list of government schemes in india

Scheme Launch Date Government Ministry
Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) 28 August 2014 Ministry of Finance
Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY) 22 January 2015 Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) 8 April 2015 Ministry of Finance
Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY) 9 May 2015 Ministry of Finance
Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY) 9 May 2015 Ministry of Finance
Atal Pension Yojana (APY) 9 May 2015 Ministry of Finance
Kisan Vikas Patra (KVP) 2014 Ministry of Finance
Gold Monetization Scheme (GMS) 4 November 2015 Ministry of Finance
Pradhan Mantri Awas Bima Yojana (PMFBY) February 18, 2016 Ministry of Agriculture
Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMGKY) 1 July 2015 Ministry of Agriculture
Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) 25 July 2015 Ministry of Power
Rashtriya Gokul Mission (RGM) 16 December 2014 Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
Digital India (DI) 1 July 2015 Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
Skill India (SI) 15 July 2015 Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) 2015 Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship

Important schemes related to employment and poverty alleviation in India

Plan launch date Government ministry
Make in India (MI) 25 September 2014 Ministry of commerce and industry
Startup India, Standup India 16 January 2016 Indian government
Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKY) 16 December 2016 Finance Ministry

Important schemes launched in India related to health and sanitation

Plan launch date Government ministry
Swachh Bharat Abhiyan (SBA) 02 October 2014 Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
Namami Gange (NG) June, 2014 Ministry of Water Resources
National Child Sanitation (NBS) 14 November 2014 Ministry of Women and Child Development
Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Jan Dhan Yojana (PMBJP) (PMJAY) September 15 Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
National Digital Health Mission (NDHM) August 15, 2020 Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

Other government schemes launched by the government of India

Plan launch date Government ministry
Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao Scheme (BBBPY) 22 January 2015 Ministry of Women and Child Development
Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Shramev Jayate Yojana (PDUSJY) 16 October 2014 Ministry of labor and employment
National Sports Talent Search Scheme (NSTSS) February 20, 2015 Youth concerns and ministry of sports
Prime Minister's Street Vendor's Atmanirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi) June 1, 2020 Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
Prime Minister's formalization of Micro Food Processing Enterprises Scheme (PM FME) June 29, 2020 Ministry of Food Processing Industries
Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) September 10, 2020 Fisheries department
Survey of Villages and Mapping with Improved Technology in Rural Areas (SWAMITVA) April 24, 2020 Ministry of Panchayati Raj
Pradhan Mantri Urja Suraksha Utthan Mahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM) February 19, 2019 (approval date) Ministry of New and Renewable Energy

About government schemes

Knowing all government schemes is one thing, but candidates must also know their objective. Candidates stand a better chance to score higher marks by going and going through the objective of each of the schemes given below.

  • Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana:

    Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana is a National Mission on Financial Inclusion which provides an integrated approach to bring about a strong financial inclusion and ultimately provide banking services to all households in the country.
  • Make in India:

    PM Narendra Modi launched 'Make in India' campaign which will spur investment, spur innovation, enhanced protection for intellectual property and build best in manufacturing infrastructure. 'Make in India' has identified 25 sectors in manufacturing, infrastructure and service activities and detailed information is being shared through interactive web-portals and professionally developed brochures.
  • Swachh Bharat Mission:

    The Swachh Bharat Mission was launched as a national movement across the country. The objective of this campaign is to achieve the vision of 'Clean India' by 2nd October 2019. Swachh Bharat Abhiyan is the most important campaign regarding cleanliness by the Government of India.
  • Beti Bachao Beti Padhao: The goal of this scheme is to make girls socially and financially self-reliant through education.
  • Atal Pension Yojana: Atal Pension Yojana is primarily aimed at providing a universal pension scheme for the people who are a part of the unorganized sector like maids, gardeners, delivery boys, etc. T was well received by the people.
  • Digital India Mission: The Digital India program is a flagship program of the Government of India with a vision to transform India into a digitally empowered society and knowledge economy.
  • Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan-Daan:

    It is a voluntary and contributory pension scheme, under which the subscriber will get the following benefits:- (i) Minimum Sum Assured Pension: Minimum insured pension to each subscriber after attaining the age of 60 years under PM-SYM Rupee. 3000/- per month will get pension. (ii) Family Pension: During the receipt of pension, if the subscriber dies, the spouse of the beneficiary will be entitled to receive 50% of the pension received by the beneficiary as family pension. Family pension is applicable to the spouse only. (iii) If a beneficiary has made regular contributions and has died due to any reason (before the age of 60 years), his/her spouse will be allowed to join and continue the scheme or withdraw from the scheme after payment of regular contribution. would be entitled to exit. Withdrawals and provisions for withdrawal.
  • Gold Monetization Scheme: Gold Monetization Scheme was launched by the Government of India in 2015, under this scheme any person can deposit his gold in any form in GMS account to increase the price of gold.
  • It is a public charitable trust started by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. This national trust has been created with the aim of meeting the crisis and dreadful situation like COVID-19 in the times to come. PM KRES was launched on March 28, 2020 under the chairmanship of the Prime Minister of India with the Ministry of Home Affairs, Defense Minister and Finance Minister as ex-officio trustees.
  • Aarogya Setu: Government of India took initiative to fight the coronavirus pandemic. It launched a mobile application to spread awareness about COVID_19 among the citizens of India through an app called Aarogya Setu. Aarogya Setu mobile app is developed by National Informatics Center (NIC) which comes under Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. For detailed information, visit the link of Aarogya Setu given above.
  • Ayushman Bharat: Ayushman Bharat is a health scheme launched in 2018 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. It is the largest government funded health program in the world with over 50 crore beneficiaries. The two sub-missions of the Ayushman Bharat program are PM-JAY and HWC.
    i. Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY), formerly known as National Health Protection Scheme (NHPS), will cover financial security for availing health services at secondary and tertiary levels.
    ii. The Health and Wellness Center (HWC) aims to improve access to affordable and quality health services at the primary level. Read in detail about Ayushman Bharat in the link given above.
  • UMANG : Unified Mobile Application for New-age Governance is a mobile application launched by PM Narendra Modi to provide citizens secure access to multiple government services on a single platform. UMANG is a key component of the Government's Digital India initiative which intends to make all traditional offline government services available 24*7 online through a single unified app.
  • PRASAD Scheme : Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spirituality Promotion Drive. This scheme has been started in the year 2015 under the Ministry of Tourism. The objective of PRASAD scheme is the integrated development of pilgrimage sites in a priority, planned and sustainable manner to provide a complete religious tourism experience. Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spirituality Promotion Drive- PRASAD's focus is on development and beautification of identified pilgrimage sites. Further details on the PRASAD scheme are given in the respective page link given above in the article.
  • Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan : This scheme (means self-reliant India scheme) is the name given to the complete economic stimulus package announced by the central government. It has been started with an aim to make people self-reliant and overcome the difficulties caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
  • National Digital Health Mission : Launched on August 15, 2020, the mission aims to create an integrated healthcare system that works to digitally connect patients by providing them access to real-time health records.
  • PM Atmanirbhar Swasth Bharat Bharat Yojana : This scheme has been launched to develop the capabilities of primary, secondary and tertiary health care systems, strengthen existing national institutions and create new institutions and detect new and emerging diseases.
  • National Infrastructure Pipeline Project : It is a social and economic infrastructure project which was launched in 2019 to improve the overall quality of life of all citizens. The NIP will address all the important factors that will help India achieve its target of becoming a $5 trillion economy by FY2025. The road to success in government and bank exams is full of difficulties, but it is not an impossible path to walk on. Practicing with mock tests and daily brushing up on study material will lead to success.

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