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Contents
Ministry of Science and Technology ..................................................................................................................... 17
1 Fund for Industrial Research Engagement (FIRE) .......................................................................................... 17
2 CSIR Floriculture Mission.............................................................................................................................. 17
3 SUTRA-PIC 18
4 Centre for Augmenting WAR with COVID-19 Health Crisis (CAWACH) ........................................................... 18
5 Accelerate Vigyan Scheme ........................................................................................................................... 19
6 Sophisticated Analytical & Technical Help Institutes (SATHI) ........................................................................ 21
7 UMMID (Unique Methods of Management and treatment of Inherited Disorders) Initiative ........................ 21
8 Scientific and Useful Profound Research Advancement (SUPRA) Scheme ..................................................... 22
9 Atal Jai Anusandhan Biotech Mission – Undertaking Nationally Relevant Technology Innovation (UNaTI) .... 22
10 Vigyan Jyoti Scheme..................................................................................................................................... 23
11 Ind-CEPI (India Centric Epidemic Preparedness) Mission .............................................................................. 23
12 National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems (NM-ICPS)...................................................... 24
13 AWSAR (Augmenting Writing Skills for Articulating Research) Scheme ......................................................... 25
14 TARE (Teacher Associates for Research Excellence) Scheme ......................................................................... 25
15 Biotech – Krishi Innovation Science Application Network (Biotech – KISAN) ................................................. 26
16 National Biopharma Mission ........................................................................................................................ 27
17 Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhayay Vigyan Gram Sankul Pariyojana .......................................................................... 28
18 Visiting Advanced Joint Research (VAJRA) Faculty Scheme ........................................................................... 29
19 Aroma Mission ............................................................................................................................................. 30
20 Initiative to Promote Habitat Energy Efficiency (I-PHEE) ............................................................................... 31
21 Science and Technology of Yoga and Meditation (SATYAM) Programme ...................................................... 31
22 Star College Scheme..................................................................................................................................... 31
23 INSPIRE (Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research) Scheme ......................................................... 32
24 KIRAN (Knowledge Involvement in Research Advancement through Nurturing) ........................................... 34
25 Fund for Improvement of S&T Infrastructure (FIST)’ scheme ........................................................................ 35
26 Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana ............................................................................................................. 36
27 Swarna Jayanti Fellowships .......................................................................................................................... 36
28 Cattle Genomics Scheme.............................................................................................................................. 37
Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs ................................................................................................................. 37
29 Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) 2.0 ....................................................... 37
30 Swachh Bharat Mission - Urban (SBM-U) 2.0 ................................................................................................ 39
31 National Urban Digital Mission ..................................................................................................................... 40
32 Affordable Rental Housing Complexes.......................................................................................................... 41
33 The Urban Learning and Internship Program (TULIP) .................................................................................... 42
34 HousingForAll.com ....................................................................................................................................... 43
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35 Pradhan Mantri Street Vendor's Atmanirbhar Nidhi (PM-SVANIDHI) ............................................................ 43
36 Climate Smart Cities Assessment Framework (CSCAF) 2.0 ............................................................................ 45
37 Credit – linked Subsidy Services Awas Portal “CLAP” .................................................................................... 45
38 Angikaar Campaign ...................................................................................................................................... 45
39 Green Urban Transport Scheme ................................................................................................................... 46
40 Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) .......................................................................................................... 46
41 HRIDAY (Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana) .................................................................. 48
42 Smart Cities Mission..................................................................................................................................... 49
43 Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) ............................................................. 51
44 Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban) ................................................................................................................... 52
45 Deen Dayal Antyodaya Yojana – NULM ........................................................................................................ 52
Ministry of Food Processing Industries ................................................................................................................. 54
46 Production Linked Incentive Scheme for Food Processing Industry ............................................................... 54
47 Pradhan Mantri Formalization of Micro food Enterprises Scheme (PMFME) ................................................. 56
48 Gram Samridhi Yojana.................................................................................................................................. 57
49 Food Regulatory Portal ................................................................................................................................ 58
50 Nivesh Bandhu ............................................................................................................................................. 58
51 Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY) .......................................................................................... 59
51.1 Mega Food Parks .................................................................................................................................. 60
51.2 Scheme of Cold Chain, Value Addition and Preservation Infrastructure ................................................ 60
51.3 Creation / Expansion of Food Processing & Preservation Capacities (CEFPPC) ....................................... 61
51.4 Scheme for Creation of Infrastructure for Agro-Processing Cluster ....................................................... 61
51.5 Scheme for Creation of Backward and Forward Linkages ...................................................................... 62
51.6 Scheme for Food Safety & Quality Assurance Infrastructure ................................................................. 63
51.7 Human Resources and Institutions ....................................................................................................... 63
51.8 Operation Green .................................................................................................................................. 64
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change........................................................................................... 65
52 Nagar Van Scheme ....................................................................................................................................... 65
53 Large Forest Fire Monitoring Programme ..................................................................................................... 65
54 Swachh – Nirmal Tat Abhiyaan ..................................................................................................................... 66
55 National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) ......................................................................................................... 67
56 Sameer App67
57 Green Good Deeds Initiative ........................................................................................................................ 68
58 Green Skill Development Programme (GSDP) ............................................................................................... 68
59 Climate Resilience Building Among Farmers through Crop Residue Management......................................... 69
60 National Action Plan on Climate Change....................................................................................................... 69
60.1 National Solar Mission .......................................................................................................................... 69

60.2 National Mission for Enhanced Energy Efficiency .................................................................................. 70
60.3 National Mission on Sustainable Habitat............................................................................................... 70
60.4 National Water Mission ........................................................................................................................ 70
60.5 National Mission for Sustaining the Himalayan Ecosystem (approved in 2014) ..................................... 71
60.6 National Mission for A Green India (Green India Mission) ..................................................................... 72
60.7 National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (approved in 2010) .......................................................... 73
60.8 National Mission on Strategic Knowledge for Climate Change (NMSKCC) .............................................. 73
61 Environment Education, Awareness and Training (EEAT) Scheme ................................................................. 73
62 Environmental Information System (ENVIS) Scheme .................................................................................... 74
63 Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA) Scheme ......................... 75
Ministry of Jal Shakti ............................................................................................................................................ 75
64 Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain (JSA:CTR) Campaign ................................................................................ 75
65 Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) ............................................................................................................................... 76
66 Atal Bhujal Yojana (Atal Jal Yojana)............................................................................................................... 78
67 Ganga Aamantran Abhiyan .......................................................................................................................... 80
68 Satyagraha Se Swachhagraha Campaign....................................................................................................... 81
69 SWAJAL Scheme........................................................................................................................................... 81
70 Mahatma Gandhi International Sanitation Convention (MGISC) 2018 .......................................................... 81
71 Ganga Gram Project ..................................................................................................................................... 82
72 National Hydrology Project .......................................................................................................................... 82
73 Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Project (DRIP) ................................................................................... 83
74 National Project on Aquifer Mapping and Management Programme (NAQUIM)........................................... 84
75 Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) ................................................................................................................. 84
75.1 Swachhata Pakhwada ........................................................................................................................... 86
75.2 Swachh Swasth Sarvatra ....................................................................................................................... 87
75.3 Rashtriya Swachhta Kendra (RSK) ......................................................................................................... 88
75.4 ‘Darwaza Band’ Media Campaign ......................................................................................................... 88
75.5 Swachh Bharat Swachh Vidyalaya ......................................................................................................... 88
75.6 Rashtriya Swachhata Kosh .................................................................................................................... 89
75.7 GOBAR DHAN (Galvanising Organic Bio-Agro Resource dhan) Scheme .................................................. 89
75.8 Swachhta Action Plan (SAP) .................................................................................................................. 89
76 National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) ................................................................................................... 90
76.1 Namami Gange Programme ................................................................................................................. 91
76.2 Ganga Manthan.................................................................................................................................... 91
76.3 Clean Ganga Fund................................................................................................................................. 92
76.4 Ganga Vriksharopan Abhiyan................................................................................................................ 92
76.5 Smart Ganga City Scheme ..................................................................................................................... 93

77 Flood Management and Border Areas Programme (FMBAP) ........................................................................ 93
78 Command Area Development & Water Management (CADWM) Scheme ..................................................... 94
79 National River Conservation Plan (NRCP)...................................................................................................... 94
Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises ................................................................................................ 95
80 Special Credit Linked Capital Subsidy Scheme for Services Sector ................................................................. 95
81 Strengthening the Potential of India (SPIN) Scheme ..................................................................................... 95
82 Credit Guarantee Scheme for Sub-ordinate Debt (CGSSD) ............................................................................ 96
83 CHAMPIONS Portal ...................................................................................................................................... 97
84 Interest Subvention Scheme for Incremental Credit to MSMEs .................................................................... 97
85 Kumhar Sashaktikaran Yojana ...................................................................................................................... 98
86 Honey Mission (NBHM) ................................................................................................................................ 98
87 Zero Defect, Zero Effect (ZED) Scheme ......................................................................................................... 99
88 A Scheme for Promotion of Innovation, Rural Industry and Entrepreneurship (ASPIRE) .............................. 100
89 Marketing Promotion and Development Assistance (MPDA) scheme ......................................................... 100
90 Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) ................................................................ 101
91 Workshed Scheme for Khadi Artisans ......................................................................................................... 102
92 Scheme of Fund for Upgradation and Regeneration of Traditional Industries’ (SFURTI) .............................. 102
93 Micro & Small Enterprises - Cluster Development Programme (MSE-CDP).................................................. 103
94 Credit Guarantee Scheme for Micro and Small Enterprises (CGTMSE) ........................................................ 105
95 International Cooperation Scheme (IC) ...................................................................................................... 106
96 Procurement and Market Support Scheme (PMS) ...................................................................................... 107
97 Skill Upgradation and Mahila Coir Yojana ................................................................................................... 108
98 Entrepreneurship and Skill Development Programme ................................................................................ 109
Ministry of Panchayati Raj ................................................................................................................................. 109
99 Survey of Villages and Mapping with Improvised Technology in Village Areas (SVAMITVA) ......................... 109
100 Gram Swaraj Abhiyan................................................................................................................................. 111
101 Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA) ...................................................................................................... 111
Ministry of Tribal Affairs .................................................................................................................................... 112
102 Tech for Tribals .......................................................................................................................................... 112
103 TRIFOOD 112
104 “Friends of Tribes” Initiative ....................................................................................................................... 112
105 Van Dhan Yojana ........................................................................................................................................ 113
106 Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojana (VKY) ................................................................................................................. 113
107 Minimum Support Price for Minor Forest Produce Scheme ........................................................................ 114
108 Eklavya Model Residential School (EMRS) .................................................................................................. 114
109 Development of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) .................................................................. 115
Ministry of Tourism ........................................................................................................................................... 116

110 Loan Guarantee Scheme for COVID Affected Tourism Sector Services (LGSCATSS)...................................... 116
111 Scheme for Travel and Tourism Stakeholders (TTS) and Registered Tourist Guides ..................................... 116
112 Incredible India 2.0 Campaign .................................................................................................................... 117
113 Adopt a Heritage: Apni Dharohar, Apni Pehchaan Project .......................................................................... 118
114 PRASHAD (Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual, Heritage Augmentation Drive) Scheme.......................... 118
115 Swadesh Darshan Scheme.......................................................................................................................... 119
116 Scheme of Market Development Assistance (MDA) .................................................................................... 120
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology .......................................................................................... 121
117 Incentive Scheme to promote RuPay Debit Cards ....................................................................................... 121
118 Comprehensive Program for the Development of Sustainable Semiconductor and Display Ecosystem ....... 121
119 Start-Up Accelerators of Meity for pRoduct Innovation, Development and growth (SAMRIDH) Programme 123
120 Production Linked Incentive Scheme (PLI) for IT Hardware ......................................................................... 123
121 Production Linked Incentive Scheme (PLI) for Large Scale Electronics Manufacturing ................................. 124
122 Ghar Tak Fibre Scheme .............................................................................................................................. 125
123 Scheme Modified Electronics Manufacturing Clusters Scheme ................................................................... 125
124 Scheme for Promotion of Manufacturing of Electronic Components and Semiconductors (SPECS) ............. 125
125 ‘Build for Digital India’ Programme............................................................................................................. 126
126 Digital Payment Abhiyan ............................................................................................................................ 126
127 Stree Swabhiman ....................................................................................................................................... 127
128 Cyber Surakshit Bharat Initiative ................................................................................................................ 127
129 Jatan and Darshak ...................................................................................................................................... 128
130 Project Cyber Shikshaa ............................................................................................................................... 128
131 Ideate for India - Creative Solutions using Technology................................................................................ 129
132 Cyber Swachhta Kendra (Botnet Cleaning and Malware Analysis Centre) ................................................... 129
133 UMANG (Unified Mobile Application for New-age Governance) ................................................................. 130
134 PMGDISHA (Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyan)................................................................. 130
135 BHIM (Bharat Interface for Money) ............................................................................................................ 131
136 National Supercomputing Mission (NSM) ................................................................................................... 132
137 Digital India 133
137.1 Digishala ......................................................................................................................................... 134
137.2 DigiLocker....................................................................................................................................... 134
138 GI Cloud – MeghRaj.................................................................................................................................... 135
139 Visvesvaraya PhD Scheme for Electronics and IT ........................................................................................ 135
140 eTAAL 136
141 Modified Special Incentive Package Scheme (M-SIPS) Scheme ................................................................... 136
Ministry of Home Affairs .................................................................................................................................... 137
142 ‘Ayushman CAPF’ Scheme .......................................................................................................................... 137

143 National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal ....................................................................................................... 138
144 Cyber Crime Prevention against Women and Children (CCPWC) Portal....................................................... 138
145 ‘e-Sahaj’ Portal........................................................................................................................................... 138
146 'Bharat Ke Veer' ......................................................................................................................................... 139
147 Aapda Mitra Scheme .................................................................................................................................. 139
148 Security Related Expenditure (SRE) Scheme ............................................................................................... 140
Ministry of Communications .............................................................................................................................. 140
149 Production Linked Incentive scheme for Telecom & Networking Equipment / Operational Guidelines ....... 140
150 PM-WANI (Prime Minister Wi-Fi Access Network Interface) Scheme .......................................................... 142
151 National Broadband Mission (NBM) ........................................................................................................... 142
152 Pandit Deendayal Upadhayay Sanchar Kaushal Vikas Pratisthan ................................................................. 143
153 Sampoorna Bima Gram Yojana ................................................................................................................... 144
154 Tarang Sanchar Portal ................................................................................................................................ 144
155 Deen Dayal SPARSH (Scholarship for Promotion of Aptitude & Research in Stamps as a Hobby) Yojana ..... 145
156 National Saving Certificate ......................................................................................................................... 145
Ministry of Power .............................................................................................................................................. 146
157 Reforms based and Result Linked, Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme ................................................. 146
158 Liquidity Infusion Scheme (LIS) ................................................................................................................... 148
159 “Retrofit of Air-conditioning to improve Indoor Air Quality for Safety and Efficiency” (RAISE) .................... 148
160 PRAKASH (Power Rail Koyla Availability through Supply Harmony) Portal ................................................... 148
161 ECO Niwas Samhita (Energy Conservation Building Code for Residential Buildings) .................................... 149
162 Sustainable and Accelerated Adoption of Efficient Textile Technologies to help Small Industries (SAATHI) . 149
163 SAUBHAGYA Scheme (Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana) ............................................................ 150
164 National Smart Grid Mission (NSGM) ......................................................................................................... 151
165 URJA (Urban Jyoti Abhiyan) App ................................................................................................................. 151
166 Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All (UJALA) ........................................................................................... 152
167 Street Lighting National Programme (SLNP) ............................................................................................... 152
168 Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gram Jyoti Yojana ................................................................................................... 153
169 Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana (UDAY) ................................................................................................... 154
170 Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS ) ......................................................................................... 155
171 North Eastern Region Power System Improvement Project (NERPSIP) ........................................................ 156
172 Perform, Achieve and Trade (PAT) Scheme................................................................................................. 156
Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution ............................................................................... 157
173 Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana (PMGKAY) .................................................................................. 157
174 One Nation One Ration Card Scheme ......................................................................................................... 158
175 Pilot scheme on fortification of Rice and its Distribution under PDS ........................................................... 158
176 National Laboratory Directory .................................................................................................................... 159

177 Integrated Management of Public Distribution System............................................................................... 159
178 Allocation of Foodgrains under Welfare Institutions and Hostels Scheme................................................... 160
179 Digitally Safe Consumer Campaign ............................................................................................................. 160
180 National Food Security Act ......................................................................................................................... 161
181 Antyodaya Anna Yojana ............................................................................................................................. 162
182 Targeted Public Distribution Scheme (TPDS)............................................................................................... 163
Ministry of Culture............................................................................................................................................. 164
183 Digital Bharat, Digital Sanskriti ................................................................................................................... 164
184 Seva Bhoj Scheme ...................................................................................................................................... 164
185 National Mission on Cultural Mapping (NMCM) ......................................................................................... 165
186 National Mission on Libraries ..................................................................................................................... 165
187 Kala Sanskriti Vikas Yojana ......................................................................................................................... 166
188 Guru Shishya Parampara Scheme ............................................................................................................... 167
189 Young Talented Artistes Award Scheme ..................................................................................................... 167
190 Theatre Rejuvenation Scheme.................................................................................................................... 167
191 Research & Documentation Scheme .......................................................................................................... 168
192 Octave – Festival of North East................................................................................................................... 168
193 Shilpgram 168
194 National Cultural Exchange Programme ..................................................................................................... 168
195 Scheme of Scholarship and Fellowship for Promotion of Art and Culture.................................................... 169
196 Scheme for Pension and Medical Aid to Artists........................................................................................... 169
197 ‘Matching Schemes of Assistance to Public Libraries’ towards increasing Accommodation ......................... 169
Ministry of External Affairs ................................................................................................................................ 170
198 E-Vidyabharti & E-Arogya Bharti Network Project (e-VBAB)........................................................................ 170
199 SAMEEP (Students and MEA Engagement Programme) .............................................................................. 171
200 Know India Programme .............................................................................................................................. 171
Ministry of Railways........................................................................................................................................... 172
201 Bharat Gaurav Scheme ............................................................................................................................... 172
202 Rail Kaushal Vikas Yojana (RKVY) ................................................................................................................ 174
203 Massive Shramdan ..................................................................................................................................... 175
204 Shahyatri Mobile App................................................................................................................................. 176
205 Operation Thirst ......................................................................................................................................... 176
206 Rail MADAD (Mobile Application for Desired Assistance During Travel) ...................................................... 176
207 Rail Sahyog Web Portal .............................................................................................................................. 176
Ministry of Earth Sciences .................................................................................................................................. 177
208 Ocean Services, Modelling, Application, Resources and Technology (O-SMART) ......................................... 177
209 Samudrayaan Project ................................................................................................................................. 177

210 Atmosphere & Climate Research-Modelling Observing Systems & Services (ACROSS) ................................ 178
Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas .............................................................................................................. 179
211 Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) 2.0................................................................................................ 179
212 Pradhan Mantri JI-VAN (Jaiv Indhan – Vatavaran Anukool Fasal) Yojana ..................................................... 180
213 Saksham (Sanrakshan Kshamta Mahotsav) Campaign ................................................................................ 181
214 Sustainable Alternative Towards Affordable Transportation (SATAT) Initative ............................................ 181
215 Pradhan Mantri LPG Panchayat Scheme ..................................................................................................... 182
216 Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) ..................................................................................................... 182
217 PAHAL (Direct Benefit Transfer of LPG) ...................................................................................................... 184
218 Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) Programme .................................................................................................. 184
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports .................................................................................................................. 185
219 Fit India Movement.................................................................................................................................... 185
220 Khelo India Scheme .................................................................................................................................... 186
221 Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) ..................................................................................................... 187
222 National Centre of Sports Sciences and Research (NCSSR) Scheme ............................................................. 188
223 Scheme of Assistance to National Sports Federations (NSF) ....................................................................... 188
224 ‘Sports Fund for Pension to Meritorious Sportspersons' Scheme ................................................................ 189
Ministry of Road, Transport & Highways ............................................................................................................ 189
225 Scheme for Good Samartian....................................................................................................................... 189
226 GATI Web Portal ........................................................................................................................................ 190
227 Bhoomi Rashi Portal ................................................................................................................................... 191
228 Bharatmala 191
229 Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Sadak Yojana ..................................................................................................... 192
230 Setu Bharatam ........................................................................................................................................... 193
231 Special Accelerated Road Development Programme in North Eastern Areas (SARDP-NE) ........................... 193
232 Institute of Driving Training & Research (IDTR) ........................................................................................... 194
Ministry of Civil Aviation .................................................................................................................................... 194
233 Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for Drones and Drone Components ........................................... 194
234 Krishi UDAN 2.0.......................................................................................................................................... 196
235 Krishi Udan Scheme ................................................................................................................................... 196
236 NABH (Nextgen Airports for Bharat) Nirman Initiative ................................................................................ 197
237 Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik ............................................................................................................................ 197
Ministry of Coal 198
238 Coal Mine Surveillance and Management System (CMSMS) ....................................................................... 198
239 Khan Prahari App ....................................................................................................................................... 199
240 SHAKTI (Scheme for Harnessing and Allocating Koyala Transparently in India)............................................ 199
Ministry of New & Renewable Energy ................................................................................................................ 200

241 PLI Scheme 'National Programme on High Efficiency Solar PV (Photo Voltic) Modules' ............................... 200
242 National Hydrogen Mission ........................................................................................................................ 201
243 Solar Project Scheme ................................................................................................................................. 201
244 Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha Evam Utthaan Mahaabhiyan (KUSUM) Scheme ................................. 202
245 Grid-connected Rooftop Solar Scheme (Phase II)........................................................................................ 204
246 Atal Jyoti Yojana (AJAY) .............................................................................................................................. 205
247 National Solar Mission ............................................................................................................................... 206
248 Green Energy Corridor Scheme .................................................................................................................. 208
Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying ........................................................................................ 208
249 Dairy Sahakar Scheme ................................................................................................................................ 208
250 National Digital Livestock Mission (NDLM) ................................................................................................. 209
251 Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) .................................................................................... 209
252 Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund ................................................................................. 211
253 National Artificial Insemination Programme (NAIP) .................................................................................... 212
254 National Animal Disease Control Programme ............................................................................................. 212
255 Fisheries and Aquaculture Infrastructure Development Fund (FIDF) ........................................................... 213
256 Dairy Processing and Infrastructure Development Fund (DIDF) .................................................................. 214
257 Supporting Dairy Cooperatives and Farmer Producer Organizations engaged in dairy activities (SDCFPO) .. 215
258 “Quality Mark” Award Scheme for Dairy Cooperatives ............................................................................... 215
259 Blue Revolution: Integrated Development and Management of Fisheries................................................... 216
260 National Programme for Bovine Breeding and Dairy Development (NPBBD)............................................... 217
260.1 National Programme for Bovine Breeding (NPBB).................................................................... 218
260.2 National Programme For Dairy Development (NPDD) .............................................................. 218
260.3 Rashtriya Gokul Mission (RGM) ............................................................................................... 219
260.3.1 Awards for encouraging farmers/breeder societies to rear Indigenous breeds of Bovines ....... 220
260.3.2 Gokul Grams ........................................................................................................................... 220
260.3.3 National Kamdhenu Breeding Centre ...................................................................................... 220
260.3.4 E-Pashu Haat – Nakul Prajnan Bazaar ...................................................................................... 221
260.3.5 Pashu Sanjivni ......................................................................................................................... 221
260.3.6 Advanced Reproductive Technology ....................................................................................... 221
260.3.7 National Bovine Genomic Center for Indigenous Breeds (NBGC-IB) ......................................... 221
261 National Dairy Plan Phase 1 (NDP-1) .......................................................................................................... 221
262 Livestock Health and Disease Control Scheme ............................................................................................ 222
Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways ........................................................................................................ 223
263 Sagarmala 223
Ministry of Defence ........................................................................................................................................... 224
264 Defence Testing Infrastructure Scheme (DTIS)............................................................................................ 224
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265 NCC Border and Coastal Scheme ................................................................................................................ 225
266 One Rank One Pension Scheme .................................................................................................................. 225
267 Prime Minister Scholarship Scheme (PMSS) ............................................................................................... 225
268 Ordinary Family Pension ............................................................................................................................ 226
Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation....................................................................................... 227
269 Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS)........................................................... 227
Ministry of Mines .............................................................................................................................................. 228
270 Scheme for Accreditation of Private Exploration Agencies .......................................................................... 228
271 SATYABHAMA Portal .................................................................................................................................. 228
272 TAMRA (Transparency, Auction Monitoring and Resource Augmentation) Portal ....................................... 229
273 Pradhan Mantri Khanij Kshetra Kalyan Yojana (PMKKKY) ............................................................................ 229
Ministry of Textiles ............................................................................................................................................ 230
274 Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for Textile Sector ....................................................................... 230
275 Pradhan Mantri Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel (PM MITRA) Scheme .................................... 231
276 Integrated Wool Development Programme (IWDP) .................................................................................... 232
277 National Technical Textiles Mission ............................................................................................................ 233
278 Sustainable and Accelerated Adoption of Efficient Textile Technologies to help Small Industries (SAATHI) . 234
279 Scheme for Rebate of State and Central taxes and Levies on Export of Apprael/ Garments and made-ups
(RoSCTL) 234
280 PowerTex India Scheme ............................................................................................................................. 234
281 Scheme for Capacity Building in Textile Sector (SAMARTH) ........................................................................ 235
282 Amended Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme (ATUFS) ......................................................................... 237
283 Hathkargha Samvardhan Sahayata (HSS) Yojana......................................................................................... 238
284 Scheme for Production and Employment Linked Support for Garmenting Units (SPELSGU) ........................ 238
285 Incentive Scheme for Acquisition of Plant and Machinery (ISAPM) ............................................................. 238
286 Scheme for Integrated Textile Parks (SITP) ................................................................................................. 239
287 North East Region Textile Promotion Scheme (NERTPS) ............................................................................. 240
288 Integrated Processing Development Scheme (IPDS) ................................................................................... 240
289 Comprehensive Handicrafts Cluster Development Scheme ........................................................................ 242
290 National Handicraft Development Programme (NHDP) .............................................................................. 242
291 Silk Samagra - Integrated Scheme for Development of Silk Industry ........................................................... 243
292 Concessional Credit/ Weaver MUDRA Scheme ........................................................................................... 244
293 National Handloom Development Programme (NHDP)............................................................................... 244
294 Raw Material Supply Scheme ..................................................................................................................... 245
295 Scheme for Additional Grant for Apparel Manufacturing Units under SITP (SAGAM) .................................. 246
Ministry of Steel 247
296 Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for Specialty Steel ..................................................................... 247
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297 PURVODAYA Programme ........................................................................................................................... 248
Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers.................................................................................................................. 249
298 Scheme for Promotion of Medical Device Park ........................................................................................... 249
299 Production Linked Incentive Schemes of Pharmaceuticals / Operational Guidelines ................................... 250
300 Janaushadhi Suvidha Oxy-Biodegradable Sanitary Napkin Scheme ............................................................. 252
301 ‘Pharma Sahi Daam’ Mobile App ................................................................................................................ 252
302 Pharma Jan Samadhan ............................................................................................................................... 252
303 Nutrient Based Subsidy (NBS) Scheme........................................................................................................ 253
304 Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP) ......................................................................... 253
Ministry of Minority Affairs ................................................................................................................................ 254
305 Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakaram (PMJVK) .......................................................................................... 254
306 Gharib Nawaz Self Employment Scheme .................................................................................................... 255
307 Nai Manzil 256
308 USTTAD (Upgrading the Skills and Training in Traditional Arts/Crafts for Development) ............................. 257
309 Hamari Dharohar ....................................................................................................................................... 257
310 Seekho aur Kamao (Learn and Earn) ........................................................................................................... 258
311 Padho Pardesh Scheme (Scheme of Interest Subsidy on Educational Loans for Overseas Studies for the
Students belonging to the Minority Communities) ............................................................................................. 259
312 Jiyo Parsi 259
313 Nai Roshni – For Leadership Development of Minority Women .................................................................. 260
314 Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme .................................................................................................................. 261
315 Begum Hazrat Mahal National Scholarship Scheme .................................................................................... 261
316 Naya Savera Scheme .................................................................................................................................. 263
317 Maulana Azad National Fellowship Scheme................................................................................................ 263
318 Nai Udaan 264
319 Qaumi Waqf Board Taraqqiati Scheme (QWBTS) ........................................................................................ 265
320 Kaushal Se Kushalta Scheme ...................................................................................................................... 266
Ministry of AYUSH ............................................................................................................................................. 266
321 Mission Madhumeha through Ayurveda .................................................................................................... 266
322 Swasthya Raksha Programme..................................................................................................................... 266
323 National Ayush Mission (NAM)................................................................................................................... 267
Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises ........................................................................................... 268
324 Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for Automobile and Auto Components ...................................... 268
324.1 Component Champion’ Incentive Scheme....................................................................................... 270
325 Production Linked Incentive scheme “National Programme on Advanced Chemistry Cell Battery Storage” 270
326 Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Hybrid & Electric Vehicles (FAME) .................................................. 271
326.1 Phase 1 of FAME Scheme ................................................................................................................ 271
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326.2 Phase 2 of FAME Scheme ................................................................................................................ 272
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pension ........................................................................................... 273
327 Mission Karmayogi - National Programme for Civil Services Capacity Building (NPCSCB) ............................ 273
328 Centralized Public Grievance Redress and Monitoring System (CPGRAMS) ................................................. 275
Ministry of Development of North East Region .................................................................................................. 275
329 North East Special Infrastructure Development Scheme (NESIDS) .............................................................. 275
330 North East Venture Fund (NEVF) Scheme ................................................................................................... 276
331 North East Road Sector Development Scheme (NERSDS) ............................................................................ 276
332 North East Rural Livelihood Project (NERLP) ............................................................................................... 277
333 Non-Lapsable Central Pool of Resources (NLCPR) Scheme .......................................................................... 278
Ministry of Corporate Affairs ............................................................................................................................. 278
334 Companies Fresh Start Scheme (CFSS) ........................................................................................................ 278
335 LLP Settlement Scheme, 2020 .................................................................................................................... 279
Ministry of Law and Justice ................................................................................................................................ 279
336 Fast Track Special Court Scheme ................................................................................................................ 279
337 Development of Infrastructure Facilities for Judiciary ................................................................................. 280
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting .......................................................................................................... 280
338 Journalist Welfare Scheme ......................................................................................................................... 281
NABARD Specific Schemes ................................................................................................................................. 281
339 Project E-Shakti .......................................................................................................................................... 281
340 National Livestock Mission (NLM) .............................................................................................................. 282
341 National Livestock Mission (Revised Guidelines)......................................................................................... 283
342 Dairy Entrepreneurship Development Scheme ........................................................................................... 285
343 Capital Investment Subsidy Scheme for Commercial Production Units for Organic/ Biological Inputs ......... 286
344 AgriClinic and AgriBusiness Centres (ACABC) Scheme ................................................................................. 287
345 New Agricultural Marketing Infrastructure (AMI) Subscheme of Integrated scheme for Agricultural Marketing
(ISAM) 287
346 Interest Subvention Scheme ...................................................................................................................... 289
RBI Specific Schemes ......................................................................................................................................... 289
347 Interest Equalisation Scheme for Pre and Post Shipment Rupee Export Credit............................................ 290
Other Important Schemes.................................................................................................................................. 290
348 Atmanirbhar Hastshilpkar Scheme ............................................................................................................. 290
349 Gram UJALA programme ............................................................................................................................ 290
350 Retail Direct Scheme .................................................................................................................................. 291
351 Model Retail Outlet Scheme....................................................................................................................... 292
352 Reserve Bank - Integrated Ombudsman Scheme, 2021............................................................................... 293
353 e-Settlement Scheme ................................................................................................................................. 294
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354 Pradhan Mantri Gati Shakti Scheme ........................................................................................................... 294
355 Glue Grant Scheme .................................................................................................................................... 296
356 National Mission on Edible Oils - Oil Palm (NMEO-OP) ............................................................................... 296
357 Ubharte Sitaare Scheme............................................................................................................................. 298
358 Scheme for Indian Shipping Companies ...................................................................................................... 298
359 Loan Guarantee Scheme for Covid Affected Sectors – Health Care ............................................................. 299
360 Faceless Penalty Scheme ............................................................................................................................ 300
361 Indian Certification of Medical Devices (ICMED) Plus Scheme..................................................................... 300
362 One District One Product Scheme .............................................................................................................. 301
363 Kisan Suryoday Yojana ............................................................................................................................... 302
364 Scheme for approval of Hygiene Rating Audit Agencies .............................................................................. 302
365 ‘Surakshit Dada-Dadi, Nana-Nani Abhiyan' ................................................................................................. 303
366 Production Linked Incentive Scheme .......................................................................................................... 303
367 Suposhit Maa Abhiyaan.............................................................................................................................. 304
368 National Mission on Transformative Mobility and Battery Storage ............................................................. 304
369 Yuva Vigyani Karyakram (YUVIKA) .............................................................................................................. 305
370 UNNATI ( Unispace Nanosatellite Assembly & Training Programme) .......................................................... 306
371 Karo Sambhav ............................................................................................................................................ 306
372 Electors Verification Programme ................................................................................................................ 307
373 Swachhta hi Sewa Campaign 2018 ............................................................................................................. 307
374 Aspirational Districts Programme ............................................................................................................... 308
375 Udyam Abhilasha ....................................................................................................................................... 309
376 Electoral Bond Scheme .............................................................................................................................. 309
377 e-Rashtriya Kisan Agri Mandi Portal (e-RAKAM) ......................................................................................... 310
378 Start-up Sangam Initiative .......................................................................................................................... 310
379 Sustainable Action for Transforming Human Capital - Education (SATH-E) Program.................................... 311
380 Fund of Funds for Start-ups (FFS) Scheme .................................................................................................. 311
381 Atal Innovation Mission ............................................................................................................................. 312
382 NIDHI (National Initiative for Developing and Harnessing Innovations) ....................................................... 314
383 Jute (ICARE- Improved Cultivation and Advanced Retting Exercise) ............................................................ 314
384 Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation (PRAGATI) .................................................................. 315
385 Direct Benefit Transfer Mission .................................................................................................................. 316
386 National Export Insurance Account (NEIA).................................................................................................. 316
387 Kisan Credit Card Scheme .......................................................................................................................... 317
388 Employees’ Pension Scheme ...................................................................................................................... 318
389 Raw Material Assistance (RMA) Scheme..................................................................................................... 318
390 National Talent Search Scheme .................................................................................................................. 319
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391 Genomics for Understanding Rare Diseases: India Alliance Network (GuARDIAN Scheme) ......................... 319
392 “NALSA (Victims of Trafficking and Commercial Sexual Exploitation) Scheme, 2015 ................................... 320
393 Conformity Assessment Scheme of Milk Products ...................................................................................... 320
394 Scheme for Recognition of Standards Development Organizations (SDOs) ................................................. 321
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How to read this Document?
Our Main Schemes document (Ministry Wise) has been designed in such a way that it
covers all the old important schemes as well as the latest schemes related to the syllabus
of Economics and Social Issues (ESI) and Agriculture and Rural Development (ARD) in a
detailed manner.
It also covers those schemes which might be not directly linked to the syllabus but stand
a chance to appear in the examination.
It has been arranged in following Ways:

• Ministry Wise: Schemes related to the concerned ministries are covered under the
specific Ministries head.
• Year Wise Arrangement: Schemes in the documents are arranged according to their
relevance with the schemes of 2021 and 2020 at top followed by the schemes of
2019, 2018 and so on.
Note: The font, Red in color indicates the changes that have been made in the schemes
that were already covered in our Previous ESI and ARD Document. This has been done
to make easy for those aspirants who have already covered our previous document. This
will help to easily identify the updated part in this new document. We have replaced the
schemes which were either stopped or not relevant for your examination and replace
them with the new schemes launched in 2020-21 which were not covered in earlier
document.
How to approach this Document?

Students are advised to approach the document based on the following two approaches:
• Before the notification: In this approach students are advised to refer to this
document and get themselves acquainted with the schemes.
• After the Notification: In this approach students are advised to refer to the monthly
Schemes Tap Document from past six months and then cover the schemes mentioned
in the Schemes Tap in a detailed manner.
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Ministry of Science and Technology
1 Fund for Industrial Research Engagement (FIRE)
Launch Year: 2021 (by Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), in collaboration with Intel
India
Aim
To utilize the expertise available in academic institutions and national laboratories to solve
industry-specific problems for the larger benefit of society
Key Features
• It is a joint government and industry initiative with a co-funding mechanism to promote
innovative technology solutions and strengthen academic research through collaboration with
key R&D organizations in India.
o It is also being extended to other industry members, which would increase its impact
and reach.
• It will increase research opportunities in the space of Artificial Intelligence (AI)/ Machine
Learning (ML), platform systems, circuits & architecture, Internet of Things (IoT), materials &
devices, security etc.
• The program intends to select highly impactful research projects in every cycle (typically once
or twice a year), which have breakthrough potential at a national or global level.
• It will support the best researchers in academia with funding, mentoring, and industry connect.
• It is under Industry Relevant R&D (IRRD) scheme, with support from industry members,
intends to address the challenges in the research and innovation space in India by creating an
ecosystem that would accelerate the growth in research work with national impact, and drive
the R&D landscape efficiently and effectively.
• It will create a pool of funding, resources and network that would enable strong research
projects with a breakthrough impact in India on some of the major issues relevant to Industry.
2 CSIR Floriculture Mission

Launch Year: 2021
Key Features
• The mission will focus on commercial floral crops, seasonal/annual crops, wild ornaments and
cultivation of flower crops for honey bee rearing.
• In the mission, available knowledge base in Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
Institutes will be utilized and leveraged to help Indian farmers and industry re-position itself to
meet the import requirements.
• The scheme will be implemented in 21 States and Union Territories of India.
• The mission is expected to create opportunity for entrepreneurship development in
floriculture.
Implemented By
This Mission is being implemented in collaboration with
• Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)-Directorate of Floriculture
• Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC)
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• Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA)
• Ministry of Commerce
• Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India Ltd. (TRIFED)
• Fragrance and Flavour Development Centre (FFDC), Kannauj,
• Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) and
• Universities
3 SUTRA-PIC
Launch Year: 2020
• SUTRA -PIC stands for “Scientific Utilization through Research Augmentation-Prime Products
from Indigenous Cows”
Key Features
• Led by – Department of Science and Technology
• Joint Initiative:
o Department of Biotechnology, the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Ministry
for AYUSH (Ayurveda, Unani, Siddha, Homoeopathy), Ministry of New and Renewable
Energy (MNRE), Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and the Indian Council of
Medical Research.
o The charge of the program – Department of the Science for Equity, Empowerment and
Development (SEED), under the Ministry of Science and Technology.
Themes: Scheme has been designed with five themes –

• Uniqueness of Indigenous Cows
• Prime-products from Indigenous Cows for Medicine and Health
• Prime-products from Indigenous Cows for Agricultural Applications
• Prime-products from Indigenous Cows for Food and Nutrition
• Prime-products from indigenous cows-based utility items
4 Centre for Augmenting WAR with COVID-19 Health Crisis (CAWACH)

Launch Year: 2020
Aim
To tap challenges faced by the country due to the severe impact of Coronavirus disease
Objectives
To scout, evaluate and support the innovations and start-ups that address COVID-19 challenges.
Target
Identify upto 50 innovations and startups that are in the area of novel, low cost, safe and effective
ventilators, respiratory aids, protective gears and any effective interventions to control COVID-19.
Eligibility Criteria
• Less than 7 years in existence
• The startup should have DIPP recognition with Startup India, In case the startup does not have
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DIPP recognition while applying in the CAWACH program, the startup should ensure DIPP
recognition before availing of funding under the CAWACH program
• Founders of applicant company should have at least 51% Indian shareholding
• Should have a qualified team in place
• Preferably at revenue stage or has raised fund earlier
• Preferably to have already deployed or ready to deploy product within a few of weeks
• Startups which are not incubated at any Incubation centres will have to associate with one of the
Satellite or Affiliate centre for the entire project duration. The startup is required to give an
undertaking on the same while submitting the application form
Key Features
• CAWACH supports innovations in the areas of diagnostics, devices, informatics including bio-
informatics & information management systems, any intervention for the control of COVID-19
and/or startup ideas to address/mitigate various challenges faced by country / society due to
severe impact of COVID-19.
• The CAWACH’s mandate will be to extend timely support to potential startups by way of the
requisite financial assistance and fund deployment targeting innovations that are deployable in
the market within the next 6 months.
• SINE will source and support startups having solutions to fight pandemic COVID-19 by way of
funding.
• SINE will be supported by Indian STEPs and Business Incubator Association (ISBA) in
implementation of the program.
Funding Assistance
Rs 50 Lakh – 2 Crores of the funding provided per StartUp.
Nodal Agency: National Science & Technology Entrepreneurship Development Board (NSTEDB),
Department of Science and Technology (DST)
Implementing Agency: Society for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (SINE), a technology business
incubator at IIT Bombay
5 Accelerate Vigyan Scheme

Launch Year: 2020 (by Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB))
Aim
To provide a single platform for research internships, capacity building programs, and workshops
across the country.
Vision
To expand the research base, with three broad goals –
• Consolidation / aggregation of all scientific programs.
• Initiating high-end orientation workshops.
• Creating opportunities for research internships
Objectives
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• To give more thrust on encouraging high-end scientific research and preparing scientific
manpower which can venture into research careers and knowledge-based economy?
• To recognize that all research has its base as development of quality and well-trained
researchers.
• To initiate and strengthen mechanisms of identifying research potential, mentoring, training and
hands-on workshop on a national scale.
Key Features
• This scheme is primarily to focus on young potential researchers with an aim to give an
opportunity to them to spend quality time in the pre-identified premier institution, labs
/ organizations and empower them through best practices and environment.
• This will be achieved through two modes of learning that is high end workshops &
research internships.
• Branding and aggregation of all the scientific workshops and training programs
conducted in the country under a common roof and logo of "Accelerate Vigyan’’.
• An Inter-Ministerial Overseeing Committee (IMOC) involving all the scientific
ministries/departments and a few others has been constituted for the purpose of supporting
SERB in implementing the AV scheme in a successful manner.
• The scheme also seeks to garner the social responsibility of the scientific community in the
country.
• The AV platform is expected to be a game changer for developing career paths and providing
support to catalogue the development of skilled man-power.
• Another new component under AV is ‘SAMMOHAN’ that has been sub-divided into ‘SAYONJIKA’
and ‘SANGOSHTI’-
o SAYONJIKA is an open-ended program to catalogue the capacity building activities in
science and technology supported by all government funding agencies in the country.
o SANGOSHTI is a pre-existing program of SERB for the organisations of workshops.
• Role of Scheme under ‘ABHYAAS’ programme:
o ‘ABHYAAS’ programme is an attempt to boost research and development in the country
by enabling and grooming potential PG/PhD students by means of developing their
research skills in selected areas across different disciplines or fields.
o It has two components: -
✓ High-End Workshops (‘KARYASHALA’) - to provide hands-on experience to the
students primarily from universities, colleges, private academic institutions and
newly established institutes in handling/troubleshooting of high-end scientific
instruments and such skill development on themes required for quality and
cutting edge research work.
✓ Research Internships (‘VRITIKA’) - to provide opportunities to promising PG
students from universities and colleges to get exposure and hands-on research
experience.
• Under this, government will plan to organize about 1000 high-end workshops to provide
opportunities to about 25,000 postgraduate and doctoral students in the next five years.
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6 Sophisticated Analytical & Technical Help Institutes (SATHI)
Launch Year: 2020
Aim
To provide a shared, professionally managed services and strong Science and Technology
infrastructure / facilities, with efficiency, accessibility and transparency.
Objectives
To extend help to academic institutes
Key Features
• DST has already set up 3 such centres in the country, one each at IIT Kharagpur, IIT Delhi and
BHU.
• It is planned to set up 5 SATHI centres every year for the next four years.
• These Centres have major analytical instruments and advanced manufacturing facilities to
provide common services of high-end analytical testing, thus avoiding duplication and reduced
dependency on foreign sources.
• It will train technicians for maintenance and operation of sophisticated scientific instruments.
• This will foster a strong culture of collaboration among higher educational institutions across
disciplines to take advantage of developments, innovations and expertise in diverse areas.
• It will address the problems of accessibility, maintenance, redundancy and duplication of
expensive equipment in Institutions.
• Under this government will separately support to 100 top-performing departments in
universities and IITs.
7 UMMID (Unique Methods of Management and treatment of Inherited Disorders) Initiative

Launch Year: 2019
Aim
• To establish NIDAN (National Inherited Diseases Administration) Kendras to provide
counselling, prenatal testing and diagnosis, management, and multidisciplinary care in
Government Hospitals
• To produce skilled clinicians in Human Genetics.
• To undertake screening of pregnant women and newborn babies for inherited genetic diseases
in hospitals at aspirational districts.
• To create awareness about genetic disorders amongst clinicians and establish molecular
diagnostics in hospitals.
Key Features
• UMMID initiative shall work towards achieving wellness by promoting prevention of genetic
diseases.
• The initiative is designed on the concept of ‘Prevention is better than Cure’.
• The programme will be implemented through government hospitals to regularise the use of
cutting edge scientific technology and molecular medicine to achieve Universal Health
Coverage for all.
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Components: The three components of UMMID are given below –
1. Fellowship in Genetic Diagnostics:
o Hands-on training for 6 months will be provided to doctors working in government
hospitals by 8 departments with state-of-the-art DNA-based diagnostic services for
genetic disorders.
o Each centre will train 4 fellows per year thus providing 96 trained doctors in genetic
diagnostics during the period of 3 years.
2. Prevention of genetic Disorders in Aspirational Districts:
o Each of the 7 centres providing genetic training has adopted one aspirational district and
will establish a program for prevention of genetic disorders including beta thalassemia
and newborn screening for treatable disorders.
o This will be a prototype of an outreach program which will take latest genetic diagnostics
to the population and lead the way to incorporate genetic services in maternal and child
care.
o This will provide onsite training to the doctors in these district hospitals in addition to
creating awareness about genetic disorders amongst the general population.
3. NIDAN Kendras (Diagnostic Centres):
o Hospitals with interested doctors, committed administrators and basic infrastructure
have been selected and have been funded to establish genetic laboratories.
o The financial support and twinning with established Medical Genetics centres will help
them to develop state-of-the-art facilities in molecular diagnostics.
Nodal Agency: Department of Biotechnology
8 Scientific and Useful Profound Research Advancement (SUPRA) Scheme

Launch Year – Proposed in August 2019 [by Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB)]
Objectives
• To provide funding for exploration of new scientific and engineering breakthroughs with
global impact.
Key Features
• The scheme will fund disruptive ideas that can lead to new areas of study, new scientific
concepts, new products and technologies.
• The focus is on new science or truly disruptive technologies.
• The scheme is designed to attract high quality research proposals consisting of new hypotheses
or challenge existing ones and provide 'out-of-box' solutions.
Funding Assistance
• Funding will be provided normally for a period of 3 years, which could be extended to 2 years (5
years total) as assessed by an expert committee.
• The research grant is provided for equipment, manpower, consumables, travel and contingency.
9 Atal Jai Anusandhan Biotech Mission – Undertaking Nationally Relevant Technology

Innovation (UNaTI)
Launch Year: 2019
Key Features
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• Department of Biotechnology has launched the programme, which is expected to transform
Health, Agriculture and Energy sectors during the next 5 years.
Components
• GARBH-ini (Interdisciplinary Group for Advanced Research in Birth outcomes- DBT India
Initiative)-
o A Mission to promote Maternal and Child Health and develop prediction tools for pre-
term berth.
o The GARBH-ini platform comprises a bio-repository (Rakshita) of well characterized
clinical phenotypes.
• IndCEPI - A Mission to develop affordable vaccines for endemic diseases
• Development of Biofortified and Protein Rich wheat - contributing to POSHAN Abhiyan.
• Mission on Anti-Microbial Resistance for Affordable Diagnostics and Therapeutics.
• Clean Energy Mission - Innovative Technology interventions for Swachh Bharat.
10 Vigyan Jyoti Scheme

Launch Year: 2019
Aim
To tap 100 girl students in 550 districts from 2020-2025
Objectives
• Create a level-playing field for the meritorious girls in high school to pursue Science, Technology,
Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) in their higher education.
Key Features
• As a first step, the programme has been started at school level for meritorious girls of Class IX
to Class XII to encourage and empower them to pursue STEM courses in reputed institutions of
the country.
• The program provides a scholarship, visit to nearby scientific institutions, science camps,
lecturers from eminent women scientists, and career counseling.
• Online academic support to students includes streaming of video classes, study materials, daily
practice problems and doubt clearing sessions.
• The second phase of Vigyan Jyoti programme will spread the programme for encouraging girls to
take interest in science and build a career in STEM to 50 more districts adding to the existing 50
districts across the country.
Nodal Agency: Department of Science and Technology
Financial Support: The girls will be given a modest financial incentive to cover their additional
expense like travel to camps.
11 Ind-CEPI (India Centric Epidemic Preparedness) Mission

Launch Year: 2019
Aim
To strengthen the development of vaccines for the diseases of epidemic potential in India as well as
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build coordinated preparedness in the Indian public health system
Objectives
• Supporting the development of at least 2-3 new vaccines for potential outbreak threats up to
phase 2 testing in five years.
• Strengthening of infrastructure to support the needs of the vaccine development through an
academia-industry interface.
• Supporting capacity building and skill development.
• Strengthening internal inter-ministerial co-ordination for rapid vaccine development and
testing to address known and unknown infectious disease threats.
• Strengthening of development frameworks, surveillance and logistics for use of new vaccines,
where appropriate.
Implementing Agency
The mission is being implemented through a dedicated Program Management Unit (PMU) at
Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC).
12 National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems (NM-ICPS)

Launch Year: 2018
Objectives
Address technology development, application development, human resource development & skill
enhancement, entrepreneurship and start-up development in Cyber Physical System (CPS) and
associated technologies.
Key Features
• Mission aims at establishment of 15 Technology Innovation Hubs (TIH), 6 Application
Innovation Hubs (AIH) and 4 Technology Translation Research Parks (TTRP).
• Hubs & TTRPs will connect to Academics, Industry, Central Ministries and State Government in
developing solutions at reputed academic, R&D and other organizations across the country in a
hub and spoke model.
• The Hubs & TTRPs have four focused areas along which the Mission implementation would
proceed, namely:
o Technology Development
o HRD & Skill Development
o Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Start-ups Ecosystem Development
o International Collaborations
• The first phase of NM-ICPS will be implemented by the Science and Engineering Research Board
(SERB) under DST.
Funding and Tenure: It has a total outlay of Rs 3,660 crores for a period of five years.
The financial support for each TIH under NM-ICPS would be about Rs 115 crore in a project
mode for a period of 5 years.
Implemented by: Department of Science and Technology
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13 AWSAR (Augmenting Writing Skills for Articulating Research) Scheme
Launch Year: 2018
Aim
To disseminate Indian research stories among the masses in an easy to understand and interesting
format to a common man.
Objectives
• Encourage youth pursuing higher studies to submit at least one story/article based on their
research work.
• Foster, strengthen and create scientific temper through popular science writing and creating a
culture of science communication/popularization among the scholars.
• Recognize the initiative and output of researchers on the specific aspects of natural, physical,
mathematical and information sciences, applied science, technology, engineering, and multi-
disciplinary science.
• Conduct training Workshops for Early Career Researchers (PhD Scholars and PDFs) in popular
science writing.
Key Features
• This scheme has been launched to bridge the existing gap in communicating research to
common man by utilizing the latent potential of PhD Scholars and Post-Doctoral Fellows.
• The award will cover the following two broad categories
o The top three entries/write-ups by the Ph.D. scholars would be awarded the cash prizes
of Rs 1,00,000 , Rs 50,000 and Rs 25,000, respectively.
✓ Also, 100 selected entries/write-ups, by the Ph.D. scholars, would be awarded
the cash prizes of Rs 10,000 each, every year.
✓ The award will include a cash prize, a certificate of appreciation and an
opportunity for the winning articles to be published.
o One outstanding story, by the post-doctoral fellows, will be given a cash prize
of Rs 1,00,000.
✓ Also, 20 selected entries/write-ups submitted by the post-doctoral fellows will
be given a cash prize of Rs 10,000 each and a certificate of appreciation.
Coordinating Agency: Vigyan Prasar
Conceptualized & supported by: National Council for Science & Technology Communication
(NCSTC) Division of Department of Science and Technology
14 TARE (Teacher Associates for Research Excellence) Scheme

Launch Year: 2018
Aim
• To tap latent potential of faculty working in state universities, colleges and private academic
institutions who are well trained but having difficulty in pursuing their research due to varied
reasons
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• To facilitate mobility of faculty members working in State Universities / Colleges and in private
Academic Institutions to carry out research work in an established publicly funded institution
such as IITs, IISc, IISERS, National Institutions and Central Universities.
• Indian citizen residing in India holding a Ph.D. degree in Science or MS / MD in Medicine or M.E.
/ M.Tech in Engineering / Technology.
• Candidates must hold a regular academic / research position in State Universities/ Colleges and
private Academic Institutions.
• Candidates should not hold any ongoing research projects or any fellowship at the time of
submission of application.
• Age of candidate must not be more than 45 years at the time of the submission of application.
• 5 years age relaxation will be given to candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC/Physically Challenged
& Women candidates.
• A mentor should be preferably at the level of Associate Professor / Scientist E or higher level.
Financial Support
• Not exceeding 3 years covering areas under Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Chemical Sciences,
Engineering Sciences, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences & Mathematical Sciences, including
interdisciplinary areas.
• Research fellowship of Rs 60,000 per year (in addition to the researcher’s own salary) will be
provided subject to completion of minimum 90 days research work per year in the host
institution.
• Research grant of Rs 5 lakhs per annum (50% each to host and parent institution) and overheads
(as per SERB norms) will be provided.
15 Biotech – Krishi Innovation Science Application Network (Biotech – KISAN)

Launch Year: 2017
Aim
It aims to understand the problems of water, soil, seed and market faced by the farmers and
provide simple solutions to them.
Objectives
It is being implemented in 15 agro – climatic zones of India in phased manner with the following
objectives –
• To link science and technology to the farm by understanding the problem of the small and
marginal farmer and provide a solution to them.
• To work together in close conjunction of scientists and farmers to improve the conditions
of small and marginal farmers.
• To work with small and marginal farmers especially the woman farmer for better agriculture
productivity through scientific intervention and evolving best farming practices in the Indian
context.
Key Features
• Biotech KISAN is a scientist-farmer partnership scheme for agriculture innovation through
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participatory research.
• Mahila Biotech-KISAN fellowships programme was included under this scheme to train and
educate the farm practices for women farmers.
• The hub will consist of tinkering lab, communication cell and will organise training, workshops,
awareness programmes to encourage innovation in the young as well as women farmers.
Components
• Biotech – KISAN Hub
o The programme will provide funding to establish the Biotech-KISAN Hub in each of 15
agro-climatic zones of the country under the leadership of a champion, who will act as
the Facilitator.
o Each hub will form a network by developing direct linkages with high-quality scientific
institutions or / State Agricultural Universities (SAUs), existing state agriculture
extension services/ system, Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) and any other Farmers’
organizations in the region linked with leading international organizations/institutions.
o Biotech-KISAN Hub will have a tinkering laboratory.
o Also, the assistance for the biotech-KISAN hub will be provided initially for the two years
with the aggregate amount of Rs. 60 lakhs per year and based on a review for an
additional three years will be provided.
• Partnering Institutions – The activities carried out by the partnering institute are given below:
o To conduct training programmes for the welfare of farmers in laboratories of scientific
research institutions.
o To conduct training programmes for scientists in agricultural farms.
o Budget for each collaborating institution / KVKs etc. Rs 5.00 lakhs per year for each
specific activity.
• Research Projects
• International Training - Short-term training programmes will be developed by DBT in
partnership with international organisations / universities, where farmers will be exposed to
best global farm management and practices.
16 National Biopharma Mission

Launch Year: 2017
Aim
Making India a hub for design and development of novel, affordable and effective
biopharmaceutical products and solutions.
Vision
Work towards achieving a target of USD 100 billion Biotech Industry by 2025 and also capturing 5%
of the Global Biopharmaceutical market share.
Objectives
• Specific Product development under vaccines, biosimilar and medical devices
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• Building shared infrastructure for product testing, characterization and manufacturing
• Promoting scientific research through establishment of translational research consortia and
development of novel biopharmaceuticals and devices
• Skill development though trainings
• Creating and enhancing technology transfer and intellectual property management.
Key Features
• The Mission is supporting small and medium enterprises for biopharmaceutical product
development, enhancing industry academia inter-linkages and providing opportunities to
translate knowledge into products/technologies for vaccines, bio-therapeutics, devices and
diagnostics.
• The oversight to the mission activities is provided by the inter-ministerial Steering Committee
chaired by the Secretary-DBT (Ministry of Science & Technology).
• The Technical Advisory Group (TAG) chaired by an eminent scientist provides scientific
leadership to the mission drawing upon global expertise.
• Under this Mission, the Government has launched Innovate in India (i3) programme to create
an enabling ecosystem to promote entrepreneurship and indigenous manufacturing in the
biopharma sector.
• It has a focus on following four verticals:
o Development of product leads for Vaccines, Bio-similar and Medical Devices that are
relevant to the public health need by focusing on managed partnerships.
o Upgradation of shared infrastructure facilities and establishing them as centres of
product discovery/discovery validations and manufacturing.
o Developing human capital by providing specific training.
o Developing technology transfer offices to help enhance industry academia inter-linkages.
Funding: Total cost of Rs 1500 crore and is 50% co-funded by World Bank loan.
Implemented by: Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC), Department of
Biotechnology (DBT)
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Launch Year: 2017
Aim
Formulating and implementing appropriate Science and Technology (S&T) interventions for
sustainable development through cluster approach in Uttarakhand.
Key Features
• Department of Science and Technology (DST) has conceived to adopt a few clusters of villages in
Uttarakhand and transform them to become self-sustainable in a time bound manner through
the tools of S&T.
• The key deliverable in this approach is to utilise local resources and locally available skill sets
and convert them in a manner using science and technology, that substantial value addition
takes place in their local produce and services which can sustain the rural population locally.
• Local communities are not compelled to migrate from their native places in search of jobs and
livelihoods.
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• Four clusters at Gaindikhata, Bazeera, Bhigun (in Garhwal) and Kausani (in Kumaon) have been
selected for the intervention.
o About a lakh of people would benefit directly or indirectly through this project in four
identified clusters of 60 villages in Uttarakhand for pilot phase.
o Areas of interventions in these selected clusters would be processing and value addition
of milk, honey, mushroom, herbal tea, forest produce, horticulture and local crops,
medicinal & aromatic plants and traditional craft and handloom of Uttarakhand.
18 Visiting Advanced Joint Research (VAJRA) Faculty Scheme

Launch Year: 2017 (by Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB))
Aim
To connect the Indian academic and research and development (R&D) systems to the best of
global science and scientists for a sustained international collaborative research.
Objectives
• To tap the expertise of International Faculty / scientists/ technologists including Non-resident
Indians (NRI) and Persons of Indian Origin (PIO) / Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) in highly
competitive areas of research and development by offering them adjunct / visiting faculty
positions in Indian Institutions / Universities for specific period of time.
• Engaging NRI / PIO / OCIs in National R&D Programs and thereby deepen their engagement for
value addition to various S&T programs, projects and missions of the Government.
• To catalyze possible institutional collaborations through faculty exchange.
• The scheme is open to overseas scientists, faculty members and R&D professionals including
Non-resident Indians (NRI) and Overseas Citizen of India (OCI).
• The overseas scientist or faculty should be an active researcher working in a leading academic /
research / industrial organization with significant accomplishments in research and
development.
• Indian Collaborator(s) should be a regular faculty/researcher in public-funded
academic/research institutions with significant ongoing research in the area of VAJRA Faculty.
• Indian Collaborator(s) from Top 10 Private Institutions as per the NIRF ranking are also
eligible to apply if the Institute contributes 50% of the cost.
Key Features
• Public funded academic institutions and national laboratories are eligible to host the VAJRA
Faculty.
• These institutions should appoint them as Adjunct / Visiting Faculty and involve them in co-
guiding and mentoring of students and developing collaborative programs.
• The Faculty can also be allowed to participate in other academic activities as agreed to by the
host institution and the Faculty.
Assistance
• The initial assignment will be for a period of one year extendable to subsequent years based on
the collaborative outcome and interest.
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• The residency period of VAJRA Faculty in the host institution would be for a minimum of 1
month and a maximum of 3 months every year.
• VAJRA Faculty will be provided US$ 15000 in the first month of residence and US$ 10000 in
each of the subsequent month.
o If the assignment is for shorter durations, the amount will be provided on pro-rata basis.
• No separate support is provided for travel, accommodation, medical / personal insurance etc.
o However, the host institution may consider providing additional support for e.g. highly
subsidised on-campus / nearby off-campus accommodation.
19 Aroma Mission
Launch Year: 2016
Objectives
• To bring transformative change in the aroma sector through desired interventions in the areas
of agriculture, processing and product development for fueling the growth of aroma industry
and rural employment.
• To enable Indian farmers and aroma industry to become global leaders in the production and
export of some other essential oils on the pattern of menthol mint.
• To provide substantial benefits to the farmers in achieving higher profits, utilization of waste
lands and protection of their crops from wild and grazing animals.
Key Features
Intended Outcomes
• Provide technical and infrastructural support for distillation and values-addition to
farmers/growers all over the country. Enabling effective buy-back mechanisms to assure
remunerative prices to the farmers/growers.
• An additional area of 5500 hectares will be brought under cultivation of crops by interventions
of CSIR to further catalyze cultivation of aromatic crops in about 60,000 hectares.
• An additional 700 tonnes of essential oil is expected to be produced annually for perfumery,
cosmetics and pharmaceutical industries, and use of these oils in value addition and herbal
products would generate a business of at least 200 crores.
• The activities of the Mission will improve availability of quality material on sustainable basis for
a boom in the herbal industry based on essential oils.
• The mission will put a mechanism in place for timely agro-advisory, ensuring optimal
productivity and fair price of the produce to the farmers and reducing the import of essential
oils and enabling India to become leading exporter of at least some essential oils.
Nodal Agencies
• The nodal laboratory is CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CSIR-CIMAP),
Lucknow.
• The participating laboratories are CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bio resource Technology (CSIR-
IHBT), Palampur; CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine (CSIR-IIIM), Jammu etc.
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20 Initiative to Promote Habitat Energy Efficiency (I-PHEE)
Launch Year: 2016
Aim
To promote R&D activities to improve energy performance of buildings and cities
Key Features
• It would support enhancement of knowledge and practice to save energy in design,
construction and operation of buildings.
• The program will support specific outcome-based research in the areas of energy efficient
building envelope technologies, low energy cooling systems, day-lighting and electric lighting,
building automation and controls for energy savings and research.
21 Science and Technology of Yoga and Meditation (SATYAM) Programme

Launch Year: 2015
Aim
To foster scientific research on the effects of yoga and meditation on physical & mental health and
on cognitive functioning in healthy people as well as in patients with disorders
Eligibility
• Scientists/ academicians with research background in Yoga and Meditation
• Practitioners involved in yoga and meditation can also apply in collaboration with research
institutions.
Key Features
• Duration - 3 years
• DST has conceptualized this programme under its Cognitive Science Research Initiative (CSRI).
• During the year 2020-21, DST had announced a special call under SATYAM programme to
combat with Covid-19 and related viruses in order to explore effect of yoga and meditation as
add on therapy under three broad thematic areas viz. immunity, respiratory system and stress,
anxiety & depression.
Themes
• Basic themes being covered under SATYAM includes
o Investigations on the effect of Yoga and Meditation on physical and mental health and
well-being,
o Investigations on the effect of Yoga and Meditation on the body, brain, and mind in
terms of basic processes and mechanisms.
Nodal Agency: Department of Science and Technology (DST)
22 Star College Scheme

Launch Year: 2008
Aim
• Supporting colleges and universities offering Under Graduate (UG) science courses across India
• Improving critical thinking and encouraging ‘hands on’ experimental science at undergraduate
level in basic science subjects.
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• Encourage more students to take up higher education in science.
Objectives
• To strengthen the academic and physical infrastructure for achieving excellence in teaching and
training
• To enhance the quality of the learning and teaching process to stimulate original thinking
through ‘hands–on’ exposure to experimental work and participation in summer schools
• To provide better library facility to students and teachers
• To promote networking and strengthen ties with neighbouring institutions and other
laboratories
• To conduct specialized training programmes for faculty improvement for optimizing technical
capabilities
• To increase capabilities of core instrumentation resources by procuring new equipment and
upgrading existing facilities
• To provide access and exposure to students to research laboratories and industries in the
country
• To help in devising standard curricula and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s) / kits for
practicals.
Key Features
• Through this scheme, the DBT recognizes colleges with potential for excellence and offers them
support to develop infrastructure for academics and laboratory activities.
• Scheme also supports the training of laboratory staff and faculty, visits to research institutes
and industry, lectures by eminent scientists, etc.
• The scheme also acts as a catalyst in igniting young minds (faculty and students) to engage in
networking, exposure visits to research institutes and industries and apply for research grants in
order to prepare them for future challenges after the successful completion of their
undergraduate courses
• There are 2 components of the Star College Scheme -
o Strengthening component
o Star component
23 INSPIRE (Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research) Scheme

Launch Year: 2008
Aim
To attract talent to the excitement and study of science at an early age, and to help the country
build the required critical resource pool for strengthening and expanding the S&T system and R&D
base
Objectives
To target 1 million original ideas/innovations rooted in science and societal applications to foster a
culture of creativity and innovative thinking among school children
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Key Features
Components
It has three components:
1. Scheme for Early Attraction of Talent (SEATS)
2. Scholarship for Higher Education (SHE)
3. Assured Opportunity for Research Careers (AORC)
A) Scheme for Early Attraction of Talents

• It aims to attract talented youth to study science by providing INSPIRE Award of Rs 5000 to one
million young learners of the age group 10-15 years, ranging from Class VI to Class X standards,
and also by arranging summer camps for about 50,000 science students of Class XI with global
leaders in science to experience the joy of innovations on an annual basis through INSPIRE
Internship.
(i) INSPIRE Awards – MANAK (Million Minds Augmenting National Aspirations and Knowledge)
• The INSPIRE Awards - MANAK was launched by the DST in partnership with the National
Innovation Foundation (NIF).
• Its objective is to target one million original ideas/innovations rooted in science and societal
applications to foster a culture of creativity and innovative thinking among school children.
• In order to seed and experience the joy of innovation, every year two lakh school children in
the age-group of 10 to 15 years i.e., 6th to 10th standards are being identified for the INSPIRE
Award.
• The DST invites students from government and private schools to send original and innovative
ideas having potential to solve common problems.
• These ideas go through a tough screening and mentoring process at the school level, district, and
state level to be selected for the National level competitions
• Each INSPIRE Award envisions an investment of Rs 5,000 per child.
(ii) INSPIRE Internship:
• "Motivating talented youth to take-up research as a personal undertaking" by rubbing shoulders
with global icons of science including Nobel Prize Winners, is the objective of INSPIRE Internship.
• This component of the programme aims at working as a life-long catalysing experience for the
11th graders in science stream.
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B) Scholarship for Higher Education (SHE)
• It aims at attracting talented youth into undertaking higher education in science intensive
programmes, by providing scholarships and mentoring through 'summer attachment' to
performing researchers.
• The scheme offers 10,000 scholarships every year @ Rs 80,000 per year to talented youth in
the age group 17-22 years, for undertaking Bachelor and Masters level education in Natural and
Basic sciences.
C) Assured Opportunity for Research Careers (AORC)
• It aims to attract, attach, retain and nourish talented young scientific Human Resource for
strengthening the R&D foundation and base.
• It has two sub-components. In the first component –
o INSPIRE Fellowship (age group of 22-27 years), it offers 1000 fellowships every year, for
carrying out doctoral degree in both basic and applied sciences including engineering and
medicine.
o In the second component i.e. INSPIRE Faculty Scheme, it offers assured opportunity
every year for 1000 post- doctoral researchers in the age group of 27-32 years, through
contractual and tenure track positions for 5 years in both basic and applied sciences area .
24 KIRAN (Knowledge Involvement in Research Advancement through Nurturing)

Launch Year: 2002-03
Aim
Bring gender parity in the Science & Technology sector by inducting more women talent in the
research & development domain through various programmes
Objectives
To provide opportunities to women scientists and technologists between the age group of 27-57
years who had a break in their career but desired to return to mainstream.
Eligibility Criteria/Qualifications
• Minimum Post Graduate degree, equivalent to M.Sc. in Basic or Applied Sciences or B.Tech. or
MBBS or other equivalent professional qualifications
• M.Phil/ M.Tech/ M.Pharm/ M.VSc or equivalent qualifications
• Ph.D. in Basic or Applied Sciences
Key Features
• Category of Fellowships
o Women Scientist Scheme-A(WOS-A): Research in Basic/Applied Science
o Women Scientist Scheme-B (WOS-B): S&T interventions for Societal Benefit
o Women Scientist Scheme-C (WOS-C): Internship in Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) for
the Self-Employment
Financial Assistance
• For WOS-A and WOS-B – Fellowship is awarded from Rs 31,000- Rs 55,000 per month (Along
with HRA).
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• For WOS-C - Fellowship is awarded from Rs 25,000- Rs 35,000 per month.
Nodal Agency: Department of Science and technology
25 Fund for Improvement of S&T Infrastructure (FIST)’ scheme

Launch Year: 2000
Aim
To provide basic infrastructure and enabling facilities for promoting R&D activities in new and
emerging areas and attracting fresh talents in universities & other educational institutions
Eligibility
• For University / Degree awarding Academic Institutions, the support will be considered for the
'Department / School / Center' as a unit.
• All Science (including Medical & Agriculture) and Engineering Departments/ Centres having
strong PG research programs which have existed for at least 3 years or more in universities and
other higher educational institutions recognized or regulated by UGC/ AICTE and/or MHRD/
State Education Department based, are eligible seeking support for the 1st time.
• All other agency based academic University/ Institutes are excluded from the scope of FIST
support.
• For any subsequent cycle of FIST support following 1st cycle of support at any level, henceforth
all such beneficiaries would be considered for repeat cycle of FIST support only after a period of
10 years from the date of sanction of the immediately preceding project.
Key Features
• Duration - For each FIST Project, it is not exceeding 5 years.
• It is considered as complimentary support for enabling Departments/ Centres/ Schools/
Colleges to pursue research activities more effectively and efficiently.
• Scheme will provide optimal infrastructure facilities for post-graduate and higher research.
• Proposal towards individual R&D support are not accepted under this Scheme.
• Selection will be through a peer review mechanism and visit to the laboratories, if necessary.
An Advisory Board of Experts will assist the DST in making final selection.
There are four type of support -

• Level – 0 - Proposals from active PG Colleges (Govt./ Govt. aided/ Private)
o Maximum support - up to Rs. 1.50 crores for establishing research facilities for the S&T
for 5 years duration
• Level – 1 - Proposals from relatively small but active post-graduate S&T Department from State
& Central Universities and degree awarding academic Institutions requiring moderate funding
for improving quality of research.
o Support - up to Rs 3 crores for 5 years duration for augmentation of research facilities to
a Department/ School/ Centre.
• Level – 2 - Proposals from well-established S&T Department from State/ Central Universities
and degree awarding academic Institutions with high repute
o Support - Rs.5 crores for 5 years duration for acquiring state-of-the-art equipment &
setting up laboratories for conducting internationally competitive research.
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• Level – 3 - Proposals from well established, internationally competitive S&T Department from
State/ Central Universities and degree awarding academic Institutions.
o Support - Rs 10 crores for 5 years duration for acquiring only state-of-the-art very
sophisticated equipment/ facilities.
Implementing Agency: Department of Science & Technology
26 Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana

Launch Year: 1999
Aim
To identify and encourage talented and motivated students to pursue career in research
Key Features
• This programme identifies students with talent and aptitude for research, helps them realize
their potential to attract exceptionally motivated students to study science and pursue careers
in research.
• Selection of the students is made from those studying in XI standard to 1st year of any
undergraduate Program in Basic Sciences namely B.Sc./B.S./B.Stat./B.Math./Int. M.Sc./M.S. in
Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology having aptitude for scientific research.
• Under this, mentorship and scholarship support is provided to pursue study in Basic Sciences.
• Generous fellowship and contingency grant are provided to the selected KVPY Fellows up to the
pre Ph.D. level or 5 years whichever is earlier.
• In addition, summer camps for the KVPY Fellows are organized in prestigious research and
educational institutions in the country.
• Department of Science and Technology (DST), the nodal agency of the Government has set up a
Management Committee and a National Advisory Committee (NAC) for overseeing its
implementation.
• A core committee looks after both the day-to-day and academic aspects of the KVPY Program.
• This programme is funded by DST.
Financial Support
Basic Sciences Monthly Fellowship Annual Contingency
Grant
During 1st to 3rd years Rs 5000 Rs 20000
of - B.Sc./ B.S./ B.Stat./
B.Math. / Integrated
M.Sc. / M.S.
During M. Sc. / 4th to Rs 7000 Rs 28000
5th years of Integrated
M.Sc. / M.S./
M.Math./ M.Stat.
Implemented By: Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore
27 Swarna Jayanti Fellowships

Launch Year: 1997
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Objectives
Selected numbers of young scientists with proven track record are provided special assistance and
support to enable them to pursue basic research in frontier areas of science and technology.
Key Features
• The award consists of a Fellowship of Rs. 25000 per month in addition to the salary drawn from
the parent Institute along with a Research Grant of Rs. 5 lakh per annum by DST for a period of
5 years.
• In addition to fellowship, grants for equipment, computational facilities, consumables,
contingencies, national and international travel, and other special requirements, if any, is
covered based on merit.
• The fellowships are scientist specific and not institution-specific, very selective, and have close
academic monitoring.
• The project should contain innovative research idea and it should have a potential of making
impact on R&D in the discipline.
• The projects submitted by the selected Fellows are considered for funding by the Science &
Engineering Research Board (SERB) as per SERB norms.
Nodal Agency: Department of Science and Technology
28 Cattle Genomics Scheme

Aim
• To predict breeding values of animal, using DNA level information with performance record,
more accurately and identify genetic worth of animal (elite animal) at an early age.
• Genome sequencing of indigenous cattle breeds from all registered cattle breeds of India.
Key Features
• Genomic selection will ensure high-yielding, disease-resistant, resilient livestock.
• Under this scheme, a high-density DNA chips will be developed to reduce the cost and time
interval of breeding of the native livestock.
• Genome selection will use information on variations in DNA sequences between animals to
predict the breeding value more accurately.
Implementing Agency - National Institute of Animal Biotechnology
Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

29 Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) 2.0
Launch Year: 2021
Aim
To make around 4,700 towns / cities ‘water secure’
Objectives
• To provide 100% coverage of water supply to all households in around 4,700 ULBs, by providing
2.68 crore urban household tap connections, thereby benefitting around 10.7 crores people
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• To provide 100% coverage of sewerage and septage in 500 AMRUT cities, by providing 2.64
crore sewer connections/ septage connections, thereby benefitting around 10.6 crores people
• To undertake rejuvenation of water bodies and urban aquifer management, so as to augment
sustainable fresh water supply
• To recycle and reuse the treated wastewater so as to cater to 20% of total water needs of the
cities and 40% of industrial demand
• To protect fresh water bodies from getting polluted and make natural resources sustainable
Key Features
• It is operated as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme.
• Tenure - From 2021-22 till 2025-26
• It will cover all 4,372 cities of the countries, thus covering 100% urban India.
• The mission has a reform agenda, with focus on strengthening of urban local bodies and water
security of the cities.
• The AMRUT-2.0 Mission will promote Public Private Partnership (PPP).
o It is mandated for cities having million plus population to take up PPP projects worth
minimum of 10% of their total project fund allocation which could be on Annuity/ Hybrid
Annuity / BOT Model.
• It will promote circular economy of water through formulation of City Water Balance Plan for
each city, focusing on recycle/reuse of treated sewage, rejuvenation of water bodies and water
conservation.
• Digital economy will be promoted through being a Paperless Mission.
• Pey Jal Survekshan will be conducted in cities to ascertain equitable distribution of water, reuse
of wastewater and mapping of water bodies w.r.t. quantity and quality of water through a
challenge process.
• Technology Sub-Mission for water will leverage latest global technologies in the field of water.
• It will also promote the GIG economy and on-boarding of youth & women.
• The Mission seeks to promote AatmaNirbhar Bharat through encouraging Startups and
Entrepreneurs.
• Urban Water Information System through NRSC will be developed, leading to Aquifer
Management system.
• Information, Education and Communication campaign will spread awareness among masses
about conservation of water.
• A target based capacity building program will be conducted for all stakeholders including
contractors, plumbers, plant operators, students, women and other stakeholders.
Financial Outlay
• The total outlay of AMRUT 2.0 is Rs 2,99,000 crores, including central share of Rs 76,760 crores.
• Central Government share in projects -
o For UTs: 100% central share
o North Eastern and Himalayan States: 90% central share
o Population less than 1 lakh: 50% of project funds by center
o Population between 1 to 10 lakh: One-third of the project cost by center
o Population more than 10 lakh: 25% of project cost by center
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• The central assistance will be released in 3 installments in ratio of 20:40:40 based on the
achievements stated in State Annual Action Plans.
• The Second instalment of central share will be released only on implementing mandatory
reforms.
• Incentive based reforms will be for -
o Rejuvenation of water bodies in cities
o Reducing non-revenue water to 20%
o Rain water harvesting in all institutional buildings
o Reuse of 20% treated waste water
o Reuse of waste water to meet 40% industrial water demand
o Development of green spaces & parks
o Improving credit rating & access to market financeby ULBs
o Improving land use efficiency, through GIS based master planning & efficient town
planning
30 Swachh Bharat Mission - Urban (SBM-U) 2.0

Launch Year: 2021
Aim
To make the cities completely free of garbage
Objectives
• Sustainable Solid Waste Management
• Sustainable Sanitation and treatment of used water
• Awareness creation along with large scale citizen outreach to create jan andolan and
institutionalize swachh behavior.
• Create institutional capacity to effectively implement programmatic interventions.
Key Features
• It is operated as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme.
• Tenure - From 2021-22 till 2025-26
• It will cover all statutory towns in India.
• The focus of SBM-U 2.0 is on sustaining the sanitation and solid waste management outcomes
achieved and accelerate the momentum generated, thus taking Urban India to the next level of
‘Swachhata’.
• It will also focus on source segregation of solid waste, utilizing the principles of 3Rs (reduce,
reuse, recycle), scientific processing of all types of municipal solid waste and remediation of
legacy dumpsites for effective solid waste management.
• Ensuring complete access to sanitation facilities to serve additional populations migrating from
rural to urban areas in search of employment and better opportunities.
• Complete liquid waste management in cities with less than 1 lakh population to ensure that all
wastewater is safely contained, collected, transported and treated.
• Under Sustainable Solid Waste Management, greater emphasis will be on source segregation.
• Special focus will be put on the well-being of sanitation and informal waste workers through
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provision of personal protective equipment and safety kits, linkages with government welfare
schemes along with their capacity building.
• Material Recovery Facilities, and waste processing facilities will be set up, with a focus on
phasing out single-use plastic. Construction & demolition waste processing facilities will be set
up.
• Mechanical sweepers deployed in National Clean Air Programme cities and in cities with more
than 5 lakh population.
• Remediation of all legacy dumpsites will also be done under the mission.
• Construction of over 3.5 lakhs individual, community and public toilets.
Management Structure
• National Level
• State Level
• District Level
• ULB Level
Financial Outlay
• The total outlay of SBM-U 2.0 is Rs 1,41,600 crores, including central share of Rs 36,465 crores.
The Centre: State distribution of the project fund will be as -

• 90%:10% for ULBs in NE/Himalayan States,
• 100% for UTs without legislature,
• 80%: 20% for UTs with legislature,
• 25%: 75% for 10 lakh plus ULBs
• 33%: 67% for ULBs with 1 lakh to 10 lakh population (both included),
• 50%: 50% for ULBs with less than 1 lakh population
Additional Information
Expected Outcomes
• All statutory towns are certified at least 3-star Garbage Free, or higher.
• All statutory towns become at least ODF+.
• All statutory towns with less than 1 lakh population become at least ODF++.
• At least 50% of all statutory towns with less than 1 lakh population become Water+.
31 National Urban Digital Mission

Launch Year: 2021
Objectives
To create a shared digital infrastructure for urban India, to provide holistic support to cities and
towns and to enhance the ease of living in cities and towns, leveraging IT & associated technologies
and support the existing urban ecosystem systems in a ‘citizen-centric’ approach
Target
Institutionalize a citizen-centric and ecosystem-driven approach to urban governance and service
delivery in 2022 cities by 2022, and across all cities and towns in India by 2024
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Key Features
• Total cities to be covered: 4400
• Three Key Pillars: People, Processes & Platforms.
• This mission has been launched by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs along with the
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.
• NUDM has articulated a set of governing principles, & inherits the technology design principles
of the National Urban Innovation Stack (NUIS), released by MoHUA in February, 2019.
• Key Platforms released under NUDM:
o India Urban Data Exchange (IUDX):
✓ Developed in partnership between the Smart Cities Mission and the Indian Institute
of Science (IISc), Bengaluru.
✓ An open-source software platform, facilitating secure/authenticated exchange of
data between data producers and data consumers across urban India.
o Smart Code- Powered by NUIS:
✓ The Open Smart code repository for various source codes on urban applications to
promote urban governance; available at free of cost to the users.
✓ Designed to address the challenges faced by ULBs in the development/ deployment of
digital applications to address urban challenges, by customizing existing codes and
customizing to suit local needs.
o New Smart Cities Website ver. 2.0 and Geospatial Management Information System
(GMIS):
✓ New Smart Cities Website ver 2.0 to serve as a single stop for all Smart Cities
initiatives.
✓ GMIS is integrated with the website.
✓ It aggregates all mission related information/initiatives from various platforms &
show automated mission updates to the public user.
32 Affordable Rental Housing Complexes

Launch Year: 2020
Aim
• To address the vision of ‘AtmaNirbhar Bharat Abhiyan’ by creating a sustainable ecosystem of
affordable rental housing solutions for urban migrants/poor.
• To provide dignified living with necessary civic amenities near their place of work.
• To create a conducive environment by incentivizing Public/Private Entities to leverage
investment.
Target Beneficiaries
Beneficiaries for ARHCs will be varied groups of urban migrants/ poor from EWS/ LIG categories
including industrial & construction workers, migrants working with market/ trade associations,
educational/ health institutions, hospitality sector, long-term tourists/ visitors, students etc
Key Features
• Ministry has initiated ARHCs for urban migrants/poor as a sub-scheme under Pradhan Mantri
Awas Yojana (Urban).
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• Project period is 25 years from the date of commencement of operation as ARHCs.
• Two-pronged implementation strategy -
o Model-1 - Utilizing existing Government funded vacant houses to convert into ARHCs
through Public Private Partnership (PPP) or by Public Agencies
o Model-2 - Construction, Operation & Maintenance of ARHCs by Public/ Private Entities on
their own available vacant land
• States/UTs will select concessionaire through transparent bidding. Complexes will revert to ULB
after 25 years to restart next cycle like earlier or run on their own.
• A maximum of 33% houses with double room is permissible in a project.
• Special incentives like use permission, 50% additional FAR/FSI, concessional loan at priority
sector lending rate, tax reliefs at par with affordable housing etc. will be offered to private/
public entities to develop ARHCs on their own available vacant land for 25 years.
• ARHC Scheme is being implemented in all Statutory Towns as per Census 2011 and Towns
notified subsequently, Notified Planning Areas and areas of Development/Special Area
Development/Industrial Development Authorities.
• Initial affordable rent of ARHCs is to be fixed by the local authority based on a local survey.
o Subsequently, rent will be enhanced biennially by 8% subject to maximum increase of
20% in aggregate, over a period of 5 years effective from the dateof signing the contract.
o The same mechanism shall be followed over the entire concession period i.e. 25 years.
• Social Audit of ARHCs will be carried out by MoHUA through an independent agency.
• ARHCs will be monitored by concerned States/ULBs.
33 The Urban Learning and Internship Program (TULIP)

Launch Year: 2020
Aim
To provide internship opportunities to 25,000 fresh graduates in all Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) and
Smart Cities across the country.
Eligibility
Applicants must be Indian citizens who have completed their final year of college within the last 18
months and have a degree of B. Tech, B planning, B. Arch, BA, BSc, BCom, LLB.
Key Features
• It is a program for providing fresh graduates experiential learning opportunities in the urban
sector.
• It has been conceived pursuant to the Budget 2020-21 announcement under the theme
‘Aspirational India' which laid emphasis on changing the approach of education from ‘doing by
learning,’ to ‘learning by doing'.
• It is based on a value-driven pull strategy.
• The flexible nature of the program provides for inclusivity and access to the students.
• It is ecosystem driven and built on the principles of federated architecture and transparency.
• The programme does not have any budget of its own.
Programme Structure
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• At the State level, TULIP will be supported by the Urban Development departments in
providing a clear roadmap for the ULBs/smart cities to adopt TULIP in their respective
organisations.
• A Steering Committee under the Chairmanship of Secretary, MoHUA will review the progress of
the program on a periodical basis.
Implementing Agency: Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs and All India Council for Technical
Education (AICTE)
34 HousingForAll.com
Launch Year: 2020
Aim
To create a trusted, secured and seamless journey for home buyers in India and abroad, along with
giving a boost to ‘Housing for All’ and ‘Digital India’ initiative.
Key Features
• National Real Estate Development Council (NAREDCO), an apex body, formed under the aegis
of Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs has announced the country’s first e-commerce housing
portal – ‘HousingForAll.Com’.
• The portal will host a 45-day All-India Online Home-Buying Festival for ready-to-move-in
homes, with over 1,000 projects expected to be listed.
• This platform seeks support from respective state governments, RERA authorities, developers,
banks and housing finance institutions to create a transparent and seamless journey for home
buyers.
• Buyers will be able to directly book/reserve a unit from the portal with a refundable payment of
only Rs 25,000.
o They will get 'Money Back Guarantee', where their initial buyer deposit made on portal is
completely secured and fully refundable in case buyer elects not to purchase the unit.
• NAREDCO would list only completed RERA-registered housing projects on the platform.
• During the event, the 'Real Estate Sentiment Index Q4 2019' was also launched by Knight Frank–
FICCI–NAREDCO.
o The objective of the index is to show the current sentiment of real estate stakeholders in
India.
• CREDAI-MCHI, CII, FICCI, ASSOCHAM, Builders Association of India (BAI), and Indian Merchant
Chambers (IMC) are also partners in this initiative.
35 Pradhan Mantri Street Vendor's Atmanirbhar Nidhi (PM-SVANIDHI)

Launch Year: 2020
Aim
• Scheme targets to benefit over 50 lakh Street Vendors
• To facilitate beneficiary Street Food Vendors to on-board e-commerce platforms for food
delivery
Objectives
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• To facilitate working capital loan up to Rs 10,000
• To incentivize regular repayment of loan
• To reward digital transactions
• Socio-Economic Profiling
Eligibility of States/UTs
• The Scheme is available for beneficiaries belonging to only those States/UTs which have notified
Rules and Scheme under Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street
Vending) Act, 2014.
• Beneficiaries from Meghalaya, which has its own State Street Vendors Act may, however,
participate.
Eligible Lending Institutions

• Scheduled Commercial Banks, Regional Rural Banks, Small Finance Banks, Cooperative Banks,
Non-Banking Financial Companies, Micro-Finance Institutions, Self Help Groups (SHG) Banks
Target Beneficiary
• Scheme is available to all street vendors engaged in vending in urban areas and
surrounding semi-urban areas and rural areas as on or before March 24, 2020
Key Features
• Tenure of the scheme: June 2020- March 2022
• Funding: Central Sector Scheme
• Vendors can avail working capital loan of up to Rs 10,000, which is repayable in monthly
installments within one year
• On timely/early repayment of the loan, an interest subsidy of 7% per annum will be credited to
the bank accounts of beneficiaries through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) on six-month basis.
• There is a provision of monthly cash-back incentive (Rs. 50-100) on digital payments.
• There will be no penalty on early repayment of loan.
• On timely or early repayment, the vendors are eligible for enhanced working capital loan during
the next cycle.
• SIDBI will manage the credit guarantee to the lending institutions through Credit Guarantee
Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises (CGTMSE)
• Mandatory Documents to Access Benefits
o Aadhaar Card
o Voter Identity Card
Implementing Agency: Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI)
• About Socio Economic Profiling
o MoHUA launched Socio-Economic Profiling of PM SVANidhi beneficiaries
o A complete profile of each beneficiary and their family members will be prepared.
o Based on the profiled data, benefits of the various eligible Central Schemes would be
extended to them for their holistic socio-economic upliftment.
o In the first phase, 125 cities have been selected for the programme. States/ UTs would also
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have an option to extend their respective State/ UT specific welfare schemes to them.
o Quality Council of India (QCI) has been appointed as implementing partner for the
programme.
36 Climate Smart Cities Assessment Framework (CSCAF) 2.0

Launch Year: 2020
Objectives
• To provide a clear roadmap for cities towards combating Climate Change while planning and
implementing their actions, including investments
• To inculcate a climate-sensitive approach to urban planning and development in India.
Key Features
• CSCAF 2.0 has been revised based on the experience of Phase 1 implementation and feedback
received from cities.
• CSCAF 1.0 was launched in 2019.
• The framework has 28 indicators across five categories namely:
o Energy and Green Management Buildings.
o Urban Planning, Green Cover & Biodiversity.
o Mobility and Air Quality.
o Water Resource Management.
o Waste Management.
Implementing Authority: The Climate Centre for Cities under National Institute of Urban Affairs
37 Credit – linked Subsidy Services Awas Portal “CLAP”

Launch Year: 2019
Aim
To provide a transparent and robust real-time web-based monitoring system for the beneficiaries of
the Credit-linked Subsidy Services (CLSS).
Key Features
• This Portal seeks to address grievances of beneficiaries in a much comprehensive and organised
manner as well as to help other stakeholders to work in synergy for release of subsidy to
beneficiaries on time.
• This Portal will enable processing of individual application, verification at initial stage, release of
subsidy, transparency and minimizing grievances.
• Portal will help the beneficiaries to track their application status online in real-time.
• Under CLSS, Centre provides interest subsidy of up to around Rs 2.67 lakh on home loans to
individuals, which reduces principal outstanding amount of loan.
• The portal would also benefit the other stakeholders to work in unity to release subsidy to the
beneficiaries on time.
38 Angikaar Campaign
Launch Year: 2019
Aim
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Bringing beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) into the fold of other central
schemes such as Ujjawala and Ayushman Bharat.
Key Features
• The campaign will be initiated in all target cities on 2nd October 2019 commemorating
150th Gandhi Jayanti after preparatory phase and culminate on the occasion of Human Rights
Day, 10th December, 2019.
• The campaign will include door to door activities, ward and city level events.
• It has been launched for bringing social behaviour change, focusing on issues such as water &
energy conservation, waste management, health, tree plantation, sanitation and hygiene
for beneficiaries of completed houses under PMAY (U), through community mobilisation and IEC
activities.
• For this purpose, the campaign will converge with schemes and Missions of other Ministries
dealing with these subjects.
39 Green Urban Transport Scheme

Launch Year: 2016
Aim
• To encourage growth of urban transport along low Carbon path for substantial and measurable
reduction in pollution.
• To provide a permanent and sustainable framework for funding urban mobility projects at
National, State and City level with minimum recourse to budgetary support by encouraging
innovative financing of projects.
Eligibility
Urban areas having population of above 5 Lakh and all capital cities are eligible to implement
Green Urban Transport Scheme
Key Features
• Under this Scheme, provision of Non-motorised Transport infrastructure, increasing access to
public transport, use of clean technologies, adoption of Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) and
private sector participation in urban transport projects will be increased.
40 Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban)

Launch Year: 2015
Aim
To Achieve housing for all by 2022
• Beneficiaries include Economically weaker section (EWS), low-income groups (LIGs) and
Middle-Income Groups (MIGs).
• The annual income cap is up to Rs 3 lakh for EWS, Rs 3-6 lakh for LIG and Rs 6 to 18 lakhs for
MIG.
• The beneficiary family should not own a pucca house either in his/her name or in the name of
any member of his/her family in any part of India.
Key Features
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• Stakeholders - State Level Nodal Agencies (SLNAs), Urban Local Bodies (ULBs)/ Implementing
Agencies (IAs), Central Nodal Agencies (CNAs) and Primary Lending Institutions (PLIs)
• Mission covers the entire urban area consisting of Statutory Towns, Notified Planning Areas,
Development Authorities, Special Area Development Authorities, Industrial Development
Authorities or any such authority under State legislation which is entrusted with the functions of
urban planning & regulations.
• Mission promotes women empowerment by providing the ownership of houses in name of
female member or in joint name.
o Preference is also given to differently abled persons, senior citizens, SCs, STs, OBCs,
Minority, single women, transgender and other weaker & vulnerable sections of the
society.
Components:
(i) In-Situ Rehabilitation of Slum Dwellers:
• Central grant of Rs. 1 lakh per house, on an average, will be available under the slum
rehabilitation programme.
• A State Government would have flexibility in deploying this slum rehabilitation grant to any slum
rehabilitation project taken for development using land as a resource for providing houses to
slum dwellers
(ii) Affordable Housing in Partnership:
• Under AHP, Central Assistance of Rs. 1.5 Lakh per EWS house is provided by the Government of
India.
• An affordable housing project can be a mix of houses for different categories but it will be
eligible for Central Assistance, if at least 35% of the houses in the project are for EWS category.
• The States/UTs decide on an upper ceiling on the sale price of EWS houses with an objective to
make them affordable and accessible to the intended beneficiaries.
(iii) Credit Linked Subsidy Scheme:
• Beneficiaries of Economically Weaker Section (EWS)/Low Income Group (LIG), Middle Income
Group (MIG)-I and Middle Income Group (MIG)-II seeking housing loans from Banks, Housing
Finance Companies and other such institutions for acquiring, new construction or
enhancement* of houses are eligible for an interest subsidy of 6.5%, 4% and 3% on loan amount
upto Rs. 6 Lakh, Rs. 9 Lakh and Rs. 12 Lakh respectively.
More details are given below:
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• Housing and Urban Development Corporation (HUDCO), National Housing Bank (NHB) and State
Bank of India (SBI) have been identified as Central Nodal Agencies (CNAs).
• The scheme for MIG category has been extended upto 31st March, 2021.
(iv) Beneficiary Led Individual House Construction/Enhancement:
• Central Assistance upto Rs. 1.5 lakh per EWS house is provided to eligible families belonging to
EWS categories for individual house construction/ enhancement.
• Central Assistance, along with State/UT/ ULB share, if any, is released to the bank accounts of
beneficiaries through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) by States/UTs.
Financing
It is being implemented as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme except for the Credit Linked Subsidy
component which is a Central Sector Scheme.
41 HRIDAY (Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana)

Launch Year: 2015
Aim
To preserve and revitalize soul of the heritage city to reflect the city’s unique character by
encouraging aesthetically appealing, accessible, informative & secured environment.
Objectives
• To preserve character of the soul of heritage city and facilitate inclusive heritage linked urban
development by exploring various avenues including involving private sector. Other objectives
are:
• Planning, developing and implementing infrastructure keeping in mind sensitivities of heritage,
including service delivery and development of infrastructure in core areas of historic cities.
• Preserve and renovate heritage so that tourists can connect with each heritage city’s unique
nature.
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• Develop a heritage asset inventory of cities documenting built, cultural, living and natural
heritage as a basis for urban planning, growth, planning of services and their delivery.
• Enhancement of basic services focusing on sanitation like public toilets, water taps, security like
street lights and in improving tourist facilities.
• Create linkages between cultural facilities and tourism along with the conservation of heritage
and capacity building of local industries based on heritage.
• Adaptive maintenance of urban heritage, including rehabilitation using appropriate technology
for retrofitting historic buildings with modern conveniences. Establishment of public-private
partnership for preserving and maintaining historic buildings is also part of this goal.
• Promotion of economic activities to enhance avenues of employment among people living in
and around the heritage sites. This includes skill development among them and making public
and cultural spaces accessible.
• Making cities informative using modern ICT tools and making cities secure using modern
security devices like CCTV etc.
• Increase access to heritage sites by developing roads, adopting the universal design, GIS
mapping of historical locations and building a digital record of the heritage etc.
Key Features
Themes: The scheme will broadly focus on 4 themes:
• Physical Infrastructure
• Institutional Infrastructure
• Economic Infrastructure
• Social Infrastructure
Cities Covered: Total 12 cities are covered under the scheme. These cities are: Ajmer, Amravati,
Amritsar, Badami, Dwarka, Gaya, Kanchipuram, Mathura, Puri, Varanasi, Velankanni, Warangal.
Funding
It is a central sector scheme, where 100% funding will be provided by Government of India.
42 Smart Cities Mission

Launch Year: 2015
Objectives
• To promote cities that provide core infrastructure and give a decent quality of life to its
citizens, a clean and sustainable environment and application of 'Smart' Solutions.
• The focus is on sustainable and inclusive development and the idea is to look at compact areas,
create a replicable model which will act like a light house to other aspiring cities.
• The Smart Cities Mission is meant to set examples that can be replicated both within and
outside the Smart City, catalyzing the creation of similar Smart Cities in various regions and parts
of the country.
Selection of Smart Cities
• The selection process of Smart Cities is based on the idea of Competitive and Co-operative
Federalism and follows a Challenge process to select cities in two stages.
• 100 smart cities were first distributed amongst the States and UTs on the basis of equitable
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criteria.
• In the first stage, States/UT shortlisted potential smart cities on the basis of certain pre-
conditions and scores.
• In the second stage of the competition, each of the potential 100 smart cities prepared their
Smart City Proposal (SCP) which contained the model chosen (retrofitting or redevelopment or
green-field development or a mix thereof) and additionally included a Pan-city dimension with
smart solutions.
Key Features
• The Mission is operated as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme.
• Emphasis has been given on the participation of private sector through Public Private
Partnerships (PPP).
• Aggregated at the national level, proposals contained more than 5,000 projects worth over Rs.
2,00,000 crores, of which 45% is to be funded through Mission grants, 21% through
convergence, 21% through PPP and rest from other sources.
• The strategic components of the Smart Cities Mission are city improvement (retrofitting), city
renewal (redevelopment) and city extension (Greenfield development) plus a Pan-city initiative
in which Smart Solutions are applied covering larger parts of the city.
• The implementation of the Smart Cities Mission is done by a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) to
be set up at city level in the form of a limited company under the Companies Act, 2013 and will
be promoted by the State/UT and the Urban Local Body (ULB) jointly both having 50:50 equity
shareholding.
• After selection, each selected Smart Cities have to set up SPVs and start implementation of their
Smart City Proposal, preparation of Detailed Project Reports (DPRs), tenders etc.
• Coverage and Duration
o The Mission will cover 100 cities and its duration will be five years (FY2015-16 to FY2019-
20)
o The Mission may be continued thereafter in the light of an evaluation to be done by the
Ministry and incorporating the learning into the Mission.
Financial Allocation
• Central Government will give financial support to the extent of Rs 48,000 crores over 5 years i.e.
on an average Rs 100 crore per city per year.
o An equal amount on a matching basis is to be provided by the State/ULB.
• Additional resources are to be raised through convergence, from ULBs’ own funds, grants under
Finance Commission, innovative finance mechanisms such as Municipal Bonds, other
government programs and borrowings.
• Funds provided by the Government of India in the Smart Cities Mission to the SPV will be in the
form of tied grant and kept in a separate Grant Fund.
• 20:20 model/concept: Centre has introduced a 100-day challenge where the top performing 20
Smart cities have been paired with the bottom 20 as sister cities. They will help the laggard cities
to kick-start the smartening up process by borrowing technical know-how and financial studies
• The period of implementation of SCM has been extended up to June 2023.
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43 Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT)
Launch Year: 2015
Aim
Provide basic services to households and build amenities in cities which will improve the quality of
life for all, especially the poor and the disadvantaged.
Target
• Ensure that every household has access to a tap with assured supply of water and a sewerage
connection.
• Increase the amenity value of cities by developing greenery and well maintained open spaces.
• Reduce pollution by switching to public transport or constructing facilities for non-motorized
transport.
Coverage
• The category of cities that have been selected under AMRUT is given below:
o All Cities and Towns with a population of over one lakh with notified Municipalities as per
Census 2011, including Cantonment Boards (Civilian areas),
o All Capital Cities/Towns of States/ UTs, not covered in above ,
o All Cities/ Towns classified as Heritage Cities by MoHUA under the HRIDAY Scheme,
o Thirteen Cities and Towns on the stem of the main rivers with a population above 75,000
and less than 1 lakh, and
o Ten Cities from hill states, islands and tourist destinations (not more than one from each
State).
Key Features
• The major project components are Water Supply system, Sewerage, Septage, Storm Water
Drainage, Urban Transport, Green Space and Parks, Reforms management and support, Capacity
building etc. in that order of priority.
• The Mission covers covering 500 cities that includes all cities and towns with a population of
over one lakh with notified Municipalities.
• An Apex Committee (AC), chaired by the Secretary, MoHUA and comprising representatives of
related Ministries and organisations supervises the Mission.
• 10% of the annual budget allocation shall be kept apart and given to the States/UTs every year
as incentive for achievement of Reforms.
• The total outlay for AMRUT is Rs. 50,000 crore for 5 years from FY2015-16 to FY2019-20 and the
Mission will be operated as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme.
• The project fund is divided among States/UTs in an equitable formula in which 50:50 weightage
is being given to the urban population of each State/UT and number of statutory towns.
• Centre has extended the mission period of AMRUT till March 2022.
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44 Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban)
Launch Year: 2014
Objectives
• Elimination of open defecation
• Eradication of Manual Scavenging
• Modern and Scientific Municipal Solid Waste Management
• To effect behavioral change regarding healthy sanitation practices
• Generate awareness about sanitation and its linkage with public health
• Capacity Augmentation for ULBs to create an enabling environment for private sector
participation in Capex (capital expenditure) and Opex (operation and maintenance)
Key Features
Mission Components
• Household toilets, including conversion of insanitary latrines into pour-flush latrines
• Community toilets
• Public toilets and urinals
• Solid waste management
• IEC & Public Awareness
• Capacity building and Administrative & Office Expenses (A&OE)
Funding
• The funding pattern between the Central Government and the State Government/ Urban Local
Bodies (ULBs) is 75:25 (90:10 for North Eastern and special category states).
• The gap in financing of the components would be met by the beneficiary contribution, private
funding, funds with private companies under Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and the
Swachh Bharat Kosh of the Ministry of Finance.
Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban) 2.0
Launch Year – 2021
Aim - To realize the aspiration to make all our cities ‘Garbage Free’ and ‘Water Secure’
Key Features
• SBM-U 2.0 envisions to make all cities ‘Garbage Free’ and ensure grey and black water
management in all cities other than those covered under AMRUT, make all urban local bodies
as ODF+ and those with a population of less than 1 lakh as ODF++, thereby achieving the vision
of safe sanitation in urban areas.
• The Mission will focus on source segregation of solid waste, utilizing the principles of 3Rs
(reduce, reuse, recycle), scientific processing of all types of municipal solid waste and
remediation of legacy dumpsites for effective solid waste management.
• The outlay of SBM-U 2.0 is around Rs 1.41 lakh crore.
45 Deen Dayal Antyodaya Yojana – NULM

Aim
• To reduce poverty and vulnerability of the urban poor households by enabling them to access
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self-employment and skilled wage employment opportunities, resulting in an appreciable
improvement in their livelihoods on a sustainable basis.
• To provide shelter equipped with essential services to the urban homeless in a phased manner.
• To address livelihood concerns of the urban street vendors by facilitating access to suitable
spaces, institutional credit, social security and skills for accessing emerging market
opportunities.
• It will be implemented in all District Headquarter Towns and all other cities with a population
of 1,00,000 or more as per 2011 census.
• The primary target of DAY-NULM is the urban poor, including the urban homeless. Their
identification would be done using the SECC 2011.
Key Features
Process and Mechanism

• Employment through Skill Training and Placement - An expenditure of Rs.15, 000 per person is
allowed on training of urban poor which is Rs.18, 000 in North-East and J&K.
• Social Mobilization and Institution Development - At least one member from each urban poor
household, preferably a woman, should be brought under the Self-Help Group network in a
time-bound manner. These groups will serve as a support system for the poor, to meet their
financial and social needs. City Livelihood Centres (CLCs) will be established in Mission cities to
provide a platform whereby the urban poor can market their services and access information on
self-employment, skill training and other benefits.
• Subsidy to urban poor - An interest subsidy for setting up individual micro-enterprises with a
loan of up to 2 lakh and for group enterprises with a loan limit of up to Rs.10 lakhs.
• Shelters for urban homeless - The shelter will be a permanent all-weather 24 X 7 shelter for the
urban homeless.
• Support to Urban Street Vendors – This component aims at skilling of street vendors, support
micro-enterprise development, credit enablement and pro-vending urban planning along with
supporting social security options for vulnerable groups such as women, SCs/STs and minorities.
• In November 2015, the National Urban Livelihoods Mission (NULM) and National Rural
Livelihoods Mission (NRLM) has been merged to form a new scheme called Deen Dayal
Antyodaya Yojana (DAY).
• DAY has replaced Ajeevika Scheme.
• The scheme has two components one for urban India and other for rural India.
Component 1 – Urban component Deen Dayal Antyodaya Yojana – NULM
Component 2 – Rural component Deen Dayal Antyodaya Yojana – NRLM
National Urban Livelihood Mission (NULM)

Launch Year: 2013
• The scheme has replaced Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojana (SJSRY).
Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
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Aim
• Providing shelter equipped with essential services in phased manner to urban poor including
urban homeless
• Addressing the livelihood concerns of urban poor including urban homeless.
PAISA (Portal for Affordable Credit and Interest Subvention Access) Portal
Launch Year: 2018
Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Urban and Housing Affairs
Developed By: The web platform has been designed and developed by Allahabad Bank which is the
Nodal bank.
Aim: To connect directly with the beneficiaries, ensuring that there is greater transparency and
efficiency in delivery of services.
Key Features
It is a centralized electronic platform for processing interest subvention on bank loans to
beneficiaries under DAY-NULM.
Ministry of Food Processing Industries

46 Production Linked Incentive Scheme for Food Processing Industry
Launch Year: 2021
Aim
To support creation of global food manufacturing champions commensurate with India's natural
resource endowment and support Indian brands of food products in the international markets
Objectives
• Support Food manufacturing entities with stipulated minimum Sales and willing to make
minimum stipulated investment for expansion of processing capacity and Branding abroad to
incentivise emergence of strong Indian brands
• Support creation of global food manufacturing champions
• Strengthen select Indian brand of food products for global visibility and wider acceptance in the
international markets
• Increase employment opportunities of off-farm jobs
• Ensuring remunerative prices of farm produce and higher income to farmers
Key Features
• Outlay - Rs. 10,900 crore
• It is a Central Sector Scheme.
• Scheme will be implemented over a six year period from 2021-22 to 2026-27.
• Categories of the Applicant
o Category - I: Large entities who apply for Incentive based on Sales and Investment
Criteria. Applicant could undertake Branding & Marketing activities abroad and apply
for grant under the scheme with a common application.
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o Category – II: SMEs Applicants manufacturing innovative/ organic products who apply
for PLI Incentive based on Sales.
o Category – III: Applicants applying solely for grant for undertaking Branding &
Marketing activities abroad.
Components
• First Component
o Incentivising manufacturing of four major food product segments – Ready to Cook/
Ready to Eat (RTC/ RTE) foods including Millets based products, Processed Fruits &
Vegetables, Marine Products, Mozzarella Cheese.
o Innovative/ Organic products of SMEs including Free Range - Eggs, Poultry Meat, Egg
Products.
o Selected applicant will be required to undertake investment, as quoted in their
Application (Subject to the prescribed minimum) in Plant & Machinery in the first two
years i.e. in 2021-22 & 2022-23.
o Investment made in 2020-21 also to be counted for meeting the mandated
investment.
• Second Component
o It relates to support for branding and marketing abroad to incentivise emergence of
strong Indian brands.
o For promotion of Indian Brand abroad, the scheme envisages grant to the applicant
entities for - in store Branding, shelf space renting and marketing.
o The scheme is "fund-limited", i.e. cost shall be restricted to the approved amount.
The maximum incentive payable to each beneficiary shall be fixed in advance at the
time of approval of that beneficiary.
Incentives Sales
• Incentive Sales shall include sales of eligible food products manufactured by the applicants as
well its subsidiaries and contract manufactures.
• Applicants will be extended grant @ 50% of expenditure on branding & marketing abroad
subject to a maximum grant of 3% of Sales of food products or Rs 50 crore per year, whichever
is less.
• Minimum expenditure for branding abroad – Rs. 5 crore over a period of five years.
• Would be paid for six years from 2021-22 to 2026-27 on incremental sales over the base year.
• Base Year
o 1- 4 years – 2019-20
o 5th year – 2021-22
o 6th year – 2022-23.
Note - Conditions of stipulated Minimum Sales and mandated investment will not be applicable for
entities selected for making innovative/ organic products.
Implementation of the Scheme
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• The Scheme would be monitored at Centre by the Empowered Group of Secretaries chaired by
the Cabinet Secretary
• Ministry of Food Processing Industries would approve selection of applicants for coverage
under the scheme, sanction and release of funds as incentives.
• The Ministry will prepare Annual Action Plan covering various activities for implementation of
the scheme.
• A third party evaluation and mid-term review mechanism would be built in the programme.
Benefit
• It would facilitate expansion of processing capacity to generate processed food output of Rs
33,494 crore.
• Create employment for nearly 2.5 lakh persons by the year 2026-27.
47 Pradhan Mantri Formalization of Micro food Enterprises Scheme (PMFME)

Launch Year: 2020
Objectives
• Increase in access to finance by micro food processing units.
• Increase in revenues of target enterprises.
• Enhanced compliance with food quality and safety standards.
• Strengthening capacities of support systems.
• Transition from the unorganized sector to the formal sector.
• Special focus on women entrepreneurs and Aspirational districts.
• Focus on minor forest produce in Tribal Districts.
Key Features
• Scheme will be implemented over a 5 year period from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
• One District one Product Approach (ODOP)
o The Scheme adopts ODOP approach to reap benefit of scale in terms of procurement of
inputs, availing common services and marketing of products.
o The States would identify food product for a district keeping in view the existing clusters
and availability of raw material.
o The ODOP product could be a perishable produce based product or cereal-based products or
a food product widely produced in a district and their allied sectors.
• Credit facility provided
o Existing Individual micro food processing units desirous of upgradation of their unit can avail
credit-linked capital subsidy @35% of the eligible project cost with a maximum ceiling of Rs
10 lakh per unit.
o Seed capital @ Rs. 40,000 per SHG member would be provided for working capital and
purchase of small tools.
o FPOs/ SHGs/ producer cooperatives would be provided a credit-linked grant of 35% for
capital investment along the value chain.
o Support for marketing & branding would be provided to develop brands for micro-units and
groups with 50% grant at State or regional level which could benefit a large number of micro-
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units in clusters.
o Also, Support up to Rs 5 lakh would be available from State Nodal Agency for preparing Daily
Progress Report for proposals for branding & marketing of FPO/ SHG/Cooperatives.
• Capacity Building & Research
o All individuals & institutions members receiving grant would undergo training for
upgradation of their skills.
o In addition, training support would also be provided to other existing individual units and
groups producing ODOP product in the district, even if they are not being supported.
o National Institute for Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management (NIFTEM) and
Indian Institute of Food Processing Technology (IIFPT), two national level food processing
technology institutions under MOFPI are given responsibility to spearhead capacity building
and research.
o At the State level, they would partner with a State Level Technology Institution in food
processing technology selected by the State Government
Funding Pattern/Assistance
• It is an All India Centrally Sponsored Scheme with an outlay of Rs. 10,000 crore for coverage of
2, 00,000 enterprises over 5 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
o 60:40 – Central : State, 90:10 ratio with North Eastern and Himalayan States, 60:40 ratio with
UTs with legislature and 100% by Center for other UTs.
• Expenditure in the first year 2020-21, whether incurred by the Centre or the States would be
borne 100% by the Central Government.
o The expenditure made for the first year would be adjusted in ratio given above in the funds
being transferred to the States equally in the next four years.
48 Gram Samridhi Yojana

Launch Year: 2019
Aim
• Benefiting unorganized food processing sector focused in rural areas.
• The scheme aims at development of modern infrastructure to encourage entrepreneurs to set
up food processing units, upgrade technology in existing unit, improve management of the units
and give technical support.
Objectives
To implement entrepreneurship development process with required skills and knowledge in setting
up the food processing units besides upgrading technology in existing units, improve management
of units and to provide technical support.
Food processing units and rural area food processing unit are eligible under this scheme
Key Features
• It is launched with the assistance of World Bank.
• This scheme means to focus on setting up Common Facility Centers (CFCs) and provide business
incubators facilities in rural areas. The incubator will provide the required infrastructure,
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incubation space and services to support the growth of new food business.
• It will provide support services, equipment and assistance programs to help
businessmen/entrepreneur in launching a new product into the market by enhancing the sales
and revenue through development.
• This scheme additionally aims to guarantee an increase in farmers income and also ensures job
opportunities in rural zones, and they are accompanying this plan for food processing ventures.
• Nearly 25 lakhs of food processing enterprises in the unorganized sector/units to be targeted
under this Gram Samridhi Yojana.
Funding
Financial Assistance by following:
• World Bank - Rs 1,500 crore
• Central Government - Rs 1,000 crore
• State governments - Rs 500 crore
Subsidy:
• A maximum subsidy of Rs 10 Lakhs is given by the government for each food processing unit.
o This subsidy provides infrastructure facilities and services to improve the growth of new
food businesses.
• Under this scheme, the government plans for the interest subsidy on loans, if an entrepreneur
or businessman has taken a loan from any bank.
• There is also a provision to extend financial assistance to micro enterprises of about 70,000
units at the maximum of 50% of the eligible project cost subject to a maximum of Rs. 5
lakhs for the expansion and upgradation of their micro-enterprises.
• There is a provision for getting subsidy on bank interest by 3% to 5%.
49 Food Regulatory Portal

Launch Year: 2017 (jointly launched by Ministry of Food Processing and Industries (MoFPI) and
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI))
Key Features
• It is a single interface for food businesses to cater to both domestic operations and food
imports.
• The portal focuses on six key areas food standards, consistent enforcement, hassle free food
imports, credible food testing and codified food safety practices of food sector.
• This would address concerns of food business across spectrum by ensuring ease of entry,
reduced burden of compliance and facilitating trade.
• Aiming to create an enabling environment for businesses to operate, the portal is strategically
aligned with Government’s mission of One Nation, One Food Law.
50 Nivesh Bandhu
Launch Year: 2017 (by Ministry of Food Processing and Industries (MoFPI), Food Safety and
Standards Authority of India (FSSAI))
Aim
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• To bring together information on Central and State government policies and incentives provided
for the food-processing sector.
• Boost investments in the food processing sector of India
• Make available state-wise and sector wise investment information
• To ease the handholding process for the investors
• Tap the potential of all the sub sectors in Food Processing
• To guide and assist the investors with the major infrastructure available in India (Mega Food
Parks, Cold Chains and Agro Processing Clusters)
Key Features
• It is an investor facilitation portal which provides information on Central and State
Governments’ investor friendly policies, agro-producing clusters, infrastructure, and potential
areas of investment in the food processing sector.
• The portal maps resources upto the local level, with processing requirements.
• It is also a platform for business networking, for farmers, processors, traders, and logistics
operators.
• The portal also includes Food Map of India.
o The Food Map enables investor to take decision with regard to locating their projects as
the food map showed mapping of the potential of food processing in surplus production
areas.
51 Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY)

Launch Year: 2016
• Launched as SAMPADA (Scheme for Agro-Marine Processing and Development of Agro-
Processing Clusters) in 2016.
• The scheme was renamed as the "Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY)" in 2017
Aim
To supplement agriculture, modernize processing and decrease Agri-Waste.
Key Features
• This Yojana is a comprehensive package which will result in creation of modern infrastructure
with efficient supply chain management from farm gate to retail outlet.
• Under PMKSY, capital subsidy in the form of grants-in aid ranging from 35% to 75% of the
eligible project cost subject to a maximum specified limit is provided to investors under the
various schemes for undertaking infrastructure, logistic projects and setting up of food
processing units in the country.
• PM Kisan SAMPADA Yojana is expected to leverage investment of Rs 31,400 crore for handling
of 334 lakh MT agro- produce valued at Rs 1,04,125 crore, benefiting 20 lakh farmers and
generating 5,30,500 direct/indirect employment in the country by the year 2019-20.
Components
• Mega Food Parks.
• Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure.
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• Infrastructure for Agro-Processing Clusters.
• Creation of Backward and Forward Linkages.
• Creation/Expansion of Food Processing & Preservation Capacities.
• Food Safety and Quality Assurance Infrastructure.
• Human Resources and Institutions.
• Operation Green
51.1 Mega Food Parks

Launch Year: 2008
Aim
Providing a mechanism to link agricultural production to the market by bringing together farmers,
processors and retailers.
Key Feature
• It is based on “Cluster” approach and envisages creation of state of art support infrastructure
in a well-defined agri / horticultural zone for setting up of modern food processing units in the
industrial plots provided in the park with well-established supply chain.
Components
The scheme aims to facilitate the establishment of a strong food processing industry backed by an
efficient supply chain, which includes Collection Centres (CCs), Primary Processing Centers (PPCs),
Central Processing Center (CPC) and Cold Chain infrastructure.
Funding Assistance
• Central Government provides Grant-In-Aid @50% (general areas) and 75% in case of North
Eastern Region and Difficult Areas with Maximum cap of upto Rs. 50 Crore per project.
Implementing Body
• Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV), a Body Corporate registered under the Companies Act.
51.2 Scheme of Cold Chain, Value Addition and Preservation Infrastructure

Launch Year: 2008
Objectives
To provide integrated cold chain and preservation infrastructure facilities, without any break, from
the farm gate to the consumer.
Key Features
• The project can be set up by Partnership / Proprietorship Firms, Companies, Corporations,
Cooperatives, Self Help Groups (SHGs), Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs), NGOs, Central /
State PSUs, etc.
• It covers creation of infrastructure facility along the entire supply chain.
Components
Farm Level Infrastructure, Distribution hub, Refrigerated vans / refrigerated trucks etc, Irradiation
facility.
Pattern of assistance
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• For storage infrastructure- Grant-in-aid @35% for General Areas and @50% for North East
States (NES) , Himalayan States, Islands & ITDP Areas
• For value addition and processing infrastructure- @50% for General Areas and @75% for NES,
Himalayan States, ITDP areas & Islands etc
• For irradiation facilities- @50% for General Areas and @75% for NES etc
• Maximum of Rs 10 crores per Project
51.3 Creation / Expansion of Food Processing & Preservation Capacities (CEFPPC)

Launch Year: 2008
Objective
Creation of processing and preservation capacities and modernization /expansion of existing food
processing units.
Key Features
State PSUs, etc.
• The setting up of new units and modernization/ expansion of existing units is covered under the
scheme.
Components
Fruits & vegetables processing, Milk Processing, Meat/poultry/fish processing, Ready to Eat / Ready
to Cook, Pulses etc
Funding Pattern
• 35% of the eligible project cost subject to a maximum of Rs 5 crore in General Areas and 50% of
the eligible project cost subject to a maximum of Rs 5 crore in North Eastern States (including
Sikkim) and difficult areas.
51.4 Scheme for Creation of Infrastructure for Agro-Processing Cluster

Launch Year: 2017
Objectives
Development of modern infrastructure to encourage entrepreneurs to set up food processing units
based on cluster approach.
Key Features
State PSUs, etc.
Components
• Basic enabling infrastructure: It will include site development including development of
industrial plots, boundary wall, roads, drainage etc.
• Core infrastructure: food testing laboratory, cleaning, grading, sorting and packing facilities
Pattern of assistance
Grants-in-aid @ 35% of eligible project cost in general areas and @50% of eligible project cost in
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the North East States, difficult areas, state notified ITDP areas, Islands and SC/ST entrepreneurs
subject to a Maximum of Rs. 10 crore per project.
• Release of Grant to Project Execution Agency -
o First installment of 35% of the total approved grant is released after incurring an
expenditure of 35% of the bank term loan and 35% promoters contribution/ equity;
o Second installment of 40% of the total approved grant is released after incurring an
expenditure of 75% of the bank term loan and 75% of promoters’ contribution / equity;
o Third installment of 15% of the approved grant is on 90% completion of the project and
submission of requisite documents.
o Fourth / Final installment of 10% of the approved grant is on completion of the project
and submission of requisite documents.
51.5 Scheme for Creation of Backward and Forward Linkages

Launch Year: 2018
Objectives
To provide effective and seamless backward and forward integration for processed food industry by
plugging the gaps in supply chain in terms of availability of raw material and linkages with the
market.
Eligible Sectors Include perishable horticulture and non-horticulture produce such as fruits,
vegetables, dairy products, meat, poultry etc.
Key Features
• The project can be set up by Govt./ PSUs/ Joint Ventures/ NGOs/ Cooperatives/ SHGs / FPOs /
Private Sector / individuals etc.
• The Scheme would enable linking of farmers to processors and the market for ensuring
remunerative prices for agri produce.
Components
• Backward Linkage: Integrated Pack-house(s), Milk Chilling Centre(s) /Bulk Milk Cooler(s), Pre
Cooling Unit(s), Machinery & equipment for minimal processing and/or value addition such as
cutting, dicing, slicing, etc.
• Forward Linkage: Retail chain of outlets & Distribution center including facilities such as frozen
storage/ deep freezers/ refrigerated display cabinets/cold room/ chillers/ packing/ packaging,
etc.
• Transport: Refrigerated/ Insulated transport / Reefer Vans in conjunction with backward and
forward linkages.
Funding Pattern
• Grants-in-aid @ 35% of eligible project cost in general areas & @50% of eligible project cost in
the North East States and difficult areas subject to a Maximum of Rs. 5 crore per project.
• Project Cost involves Technical civil work and Plant and Machinery.
• Grant will be provided in 3 installments- 25%, 40% and 35%
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51.6 Scheme for Food Safety & Quality Assurance Infrastructure
Objectives
Setting up/ up-gradation of Food Testing Laboratories would benefit all stakeholders in ensuring
safety and quality of food products
Components
• Setting Up/Up-gradation of Quality Control/Food Testing Laboratories
• HACCP/ ISO Standards/Food Safety/Quality Management Systems
Pattern of assistance for setup/Up-gradation of Lab
• For Government Agency
o Entire cost of laboratory equipment and 25% of the cost of Technical Civil Work and
Furniture & Fixtures for General Areas and 33% in Difficult Areas.
o 80% of the monthly emoluments of two technical staff for two years
• All other implementing Agency
o Grant-in-aid of 50% of cost of laboratory equipment and 25% of the cost of Technical Civil
Work and Furniture & Fixtures for General Areas
o 70% of cost of lab equipment and 33% of technical civil work and furniture and fixtures
for difficult areas.
• Pattern of assistance for HACCP/ ISO Standards/Food Safety/Quality Management Systems
o 50% for general area and @ 75% for NE Region and difficult areas of eligible project cost
subject to maximum of Rs. 17 lakh and 22 lakh respectively
51.7 Human Resources and Institutions

Objectives
To strengthen the Capacity building and research in the food processing industries.
Components:
1. Research & Development

• Extending financial assistance to undertake demand driven R&D work for the benefit food
processing industry
• Eligibility: All Universities, IITs, Central/State Government Institutions, Government funded
Organizations, R&D laboratories and CSIR recognized R&D units in private sector.
• For the Government organizations/universities/institutions: Grant-in-aid is given for 100% of
cost of equipment, consumables and expenditure related to salaries for project staff specific to
the project for maximum period of three years.
• Funding pattern for Private organizations / universities / institutions: Grant-in-aid is given to the
tune of 50% of equipment cost only in general areas and 70% in North East States and difficult
areas.
• Ministry’s sponsored projects: 100% Grant is provided only to public funded organizations
2. Promotional Activities
• To organize, co-sponsor, participate in all India level seminars, workshops, fairs and exhibitions
for food processing sector to encourage investment and to create awareness of the schemes.
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• Implemented through apex industrial and trade bodies/ associations.
• Grant-in-aid @ 50% of the cost of the event subject to a maximum of Rs. 5 lakhs.
o This limit would not apply if Ministry sponsored.
3. Skill Development
Objective
• To provide sector specific skilled workforce from floor level workers to quality control supervisor
etc in the various segments of food processing industries.
• To contribute towards achieving the projected skilled human resources requirement as
envisaged by National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) in food processing sector i.e 17.8
million persons by the year 2022.
• Pattern of Assistance:
o Grants-In Aid would be provided to the eligible Institutions upto a maximum of Rs 5 lakh
for development of training module
o Assistance for creation of infrastructure facilities for Skill Training Centers- 50% of cost of
plant & machineries subject to a maximum of Rs 15 lakh
4. Strengthening of Institutions
• National Institute of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management (NIFTEM)- District
Sonepat, Haryana
• Indian Institute of Food Processing Technology (IIFPT)-Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu
• Both the Institute will be responsible for the Capacity building and research in the food
processing industries
51.8 Operation Green

Launch Year: 2018
Objectives
Operation Greens seeks to stabilize the supply of Tomato, Onion and Potato (TOP) crops and to
ensure availability of TOP crops throughout the country round the year without price volatility.
Key Features
• This scheme is a Sub-Scheme of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana
• Strategy
o Short term Price Stabilisation Measures
o NAFED will be the nodal agency to implement price stabilization measures.
MoFPI will provide 50% of the subsidy on the following two components:
• Transportation of TOP Crops from production to storage;
• Hiring of appropriate storage facilities for TOP Crops;
Long Term Integrated value chain development projects

• Capacity Building of FPOs & their consortium, Quality production, Post-harvest processing
facilities, Agri-Logistics, Marketing / Consumption Points, Creation and Management of e-
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platform for demand and supply management of TOP Crops.
Funding Pattern
• 50% of the eligible project cost in all areas, subject to maximum Rs. 50 crores per project.
• FPO(s), the grant-in-aid will be at the rate of 70% of the eligible project cost in all areas, subject
to maximum Rs. 50 crores per project.
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

52 Nagar Van Scheme
Launch Year: 2020 (on the occasion of World Environment day (5th June))
Aim
To develop 200 Urban Forests across the country in next five years with a renewed focus on
people’s participation and collaboration between Forest Department, Municipal bodies, NGOs,
Corporates and local citizens.
Key Features
• Warje Urban Forest in Pune (Maharashtra) will be considered as a role model for the Scheme.
• These urban forests will primarily be on the existing forest land in the City or any other vacant
land offered by local urban local bodies.
The finances for the scheme will be paid for by the CAMPA (Compensatory Afforestation Fund (CAF)
Act, 2016) funds.
53 Large Forest Fire Monitoring Programme

Launch Year: 2019 (by Forest Survey of India (FSI))
• It was launched under FAST 3.0 (FSI Fire Alerts System).
Aim
• It aims to track large fire events across the country and disseminate specific Large Fire alerts
with the objective to identify, track and report serious forest fire incidents so as to help
monitor such fires at senior level in the State Forest Department and also seek timely additional
assistance that may be required to contain such fires.
• Large Fire tracking aims to improve tactical as well as strategic response to large forest fires.
Objectives
• To monitor continuous, large forest fires using near-real time basis.
• To identify areas for post fire restoration / rehabilitation efforts.
• To carry out damage assessment from fires in terms of area, severity of burn, canopy cover loss
etc.
Key Features
• The programme detects minimum of 3 SNPP pixels in close proximity to identify a Large Forest
Fire.
• Once detected, it is continuously monitored until it is put off.
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• The programme scans the fire for additional 3 days after its inactivity to detect dormant fires, if
any.
Forest Fire Alert System
• Forest Fire Alert System Ver. 1.0 (2004-2017)
• Forest Fire Alert System Ver. 2.0 (2017-2018)
• Forest Fire Alert System Ver. 3.0 (FAST 3.0)
Features in FAST 3.0 (FSI Fire Alert System)

• It is a collaborative effort between the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration
(NASA), Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and FSI.
• Large Forest Fire Monitoring Programme: It is based on satellite data (SNPP-VIIRS) to
automatically identify and track large forest fire events.
• FSI Forest Fire Geoportal: to view forest fire related data along with other thematic layers.
• Web Map Service (WMS): available for integration to State Forest Departments.
• Customized alerts for 20 states at beat level and 2 states at Range level.
o In case of the rest of the States/UT’s, alerts are sent up to District level in the absence of
Administrative boundary information from State Forest Departments.
• Improved feedback system (via SMS and nodal officer page).
• Improved Nodal officer page.
54 Swachh – Nirmal Tat Abhiyaan

Launch Year: 2019
Aim
To make beaches clean and create awareness amongst citizens about the importance of coastal
ecosystems
Key Features
• It is a mass cleanliness-cum-awareness drive in 50 identified beaches under the “Swachh –
Nirmal Tat Abhiyaan”, from 11th -17th November, 2019.
• The identified beaches are in 10 coastal States/Union Territories (UTs) namely Gujarat, Daman
& Diu, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andhra Pradesh, and
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Odisha.
• The beaches have been identified after the consultation with the States/UTs.
• At end of the drive, the best three beaches will be suitably awarded along with a certificate of
appreciation for all the participating eco-clubs.
• The implementation of the drive will be monitored by the MoEF&CC officials.
• Participants: The cleaning drives in all beaches are being undertaken, involving school/college
students of Eco-clubs, district administration, institutions, volunteers, local communities and
other stakeholders.
Implementing Agency
• Environment Education Division and Society of Integrated Coastal Management
(SICOM) under the Environment Ministry will be responsible for its implementation
55 National Clean Air Programme (NCAP)

Launch Year: 2019
Objectives
• To expand the national air quality monitoring network.
• To build capacity for air pollution management
• To raise public awareness about the hazards of air pollution
Target: To achieve a national-level target of 20-30% reduction of PM2.5 and PM10 concentration
by 2024 (keeping 2017 as base year)
Key Features
• It is a Central Sector scheme.
• The plan proposes a three-tier system, including real-time physical data collection, data
archiving, and an action trigger system in selected cities, besides extensive plantation plans,
research on clean-technologies, landscaping of major arterial roads, and stringent industrial
standards.
• It also proposes state-level plans of e-mobility in the two-wheeler sector, rapid augmentation of
charging infrastructure, stringent implementation of BS-VI norms, boosting public transportation
system, and adoption of third-party audits for polluting industries.
• Coverage: Under NCAP, 122 non-attainment cities have been identified across the country
based on the Air Quality data from 2014-2018.
Implementing Agency
• At the National level - an apex committee at the Environment Ministry level.
• At the State level - committees at the Chief Secretary level will oversee implementation
• Implementation of the city specific action plans are regularly monitored by Committees at
Central and State level namely Steering Committee, Monitoring Committee and Implementation
Committee.
56 Sameer App
Launch Year: 2019
Key Features
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• Developed By: Central Pollution Control Bureau (CPCB)
• It is one of the air pollution mitigation measures which provides hourly updates on the National
Air Quality Index (AQI).
• The app will provide information on air quality for more than 100 cities across the country.
• The app represents the listed cities in a colour-coded format based on their AQI levels.
• The app can also be used to file, or track complaints, related to garbage dumping, road dust,
vehicular emissions or other pollution issues in a particular area.
• Public can also provide suggestion through this app.
57 Green Good Deeds Initiative

Launch Year: 2018
Aim
To protect environment and promote good living in the country
Key Features
• Under this initiative, Central Government has enlisted the cooperation of thousands of people –
students, teachers, voluntary organisations, Residents Welfare Associations and professionals to
adopt these deeds.
• The Ministry had drawn up a list of over 500 Green Good Deeds and asked people to alter their
behaviour to Green Good Behaviour to fulfil their Green Social Responsibility.
• These small, positive actions, to be performed by individuals or organisations to strengthen the
cause of environmental protection have been put up on a mobile App named “Dr Harsh
Vardhan”.
58 Green Skill Development Programme (GSDP)

Launch Year: 2018
Aim
It is an initiative for skill development in the environment and forest sector to enable India's youth
to get gainful employment and/or self-employment.
Target
• The number of people to be covered under GSDP will be 80,000 during 2018-19, 2.25 lakh
during 2019-20 and about 5 lakh people by the year 2021.
• More than 30 programmes have been identified, which will be conducted in 84 institutions
across the country.
Key Features
• This initiative is under the Environmental Information System (ENVIS) scheme.
• The programme endeavors to develop green skilled workers having technical knowledge and
commitment to sustainable development.
• It will help in the attainment of the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs), National Biodiversity Targets (NBTs), as well as Waste Management
Rules (2016).
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59 Climate Resilience Building Among Farmers through Crop Residue Management
Launch Year: 2017
• It is a regional project launched under the National Adaptation Fund for Climate Change
(NAFCC)
Aim
It aims to mitigate climate change impacts and enhance adaptive capacity and counter the adverse
environmental impacts that arise from burning.
Objectives
• To lower Green House Gases Emissions in project areas by –
o Creating awareness among farmers through crop residue management
o Promoting alternate uses of crop residue
• To create implementable and sustainable entrepreneurship models in rural areas by engaging
FCs/ FPOs /PACs/ JLGs/ Individual entrepreneurs for effective crop residue management through
upscaling successful initiatives and innovative ideas.
• To enhance the climate resilience and income of the farmers through alternative uses of crop
residue management in project areas.
• To identify the other co-benefits and suggest policy intervention.
Coverage
Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan & Uttar Pradesh
60 National Action Plan on Climate Change

Launch Year: 2008
Objective
Creating awareness among the representatives of the public, different agencies of the government,
scientists, industry and the communities on the threat posed by climate change and the steps to
counter it.
Sub-Missions
• National Solar Mission
• National Mission for Enhanced Energy Efficiency
• National Mission on Sustainable Habitat
• National Water Mission
• National Mission for Sustaining the Himalayan Ecosystem
• National Mission for A Green India
• National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture
• National Mission on Strategic Knowledge for Climate Change (NMSKCC)
60.1 National Solar Mission

This mission has been discussed in this document separately.
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60.2 National Mission for Enhanced Energy Efficiency
• NMEEE includes four specific energy efficiency initiatives under its umbrella.
• These enhanced energy efficiency measures are aimed at facilitating energy intensive industries
(industries that consume large quantities of energy in production process) to reduce their
energy footprint and catalyze investments in the energy efficiency sector.
o Perform Achieve and Trade (PAT) - Assigning energy reduction targets to large energy
intensive industries and distributing Energy Saving Certificates (ESCerts) on achievement
of the targets. These ESCerts can then be traded.
o Market Transformation for Energy Efficiency (MTEE) - Promoting adoption of energy
efficient equipments and appliances through innovative business models.
o Energy Efficiency Financing Platform (EEFP) - Increasing the confidence of financial
institutions and investors to support energy efficiency initiatives.
o Framework for Energy Efficiency Economic Development (FEEED) - Promoting energy
efficiency initiatives by hedging against investment risks.
60.3 National Mission on Sustainable Habitat

Approved in – June 2010
Targets
The key deliverables of the Mission includes -
• Development of sustainable habitat standards that lead to robust development strategies while
simultaneously addressing climate change related concerns
• Preparation of city development plans that comprehensively address adaptation and mitigation
concerns
• Preparation of comprehensive mobility plans that enable cities to undertake long-term, energy
efficient and cost effective transport planning
• Capacity building for undertaking activities relevant to the Mission.
Key Features
This mission seeks to promote –
• Improvements in energy efficiency in buildings through extension of the energy conservation
building code - which addresses the design of new and large commercial buildings to optimize
their energy demand
• Better urban planning and modal shift to public transport - make long term transport plans to
facilitate the growth of medium and small cities
• Improved management of solid and liquid waste, with special focus on development of
technology for producing power from waste
• Improved ability of habitats to adapt to climate change by improving resilience of
infrastructure, community based disaster management, and measures for improving advance
warning systems for extreme weather events
• Conservation through appropriate changes in legal and regulatory framework.
60.4 National Water Mission

Aim
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To conserve water, minimise wastage and ensure more equitable distribution both across and
within states through integrated water resources development and management.
Key Features
• The Mission will take into account the provisions of the National Water Policy and develop a
framework to optimize water use by increasing water use efficiency by 20% through regulatory
mechanisms with differential entitlements and pricing.
• It will seek to ensure that a considerable share of the water needs of urban areas are met
through recycling of waste water, and ensuring that the water requirements of coastal cities
with inadequate alternative sources of water are met through adoption of new and appropriate
technologies.
• The National Water Policy would be revisited in consultation with states to ensure basin level
management strategies to deal with variability in rainfall and river flows due to climate change.
• This will include enhanced storage both above and below ground, rainwater harvesting, coupled
with equitable and efficient management structures.
• The Mission will seek to develop new regulatory structures, combined with appropriate
entitlements and pricing.
• It will seek to optimize the efficiency of existing irrigation systems, including rehabilitation of
systems that have been run down and also expand irrigation, where feasible, with a special
effort to increase storage capacity.
• Incentive structures will be designed to promote water-neutral or water-positive technologies,
recharging of underground water sources and adoption of large scale irrigation programmes
which rely on sprinklers, drip irrigation and ridge and furrow irrigation.
60.5 National Mission for Sustaining the Himalayan Ecosystem (approved in 2014)
Objectives
• To develop a sustainable National capacity to continuously assess the health status of the
Himalayan Ecosystem and enable policy bodies in their policy-formulation functions and assist
States in the Indian Himalayan Region with their implementation of actions selected for
sustainable development. Accordingly, the following objectives have been identified for the
Mission.
o Building human and institutional capacities in the different existing / new Institutions in
the Himalayan region.
o Identification of national knowledge institutions and development of a self-sustaining
knowledge network.
o Development and adoption of new methods for assessing the health of the Himalayan
eco system including those of glaciers and create a data base of the same.
o Assessment and quantification of the changes in the Himalayan eco system attributable
to the climate change as a result of global emissions and human activities in the region
and model for future projections
o Exploration of linking of traditional and formal knowledge systems through strategic
mechanism of formalization for mutual benefit and value for the sustainability of the
Himalayan ecosystem
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o Identification of most-desirable Adaptation Policies to Improve Regional Sustainability
Key Features
• NMSHE seeks to facilitate formulation of appropriate policy measures and time-bound action
programmes to sustain ecological resilience and ensure the continued provisions of key
ecosystem services in the Himalayas.
• NMSHE intends to evolve suitable management and policy measures for sustaining and
safeguarding the Himalayan ecosystem along with developing capacities at the national level to
continuously assess its health status.
• This mission has been launched with the goal of addressing all such issues holistically and in
coordinated manner by involving all possible stakeholders.
Coordinated by - Department of Science & Technology
60.6 National Mission for A Green India (Green India Mission)

Launched in - February, 2014
Aim
Protecting, restoring and enhancing India’s diminishing forest cover and responding to climate
change through adaptation and mitigation measures.
Objectives
To safeguard the biological resources of our nation and associated livelihoods against the peril of
adverse climate change and to recognise the vital impact of forestry on ecological sustainability,
biodiversity conservation and food-, water- and livelihood-security.
Goals
• Increased forest/ tree cover
• Improved quality of forest cover in millions of hectares of forest/ non-forest lands
• Improved ecosystem services including biodiversity, carbon sequestration and hydrological
services along with provisioning services like fuel, fodder, and timber and non-timber forest
produces
• Increased forest-based livelihood income of households living in and around forests.
Key Features
• It envisages a holistic view of greening that extends beyond tree planting.
• GIM focuses on multiple ecosystem services such as biodiversity, water, biomass, preserving
mangroves, wetlands, critical habitats etc. along with carbon sequestration.
• The Mission would strive for enhancing carbon sinks in sustainably managed forests and other
ecosystems, adaptation of vulnerable species/ ecosystems to the changing climate and
adaptation of forest-dependent communities.
• Traditional Ecological Knowledge of communities, along with forestry science and state-of-the-
art technology would improve the Mission interventions.
• GIM also aims at convergence with complementary schemes and programmes for better
coordination in developing forests and their fringe areas in a holistic and sustainable way.
• A multidisciplinary team, both from Govt. and NGOs will be mandated to facilitate planning and
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implementation at cluster/landscape unit level.
• The Mission's emphasis on the landscape approach i.e. landscapes as large contiguous areas of
forest/ non forest land, at different scale/levels provide better opportunity to meet targets for
both National and State Forest policy.
• An integrated cross-sectoral approach would be implemented on both public as well as private
lands with the involvement of grass root level organizations and local communities in planning,
decision making, implementation and monitoring.
• Moreover, GIM would take into account the forces of de-greening operating across the country
and thereby give special emphasis to relate to processes that halt ‘de-greening’.
60.7 National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (approved in 2010)

This mission has been discussed in this document separately.
60.8 National Mission on Strategic Knowledge for Climate Change (NMSKCC)

Objectives
• Formation of knowledge networks among the existing knowledge institutions engaged in
research and development relating to climate science and facilitate data sharing and exchange
through a suitable policy framework and institutional support.
• Establishment of global technology watch groups with institutional capacities to carry out
research on risk minimized technology selection for developmental choices
• Development of national capacity for modeling the regional impact of climate change on
different ecological zones within the country for different seasons and living standards.
• Establishing research networks and encouraging research in the areas of climate change
impacts on important socio-economic sectors like agriculture, health, natural ecosystem, bio-
diversity, coastal zones, etc.
• Providing an improved understanding and awareness of the key climate processes and the
resultant climate risks and associated consequences.
• Building alliances and partnerships through global collaboration in research & technology
development on climate change under International and bilateral S&T cooperation
arrangements.
Coordinated by - Department of Science & Technology
61 Environment Education, Awareness and Training (EEAT) Scheme

Objectives
• To promote environmental awareness among all sections of society.
• To spread environment education.
• To mobilize student’s participation for environment conservation
Key Features
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• National Green Corps “Ecoclub” programme
o The programme aims at creating awareness among school and college students for
environmental conservation and sustainable development across the country.
o It also aims to sensitise and nurture students on nature conservation leading towards
positive environmental actions at different levels. Students of schools and colleges across
the country are eligible to participate in the programme.
o A financial assistance of Rs 5,000 per school and college will be provided under this
programme.
o The ceiling limit of 250 schools per district and 100 colleges per state has been kept.
o For the district level monitoring financial assistance of Rs 25,000 per district and 5 % of the
administrative charges is provided to State Nodal Agencies (SNAs).
• National Nature Camping programme
o Under this programme field visits (nature camps) will be organised in different protected
areas/ Nature parks/Tiger Reserves of the country for 3 days to create awareness amongst
school/college students on environment and nature.
o A financial assistance not exceeding Rs. 2000 per student for a camp of 3 days duration
with a ceiling of twenty camps per state will be provided.
o The maximum assistance in a year would be up to Rs 20 lakh for twenty camps each of 50
students in a state.
• Capacity Building Activities
o The objective of this programme is to support capacity building activities and to impart
skills to students (schools and colleges) and teachers of Eco-club on various thematic
areas
o A financial assistance to a maximum of Rs 5 lakh only per SNA in each state would be
provided.
o A total allocation of Rs 1 crore (5 lakhs x 20 events/year) has been earmarked for capacity
building activities. The costs include preparation of Training Module.
62 Environmental Information System (ENVIS) Scheme

Launch Year: 1982
Objectives
Long Term Objectives
• To build up a repository and dissemination centre in Environmental Science and Engineering;
• To gear up state-of-the-art technologies of information acquistion, processing, storage,
retrieval and dissemination of information of environmental nature
• To support and promote research, development and innovation in environmental information
technology.
Short Term Objectives
• To provide national environmental information service relevant to present needs and capable
of develoment to meet the future needs of the users, originators, processors and disseminators
of information
• To build up storage, retrieval and dissemination capabilities with the ultimate objectives of
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disseminating information speedily to the users
• To promote, national and international cooperation and liasion for exchange of environment
related information
• To promote, support and assist education and personnel training programmes designed to
enhance environmental information processing and utilisation capabilities
• To promote exchange of information amongst developing countries.
Key Features
• It is setup as a plan programme as a comprehensive network in environmental information
collection, collation, storage, retrieval and dissemination to varying users, which include
decision-makers, researchers, academicians, policy planners and research scientists, etc.
• ENVIS was conceived as a distributed information network with the subject-specific centers to
carry out the mandates and to provide the relevant and timely information to all concerned.
• ENVIS network at present consists of a chain of 69 network partners out of which 40 are on
subject-specific and 29 on State/UT related issues.
• These network partners are called ENVIS Centers and are located in the notable organizations/
institutions/ State/UT Government Departments/ Universities throughout the country.
• The focal point of ENVIS is located in the Ministry and assists the Environment Information (EI)
Division in coordinating the activities of all the ENVIS network partners by making ENVIS a web -
enabled comprehensive information system.
63 Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA) Scheme

Objectives
• To promote afforestation and development activities in order to compensate for forest land
that is intended to be diverted to non-forest uses.
• To law down effective guidelines for the State.
• To facilitate necessary assistance in terms of scientific, technological and other requisites that
may be required by the authority responsible for the State CAMPA.
• To recommend measures based on strategic planning to the authorities of the State CAMPA.
• To resolve issues that arise between inter-state or Centre-State.
Key Features
• CAMPA was set up to manage the Central Afforestation Fund.
• 90% of the funds collected will be transferred to State CAMPA and remaining 10% will be with
National CAMPA for utilization.
• The funds will be utilized for afforestation, regeneration of forest ecosystem, wild life protection
and forest related infrastructure development.
Ministry of Jal Shakti

64 Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain (JSA:CTR) Campaign
Launch Year: 2021
Aim
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To nudge the states and stake-holders to create appropriate Rain Water Harvesting Structures
(RWHS) suitable to the climatic conditions and sub-soil strata before monsoon
Key Features
• Theme - “Catch the rain, where it falls, when it falls”
• It is launched to create appropriate rainwater harvesting structures in urban and rural areas of
all the districts in the country, with people's active participation, during the pre-monsoon and
monsoon periods from March 22, 2021 to November 30, 2021
• Creation of new and maintenance of old Rainwater Harvesting Structures, revival of traditional
rainwater harvesting structures like step wells etc, enumeration, geo-tagging and making
inventory of all water bodies, preparation of scientific water conservation plans, setting up of
Jal Shakti Kendras and intensive afforestation are part of the campaign.
• The targets of the works are fixed under the development schemes of respective
Ministries/Departments.
• It covers all rural and urban areas of all districts of the country.
o Jal Shakti Abhiyan-I of 2019, covered only 1592 water stressed blocks out of 2836
blocks in 256 districts of the country.
• A total of almost Rs. 14,000 crore worth of water conservation related work is completed/
ongoing under the MGNREGS (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme)
of Department of Rural Development.
• Under the campaign, the District Magistrates/Collectors have been asked to enumerate with
the help of old revenue records and using remote sensing images from NRSA and GIS mapping
technology all existing water-bodies/ water harvesting structures, mark their boundaries, geo-
tag them, integrate available data from NIC-MI census, National Water Informatics Centre
(NWIC), State Water Resources Information systems and using the data for preparing Scientific
Water Conservation plans.
Nodal Agency: National Water Mission, under the Ministry of Jal Shakti
65 Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM)

Launch Year: 2019
Vision
• Mission is envisioned to provide safe and adequate drinking water through individual
household tap connections by 2024 to all households in rural India.
Objectives
• To provide and monitor Functional Household Tap Connection (FHTC) to every rural household.
• To provide functional tap connection to Schools, Anganwadi centres, Gram Panchayat buildings,
Health centres, wellness centres and community buildings
• To promote and ensure voluntary ownership among local community by way of contribution in
cash, kind and/ or labour and voluntary labour (shramdaan)
• To assist in ensuring sustainability of water supply system, i.e. water source, water supply
infrastructure, and funds for regular Operation & Maintenance
• To empower and develop human resource in the sector
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• To bring awareness on various aspects and significance of safe drinking water
Key Features
• Government of India has restructured and subsumed the ongoing National Rural Drinking
Water Programme (NRDWP) into Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM).
o National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) was launched in 2009 to enable all
households to have access to and use safe & adequate drinking water within premises to
the extent possible 2030.
• Special focus is on women and children
Components under JJM

• Development of in-village piped water supply infrastructure to provide tap water connection to
every rural household at minimum service level of 55 litres per person per day;
• Technological interventions for removal of contaminants where water quality is an issue.
• Greywater management and Support activities, i.e. IEC, HRD, training, development of utilities,
water quality laboratories, water quality testing & surveillance, R&D, knowledge centre, capacity
building of communities, etc.
• Any other unforeseen challenges/ issues emerging due to natural disasters/ calamities which
affect the goal of FHTC to every household by 2024, as per guidelines of Ministry of Finance on
Flexi Funds.
• Community has to contribute 5% or 10% of capital cost for in-village infrastructure as the case
may be, in cash/ kind/ and/ or labour.
Funding Pattern
• Total estimated cost of JJM is Rs 3.60 Lakh Crore.
• Centre and State - 90:10 for Himalayan (Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh) and North-Eastern
States, 100:0 for UTs and 50:50 for rest of the States.
Nodal Agencies
• National Jal Jeevan Mission (NJJM) at the Central level
• State Water and Sanitation Mission (SWSM) at State level
• District Water and Sanitation Mission (DWSM) at District level
• Gram Panchayat and/or its sub-committees viz. Village Water Sanitation Committee (VWSC)/
Paani Samiti at Village level
• About Village Water Sanitation Committee (VWSC)/ Paani Samiti / Water and Sanitation
(WATSAN) committee at Village level
o It is envisaged under JJM that community will play a lead role in planning, implementation,
management, operation and maintenance of in-village water supply infrastructure.
o Gram Sabha will decide whether GP or its subcommittee will carry out the responsibilities of
water supply management.
o In case of Sub-Committee
✓ Headed by Sarpanch/ Up-Sarpanch / GP member/ traditional village head/ senior
village leader as the Gram Sabha may decide and Panchayat Secretary/ Patwari/ Talati
may act as Secretary.
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✓ Composition: It may consist of 10-15 members comprising elected members of
Panchayat up to 25% of the composition; 50% women members; and remaining 25%
may consist of representatives of weaker sections of the village (SC/ST) proportional
to their population.
✓ Tenure of sub-committee: Ordinarily, tenure of sub-committee may be kept at 2-3
years and Gram Sabha during the JJM period will have option to reconstitute the
subcommittee.
Every village will prepare a Village Action Plan (VAP) which will have three components:
• Water source & its maintenance
• Water supply and
• Greywater (domestic wastewater) management.
National Rural Drinking Water Programme

Launch Year: 2009 (has been subsumed under Jal Jeevan Mission)
Aim:
• Providing every person in rural India with adequate safe water for drinking, cooking and other
domestic basic needs on a sustainable basis.
• Ensuring sustainability of water availability in terms of potability, adequacy, convenience,
affordability and equity.
Target Beneficiary: All people in rural areas
Note: NRDWP is to be continued co-terminus with the 14th Finance Commission cycle till March
2020. With the restructuring of the NRDWP, there will be 2% earmarking of funds for Japanese
Encephalitis (JE) /Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) affected areas
National Water Quality Sub-Mission (NWQSM)

Launch Year: 2017
Key Features:
• It will address the urgent need for providing clean drinking water in about 28000 Arsenic &
Fluoride affected habitations on a sustainable basis by March 2020.
66 Atal Bhujal Yojana (Atal Jal Yojana)

Launch Year: 2019
Aim
To improve ground water management in priority areas in the country through community
participation.
Key Features
• Duration: The schemes is being implemented over a period of five years from 2020-21 to 2024-
25.
• The priority areas identified under the scheme fall in the states of Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka,
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Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.
o These States represent about 37% of the total number of overexploited, critical and
semi-critical blocks in terms of ground water in India.
• They are underlain by two broad types of aquifer systems found in India i.e. alluvial or
unconsolidated aquifers and hard rock or consolidated aquifers and span a broad spectrum in
terms of established legal and regulatory provisions, institutional readiness and experience in
groundwater management.
• The districts/Blocks/ Gram Panchayats for implementation of the scheme in the identified
States have been finalized by the respective States.
• The present scheme would encourage community engagement and inculcate behavioral
changes for judicious ground water management at Gram Panchayat level.
• This scheme envisaged implementing appropriate investments/ management actions led by
community through convergence of various ongoing/ new central and state schemes.
• The scheme provides for installation of Digital Water Level Recorders for continuous record of
ground water level data and an elaborate Management Information System (MIS)/Information
Technology system for data collection and collation in order to use the same to meet the
objective of the scheme.
• Implementation of the scheme is expected to benefit nearly 8353 Gram Panchayats in 78
districts in these states.
• The scheme envisages addressing four critical issues relating to sustainable groundwater
management, that is,
o State-specific institutional frameworks for sustainable groundwater management
o Enhancement of groundwater recharge
o Improvement of water use efficiency
o Strengthening of community-based institutions to foster ground water management.
Components
It has two components –
• Institutional Strengthening and Capacity Building Component - The components envisage
strengthening institutional capacity at all levels including states, districts, blocks and gram
panchayats, enhance community participation in preparation of water security plan, improving
skills and inculcating behavioural change through information, education and communication
towards sustainable groundwater management.
• Incentive Component
o The incentive component is for incentivizing the States for convergence amongst various
schemes of the Central and State Governments and achievement of pre-defined results
measured against the Disbursement Linked Indicators (DLIs) of optimal water use and
consequent improvement in ground water scenario.
o Total outlay under incentive component is Rs 4600 Crore with World Bank contribution of
Rs. 3000 Crore and GoI contribution of Rs. 1600 Crore
Funding
• It is a Rs 6000 crore project supported by the World Bank.
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• The scheme is being funded by the Government of India and the World Bank on 50:50 basis.
• The World Bank financing will be done under a new lending instrument, that is, Program for
Results (PforR), wherein funds under the scheme will be disbursed from the World Bank to the
GoI based on achievement of pre-agreed results.
• Funds under the scheme will be made available to the participating states as Grants.
Impact of Atal Jal Yojana
• Source sustainability for Jal Jeevan Mission in the project area with active participation of local
communities.
• Will contribute towards the goal of doubling the farmers' income
• Will promote participatory ground water management
• Improved water use efficiency on a mass scale and improved cropping pattern
• Promotion of efficient and equitable use of ground water resources and behavioural change at
the community level.
67 Ganga Aamantran Abhiyan

Aim
To connect various Ganga’s stakeholders in order to improve its water quality
Key Features
• It is an exploratory open water rafting and kayaking expedition on the Ganga river that is to be
held between 10th October 2019 to 11th November 2019.
• The expedition will start at Devprayag (Uttarakhand) and will culminate at Ganga Sagar (West
Bengal) covering the entire stretch of the Ganga River.
• This is the first-ever effort by National Mission for Clean Ganga to raft across the entire stretch
of the river.
• The expedition is expected to draw focused attention to the ecological challenges being faced
by Ganga.
• It is the longest ever social campaign undertaken through an adventure sporting activity to
spread the message of river rejuvenation and water conservation on a massive scale.
• A nine-member team of swimmers and rafters from the three services of the Indian Armed
Forces will organize mass cleaning drives, interact with students of the village/city and will
further spread the message of river conservation.
• Apart from the awareness campaign, the team from CSIR–Indian Institute of Toxicology
Research will collect water samples from across diverse ranges of the river for the purpose of
water testing, while members of the Wildlife Institute of India will undertake flora and fauna
census for the year 2019.
• The expedition will be supported by all the stakeholders of Namami Gange including the MPs of
the constituency along Ganga, members of Ganga Praharis, Ganga Vichar Manch among others.
• The expedition will encompass the five Ganga basin states that includes, Uttarakhand, Uttar
Pradesh, Jharkhand, Bihar, and West Bengal.
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68 Satyagraha Se Swachhagraha Campaign
Launch Year: 2018
Objectives
To spread the message of Swachhata
Key Features
• Ministry of Jal Shakti (earlier Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation) in coordination with
the Government of Bihar has organized a weeklong campaign “Satyagraha Se Swachhagraha”
from 3rd to 10th April, 2018, in Bihar, culminating in East Champaran on 10th April, 2018, where
over 20,000 Swachhagrahis came together.
• The Prime Minister also felicitated Swachhagrahis in an award giving ceremony
69 SWAJAL Scheme
Launch Year: 2018
Aim
To provide villages with piped water supply powered by solar energy in an integrated manner to the
rural masses.
Key Features
• It has been launched in 117 Aspirational districts (115 districts during launch) of India to
provide clean drinking water.
• Process and Mechanism
o The operations and management of the project is taken care by the local villagers.
o Under the scheme, hundreds of rural technicians has been trained for operation and
maintenance of Swajal units.
o It is envisaged that Gram Panchayats in partnership with rural communities and State
sectoral agencies shall be involved in execution of the scheme and also operate and
maintain the scheme.
o The State government shall act as supporter, facilitator and co-financier and as per need
cater for contingencies.
Funding Pattern
• North Eastern States & Himalayan States : 81:09:10 (Centre : State : Gram Panchayat)
• Other States : 45:45:10 (Centre : State : Gram Panchayat)
• It will involve outlay of Rs 700 crores through flexi-funds under existing National Rural Drinking
Water Programme (NRDWP) budget.
70 Mahatma Gandhi International Sanitation Convention (MGISC) 2018

Launch Year: 2018
Key Features
• It was organized from September 29, 2018 to mark the beginning of the 150th birth
anniversary celebrations of Mahatma Gandhi.
• It was 4-day international conference that will bring together Sanitation Ministers and other
leaders in WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene) from around the world.
• The purpose of the Convention is to share sanitation success stories and lessons from the
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participating countries.
• It culminated on 2nd October 2018, Gandhi Jayanti, which is also celebrated as the Swachh
Bharat Diwas.
71 Ganga Gram Project

Launch Year: 2017
Aim
It aims for sanitation based integrated development of all 4470 villages along the River Ganga.
Vision
• To develop model village, that will exhibit itself as comprehensive and harmonious package of
economic, historic, cultural and sanitized unit, on banks of Ganga, which is self – sustaining.
• Promoting brand “Ganga” in its handicraft, organic farm produce and tourism will be other spin
offs.
Objectives
• It includes solid and liquid waste management, renovation of ponds and water resources, water
conservation projects, organic farming, horticulture, and promotion of medicinal plants.
Key Features
Components
• Making village ODF
• Proper management of village waste draining into river Ganga
• Proper disposal of solid waste
• Water conservation activities including rainwater harvesting/ground water recharge/maintain of
well and ponds, promotion of sprinkler irrigation.
• Encourage plantation of medicinal plants and promotion of organic farming
• Construction of crematorium
• Promotion of tourism
• Coordination between various Central and State Governments sponsored schemes and their
implementation on priority in Ganga Grams.
72 National Hydrology Project

Launch Year: 2016
Objectives
To improve the extent, quality, and accessibility of water resources information, the decision
support system for floods and basin level resource assessment/planning and to strengthen the
capacity of targeted water resources professionals and management institutions in India.
The project has two groups of direct beneficiaries:
• Central and state implementing agencies responsible for surface and/or groundwater planning
and management, including river basin organizations;
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• Users of the Water Resources Information System (WRIS) across various sectors and around the
World.
Key Features
Project Components
• Water Resources Monitoring Systems: This component will finance the establishment /
modernization of new and existing hydro met monitoring systems including meteorology,
streamflow, groundwater, water quality, and water storage measurements, and construction of
hydro-informatics centers that capture both water resources and uses. This component will be
implemented by states/UTs with the support of core central agencies.
• Water Resources Information Systems: Some of the key activities under this component are:
o Strengthening of India Water Resources Information System (WRIS); and
o Regional /State Water Resources Information System.
• Water Resources Operations and Planning Systems: It has three subcomponents:
o Development of analytical tools and decision-support platform (river basin modeling,
streamflow forecasting, and reservoir operation systems, and irrigation design and
operations)
o Purpose-driven support
o Piloting innovative knowledge products.
• Institutional Capacity Enhancement: This component aims to build capacity for knowledge-
based water resources management. It will support subcomponents in the establishment of (i)
water resources knowledge centres, (ii) professional development, (iii) project management, and
(iv) Operational support
• Central Sector Scheme with 100% grant to implementing agencies on pan India basis
• It has a budget outlay of Rs. 3680 crores to be spent over a period of 8 years.
Nodal Agency: Ministry of Jal Shakti and is supported by the World Bank.
73 Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Project (DRIP)

Launch Year: 2012
Objectives
• To improve the safety and performance of selected existing dams and associated
appurtenances in a sustainable manner.
• To strengthen the dam safety institutional setup in participating states as well as at central
level.
• To explore the alternative incidental means at few of selected dams to generate the incidental
revenue for sustainable operation and maintenance of dams (added for Phase II and Phase III.
Coverage
The project was implemented to repair about 223 dam projects across the 7 states of India, namely
Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, and Uttarakhand.
Key Features
• It was a State Sector Scheme with Central component.
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• Phase II and Phase III of the scheme was approved for comprehensive rehabilitation of 736
existing dams located across the country.
o This new Scheme has 19 States, and 3 Central Agencies on board.
o The Project will be implemented over a period of 10 years duration in two Phases, each
of six years duration with two years overlapping from April, 2021 to March, 2031.
o Financing: Assistance would be provided by the World Bank, and Asian Infrastructure
Investment Bank and the remaining amount is to be borne by the concerned
Implementing Agencies.
o The funding pattern of Scheme is 80:20(Special Category States), 70:30(General Category
States) and 50:50(Central Agencies). The Scheme also has provision of Central Grant of
90% of loan amount for special category States (Manipur, Meghalaya and Uttarakhand)
o The Scheme has four components -
✓ Rehabilitation of dams and associated appurtenances to improve the safety and
operational performance of selected existing dams and associated appurtenances
in a sustainable manner,
✓ Dam safety Institutional Strengthening to strengthen the dam safety institutional
setup in participating States as well as on a Central level
✓ Incidental Revenue Generation for sustainable operation and maintenance of
dams
✓ Project Management.
Implementation
Central Dam Safety Organisation of Central Water Commission, assisted by Engineering and
Management Consultant, is coordinating and supervising the Project implementation
74 National Project on Aquifer Mapping and Management Programme (NAQUIM)

Launch Year: 2012
Objectives
NAQUIM envisages mapping of aquifers (water bearing formations), their characterization and
development of Aquifer Management Plans to facilitate sustainable management of groundwater
resources.
Key Features
• NAQUIM was initiated as a part of the Ground Water Management and Regulation Scheme to
delineate and characterize the aquifers to develop plans for ground water management.
• The Aquifer Maps and Management Plans will be shared with the State Agencies and
stakeholders for implementation.
Implementing Agency: Central Ground Water Board
75 Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin)

Aim
To achieve a clean and Open Defecation Free (ODF) India by 2nd October 2019
Objectives
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• To bring about an improvement in the general quality of life in the rural areas, by promoting
cleanliness, hygiene and eliminating open defecation.
• To accelerate sanitation coverage in rural areas to achieve the vision of Swachh Bharat by 2nd
October 2019.
• To motivate communities to adopt sustainable sanitation practices and facilities through
awareness creation and health education.
• To encourage cost effective and appropriate technologies for ecologically safe and sustainable
sanitation.
• To develop, wherever required, community managed sanitation systems focusing on scientific
Solid & Liquid Waste Management systems for overall cleanliness in the rural areas.
Key Features
• Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan (NBA) is restructured into Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin).
• The Unit cost of the IHHL enhanced from Rs 10,000 to Rs. 12,000 so as to provide for water
availability, including for storing, hand-washing and cleaning of toilets.
• Under SBM-G, construction of toilets in government schools and anganwadis will be done by
the Ministry of Education and Ministry of Women and Child Development, respectively.
• Provide flexibility to State governments, as sanitation is a State subject, to decide on their
implementation policy, use of funds and mechanisms, taking into account State specific
requirements.
• Emphasis is placed on Behaviour Change Communication (BCC). BCC is not a 'stand-alone'
separate activity to be done as a 'component' of SBM-G, but about nudging communities into
adopting safe and sustainable sanitation practices through effective BCC.
• An army of ‘foot soldiers’ or ‘Swachhagrahis’, earlier known as ‘Swachhata Doots’ is developed
and engaged through existing arrangements like Panchayati Raj Institutions, Co-operatives,
ASHAs, Anganwadi workers, Women Groups, Community Based Organisations, Self-Help Groups
etc.
Components
• Preparation of state plans.
• IEC (Information, Education and Communication) activities.
• Capacity building of functionaries.
• Construction of household toilets.
• Construction of community sanitary complexes.
• Micro Financing of construction of Toilet
• A revolving fund at the district level to assist Self Help Groups and others in providing cheap
finance to their members.
• Funds for rural sanitary marts, where materials for the construction of toilets, etc., may be
purchased.
• Funds for solid and liquid waste management
• Equity and Inclusion
Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) Phase-II
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Objectives
• Maintaining the ODF status of the villages, Gram Panchayats, Blocks, Districts and States over a
continued period of time
• Ensuring that people continuously use the toilets built and practice safe and hygienic
behaviours
• Ensuring that villages have access to SLWM arrangements for overall cleanliness in rural areas
• Bringing about an improvement in the general quality of life in the rural areas
Eligible Beneficiaries
• Incentive of Rs 12,000 for construction of IHHL will be continued for all new eligible households:
o All Below Poverty Line (BPL) households
o Identified Above Poverty Line (APL) households which include:
o Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes
o Small and marginal farmers
o Landless labourers with homestead
o Households having physically handicapped person
o Women headed households
• All new ineligible APL households will be encouraged to construct toilets from their own
resources.
Funding Pattern
• The fund sharing pattern between Centre and States will be 90:10 for North-Eastern States and
Himalayan States and UT of J&K; 60:40 for other States; and 100:0 for other Union Territories,
for all the components.
Key Features
• It will be implemented from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
• It will focus on sustaining the gains made under the SBM(G) in last five years in terms of toilet
access and usage.
• It would ensure that no one is left behind.
• It has a total outlay of Rs. 1,40,881 crores.
• Solid and Liquid Waste Management (SLWM) component of Open Defecation Free (ODF) Plus,
ODF Plus, will be monitored on the basis of output-outcome indicators for four key areas –
o Plastic waste management,
o Bio-degradable solid waste management (including animal waste management),
o Greywater management and
o Fecal sludge management.
75.1 Swachhata Pakhwada

Launch Year: 2016
Objectives
It was started with the objective of bringing a fortnight of intense focus on the issues and practices
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of Swachhata by engaging GOI Ministries/Departments in their jurisdictions.
Key Features
• Every Ministry/Department should nominate a Joint Secretary as nodal officer for Swachhata
Pakhwada related activities.
• Every Ministry/Department to ensure that all their line departments, PSUs, attached offices,
organizations and Institutions under them to plan and implement in detail Swachhata
Pakhwada.
• The Swachhata Pakhwada action plan must be communicated to the DDWS two months prior
to the commencement of their Pakhwada and the same is to be uploaded in the designated on
Swachhata Samiksha.
Monitoring: The monitoring of the Swachhata Pakhwada is done using the Swachhata Samiksha
Portal.
75.2 Swachh Swasth Sarvatra

Launch Year: 2016
Aim
To strengthen health centres in open defecation-free (ODF) blocks.
Objectives
• The objective is to build on and leverage achievements of two complementary programmes –
Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) of Ministry of Jal Shakti and Kayakalp of Ministry of Health and
Family Welfare.
• To strengthen community health centres in 708 ODF blocks across the country to enable them
to achieve higher levels of cleanliness and hygiene.
• To maximize gains through convergence and collaboration, funding support and capacity
building in –
o Enabling Gram Panchayats where Kayakalp awarded PHCs are located to become ODF
o Strengthening Community Health Centres (CHC) in ODF blocks to achieve a high level of
cleanliness to meet Kayakalp standards through a support of Rs.10 Lakhs under NHM
o Build capacity through training in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) to nominees
from such CHC and PHCs.
Key Features
• It is an inter-ministerial joint initiative between the Ministry of Jal Shakti and the Ministry of
Health and Family Welfare.
• The Swachh Swasth Sarvatra is a part of the Union Government’s flagship Swachh Bharat
Mission.
• The MDWS will undertake ODF activities in the Gram Panchayat of Kayakalp award winning
PHCs and will provide WASH training to a nominee of those CHCs and PHCs.
Funding
Under this initiative, financial assistance of 10 lakh rupees will be given to the community health
centres so that they can be strengthened to meet the standards of sanitation, hygiene and infection
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control.
75.3 Rashtriya Swachhta Kendra (RSK)

Announcing Year: 2017
Key Features:
• The RSK has been established at the Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti at Rajghat in New Delhi.
• The RSK has a balanced mix of digital and outdoor installations tracking India’s transformation
from having over 50 crore people defecating in the open in 2014 to becoming open defecation
free in 2019.
75.4 ‘Darwaza Band’ Media Campaign

Launch Year: 2017
Aim
To promote toilet use and freedom from open defecation across the country's villages
Key Features
• The 'Darwaza Band' campaign has been supported by the World Bank.
• It is designed to encourage behaviour change in men who have toilets but are not using them.
• The campaign also features actor, Ms Anushka Sharma, who will be seen encouraging women to
stand up for this issue in their villages and assume a leadership role.
Darwaza Band Media Campaign – Part 2
• It was launched on February 6, 2019 for sustainability of the Open Defecation Free (ODF) status
of villages across the country.
• The campaign was launched in Mumbai in the presence of actor Amitabh Bachchan.
• The campaign talks about how a toilet must be used by all, always and under all circumstances
(har koi, har roz, hamesha).
• It is supported by the World Bank.
75.5 Swachh Bharat Swachh Vidyalaya

Launch Year: 2015
Key Features
• Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Human Resource and Development
• It aims to provide separate toilets for boys and girls in all government schools within one year.
• It aims at ensuring that every school in the country must have a set of essential interventions
that relate to both technical and human development aspects of a good Water, Sanitation and
Hygiene Programme.
o The technical components include drinking water, handwashing, toilet and soap facilities
in the school compound for use by children and teachers.
o The human development components are the activities that promote conditions within
the school and the practices of children that help to prevent water, hygiene and
sanitation related diseases.
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75.6 Rashtriya Swachhata Kosh
Launch Year: 2014
Key Features
• It has been set up to facilitate and channelize individual philanthropic contributions and
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) funds to achieve the objective of Clean India (Swachh
Bharat) by the year 2019.
• The Kosh will be used to achieve the objective of improving cleanliness levels in rural and urban
areas, including in schools.
• The allocation from the Kosh will be used to supplement and complement departmental
resources for such activities.
75.7 GOBAR DHAN (Galvanising Organic Bio-Agro Resource dhan) Scheme

Launch Year: 2018
Aim
To ensure cleanliness in villages by converting bio-waste including cattle waste, kitchen leftovers,
crop residue and market waste to improve the lives of villagers
Objectives
• To support villages safely manage their cattle waste, agricultural waste and in long run all
organic waste.
• To support communities convert their cattle and organic waste to wealth using decentralized
systems
• Promote environmental sanitation and curb vector borne diseases through effective disposal of
waste in rural areas.
• Convert organic waste, especially, cattle waste to bio gas and fertilizer for use in rural areas.
Coverage
• It proposes to cover 700 projects across the country in 2018- 19.
• It will be implemented in two phases i.e, 350 projects in first half of the year and rest in the
second half.
• The States may choose to develop atleast one project per district or as many viable projects as
possible to achieve effective bio-waste management in the villages.
• Scheme focus on keeping villages clean, increasing income of rural households, and generation
of energy from cattle waste.
75.8 Swachhta Action Plan (SAP)

Launched on - 1st April 2017
Key Features
• Each Ministry/Department has started implementing its SAP from launch date itself.
• Progress in implementation of Swachhta Acton Plan can be tracked and monitored by MDWS,
the Committee of Secretaries, Cabinet Secretary and the Prime Minister's Office. Presently the
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portal is being accessed by all 76 Ministries/Departments to upload their SAP with budget,
activities, photographs, reports.
• SAP has seen a multi-dimensional range of activities including adopting villages, support for
sanitation infrastructure, solid and liquid waste management, cleaner monuments, school
sanitation, better sanitation in hospitals and iconic places etc.
76 National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG)

• NMCG is the implementation wing of National Council for Rejuvenation, Protection and
Management of River Ganga also known as National Ganga Council. (Note: In 2016, National
Ganga Council has replaced National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) which was
constituted under the provisions of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.)
• It was established in the year 2011 as a registered society under Societies Registration Act,
1860.
Aim
• To ensure effective abatement of pollution and rejuvenation of the river Ganga by adopting a
river basin approach to promote inter-sectoral coordination for comprehensive planning and
management.
• To maintain minimum ecological flows in the river Ganga with the aim of ensuring water quality
and environmentally sustainable development.
Key Features
Key Functions
• Implement the work programme of National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA).
• Implement the World Bank supported National Ganga River Basin Project.
• Coordinate and oversee the implementation of projects sanctioned by Government of India
under NGRBA.
• Undertake any additional work or functions as may be assigned by MoWR,RD &GJ in the area of
conservation of river Ganga.
• Make rules and regulations for the conduct of the affairs of the NMCG and add or amend, vary
or rescind them from time to time.
• Accept or to provide any grant of money, loan securities or property of any kind and to
undertake and accept the management of any endowment trust, fund or donation not
inconsistent with the objectives of NMCG.
• Take all such action and to enter all such actions as may appear necessary or incidental for the
achievements of the objectives of the NGRBA.
Structure
• NMCG has a two-tier management structure and comprises of Governing Council and Executive
Committee.
• Both of them are headed by Director General (DG), NMCG.
• Executive Committee is authorized to approve projects under mission up to Rs.1000 crore.
• Similar to structure at national level, State Programme Management Groups (SPMGs) acts as
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implementing arm of State Ganga Committees.
76.1 Namami Gange Programme

Launch Year: 2014
Aim
To make villages on the bank of river Ganga Open Defecation Free and interventions dealing with
solid and liquid waste management
Objectives
• Effective abatement of pollution
• Conservation and rejuvenation of National River Ganga
Key Features
• It covers 8 states/UTs, 47 towns & 12 rivers under the project.
• World Bank is funding the projects through loan.
Pillars of Namami Gange Programme

• Sewerage Treatment Infrastructure
• River-Front Development
• River-Surface Cleaning
• Bio-Diversity
• Afforestation
• Public Awareness
• Industrial Effluent Monitoring
• Ganga Gram
Implementation
The program is being implemented by the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), and its state
counterpart organization viz., State Program Management Groups (SPMGs).
• The 2nd Phase of the Mission was approved by the World Bank Board in June 2020 for US$ 400
million.
• Loan would be for a period of 5 years up to December 2026.
• The projects to be undertaken under this phase include spillover projects from the first phase
of the mission as well cleaning projects in tributaries such as the Yamuna and Kali rivers.
• Namami Gange has been included under the Prime Minister’s Awards for Excellence for Public
Administration Scheme for recognizing the efforts of district level officials.
• Recently (Oct 2021), Chacha Chaudhary was declared as the mascot of the Namami Gange
Programme.
76.2 Ganga Manthan

Organized on: 7th July 2014
Aim
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To discuss issues and possible solutions for cleaning the river.
Key Features
• Organized by: National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG)
• It was a national level consultation to facilitate interaction with various stakeholders including
policy makers and implementers, academicians, environmentalists, saints and spiritual leaders
from all faiths and NGOs for the cause of Ganga Rejuvenation.
76.3 Clean Ganga Fund

• In 2014, Union Cabinet approved its formation and it was finally setup in 2015.
• Clean Ganga Fund was formed for cleaning up of the Ganga, setting up of waste treatment
plants, conservation of biotic diversity of the river, and development of public amenities.
• This fund will also be used to finance National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG).
Key Features
• CGF will have the objective of contributing to the national effort of improving the cleanliness of
the river Ganga with the contributions received from the residents of the country, NRIs/ PIO and
others.
• CGF will be operated through a bank account by a Trust.
• Domestic donors to the fund shall be eligible for tax benefits as in the case of "Swachch Bharat
Kosh".
• Foreign donors could get suitable tax exemptions in domestic law, wherever permissible.
• CGF will explore the possibility of setting up daughter funds in other jurisdictions/countries of
high donor interest such as USA, UK, Singapore, UAE, etc. to enable tax benefits to donors in
their respective jurisdictions.
• CGF will be catalytic in nature and will identify and fund specific projects which could be pilot
projects, R&D projects, innovative projects or other focused projects.
76.4 Ganga Vriksharopan Abhiyan

Launch Year: 2018
Aim
To bring greater awareness among people and other stakeholders regarding the importance of
afforestation for the task of Ganga Rejuvenation.
Key Features
• Organized By: National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG)
• States Covered: It has been launched in 5 main Ganga basin states – Uttarakhand, Uttar
Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal.
• The campaign was initiated as part of Forest Interventions in Ganga (FIG) component of
Namami Gange programme.
• The state forest departments of these five states were nodal agencies for the smooth and
effective execution of the campaign.
• Divisional Forest Officers (DFOs) were designated as the district level Nodal Officers and Chief
Conservator of Forest (CCF) at the State level for the event.
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• Under this campaign, number of schools, colleges and departments were requested to “Adopt a
Plant” for making it people’s movement.
• Dehradun based Forest Research Institute (FRI) had prepared Detailed Project Report (DPR) to
implement the afforestation project in a scientific manner. On basis of DPR, State Forest
Departments carried out their plantation activities.
76.5 Smart Ganga City Scheme

Launch Year: 2016 (jointly launched by Ministry of Jal Shakti and Ministry of Housing and Urban
Affairs)
Key Features
• This scheme was launched in 10 cities located along Ganga to set up Sewage Treatment Plants
(STPs) and improve drainage network.
• These cities are – Haridwar, Rishikesh, Mathura-Vrindavan, Varanasi, Kanpur, Allahabad,
Lucknow, Patna, Sahibgunj and Barrackpore.
• These cities were chosen as part of the Phase-I of the National Mission for Clean Ganga
(NMCG) for infrastructure development for sewage treatment.
• The projects in these selected cities will be executed on hybrid annuity mode based on Public
Private Partnership (PPP) model.
77 Flood Management and Border Areas Programme (FMBAP)

Objectives
To assist the State Governments to provide reasonable degree of protection against floods in
critical areas by adopting optimum combination of structural and non-structural measures and
enhancing capabilities of State/ Central Government officials in related fields
Key Features
• During XI Plan, Government of India had launched Flood Management Programme (FMP) for
providing central assistance to States for works related to flood management and erosion
control, etc. with an outlay of Rs 8,000 Cr which continued during XII Plan with an outlay of Rs
10,000 Cr.
• Financial assistance was also provided to the States/ UTs for undertaking flood management
works project under the scheme “River Management Activities and Works related to Border
Areas” during XII Plan.
• The “Flood Management Programme (FMP)” and “River Management Activities & Works
related to Border Areas (RMBA)” under operation during XII Five Year Plan were merged as
“Flood Management and Border Areas Programme (FMBAP)” for the period 2017-18 to 2019-20
and further extended upto March, 2021.
• The works under the scheme will protect valuable land from erosion and flooding and help in
maintaining peace along the border.
• The Scheme aims at completion of the on-going projects already approved under FMP.
• Further, the scheme also caters to Hydro-meteorological observations and Flood Forecasting
on common rivers with the neighbouring countries.
• The Scheme also includes survey and investigations, preparation of DPR etc. of water resources
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projects on the common rivers with neighbouring countries like Pancheshwar Multipurpose
Project, Sapta Kosi-Sun Kosi Projects in Nepal which would benefit both countries.
Funding Pattern
• The funding pattern for FM Component for works in general category States will continue to be
50% (Centre) : 50% (State) and for projects of North Eastern States, Sikkim, J&K, Himachal
Pradesh and Uttarakhand, the funding pattern will continue to be 70% (Centre) : 30% (State).
• RMBA component being specific to activities in border areas with neighbouring countries and in
accordance with bilateral mechanisms, the projects / works will continue to be funded as 100%
grant-in-aid / central assistance.
78 Command Area Development & Water Management (CADWM) Scheme

Objectives
To enhance utilisation of irrigation potential created and improve agriculture productivity and
production on a sustainable basis through integrated and coordinated approach involving
multidisciplinary team
Key Features
• The programme was launched in 1974-75 and was restructured and renamed as Command
Area Development and Water Management (CADWM) Programme in 2004.
o The scheme has been implemented as a State Sector Scheme during the XI Five Year Plan
(2008-09 to 2011-12).
o During XII Plan, the CADWM programme has been implemented pari-passu with
Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme (AIBP).
o Now the programme is being implemented under Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojna
(PMKSY) – Har Khet Ko Pani from 2015-16.
• Funding mechanism from Long Term Irrigation Fund (LTIF) through NABARD has provisioned for
both Central and State Share.
• Components of Command Area Development and Water Management being implemented for
completion of CAD works of the prioritised AIBP projects are -
o Structural Intervention
✓ On-Farm Development (OFD) works
✓ Construction of field, intermediate & link drains
✓ Correction of system deficiencies
✓ Reclamation of waterlogged areas.
o Non-Structural Intervention - activities directed at strengthening of Participatory Irrigation
Management (PIM) including -
✓ One time Functional Grant to the registered Water Users’ Associations (WUAs)
✓ One time Infrastructure Grant to the registered WUAs
✓ Trainings, demonstration, and adaptive trials with respect to water use efficiency,
increased productivity, and sustainable irrigation in participatory environment.
79 National River Conservation Plan (NRCP)

• The Central Government started the river pollution abatement programme with the launching
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of the Ganga Action Plan (GAP-I) in the year 1985.
• Subsequently, the GAP Phase II was launched in 1993 for pollution abatement of river Yamuna
and Gomti, major tributaries of river Ganga.
• The river pollution abatement programme was further expanded to include other major rivers
of the country in 1995 under the aegis of National River Conservation Plan (NRCP).
• Finally in December 1996, GAP Phase II was also merged with the NRCP and all projects for
river cleaning in the country was brought under one umbrella scheme of NRCP.
Objectives
Abatement of pollution in identified stretches of rivers in the country, excluding those in Ganga
basin, by providing financial and technical assistance to the States/Union Territories (UTs) on cost
sharing basis.
Key Features
• It is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme.
• The pollution abatement works taken up under the NRCP include -
o Interception and diversion works/ laying of sewerage systems to capture raw sewage
flowing into the rivers through open drains and diverting them for treatment.
o Setting up of Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs) for treating the diverted sewage
o Construction of Low Cost Sanitation Toilets to prevent open defecation on river banks
o Construction of Electric Crematoria and Improved Wood Crematoria to conserve the use
of wood
o River Front Development works, such as improvement of bathing ghats
o Public participation & awareness and capacity building, etc.
Implementing Agency: National River Conservation Directorate (NRCD), Ministry of Jal Shakti
Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises

80 Special Credit Linked Capital Subsidy Scheme for Services Sector
Launch Year: 2021 (at Guwahati, Assam)
Key Features
• The scheme will help in meeting the technology-related requirements of enterprises in the
services sector.
• It has a provision of 25% capital subsidy for procurement of plant and machinery and service
equipment through institutional credit to the Scheduled Caste – Scheduled Tribe MSEs without
any sector-specific restrictions on technology up-gradation.
81 Strengthening the Potential of India (SPIN) Scheme

Launch Year: 2021
Aim
To facilitate potters to get easy loans from banks that will enable them to diversify their activities
and enhance their income.
Objectives
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• To set up a pottery cluster under the Scheme of Fund for Regeneration of Traditional
Industries (SFURTI) Scheme in Varanasi.
o It will empower over 1100 people of the marginalized potters’ community in Varanasi.
• To promote sustainable development by creating local self-employment, which is aligned with
the Prime Minister’s commitment of “Job to Every Hand” (Har Hath Me Kaam).
Key Features
• It is a no-subsidy program.
• KVIC facilitates potters to get bank loans under Pradhan Mantri Shishu Mudra Yojana.
• No financial burden on the exchequer.
• Beneficiaries can repay the loans in easy installments.
• KVIC is acting as a facilitator for financial aid to potters through RBL bank and also providing
training to the artisans, opting for this scheme.
Nodal Agency: Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC)
82 Credit Guarantee Scheme for Sub-ordinate Debt (CGSSD)

Launch Year: 2020
• It is also called “Distressed Assets Fund–Sub-ordinate Debt for MSMEs”.
• The Scheme is applicable for those MSMEs whose accounts have been standard as on 31st March
2018 and have been in regular operations, either as standard accounts or as NPA accounts
during FY18-19 and FY19-20.
• Fraud/ Willful defaulter accounts will not be considered under the scheme .
• Personal loan will be provided to the promoters of the MSME units. The MSME itself may be
Proprietorship, Partnership, Private Limited Company or registered company etc.
• The Scheme is valid for MSME units which are stressed, viz. SMA-2 and NPA accounts as on 30
April 2020 who are eligible for restructuring as per RBI guidelines on the books of the Lending
institutions.
Key Features
• Duration: Maximum period of 10 years from the guarantee availment date or March 31, 2021
whichever is earlier, or till an amount of Rs 20,000 crore of guarantee amount is approved.
• Maximum Sub-debt Amount - Promoter(s) of the MSME unit will be given credit facility equal
to 15 % of his/ her stake in the MSME entity (equity plus debt) or Rs 75 lakh whichever is lower
as per last audited Balance Sheet.
• As per the scheme, the guarantee cover worth Rs. 20,000 crores will be provided to the
promoters who can take debt from the banks to further invest in their stressed MSMEs as
equity.
• This scheme was announced as part of Atmanirbhar Bharat package.
• The scheme seeks to extend support to the promoters of the operational MSMEs which are
stressed and have become NPA.
• Promoters of MSMEs are given credit equal to 15% of their stake (Equity plus debt) or Rs 75
lakh, whichever is lower.
o Promoters in turn infuse this amount in the MSME unit as equity and enhance the
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liquidity and maintain debt-equity ratio.
• 90% of guarantee coverage for the sub-debt will be given under the scheme and 10% would
come from concerned promoters.
• 1.50% per annum on the guaranteed amount on outstanding basis.
• The tenure for repayment will be 10 years with maximum moratorium of 7 years.
• The scheme will be operationalized through a special window created for this purpose under
Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises (CGTMSE).
Central Government has decided to extend the scheme for six months from 30th September 2021 to
31st March 2022.
83 CHAMPIONS Portal
Launch Year: 2020
• CHAMPIONS stand for Creation and Harmonious Application of Modern Processes for
Increasing the Output and National Strength.
Aim
To assist Indian MSMEs march into big league as National and Global CHAMPIONS
Objectives
• Grievance Redressal
• To help capture new opportunities
• To identify and encourage the sparks, i.e., the bright MSMEs who can withstand the current
situation and can become national and international champions.
Key Features
• It is a real one-stop-shop solution of MSME Ministry.
• It is a technology packed control room-cum-management information system.
• In addition to ICT tools including telephone, internet and video conference, the system is
enabled by Artificial Intelligence, Data Analytics and Machine Learning.
• It has been fully integrated on real time basis with grievances portal CPGRAMS and MSME
Ministry’s own other web-based mechanisms.
• As part of the system a network of control rooms is created in a Hub & Spoke Model.
84 Interest Subvention Scheme for Incremental Credit to MSMEs

Announced in: 2018
Aim
Encouraging both manufacturing and service enterprises to increase productivity and provides
incentives to MSMEs for onboarding on GST platform which helps in formalization of economy,
while reducing the cost of credit.
• All MSMEs who meet the following criteria shall be eligible as beneficiaries under the Scheme:
o Valid Udyog Aadhaar Number [UAN]
o Valid GSTN Number
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• Incremental term loan or fresh term loan or incremental or fresh working capital extended
during the current FY viz. from 2nd November 2018 and next FY* would be eligible for coverage.
• The term loan or working capital should have been extended by Scheduled Commercial Banks.
• In order to ensure maximum coverage and outreach, all working capital or term loan would be
eligible for coverage to the extent of Rs 100 lakh only during the period of the Scheme.
• Wherever both the facilities working capital and term loan are extended to a MSME by an
eligible institution, interest subvention would be made available for a maximum financial
assistance of Rs 100 lakh.
• MSME exporters availing interest subvention for pre-shipment or post-shipment credit under
Department of Commerce will not be eligible for assistance under Interest Subvention Scheme
for Incremental credit to MSMEs 2018.
• MSMEs already availing interest subvention under any of the Schemes of the State / Central
Govt. will not be eligible under the proposed Scheme.
Key Features
• The interest relief will be calculated at 2 percentage points per annum, on the incremental,
amount of working capital credit or incremental/new term loan disbursed by eligible institutions
to eligible MSMEs from the date of disbursal / drawal or the date of notification of this scheme
whichever is later computed on outstanding balance from time to time and received/recovered
by the lending institution.
• SIDBI shall act as a Nodal Agency for the purpose of channelizing of interest subvention to the
various lending institutions through their Nodal office.
85 Kumhar Sashaktikaran Yojana

Launch Year: 2018
Aim
To strengthen and improve the livings of the potters in the country by making them self-reliant.
Beneficiaries
The program reaches out to the potters in states of U.P., M.P., Maharashtra, J&K, Haryana,
Rajasthan, West Bengal, Assam, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Odisha, Telangana and Bihar.
Key Features
• It is a subsidy based program, where support is provided to potters in form of -
o Training for advanced pottery products.
o Latest, new technology pottery equipments like the electric Chaak.
o Market linkages and visibility through KVIC exhibitions.
Implemented By: Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC)
86 Honey Mission (NBHM)

Launch Year: 2017
Aim
• To increase honey production and farmers’ income
• To promote Bee Keeping activities and provide self-sustaining employment opportunities among
farmers, Adivasies and unemployed youth in rural India
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Objectives
• Create an end-to-end implementation framework for beekeeping skill development, which
provides employment opportunities and income generation to agriculturists, beekeepers rural &
urban unemployed youth.
• Enforce nationally acceptable standards of Good Beekeeping Practices (GPB) in the country.
• Develop a network of quality master trainers in the field of beekeeping
• Offer a passage for overseas market for hive products.
• Maintain a national database, which will act as a portal for matching the demand and supply in
the country. On the other hand, it will also serve as a platform for monitoring the performance
of existing beekeepers and their skills, available bee colonies and their production in each state.
• KVIC provides training and 10 bee boxes with live colonies to beneficiaries
Key Features
• It is a Central Sector Scheme
• KVIC being the nodal agency of Prime Minister Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP)
provides loans for setting up units of processing, packaging and labelling units for the honey.
87 Zero Defect, Zero Effect (ZED) Scheme

Launch Year: 2016
Aim
To rate and handhold all MSMEs to deliver top quality products using clean technology
Objectives
• Develop an Ecosystem for Zero Defect Manufacturing in MSMEs
• Promote adaptation of Quality tools/systems and Energy Efficient manufacturing
• Enable MSMEs for manufacturing of quality products
• Encourage MSMEs to constantly upgrade their quality standards in products and processes
• Drive manufacturing with adoption of Zero Defect production processes and without impacting
the environment
• Support ‘Make in India’ campaign
• Develop professionals in the area of ZED manufacturing and certification
Key Features
• There are 50 parameters for ZED rating and additional 25 parameters for ZED Defence rating
under ZED Maturity Assessment Model.
• The subsidy provided by the Centre for Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises will be 80%, 60%
and 50% respectively.
• There shall be an additional subsidy of 5% for MSMEs owned SC/ST/women and MSMEs located
in NER and J&K for assessment & rating/re-rating/gap analysis/ hand holding.
• ZED Scheme is being governed by a Programme Monitoring and Advisory Committee (PMAC),
which provides an overall guidance & direction.
• The scheme is an extensive drive to create proper awareness in MSMEs about ZED
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manufacturing and motivate them for assessment of their enterprise for ZED and support them.
• After ZED assessment, MSMEs can reduce wastages substantially, increase productivity, expand
their market as IOPs, become vendors to CPSUs, have more IPRs, develop new products and
processes etc.
Implementing Agency
• Quality Council of India (QCI) has been appointed as the National Monitoring & Implementing
Unit (NMIU) for implementation of ZED.
88 A Scheme for Promotion of Innovation, Rural Industry and Entrepreneurship (ASPIRE)

Launch Year: 2015
Objectives
• Create new jobs and reduce unemployment
• Promote entrepreneurship culture in India
• Grassroots economic development at district level
• Facilitate innovative business solution for unmet social needs
• Promote innovation to further strengthen the competitiveness of MSME sector.
Key Features
• Setting up a network of technology centers, incubation centres to accelerate entrepreneurship
and also to promote start-ups for innovation and entrepreneurship in rural and agriculture-
based industries with a fund of Rs 210 crores.
• It will promote Innovation & Rural Entrepreneurship through rural Livelihood Business
Incubator (LBI), Technology Business Incubator (TBI) and Fund of Funds for start-up creation in
the agro-based industry.
• 80 Livelihood business incubators (2014-2016) to be set up by any of the agency/Scheme will
get one-time grant of 100% of the cost of Plant & Machinery other than the land and
infrastructure or an amount up to Rs 100 lakhs whichever is less to be provided
• In case of incubation centres to be set up under PPP mode with NSIC, KVIC or Coir Board or any
other Institution/agency of GoI/State Govt., one- time grant of 50% of the cost of Plant &
Machinery other than the land and infrastructure or Rs 50 lakhs, whichever is less to be
provided.
89 Marketing Promotion and Development Assistance (MPDA) scheme

Launch Year: 2010
Objectives
• To assist the marketing ventures of Khadi enterprises.
• Financial aid and accurate disbursement of the same for Khadi units.
• Permit market compartmentalization for products from Khadi and Village establishments.
• Encourage awareness programs, exhibitions, training, and workshops.
• Increase the demand for the products.
• Aid in infrastructural development of the Khadi and Village Industry units.
Key Features
• It has been launched as a unified scheme by merging different schemes implemented by the

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Khadi sector including publicity, marketing, market promotion and marketing development
assistance.
• Marketing Development Assistance (MDA) on Production is an assistance proposed to be
provided on cost of production of Khadi and Polyvastra achieved by the certified Khadi
institutions.
• Under the erstwhile MDA scheme financial assistance was distributed amongst Producing
Institutions (30%), Selling Institutions (45%) and Artisans (25%).
• Under the Modified MDA (MMDA) financial assistance is distributed amongst Artisans (40%),
Producing Institutions (40%) and Selling Institutions (20%).
Nodal Agency: Khadi and Village Industries Commission
90 Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP)

Launch Year: It is a credit-linked subsidy programme launched in 2008 after merging two schemes
namely Prime Minister's Rojgar Yojana (PMRY) and Rural Employment Generation Programme
(REGP)
Objectives
• Providing sustainable and continuous employment to a large segment of rural and urban
unemployed youth, traditional and prospective artisans through the establishment of micro-
enterprises.
• Facilitating the financial institution’s participation for higher credit flow to the micro sector.
• Individuals with age of 18 years or more
• Passing standard VIII is required for a project above Rs 5 lakh in the service sector and above Rs
10 lakh in the manufacturing sector
• Institutions registered under Societies Registration Act- 1860
• Production based co-operative societies
• Self-help groups and charitable trust
Key Features
• Assistance under the PMEGP is only available to new units that are to be established
• There is no income ceiling for setting up projects
• Existing units or units that are already availing any government subsidy (State or Central) are
ineligible
• Any industry including coir based projects (excluding those mentioned in the negative list) can
take advantage of this scheme
• The per capita investment under the scheme should not exceed Rs 1 lakh in plain areas and Rs
1.5 lakh in hilly areas.
• Maximum project cost Rs 10 lakh in the service sector and Rs 25 lakh in the manufacturing
sector is this limit.
• Training: 2 weeks training period is mandatory for all the beneficiaries.
• Rate of Interest and Repayment Schedule: The normal interest rate is applicable to the
enterprise from time to time. The Repayment Schedule ranges from 3 -7 years.

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• Security: As per RBI guidelines the project costing upto Rs.10.00 lakhs under PMEGP loans are
free from collateral security. The CGTSME provided collateral guarantee for the project beyond
Rs.5.00 lakhs and upto Rs.25.00 lakhs under PMEGP scheme.
• Criteria of fixing targets
o Extent of backwardness of state, unemployment; extent of fulfilment of previous year
targets; population of state/union territory; and availability of traditional skills and
raw material.
o Minimum target of 75 projects/district is awarded to all districts of the country to
achieve inclusive growth.
• The government susbsidy is routed by KVIC through the identified Banks for eventual
distribution to the beneficiaries/entrepreneurs in their Bank accounts.
Subsidy provided by the government

• General Category: The eligible subsidy is 25% of the cost of the project in rural areas and 15% in
urban areas.
• Special Category (SC/ST/OBC/Minorities/Women, Ex-serviceman, Physically Handicapped, NER,
Hill and Border areas etc.): The eligible subsidy is 35% of the cost of the project in rural areas and
25% in urban areas.
Implemented Agencies
• The scheme is implemented by Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) functioning as
the nodal agency at the national level.
• At the state level, the scheme is implemented through State KVIC Directorates, State Khadi and
Village Industries Boards (KVIBs), District Industries Centres (DICs) and banks.
91 Workshed Scheme for Khadi Artisans

Launch Year: 2008
Key Features
• It is a Central Sector Scheme
• Khadi artisans (BPL Category) are provided worksheds for better work atmosphere and storing
the materials, under which financial assistance up to Rs. 60000 is provided per workshed.
• The Khadi institutions can release the additional funds assessed for construction of workshed
out of the accumulations in Artisans Welfare Fund lying to the credit of the beneficiary with
State Level Artisan Welfare Fund Trust.
92 Scheme of Fund for Upgradation and Regeneration of Traditional Industries’ (SFURTI)

Launch Year: 2005
Objectives
• To organize the traditional industries and artisans into clusters to make them competitive and
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• To provide sustained employment for traditional industry artisans and rural entrepreneurs
• To enhance the marketability of products of such clusters
• To make provision for common facilities and improved tools and equipment for artisans
• To strengthen the cluster governance systems with the active participation of the stakeholders
• To build up innovated and traditional skills, improved technologies, advanced processes, market
intelligence and new models of public-private partnerships
• To look for setting up of multi-product cluster with an integrated value chain and a strong
market-driven approach for viability and long term sustainability of the cluster
• To tap the E-Commerce as a major marketing channel
Criteria for Selection of Clusters
• Selection of clusters will be based on their geographical concentration which should be around
500 beneficiary families.
• Atleast 10% from North East.
Key Features
• It covers three types of interventions:
o Soft Interventions
o Hard Interventions
o Thematic Interventions
• The artisans are organized into SPVs which can be:
o A Society registered under Societies (Registration) Act, 1860
o A Co-operative Society under an appropriate statute
o A Producer Company under Section 465 (1) of Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013)
o A Section 8 Company under the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013) or
o A Trust
• Ministry supports various interventions including setting up of infrastructure through Common
Facility Centers (CFCs), procurement of new machineries, creating raw material banks, design
intervention, improved packaging, improvement of marketing Infrastructure, training, etc.
• As per the revised guidelines, the following schemes are being merged into SFURTI:
o The Scheme for Enhancing Productivity and Competitiveness of Khadi Industry and Artisans
o The Scheme for Product Development, Design Intervention and Packaging (PRODIP)
o The Scheme for Rural Industries Service Center (RISC) and
o Other small interventions like Ready Warp Units, Ready to Wear Mission, etc.
• SFURTI clusters are of two types i.e. Regular Cluster (500 artisans) with Government assistance
of up to Rs 2.5 crore and Major Cluster (more than 500 artisans) with Government assistance up
to Rs 5 crore.
Nodal Agencies: KVIC – for Khadi and Village Industry clusters & Coir Board – Coir based clusters
93 Micro & Small Enterprises - Cluster Development Programme (MSE-CDP)

• In October 2007, the erstwhile Cluster Development scheme „Small Industries Cluster
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Development Programme (MSE-CDP)‟.
• It was also decided that the “Integrated Infrastructural Development (IID)” Scheme shall be
subsumed in MSE-CDP for providing developed sites for new enterprises and upgradation of
existing industrial infrastructure.
Objectives
• To support the sustainability and growth of MSEs by addressing common issues such as
improvement of technology, skills & quality, market access, etc.
• To build capacity of MSEs for common supportive action through formation of self help groups,
consortia, upgradation of associations, etc.
• To create/upgrade infrastructural facilities in the new/existing Industrial Areas/Clusters of
MSEs.
• To set up Common Facility Centres (for testing, training, raw material depot, effluent treatment,
complementing production processes, etc).
• Promotion of green & sustainable manufacturing technology for the clusters so as to enable
units switch to sustainable and green production processes and products.
Key Features
Components
• Common Facility Centers (CFCs)
o Government grant will be restricted to 70% of the cost of Project of maximum Rs.20
crore.
o The grant will be 90% for CFCs in NE & Hill States, Island territories, Aspirational
Districts/L WE affected Districts, Clusters with more than 50% (a) micro/ village (b)
women owned (c) SC/ST units.
o The cost of Project includes cost of Land (subject to maximum of 25% of Project Cost),
building, pre-operative expenses, preliminary expenses, machinery & equipment,
miscellaneous fixed assets, support infrastructure such as water supply, electricity and
margin money for working capital.
• Infrastructure Development
o Government grant will be restricted to 60% of the cost of Project (Rs 10 crore for
Industrial Estate & Rs.15 crore for Flatted Factory Complex).
o The grant wiII be 80% for Projects in NE & Hilly States, Island territories, Aspirational
Districts I LWE affected Districts, industrial areas / estates / Flatted Factory Complex with
more than 50% (a) micro/ village (b) women owned (c) SC/ST units. For existing clusters,
upgradation proposals will be based on actual requirements.
• Marketing Hubs / Exhibition Centres by Associations
o Government grant will be restricted to 60% of the cost of Project of maximum Rs.10
crore for Product Specific Associations with SMO rating of Gold Category and above from
National Accreditation Board for Education and Training (NABET (QCI)) and 80% for
Associations of Women Entrepreneurs.
o Remaining cost will be borne by SPV / State Government.
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fitti1gs, items of permanent display, miscellaneous assets like generators, etc.
• Thematic Interventions
o Government grant will be restricted to 50% of total cost of maximum 5 Thematic
Interventions not exceeding Rs.2 lakh for each in approved / completed CFC for activity.
o Maximum Government grant under for each CFC would be Rs.10 lakh. Remaining cost
would be borne by SPV / State Government.
✓ Training Programmes.
✓ Exposure Visits.
✓ Strengthening the Business Development Service (BDS) provision through a panel
of service providers.
✓ Any other activity related to creating business eco-system in cluster mode.
• Support to State Innovative Cluster Development Programme
o The component would provide co-funding of the CFC projects of State Cluster
development Programme on matching share basis.
o Government fund would be limited to State Government share or Rs.5 crore whichever
is lower.
o Government assistance would be 90% of project cost not exceeding Rs.5 crore in
respect of CFC projects in North East/Hilly States, Island territories, Aspirational
Districts/L WE affected Districts, as well as for projects where beneficiaries are
SC/ST/Women owned enterprises.
Administered by: Office of Development Commissioner (MSME), Ministry of MSME
94 Credit Guarantee Scheme for Micro and Small Enterprises (CGTMSE)

Launch Year: 2000
Objective
To make available collateral-free credit to the micro and small enterprise sector.
Key Features
• Eligible Activity – Manufacturing and services including Retail Trade allowed. Educational /
Training Institutions, SHG and agriculture are ineligible for coverage.
• The corpus of CGTMSE is being contributed by the GoI and SIDBI in the ratio of 4:1 respectively
• The Ministry of MSMEs, GoI and Small Industries Development Bank of India
(SIDBI) established a trust named Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises
(CGTMSE) to implement the CGS.
• Fund and non-fund based (Letters of Credit, Bank Guarantee etc.) credit facilities up to Rs 200
lakh per eligible borrower are covered under the guarantee scheme provided they are extended
on the project viability without collateral security or third party guarantee.
• The guarantee cover available under the scheme is to the extent of 50%/ 75% / 80% & 85% of
the sanctioned amount of the credit facility.
• The extent of guarantee cover is 85% for micro enterprises for credit up to Rs 5 lakh.
• The extent of guarantee cover is 50% of the sanctioned amount of the credit facility for credit
from Rs 10 lakh to Rs 100 lakh per MSE borrower for retail trade activity.
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o Micro and Small Enterprises operated and/or owned by women
o All credits/loans in the North East Region (NER) for credit facilities upto Rs 50 lakh
• In case of default, Trust settles the claim up to 75% of the amount in default of the credit
facility extended by the lending institution for credit facilities up to Rs 200 lakh.
95 International Cooperation Scheme (IC)

The Scheme was started during the Ninth Five Year Plan (under implementation since 1996)
Objectives
• Enhancing the competency of MSMEs, capturing new markets for their products, exploring new
technologies for improving manufacturing capacity, etc.
• The scheme supports MSMEs by way of participation in international events for exploring
export opportunities, access to international business networks, technology upgradation/
modernization, improved competitiveness, awareness of better manufacturing practices etc
Eligibility Conditions
• The organisation should be suitably registered (i.e., companies under the Companies Act,
societies under the Societies Act, etc.) with the primary objective of promotion and
development of MSME
• The organisation must be engaged in such activities for at least last 3 years and have a good
track record
• The organisation should have regular audited accounts for the past 3 years
• Events, for which financial support under the Scheme is sought, must have significant
international participation
Key Features
• Financial assistance is provided under the Scheme on reimbursement basis to the eligible State
/Central Government Organisations, Registered Industry Associations and Societies/Trusts
associated with the promotion and development of MSME sector to visit/participate in
international exhibitions /trade fairs/ buyer-seller meet etc. abroad and also for holding
International conferences/ seminars/ workshops in India which are in the interest of MSME
sector.
• The Scheme covers the following activities -
o Visit of MSME business delegations to other countries to international exhibitions/ trade
fairs etc. for exploring new areas of technology infusion/ up-gradation, facilitating of joint
ventures, improving market for MSMEs products, foreign collaborations amongst others.
o Visit and participation by Indian MSMEs in international exhibitions, trade fairs and
buyer-seller meets in foreign countries.
o Participation of Indian MSMEs in International exhibitions/ trade fairs held in India in
which there is international participation.
o Holding international Conferences and Seminars on topics and themes of interest to the
Indian MSMEs.
o Holding / organizing International Conferences/ Seminars/ Workshops in India by
Ministry of MSME or its organizations.
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• For Participation in International Exhibition/Fair –
o Economy class Air fare fair (maximum of Rs. 1 Lakh).
o Stall charges (maximum Rs. 1.25 Lakh).
o Freight Charges (maximum Rs. 25,000)
o Entry/Registration fee up to Rs. 5000
• For Organizing International Conference in India -
o Cost for organizing the event subject to a maximum of Rs. 4.50 Lakh.
o Airfare for foreign speakers (minimum 03) up to a maximum of Rs. 2.50 lakh.
96 Procurement and Market Support Scheme (PMS)

Objectives
• Promoting new market access initiatives like organising / participation in National/International
Trade Fairs / Exhibitions / MSME Expo etc.
• To create awareness and educate the MSMEs about importance / methods/ process of
packaging in marketing, latest packaging technology, import-export policy and procedure, GeM
portal, MSME Conclave, latest developments in international/national trade and other subjects /
topics relevant for market access developments
• To create more awareness about trade fairs, digital advertising, e-marketing, GST, GeM portal,
public procurement policy and other related topics etc.
Key Features
• Participation of MSEs in domestic exhibitions and trade fairs across the country: Maximum
Budgetary support upto Rs 1.5 Lakh max. for A class & Metro cities. Rs 1.0 Lakh max. for Class B
cities / Hilly States/ J&K/ NER/ and for other cities Rs 0.80 Lakh max.
• Organizing participation in domestic trade fairs and exhibition by the Ministry/ Office of DC
(MSME) - Maximum Budgetary support for advt. & publicity and space rent for the event is as
follows -
o Regional: (State/District): Rs.30.00 Lakh max.
o National: Rs 40.00 Lakh max.
o International: As decided by Empowered Committee subject to approval of Dept. Of
Expenditure.
• Developing capacity of MSMEs in modern packaging technique: Maximum Budgetary support
of Rs 1.5 lakh max. for green packaging consultancy for MSME unit and Rs 1.0 lakh max. for
ordinary packaging consultancy.
• Development of Marketing Haats: Maximum Budgetary support of Rs 50 lakh max for
Development of new MSME Haats, upper limit of GIA will not surpass.
o For Renovation/up-gradation of existing Marketing Haats, upper limit of GIA will not
exceed Rs 20 Lakh max.
• Vendor Development Programmes: Maximum Budgetary Support of Rs 1 Lakh max for State
Level Vendor Development Programme (SLVDP), Rs 10 lakh max for A class city National Level
Vendor Development Programme (NLVDP) (One day) and Rs 7.0 lakh max. for other cities. (2-3
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• International/ Seminars/ National Workshops: Maximum Budgetary Support of Rs 5.0 lakh or
actual whichever is less for National Seminar/Workshop and Rs 7.5 Lakh maximum or actual
whichever is less for International Seminar/Workshop.
• Awareness Programs: Maximum Budgetary support of Rs 70,000 per program (One day).
Components for Marketibility Enhancement

• Participation of individual MSEs in domestic trade fairs / exhibitions across the country.
• Organizing/Participation in trade fairs/ exhibitions by the Ministry/ Office of DC (MSME)/
Government Organizations.
• Vendor Development Program (VDP).
• International/National Workshops/Seminars
• Awareness Programs
97 Skill Upgradation and Mahila Coir Yojana

Aim
• To foster entrepreneurship across the coir-producing States in the country
• In particular, it aims at women empowerment through the provision of spinning equipment at
subsidised rates after imparting appropriate skill development training.
Key Features
• Rural women artisans in regions producing coir fibre can apply under this scheme.
• It is one of the key schemes under the Scheme Coir Vikas Yojana earlier it was known as Coir
Plan (General) scheme which provides development of domestic and export markets, skill
development and training, empowerment of women, employment/entrepreneurship creation
and development, enhanced raw material utilization, trade related services, welfare activities for
the coir workers, etc.
• The trained artisans under the scheme are encouraged to avail assistance through PMEGP
scheme to set up coir units.
• The scheme will be implemented through the Regional/ Sub-regional offices/ training centres
of the Board
• Technical intervention, wherever necessary, will be provided by Central Coir Research Institute
and Central Institute of Coir Technology and other institutes engaged in the development and
promotion of coir industry.
• The stipend per trainee for the skill development programmes will be limited to Rs.3,000 per
month and in the case of training programmes of less than one month duration, stipend will be
disbursed on prorata basis.
• The honorarium for the trainer will be limited to Rs. 15,000 per month.
• An amount of Rs.400 per head per month will be provided as financial assistance to the training
sponsoring agency to meet the operational cost of the training for raw material, power charges,
other incidentals etc. on submission of a self-certification of Expenditure from the Sponsoring
Agency.
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Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) scheme for setting up of new
coir units for which the maximum project cost is upto Rs.25 lakhs.
Nodal Agency: Coir Board, Kochi
98 Entrepreneurship and Skill Development Programme

Objectives
• To promote new enterprises, capacity building of existing MSMEs and inculcating
entrepreneurial culture in the country with overall 40% women participation.
Key Features
• It nurtures the talent of youth by enlightening them on several aspects of industrial or
commercial activity that are required for setting up MSEs.
Components
• Industrial Motivation Campaigns (IMCs): -Two days IMCs are organized to identify and motivate
traditional / non-traditional entrepreneurs having potential for setting up MSEs
o The intake capacity for the programme will be 50 to 100 persons within expenditure
limiting to Rs 20,000
• Entrepreneurship Awareness Programmes (EAPs): - It is organized regularly to nurture the
talent of youth by enlightening them on various aspects of industrial activity required for setting
up MSEs.
o The intake capacity for the programme will be 25 persons, within expenditure limiting to
Rs. 50,000
• Entrepreneurship-cum-Skill Development Programme (E-SDP): - It is organized to upgrade skills
of prospective entrepreneurs, existing workforce and also develop skills of new workers and
technicians of MSEs by organising various technical cum skill development training programmes
o The intake capacity for the programme will be 25 participants within expenditure limiting
to Rs 1,25,000
• Management Development Programmes (MDPs): - To improve the decision-making capabilities
of existing & potential entrepreneurs resulting in higher productivity and profitability.
o The intake capacity for the programme will be 25 participants within expenditure limiting
to Rs 50,000.
Ministry of Panchayati Raj

99 Survey of Villages and Mapping with Improvised Technology in Village Areas (SVAMITVA)
Launch Year: 2020
Aim
To provide rural people with the right to document their residential properties so that they can
use their property for economic purposes.
Objectives
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a financial asset for taking loans and other financial benefits.
• Creation of accurate land records for rural planning and reduce legal disputes.
• Determination of property tax
• Creation of survey infrastructure and GIS maps
Key Features
• All villages in the country will be eventually covered in this scheme during 2021-2025.
• The scheme aims to provide the ‘record of rights’ to village household owners possessing
houses in inhabited rural areas in villages and issuance of property cards to the property
owners
• The scheme is for surveying the land parcels in rural inhabited area using Drone technology.
• The survey will be done across the country in a phase-wise manner over a period of 4 years –
from 2020 to 2024.
• Presently, the pilot phase is being approved for the year 2020-21.
• Pilot Phase will extend to six pilot States (Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra,
Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand) covering approx. 1 lakh villages and CORS network
establishment is planned for two States (Punjab and Rajasthan)
o Property Cards will be prepared and given to the respective owners.
• It is being implemented with the collaborative efforts of the Ministry of Panchayati Raj, State
Revenue Department, State Panchayati Raj Department and Survey of India (SoI).
o Survey of India shall work as the technology partner for implementation.
Components of Scheme
• Establishment of Continuous Operating Reference System (CORS) Network- provide a virtual
base station that allows access long-range high-accuracy Network
• Large Scale Mapping using Drone
• Information, Education, Communication (IEC) Initiatives
• Project Management
o National Programme Management Unit (NPMU) will be set up at the National level for
overall management, monitoring of various activities under Scheme and to provide
support to States and Survey of India.
o State Programme Management Unit (SPMU) will be set up at the State level for overall
management, monitoring of various activities under Scheme and to provide support to
State Revenue Department, District officials, GP functionaries and Survey of India.
• Enhancement of Spatial Planning Application “Gram Manchitra”
• Central Sector scheme with a projected outlay of Rs 79.65 crores for the pilot phase (FY 2020 -
21).
• Prime Minister has launched the National roll-out of SVAMITVA Scheme on the occasion of
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100 Gram Swaraj Abhiyan
Objectives
To promote social harmony, spread awareness about pro-poor initiatives of government, reach out
to poor households to enroll them as also to obtain their feedback on various welfare programmes.
• Extended Gram Swaraj Abhiyan: Govt. of India has extended it in 117 Aspirational Districts
identified by the NITI Aayog.
• During this Abhiyan, saturation of eligible households/persons would be made under 7 flagship
pro-poor programmes namely, Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana, Saubhagya, Ujala scheme,
Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana, Pradhan Mantri
Suraksha Bima Yojana and Mission Indradhanush.
• In addition, 5 priority are related activities under Education, Health, Nutrition, Skills and
Agriculture also been identified as per district plan.
• Organized on the occasion of Ambedkar Jayanti during the period 14th April to 05th May 2018.
• The campaign is undertaken under the name of "Sabka Sath, Sabka Gaon, Sabka Vikas".
101 Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA)

Launch Year: 2018
Aim
Strengthening of Panchayati Raj Institutions for achieving Sustainable Development Goals with
main thrust on convergence with Mission Antyodaya and emphasis on strengthening Panchayati
Raj Institutions in 117 Aspirational districts
Key Features
• Tenure – 2018-19 to 2021-22
• The scheme extends to all States and UTs including non-Part IX areas where Panchayats do not
exist.
• The funds are not released district-wise/Panchayat-wise under the scheme.
• Under the scheme, there is no provision for forming new Panchayats.
• The scheme consists of Central and State Components.
o Central components comprising of national level activities including National Plan for
Technical Assistance (NPTA), Collaboration with Academic Institute/ Institute of Excellence,
‘Mission Mode project (MMP) on e-Panchayat’ and ‘Incentivization of Panchayats’ will be
fully funded by the centre.
o The State component relates to activities to be undertaken by State Governments for
CB&T and other activities for strengthening of Panchayats viz Capacity Building
&Training, training infrastructure and HR support for training, Strengthening of Gram
Sabhas in PESA areas, Distance Learning Facility via SATCOM, Support for Innovations,
Technical support to PRIs, Financial Data and Analysis Cell, Panchayat Buildings, e-
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enhancement, IEC and PMU.
Funding
The scheme has been approved with total budget outlay of Rs. 7255.50 crore out of which State
share will be Rs. 2755.50 crore and the Central share will be Rs. 4500.00 crore.
Ministry of Tribal Affairs

102 Tech for Tribals
Launch Year: 2020 (by TRIFED and IIT-Kanpur along with IIT-Roorkee, IIM Indore, Kalinga Institute
of Social Science, Bhubaneshwar and SRIJAN, Jaipur)
Aim
Supported by Ministry of MSME, aims at capacity building and imparting entrepreneurship skills to
tribal forest produce gatherers enrolled under the Pradhan Mantri Van Dhan Yojana (PMVDY).
Key Features
• This program aims to transform 5 crore Tribal Entrepreneurs by capacity building and imparting
entrepreneurship skills to tribal forest produce gatherers enrolled under the Pradhan Mantri Van
Dhan Yojana (PMVDY).
• The program will ensure higher success rate of the Tribal Entrepreneurs by enabling and
empowering them to run their business with marketable products with quality certifications.
• Under the program trainees will undergo a 30 days training program over 6 weeks comprising
120 sessions.
• The Partner institutions will develop course contents relevant to Entrepreneurship in Value
Addition and Processing of Forest Produces.
103 TRIFOOD
Launch Year: 2019
Aim
To enhance the income of tribals through better utilization of and value addition to the MFPs
collected by the tribal forest gatherers
Key Features
• TRIFOOD Scheme will promote value addition to Minor Forest Produce (MFP).
• Under this scheme a tertiary value addition center will be set up in Jagdalpur in Chhattisgarh
and Raigad in Maharashtra at a cost of approximately Rs 11 crores.
• A highlight of this is the production of “Heritage Mahua” drink.
• The traditional Mahua tribal drink will be mainstreamed and marketed all over the Country
under this project.
• It is a joint initiative of the Ministry of Food Processing Industries, the Ministry of Tribal Affairs
and the Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India (TRIFED).
104 “Friends of Tribes” Initiative

Launch Year: 2019
Key Features
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• TRIFED has tied up CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) funds to promote tribal livelihoods.
105 Van Dhan Yojana

Launch Year: 2018 (by Ministry of Tribal Affairs and TRIFED)
Aim
It seeks to improve tribal incomes through value addition of tribal products.
Key Features
• Under this scheme, the Van Dhan Vikas Kendras constituted, provide skill up-gradation and
capacity building training and setting up of primary processing and value addition facilities .
• The grass root level procurement is proposed to be undertaken through Self Help Groups
associated with implementing agencies.
• Process/Implementation
o The scheme will be implemented through Ministry of Tribal Affairs as Nodal Department
at the Central Level and TRIFED as Nodal Agency at the National Level.
o At State level, the State Nodal Agency for Minor Forest Produce (MFPs) and the District
collectors are envisaged to play a pivot role in scheme implementation at grassroot level.
o Locally the Van Dhan Vikas Kendras are proposed to be managed by a Managing
Committee (an SHG) consisting of representatives of Van Dhan SHGs in the cluster.
106 Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojana (VKY)

Launch Year: 2014
Aim
Creating enabling environment for need based and outcome oriented holistic development of the
tribal people.
Key Features
• It is a Central Sector Scheme covering all tribal people and all areas with tribal population across
the country.
• The scheme ensures that all the intended benefits through various schemes of Central and
State Governments covered under the respective Tribal Sub-Plans actually reach them by way
of appropriate convergence
Focus Areas
• Qualitative & Sustainable Employment.
• Quality Education & Higher Education.
• Accelerated Economic Development of tribal areas.
• Health for all.
• Housing for all.
• Safe Drinking Water for all at doorsteps.
• Irrigation facilities suited to the terrain.
• All Weather Roads with connectivity to the nearby town/cities.
• Universal Availability of Electricity.
• Urban Development.

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• Robust institutional mechanism (ITDAs/ITDPs)
• Promotion and conservation of Tribal Cultural Heritage
• Promotion of Sports in Tribal Areas.
107 Minimum Support Price for Minor Forest Produce Scheme

Launch Year: 2011
Aim
For providing MSP to gatherers of forest produces and introducing value addition and marketing
through tribal groups and clusters.
Coverage
• The Scheme has been implemented in 8 States having Schedule areas as listed in the Fifth
Schedule of the constitution of India.
• From November 2016, the scheme is applicable in all States.
Key Features
• It is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme launched for marketing of non-nationalized / non
monopolized Minor Forest Produce (MFP).
• Minimum Support Price would be determined by the Ministry with technical help of TRIFED.
• The responsibility of purchasing MFP on MSP will be with State designated agencies.
• Scheme establishes a system to ensure fair monetary returns for forest dweller’s efforts in
collection, primary processing, storage, packaging, transportation etc, while ensuring
sustainability of the resource base.
• It aimed for the development of a value chain for MFP through Minimum Support Price (MSP).
• Ensure that the tribal population gets a remunerative price for the produce they collect
from the forest and provide alternative employment ave nues to them.
• Establish a system to ensure fair monetary returns for forest dweller’s efforts in
collection, primary processing, storage, packaging, transportation etc, while ensuring
sustainability of the resource base.
• Get them a share of revenue from the sales proceeds with costs deducted.
• The scheme is designed as a social safety net for improvement of livelihood of MFP gatherers
by providing them fair price for the MFPs they collect.
108 Eklavya Model Residential School (EMRS)

Aim
To ensure that tribal students get access to quality education in the remote tribal areas.
Objectives
• Comprehensive physical, mental and socially relevant development of all students enrolled in
each and every EMRS. Students will be empowered to be change agents, beginning in their
school, in their homes, in their village and finally in a larger context.
• Focus differentially on the educational support to be made available to those in Standards XI
and XII, and those in standards VI to X, so that their distinctive needs can be met,
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• Support the annual running expenses in a manner that offers reasonable remuneration to the
staff and upkeep of the facilities.
• Support the construction of infrastructure that provides education, physical, environmental and
cultural needs of student life.
Target
Every block with more than 50% ST population and at least 20,000 tribal persons, will have an
Eklavya Model Residential School by the year 2022.
Key Features
• EMRS are set up in the States/UTs with grants under Article 275(1) of the Constitution of India.
• Eklavya schools will be on par with Navodaya Vidyalaya and will have special facilities for
preserving local art and culture besides providing training in sports and skill development.
• Dedicated infrastructure for setting up Centre of Excellence for sports with all related
infrastructure (buildings, equipment’s etc.) will be supported.
o This Centre of Excellence will have specialized state-of-the-art facilities for one identified
individual sport and one group sport in each State/UT.
• Reservation of 20% seats under sports quota for deserving ST students who have excelled in
the field of sports.
• Funding under this Scheme would be 100% grant-in-aid by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs to
NESTS (National Education Society for Tribal Students).
• The NESTS will be guided by a Steering Committee headed by the Minister for Tribal Affairs.
• The number of seats for boys and girls will be equal.
• Every class can have maximum 60 students preferably in 2 sections of 30 students each and the
total sanctioned strength of the school will be 480 students.
109 Development of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs)

Aim
Socio-economic development of PVTGs in a comprehensive manner, while retaining their culture
and heritage
Key Features
• It is a Centrally sponsored scheme
• It has a provision of 100% Central assistance to 18 states and Union territory of Andaman &
Nicobar Islands where 75 communities identified as PVTGs reside.
• Funds in the scheme are released under 2 major components of Grant-in-Aid and Creation of
Capital Assets.
• This scheme operates as a gap filling intervention targeted specifically for upliftment of such
communities.
• Under the scheme, state governments undertake projects that are tailored to cater to sectors
like education, health and livelihood schemes for the PVTGs.
• State Governments have been given the flexibility of utilizing the funds using the gaps
identified through Base Line Surveys.
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development, Animal husbandry, Strengthening of infrastructure through construction of
community assets, Installation of non-conventional sources of energy for lighting purpose, Social
security, Any other innovative activity meant for the comprehensive development of PVTGs.
Assessment
• Emphasis is being given on Micro plan approach through formulation of Conservation cum
Development (CCD) plans for ensuring conservation of culture and traditional practices of
PVTGs.
• Physical progress of works approved under the scheme is monitored regularly.
• Impact assessment of the scheme has been undertaken by the Ministry and NITI Aayog
Ministry of Tourism
110 Loan Guarantee Scheme for COVID Affected Tourism Sector Services (LGSCATSS)
Launch Year: 2021
Aim
Extending loan to the distressed tourism sector to help them discharge their liabilities and restart
their business affected due to Covid-19 pandemic
Key Features
• LGSCATSS provides support to approved Tour Operators, Travel Agents, Tourist Transport
Operators, Regional level Tourist and local guides by the State governments and Union
Territories in the form of credit under the Credit Guarantee Scheme at concessional rates.
• Validity of the said scheme is till 31 March 2022 or till the guarantee of Rs 250 crores are issued
under the scheme.
• Scheme has been made operational through National Credit Guarantee Trustee Company Ltd
(NCGTC)
• Five Scheduled Commercial Banks: Punjab National Bank, Central bank of India, Union Bank
India, Bank of India and Karur Vysya Bank have already launched the scheme.
• Under this scheme, loan up to Rs. 10 lakh is being extended to each applicant approved by the
Ministry of Tourism and upto Rs. 1 lakh is being extended to each Regional Tourist Guide
recognized by the Ministry of Tourism and Tourist Guides recognized by the State Govt. and
Union Territories.
• All Scheduled Commercial Banks (SCBs) are eligible as Member Lending Institutions.
111 Scheme for Travel and Tourism Stakeholders (TTS) and Registered Tourist Guides
Launch Year: 2021
Key Features
• Financial support to more than 11,000 registered Tourist Guides / Travel and Tourism
Stakeholders.
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Tourism and Tourist Guides recognised by the State Governments and Travel and Tourism
Stakeholders (TTS) recognized by the Ministry of Tourism.
Note: Under the new Loan Guarantee Scheme for Covid Affected Sectors, working capital /
personal loans will be provided to people in tourism sector to discharge liabilities and restart after
being impacted due to COVID-19.
• Travel and Tourism Stakeholders (TTS) will be eligible to get a loan upto Rs. 10 lakh each while
tourist guides can avail loan upto Rs 1 lakh each.
• There will be no processing charges, waiver of foreclosure / prepayment charges and no
requirement of additional collateral.
Administered by: Ministry of Tourism through National Credit Guarantee Trustee Company Ltd
(NCGTC)
112 Incredible India 2.0 Campaign

Launch Year: 2017
Aim
It aims at a shift from generic promotions undertaken across the world to market specific
promotional plans and content creation
Objectives
• To promote India as a holistic destination and various tourism products including spirituality,
medical and wellness will be promoted through this Campaign
• Doubling tourism traffic from both foreign and domestic tourists.
Key Features
• The Campaign covers the important source markets for Indian tourism and also takes into
account emerging markets with significant potential.
• The focus of the campaign is on increased Digital presence through mass reach portals, specific
genres and social media and Television as a medium due to the large reach offered.
• Thematic television commercials and creatives have been produced as part of the campaign.
• It was launched with a tagline “Find the Incredible You”.
• Promotional films on Yoga, Wildlife, Wellness, Luxury and Cuisine produced by the Ministry of
Tourism won the First Prize in the category of TV Cinema Spot at the International Golden City
Gate Tourism Awards at Berlin in March 2019.
• Niche tourism products like Heritage Tourism, Adventure Tourism, Cruise Tourism, Rural
Tourism, Wellness & Medical Tourism, MICE, Golf, etc. are being promoted through the
Incredible India 2.0 Campaign.
Incredible India Campaign
• Launch Year : 2002
• Aim: To promote tourism in India

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113 Adopt a Heritage: Apni Dharohar, Apni Pehchaan Project
Launch Year: 2017
Objectives
• To develop tourism amenities at heritage/ natural/ tourist sites spread across India for making
them tourist friendly, in a planned and phased manner.
• Promote cultural and heritage value of the country and develop avenues to create awareness
about the heritage/natural/tourist sites in the country
• Develop and promote sustainable tourism infrastructure and ensure proper Operations and
Maintenance therein.
Key Features
• Collaborative Effort by: Ministry of Tourism in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture,
Archaeological Survey of India and States/UTs government
• The sites/monuments are selected on the basis of tourist footfall and visibility.
• The companies would become Monument Mitras to take up the responsibility of developing
and upgrading the basic and advanced tourist amenities at the tourist sites, along with their
interest and viability in terms of a sustainable investment model under CSR.
• This would be done for an initial phase of 5 years.
• The corporate sector would be using the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) funds for the
upkeep of the site.
• No fund is given by Ministry of Tourism.
• The legal status of the monument does not change after adoption.
• The Project envisages limited ‘access’ to non-core areas and ‘no handing over of monuments’
are involved.
• Monument Mitras Eligibility: Private and Public Sector Companies, Trusts, NGOs and Individuals
are eligible for adopting heritage site (s)/ monument (s) under this project.
• The Monument Mitras are selected by the ‘oversight and vision committee,’ co-chaired by the
Tourism Secretary and the Culture Secretary.
o The oversight committee also has the power to terminate a memorandum of
understanding in case of non-compliance or non-performance.
114 PRASHAD (Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual, Heritage Augmentation Drive) Scheme
Aim
It aims at integrated development of pilgrimage destinations in planned, prioritised and
sustainable manner to provide complete religious tourism experience.
Objectives
• Integrated development of pilgrimage destinations in a planned prioritized and sustainable
manner to provide complete religious experience.
• Follow community-based development and pro-poor tourism concept in development of
pilgrimage destinations.
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terms of increase in sources of income, improved living standards and overall development of
the area.
• Promote local arts, culture, handicrafts, cuisine, etc. to generate livelihoods in the identified
regions.
• Harness tourism potential for its direct and multiplier effects in employment generation and
economic development.
• Enhancing the tourist attractiveness in a sustainable manner by developing world-class
infrastructure in the religious destinations.
Key Features
• The scheme aimed at infrastructure development such as entry points (Road, Rail and Water
Transport), last mile connectivity, basic tourism facilities like Information/ Interpretation
Centers, ATM/ Money exchange, eco-friendly modes of transport etc.
Cities Covered:
• Under the PRASHAD Scheme, 41 religious cities/sites.
• Initially 12 cities - Kamakhya (Assam), Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh), Dwaraka (Gujarat), Gaya
(Bihar), Amritsar (Punjab), Ajmer (Rajasthan), Puri (Odisha), Kedarnath (Uttarakhand),
Kanchipuram(Tamil Nadu), Velankanni (Tamil Nadu), Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) and Mathura
(Uttar Pradesh)
• New Cities are - Srisailam (Andhra Pradesh), Parasuram Kund (Lohit District, Arunachal Pradesh),
Patna (Bihar), Balmeshwari Devi Temple (Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh), Somnath (Gujarat),
Gurudwara Nada Saheb (Panchkula, Haryana), Maa Chintpurni (Una, Himachal Pradesh),
Hazratbal and Katra (Jammu & Kashmir), Deogarh and Parasnath (Jharkhand), Chamundeshwari
Devi (Mysuru, Karnataka), Guruvayoor, St. Thomas International Shrine (Malayattoor) and
Cheraman Juma Mosque (Thrissur, Kerala), Omkareshwar and Amarkantak (Madhya Pradesh),
Babedpara, West Jaintia Hills and Sohra (Meghalaya), Aizwal (Mizoram), Kohima and
Mokokchung Districts (Nagaland), Trimbakeshwar (Maharashtra), Tripura Sundari (Tripura),
Badrinath, Gangotri and Yamunotri (Uttarakhand) and Belur (West Bengal).
Funding
• Under it, Ministry of Tourism provides Central Financial Assistance (CFA) to State Governments
for promoting tourism at identified destinations.
• For components within public funding under this scheme, Central Government will
provide 100% fund.
• For improved sustainability of project, it also seeks to involve Public Private Partnership (PPP)
and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) as well.
Implementing Agency
• The projects identified under this scheme shall be implemented through the identified agencies
by the respective State/ Union Territory Government.
115 Swadesh Darshan Scheme

Launch year: 2014-15
Aim

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To develop theme-based tourist circuits in the country. These tourist circuits will be developed on
the principles of high tourist value, competitiveness and sustainability in an integrated manner.
Key Features
• Under the scheme 15 thematic circuits have been identified for development namely; North-
East Circuit, Buddhist Circuit, Himalayan Circuit, Coastal Circuit, Krishna Circuit, Desert Circuit,
Tribal Circuit, Eco Circuit, Wildlife Circuit, Rural Circuit, Spiritual Circuit, Ramayana Circuit,
Heritage Circuit, Sufi Circuit, and Tirthankara Circuit.
• Leverage the voluntary funding available for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives of
Central Public Sector Undertakings and corporate sector.
• Funding of individual project will vary from state to state and will be finalised on the basis of
detailed project reports prepared by PMC (Programme Management Consultant).
o PMC will be a national level consultant to be appointed by the Mission Directorate.
• A National Steering Committee (NSC) will be constituted with Minister in charge of M/O
Tourism as Chairman, to steer the mission objectives and vision of the scheme.
• A Mission Directorate headed by the Member Secretary, NSC as a nodal officer will help in
identification of projects in consultation with the States/ UTs governments and other stake
holders.
• This scheme is envisioned to synergize with other schemes like Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, Skill
India, Make in India etc. with the idea of positioning the tourism sector as a major engine for job
creation, driving force for economic growth, building synergy with various sectors to enable
tourism to realise its potential.
• Implementation
o The scheme is being implemented under the overall control of the Mission Director.
o Experts/Consultants may be engaged by executing agencies for detailed planning and
designing/preparing DPR of the works/projects under the scheme.
Funding Assistance
Central Government will provide 100% fund.
116 Scheme of Market Development Assistance (MDA)

Objectives
• To motivate stakeholders to promote tourism to the country from the overseas markets.
• To enhance the visibility of brand Incredible India in the overseas markets.
• To augment foreign tourist arrivals to the country.
Key Features
• It is a subscheme of the Overseas Promotion & Publicity scheme.
• Financial support will be provided to tourism service providers (TSP) approved by the Ministry
of Tourism or the respective State Government / Union Territory (UT) Administration for
undertaking promotion and marketing of India in the overseas markets.
o They will be eligible for an enhanced financial assistance of Rs 3.5 lakh per tour (with
a maximum of three tours per year), instead of the previous financial assistance of Rs
2.5 lakh, to participate in overseas roadshows, trade events, etc. with the prior
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• Approved TSPs with foreign exchange earnings above Rs 2 crore and up to a maximum of Rs 25
crore in any year of the preceding 2 years would be eligible to avail the scheme.
• Financial support will be extended to the TSPs for undertaking the following marketing &
promotional activities in the overseas markets -
o Sales Tours
o Participation in travel fairs/exhibitions and road shows (organised by Ministry of Tourism)
o Online Promotion of tourism destinations and products, tour packages in the overseas
markets, including content creation / production of digital promotional brochures /
leaflets etc.
• Financial support will be extended to Tourism Departments of State Governments / UT
Administrations for undertaking the following promotional activities in the overseas markets -
o Participation in travel fairs / exhibitions
o Online Promotion of tourism destinations and products, tour packages in the overseas
markets, including content creation / production of digital promotional brochures /
leaflets etc. @ 50% of the total cost with an upper ceiling of INR 1.00 lakh/- once in a
financial year, subject to actuals.
Administered By: Ministry of Tourism
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology

117 Incentive Scheme to promote RuPay Debit Cards
Launch Year: 2021
Objectives
To promote RuPay Debit cards and low-value [upto Rs. 2,000) BHIM-UPI transactions (Person-to-
Merchant (P2M)] in the country
Key Features
• Under the scheme, the acquiring banks will be incentivised by the Government, by way of
paying percentage of value of transactions (P2M) done through RuPay Debit cards and low-
value BHIM-UPI modes of payments, at an estimated financial outlay of Rs.1,300 crore for a
period of one year w.e.f. April 01, 2021.
• This scheme will facilitate acquiring Banks in building robust digital payment ecosystem and
promoting RuPay Debit card and BHIM-UPI digital transactions, across all sectors and segments
of the population and further deepening of digital payments in the country.
• It will also help in making accessible digital modes of payments to unbanked and marginalized
populations, who are outside of the formal banking and financial system.
• The scheme will further spur research and development and innovation in fin-tech space.
• The scheme has been formulated in compliance with the Budget announcements (FY 2021-22)
by the Government to give further boost to digital transactions in the country.
118 Comprehensive Program for the Development of Sustainable Semiconductor and Display
Ecosystem
Launch Year: 2021
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Key Features
• The government proposes to provide incentives of Rs 76,000 crore for the development of
semiconductors and display manufacturing ecosystems over the next 6 years.
• The program will usher in a new era in electronics manufacturing by providing a globally
competitive incentive package to companies in semiconductors and display manufacturing as
well as design.
• This shall pave the way for India’s technological leadership in these areas of strategic
importance and economic self-reliance.
• The program will give an impetus to semiconductor and display manufacturing by facilitating
capital support and technological collaborations.
• The programme aims to provide attractive incentive support to companies / consortia that are
engaged in Silicon Semiconductor Fabs, Display Fabs, Compound Semiconductors / Silicon
Photonics / Sensors (including MEMS) Fabs, Semiconductor Packaging (ATMP / OSAT),
Semiconductor Design.
Following broad incentives have been approved for the development of semiconductors and
display manufacturing ecosystem in India -
• Semiconductor Fabs and Display Fabs - The Scheme for Setting up of Semiconductor Fabs and
Display Fabs in India shall extend fiscal support of up to 50% of project cost on pari-passu basis.
Government of India will work closely with the State Governments establish High-Tech Clusters
with requisite infrastructure in terms of land, semiconductor grade water, high quality power,
logistics and research ecosystem to approve applications for setting up atleast two greenfield
Semiconductor Fabs and two Display Fabs in the country.
• Semi-conductor Laboratory (SCL): Ministry will take requisite steps for modernization and
commercialization of Semi-conductor Laboratory (SCL). MeitY will explore the possibility for the
Joint Venture of SCL with a commercial fab partner to modernize the brownfield fab facility.
• Compound Semiconductors / Silicon Photonics / Sensors (including MEMS) Fabs and
Semiconductor ATMP / OSAT Units: The Scheme for Setting up of Compound Semiconductors /
Silicon Photonics / Sensors (including MEMS) Fabs and Semiconductor ATMP / OSAT facilities in
India shall extend fiscal support of 30% of capital expenditure to approved units. Atleast 15
such units of Compound Semiconductors and Semiconductor Packaging are expected to be
established with Government support under this scheme.
• Semiconductor Design Companies: The Design Linked Incentive (DLI) Scheme shall extend
product design linked incentive of up to 50% of eligible expenditure and product deployment
linked incentive of 6% - 4% on net sales for five years. Support will be provided to 100 domestic
companies of semiconductor design for Integrated Circuits (ICs), Chipsets, System on Chips
(SoCs), Systems & IP Cores and semiconductor linked design and facilitating the growth of not
less than 20 such companies which can achieve turnover of more than Rs.1500 crore in the
coming five years.
• India Semiconductor Mission: In order to drive the long-term strategies for developing a
sustainable semiconductors and display ecosystem, a specialized and independent “India
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semiconductor and display industry. It will act as the nodal agency for efficient and smooth
implementation of the schemes on Semiconductors and Display ecosystem.
119 Start-Up Accelerators of Meity for pRoduct Innovation, Development and growth (SAMRIDH)
Programme
Launch Year: 2021
Aim
To create a conducive platform to Indian Software Product start-ups to enhance their products
and securing investments for scaling their business
Eligibility
• Only accelerators that have been in the incubation business for at least three years and
supported more than 50 startups, with at least 10 having a non-public business will be able to
apply for the scheme.
• They must also have operations in India and the necessary space and infrastructure to be
eligible.
Key Features
• This initiative will not only provide the funding support to the startups but will also help in
bringing skill sets together which will help them to become successful.
• This scheme will pick up startups that are ready for acceleration stage and will provide them
with funding support, mentorship and a lot of other support that is required by startups at this
stage.
• This programme will focus on accelerating the 300 start-ups by providing customer connect,
investor connect, and international immersion in next three years.
• Also, an investment of up to Rs 40 lakh to the start-up based on current valuation and growth
stage of the Start-Up will be provided through selected accelerators.
• It will also facilitate equal matching investment by the accelerator/investor.
• The programme aims to further the Indian start-up growth which has seen the emergence of 63
Unicorns is now the third largest Unicorn hub globally with a total valuation of 168 billion USD.
Implementing Agency: MeitY Start-up Hub (MSH)
120 Production Linked Incentive Scheme (PLI) for IT Hardware

Notified on: 3rd March 2021
Key Features
• It extends an incentive of 4% to 2%/1% on net incremental sales (over base year of FY 2019-20)
of goods under target segments that are manufactured in India to eligible companies, for a
period of four years (FY2021-22 to FY 2024-25).
• The target segments include Laptops, Tablets, All-in-One Personal Computers (PCs) and
Servers.
• The scheme proposes production linked incentives to boost domestic manufacturing and
attract large investments in the value chain of these IT Hardware products.
• An Empowered Group of Secretaries (EGoS) chaired by Cabinet Secretary will monitor the
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Scheme, undertake periodic review of the outgo under the scheme and take appropriate action
to ensure that the expenditure is within the prescribed outlay as approved by the Cabinet.
• The scheme will bring additional investment in IT Hardware manufacturing to the tune of Rs
2,517 crore.
• The scheme will generate an additional direct employment opportunities of more than
36,000 in next 4 years along with creation of additional indirect employment of nearly 3 times
the direct employment.
• Domestic Value Addition is expected to grow from the current 10-15% to 25-30%.
Funding
• The total cost of this scheme is approximately Rs.7,350 crore over 4 years, which includes an
incentive outlay of Rs.7,325 crore and administrative charges of Rs.25 crore.
Implementing Agency
The Scheme will be implemented through a Nodal Agency which shall act as a Project Management
Agency (PMA) and be responsible for providing secretarial, managerial and implementation support
and carrying out other responsibilities as assigned by MeitY from time to time.
121 Production Linked Incentive Scheme (PLI) for Large Scale Electronics Manufacturing
Notified in: 2020
Objective
It proposes a financial incentive to boost domestic manufacturing and attract large investments in
the electronics value chain including electronic components and semiconductor packaging.
Key Features
• Outlay: Rs. 40,995 crore (USD 5.7 Billion)
• The tenure of the PLI Scheme has been extended from the existing five years (FY 2020-21 to FY
2024-25) to six years (FY 2020-21 to FY 2025-26).
• It offers a production linked incentive to boost domestic manufacturing and attract large
investments in mobile phone manufacturing and specified electronic components, including
Assembly, Testing, Marking and Packaging (ATMP) units.
• The Scheme would tremendously boost the electronics manufacturing landscape and establish
India at the global level in electronics sector.
• The scheme shall extend an incentive of 4% to 6% on incremental sales (over base year) of
goods manufactured in India and covered under target segments, to eligible companies, for a
period of 5 years subsequent to the base year as defined.
• The Scheme will be implemented through a Nodal Agency which shall act as a Project
Management Agency (PMA) and be responsible for providing secretarial, managerial and
implementation support and carrying out other responsibilities as assigned by MeitY from time
to time.
• Under the Second Round, incentives of 5% to 3% shall be extended on incremental sales (over
base year i.e. 2019-20) of goods manufactured in India and covered under the target segment,
to eligible companies, for a period of 4 years.
• Support under the Scheme shall be provided only to companies engaged in manufacturing of
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• Each application shall be limited to one of the target segments.
• Financial Year 2019-20 shall be treated as the base year for computation of incremental
investment and incremental sales of manufactured goods (as distinct from traded goods).
122 Ghar Tak Fibre Scheme

Launch Year: 2020
Aim
To connect all 45,945 villages of Bihar with high-speed optical fibre internet by 31st March 2021.
Key Features
• Under the scheme, Bihar has to provide at least five fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) connections per
village and at least one WiFi hotspot per village.
• The project will be jointly executed by the Department of Telecom (DoT), Meity and Common
Service Centres (CSC).
• It will provide a boost to services such as e-Education, e-Agriculture, etc. for easy access by all
state natives.
123 Scheme Modified Electronics Manufacturing Clusters Scheme

Launch Year: 2020
Aim
To develop world class electronics manufacturing infrastructure by providing support for setting up
of Electronics Manufacturing Clusters (EMCs) and Common Facility Centres (CFCs).
Key Features
• These EMCs would:
o Aid the growth of the Electronics System Design and Manufacturing sector
o Help development of entrepreneurial ecosystem
o Drive innovation and catalyze the economic growth of the region by attracting investments
in the sector
o Increase employment opportunities and tax revenues.
124 Scheme for Promotion of Manufacturing of Electronic Components and Semiconductors

(SPECS)
Launch Year: 2020
Aim
To help offset the disability for domestic manufacturing of electronic components and
semiconductors in order to strengthen the electronics manufacturing ecosystem in the country.
Key Features
• Under this, the government will provide a financial incentive of 25% on capital expenditure for
a list of products that constitute the supply chain of electronic products such as electronic
components, semiconductor, specialized sub-assemblies.
• The Scheme will be applicable to investments in new units and expansion of capacity/
modernization and diversification of existing units.
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components manufacturing ecosystem in the country. Following are the expected
outputs/outcomes in terms of measurable indicators for the scheme:
o Development of electronic components manufacturing ecosystem in the country and
deepening of Electronics value chain.
o New investments in Electronics Sector to the tune of at least Rs. 20,000 crore.
o Total employment potential of the scheme is approximately 6,00,000.
o Reducing dependence on import of components by large scale domestic manufacturing
that will also enhance the digital security of the nation.
Financial Outlay: Rs 3,285 crore, which includes the incentive outlay of approximately Rs 3,252
crore and the administrative expense to the tune of Rs 32 crore
Implementing Agency
The Scheme will be implemented through a nodal agency which will act as Project Management
Agency (PMA) and be responsible for providing secretarial, managerial and implementation support
and carrying out other responsibilities as assigned by MeitY from time to time
125 ‘Build for Digital India’ Programme

Launch Year: 2019
Key Features
• MeitY and Google has jointly roll-out 'Build for Digital India', a programme that will give
engineering students a platform to develop market-ready, technology-based solutions that
address key social problems.
• As part of the programme, engineering students across the country will be invited to apply and
join in a learning journey that will help them transform their bright ideas into real-world
solutions.
• Applicants will take part in online and offline learning opportunities on key technologies such
as machine learning, cloud and android.
• These will be offered through Google’s Developer Student Club network and other Google
Developer networks.
• Google will also offer mentorship sessions in product design, strategy and technology to the
most promising products and prototypes.
126 Digital Payment Abhiyan

Launch Year: 2019
Aim
Increasing awareness about cashless payment, educate end-users on the benefits of making digital
payments, online financial security and urge them to adopt security and safety best practices.
Key Features
• NASSCOM’s Data Security Council of India (DSCI) has collaborated with Ministry of Electronics
and Information Technology (MeitY) and Google India to launch ‘Digital Payment Abhiyan’.
• The campaign is supported by diverse ecosystem partners ranging from banks, financial
institutions, State Government, payment institutions, NBFCs.
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Kannada, Bengali and Marathi.
• It will engage with users and make them aware of the dos and don’ts for different payment
channels including UPI, wallets cards as well as net-banking and mobile banking.
127 Stree Swabhiman

Launch Year: 2018
Aim
• To create sustainable model for providing adolescent girls and women an access to affordable
sanitary products by leveraging Common Service Centres (CSCs).
• To ensure and maintain perfect health for women and maintain health hygiene.
• To improve awareness on menstrual health and hygiene of women, thus help to protect dignity
and rights of women.
Key Features
• CSCs will provide access to affordable, reliable and eco-friendly sanitary napkins to adolescent
girls and women in rural areas.
• The sanitary napkin produced by these units are bio-degradable and thus environment friendly.
• Semi-automatic and manual sanitary napkin manufacturing units will be set up at CSC for
producing affordable and eco-friendly sanitary napkins.
• These micro manufacturing units will be operated by women entrepreneurs and generate
employment for 8-10 women.
128 Cyber Surakshit Bharat Initiative

Launch Year: 2018
Aim
Strengthening the cybersecurity ecosystem in India, in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s
vision for a ‘Digital India’.
Objectives
To educate and enable Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) and broader IT community to
address the challenges of cyber security.
Key Features
• It has been launched by MeitY, in association with National e-Governance Division (NeGD) and
industry partners to strengthen cybersecurity ecosystem in India in line Government’s vision for
a ‘Digital India’.
• It operates on the three principles of awareness, education and enablement.
• It is the first public-private partnership of its kind and will leverage the expertise of the IT
industry in cybersecurity.
• The founding partners of the consortium include some of the leading IT companies such as
Microsoft, Intel, WIPRO, Redhat and Dimension Data.
• Its knowledge partners include Cert-In, NIC, NASSCOM and the FIDO Alliance and premier
consultancy firms Deloitte and EY.

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129 Jatan and Darshak
Launch Year: 2018
Key Features
• Developed by: Centre for Development for Advanced Computing (C-DAC), Pune
• Jatan
o It is a software.
o The objective was to make a digital imprint of all the objects preserved in museums.
o It will help researchers, curators and also people interested in the field.
o The digital imprints (of preserved objects and monuments) created using this software is
integrated in the national digital repository and portal for making them accessible to the
public.
• Darshak
o It is a mobile based application aimed at improving the museum visit experience among
the differently-abled.
o It allows real-time museum visitors gather all details about objects or artifacts simply by
scanning a QR code placed near the object.
130 Project Cyber Shikshaa

Launch Year: 2018 [By Microsoft & Data Security Council of India (DSCI) in association with
Information Security Education and Awareness (ISEA)]
Aim
For skilling women engineering graduates in the niche field of Cyber Security.
Objectives
• To connect with underserved women from Tier 2 / Tier 3 cities and to align a career path for
them in Cyber Security.
• It intends to bridge the gap between the demand and supply of talented professionals as well
as enhance the number of women working in the field of Cyber Security.
• Exclusively for women engineering graduates with age bracket of 21-26 years
• Family income should be less than 7 lacs per annum
Key Features
• The Cyber Shikshaa curriculum will comprise an interactive, four-month training course with a
combination of theory, case studies and practical hands on projects.
• On successful completion of the training, a certificate will be awarded along with placement
assistance.
• The program entails placement assistance for the deserving candidates with the potential
recruiters looking to hire for various job roles in Cyber Security.
• Training: Centre of Advance Computing (CDAC), National Institute of Electronics and
Information Technology (NIELIT) and other noted training partners are conducting training to
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131 Ideate for India - Creative Solutions using Technology
Launch Year: 2018 (By National e-Governance Division (NeGD) in collaboration with Intel India,
with support from the Department of School Education and Literacy (DoSE&L))
Aim
To give school students across the country a platform and opportunity to become solution creators
for the problems they see around them and their communities.
Key Features
• The National Challenge is open to students of classes 6 - 12 all across the country - all 29 States
and 7 Union Territories and aims to reach out to at least 1 million youth over the next 3
months.
o There will be 2 categories - Junior (classes 6–8) and Senior (classes 9-12).
• There are 11 core theme areas on which students can share their ideas- healthcare services,
education services, digital services, environment, women safety, traffic, infrastructure,
agriculture, social welfare, disability and tourism.
• Phase I - The Challenge requires students to access online videos and understand how to identify
problems and share a 90 second video explaining the problem and their proposed solution. Top
10 ideas will be shortlisted from each State and UT – leading to a total of 360 students.
• In Phase II - 10 children selected as top performers per State and UT will be invited for a regional
Tech-Creation Boot Camp.
• Each group of 5 students will be escorted by their computer teacher/ guardian for the boot
camp. Travel, accommodation and boarding for students and guardians will be taken care of by
the organisers
• In Phase III - 50 students will be selected based on their tech-creations being implemented in
the community and invited to New Delhi for the National Showcasing and felicitated as Tech-
Creation Champions.
132 Cyber Swachhta Kendra (Botnet Cleaning and Malware Analysis Centre)
Launch Year: 2017
Aim
To create a secure cyber space by detecting botnet infections in India and to notify, enable
cleaning and securing systems of end users so as to prevent further infections.
Key Features
• It is a part of the Government of India's Digital India initiative.
• The "Cyber Swachhta Kendra" (Botnet Cleaning and Malware Analysis Centre) is being operated
by Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) under provisions of Section 70B of
the Information Technology Act, 2000.
• It has been setup for analyzing BOTs/malware characteristics and providing information and
enabling citizens for removal of BOTs/malware.
• In addition, "Cyber Swachhta Kendra" will strive to create awareness among citizens to secure
their data, computers, mobile phones and devices such as home routers.
• It collaborates with industry and academia to detect systems infected by bots. It is set up in
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a secure cyber eco system in the country.
• This centre operates in close coordination and collaboration with Internet Service Providers and
Product/Antivirus companies.
• This website provides information and tools to users to secure their systems/devices.
Some other Security Tools
• USB Pratirodh: It is a desktop security solution to protect from USB mass storage device threats.
• AppSamvid: This tool AppSamvid is a desktop based Application Whitelisting solution for
Windows operating system. It allows only preapproved set of executable files for execution.
• M-Kavach: It is an indigenously developed mobile application to address the security threats in
mobiles.
133 UMANG (Unified Mobile Application for New-age Governance)

Launch Year: 2017
Aim
To fast-track mobile governance in India
Key Features
• Developed by: MeitY and NeGD (National e-Governance Division)
• It intends to provide major services offered by Central and State Government departments,
Local bodies and other utility services from private organizations.
• It provides a unified approach where citizens can install one application to avail multiple
government services.
• The UMANG app integrates with the core government services of Aadhaar, DigiLocker, Rapid
Assessment System and Bharat Bill Payment System.
• The app is currently available in 13 languages including English, Hindi, Assamese, Gujarati,
Bengali, Kannada, Odia, Punjabi, Malayalam, Marathi, Tamil, Telgu and Urdu.
• The app provides most of the government services like Aadhaar, Digilocker, Bharat Bill Pay, gas
booking, Vahan, Passport Seva, PAN card, Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO),
pension services, among others.
• Its service has been made available on multiple channels like mobile application, web, IVR and
SMS which can be accessed through smartphones, features phones, tablets and desktops.
• In November, 2020 UMANG’s international version launched during Online Conference
organised to mark 3 years of UMANG
• The international version was launched for select countries that include USA, UK, Canada,
Australia, UAE, Netherlands, Singapore, Australia and New Zealand.
134 PMGDISHA (Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyan)

Launch Year: 2017
Aim
To make 6 crore persons digitally literate in rural area, across states/UTs, reaching to around 40%
of rural households by covering one member from every eligible households by 31st March 2022.

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• The Scheme is applicable only for rural areas of the country.
• All such households where none of the family member is digitally literate will be considered as
eligible household under the Scheme.
• Only one person per eligible household would be considered for training
• Age Group: 14 - 60 years
• Priority would be given to
o Non-smartphone users, Antyodaya households, college drop-outs, Participants of the
adult literacy mission
o Digitally illiterate school students from class 9th to 12th, provided facility of
Computer/ICT Training is not available in their schools
• Preference would be given to SC, ST, BPL, women, differently-abled persons and minorities.
Key Features
• Ministry implements this scheme under Digital India Programme.
• Course Duration: 20 hours (Min. 10 days and Max. 30 days)
• This scheme aims at imparting digital literacy to citizens in rural areas free of cost
• Under it, people in rural area will be trained to operate a computer, tablet, smartphones, etc
and how to access the Internet, government services, undertake digital payment, compose e-
mails, etc.
• The scheme will be implemented under the supervision of Ministry of Electronics and IT in
collaboration with States/UTs through their designated State Implementing Agencies, District e-
Governance Society (DeGS), etc.
• The identification of beneficiaries would be carried out by CSC-SPV in active collaboration with
DeGS, Gram Panchayat and Block Development Officers.
Implementing Agency: CSC e-Governance Services India Ltd., special purpose vehicle (CSC-SPV)
incorporated under the Companies Act 1956
135 BHIM (Bharat Interface for Money)

Launch Year: 2016
Aim
To facilitate e-payments directly through banks as part of the 2016 Indian banknote
demonetization and drive towards cashless transactions.
Key Features
• Developed by: National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI)
• BHIM provides fast, secure, reliable medium to make digital payments through your mobile
phone using UPI (Unified Payment Interface) platform via Mobile App and USSD (Unstructured
Supplementary Service Data) platform via *99# service.
• BHIM is a biometric payment system app using Aadhar platform, and is based on Unified
Payment Interface (UPI) to facilitate e-payments directly through bank.
• It was launched to stress on the importance of technology and digital transactions.
• It can be used on all mobile devices, be it a smartphone or a feature phone with or without
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• Currently it is available in 16 languages, i.e., Hindi, English, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Bengali,
Odia, Kannada, Punjabi, Assamese, Urdu, Marathi, Gujarati, Haryanvi, Bhojpuri and Konkani.
BHIM 2.0
Launch Year - 2019
Key Features
• The new version of BHIM also supports three additional languages -- Konkani, Bhojpuri and
Haryanvi -- over and above the existing 13
• New Features - Donation gateway, increased transaction limits for high value transactions,
linking multiple bank accounts, offers from merchants, option of applying in IPO, gifting money
136 National Supercomputing Mission (NSM)

Launch Year: 2015
Aim
To establish supercomputer facilities across 70 national research and academic institutions and
connecting them onto a National Knowledge Network (NKN)
Objectives
• To make India one of the world leaders in Supercomputing.
• To empower our scientists and researchers with state-of-the-art supercomputing facilities
• To minimize redundancies and duplication of efforts, and optimize investments in
supercomputing
Key Features
• Infrastructure Phases
o NSM Phase-I: It is already installed and much of Phase-II in place, the network of
supercomputers through the country will soon reach to around 16 Petaflops (PF).
o NSM Phase-III: It is to be initiated in January 2021, will take the computing speed to around
45 Petaflops.
o The three phases will provide access to High-Performance Computing (HPC) Facilities to
around 75 institutions.
Timeline and Funding: The estimated cost is Rs 4500 crore over a period of 7 years.
Implemented By: Department of Science and Technology (DST) and Ministry of Electronics and
Information Technology (MeitY)
Led By: Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) and Indian Institute of Science
(IISc), Bengaluru.
• Supercomputers will also be networked on the National Supercomputing grid over the National
Knowledge Network (NKN)
o The NKN is another programme of the government which connects academic institutions
and R&D labs over a high speed network.
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(HPC) aware human resource.
• Mission will enable the country with a capacity of solving multi-disciplinary grand challenge
problems.
137 Digital India

Launch Year: 2015
Aim
To transform the country into a digitally empowered society and knowledge economy.
Vision
The Digital India programme centered on three key vision areas:
• Digital Infrastructure as a Utility to Every Citizen
• Governance & Services on Demand
• Digital Empowerment of Citizens
Key Features
• The programme management structure consists of–
o A Monitoring Committee headed by the Prime Minister
o A Digital India Advisory Group chaired by the Minister of Communications and IT
o An Apex Committee chaired by the Cabinet Secretary
Nine Pillars of Growth under Digital India

• Broadband Highways
• Universal Access to Mobile Connectivity
• Public Internet Access Programme
• e-Governance: Reforming Government through Technology
• e-Kranti: Electronic Delivery of Services - The mission of e-Kranti is to ensure a Government wide
transformation by delivering all Government services electronically to the citizens through
integrated and interoperable systems via multiple modes while ensuring efficiency, transparency
and reliability of such services at affordable costs.
• Information for All
• Electronics Manufacturing
• IT for Jobs
• Early Harvest Programmes
e-Sampark
• e-Sampark is a mechanism used by the Government of India to contact citizens electronically
and is a part of the Digital India Campaign.
• The platform is used for sharing informational and public service message.
• The multi-faceted platform facilitates not only seamless communication between the
government and citizens, but also maintains a database of contacts of the nodal officers,
representatives and citizens. In addition, users can also view the previous campaigns conducted.

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e-Biz Portal
Launch Year: 2013
Aim: It aims at transforming and developing a conducive business environment in the country.
Key Features
• Developed by: Infosys under the guidance and aegis of Department for Promotion of Industry
and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce & Industry.
• The focus of eBiz is to improve the business environment in the country by enabling fast and
efficient access to Government-to-Business (G2B) services through an online portal.
• This will help in reducing unnecessary delays in various regulatory processes required to start
and run businesses.
137.1 Digishala
Launch Year: 2016
Aim
• Impart education related to the digital payment ecosystem, its tools, benefits and processes
• Inform and educate citizens about Digital India - cashless, faceless and paperless
Key Features
• It is a free-to-air channel (Doordarshan DTH Channel) to educate and inform the people about
the various modes of digital payments.
• DigiShala will be available through GSAT15.
• The channel will help people understand the use of Unified Payments Interface (UPI), USSD,
Aadhaar-Enabled Payments System, electronic wallets, debit and credit cards.
• A website (www.cashlessindia.gov.in) has also been launched which will serve as a repository
of knowledge regarding digital payments.
• Both the channel and website were launched as a part of the ‘Digi Dhan Abhiyan’, a campaign
conceptualized by the Government of India to enable every citizen, small trader and merchant to
adopt digital payments in their everyday financial transactions.
137.2 DigiLocker
Launch Year: 2015
Aim
• Eliminating or minimising the use of physical documents
• Enhance effectiveness of service delivery, making these hassle free and friendly for the citizen
Key Features
• It is an initiative under Digital India Programme.
• DigiLocker provides an account in cloud to every Indian citizen to access authentic
documents/certificates such as driving license, vehicle registration, academic mark list in digital
format from the original issuers of these certificates.
• The issued documents in DigiLocker system are deemed to be at par with original physical
documents as per Rule 9A of the Information Technology (Preservation and Retention of
Information by Intermediaries providing Digital Locker facilities) Rules, 2016 notified on February
8, 2017.

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138 GI Cloud – MeghRaj
Launch Year: 2014
Key Features
• Services Offered by: National Informatics Centre (NIC)
• This initiative is to implement various components including governance mechanism to ensure
proliferation of Cloud in the government.
• The focus of this initiative is to accelerate delivery of e-services in the country while optimizing
ICT spending of the Government.
• It will ensure optimum utilization of the infrastructure and speed up the development and
deployment of eGov applications.
Advantages
• Optimum utilization of existing infrastructure
• Efficient service delivery
• A security framework for the entire GI Cloud will lead to less environmental complexity and less
potential vulnerability.
• Increased user mobility
• Reduced effort in managing technology
• Ease of first time IT solution deployment
• Cost reduction
139 Visvesvaraya PhD Scheme for Electronics and IT

Launch Year: 2014
Objectives
• To enhance the number of PhDs in Electronics System Design & Manufacturing (ESDM) and IT/IT
Enabled Services (IT/ITES) sectors in the country.
• Give thrust to R&D, create an innovative ecosystem and enhance India’s competitiveness in
these knowledge intensive sectors.
• To Support 1500 PhD Candidates including both Full-Time (500) and Part-Time (1000) in each
of ESDM and IT/ITES sectors (Total: 3000 PhDs).
• The scheme is also expected to encourage working professionals and non-PhD faculty members
to pursue PhD.
Key Features
• This Scheme provides 25% more fellowship amount than most of the other PhD Schemes.
• Scheme also provides infrastructural grant of Rs 5,00,000 per Full Time candidate to the
academic institutions for creation/ up-gradation of laboratories.
• Part-time PhD candidates get one time incentive on completion of the PhD.
• Scheme also supports 200 Young Faculty Research Fellowships in the areas of ESDM and IT/ITES
with the objective to retain and attract bright young faculty members in these sectors.
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• Rs. 35,0000 (III to V year), a one-time incentive of Rs. 2,50,000 would be provided to Part Time
Ph.D candidates on successful completion of Ph.D and a fellowship of Rs.20,000 per month is
paid to Young Faculty Research Fellows in addition to their regular income.
Visvesvaraya PhD Scheme for Electronics and IT – Phase II
• Phase II of the scheme aims to support 1000 Full Time PhD Candidates, 150 Part Time PhD
Candidates, 50 Young Faculty Research Fellowships and 225 Post-Doctoral Fellowships.
• It aims to promote research in 42 emerging technologies in Electronics System Design &
Manufacturing (ESDM) and Information Technology (IT)/ Information Technology Enabled
Services (ITES).
140 eTAAL
Launch Year: 2013
Objectives
• Providing quick view of Transactions performed electronically (self-service or assisted access
mode).
• Measuring the number of Transactions performed by various eGovernance applications on a
real time basis.
Key Features
• Developed by: Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology and National Informatics
Centre (NIC).
• eTaal (Electronic Transaction Aggregation and Analysis Layer) is a web portal for dissemination
of e-Transaction statistics of Central and State level e-Governance Projects including Mission
Mode Projects.
• It automatically pulls the e-Transaction Data from applications integrated with it using Web
Service Technology and facilities quick analysis of transaction data for the user.
• It receives transaction statistics from web-based applications periodically on near real time
basis.
• eTaal presents quick analysis of transaction counts in graphical form (Bar Chart, Pie Chart,
Bubble Chart, etc.) and as Tabular Statements to give quick view of transactions done by various
e-Governance projects.
• It provides visibility for the National/State level services of e-Governance Projects and presents
status on actual utilization of various systems running at various locations.
141 Modified Special Incentive Package Scheme (M-SIPS) Scheme

Announced in: 2012
Key Features
• In order to promote large scale manufacturing in the country, this scheme was announced to
offset disability and attract investments in Electronics System Design and Manufacturing
(ESDM) Industries.
• The Scheme provides -
o Capital Subsidy - 20% for investments in Special Economic Zones (SEZs) and 25% in non-
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SEZs.
o Incentives for both new units and expansion units.
o Incentives for a period of 5 years from the date of approval of application.
o Incentives for 44 categories/verticals across the value chain (raw materials including
assembly, testing, packaging and accessories, chips, components).
o Minimum investment threshold for each product category/ vertical (from Rs 1 crore for
manufacturing of accessories to Rs 5000 crores for memory semiconductor wafer
fabrication unit.
o Unit to be in Industrial Area notified by Central/State Govt.
Ministry of Home Affairs

142 ‘Ayushman CAPF’ Scheme
Launch Year: 2021 (at CRPF group centre in Guwahati)
Key Features
• Union Home Minister had launched this scheme on Pilot basis in the State of Assam on
23rd January, 2021 (now launched at national level).
• The Scheme is a joint initiative of Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and Ministry of Health and
Family Welfare (MoHFW) and National Health Authority (NHA).
• The scheme has been designed to cover all serving personnel and their dependents of the
seven Central Armed Police Forces under MHA, namely, Assam Rifles (ARs), Border Security
Force (BSF), Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Indo-
Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), National Security Guard (NSG) and Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB).
• CAPF personnel and their families will now be able to avail cashless in-patient and out-patient
healthcare facilities at all Hospitals empanelled under Ayushmaan Bharat PM-JAY or CGHS.
• As a part of pan-India roll out of the Scheme, health cards will be distributed to more than 35
lakh beneficiaries across various CAPFs which include serving force personnel and their family
members.
• The pan-India roll out of Ayushmaan Scheme for CAPFs will provide seamless access to
healthcare services to all serving CAPF personnel and their dependents anywhere in the country
at all AB PM-JAY and CGHS empanelled hospitals.
• To enable seamless services to CAPF beneficiaries, NHA has created appropriate mechanisms
with a dedicated toll-free helpline 14588, an online grievance management system, and a
stringent fraud and abuse detection, prevention and control system.
• A distinct feature of the scheme is that it will switch from the paper-based manual process of
availing healthcare benefits to a paperless service at MHA’s IT platform.
• This card will be activated at empanelled private hospitals using a copy of service ID and
Aadhaar or any other government approved photo ID.
• The e-card can also be obtained from Pradhan Mantri Aarogya Mitra (PMAM) stationed at PM-
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143 National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal
Launch Year: 2019, on pilot basis
Aim
To deal with all types of cyber-crimes in a comprehensive and coordinated manner
Key Features
• It is a citizen-centric initiative that will enable citizens to report cyber-crimes online through
the portal.
• All the cyber-crime related complaints will be accessed by the concerned law enforcement
agencies in the States and Union Territories for taking action as per law.
• It enables filing of all cyber-crimes with specific focus on crimes against women, children,
particularly child pornography, child sex abuse material, online content pertaining to rapes.
• Complaints reported on this portal are dealt by respective police authorities of States/ UTs
based on the information in the complaints provided by the complainants.
• It will improve the capacity of law enforcement agencies to investigate the cases after successful
completion by improving coordination amongst the law enforcement agencies of different
States, districts and police stations.
• Union Home Minister Amit Shah has inaugurated the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre
(I4C) and National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal.
• It is located in New Delhi.
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Launch Year: 2018
Objectives
• To have an effective mechanism to handle cybercrimes against women and children in the
country.
• To report complaints pertaining to Child Pornography/Child Sexual Abuse Material or sexually
explicit content.
Key Features
• Online cybercrime reporting platform
• One national level cyber forensic laboratory
• Training of Police officers, judges & prosecutors
• Cybercrime awareness activities
• Research & Development
145 ‘e-Sahaj’ Portal

Launch Year: 2018
Aim
To strike a healthy balance between meeting the imperatives of national security and facilitating
ease of doing business and promoting investment in the country.
Key Features
• It will facilitate applicant to submit application online and also to view its status from time to
time.
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• The online portal will make security clearance process standardized, faster, transparent and
easy to monitor.
• The objective of national security clearance is to evaluate potential security threats, including
economic threats, and provide risk assessment before clearing investment and project proposals
in key sectors.
146 'Bharat Ke Veer'

Launch Year: 2017 (by Akshay Kumar and Rajnath Singh (Home Minister))
Key Features
• It is an IT based platform to enable willing donors to contribute towards the family of a
braveheart who sacrificed his/her life in line of duty.
• It allows donations of up to Rs 15 lakhs to an individual's account and donations to the "Bharat
Ke Veer" corpus.
• Bharat Ke Veer corpus would be managed by a committee made up of eminent persons of
repute and senior government officials, in equal number, who would decide to disburse the fund
equitably to the Braveheart family on need basis.
• The amount so donated will be credited to the account of ‘Next of Kin’ of those of Central
Armed Police Force or National Disaster Response Force soldiers.
147 Aapda Mitra Scheme

Launch Year: 2016
Aim
To provide the community volunteers with the skills that they would need to respond to their
community’s immediate needs in the aftermath of a disaster thereby enabling them to undertake
basic relief and rescue tasks during emergency situations such as floods, flash-floods and urban
flooding.
Objectives
• Development and Standardization of training modules at National Level.
• Development of Information Knowledge Management System at National level linked to
States/UTs.
• Training institutions to be empanelled by respective States/UTs at the State/UT level.
• To train 6000 community volunteers in life saving skills of disaster response (flood relief and
rescue), coordination, assistance, and provide personal protective equipment and emergency
responder kits.
• To create a Community Emergency Stockpile/Reserve at the district/block level containing
essential light search and rescue equipment, medical first aid kits, etc.
• To disseminate training and education tools developed under the project to more number of
flood prone districts in subsequent phases of the scheme.
Key Features
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participating in the scheme.
• It has been implemented on an experimental basis in 30 flood affected districts in 25 states.
• 5,500 Aapda Mitras and Aapda Sakhis have been trained for flood prevention.
• Now, it will be implemented in 350 disaster affected districts.
Implementing Agency: National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)
148 Security Related Expenditure (SRE) Scheme

Launch Year: 1996
Aim
To strengthen the capacity of the Left Wing Extremist (LWE) affected States to fight the LWE
menace effectively.
Key Features
• Umrella Scheme - Modernization of Police Forces (extended by the Government in 2017, for a
period of 03 years till 2020, with further extension upto 31st March 2021)
• The Scheme was revised comprehensively in February, 2005 thereby increasing the rates of
reimbursement from 50% to 100% and also covering more districts and more items of
reimbursement.
• This Scheme was extended by the Government on 27th September 2017, as a sub-scheme of the
Umbrella Scheme Modernization of Police Forces for a period of 3 years till 2020, and was
further extended upto 31st March 2021.
• The Central Government reimburses to the State Governments of 10 LWE affected States
Security Related Expenditure of 70 districts relating to:
o Training and operational needs of security forces.
o Ex-gratia payment to the family of civilians/security forces killed/injured in LWE violence.
o Compensation to Left Wing Extremist cadres who surrendered in accordance with the
surrender and rehabilitation policy of the concerned State Government.
o Community policing, Security related infrastructure for village defence committees and
publicity materials.
Rs 304.49 crore have been released in 2020-21.
Ministry of Communications
149 Production Linked Incentive scheme for Telecom & Networking Equipment / Operational
Guidelines
Launch Year: 2021
Objectives
• To boost domestic manufacturing, investments and export in the telecom and networking
products
• To create global champions out of India who have the potential to grow in size and scale using
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Eligibility
• Support under the Scheme shall be provided only to companies for manufacturing of goods in
India as covered under Scheme Target Segments.
• Further any foreign (non-resident) investment in the Applicant company shall be in compliance
to the FDI Policy 2020, as amended and effective from time to time.
• Eligibility shall be subject to qualification criteria for the Global Revenue as under -
o Global companies: Global Revenue should be more than Rs. 10,000 Crore in the base
year.
o Domestic companies: Global Revenue should be more than Rs. 250 Crore in the base
year.
o MSMEs: Global Revenue should be more than Rs. 10 Crore in the base year
• The eligibility for the scheme will be subject to achievement of a minimum threshold of
cumulative incremental investment and incremental sales of manufactured goods net of taxes.
• An Applicant shall become ineligible for availing benefits under the DoT PLI Scheme, if it has
applied/ availed benefits under any other PLI Scheme of the Central Government for the same
product
Key Features
• Project Management Agency - Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI)
• The scheme is open to both MSME and Non-MSME Companies including Domestic and Global
Companies.
• Manufacturers with products with Indian technology are encouraged to apply.
• The scheme stipulates a minimum investment threshold of Rs 10 Crores for MSME and Rs 100
Crores for others.
o Land and building cost will not be counted as investment.
• FY2019-20 shall be treated as the Base Year for computation of cumulative incremental sales
of manufactured goods net of taxes.
• The investor will be incentivized for incremental sales up to 20 times the committed
investment enabling them to reach global scales and utilize their unused capacity and ramp up
production.
• The core component of this Scheme is to offset the huge import of telecom equipment worth
more than Rs. 50,000 crores and reinforce it with “Made in India” products both for domestic
markets and exports.
• Investment made by successful applicants in India from 1st April, 2021 onwards and up to
FY2024-2025 shall be eligible, subject to qualifying incremental annual thresholds.
• The support shall be provided for a period of 5 years, i.e. from FY 2021-22 to FY 2025-26.
• Applicants will have to satisfy the minimum revenue criteria to be eligible under the Scheme.
• The company may decide to invest in single or multiple eligible products.
• This scheme will lead to incremental production of around Rs 2.4 Lakh Crores with exports of
around Rs 2 Lakh Crores over 5 years. It is expected that scheme will bring investment of more
than Rs 3,000 crore and generate huge direct and indirect employment and taxes both.
• The Department of Telecommunications shall grant approvals to 10 eligible applications each
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• Out of the 10 applications in non-MSME category, at least 3 Applicants will be eligible Domestic
companies.
Target Segments
• Core Transmission Equipment
• 4G/5G, Next-Generation Radio Access Network and Wireless Equipment
• Access and Customer Premises Equipment (CPE), Internet of Things (IoT) Access Devices, and
Other Wireless Equipment
• Enterprise equipment: Switches, Routers
Incentive
The incentive structure will be as below -
MSME Others
Year 1 7% 6%
Year 2 7% 6%
Year 3 6% 5%
Year 4 5% 5%
Year 5 4% 4%
Funding
• Rs 12,195 Crores over a period of 5 years.
o For MSME category, financial allocation will be Rs 1000 crores
Implementing Agency: Department of Telecommunications
150 PM-WANI (Prime Minister Wi-Fi Access Network Interface) Scheme

Launch Year: 2020
Aim
To bring large scale deployment of Wi-Fi hotspots through the country to drive up connectivity
options and improve digital access.
Key Features
• The scheme envisages setting up of public Wi-Fi networks and access points by local Kirana and
neighbourhood shops through public data offices that will not involve any licence, fee or
registration.
• Apart from, Public Wi-Fi being a low-cost option to reach unserved citizens and grow the
economy, it can revolutionise the tech world and significantly improve Wi-Fi availability across
the length and breadth of India.
• Public Wi-Fi networks would be set up by Public Data Office Aggregators (PDOAs) to provide
public Wi-Fi hotspots through Public Data Offices (PDOs).
• Government will also develop an app to register users and discover WANI compliant hotspots in
the nearby area and display them for accessing the internet service.
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Launch Year: 2019

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Aim
• To provide broadband access to all villages by 2022
• To improve the quality of mobile and internet services
Vision
To fast track growth of digital communications infrastructure, bridge the digital divide, facilitate
digital empowerment and inclusion and provide affordable and universal access of broadband for
all.
Objectives
• Facilitate universal and equitable access to broadband services for across the country and
especially in rural and remote areas
• Develop innovative implementation models for Right of Way (RoW) and to work with States/UTs
for having consistent policies pertaining to expansion of digital infrastructure including for RoW
approvals required for laying of OFC
• Develop a Broadband Readiness Index (BRI) to measure the availability of digital
communications infrastructure and conducive policy ecosystem within a State/UT.
• Creation of a digital fiber map of the Digital Communications network and infrastructure,
including Optical Fiber Cables and Towers, across the country
• Investment from stakeholders of USD 100 billion (Rs 7 Lakh Crore) including Rs 70,000 crore
from Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF)
• Address policy and regulatory changes required to accelerate the expansion and creation of
digital infrastructure and services
• Work with all stakeholders including the concerned Ministries / Departments/ Agencies, and
Ministry of Finance, for enabling investments for the Mission.
Key Features
• The mission is a part of the National Digital Communication Policy 2018.
• It also involves laying of incremental 30 lakh route km of optical fibre cable and increasing
tower density from 0.42 to 1 tower per thousand population by 2024.
• The mission also envisages increasing fiberisation of towers to 70% from 30% (2019).
BharatNet Project
Launch Year: 2011
• Earlier, the name of the scheme is National Optical Fibre Network (NOFN) which was launched
in October 2011.
• It was renamed as Bharat Net in 2015.
Aim: Providing broadband connectivity in all
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Launch Year: 2017
Aim
To supplement the telecom skilled manpower creation for the growth of telecom sector and to
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Key Features
• Ministry will impart training to 10,000 people from 10 States/UTs in the first phase.
• Ministry also plans to establish more than 1,000 Sanchar Kaushal Vikas Pratisthan in future.
• These Pratisthan will provide skill development as per National Skill Qualification Framework
(NSQF), the local need of Telecom sector.
• The scheme proposes to establish skill development training centres called PDDUSKVP in various
rural, backward and needy areas.
153 Sampoorna Bima Gram Yojana

Launch Year: 2017
Aim
To provide affordable life insurance services to people living in rural areas of the country through
postal network
Key Features
• At least one village having a minimum of 100 household will be identified in each of the
revenue districts of the country and intends to cover all the households with a minimum of one
Rural Postal Life Insurance (RPLI) in that village.
• All villages under Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana will be brought under its ambit.
Rural Postal Life Insurance (RPLI)
• It was introduced in 1995 on the recommendations of the Malhotra Committee.
• It provides insurance cover to people residing in rural areas, especially weaker sections and
women living in rural areas.
• Low premium and high bonus is the unique feature of RPLI scheme.
154 Tarang Sanchar Portal

Launch Year: 2017
Aim
To generate confidence and conviction with regard to safety and harmlessness from mobile
towers, clearing any myths and misconceptions.
Key Features
• Developed by: It has been developed in Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode by Department of
Telecommunications with Industry
• It is web portal for information sharing on Mobile Towers and Electromagnetic frequency
(EMF) Emission Compliance.
• This portal will allow users to get a tower or base station checked for radiation emission, for a
fee of Rs 4,000.
o Local Telecom Enforcement Resource and Monitoring (TERM) field unit of DoT will
conduct the test (the requestor can be present, if he so desires) and the test reports will
be provided.
• This portal provides a public interface where an easy map-based search feature has been
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• This Portal also enables the public to go through the latest developments and corresponding
information available in respect of EMF emissions from mobile towers and to submit their
feedback and comments on the same.
155 Deen Dayal SPARSH (Scholarship for Promotion of Aptitude & Research in Stamps as a Hobby)
Yojana
Launch Year: 2017
Objectives
Promote Philately among children at a young age in a sustainable manner that can reinforce and
supplement the academic curriculum in addition to providing a hobby that can help them relax and
de-stress.
• To avail this scholarship, child must be student of recognized school within India and concerned
school should have Philately Club and candidate should be member of Club.
• In case the school philately club has not been established, a student having his own philately
deposit account will also be considered
Key Features
• Under the scheme, annual scholarships will be awarded to children of Standard VI to IX having
good academic record and also pursuing Philately as hobby through competitive selection
process in all postal circles.
• Government will award 920 scholarships to students at PAN India level for pursuing Philately as
hobby.
• The amount of Scholarship will be Rs. 6000 per annum @ Rs. 500 per month.
• The scholarship amount will be disbursed quarterly to regular students studying in recognized
schools.
• Every Postal Circle will select a maximum of 40 scholarships representing 10 students each
from Standard VI to IX.
• The selections will be made based on evaluation of Project work on philately & performance in
Philately Quiz conducted by Circles.
• Selections of the scholarship would be for one year and there would be no bar on an already
selected student applying for the scholarship next year provided he/she fulfills other criterion.
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Eligibility
Who can open:
• A single adult
• Joint Account (up to 3 adults)
• A guardian on behalf of minor or on behalf of person of unsound mind
• A minor above 10 years in his own name.
Key Features
• Deposit -
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o Any number of accounts can be opened under the scheme.
o Deposits qualify for deduction under section 80C of Income Tax Act.
• Maturity - The deposit shall mature on completion of five years from the date of the deposit.
• Premature closure - NSC may not be prematurely closed before 5 years except the following
conditions -
o On the death of a single account, or any or all the account holders in a joint account.
o On forfeiture by a pledgee being a Gazetted officer.
o On order by court.
• Transfer of account from one person to another person - NSC may be transferred from one
person to another person on the following conditions only.
o On the death of account holder to nominee/legal heirs.
o On the death of account holder to joint holder(s).
o On order by the court.
o On pledging of account to the specified authority.
Implementing Agency: Department of Posts
Ministry of Power
157 Reforms based and Result Linked, Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme
Launch Year: 2021
Aim
• Reduction of AT&C losses to pan-India levels of 12-15% by 2024-25.
• Reduction of ACS-ARR gap to zero by 2024-25.
• Developing Institutional Capabilities for Modern DISCOMs
Objectives
To improve the quality, reliability and affordability of power supply to consumers through a
financially sustainable and operationally efficient distribution sector
Key Features
• Tenure - Available till year 2025-26
• Agricultural connections would be covered only through Feeder Meters.
• Artificial Intelligence would be leveraged to analyze data generated through IT/OT devices
including System Meters, prepaid Smart meters.
• All the existing power sector reforms schemes such as Integrated Power Development Scheme,
Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana, and Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana will
be merged into this umbrella program.
• This Scheme converges with the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha Evem Utthan
Mahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM) Scheme which aims to solarize all feeders, and provide avenues for
additional income to farmers.
• It is launched to improve the operational efficiencies and financial sustainability of all
DISCOMs/ Power Departments excluding Private Sector DISCOMs by providing conditional
financial assistance to DISCOMs for strengthening of supply infrastructure.
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• This Scheme will enable consumer empowerment by way of prepaid Smart metering to be
implemented in Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) mode.
• Implementation of the Scheme would be based on the action plan worked out for each state
rather than a “one-size-fits-all” approach.
• The Scheme provides for annual appraisal of the DISCOM performance against predefined and
agreed upon performance trajectories including AT&C losses, ACS-ARR gaps, infrastructure
upgrade performance, consumer services, hours of supply, corporate governance, etc.
• DISCOMs have to score a minimum of 60% of marks and clear a minimum bar in respect to
certain parameters to be able to be eligible for funding against the Scheme in that year.
• Under the scheme, works of separation of 10,000 agriculture feeders would be taken up
through an outlay of almost Rs 20,000 crore, which would be highly beneficial to the farmers
who would get access to dedicated agriculture feeders providing them reliable and quality
power.
Provision for Special Category States

• All Special Category States including North-Eastern States of Sikkim and States/Union
Territories of Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Andaman & Nicobar
Islands, and Lakshadweep will be treated as Special Category States.
• For Prepaid Smart metering, grant of Rs 900 or 15% of the cost per consumer, whichever is
lower, shall be available for “Other than Special Category” States.
• For “Special Category” States, the corresponding grant would be Rs 1350 or 22.5% of the cost
per consumer, whichever is lower.
• In addition, the DISCOMs can also avail of an additional special incentive of 50% of the
aforementioned grants if they install the targeted number of Smart meters by December, 2023.
• For works other than Smart metering, maximum financial assistance given to DISCOMs of
“Other than Special Category” States will be 60% of the approved cost, while for the DISCOMs
in Special Category States, the maximum financial assistance will be 90% of the approved cost.
Components
• Consumer Meters and System Meters
o Prepaid Smart Meters for all consumers except Agricultural consumers
o ~25 crore consumers to be covered under prepaid Smart metering
o Prioritizing the urban areas, UTs, AMRUT cities and High Loss areas for prepaid Smart
metering i.e. ~10 crore prepaid Smart meter installation by 2023, the balance to be taken up
in phases.
• Feeder Segregation: Scheme focuses on funding for feeder segregation for unsegregated
feeders, which would enable solarization under KUSUM.
• Modernization of Distribution system in urban areas -
o Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) in all urban areas.
o Distribution Management System (DMS) in 100 urban centers
• Rural and Urban area System strengthening
Financial Outlay

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• Rs 3,03,758 crore with an estimated Gross Budgetary Support from Central Government of Rs
97,631 crore
o The assistance will be based on meeting pre-qualifying criteria as well as upon
achievement of basic minimum benchmarks.
Implementing Agency: Rural Electrification Corporation Ltd. , Power Finance Corporation
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Launch Year: 2020
Key Features
• Government of India has announced this scheme through Power Finance Corporation (PFC) Ltd.
and Rural Electrification Corporation (REC) Ltd. as a part of the Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan.
• Under the scheme, Power Finance Corporation and REC have extended special long-term
transition loans at concessional rates to DISCOMs against the receivables of the discoms from
the state government in the form of electricity dues and subsidy not disbursed, to enable them
to clear their outstanding dues as existed on June 30, 2020 towards Central Public Sector
Undertaking (CPSU) Generation (Genco) & Transmission Companies (Transcos), Independent
Power Producers (IPPs) and Renewable Energy (RE) generators.
159 “Retrofit of Air-conditioning to improve Indoor Air Quality for Safety and Efficiency” (RAISE)
Launch Year: 2020
Key Features
• Joint initiative of: Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) and U.S. Agency for International
Development (USAID) MAITREE programme
• It focuses on energy efficiency, promoting e-mobility and improving indoor air quality.
• The initiative has been developed for healthy and energy efficient buildings, in partnership with
USAID’s MAITREE programme.
• It can potentially alleviate the issue of bad air quality in workspaces across the nation and
pioneer ways to make them healthier and greener.
160 PRAKASH (Power Rail Koyla Availability through Supply Harmony) Portal
Launch Year: 2019
Aim
Bringing better coordination for coal supplies among all stakeholders viz - Ministry of Power (MoP),
Ministry of Coal (MoC), Coal India, Railways and power utilities and to ensure coal supplies to power
plants.
Objectives
The Portal is designed to help in mapping and monitoring entire coal supply chain for power plants,
viz –
• Stock at supply end (mines),
• Quantities/ rakes planned,
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• Availability at power generating station
Key Features
• Developed By: National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC)
• Process/Mechanism
o This portal sources data from different stakeholders such as Central Electricity Authority
(CEA), Centre for Railway Information System (CRIS) and coal companies.
o MoP / MoC/ CEA/ Power System Operation Corporation (POSOCO) can review the
overall availability of thermal power in different regions and coal available for the same.
o Coal company will be able to track stocks and the coal requirement at power stations
for effective production planning.
o Indian Railways will plan to place the rakes as per actual coal available.
o Power stations can plan future schedule by knowing rakes in pipeline and expected time
to reach.
o The portal will make available four reports:
✓ Daily Power Plant Status
✓ Periodic Power Plant Status
✓ Plant Exception Report
✓ Coal Dispatch Report
161 ECO Niwas Samhita (Energy Conservation Building Code for Residential Buildings)
Launch Year: 2018 (on National Energy Conservation Day 2018)
Aim
To benefit the occupants and the environment by promoting energy efficiency in design and
construction of homes, apartments and townships.
Key Features
• It is prepared after extensive consultations with all stakeholders, consisting of architects &
experts including building material suppliers and developers.
• The parameters listed have been developed based on large number of parameters using climate
and energy related data.
• The code is expected to assist large number of architects and builders who are involved in
design and construction of new residential complexes.
• It has potential for energy savings to the tune of 125 Billion Units of electricity per year by 2030,
equivalent to about 100 million ton of CO2 emission.
162 Sustainable and Accelerated Adoption of Efficient Textile Technologies to help Small
Industries (SAATHI)
Launch Year: 2017
Aim
To sustain and accelerate the adoption of energy efficient textile technologies in the powerloom
sector and cost savings due to use of such technology.
Key Features
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• Initially, cluster wise demonstration projects and workshops will be organized in key clusters.
• EESL will replace old inefficient electric motors with energy efficient IE3 motors which will
result in energy and cost saving up to 10-15% in the first phase.
• EESL would procure energy efficient Powerlooms, motors and Rapier kits in bulk and provide
them to the small and medium Powerloom units at no upfront cost.
• EESL will be repaid over a period of 4 to 5 year in installments through resulting energy and cost
savings by the owner
• The use of efficient equipment will result in energy savings and cost savings to the unit owner
who can pay in installments to EESL over a 4-5 years period.
• It will lead to reduction in capital cost benefits of which will be passed on to the Powerloom
units so that their repayment amount and period would reduce.
Implemented By: Jointly implemented by Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) and the office of
the Textile Commissioner.
163 SAUBHAGYA Scheme (Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana)
Launch Year: 2017
Aim
To achieve universal household electrification for providing electricity connections to all willing
un-electrified households in rural areas and all willing poor households in urban areas in the country
by March, 2019
• All households (both APL and poor families) in rural areas and poor families in urban areas
• Non-poor urban households are excluded from this scheme.
Key Features
• The prospective beneficiary households for free electricity connections under the scheme
would be identified using SECC 2011 data.
• However, un-electrified households not covered under SECC data would also be provided
electricity connections under the scheme on payment of Rs. 500 which shall be recovered by
DISCOMs in 10 instalments through electricity bill.
• All DISCOMs including Private Sector DISCOMs, State Power Departments and RE Cooperative
Societies shall be eligible for financial assistance under the scheme in line with DDUGJY.
• Under the scheme, subsidy will be provided on equipment such as transformers, wires and
meters.
• Establishing camps in villages/ cluster of villages for on spot registration.
• Use of Mobile App for identification of beneficiaries and electronic registration including
requisite documentation
• Web based near real-time monitoring and updating of progress
• Solar PhotoVoltaic (SPV) based standalone systems for households located in remote/ difficult
areas
• Communication plan for creating awareness about the scheme and its benefits
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• The solar power packs of 200 to 300 Wp with battery bank for un-electrified households
located in remote and inaccessible areas, comprises of Five LED lights, One DC fan, One DC
power plug.
o It also includes the Repair and Maintenance (R&M) for 5 years.
Financial Outlay
• The outlay of the scheme is Rs 16,320 crore out of which gross budgetary support (GBS) is
12,320 crore.
• The outlay for the rural households is Rs 14,025 crore while the GBS was Rs 10,587.50 crore.
• The outlay for the urban households is Rs 2,295 crore while GBS was Rs 1,732.50 crore
Nodal Agency: Rural Electrification Corporation
164 National Smart Grid Mission (NSGM)

Operational since: 2016
Objective
To plan and monitor implementation of policies and programmes related to Smart Grid activities in
India
Key Features
• NSGM has its own resources, authority, functional & financial autonomy to plan and monitor
implementation of the policies and programs related to Smart Grids in the country.
NSGM has three tier structure -

• At the apex level, NSGM has a Governing Council headed by the Minister of Power.
o Role of Governing Council is to approve all policies and programme for smart grid
implementation
• At the second level, the NSGM has an Empowered Committee headed by Secretary (Power).
o Role of Empowered Committee is to provide policy input to Governing Council and
approve, monitor, review specific smart grid projects, guidelines / procedures etc.
• In a supportive role, NSGM has a Technical Committee headed by Chairperson (CEA).
o Role of Technical Committee is to support the Empowered Committee on technical
aspect, standards development, technology selection guidelines etc.
• For day-to-day operations, NSGM has a NSGM Project Management Unit (NPMU) headed by
the Director NPMU.
o NPMU is the implementing agency for operationalizing the Smart Grid activities in the
country under the guidance of Governing Council and Empowered Committee.
• Grant up-to 30% of the project cost is available from NSGM budget. For selected components
such as training & capacity building, consumer engagement etc, 100% grant is available.
165 URJA (Urban Jyoti Abhiyan) App

Launch Year: 2016
Aim
Enhancing the consumer connect with the urban power distribution sector by providing
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power reliability etc.
Developed By: Power Finance Corporation on behalf of the Ministry of Power
166 Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All (UJALA)

Launch Year: 2015
• It was launched as National LED programme by PM Modi in January 2015.
• It was renamed UJALA in March 2016.
Aim
To promote efficient lighting, reducing energy consumption and energy savings.
Objectives
• Reduce energy consumption in lighting which helps DISCOMs to manage peak demand
• Promote the use of the most efficient lighting technology at affordable rates to domestic
consumers which benefits them by way of reduced energy bill
Targets
• Overall target of number of LED lights to be replaced in 3 years - 770 million
• Expected annual energy savings – 105 bn KWh
• Expected reduction of peak load - 20,000 MW
• Annual estimated greenhouse gas emission reductions - 79 million tonnes of CO2
Eligibility of acquiring LED bulbs
• Every grid-connected consumer having a metered connection from their respective Electricity
Distribution Company can get the LED bulbs at about 40% of the market price under the UJALA
Scheme.
• Consumers also have the option of paying for the LEDs in equated monthly instalments.
Key Features
• Every grid-connected consumer having a metered connection from their respective Electricity
Distribution Company will get the LED bulbs at subsidized rates.
Implemented By: Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL)
167 Street Lighting National Programme (SLNP)

Launch Year: 2015
Aim
To replace conventional street lights with smart and energy efficient LED street lights across India
Objectives
• Mitigate climate change by implementing energy efficient LED based street lighting.
• Reduce energy consumption in lighting which helps DISCOMs to manage peak demand.
• Provide a sustainable service model that obviates the need for upfront capital investment as
well as additional revenue expenditure to pay for procurement of LED lights.
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Targets
• Overall target of number of street-lights to be replaced – 3.5 crore
• Expected overall annual energy savings – 9000 million KWh
• Expected reduction of installed street-light load - 1500 MW
• Expected annual cost reduction of Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) – Rs 5,500 crore
• Annual estimated greenhouse gas emission reductions - 6.2 million tonnes of CO2
Key Features
Process Mechanism
• EESL replaces the conventional street-lights with LEDs at its own costs and consequent
reduction in energy and maintenance cost of the municipality is used to repay EESL over a period
of time.
• The contracts that EESL enters into with Municipalities are typically of 7 years duration where it
not only guarantees a minimum energy saving but also provides free replacements and
maintenance of lights at no additional costs to the municipalities.
• The service model enables the municipalities to go in for the state of the art street-light with
no upfront capital cost and repayments to EESL are within the present level of expenditure.
• Thus, there is no additional revenue expenditure required to be incurred by the municipality for
change over to smart and energy efficient LED street-lights.
168 Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gram Jyoti Yojana

Launch Year: 2015
Aim
To provide continuous power supply to rural India.
Objectives
• To provide electrification to all villages
• Feeder separation to ensure sufficient power to farmers and regular supply to other consumers
• Improvement of Sub-transmission and distribution network to improve the quality and
reliability of the supply
• Metering to reduce the losses
Key Features
• The scheme has replaced the Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY).
• It focuses on feeder separation (rural households & agricultural), strengthening of sub-
transmission & distribution infrastructure including metering at all levels in rural areas and Micro
grid and off grid distribution network.
• This will help in providing round the clock power to rural households and adequate power to
agricultural consumers.
Funding Mechanism
• Grant portion of the Scheme is 60% for other than special category States (up to 75% on
achievement of prescribed milestones) and 85% for special category States (up to 90% on
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achievement of prescribed milestones).
• The milestones for the additional grant are timely completion of the scheme, reduction in
AT&C losses as per trajectory and upfront release of subsidy by State govt.
• All North Eastern States including Sikkim, Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttrakhand
are included in special category States.
Implementing Agency: Rural Electrification Corporation Ltd
169 Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana (UDAY)

Launch Year: 2015
Objectives
To improve the operational and financial efficiency of the State DISCOMs.
Key Features
• UDAY provides for the financial turnaround and revival of Power Distribution companies
(DISCOMs), and importantly also ensures a sustainable permanent solution to the problem.
• It empowers DISCOMs with the opportunity to break even in the next 2-3 years. This is through
four initiatives -
o Improving operational efficiencies of DISCOMs
o Reduction of cost of power
o Reduction in interest cost of DISCOMs
o Enforcing financial discipline on DISCOMs through alignment with State finances.
• UDAY is basically a debt restructuring plan for the DISCOMs and is optional for the states.
• Attracting the states for their active participation in the scheme by providing incentives to the
performing states.
• 75% of the debts of their respective DISCOMs are taken over by the joining states by signing a
Memorandum of Understanding in a phased manner by issuing bonds.
• The other 25% of the debts will be issued by DISCOMs in the form of bonds.
• States accepting UDAY and performing as per operational milestones will be given additional /
priority funding through Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY),Integrated Power
Development Scheme (IPDS), Power Sector Development Fund (PSDF) or other such schemes of
Ministry of Power and Ministry of New and Renewable Energy.
• Such States shall also be supported with additional coal at notified prices and, in case of
availability through higher capacity utilization, low cost power from NTPC and other Central
Public Sector Undertakings (CPSUs).
• It will be operationalized through a tri-partite agreement amongst the Ministry of Power, State
Government and the DISCOM.
• UDAY also requires discoms to maintain commercial sustainability, and bring down the gap
between average cost of supply (ACS) and average revenue realized (ARR) to zero.
• The scheme envisages -
o Financial Turnaround
o Operational improvement
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o Energy efficiency & conservation
• For Financial Turnaround
o States will take over 75% of the DISCOM debt as on Sept 30, 2015 - 50% in FY 2015-16
and 25% in FY 2016-17.
o States to issue non-SLR including SDL bonds, to take over debt and transfer the proceeds
to DISCOMs in a mix of grant, loan, equity.
o Maturity period of bonds - 10-15 years.
o Moratorium period – up to 5 years.
o Rate - G-sec plus 0.5% spread plus 0.25% spread for non-SLR.
o Borrowing not to be included for calculating fiscal deficit of the State.
• Achieving Financial Turnaround
o Balance 25% of debt to remain with the DISCOMs in the following manner -
✓ Issued as State-backed DISCOM bonds; or
✓ Re-priced by Banks/FIs at interest rate not more than bank base rate + 0.10%
o States to take over future losses of DISCOMs as per trajectory in a graded manner. [0% of
loss of 14-15 & 15-16; 5% of 16-17; 10% of 17-18; 25% of 18-19 & 50% of 2019-20]
o Balance losses to be financed through State bonds or DISCOM bonds backed by State
Govt guarantee, to the extent of loss trajectory finalised with MoP.
o Jharkhand and J&K given special dispensation for takeover of outstanding CPSU dues.
170 Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS )

Approved in: 2014
Objectives
• Strengthening of sub-transmission and distribution networks in the urban areas.
• Metering of distribution transformers / feeders / consumers in the urban areas.
• IT enablement of distribution sector and strengthening of distribution network under R-APDRP
for 12th and 13th Plans by carrying forward the approved outlay for R-APDRP to IPDS.
• Schemes for Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and IT enablement of balance urban towns are
also included under IPDS. Scope of IT enablement has been extended to all 4041 towns as per
Census 2011.
• Underground cabling to include additional demand of States and smart metering solution for
performing UDAY States and Solar panels on Govt. buildings with net-metering are also
permissible under the scheme.
Beneficiaries
All Discoms will be eligible for financial assistance under the scheme.
Key Features
• The earlier scheme of Restructured Accelerated Power Development and Reforms Programme
(R-APDRP) is subsumed in the new scheme of IPDS.
• Major components of the scheme are as under -
o Strengthening of subtransmission and distribution network
o Metering
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o Provisioning of Solar Panels
o Ongoing works of R-APDRP to be completed
• So far, projects worth Rs. 31,314 crore have been sanctioned under IPDS, against which, Rs
15,922 crore have been released towards projects and Rs 219 crore released for enabling
activities.
• Power Finance Corporation Limited (PFC) shall be the Nodal Agency for operationalization and
implementation of the scheme under the overall guidance of the Ministry of Power (MoP).
Funding Pattern
• GoI (Government of India) Grant: 60% (85% for special category States).
• Additional Grant: 15% (5% for special category States) - linked to achievement of milestones.
171 North Eastern Region Power System Improvement Project (NERPSIP)

Launch Year: 2014
Objective
To strengthen the Intra-State Transmission & Distribution Infrastructure in the North East Region.
Key Features
Commission Target: December 2021 (After commissioning, the project will be owned and
maintained by the respective North Eastern State Utilities)
Components
This project has two components:
1. It includes priority investments for strengthening and augmenting the intrastate transmission,
sub-transmission, and distribution networks by upgrading old and constructing new 220 kilovolt,
132 kilovolt, 66 kilovolt, and 33 kilovolt lines and associated substations in each of the six
participating states.
2. Technical Assistance for Capacity Building and Institutional Strengthening (CBIS) of Power
Utilities and Departments of Participating states.
Funding Pattern
• Funded with the assistance of World Bank fund and by the Government of India through the
Budget support of Ministry of Power on 50:50 basis (World Bank: Gol).
• Exception - The capacity building component for Rs 89 crore, which will be entirely funded by
the Government of India (Gol)
Implemented By
POWERGRID in association with six beneficiary North Eastern States namely, Assam, Manipur,
Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, and Tripura.
172 Perform, Achieve and Trade (PAT) Scheme

Launch Year: 2012
Objectives
To make the industrial sector energy efficient
Key Features
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(NMEEE).
• The scheme has set energy efficiency targets for industries, those that fail to achieve targets will
have to pay penalty.
• Scheme covers eight energy guzzling sectors—thermal power, aluminum, cement, fertilizer, iron
and steel, pulp and paper, textiles and chlor-alkali.
o Sectors account for 40% of India’s primary energy consumption.
• This scheme aims to enhance the cost-effectiveness of energy savings by upgrading
technologies or by taking in-house actions to minimize energy consumption.
• The scheme provides mandatory targets for the identified Large Units and the excess energy
saved by them is issued as Energy Saving Certificate (ESCerts), which are tradable instruments.
• The different industries and establishments are assigned separate energy efficiency targets
based on their levels of energy consumption and the potential for energy savings.
• By the year 2020 the scheme coverage has been extended to 13 most energy intensive sectors
in the country including Cement, Iron and Steel, Fertilizer, Thermal Power Plants, Refineries,
Petrochemicals, Railways and others.
• This initiative is currently leading to energy savings of about 17 MTOE (Million Tonnes of Oil
Equivalent) and has resulted into mitigation of about 87 million tonnes of CO2, per year, a figure
close to total CO2 emissions of country like Bangladesh.
Implementing Agency: Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE)
Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution

173 Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana (PMGKAY)
Launch Year: 2020
Objectives
To feed the poorest citizens of India by providing grain through the Public Distribution System, to
all the priority households
Key Features
• This scheme has been launched for all beneficiaries covered under the National Food Security
Act, 2013 (NFSA).
• The scheme covered 80 crore ration card holders.
• Each household was provided 5 kg of foodgrains (rice or wheat) and 1 kg of pulses (only
channa) free of cost.
• Cost of free food grains distribution under the scheme is entirely being borne by Central
government.
• The additional grains given for free under the scheme to NFSA beneficiaries are over and above
the existing monthly entitlement of 5 kg grains per person.
Implementing Agency: Department of Food and Public Distribution
• Recently, Union Cabinet has approved the extension for the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann
Yojana (PMGKAY-Phase V) for a period of another 4 months i.e. December 2021 till March

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2022.
174 One Nation One Ration Card Scheme

Launch Year: 2019
Objectives
Introduce nation-wide portability of ration card holders under National Food Security Act, 2013
(NFSA), to lift their entitled food grains from any fair-price shop in the country without the need to
obtain a new ration card, by integrating the existing PDS systems/portals of States/UTs with the
Central systems/portals, etc.
Key Features
• This card will ensure all beneficiaries especially migrants can access Public Distribution System
(PDS) across the nation from any PDS shop of their own choice.
• Migrants would only be eligible for the subsidies supported by the Centre, which include rice
sold at Rs. 3/kg and wheat at Rs. 2/kg, It would not include subsidies given by their respective
state government in some other state.
• The beneficiaries will be identified on the basis of their Aadhar based identification through the
electronic point of sale (e-PoS) device.
• The reform also enables the States in better targeting of beneficiaries, elimination of bogus/
duplicate/ineligible card holders resulting in enhanced welfare and reduced leakage.
• Standard format of ‘one nation, one ration card’:
o A standard format for ration card has been prepared after taking into account the format
used by different states.
o State governments have been asked to issue the ration card in bi-lingual format, wherein
besides the local langauge, the other language could be Hindi or English.
o The states have also been told to have a 10-digit standard ration card number, wherein first
two digits will be state code and the next two digits will be running ration card numbers.
o Besides this, a set of another two digits will be appended with ration card number to create
unique member IDs for each member of the household in a ration card.
Nodal Agency: Department of Food & Public Distribution
175 Pilot scheme on fortification of Rice and its Distribution under PDS
Launch Year: 2019
Aim
To address anaemia and micro-nutrient deficiency in the country.
Objectives
• Distribution of fortified rice through Public Distribution System.
• Coverage of all NFSA beneficiaries under the PDS with fortified rice in the selected Districts.
• Facilitate cross-learning and sharing of best practices among States/UTs and DoF&PD.
• To evaluate the provision, coverage, and utilization of fortified rice by the target population as
well as the efficacy/effectiveness of the consumption of fortified rice in reducing the targeted
micronutrient deficiencies in different age and gender groups.
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Key Features
• The operational responsibilities for implementation of the Pilot Scheme lie with the States/UTs.
Components
• Capacity Building and Training
• Monitoring and Evaluation
• Quality Control and Quality Assurance
• Information, Education and Training
• Fortification of Rice in the PDS at the State Level
Funding and Tenure
• The Pilot Scheme is funded by Government of India in the ratio of 90:10 in respect of North
Eastern, Hilly and Island States and 75:25 in respect of the rest of the States.
• Three years beginning 2019-2020 with a total budget outlay of Rs 174.6 Crore.
Implemented Agency: Department of Food & Public Distribution (DoF&PD)
176 National Laboratory Directory

Launch Year: 2019
Key Features
• Developed By: Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)
• It is a one-stop-shop for all testing needs of the industries, academia, researchers and other
stakeholders who need to get their testing facilities accredited / certified / recognised.
• This directory will benefit all stakeholders in identifying the test facilities that are required for
assessing the conformity of relevant products or in testing for the purpose of research and
development.
• The National Lab Directory presently encompasses NABL accredited, BIS Recognised/
Empanelled Labs, Hallmarking Labs.
177 Integrated Management of Public Distribution System

Launch Year: 2018
Objectives
• To integrate PDS system/portals of States/UTs with Central System/portals, introduction of
National Portability, and de-duplication of ration cards/beneficiary, etc.
• To introduce nation-wide portability of ration card holders under National Food Security Act,
2013 (NFSA) through One Nation One Ration Card system.
Key Features
• National level de-duplication of all ration cards/beneficiaries’ data.
• Integration of States/UTs PDS systems/applications with Central PDS systems/applications.
• Use of advanced data analytics techniques to bring about continuous improvements in PDS
operations.
• Development of advanced web and mobile-based applications.
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• Significance
o It will bring more transparency and efficiency in the distribution of foodgrains.
o It will improve the mechanism to identify fake/duplicate ration cards and provide the
option to PDS beneficiaries to lift their entitled foodgrains from the Fair Price Shops of
their choice at the national level.
o The scheme will ensure food security of migrant labourers who move to other states to
seek better job opportunities.
178 Allocation of Foodgrains under Welfare Institutions and Hostels Scheme

Launch Year: 2017
Key Features
• This scheme was launched after the merger of two schemes i.e. Welfare Institutions Scheme
and SC/ST/OBC Hostels Scheme.
• Allocation of foodgrains (rice and wheat) is made to State Governments/Union Territory
Administrations to meet the requirements of Welfare Institutions viz. Charitable Institutions
such as beggar homes, nari-niketans and other similar welfare institutions, sponsored by State
Governments/Union Territory Administrations that are not covered under Targeted Public
Distribution System or any other Welfare Scheme.
• The allocation of foodgrain for the residents/students of SC/ST/OBC Hostels is made in order
to ensure adequate standards of nutrition in institutions meant for the welfare and
development of weaker sections of the society.
• Under the scheme, the allocation of foodgrain is made for all the residents/students of the
SC/ST/OBC hostels subject to the condition that 2/3rd of the inmates belong to the SC/ST/OBC
community.
• The beneficiary institutions/hostels are entitled to receive foodgrains at BPL prices with an
upper ceiling of maximum of 15 kg per beneficiary per month.
• Allocation of foodgrain under the scheme is made by Department of Food & Public Distribution
on the basis of the requests received from the States/UTs, as per extant norms.
• The scheme is operated under the joint responsibility of the Central Government and State
Governments/UT Administrations.
o The Central Government is responsible for procurement, storage and its allocation to
the States/UTs.
o State Governments/UT Administrations are responsible for lifting the allocated
foodgrains and its distribution within the States/UTs and in ensuring the allocated
foodgrains reach the targeted beneficiaries.
179 Digitally Safe Consumer Campaign

Launch Year: 2017 (by Ministry of Consumer Affairs partnered with Google India)
Key Features
• It is a nationwide campaign and a part of a larger effort to better protect consumer interests
online.
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• The education campaign will include multiple workshops across the country and will feature
write ups, posters, and more.
• It aims to integrate the internet safety message into everyday tasks that the consumers
undertake over the internet such as financial transactions, using e-mails, doing e-commerce or
simply surfing the internet for information.
180 National Food Security Act

Enacted in - July 2013.
Objective
To provide for food and nutritional security in human life cycle approach, by ensuring access to
adequate quantity of quality food at affordable prices to people to live a life with dignity.
Key Features
• Coverage and Entitlements
o NFSA covers upto 75% of the rural population and 50% of the urban population under
Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) and priority households.
o While AAY households, which constitute poorest of the poor are entitled to 35 kg of
foodgrains per family per month, priority households are entitled to 5 kg per person per
month.
o State-wise coverage under NFSA was determined by the erstwhile Planning Commission
(now NITI Aayog) by using the NSS Household Consumption Survey data for 2011-12.
o It is the responsibility of the State Governments/UTs, to evolve criteria for identification
of priority households and their actual identification.
• Central Issue Price
o Foodgrains under NFSA were to be made available at subsidized prices of Rs. 3/2/1 per
kg for rice, wheat and coarse grains respectively for an initial period of 3 years from the
date of commencement of the Act.
o Thereafter, prices were to be fixed by the Central Government from time to time, but
not exceeding MSP.
• Responsiblities
o NFSA defines the joint responsibility of the Centre and State/UT Government.
o While the Centre is responsible for allocation of required foodgrains to States/UTs,
transportation of foodgrains up to designated depots in each State/UT and providing
central assistance to States/UTs for delivery of foodgrains from designated FCI godowns
to the doorstep of the FPSs.
o States/UTs are responsible for effective implementation of the Act, which inter-alia
includes identification of eligible households, issuing ration cards to them, distribution of
foodgrain entitlements to eligible households through fair price shops (FPS), issuance of
licenses to Fair Price Shop dealers and their monitoring, setting up effective grievance
redressal mechanism and necessary strengthening of Targeted Public Distribution System
(TPDS).
• The eldest women of the household of age 18 years or above will be the head of the household
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• Nutritional support to women and children:
o Higher nutritional norms have been prescribed for malnourished children upto 6 years of
age.
o Pregnant women and lactating mothers are further entitled to receive cash maternity
benefit of not less than Rs. 6,000 to partly compensate for the wage loss during the
period of pregnancy and also to supplement nutrition.
o In case of non-supply of entitled food grains or meals, the beneficiaries will receive food
security allowance from concerned state government.
• The Act also contains provisions for setting up of grievance redress mechanism.
181 Antyodaya Anna Yojana

Launch Year: 2000
Objectives
• To ensure food security and to create hunger-free India
• To cover the poorest of the poor in India by supply of food and other important commodities
for their daily needs on subsidized rates.
Beneficiaries
1) Rural Areas:
• Small and marginal farmers
• Landless agricultural labourers
• Physically handicapped persons
• Destitute widows
• Rural artisans or craftsmen such as potters, weavers, blacksmiths, carpenters and slum dwellers.
• Persons earning their livelihood on daily basis in the informal sector like porters, coolies,
rickshaw pullers, hand cart pullers etc.
• All primitive tribal households
• All eligible Below Poverty Line (BPL) families of HIV positive persons
2) Urban Areas:
• People living in slums
• Daily wager such as Rickshaw-pullers are one of the beneficiaries under AAY
• Porters are eligible for AAY scheme
• Fruit and flowers sellers on pavements
• Domestic servants will get benefit of AAY
• Construction workers can apply for this benefits
• Households headed by widows or disabled persons or persons aged 60 years or more with no
assured means of subsistence or societal support will get benefit of AAY.
• Snake charmers, rag pickers, cobblers are also getting benefit under this.
Key Features
• It covers poorest of the poor families from amongst the BPL families covered under Targeted
Public Distribution System within the States and provides them food grains at a highly
subsidized rate of Rs.1/ per kg coarse grains, Rs.2/ per kg. for wheat and Rs. 3/ per kg for rice.
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retailers as well as the transportation cost.
• The scale of issue that was initially 25 kg per family per month was increased to 35 kg per family
per month with effect from 1st April 2002.
• After the identification of Antyodaya families, distinctive ration cards to be known as
“Antyodaya Ration Card" should be issued to the Antyodaya families by the designated
authority.
AAY Expansion:
• First Expansion: The AAY Scheme was expanded in 2003-04 by adding another 50 lakh BPL
households headed by widows or terminally ill persons or disabled persons or persons aged 60
years or more with no assured means of subsistence or societal support.
• Second Expansion: As announced in the Union Budget 2004-05, the AAY was further expanded
by another 50 lakh BPL families by including, inter alia, all households at the risk of hunger.
• Third Expansion: As announced in the Union Budget 2005-06, the AAY was expanded to cover
another 50 lakh BPL households thus increasing its coverage to 2.5 crore households (i.e. 38% of
BPL)
182 Targeted Public Distribution Scheme (TPDS)

Launch Year: 1997
Aim
To provide food grains to people below the poverty line at highly subsidised prices from the PDS
and food grains to people above the poverty line at much higher prices than the poverty line
Beneficiaries
National Food Security Act, 2013 (NFSA) legally entitles upto 75% of the rural population and 50%
of the urban population to receive subsidized foodgrains under Targeted Public Distribution System
Identification of Beneficiaries
By States as per State-wise poverty estimates of the Planning Commission for 1993-94 based on
the methodology of the "Expert Group on estimation of proportion and number of poor” chaired by
Late Prof Lakdawala.
Key Features
• Beneficiaries were divided into two categories -
o Households Below the poverty line (BPL)
o Households Above the poverty line (APL)
• Government of India increased the allocation to BPL families from 10 kg to 20 kg of food grains
per family per month at 50% of the economic cost and allocation to APL families at economic
cost w.e.f. 1 April 2000.
• The end retail price is fixed by the States/UTs after taking into account margin for wholesalers/
retailers, transportation charges, levies local taxes, etc.
• TDPS (Control) Order, 2015 and PDS (Control) Order, 2001, stipulate that State/UT
Governments are required to review the lists of beneficiaries every year for the purpose of
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• To prevent the violation of provisions of TPDS [Control] Order 2015 and NFSA 2013, the
Department of Food & Public Distribution is implementing a Plan Scheme on ‘End-to-end
Computerisation of TPDS Operations’ on cost sharing basis with the States/UTs.
• Responsibility
o Central Government
✓ Procurement of food grains
✓ Allocation of food grains
✓ Transportation of food grains to designated depots of Food Corporation of India (FCI).
o State Government is responsible for
✓ Allocation and Distribution of foodgrains within the state.
✓ Identification of eligible beneficiaries.
✓ Issuance of ration cards.
✓ Supervision over and monitoring of functioning of Fair Price Shops (FPSs)
Ministry of Culture
183 Digital Bharat, Digital Sanskriti
Launch Year: 2019
Aim
It will enable dissemination of cultural education through digital interactive medium into the
classrooms all over the country.
Key Features
• For this initiative, CCRT has tied up with Routes 2 Roots, an NGO, for connecting seamlessly all
the CCRT Regional Centres i.e., Guwahati, Udaipur and Hyderabad.
• Union Minister of State for Culture & Tourism (IC), Shri Prahlad Singh Patel has launched the E-
Portal of CCRT ‘Digital Bharat Digital Sanskriti’ and CCRT YouTube Channel.
184 Seva Bhoj Scheme

Launch Year: 2018
Aim
To provide financial assistance on purchase of specific food items by Charitable Religious
Institutions (CRIs) for free distribution among people.
• The Charitable religious institutions which have been in existence for at least 3 years before
applying for financial assistance/grant.
• Charitable religious institution who serve free food to at least 5000 people in a month
• Institutions need to be covered under Section 10 of the Income Tax Act,1961 or are registered
as a society under the Societies Registration Act or as a Public Trust under any law for the time
being in force of statuary religious bodies constituted under any Act or institutions registered
under Section 12AA of Income Tax Act, 1961.
• The Institution/Organization blacklisted under the provisions of Foreign Contribution Regulation
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Act (FCRA) or under the provisions of any Act/Rules of the Central/State shall not be eligible for
financial assistance under the scheme.
Key Features
• The scheme envisages reimbursing the Central Government share of Central Goods and
Services Tax (CGST) and Integrated Goods and Service Tax (IGST) so as to lessen the financial
burden of such Charitable Religious Institutions who provide Food/Prasad/Langar (Community
Kitchen)/Bhandara free of cost without any discrimination to Public/Devotees.
• The specific raw food items covered under the Scheme are (i) Ghee (ii) Edible Oil (iii)
Sugar/Burra/Jaggery (iv) Rice (v) Atta/Maida/Rava/Flour and (vi) Pulses.
185 National Mission on Cultural Mapping (NMCM)

Launch Year: 2017
Aim
It is aimed at addressing the necessities of preserving the threads of rich Indian Art and Cultural
Heritage, converting vast and widespread cultural canvas of India into an objective Cultural
Mapping while creating a strong “Cultural Vibrancy” throughout the nation.
Key Features
• This Mission is part of the ‘Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat’ umbrella.
• Mission will compile data of artists, art forms & geo location with inputs from Central
Ministries, State Governments & art/culture bodies.
• This Mission encompasses data mapping, demography building formalising the processes and
bringing all the cultural activities under one web based umbrella for better results.
• Volunteers from the Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan, the National Service Scheme and students
of sociology and social work would be deputed to collect such data from villages.
• The Mission also seeks to open a direct channel of communication of artists with the
Government and peer to peer communication among artists for talent honing and handholding
of each other.
186 National Mission on Libraries

Launch Year: 2014
Objectives
• To modernise and digitally link public libraries across the country.
• To create a world class library system, foster reading habits, facilitate research work and
provide information to people in a timely and convenient manner which is also universal and
equitable.
Key Features
• It is in pursuance of National Knowledge Commission recommendations for sustained attention
for development of Libraries and Information Science Sector.
• NML is designed to benefit the entire spectrum of population - students, researchers, scientists,
professionals, children, artists and differently abled persons.
• Nine important constituents of the NML include upgradation of infrastructure, digitization and
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transformation of libraries into empowering and inclusive institutions.
• It consists of four components -
o Creation of National Virtual Library of India (NVLI) - to facilitate a comprehensive database
on digital resources, carry out a census on the resources available in the libraries and
conduct a study on the reading habits in different regions of the country.
o Setting up of NML Model Libraries
o Quantitative & Qualitative Survey of Libraries - to prepare baseline data of libraries in India
o Capacity Building to enhance the professional competence of library personnel
Nodal Agency: Raja Rammouhun Roy Library Foundation (RRRLF)
187 Kala Sanskriti Vikas Yojana

Launch Year: 2013
Objectives
To promote and disseminate the art & culture of the country by providing financial support.
Key Features
Sub Scheme
1. Scheme of Financial Assistance for Promotion of Art and Culture
The scheme consists of five components.
Component Purpose Assistance
Repertory Grant Performing arts Guru Rs 10000 & Shishya – Rs 1000-6000
Cultural Organization with Activities on National / Maximum Grant Rs 2 crores (Rs 5 crore
National Presence International level. under exceptional/deserving cases)
Cultural function & Production Support to NGOs/ Rs 5 Lakh (Rs 20 lakh under exceptional
Grant Trust/Universities etc. circumstances)
Preservation & Development Preserve the cultural
of Cultural Heritage of The heritage of the Rs 10 lakhs per year for an organization
Himalayas Himalayas.
Preservation & Development To the voluntary
of Buddhist / Tibetan Buddhist/Tibetan Rs 30 lakhs per year for an organization
Organization organizations.
2. Scheme of Financial Assistance for Creation of Cultural Infrastructure.
Scheme has 3 components:
Component Purpose Assistance
Building Grants Including Support to NGOs/ Rs. 50 lakhs in metro cities and up to Rs.
Studio Theaters Trust/Universities etc. 25 lakhs in non- metro cities.
Allied Cultural Activities Procurement of audio- Audio: Rs.1.00 crore; Audio+Video: Rs.
video equipment etc. 1.50 crore.
Tagore cultural complex Supports for existing
Grant of up to Rs. 15.00 crore
cultural facilities.
3. Scheme for Safeguarding the Intangible Cultural Heritage.
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188 Guru Shishya Parampara Scheme
Aim
• To promote development of new talents in the field of music and dance, folk and tribal art
forms, under the able guidance of Gurus.
• Transmitting our valued traditions to the coming generations
Key Features
• For the fulfilment of the scheme, Government of India has set up 7 Zonal Cultural Centres (ZCCs)
with headquarters at Patiala, Nagpur, Udaipur, Allahabad, Kolkata, Dimapur and Thanjavur and
these ZCCs organize various cultural activities, workshops, exhibitions, craft fairs etc.
• To nurture the young talents and to acquire skills in their chosen field of art, the scheme
preserves and promote rare and vanishing art forms whether classical or folk/tribal through
some financial assistance by the ZCCs in the form of scholarship under the guidance of Experts
and Masters in these field.
• This scheme also provides security to a large number of old and retired artists.
• Rare and vanishing art forms of the region are identified and eminent exponents are selected
to carry out the training programmes in ‘Gurukula’ tradition.
• The monthly remuneration for Guru – Rs. 7,500, Accompanist – Rs. 3,750 and Pupils - Rs. 1,500
each for the period of six month to maximum 1 year for one scheme.
189 Young Talented Artistes Award Scheme

Objectives
To encourage and recognize the young talents especially in the field of rare art forms
Key Features
• This scheme is implemented through Zonal Cultural Centres.
• Under the scheme, talented youngsters of the age group of 18-30 years are selected and given a
onetime cash award of Rs. 10,000.
• Under this scheme, competitions in various performing/ folk art forms by involving young
talented artistes are organized at different places in the member States of the NZCC and after
final selection, awards are given to the winners.
190 Theatre Rejuvenation Scheme

Objective
To promote theatre activities including stage shows and Production oriented workshops, etc
Key Features
• Honorarium Up to Rs. 30,000 per show excluding TA & DA is paid.
• The groups finalized on the basis their credentials as well as the merit of project submitted by
them.
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191 Research & Documentation Scheme
Objective
To preserve promote and propagate vanishing visual and performing art forms including folk,
tribal and classical in the field of music, dance, theatre, literature, fine arts etc. in print/ audio –
visual media.
Key Features
• The art form is finalized in consultation with state Cultural Department.
192 Octave – Festival of North East

Objective
To promote and propagate the rich cultural heritage of North East region comprising of eight
States namely Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Sikkim, Nagaland, Manipur and
Tripura to the rest of India.
Key Features
• This scheme was introduced by the Ministry of Culture to provide a right platform to the
artistes and artisans of the North East region to project their rich cultural heritage.
• The region comprises eight States – Assam, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Meghalaya,
Mizoram, Manipur and Sikkim – hence the name Octave.
• The first Octave was held in March, 2006.
193 Shilpgram
Objective
To promote folk and tribal art and crafts of the zone by organizing seminar, workshops, exhibitions,
craft fairs, design development and marketing support to the artisans living in the rural areas.
194 National Cultural Exchange Programme

Aim
Exchange of artistes, musicians, performers and sculptors etc. between different regions with in
the country for the promotion of rich cultural heritage of India
Key Features
• Funded by - Ministry of Culture
• It can be termed as the lifeline of the Zonal Cultural Centers.
• Under this scheme, various festivals of performing arts, exhibitions, yatras etc are organized in
member States.
o Artists from other zones/states are invited to participate in these programmes.
• Participation of artists from the Zone in festivals held in other parts of the country is also
facilitated.
• Zonal centres also participate in Major festivals happening in member States by arranging
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understand art forms of other regions.
• These festivals provide opportunity to taste and understand various cultures of our country.
195 Scheme of Scholarship and Fellowship for Promotion of Art and Culture
Key Features
• The scheme consists of 3 components –
o Award of Scholarships to Young Artists in Different Cultural Fields -Under this scheme
component, up to 400 scholarships (in a Batch Year) are awarded to persons of
outstanding promise in the age group of 18-25 years. An amount of Rs. 5,000 p.m. is
given for 2 years for advanced training within India.
o Award of Senior/ Junior Fellowships to Outstanding Persons in the Fields of Culture -
Under this scheme component, up to 400 Senior/Junior Fellowships (in a Batch Year) are
awarded to outstanding persons in the age group above 40 years (Sr.) and 25 to 40 years
(Jr.) respectively. An amount of 20,000 p.m. and Rs. 10,000 p.m. is given to Senior/Junior
Fellows respectively for 2 years for cultural research.
o Tagore National Fellowship for Cultural Research - Under this scheme component, up to
25 Scholarships and 15 Fellowships (in a Batch Year) are awarded to outstanding persons
in order to invigorate and revitalise the various institutions under the Ministry of Culture
(MoC) and other identified cultural institutions in the country, by encouraging scholars/
academicians to affiliate themselves with these institutions to work on projects of mutual
interest. An honorarium of Rs. 80,000 p.m. plus contingencies and Rs. 50,000 p.m. plus
contingencies is given to Fellows and Scholars respectively for 2 years.
196 Scheme for Pension and Medical Aid to Artists

Key Features
• The Scheme is meant for improving the financial and socio-economic status of the old artistes
and scholars who have contributed significantly in their specialized fields of arts, letters etc. in
their active age or are still contributing in the field of arts, letters etc. but due to old age they
have to lead a miserable life or are in penury condition.
• The Scheme also envisages to provide medical aid facility to these Artistes and his/her spouse
by covering them under a convenient and affordable Health Insurance Scheme of the
Government for treatment of diseases involving hospitalization through an identified network of
health care providers.
• This Scheme has following two provisions/components -
o National Artistes Pension Fund
o National Artistes Medical Aid Fund
197 ‘Matching Schemes of Assistance to Public Libraries’ towards increasing Accommodation

Objective
To render matching assistance to Government run or aided public libraries for increasing
accommodation
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• For the purpose of this scheme a public library is a library run or aided by a State Government
or a Local Body or established under an Act of a State Legislature or a Resolution of State
government/U.T. Administration.
• Assistance under this scheme will be given to public libraries whether run or aided by the State
Government/U.T. Administration and local bodies.
• In order to be eligible for financial assistance under the scheme a non-Government public library
should ordinarily possess the following characteristics -
o It should have a properly constituted managing body.
o It should have been in existence for a minimum period of three years.
o It should have adequate facilities, resources, personnel etc. to run the library.
o The library should be open to all without discrimination.
o It should have at least 3000 books (in case of urban libraries) and 2000 books (in case of
rural libraries) in its stock.
o Its working should have been reported satisfactory by the State Government/U.T.
Administration.
Key Features
Scope of Assistance
• Assistance under the scheme will normally be given to any categories of libraries both
government and non-government in status for construction of a new building or extension of
the existing building.
• Normally no assistance will be given if the project for which the grant applied for is covered
under any scheme of the Central Government or State Government/ Union Territory
Administration.
• Financial assistance will be given out of the matching fund.
• The extent of assistance will be as follows –
o Rs.75.00 lakh (one-time) for State Central Library
o Rs.25.00 lakh for Divisional/District Library (once in 10 years).
o Rs.15.00 lakh for Sub-Divisional/Taluka/Mondal Library (once in 10 years)
o Rs.6.00 lakh for other libraries (once in 10 (Ten) years).
• The grant will be released in two instalments, 50% as first instalment and 50% as second and
final instalment. However in case of grant upto Rs.50,000, the grant will be released in one
instalment.
Nodal Agency: Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundation, Kolkata
Ministry of External Affairs

198 E-Vidyabharti & E-Arogya Bharti Network Project (e-VBAB)
Launch Year: 2019
Aim
Providing quality tele-education and tele-medicine facility by linking select Indian Universities,
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Key Features
• It has been launched by External Affairs Minister at the 55th Indian Technical and Economic
Cooperation (ITEC) Programme.
• External Affairs Ministry has signed agreement with the Telecommunications Consultants India
Ltd. (TCIL) to establish a pan-African e-network between the two nations.
• The e-VBAB Network Project, will serve as digital bridge – between India and Africa.
• This project will enable African students to access premier Indian education through the
comforts of their homes and offer Indian medical expertise to Africa doctors and patients alike.
• This project is primarily a technological upgrade and extension of the Pan-African e-Network
Project (Phase 1) which was implemented in 48 partner countries across Africa from 2009 till
2017.
• Over the 5 years project duration, this project will provide free tele-education courses in various
academic disciplines to 4000 students every year from African countries.
• The Project will also be utilized for providing free Continuing Medical Education (1000 every
year) to African doctors/nurses/para-medical staff.
o Further, Indian doctors, through this project will provide free medical consultancy to
those African doctors who seek such consultancy.
• In order to operationalize the e-VBAB Network Project, a Data Centre and Disaster Recovery
Centre will be established in India along with Learning Centres in various African countries which
decide to be part of the Project.
• There will be two separate platforms for e-VidyaBharati (tele-education) and e-AarogyaBharati
(telemedicine) which will link, through web-based technology, various educational institutions,
and hospitals in India and the participating African countries.
• This project will be completely funded by the Government of India for its entire duration and
will be open for participation to all our partner countries in Africa.
199 SAMEEP (Students and MEA Engagement Programme)

Launch Year: 2017
Aim
To take Indian foreign policy and its global engagements to students across the country
Key Features
• The programme is voluntary, all the ministry officers - under-secretary and above - will be asked
to go to their hometowns and their almamater and interact with the students about the way
the MEA works, basic elements of its policies, how diplomacy is conducted, and generally give
students an idea of what a career in the MEA would look like.
• The officials will be provided a basic standardised presentation by the ministry but will be free to
add their own improvisations and experiences.
• The idea of the programme is not only to make students interested and aware of India's place in
the world and its global ambitions, but also to drive interest in diplomacy as a career option.
200 Know India Programme

Launch Year: The programme has been in existence since 2003

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Aim
To engage with Indian origin youth (between 18 to 30 years) to enhance their awareness about
India, its cultural heritage, art and to familiarize them with various aspects of contemporary India.
• Minimum qualification required for participating in KIP is graduation from a recognized
University /Institute or enrolled for graduation and ability to speak in English.
• The applicant should not have visited India through any previous Programme of Government of
India.
• Those who have not visited India before will be given preference.
• This programme is open to youth of Indian origin (excluding non-resident Indians) from all over
the world with preference to those from Mauritius, Fiji, Suriname, Guyana, Trinidad &Tobago,
South Africa, Jamaica.
Key Features
• It is a 25 days programme (excluding international travel).
• KIP participants will also have a 2-day orientation programme in New Delhi. Participants will
meet opinion makers, leaders, officials to get an overview of India’s economy, society and
ongoing growth and development story.
• It offers a platform for the young Persons of Indian Origins (PIOs) to visit India share their
views, expectations and experiences and forge closer bonds with the India of present times.
• Participants are provided local hospitality e.g. boarding and Internal transportation in India,
return air tickets from their country of residence to India provided participants bear 10% of the
cost of total air fare. Gratis visa shall be granted to participants by the Indian Missions/Posts
abroad.
Ministry of Railways
201 Bharat Gaurav Scheme
Launch Year: 2021 (by Indian Railways)
Key Features
• Indian Railways launched Bharat Gaurav trains that will be operated by private players and run
on theme-based circuits to promote and attract tourism business.
• Through this policy, which offers operators the “Right of Use” of its rakes and infrastructure,
the Railways has liberalised and simplified a part of operations that was otherwise carried out
mostly by the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC).
• While any entity can run these trains, including state governments, it is implied that the policy is
targeted at tour operators.
• According to the Bharat Gaurav policy, any operator or service provider, or virtually anyone, can
lease trains from Indian Railways to run on a theme-based circuit as a special tourism package.
• The tenure of the arrangement is a minimum of 2 years and maximum of the codal life of the
coach.
• The operator has the freedom to decide the route, the halts, the services provided, and tariff.
• The operator have to propose a business model wherein it takes care of local transport,
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sightseeing, food, local stays, etc. along with operating the trains.
• Anyone can approach Railways to lease the 3033 conventional Integral Coach Factory-design
coaches earmarked for this segment. In fact, if the operator finds it feasible, then it can even
purchase rakes from Indian Railway production units and run them.
• Each train will have between 14 and 20 coaches (including two guard coaches or SLR).
• The operator has to take care of end-to-end, comprehensive service like hotel stay, local
arrangements, etc.
• These trains cannot be used as ordinary transport trains between an origin and destination.
• There will be a special unit created in each zonal railway to process such applications and also
handhold applicants, and see end-to-end procedural requirements for the operators.
• These units will help operators in creation of itineraries, public outreach, carrying out necessary
approvals and the likes.
• The idea is to provide the operators a place to go to, like a single-window for all their needs
when they interact with railways, and not run from pillar to post.
• Within contract, operator can carry out its own furnishings of the interiors of the trains if it
wants within safety norms.
• It can decide what kind of interiors or berth composition it wants.
o However it cannot tinker with or dismantle critical parts of the coach that has a bearing
on safety and operation.
• It can name the circuit, the train and sell advertisement space.
• It can carry out branding on the exterior and interior of the train.
• It can tie up with agencies and entities for business development and logistics, etc.
• It can decide the food and entertainment to add to the experience of the passengers.
• However, it has to be ensured that things that are not allowed by railway laws are also not
carried out onboard these trains.
• The policy is silent on whether non-vegetarian food would be allowed.
• The spirit of the policy is to give operators complete freedom to run the business and develop a
business model in which Indian Railways will only physically run the trains, maintain them and
charge a fee.
Type of coaches earmarked
• Conventional AC classes—I, II, III have been earmarked along with non-AC Sleeper coaches, AC
chair cars and pantry cars under this policy.
• The operator has the freedom to create a train with any mix depending on the type of clientele
it will target.
• The coaches earmarked are in two age brackets – more than 15 and up to 20 years old and more
than 20 and up to 25 years old.
• Charges for them will vary based on their age.
• If the contract period ends when the coaches’ or the rake’s codal life is remaining, then the
contract can be extended upon mutual consent.
• Linke Hoffmann Busch coaches or even Vande Bharat or Vista Dome coaches can also be
included if there is a future demand, but the pricing will be different.
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• Provide staff to drive the trains, guards and also maintenance staff on board for the coaches.
o Other staff, like housekeeping and catering, etc. will be deployed by the operator.
• Ensure that its entire infrastructure is in place to safely and efficiently host the train in its
network.
• Give these priority in its paths, like the Rajdhanis and premium trains, so that these trains are
not held up or sidelined to make way for regular trains.
Cost to operator -
• The money works out to be substantial as it is a sum of registration fee, security deposit for the
rake, “Right of Use” charges, haulage charges and stabling charges payable by the operator to
the Railways.
o All these charges are linked to use of various components of railway resources, like fuel,
manpower, depreciation, maintenance, lease, etc.
• To begin with, the Railways will take a one-time online registration fee of Rs 1 lakh from the
applicant.
• The zonal railway concerned will revert after processing the application within 10 days.
• Thereafter, after allotment of the rake, there is a security deposit of Rs 1 crore per rake (the
physical assets comprise a collection of coaches pulled by an engine), irrespective of the size of
the rake, for the duration of the Right of Use period.
‘Right of Use’ charge
• The annual ‘Right of Use’ charges calculated on the basis of the type of coach taken and the
duration.
• Under this scheme, the first year’s Right of Use charges have to be paid upfront and the second
year’s have to be paid 15 days before the completion of the preceding year.
• Delay in payment would result in a penalty equivalent to the bank’s prevailing interest rate plus
3% as administrative fee.
o If it is not paid within 30 days, the Right of Use may be terminated.
• The yearly Right of Use charge for one AC coach varies from Rs 3.5-1.4 lakh depending on class
and age.
o A pantry car’s Right of Use charge is between Rs 2 lakh and Rs 65,000 depending on the
age and type.
o For a non-AC sleeper coach, it is between Rs 1.8 lakh and Rs 96,000.
o These charges have been fixed for five years after which they may be revised. In case the
coaches are owned by the operator or purchased by Railway factories directly, the Right
of Use charges will not apply.
202 Rail Kaushal Vikas Yojana (RKVY)

Launch Year: 2021
Aim
To provide training skills to the youth in various trades, with specific focus on jobs that are relevant
to the Railways.
Objectives

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• To impart training skills to the youth in various trades to bring qualitative improvement.
• To improve the employability of youth and also upgrade their skills of self-employed.
Target
• The training will be provided to 50,000 candidates over a period of 3 years under the Apprentice
Act of 1961.
• In Phase 1 training will be provided to 1,000 candidates.
• The candidate must have passed 10th class and should have age in between 18 and 35 years.
• Selection of candidates will be done based on the online applications received and the basis will
be marks obtained by candidate in matriculation.
Key Features
• RKVY is a skill development programme launched under the aegis of Pradhan Mantri Kaushal
Vikas Yojana (PMKVY).
• The training will be provided in four trades which are electrician, welder, machinist and fitter.
o Training programme in other trades will be added by zonal railways and production units
based on regional demands and needs assessment.
• The initial basic training comprises of 100 hours.
• The training provided will be free of cost and participants will be selected from applications
received online on the basis of marks in matriculation.
• Banaras Locomotive Works has developed the curriculum for the training.
• It will utilize training resources of 75 institutions spread across over 17 Zonal Railways and 7
Production Units.
• The participants taking part in the training shall have no claim to seek employment in Railways
on the basis of this training.
• After the completion of training, trainees shall be required to undergo a standardized
assessment and will be awarded a certificate in the allotted trade by the National Rail &
Transportation Institute, upon conclusion of their programme.
• Trainees will also be provided toolkits relevant to their trade, which would help them utilize
their learnings and enhance their capacity for self-employment as well as employability in
various industries.
Nodal Agency: Banaras Locomotive Works
203 Massive Shramdan

Launch Year: 2019
Aim
• To create awareness for a greater impact against single-use plastic.
• Enhancing cleanliness, through the collection of plastic waste from all railway premises.
• Displaying Replacements/ Substitutes for such plastic items.
• For distributing Cloth bags in large numbers.
• Educating all in Railways, including vendors to be prepared for ban of single use plastic.

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204 Shahyatri Mobile App
Launch Year: 2019
Aim
To facilitate the railway police in addressing complaints of passengers from across India and crime
detection by integrating the criminal database online.
Key Features
• It will also have the facility to scan and read QR codes and make an emergency call.
• This app will help railway passengers find out the jurisdiction of a police station and the details
of GRP officials by geo-tagging with Google Maps.
205 Operation Thirst

Launch Year: 2019 (by Railway Protection Force (RPF))
Aim
To curb the menace of unauthorized Packaged Drinking Water in Railway premises.
206 Rail MADAD (Mobile Application for Desired Assistance During Travel)
Launch Year: 2018
Key Features
• This is a part of passenger grievance redressal system called RPGRAMS (Railway Passenger
Grievance Redressal and Management System), which was developed by Northern Railway
(Delhi Division).
• It registers a complaint with minimum inputs from passenger.
• It also displays various helpline numbers (e.g., Security, Child helpline etc) and provides direct
calling facility for immediate assistance in one easy step.
• This app allows passengers to lodge complaints through mobile app/web platform and enables
them to check real-time feedback on the status of redressal of their complaints.
• It relays the complaint online to relevant officials for immediate action.
• All modes of filing complaints including offline and online modes are being integrated on a single
platform.
207 Rail Sahyog Web Portal

Launch Year: 2018
Aim
To provide a platform for the Corporates and Public Sector Units (PSUs) to contribute to creation
of amenities at or near Railway Stations through Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) funds.
Key Features
• The web portal www.railsahyog.in will enable desirous companies to show their willingness on
the portal by registering their requests.
• This simple & transparent portal will provide an opportunity for industry, companies and
associations to collaborate with Railways.
• The portal has been envisaged as a platform for all, including individuals as also private & public
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Ministry of Earth Sciences

208 Ocean Services, Modelling, Application, Resources and Technology (O-SMART)
Launch Year: 2018
Objectives
• Providing forecast and services based on the continuous observation of oceans
• Development of technologies and exploratory surveys for sustainable harnessing of oceanic
resources (both living and non-living)
• Promotion of front-ranking research in ocean sciences
• O-SMART being a multidisciplinary continuing scheme, the ongoing extensive research and
technology development activities would augment capacity building of the nation in the
oceanographic field at the international-level.
• A fleet of oceanographic and coastal research vessels of the Ministry provide required research
support for scheme.
• The scheme encompasses 7 sub-schemes –
o Ocean Technology
o Ocean Modelling and Advisory Services (OMAS)
o Ocean Observation Network (OON)
o Ocean Non-Living Resources
o Marine Living Resources and Ecology (MLRE)
o Coastal Research and Operation
o Maintenance of Research Vessels
• These sub-schemes are being implemented by autonomous institutes of the Ministry of Earth
Sciences.
• This scheme is being implemented by -
o National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT), Chennai
o Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS), Hyderabad
o National Centre for Coastal Research (NCCR), Chennai
o Centre for Marine Living Resources & Ecology (CMLRE), Kochi
o National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR), Goa
Recently, Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved the continuation of the umbrella
scheme "Ocean Services, Modelling, Application, Resources and Technology (O-SMART)" for the
2021-26 period at a cost of Rs 2,177 crore.
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Aim
For deep ocean mining for rare minerals
Key Features
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2021-22.
• This project is a part of Ministry of Earth Sciences (MES)’s Deep Ocean Mission.
• The project proposes to send a submersible vehicle with three persons to a depth of about
6000 metres to carry out deep underwater studies.
• The indigenously developed vehicle is capable of crawling on the seabed at a depth of 6 km for
72 hours.
• This project is in line with the ISRO's ambitious 'Gaganyaan' mission of sending an astronaut to
space by 2022.
210 Atmosphere & Climate Research-Modelling Observing Systems & Services (ACROSS)
Objective
To provide a reliable weather and climate forecast for betterment of society
Key Features
• ACROSS scheme pertains to the atmospheric science programs of MoES and addresses different
aspects of weather and climate services.
• Each of these aspects is incorporated as eight sub-schemes under the umbrella scheme
"ACROSS" and is implemented in an integrated manner through the aforesaid four institutes.
• The scheme will provide improved weather, climate, ocean forecast and services, and other
hazard related services thereby ensuring transfer of commensurate benefits to the end -user
through various services like Public weather service, Agro-meteorological Services, Aviation
services, Environmental monitoring services, Hydro-meteorological services, climate services,
tourism, pilgrimage, power generation, water management, Sports & adventure etc.
Implementation Strategy and target

• The 8 sub-schemes under the ACROSS scheme are multi-disciplinary in nature and will be
implemented in an integrated manner through IMD, IITM, NCMRWF and INCOIS to cover all the
aspects of the weather and climate.
• Each institute has a designated role for accomplishing the above tasks through the following
eight schemes -
o Commissioning of Polarimetric Doppler Weather Radars (DWRs)-IMD
o Upgradation of Forecast System-IMD
o Weather & Climate Services-IMD
o Atmospheric Observations Network-1 MD
o Numerical Modelling of Weather and Climate -NCMRWF
o Monsoon Mission III- IITM/NCMRWF/INCOIS/IMD
o Monsoon Convection, Clouds and Climate Change (MC4)-
IITM/NCMRWF/IMD
o High Performance Computing System (HPCS)-IITM/NCMRWF
Implementing Agency
Ministry of Earth Sciences through its units namely India Meteorological Department (IMD),
National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting (NCMRWF), Indian Institute of Tropical
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Recently (Nov 2021), Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has given its approval for
continuation of the umbrella scheme "Atmosphere & Climate Research-Modelling Observing
Systems & Services (ACROSS)" along with its 8 sub-schemes to the next finance cycle of five years
i.e. 2021-2026 at an estimated cost of Rs 2,135 crore.
Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas

211 Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) 2.0
Launch Year: 2021 (in Mahoba, Uttar Pradesh)
Aim
To safeguard the health of women & children by providing them with a clean cooking fuel i.e.
liquefied petroleum gas (LPG).
Objective
To make clean cooking fuel such as LPG available to rural and deprived households.
Target
• Initially, PMUY envisaged to target 5 crore connections with an allocation of Rs 8000 crore over a
period of 3 years starting from Financial Year 2016-17.
• Later, the scheme was expanded to provide 8 crore LPG connections to poor families by March
2020.
o However, this target was achieved by 7th September, 2019 in Aurangabad, Maharashtra.
• PMUY 2.0 targets to provide additional 1 crore LPG connections in FY 21-22.
Beneficiaries
• Earlier only the candidates identified under socio-economic caste census (SECC) or seven
identified categories were eligible for getting a free LPG connection under Ujjwala Yojana.
o The seven categories are -
✓ Beneficiaries listed in the SECC 2011 list
✓ All SC/STs households beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana(PMAY)
(Gramin)
✓ Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY)
✓ Forest dwellers
✓ Most Backward Classes (MBC)
✓ Tea & Ex-Tea Garden Tribes
✓ People residing in Islands
✓ People residing in river islands.
• However, the Central Government In December 2018, has extended the scheme to all poor
households who are not having LPG connection.
• PMUY 2.0 focuses on those low income families which have not been covered in earlier phases
of the scheme.
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o Migrants will not be required to submit ration cards or address proof, rather a self-
declaration for both ‘family declaration’ and as a ‘proof of address’ will suffice.
o Also, there should not be any other LPG connection from any OMC in the same
household.
Key Features
• Tagline: Swachh Indhan Behtar Jeevan
• The connections are issued in the name of the women heads of households.
• The government provides an equated monthly instalment facility for meeting the cost of stove
and refills.
• The scheme provides financial support of Rs 1,600 for each cooking gas connection to eligible
households.
• The beneficiary bears the cost of Hot Plate and purchase of first refill.
o The beneficiary has been given the option to take Hot Plate or purchase first refill or the
both on loan basis from oil marketing companies (OMCs) at 0 interest and the same is
recovered through subsidy.
• PMUY 2.0 focuses especially on migrants families and now they will be required only to give
‘Self Declaration’ to avail the benefit.
o It provides for deposit free LPG connection along with free first refill and hotplate to the
beneficiaries.
▪ The hotplate is now free in PMUY 2.0 while it was to be purchased by beneficiary
in PMUY 1.0.
• The release of 8 crore LPG connections has increased the LPG coverage from 62% on 1 st May
2016 to 99.8% on 1st April 2021.
• More than 11,000 LPG distribution centres have been opened, in the last 6-7 years.
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Launch Year: 2019
Aim
For providing financial support to Integrated Bioethanol Projects using lignocellulosic biomass and
other renewable feedstock.
Objectives
• Accomplishing the Government of India vision to reduce import dependence by way of
substituting fossil fuels with Biofuels.
• Addressing environmental concerns caused due to the burning of biomass/ crop residues & to
improve the health of citizens.
• Meeting of the GHG emissions reduction targets through progressive blending/ substitution of
fossil fuels.
• Creation of rural & urban employment opportunities in 2G Ethanol projects and Biomass
supply chain.
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waste agriculture residues.
• Complementing the Swachh Bharat Mission by supporting the aggregation of nonfood biofuel
feedstocks such as waste biomass and urban waste.
• Indigenizing of Second-Generation Biomass to Ethanol technologies.
Key Features
• The JI-VAN Yojana will be supported with total financial outlay of Rs.1969.50 crore for the
period from 2018-19 to 2023-24.
o Out of scheme fund of Rs.1969.50 crore, Rs.1800 crore has been allocated for supporting
12 Commercial projects, Rs.150 crore has been allocated for supporting 10
demonstration Projects and remaining Rs.9.50 crore will be provided to Centre for High
Technology (CHT) as administrative charges.
• The scheme focuses to incentivize 2G Ethanol sector and support this nascent industry by
creating a suitable ecosystem for setting up commercial projects and increasing Research &
Development in this area.
• Under this scheme, 12 Commercial Scale and 10 demonstration scale Second Generation (2G)
ethanol Projects will be provided a Viability Gap Funding (VGF) support in two phases:
o Phase-I (2018-19 to 2022-23) - wherein six commercial projects and five demonstration
projects will be supported.
o Phase-II (2020-21 to 2023-24) - wherein remaining six commercial projects and five
demonstration projects will be supported.
• The ethanol produced by the scheme beneficiaries will be mandatorily supplied to Oil
Marketing Companies (OMCs) to further enhance the blending percentage under EBP
Programme.
• Centre for High Technology (CHT), a technical body under the aegis of MoP&NG, will be the
implementation Agency for the scheme.
• The Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) of Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas is the Nodal
body for recommending the beneficiaries/ projects under the said scheme.
213 Saksham (Sanrakshan Kshamta Mahotsav) Campaign

Launch Year: 2019 (by Petroleum Conservation Research Association (PCRA))
Objectives
• To create focused attention on fuel conservation through people centric activities.
• To sensitize the masses about the conservation and efficient use of petroleum products
Key Features
• A month-long awareness programme started at Tummalapalli Kalakshetram, Andhra Pradesh.
• Saksham actively involves the Oil & Gas PSUs along with other stakeholders like State
Governments.
• It is to help understand the significance and need for fuel conservation and find solutions for
adoption of green and clean energy.
214 Sustainable Alternative Towards Affordable Transportation (SATAT) Initative

Launch Year: 2018 (by Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas in association with PSU Oil Marketing

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Companies (OMC) viz. Indian Oil Corporation Ltd., Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. and
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd.)
Aim
Setting up 5,000 CBG plants by 2023-24 with a production target of 15 million tonnes
Objectives
To boost the availability of more affordable transport fuels, better use of agricultural residue,
cattle dung and municipal solid waste as well as to provide an additional revenue source to farmers
and entrepreneurs.
Key Features
• Compressed Bio-Gas (CBS) plants are proposed to be set up mainly through independent
entrepreneurs.
• This initiative is expected to generate direct employment for 75,000 people and produce 50
million tonnes of bio-manure for crops.
• Under this, Expression of Interest (EoI) have been invited from potential entrepreneurs to set up
Compressed Bio-Gas (CBG) production plants and make available biogas in market for use in
automotive fuels.
215 Pradhan Mantri LPG Panchayat Scheme

Launch Year: 2017
Aim
• Spreading awareness among LPG users about how to properly use clean fuel and its useful
benefits.
• To connect with beneficiaries of Ujjwala Yojana to resolve issues and wrong traditional beliefs
among people through officials of oil PSUs, NGOs, Asha workers and social workers.
Target
Ministry intends to conduct 1 lakh such Panchayats across India before March 31, 2019.
Key Features
• The panchayat will be used as a backup for Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana.
• LPG Panchayat will provide platform to trigger discussion through sharing of personal
experiences on benefits of use of clean fuel compared to traditional fuels like cow dung,
charcoal or wood.
• LPG Panchayat will serve as an interactive platform between those who received LPG cylinders
under PMUY officials, LPG distributors and NGOs.
• One panchayat will have around 100 LPG customers of nearby areas.
• The panchayats discuss issues such as safe practices, quality of service provided by distributors
and availability of refill cylinders.
216 Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY)

Launch Year: 2016
Aim

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• To safeguard the health of women & children by providing them with a clean cooking fuel i.e.
LPG
• Preventing young children from significant number of acute respiratory illnesses caused due to
indoor air pollution by burning the fossil fuel/bio-mass
Target
• Originally, PMAY envisages the target of 5 crore connections with an allocation of Rs. 8000 crore
over a period of 3 years starting from FY 2016-17.
• According to the Economic Survey 2018-19, till now more than 7 crore LPG connections have
been released to women.
• After the expansion of the scheme, new target is to provide 8 crore LPG connections to poor
families by March 2020.
• Under the Union Budget for FY 21-22, provision for release of additional 1 Crore LPG
connections under the PMUY scheme has been made. In this phase, special facility has been
given to migrant families.
Tagline: Swachh Indhan Behtar Jeevan

Eligibility Criteria/Beneficiaries:
• Earlier only the candidates identified under socio-economic caste census (SECC) or seven
identified categories were eligible for getting a free LPG connection under Ujjwala Yojana.
• The seven categories are:
o Beneficiaries listed in the SECC 2011 list
o All SC/STs households beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) (Gramin)
o Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY)
o Forest dwellers
o Most Backward Classes (MBC)
o Tea & Ex-Tea Garden Tribes
o People residing in Islands and river Islands
• Applicant must have attained the age of 18 years.
• There should not be any other LPG connections in the same household.
• In December 2018, Central Government has extended to all poor households who are not
having LPG connection in her household.
Key Features
• The connections are given in the name of the women heads of households. The government
also provides an equated monthly instalment facility for meeting the cost of stove and refills.
• Ujjwala scheme provides financial support of Rs.1,600 for each cooking gas connection to
eligible households.
• The beneficiary bears the cost of Hot Plate and purchase of first refill. The beneficiary has the
option to take Hot Plate or purchase first refill or the both on loan basis from OMCs at zero
interest and the same is recovered through subsidy.
• Recently (August 2021), Prime Minister of India has launched Ujjwala 2.0 (Pradhan Mantri

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Ujjwala Yojana - PMUY) by handing over LPG connections, at Mahoba, Uttar Pradesh.
• The second phase of Ujwala, include free gas connection and free gas stove along with free first
refill gas cylinder.
• The cash assistance for free gas connection is worth Rs 1600 that includes security deposit for
gas cylinder, pressure regulator, LPH hose and installation charges.
• Free gas stove and first refill is also given free of cost under the scheme.
217 PAHAL (Direct Benefit Transfer of LPG)

Launch Year:
• The Direct Benefit Transfer of LPG (DBTL) or PAHAL (Pratyaksh Hanstantrit Labh) scheme was
earlier launched on June 1, 2013.
• The modified scheme is being re-launched in 54 districts on 15th November 2014 in the 1st
Phase and in the rest of the country on 1st January 2015.
Objectives
• To reduce diversion and eliminate duplicate or bogus LPG connections.
• Protect entitlement and ensure subsidy to the consumer
• Improve availability/delivery of LPG cylinders to genuine users
• Allow self-selection in subsidy
Key Features:
• Under the scheme, LPG cylinders are sold at market rates and entitled consumers get the
subsidy directly into their bank accounts.
• It is done either through bank account or Aadhaar linkage.
• The PAHAL (DBTL) Scheme is being implemented by the Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs)
through its network of LPG distributors who constitute the interface with consumers.
218 Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) Programme

Launch Year: 2003
Objectives
Blending ethanol with petrol, thereby bringing it under the category of biofuels and saving millions
of dollars by cutting fuel imports.
Key Features
• Scheme was launched with a blending target of 5% for mixing ethanol with petrol.
• With effect from 01st April 2019, OMCs are selling petrol blended with ethanol all across India
except Union Territories of Andaman Nicobar and Lakshadweep islands.
• The Government has 10% blending target for mixing ethanol with petrol by 2022 & 20%
blending target by 2030.
o The Government has advanced the target for 20% ethanol blending in petrol (also called
E20) to 2025 from 2030.
• OMCs are advised to continue according priority of ethanol from 1) sugarcane juice/sugar/sugar
syrup, 2) B heavy molasses 3) C heavy molasses and 4) Damaged Food grains/other sources
Implementing Agencies: Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs)

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219 Fit India Movement
Launch Year: 2019
Aim
Encouraging people to include physical activity and sports in their everyday lives.
Objectives
• To promote fitness as easy, fun and free
• To spread awareness on fitness and various physical activities that promote fitness through
focused campaigns
• To encourage indigenous sports
• To make fitness reach every school, college/university, panchayat/village, etc.
• To create a platform for citizens of India to share information, drive awareness and encourage
sharing of personal fitness stories
Key Features
• The Movement is a “multi-ministry effort”, including the sports, Ministry of Education, Ministry
of Panchayati Raj, Rural Development ministry.
• A special focus of the campaign will be on rural India.
• Awareness programmes through involvement of celebrities, sports activities to be undertaken in
tier 1 and 2 cities.
• Educational Institutions has been asked to incorporate sports/exercises/physical activities for
fitness, into the daily routine.
• Representatives of private bodies such as CII, Reliance Foundation, etc are also involved in the
movement.
• UGC has also asked all universities and colleges to prepare and implement a proper fitness plan
that includes sports, daily exercise and physical activities for everyone to practice on the
campus.
Implementing Agency
• A 28- member committee headed by Sports Minister and comprising government officials,
members of Indian Olympic Association (IOA), national sports federation, private bodies and
fitness promoters, had been formed to make the movement forward.
• Fit India School Rating System
o Union HRD Minister Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ and Minister of State for Youth Affairs &
Sports Shri Kiren Rijiju have jointly inaugurated Fit India School Rating System.
o The Fit India School rankings have been divided into three categories — The Fit India
Schools, which is the first level of ranking, Fit India School (3 star) and Fit India School (5
star).
o The level of ranking will depend on how much importance the school gives to inculcating
fitness among its students and teachers, besides facilities available for fitness activities.

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220 Khelo India Scheme
Launch Year: 2017
Objectives
To develop grassroots level talent by providing them with a national level platform
Key Features
• Funding: Central Sector Scheme
• Pan Indian Sports Scholarship scheme, which would cover 1,000 most talented young athletes
each year across selected sports disciplines.
• Each athlete selected under the scheme shall receive an annual scholarship worth Rs. 5 lakh for
8 consecutive year.
• Sports Ministry wants to establish Khelo India State Centres of Excellence (KISCE) under the
Scheme to enhance India's Olympic performance.
• One KISCE will be identified in each state and union territory, with an effort to create a robust
sporting ecosystem in the entire country.
• Programme aims to promote 20 universities across the country as hubs of sporting excellence,
which would enable talented sportspersons to pursue the dual pathway of education and
competitive sports.
• The programme would cover about 200 million children in the age group of 10-18 under a
massive national physical fitness drive.
• New incentive structure to fund 500 private academies over the next four years starting FY
2020-21.
Components
Following are the 12 Components included in the Khelo India Scheme:
1. Play Field Development
2. Community Coaching Development
3. State Level Khelo India Centres
4. Annual Sports Competitions
5. Talent Search and Development
6. Utilization and Creation/ Upgradation of Sports Infrastructure
7. Support to National/Regional/State Sports Academies
8. Physical Fitness of School-going Children
9. Sports for Women
10. Promotion of Sports among persons with disabilities
11. Sports for Peace and Development
12. Promotion of rural and indigenous/tribal games
Merged Schemes
It has been formed after the merger of -
• Rajiv Gandhi Khel Abhiyan (RGKA),
• Urban Sports Infrastructure Scheme (USIS)
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• Recently (March 2021), Ministry has decided to extend Khelo India scheme from 2021-22 to
2025-26.
• An amount of Rs 8750 crore has been estimated as financial implication of the new Khelo India
Scheme (2021-22 to 2025-26).
• Khelo India Scheme is based on Gujarat’s model of “Khel Mahakumbh” in which schools and
colleges from across the country participate in 27 different disciplines.
221 Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS)

Launch Year: 2014
Aim
• To identify and support potential medal prospects for upcoming Olympic Games
• To improve India’s performance at Olympics and Paralympics
Key Features
• The scheme has been implemented within overall ambit of National Sports Development Fund
(NSDF) for providing financial assistance to elite athletes included in TOPS for their customized
training in world class training institutes/academies within the country and abroad.
• Mission Olympic Cell is a dedicated body created to assist the athletes who are selected under
the TOP Scheme.
o One of its function is to recommend financial disbursement for the customized
programs.
• This was revamped in April 2018 to establish a technical support team for managing the TOPS
athletes and providing holistic support.
• Under the Scheme, the Department of Sports shall identify athletes who are potential medal
winners in Olympics.
• The selected athletes can seek assistance under the Scheme for the following :- –
o Customized training under reputed coaches at institutes having world-class facilities.
o Participation in international competition.
o Purchase of equipment.
o Services of support staff/personnel like Physical Trainer, Sports Psychologist, Mental
Trainer and Physiotherapist etc.
o Any other support specific to the sport discipline.
o Out-of-pocket allowance of Rs. 50,000 a month to the athletes as an incentive
National Sports Development Fund (NSDF)
• The National Sports Development Fund (NSDF) was established in November, 1998 under
Charitable Endowments Act, 1890.
• Purpose of creation is to impart momentum and flexibility to assisting the cause of sports.
• Role of the Fund is supplementary to the overall policy and activities of the Department of
Sports in achieving excellence in sports.
Important Points
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• Chairperson of the Council - Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports
• Members of the Council include senior Officers of the Department of Sports, Chairman &
Managing Directors of Private and Public Sector Companies / Corporations, representatives of
Sports Promotion Boards, etc.
• The Council decides all policy matters relating to the Fund.
222 National Centre of Sports Sciences and Research (NCSSR) Scheme

Aim
To support high level research, education and innovation with respect to high performance of elite
athletes
Objectives
• Application of scientific principles to the promotion, maintenance and enhancement of sporting
performance.
• Developing athletes to their maximum potential and to prolong their competitive sporting
career.
• Dissemination of sports science information
• Testing and Certification of food supplements/Indigenous preparations.
• Application of Ayurvedic/Homeopathic Medicines in sporting performance.
• Management and rehabilitation of sports injuries
Key Features
• This scheme was erstwhile named as Indian Institute of Sports Sciences and Research (IISSR).
• The scheme has two components -
o Setting up of NCSSR centre
o Providing support (funding) for setting up of Sports Sciences Departments and Sports
Medicine Departments in selected Universities/Institutes and Medical Colleges.
• The objectives of the scheme are implemented through Sports Authority of India (SAI) and the
selected Universities/Institutes/Medical Colleges across the country.
• Amount of Rs 62.61 crore has been released since inception of the scheme.
o Funds are not sanctioned/ released state-wise.
• Further, review of the scheme takes place from time to time to achieve the desired objectives of
the scheme.
223 Scheme of Assistance to National Sports Federations (NSF)

Key Features
• Under this Scheme, the Government provides assistances to NSFs for conducting National
Championships and International tournaments in India, participation of national teams in
International tournaments in India and abroad, organizing National coaching camps, procuring
sports equipment, engagement of foreign coaches, etc.
• Under the scheme, identified promising sportspersons/teams are provided with all the
requisite facilities through respective National Sports Federation for their preparations, such as
wholesome nutritious diet, food supplements, equipments, state-of-the-art infrastructure,

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lodging & travelling facilities, services of reputed Indian and Foreign Coaches/Supporting staff,
Scientific & Medical supports, Sports Kit etc. besides financial assistance for their abroad training
and participation in International Competitions in India and abroad.
• Under the Scheme of Assistance to National Sports Federations, funds are allocated for
conducting national coaching camps, foreign exposures, national championships, purchase of
equipment, salary of coaches and sports staff, etc. for para-athletes of the country.
o They are provided all requisite facilities at par with other sportspersons, besides their
special needs.
224 ‘Sports Fund for Pension to Meritorious Sportspersons' Scheme

Objectives
To identify international competitions for this prupose i.e., Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games
and Asian Games and World Cups in Olympics and Asian Games disciplines and Para-Olympic Games
and provide this with additional financial security post retirement is originally defeted.
Key Features
• Under the scheme, assistance is provided for livelihood to sportspersons after their retirement
in the form of monthly pension.
• Under the scheme, sportspersons who are Indian citizens and have won medals in Olympic
Games, Commonwealth Games, Asian Games and World Cup / World Championship (in Olympic
and Asian Games disciplines) and Paralympic Games, are given lifelong monthly pension ranging
from Rs.12,000 to 20,000, after they attain the age of 30 years or retire from active sports,
whichever is later.
• The pension payments are made through Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) of India, for which
Ministry purchases annuities for individual pensioners by making onetime lump sum payment to
LIC.
• Sources of the Fund
o Government Grant
o By contribution to the Fund from National Welfare Fund for Sportspersons By contribution
and donations received from Private and Public Corporate Companies/Institutions.
Ministry of Road, Transport & Highways

225 Scheme for Good Samartian
Launch Year: 2021
Aim
To motivate the general public to help the road accident victims in an emergency situation.
Key Features
• The scheme will be implemented from 15th October 2021.
• Duration - Till 31st March 2026
• Under the scheme, anyone who saves the life of a road accident victim by rushing them to a
hospital within the “golden hour” will get a cash reward of Rs 5,000 and a certificate of

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appreciation.
• An individual could be awarded a maximum of five times in a year.
• The Appraisal Committee at the District Level will comprise of District Magistrate, SSP, Chief
Medical and Health Officer, RTO (Transport Department) of the concerned District will sanction
and send the cases to the concerned State/UT Transport Depart for making the payment to the
Good Samaritans.
• A State Level Monitoring Committee under Chairmanship of Principal Secretary (Home) having
Commissioner (Health) and ADGP (Traffic & Road Safety) as Members and Transport
Commissioner as Member Secretary shall do Quarterly Meetings to monitor the proper
implementation of scheme.
• Every year, the State Level Monitoring Committee of each State/UT will nominate three most
worthy proposals for national level awards on yearly basis to the Ministry of Road Transport and
Highways for further consideration.
o MoRTH would have an Appraisal Committee for this purpose and they shall review the
proposals received from the States / UTs and select the best ten Good Samaritans of the
year.
o Those selected will be given an award of Rs 1 lakh each along with a Certificate and
trophy during National Road Safety Month (NRSM).
• The details of Good Samaritan who have been awarded would be entered in a portal of the
ministry.
• There will be 10 national-level awards each year for the worthiest Good Samaritans, who
would be selected from all those who have been awarded during the whole year and they would
be given an award of Rs 1 lakh each.
Financial Outlay
Centre Government will provide Rs 5 lakh as an initial grant to the Transport Department of all
states and Union territories for rewarding the Good Samaritans.
226 GATI Web Portal

Launch Year: 2020
Key Features
• Developed By: National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) taking inspiration from PRAGATI
portal used by PMO
• The portal used by the Prime Ministers’ Officer (PMO) for monitoring projects, during the two
days long review meeting of National Highways Authority (NHAI)-Ministry projects
in Manesar, Haryana.
• GATI will be used to monitor around 500 projects of Rs 3 Lakh Crore.
• The contractors and concessionaires can raise any project related issues on the portal.
• The issues raised in the portal will be monitored by the team of NHAI offices under the Ministry
of Road Transport and Highways.
• This will bring transparency and speed up the decision making giving real GATI to highway
construction.

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227 Bhoomi Rashi Portal
Launch Year: 2018
Aim
Expediting pre-construction processes related to land acquisition
Key Features
• Developed By: Ministry of Road Transports & Highways and National Informatics Centre (NIC)
• It has fully digitized and automated the entire process of land acquisition.
• It comprises entire revenue data of country, right down to 6.4 lakh villages.
• It will be utilized for issuing notification.
• It will play instrumental role in reducing time taken for approval and publication of notifications
pertaining to land acquisition.
• The portal has been integrated with the Public Financial Management System (PFMS) for
depositing the compensation in the account of affected/ interested persons on real-time basis.
• This portal model is replicable and can be used by state governments as well as by Ministries
which directly acquire land under their relevant legal provisions.
228 Bharatmala
Launch Year: 2017
Aim
To improve road networks in India
Focus
The scheme focuses on optimizing efficiency of freight and passenger movement across the
country by bridging critical infrastructure gaps through effective interventions.
Objectives
Optimal resource allocation for a holistic highway development/improvement initiative.
Key Features
• Improving the quality of roads - The launch of the scheme has been done for bring a new wave
of development in the nation in the form of well-maintained and developed roads. Under this
project, the construction of roads, in all parts of the nation will be undertaken.
• Total road construction - As per the draft of the scheme, government and the ministry will strive
to complete new roads, which will add up to a whopping 34, 800 kms.
• Integrated scheme - Bharatmala is the name that is given to the road development and it will
include many other related schemes as well. With the completion of all the schemes, the overall
success of the scheme will be guaranteed.
• Total tenure of the program - The central government has the plans of finishing the scheme
within a span of 5 years.
• Segmentation in phases - It will be divided into 7 distinct phases. As of now, the first phase in
under construction.
• Construction on a daily basis - To finish the first phase in time, the respective department has
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efforts are being made to raise it to 30 km/day.
• Different categories of road construction - It has been highlighted in the official draft of the
scheme that to provide better connectivity, the construction of various categories of roads will
be undertaken.
• Multi-source of finding - One source will not be enough for funding a mammoth project. Thus,
the government will have to depend on other sources for generating adequate money to meet
the expenses.
Components
• National Highways Developmental Project (NHDP) – The uncompleted projects under NHDP will
also be subsumed in Bharatmala.
• Economic Corridor - As per the guidelines of the road construction project, the construction of
9000 kms of Economic Corridors will be undertaken by the central government.
• Feeder Route or Inter Corridor - The total length of the roads, which fall under the Feeder Route
or Inter Corridor category, is a whopping 6000 kms.
• National Corridor Efficiency Improvement – 5000 kms of roads, constructed under the scheme
will fall in the category of National Corridor for the better connection between roads.
• Border Road and International Connectivity - Connecting the cities and remote areas, which are
situated in the border regions, the project has kept provision for constructing 2000 kms roads
that fall in the Border Road or International Connectivity category.
• Port Connectivity and Coastal Road - To connect the areas that are dotted along the shorelines
and important ports, the central government has ordered the construction of 2000 km of roads.
• Green Field Expressway - The main stress will be given on the construction and development of
Green Field Expressway for better management of traffic and freight.
• Balance NHDP Works - Under the last segment, the project will see a construction and
maintenance of about 10,000kms of new roads.
Financing of the Project
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Launch Year: 2016
Aim
To make the roads safer by eliminating the dangerous spots on highways
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Key Features
• The scheme will eliminate dangerous road sites where accidents occur more frequently by using
the better design and road engineering.
• It will set up railings on hill roads running along deep gorges.
• Initial fund of Rs 2,000 crore to make road safer under this scheme.
230 Setu Bharatam

Launch Year: 2016
Aim
To make all national highways free of railway crossings by 2019
Objectives
Building bridges for safe and seamless travel on National Highways
Key Features
• This is being done to prevent the frequent accidents and loss of lives at level crossings.
• 208 places have been identified for construction of rail over-bridges (ROB) or underpasses
under the project.
• Around 1,500 bridges will be overhauled, widened, replaced and will be rebuilt.
Indian Bridge Management System (IBMS)
• The Ministry of Road Transport & Highways has also established an Indian Bridge Management
System (IBMS) at the Indian Academy for Highway Engineer in Noida, U.P.
• The aim is to carry out conditions survey and inventorization of all bridges on National
Highways in India by using Mobile Inspection Units.
• 11 consultancy firms have been appointed for this purpose.
231 Special Accelerated Road Development Programme in North Eastern Areas (SARDP-NE)
Launch Year: 2005
Objectives
• Up-gradation of National Highways connecting State Capitals to 2/ 4 lane;
• Providing connectivity to 88 District Headquarter towns of NER by at least 2-lane road;
• Providing road connectivity to backward and remote areas of NE region to boost socio –
economic development;
• Improving roads of strategic importance in border areas;
• Improving connectivity to neighbouring countries
Key Features
• States covered under this scheme are: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya,
Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, and Tripura.
Component of Programme
• Phase ‘A’ of SARDP-NE envisages improvement of about 4,099 km length of roads (3,014 km of
NH and 1,085 km of State roads). It is expected to be completed by 2023-24.

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• Phase ‘B’ of SARDP-NE, covers 3,723 km (2,210 km NHs and 1,513 km of State roads) of road.
Phase ‘B’ SARDP-NE shall be taken up after completion of Phase ‘A’.
• Arunachal Pradesh Package: This Package for Road & Highways involves development of about
2,319 km length of road (2,205 km of NHs & 114 km of State / General Staff / Strategic Roads).
232 Institute of Driving Training & Research (IDTR)

Implemented since: 2002-03
Objective
To set up a full-fledged training institute with driving test track to provide quality training to
commercial vehicle drivers, improve road and environment safety and strengthen overall mobility
on roads.
Key Features
• The scheme was renamed as Institute of Driving Training & Research (IDTR) in 12th FY Plan
period (2012-17) with central financial assistance of Rs.17.00 crore and land requirement of 10
acre.
• A new component as Regional Driving Training Centre (RDTCs) with less capacity with financial
assistance of Rs.5.00 crore and land requirement (3 acre) as Tier II in the 12th Five Year plan
period was added.
• The financial implication of IDTR was revised from 17.00 crore to 18.50 crore during the 14th
Financial cycle.
• The scheme provides for engaging services of private partners for establishment, course
content, curriculum, technical assistance, running and management of the IDTRs.
• The details of main activities/ programmes at institutions are -
o Impart Induction Training Course in Heavy Motor Vehicle Driving.
o Impart Induction Training Course in Light Motor Vehicles Driving.
o Conduct Training Course for Driving Instructors of Private Driving Schools.
o Conduct three-days Training Course on Safe Transportation of Hazardous Goods.
o Conduct one-day Refresher Training Course on Safe Transportation of Hazardous Goods.
o Conduct Refresher and Orientation Training Course for Drivers who are in service.
o Test and select drivers by various organisations.
• Ministry of Road Transport & Highways provides one time grant for setting up of IDTR, RDTC
and DTC under the scheme for creation of various types of facilities which inter alia includes
classroom, teaching aid, driving test tracts simulators etc.
• The scheme is a national-wide scheme covering all States/UTs.
Continuation of the scheme during the 15th Finance Commission Cycle i.e. FY 2021-22 to FY 2025-26
has been approved by the Competent Authority.
Ministry of Civil Aviation

233 Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for Drones and Drone Components
Launch Year: 2021
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• For MSME and startups in terms of annual sales turnover at a nominal level - Rs 2 cr (for drones)
and Rs 50 lakhs (for drone components).
• For non-MSME companies in terms of annual sales turnover has been kept at Rs 4 crore (for
drones) and Rs 1 crore (for drone components).
Key Features
• Tenure - 3 years starting in FY 2021-22
o PLI scheme will be extended or redrafted after studying its impact in consultation with
the industry.
• The incentive for a manufacturer of drones and drone components shall be as high as 20% of
the value addition made by her.
• The value addition shall be calculated as the annual sales revenue from drones and drone
components (net of GST) minus the purchase cost (net of GST) of drone and drone components.
• Government has agreed to keep the PLI rate constant at 20% for all three years, an exceptional
treatment given only to the drone industry.
• The Government has agreed to fix the minimum value addition norm at 40% of net sales for
drones and drone components instead of 50%, another exceptional treatment given to the
drone industry.
• The PLI scheme covers a wide variety of drone components -
o Airframe, propulsion systems(engine and electric), power systems, batteries and
associated components, launch and recovery systems
o Inertial Measurement Unit, Inertial Navigation System, flight control module, ground
control station and associated components
o Communications systems (radio frequency, transponders, satellite-based etc.)
o Cameras, sensors, spraying systems and related payload etc.
o 'Detect and Avoid’ system, emergency recovery system, trackers etc. and other
components critical for safety and security.
• The list of eligible components may be expanded by the Government from time to time, as the
drone technology evolves.
• The Government has agreed to widen the coverage of the incentive scheme to include
developers of drone-related IT products also.
• The incentive payable to a manufacturer of drones and drone components shall be simply one-
fifth of her value addition.
• PLI for a manufacturer shall be capped at 25% of total annual outlay.
• In case a manufacturer fails to meet the threshold for the eligible value addition for a particular
financial year, she will be allowed to claim the lost incentive in the subsequent year if she makes
up the shortfall in the subsequent year.
Rs 120 crore spread over three financial years.
• The scheme will lead to investments worth Rs 5,000 Crore, increase in eligible sales of Rs 1500
crore and create additional employment of about 10,000 jobs.

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234 Krishi UDAN 2.0
Launched in – 2021
Aim
To channelise the immense potential of Indian agriculture with the logistical help of civil aviation
towards the goal of doubling farmers'' income and making them self-reliant
Key Features
• The enhanced version of the Krishi UDAN scheme was formulated with support from AAI Cargo
Logistics and Allied Services Company Limited (AAICLAS) - a 100% subsidiary of the Airports
Authority of India and Invest India.
• Under the scheme, cargo-related infrastructure will be built in airports of north-east, hilly and
tribal regions to assist farmers in transporting agriculture products
• It offers full waiver of Landing, Parking, Terminal Navigation & Landing Charges (TNLC) and
Route Navigation Facility Charges (RNFC) charges for Indian freighters and P2C (passenger
aircraft that are being used to just transport cargo) at selected Airports of Airport Authority of
India primarily, focusing on NER, Hilly and Tribal region.
o Full waiver of airport charges would be granted at select airports even if the agricultural
cargo is less than 50% of the total chargeable weight carried
• Centre will facilitate the development of hub and spoke model in India and create cargo
terminals at the airports in a phase-wise manner
• Government will encourage states to reduce sales tax to 1% on aviation turbine fuel that is
used in freighter aircraft and passenger aircraft that are being used to just transport cargo.
• Various government departments and regulatory bodies will collaborate with the civil aviation
ministry to provide freight forwarders, airlines and other stakeholders with incentives and
concessions to carry more agriculture products.
• The comprehensive policy programme will also help alleviate wastage of farm produce, increase
value of farm produce and link them to global markets, thereby making Indian agriculture more
sustainable and profitable
• Krishi UDAN 2.0 will be implemented at 53 airports across the country mainly focusing on
Northeast and tribal regions.
• Ministry plans to be pilot the scheme for 6 months, and, will introduce amendments based on
results of the evaluation & consultations with other stakeholders.
• Ministry is also developing an online platform named E-Kushal (Krishi Udaan for Sustainable
Holistic Agri-Logistics), which will facilitate information dissemination to all stakeholders
regarding the transportation of agricultural produce.
• E-Kushal will also assist in coordinating, monitoring and evaluating the Krishi UDAN 2.0 scheme.
• The MoCA has also proposed a convergence of E-Kushal with the National Agriculture Market
(e-NAM) platform
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Launch Year: 2020

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• It was announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman during the Budget announcement
for 2020-21.
Key Features
• Under this scheme, the crops of Indian farmers will be transported from one place to another
through special airplanes. It focuses on transportation of milk, meat, fish, fruits etc.
• This will be done on, as quickly as possible basis, so that crops can reach markets on time.
• Through this initiative, farmers will get good income from their produce.
• Under this scheme, Central, State and Airport authorities will give subsidy on rates to some
airlines.
• This scheme waived airport charges such as parking charges and terminal navigational landing
charges on select Indian airports for air cargo operators if the agricultural cargo is over 50 per
cent of the total chargeable weight carried.
236 NABH (Nextgen Airports for Bharat) Nirman Initiative

Launch Year: 2018
Aim
To expand airport capacity more than 5 times to handle a billion trips a year
Key Features
• This scheme constitutes investments to be made in airport upgrade by both the private sector
and the state-owned Airports Authority of India (AAI) in the due course of time.
• The scheme is to establish about 100 airports in 15 years at an estimated investment of Rs 4
lakh crore – a large percentage of the investment is to come from the private sector.
• Improving passenger amenities, promoting cargo handling facilities and early
operationalization of 56 new airports under UDAN scheme will be the focus areas.
• Key Aspects: The three key aspects are:
o Fair and equitable land acquisition.
o Long-term master plan for airport and regional development and
o Balanced economics for all stakeholders.
237 Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik

Launch Year: 2016
Aim
It aimed at making air travel affordable and widespread, to boost inclusive national economic
development, job growth and air transport infrastructure development of all regions and states of
India.
Objectives
• It envisages providing connectivity to un-served and under-served airports of the country
through revival of existing air-strips and airports.
Key Features
• It also known as UDAN-RCS (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik – Regional Connectivity Scheme).
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• It has a unique demand and market-based model to develop regional connectivity. RCS will be
operational only in States and at airports/aerodromes/helipads which commit and support the
scheme by providing concessions as required in the scheme.
• The scheme would be in operation for a period of 10 years.
• Under the scheme, the Government offers incentives to airlines to flag off new flights to
neglected smaller cities and towns by providing Viability Gap Funding to make these operations
profitable.
• Airlines are required to bid for exclusive rights to fly on the regional routes opened up under
the scheme.
• They must sell a specific number of seats on each flight at a fixed fare of Rs 2,500 for one hour
of flying.
o In the case of helicopter operations, allowed for the first time now, fares are capped
at Rs 2,500 for a 30-minute flight.
• Airlines have to provide 50% of the seats (minimum of 9 and a maximum of 40 UDAN Seats) at
subsidized rates. Remaining 50% seats will be priced at market rate.
o For helicopters, if seats are less than or equal to 13 then it is required to provide
100% as RCS seats, but if capacity is more than 13 then maximum 13 will be
considered as RCS seats.
• Support in the form of Concessions and Viability Gap Funding will be provided to selected
operators for RCS routes under the scheme.
• Airport/Aerodrome/Helipad operators: No landing charges, parking charges and Terminal
Navigation Landing Charges will be imposed for RCS flights etc
Implementing Agency – Airport Authority of India
• The UDAN 4.1 round is focused on connecting smaller airports, along with special helicopter and
seaplane routes.
• The scheme gives special focus on the northeast region, hilly states and islands.
• In addition to these, some new routes have been proposed under the Sagaramala Seaplane
Services in consultation with the Ministry of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways.
Ministry of Coal
238 Coal Mine Surveillance and Management System (CMSMS)
Launch Year: 2018
Objectives
Reporting, monitoring and taking suitable action on unauthorized coal mining activities.
Key Features
• Developed by: Central Mine Planning and Design Institute (CMPDI) and Bhaskarcharya Institute
of Space Application and Geo-informatics (BISAG)
• The CMSMS is web based GIS application through which location of sites for unauthorized
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• The basic platform used in the system is of MeiTY’s map which provides village level
information.
• The system will use satellite data to detect changes by which unauthorized mining activity
extending beyond the allotted lease area can be detected and suitable action can be taken on it.
• The CMSMS will also provide other important information like reclamation work being done by
Coal India Limited which is being monitored every year by CMPDI using satellite data .
239 Khan Prahari App

Launch Year: 2018
Key Features
• Developed By: Central Mine Planning and Design Institute (CMPDI) and Bhaskarcharya Institute
of Space Application and Geo-informatics (BISAG)
• It is tool used for reporting any activity taking place related to illegal coal mining like rat hole
mining, pilferage etc.
• Using it, one can upload geo-tagged photographs of incident along with textual information
directly to system.
• It uses both satellite data and human information to capture information on unauthorized
mining activities.
• Once incident is reported through this app, information will be automatically directed to nodal
officers to take suitable action on those activities.
240 SHAKTI (Scheme for Harnessing and Allocating Koyala Transparently in India)
Launch Year: 2017
Objectives
• To make coal available to all the Thermal Power Plants of the country in a transparent and
objective manner
• Ensure that the benefits of linkage coal are transferred to the end consumers.
Key Features
• The policy also offered a potential solution to the lack of coal linkages to 17 power plants with
capacity of about 15,000 MW, which were part of the 34 power plants (of about 40,000 MW)
declared as stressed.
• It aims to phase out the present Letter of Assurance and Fuel Supply Agreement (FSA)-based
regime, and instead introduce a more transparent and competitive coal allocation policy.
• New and more transparent auction-based coal linkage policy
• Thermal Power Plants (TPP) having Letter of Assurances shall be eligible to sign Fuel Supply
Agreement after ensuring that the plants are commissioned, respective milestones (like
achieving financial closure, obtaining clearances etc.) met, all specified conditions of the Letter
of Assurances fulfilled within specified timeframe and where nothing adverse is detected against
the Letter of Assurances holders.
• Thermal Power Plants (part of 78000 MW) that could not be commissioned by Financial Year
2015 shall now be eligible for coal drawl if the plants are commissioned before Financial Year
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• The policy was amended in March 2019 specifically to aid stressed projects based on the
recommendations of a High-Level Empowered Committee.
UTTAM (UNLOCKING TRANSPARENCY BY THIRD PARTY ASSESSMENT OF MINED COAL) App
Launch Year: 2018
Developed by: Ministry of Coal and Coal India Limited (CIL)
Aim: It aims to provide an App for all citizens and coal consumers to monitor the process of Third
Party Sampling of coal across CIL subsidiaries.
Key Features:
• UTTAM App ensures accountability, transparency, effectiveness and efficiency in coal
ecosystem.
• It provides a platform for monitoring of sampling and coal dispatches.
• It has interactive map-based view to provide holistic coverage of coal quality across subsidiaries.
• The App is designed with an aim to make the citizens a stakeholder in the coal ecosystem.
• It ensures transparency and efficiency in the coal quality monitoring process and brings coal
governance closer to people.
Ministry of New & Renewable Energy

241 PLI Scheme 'National Programme on High Efficiency Solar PV (Photo Voltic) Modules'
Launch Year: 2021
Aim
To promote manufacturing of high efficiency solar PV modules in India and thus reduce import
dependence in the area of Renewable Energy
Objectives
• To build up solar PV manufacturing capacity of high efficiency modules.
• To bring cutting edge technology to India for manufacturing high efficiency modules. The
scheme will be technology agnostic in that it will allow all technologies. However, technologies
which result in better module performance will be incentivized.
• To promote setting up of integrated plants for better quality control and competitiveness.
• To develop an ecosystem for sourcing of local material in solar manufacturing.
• Employment generation and technological self-sufficiency.
Key Features
• Outlay - Rs.4,500 crore
• PLI will be disbursed for 5 years post commissioning of solar PV manufacturing plants, on sales
of high efficiency solar PV modules.
• PLI amount will increase with increased module efficiency and increased local value addition.
• Solar PV manufacturers will be selected through a transparent competitive bidding process.
• Manufacturers will be rewarded for higher efficiencies of solar PV modules and also for
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• The applicants are required to set-up either brownfield or greenfield manufacturing facility for
the entire capacity allotted under the scheme.
• The minimum capacity of the manufacturing unit to be installed shall be 1,000 Megawatt.
• The PLI will be disbursed to the successful applicants annually for a period of five years.
Implementing Agency: Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA)
Expected Outcomes
• Additional 10,000 MW capacity of integrated solar PV manufacturing plants.
• Direct investment of around Rs.17,200 crore in solar PV manufacturing projects.
• Demand of Rs.17,500 crore over 5 years for 'Balance of Materials'
• Direct employment of about 30,000 and Indirect employment of about 1,20,000 persons.
• Import substitution of around Rs.17,500 crore every year.
• Impetus to Research & Development to achieve higher efficiency in solar PV modules
242 National Hydrogen Mission

Launch Year: 2021
Aim
To make India a global hub for the production and export of green hydrogen and fuel cells
technologies across the values chain.
Key Features
• It will focus deeply on the generation of green hydrogen which is extracted from clean and
green power sources and enable its commercial viability as a transportation fuel.
• The Mission will put forward specific strategy for the short term (4 years), and broad strokes
principles for long term (10 years and beyond).
• The Government of India will facilitate demand creation in identified segments.
Major Activities
• Creating volumes and infrastructure
• Demonstrations in niche applications
• Goal-oriented Research & Development
• Facilitative policy support
• A robust framework for standards and regulations for hydrogen technologies
243 Solar Project Scheme

Objectives
To set up solar PV projects through Government Producers using domestic cells & modules in
WTO compliant manner to facilitate national energy security and environment sustainability for
Government purpose
Eligibile Organization
Government Producers (PSUs/ Govt. Orgns.) which are under administrative control or have 50%
shareholding of Central / State Govt
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Key Features
• Duration - 2019-20 to 2022-23
• Under the scheme, the power produced by the government producers can be used on payment
of mutually agreed usage charges of not more than Rs. 2.45/unit for self-use or use by Govt./
Govt. entities, either directly or through DISCOMS.
• The maximum permissible VGF is Rs. 70 lakh per megawatt.
• The actual VGF to the Government producer will be decided through bidding process using the
VGF amount as a bid parameter to select the project developer.
• The maximum permissible VGF amount will be reviewed from time to time, by MNRE, and will
be reduced if the cost difference comes down.
Implementing Agency: Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Limited (IREDA)
244 Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha Evam Utthaan Mahaabhiyan (KUSUM) Scheme
Launch Year: 2019
Aim
To add solar and other renewable capacity of 30.8 gigawatt (GW) by 2022 with total central
financial support of Rs. 34,035 Crore.
Key Features
• The scheme will open a stable and continuous source of income to the rural land owners for a
period of 25 years by utilisation of their dry/uncultivable land.
Components
This scheme has three components –
Addition of 10,000 MW of solar capacity through installation of small solar power plants of
capacity up to 2 MW
• Small solar power plants of capacity up to 2 MW can be set-up by individual farmers/
cooperatives / panchayats / Farmer Producer Organisations (FPO) on barren/ fallow/marshy/
pasture or cultivable lands.
• If cultivated fields are chosen for setting up solar power plants, the solar panels are set up above
a minimum height so that the farmer can continue to grow crops below solar panels.
• Power generated from solar plants will be purchased by the Distribution Companies (DISCOMs)
at tariffs determined by the respective State Electricity Regulatory Commissions (SERCs).
• The plant can be installed by the farmer or he can provide his land on lease to a developer, who
will install the plant.
• The scheme will open a stable and continuous source of income to the rural land owners for 25
years.
• Farmers will earn up to Rs. 25000 per acre per year if the plant is installed by a developer/ CPSU
on the land leased by the farmer and up to Rs. 65000 per acre per year if they install the plant
themselves by taking loan from the banks.
• RBI has included this Component under priority sector lending and therefore Banks will provide
loan at competitive rates and on soft terms.
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stations in order to avoid high cost of transmission lines and losses.
• DISCOMs will invite applications from interested beneficiaries. The selected applicants will have
to sign PPAs for 25 years with DISCOMs and install the plant as per the provisions of the scheme
guidelines and applicable rules and regulations.
• The solar power purchased under this component will also help the DISCOMs to meet their
Renewable Energy Purchase Obligation (RPO) target.
Installation of 20 lakh standalone Solar Powered Agriculture Pumps
• Individual farmers can replace their existing diesel pumps with solar pumps.Group of farmers,
such as Water User Associations and community/cluster based irrigation systems will also be
covered under this component.
• This component will benefit 20 lakh farmers in off-grid areas, where there is no source of
electric powerfor irrigation.
• It will also help in increasing the farmer’s income and living conditions.
• Central Financial Assistance (CFA) of 30% of the benchmark cost (fixed by MNRE every year) of
the stand-alone solar agriculture pump will be provided.
• The State Government will give a subsidy of 30% and the remaining 40% will be provided by the
farmer.
• In North-Eastern States, Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh,
Lakshadweep and A&N Islands, higher CFA up to 50% of the benchmark cost of the standalone
solar pump will be provided.
• All solar pumps installed under this Component will be provided with remote monitoring
systems so that the functioning of any pump can be monitored on a real-time basis.
Solarization of 15 Lakh Grid-connected Solar Powered Agriculture Pumps
• Government of India will provide 30% subsidy for solarisation of agricultural feeders.This will
lower the cost of capital and cost of power.
• The farmers will get day-time reliable power for irrigation free of cost or at tariff fixed by their
respective state.
• The requirement of total annual power for an agriculture feeder will be assessed and a
solar power plant of capacity that can cater to the requirement of annual power for that
agriculture feeder can be installed either through DISCOM’s own expenditure (CAPEX mode) or
utilising the services of independent Renewable Energy Service Company (RESCO mode)
• In CAPEX mode, the annual subsidy being presently provided for supply of electricity to
agriculture pumps by State Government can be used to repay the loan in five to six years after
which solar power will be available free of cost and outflow from State Government’s exchequer
on account of electricity subsidy for agriculture will come to an end.
• For installation of feeder level solar power plant, CFA of 30% (50% in case of NE States, hilly
states/ UTs and Island UTs) will be provided for CAPEX/ RESCO Mode by Central Government
and balance will be met through loan from NABARD/PFC/REC.
Implementing Agency
State Nodal Agencies (SNAs) of MNRE will coordinate with States/UTs, Discoms and farmers for
implementation of the scheme.
Expected outcome
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• Day-time reliable power for irrigation
• De-dieselization of farm sector by replacing Diesel Pumps with Solar Pumps
• Enhancing Farmers’ Income: PM-KUSUM will serve this objective by replacing high cost diesel
with less expensive solar energy under Component-B and by enabling farmers to sell surplus
solar power at a pre-determined rate to DISCOMS under Component-C.
• Reducing the agriculture electricity subsidy burden on states and improving the financial health
of DISCOMs: The annual subsidy can be used to repay the loan in 5 to 6 years after which solar
power will be available free of cost and outflow from State Government’s exchequer on account
of electricity subsidy for agriculture will come to an end. It will also contribute to reducing
transmission losses, further helping the financial health of DISCOMs.
• Curbing Climate Change: PM-KUSUM will lead to reducing carbon emissions by as much as 32
million tonnes of CO2 per annum.
• Boosting Domestic Solar Manufacturing: PM-KUSUM has a mandatory requirement for
deploying domestically produced solar cells and modules under Component B and C. This will
create demand of 20.8 GW for domestically produced solar cells and modules and thus give a
fillip to domestic solar manufacturing.
• Reducing the Import Bill: PM-KUSUM will lead to an annual reduction in diesel consumption of
1.38 billion litres per annum, thus reducing the import bill on account of petroleum products.
245 Grid-connected Rooftop Solar Scheme (Phase II)

Launch Year: 2019
Objectives
• To promote grid connected RTS in all consumer segments, viz., residential, institutional, social,
Govt., commercial, industrial etc.
• To bring DISCOMs at forefront as key drivers for rapid deployment of RTS.
• To create awareness, capacity building, human resource development, etc.
• To promote sustainable business models.
• To create additional RTS capacity of 38000 MW in the country by 31 December 2022 out of
which a capacity of 4000 MW in residential sector with Central Financial Assistance and 34000
MW in other sectors (i.e., Social, Government, educational, PSUs, Statutory /Autonomous
bodies, Private Commercial, Industrial Sectors etc.) by suitably incentivizing DISCOMs
• To promote domestic manufacturing of solar cells and module
Target
To achieve a cumulative capacity of 40,000 MW from Rooftop Solar Projects by the year 2022.
Key Features
• This scheme is being implemented in the state by distribution companies (DISCOMs).
• In the Phase-II Programme Central Financial Assistance (CFA) for the residential sector has been
restructured with availability of 40% CFA for RTS systems up to 3 kW capacity and 20% for RTS
system capacity beyond 3 kW and up to 10 kW.
• For Group Housing Societies/Residential Welfare Associations (GHS/RAW), CFA will be limited
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CFA for GHS/RAW will be limited to 10 kW per house with maximum total capacity upto 500
kWp, inclusive of RTS put in individual houses in the GHS/RWA.
• CFA under residential category will be provided for 4000 MW capacity and the same will be
provided on the basis of benchmark cost or tender cost, which is lower.
• Central financial support will not be available for other category i.e., institutional, educational,
social, government, commercial, industrial, etc.
• Under Phase-II Programme, focus will be on increased involvement of DISCOMs.
• Performance based incentives will be provided to DISCOMs based on RTS capacity achieved in a
financial year (i.e. 1st April to 31st March every year till the duration of the scheme) over and
above the base capacity i.e. cumulative capacity achieved at the end of previous financial year.
• The major components of this phase II of the programme are –
o Component A: Setting up of 4000 MW of grid connected rooftop solar projects in
residential sector with Central Financial Assistance (CFA
o Component B: Incentives to Electricity Distribution Companies (DISCOMs) based on
achievement towards initial 18000 MW of grid connected rooftop solar plants
246 Atal Jyoti Yojana (AJAY)

Launch Year: 2016
Aim
To illuminate dark regions through establishment of solar street lights.
Objectives
• Lighting up the roads, streets and intersections in remote areas/ villages that do not have
adequate Street Lights.
• Lighting at Bus Stops/Market Places/Public Conveniences, etc.
• Lighting up the road and streets in rural, semi urban and urban areas to reduce their expenses
on energy consumption.
• Improvement in the quality of life of the people.
• Training programmes for maintenance and protection for wide dissemination and to popularize
solar technology.
• Install Solar Energy based Systems for demonstration and replication.
• Improve safety & security in rural, semi urban and urban areas through better lighting in public
areas.
Key Features
• It is a sub-scheme under Off- Grid and Decentralized Solar Application Scheme of MNRE.
• The objective of this scheme is to provide ‘Solar Street Lighting Systems’ for public use, for
demonstration and replication, which will help in popularizing solar energy in a big way.
• It is proposed to involve Hon’ble Members of Parliament (MP) from the Lok Sabha in the first
phase of the scheme.
• It is proposed to install Solar Street Lighting Systems in rural, semi urban and urban areas in
the states where household electrification is less than 50% as per 2011 Census. Five states
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• ATAL LED bulbs can be purchased at a price between Rs 75.
• Under Phase-II of AJAY Scheme, solar street lights with LED capacity of 12W were being installed
in parliamentary constituencies covered under the Scheme.
• Coverage under Phase II
o States covered during Phase I - Uttar Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand, and Odisha
o Hilly states of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand.
o North-eastern states including Sikkim
o Islands of Andaman Nicobar and Lakshadweep
o Parliamentary constituencies covering 48 Aspirational districts of states other than those
covered above.
Phases of the Scheme

• The Phase I was implemented during September 2016 - March 2018. The Phase II is being
implemented during 2018-19 and 2019-20.
• AJAY Phase-II was launched by the ministry on 18 April 2018, which was initially valid for a
period of one year. MNRE had later extended the implementation of the scheme till 31 March
2021.
Funding
75% of the cost of Solar Street Lighting System through MNRE budget, and the remaining 25%
should be provided from MPLADS Funds, Panchayat Funds or Municipalities and other Urban Local
Bodies (ULBs) Funds
Note: Ministry has decided to close the Phase-II of AJAY Scheme from 1 April, 2020 due to COVID-
19.
247 National Solar Mission

Launch Year: 2010
Aim
• To promote ecologically sustainable growth while addressing India’s energy security challenge.
• To establish India as a global leader in solar energy by creating the policy conditions for its
deployment across the country
Target
• The Mission has set the ambitious target of deploying 20,000 MW of grid connected solar
power by 2022, which was revised to 1,00,000 MW by 2022 with investment of Rs 6 lakh crore.
• The target will principally comprise of 40 GW Rooftop and 60 GW through Large and Medium
Scale Grid Connected Solar Power Projects.
• The target also includes setting up of dedicated manufacturing capacities for poly silicon
material to annually make about 2 GW capacity of solar cells
• To create favourable conditions for solar manufacturing capability, particularly solar thermal
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• To promote programmes for off grid applications, reaching 1000 MW by 2017 and 2000 MW by
2022 .
• To achieve 15 million sq. meters solar thermal collector area by 2017 and 20 million by 2022.
• To deploy 20 million solar lighting systems for rural areas by 2022.
Key Features
• It is also known as Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission.
• It is one of the eight key National Mission’s which comprise India’s National Action Plan on
Climate Change (NAPCC).
• It is a major initiative of the Government of India and State Governments to promote
ecologically sustainable growth while addressing India’s energy security challenge.
• Capital subsidy will be provided for Rooftop Solar projects in various cities and towns, for
Viability Gap Funding (VGF) based projects to be developed through the Solar Energy
Corporation of India (SECI) and for decentralized generation through small solar projects
• Phases of the Mission: The Mission will adopt a 3 - phase approach, Phase 1 (2010 - 2013),
Phase 2 (2014 - 17) and Phase 3 (2017 - 22).
Mission Strategy
• To create necessary environment to attract industry and project developers for investment in
power generation, manufacturing.
• To work closely with State governments, regulators, power utilities and local self-government
bodies.
Finance
The fund requirements for the Mission would be met from the following sources or combinations –
• Budgetary support for the activities under the National Solar Mission established under the
MNRE.
• International Funds under the UNFCCC framework, which would enable upscaling of Mission
targets
National Solar Science Fellowship Programme
Launch Year: 2011
Nodal Ministry: Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE)
Aim
The programme aims to provide opportunities to Indian Scientist desirous of working in the fore
front areas of science, engineering and technology in selected prestigious institutions in India for
the development of knowledge base in science of solar energy, technology and product
development.
Key Features
• The Solar Science Fellows will work for a period of 3 years at their chosen host institution to
undertake research in the thrust areas identified by the Fellowship Management Committee
while also strengthening connections across the participating schools/institutions.
• The total number of Fellowships at any point of time will be limited to 10 only.
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more years on year to year basis depending upon the progress of the work done by the Fellow.
• The programme is open to all Scientists working in the field of solar energy sciences, engineering
and technology including those currently employed in Government of India/ State
Government/Public Institutions and those who are not currently associated with any public
institution but are working in the area and eager to pursue a specific research that is beneficial
to the Government of India.
248 Green Energy Corridor Scheme

Aim
Synchronizing electricity produced from renewable sources, such as solar and wind, with
conventional power stations in the grid
Key Features
• The project is being implemented by 8 renewable rich States of Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan,
Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, and Madhya Pradesh.
• The project is being implemented in these States by the respective State Transmission Utilities
(STUs).
• The funding mechanism consists of 40% from the Government of India Grant (total Rs. 4056.67
crores), 20% from State Equity and 40% from the loan from KfW, Germany (500 million EUR).
• The Central grant is disbursed in two installments to the STUs -
o 70% Advance on the award of contract, and
o Balance 30% after successful commissioning and three months of performance testing.
Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying

249 Dairy Sahakar Scheme
Launch Year: 2021
Aim
To encourage the cooperative dairy businesses in the country which will help realize the vision
of “from cooperation to prosperity”.
Objectives
• To double the income of farmers
• To boost Atma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan
Key Features
• Financial Assistance: Financial support will be extended by NCDC to eligible cooperatives for
activities such as bovine development, milk procurement, processing, quality assurance, value
addition, branding, packaging, marketing, transportation and storage of milk and milk products.
• Convergence with other schemes: Various schemes of Government of India or State
Government or Development agencies or bilateral/multilateral assistance or CSR mechanism will
be converged.
• The scheme will have a total investment of Rs 5,000 crore.

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Implemented By: National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC)
250 National Digital Livestock Mission (NDLM)

Launch Year: 2021
Aim
To create a farmer-centric, technology-enabled ecosystem where the farmers are able to realize
better income through livestock activities with the right information.
Key Features
• NDLM is a digital platform developed by Department of Dairy and Animal Husbandry and
National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) on the foundation of the existing Information
Network for Animal Productivity and Health (INAPH).
• The bedrock of NDLM will be the unique identification of all livestock, which will be the
foundation for all the state and national level programmes including domestic and international
trade.
• The farmers will be able to effortlessly access the markets, irrespective of their location or
holdings through this digital platform as a wide-range of stake-holders will be connected in this
ecosystem.
• This system will also include robust animal breeding systems, nutrition, disease surveillance,
disease control programmes and a traceability mechanism for animals and animal products.
251 Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY)

Launch Year: 2020
Aim
• Sustainable and responsible development of fisheries sector
• Promote sustainable fish production systems/methods with minimal environmental impacts to
support more crop per drop
• Enhancing of fish production and productivity through expansion, intensification, diversification
and productive utilization of land and water
• Modernizing and strengthening of value chain - post-harvest management and quality
improvement
• Robust fisheries management and regulatory framework
Target
• Fish Production and Productivity
o Increasing fish production to 22 million metric tons by 2024-25 from 13.75 million metric
tons in 2018-19.
o Enhancing aquaculture productivity to 5 tons per hectare from the current national
average of 3 tons.
o Augmenting domestic fish consumption from 5 kg to 12 kg per capita.
• Economic Value Addition
o Increasing contribution of fisheries sector to the Agriculture GVA to about 9% by 2024-25
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o Doubling export earnings to Rs.1,00,000 crores by 2024-25 from Rs.46,589 crores in
2018-19.
o Facilitating private investment and growth of entrepreneurship in the fisheries sector.
o Reduction of post-harvest losses from the reported 20-25% to about 10%.
• Enhancing Income and Employment Generation
o Generating 55 lakh direct and indirect employment opportunities along the value chain.
o Doubling the incomes of fishers and fish farmers.
Intended Beneficiaries
Fishers, Fish farmers, Fish workers, Fish vendors, SCs/STs/Women/Differently abled persons,
Fisheries cooperatives/Federations, FFPOs, Fisheries Development corporations, Self Help Groups
(SHGs)/Joint Liability Groups (JLGs) and Individual Entrepreneurs, State Governments/UTs and their
entities including, State Fisheries Development Boards (SFDB) and Central Government and its
entities
Key Features
• PMMSY will be implemented in all the States and Union Territories for a period of 5 years from
FY 2020-21 to FY 2024-25.
• Integrated Modern Coastal Fishing Villages will be developed under PMMSY with investment of
Rs. 750 crore to leverage Blue economy/Blue growth.
• A well-structured implementation framework would be established for effective planning and
implementation of PMMSY.
• ‘Cluster or area-based approach’ would be followed with requisite forward and backward
linkages and end to end solutions.
• Thrust will be given for infusing new and emerging technologies like Re-circulatory Aquaculture
Systems, Biofloc, Aquaponics, Cage Cultivation etc. to enhance production and productivity,
quality, productive utilization of waste lands and water for Aquaculture.
• Special focus on Coldwater fisheries development and expansion of Aquaculture in Brackish
Water and Saline Areas.
• Activities like Mariculture, Seaweed cultivation and Ornamental Fisheries having potential to
generate huge employment will be promoted.
• The PMMSY is an umbrella scheme with two separate Components namely –
o Central Sector Scheme (CS)
o Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) - It is further segregated into Non-beneficiary
oriented and beneficiary orientated subcomponents/activities under the following three
broad heads:
✓ Enhancement of Production and Productivity
✓ Infrastructure and Post-harvest Management
✓ Fisheries Management and Regulatory Framework
Financial Outlay:
• This scheme has been approved at a total estimated investment of Rs. 20,050 crores comprising
of Central share of Rs. 9407 crores, State share of Rs 4880 crores and Beneficiaries contribution
of Rs. 5763 crores
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o Centrally Sponsored Scheme Component – Rs 18330 crore
Implementing Agencies
The PMMSY would be implemented through the following agencies –
• Central Government and its entities including National Fisheries Development Board
• State/UT Governments and their entities
• State Fisheries Development Boards
• Any other End Implementing Agencies as decided by Department of Fisheries
252 Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund

Launch Year: 2020
Objectives
• To help increasing of milk and meat processing capacity and product diversification thereby
providing greater access for unorganized rural milk and meat producers to organized milk and
meat market.
• To make available increased price realization for the producer.
• To make available quality milk and meat products for the domestic consumer.
• To fulfill the objective of protein enriched quality food requirement of the growing population
of the country and prevent malnutrition in one of the highest malnourished children population
in the world.
• Develop entrepreneurship and generate employment.
• To promote exports and increase the export contribution in the milk and meat sector.
• To make available quality concentrated animals feed to the cattle, buffalo, sheep, goat, pig and
poultry to provide balanced ration at affordable prices.
Eligible beneficiaries with minimum 10% margin money contribution
• Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs),
• MSMEs,
• Section 8 Companies,
• Private Companies and
• Individual entrepreneur
• The balance 90% would be the loan component to be made available by scheduled banks
Key Features
• It has been set up with worth of Rs. 15000 crores under AtmaNirbhar Bharat Abhiyan stimulus
package.
• AHIDF has been approved for incentivizing investments by eligible beneficiaries to establish -
o Dairy processing and value addition infrastructure,
o Meat processing and value addition infrastructure
o Animal Feed Plant.
• Government will provide 3% interest subvention to eligible beneficiaries.
• There will be 2 years moratorium period for principal loan amount and 6 years repayment
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• A Credit Guarantee fund of Rs. 750 crores will also be set up by the Government and will be
managed by NABARD
• AHIDF will incentivize the following activities -
o Incentivizing the dairy processing and diversified products’ infrastructure
o Incentivizing the meat and meat product processing infrastructure
o Incentivizing establishment of feed manufacturing unit.
Implementing Agency – Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying
253 National Artificial Insemination Programme (NAIP)

Launch Year: 2019
• PM Modi has launched NAIP from Mathura, Uttar Pradesh.
Aim
To inseminate over 1 crore bovines in 6 months & ear-tag them with ‘Pashu Aadhaar’ which is a
unique identification provided to the animals so as to enable the Government to identify and track
the animals uniquely with all details such as the breed, age, gender and owner details.
Key Features
• Duration: 2019-20 to 2023-24
• This programme covers 600 chosen districts including aspirational districts as identified by NITI
Aayog.
• The NAIP is a campaign mode genetic upgradation program covering all breeds of bovines to
enhance the milk production using low cost breeding technology for improving genetic merit of
milch animals with high quality seed.
• The gestation period for getting the benefits from the AI bovine is approximately 3 years.
• Every cow and buffalo under AI will be tagged and can be tracked through the Information
Network on Animal Productivity and Health (INAPH) Database.
• Under NAIP Phase I, 76 lakh bovines have been covered, 90 lakh AIs performed and more than
32 lakh farmers have been benefitted.
• The NAIP Phase-II has been initiated from 1st August 2020 in 604 districts (50,000 animals per
district).
• NAIP Phase 3 will be implemented in 597 identified districts having less than 50% A.I coverage
from 1st August 2021 to 31st May 2022 over a period of 10 months covering around 3 Crore
breedable bovine female populations.
254 National Animal Disease Control Programme

Launch Year: 2019 (from Mathura in Uttar Pradesh)
Aim
• For eradicating the Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) and Brucellosis in the livestock.
• To control livestock diseases by 2025 and eradicate these by 2030.
• Vaccinating 36 Million Female Bovine Calves annually in its fight against the Brucellosis disease.
• Vaccinating over 600 million livestock including cattle, buffalo, sheep, goats and pigs against the
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Key Features
• The project, which will cost Rs 13,343 crores for a period of 5 years till 2024, will be funded
entirely by the government.
• Vaccinating 100% cattle, buffalo, sheep, goat and pig population for FMD and 100% bovine
female calves of 4-8 months of age for brucellosis.
• Major Activities:
o Deworming one month prior to vaccination
o Publicity and mass awareness campaigns at national, state, block and village level including
orientation of the state functionaries for implementation of the programme
o Identification of target animals by ear-tagging, registration and uploading the data in the
animal health module of Information Network for Animal Productivity and Health (INAPH)
o Maintaining record of vaccination through Animal Health cards
o Serosurveillance/ seromonitoring of animal population
o Procurement of cold cabinets (ice liners, refrigerators, etc.) and FMD vaccine
o Investigation and virus isolation and typing in case of outbreak
o Providing remuneration to vaccinator which should not be less than Rs 3 per vaccination
dose and Rs 2 per animal for ear-tagging including animal data entry.
255 Fisheries and Aquaculture Infrastructure Development Fund (FIDF)

Launch Year: 2018
Objectives
• Creation and modernization of capture & culture fisheries infrastructure
• Creation of Marine Aquaculture Infrastructure
• Creation and modernization of Inland Fisheries Infrastructure
• Reduce post-harvest losses and improve domestic marketing facilities through infrastructure
support
• To bridge the resource gap and facilitate completion of ongoing infrastructure projects
Key Features
• FIDF entails an estimated fund size of Rs.7,522 crore, comprising Rs.5,266.40 crore to be raised
by the Nodal Loaning Entities (NLEs), Rs. 1,316.6 crore beneficiary’s contribution and Rs.939.48
crore budgetary support from the Government of India.
• It creates employment opportunities to over 9.40 lakhs fishers/fishermen/ fisher folks and other
entrepreneurs in fishing and allied activities.
• It attracts private investment in creation and management of fisheries infrastructure facilities.
• It helps in the creation of fisheries infrastructure facilities both in marine and inland fisheries
sectors, which would boast fish production and help achieve target of 15 million tonne by 2020
set under Blue revolution.
• Besides, the FIDF aims to achieve a sustainable growth of 8-9%, in a move to augment the
country’s fish production to the level of about 20 million tonnes by 2022-23.
• FIDF provides concessional finance to the Eligible Entities (EEs), including State
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infrastructure facilities through Nodal Loaning Entities (NLEs) namely
o National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD),
o National Cooperatives Development Corporation (NCDC) and
o All scheduled Banks
• Under the FIDF, the Department of Fisheries provides interest subvention up to 3% per annum
for providing the concessional finance by the NLEs at the interest rate not lower than 5% per
annum.
• Loan lending period under FIDF is 5 years from 2018-19 to 2022-23 and maximum repayment
period of 12 years inclusive of moratorium of 2 years on repayment of principal.
Implementing Agency: National Fisheries Development Board, Hyderabad
256 Dairy Processing and Infrastructure Development Fund (DIDF)

Launch Year: 2017
Objectives
• To modernize the milk processing plants and machinery and to create additional infrastructure
for processing more milk.
• To bring efficiency in dairy processing plants/producer owned and controlled dairy institutions,
thereby enabling optimum value of milk to milk producer farmers and supply of quality milk to
consumers.
• To help the producer owned and controlled institutions to increase their share of milk, thereby
providing greater opportunities of ownership, management and market access to rural milk
producers in the organized milk market.
Target
• Benefit 95 lakh milk producers in 50000 villages
• Additional Milk processing capacity of 126 lakh litre per day, milk drying capacity of 210 MT per
day, milk chilling capacity of 140 lakh litre per day, installation of 28000 Bulk Milk Coolers
(BMCs) along with electronic milk adulteration testing equipment and value added products
manufacturing capacity of 59.78 lakh litre per day of milk equivalent shall be created.
Key Features
Components
• Modernization & creation of new milk processing facilities
• Manufacturing facilities for Value added Products
• Milk Chilling infrastructure
• Setting up electronic milk testing equipment
• Project Management and Learning
• Any other activity related to the dairy sector targeted to contribute to the objectives of DIDF and
decided by Government of India in consultation with the stakeholders.
Funding:
• It will be in the form of interest-bearing loan, which will flow from NABARD to National Dairy
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to eligible End Borrowers.
• Government of India will provide Interest subvention upto 2.5% to NABARD from 2019-20 to
2030-31.
• Loan component - Rs. 8004 crore contributed by NABARD.
o Rs. 2001 cr shall be contributed by Eligible End Borrowers and Rs. 12 cr would be jointly
contributed by NDDB/NCDC
• The funding period (2017-18 to 2019-20) of the scheme is revised to 2018-19 to 2022-23 and
the repayment period to be extended up to 2030-31 with spillover to first quarter of the FY
2031-32.
• The end borrowers will get the loan @ 6.5% per annum. The period of repayment will be 10
years with initial two years moratorium.
• The respective State Government will be the guarantor of loan repayment. Also, for the project
sanctioned if the end user is not able to contribute its share; State Government will contribute
the same
Implementing by: NDDB and NCDC through the End Borrowers (Milk Unions, State Dairy
Federations, Multi-state Milk Cooperatives, Milk Producer Companies and NDDB subsidiaries)
257 Supporting Dairy Cooperatives and Farmer Producer Organizations engaged in dairy activities
(SDCFPO)
Approved in: 2016-17
Objectives
• To assist the Cooperative Societies and farmer producer organizations engaged in dairy
activities by providing soft working capital loan to tide over the crisis on account of severely
adverse market conditions or natural calamities.
• To provide stable market access to the dairy farmers.
• To enable Cooperative Societies and farmer producer organizations engaged in dairy activities
to continue to make timely payments of dues to the farmers.
• To enable the cooperatives & farmer producer organizations engaged in dairy activities to
procure milk at a remunerative price from the farmers, even during the flush season.
Key Features
• This scheme has been approved as a part of Umbrella Scheme “Infrastructure Development
Fund” from 2021-22 to 2025-26 with an outlay of Rs 500 crore.
• This scheme was approved to provide working capital loan to State Cooperatives and
Federations.
• The scheme have two component namely –
o Component A - “Working Capital Loan”
o Component B - “Interest subvention on Working Capital loan”
Implemented through: National Dairy Development Board (NDDB)
258 “Quality Mark” Award Scheme for Dairy Cooperatives

Launch Year: 2016

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Aim
To promote and encourage enhancement of safety, quality and hygiene of milk and milk products
manufactured by dairy cooperatives.
Key Features
• It is aimed at bringing about process improvement in the entire value chain from producer to
the consumer to ensure availability of safe and quality of milk and products both for the
domestic and foreign market.
• The scheme has been initiated to instill confidence in the consumers for the quality of milk
being marketed by them by ensuring availability of safe and good quality milk and milk
products.
• The initiative does not propose any new/ additional system for Food Safety and Quality
Management but lays down minimum standards against each link of the processes required for
ensuring quality and safety.
• The Dairy units which meet the criteria for award of quality mark will be allowed to use the
logo on the package containing milk and milk products and the award of the quality mark shall
be specific for location of the dairy unit as well as for the process for a particular product.
• The logo/symbol of quality mark on milk and milk product packages indicates that the dairy
unit has adopted and implemented all the processes required as per the food safety and quality
management system for manufacture of milk and milk products as per the set quality
parameters.
• The assessment is a two-step process involving pre-assessment and a final assessment.
o The pre-assessment largely covers the village level procurement and processing
infrastructure availability, training manpower and the retail sales.
▪ Only those dairy units that score over 70% in the preliminary assessment are
considered for final assessment which is done by a team of three experts of which
one is an external expert.
o The final assessment is made for the evaluation of 45 critical and 97 major parameters
that influence the quality of the processed milk and milk products.
• The award of Quality Mark shall be valid for three years subject to maintenance of quality, food
safety standards and compliance with terms and conditions of the agreement.
Implemented By: National Dairy Development Board
259 Blue Revolution: Integrated Development and Management of Fisheries

It is a Centrally Sponsored scheme on Blue Revolution that was launched in 2015.
Aim
Focused and integrated approach for development and management of fisheries and aquaculture
sector to ensure a sustained annual growth rate of 6% - 8%.
Objectives
• To increase the overall fish production in a responsible and sustainable manner for economic
prosperity.
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• To ensure food and nutritional security.
• To generate employment and export earnings.
• To ensure inclusive development and empower fishers and aquaculture farmers.
• Fishermen, fish farmers, fisheries entrepreneurs, fish retailers, wholesalers, fish processors and
fish exporters.
• Special focus on economically weaker sections such as Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes
(STs), Women and their co-operatives to take up fishing and fisheries related activities.
Coverage
It is being implemented in all the States including North East States and Union Territories.
Key Features
• Duration: It is an umbrella scheme for a period of five years.
• Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying &
Fisheries has accordingly restructured the scheme by merging all the ongoing schemes under an
umbrella of Blue Revolution.
• The restructured scheme provides focused development and management of fisheries,
covering inland fisheries, aquaculture, marine fisheries including deep sea fishing, mariculture
and all activities undertaken by the National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB).
Components
• National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB) and its activities
• Development of Inland Fisheries and Aquaculture
• Development of Marine Fisheries, Infrastructure and Post-Harvest Operations
• Strengthening of Database & Geographical Information System of the Fisheries Sector
• Institutional Arrangement for Fisheries Sector
• Monitoring, Control and Surveillance (MCS) and other need-based Interventions
• National Scheme of Welfare of Fishermen
260 National Programme for Bovine Breeding and Dairy Development (NPBBD)
Launch Year: 2014
Objectives
• To arrange quality Artificial Insemination services at farmers’ doorstep.
• To bring all breedable females under organized breeding through Artificial Insemination or
natural service using germplasm of high genetic merits.
• To conserve, develop and proliferate selected indigenous bovine breeds of high socio-
economic importance.
• To provide quality breeding inputs in breeding tracts of important indigenous breeds so as to
prevent the breeds from deterioration and extinction.
Target Beneficiary
Rural cattle and buffalo keepers irrespective of caste, class and gender
Key Features
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Submerged Schemes
The NPBBD has been launched in 2014 after merging four ongoing schemes:
• National Project for Cattle and Buffalo Breeding (NPCBB)
• Intensive Dairy Development Programme (IDDP)
• Strengthening Infrastructure for Quality & Clean Milk Production (SIQ & CMP)
• Assistance to Cooperatives (A-C)
o This has been done to integrate milk production and dairying activities in a scientific and
holistic manner, so as to attain higher levels of milk production and productivity, to meet the
increasing demand for milk in the country.
Area of Operation: Throughout the country
Sub-components of NPBBD
• National Programme for Bovine Breeding (NPBB)
• National Programme for Dairy Development (NPDD)
• Rashtriya Gokul Mission (RGM)
Funding
Scheme is implemented on 100% grant-in-aid basis.
260.1National Programme for Bovine Breeding (NPBB)

Objectives
• To arrange quality Artificial Insemination services at farmers’ doorstep.
• To bring all breedable females under organised breeding through Artificial Insemination or
natural service using germplasm of high genetic merits.
• To conserve, develop and proliferate selected indigenous bovine breeds of high socio-
economic importance.
• To provide quality breeding inputs in breeding tracts of important indigenous breeds so as to
prevent the breeds from deterioration and extinction.
Key Features
• Under NPBB, there is a component, MAITRI (Multi-Purpose AI Technicians in Rural India)
• MAITRI are chosen from unemployed educated rural youth so as to generate employment.
• Minimum education qualification: not below 10th class.
• These MAITRI’s will deliver the breeding inputs at doorsteps.
• MAITRIs are trained at accredited AI training institute (evaluated and accredited by CMU).
• MAITRIs are trained using uniform training module developed by Government of India
• MAITRIs are trained at the accredited training institutes for duration of 3 months (1 month
classroom training and 2 month training in the field with AI service provide
260.2National Programme For Dairy Development (NPDD)

Launch Year: 2014 (restructured/realigned in July 2021)
The restructured NPDD Scheme is implemented from 2021-22 to 2025-26
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Objectives
• To create and strengthen infrastructure for production of quality milk including cold chain
infrastructure linking the farmer to the consumer.
• To create and strengthen infrastructure for procurement, processing and marketing of milk.
• To create training infrastructure for training of dairy farmers.
• To strengthen dairy cooperative societies/producers companies at village level.
• To increase milk production by providing technical input services like cattle feed, and mineral
mixture etc.
• To assist in rehabilitation of potentially viable milk federations/unions
Key Features
• Implemented through the State Implementing Agency (SIA) i.e. State Cooperative Dairy
Federation with a budget allocation of Rs 1790 crore.
• The scheme has 2 components -
o Component 'A' focuses towards creating/ strengthening of infrastructure for quality milk
testing equipment as well as primary chilling facilities to be implemented.
o Component ‘B’ (Dairying through Cooperatives-DTC) provides financial assistance from
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for creation of necessary dairy
infrastructure, providing market linkages for the produce in villages and for strengthening
of capacity building of stake- holding institutions from village to State level.
Implemented By: Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying
260.3Rashtriya Gokul Mission (RGM)

Launch Year: 2014
Aim
• To conserve and develop indigenous breeds in a focused and scientific manner.
• To establish integrated cattle development centres called Gokul Grams to develop indigenous
breeds including up to 40% nondescript breeds.
Objectives
• Development and conservation of indigenous breeds.
• Breed improvement programme for indigenous cattle breeds to improve their genetic makeup
and increase the stock.
• Enhancement of milk production and productivity.
• Upgradation of non-descript cattle using elite indigenous breeds like Gir, Sahiwal, Rathi, Deoni,
Tharparkar, Red Sindhi.
• Distribution of disease free high genetic merit bulls for natural service.
• To bring all breedable females under organized breeding through AI or natural service using
germ plasm of high genetic merits.
• To arrange quality Artificial Insemination (AI) services at farmers’ doorstep.
• To create e-market portal for bovine germplasm for connecting breeders and farmers.
• To increase trade of livestock and livestock products by meeting out sanitary and phyto sanitary
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(SPS) issues.
• To select breeding bulls of high genetic merit at a young age through application of genomics.
Key Features
• Scheme is implemented on 100% grant-in-aid basis.
Initiatives under Rashtriya Gokul Mission (RGM)
260.3.1 Awards for encouraging farmers/breeder societies to rear Indigenous breeds of

Bovines
In order to motivate farmers for rearing of indigenous breeds and to enhance the production and
productivity of indigenous breeds, the following awards have been instituted under RGM every
year.
• Gopal Ratna Awards: For farmers maintaining the best herd of Indigenous Breed(s) and
practicing best management practices.
• Kamdhenu Awards: For Best managed Indigenous Herd by Institutions/Trusts/ NGOs/
Gaushalas or best managed Breeders’ Societies.
260.3.2 Gokul Grams

The Rashtriya Gokul Mission also envisages establishment of integrated cattle development
centres ‘Gokul Grams’ to develop indigenous breeds including up to 40% nondescript breeds.
Objectives
• To promote indigenous cattle rearing and conservation in a scientific manner.
• To propagate high genetic merit bulls of indigenous breeds.
• To optimize modern Farm Management practices and promote Common Resource
Management.
• To utilize animal waste in economical way i.e. Cow Dung, Cow Urine
Key Features
• The Gokul Gram will be self-sustaining and will generate economic resources from sale of milk,
organic manure, vermi-composting, urine distillates, and production of electricity from bio-gas
for in house consumption and sale of animal products.
• The Gokul Gram will also function as state of the art in situ training centre for farmers,
breeders and MAITRI’s.
260.3.3 National Kamdhenu Breeding Centre

Under Rashtriya Gokul Mission two “National Kamdhenu Breeding Centres” (NKBC) are being
established as Centres of Excellence to develop and conserve Indigenous Breeds in a holistic and
scientific manner.
Objectives
• Conservation, promotion and development of 41 species of cattle and 13 species of animals.
• 1000 High Genetic Merit Indigenous animals will be maintained at each centre of all registered
breeds.
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• Machinery for making modern semen centers, veterinary clinics, Biogas plants, arrangements
of balanced diet, gumutra and dung materials etc. will also be established. Apart from this,
arrangements for Vermi-Compost, Silage Pit, Training, Milk Processing etc. will also be arranged.
• Special emphasis on development of extinct species.
• Marking the characteristics of all species and early evolution.
260.3.4 E-Pashu Haat – Nakul Prajnan Bazaar

An e-market portal connecting breeders and farmers, an authentic market for quality- disease
free bovine germplasm in the form of:
o semen
o embryos
o calves
o heifers
o adult bovines with different agencies/stake holders
260.3.5 Pashu Sanjivni

An Animal Wellness Programme encompassing provision of Animal Health cards (‘Nakul Swasthya
Patra’) along with UID identification and uploading data on National Data Base.
260.3.6 Advanced Reproductive Technology

Including Assisted Reproductive Technique- In-vitro Fertilization (IVF)/ Multiple Ovulation Embryo
Transfer (MOET) and sex sorted semen technique to improve availability of disease free female
bovines.
260.3.7 National Bovine Genomic Center for Indigenous Breeds (NBGC-IB)

It will be established for selection of breeding bulls of high genetic merit at a young age using
highly precise gene based technology.
261 National Dairy Plan Phase 1 (NDP-1)

Launch Year: 2012
Aim
To meet the rapidly growing demand for milk with a focus to improve milch animal productivity
and increase milk production.
Objectives
• To help increase productivity of milch animals and thereby increase milk production to meet
the rapidly growing demand for milk.
• To help provide rural milk producers with greater access to the organized milk-processing
sector.
Key Features

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• It is being implemented in 18 major milk producing States.
• Duration: It is a scientifically planned multi-state initiative being implemented with the network
of End Implementing Agencies (EIAs) for the period 2011-12 to 2018-19.
Components
• Productivity Enhancement
• Village based milk procurement systems for weighing, testing quality of milk received and
making payment to milk producers
• Project Management and Learning
Funded By: International Development Association (World Bank)
Implementing Agency: National Dairy Development Board
262 Livestock Health and Disease Control Scheme

Launch Year: 2010 (by Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries (DADF))
Aim
To improve the animal health sector by way of implementation of prophylactic vaccination
programmes against various diseases of livestock and poultry, capacity building, disease
surveillance and strengthening of veterinary infrastructure.
Objectives
• To implement Critical Animal disease control programme to eradicate PPR by 2030 by
vaccinating all sheep and goats and to control Classical Swine Fever (CSF) by vaccinating the
entire pig population
• To provide veterinary services at the farmers’ doorstep through Mobile Veterinary Units
(MVUs)
• To assist States/UTs for Control of Animal Disease (ASCAD) by prevention & control of
important livestock and poultry diseases prevalent in different States / UTs as per the State
/UT’s priorities
Key Features
• Efforts are made towards prevention, control and containment of animal diseases of economic
importance e.g., Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD), Peste des petits ruminants (PPR), Brucellosis,
Anthrax, Haemorrhagic Septicemia (HS), Black Quarter (BQ), Classical Swine Fever, New Castle
Disease (Ranikhet), Avian Influenza (AI), etc.
• Supplements the efforts of the States/UTs in development of animal husbandry by providing
financial assistance as Central share for control & containment of animals diseases.
Components
The Scheme was modified during 11th Plan and 12th Plan period by inclusion of new components
and modifying existing components -
• Assistance to States for Control of Animal Disease (ASCAD)
• Peste des Petits Ruminants Control Programme (PPR-CP)

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• Foot and Mouth Disease Control Programme (FMD-CP)
• Brucellosis Control Programme (Brucellosis-CP)
• Classical Swine Fever Control Programme (CSF-CP)
• National Project on Rinderpest Surveillance and Monitoring (NPRSM)
• National Animal Disease Reporting System (NADRS)
• Establishment &Strengthening of Existing Veterinary Hospitals and Dispensaries (ESVHD)
• Professional Efficiency Development (PED)
Funding Pattern
The funding pattern is 100% central assistance for the CADCP and the non-recurring components of
ESVHD, and 60:40 between Central and State for the other components as well as for ASCAD, with
90:10 for hilly and NE States and 100% for UTs.
Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways

263 Sagarmala
Launch Year: 2015
Vision
To reduce the logistics cost for exports and imports, by leveraging optimal investments in the port
infrastructure
Objectives
• Reducing cost of transporting domestic cargo through optimizing modal mix
• Lowering logistics cost of bulk commodities by locating future industrial capacities near the coast
• Improving export competitiveness by developing port proximate discrete manufacturing clusters
• Optimizing time/cost of EXIM container movement
Key Features
• Sagarmala Development Company Limited (SDCL) established under Ministry of Shipping via
the Companies Act, 2013 with an initial Authorized Share Capital of Rs. 1,000 Crore and a
Subscribed Share Capital of Rs. 250 Crore will provide equity support for the projects.
o SDCL will provide equity support for the project Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs) set up by
the Ports / State / Central Ministries and funding window and /or implement only those
residual projects which cannot be funded by any other means / mode.
• Key Focus - India's 7,500 km long coastline, 14500 km of potentially navigable waterways and
strategic locations
• As part of Sagarmala Programme, more than 574 projects (Cost: Rs. 6.01 Lacs Cr.) have been
identified for implementation, during 2015-2035
• Sagarmala aspires to reduce logistics costs for EXIM and domestic cargo leading to overall cost
savings of INR 35,000 to 40,000 cr. per annum.
Components
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existing ports and development of new green-field ports.
• Port Connectivity Enhancement
• Port-linked Industrialization- Developing port-proximate industrial clusters and Coastal
Economic Zones
• Coastal Community Development - through skill development & livelihood generation activities,
fisheries development, coastal tourism etc
• Coastal Shipping & Inland Waterways Transport
Committees involved
• At National Level
o National Sagarmala Apex Committee - policy guidance and Coordination, approve
national perspective plan
o Sagarmala Coordination & Steering Committeee - Monitoring, implementation, financing
options, consider issues relating to funding of projects and their implementation,
Examine financing options available for project funding.
• At State Level
o State Sagarmala Committee: Coordinating and facilitating Sagarmala related projects
Ministry of Defence
264 Defence Testing Infrastructure Scheme (DTIS)
Launch Year: 2020
Aim
To boost domestic defence and aerospace manufacturing
Key Features
• Outlay - Rs 400 crore
• The scheme was launched to create state-of-the-art testing infrastructure in partnership with
the private industry.
• The scheme would run for the duration of five years and envisages setting up of 6-8 Greenfield
Defence Testing Infrastructure facilities that are required for defence and aerospace related
production.
• The projects under the scheme will be provided with up to 75% Government funding in the
form of ‘Grant-in-Aid’.
• The remaining 25% of the project cost will have to be borne by the Special Purpose Vehicle
(SPV) constituents of which will be the Indian private entities and state governments.
o The SPVs under the Scheme will be registered under Companies Act 2013 and shall also
operate and maintain all assets under the Scheme, in a self-sustainable manner by
collecting user charges.
• The equipment/systems tested will be certified as per appropriate accreditation.
• This will facilitate indigenous defence production, consequently reduce imports of military
equipment and help make the country self-reliant.

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265 NCC Border and Coastal Scheme
Approved in: 2020
Key Features
• This scheme is launched to expand National Cadet Corps (NCC) by 1 lakh cadets dedicated to
the 173 border and coastal areas of the country.
• One-third of the Cadets would be girl Cadets.
• Army will provide training and administrative support to the NCC units located in the border
areas, Navy shall provide support to NCC units in the coastal areas and similarly Air Force will
provide support to the NCC units located close to the Air Force stations.
• A Committee was formed with District Collectors of border and coastal districts as Chairman
and relevant stakeholders, including Panchayat Presidents and local NCC officer as members to
identify the schools/colleges in border areas where NCC should be started under the scheme.
• Accordingly, 1,283 schools and colleges were identified out of which 896 are in border areas and
255 are in coastal areas and 132 are in Taluks housing Air Force stations.
• 27 States/UTs have benefitted with the implementation of the scheme.
266 One Rank One Pension Scheme

Launch Year: 2015
Key Features
• OROP implies that uniform pension be paid to the Armed Forces Personnel retiring in the same
rank with the same length of service regardless of their date of retirement.
o Before OROP, ex-servicemen used to get pensions as per the Pay Commission's
recommendations of the time when they had retired.
• The implementation of the scheme was based on recommendation of the Koshiyari committee.
• Armed Forces Personnel who had retired till 30th June 2014 are covered under it.
• The arrears will be paid in four, half-yearly instalments. However, all widows, including war
widows will be paid arrears in one instalment.
• Pension will be re-fixed for all pensioners retiring in the same rank and with the same length of
service as the average of minimum and maximum pension in 2013.
• Personnel who voluntarily retire will not be covered under the OROP scheme.
• In future, the pension would be re-fixed every 5 years.
267 Prime Minister Scholarship Scheme (PMSS)

Launch Year: 2006
Aim
To encourage technical and post-graduate education for the widows and wards of the
deceased/ex-service personnel of Armed Forces, Para Military Forces and Railway Protection Force
• Students who have taken admission in 1st year (except Lateral Entry & Integrated Course) are
only eligible to apply for PMSS.
• Students must apply online on KSB web portal.
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10+2 / Diploma / Graduation.
• Students studying in 2nd or subsequent years are not eligible (except for integrated courses -
where 1st portion is academic and 2nd portion is integrated as professional course).
• Students who are Dependent Wards / Widows of Ex Servicemen & Ex Coast Guard personnel.
• Wards of Civilians including Para Military Personnel are not eligible.
Key Features
• This scheme is being managed by Kendriya Sainik Board (KSB).
• The scheme is funded out of National Defence Fund administered by Prime Minister’s Office.
• Scholarships are available for education at various technical institutions (medical, dental,
veterinary, engineering, MBA, MCA and other equivalent technical institutions having
AICTE/UGC approval).
• 5500 scholarships are being awarded annually under this scheme which is equally divided
between boys and girls.
• Scholarships are paid for a period of one to five years as per the duration of the courses
approved by the concerned regulatory bodies.
• The amount of scholarships was Rs 2,000 for boys and Rs.2,250 for the girls per month and is
paid annually.
• This has now been increased to Rs 2,500 per month for boys and Rs.3,000 per month for girls
w.e.f. FY 2019-20.
• The payment is made through ECS into the bank account of the selected students.
• The scheme migrated from offline to online mode with effect from Academic Year 2016-17.
268 Ordinary Family Pension

Launch Year: 1964
• Wife lawfully married before or after retirement/A judicially separated wife
• Son below the age of 25 years and unmarried daughter
• Widowed/ divorced daughter upto the date of re-marriage and until the earning is not more
than Rs. 3500 + DR p.m. whichever is earlier.
• Wholly dependent Parents
In case of parents, the mother will receive the pension first. In addition to above, the following
members are also eligible for ordinary family pension:-
• Handicapped children- son or daughter suffering from any disorder of disability of mind or
physically crippled or disabled so as to render him unable to earn a living even after attaining the
age of 25 years.
• Post retiral spouses.
• Children born out of void or voidable marriage
• Children born from divorced wife where conception took place before divorce.
Key Features
• Family Pension to dependent parents, unmarried / divorced / widowed daughter will continue
till the date of death.
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• Rates of Ordinary Family Pension
o Normal Rate – The ordinary family pension at normal rate shall be calculated @ 30% of
reckonable emoluments last drawn subject to a minimum of Rs. 3500 p.m. and a
maximum of 30% of the highest pay.
o Enhanced Rate (E.R.) - Where an officer dies while in service or after retirement the
enhanced rate is payable as under.
✓ Death in service: The enhanced rate of ordinary family pension is payable for a
period of 10 years, without any upper age limit from the date following the death
of the personnel, to the family of personnel who dies in service.
✓ Death after retirement: E.R is admissible for 7 years from the date of death of
officer or upto the date he would have attained the age of 67 years whichever is
earlier in case of officer's death after retirement. The amount of enhanced rate
shall be the lowest of the following amounts:
▪ 50% of the reckonable emoluments
▪ Amount of retiring/ invalid/ service element of disability pension
Benefit: This is payable to the widow and children of the officer who died/die while in service or
after retirement with a retiring/disability/invalid/ special pension on account of causes which are
neither attributable to nor aggravated by service.
Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation

269 Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS)
Launch Year: 1993
Aim
Provide a mechanism for the Members of Parliament to recommend works of developmental nature
for creation of durable community assets and for provision of basic facilities including community
infrastructure, based on locally felt needs.
Key Features
• MPs are to recommend every year, works costing at least 15% of the MPLADS entitlement for
the year for areas inhabited by Scheduled Caste population and 7.5% for areas inhabited by ST
population.
• In order to encourage trusts and societies for the betterment of tribal people, a ceiling of Rs. 75
lakh is stipulated for building assets by trusts and societies subject to conditions prescribed in
the scheme guidelines.
• Lok Sabha Members can recommend works within their Constituencies and Elected Members of
Rajya Sabha can recommend works within the State of Election (with select exceptions).
• The Nominated Members of the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha may select any one or more
Districts from any one State in the Country for implementation of their choice of work under the
scheme.
• All the recommended works must be sanctioned within 75 days from the date of receipt of the
recommendation and in case of rejection; District authority must inform the MP within 45 days.

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Funding Assistance
• This scheme is fully funded by Government of India. The annual MPLADS fund entitlement per
MP constituency is Rs. 5 crore, released in two installments of Rs 2.5 crore each.
• Funds are released in the form of grants in-aid directly to the district authorities.
• The funds released under the scheme are non-lapsable.
Implementing Agency: The District Authority shall make the selection of an appropriate
Implementing Agency through which a particular work recommended by an MP would be executed
• Recently (Nov 2021), Union Cabinet has approved the restoration and continuation of Member
of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) during the remaining part of Financial
Year 2021-22 and up to Financial Year 2025-26 co-terminus with the period of 15th Finance
Commission.
Ministry of Mines
270 Scheme for Accreditation of Private Exploration Agencies
Launch Year: 2021
Aim
• To increase the pace of exploration in the country and to bring advance technology in
exploration of minerals
• To unleash the economic potential of the sector by bringing more agencies in exploration of
minerals
Key Features
• Developed by - National Accreditation Board for Education and Training of the Quality Council of
India (QCI-NABET)
• The QCI-NABET will grant accreditation to private exploration agencies for undertaking
prospecting operations of minerals in accordance with the standards and procedures of the
scheme.
• This will increase the pace of exploration, create new employment opportunities in the sector
and bring more explored blocks for auction.
• The scheme will also help in encouraging new entrepreneurs in the field of exploration and
bringing latest technology and expertise to the sector.
271 SATYABHAMA Portal

Launch Year: 2020
• It stands for Science and Technology Yojana for Aatmanirbhar Bharat in Mining Advancement.
Aim
To promote research and development in the mining and minerals sector under Science and
Technology Programme Scheme of Ministry of Mines.
Key Features
• Developed By: The portal has been designed, developed and implemented by the National
Informatics Centre (NIC), Mines Informatics Division
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• It will allow online submission of the project proposal along with monitoring of the project and
utilization of the grants/funds.
• It has also been integrated with NGO Darpan Portal of NITI Aayog.
• The researchers can also submit progress reports and final technical reports of the projects in
the electronic format in the portal.
272 TAMRA (Transparency, Auction Monitoring and Resource Augmentation) Portal

Launch Year: 2017
Objectives
To enhance transparency and accountability, as a part of the Ease of Doing Business in the Mining
sector
Key Features
• Developed by: Ministry of Mines
• It is a web-based portal and mobile app has been conceptualized to provide the status of
mining block auctioned/ to be auctioned in India to the public in a 'transparent' manner.
• This would facilitate the preferred bidders and other stakeholders including States/ Ministry of
Mines to 'monitor' the status of statutory clearances associated with the mineral blocks to
expedite production from the mineral blocks, resulting in 'resource augmentation' and addition
to the fiscal resource base of the States.
• It will be an interactive platform for all the stakeholders to compress the timelines for statutory
and other clearances as it would help minimize the gestation period for commencing
production.
• Further, TAMRA covers block-wise, state-wise and mineral-wise information of the blocks to be
auctioned, monitors various statutory clearances, and also highlights the additional resources
generated through e-Auction.
• In case of delay in obtaining any clearances, TAMRA will send triggers to the concerned
authority so that the remedial steps can be taken immediately by those responsible.
• Ministry will also receive triggers generated by TAMRA, which will facilitate in expediting
clearances in case the timelines set against each of the statutory clearances are not met.
• This portal also enables the successful bidder to give suggestions and other inputs for improving
the current process of issuing Statutory clearances in the Mining Sector.
273 Pradhan Mantri Khanij Kshetra Kalyan Yojana (PMKKKY)

Launch Year: 2015
Aim
To provide for the welfare of areas and people affected by mining related operations, using the
funds generated by District Mineral Foundations (DMFs)
Objectives
• To implement various developmental and welfare projects/programs in mining affected areas,
and these projects/ programs will be complementing the existing ongoing schemes/projects of
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• To minimize/mitigate the adverse impacts, during and after mining, on the environment, health
and socio-economics of people in mining districts; and
• To ensure long-term sustainable livelihoods for the affected people in mining areas.
Key Features
• This scheme will be implemented by the District Mineral Foundations (DMFs) of the respective
districts using the funds accruing to the DMF.
o The Mines and Minerals (Development & Regulation) Amendment Act, 2015, mandated
the setting up of DMFs in all districts of country affected by mining related operations.
• The DMF is to be funded by statutory contributions from holders of mining lease.
• Approval of Gram Sabha will be required for all plans and projects taken under PMKKKY in
villages within scheduled areas.
• The Central Government has notified the rates of contribution payable by miners to the DMFs.
• At least 60% of PMKKKY funds will be utilized for high priority areas like drinking water supply,
environment preservation and pollution control measures, health care, education, welfare of
women and children, welfare of aged and disabled people, skill development and Sanitation.
• Upto 40% of funds to be utilized for physical infrastructure, irrigation, energy and watershed
development and other measures for enhancing environmental quality.
• The Ministry of Mines has notified the Mines and Minerals (Contribution to District Mineral
Foundation) Rules, 2015, on 17 September 2015, which prescribes the rate of contribution to
DMF as follows:
o 10% of royalty in respect of mining leases granted on or after 12 January 2015
o 30% of royalty in respect of mining leases granted before 12 January 2015.
• Using the funds generated by this contribution, the DMFs are expected to implement the
PMKKKY.
• The Central Government has issued a directive to the State Governments, under Section 20A of
the MMDR Act, 1957, laying down the guidelines for implementation of PMKKKY and directing
the States to incorporate the same in the rules framed by them for the DMFs.
• The Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Act, 2021 empowers the
Central Government to issue directions to the State Governments with respect to composition
and functions of DMF.
o Accordingly Central Government issued order on 23 April 2021 to all the States to include
MPs, MLAs and MLCs in the Governing Council in the larger public interest.
Ministry of Textiles
274 Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for Textile Sector
Launch Year: 2021
Aim
To promote production of high value Man-Made Fibre (MMF) fabrics, garments and technical
textiles.
Objectives
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• To incentivize investment in fresh capacity addition.
• To provide push to MMF segment which will complement cotton and other natural-fibre based
textile industry in generating new opportunities for employment and trade.
• Help India gain a dominant status in global textile trade.
Eligibility
• 2 types of investment is possible -
o Any person or company willing to invest a minimum of Rs 300 crore in plant, machinery,
equipment and civil works (excluding land and administrative building cost) to produce
products of MMF fabrics, garments and products of technical textiles will be eligible to
participate in first part of scheme.
o Investors willing to spend a minimum of Rs 100 crore under the same conditions (as in
the case of the first part) shall be eligible to apply for second part of scheme.
• Priority will be given to investment in Aspirational Districts, Tier 3, Tier 4 towns and rural areas.
Key Features
• The Centre will subsidise eligible manufacturers by paying incentives on incremental
production.
• Companies investing over Rs 300 crore in plant, machinery, equipment and civil works to
produce the identified products will get an incentive of 15% of their turnover, which needs to
be Rs 600 crore in the third year.
• Companies investing between Rs 100 crore and Rs 300 crore are also eligible to receive duty
refunds and incentives of 11% of their turnover after achieving double turnover than invested
by third year.
Financial Outlay
Incentives worth Rs 10,683 crores will be provided on production over a span of 5 years from FY
2025-26 to FY 2029-30 on incremental turnover achieved during FY 2024-25 to FY 2028-29.
• The PLI Scheme for Textile Sector will bring fresh investment of more than Rs 19,000 crores and
cumulative turnover of more than Rs 3 lakh crore will be achieved.
• It will also create additional employment opportunities of more than 7.5 lakh in the sector.
• It will also empower women and increase their participation in formal economy as textile
sector predominantly employs women.
275 Pradhan Mantri Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel (PM MITRA) Scheme
Launch Year: 2021
Aim
To create world class industrial infrastructure that would attract cutting edge technology and boost
FDI and local investment in the sector.
Objective
To develop integrated large scale and modern industrial infrastructure facility for entire value-
chain of the textile industry.
Key Features

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• Budgetary Outlay - Rs 4,445 crore for a period 2021-22 to 2027-28.
• The scheme is inspired by the 5F vision of Prime Minister, which is Farm to fibre; fibre to
factory; factory to fashion; fashion to foreign.
• 7 PM MITRA Parks will be setup at Greenfield or Brownfield sites and the sites will be selected
by a challenge mode.
• PM MITRA Park will be developed by a Special Purpose Vehicle which will be owned by State
Government and Government of India in a Public Private Partnership (PPP) Mode.
• The Master Developer will not only develop the Industrial Park but also maintain it during the
concession period.
• Each MITRA Park will have an incubation centre, common processing house and a common
effluent treatment plant and other textile related facilities such as design centres and testing
centres.
Incentives
• Competitiveness Incentive Support (CIS) – The government will provide a fund of Rs 300 Crore
to ‘investors’ setting up production facilities to incentivize manufacturing units to get
established.
• For a Greenfield Park ‘developer’, the centre will provide 30% of Capital Support from the
Project Cost, with a cap of Rs 500 crore.
• For a Brownfield sites ‘developer’, the centre will provide 30% of Capital Support from the
Project Cost, with a cap of Rs 200 crore.
• The developer will get a 25-year lease of the park, and this could be extended by another 25
years.
• Investors who set up “anchor plants” that employ at least 100 people will be eligible for
incentives of upto Rs 10 crore every year for upto three years.
276 Integrated Wool Development Programme (IWDP)

Key Features
• Tenure - 2021-22 to 2025-26
Components
• Wool Marketing Scheme
• Wool Processing Scheme
• HRD and Promotional Activities
• Pashmina Wool Development Scheme
• Admin. Expenses to Implementing Agencies @ 2% of project cost
• Estt. & Administrative expenses for Nodal Agency
• Financial provision to meet previous/ committed liabilities under the existing schemes in only
2021-22
Funding
Ministry of Textiles will place the annual funds to the Central Wool Development Board under one
head i.e. Integrated Wool Development Programme.

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Nodal Agency: Central Wool Development Board
277 National Technical Textiles Mission

Launch Year: 2020
Aim
• To position the country as a global leader in technical textiles and increase the use of technical
textiles in the domestic market.
• Taking domestic market size to $40 billion to $50 billion by 2024.
Focus
Developing on usage of technical textiles in various flagship missions, programmes of the country
including strategic sectors.
Key Features
• Implementation Period: 2020-21 to 2023-24
Components
The Mission will have four components –
• Component I – Research, Innovation and Development with outlay of Rs 1,000 crore: This
component will promote -
o Fundamental research at fibre level aiming at path breaking technological products in
Carbon Fibre, Aramid Fibre, Nylon Fibre, and Composites.
o Application based research in geo-textiles, agro-textiles, medical textiles, mobile textiles
and sports textiles and development of bio-degradable technical textiles.
• Component II – Promotion and Market Development
o The Mission will aim at average growth rate of 15-20% per annum taking the level of
domestic market size to 40-50 Billion USD by the year 2024 through market development,
market promotion, international technical collaborations, investment promotions and 'Make
in India' initiatives.
o Indian Technical Textiles segment has been estimated at USD 16 Billion which is
approximately 6% of the USD 250 Billion global technical textiles market.
• Component III – Export Promotion
o Aims at export promotion of technical textiles enhancing from approximately Rs 14000 Crore
to Rs 20000 Crore by 2021-22.
o It would help in ensuring 10% average growth in exports per year upto 2023-24.
o An Export Promotion Council for Technical Textiles would be set up for effective coordination
and promotion activities.
• Component IV – Education, Training, Skill Development
o The Mission will promote technical education at higher engineering and technology levels
related to technical textiles and its application areas covering engineering, medical,
agriculture, aquaculture and dairy segments.
Implementation
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tier institutional mechanism –
o Tier- I: A Mission Steering Group led by the Textiles minister to approve all financial
norms and all scientific / technological research projects.
o Tier II: An Empowered Programme Committee led by textiles secretary to monitor the
implementation and approve all projects within the financial limit of each programme as
approved by the Mission Steering Group except research projects.
o Tier III: A Committee on Technical Textiles on Research, Development & Innovation
chaired by a Niti Aayog member to identify and recommend all research projects related
to strategic sectors such as defence, para-military, security, space, and atomic energy.
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Industries (SAATHI)
• This Initiative has been covered under Ministry of Power
279 Scheme for Rebate of State and Central taxes and Levies on Export of Apprael/ Garments and
made-ups (RoSCTL)
Launch Year: 2019
Key Features
• This scheme shall be continued w.e.f 01st January 2021 till 31 March 2024.
• Under this scheme, the exporters are issued a Duty Credit Scrip for the value of embedded
taxes and levies contained in the exported product.
o Exporters can use this scrip to pay basic Customs duty for the import of equipment,
machinery or any other input.
o These scrips shall be freely transferable.
• The sectors covered under this scheme (apparel/garments and made-ups) would not get
benefits under the Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products (RoDTEP) scheme.
• An exporter opting for this scheme shall make claim for rebate on exports at item-level, in
accordance with the guidelines as may be issued by the Department of Revenue, for
operationalising the scheme on Customs system.
Implementing Agency
The scheme will be implemented by the Department of Revenue with end-to-end digitisation for
issuance of transferrable Duty Credit Scrip, which will be maintained in an electronic ledger in the
customs system.
280 PowerTex India Scheme

Launch Year: 2017
Aim
To boost common infrastructure and modernization of the power loom sector in the country.
Key Features
Universal Insurance will be provided to the powerloom workers (18-59 years age) in case of
natural death, accidental death and partial/permanent disability due to accident.

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Components
The components of the scheme are –
• In-situ Upgradation of Plain Powerloom - The prime objective of the scheme is to upgrade
existing plain looms to semi-automatic/shuttleless looms to improve quality and productivity of
the fabric being produced by way of fixing certain additional attachments/kits and enable them
to face the competition in domestic and international markets, by way of providing financial
assistance to economically weaker low-end powerloom units.
• Group Workshed Scheme –
o To facilitate the establishment of worksheds for shuttleless looms in an existing or new
cluster, which will provide required scale of economy for business operations
o To organise powerloom units in a cluster and to provide improved working condition in
terms of more space, work environment, improve the work efficiency to enhance their
competitiveness in the global market.
• Yarn Bank Scheme –
o To provide interest free corpus fund to Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) / Consortium to
enable them to purchase yarn at wholesale rate and give the yarn at reasonable price to
the small weavers.
o To avoid middle man/ local supplier’s brokerage charge on sales of yarn.
• Common Facility Centre - To provide financial assistance for setting-up of Common Facility
Centres such as design centre / studio, testing facilities, training centre, information cum trade
centre and common raw material / yarn / sales depot, water treatment plant for industrial use,
dormitory, workers’ residential space, common pre-weaving facilities viz. yarn dyeing, warping &
sizing, twisting etc., and post weaving facilities viz. processing, etc.
• Solar energy scheme (SEC) for powerlooms: Under it, financial subsidy for the installation of the
Solar Photo Voltaic Plants will be provided to alleviate the problems of power cuts.
• Pradhan Mantri Credit Scheme (PMCS) for powerloom weavers: Under it, financial assistance,
including margin money subsidy and interest reimbursement, will be given as against the credit
facility under Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana to the decentralized power loom units.
• Tex Venture Fund –
a. SIDBI Venture Capital Fund Ltd., (SVCL) invests on behalf of Ministry of Textiles in the
form of equity in MSMEs to kick start an enterprise/ expansion.
b. Investments will typically be in innovative private powerloom MSME companies
• Grant-in-aid & modernization of Powerloom Service Centres
• Facilitation and Information Technology
281 Scheme for Capacity Building in Textile Sector (SAMARTH)

Launch Year: 2017
Aim
To provide skill to the youth for gainful and sustainable employment in the textile sector.
Objectives
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textile and related sectors excluding Spinning and Weaving.
• To promote skilling and skill up-gradation in the traditional sectors of Handlooms, Handicrafts,
Sericulture and Jute.
• To provide Sustainable livelihood to all sections of the society across the country via wage or
self-employment.
Target
To train 10 lakh persons (9 lakh in organised and 1 lakh in traditional sector) over a period of 3
years (2017-20)
Key Features
• The skilling programme under Samarth is implemented through Implementing Partners (IPs)
comprising Textile Industry/ Industry Associations, State Government Agencies and Sectoral
Organizations of Ministry of Textiles and NGOs/Societies etc.
• A centralized web-based Management Information System (MIS) has been put in place for
monitoring and implementation of the scheme. MIS shall act as an integrated platform for
registration and empanelment of Implementing Agencies.
• Formulated as per broad skilling framework adopted by Ministry of Skill Development &
Entrepreneurship (MSDE).
• Comprise entry level skilling (Fresh workers) and Upskilling (existing worker).
• Mandatory placement of trainees- 70% for entry level & 90% for upskilling under organized
sector.
• Placement guarantee of the 70% successful trainees (for courses in organised sector), all 70%
have to be placed in wage employment, while for courses in traditional sector, atleast 50% are
to be placed in wage employment.
• Post Placement tracking will be mandatory under the scheme.
• For self-empolyment, concessional credit under the Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana will be
provided for beneficiaries.
• Aadhaar Enabled Biometric Attendance System (AEBAS)
• Call centre for collecting feedback and grievance redressal.
• Physical verification of training centres with geo-tagging /time-stamped photographs.
• In addition to domain specific hard skills, the program shall also provide 30 hours of soft skills.
Institutional Mechanism
• Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC)
o An IMC under the Chairpersonship of the Minister of Textiles will be constituted.
o The IMC will have an overall supervisory role to monitor the progress of the scheme on a
half-yearly basis.
• Empowered Committee
o There shall be an inter-ministerial Empowered committee to be chaired by the Secretary
(Textiles)
o The Committee shall have the following mandate:
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✓ Approval of the Detailed Project Reports submitted by the implementing agency.
✓ Approval of Standard Operating Procedures relating to various aspect of the
scheme.
✓ Provide interpretation to the operational guidelines.
Implementing Agencies: Textile Industry, Institutions/Organization of the Ministry of Textile/State
Governments textile industry, Reputed training institutions/ NGOs, etc.
282 Amended Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme (ATUFS)

Launch Year: 2016
Objectives
• To provide one time Capital Subsidy for investments in employment and technology intensive
segments of the textile value chain.
• The scheme promotes ease of doing business in the country and achieve the vision of
generating employment and promoting exports through “Make in India’’ with "Zero effect and
Zero defect" in manufacturing
• To facilitate augmentation of investment, productivity, quality, employment, exports along with
import substitution in textile industry and to indirectly promote investment in the textile
machinery manufacturing.
Key Features
• The Ministry of Textiles had introduced Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme (TUFS) in 1999
as a credit linked subsidy scheme intended for modernization and technology up-gradation of
the Indian textile industry, promoting ease of doing business, generating employment and
promoting exports. Since then, the scheme has been implemented in different versions.
• Every eligible individual entity (not the unit) will be entitled for reimbursement of Capital
Investment Subsidy (CIS) under this scheme, as per the following rates:
o 15% CIS subject to an upper limit of Rs 30 crores – Garmenting, Technical Textiles
and Composite unit /Multiple Segments (If the eligible capital investment in respect of
Garmenting and Technical Textiles category is more than 50% of the eligible project
cost)
o 10% CIS subject to an upper limit of Rs 20 crores - Weaving for brand new Shuttle-
less Looms (including weaving preparatory and knitting), Processing, Jute, Silk and
Handloom and Composite unit/ Multiple Segments (If the eligible capital investment
in respect of Garmenting and Technical Textiles category is less than 50% of the
eligible project cost)
• Ministry has also notified the Scheme for Production and Employment Linked Support for
Garmenting Units (SPELSGU) under ATUFS to incentivise production and employment
generation in the garmenting sector.
• The scheme is being administered with a two stage monitoring mechanism by -
o Technical Advisory-cum-Monitoring Committee (TAMC)
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283 Hathkargha Samvardhan Sahayata (HSS) Yojana
Launch Year: 2016
Objectives
• To facilitate the up-gradation of technology in loom units
• To encourage the development of capabilities to create employment opportunities in emerging
technological areas.
Key Features
• Scheme is introduced as technology up-gradation scheme under National Handloom
Development Programme (NHDP) and Comprehensive Handloom Cluster Development Scheme
(CHCDS) in 2015-16.
• This scheme has been launched to provide upgraded looms/accessories to handloom weavers
to improve quality of fabric and enhance productivity.
• Under the scheme, the Government of India bears 90% of the cost of looms/accessories while
remaining 10% shall be borne by the beneficiary.
• Lead Agency: Weavers’ Service Centre (WSC) shall act as lead agency in purchase of
technological up-gradation (looms/accessories) by the weavers from Empaneled Suppliers
o The Weavers Service Centre will prepare the list of beneficiaries in association with the
implementing agency and State Directorate of Handlooms.
o The preference will be given to the weavers who have undergone training in weaving in the
last 2 years under various government programmes including Block Level Clusters and are
willing to contribute 10% of the cost.
• It is designed for all the weavers, including SC/ST/OBC and women.
• The performance of this scheme will be evaluated by independent third-party agencies.
284 Scheme for Production and Employment Linked Support for Garmenting Units (SPELSGU)
Launch Year: 2016
Key Features
• Umbrella Scheme - Amended Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme (ATUFS)
• Incentivize production and employment generation in the garmenting sector.
• The additional incentive of 10% will be provided to both the garmenting and made-ups units
registered under ATUFS on achievement of employment projected by them.
• Every eligible garmenting units which has availed 15% benefit under ATUFS will be paid an
additional 10% Capital Investment Subsidy (CIS) on the eligible investment upto an additional
maximum cap of Rs. 20 crores.
• Thus, the total cap on subsidy for such a unit is enhanced under ATUFS from Rs.30 crores to Rs.
50 crores ( Rs. 30 ·crores for 15% CIS and Rs. 20 crores for additional 10% CIS respectively).
• This additional subsidy will be disbursed after a period of 3 years.
• This will be based on a verification mechanism linked to production volume, employment and
turnover.
285 Incentive Scheme for Acquisition of Plant and Machinery (ISAPM)

Launch Year: 2013
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Aim
• To facilitate modernization in existing and new jute mills and upgradation of technology in
existing jute mills
• To provide assistance to a large number of entrepreneurs to manufacture value added
biodegradable jute diversified products [JDP] as well as for modernization and upgradation of
technology
• To reduce operative cost through upgradation of Technology
Key Features
• All eligible jute mills / JDP units under the scheme will be entitled to get incentive for
procurement of the eligible items for modernization, upgradation and / or establishing a new
unit.
• The incentive shall be 20% of the cost of identified plants and machinery procured by Jute Mills
and 30% for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) JDP units (excluding GST, other
Taxes and Duties).
• The amount will be released after the jute mill / JDP unit installs the eligible machinery and
certifies its operation.
• All the machinery procured under the Scheme should be linked to Bank Credit / Loans from a
scheduled Bank.
• The extent of Bank Loan should be at least 10% of the total cost of machinery procured under
the Scheme.
• The claim is to be submitted along with the project appraisal memo issued by the Bank showing
the viability of the project and documents supporting sanctioning and disbursing the loan.
• Disbursed loan amount from the bank should be strictly used for the purpose of sanction of loan
i.e., for the procurement of machines and the appraisal memo of the bank should clearly
indicate the feasibility of modernization.
• The upper ceiling of the Incentive will be limited to Rs 2.50 crore per jute mill / jute diversified
products units / new projects for the entire tenure of the Scheme
Items
• All items of machinery identified under the Amended Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme
(ATUFS) except conventional shuttleloom, cop winding machine, softener machine, 5½” pitch V-
Roller drafting spinning frame and second-hand imported machinery
• Other items of machinery including stand-alone units, not covered under above and as may be
approved by the Technical Committee as at clause 12 (Monitoring and Implementation) and
notified by NJB for the purpose of this scheme from time to time
• Provided that all such machinery and equipment under above are new
Implemented By: National Jute Board (NJB)
286 Scheme for Integrated Textile Parks (SITP)

Launch Year: 2005
Objectives
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textile units
Key Features
• It is a demand driven scheme.
• SITP would create new parks of international standards at potential growth centres.
• Under the SITP, infrastructure facilities for setting up of textile units are developed in a Public-
Private-Partnership (PPP) model.
• The Government of India grants upto 40% of the project cost.
o However, it grants upto 90% of the project cost for the first two projects (each) in the North
Eastern States, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir and
Union Territory of Ladakh.
o The government's support is limited to Rs. 40 crores for each textile park.
• Each Integrated Textile Park (ITP) under the scheme would normally have 50 units. The number
of entrepreneurs and the resultant investments in each ITP could vary from project to project.
• The new ITPs being set up under the Scheme may be excluded from the SEZs
• The project cost will cover common infrastructure and buildings for production/support
activities (including textiles engineering, accessories. packaging), depending on the needs of the
ITP.
287 North East Region Textile Promotion Scheme (NERTPS)

Objectives
To promote textiles industry in the NER states by providing infrastructure, capacity building and
marketing support to the industry.
Key Features
• It will cover the entire value chain in textiles, Handlooms, Handicrafts, sericulture, Jute etc.
• It is a Direct Benefit Transfer Scheme.
• The Scheme will be implemented in a project mode with region-specific flexibility in project
design and implementation.
• Infrastructure such as roads, power, water supply, construction of office buildings etc. will not
be funded under the scheme/projects.
• The duration of the projects will be 3 years and any extension will require approval of the
Project Approval & Monitoring Committee (PAMC).
Funding
• Ministry of Textiles and the implementing agency in the ratio 90:10.
• Sharing pattern of expenditure may be modified to 100% expenditure depending upon the
nature of project
Implementing Agency
Agencies of the State Government / Agencies of Central Government /SPVs registered under
Companies Act 2013/ Cooperative societies/ Self Help Group (SHG) federation etc.
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Objectives

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• To facilitate the textile industry to become globally competitive using environmentally friendly
processing standards and technology.
• To promote research and development for a cleaner technology in the processing sector.
• Create new processing parks as well as support the upgradation of existing processing clusters
specifically in the area of water and waste water management
Key Features
• It proposes to establish 4-6 Brown field and 3-5 Green field projects addressing the needs of
the existing Textile/Clusters.
• The scheme will provide government support for establishing common infrastructure to
catalyse private sector investments in the major processing clusters.
• Eligible Projects Cover
o Group A - Water treatment & effluent treatment plant and technology (including marine,
Riverine and ZLD).
o Group B – Common infrastructure such as captive power generation plants on technology
preferably renewable/green technology
o Group C – Common facilities such as Testing Laboratories and R&D centres.
• Government of India grant will be mandatory for Group A only.
• Government of India grant shall not be used for procurement of land as it will be purchased/
arranged by the SPV.
• The cost of land will not be part of the total project cost
• The scheme would also be applicable for Technology up-gradation and capacity enhancement
of the above mentioned facilities in existing Textile Clusters.
Funding
• The project cost shall be borne by the Center, State, Beneficiary, Bank loan in the ratio of
50:25:15:10.
• The Government support under the scheme by the way of grant would be limited to 50% of the
project cost, with a ceiling of Rs.75 crores for projects with Zero Liquid Discharge Systems and
Rs.10 crores for projects with conventional treatment systems.
Implementing Agency
• Through formation of a separate Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs) which will be a Corporate
Body registered under the Companies Act.
• Government would appoint a panel of Project Management Consultant (PMC) to assist it in
evaluation of the proposals regarding viability, disbursement/utilization of the funds released to
the SPV and periodical monitoring of the Project implementation.
• Project Scrutiny Committee (PSC) headed by the Joint Secretary-Ministry of Textiles and Project
Approval Committee (PAC) headed by the Secretary (Textiles), in order to provide administrative
support to the scheme.

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289 Comprehensive Handicrafts Cluster Development Scheme
Aim
• To create a world-class infrastructure that caters to the business needs of the local artisans and
small and medium-sized enterprises to boost production and export.
• To provide artisans & entrepreneurs with latest technology, and adequate training and human
resource development inputs, coupled with market linkages and production diversification.
Key Features
• The scheme is coupled with market linkages and production diversification.
• Soft interventions like Baseline Survey and Activity Mapping, Skill Training, Improved Tool Kits,
Marketing events, Seminars, Publicity, Design workshops, Capacity Building, etc will be provided.
• Hard interventions like Common Facility Centers, Emporiums, Raw Material Banks, Trade
Facilitation Centers, Common Production Centers, Design and Resource Centers will also be
granted.
• The integrated projects will be taken up for development through Central or State Handicrafts
Corporations, Autonomous Body-Council-Institute, Registered Cooperatives, Producer Company
of artisans.
• The artisans will be provided with margin money of Rs 4000 to complete one cycle of
production-cum-marketing within three months.
Ministry of Textiles has approved the continuation of Comprehensive Handicrafts Cluster
Development Scheme (CHCDS) scheme till March 2026.
290 National Handicraft Development Programme (NHDP)

Aim
Holistic development of handloom and handicrafts clusters through integrated approach.
Eligibile Organization
• Non-Governmental Organizations, local statutory bodies, Apex cooperative Societies and
National level Apex Societies (registered under society act/ trust act, etc.) and organization like
COHANDS, EPCH, CEPC, Sector Skill Councils and its affiliated Bodies, MHSC, IICT, NCDPD,
HMCM, Hastkala Academy, NIFT, NID, University Department., DRDA, NISIET, EDIs, and other
similar bodies.
• Central/ State Handloom and Handicrafts Development Corporations and other Govt.
Corporations/ agencies promoted by State Government or organization promoted by Financial
Institutions/ banks, university departments
Key Features
• The strategic interventions under the programme include financial assistance for new upgraded
looms and accessories, design innovation, product and infrastructure development, skill
upgradation, training, setting up of Mega clusters for increasing manufacturing and exports, easy
access to working capital through customized Mudra loans for weavers and artisans and direct
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Components
• Base Line Survey & Mobilization of Artisans under Ambedkar Hastshilp Vikas Yojana,
• Design & Technology Up gradation,
• Human Resource Development ,
• Direct Benefit to Artisans,
• Infrastructure and Technology Support,
• Research and Development,
• Marketing Support & Services.
Funding
• Funds will be released in 2 installments
• 50% of the sanctioned amount will be released as first installment and balance amount will be
released as second and final installment.
• In case of departmental activity, 100% payment will be drawn as advance.
291 Silk Samagra - Integrated Scheme for Development of Silk Industry

Aim
To scale up production by improving the quality and productivity and to empower downtrodden,
poor & backward families through various activity of sericulture in India
Objectives
• To maintain Breeders stock, Breed improvement through R&D Projects
• Development of mechanized practices
• Impart training on improved technology programmes to Stakeholders, and transfer technology
to the field
• Produce Basic & Commercial Seed of the improved Silkworm breeds
• Encourage Private Partnership in Seed sector
• Maintain & Certify the quality standards set by the R&D units
• To promote improved cross-breed silk and the import substitute Bivoltine silk so that Bivoltine
silk production in India enhances to such a level that raw silk imports become nil by 2022.
• To increase productive employment from 85 lakhs to 1 crore persons by 2020.
Key Features
• Duration: The scheme is being implemented for three years from 2017-18 to 2019-20.
• It includes Sericulture Information Linkages and Knowledge System (SILKS) Portal & Mobile
Application for Stakeholders and for seed quality monitoring.
• The scheme also comprises of various beneficiary-oriented components to support Mulberry,
Vanya and Post Cocoon Sectors.
• Reputed organizations like IITs, CSIR, IISc and international research institutes on Sericulture will
collaborate in R&D and technological advancements.
• Brand Promotion of Indian silk will be encouraged through quality certification by Silk Mark in
the domestic as well as Export market.
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• The implementation strategy is clearly based on convergence at the State level with the
schemes of other Ministers like MGNREGS of Rural Development, RKVY & PMKSY of Ministry of
Agriculture, for maximizing benefits to the sericulturists.
Components
• Research & Development, Training, Transfer of Technology and I.T. Initiatives,
• Seed Organizations,
• Coordination and Market Development and
• Quality Certification Systems (QCS) / Export Brand Promotion and Technology Up-gradation
Implemented By: The scheme will be implemented by the Ministry through Central Silk Board (CSB)
292 Concessional Credit/ Weaver MUDRA Scheme

Key Features
• Financial assistance is provided as follows -
o Margin money assistance
✓ @ 20% of loan amount, subject to maximum of Rs. 25,000 per weaver,
✓ @ 20% of loan amount, subject to maximum of Rs. 20.00 lakh (@ Rs. 2.00 lakh
for every 100 weaver/worker) per handloom organization,
o Interest subvention upto 7% for 3 years
o Credit Guarantee on loans for 3 years
• For timely transfer of financial assistance, Handloom Weaver MUDRA Portal has been
developed in association with Punjab National Bank to cut down delay in disbursement of funds
for margin money and interest subvention.
• The margin money assistance is transferred directly to loan account of weaver and interest
subvention is transferred to banks through the portal.
293 National Handloom Development Programme (NHDP)

Aim
• To give equal marketing opportunities including direct linkages domestically and internationally
to handloom workers
• To focus on development of pockets at the intersection of handlooms & handicrafts,
untouched by commercialization, pockets requiring revival of languishing crafts and having
export potential.
• To reorient IIHTs as handloom and handicraft hubs by collaborating with NIFT, NID & DC (HC).
• To ensure capacity building of handloom workers and other stakeholders
• To ensure preservation and archiving of traditional designs, tribal weaves, languishing weaves,
looms etc.
• To focus on brand building of handloom under India Handloom Brand
• To link handlooms with fashion
• To focus on minimizing occupational hazards and enhancing productivity of weavers through
development of ergonomic loom designs and better infrastructural support.
• Recognition of talented handloom workers
• To ensure availability of concessional credit to handloom weavers, producer companies, Self
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Help Groups etc.
• Integrated & holistic development of Mega Handloom Clusters
• To ensure welfare of handloom workers
Key Features
• It is a Central Sector Plan Scheme.
• NHDP has been formulated for its implementation during financial year 2021-22 to 2025-26.
• The scheme will follow need based approach for integrated and holistic development of
handlooms and welfare of handloom weavers.
• The scheme will support weavers, both within and outside the cooperative fold including Self
Help Groups etc. towards raw material, design inputs, technology up-gradation, marketing
support through exhibitions, create permanent infrastructure in the form of Urban Haats,
marketing complexes etc.
Components
• Cluster Development Programme
• Handloom Marketing Assistance
• Infrastructure & Special Projects including Institutes of Handloom Technology (IIHT) related
projects
• Mega Handloom Cluster (earlier known as Comprehensive Handloom Cluster Development
Scheme)
• Concessional Credit/ Weaver MUDRA Scheme
• Handloom Weavers Welfare
• Miscellaneous Components
o Research & Development projects
o Handloom Census
o Publicity, Advertisement, Monitoring, Training & Evaluation of Scheme
o Education of weavers/their wards through National Institutes of Open Schooling
(NIOS)/IGNOU
o Project Monitoring Cell
o Handloom Helpline Centre
o Earlier committed liabilities of NHDP, HWCWS, CHCDS, NERTPS etc
294 Raw Material Supply Scheme

Objectives
• To make available quality yarn & their blends to the eligible Handloom weavers at subsidized
rates.
• To set the benchmark price and quality of yarn in the open market so that price remains within
reasonable limits, consistent supply and quality parameters are maintained in the market.
• To overcome the poor dyeing facilities in the sector, supply of dyed yarn by Implementing
Agency(IA), helping weaver in product diversification, and hence marketability of produce.
• To facilitate handloom weavers’ engagement in the sector, help competing with Mill Sector, as
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• Individual weavers
• Agencies in which weavers are members i.e. Self Help Groups (SHGs), Joint Liability Groups
(JLGs) and Cooperative Societies.
• Handloom Producer Company.
• Weavers Entrepreneurs
Key Features
• The Yarn Supply Scheme (YSS) with partial modification and renamed as Raw Material Supply
Scheme (RMSS) has been approved for implementation during period from 2021-22 to 2025-26.
• This scheme is being implemented throughout the country to make available Yarn to Handloom
weavers at reasonable price.
• Under the Scheme, freight charges are reimbursed for all types of yarn and component of 15%
price subsidy is there for cotton hank yarn, domestic silk, wool and linen yarn and blended
yarn of natural fibres, with quantity caps.
Components
• Transport Subsidy Component: Freight reimbursement for transportation of yarn (All types)
• Price Subsidy Component: 15% Price Subsidy on Yarn (through DBT to linked bank account) with
quantitative restrictions.
o 15% price subsidy will be available on cotton hank yarn, domestic silk, woollen and linen
yarn and blended yarn of natural fibres with quantity restrictions
o No Capital cost for infrastructure is to be provided under the scheme
• National Handloom Development Corporation (NHDC) is also nodal agency of the scheme.
• State Governments through Commissioner/Director of Handlooms & Textiles.
• State Handloom Corporations and Apex Societies under direct control supervision of the State
Governments.
295 Scheme for Additional Grant for Apparel Manufacturing Units under SITP (SAGAM)
Background
To provide a fillip to the Apparel Manufacturing Industry and generate additional employment,
particularly for women, the Finance Minister in his Budget speech of 2013-14 has announced an
additional grant upto Rs 10 crore per Park, for apparel manufacturing units within the parks upto
Rs 50 Crore.
Eligibility Criteria for Assistance
To set up Apparel Manufacturing units in SITPs the following eligibility criteria is laid down -
• The assistance would be available to the Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) companies of the
approved textile parks under SITP which have operationalized 25% of the approved units till
31st March, 2013.
• This grant shall be available for setting up of only additional infrastructure required for apparel
and ancillary units, as permissible under the current guidelines of SITP (except for procurement
of land) in the Park. The eligible components of the project include -

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o Factory Buildings for apparel manufacturing units
o Common facilities like crèches, Working women hostel, canteen etc. Common
Infrastructure for only the additional facilities created would be sanctioned.
• The SPVs should leverage the common infrastructure already created in the park and the grant
shall be available for setting up additional manufacturing units which would capitalize on the
existing infrastructure.
• SPVs would be encouraged to build some extra area under production for providing plug and
play infrastructure to be given on rental/hire purchase model to be approved by PAC on a case
to case basis
• The SPVs should set up a minimum of 3 apparel manufacturing units including ancillary units in
the Park. The proposed apparel manufacturing units may be set up within the existing park and
/or by way of acquiring additional land in contiguity with the existing park.
• The assistance of GoI would be limited to 40% of the proposed project cost, not exceeding Rs
10 crores for each park. Thus SPVs intending to avail Rs 10 crores of grant assistance, would
need to invest Rs 15 crores (through equity/loans/other sources) in the ratio of 40:60. SPVs to
upfront bring in 10% of their proposed contribution in escrow account.
• The eligible SPVs wishing to avail this additional grant, are required to submit project proposal
through empanelled PMCs, for consideration by the Ministry of Textiles. Such proposals should
provide the following details:
o Details of proposed apparel manufacturing unit(s): area, capacity, product type etc.
o Details of support infrastructure like power, water, workers’ hostel & factory building etc.
additionally required for new facilities.
o Estimated project cost and proposed funding
o Estimated impact in terms of employment and investment
o Proposed timelines for implementation of the project
• The proposals shall be scrutinized by Project Scrutiny Committee and approved by Project
Approval Committee of the SITP
• The additional grant is proposed for Factory building and Support Infrastructure/ Facilities and is
for creating additionality in these components, wherever required and is over the above the
‘factory building’ and ‘support infrastructure’ that has been approved in the DPR of the existing
Parks.
Ministry of Steel
296 Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for Specialty Steel
Launch Year: 2021
Objectives
To promote manufacturing of specialty steel grades within the country by providing financial
incentives
Target
To help India's speciality steel production reach 42 Million Tonnes (MT) by 2026-27

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Eligibility
• The criteria are – threshold minimum incremental production and minimum investment.
• A company registered in India under the Companies Act 2013 that is engaged in manufacturing
of the identified “Specialty steel” grades, subject to the input material being melted and poured
within the country using iron ore/scrap/sponge iron/pellets etc. shall be eligible to apply for
incentive under the scheme.
Both big players i.e. integrated steel plants and to the smaller players (secondary steel players)
Key Features
• Duration - 2023-24 to 2027-28
• The five categories of specialty steel which have been chosen in the PLI Scheme are -
o Coated/Plated Steel Products
o High Strength/Wear resistant Steel
o Specialty Rails
o Alloy Steel Products and Steel wires
o Electrical Steel
• There are 3 slabs of PLI incentives, the lowest being 4% and highest being 12% which has been
provided for electrical steel.
• This scheme will ensure that the basic steel used is ‘melted and poured’ within the country.
o It means that raw material (finished steel) used for making specialty steel will be made in
India only, thereby ensuring that scheme promotes end to end manufacturing within the
country.
• The scheme will give employment to about 5,25,000 people of which 68,000 will be direct
employment.
With a budgetary outlay of Rs 6322 crores, the scheme is expected to bring in investment of
approximately Rs 40,000 crores and capacity addition of 25 MT for speciality steel.
297 PURVODAYA Programme

Launch Year: 2020
Aim
Driving accelerated development of Eastern India through establishment of integrated steel hub
Objectives
• To enable swift capacity addition and improve overall competitiveness of steel producers both in
terms of cost and quality.
• The Integrated Steel Hub would focus on 3 key elements:
o Capacity addition through easing the setup of Greenfield steel plants
o Development of steel clusters near integrated steel plants as well as demand centres.
o Transformation of logistics and utilities infrastructure which would change the socio-
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Key Features
• The programme is called PURVODAYA: Accelerated development of eastern India through
integrated steel hub.
• Under this programme, major PSUs like SAIL, IOCL and Coal India and concerned departments of
five states— Odisha, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Chattisgarh and Jharkhand—will be working
towards accelerating steel production in the region.
• It is expected that out of the 300 MT capacity by 2030-31, over 200 MT can come from this
region alone, driven by Industry 4.0.
Why this hub in Eastern India?

• Eastern states of India (Odisha, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal) and Northern part of
Andhra Pradesh collectively hold around 80% of the country’s iron ore, around 100% of coking
coal and significant portion of chromite, bauxite and dolomite reserves.
• There is presence of major ports such as Paradip, Haldia, Vizag, Kolkata etc., with >30% of India’s
major port capacity.
• In India’s march towards a $5 trillion economy, the 5 Eastern states can play a major role where
steel sector can become the catalyst.
Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers

298 Scheme for Promotion of Medical Device Park
Launch Year: 2021
Aim
To support the medical devices industry to reach its potential in the coming years identifying the
industry is as a sunrise sector with great potential for diversification and employment generation.
Objectives
• To provide easy access to standard testing and infrastructure facilities through creation of
world class common infrastructure facilities.
• To significantly reduce the cost of production of medical devices which will lead to better
availability and affordability of medical devices in the domestic market.
• To reap the benefits arising due to optimization of resources and economies of scale.
Selection Criteria
• The selection of the States/UTs is based on the challenge method.
• The ranking methodology for States/UTs is based on the parameters such as utility charges,
State policy incentives, total area of the park, land lease rate, connectivity of the park, ease of
doing business ranking, availability of technical manpower etc.
• The qualitative assessment of the States in terms of their fiscal capability, ecosystem
attractiveness and industrial presence also play an important role in selection of the States.
Key Features
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2020-2021 to FY 2024-2025.
• The financial assistance to a selected Medical Device Park would be 70% of the project cost of
common infrastructure facilities.
• In case of North Eastern States and Hilly States, financial assistance would be 90% of the project
cost.
• Maximum assistance under the scheme for one Medical Device Park would be limited to Rs 100
crores.
299 Production Linked Incentive Schemes of Pharmaceuticals / Operational Guidelines

Notified on: 3rd March, 2021
Objectives
• To enhance India's manufacturing capabilities by increasing investment and production in the
sector
• Contributing to product diversification to high value goods in the sector
• To create global champions out of India
Selection Criteria
• A maximum of 55 applicants will be selected under the scheme.
• An applicant, through a single application, can apply for more than one product and the
products applied by an applicant can be in any of the three categories.
• The applicants will be required to achieve minimum cumulative investment per year over a
period of 5 years as prescribed under the scheme.
• The investment could be under new plant and machinery, equipment and associated utilities,
research and development, transfer of technology, product registration and expenditure
incurred on building where plant and machinery are installed.
• Investment made on or after April 01, 2020 will be considered as eligible investment under the
scheme.
The qualifying criteria for the 3 groups of applicants will be as follows -
• Applicants are grouped based on Global Manufacturing Revenue (FY 2019-20) of
pharmaceutical goods
o Group A - more than or equal to Rs. 5,000 crore.
o Group B - Between Rs. 500 (inclusive) crore and Rs. 5,000 crore.
o Group C - Less than Rs. 500 crore
Key Features
• Implementing Years - FY 2020-21 to 2028-29
The eligible products have been categorized into three categories.

• Category 1
o Biopharmaceuticals, Complex generic drugs, Patented drugs or drugs nearing patent
expiry, Cell based or gene therapy drugs, Orphan drugs, Special empty capsules like

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HPMC, Pullulan, enteric etc., Complex excipients, Phyto-pharmaceuticals, Other drugs as
approved
• Category 2
o Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients / Key Starting Materials / Drug Intermediates
• Category 3 (Drugs not covered under Category 1 and Category 2)
o Repurposed drugs, Auto immune drugs, anti-cancer drugs, anti-diabetic drugs, anti-
infective drugs, cardiovascular drugs, psychotropic drugs and anti-retroviral drugs, In
vitro diagnostic devices, Other drugs as approved, Other drugs not manufactured in India
• Rate of incentive will be 10% (of incremental sales value) for Category 1 and Category 2
products for first four years, 8% for the fifth year and 6% for the sixth year of production under
the scheme.
• Rate of incentive will be 5% (of incremental sales value) for Category 3 products for first four
years, 4% for the fifth year and 3% for the sixth year of production under the scheme.
• This will include the period for processing of applications (FY 2020-21), optional gestation
period of one year (FY 2021-22), incentive for 6 years and FY 2028-29 for disbursal of incentive
for sales of FY 2027-28.
• Incremental sales of a product mean sales of that product in a year over and above the sales of
that product in FY 2019-2020.
• To promote the production of high value products in the country and increase the value
addition in exports.
• To generate employment for both skilled and un-skilled personnel
• To promote innovation for development of complex and high-tech products including products
of emerging therapies and in-vitro Diagnostic Devices as also self-reliance in important drugs.
• To improve accessibility and affordability of medical products including orphan drugs to the
Indian population
• An Empowered Group of Secretaries will undertake periodic reviews of the scheme to ensure
its smooth implementation along with the other PLI schemes of the Govt. of India.
• A Technical Committee will assist the department in all technical issues which arise during the
implementation of the scheme.
• SIDBI, the Project management Agency selected for this scheme, will be responsible for
implementation and will be the interface with the industry for all issues with respect to online
applications, selection of applicants, verification of investments, verification of sales and
disbursal of incentives etc.
Incentives
• Selected manufacturers will be able to receive production linked incentives based on
incremental sales of pharmaceutical products for a period of 6 years.
• A selected participant will be able to get a maximum incentive of Rs 1000 crore, Rs 250 crore
and Rs 50 crore respectively depending upon its group over the period of the scheme.
• Additional incentive will be available based on performance but subject to certain conditions.
• In no case, the total incentive including additional inventive, would be more than Rs 1200
crore, Rs 300 crore and Rs 60 crore per selected participant respectively for the three groups

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over the period of the scheme.
Approved Outlay
• Rs 15000 crore.
• The incentive allocation among the target groups is as follows:
o Group A: Rs 11,000 crore
o Group B: Rs 2,250 crore
o Group C: Rs 1,750 crore
Nodal Agency: Department of Pharmaceuticals
300 Janaushadhi Suvidha Oxy-Biodegradable Sanitary Napkin Scheme

Launch Year: 2018
Aim
To provide women with oxo-biodegradable sanitary napkins
Key Features
• The scheme was launched under the Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojna (PMBJP).
• The price of the sanitary pads was reduced on 27thAugust 2019 @ Rs 1.00 per pad, which is
available for sale in more than 8000 PMBJP Kendras across the country.
• It was launched under government’s vision of providing Affordable and Quality Healthcare for
All.
• It will ensure ‘Swachhta, Swasthya and Suvidha’ for underprivileged women.
• It will ensure affordability, hygiene as well as ease of use and disposal of sanitary napkins.
• It has been manufactured by Bureau of Pharma Public Sector Undertaking of India.
301 ‘Pharma Sahi Daam’ Mobile App

Launch Year: 2016
Key Features
• Developed By: National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA)
• The app shows the MRP fixed by NPPA for various scheduled drugs on real time basis.
• This is launched to keep a check on prices.
302 Pharma Jan Samadhan

Launch Year: 2015
Aim
To address the grievances of consumers with respect to the prices of drugs and their availability.
Key Features
• Started By: National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA)
• It is a part of Government of India's Digital India initiative, which aims at empowering the
citizen through a transparent, accountable and responsive governance system.
• It provides the consumer with an effective and time bound online grievance redressal system
to effectively deal with complaints related to pricing, shortage and non-availability of medicines.
• It serves as a robust e-governance tool for effective implementation of the Drugs (Price Control)
Order 2013.
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• NPPA is mandated to initiate action on any complaint within 48 hrs of its receipt.
303 Nutrient Based Subsidy (NBS) Scheme

Launch Year: 2010
Aim
It aims at ensuring balanced use of fertilizers, improving the agricultural productivity, promoting
the growth of the indigenous fertilizers industry and also reducing the burden of Subsidy.
Key Features
• Government is making available fertilizers, Urea and 22 grades of P&K fertilizers (including DAP)
to farmers at subsidized prices through fertilizer manufacturers/importers.
• The subsidy is released to fertilizer companies as per NBS rates so that they can make available
fertilizers to farmers at affordable price.
• Under the policy, a fixed amount of subsidy, decided on annual basis, is provided on subsidised
P&K fertilizers depending on their nutrient content with an objective to make available these
fertilizers to farmers at a reduced price.
• Maximum Retail Price (MRP) of P&K fertilizers is decontrolled and fertilizer manufacturers /
marketers are allowed to fix the MRP at reasonable price. The Centre provides a fixed rate of
subsidy (in Rs. Per Kg basis) on each nutrient.
o These nutrients include Primary nutrients: Nitrogen (N), Phosphate (P), Potash (K) and
Secondary Nutrient-Sulphur (S).
o Additional subsidy for micronutrients namely Boron and Zinc is also provided.
• To ensure that P&K fertilisers are made available to farmers at reasonable prices, the
evaluation of reasonableness of MRPs of these fertilisers is being conducted by the Department
of Fertilisers
304 Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP)

Launch Year: 2008
• ‘Jan Aushadhi Scheme’ was launched in November, 2008 across the country.
• In 2015, the ‘Jan Aushadhi Scheme’ has been revisited and renamed as ‘Pradhan Mantri
Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana’ (PMBJP)
Aim
To bring down the healthcare budget of every citizen of India by providing Quality generic
Medicines at Affordable Prices through special Kendra’s known as Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Jan
Aushadhi Kendra.
Objectives
• Create awareness among public regarding generic medicines.
• Create demand for generic medicines through medical practioners.
• Create awareness through education and awareness program that high price need not be
synonymous with high quality.
• Provide all the commonly used generic medicines covering all the therapeutic groups.
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• Generate employment by engaging individual entrepreneurs in opening of PMBJP Kendra
Key Features
• The Jan Aushadhi Programme is a self-sustaining business model not dependent on government
subsidies or assistance. It is run on the principle of ‘Not for Profits but with Minimal Profits’.
• Operational expenditure is met from trade margins admissible for the medicines.
• Under the scheme, dedicated outlet known as Janaushadi Kendras are functional across the
country.
• The incentive provided to the Kendra owners has been enhaced from existing Rs 2.5 lakh to up
to Rs 5 lakh to be given @15% of monthly purchases made, subject to a ceiling of Rs 15,000 per
month.
• Further, an additional one time incentive of Rs. 2 lakh has been approved for stores opened in
specified area and/ or by 2 specified categories of persons.
• PMBJP Kendras run by women entrepreneurs, Divyang, SC, & ST gets an amount of Rs. 2 lakh
as special incentive in addition to normal incentives as applicable.
• The medicines listed in the product list of PMBJP are procured only from World Health
Organization – Good Manufacturing Practices (WHO-GMP) certified suppliers for ensuring the
quality of the products.
• Price of Jan Aushadhi Medicines is cheaper at least by 50% and in some cases, by 80% to 90%
of the market price of branded medicines.
Implementing Agency: Bureau of Pharma Public Sector Undertakings of India (renamed as
Pharmaceuticals & Medical Devices Bureau of India)
To increase the number of PMBJKs to 10000 by March 2024
Ministry of Minority Affairs

305 Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakaram (PMJVK)
The erstwhile Multi-sectoral Development Programme (MsDP) has been restructured and
renamed as Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram for effective implementation since 2018.
Objectives
To develop socio economic assets and basic amenities in the Minority Concentration Areas (MCAs)
Key Features
• The PMJVK will continue to support the projects sanctioned under erstwhile Multi-sectoral
Development Programme (MsDP) for completion of the sanctioned and ongoing projects.
• The PMJVK will continue to be implemented in Minority Concentration Blocks (MCBs), Minority
Concentration Towns (MCTs) and Clusters of Minority Concentration Villages (COVs).
o However, certain number of population and area coverage have been specified for MCTs
and COVs.
• A new area for implementation of PMJVK has been included namely Minority Concentration
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• The PMJVK has used the selected socio-economic, basic amenities and population data of
Census 2011 and have identified MCBs, MCTs and MCD Hqs.
o COVs will be identified by using the backwardness parameters and population data of
Census 2011 in consultation with the State government/UT administration concerned.
• The identified areas namely MCBs, MCTs, MCD Hqs and COVs for implementation of PMJVK will
be known as Minority Concentration Areas (MCA).
• Areas identified by data of Census 2011 - They have been identified on the basis of minority
population and socio-economic and basic amenities data of Census 2011 and will be known as
Minority Concentration Areas.
• PMJVK will continue to support the State/UTs in creating infrastructure to improve the quality
of life of people and reduce the imbalances in the identified minority concentration areas to be
at par with the rest of the country.
• To further strengthen the programme and ensure the benefit reaches the intended
beneficiaries, project proposals will also be accepted from Central Government
Departments/Organizations, Central Public Sector Enterprises/Undertakings, Central/State
Universities and Armed Police Forces, apart from the State/UT governments.
• 80% of the resources under the PMJVK would be earmarked for projects related to
education, health and skill development.
o 33 to 40% of resources under the PMJVK would be specifically allocated for
women centric projects.
• Priority sectors under the scheme are education, health, skill development and women centric
projects.
• Projects under PMJVK are implemented by States/UTs/Central Government Organizations as
per the need of the identified MCAs.
Parameters for identification of MCA

The backwardness parameters are -
• Religion-specific socio-economic indicators at the district level
o Literacy rate
o Female literacy rate
o Work participation rate
o Female work participation rate
• Basic amenities indicators at the district level
o Percentage of households with pucca walls
o Percentage of households with safe drinking water
o Percentage of households with electricity
o Percentage of households with latrine facility within the premise
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Objective
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enable them for skill based employment through the empanelled Program Implementation Agencies
(PIAs) as per common norms of the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSD&E).
Key Features
• This scheme is implemented as per common norms issued by the Ministry of Skill Development
& Entrepreneurship (MSD&E) through the empaneled Program Implementation Agencies (PIAs).
o The PIA is mandated to place minimum 70% trainees out of total trained trainees.
o The monthly stipend for maximum of 3 months and post placement support for maximum
of two months after getting employment are also being paid to the beneficiaries directly
into their account.
• The Scheme would enable the minorities youths especially school dropouts gain sustainable
employment opportunities through skill development courses.
• Maulana Azad Education Foundation an autonomous body under the aegis of Ministry of
Minority Affairs implements this Scheme.
307 Nai Manzil

Launch Year: 2015
Aim
It aims to benefit the minority youths who do not have a formal school leaving certificate in order
to provide them formal education and skills and enable them to seek better employment and
livelihoods in the organised sector.
Objectives
• Mobilise youth from minority communities who are school drop-outs and provide them with
formal education and certification up to level 8th or 10th through National Institute of Open
Schooling (NIOS) or other State open schooling systems.
• As part of the programme, provide integrated Skill Training to the youth in market driven skills.
• Provide placements to at least 70% of the trained youth in jobs which would earn them basic
minimum wages and provide them with other social protection entitlements like Provident
Funds, Employee State Insurance (ESI) etc.
• Raise awareness and sensitization in health and life skills.
Key Features
• This programme is supported by World Bank.
• It intends to cover people in between 17 to 35 age group from all minority communities who
have been educated in Madrasas or are school dropouts.
• The scheme offers non-residential integrated education and skills training for 9 to 12 months,
of which a minimum of 3 months are devoted to skills training.
• The trainee should belong to Minority community as notified under National Commission for
Minorities Act 1992 (viz. Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains and Parsis).
• 30% of the beneficiary seats will be earmarked for girl / women candidates.
• 5% of the beneficiary seats will be earmarked for persons with disability belonging to the
minority community under the scheme.
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minority communities will also be considered.
• The trainee should belong to the Below Poverty Line (BPL) population both from urban and
rural areas
• The central scheme is designed to address educational and livelihood needs of minority
communities lagging behind in terms of educational attainments.
• The scheme provides a combination of formal education (Class VIII or X) and skills to enable
beneficiaries seek better employment and livelihood.
308 USTTAD (Upgrading the Skills and Training in Traditional Arts/Crafts for Development)
Launch Year: 2015
Aim
Preserving & promoting the rich heritage of the traditional arts & crafts of the Minority
communities.
Objectives
• To build capacity of master craftsmen/artisans and training of young generation through the
master craftsmen/ artisans for traditional arts/crafts
• Set up standards of identified arts/ crafts and their documentation
• To establish linkages of traditional skills with the global market
Key Features
• Under the scheme, trained master craftsmen/artisan will train the minority youths in various
specific traditional arts/crafts.
• Under this scheme Hunnar Haats are also held all over the country to provide nation-wide
marketing platform to Minority artisans & entrepreneurs and to create employment
opportunities.
Components
• The scheme has following programmes:
o Up-gradation of Skills and Training in Traditional Arts/Crafts through Institutions.
o USTAD Apprenticeship stipend for Research and Development.
o Support to Craft museum for curating traditional arts/ crafts.
o Support to minority craftsmen/artisans through Hunar Haat and Shilp Utsav for
marketing their products through exhibitions throughout the country and abroad.
o Recognition of talented Master Craftsmen & Artisans
309 Hamari Dharohar

Launch Year: 2014
Objectives
• To curate rich heritage of minorities under overall concept of Indian Culture.
• Curating exhibitions.
• Preservation of literature/ documents etc.

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• Support and promotion of calligraphy etc.
• Research and Development.
Key Features
• It is a Central Sector scheme.
• The scheme can be taken up in the entire country.
• Activities to be covered under the scheme - Selective intervention for preservation of heritage
and may cover following kinds of projects –
o Curating exhibitions including iconic exhibitions/ Performing art for showcasing and
preserving heritage
o Support and promotion of calligraphy etc.
o Preservation of literature, documents, manuscripts etc.
o Documentation of oral traditions and art forms
o Support to ethnic museums (not supported under schemes of Ministry of Culture or its
bodies) for showcasing and preserving heritage of minority communities.
o Support for organizing heritage related seminars/ workshops.
o Fellowship for research in preservation of heritage and development.
o Any other support to individual/ organization in furtherance of cause of protection and
promotion of rich heritage of minority communities.
Implementation: Ministry of Minority Affairs will implement this scheme in consultation with
Ministry of Culture with the help of expert National and International Knowledge Partners in this
field
310 Seekho aur Kamao (Learn and Earn)

Launch Year: 2013
Aim
To upgrade the skills of the minority youth in various modern or traditional skills depending on the
qualification of the candidate, present economic trends and market potential, which can help them
earn a decent and respectable livelihood.
Objectives
• Conserve and update traditional skills of minorities and establish their linkages with the
market.
• Reduce the unemployment rate of minorities during 14th Finance Commission
• Improve employability of existing workers, school dropouts etc. and ensure their placement.
• Generate means of better livelihood for marginalized minorities and bring them in the
mainstream.
• Facilitate minorities to avail opportunities in the growing market.
• Develop potential human resource for the nation.
• The trainee should belong to minority community
• The trainee should be between 14-45 years of age.
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• In case reserved categories are prescribed under the scheme remain vacant, these vacant seats
may be treated as unreserved.
Key Features
• It is a 100% Central Sector Scheme and will be implemented by Ministry directly through
empanelled eligible organizations.
• The scheme ensures 75% placement, out of which 50% should be in organized sector.
• Minimum 33% seats will be reserved for minority girl/women candidates.
311 Padho Pardesh Scheme (Scheme of Interest Subsidy on Educational Loans for Overseas
Studies for the Students belonging to the Minority Communities)
Aim
To award interest subsidy to meritorious students belonging to economically weaker sections of
notified minority communities so as to provide them better opportunities for higher education
abroad and enhance their employability.
• A candidate must have secured admission in University abroad to pursue Post Graduate
Diploma, Masters, Ph.D or M. Phil courses with overall family income exceedingly not more
than 6 lakhs per annum.
• Family income refers to gross income of parents of the candidate if he/she is unmarried or gross
income of the spouse in case the candidate is married.
• Student should have to take the loan from any Bank who is a member of Indian Banks
Association.
Key Features
• It is a central sector scheme to provide interest subsidy on educational loans for overseas
studies for the students belonging to the minority communities viz. Muslims, Christians, Sikhs,
Buddhists, Jains and Parsis and want to pursue higher studies like Masters, M.Phil & Ph.D level
outside India.
• The interest subsidy will be given for the period of moratorium (i.e. course period plus one year
or six months after getting a job, whichever is earlier) as per the education loan scheme of the
Indian Banks Association (IBA).
• Ministry will reimburse 100 % interest component of the Educational loan availed by a student
from Bank up to moratorium period ( i.e. Course period + one year after completion of course
or six months after getting employment whichever happens earlier).
• The interest subsidy under the scheme shall be available to the eligible students only once,
either for Masters, M.Phil or Ph.D levels.
312 Jiyo Parsi

Launch Year: 2013
Objectives
To reverse the declining trend of Parsi population by adopting a scientific protocol and structured
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Target Group
• The scheme is meant for the notified minority community i.e. Parsi/Zoroastrian only.
• Target Groups within the Parsi community for the infertility treatment would be as follows:
o Parsi married couples of childbearing age who seek assistance under the scheme
o Adults/ Young men/women/Adolescent boys/Girls for detection of diseases resulting in
infertility. For screening of adolescent boys/girls, written consent of parents/legal
guardians should be mandatory.
Key Features
• Developed by: Ministry of Minority Affairs and Parzor Foundation
Component
The scheme has three components:
• Advocacy Component that includes workshops, advertisement campaigns to create awareness,
etc.
• Health of the Community Component which covers Childcare and Creche support, assistance to
elderly, etc.
• Medical Component includes financial assistance for the detection and treatment of infertility,
fertility treatment, etc.
313 Nai Roshni – For Leadership Development of Minority Women

Aim
• To empower and instill confidence in women, including their neighbours from other
communities living in the same village/locality, by providing knowledge, tools and techniques
for interacting with Government systems, banks and intermediaries at all levels.
• Empowerment of women from the minority communities and emboldening them to move out
of the confines of their home and community and assume leadership roles and assert their
rights, collectively or individually
• Target Group includes women belonging to all minorities notified under Section 2 (c) of the
National Commission for Minorities Act, 1992 viz. Muslim, Sikh, Christian, Buddhist, Zoroastrian
(Parsis) and Jain.
• The scheme also permits a mix of women from non-minority communities not exceeding 25%
of a project proposal to further strengthen the solidarity and unity in the society.
Key Features
• “Nai Roshni” programme is run with the help of NGOs, Civil societies and Government
Institutions all over the country.
• It is a training programme conducted for women belonging to minority community between the
age group of 18 years to 65 years, covering areas related to Programmes for women, Health and
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and Advocacy for Social and Behavioural change
• The scheme provides for 6 days training programme followed by handholding for a period of
one year.
• The training is provided on various pre-designed Training modules covering issues relating to
women viz. Leadership of Women through participation in decision making, Educational
Programmes for women, Health and Hygiene, Legal rights of women, Financial Literacy, Digital
Literacy, Swachh Bharat, Life Skills, and Advocacy for Social and Behaviourial change.
• Efforts are to be made by the organization for having a representative mix of women from
SCs/STs/OBCs, women with disabilities and other communities within this 25% of project
proposal.
314 Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme

The Prime Minister’s New 15 Point Programme for the Welfare of Minorities was announced in
June, 2006. It provides that a Pre-Matric scholarship scheme for meritorious students from
minority communities would be implemented.
Objectives
• Encourage parents from minority communities to send their school going children to school
• Lighten their financial burden on school education and sustain their efforts to support their
children to complete school education
• Students belonging to 6 notified minority communities i.e. Buddhist, Christian, Jain, Muslim,
Parsi and Sikh from families with annual income below Rs 1 lakh
• Criteria - Students need to score at least 50% in their class exams.
Key Features
• It is a centrally funded scholarship scheme for students in all states, which opens every year and
has to be applied between August and November.
• The scholarship will be awarded for studies in India in a government or private school from
class I to class X, including such residential Government institutes and eligible private institutes
selected and notified in a transparent manner by the State Government and Union Territory
Administration concerned.
• 30% scholarship is earmarked for girls students of each minority community in a State/UT
which is transferable to male students of that community in case of non-availability of female
students in that community in the concerned State/UT.
o 30% is the floor and not the ceiling for eligible girl students.
• If the physical target of scholarship for a particular minority community in a state/UT is not
utilized, it will be distributed among the same minority community in other States/UTs.
• Structure of the Scholarship: It is given in two tiers every year to -
o Students in class 1 to 5: Rs. 1,000 per year.
o Students of class 6 to 10: Rs. 10,700 if a hosteller or Rs 5,700 if a day scholar.
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The Scheme of "Begum Hazrat Mahal National Scholarship" for Girl Students belonging to the
Minority Communities was earlier known as "Maulana Azad National Scholarship".
Objectives
To recognize, promote and assist girl students belonging to National Minorities who cannot
continue their education due to lack of financial support.
Selection Criteria
• It based on the criteria of parent's/ guardian's annual income (not exceed Rs 2 lakh)
• The selection of the eligible students will be primarily done on the basis of the lower income
criteria among the students who have secured at least 50% marks in the previous exam.
• There is fixed no. of scholarship quota for each State/UTs based upon the population of the
minorities in the concentrated area.
• Students from BPL families, having the lowest income shall be given preference in the ascending
order.
Key Features
• Scholarship will be admissible for expenditure on payment of School/College fee, purchase of
syllabus books, purchase of stationery/equipments required for the course and payment of
Boarding/Lodging charges.
• The distribution of scholarship among the States/Union Territories will be made on the basis of
population of the notified minorities in the States/ Union Territories of Census 2011.
o Muslim, Christian, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain and Zoroastrians (Parsis) have been notified as
minority communities under Section 2 (c) of the National Commission for Minorities Act,
1992.
• Amount of Scholarship -
o Admission & tuition fee for classes IX and X - Actual subject to a maximum ceiling of Rs
10000 which will be released in two installments of Rs. 5000 each.
o Admission & tuition fee for class XI and XII - Actual subject to a maximum ceiling of Rs
12000 which will be released in two installments of Rs. 6000 each.
• Amount of scholarship will be credited directly into the Beneficiary bank account through DBT
mode.
• Out of total scholarships each State/UTs will be allocated a fixed number of scholarships quota
on the basis of the population of the minorities' in the concentrated area, for which population
figures as per 2011census may be relied upon.
o In case sufficient no. of eligible applications is not available from any State/UTs then its
balance quota will be allocated to the same community of other State/UTs from where
eligible applications have been received
• Migration of students during the course of the academic year from one Institution to another
would not normally be allowed except under exceptional circumstances and in the interest of
the student’s academic career.
• Student getting scholarship under any scholarship scheme, being implemented by the
Central/State Government shall not be eligible to get scholarship under this scheme.
• Scholarship shall be deemed discontinued with any gap of academic session in studies at any
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316 Naya Savera Scheme
Aim
To empower the students belonging to minority communities and prepare them for competitive
examinations, so that their participation in government and private jobs improves
Objectives
To assist students/candidates belonging to the notified the minority communities by way of
special coaching
Key Features
• The scheme provides financial support for free coaching to notified minority students in
selected coaching institutions
• The courses for which the coaching will be imparted shall be as follows:
o Competitive examinations conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC),
State Public Service Commissions, the Staff Selection Commission (SSC) and the various
recruitment agencies like Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs), Banking Services
Recruitment Boards etc for Group A, B and C posts.
o Officers' Grade examinations conducted by Banks, Insurance Companies and Public
Sector Undertakings (PSUs);
o Entrance Examinations for admission in Engineering/Medical courses, Professional
courses like CAT, CLAT, MBA etc and any other such disciplines as Ministry may decided
from time to time.
• The following types of organizations will be eligible for receiving financial assistance under
this Scheme –
o All institutes in the government sector, including universities and autonomous bodies,
engaged in professional coaching for competitive examinations
o Universities/colleges in Private Sector engaged in professional coaching activities,
including deemed Universities
o Trusts, Companies, Partnership Firms, or Societies registered under Societies
Registration Act, 1860 and engaged in professional coaching
• An amount of Rs. 2500 per month will be paid to all the students who will be taking coaching
under the scheme subject to fulfilling the other terms and conditions
317 Maulana Azad National Fellowship Scheme

Objective
To provide five year fellowships in the form of financial assistance to students from minority
communities, notified by the Central Government, to pursue M. Phil and Ph.D.
Coverage
The scheme covers all Universities/Institutions recognized by the University Grants Commission
(UGC)
Key Features
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students belonging to the minority communities.
• The Fellowship will cater the minority community students pursuing regular and full time
research studies leading to award of M.Phil/Ph.D degree within India only.
• The total number of slots for the fellowships to be awarded under the scheme is 1000 per year.
• 30% of the fellowship shall be earmarked for women students, remaining 70% will be general.
Duration of Fellowship
• For M.Phil - Maximum duration is 2 years or date of submission of dissertation, whichever is
earlier
• For Ph.D. - Maximum duration is 5 years or date of submission of Ph.D. thesis, whichever is
earlier (2 years for JRF and remaining 3 years for SRF)
• For M.Phil + Ph.D. - Maximum duration is 5 years or date of submission of Ph.D. thesis,
whichever is earlier (2 years for JRF and remaining 3 years for SRF)
Rate of Fellowship
• JRF - Rs.31,000 p.m. for initial two years SRF - Rs.35,000 pm. for remaining tenure
• House Rent Allowance and Contingency is also paid as per guidelines of scheme
Nodal Agency: University Grants Commission (UGC)
318 Nai Udaan

Objectives
• To provide financial support to the minority candidates clearing prelims conducted by Union
Public Service Commission (UPSC), Staff Selection Commission (SSC) and State Public Service
Commissions (SPSC) to adequately equip them to compete for appointment to Civil Services in
the Union and the State Governments
• To increase the representation of the minority in the Civil Services by giving direct financial
support to candidates clearing Preliminary Examinations conducted by UPSC, SPSCs for Group A
and B (Gazetted and non-Gazetted posts SSC (Combined Graduate Level), CAPF for Group ‘B’
(Non Gazetted posts).
• The candidate should belong to one of the Minority Communities notified under Section 2 (C )
of National Commission for Minorities Act, 1992
• The candidate should have passed any of the Prelim exams conducted by UPSC, SPSC or SSC
listed in the scheme guidelines.
• Total family income of the candidates from all sources should not exceed Rs. 8.0 lakh per
annum.
• The candidate will not be eligible to benefit from any other similar Scheme of the Central or
State Governments /UT Administrations.
• In case the candidate decides to opt for other Schemes, he/she will have to forgo the claim from
Ministry and refund the amount if already availed with 10% interest.
• He / she needs to give an affidavit to the effect, that he /she is not availing such benefit from
any other source.
Key Features
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• Every year up to 5100 candidates will be given financial support under the scheme throughout
the country on fulfilling the eligibility criteria till the budgetary allocation is exhausted.
• Selection of the candidates will be based on first-come-first-serve basis in case of limited
number of slots available for any particular community/Exam.
• The distribution of slots is based on the data of Census, 2011.
• The financial benefit will be given to the candidate only once and for one examination only.
• Candidates who have availed the benefit of this Scheme shall not be eligible to avail the benefit
of free coaching for Civil Services (Mains) conducted by UPSC/ SSC/State PSCs etc.
• The rate of financial assistance will be as under -
o For UPSC (Civil Services, Indian Engineering Services & Indian Forest Services) - 1,00,000
o For State PSC (Gazetted) - 50,000
o SSC (CGL) & (CAPF-Group B) - 25,000
o State PSC (Graduate level) (Non-Gazetted) - 25,000
319 Qaumi Waqf Board Taraqqiati Scheme (QWBTS)

Key Features
• Accordingly, a Computerization Scheme was launched in December 2009. Another Scheme for
Strengthening of State/UT Waqf Boards was also launched in 2013-2014.
o These schemes were merged into a single scheme in the name “Qaumi Waqf Boards
Taraqqiati Scheme” (QWBTS) with effect from December 2017.
• Under the scheme, financial assistance is provided to State Waqf Boards (SWBs) towards
computerization and digitization of Waqf records.
o The Grants-in-Aid will be released to the eligible State/UT Waqf Boards.
• Under the scheme the Ministry also supports the SWBs for deployment of manpower viz.
Assistant Programmer, Survey Assistant, Accountant and Legal Assistant, setting up of Video
Conferencing Facility, Centralized Computing Facility (CCF) & Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
Solution for better administration of SWBs.
• The Central Waqf Council, New Delhi is the Nodal Agency for implementation of the Scheme.
Components
• GIS Mapping of Waqf properties.
• Computerization of records of State/UT Waqf Boards.
• Digitization of Ownership Rights Establishing Documents
• Support for the process of Mutation of un-mutated properties as Waqf.
• Strengthening the manpower support of State/UT Waqf Boards.
• Meeting a part of administrative cost of State/UT Waqf Boards.
• Strengthening of zonal/regional level offices of State/UT Waqf Boards.
• Capacity building of Mutawallis and Management Committees for implementing the provisions
of the Waqf properties Lease Rules, 2014.
• Recognition to excellence in the management of Waqf Estates (i.e., Awards to Mutawallis /
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320 Kaushal Se Kushalta Scheme
Objectives
• Enable and mobilize a large number of Minority youths (including the artisans working in the
traditional art and craft sector) to take up industry designed quality skill training, become
employable and earn respectable livelihood.
• To provide skill training for generating better livelihood for marginalized minorities and align
them in the mainstream, with preference given to the women and persons engaged in
traditional occupations.
• Ensure at least 70% placements of trained candidates including wage employment and
selfemployment.
Eligibility
• Members of Notified National Minority communities i.e. Muslim, Sikh, Christian, Buddhist, Jain
and Parsis having annual family income up to Rs. 6.00 lacs.
• Preference will be given to skills having local demand and potential for further growth
• Preference will be given to women and persons engaged in occupational groups.
• Persons already trained under any other skill development training programme of the
Government will not be eligible under this scheme.
• The candidates should be between 18 to 55 years of age to be eligible for the skill development
programme of NMDFC, on the date of enrolment or as per the age criteria prescribed in the
Qualification Pack (QP) concerned
Key Features
• The scheme aims at imparting skills to the targeted individual beneficiaries leading to self/wage
employment.
• The scheme is implemented through the State Channelising Agencies, which organize need
based skill development training in their States with the help of agencies empanelled by NSDC/
related Sector Skill Council/ State Skill Mission/ Directorate of Technical Education.
o Preferably be accredited through NSDC SMART portal.
Nodal Agency: National Minorities Development & Finance Corporation (NMDFC), Ministry of
Minority Affairs
Ministry of AYUSH
321 Mission Madhumeha through Ayurveda
Launch Year: 2016 (Launched on the occasion of 1st National Ayurveda Day)
Aim
Prevention and Control of Diabetes through Ayurveda
Implementation
It will be implemented through a specially designed National Treatment Protocol for effective
management of Diabetes through Ayurveda.
322 Swasthya Raksha Programme

Launch Year: 2015

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Aim
To promote health and health education in rural villages.
Objectives
• To organize Swasthya Rakshan OPDs, Swasthya Parikshan Camps and hygiene awareness
programme.
• To create awareness about cleanliness of domestic surroundings and environment.
• To provide medical aid and incidental support in the adopted Colonies and villages.
• To document demographic information, food habits, hygiene conditions, seasons, lifestyle and
disease prevalence.
• To assess health status and propagation of ayurvedic concept of pathya-apathya and extension
of health care services.
• The Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS)
• The Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine (CCRUM)
• The Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy (CCRH)
• The Central Council for Research in Siddha (CCRS)
323 National Ayush Mission (NAM)

Launch year: 2014
Vision
• To provide cost effective and equitable AYUSH health care throughout the country by
improving access to the services.
• To revitalize and strengthen the AYUSH systems making them as prominent medical streams in
addressing the health care of the society.
• To improve educational institutions capable of imparting quality AYUSH education
• To promote the adoption of Quality standards of AYUSH drugs and making available the
sustained supply of AYUSH raw-materials.
Objectives
• To provide cost effective AYUSH Services, with a universal access through upgrading AYUSH
Hospitals and Dispensaries, co-location of AYUSH facilities at Primary Health Centres (PHCs),
Community Health Centres (CHCs) and District Hospitals (DHs).
• To strengthen institutional capacity at the state level through upgrading AYUSH educational
institutions, State Govt. ASU&H Pharmacies, Drug Testing Laboratories and ASU & H
enforcement mechanism.
• Support cultivation of medicinal plants by adopting Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) so as to
provide sustained supply of quality raw-materials and support certification mechanism for
quality standards, Good Agricultural/Collection/Storage Practices.
• Support setting up of clusters through convergence of cultivation, warehousing, value addition
and marketing and development of infrastructure for entrepreneurs.
Key Features

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• The National AYUSH Mission intends to build on India’s unmatched heritage represented by its
ancient systems of medicine like Ayurveda, Sidhha, Unani & Homeopathy (ASU&H) which are a
treasure house of knowledge for preventive and promotive healthcare.
Components
• Mandatory Components
• AYUSH Services.
• AYUSH Educational Institutions.
• Quality Control of ASU&H (Ayurveda, Siddha and Unani & Homoeopathy) Drugs.
• Medicinal Plants.
• Flexible Component
• AYUSH Wellness Centres comprising Yoga and Naturopathy,
• Tele-medicine,
• Innovations in AYUSH including Public Private Partnership,
• IEC (Information, Education and Communication) activities,
• Voluntary certification scheme: Project based, etc.
• Recently (July 2021), Union Cabinet has approved continuation of the National Ayush Mission as
a Centrally Sponsored Scheme for another five years till 2026.
Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises

324 Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for Automobile and Auto Components
Launch Year: 2021
Aim
• Incentivize high value Advanced Automotive Technology vehicles and products
• To overcome the cost disabilities of the industry for the manufacture of Advanced Automotive
Technology products in India.
Objectives
• To encourage industry in making fresh investments for the indigenous global supply chain of
Advanced Automotive Technology Products.
• It will help in incentivizing the emergence of global supply chain of advanced automotive
technologies in India.
Eligibility
• New Non-Automotive Investor company or its Group companies are required to meet the Global
Net worth criteria of Rs 1000 crore.
• Minimum New Cumulative Domestic Investment also needs to be achieved by both the existing
automotive companies as well as the New Non-Automotive investor company and its Group
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• The Champion OEMs (except 2W&3W) and New Non-Automotive Investor (OEM) company or its
Group companies have to invest Rs 2,000 crores over a period of 5 years.
• The Champion OEM (2W & 3W), Component Champion and New Non-Automotive Investor
(Component) company or its Group companies have to invest Rs 1,000 crore, Rs 250 crore and
Rs 500 crore respectively.
Key Features
• It is estimated that over a period of 5 years, this scheme will lead to fresh investment of over Rs
42,500 crore, incremental production of over Rs 2.3 lakh crore and will create additional
employment opportunities of over 7.5 lakh jobs.
o Further this will increase India’s share in global automotive trade.
• This scheme is open to existing automotive companies as well as new investors who are
currently not in automobile or auto component manufacturing business.
• It envisages overcoming the cost disabilities to the industry for manufacture of Advanced
Automotive Technology products in India.
• The scheme has two components viz -
o The Champion OEM Incentive scheme is a ‘sales value linked’ scheme, applicable on
Battery Electric Vehicles and Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles of all segments.
o The Component Champion Incentive scheme is a ‘sales value linked’ scheme, applicable
on Advanced Automotive Technology components of vehicles, Completely Knocked Down
(CKD)/ Semi Knocked Down (SKD) kits, Vehicle aggregates of 2-Wheelers, 3-Wheelers,
passenger vehicles, commercial vehicles and tractors etc.
• This Scheme will enable India to leapfrog from traditional fossil fuel based automobile
transportation system to environmentally cleaner, sustainable, advanced and more efficient
Electric Vehicles (EV) based system.
Incentive
• Any eligible product will be incentivized only for once – Component level or Vehicle level.
• Minimum 50% domestic value addition will be required to avail incentives under the scheme.
• The incentive will be applicable on the Determined Sales Value, which is defined as the
incremental eligible sales of a particular year over the base year.
• The incentive payable for Champion OEM and New Non-Automotive (OEM) Investor company
can range from 13% to 16%.
• The incentive payable for Component Champion and New Non-Automotive (Component)
Investor company ranges from 8% to 11% with an additional 5 % incentive for Battery Electric
Vehicles & hydrogen fuel cell vehicle components.
• Additional incentive of 2% will also be applicable to support high growth achievers.
• YoY growth of minimum 10% of the threshold Determined sales value for the first year, and
thereafter for next4 years, has to be achieved to claim incentives.
Financial Outlay
• Incentives of Rs 26,058 crores will be provided to industry in the period of five years starting
from FY 2022-23.
• Financial year 2019-20 will be base year for calculation of Eligible sales.

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• An approved applicant shall be eligible for benefits for 5 consecutive Financial Years.
Implemented By: Department of Heavy Industries
324.1Component Champion’ Incentive Scheme

Launch Year: 2021
Aim
Identifying and incentivizing Auto component champions that can achieve global scale of
operations and become ‘Automotive Champions’ for the auto-component manufacturing sector
related to Advanced Automotive Technology
Beneficiaries
Automotive OEM company or its Group company(ies), Auto-component manufacturing company
or its Group company(ies) and new Non-Automotive Investor company or its Group company(ies)
are eligible to apply for the scheme.
Key Features
• This scheme is one of the components of Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for
Automobile and Auto Components Industry.
• It is a ‘sales value linked’ scheme, applicable on preapproved Advanced Automotive
Technology components of all vehicles, CKD/ SKD kits, Vehicle aggregates of 2-Wheelers, 3-
Wheelers, passenger vehicles, commercial vehicles and tractors including automobile meant for
military use and any other Advanced Automotive Technology components prescribed by MHI
depending upon technical developments.
• Year on Year (YoY) growth of minimum 10% in Determined Sales Value of the first year i.e. Rs
25 crore has to be achieved by all approved companies viz. existing Automotive and New Non-
Automotive Investor companies on Rs 25 crore, to become eligible to receive incentive.
• The approved Companies that achieve a target cumulative increase in Determined Sales Value
of Rs 1250 crore across the duration of the scheme will receive an additional 2% incentive.
• The incentive payable for Component Champion and New Non-Automotive (Component)
Investor company ranges from 8% to 11% with an additional 5 % incentive for Battery Electric
Vehicles & hydrogen fuel cell vehicle components.
Implemented By: Department of Heavy Industries
325 Production Linked Incentive scheme “National Programme on Advanced Chemistry Cell
Battery Storage”
Launch Year: 2021
Objectives
To achieve manufacturing capacity of 50 Giga Watt Hour (GWh) of ACC and 5 GWh of "Niche" ACC
with an outlay of Rs.18,100 crore for 5 years
Key Features
• This scheme will reduce import dependence.
• It will also support the Atmanirbhar Bharat initiative.
• ACC battery Storage manufacturers will be selected through a transparent competitive bidding
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• The manufacturing facility would have to be commissioned within a period of 2 years. The
incentive will be disbursed thereafter over a period of five years.
• The incentive amount will increase with increased specific energy density & cycles and
increased local value addition.
• Each selected ACC battery Storage manufacturer would have to commit to set-up an ACC
manufacturing facility of minimum 5 GWh capacity and ensure a minimum 60% domestic value
addition at the Project level within five years.
• Beneficiary firms have to achieve a domestic value addition of at least 25% and incur the
mandatory investment Rs.225 crore /GWh within 2 Years (at the Mother Unit Level) and raise it
to 60% domestic value addition within 5 Years, either at Mother Unit, in-case of an Integrated
Unit, or at the Project Level, in-case of "Hub & Spoke" structure.
Implementing Agency: Department of Heavy Industry (Ministry of Heavy Industries & Public
Enterprises)
Expected Outcomes
• Direct investment of around Rs.45,000 crore in ACC Battery storage manufacturing projects.
• Facilitate demand creation for battery storage in India.
• Facilitate Make-ln-lndia: Greater emphasis upon domestic value-capture and therefore
reduction in import dependence.
• Net savings of Indian Rs. 2,00,000 crore to Rs.2,50,000 crore on account of oil import bill
reduction during the period of this Programme due to EV adoption as ACCs manufactured under
the Programme is expected to accelerate EV adoption.
• The manufacturing of ACCs will facilitate demand for EVs.
• Import substitution of around Rs.20,000 crore every year.
• Impetus to Research & Development to achieve higher specific energy density and cycles in ACC.
• Promote newer and niche cell technologies.
326 Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Hybrid & Electric Vehicles (FAME)
Launch Year: 2015
Objectives
• To encourage Faster adoption of Electric and hybrid vehicle by way of offering upfront
Incentive on purchase of Electric vehicles and also by way of establishing a necessary charging
Infrastructure for electric vehicles
• To achieve the target of more than 30% electric vehicles by 2030 (earlier target 100%).
• It is under the National Electric Mobility Mission Plan 2020.
• FAME I and II scheme has been extended by another two years to March 31, 2024.
326.1 Phase 1 of FAME Scheme

Duration: It was initially launched for a period of 2 years, commencing from 1st April 2015, which
was subsequently extended from time to time and the last extension was allowed up to
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31st March 2019.
Focus Areas: The 1st Phase of FAME India Scheme was implemented through four focus areas
namely:
• Demand Creation
• Technology Platform
• Pilot Project
• Charging Infrastructure
326.2 Phase 2 of FAME Scheme

Launch Year: 2019
Aim
To boost electric mobility and increase the number of electric vehicles in commercial fleets
Key Features
• Duration: It will be implemented over the period of 3 years from 2019-20 to 2021-22.
• The outlay of Rs 10,000 crore has been made for three years till 2022 for FAME 2 scheme.
• The centre has sanctioned Rs 8,596 crore for incentives, of which Rs 1,000 crore has been
earmarked for setting up charging stations for electric vehicles in India.
• Plug-in hybrid vehicles and those with a sizeable lithium-ion battery and electric motor will also
be included in the scheme and fiscal support offered depending on the size of the battery.
• The centre will invest in setting up charging stations, with the active participation of public
sector units and private players.
• Projects for charging infrastructure will include those needed to extend electrification for
running vehicles such as pantograph charging and flash charging.
• The guidelines propose setting up at least one charging station in a grid of 3km x 3km in the
cities; and on both sides of highways connecting major city clusters at every 25km.
• FAME 2 will also encourage interlinking of renewable energy sources with charging
infrastructure.
• FAME 2 will offer incentives to manufacturers, who invest in developing electric vehicles and its
components, including lithium-ion batteries and electric motors.
• Vehicles, fitted with only advanced chemistry battery, meeting with minimum Technical
Criteria and registered as "Motor Vehicle" as per CMVR shall be eligible for incentive under the
scheme.
• With greater emphasis on providing affordable & environment friendly public transportation
options for the masses, scheme will be applicable mainly to vehicles used for public transport or
those registered for commercial purposes in e-3W, e-4W and e-bus segments.
o However, privately owned registered e-2Ws are also covered under the scheme as a
mass segment.
• Only buses priced up to Rs 2 crore, strong and plug-in hybrids under Rs 15 lakh, three-wheelers
under Rs 5 lakh and two-wheelers under Rs 1.5 lakh will be eligible for incentives.
• This phase aims to generate demand by way of supporting 7000 Electric Buses (e-bus), 5 lakh
Electric Three Wheelers (e-3W), 55000 Electric Four Wheeler Passenger Cars (including Strong
Hybrid) (e-4W)and 10 lakh Electric Two Wheelers (e-2W).
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Revised Subsidy for EVs
• Under FAME-II scheme, the demand incentive for e-2W is increased to Rs. 15,000/KWh from Rs.
10,000/KWh with an increase in cap from 20% to 40% of cost of vehicle to increase adoption of
e-2W.
• Further, the phase-II of FAME-India Scheme is extended for a period of two years after
31st March, 2022.
National Electric Mobility Mission Plan 2020
Launch Year: 2013
Aim: To enhance national fuel security, to provide affordable and environmentally friendly
transportation and to enable the Indian automotive industry to achieve global manufacturing
leadership.
Target: To achieve 6-7 million sales of hybrid and electric vehicles year on year from 2020 onwards
Key Features
• National Electric Mobility Mission is a composite scheme using different policy-levers such as:
o Demand side incentives to facilitate the acquisition of hybrid/electric vehicles.
o Promoting R&D in technology including battery technology, power electronics,
motors, systems integration, battery management system, testing infrastructure, and
ensuring industry participation in the same.
o Promoting charging infrastructure.
o Supply side incentives.
o Encouraging retro-fitment of on-road vehicles its hybrid kit.
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pension

327 Mission Karmayogi - National Programme for Civil Services Capacity Building (NPCSCB)
Launch Year: 2020
Aim
• To prepare Indian civil servants for the future by making them more creative, constructive,
imaginative, proactive, innovative, progressive, professional, energetic, transparent,
and technology-enabled.
• Empowered with specific role-competencies, the civil servant will be able to ensure efficient
service delivery of the highest quality standards.
• Build a future-ready civil service with the right attitude, skills and knowledge, aligned to the
vision of New India.
Key Features
• NPCSCB has been carefully designed to lay the foundations for capacity building for Civil
Servants so that they remain entrenched in Indian Culture and sensibilities and remain
connected, with their roots, while they learn from the best institutions and practices across the
world.
• The Programme will be delivered by setting up an Integrated Government Online Training-
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o This platform brings the scale and state-of-the-art infrastructure to augment the
capacities of over two crore officials in India.
• The platform is expected to evolve into a vibrant and world-class market place for content
where carefully curated and vetted digital e-learning material will be made available.
• Besides capacity building, service matters like confirmation after probation period,
deployment, work assignment and notification of vacancies etc. would eventually be integrated
with the proposed competency framework.
• Mission Karmayogi will have the following six pillars -
o Policy Framework,
o Institutional Framework,
o Competency Framework,
o Digital Learning Framework (Integrated Government Online Training Karmayogi Platform
(iGOT-Karmayogi),
o Electronic Human Resource Management System (e-HRMS), and
o Monitoring and Evaluation Framework.
Institutional Framework
• Prime Minister's Public Human Resources (HR) Council,
• Capacity Building Commission.
• Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) for owning and operating the digital assets and the technological
platform for online training.
• Coordination Unit headed by the Cabinet Secretary.
• Programme Management Unit
Core Principles
The core guiding principles of the Programme will be -
• Supporting Transition from 'Rules based' to 'Roles based’ HR Management.
• To emphasize on 'on-site learning' to complement the ‘off-site’ learning
• To create an ecosystem of shared training infrastructure including that oflearning materials,
institutions and personnel
• To calibrate all Civil Service positions to a Framework of Roles, Activities and Competencies
(FRACs) approach and to create and deliver learningcontent relevant to the identified FRACs in
every Government entity
• To make available to all civil servants, an opportunity to continuously build and strengthen
their Behavioral, Functional and Domain Competencies intheir self-driven and mandated
learning paths
• To enable all the Central Ministries and Departments and their Organizations to directly invest
their resources towards co-creation and sharing the collaborative and common ecosystem of
learning through an annual financialsubscription for every employee
• To encourage and partner with the best-in-class learning content creators including public
training institutions, universities, start-tips and individual experts
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various aspects of capacity building, content creation, user feedback and mapping of
competencies and identify areas for policy reforms
Funding
• To cover around 46 lakh Central employees, a sum of Rs 510.86 crore will be spent over a period
of 5 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
• The expenditure is partly funded by multilateral assistance to the tune of USD 50 million.
328 Centralized Public Grievance Redress and Monitoring System (CPGRAMS)

Launch Year: 2007
Aim
To enable the citizen virtually to reach the concerned office to lodge a complaint
Key Features
• Developed By: National Informatics Centre (NIC) in association with Directorate of Public
Grievances (DPG) and Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG)
• CPGRAMS is an online platform available to the citizens 24x7 to lodge their grievances to the
public authorities on any subject related to service delivery.
• It is a single portal connected to all the Ministries/Departments of Government of India and
States.
• The status of the grievance filed in CPGRAMS can be tracked with the unique registration ID
provided at the time of registration of the complainant.
• CPGRAMS also provides appeal facility to the citizens if they are not satisfied with the
resolution by the Grievance Officer.
• Issue not taken under the CPGRAMS portal: Sub-judice cases or any matter concerning
judgment given by any court, Personal and family disputes, RTI matters, anything that impacts
upon territorial integrity of the country or friendly relations with other countries.
Ministry of Development of North East Region

329 North East Special Infrastructure Development Scheme (NESIDS)
Approved in: 2017
Objective
To ensure focused development of North East Region by providing financial assistance for projects
of
• physical infrastructure relating to water supply, power, connectivity and specially the projects
promoting tourism
• social sector for creation of infrastructure in the areas of primary and secondary sectors of
education and health.
Key Features
• The NESIDS will be over and above the existing schemes of Government of India and State
Governments of the NE Region.
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under any other scheme of Central or State Government
• The funds are released in two installments of 40% and 60%.
• Initially a token amount of Rs. 10 lakh is released and balance amount of first installment are
released after receipt of letter of award of the work.
• Second instalment of the project will be released by the Ministry, once the State Government
mandatorily submit utilization certificate for 75% of the first instalment released and
commensurate physical progress.
330 North East Venture Fund (NEVF) Scheme

Launch Year: 2017 (setup by North Eastern Development Finance Corporation Limited (NEDFi) in
association with Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region)
Objectives
To contribute to the entrepreneurship development of the NER and achieve attractive risk-
adjusted returns through long term capital appreciation by way of investments in privately
negotiated equity/ equity related investments.
Key Features
• Corpus Amount: Capital commitment of Rs 100 crore.
• The prime focus of the fund is to act as an enabler to stimulate enterprise building in the North
Eastern Region and thereby contributing towards creation of the ecosystem required for
nurturing and development of enterprises in North Eastern Region.
• The investment under this schemes ranges from Rs. 25 lakh to Rs.10 crore per venture, which is
long term in nature with investment horizon of 4-5 years.
• The fund targets to invest in Start-Ups and unique business opportunities to provide resources
for new entrepreneurships.
• The main focus of NEVF is for mostly the enterprises involved in Food Processing, Healthcare,
Tourism, segregation of services, IT, etc.
331 North East Road Sector Development Scheme (NERSDS)

Objective
To take up rehabilitation/construction/upgradation of the following category of roads (including
bridges on the roads) in the North Eastern Region (NER) in order of priority -
• Inter-state roads previously built by the North Eastern Council (NEC) and other agencies which
are of vital connectivity for one state, but of little importance for the other state and hence
remained neglected, but with available formation width of roads
• Roads in socio-politically neglected pockets of NER
• Roads required for security or strategic viewpoint, not covered in any other programmes
• Roads necessary from the viewpoint of market access for agriculture produce and roads of
economic importance on gap filling approach
Key Features
• The scheme was originally conceived and launched in the Ministry of DoNER during 2015-16
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• NEC has been authorized to operate the budget head of NERSDS.
• The scheme will be administered and monitored in the Ministry of DoNER through an
Empowered Inter-Ministerial Committee under chairmanship of Secretary, DoNER.
• The Committee will screen, appraise and recommend project proposals for implementation by
appropriate agency and also monitor progress of sanctioned projects.
• The function of the Committee are -
o To prioritize and select projects from the shelf of identified neglected interstate roads for
taking up after giving due consideration to the need and availability of funds.
o To decide to appropriate agency for implementing the individual projects or works
o To depute appropriate officials of the Central Government for field inspection on a
periodic basis and to recommend third party monitoring, when the need arises.
o To suggest policy changes to obviate procedural and other bottlenecks in the execution
of projects.
332 North East Rural Livelihood Project (NERLP)

Launch Year: 2012
Aim
To improve rural livelihoods especially that of women, unemployed youth and the most
disadvantaged, in four North Eastern States.
Objectives
• Create sustainable community institutions around women Self-Help Groups (SHGs), Youth
Groups of men and women (YG) and Community Development Groups (CDG).
• Build capacity of community institutions for self-governance, bottom up planning, democratic
functioning with transparency and accountability.
• Increase economic and livelihood opportunities
• Develop partnership of community institutions for natural resource management, microfinance,
market linkages, and sectoral economic services.
Coverage
NERLP is implemented in 11 districts of Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura and Sikkim
Key Features
• It is World Bank aided, multi-state livelihood project.
• The project also works in partnerships with expert organizations to focus on cluster
development through value chains.
Strategies
The project has focused on five development strategies -
• Social empowerment
• Economic empowerment
• Partnership development
• Project management
• Livelihood & value chain developments

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333 Non-Lapsable Central Pool of Resources (NLCPR) Scheme
Launch Year: 1998 under Planning Commission (transferred to Ministry of DoNER in 2001)
Objective
To ensure speedy development of infrastructure in the North Eastern Region by increasing the
flow of budgetary financing for new infrastructure projects/schemes in the Region
Key Features
• Both physical and social infrastructure sectors such as Irrigation and Flood Control, Power,
Roads and Bridges, Education, Health, Water Supply and Sanitation are considered for providing
support under the Central Pool, with projects in physical infrastructure sector receiving priority.
• Ministry gets Annual Budgetary Allocation from Ministry of Finance for funding the projects
under NLCPR Scheme.
• Funds under the scheme are shared between the Central and State Governments on 90:10 basis.
• The approved funds under the scheme are released in three installments in the ratio of
40:40:20 for the projects sanctioned prior to the revised guidelines 2016 based on the
commensurate physical and financial progress of the projects.
• Funds under NLCPR - Central component of the scheme are released to the respective central
implementing agencies.
• However, under NLCPR - State component of the scheme, project-wise funds are released to the
respective State Governments for implementation.
• Guidelines were revised in 2016.
• The new provisions incorporated in the Guidelines empower the State Governments apart from
discouraging parking of funds and fast-tracking the entire process from conceptualization to
completion of projects.
• The salient features of Revised Guidelines are as under -
o Constitution of State Level Empowered Committee (SLEC) in each State to prioritize and
recommend projects for retention/sanction.
o Delegation of power of techno-economic vetting of the DPRs to State Level Empowered
Committee (SLEC) headed by the Chief Secretary of the State.
o Number of installments for release of funds reduced to two i.e. 40% and 60% based on
physical and financial progress reports.
o To ensure just-on-time release of funds, initially a token amount of Rs. 10 lakh to be
released and balance amount of first installment to be released after receipt of letter of
award of the contract.
Ministry of Corporate Affairs

334 Companies Fresh Start Scheme (CFSS)
Launch Year: 2020
Objectives
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duration of defaults, and make a fresh start as a fully compliant entity.
Key Features
• No additional fees was charged for late filing during a moratorium period from 1st April to 31st
December, 2020 in respect of documents, returns etc. required to be filed in MCA-21 Registry.
• It also grants immunity for any prosecution or proceeding against the company for imposing
any penalty on account of delay in filing documents.
• The Scheme also provides an opportunity to the inactive company to convert into a dormant
company under section 455 of companies act, 2013 by filing form MSC-1 with nominal fees.
335 LLP Settlement Scheme, 2020

Launch Year: 2020
Objectives
To provide one-time relaxation in additional fees to the defaulting Limited Liability Partnerships
(LLPs) to make good their defaults by filing pending documents with the Registrar of Companies
(‘ROC’ or ‘Registrar’) to ease the hassle of business enterprises.
Ministry of Law and Justice

336 Fast Track Special Court Scheme
Launch Year: 2019
Aim
It aims at effective implementation of Criminal Law Amendment Act, 2018 by ensuring targeted
disposal of pending rape & POCSO Act cases by setting up Fast Track Special Courts (FTSCs) across
the country
Target
1023 FTSCs will dispose off 1,66,882 cases of Rape and POCSO Act, that are pending trial in various
courts.
Key Features
• A total of 1023 FTSCs will be set up under the Scheme out of which 389 FTSCs will exclusively
handle POCSO Act cases.
o The remaining 634 FTSCs will deal with either rape cases or both rape and POCSO Act
cases depending on the pendency and requirement.
• The financing of the Scheme will be on the pattern of Centrally Sponsored Scheme.
o Central Share is to be funded from Nirbhaya Fund.
• The Scheme will be implemented by the State/UT Governments and High Courts in close
coordination.
• It is supporting the efforts of State/UT Governments for providing time bound justice to
hapless victims of sexual offences in the country including the remote and far - flung areas.
• Currently covering 28 States, it is proposed to be expanded to cover all 31 states which are
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Note: Fast Track Special Courts are dedicated courts expected to ensure swift dispensation of
justice.
Nodal Agency: Department of Justice
337 Development of Infrastructure Facilities for Judiciary

Aim
Improving the physical infrastructure of subordinate courts as also the housing needs for judicial
officers of District and Subordinate courts with a view to facilitate better justice delivery
Key Features
• The scheme cover all the states and Union Territories (UTs).
• Central Government through this CSS augments the resources of the State Governments for
construction of court buildings and residential quarters for Judicial Officers (JO) in all the States
/ UTs.
• The CSS Scheme will increase the availability of well-equipped Court Halls and Residential
Accommodations for Judges / Judicial Officers of District and Subordinate Courts all over the
country.
• The courts are also being provided with better amenities enabling win-win situation for both
the judiciary and the lawyers and also to ease of living of common man.
• Setting up of digital computer rooms
• The scheme does not cover construction of High Court Buildings.
• The scheme allows new construction and upgradation or renovation of such existing court
building but does not allow routine maintenance or upkeep.
• Continued assistance to the Gram Nyayalayas will also give impetus to providing speedy,
substantial and affordable justice to the common man at his door step.
• Department of Justice has developed an online monitoring system with technical assistance
from ISRO.
o The upgraded “Nyaya Vikas-2.0” web portal and mobile application is used for
monitoring physical and financial progress of CSS judicial infrastructure projects by
geo-tagging completed and ongoing projects.
Funding Pattern
• It is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) not reimbursement scheme.
• The funds sharing pattern for Centre and State is 60:40 in respect of States other than North
Eastern and Himalayan States. The funds sharing pattern is 90:10 in respect of North Eastern and
Himalayan States; and 100% in respect of Union Territories.
Implemented By: Department of Justice
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting

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338 Journalist Welfare Scheme
Launch Year: 2013
Aim
To provide one time ex-gratia relief on urgent basis to journalists and their families.
Key Features
Eligibility for Assistance

• A journalist shall be eligible for relief from the scheme, provided that:
o He/she is a citizen of India
o He/she is ordinarily resident of India
o He/she should be accredited to PIB at the Headquarters of the Govt. of India or at the
Headquarters (Capitals) of the State/UT Governments.
o Journalists who are not presently accredited to either the Government of India or any
State/UT Government shall also be eligible for relief from the Scheme if they have been
journalists as defined under these guidelines for a minimum period of five continuous
years.
Assistance Available
• Upto Rs 5 lakh may be provided to the family under extreme hardship on account of death of
the journalist.
• Upto Rs 5 lakh may be provided to the journalist in case of permanent disability rendering the
journalist incapable of earning a livelihood.
• Upto Rs 3 lakh may be provided towards the cost of treatment of major ailments such as
cancer, renal failure, heart ailments requiring by-pass/ open heart surgery, angioplasty, brain
hemorrhage and paralytic attack etc.
o However, this relief is available to the journalist only upto the age of 65 years.
o Upto Rs 2 lakh may be provided in case of accidents causing serious injuries
necessitating hospitalization.
NABARD Specific Schemes

339 Project E-Shakti
Launch Year: 2015 (by National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD))
Aim
The project aims at digitisation of all the SHG accounts to bring SHG members under the fold of
Financial Inclusion thereby helping them access wider range of financial services together with
increasing the bankers' comfort in credit appraisal and linkage by way of -
• Integrating SHG members with the national Financial Inclusion agenda;
• Improving the quality of interface between SHG members and Banks for efficient and hassle-free
delivery of banking services by using the available technology;
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Key Features
• The project is being implemented in 100 districts across the country.
• Stakeholders - Rural poor community and members of SHGs, Self Help Promoting Institutions
(SHPI), Non-Government Organisations (NGOs), Banks, NABARD, Government development
departments and agencies etc
Components
• Mapping of the existing SHGs in the district (bank wise, branch wise);
• Training of volunteers to collect SHG wise/ member wise data;
• Data feeding through a customised software in central server;
• Hosting of data on the web under a dedicated website i.e. www.eshakti.nabard.org;
• Maintaining data centre and data recovery centre;
• Regular update of the transactional data
• Generating MIS for various users.
340 National Livestock Mission (NLM)

Launch Year: 2014
Aim
To ensure quantitative and qualitative improvement in livestock production systems and capacity
building of all stakeholders.
Objectives
• Sustainable growth and development of livestock sector, including poultry.
• Increasing availability of fodder and feed to substantially reduce the demand – supply gap
through measures which include more area coverage under quality fodder seeds, technology
promotion, extension, post - harvest management and processing in consonance with diverse
agro -climatic condition.
• Accelerating production of quality fodder and fodder seeds through effective seed production
chain with active involvement of farmers and in collaboration with the dairy/farmers
cooperatives, seed corporations, and private sector enterprises.
• Establishing convergence and synergy among ongoing Plan programmes and stakeholders for
sustainable livestock development.
• Promoting applied research in prioritized areas of concern in animal nutrition and livestock
production.
• Capacity building of state functionaries and livestock owners through strengthened extension
machinery to provide quality extension service to farmers.
• Promoting skill based training and dissemination of technologies for reducing cost of
production, and improving production of livestock sector.
• Promoting initiatives for conservation and genetic upgradation of indigenous breeds of
livestock (except bovines which are being covered under another scheme of the Ministry) in
collaboration with farmers / farmers’ groups / cooperatives, etc.
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and marginal farmers / livestock owners.
• Promoting innovative pilot projects and mainstreaming of successful pilots relating to livestock
sector.
• Providing infrastructure and linkage for marketing, processing and value addition, as forward
linkage for the farmer’s enterprises.
• Promoting risk management measures including livestock insurance for farmers.
• Promoting activities to control and prevent animal diseases, environmental pollution,
promoting efforts towards food safety and quality, and supply of quality hides and skins
through timely recovery of carcasses.
• Encouraging community participation on sustainable practices related to animal husbandry,
involvement of community in breed conservation and creation of resource map for the states.
Key Features
• It is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme and is being implemented as a sub scheme of White
Revolution – Rashtriya Pashudhan Vikas Yojana.
Sub Missions under NLM

• Sub - Mission on Livestock Development –
o The sub-mission on Livestock Development includes activities to address the concerns
for overall development of livestock species including poultry, other than cattle and
buffalo, with a holistic approach.
o Risk Management component of the sub –mission will, however, also cover cattle and
buffalo along with other major and minor livestock.
• Sub - Mission on Pig Development in North-Eastern Region – The sub -mission will strive to
forge synergies of research and development organizations through appropriate interventions,
as may be required for holistic development of pigs in the North Eastern Region including
genetic improvement, health cover and post-harvest operations.
• Sub - Mission on Feed and Fodder Development –
o The Sub –Mission is designed to address the problems of scarcity of animal feed and
fodder resources, to give a push to the livestock sector making it a competitive
enterprise for India, and also to harness its export potential.
o The submission will especially focus on increasing both production and productivity of
fodder and feed through adoption of improved and appropriate technologies best suited
to specific agro – climatic region in both arable and non – arable areas.
• Sub - Mission on Skill Development, Technology Transfer and Extension – The sub - mission will
provide a platform to develop, adopt or adapt the technologies including frontline field
demonstrations in collaboration with farmers, researchers and extension workers, etc. wherever
it is not possible to achieve this through existing arrangements.
341 National Livestock Mission (Revised Guidelines)

In view of the present need of the sector the NLM scheme has been revised and realigned from
FY2021-22
Aim

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The revised scheme of NLM aims towards employment generation, entrepreneurship
development, increase in per animal productivity and thus targeting increased production of meat,
goat milk, egg and wool under the umbrella scheme Development Programme.
Objectives
• Employment generation through entrepreneurship development in small ruminant, poultry and
piggery sector & Fodder sector
• Increase of per animal productivity through breed improvement
• Increase in production of meat, egg, goat milk, wool and fodder
• Increasing availability of fodder and feed to substantially reduce the demand – through
strengthening the fodder seed supply chain and availability of certified fodder seeds
• Encouraging establishment of fodder processing units to reduce the demand supply gap
• Promoting risk management measures including livestock insurance for farmers
• Promoting applied research in prioritized areas of poultry, sheep, goat, feed and fodder
• Capacity building of state functionaries and livestock owners through strengthened extension
machinery to provide quality extension service to farmers.
• Promoting skill based training and dissemination of technologies for reducing cost of
production, and improving production of livestock sector
Key Features
• The programme will be monitored through MIS system for maintaining data and online
monitoring.
• The assets will be monitored through GI tagging.
• The realigned National Livestock Mission will have following three Sub-Missions -
o Sub-mission on Breed Development of Livestock and Poultry - proposes to bring sharp
focus on entrepreneurship development and breed improvement in poultry, sheep, goat
and piggery by providing the incentivization to the Individual, Farmer Producer
Organizations (FPOs), Joint Liability Groups (JLGs), Self Help Groups (SHGs), Section 8
companies for entrepreneurship development and also to the State Government for
breed improvement infrastructure.
o Sub-mission on Feed and Fodder Development - This Sub-Mission aims towards
strengthening of fodder seed chain to improve availability of certified fodder seed
required for fodder production and encouraging entrepreneurs for establishment of
fodder Block/Hay Bailing/Silage Making Units through incentivisation.
o Sub-mission on Innovation and Extension - The sub-mission aims to incentivize the
Institutes, Universities, Organizations carrying out research and development related to
sheep, goat, pig and feed and fodder sector, extension activities, livestock insurance and
innovation.
▪ Under this sub-mission, assistance will be provided to the central Agencies, ICAR
Institutes and University farms for applied research required for development of
the sector, extension services including promotional activities for animal
husbandry and schemes, seminars, conferences, demonstration activities and
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▪ Assistance will also be provided for livestock insurance and innovations.
Implementing Agency
• This mission will be implemented through the State Implementing Agency established under the
State Animal Husbandry Department.
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• Dairy/Poultry Venture Capital Fund scheme was started in December 2004 with an outlay of Rs.
25 Crore.
• However the dairy and poultry components have been separated into two new schemes during
11th Plan and are now termed as Dairy Venture Capital Fund (DVCF) with a separate allocation
from 2008-09
• During June 2010, the Dairy Venture Capital Fund scheme was revamped to Dairy
Entrepreneurship Development Scheme to make it more effective through wider coverage,
enhanced component-wise outlays and by including new components for assistance under the
scheme.
• The new modified scheme Dairy Entrepreneurship Scheme was started from 1 st September,
2010.
Objectives
• Generate self-employment and provide infrastructure for dairy sector
• Setting up modern dairy farms for production of clean milk
• Encourage heifer calf rearing for conservation and development of good breeding stock
• Bring structural changes in unorganized sector so that initial processing of milk can be taken up
at village level.
• Upgradation of traditional technology to handle milk on commercial scale
• Farmers, individual entrepreneurs, NGOs, companies, groups of organized and unorganized
sectors etc. Groups of organized sectors include SHGs, dairy cooperative societies, milk unions,
milk federations etc.
• An individual will be eligible to avail assistance for all the components under the scheme but
only once for each component.
• More than one member of a family can be assisted under the scheme provided they set up
separate units with separate infrastructure at different locations. The distance between the
boundaries of two such farms should be at least 500 metres.
Pattern of Assistance
Back ended capital subsidy @25% of the project cost for general category and @33.33% for SC/ST
farmers
Financial Institutions Eligible for Refinance

• Commercial Banks
• Regional Rural and Urban Banks
• State Cooperative Banks
• State Cooperative Agriculture and Rural Development Banks
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• Such other institutions who are eligible for refinance under NABARD
Implementing Agency: Centrally Sector Scheme implemented through NABARD.
343 Capital Investment Subsidy Scheme for Commercial Production Units for Organic/ Biological
Inputs
Launch Year - 2004-05
Objectives
• To promote organic farming in the country by making available organic inputs, such as bio
fertilisers, bio pesticides as well as fruit and vegetable market waste compost and thereby
generate better return for the produce
• To increase agricultural productivity while maintaining soil health and environmental safety
• To reduce total dependence on chemical fertilizers and pesticides by increasing the availability
and improving the quality of bio fertilisers, bio pesticides and composts in the country
• To convert organic waste into plant-nutrient resources
• To prevent pollution and environment degradation by proper conversion and utilisation of
organic waste
• To establish bio fertilisers and bio pesticides production units
• To set up fruit and vegetable waste compost unit
Beneficiaries
• Individuals, group of farmers/growers, proprietary and partnership firms, co-operatives,
fertilizer industry
• Companies, Corporations
• Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)
• Agricultural Produce Market Committees (APMCs)
• Municipalities
• Private entrepreneurs
Key Features
• Under the Scheme, the entrepreneur can set up the unit at any place where it is commercially
viable and technically feasible.
• The existing units can be considered for technological up-gradation or expansion of the existing
capacity.
• Under the scheme, each unit of Biofertilizers - Biopesticides will be provided with a subsidy @
25% of the capital cost of the project subject to a ceiling of Rs 40 lakh and each unit of fruit and
vegetable waste compost production unit will be provided with a subsidy @ 33% of the capital
cost of the project subject to a ceiling of Rs 60 lakh.
• The remaining cost will be met through term loan from banks and margin money.
• NABARD would provide refinance to all the eligible financial banks @90% of the amount
financed by the banks (95% in the case of SCARDBs and in the North-Eastern region and Sikkim)
at the prevailing rate of interest.
Implemented by - Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers’ Welfare (DAC&FW),
through National Centre of Organic Farming (NCOF) in collaboration with NABARD and National
Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC).
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344 AgriClinic and AgriBusiness Centres (ACABC) Scheme
Objectives
• To supplement efforts of public extension by providing extension and other services to farmers
either on payment basis or free of cost as per business model of agri-preneur, local needs and
affordability of target group of farmers
• To support agricultural development
• To create gainful self-employment opportunities to unemployed agricultural graduates,
agricultural diploma holders, intermediate in agriculture and biological science graduates with
PG in agri-related courses.
Key Features
• National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management (MANAGE) will be responsible for
providing training to eligible candidates, through Nodal Training Institutes (NTIs) and motivating
them for setting up of Agri-Clinics and Agri-Business Centres.
Agri-Clinics
• Agri-Clinics are envisaged to provide expert advice and services to farmers on various aspects to
enhance productivity of crops/animals and increase the incomes of farmers. Agri-Clinics provide
support in the following areas -
o Soil health
o Cropping practices
o Plant protection
o Crop insurance
o Post-harvest technology and Clinical services for animals
o Feed and fodder management
o Prices of various crops in the market, etc.
Agri-Business Centres
• Agri-Business Centres are commercial units of agri-ventures established by trained agriculture
professionals.
• These ventures may include maintenance and custom hiring of farm equipment, sale of inputs
and other services in agriculture and allied areas, including post-harvest management and
market linkages for income generation and entrepreneurship development.
• The scheme covers full financial support for training and handholding, provision of loan and
credit-linked back-end composite subsidy.
Implemented by - Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare with NABARD acting as subsidy
channelising agency.
345 New Agricultural Marketing Infrastructure (AMI) Subscheme of Integrated scheme for
Agricultural Marketing (ISAM)
The new scheme has been approved for implementation from 22 October 2018 for the period
conterminous with the 14th Finance Commission i.e. upto 31 March 2020.
Objectives
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agricultural and allied produce including horticulture livestock, poultry, fishery, bamboo, minor
forest produce
• To promote innovative and latest technologies in post-harvest and agricultural marketing
infrastructure.
• To develop alternative & competitive marketing channels for agricultural and allied produce
through incentivizing private and cooperative sectors
• To benefit the farmers individually and collectively through FPOs from farm level processing
and marketing of processed produce along with promotion of small size processing units.
• To promote creation of scientific storage capacity for storing farm produce, processed farm
produce and agricultural inputs etc. to reduce post-harvest & handling losses, promote pledge
financing and market access.
• To incentivize developing and upgrading of Gramin Haats as GrAMs to make better farmer-
consumer market linkages and also to assist in integration GrAMs with e-NAM portal
• To provide infrastructure facilities for grading, standardization and quality certification of
agricultural and allied produce
• To promote Integrated Value Chains through minimal processing/ value addition
• To undertake publicity and awareness campaign among the stakeholders
Key Features
• The sub-scheme AMI lays special focus on developing and upgrading of Gramin Haats as GrAMs
through strengthening of infrastructure.
o These GrAMs may function as farmer-consumer market (retail market) and collection/
aggregation points (spokes) with linkages to secondary market (hub) with participation of
FPOs and other eligible promoters.
• Enhancement of farmers' income is central to the scheme.
• The AMI scheme envisages back-ended capital subsidy for credit linked investment in eligible
storage and in marketing infrastructure projects.
• The eligible subsidy is 25% or 33.33% of the capital cost depending upon the area and category
of beneficiary.
• NABARD will release subsidy under the scheme to all the institutions which are eligible for
NABARD refinance and to such other institutions Gol may approve for the purpose
• Projects promoted by private entrepreneurs other than state agencies will however be eligible
to avail assistance under the sub-scheme, irrespective of the reforms under taken by the State
Governments/UTs in their respective APMCs Act.
• This scheme is applicable for new credit linked projects, where term loan has been sanctioned
by eligible financial institutions from 22 October 2018 onwards.
• The scheme is now extended for the term loans sanctioned up to 31 March 2022, or until
further order, whichever is earlier.
Schemes Sub-sumed since 2014

• Grameen Bhandaran Yojana (GBY)
• Scheme for Development/ Strengthening of AMI, Grading & Standardisation (AMIGS)
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346 Interest Subvention Scheme
Key Features
• Government of India (GoI) provided interest subvention of 2% to Public Sector Banks, Regional
Rural Banks (RRBs) and Co-operative Banks in respect of short-term production credit up to Rs.
3 lakh provided to farmers out of their own resources, provided that they make available short-
term credit @ 7% p.a. at ground level.
• Private Sector Banks (in respect of loans given by their rural and semi urban branches) are also
covered under the scheme from the year 2013-14 with similar terms and conditions.
• Incentive to farmers on prompt repayments
o Since the year 2009-10, GoI introduced additional subvention of 1% to farmers as an
incentive for repaying the loans promptly i.e. on or before the due date or the date fixed
by the bank, subject to a maximum period of one year.
o It has been increased to 2% for 2010-11 and 3% from 2011-12.
• Relief to farmers during Natural Calamities
o Interest Subvention of 2% has been made available to banks for the first year on
restructured amount of crop loans.
✓ Such restructured loans will attract normal rate of interest from the second year
onwards as per the policy laid down by the RBI.
• Interest Subvention to Small and Marginal Farmers (SMF) against Negotiable Warehouse
Receipts
o The benefit of 2% interest subvention will be available to banks on their own funds
involved for extending credit support up to Rs 3 lakh at 7% interest per annum to SMF
having Kisan Credit Card for a further period of up to six months post the harvest of the
crop against Negotiable Warehouse Receipts issued on the produce stored in warehouses
accredited with Warehousing Development Regulatory Authority.
o SMF, who have not availed crop loans through banking system, would not be eligible.
• Interest subvention on working capital to Animal Husbandry and Fisheries
o The GoI has extended the Interest subvention Scheme on KCC issued to crop loan
farmers to the KCC issued to Animal Husbandry and Fisheries farmers from 2018-19.
o Interest subvention of 2% to banks and 3% to farmers towards Prompt Repayment
incentive is extended on short-term loans up to Rs 2 lakh to animal husbandry and
fisheries farmers apart from the existing KCC for crop loans, provided the loans are
extended by banks @7% per annum.
o In case of farmers possessing KCC for raising crops and involved in activities related to
Animal Husbandry and/or Fisheries, the Interest Subvention on short-term loan is
available on an overall limit of Rs.3 lakh per annum.
o GoI has issued instruction that Interest Subvention to Banks and Prompt Repayment
Incentive to farmers will be available only against KCCs from 1 April, 2020.
RBI Specific Schemes

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347 Interest Equalisation Scheme for Pre and Post Shipment Rupee Export Credit
Launch Year: 2015
Key Features
• In November 2018, the interest subsidy was increased to 5% from 3% to boost MSME sector
exports.
• Later, the government included other merchant exporters too under the scheme and allowed
them interest equalisation at the rate of 3% on credit for the export of certain products.
• The scheme is beneficial to labour intensive and employment generating manufacturing
sectors like sectors such as textiles, engineering and leather who do exports of their goods.
• The manufacturing activities under the scheme like processed agriculture/ food items,
handicrafts, handmade carpet (including silk), handloom products, etc. manufactured by SMEs.
• The Scheme is available to all exports under 416 tariff lines under Indian Trade Clarification
(ITC) - Harmonized System (HS) Codes of 4 digits and exports made by MSMEs across all ITC (HS)
codes.
Implementing Agency: Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) through RBI and its network of
banks
Other Important Schemes

348 Atmanirbhar Hastshilpkar Scheme
Launch Year: 2021 (by North Eastern Development Finance Corporation Ltd. (NEDFi))
Objective
To develop the petty artisans of the North Eastern Region by providing financial assistance in the
form of term loan for income generating activities for setting up / expansion / modernization
/ working capital requirement and other activities related to the sector
• Registered/ unregistered artisan/ Individual
• Having valid qualification or practicing any art form
• No existing loan from any other bank/ financial institution
• Bank Account
• Aadhaar Card (optional)
Key Features
• During the launching ceremony, a total of 17 artisans have been provided with credit assistance
of Rs.1 lakh per artisan.
• The credit facility is collateral free and carries a subsidized interest rate of 6% p.a., which is
repayable in 24 months.
• For regular repayment, an incentive of 1% on the interest rate is provided, which will be
refunded to the artisans on successful repayment of loans
349 Gram UJALA programme

Launch Year: 2021

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• Under the initiative, LED bulbs will be distributed at a highly subsidised rate at Rs 10 across
2,579 villages in five states of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, and Karnataka.
o In the first phase 15 million LED bulbs will be distributed across villages of Arrah (Bihar),
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh), Vijaywada (Andhra Pradesh), Nagpur (Maharashtra), and
western Gujarat.
• Residents can buy a maximum of 5 LED bulbs by paying for old 100 watts bulbs.
• These rural households will also have metres installed in their houses to account for usage.
• Under the programme, 7 watt and 12-Watt LED bulbs with 3 years warranty will be given to
rural consumers against submission of working incandescent bulbs.
• The LED bulbs are offered by state-run Energy Efficiency Services Ltd’s (EESL’s) subsidiary
Convergence Energy Services Ltd (CESL).
• The programme will be financed entirely through carbon credits and will be the first such
programme in India.
o The revenue earned from carbon credits will contribute Rs. 60 per LED bulb piece, with
the balance Rs. 10 to be paid by the rural consumer.
• This will usher in a better standard of life, financial savings, more economic activity, and better
safety for rural citizens.
• This will save 2025 million kilowatt of energy per year, while there will also be a reduction in
carbon emissions by 16.5 lakh tons per annum.
350 Retail Direct Scheme

Launch Year: 2021 (announced in February 2021) (by Reserve Bank of India)
Aim
Improving ease of access by retail investors through online access to the government securities
market – both primary and secondary - along with the facility to open their gilt securities account
(‘Retail Direct’) with the RBI
Eligibility
• Retail investors, as defined under the scheme, can register under the Scheme and maintain a
RDG Account
• Non-Resident retail investors eligible to invest in Government Securities under Foreign
Exchange Management Act, 1999 are eligible under the scheme.
• The RDG account can be opened singly or jointly with another retail investor who meets the
eligibility criteria.
Key Features
• Retail Direct scheme is a one-stop solution to facilitate investment in Government Securities by
Individual Investors.
• ‘RBI Retail Direct’ is a comprehensive scheme which provides the following facilities to retail
investors in government securities market through an online portal -
o Open and maintain a ‘Retail Direct Gilt Account’ (RDG Account)
o Access to primary issuance of Government securities
o Access to Negotiated Dealing System-Order Matching system (NDS-OM)
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bonds issued by state governments, and sovereign gold bonds, whose price is linked to gold.
• Individual investors can buy the bonds by opening Retail Direct Gilt accounts with the RBI.
• RBI has allowed retail investors to go for ‘non-competitive bidding’, which means they can
submit bids without specifying a price.
• The bonds get allotted to the investors at a price established by competitive bidding among
financial institutions.
• Under the scheme, Retail investors can invest a minimum of Rs 10,000 and in multiples thereof
in Central Government Securities (CG), State Government Securities (SG) and Treasury Bills (T-
Bills).
• In the case of Sovereign Gold Bond (SGB), the minimum investment unit is 1 gram.
• The maximum limit per bid specified by RBI is Rs 2 crore for CG/T-Bill and 1% for SG.
• The scheme to bring G-Secs within easy reach of the common man, allows one active bid per
retail client in the non-competitive portion for respective Security.
• Retail investors can make investments via two routes — primary issuance of G-Secs and
secondary market.
• Under primary issuance of G-Secs, investors can place bid as per the non-competitive scheme
for participation in primary auction of G-Secs and procedural guidelines for Sovereign Gold Bond
(SGB) issuance.
• For secondary market investment, investors can buy and sell G-Secs on Negotiated Dealing
System - Order Matching (‘Odd Lot’ and ‘Request for Quotes’ segments).
• Primary dealers will be providing buy-sell quotes for investors wanting to buy or sell G-Secs.
• No fee will be charged for opening and maintaining RDG account with RBI.
• Further, no fee will be charged by the aggregator (Clearing Corporation of India Ltd) for
submitting bids in the primary auctions.
• Fee for payment gateway etc., as applicable, will be borne by the registered investor.
• Payments for transactions can be done using saving bank account through internet-banking or
Unified Payments Interface (UPI).
• The RBI said investors can get help on the portal itself and also through a toll-free telephone
number 1800–267-7955 and email.
• Investor services include provisions for transaction and balance statements, nomination facility,
pledge or lien of securities and gift transactions.
• No fees will be charged for facilities provided under the scheme.
351 Model Retail Outlet Scheme

Launch Year: 2021 (By Indian Oil, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited and Hindustan Petroleum
Corporation Limited)
Aim
To enhance service standards and amenities across their networks
Key Features
• The scheme involves an intense 5 Level evaluation process of over 70000 retail outlets in the
country on a set of core service and facility parameters as well as standard of customer
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• The Retail Outlets have been divided into 4 categories based on sales performance, facilities
offered and their percentage of digital transactions at the point of sale in keeping with the
Digital India imperative.
• The top performers will be awarded the ‘Uttam’ and ‘Shresth’ awards by the Ministry of
Petroleum and Natural Gas.
• The respective Oil companies will honour the top performers with the ‘Rajya Sarv Pratham’
awards.
352 Reserve Bank - Integrated Ombudsman Scheme, 2021

Launch Year: 2021 (by Reserve Bank of India)
Aim
To make it easier for customers to seek redressal of grievances relating to banking and digital
payments
Key Features
• Customers can now report their complaints related to banks, non-banking financial companies
and digital payments companies in one place.
• After the complaint is lodged, customers can track its status, submit related documents and
receive feedback from the ombudsman.
• This scheme covers banks, non-bank lenders and other entities that the RBI regulates.
• The Scheme integrates the existing three Ombudsman schemes of RBI namely -
o Banking Ombudsman Scheme, 2006
o Ombudsman Scheme for Non-Banking Financial Companies, 2018
o Ombudsman Scheme for Digital Transactions, 2019
• The Scheme, framed by the Reserve Bank in exercise of the powers conferred on it under –
o Section 35A of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (10 of 1949)
o Section 45L of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 (2 of 1934)
o Section 18 of the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007 (51 of 2007)
• It will provide cost-free redress of customer complaints involving deficiency in services
rendered by entities regulated by RBI, if not resolved to the satisfaction of the customers or not
replied within a period of 30 days by the regulated entity.
• In addition to integrating the three existing schemes, the Scheme also includes under its ambit
Non-Scheduled Primary Co-operative Banks with a deposit size of Rs 50 crore and above.
• The Scheme adopts ‘One Nation One Ombudsman’ approach by making the RBI Ombudsman
mechanism jurisdiction neutral.
• It will no longer be necessary for a complainant to identify under which scheme he/she should
file complaint with the Ombudsman.
• The Scheme defines ‘deficiency in service’ as the ground for filing a complaint, with a specified
list of exclusions. Therefore, the complaints would no longer be rejected simply on account of
“not covered under the grounds listed in the scheme”.
• The Scheme has done away with the jurisdiction of each ombudsman office.
• A Centralised Receipt and Processing Centre has been set up at RBI, Chandigarh for receipt and
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• The responsibility of representing the Regulated Entity and furnishing information in respect of
complaints filed by customers against the Regulated Entity would be that of the Principal Nodal
Officer in the rank of a General Manager in a Public Sector Bank or equivalent.
• The Regulated Entity will not have the right to appeal in cases where an Award is issued by the
ombudsman against it for not furnishing satisfactory and timely information/documents.
• The Executive Director-in charge of Consumer Education and Protection Department of RBI
would be the Appellate Authority under the Scheme.
• Complaints can continue to be filed online on https://cms.rbi.org.in.
• Complaints can also be filed through the dedicated e-mail or sent in physical mode to the
‘Centralised Receipt and Processing Centre’ set up at Reserve Bank of India, Chandigarh.
• Additionally, a Contact Centre with a toll-free number – 14448 – is also being operationalised in
Hindi, English and in 8 regional languages to begin with and will be expanded to cover other
Indian languages in due course.
353 e-Settlement Scheme

Notified in: 2021
Aim
For settlement of tax disputes involving small tax payers to be processed entirely electronically
Key Features
• Under the e-Settlement Scheme, 2021, an ‘interim board’ will decide on applications for
settlement. The interim board is tasked with handling pleas that are transferred from the
Settlement Commission.
• The e-Settlement scheme says that all communication between the Interim Board and tax
payers will be exclusively in electronic mode.
• There is no need for the applicant or his or her representative to make any personal appearance
before the Interim Board or before any Income-tax Authority or any ministerial staff posted with
the Interim Board.
• The scheme is in line with the government’s vision to digitize the overall income tax litigation
process in order to bring more transparency and credibility.
Nodal Agency: Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)
354 Pradhan Mantri Gati Shakti Scheme

Launch Year: 2021
Aim
To ensure integrated planning and implementation of infrastructure projects in the next four
years, with focus on expediting works on the ground, saving costs and creating jobs.
Objectives
• To achieve seamless multimodal connectivity for facilitating easy movement of goods & people.
• To achieve improved prioritisation, optimal usage of resources, timely creation of capacities.
• To achieve resolution of issues like disjointed planning, standardisation & clearances.
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Key Features
• Gati Shakti Digital Platform will bring 16 Ministries and 7 core infrastructure sectors together
for integrated planning and coordinated implementation of infrastructure connectivity projects
through real-time coordination between various ministries/departments.
• The National Master Plan will also aid concerned Ministries/Departments to prioritize
connectivity enhancements for ensuring last mile connectivity to economic zones in a defined
time frame.
• It is a Rs 100 lakh crore national infrastructure master plan for developing ‘holistic
infrastructure and give an integrated pathway to the Indian economy.
o It will subsume the National Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP) initiative.
• Multimodal connectivity of various economic hubs with roads, ports and airports will be part of
the Gati Shakti master plan, which will provide manufacturers faster access to domestic and
international markets.
• It will ensure that various economic hubs are able to better utilise the investments in the sector
being done by the government and private players.
• The projects will be designed and executed with a common vision and will incorporate the
infrastructure schemes of various ministries and state governments.
• A GIS based ERP system, will be developed in collaboration with BISAG-N (Bhaskaracharya
National Institute for Space Applications and Geo-informatics).
o It will enable all stakeholders and the Network Planning Group consisting of
Infrastructure connectivity Ministries in spatial planning, evidence-based decision-
making, administration and effective monitoring of the Master Plan on a periodic and real
time basis.
• The portal will offer 200 layers of geospatial data, including on existing infrastructure such as
roads, highways, railways, and toll plazas, as well as geographic information about forests, rivers
and district boundaries to aid in planning and obtaining clearances.
• It plans to establish 11 industrial corridors and two new defense corridors in Tamil Nadu and
Uttar Pradesh.
• It will also help in extending 4G connectivity to all villages and expansion of the gas pipeline
network by 17,000 kilometers is envisaged.
Implementation Framework
• Empowered Group of Secretaries (EGOS) will be headed by Cabinet Secretary and will consist of
Secretaries of 18 ministries as members and Head of Logistics Division as Member Convenor.
o The EGOS has been mandated to review and monitor implementation of the PM
GatiShakti NMP to ensure logistics efficiency
• Network Planning Group (NPG) – It will consist of heads of Network Planning wing of respective
infrastructure ministries and it will assist EGOS.
• Technical Support Unit (TSU) – It will have domain experts from various infrastructure sectors.
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• Comprehensiveness
• Prioritization
• Dynamic
• Optimization
• Analytical
• Synchronization
Benefits
• It will boost economic growth, attracting foreign investments and enhance the country’s global
competitiveness there by enabling smooth transportation of goods, people and services and
creating employment opportunities.
• It will also aim to make Indian products more competitive by cutting down their logistics costs
and improving supply chains.
• It will lead to the local manufacturers of India in turning globally competitive.
355 Glue Grant Scheme

Announced in: Budget 2021-22
Key Features
• It encourages institutions in the same city to share resources, equipment and even allow their
students to take classes from each other.
• It will start from the second semester of the current academic year.
• It will result in institutions not needing to duplicate work by developing the same capacities,
but would able to build on each other’s expertise.
356 National Mission on Edible Oils - Oil Palm (NMEO-OP)

Launch Year: 2021
Aim
To increase the area under cultivation for Oil Palm by an additional area of 6.5 lakh hectare (ha.)
thereby reaching the target of 10 lakh hectares in the next 5 years
Key Features
• It is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme with a special focus on the North east region and the
Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
• Mission plans to increase oil palm cultivation to 1 million hectares by 2025-26 and 1.7-1.8
million hectares by 2029-30.
• Under the scheme, oil palm farmers will be provided financial assistance and will get
remuneration under a price and viability formula.
• The production of Crude Palm Oil (CPO) is expected to go upto 11.20 lakh tonnes by 2025-26
and upto 28 lakh tonnes by 2029-30.
• Oil palm farmers will be provided financial assistance and will get remuneration under a price
and viability formula.
• The Viability Formula is a Minimum Support Price-type mechanism and the government will fix
this at 14.3% of Crude Palm Oil (CPO) price.
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o It will eventually go up to 15.3%.
• Another focus area of the scheme is to substantially increase the support of
inputs/interventions.
• Special assistance will be given to replant old gardens for their rejuvenation.
• To address the issue of shortage of planting material in the country, seed gardens will be
provided assistance up to Rs.80 lakhs for 15 ha. in Rest of India and Rs.100 lakhs for 15 ha in
North-East and Andaman regions.
o Further, assistance for seed gardens @ Rs.40 lakhs and Rs.50 lakhs for Rest of India
and North-East & Andaman regions respectively.
• This scheme will subsume the current National Food Security Mission-Oil Palm programme.
Major focus areas of the Scheme- There are two major focus areas of the Scheme.
• The oil palm farmers produce Fresh Fruit Bunches (FFBs) from which oil is extracted by the
industry.
o Under this, Government of India will give price assurance to the oil palm farmers for the
FFBs. This will be known as the Viability Price (VP).
o This will protect the farmers from the fluctuations of the international CPO prices and
protect them from volatility.
o A Formula price (FP) will also be fixed which will be 14.3% of CPO and will be fixed on a
monthly basis. The viability gap funding will be the VP-FP and if the need arises, it would
be paid directly to the farmer’s accounts in the form of DBT.
o There is a sunset clause for the scheme which is 1st November 2037.
• The second major focus of the scheme is to substantially increase the assistance of
inputs/interventions.
o A substantial increase has been made for planting material for oil palm and this has
increased from Rs 12,000 per ha to Rs 29000 per ha.
o A further substantial increase has been made for maintenance and intercropping
interventions.
o Special assistance @ Rs 250 per plant is being given to replant old gardens for
rejuvenation of old gardens.
o Special assistance will be provided for the North-East and the Andaman regions in which
special provisions are being made for half-moon terrace cultivation, bio fencing and land
clearance along with integrated farming.
o To attract industry to the NE and Andaman regions, a provision of Rs 5 crore of 5
mt/hr (million tonne per hectare) with pro-rata increase for higher capacity will be given.
• The scheme will immensely benefit the oil palm farmers, increase capital investment, create
employment generation, shall reduce the import dependence and also increase the income of
the farmers.
Financial Outlay
Rs 11,040 crore (out of which Rs 8,844 crore is the Government of India share and Rs.2,196 crore is
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357 Ubharte Sitaare Scheme
Launch Year: 2021
Aim
To help micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) which could be future champions with
good export potential
Objectives
• To enhance India’s competitiveness in select sectors through finance and extensive
handholding support
• Identify and nurture companies having differentiated technology, products or processes, and
enhance their export business
• Assist units with export potential, which are unable to scale up their operations for want of
finance
• Identify and mitigate challenges faced by successful companies which hinder their exports
• Assist existing exporters in widening their basket of products and target new markets through
a strategic and structured export market development initiative.
Key Features
• This fund has been set up by Exim Bank and SIDBI (Small Industries Development Bank of
India).
• The 'Ubharte Sitaare' fund size is Rs 250 crore with a green shoe option of Rs 250 crore.
• This is an Alternative Investment Fund.
• Under the programme, an identified company is supported even if it is currently
underperforming or may be unable to tap its latent potential to grow.
• The programme diagnoses such challenges and provides support through a mix of structured
support covering equity, debt and technical assistance.
• Eligible companies can be supported by both financial and advisory services by way of equity /
equity-like instruments, term loans for modernisation, technology or capacity upgradation and
technical assistance for product adaptation, market development activities and viability
studies.
• Companies will be selected –
o For support based on their unique value proposition in technology, products or processes
that match global requirements,
o Fundamentally strong companies with acceptable financials, and outward orientation,
o Small and mid-sized companies with ability to penetrate global markets, with an annual
turnover of up to approx. Rs 500 crore
o Companies with a good business model, strong management capabilities, and focus on
product quality.
358 Scheme for Indian Shipping Companies

Launch Year: 2021
Aim
To promote flagging of merchant ships in India by providing subsidy support to Indian shipping

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companies in global tenders floated by ministries and central public sector enterprises (CPSEs).
Key Features
• Registration shall be done online within 72 hours.
• Addition to this, it is intended to provide 30 days to any in-flagging vessel to replace the crew
on board with Indian crew.
• Steps are also being taken to rationalise the manning requirements on the ships by aligning
them with international standards.
• Ship which is flagged in India after February 1, 2021 and is less than 10 years old at the time of
flagging in India, the subsidy support would be extended at 15% of the quote offered by the L1
foreign shipping company or the actual difference between the quote offered by the Indian flag
vessel exercising Right of First Refusal (ROFR) and the quote offered by the L1 foreign shipping
company, whichever is less.
• Ship which is flagged in India after February 1, 2021 and which is between 10 to 20 years old at
the time of flagging in India, the subsidy support would be extended at 10% of the quote
offered by the L1 foreign shipping company or the actual difference between the quote offered
by the Indian flag vessel exercising ROFR and the quote offered by the L1 foreign shipping
company, whichever is less.
o It said that the rate at which the above subsidy support is extended would be reduced by
1% every year, till it falls to 10% and 5%, respectively, for the two categories of ships.
• Provisions of this subsidy support would not be available in case where an Indian flagged vessel
is the L1 bidder.
• The eligible shipping company shall be paid the subsidy amount along with the charter hire
amount as per the contract terms by the tendering agency (user Departments/CPSEs) and the
tendering agency (user Departments/CPSEs) will be then reimbursed.
• The subsidy support would be extended only to those ships which have bagged the award after
the implementation of the scheme.
• Flexibility in allocation of funds for expenditure from one year to another and within the
various Ministries/departments of the scheme.
• The budgetary support would be provided directly to the ministry/department concerned.
• Subsidy support would be extended only to those ships which have bagged the award after the
implementation of the scheme and ships older than 20 years would not be eligible for any
subsidy under the scheme.
• The scheme would be reviewed after 5 years.
• A 2-layer of monitoring system is envisaged as mentioned below -
o Apex Review Committee (ARC)
o Scheme Review Committee (SRC).
To provide Rs 1,624 crore over five years as subsidy to Indian shipping companies in global tenders
floated by ministries and CPSEs for import of government cargo.
359 Loan Guarantee Scheme for Covid Affected Sectors – Health Care
Launch Year: 2021

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Aim
• To help the country in shoring up its much-needed healthcare infrastructure along with
creating more employment opportunities
• Upscaling the medical infrastructure in the country, specifically targeting underserved areas
Objectives
• To provide financial guarantee cover for brownfield expansion and greenfield projects related
to health/ medical infrastructure.
• To partially mitigate credit risk (primarily construction risk) and facilitate bank credit at lower
rates of interest.
Key Features
• The Scheme would be applicable to all eligible loans sanctioned up to 31st March 2022, or till an
amount of Rs. 50,000 crore is sanctioned, whichever is earlier.
• LGSCAS would provide a guarantee of 50% for brownfield projects and 75% to greenfield
projects for loans sanctioned up to Rs 100 crore, set up at urban or rural locations other than 8
Metropolitan Tier 1 cities (Class X cities).
o For aspirational districts, the guarantee cover for both brownfield expansion and
greenfield projects shall be 75%.
o Guarantee duration is up to 3 years
• Loans under the scheme are made available at cheaper interest rate of 7.95%.
Funding
Rs 50,000 crore
360 Faceless Penalty Scheme

Launch Year: 2021
Aim
To further digitize the interaction between the taxpayers and the income tax authorities
Key Features
• Under the faceless penalty scheme (FPS), all penalty-related proceedings will be conducted
digitally without any human interface.
• Under FPS, the penalty orders issued will be reviewed and all the penalty-related proceedings
will be handled digitally.
• The scheme will be centrally managed through the National Faceless Penalty Center (NFPC).
• The scheme has been structured in such a way that NFPC would have the power to disagree with
the proposal of the National Faceless Assessment Centre to initiate penalty.
• Under FPS, there will also be Regional Faceless Penalty Centers (RFPC).
Implementing Agency – Income Tax Department
361 Indian Certification of Medical Devices (ICMED) Plus Scheme

Launch Year: 2021
Objectives

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To undertake verification of the quality, safety and efficacy of medical devices
Key Features
• The other name of this scheme is ICMED 13485 PLUS.
• Association of Indian Medical Device Industry (AiMeD) in collaboration with the Quality Council
of India (QCI) and the National Accreditation Board for Certification Bodies (NABCB) is rolling
out a voluntary quality certification scheme for medical devices.
• This scheme has been designed to integrate the Quality Management System components and
product related quality validation processes through witness testing of products with reference
to the defined product standards and specifications.
• This scheme will be an end to end quality assurance scheme for the medical devices sector in
India.
• This scheme provides institutional mechanism for assuring the product quality and safety.
• It will assist procurement agencies to tackle the challenges relating to the menace of
counterfeit products and fake certification.
• This will help in eliminating the circulation and use of sub-standard medical products or
devices of doubtful origin that could prove to be serious health hazards.
362 One District One Product Scheme

Aim
To identify one product per district based on the potential and strength of a district and national
priorities
Objectives
• To convert each District of the country into an Export Hub by identifying products with export
potential in the District.
• To address bottlenecks for exporting these products.
• To support local exporters/manufacturers to scale up manufacturing.
• To find potential buyers outside India with the aim of promoting exports, promoting
manufacturing & services industry in the District.
• To generate employment in the District.
Key Features
• Duration - 2020-21 to 2024-25
• The ODOFP programme covers products of agriculture and allied sectors for 728 districts of the
country.
• The products have been identified from agricultural, horticultural, animal, poultry, milk,
fisheries, aquaculture, marine sectors across the country.
• These identified products will be supported under the PM-FME scheme of the Ministry of Food
Processing Industries, which provides incentives to promoters and micro-enterprises
• The scheme adopts One District One Product (ODOP) approach to reap the benefits of scale in
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Implementation
• A cluster will be developed for that particular product in the district and market linkage will be
provided for it.
• It is operationally merged with the ‘Districts as Export Hub’ initiative implemented by the
Director-General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), Department of Commerce.
• Under the initial phase of the ODOP programme, 106 Products have been identified from 103
districts across 27 States.
• Common Facility Centre (CFC) Scheme: This scheme would provide financial assistance of up to
90% of the project cost. It is provided by the state government.
• Marketing Development Assistance Scheme: The financial assistance would be provided to all
participants of national and international exhibitions and fairs. They can use it for displaying and
selling their products selected under ODOP programme.
• Finance Assistance Scheme (Margin Money Scheme): This scheme benefits with not whole but
a margin of the project cost. The applicants receive it in the form of subsidy to set up the
project.
• Skill Development Scheme: In this, all skilled artisans would be trained through RPL (Recognition
of Prior Learning). They would be certified through various Sector Skill Councils, SSCs, whereas
the unskilled artisans would be trained for 10 days and provided with an advanced toolkit which
will be free of cost
363 Kisan Suryoday Yojana

Launch Year: 2020
Objectives
Providing solar power to farmers of Gujarat for irrigation and farming purposes
Key Features
• Farmers will be able to avail power supply from 5 AM to 9 PM.
• 234 ‘66-Kilowatt’ transmission lines with total length of 3,490 circuit km (CKM) will be
established under the project, in addition to 220 KV substations.
Funding Assistance
State government has allocated Rs 3500 crore for installing transmission infrastructure under the
scheme by 2023.
Nodal Agency: Government of Gujarat
364 Scheme for approval of Hygiene Rating Audit Agencies

Launch year: 2020
Objectives
To scale up Hygiene Rating by increasing the number of recognised Hygiene Rating Audit Agencies
(HRAA) in the country.
Key Features

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• The recognised HRAA will be responsible for verifying the compliance with food hygiene and
safety procedures laid by FSSAI and gets hygiene rating.
Nodal Agency: Quality Council of India
• Food Hygiene Rating System
o It is a certification system for food businesses supplying food directly to consumers, either
on or off premise.
o The hygiene rating will be in the form of smileys (1 up to 5) and the certificate should be
displayed prominently in the consumer facing area.
o The scheme aims to allow consumers to make informed choices/decisions pertaining to the
food outlets where they eat by encouraging food businesses to improve their hygiene and
safety standards.
o Currently, this scheme is applicable for Food service establishments (such as hotels,
restaurants, cafeteria, dhabhas, etc), sweet shops, bakeries and meat retail stores.
365 ‘Surakshit Dada-Dadi, Nana-Nani Abhiyan'

Launch Year: 2020 (by NITI Aayog in association with Piramal Foundation)
Aim
To ensure the well-being of senior citizens during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Key Features
• The well-being of senior citizens will be ensured by creating awareness about various aspects
such as senior citizens’ health and lifestyle, along with preventive measures as well as requisite
behavioral changes in view of the COVID-19 pandemic.
• It targets to cover 2.9 million senior citizens in 25 Aspirational Districts across various states
such as Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand, MP, Maharashtra, Rajasthan & Uttar Pradesh.
• This campaign will primarily work on three aspects — prevention, accessibility and early
detection in case of coronavirus symptoms.
366 Production Linked Incentive Scheme

Launch Year: 2020
Aim
• To invite foreign investors to set up their manufacturing units in India and also promote the
local manufacturers to expand their units and generate employment.
• To offer production linked incentive to boost domestic manufacturing and attract large
investments.
Sectors and Implementing Ministry/Department
• Mobile Manufacturing and Specified Electronic Components: MEITY.
• Critical Key Starting materials/Drug Intermediaries and Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients:
Department of Pharmaceuticals.
• Manufacturing of Medical Devices: Department of Pharmaceuticals
• Advance Chemistry Cell (ACC) Battery: NITI Aayog and Department of Heavy Industries
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• Automobiles & Auto Components: Department of Heavy Industries
• Pharmaceuticals drugs: Department of Pharmaceuticals
• Telecom & Networking Products: Department of Telecom
• Textile Products (MMF segment and technical textiles): Ministry of Textiles
• Food Products: Ministry of Food Processing Industries.
• High Efficiency Solar PV Modules: Ministry of New and Renewable Energy.
• White Goods (ACs & LED): Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade.
• Speciality Steel: Ministry of Steel.
• Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had announced an outlay of Rs 1.97 lakh crore for the Production-
Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme for 13 identified sectors in her 2021-22 budget speech.
367 Suposhit Maa Abhiyaan

Launch Year: 2020
Aim
To provide nutritional support to pregnant women and adolescent girls
Objectives
To make newborn and pregnant women healthy
Key Features
• It is applicable only to one pregnant woman per family.
• Under this Abhiyan, 1,000 women would be given food items for one month. At the same time,
the health of the child, including medical examination, blood tests, medicines, delivery, would be
covered
• The identified women are to be given a balanced diet kit of 17 kg.
• The health of the child, including medical examination, blood tests, medicines, delivery, would
be covered.
• The Scheme is launched to help India achieve its target of “Malnutrition Free India” by 2022.
• The move is in synergy with the UN Sustainable Development Goal 2 to end all forms of hunger
and malnutrition by 2030.
• The initiative has been launched in Kota by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla
368 National Mission on Transformative Mobility and Battery Storage

Launch Year: 2019
Aim
To promote clean, connected, shared, sustainable and holistic mobility initiatives;
Key Features
• The Mission will recommend and drive the strategies for transformative mobility and Phased
Manufacturing Programmes (PMP) for Electric Vehicles, EV Components and Batteries.
• A PMP will be launched to localize production across the entire EV value chain.
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• The mission will determine the contours of PMP and will finalize the details of such a program.
• The Mission will coordinate with key stakeholders in Ministries/ Departments and the states to
integrate various initiatives to transform mobility in India.
• Composition
o The mission will have an Inter-Ministerial Steering Committee chaired by CEO NITI
Aayog.
o The Steering Committee will be comprised of Secretaries from MoRTH, Ministry of
Power, MNRE, DST, Department of Heavy Industry, DPIIT , and Director General, BIS.
• Implementation/Roadmaps:
o A phased roadmap to implement battery manufacturing at Giga-scale will be considered
with an initial focus on the large-scale module and pack assembly plants by 2019-20,
followed by integrated cell manufacturing by 2021-22.
o Details of the PMP for Batteries shall be formulated by the Mission.
o Mission will ensure holistic and comprehensive growth of the battery manufacturing
industry in India.
o The Mission will prepare the roadmap that will enable India to leverage upon its size and
scale to produce innovative, competitive multi-modal mobility solutions that can be
deployed globally in diverse contexts.
o The Mission will define the roadmap for transformative mobility in “New India” by
introducing a sustainable mobility ecosystem and fostering Make-in-India to boost
domestic manufacturing and employment generation in the country.
369 Yuva Vigyani Karyakram (YUVIKA)

Launch Year: 2019 (By Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO))
Aim
Imparting basic knowledge on Space Technology, Space Science and Space Applications to the
younger ones with the intent of arousing their interest in the emerging areas of Space activities.
Selection Criteria
• The students are selected based on their performance in the 8th Standard (covering CBSE, ICSE
and State syllabus), which includes both academic and extracurricular activities.
• Students belonging to the rural area have been given special weightage in the selection criteria.
Key Features
• This scheme is also known as Young Scientist Programme.
• It is 2-week summer vacation residential training programme, conducted by ISRO from 13 May
to 26 May 2019.
• Launched by ISRO in tune with the Centre government’s vision of “Jai Vigyan, Jai Anusandhan”.
• 3 students from each Indian State-UTs are participating and will get trained by ISRO Scientists.
• During programme students will be provided course material which has already been pre-loaded
on Tablets.
• It includes science topics like Rocket engineering, Environment science, Astronomy, Space
applications, Renewable Energy, and also soft skill improvement modules like leadership,
teamwork, communication, etc.

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Training Centres
It will be conducted across 4 centres of ISRO
• Space Applications Centre (SAC), Ahmedabad
• North Eastern Space Applications Centre (NESAC), Shillong
• Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), Thiruvananthapuram
• U R Rao Satellite Centre (URSC), Bengaluru
• It was launched at Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR, Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh.
370 UNNATI ( Unispace Nanosatellite Assembly & Training Programme)

Launch Year: 2019 (by Indian Space Research Organisation)
Objectives
• To offer a simplified and increased exposure to satellite fabrication technologies, as part of the
UNISPACE initiative.
• To provide theoretical course on satellite technology.
• To provide hands-on training to assemble, integrate and test a low cost, modular nano satellite.
Key Features
• It is a capacity building programme on Nanosatellite development.
• It has been launched to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the first United Nations
conference on the exploration and peaceful uses of outer space (UNISPACE-50).
• The programme provides opportunities to the participating developing countries to strengthen
in assembling, integrating and testing of Nanosatellite.
• UNNATI programme is planned to be conducted for 3 years by URSC in 3 batches and will target
to benefit officials of 45 countries.
• Each batch will be for 8-week duration and will comprise of theoretical course work on
nanosatellite definition, utility, laws governing their impact on space debris, design drivers,
reliability and quality assurance.
• U R Rao Satellite Centre (URSC) being the lead centre of ISRO for satellite building, has designed
the basic structure of this programme with equal emphasis on theoretical and practical
exposure.
The programme was launched following an announcement made by ISRO Chairman K Sivan during a
symposium in Vienna on June 18, 2018
371 Karo Sambhav

Launch Year: 2019 (by 31 Leading Consumer products companies has jointly launch first-of-its-kind
packaging waste management venture)
Aim
To create an ecosystem for post-consumer packaging collections and optimizations of material
recycling processes.
Key Features

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• Karosambhav developed by Packaging Association for a Clean Environment (PACE), which will
also ensure no packaging material end up in landfills by 2025 by mobilizing and converging
assets and resources of over Rs 1000 crores.
• The venture plans to have a network of 125 material recovery facilities which will work with
2500 aggregators for the next 3 years.
372 Electors Verification Programme

Launch Year: 2019 (1st September 2019) (by Election Commission)
Aim
To improve the health of electoral rolls and provide better electoral services to the citizens
Key Features
• The program was launched at all levels starting from the state/UT Headquarters by 32 Chief
Electoral Officers (CEOs), district level by about 700 District Electoral Officers (DEOs) and at
around 1 million polling stations by Block Level Officers (BLOs) and will continue from September
1, 2019 to October 15, 2019.
• Under this programme, voters can verify or authenticate their details by logging on to NVSP
portal (nvsp.in) or Voter Helpline App or Common Service Centres or by visiting any nearby voter
facilitation centre.
o This programme can be availed both online and offline.
• Under the programme, a voter from each family will get a username and password, allowing a
person to upload all documents related to electoral registration and tag similar details about his
or her family members.
• These details will then be verified by block level officers (BLOs) and therefore, it will save a lot of
time.
373 Swachhta hi Sewa Campaign 2018

Aim
To generate greater public participation towards Swachhta
Objectives
To mobilise people and reinforce jan aandolan (mass movement) for sanitation to contribute to
Mahatma Gandhi’s dream of a Clean India.
• Swachhta hi Sewa Campaign 2020
o As part of Swachhata Hi Seva campaign, INS Shivaji conducted a series of activities from 15
Sep to 02 Oct 2020.
o The Establishment drove a massive campaign to spread awareness regarding proper
segregation and disposal of waste, through lectures and messages using social media, for
shop owners, conservancy staff, galley staff and residents.
o Community Shramdaans were conducted by all the Service Personnel & Defence Civilians
and their family members to clean and preserve the flora and fauna, in and around the
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374 Aspirational Districts Programme
Launch Year: 2018 (By NITI Aayog)
Aim
To expeditiously improve the socio-economic status of 117 districts from across 28 states.
Key Features
• Selection of Districts
o The 117 districts were identified from 28 states, at least one from each state, in a
transparent manner by a committee of Senior Officers to the Government of India, in
consultation with State Officials.
o It uses a composite index of key data sets include that included deprivation enumerated
under the Socio-Economic Caste Census, key health and education sector performance and
state of basic infrastructure to select these districts.
• Core Principles : The three core principles of the programme are:
o Convergence of Central & State Schemes
o Collaboration among citizens and functionaries of Central & State Governments including
district teams
o Competition among districts
• Core Strategy
o States as main drivers.
o Work on the strength of each district.
o Identify low hanging fruits and the strength of each district, to act as a catalyst for
development.
o Measure progress and rank districts to spur a sense of competition.
• Themes
o The objective of the program is to monitor the real-time progress of aspirational districts
based on 49 indicators (81 data-points) from the 5 identified thematic areas.
o 5 themes are:
✓ Health and Nutrition – 30%
✓ Education – 30%
✓ Agriculture and Water Resources – 20%
✓ Basic Infrastructure – 10%
✓ Financial Inclusion and Skill Development – 10%
Implementing Agencies/Authorities
• NITI Aayog anchors the programme with support from Central Ministries and the State
Governments.
• While NITI Aayog is steering the initiative in 30 districts, various central ministries oversee 50
districts besides the Ministry of Home Affairs, which focuses on 35 Left Wing Extremism (LWE)
affected districts.
• Officers at the level of Joint Secretary / Additional Secretary have been nominated to become
the ‘Central Prabhari Officers’ of each district.
• States have appointed state nodal and Prabhari officers.
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convergence of various government schemes and streamlining of efforts.
375 Udyam Abhilasha

Launch Year: 2018
Aim
• To inspire rural youth in aspirational districts to be entrepreneurs by assisting them to set up
their own enterprise.
• To impart trainings through digital medium across the country.
• To create business opportunities for CSC Village Level Entrepreneurs (VLEs).
• To focus on women aspirants in these aspirational districts to encourage women
entrepreneurship.
• To assist participants to become bankable and avail credit facility from banks to set up their own
enterprise.
Target
• 13,800 youths from aspirational districts would be trained on entrepreneurship
• At least 20% of the youth would be able to start their own enterprise
• Around 10 % participants would be given new logins on udyamimitra for availing MUDRA loan.
• At least 20 % women to be empowered to start own business/ enterprise.
Key Features
• It is a National Level Entrepreneurship Awareness Campaign launched in Aspirational Districts
identified by NITI Aayog in 28 States between 3rd October to 8th October, 2018.
• Process and Mechanism
o The campaign would create and strengthen cadre of more than 800 trainers to provide
entrepreneurship training to the aspiring youths across these districts.
o SIDBI has partnered with CSC e-Governance Services India Limited, a Special Purpose
Vehicle, (CSC SPV) set up by the Ministry of Electronics & IT for implementing the campaign
through their CSCs.
o SIDBI is also partnering other stakeholders including Banks, NABARD, NBFCs, SFBs, District
Industries Centres, State Govt. etc. to be a part of this campaign and ensure multifold
impact.
o CSC Village Level entrepreneurs (VLEs) would play role of catalyst for these aspiring
entrepreneurs by providing handholding support to the aspirants to establish new units.
Implementing Agency: Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI)
376 Electoral Bond Scheme

Launch year: 2018
Key Features
• Authorized Agency: State Bank of India – issue and encash these bonds
• Electoral bonds will allow donors to pay political parties using banks as an intermediary.
• The electoral bond, which will be an interest free bearer instrument, will not carry the name of
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lakh or Rs 1 crore.
• Electoral bonds may be purchased by a citizen of India, or entities incorporated or established in
India for a period of 10 days each in the months of January, April, July and October as may be
specified by the Central Government.
o A person being an individual can buy bonds, either singly or jointly with other
individuals.
o Donors’ name is not mentioned on the bond.
• Only the registered Political Parties under the Representation of the People Act 1951 which
have secured not less than 1% of the votes polled in the last General elections or the State
Legislative Assembly are eligible to receive the Electoral Bonds.
• The party will be allotted a verified account by the Election Commission of India (ECI) and the
electoral bond transactions can be made only through this account.
o Party can then cash through this account within 15 days.
377 e-Rashtriya Kisan Agri Mandi Portal (e-RAKAM)

Launch Year: 2017
Key Features
• The portal is a joint initiative by state-run-auctioneer MSTC and Central Railside Warehouse
Corporation (CRWC).
• It has been developed by MSTC Limited and supported by marketing & logistics partner CRWC
Limited.
• It is a robust e-Market for purchase, sale, price discovery, MSP booking etc. through internet
being developed by MSTC.
• It is an exclusive e-auction platform for Agri Products with its objective for transparent sale
transactions and price discovery.
• Advantages to the Farmers -
o More options for selling products and making competitive returns. Will have the facility
to consolidate their produce and sell at MSP and beyond.
• For buyers, processors and exporters -
o Provide access to the larger market. Buyers will be able to buy from all the above through
a centralized portal with standard procedures and pay through e-Payment.
• For both -
o Enable direct participation thereby reducing intermediary cost. Avail integrated logistics
services under one roof.
378 Start-up Sangam Initiative

Launch Year: 2017
Aim
To develop new business models, marketing plans, technology and innovations in heavy oil and
gas industry sector by supporting 30 start-ups.
Key Features
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on innovative ideas in the energy sector.
• The corpus was created by contributions from India Oil Corporation (IOL), ONGC, Engineers
India, Oil India, Numaligarh Refinery, Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL), Hindustan
Petroleum Corporation (HP), GAIL, Balmer Lawrie and Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals.
• The selected start-ups will work in various energy fields such as converting waste plastics to
petroleum fuels, solar stove, multipurpose fuel from agricultural waste biomass and leak
detectors for liquefied natural gas (LNG) cylinders, among others.
• Start-ups in technology field will get 30 months to submit proof of concept whereas start-ups
with business ideas will be given 18 months.
• These oil and gas PSUs will buy out these projects submitted by selected startups in given time
frame based on merit to do more innovations.
379 Sustainable Action for Transforming Human Capital - Education (SATH-E) Program
Launch Year: 2017 (by NITI Aayog)
Aim
To identify and build three future ‘role model’ states for the school education sectors.
Key Features
• The SATH-E initiative is based on formal agreements with the States and will be funded through
a cost-sharing mechanism between NITI Aayog and the participating states.
• SATH-E has been envisaged as a programme which aims to transform elementary and
secondary school education across three states.
• SATH-E roadmap refers to a time-bound, goal-driven exercise that will reach its logical
culmination by the end of the academic year 2020.
• After an elaborate selection process based on the Challenge Method, three States namely,
Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh and Odisha, were selected for the project.
• The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and Piramal Foundation for Education Leadership (PFEL)
were chosen as knowledge partners for the project facilitating review, data collection and
implementation.
380 Fund of Funds for Start-ups (FFS) Scheme

Launch Year: 2016
Key Features
• Under the Startup India program, the Government created the ‘Fund of Funds for Startups (FFS)
with a corpus of Rs 10,000 crore to provide funding support for Startups, over a period of XIV
and XV Finance commission cycles.
• The FFS is managed by Small Industries Bank of India (SIDBI) and contributes to the corpus of
Alternate Investment funds (AIFs) for investing in equity and equity linked instruments of various
Startups.
o DPIIT is the monitoring agency.
• Introduced with a focused objective of supporting development and growth of innovation
driven enterprises, FFS facilitates funding needs for Start-ups through participation in capital of
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• It has not only made capital available for startups at early stage, seed stage and growth stage
but also played a catalytic role in terms of facilitating raising of domestic capital, reducing
dependence on foreign capital and encouraging home grown and new venture capital funds.
• FFS Scheme does not directly provide financial assistance to startups, instead supports SEBI-
registered AIFs, who in turn invest money in growing Indian startups through equity and equity-
linked instruments.
• AIFs supported under FFS are required to invest at least two times of the amount committed
under FFS in startups.
381 Atal Innovation Mission

Launch Year: 2016 (by NITI Aayog)
Aim
To promote a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship in the country.
Objectives
• To create and promote an ecosystem of innovation and entrepreneurship across the country at
school, university, research institutions, MSME and industry levels.
• It is envisaged as an umbrella innovation organization that would play an instrumental role in
alignment of innovation policies between central, state and sectoral innovation schemes.
Key Features
• AIM has adopted a holistic approach encompassing schools, universities, research institutions,
industry, MSME, NGOs, Ministries, at district, state and national levels.
• Core Function:
o Entrepreneurship promotion through Self-Employment and Talent Utilization (SETU),
wherein innovators would be supported and mentored to become successful
entrepreneurs.
o Innovation Promotion: to provide a platform where innovative ideas are generated
Major Initiatives taken under Atal Innovation Mission (AIM)
A) Atal Tinkering Labs (ATL)- Atal Innovation Mission has established Atal Tinkering Labs (ATLs) in
schools across India.
• Objective: The objective of this scheme is to foster curiosity, creativity and imagination in young
minds; and inculcate skills such as design mindset, computational thinking, adaptive learning,
physical computing etc.
• Eligibility: Schools (minimum Grade VI - X) managed by Government, local body or private
trusts/society to set up ATL.
• Financial Support: AIM will provide grant-in-aid of Rs. 20 Lakh to each school that includes a
one-time establishment cost of Rs. 10 lakh and operational expenses of Rs. 10 lakh for a
maximum period of 5 years to each ATL.
B) Atal Incubation Centers-
• Objective: AIM intends to support the establishment of new incubation centres called Atal

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Incubation Centres (AICs) that would nurture innovative start-up businesses in their pursuit to
become scalable and sustainable enterprises.
• Eligibility: Entities such as such as higher educational institutions, R&D institutes, corporate
sector, alternative investment funds registered with SEBI, business accelerators, group of
individuals, and individuals are eligible to apply.
• Financial Support: AIM will provide a grant-in-aid of up to Rs. 10 crore for a maximum period of
5 years to cover the capital and operational expenditures to establish the AIC.
C) Atal New India Challenges- Fostering product innovations and aligning them to the needs of
various sectors/ministries.
The vision of ANIC is two-fold:
• Help create products from existing technologies relevant for national and social causes
(productization);
• Help new deep-tech products find markets and early customers (commercialization) in the
context of India.
D) Mentor India Campaign-
• A national Mentor network in collaboration with public sector, corporates and institutions, to
support all the initiatives of the mission.
E) Atal Community Innovation Center-
• The program is directed to encourage the spirit of innovation through solution driven design
thinking to serve the society.
• It will focus on undeserved/unserved regions of the country which at present lack a vibrant
startup and innovation ecosystem.
F) Atal Research & Innovation for Small Enterprises (ARISE)
• ARISE is an initiative to promote research, innovation and competitiveness of Indian startups
and small enterprises including Micro, Small, and Medium enterprises.
• The program’s objective is to catalyze research, innovation, find solutions to the sectoral
problems and subsequently trigger creation of new industrial sectors, through support of Central
Government Ministries / Departments, who will become the first buyer of the solutions /
products innovated under the ARISE program by start-ups and small enterprises.
• NITI Aayog joined hands with NASSCOM to roll out Artificial Intelligence Modules in Indian
schools to leverage the full potential of AIM’s Atal Tinkering Lab (ATL). The module contains
activities, videos and experiments that enable students to work through and learn the various
concepts of AI.
• Aatmanirbhar Bharat ARISE-Atal New India Challenges: It was launched under AIM to spur
applied research and innovation in Indian MSMEs and startups.
o The programme will be driven by Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), four
ministries—Ministry of Defence; Ministry of Food Processing Industries; Ministry of
Health and Family Welfare; and Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs—and associated
industries to facilitate innovative solutions to sectoral problems.

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382 NIDHI (National Initiative for Developing and Harnessing Innovations)
Objectives
• To promote student startups,
• To take forward student innovations in Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Centres
(IEDC)/NewGen IEDC programme to commercialization stage,
• To accelerate the journey of idea to prototype by providing initial funding assistance.
Key Features
• It is an umbrella programme conceived and developed by the Innovation & Entrepreneurship
division, Department of Science & Technology for nurturing ideas and innovations (knowledge-
based and technology-driven) into successful startups.
• The programme NIDHI would help the startups with initial / ignition funding and hence would
be called Startup-NIDHI.
• Startup-NIDHI aims to support 20 student startups in each year financially.
• Startup-NIDHI would financially support each of the selected startups with Rs 10 lakhs which
will be given as ignition grant/award.
Components
• NIDHI - PRomoting and and accelerating Young and Aspiring Innovators and Startups (NIDHI-
PRAYAS) - Support from Idea to Prototype
• NIDHI-Entrepreneur In Residence (NIDHI-EIR)-Support system to reduce risk
• Startup-NIDHI
• NIDHI-Technology Business Incubator (TBI)-Converting Innovations to start-ups
• NIDHI-Accelerator-Fast tracking a start-up through focused intervention
• NIDHI-Seed Support System (NIDHI-SSS)-Providing early stage investment
• NIDHI Centres of Excellence (NIDHI-CoE)-A World class facility to help startups go global
Implementing Agency: For the purpose of implementing the Startup-NIDHI programme,
Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India, Ahmedabad, would be the implementing agency.
383 Jute (ICARE- Improved Cultivation and Advanced Retting Exercise)

Launch Year: 2015 (as pilot project) (by National Jute Board (NJB) in technical collaboration with
ICAR-Central Research Institute for Jute and Allied Fibres (ICAR-CRIJAF), Barrackpore, Ministry of
Agriculture and Jute Corporation of India (JCI))
Aim
To aware and train the jute farmers for efficient and effective utilization of the improved jute
production technologies and increase the fibre productivity as well as quality on a larger scale
Objective
To support the small and marginal jute growers with certified seed, mechanization in sowing and
weed control and to accelerate retting by using microbial consortium so that the jute growers can
grow good quality jute and receive higher price for their produce
Key Features
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developed by ICAR-CRIJAF viz.
o Use of certified jute seed (var. JRO 204 & JBO 2003H)
o Line sowing of jute using CRIJAF multi-row seed drill
o Mechanical weeding by using CRIJAF nail weeder & CRIJAF single wheel jute weeder
o Improved retting by using CRIJAF microbial consortium (CRIJAF SONA).
• The scientists of ICAR-CRIJAF have actively participated in the Jute-ICARE project to provide
technical support to the farming community in terms of training (in house & off campus) and
field demonstrations of these CRIJAF technologies in the project area.
• The quality testing of CRIJAF SONA supplied through Jute-ICARE is also carried out at the
institute before supplying to the farming community.
384 Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation (PRAGATI)

Launch Year: 2015
Aim
The platform is aimed at addressing common man’s grievances, and simultaneously monitoring
and reviewing important programmes and projects of the Government of India as well as projects
flagged by State Governments.
Objectives
• Grievance Redressal
• Programme Implementation
• Project Monitoring
Key Features
• It is a three-tier system (PMO, Union Government Secretaries, and Chief Secretaries of the
States)
• Prime Minister will hold a monthly programme where he will interact with the Government of
India Secretaries, and Chief Secretaries through Video-conferencing enabled by data and geo-
informatics visuals.
• Issues to be flagged before the PM are picked up from the available database regarding Public
Grievances, on-going Programmes and pending Projects.
• The issues flagged are uploaded seven days prior to the PRAGATI day (i.e. on third Wednesday
of every month).
• It is a robust system for bringing e-transparency and e-accountability with real-time presence
and exchange among the key stakeholders.
• It is an innovative project in e-governance and good governance.
• The PRAGATI platform uniquely bundles three latest technologies: Digital data management,
video-conferencing and geo-spatial technology.
• It promotes cooperative federalism as it brings on one platform the Secretaries of Government
of India and the Chief Secretaries of the States.
• It will strengthen and re-engineer the data bases of the CPGRAMS for grievances, Project
Monitoring Group (PMG) and the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation.

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385 Direct Benefit Transfer Mission
Launch Year: 2013
Aim
To re-engineer the existing cumbersome delivery processes using modern Informaon and
Communicaon Technology (ICT)
Key Features
• The Direct Benefits Transfer (DBT) simply involves transferring the subsidy amount and other
benefits (called transfers) directly to the beneficiaries’ bank accounts instead of providing it
through government offices.
• JAM i.e. Jan Dhan, Aadhaar and Mobile are DBT enablers.
• DBT system through its customer-friendly processes ensures the last mile connectivity, allowing
actual disbursements to take place at the doorstep of the beneficiaries through a network of
bank branches and Business Correspondents (BCs) with micro ATM machines.
• DBT Mission has been entrusted with the responsibility of implementing DBT in all government
subsidy/welfare programmes throughout the country
• The work of DBT Mission entails studying existing delivery process in welfare schemes and
subsidies and re-engineering the same to simplify process and fund flow, providing policy
interventions, coordinating with various Ministries/Departments, monitoring of DBT
Programme both at Central and State level, compilation of data/information and preparing
progress reports on the status of DBT implementation.
• 310 Schemes from 54 Ministries are covered under DBT as per the official site.
Nodal Agency: Cabinet Secretariat (initially created in Planning Commission)
386 National Export Insurance Account (NEIA)

Launch Year: 2006
Aim
To promote Medium and Long-Term (MLT) project exports by extending (partial/full) support to
covers issued by ECGC to MLT/project export and to Exim Bank for Buyer’s Credit (BC-NEIA) tied to
project exports from India.
Objectives
• To facilitate medium and long-term exports, which are commercially viable, considering the
limitations of the ECGC Limited in providing adequate cover on its own and non-availability of
reinsurance cover to such exporters.
• To ensure the availability of credit risk cover for projects and other high-value exports, which
are desirable from the point of view of national interest, but which ECGC is unable to underwrite
at terms which will not affect the competitiveness of the exports.
Key Features
• NEIA supports projects which are commercially viable and are strategically important.
• The capital infusion in NEIA Trust will help the Indian Project Exporters (IPE) to tap the huge
potential of project exports in focus market.
Financial Outlay

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• Government of India has approved corpus commitment of Rs 4000 crore and Maximum Liability
Permissible is 20 times of the actual corpus.
• Rs 3,091 crore contribution has been received as of 31st March 2021.
• Recently, the Central Government, has approved continuation of National Export Insurance
Account (NEIA) by infusing grant-in-aid (Corpus) of Rs 1,650 crore over a period of five years, i.e.
from FY 2021-2022 to FY 2025-2026.
387 Kisan Credit Card Scheme

Launch year: 1998
Aim
This scheme aims to provide timely and adequate credit to farmers to meet their needs:
• At the time of crop production (cultivation expenses) and Post-harvest expenses;
• It also covers expenses related to ancillary activities through simplified procedures in obtaining
loans as and when needed;
• Consumption requirements of farmer household;
• Working capital for maintenance of farm assets and activities allied to agriculture;
• Investment credit requirement for agriculture and allied activities.
Kisan Credit Card loan is provided to anyone who is engaged in agriculture, allied activities or
other non-farming activities.
• Minimum Age – 18 years, Maximum Age – 75 years
• In case a borrower is a senior citizen (age more than 60 years), a co-borrower is mandatory
where the co-borrower should be a legal heir
• All farmers – individuals/joint cultivators, owners, Tenant farmers, oral lessees, and
sharecroppers, etc.
• SHGs or joint liability groups including tenant farmers.
• Scheme also included beneficiaries from Animal Husbandry and Fisheries sector.
Key Features
• Farmers can take out a loan of up to Rs 3 lakh.
• Insurance coverage for KCC scheme holders up to Rs 50,000 in the case of permanent disability
or death and Rs 25,000 is given in the case of other risks.
• Credit is available for a period of up to 3 years and repayment can be made once the harvest
season in over.
• No collateral will be required for loans amounting up to Rs 1.60 lakh.
• Card valid for 5 years subject to annual review. As an incentive for good performance, credit
limits could be enhanced to take care of increase in costs, change in cropping pattern, etc.
• This scheme also provides the facility of ATM enabled RuPay Card, one-time documentation,
built-in cost escalation in the limit and any number of drawals within the limit.
Nodal Agency
The model scheme was prepared by the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development
(NABARD) on the recommendation of R V Gupta committee.
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Implementing Agency: All Co-operative banks, Regional Rural Banks and Public Sector Banks
388 Employees’ Pension Scheme

Launch Year: 1995
Objectives
The scheme makes provisions for employees working in the organized sector for a pension after
their retirement at the age of 58 years.
• Be a member of the Employees' Provident Fund Scheme (EPFS), 1952
• Employed in establishments notified and engaging 20 or more employees with a salary/wage
less than Rs. 15,000 per month at the date of appointment.
• Rendered eligible service of 10 years or more where contribution to EPFS has been made.
• A member, who is permanently and totally disabled during the employment, is also eligible for
pension.
• The Family of the member is eligible to receive the pension following the date of death of the
member.
Key Features
• A minimum pension of Rs 1000 per month to the member/disabled/widow/widower/
parent/nominee pensioners and Rs 250 per month for children pensioners (till the age of 25
years) and Rs 750 per month to orphan pensioners.
• Contribution-
o Employer - 8.33% of the employee’s pay for EPS
o Central Government 1.16% of the pay of the members of the EPS and credit the
contribution to the Employees' Pension Fund.
• Pensions can be availed when the employee attains the age of 50, but there will be a reduction
in the amount of eligible pension.
• All pensioners of Employees’ Pension Scheme 1995 are required to submit Jeevan Pramaan
Patra (JPP) / Digital Life certificate (DLC) each year to continue drawing pension.
Nodal Agency: Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO)
389 Raw Material Assistance (RMA) Scheme

Objectives
Helping MSMEs by way of financing the purchase of Raw Material (both indigenous & imported)
Eligibile Beneficiaries
Any manufacturing MSME having Udyam Registration Certificate /Udyog Aadhaar Memorandum
(UAM) can apply for the assistance under the Scheme
Key Features
• Under the scheme, NSIC provides financial assistance to MSMEs against bank guarantee for
payment to the suppliers
Benefits
• Facilitating procurement of Raw Material with credit support up to 180 days

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• MSMEs helped to avail Economics of Purchases like bulk purchase, cash discount etc.
Implemented By: National Small Industries Corporation Limited (NSIC)
390 National Talent Search Scheme

Objective
The Scheme helps talented students by providing financial assistance in the form of monthly
scholarships and also conducts nurturance programmes for them.
• All students studying in Class X in any type of recognized school including Kendriya Vidyalaya,
Navodaya Vidyalaya, and Sainik School etc. will be eligible to appear at the State Level
Examination from the State in which the school is located.
• However, no domicile restriction shall be imposed.
• The state may impose any other eligibility condition for appearing in the screening examination
like any qualifying percentage of marks in the previous annual examination etc.
• Students registered under Open and Distance Learning (ODL) are also eligible for scholarship
provided the students are below the age of 18 years (as on 1st July of that particular year) the
students is not employed and they are appearing in class X for the first time.
Key Features
• It identifies and nurtures students selected through a two-tier process every year.
• While the individual State/UT conducts the first stage selection, the second stage selection at
the national level is carried out by the NCERT.
• Each State/UT conducts its own examination. They have the autonomy to lay down their own
norms for the purpose of determining the eligibility of the candidates
• In the year 2014-15 the rates of scholarships were increased from Rs. 500 to the following rates
for various stages of education
o Scholarship of Rs. 1250 per months for class XI and XII
o Scholarship of Rs. 2000/- per month for UG and PG
o Scholarship for students pursuing Ph.D in accordance with UGC norms.
• In 2015, minimum qualifying marks for SC/ST/PH candidates were increased from 32% to 35%.
• In 2017, 4% reservation to Physical Challenged Category was implemented for group of students,
with benchmark disabilities.
• As on date, 2000 scholarships are awarded in the country with reservation of 15% for SC, 7.5%
for ST and 27% for other backward classes and 4% for group of students with benchmark
disabilities
Notified By: National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT)
391 Genomics for Understanding Rare Diseases: India Alliance Network (GuARDIAN Scheme)
Aim
To establish a unique collaborative framework in health care planning, implementation, and
delivery in the specific area of rare genetic diseases.
Key Features
• It is a nation-wide collaborative research initiative catering to rare diseases across multiple

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cohorts, with over 240 clinician/scientist collaborators across 70 major medical/research
centers.
• Within the GUaRDIAN framework, clinicians refer rare disease patients, generate whole
genome or exome datasets followed by computational analysis of the data for identifying the
causal pathogenic variations.
• This includes clinicians, clinical geneticists, genomics scientists, computational analysts, and
basic research biologists, among others.
o The clinicians and clinical geneticists form the primary contacts and act as caregivers for
the patients.
o The geneticists, genomics scientists, and researchers provide the necessary expertise
required to identify the genetic variations, create models for understanding disease
mechanisms, and explore the therapeutic potential of small molecules for rare genetic
diseases.
• This network is connected to hospitals and major tertiary care centers across India.
• This a research program and not a clinical service.
392 “NALSA (Victims of Trafficking and Commercial Sexual Exploitation) Scheme, 2015
Objective
To provide legal services to address the concerns of victims of trafficking including women of all
age groups and at every stage: i.e. prevention, rescue and rehabilitation.
Beneficiaries
Victims of trafficking and sexual exploitation including children, young adults of whatever sex,
women, sex workers and transgenders
Key Features
• The thrust of the scheme is to provide economic and social pathways for these marginalized
groups so that they are socially included and thus get all social protection available to an
ordinary citizen.
• The interventions of the legal services authorities should be to ensure the protection of the
dignity of the victims which is as much their fundamental right to a life with dignity as of any
other citizen.
• Legal services authorities include women survivors of human trafficking for the purpose of
commercial sexual exploitation in the purview of assistance rendered by them.
393 Conformity Assessment Scheme of Milk Products

Key Features
• This is a novel and first of its kind certification scheme considering the perishable nature and
short shelf-life of milk and milk products, as well as the extensive cold-chain involved in the
production and supply of milk and milk products.
• This has brought ‘Product–Food Safety Management System–Process’ certification under one
umbrella with a unified logo featuring the earlier respective logos BIS - ISI mark & NDDB -
Quality Mark and Kamdhenu Cow.
• During the development of this scheme, assistance has been taken from the ‘Quality Mark’

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certification scheme of National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) for milk and milk products.
• This is a significant step towards ensuring Quality & Food safety of Milk and Milk products
across the country as the Conformity Assessment Scheme will -
o Simplify the certification process
o Create an instantly recognisable logo for public to be reassured about dairy product
quality
o Increase the sales of milk and milk products in organized sector and in turn enhancing
income of farmers
o Develop a quality culture in the dairy sector
Developed By: Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) with the help of National Dairy Development Board
(NDDB)
394 Scheme for Recognition of Standards Development Organizations (SDOs)

Objectives
• Ensuring one national standard for one subject in the country
• Aggregating and integrating the existing capabilities and dedicated domain specific expertise
available with various organizations in the country engaged in standards development in their
specific sectors
• Enable convergence of all standard development activities in the country resulting in “One
National Standard for One Subject”.
Key Features
• Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has launched this scheme to attain “Nation One Standard”
vision of Govt. of India.
• This scheme has been launched for steering India’s standardization efforts, by recognizing
these bodies and wherever necessary, recognizing the standards developed by these bodies as
Indian Standards.
• The recognition is valid for 3 years and will require renewal after completion of the validity
period.
Nodal Agency: Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)

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