Svamitva is an abbreviated form of ‘Survey of Villages Abadi and Mapping with Improvised Technology in Village Area’. Svamitva Yojana was launched by the Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi, on National Panchayat Day in the year 2020 i.e., on 24th April 2020. It is a central- sector scheme that promotes socio-economic empowerment developing […]
Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana was launched by the Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi, on 1st May 2016. The aim behind the launching of Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana was to provide 50 million LPG [Liquified Petroleum Gas] connections to women of BPL (Below Poverty Line) families. Accordingly, the Yojana is likely to replace unclean […]
Launched in December 2000, ‘Antyodaya Anna Yojana’ is a Government Scheme basically aimed to ensure food security amongst the poorest of the poor in India. The current article provides a short briefing on ‘Antyodaya Anna Yojana’ and explains the features; eligibility conditions and documents required for applying under ‘Antyodaya Anna Yojana’. Short briefing of the […]
Almost every citizen of India would be familiar with ‘Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana’ as it is one of the talked about and dream yojana of the Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi. With an aim to provide ‘Housing for All’, ‘Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana’ was introduced as a credit-linked subsidy scheme. Notably, ‘Pradhan Mantri […]
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 […]
