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August 2018
List of Monthly Launched Schemes August 2018
Name of the scheme Launched by Aim at/ facts
Scheme encompasses a total of 16
Scheme ‘Ocean Services,
sub-projects addressing ocean
Technology, Observations, Prime Minister Narendra
development activities such as
Resources Modelling and Modi
Services, Technology, Resources,
Science (O-SMART)’
Observations and Science
Draft scheme for extending
the affordable air travel To increase the international ticketing
Central government
programme UDAN to to 20 crores by 2027.
international circuits
Jan Arogya Abhiyaan Prime Minister Narendra Benefiting 50 crore Indians and
provide a coverage of Rs five lakh
(Ayushman Bharat per
Modi
healthcare scheme) family annually, benefiting more than
10 crore poor families
Scheme Rashtriya Identified 117 districts as
Uchchatar Shiksha Central government ‘Aspirational Districts’, on the basis
Abhiyan (RUSA) of composite index
Impacting Research Aim - advance research in energy,
Innovation and Technology Government of India security and healthcare domains in
‘IMPRINT-2’ scheme the high education institutions.
Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala
Government of India Achieves 5 Core-Mark
Yojana (PMUY)
SAATHI(Sustainable and
To sustain and accelerate the
Accelerated Adoption of
Ministry of Textiles and adoption of energy efficient textile
efficient Textile
Ministry of Power technologies in the power loom
technologies to Help Small
sector
Industries)
To allowance to unemployed youth in
Mukhyamantri Yuva Andhra Pradesh
the state, the allowance will be of Rs
Nestam Government
1000 per month
A tenure of 456 days with interest
Deposit scheme Vikas Karnataka Vikas Grameena
rate of 7.10 per cent for public and
Bonanza 456 Bank (KVGB)
7.60 per cent for senior citizens
Dr G Parameshwara,
‘Swachha Meva Jayate’
deputy chief minister of
campaign
Karnataka.
Mukhyamantri Kanya Bihar Chief Minister Nitish
For empowerment of women
Utthan Yojana Kumar
Two major schemes: Rythu Telangana Chief Minister For insurance to farmers and free eye
Bima and Kanti Velugu K. Chandrasekhar Rao screening for all citizens respectively
For promoting pharmacovigilance of
New Central Sector scheme Ministry of AYUSH Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani and
Homoeopathy (ASU&H) Drugs
To provide market link to farmers
‘One District One Product’ Union MSME Minister
and make small industries successful
scheme in Odisha Giriraj Singh
in the state.
1.e-courts services
Chief Justice of India For e-filing of cases, making digital
2.E-pay
Dipak Misra payments.
3.NSTEP (National Service
and Tracking of Electronic
Processes)
Madhya Pradesh Chief
To help the needy at the time of
Dial 100 Mobile app Minister Shivraj Singh
emergency
Chouhan
Former President Pranab Allows voters to rate and review their
Neta app
Mukherjee political representatives
June 2018
List of Monthly Launched Schemes June 2018
Name of the Scheme Launched by Aim at/facts
Encouraging people to give
information about benami
Benami Transactions
The Income Tax Department transactions and properties and
Informants Reward Scheme
to unearth black money and to
reduce tax evasion.
To compensate the CGST and
The Union Ministry of IGST on food items offered free
‘Seva Bhoj Yojna’
Culture of cost by
charitable religious institutions.
To give assistance and advice on
'Krishi Kalyan Abhiyaan' for
The Government of India ways to improve farming
farmers
techniques.
To generate electricity for their
Solar power scheme -
The Gujarat Chief Minister captive consumption as well as
Suryashakti Kisan Yojana
Vijay Rupani sell the surplus power to the grid
(SKY) for farmers
and earn an extra buck.
Raise the health cover from
Rs 5 lakh to Rs 7 lakh under The Odisha Chief Minister
For women.
Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana Naveen Patnaik
(BSKY)
As per this bond, Electoral
Bonds may be purchased by a
Electoral Bond Scheme The Government of India person, who is a citizen of India
or incorporated or established in
India.
Andhra Pradesh Chief
3rd year of Chandranna Bima
Minister Nara Chandrababu
Yojana
Naidu
Gopabandhu Sambadika Health insurance scheme for
The government of Odisha
Swasthya Bima Yojana journalists.
To promote best farming
Krishi kalyan Abhiyaan The Government of India practices and double farmers
income launched.
‘JANAUSHADHI Union Minister of State for The Oxo-biodegradable Sanitary
SUVIDHA’, Chemicals & Fertilizers, Napkin.
Road Transport & Highways,
Shipping, Mansukh L.
Mandaviya
Farmers would get a
Bihar State Crop Assistance Bihar Chief Minister compensation of Rs7500 per
scheme Mr.Nitish Kumar hectare if less than 20% of the
crop is damaged.
The BPL families would be
‘Bijli Bill Mafi Yojana 2018 Government of Madhya
given power supply at a rate of
(Power Bill Waiver Scheme)’ Pradesh
Rs.200 per month.
To encourage setting up of wind
‘Wind-Solar Hybrid Power
the Gujarat government and solar power projects at one
Policy-2018’
location.
To offer microloans at low
‘Muttathe Mulla’ Kerala govt interest rates in the cooperative
sector.
May 2018
Name of the scheme Launched by Aim at
to positively impact village cleanliness and
GOBAR (Galvanizing
Union Minister for generate wealth and energy from cattle and
Organic Bio-Agro
Drinking Water and organic waste also enhancing income for
Resources) - DHAN
Sanitation, Uma Bharti farmers, creating new rural livelihood
scheme
opportunities and
Union Minister of It is an opportunity for a student to secure
Digital India Internship Electronics and first hand and practical work experience
Scheme Information Technology under the guidance of qualified and
Ravi Shankar Prasad experienced Supervisor and Mentor.
to provide Rs4,000 per acre each to land-
The Telangana
Rythu Bandhu owning farmers for Rabi and Kharif
government
seasons.
focuses on improving quality of education,
'Samagra Shiksha Human Resource
enhancing the Learning outcomes and using
scheme' for school Development Minister
technology to empower children and
education. Prakash Javadekar
teachers.
identifying the eligible and deserving
Manipur Chief Minister beneficiaries in every corner of the state
Go to Village' mission
N. Biren Singh and delivering government services at their
doorstep
Spreading awareness about the
Vikas Yatra Chhattisgarh CM
development of the state
scheme for placement for placement of JKPS officersin higher
J-K govt approves
of JKPS officers scale
Green Skill Ministry of Environment, to train over 5.5 lakh workers in
Development Forest and Climate environment and forest sectors in the
Programme Change country
Three public welfare
President Ram Nath
schemes launched in public welfare
Kovind
Rajasthan
employee welfare Setting up a new pay revision commission
Tamil Nadu cm launches
scheme for govt. employee
tree plantation drive Uttarakhand CM to restore Rispana river
a set of guidelines on
‘Safety and Quality Ministry of Tourism. for Adventure Tourism in India’
Norms
policy to reuse treated to reduce the state's dependence on fresh
Gujarat govt launches
waste water water sources
life insurance scheme Telangana govt for farmers
Samagra Shiksha
Government to improve quality of school education
scheme
Chatra Parivahan
Haryana Government to ensure safety of girl students,
Suraksha Yojana’
to help artisans in general, and weavers in
mobile app for weavers UPID to launch
particular
April 2018
Schemes Purpose Launched By
To improve the quality of care in labour
Ministry of Health and
‘LaQshya’ Scheme. room and maternity Operation Theatre
Family Welfare.
(OT).
To create sustainable estimated
Employment Generation
employment opportunities for 15 lakh Cabinet Committee.
Programme.
persons in three financial years.
RISE(Revitalising To mobilise funds from the market and
Indian Institute of
Infrastructure and Systems offer 10-year loans to centrally-run
Technology.
in Education)Scheme. institutes.
To addressing major 10 issues State government of
Parivartan Scheme.
including cleanliness and pollution. Haryana.
To remove the taboo associated with
Asmita Yojana. the topic of menstrual hygiene with Maharashtra government.
increased awareness.
To combats illicit trafficking in drugs
Anti-Narcotics Scheme. The Government of India.
and psychotropic substance.
To provide free household power Uttar Pradesh
Prakash hai to Vikas hai.
connection for the poor. government.
Uttar Pradesh
Kisan Uday Yojana. For saving the power consumption.
government.
High purity gold reference To the consumers and public at large to The Bharatiya Nirdeshak
standard. ensure purity of gold. Dravya.
To provide free electricity connections P.M. Narendra Modi’s
Saubhagya Scheme. to poor people in the jammu & Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar
Kashmir. Yojona.
The Union Minister of
"Rural Livelihood" It will benefit the tribals and the lower
State for Development of
scheme. socioeconomic groups.
North-Eastern Region.
To provide irrigation facility to about
Nabakrushna Choudhury Cabinet of the odisha
55,000 hectare of agricultural land
Seccha Unnayan Yojana. state.
across the state.
To empowering rural women through
‘Pradhan Mantri Mahila community participation to create an The Cabinet Committee
Shakti Kendra' Scheme. environment in which they realize their on Economic Affairs.
full potential.
To normalize public debates about
The state government of
‘She Pad’ scheme. menstrual hygiene and to provide
Kerala.
sanitary napkins for free.
Deen Dayal SPARSH Minister of
To increase the reach of Philately.
Yojana. Communications.
To make farming as a remunerative
economic activity through
Rashtriya Krishi Vikas The Cabinet Committee
strengthening the farmer's effort, risk
Yojana (RKVY). on Economic Affairs.
mitigation and promoting agri¬business
entrepreneurship.
To provide the compensation for
agriculture products whenever its price
“Bhavantar Bhugtan
fall below the announced minimum Madhya Pradesh.
Yojana”./div>
support prices (MSP) by the central
government.
Name of the portal
Launched by Aim
or Apps launched
Rupashree scheme West Bengal State Government for marriage of poor girls
Mother’s Absolute
Himachal Pradesh Health
Affection (MAA) to promote breastfeeding
Minister Vipin Parmar
programme
Delhi-Pathankot flight to improve regional connectivity as
Suresh Prabhu
under UDAN scheme per the UDAN
to improve the standard of education
transformation Uttarakhand Chief Minister
in the government schools of
campaign Trivendra Singh Rawat
Uttarakhand.
managing and converting cattle dung
Gobardhan Yojana Government and solid waste into manure and
biogas
Ganga Hariteema to enhance green cover in the
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister
Yojana (Ganga catchment areas of the river Ganga
Yogi Adityanath
Greenery scheme) , also control the land erosion
to provide clean drinking water to
Water ATM policy Haryana State Government
people at public places.
new rehabilitation
Haryana Cabinet for slum dwellers
policy
foreigners in India would be able to
get as many as 27 Visa and
Immigration related services from
Union Home Minister, Rajnath
e-FRRO scheme the comfort of their place of stay,
Singh
through email/post without
appearing in person at the FRRO
office.
to provide deposit-free LPG
Pradhan Mantri
Natural Gas Minister, connections with monetary
Ujwala Yojana for
Dharmendra Pradhan assistance to women from below
Telangana
poverty line (BPL)
help in fulfilling Prime Minister’s
GNFC’s Neem vision of Neem-coated urea in the
Smriti Irani
project in UP interest of millions of farmers of
the country.
Atal Amrit To provides free medical care of up
Abhiyan’, a health to Rs 2 lakh for every person from
Venkaiah Naidu
scheme of Assam Below Poverty Line (BPL) and
government Above Poverty Line (APL) families
Nagaland launched
“Saubhagya, Sahaj electrifying over 90000 households
Nagaland
Bijli Har Ghar across the state
Yojana”
offers people hailing from Kerala but
Pravasi Pension Kerala chief minister Pinarayi
living outside the state or country, a
Scheme Vijayan
pension of Rs 2,000 a month.
for socio economic development of
Van Dhan Scheme Government
tribals living in forests
March 2018
Schemes Launched in March 2018
Name of the scheme Launched by Aim
The Government of India
To facilitate electricity power to each
UDAY Scheme and the Union Territory of
house
Lakshadweep
Viral Load testing for all Shri J P Nadda, Union To provide free of cost viral load
People Living with Minister of Health and testing for 12 lakh PLHIV on
HIV/AIDS (PLHIV)” Family Welfare treatment
To provide information on education
24-hour helpline 14417 Tamil Nadu Government
and offer guidance to students.
To decrease dependence on
traditional power sources and move
solar park Shakti Sthala The Karnataka government to environmentally friendly ones to
meet the growing power needs of the
state.
To reach out to the people in rural
AmaGaon, AmaVikas’
The Odisha government areas and involve themselves in the
programme
developmental activities.
To provide quality primary,
secondary and tertiary treatment to
Arogya Karnataka’ scheme The Karnataka government
both BPL and APL families in the
state.
To provide inputs for conservation,
cultivation, and technology up
National Medicinal Plants The Himachal Pradesh gradation, sale of medicinal plants,
Board government training and research, and
development of region-specific
planting material
Union Minister for Road
Transport & Highways,
scheme of fully To make process of approving such
Shipping, Water Resources,
computerised Driver as driving licenses will be made fully
River Development and
Training Facilities computerised.
Ganga RejuvenationShri
Nitin Gadkari in New Delhi
Madhya Pradesh Chief
Mukhyamantri Mahila To help women who aren’t married
Minister Shivraj Singh
Kosh’ scheme and are above the age of 50
Chouhan
The central governmnet of To ensure better healthcare facilities
Ayushman Bharat scheme
India for the poor
Pradhan Mantri Poshan The central governmnet of To ensure nutrition to children,
Mission Yojana India especially girls
The Ministry of Women To strengthen and empower women
POSHAN Abhiyaan
and Child Development and child
'KHUSHI' Scheme The Odisha government To Provide Free Sanitary Pads
LaQshya scheme The Ministry of Women To Improve Quality Of Maternity
and Child Development Care
To strengthen public diplomacy and
Videsh Aaya Pradesh ke The Ministry of External to enhance the commitment to take
Dwaar' initiative Affairs mandates of our foreign policy to the
all the people
To promote employment in the North
North East Industrial Central governmnet of
East states by offering incentives to
Development Scheme India
the MSME sectors
February 2018
Schemes Launched in February 2018
Name of the scheme Launched by Aim
To incentivise farmers to run
Kisan Urja Suraksha Utthaan
solar farm water pumps and to
Maha Abhiyaan KUSUM Power Minister R K Singh
use baron land to generate solar
scheme
power
Union minister of
Students will give awareness
Environment, Forest and
Green deed Campaign about global warming and
climate change Dr Harsh
climate change
Vardhan
The Zero Budget Natural Governor of Himachal
To promote organic farming.
Farming (ZBNF) project Pradesh, Mr Acharya Devrat
Ministry of Environment,
Green Good Deeds To protect forest and climate
Forest and Climate Change
To eradicate deadly Acute
Uttar Pradesh State
Encephalitis Syndrome (AES)
DASTAK government in association
and Japanese Encephalitis (JE)
with UNICEF
disease in the state
To provide organic manure and
Gobardhan Yojana Haryana government
cow urine
The Union Ministry of Health To deworm all preschool and
National Deworming initiative
and Family Welfare school-age children
To supply and sale of sanitary
Asmita Yojana Maharashtra government pads and counselling the girls
and women.
To tackle the country’s
Atal Bhujal yojana Central governmnet of India
depleting groundwater level
Delhi Government has joined
To create a strong base in
Mission BUNIYAD hand with Municipal
very initial studies ,
Corporation of Delhi (MCD).
Designed to address various
Parivartan a scheme The Haryana government issues, including cleanliness
and pollution
The Unique Identification Different for the children
Baal Aadhaar’ card
Authority of India below the age of 5 years
Health-cum-life insurance Telangana Chief Minister K To give security to the family
scheme Chandrasekhar Rao member of the farmers
January 2018
Applications Launched in January 2018
Name of the portal Launched by Aim
or Apps launched
To empower women with easy access
Women and Child Development
NARI App to information on government
Minister Maneka Gandhi
schemes and initiatives for women.
To facilitate a platform for NGOs and
Women and Child Development Civil Societies to interact with the
e-Samvad portal
Minister Maneka Gandhi Ministry of Women & Child
Development
Allied and Healthcare Aims to ensure better systems and
Ms. Preeti Sudan, Secretary,
Professionals’ frameworks for the healthcare
Health and Family Welfare
database portal. workforce of the country.
Aimed at educating doctors in early
Digital Online
Smt Preeti Sudan, Secretary of detection, prevention, palliation,
Oncology Tutorial
Health and Family Welfare rehabilitation and treatment of
Series
various forms of cancers
Helps in early identification of high-
risk pregnant cases up to the basic
High Risk Pregnancy level and also ensures their timely
The Haryana Government
(HRP) Portal referral to the civil hospitals for
further management and delivery by
specialists.
To make the functioning of
Parliament and State Legislatures
e-Sansad in paperless, participative, responsive,
Ananth Kumar Proposed, The
Parliament and e- transparent, productive and more
Union Ministry of Parliamentary
Vidhan in State accountable.This environment
Affairs
Legislatures friendly initiative is also in line with
the Go Green initiative of the
government
To plan the traffic flows and optimize
freight operations. With this
Smart Freight
application, movement of freight
Operation
trains on Geographic Information
Optimisation & Real The Ministry of Railways
System (GIS) view can be tracked.
Time Information
Both passenger and freight trains can
(SFOORTI) App
be tracked over through this
application.
Odisha e-Hospital The Odisha state government To provide a computerized platform
Management launched for online recording of clinical
Information System parameters of patients and reporting
(OeHMIS) of performance criteria of
hospitals.According to the system,
patients can be registered online and
can view and download their
individual electronic health records at
their doorstep through web portal or
mobile application
For Anganwadi Services Training
Programme and to submitte
Management Secretary, Ministry of Women
applications/estimates by NGOs for
Information System and Child Development, Shri
carrying out Anganwadi Services
(MIS) portal Rakesh Srivastava
(ICDS) Training through
AWTCs/MLTCs.
Himachal Pradesh Chief Quick police response cases of
Shakthi app
Minister Jai Ram Thakur crimes against women
A single point enquiry station for
answering all the queries of
‘Rail Yatri Guide’ The Chairman of Railway passengers including guidance and
kiosk Board, Ashwani Lohani, navigation for accessing various
facilities available at the station, read
an official note