IAS Compass - Current Affairs Compilation For Prelims 2024 - Government Schemes

CONTENTS
MINISTRY OF AYUSH 5
1. MISSION UTKARSH 5
2. SMART 2.0 (SCOPE FOR MAINSTREAMING AYURVEDA RESEARCH AMONG TEACHING PROFESSIONALS)
PROGRAM 5
3. AYURVEDA GYAN NAIPUNYA INITIATIVE (AGNI) 5
4. FIRST WHO TRADITIONAL MEDICINE GLOBAL SUMMIT: GUJARAT DECLARATION 6
5. INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES (ICD- 11) 6
MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMER 7

1. NEW SOIL HEALTH CARD SCHEME 7
2. PRADHAN MANTRI FASAL BIMA YOJANA (PMFBY) 7
3. RASHTRIYA KRISHI VIKAS YOJANA- REMUNERATIVE APPROACHES FOR AGRICULTURE AND ALLIED
SECTOR REJUVENATION (RKVY-RAFTAAR) 8
4. NATIONAL MISSION ON EDIBLE OILS-OIL PALM (NMEO-OP) 8
MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC

DISTRIBUTION 10
1. PRADHAN MANTRI GARIB KALYAN ANNA YOJANA (PMGKAY) 10
2. CENTRAL CONSUMER PROTECTION AUTHORITY (CCPA) 10
3. e-Jagriti PORTAL 10
MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY 11

1. REMISSION OF DUTIES AND TAXES ON EXPORTED PRODUCTS (RoDTEP) 11
2. UTTAR POORVA TRANSFORMATIVE INDUSTRIALIZATION SCHEME (UNNATI) 11
MINISTRY OF CULTURE 12
1. MERA GAON MERI DHAROHAR PROJECT 12
MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILISERS 13

1. PM PROGRAMME FOR RESTORATION, AWARENESS GENERATION, NOURISHMENT, AND
AMELIORATION OF MOTHER EARTH (PM-PRANAM) 13
2. NATIONAL MEDICAL DEVICES POLICY, 2023 13
MINISTRY OF COAL 14
1. EXPLORATION OF COAL AND LIGNITE SCHEME 14
MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATION 15
1. BHARAT 6G VISION 15
2. CALL BEFORE u Dig (CBuD) APP 15
MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION 16

1. REGIONAL CONNECTIVITY SCHEME (RCS): UDE DESH KA AAM NAGRIK (UDAN 5.0) 16
MINISTRY OF DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION

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1. NORTH EAST SPECIAL INFRASTRUCTURE SCHEME(NESIDS) 17
2. PRIME MINISTER’S DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE FOR NORTH EASTERN REGION (PM-DevINE) 17
MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES 18

1. PROMOTING RESEARCH IN EARTH SYSTEMS SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, & HUMAN RESOURCE
DEVELOPMENT (PRITHvi VIGYAN) 18
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT & FORESTS 19

1. MANGROVE INITIATIVE FOR SHORELINE HABITATS & TANGIBLE INCOMES (MISHTI) SCHEME 19
2. AMRIT DHAROHAR SCHEME 19
3. MERI LIFE (MY LIFE) APP 19
4. MISSION SAHBHAGITA 20
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION 21
1. PRADHAN MANTRI SCHOOLS FOR RISING INDIA (PM-SHRI) SCHEME 21
2. PRERANA: AN EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING PROGRAM 21
3. MALAVIYA MISSION 22
4. PRADHAN MANTRI- UCHCHATAR SHIKSHA ABHIYAN (PM-USHA) 22
5. STUDY IN INDIA (SII) PORTAL 23
6. UNDERSTANDING LIFELONG LEARNING FOR ALL IN SOCIETY (ULLAS) APP 23
7. YUVA SANGAM PORTAL 24
8. EDCIL VIDYANJALI SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME 24
MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION

TECHNOLOGY 28
1. ELECTRONICS REPAIR SERVICES OUTSOURCING (ERSO) INITIATIVE 28
2. INDIAAI MISSION 28
3. BHASHANET PORTAL 29
MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY & DAIRYING

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1. PRADHAN MANTRI MATSYA KISAN SAMRIDHI SAH-YOJANA 30
2. NOC APPROVAL FOR NEW DRUG AND INOCULATION SYSTEM PORTAL (NANDI PORTAL) 30
3. ANIMAL PANDEMIC PREPAREDNESS INITIATIVE 31
4. ANIMAL HEALTH SYSTEM SUPPORT FOR ONE HEALTH (AHHSOH) PROJECT 31
5. ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES INCLUDED IN NATIONAL LIVESTOCK MISSION (NLM) 31
MINISTRY OF HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE 34

1. AYUSHMAN BHARAT 34
2. PRADHAN MANTRI JAN AROGYA YOJANA (PM-JAY) 34
3. AYUSHMAN BHARAT DIGITAL HEALTH MISSION 34
4. PRADHAN MANTRI-AYUSHMAN BHARAT HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE MISSION (PM-ABHIM) 35
5. TELE MENTAL HEALTH ASSISTANCE AND NETWORKING ACROSS STATES (TELE-MANAS) 36
6. STIMULATING ADVANCED KNOWLEDGE FOR SUSTAINABLE HEALTH MANAGEMENT (SAKSHAM)
LEARNING SYSTEM 37
MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS 38

1. VIBRANT VILLAGE PROGRAMME 38
MINISTRY OF HOUSING & URBAN AFFAIRS 39
1. PM E-BUS SEWA SCHEME 39
2. JAL DIWALI: WOMEN FOR WATER, WATER FOR WOMEN CAMPAIGN 39
3. CITY INVESTMENTS TO INNOVATE, INTEGRATE AND SUSTAIN 2.0 (CITIIS 2.0) 40
4. SWACHH BHARAT MISSION (CLEAN INDIA MISSION) 41
5. PRADHAN MANTRI AWAS YOJANA (URBAN) 42
6. PRIME MINISTER STREET VENDOR’S ATMANIRBHAR NIDHI (PM SVANidhi) 43
MINISTRY OF INFORMATION & BROADCASTING 44

1. BROADCASTING INFRASTRUCTURE AND NETWORK DEVELOPMENT (BIND) SCHEME 44
MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI 45

1. JAL JEEVAN MISSION: HAR GHAR JAL 45
2. GALVANIZING ORGANIC BIO-AGRO RESOURCES DHAN (GOBARdhan) 45
3. PLATFORM FOR REAL-TIME ANALYSIS OF YAMUNA, GANGA AND THEIR TRIBUTARIES (PRAYAG)
PLATFORM 46
MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES 47

1. PM VISHWAKARMA SCHEME 47
2. MSME COMPETITIVE(LEAN) SCHEME 47
3. RAISING AND ACCELERATING MSME PRODUCTIVITY (RAMP) 48
MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS 50

1. MAULANA AZAD NATIONAL FELLOWSHIP 50
MINISTRY OF NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY 51

1. PM SURYA GHAR: MUFT BIJLI YOJANA 51
2. PRADHAN MANTRI KISAN URJA SURAKSHA EVAM UTTHAN MAHABHIYAN SCHEME FOR FARMERS (PM
KUSUM) 51
MINISTRY OF PORTS, SHIPPING & WATERWAYS 52

1. HARIT SAGAR GUIDELINES 52
2. GREEN TUG TRANSITION PROGRAMME(GTTP) 52
3. SAGARMALA 52
MINISTRY OF POWER 54
1. REVAMPED DISTRIBUTION SECTOR SCHEME (RDSS) 54
2. MISSION ON ADVANCED AND HIGH-IMPACT RESEARCH (MAHIR) 54
MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS 56

1. PRADHAN MANTRI UJJWALA YOJANA (PMUY) 56
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS 57
1. AMRIT BHARAT STATION SCHEME 57
MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT 58

1. LAKHPATI DIDI SCHEME 58
2. MAHATMA GANDHI NATIONAL RURAL EMPLOYMENT GUARANTEE ACT 58
3. DEEN DAYAL UPADHYAYA ANTYODAYA YOJANA- NATIONAL RURAL LIVELIHOODS MISSION (DAY-
NRLM) 59
4. PRADHAN MANTRI AWAAS YOJANA-GRAMIN 60
MINISTRY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 62
1. NATIONAL QUANTUM MISSION (NQM) 62
2. VAISHVIK BHARATIYA VAIGYANIK (VAIBHAV) FELLOWSHIP 62
3. INDIA SPACE POLICY 2023 63
MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT 64

1. MAHATMA GANDHI NATIONAL FELLOWSHIP (MGNF) 64
2. RASHTRIYA UDYAMITA VIKAS PARIYOJANA 64
MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE & EMPOWERMENT 65

1. PM YOUNG ACHIEVERS’ SCHOLARSHIP AWARD SCHEME FOR A VIBRANT INDIA (PM YASASVI) 65
2. PRADHAN MANTRI ANUSUCHIT JAATI ABHYUDAY YOJANA (PM-AJAY) 65
3. NATIONAL ACTION FOR MECHANISED SANITATION ECOSYSTEM (NAMASTE) SCHEME 66
4. ATAL VAYO ABHYUDAY YOJANA (AVYAY) 66
5. PRADHAN MANTRI DAKSHATA AUR KUSHALATA SAMPANNA HITGRAHI (PM-DAKSH) YOJANA 67
6. SCHOLARSHIPS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION FOR YOUNG ACHIEVERS (SHREYAS) SCHEME 68
MINISTRY OF TOURISM 71
1. THE NATIONAL MISSION ON PILGRIMAGE REJUVENATION AND SPIRITUAL AUGMENTATION DRIVE
(PRASAD) 71
2. HANDLOOM MARK SCHEME 71
3. ADOPT A HERITAGE 2.0 PROGRAMME 71
4. ADOPT A HERITAGE SCHEME, ‘APNI DHAROHAR, APNI PEHCHAAN’ 72
5. SWADESH DARSHAN SCHEME 2.0 72
MINISTRY OF TEXTILES 73
1. REBATE OF STATE AND CENTRAL LEVIES AND TAXES (RoSCTL) SCHEME 73
2. SCHEME FOR CAPACITY BUILDING IN TEXTILES SECTOR (SMARTH) SCHEME 73
MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS 74

1. PRADHAN MANTRI JANJATI ADIVASI NYAYA MAHA ABHIYAN (PM-JANMAN) 74
2. MARKETING AND LOGISTICS DEVELOPMENT FOR PROMOTION OF TRIBAL PRODUCTS FROM NORTH
EASTERN REGION (PTP-NER 2.0) SCHEME 75
3. EKLAVYA MODEL RESIDENTIAL SCHEME (EMRS) 75
MINISTRY OF WOMEN & CHILD DEVELOPMENT 76

1. MISSION SHAKTI 76
2. SAKSHAM ANGANWADI AND POSHAN 2.0 (MISSION POSHAN 2.0) 78
3. MISSION VATSALYA 79
MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS 83

1. MERA YUVA BHARAT (MY BHARAT) 83
2. YUVA UTSAV- INDIA @ 2047 83
3. KHELO INDIA RISING TALENT IDENTIFICATION (KIRTI) PROGRAMME 83
MISCELLANEOUS 85
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Chapter MINISTRY OF AYUSH
1. MISSION UTKARSH
• Initiative of: Joint public health initiative by the Ministries of Ayush and Women and Child Development.
• Aim: To achieve the goal of ‘Anaemia Mukt Bharat’ (Anaemia Free India)
• Target group: Nutritional improvement among approximately 95,000 adolescent girls (14-18 years) in
anaemia prone districts (where average prevalence of anaemia is approximately 69.5 %) today.
• Key features: 15 central ministries or departments will work to elevate districts at the bottom, to state and
national averages.
o In the first phase, the focus may be on improving the anaemic status of adolescent girls in five aspirational
districts of five states namely Assam (Dhubri), Chhattisgarh (Bastar), Jharkhand (Paschimi
Singhbhum), Maharashtra (Gadchiroli), and Rajasthan (Dhaulpur).
2. SMART 2.0 (SCOPE FOR MAINSTREAMING AYURVEDA

RESEARCH AMONG TEACHING PROFESSIONALS)
PROGRAM
• Launched in: 2024
• Apex organisation: The Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS) for the formulation, co-
ordination, development and promotion of research on scientific lines in Ayurveda.
• Aim: To promote robust clinical studies in priority areas of Ayurveda with Ayurveda academic
institutions/hospitals across the country through mutual collaboration.
SMART
• Aim: To boost scientific research in priority healthcare research areas through Ayurveda colleges and
hospitals.
• Key features: The initiative is conceptualised with an objective to identify, support and promote
innovative research ideas in 10 disease including Osteoarthritis, Iron Deficiency Anaemia, Chronic
Bronchitis, Dyslipidemia, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Obesity, Diabetes Mellitus, Psoriasis, Generalised Anxiety
Disorder, Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)
3. AYURVEDA GYAN NAIPUNYA INITIATIVE (AGNI)

• Implemented by: Central Council for Research in Ayurveda Sciences
• Aim: To provide a platform to Ayurveda practitioners for reporting their innovative practices & and
experiences in various disease conditions.
• Key features: To promote the culture of reporting evidence-based practice among Ayurveda Practitioners.
o To document the reported successful therapeutic regimens for various disease conditions involving Single
drug/ Formulation/ Procedures for the purpose of education and academics.
o To identify the interested Ayurveda practitioners for collaboration in the creation of a database through
applications and capacity building through training in research methods and good clinical practices.
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o To undertake research for mainstreaming pragmatic practices through scientific validation and evidence-
based appraisal.
4. FIRST WHO TRADITIONAL MEDICINE GLOBAL SUMMIT:

GUJARAT DECLARATION
• Organised by: WHO and co-hosted by the Ministry of Ayush.
• Aims: To advance evidence-based traditional medicine interventions for universal health coverage and
health-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
• Key action points: The declaration reaffirmed global commitments towards indigenous knowledges,
biodiversity and traditional, complementary and integrative medicine.
o Support the evidence-based integration in national health policies and systems based on the highest
quality research.
o Accelerate the production, regulation, and formal utilization of scientifically proven TCIM (Traditional
complimentary integrative medicine) products and practices.
o Policies to standardize TCIM documentation using WHO’s ICD-11 for evidence integration.
o Establishment of a global network of TCIM reference clinical centres for data collection.
5. INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES (ICD- 11)

• Collaboration of: Ministry of AYUSH,
in collaboration with the World Health INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES
Organisation. (ICD)
• Key features: Under ICD 11, the • About: ICD serves a broad range of uses globally and provides
names and data of prevalent diseases critical knowledge on the extent, causes and consequences of
of Ayurveda, Siddha, and Unani human disease and death worldwide via data that is reported
Medicine will be notified in the code and coded with the ICD.
internationally through the TM 2
• Developed by: WHO
module.
• India’s agency: Central Bureau of Health Intelligence (CBHI) is an
o It covers diseases like Malaria,
agency under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare that
insomnia, and Vertigo Guidance
serves as the WHO Collaboration Centre for ICD-related activities.
Disorder.
o It will further strengthen and expand India’s healthcare delivery system, research, Ayush insurance coverage,
research & development, policy making system.

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MINISTRY OF
AGRICULTURE AND
Chapter
FARMER
1. NEW SOIL HEALTH CARD SCHEME
• Implementing agency: Department of Agriculture
• Aim: To aid State Governments in distributing soil health cards to all farmers across the nation.
• Key features: SHC is meant to give each farmer soil nutrient status of his land and advise him on the dosage
of fertilizers and the needed soil amendments, that he should apply to maintain soil health in the long run.
o The card will be issued once in every 2 years to a farm so that nutrients deficiency can be regularly detected
and improved.
o SHC is a printed report that a farmer will be handed over for each of his holdings. It will contain the status
of his soil with respect to 12 parameters, namely N, P, K (Macro-nutrients); S (Secondary- nutrient); Zn, Fe,
Cu, Mn, Bo (Micro - nutrients); and pH, EC, OC (Physical parameters).
• New changes made to the SHC: The scheme has been merged in Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY)
cafeteria scheme as its one component under name ‘Soil Health & Fertility.
o The government has made some technological interventions in the Soil Health Card Scheme. The Soil Health
Card portal has been revamped and integrated with a Geographic Information System (GIS) system so that
all the test results are captured and seen on a map.
2. PRADHAN MANTRI FASAL BIMA YOJANA (PMFBY)

• Type of scheme: Central sector scheme
• Aim: To support production in agriculture by providing affordable crop insurance to ensure comprehensive
risk cover for crops of farmers against all non-preventable natural risks from pre-sowing to post-harvest
stage, on an ‘Area Approach Basis’.
• Administered by: Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers’ Welfare.
• Key features: Provides coverage for the entire cropping cycle, from pre-sowing to post-harvest and
midseason adversities.
o The scheme is compulsory for loanee farmers availing Crop Loan /KCC account for notified crops.
o The Scheme would be optional for non-loanee farmers.
o Farmers will pay a fixed premium of 2% for Kharif crops and 1.5% for Rabi crops.
o For annual commercial and horticultural crops, farmers will pay a premium of only 5%.
o The government will cover 95-98.5% of the insurance premium, with both state and central
governments sharing the cost equally.
o In this plan, insurance coverage applies only to certain crops like cereals, millets, pulses, oilseeds, as well as
annual commercial and horticultural crops. It also covers risks related to crop yield in agriculture.
o However, losses from war, nuclear risks, deliberate damage, and avoidable risks are not covered.
• Technological advancements:
o YES-Tech Manual: A technology-driven yield estimation system, offering methodologies, best practices, and
integration insights for accurate yield assessments at the gram panchayat level.
o WINDS portal: Centralised platform that hosts, manages and processes hyper-local weather data collected
by automatic weather stations and rain gauges at taluk/block and gram panchayat levels. The portal

MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMER
enhances risk assessment and decision-making in crop insurance, agriculture advisories, and disaster
mitigation, supporting the agricultural sector and rural economy.
o Door-to-door enrolment app AIDE/Sahayak: To revolutionise the enrolment process, bringing it directly to
the doorstep of farmers. This door-to-door enrolment ensures a seamless and transparent process, making
crop insurance more accessible and convenient for farmers.
3. RASHTRIYA KRISHI VIKAS YOJANA- REMUNERATIVE

APPROACHES FOR AGRICULTURE AND ALLIED SECTOR
REJUVENATION (RKVY-RAFTAAR)
• Type of scheme: Centrally Sponsored Scheme
• Aim: For strengthening infrastructure in agriculture and allied sector in order to promote agripreneurship and
agribusiness by providing financial support and nurturing the incubation ecosystem
• Features of the scheme:
o Under this programme, start-ups are encouraged to use innovative technologies to resolve challenges faced
in agriculture and allied sectors.
o Assisting farmers in increasing their income by fostering productivity and promoting value-chain addition-
linked production models.
o Mitigating risks, strengthening farmers' efforts, and promoting agri-business entrepreneurship through the
development of agricultural infrastructure.
o Reducing farmers' risks by focusing on income generation through activities such as mushroom cultivation,
integrated farming, floriculture, etc.
o Granting all states autonomy and flexibility to create plans tailored to their local needs.
o Empowering youth through various skill development initiatives, innovation, and agri-business models.
• Components of the scheme:

o R-ABI (RKVY-RAFTAAR Agribusiness Incubators): Strengthening of existing agribusiness incubators for
integrated rejuvenation and development and setting up new ones.
o Seed Stage Funding of R-ABI Incubatees: Under this, financial assistance of a maximum of Rs. 25 lakhs will
be granted to potential start-ups that have a minimum viable product (MVP) based on innovative solutions/
processes / products/ services/ business models in agriculture and allied sector
o Agripreneurship Orientation: Providing an opportunity to students/youth to work on their innovative ideas
by imparting two months training cum hands on internship with other start-ups at the respective R-ABI.
o Idea/Pre-Seed Stage Funding of Agripreneurs: Under this, subsistence grant of a maximum of Rs. 5 lakhs
will be provided to interns who have successfully completed the initial two months of agripreneurship
orientation programme and are aspiring to convert their innovative idea based on technology, service,
business platforms etc. into a prototype/ product.
4. NATIONAL MISSION ON EDIBLE OILS-OIL PALM (NMEO-OP)

• Financial outlay: Rs. 11,040 crores
• Aim: For substantial increase in oil palm cultivation and crude palm oil production.
• Targets: To increase the area of oil palm to 10 lakh hectares from 3.5 lakh by 2025-26 and up to 28 lakh
tonnes by 2029-30.
o To increase the Crude Palm Oil production from 0.27 lakh tonnes to 11.20 lakh tonnes by 2025-26.

MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMER
• Key features: There are two major focus areas of the Scheme.
o Price assurance: The assurance to the farmers will be in the form of the viability gap funding and the
industry will be mandated to pay 14.3% of the Crude Palm Oil (CPO) price.
o Assistance for inputs/interventions: A substantial increase has been made for planting material for oil
palm and this has increased from Rs 12,000 per ha to Rs. 29000 per ha. Further substantial increase has
been made for maintenance and inter-cropping interventions, establishment of seed gardens, nurseries,
micro irrigation, bore well/pump set/water harvesting structure, vermi compost units, solar pumps,
harvesting tools, custom hiring centre cum harvester Groups, farmers and officers training, and for
replanting of old oil palm gardens etc.
o Special focus on the North east region and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, with a focus on increasing
the area and productivity of oilseeds and Oil Palm.

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CONSUMER AFFAIRS,
Chapter
FOOD & PUBLIC
DISTRIBUTION
1. PRADHAN MANTRI GARIB KALYAN ANNA YOJANA
(PMGKAY)
• Extended till: 2028
• Aim: To provide financial assistance to economically weaker sections affected by the pandemic.
• Eligibility: Families belonging to Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) and Priority Households (PHH) categories,
households headed by widows or terminally ill persons or disabled persons or persons aged 60 years, all
primitive tribal households and landless agriculture labourers, marginal farmers, rural artisans/craftsmen.
• Key features: The scheme is part of Atmanirbhar Bharat to supply free food grains to migrants and poor.
o The scheme provides 5 kg of food grain to each family holding a ration card free of cost and the 5 kg of
subsidized food grain already offered through the Public Distribution System (PDS).
2. CENTRAL CONSUMER PROTECTION AUTHORITY (CCPA)

• It is a regulatory authority set up under Section 10(1) of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019.
• To promote, protect and enforce the rights of consumers as a class.
• It will be empowered to conduct investigations into violation of consumer rights and institute complaints /
prosecution, order recall of unsafe goods and services, order discontinuation of unfair trade practices and
misleading advertisements, impose penalties on manufacturers/endorsers/publishers of misleading
advertisements.
• It will have a Chief Commissioner as head, and only two other commissioners as members
3. e-Jagriti PORTAL
• To offer an efficient, speedy, and economical software solution for resolving consumer disputes across all levels.
• This portal serves as a central hub for consumer commissions, seamlessly integrating various grievance
platforms like the Online Case Monitoring System (OCMS), E-Daakhil, and the National Consumer Dispute
Redressal Commission (NCDRC) onto a unified platform.
• It offers modules for case filing, online fee payment, and case monitoring, facilitating the swift disposal of cases
by all commissions.
• Additionally, it incorporates a Smart search feature powered by AI technology, enabling users to efficiently
locate archived consumer complaints, cases, and judgments.
• The portal also includes a Virtual court facility, providing consumers with a convenient and accessible means of
resolving their complaints.

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MINISTRY OF COMMERCE
Chapter & INDUSTRY
1. REMISSION OF DUTIES AND TAXES ON EXPORTED
PRODUCTS(RoDTEP)
• Scheme replaced: Merchandise Export from India Scheme (MEIS) and Rebate of State and Central Taxes and
Levies (RoSCTL).
• Administered by: Department of Revenue
• 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.
• Key features: It ensures zero rating of exports i.e., taxes and duties should not be exported.
Under this Scheme, duties and taxes levied at the Central, State and local levels, such as electricity duties and
VAT on fuel, which are not getting exempted or refunded under GST will be refunded to exporters in form of
Duty Credit Scrips.
○ The credits can be used to pay basic customs duty on imported goods or transferred to other importers –
facilitating ease of transactions for exports.
○ The RoDTEP rates would be notified by the Department of Commerce.
2. UTTAR POORVA TRANSFORMATIVE INDUSTRIALIZATION

SCHEME (UNNATI)
• Till: 2034
• Corpus: 10,037 crore
• Aim: To generate gainful employment and development of Industries in the states of Northeast Region,
will lead to the area’s overall socio-economic development.
• Implementing agency: Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade.
• Target: Direct employment opportunities of about 83,000 and significant number of indirect employments.
• Key features: All eligible Industrial Units to commence their production or operation within 4 years from the
grant of registration.
○ Districts are categorized in two zones: Zone A (Industrially Advanced Districts) & Zone B (Industrially
Backward Districts)
○ 60% of the outlay of Part A has been earmarked to 8 NE states and 40% on a First-In-First-Out (FIFO) basis.
○ All new Industrial units and Expanding units would be eligible for the respective incentives.

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Chapter MINISTRY OF CULTURE
1. MERA GAON MERI DHAROHAR PROJECT
• Developed in: Partnership with the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA)
• Aim: To make this wealth of information accessible to both virtual and real-time visitors, fostering a deeper
understanding and appreciation of India's diverse cultural roots.
• Key features: It is a pan-India initiative under National Mission on Cultural Mapping.
○ A web portal dedicated to MGMD, offering comprehensive details about every village, such as its
geographic coordinates, demographics, and insights into traditional attire, jewellery, artistic creations,
temples, local events, and celebrations.
○ The core idea behind this project is to encourage appreciation for India's culture and traditions, paving way
for economic growth, social harmony, and artistic development in rural communities.
○ Under the MGMD, information is collected under following categories: Arts and Crafts Village;
Ecologically Oriented Village; Scholastic Village linked with Textual and Scriptural Traditions of India; Epic
Village linked with Ramayana, Mahabharata and/or Puranic legends and oral epics; Historical Village linked
with Local and National History; Architectural Heritage Village.

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MINISTRY OF
CHEMICALS AND
Chapter
FERTILISERS
1. PM PROGRAMME FOR RESTORATION, AWARENESS
GENERATION, NOURISHMENT, AND AMELIORATION OF
MOTHER EARTH (PM-PRANAM)
• Aim: To encourage the balanced use of fertilisers in conjunction with bio fertilisers and organic fertilisers.
• Key features: Through this scheme, the government will emphasise reducing chemical fertilizer subsidies.
○ The scheme will have no separate budget and will be financed through the “savings of existing fertiliser
subsidy” under schemes run by the Department of Fertilizers.
○ Around 50% of subsidy savings will be passed on as a grant to the state that saves the money.
○ 70% of the grant provided under the scheme can be used for asset creation related to the technological
adoption of alternate fertilisers and alternate fertiliser production units at the village, block, and district
levels.
○ The remaining 30% of grant money can be used for rewarding and encouraging farmers, panchayats,
farmer producer organisations, and self-help groups that are involved in the reduction of fertiliser use and
awareness generation.
2. NATIONAL MEDICAL DEVICES POLICY, 2023

• Vision: Goal is to become the top global leader in medical device manufacturing and innovation, focusing on
patient needs. And to attain a 10-12% market share in the expanding $50 billion market by 2030, through
accelerated growth strategies.
• Mission: The policy outlines a roadmap for rapid growth in the medical devices sector, focusing on missions
such as accessibility, affordability, quality, patient-centred care, preventive health, security, research,
innovation, and skilled manpower.
• Strategies to Promote Medical Device Sector:
○ Creation of a Single Window Clearance System' for Licensing of Medical Devices co-opting all the
stakeholder departments / organizations.
○ The establishment and strengthening of large medical device parks, clusters equipped with world class
common infrastructure facilities in proximity to economic zones.
○ Facilitating R&D and Innovation and establishing Centres of Excellence in academic and research
institutions, innovation hubs, ‘plug and play’ infrastructures and support to start-ups.
○ The policy encourages private investments, series of funding from Venture Capitalists, and also Public-
Private Partnership(PPP).
○ The policy will support dedicated multidisciplinary courses for medical devices in existing institutions to
ensure availability of skilled manpower for futuristic medical technologies.
○ The policy envisages the creation of a dedicated Export Promotion Council for the sector under the
Department which will be an enabler to deal with various market access issues.

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Chapter MINISTRY OF COAL
1. EXPLORATION OF COAL AND LIGNITE SCHEME
• Extended till: 2025-26 co-terminus with the 15th Finance Commission cycle.
• Aim: To explore and estimate coal resources in the country.
• Key features: Under this scheme, exploration for Coal and Lignite is conducted in two broad stages: (i)
Promotional (Regional) Exploration and (ii) Detailed Exploration in Non-Coal India Limited blocks.
○ Exploration for Coal and Lignite is required to prove and estimate coal resources available in the country,
which helps in preparing detailed project reports to start coal mining.
○ The geological reports prepared through these explorations are used for auctioning new coal blocks, and the
cost is thereafter recovered from successful allocatee.

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MINISTRY OF
Chapter COMMUNICATION
1. BHARAT 6G VISION
• Aim: To enable India to emerge as a prominent worldwide provider of affordable 6G telecommunications
solutions and intellectual property and identify priority areas for 6G research based on India’s competitive
advantages.
• Key features: The government has set up a top council to manage the project, focusing on tasks like setting
standards, deciding which frequencies to use for 6G, building a network for devices and systems, and
arranging funding for research, among other duties.
o The vision will be implemented in two phases:
1. Phase 1 (2023 to 2025): Support will be provided to explorative ideas, risky pathways and proof-of-
concept tests.
2. Phase II (2025 to 2030): Support ideas and concepts with potential for global acceptance, helping them
develop fully, establish their usefulness, create intellectual property, and test them for commercialization.
2. CALL BEFORE U DIG (CBuD) APP

• Initiative of: Department of Telecommunication
• Aim: To encourage minimal or no damages to underground assets while carrying out any digging activity.
• Key features: This online platform, available in the form of an easy-to-use mobile app as well as online portal,
facilitate smooth coordination between the digging agencies and underground utility asset owners to save the
utilities from damages that may occur to them due to the digging activities.

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MINISTRY OF CIVIL
Chapter AVIATION
1. REGIONAL CONNECTIVITY SCHEME (RCS): UDE DESH KA
AAM NAGRIK (UDAN 5.0)
• Aim: To raise the momentum, connect new routes and bring us closer to the target of operationalizing 1000
routes & 50 additional airports, heliports and water aerodromes in the near future.
• Key features: This 5.0 phase of the program concentrates on Category-2 (20-80 seats) and Category-3 (>80
seats).
o The previous limit of 600 km for stage length is removed, allowing flights with any distance between
origin and destination.
o Viability gap funding (VGF) will be limited to 600 km stage length for both Priority and Non-Priority areas,
which was previously capped at 500 km.
o Airlines must start operations within 4 months of receiving the route award, down from the previous
deadline of 6 months.
ABOUT UDAN
• Component of: National Civil Aviation Policy 2016 (NCAP)
• Aim: To enhance connectivity to India’s unserved and under-served airports and envisages to make air
travel affordable and widespread.
• Phases of the UDAN:
o Phase 1: To connect underserved and unserved airports in the country.
o Phase 2: To expand air connectivity to more remote and inaccessible parts of the country.
o Phase 3: To enhance air connectivity to hilly and remote regions of the country.
o Phase 4: For connecting islands and other remote areas of the country.
• Key features: Airlines have to cap airfares for 50% of the total seats at Rs. 2,500 per hour of flight, achieved
through financial stimulus, Viability Gap Funding (VGF) and Regional Connectivity Fund (RCF) was created to
meet the viability gap funding.
o The partner State Governments (other than UTs and NER states where contribution will be
10%) would contribute a 20% share to this fund.

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MINISTRY OF
DEVELOPMENT OF
Chapter
NORTH EASTERN REGION
1. NORTH EAST SPECIAL INFRASTRUCTURE SCHEME
(NESIDS)
• Extended till: 2025-26
• Aim: To foster infrastructure development, especially connectivity, in identified sectors across the North
Eastern States.
• Key features: The scheme encompasses two components: NESIDS-Road and NESIDS-Other Than Road
Infrastructure (OTRI).
2. PRIME MINISTER’S DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE FOR

NORTH EASTERN REGION (PM-DevINE)
• Extended till: 2025-26
• Aim: For the rapid and comprehensive development of the northeast region by funding infrastructure and
social development projects, based on felt needs of the States.
• Key features:
o Establishment of Empowered Inter-Ministerial Committee (EIMC) to oversee various functions within PM-
DevINE and chaired by the Secretary of the MDoNER.
o Fund infrastructure convergently, in the spirit of PM GatiShakti.
o Support social development projects based on felt needs of the NER.
o Enable livelihood activities for youth and women.
o Fill the development gaps in various sectors.

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MINISTRY OF EARTH
Chapter SCIENCES
1. PROMOTING RESEARCH IN EARTH SYSTEMS SCIENCE,
TECHNOLOGY, & HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
(PRITHvi VIGYAN)
• Aim: To enhance the understanding of the Earth and its vital signs.
• Scheme subsumed:
o Atmosphere & Climate Research-Modelling Observing Systems & Services (ACROSS): It addresses
different aspects of weather and climate services, which includes warnings for cyclone, storm surges, heat
waves, thunderstorms etc.
o Ocean Services, Modelling Application, Resources and Technology (O-SMART): For promoting ocean
research and setting up early warning weather systems.
o Polar Science and Cryosphere Research (PACER): To improve the understanding of Polar Science and
cryosphere systems.
o Seismology and Geosciences (SAGE): To strengthen earthquake monitoring and research on the Earth’s
solid components
o Research, Education, Training and Outreach (REACHOUT): To fosters talent development and ensures
effective translation of research into services directly benefiting society
• Key features : It aimed at the augmentation and sustenance of long-term observations of the atmosphere,
ocean, geosphere, cryosphere, and solid earth to record the vital signs of the Earth System and change.
o It is also intended for the development of modelling systems for understanding and predicting weather,
ocean, and climate hazards and understanding the science of climate change.
o Exploration polar and high seas regions of the Earth towards discovery of new phenomena and resources.
o Development of technology for exploration and sustainable harnessing of oceanic resources for societal
applications.
o Translation of knowledge and insights from Earth systems science into services for societal, environmental
and economic benefit.

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MINISTRY OF
ENVIRONMENT &
Chapter
FORESTS
1. MANGROVE INITIATIVE FOR SHORELINE HABITATS &
TANGIBLE INCOMES (MISHTI) SCHEME
• Aim: To enhance mangrove coverage along coastlines and saltpan lands to improve ecological health, protect
against natural disasters, and support local livelihoods.
• Key features: The programme will operate through convergence between MGNREGS, CAMPA Fund and other
sources.
o Provides financial assistance to states and local communities for mangrove plantation and rehabilitation.
o Promotes the use of sustainable mangrove management practices.
o Supports research on mangrove ecology and conservation.
2. AMRIT DHAROHAR SCHEME

• Implementing agency: In convergence with various Central Government ministries and agencies, State
Wetland Authorities and a network of formal and informal institutions.
• Aim: To encourage optimal use of wetlands, and enhance biodiversity, carbon stock, eco-tourism
opportunities and income generation for local communities.
• Components of the scheme: Species and Habitat Conservation
o Nature Tourism
o Wetlands Livelihoods
o Wetlands Carbon
• Key features: protecting and promoting unique conservation and cultural heritage values.
o Creating nature tourism opportunities and income generation for local communities
o Encouraging optimal use while ensuring maintenance of wetland ecological character
o Safeguarding and enhancing biological diversity and carbon stock
o Enabling integrated management to ensure sustained provision of full range of ecosystem services
3. MERI LiFE (MY LIFE) APP

• Aim: To showcase the power of citizens, especially young people, in saving the environment by emphasizing
the impact of simple actions in daily lives.
• Key features: It is intended to catalyse a national movement for Mission LiFE (Lifestyle for Environment) by
establishing a systematic method for monitoring the advancements made in Mission LiFE.
o It motivates individuals to engage in a set of LiFE-focused activities across five categories: Conserving
Energy, Preserving Water, Minimizing Single-Use Plastics, Embracing Sustainable Food Practices, and
Cultivating Healthy Lifestyles.
ABOUT MISSION LiFE

• An India-led global mass movement to nudge individual and community action to protect and preserve the
environment.

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
• The Mission aims to transition from the current 'use-and-dispose' economy, characterized by thoughtless
and harmful consumption, to a circular economy
defined by conscious and intentional utilization.
• Three Phases of Mission LiFE:
o Change in Demand (Phase I): Nudging individuals
across the world to practice simple yet effective
environment-friendly actions in their daily lives
o Change in Supply (Phase II): Changes
in large-scale individual demand are expected to
gradually nudge industries and markets to respond
and tailor supply and procurement as per the revised
demands
o Change in Policy (Phase III): By influencing the
demand and supply dynamics of India and the world,
the long-term vision of Mission LiFE is to trigger shifts
in large-scale industrial and government policies that
can support both sustainable consumption and production.
4. MISSION SAHBHAGITA
• Key features: A mission of ‘a healthy and effectively managed network of 75 wetlands of national and
international significance.
o It aims to enable a society ownership approach for participatory conservation and wise use of Wetlands.

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MINISTRY OF
Chapter EDUCATION
1. PRADHAN MANTRI SCHOOLS FOR RISING INDIA (PM-SHRI)
SCHEME
• Type of scheme: Centrally sponsored scheme.
• Aim: To strengthen select existing (14500) schools to provide high-quality education in an equitable, inclusive
and joyful school environment.
• Implemented: Through the existing administrative structure available for Samagra Shiksha, KVS & NVS.
• Key features:
o The schools under the scheme are to be developed as ‘Green School’, that will incorporate environment
friendly aspects like Solar panels and LED lights, nutrition gardens with natural farming, water conservation
and harvesting, climate change related hackathon etc.
o The schools will adopt pedagogy that will be more experiential, holistic, inquiry-driven, discovery-
oriented, and learner-centred.
o The scheme aims to provide linkage with the sector skill councils and local industry to enhance
employability and to provide better employment opportunities.
o To evaluate the schools at regular intervals, ‘A School Quality Assessment Framework (SQAF)’, will be
developed, which will specify performance indicators.
o Under RTE Act, beneficiary-oriented entitlements will be provided.
o 100% of PM-SHRI schools will receive Science and Math kits.
o Focus will also be on early childhood care and education, that will also include Balvatika and Foundational
Literacy and Numeracy.
o Local languages/mother tongue are to be encouraged as medium of instructions and use of technological
interventions to help bridge language barriers.
o The scheme also envisions to converge with existing schemes/Panchayati Raj Institutions/Urban Local
Bodies and community participation for infrastructure upgradation of the school.
2. PRERANA: AN EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING PROGRAM

• Aim: To empower students with leadership qualities.
• Eligibility: Students of Class IX to XII from any recognised school of the country.
• Key features: It is weekly residential program will host 20 students from different parts of the country on a
rotational basis.
o Students can register on the portal by providing necessary details.
o Applicants can join the School/block-level selection on ‘Prerana Utsav‘ day, through activities aligned with
Prerana’s ethos.
o Once selected, the 20 participants, consisting of 10 male and 10 female students, are expected to carry
the ethos of 'Prerana' into their respective communities.
o It will take place in a Vernacular School, founded in 1888, located in Vadnagar, Gujarat. PM Modi is an
alumnus of this School.
o Curriculum of Prerana School prepared by IIT Gandhi Nagar.

o The essence of Prerana lies in its unwavering commitment to integrate the principles of the Indian
education system and the philosophy of value-based education, which serves as a fundamental pillar
of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.
o This thematic framework aims to inspire the youth, fostering a deep respect for Bharat's unity in diversity
and embodying the spirit of ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’ (the world is one family).
o This unique program is built upon nine core value-based themes: self-respect and humility, courage and
determination, hard work and dedication, compassion and service, diversity and unity, truthfulness and
cleanliness, innovation and curiosity, faith and trust, and independence and responsibility.
3. MALAVIYA MISSION
• Aim: To improve the quality of teachers’ training, build leadership skills in teachers and help realise the goals
of the National Education Policy (NEP).
• Organised by: University Grants Commission, in association with the Ministry of Education.
• Key features: It provides tailored training programmes for teachers. This programme will work for the
capacity building of faculty members in higher educational institutions.
o The capacity building under this Mission will be mapped to the credit framework to ensure career
progression pathways for educators.
o There are the theme-wise training sessions: The 8 themes includes
a) Holistic and Multidisciplinary Education,
b) Indian Knowledge Systems (IKS),
c) Academic Leadership, Governance and Management,
d) Higher Education and Society,
e) Research and Development,
f) Skill Development,
g) Student Diversity and Inclusive Education and
h) Information and Communication Technology.
o Human Resource Development Centres to be revamped and known as Madan Mohan Malaviya Teachers
Training Centres.
o Monitoring and quality assurance would be undertaken by the UGC Committee after conducting one round
of training programme.
4. PRADHAN MANTRI- UCHCHATAR SHIKSHA ABHIYAN (PM-

USHA)
• Earlier scheme: RUSA (Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan) Scheme
• Type of scheme: Centrally sponsored scheme
• Aim: To enhance the quality of state higher education institutions by ensuring they meet established
standards and using accreditation for quality assurance.
• Key features:
o Multidisciplinary Education and Research University (MERU) Transformation: Providing Rs 100 crore
support to 35 state universities for multi-disciplinary education and research
o To bring about significant changes in State higher education by establishing a supportive state-level
structure for planning and monitoring, encouraging autonomy in state universities, and enhancing
governance in institutions.
o Ensure governance, academic, and examination (and evaluation) reforms in the State higher educational
institutions.
o Establish backwards and forward linkages with school education.

o Correct regional imbalances in access to higher education by facilitating access to high-quality institutions in
urban & semi‐urban areas.
o Enhancing employability through skilling and vocationalisation;
o Establishing New Model Degree Colleges in the districts where there are no Government and
Government-aided institutions;
o Focusing on remote, LWE-affected, aspirational, and low Gross Enrollment Ratio regions.
5. STUDY IN INDIA (SII) PORTAL

• Aim: Establishing India as a global hub for education by welcoming students from diverse backgrounds.
• Key features: It is a dedicated platform to provide information about higher education institutions (HEIs) in
India and will simplify international students’ academic journey in India.
o It will showcase the academic programmes in the HEIs covering undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral
programmes as well courses in Indian Knowledge System (IKS) such as Yoga, Ayurveda, classical arts and
more.
o The portal will have information about the academic facilities, research support and related
information available in the institutes.
o It will be a one-stop spot for student registration, the visa application process, choosing the desired courses
and receiving offer letters from the institute
o It will have the provision for students to apply in more than one institute or course of their choice.
o It will offer a streamlined and well-organised application process for international students seeking higher
education opportunities in India.
STUDY IN INDIA PROGRAMME

• Aim: To increase the number of international students in India and promote India as the preferred study
destination, providing affordable and quality education as per global standards.
• Partnership: The program works with educational institutions that meet specific standards:
o They are ranked highly according to National Institutional Ranking Framework (<=100).
o They have received a good accreditation score of 3.01 or higher from NAAC (National Assessment and
Accreditation Council).
o They are recognized as Institutes of National Importance (INI).
6. UNDERSTANDING LIFELONG LEARNING FOR ALL IN

SOCIETY (ULLAS) APP
• Aim: To revolutionise education and literacy across the nation by fostering a comprehensive learning ecosystem
that caters to every individual, bridging gaps in basic literacy and critical life skills.
• Key features: Its focus extends to promoting functional literacy, vocational skills and essential life skills such as
financial literacy, legal literacy, digital literacy and empowerment of citizens to participate in nation-building.
o The application marks a significant milestone in harnessing the potential of technology to facilitate
widespread access to basic literacy.
o This user-friendly and interactive app is available both on Android and IOS.
o It will serve as a digital gateway for learners to engage in diverse learning resources through the DIKSHA
portal of NCERT.
o It can be used for registration of learners and volunteers either through self-registration or by surveyors.

FOUNDATIONAL LITERACY AND NUMERACY ASSESSMENT TEST

• Part of : ULLAS
• Aim: For assessing the impact of teaching-learning sessions .
• Key features: The assessment comprises three subjects - Reading, Writing, and Numeracy - each carrying
50 marks, totalling 150 marks. This test is developed to evaluate the foundational literacy and numeracy
skills of registered non-literate learners.
o Qualifying learners will receive a certificate issued by the National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS),
recognising their achievement in acquiring foundational literacy and numeracy skills.
o It is carried out in the learners’ regional language.
7. YUVA SANGAM PORTAL

• Aim: To build close ties between the youth of the North East Region and the rest of India under the spirit of Ek
Bharat Shreshtha Bharat.
• Key features:
o More than 20,000 young people will journey across India, experiencing a special chance to learn from
different cultures.
o This Cultural Exchange Program will let them appreciate India's rich heritage and diverse landscapes.
o Youth aged 18 to 30 will explore various states, learning about their arts, cultures, and languages.
EK BHARAT SHRESHTHA BHARAT

• Aim: To promote engagement amongst the people of different States/UTs so as to enhance mutual
understanding and bonding between people of diverse cultures, thereby securing stronger unity and
integrity of India.
• Key features:
o Every State and UT in the country would be paired with another State/UT for a time period, during this
program, participants will interact in various structured activities such as language, literature, cuisine,
festivals, cultural events, and tourism.
o It strengthen emotional bonds among people across India and maintain the fabric of our nation's diverse
culture.
o It highlights the rich heritage, customs, and traditions of different states, enabling people to appreciate
India's diversity and develop a shared identity.
8. EdCIL VIDYANJALI SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME

• Aim: To ensure access to high-quality learning systems by facilitating a seamless transition from secondary
to higher education and extending financial support for the meritorious Navodaya Vidyalaya
students who lack means.
• Beneficiaries: In its initial phase will be students of grades XI and XII studying in Navodaya
Vidyalaya's across the country.
• Key features of the programme:
o The programme, in alignment with the National Education Policy 2020, is a powerful force aimed at
revolutionizing opportunities for quality education and access to higher education institutions.
o It intends to garner assistance and funding from non-government partners and private sources such as
CSR grants, national and international donors, and impact investors.
o Five significant MoUs were exchanged between CSR sponsors/impact founders including Fiat India,
HDFC Bank Limited, ClearMedi Healthcare, Bharat Forge, and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation showcasing
the collaboration between the government and private sector towards a shared vision of nation-building and
empowering the future workforce of this country.

o The online Vidyanjali Fintech Platform has been specifically curated and the sponsorship will be
disbursed to students through this platform as Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT).
o This platform will be instrumental in capturing data, receiving, hosting, and viewing student
applications, tracking student progress, tracking grant disbursement, monitoring fund
utilisation, generating impact reports towards SDG realisation, individual mentions of notable student
achievement, and publicly acknowledging the support of the funders, among other platform utilities.
• Significance of the programme: It will strengthen the Government’s efforts in fostering educational inclusivity
and socio-economic upliftment in the country.
o It symbolises a whole-of-society approach to empowerment through access to and opportunities for
education, particularly for students belonging to economically disadvantaged sections.
ABOUT EDUCATIONAL CONSULTANTS INDIA LIMITED (EdCIL):

• It is the only Public Sector Undertaking under the Ministry of Education. It was incorporated under the
Companies Act, 1956.
• It is a Miniratna-I category company.
• It offers management and consultancy services in all areas of education and human resource
development, both within India and overseas.
• EdCIL has been primarily working in the domain of online assessment, educational infrastructure
and procurement, digital education, and preparation of Detailed Project Report (DPR) for educational
institutions.
• It has laid down blueprints for majority of eminent engineering and management institutions of India
namely IITs, IIMs, and IISERs.
• It’s objective is to provide a high-level strategic direction for research, innovation,

and entrepreneurship in the fields of natural sciences which will have long-term
effect and long term outcomes for the citizens of India.
• It also aims at equitable funding and democratisation of resources in research
and academics by encouraging private sector involvement.
• It will also promote interdisciplinary research, with the goal of propelling India
into the league of developed nations and making the country a global science and
research player.
• It will efficiently involve State Universities and Institutions.
• It will have a Governing Board headed by the Prime Minister of India (ex-officio
Anusandhan President of the board).
Research • The President of the Governing Board shall constitute an Executive Council to
Foundation undertake the implementation of provisions.
(ANRF) Act ANRF will constitute

1. the Anusandhan National Research Foundation Fund for salaries, allowances,
and administrative purposes;
2. the Innovation Fund for funding outstanding creativity in the areas supported by
the Foundation;
3. the Science and Engineering Research Fund for the continuation of projects
initiated under the Science and Engineering Research Board Act, 2008;
4. one or more special purpose funds for any specific project or research.
Note: The central government will prescribe rules for the utilisation of these
Funds. Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) will audit the accounts of the
Foundation annually.
• It is a National Assessment Centre(country’s first national assessment
Performance
regulator), which has been set up as an organisation under the National Council
Assessment, of Educational Research and Training (NCERT).

Review, and • It has been launched as part of the implementation of the National Education
Policy (NEP)-2020.
Analysis of
• Educational Testing Service (ETS) which conducts key tests such as TOEFL and
Knowledge for
GRE, has been chosen by the National Council for Education Research (NCERT) for
Holistic setting up the regulatory platform.
Development • The mandate of PARAKH is to work on bringing the 60 school Boards across States
(PARAKH) and Union Territories on a common platform.
• It will work on three major assessment areas: large-scale assessment like the
National Achievement Survey, school-based assessments and thirdly capacity
building.
• Passport to Earning (P2E) is a digital platform that aims to provide young people
between 15-24 years of age with free, certified, world class and job-relevant
skills training and position them for employment opportunities.
• This initiative has been launched under Generation Unlimited
Partnership program of UNICEF.
• P2E is built on the Microsoft Community Training platform and offers digitised
content provided by a range of public and private sector partners.
• Platform will offer online and offline digitalised curricula and supplemental content
curated at the national level.
UNICEF’s • In its initial three years, P2E initiative aims to skill 10 million young people and help
10,000 young people gain decent employment – targeting at least 50% young
Passport to
women in both cases.
Earning (P2E) • Young people using the platform will be able to use the certifications gained to
Initiative support future employment and entrepreneurship opportunities.
• P2E mission aims to maximize impact with young people, focusing on the most
disadvantaged by:
• Building government capacity to provide sustainable skilling and employment
pathways in digital economy.
• Enabling access to job-relevant skilling platform, state of art curriculum and
certifications and ultimately jobs.
• P2E aims to deliver long-term sustainable skilling to 5 million youth in the age
group of 14-29 in India by 2024 and then connect them to opportunities in job, self-
employment, and entrepreneurship to be financially independent.
• Launched by: The Ministry of Education (MoE) and IIT-Kanpur.
• Aim: To help students gain access to training and coaching for competitive
examinations for free.
• Features: It has launched a 45-day crash course for aspirants to test their level of
preparation.
SATHEE (Self- o It hosts live and recorded lectures, expertly designed curriculum, and doubt-
Assessment, clearing sessions [for students] to brush up their knowledge.
o The interactive programme is currently open for coaching help for JEE and
Test, and Help
NEET but intends to provide lectures and live courses on all National Council
for Entrance
of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) syllabus topics.
Examination) o It uses of an indigenously-developed AI programme called Prutor, which was
portal. developed through IIT-Kanpur.
o The initiative is in line with the National Education Policy, with the goal to
provide inclusive, high quality education even to remote parts of the
country.
o Currently, digital learning material is available in four languages English, Hindi,
Odia, and Telugu, plan to extend it to other regional languages of India.

o SATHEE mitras(friends) to increase rural coverage of students appearing for

entrance tests, including the JEE and NEET.
o Also provide parents reports to measure what students know and are able to do
in relation to the NCERT XI and XII and also JEE standards.
• It is a virtual/digital storehouse that contains the information of the credits earned
by individual students throughout their academic journey.
• It shall provide to every student the facility to open unique or individual Academic
Bank Account in digital form. When a student pursues any course and clears exams,
Academic Bank credits will be automatically awarded to them. Institutions need to fill out the details
of credit scheme and upload the deposits in the students’ Academic Credit Bank’s account on the
digital portal.
• ABC will allow students of undergraduate and postgraduate degree courses to exit
the course and enter within a stipulated period. The student can earn up to 50 per
cent credits from outside the college/university where she/he is enrolled for the
degree/diploma programme.
• It is a programme initiated by Government of India and designed to achieve the
three cardinal principles of Education Policy viz., access, equity and quality.
• The objective of this effort is to take the best teaching learning resources to all,
SWAYAM Portal including the most disadvantaged.
• It seeks to bridge the digital divide for students who have hitherto remained
untouched by the digital revolution and have not been able to join the mainstream
of the knowledge economy.
• Definition of coaching: A coaching center, as defined by the guidelines, refers to
an establishment offering tuition or guidance to more than 50 students,
specifically for academic study programs or competitive exams.
• Registration of coaching: Application for the registration of coaching center shall
be made to the competent authority within whose local jurisdiction such coaching
center is situated.
• Conditions for registration: No coaching center shall -
o engage tutors having qualification less than graduation.
o enroll student below 16 years of age or the student enrolment should be only
Guidelines for after secondary school examination.
Registration and o Coaching center shall have a website with updated details of the
Regulation of qualification of tutors, courses/curriculum, duration of completion, hostel
Coaching Center facilities (if any),
2024 • Fees: If the student has paid for the course in full and is leaving the course in the
middle of the prescribed period, student will be refunded from out of the fees
deposited earlier for the remaining period, on pro-rata basis within 10 days.
• Classes: Coaching center shall make efforts to complete the classes in the stipulated
time as mentioned in the prospectus.
• Complaints: A complaint may be filed before the competent authority against the
coaching centers by the student, parent or tutor / employee of the coaching center
and against the students / parents by the coaching centers. The complaints shall be
disposed of within thirty days by the competent authority or by an inquiry
committee constituted for the purpose by appropriate government.

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MINISTRY OF
ELECTRONICS AND
Chapter INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY
1. ELECTRONICS REPAIR SERVICES OUTSOURCING (ERSO)
INITIATIVE
• Aim: To establish India as the Repair Capital of the World.
• Key features:
o Promoting India as a hub for repairing electronic goods and to assess the feasibility and potential of
capturing 20% of the global repair service market within five years.
o This initiative aligns with Mission LiFE, which is dedicated to promoting global environmental sustainability.
o By facilitating affordable and dependable repair services for ICT products, the ERSO initiative aims to extend
the lifespan of devices worldwide.
2. IndiaAI MISSION
• Aim: To ensure a structured implementation of the IndiaAI Mission through a public-private partnership
model aimed at nurturing India’s AI innovation ecosystem.
• Implemented by: ‘IndiaAI’ Independent Business Division (IBD) under Digital India Corporation (DIC).
• Components of the Mission:
o IndiaAI Compute Capacity: It aims to develop AI compute infrastructure of 10,000 or more Graphics
Processing Units (GPUs) through public-private partnership. Further, an AI marketplace will be designed to
offer AI as a service and pre-trained models to AI innovators.
o IndiaAI Innovation Centre: It will undertake the development and deployment of indigenous Large
Multimodal Models and domain-specific foundational models in critical sectors.
o IndiaAI Datasets Platform: It will provide a one-stop solution for seamless access to non-personal
datasets to Indian Startups and Researchers.
o IndiaAI Application Development Initiative: It will promote the AI applications in critical sectors for the
problem sourced from Central Ministries, State Departments, and other institutions, and then focus on
developing/scaling/promoting adoption of impactful AI solutions for large scale socio-economic
transformation.
o IndiaAI Future Skills: IndiaAI Future Skills will mitigate barriers to entry into AI programs and will increase
AI courses in undergraduate, masters-level, and Ph.D. programs. Further, Data and AI Labs will be set-up in
Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities across India to impart foundational level courses.
o IndiaAI Start-up Financing: It will streamline access to funding to deep-tech AI start-ups to enable futuristic
AI Projects.
o Safe & Trusted AI: It will enable the implementation of Responsible AI projects including the
development of indigenous tools and frameworks, self-assessment checklists for innovators, and other
guidelines and governance frameworks.

3. BhashaNet PORTAL
• Launched by: Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and National Internet Exchange of
India (NIXI)
• Aim: To connect with users in their own languages
• Key features: It is working towards enabling people from remote locations and different socioeconomic
backgrounds to access the multilingual Internet in India.
o Provide a truly multilingual internet, where local language website name and local language email id, work
everywhere seamlessly.
o Encouraging use of local language website name and email id.
o Promoting awareness of local language url and email id.
o Developing policies and regulations.
o Supporting technical collaboration.
o Engagement of Website owners, Web-Developer Community, Web Security experts.

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MINISTRY OF FISHERIES,
ANIMAL HUSBANDRY &
Chapter
DAIRYING
1. PRADHAN MANTRI MATSYA KISAN SAMRIDHI SAH-
YOJANA
• Under: Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada
• Beneficiaries: Fishers, Fish Farmers, Fish workers, Fish Vendors or such other person directly engaged in
fisheries value chain.
• Funding: Total outlay- Rs.6,000 crore in which Rs.3,000 crore will be provided by public finance including
the World Bank and the AFD external financing, and rest 50% will be provided by private sector/beneficiaries.
• Aim: To formalise of the fisheries sector and enhanced access to institutional credit to micro-enterprises and
fisheries cooperatives.
• Key features: It will be implemented as a Central Sector Sub-scheme under the Central Sector Component
of the PMMSY.
o To create a National Fisheries Digital Platform (NFDP) to provide 40 lakh small and micro-enterprises
work based identities.
o Gradual shift from conventional subsidies to performance based incentives in fisheries.
o Supporting targeted MSEs to focus on improving value chain efficiency and quality control.
o Enhance export competitiveness through value addition, realisation and creation.
o Create 1.7 lakh new jobs, with a special emphasis on employing 75,000 women and also aims to generate
5.4 lakh continued employment opportunities in the MSEs value chain.
PRADHAN MANTRI MATSYA SAMPADA YOJANA (PMMSY)

• Aim: To bring about the Blue Revolution through sustainable and responsible development of the fisheries
sector in India.
• Key features: It is designed to address critical gaps in the fisheries value chain from fish production,
productivity and quality to technology, post-harvest infrastructure and marketing.
o It modernize and strengthen the value chain, enhance traceability and establish a robust fisheries
management framework while simultaneously ensuring the socio-economic welfare of fishers and
fish farmers.
o The scheme focuses on the doubling of fishers’ income through a variety of interventions like by
generating meaningful employment.
o It also focusses on enhancing the contribution of the fisheries sector to Agricultural GVA and
exports.
o Build a robust fisheries management and regulatory framework for better management of the sector.
2. NOC APPROVAL FOR NEW DRUG AND INOCULATION

SYSTEM PORTAL (NANDI PORTAL)
• Developed by: Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying (DAHD)
• Aim: To allow new veterinary drugs and vaccines to be approved and granted no-objection certificates (NOCs)
through online mode.

• Key features: The portal will also be integrated with the SUGAM portal of the Central Drugs Standard Control
Organization(CDSCO) to make the approval process more streamlined.
o The permission for veterinary drugs is granted only after consultation with the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal
Husbandry, and Dairying.
o Earlier, this system was manual.
o Now, with the launch of Nandi portal, grants can be provided online.
3. ANIMAL PANDEMIC PREPAREDNESS INITIATIVE

• Aim: To enhance India’s preparedness and response to animal pandemics, with a focus on zoonotic diseases
that pose a threat to both animal and human health.
• Key features: This initiative will help to improve veterinary services and infrastructure, disease surveillance
capabilities, early detection and response, build the capacity of animal health professionals, and awareness
among farmers through community outreach.
o It covers all aspects of disease prevention, control and pandemic preparedness comprehensively.
o The key elements include Integrated disease surveillance & monitoring, early warning & response, Vaccine/
diagnostics, R&D and production, and ecosystem coordination with funding and regulatory framework
enablers.
4. ANIMAL HEALTH SYSTEM SUPPORT FOR ONE HEALTH

(AHHSOH) PROJECT
• Type of scheme: Central sector scheme.
• Launched by: It is a collaborative project between the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying and the
World Bank.
• Aim: To create an ecosystem for a better animal health management system using the One Health approach.
• Key features: The project will be implemented in five states.
o The project calls for participation by the Human Health, Forest and Environment Department at the national,
regional as well as local for creating and strengthening the One Health architecture including community
engagement.
5. ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES INCLUDED IN NATIONAL

LIVESTOCK MISSION (NLM)
Union Cabinet has approved modification of National Livestock Mission by including additional activities like (i)
establishment of entrepreneurship for horse, donkey, mule and camel (ii) Establishment of entrepreneurs for
fodder seed processing infrastructure (iii) Increasing fodder cultivation areas (iv) simplification of livestock
insurance program.
National Livestock Mission intends to achieve the objectives of employment generation through entrepreneurship
development in small ruminant, poultry and piggery sector & Fodder sector, increase of per animal productivity
through breed improvement, increase in production of meat, egg, goat milk, wool and fodder.
NEW COMPONENTS ADDED UNDER NATIONAL LIVESTOCK MISSION

1. Promoting entrepreneurship for horse, donkey, mule, camel by providing 50% capital subsidy up to 50
lakhs to individuals, FPOs, SHGs, JLGs, FCO and Section 8 Companies. State Governments will be assisted for
breed conservation of horse, donkey and camel. Central Government will provide Rs 10 cr. for establishment
of entrepreneurs of semen status and nucleus breeding farm for horse, donkey and camel.
2. Promoting entrepreneurship for fodder seed processing infrastructure like processing & grading units and
fodder storage godowns. Capital subsidy of 50% up to Rs 50 lakhs will be provided to private companies,
startups /SHG/FPOs/FCOs/JLGs/Farmers' Cooperative Societies (FCOs) and Section 8 companies for

establishment of infrastructure like construction of building, receiving shed, drying platform, machinery etc.
including grading plants and seed storage godown. The remaining cost of the project needs to be arranged by
the beneficiary through bank finance or self-funding.
3. Incentivising increase of fodder cultivation areas: State governments will be assisted for fodder cultivation
in "Non-Forest Wasteland/Rangeland/Non-arable Land" and "Fodder Production from Forest Land" as well as
in the degraded forest land. This will increase the fodder availability in the country.
4. Simplification of livestock insurance program:
o Share of the premium to be paid by beneficiary has been reduced to 15% as against the earlier beneficiary
share of 20%, 30%, 40% and 50%.
o Remaining amount of premium will be shared by Centre and State Governments in 60:40 for all states, 90:10
for Himalayan States.
o Number of animals to be insured has been increased to 10 cattle unit instead of 5 unit for cattle, sheep and
goat.
ABOUT NATIONAL LIVESTOCK MISSION

National Livestock Mission was launched in 2014-15 aims towards employment generation, entrepreneurship
development, increase in per animal productivity and thus targeting increased production of meat, goat, milk, egg
and wool.
Nodal Ministry: Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying under Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry &
Dairying.
Funding Mechanism: Consists of both Centrally Sponsored and Central Sector components.
MISSION OBJECTIVES
• Employment generation through entrepreneurship development in small ruminant, poultry and piggery &
fodder sector.
• Increase of per animal productivity through breed improvement
• Increase in production of meat, egg, goat milk, wool and fodder.
• Increasing availability of fodder and feed through strengthening the fodder and supply chain and availability
of certified fodder seeds.
• Encouraging establishment of fodder processing units to reduce demand supply gap
• Promoting risk management measures including livestock insurance for farmers.
• Promoting applied research in prioritised areas of poultry, sheep, goat, feed and fodder.
• Capacity building of state functionaries and livestock owners through strengthened extension machinery
• Promoting skill based training and dissemination of technologies for reducing cost of production and
improving production of livestock.
COMPONENTS UNDER THE SCHEME

1. Sub-Mission I: Breed improvement of livestock and poultry
a. Establishment of Entrepreneurs for breed development of rural poultry, small ruminants (sheep & goat
farming).
b. Genetic improvement of sheep and goat breeds
i. Establishment of Regional Semen Production Laboratory and Semen Bank for sheep and goat.
ii. Establishment of State Semen Bank
iii. Propagation of Artificial Insemination through existing cattle and buffalo Artificial Insemination centres.
iv. Import of exotic sheep and goat germplasm.
c. Promotion of Piggery entrepreneurship.
d. Genetic improvement of Pig breeds
i. Establishment of pig semen collection and processing lab.

ii. Import of exotic pig germplasm.

2. Sub-Mission II: Feed & Fodder
a. Assistance for quality fodder seed production by incentivising fodder seed chain i.e., breeder, foundation
and certified quality fodder seed production aiming towards multiplication of seeds of high yielding fodder
varieties. 100% incentivisation to be provided for production of all categories of fodder seed production by
ICAR, other Central and State Agencies. Seed production incentive will be given to central seed agencies like
National Seed Corporation, ICAR, IFFC, KRIBHCO etc. Assistance will be provided in two instalments on the
basis of per kg cost of seed.
Cost assistance for productions of various category of seeds:
i. Breeder seed: Up to Rs 250 per kg.
ii. Foundation seed: Up to Rs 150 per kg.
iii. Certified seed: Up to Rs 100 per kg.
When farmers are engaged by seed producing agencies in fodder seed production activity, 75% subsidy
to be given to farmers and 25% to be kept for seed producing agency to meet expenditure of certification
cost.
b. Entrepreneurial activities in feed and fodder.
i. Development of entrepreneurship for feed and fodder.
ii. Promoting, developing and disseminating forage technologies through frontline technology
demonstrations.
iii. Making quality fodder and affordable price available.
iv. Encourage fodder production by local farmers for supplying to these entrepreneurs.
3. Sub-Mission III: Innovation & Extension
a. Incentivize R&D for advancement of sheep, goat, pig, poultry, other livestock, fodder sector, meat and other
livestock products in ICAR, Central Institutes, State Agricultural University. 100% central assistance to be
provided for extension, R&D and innovation activities.
b. Extension activities: Increase awareness among all stakeholders in animal husbandry sector by activities
like seminar, training, capacity building, livestock farmers groups/breeders association etc.
c. Livestock Insurance to be implemented in all districts to manage life risk and uncertainties by providing
protection mechanisms to the farmers against any eventual loss of their animals due to death.
i. Animals covered: milch animals, pack animals (Horse, Donkey, Mule, Camel, Ponies and Cattle/Buffalo
Male) and other Livestock (Goat, Sheep, Pigs, Rabbit, Yak and Mithun etc.). Efforts will be made to bring all
large and small animals under insurance coverage.
ii. Benefits: Subsidy is restricted to 5 animals per beneficiary per household for all animals. However, for pig
and rabbit the benefit will be restricted to 5 cattle units per beneficiary household and 10 cattle units for
sheep and goat. (1 cattle unit = 10 sheep/goat/pig/rabbit).
iii. Funding Pattern for Livestock Insurance:
Normal Areas
Category Central Share & State Share Beneficiary Share
BPL/SC/ST 60 (Central): 40 (State) of remaining 15%
APL 60 (Central): 40 (State) of remaining 15%
North East/Himalayan States
Category Central Share & State Share Beneficiary Share
BPL/SC/ST 90 (Central): 10 (State) of remaining 15%
APL 90 (Central): 10 (State) of remaining 15%

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MINISTRY OF HEALTH &
Chapter FAMILY WELFARE
1. AYUSHMAN BHARAT
• Aim: To make healthcare services more accessible and affordable to citizens and aid the country in achieving
its target of universal health coverage (UHC) by 2030.
• Targets: Over 10 crore families (approximately 50 crore beneficiaries) based on SECC (Socio-Economic Caste
Census)
• Implementing Agency: National Health Authority (NHA)
• Components:
o Health and wellness Centres (HWC) or Ayushman Arogya Mandir: Creation of 1,50,000 HWCs by
transforming the existing Sub Centres and Primary Health Centres. These centres are to deliver
Comprehensive Primary Health Care (CPHC) bringing healthcare closer to the homes of people. They cover
both, maternal and child health services and non-communicable diseases, including free essential drugs and
diagnostic services.
o Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY): To provide a health cover of Rs. 5 lakhs per family per year for
secondary and tertiary care hospitalization.
2. PRADHAN MANTRI JAN AROGYA YOJANA (PM-JAY)

• Subsumed scheme: Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY) and the Senior Citizen Health Insurance Scheme
(SCHIS).
• Key features: It is an entitlement-based scheme that targets the beneficiaries as identified by latest
Socio-Economic Caste Census (SECC) data.
o It offers a sum insured of Rs.5 lakh per family for secondary care and tertiary care hospitalisation to the
bottom 40 per cent of the population of India.
o Health Benefit Packages covers surgery, medical and day care treatments, cost of medicines and
diagnostics.
o The Ayushman Card is like a pre-paid card worth Rs 5 lakh, which can be used to avail free treatment at
more than 27,000 empanelled hospitals.
o Every hospital must provide Pradhan Mantri Arogya Mitras (PMAMs) to assist beneficiaries.
o The National Health Authority (NHA) has been constituted as an autonomous entity under the Society
Registration Act, 1860 for effective implementation of PM-JAY in alliance with state governments.
o The State Health Agency (SHA) is the apex body of the State Government responsible for the implementation
of AB PM-JAY in the State.
3. AYUSHMAN BHARAT DIGITAL HEALTH MISSION

• Aim: To create a national digital health ecosystem that supports universal health coverage in an efficient,
accessible, inclusive, affordable, timely and safe manner leveraging digital technologies.
• Implemented by: National Health Authority

MINISTRY OF HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE
• Component:
o Ayushman Bharat Health Account-ABHA number: A 14-digit unique id created using personal details
like Name, mobile and Aadhar. It captures details of all health-related records such as laboratory test results,
visits to doctors, illness, surgeries etc.
 Having an ABHA health ID card is not mandatory.
o Healthcare professional registry: Database of all medical professionals in both traditional and modern
medicines and a unique id for all the doctors, nurses, ASHA workers etc.
o Health facilities registry: Database of all healthcare facilities such as hospitals, clinics, diagnostic labs,
pharmacies etc.
ABOUT NATIONAL HEALTH AUTHORITY (NHA)

• It is the successor of the National Health Agency.
• It is an attached office of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare with full functional autonomy.
• Governed by a Governing Board chaired by the Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare.
• It is headed by a Chief Executive Officer (CEO), an officer of the rank of Secretary to the Government of
India, who manages its affairs. The CEO is the Ex-Office Member Secretary of the Governing Board.
• It is an apex body for implementation for AB PM-JAY and National Digital Health Mission.
• To implement the scheme at the State level, State Health Agencies (SHAs) in the form of a
society/trust have been set up by respective States.
• SHAs have full operational autonomy over the implementation of the scheme in the State including
extending the coverage to non SECC beneficiaries.
4. PRADHAN MANTRI-AYUSHMAN BHARAT HEALTH

INFRASTRUCTURE MISSION (PM-ABHIM)
• Type of scheme: Centrally Sponsored with some Central Sector components
• Earlier scheme: PM Atmanirbhar Swasth Bharat Yojana
• Aim: To strengthen grass root public health institutions, Developing IT enabled surveillance system and
Supporting research on infectious diseases.
• Key features: It is the largest pan-India Health Infrastructure Scheme which has been framed with a health
'saturation approach' at Block, District, State and National Levels.
1. Central Sector Components:
o Aims Institutional Approach to Holistic Healthcare. These interventions will further strengthen India’s
capacity to detect and diagnose new infections.
o Setting up of National Platform for One Health.
o Expansion of Integrated Health Information Portal to all States/UTs to connect all public health labs. (IT-
enabled disease surveillance system).
o Setting up a Division for Research on Disease Elimination Sciences & Health as a Satellite Centre of the
National AIDS Research Institute.
o Regional Research Platform for WHO Southeast Asia Region.
2. Centrally Sponsored Components:
o Ayushman Bharat – Health & Wellness Centres (AB-HWCs) in Urban areas in all the States.
o Integrated District Public Health Laboratory in all districts.

o Establishment of Critical care hospital blocks in all districts with a population of more than 5 lakhs (602
districts).
• Support by World bank:
o Public Health Systems for Pandemic Preparedness Program (PHSPP): To help India prepare India's
surveillance system, enhance capacity to detect pathogens and build institutional capacity of core public
health institutions.
o Enhanced Health Service Delivery Program (EHSDP): To Strengthen service delivery through a redesigned
primary health care model, National Quality Assurance Standards certification across Health and Wellness
Centers to strength quality of care, Transform health sector governance and accountability.
5. TELE MENTAL HEALTH ASSISTANCE AND NETWORKING

ACROSS STATES (TELE-MANAS)
ABOUT TELE MANAS SEVA
• Launched in: Budget 2022-23
• Coordinating Centre: National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-Sciences (NIMHANS).
• Objective: To provide free tele-mental health services all over the country round the clock, particularly
catering to people in remote or under-served areas & to open at least one Tele-MANAS Cell in each State/UT.
• Key features: A toll-free, 24/7 helpline number (14416) has been set up across the country allowing callers to
select the language (till now 20 languages) of choice for availing services.
o Provides basic support and counselling through centralised Interactive Voice Response system (IVRS) is being
customised for use across all states and UTs.
o Will be organised in two tier systems:
1. Tier 1 comprises state Tele-MANAS cells which include trained counsellors and mental health specialists.
2. Tier 2 will comprise specialists at District Mental Health Programme (DMHP)/Medical College
resources for physical consultation and/or e-Sanjeevani for audio visual consultation.
o Specialised care is being envisioned through the programme by linking Tele-MANAS with other services like
National tele-consultation service, e-Sanjeevani, Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission, mental health
professionals, Ayushman Bharat health and wellness centres and emergency psychiatric facilities.
NATIONAL MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMME (NMHP)

• Nodal Ministry: Ministry for Health & Family Welfare.
• Aims:
• Prevention and treatment of mental and neurological disorders and their associated disabilities.
• Use of mental health technology to improve general health services.
• Application of mental health principles in total national development to improve quality of life.
Objectives
• To ensure availability and accessibility of minimum mental health care for all in the foreseeable future,
particularly to the most vulnerable and underprivileged sections of population.
• To encourage application of mental health knowledge in general health care and in social development.
• To promote community participation in the mental health services development and to stimulate efforts
towards self-help in the community.

6. STIMULATING ADVANCED KNOWLEDGE FOR

SUSTAINABLE HEALTH MANAGEMENT (SAKSHAM)
LEARNING SYSTEM
• Developed by: National Institute of Health & Family Welfare (NIHFW)
• Key features: It is a dedicated and unified platform that offers online training and medical education to all
healthcare professionals across the country.
o This platform makes sure that healthcare workers from rural and remote areas, starting from primary health
centers, all the way up to big hospitals in cities, can access training and education, ensuring that everyone is
included.

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MINISTRY OF HOME
Chapter AFFAIRS
1. VIBRANT VILLAGE PROGRAMME
• Aim: To identify and develop the economic drivers based on local, natural, human and other resources of the
border villages on the northern border.
• Key features:
o The scheme will provide funds for development of essential infrastructure and creation of livelihood
opportunities in 4 states and 1 UT: Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, and Arunachal Pradesh,
and Ladakh along the northern land border of the country which will help in achieving inclusive growth and
retaining the population in the border areas.
o This will help in encouraging people to stay in their native locations in border areas and reversing the
outmigration from these villages adding to improved security of the border.
o The scheme will promote social entrepreneurship and empowerment of youth and women through skill
development and entrepreneurship through “Hub and Spoke Model”.
o Under the ‘one village-One product’ model, the local cultural, traditional knowledge, and heritage will be
promoted through community-based organizations, Cooperatives, SHGs, NGOs, and others.
o Vibrant Village Action Plans will be created by the district administration with the help of Gram Panchayats.
o There will not be overlap with Border Area Development Programme.
o It will focus on mobile and internet connectivity, all-weather road, drinking water, and round-the-clock
electricity using renewable sources (Solar and Wind energy). It will also focus on the development of tourist
centres, multi-purpose centres, and health and wellness Centres.

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MINISTRY OF HOUSING &
Chapter URBAN AFFAIRS
1. PM e-BUS SEWA SCHEME
• Aim: To increase the modal share of electric bus (ebus) based public transport in Indian cities.
• Key features: This scheme will support bus operations for 10 years.
o States/Cities shall be responsible for running the bus services and making payments to the bus operators.
o The Central Government will support these bus operations by providing subsidies to the extent specified in
the proposed scheme.
o It will cover cities with a population of 300,000 and above and will include all the capital cities of the ‘Union
Territories, North Eastern Region, and Hill
• Segments of the scheme:
o Segment-A: Augmentation of City Bus Services and Associated Infrastructure Under this segment, the
scheme will augment city electric bus operations by extending Central Assistance (CA) for 10,000 electric bus
operation on Public Private Partnership (PPP) model, bus depot and behind-the-meter power infrastructure.
o Segment-B: Green Urban Mobility Initiatives (GUMI): Under this segment, the scheme will support
implementation of GUMI projects for complementing bus services and demonstrating reduction in
Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions in urban areas.
 The segment will include support for implementing National Common Mobility Card (NCMC) based
Automatic Fare Collection System (AFCS), bus priority infrastructure, etc.
2. JAL DIWALI: WOMEN FOR WATER, WATER FOR WOMEN

CAMPAIGN
• Launched under: Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) in partnership with the
National Urban Livelihood Mission (NULM)
• Knowledge partner: Odisha Urban Academy
• Aim: To provide a platform for inclusion of women in water governance.
• Key features: Helping women understand how Water Treatment Plants and water testing facilities work.
o Encouraging inclusivity and participation by showcasing items made by Women Self-Help Groups.
o Teaching women about the AMRUT scheme and how it affects water systems.
ATAL MISSION FOR REJUVENATION AND URBAN TRANSFORMATION (AMRUT)

• Aim: To ensure that every household has access to a tap with assured supply of water and a sewerage
connection.
• Thrust areas: Water Supply; Sewerage and septage management; Storm Water Drainage to reduce flooding;
Non-motorized Urban Transport; Green space/parks.
• Key Features
o The focus of the Mission is on infrastructure creation that has a direct link to provision of better services
to the citizens.
o It increases the amenity value of cities by developing greenery and well-maintained open spaces.

MINISTRY OF HOUSING & URBAN AFFAIRS
o Reduce pollution by switching to public transport or constructing facilities for non-motorized transport
e.g., walking and cycling.
o The universal coverage of water supply and sewerage services have first charge in the Mission. There is
maximum allocation of 2.5% of project cost for development of parks with children and elderly friendly
features.
• AMRUT 2.0:
o Aim: To provide 100% coverage of water supply to all households in around 4,700 urban local bodies by
providing around 2.68 crore tap connections.
o Key features: It provides 100% coverage of sewerage and septage in 500 AMRUT cities by providing
around 2.64 crore sewer or septage connections, benefiting more than 10.5 crore people in urban areas.
 This will be achieved through circular economy of water by effecting water source conservation,
rejuvenation of water bodies and wells, recycle/ reuse of treated used water, and rainwater harvesting.
 It is a step towards AatmaNirbhar Bharat with aim of making cities 'water secure'.
 The mission also has target of meeting 20% of water demand through recycled water and reducing
non-revenue water to less than 20%.
 Public Private Partnership (PPP) projects are mandatory in million plus cities and at least a minimum of
10% of total fund allocation at the city level shall be committed to PPP projects.
Pey Jal Survekshan: Proposed in cities as a challenge process to assess the compliance of service level
benchmarks with respect to quality, quantity, and coverage of water supply, sewerage & septage
management, extent of reuse & recycle of used water, and conservation of water bodies in the city. It will
instil healthy competition among cities and act as a monitoring tool and Mission accelerator.
3. CITY INVESTMENTS TO INNOVATE, INTEGRATE AND

SUSTAIN 2.0 (CITIIS 2.0)
• Launched by: Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) in partnership with the French Development
Agency (AFD), Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW), the European Union (EU), and National Institute of Urban
Affairs (NIUA).
• Aim: To promote integrated waste management and climate-oriented reform actions.
• Key features: It is a part of the Smart Cities Mission.
o It will consider Smart City Projects in the Sustainable Mobility; Public Open Spaces; Urban E-governance and
ICT; Social and Organisational Innovation for Low-Income Settlements.
o It support competitively selected projects, promoting circular economy with focus on integrated waste
management at the city level, climate-oriented reform actions at the State level, and institutional
strengthening and knowledge dissemination at the National level.
• Components:
o Component 1: Financial and technical support for developing projects focused on building climate resilience,
adaptation and mitigation in up to 18 smart cities.
o Component 2: The States will be provided support Climate action.
o Component 3: Interventions at all three levels; Centre, State and City to further climate governance in urban
India.
CITIIS 1.0
• Launched in 2018
• Twelve projects chosen for cities through a competitive process.
• Promoting integrated urban management at the national level through activities undertaken by , National
Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA).

SMART CITIES MISSION (SCM)

• Type: Centrally Sponsored Scheme.
• Aim: To promote sustainable and inclusive cities that provide core infrastructure and give a decent quality
of life to its citizens, a clean and sustainable environment and application of ‘Smart’ Solutions.
• Implementing Agency: Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV)
• Key features: Focus is on sustainable and inclusive development and the idea is to look at compact areas,
create a replicable model which will act like a lighthouse to other aspiring cities.
o Three core ideas of Smart Cities, i.e., liveability, economic ability and sustainability.
o Some of the core infrastructure elements in a Smart City would include adequate water supply, assured
electricity supply, sanitation, including solid waste management, efficient urban mobility and public
transport, affordable housing, especially for the poor, robust IT connectivity and digitalization, good
governance, especially e-Governance and citizen participation, sustainable environment, safety and
security of citizens, particularly women, children and elderly, health and education.
4. SWACHH BHARAT MISSION (CLEAN INDIA MISSION)

• Background: It is a restructured version of the Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan launched in 2009.
• Launched in: 2nd October 2014
• Objective: To eliminate open defecation and improve solid waste management and to create Open
Defecation Free (ODF) villages. Also aims to increase awareness of menstrual health management.
• Phases of SBA:
o Phase 1 of SBM: Lasted till 2 October 2019. To eradicate manual scavenging, generating awareness and
bringing about a behaviour change regarding sanitation practices, and augmentation of capacity at the local
level.
o Phase 2 of SBM: Being implemented between 2020–21 and 2024–25 to help cement the work of Phase 1.
Aims to sustain the open defecation free status and improve the management of solid and liquid waste, while
also working to improve the lives of sanitation workers.
• The mission was split into two: Rural and Urban.
o SBA - Rural: Financed and monitored through the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation (since converted
to the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation under the Ministry of Jal Shakti).
o SBA- Urban: Overseen by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.
SALIENT FEATURES OF SWACHH BHARAT MISSION - URBAN 2.0

• Tenure: Till 2026.
• Objective: For creating a “Garbage Free” Urban India.
• Focus areas of mission: All households and premises segregate their waste into “wet waste” and “dry
waste”.
o 100% door to door collection of segregated waste from each household/ premise;
o 100% scientific management of all fractions of waste, including safe disposal in scientific landfills;
o all legacy dumpsites remediated and converted into green zones;
o all used water including faecal sludge, especially in smaller cities are safely contained, transported,
processed and disposed so that no untreated faecal sludge and used water pollutes the ground or water
bodies.
• Intervention of the mission:

o Garbage Free Cities: All statutory towns are certified at least 3-star garbage Free, or higher. Follows a
SMART framework – Single metric, Measurable, Achievable, Rigorous verification mechanism and
Targeted towards outcomes.
o ODF Norms: No faeces should be seen around, and everyone at home and public places should use safe
methods to get rid of it.
o ODF+ Norms: Nobody should defecating and/or urinating in open areas. All public and community toilets
should be kept clean and well-maintained.
o ODF++ Norms: Emphasis on mechanized cleaning of septic tanks and sewers. Safe collection & treatment
of used water as well as safe management of faecal sludge.
o Water+ Norms : The focus is on collection, transportation, treatment, and reuse of both used water and
faecal sludge to prevent environmental pollution.
(1) For towns having population more than 20,000, a minimum of 25% households to be connected to
sewerage network.
(2) Striving to achieve sustainability.
(3) No untreated used water is let out in the environment.
5. PRADHAN MANTRI AWAS YOJANA (URBAN)

• Objective: To provide all weather pucca houses to all eligible beneficiaries in the urban areas of the country
through States/UTs/Central Nodal Agencies.
• Eligible beneficiaries: Economically Weaker Section (EWS)/Low Income Group (LIG), Middle Income Group
including the slum dwellers.
• Coverage: Covers the entire urban area of the country, i.e., all statutory towns as per Census 2011 and towns
notified subsequently, including Notified Planning/ Development Areas.
• Components: Implemented through four verticals:
o Beneficiary Led Construction/ Enhancement (BLC):
o Affordable Housing in Partnership (AHP):
o In-situ Slum Redevelopment (ISSR):
o Credit Linked Subsidy Scheme (CLSS):
ISSR CLSS AHP BLC
Slum rehabilitation of Slum Promotion of Affordable Housing in Subsidy for Beneficiary-Led

Dwellers with Affordable Housing Partnership with Public & individual house
participation of private through Credit Linked Private sectors construction
developers using land as Subsidy /enhancement
are source
Assistance to eligible Assistance to eligible Assistance to eligible Assistance to eligible

families belonging to beneficiaries of families belonging to EWS families belonging to EWS
EWS categories EWS/LIG and MIG on home categories who do not categories
loans from banks have land
Demand side intervention Demand side Supply side intervention Demand side
intervention intervention
Centrally Sponsored Central Sector Scheme Centrally Sponsored Centrally Sponsored
Schemes Schemes Schemes
Gol grant- Rs. 1 Lakh per Benefits up to - Rs. 2.67 Gol grant-Rs. 1.5 lakh per Gol grant-Rs. 1.5 Lakh per
house lakh through interest house house
subsidy of 3-6.5%

• Initiative of this scheme:

o Affordable Rental Housing Complexes (ARHCs) for Migrant Workers/ Urban Poor: A sub-scheme under
PMAY-U to provide ease of living to urban migrants/ poor in Industrial Sector as well as in non-formal urban
economy to get access to dignified affordable rental housing close to their workplace.
o CLSS Awas Portal (CLAP): A common platform where all stakeholders are integrated in real time
environment. The portal facilitates processing of applications along with tracking of subsidy status by
beneficiaries. CLSS tracker has also been incorporated in PMAY(U) mobile App and UMANG platform.
o ANGIKAAR- A campaign for change management: Focuses on adopting best practices such as water &
energy conservation, waste management, health, sanitation and hygiene for PMAY(U) beneficiaries.
o Technology Sub Mission (TSM): It facilitates adoption of modern, innovative and green technologies and
building materials for faster and quality construction of houses.
o Global Housing Technology Challenge - India: To identify and mainstream a basket of innovative
construction technologies from across the globe for housing construction sector that are sustainable, eco-
friendly and disaster-resilient.
6. PRIME MINISTER STREET VENDOR’S AtmaNirbhar NIDHI

(PM SVANidhi)
• Key features: It provides handholding support to street vendors to tide over pandemic-induced economic
stress.
o It facilitates collateral-free loans of ₹10,000, of one-year tenure with subsequent loans of ₹20,000 and
₹50,000 with a 7% interest subsidy
o The Scheme has a provision of Graded Guarantee Cover for the loans sanctioned, to be administered by the
Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises (CGTMSE)
o The Town Vending Committee (TVC) plays a very important role in the identification of beneficiaries under
this scheme.

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MINISTRY OF
INFORMATION &
Chapter
BROADCASTING
1. BROADCASTING INFRASTRUCTURE AND NETWORK
DEVELOPMENT (BIND) SCHEME
• Type of scheme: Central Sector Scheme
• Aim: To bring modernisation to the public broadcaster Prasar Bharati (All India Radio) and Doordarshan (DD).
• Key features:
o Providing financial support to Prasar Bharati for expenses related to expansion and upgradation of its
broadcasting infrastructure, content development and civil work related to the organization.
o This scheme will enable the public broadcaster to undertake a major upgradation of its facilities with
better infrastructure which will widen its reach, including in the LWE, border and strategic areas and
provide high quality content to the viewers.
o Another major priority area of the scheme is the development of high-quality content for both domestic
and international audience and ensuring availability of diverse content to the viewers by upgradation of
capacity of DTH platform to accommodate more channels.
COMMUNITY RADIO STATIONS (CRS)

• It is an important third tier in Radio Broadcasting, distinct from Public Service Radio broadcasting and
Commercial Radio.
• It is a low power Radio Stations, which are meant to be set-up and operated by local communities.
• It is regulated by the Minister of Information and Broadcasting.
• In December 2002, the Government approved a policy for the grant of license, for setting up of Community
Radio Stations, to well established educational institutions.
• India’s first Community Radio was inaugurated in the year 2004 at the Anna University campus. Currently,
there are 481 CRSs in India.

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Chapter MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI
1. JAL JEEVAN MISSION: HAR GHAR JAL
• Type of scheme: Centrally sponsored scheme.
• Subsumed scheme: National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP).
• Aim: To make provision of potable water at the service level of 55 litre per capita per day (lpcd) to every rural
household through tap water connection, by 2024.
• Core theme: No one is left behind.
• Implementation: Drinking Water is a state subject, and hence, the responsibility of planning, approval,
implementation, operation, and maintenance of drinking water supply schemes, lies with State/UT
Governments.
• Key features of the scheme: Based on a community approach to water and will include extensive Information,
education and communication.
o Every rural household has drinking water supply in adequate quantity of prescribed quality on regular and
long-term basis at affordable service delivery charges leading to improvement in living standards of rural
communities.
o Ensures the functionality of existing water supply systems and water connections, water quality
monitoring and testing, as well as sustainable agriculture.
o Combined utilization of conserved water, augmentation of drinking water sources, improvement of
drinking water supply systems, treatment of greywater, and its subsequent reuse.
o Creation of local infrastructure for mandatory source sustainability measures, such as rainwater
harvesting, groundwater recharge, and household wastewater management for reuse, is undertaken in
convergence with other government programs and schemes.
o The Paani Samitis plan comprises 10-15 members, with at least 50% being women members, and includes
individuals from Self-Help Groups, Accredited Social and Health Workers, Anganwadi teachers, etc.,
responsible for implementing, managing, operating, and maintaining village water supply systems.
o These committees prepare a one-time village action plan by consolidating all available village resources. The
plan is approved in a Gram Sabha before implementation.
• Intervention of the mission:
o Nal Jal Mitra initiative: Is a specialised programme which equips villagers with a comprehensive set of skills
so that they are able to carry out minor repairs and maintenance of the piped water supply scheme in their
village.
o Jal Jeevan Mission dashboard: Gives real-time updates, progress reports, and so on, ensuring transparency
and efficiency in water resource management and also ensures continuous monitoring and surveillance of
water quality parameters through advanced technologies.
2. GALVANIZING ORGANIC BIO-AGRO RESOURCES DHAN

(GOBARdhan)
• Coordinating department: Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation.
• Part of: Solid and Liquid Waste Management component under the Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen)

• Aim: To keep villages clean, increase the income of rural households, and generate energy and organic manure
from cattle waste.
• Key features: Beneficiaries are identified by Gram Panchayats.
o It covers the entire gamut of schemes/programmes/policies promoting the conversion of organic waste like
cattle dung/ agri-residue etc. to biogas/ CBG/ Bio CNG.
o GOBARDHAN: Waste to Wealth program has been designed to provide a common platform for schemes of
different Ministries/Departments
o Support communities to convert their organic waste (especially cattle dung) to wealth through the generation
of manure and energy out of waste
o Create livelihood opportunities in rural areas
o Promote rural entrepreneurship by involving entrepreneurs, SHGs, and Youth Groups in the setting up and
operation and management of biogas plants
o To promote environmental sanitation and curb vector-borne diseases through effective disposal of waste in
rural areas.
• Unified Registration Portal For GOBARdhan: To facilitate the setting up of Biogas/Compressed Biogas (CBG)
plant.
o The portal acts as a one-stop repository for assessing investment and participation in the Biogas/CBG sector
at the pan-India level.
o Any government, cooperative, or private entity intending to establish or operate a Biogas/CBG/Bio CNG plant
in India can acquire a registration number by enrolling through this centralized registration portal.
o This portal is a perfect example of Cooperative Federalism
3. PLATFORM FOR REAL-TIME ANALYSIS OF YAMUNA,

GANGA AND THEIR TRIBUTARIES (PRAYAG) PLATFORM
• Key features: For planning and monitoring projects and river water quality through various online dashboards.
o Monitoring will be done through various online dashboards such as Ganga Tarang Portal, Jajmau Plant
through Online Drone Data, PMT Tool Dashboard, Ganga Districts Performance Monitoring System,
etc.

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MINISTRY OF MICRO,
SMALL AND MEDIUM
Chapter
ENTERPRISES
1. PM VISHWAKARMA SCHEME
• Implementing agency: Jointly implemented by the MoMSME, the Ministry of Skill Development and
Entrepreneurship and the Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance, Government of India.
• Aim: To provide end-to-end support to artisans and craftspeople who work with their hands and tools.
• Key features: The scheme will support artisans in accessing both domestic and global value chains, thereby
increasing their market opportunities and to preserve and promote India’s traditional crafts, while also assisting
artisans in transitioning to the formal economy and integrating them into global value chains.
o This scheme covers artisans and craftspeople engaged in 18 trades, viz.(i) Carpenter (Suthar/Badhai); (ii)
Boat Maker; (iii) Armourer; (iv) Blacksmith (Lohar); (v) Hammer and Tool Kit Maker; (vi) Locksmith; (vii)
Goldsmith (Sonar); (viii) Potter (Kumhaar); (ix) Sculptor (Moortikar, stone carver), Stone breaker; (x) Cobbler
(Charmkar)/ Shoesmith/Footwear artisan; (xi) Mason (Rajmistri); (xii) Basket/Mat/Broom Maker/Coir Weaver;
(xiii) Doll and Toy Maker (Traditional); (xiv) Barber (Naai); (xv) Garland maker (Malakaar); (xvi) Washerman
(Dhobi); (xvii) Tailor (Darzi); and (xviii) Fishing Net Maker.
o For skill upgradation, basic training of 5-7 days and advanced training of 15 days with a stiped of Rs 500 per
day.
o Collateral free ‘Enterprise Development Loans’ of up to Rs 3 lakh in two tranches of Rs 1 Lakh and Rs 2 lakh
with tenures of 18 months and 30 months, respectively.
o Beneficiaries under the scheme will be onboarded on Udyam Assist Platform as entrepreneurs in the
formal MSME ecosystem.
2. MSME COMPETITIVE (LEAN) SCHEME

• Aim: For enhancing the competitiveness of MSME Sectors through implementation of Lean Tools and
Techniques.
• Coverage and Eligibility: All MSMEs registered with the UDYAM registration portal (of the MoMSME) will be
eligible to participate in MSME Competitive (Lean) Scheme and avail related benefits/incentives.
o Scheme is also open to Common Facilities Centres (CFCs) under SFURTI (Scheme of Fund for Regeneration of
Traditional Industries) and Micro & Small Enterprises – Cluster Development Program (MSE-CDP) Schemes.
• Key features: The objective of the scheme is to enhance the Domestic and Global Competitiveness of MSMEs
through the application of various Lean Techniques that inter-alia includes:
o Reduction in: Rejection Rates; Product and Raw Material Movements; Production Cost
o Optimization of: Space Utilization and Resources Like Water, Energy, Natural Resources etc.
o Enhancement of: Quality in Product and Process; Production & Export Capabilities; Workplace Safety;
Knowledge & Skill Sets; Innovative Work Culture; Social & Environmental Accountability etc.
• Scheme Components:
o Industry Awareness Programmes/Workshop
o Training Programmes: Stakeholders like the MSME Officers, Assessors and Consultants

MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
o MSMEs will be provided handholding towards the implementation of Lean Tools and Techniques at
three different levels - Basic, Intermediate, and Advanced.
o PR campaign, Advertising & Brand Promotion
o Lean Scheme process will be e-enabled through a single window digital platform which will be utilised for the
implementation of the scheme.
LEAN MANUFACTURING OR LEAN PRODUCTION

• It is a production practice that considers the expenditure of resources for any goal, other than the creation
of value for the end customer, to be wasteful, and thus, a target for elimination.
• Lean manufacturing includes a set of principles that lean thinkers use to achieve improvements in
productivity, quality, and lead-time by eliminating waste through kaizen.
• Kaizen is a Japanese word that essentially means “change for the better” or “good change.” The goal is to
provide the customer with a defect free product or service when it is needed and, in the quantity, it is needed.
3. RAISING AND ACCELERATING MSME PRODUCTIVITY

(RAMP)
• Financed by: World Bank
• Aim: To scale up the implementation capacity and coverage of MSMEs in the States, with impact enhancement
of existing MSME schemes.
• Key features: It will complement the Atma Nirbhar Bharat Mission by fostering innovation, encouraging
ideation, and incubating new business and entrepreneurship by developing quality standards, improving
practices and processes, enhancing market access, deploying technological tools, and Industry 4.0 to make
MSMEs competitive and self-reliant.
o The scheme shall implement regulatory, financial, and implementation reforms as well as firm-level access
reforms to provide targeted interventions to MSMEs across recognized challenge areas.
SUB-SCHEMES:
MSME Green Investment and Financing for Transformation Scheme (MSE GIFT Scheme): To help
MSMEs adopt green technology with interest subvention and credit guarantee support.
MSE Scheme on Online Dispute Resolution for Delayed Payments: To support circular economy
projects through credit subsidy. This will lead to realizing the dream of MSME sector towards zero
emissions by 2070.
MSE Scheme for Promotion and Investment in Circular Economy (MSE SPICE Scheme): To synergise
legal support with modern IT tools and Artificial Intelligence to address the incidences of delayed payments
for Micro and Small Enterprises.
• To organize the traditional industries and artisans into clusters.

• To provide sustained employment for traditional industry artisans and rural
Scheme of Fund for entrepreneurs.
Regeneration of • To enhance marketability of products of such clusters by providing support for
Traditional new products, design intervention and improved packaging and the
Industries (SFURTI) improvement of marketing Infrastructure.
• To strengthen the cluster governance systems with the active participation of
the stakeholders

A Scheme For
• Launched with an objective to set up a network of technology centres,
Promotion Of incubation centres to accelerate entrepreneurship and to promote start-ups for
Innovation, Rural innovation and entrepreneurship in rural and agriculture-based industry with a
Industry & fund of Rs.210 crores.
Entrepreneurship • The planned outcomes of ASPIRE are setting up Technology Business Incubators
(TBI), Livelihood Business Incubators (LBI) and creation of a Fund of Funds for
(Aspire)
such initiatives with SIDBI.
• Financial Support to MSMEs in Zero Effect Zero Defect Certification Scheme

• Inculcating Zero Defect & Zero Effect practices in manufacturing processes,
ensure continuous improvement and supporting the Make in India initiative.
Technology • The subsidy provided by the Government of India for Micro, Small & Medium
Upgradation and Enterprises will be 80%, 60% and 50% respectively. There shall be an additional
Quality subsidy of 5% for MSMEs owned SC/ST/women and MSMEs located in NER and
J&K
Certification
• All manufacturing Micro, Small and Medium enterprises (MSME) having Udyog
Aadhar Memorandum can apply.
• ZED Certification is given by Quality Council of India.
• Central Sector Scheme (Credit Linked Subsidy Scheme wherein interest is
subsidized)
• Nodal Agency is Khadi and Village Industries Commission
• Aimed at generating self-employment opportunities through establishment of
micro-enterprises in the non-farm sector by helping traditional artisans and
unemployed youth.
Prime Minister • PM's Rojgar Yojana & Rural Employment Generation Program have been
Employment merged under the scheme.
Generation • No income ceiling for setting up of projects.
Program • Assistance under the Scheme is available only to new units to be established.
• Eligible beneficiary: Individuals above 18 years of age
o VIII Std. pass required for project above Rs.10.00 lakhs in manufacturing and
above Rs. 5.00 lakhs for Service Sector
o Self Help Groups and Charitable Trusts
o Institutions Registered under Societies Registration Act- 1860
o Production based Co-operative Societies
• It is the only Government Portal for the registration of MSMEs.
• It provides free-of-cost and paperless MSME registration.
• All entities classified as Micro, Small, and Medium enterprises as per the
MSME classification are eligible to apply for MSME registration.
Udyam Portal • An individual cannot apply for MSME registration.
• The portal provides instructions for the registration process. No enterprise
shall have more than one Udyam Registration.
• This portal is also integrated with the Central Board of Direct Tax (CBDT)
and Goods and Services Tax (GST) networks.

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MINISTRY OF MINORITY
Chapter AFFAIRS
1. MAULANA AZAD NATIONAL FELLOWSHIP
• Implementing agency: University Grants Commission (UGC).
• Aim: For educational empowerment of students belonging to minority communities.
• Beneficiaries: Six notified minority communities viz. Buddhist, Christian, Jain, Muslim, Parsi and Sikh.
• Scope: The Fellowship will cater to the minority community students pursuing regular and full time research
studies leading to award of M.Phil/Ph.D degree within India only.
• Mode of selection: On the basis of UGC-NET and CSIR-NET merit list.
• Fellowship: A monthly fellowship amount of INR 31,000 for initial two years to Junior Research Fellowship
(JRF). A fellowship amount of INR 35,000 per month for remaining tenure to Senior Research
Fellowship(SRF).
• Duration of fellowship: The fellowship is usually provided for a duration of two years for M.Phil. students
and five years for Ph.D. students, with certain relaxations available.
• Objective: To provide five year fellowships in the form of financial assistance to students from six notified
minority communities, notified by the Central Government, to pursue M. Phil and Ph.D.
o It covers all Universities/Institutions recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC) as under:
a) Central/State Universities (including constituent and affiliated institutions).
b) Deemed Universities.
c) Institution fully funded by State / Central Government and empowered to award degrees.
d) Institutions of National Importance as notified by Ministry of Human Resource Development.

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MINISTRY OF NEW &
Chapter RENEWABLE ENERGY
1. PM SURYA GHAR: MUFT BIJLI YOJANA
• Aim: To provide free electricity to households in India.
• Beneficiaries:
o The household must be an Indian citizen.
o The household must own a house with a roof that is suitable for installing solar panels.
o The household must have a valid electricity connection.
o The household must not have availed any other subsidy for solar panels.
• Key features: Under the scheme, households will be provided with a subsidy to install solar panels on their
roofs.
o The subsidy will cover up to 40% of the cost of the solar panels.
o The households will apply for subsidy through the National Portal and will be able to select a suitable vendor
for installing rooftop solar.
o The National Portal will assist the households in their decision-making process by providing relevant
information such as appropriate system sizes, benefits calculator, vendor rating etc.
o Households will be able to access collateral-free low-interest loan products of around 7% at present for
installation of residential Rooftop Solar (RTS) systems up to 3 kW.
o A Model Solar Village will be developed in each district of the country to act as a role model for adoption of
rooftop solar in rural areas.
o Urban Local Bodies and Panchayati Raj Institutions shall also benefit from incentives for promoting RTS
installations in their areas.
o The scheme is expected to benefit 1 crore households across India.
2. PRADHAN MANTRI KISAN URJA SURAKSHA EVAM

UTTHAN MAHABHIYAN SCHEME FOR FARMERS (PM
KUSUM)
• Aim: To make cutting-edge technology available to our farmers and provide sources for de-dieselized
irrigation to the agricultural sector.
• Beneficiaries: An individual farmer, group of farmers, FPO or Farmer producer organization, Panchayat, Co-
operatives and Water User Associations.
• Key features: Each farmer will receive a 60% subsidy to set up tube wells and pump sets. They will also get
30% of the total cost as a loan from the Government.
o The solar pumps assist our farmers in much more effective and eco-friendly irrigation as these are capable
of generating safer energy.
o In addition, the pump sets comprise an energy power grid that generates more energy than diesel-driven
pumps. Farmers will be able to sell the extra power to our Government directly to enhance their income.
• Components: KUSUM Scheme comprises 3 components that have different features:
1. Component A: Install a total of 10GV grid-connected stilt-mounted decentralized solar plants and other
renewable energy-based power plants. Each plant is sized up to 500KW to 2MV.
2. Component B: Install stand-alone solar pumps of up to 7.5HP individual capacity and worth 17.50 lakh.
3. Component C: Provide financial support to Solaris 10 lakh grid-connected agricultural pumps of 7.5HP of
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MINISTRY OF PORTS,
SHIPPING &
Chapter
WATERWAYS
1. HARIT SAGAR GUIDELINES
• Aim: To reduce trash through the 4R’s: Reduce, Reuse, Repurpose, and Recycle in order to achieve zero
waste discharge from port operations.
• Key features: It envisions understanding the ecosystem dynamics involved in the development, operation,
and maintenance of ports, all while adhering to the 'Working with Nature' principle and minimizing the
adverse effects on the living components of the harbor ecosystem.
o The guidelines emphasize the utilization of clean and green energy in port operations, as well as the
enhancement of port capabilities for the storage, handling, and bunkering of environmentally friendly fuels
such as Green Hydrogen, Green Ammonia, Green Methanol, and Ethanol.
o It furnishes a framework for Major Ports to develop a comprehensive action plan aimed at achieving specific
goals for reducing carbon emissions within defined timeframes.
o It encompasses provisions for adopting the international Green Reporting Initiative (GRI) standard.
2. GREEN TUG TRANSITION PROGRAMME (GTTP)

• Aim: To transform the nation's tugboat fleet into environmentally friendly Green Hybrid Tugs.
• Nodal agency: The National Centre of Excellence in Green Port & Shipping (NCoEGPS).
• Key features: Green Hybrid Tugs, running on non-fossil fuel like Methanol, Ammonia, and Hydrogen.
o Aims to introduce these eco-friendly tugs into all Major Ports by 2025, with a vision to convert at least 50%
of the tugboat fleet into Green Tugs by 2030, which will considerably reduce emission as the country move
towards achieving sustainable development (SDG 14).
NATIONAL CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE IN GREEN PORT & SHIPPING (NCoEGPS)

• It is situated in Gurugram, Haryana.
• It was established through a collaborative effort between the Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways
and the Energy and Resources Institute (TERI).
• It is serving as the technological support arm of the Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways
• It is dedicated to crafting regulatory frameworks and pathways for the adoption of alternative technologies
in green shipping.
TUGBOAT
• A tug, or more commonly a tugboat, is an assistance boat which helps in the mooring or berthing
operation of a ship by either towing or pushing a vessel towards the port.
• A tug is a particular class of boat which helps mega-ships enter or leave a port. In addition to towing
the vessel towards the harbour, tug boats can also be engaged to provide essentials, such as water,
air, etc., to a vessel.
• It is also essential for non-self-propelled barges, oil platforms, log rafts, etc. Due to their solid
structural engineering, tugs are small but relatively powerful machines.
3. SAGARMALA
• Aim: To reduce logistics cost for EXIM and domestic trade with minimal infrastructure investment.

• Key features:
o Reducing cost of transporting domestic cargo through optimizing modal mix
o Lowering logistics cost of bulk commodities by locating future industrial capacities near the coast
o Improving export competitiveness by developing port proximate discrete manufacturing clusters
o Optimizing time/cost of EXIM container movement
• Components: New Port Development
o Port Modernisation and New Port Development: Increasing the Indian port capacity to 3300+ MMTPA by
2025 to cater to the growing traffic.
o Port Connectivity Enhancement: Provide enhanced connectivity between the ports and the domestic
production or consumption centers
o Port Led Industrialisation: Through Coastal Economic Zones (CEZs); Coastal Economic Units (CEUs); Port-
Linked Industrial & Maritime Clusters Smart Industrial Port Cities
o Coastal community development: Through Marine sector related activities.
SAGARMALA YOUNG PROFESSIONAL SCHEME

• To engage talented, forward-thinking and dynamic young professionals in various divisions of the Ministry.
• Initially, around 25 young professionals will be hired for 2 years (to deliver high-quality inputs in areas such
as infrastructure, data analysis, project management, etc.

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Chapter MINISTRY OF POWER
1. REVAMPED DISTRIBUTION SECTOR SCHEME (RDSS)
• Subsumed scheme: Schemes of Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS), Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram
Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) along with Prime Minister's Development Package (PMDP)-2015.
• Nodal agency: REC Limited and Power Finance Corporation (PFC) Ltd.
• Beneficiaries: All State-owned DISCOMs
• Aim: To improve operational efficiencies and financial sustainability of DISCOMS
• Key features: The Scheme has two major components:
o Part ‘A’: Financial support for Prepaid Smart Metering & System Metering and upgradation of the Distribution
Infrastructure and
o Part ‘B’: Training & Capacity Building and other Enabling & Supporting Activities.
o Financial assistance to DISCOMs is provided for upgradation of the Distribution Infrastructure and for
Prepaid Smart Consumer Metering & System Metering based on meeting pre-qualifying criteria.
o Prepaid Smart metering to be implemented in Public- Private-Partnership (PPP) mode.
o Improving electricity supply for the farmers and for providing daytime electricity to them.
o Aims to reduce the AT&C (aggregate technical and commercial) losses to pan-India levels of 12-15% and ACS-
ARR (average cost of supply-average revenue realised) gap to zero by 2024-25. REC and PFC have been
nominated as nodal agencies for the scheme.
2. MISSION ON ADVANCED AND HIGH-IMPACT RESEARCH

(MAHIR)
• Jointly launched by: The Ministry of Power and the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
• Aim: To facilitate indigenous research, development and demonstration of the latest and emerging
technologies in the power sector.
• Funding: By pooling resources from the Ministry of Power, Ministry of New & Renewable Energy, and Central
Public Sector Enterprises under these ministries.
• Key areas: eight areas are identified for research:
(a) Alternatives to Lithium-Ion storage batteries
(b) Modifying electric cookers / pans to suit Indian cooking methods
(c) Green hydrogen for mobility (High Efficiency Fuel Cell)
(d) Carbon capture
(e) Geo-thermal energy
(f) Solid state refrigeration.
(g) Nano technology for EV battery
(h) Indigenous CRGO technology
• Key features: To identify emerging technologies and areas of future relevance for the Global Power Sector
and take up indigenous end-to-end development of relevant technologies
o To provide a common platform for Power Sector Stakeholders for collective brainstorming, synergetic
technology development and devise pathways for smooth transfer of technology
o To support pilot projects of indigenous technologies (developed especially by Indian Start-ups) and facilitate
their commercialization

o To leverage foreign alliances and partnerships to accelerate research & development of advanced
technologies and to build competencies, capabilities and access to advanced technologies through bilateral
or multilateral collaborations, thereby facilitating exchange of knowhow and Technology Transfer.
o To seed, nurture and scale up scientific and industrial R&D and to create vibrant & innovative ecosystem in
the Power Sector of the country
o To make our Nation among the leading Countries in Power System related Technologies & Applications
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MINISTRY OF
PETROLEUM AND
Chapter
NATURAL GAS
1. PRADHAN MANTRI UJJWALA YOJANA (PMUY)
• Objective: To make clean cooking fuel such as LPG available to the rural and deprived households (BPL) that
were otherwise using traditional cooking fuels such as firewood, coal, cow-dung cakes, etc. Also,
providing a healthy cooking fuel and prevents hazards health-related issues among the millions of rural
populations due to the use of fossil fuel.
• Target: 8 Crore LPG Connections to the deprived households by March 2020.
PMUY 2.0
• Launched in: PMUY was replaced by PMUY 2.0 in 2021
• Objective: To simplify procedures and reduce paperwork. Migrants are no longer required to submit ration
cards or address proof; a self-declaration is now sufficient.
• Target: Additional 75 lakh LPG connections over three years from the financial year 2023-24 to 2025-26.
• Eligibility: An adult woman belonging to a poor household and not having an LPG connection in her
household will be eligible under it. Eligible as per SECC 2011 list:
o Belongs to SC/ST households, be a beneficiary of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY), Antyodaya Anna
Yojana (AAY), Forest dwellers, Most Backward Classes (MBC), Tea and Ex-Tea Garden Tribes, People
residing in river islands.
• Benefits: Beneficiaries receive cash assistance of Rs.1600, which covers the security deposit for the gas
cylinder, pressure regulator, LPG hose, domestic gas consumer card, inspection, installation, and
demonstration charges.
o Additionally, they are provided with their first LPG refill and a stove free of charge, along with their deposit-
free connection by the Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs).
o Consumers have the option to purchase gas stoves and refills on EMI with zero interest, which is recovered
through LPG subsidies.
• Exclusions: Male members from a household cannot apply for the scheme.

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Chapter MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
1. AMRIT BHARAT STATION SCHEME
• Aim: To transform railway stations into clean and safe environments
• Key features: It will provide World class amenities to the passengers and will enhance their overall travel
experience.
o Aims at enhancing the facilities beyond the Minimum Essential Amenities.
o Construction of Roof Plazas and City Centres at the station.
o The scheme involves improvement of amenities at the stations like entry and exit, circulating areas, waiting
halls, toilets, lift/escalators, cleanliness, free Wi-Fi, kiosks for local products through schemes like ‘One Station
One Product’, establishing Executive Lounges, designating spaces for business meetings, incorporating
landscaping, and catering to the unique requirements of each station.

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MINISTRY OF RURAL
Chapter DEVELOPMENT
1. LAKHPATI DIDI SCHEME
• Aim: To catalyze economic empowerment and financial independence among women in rural areas.
• Criteria for identifying potential lakhpati Didi:
o A Self Help Group member who has completed a minimum of two years and has availed of the Community
Investment Fund (CIF).
o A beneficiary of livelihood intervention through DAY-NRLM the and practising at least two livelihood
activities.
• Key features: A Lakhpati Didi is a Self-Help Group Member.
o The government aims to train 3 crore women to become influencers both at home and in their
communities. The objective is to shift the focus from social and financial inclusion to entrepreneurial
success.
o The programme is aimed at training women in self-help groups (SHGs) to earn a sustainable income of
at least Rs 1 lakh per annum per household.
o Women will be trained in various skills and after completing the training, women will be provided
with opportunities to earn income using their skills.
o It facilitates diversified livelihood activities, by ensuring convergence across all Government departments/
Ministries, Private sector and Market players.
• Subset of the programme:
o Drone Didi: Under this scheme, drones will be provided to approximately 15,000 women SHGs for
agricultural activities. Drones have the potential to revolutionize agriculture by enabling precision farming,
crop monitoring, and pest control.
o Skill training: Women under this scheme receive training in diverse skills such as LED bulb making,
plumbing, and more.
2. MAHATMA GANDHI NATIONAL RURAL EMPLOYMENT

GUARANTEE ACT
• Introduced in: 2005.
• Aim: For improving the purchasing power of the people living in rural areas. Primarily semi or unskilled work
was given to people living below the poverty line in rural India. Also aims to guarantee the 'right to work'
(Article 41).
• Mandate: To provide at least 100 days of guaranteed employment in a financial year to every rural
household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work at the statutory minimum wage.
• Key features of the act:
o It is a demand-driven wage employment programme and resource transfer from the Centre to the states is
based on the demand for employment in each state.
o Adult members of rural households submit their name, age and address with a photo to the Gram Panchayat,
for job card.
o The registered person can submit an application for work in writing (for at least fourteen days of
continuous work) either to Panchayat or to Programme Officer.
o If work is not provided within 15 days of applying, applicants are entitled to an unemployment allowance.

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o The employment will be provided within a radius of 5-km. And if it is beyond 5-km, extra wage will be
paid.
o Women are guaranteed one third of the jobs made available under the MGNREGA.
o The people in coordination with local administration conduct the social audits, whose objective is to
ensure public accountability.
3. DEEN DAYAL UPADHYAYA ANTYODAYA YOJANA-

NATIONAL RURAL LIVELIHOODS MISSION (DAY-NRLM)
• Type of scheme: Centrally Sponsored scheme
• Aim: Reducing poverty by organizing impoverished rural households into Self-Help Groups (SHGs).
• Restructured version: Swarna Jayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojna (SGSY)
• Key features of the scheme:
o Social mobilisation and promotion and strengthening of self-managed and financially sustainable
community institutions of the rural poor women, at least one woman member from each identified rural
poor household, is to be brought under the Self Help Group (SHG) network in a time bound manner.
o It addresses financial inclusion from the supply and the demand sides, as the demand side, helps the
underprivileged become more financially literate and gives the SHGs and their federations access to catalytic
money and In terms of supply, promote the use of financial technologies based on information,
communication, and technology (ICT).
o Beneficiaries identified by Participatory Identification of Poor (PIP) method instead of the BPL.
o Community Investment Funds (CIF) and Revolving Funds (RF) as resources in perpetuity to the institutions of
the poor.
o Encourages public sector banks to set up Rural Self Employment Training Institutes (RSETIs) in all districts.
• Initiative under this scheme:
o Aajeevika Grameen Express Yojana (AGEY): To provide safe, affordable and community monitored rural
transport services to connect remote rural villages.
o Mahila Kisan Shashaktikaran Pariyojana (MKSP): To promote agro-ecological practices that increase
women farmers income and reduce their input costs and risks.
o Start-Up Village Entrepreneurship Programme (SVEP): To support entrepreneurs in rural areas to set up
local enterprises.
Deendayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDUGKY): Enhancing the youth's placement-related
talents and placing them in economic sectors with comparatively better wages.
SAMAVESHI AAJEEVIKA
Samaveshi Aajeevika aims to build self-confidence, social inclusion, and prosperity via inclusive livelihoods at
the last mile. The programme will introduce holistic productive inclusion strategies to improve the lives of
excluded populations. It will adapt a globally tested and proven “Graduation approach” to the DAY-NRLM
programme to reach those households that are presently having difficulty benefiting from the SHG net.
A sub-scheme under DAY-NRLM.
BRAC's Graduation Approach
Graduation Approach is a multifaceted set of interventions designed to address the complex nature of extreme
poverty.
Key Elements of Graduation Approach: Four key elements of the Graduation Approach regardless of
geographic and community context that are fundament to successfully implementing Graduation are:
• Meeting basic needs: Program participants are protected by a safety net for the duration of the program
through resources such as cash transfers or basic food supplies, as well as access to health services.

• Income generation: Enable participants to earn an long-term income by providing them training to find a
formal job or a productive asset to start a microbusiness.
• Financial support and savings: Participants are trained on managing income and expenditures and are
taught how savings open further income-generating opportunities through community savings groups and
coaching. Once they successfully complete the program, they are connected to more formal financial
services for long-term support and growth.
• Social empowerment: Through Graduation, participants grow their confidence, integrate more into their
communities, and develop new life skills through ongoing coaching, mentorship, and peer-to-peer learning.
About BRAC
Founded in Bangladesh in 1972, BRAC now works in 17 countries and has partnered with over 100 million
people, delivering cost-effective, evidence-backed interventions. One such intervention is the globally
recognised “Graduation approach” that has been taken up by private organisations and governments and
evaluated extensively with positive results.
4. PRADHAN MANTRI AWAAS YOJANA-GRAMIN

• Background: Indira Awaas yojana (IAY) has been restructured into PMAY-G.
• Launched in: 2016.
• Type of scheme: Centrally Sponsored Scheme.
• Aim: To ensure the provision of pucca housing for all individuals who are homeless or living in dilapidated
houses in rural areas except Delhi and Chandigarh by 2024, instead of the previous goal of 2022.
• Target: Construction of 2.95 crore houses by March 2024.
• Funding pattern: Shared between Central and State Governments in the ratio 60:40 in plain areas and 90: 10
for North Eastern and Himalayan States.
• Eligible Beneficiaries: All the houseless households living in zero, one, or two-room houses with kutcha walls
and kutcha roofs. Criteria for Automatic/Compulsory Inclusion:
o Households without shelter
o Destitute/ living on alms
o Manual scavengers
o Primitive Tribal Groups
o Legally released bonded labourer.
• Selection of Beneficiaries: Through a three stage validation - Socio Economic Caste Census 2011, Gram
Sabha, and geo-tagging.
• Benefits: Financial Assistance of ₹ 1,20,000 per unit for plain areas, and ₹ 1,30,000 per unit for hilly areas,
difficult areas, and Integrated Action Plan districts.
o Can avail of institutional finance (loan) of up to ₹ 70,000 at 3% lower interest rate.
o The minimum size of the house shall be is 25 sq m including a dedicated area for hygienic cooking.
o In convergence with Swachh Bharat Mission-Gramin (SBM-G), get financial assistance of up to ₹ 12,000 for
the construction of toilets.
o In convergence with MGNREGA, the beneficiary is entitled to employment as unskilled labour at ₹ 90.95 per
day for 95 days.
o In convergence with Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana, one LPG connection per house is provided.
o Payments are made electronically directly to bank accounts or post office accounts that are linked to
Aadhaar.
• Exclusion: Candidates that have:
o motorised two wheeler, three-wheeler, four-wheeler and agriculture equipment or fishing boat, Kisan Credit
Card (KCC) with a limit greater or equal to Rs.50,000, at least one member that is employed with the
government or earning more than Rs. 10,000 per month, that pays Income Tax, professional tax or owns a
refrigerator or landline phone connection.

• Jointly launched by Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal

Trade(DPIIT) and Ministry of Rural Development.
One District
• Collaboration between One District One Product (ODOP) initiative and SARAS
One Product’ Aajeevika.
Wall • Aims to drive consumers towards boosting sales and increasing the visibility of SARAS
products.
• Initiative of the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT).
One District
• For fostering balanced regional development across all districts of the country.
One Product
• To select, brand, and promote at least One Product from each District (One District –
(ODOP)
One Product) of the country for enabling holistic socioeconomic growth across all
initiative regions.
• Initiative by the DAY-NRLM.
SARAS
• To bring the rural women SHG members, under one platform to showcase their skills,
Aajeevika. sell and build linkages with potential market players at a fair price.
• Initiative by the DAY-NRLM.
eSARAS
• It is an effective platform for marketing the products made by women of self-help
mobile App groups.
• To promote digital transactions in rural areas, particularly among women.
SAMARTH • Empower rural communities by enabling them to participate in the digital economy.
campaign • Part of the larger Amrit Mahotsav celebrations.

• Implemented under the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav.
Sangathan Se • To bring the left out eligible, vulnerable and marginalized rural households (HHs)
Samriddhi’ into Self Help Groups (SHGs) under DAY-NRLM.
campaign • Mobilize 10 crore women from eligible rural households into SHGs.
• Developed by the Ministry of Rural Development in partnership with The/Nudge

Institute.
• It can play a multi-faceted role in ensuring timely, effective, and efficient
implementation of the Graduation program targeting the most vulnerable.
SARATHI App
• It will increase the effectiveness of work at multiple levels, reduce cognitive and
administrative load, and ensure transparency.
• It also mitigates the risk of leakage of consumption and livelihood support being
provided to the target households.

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MINISTRY OF SCIENCE &
Chapter TECHNOLOGY
1. NATIONAL QUANTUM MISSION (NQM)
• Aim: To seed, nurture and scale up scientific and industrial R&D and create a vibrant & innovative ecosystem
in Quantum Technology (QT).
• Key features: It will accelerate QT led economic growth, nurture the ecosystem in the country and make India
one of the leading nations in the development of Quantum Technologies & Applications (QTA).
o Develop intermediate-scale quantum computers with 50-1000 physical qubits in 8 years in various platforms
like superconducting and photonic technology.
o Satellite-based secure quantum communications between ground stations over a range of 2000 kilometers
within India, long-distance secure quantum communications with other countries, inter-city quantum key
distribution over 2000 km as well as multi-node Quantum networks with quantum memories are also some
of the deliverables of the Mission.
o Will focus on developing magnetometers with high sensitivity in atomic systems and Atomic Clocks for
precision timing, communications, and navigation.
o Mission Implementation includes setting up of four Thematic Hubs (T-Hubs) in top academic and National
R&D institutes in the domains:
 Quantum Computing
 Quantum Communication
 Quantum Sensing & Metrology
 Quantum Materials & Devices
o The hubs which will focus on generation of new knowledge through basic and applied research as well as
promote R&D in areas that are mandated to them.
2. VAISHVIK BHARATIYA VAIGYANIK (VAIBHAV)

FELLOWSHIP
• Implementing agency: Department of Science and Technology (DST)
• Collaboration between: Scientists of the Indian Diaspora with Indian Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs),
Universities and/or Public Funded Scientific Institutions
• Aim: To connect the Indian Science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine (STEMM) diaspora
with academic and R&D institutions in India for collaborative research.
• Key features: The fellowship would identify an Indian Institution for collaboration and may spend up to two
months in a year for a maximum of 3 years.
o The selected fellows would be invited to work in 18 identified knowledge verticals including quantum
technology, health, pharma, electronics, agriculture, energy, computer sciences, and material sciences
amongst others.
o Fellowship in ₹4,00,000/- roughly (equivalent to USD 5000 per month), for a minimum of 1 month and a
maximum of up to 2 months per year for a period of a maximum of 3 years.
o Total eligible grant will be released to the Indian host Institute and these institutes will be providing a
Fellowship amount to the VAIBHAV Fellow and extend other support.
o The financial support (up to ₹5 Lakhs per year for 3 years) will be given to the host institution to facilitate the
VAIBHAV fellow for research work
o 75 VAIBHAV fellowships would be awarded to outstanding scientists/technologists of Indian origin
(NRI/OCI/PIO) , that engaged in research activities in their respective countries.

3. INDIA SPACE POLICY 2023

• Aim: To establish a robust framework for research and development in the space domain.
• Key features: The policy opens up the sector for enhanced participation of non-government entities (NGEs)
across the entire value chain of the space economy, while clearly delineating the roles of various stakeholders
viz. IN-SPACe, ISRO, NSIL and DOS.
o The strategic activities related to the space sector and operational part of ISRO’s missions will be carried out
by the NewSpace India Limited (NSIL).
o Indian National Space Promotion & Authorisation Centre (INSPACe) will be the interface between Indian
Space Research Organisation and non-governmental entities.
o ISRO will focus its energies on developing new technologies, new systems and research and development.
• To provide financial support for repair/ upgradation/ maintenance/ retrofitting or
acquiring additional attachment to increase functional capabilities of existing
analytical instrumentation facilities (AIFs) supported by DST in various
Institutions/laboratories/academic institutions.
Support for Up-
gradation Preventive • The duration of support will be for a period not exceeding 3 years.
Repair & Maintenance • Different facilities created under the projects/ Analytical instrumentation facilities
of Equipment (AIFs) with the support of DST only will be considered for funding support under
(SUPREME) this Scheme.
• The funding pattern in the scheme would be 75:25 for all private and govt owned
institutions (except for state funded institutions for which 100% funding would
be considered)
• An initiative of the Gujarat University Startup and Entrepreneurship Council
(GUSEC) aimed at supporting women-led start-ups.
• It will boost innovation and start-up efforts of women entrepreneurs and also
herSTART platform help them connect with various government and private enterprises.
• The platform will include a digital platform to provide resources and training
modules free of cost to aspiring women entrepreneurs, a digital community for
them, and a digital publication to spread their success stories.
• ISRO's YUVIKA for high school students concurs with the objectives of National
Young Scientists Education Policy – 2020 for "catching the young" and orienting towards STEM with
Programme YUVIKA– a special focus on Space Science and Technology.
2023 • A total of 352 high school students from all across country are selected to
participate in this two-weeks’ residential programme at 7 ISRO Centres

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MINISTRY OF SKILL
Chapter DEVELOPMENT
1. MAHATMA GANDHI NATIONAL FELLOWSHIP (MGNF)
• Implemented in: Collaboration with State Skill Development Missions (SSDMs).
• Eligibility: Should be a citizen of India
o Age between 21 and 30 years at the time of application
o At least a graduate in any discipline from a recognized university or a post-graduate from a recognized
university
o Three years of work experience after secondary schooling in the social/non-profit sector with an interest in
working in rural areas is preferred.
• Key features: It is a Certificate Program in Public Policy and Management offered by Indian Institutes of
Management (IIMs).
o The two-year Fellowship seeks to combine classroom sessions (Academic Module) at host IIMs with an
intensive field immersion at the district level (District Immersion) to create credible plans and identify barriers
in raising employment and economic output, and promoting livelihoods in rural areas.
o It provides an opportunity to engage with schemes and institutions at the district level to strengthen
institutions and improve skill development, link markets and create growth.
2. RASHTRIYA UDYAMITA VIKAS PARIYOJANA

• Aim: To equip individuals with comprehensive entrepreneurship training, creating job providers rather than
job seekers.
• Partnership with: Flipkart
• Key features: It is tailored specifically for beneficiaries of the PM SVANidhi scheme, to nurturing job providers
across the nation.
o Focuses on reskilling and upskilling employees to enhance their competitiveness and adaptability.
o It will offer comprehensive entrepreneurship training over a period of 22 weeks.
o The training will be conducted through offline, online and hybrid modes, with certificates awarded.
o Under the pilot program, street vendors of 10 big cities of the country will be given a stipend along with
training to expand their businesses.

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MINISTRY OF SOCIAL
JUSTICE &
Chapter
EMPOWERMENT
1. PM YOUNG ACHIEVERS’ SCHOLARSHIP AWARD SCHEME
FOR A VIBRANT INDIA (PM YASASVI)
• Aim: To award scholarships to eligible candidates belonging to Other Backward Class (OBC), Economically
Backward Class (EBC), and De-Notified, Nomadic & Semi Nomadic Tribes(DNT/SNT) categories.
• Scholarships: Ranging from Rs 75,000 to Rs 1,25,000.
• Eligibility: Income from all sources does not exceed Rs.2,50,000/- per annum. Students can avail Pre-Matric
Scholarship from Class 9 to 10 and Post Matric Scholarship for their higher studies at post-matriculation or post-
secondary stage.
• Benefits: Under this Scheme Students who excel in their studies also get an opportunity of Scholarship to study
in Top Class Schools and Colleges. Hostel facilities are also provided to OBC students.
• Selection Procedure: Through a written test called YASASVI ENTRANCE TEST conducted by the National
Testing Agency.
1. Pre-Matric Scholarship: For students studying in class IX and X on a full-time basis in Government Schools
only.
2. Post-Matric Scholarship: Scholarship is awarded to students studying at post-matriculation or post-
secondary stage to enable them to complete their education.
3. Top Class School Education: The scheme provides premium education to the meritorious students
belonging to OBC, EBC and DNT categories by funding their education from Class 9 onwards till they complete
Class 12.
4. Top Class College Education: To recognize and promote quality education amongst Students belonging to
OBC, EBC and DNT categories by providing full financial support.
5. Construction of Hostel for OBC Boys and Girls: To provide hostel facilities to students belonging to socially
and educationally backward classes, especially from rural areas to enable them to pursue secondary
and higher education in the Govt. schools, universities, institutions and institutes.
2. PRADHAN MANTRI ANUSUCHIT JAATI ABHYUDAY

YOJANA (PM-AJAY)
• Aim: To enhance socio-economic development indicators by providing necessary infrastructure and essential
services in villages dominated by Scheduled Castes (SC).
• Schemes merged: 3 Centrally Sponsored Scheme namely: (a) Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana (PMAGY)
(b) Special Central Assistance to Scheduled Castes Sub Plan (SCA to SCSP) & (c) Babu Jagjivan Ram Chhatrawas
Yojana (BJRCY) .
o Development of SC dominated villages into an Adarsh Gram: To ensure integrated development of SC
majority villages so that they have adequate infrastructure.

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o Grants-in-aid’ for District/State-level Projects: To improve the socio-economic conditions of SC

communities through construction of infrastructure in SC-dominated villages, including those chosen under
the Adarsh Gram component as well as the establishment of hostels and residential schools.
o Construction of Hostels in higher educational institutions which are top-ranked as per the National
Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) are funded by the Centre/State/UT Governments either fully or
partially and schools which are either fully or partially funded by the Centre/State Governments and
recommended by the Ministry of Education.
3. NATIONAL ACTION FOR MECHANISED SANITATION

ECOSYSTEM (NAMASTE) SCHEME
• Joint initiative: Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (MoSJE) and the Ministry of Housing and Urban
Affairs (MoHUA).
• Aim: To eradicate unsafe sewer and septic tank cleaning practices.
• Key features: It envisages identifying the Sewer/Septic Tank Workers (SSWs).
o Occupational Training and distribution of PPE Kits to SSWs.
o Assistance for Safety Devices to Sanitation Response Units (SRUs).
o Extending Health Insurance Scheme Benefits to identified SSWs and their families under the Ayushman
Bharat- Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY).
o The Action Plan will promote mechanization and enterprise development by providing funding support and
subsidy (capital +interest) to the sanitation workers, to procure sanitation related equipments.
o Massive campaigns would be undertaken jointly by the ULBs & NSKFDC to spread awareness about the
interventions of NAMASTE.
PRADHAN MANTRI SAMAJIK UTTHAN EVAM ROZGAR ADHARIT JANKALYAN (PM-

SURAJ) PORTAL
• For credit support to entrepreneurs from the disadvantaged sections (Scheduled castes, De-notified,
Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Tribes, Other Backward Classes and Safai Karamcharis) of the society.
• It will be a one-stop point where the beneficiaries can apply for and monitor the progress of all loan and
credit schemes already available to them.
• The credit support will be provided to the eligible persons across the country, facilitated through banks,
NBFC-MFIs, and other organisations.
4. ATAL VAYO ABHYUDAY YOJANA (AVYAY)

• Implementing agency: Department of Social Justice and Empowerment.
• Aim: To take care of various needs of Senior Citizens including shelter, food, healthcare and human
interaction / life of dignity.
• Components:
1. Integrated Programme for Senior Citizens (IPSrC)
2. State Action Plan for Senior Citizens (SAPSrC)
3. Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana (RVY)
4. Elderline – National Helpline for Senior Citizens
5. Senior-care Ageing Growth Engine (SAGE)
6. Geriatric Caregivers Training
o Integrated Programme for Senior Citizens (IPSrC): Under which grant in aid is provided to Non-
Governmental/ Voluntary Organizations for running and maintenance of Senior Citizens' Homes (old age

homes), continuous care homes, etc. Facilities like shelter, nutrition, medicare and entertainments are
provided free of cost to indigent senior citizens.
o State Action Plan for Senior Citizens (SAPSrC): Under which grant in aid is released to States/ UTs for
creation of a pool of trained Geriatric Caregivers for senior citizens, for carrying a special drive for Cataract
Surgeries for Senior Citizens and State Specific Activities for the welfare of senior citizens, especially who are
indigent in the States/UTs.
o Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana (RVY): To provide senior citizens, suffering from any of the age-related
disability/infirmity, with assisted living devices which can restore near normalcy in their bodily functions,
overcoming the disability/infirmity manifested such as low vision, hearing impairment, loss of teeth and loco-
motor disabilities. The eligible senior citizens under this component are those who are in the BPL Category
or having monthly income upto Rs.15000/-
o Elderline: National Helpline for Senior Citizens (14567): The Ministry has set up the National Helpline for
Senior Citizen to provide free information, Guidance, Emotional Support and field intervention in cases of
abuse and rescues. It is toll-free helpline operational in 31 States/ UT, from 8 am to 8 pm, all 7 days of the
week.
o Senior-care Ageing Growth Engine (SAGE): To promote out-of-the-box and innovative solutions for the
commonly faced problems, innovative start-ups are identified and encouraged for developing products,
processes and services for the welfare of the elderly under this initiative. The selected start-ups/start-up
ideas are provided equity support of up to Rs.1 Crore per project while ensuring that the total Government
equity in the start-up does not exceed 49%.
o Geriatric Caregivers Training – To bridge the gap in supply and increasing demand in the field of geriatric
caregivers and also to create a cadre of professional care givers in the field of geriatrics, this component was
introduced. The programme ensures availability of dedicated, professionally trained manpower of geriatric
caregivers who can attend to diverse and dynamic needs of elderly population. The training modules and
courses takes into account the clinical and non-clinical aspect along with wellbeing and companionship for
the senior citizens. The component is implemented through National Institute of Social Defence.
RASHTRIYA VAYOSHRI YOJANA

• Type of scheme: Central Sector Scheme.
• Aim: For providing physical aids and Assisted Living Devices for Senior Citizens belonging to BPL category
• Implementing agency: Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation (ALIMCO), a PSU under the Ministry of
Social Justice and Empowerment.
• Eligibility: Under the scheme, physical aid will be provided only to the senior citizens of the nation. This
implies those who are aged above 60 years will get free assisted living aids and physical devices which are
required for their sustainability.
o The main criteria for the senior citizens to get full benefits of the Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana (RVY) scheme
is that they must belong to a BPL family and should hold a valid BPL card issued by the concerned
authority.
• Key features: The expenditure for implementation of the scheme will be met from the “Senior Citizens’
Welfare Fund”.
5. PRADHAN MANTRI DAKSHATA AUR KUSHALATA

SAMPANNA HITGRAHI (PM-DAKSH) YOJANA
• Type of scheme: Central Sector Scheme
• Aim: To enhance competency level of the target groups to make them employable both in self- employment
and wage-employment for their socio-economic development.
• Target group: SCs, OBCs, EBCs, DNTs Safai Karamcharis including waste pickers etc.
• Age criteria: 18-45 years
• Income criteria: No income limit for SCs, SafaiKaramcharis Including waste picker and DNT. The
annual family income should be below Rs.3 lakh for OBCs and the EBCs (Economically Backward Classes)
annual family income below Rs.1 lakh.

• Types of Trainings and duration

o Up-skilling/Reskilling ( 35 to 60 hours/ 5 days to 35 days)
o Short Term Training (300 hours/3 months)
o Entrepreneurship Development Programme ( 90 hours/15 days)
o Long Term Training ( 650 hours/7 months)
• Key features: The Cost of the training to trainees is free of cost.
o The stipend under this scheme of Rs.1,500/- per month to SCs and Safai Karamcharis and Rs.1,000/- per
month to OBCs/EBCs/DNTs for non-residential Short Term and Long Term training courses and the Wage
compensation Rs.2500/- per candidate is given to SCs/OBCs/EBCs/DNTs candidates for Upskilling/Reskilling
programme.
o Wage compensation Rs.500/- per candidate is given to Safai Karamcharis candidates for Upskilling
programme.
6. SCHOLARSHIPS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION FOR YOUNG

ACHIEVERS (SHREYAS) SCHEME
• Key features: Comprises 4 central sector sub- schemes namely "Top Class Education for SCs", "Free Coaching
Scheme for SCs and OBCs", "National Overseas Scheme for SCs" and "National Fellowship for SCs".
1. Free Coaching Scheme for SCs and OBCs:
o To provide coaching of good quality for economically disadvantaged Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Other
Backward Classes (OBCs) candidates to enable them appear in competitive and entrance examinations for
obtaining appropriate jobs in Public/Private Sector as well as for securing admission in reputed technical and
professional higher education institutions.
2. Top Class Education for SCs:
o The Scheme aims at recognizing and promoting quality education amongst students belonging to SCs, by
providing financial support.
o The Scheme will cover selected meritorious SC students for pursuing studies beyond 12th class. The
scholarship, once awarded, will continue till the completion of the course, subject to satisfactory
performance of the student.
o The ceiling of the total family income under the scheme is 8 lakhs per annum.
o The Scheme is implemented through National Scholarships Portal for both fresh and renewal students to
apply.
3. National Overseas Scheme for SCs:
o Under this scheme financial assistance is provided to the selected students from SCs; De-notified, Nomadic
and Semi-Nomadic Tribes ; landless agricultural labourers and traditional artisan categories , for pursuing
masters and Ph.D. level courses abroad.
o Such students can be benefitted under the scheme whose total family income including the candidate is less
than Rs. 8 lakhs per annum.
o Under the scheme, total tuition fee, maintenance and contingency allowance, visa fee, to and for air passage
etc. are provided to the awardees.
4. National Fellowship for SC Students:
o Under the scheme fellowship is provided to Scheduled Castes students for pursuing higher education leading
to M.Phil./Ph.D. degrees in Sciences, Humanities and Social Sciences in Indian Universities/Institutions/
Colleges recognized by University Grants Commission (UGC).
o The scheme is being implemented by National Scheduled Castes Finance and Development Corporation.
• To provide coaching of good quality for DNT candidates to enable them to
Scheme for appear in competitive examinations.
Economic • To provide health insurance to DNT Communities.
Empowerment of • To facilitate livelihoods initiative at community level to build and strengthen
De-notified, small clusters of DNT/NT/SNT Communities institutions.

Nomadic and • To provide financial assistance for construction of houses to members of the
DNT Communities.
Semi Nomadic
• Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Communities
(DNT)
Communities
(SEED)
• Collaboration of the National Institute of Social Defence (NISD) and the/Nudge
Institute - a Bangalore-based non-profit organization.
Social Defence
• To synergize the expertise of senior private sector professionals with the vision
Fellowship and foresight of senior civil servants, toward empowering marginalized
communities.
• It intends to reach out to the masses and spread awareness about substance
abuse through various activities like:
o Awareness generation programmes
o Focus on higher educational Institutions, university campuses and schools
o Reaching out to the Community and identifying dependent population
Nasha Mukt o Focus on counselling and treatment facilities in hospitals and rehabilitation
Bharat Abhiyaan centres that have been geo-tagged
(NMBA) o Capacity building programmes for service providers

• 32 State/Union Territories that have been identified as the most vulnerable in
terms of usage of drugs in the country.
• These vulnerable districts were identified on the basis of findings from the
Comprehensive National Survey and the inputs provided by the Narcotics Control
Bureau (NCB).
Social Audit • It has been set up under National Institute of Social Defense (NISD).
Advisory Body • To improve the quality of services being delivered by grant-in-aid(GIA)institutions,
(SAAB) by way of social audits of the schemes and institutions of the ministry.
• It is an autonomous body under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.

• Originally it was set up originally as the Central Bureau of Correctional Services in
under the Ministry of Home Affairs.
National Institute
• It imparts training and conducts courses in the field of Social Defence which
of Social Defence includes Old Age Care, Drug Abuse Prevention, Transgender Beggary Prevention
and other Social Defence issues.
• It develops preventive, curative and rehabilitative tools, programmes and policies.
• The objective of SHRESHTA is to enhance the reach of development Intervention
Scheme for of the Government and to fill the gap in service deficient SCs dominant areas, in
Residential the sector of education through the efforts of grant-in-aid institutions (run by
Education for NGOs) and residential high schools offering high quality education and to provide
Students in High environment for socio economic upliftment and overall development of the
Scheduled Castes (SCs).
Schools in
• The Scheme is further modified to provide easier access to the meritorious SC
Targeted Areas
students in the best schools in the Country for their Educational and Holistic
(SHRESHTA) Development, thereby securing their future opportunities.
New Swarnima
• For women entrepreneurs from backward classes to obtain a loan of up to
Scheme for ₹2,00,000/- @ 5% per annum, thereby providing them social & financial security.
Women

• The scheme is introduced by National Backward Classes Finance and

Development Corporation (NBCFDC) and implemented by State Channelising
Agencies (SCAs) which act as the nodal agency.
• Eligibility: The applicant must be a FEMALE.
o The age of the applicant must be between 18 and 55 years.
o The applicant must be an Entrepreneur
o The Total Annual Family Income of the Applicant must be Less than ₹ 3 Lakh
per Annum
• To provide welfare and rehabilitation to the Transgender community and the
people engaged in the act of begging.
Support for • The two sub-schemes of SMILE - ‘Central Sector Scheme for Comprehensive
Rehabilitation for Welfare of Transgender Persons’ and ‘Central Sector Scheme for
Marginalised
Comprehensive Rehabilitation of engaged in the act of Begging’, provide
Individuals for comprehensive welfare and rehabilitation measures to the Transgender
Livelihood and community and the people engaged in the act of begging.
Enterprise (SMILE) • It provides Scholarships for Transgender Students studying in IX and till post-
graduation to enable them to complete their education.
• It has provisions for Skill Development and Livelihood under PM-DAKSH scheme.
• Theme “A World Where Deaf People Everywhere Can Sign Anywhere!” was
World Sign celebrated by the Indian Sign Language Research and Training Centre
Language Day (ISLRTC).
2023 • Ever since the United Nations declared 23rd September as the International
Day of Sign Languages, the ISLRTC celebrates it every year on 23rd September.
• It is the primary sign language used by the deaf and hard of hearing community
in India.
• It is a visual-gestural language that employs a combination of handshapes, facial
expressions, and body movements to convey meaning.
Indian Sign • The Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPwD) Act 2016 recognises sign
Language language as a means of communication which is especially useful for
communication with persons with hearing disability.
• The Act further mandates governments to promote use of sign language to enable
persons with hearing disability to participate and contribute to their community
and society.
• To ensure daily and lifelong reading practice for a billion people in India by
Billion Readers
adding Same Language Subtitling (SLS) on mainstream entertainment
(BIRD) initiative content on television and streaming platforms.

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Chapter MINISTRY OF TOURISM
1. THE NATIONAL MISSION ON PILGRIMAGE REJUVENATION
AND SPIRITUAL AUGMENTATION DRIVE (PRASAD)
• Launched in: 2014-15
• Aim: To promote local culture and arts
• Key features: The HRIDAY scheme of Ministry of Housing and Urban Development was discontinued and the
program of Heritage development was included in the PRASAD scheme in 2017.
o Promote pro-poor concept of tourism to make pilgrimage affordable for all.
o The scheme also focuses on the beautification of cities identified under the HRIDAY scheme.
o Development of world-class infrastructure in religious places, which would in turn generate employment
opportunities for local populations
o For improved sustainability of the projects, the channel of Corporate Social Responsibility and Public-Private
partnership is to be utilised as well.
2. HANDLOOM MARK SCHEME

• Aim: To provide a collective identity to the handloom products in India and can be used not only for
popularizing the hand woven products but can also serve as a guarantee for the buyer that the product being
purchased is genuinely hand woven from India.
• Key features:
o Branding of high-quality handloom products with zero defects and zero effect on the environment to
encourage and give a distinct identity to the products, apart from highlighting the sustainability and
uniqueness of the products.
o The Mark is also a symbol of social cause to promote the livelihood, welfare, and growth of more than 6.5
million weavers.
o It also serves a guarantee for the buyer that the product being purchased is genuinely handwoven.
3. ADOPT A HERITAGE 2.0 PROGRAMME

• Aim: To ensure the preservation of this rich cultural heritage, these heritage sites require periodic
improvements in their amenities.
• Key features:
o The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) is responsible for safeguarding 3696 monuments located across the
nation.
o Under this program, ASI invites corporate entities to use their CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) funds to
enhance the amenities at these monuments. This initiative is an updated version of a scheme initially
launched in 2017.
o The scheme clearly outlines the specific amenities required for various monuments in accordance with the
Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains (AMASR) Act of 1958.
Indian Heritage App:

• It is a user-friendly mobile app which will showcase heritage monuments.

• The app will feature state-wise details of monuments along with photographs, a list of public amenities
available, a geo-tagged location and a feedback mechanism for citizens.
4. ADOPT A HERITAGE SCHEME, ‘APNI DHAROHAR, APNI

PEHCHAAN’
• Collaborative effort: Between the Ministry of Tourism, Ministry of Culture ASI, and State/UTs governments.
• Aim: To elevate the tourism experience for all travellers by enhancing the accessibility and tourist-friendliness
of destinations.
• Key features: The endeavour to establish sustainable tourism at the country's heritage tourism destinations
involves a collaboration between various entities, including public sector companies, private sector
companies, NGOs, and corporate individuals.
o To finance these efforts, organizations or companies are expected to utilize their Corporate Social
Responsibility (CSR) funds for the development and upkeep of heritage sites, monuments, archaeological
sites, and other culturally significant tourist destinations.
o These organizations, actively involved in enhancing and upgrading these sites, are collectively known as
"Monument Mitras."
o The various monuments and heritage sites are categorized as Green, Blue, or Orange based on their
visitor numbers and recognition.
5. SWADESH DARSHAN SCHEME 2.0

• Aim: To enhance the tourist attractiveness in a sustainable manner by developing world class infrastructure in
the circuit/destinations.
• Key features
o Efforts are made to achieve convergence with other schemes of Central and State governments and also to
leverage the voluntary funding available for Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives of Central Public Sector
Undertakings and Corporate Sector.
o A Special Purpose Vehicle may also be created, to spell out specific milestone to be achieved indicating the
works to be undertaken by them in physical and financial terms contribution. including State Government's.
o The States/ UT Administration shall appoint a State Level Monitoring Committee for timely implementation
of project.
o Major themes have been identified for tourism under the Scheme: Culture and Heritage; Adventure Tourism;
Eco-Tourism; Wellness Tourism; MICE Tourism; Rural Tourism; Beach Tourism; Cruises – Ocean & Inland.
SWADESH DARSHAN SCHEME

• Aim: To position the tourism sector as a significant catalyst for job creation, a driving force for economic
growth, and to establish collaborative connections with various sectors, unlocking the full potential of
tourism.
• Key features: The scheme is strategically designed to complement other Government of India initiatives
such as Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, Skill India, and Make in India.
o The primary aim is to cultivate sustainable and responsible tourist destinations through a focus on both
the tourist experience and the destination itself.
o This approach aligns with the vision of fostering tourism in a manner that is

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Chapter MINISTRY OF TEXTILES
1. REBATE OF STATE AND CENTRAL LEVIES AND TAXES
(RoSCTL) SCHEME
• Scheme replaced: Rebate of State Levies (RoSL) Scheme
• Aim: To rebate all embedded State and Central Taxes and Levies on garments and made-ups to enhance
competitiveness of these sectors.
• Key features: Intends to compensate the State and Central Taxes and Levies in addition to the Duty
Drawback Scheme on export of apparel/ garments and Made-ups by way of rebate.
o The rebate under the RoSCTL Scheme shall be given to the exporter in the form of duty credit scrips which
will be maintained in the electronic duty credit ledger.
o The value cap per unit of exported product have also been specified for several items and the rebate amount
cannot exceed the said amount.
2. SCHEME FOR CAPACITY BUILDING IN TEXTILES SECTOR

(SMARTH) SCHEME
• Aim: To incentivize and supplement the efforts of the industry in creating jobs in the organized textile and
related sectors, covering the entire value chain of textiles, excluding Spinning and Weaving.
• Implementing agency: Textile industry, institutions/organizations of the Ministry of Textiles/State
Governments having training infrastructure and placement tie-ups with the textile industry and reputed
training institutions/ NGOs/ Societies/ Trusts/ Organizations/ Companies /Start-Ups / Entrepreneurs active
in the textile sector
• Key features: It is a demand-driven and placement-oriented umbrella skilling programme.
o A special provision for upskilling or re-skilling programme has been operationalized to improv the
productivity of the existing workers in the Apparel & Garmenting segments.

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MINISTRY OF TRIBAL
Chapter AFFAIRS
1. PRADHAN MANTRI JANJATI ADIVASI NYAYA MAHA
ABHIYAN (PM-JANMAN)
• Launched in: Budget of 2023-24
• Corpus: Rs 24,104 crore
• Aim: To bring basic government services like power, water, road connectivity, housing, education, and
healthcare to the PVTG communities living in remote villages.
• Key features: This scheme comprising Central Sector and Centrally Sponsored Schemes to focus on 11 critical
interventions through 9 Ministries including Ministry of Tribal Affairs.
o Under the program, about 11 initiatives including PM-Gram Sadak Yojana, PM-Gram Awaas Yojana, Jal Jeevan
Mission, and others will be implemented in these targeted villages through the collaborative efforts of nine
ministries.
o Furthermore, complete coverage will be ensured for schemes such as Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojna,
Sickle Cell Disease Elimination, TB Elimination, 100% immunization, PM Surakshit Matritva Yojana, PM Matru
Vandana Yojana, PM Poshan, and PM Jan Dhan Yojana.
o Eklavya Model Residential School that is being established in every block having 50% or more tribals.
o To build 2,500 anganwadi centres, set up 1,000 mobile medical units (10 per district), instal mobile towers in
3,000 villages, and set up 500 Van Dhan Vikas Kendras to facilitate the sale of forest produce.
o The Ministry of Ayush will set up Ayush Wellness Centre to PVTG habitations through mobile medical units.
o The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship will facilitate skill and vocational training in PVTG
habitations, multi-purpose centres and hostels as per suitable skills of these communities.
• Significance: This scheme will develop the human development index (HDI) OF 75 PVTGs communities across
India.
ABOUT PVTG
• It is a classification used in India to identify certain tribes or communities that are considered to be at
a particularly high risk of extinction or facing extreme socio-economic marginalization
• Tribal communities are often identified by some specific signs such as primitive traits, distinctive culture,
geographical isolation, shyness to contact with the community at large and backwardness.
• In 1973, the Dhebar Commission created Primitive Tribal Groups (PTGs) as a separate category, which
are less developed among the tribal groups.
• In 2006, the Government of India renamed the PTGs as Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs)
• Criteria for identification of PVTGs :
o Pre-agricultural level of technology
o Low level of literacy
o Economic backwardness
o A declining or stagnant population accordingly.
• India has ST population of 10.45 crore as per 2011 census, out of which 75 communities located in 18
States and the Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands have been categorized as PVTGs.
• Among the 75 listed PVTGs the highest number are found in Odisha (13), followed by Andhra Pradesh (12).

MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS
2. MARKETING AND LOGISTICS DEVELOPMENT FOR

PROMOTION OF TRIBAL PRODUCTS FROM NORTH
EASTERN REGION (PTP-NER 2.0) SCHEME
• Aim: To strengthen livelihood opportunities for tribal artisans through increased efficiency in procurement,
logistics and marketing of tribal products from North Eastern States.
• Nodal Agency: Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation (TRIFED)
• Implementing agency: North Eastern Handicrafts and Handlooms Development Corporation (NEHHDC), India
Post and other North Eastern State Government Departments/ Agencies.
• Applicability: States of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura and
Sikkim.
• Phases: The scheme has been implemented in two phases:
o In the 1st Phase, 38 districts were covered, organisation of 64 Tribal Artisans Empanelment Melas
(TAeM) were done by the teams of TRIFED and North Eastern Handicrafts and Handlooms Development
Corporation (NEHHDC). A variety of products were procured ranging from textiles, forest produce, bamboo
items, jewellery, pottery, paintings, etc.
o In the 2nd Phase, 29 districts will be covered by the teams of TRIFED and NEHHDC to reach out to tribal
artisans and showcase their cultural heritage.
• Key features: TAeMs will be organised in consultation and support of District Administration and other relevant
organisations/ departments working in the field etc.
o Facilitates backwards and forward linkages through incubation support, aggregation, skill and
entrepreneurship development, sourcing and procurement, marketing, transportation, and publicity.
• Significance of the Scheme: Will strengthen the job opportunities for tribal artisans by promoting their
products and uplift the socio-economic status of tribal artisans.
3. EKLAVYA MODEL RESIDENTIAL SCHEME (EMRS)

• Aims: To provide quality education to Scheduled Tribes students from Class 6 to Class 12 in remote areas to
enable them to access the best opportunities in education and bring them at par with the general population.
• Key features:
o Government plans to establish one EMRS in every block with more than 50% Scheduled Tribe population and
at least 20,000 tribal population as per 2011 census, subject to availability of suitable land to be provided by
State Government
o In blocks, where density of ST population is higher than 90%, Eklavya Model Day Boarding Schools (EMDBS)
can be set up on an experimental basis for providing additional scope for ST students seeking to avail school
education without residential facility.
o These schools focus not only on academic education but on the all-round development of students. These
schools have special facilities for preserving local art & culture besides providing training in sports and skill
development.
o Each school has a capacity of 480 students and is on par with Navodaya Schools.
o States can also run EMRS in alternative buildings preferably in Government buildings till the construction of
schools is completed.
o Education is provided free of cost to tribal students in EMRS.

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MINISTRY OF WOMEN &
Chapter CHILD DEVELOPMENT
1. MISSION SHAKTI
• An umbrella scheme for ensuring holistic and development of women.
• It is a unified citizen-centric lifecycle support for women through integrated care, safety, protection,
rehabilitation, and empowerment to unshackle women as they progress through various stages of their life.
• Components:
Sambal
Aims to strengthen safety & security of women
•One Stop Centres
•Women’s Helpline (181)
•Beti Bachao Beti Padhao
•Nari Adalats
Samarthya
Aims at empowerment of women
•National Hub for Women Empowerment
•Shakti Sadan (erstwhile Swadhar Greh, Ujjwala, Widow Home)
•Shakti Niwas (erstwhile Working Women Hostel)
•Palna {erstwhile National Creche Scheme for children of working women (Earlier part of Umbrella ICDS
Scheme)}
•PM Matru Vandana Yojana (Earlier part of Umbrella ICDS Scheme)
• Provides 24 hours emergency response to all women affected by violence,

One Stop
• It also given information about women related government schemes across the
Centres
country through a single uniform number (181).
• They are exclusively designed to provide support and assistance to women affected by
violence, both in private and public spaces (Family, community, workplace etc.) under
Women’s one roof.
Helpline (181) • Provision of range of services including medical aid, police assistance, legal aid
management, psychosocial counselling and temporary support service to women
affected by violence.
• Centrally Sponsored Scheme to address the declining Child Sex Ratio through mass
campaigns across India.
• Main objectives: Prevent gender biased sex selective elimination
Beti Bachao • Increase sex ratio at birth; Reduce under 5 child mortality; Increase institutional
Beti Padhao deliveries; Enhance enrollment in schools; Provide girl toilets; Create awareness
about POCSO Act; Access to skilling for females, Vocational training; To ensure
survival and protection of the girl child; To ensure education and participation of the
girl child.

MINISTRY OF WOMEN & CHILD DEVELOPMENT
• Kanya Shiksha Pravesh Utsav: A special awareness drive launched under BBBP Scheme
to bring back 4 lakhs out of school adolescent girls to formal education and/or skilling
system.
• Collaboration between the Ministry of Women and Child Development, Ministry of

Panchayati Raj, Ministry of Rural Development and Common Service Centers operated
by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.
• To promote and facilitate alternative dispute resolution and gender justice in society
and within families.
• Target group and beneficiaries will be all women and girls who are aggrieved or in need
of assistance from the local community.
Nari Adalats
• The Nari Adalat of each village would have 7-9 members - half of which, Nyaya Sakhis
would be the elected members of the gram panchayat and the other half women with
social standing like teachers, doctors and social workers - who would be nominated by
the villagers.
• The head of Nari Adalat called the Mukhya Nyaya Sakhi, chosen among the Nyay
Sakhis.
• The tenure of the head will be generally six months.
National Hub
for Women Act as project monitoring unit at Central level by subsuming existing schemes of Mahila
Empowerment Shakti Kendras. Similar hubs to be created at State and district levels.
• Aims to support women victims of difficult circumstances who need institutional

support for rehabilitation.
• Provision for shelter, food, clothing, health, economic and social security will be
Shakti Sadan
assured for such women.
• Rescue, rehabilitation, re-integration and repatriation of victims of trafficking for
commercial sexual exploitation.
• Aims to provide safe accommodation for working women away from their place of
Shakti Niwas
residence.
• Aims to provide partial compensation for wage loss in terms of cash incentive (Rs
5,000) so that women can take adequate rest before and after delivery of the first child.
However, maternity benefit amounting to Rs 6,000 is to be provided for the 2nd child, if
the 2nd child is girl child.
• Earlier requirement of written consent and Aadhaar of Husband not to be mandatory.
PM Matru
• Cash incentive is provided directly to the Bank/Post-Office Account of Pregnant and
Vandana Lactating women in three instalments after meeting certain conditions:
Yojana • 1st instalment on early registration of pregnancy at Anganwadi Centre.
• 2nd instalment after 6 months of pregnancy on receiving at least one ante-natal check-
up
• 3rd instalment after childbirth is registered and child has received first cycle of BCG,
OPV, DPT and Hepatitis - B, vaccines.
• Aims to provide day care facilities to children (0-6 years) of working mothers and other
Palna
deserving women belonging to families whose monthly income is less than Rs 12,000.

• Provision of supplementary nutrition, health care inputs like immunization, polio

drops, basic health monitoring, sleeping facilities, early stimulation (below 3 years),
pre-school education for 3-6 years and emergency medicine.
2. SAKSHAM ANGANWADI AND POSHAN 2.0 (MISSION

POSHAN 2.0)
• Type of scheme: Centrally-sponsored scheme
• Schemes merged: Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS), POSHAN (Prime Minister's Overarching
Scheme for Holistic Nourishment) Abhiyaan, and Scheme for Adolescent Girls (SAG).
• Aim: To address challenges of malnutrition in children, adolescent girls’ and pregnant women and lactating
mothers through a strategic shift in nutrition content, delivery and by creation of a convergent eco-system.
• Beneficiaries: Children up to the age of 6 years, adolescent girls (14-18 years) in Aspirational Districts and North
Eastern States and pregnant and lactating women.
• Key features: Technology platform POSHAN TRACKER will enhance transparency.
o Dynamic identification of nutrition deficiencies among beneficiaries using growth monitoring devices
(Stadiometer (height), Infantometer (baby’s length), Weighing scale).
o Mandate the inclusion of millets at least once a week in Take Home Ration and Hot Cooked Meals,
integrating them in a palatable form.
o POSHAN Vatikas (kitchen gardens and nutri-gardens) shall be set up at or near Anganwadi Centres.
o Reduce child wasting and under-weight prevalence besides stunting and anaemia through AYUSH
practices.
o District Magistrate (DM) shall be the Nodal Point in the district for monitoring nutritional status and quality
standards
o Scheme evaluation should be conducted by a reputable third party nominated by the Ministry of Women
and Child Development (MoWCD).
POSHAN BHI, PADHAI BHI (EDUCATION ALONG WITH NUTRITION)

• Under: Mission Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0.
• Corpus: 600 crore
• Aim: To focus on Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) at anganwadis across the country.
• Key features: Will focus on promoting holistic and quality early stimulation and pre-primary education for
children, ensuring the use of developmentally appropriate pedagogies and emphasizing the links with
primary education as well as early childhood health and nutrition services.
o This program will provide for mother tongue as primary teacher instruction medium, different types
of teaching-learning material (visual aids, audio aids, audio-visual and bodily-kinesthetic aids) to
Anganwadi Sewikas.
o Every child would be provided with at least two hours of high-quality pre-school instruction on a daily
basis.
o The National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development (NIPCCD) will provide training
for Anganwadi workers.
• The Scheme has been renamed as Anganwadi Services

Integrated
• Aims to improve nutritional and health status of children in age group of 0-6 years;
Child
lay foundation of proper psychological, physical and social development of child;
Development Reduce mortality, morbidity, malnutrition and school dropouts; effective co-ordination

Services to promote child development; enhance capability of mother to look after health and
nutritional needs of child.
(ICDS)
• To eradicate malnutrition among pregnant, lactating women and children,
supplementary nutrition is provided as the per the nutritional norms for 300 days in a
year.
• The ICDS Scheme offers a package of six services, viz.
o Supplementary Nutrition
o Pre-school non-formal education
o Nutrition & health education
o Immunization
o Health check-up and
o Referral services
POSHAN • Aim: (1) Reduce the level of stunting, under-nutrition, anaemia and low-birth weight in
(Prime children through use of technology, targeted approach and convergence. (2) Reduce
Minister's malnutrition among adolescent girls, pregnant women and lactating mothers.
Overarching • Reduce malnutrition by 2% every year by reducing stunting, wasting and under-
Scheme for nutrition by 2% every year.
Holistic • Reduce incidence of anaemia by 3% every year.
Nourishment) • Mission 25 by 2022: Reduction in Stunting among children up to the age of six years
from 38.4% (NFHS-4) to 25% by 2022.
Abhiyaan
• Aim: Improve nutrition and health status of all adolescent girls of age 14-18 years and
to upgrade their skills.
Scheme for
• Implemented in Aspirational districts and North-East States.
Adolescent
• Kishori health cards are maintained for Adolescent girls at Anganwadi Centres to
Girls (SAG).
record the information about weight, height, Body Mass Index (BMI), along with the
services under the scheme.
3. MISSION VATSALYA
• Aim: Create a safe and secure environment for comprehensive development of children who need care and
protection, children in conflict with law and other vulnerable children.
• Formed by restructuring Child Protection Scheme which was a part of erstwhile Umbrella ICDS scheme.
• It also aims to assist states in delivering the mandate of Juvenile Justice Act, 2015 and achieve SDG goals.
COMPONENTS OF MISSION VATSALYA

• Improving functioning of statutory bodies
• Strengthen service delivery services
• Upscale institutional care by childcare institutions.
• Supports after care programs i.e., provision of care for all children, including children with special needs, after
they have reached 18 years of age and are discharged from Children’s Homes/Special Homes. (Young Adults).
• Encourage non-institutional community-based care. For ex. Family based non-institutional care through
sponsorship, foster care & adoption.
• Emergency outreach services through Childline and Child Tracking System.
• Training & capacity building of duty-holders

NIRBHAYA FUND
• Dedicated fund towards projects designed to improve safety and security of women.
• It is a non-lapsable corpus fund, being administered by Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance.
MWCD is the nodal ministry to appraise/recommend proposals and schemes.
• Projects under it should have following features:
o Directly impact on safety of women
o Optimum use of existing infrastructure
o Innovative use of technology
o No duplication of existing schemes/programs
o Provision of real time intervention as far as possible.
o Strict privacy and confidentiality of women’s identity
o Defined monitoring mechanism
o Support of State WCD/ Social Welfare Department/ State Home Department etc.
PROJECTS FUNDED BY NIRBHAYA FUND

1) Emergency Response Support System (ERSS)
• Pan-India, internationally recognised number i.e., 112 based system for various emergencies such as police,
fire and ambulance service, with computer aided dispatch of field resources to the location of distress.
• Operationalised in 35 States/UTs.
2) Stree Manoraksha Project
• MWCD and National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru launched it.
• Aims at extending mental health training to 6000 One Stop Centre functionaries across India.
• People who work in these one-stop shops will be taught how to appropriately operate the Self Defense Shaheed
Women Helpline and counsel them.
• It covers all domains of development as per the National Curriculum

Framework for Foundational Stage 2022 (NCF-FS), including physical/motor,
cognitive, language and literacy, socioemotional, cultural/aesthetic as well as
positive habits.
National • It aims to improve the quality of ECCE transacted at the Anganwadi Centre by
Curriculum for prioritizing competency-based lesson plans and activities, presented in a simple
Early Childhood and user-friendly manner.
Care and • It addresses how children learn in the early years, with a focus on playful joy-based
Education for learning, in preparation for primary school.
Children from 3 • The Curriculum is structured to provide a weekly calendar comprising 36 weeks of
active learning, 8 weeks of reinforcement and 4 weeks of initiation, together with
to 6 Years
5+1 days of play-based learning in one week, and three blocks of activities in one
day.
• It provides for a combination of activities, including in-centre and at-home,
indoor and outdoor, child-led and educator-led etc.
National
Framework for • Aims to empower caregivers and Anganwadi Workers for holistic early stimulation,
through responsive caregiving and opportunities for early learning, for optimal
Early Childhood
development of children, both body and brain.
Stimulation for
• It fills conceptual and practical gaps in the understanding of care and stimulation,
Children from based on the Nurturing Care Framework.
Birth to 3 Years

• The framework is designed to provide the Anganwadi Worker with a basic

understanding of how children grow and develop, the importance of brain
development and the need for nurturing care.
• It focuses on the principles of serve and return, caregiver’s three acts: love, talk,
play, and positive guidance.
• 36 month-wise age-based activities are provided that can be conducted both within
the household as well as at the Anganwadi Centre or Creche.
• The aim is to bring together global good practices, knowledge sharing,

investments in the field of women’s health, education, and enterprise.
Global Alliance
• This alliance also aims at taking forward the commitments of G20 leaders for the
for Global Good- benefit of the larger global community.
Gender Equity • This alliance is Supported by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the
and Equality alliance will be housed and anchored by the CII Centre for Women Leadership.
The World Economic Forum has come on board as a ‘Network
Partner’ and Invest India as an ‘Institutional Partner’.
• The annual number of under-five deaths has fallen to 4.9 million, with almost half
of these deaths being babies just born in 2022,or about half the number that
occurred in 2000.
• In India:
United Nations o Infant mortality rate: From 66.45 (2000) to 25.53 (2022)
Inter-agency o Neonatal mortality rate: From 44.68 to 18.13 (2022)
Group for Child o Under five mortality rate : From around 25 lakh (2000) to about 6.5 lakh (2022)
Mortality UNIGME:
Estimation • It was formed in 2004.
(UNIGME) Report • To share data on child mortality, improve methods for child mortality estimation,
report on progress towards child survival goals and enhance country capacity to
produce timely and properly assessed estimates of child mortality.
• It is led by UNICEF and includes the WHO, World Bank Group and the Population
Division of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs.
• It is digitally monitor PORTAL TO track the restoration and repatriation of

children according to the protocols under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection
GHAR (GO Home of Children) Act, 2015, and Rules thereof.
and Re-Unite) • It has been developed by the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights
Portal (NCPCR).
• Child Welfare Committees and District Child Protection Officers ensure proper
restoration and rehabilitation of children.
LaQshya (Quality
Improvement • To improve the quality of care in labour room and Maternity operation Theatres.
Initiatives)
• It is an Indian statutory body established by an Act of Parliament, the Commission
for Protection of Child Rights (CPCR) Act, 2005.
National
• The Commission works under the aegis of Ministry of Women and Child
Commission for
Development.
Protection of
• It emphasizes the principle of universality and inviolability of child rights and
Child recognizes the tone of urgency in all the child related policies of the country.
Rights (NCPCR) • For the Commission, protection of all children in the 0 to 18 years age group is of
equal importance.

• The Commission is further mandated to monitor the proper and effective

implementation of: Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012,
Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 and Right to Free and
Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009.
SURROGACY (REGULATION) ACT, 2021

• The Act prohibits commercial surrogacy, but allows altruistic surrogacy.
• The Act permits surrogacy when, an intending couples who suffer from proven infertility and an Indian
woman who is a widow or divorcee between the age of 35 to 45 years and who intends to avail the surrogacy.
• Surrogacy clinics are prohibited from conducting surrogacy or any associated procedures unless they receive
registration approval from the relevant authority.
• The National Surrogacy Board (NSB) and State Surrogacy Boards (SSBs) shall be established by both the
central and state governments, respectively.
• For a surrogate mother to be eligible for a certificate from the appropriate authority, she must have a
familial relationship with the intending couple; not have served as a surrogate mother previously; possess a
certificate confirming her medical and psychological health, be an ever-married woman having a child of her
own, and be 25 to 35 years old.
• The surrogate mother is not allowed to use her own eggs for the surrogacy process.
• An order of parentage and custody of the surrogate child passed by a Magistrate's court.
• Insurance coverage for a period of 36 months Covering postpartum delivery complications for surrogate.
ABOUT SURROGACY (REGULATION) RULES, 2022

• As per the Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021, the couple can have a child born through surrogacy but must
have at least one gamete from the intending couple, thus restricted married couples from getting donor
gametes.
• In case when the District Medical Board certifies that either husband or wife constituting the intending
couple suffers from medical condition necessitating use of donor gamete, then surrogacy using donor
gamete is allowed.
• While the relaxation is for intending couple only. If a divorced or widowed woman opts for surrogacy, the
egg has to come from the mother and Single woman (widow or divorcee), undergoing surrogacy must use
self-eggs and donor sperms to avail surrogacy procedure.
• Union government has modified Rule 7 the Surrogacy (Regulation) Rules, 2022 and notified that both
gametes need not come from a married couple in case they are certified as suffering from a medical
condition.

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MINISTRY OF YOUTH
Chapter AFFAIRS & SPORTS
1. MERA YUVA BHARAT (MY BHARAT)
• Body: Autonomous body
• Aim: To provide youth with an opportunity to play active role in various Government programmes.
• Beneficiaries: Youth in the age group of 15-29 years, with a special focus on those aged 10-19 years.
• Key features: It is a 'Phygital Platform' (physical + digital) comprising physical activity along with an
opportunity to connect digitally.
o Will help in setting the focus of Government on Youth led development and make youth ‘active drivers’ of
development and not merely ‘passive recipients.
o Leadership Development in the Youth through improving the leadership skills and investing in youth to
make them social innovators, and leaders in the communities.
o Better alignment between the aspirations of the youth and the community needs.
o Enhanced efficiency through Convergence of existing programmes.
o Act as a one-stop shop for young people and Ministries.
o Create a centralized youth database.
o Improved two-way communication to connect youth government initiatives and activities of other
stakeholder that engage with youth.
2. YUVA UTSAV- INDIA @ 2047

• Organised by: Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (NYKS)
• Aim: To rekindle the spirit of patriotism and values of India’s Freedom Struggle by engaging the youth in various
events progressing from District level to State and National levels.
• Key features: Young Artists, writers, photographers, practitioners of traditional art forms shall lead this
movement from the grass-root level to the national level, to bring the rich heritage, culture and values of our
nation to the central stage of public discourse.
o The theme for the Yuva Utsav will be Panch Pran:
1. Goal of developed India;
2. To remove any trace of slavery or colonial mindset;
3. Take pride in our heritage and legacy;
4. Unity and solidarity and
5. Sense of duty among citizens.
3. KHELO INDIA RISING TALENT IDENTIFICATION (KIRTI)

PROGRAMME
• Part of: Khelo India Mission
• Eligibility: Between 9 and 18 years
• Aim: To hunt talent from every nook and corner of the country and to use sports as a tool to curb addiction
towards drugs and other gadgetry distractions.
• Key features: It is athlete-centric programme is conspicuous by its transparent selection methodology based
on Information Technology.

MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS
o Aims to conduct 20 lakh assessments across the country throughout the year to identify talent through
notified Talent Assessment Centres.
KHELO INDIA MISSION

Type of scheme: Central sector scheme
Implemented by: Sports Authority of India
Aim: To infuse the sports culture and achieving sporting excellence in the country thus allowing the populace
to harness the power of sports through its cross-cutting influence.
Components:
o Creation and Upgradation of Sports Infrastructure
o Sports Competitions and Talent Development
o Khelo India Centres and Sports Academies
o Fit India Movement
o Promotion of Inclusiveness through Sports
Key features:
• Under the “Sports Competitions and Talent Development” vertical of the Khelo India Scheme, the “Talent
Identification and Development” component is dedicated to working towards the identification and
development of athletes at the grassroots and elite levels to develop the sports ecosystem in the country.
• It encompasses the: Khelo India Youth Games (KIYG), Khelo India University Games (KIUG) and Khelo India
Winter Games.

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Chapter MISCELLANEOUS
• Developed hosted and maintained by: National Institute of Plant Genome
Research (NIPGR), New Delhi.
• Initiative of: Inter Academy Panel (IAP) on Women in Science, Technology,
Engineering, Mathematics & Medicine (STEMM)
Science for • Objective: To create a single online portal representing Indian Women and Girls
in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics & Medicine (STEMM).
Women-A
• Features: It contains a comprehensive database profiling Indian women across
Technology &
STEMM fields.
Innovation
o It includes profiles of women awardees (Padma / Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar / Stree
(SWATI) Shakti Science Samman) & Directors, Secretaries Academy Presidents.
o Also include each and every Indian woman in science, across all career stages and
subjects, spanning both academia and the industry, enabling reliable and
statistically significant long term research on the issues of equality, diversity and
inclusivity in India.
Sandbox for • Assist insurance companies in reaching farmers and rural populations with tailored
Agriculture, products and government-subsidized insurance schemes like Pradhan Mantri Fasal
Rural Security, Bima Yojana (PMFBY).
Technology and • It aimed to simplify insurance processes for farmers by providing a single-window
platform for viewing, purchasing, and availing insurance products.
Insurance
• The platform will have digital payment options and streamlined premium collection.
(Sarathi)
• It is a world’s first portable hospital, this cube is a part of the broader initiative
named “Project BHISHM” – Bharat Health Initiative for Sahyog, Hita and Maitri
to develop a world-class disaster hospital.
• It is tailored to treat up to 200 casualties, emphasizing rapid response and
comprehensive care.
• It integrates Artificial Intelligence (AI) and data analytics to facilitate effective
coordination, real-time monitoring, and efficient management of medical services in
the field.
Arogya Maitri
• The Aid Cube is equipped with several innovative tools such as a mini-ICU, an
Disaster
operation theatre, cooking station, food, water, a power generator, blood test
Management equipment, an X-ray machine, and more, designed to enhance disaster response
Cube - BHISHM and medical support during emergencies.
• These cubes are robust, waterproof, and light, designed for various
configurations, making them ideal for diverse emergency scenarios. From airdrops
to ground transportation, the cube can be rapidly deployed anywhere, ensuring
immediate response capability.
• Two such ‘Aarogya Maitri’ mother cubes combine to form a “brick” to complete the
kit. The design of these cubes draws inspiration from the “Rubik’s Cube.

MISCELLANEOUS
• Set up in 1989 as a Company “not for profit" under Section 8 of the Companies
Act 2013 (earlier under Companies Act, 1956). Its functioning exclusively for the
development of the Scheduled Castes
National • Objectives: To finance the income generating activities of SC beneficiaries having
Scheduled annual family income up to Rs. 3.00 lakh.
Castes Finance • Financial assistance of target group: By way of loans, Skill Training,
Entrepreneurship Development Programmes and providing Marketing Support
and
through State Channelizing Agencies (SCAs), RRBs, Public Sector Bank & other
Development institutions.
Corporation • Managed by: Board of Directors with representation from Central Government,
(NSFDC) State Scheduled Castes Development Corporations, Financial Institutions and non-
official members representing Scheduled Castes.
• Share Capital: Rs 1500 crores and the Paid up Capital is Rs. 1500.00 crore (as on
2021).
• The information on food labels includes product name, shelf life, nutrition facts,
vegetarian/non-vegetarian logos, ingredient lists, allergen warnings, and other
product specific labelling requirements.
QR Code on • This information is aimed at empowering consumers to make informed choices

when selecting food products.
Food Labels to
• To ensure access to safe food for all including individuals with special needs such as
help visually
visually impaired individuals.
disabled
• Also to ensure inclusive access to information is a fundamental right of citizens
under Article 19.
• The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act 2016 recognises the rights and needs
of individuals with disabilities, which emphasises accessibility and the promotion of
health for persons with disabilities
• It is a special ID system for all students in India to create a positive change, allowing
state governments to track literacy rates, dropout rates, and more, helping
them make improvements.
• Under the initiative, each student would get a lifelong APAAR ID, making it easy for
Automated the learners, schools, and governments to track academic progress from pre-
Permanent primary education to higher education.
Academic • It is part of the 'One Nation, One Student ID' initiative outlined in the National
Account Education Policy of 2020.
Registry • Registration for creating APAAR ID is voluntary, not mandatory.
(APAAR) ID. • Every individual will have a unique APAAR ID, which will be linked to the Academic
Bank Credit (ABC), which is a digital storehouse that contains information of
the credits earned by students throughout their learning journey.
• With the APAAR ID, students would be able to store all their certificates and credits,
whether they come from formal education or informal learning.
• By National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) has launched, to improve user

experience on highways and create a ‘citizen-centric unified mobile application’.
Rajmargyatra
• It will help provide travellers with comprehensive information about India's
app highways and also offer them an efficient grievance redressal mechanism.
• Act as a "one-stop repository of essential information" for national highways.

MISCELLANEOUS
• Has integrated its services with various banking portals to make it convenient for
users to recharge their FASTags, avail monthly passes and get other FASTag related
services on a single platform.
• It is online training programme, for postgraduate and final-year undergraduate

students of Physical Sciences and Technology.
• The programme will cover various domains of Space Science, including Astronomy
Space Science and Astrophysics, Heliophysics and Sun-Earth interaction, Instrumentation, and
and Technology Aeronomy.
Awareness • It will be delivered by scientists from Indian academia and ISRO centres.
Training • It is part of the ISRO’s efforts to enable Indian students to become professionals in
(START) Space Science and Technology, as the organisation’s Space Science exploration
programme continues to expand into new domains.
• The programme is intended to provide students with an introductory-level training
in Space Science and Technology, giving them an overview of different facets of the
field, research opportunities, and career options
• It is a scheme of Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI).

• SIDBI will directly provide loans to eligible small and medium enterprises (SMEs) for
the purchase of EVs and developing charging infrastructure, including battery
Mission 50K-
swapping.
EV4ECO
• Focuses on increasing the uptake of electric 2, 3 and 4 wheelers through direct and
indirect lending support to vehicle aggregators, fleet operators and leasing
companies.
• To help grassroots innovators in farming with support for entrepreneurial, product

and market development.
Grassroots • The program is a result of a partnership between the NIF Incubation and
Entrepreneurship Council (NIFientreC), a Technology Business Incubator(TBI) hosted
Innovations
by the National Innovation Foundation and Publicis Sapient, a digital business
Accelerator transformation company.
program • This program is in sync with Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 9, adopted by the
United Nations General Assembly in 2015 to build resilient infrastructure, promote
sustainable industrialization and foster innovation.
Learning • It focuses on a series of lesson plans aimed to use scientific concepts, principles and
laws to help students understand their practical applications in manufacturing,
Science via
functioning and testing of quality characteristics of different products as stated in
Standards the relevant Indian Standards.
Initiative • Initiative of the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)
• To support start-ups and small to mid-sized enterprises (SMEs) working on circular

economy technologies and solutions in India and Australia.
• Partnership between CSIRO, Australia’s National Science Agency and Atal
Rapid
Innovation Mission (AIM).
Innovation and
• With a focus on Environment and Climate Technology, the program will be tailored
Start-up to accelerate start-ups working on a range of areas:
Expansion (RISE) o Climate smart agriculture
Accelerator o Clean energy
o Circular economy and waste management.
o Climate smart mobility.

MISCELLANEOUS
Comprehensive
Rubber • It has been developed by the Rubber Research Institute of India (RRII) in
collaboration with the Digital University of Kerala.
Information
• Gives information about rubber cultivators related to production and productivity
System
enhancement, reduction of cultivation cost, maintenance of soil fertility, disease
Platform (CRISP) control measures, etc.
application
• They are known as women torch bearers because of the flaming torches that they
hold aloft while marching in the streets, often at night.
• Also known as Imas or Mothers of Manipur, are Meitei women who come from
all sections of society in the Imphal valley, are widely respected, and represent a
powerful moral force.
• They are loosely organised, usually led by groups of senior women, but have no
rigid hierarchy or structure, or any overt political leanings.
• They may become more visible during certain times, but their presence and
Meira Paibis importance in Manipuri civil society are permanent and palpable, and their role as
society’s conscience keepers is widely acknowledged.
• It was formed in 1977. One of the largest grassroots movements in the world.
• Focus: Its initial focus of fighting alcoholism and drug abuse has now expanded to
countering human rights violations and the development of society at large.
o Over the decades, they have led numerous social and political movements in the
state, including some powerful protests against alleged atrocities by Indian
security forces, leveraging their strong position in society in the interest of the
causes they have espoused.
• It is a drive to recruit 10 lakh people.

• The recruitments are being conducted in collaboration with Central Government
Departments as well as State Governments and Union Territories.
• The new recruits, hailing from various parts of the country, will be joining the
Government in departments such as Financial Services, Posts, School Education,
Higher Education, Defence, Revenue, Health and Family Welfare, Atomic Energy,
Railways, Audit and Accounts, and Home Affairs, among others.
Rozgar Melas • The recruitments are largely in posts of Group B and Group C level.
• All the recruitments taking place through the recruitment agencies like Staff
Selection Commission (SSC), Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), and
Railway Recruitment Board(RRBs) in a time-bound and transparent manner
• The newly inducted appointees are also getting an opportunity to train themselves
through Karmayogi Prarambh, an online module on the Integrated Government
Online Training (iGOT) Karmayogi portal, where more than 400 e-learning courses
have been made available for ‘anywhere any device’ learning format.
• The National Medical Commission Act has paved the way for NExT with the intent to
enhance the competence of MBBS graduates.
National Exit
• By replacing the final MBBS examination and serving as a licentiate exam, NExT aims
Test (NExT)
to standardize the assessment of medical graduates, facilitating a more practical and
skill-oriented evaluation over the traditionally theoretical NEET-PG.
AICTE Investor • It is launched with the objective of empowering educational institutions to

become innovation hubs, fostering a conducive environment for start-up
Network
development, facilitating entrepreneurship by transforming innovative ideas into

MISCELLANEOUS
scalable and sustainable businesses and providing start-ups with essential

resources, mentorship, seed capital, and potential investors.
• Jointly established by AICTE & Ministry of Education’s Innovation Cell (MIC).
• As part of its Quality Mandate initiative in 2019, the UGC developed guidelines on
“Mulya Pravah — Inculcation of Human Values and Professionals Ethics in Higher
Educational Institutions”.
• These guidelines have now been revised to include the key recommendations of
Mulya Pravah
the National Education Policy, 2020 (NEP-2020).
2.0
• It proposes the curriculum and pedagogy of Higher Education Institutions
(HEIs) to develop deep respect towards Fundamental Duties and Constitutional
Values among the students and bonding with one’s country, and conscious
awareness of the roles and responsibilities in a changing world.
• To encourage safe and healthy food practices among food businesses and
community members, thus, reducing foodborne illnesses and improving overall
health outcomes.
• To operationalize the food streets, the National Health Mission (NHM) of the Ministry
of Health and Family Welfare will provide assistance of Rs. 1 crore per food street as
a pilot project to support 100 such food streets at different locations across the
Food Street country.
Project • Financial assistance would be provided for activities such as the provision of safe
drinking water, hand washing, toilet facilities, tiled flooring of common areas,
appropriate liquid & solid waste disposal, provision of dustbins, using billboards,
façade preparation and signage of permanent nature, common storage space,
lighting, specialized carts for a specific type of trades, branding etc.
• The initiative will be implemented through NHM in convergence with the Ministry of
Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), apart from FSSAI’s technical support.
• To help grassroots innovators in farming with support for entrepreneurial,

product and market development.
Grassroots • The program is a result of a partnership between the NIF Incubation and
Entrepreneurship Council (NIFientreC), a Technology Business Incubator(TBI)
Innovations
hosted by the National Innovation Foundation and Publicis Sapient, a digital
Accelerator business transformation company.
program • This program is in sync with Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 9, adopted by the
United Nations General Assembly in 2015 to build resilient infrastructure, promote
sustainable industrialization and foster innovation.
• It is a statutory regulatory body set up under PFRDA Act with an objective to promote
Pension Fund old age income security and protect the interests of NPS subscribers.
Regulatory & • The Authority consists of a Chairperson and not more than six members, of whom
Development at least three shall be whole-time members, to be appointed by the Central
Authority Government.
(PFRDA) • Schemes managed by PFRDA: Atal Pension Yojana (APY) and National Pension
System (NPS)
• Lisu tribe, also called ‘Yobin’ in India, live in the most eastern corner of the country
in Shidi Valley and Nibodi village of Arunachal Pradesh, surrounded by Namdapha
Lisu tribe National Park.
• It is one of the minority tribes of Arunachal Pradesh of India.

MISCELLANEOUS
• The tribe is speculated to have originated from the Yunnan region in North-
Western Tibet in the 18th century and were traditionally slash and burn farmer
communities.
• It belong to the Tibeto-Burman family and inhabit the contiguous hilly regions of
Arunachal Pradesh, China, Myanmar, and Thailand. They number about 5,000 in
India.
• Lisu boys and girls have separate sets of numbered names to indicate the order of
their birth. The eldest girl in a family has Ana in her name and Apshi for a tenth
daughter.
• Singphos an ethnic group inhabiting 27 countries, including China’s Yunnan

province.
• The Singpho tribe is one of the important frontier tribes of North-East India. The
tribe is known in China as Jingpo and in Burma as Kachin.
• In India, the Singphos are found in the states of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh
adjoining the Patkai Mountain range.
• They speak Singpho language.
Singphos tribe • Shapawng Yawng Manau Poi is an annual festival of Singpho tribe of Arunachal
Pradesh. It is also the most important dance festival of Singpho (Jinghpaw)
community. Also known as Manau Poi, it is the national festival of the Kachins
(Singphos) residing in Myanmar.
• The festival is primarily organised to show the varied and rich culture, customs and
exotic flora and fauna of vast Arunachal Pradesh.
• The Lisus and Singphos have similar usage of numbers in their names, probably
because they belong to the Wunpong group, which has four more communities in
the Kachin State of Myanmar
• The Yerava people were a thriving, agriculture and forest-based tribe, in the
southern Indian states of Kerala and Karnataka.
• They speak Revula language and their settlements is known as Kunju.
• They follow Hinduism but also hold beliefs in spirits that dwell in natural features
such as trees, mountains, and rivers.
Phani Yerava
• Their primary occupation is working as agricultural laborers on coffee and tea
plantations.
• Most of them also end up working as low paid, unskilled laborers. Many have alcohol
problems or spend their money and day chewing betel nuts.
• The Yerava marry within their community.
Acing • Managed by Defence Innovation Organization(DIO), Ministry of Defence

Development of • To create an ecosystem to foster innovation and technology development in defence
Innovative and aerospace by engaging industries, start-ups and academia.
Technologies • Its primary focus lies in fostering advancements within vital and strategic defence
sectors, including ammunition, explosives, armaments, aerospace, surveillance,
with
sensors, propulsion, artificial intelligence, and other emerging technologies.
Innovations For
o The objective is to cultivate approximately 30 cutting-edge critical and strategic
Defence technologies within the designated timeline.
Excellence o The Technology Watch Tool endeavours to narrow the divide between the
(iDEX ) (ADITI) requirements of armed forces and the capabilities present within the innovation
scheme ecosystem.

MISCELLANEOUS
• State Governments or the Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs receive requests for the
inclusion or exclusion of any community in the list of Scheduled Tribes for a
State/Union Territory under Article 342 of the Constitution.
• The State Government or UT Administration reviews the request and, if supportive,
recommends the community for inclusion or exclusion. If not recommended, the
process stops here.
• The recommended proposal is then sent to the Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs. The
Listing/delisting ministry forwards the proposal to the Registrar General of India (RGI). If the RGI isn't
satisfied, the inclusion or exclusion process halts.
of tribes
• If the RGI approves the proposal, it moves to the National Commission for Scheduled
Tribes (NCST) for further consideration.
• NCST provides its recommendation, and with their consent, the proposal advances
to the Union Cabinet.
• The Union Cabinet reviews the proposal, and if approved, it becomes a bill presented
to Parliament. This bill aims to amend the Presidential Order issued under Article
342, listing or delisting the scheduled tribes in each State and UT.

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CONTENTS

MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMER 7

MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC

MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY 11

MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILISERS 13

MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION 16

MINISTRY OF DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION

MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES 18

MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT & FORESTS 19

MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION

MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY & DAIRYING

MINISTRY OF HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE 34

MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS 38

MINISTRY OF INFORMATION & BROADCASTING 44

MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI 45

MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES 47

MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS 50

MINISTRY OF NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY 51

MINISTRY OF PORTS, SHIPPING & WATERWAYS 52

MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS 56

MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT 58

MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT 64

MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE & EMPOWERMENT 65

MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS 74

MINISTRY OF WOMEN & CHILD DEVELOPMENT 76

MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS 83

2. SMART 2.0 (SCOPE FOR MAINSTREAMING AYURVEDA

3. AYURVEDA GYAN NAIPUNYA INITIATIVE (AGNI)

RAU’S IAS PRELIMS COMPASS 2024 | GOVERNMENT SCHEMES 5

4. FIRST WHO TRADITIONAL MEDICINE GLOBAL SUMMIT:

5. INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES (ICD- 11)

RAU’S IAS PRELIMS COMPASS 2024 | GOVERNMENT SCHEMES 6

2. PRADHAN MANTRI FASAL BIMA YOJANA (PMFBY)

o The Scheme would be optional for non-loanee farmers.

RAU’S IAS PRELIMS COMPASS 2024 | GOVERNMENT SCHEMES 7

3. RASHTRIYA KRISHI VIKAS YOJANA- REMUNERATIVE

• Components of the scheme:

4. NATIONAL MISSION ON EDIBLE OILS-OIL PALM (NMEO-OP)

RAU’S IAS PRELIMS COMPASS 2024 | GOVERNMENT SCHEMES 8

RAU’S IAS PRELIMS COMPASS 2024 | GOVERNMENT SCHEMES 9

2. CENTRAL CONSUMER PROTECTION AUTHORITY (CCPA)

RAU’S IAS PRELIMS COMPASS 2024 | GOVERNMENT SCHEMES 10

2. UTTAR POORVA TRANSFORMATIVE INDUSTRIALIZATION

RAU’S IAS PRELIMS COMPASS 2024 | GOVERNMENT SCHEMES 11

RAU’S IAS PRELIMS COMPASS 2024 | GOVERNMENT SCHEMES 12

2. NATIONAL MEDICAL DEVICES POLICY, 2023

RAU’S IAS PRELIMS COMPASS 2024 | GOVERNMENT SCHEMES 13

RAU’S IAS PRELIMS COMPASS 2024 | GOVERNMENT SCHEMES 14

2. CALL BEFORE U DIG (CBuD) APP

RAU’S IAS PRELIMS COMPASS 2024 | GOVERNMENT SCHEMES 15

RAU’S IAS PRELIMS COMPASS 2024 | GOVERNMENT SCHEMES 16

2. PRIME MINISTER’S DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE FOR

RAU’S IAS PRELIMS COMPASS 2024 | GOVERNMENT SCHEMES 17

RAU’S IAS PRELIMS COMPASS 2024 | GOVERNMENT SCHEMES 18

2. AMRIT DHAROHAR SCHEME

3. MERI LiFE (MY LIFE) APP

ABOUT MISSION LiFE

RAU’S IAS PRELIMS COMPASS 2024 | GOVERNMENT SCHEMES 19

RAU’S IAS PRELIMS COMPASS 2024 | GOVERNMENT SCHEMES 20

2. PRERANA: AN EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING PROGRAM

RAU’S IAS PRELIMS COMPASS 2024 | GOVERNMENT SCHEMES 21

4. PRADHAN MANTRI- UCHCHATAR SHIKSHA ABHIYAN (PM-

RAU’S IAS PRELIMS COMPASS 2024 | GOVERNMENT SCHEMES 22