Major Government Schemes & Campaigns - Highlights and Information

Major Government Schemes & Campaigns - Highlights and Information

Schemes/ Campaign NameLaunched on MinistryHighlights
Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY)28 August 2014Department of Financial Services: Ministry of Finance- Aims at Financial Inclusion
- Provides Bank accounts to millions to access banking services
- Zero-balance bank account with RuPay debit card
- Accidental insurance cover of Rs 1 lakh
- Holders can avail 5,000 ? overdraft after 6 months
HRIDAY: Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana 21 January 2015 Union Ministry of Urban Development - Bringing urban planning, economic growth and heritage conservation together for heritage cities
- Rs 500 crore project
- 12 cities under this project: Amritsar, Varanasi, Gaya, Puri, Ajmer, Mathura, Dwarka, Badami, Velankanni, Kanchipuram, Warangal and Amaravati
Swacch Bharat Abhiyan Campaign 2 October 2014 at Rajghat, New Delhi Government of India - Accomplish the vision of 'Clean India' by 2 October 2019
- Expected to cost over 62000 crore
- Initially nine nominees were nominated by PM, who then nominated 9 more, and so on
Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao 22nd January, 2015 from Haryana Government of India - Check the declining sex ratio
- Launched from Haryana
- Initial capital of Rs 100 crore
Make in India Term coined on 25 September 2014 by PM Government of India - Invite foreign industries to invest and manufacture in India
- Increase the inflow of FDI
- Focus on heavy industries and public enterprises
- Focus on making India a manufacturing hub
Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Shramev Jayate Yojana (Labour Reforms) October 2014 Government of India Launched 5 initiatives :
- Employees Provident Fund Organization
- Self certification of documents
-End obstacles of 'Inspector Raj'
-Apprentice Protsahan Yojan
-Shramev Jayate (skill development program)
Come and Play Scheme of Sports Authority of India (SAI) May 2011 Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports - Optimum utilization of SAI sports facilities
- Focussed on encouraging local sports persons
Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAANJHI) 11'th Oct 2014 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. - Each MP chooses 1 village from the constituency that they represent, fix parameters and make it a model village by 2016
- More villages to be adopted later
- Providing smart schools, universal health-care access, Pucca housing
Swarnjayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana April 1, 1999 Ministry of Rural Development - Providing sustainable income to poor people of rural areas
- Providing self-employment to villagers
- Current stats: 2.25 million Self-help groups established, investment of Rs. 14,403 crores, benefiting around 6.697 million people.
Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana Renamed as:National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM)
1999 Union Agricultural Ministry, Ministry of Rural Development - Provide assured irrigation to mitigate risk
- Inter-linking rivers
- Provide Soil Health card to farmers
-Strengthening of Krishi Vigyan Kendras
Kishori Shakti Yojana 2000 Dept of Women and Child Development, Ministry of HRD - To improve the nutritional and health status of girls in the age group of 11-18 years
-Help them gain a better understanding of their social environment and take initiatives to become productive members of the society.
Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakram (JSSK) 1st June, 2011. Ministry of health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) - Free Entitlements for pregnant women
- Entitling pregnant women delivering in public health institutions with free delivery
-Elimination of out of pocket expenses incurred by the pregnant women
11 New Welfare schemes launched at labour meet by PM Jan, 2015 Government of India - Aid for milch cattle and equipments to tribal women

- Milking machines and chaff cutters for cooperative rural milk producing women groups

- Assistance to cooperative milk producing women groups to build ‘dudh ghar’

- Mukhyamantri Amrutam Maa Vatsalya Yojana for construction labourers suffering from occupational health diseases

- Interest benefit to farmers to build warehouse in farm

- Tablet distribution to ITI apprentice studying computer courses

- Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Young Entrepreneurs Scheme

- Benefit in interest on self-employment loan to ITI apprentice

- Shri Nanaji Deshmukh Housing Scheme

-Dattopant Thengdi labor interest assistance scheme for construction laborers
Universal Account Number scheme (UAN) 2014 Government of India - Allotted by the Employee Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) to its members
- Easier way to transfer fund from one employer to the next
National Urban Information System (NUIS) Scheme March, 2006 Ministry of Urban Development - To develop GIS databases for 137 towns / cities in the country
- Capacity Building
Biomass Gasification Schemes 2010 Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
(Biomass Division)
- To meet captive electrical and thermal needs of rice mills and other industries which in turn help in replacing / saving of conventional fuels such as coal, diesel, furnace oil etc.
-150 MW equivalent biomass gasifier systems have been set up for grid and off-grid projects.
Rashtriya Khel Protsahan puraskar Last amended in May, 2012 Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports -Objective of the award is to encourage and promote corporate involvement in
the promotion and development of sports in the country
Panchayat Empowerment and Accountability Incentive Scheme 2005-06 Ministry of Panchayati Raj - Providing incentives States to devolve funds, functions and functionaries (3Fs) to Panchayats
- Providing incentives Panchayats to put in place accountability systems to make their functioning transparent and efficiency
Scheme for The Dhyan Chand Award For Life Time Achievement In Sports And Games Last amended on 31st January 2014 Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports - To honor sports-persons contributing to sports and to promotion of sports even after their retirement from active sporting career
- Encourage broad-basing and development of excellence in sports
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