social Justice Saugamya Bharat YES NO NO NO

Tribal Eklavya Model Residential School YES NO NO NO

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Ministry Scheme/Initiative Objectives + Additional Eligibility Benefits Granted/Targets Fully paid

Nodal Agency if Criteria/ by Centre/
applicable Target Shared
Audience- between
Institution Centre and
States

Finance Atal Pension Yojana YES YES YES YES

Aam Admi Bima Yojana YES YES YES YES

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NOTE: Any factual/typographical errors are deeply regretted.

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 Appendix 1.0

Year Scheme/Initiative Sector/Ministry Remarks/Options Criteria Reason for being asked

2018 National Food Security Act Agriculture Eligibility Criteria and Beneficiary Entitlement. Flagship/Umbrella/Major Scheme

Digital India Tech/Communications Broad objectives Current Affairs

Pradhan Mantra Kaushal Vikas Skill Implementing Ministry/Nodal Agency Flagship/Umbrella/Major Scheme
Yojana

National Program for Organic Agriculture Broad objectives Current Affairs

Production

Right to Education Education Eligibility Criteria and Beneficiary Entitlement. Flagship/Umbrella/Major Scheme

2017 National Nutrition Mission Women & Child Broad objectives Flagship/Umbrella/Major Scheme
Development

National Pension System Finance Eligibility Criteria and Beneficiary Entitlement. Current Affairs

National Agricultural Market Agriculture Broad objectives Current Affairs

National Intellectual Rights Policy Tech/Communications Implementing Ministry/Nodal Agency Current Affairs

National Investment and Finance Implementing Ministry/Nodal Agency Current Affairs

Infrastructure Bond

National Skills Qualification Skill Broad objectives Current Affairs

Framework

National Career Service Employment Implementing Ministry/Nodal Agency Current Affairs

Soil Health Card Scheme Agriculture Broad objectives Current Affairs

Unnat Bharat Abhiyaan Education Broad objectives Current Affairs

Recognition of Prior Learning Skill Broad objectives Current Affairs

2016 UDAY Power Broad objectives Current Affairs

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 PM Fasal Bima Yojana Agriculture Eligibility Criteria and Beneficiary Entitlement. Flagship/Umbrella/Major Scheme

Stand Up India Skill Broad objectives Current Affairs

Mission Indradhanush Health Broad objectives Current Affairs

Green India Mission Environment Broad objectives Current Affairs

Initiative for Nutritional Security Agriculture Broad objectives Current Affairs

through Intensive Millets

SWAYAM Education Broad objectives Current Affairs

PM MUDRA Finance Broad objectives Current Affairs

Gold Monetisation Scheme Finance Broad objectives Current Affairs

Atal Pension Yojana Finance Broad objectives Current Affairs

Digilocker Tech/Communications Broad objectives Current Affairs

2015 PM Jan Dhan Yojana Finance Broad objectives Current Affairs

Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Agriculture Broad objectives Current Affairs

Program
2014 Drought Prone Area Program Rural Development Implementing Ministry/Nodal Agency Current Affairs

Desert Development Program Rural Development Implementing Ministry/Nodal Agency Current Affairs

National Watershed Development Agriculture Implementing Ministry/Nodal Agency Current Affairs

Project for Rainfed Area

Integrated Watershed Development Rural Development Broad objectives Current Affairs

Program

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