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6a1ad Government Schemes in News Compressed
SCHEMES IN NEWS
(April 2022 to April 2023)
Table of Contents
1 MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE & FARMERS 8 MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES
WELFARE 8.1. Other schemes/initiatives in News ..........25
1.1. Schemes in News ............................................. 5
9 MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
1.1.1. Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana
(PMFBY)................................................. 5 9.1. Scheme in News.............................................26
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15 MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE 21 MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS
15.1. Scheme in news ............................................. 52 21.1. Schemes in News .......................................... 80
18.1.1. Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM): Har Ghar 25.1.1. Bharatmala Pariyojana
Ja .........................................................66 programme........................................91
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28 MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND 31 MINISTRY OF TOURISM (MOT)
EMPOWERMENT (MoSJE) 31.1. Newly Launched Scheme ........................... 111
28.1. Newly Launched Schemes .........................99 31.1.1. Swadesh Darshan 2.0 (SD2.0)..... 111
28.1.1. National Action Plan for
Mechanized Sanitation Ecosystem 32 MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD
(NAMASTE) .........................................99
DEVELOPMENT
28.1.2. Scheme for Residential Education
32.1. Newly Launched Schemes ........................114
for Students in High schools in
Targeted Areas (SHRESTHA)...... 102 32.1.1. Mission Shakti: An integrated
women empowerment
28.2. Schemes in News ......................................... 103
programme......................................114
28.2.1. SMILE: Support for Marginalised
32.1.1.1. Beti Bachao Beti Padhao
Individuals for Livelihood and
(BBBP)................................... 118
Enterprise......................................... 103
32.1.2. Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan
28.3. Other Schemes/Initiatives in News........105
2.0 ...................................................... 120
30 MINISTRY OF TEXTILES
30.1. Scheme in news ...........................................109
30.1.1. PM MITRA (Pradhan Mantri Mega
Integrated Textile Region and
Apparel) Park..................................109
30.2. Other schemes/initiatives in news..........110
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Note:
To ease the reading and to help aspirants use their time in the most efficient
manner, this year too we will release two sets of Government Schemes document.
Government Schemes in News 2023: Covers all the schemes that were in
news in the last one year.
Comprehensive Government Schemes: Covers all the operative schemes
launched by different ministries and departments.
Icons for different types of schemes have been added for ease of revision, i.e.,
Central Centrally
Sector Scheme Sponsored Scheme.
QR based Smart quiz has been added to test the aspirant’s learnings and understanding.
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1. Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
Why in news?
Recently, Andhra Pradesh, one of six states (remaining 5 are Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal,
Jharkhand, and Telangana) that have stopped implementation of the scheme, re-joined it.
Type
GOVERNMENT SCHEMES IN NEWS
Nature
Centrally
Voluntary for all farmers,
Sponsored Scheme
including loanee farmers.
Purpose Beneficiaries
Comprehensive crop All farmers including
insurance from pre-sowing to sharecroppers and
post-harvest period tenant farmers
Objectives
Financial support to farmers suffering crop loss/ damage and stabilizing their income
Salient features
Crop Replaces the National Agricultural Insurance Scheme (NAIS) and Modified
insurance NAIS.
schemes The Restructured Weather-Based Crop Insurance Scheme (RWBCIS) is still
subsumed continued.
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Premium 90% Cap on Centre s share as
percentage of APR
paid by For North East States
Area Approach i.e all the farmers in Insurance Unit (IU) face similar risks
Area
Approach IU for major crops: Village/Village Panchayat
basis
IU for other crops: A unit of size above the level of Village/Village
Panchayat.
Aadhaar mandatory
Other
States can set up their own insurance companies.
provisions Allocation of business to Insurance Companies to be done for 3 years.
Why in news?
Recently, the Government released the 12th instalment amount of Rs. 16,000 crores under the
PM-KISAN through Direct Benefit Transfer.
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Type Beneficiaries
Central Sector Scheme All the landholding farmers
subject to certain exclu-
sions
Purpose
To supplement the
Benefits
financial needs of all
₹6,000 per year in three
landholding farmers
equal instalments of
families in procuring various
₹ 2,000 each every
inputs
four months.
Objectives
To provide income support to all land holding eligible farmer families.
Salient features
GOVERNMENT SCHEMES IN NEWS
Definition
Husband, Wife and minor children.
of family
Land
Exception: Forest dwellers, North-eastern states and Jharkhand which has
records separate provisions for land records.
mandatory
Short Loan for crop and animal/fish rearing at a maximum interest of 4% on timely
term loan repayment through Kisan Credit Cards (KCC).
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State/UT
Identification of beneficiary farmers families
responsibility
Self-
Through mobile app, PM KISAN portal and walk-ins via Common Service
registration Centres (CSC).
Mechanism
Why in news?
Three Centres of Excellence (CoE) for Horticultural crops approved under Mission for Integrated
Development of Horticulture (MIDH).
Holistic Coverage
development of
horticulture in All the States/UTs
the country are covered
Objectives
Enhance horticulture production and productivity, encourage aggregation of farmers and support
their skill development
Salient features
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State
Government of Governments
10%
India (GOI) 40%
State Government of
60% Governments 90% India (GOI)
Fund
sharing All states except states in North Eastern States and
north east and Himalayas Himalayan states
Technical
advice and To State Governments/ State Horticulture Missions (SHMs) for the Saffron
administ- Mission and other horticulture related activities under Rashtriya Krishi Vikas
Yojana (RKVY)/ National Mission on Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA).
rative
support
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Other initiatives under MIDH
CHAMAN Area assessment and production forecasting of 7 major horticultural
(Coordinat- crops in selected districts of major states (12 states, 185 Districts).
ed Horti- Key crops:
culture
Assessment
and
Mango Banana Citrus Potato Onion Chilly Tomato
Management
using Use of GIS (Geographical Information System) and remote sensing data
geoiNform- for generating action plans.
atic)
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2. Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
Why in news?
Department of Pharmaceuticals (DoP) has asked States and UTs to ensure wider participation in the
scheme.
Purpose Tenure
GOVERNMENT SCHEMES IN NEWS
Benefits
Support to existing Pharma Approval of projects
clusters and MSMEs to By Scheme Steering
improve Committee (SSC)
their productivity, chaired by the Secretary,
quality and sustainability DoP
Objectives
To strengthen the existing infrastructure facilities in order to make India a global leader in the
Pharma Sector
Salient features
Common All facilities intended for the shared use, for example, Common Testing Centres;
facilities Training Centres; R&D Centres; etc.
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3 Components
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3. Ministry of Communications
Launched by Eligibility
Universal Service Only some Indian
Obligation Fund (USOF) entities are eligible for
support from this fund
Purpose
To enable affordable Funding
broadband and mobile 5% of annual collections
GOVERNMENT SCHEMES IN NEWS
Objectives
Telecom Technologies for rural and remote areas, promote ecosystem for Research, Build synergies and
capacities among stakeholder and commercialisation of telecommunication products.
Salient features
Technology Domains
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Project timelines are generally up to two years.
Project However, it may be decided project-wise in consultation with the
period applicant.
Extension of six months each at a time may be granted.
Milestone
based
Fund will be released into a dedicated online account.
Fund
release
Project To function in USOF for receiving all the proposals, screening of applications,
Managem- etc.
ent Unit To coordinate with APEX committee for bi-annual review of the entire
(PMU) scheme.
Protect The grantee shall ensure that the interests of India and its citizens are fully
Universal Aim: To provide for quality and affordable mobile and digital services
Service across the rural and remote areas of the country;
Obligation Headed by: the Administrator, USO Fund who is appointed by the
Fund Central Government
(USOF) Governed by: The Indian Telegraph (Amendment) Act, 2006
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4. Ministry of Civil Aviation
Why in news?
The Indian Air Force handed over defence land at 7 locations (Bagdogra, Darbhanga, Adampur,
Utarlai, Sarsawa, Kanpur and Gorakhpur) to the Airport Authority of India to operate civil flights
under the RCS UDAN.
GOVERNMENT SCHEMES IN NEWS
Type
Support to airlines
Central Sector Scheme It will be in the form
of Concessions and
Viability Gap Funding
Purpose (VGF)
Objectives
To fulfil the aspirations of the common citizen with an enhanced aviation infrastructure and air
connectivity in tier II and tier III cities.
Salient features
Fair The airfare for a one-hour journey by a 'fixed wing aircraft' or half an hour's
capping journey by a helicopter for about 500 km, has been fixed at Rs.2500/.
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Airlines to provide 50% of the
seats at subsidized rates.
Subsidised (minimum of 9 and a maximum of
seats 40 UDAN Seats)
Demand
and market- Available only in States and at airports/aerodromes/helipads which commit
and support the scheme by providing concessions as required in the scheme.
based
model
State governments have to provide free security & fire service, utilities at
Other concessional rates, free land for RCS airports etc.
concession Airport/Aerodrome/Helipad operators: No landing charges, parking charges
to airlines and Terminal Navigation Landing Charges will be imposed for RCS flights,etc.
Potential
Increase in business and tourist activities and employment generation.
benefits
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4.2. Other Schemes/Initiatives in News
Aim: To allocate space to Self Help Groups (SHGs) at airports for selling or showcasing products
of their region.
Space will be allotted to the SHGs turn on turn basis, for a duration of 15 days.
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5. Ministry of Consumer Affairs,
Food & Public Distribution
Why in news?
Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PM-GKAY) was launched to provide rice, wheat and coarse
grains free of cost for all eligible households till December 2023.
Purpose
To provide food and Nature
nutritional security Based on the NSS
in human life cycle Household
approach Consumption Survey
data for 2011-12
Objectives
A legal right to persons belonging to eligible households to receive food grains at subsidised price
(called central issue prices/CIPs) under the Targeted Public Distribution System(TPDS).
Salient features
Children
Life cycle (6 months-4 years) Pregnant women and lactating mothers
approach Higher nutritional norms
Maternity Benefit of not less than Rs. 6,000
for partial wage compensation
for malnourished children
upto 6 years
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Antyodaya Anna AAY 35KG RICE 3 per kg
Yojana per family per Month
Pradhan This scheme was launched to provide rice, wheat and coarse grains free
Mantri of cost for all eligible households from January 1, 2023 to December
31,2023.
Garib Launched under section 3 of the NFSA
Kalyan As per the Schedule-1 of the NFSA, Central Government can change
Anna the subsidised prices of these grains by executive.
However, the changed price must not exceed the MSP for wheat and
Yojana
coarse grains and the derived MSP for rice.
(PM-GKAY)
Allocation of required
Centre's food grains,Transportation
responsibility of food grains, Assistance
to States/UTs for delivery of
Implemen- food grains from FCI
godowns to FPSs upto
Joint responsibility
tation) designated depot
States'
responsibility Effective implementation
like identification of eligble
households, issuing them
ration card, etc.
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6. Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Selects, brands, and promotes One Product from each District of country.
NOTE: ODOP was first launched in Uttar Pradesh to create product- specific traditional industrial
hubs across 75 districts of the state.
Aim: Duty free import of inputs, which are physically incorporated in an export product
In addition to any inputs, packaging material, fuel, oil, catalyst which is consumed / utilized in
the process of production of export product, is also allowed.
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Export Promotion Capital Goods Scheme (EPCGS)
Recently, the Centre announced a one-time relaxation from maintaining average export obli-
gation and an option to extend the export obligation period for certain sectors.
The sectors that are eligible for this relief are the Hotel, Healthcare, and Educational
sectors.
This relaxation has been provided in light of the economic slowdown caused by the COVID-19
pandemic.
Aim: To encourage the production of goods for export by providing import duty concessions on
capital goods.
The scheme allows duty-free import of capital goods for the purpose of export production in
India.
GOVERNMENT SCHEMES IN NEWS
Recently, the government has extended export benefits under RoDTEP scheme to 18 items
related to textiles sector, including saari and lungi.
Aim: To reimburse the taxes and duties incurred by exporters such as local taxes, coal cess,
mandi tax etc., which are not getting exempted or refunded under any other existing scheme.
It ensures zero rating of exports i.e., taxes and duties should not be exported.
It replaces erstwhile Merchandise Export from India Scheme (MEIS) and Rebate of State and
Central Taxes and Levies (RoSCTL).
MEIS was in violation of WTO provisions as under it export subsidies were given for a
wide range of goods.
RoSCTL was offered for embedded state and central duties and taxes that are not
refunded through goods and services tax (GST)
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7. Ministry of Defence
Objectives
To enhance youthful profile of the armed forces, attract young talent and ensure youths remain
an asset.
Salient features
Agniveers Recruited as personnel below officer (PBOR) rank in the army, air force and
navy for four years, including six months of training.
Annual Around 45,000 to 50,000 soldiers, between age of 17.5 to 21 years (23 years for
recruitment the current year s recruitment).
“Seva Agniveers will receive ₹11.71 lakh, including contribution and interest, on
Nidhi” completion of service.
package Exempted from Income Tax.
Permanent Only 25% of total recruits will be allowed to continue for another 15 years
enrolment under permanent commission.
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Support
measures to
accommodate
Agniveers Approved 10% To reserve jobs covering Announced avenues for
reservation in the Indian 10% vacancies in Central smooth transition of
after their Coast Guard and defence Armed Police Forces Agniveers in various
four-year civilian posts, and all the (CAPF) and the Assam roles of the merchant
service 16 Defence PSUs. Rifles for Agniveers. navy.
Executed by: Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) under Make in India.
DefConnect 2.0
A one-day event to attract innovators and investors from India s leading industries in the
defence sector
iDEX is the operational framework of the Defence Innovation Organization (DIO), a special
purpose vehicle under the Ministry.
It supports projects between Rs 1.5 crore up to Rs 10 crore to help ever-growing start-ups in the
defence sector.
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Sixth Defence India Start-up Challenge (DISC 6)
Aim: To support Startups/MSMEs/Innovators to create prototypes and/or commercialize
products/solutions in the area of National Defence and Security.
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8. Ministry of Earth Sciences
Key sub-schemes
GOVERNMENT SCHEMES IN NEWS
Aim: To support Aim: To propagate Aim: To promote Aim: To consoli- Aim: To create a
proposals from earth science and the development date scientific and large pool of
various enhance awareness and optimization technical trained and
universities, and about the Earth, of scientific base, resources, and to dedicated
academic and atmosphere and technology and establish an multidisciplinary
research ocean sciences. information system institutional earth system and
organisations in for operational mechanism to climate research
different fields of oceanography at boost regional workforce in the
Earth system national, regional cooperation country.
science. and global scales.
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9. Ministry of Education
Why in news?
Teachers under the Samagra Shiksha programme have identified more out-of-school students in 2022
than in the previous two years.
Objectives
Universal Access, Equity and Quality, promoting Vocationalisation of Education and strengthen-
ing of Teacher Education Institutions (TEIs).
Support States in implementation of Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE)
Act, 2009.
Salient features
Samagra Shiksha is an overarching programme for the school education sector
Background
extending from pre-school to class 12.
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Sarva Shiksha Rashtriya Madhyamik Scheme on Teacher
Abhiyan Shiksha Education
Abhiyan (RMSA)
ICT and
To impart computer literacy and computer-enabled learning to
smart
children through interactive multimedia, digital books, virtual labs etc.
class
Shiksha
A document on glossary of various terminologies in School Education.
Shabdkosh
Samagra Provides Key Performance Indicators (KPI) for each component and
Shiksha physical and financial details of implementation of each component of
Framework Samagra Shiksha.
Amended for pupil teacher ratio for special educators in general schools.
Amendment o At primary level: One special education teacher for every ten pupils with
in RTE Act, disabilities
2009 o At upper primary level: One special education teacher for every fifteen
pupils with disabilities enrolled
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Initiatives to align with NEP 2020
SARTHAQ
(Students’ and
Teachers’ Holistic The NEP Implementation Plan for school education.
Advancement
through Quality
Education)
NIPUN
BHARAT
(National Initiative For ensuring that every child necessarily attains foundational literacy and
for Proficiency in numeracy in Grade 3 by 2026-27.
Reading with
Understanding and
Numeracy)
Vidya A 3 Months Play Based School Preparation Module developed by the NCERT.
Pravesh
Kasturba
Gandhi
To provide residential and schooling facilities upto Class-XII including
Balika Incinerator and sanitary pad vending machines in all girls hostels.
Vidyalayas
(KGBVs)
Netaji
Subhas
Chandra In hilly terrain, small and sparsely populated areas for children without
Bose adult protection who are in need of shelter and care.
Avasiya
Vidyalayas
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NISHTHA An online teacher training programme for Early Childhood Care and
Education (ECCE).
4.0 (ECCE)
PM eVIDYA
Aim: Unifies all efforts related to digital/online/on-air education to enable multi-mode access
for imparting education by using technology to minimise learning losses.
Use of ICT under PM eVIDYA, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic, wins UNESCO s
recognition (UNESCO s King Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa Prize).
GOVERNMENT SCHEMES IN NEWS
VSK helps track daily online attendance of teachers and students, periodic
assessments of learning outcomes of students, etc.
National surveillance system will be known as NDEAR (National Digital Education Architecture)
VSK.
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Indian Knowledge Systems (IKS) initiative
Aim: To spread rich heritage and traditional knowledge in field of Arts and literature,
Agriculture, Basic Sciences, etc.
An innovative cell under Ministry of Education at All India Council for Technical Education
(AICTE).
Established to promote interdisciplinary research on all aspects of IKS, preserve and disseminate
IKS for further research and societal applications.
Raja mantri chor sipahi, posham pa, gilli danda etc. are among 75 indigenous games that will be
introduced in schools under IKS initiative.
Continuing Vocational
Target: For FYs 2022-27 is 5 crore learners (1.00 Skills
Education
crore per year) by using Online Teaching, Learn-
ing and Assessment System (OTLAS) in collabo-
ration with National Informatics Centre, NCERT
and NIOS.
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Institute of Eminence (IoE) scheme
Purpose: To address hunger and education problems for majority of children in India
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10. Ministry of Environment, Forest and
Climate Change
Medium range weather forecast at district and block level is generated and based on the forecast,
Agromet Advisories are prepared and communicated.
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11. Ministry of Electronics and
Information Technology
Why in news?
Digital India week was launched to celebrate the anniversary of Digital India.
Objectives
To establish a secure and stable digital infrastructure, deliver digital services, ensure that every citizen
has access to the Internet
Salient features
How Digital India will be realized: Pillars of Digital India
Thrust to 1.
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Some of Controller of Certifying Authorities (CCA)
the key Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC)
agencies Centre for Railway Information Systems (CRIS)
enabling DI Common Services Center (CSC)
initiatives Small Farmers Agribusiness Consortium (SFAC)
BODY
A Monitoring Digital India Apex
Programme Committee Advisory Group Committee
management
structure
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Responsible AI for Youth 2022
Aim: Building AI readiness among the youth of our country.
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Other Schemes
MyScheme: It aims to offer a one-stop search and discovery portal where users can find
schemes that they are eligible for and acts as a service discovery platform facilitating access to
Government Schemes.
Meri Pehchaan- National Single Sign On for One Citizen Login (NSSO), a user authentication
service in which a single set of credentials provide access to multiple online applications or
services.
Chips to Startup (C2S) Programme aims to train specialized manpower in the area of design of
semiconductor chips at Bachelors, Masters and Research levels.
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12. Ministry of Finance
Why in news?
The scheme recently completed 7 years.
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Type Enterprises covered
Central Sector Greenfield enterprise
Scheme in manufacturing,
services, Agri-allied
Purpose activities or the
trading sector.
To empower every
Indian & enable
them to stand on Refinancing agency
their own feet. Small Industries Devel-
opment Bank of India
(SIDBI)
Objectives
To facilitate bank loans between Rs.10 lakh and Rs. 1 Crore to at least one SC or ST borrower and at
least one woman borrower per bank branch for setting up a greenfield enterprise.
Eligibility
and SC, ST or Woman Loans available for
1 Above 18 years of 2 setting up Green
exclusion age. Field Projects.
Collateral To extend Collateral free coverage the government has set up Credit
Guarantee Fund for Stand Up India (CGFSI).
free However, Government does not allocate funds for loans under the
coverage Scheme.
Loan All the branches of the Scheduled Commercial Banks as per commercial
parameters.
extending
entities
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Loan Besides primary security, the loan may be secured by collateral security or
security guarantee of CGFSI as decided by the banks.
Rate of Lowest applicable rate of the bank for that category (rating category) not to
Interest exceed Bank s base rate (MCLR) +3%+ tenor premium.
(RoI)
SKILLING CENTERS
WOMEN ENTREPRENEURAL
ASSOCIATIONS
Bank Branch 4
Connect Centers
NABARD
Converge- This scheme also provides for convergence with Central/State Government
nce with scheme.
other
schemes
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12.3. Other Schemes/Initiatives in News
Issued/purchased for any value, Buyers: Citizen of India or a To be encashed only through a
in multiples of 1,000, 10,000, body incorporated in India is Bank account with the Autho-
1,00,000, 10,00,000 and eligible to purchase bond rized Bank.
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Difference between NPS and OPS
market-linked securities.
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Insurance schemes
Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana
Yojana (PMJJBY) (PMSBY)
Specification Central Central
Sector Scheme Sector Scheme
Central
Sector Scheme
Atal Pension Yojana (APY)
Implemen- Voluntarily
Aim ting agency Eligibility Benefits
Exit
To provide Pension Fund APY is open to all Guaranteed minimum Subscriber could
minimum Regulatory and bank account monthly pension of exit from the
guaranteed Development holders in the age Rs. 1000 or its scheme subject to
pension for the Authority (PFRDA) group of 18 to 40 multiple upto Rs. 5000 certain condition.
people in the under the National years (based on the
unorganized Pension System contributions) at the
sector (NPS) age of 60 years.
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Spouse can continue
Premature death
contribution to APY account
Death of the (before 60 years of age)
subscriber Pension to spouse
Death after attaining
60 years
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13. Ministry of Fisheries, Animal
Husbandry & Dairying
Why in news?
The guidelines of the scheme has been revised.
Key beneficiaries
Purpose Small and marginal farmers
Development and particularly women
Sub-scheme of
Rashtriya Pashudhan Tenure
Vikas Yojana 2021-22 to 2025-26
Objectives
To enhance productivity of bovines in a sustainable manner using advance technologies.
To enhance Artificial insemination (AI) coverage and delivery of AI services at farmers doorstep .
To promote indigenous cattle & buffalo rearing and conservation in a scientific and holistic
manner.
Salient features
per IVF pregnancy will be made available to participating
5 , 00 0 farmers
Funding
subsidy upto 50% for promoting sex sorted semen and
Pattern 50% establishment of breed multiplication farm
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Availability of Extension of Development Skill Farmers Other
High genetic AI coverage and Development Awareness Activities
Merit Conservation related to
Germplasm of indigenous cattle and
Breeds buffalo
Development
Digital
Livestock
Mission
(Livestack)
State To enhance the competitive spirit of good performance among the States
Ranking and Union Territories
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13.1.2. Pradhan Mantri Matsya Central Centrally
Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) Sector Scheme Sponsored Scheme
Why in news?
Government may revise provisions of the scheme to suit fishermen's needs.
Type
Central Sector Leveraging technology
Scheme, like Re-circulatory
and Centrally Aquaculture
Sponsored Scheme Systems, Biofloc,
Aquaponics, Cage
Cultivation etc.
Purpose
To bring about Blue Tenure:
Revolution through FY 2020-21 to FY
Objectives
Harnessing fisheries potential, improving infrastructure and regulation, enhancing
Farmer s income and consolidating the achievements of Blue Revolution.
Salient features
Intended Fishers, Fish workers, SCs/STs/Women/Differently abled persons, Fisheries
Beneficia- cooperatives/Federations, etc.
ries
Cluster or Requisite forward and backward linkages and end to end solutions.
area-based
approach’
Focused
Jammu and Ladakh Islands
regions Kashmir
Aspirational
Northeast
Districts
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Key
Activities like
activities Coldwater
fisheries
development
+ Expansion of
Aquaculture in
Brackish Water
+ Mariculture,
Seaweed
cultivation and
and Saline Areas Ornamental
Fisheries
Holistic
develop- Development of Coastal fisher communities through integrated
modern coastal fishing villages with necessary infrastructure.
ment of
fishers
Private
sector Development of entrepreneurship, Ease of doing business, Innovations
activities including start-ups, incubators etc.
participa-
tion
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14. Ministry of Food Processing
Industries (MoFPI)
14.1. Scheme In News
14.1.1. Pradhan Mantri Formalisation of Centrally
Sponsored Scheme
Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PMFME)
Why in news?
Recently the scheme completed two years.
Objectives
To provide financial, technical and business support for upgradation of existing micro food
processing enterprises
Salienat features
Target 2,00,000 micro food processing units of existing micro food processing
enterprises (MFPE).
Credit Credit
Seed capital linked subsidy Support for
linked grant
Support & support of for capital support up to 35%
marketing &
focus Rs.40,000 per investment up to branding with 50%
for establishing
SHG member 35% with a grant at State or
areas ceiling of common
regional level
Rs. 10 lakh infrastructure
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One District The States would identify food product (including perishable produce)
for a district keeping in view the existing clusters and availability of raw
One Product material.
(ODODP) Support for common infrastructure and branding & marketing.
Financial
Aim Launched by assistance portal
To facilitate seed The MoFPI in association The seed capital
PMFME capital assistance with Ministry of Housing portal can be
GOVERNMENT SCHEMES IN NEWS
Why in news?
Recently, the Ministry has informed the Parliament that it has approved 41 Mega Food Park (MFP)
projects for assistance under PMKSY.
Objectives
Creation of modern infrastructure for food processing, effective backward and forward linkages,
and create robust supply chain infrastructure for perishables
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Salient features
Component The first 4 are the ongoing schemes whereas the last three are new
of schemes schemes launched under the PMKSY
cc cc cc cc cc cc cc cc cc cc cc cc FIELD
COLLETION
Mega Food CENTERS
FRESH PRODUCTS
CENTRAL PROCESSING
MEGA CENTERS
VALUE
Integrated
Cold To provide cold chain facilities without any break from the farm gate to
Chain, Value the consumer.
Addition and Project set up by Companies, Self Help Groups (SHGs), Farmer Producer
Preservation Organizations (FPOs), NGOs, etc.
Infrastructure
Creation/
Expansion of
Food To create processing and preservation capacities and modernisation/
expansion of existing food processing units.
Processing/
The project is set up by Companies, Self Help Groups (SHGs), Farmer
Preservation Producer Organizations (FPOs), NGOs, etc.
Capacities
(CEFPPC)
Infrastructure
for Agro Development of modern infrastructure and common facilities to
Processing encourage group of entrepreneurs.
Clusters
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Scheme for
Creation of For setting up of primary processing centers/ collection centers at farm
Backward and gate and modern retail outlets at the front end along with connectivity
Forward through insulated/ refrigerated transport.
Linkages
Human For demand driven Research & Development (R&D), promotional Activities
Resources (seminars, workshops, fairs and exhibitions), and sector specific skill
and development.
Institutions
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15. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Why in news?
World Bank Signed a $1 Billion Program to Support India s Health Sector for Pandemic
Preparedness and Enhanced Health Service Delivery.
Type
Target
Purpose
To establish a health Tenure
system which is 2021 to 2026
responding
effectively to the
future pandemics/
disasters.
Objectives
Strengthening grass root public health institutions, Developing IT enabled surveillance
system and Supporting research on infectious diseases.
Salient features
Key
activities Augment health Establish integrated Expand existing
facilities for public health labs research institutions
treatment for diagnosis of that study
diseases pandemics
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Support Public Health Systems for Enhanced Health Service
Pandemic Preparedness Delivery Program (EHSDP)
by World Program (PHSPP)
bank To Strengthen service delivery
To help India prepare India's
through a redesigned primary health
surveillance system, enhance capacity
care model, National Quality
to detect pathogens, build
Assurance Standards certification
institutional capacity of core public
across Health and Wellness Centers to
health institutions
strength quality of care, Transform
health sector governance and
accountability
Centrally
AB- Health & Wellness Centres (AB-HWCs) in Urban areas across the country
Sponsored
Compon-
ents
AB-HWCs in rural area in 10 High Focus States (Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha,
GOVERNMENT SCHEMES IN NEWS
Block Public Health Units (BPHU) in 11 High Focus States/ UTs (Assam, Bihar,
Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, UT - Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand,
Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand)
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eSanjeevani
The National Health Authority (NHA)
announced the successful integration of 2 Verticals of eSanjeevani
eSanjeevani with ABDM.
Six categories of Rare Diseases such as Laron s syndrome, Wilson s disease and Hypophos-
phatic Rickets were added under National policy for Rare Diseases (NPRD), 2021.
NPRD aims at lowering incidence and prevalence of rare diseases through a comprehen-
sive preventive strategy.
Financial support under Rashtriya Arogaya Nidhi is provided by the Central Government
for treatment of some of the rare diseases
Under RAN Revolving Funds have been set up in 13 Central Government Hospitals/Institu-
tions.
Provides financial assistance for treatment up to Rs. 2 lakh to patients, living below pover-
ty line and who are suffering from major life threatening diseases.
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16. Ministry of Heavy Industries
Charging
Technological Demand generation Pilot project infrastructure
development components.
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17. Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
Why in news?
Centre has approved continuation of PMAY-U scheme till 2024 for completion of already sanctioned
houses under BLC, AHP & ISSR verticals.
Type
Tenure
Centrally Sponsored
2015 to 2024
& Central Sector
GOVERNMENT SCHEMES IN NEWS
Scheme
Exclusion
Purpose Beneficiary family should
Houses to all eligible not own a pucca house in
families/ benefi- any part of the world
ciaries
Objectives
Provide central assistance to implementing agencies for providing all weather pucca houses to
all eligible families/ beneficiaries by 2024.
Salient features
BENEFICIARY A beneficiary
family will comprise
of husband, wife,
Benefi- unmarried sons
Economically weaker Low-Income Groups Middle Income and/or unmarried
ciaries section (EWS) (LIGs) Groups (MIGs) daughters.
Household
Income Up to Rs 3 lakh Rs 3-6 lakh Rs 6-18 lakh
(Rs. p.a.)
• EWS category of
Four verticals: Benefits could be availed
beneficiaries is eligible
only under one of the verticals for assistance in all four
verticals
Four ISSR (In-Situ CLSS (Credit AHP (Affordable BLC
• LIG and MIG categories
Slum Linked Subsidy Housing In (Beneficiary-Led
vertic- Redevelopment) Scheme) Partnership) Construction) are eligible only under
CLSS
als GoI grant @ 1 Benefits upto Rs Grant @ of Rs Grant @ of Rs 1.5 • Only CLSS is a Central
Lakh per house 2.67 lakh 1.5 lakh per lakh per house Sector Scheme
through house remaining are Centrally
interest subsidy Sponsored.
of 3%-6%
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ARHCs Utilizing existing Government funded vacant houses to convert into ARHCs
implementa- through Public Private Partnership or by Public Agencies.
tion through Construction, Operation and Maintenance of ARHCs by Public/ Private Entities
two models on their own vacant land.
Women Only in cases when there is no adult female member in the family, the
empower house can be in the name of male member of the household.
ment
The beneficiaries in the permanent wait list of PMAY (G) will have the
Benefits flexibility for opting for a house under PMAY(G) or PMAY(U).
under rural
The benefits of all existing and future rural schemes will not be denied to
Why in news?
Recently, Project National Initiative for Promotion of Upskilling of Nirman workers
(NIPUN) was launched under the DAY-NULM.
Type Beneficiaries
Centrally Sponsored Individuals/groups/Self
Scheme Help Groups (SHGs) of
urban poor
Purpose
To reduce poverty and Area covered
vulnerability of urban All District Headquarter
poor house-holds on a Towns and all other cities
sustainable basis. with a population of
1,00,000 or more (2011
census).
Objectives
Enabling urban poor to access gainful self-employment and skilled wage employment
opportunities through building strong grassroots level institutions for the poor.
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Salient features
At least one member from each urban poor household, preferably a woman,
Social
should be brought under the Self-Help Group (SHG) network in a time-bound
Mobilisation manner.
Capacity To transform the role of the Ministry and the concerned State Agencies into
Building and providers of high quality technical assistance.
Training
GOVERNMENT SCHEMES IN NEWS
Skill certification
Assistance for Public-Private-Partners
development / upgrading hip (PPP) mode is
(EST&P)
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Interest Subsidy over and above 7% rate of interest is applicable to all SHGs
SHG - accessing bank loan.
Bank
Additional 3% interest subvention to all women SHGs who repay their loan in
Linkage time in all the cities.
Support to
Social
Urban Micro-enterpr-
o enter Pro-vending security options
ise Credit
Street Skilling
development enablement
urban planning for vulnerable
(women, SCs/STs
Vendors , etc.)
Scheme of
Shelter for
Permanent all-weather 24 x 7 shelters for the urban homeless.
Urban Home-
less (SUH)
Aim: To train over 1 lakh construction workers and provide them with
work opportunities in foreign countries also.
Implementing agency: National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC)
International Placements through industries/ builders/ contractors.
2 ways of skilling
About
project Training through Recognition Training through Fresh Skilling by
NIPUN Plumbing and Infrastructure
of Prior Learning (RPL) at
construction sites Sector Skill Council (SSC)
It is a component of Pradhan
Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana
Scheme (PMKVY) of the MSDE
Why in news?
Swachhotsav 2023 was celebrated to galvanise participation and leadership of women to realize the
goal of Garbage Free Cities .
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Coverage
Type
Centrally All the statutory
Sponsored Scheme. towns
Purpose Tenure
Creating 'Garbage Free Till 2026
Cities'
Objectives
Ensuring cleanliness and hygiene in public places, reducing air pollution, holistic Sanitation,
treatment of used water before discharge, Capacity building, awareness and Jan Andolan.
Salient features
SBM-U was launched on 2nd October 2014 for five years (2014-2019) to
GOVERNMENT SCHEMES IN NEWS
Back- make India Open Defecation Free or ODF (i.e not a single person is found
defecating in the open).
ground
As the vision of an ODF India was realized, the mission was extended for
institutionalizing swachh behavior and making it sustainable.
Launched to encourage a
Star Rating Process Flow
competitive, mission-mode spirit
among Urban Local Bodies Declaration by City
(ULBs).
1 Star 3 Star 5 Star 7 Star
GFC-Star Release of government funds has
rating been made conditional subject to
ULBs achieving at least 1-star Declaration/Certification by State
protocol
certification
Third party assessment
Certification by MoHUA
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Key activities for GFC
Garbage
Free Cities
Complete
l
(GFCs) Complete source processing of all Phased reduction of Remediation of all
segregation waste Single Use Plastic (SUP) legacy dumpsites
Under 15th FC, cities with 10 lakh population and above are provided
Challenge with a Challenge Fund of ₹13,029 crores over a 5-year period.
Fund The fund will facilitate meeting service level benchmarks on sanitation
and Solid Waste Management.
Centrally
17.1.4. Smart Cities Mission (SCM) Sponsored Scheme
Why in news?
Some of the cities in SCM asked for more time to complete projects.
Purpose
To develop 100 smart Tenure
cities and make them
Till 2023
citizen friendly
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Objectives
To promote cities with core infrastructure and give a decent quality of life to its citizens, a clean and
sustainable environment through the application of 'Smart' solutions.
Salient features
Definition Selection
Smart cities
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SPV is incorporated State/UT and the Centre provides
Special as a limited ULB are the fund in the form
Purpose company under the promoters having of tied grant which
Vehicle Companies Act, 50:50 equity is kept in a
(SPV) 2013 at the shareholding separate Grant
city-level Fund
Others
Urban Outcomes Framework 2022
AI Playbook for Cities
AMPLIFI (Assessment and Monitoring Platform for Liveable,
Inclusive and Future-ready urban India) portal
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17.2. Other Schemes/Initiatives in News
Swachh Teerth
The MoHUA has asked Uttarakhand, Jammu & Kashmir and Odisha to take steps to
ensure that Kedarnath Yatra, Amarnath Yatra, and Rath Yatra (respectively) are
conducted with high levels of cleanliness.
Recommended steps
Provide for sufficient numbers of clean public toilets for both men and women
throughout the approach roads to the Shrines
All eateries will need to be sensitized about garbage collection
In-situ processing of the food waste
Large scale people participation to ensure cleanliness
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18. Ministry of Jal Shakti
Why in news?
India has reached the milestone of providing tap water to 50% of rural households under JJM.
Objectives
to provide Functional Household Tap Connection (FHTC) to every rural household by
2024.
Salient features
Bridging
rural-urban Benefitting more than 90 Crore rural people directly
gap
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Focus on Focus on assured supply of potable water to every home rather than mere
'service creation of water supply infrastructure.
delivery'
Abhiyan
Responsibilities of Pani
Village Water & Sanitaon Committee/ Samitis
Pani Samiti in every village
Pani Minimum 50% members are
Mapping of existing
water sources
Undertake water
conservation
Samiti to be women and
Initiate dialogue with
proportionate representation Test water quality
the community to pay
of weaker sections of society. at regular intervals
water user charges
Maintain the
infrastructure created
Empowering Build the capacity of women, in sectors which were otherwise considered male
women bastions like working as masons, mechanics, plumbers, etc.
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Participati- SHGs, NGOs, voluntary organisations, etc. play a key role in raising awareness
ve implem- and ensuring participation.
entation
Why in news?
National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) laid down 1,300 km of sewage pipes across six states
(Delhi, Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal) to clean Ganga.
Objectives
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Salient features
1995
1985 1993 NRCP (National River
GAP - I (Ganga Action Plan) GAP-II (Ganga Action Plan) Conservation Plan)
41 major Rivers
Extended from
of the country
Focus on Main stem of GAP I in 1993
8 Ganga Basin
river Merged with NRCP in
rivers viz Ganga,
Ganga 25 Towns 1996
Yamuna, Gomti,
Covered Included Yamuna,
Damodar, Mahananda,
260 Schemes Gomti, Damodar
Betwa, Mandaki-
& Mahananda
ni, Ramganga
Backgro-
und 2009
2015 NGRBA (National Ganga
Namami Gange Mission River Basin Authority)
Solid Waste
Management Urban river Water Quality
management Monitoring
Sewerage plan
Infrastructure
Cultural High
Rural Mapping Resolution
Sanitation & Climate Mapping
Gyan of Ganga
Nirmal Scenario
Mapping Ganga LiDAR
Ganga Industrial
Pollution
Aquifer
Wastewater Microbial
Mapping & Spring
Reuse and Diversity
Rejuvenation
Recycle
Ganga
rejuvena-
tion
Ganga River Front, Small River
Quest Aviral Dhara
Ghat & Rejuvenati-
(Online (E-FLOW)
Crematoria on
Quiz)
Wetland
Ganga Community Afforesta- Mapping
Utsav Engageme- tion and &
(Celebrating nt Biodiversity
Jan Aviral Conserva-
National Conserva-
River) Ganga Ganga tion
tion
Ganga Flood
Sustainable
Amantaran (Rafting Plain
Ganga Run Agriculture
Expedition) Protection
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Sewerage River-Front River-Surface
Bio-Diversity
8 Key pillars
Treatment Development Cleaning
Key Infrastructure
pillars
Industrial
Afforestation Public Awarenes Effluent Ganga Gram
Monitoring
Strategy
Key
Strategy Comprehensive Hybrid Annuity 5 years dedicated
Operation and
Maintenance
Non-lapsable
integrated based PPP model Budget
fund (O&M) cost for 15
programme adopted allocation
years included
Ganga Aim: To develop the villages located along the main stem of river Ganga
which have historic, cultural, and religious and/or tourist importance
Gram Encompass comprehensive rural sanitation, development of water bodies
Yojana and river ghats, construction/ modernization of crematoria, etc.
Jan To enhance public awareness, promote people river connect, large scale
Ganga participation and involvement of community and common masses.
River front
developm- Construction of Ghats & Crematoria on the banks of river Ganga.
ent
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Centre for
Acts in the capacity of a comprehensive think-tank to the NMCG
Ganga River
Works for data
Basin Man- collection, the creation
Established at the As part of Ganga
agement Indian Institute of
and dissemination of
knowledge and objective, 3-day
Technology, Kanpur India Water Impact
and (IITK) in 2016.
information for the
sustainable develop- summit is organized
Studies ment of Ganga River every year.
Basin.
(cGanga)
Survey of India facilitates the Ganga Rejuvenation task by using LiDAR (Light
Geographi- Detection & Ranging) & GIS technology.
cal Mappi- Mapping of about 45,000 sq km area covering 5 major states namely
ng Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Bihar, and West Bengal.
Cultural Documentation of Tangible, Intangible and Built Heritage along River Ganga
Mapping in partnership with INTACH.
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Microbial GIS-based Mapping of Microbial Diversity across the Ganges for Ecosystem
Mapping Services.
Urban River Developed by National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) and NMCG.
Manage- To maintain the wholesomeness of the urban rivers in the Ganga river basin.
ment Plan
(URMP)
Rural All 4465 Ganga bank villages declared Open Defecation Free (ODF).
sanitation Need based Liquid Waste Management in Ganga villages.
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19. Ministry of Labour and Employment
Why in news?
Recently, the Parliament Standing Committee on Labour was informed that Centre has no new
data on child labour.
Objectives
To eliminate all forms of child labour, raising awareness and creation of a Child Labour
Monitoring, Tracking and Reporting System.
Salient features
The NCLP scheme was merged with the Samagara Shiksha Abhiyan
Background (SSA) Scheme from 2021.
NOTE: For details on SSA Scheme refer to the Ministry of Education.
5 to 8
Children of the
age between 5 Rescued and linked to
to 8 years the formal education
system
Rehabilitation
2 ways of
rehabilitation Rescued and put into NCLP
Children in the Special Training Centres for
9 to 14 age group of a bridge education,
9-14 years vocational training, etc and
then mainstreamed into
formal education system.
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District Set up under the Collector/ District Magistrate
Project Conduct survey to identify children working in hazardous occupations
Societies and processes.
(DPS) Also, oversee the implementation of the project.
Related
information ILO Convention 182 on
the Worst Forms of Child
in all occupation for child
under 14 years of age
Labour
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20. Ministry of Micro, Small and
Medium Enterprises (MSMES)
20.1. Newly Launched Scheme
All MSMEs registered with the UDYAM registra- Introducing innovative practices
tion portal will be eligible to for improving overall
Why in news?
Recently, government has modified the scheme.
Beneficiaries
Existing Entrepreneurs Funding
(in form of a SPV)
The Government funding is
shared between Centre
and State
Purpose
Enhancing the
competitiveness and Tenure
productivity of Micro
FY 2021-22 to FY
& Small Enterprises (MSEs)
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Objectives
To set up Common Facility Centres (for testing, training, raw material depot, effluent treatment,
complementing production processes, etc.)
Salient features
A group of enterprises located within an
identifiable and contiguous area (to a large
extent) or a value chain.
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20.2.2. PM Employment Generation Central
Sector Scheme
Programme (PMEGP)
Why in news?
The scheme was recently extended till FY26 with Rs 13,554 crore outlay to create 40 lakh jobs.
Nodal implementing
Type agency
Central Sector KVIC and Coir Board is the
Scheme implementing Agency for
the Coir Units
Purpose
To facilitate generation
of employment Tenure
opportunities for Till 2025-26
unemployed youth
Salient features
Schemes Prime Minister s Rojgar Yojana (PMRY)
subsumed Rural Employment Generation Programme (REGP)
Eligibility
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Applicability Maximum project Family members
cost admissible covered
Rs 50 lakhs in manufacturing
Nature of sector and Rs 20 lakhs in service
Applicable to all new viable Only one person from a family is
assistance (technically and economically)
sector.
Balance amount of the total
eligible for obtaining financial
micro enterprises in rural as well assistance.
project cost will be provided by
as urban areas
Banks as term loan.
Lending institutions: Commercial banks, Regional Rural Banks, Scheduled Urban Co-operative
Banks, Non Scheduled Urban Co-operative Banks, etc.
Background: The ZED Certification Scheme was launched in 2016 to make manufacturers
more environment conscious.
Aim: To make Indian companies globally competitive and help them get easier access to
capital.
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10%
ZED CERTIFICATION SUBSIDY
5% ZED Joining
Reward
Rs.10,000
additional subsidy for MSMEs which Rs. 5 lakh (per MSME) to be made
are also a part of the SFURTI OR available for handholding and
Micro & Small Enterprises - consultancy support for MSMEs Register with ZED now and
Cluster Development Programme under ZED Certification get rewarded
(MSE-CDP)
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QUICK
Capacity Building of First-Time MSE Exporters (CBFTE)
FACTS
scheme
Aim: To encourage MSMEs to offer products and services of international standards.
Sector Scheme
Region (NER) and Sikkim
Type: Central Sector Scheme Components
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21. Ministry of Minority Affairs
Why in news?
Telangana State has benefitted from the education projects under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas
Karyakram (PMJVK).
Objectives
Reducing development deficit in the identified Minority concentration areas and providing basic
amenities for improving quality of life.
Salient features
All the districts where the concentration of minority population is more than
Coverage 25% in the catchment area (15 KM radius).
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Around 80% of the resources under this programme would be utilized for
projects related to Priority Sectors.
Priority
sector Women centric emerging sectors
Health Skill Arts, crafts, Education
Development projects of national skills, heritage
(residential importance like in Vishwakarma
schools, Girls Sports, Villages
Colleges, Sanitation, Solar
hostels, etc,) Energy, etc.
Women
Efforts should be made to use at least 33-40% of the funds for creation
empower- of assets/ facilities for women/ girls.
ment
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Why in news?
Recently, the scheme has been approved by the Cabinet.
Type Focus
Central A special focus on artisan
sector Scheme families, women, youth,
and differently abled
Purpose
Improve livelihoods of Tenure
the minorities,
particularly the Up to 2025-26
artisan communities
Objectives
To build capacity of minority and artisan communities, promote cultural heritage, empower
women of minority and artisan communities and livelihood opportunities.
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Salient features
Minorities are Muslims, Christians, Buddhists, Sikhs, Jains, and Parsis as
notified under the National Commission for Minorities Act 1992.
Minorities
Traditional Training
sub-component Non-traditional Skilling
Education
d
Facilitates education bridge
bridge Incorporates erstwhile
program to school dropouts
program Nai Manzil
for pursuing open schooling
th
in class 8th, 10th, and 12
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Convergence with other schemes of various ministries to develop
infrastructure in Hub and Spoke model.
Infras-
tructure
Develo- Art and Craft Vishwakarma
Villages known as Villages are model They provide
pment Vishwakarma villages embodying, artisans with a
Villages (also showcasing, and unique and
referred to as promoting the local dignified cultural
Hubs ) are artistic fervour and identity
promoted flavour
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22. Ministry of Panchayati Raj
NOTE: This scheme is different from Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (Extended) of Ministry of rural
development, a campaign conducted to transform the way services are provided by the
Government.
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23. Ministry of Ports, Shipping And
Waterways
23.1. Schemes In News
23.1.1. Sagarmala
Why in news?
Sagarmala Young Professional (SYP) Scheme has been launched under the Sagarmala programme.
Purpose Implementation of
To reduce the logistics the projects
cost for EXIM and Projects will be taken up
domestic trade with through private or PPP
minimal infrastructure mode.
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investment
National sagarmala
apex committee
Funding
Equity support through Chaired by Minister
Special Purpose Vehi- of Shipping and provides
cles (SPVs) and Budget policy directions and
reviews the implementa-
support tion.
Objectives
Accelerating economic development by harnessing the potential of India s 7,500 km long
coastline and 14,500 km of potentially navigable waterways.
Salient features
Sagarmala programme is in consonance with National Perspective Plan (NPP)
Background for the holistic development of the Indian Coastline which was launched in
2016.
Projects under the scheme have been categorized into five pillars
Port led
develop-
ment Port moderniza- Port connectivity Port-led Coastal Coastal shipping
tion & new port enhancement industrialization community and Inland water
development development transport
Port moder-
nization & A roadmap has been prepared for increasing the Indian port capacity to 3300+
new port MMTPA by 2025 to cater to the growing traffic.
developm-
ent
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Port conne-
To provide enhanced connectivity between the ports and the domestic
ctivity enha- production/consumption centers (located mainly in hinterland).
ncement
Coastal
community Through Marine sector related activities like fisheries, maritime tourism and
develop- corresponding skill development.
ment
Coastal
shipping
Sagarmala
Developme- Set up under the Companies Act, 2013 to assist the State level/zone
nt Compan- level Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs).
y Limited
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Sagarmala Aim: To engage talented, forward-thinking and dynamic young profes-
Young Prof- sionals in various divisions of the Ministry.
essional Initially, around 25 young professionals will be hired for 2 years (extend-
(SYP) able to 2 more years) to deliver high-quality inputs in areas such as infra-
Scheme structure, data analysis, project management, etc.
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24. Ministry of Power
Why in news?
38 DISCOMs have qualified under the scheme.
Purpose Tenure
Objectives
To provide financial assistance to DISCOMs for modernization and strengthening of distribution
infrastructure, aiming at improvement of the reliability and quality of supply to end consumers.
Salient features
Re-
sult-linked
financial The assistance will be based on meeting pre-qualifying criteria as well as
assistance upon achievement of basic minimum benchmarks by DISCOMs.
to DIS-
COMs
Financial Promotes financial literacy among the poor and provides catalytic capital to
Inclusion the SHGs and their federations.
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2 Components
Grant for Grant of Rs 900 or 15% of the cost per consumer meter whichever is lower
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Prepaid
Smart For special category states, Grant would be Rs 1350 or 22.5% of the cost per
metering consumer, whichever is lower.
Solariza-
tion of For improving electricity supply for the farmers and for providing daytime
agricultur- electricity to them.
al feeders
Leverag- To analyze data generated through IT/OT devices including System Meters,
ing Artifi- prepaid Smart meters.
cial Intelli- To enable DISCOMs to take informed decisions on loss reduction, demand
gence forecasting
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24.2. Other Schemes/Initiatives in news
Scheme for Setting up Manufacturing Zone for
Power and Renewable Energy (RE) Equipment
The scheme is jointly proposed by the Ministry of Power and Ministry of New and Renewable energy.
State government must have 26% stake in the joint venture with private companies.
The grant in aid will be provided for creation of Common Infrastructure Facility (CIF)/ or
Common Testing facility or (CTF).
The identified location would be away from the eco-sensitive zone of protected areas.
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25. Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
25.1. Schemes In News
25.1.1. Bharatmala Pariyojana Programme
Why in news?
According to the ICRA, completion of Bharatmala Pariyojana programme may get delayed by 6
years.
Implementing agencies
NHAI, NHIDCL, State Monitoring
PWDs, State Road PIB will review the
Development Corpora- progress of this program
tions once in six months to
avoid cost and time
overruns.
Objectives
Optimal resource allocation for a holistic highway development/improvement initiative.
Salient features
Umbrella An umbrella program for the highways sector that focuses on optimizing
pro- efficiency of freight and passenger movement across the country by bridg-
gramme ing critical infrastructure gaps.
Economic Corridors
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Project The project shall be completed in a period of 5 years from the date of
Duration sanction.
Sources
Sources
of fund- Cess collected Amount Additional Expected Internal &
ing form Petrol & collected budgetary monetisation Extra Budget-
Diesel from toll support of NHs ary Resources
through TOT (IEBR)
10% funds will be kept earmarked to take up projects under the 'Grand
Grand Challenge' mechanism.
Challenge The mechanism facilitates taking up projects on fast track basis where
Mecha- sufficient and timely land is made available by the State Governments.
nism A maximum of two stretches of roads not exceeding 100 kms are to be
Construc-
tion of road
not part of Such projects may be taken up for consideration only if the State Agency is
Bharatmala ready to bear at least 50% cost of the land acquisition.
Pariyojana
Phase-I
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26. Ministry of Rural Development
Why in news?
Recently, the campagin Sangathan se samridhhi - leaving no rural woman behind was launched to
mobilize 10 crore rural women into self help group, under the flagship scheme DAY-NRLM.
GOVERNMENT SCHEMES IN NEWS
Type Beneficiaries
Centrally Sponsored Identified by Participatory
Scheme Identification of Poor
(PIP) instead of the BPL
Purpose
Poverty alleviation by Implementation
mobilizing rural poor By Special Purpose
households into Self Vehicles (autonomous
Help Groups (SHGs) state societies)
Objectives
To promote sustainable livelihoods for the poor such that they come out of poverty.
To facilitate their access to formal credit, access to entitlements and public services and support
for diversification and strengthening of livelihoods.
Salient features
Social One member (preferably a woman) from each rural poor household would
mobilisa- be brought under the SHG network.
tion Women SHG groups would have bank linkage arrangements.
Financial Promotes financial literacy among the poor and provides catalytic
Inclusion capital to the SHGs and their federations.
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Communi- Revolving Fund (RF) and Community Investment Fund (CIF) as resources in
ty Funds perpetuity to the institutions of the poor.
as To strengthen their institutional and financial management capacity and
Resources build their track record to attract mainstream bank finance
in Perpe-
tuity
Training Encourages public sector banks to set up Rural Self Employment Training
institutes in Institutes (RSETIs) in all districts on the lines of Rural Development Self
Employment Institute (RUDSETI) model
Delhi
MahilaKisan
Sashakti- MKSP promotes scaling-up successful, small scale projects that enhance
karan Pariy- women s participation and productivity in agriculture and allied activities
National A sub-set of NRLM to create proof of concept , build capacities of the Centre
Rural Liveli- and States in 13 high poverty states accounting for about 90% of the rural
hoods Proj- poor in the country.
ect (NRLP)
SAKSHAM Aim: To provide financial literacy & facilitate delivery of financial services
Centres (savings, credit, insurance, pensions etc.) to SHG members and rural poor
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26.1.2. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural
Employment Guarantee (MGNREG) Scheme Centrally
Sponsored Scheme
(Or Act, 2005)
Why in news?
57.8% of the workers who used the scheme in the year 2022-2023 were women, their highest
level of participation since 2012-13.
Type Beneficiaries
Centrally Sponsored
Scheme All Household members
aged more than 18 years
and residing in rural areas.
Purpose
Making supplementary Implementation
livelihood in rural areas Social Audit has to be
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Objectives
To enhance livelihood security in rural areas by providing at least 100 days of guaranteed wage
employment in a financial year to every household whose adult member volunteer to do unskilled
manual work.
Salient features
Aim
Compo-
nents Effecting
Strengthening
Employment Quality Assets Social inclusion Transparency &
Panchayati Raj
Institutions Accountability
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Provides for accident compensation claim in case of accidents at work site.
Accident
compensa- Provides Ex-Gratia Payments for permanent disability or death as a result of
accident at a work site.
tion
Women
empower- At least one-third beneficiaries shall be women.
ment
Entire country with the exception of districts that have hundred per cent
Coverage urban populations.
Fund shar-
ing
100% 75%
For unskilled labour cost For the material cost of the work
Wage payments are exclusively made in the account of the wage seekers
Wage pay- directly ensuring better transparency.
ments Payment of wages should be made within 15 days after completion of work.
Job cards
to rural Any rural household seeking unskilled manual work could register its family
in the Gram Panchayat (GP) and obtain a job card.
household
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Key entitlements
Safe drinking water
Entitle- *Minimum collectively
ment to Resting facilities 5 children should be
wage there to avail the
seeker Availablity of First aid box and medicines facility of child care
Grievance Special Provisions of Social Audit in the Act ensures effective transparency
redressal and accountability of the works.
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27. Ministry of Skill Development &
Entrepreneurship
Quality Assur-
ance of skill
development
programmes
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28. Ministry of Social Justice and
Empowerment (MoSJE)
28.1. Newly Launched Scheme
workers
Objectives
Zero fatalities in sanitation work in India
Sanitation workers are collectivized into SHGs and are empowered to run sanitation
enterprises
All Sewer and Septic tank sanitation workers (SSWs) have access to alternative livelihoods
Strengthened supervisory and monitoring systems at national, state and ULB levels to
ensure enforcement and monitoring of safe sanitation work
Salient features
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All Cities and Towns with a population of over one lakh with notified
Municipalities, including Cantonment Boards (Civilian areas).
Eligible All Capital Cities/Towns of States/ Union Territories (UTs), not covered in 4(i).
cities
Ten Cities from hill states, islands and tourist destinations (not more than
one from each State).
Conver-
gence with 500 cities (converging with AMRUT cities) will be taken up under this phase of
AMRUT NAMASTE.
cities
Identifica- City NAMASTE Managers will identify the SSWs who are engaged in
tion of hazardous cleaning operations.
Sewer/Sep- Coverage under Ayushyaman Bharat- Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana
tic Tank (AB-PMJAY) and livelihood assistance including capital subsidy and interest
Workers subvention and coverage under social security schemes to identify SSWs.
Responsi-
bilities of Geo tagging of Preventive Identify
local sewers and maintenance of technological
bodies septic tanks the sewer lines solution most
and preparing to prevent suited to their
their data base emergency city/town
cleaning
Amendment
Prevention Amendment to the Prohibition of Employment as Manual
in the legis- Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013.
lation
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Responsible Sanitation Response Private Sanitation
Sanitation Authority Unit (SRU) Service Organisations
(RSA) (PSSOs)
24X7 helpline
Issue of licences to number: For
Private Sanitation lodging complaints
Service
Organizations
(PSSOs)
Jurisdiction: Major
IEC campaigns for municipality
publicity of services
available through
the SRU
Jurisdiction: Urban
and rural areas in the
districts
3 TIERED NMU
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28.1.2. Scheme For Residential Education For Students In
High Schools In Targeted Areas (SHRESTHA)
Purpose
Eligibility
Providing seats for the Parental annual income
meritorious SC boys and up to Rs. 2.5 Lakh per
girls in the best private annum
residential schools in the
country.
Beneficiaries Tenure
SC students studying in 2022-23 to 2025-26
class 8th and 10th for
pursuing education
from 9th to 12th
Objectives
To provide access to high-quality education to bright SC students and to enhance the reach of
Salient features
Approximately 3,000 seats are provided each year for admission in class 9th
and 11th.
Benefits The entire cost of the school fee and residential charges are borne by the
Ministry.
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Implementation Provisions for Eligibility of Disbursement
selected the school of scholarship
students
Implementing School is in Released
agency: District Selected existence for at directly to the
Administration students are least 5 years account of
admitted in school through
Selection of Best Private online process
students: Residential Boards results using
Mode 1: National Schools of the schools e-Anudaan
Best CBSE Entrance Test were more than portal of the
for SHRESHTA ministry.
private (NETS) A bridge course
75 % in Class 10
residential and 12 for the
conducted by for SC students
schools last 3 years
National Testing may be
Agency (NTA conducted by
Schools have
the school
adequate
covering topics
infrastructure
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specified in
for admitting
guidelines
additional SC
students in
classes 9th and
11th
Mode 2:
Non-Govern-
ment Organi-
sation Eligibility: Organisation
(NGO)/Volun- should be registered
Funds are released through
tary organi- electronic transfer directly to
non-profit working in quality
sation/other the bank account of the
school education, should
organisation.
organisation have its own website, etc.
operated
schools
Why in News?
Centre has launched SMILE-75 Initiative under the SMILE: Support for Marginalised Individuals
for Livelihood and Enterprise scheme..
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Implementing agency
Type
Central Sector scheme National Coordinators
created in the MoSJE
Purpose
To address the
persisting problem of Tenure
destitution and
beggary 2021-22 to 2025-26.
Objectives
To provide welfare and rehabilitation to the Transgender community and the people engaged
in the act of begging and make places begging-free.
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Skill Development and Livelihood under PM-DAKSH (scheme
for skilling of marginalized persons)
Curriculum by National Skill Development Corporation
(NSDC) and Sector Skill Councils (SSCs)
Training by Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship (IIE) and
National Institute for Entrepreneurship and Small Business
Development (NIESBUD)
NOTE: Samagra Shiksha scheme does not specifically indicate for providing
scholarships for Transgender children. It focuses on need to address the
education of Transgender children as they face stigma and discrimination
Compre-
hensive
Rehabilita- Addressing Mobilization of Providing basic Facilitate skill
tion of the causes of the persons services such as development
persons destitution engaged in the shelter, rehabili- training for the
engaged in and begging act of Begging tation, hygiene, persons
the act of food, clothing, engaged in the
Begging etc. act of Begging
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Pradhan Mantri Dakshta Aur Kushalta
Sampann Hitgrahi (PM-DAKSH)
Recently, Government has Incorporates four types of skill
announced that nearly two lakh development training programmes
71 thousand persons will be
trained over five years under the
scheme.
Training is provided free of cost for the trainees, 100% grants by Government.
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29. Ministry Of Statistics And
Programme Implementation
29.1. Modified/Restructured schemes
Type Fund
Central Annual MPLADS
Sector Scheme non-lapsable fund entitle-
ment per MP constituency
is Rs. 5 crore.
Purpose Release of fund
GOVERNMENT SCHEMES IN NEWS
Objectives
To enable the Members of Parliament to recommend works for creation of durable community
assets like drinking water, sanitation, etc. based on locally felt needs.
Salient features
MPs Can recommend
Members of Lok Sabha (LS) within their Constituencies
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At least 15% of the MPLADS
entitlement should be recom- If tribal population in
Special mended for the year for areas the LS constituency is lesser
provisions inhabited by SC population and
for 7.5% for areas inhabited by STs
population The elected MP In case a State
Scheduled could recommend does not have STs
Castes (SCs) At least 7.5% of the MPLADS work for tribal inhabited areas,
/Scheduled entitlement should be recom- areas outside this amount may
mended for the year for areas constituency but be utilized in SCs
Tribes (STs) inhabited areas
inhabited by ST population. within the State
of election and vice-versa
“Calamity An MP can recommend works up to a maximum of Rs.1 crore for the affected
of severe district.
nature” in
Whether a calamity is of severe nature or not, will be decided by the Govern-
any part of ment of India.
the country
Revised Provisions
Revised
provisions
MPs are not required MPs will be allocated The actual fund will now
to wait for the fund annual drawing limits at flow directly to the
to be released before the beginning of each vendor, once the imple-
recommending new financial year subject to menting authorities
projects. certain condition. authorises payments.
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30. Ministry of Textiles
Why in news?
Seven PM Park sites have been approved to be set up one each in Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Gujarat,
Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra.
Type 5F Vision
Central
GOVERNMENT SCHEMES IN NEWS
Objectives
Promote sustainable industrialization and foster innovation (SDG9), modern industrial infra-
structure facility for entire value-chain to reduce logistic cost & improve
competitiveness.
Salient features
Integrated
textiles The parks will offer an excellent infrastructure, plug and play facilities as
value chain well as training and research facilities for the industry.
Core Infrastructure: Incubation Centre & Plug & Play facility, Developed
Factory Sites, Roads, Power, Water and Waste Water system, etc.
Facilities
at park Support Infrastructure: Workers hostels & housing, logistics park, ware-
housing, etc
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Leveraging
private Park will be developed in a Public Private Partnership (PPP).
sector
Special
Purpose SPV owned by Centre and State Government set up for each park to oversee
the implementation of the project.
Vehicle
(SPV)
Development Capital Support upto Rs. 500 crore per park to the Park SPV.
Financial A Competitive Incentive Support (CIS) upto Rs 300 crore per park to the units
support in PM MITRA Park
Conver-
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31. Ministry of Tourism (MoT)
Benefits
Type Central Financial Assis-
Central Sector scheme tance to States and UTs
for infrastructure devel-
opment of circuits
Purpose
To develop sustainable
and responsible tourism
destinations in the Implementing Agency
country To be designated by the
GOVERNMENT SCHEMES IN NEWS
Objectives
To develop sustainable and responsible tourism destinations covering tourism and allied
infrastructure, tourism services, etc.
To create jobs, enhance the skills and increase private sector investment in tourism.
Salient features
Backgr-
Swadesh Darshan Scheme was launched in 2015, and 76 projects have been
ound Sanctioned under the scheme to date.
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Key Principles
Benchmarks and standards for major tourism
Tourism themes
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Key interventions
Such projects will not be funded under this Scheme but could be
supported by the state under any other scheme.
Non-admissible Project
Non-ad- Land acquisition for development
missible
Project Resettlement and rehabilitation package
GOVERNMENT SCHEMES IN NEWS
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32. Ministry of Women and Child
Development
32.1. Newly Launched Scheme
32.1.1. Mission Shakti: An Integrated Women
Empowerment Programme
Monitoring
Type
Central Sector and Hub for Empowerment of
Centrally Sponsored Women (HEW) will monitor
Scheme the performance of
scheme
Purpose
To address issues affect- Tenure
ing women on a life-cycle
2021-22 to 2025-26
continuum basis
Making people aware about Government schemes, capacity building and training of
functionaries, collaboration with partner Ministries/ Departments, etc.
Salient features
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Women Toll-free 24-hours telecom service to women seeking support and
Helpline information for all emergency services like police/ fire/ Ambulance services
(WHL) and with OSC.
Beti Covers all the districts of the country through multi-sectoral interventions. It
Bachao was operational in only in 405 districts earlier.
Beti Aims for zero-budget advertising.
Padhao Greater spending on activities that have on ground impact, e.g., for
(BBBP) promoting sports among girls, self-defence camps, etc.
Shakti Financial supports: Bank accounts will Supports to kids of residents: Children
Sadan be opened for residents
could accompany their mothers at
such residents
An amount of Rs. The money cannot Unmarried girls Boys of more than
500 per month per be withdrawn by of any age and 12 years of age will
resident shall be the account holders boys up to the be shifted to the
age of 12 years Children Homes run
deposited during their stay in
would be under JJ
the home Act/Integrated Child
allowed to stay
Protection Scheme
(ICPS)
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Anti-
Human Set up in the districts to facilitate reintegration and repatriation of the
Trafficking victims of trafficking and of commercial sexual exploitation.
Units
Immunization
Pradhan
Mantri
Matru Van- Support to Pregnant Improving sex ratio Regular monitoring
dana Yojana and Lactating Mother
(PMMVY) Free meal: During Applicable for the first two Pradhan Mantri
2.0 pregnancy and six months living children provided the Matru Vandana
after the childbirth, through second child is a girl. Yojana-Common
the local Anganwadi Even if the birth during 2nd Application
Partial compensation for pregnancy of twins/ triplet/ Software
the wage loss (upto Rs 6000) quadruplet, with one or (PMMVY-CAS)
more children being girl.
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Hub for
Empower-
To facilitate inter-sectoral convergence of schemes and programs meant
ment of for women at the central, State/ UT level and district level.
Women
(HEW)
NOTE:
Gender Budgeting was adopted by the Government of India in 2005-06 as a tool for
promoting gender equality and ensuring continued investments through Government
planning and budgeting.
Financing for gender equality is central to mitigate gender inequalities, and Gender
Budgeting is a critical strategy in this endeavour.
GOVERNMENT SCHEMES IN NEWS
Sub-schemes of Mahila Shakti Kendra (MSK) and Mahila Police Voluntee(MPV) have
been discontinued.
Geo-tagging All institutions supported by the Ministry would be geo tagged in order
to map, analyse and monitor on a real time basis.
Direct feedback will also be obtained from those who have availed the
Social Audit services under the scheme through appropriate evidence gathering
methods
Mandatory
conditions to Full compliance with the official name of all Centrally Sponsored
Schemes (CSSs) and any guidelines/instructions issued by the Centre
be fulfilled by regarding branding of CSSs, in all schemes of the Ministry.
State
governments
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Mandatory
conditions to Full compliance with Department of Expenditure instructions-regarding
the new procedure for release of funds under the CSSs or any other
be fulfilled by instruction on the subject, issued from time to time.
State
governments
Purpose
Cash benefits
Creating behavioural and
social change in the way the No provision for Direct
girl child is perceived across Benefit Transfer (DBT) or
the country creation of capital assets
Coverage
Financing
All the districts of the
100% funding will be country
Objectives
Improvement in the Sex Ratio at Birth (SRB) by 2 points every year
Improvement in the percentage of institutional deliveries or sustained at the rate of 95% or
above
1% increase in 1st Trimester Anti-Natal Care (ANC) Registration per year
1% increase in enrolment at secondary education level and skilling of girls/ women per year
To check dropout rate among girls at secondary and higher secondary levels
Salient features
BBBP Scheme was launched in 2015 to address the issue of decline in
Background Child Sex Ratio (CSR) along with related issues in a life cycle
continuum.
Creating behavioural and social change in the way the girl child is
Prime focus perceived across the country by informing, influencing, motivating,
engaging and empowering all stakeholders
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Key Ministries involved
Ministry of Education
Preventing
Tracking child marriages and taking strict actions to stop
Child
marriage them.
This calendar provides several activities within each month for the
Activity districts.
Calendar However, the districts can choose to conduct their own activities based
on their local context and needs.
Made on the basis of data extracted from the Mission Shakti MIS.
District
level score Annual District BBBP Ranking will be issued as per the District Score Card.
card This data would be used to capture state performance.
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Implemen- A committee headed by the Secretary, MoWCD, made under the Mission
tation Shakti mandate, will be the Apex Committee to review implementation.
Centrally
32.1.2. Saksham Anganwadi And Poshan 2.0 Sponsored Scheme
Objectives
To contribute to human capital development of the country and address challenges of
Salient features
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Local dietary inputs and fresh Millets should be mandatorily
Diet diver- produce (green vegetables, supplied at least once a week and
sity fruits, medicinal plants and suitably integrated in Take Home
herbs), fortified rice and Ration (not raw ration) and Hot
millets shall be actively Cooked Meals (HCM) in a palatable
encouraged form
Leveraging
of tradi- Reduce child wasting and under-weight prevalence besides stunting and
tional anaemia through AYUSH practices.
knowledge
Registra- Beneficiary
i has to be A child's A
Aadhaar
d card Assistance shall be
tion of registered at the nearest shall not be mandatory extended to a
beneficiary Anganwadi Centre with and benefits can be beneficiary in
Aadhaar identification accessed using the mother's obtaining Aadhaar
Aadhaar card Card
Role of District Magistrate (DM) shall be the Nodal Point in the district for
DM monitoring nutritional status and quality standards
NOTE: POSHAN Abhiyaan 1.0 (National Nutrition Mission) was launched in 2018. The Policy targeted
to reduce stunting, under-nutrition, anaemia (among young children, women and adolescent girls)
and reduce low birth weight by 2%, 2%, 3% and 2% per annum respectively.
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Centrally
32.1.3. Mission Vatsalya Sponsored Scheme
Type
Centrally Sponsored Funding to states
Scheme With the approval of
Mission Vatsalya Project
Purpose Approval Board (PAB)
undr WCD Secretary
To secure a healthy
& happy childhood for every
Tenure
child and enable them to
discover their full potential 2021-22 to 2025-26
Objectives
Ensuring Children s right to Survival, Development, Protection and Participation.
Salient features
Legislative
mandates Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act (JJ Act), 2015
for the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO)Act, 2012
scheme
Improve
functioning Upscale Training &
of statutory Institutional capacity building
bodies of duty holders
Key com- care/services
ponents
Strengthen Encourage
service non-institutional
delivery community-based
care
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Child Care Institutions (CCIs): State Government is mandated to
establish them in every district or group of districts for residential care
of Children.
Swachhata Action Plan (SAP): To be developed by States/UTs for CCIs.
Types of CCIs
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State Child Welfare and Protection
Committee: For supervision of the
Scheme..
State Child Protection Society (SCPS): For
implementation of the scheme.
State Adoption Resource Agency (SARA) in
every State/UT To support the CARA
Mission
Vatsalya
Portal
Child Mission Vatsalya, in partnership with states and districts, will execute a
Helpline 24×7 helpline service for children, as defined under JJ Act, 2015.
Obliga- In order to access Central funds and benefits under the scheme states
tions for will have to retain the official name, as given by the Centre.
states
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33. NITI AAYOG
Coverage: 112 Aspirational Districts (initially 117) were chosen on basis of poverty, poor
health, education and basic Infrastructure deficit.
Programme focuses on the strength of each district, identify low-hanging fruits for immediate
improvement.
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