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Rashtriya Uchhtar Shiksha AbhiyaanRUSA are to improve access, equity and quality in higher education through planned development of higher education at the state leve CSS
National Education Alliance for Technology:PPP Scheme inviting EdTech companies to provide AI based solutions for better testing
Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya National Mission for teacher trainingTraining teachers and all types of Universities and Colleges
Higher Education Financing Agency (HEFA)Specialised NBFC only to give project specific loans to all central institutions (incl. schools). It is a joint venture between MHRD and Canara Bank.
Scheme for Promotion of Academic and Research CollaborationMHRD | Aim - collaboration b/w best Indian Institutions and the best institutions in the world.
IOEINSTITUTUES OF EMINENCE In top 500 in next ten years then top 100. 10 public, 10 pvt. Only public institutions to receive 1000 cr. over next 5 years Complete academic, administrative as well as financial autonomy. Exemption from government approvals for Academic collaborations with foreign higher educational institutions (in top 500)
ManodarpanMHRD | Phychosocial support to students
Education Quality Upgradation and Inclusion programme (EQUIP)5 YR PLAN Objectives - Double GER | Global standards - atleast 50 in top 1000 | governance reforms, accreditation, promote research and innovation etc. IOE is not a part of EQUIP
Scheme for Transdisciplinary Research for India’s Developing Economy STRIDEUGC | Funds research projects in humanities and human sciences to support socially relevant, local need-based, nationally important and globally significant research projects.
MDMObj - enhance enrollment, retention. Class 1 to 8. Cost sharing 60-40. Calorie and protein requirement. The scheme covers all government and government aided schools and also Madarsa and Maqtabs supported under the Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan
UDISEUNIFIED DISTRICT INFORMATION ON SCHOOL EDUCATION UDISE is a database about schools in India, which was developed at the National University for Educational Planning and Administration. It records information such as the level of dropouts, the condition of school toilets etc.
PMJAYCentrally Sponsored Health Insurance Scheme • Yearly cover of 5 lakhs per family (no limit on size of family) • Only for secondary and tertiary hospitalization (from list of government and private hospitals) • Families selected based on Socio-Economic Caste Census • All India cashless and paperless scheme – Smart Cards shall be issued • Does not cover chronic medication and OPD • States can either set up a nonprofit trust or outsource to an insurance company or both to settle claims • National Health Authority to monitor overall implementation10CR
AB-NHPM PHC UPGRADEPHC Upgradation to Health and Wellness Centers • To upgrade existing PHCs and/or set up new Health Wellness centers • Cover common non-communicable diseases, Reproductive health care services, and communicable diseases as well.
PM Swasthiya Suraksha YojanaCentral Sector Scheme • Setting up 22 new AIIMS out of which 6 are already functional • Upgrading existing State/Central government medical colleges
Integrated Disease Survaillance Program IDSPUnder National Health Mission | MOHFW | Assisted by WB Central + State disease surbaillance units decentralized laboratory based IT enabled disease surveillance system for epidemic prone diseases
SURAKSHIT MATRITVA AASHWASAN (SUMAN)MOHFW | Zero Preventable Maternal and Newborn Deaths.
JANANI SURAKSHA YOJNA JSYUNDER NHM JSY is a 100 % centrally sponsored scheme and it integrates cash assistance with delivery and post-delivery care. Objectives: It was Launched for reducing maternal and neonatal mortality, to promote institutional delivery among pregnant women especially with weak socio-economic status i.e. women from Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and BPL households.
National Health Mission (National Rural Health Mission + National Urban Health Mission)TARGETS Health System Strengthening in rural and urban areas for - Reproductive-Maternal- Neonatal-Child and Adolescent Health (RMNCH+A), and Communicable and Non-Communicable Diseases.
Start Up IndiaUnder Ministry of Commerce • Central Sector Scheme • Self compliance under environment and labour law • 3 years tax exemption • Fast Track Winding up in case of Insolvency • Fast Track Patents and 80% rebate
National Skill Development MissionMinistry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship to create convergence across sectors and States in terms of skill training activities. Skill India Portal: It is a strong IT Platform that was launched to converge the skilling data of various Central Ministries, State Governments, Private Training Providers and Corporates on a single platform.
SANKALPIts focus is on district-level skilling ecosystem through convergence and coordination. It is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme which is collaborated with the World Bank. It aims to implement the mandate of the National Skill Development Mission (NSDM).
STRIVEThe main focus of the scheme is to improve the performance of ITIs. Skills Strengthening for Industrial Value Enhancement (STRIVE) scheme is a World Bank assisted-Government of India project with the objective of improving the relevance and efficiency of skills training provided through Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) and apprenticeships.
Shram Yogi MandhanBeneficiary - Unorganised worker. Monthly below 15000. B/w 18 to 40. Voluntary, contributary. Pension 3000 pm after 60
Atal Bimit Vyakti Kalyan YojanaEmployees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) Cash compensation to insured persons when they are rendered unemployed.
PM KISAN SAMMAN NIDHI (PM-KISAN)Central Sector Scheme • A direct payment of Rs. 6000 per year to be given on an instalment basis | all landholding farmer families across the country, irrespective of land size, in three equal instalments of Rs.2000/- every four months.
PM KMYSmall and marginal farmers with a minimum Rs 3,000 per month fixed pension • The eligible farmers in the 18-40 years age group can participate in this voluntary and contributory pension scheme
PM Fasal Bima Yojanastabilize income | covers post harvest losses Includes food crops, oilseeds, commercial, horticulture etc.
Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana Per Drop More Crop PMKSY-PDMCIntegrates three schemes - Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Program (Ministry of Water Resources), Integrated Watershed Management Program (Department of Land Resources), Farm Water Management (Ministry of Agri) 2. Better investments on irrigation at field level 3. Higher cultivable area under irrigation 4. Better water techniques such as Rain Water Harvesting
Market Intervention SchemesMOAFW | Remunerative prices in case of excess production for horticulture and other agri
Participatory Guarantee Scheme (PGS)MOA. Certifying organic products as per laid down quality standards.
e-NAMSFAC (Small Farmers Agribusiness Consortium) Integration of APMCs
Soil Health CardMOAFW | Fertiliser Recommendation | 12 parameters - Macro - NPK Micro - Zn, Fe, Cu, Mn, Bo Physical - pH, Electrical conductivity, Organic carbon
National Animal Disease Control Programme100% centrally funded |Ministry of fisheries, animal husbandry Eradicate FMD and brucellosis in livestock by 2030. FMD is highly infectious in cattle. Humans can get it also.
Rastriya Gokul MissionConservation of indegenious breeds, genetic breed improvement in scientific method. Enhance milk productivity. Distribute disease free high genetic merit bulls for natural service.
, "Green Revolution – Krishonnati Yojana".MOAFW Umbrella Scheme comprising both Central Sector as well as Centrally Sponsored Schemes/Missions. : Developing the agriculture and allied sector in a holistic and scientific manner.
PM Gram Sadak Yojana PM GSYMORD Connectivity, by way of an All-weather Road (with necessary culverts and cross-drainage structures, which is operable throughout the year), • to the eligible unconnected Habitations in the rural areas with a population of 500 persons and above in Plain areas • to the eligible unconnected Habitations in the hilly and tribal areas with a population of 250 persons and above
Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY)Under Min of Petroleum and Natural Gas • Central Sector Scheme • To Safeguard the health of women & children by providing them with a clean cooking fuel – LPG BPL Adult women 8CR
Saubhagya YojanaPradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har GharYojana • to provide electricity connections to all remaining un-electrified households in rural as well as urban areas. Rural Electrification Corporation (REC) has been designated as nodal agency
PM Awas YojanaAims to provide a pucca house with basic amenities to all houseless households and households living in kutcha and dilapidated house by 2022. • DBT Scheme • Convergence with Swachh Bharat and MGNREGA scheme • Toilet construction assistance • Wages for construction of house
Saansad Adarsh Gram YojanaMORD | Comprehensive vision of Mahatma Gandhi about an ideal Indian village into reality. LS MP - chooses a gram panchayat from his constituency. RS MP from the rural area of a district of his state
MGNREGAMORD | 100 days, unskilled manual, adult member of rural HH | Linked to CPI - AL
Startup Village Entrepreneurship ProgramSub scheme under DAY - NRLM, MORD Eligibility - Any rural poor | Highly vulnerable - SC, ST, Women -special preference
National Social Assistance Program NSAPMORD | Centrally sponsored scheme. | Rural and urban areas both Financial assistance to widow, elderly, PWD.
National Family Benefit SchemePart of National Social Assistance Program. BPL household is entitled to a lump sum amount of money on the death of primary breadwinner aged between 18 and 59 years. The amount of assistance is Rs. 20,000.
Operation GreensStabilise Prices oF TOP. TOMATO ONION POTATO 1. Improve TOP Production, Quality, and Sales 2. Part of Kisan Sampada Yojana
Kisan Sampada Yojanae Ministry of Food Processing and Industries (MoFPI) to supplement agriculture, modernize processing and decrease Agri-Waste.
National mission for green india GICOne of 8 NAPCC missions | Forest to 33% | Both public, private lands, role of local communities - decentralised approach
National Clean Air Programme NCAP102 cities chosen on the basis of WHO reports increasing number of monitoring stations and setting up of certification agencies for monitoring equipment. Reduce (PM) pollution by 20-30% in at least 102 cities by 2024.
Nagar Van SchemeMOEFCC | Aim - 200 urban forests in 5 years | Warje Urban forest in Pune as role model | People, NGO, corporate etc participartion with Forest department | Financing from CAMPA
Sabka VishwasSabka - Indirect - legacy disputes - Service Tax and Central Excise
Vivad Se VishwasVivad Se Vishwas - Direct - b/w individuals and IT Department The Bill provides a mechanism for resolution of pending tax disputes related to direct taxes (Income Tax and Corporate Tax) in simple and speedy manne
Partial Credit Gaurantee SchemeAllows for purchase of assets from NBFCs and HFCs by public banks to address liquidity stress
Smart cities missionCentrally Sponsored | Centre - 48000 cr over 5 yrs/100 cr. per city per year, equal amount by states SPV - company under CA '13 will be created for implementation Area based development model
PM SVANidhiMOHUA | Working capital loan for street vendors No collatoral | Upto 10,000
Affordable Rental HousingAccomodation to poor and migrant workers. Existing govt. funded complexes to be converted to ARHCs. Sub scheme of PMAY(Urban)
Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban TransformationMOHUA | providing basic civic amenities like water supply, sewerage, urban transport, parks as to improve the quality of life for all especially the poor and the disadvantaged in the urban areas.
Cycles 4 ChangeMOHUA | Under Smart Cities Mission Implement cycling-friendly initiatives in response to COVID-19
Jal JeevanMOJS | Functional Household Tap Connections to every RURAL household in India by 2024.
NMCG | Namami GangeTwin obj - abatement of pollution, rejuvination Body - NMCG + State Program Management Groups NMCG - Registered society
KVICKhadi and Village Industries Commission Electric wheels. Revival of potteriesof POKHRAN town, Jaisalmer, Raj. Pokhran otherwise famous for 1st nuclear test.
Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme PMEGPMSME Ministry | Nodal - KVIC |Central Sector scheme credit-linked subsidy programme for generation of employment opportunities through establishment of micro-enterprises in rural as well as urban areas.
Honey MissionKVIC, MSME | aims to train beekeepers, distributing Bee Boxes and helping provide sustainable employment
ECLGS Emergency Credit Line Guarantee SchemeFor - MSMEs and intrested Mudra borrowers Guaranteed Emergency Credit Line loan for which 100% guarantee is provided by the National Credit Guarantee Trustee Company (NCGTC) to Member Lending Institutions (MLIs) - banks, Fis, NBFCs
Accelerate VigyanSERB, DST (NOT MHRD) 2 components - Abhyaas, sammohan encouraging high-end scientific research and preparing scientific manpower. research internships, capacity building programs, and workshops across the country.
NIDHI - National Initiative for Development and Harnessing InnovationsDST | MOST | nurturing knowledge, tech-based ideas into student start-ups. Initial funding.
Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojanadirect benefit transfer (DBT) scheme • cash benefits are provided to pregnant women in their bank account directly to meet enhanced nutritional needs and partially compensate for wage loss • Pregnant Women and Lactating Mothers (PW&LM) receive a cash benefit of Rs. 5,000 in three instalments on fulfilling the respective conditionality, for the first living child of the family Beneficiry - All PW/LM excluding those in receipt of similar benefits elsewhere (employees of PSUs etc.)
Bharatiya Poshan Krishi KoshMOWCD Repository of diverse crops across 128 agro-climatic zones in India for better nutritional outcomes • The Harvard Chan School of Public Health through its India Research Center and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will document and evaluate promising regional dietary practices and the messaging around them and develop a food atlas on regional agro-food systems
PMMY Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana (PMMY)Loans up to 10 lk to non-corporate, non- farm small/micro enterprises. NBFCs can give them. RBI concerned about Mudra NPAs MUDRA - Companies Act | NBFI
SWADESSkill workers arrival database for employment support MSDE + MEA + MOCA Skill Mapping exercise of citizens returning under Vande Bharat
AIM-iCRESTNITI's Atal Innovation Mission + Bill&Melinda Gates foundation Incubator Capabilities Enhancement program for a Robust Ecosystem focused on creating high performing Startups.
KUSUMMONRE Grid connected solar plants (2MW). standalone off-grid solar water pumps. solarization of existing grid-connected agriculture pumps - sell surplus to discom - income (stable, continuous income)
Border Area development programMHA (not MOD) | meet the special development needs of the people living in remote and inaccessible areas
PM Bhartiya Jan Aushadi PariyojanDepartment of Pharma | Under Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers Implementation - BPPI - Bureau of Pharma PSUs of India
Bharat Net100 MBPS to 2.5 lk gram panchayats | Bharat Broadband Network Ltd Funded by the Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF), which was set up for improving telecom services in rural and remote areas
MEIS SEISMerchandise Exports from India Scheme Service exports from india MEIS - Incentives to exporters of goods in form of scrips. SEIS - Incentives to exporters of services in form of scrips. Under FTP 2015-20 Foreign Trade Policy of India
BHIM Aadhar PayMEITY Merchants - using customer's biometrics. Limit - 10000. Aadhar Pay is merchant version of AEPS - cashless payment from customer
Sugamya Bharat | AIC Accessible india campaignMoSJ | universal accessibility, barrier-free and conducive environment for Divyangjans
Mission KarmayogiMOPPGP National capacity building and performance evaluation programme for civil servants | Post recrutiment reform | Rather than rules based - matching official's competencies to the post | functional and behavioural competencies | iGOT Karmayogi digital platform
Van Dhan SchemeMinistry of Tribal Affairs and TRIFED. retail marketing led value addition plan for minor forest produce