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Jal Jeevan
August
Mission
2019 o To provide Piped Drinking water to the every households.
Scheme
Nal se Jal May 2019 o To provide Pipe Drinking water and Connections to every Household
by 2024.
o This Campaign will run into two phases:
o Phase 1 from 1st July to 15th September 2019 .
Jal Shakti o Phase 1 from 1st October to 30th November 2019.
July 2019
Abhiyaan o Focus on five aspects: Water conservation, Rain water harvesting,
Renovation of Traditional and other water bodies, Reuse of water and
recharging of structure, Watershed development and Intensive
afforetation.
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2017-18
o To empower rural women through community
Mahila Shakti Kendra and 2019-
participation
20 o 640 districts to be covered in a phased manner
eSamvad portal 2018 o To provide a platform for NGOs and civil society to
interact with the Ministry on relevant subjects.
o To access information on different programmes
offered by various state governments as well as
NARI web portal 2018
the Centre
o The portal carries details on 350 different schemes
for women and will be updated from time to time.
o To report complaints of Sexual Harassment at
Workplace
SHe-Box portal 2018 o For prompt disposal of complaints on SHe-Box,
each case goes directly to the central/ state
authority concerned having jurisdiction to take
action in the matter.
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Swachh Bharat mission 2014 o To clean up the streets, roads and infrastructure of
India's cities, towns, and rural areas.
Heritage City
o To preserve and revitalise soul of the heritage city to
Development and 21 January
reflect the city’s unique character by encouraging
Augmentation Yojana- 2015 aesthetically appealing, accessible, informative &
HRIDAY secured environment.
Ministry of Power
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SAUBHAGYA or PM
September, o To provide free electricity connections to all households
Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar
2017 (both APL and poor families) in rural areas and poor
Yojana families
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Pradhan Mantri
1 May 2016 o To distribute 50 million LPG connections to women of BPL
Ujjwala Yojana families.
Pradhan Mantri
September
LPG Panchayat o To distribute LPG connections among rural areas where
2017 conventional fuel is used for domestic purposes.
scheme
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o To give an equal priority and reverence to the physically
Deendayal Disabled challenged persons and to inspire pride in the disabled persons
Rehabilitation 2017 o To end the stigmatization and biases with the disabled persons
Scheme o To change the mind set of people towards those who are
differently abled persons and try to give a superior life
o To give financial sustenance to the disable people for the
treatment
Ministry of Commerce and Industry
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Scheme Objective
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16 January,
Startup India o To catalyse startup culture and build a strong and inclusive
2016 ecosystem for innovation and entrepreneurship in India.
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Make in India September o To make India the hub of manufacturing, India has emerged
2014 as one of the fastest growing economies.
Trade Infrastructure
15 March o To enhance export competitiveness. Various state
for Export Scheme”
2016 governments have been requesting for the support of the
(TIES) Central Government to create export infrastructure.
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25 September
Make in India o To make India the hub of manufacturing, India has emerged as
2014 one of the fastest growing economies.
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Swachh Bharat
2014 o To clean up the streets, roads and infrastructure of India's cities,
Mission towns, and rural areas
Namami Gange June 2014 o To make villages on the bank of river Ganga ODF and
interventions dealing with solid and liquid waste management
o GOBAR (Galvanizing Organic Bio-Agro Resources - DHAN aims to
positively impact village cleanliness and generate wealth and
GOBAR-DHAN June 2014 energy from cattle and organic waste.
o The scheme also aims at creating new rural livelihood
opportunities and enhancing income for farmers and other rural
people.
Ministry of Finance
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PM Suraksha 9 May, o The Scheme is available to people in the age group 18 to 70 years
Bima Yojana 2015 o The risk coverage under the scheme is Rs. 2 lakh for accidental
death and full disability and Rs. 1 lakh for partial disability.
o It is open to all saving bank/post office saving bank account holders
Atal Pension 9 May, in the age group of 18 to 40 years
Yojana 2015 o Subscribers would receive the guaranteed minimum monthly
pension of Rs. 1,000 or Rs. 2,000 or Rs. 3,000 or Rs. 4,000 or Rs.
5,000 at the age of 60 years.
o A loan of upto Rs. 50,000 is given under sub-scheme ‘Shishu’
o A loan of between Rs. 50,000 to 5.0 Lakhs under sub-scheme
PM Mudra 8 April
‘Kishore’;
Yojana 2015 o A loan of between 5.0 Lakhs to 10.0 Lakhs under sub-scheme
‘Tarun’
o Loans taken do not require collaterals.
o The Scheme facilitates bank loans between Rs.10 lakh and Rs.1
Stand Up India 5 April,
crore to at least one Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribe borrower
Scheme 2016. T and at least one Woman borrower per bank branch for setting up
greenfield enterprises.
o To provide social security during old age and to protect elderly
PM Vaya 21st July persons aged 60 and above
Vandana Yojana 2017 o The scheme provides an assured return of 8% per annum for 10
years.
o It is implemented by LIC
o Launched by SIDBI in 115 Aspirational Districts identified by NITI
Aayog
Udyam 2 October,
o To create and strengthen cadre of more than 800 trainers to
Abhilasha 2018, provide entrepreneurship training to the aspiring youths across
these districts thus encouraging them to enter the admired
segment of entrepreneurs
o The Sovereign Gold Bonds will be issued every month from June
2019 to September 2019
Sovereign Gold o The tenor of the Bond will be for a period of 8 years with exit
2019 -20
Bonds Scheme option after 5th year to be exercised on the interest payment
dates.
o The maximum limit of subscribed shall be 4 KG for individual, 4 Kg
for HUF and 20 Kg for trusts and similar entities per fiscal (April-
March) notified by the Government from time to time.
o It provides Death and Disability cover to persons between the age
group of 18 yrs to 59 yrs.
o It is a group insurance scheme providing insurance cover for a sum
Aam Admi Bima of Rs 30,000/- on natural death, Rs. 75,000/- on death or total
2015
Yojana permanent disability due to accident, Rs. 37,500/- for partial
permanent disability due to accident.
o The total annual premium under the scheme is Rs. 200/- per
beneficiary of which 50% is contributed from the Social Security
Fund created by the Central Government and maintained by LIC.
o It is a New Indirect Tax Network (Systems Integration) of the
Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC).
Project o It will help in implementation of Goods and Services Tax (GST),
2016
SAKSHAM extension of the Indian Customs Single Window Interface for
Facilitating Trade (SWIFT) and other taxpayer-friendly initiatives
under Digital India and Ease of Doing Business of Central Board of
Excise and Customs.
o The scheme intends to mobilize the idle gold held by households
Gold
and institutions in the country and to put this gold into productive
Monetization 2015
use and in the long-run, to reduce the current account deficit by
Schemes reducing the country’s reliance on the imports of gold to meet the
domestic demand.
o It aims at promoting entrepreneurship among women and
scheduled castes and tribes.
Standup India 5 April,
o The scheme facilitates bank loans between Rs 10 lakh and Rs 1
Scheme 2016 Crore to at least one Scheduled Caste (SC) or Scheduled Tribe (ST)
borrower and at least one woman borrower per bank branch for
setting up a greenfield enterprise.
Varishtha o Implemented through Life Insurance Corporation of India
14 August
Pension Bima o It will benefit the vulnerable section of society with limited
2014 resources as it will provide monthly pension ranging from Rs 500/
Yojana
to Rs 5,000/ per month to senior citizens of the country
Ministry of Railway
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o It is country’s largest time-bound “upskilling”
exercise for its employees to boost their
Project Saksham 2017 efficiency.
o To upgrade the skillsets of 13 lakh-strong
workforce of Indian Railways with a single drive
spanning nine months.
o To help plan traffic flows and optimize freight
Smart Freight Operation
operations
Optimisation & Real Time 2018
o To help Freight Managers to monitor and
Information (SFOORTI)- App manage freight business using Geographic
Information System (GIS) views and dashboard.
Rail MADAD- App 2018 o To enable travellers to lodge complaints and get
solutions to the problems in real time, the
Menu on Rails'
2018 o To facilitate seamless ordering of food
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o To connect the educators to leading public funded
Teacher Associateship institutions like Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Indian
Institute of Science (IISC) or national institutions like CSIR
for Research Excellence 2018
(Council of Scientific and Industrial Research) to pursue
(TARE) scheme research.
o 500 teachers will be assisted and they will be paid Rs. 5
lakh yearly, and a monthly out-of-pocket expense of Rs.5,
000
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Eklavya Model
2010 o It is a Government of India scheme for model residential
Residential Schools school for Indian tribals (Scheduled Tribes, ST) across India.
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
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Ministry of Textile
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Ministry of Mines
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SAMEEP (Students
and MEA o To take Indian foreign policy and its global engagements to
2017
Engagement students across country and also to look at diplomacy as a
Program) career option.
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Phase I-
FAME- Faster Adoption and o To promote electric mobility and the scheme gives
2015-19
Manufacture of (Hybrid and) financial incentives for enhancing electric vehicle
Phase II- production and creation of electric transportation
Electric Vehicles Scheme
2019-22 infrastructure.
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Digital India To Reach 800 Million Rural Citizens till 2019 Government Have to
2015
Program Build Massive Digital Infrastructure.
Ministry of Food Processing Industries
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o To supplement agriculture,
PM- Kisan SAMPADA (Scheme For Agro-Marine modernize processing and
Processing And Development Of Agro- 2017 decrease agri-waste
Processing Clusters) o To give a renewed thrust to the
food processing sector in the
country
o To cater to both domestic
Nivesh Bandhu Portal 2017 operations and food imports
o Enabling environment for
businesses to operate
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Atal Bhujal 7 February o To recharge groundwater and create sufficient water storage for
Yojana 2019 agricultural purposes.
o The revival of surface water bodies so that the groundwater level can
be increased.
o The Atal Bhujal Yojana will be launched in Gujarat, Maharashtra,
Haryana, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh
covering 78 districts, 193 blocks and more than 8,300-gram
panchayats.
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Ministry of MSMEs
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Nai Manzil 2015 o For making Traditional Industries more productive and competitive by
organizing the Traditional Industries and artisans into clusters.
o To provide financial support to the minority candidates clearing prelims
conducted by Union Public Service Commission, Staff Selection
Commission and State Public Service Commissions to adequately equip
them to compete for appointment
Nai Udaan 2013-14
o The rate of financial assistance will be maximum Rs. One Lakh only for
clearing Civil Services Preliminary exam Rs. 50,000 for clearing prelims
exam conducted by State Public Service Commissions Rs. 25,000/-) for
clearing preliminary exam conducted by SSC-CGL for Non- Gazetted
Post.
o To empower and instill confidence in women, by providing knowledge,
Nai Roshni 2012 tools and techniques to interact with Government systems, banks, and
intermediaries at all levels so that they are emboldened to move out of
the confines of home and assume leadership roles.
o The scheme aims to empower the students belonging to minority
communities and prepare them for competitive examinations, so that
Naya Savera 2017
their participation in government and private jobs improves. The
scheme provides financial support for free coaching to notified
minority students in selected coaching institutions.
o To reverse the declining trend of Parsi population by adopting a
Jio Parsi 2013-14
scientific protocol and structured interventions to stabilize their
population and increase the population of Parsis in India.
Hmari
2014-15 o To preserve rich heritage of minority communities in context of Indian
Dharohar culture.
NITI Ayog and Ayush
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Monthly Pension Scheme for o Under this scheme, a state government will give
Haryana
Media Persons Rs 10000 as a monthly pension to each media
professionals.
o To support and promote non-banking business in
Atal Mahaaphan Vikas
Maharashtra a state
Abhiyan o To help and give financial support to cooperative
communities to start a new business
o To encourage, assist and supervise young
entrepreneurs.
o To provide direct fertilizer benefit transfer to
Fertilizer Subsidy Scheme Odisha
farmers.
o To bring transparency in subsidy scheme
o State government to fix a minimum support price
Bhavantar Bharpai Yojana Haryana or base price of vegetables for farmers because
due to natural or artificial disasters, farmers do
not get the right price for their crop.
o The main aim is to bring a revolutionary change by
doubling the farm income by 2022 in the state of
Samagra Gramya Unnayan
Assam Assam to mark the 75th Anniversary of India’s
yojana Independence which will happen in 2021-22.
o The total financial outlay of scheme is Rs. 30,000
Crore.
Andhra o To provide a medical treatment to the people of
NTR Arogya Raksha Scheme
Pradesh the Above Poverty Line (APL) at Rs. 1200 premium
per annum.
Atal Amrit Abhiyan Assam o The scheme deals with providing health insurance
against 437 illnesses including 5 critical diseases.
o To assess service being provided to citizens and
Madhya bring them at standard life.
Nagar Uday
Pradesh o Inform lower income class people residing in
slums in urban areas about public welfare scheme
and provide benefit in today.
o About 95 lakh families will get four 9-watt LED
Ama Ghare LED Scheme Odisha bulbsfor free of cost.
o Rs. 5 lakh will be given to the best panchayat in
each block every month for organising PEETHA.
o This scheme is aimed at providing financial
Baristha Bunkar Sahayata assistance to the weavers in the state. Odisha
Odisha
Yojana Government has initiated various welfare
schemes for the weaver community in the state
and increase the reach of Handloom.
New Cabinet Ministers List 2019
Published on Saturday, June 01, 2019
By Shweta Kashyap
Cabinet Ministers
Minister of Road Transport and Highways; and Minister of Micro, Small and
Nitin Gadkari
Medium Enterprises.
Smriti Irani Minister of Women and Child Development; and Minister of Textiles.
Dharmendra Pradhan Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas; and Minister of Steel.
Pralhad Joshi Minister of Parliamentary Affairs; Minister of Coal; and Minister of Mines.
Rao Inderjit Singh Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Statistics and
Programme Implementation; and Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the
Ministry of Planning.
Ministers of State
Ashwini Kumar Choubey Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Arjun Ram Meghwal Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs; and Minister of State in
the Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises
General (Retd.) V. K.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
Singh
Krishan Pal Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
Danve Raosaheb Minister of State in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public
Dadarao Distribution
Parshottam Rupala Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
Ramdas Athawale Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
Babul Supriyo Minister of State in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Sanjeev Kumar Balyan Minister of State in the Ministry of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries
Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance; and Minister of State in the Ministry
Anurag Singh Thakur
of Corporate Affairs.
Angadi Suresh
Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways
Channabasappa
Minister of State in the Ministry of Jal Shakti; and Minister of State in the
Rattan Lal Kataria
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
V Muraleedharan Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs; and Minister of State in the
Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs
Minister of State in the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises; and
Pratap Chandra Sarangi
Minister of State in the Ministry of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries.
Kailash Choudhary Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
Debasree Chaudhuri Minister of State in the Ministry of Women and Child Development