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 Flagship Government Programs

1. Swacch Bharat Abhiyan

Launched on: 2 October 2014
Associated Ministry: Swachh Bharat (Gramin) is operated under the Ministry of Drinking
Water & Sanitation & Swachh Bharat (Urban) is operated under the Ministry of Housing &
Urban Affairs.
Description: Under the mission, all villages, Gram Panchayats, Districts, States & UTs in India
declared themselves “open-defecation free” by 2 October 2019, the 150th birth anniversary
of Mahatma Gandhi, by constructing over 100 million toilets in rural India. ODF Plus
activities under Phase II of Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) will reinforce ODF behaviours
and focus on providing interventions for the safe management of solid and liquid waste in
villages.

2. Digital India Programme

Launched on: 1 July 2015
Associated Ministry: Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
Description: The key objectives in focus to digitally empower India are: Broadband Highways,
Universal Access to Mobile Connectivity, Public Internet Access Programme, E-Governance,
E-Kranti (Electronic Delivery of Services), Information for All, Electronic Manufacturing, IT for
Jobs and Early Harvest Programmes.

3. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Programme

Launched on: 2 February 2006
Associated Ministry: Ministry of Rural Development
Description: The objective of this act is to provide at least 100 days of guaranteed wage
employment to every household in a financial year provided any adult member of the
household is willing to do unskilled manual work.

4. Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan

Launched in: 2000
Associated Ministry: Ministry of Education
Description:  SSA was supported by the 86th amendment in the Indian constitution which
made free and compulsory education to children ranging from 6 to 14 years of age a
fundamental right.

5. Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission

Launched on: 3 December 2005
Associated Ministry: Ministry of Urban Development
Description:  In 2015, the scheme was succeeded by Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and
Urban Transformation. As per this scheme, there will be housing for all by 2022.

6. Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana

Launched on: May 2015
Associated Ministry: Ministry of finance
Description:  The objective of this scheme is to provide affordable insurance cover for poor
and underprivileged people in the age group of 18 to 70 years.
7. Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana
Launched in: August 2014
Associated Ministry: Ministry of Finance
Description:  The aim of this scheme is to make affordable access to financial services
including bank accounts, remittances, credit, insurance, and pensions. Under this scheme,
nearly 1.5 crore bank accounts were opened on the day of inauguration. The achievement
was also recognised by the Guinness Book of World Records.

8. Beti Bachao Beti Padhao

Launched in: 2015
Associated Ministry: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Description: The scheme aims at preventing female foeticide and generating awareness for
the same. The scheme also aims at improving the efficiency of welfare services intended for
girls.

9. Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana

Launched in: 2015
Associated Ministry: Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
Description:  The objective of this Skill Certification Scheme is to enable a large number of
Indian youths to take up industry-relevant skill training that will help them in securing a
better livelihood.

10. Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana

Launched in: August 2007
Associated Ministry: Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare
Description:  The Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana was introduced with an aim to provide
support to the agricultural sector in achieving 4% annual agriculture growth. It was later
rebranded as Remunerative Approaches for Agriculture and Allied sector Rejuvenation
(RAFTAAR) to be implemented for three years till 2019-20.

11. PM-KISAN (Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi) Scheme

Launched on: 1 February 2019
Associated Ministry: Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare
Description:  Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi is an initiative by the government of India
in which all farmers will get up to Rs 6,000 per year as minimum income support.

12. Aatma Nirbhar Bharat

Launched in: May 2020
Associated Ministry: Ministry of Finance
Description:  Announced the Special economic and comprehensive package of Rs. 20 lakh
crores – equivalent to 10% of India’s GDP – to fight COVID-19 pandemic in India.

13. PM Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKY)

Launched in: December 2016
Associated Ministry: Ministry of Finance
Description:  Over 80 crore poor people are to be provided free food grains till November
2020 – 5kg of wheat/rice and 1 Kg of pulses per family.
14. Pilgrimage Rejuvenation & Spirituality Augmentation Drive (PRASAD) Scheme
Launched in: 2015
Associated Ministry: Ministry of Tourism
Description:   PRASAD scheme is aimed at the integrated development of pilgrimage
destinations in a prioritised, planned, and sustainable manner in order to provide a
complete religious tourism experience.

15. Ayushman Bharat Scheme

Launched on: 2018
Associated Ministry: Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
Description:  Ayushman Bharat is an integrated approach comprising health insurance and
primary, secondary and tertiary healthcare. Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY), and
Health and Wellness Centres (HWCs) are its components.

16. Atal Bhujal Yojana – Jal Jeevan Mission

Launched on: December 2019
Associated Ministry: Ministry of Jal Shakti
Description:  The objective of the program was to lay emphasis on the recharge of
groundwater resources and improve the exploitation of the groundwater resources, with the
involvement of people at the local level. The World Bank will provide 50 percent of the total
cost as a loan for Atal Bhujal Yojana.

17. Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY)

Launched on: April 2015
Associated Ministry: Ministry of Finance
Description:  Mudra Yojana aims to enable Micro Finance Institutions (MFIs), Non-Banking
financial institutions/Companies (NBFCs), Small Finance Banks, RBRs, Commercial Banks,
Cooperative Banks, etc. to provide Low Rate Loans to eligible entities.

18. Make in India

Launched on: 25 September 2014
Associated Ministry: Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Description:  This scheme is intended to boost the domestic manufacturing sector and also
augment investment into the country.

19. Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana

Launched on: 13 January 2016
Associated Ministry: Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
Description:  There will be a uniform premium of only 2% to be paid by farmers for all Kharif
crops and 1.5% for all Rabi crops. In the case of annual commercial and horticultural crops,
the premium to be paid by farmers will be only 5%.

20. Atal Pension Yojana

Launched on: 9 May 2015
Associated Ministry: Ministry of Finance
Description:  It is mainly focused on providing old age security to the unorganised workers
who are not covered under any of the social security schemes.