In 2007, the National Development Council, being concerned with the slow growth in the agriculture and allied sectors, launched the Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana. It is an umbrella scheme that ensures the complete development of agriculture and allied sectors/ services. Earlier 100% of the funding under Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana was via Central Government Grant. […]
On 15th August 2014, the Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi, announced Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana, in his first Independence Day speech. The Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana was, later on, launched on 28th August 2014. The Yojana is a national mission launched with an aim to widely provide easy access to various […]
Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana, as the name itself says, is a government backed accident insurance scheme in India. The present article sums up features; eligibility; registration; benefits; termination and a list of participating banks and participating insurance companies under the Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana. Features of Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana- The salient […]
While delivering the budget speech in the year 2015, the Finance Minister of India, for the very first time introduced ‘Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana’. Later on, the Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana was launched on 9th May, by the Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi. Features; eligibility criteria; premium amount and […]
Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana, a rural development programme, was launched in the year 2009-2010. The Scheme aims for the development of the villages which has at least 50% of the people belonging to the Schedule Caste. There is a vision to convert such villages into model villages. The objective and model village norms of […]
In 2011, Aajeevika – National Rural Livelihoods Mission was launched. In 2015, the Aajeevika – National Rural Livelihoods Mission was given a lift and the same was renamed as ‘Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Antyodaya Yojana’. Importantly, the ‘Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Antyodaya Yojana’ is the integration of- 1. The National Urban Livelihoods Mission; and 2. The National […]
While addressing the nation, the Prime Minister of India on 31st December 2016 announced a scheme named ‘Pradhan Mantri Matritva Vandana Yojana’. The Scheme was introduced to benefit the pregnant women as well as the lactating mothers. Notably, ‘Pradhan Mantri Matritva Vandana Yojana’ was previously known as ‘Indira Gandhi Matritva Sahyog Yojana’. The ‘Pradhan Mantri […]
In April 2016, Indira Awas Yojana, a scheme for rural housing, was revamped and launched under the name ‘Pradhan Mantri Gramin Awaas Yojana’. Basically, Pradhan Mantri Gramin Awaas Yojana boosts the commitment of the Government to provide ‘Housing for All by 2022’. Notably, the beneficiaries under the Pradhan Mantri Gramin Awaas Yojana are identified using […]
Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana was launched on 25th September 2014. Notably, 25th September 2014 was celebrated as the 98th birth anniversary of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya. The ‘Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana’ is shortly known as DDU-GKY. Importantly, DDU-GKY is a part of the National Rural Livelihood Mission. The vision of the DDU-GKY […]
The National Health Protection Scheme, namely Ayushman Bharat Yojana, was launched by the Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi, on 23rd September 2018. ‘Ayushman Bharat Yojana’ was launched on the recommendation of National Health Policy 2017 basically to achieve the vision of Universal Health Coverage. Initially, launched under the name ‘Ayushman Bharat Yojana’ is […]
