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Contents
1 MANODARPAN initiative ....................................................................................................................................10
2 “Retrofit of Air-conditioning to improve Indoor Air Quality for Safety and Efficiency” (RAISE) ........................11
3 Accelerate Vigyan Scheme..................................................................................................................................11
4 ‘Surakshit Dada-Dadi, Nana-Nani Abhiyan' ........................................................................................................12
5 Credit Guarantee Scheme for Sub-ordinate Debt (CGSSD) ................................................................................12
6 Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan ............................................................................................................................13
7 SATYABHAMA Portal...........................................................................................................................................13
8 Scheme Modified Electronics Manufacturing Clusters Scheme .........................................................................13
9 Scheme for Promotion of Manufacturing of Electronic Components and Semiconductors (SPECS).................14
10 Production Linked Incentive Scheme .............................................................................................................14
11 CHAMPIONS Portal .........................................................................................................................................14
12 SAMADHAN ....................................................................................................................................................15
13 YUKTI (Young India Combating COVID with Knowledge, Technology and Innovation)..................................15
14 Bharat Padhe Online Campaign ......................................................................................................................16
15 Tech for Tribals ...............................................................................................................................................16
16 National Technical Textiles Mission................................................................................................................16
17 Suposhit Maa Abhiyaan ..................................................................................................................................17
18 Portal Santusht ...............................................................................................................................................17
19 HousingForAll.com..........................................................................................................................................18
20 GATI Web Portal .............................................................................................................................................18
21 PURVODAYA Programme ...............................................................................................................................18
22 Sophisticated Analytical & Technical Help Institutes (SATHI) ........................................................................19
23 National Digital Health Mission ......................................................................................................................19
24 Pradhan Mantri Formalization of Micro food Enterprises scheme (PMFME) ................................................21
25 Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme ....................................................................................................23
26 Pradhan Mantri Street Vendor's Atmanirbhar Nidhi (PM-SVANIDHI) ............................................................23
27 Survey of Villages and Mapping with Improvised Technology in Village Areas (SVAMITVA).........................24
28 Leave Travel Concession (LTC) Cash Voucher Scheme ...................................................................................25
29 Aatmanirbhar Bharat Rozgar Yojana ..............................................................................................................25
30 Kisan Suryoday Yojana ....................................................................................................................................26
31 Centre for Augmenting WAR with COVID-19 Health Crisis (CAWACH) ..........................................................26
32 Formation and Promotion of Farmer Producer Organizations scheme .........................................................27
33 One Nation One Ration Card Scheme ............................................................................................................28
34 Nagar Van Scheme..........................................................................................................................................28
35 Padhna Likhna Abhiyan ..................................................................................................................................29
36 Ghar Tak Fibre Scheme ...................................................................................................................................29
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37 PM-WANI (Prime Minister Wi-Fi Access Network Interface) Scheme............................................................30
38 Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products (RoDTEP) ...................................................................30
39 Vanchit Ikai Samooh aur Vargon ko Aarthik Sahayata Yojana (VISVAS Yojana) .............................................30
40 Scheme for approval of Hygiene Rating Audit Agencies ................................................................................31
41 Climate Smart Cities Assessment Framework (CSCAF) 2.0 .............................................................................31
42 Vivad Se Vishwas Scheme ...............................................................................................................................32
43 Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Programme ............................................................................................32
44 YuWaah Youth Skilling Initiative .....................................................................................................................33
45 National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal ..........................................................................................................34
46 GeM Samvaad.................................................................................................................................................34
47 National Broadband Mission (NBM) ...............................................................................................................34
48 Skill Build Platform..........................................................................................................................................36
49 NIRVIK (Niryat Rin Vikas) Scheme ...................................................................................................................36
50 ARTIS (Applications for Remedies in Trade for Indian Industry and other Stakeholders)..............................36
51 PRAKASH (Power Rail Koyla Availability through Supply Harmony) Portal ....................................................37
52 L2Pro (Learn to Protect, Secure and Maximize Your Innovation) India .........................................................37
53 National Laboratory Directory ........................................................................................................................38
54 ‘Build for Digital India’ Programme ................................................................................................................38
55 Digital Bharat, Digital Sanskriti .......................................................................................................................38
56 E-Assessment Scheme ....................................................................................................................................39
57 Digital Payment Abhiyan ................................................................................................................................39
58 Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan-dhan (PM-SYM) Yojana ...........................................................................40
59 Pradhan Mantri Laghu Vyapari Maan Dhaan Yojana......................................................................................41
60 SHREYAS (Scheme for Higher Education Youth in Apprenticeship and Skills)................................................42
61 ‘SWAYATT’ (Startups, Women and Youth Advantage Through eTransactions) .............................................44
62 GeM Start-up Runway Initiative .....................................................................................................................45
63 Samadhan (Software Application for Monitoring and Disposal, Handling of Industrial Disputes) Portal......45
64 Kartavya Portal ...............................................................................................................................................45
65 Social Awareness and Action to Neutralise Pneumonia Successfully (SAANS) ..............................................45
66 Shala Darpan Portal ........................................................................................................................................46
67 Pradhan Mantri Innovative Learning Programme – DHRUV ..........................................................................46
68 E-Vidyabharti & E-Arogya Bharti Network Project (e-VBAB) ..........................................................................47
69 Food Safety Mitra (FSM) Scheme ...................................................................................................................47
70 Eat Right India Movement ..............................................................................................................................48
71 SUMAN (Surakshit Matritva Aashwasan) Scheme..........................................................................................49
72 National Animal Disease Control Programme ................................................................................................49
73 Margadarshan and Margdarshak Scheme ......................................................................................................50

74 TB Harega Desh Jeetega Campaign ................................................................................................................50
75 UMMID (Unique Methods of Management and treatment of Inherited Disorders) Initiative ......................51
76 National Educational Alliance for Technology (NEAT) Scheme ......................................................................52
77 STRIDE Scheme ...............................................................................................................................................52
78 Model Education Loan Scheme ......................................................................................................................53
79 Deeksharambh - A Guide to Student Induction Programme..........................................................................54
80 STARS (Scheme for Translational and Advanced Research in Science) Scheme ............................................55
81 Yuva Vigyani Karyakram (YUVIKA) ..................................................................................................................55
82 UNNATI ( Unispace Nanosatellite Assembly & Training Programme) ............................................................56
83 Jan Jagrukta Abhiyan ......................................................................................................................................56
84 Paramarsh Scheme .........................................................................................................................................57
85 SUPRA Scheme................................................................................................................................................58
86 Education Quality Upgradation and Inclusion Programme (EQUIP) ..............................................................58
87 Swachh – Nirmal Tat Abhiyaan .......................................................................................................................59
88 Sameer App ....................................................................................................................................................59
89 NISHTHA Scheme ............................................................................................................................................60
90 Credit – linked Subsidy Services Awas Portal “CLAP” .....................................................................................60
91 National Mission on Transformative Mobility and Battery Storage ...............................................................61
92 Karo Sambhav .................................................................................................................................................61
93 Massive Shramdan..........................................................................................................................................62
94 Samudrayaan Project......................................................................................................................................62
95 Shahyatri Mobile App .....................................................................................................................................62
96 Angikaar Campaign .........................................................................................................................................62
97 Saksham (Sanrakshan Kshamta Mahotsav) Campaign ...................................................................................63
98 Gram Samridhi Yojana ....................................................................................................................................63
99 Bharatiya Poshan Krishi Kosh .........................................................................................................................64
100 Ganga Aamantran Abhiyan .............................................................................................................................65
101 Atal Jai Anusandhan Biotech Mission – Undertaking Nationally Relevant Technology Innovation (UNATI) .65
102 TRIFOOD .........................................................................................................................................................66
103 Fit India Movement ........................................................................................................................................66
104 Ayushman Bharat (Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana) ................................................................................66
105 National Viral Hepatitis Control Programme (NVHCP) ...................................................................................69
106 LaQshya Programme.......................................................................................................................................70
107 Nikshay Poshan Yojana ...................................................................................................................................70
108 National Deworming Initiative........................................................................................................................71
109 Scheme for Promotion of Academic and Research Collaboration (SPARC) ...................................................71
110 IMPRESS (Impactful Policy Research in Social Science) ..................................................................................72

111 Prime Minister’s Research Fellowship ............................................................................................................72
112 RISE (Revitalising Infrastructure and Education Systems in Education) .........................................................73
113 ARPIT (Annual Refresher Programme in Teaching) ........................................................................................74
114 Leadership for Academicians Programme ......................................................................................................74
115 National Health Resource Repository (NHRR) ................................................................................................75
116 TARE (Teacher Associates for Research Excellence) Scheme .........................................................................75
117 Study in India Programme ..............................................................................................................................76
118 Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan ...............................................................................................................................77
119 Seva Bhoj Scheme ...........................................................................................................................................77
120 Van Dhan Yojana.............................................................................................................................................78
121 e-Samvaad Portal ............................................................................................................................................78
122 NARI Portal .....................................................................................................................................................79
123 National Action Plan for Drug Demand Reduction (2018-23) ........................................................................79
124 Stree Swabhiman ............................................................................................................................................80
125 Gram Swaraj Abhiyan .....................................................................................................................................80
126 Swachhta hi Sewa Campaign 2018 .................................................................................................................80
127 Satyagraha Se Swachhagraha Campaign ........................................................................................................81
128 Green Good Deeds Initiative ..........................................................................................................................81
129 SWAJAL Scheme..............................................................................................................................................81
130 Sustainable Alternative Towards Affordable Transportation (SATAT) Initative .............................................82
131 ECO Niwas Samhita (Energy Conservation Building Code for Residential Buildings) .....................................82
132 Rail MADAD (Mobile Application for Desired Assistance During Travel) .......................................................82
133 Aspirational Districts Programme ...................................................................................................................83
134 NABH (Nextgen Airports for Bharat) ..............................................................................................................84
135 Mahatma Gandhi International Sanitation Convention (MGISC) 2018 ..........................................................84
136 Integrated Management of Public Distribution System .................................................................................84
137 Atal Bimit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana ......................................................................................................................85
138 Skill Saathi Scheme .........................................................................................................................................86
139 Aspirational Skilling Abhiyan ..........................................................................................................................86
140 Udyam Abhilasha ............................................................................................................................................87
141 Cyber Surakshit Bharat Initiative ....................................................................................................................88
142 Ideate for India - Creative Solutions using Technology ..................................................................................88
143 Green Skill Development Programme (GSDP) ................................................................................................89
144 Skills Acquisition and Knowledge Awareness for Livelihood Promotion (SANKALP) .....................................89
145 Prime Minister’s Special Scholarship Scheme (PMSSS) ..................................................................................90
146 Pilot scheme on fortification of Rice and its Distribution under PDS .............................................................90
147 National Beekeeping and Honey Mission (NBHM) .........................................................................................91

148 Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) .................................................................................................................................91
149 Sabka Vishwas (Legacy Dispute Resolution) Scheme .....................................................................................93
150 Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maan Dhan Yojana ......................................................................................................93
151 National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems (NM-ICPS) .....................................................94
152 Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) .........................................................................................95
153 Micro Irrigation Fund ......................................................................................................................................95
154 Vigyan Jyoti Scheme .......................................................................................................................................96
155 Ind-CEPI Mission .............................................................................................................................................96
156 Kisan Urja Suraksha Evam Utthaan Mahaabhiyan (KUSUM) Scheme ............................................................96
157 Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay SanraksHan Abhiyan (PM-AASHA) ................................................................97
158 Electoral Bond Scheme ...................................................................................................................................98
159 Dairy Processing and Infrastructure Development Fund ...............................................................................98
160 National Biopharma Mission ..........................................................................................................................99
161 Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana ...............................................................................................................100
162 Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY) .........................................................................................101
162.1 Mega Food Parks ..................................................................................................................................102
162.2 Scheme of Cold Chain, Value Addition and Preservation Infrastructure .............................................102
162.3 Creation / Expansion of Food Processing & Preservation Capacities (CEFPPC) ...................................103
162.4 Scheme for Creation of Infrastructure for Agro-Processing Cluster.....................................................103
162.5 Scheme for Creation of Backward and Forward Linkages ....................................................................104
162.6 Scheme for Food Safety & Quality Assurance Infrastructure ...............................................................104
162.7 Human Resources and Institutions .......................................................................................................105
162.8 Operation Green ...................................................................................................................................106
163 ASEAN PhD Fellowship Programme..............................................................................................................106
164 Adopt a Heritage: Apni Dharohar, Apni Pehchaan Project...........................................................................107
165 Khelo India Scheme ......................................................................................................................................107
166 Honey Mission (NBHM) ................................................................................................................................108
167 National Agriculture Market (eNAM) ...........................................................................................................108
168 National Hydrology Project ..........................................................................................................................109
169 One Rank One Pension Scheme....................................................................................................................109
170 National Supercomputing Mission (NSM) ....................................................................................................110
171 A Scheme for Promotion of Innovation, Rural Industry and Entrepreneurship (ASPIRE) ............................110
172 Skill India Mission .........................................................................................................................................111
173 Sagarmala .....................................................................................................................................................111
174 Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana...........................................................................................................112
175 Swadesh Darshan Scheme ............................................................................................................................113
176 North Eastern Region Power System Improvement Project (NERPSIP) .......................................................113

177 Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAANJHI) ........................................................................................................114
178 Kala Sanskriti Vikas Yojana ...........................................................................................................................114
179 National Project on Aquifer Mapping and Management Programme .........................................................115
180 National Programme for the Health Care for the Elderly (NPHCE) ..............................................................115
181 Marketing Promotion and Development Assistance (MPDA) scheme .........................................................116
182 Workshed Scheme for Khadi Artisans ..........................................................................................................116
183 Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana .......................................................................................117
184 Scheme for Financial Support to PPPs in Infrastructure (Viability Gap Funding Scheme) ...........................117
185 Rajiv Gandhi Shramik Kalyan Yojna (RGSKY) ................................................................................................118
186 Special Accelerated Road Development Programme in North Eastern Areas (SARDP-NE) .........................118
187 Scheme of Fund for Upgradation and Regeneration of Traditional Industries’ (SFURTI) ............................119
188 Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) Programme ...................................................................................................119
189 KIRAN (Knowledge Involvement in Research Advancement through Nurturing)/ Women Scientist Scheme
120
190 Kisan Credit Card Scheme .............................................................................................................................120
191 Swarna Jayanti Fellowsship ..........................................................................................................................121
192 Employees’ Pension Scheme ........................................................................................................................121
193 Market Intervention Price Scheme ...............................................................................................................122
194 Entrepreneurship and Skill Development Programme.................................................................................122
195 Ordinary Family Pension ...............................................................................................................................123
196 Employees’ State Insurance Scheme ............................................................................................................124
197 Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) ..........................................................125
198 Post-Matric Scholarship for Schedule Caste Students..................................................................................125
199 Assistance to Disabled Persons Scheme .......................................................................................................126

Budget Estimates 2020-21 (In Crores) for schemes mentioned in the passage:
Scheme Budget Estimates 2021-22 (In Crores)

Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS)
Core of the Core Schemes
National Social Assistance Program 9200
Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment 73000
Guarantee Program
Umbrella Scheme for Development of Schedule 6566
Castes
Umbrella Programme for Development of 4303
Scheduled Tribes
Umbrella Programme for Development of 1564
Minorities
Umbrella Programme for Development of Other 2140
Vulnerable Groups
Core Schemes
Green Revolution 13408
Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojna 6401
Blue Revolution 1015
Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojna (PMKSY) 11588
Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojna (PMGSY) 15000
Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna (PMAY) 27500
Jal Jeevan Mission 50011
Swachh Bharat Mission 2300
National Health Mission 37130
National Education Mission 34300
National Programme of Mid-Day Meal in Schools 11500
Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0 (Umbrella 20105
ICDS-Anganwadi Services, Poshan Abhiyan, Scheme
for Adolescent Girls, National Creche Scheme)
Mission Shakti 3109
Rashtriya Pashudhan Vikash Yojana 1177
Mission VATSALYA 900
Mission for Protection and Empowerment for 48
Women
National Livelihood Mission - Ajeevika 14473
Jobs and Skill Development 3482
Environment, Forestry and Wildlife 766
Urban Rejuvenation Mission: AMRUT and Smart 13750
Cities Mission
Modernization of Police Forces 2803
Infrastructure Facilities for Judiciary 784
Border Area Development Programme 566
Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Rurban Mission 600
Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA) 661
Prime Minister Formalization of Micro Food 500
Processing Enterprises Scheme(PM-FME)

Major Central Sector Scheme Budget Estimates 2021-22 (In Crores)
Market Intervention Scheme and Price Support 1501
Scheme (MIS-PSS)
Formation and Promotion of 10,000 FPOs 700
Regional Connectivity Scheme 600
Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-Kisan) 65000
Aatmanirbhar Bharat Rojgar Yojana 3130
Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana 700
Pardhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana 7000
Crop Insurance Scheme 16000
Interest Subsidy for Short Term Credit to Farmers 19468
Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) 2500
Prime Minister Employment Generation 2000
Programme (PMEGP)
Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan 776
Official Development Assistance for Sustainable 581
Development Goals (EAP Component)
Integrated Development of Tourist Circuits around 630
specific themes (Swadesh Darshan)
Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojna 3600
Scheme for Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of 757
(Hybrid and) Electric Vehicle in India-(FAME - India)
Eklavya Model Residential School 1418
Khelo India 658
Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF) 900
Livestock Health and Disease Control Programme 1470
Price Stabilisation Fund 2700
Employees Pension Scheme, 1995 7364
Interest Equalisation Scheme 1900
Recapitalization of Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) 1200
Capital Support to National Bank for Financing 20000
lnfrastructure and Development( NaBFID)
Subscription to Share Captial of National Bank for 2000
Agricultural and Rural Development (NABARD)
Loans for settlement of claims on invoking 1000
guarantee given by Government under Partial
Credit Guarantee Scheme (PCGS)
Assistance to State Agencies for intra-state 4000
movement of foodgrains and FPS dealers margin
under NFSA
North East Special Infrastructure Development 675
Scheme (NESIDS)
Promotion of Agricultural Mechanization for in-situ 700
Management of Crop Residue
Guarantee Emergency Credit Line (GECL) facility to 10000
eligible MSME borrowers
Urea Subsidy 58768
World Class Institutions 1710

1 MANODARPAN initiative
Launch Year: 2020
Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Education
Aim: To provide psychosocial support to students for their Mental Health and Well-being during the
COVID outbreak and beyond.
Components:
• Advisory Guidelines for students, teachers and faculty of School systems and Universities along
with families.
• A team of working Group, having experts from the fields of education, mental health and
psychosocial issues as its members -
✓ This team will monitor and promote the mental health issues and concerns of students.
✓ This team will provide support to address the mental health and psychosocial aspects
during and after COVID-19 lockdown, through counseling services, online resources and
helpline.
• Web page on the MHRD website, which will carry advisory, practical tips, posters, videos, do’s
and don’ts for psychosocial support, FAQs and online query system.
• National level database and directory of counselors at School and University level whose
services can be offered voluntarily for Tele-Counseling Service on the National Helpline.
• National Toll-free Helpline by the MHRD for a country wide outreach to students from school,
universities and colleges –
✓ Toll-free helpline no. – 8448440632
✓ This unique helpline shall be manned by a pool of experienced counselors/ Psychologists
and other mental health professionals and will continue beyond the COVID-19 situation.
• Handbook on Psychosocial Support: Enriching Life skills & Wellbeing of Students’ to be published
online.
• The booklet will include –
✓ FAQs,
✓ Facts & Myths
✓ Ways and means to manage emotional and behavioral concerns (from young children to
college youth) during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.
• Interactive Online Chat Platform for contact, counselling and guidance by psychologists and
other mental health professionals which will be available for students, teachers, and families
during COVID-19 and beyond.
• Webinars, audio-visual resources including videos, posters, flyers, comics, and short films to be
uploaded as additional resource materials on the webpage. Crowdsourcing from students all over
the country will be encouraged as peer support.
Key Features:
• The MANODARPAN initiative has been included in the Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan.
• This initiative will act as part of strengthening and empowering the human capital to increase
productivity and efficiency through reforms and initiatives in the education sector.
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2 “Retrofit of Air-conditioning to improve Indoor Air Quality for Safety and Efficiency” (RAISE)
Launch Year: 2020
Joint initiative of: Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) and U.S. Agency for International
Development (USAID).
Key Features:
• 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.
3 Accelerate Vigyan Scheme
Launch Year: 2020
Launched By: Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB)
Aim: To provide a single platform for research internships, capacity building programs, and workshops
across the country.
Objective of Accelerate Vigyan Scheme:
• The primary objective of this inter-ministerial scheme is to give more thrust on encouraging high-
end scientific research and preparing scientific manpower, which can lead to 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.
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 for those who do not have access to such
resources / facilities.
Key Features:
• Accelerate Vigyan has called for applications under its ‘ABHYAAS’ component for the Winter
Season.
• 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’-
✓ 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.
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✓ SANGOSHTI is a pre-existing program of SERB.
Role of Scheme under ‘ABHYAAS’ programme:
• As for the ‘ABHYAAS’ programme, it 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.
• It has two components: -
✓ High-End Workshops (‘KARYASHALA’)
✓ Research Internships (‘VRITIKA’)
• 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.
4 ‘Surakshit Dada-Dadi, Nana-Nani Abhiyan'

Launch Year: 2020
Launched 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.
5 Credit Guarantee Scheme for Sub-ordinate Debt (CGSSD)
Launch Year: 2020
• It is also called “Distressed Assets Fund–Sub-ordinate Debt for MSMEs”.
Nodal Ministry: Ministry of MSME
Key Features:
• 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.
• Promoters infuse the amounts in the MSME unit as equity and enhance the 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.
• The maximum tenure for repayment will be 10 years.
• The scheme will be operationalised through Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for MSEs (CGTMSE).
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6 Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan
Launch Year: 2020
Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Rural Development
Objective:
• Provide livelihood opportunities to returning migrants and similarly affected rural citizens
• Saturate villages with public infrastructure - Anganwadis, Panchayat Bhawans, Community
Sanitary Complexes etc.
• Set stage for enhancing longer term livelihood opportunities.
Coverage
• A total of 116 districts (including 27 Aspirational Districts) across six states, namely Bihar, Uttar
Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Jharkhand and Odisha (where maximum migrant workers
have returned) have been chosen for the campaign.
• These districts are estimated to cover about 2/3 of such migrant workers.
Implementation
• The campaign will work in mission mode for 125 days commencing from 20th June, 2020.
• It will involve intensified and focused implementation of 25 different types of works to provide
employment to the migrant workers on one hand and create infrastructure in the rural regions of
the country on the other hand.
• Public works worth 50,000 crore rupees to be carried out under the scheme.
Participants
• 12 different Ministries/Departments, namely, Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, Road
Transport and Highways, Mines, Drinking Water and Sanitation, Environment, Railways, etc. will
be coordinating for the implementation of the scheme.
• The villages will join this programme through the Common Service Centres (CSCs) and Krishi
Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) maintaining the norms of social distancing in the wake of the pandemic.
7 SATYABHAMA Portal
Launch Year: 2020
• SATYABHAMA stands for Science and Technology Yojana for Aatmanirbhar Bharat in Mining
Advancement.
Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Mines
Developed By: The portal has been designed, developed and implemented by the National
Informatics Centre (NIC), Mines Informatics Division
Aim: To promote research and development in the mining and minerals sector under Science and
Technology Programme Scheme of Ministry of Mines.
Key Features:
• 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.
8 Scheme Modified Electronics Manufacturing Clusters Scheme

Launch Year: 2020
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Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeITy)
Aim: To develop world class electronics manufacturing infrastructure by providing support for setting
up of Electronics Manufacturing Clusters (EMCs) and Common Facility Centres (CFCs).
9 Scheme for Promotion of Manufacturing of Electronic Components and Semiconductors

(SPECS)
Launch Year: 2020
Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeITy)
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 Feature:
• 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.
10 Production Linked Incentive Scheme

Launch Year: 2020
Sectors and Implementing Ministry/Department are as follows
• 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
• Electronic/Technology Products: Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
• 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.
Aim: To offer production linked incentive to boost domestic manufacturing and attract large
investments.
Key Feature:
• Under this, the government will provide an incentive of 4% to 6% on goods manufactured in
India and covered under target segments to eligible companies for a period of five years with
financial year (FY) 2019-20 considered as the base year for calculation of incentives.
• A total amount of nearly 1.5 Lakh Crore has been earmarked across sectors, for next five years.
11 CHAMPIONS Portal
Launch Year: 2020
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• CHAMPIONS stands for Creation and Harmonious Application of Modern Processes for
Increasing the Output and National Strength.
Objective:
• How to help the MSMEs in this difficult situation in terms of finance, raw materials, labour,
permissions, etc.
• How to help them capture new opportunities like manufacturing of medical accessories and
products like PPEs, masks, etc.
• How to identify the sparks, i.e., the bright MSMEs who can not only withstand but can also 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.
12 SAMADHAN
Launch Year: 2020
Launched By: The Innovation Cell of the Ministry of Education and All India Council for Technical
Education in collaboration with Forge and InnovatioCuris.
Aim: To test the ability of students to innovate to fight against COVID-19 and its future challenges.
Key Features:
• Under this challenge, the students and faculties are motivated for doing new experiments and
new discoveries.
• The students participating in this challenge will have to search and develop such measures that
can be made available to the government agencies, health services, hospitals and other services
for quick solutions to the Coronavirus epidemic and other such calamities.
• Through this challenge, work will be done to make citizens aware, to motivate them, to face
any challenge, to prevent any crisis and to help people get livelihood.
• The success of this program would depend upon how effective the ideas of participating
contestants with the ability are to find solutions, technically and commercially, which in turn will
help fight the epidemic like coronavirus.
13 YUKTI (Young India Combating COVID with Knowledge, Technology and Innovation)
Launch Year: 2020
Aims:
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• To cover the different dimensions of COVID-19 challenges in a very holistic and comprehensive
way.
• To keep our academic community healthy, both physically & mentally.
• To enable a continuous high-quality learning environment for learners
Key Features:
• It will cover the various initiatives and efforts of the institutions in academics, research especially
related to COVID-19, social initiatives by institutions and the measures taken for the betterment
of the total wellbeing of the students.
• It will cover both qualitative and quantitative parameters for the effective delivery of services to
the academic community at large.
• It will allow various institutions to share their strategies for various challenges they are facing due
to COVID-19 crisis and what other future initiatives they will take.
• It will also establish a two-way communication channel between the Ministry of HRD and the
institutions so that the Ministry can provide the necessary support system to the institutions.
• If this portal will be used in the effective way it will further give us inputs for better planning and
will enable MHRD to monitor effectively its activities for coming the six months.
• This portal will be a great help in cases related to student promotion policies, placements related
challenges and physical and mental well-being of students during this pandemic situation.
14 Bharat Padhe Online Campaign

Launch Year: 2020
Launched By: Ministry of Education
Aims: To invite all the best brains in the country to share suggestions and solutions directly with
Ministry of Education to overcome constraints of online education.
Key Feature:
• It was a one week long campaign for crowd sourcing of Ideas for Improving Online Education
ecosystem of India.
15 Tech for Tribals

Launch Year: 2020
Launched By: It has been launched by TRIFED and IIT-Kanpur along with IIT-Roorkee, IIM Indore,
Kalinga Institute of Social Science, Bhubaneshwar and SRIJAN, Jaipur.
Aims – at capacity building and imparting entrepreneurship skills to tribal forest produce gatherers
enrolled under the Pradhan Mantri Van Dhan Yojana (PMVDY).
16 National Technical Textiles Mission

Launch Year: 2020
Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Textiles
Aim:
• It aims to position the country as a global leader in technical textiles and increase the use of
technical textiles in the domestic market.
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• The Mission also aims at taking domestic market size to $40 billion to $50 billion by 2024.
Implementation Period: 2020-21 to 2023-24

Components:
The Mission will have four components –
• Component I – Research, Innovation and Development
o It will promote 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.
o It will help in taking the level of domestic market size to 40-50 Billion USD by the year 2024.
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.
17 Suposhit Maa Abhiyaan

Launch Year: 2020
• The initiative has been launched in Kota.
Launched By: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla
Objective: To make newborn and pregnant women healthy
Key Features:
• It is applicable only to one pregnant woman per family.
• The identified women are to be given a balanced diet kit of 17 kg.
• The Scheme is launched to help India achieve its target of “Malnutrition Free India” by 2022.
18 Portal Santusht
Launch Year: 2020
Launched By: Ministry of Labour & Employment
Aim: To promote transparency, accountability, effective delivery of public services and
implementation of policies of ministry at grassroot level through constant monitoring.
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19 HousingForAll.com
Launch Year: 2020
• 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’
Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
Aim: To create a trusted, secured and seamless journey for home buyers in India and abroad, along
with giving a boost to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Housing for All’ and ‘Digital India’ initiatives.
Key Features:
• 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.
• According to industry reports, more than 1 lakh ready-to-move-in homes are available at present
in the market and nearly 2.75 lakh new ready-to-move-in homes are expected to be added to the
market over the next one year.
• During the event, the 'Real Estate Sentiment Index Q4 2019' was also launched by Knight Frank–
FICCI–NAREDCO.
• The objective of the index is to show the current sentiment of real estate stakeholders in India.
20 GATI Web Portal

Launch Year: 2020
Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
Developed By: National Highways Authority of India (NHAI)
Key Features:
• 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.
21 PURVODAYA Programme
Launch Year: 2020
Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Steel
The programme is called PURVODAYA: Accelerated development of eastern India through
integrated steel hub.
Aim: The programme is aimed at driving accelerated development of Eastern India through
establishment of integrated steel hub
Objective of this hub
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• The objective of this hub would be 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:
1. Capacity addition through easing the setup of Greenfield steel plants
2. Development of steel clusters near integrated steel plants as well as demand centres.
3. Transformation of logistics and utilities infrastructure which would change the socio-economic
landscape in the East
Key Features:
• 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.
• The steel ministry is looking to invest $70 billion, that is likely to result in $35 billion addition to
the GDP, and creation of 2.5 million jobs.
• 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.
22 Sophisticated Analytical & Technical Help Institutes (SATHI)

Launch Year: 2020
Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Science and Technology
Primary objective - To extend help to academic institutes.
Key Features:
• The 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 help in avoiding duplication and reduce dependency on foreign sources.
23 National Digital Health Mission

Launch Year: 15th August 2020
Nodal Agency: National Health Authority
Background:
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• The National Health Policy 2017 had envisaged creation of a digital health technology eco-
system aiming at developing an integrated health information system.
• A Digital Health ID was proposed to reduce the risk of preventable medical errors and
significantly increase the quality of care.
• MoH&FM set up a committee under J.Satyanarayana to develop an implementation
framework for the National Health Stack. The committee recommended drafting a National
Digital Health Blueprint to lay down the building blocks and action plan for a digital health
mission.
• National Digital Mission Blueprint recommended the establishment of an entity called
National Digital Health Mission to provide for a digital healthcare ecosystem for healthcare
services across the country.
Vision
• To create a national digital health ecosystem that supports:
o Universal health coverage in an efficient, accessible, inclusive, affordable, timely and
safe manner
o Provides a wide-range of data, information and infrastructure services, duly leveraging
open, interoperable, standards-based digital systems
o Ensures the security, confidentiality and privacy of health-related personal
information.
Objectives:
• To establish state-of-the-art digital health systems, to manage the core digital health data,
and the infrastructure required for its seamless exchange;
• To establish registries at appropriate level to create single source of truth in respect of clinical
establishments, healthcare professionals, health workers, drugs and pharmacies;
• To enforce adoption of open standards by all national digital health stakeholders
• To create a system of personal health records, based on international standards
• To promote development of enterprise-class health application systems with a special focus
on achieving the Sustainable Development Goals for health
• To adopt the best principles of cooperative federalism while working with the States and
Union Territories
• To ensure that the healthcare institutions and professionals in the private sector participate
actively with public health authorities in the building of the NDHM
• To ensure national portability in the provision of health services
• To promote the use of clinical decision support (CDS) systems by health professionals and
practitioners
• To support effective steps being taken for ensuring quality of healthcare.
Budget
• The envisaged budget requirement for the implementation done by National Health Authority
will be ₹ 144 Crores.
Components of NDHM
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24 Pradhan Mantri Formalization of Micro food Enterprises scheme (PMFME)
Launch Year: 2020
Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI)
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.
Period of implementation
• Scheme will be implemented over a 5 year period from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
Eligibility criteria:
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• Individual / Partnership Firm with ownership right of the enterprise;
• Existing micro food processing units in the survey or verified by the Resource Person;
• The applicant should be above 18 years of age and should possess at least VIII standard pass
educational qualification;
• Only one person from one family is eligible for obtaining financial assistance. The “family” for
this purpose would include self, spouse and children.
Funding Pattern
• 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.
• The expenditure under the scheme would be shared in 60:40 ratio between Central and State
Governments, in 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. 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.
Key Features
• 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-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. 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.
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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
25 Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme
Launch Year: 2020
Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Finance
Objective: To provide fully guaranteed and collateral free additional credit to MSMEs, business
enterprises, MUDRA borrowers and individual loans for business purposes to the extent of 20% of
their credit outstanding as on 29th February 2020.
Eligibility: Borrowers with credit outstanding up to Rs. 50 crores as on 29th February 2020, and with
an annual turnover of up to Rs. 500 crores are eligible under the Scheme.
Key Features
• Scheme was launched as part of the Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan package to mitigate the
distress caused by coronavirus-induced lockdown, by providing credit to different sectors,
especially Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs).
• 100% guarantee coverage is being provided by the National Credit Guarantee Trustee
Company, whereas Banks and Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) provide loans.
• Tenor of loans provided under the Scheme is five years, including a moratorium of one year on
principal repayment.
• Interest rates under the Scheme are capped at 9.25% for Banks and Financial Institutions (FIs),
and 14% for NBFCs.
• Corpus Fund - ₹41,600 crore with additional funding of up to Rs. 3 lakh crore to eligible MSMEs
and interested MUDRA borrowers.
26 Pradhan Mantri Street Vendor's Atmanirbhar Nidhi (PM-SVANIDHI)
Launch Year: 2020
Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Housing and Urban affairs
Implementing Agency: Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI)
Aim: Scheme targets to benefit over 50 lakh Street Vendors
Tenure of the scheme: June 2020- March 2022
Funding: Central Sector Scheme
Objective:
• To facilitate working capital loan up to Rs 10,000
• To incentivize regular repayment
• To reward digital transactions
• Socio-Economic Profiling
Target Beneficiary:
• The 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.
Mandatory Documents to Access Benefits
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• Aadhar Card
• Voter Identity Card
Key Features
• Vendors can avail working capital loan of up to ₹10,000, which is repayable in monthly
instalments 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.
• SIDBI will manage the credit guarantee to the lending institutions through Credit Guarantee
Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises (CGTMSE)
Eligible Lending Institutions
• Scheduled Commercial Banks, Regional Rural Banks, Cooperative Banks, Non-Banking Financial
Companies, Micro-Finance Institutions, Self Help Groups (SHG) Banks
About Socio Economic Profiling
• MoHUA launched Socio-Economic Profiling of PM SVANidhi beneficiaries
• A complete profile of each beneficiary and their family members will be prepared. Based on the
profiled data, benefits of the various eligible Central Schemes would be extended to them for their
holistic socio-economic upliftment.
• In the first phase, 125 cities have been selected for the programme. States/ UTs would also have
an option to extend their respective State/ UT specific welfare schemes to them.
• M/s Quality Council of India (QCI) has been appointed as implementing partner for the
programme.
• Prior to the complete roll out, MoHUA will run a pilot program in six cities, namely Gaya, Indore,
Kakching, Nizamabad, Rajkot, and Varanasi.
27 Survey of Villages and Mapping with Improvised Technology in Village Areas (SVAMITVA)
Launch Year: 2020
Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Panchayati Raj (MoPR)
Aim: to provide rural people with the right to document their residential properties so that they can
use their property for economic purposes.
Objective:
• To bring financial stability to the citizens in rural India by enabling them to use their property
as 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 that can be leveraged by any department for
their use.
Funding
• Central Sector scheme with a projected outlay of Rs 79.65 crores for the pilot phase (FY 2020
-21).
Components of Scheme
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• 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”
Key Features
• 6.62 lakh villages in the country will be eventually covered in this scheme
• The mapping will be done across the country in a phase-wise manner over a period of four
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)
• Property Cards will be prepared and given to the respective owners.
28 Leave Travel Concession (LTC) Cash Voucher Scheme
Launch Year: 2020
Objective: Providing cash vouchers for travelling and buying items
Beneficiary:
• Central/ Sate Government employees
• The same benefits will be available to private-sector employees if the employers decide to
offer the scheme to their employees and they decide to avail it
Key features:
• An employee, opting for this scheme, will be required to buy goods/services worth 3 times the
fare and 1 time the leave encashment before 31st March 2021.
• The money must be spent on goods attracting GST of 12% or more from a GST registered
vendor through digital mode.
• In lieu of one LTC during 2018-21, employees will receive cash payment.
About LTC
• Leave Travel Concession: Central government employees get LTC in a block of four years, one
each to a destination of choice and home town or two for home town.
• Central Government employees get LTC in a block of 4 years in which air or rail fare, as per pay
scale/entitlement, is reimbursed and in addition, Leave encashment of 10 days (pay + DA) is
paid.
29 Aatmanirbhar Bharat Rozgar Yojana
Launch Year: 2020
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Objective: to boost employment in formal sector and incentivize creation of new employment
opportunities during the Covid recovery phase under Atmanirbhar Bharat Package 3.0.
Tenure: operational for the period 2020-2023.
Beneficiaries
• An employee drawing monthly wage of less than Rs. 15000/- who was not working in any
establishment registered with the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) before 1st
October 2020 and did not have a Universal Account Number or EPF Member account number prior
to 1st October 2020
• Any EPF member possessing Universal Account Number (UAN) drawing monthly wage of less than
Rs. 15000/- who made exit from employment during Covid pandemic from 01.03.2020 to
30.09.2020 and did not join employment in any EPF covered establishment up to 30.09.2020
Eligibility criteria for Establishments
Establishments registered with EPFO if they add new employees compared to reference base of
employees as in September 2020 as under:
• Minimum of two new employees if reference base is 50 employees or less.
• Minimum of five new employees if reference base is more than 50 employees.
Key Feature:
• Central Govt. will provide subsidy for two years in respect of new eligible employees engaged on
or after 1st October 2020 at following scale:
o Establishments employing up to 1000 employees: Employee’s contributions (12% of Wages) &
Employer’s contributions (12% of wages) totalling 24% of wages
o Establishments employing more than 1000 employees: Only Employee’s EPF contributions
(12% of EPF wages)
• The scheme will be effective from October 1, 2020 and operational till 30th June 2021.
30 Kisan Suryoday Yojana
Launch Year: 2020
Nodal Agency: Government of Gujarat
Objective: providing day-time electricity to farmers in the State of Gujarat for irrigation and farming
purposes.
Funding and Timeline: state government has allocated Rs.3500 crore for installing transmission
infrastructure under the scheme by 2023.
Key Features:
• Farmers will be able to avail power supply from 5 AM to 9 PM.
• 234 ‘66-Kilowatt’ transmission lines will be established under the project, in addition to 220
KV substations.
31 Centre for Augmenting WAR with COVID-19 Health Crisis (CAWACH)
Launch Year: 2020
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
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Objective:
• The main objective of CAWACH is to scout, evaluate and support the innovations and start-ups
that address COVID-19 challenges.
• It aims to tap challenges faced by the country due to the severe impact of Coronavirus disease
• It will 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.
Funding: Rs 50 Lakh – 2 Crores of the funding provided per StartUp.
32 Formation and Promotion of Farmer Producer Organizations scheme
Launch year: 2020
Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Agriculture
Implementing agency:
• Small Farmers Agri-business Consortium (SFAC)
• National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC)
• National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)
• National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Limited
Aim:
• To provide holistic supportive ecosystem to form new 10,000 FPOs in five years period from 2019-
20 to 2023-24 to facilitate development of vibrant and sustainable income oriented farming
• To provide handholding and support to new FPOs up to 5 years from the year of creation in all
aspects of management of FPO
Funding: Rs. 4496.00 crore for five years (2019-20 to 2023-24) with a further committed liability of
Rs. 2369.00 crore for period from 2024-25 to 2027-28
Key Features:
• DAC&FW will allocate Cluster/States to Implementing Agencies which in turn will form the Cluster
Based Business Organization in the States.
• These CBBOs will consist of specialists and will serve as a platform for an end to end knowledge
for all issues in FPO promotion.
• Minimum number of members in FPO will be 300 in plain area and 100 in North East & hilly areas.
• At least 15% of the targeted FPOs would be in aspirational districts with at least one FPO in each
block of aspirational districts.
• Credit guarantees facility up to Rs 2 crore of project loans per FPO.
• There will be a Credit Guarantee Fund of up to Rs. 1,000.00 crore in NABARD with equal
contribution by DAC&FW and NABARD and Credit Guarantee Fund of Rs.500.00 crore in NCDC
with equal contribution by DAC&FW and NCDC
• FPOs will be promoted under “One District One Product” cluster to promote specialization and
better processing, marketing, branding & export by FPOs.
• States/UTs will be allowed to avail loan at prescribed concessional rate of interest under Agri-
Market Infrastructure Fund (AMIF) approved for set up in NABARD for developing agriculture
marketing and allied infrastructure in GrAMs, by making marketing & allied infrastructure
including Common Facilitation Centre / Custom Hiring Centre for FPOs as eligible category for
providing assistance to States / UTs.
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• Adequate training and handholding will be provided to FPOs. CBBOs will provide initial training.
Professional training of CEO / Board of Directors / Accountant of FPOs will be provided in
organizational training, resource planning, Accounting / management, marketing, processing etc
in reputed National / Regional training Institutes.
33 One Nation One Ration Card Scheme
Launch Year: Pilot project of 'One Nation, One Ration Card' scheme in four states in the year 2019.
• From 01 January 2020, One Nation, One Ration Card Scheme was implemented in 12 states
across India.
Nodal Agency: Department of Food & Public Distribution
Objective: 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:
• One Nation One Ration Card (RC) 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.
• 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 For national portability, the 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.
34 Nagar Van Scheme
Launch Year: 2020
• The scheme was launched on the occasion of World Environment day (5 th June)
Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MoEFCC)
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.
Funding: The finances for the scheme will be paid for by the CAMPA (Compensatory Afforestation
Fund (CAF) Act, 2016) funds.
Key Features:
• Warje Urban Forest in Pune (Maharashtra) will be considered as a role model for the Scheme.
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• The Scheme enforces people’s participation and collaboration between the Forest Department,
Municipal bodies, NGOs, Corporates and local citizens.
• 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.
35 Padhna Likhna Abhiyan
Launch Year: 2020
• The scheme was launched on the occasion of International Literacy Day.
Aim: To achieve the goal of total literacy by 2030.
Target: The principal target of the programme is to impart functional literacy and numeracy to 57 lakh
non-literate and non-numerate adults in both rural and urban areas across the country in the age
group of 15 years and above.
Key Features:
• The scheme will focus on the Basic Literacy component in four months cycle amongst the adults
of the nation.
• For this purpose, the government think tank, NITI Aayog, has underlined 112 Aspirational Districts.
• Under this scheme, massive literacy projects will be launched in the tribal and forests areas,
prisons, slums, etc. with the technology as a facilitator.
• By driving the technology in, quality education will be imparted in the backward areas with the
creation of e-materials, mobile apps and more.
• The scheme targets mostly women, scheduled castes, scheduled tribes, minorities and other
disadvantaged groups.
• In the scheme, among others, priority will be given to districts with female literacy rates less than
60 per cent as per latest census.
• Under the new scheme Convergence with projects of M/o Rural Development (MGNREGA), Skill
Development, Culture, Information Technology, Finance, Sports and Youth Welfare (NYK),
schemes of NCC and NSS, NGOs/Civil Society & CSR sector will be taken up.
• Formation and involvement of SHGs, Voluntary & User Groups and other community-based
organizations will also be encouraged.
36 Ghar Tak Fibre Scheme
Launch Year: 2020
Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
Aim: It aims 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, while there should also be at least one WiFi hotspot per village.
• The project will be jointly executed by the Department of Telecom (DoT), Ministry of Electronics
& Information Technology 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.
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37 PM-WANI (Prime Minister Wi-Fi Access Network Interface) Scheme
Launch Year: 2020
Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Communications
Aim: It aims 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.
38 Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products (RoDTEP)
Launch Year: 2020, to be implemented from 1st Jan 2021.
Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Commerce
Aim: Rs 50,000-crore exports programme which is supposed to replace Merchandise Exports From
India Scheme (MEIS).
Objective: Its objective is to offset infrastructural inefficiencies and associated costs involved in
exporting goods which are manufactured in India, including products manufactured by the MSME
Sector.
Key Features:
• Reimburse input taxes and duties: RoDTEP will initiate the refund of various taxes to exporters.
• WTO compliant: The new scheme is supposed to reimburse all taxes and duties paid on inputs
consumed in exports in sync with the WTO norms.
• Automatic refund-route: The new scheme will have a fully automated route for Input Tax Credit
(ITC) in the GST
• Avoid double taxation: Scheme helps in avoiding double taxation and the cascading effect of taxes
• Attempt to reverse export fall: Measures in the new scheme include:
• Easier priority-sector lending norms for exports
• Greater insurance cover under ECGC
• Lower premium for MSMEs to avail of such cover
39 Vanchit Ikai Samooh aur Vargon ko Aarthik Sahayata Yojana (VISVAS Yojana)
Launch Year: 2020
Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
Aim: financial empowerment of economically marginalized OBC SHGs & Individuals
Objective:
Under the scheme, interest subvention will be provided to Self Help Groups with 100% OBC members
and OBC individuals who have taken loan for various income generating activities from those Lending
Institutions who have signed MoA with National Backward Classes Finance & Development
Corporation (NBCFDC).
Eligibility
• Members of Backward Classes, as notified by Central Government/State Governments from time
to time.
• Applicant’s annual family income should be less than Rs. 3.00 Lakh.
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• SHGs must be registered with NRLM/NULM/NABARD with more than two years of credit history
• SHGs/Individuals must have made all repayments timely to be eligible for Interest Subvention
• All OBC Antoday Anna Yojana (AAY) card holders, and OBC individuals facing three or more
Deprivations in terms of SECC-2011, as per records available at the relevant BDO Office shall be
eligible for Interest Subvention.
• All OBC beneficiaries involved in Agricultural activities and getting coverage under the PM Kisan
shall be eligible for coverage under Interest Subvention
Salient Features
(i) Maximum loan limit (for SHG) : Rs. 4.00 Lakh
(ii) Maximum loan limit (for individual) : Rs. 2.00 Lakh
(iii)Maximum Subvention Amount : @5% p.a.
Mode of payment of Subvention
• Through Direct Transfer of Subvention Amount into operating account of SHG or Individual
Period of Scheme
• Valid for 2020-21 as of now. Further extension contingent on the evaluation of the Scheme by
way of its impact assessment
40 Scheme for approval of Hygiene Rating Audit Agencies
Launch year: 2020
Nodal Agency: Quality Council of India
Objective: To scale up Hygiene Rating by increasing the number of recognised Hygiene Rating Audit
Agencies (HRAA) in the country.
Key features:
• The recognised HRAA will be responsible for verifying the compliance with food hygiene and
safety procedures laid by FSSAI and get hygiene rating.
• 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.
• 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.
• Currently, this scheme is applicable for Food service establishments (such as hotels,
restaurants, cafeteria, dhabhas, etc), sweet shops, bakeries and meat retail stores.
41 Climate Smart Cities Assessment Framework (CSCAF) 2.0
Launch Year: 2020. 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.
Implemented By: The Climate Centre for Cities under National Institute of Urban Affairs
Objective:
• 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 Feature
The framework has 28 indicators across five categories namely:
• Energy and Green Buildings.
• Urban Planning, Green Cover & Biodiversity.
• Mobility and Air Quality.
• Water Management.
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• Waste Management.
42 Vivad Se Vishwas Scheme
Launch Year: 2020
Nodal Agency: CBDT to issue such orders, instructions and directions to the income-tax authorities
for the proper administration of the Act.
Objectives:
• Reduce income tax pending litigation
• Generate timely revenues for the Government
• Help taxpayers end their tax disputes with the department by paying disputed tax and get
waiver from payment of interest and penalty. Also get immunity from prosecution.
Eligibility
• Disputed tax can also include the tax determined on default in respect of tax deducted at
source (TDS) or tax collected at source (TCS).
• Commissioner (Appeals), Income Tax Appellate Tribunals (ITATs), Debt Recovery Tribunals
(DRTs), High Courts and the Supreme Court- on or before 31 Jan 2020.
Key Features
• In case of payment of tax, a taxpayer would be required to pay only the amount of the disputed
taxes and will get complete waiver of interest, penalty and prosecution provided he/she pays
by March 31, 2020.
• But, if the tax arrears relate to disputed interest or penalty only, then 25% of disputed penalty
or interest will have to be paid.
• Those who avail this scheme after March 31, 2020 will have to pay some additional amount.
• Immunity to Appellant: Once a dispute is resolved, the designated authority cannot levy
interest or penalty in relation to that dispute.
• Further, no appellate forum can make a decision in relation to the matter of dispute once it is
resolved.
o Revival of Disputes: However, if an appellant provides false information or violates the
Income Tax Act, 1961, then case of dispute can be revived.
• Exclusion: Search cases if disputed tax in a year is more than Rs.5 crore.
o Cases where prosecution has been initiated by the department under Income-tax Act
or under Indian Penal Code.
o Cases involving undisclosed foreign income and assets.
o Cases involving Benami, Unlawful activities, Narcotics, Corruption, smuggling, Money
laundering.
43 Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Programme

Launch Year: 2019
Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Commerce
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Key Features:
• Union Cabinet has approved the proposal for adoption of Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH)
programme by the Indian Patent Office (IPO) under the Controller General of Patents, Designs &
Trade Marks, India (CGPDTM) with patent offices of various other interest countries or regions.
• The said programme will initially commence between Japan Patent Office (JPO) and Indian Patent
Office on pilot basis for a period of three years only.
• Under this Pilot programme, Indian Patent Office may receive patent applications in certain
specified technical fields only, namely, Electrical, Electronics, Computer Science, Information
Technology, Physics, Civil, Mechanical, Textiles, Automobiles and Metallurgy while JPO may
receive applications in all fields of technology.
• The ambit of the programme may be extended in future, as decided by the Commerce & Industry
Minister.
• The patent offices will frame their own guidelines for implementation of the programme.
Benefits of the programme: PPH programme would lead to the following benefits for the Indian IP
office –
• Reduction in time to dispose patent applications.
• Reduction in pendency of patent applications.
• Improvement in quality of search and examination of patent applications.
• An opportunity for Indian inventors including MSMEs and Start-ups of India to get accelerated
examination of their patent applications in Japan.
44 YuWaah Youth Skilling Initiative

Launch Year: 2019
Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Women and Child Development
Launched By: UNICEF
• Ministry of Women and Child Development (WCD) has joined hands with UNICEF (United
Nations Children’s Fund) to launch “YuWaah- (Generation Unlimited India)”
Aim: To transform the countries involved into hubs of education, skilling and employment for its more
than 300 million young people aged 10-24 years.
Objectives:
• Modernize secondary education and training to build the skills young people need for productive
lives and work.
• Increase and improve the number of quality work opportunities available to youth.
• Foster entrepreneurship as a mindset and a livelihood for young people.
• Collaborate with youth as problem-solvers and engage citizens to help create the world they want.
Key Features:
• Generation Unlimited (GenU), called YuWaah in India, is a global multisector and multi-
stakeholder alliance.
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• The target age group of YuWaah includes adolescent girls and boys and its key mission is to
promote access to foundational, transferable and 21st-century skills for youth inside and outside
formal education systems.
• YuWaah intends to create platforms to guide youth to market opportunities (career guidance,
mentorship, internships, apprenticeships) and facilitate the integration of career guidance in
school education.
• GenU is also an effective way to operationalize the vision and priorities of the UN Youth
Strategy—in particular, youth engagement, participation and advocacy; supporting young
people’s greater access to quality education and skills development; and economic empowerment
through decent jobs.
45 National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal

Launch Year: 2019
Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Home Affairs
• 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.
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.
• This portal was launched on pilot basis in the year 2019.
• 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.
46 GeM Samvaad
Launch Year: 2019
Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Commerce and Industries
Aim: To bring on-board more local sellers
Key Features:
• It is a national outreach programme.
• The programme will take place from 19th December to 17th February 2020 and will cover all the
States and Union Territories of the country.
• Through GeM Samvaad marketplace is also looking forward to receive feedback from users which
would be used for making improvements and advancements in systems.
47 National Broadband Mission (NBM)

Launch Year: 2019
Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Communications
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Aim:
• To provide broadband access to all villages by 2022.
• To improve the quality of mobile and internet services through National Broadband Mission.
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
• Laying of incremental 30 lakhs route km of Optical Fiber Cable and increase in tower density from
0.42 to 1.0 tower per thousand of population by 2024
• 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.
• The mission will facilitate universal and equitable access to broadband services across the
country, especially in rural and remote areas.
• 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% at present.
• The mission will envisage stakeholder investment of $100 billion (Rs 7 lakh crore) including Rs
70,000 crore from Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF) in the coming years.
• Under the mission, Government will develop a Broadband Readiness Index (BRI) to measure the
availability of digital communications infrastructure and conducive policy ecosystem within a
State/UT.
• The mission will also enable to create a digital fiber map of the Digital Communications network
and infrastructure, including Optical Fiber Cables and Towers, across the country.
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48 Skill Build Platform
Launch Year: 2019
Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE)
Launched By: Directorate General of Training (DGT) has launched in collaboration with IBM
Key Features:
• As part of the programme, a two-year advanced diploma in IT, networking and cloud computing,
co-created and designed by IBM, will be offered at the Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) &
National Skill Training Institutes (NSTIs).
• The platform will be extended to train ITI & NSTI faculty on building skills in Artificial Intelligence
(AI).
• It also offers digital learning content from IBM and partners such as CodeDoor, Coorpacademy
and Skillsoft.
• The platform is deployed with the support of leading NGOs like Unnati and Edunet Foundation.
• This initiative is part of IBM’s global commitment to create a job-ready workforce and to build the
next generation of skills needed for new collar careers.
49 NIRVIK (Niryat Rin Vikas) Scheme

Launch Year: 2019
Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Launched By: Export Credit Guarantee Corporation of India
Aim: To ease the lending process and enhance loan availability for exporters
Key Features:
• It is an insurance cover guarantee scheme that will cover up to 90% of the principal and interest.
The ECGC currently provides credit guarantee up to 60% loss.
• The increased cover will ensure that foreign and rupee export credit interest rates are below 4
percent and 8 percent respectively for the exporters.
• The insurance cover will include both pre- and post-shipment credit.
• The gems, jewellery and diamond (GJD) sector borrowers with limit of over Rs 80 crore will have
a higher premium rate in comparison to the non-GJD sector borrowers of this category due to the
higher loss ratio.
• For accounts with limits below Rs 80 crore, the premium rates will be moderated to 0.60 per
annum and for those exceeding Rs80 crores, the rates will be 0.72 per annum for the same
enhanced cover.
• It mandates inspection of bank documents and records by ECGC officials for losses exceeding Rs.10
crore as against the present Rs 1 crore.
• The banks shall pay a premium to ECGC monthly on the principal and interest as the cover is
offered for both outstanding.
50 ARTIS (Applications for Remedies in Trade for Indian Industry and other Stakeholders)
Launch Year: 2019
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Launched By: Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR)
Aim: It aims to facilitate a speedy resolution to the injury faced by the Indian domestic industry and
to increase the accessibility of directorate to all the stakeholders.
Key Features:
• ARTIS is an online system which will be used for the filing of anti-dumping applications by the
domestic industry.
• ARTIS is developed for filing applications, responses and other related submissions with respect
to various trade remedial.
• ARTIS will be presently functional for filing of applications by the domestic industry in the original
investigation and concluding investigation of anti-dumping cases.
51 PRAKASH (Power Rail Koyla Availability through Supply Harmony) Portal

Launch Year: 2019
Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Power
Developed By: National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC)
Aim: The Portal aims at bringing better coordination for coal supplies among all stakeholders viz -
Ministry of Power, Ministry of Coal, Coal India, Railways and power utilities and to ensure coal
supplies to power plants.
Process/Mechanism:
• Stakeholders including the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) and Power System Operation
Corporation Ltd. (POSOCO) can review overall availability of coal at thermal power plants in
different regions. The Portal will make available related reports.
• Coal company will be able to track stocks and the coal requirement at power stations for effective
production planning.
• Indian Railways will plan to place the rakes as per actual coal available.
• Power stations can plan future schedule by knowing rakes in pipeline and expected time to reach.
• The portal will make available four reports:
1) Daily Power Plant Status
2) Periodic Power Plant Status
3) Plant Exception Report
4) Coal Dispatch Report
52 L2Pro (Learn to Protect, Secure and Maximize Your Innovation) India

Launch Year: 2019
Developed By: Cell for IPR Promotion and Management (CIPAM) – DPIIT in collaboration with
Qualcomm and National Law University, Delhi.
Key Features:
• The modules of this e-learning platform will aid and enable youth, innovators, entrepreneurs and
small and medium industries (SMEs) in understanding IPRs for their ownership and protection.
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• The L2Pro India IP e-learning platform will have 11 modules for three different levels: Basic,
Intermediate and Advanced.
• The L2Pro has been successfully implemented in Germany, United Kingdom, Italy and France,
benefiting immensely from close collaboration with respective IP organizations and public
research institutions.
53 National Laboratory Directory
Launch Year: 2019
Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
Developed By: Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)
Key Features:
• 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.
54 ‘Build for Digital India’ Programme

Launch Year: 2019
Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)
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.
55 Digital Bharat, Digital Sanskriti

Launch Year: 2019
Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Culture
• Union Minister of State for Culture & Tourism (IC), Shri Prahlad Singh Patel launched the E-Portal
of CCRT ‘Digital Bharat Digital Sanskriti' and CCRT YouTube Channel in New Delhi.
Aim: It will enable dissemination of cultural education through digital interactive medium into the
classrooms all over the country.
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56 E-Assessment Scheme
Launch Year: 2019
Aim: It aims to eliminate the human interface between the taxpayer and the income tax department.
Key Features:
• For the purpose of e-assessment, the CBDT would set up an institution called National e-
Assessment Centre (NeAC).
• There would be a NeAC is Delhi to be headed by Principal Chief Commissioner of Income Tax
(Pr.CCIT).
• There are 8 Regional e-Assessment Centres (ReAC) set up at Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata
Ahmedabad, Pune, Bengaluru and Hyderabad which would comprise Assessment unit, Review
unit, Technical unit and Verification units.
• ‘Verification units’ for enquiry, cross verification, examination of books of accounts, witness and
recording of statements, and such other functions.
• Technical units’ for technical assistance including any assistance or advice on legal, accounting,
forensic, information technology, valuation, transfer pricing, data analytics, management or any
other technical matter.
• ‘Review units’ for reviewing the draft assessment order to check whether the facts, relevant
evidence and law and judicial decisions have been considered in the draft order.
• Each ReAC will be headed by Chief Commissioner of Income Tax (CCIT).
• Cases for the specified work will be assigned by the NeAC to different units by way of automated
allocation systems.
57 Digital Payment Abhiyan

Launch Year: 2019
Aim: It aims at 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’.
• To drive the campaign objectives and amplify outreach to users across all states, DSCI has
onboarded various digital payments ecosystem partners.
• It is a pan-India campaign which will be crafted in seven languages — Hindi, English, Tamil, Telugu,
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.
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58 Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan-dhan (PM-SYM) Yojana
Launch Year: 2019
Type of Scheme: Central Sector Scheme
Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Labour and Employment
Aim: PM-SYM scheme is meant for old-age protection and social security of unorganised workers.
Eligibility Criteria:
• Should be an unorganized worker.
• Entry age should be between 18 and 40 years.
• Monthly income should be Rs 15,000 or below.
• Should not be covered under New Pension Scheme (NPS), Employees’ State Insurance Corporation
(ESIC) scheme or Employees’ Provident Fund Organization (EPFO).
• Should not be an income taxpayer.
Should not be
• Engaged in Organized Sector (membership of EPF/NPS/ESIC)
• An income tax payer
Additional Requirement
• Aadhaar card
• Savings Bank Account / Jan Dhan account number with IFSC
Salient Features:
• Each subscriber shall receive minimum assured pension of Rs 3000/- per month after attaining
the age of 60 years.
• If the subscriber dies, the spouse of the beneficiary shall be entitled to receive 50% of the pension
received by the beneficiary as family pension. Family pension is applicable only to spouse.
• Subscriber’s contributions shall be made through ‘auto-debit’ facility from his/ her savings bank
account/ Jan- Dhan account. Contribution needs to be made from the date of joining till the age
of 60 years.
• Monthly contribution varies from Rs. 55 per month at the age of 18 years to Rs. 200 per month at
the age of 40 years. Matching contribution would be made by the Central Government.
Enrollment Procedure:
• The Unorganized Worker (UW) will be required to visit the nearest Common Services Centre (CSC)
and get enrolled for PM-SYM using Aadhaar Card and Savings bank/ Jan Dhan account number on
self-certification basis. First subscription to be paid in cash and auto debit from next month
onwards.
• Later, facility will be provided where the UW can also visit the PM-SYM web portal or can
download the mobile app and self-register using Aadhar number/ savings bank account/ Jan Dhan
account number on self-certification basis.
Enrollment agencies:
• The enrolment will be carried out by all the Common Services Centers in the country.
Fund Management:
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• PM-SYM will be a Central Sector Scheme administered by the Ministry of Labour and Employment
and implemented through Life Insurance Corporation of India and CSC e-Governance Services
India Limited (CSC SPV).
• LIC will be the Pension Fund Manager and responsible for Pension pay out.
59 Pradhan Mantri Laghu Vyapari Maan Dhaan Yojana

Launch Year: 2019
Aim: To provide a pension for shopkeeper’s/ retail traders and self-employed persons for providing
monthly minimum assured pension of Rs 3000.
Budget Allocation: Rs 750 crore (Budget 2019-20)
Eligibility:
• The scheme is open to Laghu Vyaparis, who are self-employed and working as shop owners, retail
traders, rice mill owners, oil mill owners, workshop owners, commission agents, brokers of real
estate, owners of small hotels, restaurants and other Laghu Vyaparis.
• Age group of 18-40 years
• Laghu Vyapari whose annual turnover does not exceed Rs 1.5 crore, based on self-declaration.
GSTIN is required only for those with turnover above Rs. 40 lakhs.
• Who has a savings bank account in his/her name and Aadhar number.
• The following are not eligible to join the Scheme:
✓ If covered under National Pension Scheme (NPS) contributed by the Central Government
or Employees’ State Insurance Corporation Scheme under the Employees’ State Insurance
Act, 1948 or Employees’ Provident Fund Scheme under the Employees’ Provident Fund and
Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952.
✓ He is an income-tax assessee.
Pension Fund:
• The Central Government will establish a Pension Fund to be administered by Life Insurance
Corporation of India in consultation with the Government.
• The eligible subscriber, who joins the Scheme, shall subscribe to the Pension Fund.
• The Central Government shall also contribute to the Pension Fund the equal amount as
contributed by an eligible subscriber.
• The contribution from subscriber and government varies from Rs 55 to Rs 200 per month.
Benefits of the Scheme

• Each eligible subscriber under this Scheme shall receive assured minimum monthly pension of Rs
3000 after attaining the age of 60 years.
• Benefits on disablement: If an eligible subscriber has given regular contributions and become
permanently disabled due to any cause before attaining his age of 60 years, and is unable to
continue to contribute under this Scheme, his spouse shall be entitled to continue with the
Scheme subsequently by payment of regular contribution as applicable or exit the Scheme by
receiving the share of contribution deposited by such subscriber, with interest as actually earned
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thereon by the Pension Fund or the interest at the savings bank interest rate thereon, whichever
is higher.
• Benefits to the family on death of an eligible subscriber: During the receipt of pension, if an
eligible subscriber dies, his spouse shall be only entitled to receive 50%. of the pension received
by such eligible subscriber, as family pension and such family pension shall be applicable only to
the spouse.
• Benefits on leaving the Pension Scheme:
✓ In case an eligible subscriber exits this Scheme within a period of less than 10 years from
the date of joining the Scheme by him, then the share of contribution by him only will be
returned to him with savings bank rate of interest payable thereon.
✓ If an eligible subscriber exits after completion of a period of 10 years or more from the date
of joining the Scheme by him but before his age of sixty years, then his share of contribution
only shall be returned to him along with accumulated interest thereon as actually earned
by the Pension Fund or the interest at the savings bank interest rate thereon, whichever is
higher.
60 SHREYAS (Scheme for Higher Education Youth in Apprenticeship and Skills)

Launch Year: 2019
Implementing Agencies: Sector Skill Councils
Aim: To enhance the employability of Indian youth by providing ‘on the job work exposure’ and
earning of stipend.
Target: It is proposed to cover 50 lakh students by 2022.
Objective:
• To improve employability of students by introducing employment relevance into the learning
process of the higher education system.
• To forge a close functional link between education and industry/service sectors on a sustainable
basis.
• To provide skills which are in demand, to the students in a dynamic manner.
• To establish an ‘earn while you learn’ system into higher education.
• To help business/industry in securing good quality manpower.
• To link student community with employment facilitating efforts of the Government.
Target Beneficiary:
• Students in degree courses, primarily non-technical, with a view to introduce employable skills
into their learning and promote apprenticeship as integral to education.
Operation of the Scheme:

• The primary scheme will be operated in conjunction with National Apprenticeship Promotion
Scheme (NAPS) which provides for placing of apprentices up to 10% of the total work force in
every business/industry.
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• The scheme will be implemented by the Sector Skill Councils (SSCs), initially the Banking Finance
Insurance Services (BFSI), Retail, Health care, Telecom, Logistics, Media, Management services,
ITeS and Apparel. More sectors would be added over time with emerging apprenticeship demand
and curriculum adjustments.
Financing:
• Under the NAPS scheme, Central Government shares 25% of the stipend per month subject to a
maximum of Rs.1500 p.m during the period of the apprenticeship.
• Apart from that, an amount upto Rs.7500 will be met towards basic training cost, where needed.
Key Features
• It is a central government scheme for providing industry apprenticeship opportunities to the
general graduates exiting in April 2019 through the National Apprenticeship Promotional Scheme
(NAPS).
• SHREYAS is a programme basket comprising the initiatives of three Central Ministries, namely the
Ministry of Human Resource Development, Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship
and the Ministry of Labour & Employment viz the National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme
(NAPS), the National Career Service (NCS) and introduction of BA/BSc/BCom (Professional)
courses in the higher educational institutions.
SHREYAS Portal: It will enable educational institutions and industry to log in and provide their
respective demand and supply of apprenticeship.
Key Stakeholders:
• Institutions: The higher education institutions would explain the scheme along with various
options to the students who are in the final year.
• Sector Skill Councils: Identify industries for apprenticeship and also conduct assessment leading
to certification.
• National Skill Development Corporation: Monitor the programme, progress of the apprentices
and would finance the programme by disbursing the claims from the business enterprises.
Three Tracks in Implementation in SHREYAS

The programme would witness simultaneous implementation along three tracks.
1st Track: Add-on apprenticeship (Degree apprenticeship):

• The students who are currently completing the degree programme would be invited to choose a
job role of their choice from a selected list of apprenticeship job roles given by the Sector Skill
Councils of the MoSDE.
• The apprenticeship programme is normally about (6) months and would be prefixed by basic
training regarding the sector (theory).
• The programme would commence immediately after completion of the degree programme
(Starting from May each year).
• During the apprenticeship period, the student would get a monthly stipend of about Rs. 6,000 per
month by the industry.
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• At the end of the apprenticeship period, there would be a test conducted by the Sector Skill
Council concerned and successful students would get skills certificate in addition to their degree
certificate.
2nd track: – Embedded Apprenticeship
• Under this approach, the existing B.Voc programmes would be restructured into B.A
(Professional), B.Sc (Professional) or B.Com (Professional) courses - which would include not only
educational input, vocational input, but also a mandatory apprenticeship ranging from 6 to 10
months depending on the requirement of the skill.
• For example, a BBA course in Logistics would have one semester of classroom teaching and the
next one as apprenticeship.
• Alternatively, one full semester of an existing degree or B.Voc course would be dedicated to
apprenticeship with industry.
• During the apprenticeship period, the student would get a monthly stipend of about Rs. 6,000 per
month by the industry, 25% of which would be reimbursed under the NAPS programme.
• At the end of the apprenticeship period, there would be test conducted by the Sector Skill Council
concerned and successful students would get skills certificate in addition to their degree
certificate.
• The process of embedding apprenticeship & skill content into them, or modify the curriculum of
existing degree courses to reduce classroom content and incorporate basic skill training with
apprenticeship is currently underway with participation of the Sector Skill Councils and it is
expected that these courses would be launched from academic year 2018-19.
3rd Track: Linking National Career Service with Colleges:
• Under this, the National Career Service (NCS) portal of Ministry of Labour & Employment would
be linked with the Higher Education institutions.
• As of now, more than 9,000 employers have posted requirement of more than 2 lakh vacancies,
for which the students can get considered.
• This would help students in institutions which do not have the facility of campus recruitment and
would improve their employment opportunities.
• Apart from this, the students would be trained in soft skills required by the market.
61 ‘SWAYATT’ (Startups, Women and Youth Advantage Through eTransactions)

Launch Year: 2019
Aim: The aim is to bring the key stakeholders in the Indian entrepreneurial ecosystem into GeM,
which is the national procurement portal.
Objectives:
• To promote inclusiveness by catapulting various categories of sellers and service providers.
• Take proactive steps to facilitate the training and registrations of such specific category of
manufacturers and sellers.
• Develop women entrepreneurship and encourage participation of the MSME sector and Start-ups
in public procurement.
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62 GeM Start-up Runway Initiative
Launch Year: 2019
Aim:
• To promote entrepreneurship through innovation.
• Enable Startups to introduce their unique innovations to government and PSU buyers.
• Assess utility and market acceptability of startup products/services.
• Ultimately spur hyper-local job-creation and wealth generation to achieve inclusive growth by way
of helping startups.
Key Features:
• It is a unique concept initiated by GeM to promote entrepreneurship through innovation.
• This program is an opportunity for agile and lean Startups to reach out to the universe of
Government Buyers by offering products and services that are unique in concept, design, process
and functionality through StartUp Runway corner.
63 Samadhan (Software Application for Monitoring and Disposal, Handling of Industrial Disputes)
Portal
Launch Year: 2019
Aim: The portal aims at hassle free and timely disposal of Industrial Disputes in a simple and
transparent manner.
Key Features:
• The portal has been launched on a pilot basis for workers belonging to 5 states – Chhattisgarh,
Delhi, Karnataka, Rajasthan, and Odisha.
• The portal will only aid industries belonging in the central sphere, essentially public sector
companies, banks, insurance, major ports, mines, Food Corporation of India, among others.
64 Kartavya Portal
Launch Year: 2019
Key Features:
• The portal was launched as part of yearlong ‘Nagrik Kartavya Paalan Abhiyan’ being observed
throughout the country.
• The portal will be used primarily for holding monthly essay competitions for students as well as
other activities including quizzes, poster making, debates pertaining to Nagrik Kartavya Paalan
Abhiyan.
• The Department of Higher Education under Ministry of Education will be holding 11 rounds of
National Essay Competitions during the year.
• The topics of the essay will be based on one Fundamental Duty every month.
65 Social Awareness and Action to Neutralise Pneumonia Successfully (SAANS)

Launch Year: 2019
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• It has been launched in Gujarat.
Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Aim:
• To achieve a target of reducing pneumonia deaths among children to less than three per 1000
live births by 2025.
• To mobilise people to protect children from pneumonia, and train health personnel and other
stakeholders to provide prioritised treatment to control the disease.
Target Beneficiaries:
• Primary: All caregivers/mothers/fathers having under 5 children (for community mobilization).
• Secondary: Key opinion leaders such as Gram Panchayat Leaders, Religious Leaders, Local
Administration, VHSNC members, Health & ICDS functionaries, Private practitioners etc.
Key Features:
• Under the campaign, a child suffering from pneumonia can be treated with pre-referral dose of
anti-biotic amoxicillin by ASHA workers.
• Health and Wellness centres can use pulse oximeter (device to monitor oxygen saturation) to
identify low oxygen levels in the blood of a child, and if required, treat him by use of oxygen
cylinders.
• A mass awareness campaign will be launched about the effective solutions for pneumonia
prevention like breastfeeding, age-appropriate complementary feeding and immunization etc.
66 Shala Darpan Portal

Launch Year: 2019
• It has been launched for Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti
Key Features:
• It is an end to end E-Governance school automation and management system for Navodaya
Vidyalaya Samiti (NVS).
• It has been developed for information sharing and knowledge dissemination for the 22,000
employees and over 2 lakh students across schools and offices of Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti.
• The portal will integrate all Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas with a common standard which
includes around 636 schools.
• It has been designed from OPEN SOURCE TECHNOLOGY.
• It will contain information relating to the service record, transfer/posting, disciplinary action, ACR
tracking and the portal will improve mess management and hostel conditions.
67 Pradhan Mantri Innovative Learning Programme – DHRUV

Launch Year: 2019
Aim: To encourage talented students to realize their full potential and contribute to society.
Components: The programme will cover two areas mainly:

• Science
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• Performing Arts
Key Features:
• The programme is named DHRUV after the Pole Star with the same name.
• Every student selected under this programme will be called as ‘Dhruv Tara’.
• Overall, 60 students will be selected (30 from each area) from across the country.
• The students will be broadly from classes 9 to 12 from all schools including government and
private.
68 E-Vidyabharti & E-Arogya Bharti Network Project (e-VBAB)

Launch Year: 2019
• It has been launched by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar at the 55 th Indian Technical and
Economic Cooperation (ITEC) Programme.
Nodal Ministry: Ministry of External Affairs
Aim: It aims at providing quality tele-education and tele-medicine facility by linking select Indian
Universities, Institutions and Super Specialty Hospitals to African educational institutions and
hospital.
Key Features:
• The e-VidyaBharati (Tele-education) and e-ArogyaBharati (Tele-medicine) Network Project, will
serve as yet another bridge - a 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.
• E-VBAB Network 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, e-VBAB Network 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. 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.
• The e-VBAB Network Project will be completely funded by the Government of India for its entire
duration.
69 Food Safety Mitra (FSM) Scheme

Launch Year: 2019
• It was launched by Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Dr Harsh Vardhan on the
occasion of World Food Day (16th October).
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Launched By: Food Safety and Standards Authority of India
Aim: It aims to support small and medium-scale food businesses so as to comply with the food safety
laws and facilitate them with the licensing and registration process, hygiene ratings and training
programme.
Key Features:
• The Food Safety Mitra (FSM) would undergo training and certification by FSSAI to do their work
and get paid by food businesses for their services.
• Through FSM, FSSAI plans to engage motivated individuals with the food safety ecosystem at
ground level.
• FSSAI has partnered with the Domestic Workers Sector Skill Council (DWSSC) under the Ministry
of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship to launch a training course.
World Food Day
• It is celebrated every year on 16th October worldwide.
• Theme for 2019 is “Healthy Diets for a Zero Hunger World”.
On the occasion of World Food Day other initiatives were also launched.
• Eat Right Smart Jacket and Eat Right Jhola were also launched to strengthen the food safety
administration and to scale up Eat Right India movement.
• The Eat Right Jacket is a jacket that has a smart design to hold technological devices like
tablets/smartphones, a QR code and a Radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag for identification
and tracking, which will be used by the field staff.
• The use of technology would bring in the efficiency, professionalism, and transparency in food
safety administration.
• The Eat Right Jhola is a reusable cloth bag that is expected to replace plastic bags for shopping
purpose in various retail chains.
70 Eat Right India Movement

Launch Year: 2019
Launched By: Food Safety and Standards Authority in India (FSSAI)
Tagline: Sahi Bhojan, Behtar Jeevan
Aim:
• It aims to cut down salt/sugar and oil consumption by 30% in 3 years.
• It also aims to engage and enable citizens to improve their health and well-being by making the
right food choices.
• To improve public health in India and combat negative nutritional trends to fight lifestyle diseases.
Pillars: It has 3 major pillars –

• Eat Safe
• Eat Health
• Eat Sustainably
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Key Features:
• It is the new healthy eating approach which places citizens at the centre of a Health Revolution
through food and fitness.
• FSSAI has prescribed a limit for Total Polar Compounds (TPC) at 25% in cooking oil to avoid the
harmful effects of reused cooking oil.
• FSSAI has trained about 1.7 lakh food safety supervisors for capacity building under the Food
Safety Training and Certification (FoSTaC) initiative. They will sensitize people and food vendors
on food safety.
• This movement is aligned with the government’s flagship public health programmes such as
POSHAN Abhiyaan, Anemia Mukt Bharat, Ayushman Bharat Yojana and Swachh Bharat Mission as
well as the ‘Fit India' Movement', recently launched by PM Modi.
71 SUMAN (Surakshit Matritva Aashwasan) Scheme

Launch Year: 2019
Aim:
• To provide dignified and quality healthcare at no cost to every woman and newborn visiting a
public health facility.
• To bring down the maternal and infant mortality rates in the nation and to stop all preventable
maternal and newborn deaths.
Eligibility: All pregnant women, all sick newborns and mothers up to 6 months of delivery are eligible
under the scheme.
Key Features:
• Under the scheme, the beneficiaries visiting public health facilities are entitled to several free
services.
• These include at least four ante natal check-ups that also includes one checkup during the 1st
trimester, at least one checkup under Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan, Iron Folic Acid
supplementation, Tetanus diphtheria injection.
• The scheme will enable zero expense access to the identification and management of
complications during and after the pregnancy.
• The government will also provide free transport to pregnant women from home to the health
facility and drop back after discharge (minimum 48 hrs).
• The pregnant women will be able to avail a zero expense delivery and C-section facility in case of
complications at public health facilities.
• The scheme will ensure that there is zero-tolerance for denial of services to such patients.
72 National Animal Disease Control Programme

Launch Year: 2019
• It was launched on 11th September from Mathura in Uttar Pradesh.
Aim:
• For eradicating the Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) and Brucellosis in the livestock.
• It aims to control livestock diseases by 2025 and eradicate these by 2030.
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• It also aims at vaccinating 36 Million Female Bovine Calves annually in its fight against the
Brucellosis disease.
• It also aims at vaccinating over 500 million livestock including cattle, buffalo, sheep, goats and pigs
against the FMD.
Key Feature:
• The project, which will cost ₹12,652 crores for a period of five years till 2024, will be funded
entirely by the government.
73 Margadarshan and Margdarshak Scheme

Launch Year: 2019
Selection of Mentee Institutes:
• In the 1st phase, institutes having student enrolment of 70% or more and willing to get mentoring
through AICTE’s Margadarshaks but are not yet accredited are provided Margadarshaks.
• Remaining institutes can be covered in the subsequent phases. Willingness of mentee institutes is
taken.
• However, response giving willingness to be a Mentee institute has been received from 400
institutes only to date.
Key Features:
• Under the initiative, the topmost institutions will mentor institutions that need support for
improving their rankings.
• Under the Margadarshan scheme, highly performing institutions with good accreditation record
are supposed to mentor relatively newer 10 – 12 potential institutions.
• These institutions are also provided funding up to Rs. 50 lakhs per institution over a period of 3
years in instalments for carrying out various activities like training, workshops, conferences and
travel.
• Under the Margdarshak Scheme, mentors/teachers (Margdarshaks) who are serving or
superannuated and willing to devote adequate time to make required visits to these Institutions
are identified.
• These Margdarshaks will regularly visit to the mentee institutions, stay on their campus and guide
them for their improvement in quality so that institutions are able to get accreditation by the NBA.
74 TB Harega Desh Jeetega Campaign

Launch Year: 2019
Aim: It aims to improve and expand the reach of TB care services across the country by 2022.
Three Pillars:
• Clinical Approach
• Public Health Component
• Active Community Participation
Other Supporting Elements of the Campaign:

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• Patient Support
• Private Sector Engagement
• Political and Administrative commitment at all levels
Key Feature:
• Government is committed to ensure all patients, irrespective of where they seek care (private
sector included), receive free-of-cost, high quality TB care.
75 UMMID (Unique Methods of Management and treatment of Inherited Disorders) Initiative

Launch Year: 2019
Nodal Ministry: Department of Bio-Technology under Ministry of Science and Technology
Aim:
• To establish NIDAN (National Inherited Diseases Administration) Kendras to provide counselling,
prenatal testing and diagnosis, management, and multidisciplinary care in Government Hospitals
wherein the influx of patients is more.
• 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.
Key Features:
• UMMID initiative will work under the National Health Policy 2017, which aims to shift focus from
“sick care” to wellness.
• UMMID initiative shall work towards achieving wellness by promoting prevention of genetic
diseases.
Components: The three components of UMMID are given below –
• Fellowship in Genetic Diagnostics:
✓ Hands-on training for six months will be provided to doctors working in government
hospitals by eight departments with state-of-the-art DNA-based diagnostic services for
genetic disorders.
✓ Each centre will train 4 fellows per year thus providing 96 trained doctors in genetic
diagnostics during the period of 3 years.
• NIDAN Kendras (Diagnostic Centres):
✓ Hospitals with interested doctors, committed administrators and basic infrastructure have
been selected and have been funded to establish genetic laboratories.
✓ The financial support and twinning with established Medical Genetics centres will help
them to develop state-of-the-art facilities in molecular diagnostics.
• Prevention of genetic Disorders in Aspirational Districts:
✓ Each of the 7 centres providing genetic training have adopted one aspirational district and
will establish a program for prevention of genetic disorders including beta thalassemia and
newborn screening for treatable disorders.
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✓ 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.
✓ This will provide onsite training to the doctors in these district hospitals in addition to
creating awareness about genetic disorders amongst the general population.
List of NIDAN Kendras established: Initially 5 NIDAN (National Inherited Diseases Administration)
Kendras have been established for providing clinical care.
• Lady Hardinge Medical College (LHMC), Delhi
• Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS), Hyderabad
• All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Jodhpur
• Army Hospital Research & Referral, Delhi
• Nil Ratan Sircar (NRS) Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata
76 National Educational Alliance for Technology (NEAT) Scheme

Launch Year: 2019
Implementing Agency: All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)
Aim: It aims to use Artificial Intelligence to make learning more personalized and customized as per
the requirements of the learner.
Key Features:
• MHRD would act as a facilitator to ensure that the solutions are freely available to a large number
of economically backward students.
• MHRD would create and maintain a National NEAT platform that would provide one-stop access
to these technological solutions.
• NEAT is aimed at taking the concept of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) platform a step
ahead.
• MHRD proposes to create a National Alliance with such technology developing EdTech Companies
through a PPP (Public Private Partnership) model.
• EdTech companies would be responsible for developing solutions and manage registration of
learners through the NEAT portal.
• They would be free to charge fees as per their policy.
• As their contribution towards the National cause, they would have to offer free coupons to the
extent of 25% of the total registrations for their solution through NEAT portal.
• MHRD would distribute the free coupons for learning to the most socially/economically backward
students.
77 STRIDE Scheme
Launch Year: 2019
Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Human Resources and Development
Launched by: University Grants Commission (UGC)
Aim: It aims at strengthening research culture and innovation in universities and colleges of the
country.
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Objectives:
• To identify young talent, strengthen research culture, build capacity, promote innovation and
support trans-disciplinary research for India’s developing economy and national development.
• To fund multi institutional network high-impact research projects in humanities and human
sciences.
Thrust Areas Identified for Funding:
1) Philosophy
2) History, Archaeology and Anthropology
3) Psychology, Behavioural and Cognitive Sciences
4) Literature, Linguistics and Digital Humanities
5) Indology, Indian Languages
6) Indian Knowledge Systems
7) Liberal Arts, Cultural Studies, Religious Studies
8) Law
9) Education, Continuing Education, Technology-enabled Education
10) Journalism and Mass Communication
11) Management and Commerce
12) Environment and Sustainable Development
Components: The scheme has three components:
1. To identify young talent and providing research capacity building in diverse disciplines by
mentoring, nurturing and supporting young talents to innovate solutions for local,
regional, national and global problems. This component is open to all disciplines for a grant
up to Rs 1 crore.
2. To enhance problem-solving skills with the help of social innovation and action research to
improve wellbeing of people and contribute to India's developing economy. Collaborations
between universities, government, voluntary organizations, and industries are encouraged
under this scheme. This component is also open to all disciplines for grant up to 50 lakh-1
crore.
3. It involves funding high impact research projects in the field of identified thrust areas in
humanities and human sciences through a national network of eminent scientists from
leading institutions. This component is only open to specific disciplines with a possible
grant of up to Rs 2 lakhs to developing a proposal.
Key Features:
• Scheme for Trans-disciplinary Research for India's Developing Economy (STRIDE) scheme will
strengthen research culture and innovation in colleges and universities and help students and
faculty to contribute towards India's developing economy with help of collaborative research.
• The scheme also seeks to fund high impact research projects in Humanities and Social Sciences.
• To oversee the entire scheme, an advisory committee has been set up by the UGC under the
chairmanship of Professor Bhushan Patwardhan.
78 Model Education Loan Scheme

Launch Year: 2019
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Formulated by: Indian Bank Association (IBA)
Aim: It aims at providing financial support from the banking system to deserving/meritorious students
for pursuing higher education in lndia and abroad.
Key Features:
• Loan upto Rs 10 lakh for study in India and upto Rs 20 lakh for study abroad.
• Collateral free loans upto Rs 7.5 Lakh under the Credit Guarantee Fund Scheme for Education
Loans (CGFSEL).
• No Margin for loan up to Rs 7.50 Lakh.
• Repayment period of 15 years.
• One-year moratorium for repayment after completion of studies in all cases.
• Moratorium taking into account spells of unemployment/under-employment, say two or three
times during the life cycle of the loan.
• Moratorium for the incubation period if the student wants to take up a start-up venture after
graduation.
• The scheme also provides for certain concessions on educational loans which inter-alia includes:
✓ 1% interest concession if interest is serviced during the study period and subsequent
moratorium period prior to the commencement of the repayment.
✓ 0.5% concession in the interest rate to the girl students.
✓ Rebate in Income tax to the extent of interest paid on education loan.
79 Deeksharambh - A Guide to Student Induction Programme

Launch Year: 2019
Aim:
• To help new students adjust and feel comfortable in the new environment.
• Inculcate in them the ethos and culture of the institution
• Help them build bonds with other students and faculty members
• Expose them to a sense of larger purpose and self-exploration.
Key Features:
• Student Induction Programme engages with the new students as soon as they come into the
institution, before regular classes start.
• The mentoring is one of the component of Student Induction Programme and it helps to develop
an everlasting bonding of teacher and student.
• UGC has decided to conduct Awareness Programmes and training programme for teachers in
different regions of the country to spread awareness about Deeksharambh.
• Students Induction could cover a number of different aspects (SAGE):
✓ Socializing: Meeting other new students, senior students, students union, lectures by Eminent
People.
✓ Associating: Visits to University / college, visits to Dept./Branch/ Programme of study and
important places in campus, local area, city and so on.
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✓ Governing: Rules and regulations, student support etc.
✓ Experiencing: Subject lectures, study skills, small-group activities, physical activity, creative
and performing arts, literary activities, universal human values, etc.
80 STARS (Scheme for Translational and Advanced Research in Science) Scheme

Launch Year: 2019
• The scheme was launched on the occasion of National Science Day (28 th February).
Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Human Resource and Development
Coordinator: Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore
Aim: To fund science projects
Objective:
• To fund science projects which are translational, i.e. which have direct implications for the
progress of the country, through a competitive process in an open and transparent manner.
• Basic thrust would be to take stock of an existing problem and work backwards towards
conducting research for a solution.
• Promoting an inter-disciplinary & translational approach in research for synergy, de-duplication
and greater comprehensiveness & relevance of research activity.
• Orient science towards addressing needs & issues of the country in key sectors like health,
agriculture, energy, environment, security, etc.
Thrust Areas: With the key objective of supporting socially relevant research, the following 6 basic
thrust areas have been identified: Physics, Chemistry, Biological Sciences, Nanosciences, Data
Sciences & Mathematics, and Earth Sciences.
Key Features:
• The Rs 250 crore worth of funds will be used for around 500 science projects.
• The selection of the benefitting projects will be done on the basis of competitions.
81 Yuva Vigyani Karyakram (YUVIKA)

• This scheme is also known as Young Scientist Programme.
Launch Year: 2019
• It was launched at Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR, Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh.
Launched by: Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
Aim: Program is primarily aimed at 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 Procedures: 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.
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
Key Features:
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• It is 2-week (14 days) summer vacation residential training programme, which will be conducted
by ISRO from 13 May to 26 May 2019.
• It was launched by ISRO in tune with the Centre government’s vision of “Jai Vigyan, Jai
Anusandhan”.
• 3 students from each Indian State and Union Territories 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.
82 UNNATI ( Unispace Nanosatellite Assembly & Training Programme)

Launch Year: 2019
• The programme was launched at the U R Rao Satellite Centre, Bengaluru.
• The programme was launched following an announcement made by ISRO Chairman K Sivan during
a symposium in Vienna on June 18, 2018.
Launched by: Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
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 U.R. Rao Satellite Centre of ISRO 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.
• It will also include hands-on training on assembly, integration and testing of nanosatellites.
• The first batch of this programme began on January 17 with 32 participants from 18 countries.
83 Jan Jagrukta Abhiyan

Launch Year: 2019
Aim:
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• The aim of this special campaign is to sensitize and mobilize the community on measures for
prevention and control of Vector Borne Diseases (VBDs) like Malaria, Dengue and Chikungunya.
• This 3-day campaign is aimed at making the community a partner for checking vector/mosquito
breeding across Delhi.
Key Features:
• It is a people movement as there will be active involvement of people’s representatives, officers
from Government of India, Government of NCT Delhi, all three Delhi Municipal Corporations, New
Delhi Municipal Council, Railways and Cantonment Board and other stakeholders.
84 Paramarsh Scheme
Launch Year: 2019
Aim:
• To improve the global ranking of the Indian higher education institutions.
• The scheme has also proposed to provide financial assistance to the mentoring institutions and
the option of appointing an expert, who can be paid a fellowship amount of Rs. 31,000 per month.
• The scheme will lead to enhancement of the mentee institutions' quality and its profile as a result
of improved quality of research, teaching and learning methodologies.
Eligibility:
• The mentor & mentee can be a government/aided/private/self-financing institution.
• The mentor institution should be NAAC accredited with an A grade having an overall score of 3.26
and above.
• Any such institution recognized under 2 (f) & 12 B of UGC Act 1956 will be eligible to receive grants
for the purpose from UGC.
• Since these grants will be utilized for mentoring the institution and not for creation of any
infrastructure, the private institution can also receive the funding as they do so for student and
teacher centric schemes.
Target: The scheme will target 1000 Higher Education Institutions for mentoring with a specific focus
on quality as enumerated in the UGC “Quality Mandate”.
Duration: Duration of the project under Paramarsh scheme shall be of one year which can be
extended upto two years.
Key Features:
• Paramarsh scheme has been launched for Mentoring National Accreditation and Assessment
Council (NAAC) Accreditation Aspirant Institutions to promote Quality Assurance in Higher
Education.
• Under the scheme, it is expected that all Higher Education Institutions shall get National
Accreditation and Assessment Council (NAAC) accreditation with a minimum score of 2.5 by
2022.
• The Scheme will be operationalized through a “Hub & Spoke” model wherein the Mentor
Institution, called the “Hub” is centralized and will have the responsibility of guiding the Mentee
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institution through the secondary branches the “Spoke” through the services provided to the
mentee for self-improvement.
• The scheme will lead to enhancement of overall quality of the Mentee Institutions and enhance
its profile as a result of improved quality of research, teaching and learning methodologies.
• The scheme will also facilitate sharing of knowledge, information and opportunities for research
collaboration and faculty development in Mentee Institutions.
85 SUPRA Scheme
• The Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) has proposed a new scheme called Scientific
and Useful Profound Research Advancement (SUPRA) in August 2019.
Objective: To provide funding for exploration of new scientific and engineering breakthroughs with
global impact.
Funding:
• Funding will be provided normally for a period of three years, which could be extended to 2 years
(5 years total) as assessed by an expert committee.
• The research grant will encompass normal budget heads, apart from an overhead grant.
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 not on incremental or short-term advances in understanding, but 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.
86 Education Quality Upgradation and Inclusion Programme (EQUIP)

Launch Year: 2019
Vision: It is an ambitious five-year vision plan to transform the higher education sector in the country.
Experts Group:
• The 10 Experts Groups were constituted by MHRD.
• The members of the groups were drawn from senior academicians, administrators and
industrialists.
• Expert Groups have identified 10 thrust areas while preparing the detailed plan. These are:
1. Strategies for expanding access
2. Towards global best teaching/learning process
3. Promoting excellence
4. Governance reforms
5. Assessment, Accreditation & Ranking systems
6. Promotion of research and innovation
7. Employability and entrepreneurship
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8. Using technology for better reach
9. Internationalization
10. Financing higher education
Goals: The Expert Groups have set the following goals for higher education sector –
1. Double the Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in higher education and resolve the geographically
and socially skewed access to higher education institutions in India.
2. Upgrade the quality of education to global standards.
3. Position at least 50 Indian institutions among the top-1000 global universities.
4. Introduce governance reforms in higher education for well-administered campuses.
5. Accreditation of all institutions as an assurance of quality
6. Promote Research & Innovation ecosystems for positioning India in the Top-3 countries in the
world in matters of knowledge creation.
7. Double the employability of the students passing out of higher education.
8. Harness education technology for expanding the reach and improving pedagogy.
9. Promote India as a global study destination.
10. Achieve a quantum increase in investment in higher education.
87 Swachh – Nirmal Tat Abhiyaan

Launch Year: 2019
Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC)
Implementation: Environment Education Division and Society of Integrated Coastal Management
(SICOM) under the Environment Ministry will be responsible for its implementation.
Aim: To make beaches clean and create awareness amongst citizens about the importance of coastal
ecosystems – in Beaches across 10 states / UTs.
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 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.
88 Sameer App
Launch Year: 2019
Developed By: Central Pollution Control Bureau (CPCB)
Key Features:
• 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.
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• 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.
89 NISHTHA Scheme
Launch Year: 2019
Nodal Ministry: Ministry of HRD
Aim: To train over 42 lakh teachers across the country
Objective: To motivate and equip teachers to encourage and foster critical thinking in students
What is it?
• World's largest teacher training programme- NISHTHA (National Initiative on School Teachers
Head Holistic Advancement).
Organizer
• Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of HRD launched NISHTHA under the
Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Samagra Shiksha during 2019-20.
Scope of Coverage
• It aims to build the capacities of participants covering all teachers and Heads of Schools at the
elementary level in- all Government schools, faculty members of State Councils of Educational
Research and Training (SCERTs), District Institutes of Education and Training (DIETs), Block
Resource Coordinators and Cluster Resource Coordinators in all States and UT.
Implementation
• The training will be conducted directly by 33120 Key Resource Persons (KRPs) and State
Resource Persons (SRP) identified by the State and UTs, who will in turn be trained by 120
National Resource Persons.
• A Mobile App and Learning Management System (LMS) developed by NCERT will be used for
registration of Resource Persons and Teachers, dissemination of resources, training gap and
impact analysis, monitoring, mentoring and measuring the progress online.
90 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:
• The CLSS Awas Portal also 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.
• Under CLSS, the 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.
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91 National Mission on Transformative Mobility and Battery Storage
Launch Year: 2019
Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises
Aim: It aims to promote clean, connected, shared, sustainable and holistic mobility initiatives; Phased
Manufacturing Programme (PMP) valid for 5 years until 2024.
Composition:
• The multi-disciplinary “National Mission on Transformative Mobility and Battery Storage” with an
Inter-Ministerial Steering Committee will be chaired by CEO NITI Aayog.
• The Steering Committee will be comprised of Secretaries from Ministry of Road Transport and
Highways, Ministry of Power, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Department of Science and
Technology, Department of Heavy Industry, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal
Trade, and Director General, Bureau of Industrial Standards.
Implementation/Roadmaps:
• 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.
• Details of the PMP for Batteries shall be formulated by the Mission. The Mission will ensure
holistic and comprehensive growth of the battery manufacturing industry in India.
• 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.
• 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.
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 Phased Manufacturing Program (PMP) will be launched to localize production across the entire
EV value chain.
• The mission will determine the 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.
92 Karo Sambhav
Launch Year: 2019
Launched By: 32 FMCG (Fast Moving Consumer Goods) companies has jointly launch first-of-its-kind
packaging waste management venture
Aim: It aims 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 setup of this venture will be led by Pranshu Singhal, who will be responsible in creating
partnership with stakeholders and others for developing India-wide ecosystem for plastics waste
management.
• All 32 FMCG companies have decided to set up collection systems with 125 material recovery
systems that would create 2500 aggregators for the next 3 years.
93 Massive Shramdan
Launch Year: 2019
Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Railways
Aim:
• It aims to create awareness for a greater impact against single-use plastic.
• It also aims at enhancing cleanliness, through the collection of plastic waste from all railway
premises.
94 Samudrayaan Project
Launch Year: 2019
Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Earth Sciences
• National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT), Chennai will launch ‘Samudrayaan’ project by
2021-22.
Aim: For deep ocean mining for rare minerals
Key Features:
• ‘Samudrayaan’ project proposes to send men into the deep sea in a submersible vehicle for ocean
studies.
• 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.
95 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.
96 Angikaar Campaign
Launch Year: 2019
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Aim: It aimed at bringing beneficiaries of PMAY (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.
97 Saksham (Sanrakshan Kshamta Mahotsav) Campaign

Launch Year: 2019
Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
Launched By: Petroleum Conservation Research Association (PCRA)
Aim: It aimed at creating awareness about the importance of conserving petroleum products and
using them judiciously.
Objectives:
• To create focused attention on fuel conservation through people centric activities and
• To sensitize the masses about the conservation and efficient use of petroleum products leading
to better health and environment.
Key Features:
• A month-long awareness programme started at Tummalapalli Kalakshetram, Andhra Pradesh in
January 2019.
• Saksham actively involves the Oil & Gas PSUs along with other stakeholders like State
Governments.
98 Gram Samridhi Yojana

Launch Year: 2019
Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Food Processing Industries
Aim: It aimed at benefiting unorganized food processing sector focused in rural areas.
Objectives: The primary objectives is 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.
Eligibility: Food processing units and rural area food processing unit are eligible under this scheme
Subsidy:
• A maximum subsidy of Rs. 10 Lakhs is given by the government for each food processing unit. This
subsidy provides infrastructure facilities and services to improve the growth of new food
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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%.
Key Features:
• This scheme 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,
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.
99 Bharatiya Poshan Krishi Kosh

Launch Year: 2019
• Ministry of Women and Child Development has collaborated with Bill and Melinda Gates
Foundation for this project.
Aim:
• It aims to reduce malnutrition among women and children across the country, through a multi-
sectoral results-based framework, including agriculture.
• It also aims to promote and reinforce healthy dietary practices both at the individual and
community level and tackle malnutrition in a sustainable manner.
Key Features:
• The BPKK will be a repository of diverse crops across 128 agro-climatic zones in India for better
nutritional outcomes.
• On this occasion, the father of Indian Green Revolution Dr. M. S. Swaminathan has suggested a
five-point action programme to make India nutrition secure.
The five-point Action Agenda

1. Ensure calorie rich diet for women, expectant mothers and children.
2. Ensure intake of proteins in the form of pulses to eradicate protein hunger in women and
children.
3. Eradicate hidden hunger due to deficiency of micronutrients like vitamin A, vitamin B, Iron and
Zinc.
4. Ensure clean drinking water supply.
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5. Spreading nutrition literacy in every village particularly in mothers with children less than 100
days’ old.
100 Ganga Aamantran Abhiyan
Launch Year: 2019
• 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.
Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Jal Shakti
Aim: It aims to connect various Ganga’s stakeholders in order to improve its water quality.
Key Features:
• 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 encompass the five Ganga basin states that includes, Uttarakhand, Uttar
Pradesh, Jharkhand, Bihar, and West Bengal.
101 Atal Jai Anusandhan Biotech Mission – Undertaking Nationally Relevant Technology
Innovation (UNATI)
Launch Year: 2019
• Department of Biotechnology has launched the programme, which is expected to transform
Health, Agriculture and Energy sectors during the next 5 years.
Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Science & Technology
Component:
• GARBH-ini - A Mission to promote Maternal and Child Health and develop prediction tools for pre-
term berth.
• 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.
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102 TRIFOOD
Launch Year: 2019
Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Tribal Affairs
• 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).
Key Features:
• 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.
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103 Fit India Movement

Launch Year: 2019
Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
Aim: It aimed at encouraging people to include physical activity and sports in their everyday lives.
Implementing Committee:
• 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.
Key Features
• The Movement is a “multi-ministry effort”, including the sports, HRD ministry, panchayati raj
etc.
• 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.
Fit India School Rating System
• 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.
• 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).
• 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.
104 Ayushman Bharat (Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana)

Launch Year: 2018
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Aim: To fulfil the vision of Health for All and Universal Health Coverage, enshrined in the National
Health Policy 2017.
Components of Ayushman Bharat

1. Health and Wellness Centres (HWCs)
2. Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY), earlier known as the National Health Protection
Scheme (NHPS)
1) Health and Wellness Centres (HWCs)
Aim: Deliver Comprehensive Primary Health Care (CPHC) near Home.
Primary Health Care Service Includes:
• Pregnancy and maternal health services, Neonatal and infant health services, Chronic
communicable diseases, Non-communicable diseases, Management of mental illness, Dental
care, Eye care, Geriatric care Emergency medicine
Key Features:
• Govt. announced the creation of 1,50,000 Health and Wellness Centres (HWCs) by
transforming the existing Sub Centres and Primary Health Centres.
2) Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY)
Aim: Provide a health cover of Rs. 5 lakhs per family per year for secondary and tertiary care
hospitalization to over 10.74 crores poor and vulnerable families (approximately 50 crore
beneficiaries) that form the bottom 40% of the Indian population.
Background
• PM-JAY It subsumed the then existing Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY) which had been
launched in 2008.
Funding
• Sharing pattern is in the ratio of 60:40 between Centre and States/Union Territories with
legislature.
• For North-Eastern States and three Himalayan States (viz. Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal
Pradesh and Uttarakhand), the ratio is 90:10.
• For Union Territories without legislatures, the Central Government may provide up to 100%
on a case-to-case basis.
Eligibility Criteria under PMJAY
• AB-PMJAY is an entitlement based scheme with entitlement decided on the basis of the latest
Socio-Economic Caste Census (SECC) data covering both rural and urban.
• The different categories in rural and urban areas include
o Families having only one room with kucha walls and kucha roof;
o Families having no adult member between age 16 to 59 or female headed household.
o Disabled member and no able bodied adult member in the family;
o SC/ST households, landless labour, destitute, living on alms, manual scavenger families,
primitive tribal groups, legally released bonded labour.
o For urban areas, 11 defined occupational categories are entitled under the scheme -
Occupational Categories of Workers, Rag picker, Beggar, Domestic worker, Street
vendor etc
Exclusion Criteria under PMJAY
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• As per the SECC 2011, the following beneficiaries are automatically excluded:
o Households having motorized 2/3/4 wheeler/fishing boat/agriculture equipment
o Households having Kisan Credit Card with credit limit above Rs. 50,000/ -
o Household member is a government employee/ member earning > Rs 10,000/ Income
tax payee.
o House with three or more rooms with pucca walls and roof, refrigerator, landline phone
o Owns more than 2.5 acres of irrigated land
Implementation Strategy:
• At the national level to manage, a National Health Agency has been set up.
• States/ UTs are advised to implement the scheme by a dedicated entity called State Health Agency
(SHA).
Key Features
• Provide a health cover of Rs. 5 lakhs per family per year irrespective of number of family
members.
• It covers up to 3 days of pre-hospitalization and 15 days post-hospitalization expenses such
as diagnostics and medicines.
• Benefits of the scheme are portable across the country.
• The beneficiaries can avail benefits in both public and empanelled private facilities.
• Services include approximately 1,393 procedures covering all the costs related to treatment.
Pradhan Mantri Arogya Mitra (PMAM)
Launch Year: 2018
Key Features:
• Arogya Mitras are cadre of certified frontline health service professionals being created under
Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY).
• They will be the primary point of facilitation for beneficiaries to avail treatment at the hospital
and thus, act as a support system to streamline health service delivery.
• Arogya Mitras training is being conducted in collaboration with National Skill Development
Corporation (NSDC) and Ministry of Skill Development to strengthen implementation and
operational preparedness.
National Health Authority (NHA)

What is it?
• National Health Agency is an autonomous entity established as a Society on 11th May 2018
under the Society Registration Act, 1860.
• The status of NHA was upgraded to National Health Authority in Jan 2019 as an attached office
of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare with full functional autonomy.
Functions:
• Provide overall vision and stewardship for design, roll-out, implementation and management
of PM-JAY in alliance with state governments.
• Foster linkages as well as convergence of PM-JAY with health and related programs of the
Central and State Governments.
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• Develop strategic partnerships and collaborations with Central and State Governments, civil
society, financial and insurance agencies, academia, think tanks, national and international
organizations and other stakeholders.
• Provide technical advice and operational inputs, as relevant, to states, districts and sub-
districts for PM-JAY.
105 National Viral Hepatitis Control Programme (NVHCP)

Launch: On the occasion of the World Hepatitis Day, 28th July 2018
Aims:
• Combat hepatitis and achieve country wide elimination of Hepatitis C by 2030.
• Achieve significant reduction in the infected population, morbidity and mortality associated
with Hepatitis B and C viz. Cirrhosis and Hepato-cellular carcinoma (liver cancer).
• Reduce the risk, morbidity and mortality due to Hepatitis A and E.
Objectives:
• Enhance community awareness on hepatitis and lay stress on preventive measures among
general population especially high-risk groups and in hotspots.
• Provide early diagnosis and management of viral hepatitis at all levels of healthcare.
• Develop standard diagnostic and treatment protocols for management of viral hepatitis and its
complications.
• Strengthen the existing infrastructure facilities, build capacities of existing human resources and
raise additional human resources, where required, for providing comprehensive services for
management of viral hepatitis and its complications in all districts of the country.
• Develop linkages with the existing National programs towards awareness, prevention, diagnosis
and treatment for viral hepatitis.
• Develop a web-based “Viral Hepatitis Information and Management System” to maintain a
registry of persons affected with viral hepatitis.
Components:
1. Preventive component: This remains the cornerstone of the NVHCP. It will include
✓ Awareness generation
✓ Immunization of Hepatitis B (birth dose, high risk groups, health care workers)
✓ Safety of blood and blood products
✓ Injection safety, safe socio-cultural practices
✓ Safe drinking water, hygiene and sanitary toilets
2. Diagnosis and Treatment:
✓ Screening of pregnant women for HbsAg to be done in areas where institutional deliveries
are < 80% to ensure their referral for institutional delivery for birth dose Hepatitis B
vaccination.
✓ Free screening, diagnosis and treatment for both hepatitis B and C would be made available
at all levels of health care in a phased manner.
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✓ Provision of linkages, including with private sector and not for profit institutions,for
diagnosis and treatment.
✓ Engagement with community/peer support to enhance and ensure adherence to
treatment and demand generation.
3. Monitoring and Evaluation, Surveillance and Research Effective linkages to the surveillance
system would be established and operational research would be undertaken through
Department of Health Research (DHR). Standardised M&E framework would be developed and
an online web-based system established.
4. Training and capacity Building: This would be a continuous process and will be supported by
NCDC, ILBS and state tertiary care institutes and coordinated by NVHCP. The hepatitis
induction and update programs for all level of health care workers would be made available
using both, the traditional cascade model of training through master trainers and various
platforms available for enabling electronic, e-learning and e-courses.
Key Features:
• It is an integrated initiative for the prevention and control of viral hepatitis in India to achieve
Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 3.3 which aims at ending viral hepatitis by 2030.
• This is a comprehensive plan covering the entire gamut from Hepatitis A, B, C, D & E, and the
whole range from prevention, detection and treatment to mapping treatment outcomes.
106 LaQshya Programme

Launch Year: 2018
Aim: Reduce preventable maternal and newborn mortality, morbidity and stillbirths associated with
the care around delivery in Labour room and Maternity OT and ensure respectful maternity care.
Objectives:
• To reduce maternal and newborn mortality & morbidity.
• To improve quality of care during the delivery and immediate post-partum care, stabilization of
complications and ensure timely referrals, and enable an effective two-way follow-up system.
• To enhance satisfaction of beneficiaries visiting the health facilities and provide Respectful
Maternity Care (RMC) to all pregnant women attending the public health facility.
Process and Mechanism:

• Reorganizing/aligning Labour room & Maternity Operation Theatre layout and workflow as per
‘Labour Room Standardization Guidelines’ and ‘Maternal & Newborn Health Toolkit’ issued by
the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India.
• Ensuring that at least all government medical college hospitals and high caseload district
hospitals have dedicated obstetric units for managing complicated pregnancies that require life-
saving critical care.
• Ensuring strict adherence to clinical protocols for management and stabilization of the
complications before referral to higher centres
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Launch Year: 2018
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Aim: To provide a financial incentive of Rs.500/- per month for each notified TB patient for duration
for which the patient is on anti-TB treatment.
Target Beneficiary:
• All notified TB patients
Eligibility:
• All TB patients notified on or after 1st April 2018 including all existing TB patients under
treatment are eligible to receive incentives.
• The patient must be registered\notified on the NIKSHAY portal.
Funding: The scheme is a centrally sponsored scheme under National Health Mission (NHM). Financial
norms of NHM in terms of cost sharing, are applicable to the scheme.
108 National Deworming Initiative

Launch Year: 2018
Aim: To deworm all preschool and school-age children (enrolled and non-enrolled) between the ages
of 1-19 years through the platform of schools and Anganwadi Centers in order to improve their overall
health, nutritional status, access to education and quality of life.
• The programme is being implemented through the combined efforts of Department of School
Education and Literacy under Ministry of Human Resource and Development, Ministry of
Women and Child Development and Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation.
109 Scheme for Promotion of Academic and Research Collaboration (SPARC)

Launch Year: 2018
Implementing Agency: IIT Kharagpur
Aim: It aims at improving the research ecosystem of India’s higher educational institutions
Timeline and Funding: The Government in August 2018 had sanctioned the scheme at a total cost of
Rs.418 Cr for implementation up to 31.3.2020.
Objectives:
• Facilitate academic and research collaborations between Indian Institutions and the best
institutions in the world.
Process and Mechanism
• Indian institutions will be selected from overall top-100 or category-wise top-100 in NIRF
including such Private Institutions which are recognized under 12(B) of UGC Act).
• Foreign institutions will be selected from top-500 overall and top-200 subject-wise institutions
listed in QS World University Ranking from 28 selected nations.
• 600 joint research proposals will be awarded for 2 years to facilitate strong research
collaboration
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110 IMPRESS (Impactful Policy Research in Social Science)
Launch Year: 2018
Implementing Agency: Indian Council of Social Science and Research (ICSSR)
Aims
• To encourage social science research in policy relevant areas.
• To provide vital inputs in policy-formulation, implementation and evaluation.
• To understand and solve problems facing the society.
• To achieve this objective 1500 research projects will be awarded for 2 years.
Eligibility Criteria
• All government funded institutions including universities (central and state), private institutions
with UGC 12(b) status and Indian Council of Social Science and Research (ICSSR) Research
Institutes are eligible to apply.
• The Project Director should be a regular employee, possessing Ph.D. degree and have an interest
in high quality research which may be evidenced by past studies, publications and academic
background.
• Retired faculties with proven research interests can also apply under the scheme but they would
be required to get themselves affiliated to any of the research institutions mentioned above.
• Individual scholars can apply for maximum two projects at a time.
111 Prime Minister’s Research Fellowship

Launch Year: 2018
Aim: It is aimed at attracting the talent pool of the country to doctoral (Ph.D.) programmes of Indian
Institute of Science (IISc), Indian Institutes of Science Education & Research (IISERs) and Indian
Institutes of Technology (IITs) for carrying out research in cutting edge Science and Technology
domains, with focus on national priorities.
Duration: It will be implemented for 7 years beginning from 2018.
Eligibility: The applicants for the PMRF should:

• Have completed or be pursuing the final year of four (or five) year undergraduate or five year
integrated M.Tech or five year integrated M.Sc. or five year undergraduate-postgraduate dual
degree programs in Science and Technology streams from IIEST/IISc/IITs/NITs/IISERs and
centrally funded IIITs.
• Have secured at least CGPA/CPI of 8.0 (in scale of 10.0). For applicants in five year integrated or
dual degree programs if separate CGPAs/CPIs are awarded for UG and PG parts of the program
then the CGPA/CPI of UG part (first four year) will be considered.
• Have completed the required academic qualification in the last 5 years.
Key Features
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• Selected candidates would be offered a fellowship of Rs.70,000/- per month for the first two
years, Rs.75,000/- per month for the 3rd year, and Rs.80,000/- per month in the 4th and 5th
year.
• A research grant of Rs.2.00 lakh per year will be provided to each of the Fellows for a period of
5 years to cover their academic contingency expenses and for foreign/national travel expenses.
• A maximum of 3000 Fellows would be selected in a three-year period.
112 RISE (Revitalising Infrastructure and Education Systems in Education)

Launch Year: 2018
Aim: Lend low-cost funds to government higher educational institutions to expand and build new
infrastructure.
Target: All infrastructure and research projects sanctioned by HEFA are to be completed by December
2022.
Key Features:
• All centrally-funded institutes (CFIs), including central universities, IITs, IIMs, NITs and IISERs can
borrow from a Rs. 1,00,000 crore corpus in the upcoming 4 years.
• RISE will be financed via the Higher Education Financing Agency (HEFA), a non-banking financial
company.
• IITs will get the largest part of loans on offer under the scheme.
Higher Education Financing Agency (HEFA)

• It is a joint venture of Union Ministry of Education and Canara Bank with an agreed equity
participation in the ratio of 91% and 9% respectively.
• It was set up by as a Section 8 company under the Companies Act, 2013 in 2017.
• It was set up to finance creation of capital assets in premier government educational institutions
in India.
• Aim is to mobilize Rs. 1 lakh crore to fund research and academic infrastructure in higher
educational institutions by 2022.
Key Features:
• All centrally run educational institutions referred by concerned ministries would be eligible for
financing their capital expenditure from HEFA.
• HEFA will raise funds from the market and mobilize CSR funds from PSUs/Corporates.
• The funding will also be available to government-run schools Kendriya Vidyalayas and Jawahar
Navodaya Vidyalayas.
• Funding: HEFA will directly release the sanctioned amount to vendors or contractors only after
the certification of executing agency and educational institutions.
• All the Centrally Funded Institutions will have to repay the borrowed amount (loans) in a time
frame of over 10 years.
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113 ARPIT (Annual Refresher Programme in Teaching)
Launch Year: 2018
Components:
• The course is a 40-hour module with 20 hours of video content and 20 hours of non-video
content.
• They are offered in a highly flexible format and can be done at one’s own pace and time.
• There are built-in assessment exercises and activities as part of the academic progression in the
course.
• At the end of the course, there will be a terminal assessment which can be either online or a
written examination.
Other Features
• It is a unique initiative of online professional development of 15 lakh higher education faculty
using the SWAYAM platform.
• 75 discipline-specific institutions have been identified and notified as National Resource Centres
(NRCs) in the first phase, which are tasked to prepare online training material.
• The focus will be on latest developments in the discipline, new & emerging trends, pedagogical
improvements and methodologies for transacting revised curriculum.
• All faculties who will successfully complete the online refresher course will be certified.
• NRCs are located in a mixed range of institutions such as, Central Universities, IISc., IUCAA (Inter-
University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics), IITs, IISERs, NITs, State Universities under the
Ministry’s Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching
(PMMMNMTT).
• ARPIT will be an ongoing exercise so that every year NRCs will continuously develop new refresher
module in their earmarked discipline each year.
114 Leadership for Academicians Programme

Launch Year: 2019
Objective: To prepare second tier academic heads who are potentially likely to assume leadership
roles in the future.
Its Features
• LEAP scheme is launched under Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya National Mission on Teachers and
Teaching (PMMMNMTT).
• LEAP is a three weeks flagship leadership development training programme for second level
academic functionaries in public funded higher education institutions.
• It would include both domestic and foreign training in managerial skills such as problem-solving,
handling stress, team building work, conflict management, developing communication skills etc.
• The implementation of LEAP Programme will be through 15 NIRF top ranked Indian institutions.
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• The foreign universities identified for the training are also within the top 100 in the world global
rankings.
115 National Health Resource Repository (NHRR)

Launch Year: 2018
Aim: To strengthen evidence-based decision making and develop platform for citizen and provider-
centric services by creating robust, standardized and secured IT-enabled repository of India’s
healthcare resources.
Vision: To develop robust, standardized and secured IT-enabled repository of India’s healthcare
resources.
Key Features:
• NHRR is the first ever healthcare establishment census (registry) in the country to collect data of
all public and private healthcare.
• It is conceptualized by the Central Bureau of Health Intelligence (CBHI).
• The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is the project technology partner for providing data
security.
• For this census, Central Bureau of Health Intelligence (CBHI) has been actively engaging with key
stakeholders including leading associations, allied ministries and several private healthcare service
providers.
• It provides comprehensive information of both, Private and Public healthcare
establishments including Railways, ESIC, Defence and Petroleum healthcare establishments.
116 TARE (Teacher Associates for Research Excellence) Scheme

Launch Year: 2018
Aim:
• It aims 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 including lack of facilities, funding and guidance.
• It also aims 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.
Nature of Support:
• Not exceeding three 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.
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Eligibility:
• Candidate must be an Indian citizen residing in India.
• Candidate must hold 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.
• The age of the 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.
117 Study in India Programme

Launch Year: 2018
Implementing agency: Educational Consultants of India (EdCIL)
Aim: It is aimed at facilitating internationalization of higher education in India.
Target: The programme focuses on international students from select 30 countries across South-East
Asia, Middle East and Africa for a period of two years i.e. for the academic years 2018-19 and 2019-
20.
Objectives:
• To improve the soft power of India with focus on the neighbouring countries and use it as a tool
in diplomacy.
• To boost the number of inbound international students in India.
• To double India’s market share of global education exports from less than 1 percent to 2 percent.
• Improve overall quality of higher education and global ranking of India as educational destination.
Features of SIP
• This programme does not offer any Scholarships, however, fee waivers to meritorious foreign
students ranging from 100% to 25% are offered. Criteria for fee waiver:
o 100% waiver of tuition fees only for the top 25% students.
o 50% waiver of tuition fees only for the next 25% students.
o 25% waiver of tuition fees only for the next 25% students.
o No waiver of tuition fee for remaining 25% of students.
• About 150 select educational institutes from public, private and deemed universities are offering
an array of options including courses ranging from engineering, management, commerce,
photonics to yoga, Ayurveda, athletics and languages.
• Top ranked institutions as per National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) and
National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) have been selected.
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118 Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan
Launch Year: Government has launched an Integrated Scheme for School Education – Samagra
Shiksha from 2018.
It subsumes the three erstwhile centrally sponsored schemes:
• Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA)
• Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA)
• Teacher Education (TE)
Nodal ministry: Ministry of Education

Aim: It is aimed at ensuring the following across all levels of school education:
• Universal access and retention.
• Bridging of gender and social category gaps.
• Enhancing the learning levels of children.
Objectives: The major objectives of the Scheme are:

• Provision of quality education and enhancing learning outcomes of students
• Bridging Social and Gender Gaps in School Education
• Ensuring equity and inclusion at all levels of school education
• Ensuring minimum standards in schooling provisions
• Promoting Vocationalisation of education
• Support States in implementation of Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE)
Act, 2009
• Strengthening and up-gradation of SCERTs/State Institutes of Education and DIET as a nodal
agency for teacher training
• The scheme reaches out to all school children with special focus on girls and children belonging
to Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST), minority communities and transgender.
• The scheme also gives attention to urban deprived children, children affected by periodic
migration and children living in remote and scattered habitations.
• Preference will be given to: Educationally Backward Blocks (EBBs), Special Focus Districts (SFDs),
Border areas, LWE affected districts.
• Aspirational Districts identified by NITI Aayog.
• Special Focus Districts: The districts with high concentration of population of SCs, STs and
Muslims have been identified as Special Focus Districts (SFDs) for ensuring equity and inclusion
at all levels of school education.
119 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.
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Eligibility:
• The Charitable religious institutions which have been in existence for at least 5 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 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.
Key Feature:
• The scheme envisages to reimburse 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.
120 Van Dhan Yojana

Launch Year: 2018
Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Tribal Affairs
Launched By: Ministry of Tribal Affairs and TRIFED
Aim: It seeks to improve tribal incomes through value addition of tribal products.
Process/Implementation:
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Composition: As per the plan, TRIFED will facilitate establishment of MFP-led multi-purpose Van
Dhan Vikas Kendras, a cluster of 10 SHGs comprising of 30 tribal MFP gatherers each, in the tribal
areas.
121 e-Samvaad Portal

Launch Year: 2018
Aim: To provide a platform for NGOs and civil society to interact with the Ministry on relevant subjects
Key Features:
• Through e-Samvad portal, NGOs and civil society can provide their feedback, suggestions, put up
grievances, share best practices etc.
• Empowerment and welfare of women and children is top priority of the government, e-Samvad
portal is an initiative in this direction.
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122 NARI Portal
Launch Year: 2018
Key Features:
• The portal will provide women citizens with easy access to information on government schemes
and initiatives for women.
• The portal contains information about schemes being run by both Central as well as the States
Governments.
123 National Action Plan for Drug Demand Reduction (2018-23)

Launch Year: 2018
Aim: Reduction of adverse consequences of drug abuse through a multi-pronged strategy involving
education, de-addiction and rehabilitation of affected individuals and their families.
Objectives:
• Create awareness and educate people about the ill-effects of drugs abuse on the individual,
family, workplace and the society at large.
• Develop human resources and build capacity for working towards these objectives
• Facilitate research, training, documentation, innovation and collection of relevant information
• Provide for a whole range of community-based services for the identification, motivation,
counselling, de-addiction of addicts
• Formulate and implement comprehensive guidelines, schemes, and programmes using a
multiagency approach for drug demand reduction
• Alleviate the consequences of drug dependence amongst individuals, family and society at large.
Key Features:
• Focus on preventive education, awareness generation, counselling, treatment and
rehabilitation of drug-dependent people, besides training and capacity-building of service
providers through the collaborative efforts of the Centre, state and NGOs.
• Involvement of stakeholders: Coordination with implementing agencies for controlling the sale
of sedatives, painkillers and muscle relaxant drugs, holding awareness generation programmes
and checking online sale of drugs by stringent monitoring by the cyber cell are proposed under
the Action Plan.
• Awareness generation through social, print, digital and online media, and engagement of
celebrities, besides strengthening the national toll-free helpline for drug prevention. The Action
Plan calls for persuading principals, directors, vice chancellors of educational institutions to ensure
that no drugs are sold within/nearby the campus.
• Increase community participation and public cooperation in the reduction of demand by
involving Panchayati Raj institutions, Urban Local Bodies, Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan and
other local groups like Mahila Mandals, self-help groups etc to tackle the menace of drugs.
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• A steering committee would be constituted under the chairmanship of the secretary, Social
Justice Ministry, and with representatives from several other Ministries to monitor the
implementation of the Action Plan
124 Stree Swabhiman

Launch Year: 2018
Aim:
• It aims 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.
• 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.
125 Gram Swaraj Abhiyan

Launch Year: 2018
• It is a campaign that is being 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".

Objective: 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.
126 Swachhta hi Sewa Campaign 2018

Aim: It aims to generate greater public participation towards Swachhta
Objective: Its objective is 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 2019

• It was launched by PM Modi in Mathura on September 11, 2019. Theme is “Plastic Waste
Awareness and Management”.
• It is a massive nationwide awareness and mobilization campaign on Swachhta.
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• Swachhta hi Seva 2019 campaign launch was jointly organized by Animal Husbandry and
Dairy and Drinking Water and Sanitation department of the central government along with
the state government of Uttar Pradesh.
• The campaign will also involve a nationwide shramdaan for plastic waste collection and
segregation on October 2.
127 Satyagraha Se Swachhagraha Campaign

Launch Year: 2018
Key Features:
• Ministry of Jal Shakti 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 the 10-best performing Swachhagrahis in an award giving
ceremony.
128 Green Good Deeds Initiative

Launch Year: 2018
Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Aim: To protect environment and promote good living in the country, has found acceptance by the
global community.
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 of Environment, Forest & Climate Change 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”.
129 SWAJAL Scheme

Launch Year: 2018
• It has been launched in 115 Aspirational districts of India to provide clean drinking water.
• It will involve outlay of Rs. 700 crores through flexi-funds under existing National Rural Drinking
Water Programme (NRDWP) budget.
Aim: To provide villages with piped water supply powered by solar energy in an integrated manner
to the rural masses.
Funding: 90% of project cost is taken care by the Government and remaining 10% is contributed by
beneficiary community.
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• The operations and management of the project is taken care by the local villagers.
• Under the scheme, hundreds of rural technicians has been trained for operation and maintenance
of Swajal units.
• The state governments in partnership with rural communities; shall plan, design, construct,
operate and maintain the water supply in Swajal units.
130 Sustainable Alternative Towards Affordable Transportation (SATAT) Initative

Launch Year: 2018
Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
Aim: setting up 5,000 CBG plants by 2023-24 with a production target of 15 million tonnes
Objective: 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 it, 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.
131 ECO Niwas Samhita (Energy Conservation Building Code for Residential Buildings)
Launch Year: 2018
• The code was launched 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.
132 Rail MADAD (Mobile Application for Desired Assistance During Travel)
Launch Year: 2018
Key Features:
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• Rail MADAD 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.
• Rail MADAD also displays various helpline numbers (e.g., Security, Child helpline etc) and provides
direct calling facility for immediate assistance in one easy step.
133 Aspirational Districts Programme

Launch Year: 2018
Launched By: NITI Aayog
Aim: It aims to expeditiously improve the socio-economic status of 117 districts from across 28 states.
Core Principles: The three core principles of the programme are:

• Convergence of Central & State Schemes
• Collaboration among citizens and functionaries of Central & State Governments including district
teams
• Competition among districts
Selection of Districts: 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 using a composite index of key data sets that included deprivation enumerated
under the Socio-Economic Caste Census, key health and education sector performance and state of
basic infrastructure.
Institutional Framework:
• 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.
• An Empowered Committee under the Convenorship of the CEO, NITI Aayog will help in the
convergence of various government schemes and streamlining of efforts.
Core Strategy:
• States as main drivers.
• Work on the strength of each district.
• Make development as a mass movement in these districts.
• Identify low hanging fruits and the strength of each district, to act as a catalyst for development.
• Measure progress and rank districts to spur a sense of competition.
• Districts shall aspire to become State’s best to Nation’s best.
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Themes: 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.
5 themes are:
✓ Health and Nutrition – 30%
✓ Education – 30%
✓ Agriculture and Water Resources – 20%
✓ Basic Infrastructure – 10%
✓ Financial Inclusion and Skill Development – 10%
134 NABH (Nextgen Airports for Bharat)

Launch Year: 2018
Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Civil Aviation
Aim: To expand airport capacity more than five times to handle a billion trips a year
Key Aspects: The three key aspects are:

• Fair and equitable land acquisition.
• Long-term master plan for airport and regional development and
• Balanced economics for all stakeholders.
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.
135 Mahatma Gandhi International Sanitation Convention (MGISC) 2018

Launch Year: 2018
Key Features:
• It was organized in New Delhi from September 29 to mark the beginning of the 150th birth
anniversary celebrations of Mahatma Gandhi.
• It will be a 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
participating countries.
• It will culminate on October 2nd, Gandhi Jayanti, which is also celebrated as the Swachh Bharat
Diwas.
• Several mass mobilisation events and campaigns are being planned across the States in the run
up to this Day.
136 Integrated Management of Public Distribution System

Launch Year: 2018
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Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
Objective: The key objectives of the scheme are to integrate PDS system/portals of States/UTs with
Central System/portals, introduction of National Portability, and de-duplication of ration
cards/beneficiary, etc.
Duration of the Scheme: During 2018-19 and 2019-20.
Key Focus areas:

• 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.
• Facilitation of cross-learning and sharing of best practices between States/UTs, etc.
137 Atal Bimit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana

Launch Year: 2018
Implementing Agency: Employee's State Insurance Corporation (ESIC)
Aim: It aims to financially support those who lost their jobs or rendered jobless for whatsoever
reasons due to changing employment pattern.
Target Beneficiary: Its beneficiaries will be insured persons covered under Employees’ State
Insurance Act, 1948 for period of 2 years continuously.
Eligibility Conditions for Insured Persons:
• Employees covered under Section 2(9) of the ESI Act 1948 and unemployed during the period-
the relief is claimed.
• The Insured Person should have been in insurable employment for a minimum period of 2 years.
• The Insured Person should have contributed not less than 78 days during each of the preceding
four contribution periods.
• The contingency of the unemployment should not have been as a result of any punishment for
misconduct or superannuation or voluntary retirement.
Key Features
• The scheme provides relief to the extent of 50% of the average per day earning during the
previous four contribution periods to be paid up to maximum 90 days of unemployment once in
lifetime of the Insured Person.
• The claim for relief under the Atal Beemit Kalyaan Yojana will be payable after the 3 months of
his/her clear unemployment.
• Workers will be able to draw 47% of their total contributions towards ESIC after remaining
unemployed for at least 3 months from date of leaving their previous jobs. They can choose to
receive the cash at one go or in instalments. It will be applicable to all factories and establishments
employing at least 10 workers.
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138 Skill Saathi Scheme
Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
Aim/Purpose:
• Help candidates develop their skills and learning abilities.
• It aims to counsel 1 crore candidates from the age group of 15– 35 years pan India from August
2018.
Objectives:
• Create awareness about the Skill India Mission and inform the youth of India about vocational
education and its opportunities.
• Sensitize prospective candidates about available market opportunities under the Skill India
Mission, including horizontal and vertical pathways.
• Facilitate Psychometric Testing and Face-To-Face Counselling interventions to create an
individual-level impact to guide aspirants to make the right choice of training and subsequent
employment/entrepreneurship.
• Facilitate understanding of the concepts of New India, the prospects of India becoming the Skill
Capital of the World and how the new generation of youth can become drivers of change.
Students/candidates, school & college dropouts, young adults from the community, college students,
polytechnic students, ITI students, diploma students, graduates, post-graduates, NEET category (Not
in Employment education or Training) and the youth of India at large, preferably in the age group of
15 – 35 years.
Key Features
• Facilitate Awareness and Guidance among the Candidates about the available courses as per their
aptitude and Psychometric Test results and availability of skill training prospects.
• Counselling will be conducted on a standardized module/content as defined by NSDC/MSDE.
• Capacity Building of Counsellors to fulfil the objective of the scheme.
• Skills on Wheels – Skills on Wheels will be a part of the Skill Saathi in order to create awareness
about skill development among youth at their doorsteps. Specially branded vehicles shall tour the
villages/towns for propagating the skill India mission and counsel the students.
• The scheme will have outcome based payouts.
• Mind mapping/ Psychometric test/ interest mapping would also be encouraged through
appropriate incentive structure.
139 Aspirational Skilling Abhiyan

Launch Year: 2018
Aim/Purpose: To facilitate strengthening of governance and institutional infrastructure in the
aspirational districts by supporting skilling initiatives.
Objectives:
• Mapping of skill profile of the district.
• Appraisal of district skill ecosystem.
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• Identifying district specific challenges and potential areas of support required in the district.
• Development of District Skill Development Plan through consultation process.
• Implementation support for the work plan to the districts.
Approach and Strategy

• Institutional mechanisms to ensure coordination among Central, State and District Administration
(i) District Skill Committee
(ii) District Skill Development Plan
• Convergence of Initiatives of the Central and State Governments
• Documentation of dissemination of best practices
• Partnering with expert organizations and leveraging their strengths and reach for assisting
districts.
• Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) to provide Technical and Financial
Assistance.
Key Features
• Aspirational Skilling Abhiyan has been conceived to aid and complement the program.
• The campaign shall support the skilling initiatives/component of the aspirational districts by
addressing district level challenges.
• Dedicated team of over 150 officers from MSDE, Directorate General of Training (DGT), National
Skill Development Agency (NSDA), National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) are being
deputed to work with these districts in three phases.
140 Udyam Abhilasha

Launch Year: 2018
Implementing Agency: SIDBI
What is it? A National Level Entrepreneurship Awareness Campaign launched in Aspirational Districts
identified by NITI Aayog in 28 States between 3rd October to 8th October, 2018.
Aim/Objective:
• 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.
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• At least 20 % women to be empowered to start own business/ enterprise.

• SIDBI has partnered with CSC e-Governance Services India Limited, a Special Purpose Vehicle, (CSC
SPV) set up by the Ministry of Electronics & IT, Govt. of India for implementing the campaign
through their CSCs.
• 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.
• 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.
141 Cyber Surakshit Bharat Initiative

Launch Year: 2018
Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
Aim: It aims at strengthening the cybersecurity ecosystem in India, in line with Prime Minister
Narendra Modi’s vision for a ‘Digital India’.
Key Features:
• 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.
142 Ideate for India - Creative Solutions using Technology

Launch Year: 2018
Launched by: National e-Governance Division (NeGD) in collaboration with Intel India, with support
from the Department of School Education and Literacy (DoSE&L)
Aim: The aim of this National Challenge is 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.
• 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.
• 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.
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143 Green Skill Development Programme (GSDP)
Launch Year: 2018
Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change
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:
• 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).
144 Skills Acquisition and Knowledge Awareness for Livelihood Promotion (SANKALP)
Launch Year: 2018
Aim/Purpose:
• It aims to implement the mandate of the National Skill Development Mission.
• It will focus on the overall skilling ecosystem covering both Central (MSDE, NSDA and NSDC) and
State agencies.
Objectives:
• Convergence: Creating convergence among all skill training activities, both State-led and
Government of India funded, at the state level.
• Quality: Improving the quality of skill development programs through building a pool of quality
trainers, developing model curriculum and content, and standardizing assessment and
certification.
• Evaluation System: Establishing a robust monitoring and evaluation system for skill training
programs.
• Inclusiveness & Opportunity: Providing access to skill training opportunities to the disadvantaged
sections. Creating industry-led and demand-driven skill training capacity.
Components of the Scheme

The following would be set up under SANKALP:
• National Skill Certification Body: To put in place a mechanism for independent, standardized and
credible skills assessment.
• National Accreditation board within NSDA: To standardize registration and accreditation criteria
for training providers & training centres for both long term and short-term skill ecosystem.
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• National Skill Research Division within NSDA: To establish an independent think tank in the skills
domain to analyze the labour market trends and inform policy action.
• Development of Labour Market Information System (LMIS)
• Kaushal Mart: To ensure that skilling resources and reference material are readily available to skill
seekers through verified content providers.
• Takshila (National Portal for trainers): Is being developed as National Portal for Trainers and
Assessors, that shall manage the database and life-cycle of trainers and assessors.
• Skills Fund: A Skills Fund has been provisioned under SANKALP with an aim to set up industry lead
and job oriented skill training institutions.
• India International Skill Centers (IISC): IISCs are being set up to train candidates for overseas
placements. India by tapping into its demography can leverage global skill manpower shortage to
its advantage.
Key Features:
• It is an outcome-oriented project being implemented in mission mode with the support of the
World Bank.
• It is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme.
SANKALP will provide market relevant training to 3.5 crore youth.
145 Prime Minister’s Special Scholarship Scheme (PMSSS)

Launch Year: 2019
Implemented By: All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)
Aim: To build the capacities of the youths of J&K and Ladakh by Educating, Enabling and Empowering
them to compete in the normal course.
Features:
The youths of J&K and Ladakh are supported by way of scholarship in two parts
• Academic fee
• Maintenance allowance
Funding
In order to meet expenditure towards hostel accommodation, mess expenses, books & stationery
etc., a fixed amount of Rs.1.00 Lakh is provided to the beneficiary and is paid in instalments @ Rs.
10,000/- per month directly into students account.
146 Pilot scheme on fortification of Rice and its Distribution under PDS
Launch Year: 2019
Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Consumer Affairs
Implemented By: Department of Food & Public Distribution (DoF&PD)
Funding and Tenure: Centrally Sponsored Scheme
Three years beginning 2019-2020 with a total budget outlay of Rs.174.6 Crore.
Objective:
• 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.
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• An important Objective would be 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.
147 National Beekeeping and Honey Mission (NBHM)

Launch Year: 2019
Nodal Agency: National Bee Board under the Department of Agriculture
Objective:
• Promoting holistic growth of beekeeping industry for income & employment generation,
providing livelihood support to farm and non-farm households and to enhance agriculture/
horticulture production;
• Developing additional infrastructural facilities
• To promote, develop and disseminate latest and State of the Art Technologies and skill
development in beekeeping industry for production of honey & other high value beehive
products;
• Empowerment of Women through Beekeeping; and
• To maximise, economic, ecological and social benefits by diversification through beekeeping
by production of higher quantity and good quality honey and other high value beehive
products, viz.; bee wax, bee pollen, propolis, royal jelly, comb honey, bee venom, etc. for
domestic and export market.
Sub-Schemes
(a) Mini Mission-I: Under this Mission, thrust will be given on production & productivity
improvement of various crops through pollination assisted by adoption of scientific
beekeeping
(b) Mini Mission-II: This Mission will concentrate on post harvest management of beekeeping/
beehive products including collection, processing, storage, marketing, value addition, etc. with
a thrust to develop requisite infrastructural facilities for these activities
(c) Mini Mission-III: This Mission will concentrate on Research & Technology generation for
different Regions/ States/ Agro-Climatic and Socio-Economic conditions.
148 Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM)

Launch Year: 2019
Background:
• Government of India has restructured and subsumed the ongoing National Rural Drinking
Water Programme (NRDWP) into Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM).
• 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.
Vision:
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• Jal Jeevan Mission is envisioned to provide safe and adequate drinking water through
individual household tap connections by 2024 to all households in rural India.
Funding Pattern:
• Total estimated cost of JJM is Rs. 3.60 Lakh Crore.
• The fund sharing pattern between Centre and State is 90:10 for Himalayan (Uttarakhand,
Himachal Pradesh) and North-Eastern States, 100:0 for UTs and 50:50 for rest of the States.
Objective:
• 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
• To bring awareness on various aspects and significance of safe drinking water.
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
• Under Jal Jeevan Mission, the 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
Different Agencies under JJM
• 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
• Play a lead role in planning, implementation, management, operation and maintenance of in-
village water supply infrastructure.
• Gram Sabha will decide whether GP or its subcommittee will carry out the responsibilities of
water supply management.
In case of Sub-Committee
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• Headed by Sarpanch/ UpSarpanch / GP member/ traditional village head/ senior village leader
as the Gram Sabha may decide and Panchayat Secretary/ Patwari/ Talati may act as Secretary.
• 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.
149 Sabka Vishwas (Legacy Dispute Resolution) Scheme

Launch Year: 2019
Objective: to free a large segment of the taxpayers from the legacy taxes as possible, the relief given
thereunder is substantial.
Component
• The dispute resolution component is aimed at liquidating the legacy cases of Central Excise and
Service Tax that are subsumed in GST and are pending in litigation at various forums.
• The amnesty component of the Scheme offers an opportunity to the taxpayers to pay the
outstanding tax and be free of any other consequence under the law
Exclusion
• Fourth Schedule to the Central Excise Act, 1944
• Convicted under the Central Excise Act, 1944 or the Finance Act, 1994
• Cases involving erroneous refunds
• Cases pending before the Settlement Commission.
Benefits under the Scheme
• Total waiver of interest, penalty and fine
• Immunity from prosecution
• Cases pending in adjudication or appeal, a relief of 70% from the duty demand if it is ₹ 50 Lakh or
less and 50% if it is more than ₹ 50 Lakh
• The same relief for cases under investigation and audit where the duty involved is quantified on
or before 30th June 2019
• In case of an amount in arrears, the relief offered is 60% of the confirmed duty amount if the same
is ₹ 50 Lakh or less and it is 40% in other cases
• In cases of voluntary disclosure, the declarant will have to pay full amount of disclosed duty.
150 Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maan Dhan Yojana

Launch Year: 2019
Nodal Agency: Ministry of Agriculture & Farmer Welfare
Funding: central sector scheme
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Objective: scheme meant for old age protection and social security of Small and Marginal Farmers
(SMF)
Eligibility
• Only for Small and Marginal Farmers (SMFs)
• Entry age between 18 to 40 years
• Cultivable land up to 2 hectares as per land records of the concerned State/UT
Additional Requirement
• Aadhaar card
• Savings Bank Account / PM- KISAN Account
Farmers who are not eligible for the scheme
• SMFs covered under any other statuary social security schemes such as Pradhan Mantri Shram
Yogi Maan Dhan Yojana (PM-SYM), National Pension Scheme (NPS), Employees’ State Insurance
Corporation scheme, Employees’ Fund Organization Scheme etc.
• Further, the following categories of beneficiaries of higher economic status shall not be eligible
for benefits under the scheme:
o All Institutional Land holders; Former and present holders of constitutional posts like
Ministers, Parliamentarians; All serving or retired officers; Income Tax payee; Professionals like
Doctors, Engineers, Lawyers, Chartered Accountants etc.
Key Features
• A fixed pension of Rs.3, 000/- will be provided to all eligible small and marginal farmers.
• It is a voluntary and contribution based pension scheme
• Farmers will have to contribute an amount between Rs.55 to Rs.200 per month in the Pension
Fund till they reach the retirement date i.e. the age of 60 years.
• The Central Government will also make an equal contribution of the same amount in the pension
fund.
• Spouses of the Small and Marginal farmers are also eligible to join the scheme separately and
they will also get separate pension of Rs.3000/ when they reach the age of 60 years
• If the farmer dies after the retirement date, the spouse will receive 50% of the pension i.e.
Rs.1500 per month as Family Pension.
• The eligible farmers desirous of joining the scheme will visit nearest Common Service Centre (CSC)
along with their Aadhaar number and bank passbook or account details.
• Pension will be paid to the farmers from a Pension Fund managed by the Life Insurance
Corporation of India.
151 National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems (NM-ICPS)

Launch Year: 2018
Implemented by: Department of Science and Technology
Funding and Tenure: It has a total outlay of INR 3,660 crores for a period of five years.
Objective: 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
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• Mission aims at establishment of 15 Technology Innovation Hubs (TIH), six Application
Innovation Hubs (AIH) and four 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, HRD & Skill Development, Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Start-
ups Ecosystem Development, and International Collaborations.
• The first phase of NM-ICPS will be implemented by the Science and Engineering Research Board
(SERB) under DST.
152 Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN)

Launch Year: 2019, Effective from 2018.
Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Agriculture & Farmer’s Welfare
Aim: Scheme aims to benefit 14.5 crore beneficiaries on the basis of the Agriculture Census, 2015-16.
Objective: To provide income support to all eligible land-holding farmers and their families.
Eligibility: all farmer families in the country irrespective of the size of their landholdings.
• Family comprises of husband, wife and minor children who owns cultivable land as per land
records of the concerned State/UT
Exclusion: Institutional landholders, Present or retired officers and employees of state/central
government as well as PSUs and government autonomous bodies, Beneficiaries with higher economic
status are not eligible, Income tax payee, Farmer families holding constitutional posts, Professionals
like doctors, engineers and lawyers, Retired pensioners with a monthly pension of over Rs 10,000
Funding Pattern: 100% funding from Central Government
Key Features
• Benefit under Scheme: an amount of Rs.6000/- per year in three equal installments of Rs 2,000
each every four months is released by the Central Government online directly into the bank
accounts of the eligible farmers
Additional Information
Farmers Corner: On the official website of PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana - pmkisan.gov.in, there's
a section called the 'farmers' corner'. Farmers can register themselves through the Farmers Corner in
the portal.
153 Micro Irrigation Fund

Launch Year: Micro Irrigation Fund with a corpus of Rs.5000 crore has been operationalized in
NABARD from 2019-20.
Nodal Ministry – Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (MoA&FW).
Objective – To facilitate State Governments efforts in mobilizing additional resources for expanding
coverage under micro irrigation and incentivizing its adoption beyond provisions of Pradhan Mantri
Krishi Sinchayee Yojana- Per Drop More Crop.
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154 Vigyan Jyoti Scheme
Launch Year: 2019
Nodal Agency: Department of Science and Technology
Aim: Scheme aims to tap 100 girl students in 550 districts from 2020-2025
Objective: 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
• Scheme is currently implemented by Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV) in 58 districts, with
the participation of about 2900 students.
• Scheme covers girl’s studying in class 9th -12th
• The program provides a scholarship, visit to nearby scientific institutions, science camps,
lecturers from eminent women scientists, and career counseling.
155 Ind-CEPI Mission

Launch Year: 2019
Nodal Agency: Department of Biotechnology
Aim: to strengthen the development of vaccines for the diseases of epidemic potential in India as well
as 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.
156 Kisan Urja Suraksha Evam Utthaan Mahaabhiyan (KUSUM) Scheme

Launch Year: 2019
Nodal Ministry: Ministry of New & Renewable Energy
Aim: The scheme aims to add solar and other renewable capacity of 30.8 gigawatt (GW) by 2022 with
total central financial support of Rs. 34,035 Crore.
Implemented BY: State Nodal Agencies (SNAs) of MNRE will coordinate with States/UTs, Discoms
and farmers for implementation of the scheme.
Component: This scheme has three components –
1) 10,000 MW of Decentralised Ground Mounted Grid Connected Renewable Power Plants
• Under this component, Renewable power plants of capacity 500 KW to 2 MW will be setup by
individual farmers, cooperatives, panchayats or farmer producer organizations (FPO) on their
lands and power will be purchased by the DISCOMs.
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• Besides barren, fallow and agricultural land, solar power plants can also be installed on
pastureland and marshy land of farmers.
• To support small farmers, the solar power projects smaller than 500 kW may be allowed by States
based on techno-commercial feasibility.
• Commissioning of the solar power plant within twelve months
• The DISCOMs will be provided with the Performance Based Incentives of Rs. 0.40 per unit for five
years.
2) Installation of 17.5 lakh standalone Solar Powered Agriculture Pumps
• Under this component, individual farmers will be supported to install standalone solar pumps of
capacity up to 7.5 HP.
• For solar pumps to be set up and used by Water User Associations (WUA)/Farmer Producer
Organisations (FPO)/Primary Agriculture Credit Societies (PACS) or for cluster based irrigation
system, the CFA will be allowed for solar pump capacity of higher than 7.5 HP considering upto 5
HP capacity for each individual in the group.
• Central Financial Assistance of 30% of the benchmark cost or the tender cost, whichever is lower,
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. Bank finance may be made
available for farmer's contribution, so that farmer has to initially pay only 10% of the cost and
remaining up to 30% of the cost as loan.
• In North Eastern States, Sikkim, Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand,
Lakshadweep and A&N Islands, CFA of 50% of the benchmark cost or the tender cost, whichever
is lower, of the stand-alone solar pump will be provided. The State Government will give a subsidy
of 30%; and the remaining 20% will be provided by the farmer. Bank finance may be made
available for farmer's contribution, so that farmer has to initially pay only 10% of the cost and
remaining up to 10% of the cost as loan.
3) Solarization of 10 Lakh Grid-connected Solar Powered Agriculture Pumps
• Under this component, individual farmers will be supported to solarize pumps of capacity up to
7.5 HP.
• Financial Assistance pattern is same as that of component 2.
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.
Update in Budget 2020-21
• The scheme has been expanded:
1. 20 lakh farmers to be provided for setting up stand-alone solar pumps.
2. Another 15 lakh farmers to be helped to solarise their grid-connected pump sets.
3. Scheme to enable farmers to set up solar power generation capacity on their
fallow/barren lands and to sell it to the grid.
157 Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay SanraksHan Abhiyan (PM-AASHA)
Launch Year: 2018
Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
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Objective: aimed towards ensuring remunerative prices to farmers for their produce
Sub-Schemes:
Price Support Scheme (PSS)
• Under the PSS, physical procurement of pulses, oilseeds and copra will be done by Central
Nodal Agencies.
• Besides, NAFED and Food Cooperation of India will also take up procurement of crops under
PSS.
• The expenditure and losses due to procurement will be borne by the Centre
Price Deficiency Payment Scheme (PDPS)
• Under the PDPS, the Centre proposes to cover all oilseeds.
• The difference between the MSP and actual selling/modal price will be directly paid into the
farmer's bank account.
• Farmers who sell their crops in recognized mandis within the notified period can benefit from
it.
• Scheme does not involve any physical procurement of crops
Pilot of Private Procurement & Stockist Scheme (PPPS)
• In the case of oilseeds, States will have the option to roll out PPSSs in select districts.
• Under this, a private player can procure crops at MSP when market prices drop below MSP.
• The private player will then be compensated through a service charge up to a maximum of
15% of the MSP.
Key Features of PM-AASHA
• Only one scheme i.e. PSS or PDPS may be made operational in one State with respect to one
commodity.
• States have the option to roll out PPSS on pilot basis in district/selected APMCs of district
involving the participation of private stockist for oilseeds.
158 Electoral Bond Scheme

Launch year: 2018
Authorized Agency: SBI
Key Features:
• Electoral bonds will allow donors to pay political parties using banks as an intermediary
• The electoral bond, which will be a bearer instrument, will not carry the name of the payee and
can be bought for any value, in multiples of Rs 1,000, Rs 10,000, Rs 1 lakh, Rs 10 lakh or Rs 1 crore.
• Electoral bonds may be purchased by a citizen of India, or entities incorporated or established in
India.
• Only the registered Political Parties which have secured not less than one per cent of the votes
polled in the last Lok Sabha elections or the State Legislative Assembly are eligible to receive the
Electoral Bonds.
159 Dairy Processing and Infrastructure Development Fund

Launch Year: 2017
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• The Government of India had announced creation of Dairy Processing and Infrastructure
Development Fund under NABARD with a total corpus of Rs. 8000 crores over a period of 3 years
(i.e. 2017-18 to 2019-20).
Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Animal Husbandry, Dairy and Fisheries
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: aims to 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.
Funding: It will be in the form of interest-bearing loan, which will flow from National Bank for
Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) to National Dairy Development Board (NDDB)/
National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) and in turn to eligible End Borrowers.
• Government of India will provide Interest subvention upto 2.5% to NABARD from 2019-20 to 2030-
31
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.
160 National Biopharma Mission

Launch Year: 2017
Implemented by: Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC), Department of
Biotechnology (DBT)
Vision: Work towards achieving a target of $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
• Building shared infrastructure for product testing, characterization and manufacturing
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• 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.
Funding: a total cost of Rs 1500 crore and is 50% co-funded by World Bank loan.
161 Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana

Launch Year: 2016
Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Agriculture & Farmer Welfare
Background:
• Scheme replaced the all the earlier insurance schemes viz. Modified National Agricultural
Insurance Scheme (MNAIS), Weather-based Crop Insurance scheme, and the National
Agriculture Insurance Scheme (NAIS).
Aim: to reduce the premium burden on farmers and ensure early settlement of crop assurance claim
for the full insured sum.
Objective
• To provide insurance coverage and financial support to the farmers in the event of failure of
any of the notified crop as a result of natural calamities, pests & diseases.
• To stabilise the income of farmers to ensure their continuance in farming.
• To encourage farmers to adopt innovative and modern agricultural practices.
• To ensure flow of credit to the agriculture sector.
Eligibility: Enrolment under the Scheme has been made voluntary for all farmers
Budget allocation 2020: Rs 15,695 crores
Key Features of Scheme
Risk Covered
• Scheme provides comprehensive insurance coverage against crop loss—> pre-harvest + post-
harvest(Upto 14 days) + in case farmer didn’t sow seed because of contingency( 25% of sum
insured)
• For certain localized problems, Loss / damage resulting from occurrence of identified localized
risks like cloud burst and natural fire
• Add on coverage for crop loss due to attack of wild animals on pilot basis
Premium Burden
• There will be a uniform premium of only 2% for all Kharif crops and 1.5% for all Rabi crops. In
case of annual commercial and horticultural crops, the premium to be paid by farmers will
be only 5%.
• Cap on Centre’s Premium Subsidy:
o For unirrigated areas/crops, the central subsidy to be limited for premium rates up to
30%
o For irrigated area/crops, the central subsidy to be limited for premium rates up to 25%.
e.g. If an insurance company charges 30% premium then Farmers will pay 2% and Centre will
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If a company charges 40% as premium, then also centre will pay only 14% and States will have
to incur the additional burden but the Farmers burden will not increase.
• Central Share in Premium Subsidy to be increased to 90% for North Eastern States from the
existing sharing pattern of 50:50.
• 0.5% of the total premium collected by the insurance companies to be spent on Information,
Communication and Education (ICE) activities.
Flexibility to states:
• States/UTS to be given an option to choose their scale of finance for any district crop
combination.
• States/UTs given option to run the scheme with the selection of additional risk covers.
• Penalty on states:
o If a state delays to release requisite premium subsidy to insurance companies beyond
a set time-limit (March 31 – For Kharif Season; September 30 – For Rabi Season), states
will not be allowed to run the scheme in subsequent seasons.
Use of Technology
• Use of Remote Sensing Technology, Smart phones & Drones for quick estimation of crop losses
to ensure early settlement of claims.
• To conduct Crop Cutting Experiments (CCEs), there will be the adoption of technology
solutions including Smart Sampling Technique (SST).
Unit of Insurance
• The Scheme shall be implemented on an ‘Area Approach basis’ i.e., Defined Areas for each
notified crop for widespread calamities
• The Unit of Insurance can be a Geo-Fenced/Geo-mapped region having homogenous Risk
Profile for the notified crop.
Additional Information
• A separate scheme to be brought out for 151 highly water-stressed districts.
• Districts that will have an area under irrigation for more than 50% will be considered as an
irrigated district.
• Provision of Penalties/ Incentives for States, Insurance Companies (ICs) and Banks i.e.
12% interest rate to be paid by the Insurance Company to farmers for delay in settlement
claims beyond two months of prescribed cut-off date.
• State Govt. have to pay 12% interest rate for delay in release of State share of Subsidy beyond
three months of prescribed cut-off date
162 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.
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• Allocation of ₹6,000 crores for the period of 2016-20
Components:
• Mega Food Parks.
• Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure.
• 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
Key Features:
• 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 SAMPADAY 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.
162.1 Mega Food Parks

Launch Year: 2008
Aim: It aims at providing a mechanism to link agricultural production to the market by bringing
together farmers, processors and retailers
Implemented By: It is implemented by a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) which is a Body Corporate
registered under the Companies Act.
Funding: Central Government provides Grant-In-Aid @50% for general areas and 75% in case of North
Eastern Region and Difficult Areas with Maximum cap of upto Rs. 50 Crore per project.
Components: Supply chain infrastructure including
• Collection centres, Primary processing centres (PPC), Central processing centres (CPC), Cold chain
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.
162.2 Scheme of Cold Chain, Value Addition and Preservation Infrastructure

Launch Year: 2008
Objective: To provide integrated cold chain and preservation infrastructure facilities, without any
break, from the farm gate to the consumer.
Components: Farm Level Infrastructure, Distribution hub, Refrigerated vans / refrigerated trucks etc,
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Pattern of assistance
• 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 etc
• For irradiation facilities- @50% for General Areas and @75% for NES etc
• Maximum of Rs.10 crores per Project
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.
162.3 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.
Components: Fruits & vegetables processing, Milk Processing, Meat/poultry/fish processing, Ready
to Eat / Ready to Cook, Pulses etc
• 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.
Key Features:
State PSUs, etc.
162.4 Scheme for Creation of Infrastructure for Agro-Processing Cluster

Launch Year: 2017
Objective: Development of modern infrastructure to encourage entrepreneurs to set up food
processing units based on cluster approach.
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
• Grants-in-aid @ 35% of eligible project cost in general areas and @50% of eligible project cost
in the North East States and difficult areas subject to a Maximum of Rs. 10.00 crore per project.
• SC or/and ST promoter of Project Execution Agency (PEA) will be treated @par with
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Key Features:
State PSUs, etc.
162.5 Scheme for Creation of Backward and Forward Linkages

Objective: 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.
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.
• 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.
• SC or/and ST promoter of Project Execution Agency (PEA) will be treated @par with
NER/Difficult Areas.
• Project Cost involve Technical civil work and Plant and Machinery.
• Grant will be provided in 3 installments- 25%, 40% and 35%
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.
162.6 Scheme for Food Safety & Quality Assurance Infrastructure

Objective: 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/upgradation of Lab
For Government Agency
• 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.
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• 80% of the monthly emoluments of two technical staff for two years
All other implementing Agency
• 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
• 70% of cost of lab equipment and 33% of technical civil work and furniture and fixtures for difficult
areas.
• SC/ST promoters at par with difficult areas.
Pattern of assistance for HACCP/ ISO Standards/Food Safety/Quality Management Systems
• 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
162.7 Human Resources and Institutions

Objective: 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
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.
• 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.
• 100% if Ministry sponsored
3. Skill Development
• 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.
• Grants-In Aid would be provided to the eligible Institutions upto a maximum of Rs. 5.00 lakh for
development of training module
• Assistance for creation of infrastructure facilities for Skill Training Centers- 50% of cost of plant &
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• Machineries subject to a maximum of Rs. 15 lakh
4. Strengthening of Institutions
a) National Institute of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management (NIFTEM)- District
Sonepat, Haryana
b) 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
162.8 Operation Green

Launch Year: 2018
Background
• Scheme is Sub-Scheme of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana
Objective: 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.
Strategy
Short term Price Stabilisation Measures:
MoFPI will provide 50% of the subsidy on the following two components:
• Transportation of Tomato Onion Potato(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-
platform for demand and supply management of TOP Crops.
Pattern of Assistance
• 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.
163 ASEAN PhD Fellowship Programme

Launch Year: 2018
Key Features:
• 1000 fellowships will be provided exclusively to the ASEAN citizens in IITs.
• It is funded by the Government of India.
• ASEAN countries: Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines,
Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.
Fellowship Detail:
• Stipend per month- INR 31,000/- for the first 2 years, INR 35,000/- for the next three years
• Research grant-Up to INR 170,000/-

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164 Adopt a Heritage: Apni Dharohar, Apni Pehchaan Project
Launch Year: 2017
Implemented by: Ministry of Tourism in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture and the
Archaeological Survey of India.
Objective: To develop tourism amenities at heritage/ natural/ tourist sites spread across India for
making them tourist friendly, in a planned and phased manner.
Key Features
• 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
• 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
165 Khelo India Scheme

Launch Year: 2017
Ministry Involved: Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
Objective: To develop grassroots level talent by providing them with a national level platform.
Scheme Genesis
It has been formed after the merger of
• Rajiv Gandhi Khel Abhiyan (RGKA),
• Urban Sports Infrastructure Scheme (USIS)
• National Sports Talent Search Scheme (NSTSS).
Key Features
• 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. 5.00 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.
• New incentive structure to fund 500 private academies over the next four years starting FY
2020-21.
Components
Following are the 13 Components included in the Khelo India Scheme:
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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
9. Physical Fitness of School-going Children
10. Sports for Women
11. Promotion of Sports among persons with disabilities
12. Sports for Peace and Development
13. Promotion of rural and indigenous/tribal games
166 Honey Mission (NBHM)

Launch Year: 2017
Implemented By: Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC)
Aim: It aims to increase honey production and farmers’ income.
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.
167 National Agriculture Market (eNAM)

Launch Year: 2016
Nodal Agency: Small Farmers’ Agribusiness Consortium (SFAC) with the technology provider- NFCL’s
iKisan division.
Objective: to create a national e-market platform for transparent sale transactions and price
discovery in regulated markets.
Coverage: With the overall success of 585 mandis in Phase 1 and further expanding its wings to
integrate 415 new mandis in Phase 2, the e-NAM platform now has a total number of 1000 mandis
across 18 States & 3 UTs.
Eligibility to join eNAM
• States interested to integrate their mandis with eNAM are required to carry out following
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o Single trading license (Unified) to be valid across the state
o Single point levy of market fee across the state; and
o Provision for e-auction/ e-trading as a mode of price discovery
168 National Hydrology Project

Launch Year: 2016
Nodal Agency: Ministry of Jal Shakti and is supported by the World Bank.
Funding: 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.
Objective: 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.
Project Components
1) 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.
2) 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.
3) 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.
4) 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.
169 One Rank One Pension Scheme

Launch Year: 2015
Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Defence
Objective: the payment of the same pension to military officers for the same rank for the same length
of service, irrespective of the date of retirement.
Key Highlights
• 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
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170 National Supercomputing Mission (NSM)
Launch Year: 2015
Nodal Agency: Department of Science and Technology (DST) and Ministry of Electronics and
Information Technology (MeitY)
Implementing Agency: Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) and Indian Institute
of Science (IISc), Bangalore.
Aim: To establish supercomputer facilities across 70 national research and academic institutions and
connecting them onto a National Knowledge Network (NKN)
Objective:
• 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
Timeline and Funding: The estimated cost is Rs.4500 crore over a period of seven years.
Infrastructure Phases
• 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).
• NSM Phase-III: It is to be initiated in January 2021, will take the computing speed to around
45 Petaflops.
• The three phases will provide access to High-Performance Computing (HPC) Facilities to
around 75 institutions.
Other Key Highlights
• 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.
• The Mission also includes development of highly professional High Performance Computing
(HPC) aware human resource.
• Mission will enable the country with a capacity of solving multi-disciplinary grand challenge
problems.
171 A Scheme for Promotion of Innovation, Rural Industry and Entrepreneurship (ASPIRE)
Launch Year: 2015
Objective: 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 Feature:
• 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
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• Scheme contemplates setting up 80 Livelihood Business Incubators (LBIs) and 20 Technology
Business Incubators (TBIs) in 2019-20 to develop 75,000 skilled entrepreneurs in agro-rural
industry sectors.
• 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.50.00 lakhs, whichever is less to be
provided
• Assistance towards the training cost of incubates
172 Skill India Mission

Launch Year: 2015
Aim: to provide market-relevant skills training to more than 40 crore young people in the country by
the year 2022.
Objective:
• To create opportunities, space and scope for the development of talents of the Indians.
• To develop sectors that have already been put under skill development for the past many
years.
• To identify new sectors that require skill enhancement.
Sub-schemes under Skill India
• National Skill Development Mission (NSDM)
• Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY)
• Indian Skill Development Service
• National Policy for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship 2015
• Skill Loan Scheme
• Pradhan Mantri Yuva Udyamita Vikas Abhiyan (PM-YUVA)
• Apprenticeship Protsahan Yojana
173 Sagarmala
Launch Year: 2015
Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Shipping
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
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Components
• Port Modernization & New Port Development
• 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
• National Sagarmala Apex Committee - policy guidance and Coordination.
• Sagarmala Coordination & Steering Committee- Monitoring, implementation, financing
options.
At State Level
• State Sagarmala Committee: Coordinating and facilitating Sagarmala related projects
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.
• India's 7,500 km long coastline, 14500 km of potentially navigable waterways and strategic
locations will be the key focus.
• As part of Sagarmala Programme, more than 574 projects (Cost: Rs. 6.01 Lacs Cr.) have been
identified for implementation, during 2015-2035
174 Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana

Launch Year: 2015
Objective:
• Achieve convergence of investments in irrigation at the field level
• Enhance cultivable area under assured irrigation (Har Khet ko pani).
• Improve on - farm water use efficiency to reduce wastage and increase availability.
• Enhance the adoption of precision - irrigation and other water saving technologies (More crop
per drop).
• Ensure the integrated development of rainfed areas
• Promotional activities relating to water harvesting, water management and crop alignment
• Explore the feasibility of reusing treated municipal waste water.
Timeline and Funding
• Krishi Sinchayee Yojana with an outlay of Rs.50,000 crores for a period of 5 years (2015-16 to
2019-20)
• Centrally Sponsored Scheme- Centre: States share in 75:25 ratio and in the case of the north-
eastern region and hilly states it will be 90:10.
Component and implementing agency

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• Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme (AIBP) - Implemented by Department of Water
Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation
o The Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme (AIBP) was launched during 1996- 1997
to give loan assistance to the States to help them complete some of the incomplete
major/medium irrigation projects
• PMKSY –Har Khet Ko Pani (HKKP) - Department of Water Resources, River Development &
Ganga Rejuvenation
o Includes Command Area Development and Water Management (CADWM), Surface-
Minor Irrigation (SMI) and Repair, Renovation and Restoration (RRR) of Water Bodies.
• PMKSY-Per Drop More Crop (PDMC) - Implemented by Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers
Welfare.
o Improving the efficiency of water usage by various initiatives like precision water
application devices, construction of micro-irrigation structures to supplement source
creation activities including tube wells and dug wells, etc
• PMKSY- Watershed Development Component (WDC) - Implemented by Department of Land
Resources
o Ridge territory treatment, seepage line treatment, soil and dampness protection, water
reaping and other watershed intercessions.
175 Swadesh Darshan Scheme

Launch year: 2014-15
Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Tourism
Aim: 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.
Funding: Central Government will provide 100% fund.
Key Features:
• 15 thematic circuits have been identified under the Swadesh Darshan for development.
• 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). 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.
176 North Eastern Region Power System Improvement Project (NERPSIP)

Launch Year: 2014

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Implemented By: POWERGRID in association with six beneficiary North Eastern States namely, Assam,
Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, and Tripura.
Objective: To strengthen the Intra-State Transmission & Distribution Infrastructure in the North East
Region.
Commission Target: December 2021
Funding
• 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)
177 Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAANJHI)

Launch Year: 2014
Background
• Scheme called Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana (PMAGY) was launched in March 2010, on
a pilot basis for the integrated development of 1000 villages each with more than 50% scheduled
caste (SC) population.
Aim: To provide rural India with quality access to basic amenities and opportunities.
Eligibility Criteria: Gram Panchayat, which has a population of 3000-5000 in plain areas and 1000-
3000 in hilly, tribal and difficult areas, would be the basic unit for development.
Implementation:
• The scheme is implemented through Members of Parliament (MPs) with District Collector being
the nodal officer.
• The MP would be free to identify a suitable gram panchayat for being developed as Adarsh Gram,
other than his/her own village or that of his/her spouse.
Key Features:
• It is a village development project under which each Member of Parliament will take the
responsibility of developing physical and institutional infrastructure in three villages by 2019and
five such Adarsh Grams (one per year) will be selected and developed by 2024.
o A total of 6,433 Adarsh Grams, of the 2,65,000 gram panchayats, will be created by 2024.
• It envisages integrated development of the selected village across multiple areas such as
agriculture, health, education, sanitation, environment, livelihoods etc.
• Aims at instilling and nurturing values of national pride, patriotism, community spirit, self-
confidence people's participation, dignity of women, etc. in the people.
• The constituency fund, MPLADS would be available to fill critical financial gaps.
• The outcomes include 100% immunization, 100% institutional delivery, reduced infant mortality
rate, maternal mortality rate, reduction in malnutrition among children etc.
178 Kala Sanskriti Vikas Yojana

Launch Year: 2013

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Objective: To promote and disseminate the art & culture of the country by providing financial
support.
Sub Scheme and Key Features
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. 2.0 crores
National Presence International level.
Cultural function & Production Support to NGOs/
Rs. 5.00 Lakh
Grant Trust/Universities etc.
Preservation & Development Preserve the cultural
of Cultural Heritage of The heritage of the Rs. 10.00 lakhs per year for an organization
Himalayas Himalayas.
Preservation & Development To the voluntary
of Buddhist / Tibetan Buddhist/Tibetan Rs. 30.00 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.
The objective is to reinvigorate and revitalizing various institutions, groups, NGOs, etc.
179 National Project on Aquifer Mapping and Management Programme
Launch Year: 2012
Implementing Agency: Central Ground Water Board
Objective: NAQUIM envisages mapping of aquifers (water bearing formations), their characterization
and development of Aquifer Management Plans to facilitate sustainable management of groundwater
resources.
180 National Programme for the Health Care for the Elderly (NPHCE)
Launch Year: 2010
Eligibility: All elderly People (above 60 Years) in the country.
Funding: The Centre will bear 75% of the total budget and the State Government will contribute 25%
of the budget, for activities up to district level.
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Objectives:
• To provide accessible, affordable, and high-quality long-term, comprehensive and dedicated
care services to an Ageing population.
• Creating a new "architecture" for Ageing”, to build a framework to create an enabling
environment for "a Society for all Ages."
• Convergence with National Rural Health Mission, AYUSH and other line departments like
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
Detailed Components
The details of the geriatric setup and activities undertaken so far under the programme at various
health Care levels are as below:
• Geriatric Departments are being developed at 8 identified Regional Geriatric Centres located
in various regions of the country for providing referral treatment, research and manpower
development, training for various levels of health functionaries, developing IEC material,
guidelines, etc.
• Geriatric Unit at 100 District Hospitals: There is provision for establishing 10 bedded geriatric
ward and dedicated OPD services exclusively for geriatric patients.
• Rehabilitation units at CHCs falling under 100 identified districts: There is provision for
dedicated health clinics for the elderly persons twice a week. A rehabilitation unit is being set
up at all the CHCs falling under identified districts.
• Activity at PHCs under 100 identified districts: Weekly geriatric clinics are arranged at the
identified PHCs by a trained Medical Officer.
• Activity at Sub-centre under 100 districts: The ANMs/Male Health Workers posted in sub-
centers will make domiciliary visits to the elderly persons in areas under their jurisdiction.
181 Marketing Promotion and Development Assistance (MPDA) scheme

Launch Year: 2010
Nodal Agency: Khadi and Village Industries Commission
Key feature
• 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%).
182 Workshed Scheme for Khadi Artisans

Launch Year: 2008
Implemented By: KVIC
Objective: the financial assistance for construction of worksheds will be provided to those khadi
artisans who belong to BPL category.

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• The khadi institutions can also 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.
183 Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana

Launch Year: 2008
Background: 'Jan Aushadhi Scheme' was revamped as 'Pradhan Mantri Jan Aushadhi Yojana' (PMJAY)
in 2015.
Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers (Department of Pharmaceuticals)
Implementing agency: Bureau of Pharma PSUs of India
Objective: to make available quality generic medicines at affordable prices to all through Jan Aushadhi
Centres, so as to reduce out of pocket expenses in healthcare.
Key Feature:
• Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Kendras (PMBJK) are set up across the country
• The Bureau of Pharma PSUs of India (BPPI) under the Department of Pharmaceuticals is involved
in coordinating, procuring, supplying and marketing generic medicines through PMBJK.
• The procured generic medicines are sold at 50% to 90% lesser prices as compared to the market
prices of branded medicines.
• Bureau of Pharma PSUs of India (BPPI) is to provide one-time assistance of Rs.2.50 lakhs as
furnishing and establishment costs, start-up cost for setting up a Jan Aushadhi Outlet.
• In addition, the JAS are eligible for incentive linked to sale of medicines @ 10% of monthly sales
amount, subject to a ceiling of Rs.10,000/- pm for a period of first 12 months.
• In case of Stores opened in North Eastern States and other difficult areas i.e., Naxal affected
areas/Tribal areas etc. the rate of incentive is15% of monthly sale amount, subject to a ceiling of
Rs.15,000/- per month.
184 Scheme for Financial Support to PPPs in Infrastructure (Viability Gap Funding Scheme)
Launch Year: 2006
Objective: VGF up to 40% of the Total Project Cost (TPC) is provided by the Government of India (Gol)
and the sponsoring authority in the form of capital grant at the stage of project construction
(20%+20%).
Extension of the Scheme to Social Infrastructure:
Sub Scheme -1:
Objective: To cater Social Sectors such as Waste-Water Treatment, Water Supply, Solid Waste
Management, Health and Education sectors etc.
These projects face bankability issues and poor revenue streams to cater fully to capital costs.
Eligibility: The projects eligible under this category should have at least 100% Operational Cost
recovery.
Contribution: The Central Government will provide a maximum of 30% of Total Project Cost (TPC) as
VGF and State Government/Sponsoring Central Ministry/Statutory Entity may provide additional
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Sub Scheme -2:
Objective: To support pilot social sectors projects.
Eligibility: The projects may be from Health and Education sectors where there is at least 50%
Operational Cost recovery.
Contribution:
• In such projects, the Central Government and the State Governments together will provide up to
80% of capital expenditure and upto 50% of Operation & Maintenance (O&M) costs for the first
five years.
• The Central Government will provide a maximum of 40% of the TPC. In addition, it may provide a
maximum of 25% of Operational Costs of the project in the first five years of commercial
operations.
185 Rajiv Gandhi Shramik Kalyan Yojna (RGSKY)

Launch year: 2005
Key features
• An Insured Person who become unemployed after being insured three or more years, due to
closure of factory/establishment, retrenchment or permanent invalidity are entitled to :-
o Unemployment Allowance equal to 50% of wage for a maximum period of upto Two
Years.
o Medical care for self and family from ESI Hospitals/Dispensaries during the period IP
receives unemployment allowance.
o Vocational Training provided for upgrading skills - Expenditure on fee/travelling
allowance borne by ESIC.
186 Special Accelerated Road Development Programme in North Eastern Areas (SARDP-NE)
Launch Year: 2005
Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
Objective:
• 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.
Component of Programme
• Part 1 Phase ‘A’ for all NE states except Arunachal Pradesh (includes widening 2/4 laning of
existing National and State Highways)
• Part 2 Arunachal Pradesh Package of Roads and Highways also known as (Arunachal Package)
• Part 3: Phase ‘B’ (Building strategic roads in the border areas and connecting roads to
neighboring countries)
States covered under this scheme are: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram,
Nagaland, Sikkim, and Tripura.
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187 Scheme of Fund for Upgradation and Regeneration of Traditional Industries’ (SFURTI)
Launch Year: 2005
Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME)
Nodal Agencies: Khadi and Village Industries Commission – for Khadi and Village Industry clusters &
Coir Board – Coir based clusters
Background:
As per the revised guidelines, the following schemes are being merged into SFURTI:
• The Scheme for Enhancing Productivity and Competitiveness of Khadi Industry and Artisans
• The Scheme for Product Development, Design Intervention and Packaging (PRODIP)
• The Scheme for Rural Industries Service Center (RISC) and
• Other small interventions like Ready Warp Units, Ready to Wear Mission, etc.
Objective:
• To organize the traditional industries and artisans into clusters to make them competitive and
provide support for their long term sustainability and economy of scale
• 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.
Financial Assistance:
• Heritage Clusters (1000 - 2500 artisans)- Rs 8.00 crore
• Major Clusters (500 - 1000 artisans)- Rs 3.00 crore
• Mini - Clusters (Upto 500 artisans)- Rs 1.50 crore
188 Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) Programme

Launch year: 2003
Nodal ministry: Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas
Implementing Agencies: Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs)
Objective: blending ethanol with petrol, thereby bringing it under the category of biofuels and saving
millions of dollars by cutting fuel imports.
Key features
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• 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.
• 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
189 KIRAN (Knowledge Involvement in Research Advancement through Nurturing)/ Women

Scientist Scheme
Launch Year: 2002-03
Nodal Agency: Department of Science and technology
Objective: 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.
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
Category of Fellowships:
• Women Scientist Scheme-A(WOS-A): Research in Basic/Applied Science
• Women Scientist Scheme-B (WOS-B): S&T interventions for Societal Benefit
• Women Scientist Scheme-C (WOS-C): Internship in Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) for the
Self-Employment
Fellowship Awarded:
• For WOS-A and WOS-B – Fellowship is awarded from Rs 31,000- Rs 55,000 per month (Along
with HRA)
• For WOS-C - Fellowship is awarded from Rs 25,000- Rs 35,000/- per month
190 Kisan Credit Card Scheme

Launch year: 1998
Nodal Agency: The model scheme was prepared by the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural
Development (NABARD) on the recommendation of V Gupta committee
Implementing Agency: all Co-operative banks, Regional Rural Banks and Public Sector Banks
Objective:
The Kisan Credit Card 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.
Eligibility:
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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.
191 Swarna Jayanti Fellowsship

Launch Year: 1997
Nodal Agency: Department of Science and Technology
Objective: selected number 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.
Nature of Support:
• 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 Department of
Science and Technology (DST) for a period of 5 years.
• The project submitted by the selected Fellows are considered for funding by the Science &
Engineering Research Board (SERB) as per SERB norms.
192 Employees’ Pension Scheme

Launch year: 1995
Nodal Agency: Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO)
Objective: The scheme makes provisions for employees working in the organized sector for a pension
after their retirement at the age of 58 years.
Eligibility
• 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.
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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.
• The employer makes a contribution of 8.33% of the employee’s pay for EPS
• The Central Government also contribute at the rate of 1.16 per cent of the pay of the members
of the Employees' Pension Scheme 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.
193 Market Intervention Price Scheme

Implementing Agency: Department of Agriculture & Cooperation
• A pre-determined quantity at a fixed MIP is procured by NAFED as the Central agency
Objective: to protect the growers of perishable horticultural/agricultural commodities from making
distress sale in the event of bumper crop during the peak arrival period when prices fall to very low
level.
Eligibility: The Scheme is implemented when there is at least 10% increase in production or 10%
decrease in the ruling rates over the previous normal year.
Funding:
• 50:50 between Centre and States and 75:25 for North-Eastern States
• Central share of losses as per the guidelines of MIS is released directly to the State
Governments/UTs
Key Features:
• It is a price support mechanism implemented on the request of State Governments.
• Under MIS, support can be provided in some years, for a limited but defined period, in
specified critical markets and by purchasing specified quantities.
• It includes the commodities not covered under Minimum Support Price Mechanism.
194 Entrepreneurship and Skill Development Programme

Objective: to promote new enterprises, capacity building of existing MSMEs and inculcating
entrepreneurial culture in the country.
• There should be overall 40% women participation.
Components
Industrial Motivation Campaigns (IMCs): -Two days Industrial Motivation Campaigns are organized
to identify and motivate traditional / non-traditional entrepreneurs having potential for setting up
MSEs
• The intake capacity for the programme will be 50 to 100 persons within expenditure limiting
to Rs. 20,000/-

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Entrepreneurship Awareness Programmes (EAPs): - Entrepreneurship Awareness Programmes are
being organized regularly to nurture the talent of youth by enlightening them on various aspects of
industrial activity required for setting up MSEs.
• The intake capacity for the programme will be 25 persons, within expenditure limiting to Rs.
50,000/-
Entrepreneurship-cum-Skill Development Programme (E-SDP): -Comprehensive training
programmes are 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
• 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.
• The intake capacity for the programme will be 25 participants within expenditure limiting to
Rs.50,000/-
195 Ordinary Family Pension

Launch Year: 1964
Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Defence
Benefit: Ordinary family pension 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.
Eligible Beneficiary
• 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
Key Features
• Family Pension to dependent parents, unmarried / divorced / widowed daughter will continue
till the date of death.
• 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.
1. Death in service: - The enhanced rate of ordinary family pension is payable for a period
of ten years, without any upper age limit from the date following the death of the
personnel, to the family of personnel who dies in service.
2. 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
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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
196 Employees’ State Insurance Scheme

Launch Year: 1952
Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Labour & Employment
Objective: Scheme provide comprehensive social security benefits like reasonable Medical Care and
a range of Cash Benefits in times of need such as employment injury, sickness, death etc.
Implementing Agency: Employees' State Insurance Corporation
Funding:
• The funds under the ESI scheme are primarily built out of the contribution from the
employees (Currently 0.75% of basic Pay) and employers (Currently 3.25% of basic pay)
payable monthly.
• The State Governments contribute 1/8th of the expenditure of medical benefit within a per
capita ceiling of Rs. 1500/- per Insured Person per annum.
• Any additional expenditure incurred by the State Governments, over and above the ceiling and
not falling within the shareable pool, is borne by the State Governments concerned.
Benefits:
• Medical Benefit - Full medical care to the insured person and his family members with no
ceiling on expenditure of the treatment.
• Sickness Benefit - In the form of cash compensation at the rate of 70 per cent of wages.
• Maternity Benefit - For confinement/pregnancy is payable for 26 weeks, which is extendable
by further one month on medical advice.
• Disablement Benefit - Temporary disablement benefit (TDB) and Permanent disablement
benefit (PDB)
• Dependants Benefit - Paid in the form of monthly payment to the dependants in cases where
death is due to employment injury or occupational hazards.
• Other Benefits -Funeral Expenses, Confinement Expenses, Vocational Rehabilitation, Physical
Rehabilitation, Old Age Medical Care
• Apart from various benefits, the employees covered under ESI Scheme are also entitled to
unemployment allowance. There are two unemployment allowance schemes namely
o Atal Beemit Vyakti Kalyan Yojna (ABVKY) – Covered Separately under Heading no. 125
o Rajiv Gandhi Shramik Kalyan Yojna (RGSKY) – Covered Separately under Heading
1.12.1
Key Features
• Employee State Insurance scheme is an integrated measure of social Insurance embodied in
the Employees’ State Insurance Act, 1948.
• The ESI Corporation extends health insurance and medical services to all those establishment
which have 10 or more workers and all those employees whose monthly wages are up to Rs
21,000 (Rs. 25 thousand per month for persons with disability).
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• However the threshold for Coverage of establishments is still 20 Employees in Maharashtra
and Chandigarh.
197 Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS)

Launch Year: 1993
Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
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.
Funding: fully funded by Government of India. The annual MPLADS fund entitlement per MP
constituency is Rs. 5 crore.
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
Key features:
• MPs are to recommend every year, works costing at least 15 per cent of the MPLADS
entitlement for the year for areas inhabited by Scheduled Caste population and 7.5 per cent
for areas inhabited by S.T. 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).
Nominated Members of both the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha can recommend works anywhere
in the country.
• 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.
198 Post-Matric Scholarship for Schedule Caste Students

Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
Implemented by: State Government and UT administration.
Objective: The Scheme provides financial assistance to the Scheduled Caste students studying at post
matriculation or post-secondary stage to enable them to complete their education.
Funding: Centrally Sponsored Scheme
Eligibility: Scholarships will be paid to the students whose parents/guardians’ income from all sources
does not exceed Rs. 2,50,000/- (Rupees two lakh fifty thousand only) per annum w.e.f. academic
session 2013-14.
Key Features
• These scholarships are available for studies in India only and are awarded by the government of
the State/Union Territory to which the applicant actually belongs i.e. permanently settled.
• The value of scholarship includes the following for complete duration of the course: -

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• Maintenance allowance amounting to Rs.380/- to 1200/- per month for hostellers and Rs. 230/-
to Rs. 550/- per month for day scholars.
• Reimbursement of compulsory non-refundable fees, study tour charges, thesis typing/printing
charges for Research Scholars, book allowance for students pursuing correspondence courses,
book bank facility for specified courses, and additional allowance for students with disabilities, for
the complete duration of the course.
199 Assistance to Disabled Persons Scheme

Launch Year: 1981
Aim: To assist the needy disabled persons in procuring durable and scientifically manufactured
appliances that can promote their physical, social and psychological rehabilitation by reducing the
effects of disabilities and enhance their economic potential.
Implementation: It is implemented through NGOs, National Institutes under the Ministry of Social
Justice & Empowerment and ALIMCO (a PSU that manufactures artificial limbs).
Eligibility: a) Indian citizen of any age b) Has 40% disability or more c) Monthly income not more than
Rs.20000 d) Must not have received assistance during the last 3 years and for children in last 1 year.
Assistance:
• Aids/appliances which do not cost more than Rs. 10,000 are covered under the Scheme for single
disability. However, in some cases the limit would be raised to Rs.12,000. In the case of multiple
disabilities, the limit will apply to individual items separately in case more than one aid/appliance
is required.
• Full cost of aid/appliance is provided if the income is up to Rs. 15,000 per month and 50% of the
cost of aid/appliance is provided if the income is between Rs. 15,001 to Rs. 20,000 per month.
• Costly to the government: Since potential revenue forgone in the current MEIS is around Rs
40,000 crore a year, RoDTEP is expected to cost the government an additional Rs 10,000 crore
annually.

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4 ‘Surakshit Dada-Dadi, Nana-Nani Abhiyan'

8 Scheme Modified Electronics Manufacturing Clusters Scheme

9 Scheme for Promotion of Manufacturing of Electronic Components and Semiconductors

10 Production Linked Incentive Scheme

14 Bharat Padhe Online Campaign

15 Tech for Tribals

16 National Technical Textiles Mission

Implementation Period: 2020-21 to 2023-24

17 Suposhit Maa Abhiyaan

Objective: To make newborn and pregnant women healthy

20 GATI Web Portal

22 Sophisticated Analytical & Technical Help Institutes (SATHI)

23 National Digital Health Mission

43 Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Programme

44 YuWaah Youth Skilling Initiative

45 National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal

47 National Broadband Mission (NBM)

49 NIRVIK (Niryat Rin Vikas) Scheme

51 PRAKASH (Power Rail Koyla Availability through Supply Harmony) Portal

52 L2Pro (Learn to Protect, Secure and Maximize Your Innovation) India

54 ‘Build for Digital India’ Programme

55 Digital Bharat, Digital Sanskriti

57 Digital Payment Abhiyan

59 Pradhan Mantri Laghu Vyapari Maan Dhaan Yojana

Benefits of the Scheme

60 SHREYAS (Scheme for Higher Education Youth in Apprenticeship and Skills)

Operation of the Scheme:

Three Tracks in Implementation in SHREYAS

1st Track: Add-on apprenticeship (Degree apprenticeship):

61 ‘SWAYATT’ (Startups, Women and Youth Advantage Through eTransactions)

65 Social Awareness and Action to Neutralise Pneumonia Successfully (SAANS)

66 Shala Darpan Portal

67 Pradhan Mantri Innovative Learning Programme – DHRUV

Components: The programme will cover two areas mainly:

68 E-Vidyabharti & E-Arogya Bharti Network Project (e-VBAB)

69 Food Safety Mitra (FSM) Scheme

70 Eat Right India Movement

Pillars: It has 3 major pillars –

71 SUMAN (Surakshit Matritva Aashwasan) Scheme

72 National Animal Disease Control Programme

73 Margadarshan and Margdarshak Scheme

74 TB Harega Desh Jeetega Campaign

Other Supporting Elements of the Campaign:

75 UMMID (Unique Methods of Management and treatment of Inherited Disorders) Initiative

76 National Educational Alliance for Technology (NEAT) Scheme

78 Model Education Loan Scheme

79 Deeksharambh - A Guide to Student Induction Programme

80 STARS (Scheme for Translational and Advanced Research in Science) Scheme

81 Yuva Vigyani Karyakram (YUVIKA)

82 UNNATI ( Unispace Nanosatellite Assembly & Training Programme)

83 Jan Jagrukta Abhiyan

86 Education Quality Upgradation and Inclusion Programme (EQUIP)

87 Swachh – Nirmal Tat Abhiyaan