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Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan
The Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan (meaning self-reliant India scheme) was announced in four
tranches the Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in May 2020.
The economic stimulus relief package announced the government is touted to be worth Rs.20
Lakh crores. This includes the already announced Rs 1.70 lakh crore relief package, as the
PMGKY, for the poor to overcome difficulties caused the coronavirus pandemic and the
lockdown imposed to check its spread.
5 Important Facts about Atmanirbhar Bharat Scheme

1. The Prime Minister announced that an Atmanirbhar Bharat or a self-reliant India
should stand on the following five pillars:
1. Economy
2. Infrastructure
3. 21st century technology driven arrangements and system
4. Demand
5. Vibrant Demography
2. The 20 lakh crore worth package is almost 10% of the GDP of the country.
3. The package emphasises on land, labour, liquidity and laws.
4. The package includes measures across many sectors such as MSME, cottage industries,
middle class, migrants, industry, etc.
5. Several reforms are announced to make India a self-reliant economy and mitigate
negative effects in the future. Some of the reforms are:
1. Simple and clear laws
2. Rational taxation system
3. Supply chain reforms in agriculture
4. Capable human resources
5. Robust financial system
Some Provision of the scheme:

1. The FDI limit in defence manufacturing under automatic route will be raised from 49%
to 74%.
2. Investment of 1.5 lakh crore rupees to build farm-gate infrastructure and support
logistics needs for fish workers, livestock farmers, vegetable growers, beekeepers and
related activities.
3. The Centre will be deregulating the sale of six types of agricultural produce, including
cereals, edible oils, oilseeds, pulses, onions and potatoes, amending the Essential
Commodities Act, 1955.
4. Plans to enact a central law to permit barrier-free inter-State trade of farm commodities
and e-trading.
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5. States are directed to enroll migrant workers returning to their native places in the
MGNREGA scheme.
6. One Nation One Ration Card: By August 2020, the ration card portability scheme will
allow 67 crore NFSA beneficiaries in 23 connected States to use their cards at any ration
shop anywhere in the country.
7. The credit linked subsidy scheme for lower middle class housing under PMAY will also
be extended one year to March 2021.
8. Free Food Grains: The Centre will spend ₹3,500 crore for providing free food grains for
migrant workers without ration cards for the next 2 months. This is an extension of the
PMGKY.
9. Global tenders will not be allowed for government procurement up to ₹200 crore.
Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana launched to fight COVID-19
On March 26, 2020, the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman launched Pradhan Mantri Garib
Kalyan Ann Yojana. The scheme is an economic help package for people in the country to fight
against COVID-19 and its effects. Around 1.7 lakh crore has been allocated under the package.
Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana

Under the scheme, around 80 crore people are to get 5 kg of free rice and wheat for the next
three months. This is additional to the already allotted 5 kg of subsidized rice and wheat.
Along with this, they will also get 1 kg of free pulses per household.
The scheme will provide insurance cover for doctors, sanitation workers, nurses, paramedics
and other staffs working on the front line in the fight against the virus. The scheme is to
perform a direct benefit transfer of Rs 1000 to old age, Divyangs and pensioners. This will
benefit 3 crore people.
Apart from this, the funds allocated are to be spread across several other government schemes.
Pradhan Mantri Ujjawala Yojana

The scheme is to offer free cylinders under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjawala Scheme. This will
benefit around 8.3 crore Below Poverty Line Families.
Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana

Under the scheme, women account holders will receive Rs 500 per month for the next three
months. Under this step, around 20 crore account holders are to be benefitted.
MNREGA
The economic package has increased daily wages of MNREGA from Rs 182 to Rs 202. This is to
benefit 5 crore workers. During Lock Down, when people are to stay indoors, the workers will
not be able to work under MNREGA scheme.
Then why include MNREGA?
It is to be noted that GoI has now included sanitation workers under MNREGA scheme. And
sanitation workers are to work full time and their salaries have been doubled as well. Also, they
are to get Rs 2000 extra perks for a period of three months. The inclusion of the sanitation
workers under MNREGA had been made when GoI introduced Phase II of Swachh Bharat
Abhiyan.
One Nation- One Ration Card Scheme
Launch date: July 2019
Objective: The main objective of the scheme is to introduce nation-wide portability of ration
card holders under National Food Security Act, 2013 (NFSA).
Launched : Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
‘One Nation One Ration Card’ scheme, which will allow portability of food security benefits,
will be available across the country from July 1, 2020. This means poor migrant workers will
be able to buy subsidised rice and wheat from any ration shop in the country, so long as their
ration cards are linked to Aadhaar.
Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha
Launch Date: July 2019
Launched : Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
Objective: To setting up of 25,750-MW solar capacity 2022 with the total central financial
support of Rs 34,422 crore.
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) issued guidelines for rollout of the Rs
34,422-crore PM-KUSUM scheme, which would encourage farmers to generate solar power in
their farms and use the clean energy to replace their diesel water pumps. The Pradhan Mantri
Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM) scheme entails setting up of
25,750-MW solar capacity 2022 with the total central financial support of Rs 34,422 crore.
Pradhan Mantri Laghu Vyapari Maan-Dhan Yojana
All shopkeepers and self-employed persons, as well as retail traders with GST turnover below
Rs 1.5 crore and aged between 18-40 years, can enrol for the scheme. Government has
earmarked Rs 750 crore for the scheme in the Union Budget 2019-20.
Launched on: July 2019
Launched : Ministry of Labour and Employment
Objective: Small Retailer and Shopkeepers with GST turnover below Rs. 1.5 Crore will get Rs
3000 monthly pension after the age of 60.
Eligibility:
(1) This Scheme shall be open only to the Laghu Vyapari for joining, whose annual turnover
does not exceed Rs 1.5 crore, based on self-declaration, who has a savings bank account in his
name and Aadhar number.
(2) The Laghu Vyapari referred to in sub-paragraph (1) shall be not less than eighteen years of
age and not exceeding forty years of age.
(3) The Laghu Vyapari referred to in sub-paragraph (1) shall not be eligible to join the Scheme,
if he is covered under National Pension Scheme contributed the Central Government or
Employees’ State Insurance Corporation Scheme under the Employees’ State Insurance Act,
1948 (34 of 1948) or Employees’ Provident Fund Scheme under the Employees’ Provident
Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 (19 of 1952) or he is an income-tax
assessee.
Jal Jeevan Mission Scheme
Launch Date: August 2019

Launched : Ministry of Jal Shakti
Objective: To provide Piped Drinking water to the every households.
Nal se Jal Scheme
Launch Date: May 2019

Objective: To provide Pipe Drinking water and Connections to every Household 2024.
Jal Shakti Abhiyaan Scheme
Launch Date: July 2019

Objective:
This Campaign will run into two phases:
Phase 1 from 1st July to 15th September 2019 .
Phase 1 from 1st October to 30th November 2019.
Focus on five aspects: Water conservation, Rain water harvesting, Renovation of
Traditional and other water bodies, Reuse of water and recharging of structure,
Watershed development and Intensive afforetation.
PM Kisan Maan Dhan Scheme
Launch Date: August 2019

Launched : Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ welfare
Objective: Providing a minimum pension of Rs 3000 per month, to those who attain
60 years of age.
Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maan-Dhan Yojana (PM-KMY) is an old age pension scheme for
all land holding Small and Marginal Farmers (SMFs) in the country. It is a voluntary
and contributory pension scheme for the entry age group of 18 to 40 years. The
Scheme is effective from the 9th August, 2019.
It is voluntary and contributory for farmers in the entry age group of 18 to 40 years and
a monthly pension of Rs. 3000/- will be provided to them on attaining the age of 60
years.
The farmers will have to make a monthly contribution of Rs.55 to Rs.200, depending on
their age of entry, in the Pension Fund till they reach the retirement date i.e. the age of
60 years. The farmers will have to make a monthly contribution of Rs.55 to Rs.200,
depending on their age of entry, in the Pension Fund till they reach the retirement date
i.e. the age of 60 years.
The spouse is also eligible to get a separate pension of Rs.3000/- upon making
separate contributions to the Fund.
The Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) shall be the Pension Fund
Manager and responsible for Pension pay out.
PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Scheme
Launch Date: February 2019

Launched : Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ welfare
The Government with a view to augment the income of the farm families is
implementing a Central Sector Scheme, namely,”Pradhan Mantri KIsan SAmman Nidhi
(PM-KISAN)”. The Scheme is in effect from 01.12.2018.
Objective: With a view to provide income support to all land holding eligible farmer
families, the Government has launched PM-KISAN. The scheme aims to supplement the
financial needs of the farmers in procuring various inputs to ensure proper crop health
and appropriate yields, commensurate with the anticipated farm income.
All land holding eligible farmer families (subject to the prevalent exclusion criteria) are
to avail of the benefits under this scheme, as per the recent cabinet decision taken
during May 2019. The revised Scheme is expected to cover around 2 crore more
farmers, increasing the coverage of PM-KISAN to around 14.5 crore beneficiaries, with
an estimated expenditure Central Government of Rs. 87,217.50 crores for year 2019-20.
Earlier, under the scheme, financial benefit has been provided to all Small and Marginal
landholder farmer families with total cultivable holding upto 2 hectares with a benefit of
Rs.6000 per annum per family payable in three equal installments, every four months.
Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY)
Age Group: The PMJJBY is available to people in the age group of 18 to 50 years
having a bank account who give their consent to join /enable auto-debit. Aadhar is the
primary KYC for the bank account.
Life cover: The life cover of Rs. 2 lakh is for the one year period stretching from1st
June to 31st May and is renewable. Risk coverage under this scheme is for Rs. 2 lakh in
case of death of the insured, due to any reason.
Premium is Rs. 330 per annum which is to be auto-debited in one installment from the
subscriber’s bank account.
The scheme is being offered the Life Insurance Corporation and all other life insurers
who are willing to offer the product on similar terms with necessary approvals and tie
up with banks for this purpose.
Facts and Figures As on 31st March 2017, cumulative gross enrollment reported banks
subject to verification of eligibility, etc. is over 3.10 crore under PMJJBY. A total of
62166 claims were registered under PMJJBY of which 59118 have been disbursed.
Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY)
Age Group: The Scheme is available to people in the age group 18 to 70 years with a
bank account who give their consent to join/ enable auto-debit on or before 31st May for
the coverage period 1st June to 31st May on an annual renewal basis. Aadhar would be
the primary KYC for the bank account.
Risk Cover: The risk coverage under the scheme is Rs. 2 lakh for accidental death and
full disability and Rs. 1 lakh for partial disability. The premium of Rs.12 per annum is to
be deducted from the account holder’s bank account through ‘auto-debit’ facility in one
installment.
Offered By: The scheme is being offered Public Sector General Insurance Companies
or any other General Insurance Company who are willing to offer the product on similar
terms with necessary approvals and tie up with banks for this purpose.
Facts and Figures: As on 31st March 2017, cumulative gross enrolment reported
Banks subject to verification of eligibility etc. is over 9.94 crore under PMSBY. A total of
12,534 Claims were registered under PMSBY of which 9,403 have been disbursed.
Skills Acquisition and Knowledge Awareness for Livelihood (SANKALP)
Launch Date: 2019

Launched : Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
Objective: It is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme with a project of total size US Dollar 675
million, including World Bank assistance of US Dollar 500 million,
To create convergence among all skill training activities
To improving quality of skill development programs
Establishing robust monitoring and evaluation system for skill training programs
Providing access to skill training opportunities to the disadvantaged sections
Creating industry led and demand driven skill training capacity.
Skills Strengthening for Industrial Value Enhancement (STRIVE)
Launch Date: 2019

Launched :Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
Objective:
It is a World Bank assisted-Government of India project
Improving the relevance and efficiency of skills training provided through Industrial
Training Institutes (ITIs) and apprenticeships.
SHREYAS- Scheme for Higher Education Youth in Apprenticeship and Skills
Launch Date: 2019

Launched :Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
Objective:
SHREYAS is a programme basket comprising the initiatives of three Central Ministries,
namely the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Ministry of Skill Development &
Entrepreneurship and the Ministry of Labour& Employment viz the National
Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS), the National Career Service (NCS)and
introduction of BA/BSc/BCom (Professional) courses in the higher educational
institutions.
To improve employability of students
It is proposed to cover 50 lakh students 2022.
1) Ayushman Bharat
On September 23, 2018, the Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Ayushman Bharat,
world’s largest government-funded health care scheme in Jharkhand’s capital Ranchi. The
Centre’s flagship scheme has been renamed as PM Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY).
The scheme became operational from September 25 on the birth anniversary of Pandit
Deendayal Upadhyay.
Ayushman Bharat is National Health Protection Scheme, which covers over 10 crore poor and
vulnerable families (approximately 50 crore beneficiaries) providing coverage upto 5 lakh
rupees per family per year for secondary and tertiary care hospitalization.
Ayushman Bharat-National Health Protection Mission will subsume the on-going centrally
sponsored schemes – Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY) and the Senior Citizen Health
Insurance Scheme (SCHIS).
Ayushman Bharat – National Health Protection Mission will have a defined benefit
cover of Rs. 5 lakh per family per year.
Benefits of the scheme are portable across the country and a beneficiary covered under
the scheme will be allowed to take cashless benefits from any public/private empaneled
hospitals across the country.
Ayushman Bharat – National Health Protection Mission will be an entitlement based

scheme with entitlement decided on the basis of deprivation criteria in the SECC
database.
The beneficiaries can avail benefits in both public and empaneled private facilities.
To control costs, the payments for treatment will be done on package rate (to be defined
the Government in advance) basis.
One of the core principles of Ayushman Bharat – National Health Protection Mission is
to co-operative federalism and flexibility to states.
For giving policy directions and fostering coordination between Centre and States, it is
proposed to set up Ayushman Bharat National Health Protection Mission Council (AB-
NHPMC) at apex level Chaired Union Health and Family Welfare Minister.
States would need to have State Health Agency (SHA) to implement the scheme.
To ensure that the funds reach SHA on time, the transfer of funds from Central
Government through Ayushman Bharat – National Health Protection Mission to State
Health Agencies may be done through an escrow account directly.
In partnership with NITI Aayog, a robust, modular, scalable and interoperable IT

platform will be made operational which will entail a paperless, cashless transaction.
NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES
Ayushman Bharat – National Health Protection Mission will target about 10.74 crore poor,
deprived rural families and identified occupational category of urban workers’ families as per
the latest Socio-Economic Caste Census (SECC) data covering both rural and urban. The
scheme is designed to be dynamic and aspirational and it would take into account any future
changes in the exclusion/ inclusion/ deprivation/ occupational criteria in the SECC data.
Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana
Sukanya Samriddhi Account (Girl Child Prosperity Account) is a Government of India backed
saving scheme targeted at the parents of girl children.
The scheme encourages parents to build a fund for the future education and marriage
expenses for their female child.
The scheme was launched Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 22 January 2015 as a part of
the Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao campaign.
The government recently revised the Sukanya Samriddhi account deposit rate to 8.5 per cent
from the previous 8.1 per cent. The interest rate is revised the government every year.
The account can be opened at any India Post office or branch of authorized
commercial Banks.
The investment in SSY account needs to be made for 14 years only, while it matures in 21
years.
One can start an SSY account with an investment of as little as Rs 250/month. The
maximum deposit limit in the SSY account is Rs 1,50,000/years.
Any legal parent or guardian can open the SSY account in the name of the girl child anytime
between the birth of a girl child and the time she attains 10 year age.
The girl can operate her account after she reaches the age of 10. The account allows 50%
withdrawal at the age of 18 for higher education purposes.
PM Ujjawala Yojana
Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana is a scheme of the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas for
providing LPG connections to women from Below Poverty Line (BPL) households.
The central Government has decided to extend the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala
Yojana (PMUY) to all poor households in the country.
Launched: 1 May 2016
A. Providing free LPG connections to women from BPL households.
B. This is the first ever welfare scheme the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas which would
benefit crores of women belonging to the poorest households.
C. Financial support of Rs. 1600 for each LPG connection for BPL.
D. Target is 8 crore LPG connections to BPL households.
E. This Scheme would be implemented over three years, namely, the FY 2016-17, 2017-18 and
2018-19.
F. In India, the poor have limited access to cooking gas (LPG). The spread of LPG cylinders
has been predominantly in the urban and semi-urban areas with the coverage mostly in middle
class and affluent households. But there are serious health hazards associated with cooking
based on fossil fuels. According to WHO estimates, about 5 lakh deaths in India alone due to
unclean cooking fuels. Most of these premature deaths were due to non-communicable
diseases such as heart disease, stroke, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and lung cancer.
Indoor air pollution is also responsible for a significant number of acute respiratory illnesses in
young children. According to experts, having an open fire in the kitchen is like burning 400
cigarettes an hour.
Providing LPG connections to BPL households will ensure universal coverage of cooking gas in
the country. This measure will empower women and protect their health. It will reduce
drudgery and the time spent on cooking. It will also provide employment for rural youth in the
supply chain of cooking gas.
Saubhagya scheme
Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana, or Saubhagya, to provide electricity
connections to over 40 million families in rural and urban areas December 2018.
The project was announced in September 2017 Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The scheme funds the cost of last-mile connectivity to willing households to help achieve the
goal of lighting every household 31 December 2018.
The total outlay of the project is Rs. 16, 320 crore while the Gross Budgetary Support (GBS)
is Rs. 12,320 crore. The outlay for the rural households is Rs. 14,025 crore while the GBS is
Rs. 10,587.50 crore. For the urban households the outlay is Rs. 2,295 crore while GBS is Rs.
1,732.50 crore. The Government of India will provide largely funds for the Scheme to all
States/UTs.
To ensure on-the-spot registration, mobile applications will be used. While free connections
will be provided to below poverty line (BPL) households, even those not covered under this
category can avail it paying Rs 500 in 10 instalments of Rs 50 each along with their
monthly bill.
For those household where the national electricity grid can’t reach, households will be
provided with solar power packs along with battery banks. State-run Rural Electrification
Corp. is the nodal agency for the scheme.
The beneficiaries for free electricity connections will be identified using Socio Economic
and Caste Census (SECC) 2011 data.
The scheme will help India, the world’s third-largest energy consumer after the US
and China, to help meet its global climate change commitments as electricity will substitute
kerosene for lighting purposes.
Lighting in turn will also help in improving education, health, connectivity with the multiplier
effect of increased economic activities and job creation.
MGNREGA
A. The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), also
known as Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MNREGS) is
Indian legislation enacted on August 25, 2005.
B. National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005 (or, NREGA, later renamed as the
“Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act”, MGNREGA), is an Indian
labour law and social security measure that aims to guarantee the ‘right to work‘.
B. The act was first proposed in 1991 P.V. Narasimha Rao
C. Launched: 2 Feb 2006
D. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley announced Rs. 55,000 crore to be allocated to the
MGNREGA as a part of 2018 Union budget of India.
E. Job card to be issued for everyone who demands job, failing which, after 15 days
employment benefits should be given.
F. Minimum 150 days of work should be ensured to all card holders. The MGNREGA
provides a legal guarantee for 150 days of employment in every financial year to adult
members of any rural household willing to do public work-related unskilled manual work at
the statutory minimum wage. The Ministry of Rural Development (MRD), Govt of India is
monitoring the entire implementation of this scheme in association with state governments
PM Jan Dhan Yojana
Dept. of Financial Services — Ministry of Finance
Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana, is financial inclusion program of Government of India
which is applicable to 18 to 65 years age group, that aims to expand and make affordable
access to financial services such as bank accounts, remittances, credit, insurance and pensions.
This scheme was launched in August 2014 and according to reports the Ministry of Finance,
around 4 crore bank accounts have been opened under this scheme till September 2014.
An individual can consider opening an account under this scheme with any bank branch or
Business Correspondent (Bank Mitr) outlet. Further, accounts opened under PMJDY can be
opened with Zero balance. However, if the account-holder wishes to get a cheque book, he/she
will have to fulfill minimum balance criteria. The account holders under this scheme will be
given a RuPay debit card which can be used across all ATMs for cash withdrawal.
Benefits of PMJDY:
A. Inbuilt accident insurance of Rs. 1 lakh
B. Inbuilt life insurance of Rs. 30,000
C. RuPay card National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI)
D. Linking of other services like insurance, investments (MF etc) with Jan Dhan Accounts in
phase 2 of the scheme
E. An overdraft facility up to Rs.10000 is available to one account holder of Pradhan

Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana.
Notice: An overdraft occurs when money is withdrawn from a bank account and the available
balance goes below zero. In this situation the account is said to be “overdrawn”.
Atal Pension Yojana

Ministry of Finance
Atal Pension Yojana is a government-backed pension scheme in India targeted at the

unorganised sector.
Swavalamban Yojana was a government-backed pension scheme targeted at

the unorganised sector in India. It was applicable to all citizens in the unorganised sector who
joined the National Pension Scheme (NPS) administered the Pension Fund Regulatory and
Development Authority (PFRDA) Act 2013.
This scheme has been replaced with Atal Pension Yojana, in which all subscribing workers
below the age of 40 are eligible for pension of up to ₹5,000 per month on attainment of 60
years of age.
In Atal Pension Yojana, for every contribution made to the pension fund, The Central
Government would also co-contribute 50% of the total contribution or ₹1,000 per annum,
whichever is lower, to each eligible subscriber account, for a period of 5 years.
The minimum age of joining APY is 18 years and maximum age is 40 years.
The age of exit and the start of pension would be 60 years. Therefore, a minimum period of
contribution the subscriber under APY would be 20 years or more.
This scheme will be linked to the bank accounts opened under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan
Yojana scheme and the contributions will be deducted automatically.
Bullet Points:-
A. Unorganized sector old age pension scheme.
B. Age group: Currently, the age of entering APY is 18-40 years.
C. Will be under National Pension Scheme run the PFRDA.
D. Receive Rs. 1k, 2k, 3k, 4k or 5k per month depending on their contributions after Age of
60 years.
UDAN Scheme
Start date: 27 April 2017

Prime Minister Narendra Modi led NDA government has launched a new scheme named as
UDAN (Udey Desh ka Aam Nagrik) to make the air travel cheaper.
Under the new UDAN scheme, people in tier 2 and tier 3 cities can fly at just Rs. 2500/- per
hour.
The main objective of the UDAN scheme is to provide the cheaper air travel opportunity to all
the people in the country. The scheme also aims to make operational almost 50 underutilized
airports across the nation.
Under the UDAN scheme, the fare for regional domestic flights will be capped at Rs. 2500/-
per hour of flight for a fixed wing aircraft. One hour of flight can cover about 500 Kilometers,
hence, the fare will be about Rs. 5 per kilometer, way cheaper than most cab services in the
country.
For journey on a helicopter, the fare will be capped at Rs. 2500/- for every 30 minutes, i.e. Rs.
5000 per hour
Under the UDAN scheme, the airline operator will have to provide a minimum of 9 and a
maximum of 40 UDAN seats in each flight to domestic regions.
While, in case of flights through helicopter, a minimum of 5 and maximum 13 UDAN seats to
be provided the operator.
Under UDAN scheme, fare for 50% of the seats of flights will be capped at Rs 2,500 while the
rest will be sold on the basis of current market price.
The selected operators will also need to operate at least 3 UDAN flights and a maximum of 7
departures every week.
1) Ekalvya School
Ekalvya schools will be established for scheduled tribe(ST) students 2022 on the lines of
Navodaya schools. They will be model residential schools set up in each Block. It will in areas
with more than 50% tribal areas and 20,000 tribal people. These schools will be part of
Navodaya Vidyalayas. It will provide training in sports and skill development. It has special
facilities for preserving local art and culture.
2) Revitalising Infrastructure and Systems in Education (RISE) Scheme
RISE scheme aims to lend low-cost funds to government higher educational institutions. It will
be launched with a total investment of Rs. 1 lakh crore in the next four years. It will be financed
via restructured higher education financing agency (HEFA), a non-banking financial company.
3) Prime Minister Fellowship Scheme
It is aimed at facilitating cutting edge research provide high fellowship amounts to 1000 B.
Tech students to pursue PhD in IITs and IISc. Its purpose is to make to produce better
research in India and make its institutions climb up in global rankings.
4) Kisan Credit Card to Fishermen and Cattle owners
Kisan Credit Card was extended to fishermen and cattle owners. It will enable them to avail the
easier loans. It will help people associated with milk production business in rural areas
providing financial assistance and also to fisheries.
5) Affordable Housing Fund (AHF)
Affordable Housing Fund (AHF) will be created under National Housing Bank (NHB). It will
be funded from priority sector lending shortfall and fully serviced bonds authorised Central
Government. Beyond this, he did not elaborate about the proposed Fund. It will be used to
construct one crore households in the rural areas Pradhan mantri Awas Yojana
6) Gobar-Dhan Yojna
Gobar-Dhan Yojana (also known as Galvanizing Organic Bio-Agro Resource Fund scheme)
aims to improve lives of the villagers. Under it, solid waste of dung and fields will be changed
into compost, biogas and bio-CNG.
7) National Bamboo Mission
Rs. 1,290 crore will be allocated under this scheme to help development of bamboo production
as an industry in the country. This will help the people of rural and tribal areas.
8) Atal Bimit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana
The Employee’s State Insurance (ESI) has rolled out Atal Bimit Vyakti Kalyan Yojna for
providing unemployment allowance to workers rendered jobless due to changing employment
pattern. It was announced at 175th ESI Corporation meeting chaired Union Labour Minister
Santosh Gangwar in New Delhi.
It aims to financially support those who lost their jobs or rendered jobless for whatsoever
reasons due to changing employment pattern. Its beneficiaries will be insured persons covered
under Employees’ State Insurance Act, 1948 for period of two years continuously.Beneficiary
insured workers will be paid money, from their own contribution towards ESI scheme, in cash
through bank account transfer. Under this scheme, workers will be able to draw 47% of their
total contributions towards ESIC after remaining unemployed for at least three months from
date of leaving their previous jobs. They can choose to receive the cash at one go or in
instalments. It will be applicable to all factories and establishments employing at least 10
workers.
9) Setu Bharatam Project

Ministry of Road and Transport and Highways
A. To make all the national highways railway crossings free 2019

B. 208 Railway Over Bridges (ROB)/Railway Under Bridges (RUB) will be built at the level
crossings at a cost of Rs. 20,800 crore as part of the programme.

C. Setu Bharatam is an ambitious programme with an investment of Rs. 50,000 crore to build
bridges for safe and seamless travel on National Highways.
10) Sagar Mala Project
The Sagarmala Programme is the flagship programme of the Ministry of Shipping to promote
port-led development in the country exploiting India’s 7,500 km long coastline, 14,500 km of
potentially navigable waterways and its strategic location on key international maritime trade
routes.
11) Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana

Ministry of Finance
A. Personal Accident Insurance Scheme (for death and disability due to accident)
B. 2 lakh accident coverage
C. Public Sector General Insurance Companies to administer and offer, and others also allowed
if agreed to the terms
D. Savings bank holders of Age: 18-70 years (must have a bank account)
E. 12 per annum premium
12) AMRUT (Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation) and
Smart Cities Mission
Launched Ministry of Housing
Main Objective:Providing basic services (e.g. water supply, sewerage, urban transport) to
households and build amenities in cities which will improve the quality of life for all, especially
the poor and the disadvantaged.
Clean drinking Water

Sanitation
Solid Waste management
Efficient urban mobility and public transportation
Affordable housing for the poor
IT connectivity
E-governance
13) Rs. 6000 Pregnancy aid scheme
Narendra Modi On 31 December 2016 announced new schemes for poor, senior citizens and
women including the Rs. 6000 pregnancy aid scheme.
The scheme was announced the Prime Minister as an effort to bring down the maternal
mortality rate. Under the scheme, a financial Aid of Rs. 6000 would be provided to pregnant
women who undergo institutional delivery for hospital admission.

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